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| ta {interj} (thanks) SEE: thanks | :: |
| tab {n} (cigarette) SEE: cigarette | :: |
| tab {v} (restaurant bill) | :: rekening {f} |
| tab {v} (credit in a shop or bar) | :: rekening |
| tabernacle {n} (portable tent used before the construction of the temple) | :: tabernakel {m} {n} |
| tabernacle {n} (small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist) | :: tabernakel {m} {n} |
| tabernacle {n} | :: tabernakel |
| tabla {n} (an Indian drum) | :: tabla {m} {f} |
| table {n} (item of furniture) | :: tafel {f} |
| table {n} (grid of data in rows and columns) | :: tabel {m} |
| table {n} (collection of arithmetic calculations) | :: tafel {f}, vermenigvuldigingstafel {f}, rekentafel {f} |
| table {v} (to put on a table) | :: op tafel zetten, de tafel dekken [to prepare a table for a meal] |
| table {v} (to propose for discussion) | :: ter tafel brengen |
| table {v} (to tabulate) | :: tabelleren |
| tablecloth {n} (a cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table) | :: tafelkleed, tafelzeil {n} |
| table football {n} (foosball) SEE: foosball | :: |
| tableland {n} (flat region of terrain) | :: plateau {n} |
| table of contents {n} (organized list summarizing book or document) | :: inhoud {m}, inhoudstafel {f}, inhoudsopgave {f} |
| table salt {n} (salt to season food) | :: tafelzout {n} |
| table soccer {n} (foosball) SEE: foosball | :: |
| tablespoon {n} (a large spoon, used for eating food) | :: eetlepel {m}, soeplepel {m} |
| tablespoon {n} (a unit of measure) | :: eetlepel {m} |
| tablespoonful {n} (measure of volume) SEE: tablespoon | :: |
| tablet {n} (pill) SEE: pill | :: |
| tablet {n} (slab of clay) | :: kleitablet {f} |
| tablet {n} (tablet computer) SEE: tablet computer | :: |
| tablet computer {n} (a type of computer) | :: tablet {m} |
| table tennis {n} (game similar to tennis) | :: tafeltennis {n} |
| tabloid {n} (A newspaper that favours stories of sensational nature) | :: boulevardblad {n}, boulevardkrant {c}, sensatieblad {n} |
| taboo {n} (inhibition or ban) | :: taboe {n} |
| tabula rasa {n} (the idea that the mind comes into the world as a blank state) | :: onbeschreven blad {n} |
| tachometer {n} (device for measuring rpm) | :: toerenteller {?} |
| tachometer {n} (device for measuring velocity) SEE: speedometer | :: |
| tachycardia {n} (rapid resting heart rate) | :: tachycardie {f} |
| tacit {adj} (Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent) | :: stilzwijgend, non-verbaal |
| taciturn {adj} (untalkative, silent) | :: zwijgzaam |
| taciturnity {n} (The state of being taciturn) | :: zwijgzaamheid {f} |
| taciturnous {adj} (taciturn) SEE: taciturn | :: |
| tack {n} (nautical: distance between these maneuvers) SEE: board | :: |
| tack {n} (small nail) | :: kopspijker {m} |
| tack {v} (nautical: to turn the bow through the wind) | :: overstag gaan |
| tack {n} (thumbtack) SEE: thumbtack | :: |
| tack {n} (hardtack) SEE: hardtack | :: |
| tackle {n} (sports: attempt to take control over the ball) | :: tackle, sliding |
| tackle {v} (to face or deal with) | :: aanpakken |
| tacky {adj} (colloquial: of low quality) | :: slecht, goedkoop |
| tacky {adj} (colloquial: in bad taste) | :: smakeloos |
| taco {n} (Mexican snack food) | :: taco {m} |
| tactful {adj} (possessing tact) | :: tactvol |
| tactic {n} (action to achieve some end) | :: tactiek {f}, gevechtsleer {f}, krijgskunde {f} |
| tactical {adj} (of or relating to tactics) | :: tactisch |
| tactics {n} (the employment of forces) | :: tactiek {f} |
| tactless {adj} (without tact) | :: tactloos |
| tad {n} (a little bit) | :: beetje {n}, scheutje {f}, [Flemish] klets {m} |
| tadpole {n} (toad or frog larva) | :: dikkopje {n} [diminutive], dikkop {m}, kikkervisje {n} [diminutive] |
| taffeta {n} (woven fabric) | :: taf {m} {n} |
| tag {n} (small label) | :: etiket {n} |
| tag {n} (game) | :: tikkertje {n} |
| tag along {v} (To accompany, join, or follow; to go with) | :: meegaan volgen begeleiden |
| tag question {n} (question inviting agreement) | :: aangeplakte vraag {f}, staartvraag {f}, aanhangselvraag {f} |
| Tagus {prop} (Iberian river) | :: Taag |
| Taibei {prop} (Taipei) SEE: Taipei | :: |
| taiga {n} (subarctic zone of coniferous forest) | :: taiga {m} |
| tail {n} (appendage of an animal) | :: staart {m} |
| tail {n} (tail-end of a creature) | :: achtereinde, achterste, achterwerk, zitvlak {n} |
| tail {n} (rear of an aircraft) | :: staart {m}, staartstuk {n} |
| tail {n} (comet tail) | :: staart {m} |
| tail {n} (surreptitious follower) | :: achtervolger {m} |
| tail {n} (typography: lower loop of letters) | :: staart {m} |
| tail {n} (reverse side of a coin) | :: munt |
| tail {v} (to tail) | :: schaduwen, beschatten |
| tailback {n} (a traffic jam) | :: file {f} |
| tail between one's legs {adv} (defeated; in a cowardly or miserable manner) | :: de staart tussen de benen |
| tailboard {n} (tailgate) SEE: tailgate | :: |
| tailbone {n} (coccyx) SEE: coccyx | :: |
| tail end {n} (rear end) | :: staartkant, staartzijde |
| tailfin {n} (fin at the tail of fish) | :: staartvin {f} |
| tailgate {n} (hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle) | :: laadklep |
| tailgate {v} (drive dangerously close behind another vehicle) | :: bumperkleven, kleven |
| tailgater {n} (one who drives very close to the person ahead) | :: bumperklever {m}, klever {m} |
| tailgating {n} (driving dangerously close behind another vehicle) | :: bumperkleven |
| tailings {n} (waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore) | :: afval |
| tailor {n} (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) | :: kleermaker {m}, kleermaakster {f} |
| tailor {v} (make, repair, or alter clothing) | :: kleermaken |
| tailor {v} (restrict something to particular need) | :: aanpassen |
| tailored {adj} (adjusted by a tailor, fitted) | :: op maat |
| tailplane {n} (horizontal airfoil at the rear of an aircraft) | :: stabilo {m} {n} |
| Tainan {prop} (a city in Taiwan) | :: Tainan |
| Tʻai-pei {prop} (Taipei) SEE: Taipei | :: |
| Taipei {prop} (Taipei) | :: Taipei |
| Taiwan {prop} (East Asian country) | :: Taiwan {n} |
| Taiwanese {n} (person from Taiwan) | :: Taiwanees {m}{f} (?) |
| Taiwan Strait {prop} (the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan) | :: Straat van Taiwan |
| Tajik {n} (person) | :: Tadzjiek |
| Tajik {prop} (language) | :: Tadzjieks |
| Tajik {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Tajikistan, the Tajik people or the Tajik language) | :: Tadzjiek |
| Tajiki {prop} (dialect of Persian) SEE: Tajik | :: |
| Tajikistan {prop} (Republic of Tajikistan) | :: Tadzjikistan |
| Tajikistani {adj} (person of Tajik origin) SEE: Tajik | :: |
| Tajikistani {adj} (of or pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Tajik language) SEE: Tajik | :: |
| tajine {n} (stew originally from Morocco) | :: tajine |
| take {v} (to get into one's hands or control) | :: nemen, pakken |
| take {v} (to get into one's possession) | :: nemen |
| take {v} (to receive or accept) | :: aannemen |
| take {v} (to grab and move to oneself) | :: nemen |
| take {v} (to last or expend [an amount of time]) | :: duren |
| take {n} | :: nemen |
| take {v} (to exact) SEE: exact | :: |
| take a bath {v} (to bathe) SEE: bathe | :: |
| take a dump {v} (defecate) SEE: defecate | :: |
| take advantage {v} (make use of something) | :: gebruikmaken van |
| take advantage of {v} (make use of) | :: gebruik maken van |
| take advantage of {v} (exploit) | :: voordeel trekken uit |
| take aim {v} (position oneself and/or one's weapon) | :: mikken (op) |
| take apart {v} (defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| take apart {v} (disassemble) SEE: disassemble | :: |
| take a picture {v} (capture an image) | :: een foto nemen |
| take away {v} (to take away) SEE: remove | :: |
| take away {v} | :: weghalen, wegnemen, afpakken |
| take back {v} (take back) SEE: withdraw | :: |
| take back {v} (to return something to a vendor for a refund) | :: terugbrengen |
| take care {v} (to be in charge of something) | :: zorgen |
| take care {interj} (good-bye) | :: hou je haaks, het ga je goed |
| take care of {v} (look after) | :: zorgen voor |
| take for granted {v} (give little attention to or to underestimate the value of) | :: als vanzelfsprekend beschouwen |
| take-home {n} (take-home pay) SEE: take-home pay | :: |
| take-home pay {n} (net earnings of a wage earner) | :: nettoloon {n} |
| take hostage {v} (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand) | :: gijzelen |
| take into account {v} | :: rekening houden met |
| take into consideration {v} | :: berekening houden met |
| take it easy {v} (relax (imperative)) | :: kalm aan, doe rustig |
| taken aback {adj} (surprised, shocked) | :: onthutst |
| take off {v} (to become successful) | :: een vlucht nemen |
| take off {v} (to imitate) SEE: imitate | :: |
| take on {v} (To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job) SEE: employ | :: |
| take on {v} (To acquire, bring in, or introduce) | :: innemen, introduceren |
| take on {v} (To begin to have or exhibit) | :: aannemen |
| take on {v} (To assume responsibility for) | :: opnemen |
| take on {v} (To attempt to fight or compete) | :: uitdagen |
| take one's leave {v} (depart) SEE: depart | :: |
| take one's own life {v} (commit suicide) SEE: commit suicide | :: |
| take one's time {v} (go about something slowly and carefully) | :: de tijd nemen |
| take over {v} (to assume control) | :: overnemen |
| take part {v} (participate or join) | :: deelnemen |
| take part {v} | :: deelnemen, meedoen |
| take place {v} (to happen) | :: plaats hebben, gebeuren, plaatsvinden |
| take revenge {v} (to avenge; to get back at) | :: wreken |
| take shape {v} (take a definite form) | :: vorm krijgen |
| take the bull by the horns {v} (to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty) | :: de koe bij de hoorns vatten (lit. take the cow by the horns) |
| take the wind out of someone's sails {v} (to discourage someone) | :: iemand de wind uit de zeilen nemen |
| take the wrong way {v} (to misunderstand) SEE: misunderstand | :: |
| take time {v} (to require a long period of time) | :: tijd nodig hebben |
| take time {v} (to volunteer to spend one's time) | :: de tijd nemen |
| take to heart {v} (to take something seriously) | :: ter harte nemen |
| take to task {v} (hold sb. accountable) SEE: hold to account | :: |
| take up {v} | :: oppakken |
| tale {n} (type of story) | :: vertelsel {n}, verhaaltje {n} |
| talent {n} (marked ability or skill) | :: talent {n}, aanleg {m}, gave {f} |
| talented {adj} (endowed with talents) | :: getalenteerd |
| Taliban {n} (militia) | :: taliban {p} |
| Taliban {n} (member of the Taliban movement or its militia) | :: talibanstrijder {m} |
| talisman {n} (magical protective charms) | :: talisman |
| talk {v} (to communicate by speech) | :: praten, spreken, overleggen |
| talk {n} (conversation) | :: gesprek {n}, conversatie {f} |
| talk {n} | :: gesprek {n} |
| talk {v} ((transitive) to discuss) SEE: discuss | :: |
| talk around {v} (persuade) SEE: persuade | :: |
| talkative {adj} (tending to talk or speak freely or often) | :: spraakzaam, praatgraag, babbelziek |
| talkativeness {n} (the state of being talkative) | :: spraakzaamheid {f} |
| talking book {n} (audiobook) SEE: audiobook | :: |
| talking point {n} (specific topic raised in a conversation or argument) | :: agendapunt {n} |
| talk out of turn {v} (speak when not allowed to) | :: onderbreken, indiskrete opmerkingen maken, zijn mond voorbij praten |
| talk over {v} (discuss) SEE: discuss | :: |
| talk over {v} (persuade) SEE: persuade | :: |
| talk page {n} (place on wikis where discussion of a page takes place) | :: overlegpagina {m} {f} |
| talk shop {v} (discuss one's work) | :: over haar werk blijven praten |
| talk through one's hat {v} (to speak lacking knowledge) | :: lullen |
| talk to oneself {v} (to converse with oneself) | :: tegen zichzelf praten, in zichzelf praten |
| tall {adj} (of a person) | :: lang, groot |
| tall {adj} (of a building) | :: hoog |
| tall {adj} (of a story) | :: ongeloofwaardig |
| Tallinn {prop} (Capital of Estonia) | :: Tallinn |
| tallow {n} (hard animal fat obtained) | :: talg {m} |
| tall tale {n} (a greatly exaggerated, fantastic story) | :: sterk verhaal |
| tally {n} (tally stick) SEE: tally stick | :: |
| tally stick {n} (piece of wood with notches or scores) | :: kerfstok {m} |
| Talmud {prop} (collection of Jewish writings) | :: Talmoed {m} |
| talon {n} (remaining stock of undealt cards) SEE: stock | :: |
| talon {n} (hooked claw) | :: klauw {f} |
| Talossan {n} (member of the micronation Talossa) | :: Talossaan |
| Talossan {prop} (the language) | :: Talossaans |
| Talossan {adj} (of or pertaining to Talossa) | :: Talossaans |
| talus {n} (anklebone) SEE: anklebone | :: |
| tamarind {n} (tropical tree) | :: tamarinde |
| tambour {n} (drum) SEE: drum | :: |
| tame {adj} (not wild) | :: tam |
| tame {v} (to make something tame) | :: temmen |
| tamer {n} (one who tames or subdues) | :: temmer {c} |
| Tamil {adj} (of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language) | :: Tamil- |
| Tamil {n} (person) | :: Tamil {m} |
| Tamil {n} (language) | :: Tamil {n} |
| Tamilian {n} (a person of Tamil ethnicity) SEE: Tamil | :: |
| Tamil Tigers {prop} (guerrilla organization) | :: Tamil tijgers |
| tamper {v} (alter by making unauthorized changes) | :: prutsen met, manipuleren |
| tampon {n} (A plug of cotton or other absorbent material) | :: tampon {m} |
| tan {n} (colour) | :: gebruinde kleur {f} |
| tan {n} (darkening of skin) | :: bruinen, bronzen |
| tan {adj} (dark skin) | :: gebruind, gebruinde |
| tan {v} (to become tan due to exposure to sun) | :: bruinen |
| tan {v} (to turn animal hide into leather) | :: looien, leerlooien, tanen |
| tan {v} | :: zonnebaden |
| Tanakh {prop} (body of Jewish scripture) | :: Tenach |
| tandem {n} (bicycle) | :: tandem {m} |
| tandem {n} (arrangement) | :: tandem {m} |
| tandem {adj} (together; working as one) | :: samen- |
| tang {n} (tongue) SEE: tongue | :: |
| Tanganyika {prop} (lake) | :: Tanganyikameer {n} |
| Tanganyika {prop} (territory, former country) | :: Tanganyika {n} |
| tangent {n} (in geometry) | :: raaklijn {f} |
| tangent {n} (in trigonometry) | :: tangens {m} |
| tangerine {n} (fruit) | :: mandarijn {n} |
| tangible {adj} (touchable, palpable) | :: tastbaar |
| tangible {adj} (possible to be treated as fact) | :: concreet |
| tangible {adj} (comprehensible by the mind; understandable) | :: begrijpelijk |
| tangle {v} (to catch and hold) | :: verstrikken |
| tangle {v} | :: verwarren, in de war brengen, compliceren |
| tangle {n} (tangled twisted mass) | :: wirwar {m} |
| tangram {n} (the Chinese puzzle) | :: tangram |
| tangy {adj} (having a sharp, pungent flavor) | :: zurig, zurige, rins |
| tank {n} (closed container for fluids) | :: vat {n}, tank {m} |
| tank {n} (fuel reservoir) | :: tank {m} |
| tank {n} (armoured fighting vehicle) | :: tank {m} |
| tank {n} (reservoir or dam) SEE: reservoir | :: |
| tankard {n} (drinking vessel) | :: pul {f} |
| tanked {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| tank top {n} (singlet) SEE: singlet | :: |
| tank wagon {n} (vehicle) | :: ketelwagen {m} |
| tantalum {n} (A metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 73.) | :: tantaal {n}, tantalium {n} |
| tantamount {adj} (equivalent in meaning or effect) | :: gelijkgesteld, equivalent |
| tantric sex {n} (form of sexual intercourse founded on Indian mysticism) | :: tantraseks {m} |
| tantrum {n} (often childish display of bad temper) | :: driftbui {f} |
| tantrum {n} | :: woedeaanval |
| Tanzania {prop} (United Republic of Tanzania) | :: Tanzania {f} |
| Taoism {n} (Chinese philosophy founded by Lao-tzu) | :: taoïsme {n} |
| tap {n} (spigot) | :: kraan {f} |
| tap {n} (device to dispense liquid) | :: kraan {f} |
| tap {v} (to draw off liquid from a vessel) | :: tappen, aftappen |
| tap {v} (to place a listening device) | :: aftappen |
| tap {v} (to intercept communication) | :: aftappen, afluisteren, meeluisteren |
| tap {v} (to cut an internal screw thread) | :: draadtappen |
| tap {v} (to touch something, often repeatedly) | :: tikken |
| tapas {n} (variety of small foods) | :: tapas {f-p}, tapa's {f-p} |
| tape {n} (video or audiocassette tape) | :: band {m} {n} |
| tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| tape measure {n} (graduated ribbon for length measurement) | :: meetlint |
| taper {n} (slender wax candle) | :: kaars |
| taper {n} (tapering form) | :: versmalling |
| taper {v} (to make thinner or narrower at one end) | :: versmallen |
| tape recorder {n} (an electromechanical device use to record and play back sound) | :: bandopnemer {m} [Belgium], bandrecorder {m} [Netherlands] |
| tapered {adj} (narrowing to a point) | :: taps |
| tapestry {n} (heavy woven cloth) | :: gobelin {n}, wandtapijt {n} |
| tapestry {n} | :: wandtapijt {n} |
| tapeworm {n} (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) | :: lintworm {m} |
| tapeworm {n} (Diphyllobothrium latum) | :: brede vislintworm |
| tapir {n} (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip of the family Tapiridae) | :: tapir {m}, [Surinam] boskoe |
| tap water {n} (water from a tap) | :: kraantjeswater {n}, leidingwater {n} |
| tar {n} (substance) | :: teer {m} {n} |
| tar {n} (coal tar) | :: koolteer |
| tar {n} (byproduct of tobacco smoke) | :: teer |
| Tarantian {prop} | :: Tarantien |
| tarantism {n} (an extreme urge to dance thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula) | :: tarantisme {n}, danswoede {f} |
| Taranto {prop} (city and province) | :: Tarente |
| tarantula {n} (spider of the family Theraphosidae) | :: vogelspin {m} |
| tarantula {n} (wolf spider of the species Lycosa tarantula) | :: tarantula {m} |
| tarboosh {n} (fez) SEE: fez | :: |
| tardigrade {n} (water bear) SEE: water bear | :: |
| tardy {adj} (later in relation to the proper time) | :: te laat {n} |
| tardy {adj} (ineffectual; slow witted, slow to act, or dull) | :: dom, lanzaam reagerend |
| tare {n} (the empty weight of a container) | :: tarra |
| tare {v} (to take into account the weight of a container) | :: tarreren |
| tare {v} (to set a zero value on an instrument) | :: tarreren |
| target {n} (butt or mark to shoot at) | :: schietschijf {f} |
| target language {n} (language into which a translation is done) | :: doeltaal |
| tariff {n} (duties imposed) | :: tarief {n} |
| tariff {n} (a schedule of rates, fees or prices) | :: tarief {n} |
| tarmac {n} (bituminous road surface) | :: bitumen {n}, asfalt {n} |
| tarn {n} (small mountain lake) | :: bergmeertje {n} |
| tarp {n} (tarpaulin) | :: [Flemish, dialectal] bâche {f} |
| tarpaulin {n} (heavy, waterproof sheet of material) | :: zeildoek {n}, [Flemish, dialectal] bâche {f} |
| tarpaulin {n} (sailor) | :: matroos {m} |
| tarpaulin {n} (any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover) | :: zeildoek {n}, [Flemish, dialectal] bâche {f} |
| tarragon {n} (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) | :: dragon |
| Tarragona {prop} (city and port) | :: Tarragona |
| Tarragona {prop} (province of Catalonia) | :: Tarragona |
| tarry {v} (to delay or be tardy) | :: talmen, treuzelen |
| tarry {v} (to linger in expectation of) | :: afwachten, |
| tarry {v} (to stay or wait somewhere) | :: blijven, wachten |
| tarry {v} (to stay somewhere temporarily) | :: verblijven |
| tarsier {n} (insectivorous primate) | :: spookdiertje {n} |
| tart {adj} (with sharp taste, sour) | :: wrang, zuur |
| tart {n} (pie, pastry) | :: taart {f} |
| tartaric acid {n} | :: wijnsteenzuur |
| tarte Tatin {n} (upside-down cake prepared with caramelized apples) | :: tarte tatin {f} |
| Tartu {prop} (second-largest city in Estonia) | :: Tartu |
| taser {n} (any stun gun) | :: stroomstootwapen {n} |
| Tashkent {prop} (capital of Uzbekistan) | :: Tasjkent |
| tashkil {n} (vocalization) SEE: vocalization | :: |
| task {n} (piece of work done as part of one’s duties) | :: taak {c}, opgave {f} |
| task {n} (difficult or tedious undertaking) | :: opgave {f} |
| task {n} (objective) | :: doel {n} |
| task {n} (process or execution of a program) | :: taak {f} |
| task {v} (assign a task to) | :: opdragen, een taak toekennen |
| taskbar {n} (bar on a computer desktop) | :: taakbalk {m} |
| Tasmania {prop} (Australian state) | :: Tasmanië, Tasmania |
| Tasmania {prop} (island comprising majority of state) | :: Tasmanië |
| Tasmanian devil {n} (Sarcophilus harrisii) | :: Tasmaanse duivel {m}, buidelduivel {m} |
| Tasman Sea {prop} (part of the Pacific Ocean) | :: Tasmanzee {f} |
| tassel {n} (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads) | :: kwast {m} |
| tassel {n} (loose hairs at the end of a braid) | :: franje {n} |
| taste {n} (one of the sensations produced by the tongue) | :: smaak {m} |
| taste {n} (implicit set of preferences) | :: smaak {m} |
| taste {v} (to sample the flavor of something) | :: proeven |
| taste {v} (to have a taste) | :: smaken |
| taste {v} (to experience) | :: ondergaan, gevoelen |
| tastebud {n} (a small organ on the tongue used for tasting) | :: smaakpapil {c} |
| tasteful {adj} (exhibiting good taste) | :: smaakvol |
| tasteless {adj} (having no flavour) | :: smakeloos |
| tasteless {adj} (lacking refinement) | :: smakeloos |
| taste of one's own medicine {n} | :: een koekje van eigen deeg (a biscuit of own dough) |
| tasty {adj} (having a pleasant or satisfying flavor) SEE: delicious | :: |
| tasty {adj} (having or showing good taste) | :: smakelijk |
| tasty {adj} | :: smakelijk, smakelijke, appetijtelijk, appetijtelijke |
| tat {v} (slang: tattoo) SEE: tattoo | :: |
| ta ta {interj} (bye) SEE: bye | :: |
| Tatar {prop} (language) | :: Tataars {n} |
| tatt {n} (tattoo) SEE: tattoo | :: |
| tattle {v} (to chatter, see also: chatter; gossip) | :: kletsen, babbelen |
| tattle {v} (to report incriminating information or wrongdoing) | :: roddelen, klikken |
| tattoo {n} (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle) | :: tatoeage {f} |
| tattoo {v} (to apply a tattoo) | :: tatoeëren |
| tattoo {n} (time to close the taps) | :: taptoe {m} |
| tattoo {n} (signal) | :: taptoe {m} |
| tattoo {n} (military display or pageant) | :: taptoe {m} |
| tau {n} (Greek letter) | :: tau {m} {f} |
| tau {n} (tauon) SEE: tauon | :: |
| tau neutrino {n} (elementary particle) | :: tauonneutrino {n} |
| taunt {v} (to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding) | :: hekelen |
| taunt {n} (a scornful or mocking remark) | :: schimpscheut {m} |
| tauon {n} (particle) | :: tauon {n}, taudeeltje {n} |
| Taurus {prop} (constellation) | :: Stier {m} |
| Taurus {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Stier {m} |
| taut {adj} (under tension) | :: gecrispeerd, gespannen |
| taut {adj} (containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled) | :: beknopt, kernachtig |
| taut {adj} (experiencing anxiety or stress) | :: gespannen, angstig |
| tautology {n} (expression that features tautology) | :: tautologie {f} |
| tautology {n} (in logic) | :: tautologie {f} |
| tavern {n} (bar) | :: taverne {f} |
| tawdry {adj} (gaudy) | :: smakeloos, opzichtig, kitscherig |
| tawny owl {n} (Strix aluco) | :: bosuil {m} |
| tax {n} (money paid to government) | :: belasting {f}, taks {m} {f} |
| tax avoidance {n} (legal exploitation of tax rules) | :: belastingontwijking |
| tax collector {n} (one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes) | :: belastinginner {m}, tollenaar {m} [New Testament] |
| tax evasion {n} (illegal avoidance of tax) | :: belastingontduiking, belastingfraude |
| tax haven {n} (country that levies low taxes on foreign businesses) | :: belastingparadijs {n} |
| taxi {n} (vehicle) | :: taxi {m} |
| taxi {v} (move an aircraft) | :: taxiën |
| taxidermy {n} (art of stuffing dead animals) | :: taxidermie, het opzetten van dieren |
| taxi driver {n} (person who drives a taxicab) | :: taxichauffeur {m} |
| taxi rank {n} (taxi stand) SEE: taxi stand | :: |
| taxi stand {n} (place for taxicabs to wait) | :: taxistandplaats {f} |
| taxiway {n} (road or path on an airport for taxiing) | :: taxibaan |
| taxonomy {n} (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms) | :: taxonomie {f} |
| taxpayer {n} (person who pays tax) | :: belastingbetaler {m} |
| taxpayer {n} (all of the people) | :: belastingbetaler {m} |
| tax stamp {n} (revenue stamp) SEE: revenue stamp | :: |
| Taylor {prop} (surname associated with "tailor") | :: Snijders, Sneijder, Kleermaker |
| TBA {phrase} (to be announced) | :: n.n.b. |
| Tbilisi {prop} (the capital city of Georgia (the country)) | :: Tbilisi |
| Tübingen {prop} (city in Swabia) | :: Tübingen {n} |
| tea {n} (main evening meal) SEE: dinner | :: |
| tea {n} (dried leaves of tea plant) | :: thee {m} |
| tea {n} (drink made from leaves of tea plant) | :: thee {m} |
| teabag {n} (sachet of tea) | :: theezakje {n}, theebuiltje {n} |
| tea break {n} (a short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk) | :: theepauze {m} {f} |
| tea caddy {n} (box, tin, jar, or pot used to store tea leaves) | :: theebus {f} |
| tea ceremony {n} (detailed ritual in Japan or Asia for preparing, serving and drinking tea) | :: theeceremonie {f}, tja-no-joe {n} |
| teach {v} (to pass on knowledge) | :: aanleren, leren, onderwijzen, lesgeven |
| teach {v} (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) | :: lesgeven |
| teacher {n} (index finger) SEE: forefinger | :: |
| teacher {n} (person who teaches) | :: leraar {m}, onderwijzer {m}, docent {m}, leerkracht {m}, schoolmeester {m} |
| teacher {n} (a female person who teaches) | :: lerares {f}, onderwijzeres {f}, docente {f}, leerkracht {f} |
| teacher's desk {n} (pulpit) SEE: pulpit | :: |
| teacher's desk {n} (rostrum) SEE: rostrum | :: |
| teaching {n} (something taught) | :: onderwijzing {f}, leer {f} |
| tea cosy {n} (cloth covering a teapot) | :: theemuts {f} |
| teacup {n} (cup for drinking tea) | :: theekopje {n} |
| teahouse {n} (a cafe that sells tea) | :: theehuis {n}, tearoom, theesalon |
| teak {n} (tree) | :: teakboom {m} |
| teakettle {n} (a vessel for boiling water for tea) | :: waterkoker {m} |
| teal {n} (duck) | :: taling {m} |
| teal {n} (colour) | :: appelblauwzeegroen {n} |
| teal {adj} (colour) | :: appelblauwzeegroen, appelblauwzeegroene |
| tea leaf {n} (leaf of the tea plant) | :: theeblad {n} |
| tea leaf {n} (thief) SEE: thief | :: |
| team {n} (set of draught animals) | :: span {n} |
| team {n} (group of people) | :: ploeg {f}, team {n} |
| teammate {n} (one who is on the same team) | :: ploeggenoot {m}, teammaat {m} |
| team spirit {n} (camaraderie) | :: teamgeest {m}, ploeggeest {m} |
| teamwork {n} (cooperative effort of a team) | :: groepswerk {n}, teamwork {n} |
| tea plant {n} (Camellia sinensis) | :: theestruik {m} |
| teapot {n} (vessel for tea) | :: theepot {m} |
| tear {v} (rend) | :: scheuren |
| tear {v} (move at excessive speed) | :: scheuren |
| tear {n} (hole or break caused by tearing) | :: scheur {m} {f} |
| tear {n} (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) | :: traan {f} |
| teardrop {n} (single tear) | :: traan {m} {f} |
| tear gas {n} (chemical compound) | :: traangas {n} |
| tearjerker {n} (emotionally charged dramatic work) | :: tranentrekker {m} |
| tear off {v} (to leave or depart rapidly) | :: wegscheuren |
| tearoom {n} (teahouse) SEE: teahouse | :: |
| tear up {v} (To damage) SEE: damage | :: |
| tease {v} (to poke fun at) | :: plagen |
| teasel {n} (plant) | :: distel {m} {f}, kaardebol {m} |
| tea shop {n} (a shop where tea or coffee is served) SEE: teahouse | :: |
| teaspoon {n} (small spoon) | :: theelepeltje {n}, theelepel {m}, koffielepel {m} [mostly Belgium] |
| teaspoon {n} (unit of measure) | :: theelepel {m} |
| tea strainer {n} (strainer for loose tea leaves) | :: theezeef {f} |
| teat {n} (projection of mammary gland) | :: tepel {c} |
| teat {n} (feeding bottle top) | :: speen {m} |
| tea towel {n} (cloth for drying dishes and glassware) SEE: dishcloth | :: |
| tea tree {n} (Camellia sinensis) SEE: tea plant | :: |
| technetium {n} (chemical element) | :: technetium {n} |
| technical {adj} (pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts) | :: technisch |
| technically {adv} (based on precise facts) | :: technisch gesproken, strikt genomen |
| technically {adv} (having certain skills) | :: technisch |
| technically {adv} (regarding the scientific state of art) | :: technisch |
| technical term {n} (word that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise) | :: vakterm {n} |
| technician {n} (occupation) | :: technicus {m}, [regional] technieker {m} |
| technique {n} (practical aspects of a given art) | :: techniek {f} |
| techno {n} (style of music) | :: techno {m} |
| technological {adj} (of, relating to, or involving technology) | :: technologisch |
| technology {n} (the study of or a collection of techniques) | :: technologie {f}, techniek {f} |
| technology {n} | :: technologie |
| teddy bear {n} (a stuffed toy bear) | :: teddybeer {m}, knuffelbeer {m} |
| tedious {adj} (boring, monotonous) | :: saai, langdradig, monotoon |
| tedium {n} (boredom or tediousness; ennui) | :: verveling |
| teem {v} (overflowing with) | :: wemelen |
| teem {v} (to be prolific; to abound) | :: wemelen |
| teen {adj} (teenager) SEE: teenager | :: |
| -teen {suffix} (to form numbers 13 - 19) | :: -tien |
| teenager {n} (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) | :: tiener, adolescent {m}, puber {m} {f} |
| teenybopper {n} (person) | :: teenybopper {m} |
| teetan {n} (pipit) SEE: pipit | :: |
| teeter {v} (tilt back and forth on an edge) | :: wankelen, waggelen |
| teeter-totter {n} (seesaw) | :: wipwap |
| teething troubles {n} (problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.) | :: kinderziekte {f} |
| teetotaler {n} (person who completely abstains from alcohol) | :: geheelonthouder {m}, geheelonthoudster {f} |
| teetotaller {n} (person who completely abstains from alcohol) | :: geheelonthouder {m}, geheelonthoudster {f} |
| Teheran {prop} (Tehran) SEE: Tehran | :: |
| Tehran {prop} (capital of Iran) | :: Teheran {n} |
| tečka {n} (tečka diacritic) SEE: dot | :: |
| Tel Aviv {prop} (city in Israel) | :: Tel Aviv |
| telegram {v} (telegraph) SEE: telegraph | :: |
| telegram {n} (message sent by telegraph) | :: telegram {n} |
| telegraph {n} (apparatus, or a process, for communicating) | :: telegraaf {m} |
| telehandler {n} (vehicle) | :: verreiker |
| telemetacarpal deer {n} (deer of the subfamily Capreolinae) | :: schijnhert {n} |
| teleological {adj} (pertaining to teleology) | :: teleologisch |
| teleology {n} (study of the purpose of occurrences) | :: teleologie {f}, doelmatigheidsleer {f} |
| teleology {n} (use of purpose to explain occurrence) | :: teleologie {f} |
| telepathy {n} (communication by psychic means) | :: telepathie {f} |
| telephone {n} (a device used for two-way talking with other people) | :: telefoon {m} |
| telephone {v} (to call someone) | :: telefoneren |
| telephone {n} (Chinese whispers) SEE: Chinese whispers | :: |
| telephone book {n} (telephone directory) SEE: telephone directory | :: |
| telephone booth {n} (a small enclosure housing a public telephone) | :: telefooncel {f} |
| telephone box {n} (telephone booth) SEE: telephone booth | :: |
| telephone call {n} (connection) | :: oproep {m} |
| telephone call {n} (conversation) | :: telefoontje {n}, telefoongesprek {n} |
| telephone directory {n} (a listing of telephone subscribers) | :: telefoongids {m}, telefoonboek {n} |
| telephone exchange {n} (equipment) | :: telefooncentrale {f} |
| telephone exchange {n} (rooms) | :: telefooncentrale {f} |
| telephone kiosk {n} (telephone booth) SEE: telephone booth | :: |
| telephone number {n} (digits assigned to a telephone) | :: telefoonnummer {n} |
| telephony {n} (act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum) | :: telefonie {f} |
| teleport {v} (travel without physically crossing distance) | :: teleporteren |
| teleportation {n} (process of moving matter from one point to another) | :: teleportatie |
| teleporter {n} (truck-mounted lift) SEE: cherry picker | :: |
| telescope {n} (optical instrument that magnifies) | :: telescoop {m}, kijker {m} |
| teleshow {n} (television show) SEE: television show | :: |
| Teletext {n} (information retrieval system) | :: teletekst |
| television {n} (medium) | :: televisie {f}, kijkbuis [colloquial] |
| television {n} (device for receiving television signals) | :: televisie {m} |
| television {n} (program broadcasting) | :: televisie {m} |
| television program {n} (the content of an individual television broadcasting) | :: televisieprogramma {n} |
| television series {n} (series) SEE: series | :: |
| television set {n} (television) SEE: television | :: |
| television show {n} (live or recorded TV broadcast or program) | :: televisieprogramma {n} |
| televoting {n} (a form of advertising) | :: televoting, telestemmen, telestemming |
| telicity {n} (presenting an action or event as complete) | :: teliciteit {f} |
| tell {v} (to pass information) | :: vertellen, zeggen |
| tell {v} (to say) | :: zeggen |
| tell {v} (to instruct) | :: instrueren |
| tell {v} (to discern, notice, identify or distinguish) | :: vertellen, zeggen |
| tell {v} (narrate) SEE: narrate | :: |
| teller {n} (bank clerk who receives and pays out money) | :: bankbediende {m} {f} |
| teller {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| tell it to Sweeney {phrase} (expression of disbelief) SEE: tell it to the marines | :: |
| tell it to the marines {phrase} (expression of disbelief) | :: maak dat de kat wijs |
| tell off {v} (to rebuke) | :: berispen |
| telltale {n} (one who divulges private information) | :: klikspaan |
| telltale {n} (something that serves to reveal) | :: aanwijzing {f} |
| tell tales out of school {v} (reveal confidential or sensitive information) | :: uit de school klappen |
| tellurian {adj} (of or relating to the earth; inhabiting planet Earth) | :: tellurisch |
| Tellurian {n} (inhabitant of the earth) SEE: Earthling | :: |
| tellurium {n} (chemical element) | :: telluur {n}, tellurium {n} |
| telly {n} (television (medium), see also: television) | :: tv {f} |
| telly {n} (television set, see also: television) | :: tv {f} |
| Telugu {prop} (Dravidian language of India) | :: Telugu {n} |
| Telugu {n} (member of the people who speak it) | :: Telugu {m} |
| Telychian {prop} | :: Telychien |
| temblor {n} (earthquake) SEE: earthquake | :: |
| temerity {n} (reckless boldness) | :: onbezonnenheid, roekeloosheid |
| Temminck's stint {n} (Calidris temminckii) | :: Temmincks strandloper |
| tempeh {n} (food) | :: tempé {m}, sojakoek {m} |
| temper {n} (state of mind) | :: karakter {n}, gemoed {n} |
| temper {n} (heat treatment) | :: uitharden |
| temper {v} (to moderate or control) | :: matigen |
| temperament {n} (a person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting) | :: temperament {n} |
| temperament {n} (a tendency to become irritable or angry) | :: temperament {n} |
| temperament {n} (the altering of certain intervals from their correct values in order to improve the moving from key to key) | :: temperament {n} |
| temperance {n} (state with regard to heat or cold) SEE: temperature | :: |
| temperance {n} (habitual moderation) | :: matiging {f} |
| temperance {n} (Tarot card) | :: gematigheid |
| temperature {n} (a measure of cold or heat) | :: temperatuur {f} |
| temperature {n} (elevated body temperature) | :: verhoging {f} |
| temper tantrum {n} (fit of bad temper) SEE: tantrum | :: |
| tempest {n} (storm) | :: storm {m} |
| tempest in a teapot {n} (big fuss made in a small context) | :: storm in een glas water {m} |
| template {n} (physical object) | :: sjabloon {n}, malplaatje {n} |
| template {n} (object-oriented programming) | :: template |
| temple {n} (place of worship, see also: church; mosque; synagogue) | :: tempel {m} |
| temple {n} (region of skull) | :: slaap {m} |
| temple {n} (sidepiece of spectacles) | :: poot {m} |
| Temple {prop} (the chief temple to YHWH in Jerusalem) | :: tempel {m} |
| Temple Mount {prop} (hill of Jerusalem) | :: Tempelberg {m} |
| tempo {n} | :: [1,3] tempo {n} |
| temporarily {adv} | :: tijdelijk |
| temporary {adj} (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) | :: tijdelijk |
| temporary tooth {n} (milk tooth) SEE: milk tooth | :: |
| tempt {v} (to provoke someone to do wrong) | :: verleiden |
| tempt {v} (to attract, allure) | :: lokken, verlokken |
| tempt {v} (to provoke) | :: uitlokken |
| temptation {n} (act of tempting) | :: verlokking {f} |
| temptation {n} (condition of being tempted) | :: verlokking {f} |
| temptation {n} | :: verleiding, verzoeking, beproeving |
| tempt fate {v} (To take an extreme risk) | :: het lot tarten |
| tempting {adj} (attractive, appealing, enticing) | :: verleidelijk |
| tempting {adj} | :: verlokkelijk |
| tempus fugit {proverb} (time flies) SEE: time flies | :: |
| ten {n} | :: tien {f} , tientje {n} |
| ten {num} (the cardinal number occurring after 9 and before 11) | :: tien |
| tenable {adj} (of a theory, argument etc: capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded) | :: houdbaar |
| tenacious {adj} (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged) | :: hardnekkig |
| tenacity {n} (quality or state of being tenacious) | :: volhardendheid {f} |
| tenancy in common {n} | :: vrije mede-eigendom {n}, [nl, Belgium] onverdeeldheid {f} |
| tenant {n} (one who pays a fee in return for the use of land, etc.) | :: pachter {m} |
| tenant {n} (one who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant) | :: bewoner {m}, huurder {m} |
| tenant {n} | :: huurder |
| tenant farmer {n} (a person who farms land rented from a landlord) | :: landpachter {m} |
| tench {n} (species of freshwater game fish) | :: zeelt {f} {m}, louw {f} {m} |
| Ten Commandments {prop} (religious ten commandments) | :: tien geboden {n-p} |
| tendency {n} (likelihood of behaving in a particular way) | :: neiging {f} |
| tendentious {adj} (biased opinion) | :: tendentieus |
| tendentious {adj} (slanted) | :: tendentieus |
| tender {adj} (sensitive or painful) | :: gevoelig |
| tender {adj} (soft and easily chewed) | :: zacht, mals |
| tender {adj} (fond, loving, gentle, sweet) | :: zacht, lief |
| tender {n} (fuel-carrying railroad car) | :: tender |
| tender {n} (means of payment) | :: betaalmiddel {n}, betalingsmiddel {n} |
| tender {n} (law: an offer to buy or sell something) | :: bod {n} |
| tender {v} (formal: to offer, give) | :: aanbieden |
| tender {v} (to offer a payment) | :: bieden |
| tenderloin {n} (tenderest part of a loin of meat) | :: haas, haasbiefstuk |
| tenderloin steak {n} (Any of several steaks cut from the tenderest part of the loin of beef) | :: biefstuk van de haas {m} |
| tenderness {n} (pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched) | :: gevoeligheid {f} |
| tendon {n} (tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment) | :: pees {c} |
| tendril {n} (thin, spirally coiling stem) | :: rank {f} |
| tenement {n} (a building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one) | :: huurwoning |
| tenement {n} (any form of property that is held by one person from another, rather than being owned) | :: verpachting |
| tenet {n} (an opinion, belief or principle) | :: dogma, grondregel, overtuiging, stelling |
| tenfold {adv} (by ten times as much) | :: vertienvoudigen |
| Tengmalm's owl {n} (species) | :: ruigpootuil {m} |
| tenner {n} (note worth ten basic units of currency) | :: tientje {n} |
| tennessine {n} (chemical element with atomic number 117) | :: tennessine |
| tennis {n} (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) | :: tennis {n} |
| tennis court {n} (surface on which tennis is played) | :: tennisbaan {m} {f}, tennisveld {n} |
| tennis elbow {n} (inflammation) | :: tenniselleboog {m} |
| tennis player {n} (a person who plays tennis) | :: tennisspeler {m} |
| tenor {n} | :: tenor |
| tense {n} (verb forms distinguishing time) | :: tijd {m}, tempus {n} |
| tense {adj} (showing stress or strain) | :: gespannen, strak |
| tense {v} (make or become tense) | :: spannen, opspannen |
| tension {n} (psychological state) | :: spanning {f} |
| tension {n} (state of an elastic object) | :: gespannen |
| tension {n} (voltage) | :: spanning |
| tent {n} (portable lodge) | :: tent {m} |
| tentacle {n} (elongated, boneless, flexible appendage) | :: tentakel {n} |
| tenth {adj} (ordinal form of ten, see also: 10th) | :: tiende |
| tent peg {n} (peg, to hold a rope that supports a tent) | :: tentharing {m} |
| tenuous {adj} (thin in substance or consistency) | :: onbelangrijk, dunnetjes |
| tenure {n} (status of possessing a thing or an office) | :: bezit {n} |
| tenure {n} (status of having a permanent post) | :: vastbenoemd zijn, een vaste benoeming hebben |
| tenure {n} | :: ambtstermijn {m} |
| TEOTWAWKI {n} ((acronym) The end of the world as we know it) | :: het einde van de wereld zoals we haar kennen |
| tepal {n} (botany) | :: tepaal {m} |
| tepid {adj} (lukewarm) | :: lauw |
| tepid {adj} (uninterested) | :: lauw, flauw, ongeïnteresseerd |
| tera- {prefix} (SI prefix) | :: tera- |
| terawatt {n} (one million million ( 1012 ) watts, abbreviated as TW) | :: terawatt {m} |
| terbium {n} (chemical element) | :: terbium {n} |
| terce {n} (third hour of daylight) | :: terts {m} {f} |
| terce {n} (Christian service during this hour) | :: terts {m} {f} |
| Teresa {prop} (female given name) | :: Trees |
| teriyaki {n} (a cooking technique) | :: teriyaki |
| teriyaki {n} (a sweet soy sauce marinade) | :: teriyakisaus |
| term {n} (word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge) | :: term {m}, begrip {n} |
| term {n} (relations among people) | :: voet {m} |
| term {n} (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation) | :: term {m} |
| termes {n} (a termite) SEE: termite | :: |
| terminal hair {n} (thick, dark body hair) | :: terminaal haar {n} |
| terminate {v} (to end incompletely) | :: beëindigen, termineren |
| termination {n} (the last part (or morpheme) of a word, see also: suffix) | :: uitgang {m} |
| termination {n} | :: afloop |
| terminology {n} (the doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms, a system of specialized terms) | :: terminologie {f} |
| terminology {n} (terms used in any business, art, etc) | :: terminologie {f} |
| terminus {n} (end point of a transport system) | :: eindpunt {n}, eindstation {n} |
| termite {n} (insect) | :: termiet {m} |
| term limit {n} (restriction) | :: herverkiezing |
| term of art {n} (term specific to a particular field) SEE: technical term | :: |
| terms and conditions {n} (legal restriction on use) | :: gebruiksvoorwaarden {p}, algemene voorwaarden {p} |
| termwise {adv} | :: termsgewijs |
| termwise {adj} | :: termsgewijs |
| Terpsichore {prop} (Greek mythology: one of the nine muses) | :: Terpsichore {f} |
| Terra {prop} (the Planet Earth) SEE: Earth | :: |
| terrace {n} (platform that extends outwards from a building) | :: terras {n}, terrassen {n-p} |
| terrace {v} (to provide with a terrace) | :: een terras aanleggen |
| terraced house {n} (type of house) SEE: rowhouse | :: |
| terraforming {n} (planetary engineering) | :: terravorming |
| terrain {n} (area) | :: terrein |
| terra incognita {n} (unknown land) | :: terra incognita |
| terra incognita {n} (unexplored ideas) | :: terra incognita |
| Terran {n} (inhabitant of the Earth) SEE: Earthling | :: |
| terrapin {n} (small turtle) | :: moerasschildpad, specifically the genus doosschildpad (Terrapene sp.) |
| Terrestrial {n} (inhabitant of the Earth) SEE: Earthling | :: |
| terrestrial planet {n} (Any planet of the solar system or any exoplanet which is Earth-like) | :: aardse planeet {f} |
| terrible {adv} (dreadful; causing alarm or fear) | :: afschuwelijk |
| terrible {adv} | :: vreselijk |
| terrier {n} (dog) | :: terriër {m} |
| terrific {adj} (terrifying) | :: verschrikkelijk, vreselijk, angstaanjagend |
| terrific {adj} (great or intense) | :: geweldig, verschrikkelijk |
| terrific {adj} (extremely good) | :: geweldig |
| territorial {adj} (of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory) | :: territoriaal |
| territory {n} (large tract of land) | :: grondgebied {n}, territorium {n} |
| terror {n} (something causing fear) | :: verschrikking {f} |
| terrorism {n} (use of terror as a means of coercion) | :: terrorisme {n} |
| terrorist {n} (person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle) | :: terrorist {m}, terreurpleger {m}, terroriste {f}, terreurpleegster {f} |
| terse {adj} (brief, concise, to the point, see also: brief; concise) | :: bondig, pittig |
| tertiary {adj} (of third rank or order) | :: tertiair |
| tertiary sector {n} (economic sector that provides goods and services) | :: tertiaire sector {m}, dienstensector {m} |
| tertiary source {n} (selection, distillation, summary or compilation) | :: tertiaire bron {f} |
| test {n} (challenge, trial) | :: test {m}, proef {m} |
| test {n} (academics: examination) | :: examen {n}, test {m} |
| test {n} (product examination) | :: test {m} |
| test {v} | :: test, testen |
| testament {n} (document containing a person's will) | :: testament {n} |
| testament {n} (part of the Bible) | :: testament {n} [often capitalized] |
| testamentary {adj} (of or pertaining to a will or testament) | :: testamentair |
| testator {n} (One who dies having made a legally valid will) | :: erflater {m} |
| testicle {n} (male sex gland) | :: teelbal {m}, testikel {n}, hode {f} |
| testify {v} (to make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath) | :: getuigen |
| testimonial {n} (statement given under oath) SEE: testimony | :: |
| testimony {n} (statement in court) | :: getuigenis |
| testosterone {n} (steroid hormone) | :: testosteron {m} |
| test tube {n} (glass tube) | :: reageerbuis {f} |
| tetanus {n} (disease) | :: tetanus {m} |
| tether {n} (rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement) | :: lijn, kabel, snoer, |
| tether {n} (limit of one's abilities, resources etc) | :: limiet, grens, einde, |
| tether {v} (to restrict something with a tether) | :: vastmaken, binden |
| tetragon {n} (quadrilateral) SEE: quadrilateral | :: |
| tetrahedron {n} (polyhedron) | :: viervlak {n} |
| tetrahydrocannabinol {n} (THC) | :: tetrahydrocannabinol {m} |
| tetrapod {n} (any vertebrate with four limbs) SEE: quadruped | :: |
| tetrasyllabic {adj} | :: tetrasyllabisch |
| Tetris {prop} (game in which falling shapes must be manipulated) | :: Tetris |
| Teutonic {adj} (relating to the ancient Germanic people) | :: Teutoons |
| Teutonic {adj} (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) | :: Teutoons |
| Teutonic Knights {prop} (order) | :: Duitse Orde |
| Teutonism {n} (German idiom) SEE: Germanism | :: |
| Texas {prop} (a state of the United States of America) | :: Texas {n} |
| text {n} (a written passage) | :: tekst {m} |
| text {n} (a book, tome or other set of writings) | :: tekst {m} |
| text {n} (a brief written message transmitted between mobile phones) | :: sms {m} |
| text {v} (to send a text message to) | :: sms'en |
| textbook {n} (formal manual of instruction) | :: studieboek {n}, handboek {n} |
| textbook case {n} (real-life case that matches theory) | :: schoolvoorbeeld {n} |
| textile {n} (cloth produced from fabric) | :: textiel {n} |
| text message {n} (a brief electronic message) | :: sms {m}, sms-bericht {n} |
| textual criticism {n} (discipline for reconstructing old text forms) | :: tekstkritiek {f} |
| texture {n} (feel or shape of a surface or substance) | :: textuur |
| texture {n} (computer graphics: image applied to a polygon) | :: textuur |
| texture {n} | :: textuur |
| Thaddaeus {prop} (the Apostle) | :: Thaddeüs {m} |
| Thaddaeus {prop} (male given name) | :: Thaddeüs {m} |
| Thai {adj} (of or pertaining to Thailand) | :: Thais, Thailands |
| Thai {n} (person from Thailand or of Thai origin) | :: Thailander {m}, Thailandse {f} |
| Thai {n} (language) | :: Thai {n} |
| Thai boxing {n} (Muay Thai) SEE: Muay Thai | :: |
| Thailand {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Thailand |
| thalamus {n} (anatomy: structure within forebrain) | :: thalamus {m} |
| thaler {n} (historical monetary unit) | :: daalder |
| thallium {n} (chemical element) | :: thallium {n} |
| Thames {prop} (river through London) | :: Theems {f} |
| than {prep} (Introduces a comparison) | :: dan |
| Thanatos {n} (Thanatos, the god of death) | :: Thanatos |
| Thanetian {prop} | :: Thanetien |
| thank {v} (express gratitude or appreciation to someone) | :: danken |
| thank {v} | :: bedanken |
| thankful {adj} (showing thanks) | :: dankbaar |
| thankfulness {n} (state of showing thanks) | :: dankbaarheid {f} |
| thankless {adj} (unappreciated) | :: ondankbaar |
| thanks {interj} (used to express appreciation or gratitude) | :: bedankt, dank je, dank u, thanks [informal] |
| thanks {n} (expression of gratitude) | :: bedankt |
| thanks {n} (grateful feelings) | :: dank {m} |
| thanks a million {interj} (thanks a great many times) | :: duizendmaal dank |
| thanks for your help {phrase} (thanks for your help) | :: dank U voor uw hulp |
| thanksgiving {n} (expression of gratitude, see also: gratitude) | :: dankzegging {f} |
| thanks in advance {interj} (thanks in advance) | :: bij voorbaat dank |
| thanks to {prep} (because of) | :: dankzij |
| thank you {interj} (an expression of gratitude) | :: dank je, [formal] dank u, bedankt |
| thank-you {n} | :: bedankje |
| thank you very much {interj} (greater gratitude than "thank you") | :: [formal] dank u wel, [formal] heel hartelijk bedankt, [informal] dank je wel, vriendelijk bedankt |
| that {conj} (connecting a noun clause) | :: dat |
| that {conj} (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) | :: zodat |
| that {determiner} (what is being indicated) | :: dat {n}, die {m} {f} {p} |
| that {pron} (that thing) | :: dat |
| that {pron} (which) | :: dat {n}, die {m} {f} {p} |
| that {adv} (to a given extent or degree) | :: zo |
| that {adv} (to a great extent or degree, very) | :: zo |
| that being said {adv} (that said) SEE: that said | :: |
| thatcher {n} (person who installs thatch) | :: dakdekker {m} |
| Thatcherism {prop} (political ideology of Thatcher's governments) | :: thatcherisme {n} |
| that is {adv} (in other words) | :: namelijk, dat wil zeggen, met andere woorden |
| that is to say {adv} (in other words) SEE: that is | :: |
| that one {pron} (specified object) | :: die {c-p} |
| that said {phrase} (even so) | :: dat gezegd hebbende, desalniettemin |
| that's for me to know and you to find out {phrase} (a phrase used to reply to a question whose answer the speaker doesn't want to reveal) | :: dat is voor jou een vraag en voor mij een weet |
| that's it {phrase} (There is nothing more to the issue) | :: dat was het |
| that's life {phrase} (expression of acceptance of misfortune) SEE: such is life | :: |
| that's that {phrase} (there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter) | :: daarmee uit |
| that's what she said {phrase} (retort) | :: dat zei mijn vrouw vannacht ook |
| thaw {v} (to melt, dissolve, or become fluid) | :: dooien |
| thaw {v} (to cause frozen things to melt, soften, or dissolve) | :: ontdooien |
| thaw {n} (the melting of ice, snow or other congealed matter) | :: dooi {m} |
| thaw {n} (a warmth of weather) | :: dooi {m} |
| thaw {n} | :: dooi |
| the {article} (article) | :: de |
| the {article} (used as an alternative to a possessive pronoun before body parts) | :: de |
| the {article} (stressed, indicating that the object in question is the only one worthy of attention) | :: de |
| the {article} (with an adjectival noun, as in “the hungry” to mean “hungry people”) | :: de |
| the {article} (with a superlative) | :: de |
| the {article} (used with the name of a member of a class to refer to all things in that class) | :: de |
| the {adv} (the + comparative, the + comparative) | :: hoe + comp., hoe + comp. |
| theanine {n} (amino acid) | :: theanine |
| the apple does not fall far from the tree {proverb} (a child is similar to its parents) | :: een appel valt niet ver van de boom |
| theater {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| theater {n} (place or building) | :: theater {n} |
| theater {n} (drama or performance as a profession or artform) | :: theater {n} |
| Theatine {n} (member of Catholic order) | :: theatijn {m} |
| theatre {n} (theater) SEE: theater | :: |
| theatrical {adj} (of or relating to the theatre) | :: theatraal, dramatisch |
| theatrical {adj} (fake and exaggerated) | :: dramatisch, theatraal |
| the bee's knees {n} (something excellent, outstanding) | :: jé van hét, het neusje van de zalm |
| the bigger they are, the harder they fall {proverb} (proverb) | :: hoge bomen vangen veel wind |
| the bill, please {phrase} (the bill, please) | :: de rekening, alstublieft |
| The Call of South Africa {prop} (a former national anthem of South Africa) | :: De Stem van Zuid-Afrika |
| the curtain falls {v} (the end of something has come) | :: het doek valt |
| thede {n} (nation) SEE: nation | :: |
| the die is cast {phrase} (the future is determined) | :: de teerling is geworpen |
| thee {pron} (thou) SEE: thou | :: |
| the early bird catches the worm {proverb} (be motivated so you can accomplish what you want, in the morning) SEE: the early bird gets the worm | :: |
| the early bird gets the worm {proverb} (whoever arrives first has the best chance of success) | :: wie het eerst komt, wie het eerst maalt |
| The End {n} (end of a story) | :: einde |
| the end justifies the means {proverb} (morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary) | :: het doel heiligt de middelen |
| the enemy of my enemy is my friend {proverb} (it is sometimes necessary to cooperate with a person one does not like or agree with, in order to combat a common threat) | :: de vijand van mijn vijand is mijn vriend |
| the finger {n} (obscene gesture) | :: middelvinger {m} |
| theft {n} (act of stealing property) | :: diefstal {f}, dieverij {f} |
| the grass is always greener on the other side {proverb} (others' circumstances seem more desirable) | :: het gras is altijd groener bij de buren, het gras is altijd groener aan de overkant |
| The Hague {prop} (Dutch city) | :: Den Haag {n}, 's-Gravenhage {n}, De Haag {n} [Hague dialect] |
| their {determiner} (belonging to them (plural)) | :: hun |
| theirs {pron} (that which belongs to them) | :: het hunne, de hunne |
| theism {n} (belief in existence of at least one deity) | :: theïsme {n} |
| them {pron} (third personal plural pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb) | :: hen [esp. for direct objects], hun [esp. for indirect objects], ze [unemphatic] |
| thematic {adj} (relating to, or having a theme or a topic) | :: thematisch |
| theme {n} (subject of a talk or an artistic piece) | :: thema {n} |
| theme {n} | :: thema {n} |
| theme park {n} (amusement park that has one or more specific central themes) | :: themapark {n} |
| theme song {n} (a song accompanying a program) | :: titelmuziek {f}, kenwijsje {n} |
| the more the merrier {proverb} (it is more fun with more people) | :: hoe meer zielen, hoe meer vreugd |
| the more the merrier {proverb} (a greater amount of something is better) | :: hoe meer, hoe beter |
| the more things change, the more they stay the same {proverb} (changes do not affect reality on a deeper level) | :: hoe meer alles verandert, hoe meer het hetzelfde blijft |
| themselves {pron} | :: zichzelf |
| then {adv} (at that time) | :: toen |
| then {adv} (soon afterward) | :: toen [past tense], dan [present and future tenses] |
| then {adv} (next in order) | :: dan |
| then {adv} (in that case) | :: dan |
| then {adv} (at the same time; on the other hand) | :: trouwens |
| then {adj} (being so at that time) | :: toenmalig |
| thence {adv} (from there) | :: daarvandaan, vandaar |
| theocracy {n} (government under the control of a Church) | :: theocratie {f} |
| theodicy {n} (justification of a deity) | :: theodicee |
| theodolite {n} (instrument) | :: theodoliet {m} |
| theologian {n} (one who studies theology) | :: theoloog {m}, theologe {f} |
| theologic {adj} (theological) SEE: theological | :: |
| theological {adj} (of or relating to theology) | :: theologisch |
| theologist {n} (theologian) SEE: theologian | :: |
| theology {n} (study of God, or a god, or gods) | :: theologie {f}, godgeleerdheid {f} |
| the one {n} (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) | :: de ware {m} {f} |
| theophany {n} (a visible manifestation of a deity) | :: theofanie {m} |
| Theophilus {prop} (biblical character) | :: Theofilus {m} |
| theorbo {n} (theorbo) | :: theorbe {f} |
| theorem {n} (proved mathematical statement) | :: theorema {m}, stelling {f} |
| theoretical {adj} (of or relating to theory) | :: theoretisch |
| theoretically {adv} (in theory) | :: theoretisch |
| theorist {n} (someone who constructs theories) | :: theoreticus {m} |
| theory {n} (a coherent set of statements attempting to explain observed phenomena) | :: theorie |
| theory {n} (an unproven conjecture) | :: theorie |
| theory {n} (a field of study in mathematics) | :: theorie |
| theory {n} (in logic: a set of axioms and all statements derivable from them) | :: theorie |
| theory of relativity {n} (special and general relativity) | :: relativiteitstheorie {f} |
| theosophic {adj} (of, or relating to theosophy) | :: theosofisch |
| theosophy {n} (doctrine of religious philosophy and mysticism) | :: theosofie |
| the other way around {adv} (same but with things reversed) | :: omgekeerd, andersom |
| the other way round {adv} (same but with mentioned things reversed) | :: omgekeerd |
| the penny drops {phrase} (understanding is reached, one comprehends) | :: het kwartje is gevallen, [Flemish Dutch] zijn frank is gevallen |
| the proof of the pudding is in the eating {proverb} (the only real test of something is as what it is intended to be used for) | :: de praktijk zal het leren |
| therapist {n} (one who provides therapy) | :: therapeut |
| therapy {n} (treatment of disease) | :: therapie |
| there {adv} (in or at that place) | :: daar, ginder, ginds |
| there {adv} (to or into that place; thither) | :: daarheen, aldaar |
| there {adv} (in existence) | :: er |
| thereabout {adv} (near that place, time, or date) | :: daaromheen |
| thereafter {adv} (after that) | :: daarna |
| thereagainst {adv} (within this content or context) | :: daartegen |
| there are {phrase} | :: er zijn |
| there are none so blind as those who will not see {proverb} | :: wat baten kaars en bril als de uil niet zien en wil |
| thereat {adv} (within this content or context) | :: daarnaar |
| there be {v} (to exist) | :: er + any of the existence verbs zijn, bestaan, staan, zitten, liggen |
| thereby {adv} (by that) | :: daarbij |
| therefor {adv} (therefore) SEE: therefore | :: |
| therefore {adv} (for that or this reason; for that) | :: daarom, daarvoor |
| therefore {adv} (consequently; by consequence) | :: daarom, bijgevolg [formal], daardoor [beginning of sentence], waardoor [not in beginning of sentence] |
| therefrom {adv} (within this content or context) | :: daaruit |
| thereinafter {adv} (within this content or context) | :: daaropvolgens |
| there is {v} (third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be) | :: er is, [plural] er zijn |
| there is nothing new under the sun {proverb} (there is nothing new) | :: niets nieuws onder de zon |
| theremin {n} (electronic musical instrument) | :: theremin {m} {f} |
| thereof {adv} (of this, that or it) | :: daarvan |
| thereof {adv} (from that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence) | :: daarvan |
| thereon {adv} (within this content or context) | :: daarop |
| Theresa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Teresa | :: |
| there's a grain of truth in every joke {phrase} (people convey truth in jokes) | :: iedere grap heeft een kern van waarheid |
| there's more than one way to skin a cat {proverb} (a problem generally has more than one solution) | :: er zijn meerdere wegen om je doel te bereiken, alle wegen leiden naar Rome |
| there's no accounting for taste {proverb} (people's tastes differ) | :: over smaak valt niet te twisten |
| there's no fool like an old fool {proverb} (no wisdom with age) | :: hoe ouder hoe zotter |
| there's no place like home {proverb} (one feels most comfortable at home) | :: oost west, thuis best |
| the rest is history {phrase} (used to indicate that one does not need to continue a story) | :: de rest is geschiedenis |
| thereto {adv} (translation) | :: daaraan |
| theretofore {adv} (translation) | :: daartevoren |
| thereunder {adv} (translation) | :: daaronder |
| thereunto {adv} (translation) | :: daarheen |
| thereupon {adv} (following that/it) | :: daarop |
| therewith {adv} (translation) | :: daarmee |
| therewithal {adv} (in adition; besides) | :: daarmede |
| there you go {phrase} (here you are) SEE: here you are | :: |
| thermal {n} (column of rising air) | :: thermiek {m} |
| Thermidor {prop} (the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: thermidor {m}, warmtemaand {f} |
| thermistor {n} (resistor) | :: thermistor {m} |
| thermite {n} (mixture of aluminum and ferric oxide) | :: thermiet {n} |
| thermo- {prefix} (heat) | :: thermo- |
| thermodynamic equilibrium {n} (state of equal temperature) | :: thermodynamisch evenwicht |
| thermodynamics {n} (science of heat-energy conversion) | :: thermodynamica {f} |
| thermometer {n} (apparatus used to measure temperature) | :: thermometer {m}, warmtemeter {m} |
| thermoplastic {n} (plastic with this property) | :: thermoplast {m} |
| thermosphere {n} (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) | :: thermosfeer |
| the road to hell is paved with good intentions {proverb} (well-intended acts can lead to disasters) | :: de weg naar de hel is geplaveid met goede voornemens |
| Theron {prop} (5th century BC tyrant of Akragas) | :: Theroon {m} |
| thesaurus {n} (book of synonyms) | :: thesaurus {m}, synoniemenboek {n} |
| these {determiner} (plural of this) | :: die {m} {f}, deze {m} {f} |
| these {determiner} | :: deze |
| these {pron} | :: deze |
| Theseus {prop} (hero) | :: Theseus |
| thesis {n} (statement supported by arguments) | :: these |
| thesis {n} (written essay submitted for a university degree) | :: proefschrift {n}, scriptie {f} |
| the sky is the limit {proverb} (nothing is out of reach) | :: alles kan |
| the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak {proverb} (achieving something is made impossible by frailty) | :: de geest is gewillig, maar het vlees is zwak |
| Thessalonians {prop} (books of the Bible) | :: Tessalonicenzen {m-p} |
| Thessaloniki {prop} (city in Greece) | :: Thessaloniki |
| Thessaly {prop} (region of Greece) | :: Thessalië |
| the straw that broke the camel's back {n} (small additional burden which causes failure) | :: de druppel die de emmer doet overlopen {n} |
| theta {n} (Greek letter) | :: thèta {m} {f} |
| Thetis {prop} (the mother of Achilles) | :: Thetis {n} |
| the way to a man's heart is through his stomach {proverb} (cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections) | :: de liefde van de man gaat door de maag |
| the whole caboodle {n} (everything else) | :: de hele rataplan |
| the whole nine yards {n} ((And) everything) | :: hottentottententententoonstelling {f} |
| the world is one's oyster {proverb} (all opportunities are open to someone) | :: de wereld ligt aan iemands voeten |
| they {pron} (third-person plural pronoun) | :: zij, ze |
| they {pron} (one, people, some people) | :: ze |
| thick {adj} (relatively great in extent from one surface to another) | :: dik, dikke |
| thick {adj} (heavy in build) | :: dik, dikke, gezet, gezette |
| thick {adj} (densely crowded or packed) | :: dicht, dichte, dichtopeengepakt, dichtopeengepakte |
| thick {adj} (having a viscous consistency) | :: dik, dikke |
| thick {adj} (impenetrable to sight) | :: dicht, dichte |
| thick {adj} (difficult to understand, poorly articulated) | :: zwaar, zware |
| thick {adj} (informal: stupid) | :: traag van begrip, sloom, slome |
| thick {adj} (friendly, intimate) | :: dik, dikke |
| thick {adv} (in a thick manner) | :: dik |
| thick {n} (most active or intense part of something) | :: vuur van de strijd {n} |
| thick and thin {n} (both good and bad times) | :: dik en dun |
| thick as a brick {adj} | :: plank voor het hoofd ("a beam in front of the head") |
| thick-billed murre {n} (Uria lomvia) | :: kortbekzeekoet |
| thicket {n} (copse) | :: struikgewas {n}, kreupelhout {n}, kreupelbos {n} |
| thickness {n} (layer) SEE: layer | :: |
| thick-skinned {adj} (having a thick skin) | :: dikhuidig |
| thick-skinned {adj} (not easily offended) | :: olifantenhuid {f} |
| thief {n} (one who carries out theft) | :: dief {m}, dievegge {f}, gannef {m} |
| thigh {n} (upper leg) | :: dij {f}, bovenbeen {n} |
| thighbone {n} (femur) | :: dijbeen {n} |
| thimble {n} (a protective cap for the finger) | :: vingerhoed |
| thin {adj} | :: dun, smal, slank, [for air] ijl |
| thing {n} (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept) | :: ding {n} |
| thing {n} (that which matters; the crux) | :: punt {n} |
| Thing {n} (public assembly) | :: ding |
| thingamajig {n} (something that one does not know the name of) | :: dinges {n} |
| thingamajigger {n} (something that one does not know the name of) | :: dinges {n} |
| thing of nothing {n} | :: prul {f}, prulletje {n} |
| think {v} (to ponder, to go over in one's head) | :: denken, nadenken, peinzen |
| think {v} (communicate to oneself in one’s mind) | :: denken |
| think {v} (to conceive of something or someone) | :: achten, zien, beschouwen |
| think {v} (be of the opinion that) | :: vinden, denken, van mening zijn |
| think {v} (guess, reckon) | :: denken, geloven, vermoeden |
| think {v} (consider, judge, regard something as) | :: vinden, beschouwen |
| think {v} (to seem, to appear) | :: [archaic] dunken |
| thinkable {adj} (able to be thought or imagined; conceivable) | :: denkbaar |
| think aloud {v} (utter one's thoughts) | :: hardop denken |
| thinker {n} (intellectual) | :: denker {m}, intellectueel |
| think nothing of it {phrase} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| think of {v} (think) SEE: think | :: |
| think tank {n} (group producing research and recommendations) | :: denktank {m} |
| think up {v} (create in one's mind; invent) | :: bedenken, verzinnen |
| third {adj} (the ordinal form of the cardinal number three, see also: 3rd) | :: derde |
| third {n} (person or thing in the third position) | :: derde |
| third {n} (one of three equal parts of a whole) | :: derde {n} |
| third {n} (interval) | :: terts {f} |
| third-degree {adj} (causing severe scarring) | :: van de derde graad, derdegraads- |
| third party {n} (someone not directly involved in a transaction.) | :: derde partij {f} |
| third person {n} (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement) | :: derde persoon {m} |
| third person {n} (law: third party) SEE: third party | :: |
| third rail {n} (the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains) | :: derde rail {m} {f} |
| Third Reich {prop} (Germany under the Nazi regime) | :: Derde Rijk, Dritte Reich |
| third time's a charm {proverb} | :: driemaal is scheepsrecht, derde keer goede keer |
| Third World War {prop} (World War III) SEE: World War III | :: |
| thirst {n} (dryness) | :: dorst |
| thirsty {adj} (needing to drink) | :: dorstig |
| thirteen {num} (the cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen) | :: dertien {f} |
| thirteenth {adj} (ordinal form of thirteen, see also: 13th) | :: dertiende |
| thirties {n} (1930s) | :: jaren dertig {n-p}, jaren 30 {n-p}, jaren 1930 {n-p} |
| thirtieth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number thirty, see also: 30th) | :: dertigste |
| thirtieth {n} (the person or thing in the thirtieth position) | :: dertigste |
| thirtieth {n} (one of thirty equal parts of a whole) | :: dertigste {n} |
| thirty {num} (cardinal number) | :: dertig {f} |
| thirty-eight {num} (38) | :: achtendertig |
| thirty-five {num} (35) | :: vijfendertig |
| thirty-four {num} (34) | :: vierendertig |
| thirty-nine {num} (39) | :: negenendertig |
| thirty-one {num} (31) | :: eenendertig |
| thirty-seven {num} (37) | :: zevenendertig |
| thirty-six {num} (36) | :: zesendertig |
| thirty-three {num} (33) | :: drieëndertig |
| thirty-two {num} (32) | :: tweeëndertig |
| this {determiner} (the (thing) here) | :: deze {m} {f} {p}, dit {n} |
| this {determiner} | :: deze {m}, {f}, {p}, dit {n} |
| this {adv} (To the degree or extent indicated) | :: zo |
| this {pron} (The thing, item, etc. being indicated) | :: deze {m}/{f}/{p}, dit {n} |
| this and that {pron} (things) | :: ditjes-en-datjes {p} |
| this time {n} (now, today, on this occasion) | :: ditmaal |
| thistle {n} (plant) | :: distel {m} |
| this way {adv} (as follows) SEE: thus | :: |
| this year {adv} (during the current year) | :: dit jaar |
| thither {adv} (to that place) | :: daarheen, aldaar, derwaarts |
| thole {v} (to suffer) SEE: suffer | :: |
| thole {v} (to endure, to put up with) SEE: endure | :: |
| thole {n} (cupola, dome, rotunda) SEE: cupola | :: |
| thole {n} (pin for oars) SEE: rowlock | :: |
| thole {n} (ability to bear or endure something) SEE: endurance | :: |
| Thomas {prop} (biblical Apostle) | :: Thomas |
| Thomas {prop} (given name) | :: Thomas |
| Thomas {prop} (surname) | :: Thomas |
| thong {n} (footwear) | :: slipper |
| thong {n} (G-string) SEE: G-string | :: |
| Thor {prop} (thunder god) | :: Donar |
| thoracic cage {n} (rib cage) SEE: rib cage | :: |
| thoracic vertebra {n} (any vertebrae in the chest region) | :: borstwervel {m} |
| thorax {n} (region of the mammalian body) | :: borst, borstkas |
| thorax {n} (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) | :: borststuk |
| thorium {n} (chemical element) | :: thorium {n} |
| thorn {n} (sharp protective spine of a plant) | :: doorn {m} |
| thorn {n} | :: doorn {m} |
| thorn apple {n} (Datura stramonium) SEE: jimsonweed | :: |
| thorough {adj} (detailed) | :: grondig, diepgaand |
| thorough {adj} | :: gedegen |
| thoroughfare {n} (way through) | :: doorgang,passage, |
| thoroughfare {n} (road open at both ends) | :: doorgangsweg {m}, doorgaande weg |
| thoroughgoing {adj} (complete; thorough; full; with great attention to detail) | :: ingrijpend |
| thoroughly {adv} (in a thorough or complete manner) | :: grondig, volledig, door en door |
| thorp {n} (a hamlet, a village) | :: dorp {n} |
| those {determiner} (plural of that) | :: die |
| thou {pron} (singular nominative form of you) | :: gij [archaic or dialectal], jij |
| thou {v} (to address (a person) using the familiar second-person pronoun) | :: tutoyeren, jijen |
| thou {v} (to use the word thou) | :: tutoyeren |
| though {adv} (however) | :: echter |
| though {conj} (although) | :: hoewel |
| thought {n} (form created in the mind) | :: gedachte {f}, idee {n} |
| thoughtcrime {n} (a crime) | :: gedachtemisdaad {f} |
| thoughtful {adj} (demonstrating thought or careful consideration) | :: voorkomend |
| thoughtful {adj} (demonstrating kindness or consideration) | :: voorkomend |
| thousand {num} (cardinal number 1000) | :: duizend {f} |
| thrall {n} (one who is enslaved) | :: tot slaaf gemaakt, onderworpen |
| thrash {v} (to thresh) SEE: thresh | :: |
| thrash {v} (to beat mercilessly) | :: afranselen |
| thread {n} (long, thin and flexible form of material) | :: draad {m}, garen {n}; onderwerp {n}, rode draad {m} |
| thread {n} ((computing): a unit of execution) | :: thread |
| thread {n} ((Internet): a series of messages) | :: topic {f}, onderwerp {f}, draad |
| thread {v} (put thread through) | :: bedraden, vessemen |
| thread {v} (to pass) | :: passeren voorbij gaan |
| thread {n} (a screw thread) SEE: screw thread | :: |
| threadbare {adj} (cloth) | :: versleten |
| threads {n} (clothes) SEE: clothes | :: |
| threads {n} (thread) SEE: thread | :: |
| threadworm {n} (pinworm) SEE: pinworm | :: |
| threat {n} (expression of intent to injure or punish another) | :: bedreiging |
| threat {n} (indication of imminent danger) | :: bedreiging {f} |
| threaten {v} (to make a threat against someone; to use threats) | :: bedreigen, dreigen |
| threaten {v} (to menace, or be dangerous) | :: bedreigen |
| threatened {adj} (at risk of becoming endangered) | :: bedreigd |
| three {num} (cardinal number 3) | :: drie |
| three {num} (describing set or group with three components) | :: trits {c} |
| three {n} (digit/figure 3) | :: drie {f} |
| three days ago {adv} (three days ago - translation entry) | :: eereergisteren |
| three-dimensional {adj} (existing in three dimensions) | :: driedimensionaal |
| three-headed {adj} (having three heads) | :: driekoppig |
| three-legged {adj} (having three legs) | :: driebenig |
| three quarters {num} (3/4) | :: driekwart, drievierde |
| threesome {n} (a group of three people) | :: trio {n}, drietal {n} |
| threesome {n} (a sexual activity involving three people) | :: trio {n}, triootje {n} |
| three stops short of Dagenham {adj} (crazy; mad) SEE: crazy | :: |
| thresh {v} (to separate the grain from the straw or husks) | :: dorsen |
| thresher {n} (farm machine) | :: dorsmachine {f} |
| threshing floor {n} (floor of a threshing house) | :: dorsvloer |
| threshold {n} (bottom-most part of a doorway) | :: dorpel, drempel |
| threshold {n} (point at which an action is triggered) | :: drempelwaarde {c} |
| thrice {adv} (three times) | :: driemaal, driewerf [rare] |
| thrift {n} (characteristic of using a minimum of something) | :: zuinigheid {f} |
| thrift {n} (savings bank) | :: bank {f} |
| thrift {n} (various plants of the genus Armeria) | :: Armeria, Engels gras {n} |
| thrift shop {n} (shop which sells used goods) | :: kringloopwinkel {m} {f} |
| thrill {v} (suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to electrify) | :: opwinden |
| thrill {v} (tremble or quiver) | :: sidderen, trillen |
| thrill {n} (trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion) | :: siddering {f}, trilling {f} |
| thrill {n} (cause of sudden excitement; a kick) | :: siddering {f} |
| thrill {n} (slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur) | :: siddering {f} |
| thring {v} | :: dringen |
| thrive {v} (to increase in bulk or stature) | :: gedijen |
| throat {n} (front part of the neck) | :: keel |
| throat {n} (gullet or windpipe) | :: keel |
| throat {n} (narrow opening in a vessel) | :: hals |
| throb {v} (to pound or beat rapidly or violently) | :: kloppen |
| throb {v} (to vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm) | :: trillen, vibreren |
| throb {n} (beating, vibration or palpitation) | :: geklop |
| throe {n} (severe spasm of pain, especially near the moment of death) | :: stuiptrekking |
| thrombocyte {n} (platelet) SEE: platelet | :: |
| thrombocytopenia {n} (abnormally low platelet count) | :: trombocytopenie |
| thrombosis {n} (formation of thrombi, causing obstruction of circulation) | :: trombose {f} |
| thrombus {n} (blood clot formed in blood vessels that leads to thrombosis) | :: trombose {f} |
| throne {n} (ornate seat) | :: troon {m} |
| throne {n} (lavatory or toilet) | :: gemak {n} |
| throne {n} (third highest order of angel) | :: troon {m} |
| throne room {n} (a monarch's formal audience chamber) | :: troonzaal {f} |
| throne room {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| throng {n} (group of people) | :: massa, menigte, drukte {f} |
| throng {n} (group of things; host or swarm) | :: zwerm |
| throng {v} (to crowd into a place, especially to fill it) | :: samenstromen |
| throng {v} (to congregate) | :: vergaderen |
| throttle {v} (to strangle someone) | :: wurgen |
| through {prep} (to or up to, until (and including)) SEE: to | :: |
| through {prep} (from one side of an opening to the other) | :: door |
| through {prep} (entering, then later exiting) | :: door |
| through {prep} (by means of) | :: door |
| through {prep} | :: door |
| through {n} (From one side to the other) | :: doorheen |
| through and through {adv} (entirely) | :: door en door |
| throughout {adv} (everywhere) | :: overal |
| throw {v} (to cause an object to move rapidly through the air) | :: werpen, gooien, smijten |
| throw {v} (to eject or cause to fall off) | :: afwerpen |
| throw {v} (move to another position) | :: omgooien |
| throw {v} (make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel) | :: kleien |
| throw {n} (flight of a thrown object) | :: worp {m}, gooi {m} |
| throw {n} (a distance travelled) | :: verplaatsing {f} |
| throw {n} (piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing) | :: foulard {m}, sprei {f} |
| throw away {v} (discard or dispose of) | :: weggooien |
| throw down the gauntlet {v} (issue a challenge) | :: iemand uitdagen |
| throw-in {n} (throw of the ball back into play) | :: ingooi {c} |
| throwing stick {n} (stick that is thrown as a weapon) | :: werphout {n} |
| throw in the towel {v} ((idiomatic) to quit; to give up) | :: de handdoek in de ring werpen |
| throw out {v} (dismiss or expel someone from duty or attending) | :: eruit gooien |
| throw the baby out with the bathwater {v} ((idiomatic) to discard something valuable) | :: het kind met het badwater weggooien |
| throw up {v} (to vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| throw up one's hands {v} ((idiomatic) to quit; to give up) SEE: throw in the towel | :: |
| thru {prep} (through) SEE: through | :: |
| thrush {n} (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) | :: lijster {f} |
| thrush {n} | :: spruw |
| thrust {n} (an attack with a sword) | :: steek {m} |
| thrust {n} (a lunge forward) | :: stoot {m}, steek {m} |
| thrust {v} (make an advance with force) | :: vooruitstuwen |
| thug {n} (someone who treats others violently or roughly) | :: schoelie, schurk |
| thulium {n} (chemical element) | :: thulium {n} |
| thumb {n} (digit) | :: duim {m} |
| Thumbelina {prop} (a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale) | :: Duimelijntje {n} |
| thumbnail {n} (fingernail on the thumb) | :: duimnagel {m} |
| thumbtack {n} (nail-like tack) | :: duimspijker, punaise {m} |
| thump {n} (sound) | :: bons {m}, dof {m} |
| thunder {n} (sound caused by lightning) | :: donder {m} |
| thunder {n} (sound resembling thunder) | :: gedonder {m} |
| thunder {n} (deep, rumbling noise) | :: gerommel {n} |
| thunder {v} (to make a noise like thunder) | :: donderen |
| thunder {v} (to talk with a loud, threatening voice) | :: overdonderen |
| thunderbird {n} (mythological bird) | :: dondervogel {m} |
| thunderbolt {n} (flash of lightning accompanied by thunder) | :: bliksemstraal, donderstraal, donderslag |
| thunder god {n} (thunder deity) | :: Donar |
| thunderstorm {n} (storm with thunder and lightning) | :: onweer {n} |
| Thuringia {prop} (state) | :: Thüringen |
| Thursday {n} (day of the week) | :: donderdag {m} |
| Thursday {adv} (on Thursday) | :: op donderdag |
| thus {adv} (in this way or manner) | :: zo, alzo, aldus, waardoor |
| thus {adv} (as a result) | :: bijgevolg, aldus |
| thus far {adv} (so far) | :: dusverre |
| thwart {v} (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure) | :: dwarsbomen |
| thy {determiner} (possessive determiner) | :: je |
| thyme {n} (plant of the genus Thymus, see also: wild thyme) | :: tijm |
| thymus {n} (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) | :: thymus {m}, zwezerik {m} |
| thyratron {n} (Any of several types of thermoelectric valve once used as a high-speed switch) | :: thyratron |
| thyristor {n} (semiconductor diode) | :: thyristor |
| thyroid gland {n} (large butterfly-shaped endocrine gland) | :: schildklier |
| Tiber {prop} (river) | :: Tiber {m} |
| Tibet {prop} (region in Inner Asia) | :: Tibet {n} |
| Tibetan {adj} (of or pertaining to Tibet) | :: Tibetaans, Tibetaanse |
| Tibetan {n} (a person) | :: Tibetaan {m}, Tibetaanse {f} |
| Tibetan {n} (a language) | :: Tibetaans {n} |
| Tibetan Mastiff {n} (Tibetan Mastiff) | :: Tibetaanse mastiff {m} |
| tibia {n} (bone of the leg) SEE: shinbone | :: |
| tibia {n} (segment of insect's leg) SEE: shinbone | :: |
| tibicen {n} (flute-player) SEE: flautist | :: |
| tic {n} (local and habitual convulsive motion) | :: tic {m} |
| Ticino {prop} (canton of Switzerland) | :: Kanton Ticino |
| tick {n} (unit of time defined by timer frequency) SEE: jiffy | :: |
| tick {n} (arachnid) | :: teek {m} {f} |
| tick {n} (quiet but sharp, repeated sound) | :: getik {n} |
| tick {n} (short period of time) | :: tel {m} |
| tick {n} (checkmark) | :: vink {m} {f}, vinkje {n} |
| tick {v} (make a clicking noise) | :: tikken |
| tick {v} (make a tick mark) | :: afvinken, aanvinken, aankruisen |
| tick {n} (sheet around a mattress) | :: [fabric] tijk {n}, [object made of it] tijk {m} |
| tick bite {n} | :: tekenbeet {m} |
| ticket {n} (admission to entertainment) | :: kaartje, ticket |
| ticket {n} (pass for transportation) | :: kaartje, ticket |
| ticket {n} (traffic citation) | :: bekeuring |
| ticket tout {n} (person who resells tickets) SEE: scalper | :: |
| tickle {v} (to touch in a manner that causes tingling sensation) | :: kietelen, kriebelen |
| tickler {n} (conundrum) SEE: conundrum | :: |
| tickler {n} (reminder) SEE: reminder | :: |
| tic-tac-toe {n} (game) | :: kruisje-rondje, boter, kaas en eieren |
| tidal {adj} (relating to tides) | :: getijde- |
| tidal wave {n} (large and sudden rise and fall in the tide) | :: vloedgolf {m} |
| tidal wave {n} (tsunami) | :: vloedgolf {m}, tsunami {m} |
| tidal wave {n} (figurative: sudden, powerful surge) | :: vloedgolf {m} |
| tidal wave {n} (archaic: ocean wave) | :: golf {m} |
| tidal wave {n} (oceanography: crest of ocean water resulting from tidal forces) | :: golf {m} |
| tiddlywinks {n} (game in which the objective is to shoot winks into a cup) | :: vlooienspel |
| tide {n} (periodic change of sea level) | :: getijde {n}, tij {n} |
| tide {n} (time, notably liturgical anniversary or season) | :: getijde {n} |
| tide {v} (cause to float with the tide) | :: met het getij meevoeren met de vloed meevoeren |
| tide {n} (high tide) SEE: high tide | :: |
| tide {n} (low tide) SEE: low tide | :: |
| tidiness {n} (the quality of being tidy) | :: netheid {f}, zindelijkheid {f} |
| tiding {n} (news, new information) | :: kond {f} |
| tidy {adj} (arranged neatly) | :: net, proper, rein |
| tie {n} (tie score) | :: gelijke stand {m} |
| tie {n} (curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch, combining their lengths) | :: boog |
| tie {v} (to attach or fasten with string) | :: knopen, vastknopen, binden, strikken |
| tie {n} (sleeper) SEE: sleeper | :: |
| tie {n} (necktie) SEE: necktie | :: |
| tier {n} (layer or rank) | :: laag {f}, rang {m} |
| tiercel {n} (male hawk or falcon, used in falconry) | :: tersel |
| Tierra del Fuego {prop} (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) | :: Vuurland {n} |
| tie up {v} (to secure with rope, etc.) | :: vastbinden |
| tiger {n} (The mammal Panthera tigris) | :: tijger {m} |
| tiger mother {n} (protective woman) SEE: mama bear | :: |
| tiger's claw {n} (Indian coral tree) SEE: Indian coral tree | :: |
| tiger shark {n} (Galeocerdo cuvier) | :: tijgerhaai |
| Tigger {n} | :: Teigetje |
| tight {adj} (narrow) SEE: narrow | :: |
| tight {adj} (firmly held together) | :: strak |
| tight {adj} (pushed/pulled together) | :: dicht |
| tighten {v} (to make tighter) | :: aandraaien [of a screw], strakker maken, strakker doen |
| tights {n} (women's garment) | :: collant |
| tights {n} (dancer's garment) | :: collant |
| tightwad {n} (someone who is overly cautious with money) | :: gierigaard |
| tigress {n} (female tiger) | :: tijgerin {f} |
| Tilburg {prop} (city in the Netherlands) | :: Tilburg {n} |
| tilde {n} (diacritical mark) | :: tilde |
| tilde {n} (character) | :: tilde |
| tilde {n} | :: tilde |
| tile {n} (mostly rectangular shaped sheet of ceramic or fired clay to cover surfaces) | :: tegel {m}, vloertegel {f}, muurtegel {m}, pan {f}, dakpan {f} |
| tile {v} (to cover with tiles) | :: tegelen, betegelen |
| tilery {n} (a place where tiles are made) | :: tegelbakkerij {c} |
| tiling {n} | :: betegeling {f} |
| till {prep} (until) | :: tot |
| till {conj} (until) | :: totdat |
| till {n} (cash register) | :: kassa {f} |
| till {n} (box within a cash register) | :: kassalade {f} |
| till {v} (to work or cultivate) | :: ploegen, bewerken, bebouwen |
| till death do us part {adv} (phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment) | :: tot de dood ons scheidt |
| tiller {n} (person) | :: boer, landman |
| tiller {n} (machine) | :: graafmachine |
| tiller extension {n} (attachment to the tiller) | :: joystick {m} |
| till point {n} (cash desk) SEE: cash desk | :: |
| tilt {v} (to slope or incline (something); to slant) | :: kantelen |
| timber {n} (trees considered as a source of wood) | :: kaphout {n}, hout {n} |
| timber {n} (wood that has been cut ready for construction) | :: hout {n}, timmerhout {n} |
| timber {n} (beam used to support something such as a roof or a ship) | :: dakbalk {m}, balk {m} |
| timber {interj} (warning shout used by loggers) | :: onderuit!, van onderen |
| timbre {n} (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume) | :: klankkleur {f}, timbre {n} |
| Timbuktu {prop} (city) | :: Timboektoe {n} |
| Timbuktu {prop} (distant place) | :: Timboektoe {n}, Tokio {n} |
| time {v} (to measure time) | :: klokken, timen, chronometreren |
| time {n} (inevitable passing of events) | :: tijd {m} |
| time {n} (quantity of availability in time) | :: tijd |
| time {n} (measurement of a quantity of time) | :: tijd, duur {m} |
| time {n} (particular moment or hour) | :: tijd {m} |
| time {n} (measurement under some system of the time of day or moment in time) | :: tijd {m} |
| time {n} (numerical indication of a particular moment in time) | :: tijdstip {n} |
| time {n} (instance or occurrence) | :: keer {m}, maal {m} |
| time {n} (ratio of comparison) | :: keer {m} |
| time {n} (era) | :: tijdperk |
| time {n} (youth or young adulthood) | :: tijd {m} |
| time {n} | :: keer {m} |
| time after time {adv} (again and again) | :: keer op keer |
| time and again {adv} (often; repeatedly) | :: keer op keer |
| time bomb {n} (bomb with a timeout mechanism) | :: tijdbom {f} {m} |
| time capsule {n} (sealed container) | :: tijdcapsule |
| time-consuming {adj} (requiring significant amounts of time) | :: tijdrovend |
| time difference {n} (difference of time between measurements) | :: tijdsverschil {n} |
| time flies {phrase} (time seems to pass quickly) | :: de tijd vliegt |
| time heals all wounds {proverb} (negative feelings eventually fade away) | :: de tijd heelt alle wonden |
| time immemorial {n} (time that extends beyond memory or record) | :: mensenheugenis {f} |
| time is money {proverb} (time is money) | :: tijd is geld {f} |
| timeline {n} (graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events) | :: tijdlijn |
| timeliness {n} (the state of being timely) | :: stiptheid {f} |
| timely {adj} (happening or appearing at the proper time) | :: tijdig |
| time machine {n} (device used to travel in time) | :: tijdmachine |
| time of day {n} (time according to the clock) SEE: time | :: |
| time of departure {n} (the time when an airplane etc. is scheduled to depart) | :: vertrektijd {m} |
| time off {n} (time without work) | :: vrije dagen {m-p} |
| timer {n} (device) | :: timer {m}, eierwekker {m} |
| times {prep} (multiplied by) | :: keer, maal |
| time scale {n} (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) | :: tijdschaal {f} {m} |
| timestamp {n} (date and time of an event) | :: tijdsaanduiding {f}, tijdstempel {m} |
| timestamp {v} (record date and time of) | :: meten |
| timetable {n} (a structured schedule of events) | :: rooster {m} {n}, lesrooster {n} |
| time travel {n} (hypothetical or fictional travel to the past or future) | :: tijdreizen |
| time trial {n} (race in cycling) | :: tijdrit {m} |
| time will tell {phrase} (results of an action cannot be known beforehand) | :: de tijd zal het leren, de tijd zal 't leren |
| time zone {n} (range of longitudes where a common standard time is used) | :: tijdzone {f} |
| timezone {n} (time zone) SEE: time zone | :: |
| timid {adj} (lacking in courage or confidence) | :: schuchter, bedeesd, schroomvallig, timide |
| timing {n} (time when something happens) | :: timing {c} |
| Timișoara {prop} (city in Romania) | :: Timișoara |
| Timor-Leste {prop} (East Timor) SEE: East Timor | :: |
| timorous {adj} (fearful, timid) | :: angstig, schuw, verlegen, |
| Timothy {prop} (books in the New Testament) | :: Timoteüs {m} |
| Timothy {prop} (companion of Paul) | :: Timoteüs {m} |
| Timothy {prop} (male given name) | :: Timoteüs {m} |
| timpani {n} (kettledrums) | :: pauk |
| timpanum {n} (musical instrument) SEE: kettledrum | :: |
| timpanum {n} (eardrum) SEE: eardrum | :: |
| timps {n} (timpani) SEE: timpani | :: |
| tin {n} (element) | :: tin {n} |
| tin {n} (airtight container) | :: blik {n}, conservenblik {n} |
| tin {n} (metal pan) | :: bakvorm {m} [for baking], taartvorm {m} [for cakes] |
| tin {adj} (made of tin) | :: tinnen |
| tin {v} (to place into a tin in order to preserve) | :: inblikken, conserveren |
| tin {v} (to cover with tin) | :: vertinnen |
| tin {v} (to coat with solder) | :: vertinnen |
| tinderbox {n} (small container containing flint, steel, and tinder) | :: tondeldoos {f} |
| tine {n} (prong) | :: punt {m} |
| tinea {n} (ringworm) SEE: ringworm | :: |
| tinge {n} (small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing) | :: tintje |
| tinge {n} (degree of vividness of a colour, see also: hue; shade; tint) | :: schakering, ondertoon |
| tinge {v} (to add a small amount of colour, see also: tint) | :: tinten, lichtjes kleuren |
| tingle {v} (to have a prickling or mildly stinging sensation) | :: tintelen, kriebelen |
| tingle {v} (intransitive: to make ringing sounds, see also: twang) | :: rinkelen, tinkelen |
| tingling {n} (a tingling sensation) | :: tinteling {f} |
| tinker {v} (to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it) | :: sleutelen, knutselen, prutsen, klussen |
| Tinkerbell {n} (fictional fairy) | :: Tinkelbel {f} |
| tinkerer {n} (meddler) SEE: meddler | :: |
| tinkle {v} (to urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| tinnitus {n} (perception of nonexistent noise) | :: tinnitus, oorsuizen |
| tin opener {n} (tin opener) SEE: can opener | :: |
| tin-opener {n} (can opener) SEE: can opener | :: |
| tinsel {n} (thin strips of a glittering, metallic material used as a decoration) | :: engelenhaar, guirlande |
| tinsmith {n} (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) | :: tingieter |
| tiny {adj} (very small) | :: klein, minuscuul, piepklein |
| -tion {suffix} (producing a noun meaning the action or effect of a verb) | :: -ing [Germanic], -tie [Romanic] |
| tip {n} (extreme end of something) | :: punt |
| tip {n} (area or place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap) | :: stort {m} {n}, stortplaats, vuilnisbelt {m} {f} |
| tip {v} (give a small amount of money to someone for a service provided) | :: fooi |
| tip {n} (small amount of money left for a servant as a token of appreciation) | :: fooi {f}, drinkgeld {n}, tip {m} |
| tip {n} (piece of private information) | :: tip, hint |
| tip {v} (inform of a potential clue) | :: tippen |
| tip of the iceberg {n} (small indication of a larger possibility) | :: topje van de ijsberg {n} |
| tipsy {adj} (slightly drunk) | :: aangeschoten, tipsy, teut |
| tiptoe {v} (to walk quietly) | :: op de tippen lopen |
| tip-top {adj} (excellent) SEE: excellent | :: |
| tiramisu {n} (semifreddo dessert) | :: tiramisu {m} |
| tire {n} (rubber covering on a wheel) SEE: tyre | :: |
| tire {v} (to make sleepy) | :: vermoeien |
| tire {v} | :: zich vermoeien, moe worden |
| tired {adj} (in need of rest or sleep) | :: moe, vermoeid |
| tireless {adj} (indefatigable) | :: onvermoeibaar |
| tiring {adj} (that tires or tire) | :: vermoeiend |
| tisane {n} (herbal tea) SEE: herbal tea | :: |
| tissue {n} (woven fabric) | :: weefsel {n} |
| tissue {n} (sheet of absorbent paper) | :: zakdoek {m}, papieren zakdoekje {n}, tissue {m} |
| tissue {n} (aggregation of cells) | :: weefsel {n} |
| tit {n} (a mammary gland, teat) | :: tiet {f} |
| tit {n} ((slang, vulgar) a woman's breast) | :: tiet {f}, tet {f} |
| tit {n} (chickadee) SEE: chickadee | :: |
| titan arum {n} (Amorphopallus titanum) | :: reuzenaronskelk {m}, penisplant {f} |
| titanium {n} (chemical element) | :: titanium {n}, titaan {n} |
| titanium dioxide {n} (brilliant white pigment) | :: titaandioxide {n} |
| titer {v} (titrate) SEE: titrate | :: |
| titfer {n} (hat) SEE: hat | :: |
| tit for tat {n} (hat) SEE: hat | :: |
| tit for tat {n} (act of returning exactly what one gets) | :: oog om oog, tand om tand |
| tithe {n} (tenth) SEE: tenth | :: |
| tithe {n} (tax paid to the Church) | :: tiende deel |
| Tithonian {prop} (age 152.1-145Ma ago) | :: Tithonien |
| Titian {prop} (sixteenth century Italian painter) | :: Titiaan {m} |
| title {n} (prefix or suffix added to a name) | :: titel {m} |
| title {n} (right to ownership) | :: eigendomsrecht {n} |
| title {n} (certificate of ownership) | :: eigendomsbewijs {n}, eigendomscertificaat {n}, titel {m} |
| title {n} (name of a book, etc) | :: titel {m} |
| title {n} | :: titel {m} |
| title page {n} (page in a book) | :: titelplaat |
| titling {n} (stockfish) SEE: stockfish | :: |
| titling {n} (Anthus pratensis) SEE: meadow pipit | :: |
| titmouse {n} (Any bird of the family Paridae) | :: mees |
| Titoism {n} (socialist ideology) | :: Titoïsme |
| titrate {v} (to ascertain the concentration of a solution) | :: titreren |
| tits and ass {n} (entertainment involving scantily clad women) | :: tieten en kont {f}, tietenkont {f} |
| tits and bums {n} (tits and ass) SEE: tits and ass | :: |
| tittle {n} (a small amount) | :: spatje |
| tittle {n} (dot on i and j) | :: tittel |
| titty {n} (kitty) SEE: kitty | :: |
| titular {adj} (of a title) | :: titulair |
| titular {adj} (nominal) | :: titulair, nominaal |
| titular {n} (of a title) | :: titelvoerder {m}, titeldrager {m} |
| titular see {n} (type of episcopal see) | :: titulair bisdom {n} |
| Titus {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Titus {m} |
| Titus {prop} (biblical character) | :: Titus {m} |
| Titus {prop} (male given name) | :: Titus {m} |
| T-junction {n} (junction in the shape of a T) | :: T-kruising |
| Tōkyō {prop} (Tokyo) SEE: Tokyo | :: |
| tl;dr {phrase} (too long didn't read) | :: tl;hng |
| tölt {n} (type of gait) | :: tölt {m} |
| tmesis {n} (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) | :: tmesis {f} |
| to {particle} (infinitive-marker) | :: te, -en |
| to {prep} | :: aan; voor, om te |
| to {prep} (in the direction of, and arriving at) | :: naar |
| to {prep} (used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship) | :: tegen, aan, met |
| to {prep} (used to indicate ratios) | :: tegen |
| to {prep} (used to indicated exponentiation) | :: tot |
| to {prep} (time: preceding) | :: voor |
| to {adv} | :: toe, dicht |
| toad {n} (amphibian similar to a frog) | :: pad {f}, krodde {f} |
| toadstool {n} (an inedible or poisonous mushroom) | :: giftige paddestoel {m}, gifzwam {m} |
| to and fro {adv} (back and forth) | :: heen en weer, op en neer |
| Toarcian {prop} | :: Toarcien |
| toast {n} (toasted bread) | :: toost, geroosterd brood |
| toast {n} (salutation) | :: toost, heildronk |
| toast {v} (to lightly cook by browning over fire) | :: roosteren |
| toast {v} (to lightly cook in a kitchen appliance) | :: grillen, roosteren, toasten |
| toast {v} (to engage in a salutation) | :: toasten, drinken op |
| toaster {n} (device for toasting bread) | :: broodrooster |
| toastmaster {n} (person who proposes toasts, etc.) SEE: master of ceremonies | :: |
| tobacco {n} (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) | :: tabak {m}, tabaksplant {f} |
| tobacco {n} (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) | :: tabak {m} |
| tobacconist {n} (person who sells tobacco) | :: tabaksverkoper {m}, tabakshandelaar {m} |
| tobacconist {n} (tobacconist's shop) SEE: tobacconist's | :: |
| tobacconist's {n} (shop that sells tobacco products) | :: tabakswinkel {m}, sigarenwinkel {m} |
| tobacco pipe {n} (smoking tool) | :: pijp {f} |
| to be continued {phrase} (continues in next episode) | :: wordt vervolgd |
| toccata {n} (musical piece) | :: toccata {f} |
| Tocharian {prop} (language) | :: tochaars |
| Tocharian {n} (person) | :: tochaar |
| Tocharian {adj} (related to Tocharians) | :: tochaars |
| today {adv} (on the current day) | :: vandaag |
| today {adv} (nowadays) | :: tegenwoordig, vandaag de dag, heden ten dage, vandaag |
| today {n} (today (noun)) | :: vandaag |
| toddler {n} (young human child) | :: peuter {m} {f} |
| to do with {prep} (relate or relevant to) | :: te maken hebben |
| toe {n} (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) | :: teen {m} |
| toe {n} (part of a shoe or sock covering the toe) | :: neus |
| toe {n} | :: teen {m} |
| to each his own {proverb} (every person is entitled to his or her personal preferences) | :: ieder zijn ding, ieder het zijne |
| toe-curling {adj} (causing feelings of acute embarrassment) | :: tenenkrommend |
| toenail {n} (the plate covering the end of a toe) | :: teennagel {m} |
| to err is human {proverb} (Everybody makes mistakes) | :: vergissen is menselijk |
| toff {n} (2. (Britain, derogatory) A person of the upper class, or with pretensions to it) | :: fijne mijnheer, banjer |
| toffee {n} (uncountable: type of confectionery) | :: toffee {m} |
| tofu {n} (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) | :: sojakaas, tahoe, tofoe |
| together {adv} (at the same time, in the same place) | :: samen, tezamen |
| together {adv} (into one place) | :: bijeen, bij elkaar |
| together {adv} | :: samen, tezamen, bijeen, [2] ineen |
| toggle {v} | :: schakelen |
| Togo {prop} (Togolese Republic) | :: Togo {n} |
| toil {n} (labor, work) | :: gezwoeg {n} |
| toil {v} (to labour, to work) | :: werken, labeuren, |
| toilet {n} (personal grooming) | :: toilet |
| toilet {n} (dressing room) | :: kleedkamer |
| toilet {n} (room used for urination and defecation, see also: bathroom; men's room; ladies' room; outhouse; portable toilet; latrine; shitter) | :: toilet, wc [informal] |
| toilet {n} (fixture used for urination and defecation, see also: flush toilet; squat toilet; chemical toilet; urinal; latrine) | :: toiletpot {m}, wc-pot {m}, wc {m} |
| toilet {n} | :: huisje {n}, kleinste kamertje {n} |
| toilet brush {n} (brush to clean toilet bowl) | :: toiletborstel {m} |
| toilet humour {n} (a scatological or vulgar phrase intended to be amusing) | :: poep-en-pieshumor {m}, onderbroekenlol {m} |
| toilet paper {n} (paper to clean oneself after defecation or urination) | :: wc-papier {n}, toiletpapier {n}, wc-rol {m} |
| toilet roll {n} (roll of toilet paper) | :: wc-rol {m} {f}, toiletrol {m} {f} |
| toilet seat {n} (seat of a toilet) | :: wc-bril {m}, toiletbril {m}, bril {m} |
| toilet training {n} (The act of training a young child to use the toilet) | :: zindelijkheidstraining |
| toilet water {n} (perfumed mixture of water and alcohol) SEE: eau de toilette | :: |
| Tokelau {prop} (a territory of New Zealand in the Pacific) | :: Tokelau-eilanden |
| token {n} (something serving as an expression of something else) | :: teken {n} |
| token {n} (keepsake or souvenir) | :: aandenken {n}, souvenir {n} |
| token {n} (piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for money) | :: jeton {m}, munt {f} |
| token {n} (atomic piece of data) | :: token {m} {n}, symbool {n} |
| token {adj} (merely symbolic) | :: symbolisch |
| Toki Pona {prop} (constructed language) | :: Toki Pona |
| Tok Pisin {n} (language) | :: Tok Pisin {n} |
| Tokyo {prop} (capital of Japan) | :: Tokio {n}, Tokyo {n} |
| Tokyoite {adj} (relating to Tokyo) | :: Tokioos |
| Tokyoite {n} (person from Tokyo) | :: Tokioër {m}, Tokiose {f} |
| told {v} (simple past tense) | :: vertelde, vertelden |
| told {v} (past participle) | :: verteld |
| tolerable {adj} | :: tolerabel |
| tolerance {n} (ability to tolerate) | :: verdraagzaamheid, tolerantie {c} |
| tolerant {adj} (tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something) | :: verdraagzaam, tolerant |
| toleratable {adj} (tolerable) SEE: tolerable | :: |
| tolerate {v} (something difficult) | :: verdragen, tolereren, toelaten, dulden, gedogen |
| to let {prep} (being advertised for rent (of a room or property)) SEE: for rent | :: |
| toll {n} (fee for using roads and bridges) | :: tol {f} |
| toll {n} (loss or damage) | :: tol |
| toll {v} (to make the noise of a bell) | :: luiden |
| toll {v} (entice) SEE: entice | :: |
| toll booth {n} (a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected) | :: tolhuis {n} |
| toll road {n} (toll road) SEE: turnpike | :: |
| tollway {n} (turnpike) SEE: turnpike | :: |
| tom {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| tom {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| tom {n} (male cat) | :: kater {m} |
| tomato {n} (tomato plant) | :: tomaat {f}, tomatenplant {f} |
| tomato {n} (fruit) | :: tomaat {f} |
| tomato juice {n} (juice made from tomatoes) | :: tomatensap {n} |
| tomato sauce {n} (ketchup) SEE: ketchup | :: |
| tomb {n} (small building or vault for the remains of the dead) | :: tombe {f} {m} |
| tombola {n} (lottery) | :: tombola {m} |
| tombstone {n} (stone on grave) | :: grafsteen {m}, zerk {m} {f}, gedenkteken {n} |
| tombstoning {n} (diving off of a cliff) | :: klipspringen |
| tom cat {n} (male cat) | :: kater {m} |
| tomcat {n} (tom) SEE: tom | :: |
| Tom, Dick and Harry {n} (anybody or everybody; random or unknown people) | :: Jan en Alleman, Jan, Piet & Klaas |
| tome {n} (one in a series of volumes) | :: band {m}, deel {n} |
| tomfoolery {n} (foolish behaviour) | :: gekkigheid {f} |
| tommy bar {n} (short bar) | :: kruk {m} |
| tomnoddy {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin | :: |
| tomography {n} (imaging by sections or sectioning) | :: tomografie |
| tomorrow {adv} (on the day after the present day) | :: morgen |
| tomorrow {n} (the day after the present day) | :: morgen {m} |
| tomorrow is another day {proverb} (a phrase indicating that tomorrow will bring new opportunities) | :: morgen is er weer een dag |
| tomorrow night {adv} (during the night of the day after) | :: morgennacht, morgenavond |
| tomorrow night {n} (night after the present day) | :: morgennacht {m}, morgenavond {m} |
| Tom Thumb {prop} (the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale) | :: Klein Duimpje {n} |
| ton {n} (unit of weight) | :: ton |
| tone {n} (specific pitch, quality and duration; a note) | :: toon {m}, noot {f} {m} |
| tone {n} (interval of a major second) | :: hele toon |
| tone {n} (character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice) | :: toon {m}, timbre |
| tone {n} (pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning) | :: toon {m} |
| tone {n} (manner in which speech or writing is expressed) | :: toon {m} |
| tone {n} (shade or quality of a colour) | :: toon {m} |
| tone-deaf {n} (unable to distinguish differences in pitch) | :: klankendoof, toondoof |
| toneme {n} (phoneme) | :: toneem {n} |
| tong {n} (tool) | :: tang {m} |
| Tonga {prop} (country) | :: Tonga |
| tongs {n} (an instrument) | :: tang |
| tongue {n} (organ) | :: tong {f} |
| tongue {n} (flap in a shoe) | :: tong {c} |
| tongue {n} (language) SEE: language | :: |
| tongue-twister {n} (phrase which is difficult to say) | :: tongbreker {m} |
| tonic {n} (soda pop) SEE: soda pop | :: |
| tonic {n} (tonic water) SEE: tonic water | :: |
| tonic water {n} (carbonated beverage) | :: tonic {m} |
| tonight {adv} (during today's evening) | :: vanavond |
| tonight {adv} (during today's nighttime) | :: vannacht |
| tonight {n} (nighttime today) | :: deze avond {m}, deze nacht {m} |
| tonne {n} (1000 kilograms) | :: ton |
| tonsil {n} (palatine tonsil) | :: keelamandel {m} {f}, tonsil {f} |
| tonsil {n} | :: amandel {m}, keelamandel {m} |
| tonsillectomy {n} (surgical removal of tonsils) | :: tonsillectomie {f} |
| tonsillitis {n} (inflammation of the tonsils) | :: tonsillitis |
| too {adv} (likewise) | :: ook, eveneens |
| too {adv} (more than enough; as too much) | :: te |
| too {adv} (used to contradict a negative assertion) | :: wel, wel degelijk |
| too bad {phrase} (that's a pity) | :: wat jammer |
| toodeloo {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| too good to be true {adj} (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy) | :: te mooi om waar te zijn |
| tool {n} (mechanical device intended to make a task easier) | :: gereedschap {n}, werktuig {n}, instrument {n}, hulpmiddel {n} |
| tool {n} (equipment used in a profession) | :: gereedschap {n}, instrument {n} |
| tool {n} (penis) | :: lul {n} |
| tool {v} (to work on or shape with tools) | :: bewerken |
| tool {v} (to equip with tools) | :: uitrusten |
| toolbar {n} (row of icons in a graphical user interface) | :: werkbalk {m}, knoppenbalk {m} |
| toolbox {n} (storage case for tools) | :: gereedschapskist {f} |
| toolbox {n} (set of routines) | :: gereedschapskist {f} |
| toolkit {n} (assembly of tools) | :: gereedschapskist {f} {m} |
| too many cooks spoil the broth {proverb} (with too many people a task won't be done very well) | :: veel koks bederven de brij, veel koks verzouten de brij |
| too much {adv} (excessively) | :: te veel |
| toon {n} (town) SEE: town | :: |
| to one's heart's content {adv} | :: naar hartenlust |
| to one's knowledge {prep} (to one's knowledge) | :: voor zo ver ik weet |
| toot {n} (the noise of a horn or whistle) | :: getoeter {n} |
| tooth {n} (biological tooth) | :: tand {m} |
| tooth {n} (saw tooth) | :: tand {m}, zaagtand {m} |
| tooth {n} (gear tooth) | :: tand {m} |
| toothache {n} (ache in a tooth) | :: tandpijn {f}, kiespijn {f} |
| tooth and nail {adv} (viciously) | :: met hand en tand (with hand and tooth) |
| toothbrush {n} (brush for cleaning the teeth and tongue) | :: tandenborstel {m} |
| toothed whale {n} (whale of the Odontoceti suborder) | :: tandwalvis {m} |
| tooth fairy {n} (a figure of modern myth) | :: tandenfee {f} |
| toothpaste {n} (paste for cleaning the teeth) | :: tandpasta {m} |
| toothpick {n} (stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth) | :: tandenstoker {m} |
| top {n} (uppermost part) | :: bovenkant {m} |
| top {n} (uppermost part of a visual field) | :: bovenkant {m} |
| top {n} (lid, cap, cover) | :: deksel {n} |
| top {n} (garment worn to cover the torso) | :: bovenkleding {f}, topje {n} |
| top {n} (child’s spinning toy) | :: tol {m}, draaitol |
| top {v} (excel) | :: uitmunten |
| top {v} (slang: to murder) | :: van kant maken |
| top {adj} (informal: best) | :: top- |
| topaz {n} (mineral) | :: topaas {n} |
| topaz {n} (gem) | :: topaas {m} |
| top hat {n} (cylindrical hat) | :: hogehoed {m}, tophoed {m}, cilinderhoed {m} |
| topic {n} (discussion thread) SEE: thread | :: |
| topic {n} (subject; theme) | :: onderwerp {n}, thema {n} |
| topical {adj} (of current interest) | :: actueel |
| top it off {v} (emphasize) | :: bekronen |
| topographic {adj} (of, or relating to topography) | :: topografisch |
| topology {n} (study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.) | :: topologie {f} |
| toponym {n} (place name) | :: toponiem, plaatsnaam {m} |
| topos {n} (literary theme) | :: topos {m} {n} |
| topos {n} (mathematical structure) | :: topos {m} {n} |
| tops {adv} (maximum) | :: maximum, maximaal |
| topsail {n} (sail above the course sail) | :: bovenzeil {n} |
| top secret {adj} (information classified at the highest level) | :: topgeheim |
| topsy-turvy {adj} (backwards or upside down) | :: ondersteboven, achterstevoren |
| topsy-turvy {adj} (disorderly, chaotic) | :: wanordelijk, chaotisch |
| top up {v} (to fill) | :: bijvullen, aanvullen |
| top up {v} (to extend credit) | :: opwaarderen |
| toque {n} (knitted hat) SEE: beanie | :: |
| toque {n} (chef) SEE: chef | :: |
| toque {n} (rimless hat) | :: toque {m} {f} |
| tor {n} (hill) SEE: hill | :: |
| Torah {prop} (the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law) | :: Thora {f} |
| Torbay sole {n} (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus) | :: hondstong |
| torch {n} (flashlight) SEE: flashlight | :: |
| torch {n} (stick with flame at one end) | :: toorts {f} {m}, fakkel {f} |
| torment {n} (extreme pain) | :: kwelling |
| torment {v} (to cause severe suffering) | :: kwellen, pijnigen |
| tornado {n} (violent windstorm) | :: tornado |
| Toronto {prop} (city in Canada) | :: Toronto {n} |
| torpedo {n} (underwater weapon) | :: torpedo |
| torpedo boat {n} (warship designed to fire torpedoes) | :: torpedoboot {f} {m} |
| torpedo tube {n} (tube through which torpedoes are launched) | :: torpedobuis {f} |
| torpor {n} (being inactive or stuporous) | :: verstarring, letargie |
| torque {n} (a rotational or twisting force) | :: koppel {n} |
| torrefy {v} (to subject to intense heat) | :: roosteren, verzengen |
| torrent {n} (violent flow, as of water etc.) | :: stortvloed {m}, stroom {m} |
| torsion {n} | :: torsie {f} |
| torso {n} (body excluding the head and limbs) | :: torso, romp {f} |
| tort {n} (law: wrongful act causing injury) | :: onrechtmatige daad {f} |
| tortoise {n} (land-dwelling reptile) | :: schildpad {f} |
| Tortonian {n} | :: Tortonien |
| torture {n} (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony) | :: marteling {f}, foltering {f}, pijniging {f} |
| torture {v} (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims) | :: martelen, folteren |
| tosh {n} (silly nonsense) | :: onzin {m}, zever {m}, gebrabbel {n} |
| Tosk {prop} (Tosk) | :: Toskisch |
| toss {n} (toss of a coin before a match) | :: opgooi |
| toss {v} (to throw with an initial upward direction) | :: opgooien, opwerpen |
| toss and turn {v} (unable to lie still) | :: woelen |
| tosser {n} (wanker) SEE: wanker | :: |
| total {n} (amount) | :: totaal {n} |
| total {n} (sum) | :: totaal {n}, som {f} |
| total {adj} (entire) | :: totaal, totale, geheel, gehele |
| total {adj} (complete) | :: compleet, complete, volledig, volledige, geheel, gehele, totale, totaal, totaal- |
| total {v} (to add up) | :: bijeentellen, optellen |
| total {v} (to equal after calculation) | :: uitkomen op, gelijk zijn aan |
| total {v} (to demolish) | :: in de prak rijden |
| total {v} ((intransitive) to amount to) | :: uitkomen op, gelijk zijn aan |
| totalitarian {adj} (related to the system of government) | :: totalitair, totalitaire |
| totally {adv} (In a total manner; completely) | :: volledig, helemaal, totaal |
| total recall {n} (photographic memory) SEE: photographic memory | :: |
| total war {n} (warfare where all of a country's resources are employed) | :: totale oorlog {m} |
| tote {n} (tote bag) | :: tas {c}, zak {c} |
| tote {n} (heavy burden) | :: last {c} |
| tote {v} (carry or bear) | :: torsen |
| tote {v} (add up) | :: samentellen |
| tote bag {n} (large handbag) | :: boodschappentas {f}, draagtas {f} |
| totem {n} (natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe) | :: totem {m} |
| totem pole {n} (sculpture) | :: totempaal {m} |
| to that end {prep} (therefore) SEE: therefore | :: |
| to that end {prep} (for that reason) | :: te dien einde |
| to the max {prep} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| to the power of {prep} (indicating an exponent) | :: tot de macht |
| totter {v} (move or stand unsteadily) | :: struikelen, strompelen |
| totter {n} (unsteady movement) | :: tuimeling, valpartij |
| toucan {n} (Ramphastid) | :: toekan {m} |
| touch {v} (make physical contact with) | :: aanraken, beroeren, raken |
| touch {v} (affect emotionally) | :: raken, roeren, ontroeren |
| touch {n} (style or technique) | :: touché {n} |
| touch {n} (distinguishing feature) | :: detail {n} |
| touch {n} (small amount) | :: tikje |
| touch {n} | :: [1] aanraking {f}, [1,2] contact {n} |
| touched {adj} (moved) | :: ontroerd |
| touching {adj} (provoking sadness and pity) | :: roerend |
| touch screen {n} (input/output device) | :: aanraakscherm {n}, touchscreen {n} |
| touchstone {n} (stone used to test the quality of gold alloys) | :: toetssteen {m} |
| touchstone {n} (standard of comparison or evaluation) | :: maatstaf {m}, toetssteen {m} |
| touch up {v} (make finishing touches) | :: retoucheren |
| touch wood {v} (to make contact with wood or another material to avert bad luck) SEE: knock on wood | :: |
| touch wood {interj} (hopefully; said when touching something wooden) SEE: knock on wood | :: |
| tough {v} (endure) SEE: endure | :: |
| tough {adj} (difficult to chew) | :: taai |
| tough {interj} (lack of sympathy) | :: jammer |
| tough {n} | :: taai, hard, sterk, robuust |
| tough {adj} (stubborn) SEE: stubborn | :: |
| tough {adj} (resilient) SEE: resilient | :: |
| tough out {v} (endure) SEE: endure | :: |
| Toulon {prop} (city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France) | :: Toulon |
| tour {n} (journey) | :: excursie, reis {f}, toer {m} |
| tour {n} (guided visit) | :: rondgang, rondleiding |
| tour {n} | :: rondreis {f}{m} |
| tour {v} (to make a journey) | :: tournee {f} |
| tour de force {n} (Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field) | :: krachttoer {m}, huzarenstuk {n} |
| tour de force {n} | :: krachtdaad {c} |
| Tour de France {prop} (annual long-distance cycling race through France) | :: Ronde van Frankrijk {f}, Tour de France {m} |
| Tourette syndrome {n} (disorder characterized by tics) | :: syndroom van Gilles de la Tourette {n} |
| tourism {n} (the act of travelling or sightseeing) | :: toerisme {n} |
| tourist {n} (someone who travels for pleasure) | :: toerist {m}, toeriste {f} |
| touristic {adj} (catering to tourists) | :: toeristisch |
| tourist trap {n} (establishment encouraging tourists to spend money) | :: toeristenval {m} |
| touristy {adj} (catering to tourists) | :: toeristisch |
| tourmaline {n} (both senses) | :: toermalijn {m} |
| tournament {n} (series of games) | :: toernooi {n}, [Flemish] tornooi {n} |
| tour operator {n} (travel agency) SEE: travel agency | :: |
| tout {v} (To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote) | :: klanten lokken scharrelen, verhandelen, sjacheren, werven, |
| tovarish {n} (comrade) SEE: comrade | :: |
| tow {n} (cable used in towing) | :: sleeptouw {n}, trekkabel {m} |
| tow {n} (bundle of fibers) | :: werk {n}, hede {f} |
| toward {prep} (in the direction of) | :: naar, naartoe |
| towards {prep} (toward) SEE: toward | :: |
| tow bar {n} (a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed) | :: trekhaak {m} |
| towel {n} (cloth used for wiping) | :: handdoek {m} |
| tower {n} (structure) | :: toren {m} |
| tower {n} ((figuratively) any item that is higher than it is wide) | :: toren {m} |
| tower {n} (Tarot card) | :: toren |
| tower {n} | :: toren {m} |
| tower block {n} (tall building) | :: hoogbouw {m} |
| tower of Babel {n} (situation of confusion due to many languages) | :: toren van Babel {m} |
| Tower of Babel {prop} (tower erected at Babel) | :: toren van Babel {m} |
| Tower of London {prop} (a fortress in London) | :: Tower of London |
| Tower of Pisa {prop} (Leaning Tower of Pisa) SEE: Leaning Tower of Pisa | :: |
| tower of strength {n} | :: steun en toeverlaat, rots in de branding |
| tower over {v} (to be considerably taller than) | :: bovenuittorenen |
| tow-haired {adj} (having almost white blond hair) SEE: towheaded | :: |
| towhead {n} | :: vlaskop |
| towheaded {adj} (Having pale blond hair, resembling tow) | :: vlasblond |
| to whom it may concern {phrase} (phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient) | :: voor wie het aangaat |
| to whom this may concern {phrase} (salutation) SEE: to whom it may concern | :: |
| to wit {adv} (namely, specifically) | :: te weten, namelijk |
| towline {n} (A line or rope used for towing a vehicle) | :: sleepkabel {m}, sleeptouw {n} |
| town {n} (settlement) | :: gemeente {f}, stad {f}, nederzetting {f}, tuin {m} |
| town gas {n} (manufactured gas supplied to consumers) | :: stadsgas {n}, lichtgas {n} |
| town hall {n} (a building that houses the local government offices of a town) | :: stadhuis {n}, raadhuis {n}, gemeentehuis {n} |
| townhouse {n} (town hall) SEE: town hall | :: |
| townhouse {n} (row house) SEE: rowhouse | :: |
| township {n} (territory of a town) | :: tuinschap {f} |
| township {n} (area set aside for nonwhite occupation in South Africa) | :: tuinschap {f} |
| town twinning {n} (pairing of towns or cities) | :: partnerstad |
| towpath {n} (path alongside a canal or river) | :: jaagpad {n} |
| towrope {n} (a rope for towing) | :: sleeptouw {n}, sleepkabel {c} |
| tow truck {n} (motor vehicle for towing) | :: takelwagen {m} |
| toxic {adj} (having a harmful chemical nature) | :: giftig, toxisch |
| toxicological {adj} (of or pertaining to toxicology) | :: toxicologisch |
| toxicologist {n} (scientist or physician who speciality is toxicology) | :: toxicoloog {m} |
| toxicology {n} (scientific study of poisons and poisoning) | :: toxicologie {f} |
| toy {n} (something to play with) | :: speelgoed {n} |
| trace {n} (act of tracing) | :: opsporen, nazoeken |
| trace {n} (very small amount) | :: sporen {n-p} |
| trace {n} (one of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn) | :: streng {f} |
| trace {v} (to follow the trail of) | :: opsporen, spoorzoeken |
| trace {v} (to copy onto a sheet of superimposed paper) | :: overtrekken, calqueren |
| trace element {n} (chemical element in an organism’s diet) | :: sporenelement {n} |
| tracer {n} (A piece of ammunition for a firearm that contains magnesium or another flammable substance) | :: tracer, lichtspoormunitie |
| trachea {n} (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) | :: trachee (de), trachea {f}, luchtpijp {m} {f} |
| track {n} (mark left by something that has passed along) | :: spoor {n} |
| track {n} (mark or impression left by the foot) | :: voetspoor {n} |
| track {n} (caterpillar track) SEE: caterpillar track | :: |
| track cycling {n} (Cycling discipline) | :: baanwielrennen {n} |
| track cyclist {n} (1. someone who cycles on a track) | :: baanwielrenner {m}, baanwielrenster {f} |
| track down {v} (to search, hunt) | :: opsporen |
| tracksuit {n} (garment) | :: trainingspak {n} |
| tract {n} (area) | :: gebied {n} |
| tract {n} (series of connected body organs) | :: kanaal {n}, stelsel {n} |
| tractate {n} (treatise) | :: verhandeling |
| traction {n} (act of pulling something along a surface using motive power) | :: aandrijving {f} |
| traction {n} (condition of being so pulled) | :: aandrijving {f} |
| traction {n} (pulling power of an engine or animal) | :: trekkracht {m} {f} |
| traction {n} (adhesive friction of a wheel etc on a surface) | :: tractie {f} |
| tractor {n} (farm vehicle) | :: tractor {m}, trekker {m} |
| tractor beam {n} (science fiction device) | :: trekstraal |
| trade {n} (buying and selling) | :: handel {m} |
| trade {n} (instance of buying or selling) | :: handel {m} |
| trade {n} (skilled practice of an occupation) | :: gilde {m} |
| trade {n} | :: arbeidsmarkt {f} |
| trade {v} (to give in exchange) | :: ruilen |
| trade deficit {n} (negative balance of trade) | :: handelstekort {n} |
| trade fair {n} (exhibition for a particular field) | :: beurs, jaarbeurs {m} {f} |
| trademark {n} (identification of a company's product) | :: handelsmerk {n} |
| trade name {n} (name used to identify a commercial product or service) | :: handelsnaam {m} |
| tradeoff {n} (advantage that necessitates loss) SEE: trade-off | :: |
| trade-off {n} (situation in which one thing must be decreased for another to be increased) | :: compromis {n} |
| trader {n} (one who earns a living by trading) | :: handelaar {m} |
| trade union {n} (organization) | :: vakbond {m} |
| trade wind {n} (steady wind) | :: passaat {m} |
| trading post {n} (place where trading of goods takes place) | :: handelspost {c}, handelsplaats {m} {f} |
| tradition {n} (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) | :: traditie {f} |
| traditional {adj} (of or pertaining to tradition) | :: traditioneel |
| Traditional Chinese {prop} (Chinese written using traditional characters) | :: traditionele Chinees {n} |
| traditionally {adv} (traditional manner) | :: traditioneel |
| traductology {n} (translation studies) SEE: translation studies | :: |
| traffic {n} (pedestrians or vehicles on roads or on the air) | :: verkeer {n} |
| traffic {n} (commercial transportation or exchange of goods) | :: handel {m}, verkeer {n} |
| traffic {n} (illegal trade or exchange of goods, often drugs) | :: zwarte handel {m} |
| traffic {n} (exchange or flux of information, messages or data) | :: verkeer {n} |
| trafficator {n} (blinking light) SEE: indicator | :: |
| traffic cone {n} (cone-shaped marker) | :: verkeerskegel {m}, afzetkegel {m}, pylon {m} |
| traffic jam {n} (situation in which all road traffic is stationary or very slow) | :: opstopping {f}, file {f} |
| trafficking {n} (human trafficking) SEE: human trafficking | :: |
| traffic light {n} (signalling device) | :: verkeerslicht {n}, stoplicht {n} |
| traffic sign {n} (traffic sign) | :: verkeersbord {n} |
| tragedy {n} | :: tragedie |
| tragedy of the commons {n} (tragedy of the commons) | :: tragedie van de meent {f} |
| tragic {adj} (causing great sadness) | :: tragisch |
| tragic {adj} (relating to tragedy) | :: tragisch |
| tragicness {n} (state or quality of being tragic) | :: tragiek |
| trail {n} (track followed by a hunter) | :: spoor |
| trail {n} (route for travel over land) | :: route, pad {n} |
| trailblazer {n} (one that blazes a trail to guide others) | :: wegbereider |
| trailblazing {adj} (resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering) | :: baanbrekend, wegbereidend |
| trailer {n} (vehicle towed behind another, used for carrying equipment) | :: aanhangwagen {m}, aanhanger {m} |
| trailer {n} (in networking: the last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence) | :: aanhangwagen, aanhanger |
| trailer {n} | :: aanhangwagen {m}, aanhanger {m} |
| trail mix {n} (a blend of foods for snacking on the go) | :: studentenhaver {m}, elitehaver {m} |
| train {n} (line of connected cars or carriages) | :: trein {m} |
| train {n} (group of animals, vehicles, or people) | :: karavaan {m}, rij {f}, stoet {m} |
| train {n} (that which is drawn along) | :: sleep {m} |
| train {v} (to practice an ability) | :: trainen, oefenen |
| train {v} (to teach a task) | :: trainen, oefenen |
| train {v} | :: bekwamen |
| train crossing {n} (level crossing) SEE: level crossing | :: |
| trainer {n} (person who trains another; coach) | :: trainer {m}, trainster {f} |
| training {n} (the activity of imparting and acquiring skills) | :: opleiding {f} |
| training ship {n} (training ship) | :: opleidingsschip {n} |
| train of thought {n} (flow of thinking) | :: gedachtegang {m} |
| train of thoughts {n} (train of thought) SEE: train of thought | :: |
| train station {n} (place where trains stop for passengers) SEE: railway station | :: |
| trait {n} (an identifying characteristic, habit or trend) | :: karaktereigenschap |
| traitor {n} (one who violates allegiance and betrays one's country) | :: verrader {m}, verraadster {f}, overloper {m}, overloopster {f} |
| traitor {n} (a betrayer) | :: trouweloze {c} |
| traitor {v} (act the traitor toward) | :: verraden |
| traitor {adj} (traitorous) | :: verraderlijk, verraderlijke |
| Trajan {prop} (the Roman emperor) | :: Trajanus {m} |
| tram {n} (passenger vehicle) | :: tram {m} |
| tram {n} (vehicle for material) | :: wagen {m}, spoorwagen {m}, mijnwagen {m} |
| tramcar {n} (streetcar) SEE: tram | :: |
| tramp {n} (homeless person) | :: vagebond, landloper, zwerver, dakloze |
| tramp {n} (promiscuous woman) | :: hoer {m} {f}, sloerie {f} |
| tramp {v} (to hitchhike) SEE: hitchhike | :: |
| trampoline {n} (gymnastic and recreational device) | :: trampoline {f} |
| tramp stamp {n} (tattoo on a woman's lower back) | :: reetgewei {n} |
| tram stop {n} (stop for trams) | :: tramhalte {f} |
| trance {n} (genre of electronic dance music) | :: trance {c} |
| tranche {v} (slice) SEE: slice | :: |
| tranquil {adj} | :: rustig |
| tranquilize {v} (to use a drug to sedate a person or animal) | :: verdoven |
| tranquillity {n} (the state of being tranquil) | :: rust |
| tranquillity {n} (the absence of disturbance; peacefulness) | :: rust |
| tranquilly {adv} (in a tranquil manner) | :: rustig |
| trans- {prefix} (across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other side of, outside of) | :: trans- |
| transaction {n} | :: transactie |
| Transcaucasia {prop} (region of southwest Asia) SEE: South Caucasus | :: |
| Transcaucasian {adj} (in, from or otherwise relating to Transcaucasia) | :: transkaukasich |
| Transcaucasian {n} (in, from or otherwise relating to Transcaucasia) | :: Transkaukasiër {m} |
| transcend {v} (to pass beyond the limits of something) | :: overstijgen |
| transcendence {n} (the act of surpassing usual limits) | :: overstijging {f}, transcendentie {f} |
| transcendence {n} (the state of being beyond the range of normal perception) | :: overstijging {f}, transcendentie {f} |
| transcendence {n} (the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity) | :: overstijging {f}, transcendentie {f} |
| transcendence {n} (superior excellence; supereminence) | :: overstijging {f}, transcendentie {f} |
| transcendence {n} | :: transcendentie {f} |
| transcendental number {n} (irrational nonalgebraic number) | :: transcendent getal {n} |
| transclude {v} (substitute input) | :: invoegen als sjabloon |
| transcribe {v} (dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text) | :: transcriberen |
| transcription {n} (in linguistics) | :: transcriptie {f} |
| transfer {v} (to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another) | :: overplaatsen, verplaatsen |
| transfer {v} | :: overbrengen |
| transfer {n} | :: overdracht {f} |
| transformation {n} (act of transforming) | :: transformatie {f} |
| transformation {n} | :: transformatie {f}, omvorming {f}, vervorming {f} |
| transfusion {n} (medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another) | :: transfusie {f} |
| transgender {adj} (not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles) | :: transgender |
| transgenic {adj} (genetically modified) | :: transgeen |
| transgression {n} (violation of a law, command or duty) | :: overtreding |
| transhumance {n} (the movement of people with their grazing animals to new pastures) | :: veetrek {m} |
| transhumanism {n} (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) | :: transhumanisme {n} |
| transience {n} (quality of being transient, temporary, brief or fleeting) | :: tijdeijkheid |
| transience {n} (impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying) | :: vergankelijkheid |
| transient {adj} (passing or disappearing with time; transitory) | :: vergankelijk, eindig |
| transient {adj} (remaining for only a brief time) | :: kortstondig |
| transistor {n} (solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals) | :: transistor {m} |
| transit {n} (act of passing over, across, or through something) | :: doortocht {m} |
| transition {n} (process of change from one form, state, style or place to another) | :: overgang {m} |
| transitional {adj} (of or relating to a transition) | :: overgangs-, transitorisch |
| transitional {adj} (temporary; pending the implementation of something new) | :: provisorisch, provisoir, tijdelijk, voorlopig |
| transition metal {n} (transition element) | :: overgangsmetaal {n} |
| transitive {adj} (affected by transference of signification) | :: overdrachtelijk |
| transitive {adj} (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects) | :: overgankelijk, transitief |
| transitive verb {n} (a verb that is accompanied by a direct object) | :: overgankelijk werkwoord {n}, transitief werkwoord {n} |
| transitory {adj} (lasting only a short time) | :: voorbijgaand |
| translatability {n} (property of being translatable; ability to be translated) | :: vertaalbaarheid {f} |
| translatable {adj} (capable of being translated into another language) | :: vertaalbaar |
| translatableness {n} (property of being translatable; ability to be translated) | :: vertaalbaarheid {f} |
| translate {v} (to change text from one language to another) | :: vertalen, [archaic] overzetten |
| translation {n} (act of translating between languages) | :: vertaling {f} |
| translation {n} (result of translating between languages) | :: vertaling {f} |
| translation {n} (of forces in a gearbox) | :: transmissie {f}, overzetting {f} |
| translation {n} (math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation) | :: translatie {f} |
| translation dictionary {n} (dictionary that provides translations between two or more languages) | :: vertaalwoordenboek {n} |
| translation studies {n} (study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting) | :: vertaalwetenschap {f}, vertaalkunde {f} |
| translatology {n} (study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting) SEE: translation studies | :: |
| translator {n} (someone who translates) | :: vertaler {m}, vertaalster {f} |
| translatress {n} (A woman who translates) | :: vertaalster {f} |
| transliterate {v} (to represent letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script) | :: omschrijven, translitereren |
| transliteration {n} (product of transliterating) | :: transliteratie {f} |
| translocation {n} (genetics: transfer of chromosomal segment) | :: translocatie {f} |
| translucent {adj} (allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it) | :: doorschijnend, lichtdoorlatend, verstrooiend |
| trans man {n} (a transgender or transsexual man) | :: transman {m} |
| transmissible {adj} (able to be transmitted) | :: overdraagbaar |
| transmit {v} (to send or convey from someone, some place or something to another) | :: doorgeven |
| transmit {v} (to spread or pass on e.g. a disease or signal) | :: doorgeven |
| transmit {v} (to impart, convey or hand down something by inheritance or heredity) | :: doorgeven |
| transmit {v} (to communicate news or information) | :: doorgeven |
| transmit {v} (to convey energy or force through a mechanism) | :: doorgeven |
| transmit {v} (to send out a signal) | :: uitzenden |
| transmutation {n} (transformation) SEE: transformation | :: |
| transmute {v} (to convert one thing into another) | :: omvormen |
| Transnistria {prop} (Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova) | :: Trans-Nistrië |
| transom {n} (transom window) SEE: transom window | :: |
| transom window {n} (window above a door) | :: bovenlicht |
| transparency {n} (quality of being transparent; transparence) | :: doorzichtigheid {f}, transparantie {f} |
| transparent {adj} (see-through, clear) | :: doorzichtig, transparant |
| transparent {adj} | :: transparant, doorzichtig |
| transpire {v} (to happen, take place) SEE: happen | :: |
| transponder {n} (transceiver that transmits a signal in response to another) | :: transponder {m} |
| transport {v} (carry or bear from one place to another) | :: overbrengen, voeren, vervoeren, transporteren |
| transport {v} (historical: deport to a penal colony) | :: deporteren, wegvoeren |
| transport {v} (move someone to strong emotion) | :: meeslepen, in vervoering brengen, vervoeren |
| transport {n} (act of transporting) | :: vervoer {n}, transport {n} |
| transport {n} (state of being transported by emotion) | :: vervoering {f} |
| transport {n} (vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight) | :: transport {n}, vrachtvoertuig |
| transport {n} (military: vehicle used to transport troops) | :: troepentransport |
| transport {n} (historical: deported convict) | :: strafgevangene |
| transport {n} (public transport) SEE: public transport | :: |
| transportation {n} | :: vervoer |
| transpose {v} (to reverse or change the order of two) | :: verwisselen, omwisselen |
| transrealism {n} (literary mode) | :: transrealisme |
| transsexual {adj} (being a transsexual) | :: transseksueel |
| transsexual {n} (person whose gender identity did not match his/her birth sex, and who therefore is changing or has changed sex) | :: transseksueel |
| transsexualism {n} (transsexuality) SEE: transsexuality | :: |
| transsexuality {n} (the state, condition, or properties of being transsexual) | :: transseksualiteit |
| Transvaal {prop} (region of South Africa) | :: Transvaal {m} |
| transversely {adv} (In a transverse manner) | :: kruiselings, dwars, transversaal |
| transvestite {n} (cross-dresser, see also: cross-dresser) | :: travestiet {m} |
| trans woman {n} (a transgender or transsexual woman) | :: transvrouw {f} |
| Transylvania {prop} (Transylvania) | :: Transsylvanië {n}, Zevenburgen {n} |
| trap {n} (device designed to catch or kill animals) | :: val {m} |
| trap {n} (trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense) | :: val {m} |
| trap {n} (bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe to prevent the escape of noxious gases) | :: waterslot {n}, zwanenhals {m} |
| trap {n} (slang: mouth) | :: klep {f} |
| trap {n} | :: [1,2] val {f}, [8] trapladder {f} |
| trap {v} (to catch in a trap or traps) | :: vangen |
| trapdoor {n} (door set into floor or ceiling) | :: valluik {n}, valdeur {f} |
| trapdoor {n} (similar door on a stage) | :: valluik |
| trapdoor {n} (secret access to a program) | :: achterdeur |
| trapeze {n} (trapezium) SEE: trapezium | :: |
| trapezium {n} (polygon with two parallel sides) | :: trapezium {n} |
| trapezium {n} (polygon with no parallel sides and no equal sides) | :: trapezoïde |
| trapezoid {n} (quadrilateral with two sides parallel) SEE: trapezium | :: |
| trapezoid {n} (quadrilateral with no sides parallel) SEE: trapezium | :: |
| Trappist {n} (a monk or nun of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance) | :: trappist {m} {f} |
| trash {n} (things to be discarded) | :: vuilnis {m}, vuil {n} |
| trash {n} (container) | :: vuilnisbak |
| trash {n} (something of poor quality) | :: prul {m} |
| trash {v} (to beat soundly) | :: kapotmaken, stukslaan |
| trash can {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can | :: |
| trauma {n} (serious injury to the body) | :: trauma {n} |
| trauma {n} (emotional wound) | :: trauma {n} |
| trauma {n} (event) | :: trauma {n} |
| traumatic {adj} (of, caused by, or causing trauma) | :: traumatisch |
| traumatology {n} (branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma) | :: traumatologie |
| travail {n} | :: hard labeur, werkarbeid, barensweeën, beproeving, smart,zielskwelling |
| travail {v} | :: 1. hard zwoegen, slaven, 2. in barensnood verkeren |
| travel {v} (be on a journey) | :: reizen |
| travel {v} (pass from here to there; transmit) | :: reizen, verplaatsen |
| travel {v} (travel throughout) | :: bereizen |
| travel {n} (act of traveling) | :: reis |
| travel agency {n} (company) | :: reisbureau {n} |
| travel agent {n} (travel agency) SEE: travel agency | :: |
| traveler {n} (one who travels) SEE: traveller | :: |
| traveller {n} (one who travels) | :: reiziger {m} |
| travelling salesman problem {n} (mathematical problem) | :: handelsreizigersprobleem |
| travelogue {n} (description of someone's travels) | :: reisverslag {n} |
| travel sickness {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| traverse {v} (to travel across, often under difficult conditions) | :: doorkruisen, doorreizen |
| travesty {n} (A parody or stylistic imitation.) | :: travestie {f} |
| travois {n} (a traditional North American Indian sled) | :: travois {n} |
| trawler {n} (fishing boat) | :: trawler {m} |
| tray {n} (object on which things are carried) | :: dienblad {n} |
| treacherous {adj} (exhibiting treachery) | :: verraderlijk |
| treachery {n} (treason) SEE: treason | :: |
| treacle {n} (molasses or golden syrup) | :: melasse {f} |
| tread {v} (to step on) | :: betreden |
| tread {v} (to beat with one's feet; to trample) | :: stampen, vertrappen |
| treason {n} (crime of betraying one’s country) | :: verraad {n}, hoogverraad {n}, landverraad {n} |
| treason {n} (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) | :: verraad {n} |
| treasure {n} (collection of valuable things) | :: schat {f} |
| treasure {n} (term of endearment) | :: schat {m} |
| treasure chest {n} (the chest that held the royal treasury) | :: schatkist {f} |
| treasure chest {n} (chest filled with treasure) | :: schatkist {f} |
| treasure hunt {n} (search for a treasure (game or real)) | :: schattenjacht {f} |
| treasurer {n} (government official in charge of the Treasury) | :: thesaurier {m} |
| treasurer {n} (head of a corporation's treasury department) | :: penningmeester |
| treasurer {n} (official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organisation) | :: penningmeester, schatmeester {m}, schatbewaarder {m}, quaestor {m}, thesaurier {m} |
| treasury {n} (place where treasure is stored safely) | :: schatkist {f} |
| treasury {n} (place where state or royal money and valuables are stored) | :: schatkist {f} |
| treat {v} (to negotiate) | :: onderhandelen |
| treat {v} (to discourse, conduct a discussion) | :: behandelen, voorstellen |
| treat {v} (to handle a subject in writing or speaking) | :: behandelen |
| treat {v} (to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way) | :: behandelen |
| treat {v} (to entertain with food or drink) | :: trakteren |
| treat {v} (to care for medicinally or surgically) | :: behandelen |
| treat {n} ((obsolete) An entreaty) SEE: entreaty | :: |
| treat {n} ((obsolete) A parley or discussion of terms; a negotiation) SEE: negotiation | :: |
| treatise {n} (systematic discourse on some subject) | :: verhandeling {f}, scriptie |
| treatment {n} (process or manner of treating) | :: behandeling {f} |
| treatment {n} (medical care for an illness or injury) | :: behandeling {f} |
| treatment {n} (preserving or giving particular properties) | :: behandeling {f} |
| treatment {n} | :: behandeling |
| treaty {n} (a binding agreement under international law) | :: verdrag, overeenkomst, traktaat |
| treble {v} (to multiply by three) | :: verdrievoudigen |
| treble clef {n} (music symbol) | :: vioolsleutel, solsleutel {m} |
| trebuchet {n} (trebuchet) | :: slingerarm {m}, slingerblijde |
| tree {proverb} (large woody plant) | :: boom {m} |
| treebank {n} (database of trees) | :: treebank {c}, boombank {f} |
| tree hollow {n} (tree hollow) | :: boomholte {f} |
| treehouse {n} (a house within a tree) | :: boomhut {c} |
| treelike {adj} (Having some characteristics of a tree) | :: boomachtig |
| tree sparrow {n} (Passer montanus) | :: ringmus {f} |
| tree trunk {n} (the main structural member of a tree) | :: stam {m}, boomstam {m} |
| trema {n} (the diacritical mark) SEE: diaeresis | :: |
| tremble {v} (to shake) | :: beven |
| tremendous {adj} (awe-inspiring) | :: ontzagwekkend |
| tremendous {adj} (extremely large (in amount, extent, degree etc.) or great; enormous; extraordinary) | :: geweldig |
| tremulous {adj} (timid, hesitant) | :: bevend |
| trench {n} (long, narrow ditch or hole) | :: loopgraaf {m} |
| trench {n} (military excavation) | :: loopgraaf {f} |
| trench binoculars {n} (scissor binoculars) SEE: scissor binoculars | :: |
| trench coat {n} (military-style raincoat) | :: lange jas |
| trencher-man {n} (person who eats a substantial amount) | :: slokop {m} |
| trench foot {n} (medical condition) | :: loopgravenvoeten {m-p} |
| trend {n} (A fad) | :: trend, rage |
| trepan {v} (trick) | :: foppen, beetnemen |
| trepanation {n} (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) | :: schedeltrepanatie {f} |
| trepang {n} (sea cucumber) SEE: sea cucumber | :: |
| trepidation {n} (fearful state) | :: opwinding ,ongerustheid |
| trespass {n} (law) | :: huisvredebreuk {f} |
| trespass {v} | :: schenden |
| trespass {n} (sin) SEE: sin | :: |
| trestle {n} | :: schraag, zaagbok |
| tretrigintillion {num} (10102, see also: septendecillion) | :: septendeciljoen |
| trial {n} (chance to test something out) | :: proef {c}, test {c} |
| trial {n} (appearance at judicial court) | :: rechtzaak {c}, proces {n} |
| trial {n} (difficult experience) | :: beproeving {f}, bezoeking {f} |
| trial {v} (to carry out a series of tests on a new product) | :: testen |
| trial {adj} (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) | :: trialis |
| trial balloon {n} (idea, suggestion, etc., offered to test whether it generates acceptance or interest) | :: proefballon {m} |
| trialogue {n} (discourse or colloquy by three people) | :: trialoog {m} |
| trialogue {n} (meeting (European Union)) | :: trialoog {m}, triloog {m} |
| triangle {n} (polygon) | :: driehoek |
| triangle {n} (percussion instrument) | :: triangel {m} |
| triangle {n} (love triangle) SEE: love triangle | :: |
| triangle wave {n} (function or waveform that alternately ramps linearly upwards and then downwards) | :: driehoeksgolf {f}, driehoek {m} |
| triangular {adj} (shaped like a triangle) | :: driehoekig |
| triangular {adj} | :: driehoekig |
| tribal chief {n} (the chief of a tribe) | :: stamhoofd {n} |
| tribe {n} (group of people) | :: stam {m} |
| triboluminescence {n} (production of light) | :: triboluminescentie {f} |
| tribulation {n} (adversity) | :: beproeving {f} |
| tribunal {n} (assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business) | :: tribunaal {n} |
| tributary {n} (stream which flows into a larger one) | :: zijrivier {m} {f} |
| tributary {n} (nation, state etc.) | :: vazalstaat {m} |
| tributary {adj} (subordinate, inferior) SEE: subordinate | :: |
| tribute {n} (payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord) | :: afdracht {f} |
| tricameralism {n} (tricameralism) | :: driekamerstelsel |
| trice {v} (to pull, to pull out or away, to pull sharply, see also: pull) | :: slepen, optrekken |
| trice {v} (to haul or hoist and tie up) | :: ophalen (nautical), optrekken |
| trice {n} (very short time) | :: oogwenk {m} |
| trichotillomania {n} (disorder) | :: trichotillomanie {f}, TTM {f} |
| trickery {n} (underhanded behavior) | :: bedriegerij {f} |
| trickle {v} (to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously) | :: druppelen |
| trick of the trade {n} (techniques learned from job experience) | :: kneepjes van het vak {p}, klappen van de zweep {n} |
| trick question {n} (misleading question) | :: strikvraag {f} |
| trickster {n} (fraud) SEE: fraud | :: |
| tricky {adj} (hard to deal with) | :: netelig, netelige |
| tricky {adj} (adept at using deception) | :: listig, listige |
| tricolor {adj} (having three colors) | :: driekleurig |
| tricolour {n} (A flag with three stripes of different colours) | :: driekleur {m}, nationale driekleur {m} |
| tricycle {n} (cycle with three wheels) | :: driewieler {m} |
| trident {n} (three-pronged spear) | :: drietand {m} |
| tridental {adj} (having three prongs or tines) | :: drietandig |
| triduan {adj} (lasting three days) | :: driedaags |
| triduan {adj} (happening every third day) | :: driedagelijks |
| trifle {n} (dessert) | :: puddingtaart |
| trifle {n} (insignificant amount) | :: onbelangrijke hoeveelheid, aalmoes, een beetje |
| trifle {n} (thing of little importance or worth) | :: bagatel, zever, minnetjes, onbenulligheid |
| trigger {v} (to fire a weapon) | :: afvuren, vuren |
| trigger {v} (to initiate something) | :: initiëren, activeren, ontketenen |
| trigger finger {n} (forefinger) SEE: forefinger | :: |
| trigger guard {n} (A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge) | :: trekkerbeugel {m} |
| trigger-happy {adj} (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly) | :: schietgraag |
| trigintillion {num} (1093) | :: quindeciljard |
| trilemma {n} (circumstance in which a choice must be made between three options) | :: trilemma |
| trill {n} (rapid alternation of notes) | :: triller {m} |
| trillion {num} (a million million, 1012, see also: billion) | :: biljoen {n} |
| trillion {num} (a million million million, 1018, see also: quintillion) | :: triljoen {n} |
| trilogy {n} (collection of three works) | :: trilogie {f}, drieluik {n} |
| trimaran {n} (type of boat) | :: trimaran {m} |
| trinal {adj} (having three parts, triple) SEE: tripartite | :: |
| Trinidad and Tobago {prop} (country) | :: Trinidad en Tobago |
| Trinitarian {adj} (believing in the Trinity) | :: drievuldigheidachtig |
| trinity {n} (group or set of three people or things) | :: drie-eenheid {f}, drievuldigheid {f} |
| Trinity {prop} (Christianity: three persons of the Godhead) | :: drievuldigheid {f} |
| Trinity Monday {prop} (monday after Trinity Sunday) | :: Drievuldigheidsmaandag {m} |
| Trinity Sunday {prop} (Sunday after Whitsunday) | :: Trinitatis |
| trinket {n} (a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry) | :: kleinood |
| trinket {n} (a mere trifle) | :: prullaria, snuisterij |
| trio {n} (a piece of music written for three musicians) | :: trio {n} |
| trio {n} (passage in the middle of minuet) | :: trio {n} |
| trio {n} | :: trio {n} |
| trip {n} (journey) | :: tocht {m}, reis {m} {f} |
| trip {v} (fall over or stumble over an object) | :: struikelen |
| tripartite {adj} (in three parts) | :: driedelig |
| tripe {n} (stomach lining of animal for food) | :: pens {f} |
| tripe {n} (entrails) | :: ingewanden {p} |
| tripedal {adj} (having three legs) SEE: three-legged | :: |
| triphthong {n} (monosyllabic vowel combination involving movement from one vowel to another) | :: drieklank {m}, triftong {m} {f} |
| triplane {n} (airplane that has three pairs of wings) | :: driedekker {m} |
| triple {adj} (three times the quantity) | :: drievoudig, driedubbel |
| triple {v} (to multiply by three) | :: verdrievoudigen |
| triplet {n} (group of three) | :: trio |
| triplet {n} (one of three siblings born at the same time of the same mother) | :: drieling {m} |
| triplet {n} ((music): group of three notes played in place of two) | :: triool {m} {f} |
| tripod {n} (a three-legged stand or mount) | :: statief {n}, driepoot {m} |
| Tripoli {prop} (capital of Libya) | :: Tripoli {n} |
| triptote {n} (a noun which has only three cases) | :: triptoot {m} |
| triptych {n} (art: a picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges) | :: drieluik, triptiek |
| trip up {v} (make a mistake) | :: in de fout gaan |
| trip up {v} (cause to commit an error) | :: tot een fout verleiden |
| tripwire {n} (a passive triggering mechanism) | :: struikeldraad, valstrik |
| triquetra {n} (shape formed of three vesica piscis) | :: triquetra |
| triskaidekaphobia {n} (fear or dislike of the number 13) | :: triskaidekafobie, triscaidecafobie |
| Tristan {prop} (male given name) | :: Tristan |
| trisyllabic {adj} (having three syllables) | :: drielettergrepig, trisyllabisch |
| trite {adj} (used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed) | :: versleten, afgezaagd, banaal |
| tritium {n} (radioactive isotope of hydrogen) | :: tritium |
| triton {n} (tritium nucleus) | :: triton {m}, tritiumkern {m} |
| Triton {prop} (god of the sea) | :: Triton {m} |
| Triton {prop} (seventh moon of Neptune) | :: Triton |
| triumph {n} (conclusive success; victory; conquest) | :: triomf |
| triumph {n} | :: triomf |
| triumph {v} (to prevail over rivals) | :: triomferen |
| triumph {v} | :: zegevieren |
| triumph {n} (trump card) SEE: trump | :: |
| triumphal arch {n} (monumental arch that commemorates a victory) | :: triomfboog {m} |
| triumphant {adj} (celebrating victory) | :: triomfant |
| triumvirate {n} (a ruling group of three) | :: triumviraat, driemanschap |
| trivia {n} (quiz) SEE: quiz | :: |
| trivia {n} (insignificant trifles of little importance) | :: trivia |
| trivial {adj} | :: onbeduidend |
| troak {v} (exchange goods or services without involving money) | :: ruilen |
| troglodyte {n} (member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves) | :: holbewoner {m}, holenmens {m} [rare] |
| trogon {n} (species of bird) | :: trogon |
| troika {n} (carriage) | :: trojka {?} |
| troika {n} (group of three) SEE: triumvirate | :: |
| Trojan {n} (computer malware) SEE: Trojan horse | :: |
| Trojan {n} (person from Troy) | :: Trojaan {m} |
| Trojan {adj} (relating to the city Troy) | :: Trojaans |
| Trojan horse {prop} (epic wooden horse) | :: paard van Troje {n}, Trojaans paard {n} |
| Trojan War {prop} (mythological war) | :: Trojaanse oorlog {m} |
| troll {n} (supernatural being) | :: trol {m} |
| troll {v} (internet: to attempt to lure others into combative argument) | :: trollen |
| troll {v} (internet: to incite anger) | :: trollen |
| troll {n} (instance of trolling) | :: lokaas |
| troll {n} (person who provokes others) | :: trol {m} |
| troll {v} (to saunter) SEE: saunter | :: |
| troll {v} (to trundle) SEE: trundle | :: |
| trolley {n} (hand truck) SEE: hand truck | :: |
| trolley bus {n} (bus powered via overhead electric cables) | :: trolleybus {m} |
| trollop {n} (woman of a vulgar and discourteous disposition) | :: slet {f} |
| trollop {n} (strumpet) | :: slet {f}, hoer {f} |
| trombone {n} (a musical instrument in the brass family) | :: trombone {c} |
| Tromsø {prop} (municipality in Norway) | :: Tromsø |
| troops {n} (military personnel in uniform) | :: troepen {m-p} |
| trope {n} (art, literature: something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature) | :: troop {f} |
| trope {n} (rhetoric: figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning) | :: troop {f}, figuurlijke uitdrukking |
| trope {n} (music: short cadence at the end of the melody) | :: troop {f} |
| trope {n} (music, Judaism: cantillation pattern or mark) | :: troop {f} |
| trope {n} (music, Roman Catholicism: phrase or verse added to the Mass) | :: troop {f} |
| trope {v} (to use a trope) | :: een troop gebruiken, van een troop voorzien |
| tropic {adj} (tropical) SEE: tropical | :: |
| tropic {n} (either of the two parallels) | :: keerkring {m} |
| Tropic {n} (one of the two Tropics) SEE: tropic | :: |
| tropical {adj} (dated: metaphorical, figurative) SEE: figurative | :: |
| tropical {adj} | :: tropisch |
| tropical cyclone {n} ((broad sense)) | :: tropische cycloon {m} |
| tropical depression {n} (region of low pressure) | :: tropische depressie {f} |
| tropical rainforest {n} (forest) | :: tropisch regenwoud |
| tropical storm {n} | :: tropische storm {m} |
| Tropic of Cancer {prop} (the parallel of latitude 23°30′ north of the equator) | :: Kreeftskeerkring {m} |
| Tropic of Capricorn {prop} (parallel of latitude 23°30' S) | :: Steenbokskeerkring {m} |
| troposphere {n} (lower levels of the atmosphere) | :: troposfeer {m} {f} |
| trot {n} (toddler) SEE: toddler | :: |
| troth {n} (truth) SEE: truth | :: |
| Trotskyism {n} (left-wing political philosophy named after Leon Trotsky) | :: trotskisme {n} |
| Trotskyist {n} (a supporter of Trotskyism) SEE: Trotskyite | :: |
| Trotskyite {n} (an advocate of the communist doctrines of Leon Trotsky) | :: trotskist {m} |
| Trotskyite {adj} (pertaining to Trotskyism) | :: trotskistisch |
| trouble {n} (distressful or dangerous situation) | :: zorg, moeilijkheid, moeite, last |
| trouble {n} | :: last, zorg, probleem {n} |
| troublemaker {n} (one who causes trouble, especially deliberately) | :: lastverkoper {m} |
| trough {n} (a long, narrow, open container for feeding animals) | :: trog {m} |
| trough {n} | :: trog |
| trounce {v} (to beat severely, see also: thrash) | :: afranselen |
| trounce {v} (to beat thoroughly, to defeat heavily) | :: verpletteren |
| trounce {v} (to chastise or punish physically or verbally) | :: kastijden |
| trounce {v} (to punish by bringing a lawsuit against, see also: sue) | :: aanklagen |
| trouser {v} (to pocket) SEE: pocket | :: |
| trouser press {n} (appliance to smooth wrinkles from trousers) | :: broekpers, broekenpers |
| trousers {n} (article of clothing for the lower body) SEE: pants | :: |
| trousseau {n} (bridal clothes) | :: uitzet |
| trout {n} (fish) | :: forel {m} |
| trouvère {n} (a lyric poet using the Northern langue d'oïl) | :: trouvère {m} |
| trowel {n} (mason's tool) | :: troffel {m}, truweel {n} |
| trowel {n} (scoop-like gardening tool) | :: tuinschep |
| trowel {v} (to apply with a trowel) | :: troffelen |
| trowel machine {n} (machine used to smooth a mould surface) | :: vlindermachine {f} |
| Troy {prop} (an ancient city) | :: Troje {n} |
| truancy {n} (the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties) | :: spijbelen, schoolverzuim {n} |
| truant {adj} (Describing one who is truant, absent without permission) | :: spijbelend |
| truant {n} (One who is absent without permission) | :: spijbelaar {m}, verzuimen |
| truce {n} (a period of time in which no fighting takes place) | :: wapenstilstand {m}, staakt-het-vuren {n} |
| Trucial States {prop} (Trucial Oman) | :: Verdragsstaten, Verdragskust |
| truck {v} (trade) SEE: trade | :: |
| truck {n} (vehicle designed for carrying cargo) | :: vrachtauto {m}, vrachtwagen {m}, camion {m} |
| truck {n} (wagon) SEE: wagon | :: |
| truculent {adj} (eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict) | :: twistziek, vechtlustig |
| truculently {adv} (with aggression) | :: woest, vijandig |
| trudge {v} (to walk wearily with heavy, slow steps) | :: sloffen |
| true {adj} (concurring with a given set of facts) | :: echt, waar |
| true {adj} (A state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result) | :: waar |
| true {adj} (Loyal, faithful) | :: trouw |
| true {adj} (Genuine) | :: echt |
| true {adj} (Legitimate) | :: waar |
| true {v} (straighten) | :: rechttrekken, rechtzetten |
| true bug {n} (any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and in particular of the suborder Heteroptera) | :: wants {m} |
| true seal {n} (earless seal) SEE: earless seal | :: |
| true to life {adj} (having the same dimensions as the original) | :: levensecht, waarheidsgetrouw |
| truffle {n} (tuber) | :: truffel |
| truism {n} (self-evident or obvious truth) | :: gemeenplaats {f} |
| truly {adv} (honestly, genuinely) | :: waarlijk, oprecht |
| trumeau {n} (pillar) | :: trumeau {m} |
| trump {n} (suit that outranks all others) | :: troef |
| trump {n} (playing card of that suit) | :: troef |
| trump {n} (something that gives one an advantage) | :: troef |
| trump {v} (to play a trump on a card of another suit) | :: overtroeven |
| trump card {n} (trump) SEE: trump | :: |
| trumpet {n} (brass instrument) | :: trompet {f} |
| trumpet {v} (play the instrument) | :: trompet spelen |
| trumpeter {n} (person who plays the trumpet) | :: trompettist {m} |
| trumpeter {n} (trumpeter pigeon) | :: trommelduif {m} {f} |
| trumpeter pigeon {n} (trumpeter pigeon (Columba livia domestica)) | :: trommelduif {m} {f} |
| trumpeter swan {n} (Cygnus buccinator) | :: trompetzwaan {f} |
| truncate {v} (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it) | :: afhakken, afkappen |
| truncate {v} (shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (or leading) digits; to chop) | :: afronden naar beneden |
| truncated icosahedron {n} (polyhedron) | :: afgeknotte icosaëder {m} |
| trundle {n} (small wheel) | :: rolwieltje |
| trundle {v} (to wheel or roll, esp. by pushing) | :: kruien, karren, voortrollen |
| trundle {n} (low bed on wheels) SEE: trundle bed | :: |
| trundle bed {n} (low bed under a higher bed) | :: uitschuifbed, bed op wieltjes |
| trunk {n} (tree trunk) | :: stam {m} |
| trunk {n} (large suitcase or chest) | :: koffer {m} |
| trunk {n} (extended nasal organ of an elephant) | :: slurf {m} |
| trunk {n} (luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car) | :: koffer {m}, laadruimte {m}, kofferbak {m} |
| trunk {n} (torso) SEE: torso | :: |
| trunk {n} (swimming trunks) SEE: swimming trunks | :: |
| truss {v} (to tie up a bird before cooking it) | :: opbinden |
| truss bridge {n} (bridge) | :: vakwerkbrug {f} |
| trust {n} (confidence in or reliance on some person or quality) | :: vertrouwen |
| trust {n} (confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit) | :: vertrouwen |
| trust {n} (the confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another) | :: vertrouwen |
| trust {n} | :: vertrouwen hebben in |
| trust {v} (to place confidence in) | :: vertrouwen |
| trustee {n} (person to whom property is legally committed in trust) | :: mandataris, beheerder |
| trustworthiness {n} (the state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable) | :: betrouwbaarheid {f} |
| trustworthy {adj} (reliable) | :: betrouwbaar |
| truth {n} (state or quality of being true to someone or something) | :: oprechtheid {f}, eerlijkheid {f} |
| truth {n} (pledge of loyalty or faith) | :: eed {m} |
| truth {n} (conformity to fact or reality) | :: waarheid {f}, echtheid {f} |
| truth {n} (true facts) | :: waarheid {f}, werkelijkheid {f} |
| truth {n} (that which is real) | :: werkelijkheid {f}, waarheid {f} |
| truth {n} (something acknowledged to be true) | :: waarheid {f} |
| truth be told {interj} (when admitting something one might otherwise lie about) | :: eerlijk gezegd |
| truthiness {n} (superficial or asserted truthfulness) | :: waarheidigheid |
| truth or dare {n} (game where players perform a dare or answer a question) | :: waarheid of durven |
| try {v} (to attempt) | :: proberen, [formally] trachten, pogen |
| try {v} (to make an experiment) | :: proberen, uitproberen |
| try {v} (to work on something) | :: proberen |
| try {v} (to put to test) | :: uitproberen, toetsen |
| try {v} (to taste, sample, etc) | :: proeven |
| try {v} (to put on trial) | :: berechten |
| try {v} | :: proberen |
| try out {v} (to test something) | :: uitproberen |
| try square {n} (tool used to measure if a piece of wood is at a right angle) | :: winkelhaak {m} |
| tryst {n} (prearranged meeting, now especially between lovers) | :: rendez-vous, afspraak, |
| tsar {n} (an emperor) | :: tsaar |
| tsarina {n} (empress or wife of a tsar) | :: tsarina {f} |
| tsaritsa {n} (tsarina) SEE: tsarina | :: |
| T-shirt {n} (type of shirt) | :: T-shirt {n} |
| Tsonga {n} (person) | :: Shangaan {c} |
| Tsonga {prop} (language) | :: Tsonga |
| tsunami {n} (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean) | :: tsunami {m}, vloedgolf {m} |
| tsuris {n} (problems or troubles) | :: sores {c}, problemen {p} |
| TTBOMK {adv} (to one's knowledge) | :: voor zo ver ik weet |
| tub {n} (bathtub) SEE: bathtub | :: |
| tuba {n} (a large brass musical instrument) | :: tuba {m} |
| tube {n} (a pipe) | :: buis {f} |
| tube {n} (cylindrical container) | :: koker {m} |
| tuber {n} (fleshy underground stem) | :: knol |
| tubercular {adj} (pertaining to tuberculosis) | :: tuberculeus |
| tuberculosis {n} (infectious disease) | :: tuberculose, tering, tbc |
| tuck {n} (short sword) SEE: rapier | :: |
| tucker {n} (slang: food) SEE: grub | :: |
| Tuesday {n} (day of the week) | :: dinsdag {m} |
| tufa {n} (volcanic rock) SEE: tuff | :: |
| tufa {n} (calcareous deposit of lime found near hot springs) | :: kalktuf {m} {n} |
| tuff {n} (a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash) | :: tufsteen |
| tuft {n} (bunch) | :: pluk {m}, bundel {m} |
| tuft {n} (clump of trees) | :: bosje {n}, bomengroep {m} |
| tuft {v} (form into tufts) | :: bundelen |
| tufted antshrike {n} (passerine bird of the antibird family) | :: kuifmierklauwier |
| tufted duck {n} (species of duck) | :: kuifeend |
| tufted puffin {n} (Fratercula cirrhata) | :: kuifpapegaaiduiker |
| tufted titmouse {n} (Baeolophus bicolor) | :: tweekleurige mees |
| tug {v} (to pull with great effort) | :: trekken |
| tug {v} (to pull repeatedly) | :: rukken |
| tug {v} (to tow by tugboat) | :: slepen |
| tug {n} (tugboat) SEE: tugboat | :: |
| tugboat {n} (small, powerful boat) | :: sleepboot {m}, sleper {m} |
| tughra {n} (signature of an Ottoman sultan) | :: tughra |
| tug of war {n} (game) | :: getouwtrek {n} |
| tuition {n} (sum of money paid for instruction) | :: toelage {f}, studietoelage {f} |
| tuition {n} (training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor) | :: bijscholing {f}, bijles {f} |
| Tula {prop} (city) | :: Toela |
| tulip {n} (plant) | :: tulp {f} |
| tumble {v} (to fall end over end) | :: tuimelen |
| tumbler {n} (acrobat) SEE: acrobat | :: |
| tumbleweed {n} (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind) | :: tuimelkruid, stepperoller {m} |
| tumescence {n} (swelling due to presence of fluid) | :: zwelling {f} |
| tumescence {n} (swollen organ) | :: zwelling {f} |
| tumor {n} (oncology, pathology: an abnormal growth) | :: tumor {m}, gezwel {n} |
| tumour {n} (tumor) SEE: tumor | :: |
| tumult {n} (noise as made by a crowd) | :: tumult {n} |
| tumult {n} (riot or uprising) | :: tumult {n}, oproer {n} |
| tumultuous {adj} (characterized by loud, confused noise) | :: rumoerig |
| tumultuous {adj} (causing or characterized by tumult) | :: rumoerig |
| tumulus {n} (mound of earth) | :: grafheuvel {m} |
| tuna {n} (fish) | :: tonijn {m} |
| tundra {n} (flat treeless arctic region) | :: toendra |
| tune {n} | :: deun {m}, wijs {f} {m} |
| tune {v} (to adjust a musical instrument) | :: afstemmen, stemmen |
| tungsten {n} (chemical element) | :: wolfraam {n} |
| Tungusic {adj} (of or pertaining to these languages) | :: Toengoezisch |
| tuning fork {n} (fork-shaped object which emits a tone) | :: stemvork |
| Tunis {prop} (capital of Tunisia) | :: Tunis |
| Tunisia {prop} (Republic of Tunisia) | :: Tunesië |
| Tunisian {n} (person from Tunisia) | :: Tunesiër {m}, Tunesische {f} |
| Tunisian {adj} (pertaining to Tunisia) | :: Tunesisch |
| tunnel {n} (an underground or underwater passage) | :: tunnel {m} |
| tup {v} (fuck) SEE: fuck | :: |
| tup {n} (ram) SEE: ram | :: |
| tu quoque {n} (argument) | :: tu quoque, jij-bak |
| turban {n} (man's head-dress) | :: tulband |
| turbid {adj} (having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear) | :: troebel |
| turbojet {n} (type of jet engine) | :: turbojet |
| turboprop {n} (type of gas-turbine aircraft engine) | :: turboprop |
| turboshaft {n} (gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft) | :: turboshaft |
| turbot {n} (Scophthalmus maximus) | :: tarbot |
| turbulence {n} (disturbance in gas, fluid) | :: turbulentie |
| turbulent {adj} | :: woelig, wild |
| turd {n} (piece of solid feces) | :: drol {m} |
| turf {n} (a layer of earth covered with grass; sod) | :: grasveld {n}, gazon {n} |
| turf {n} (a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn) | :: graszode {m} {f} |
| turf {n} (a piece of peat used as fuel) | :: turf {m} |
| turf {n} (a racetrack; or the sport of racing horse) | :: renbaan {m} {f} |
| turgid {adj} (distended beyond natural state) | :: gezwollen, opgezwollen |
| turgid {adj} (pompous or bombastic) | :: gezwollen, wollig |
| Turin {prop} (province) | :: Turijn |
| Turin {prop} (city) | :: Turijn |
| Turk {n} (a person from Turkey) | :: Turk {m}, Turkse {f} |
| Turk {n} (Muslim) SEE: Muslim | :: |
| turkey {n} (bird) | :: kalkoen {m} |
| Turkey {prop} (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) | :: Turkije |
| turkey-chick {n} (young turkey) | :: kalkoenkuiken {n} |
| turkeycock {n} | :: kalkoenhaan {m}, mannelijke kalkoen {f} |
| turkey-hen {n} (female turkey) | :: kalkoenhen {f}, vrouwelijke kalkoen {f} |
| Turkic {adj} (of or relating to this language group or the people who speak it) | :: Turks |
| Turkish {n} (official language of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) | :: Turks {n} |
| Turkish {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language) | :: Turks {n} |
| Turkish bath {n} (establishment) | :: hamam {m} |
| Turkish delight {n} (confection) | :: Turks fruit {n} |
| Turkish pizza {n} (meal made from Turkish bread) | :: turkse pizza {f} |
| Turkman {n} (person from Turkmenistan) | :: Turkmeen {m}, Turkmeense {f} |
| Turkmen {n} (language spoken in Turkmenistan) | :: Turkmeens {n} |
| Turkmen {adj} (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) | :: Turkmeens |
| Turkmen {n} (Turkman) SEE: Turkman | :: |
| Turkmenistan {prop} (Central Asian country) | :: Turkmenistan |
| Turkmenistani {adj} (person of Turkmen origin) SEE: Turkmen | :: |
| Turkology {n} (discipline studying Turkic peoples) | :: Turkologie |
| Turks and Caicos Islands {prop} (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) | :: Turks- en Caicoseilanden |
| turmeric {n} (spice) | :: koenjit {m} {f}, kurkuma {m} |
| turmeric {n} (dye) | :: kurkuma, koenjit |
| turn {v} (move around an axis through itself) | :: draaien |
| turn {v} (change the direction or orientation of (something)) | :: draaien |
| turn {v} (change one's direction of travel) | :: afslaan |
| turn {v} (become) | :: worden |
| turn {v} (rebel) | :: zich keren tegen |
| turn {v} (of leaves, to change color in autumn) | :: verkleuren |
| turn {n} (change of direction or orientation) | :: draai, bocht (in traffic) |
| turn {n} (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation) | :: omwenteling |
| turn {n} (single loop of a coil) | :: winding |
| turn {n} (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others) | :: beurt |
| turn {n} (one's chance to make a move in a game) | :: beurt |
| turn {n} (poker, obsolete: flop) SEE: flop | :: |
| turn a blind eye {v} (to ignore or deliberately overlook) | :: door de vingers zien |
| turn around {v} (to physically rotate horizontally 360 degrees) | :: omdraaien |
| turn around {v} | :: zich omkeren |
| turn back {v} (to turn back, retreat) SEE: return | :: |
| turn in {v} | :: inleveren |
| turning circle {n} (of a road vehicle) | :: draaicirkel {m} |
| turning point {n} (decisive point) | :: keerpunt {n} |
| turn into {v} (intransitive: become) | :: overgaan |
| turnip {n} (white root of Brassica rapa) | :: raap {m}, knolraap {m} |
| turnip greens {n} (leaves of the turnip plant) | :: raapstelen {m-p} |
| turnkey {adj} (ready to use without further assembly) | :: kant-en-klaar |
| turn off {v} (switch off appliance or light) | :: uitzetten, uitschakelen [switch off device or appliance], uitdoen [light] |
| turn off {v} (rotate a tap or valve to stop outflow) | :: dichtdraaien |
| turn of the century {n} (beginning or end of a certain century) | :: eeuwwisseling {f} |
| turn of the year {n} (end of one year and beginning of the next) | :: jaarwisseling {n} |
| turn on {v} (to set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve) | :: opendraaien |
| turn on {v} ((transitive) to activate an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.) | :: inschakelen; aanzetten [device, apparatus]; aandoen [light] |
| turn on {v} ((intransitive) to power up) | :: inschakelen, aangaan |
| turn out {v} (to result; end up) | :: uitvallen, resulteren, een uitkomst hebben |
| turn out {v} (to attend; show up) | :: opdagen |
| turn out {v} (to produce; make) | :: produceren, maken |
| turnout {n} (number of people who attend or participate in an event) | :: opkomst {f} |
| turn over {v} (to transfer) SEE: transfer | :: |
| turnover {n} (sales transacted) | :: omzet {m}, zakencijfer {n} |
| turnover {n} (rate of change or replacement) | :: omzet, verloop {n} |
| turnover {n} (act of overturning something) | :: omdraaiing {f}, omdraaien {n} |
| turnpike {n} (toll road) | :: tolweg {m} |
| turn signal {n} (turn signal) SEE: indicator | :: |
| turnstile {n} (rotating mechanical device) | :: tourniquet, draaihek {n}, draaikruis {n} |
| turntable {n} (circular rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console) | :: draaitafel {m} {f} |
| turntable {n} (record player, see also: record player) | :: draaitafel {m} {f}, pick-up {m}, platendraaier {m}, platenspeler {m} |
| turn the tables {v} (To reverse a situation so that the advantage has shifted) | :: de kansen keren |
| turn the tide {v} (to make a change) | :: het tij keren |
| turn turtle {v} (to fail, go belly up) SEE: fail | :: |
| turpentine {n} (volatile essential oil) | :: terpentijn {m} |
| turquoise {n} (gemstone) | :: turkoois |
| turquoise {n} (colour) | :: turkoois, turkooise |
| turquoise {adj} (having a pale greenish-blue colour) | :: turkoois {n} |
| turret {n} (a little tower) | :: hoektoren {m}, geschuttoren {m}, hoektorentje {n}, geschuttorentje {n} |
| turret {n} (a movable building) | :: belegeringstoren {m} |
| turret {n} (a revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates) | :: geschutskoepel {m}, pantserkoepel {m} |
| turtle {n} (land or marine reptile with a shell) | :: schildpad {f} |
| turtle {n} (turtle dove) SEE: turtle dove | :: |
| turtle dove {n} (bird in the genus Streptopelia) | :: tortelduif {f} {m}, tortel {f} {m} |
| turtleneck {n} (high, close-fitting collar rolled up) | :: rolkraag {m}, col {m} |
| turtleneck {n} (turtleneck sweater) | :: rolkraagtrui {f}, coltrui {f} |
| Tuscan {adj} (of or relating to Tuscany or its inhabitants) | :: Toscaans |
| Tuscany {prop} (region in Italy) | :: Toscane |
| tusk {n} (pointed tooth) | :: slagtand {m}, stoottand {m} |
| tussis {n} (cough) SEE: cough | :: |
| tussock {n} (tuft or clump of grass or verdure) | :: pol {f}, graspol {f} |
| Tutankhamon {prop} (Egyptian Pharaoh) | :: Toetanchamon {m}, Toetankhamon {m} |
| tutelary deity {n} (minor protective or otherwise helpful deity) | :: beschermgod {m} |
| tutor {n} (one who teaches another) | :: studiebegeleider, mentor, privé-leraar |
| tutorial {n} (self-paced learning exercise) | :: snelcursus {m}, tutorial {m}, handleiding {f} |
| tutti-frutti {n} (variety of ice cream) | :: tuttifrutti {m} {n} |
| tutu {n} (ballet skirt) | :: tutu {m} |
| Tuvalu {prop} (country in Oceania) | :: Tuvalu |
| Tuzla {prop} (a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina) | :: Tuzla |
| TV {n} (abbreviation for television) | :: tv {f}, teevee {f} |
| TV {n} (abbreviation for transvestite) | :: travo {m} |
| TV guide {n} (television listing) | :: televisiegids, tv-gids |
| TV movie {n} (movie made for television) | :: televisiefilm {m} |
| TV series {n} (series) SEE: series | :: |
| twaddle {n} (Empty or silly idle talk or writing) | :: onzin |
| twat {n} (vulgar slang, vagina) | :: kut {f} |
| tweak {n} (promiscuous person) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| tweak {v} (to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.) | :: trekken, draaien, knijpen |
| tweak {n} (a slight adjustment or modification) | :: bijstelling |
| tweed {n} (coarse woolen fabric) | :: tweed {n} |
| tweet {n} (sound) | :: twiet |
| tweet {v} (internet: to post an update to Twitter) | :: twitteren, tweeten |
| tweezers {n} (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) | :: pincet |
| twelfth {adj} (ordinal form of twelve) | :: twaalfde |
| Twelfth cake {n} (cake eaten on Twelfth Night) SEE: king cake | :: |
| twelve {num} (cardinal number 12) | :: twaalf |
| twelveth {adj} (twelfth) SEE: twelfth | :: |
| twelve-tone technique {n} (system of musical composition) | :: dodecafonie |
| twenties {n} (the decade of the 1920s) | :: jaren twintig {n-p}, jaren 20 {n-p}, jaren 1920 {n-p} |
| twentieth {adj} (ordinal form of twenty, see also: 20th) | :: twintigste |
| twenty {num} (cardinal number) | :: twintig {f} |
| twenty-eight {num} (number) | :: achtentwintig |
| twenty-fifth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number twenty-five) | :: vijfentwintigste |
| twenty-first {adj} (the ordinal form of the number twenty-one) | :: eenentwintigste |
| twenty-five {num} (twenty-five) | :: vijfentwintig |
| twenty-four {num} (cardinal number) | :: vierentwintig |
| twenty-four seven {adv} (constantly) | :: vierentwintig uur op vierentwintig, zeven dagen op zeven |
| twenty-nine {num} (cardinal number) | :: negenentwintig {f} |
| twenty-one {num} (cardinal number) | :: eenentwintig {f} |
| twenty-one {n} (blackjack card game) | :: eenentwintigen {n} |
| twenty-second {adj} (the ordinal form of the number twenty-two) | :: tweeëntwintigste |
| twenty-seven {num} (twenty-seven) | :: zevenentwintig |
| twenty-six {num} (cardinal number) | :: zesentwintig |
| twentysomething {n} (aged between twenty and twenty-nine) | :: twintiger {n} |
| twenty-third {adj} (the ordinal form of the number twenty-three) | :: drieëntwintigste |
| twenty-three {num} (twenty-three) | :: drieëntwintig |
| twenty two {num} (22) | :: tweeëntwintig {f} |
| twenty-two {num} (twenty-two) | :: tweeëntwintig |
| twerp {n} (a person who can be bullied playfully, or easily teased) | :: ettertje |
| Twi {prop} (language) | :: Twi {n} |
| twice {adv} (two times) | :: twee keer, tweemaal |
| twig {n} (a small thin branch) | :: twijg |
| twilight {n} (light before rising and after the setting of the Sun) | :: schemering {f}, deemstering {f}, tweelicht {n} |
| twill {n} (weaving pattern) | :: keper {m} |
| twin {n} (either of two people who shared the same uterus, or of two similar or closely related objects) | :: tweeling {m} |
| twin {adj} (forming a pair of twins) | :: tweeling- |
| twine {n} (strong thread) | :: twijn {m}, tweern {m} |
| twist {n} (twig) SEE: twig | :: |
| twist {v} | :: draaien |
| twist drill {n} | :: boorijzer {n} |
| twisted {adj} (mentally disturbed or unsound) | :: verwrongen |
| twisting {adj} (having many twists) | :: kronkelend |
| twisty {adj} (curly) SEE: curly | :: |
| twitch {n} ((farriery)) | :: praam {m} {f} |
| twitch {v} (to jerk sharply and briefly) | :: rukken |
| twitch {v} (to spot a bird) | :: vogelen, vogelspotten |
| twitch {n} (Elymus repens) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| twitter {v} (to utter chirps) | :: tjielpen |
| Twitter {v} (tweet) SEE: tweet | :: |
| two {num} (numerical value) | :: twee |
| two {n} (digit or figure) | :: twee {f} |
| two {n} (two-dollar bill) | :: biljet van twee dollar {n} |
| two beers, please {phrase} (two beers, please) | :: twee bier graag, twee biertjes graag, twee bier alstublieft, twee biertjes alstublieft |
| two birds with one stone {n} (two things by one action) | :: twee vliegen in een klap (two flies in one clap) |
| two-edged sword {n} (double-edged sword) SEE: double-edged sword | :: |
| twofold {adj} (double) | :: tweevoudig, tweeledig |
| twofold {adv} (in a double degree) | :: tweevoudig |
| two heads are better than one {proverb} (joint thinking pays) | :: twee hoofden zijn beter dan één |
| two hundred {num} (cardinal number 200) | :: tweehonderd |
| two-legged {adj} (having two legs) | :: tweebenig |
| two-line double pica {n} (meridian) SEE: meridian | :: |
| two-line pica {n} (double pica) SEE: double pica | :: |
| two-move checkmate {n} (quickest possible checkmate) SEE: fool's mate | :: |
| two-seater {n} (vehicle with seats for two people) | :: tweezitter |
| two-sided {adj} (reversible) SEE: reversible | :: |
| two thousand {num} (cardinal number) | :: tweeduizend {f} |
| -ty {suffix} (-ity) SEE: -ity | :: |
| -ty {suffix} (multiples of ten) | :: -tig |
| tycoon {n} (wealthy, powerful business person) | :: magnaat {m}, tycoon {m} |
| tympanic membrane {n} (eardrum) SEE: eardrum | :: |
| tympanum {n} (eardrum) SEE: eardrum | :: |
| type {n} (blood group) SEE: blood type | :: |
| type {n} (grouping based on shared characteristics) | :: type {n} |
| type {n} (preferred sort of person) | :: type |
| type {v} (to use a typewriter) | :: typen |
| type {v} (to enter characters into a computer using keyboard) | :: typen |
| typecase {n} | :: letterbak {m} |
| typeface {n} (font family) | :: lettertype {n} |
| type II error {n} (accepting the null hypothesis when false) | :: fout van de tweede soort {f} |
| type species {n} | :: typesoort {f} |
| typewriter {n} (machine used to print text by pressing keys) | :: schrijfmachine {f} |
| typhoid {n} (typhoid fever) SEE: typhoid fever | :: |
| typhoid fever {n} (illness) | :: paratyfus {m} |
| typhoon {n} (hurricane in the Pacific) | :: tyfoon {m}, taifoen {m} |
| typhus {n} (disease) | :: tyfus |
| typical {adj} (capturing the overall sense of a thing) | :: typisch |
| typicalness {n} (state of being typical) | :: typerendheid |
| typify {v} | :: typeren |
| typist {n} (person who types) | :: typist {m}, typiste {f} |
| typo {n} (error) | :: typefout {f} |
| typographer {n} (typewriter) SEE: typewriter | :: |
| typographer {n} (person skilled in typography) | :: typograaf {m} |
| typographer {n} (kind of bark beetle) | :: letterzetter {m} |
| typographic {adj} (typographic) SEE: typographical | :: |
| typographical {adj} (pertaining to typography or printing) | :: typografisch |
| typographical error {n} (typing error) | :: typefout |
| typography {n} (art and technique) | :: typografie |
| typology {n} (systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics) | :: typologie {f} |
| typology {n} (result of the classification of things according to their characteristics) | :: typologie {f} |
| typology {n} (classification of languages) | :: taaltypologie {f}, typologie {f} |
| tyrannical {adj} (of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant) | :: tiranniek |
| tyranny {n} (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) | :: tyrannie {f} |
| tyrant {n} (absolute ruler) | :: tiran {m} |
| tyrant {n} (harsh and cruel ruler) | :: tiran {m} |
| tyrant {n} (oppressive and harsh person) | :: tiran {m} |
| tyre {n} (wheel covering) | :: band {m} |
| Tyre {prop} (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) | :: Tyrus, Sur |
| Tyumen {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: Tjoemen |