ha {interj} (a representation of laughter) :: ha
ha {interj} (an exclamation of triumph or discovery) :: ha
Haapsalu {prop} (town) :: Haapsalu
Haarlem {prop} (city in North Holland) :: Haarlem
Haarlemer {n} (person from Haarlem) :: Haarlemmer {m}
Habacuc {prop} (Habakkuk) SEE: Habakkuk ::
Habakkuk {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Habakuk {m}
Habakkuk {prop} (prophet) :: Habakuk {m}
Habakkuk {prop} (male given name) :: Habakuk {m}
haberdashery {n} (ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop) :: fournituren {p}
haberdashery {n} (a shop selling such goods) :: fourniturenwinkel {m}
habilitation {n} (postdoctoral academic qualification required for tenure) :: habilitatie {f}
habit {n} (an action done on a regular basis) :: gewoonte {f}
habit {n} (action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness) :: gewoonte {f}, automatisme {n}
habit {n} (long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns) :: habijt {n}, [monks] pij {m}
habit {n} (piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity) :: uniform {n}, tenue {n}
habit {n} (outward appearance; attire; dress) :: kledij {f}, kleding {f},
habit {n} (addiction) :: verslaving {f},
habit {v} (clothe) :: zich kleden
habitable {adj} (where humans or other animals can live) :: bewoonbaar, bewoonbare
habitable {adj} (inhabited) SEE: inhabited ::
habitat {n} (natural conditions in which a plant or animal lives) :: leefgebied, habitat {n}
habitation {n} (the act of inhabitating) :: bewoning {f}
Habsburg {n} (a member of the Habsburg noble family) :: Habsburg
hacienda {n} (homestead) :: haciënda
hack {v} (to chop or cut down in a rough manner) :: hakken
hack {v} (to cough noisily) :: kuchen
hack {n} (dry cough) :: kuch {m}
hack {n} (taxicab driver) :: taxichauffeur {m}, taxichauffeuse {f}
hack {n} (talented writer-for-hire) :: knol
hackberry {n} (plant) :: netelboom
hackle {n} (an instrument with pins) :: hekel {m}
hackneyed {adj} (repeated too often) :: afgezaagd, banaal
hacksaw {n} (saw) :: beugelzaag {m} {f}
haddock {n} (marine fish) :: schelvis {m}
Hades {prop} (the Greek translation of Sheol) :: hel {f}
Hadrian {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adrian ::
Hadrian {prop} (the Roman emperor) :: Hadrianus
hadron {n} (composite particle composed of quarks) :: hadron {n}
haematology {n} (scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs) :: hematologie {f}
haemo- {prefix} (pertaining to blood) :: hemo-
haemophilia {n} (any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding) :: hemofilie {f}, bloederziekte {f}
haemorrhage {n} (hemorrhage) SEE: hemorrhage ::
haemorrhoids {n} (a pathological condition) :: aambeien
hafnium {n} (chemical element) :: hafnium {n}
haft {n} (handle) :: heft {n}, greep {m}, handvat {n}, handgreep {m}
haft {v} (fit a handle) :: er een handvat aanzetten, vatten
haft {n} (mountain pasture) :: alpenweide, alm {f}
hag {n} (witch, sorceress, enchantress) :: heks {f}, tovenares {f}
hag {n} (ugly old woman) :: taart {f},lelijk wijf {f}
hag {n} (fury; she-monster) :: furie {f},helleveeg {f}
hag {n} (hagdon or shearwater) SEE: shearwater ::
Hagar {prop} (mother of Ishmael) :: Hagar
Hagar {prop} (female given name) :: Hagar
hagfish {n} (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) :: slijmprik
Haggai {prop} (book of The Bible) :: Haggai {m}
haggard {adj} (looking exhausted and unwell) :: afgetobd, uitgemergeld
haggard {adj} (wild or untamed) :: ongetemd, onhandelbaar
haggis {n} (traditional Scottish dish) :: haggis
haggle {v} (to argue for a better deal) :: afdingen
hagiographic {adj} (of or pertaining to hagiography) :: hagiografisch
hagiography {n} (study of saints) :: hagiografie {f}
hagiography {n} (biography of a saint) :: hagiografie {f}
hagiography {n} (biography which expresses reverence) :: hagiografie {f}
haha {interj} (representation of laughter) :: haha
hail {n} (balls of ice) :: hagel {m}
hail {v} (to fall from the sky, of hail) :: hagelen
hail {v} (to greet) :: begroeten
hail from {v} (to be a native of) :: afkomstig zijn van, afstammen van
Hail Mary {n} (prayer) :: weesgegroetje {n}
hailstone {n} (single ball of hail) :: hagelsteen {m}
hail storm {n} (a storm characterized by lots of large hail) :: hagelstorm {m}
Hainaut {prop} (province) :: Henegouwen {n}
hair {n} (a pigmented keratinaceous growth on the human head) :: haar {n}
hair {n} (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals) :: haar {n}
hair {n} (one of the above-mentioned filaments) :: haar {n}
hairball {n} (wad of fur) :: haarbal {m}
hairband {n} (hair tie) SEE: hair tie ::
hair-brush {n} (a brush used in hair care) SEE: hairbrush ::
hairbrush {n} (a brush used in hair care) :: haarborstel {m}
hair conditioner {n} (cosmetic product) :: hairconditioner
haircut {n} (act of cutting of hair) :: kapsel {n}
hairdresser {n} (professional for haircutting or hairstyling) :: kapper {m}, kapster {f}
hairdresser's {n} (hairdresser’s shop) SEE: hair salon ::
hairdressing salon {n} (hairdressing salon) SEE: hair salon ::
hair dryer {n} (an electrical device used for drying hair) SEE: hairdryer ::
hairdryer {n} (electrical appliance for drying hair) :: haardroger {m}, föhn {m}
hairless {adj} (bald) SEE: bald ::
hairnet {n} (net designed to keep hair up) :: haarnetje {n}
hairpin {n} (pin or fastener for the hair) :: haarspeld {f}, haarnaald {f}
hairpin {n} (tight bend) SEE: hairpin bend ::
hairpin bend {n} (acute curve in a road on a steep incline) :: haarspeldbocht {f}
hair salon {n} (workplace of a beautician or barber) :: kapsalon {m}
hairstyle {n} (the style in which someone's hair has been cut and arranged) :: kapsel
hair tie {n} (circular piece of elastic) :: haarband {m}, haarelastiek {n}
hairy {adj} (of a person) :: harig, behaard
hairy {adj} (of an animal) :: harig
hairy {adj} (of a body part other than the head) :: harig, behaard
haitch {n} (name of the letter H) SEE: aitch ::
Haiti {prop} (a country in the Caribbean) :: Haïti
Haitian Creole {n} (language spoken in Haiti) :: Haïtiaans Creools {n}
hajj {n} (pilgrimage to Mecca) :: hadj {m}
hajji {n} (one who has participated in a hajj) :: hadji {m}
hake {n} (fish) :: heek
halachic {adj} (of or pertaining to Halacha; in accordance with Halacha) :: halachisch
halal {adj} (fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs) :: halal
halberd {n} (hand weapon) :: hellebaard
halbert {n} (long-handled weapon) :: Hellebaard
halcyon days {n} (halcyon days) :: Rustig weer, Vredige tijden
half {adj} (consisting of a half) :: half
half {adj} (consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half) :: half
half {adj} (having one parent in common) :: half-
half {adj} (related through one common ancestor) :: half-
half {adv} (in two equal parts or to an equal degree) :: half
half {n} (one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided) :: helft
half {v} (halve) SEE: halve ::
half brother {n} (a male half-sibling) :: halfbroer {m}, halfbroeder {m}
halfhearted {adj} (lacking full energy) :: halfhartig, halfslachtig
half-hour {n} (period) :: halfuur {n}
half-life {n} (time in physics) :: halfwaardetijd {m}, halveringstijd {m}
half-line {n} (ray) SEE: ray ::
half-mast {n} (lowered position of a flag) :: halfstok
half-moon {n} (the moon in its first or last quarter) :: halvemaan {f}
half nephew {n} (son of a half sibling) :: halfneef {m}
half past {n} ("half past one" as example of usage in other languages) :: half twee
half-pipe {n} (A structure used to perform tricks) :: halfpijp {f}
half-plane {n} (either half of an infinite plane) :: halfvlak
half sibling {n} (a half-sibling) :: halfbrus
half sister {n} (a female half sibling) :: halfzus {f}, halfzuster {f}
half-staff {n} (half-mast) SEE: half-mast ::
half time {n} (interval between halves) :: rust {m} {f}
halfway {adv} (midway) :: halfweg, halverwege
half-yearly {adv} (twice a year) :: halfjaarlijks
half-yearly {adj} (semiannual) SEE: semiannual ::
halibut {n} (fish of genus Hippoglossus) :: heilbot {m}
halide {n} (halogen salt) :: halogenide {n}
halite {n} (NaCl) :: steenzout {n}, haliet {n}
halitosis {n} (condition of having foul-smelling breath) :: foetor ex ore
hall {n} (corridor or a hallway) :: hal {m}, gang {m}
hall {n} (meeting room) :: zaal {m}
hall {n} (manor house) :: villa {f}, herenhuis {n}
hall {n} (building providing student accommodation) :: studentenflat {m}
hall {n} (principal room of a secular medieval building) :: zaal {m}
Halley's Comet {prop} (comet) :: komeet Halley
hall of fame {n} (hall which honors people of great importance to some field) :: zaal van bekendheid
hallow {n} (holy person) :: heiligen
hallow {v} (to sanctify) :: heiligen
hallows {n} (plural of hallow) SEE: hallow ::
hallucination {n} (sensory perception of something that does not exist) :: hallucinatie {f}
hallux {n} (big toe) SEE: big toe ::
hallway {n} (corridor) SEE: corridor ::
halo {n} (atmospheric phenomenon) :: halo {m}
halo {n} (anything resembling the phenomenon) :: aureool {n}
halo {n} (luminous disc around the heads of saints) :: aureool {n}
halo {n} (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) :: aura {f}
halo {v} (encircle with a halo) :: van een aureool voorzien
haloalkane {n} (chemical compound) :: halogeenalkanen
halogen {n} (any element of group 17) :: halogeen {n}
halt {v} (limp (walk lamely)) SEE: limp ::
halt {n} (minor railway station) :: halte {f}
halter {n} (animal's headgear) :: halster {m} {n}
halting {adj} (hesitant or broken) :: stoppen, onderbreken, stil houden
halva {n} (confection) :: halva {m}
halve {v} (to reduce to half of original) :: halveren
halve {v} (to divide in two equal parts) :: halveren
halyard {n} (rope) :: vlaggenlijn {m} {f}
ham {n} (region back of the knee joint) :: knieboog {m}
ham {n} (thigh of a hog cured for food) :: ham {m}, hesp {f} [Belgium]
hamartia {n} (sin) SEE: sin ::
hamate bone {n} (one of the wrist bones) :: haakvormig been {n}
Hamburg {prop} (city and state of Germany) :: Hamburg
hamburger {n} (sandwich) :: hamburger {m}
hamburger {n} (ground beef) :: rundergehakt {n}
ham-fisted {adj} (lacking skill in physical movement) :: onhandig, lomp, onbeholpen
Hamiltonian cycle {n} (graph theory: a cycle visiting all vertices once) :: Hamiltoncykel
Hamiltonian path {n} (path which visits each vertex exactly once) :: Hamiltonpad {n}
ham it up {v} (performing arts: exaggerate one's emotions or movements) :: met opzet overdrijven
hamlet {n} (small village) :: (boeren)gat {n}, gehucht {n}, negorij, uithoek
Hamlet {prop} (the main character of the play Hamlet) :: Hamlet {m}
hammam {n} (Turkish bath) SEE: Turkish bath ::
hammer {n} (tool) :: hamer {m}
hammer {n} (part of a firearm) :: hamer {m}
hammer {n} (bone of the middle ear; see also malleus) :: hamer {m}
hammer {n} (piano part) :: hamer {m}
hammer {v} (to strike repeatedly) :: hameren, timmeren
hammer {v} (figuratively: to emphasize a point repeatedly) :: op doorhameren, inhameren
hammer and sickle {n} (symbol of communism) :: hamer en sikkel
hammerhead shark {n} (shark of the genus Sphyrna) :: hamerhaai
hammock {n} (swinging couch or bed) :: hangmat {f}
hamper {n} (large basket) :: korf, mand {m}, pakmand {m}, sluitmand {m}, wasmand {m}
hamper {v} (to put into a hamper) :: inkorven
hamper {v} (to put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to ensnare; to inveigle) :: blokkeren
hamper {n} (anything which impedes) :: hindernis, beletsel {n}, obstakel {n}, struikelblok {n}
hamper {n} (articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times) :: waarloos
hamster {n} (small, short-tailed European rodent) :: hamster {m}
Han character {n} (Chinese character) SEE: Chinese character ::
hand {v} (to give, pass or transmit with the hand) :: overhandigen
hand {v} (to lead, guide, or assist with the hand) :: geleiden, begeleiden, leiden, helpen
hand {n} (part of the fore limb) :: hand {f}
hand {n} (pointer of an analogue/analog clock) :: wijzer {m}
hand {n} (side; part; direction, either right or left) :: kant {m}, zijde {f}
hand {n} (power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity) :: handigheid {f}
hand {n} (servant, laborer, workman, trained for special duty; a performer) :: matroos {m} [ship only], werkkracht {m}, werkman {m}
hand {n} (handwriting; style of penmanship) :: handschift {n}
hand {n} (person's autograph or signature) :: handtekening {f}
hand {n} (that which is, or may be, held in a hand at once) :: handvol {n}
hand {n} (set of cards held by a player in a card game) :: speelhand {f}
hand {n} (small part of a gunstock near the lock, grasped when aiming) :: greep {m}, handgreep {m}
hand {n} (actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.) :: hand {f} (only with a possessive, e.g. hand Gods)
handbag {n} (small bag carried in the hand) :: handtas {m} {f}
handball {n} (team sport) :: handbal {n}
handball {n} (ball in team sport) :: handbal {m}
handball {n} (football offence) :: hands {n}, handsbal {m}
handbook {n} (a book of reference) :: handboek {n}
handcar {n} (a light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism) SEE: draisine ::
handclapping {n} (activity of clapping hands) :: handgeklap {n}
handcraft {n} (handicraft) SEE: handicraft ::
handcuff {v} (to apply handcuffs) :: in de boeien slaan, handboeien omdoen, boeien
handcuffs {n} (metal rings for fastening wrists) :: handboeien
hand down {v} (transmit in succession) :: overleveren
handed {adj} (with hands joined) SEE: hand in hand ::
hander {n} (a conveyor in succession) :: overhandiger
handfast {n} (contract) :: handvest {n}
handful {n} (amount held in hand) :: handvol {n}
handful {n} (breadth of hand) :: handbreed {n}, handbreedte
handful {n} (small number) :: handvol {n}, beetje {n}
handful {n} (handled with difficulty) :: handenbinder {m}, lastpost
handgun {n} (small, hand-held gun) :: vuistvuurwapen {n}
handicap {n} (disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people) :: handicap {m}
handicapped {adj} (having a handicap) :: gehandicapt, behinderd, invalide, andersvalide, mindervalide, gebrekkig, beperkt
handicraft {n} (trade requiring skill of hand) :: ambacht {f}
handi-craftsman {n} (man skilled or employed in handicraft) :: ambachtsman {m}
hand in {v} (to give to a responsible person) :: inleveren, indienen
hand in hand {adv} (holding or clasping hands) :: hand in hand
handkerchief {n} (cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands) :: zakdoek {m}
handle {n} (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved) :: handvat {n}, handgreep {f}, hengsel {n}, heft {n}
handle {n} (part of a door) :: klink {f}
handle {v} (touch; feel or hold with the hand) :: aanraken, betasten
handle {v} (take care of with the hands) :: behandelen, zich bezighouden met
handle {v} (manage with the hands) :: hanteren, omgaan met, bedienen
handle {v} (manage, control or direct) :: behandelen, aanpakken
handle {v} (treat, deal with in a specified way) :: behandelen
handle {v} (deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art) :: behandelen
handle {v} (receive and transfer; buy and sell) :: behandelen
handle {v} (be concerned with, make a business of) :: omgaan, zich bezighouden met
handle {v} (to use the hands) :: hanteren, gebruiken
handleable {adj} (capable of being handled) :: handelbaar
handlebar {n} (bar for steering) :: stuur {n}, fietsstuur {n} [of a bicycle], motorstuur {n} [of a motorbike]
handler {n} (one who handles) :: behandelaar {m}
handler {n} (one who handles a specified thing) :: behandelaar {m}, verantwoordelijke {m}
handmade {adj} (made by hand) :: met de hand gemaakt, handgemaakt
handmaid {n} (maid that waits at hand) :: dienstmaagd
hand-me-down {n} (An item that is passed along for someone else to use) :: afdankertje {n}
hand over {v} (to relinquish control or possession) :: overhandigen
hand over {v} (to deliver to people) :: uitleveren
handpicked {v} (selected with great care) :: handgekozen
handsaw {n} (saw small enough to be used by one hand) :: handzaag {f}
hands down {adv} (without much effort, easily) :: met losse handen, met gemak, moeiteloos
handshake {n} (grasping of hands by two people) :: handdruk
handsoap {n} (handsoap) :: handzeep {m} {f}
hands off {interj} (don't touch!) :: afblijven!, niet aanraken!
hands off {interj} (cut off a hand!) :: hand af!
hands off {adj} (not interfering with others' decisions and actions) :: laat maar doen
handsome {adj} (of man: attractive) :: knap
handstand {n} (a movement or position in which a person is upside down) :: handstand {m}
hands up {interj} (surrender!) :: handen omhoog!
hand tool {n} (tool powered by human muscle) :: handgereedschap
hand truck {n} (box-moving handcart) :: steekwagen {m}
handwriting {n} (act or process of writing with the hand) :: handschrift {n}
handwriting {n} (characteristic writing of a particular person) :: handschrift {n}
handwritten {adj} (written with a pen or pencil) :: handgeschreven
handy {adj} (easy to use) :: handig
handy {adj} (within reach) :: binnen handbereik, bij de hand
handy {adj} (dexterous) :: handig
handy {n} (handgun) SEE: handgun ::
handyman {n} (man who does odd tasks) :: manusje-van-alles, handige jongen {m}
hang {v} (to be or remain suspended) :: hangen, ophangen
hang {v} (to float as if suspended) :: (in de lucht) hangen, zweven
hang {v} (to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position) :: laten hangen
hang {v} (to cause to be suspended) :: hangen, ophangen
hang {v} (to place on a hook) :: ophangen
hang {v} (to execute by suspension from the neck) :: hangen, ophangen
hang {v} (to be executed using gallows) :: hangen, opgehangen worden
hang {v} (informal: to loiter) :: rondhangen, uithangen
hang {v} (to exhibit by hanging) :: ophangen
hang {v} (to apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall)) :: behangen
hang {v} (to decorate (something) with hanging objects) :: behangen, volhangen
hang {v} (computing: to stop responding) :: vastlopen, hangen
hang {v} (computing: to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding) :: laten vastlopen, laten hangen
hangar {n} (a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept) :: hangar {m}
hang around {v} (to stay, linger or loiter) :: rondhangen
hang around {v} (to spend time or be friends) :: rondhangen
hanger {n} (clothes hanger) :: kleerhanger {m}, knaapje {n}
hanger {n} (hangman) SEE: hangman ::
hanging {adj} (suspended) :: hangend, hangende
hanging {n} (means of execution) :: verhanging {f}, verhangen {n}
hanging {n} (public event at which a person is hanged) :: verhanging {f}
hanging {n} (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) :: behang {n}
hangman {n} (executioner) :: beul {m} {f}
hangman {n} (game) :: galgje {n}
hangnail {n} (protruding piece of nail tissue or skin near base of fingernail or toenail) :: nijdnagel, nijnagel, dwangnagel, stroopnagel
hang out {v} (to do nothing in particular) :: rondhangen
hangover {n} (illness caused by heavy drinking) :: kater {m}
Hannibal {prop} (name) :: Hannibal
hanse {n} (Hanseatic League) SEE: Hanseatic League ::
Hanse {n} (German commercial league) SEE: Hanseatic League ::
Hanseatic city {n} (member-city of the Hanseatic League) :: Hanzestad {f}
Hanseatic League {prop} (former commercial and military alliance) :: Hanze {f}
Hansel and Gretel {prop} (the fairy tale) :: Hans en Grietje
Hanseong {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul ::
hansom {n} (a Hansom cab) :: tweewielig rijtuig met koetsier achterop
Hanukkah {prop} (the Jewish festival) :: Chanoeka {f}
Hanyang {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul ::
Hanzi {n} (Chinese character) SEE: Chinese character ::
hapax {n} (hapax legomenon) SEE: hapax legomenon ::
hapax legomenon {n} (word occurring only once) :: hapax legomenon {m}, hapax {m}
haphazard {adj} (random, chaotic, incomplete) :: ongeordend, chaotisch, willekeurig
haphazardly {adv} (in a haphazard manner) :: om het even wat
hapless {adj} (very unlucky; ill-fated) :: ongelukkig, onfortuinlijk
haplogroup {n} (group of haplotypes) :: haplogroep
haplology {n} (deleting syllables) :: haplologie {f}
haply {adv} (perhaps) SEE: perhaps ::
happen {v} (to occur) :: gebeuren
happenstance {n} :: toeval
happily ever after {adv} (happily until one's death) :: en ze leefden nog lang en gelukkig
happiness {n} (emotion of being happy) :: blijheid {f}, blijdschap, geluk {n}, vreugde {f}
happiness {n} (good luck) :: geluk {n}, fortuin
happiness {n} (agreeable feeling) :: blijheid {f}, blijdschap, geluk {n}
happy {adj} (contented, joyous) :: gelukkig, blij
happy {adj} (fortunate, lucky) :: gelukkig
happy {adj} (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) :: tevreden
happy {adj} (appropriate, apt, felicitous) :: handig, bedreven, kundig
happy as a clam {adj} (very happy and carefree) :: zo gelukkig als een kind
happy birthday {interj} (good wishes for a birthday) :: gelukkige verjaardag [standard], gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag, gefeliciteerd, proficiat, fijne verjaardag
happy Easter {phrase} (an expression used during Easter) :: vrolijk Pasen, zalig Pasen
happy ending {n} (happy end) :: blijeinde {n}, happy ending {n}
happy-go-lucky {adj} (carefree) :: onbekommerd, onbezorgd, zorgeloos
Happy Holidays {phrase} (holiday greeting) :: fijne feestdagen {p}, gelukkige feestdagen {p}, vrolijke feestdagen {p}
happy New Year {phrase} (Happy New Year) :: Gelukkig Nieuwjaar
haptic {adj} (of or relating to the sense of touch) :: haptisch
haptic {adj} (of or relating to haptics) :: haptisch
hapticity {n} (measure of the number of atoms of a ligand that are coordinated to a central atom) :: hapticiteit {f}
haram {adj} (forbidden by Islam) :: haram
harangue {n} (tirade) :: preek
harass {v} (to fatigue or tire) :: vermoeien
harass {v} (to annoy; to molest) :: pesten
harass {v} (to put excessive burdens upon) :: kwellen, vervolgen
harassment {n} (deliberate pestering or annoying) :: pesterij
Haratin {n} (a member of a certain Berber people) :: Haratin
harbinger {n} (that which foretells the coming of something) :: voorbode {m}
harbinger {v} (to announce) :: aankondigen
harbor {n} (place of shelter) :: rede {c}, ree {c}
harbor {n} (for ships) :: haven {f}
harbor {v} (to provide safe place) :: onderbrengen
harbormaster {n} (official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port) :: havenmeester, havenkapitein
harbour {n} (harbor) SEE: harbor ::
harbourmaster {n} (harbourmaster) SEE: harbormaster ::
hard {adj} (resistant to pressure) :: hard
hard {adj} (requiring a lot of effort to do or understand) :: moeilijk, zwaar
hard {adj} (demanding a lot of effort to endure) :: moeilijk, zwaar
hard {adj} (severe) :: hard
hard {adj} (unquestionable) :: hard, onweerlegbaar
hard {adj} (of drink: strong) :: straf, sterk
hard {adj} (of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds) :: hard, kalkrijk
hard-boiled {adj} (of an egg) :: hardgekookt
hard code {v} (to insert unchangeable code) :: innestelen, in de broncode voegen
hard disk {n} (unit and all the disks within it) :: harde schijf
hard drive {n} (device used for storing large amounts of data) :: harde schijf {f}
harden {v} (become hard) :: hard worden, verharden, verstijven
harden {v} (make hard(er)) :: harden, verharden
harden {v} (become less sensitive) :: verharden
Hardenne {prop} (surname) :: Van Ardenne
hardhead {n} (Aythya australis) :: Australische witoogeend {f}
hardheaded {adj} (stubborn) :: koppig
hardheaded {adj} (pragmatic) :: pragmatisch
hard labor {n} (forced labor) SEE: forced labor ::
hardly {adv} (barely, only just) :: nauwelijks
hardness {n} (quality of being hard) :: hardheid {f}
hard-nosed {adj} (pragmatic) :: realistisch
hard-nosed {adj} (stubborn) :: halsstarrig
hard-on {n} (rigid state of the penis) SEE: erection ::
hard roe {n} (roe) SEE: roe ::
hardship {n} (difficulty or trouble) :: ellende {f}
hard shoulder {n} (verge to the side of a highway) :: vluchtstrook {m}
hard sign {n} (Cyrillic letter "Ъ/ъ") :: hard teken {n}
hardtack {n} (hard biscuit) :: scheepsbeschuit {f}, zeebeschuit {f}, zeekaak {m} {f}, tweebak {m}
hard up {adj} (lacking money) :: blut, platzak
hardware {n} (material part of a computer) :: hardware {?}
hardware store {n} (merchant) :: ijzerwinkel {m}, ijzerwarenwinkel {m}
hard water {n} (water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals) :: hard water {n}
hardwood {n} :: hardhout
hard-working {adj} (tending to work with ardour) SEE: hardworking ::
hardworking {adj} (taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly) :: ijverig, vlijtig
hare {n} (animal) :: haas {m}
harelip {n} (congenital malformation of the upper lip) :: hazenlip {f}
harem {n} (the private part of an Arab household) :: harem
harem {n} :: harem {m}, vrouwenverblijf
hark {v} (to listen attentively) :: aanhoren, luisteren
harlequin {n} (pantomime fool) :: harlekijn {m}
harlequin duck {n} (Histrionicus histrionicus) :: harlekijneend
harlot {n} (a female prostitute) :: hoer {f}, prostituee {f}
harlotry {n} (The trade of a harlot; prostitution.) :: hoererij,prostitutie
harm {n} (injury; hurt; damage) :: schade {m}
harm {v} (cause damage) :: schaden, beschadigen
harmful {adj} (likely to be damaging) :: schadelijk
harmless {adj} (incapable of causing harm or danger) :: ongevaarlijk, schadeloos
harmonic {adj} (pertaining to harmony) :: harmonisch
harmonic {adj} (pleasant to hear) :: harmonisch
harmonic {n} (a component frequency of the signal of a wave, see also: overtone) :: harmonische {c}
harmonica {n} (wind instrument) :: mondharmonica {f}
harmonious {adj} (showing accord) :: harmonieus
harmonious {adj} (having components pleasingly combined) :: harmonieus
harmonious {adj} (melodious) :: harmonieus
harmonium {n} (musical instrument) :: harmonium {n}
harmony {n} (agreement or accord) :: samenklank {m}, eendracht {f}, overeenstemming {f}
harmony {n} (music: two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord) :: samenklank {m}, harmonie {f}
harness {n} (restraint or support) :: harnas {n}
harnpan {n} :: hersenpan {f}, breinpan {f}, schedel {m}
harp {n} (musical instrument) :: harp {f}
harpist {n} (Person who plays the harp) :: harpist {m}, harpiste {f}
harpoon {n} (spearlike weapon) :: harpoen {m}
harpoon {v} (to hunt with a harpoon) :: harpoeneren
harp seal {n} (a species of seal) :: zadelrob {m}
harpsichord {n} (musical instrument) :: klavecimbel
harpsichordist {n} (one who plays the harpsichord) :: klavecimbelspeler {m}
harpy {n} (Fabulous winged monster with the face of a woman) :: harpij {f}
harpy {n} (Obnoxious, shrewish woman) :: harpij {f}
harpy eagle {n} (Harpia harpyja) :: harpij {f}, harpijarend {m}
harquebus {n} (obsolete matchlock firearm) :: haakbus {f} {m}
harridan {n} (vicious and scolding woman) :: viswijf {f}, harpij {f}, helleveeg {f},
harrier {n} (birds of prey) :: kiekendief {m}
harrow {n} (device) :: eg {c}, egge {f}
harrow {v} (drag a harrow over) :: eggen
harrow {v} (traumatise, frighten) :: doen schrikken, angst aanjagen
harrowing {adj} (causing pain or distress) :: verstorend, vreselijk, verschrikkelijk
harrowing of hell {n} (raid into the underworld) :: hellevaart {f}, helletocht {m}
harsh {adj} (rough) :: ruw, grof
harsh {adj} (severe or cruel) :: wreed, zwaar
harsh {adj} :: ruw
hart {n} (male deer) :: hertenbok {m}, hert {n} {m}, reebok {m}
hartebeest {n} (Alcelaphus bucelaphus) :: hartenbeest {n}
Hartley oscillator {n} :: Hartley-oscillator {m}
harvest {n} (autumn, fall) SEE: autumn ::
harvest {n} (season of gathering the ripened crop) :: oogsttijd {c}
harvest {n} (process of gathering the ripened crop) :: oogst {m}
harvest {n} (yield of harvesting) :: oogst {m}
harvest {n} (product or result of any exertion) :: oogst {m}, gewin {n}, opbrengst
harvest {n} (pagan ceremony) :: oogstfeest {n}
harvest {v} (to bring in a harvest; reap) :: oogsten, binnenhalen
harvest {v} (to be occupied bringing in a harvest) :: oogsten
harvest {v} (to win, achieve a gain) :: behalen, oogsten, winnen
harvestman {n} (arachnid) :: hooiwagen
harvest mouse {n} (Micromys minutus) :: dwergmuis {f}, oogstmuis {f}
has-been {n} (person declining in popularity or effectiveness) :: passe {m}
hash {n} (chopped food, especially meat and potatoes) :: hachee {m} {n}
hash {n} (the # symbol) :: kruisje, hekje
hash {n} (clipped form of hashish) :: hasj
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan {prop} (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) :: Hasjemitisch Koninkrijk Jordanië {n}
hashish {n} (marijuana generally) SEE: cannabis ::
hashish {n} (dried leaves of the Indian hemp plant) :: hasj, hasjiesj
hash mark {n} (symbol #) SEE: hash ::
hashtag {n} (a tag with a hash sign) :: hashtag {m}
Hasidism {prop} (Jewish movement) :: chassidisme {n}
Haskalah {prop} (Jewish Enlightenment) :: Haskala {f}
Haskell {prop} (language) :: Haskell
hasp {n} (a clasp) :: windhaak {m}
Hassidism {prop} (Hasidism) SEE: Hasidism ::
hassium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 108) :: hassium {n}
hassle {n} (action which is not worth the difficulty involved) :: poeha {m} {n}
hasta la vista {phrase} (see you later) SEE: see you later ::
haste makes waste {proverb} (being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes) :: haastige spoed is zelden goed, haast en spoed is zelden goed
hasten {v} (to move in a quick fashion) :: haasten
hasten {v} (to make someone/something speed up) :: bespoedigen, verhaasten
hasten {v} (to cause a scheduled event to happen earlier) :: vervroegen
hasty {adj} (acting in haste; being too hurried or quick) :: haastig
hat {n} (a head covering) :: hoed {m}
hat {n} (a role or capacity) :: pet {f}
hatband {n} (band about a hat) :: hoedenband
hatch {n} (horizontal door) :: luik {n}
hatch {v} (to emerge from an egg) :: uit het ei komen
hatch {v} (of an egg, to break open) :: uitkomen
hatch {v} (to incubate eggs) :: een ei bevruchten, uitbroeden
hatch {v} (to devise) :: op een ei broeden
hatch {n} (trapdoor) SEE: trapdoor ::
hatch {v} (to shade an area) SEE: crosshatch ::
hatchet {n} (small axe) :: bijl, handbijl
hatching {n} (method of shading) :: arcering
hate {v} (to dislike intensely) :: haten
hate {n} (hatred) SEE: hatred ::
hateful {adj} (full of hate) :: hatelijk
hatemonger {n} (one who encourages hatred) :: haatzaaier {m}
hater {n} (one who hates) :: hater
hatmaker {n} (someone who makes hats) SEE: hatter ::
hatred {n} (strong aversion) :: haat {m}
hatstand {n} (coat stand) SEE: coat stand ::
hatter {n} (person who makes, sells, or repairs hats) :: hoedenmaker
Hattusa {prop} (city) :: Hattusa, Hattusha, Hattusas, Hattush
haughtily {adv} (in a haughty manner) :: hooghartig
haughty {adj} (disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority) :: hooghartig, hoogmoedig
haulm {n} (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting) :: stro {n}
haulm {n} (an individual plant stem) :: halm {m}
haunt {v} (to inhabit, or visit frequently) :: rondspoken
haunt {v} (to make uneasy) :: beklemmen
haunt {v} (to stalk) :: achtervolgen
haunt {v} (to live habitually) :: wonen, verblijven
haunt {n} (place at which one is regularly found) :: trefpunt
haunt {n} (ghost) SEE: ghost ::
haunted house {n} (house believed to be a center for supernatural occurrences) :: spookhuis {n}, spookslot {n}
haute couture {n} (high fashion produced in Paris) :: haute couture {f}
haute couture {n} (fashion houses or designers) :: haute couture {f}
haute couture {n} (stylish design) :: haute couture {f}
haute couture {n} (French fashion) :: Franse mode {f}
haute cuisine {n} (refined cookery) :: haute cuisine {c}
have {v} (to possess) :: hebben
have {v} (auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) :: hebben, zijn
have {v} (give birth to) :: krijgen
have {v} (engage in sexual intercourse with) :: hebben
have {v} (must) SEE: have to ::
have a bone to pick {v} (have a complaint or grievance) :: een appeltje te schillen hebben (met)
have a nice day {phrase} (goodbye) :: een prettige dag verder
have a screw loose {v} (to be insane, irrational, or eccentric) :: een vijs kwijt zijn
have a seat {v} (to sit down) :: ga zitten
have a wank {v} ((slang) masturbate) SEE: wank ::
have butterflies in one's stomach {v} (be nervous) :: vlinders in de buik hebben
have eyes bigger than one's belly {v} (have eyes bigger than one's stomach) SEE: have eyes bigger than one's stomach ::
have eyes bigger than one's stomach {v} (take more food than one can eat) :: ogen groter dan je maag hebben
have eyes on {v} (observe) SEE: observe ::
have fun {v} (enjoy oneself) :: lol maken
have fun {interj} (wish someone a good time) :: veel plezier
have in mind {v} (consider, intend) :: in gedachte hebben
have it in for {v} (to be angry at) :: een hekel hebben aan
have kittens {v} (to become extremely upset) :: een toeval krijgen
haven {n} (harbour) :: haven {f}
haven {n} (refuge) :: vrijhaven {f}, toevluchtsoord {m}
have one's cake and eat it too {v} (to seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible) :: het is het een of het ander
have one's eye on {v} (watch) SEE: watch ::
have one's hand in the till {v} (to steal money that one has been trusted with) :: uit de kas graaien
haversack {n} (oat bag) :: haverzak
have second thoughts {v} (to change one's opinion) :: bedenkingen hebben
have seen better days {v} (to be in poor condition) :: betere tijden gekend hebben
have sex {v} (take part in a sexual act) :: seks hebben
have someone's back {v} (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) :: iemand steunen, achter iemand staan
have to {v} (obligation) :: moeten
having said that {conj} (that said) SEE: that said ::
havoc {n} (devastation) :: verwoesting {f}
haw {interj} (an imitation of laughter) :: ha
haw {n} (fruit of hawthorn) :: meidoornbes
haw {n} (hedge) :: haag
haw {interj} (an instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver) :: linksom
Hawaii {prop} (state of the United States) :: Hawaï, Hawaii
Hawaiian {adj} (descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact) :: Hawaïaans
Hawaiian {adj} (of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language) :: Hawaïaans
Hawaiian {adj} (of or having to do with the culture of the US state of Hawaii) :: Hawaïaans
Hawaiian {adj} (of or having to do with a resident of the US state of Hawaii) :: Hawaïaans
Hawaiian {n} (Hawaiian language) :: Hawaïaans {n}
Hawaiian goose {n} (Branta sandvicensis) SEE: nene ::
Hawaiian hawk {n} (Buteo solitarius) :: Hawaiibuizerd
hawfinch {n} (finch) :: appelvink
hawk {n} (predatory bird of Accipitridae) :: havik {m}
hawk {n} (advocate of aggressive politics) :: havik {m}
hawker {n} (peddler) SEE: peddler ::
hawker {n} (dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae) :: glazenmaker {m}
hawker {n} (falconer) SEE: falconer ::
hawk owl {n} (Northern hawk owl) :: sperweruil {f}
hawk owl {n} (Any owl in the genus Ninox) :: valkuil {f}
hawksbeard {n} (Crepis gen. et spp.) :: streepzaad {n}
hawksbill turtle {n} (turtle species) :: karetschildpad
hawsehole {n} (nautical: hole for anchor rode) :: kluisgat
hawser {n} (cable) :: tros {m}
hawthorn {n} (type of shrub) :: meidoorn {m}, meidoren {m}
hay {n} (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) :: hooi {n}
hay {v} (to cut green plants for fodder) :: hooien
haya {n} (beech) SEE: beech ::
haybale {n} (a bale of hay) :: hooibaal {m} {f}
hay devil {n} (small whirlwind) :: hooiduivel {m}
hay fever {n} (allergy to pollen) :: hooikoorts {f}
haymaking {n} (cutting and curing of grass) :: hooioogst {m}
haystack {n} (a mound, pile, or stack of stored hay) :: hooiberg {m}
hazard {n} (chance) SEE: chance ::
hazard {n} (the chance of suffering harm) :: toeval
hazard {n} (peril) :: gevaar
haze {n} (very fine particles suspended in the air) :: stofwolk {f}, heiigheid {f}
haze {n} (loss of transparency in a clear solid or liquid) :: waas {n}, troebeling {f}
haze {n} (mental confusion) :: waas {n}
haze {v} (to perform an initiation ritual) :: ontgroenen
hazel {n} (tree / shrub) :: hazelaar {m}
hazel {n} (hazelnut) SEE: hazelnut ::
hazelnut {n} (shrub) SEE: hazel ::
hazelnut {n} (fruit) :: hazelnoot {f}
hazing {n} (humiliating initiation practices) :: (Netherlands) ontgroening {f}, (Belgium) doop {m}, (for students:) studentendoop {m}
hazy {adj} (thick with haze) :: heiig
hazy {adj} (not clear or transparent) :: wazig, troebel
hazy {adj} (obscure, confused) :: warrig, verward
hazzan {n} (Jewish cantor in a synagogue) :: chazan {m}
he {pron} (personal pronoun "he") :: hij, [unemphatic, clitic] ie
head {adj} (of, relating to, or intended for the head) :: hoofd {n}
head {v} (to be in command of) :: leiden, aanvoeren
head {v} (to move in a specified direction) :: ergens naar toe gaan, een richting op gaan
head {n} (antler of a deer) SEE: antler ::
head {n} (bow of a vessel) SEE: bow ::
head {n} (cylinder head) SEE: cylinder head ::
head {n} (headache) SEE: headache ::
head {v} (to behead) SEE: behead ::
head {n} (music: drum head) SEE: drum head ::
head {n} (part of the body) :: [of person or horse] hoofd {n}, [of an animal] kop {m}
head {n} (topmost or leading part) :: hoofd
head {n} (end of hammer, axe, golf club etc.) :: kop {m}
head {n} (foam on carbonated beverages) :: schuim {n}
head {n} (leader, chief, mastermind) :: hoofd {n}, baas {m}, bazin {f}, leider {m}, leidster {f}, chef {m}, cheffin {f} [not used often]
head {n} (headmaster, headmistress) :: hoofdmeester
head {n} (clump of seeds, leaves or flowers) :: krop
headache {n} (pain or ache in the head) :: hoofdpijn {m}, koppijn {m} [informal]
headache {n} (nuisance or unpleasant problem) :: hoofdbreker {m}, kopzorg
headbutt {n} (sharp blow) :: kopstoot {m}
headbutt {v} (to deliver a sharp blow) :: een kopstoot geven
head cheese {n} (terrine) SEE: brawn ::
header {n} (upper portion of a page layout) :: kop {m}
header {n} (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) :: kopbal {m}
head in the clouds {n} :: met je hoofd in de wolken zitten
headlight {n} (bright light in front of vehicle) :: koplamp {c}
headline {n} (heading or title of an article) :: kop {m}
head office {n} (main admin centre) :: hoofdkantoor {n}
head of government {n} (chief officer of the executive branch of a government) :: regeringsleider {m}
head of state {n} (the chief public representative of a nation) :: staatshoofd {n}
headphone {n} (listening device) :: hoofdtelefoon {m}, koptelefoon {m}
headphones {n} (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) :: hoofdtelefoon, koptelefoon {c}
headpiece {n} (helmet) SEE: helmet ::
headpiece {n} (headset) SEE: headset ::
headquarters {n} (the military installation) :: hoofdkwartier {n}
headquarters {n} (center of organisation's activity) :: hoofdkwartier {n}
headrest {n} (part of a seat) :: hoofdsteun {m}
heads {n} (side of coin) :: kruis {n}
headscarf {n} (piece of material worn over the head) :: sjaal, hoofddoek
headset {n} (on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame) :: balhoofd {n}
headshot {n} (A gunshot to the head) :: kopschot {n}
head-shrinker {n} (slang: psychotherapist) SEE: shrink ::
heads or tails {n} (heads or tails) :: kruis of munt, kop of munt
head start {n} (an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position) :: voorsprong {m}
headstone {n} (tombstone) SEE: tombstone ::
head tax {n} (tax determined as uniform amount per individual) SEE: poll tax ::
head to toe {adv} (entirely; completely; over one's full body) :: van top tot teen
headwind {n} (wind that blows directly against the course of a vessel) :: tegenwind {m}
heal {v} (make better) :: genezen, helen, beter maken
heal {v} :: helen, genezen
healer {n} (person who heals) :: genezer {m}, heler {m}, genezeres {f}, heleres {f}
health {n} (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) :: gezondheid {f}, welzijn {n}
health care {n} (prevention, treatment, and management of illnesses) :: gezondheidszorg {c}
healthcare {n} (health care) SEE: health care ::
health club {n} (facility with exercise equipment) :: sportschool {m} {f}
healthful {adj} (beneficial to health) :: gezond
health fund {n} (A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company) :: ziekenfonds {n}
health insurance {n} (insurance against incurring medical expenses among individuals) :: ziektekostenverzekering {f}
healthy {adj} (enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit: well) :: gezond
healthy {adj} (conducive to health) :: gezond
healthy {adj} (evincing health) :: hartig
healthy {adj} (significant, hefty) :: gezond, deugdelijk, duchtig, hartig
healthy {adj} :: gezond, abel [archaic]
heap {n} (crowd) :: mensenmassa {m} {f}
heap {n} (pile) :: hoop {m}, berg {m}
heap {n} (great number or large quantity of things) :: berg {m}, massa {f}, massa {m} {f}
heap {n} :: hoop {m}
heap {v} :: hopen
hear {v} (to perceive with the ear) :: horen
hear {v} ( To receive information about; to come to learn of) :: horen
hearing aid {n} (hearing assistance device) :: gehoorapparaat {n}, hoortoestel {n}
hearsay {n} (information that was heard by one person about another) :: van horen zeggen, gerucht
hearsay {n} ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge) :: testimonium de auditu {n}
hearsay {n} ((law) an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted) :: de-audituverklaring {f}
hearse {n} (hind on her second year) :: tweejarige hinde {f}
hearse {n} (framework placed over coffin or tomb) :: baldakijn {m}, overhuiving {f}
hearse {n} (grave, coffin, tomb) :: graf {n}, lijkkist {f}, graftombe {f}
hearse {n} (bier or handbarrow for carrying the dead) :: katafalk {?}
hearse {n} (vehicle for transporting dead) :: lijkwagen {m}, rouwkoets {f}
heart {n} (an organ) :: hart {n}
heart {n} (emotions or kindness) :: hart
heart {n} (seat of affections, understanding or will) :: hart
heart {n} (a shape or symbol) :: hart
heart {n} (a suit of cards) :: harten {p}
heart {n} (centre or core) :: hart
heartache {n} (very sincere and difficult emotional problems or stress) :: hartzeer {n}
heart attack {n} (death) SEE: death ::
heart attack {n} (failure) SEE: failure ::
heart attack {n} (acute myocardial infarction) :: hartaanval
heartbeat {n} (one pulsation of the heart) :: hartslag
heartbeat {n} (the rhythm at which a heart pulsates) :: hartslag, hartritme {n}, pols
heartbeat {n} (driving impulse) :: kloppend hart {n} , motor
heartbeat {n} (an instant) :: hartslag, harteklop
heartbreak {n} (anguish) :: hartzeer {n}
heartburn {n} (pain caused by stomach acid) :: maagzuur
hearten {v} (to give heart to, to encourage) :: bemoedigen
hearth {n} (floor of fireplace) :: haard {m}
hearthrug {n} (rug in front of a fireplace) :: haardkleed {n}
heartland {n} (central part of a region) :: centrum, kern
heart rate {n} (number of heart beats per unit of time) :: hartslag {m}
heart rate monitor {n} (wearable device) :: hartmonitor {m}, hartslagmonitor {m}
hearts {n} (the card suit (♥)) :: harten {m} {f}
hearts {n} (trick-taking card game) :: hartenjagen {n}
hearts {n} (plural of "heart") SEE: heart ::
heart-shaped {adj} (having the supposed shape of a heart) :: hartvormig
heartstrings {n} (cord-like tendons in the heart) :: peesdraden {p}
heartthrob {n} (heartbeat) :: hartslag
heart valve {n} (valve in the heart) :: hartklep {f} {m}
heart-warming {adj} (eliciting tenderness and sympathy) :: hartverwarmend
heartwood {n} (wood) :: kernhout {n}
hearty {adj} (proceeding from the heart) :: hartelijk
hearty {adj} (exhibiting strength) :: stevig
hearty {adj} (rich, abundant) :: stevig, machtig, voedzaam
heat {n} (thermal energy) :: warmte {f}
heat {n} (condition or quality of being hot) :: hitte {f}
heat {n} (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) :: pikantheid {c}
heat {n} (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) :: [in dogs] loops, [in cats] krols, [in cattle] tochtig, [in birds] broeds
heat {n} (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) :: voorrronde
heat {n} (hot spell) :: hittegolf {m}
heat {v} (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) :: verhitten, verwarmen, opwarmen
heat {v} (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) :: opwinden, heet worden
heat {n} (heating system) SEE: heating ::
heat capacity {n} (the capability of a substance to absorb heat energy) :: warmtecapaciteit {f}
heath {n} (type of land) :: heide {f}, hei {f}
heath {n} (shrub of the family Ericaceae) :: heide {f}, hei {f}
heathen {adj} (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion) :: heidens, ongelovig
heathen {adj} (savage) :: barbaars, heidens, onbeschaafd
heathen {n} (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion) :: heiden {m} {f}, ongelovige
heathen {n} (uncultured or uncivilized person) :: barbaar {m}, filistijn {f}
heathen {adj} (Heathen) SEE: Heathen ::
heathen {n} (Heathen) SEE: Heathen ::
Heathen {adj} (pertaining or adhering to the faith of Heathenry) :: heidens
Heathen {n} (adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry) :: heiden {m} {f}
heathendom {n} (state of being heathen) :: heidendom {n}
heathendom {n} (from one religion's or creed's perspective, the rest of the world that does not follow that creed or religion) :: heidendom {n}
heathendom {n} (non-Christian world) :: heidendom {n}
heathendom {n} (worldwide community that follows Heathenry) :: heidendom {n}
heather {n} (plant) :: heide
heathland {n} (heathland) :: heide {c}, dopheide {c}
Heathrow {prop} (airport in England) :: Heiderij {f}
heating {n} (system) :: verwarming {f}
heating {adj} (causing heat) :: verwarmend
heating oil {n} (petroleum product used as a fuel in a heating system) :: huisbrandolie {f} {n}
heat lightning {n} (Heat lightning) :: weerlicht {n}
heat sink {n} :: koellichaam
heat stroke {n} (severe hyperthermia) :: zonnesteek {m}
heat wave {n} (heat wave) SEE: heatwave ::
heatwave {n} (period of very hot weather) :: hittegolf {m}
heave {v} (to retch) :: kokhalzen
heave {n} (An effort to raise something, as a weight, or oneself, or to move something heavy) :: heffen, tillen
heaven {n} (sky) :: hemel {m}, lucht {f}, firmament {n}, uitspansel {n}
heaven {n} (paradise and upper-world) :: hemel {m}, paradijs {n}, hof van Eden {n}, tuin der lusten {m}
Heaven {prop} (All meanings) SEE: heaven ::
heavenly {adj} (pertaining to heaven) :: hemels
heavenly body {n} (natural celestial body) :: hemellichaam {n}
heavens {n} (the abode of God) :: hemelen {m-p}
heavens above {interj} (expression of surprise) :: goeie hemel ! lieve help ! goeie genade !
heaviness {n} (weightiness) :: zwaarte {f}, zwaarheid {f}
heavy {adj} (having great weight) :: zwaar
heavy {adj} (serious) :: serieus
heavy-handed {adj} (excessive, overdone) :: te scheutig
heavy-handed {adj} (extreme, unnecessarily forceful) :: hardhandig
heavy metal {n} (type of music) :: metal, heavy metal
heavy metal umlaut {n} (umlaut in the name of a heavy metal band) :: metalumlaut {n}
heavy water {n} (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) :: zwaar water {n}
hebdomad {n} (period of seven days) SEE: week ::
hebdomadal {adj} (occurring once a week) SEE: weekly ::
Hebrew {adj} (pertaining to the people) :: Hebreeuws
Hebrew {n} (person) :: Hebreeër {m}, Hebreeërs, Hebreeuwse, Hebreïnne {f}, Hebreeuwsen
Hebrew {n} (language, see also: Biblical Hebrew) :: Hebreeuws {n}
Hebrew Bible {prop} (the sacred texts of Judaism) :: Hebreeuwse Bijbel {m}
Hebrews {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Hebreeërs {m-p}
Hebrides {prop} (group of islands) :: Hebriden {m-p}
he-cat {n} (male cat) :: kater {m}
heckle {v} (insult, tease, make fun of, badger) :: hekelen
heckler {n} (one who heckles, insults, makes fun of, or teases) :: spotter {m}
hectare {n} (unit of surface area) :: hectare, bunder
hectic {adj} (very busy with activity and confusion) :: hectisch
hecto- {prefix} (hundred) :: hecto-
hectograph {n} :: stencil
hectolitre {n} (100 litres) :: hectoliter {m}
hectopascal {n} (unit of pressure) :: hectopascal
Hector {prop} (Trojan hero) :: Hektor {m}, Hector {m}
hectosecond {n} (unit of time equal to 100 seconds) :: hectoseconde {m}
heddle {n} (part of a loom) :: hevel {m}
hedge {n} (thicket of bushes planted in a row) :: haag {m}
hedge garlic {n} (Alliaria petiolata) SEE: garlic mustard ::
hedgehog {n} (animal) :: egel {m}
hedonism {n} (philosophy) :: hedonisme {n}, genotzucht {f} {m}, epicurisme {n}
hedonist {n} (someone devoted to hedonism) :: hedonist {m}, levensgenieter {m}, epicurist {m}
Hedwig {prop} (female given name) :: Hadewig
heed {n} (attention) :: aandacht {m} {f}, hoede {f}, quivive {m}
heed {v} (to mind) :: Behartigen, gade slaan
heedless {adj} (unaware, without noticing) :: onbewust, onoplettend, slordig
hee-haw {n} (cry) :: ia
hee-haw {interj} (cry) :: ia
heel {n} (anatomy: part of the foot) :: hak {c}, hiel {c}
heel {n} (part of shoe) :: hak {m}
heel {n} (end-piece of a loaf of bread) :: korst {m}
heel {v} (To follow at somebody's heels) :: op de hielen zitten
heel {v} (incline) :: [nautical] hellen
heft {n} (weight) :: gewicht {n}
heft {n} (heaviness, the feel of weight) :: gewichtigheid {n}
heft {v} (to lift) :: heffen, hijsen, opheffen, opheffen, optillen, tillen
heft {v} (to test the weight of something by lifting it) :: wegen, wikken
hefty {adj} (heavy) :: fors, zwaar, zwaar
hefty {adj} (strong, bulky) :: fors, stevig
hefty {adj} (powerfully or heavily built) :: stevig
Hegelian {adj} (of or pertaining to Hegel's ideas) :: Hegelisch
hegemony {n} (domination, influence, or authority over another) :: hegemonie {f}, suprematie, heerschap, overwicht, preponderantie
he-goat {n} (billy goat) SEE: billy goat ::
heifer {n} (young cow) :: vaars
height {n} (distance from bottom to top) :: hoogte {f}
height {n} (height of a standing person or animal) :: lengte {f}
heighten {v} (to make higher) :: verhogen, op
heighten {v} (to augment, aggravate, intensify) :: aandikken, opsmukken
Heijō {prop} (Pyongyang) SEE: Pyongyang ::
Heilongjiang {prop} (Amur) SEE: Amur ::
Heilsgeschichte {n} (history seen as the work of God's salvation) :: heilsgeschiedenis {f}, heilshistorie {f}
Heimlich maneuver {n} (first aid procedure used to treat choking) :: heimlichmanoeuvre
heinous {adj} (totally reprehensible) :: afschuwelijk, afgrijselijk, afschrikwekkend, verschrikkelijk, verwerpelijk
heir {n} (one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another) :: erfgenaam
heir {n} (one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office) :: opvolger
heir apparent {n} (someone who will definitely inherit) :: troonopvolger {m}, kroonprins {m}, kroonprinses {f}
heirloom {n} (valued possession passed down through the generations) :: erfstuk {n}
heist {n} (a robbery or burglary) :: roof {m}
heist {v} (to steal, rob or hold up something) :: beroven, roven
háček {n} (háček diacritic) :: háček {c}
Helen {prop} (female given name) :: Eliene
helicopter {n} (aircraft) :: helikopter {m}, wentelwiek {f}
helicopter mom {n} (protective woman) SEE: mama bear ::
helicopter parent {n} (overly attentive parent) :: helikopterouder {m}, helikopterouders {p}
Heligoland {prop} (island) :: Helgoland {n}
heliometer {n} (astronomical instrument for measuring the diameter of the sun) :: heliometer {m}
heliopause {n} (boundary) :: heliopauze
heliosynchronous {adj} (describing an orbit around the Earth) :: zonsynchroon
helium {n} (chemical element) :: helium {n}
helix {n} (curve) :: helix {f}, schroeflijn {f}
hell {prop} (abode for the condemned) :: hel
hell {n} (place of suffering in life) :: hel
hell-bent {adj} (recklessly determined to do or achieve something) :: vastbesloten
Hellene {n} (a Greek, see also: Greek) :: Helleen {m}
Hellenic {adj} (of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization) :: Oud-Grieks, Helleens
Hellenic {adj} (of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes) :: Grieks, Helleens
Hellenic Republic {prop} (official name of Greece) :: Helleense Republiek {f}
Hellenistic {adj} (of or relating to a period of Greek history) :: hellenistisch
Hellenistic {adj} (of or relating to a Hellenist) :: hellenistisch
hellfire {n} (fire of hell) :: hellevuur {n}
hellish {adj} (causing pain, discomfort or distress) :: hels
hello {interj} (greeting) :: hallo, hoi, haai, , dag [informal], goeiedag, goededag, goedendag, goeiendag [formal]
hello {interj} (when answering the telephone) :: hallo
hello {interj} (is anyone there?) :: hallo?
hello {interj} (sarcastic: that was foolish) :: ja, hallo!
hello {interj} (expression of puzzlement) :: hallo!
hello there {interj} (hello) :: hallo daar
hellspawn {n} (monster) SEE: monster ::
hellspawn {n} (creature(s) from Hell) :: hellegebroed {n}
helm {n} (steering apparatus of a ship) :: helmstok {m} {f}
helm {n} (maritime: member of the crew in charge of steering) :: stuurman {m}, roerganger {m}
helm {n} (metaphor: position of leadership or control) :: roer {n}
helmet {n} (protective head covering) :: helm {m}
helmeted {adj} (wearing a helmet) :: gehelmd
helmsman {n} (person responsible for steering a ship) :: stuurman
helot {n} (serf, slave) SEE: slave ::
help {n} (action given to provide assistance) :: hulp
help {v} (transitive: provide assistance to (someone or something)) :: helpen
help {interj} (cry of distress) :: help!, hulp!
helper {n} (one who helps) :: helper {m}, helpster {f}
helpful {adj} (furnishing help; giving aid; useful) :: behulpzaam
helping {n} (serving) SEE: serving ::
helping verb {n} (auxiliary verb) SEE: auxiliary verb ::
help is on the way {phrase} (help is on the way) :: hulp is onderweg
helpless {adj} (unable to defend oneself) :: hulpeloos
help oneself {v} (to help oneself) SEE: make use ::
Helsinki {prop} (the capital city of Finland) :: Helsinki
helter-skelter {adv} (in confused, disorderly haste) :: holderdebolder
hem {n} (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together) :: zoom
hem {n} (rim or margin) :: marge
hem {v} (to put hem on an article of clothing) :: zomen
hem {v} (to surround something or someone in a confining way) :: omzomen, inperken
hematite {n} (mineral) :: hematiet {n}
hematogenesis {n} (hematopoiesis) SEE: hematopoiesis ::
hematology {n} (study of blood and related organs) SEE: haematology ::
hematoma {n} (swelling of blood from broken vessel) :: hematoom {n}, bloeduitstorting {f}
hematopoiesis {n} (process by which blood cells are produced) :: hematopoëse {f}, hemopoëse {f}
hem in {v} (to surround and enclose) :: insluiten, omsingelen
hemiplegia {n} (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) :: hemiplegie {f}
hemisphere {n} (half of the Earth) :: halfrond {n}, hemisfeer {m}
hemisphere {n} (any half-sphere) :: hemisfeer {m}
hemispherectomy {n} (surgical removal of a brain hemisphere) :: hemisferectomie {f}
hemlock {n} (tree) :: hemlockspar
hemlock {n} (poisonous plant of genus Conium) :: scheerling
hemlock {n} (poisonous plant of genus Cicuta) SEE: cowbane ::
hemodynamics {n} (circulation of blood) :: hemodynamiek
hemorrhage {n} (release of blood; bleeding) :: bloeding {f}
hemorrhoids {n} (haemorrhoids) SEE: haemorrhoids ::
hemp {n} (Cannabis sativa) :: hennep {m}
hempseed {n} (seed of the hemp plant) :: hennepzaad {n}
hen {n} (female chicken) :: hen {f}, kip {f}, leghen {f}, legkip {f}
hen {n} (female bird) :: wijfje {n}, hen {f}
hen {n} (hen-like woman) :: moederkloek {f}
henbane {n} (Hyoscyamus niger) :: bilzekruid {n}
hence {adv} (from here) :: van hier, heen, hiervandaan
hence {adv} (as a result, therefore) :: derhalve, dus, bijgevolg
hence {adv} :: vandaar
henceforth {adv} (from now on) :: voortaan, vanaf nu
henceforward {adv} (from now on) SEE: from now on ::
henchman {n} (a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate) :: handlanger {m}, aanhanger {m}, volgeling {m}
henchman {n} (a person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests) :: aanhanger, volgeling {m}
henchman {n} (an assistant member of a criminal gang) :: trawant {m}, handlanger {m}, meeloper
hendecagon {n} (geometry) :: elfhoek {m}
hendecasyllabic {adj} (having eleven syllables) :: elflettergrepig
hendiadys {n} (figure of speech) :: hendiadys
hen harrier {n} (bird) :: blauwe kiekendief {m}
henhouse {n} (house for chickens to live in) :: kippenhok {n}
henna {n} (dye) :: henna
hennin {n} (medieval headgear) :: hennin
henotheism {n} (belief or worship) :: henotheïsme
hen pigeon {n} (female pigeon) :: [♂♀] duif {m} {f}, duivin {f}
Henrietta {prop} (feminine form of Henry) :: Hendrika
Henriette {prop} (female given name) SEE: Henrietta ::
Henry {prop} (given name) :: Hendrik, Henk
hentai {n} (a work of anime that contains sexual art (esp. manga or anime)) :: hentai
hepatic {n} (liverwort) SEE: liverwort ::
hepatitis {n} (liver inflammation) :: hepatitis
hepatitis A {n} (acute form of hepatitis) :: hepatitis A
heptagon {n} (polygon with seven sides and seven angles) :: zevenhoek {m}, heptagoon {m}
heptagonal {adj} (Having seven angles and sides) :: zevenhoekig
heptasyllabic {adj} (having seven syllables) :: zevenlettergrepig
heptatonic {adj} (heptatonic) :: heptatonisch
her {determiner} (belonging to) :: haar {f}
her {pron} (she) :: haar {f}
Hera {prop} (queen of the gods, wife of Zeus) :: Hera
herald {n} (a messenger, especially one bringing important news) :: heraut {m}
herald {n} (a harbinger giving signs of things to come) :: aankondiger {m}, verkondiger {m}
herald {v} (announce) :: aankondigen, verkondigen, inluiden
heraldic {adj} (relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms) :: heraldisch
heraldry {n} (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) :: wapenkunde {f}, heraldiek {f}
herb {n} (plant used to flavour food) :: kruid {n}
herb {n} (plant used in medicine) :: kruid
herbaceous {adj} (botany: not woody) :: kruidachtig
herbalism {n} ((obsolete) botany) SEE: botany ::
herbal tea {n} (beverage made by infusion of herbs) :: kruidenthee {m}
herbarium {n} (collection of dried plants) :: herbarium
herbarium {n} (building or institution where a collection of plants is held) :: herbarium
herbivore {n} (plant-eating organism) :: herbivoor {m}, planteneter {m}
herd {n} (a number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper) :: kudde {f}
herd {n} (any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company) :: kudde {f}
herd {n} (herdsman) :: herder {m}
herder {n} (one who herds) :: herder {m}
herd immunity {n} (form of indirect protection against a disease) :: groepsimmuniteit {f}
herding dog {n} (herding dog) :: herdershond
herdsman {n} (a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep) :: herder {m}
here {adv} (in, on, or at this place) :: hier
here {adv} (to this place) :: hierheen
here {n} (this place) :: hier {n}
here {n} (this time, the present situation) :: hier en nu {n}, heden {n}
hereabout {adv} (close, nearby) :: hieromtrent
hereafter {n} (existence after death) SEE: afterlife ::
hereafter {adv} (in time to come) :: hierna
hereafter {n} (future existence) :: hierna, hiernamaals
hereafter {adv} (from now on) SEE: from now on ::
here and now {n} (present situation) :: hier en nu {n}
here and there {adv} (from time to time) SEE: from time to time ::
hereat {adv} (at this time) :: hierheen
here below {adv} :: in dit leven
hereby {adv} (formal phrase) :: hierdoor, hierbij
hereditary {adj} (which is passed on as inheritance) :: erfelijk
hereditary {adj} (of a title, honor or right: granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death) :: erfelijk, erf-
hereditary {adj} (of a person: holding a hereditary title or rank) :: erfelijk, erf-
hereditary {adj} (of a disease or trait: passed in the genes) :: erfelijk
herefore {adv} (for this reason, on this account) :: hiervoor
herein {adv} (within this content or context) :: hierin, hierbij
hereinafter {adv} (In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this) :: hieropvolgens
hereinbefore {adv} (translation) :: hierinvoren
hereinto {adv} (translation) :: hierheen
here lies {phrase} (epitaph) :: hier rust
hereof {adv} (translation) :: hiervan
hereon {adv} (translation) :: hierop, hieraan
heresiarch {n} (founder of a heresy) :: heresiarch {m}, aartsketter {m}
heresy {n} (dissension from religious dogma) :: dwaalleer {m}, ketterij {f}
heresy {n} (a controversial opinion) :: ketterij
heretic {n} (someone who believes contrary to fundamentals) :: ketter
heretic {adj} (heretical) SEE: heretical ::
heretical {adj} (of or pertaining to heresy or heretics) :: ketters
heretical {adj} (contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion) :: ketters
hereto {adv} (so far) SEE: so far ::
hereto {adv} :: hiertoe
heretofore {adv} (up to the present time) :: hiertevoren
hereunder {adv} (translation) :: hieronder
hereunto {adv} (translation) :: hierheen, wetende
hereupon {adv} (immediately afterward; at this.) :: hierop
herewith {adv} (with this (especially, with this letter or communication)) :: hiermee
here you are {phrase} (said when handing something over) :: [informal] alsjeblieft, [formal] alstublieft
heritable {adj} (able to be inherited) :: overerfbaar
heritage {n} (property) :: erfenis {f}
heritage {n} (tradition) :: erfenis {f}, erfgoed {n}
Her Majesty {pron} (title of respect when referring to a queen) :: Hare Majesteit
Herman {prop} (given name) :: Herman {m}
hermaphrodite {n} (individual or organism having both male and female gonads) :: hermafrodiet {m}
hermaphrodite {adj} (having both male and female gonads) :: hermafrodiet, hermafrodiete
hermaphroditism {n} (state of having both male and female sexual organs) :: hermafroditisme {n}
hermeneutic {adj} (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates) :: hermeneutisch
hermeneutical {adj} (concerning hermeneutics) :: hermeneutisch
hermeneutics {n} (art and science of text interpretation) :: hermeneutiek {f}
hermit {n} (religious recluse; eremite) :: kluizenaar {m}
hermit {n} (recluse; someone who lives alone) :: kluizenaar {m}
hermit {n} (hermit crab) SEE: hermit crab ::
hermitage {n} (dwelling place of hermit) :: hermitage {f}, kluis {m} {f}
hermit crab {n} (crustacean) :: heremietkreeft {m}
hernia {n} (part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part) :: hernia {f}, breuk {f}
hero {n} (person of great bravery) :: held {m}, heldin {f}
hero {n} (main protagonist) :: held {m}, hoofdrolspeler {m}
Herodotus {prop} (ancient historian) :: Herodotus
heroin {n} (powerful and addictive drug) :: heroïne {f}
heroine {n} (female hero) :: heldin {f}
heron {n} (bird) :: reiger {m}
herpes zoster {n} (acute viral inflammation) SEE: shingles ::
herring {n} (fish in Clupea) :: haring {m}
hers {pron} (that which belongs to her) :: het hare, de hare
herself {pron} ((as intensifier) she) :: zijzelf
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram {n} (plot of the absolute magnitude of stars) :: Hertzsprung-Russelldiagram {n}
Hesiod {prop} (Greek poet) :: Hesiodus
hesitant {adj} (tending to hesitate) :: schoorvoetend, aarzelend, weifelend
hesitate {v} (to stop or pause respecting decision or action) :: aarzelen
hesitation {n} (act of hesitating) :: aarzeling
Hesse {prop} (state) :: Hessen
hessian {n} (burlap) SEE: burlap ::
he's unconscious {phrase} (he's unconscious) :: hij is bewusteloos
hetero- {prefix} (other) :: hetero-
hetero {n} (heterosexual person) :: heteroseksueel {m}
heterodoxy {n} (the quality of being heterodox) :: heterodoxie, onrechtszekerheid,
heterodoxy {n} (a heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) :: ketterij, dwaalleer
heterogeneity {n} (nonuniform quality of a substance) :: heterogeniteit {f}
heterogeneity {n} (diversity) SEE: diversity ::
heterogeneous {adj} (diverse in kind) :: heterogeen, heterogene
heterogenous {adj} (heterogeneous) SEE: heterogeneous ::
heterosexism {n} (Discrimination in favor of heterosexuals) :: heteroseksisme {n}
heterosexual {adj} (sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex) :: heteroseksueel
heterosexual {n} (a heterosexual organism) :: heteroseksueel {m} {f}
heterosexuality {n} (heterosexual orientation) :: heteroseksualiteit {f}
heterovalent {adj} (describing a resonance structure that has one fewer single bond than others) :: heterovalent
heterovalent {adj} (having a different valency) :: heterovalent
heterozygous {adj} (Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene) :: heterzygoot
he that mischief hatches, mischief catches {proverb} :: boontje komt om zijn loontje
Hettangian {prop} (age/stage of the Jurassic period/system) :: Hettangien
heuristic {adj} (relating to general strategies or methods for solving problems) :: heuristisch
heuristic {n} (heuristic method, heuristics) :: heuristiek {f}
hew {v} (to chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down) :: houwen
hew {v} (to shape; to form) :: vormen, modelleren, boetseren,
hew {v} (to act according to) :: zich conformeren met, zich richten naar
hewer {n} (one who hews) :: houwer {m}
he who laughs last laughs best {proverb} (success is better after you've endured ridicule) :: wie het laatst lacht, lacht het best, wie laatst lacht, best lacht
he who laughs last laughs hardest {proverb} (he who laughs last laughs best) SEE: he who laughs last laughs best ::
hex {n} (an evil spell or curse) :: vloek {?}, betovering {?}, beheksing {?}
hex {n} (a witch) :: heks {?}
hexadecimal {n} (number system with base sixteen) :: heksadecimale talstelsel {n}
hexadecimal {adj} (expressed in hexadecimal) :: hexadecimaal, hexadecimale
hexagon {n} (A polygon with six sides and six angles) :: zeshoek {m}
hexagonal {adj} (geometry: having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon) :: zeshoekig, hexagonaal
hexagonal {adj} (crystallography: having three equal axes crossing at 60° and an unequal one crossing at 90°) :: hexagonaal
hexahedron {n} (polyhedron with six faces) :: hexaëder
hexamethylenediamine {n} (hexamethylenediamine) :: hexamethyleendiamine
hexapod {n} (insect) SEE: insect ::
hexasyllabic {adj} (having six syllables) :: zeslettergrepig
hey {interj} (exclamation to get attention) :: , daar
hey {interj} (protest or reprimand) :: , hela, ho, hola
hey {interj} (expression of surprise) :: , huh
hey {interj} (informal greeting) :: hoi,
hey {n} (country dancing figure) :: hey
heyday {n} (a period of success, popularity or power) :: hoogtijdag {m}, bloeitijd {m}
Hezbollah {prop} (Lebanese Shia islamic organisation) :: Hezbollah
Hezekiah {prop} (biblical king) :: Hizkia, Jechizkia
hi {interj} (friendly, informal greeting) :: hallo, hoi
hiatus {n} (gap in a series) :: hiaat {n}, lacune
hiatus {n} (interruption, break or pause) :: hiaat {n}, gat {n}, onderbreking, interruptie, pauze
hiatus {n} (vacation) :: vakantie {n}
hiatus {n} (syllable break between two vowels) :: hiaat {n}
hibernate {v} (winter sleep) :: overwinteren, een winterslaap houden
hibernation {n} (state of inactivity during winter) :: winterslaap {m}
hibiscus {n} (flower) :: hibiscus {m}, tuinhibiscus {m}, koraalmalve {m}
hiccough {n} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup ::
hiccough {v} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup ::
hiccup {n} (spasm of the diaphragm) :: hik {m}
hiccup {n} (minor setback) :: tegenvaller {m}
hiccup {v} (to hiccup) :: hikken
hiccups {n} (the condition of having hiccup spasms) :: hik {m}
hick {v} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup ::
hick {n} (country yokel or hillbilly) :: boerenkinkel {m}, boerenpummel {m}, boer {m}, boerenlul {m}
hickey {n} (bruise-like mark) :: zuigplek {f}, zuigvlek {f}
hickey {n} (referring to an object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled) :: ding {n}, spul {n}
hickey {n} (swelling in a tissue area) :: zwelling {f}, knobbel {m}
hickory {n} (tree of genus Carya or Annamocarya) :: hickory
hickory {n} (wood of the tree) :: hickory
hidden {adj} (out of sight; not visually apparent) :: verscholen, verborgen
hidden {adj} (obscure) :: obscuur
hidden {adj} (that has been hidden) :: verborgen, verscholen, verstopt
hidden agenda {n} (wish (and plan) to implement a particular idea without telling anybody) :: verborgen agenda, geheime agenda
hide {v} ((transitive)) :: versteken, verstoppen, wegstoppen
hide {v} ((intransitive)) :: zich verbergen, zich verstoppen, zich wegstoppen
hide {n} (skin of an animal) :: huid {f}, vel {n}, vacht {f}, leer {n}
hide and go seek {n} (hide and seek) SEE: hide and seek ::
hide and seek {n} (game) :: verstoppertje {n}
hideous {adj} (extremely ugly) :: afzichtelijk
hideous {adj} (distressing or offensive to the ear) :: akelig
hideous {adj} (hateful; shocking) :: afgrijselijk
hiding place {n} (a place where something or someone may be hidden) :: schuilplaats, onderduikadres {n}
hierarchal {adj} (pertaining to a hierarch) :: hiërarchisch
hierarchical {adj} (Pertaining to a hierarchy) :: hiërarchisch
hierarchization {n} :: de hierarcharizatie
hierarchy {n} (body of authoritative officials organised by rank) :: hiërarchie {f}
hierarchy {n} (class of objects) :: hiërarchie {f}, rangorde {f}
hieroglyph {n} (element of ideographic writing system) :: hiëroglief {c}
hieroglyphic {adj} (of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols) :: hiëroglifisch
hierophant {n} (ancient Greek priest) :: opperpriester
hierophant {n} (interpreter of sacred mysteries) :: hiërofant
Higgs boson {n} (elementary particle) :: Higgsboson {n}, Higgsdeeltje {n}
Higgs particle {n} (Higgs boson) SEE: Higgs boson ::
high {adj} (elevated; tall) :: hoog
high {adj} (of great or large quantity) :: hoog
high {adj} (slang: stoned) :: high
highchair {n} (elevated chair used for feeding babies) :: kinderstoel {m}
high court {n} (supreme court) SEE: supreme court ::
higher education {n} (education at university level or beyond) :: hoger onderwijs
higher learning {n} (higher education) SEE: higher education ::
highfalutin {adj} ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical) :: hoogdravend, arrogant
High Fens {prop} (region in eastern Belgium and western Germany) :: Hoge Venen
High German consonant shift {prop} (sound change that affected the stop consonants of the High German languages) :: Hoogduitse klankverschuiving {f}, tweede Germaanse klankverschuiving {f}
High Holidays {prop} (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, collectively) :: Hoge Feestdagen {p}
high island {n} :: hoog eiland {n}
high jumper {n} (athlete) :: hoogspringer
highland {n} (mountainous land) :: hoogland {n}
highland {adj} (relating to highlands) :: hoogland {n}
highlight {v} (to make prominent) :: benadrukken
highlighter {n} (pen for highlighting) :: markeerstift {m}
highly {adv} :: zeer, hoog
high nelly {n} (old fashioned bicycle) :: omafiets
Highness {n} (form of address) :: hoogheid {f}
high-priced {adj} (expensive) SEE: expensive ::
high priest {n} (clergyman) :: hogepriester {m}
high priest {n} (male person who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement) :: Hogepriester {m}
high priestess {n} (high priestess) :: hogepriesteres {f}
high road {n} (main road or highway) SEE: highway ::
high school {n} (secondary school) :: middelbare school
high-speed rail {n} (type of rail transport) :: hogesnelheidstrein {m}
high street {n} (the main street of any town) :: hoofdstraat
hight {v} (call) SEE: call ::
hight {v} (be called) :: heten
high tide {n} (the natural tide at its highest level) :: hoog tij {n}, hoog water {n}, hoogwater {n}, vloed
high tide {n} (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) :: hoog tij {n}, hoog water {n}, hoogwater {n}
high tide {n} (climax, culminating point or phase) :: climax, hoogtij {n}, hoogtepunt {n}, hoogdag {m}, hoogdagen {m}
high treason {n} (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) :: hoogverraad
highway {n} (main public road) :: snelweg {m}, autosnelweg {m}, autostrade {f}
highwayman {n} (a person who robbed travelers on roads) :: struikrover {m}
hi-hat {n} (drum kit part) :: hihat {m}
hijack {v} (to seize control of a vehicle) :: kapen, hijacken
hijacker {n} (someone who hijacks) :: kaper {m}
hijacking {n} (instance of such an act) SEE: hijack ::
hijacking {n} (act of one who hijacks) :: gijzeling {f}, kaping {f}
Hijra {n} (Muhammad's departure from Mecca) :: hedjra, hidjra
Hijra {n} :: Hidjra, hidjra
hike {n} (a long walk) :: wandeling
hike {n} (an abrupt increase) :: plotse stijging
hikikomori {n} (phenomenon) :: hikikomori
hiking {n} (walking) :: wandelen
hiking boot {n} :: wandelschoen {m}
hilarious {adj} (very funny; causing great merriment and laughter) :: hilarisch
Hilda {prop} (female given name) :: Hilda
hill {n} (elevated location) :: heuvel {m}
hilltop {n} :: heuveltop {m}
hilly {adj} (abounding in hills) :: heuvelachtig
hilt {n} (grip of a sword) :: heft {n}
Hilversum {prop} (city in North Holland) :: Hilversum {n}
him {pron} (dative / indirect object) :: hem
him {pron} (objective after preposition) :: hem
him {pron} (accusative / direct object) :: hem
him {pron} (himself) SEE: himself ::
him {pron} (he) SEE: he ::
Himalayas {prop} (a mountain range of south-central Asia) :: Himalaya
himself {pron} ((reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object) :: zich, zichzelf
himself {pron} ((emphatic, exclusive) he) :: zelf, hijzelf
hind {adj} (located at the rear) :: achterst
hind {n} (female deer) :: hinde {f}
hindbrain {n} (hindbrain) :: ruithersenen
hinder {v} (to make difficult to accomplish) :: hinderen [hinder], moeilijk maken [make difficult]
hinder {v} (to keep back; to delay or impede) :: hinderen [hinder, impede], verhinderen [hinder, impede], vertragen [delay]
hinder {adj} (of or belonging to that part in the rear) :: achterste
Hindi {n} (language) :: Hindi {n}
Hindi-Urdu {prop} (Hindustani) SEE: Hindustani ::
hindquarter {n} (rear half of a side of an animal) :: achtereinde {n}, achterhand {n}
hindquarter {n} (hind leg of a quadruped) :: achtereinde {n}, achterhand {n}
hindquarter {n} (human behind) :: achtereinde {n}, achterwerk {n}, achterste {n}
hindrance {n} (something which hinders) :: hindernis {f}, obstakel {n}
hindsight {n} (after-the-fact realisation or understanding) :: terugblik {m}
hindsight {n} (the phrase "in hindsight") :: achteraf gezien
Hindu {adj} (of or relating to Hinduism) :: hindoeïstisch
Hindu {n} (religious adherent) :: hindoe {m}
Hinduism {prop} (religion) :: hindoeïsme {n}
Hinduistic {adj} (of or pertaining to Hinduism) :: hindoeïstisch
Hindustani {prop} (language) :: Hindoestani
hinge {n} (device for the pivoting of a door) :: scharnier {n}, hengsel {n}, har {f}
hinge {n} (point in time, on which subsequent events depend) :: keerpunt, hoeksteen
hinny {n} (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) :: muilezel {m}
hint {n} (clue) :: aanwijzing {f}
hinterland {n} (land immediately next to a coast) :: achterland {n}, binnenland {n}
hinterland {n} (rural territory surrounding urban area) :: platteland {n}, hinterland {n}, achterland {n}
hinterland {n} (remote or undeveloped area) :: hinterland {n}, achterland {n}
hip {n} (joint) :: heup {f}
hip {n} (the fruit of a rose) :: rozenbottel {f}
hip bone {n} (bone) :: heupbeen {n}
hip hip hooray {interj} (an exclamation of congratulations) :: hieperdepiep hoera, hiep hiep hoera
hip hop {n} (popular urban culture) SEE: hip-hop ::
hip-hop {n} (urban youth culture) :: hip-hop
hippie {n} (1960s nonconformist) :: hippie {m} {f}
hippocamp {n} (mythological creature) SEE: hippocampus ::
hippocampus {n} (mythological creature) :: hippocampus {m}, hippokampos {m}
hippocampus {n} (brain region) :: hippocampus {m}
Hippocrates {prop} (an Ancient Greek male given name) :: Hippocrates
hippodrome {n} (horse racing course) :: renbaan {m}
hippopotamus {n} (large African mammal) :: nijlpaard {n}
hippotigrine {adj} (zebrine) :: zebra-achtig
hipster {n} (person interested in the latest trends) :: hipster {m}
hire {n} (a person who has been hired) :: werknemer {m}
hire {v} (to obtain the services of in return for fixed payment) :: huren
hire {v} (to employ) :: aanwerven, aanstellen
hire {v} (to exchange the services of for remuneration) :: verhuren
hire {v} (to accept employment) :: werk aannemen
Hiroshima {prop} (a city in Honshu, Japan) :: Hiroshima
hirsute {adj} (hairy) :: harig, behaard
his {determiner} (attributive: belonging to him) :: zijn {m}
his {pron} (that which belongs to him) :: de zijne, aan hem
His Majesty {pron} (title of respect used when referring to a king) :: Zijne Majesteit
Hispanic America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish) :: Hispano-Amerika, Spaans-Amerika
His Royal Highness {pron} (royal title) :: Zijne Koninklijke Hoogheid
hiss {n} (sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.) :: sis {m}, gesis {n}
hiss {n} (animal expression of disapproval) :: sis {m}, gesis {n}, tss {m}
hiss {v} (to make a hissing sound) :: sissen, blazen [of cats]
hist {interj} (injunction to be silent) :: sst
histology {n} (study of microscopic structure) :: weefselleer
historian {n} (writer of history) :: historicus {m}, geschiedkundige {m} {f}
historian {n} (person who studies history) :: historicus {m}, geschiedkundige {m} {f}
historic {adj} (historical) SEE: historical ::
historic {adj} (having significance in history) :: historisch
historical {adj} (pertaining to history) :: geschiedkundig, historisch
historical linguistics {n} (the scientific study of language change) :: historische taalkunde {f}
historical sociology {n} (branch) :: historische sociologie {f}
historicity {n} (historical quality) :: historiciteit {f}
historism {n} (19th century school of thought) :: historisme
history {n} (aggregate of past events) :: geschiedenis {f}, historie {f}
history {n} (branch of knowledge that studies the past) :: geschiedenis {f}
history {n} (medicine: list of past and continuing medical conditions) :: geschiedenis {f}
history repeats itself {proverb} (Translations) :: de geschiedenis herhaalt zich
histrionic {adj} (of or relating to actors or acting) :: theatraal
histrionic {adj} (excessively dramatic or emotional) :: pathetisch, theatraal
hit {v} (to give a blow) :: raken, treffen, slaan
hit {v} (to manage to touch in the right place) :: raken, treffen
hit {n} (blow, punch) :: slag {f}, stoot {m}
hit {n} (success, especially in the entertainment industry) :: hit {m}
hit {n} (attack on a location) :: aanslag {m}
hit {n} (collision of a projectile with the target) :: tref {m}
hit {v} (to hit) SEE: strike ::
hitchhike {v} (to try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road) :: liften, [Belgium] autostop doen
hitchhiker {n} (a person who hitchhikes) :: lifter {m}, liftster {f}
hither {adv} (to here) :: hierheen, alhier, herwaarts
hitherto {adv} (up to this time) :: tot dan toe, tot hiertoe, tot dusver, tot nu toe, tot dusverre
Hitler Youth {prop} :: Hitlerjugend
hitman {n} (contract killer) :: huurmoordenaar {m}, huurdoder {m}
hit point {n} (A unit of damage) :: raakpunt {n}
hitpoint {n} (hit point) SEE: hit point ::
hit the ground running {v} (begin an activity immediately and with full commitment) :: direct aan de slag gaan
hit the hay {v} (to go to bed) :: naar bed gaan, gaan slapen
hit the nail on the head {v} (identify something exactly) :: de spijker op de kop slaan
Hittite {n} (person) :: Hettiet {m}
Hittite {prop} (language) :: Hettitisch {n}
HIV {n} (human immunodeficiency virus) :: hiv
hive {n} (structure for housing a swarm of honeybees) SEE: beehive ::
hives {n} (medical condition) SEE: urticaria ::
Hmong {n} (people) :: Hmong
HNLMS {prefix} (Her Netherlands Majesty's Ship) :: Hr.Ms. {f}
HNLMS {prefix} (His Netherlands Majesty's Ship) :: Zr.Ms. {m}
HNMS {prefix} (Netherlands) :: Zr.Ms. {m}, Hr.Ms. {f}
ho {n} (whore) :: hoer
hoard {v} (to amass) :: ophopen, verzamelen, hamsteren, oppotten
hoarder {n} (one who hoards) :: verzamelaar
hoarding {n} (behavior of people or animals accumulating food or other items) :: hamsteren
hoarding {n} (anxiety disorder) :: hoarding, verzamelstoornis
hoarfrost {n} (frozen dew drops) :: rijm {m}, rijp {m}, dauwvorst {m}, vriesdauw {m}
hoarse {adj} (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) :: schor
hoary {adj} (white or gray with age) :: wit, grijs [van ouderdom]
hobbit {n} (fictional small humanoid creature) :: hobbit {m}
hobby {n} (activity done for enjoyment in spare time) :: hobby {f}, vrijetijdsbesteding {f}
hobby {n} (Falco subbuteo) :: boomvalk {m}
hobby horse {n} (child's toy) :: stokpaard {n}, stokpaardje {n}
hobby horse {n} (topic about which someone loves to talk) :: stokpaardje {n}
hobby horse {n} (early bicycle) :: draisine {f}
hobnob {n} (informal chat) :: babbel {m}, [dialectal, Belgium] klapke {n}
hobnob {v} (to drink with) :: drinken, borrelen
hobnob {v} (to associate in a friendly manner with) :: babbelen, kletsen, [dialectal, Belgium] klappen
hobo {n} (homeless person) :: dakloze {m}, zwerver {m}, vagebond {m}, landloper {m}
hobo {n} (tramp, vagabond; bum) :: leegloper {m}, vagebond {m}
Ho Chi Minh {prop} (Ho Chi Minh City) SEE: Ho Chi Minh City ::
Ho Chi Minh City {prop} (largest city of Vietnam) :: Ho Chi Minhstad
hock {v} (leave with a pawnbroker as security) :: verpanden
hockey {n} (the sport) :: hockey {n}
hockey puck {n} (puck used in hockey) :: puck {m}
hockey stick {n} (instrument used in field hockey) :: hockeystick
hocus-pocus {interj} (a phrase used as a magical incantation) :: hocus pocus {m}
hodgepodge {n} (collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble) :: mikmak {m}, mengelmoes
hodiernal {adj} (of or pertaining to the present day or today) :: actueel, huidig, tegenwoordig
hodman {n} (a bricklayer's or mason's laborer who carries bricks, mortar, cement and the like in a hod) :: opperman {n}
hoe {n} (agricultural tool) :: schoffel {m}, hak {m}
hoe {v} (to use the gardening tool) :: schoffelen
hog {n} (animal of the family Suidae) :: varken
hog {v} (to take more than one's share) :: voor zichzelf opeisen, inpikken
hogshead {n} (measure of capacity for liquids) :: okshoofd, oxhoofd
hogshead {n} (large barrel or cask) :: okshoofd, oxhoofd
hog-tie {v} (figurative use) :: kluisteren, knevelen
Hogwarts {prop} (fictional school for learning magic) :: Zweinstein
hogwash {n} (nonsense) :: prietpraat {m}
hogweed {n} (umbelliferous plant) :: berenklauw
hoiho {n} (yellow-eyed penguin) SEE: yellow-eyed penguin ::
hoi polloi {n} (elite) SEE: elite ::
hoi polloi {n} (the common people) :: gepeupel
hoist {v} (transitive: to raise; to lift; to elevate) :: optillen, hijsen, ophijsen, opgetrokken worden
hoist by one's own petard {adj} (be hurt by one's own plot) :: wie een put graaft voor een ander, valt er zelf in
hokey {adj} (phony, obviously of flimsy credibility) :: nep, flauw, zwak, slap
hokey {adj} (corny, overly sentimental) :: melig
Hokkaido {prop} (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) :: Hokkaido
hokum {n} ((an instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate) :: klatergoud {n}
hokum {n} ((an instance of) excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material in a film, etc.) :: effectbejag {n}
hold {v} (to grasp) :: houden, vasthouden
hold {v} (to contain) :: bevatten
hold {v} (to keep possession) :: bijhouden
hold {v} (to cause to wait) :: tegenhouden
hold {v} (to detain) :: vasthouden
hold {n} (cargo area) :: ruim {n}, scheepsruim {n}
holdall {n} (large bag) :: sporttas {c}
holder {n} (a person who possesses something) :: houder {m}
hold off {v} (to delay someone or something) :: tegenhouden
hold on {v} (wait a minute) :: wachten
hold on {v} (to hold, grasp, or grip) :: vasthouden
hold out {v} (withhold something) :: achterhouden
hold to account {v} :: aansprakelijk stellen
hole {n} (pit) SEE: pit ::
hole {n} (hollow in some surface) :: gaatje {n}, gat {n}, holletje {n}, opening {f}
hole {n} (opening in a solid) :: holte {f}, gat {n}, opening {f}
hole {n} (weakness, flaw) :: gat {n}, leemte, zwakke plek
hole {n} (security vulnerability) :: gat {n}, leemte
hole {n} (orifice (see anus etc. for specific body cavities)) :: lichaamsholte
hole {n} (place where a prisoner is kept) :: de put {m} , vergeetput, bajes, lik, nor
hole {n} (undesirable place) :: de put {m} , zwart gat {n}
hole {n} (portion of a game of golf) :: hole
hole {v} (to make holes) :: doorboren, doorzeven
hole {v} (to destroy) SEE: destroy ::
hole punch {n} (tool) :: perforator {m}
holiday {n} (day on which a festival etc. is traditionally observed) :: feestdag {m}
holiday {n} (day declared free from work by the government) :: feestdag {m}
holiday {n} (period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel) :: vakantie {f}
holiday {n} (period during which pupils do not attend school) :: vakantie
holidayer {n} (one who is on holiday) SEE: holiday-maker ::
holiday home {n} (second home) :: vakantieappartement {n}
holiday-maker {n} (somebody on holiday) :: vakantieganger {m}
holiness {n} (state or condition of being holy) :: heiligheid {f}
holism {n} :: Holisme
Holland {prop} (region of the Netherlands, see also: Netherlands) :: Holland
Hollandic {prop} (contemporary dialect) :: Hollands
holler {n} (A yell, shout) :: kreet, gil, roep, schreeuw, brul
holler {n} (By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention) :: gebrul {n}, gegil {n}, geschreeuw, geroep {n}
holler {v} (to yell, shout) :: brullen, roepen, schreeuwen
holler {v} (to call out one or more words) :: brullen, roepen, uitroepen, uitschreeuwen
hollow {n} (hollow in some surface) SEE: hole ::
hollow {n} (sunken area) :: laagte {f}
hollow {adj} (having an empty space inside) :: hol
hollow {adj} (without substance) :: leeg
hollow out {v} (make hollow) :: uithollen
hollow victory {n} (Pyrrhic victory) SEE: Pyrrhic victory ::
holly {n} (any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Ilex) :: hulst {m}
hollyhock {n} (plant) :: stokroos {f} {m}
Hollywood {prop} (area of Los Angeles) :: Hollywood
Hollywood {prop} (the American motion picture industry) :: Hollywood
holme {n} (small island) :: holm {m}
holmium {n} (chemical element) :: holmium {n}
holocaust {n} (sacrifice to a god) :: holocaust
Holocaust {prop} (the mass murder of 6 million Jews by Nazi Germany) :: Holocaust, Sjoa, jodenvervolging {f}
hologram {n} (three-dimensional image created by holography) :: hologram {n}
holograph {n} (hologram) SEE: hologram ::
holographic {adj} (in the form of a hologram or holograph) :: holografisch
holographic {adj} (handwritten) :: holografisch
holography {n} (a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance) :: holografie {f}
holonym {n} (term that denotes a whole) :: holoniem {n}
holster {n} (case for carrying a gun) :: holster {m}
holy {adj} (dedicated to a religious purpose) :: heilig, sacraal, gewijd
holy {adj} (revered in a religion) :: heilig, sacraal
holy {adj} (flawless) :: foutloos, [in expression: ... huisje] heilig, volmaakt, perfect
holy {adj} (dedicated for a specific purpose) :: heilig
Holy Communion {prop} (Christian sacrament) :: communie
Holy Ghost {prop} (aspect of the Holy Trinity) SEE: Holy Spirit ::
holy grail {n} (distant, near impossible goal) :: heilige graal {f}
Holy Grail {prop} (artifact in Christian mythology) :: Heilige Graal {f}
holy moley {interj} (holy smoke) SEE: holy smoke ::
Holy of Holies {prop} (the most sacred place within a sacred building) :: heilige der heiligen {n}, allerheiligste {n}
Holy Prepuce {n} (Holy Prepuce) :: heilige voorhuid {f}
Holy Roman Empire {prop} (state) :: Heilige Roomse Rijk
Holy See {prop} (episcopal see of the Catholic Church) :: Heilige Stoel
holy smoke {interj} (expression of surprise) :: wel heb ik ooit, allemachtig
Holy Spirit {prop} (Christian: aspect of the Holy Trinity) :: Heilige Geest {m}
Holy Thursday {prop} (Maundy Thursday) SEE: Maundy Thursday ::
Holy Thursday {prop} (Ascension Day) SEE: Ascension Day ::
holy war {n} (primarily religious war) :: heilige oorlog {m}
holy water {n} (water, sanctified) :: wijwater {n}
Holy Week {prop} (week preceding Easter) :: Goede Week {f} {m}
homage {n} (in feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to his or her lord) :: hommage, leenhulde, manschap {n}
homage {n} (demonstration of respect) :: eerbetoon {n}, hommage {f}, hulde {f}, huldeblijk {n}
homage {n} (artistic work imitating another in a flattering style) :: hommage
home {n} (house or structure in which someone lives) :: huis {m}, heem {n}, thuis {n}
home {n} (someone’s native land) :: moederland {n}
home {n} (childhood or parental home) :: thuis {n}
home {n} (place of the affections) :: thuis
home {n} (habitat) :: habitat
home {n} (place of refuge or rest) :: tehuis {n}
home {v} (to home ("in on")) :: mikken
home {adv} (at home) :: thuis
home {adv} (homewards) :: naar huis
home appliance {n} (household appliance) SEE: household appliance ::
home base {n} (baseball) SEE: home plate ::
homebrewed {adj} (homemade) SEE: homemade ::
home cinema {n} (theatre-quality movie system at home) :: thuisbioscoop {m}
homecoming {n} (the act of returning home) :: thuiskomst {f}
home country {n} (country where a person was born and raised) :: thuisland {n}
home economics {n} (the study of homemaking) :: huishoudkunde {f}
home front {n} (civilian sphere) :: thuisfront {n}
home is where the heart is {proverb} (One's true home is where one feels happiest) :: eigen haard is goud waard
homeland {n} (country which one regards as home) :: thuisland {n}
homeless {adj} (lacking a permanent residence) :: dakloos
homemade {adj} (made at home) :: huisgemaakt
homeo- {prefix} :: homeo-
homeomorphism {n} (in topology) :: homeomorfisme {n}
homeopathy {n} (system of treating diseases with very small amounts) :: homeopathie {f}
homeostasis {n} (ability to stabilize internal environment) :: homeostase {f}
homeowner {n} (someone who owns a house) :: huiseigenaar {m}
home page {n} (main or first page of a website) :: homepage, startpagina, hoofdpagina
home plate {n} (pentagonal rubber object) :: thuishonk
homer {n} (homing pigeon) SEE: homing pigeon ::
Homer {prop} (Ancient Greek poet) :: Homerus
Homeric laughter {n} (boisterous laughter) :: homerisch gelach {n}, homerische lach {m}
homeschooling {n} (teaching children at home) :: thuisonderwijs {n}
homesick {adj} (missing one's home or family) :: heemziek
homesickness {n} (missing one's home or family) :: heimwee {n}
home team {n} (team playing in its home territory or field) :: thuisploeg {c}
home theater {n} (home cinema) SEE: home cinema ::
hometown {n} (place of birth or residence) :: vaderstad {m} {f}
homeward {adv} (towards home) :: heemwaarts, huiswaarts
homewards {adj} (leading toward home) :: heemwaarts, huiswaarts
homework {n} (work that is done at home) :: huiswerk, huistaak
homework {n} (preliminary or preparatory work) :: huiswerk
homeworld {n} :: thuiswereld {c}
homicide {n} (the killing of one person by another) :: doodslag {m} (unintentional), moord {m} (intentional)
homily {n} (platitude) SEE: platitude ::
homing pigeon {n} (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) :: postduif {m} {f}
homo {n} (short form of homosexual) :: homo {m}
homoerotic {adj} (homosexual) SEE: homosexual ::
homogeneity {n} (quality of being homogeneous) :: homogeniteit {f}
homogeneous {adj} (of the same kind; alike, similar) :: homogeen
homomorphism {n} (notion in mathematics) :: homomorfisme {n}
homonationalism {n} :: homonationalisme {n}
homonym {n} (word with the same sound or spelling) :: homoniem {n}
homonymous {adj} (having the same name) :: gelijknamig
homophobe {n} (person who is prejudiced against homosexuals and homosexuality) :: homofoob {m}
homophone {n} (words with the same pronunciation) :: homofoon {m}
homosexual {adj} (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex) :: homoseksueel, [slang] van de verkeerde kant
homosexual {n} (person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex) :: homoseksueel {m}, homo {m}
homosexuality {n} (sexual orientation) :: homoseksualiteit {f}
homotopic {adj} ((topology) such that there is an interval of maps joining one to the other) :: homotopisch
homovalent {adj} (Having the same valency) :: homovalent
homunculus {n} (little man) :: ventje {n}
Honduras {prop} (a country in Central America) :: Honduras
hone {n} (sharpening stone) :: slijpsteen, wetsteen
hone {v} (to sharpen with a hone) :: aanzetten, slijpen, scherp maken
hone {v} (to produce a precision bore with a hone) :: kalibreren
hone {v} (to refine or master a skill) :: vervolmaken, vervolledigen
hone {v} (to make more acute, intense or effective) :: verfijnen
honed {adj} :: geslepen, verfijnd
honest {adj} (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth) :: eerlijk
honesty {n} (quality of being honest) :: eerlijkheid {f}
honesty is the best policy {proverb} :: eerlijk duurt het langst
honey {n} (sweet substance produced by bees) :: honing {m}
honey {n} (term of affection) :: schat {m}, schatje {n}
honey badger {n} (Mellivora capensis) :: honingdas {m}
honeybadger {n} (honey badger) SEE: honey badger ::
honey bee {n} (honey bee) :: honingbij {f}, bij {f}, imme {f}
honeybee {n} (honey bee) SEE: honey bee ::
honey buzzard {n} (Pernis apivorus) :: wespendief {m}
honeycomb {n} (structure of cells made by bees) :: raat {f}, honingraat {f}, bijenraat {f}
honeycomb stomach {n} (reticulum) SEE: reticulum ::
honeymoon {n} (period of time immediately following a marriage) :: wittebroodsweken {p}
honeymoon {n} (trip taken by a newly wed married couple) :: huwelijksreis {f} {m}
honeymoon {n} (period of unusually good feelings) :: wittebroodsweken {p}
honeymoon {v} (to travel on a honeymoon) :: een huwelijksreis maken
honeysuckle {n} (plant) :: kamperfoelie {f}
honey wine {n} (mead) SEE: mead ::
Hong Kong {prop} (coastal administrative region in south-east China) :: Hongkong
Honiara {prop} (the capital of the Solomon Islands) :: Honiara
Honolulu {prop} (the capital of Hawaii) :: Honoloeloe {n}
honor {n} (token of praise or respect) :: eer {f}
honor {v} (think of, respect highly) :: vereren, eren, huldigen, respecteren
honor {v} (confer honour on) :: eren, huldigen
honorable {adj} (worthy of respect) :: eervol
honorarium {n} (compensation for services) :: honorarium {n}, ereloon {n}
honorificabilitudinitatibus {n} (state of being able to receive honours) :: eerbewijsontvankelijkheid
honour {n} (honour) SEE: honor ::
honour {v} (honour) SEE: honor ::
honour killing {n} (murder as a cultural practice) :: eerwraak {f} {m}, eermoord {f} {m}
hood {n} (headwear) :: kap {f}, capuchon {m}
hood {n} (protective cover) :: kap {f}, beschermingskap {f}
hood {n} (car engine cover) :: motorkap {f}, kap {f}
hood {v} (cover with a hood) :: bedekken
hood {adj} (Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects) :: wijk-, buurt-
hood {n} (thug) SEE: thug ::
-hood {suffix} (condition or state) :: -heid {f}
hooded crow {n} (Corvus cornix) :: bonte kraai
hoodiecrow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow ::
hoodoo {n} (spire of rock) :: aardpiramide, aardpijler
hooey {n} (silly talk or writing) :: flauwe kul, nonsens
hoof {n} (tip of a toe of ungulates) :: hoef {m}
hoo-ha {n} (a fuss, commotion, uproar) :: herrie {f}, drukte {f}, ophef {m}
hook {n} (rod bent into a curved shape) :: haak
hook {v} (to attach a hook) :: haken
hook {v} (to catch with a hook) :: aan de haak slaan
hook {v} (to connect) :: in elkaar haken
hook {v} (to make addicted) :: verslaven
hook {n} (typography: háček) SEE: háček ::
hook {v} (to steal) SEE: steal ::
hook {n} (fishhook) SEE: fishhook ::
hookah {n} (pipe) :: waterpijp {c}
hooker {n} (prostitute) SEE: whore ::
hooknose {n} (aquiline nose) SEE: aquiline nose ::
hook up {v} (to connect to something) :: aansluiten
hookup {n} (brief sexual relationship) SEE: fling ::
hooligan {n} (person that causes trouble or violence) :: hooligan {m} {f}, vechtersbaas {m}, onruststoker {m}
hoon {n} (lout) :: ruziemaker {m}
hoon {n} (young man who drives badly or excessively quickly) :: wegpiraat {m}
hoop {n} (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel) :: hoepel {m}, reep {m}, tonnenband {m}
hoopoe {n} (bird Upupa epops) :: hop {m}
hooray {interj} (elated expression of approval) :: hoera
hooray {n} (an expression of excitement) :: hoera
hoot {v} (To make the cry of an owl) :: oehoeën
hooter {n} (slang: penis) SEE: dick ::
hooter {n} (owl) SEE: owl ::
hoover {v} (vacuum) SEE: vacuum ::
hoover {n} (vacuum cleaner) SEE: vacuum cleaner ::
hop {v} (jump a short distance) :: huppen
hop {n} (the plant whose flowers are used in brewing) :: hop {m} {f}
hope {v} (to want something to happen, with expectation that it might) :: hopen
hope {n} (belief that something wished for can happen) :: hoop {m} {f}
hope {n} (person or thing that is a source of hope) :: hoop {m} {f}
hopeful {adj} :: hoopvol (feeling hope), hoopgevend (promising)
hopefully {adv} (it is hoped that) :: hopelijk
hopefully {adv} (in a hopeful manner) :: hoopvol
hopeless {adj} (destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing) :: hopeloos, uitzichtloos, kansloos
hopeless {adj} (desperate) SEE: desperate ::
hope springs eternal {proverb} (the feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself) :: hoop doet leven (hope does live)
hophornbeam {n} (Any species of the genus Ostrya) :: hopbeuk {m}
Hopi {prop} (Hopi language) :: Hopi
hoplite {n} (A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece) :: hopliet {m}
hopscotch {n} (child's game) :: hinkelen {n}
horde {n} (wandering troop or gang) :: horde {m} {f}
horde {n} (a large number of people) :: horde
hordeolum {n} (infection) SEE: stye ::
horizon {n} (line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky) :: horizon {m}, horizont {m}, einder {m}, kim {f}
horizontal {adj} (parallel to the plane of the horizon) :: horizontaal
hormonal {adj} (pertaining to hormones) :: hormonaal
hormonal {adj} (of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle) :: hormonaal
hormone {n} (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) :: hormoon {n}
horn {n} (antler) SEE: antler ::
horn {n} (growth on the heads of certain animals) :: hoorn {m}
horn {n} (substance) :: hoorn {n}
horn {n} (any of several musical wind instruments) :: hoorn {m}
horn {n} (instrument used to signal others) :: hoorn {m}
horn {n} (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle) :: toeter, claxon
horn {n} (conical device used to direct waves) :: horen {m}
hornbeam {n} (tree of Carpinus) :: haagbeuk {m}
hornbook {n} (hornbook) :: abecedarium
horned lark {n} (Eremophila alpestris) :: strandleeuwerik
horned melon {n} (plant) :: gehoornde meloen {m}
horned puffin {n} (Fratercula corniculata) :: gehoornde papegaaiduiker {m}
hornet {n} (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) :: hoornaar {c}, hoorntje
hornets' nest {n} (an unpleasant or controversial situation) :: wespennest {n}
hornless {adj} (without horns) :: hoornloos
Horn of Africa {prop} (peninsula in East Africa) :: Hoorn van Afrika {m}
horn of plenty {n} (the cornucopia) SEE: cornucopia ::
horny {adj} (hard or bony) :: hoornig
horny {adj} (having horns) :: gehoornd
horny {adj} (sexually aroused) :: geil, opgewonden
horologist {n} (a person who makes or repairs clocks) :: horlogemaker
horology {n} (art, science and technology of timekeeping) :: horologie {f}
horoscope {n} (astrological forecast) :: horoscoop
horrific {adj} (causing horror) :: afschuwelijk
horror {n} (intense distressing fear or repugnance) :: gruwel {m}
horror movie {n} (motion picture which horrifies or frightens) :: horrorfilm {m}
horror story {n} (fictional narrative of distressing events) :: horrorverhaal {n}
horror story {n} (unpleasant experience) :: horrorverhaal {n}
hors d'oeuvre {n} (appetizer) :: hors-d'oeuvre {m}
horse {n} (members of the species Equus ferus) :: paard {n}, [archaic] ros {n}
horse {n} (gymnastic equipment) :: bok
horse {n} (knight in chess (see also knight)) :: paard {n}
horse chestnut {n} (tree) :: paardenkastanje {m}
horsecollar {n} (a bitless headpiece) :: gareel {n}, haam {m}
horsefly {n} (fly of the family Tabanidae) :: daas {c}, brems {c}, paardevlieg {f}, paardenhorzel {c}
horseheal {n} (elecampane) SEE: elecampane ::
horseling {n} (foal) SEE: foal ::
horseling {n} (pony) SEE: pony ::
horse mackerel {n} (jack mackerel) SEE: jack mackerel ::
horseman {n} (man who rides a horse) :: ruiter {m}
horsemilk {n} (mare's milk) SEE: mare's milk ::
horsepower {n} (non-metric) :: (mechanische) paardenkracht
horsepower {n} (metric) :: (metrieke) paardenkracht
horsepower {n} (strength) :: macht
horse race {n} (a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting) :: harddraverij
horseradish {n} (plant) :: mierik {m}
horseradish {n} (condiment) :: mierikswortel {m}, mierik {m}, boerenradijs {m}
horseriding {n} (the practice of riding horses for sport or pleasure) :: paardrijden {n}
horseshit {n} (bullshit) SEE: bullshit ::
horseshoe {n} (metallic shoe of a horse) :: hoefijzer {n}
horseshoe {n} (shape of a horseshoe) :: hoefijzer {n}
horsetail {n} (plant of the order Equisetales) :: paardenstaart {m}
horse thief {n} (someson who steals horses) :: paardendief {m}, paardendievegge {f}
hortatory {adj} (encouraging) :: bemoedigend, ondersteunend
hortensia {n} (hydrangea) SEE: hydrangea ::
horticulture {n} (small scale agriculture) :: tuinderij {f}
hose {n} (flexible tube) :: slang {f}
hose {n} (stocking-like garment) SEE: tights ::
Hosea {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Hosea
Hosea {prop} (prophet) :: Hosea
hose clamp {n} (device to clamp a hose to a fitting) :: slangklem
hose down {v} (To put out or reduce a fire) :: uitdoven
hose down {v} (To calm down a person) :: Iemand tot bedaren brengen
hosepipe {n} (hose) :: slang {f}, tuinslang {f}
hospice {n} (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) :: hospice
hospitable {adj} (cordial and generous towards guests) :: gastvrij
hospital {n} (large medical facility) :: ziekenhuis {n}, hospitaal {n}, gasthuis {n}
hospitalise {v} (hospitalize) SEE: hospitalize ::
hospitality {n} (act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests) :: gastvrijheid {f}
hospitality {n} (business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service) :: horeca {m}
hospitalize {v} (to send to a hospital) :: hospitaliseren, in een ziekenhuis opnemen
hospital pass {n} (a poorly executed pass) :: ziekenhuisbal {m}
host {n} (person who receives or entertains a guest) :: gastheer {m}, gastvrouw {f}, gastgever {m}
host {n} (person or organisation responsible for running an event) :: organisator {m}, gastgever {m}, gastheer
host {n} (moderator) :: moderator {m}, gastheer {m}, gastvrouw {f}, gastgever {m}
host {n} (computing: computer attached to a network) :: host {m}
host {n} (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) :: gastheer {m}
host {n} (genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material) :: drager {m}
host {v} (perform the role of a host) :: ontvangen, onderbrengen, modereren [show]
host {v} (computing: run software for a remote user or process) :: hosten
host {n} (multitude of people arrayed as an army) :: heerschaar {c} [archaic], leger {n}, troep {m} [usually plural]
host {n} (large number of items) :: berg {m}, troep {m}
host {n} (consecrated bread) :: hostie {m}
hostage {n} (person given as a pledge or security) :: gijzelaar {m}
hostage-taker {n} :: gijzelnemer {m}, gijzelhouder {m}
hostel {n} (an affordable overnight lodging place) :: herberg {m}, pension {n}
hostel {n} (a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food) :: hospies {n}
hostel {n} (short for youth hostel) SEE: youth hostel ::
host family {n} (a family which provides board and lodging to students) :: gastgezin {n}
hostile {adj} (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) :: vijandig
hostility {n} (state of being hostile) :: hostiliteit {f}, vijandigheid {f}, vijandschap {f}
hostility {n} (hostile action, especially a military action) :: vijandigheid {f},vijandelijkheid {f}
hostler {n} (person at an inn who looks after horses) :: staljongen {m}
hot {adj} (having a high temperature) :: heet, warm
hot {adj} (spicy) :: pittig, pikant, heet
hot {adj} (slang: physically very attractive) :: lekker, heet, geil, porno [coarse slang]
hot air {n} (empty, confused or exaggerated talk) :: gebakken lucht
hot-air balloon {n} (balloon-shaped aircraft filled with hot air) :: heteluchtballon {m}
hotbed {n} (place ideal for the growth of something undesirable) :: broeinest {n}
hot chocolate {n} (beverage) :: warme choco
hotchpot {n} (blending together of property so as to achieve equal division in the case of inheritance; collation) :: inbreng {m}
hotchpotch {n} (hodgepodge) SEE: hodgepodge ::
hot dog {v} (to perform a dangerous act as display) SEE: show off ::
hotel {n} (establishment providing accommodation) :: hotel {n}
hot favorite {n} (one that is favored above others) :: favoriet {m}, kakkernestje {n} [Flemish, familiar]
hot flash {n} (sudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause) SEE: hot flush ::
hot flush {n} (sudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause) :: opvlieger {m}
hothead {n} (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) :: heethoofd {m} {f}, driftkikker {m} {f}
hothouse {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel ::
hothouse {n} (heated greenhouse) :: verwarmde serre {m}
hotkey {n} (keyboard shortcut) SEE: keyboard shortcut ::
hot spell {n} (heatwave) SEE: heatwave ::
hot-tempered {adj} (easily angered) :: heetgebakerd, heetbloedig
Hottentot {n} (a member of the Khoekhoe people, see also: Khoekhoe) :: Hottentot {m}
Hottentot teal {n} (Anas hottentota) :: hottentottaling
hottie {n} (slang: sexually attractive person) :: stuk {n}, knapperd {m}
hottie {n} (informal: hot-water bottle) SEE: hot water bottle ::
hot water bottle {n} (a flexible bottle for heat therapy) :: kruik, warmwaterkruik
hound {n} (dog, hunting dog) :: hond {m} (general), jachthond {m} (hunting)
hour {n} (time period of sixty minutes) :: uur {n}, stonde {f}
hour {n} (the time) :: uur {n}, tijd {c}
hourglass {n} (clock) :: zandloper {m}
hourglass figure {n} (a human body shape resembling an hourglass) :: wespentaille
houri {n} ((Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin) :: hoeri {f}
house {v} (admit to residence) :: onderbrengen
house {n} (bingo) SEE: bingo ::
house {n} (genre of music) SEE: house music ::
house {n} (human abode) :: huis {n}, onderkomen {n}
house {n} (theatre) :: zaal {m}
house {n} (debating chamber for government politicians) :: kamer {m} {f}, huis {n}
house {n} (dynasty, familiar descendance) :: huis {n}
house {n} (astrology: one of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart) :: huis {n}
house arrest {n} (confinement of a person, by authorities, to his or her residence) :: huisarrest
houseboat {n} (vessel) :: woonboot {c}
housebroken {adj} (house-trained) SEE: house-trained ::
house-broken {adj} (house-trained) SEE: house-trained ::
housecat {n} (housecat) :: huiskat {f}
housefly {n} (fly) :: huisvlieg {m} {f}
household appliance {n} (machine) :: huishoudstoestel {n}
household deity {n} (patron saint) SEE: patron saint ::
household deity {n} (minor god or goddess who protects a home or family) :: huisgod {m}
house husband {n} (husband who remains in the homestead) SEE: househusband ::
househusband {n} (husband who remains in the homestead) :: huisman {m}
housekeeper {n} (someone who manages the home, traditionally female head of household) :: huishoudster {f}
housemate {n} (someone living in the same house) :: huisgenoot {m}
house mouse {n} (mouse of the species Mus musculus) :: huismuis {f}, muis {f}
house music {n} (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) :: house {c}
house number {n} (street address) :: huisnummer {n}
house of cards {n} (structure made by stacking playing cards) :: kaartenhuis {n}
house of cards {n} (structure or argument built on a shaky foundation) :: kaartenhuis {n}
House of Commons {prop} (lower house in UK or Canadian parliament) :: Lagerhuis
house of correction {n} (penitentiary facility) :: huis van correctie {n}, correctie
house of ill fame {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel ::
House of Lords {prop} (upper chamber of UK parliament) :: Hogerhuis
House of Representatives {prop} (lower house of parliament) :: Huis van Afgevaardigden {n}
house of worship {n} (house of worship) SEE: place of worship ::
house party {n} (social gathering) :: huisfeest
house rule {n} (a rule adopted by a particular establishment) :: huisregel {m}
house rules {n} (plural form of house rule) :: huisregels {p}
house-search {n} (thorough search of a home) :: huiszoeking
house sparrow {n} (Passer domesticus) :: huismus {m} {f}
house-trained {adj} (trained not to excrete indoors) :: zindelijk
housewarming {n} (party) :: instuif {m}, huiswarming {f}
housewife {n} (female head of household) :: huisvrouw {f}
housework {n} (domestic household chores) :: huishouden {n}, huishoudelijk werk {n}
housing estate {n} (group of buildings) :: woonwijk
hovercraft {n} (vehicle supported on a cushion of air) :: hovercraft, luchtkussenvoertuig {n}
hoverfly {n} (fly in the family Syrphidae) :: zweefvlieg
how {adv} (to what degree) :: hoe
how {adv} (in what manner) :: hoe
how {adv} (in what state) :: hoe
how {adv} (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings) :: hoe
how {conj} (in which way) :: hoe
how are you {phrase} (greeting) :: hoe gaat het?, hoe is het?, [informal] alles goed?
how come {adv} (why) :: hoe komt het dat, waarom
how did he die {phrase} (what were the circumstances of his death) :: hoe is hij gestorven?
how do I get to {phrase} (how do I get to...?) :: hoe kom ik bij, hoe kom ik in
how do I get to the airport {phrase} (how do I get to the airport?) :: hoe kom ik bij de luchthaven, hoe kom ik bij het vliegveld
how do I get to the bus station {phrase} (how do I get to the bus station?) :: hoe kom ik bij het busstation
how do I get to the train station {phrase} (how do I get to the train station?) :: hoe kom ik bij het station
how do you do {phrase} (Phrase: how do you do) :: hoe maakt u het
how do you mean {phrase} (a request for clarification of what the listener just said) :: hoe bedoel je?, hoe bedoelt u? [formal]
how do you pronounce this word {phrase} (how do you pronounce this word?) :: hoe spreek je dit woord uit
how do you say …… in English {phrase} (request for translation into English) :: hoe zeg je …… in het Engels?
how do you spell this word {phrase} (how do you spell this word?) :: hoe spel je dit woord?
howdy {interj} (hi) SEE: hi ::
howdy doody {interj} (hi) SEE: hi ::
however {adv} (nevertheless) :: daarentegen, echter
however {adv} :: eender hoe
howl {n} (protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf) :: gehuil {n}
howl {n} (prolonged cry of distress or anguish) :: gebrul {n}, gehuil {n}, gejammer {n}
howl {v} (to utter a sound expressive of pain or distress) :: huilen, jammeren
howl {v} (to utter with outcry) :: uitroepen, uitschreeuwen
howler {n} (mistake) :: blunder {m}, miskleun {m}
howler {n} (joke) :: giller {m}
how long {adj} (how long (distance)) :: hoe lang
how many {determiner} (what number) :: hoeveel
how many languages do you speak {phrase} (how many languages do you speak?) :: [formal] hoeveel talen spreekt u?, [informal] hoeveel talen spreek je?
how manyth {adj} (standing for an unknown or queried ordinal number) :: hoeveelste
how much {determiner} (what quantity) :: hoeveel
how much {determiner} (what is the cost/price?) :: hoeveel
how much does it cost {phrase} (how much is it?) :: hoe duur is het? hoeveel kost het?
how much is it {phrase} (how much does it cost) SEE: how much does it cost ::
how old are you {phrase} (what is your age in years) :: hoe oud ben je? [informal], hoe oud bent u? [formal]
how's it going {phrase} (how's it going? - informal greetings) :: hoe gaat het?
how's the weather {phrase} (how's the weather?) :: hoe is het weer?
how-to {n} (description of how to accomplish a task) :: zo-doe-je-dat
howzit {interj} (what's up) SEE: what's up ::
Hoxhaism {n} (variant of Marxism-Leninism) :: Hoxhaïsme
hp {n} (horsepower) :: pk
HP {n} (horse power) SEE: hp ::
HTML {prop} (initialism) :: HTML
HTML5 {prop} (initialism) :: HTML5
HTTP cookie {n} (packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then returned by the browser each time it accesses that server) :: cookie {n}
hub {n} (central part of a wheel) :: naaf
hub {n} (point where many routes meet) :: draaischijf, centrum
hub {n} (computer networking device) :: hub, knooppunt
Hubble constant {prop} (number) :: wet van Hubble
hubcap {n} (decorative disk for wheels) :: wieldop {m}, naafdop
hubris {n} (excessive pride or arrogance) :: hubris, hoogmoed, kapsones {m}
huchen {n} (Hucho hucho) :: Donauzalm
huckster {n} (peddler) SEE: peddler ::
Hudsonian godwit {n} (Limosa haemastica) :: hudsongrutto
hue {n} (color or shade of color; tint; dye) :: schakering {f}, kleurschakering {f}, tint {f}
hue {n} (character; aspect) :: aanblik, voorkomen {n}
Hue {prop} (city, province of Vietnam) :: Hué
huffy {adj} (Angry, annoyed) :: geïrriteerd
hug {n} (affectionate embrace) :: knuffel, knuffelen
hug {v} (embrace) :: knuffelen
huge {adj} (very large) :: reusachtig, enorm, gigantisch
huggable {adj} (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) :: knuffelbaar
Huguenot {n} (member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century) :: hugenoot {m}, hugenote {f}
huh {interj} (expressing doubt or confusion) ::
huh {interj} (to reinforce a question) :: , nou
huh {interj} (to indicate that one didn't hear) :: , wat
hula hoop {n} (toy in the form of a large hoop) :: hoelahoep {m}, hoepel {m}
hulk {n} (non-functional, floating ship) :: scheepsromp
hulk {n} (any large ship that is difficult to maneuver) :: bakbeest,joekel
hulk {n} (a big, (and possibly clumsy) person) :: vleesklomp
hulk {n} (an excessively muscled person) :: kolos
hull {n} (outer covering of a fruit or seed) :: dop {m} {f}
hull {v} (to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel) :: doppen
hull {n} (frame of a ship or plane) :: casco {n}, scheepsromp {m}
huller {n} (machine for removing hulls from grain) :: pelmachine
hum {n} (tune created orally with lips closed) :: gebrom {n}, geneurie {n}
hum {n} (indistinct sound resembling human humming) :: gebrom {n}
hum {v} (to make sound with lips closed) :: neuriën, brommen
hum {v} (to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion) :: zoemen, brommen (depending on the species' precise sound)
hum {v} (to smell bad) :: stinken
human {adj} (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) :: menselijk, mens-
human {adj} (having the nature or attributes of a human being) :: menselijk
human being {n} (a human being) SEE: human ::
human being {n} (person) :: mens {n}
humane {adj} (with regard for the health and well-being of another) :: humaan
Human Genome Project {prop} (Human Genome Project) :: menselijkgenoomproject {n}
humanism {n} (historical revival of Classical culture) :: humanisme {n}
humanism {n} (ethical system) :: humanisme {n}
humanism {n} (humanitarianism) :: menslievendheid
humanist {n} (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) :: humanist {m}
humanities {n} (language, literature, etc.) :: geesteswetenschappen {f-p}
humanity {n} (human beings as a group) :: mensheid {f}, mensdom {n}, mensengeslacht {n}
humanity {n} (human condition) :: mensheid {f}
humanity {n} (quality of being benevolent) :: menselijkheid {f}, menslievendheid {f}, humaniteit {f}
humankind {n} (human race) SEE: mankind ::
humankind {n} (the human race) :: mensheid {f}, mensdom {n}
human milk {n} (breast milk) SEE: breast milk ::
human nature {n} (set of qualities shared by all humans) :: mensenaard {m}
humanoid {adj} (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) :: humanoïde
human race {n} (the human race) SEE: humankind ::
human resources {n} (the personnel department of an organization) :: personeelszaken {p}
human resources {n} (the personnel employed in an organization) :: personeel {n}, menselijk kapitaal {n}
human rights {n} (basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed) :: rechten van de mens {n-p}, mensenrechten {n-p}
human shield {n} (civilians placed in or around targets) :: menselijk schild {n}
human trafficking {n} (criminal activity in which people are recruited, etc. to serve an exploitative purpose) :: mensenhandel {m}
humble {adj} (near the ground) :: bescheiden, modest
humble {adj} (thinking lowly of oneself) :: bescheiden, deemoedig
humble {v} (to bring low, etc.) :: verlagen, vernederen, humiliëren
humble {v} (to make humble or lowly in mind, etc.) :: deemoedigen
Humboldt penguin {n} (Spheniscus humboldti) :: humboldtpinguïn {m}
humdrum {adj} (lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring) :: saai, vervelend, eentonig, slaapverwekkend
humerus {n} (bone of the upper arm) :: opperarmbeen
humid {adj} (slightly wet) :: vochtig
humidity {n} (dampness, especially that of the air) :: luchtvochtigheid {f}
humidity {n} (amount of water vapour in the air) :: luchtvochtigheid {f}
humiliate {v} (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) :: vernederen, verootmoedigen
humiliation {n} (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) :: vernedering
humiliation {n} (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) :: vernedering
humility {n} (characteristic of being humble) :: nederigheid {f}
hummingbird {n} (any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae) :: kolibrie {m}
humming top {n} (a humming top) :: bromtol {m}
hummus {n} (dip made of chickpea paste) :: hummus {m} {f}
humongous {adj} (extremely large) :: enorm, gigantisch
humoristic {adj} (pertaining to a humorist) :: humoristisch
humour {n} (something funny) :: humor
humour {n} (mood) :: stemming, humeur {n}
hump {n} (deformity of the human back) :: bult {m}, bochel {m}
hump {n} (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) :: bult {m}
humpback {n} (humpbacked person) :: bultenaar
humpback whale {n} (Megaptera novaeangliae) :: bultrug
humus {n} (group of compounds in soil) :: humus
Hun {n} (German) SEE: German ::
Hun {n} (member of nomadic tribe) :: Hun
Hun {n} (derogatory: German) SEE: Fritz ::
hunch {n} (idea, theory) :: ingeving, idee
hunchback {n} (one who is stooped or hunched over) SEE: humpback ::
hunchback {n} (deformed upper spinal column) SEE: humpback ::
hundred {num} (cardinal number 100) :: honderd {f}
hundreds and thousands {n} (sprinkles) SEE: sprinkles ::
Hungarian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Hungary) :: Hongaars, Hongaarse
Hungarian {n} (person from Hungary) :: Hongaar {m}, Hongaarse {f}
Hungarian {n} (the language) :: Hongaars {n}
Hungarian notation {n} (Hungarian notation) :: hongaarse notatie
Hungary {prop} (the country) :: Hongarije {n}
hunger {n} (need for food) :: honger {m}, trek
hunger {v} (need food) :: honger hebben , hongeren
hunger {v} (desire) :: verlangen
hunger is a good sauce {proverb} (hunger is the best sauce) SEE: hunger is the best sauce ::
hunger is the best sauce {proverb} (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) :: honger is de beste saus
hunger strike {n} (a fast undertaken as a means of protest) :: hongerstaking {f}
hung over {adj} (suffering from a hangover) :: brak
hungover {adj} (suffering from a hangover) :: brak
hungry {adj} (affected by hunger; desirous of food) :: hongerig [see usage notes on that page]
hungry {adj} (eager, having a desire for something) :: hongerend, hongerig, begerig, lustend, snakkend
hunk {n} (sexually attractive man) :: bink {m}
hunt {v} (to chase down prey) :: jagen
hunt {v} (to search for something) :: zoeken
hunt {n} (the act of hunting, shooting) :: jacht {m}
hunter {n} (person who hunts game) :: jager {m}
hunter {n} (hunting dog) :: jachthond {m}
hunting horn {n} (bugle used during a hunt) :: jachthoorn {m}
huntress {n} (female who hunts) :: jageres {f}
huntsman spider {n} (any spider from the taxonomic family Sparassidae) :: jachtkrabspin {f}
hurdy-gurdy {n} (stringed instrument) :: draailier {f}, draaivedel {f}
hurdy-gurdy {n} (barrel organ) SEE: barrel organ ::
hurl {v} (throw with force) :: smijten
hurl {v} (vomit) :: braken, overgeven, kotsen
hurler {n} (pitcher) SEE: pitcher ::
hurrah {interj} (expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness) :: hoera
hurricane {n} (weather phenomenon) :: orkaan {f}
hurricane {n} (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) :: orkaan {f}
Hurro-Urartian {adj} (of or relating to languages) :: Hurro-Urartisch
hurst {n} (a wood or grove) :: horst
hurt {v} (to be painful) :: pijn doen, zeer doen
hurt {v} (to cause physical pain and/or injury) :: pijn doen, pijnigen, kwellen, kwetsen
hurt {v} (to cause emotional pain) :: pijn doen, kwetsen
hurt {adj} (wounded, injured) :: gekwetst, gewond, geblesseerd
hurt {adj} (pained) :: pijn gedaan
husband {n} (male partner in marriage) :: man {m}, echtgenoot {m}
husband {v} (to conserve) :: zuinig beheren
husband and wife {n} (husband and wife, see also: married couple) :: man en vrouw {p}
husbandry {n} (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock) :: landbouw {m}
husbandry {n} (prudent management or conservation of resources) :: zuinigheid {f}
hush money {n} (bribe to maintain secrecy) :: zwijggeld {n}
hush up {v} (to keep secret) :: verzwijgen
husk {n} (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits) :: schil
husk {n} (any worthless exterior) :: waardeloos omhulsel
hussar {n} (light cavalry of any of several European armies) :: huzaar {m}
hussy {n} ((obsolete) a housewife or housekeeper) SEE: housewife ::
hustler {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute ::
hustler {n} (a pimp) :: pooier {m}
hut {n} (small wooden shed) :: hut {f}
hut {n} (primitive dwelling) :: hut {f}
hutong {n} (lane) SEE: lane ::
hutong {n} (alley) SEE: alley ::
Hávamál {prop} (second book of the Poetic Edda) :: Hávamál
hyacinth {n} (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) :: hyacint {f}
hybrid {n} (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) :: kruising, hybride {m}
hybrid {n} (something of mixed origin) :: hybride {m}
hybrid {n} (word derived from different languages) :: hybridisch woord {n}
hybrid {n} (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) :: [auto/ wagen etc.] hybride
hybrid {adj} (consisting of diverse components) :: hybridisch, hybride- , gehybridiseerd, gekruisd
hybrid war {n} (war) :: hybride oorlog {m}
hybrid warfare {n} (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) :: hybride oorlogsvoering {f}
Hydra {prop} (one of Pluto's moons) :: Hydra
hydrangea {n} (shrub) :: hortensia {m} {f}
hydrate {n} (solid compound containing or linked to water molecules) :: hydraat {n}
hydraulic {adj} (Related to hydraulics) :: hydraulisch
hydraulic engineering {n} (sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage) :: waterbouwkunde {f}
hydraulics {n} (engineering science that deals with liquid in motion) :: hydraulica {f}, stromingsleer {f}
hydride {n} (compound of hydrogen) :: hydride
hydrocarbon {n} (compound of carbon and hydrogen) :: koolwaterstof {c}
hydrocephalus {n} (skull enlargement due to fluid) :: hydrocefalus {m}, waterhoofd {n}
hydrochloric acid {n} (strong acid made by dissolving the gas, hydrogen chloride) :: zoutzuur
hydrodynamic {adj} (of or relating to the science of hydrodynamics) :: hydrodynamisch
hydrodynamics {n} (study of fluids in motion) :: hydrodynamica, waterstromingsleer {f}
hydroelectric {adj} (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) :: hydro-elektrisch
hydrofluorocarbon {n} (haloalkane) :: fluorkoolwaterstof {m} {f}
hydrofoil {n} (wing) :: draagvleugel {m}
hydrofoil {n} (vessel) :: draagvleugelboot {f}
hydrogen {n} (chemical element) :: waterstof {n}
hydrogen bomb {n} (thermonuclear bomb) :: waterstofbom {f}
hydrogen peroxide {n} (H2O2) :: waterstofperoxide {n}, zwaar water {n}
hydrogen sulfide {n} (H2S) :: waterstofsulfide {n}
hydrogen vehicle {n} (any vehicle that uses hydrogen as its principal fuel) :: waterstofauto
hydrology {n} (science related to water) :: waterkunde {f}
hydronym {n} (name of a body of water) :: hydroniem
hydrophobia {n} (rabies, see also: rabies) :: watervrees {f}
hydrophobia {n} (fear of water, see also: aquaphobia) :: watervrees {f}
hydrops {n} (accumulation of serous fluid) :: leewater {n}
hydrostatic {adj} (of or relating to hydrostatics) :: hydrostatisch
hydrostationary {adj} (hydrostatic) SEE: hydrostatic ::
hydrotherapy {n} (technique that uses water for the treatment of disease) :: watertherapie {f}
hyena {n} (mammal) :: hyena {f}
hygge {n} (cosiness, conviviality) :: gezelligheid {f}
hygiene {n} (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) :: hygiëne
hygienic {adj} (pertaining to hygiene) :: hygiënisch
hygrometer {n} (instrument that measures humidity) :: hygrometer {m}
hymen {n} (membrane which occludes the vagina) :: maagdenvlies {n}
hymn {n} (a song of praise or worship) :: lofzang {f}, hymne {f}
hymnal {n} (book or collection of hymns) :: kerkgezangen
hymnary {n} (book of hymns) SEE: hymnal ::
hymnbook {n} (book of hymns) SEE: hymnal ::
hypallage {n} (literary device) :: hypallage
hype {v} (to promote) :: promoten
hyperaldosteronism {n} (condition in which too much aldosterone is produced) :: hyperaldosteronisme {n}, aldosteronisme {n}
hyperbaton {n} (grammar) :: hyperbaton
hyperbola {n} (geometric curve) :: hyperbool {m}
hyperbole {n} (rhetorical device) :: hyperbool
hyperbolic {adj} (pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola) :: hyperbolisch
hyperbolical {adj} (hyperbolic) SEE: hyperbolic ::
hyperbolic space {n} (space exhibiting hyperbolic geometry) :: hyperbolische ruimte
hypercorrection {n} (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule) :: hypercorrectie {f}
hypergamy {n} (hypergamy) :: hypergamie {f}
hypergeometric distribution {n} (probability distribution) :: hypergeometrische verdeling {f}
hyperglycemia {n} (unusually high concentration of sugar in the blood) :: hyperglykemie
hyperhidrosis {n} (a medical condition) :: hyperhidrosis
hyperkinesis {n} (abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements) :: hyperkinesie
hyperkinesis {n} (a condition characterized by hyperactivity) :: hyperkinesie
hyperkinetic disorder {n} (developmental disorder) :: hyperkinetische stoornis {f}
hyperlink {n} (link from one electronic document to another) :: hyperlink {m}
hypermarket {n} (combination of department store and supermarket) :: hypermarkt {m}
hypermetropia {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: farsightedness ::
hypernova {n} (the gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole) :: hypernova
hypernym {n} (superordinate grouping word) :: hyperoniem {n}
hyperonym {n} (hypernym) SEE: hypernym ::
hyperopia {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: farsightedness ::
hyperparasite {n} (parasite whose host is a parasite) :: hyperparasiet {m}
hyperparasite {n} (insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect) :: hyperparasiet {m}
hyperplasia {n} (increase in the size of a tissue or organ) :: hyperplasie {f}
hypertension {n} (abnormally high blood pressure) :: hypertensie
hyperthymesia {n} (rare condition in which an individual possesses a superior autobiographical memory) :: hyperthymesia
hypertrophy {n} (an increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells) :: hypertrofie
hypha {n} (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) :: schimmeldraad {m}, zwamdraad {m}, hyfe {m} {f}
hyphen {n} (symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split) :: afbreekteken {n}, koppelteken {n}, verbindingsstreepje {n}
hyphenation {n} (inclusion and location of hyphens) :: woordafbreking {f}, woordsplitsing {f}, splitsing in lettergrepen
Hypnos {prop} (Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep) :: Hypnos {m}
hypnosis {n} (a trancelike state) :: hypnose
hypnotherapy {n} (treatment of disease through hypnotism) :: hypnotherapie
hypnotise {v} (hypnotise) SEE: hypnotize ::
hypnotize {v} (To induce somebody into a state of hypnosis) :: hypnotiseren
hypobromite {n} (any salt or ester of hypobromous acid) :: hypobromiet {n}
hypocentre {n} (focus of an earthquake) :: hypocentrum {n}
hypochondria {n} (psychological disorder) :: hypochondrie {f}
hypochondriac {adj} (affected by hypochondria) :: hypochonder
hypochondriasis {n} (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) :: hypochondrie
hypocorism {n} (term of endearment) :: hypokorisme, koosnaam, koosnaampje
hypocoristic {adj} (relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy) :: hypocoristisch
hypocrisy {n} (claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess) :: hypocrisie {f}, huichelarij {f}, schijnheiligheid {f}
hypocrite {n} (person practising hypocrisy) :: huichelaar {m}, hypocriet {m}, schijnheilige {m}
hypocritical {adj} (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) :: hypocriet, schijnheilig
hypodermic {adj} (under the dermis) :: hypodermaal
hypogamy {n} (hypogamy) :: hypogamie {f}
hypoglycemia {n} (low level of blood glucose) :: hypoglycemie, hypo
hyponym {n} (more specific word) :: hyponiem {n}
hypophysis {n} (gland) :: hypofyse
hypopituitarism {n} (decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland) :: hypopituïtarisme
hypotension {n} (disease of abnormally low blood pressure) :: hypotensie {f}
hypotenuse {n} (The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle) :: hypotenusa {m} {f}, schuine zijde {m} {f}
hypothalamus {n} (a region of the brain, below the thalamus) :: hypothalamus {m}
hypothenar {adj} (of the ulnar side of the palm and underlying muscles) :: hypothenair
hypothenar {n} (ulnar side of the palm) :: hypothenaire prominentie
hypothenar {n} (muscle of the pinkie) :: hypothenaire spier
hypothermia {n} (medical condition) :: onderkoeling {f}, hypothermie {f}
hypothesis {n} (tentative conjecture in science) :: hypothese {f}, stelling
hypothesis {n} (assumption taken to be true) :: hypothese {f}, veronderstelling
hypothesis {n} (antecedent of a conditional statement) :: hypothese
hypothetically {adv} (in a hypothetical way) :: hypothetisch
hypotrochoid {n} (geometric curve) :: hypotrochoïde {f}
hypoxia {n} (condition in which tissues are deprived of oxygen) :: hypoxie {f}
hypoxic {adj} (pertaining to hypoxia) :: hypoxisch
hysterectomy {n} (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) :: baarmoederverwijdering; hysterectomie
hysterical {adj} (arising from hysteria) :: hysterisch