-y {suffix} (having the quality of)
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:: -ig
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-y {suffix} (forming diminutive nouns)
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:: -je, -tje, -etje, -pje, -ie, -ken, -ke, -che, -kijn
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-y {suffix} (forming abstract nouns)
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:: -heid, -nis
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yacht {n} (slick and light ship)
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:: jacht {f}
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yachtsman {n} (man who sails a yacht)
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:: zeiler {m}
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yachtswoman {n} (woman who sails a yacht)
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:: zeilster {f}
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yaffingale {n} (green woodpecker) SEE: green woodpecker
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::
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yaffle {n} (green woodpecker) SEE: green woodpecker
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::
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yaffler {n} (green woodpecker) SEE: green woodpecker
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::
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Yagi-Uda antenna {n} (type of directional antenna)
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:: Yagi-Uda-antenne {f}, Yagi-antenne {f}
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yah {adv} (yes) SEE: yes
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::
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yak {n} (ox-like mammal)
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:: jak {m}
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yak {v} (talk informally, persistently)
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:: tateren, kwebbelen, kletsen
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yak {v} (vomit)
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:: kotsen, braken, overgeven, spuwen
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yak {n} (informal, persistent talk, chattering)
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:: getater {n}
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yak {n} (vomit)
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:: kots, braaksel {n}, spuwsel {n}
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Yakut {prop} (language)
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:: Jakoets
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y'all {pron} (plural of you)
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:: jullie
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Yalta {prop} (city in Crimea)
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:: Jalta
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yam {n} (potato) SEE: potato
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::
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yam {n} (any Dioscorea vine)
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:: yam {m}, yamplant, yamswortel {m}, jam {m}
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yam {n} (its edible root)
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:: yam {m}, yamswortel {m}, jam {m}
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yam {n} (sweet potato) SEE: sweet potato
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::
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Yandex {prop} (Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters))
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:: Yandex
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Yang-tzŭ {prop} (Yangtze) SEE: Yangtze
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::
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Yangtze {prop} (river)
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:: Jangtsekiang, Blauwe Rivier {f}
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Yangtze dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji
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::
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Yangtze River dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji
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::
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yank {v} (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
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:: rukken, een ruk geven, sjorren
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Yankee {n} (native or inhabitant of the USA)
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:: Yankee {m}
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Yankee {n} (native or inhabitant of New England)
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:: Yankee {m}
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Yankee {n} (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)
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:: Yankee {m}
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Yankee {n} ((nautical) large triangular headsail)
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:: vlieger
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Yankee {n} ((baseball) player that plays for the New York Yankees)
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:: Yankee {m}
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yaoi {n} (form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship)
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:: yaoi {m}
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Yaoundé {prop} (capital of Cameroon)
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:: Yaoundé
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yap {v} (of a small dog, to bark)
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:: keffen
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Yap {prop} (an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia)
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:: Yap
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yard {n} (land around a house)
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:: erf
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yard {n} (nautical: tapered timber from which square sails hang)
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:: ra {m} {f}
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Yard {prop} (Jamaica) SEE: Jamaica
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::
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yarn {n} (fiber strand for knitting or weaving)
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:: garen {n}
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Yaroslavl {prop} (city)
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:: Jaroslavl
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yarrow {n} (any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea)
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:: gerw {m} {f}, duizendblad {n}
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yasak {n} (tribute)
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:: jasak {c}
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yashmak {n} (a veil worn by Muslim women)
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:: nikab
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yawn {v} (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
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:: geeuwen, gapen
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yawn {n} (the action of yawning)
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:: geeuw {m}, gaap {m}
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yay {interj}
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:: joepie
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yeah {particle} (yes)
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:: ja, jawel
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yeah {interj} (expressing joy)
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:: yes, jippie
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yeah, right {interj} (sarcasm to express disbelief)
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:: tuurlijk, vast, ja hoor
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year {n} (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun)
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:: jaar {n}
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year {n} (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body)
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:: jaar {n}
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year {n} (a period between set dates that mark a year)
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:: jaar {n}
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year {n} (a scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity)
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:: jaar {n}
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year {n} (a Julian year)
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:: jaar {n}
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year {n} (a level or grade at school or college)
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:: jaar {n}
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year in, year out {adv} (during every year)
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:: jaar in jaar uit
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yearly {adj} (happening once every year)
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:: jaarlijks, jaarlijkse
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yearly {adv} (once a year)
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:: jaarlijks
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yearly {n} (something that is published once a year)
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:: jaaruitgave {f}, jaarlijkse uitgave {f}
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yearn {v} (to have a strong desire; to long)
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:: smachten, zuchten, verlangen (naar)
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yearn {v} (to long for something in the past with melancholy)
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:: terugverlangen (naar)
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yeast {n} (fungus)
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:: gist {m}
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yeast {n} (froth used in medicine, baking and brewing)
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:: gist {m}
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yeast {n} (cake or dried granules used to make bread dough rise)
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:: gist {m}
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yeast {n} (frothy foam on sea waves)
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:: schuim {n}
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yech {interj} (yuck) SEE: yuck
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::
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Yehuda {prop} (male given name) SEE: Judah
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::
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Yekaterinburg {prop} (city in Russia)
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:: Jekaterinenburg
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yell {v} (shout (verb))
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:: schreeuwen
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yellow {adj} (having yellow as its colour)
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:: geel
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yellow {adj} (lacking courage)
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:: laf
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yellow {n} (colour)
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:: geel
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yellow {v} (to become yellow or more yellow)
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:: vergelen
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yellow {v} (to cause to become yellow or more yellow)
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:: vergelen
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yellow anemone {n} (a species of herbaceous perennial plant)
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:: gele anemoon
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yellow badge {n} (cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public)
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:: Jodenster {f}
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yellow-bellied {adj} (uncourageous, cowardly)
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:: lafhartig
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yellow-bellied tit {n} (Pardaliparus venustulus)
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:: prachtmees
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yellow-billed loon {n} (Gavia adamsii)
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:: geelsnavelduiker
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yellow bristle grass {n} (Pennisetum glaucum) SEE: pearl millet
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::
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yellow-browed warbler {n} (Phylloscopus inornatus)
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:: bladkoning {m}
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yellow card {n} (card in sports)
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:: gele kaart {f}
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yellow-eyed penguin {n} (Penguin)
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:: geeloogpinguïn {m}
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yellow-green {adj} (colour)
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:: geelgroen
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yellowhammer {n} (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella)
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:: geelgors {c}
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yellowing {n} (process of turning yellow)
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:: vergeling {f}
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yellowish {adj} (somewhat yellow)
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:: gelig, geelachtig
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yellow jersey {n} (shirt worn by the leader in the Tour de France)
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:: gele trui {f} {m}
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yellow-legged gull {n} (Larus michahellis)
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:: geelpootmeeuw {f}
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yellow pages {n} (telephone directory that lists commercial organisations)
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:: Gouden Gids {m}
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yellow press {n} (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles)
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:: boulevardpers {f}, schandaalpers {f}
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Yellow Sea {prop} (Asian sea)
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:: Gele Zee
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Yemen {prop} (Republic of Yemen)
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:: Jemen
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Yemeni {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people)
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:: Jemenitisch
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Yemeni {n} (a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent)
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:: Jemeniet {m}, Jemenitische {f}
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yen {n} (unit of Japanese currency)
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:: yen {m}
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yen {n} (coin or note of one yen)
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:: yen {m}
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yen {n} (strong desire)
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:: verlangen {n}, hartstocht {f}
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yen {v} (have strong desire for)
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:: hartstochtelijk verlangen, smachten
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Yeniseian {adj} (of or relating to the languages of the Yeniseian family, or their speakers)
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:: Jenisejisch
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yeoman {n} (small freeholder)
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:: kleine landeigenaar
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Yerevan {prop} (the capital and largest city of Armenia)
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:: Jerevan
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yes {particle} (word used to indicate agreement or acceptance)
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:: ja
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yes {particle} (word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement)
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:: jawel, toch, [most common form] wel
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yes {interj}
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:: ja
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yes {v} (to affirm)
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:: beamen
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yes and amen {phrase} (Emphatic agreement)
|
:: ja en amen
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yes and no {phrase} (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer)
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:: ja en nee
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yes man {n} (a person who always agrees with his employer or superior)
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:: jaknikker {m}, jabroer {m}
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yesterday {n} (day before today)
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:: gisteren
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yesterday {adv} (on the day before today)
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:: gisteren
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yesterday night {n} (last night) SEE: last night
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::
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yesteryear {n} (times gone by)
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:: weleer {n}, voorbije {n}, verleden {n}
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yesteryear {n} (last year, see also: last year)
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:: gisterjaar {n}
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yet {adv} (thus far)
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:: nog, al
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yet {adv} (continuously up to this point in time)
|
:: nog, nog steeds
|
yet {adv} (in addition)
|
:: nog
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yet {conj} (nevertheless; however)
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:: maar toch
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yet {adv} (even) SEE: even
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::
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yeti {n} (unidentified animal)
|
:: yeti {m}
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yew {n} (Taxus baccata)
|
:: taxus, taxusboom, venijnboom
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yew {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Taxus)
|
:: venijnboom
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yew {n} (wood of the yew)
|
:: taxushout
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Yiddish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language)
|
:: Jiddisch, Jiddisj
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Yiddish {prop} (language)
|
:: Jiddisch {n}, Jiddisj {n}
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Yiddish {adj} (Jewish) SEE: Jewish
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::
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yield {v} (to give way)
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:: belonen, verlenen, afstaan
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yield {v} (to give as required)
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:: zwichten, capituleren, overgeven
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yield {v} (to produce as a result)
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:: voortbrengen
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yield {n} (quantity of something produced)
|
:: opbrengst
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yielding {adj} (docile)
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:: toegeeflijk
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yield the ghost {v} (give up the ghost) SEE: give up the ghost
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::
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yield up the ghost {v} (give up the ghost) SEE: give up the ghost
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::
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yiff {interj} (sound a fox makes)
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:: woef, waf, blaffen
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yiff {v} (to have sex)
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:: seks hebben
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yin-yang {n} (vagina) SEE: vagina
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::
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yip {n} (sound a small dog makes)
|
:: kef
|
yip {v} (sound a small dog makes)
|
:: keffen
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yippee {interj} (expression of enjoyment)
|
:: joepie
|
Yitzchak {prop} (given name) SEE: Isaac
|
::
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yocto- {prefix} (10−24)
|
:: yocto-
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yodel {v} (to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto)
|
:: jodelen
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yoga {n} (Hindu discipline)
|
:: yoga {c}
|
yogurt {n} (a milk-based product thickened by a bacterium-aided curdling process)
|
:: yoghurt {m}
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yoke {n} (wooden bar)
|
:: juk {n}
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yoke {v} (link or join)
|
:: samenspannen
|
yoke {v} (unite or connect)
|
:: in de echt verbinden (huwelijk)
|
yokel {n} (unsophisticated person)
|
:: hufter
|
yokel {n} (person of rural background)
|
:: boerenlul
|
yolk {n} (yellow of egg)
|
:: dooier {m}, eidooier {m}, eigeel {n}, eierdooier {m}
|
yonder {adv} (in a distant, indicated place)
|
:: ginder
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yore {n} (time long past)
|
:: ver verleden, weleer, eertijds
|
yotta- {prefix} (SI prefix)
|
:: yotta-
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you {pron} (object pronoun: the group being addressed)
|
:: jullie [standard], je, u [formal], u [Flemish]
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you {pron} (object pronoun: the person being addressed)
|
:: [standard] jou, je, [formal] u, [Flemish] u, jij
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you {pron} (subject pronoun: the group being addressed)
|
:: [standard] jullie, [archaic] gijlieden, [formal] u, [Flemish] gij, gijlie, gijle, gulder
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you {pron} (subject pronoun: the person being addressed)
|
:: [standard] jij, je, [formal] u, [Flemish] gij, ge
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you {pron} (one)
|
:: [standard] men, je, [Flemish] ge, u
|
you {determiner} (the individual or group spoken/written to)
|
:: translated by the definite article: de
|
you {determiner} (used before epithets for emphasis)
|
:: [singular, standard] jij, [Flemish] gij, [plural], [standard] jullie, [Flemish] gulder
|
you {v} (to address using the more formal second-person pronoun)
|
:: vousvoyeren
|
you are welcome {phrase} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome
|
::
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you are what you eat {proverb} (proverb)
|
:: je bent wat je eet
|
you bet {interj} (certainly (reply to a request))
|
:: nou en of, en of
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you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar {proverb} (It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity)
|
:: vliegen vang je met stroop en niet met azijn
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you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink {proverb} (you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it)
|
:: met onwillige honden is het slecht hazen vangen
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you can say that again {phrase} (that is very true)
|
:: zeg dat wel, dat kan je gerust zeggen
|
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs {proverb} (you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette) SEE: you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette
|
::
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you don't say {interj} ((idiomatic) really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?)
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:: zou je denken? {n}
|
you know {interj} (expression signifying a pause or hesitation)
|
:: weet je, weet je wel
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you-know-who {pron} (known and unmentioned person)
|
:: jeweetwel
|
you-know-who {pron}
|
:: Jeweetwel
|
young {adj} (in the early part of life or growth)
|
:: jong, jeugdig
|
young {adj} (as if young)
|
:: jong, jeugdig
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young {adj} (belonging in the early part of life)
|
:: jong
|
young {adj} (having little experience)
|
:: jong, onervaren
|
young {n} (people who are young)
|
:: jeugd {m}, jongeren {m-p}
|
young {n} (offspring (plural))
|
:: jongen {p}
|
youngling {adj} (young)
|
:: jeugdig
|
youngling {n} (young person, animal, or plant)
|
:: jongeling {m}
|
young man {n} (youth) SEE: youth
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::
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Young's modulus {n} (coefficient of elasticity of a solid)
|
:: elasticiteitsmodulus
|
youngster {n} (a young person)
|
:: jongere {m} {f}
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your {determiner} (belonging to you (singular; one owner))
|
:: [informal] je, [informal] jouw, [formal in Standard Dutch; used both formally and informally in Flemish Dutch] uw
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your {determiner} (belonging to you (plural; more owners))
|
:: jullie [informal], uw [formal in Standard Dutch; used both formally and informally in Flemish Dutch], ulle [Flemish Dutch, informal]
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you're welcome {phrase} (reply to thanks)
|
:: graag gedaan (done with pleasure), geen dank, niets te danken
|
your mom {interj} (a general-purpose insult)
|
:: [slang] je moeder
|
your mother {interj} (insult)
|
:: je moeder
|
yours {pron} (possessive pronoun, singular)
|
:: het jouwe, de jouwe, van jou
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yours {pron} (possessive pronoun, plural)
|
:: het uwe, de uwe, van jullie
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yourself {pron} ((reflexive) your own self)
|
:: jijzelf [informal], uzelf [formal]
|
yourself {pron}
|
:: jezelf, uzelf
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yours faithfully {adj} (a polite formula to end letters)
|
:: hoogachtend
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yours sincerely {adj} (a polite formula to end letters)
|
:: hoogachtend, met vriendelijke groet
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your wish is my command {phrase} (what you wish for I will effect as if it were a command)
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:: uw wens is mijn bevel
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youth {n} (quality or state of being young)
|
:: jeugd {c}
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youth {n} (part of life following childhood)
|
:: jeugd {f}
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youth {n} (young man)
|
:: jongeman {m}
|
youth {n} (young persons, collectively)
|
:: jeugd {f}
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youth hostel {n} (an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people)
|
:: jeugdherberg {f}
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you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette {proverb} (phrase)
|
:: waar gehakt wordt vallen spaanders
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yowl {n} (loud cry)
|
:: jank, gejank
|
yowl {v} (utter a yowl)
|
:: janken
|
yowler {n} (someone who or something which yowls)
|
:: janker
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yo-yo {n} (toy)
|
:: jojo {m}
|
Ypres {prop} (City in Flanders)
|
:: Ieper
|
Ypresian {prop} (subdivision of the Eocene epoch)
|
:: Ypresien
|
Yser {prop} (a river in France and Belgium)
|
:: IJzer {m}
|
ytterbium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: ytterbium {n}
|
yttrium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: yttrium {n}
|
Yucatán {prop} (a peninsula in North America)
|
:: Yucatán
|
Yucatán {prop} (a state in Mexico)
|
:: Yucatán
|
yuck {interj} (uttered to indicate disgust)
|
:: bah
|
yuck it up {v} (yuk it up) SEE: yuk it up
|
::
|
Yugoslav {adj} (Yugoslavian) SEE: Yugoslavian
|
::
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Yugoslav {n} (Yugoslavian) SEE: Yugoslavian
|
::
|
Yugoslavia {prop} (former country in the Balkans)
|
:: Joegoslavië {n}
|
Yugoslavian {adj} (of or relating to Yugoslavia)
|
:: Joegoslavisch
|
yuk it up {v} (clown around)
|
:: de clown uithangen
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yule {n} (Yule) SEE: Yule
|
::
|
Yule {prop} (the Christmas season)
|
:: Joelfeest
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Yule log {n} (log burned on Christmas Eve)
|
:: joelblok {n}
|
Yule log {n} (log-shaped cake covered in chocolate)
|
:: kerststronk {m}, kerstboomstam {m}
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yuletide {n} (the Christmas season) SEE: Christmas season
|
::
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yup {interj} ((informal) yes)
|
:: jep, jup
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yuppie {n} (young upwardly mobile urban professional person)
|
:: yuppie {m}, yup {m}
|
yurt {n} (large, round tent with vertical walls and conical roof)
|
:: joert, yurt
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