| d' {prep} [archaic, poetic] | :: apocopic form of de: the |
| d {letter} | :: letter |
| D {letter} | :: letter |
| D66 {prop} {f} | :: initialism of Democraten '66; Democrats 66, a social liberal political party in the Netherlands |
| daad {f} | :: deed, act |
| daadkracht {f} | :: resolve, will to enact policy, willpower |
| daadkracht {f} | :: capability to enforce policy |
| daadkrachtig {adj} | :: resolute, firm |
| daadwerkelijk {adv} | :: effectively, actually |
| daadzaak {f} [archaic] | :: fact |
| daag {interj} [Flanders] | :: bye |
| -daags {suffix} | :: -day, -daily; suffixed to numerals to create an adjective that indicates something that happens at a certain interval |
| daags {adv} | :: daily, per day |
| daalder {m} [numismatics] | :: thaler |
| daalder {m} [numismatics] | :: the Dutch thaler, used in the Netherlands from the 17th century until 1816 and worth 30 stuivers = 1½ guldens |
| daalder {m} | :: 1½ guilders (shorthand for the monetary value, not a physical coin) |
| Daan {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| daar {adv} | :: there |
| daar {adv} [with a preposition] | :: that |
| daar {conj} | :: since (preceding a reason why something is like it is) |
| daaraan {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of aan + dat |
| daarachter {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of achter + dat |
| daarachteraan {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of achteraan + dat |
| daaraf {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of af + dat |
| daarbeneden {adv} | :: down there |
| daarbij {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of bij + dat |
| daarbinnen {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of binnen + dat |
| daarboven {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of boven + dat |
| daarbuiten {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of buiten + dat |
| daardoor {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of door + dat |
| daardoorheen {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of doorheen + dat |
| daarentegen {adv} | :: on the other hand |
| daarginder {adv} | :: over there, yonder |
| daarginds {adv} | :: Over there, yonder |
| daarheen {adv} | :: thither, to there |
| daarin {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of in + dat |
| daarlangs {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of langs + dat |
| daarmede {adv} | :: alternative form of daarmee |
| daarmee {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of met + dat; therewith |
| daarna {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of na + dat; thereafter, afterwards |
| daarnaar {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of naar + dat |
| daarnaartoe {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of naartoe + dat |
| daarnaast {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of naast + dat |
| daarnet {adv} | :: just now, at this moment |
| daaro {adv} [colloquial, Hollandic] | :: there, yonder, over there |
| daarom {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of om + dat |
| daarom {adv} | :: therefore, so, that's why |
| daarom {adv} | :: thereby, because of that |
| daarom {interj} | :: exactly, right, spot on |
| daarom {interj} | :: because, non-answer to a question of reason or purpose |
| daaromheen {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of omheen + dat |
| daaromtrent {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of omtrent + dat |
| daaronder {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of onder + dat |
| daarop {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of op + dat |
| daarop {adv} | :: thereupon, following that |
| daarover {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of over + dat |
| daaroverheen {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of overheen + dat |
| daarrond {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of rond + dat |
| daarstellen {v} [obsolete] | :: to represent |
| daarstraks {adv} | :: earlier today |
| daartegen {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of tegen + dat |
| daartegenover {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of tegenover + dat |
| daartevoren {adv} | :: theretofore; until that time; before that |
| daartoe {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of tot + dat, thereto |
| daartoe {adv} | :: for that purpose, to that end |
| daartussen {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of tussen + dat |
| daartussendoor {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of tussendoor + dat |
| daaruit {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of uit + dat |
| daaruitvolgend {adj} | :: consequent |
| daarvan {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of van + dat |
| daarvanaf {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of vanaf + dat |
| daarvandaan {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of vandaan + dat |
| daarvoor {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of voor + dat |
| daarvoorbij {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of voorbij + dat |
| daarzijn {n} [philosophy, theology] | :: Dasein, existence, presence, being |
| daas {adj} | :: foolish, dull, silly |
| daas {m} | :: horse-fly |
| Daas {prop} | :: given name, short for Daniël |
| dab {m} [dance] | :: The dab (hip-hop dance move) |
| dabben {vi} | :: to dab |
| Dacisch {prop} {n} | :: Dacian (language) |
| dactylisch {adj} | :: dactylic |
| dactyloscopie {f} | :: dactyloscopy |
| dactyloscopisch {adj} | :: dactyloscopic |
| dactylus {m} [poetry] | :: dactyl |
| dada {adv} [child language] | :: away |
| dada {adj} | :: Related to the dada art movement |
| dada {adj} | :: bizarre, irrational, like dada art |
| dada {interj} [child language] | :: bye-bye |
| dada {n} | :: dada, the cultural movement |
| dadel {f} {m} | :: date (fruit) |
| dadel {m} | :: date palm |
| dadelboom {m} | :: date tree, date palm |
| dadelijk {adv} | :: at once |
| dadelkern {m} [archaic] | :: date kernel, seed of a date fruit |
| dadeloos {adj} | :: inaction, idleness |
| dadelpalm {m} | :: date palm |
| dadelpit {m} | :: date kernel, seed of a date fruit |
| dadelvrucht {f} [uncommon] | :: A date fruit |
| dadelwijn {m} | :: date wine (alcoholic beverage made from dates) |
| dadendrang {m} | :: a desire to take action, often to achieve an ambitious goal |
| dader {m} | :: doer, perpetrator |
| dag {m} | :: day (period of 24 hours) |
| dag {m} | :: daytime (time between sunrise and sunset) |
| dag {interj} | :: hello, short for goedendag (good day) 'goodday; goodbye' |
| dag {interj} | :: goodbye, same shortening |
| dag {f} | :: A piece of rope, used to punish sailors with, on the spot or in running the gauntlet |
| dag {f} | :: A line used to fasten young sailors while training boarding a hostile ship or climbing the rigging |
| dagactief {adj} [zoology] | :: diurnal, active during the day |
| dagblad {n} | :: daily newspaper |
| dagbladpers {f} [uncountable] | :: The daily press; the section of the press sector that publishes daily newspapers |
| dagbladpers {f} [countable] | :: A printing press used for printing daily newspapers |
| dagbladzegel {n} [historical, chiefly uncountable] | :: A stamp duty on newspapers |
| dagboek {n} | :: diary |
| dagdagelijks {adj} | :: day in day out |
| dagdeel {n} | :: part of the day, time of day |
| dagdief {m} | :: idler, one who wastes time |
| dagdier {n} | :: diurnal animal |
| dagdromer {m} | :: daydreamer |
| dagelijks {adj} | :: daily |
| dagen {vi} | :: to dawn |
| dagen {vt} | :: to light, illuminate, color by lighting |
| dagen {vi} | :: to rise |
| dagen {vi} | :: to start, begin |
| dagen {vi} | :: to begin to become understood |
| dagen {vt} [legal] | :: to subpoena, summon to appear in court |
| dagen {vt} | :: to call, summon to battle, notably against uproar |
| dagenlang {adv} | :: for days |
| dag- en nachtevening {noun} | :: alternative spelling of dag-en-nachtevening |
| dag-en-nachtevening {f} | :: equinox |
| dageraad {m} | :: dawn, daybreak |
| dagga {m} [rare] | :: cannabis, weed |
| dagge {f} | :: A dagger; probably also a spit |
| dagge {f} | :: A jointer, pointing-trowel |
| dagge {f} | :: A whipping rope to punish sailors |
| dagge {f} | :: A line to secure training young sailers |
| daggelder {m} | :: A dayworker, day labourer |
| dagjesmens {m} | :: day-tripper |
| dagkoekoeksbloem {f} | :: red campion (Silene dioica) |
| daglicht {n} | :: daylight |
| dagloner {m} | :: A dayworker, day-labourer; one who works for daily wages, and is employed on daily basis, without mid- or long-term job security |
| dagloon {n} | :: daily pay, daily wages, as opposed to hourly or long-term remuneration |
| dagmars {m} | :: A day's march, a daily march |
| dagmars {m} | :: The distance that can be (typically or ideally) travelled on a day's march |
| dag moeder {interj} [colloquial] | :: an interjection indicating indignation |
| Dagobert Duck {prop} {m} | :: Scrooge McDuck, Uncle Scrooge (Disney character) |
| dagobertducktaks {f} [Netherlands, neologism] | :: A type of special tax for the wealthiest |
| dagregister {n} [historical] | :: A journal, an official diary |
| dagreis {f} | :: day trip |
| dagreis {f} | :: distance travelled in one day [often used as a crude unit of measure] |
| dagschotel {m} | :: A special, dish which is promoted on the menu of the day in a restaurant, cafeteria etc., as opposed to the a la carte items |
| dagtekenen {vt} | :: to date (to mark with a date) |
| dagtekenen {vi} | :: to date [+ van/uit (object) = from] (to recognisably originate from a certain time) |
| dagvaarden {vt} | :: to summon to court, to subpoena |
| dagvaarding {f} | :: A summons, formal request/order to come/appear |
| dagvaarding {f} [legal] | :: A subpoena, writ requiring someone to appear in court, e.g. to give testimony |
| dagvaart {f} | :: juridical summoning to court, subpoena |
| dagverblijf {n} | :: a place where children or people who have disability are cared for; daycare, nursery |
| dagverhaal {n} [historical] | :: diary, journal or chronicle with entries per day |
| dagvlinder {m} | :: diurnal butterfly |
| dagwijzer {m} | :: A diary, a calendar book; a book in which one keeps track of appointments and schedules, etc |
| dagwijzer {m} | :: A calendar |
| dahlia {f} | :: dahlia, plant of the genus Dahlia |
| dak {n} | :: roof |
| dakconcert {n} | :: rooftop concert |
| dakdekker {m} | :: roofer |
| dakgoot {f} | :: A rain gutter [under the eaves of a roof], an eavestrough |
| dakhaas {m} [humorous, euphemistic] | :: cat, often when a cat is referenced as food; roof rabbit |
| dakisolatie {m} | :: insulation of the roof |
| dakje {noun} [colloquial] | :: A circumflex diacritic |
| dakkapel {m} | :: dormer, dormer window |
| dakkoffer {m} [automotive] | :: roof box |
| daklekkage {f} | :: leakage of the roof |
| dakloos {adj} | :: homeless |
| dakloze {noun} | :: homeless person |
| dakpan {f} | :: roof tile |
| dakraam {n} | :: roof window |
| dakriet {n} | :: reed used for thatching roofs |
| dakterras {n} | :: Roof terrace |
| daktuin {m} | :: roof garden |
| dakwerker {m} | :: roofer |
| dal {n} | :: valley |
| dal {m} | :: a type of stone to pave the floor with, flagstone |
| dalai lama {m} | :: Dalai Lama |
| dalen {vi} | :: to descend |
| dalen {vi} | :: to decrease, to drop |
| daling {f} | :: decline, fall |
| daling {f} | :: descent |
| daling {f} [poetic meter] | :: a group of letters which are unstressed |
| Dalmatië {prop} {n} | :: Dalmatia, an Adriatic coastal region in former Yugoslavia |
| dalmatiek {f} | :: A dalmatic, notably as Catholic liturgic vestment |
| dalmatiër {m} | :: A canine Dalmatian, a white, black-spotted breed of dog |
| Dalmatiër {m} | :: An inhabitant of Dalmatia, an Adriatic coastal region, presently in Croatia |
| Dalmatiër {m} | :: A member of the Dalmati, a people which lived there in Antiquity, before the Slavic immigration |
| Dalmatisch {adj} | :: Dalmatian, from or relating to Dalmatia |
| daltonisme {n} | :: daltonism |
| dam {m} | :: dam |
| dam {f} [checkers] | :: king (double draught/checker) |
| Damascus {prop} {n} | :: Damascus (capital city) |
| damassé {n} | :: The fabric damassé, which is woven figured like damask |
| damast {n} | :: The fabric damask |
| damast {n} | :: A similarly decorative, 'floral' pattern, notably made on finely worked metal using biting chemicals |
| damast {adj} | :: alternative form of damasten 'made of damask' |
| damastachtig {adj} | :: like damask |
| damastbloem {f} {m} | :: damask violet, dame's rocket, Hesperis matronalis |
| damasten {adj} | :: made of damask |
| damastroos {f} [botany] | :: The damask rose, Rosa × damascena, a source of attar and major rose breeding ancestor, notably of hybrid perpetual roses |
| dambord {n} [checkers] | :: checkerboard, draughtboard |
| damclub {m} | :: checker club |
| dame {f} | :: lady |
| dame {f} | :: noblewoman |
| dame {f} | :: Polite term or title of address for any (adult or adolescent) woman |
| dame {f} [chess, card games] | :: queen |
| damesblaadje {noun} | :: diminutive of damesblad |
| damesblad {n} | :: A women's magazine, especially one aimed at a middle-class or upper-class readership |
| dames en heren {p} | :: ladies and gentlemen |
| dames gaan voor {proverb} | :: ladies first |
| dameskapper {m} | :: A women's hairdresser |
| dameskleding {f} | :: women's wear, women's clothes |
| damespistooltje {noun} | :: small pistol (literally, lady’s pistol) |
| damhert {n} | :: fallow deer (Dama dama) |
| dammen {vi} | :: to play checkers |
| dammen {n} | :: checkers, draughts |
| dammen {v} [obsolete] | :: to dam |
| dammer {f} {m} | :: alternative form of damar |
| dammer {m} | :: A player of checkers |
| damp {m} | :: vapour (UK), vapor (US) |
| dampbad {n} [now, uncommon] | :: steam bath, sauna |
| dampdruk {m} | :: vapor pressure |
| dampen {vi} | :: to steam, to give off steam or smoke |
| dampen {vi} | :: to vape (to inhale the vapour of an electronic cigarette) |
| dampkogel {m} [obsolete, rare] | :: A bag filled with slow-burning substance used as a projectile to generate smoke screens or smoke as a signal |
| dampkring {m} | :: atmosphere of a planet or satellite |
| dampvormig {adj} | :: vaporous |
| damschijf {f} | :: draught, checker |
| Damsko {prop} [slang] | :: Amsterdam |
| damspel {n} | :: The board game checkers |
| damspel {n} | :: A set of board and pieces used for that game |
| damsteen {m} | :: draught, checker |
| damsteen {m} [archaic] | :: stone that closes a furnace or crucible, preventing the molten metal from flowing away |
| damstuk {n} [now, uncommon] | :: draught, checker |
| dan {adv} | :: then, at that time (in the future) |
| dan {adv} | :: then, after that |
| dan {adv} | :: then, in that case |
| dan {conj} | :: than (in comparison) |
| dan {prep} | :: but, except |
| dan {c} | :: Unit of grading proficiency greater than black-belt in Japanese martial arts |
| dandy {m} | :: dandy |
| dan en slechts dan als {conj} [logic] | :: if and only if |
| Daniel {prop} {m} | :: alternative form of Daniël |
| Daniël {prop} {m} | :: Daniel [biblical prophet] |
| Daniël {prop} {m} | :: The book Daniel, named after the prophet |
| Daniël {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| danig {adj} | :: considerable, serious |
| danig {adv} | :: completely, thoroughly |
| dank {m} | :: gratitude, thanks |
| dank {m} | :: show/token of recognition |
| dank {m} | :: reward, recompense |
| dankbaar {adj} | :: thankful, grateful |
| dankbaar {adj} [figuratively] | :: gratifying, rewarding |
| dankbaarheid {f} | :: thankfulness, gratitude |
| dankbaarlijk {adv} [archaic] | :: gratefully, with thankfulness |
| danken {vt} | :: to thank |
| dank je {interj} | :: thank you, thanks |
| dankje {interj} [colloquial] | :: alternative spelling of dank je |
| dank je wel {phrase} | :: thank you very much |
| dankjewel {interj} | :: alternative spelling of dank je wel |
| danklied {n} [religion] | :: A song of thanksgiving |
| dankliedje {noun} | :: diminutive of danklied |
| dankloos {adj} | :: thankless, ungrateful, yielding (little or) no gratitude or reward |
| dank u {interj} [formal] | :: thank you |
| dank U {interj} [dated] | :: alternative spelling of dank u |
| dank u wel {phrase} [formal] | :: thank you very much |
| dankuwel {interj} | :: alternative spelling of dank u wel |
| dankwoord {n} | :: A speech of thanks, a word of thanks |
| dankzegging {f} | :: thanksgiving |
| dankzij {prep} | :: thanks to |
| dans {m} | :: dance |
| dansbaar {adj} | :: danceable |
| dansen {vi} | :: to dance |
| danser {m} | :: dancer, person who dances |
| danseres {f} | :: female dancer |
| dansfeest {n} | :: party involving dance |
| danshuis {n} | :: dancehall |
| danshuis {n} [slang, dated] | :: brothel |
| dansmarieke {f} | :: majorette |
| dansmarieke {f} | :: girl who dances at a carnival celebration |
| dansplaat {f} [music] | :: a record or CD that contains music suitable for dancing |
| dansschoen {m} | :: dancing shoe |
| dansvee {n} [collective, slightly, derogatory] | :: dancers |
| dansvloer {m} | :: dancefloor |
| Danswijk {prop} {n} [, obsolete] | :: Gdańsk, a city in Poland |
| Danswijk {prop} {n} | :: Danswijk, a neighbourhood in Almere, Netherlands |
| danswoede {f} | :: tarantism |
| danszaal {f} | :: dancehall |
| danszaal {f} | :: dancing room |
| dansziek {adj} | :: prone to dancing, dance-happy |
| Dantumadeel {prop} | :: Dantumadeel (municipality) |
| dan wel {conj} | :: or (often used in conjunction with of) |
| dapper {adj} | :: brave, courageous |
| dapperheid {f} | :: Courage, braveness as a virtue |
| dar {m} | :: drone |
| darink {m} | :: saline peat |
| darm {m} | :: intestine |
| darmbeen {n} | :: ilium (pelvic bone) |
| darmbreuk {f} [dated] | :: abdominal hernia |
| darmflora {f} [chiefly uncountable] | :: intestinal flora, gut flora |
| darmjicht {f} [obsolete] | :: An intestinal disease in horses, apparently equivalent or similar to horse colic |
| darmkanker {m} | :: colorectal cancer, bowel cancer |
| darmklier {f} [chiefly plural] | :: intestinal gland |
| darmsap {n} | :: intestinal juice |
| darmspoeling {f} | :: enema, clyster |
| darmstadtium {n} | :: darmstadtium |
| darmvet {n} | :: caul fat, intestinal fat |
| darmvlies {n} | :: omentum, caul |
| darmvlies {n} | :: mesentery |
| dart {m} | :: dart |
| dartel {adj} | :: frisky, frolic, playful, gamesome |
| dartelen {vi} | :: to frolic, cavort |
| da's {contraction} | :: contraction of dat is |
| das {m} [mustelids] | :: A badger, various species of genera Meles and Taxidea |
| das {f} | :: necktie |
| das {f} | :: scarf |
| dashboard {n} | :: dashboard (instrument panel of a motor vehicle or aircraft) |
| dashcam {f} | :: dashcam |
| dashond {m} | :: A dachshund, a breed of dog ideal for hunting badgers |
| daslook {m} | :: Wild garlic, bear leek, Allium ursinum |
| dassenburcht {mf} | :: badger burrow |
| dassenhol {n} | :: badger burrow |
| dasspeld {f} | :: tiepin |
| dat {determiner} | :: that (neuter); referring to a thing or a person further away |
| dat {pron} [demonstrative] | :: that, that there |
| dat {pron} [by extension, demonstrative, clipping of datzelfde] | :: that same (thig), the aforementioned |
| dat {pron} [relative] | :: who, which, that |
| dat {pron} [exophoric] | :: that, those (regardless of gender and number) |
| dat {conj} | :: that |
| databank {f} | :: database, databank (collection of computer-organised information) |
| databank {f} | :: databank (organization) |
| database {f} | :: database |
| dateline {m} [journalism] | :: dateline |
| daten {vti} | :: to date |
| dateren {vt} | :: to date, determine the age (of) |
| dateren {vi} | :: to date (from), belong to an age |
| datering {f} | :: dating (process of estimating the age of something) |
| dat het een aard heeft {phrase} [idiom, adverbial phrase] | :: extremely, intensely, immensely, a lot |
| datief {m} [grammar] | :: dative case |
| dativus {m} [grammar] | :: the dative case or a word therein |
| dat kan {phrase} | :: that's possible; literally, "that can" |
| dat kan bruin niet trekken {proverb} | :: That is too expensive |
| dato {n} | :: the given date |
| dattie {contraction} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: contraction of dat ie |
| datum {m} | :: date (point in time) |
| datum {n} | :: datum (piece of information) |
| datzelfde {pron} [demonstrative] | :: that same, the aforementioned |
| dauw {m} | :: dew |
| dauwdruppel {m} | :: dew drop, dew droplet |
| dauwpunt {n} | :: dewpoint |
| dauwtrappen {vi} | :: to hike early in the morning, especially as a custom on Ascension Day |
| dauwvorst {m} | :: hoarfrost, rime |
| d.a.v. {adj} | :: abbreviation of daaraanvolgend |
| daven {vi} [obsolete] | :: to rage, to rant |
| daven {vi} [obsolete] | :: to shake, to tremble, to waver |
| daveren {vi} | :: to boom, to roar |
| daveren {vi} [Belgium] | :: to shake, to tremble |
| daverend {adj} | :: resounding, tremendous, enormous |
| David {prop} {m} [biblical character] | :: David |
| David {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| David {prop} {m} | :: surname |
| dazelen {vi} [dialectal] | :: to talk crazy |
| dazelen {vi} [dialectal] | :: to act crazy |
| dazen {vi} [archaic] | :: to talk nonsense, to engage in crazy talk |
| ddos-aanval {m} | :: A DDoS attack |
| DDR {prop} {f} | :: initialism of Duitse Democratische Republiek (German Democratic Republic, GDR) |
| -de {suffix} | :: Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers |
| de- {prefix} | :: de- |
| de {art} | :: the (definite article, masculine and feminine singular, plural) |
| dé {art} | :: the most excellent |
| de aanhouder wint {phrase} | :: dogged does it; it's persistence that accomplishes something |
| de aap komt uit de mouw {proverb} | :: The truth is revealed; a former secret has become known; often in relation to something shameful or furtive activity |
| deactiveren {vt} | :: to deactivate |
| deadline {m} | :: deadline |
| deal {m} [colloquial] | :: deal, a transaction or arrangement |
| deal {m} [colloquial] | :: a deal, a bargain (a favourable transaction) |
| dealen {v} | :: to sell drugs |
| debacle {mf} {n} | :: debacle |
| debat {n} | :: debate; argument or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting |
| debatteren {vi} | :: to debate |
| de Beer {prop} | :: surname |
| de beer is los {interj} [idiom] | :: Used to indicate a chaotic situation; hell broke loose |
| de benen nemen {vi} | :: to run away, to make a run for it, to escape by running |
| de beste stuurlui staan aan wal {proverb} | :: It's easy to criticize other people's work when you're not the one doing it. Compare also a backseat driver |
| de Bie {prop} | :: surname |
| debiel {adj} [psychology, dated] | :: mildly mentally disabled [formally, with an IQ ranging from 50 to 80] |
| debiel {adj} [by extension, pejorative] | :: stupid, idiotic |
| debiel {adj} [archaic] | :: weak, lacking strength or capacity |
| debiel {m} [psychology, dated] | :: person with a mild mental disability [formally, with an IQ ranging from 50 to 80] |
| debiel {m} [by extension, pejorative] | :: idiot, imbecile |
| debiet {n} [hydrology] | :: discharge |
| De Bilt {prop} {n} | :: De Bilt (village) |
| debiteur {m} | :: A debtor, party with a debit (due) on an account |
| de Boer {prop} | :: surname |
| de boter gevreten hebben {v} | :: Be unfairly blamed |
| debrideren {v} | :: to remove necrotic tissue; to debride |
| de brui geven {vi} [idiom] | :: to stop doing [+ aan (object)] [+ van (object)] |
| de Bruin {prop} | :: surname |
| debutant {m} | :: One who debuts, a debutant or debutante |
| debutante {f} | :: A debutante, a woman who debuts |
| debuteren {vi} | :: to debut, make one's debut |
| debuut {n} | :: debut |
| debuutalbum {n} | :: debut album |
| debuutsingle {m} | :: A debut single (track or musical record with which one debuts) |
| dec- {prefix} [hydrocarbon chain prefix] | :: dec- |
| deca- {prefix} | :: deca- |
| deca-ampère {m} | :: deca-ampere: 10 amperes |
| decaan {m} | :: dean |
| decaan {n} [organic compound] | :: decane |
| decade {f} | :: a decade, period of ten years |
| decade {f} [history] | :: a décade, 'week' of ten days in the French republican calendar; hence any ten consecutive days |
| decade {f} | :: a set of ten book volumes, as part of a larger opus |
| decameter {m} | :: A decametre, 10 metres |
| decaseconde {f} | :: decasecond: ten seconds |
| decasteradiaal {m} | :: decasteradian: 10 steradians |
| deceen {n} [organic compound] | :: decene |
| december {m} | :: December |
| decennium {n} | :: a period of ten years |
| decentraliseren {vt} | :: to decentralize/decentralise |
| deceptie {f} | :: disappointment, disillusion (quality of being disappointed) |
| deceptie {f} | :: something that causes disappointment |
| deceptie {f} [obsolete] | :: deception, deceit |
| deci- {prefix} | :: deci- |
| deciampère {m} | :: deciampere: one tenth of an ampere |
| decibel {m} | :: decibel |
| decimeren {vt} | :: to decimate, to weaken |
| decimeter {m} | :: decimetre: one tenth of a metre |
| deciseconde {f} | :: decisecond (one tenth of a second) |
| decisteradiaal {m} | :: decisteradian: one tenth of a steradian |
| declareren {vt} | :: to announce, to declare |
| declinatie {f} [astronomy] | :: declination |
| declineren {vt} | :: to decline, to refuse |
| declineren {vt} [grammar] | :: to decline |
| De Cocksdorp {prop} {n} | :: De Cocksdorp (A <<village>> in the north of <<isl/Texel>>, < >, <<c/Netherlands>>.) |
| decoderen {vt} | :: to decode, transpose a coded message in (intel)legible form |
| decoderen {vt} | :: to apply technological reversal of encryption, e.g. convert a compressed signal into the final (and original) form |
| decolleté {n} | :: décolleté, cleavage, a low neckline |
| decompositie {f} | :: decomposition |
| decor {n} | :: decor; decoration |
| decor {n} | :: scenery |
| decoratie {f} | :: ornamental decoration, such as for various festivities |
| decoratie {f} | :: honorary decoration, such as a medal |
| decoratief {adj} | :: decorative |
| decoreren {vt} | :: to decorate |
| de cost gaet voor de baet uyt {proverb} [early 17th century] | :: archaic spelling of de kost gaat voor de baat uit |
| decreet {n} | :: decree |
| decyl {n} [organic chemistry] | :: decyl |
| decyn {n} [organic compound] | :: decyne |
| de daad bij het woord voegen {v} | :: to turn words into action |
| de dans ontspringen {vi} [idiom] | :: to get away scot-free, to get away with murder |
| de Decker {prop} | :: surname |
| de dood of de gladiolen {phrase} [idiom] | :: all or nothing; do or die (used to indicate a win-or-lose situation with an uncertain outcome) |
| deduceren {vt} | :: to deduce |
| de duvel en zijn ouwe moer {phrase} [idiom] | :: everybody and his mother; everybody, anybody |
| de een na de ander {adv} [idiomatic] | :: one after another |
| deeg {n} | :: dough |
| deeg {adj} [archaic] | :: sound, good |
| deeg {mf} [archaic] | :: benefit, advantage |
| deegroller {m} | :: A rolling pin, rolling food preparation utensil fit to flatten dough |
| deegwaar {f} | :: dough-based dish |
| deel {n} | :: part, piece |
| deel {n} | :: volume (of a book or album) |
| deelbaar {adj} | :: divisible |
| deelcertificaat {n} [education, Netherlands] | :: certificate demonstrating qualification for a single course or subject at a given level, not for a complete education |
| deeleconomie {f} | :: sharing economy |
| deel en heers {phrase} | :: divide and conquer, divide and rule |
| deelgemeente {f} | :: part of a municipality with an own government |
| deelgemeente {f} [in Belgium] | :: part of a municipality, which was formerly an own municipality and is now part of a fusiegemeente |
| deelgenoot {m} | :: someone who shares something with you, an associate |
| deelname {f} | :: participation |
| deelneemster {f} | :: female participant |
| deelnemen {vi} | :: to take part, to partake, to participate |
| deelnemer {m} | :: participant |
| deelneming {f} | :: participation |
| deelneming {f} | :: sympathy, condolence |
| deelregering {f} | :: A regional government, a government operating at a subnational level |
| deels {adv} | :: partly |
| deelstaat {m} | :: A state - a member state or constituent state of a federation or confederation |
| deelteken {n} [mathematics] | :: division sign |
| deelteken {n} | :: diaresis |
| deeltijds {adj} | :: part-time |
| deeltje {noun} | :: particle |
| deeltjesfysica {f} [science] | :: The natural science branch particle physics, which studies the basic composition of particles of matter |
| deeltjesversneller {m} [physics] | :: particle accelerator |
| deel uitmaken van {vt} | :: to be part of |
| deelverzameling {f} [set theory] | :: subset |
| deelwoord {n} [grammar] | :: A participle, a verb form that may function nominally or adjectivally |
| deelwoordelijk {adj} | :: participial |
| deem {m} [Brabantian] | :: dumb person |
| deemoed {m} | :: humility, modesty, meekness |
| deemoedig {adj} | :: humble, modest, meek |
| deemoedigen {vt} | :: to humble |
| deemoedigheid {f} | :: humility, modesty, meekness |
| deemster {m} | :: twilight |
| deemstering {f} | :: dusk, twilight |
| Deen {m} | :: Dane (person from Denmark or of Danish descent) |
| Deen {m} [zoology] | :: short for Deense dog, a canine race |
| Deens {adj} | :: Danish (pertaining to Denmark or Danes) |
| Deens {prop} {n} | :: The Danish language |
| deerlijk {adj} | :: hurting, painful |
| deerlijk {adj} | :: sad, saddening |
| deerne {f} [endearing in some areas, pejorative in others] | :: girl |
| deerne {f} [pejorative] | :: promiscuous woman |
| deerne {f} [archaic] | :: maidservant, maid |
| deernis {f} | :: pity, compassion |
| deerniswekkend {adj} | :: meagre (UK), meager (US), paltry |
| deerniswekkend {adj} | :: pitiful, pathetic |
| defaitisme {n} | :: defeatism, acceptance of defeat or other misery without struggle |
| defaitist {m} | :: defeatist |
| defaitistisch {adj} | :: defeatist |
| defecatie {f} [medicine] | :: defecation |
| defect {adj} | :: broken, not working |
| defenestreren {v} | :: to defenestrate |
| defensie {f} | :: defence, defense |
| defensief {adj} | :: defensive |
| defilé {n} [military] | :: parade, procession[1] |
| de Filistijnen over u {phrase} | :: Said when noisy people (are about to) arrive |
| definiëren {vt} | :: to define |
| definitie {f} | :: definition (i.e. statement of the meaning of a term) |
| definitief {adj} | :: definitive, conclusive |
| definitief {adj} | :: final |
| De Friese Meren {prop} | :: De Friese Meren (municipality) |
| deftig {adj} | :: stylish, distinguished, genteel (showing high social class) |
| deftig {adj} | :: pompous |
| deftigheid {f} | :: gentility |
| de geest geven {vi} | :: to give up the ghost, to die or to cease to function |
| de geest is uit de fles {phrase} [idiom] | :: the genie's out of the bottle (matters are hard to reverse or beyond control now) |
| degelijk {adj} | :: sound, solid |
| degelijk {adj} | :: honest |
| degelijk {adv} | :: roundly, squarely |
| degen {m} [fencing] | :: epee |
| degen {m} | :: duelling sword, court sword (slender sword used in duels and battles; distinct from a rapier) |
| degen {m} [archaic] | :: hero, warrior, soldier |
| degene {pron} | :: that one who |
| degenen {pron} | :: those |
| degenkrab {f} | :: horseshoe crab, arthropod of the family Limulidae |
| de goede oude tijd {m} [idiomatic] | :: the days of yore |
| de Graaf {prop} | :: surname |
| de groeten {interj} [colloquial] | :: no way, screw that, yeah right |
| de Groot {prop} | :: surname |
| degustatie {f} [Belgium] | :: winetasting |
| De Haag {prop} {n} [Hague dialect] | :: The Hague |
| de Haan {prop} | :: surname |
| de Haas {prop} | :: surname |
| Dehaene {prop} | :: surname |
| de handdoek in de ring gooien {vi} [idiom] | :: alternative form of de handdoek in de ring werpen |
| de handdoek in de ring werpen {vi} [idiom] | :: to throw in the towel |
| de Heer {prop} | :: surname |
| de hel breekt los {phrase} [idiomatic] | :: all hell breaks loose |
| de huid niet verkopen voor de beer geschoten is {proverb} | :: don't count your chickens before they're hatched |
| dehydratie {f} | :: dehydration |
| deinen {vi} | :: to bob (to move up and down with the motion of waves) |
| deining {f} | :: swell (of the ocean) |
| deining {f} [figuratively] | :: unrest |
| Deinze {prop} {n} | :: Deinze (city) |
| deïsme {n} | :: deism |
| deïsmus {n} | :: obsolete form of deïsme |
| deïst {m} | :: deist |
| deïstisch {adj} | :: deistic |
| de Jong {prop} | :: surname, the most common in the Netherlands |
| de Jonge {prop} | :: surname |
| dek {n} | :: surface |
| dek {n} | :: deck |
| dekameter {m} | :: superseded spelling of decameter |
| de kat in het donker knijpen {v} | :: to secretly do harm |
| de kat sturen {phrase} | :: not show up |
| de kat uit de boom kijken {vi} | :: to wait and see; to not jump right into a situation, but observe and assess first |
| dekbed {n} | :: duvet |
| dekbedovertrek {n} | :: duvet cover |
| deken {f} | :: A blanket, warm textile cover |
| deken {f} [figuratively] | :: A blanket, covering layer |
| deken {n} | :: The permanent flooring of a fishery vessel |
| deken {m} | :: A dean, certain priestly offices |
| deken {m} | :: presiding over a chapter, as in a cathedral or collegiate church |
| deken {m} | :: pastoral chief in a part of a diocese comprising several parishes |
| deken {m} | :: A chairman in certain professional corporations |
| deken {m} | :: A doyen, eldest, as in the corps diplomatique |
| deken {m} | :: Some other presiding officers, e.g. of a neighborhood |
| dekhengst {m} | :: stallion, male stud horse (male horse kept for breeding) |
| dekhengst {m} | :: stallion, sex machine |
| dekken {vt} | :: to cover |
| dekken {vt} | :: to set (the table) |
| dekken {vt} | :: to impregnate (horses, cows) |
| Dekker {prop} | :: surname |
| dekking {f} | :: cover |
| dekking {f} | :: (animals) mating |
| dekking {f} | :: (insurance) coverage |
| deklast {m} | :: cargo stored on a ship's deck |
| deklat {f} [Belgium] | :: crossbar |
| de Klerk {prop} | :: de Klerk (surname derived from klerk.) |
| de klok hebben horen luiden maar niet weten waar de klepel hangt {vi} [idiom] | :: to think one has an understanding of something, but fail to grasp the full story, the real essence or meaning |
| dekmantel {m} | :: coverup (only used figuratively) |
| dekmantel {m} | :: guise, facade |
| deknaam {m} | :: pseudonym |
| de knoop doorhakken {v} | :: to make a decision |
| de knuppel in het hoenderhok gooien {vi} [idiom] | :: to put the cat among the pigeons |
| de kogel is door de kerk {phrase} | :: a decision has been made at last |
| de kogel is door de kerk {phrase} | :: drastic means are used |
| de Koning {prop} | :: surname |
| de kont tegen de krib gooien {vi} | :: to be obstinate, to resist |
| de kool en de geit sparen {v} [idiom] | :: to compromise in order to keep all parties satisfied, to meet halfway |
| de kost gaat voor de baat uit {proverb} | :: literally "Costs go before earnings" (Dutch Golden Age proverb). Often used in the same context as English proverb "no pain, no gain" |
| de krenten uit de pap halen {v} [idiomatic, Netherlands] | :: to cherrypick |
| deksel {n} {m} | :: lid (top or cover of a container) |
| deksels {interj} | :: darn! |
| deksels {interj} | :: boy! |
| deksels {adj} | :: darned, bloody |
| del {n} | :: dune valley |
| del {n} | :: dell, small depression in a landscape |
| del {f} | :: trollop, floozie |
| de lading dekken {vi} | :: to be an appropriate description (for something) |
| de Lange {prop} | :: surname |
| de Leeuw {prop} | :: surname |
| delegeren {v} | :: to delegate |
| delen {vt} | :: to divide, to split |
| delen {vt} | :: to share |
| delen {vt} [arithmetic] | :: to divide |
| deler {m} [arithmetic] | :: divisor |
| deler {m} | :: dealer (cardgames) |
| de les lezen {v} [idiomatic, Netherlands, with indirect object] | :: to read (someone) the riot act, to reprimand |
| deleten {vt} | :: to delete |
| delfstof {f} | :: mineral |
| delfstoffelijk {adj} | :: mineral, pertaining to mineral resources |
| delfstofkunde {f} | :: mineralogy |
| Delft {prop} {n} | :: Delft (city/and/municipality) |
| Delfts {adj} | :: Of or from Delft |
| Delfzijl {prop} {n} | :: Delfzijl (city/and/municipality) |
| delgen {vt} | :: to void |
| delgen {vt} | :: to pay off |
| delicatesse {f} | :: delicacy, fine food |
| delict {n} | :: crime, wrong |
| delier {n} | :: delirium |
| delinquant {m} [obsolete] | :: delinquent |
| delinquent {m} | :: criminal |
| delirium {n} | :: delirium |
| delta {f} | :: The Greek letter delta |
| delta {f} | :: A river delta, a network of one or more rivers and tributaries pouring out into a larger body of water |
| deltaplan {n} [Netherlands] | :: A high-priority government project aimed at fundamentally addressing a societal risk or problem |
| Deltaplan {prop} {n} | :: Delta Plan; the infrastructural project that led to the construction of the waterworks protecting the delta of the Scheldt, Rhine and Meuse against flooding |
| Deltaplan {n} | :: Delta Plan, typically in references to a more conceptual stage or in plural uses |
| Deltaplan {n} | :: alternative case form of deltaplan |
| delven {vt} | :: to delve, dig, excavate |
| delver {m} | :: A delver, a digger, an excavator |
| delving {f} | :: digging, excavation |
| demagogie {f} | :: demagoguery |
| demagogisch {adj} | :: demagogic |
| demagoog {m} | :: A demagogue |
| dement {adj} | :: demented |
| dementeren {vi} | :: to develop dementia, to dote |
| dementeren {vt} [dated] | :: to expose as false, to rebut |
| dementie {f} | :: dementia, dotage |
| demissionair {adj} | :: demissionary |
| demiurg {m} | :: Any being that made the universe out of primal matter, demiurge |
| democraat {m} | :: democrat, supporter of democracy |
| democratie {f} [uncountable, countable] | :: democracy |
| democratisch {adj} | :: democratic |
| democratisering {f} | :: democratisation (UK); democratization (US) |
| democratuur {f} | :: a democracy with many characteristics of a dictatorship or a dictatorship with superficial characteristics of a democracy; an authoritarian democracy or pseudo-democracy |
| demoduleren {vt} | :: to demodulate |
| demokratie {f} | :: superseded spelling of democratie |
| demokratisch {adj} | :: superseded spelling of democratisch |
| demo-liberaal {adj} [historical, pejorative, dated] | :: liberal democratic [seen as too rationalistic or egalitarian] |
| demon {m} | :: genius, lar |
| demon {m} [uncommon] | :: demon |
| demonisch {adj} | :: demonic |
| demonstrant {m} | :: demonstrator |
| demonstratie {f} | :: demonstration, demo (showing of something) |
| demonstratie {f} | :: demonstration, exposition (explaining of something) |
| demonstratie {f} | :: demonstration (group protest) |
| demonstratief {adj} | :: demonstrative, expressive |
| demonstreren {vt} | :: to demonstrate |
| demonteerbaar {adj} | :: dismountable |
| demoon {m} | :: demon (evil supernatural creature) |
| de Moor {prop} | :: surname |
| demotie {f} | :: demotion |
| demotiveren {vt} | :: to demotivate, to discourage |
| dempen {vt} | :: to diminish, to dampen, to subdue, to dim, to make faint or less pronounced |
| dempen {vt} | :: to fill in, to put material into to reduce depth |
| demper {m} | :: damper |
| demper {m} | :: suppressor, silencer |
| den {m} | :: pine, pine tree |
| den {art} [archaic] | :: Dative singular masculine form of de |
| den {art} [archaic] | :: Dative singular neuter form of het |
| den {art} [archaic] | :: Dative plural form (for all genders) of de and het |
| den {art} [archaic] | :: Accusative singular masculine form of de |
| den {art} [Southern Dutch, dialectal] | :: Masculine singular definite article, alternative form of de |
| Den Bosch {prop} {n} | :: synonym of 's-Hertogenbosch |
| Den Burg {prop} {n} | :: Den Burg (A <<village>> on <<isl/Texel>>, < >, <<c/Netherlands>>.) |
| Dender {prop} {m} | :: Dender (river), flowing through Aalst |
| denderen {vi} | :: to roar, to make a thunderous noise |
| Dendermonde {prop} {n} | :: Dendermonde (city) |
| dendrochronologie {f} | :: dendrochronology |
| Dené-Jenisejisch {adj} | :: Dene-Yeniseian |
| Denemarken {prop} {n} | :: Denmark |
| Den Haag {prop} {n} | :: Den Haag (city/and/municipality/and/capital) |
| de Nijs {prop} | :: surname |
| denim {n} | :: denim |
| Denise {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| denkbaar {adj} | :: conceivable, thinkable |
| denkbeeld {n} | :: idea, notion |
| denkbeeldig {adj} | :: imaginary, notional |
| denken {vi} | :: to think [+ aan (object) = about, of] |
| denker {m} | :: thinker |
| denkfout {f} {m} | :: thinking error |
| denkpiste {f} [Belgium] | :: hypothesis, hypothetical explanation |
| denkpiste {f} [Belgium] | :: proposal, plan |
| denkraam {n} | :: mental framework, frame of reference |
| denkrimpel {m} | :: a wrinkle that becomes visible when a person is deep in thought and furrows their forehead, brow in centration |
| denktank {m} | :: think tank |
| denktankje {noun} | :: diminutive of denktank |
| denneappel {m} | :: superseded spelling of dennenappel |
| denneboom {m} [superseded] | :: pine tree |
| dennenappel {m} | :: pinecone |
| dennenboom {m} | :: Official spelling of denneboom |
| dennennaald {f} | :: A pine needle (leaf of a pine tree) |
| denominatie {f} [literally] | :: A denomination, designation |
| denominatie {f} [chiefly religion, also politics] | :: A denomination; an organised religious association, an organised faction or formal ideological tendency |
| denominatie {f} | :: A monetary or other financial denomination, the nominal value on a coin, banknote, stock or bond |
| denominatie {f} [obsolete] | :: A (list of) nomination(s), e.g. as candidate |
| denominatie {f} [obsolete] | :: A naming |
| denominatie {f} [obsolete] | :: A constatation |
| dentist {m} | :: dentist |
| den Uyl {prop} | :: surname |
| deo {m} | :: deodorant |
| deootje {noun} | :: diminutive of deo |
| De Panne {prop} {n} | :: A municipality on the Belgian coast |
| de pan uit rijzen {vi} | :: to get out of hand, to become excessive |
| de pee in hebben {vi} | :: to be fed up, to have had it |
| de pest in hebben {vi} | :: to be angry, to be in a bad mood |
| de pijp aan Maarten geven {vi} | :: to give up, to throw in the towel |
| de pijp uit gaan {vi} [colloquial] | :: to kick the bucket, to die |
| de plaat poetsen {vi} | :: to leave, to go away |
| deplorabel {adj} | :: pitiful |
| deponeren {vt} | :: to deposit, lay down |
| deportatie {f} | :: deportation |
| deporteren {vt} | :: to deport |
| depot {f} {m} | :: a depot, a storage warehouse |
| depot {f} {m} | :: a compound |
| depressie {f} | :: A physical depression |
| depressie {f} | :: A psychologically 'low' state of mind, producing serious long-term lowering of enjoyment |
| depressie {f} | :: A low physical pressure |
| depressie {f} | :: A meteorological depression, (area of) low air pressure |
| depressie {f} | :: A long low in the economic situation |
| depressie {f} | :: A downward pressure, position or movement |
| depressief {adj} | :: depressed |
| depressiviteit {f} | :: tendency towards depression |
| depri {adj} [slang] | :: depressed, downcast |
| deprimeren {vt} | :: to depress, to sadden, to deject |
| deputeren {vt} | :: to depute, to deputise |
| -der {suffix} | :: Alternative form of -er, used with words ending in -r, and sometimes -l and -n |
| der {adv} | :: there |
| deracineren {v} | :: to deracinate |
| derailleur {m} | :: derailleur (mechanism to move from one gear to another) |
| derde {adj} | :: third |
| derde {n} | :: a third (part) |
| derde {noun} | :: third party |
| derde naamval {m} [grammar] | :: dative case |
| derde persoon {m} | :: third person |
| derderangs {adj} | :: of inferior quality, mediocre |
| derde stand {m} | :: The third estate, the commoners as a represented (mainly bourgeoisie and/or cities as such) feudal estate below the privileged nobility and clergy; often excluding an even lowlier fourth estate, which is denied representation |
| Derde Wereldoorlog {m} | :: a hypothetical world war following World War II; World War III |
| dereguleren {v} | :: to deregulate |
| deregulering {f} | :: deregulation |
| deren {vt} | :: to harm |
| dergelijk {determiner} | :: such, similar |
| dergelijk {determiner} | :: of that kind |
| derhalve {adv} | :: therefore |
| de Rijke {prop} | :: surname |
| derivaat {n} | :: derivative (something derived) |
| dermate {adv} | :: so (to such an extent) |
| dermatologie {f} | :: dermatology |
| dermatoloog {m} | :: dermatologist, someone who is skilled in, professes or practices the medical specialism dermatology |
| derogatie {f} [legal] | :: derogation of a law or part of a law either temporarily or permanently |
| derogeren {vt} | :: to repeal, to annul (a law or a tradition) |
| derrie {f} [now, chiefly specialist, geology, geography] | :: peat contaminated with clay |
| derrie {f} | :: goop, slime, muck |
| dertien {num} | :: thirteen |
| dertiende {adj} | :: thirteenth |
| dertien in een dozijn {adj} [idiomatic] | :: So common as to be practically worthless, dime a dozen |
| dertien-in-een-dozijn {adj} | :: dime a dozen, run-of-the-mill |
| dertig {num} | :: thirty |
| de Ruiter {prop} | :: surname |
| de Ruyter {prop} | :: surname, an older spelling of de Ruiter |
| derven {vt} [archaic] | :: to lack, want |
| derwisj {noun} | :: Dervish |
| des- {prefix} | :: des- |
| des- {prefix} | :: dis- |
| des {conj} | :: the ... the (used as an intensifier to indicate the degree of an action) |
| desalniettemin {adv} | :: nevertheless (in spite of what preceded) |
| desambigueren {vt} | :: to disambiguate |
| desastreus {adj} | :: disastrous |
| des avonds {adv} | :: archaic spelling of 's avonds |
| desbetreffend {adj} | :: referred to, aforementioned |
| de schijn ophouden {vi} | :: to maintain appearance, to make something appear different from what it really is |
| de schoen zetten {vi} | :: to put out one's shoe, traditionally at the fireplace, so that Sinterklaas can leave treats in it |
| de schone schijn ophouden {phrase} | :: keep up appearances |
| desem {n} | :: sourdough |
| desemen {vt} | :: to leaven |
| desempaco {m} | :: a wise man, someone who is extremely knowledgeable |
| deserteren {vt} | :: to desert |
| desgevraagd {adv} [formal] | :: when requested, upon request |
| desgewenst {adv} [formal] | :: if desired, when wished for, optionally |
| des huizes {noun} | :: definite genitive of huis: of the house, household, family |
| design {n} | :: design |
| designer {m} | :: designer |
| desinfectans {n} | :: disinfectant, antiseptic (antiseptic agent) |
| desinfecteren {vt} | :: to disinfect |
| desinfectie {f} | :: disinfection |
| desinformatie {f} | :: disinformation (dissemination of intentionally false information) |
| Desiree {prop} | :: given name |
| desktop {m} [computer hardware] | :: desktop computer |
| desktop {m} [graphical user interface] | :: main graphical user interface of a system |
| deskundig {adj} | :: highly capable, expert |
| deskundige {noun} | :: expert |
| des lands {phrase} | :: archaic spelling of 's lands |
| des middags {adv} | :: archaic spelling of 's middags |
| des morgens {adv} | :: archaic spelling of 's morgens |
| des nachts {adv} | :: archaic spelling of 's nachts |
| desniettegenstaande {adv} [formal] | :: nevertheless, nonetheless |
| desnoods {adv} | :: if need be |
| des ochtends {adv} | :: archaic spelling of 's ochtends |
| desondanks {adv} | :: despite that, nevertheless |
| desoriëntatie {f} | :: disorientation |
| desoriënteren {vt} | :: to disorientate |
| desoxyribonucleïnezuur {n} | :: deoxyribonucleic acid |
| desp. {noun} | :: abbreviation of despotaat |
| despoot {m} | :: despot |
| despootje {noun} | :: diminutive of despoot |
| de spuigaten uitlopen {v} | :: not be acceptable |
| dessert {n} | :: A dessert |
| dessertje {noun} | :: diminutive of dessert |
| destalinisatie {f} | :: destalinization |
| des te meer {phrase} | :: the more.. |
| destijds {adv} | :: then (at that time) |
| destillatie {f} | :: distillation (separation of a substance) |
| destilleren {v} | :: alternative spelling of distilleren |
| de strijdbijl begraven {v} [idiom] | :: to bury the hatchet, to end hostilities |
| destructief {adj} | :: destructive |
| des werelds {phrase} | :: archaic spelling of 's werelds |
| des winters {adv} | :: archaic spelling of 's winters |
| des zomers {adv} | :: archaic spelling of 's zomers |
| detacheren {vt} | :: to deploy, to assign |
| detacheringsbedrijf {n} | :: a contracting company |
| detail {n} | :: detail |
| detailhandel {m} | :: retail business |
| detecteerbaar {adj} | :: detectable |
| detecteren {vt} | :: to detect |
| detector {m} | :: detector |
| de teerling is geworpen {phrase} [idiom] | :: the die is cast |
| detentie {f} | :: detention, custody |
| de tijd nemen {vi} | :: to take one's time |
| de tijd zal het leren {proverb} | :: time will tell |
| de tijd zal 't leren {proverb} | :: time will tell |
| detineren {vt} | :: to detain |
| detonator {m} | :: detonator |
| detrivoor {m} | :: A detrivore |
| detrivoor {adj} | :: detrivorous |
| deugd {f} | :: virtue |
| deugdelijk {adj} | :: sound, solid |
| deugdgezinde {m} [archaic, chiefly in the plural] | :: One who practices or supports virtue |
| deugdrijk {adj} | :: virtuous, abundant in virtue |
| deugdzaam {adj} | :: decent, virtuous |
| deugen {vi} | :: to be good, well-behaved or moral etc.. |
| deugen {vi} | :: to be of good quality |
| deugniet {m} | :: (originally) good-for-nothing |
| deugniet {m} | :: (usually) rascal, scamp, a naughty boy |
| deugniet {m} | :: (term of endearment) knave, amusing boy |
| deuk {f} | :: dent |
| deuken {vt} | :: to dent |
| deun {m} | :: tune |
| deur {f} | :: door |
| deurbel {f} | :: doorbell |
| deurduim {m} | :: axis of a door hinge, connected to the doorpost |
| deurgreep {m} | :: a fixed bar-like door handle |
| deurhamer {m} | :: doorknocker (device for knocking on a door) |
| deurklink {f} | :: door handle |
| deurklopper {m} | :: doorknocker (device for knocking on a door) |
| deurknop {m} | :: doorknob |
| deurmat {f} | :: doormat (mat placed near a door) |
| Deurne {prop} {n} | :: Deurne, a a municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands |
| Deurne {prop} {n} | :: Deurne, a district of the city of Antwerp, Belgium |
| Deurne {prop} {n} | :: Tourinnes-la-Grosse, a village in Belgium |
| deuropening {f} | :: door opening |
| deurpost {mf} | :: doorpost |
| deurraam {n} | :: doorframe |
| deurraam {n} | :: window or window frame in a door |
| deurstijl {m} | :: doorpost, door pillar |
| deuterium {n} | :: deuterium |
| deuteriumkern {f} [physics] | :: deuteron, deuterium nucleus |
| deuteron {n} [physics] | :: deuteron, deuterium nucleus |
| Deuteronomium {prop} | :: Deuteronomy (book of the Bible) |
| deuvel {m} | :: wooden dowel, small wooden peg in woodworking used for connecting pieces of wood |
| deuvik {m} [obsolete] | :: bung (plug for a barrel) |
| deva {m} [Hinduism, Buddhism] | :: deva, a Hindu or Buddhist deity |
| Deventer {prop} {n} | :: Deventer (city/and/municipality) |
| devies {n} | :: motto, slogan, watchword |
| devies {n} [finance] | :: security (proof for ownership of bonds) |
| devies {n} [finance, economy, chiefly plural] | :: money or an asset in a foreign currency |
| de Visser {prop} | :: surname |
| de volle pond betalen {v} [idiom] | :: to pay the full price |
| devoot {adj} | :: devout, pious |
| de Vos {prop} | :: Devos (surname) |
| Devos {prop} {mf} [Belgian] | :: Devos (surname) |
| devotie {f} | :: devotion, piety |
| devotie {f} | :: an act of worship, a religious mass or service |
| devotielicht {n} | :: votive candle |
| de Vries {prop} | :: surname |
| dewelke {pron} | :: which [with masculine or feminine antecedent] |
| de wens is de vader van de gedachte {proverb} | :: the wish is father to the thought |
| de wet voorschrijven {vt} | :: to boss around |
| dewijl {conj} | :: because, for |
| dewijl {conj} [obsolete] | :: while |
| de wind uit de zeilen nemen {vi} [with indirect object] | :: to take the wind out of someone's sails |
| de Winter {prop} | :: surname |
| de Wit {prop} | :: surname |
| de Witt {prop} | :: surname |
| De Wolden {prop} | :: De Wolden (municipality) |
| dextrogyr {adj} | :: dextrogyrate |
| deze {determiner} | :: this (masculine, feminine); referring to a thing or a person closer by |
| deze {determiner} | :: these (plural); referring to things or people closer by |
| de Zeeuw {prop} | :: surname |
| dezelfde {determiner} | :: the same (used to modify non-neuter nouns) |
| dezelve {determiner} [archaic] | :: alternative form of dezelfde |
| dezen {pron} [referring to a person] | :: plural of deze |
| de Zwart {prop} | :: surname |
| d.i. {phrase} | :: abbreviation of dit is |
| d.i. {phrase} | :: abbreviation of dat is |
| di- {prefix} | :: Meaning two, twice or double |
| dia {m} [photography] | :: slide |
| diaatje {noun} | :: diminutive of dia |
| diabeet {mf} | :: diabetic (person) |
| diabetes {m} | :: diabetes |
| diabetica {f} | :: female equivalent of diabeticus |
| diabeticus {m} | :: diabetic (person) |
| diabetisch {adj} | :: diabetic |
| diabolisch {adj} | :: diabolic (showing wickedness typical of a devil) |
| diacones {f} [Protestantism] | :: A deaconess, a female deacon |
| diaconessenhuis {n} | :: A deaconess-house; a hospital originally of a Protestant orientation |
| diaconie {f} [Protestantism] | :: a legal person, usually a committee, responsible for the ecclesiastical administration of charity |
| diafragma {n} | :: aperture (something which restricts the diameter of the light path through one plane in an optical system) |
| diafragma {n} | :: diaphragm: the muscle between thorax and abdomen needed for breething |
| diagenese {f} [geology] | :: diagenesis |
| diagnose {f} | :: diagnosis |
| diagnosetje {noun} | :: diminutive of diagnose |
| diagnosticeren {vt} | :: to diagnose, to determine the root cause of a problem |
| diagonaal {adj} | :: diagonal |
| diagonaal {f} | :: diagonal; a diagonal line or plane |
| diagram {n} | :: diagram |
| diaken {m} [Protestantism] | :: deacon, person involved in an ecclesiastical lay office for social affairs and charity |
| diaken {m} [Roman Catholicism] | :: deacon, male in an unordained clerical office qualified for parish work |
| diakones {f} | :: superseded spelling of diacones |
| diakritisch {adj} | :: diacritical, diacritic |
| dialect {n} [linguistics] | :: dialect (language variety) |
| dialect {n} | :: non-standard dialect; vernacular |
| dialectologie {f} | :: dialectology (the study of dialects) |
| dialekt {n} | :: superseded spelling of dialect |
| dialoog {m} | :: dialogue, conversation or other discourse between two interlocutors |
| dialyse {f} | :: dialysis |
| diamagnetisch {adj} [physics] | :: diamagnetic |
| diamagnetisme {n} [physics] | :: diamagnetism |
| diamant {n} [mineral] | :: diamond (substance) |
| diamant {m} | :: a diamond |
| diamant {m} [uncountable, printing, dated] | :: The size of type between kwart cicero and parel, equivalent to English brilliant and standardized as 4 point |
| diamantmijn {f} | :: diamond mine |
| diameter {m} | :: diameter (length of diametrical chord) |
| diapositief {n} [photography] | :: slide, diapositive |
| diapositiefje {noun} | :: diminutive of diapositief |
| diapresentatie {f} [photography] | :: slideshow presentation |
| diaprojector {m} | :: A slide projector |
| diaraam {n} [chiefly diminutive] | :: A slide frame |
| diaraampje {noun} | :: diminutive of diaraam |
| diarree {f} | :: diarrhea |
| diastatisch {adj} | :: diastatic, pertaining to the conversion of starch to simpler sugars due to germination |
| diastole {f} [physiology] | :: diastole |
| dicht {adj} | :: thick, tight, dense |
| dicht {adj} | :: close |
| dicht {adj} | :: closed, shut |
| dicht {n} [literary] | :: poem |
| dicht {n} [archaic, literary] | :: poetry |
| dichtader {f} | :: A fictional vein that functions as source of poetic inspiration |
| dichtbij {adj} | :: close, nearby |
| dichtbinden {vt} | :: to tie up |
| dichtbundel {m} | :: anthology of poems |
| dichtdoen {vt} | :: to close |
| dichten {vt} | :: to close |
| dichten {vt} | :: to stop up |
| dichten {vi} | :: to compose a poem |
| dichter {m} | :: poet |
| dichteres {f} | :: female poet; a poetess |
| dichterlijk {adj} | :: poetic |
| dichtgaan {vt} | :: to close, to shut |
| dichtheid {f} | :: density |
| dichtkunde {f} [archaic] | :: poetry |
| dichtkundig {adj} [dated] | :: poetic |
| dichtkunst {f} | :: poetry |
| dichtkunstig {adj} [dated] | :: poetic |
| dichtluim {f} [dated, now, literary] | :: poetic inspiration |
| dichtplakken {v} | :: to seal; to paste up |
| dichtslaan {v} [ergative] | :: to slam shut, to be slammed shut |
| dichtslaan {vi} | :: to lose composure or become confused so that one becomes unable to react |
| dichtstbijzijnd {adj} | :: closest, nearest |
| dichtwerk {n} | :: work of poetry |
| dictaat {n} | :: diktat, order |
| dictaat {n} | :: dictated text |
| dictaat {n} | :: prepared text intended to be read aloud at a meeting or presentation [e.g. in class] |
| dictator {m} | :: dictator (tyrant, despot) |
| dictator {m} [historical] | :: dictator (Roman magistrate with expanded powers) |
| dictatoriaal {adj} | :: dictatorial |
| dictatortje {noun} | :: diminutive of dictator |
| dictatuur {f} | :: dictatorship |
| dictee {n} | :: spelling bee |
| dictee {n} [education] | :: dictation exercise (school exercise in which a teacher recites words to be written down by the pupils) |
| dictionaire {m} [formal, dialect] | :: dictionary |
| didgeridoo {m} | :: didgeridoo |
| die {determiner} | :: that (masculine, feminine); referring to a thing or a person further away |
| die {determiner} | :: those (plural); referring to things or people further away |
| die {pron} [relative] | :: who, whom, which, that |
| diedenweg {m} | :: prehistoric road |
| dieet {n} | :: diet |
| dief {m} | :: A thief, one who steals |
| diefijzer {n} | :: set of metal bars on a window |
| diefstal {m} | :: theft |
| diefte {f} [obsolete or dialectal] | :: theft |
| diegene {pron} | :: he who, she who |
| diegenen {pron} | :: those who, those which |
| Dieleman {prop} | :: surname |
| dien {determiner} [archaic] | :: that; masculine accusative, masculine dative and neuter dative form of die |
| dien {pron} [archaic] | :: whom; accusative singular masculine form of die |
| dienaangaande {adv} | :: concerning that, regarding that |
| dienaar {m} | :: servant |
| dienblad {n} | :: service tray, as used to present and serve dishes, drinks etc |
| diender {mf} | :: police officer |
| dienen {vt} | :: to serve |
| dienen {v} [auxiliary, with te] | :: to ought to, to be to, be expected to |
| dienluik {n} | :: A hatch or a shutter in a wall or door used for passing through food and drinks, e.g. in an establishment |
| dienluikje {noun} | :: diminutive of dienluik |
| diens {determiner} [demonstrative, dated] | :: his, the latter's (genitive masculine and neuter singular of die) |
| diens {determiner} [demonstrative] | :: the latter's (genitive singular of die) |
| dienst {m} | :: service |
| dienst {m} | :: draft |
| dienstbode {mf} | :: servant |
| dienstbode {mf} | :: [now more commonly] maidservant |
| dienstenproletariaat {n} | :: service proletariat (impoverished class of low-waged and/or precariously employed service workers) |
| dienstensector {m} [economy] | :: service sector (tertiary sector) |
| dienster {f} | :: waitress, female server |
| diensthuis {n} [figurative, chiefly singular] | :: A place where one is subject to slavery, servitude or any other oppression |
| diensthuis {n} [rare] | :: An outbuilding used for chores |
| dienstig {adj} | :: useful |
| dienstknecht {m} | :: servant |
| dienstmaagd {f} [formal] | :: maidservant, maid |
| dienstman {m} [historical] | :: ministerial (unfree noble) |
| dienstman {m} [historical] | :: anyone with feudal duties to a liege |
| dienstman {m} [obsolete, rare] | :: servant |
| dienstmeid {f} | :: maid, maidservant |
| dienstmeisje {noun} | :: diminutive of dienstmeid |
| dienstplicht {f} | :: conscription, mandated military service |
| dienstplichtig {adj} [military] | :: drafted, conscripted; liable to be drafted |
| dienstplichtige {m} | :: draftee, non-volunteer (para)military recruit |
| dienstrooster {n} | :: duty-roster |
| dienstverlening {f} | :: (provision of) services |
| dienstwapen {n} | :: A service weapon |
| diep {adj} | :: deep, down low |
| diep {adj} | :: profound |
| diepen {v} [ergative] | :: to deepen |
| dieperik {m} | :: depth, any deep place, or in particular, drop |
| dieperik {m} [uncommon, Netherlands, dated, art] | :: individual, usually an art critic, considered to be overly concerned with finding deep meanings |
| diepgaand {adj} | :: profound, thorough |
| diepgang {m} | :: profundity |
| diepgravend {adj} | :: probing, in-depth |
| dieplader {m} | :: lowboy semi-trailer, low loader |
| dieplood {n} | :: A lead or plummet fixed to a sounding line or lead line |
| diepspoeler {m} | :: plateau-less toilet |
| diepte {f} | :: depth |
| dieptebom {f} | :: depth charge |
| dieptepunt {n} | :: low point, nadir |
| diepvries {m} | :: deep-freezing |
| diepvries {m} | :: freezer |
| diepvries {adj} | :: deep-frozen |
| diepvrieskast {f} | :: a freezer |
| diepvriestas {f} | :: plastic shopping bag insulated with aluminium foil to transport goods that must be kept cold from the grocery store to the home without thawing |
| diepvriezen {vt} | :: to deep-freeze |
| diepvriezer {m} | :: a freezer |
| diepzinnig {adj} | :: (spiritually) profound |
| diepzinnigheid {f} | :: profundity, depth |
| dier {n} | :: animal, any member of the kingdom Animalia |
| dier {determiner} [demonstrative] | :: her, their, the latter's (genitive feminine singular and genitive plural of die) |
| dier {adj} [dialectal, archaic] | :: alternative form of duur |
| dierbaar {adj} | :: dear, prized by someone |
| dierbaar {adj} [archaic] | :: precious, of great value |
| dierbaar {adj} [obsolete] | :: pricey |
| dierbaar {adj} | :: (in devotional circles) highly/morally moving, touching |
| dierdicht {n} | :: poem about anthropomorphised animals |
| dierenarts {mf} | :: A veterinarian; mostly used for one treating pets |
| dierenbescherming {f} | :: protection of animals: i.e., (defense of) animal rights |
| dierenbeul {m} | :: one who deliberately ill-treats / torments animals |
| dierendag {m} | :: animal day (World Animal Day, celebrated on 4 October) |
| dierendicht {n} | :: alternative form of dierdicht |
| dierendienst {f} [archaic] | :: animal worship, zoolatry |
| dierenepos {n} | :: An epic about anthropomorphised animals |
| dierengedicht {n} | :: poem about anthropomorphised animals |
| dierengedicht {n} | :: poem about animals |
| dierenhuid {f} | :: animal skin, animal hide, rawhide |
| dierenleed {n} | :: animal suffering |
| dierenmishandeling {f} | :: animal abuse |
| dierenpark {n} | :: A zoo |
| dierenpark {n} | :: A wildlife park |
| dierenperk {n} [dated] | :: An enclosure for an animal |
| dierenperk {n} [obsolete] | :: A zoo or menagerie |
| dierenpsycholoog {m} | :: animal psychologist |
| dierenrechten {p} | :: animal rights |
| dierenrechtenactivisme {n} | :: animal rights activism |
| dierenrechtenactivist {m} | :: animal rights activist |
| dierenrechtenactiviste {f} | :: female animal rights activist |
| dierenriem {m} | :: zodiac |
| dierenrijk {n} | :: animal kingdom |
| dierentuin {m} | :: zoo |
| dierentuintje {noun} | :: diminutive of dierentuin |
| dierenvriend {m} | :: animal lover (person who is fond of animals) |
| dierenwelzijn {n} | :: animal welfare |
| dierenwereld {f} | :: fauna, animal kingdom |
| dierenwinkel {m} | :: A pet shop, a pet store |
| dierepos {n} | :: alternative form of dierenepos |
| diergaarde {f} [dated] | :: zoo |
| diergedicht {n} | :: alternative form of dierengedicht |
| diergedrag {n} | :: animal behaviour |
| diergeneeskunde {f} | :: veterinary medicine |
| dierhalve {adv} | :: obsolete form of derhalve |
| dierkunde {f} | :: zoology |
| dierlijk {adj} [literally] | :: animal, relating to fauna |
| dierlijk {adj} | :: made of animal(s) (parts), such as furs and edible species |
| dierlijk {adj} [pejorative] | :: beastly, subhuman, inhumane, etc |
| dierlijk {adj} [figuratively] | :: instinctive, primitive |
| dieronterend {adj} | :: Violating the dignity of animals; extremely degrading to animals |
| dierproef {f} | :: An animal test |
| dierrijk {adj} | :: having many animals, full of animals |
| diersoort {f} | :: animal species |
| diervriendelijk {adj} | :: animal-friendly, harmless to animals, heedful of animal welfare |
| diesel {m} | :: diesel |
| dieselgate {prop} {c} [colloquial] | :: The Volkswagen emissions scandal about diesel vehicles, often extended to revelations of similar practices by other automakers at the time |
| diesellocomotief {mf} | :: diesel locomotive |
| dieselmotor {m} | :: diesel engine |
| dieselolie {f} | :: diesel |
| dieseltrein {m} | :: diesel train |
| diet {n} [Belgium] | :: The Flemish people |
| diëtair {adj} | :: dietary |
| diëtist {m} | :: dietitian, dietist |
| diëtiste {f} | :: female equivalent of diëtist |
| Diets {adj} [obsolete] | :: German, continental West Germanic |
| Diets {adj} [archaic] | :: Dutch |
| Diets {adj} | :: Middle Dutch |
| Diets {prop} {n} [obsolete] | :: the "German", or continental West Germanic languages |
| Diets {prop} {n} [archaic] | :: the Dutch language |
| Diets {prop} {n} | :: the Middle Dutch language |
| diets maken {vt} [obsolete, idiom] | :: to convince through deception, to trick or con into believing |
| dievegge {f} | :: thief (female) |
| dieveggetje {noun} | :: diminutive of dievegge |
| dievenlantaarn {f} | :: A portable lantern whose light can be blocked by means of a shutter |
| dievenlantaarntje {noun} | :: diminutive of dievenlantaarn |
| dieventaal {f} | :: thieves' cant |
| Diever {prop} {n} | :: Diever (village) |
| dieverij {f} | :: thieving, thievery; mostly used outside the judicial context |
| Dievoet {prop} [chiefly Belgium] | :: A place name |
| Dievoet {prop} [chiefly Belgium] | :: A surname with the prefix van |
| Dievoort {prop} | :: A place name |
| Dievoort {prop} | :: A surname with the prefix van |
| differentiaalquotiënt {n} | :: difference quotient |
| differentiaalrekening {f} [chiefly uncountable] | :: differential calculus |
| differentiaalvergelijking {f} | :: differential equation |
| differentiatie {f} | :: differentiation (creation or arising of difference) |
| differentiatie {f} [calculus, uncountable] | :: differentiation (differentiating, calculating the derivative) |
| differentiëren {vi} | :: to differentiate, to show a distinction |
| differentiëren {vt} [mathematics] | :: to differentiate (calculate a derivative) |
| diftong {f} | :: diphthong (a complex vowel sound) |
| digereren {vt} [archaic] | :: to tolerate, to stand, to endure |
| digereren {vt} [archaic] | :: to digest |
| digestief {adj} | :: digestive |
| digestief {n} | :: digestive |
| digibeet {m} | :: person who is computer- and digital media-illiterate |
| digitaal {adj} | :: digital |
| digitale camera {f} | :: digital camera (still or moving) |
| digitaliseren {vt} | :: to digitalize/digitalise |
| digraaf {m} | :: A digraph (pair of letters/graphemes representing one sound/phoneme) . |
| dij {f} | :: thigh |
| dij {pron} [archaic, personal pronoun] | :: Second-person singular, objective: thee |
| dijbeen {n} | :: thighbone, femur |
| dijenkletser {m} | :: A hilarious joke that evokes a strong response such as knee-slapping |
| dijk {m} | :: dike, levee |
| Dijk {prop} | :: surname |
| dijkage {f} | :: The construction or maintenance of dykes |
| dijkage {f} | :: A collection of dykes, especially a network of dykes |
| dijkage {f} [dated] | :: A tract of land claimed or protected by dykes; a collection of polders |
| dijkbewaking {f} | :: [chiefly singular] the act of guarding a dike during a storm or other threat |
| dijkdoorbraak {f} | :: The breaching of a dike |
| dijker {m} [historical, Amsterdam] | :: a type of working-class nozem from Amsterdam inspired by pop culture and rock 'n' roll, similar to a rocker |
| dijkgraaf {m} [Netherlands] | :: head of a water board |
| Dijkgraaf {prop} | :: surname |
| dijkgraafschap {n} [Netherlands] | :: the office of a dijkgraaf, the status of being a dijkgraaf |
| dijkgraafschap {n} [Netherlands] | :: water board, region presided over by a dijkgraaf |
| dijkleger {n} | :: organisation of inspectors who patrol dikes at highwater or patrol duty during periods of highwater |
| dijkramp {f} | :: cramp in the thigh |
| dijkramp {m} | :: disaster involving damage to or collapse of a dyke |
| dijkrecht {n} [chiefly uncoutable] | :: law pertaining to dikes and water management |
| dijkrecht {n} [historical] | :: a local council responsible for water management in regions of the north-eastern Netherlands; a water board |
| dijkschouw {f} {m} | :: (annual) inspection of dikes |
| Dijkstra {prop} | :: surname |
| dijkwacht {m} | :: the act of guarding a dike during a storm |
| dijkwacht {m} | :: a dike guard; someone who does the above |
| dijkwezen {n} | :: dike construction and management, dike infrastructure |
| Dijle {prop} {f} | :: Dyle (River flowing through Belgium) |
| dijn {determiner} [obsolete] | :: your, thy |
| Dijon {prop} {n} | :: Dijon (capital city) |
| dijzig {adj} [dated, dialectal, of weather conditions] | :: foggy, drab, misty |
| dik {adj} | :: thick |
| dik {adj} | :: fat |
| dik {adv} | :: fatly, thickly |
| dik {adv} [modifying "tevreden"] | :: well, rather, considerably |
| dikbladig {adj} | :: Having thick leaves |
| dikdarm {m} [archaic] | :: synonym of dikke darm |
| dikhoornschaap {n} | :: bighorn sheep |
| dikhuid {m} | :: elephant |
| dikhuidig {adj} | :: thick-skinned |
| dikke darm {m} | :: large intestine |
| dikken {vi} | :: to thicken, to become thicker |
| dikkenek {m} [Belgium] | :: arrogant, haughty, supercilious person |
| dikkerd {m} [pejorative] | :: fatty |
| dikke vinger {interj} [Netherlands, vulgar, pejorative] | :: Impolite way of turning down a request or expressing disagreement: fuck off, get lost |
| dikke vinger {m} [Netherlands, vulgar, pejorative] | :: Used as an object in impolite rejections |
| dikkop {m} | :: A person with a big / fat head |
| dikkop {m} | :: A tadpole, a frog or toad in its larval stage |
| diklippig {adj} | :: thick-lipped |
| dikmaals {adv} [archaic] | :: often, frequently |
| dikoor {c} [Belgian] | :: mumps |
| Diksmuide {prop} | :: a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders |
| dikwerf {adv} [formal] | :: often |
| dikwijls {adv} | :: often (frequently, many times) |
| dikzak {m} [derogatory] | :: fatass |
| dildo {m} | :: dildo |
| dilemma {n} | :: dilemma [between two alternatives] |
| dilettant {m} | :: dilettante |
| dilettant {m} | :: amateur |
| dilettantisch {adj} | :: Like a dilettant(e), amateurish |
| diligence {f} [historical] | :: A diligence, a stage-coach |
| dille {f} | :: dill (herb) |
| dimensie {f} | :: dimension (measure of spatial or analogous extent) |
| dimensie {f} | :: dimension (number of elements of any basis of a vector space) |
| dimensie {f} [physics] | :: dimension (set of fundamental measures of a physical quantity) |
| dimensie {f} [fiction] | :: dimension (plane of existence) |
| dimensionaal {adj} | :: dimensional |
| dimensioneel {adj} | :: alternative form of dimensionaal |
| dimmen {vt} | :: to dim, to make darker (especially a light) |
| dimmen {vi} [colloquial] | :: to tone down oneself, to pipe down, to be quiet |
| dimorf {adj} | :: dimorph |
| diner {n} | :: dinner, supper |
| dineren {vi} | :: to have a meal in the evening |
| dineren {vi} | :: to dine, to have dinner |
| ding {n} | :: matter, thing |
| dingdag {m} [historical] | :: court session |
| dingdag {m} [historical] | :: court day |
| dingen {vt} | :: to solicit |
| dinges {m} {n} [object] | :: thingamajig, whatchamacallit |
| dinges {m} {n} [person] | :: whatshisname, whatshername |
| dinges {interj} | :: Said when one can't or is too busy or distracted to think of the proper thing to say |
| dingo {m} | :: dingo (Australian wild dog) |
| dingwaarder {m} [historical] | :: One who presided over a high court in Overijssel (then Oversticht) during the Ancien Régime |
| dinnetje {noun} | :: synonym of vriendin (both senses) |
| dino {m} [colloquial] | :: A dino, a dinosaur; archosaur of the super-order Dinosauria |
| dinosauriër {m} [formal] | :: dinosaur |
| dinosaurus {m} | :: dinosaur, archosaur of the super-order Dinosauria |
| dinosaurusveer {f} | :: A feather of a (non-avian) dinosaur |
| dinsdag {m} | :: Tuesday |
| dinsdagdip {c} [slang] | :: Suicide Tuesday, that is, a delayed hangover occurring especially on Tuesdays due to the use of MDMA or similar drugs during the weekend |
| dinsdagmorgen {m} | :: Tuesday morning |
| dinsdagochtend {m} | :: Tuesday morning |
| dinsdags {adj} | :: Tuesday |
| dinsdags {adv} | :: Tuesday |
| dinsdagsmorgens {adv} | :: Tuesday morning |
| dinsdagsochtends {adv} | :: Tuesday morning |
| diorama {n} | :: A diorama (three-dimensional display of a setting or scenery) |
| dioxide {n} | :: dioxide |
| dioxyde {n} | :: superseded spelling of dioxide |
| dip {c} [colloquial] | :: A minor depression, a short-lived sadness |
| diploïd {adj} | :: diploid (of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome) |
| diploma {n} | :: diploma |
| diplomaat {m} | :: A diplomat, accredited in diplomacy |
| diplomaat {m} | :: A diplomatic person, who shows tact and insight |
| diplomatie {f} | :: diplomacy |
| diplomatiek {adj} | :: diplomatic |
| dipool {f} [physics] | :: dipole |
| dipoolterm {m} [physics] | :: dipole term |
| diptiek {f} {n} | :: diptych |
| direct {adj} | :: direct |
| direct {adv} | :: immediately |
| directeur {m} | :: general manager, CEO |
| directie {f} | :: management (administration; the process or practice of managing) |
| directoraat {n} | :: A directorate, the position of directeur (director), a term as such |
| directoraat {n} | :: A directorate, department run by (a) director(s) |
| directrice {f} | :: female equivalent of directeur |
| dirigent {m} | :: A conductor, person who musically directs an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble |
| dirigent {m} [figuratively] | :: A director, person pulling the strings |
| dirigeren {vt} | :: to direct, to lead |
| dirigeren {vt} [music] | :: to conduct, to musically direct an orchestra, choir or other ensemble |
| dirigeren {vt} [archaic] | :: to address, to send (to) |
| dirigeren {vt} [obsolete] | :: to organize, to establish |
| Dirk {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Dirkje {prop} | :: given name |
| Dirks {prop} | :: surname |
| dis- {prefix} | :: dis- |
| dis {m} [dated] | :: table |
| dis {m} [rare] | :: meal, dish |
| disch {m} | :: obsolete spelling of dis |
| dischgenoot {m} | :: obsolete spelling of disgenoot |
| discipel {m} | :: disciple |
| disciplinair {adj} | :: disciplinary (pertaining to sanction, discipline) |
| discipline {f} | :: discipline, self-control |
| discipline {f} | :: discipline, regime of forcing compliance |
| discipline {f} | :: discipline, sanction |
| discipline {f} | :: discipline, branch |
| disciplineren {vt} | :: to discipline (to subject to sanction or discipline, to punish) |
| disciplineren {vt} | :: to discipline (to instill discipline, to make conform to discipline) |
| discoganger {m} | :: disco-goer, someone who goes to a disco |
| discontinuïteit {c} | :: discontinuity |
| discotheek {f} | :: discotheque |
| discotheek {f} [dated] | :: music or sound record library |
| discours {n} | :: discourse (way of thinking involving certain concepts and terms) |
| discours {n} | :: discourse (exposition of some length) |
| discreet {adj} | :: discreet |
| discreet {adj} | :: discrete |
| discrepantie {f} | :: discrepancy (inconsistency) |
| discretie {f} | :: discretion (the quality of being discreet or circumspect) |
| discriminant {m} [algebra] | :: discriminant |
| discrimineren {vi} | :: to discriminate (making decisions based on prejudice) |
| discus {m} | :: discus |
| discussie {f} | :: discussion, debate |
| discussiëren {vi} | :: to discuss |
| discuswerpen {n} [sports] | :: discus throw |
| disgenoot {m} | :: A table companion, one of several people seated and eating at the same dinner table |
| diskette {f} [computer hardware] | :: floppy disk, diskette |
| diskettestation {n} [computer hardware] | :: floppy drive |
| diskrediet {n} | :: discredit |
| display {f} {n} | :: display (screen) |
| disputatie {f} | :: dispute, argument |
| disputeren {vt} | :: to dispute |
| diss {m} [slang, hiphop] | :: A diss |
| dissectie {f} | :: dissection, autopsy |
| dissectie {f} [by extension] | :: thorough examination, investigation or exposition |
| dissel {m} | :: An adze |
| dissel {m} | :: A drawing pole between the animals of team of a cart, particularly in relation to horse carts |
| dissel {m} | :: A drawbar of a hauled load |
| disselboom {m} | :: the drawbar of a wagon, car or coach |
| dissen {vi} | :: to leave, to go away |
| dissen {vt} | :: to diss (to insult someone by being disrespectful) |
| dissertatie {f} | :: dissertation |
| dissident {mf} | :: dissident |
| dissociatie {f} | :: dissociation (act of dissociating) |
| distel {m} | :: A thistle, plant of the tribe Cynareae |
| distelvijg {f} | :: A prickly pear, an Indian fig |
| distelvink {m} | :: European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis |
| distilleren {vt} | :: to distill |
| distilleren {vt} | :: to deduce, to extract (from words) |
| distomatose {f} [medicine] | :: fascioliasis |
| distributie {f} | :: A distribution, the act, process or an instance of distributing or being distributed, including the marketing and logistic senses of wide deliveries |
| distributie {f} | :: Publicly controlled assignment/delivery of restricted goods, notably under rationing |
| distributie {f} | :: An agency in charge of the above |
| distributie {f} | :: Physical transmission of motion or energy |
| district {n} | :: district |
| distro {m} | :: distro |
| dit {determiner} | :: this (neuter); referring to a thing or a person closer by |
| dit {pron} [demonstrative] | :: this, this here |
| ditmaal {adv} | :: this time |
| dito {adj} | :: aforesaid, named |
| dito {adj} | :: identical |
| dito {n} [following a numeral] | :: indicating the same month as above |
| dito {n} | :: ditto, the aforesaid day or date |
| dito {adv} | :: ditto, aforesaid, such |
| diva {f} | :: A diva |
| divers {adj} | :: diverse |
| divers {adj} [in the plural] | :: several |
| diversen {p} [plurale tantum] | :: miscellanies, sundry items |
| diversiteit {f} | :: diversity |
| divisie {f} | :: division (specific senses) |
| divisie {f} [military] | :: a large military unit, usually with over 15,000 soldiers and divided into brigades |
| divisie {f} [business] | :: a section of a company |
| divisie {f} [sports] | :: a part of a sports competition |
| divisie {f} [mathematics] | :: the process or calculation of dividing numbers |
| divisie {f} [grammar] | :: hyphen |
| dizuurstof {c} [chemistry] | :: dioxygen |
| djellaba {f} | :: A djellaba |
| djembé {m} | :: A djembe, large hand drum played with both hands |
| djihaad {m} [Islam] | :: struggle, effort |
| djihaad {m} [Islam, sometimes stereotypical] | :: holy war, when (perceived to be) undertaken by Muslims |
| dju {interj} [Brabant] | :: expression of disappointment or upsetness |
| d.m.v. {prep} | :: abbreviation of door middel van |
| DNA {noun} | :: initialism of desoxyribonucleïnezuur |
| do {mf} | :: do, the musical note |
| do {mf} [Belgium] | :: C, the musical note |
| dobbelen {vi} | :: to throw dice |
| dobbelen {vi} | :: to gamble in a dice game |
| dobbelspel {n} | :: A die game (game played with dice), often a gambling game |
| dobbelsteen {m} | :: dice, polyhedron used in games of chance |
| dobbelziek {adj} | :: prone to gambling with dice games |
| dobber {m} | :: float (buoyant device used when fishing) |
| dobberen {vi} | :: to float in or on water or another fluid, generally without much control over direction |
| doceet {m} [historical, Christianity, chiefly plural] | :: A Docete, an advocate of docetism, one of the Docetae |
| docent {m} | :: teacher, docent |
| docente {f} | :: female equivalent of docent |
| doceren {vt} | :: to teach, to instruct |
| docetisch {adj} [historical, Christianity, chiefly plural] | :: docetic, pertaining to docetism |
| docetisme {n} [historical, Christianity] | :: docetism |
| doch {conj} | :: yet, but, still, on the contrary, no, yes |
| doch {conj} | :: but rather |
| dochter {f} | :: daughter (female offspring) |
| dochter {f} [figurative] | :: offshoot, something derivative or subordinate |
| dochtersman {m} [uncommon] | :: the husband of one's daughter |
| dochtertaal {f} | :: A daughter language |
| doctor {m} | :: doctor (person who has attained a doctorate) |
| doctoraat {n} | :: doctorate |
| doctoranda {m} [historical] | :: female doctorandus |
| doctorandus {m} [historical] | :: doctorandus |
| doctorsgraad {m} | :: doctorate |
| doctrine {f} | :: doctrine |
| docu {f} [colloquial] | :: clipping of documentaire |
| document {n} | :: document |
| documentaire {m} | :: A documentary (production, publication etc.) |
| documentatie {f} | :: documentation (documents that explain the operation of a particular software program) |
| documenteren {vt} | :: to document |
| dodaars {m} | :: dodo, †Raphus cucullatus |
| dodaars {m} | :: little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| doddelen {v} [Brabantian] | :: stammer |
| dode {noun} | :: A deceased person |
| dode {noun} | :: A casualty, victim of a fatal killing, illness, accident etc |
| dodecaëder {m} | :: dodecahedron |
| dodecaphonist {m} [music] | :: An obsolete form of dodecafonist: dodecaphonist, practicioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave |
| dodelijk {adj} | :: deadly, lethal, mortal, fatal (causing death) |
| dodemansknop {m} | :: dead man's switch |
| doden {vt} | :: to kill |
| dodenakker {m} [formal, poetic] | :: graveyard, churchyard |
| dodenboek {n} | :: book of the dead, Egyptian funerary text |
| dodenboek {n} | :: alternative form of doodboek |
| Dodendraad {prop} {m} | :: The Wire of Death: the lethal electric fence that was placed along the border between Belgium and the Netherlands by the German occupiers during the First World War |
| dodenmasker {n} | :: death mask |
| dodenmis {mf} | :: requiem (Catholic mass in honor and remembrance of a deceased person) |
| dodenrijk {n} | :: realm of the dead, underworld |
| dodental {n} | :: death toll, number of deaths, death tally |
| dodentol {m} [Belgium] | :: death toll |
| dodenwake {f} | :: wake |
| doder {m} | :: killer |
| Dode Zee {prop} {f} | :: Dead Sea |
| dodo {m} | :: dodo, †Raphus cucullatus |
| dodo {m} [Belgium, child language] | :: Sleep, nighty night |
| doe {adv} [now, dialectal] | :: alternative form of toen |
| doe {conj} [now, dialectal] | :: alternative form of toen |
| doedelzak {m} | :: The musical wind instrument bagpipes |
| doedelzakspeler {m} | :: A piper, who plays the bagpipes |
| Doedens {prop} | :: surname |
| doeg {interj} [Netherlands] | :: bye |
| doei {interj} [Netherlands] | :: bye, goodbye |
| doeidoei {interj} | :: synonym of doei |
| doejong {m} | :: dugong (Dugong dugon) |
| doek {m} {n} | :: cloth, linen, fabric |
| doek {m} | :: a piece of cloth |
| doek {n} | :: screen, curtain (at the theater) |
| doek {n} | :: canvas |
| doek {n} | :: painting on canvas |
| doekboom {m} | :: A waft beam, the beam on a loom to which the warp threads are fixed, on the side where the weft threads are woven |
| doeken {v} [dialectal] | :: to wrap in sheets or blankets |
| doeken {v} [obsolete] | :: to cheat, to scam, to defraud |
| doekje voor het bloeden {n} [figurative] | :: band-aid, a make-shift solution that fails to address the underlying problem |
| doekoe {m} [Suriname, Netherlands, slang] | :: money, dough |
| doekoen {m} | :: dukun, a Javan or Malay witch doctor or folk healer |
| doel {n} | :: aim, purpose |
| doel {n} | :: destination |
| doel {n} [sports] | :: goal |
| doelbewust {adj} | :: purposeful, deliberate |
| doelbewust {adj} | :: resolute, determined |
| doelbewust {adv} | :: purposefully |
| doeleinde {n} | :: aim, objective |
| doelen {vi} | :: to aim [+ op (object) = for, at] |
| doelen {vi} | :: to allude, hint [+ op (object) = to, at] |
| doelgroep {f} {m} | :: target group, target audience |
| doelgroepenbad {m} | :: swimming pool for different target audiences |
| doelloos {adj} | :: aimless |
| doelman {m} [sports] | :: male goalie, male goal keeper |
| doelmatig {adj} | :: effective, efficacious |
| doelmatig {adj} | :: suitable, appropriate |
| doelmatigheid {f} [uncountable] | :: effectiveness |
| doelmatigheid {f} [countable] | :: teleology, an instance of purposeful design |
| doelmond {f} | :: goalmouth |
| doelpaal {m} [sports, games] | :: A goalpost |
| doelpunt {n} | :: Goal (scoring in sport) |
| doelrationaliteit {f} | :: instrumental rationality, zweckrationality |
| doelrationeel {adj} | :: zweckrational |
| doelsaldo {n} [sports] | :: goal difference |
| doelschop {m} [football] | :: goal kick |
| doelstelling {f} | :: objective |
| doeltrap {m} [football] | :: goal kick |
| doeltreffend {adj} | :: effective, producing the desired effect |
| doelverdediger {m} [sports] | :: goalie, goal keeper |
| doelvrouw {f} [sports] | :: female goalie, goal keeper |
| doelwachter {m} [sports] | :: goalie, goal keeper |
| doelwit {n} | :: target (e.g. of a controversy), prey |
| doem {m} | :: doom, condemnation |
| doemen {vt} | :: to doom, to condemn |
| doem en gloem {adj} [idiomatic] | :: doom and gloom |
| doemprofeet {m} | :: doomsayer |
| doen {vt} | :: to do |
| doen {vt} | :: to put |
| doen {v} [auxiliary] | :: to cause to, to make; forms causative verbs |
| doen {v} [with elkaar + indefinite pronoun, sometimes with postpositioned onder] | :: to be different; to make a difference |
| doen {v} [colloquial, with an adjective] | :: to behave or act in some way |
| doen {v} | :: Used as the finite verb after the fronting of an infinitive |
| doen {n} | :: routine |
| doen {adv} | :: obsolete form of toen |
| doen {conj} | :: obsolete form of toen |
| doen alsof {vi} | :: to act as if, to pretend |
| doen alsof zijn neus bloedt {vi} [idiom] | :: to feign ignorance, to pretend that one hasn't noticed |
| doen en laten {n} | :: one's comings and goings, one's activities; literally, [the things people] do and [those from which they] refrain |
| doener {m} | :: A hands-on person, someone who prefers practical activity over talk or theory |
| doenlijk {adj} | :: doable, achievable, possible |
| doerak {m} [colloquial] | :: rascal |
| doerian {m} | :: durian (tree) |
| doerian {m} | :: durian (fruit) |
| does {adj} | :: sleepy, dozy, not fully awake or to one's senses |
| Doesburg {prop} {n} | :: Doesburg (town/and/municipality) |
| doet {m} | :: obsolete spelling of dood |
| Doetinchem {prop} {n} | :: Doetinchem (city/and/municipality) |
| doe wel en zie niet om {proverb} | :: do well and fear not |
| doezelen {vi} | :: to doze |
| doezelen {vt} | :: to feather, to dry-paint |
| doezen {vi} | :: to doze |
| doezoe {c} [slang] | :: one thousand euros |
| dof {adj} [surface] | :: dull, matte |
| dof {adj} [sound] | :: dull, muffled |
| dof {adj} | :: languid, apathetic |
| dof {m} | :: A dull impact; a slam, a pound, a blow |
| doffer {m} | :: male dove, a cock pigeon |
| d'office {adv} [Belgium] | :: automatically |
| doft {f} | :: bench for rowers |
| dog {m} | :: A large dog, especially one of certain breeds |
| dogen {vt} [dialectal] | :: to suffer through, to endure |
| dogen {vt} [dialectal] | :: synonym of gedogen |
| dogger {m} | :: dogger, fishing boat used for catching cod and haddock |
| dogger {m} [obsolete] | :: cod and haddock fisherman who works from a fishing boat |
| dogger {m} [obsolete] | :: tubular net or fish trap used for catching cod and haddock |
| Dogger {prop} {m} [nautical] | :: Dogger, area near the Dogger Bank |
| Dogger {prop} {n} [geology] | :: Dogger, Middle Jurassic, second period of the Jurassic |
| doggybag {m} | :: A doggy bag (container for taking home the leftovers of a meal) |
| dogma {n} | :: dogma |
| dok {n} | :: dock |
| doka {f} | :: darkroom (photographic developing room) |
| dokken {vit} [colloquial] | :: to pay, to pay up |
| dokken {vt} | :: to dock, to place in a dock |
| dokken {vi} | :: to dock, to go into a dock |
| Dokkum {prop} {n} | :: Dokkum (town) |
| doks {m} [Surinam] | :: duck |
| dokter {m} | :: doctor (physician, medical doctor) |
| doktersroman {m} | :: A medical romance novel; also as a genre (subgenre of mummy porn; book in this genre) |
| doktersromannetje {noun} | :: diminutive of doktersroman |
| dokwerker {m} | :: dock worker |
| dol {adj} | :: crazy, silly, mad |
| dol {adj} | :: mindless, reckless; irate |
| dol {adj} | :: out of control, gone wild, notably said of a tool or machine |
| dol {m} | :: A thole(-pin); sometimes also used for a similarly functioning cutout in the gunwhale |
| dolboord {n} | :: gunwale |
| dolen {vi} | :: to wander, to roam |
| dolfijn {m} | :: dolphin, sea mammal of the family Delphinidae |
| dolfijn {adj} | :: exceptionally amusing, wildly enjoyable |
| Dolfijn {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Delphinus |
| dolgaarne {noun} | :: very gladly, eagerly |
| dolgraag {adv} | :: very gladly, eagerly |
| dolheid {f} [pathology] | :: Madness, insanity |
| dolheid {f} | :: Mental craziness, folly |
| dolheid {f} | :: Any strong, even excessive emotional state: |
| dolheid {f} | :: extasis |
| dolheid {f} | :: passion |
| dolheid {f} | :: fury, rage |
| dolheid {f} | :: (Nick)name of various diseases which cause excessive behavior such as rage |
| dolhuis {n} | :: insane asylum, nuthouse (mental institution) |
| dolhuis {n} | :: insane asylum, madhouse (crazy situation or location) |
| dolk {m} | :: A dagger, a relatively small, two-sided knife, fit as a stabbing weapon |
| dolken {vt} | :: to stab with a dagger |
| dolksteek {m} | :: stab with a dagger [often connoting ignobility and treachery and also used figuratively] |
| dolkstoot {m} | :: stab with a dagger [often connoting ignobility and treachery and also used figuratively] |
| dolkstootlegende {prop} {f} [historical] | :: the stab-in-the-back myth |
| dolkstootlegende {f} | :: any similar political myth about internal betrayal |
| dollar {m} | :: dollar (currency, especially the US dollar) |
| dollekoeienziekte {f} | :: The mad cow disease, BSE |
| dolleman {m} | :: madman |
| dollemansrit {m} | :: road rampage |
| dollen {vi} | :: to tomfool, to fool around, to frolick, to play |
| dollen {vi} | :: to mess with, take the mikey out of someone |
| dollen {vt} | :: to stun (cattle) with a blow |
| dollen {vi} [obsolete] | :: to rage, act outrageously |
| dollen {vt} | :: to lift, dig up (as harvest) |
| dollen {vt} | :: to lift and turn with a rake |
| dolletjes {adv} | :: diminutive of dol; fun, enjoyable |
| dol op {adj} | :: crazy about, extremely enthusiastic about, infatuated with |
| doloreus {adj} | :: dolorous |
| -dom {suffix} | :: belonging to a domain or territory (e.g. groothertogdom (grandduchy); this sense is no longer productive) |
| -dom {suffix} | :: quality or condition of the adjective stem (e.g. eigendom less productive than suffixes like -heid) |
| dom {adj} | :: dumb, brainless |
| dom {adj} | :: stupid, silly |
| dom {m} | :: domkerk, either an episcopal cathedral or another major church (often a basilica) which has been granted this high rank |
| dom {m} | :: ecclesiastical form of address, notably for a Benedictine priest |
| dom {m} | :: nobleman or clergyman in certain Catholic countries, notably Portugal and its colonies |
| dom {m} | :: Archaic form of duim (thumb, pivot) |
| domein {n} | :: domain, territory (land belonging to an individual, ruler or entity) |
| domein {n} | :: area of expertise |
| domein {n} [mathematics] | :: domain (range where a function is defined) |
| domein {n} [taxonomy] | :: domain (superkingdom) |
| domein {n} [computing] | :: domain name |
| domein {n} [historical, chiefly in the plural] | :: manorial right |
| domesticatie {f} | :: domestication |
| domesticeren {vt} | :: to domesticate |
| domeyn {n} | :: obsolete spelling of domein |
| domheid {f} | :: stupidity |
| domiciliëring {noun} | :: standing bank order |
| dominant {adj} | :: dominant |
| dominantie {f} | :: dominance |
| dominatie {f} | :: domination |
| dominee {m} [religion] | :: minister, pastor in several Protestant denominations |
| domineren {vt} | :: to dominate |
| dominicaan {m} [Roman Catholicism] | :: Dominican (member of the Dominican order) |
| Dominicaan {m} | :: Dominican (person from the Dominican Republican) |
| Dominicaanse Republiek {prop} {n} | :: Dominicaanse Republiek (country) |
| dominostekker {m} [electricity, Belgium] | :: A plug with three outlets integrated into it |
| domkerk {f} | :: cathedral |
| domkop {m} | :: A stupid (not clever) person, a dunce, a duffer |
| domme gans {phrase} [denigrating] | :: A silly person, usually referring to female; a silly goose |
| dommekracht {f} | :: a jack suited for lifting heavy loads |
| dommekracht {f} [pejorative] | :: dumb strong person, similar to gorilla |
| Dommel {prop} {?} | :: Dommel (river) |
| dommelen {vi} | :: to doze, to snooze |
| dommelen {vi} | :: to buzz |
| dommelen {vi} | :: to thump (sound) |
| Dommelen {prop} {n} | :: Dommelen (village) |
| dommerik {m} | :: dunce, dumbass |
| domoor {mf} | :: fool, oaf, dunce (stupid or silly person) |
| dompelen {vt} | :: to immerse in a liquid |
| dompen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to dip, to submerge |
| dompen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to turn along the vertical axis, to point/aim in another direction |
| dompen {vt} [archaic] | :: to extinguish, to dim, to put out [of light] |
| domper {m} | :: conical candle extinguisher, snuffer |
| domper {m} [Netherlands, historical, Protestantism, pejorative, by extension] | :: reactionary orthodox Protestant linked to the Réveil |
| domper {m} [Belgium, historical, Roman Catholicism, pejorative, by extension] | :: reactionary Flemish Roman Catholic |
| domper {m} [by extension] | :: damper, disappointment |
| dompneus {f} [archaic, colloquial] | :: An outsize nose |
| domproost {m} | :: provost of a cathedral chapter |
| dompteur {m} | :: animal tamer |
| domrechts {n} [pejorative, internet slang, collective] | :: elements of the political right that are considered stupid by the user, often including the populist right and the alt-right |
| domrechts {adj} [pejorative, internet slang] | :: relating to elements of the political right disliked by the user |
| domweg {adv} | :: simply |
| Don {prop} {m} | :: Don, river in Russia |
| Donar {prop} {m} | :: Thor, Donar (Germanic thunder god) |
| donateur {m} | :: A donor |
| donatie {f} | :: donation |
| Donau {prop} {f} [geography] | :: The river Danube, which flows to the Black Sea |
| Donauzalm {m} | :: Danube salmon, huchen |
| donder {m} | :: thunder (sound produced by a thunderstorm) |
| donder {m} [colloquial] | :: the head or body |
| donder {m} [colloquial] | :: a thing (as in not a single thing) |
| donderbeitel {m} | :: A wedge-shaped or tip-shaped thunderstone |
| donderbus {f} | :: blunderbuss |
| donderdag {m} | :: Thursday |
| donderdagmorgen {m} | :: Thursday morning |
| donderdagochtend {m} | :: Thursday morning |
| donderdags {adj} | :: Thursday; on, of or pertaining to Thursday |
| donderdags {adv} | :: Thursday |
| donderdagsmorgens {adv} | :: Thursday morning |
| donderdagsochtends {adv} | :: Thursday morning |
| donderen {vi} [impersonal] | :: to thunder |
| donderen {vi} | :: to make a thunderous sound, especially with one's voice |
| donderen {vi} | :: to plummet, tumble |
| dondergod {m} | :: god of thunder |
| donderkloot {m} [obsolete] | :: A large metal or stone cannon ball |
| donderkloot {m} [obsolete] | :: A lightning bolt, often pictured as a small, solid projectile |
| donderpad {f} | :: Any fish of the family Cottidae |
| donderpreek {f} [also, figurative] | :: A fire-and-brimstone sermon |
| donderroe {f} | :: a lightning rod |
| donderroede {f} [Southern Dutch] | :: a lightning rod |
| donderslag {m} | :: thunderclap |
| dondersteen {m} | :: thunderstone, fulgurite or one of several objects (historically) thought to originate from lightning |
| dondersteen {m} | :: rascal, scamp |
| donderstorm {m} [rare] | :: thunderstorm [usually in contexts with influence from English or Afrikaans] |
| donderstraal {f} | :: tomboy, rascal, troublemaker |
| donderwolk {f} | :: thunder cloud |
| doneren {vt} | :: to donate (give to charity, etc.) |
| dong {m} [dated, dialectal, Northern Dutch] | :: dung, manure |
| dong {c} | :: dong, the currency of Vietnam |
| dongel {m} | :: dongle |
| Dongeradeel {prop} | :: Dongeradeel (municipality) |
| donjon {m} | :: donjon, keep |
| donk {f} [rare, chiefly obsolete] | :: A sandy hill, typically of glacial origin, protruding above a silty area |
| donker {adj} | :: dark |
| donker {n} | :: [with definite article] darkness, the dark |
| donkerblauw {adj} | :: dark blue |
| donkerbruin {adj} | :: dark brown |
| donkere energie {f} [physics] | :: dark energy |
| donkere materie {f} [physics] | :: dark matter |
| donkergeel {adj} | :: dark yellow |
| donkergrijs {adj} | :: dark grey |
| donkergroen {adj} | :: dark green |
| donkerrood {adj} | :: dark red |
| donkerte {f} [poetic] | :: darkness |
| donnie {m} [Netherlands, slang] | :: A 10-euro banknote |
| donnie {m} [Netherlands, slang, dated] | :: A 10-guilders banknote |
| donor {m} | :: A donor |
| donor {m} | :: An organ donor |
| donormoeheid {f} | :: donor fatigue |
| donororgaan {n} | :: An donor organ |
| dons {n} | :: Down, small bird feathers used as insulation material in covers and sleeping bags |
| dons {m} | :: A bed cover (e.g. a duvet) filled with down |
| dons {m} [chiefly diminutive] | :: A piece of down or fluff |
| donsdeken {f} | :: A quilt padded with down |
| donut {m} | :: A doughnut, a donut |
| dood {adj} | :: dead |
| dood {adv} [colloquial, Flemish] | :: A lot |
| dood {m} | :: death |
| doodbidder {m} | :: undertaker's man (who comes to collect dead bodies) |
| doodbliksemen {vt} | :: to kill by lightning |
| doodbliksemen {vt} | :: to kill by electricity, a powerful flash of light, or anything else resembling lightning |
| doodbloeden {vi} | :: to bleed to death, to bleed out |
| doodbloeden {vi} [figurative] | :: to come to an end |
| doodboek {n} | :: A register in which the deceased are written down |
| doodbus {f} [obsolete] | :: funerary urn |
| doodcedel {f} [archaic] | :: alternative form of doodceel |
| doodceel {f} [dated] | :: death certificate |
| dooddoener {m} | :: debate stopper, an invalid argument or a cliché that counteracts serious discussion |
| dooddoenerig {adj} | :: having the capability or effect to kill discussion, while also clichéd |
| dood door schuld {m} | :: involuntary manslaughter, culpable homicide |
| doode {noun} | :: archaic spelling of dode |
| doode {adj} | :: archaic spelling of dode |
| doodeenvoudig {adj} | :: dead simple |
| doodeng {adj} | :: extremely scary, terrifying |
| doodgaan {vi} | :: to die |
| doodgeboren {adj} | :: stillborn |
| doodgemoederd {adv} | :: unconcernedly |
| doodgraver {m} | :: gravedigger |
| doodgraver {m} | :: sexton beetle, burying beetle; beetle of the genus Nicrophorus |
| doodgraver {m} [derogatory, colloquial] | :: funeral director |
| doodkalm {adj} | :: calm, cool |
| doodkist {f} | :: alternative spelling of doodskist |
| doodklok {f} | :: dated form of doodsklok |
| doodkoud {adj} | :: very cold |
| doodkrank {adj} [archaic] | :: terminally ill |
| doodleuk {adv} | :: cold-bloodedly, flat out, calmly, coolly; in an unconcerned way; without showing care; heartlessly |
| doodleuk {adv} | :: in a tongue in cheek or phlegmatic way; with a deadpan delivery |
| doodleuk {adj} | :: flat out, simple, straightforward |
| doodleuk {adj} | :: terribly funny |
| doodlopen {vi} | :: to end in a dead end |
| doodlopen {vr} | :: to exhaust oneself by running |
| doodlopen {vt} [nautical] | :: to outsail another ship |
| doodmoe {adj} | :: completely exhausted, extremely tired |
| doodrijden {vt} | :: to run over someone resulting in his or her death |
| doodrijder {m} [chiefly Belgium] | :: A maniacal driver |
| doodrijder {m} | :: One who killed someone by driving (e.g. running over or colliding) |
| doods {adj} | :: dead, lacking life, having a dead appearance |
| doodsangst {f} [literally] | :: A fear of death |
| doodsangst {f} [by extension] | :: A mortal fear, extreme anguish |
| doodsbang {adj} [literally] | :: fearing death, scared of dying |
| doodsbang {adj} [by extension] | :: scared to death, gravely anguished |
| doodsbed {n} [chiefly singular] | :: deathbed |
| doodsbleek {adj} | :: deathly pale, as pale as death |
| doodsch {adj} | :: obsolete spelling of doods |
| doodsengel {m} | :: angel of death |
| doodseskader {n} | :: death squad (squad that murders dissidents) |
| doodsgevaar {n} | :: mortal danger, lethal danger |
| doodshoofd {n} | :: A death's-head, a (human) skull, notably as an emblem |
| doodshoofdaapje {n} | :: squirrel monkey |
| doodshoofdvlag {f} | :: a skull and crossbones flag; a Jolly Roger |
| doodsimpel {adj} | :: dead simple |
| doodskamp {m} [obsolete] | :: struggle/battle of life and death |
| doodskamp {n} [rare, calque] | :: death camp, extermination camp |
| doodskist {f} | :: coffin |
| doodsklok {f} | :: A passing bell |
| doodsklokje {noun} | :: diminutive of doodsklok |
| doodskop {m} | :: a death's-head, (human, notably emblematic) skull |
| doodskopvlag {f} | :: a skull and crossbones flag; a Jolly Roger |
| doodsmaal {n} [historical] | :: meal held after someone's death, usually on the eve before or within days of a funeral |
| doodsmoe {adj} | :: uncommon form of doodmoe |
| doodsmoede {adj} | :: dated form of doodsmoe |
| doodsoorzaak {f} | :: cause of death |
| doodsstond {f} [archaic or poetic] | :: hour of death |
| doodsstrijd {m} | :: alternative spelling of doodstrijd |
| doodstil {adj} | :: silent as the grave |
| doodstraf {f} | :: death sentence, capital punishment |
| doodstraffen {n} | :: the act of executing a death penalty |
| doodstrijd {m} | :: A fight to the death, a struggle or battle of life and death |
| doodsverachting {f} | :: contempt of death (lack of regard for one's own survival, usually due to bravery) |
| doodswens {m} | :: deathwish |
| doodtij {n} | :: neap tide |
| doodvallen {v} | :: to drop dead, to die suddenly |
| doodvallen {v} [offensive, as an imperative] | :: drop dead! |
| doodvonnis {n} | :: death sentence |
| doodziek {adj} [literally] | :: terminally ill |
| doodziek {adj} | :: very sick, as sick as a dog |
| doodziek {adj} [figuratively] | :: in a very bad state or condition; especially, beyond help or nearly so |
| doodzonde {f} [chiefly Roman Catholicism] | :: A mortal sin |
| doodzonde {f} | :: An unforgivable mistake or crime |
| doodzonde {f} | :: A terrible shame |
| doodzonde {adj} | :: very wasteful, incredibly wasteful |
| doof {adj} | :: deaf |
| doofheid {f} | :: deafness |
| doofpot {m} | :: an old-fashioned metal canister with a tight lid, in which remaining coals and other fuel were put to die down |
| doofpot {m} [metonym] | :: a metaphorical place to put ideas or facts that one wishes to keep out of the public discussion, e.g. in an attempt to evade penalties; cover-up |
| doofpotaffaire {f} | :: cover-up scandal |
| doofstom {adj} | :: deaf-mute |
| dooiaanval {m} | :: A prolonged period of thaw |
| dooie {mf} [Holland, colloquial] | :: alternative form of dode |
| dooien {vi} | :: to thaw, to melt |
| dooier {m} | :: yolk (yellow part of an egg) |
| doolhof {m} {n} | :: A maze, labyrinth |
| doolhof {m} {n} [figuratively] | :: Any similarly complex and/or confusing construction, lay-out, situation etc |
| doolweg {m} [dated, figurative] | :: A misleading path or road, the wrong path |
| doop {m} | :: baptism |
| doop {m} | :: christening |
| doop {m} [Belgium] | :: hazing |
| doopboek {n} | :: baptismal register |
| doopnaam {m} | :: baptismal name |
| doopsgezind {adj} | :: Mennonite (Anabaptist grouping) |
| doopsgezinde {m} | :: Mennonite (Anabaptist grouping) |
| door- {prefix} | :: Prepended to verbs; denotes that action goes through, or pierces the object |
| door- {prefix} | :: Prepended to verbs, nouns and adjectives; denotes that the action is done thoroughly or till its completion |
| door {prep} | :: through |
| door {prep} | :: across, around (within a certain space) |
| door {prep} | :: because of, due to |
| door {prep} | :: by, by means of |
| door {adv} | :: through |
| door {adv} | :: forward, on |
| door {adv} [postpositional] | :: through (implying motion) |
| door {adv} [postpositional] | :: across, around (within a certain space) |
| door {m} [now, Southern, archaic] | :: fool, moron |
| doorbakken {vt} | :: to bake thoroughly |
| doorbakken {vt} | :: to bake completely, bake from beginning till end |
| doorbakken {vi} | :: to continue baking |
| doorbladeren {vt} | :: to leaf through |
| doorbladeren {vt} | :: to browse |
| doorboren {vt} | :: to pierce, to broach |
| doorboren {vt} | :: to drill a hole through |
| doorboren {vi} | :: to continue drilling |
| doorbraak {f} | :: breakthrough |
| doorbreken {v} [ergative] | :: to break, break through, break in half |
| doorbreken {vt} | :: to break through |
| doorbrengen {vt} | :: to spend (time) |
| doordat {conj} | :: because (implying an external cause) |
| door de bomen het bos niet meer zien {vi} | :: to not see the forest for the trees |
| doordenken {vt} | :: to think through |
| doordenken {vi} | :: to think further, to keep thinking |
| doordenker {m} [chiefly diminutive] | :: A saying, story or quip supposed to require contemplation, e.g. to understand the crux or punch line |
| doordenker {m} | :: One who thinks deeply or 'deeper' than others, one who contemplates deeply |
| door de vingers zien {vt} | :: to turn a blind eye to |
| doordeweek {adv} | :: on a weekday |
| doordeweeks {adj} | :: on a weekday |
| doordeweeks {adj} | :: everyday, common |
| doordrammen {vi} | :: to keep insisting to obtain what one wants, to nag |
| doordrijven {vt} | :: to push through, to carry through (against resistance) |
| doordringbaar {adj} | :: penetrable, accessible, assailable |
| doordringen {vi} | :: to penetrate |
| doordringen {vt} | :: to get through to, to convince |
| door en door {adv} | :: through and through, completely |
| doorgaan {vi} | :: to go through (with), to proceed, to continue |
| doorgaans {adv} | :: generally |
| doorgang {m} | :: passage |
| doorgedraaid {adj} | :: berserk, frenzied; injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control |
| doorgedraaid {adj} | :: mental |
| doorgeefluik {n} | :: a hatch or a shutter in a wall, in particular between the dining room and the kitchen, that allows the cook to relay the food easily to the people in the dining room |
| doorgeefluik {n} [figuratively] | :: a medium, a broker |
| doorgeefluik {n} [law] | :: mere conduit |
| doorgesnoven {adj} [slang] | :: High from the use of insufflated recreational drugs, especially cocaine or ketamine |
| doorgestoken kaart {f} [idiom] | :: collusion, put-up job |
| doorgeven {vt} | :: to pass on |
| doorgeven {vt} | :: to relay (a message) |
| doorgronden {vt} | :: to see through, to comprehend, to unravel (mysteries) |
| doorhebben {vt} | :: to figure out, to see through |
| doorheen {circump} | :: through |
| door het lint gaan {v} [idiom] | :: to not be capable of controlling one's emotions |
| doorkerven {vt} | :: to carve through, to pierce by means of carving |
| doorkerven {vt} | :: to carve through, to pierce by means of carving |
| doorkerven {vi} | :: to continue carving, to resume carving |
| doorkijk {m} | :: An opening through which one can see |
| doorkijk {m} [by extension] | :: Something providing insight or perspective |
| doorkijkbloes {f} | :: alternative spelling of doorkijkblouse |
| doorkijkbloesje {noun} | :: diminutive of doorkijkbloes |
| doorkijkblouse {f} | :: A see-through blouse |
| doorkijken {vi} | :: to continue watching |
| doorkijken {vt} | :: to skim, to briefly or hastily look at |
| doorkijken {vi} | :: to watch through, to see through |
| doorkijkje {noun} | :: diminutive of doorkijk |
| doorkijkjurk {f} | :: A see-through dress |
| doorkijkkleding {f} | :: see-through clothing |
| doorkijkkleren {p} | :: See-through clothes |
| doorkoelen {vt} | :: to thoroughly cool (down) |
| doorkoelen {vi} [impersonal, obsolete, nautical, of the wind] | :: to breeze, to begin or continue to blow with a strong wind |
| doorkoud {adj} | :: cold through and through, thoroughly cold |
| doorkrijgen {vt} | :: to receive, to be relayed, to be notified of (a message) |
| doorkrijgen {vt} | :: to realise, to figure out |
| doorkruisen {vt} | :: to go across, travel across |
| doorkruisen {vt} | :: to compass (go about or round entirely) |
| doorkruisen {vt} | :: to cross out |
| doorlaatpost {f} | :: checkpoint |
| doorlaten {vt} | :: to let through, to allow to pass |
| doorlatend {adj} | :: permeable (e.g. of water) |
| doorlatend {adj} | :: transmissive (e.g. of UV rays) |
| doorlezen {vt} | :: to read completely, to peruse |
| doorlezen {vi} | :: to continue reading, to resume reading |
| doorlezen {vt} | :: to spend time reading |
| doorlezen {vt} [dated] | :: to read completely |
| doorlopen {vt} | :: to go through, to go from start to end |
| doorlopen {vi} | :: to keep going, to move on, to carry on, to continue |
| doorlopend {adv} | :: continuously, all the time |
| doorloper {m} | :: A type of crossword puzzle where a blank rectangular grid must be filled with words horizontally and vertically, without any black or empty tiles (unlike a diagramless) and often without specific clues to word length |
| doorloper {m} | :: A horizontal rule that spans the width of a page |
| doorloper {m} | :: Someone who walks on or walks away |
| doorloper {m} | :: short for Friese doorloper |
| door middel van {prep} | :: by means of |
| doormidden {adv} | :: through the middle |
| doormidden {adv} | :: in two (roughly equally sized) pieces |
| doorn {m} | :: thorn, sharp extremity of a plant |
| doorn {m} [botany] | :: thorn or spike, sharp extremity of a plant developed from a stem or leaf |
| doorn {m} | :: thorn, a plant that carries thorns |
| Doorn {prop} {n} | :: Doorn (village) |
| doornappel {noun} | :: jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) |
| doornat {adj} | :: drenched, thoroughly wet, wet through and through |
| doornboom {m} | :: A tree or shrub of the genus Crataegus, e.g. a hawthorn or mayblossom |
| doornboompje {noun} | :: diminutive of doornboom |
| Doornbos {prop} | :: surname |
| doornenkroon {f} [chiefly Christianity] | :: A crown of thorns |
| doornhaag {f} | :: A hedge of thorns |
| doornhaai {m} | :: spiny dogfish, spurdog, Squalus acanthias |
| Doornik {prop} {n} | :: Tournai, a town in Belgium |
| Doornroosje {prop} {n} | :: Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale, character) |
| doorprikken {vt} | :: to puncture |
| doorprikken {vt} | :: to expose as false |
| doorprikken {vt} | :: to puncture through completely |
| doorprikken {vt} | :: to put numerous punctures into |
| doorrekening {f} | :: calculation, reckoning |
| doorrekening {f} | :: transmission, transiting, the act of passing something through to a third party |
| doorschakelen {vt} | :: to transfer, to put through, to reroute |
| doorscheuren {vt} | :: to tear apart, to completely separate by tearing |
| doorschieten {vi} | :: to overshoot |
| doorschieten {vi} | :: to continue shooting |
| doorschieten {vt} | :: to pierce through with a shot |
| doorschijnend {adj} | :: translucent |
| doorschuiven {v} | :: to move, to pass |
| doorschuiven {v} | :: to delay, to postpone, to defer, to put off |
| doorschuiven {v} | :: to continue shoving |
| doorslag {m} | :: carbon copy |
| doorslag {m} | :: turn, final decision |
| doorslag {m} | :: colander |
| doorslaggevend {adj} | :: decisive |
| doorslikken {vti} | :: to swallow |
| doorsnede {f} | :: An intersection (in geometry, in arts, in set theory); intersecting line |
| doorsnede {f} | :: A cross section |
| doorsnede {f} [geometry] | :: diameter |
| doorsnede {f} [chiefly in compounds] | :: A representative sample; average |
| doorsneden {adj} [heraldry] | :: divided into two equal parts horizontally, per fess |
| doorsnee {adj} | :: average |
| doorsnee {f} | :: cross section |
| doorsnijden {vi} | :: to keep cutting |
| doorsnijden {vt} | :: to cut in two |
| doorsnijden {vt} | :: to intersect, run through |
| doorspoelen {vt} | :: to move through by flushing |
| doorspoelen {vt} | :: to permeate, pervade |
| doorspoelen {vt} | :: to rinse thoroughly |
| doorspoelen {vt} | :: to flush |
| doorspoelen {vt} | :: to fast forward |
| doorstaan {vt} | :: to endure, to weather, to withstand |
| doorstart {m} | :: (aviation) go-around |
| doorstart {m} | :: second beginning (of a company after bankrupcy) |
| doorsteken {vt} | :: to stab through |
| doorsteken {vt} | :: to pierce |
| doorsteken {vt} | :: to pierce through |
| doorsteken {vt} | :: to declog |
| doorstoot {m} [military, als, sports, games] | :: An act of pushing on, of pressing on; a continued advance |
| doorstrepen {vt} | :: to strike, to put a line through (so as to delete) |
| doorsturen {vt} | :: to send onwards, to forward |
| doortastend {adj} | :: vigorous, strong, energetic |
| doortikken {vi} | :: to tick on, to continue ticking |
| doortocht {m} | :: transit, passage |
| door toedoen van {prep} | :: at the hands of, by the doings of |
| doortrapt {adj} | :: shrewd, cunning |
| doortrapt {adj} | :: mean, malevolent |
| doortrekken {vt} | :: to permeate, to pervade |
| doortrekken {vt} | :: to penetrate |
| doortrekken {vt} | :: to flush (a toilet) |
| doortrekken {vt} | :: to extend (make longer) |
| doorvallend {adj} | :: (of light) penetrating |
| doorvaren {vt} | :: to sail through completely |
| doorvaren {vt} [figuratively] | :: to experience a sensation through the entire body |
| doorvaren {vt} | :: to sail through |
| doorvaren {vi} | :: to continue sailing, to resume sailing |
| doorvertellen {vi} | :: to continue telling (a story) |
| doorvertellen {vt} | :: to pass on (by word of mouth) |
| doorvochtigen {vt} [archaic] | :: to thoroughly moisten, to penetrate with moisture |
| doorvoeren {vt} | :: to carry out |
| doorwaadbaar {adj} | :: wadable, fordable |
| doorweekt {adj} | :: soaked, drenched |
| doorweg {m} | :: A passageway (way or route that offers access to something) |
| doorwerken {vi} | :: to continue working |
| doorweven {vt} | :: to weave through |
| doorweven {vt} | :: to interlace, to embroider, to inweave |
| doorweven {vt} [figuratively] | :: to be connected, to be intertwined |
| doorweven {vt} | :: to weave through |
| doorweven {vi} | :: to continue weaving, to resume weaving |
| doorwrocht {adj} | :: elaborate, thorough, comprehensive |
| doorzagen {vt} | :: to saw through |
| doorzagen {vi} [figurative] | :: to grind on, to continue to nag about something |
| doorzetten {vi} | :: to persevere, pull through |
| doorzetten {vi} | :: to persist |
| doorzetten {vt} | :: to continue, to push on with |
| doorzetter {mf} | :: a go-getter, one who persists or perseveres |
| doorzettingsvermogen {n} | :: perseverance, stamina |
| doorzeven {vt} | :: to riddle (to make holes) |
| doorzeven {vt} | :: to sieve through (to put through a sieve) |
| doorzichtig {adj} | :: transparent |
| doorzichtigheid {f} | :: transparency |
| doorzien {vt} | :: to see through, detect (a lie) |
| doorzoeken {vt} | :: to search through |
| doorzoeken {vi} | :: to continue searching |
| doorzonwoning {f} | :: A residence with a large living room that stretches from front to back, with large windows on both ends; being a type of housing that became common in the Netherlands after the Second World War |
| doorzouten {vt} | :: to salt thoroughly |
| doorzouten {vt} | :: to fill or saturate with salt |
| doorzouten {vi} | :: to continue to salt |
| doos {f} | :: box |
| doos {f} [vulgar] | :: vagina |
| doos {f} [pejorative, vulgar] | :: stupid female, cunt (objectionable woman) |
| doos {f} [colloquial] | :: prison |
| doosch {adj} [rare] | :: obsolete form of doods |
| doosvrucht {f} [botany] | :: capsule (dehiscent fruit) |
| dop {m} | :: a hemispherical container such as a thimble |
| dop {m} | :: a shell (of an egg or a nut for example) |
| dop {m} | :: a bottle cap |
| dop {m} | :: eyelid |
| dopeling {m} | :: A baptizand [US] or baptisand [Commonwealth]; someone who is to be baptised soon or who is being baptised |
| dopen {vt} | :: to dip, to immerse |
| dopen {vt} [Christianity] | :: to baptize, to christen |
| dopen {vt} | :: to name (give a name to) |
| doper {m} | :: baptiser, one who baptises |
| doper {m} [historical] | :: Anabaptist |
| dopers {adj} [historical] | :: Anabaptist |
| doperse {mf} [chiefly historical] | :: Mennonite |
| doperse {mf} [historical] | :: Anabaptist |
| doperwt {f} | :: A small green pea, eaten without its pod |
| doperwtje {noun} | :: diminutive of doperwt |
| dophei {f} | :: alternative form of dopheide |
| dopheide {f} | :: heath, any plant of the genus Erica |
| dopheide {f} | :: cross-leaved heath, Erica tetralix |
| doping {f} {m} | :: doping |
| dopingarts {m} [sports, medicine] | :: doctor specialised in administering doping |
| dopingzondaar {m} | :: Someone, usually a professional sportsperson, who has violated doping rules |
| doppen {v} | :: to pod (remove beans or peas from their pods) |
| doppen {v} [colloquial] | :: To fuck |
| dor {adj} | :: dry, wilted (having a relatively low or no liquid content) |
| Dordrecht {prop} {n} | :: Dordrecht (city/and/municipality) |
| Dordt {prop} {n} | :: informal form of Dordrecht |
| Dork {prop} | :: surname Ellis Island records indicate people registering as early as 1907 with Dork as their last name. [2] |
| dormitorium {n} | :: dormitory |
| dorp {n} | :: village, small settlement |
| dorpeling {m} | :: villager |
| dorpeling {m} | :: rustic, (simple) countryman |
| dorpeling {m} | :: boor, country bumpkin, yokel |
| dorper {m} | :: a male villager; a villageman |
| dorper {m} | :: an uncouth person; a peasant |
| dorps {adj} | :: Pertaining or belonging to villages, characteristic of villages, having the character of a village |
| dorpsbank {f} {m} | :: A village bank (office of a financial institution in a village) |
| dorpsbewoner {m} | :: villager |
| dorpsgeestelijke {m} | :: A village cleric |
| dorpsgek {m} [somewhat, offensive] | :: village idiot |
| dorpsgekje {noun} | :: diminutive of dorpsgek |
| dorpsgemeenschap {f} | :: A village community |
| dorpsgenoot {m} | :: Someone from the same village, fellow villager |
| dorpsgenote {f} | :: female equivalent of dorpsgenoot |
| dorpsgezicht {n} | :: A village view, the appearance of the buildings and other elements of a village; particularly as presented in a landscape painting or picture |
| dorpshoofd {n} | :: A village chief, a village leader |
| dorpshuis {n} | :: A village meetinghouse, a community centre in a village |
| dorpshuis {n} | :: The government building of a village |
| dorpskerk {f} | :: village church |
| dorpsplein {n} | :: A village square |
| dorpspriester {m} | :: A village priest; generally a Roman Catholic priest [unlike the rare feminine form] |
| dorpsschool {f} | :: A village school |
| dorpsschooltje {noun} | :: diminutive of dorpsschool |
| dorpsstraat {f} | :: A village street, especially the (former) main street or only street of a village |
| dorren {vi} [literary] | :: to wither |
| dorren {v} [ergative, archaic] | :: to dry |
| dorren {vi} [obsolete] | :: to dry out |
| dors {m} | :: threshing floor, usually in a barn |
| dors {m} [dialectal] | :: a barn or shed where agricultural equipment is stored |
| dorsaal {adj} | :: dorsal |
| dorsen {vt} | :: to thresh |
| dorsen {vit} | :: to thrash |
| dorser {m} | :: One who threshes |
| dorser {m} | :: A threshing-machine |
| dorst {m} | :: thirst, physical need/desire to drink |
| dorst {m} | :: thirst, need, longing |
| dorsten {vi} | :: to thirst |
| dorsten {vi} | :: to long |
| dorstig {adj} | :: thirsty |
| dorstlesser {m} | :: thirst quencher (drink) |
| dorsvloer {m} | :: A threshing floor |
| dorsvloertje {noun} | :: diminutive of dorsvloer |
| dos {m} | :: garb, clothing, especially extravagant or unusual clothes |
| dos {m} | :: pelt, fur |
| dos {m} | :: patch of hair, especially one's headhair |
| doseren {vt} | :: to determine the dose |
| doseren {vt} | :: to divide into proportions |
| dosis {f} | :: dose |
| dossier {n} | :: dossier |
| dossier {n} | :: file, physical collection of documentation |
| dot {mf} | :: cutie, something small and adorable |
| dot {mf} | :: darling, sweetie (almost always used in its diminutive form - dotje) |
| dot {mf} [colloquial] | :: a lot, a large amount |
| dot {mf} | :: a swab |
| dou {pron} | :: alternative form of du |
| douane {f} | :: customs (service/authorities/administration) |
| douane {f} | :: customs officer |
| douanebeambte {m} | :: A customs officer |
| douane-unie {f} | :: customs union |
| douche {mf} | :: shower |
| douchecabine {f} | :: shower recess, shower cubicle |
| douchecel {f} | :: shower recess, shower cubicle |
| douchegordijn {n} | :: shower curtain |
| douchen {vi} | :: to shower, to take a shower |
| douloureus {adj} | :: dolorous |
| douwen {v} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: alternative form of duwen |
| dove {mf} | :: A deaf person |
| doven {v} [ergative] | :: to extinguish |
| dovenetel {f} | :: dead nettle, nettle-like plant of the genus Lamium |
| dovenschool {f} | :: school for the deaf, where sign language is "spoken" |
| doventolk {m} | :: A sign language interpreter |
| down {adj} | :: down, depressed |
| downie {m} [colloquial] | :: A Downie, a person with Down's syndrome |
| download {m} | :: download |
| downloaden {v} [Internet] | :: to download |
| dozijn {n} | :: dozen, twelve |
| d-pion {m} [chess] | :: d-pawn: pawn placed on the d-file at the beginning of the game |
| draad {m} | :: thread |
| draad {m} | :: wire |
| draad {m} [engineering] | :: screw thread |
| draad {m} [Internet, colloquial] | :: discussion thread, topic |
| Draad {prop} {m} | :: alternative form of Dodendraad |
| draadloos {adj} | :: wireless |
| draadschaar {f} | :: wire cutter |
| draadschaartje {noun} | :: thread scissors |
| draagbaar {adj} | :: portable |
| draagbaar {f} | :: stretcher, bier |
| draagband {m} [clothing] | :: carrying strap, shoulder strap |
| draagdoek {m} | :: sling [i.e. for a broken arm or for carrying a baby] |
| draaggolf {c} | :: carrier wave |
| draagkoets {f} | :: litter (platform designed to carry a person or a load) |
| draagkracht {f} | :: carrying capacity |
| draaglijk {adj} | :: bearable |
| draagster {f} | :: (female) wearer |
| draagstoel {m} | :: any kind of litter such as a sedan chair or a palanquin |
| draagstoeltje {noun} | :: an infant capsule, a reversible baby car seat |
| draagtas {f} | :: A carry bag (sturdy bag with handles or straps for carrying groceries, equipment, etc.) |
| draagtasje {noun} | :: diminutive of draagtas |
| draagvlak {n} | :: Support: plane to carry things on |
| draagvlak {n} | :: Airfoil, the carrying plane of an airplane |
| draagvlak {n} | :: Support (within society or an organization) |
| draagwijdte {f} [military, chiefly uncountable] | :: range, scope [of a ranged weapon] |
| draagwijdte {f} [figurative, chiefly uncountable] | :: scope, importance, meaning |
| draai {m} | :: rotation, spin, turn |
| draaiboek {n} [literal and figurative] | :: script, scenario |
| draaicirkel {m} | :: turning circle |
| draaideur {f} | :: revolving door |
| draaideurcrimineel {m} | :: repeat offender |
| draaien {v} | :: To turn, to turn round |
| draaien {v} | :: To play (a record, CD, song, etc.) |
| draaien {v} | :: To run or throw (a party) |
| draaierig {adj} | :: dizzy |
| draaierigheid {f} | :: dizziness |
| draaihek {n} | :: turnstile |
| draaiing {f} | :: rotation |
| draaikolk {f} {m} | :: whirlpool, vortex |
| draaikont {m} [colloquial] | :: A U-turner; an inconsistent person, who readily changes position (literally, “butt-turner”) |
| draaikont {m} [colloquial] | :: A fidget; someone who can't sit still |
| draailier {c} [musical instruments] | :: hurdy-gurdy |
| draaimolen {m} | :: carrousel, merry-go-round |
| draaiorgel {n} [musical instruments] | :: barrel organ |
| draaisnelheid {f} | :: rotational speed |
| draaitafel {f} {m} | :: A rotating disk or table, of various types, especially: |
| draaitafel {f} {m} | :: turntable (rotating rest for records in a record player, e.g. for DJ's) |
| draaitafel {f} {m} | :: turntable, record player (appliance that can play records) |
| draaitafel {f} {m} | :: DJ controller, DJ console, mixing controller or console |
| draaitafel {f} {m} | :: turntable (rotating platform for turning vehicles such as locomotives) |
| draaitrap {m} | :: spiral staircase |
| draak {m} | :: dragon (a legendary large winged serpentine creature) |
| draak {m} | :: a derogatory term for a woman, often considered large and ugly |
| draak {m} [obsolete] | :: a male duck; a drake |
| Draak {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Draco |
| drab {f} {n} | :: sediment, dregs |
| drab {f} {n} | :: goop, filth, mucus |
| drabje {noun} | :: diminutive of drab |
| dracht {f} | :: the act of bearing or wearing something |
| dracht {f} [by extension] | :: type of clothing that is typical for a time period or function |
| dracht {f} [by extension] | :: state of pregnancy |
| dracht {f} [by extension] | :: the foetus when carried in the womb |
| dracht {f} [radiation] | :: range of radiation |
| dracht {f} | :: a number of consecutive hits or blows in a brief interval |
| Drachten {prop} {n} | :: Drachten (town) |
| drachtig {adj} | :: [now exclusively of animals, formerly also of women] gestating, pregnant |
| draf {m} | :: trot, jog (gait of horses and certain other quadrupeds) |
| draf {f} {n} | :: dregs of grains from brewing or refining |
| dragelijk {adj} | :: Variant spelling of draaglijk |
| dragen {vt} | :: to carry |
| dragen {vt} | :: to wear (clothes) |
| dragen {vt} | :: to transfer |
| drager {m} | :: carrier |
| drager {m} | :: wearer |
| dragon {m} | :: The edible Mediterranean herb Artemisia dracunculus (tarragon), used as a salad spice |
| dragon {m} | :: The plant Erysimum cheiranthoides |
| dragon {m} | :: A (French) dragoon |
| dragonder {m} | :: dragoon |
| dragonder {m} [pejorative] | :: unfeminine woman |
| draisine {f} | :: draisine (light railway vehicle) |
| draisine {f} [obsolete, historical] | :: dandy horse, draisienne |
| drakenvrucht {f} | :: dragon fruit |
| dralen {vt} | :: to dawdle, to move slowly, to not take action |
| drama {n} | :: drama (theatrical work; anything involving play acting) |
| drama {n} | :: Something tragic, a tragedy |
| dramaticus {m} | :: playwright |
| dramatisch {adj} | :: dramatic |
| dramatisch {adv} | :: dramatically |
| dramaturg {m} | :: dramatist, playwright, dramaturge |
| dramaturg {m} | :: dramaturge, person in a coordinative function at theatre productions |
| drammen {vi} | :: to nag incessantly |
| drammen {vi} | :: to outstay one's welcome |
| drammer {mf} | :: one who nags, someone who appears annoying |
| drammerig {adj} | :: boring, wearisome |
| drang {m} | :: pressure |
| drang {m} | :: urge, longing |
| drang {m} [archaic] | :: throng, multitude, mass |
| dranghek {n} | :: crowd-control barrier |
| drank {m} [countable, uncountable] | :: beverage, drink |
| drank {m} [uncountable] | :: alcoholic drinks |
| drankbestrijding {f} | :: temperance movement |
| drankbestrijding {f} [less common] | :: the combatting of alcohol consumption |
| drankje {noun} | :: A potion |
| drankorgel {n} | :: boozer, lush, someone who is constantly drunk |
| drankzucht {f} | :: alcoholism (addiction to alcohol) |
| draperen {vt} | :: to drape (to decorate with drapes or cloth; to wrap cloths around) |
| draperie {f} | :: curtain [that blocks the light, ie. not a net curtain] |
| dras {adj} | :: alternative form of drassig |
| drasland {n} | :: wetland, marshland |
| drassig {adj} | :: marshy, boggy, swampy, morassy |
| drastisch {adj} | :: drastic |
| draven {v} | :: to trot (of horses) |
| draven {v} | :: to run fast |
| Dravidisch {adj} | :: Dravidian |
| dreadlock {m} | :: dreadlock |
| -drecht {suffix} | :: A common element in Dutch placenames. The exact meaning is contested; see etymology |
| dreef {f} | :: a river segment that is used or suitable for fishery with floating nets |
| dreef {f} | :: the distance crossed by a floating net |
| dreef {f} | :: wide rural lane with trees planted on both sides |
| dreigbrief {m} | :: letter containing threats |
| dreigen {vi} | :: to threaten |
| dreigen {vi} | :: to be imminent, to loom |
| dreigend {adj} | :: threatening |
| dreigend {adj} | :: imminent |
| dreiging {f} | :: threat |
| drek {m} | :: dirt, filth |
| drek {adv} [regional] | :: later, later today |
| drekpoëet {m} [uncommon, literary] | :: hack poet, versifier, shitty poet |
| drempel {m} | :: threshold (literally or figuratively) |
| drempel {m} | :: speed bump |
| drenkeling {m} | :: someone who has fallen into water, drowning person |
| drenken {vt} | :: to drench, to soak |
| drenkplaats {f} | :: pub |
| drentelen {vi} | :: to stroll, to walk leisurely and slowly |
| Drenthe {prop} {n} | :: Drenthe, a province of the Netherlands |
| dresneger {m} [historical] | :: A slave in Surinam tasked with treating and curing other slaves |
| dresseren {vt} [of animals, especially of performing animals] | :: to train |
| dressing {m} | :: A dressing, a cold sauce for salads |
| dreumes {mf} | :: young toddler, older baby; often defined as a child between one and two years old |
| dreumes {mf} [derogatory] | :: infantile or immature person |
| dreun {m} | :: smash, thud, blow |
| dreun {m} | :: boom, bang |
| dreunen {vi} | :: to boom, rumble |
| dribbelen {vi} | :: to jog with small steps |
| dribbelen {vi} [sports, especially backetball and field hockey] | :: to dribble |
| drie {num} | :: three |
| driebanden {n} | :: three-cushion billiards, three-cushion carom |
| Driebergen-Rijsenburg {prop} {n} | :: Driebergen-Rijsenburg (village), formed from the villages of Driebergen and Rijsenburg |
| driecilinder {m} | :: A three-cylinder engine |
| driecilinder {m} | :: A vehicle or vessel with a three-cylinder engine |
| driecilinder {m} | :: A submarine with a hull consisting of three cylinders |
| driedekker {m} [aviation] | :: triplane |
| driedekker {m} [nautical] | :: three-decker (three-decked warship) |
| driedimensionaal {adj} | :: three-dimensional |
| drieduizend {num} | :: three thousand |
| drie-eenheid {f} [Christianity] | :: trinity |
| drie-eenheidsmannetje {n} [Judaism, uncommon] | :: A rabbi who also has the role of hazzan and shochet |
| drieëndertig {num} | :: thirty-three |
| drieënnegentig {num} | :: ninety-three |
| drieëntachtig {num} | :: eighty-three |
| drieëntwintig {num} | :: twenty-three |
| drieënveertig {num} | :: forty-three |
| drieënvijftig {num} | :: fifty-three |
| drieënzestig {num} | :: sixty-three |
| drieënzeventig {num} | :: seventy-three |
| drieërhande {adj} | :: of three sorts |
| driehoek {m} | :: triangle |
| Driehoek {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Triangulum |
| driehoekig {adj} | :: triangular |
| driehoeksgolf {f} [engineering, musical instruments] | :: triangle wave |
| driehoeksmeting {f} [geometry] | :: triangulation |
| driehonderd {num} | :: three hundred |
| driejarig {adj} | :: three-year old |
| driekantig {adj} | :: triangular |
| drieken {vi} [dialectal] | :: to poop |
| drieklank {m} [music] | :: A tierce, third or triad, spanning three tones in an octave |
| drieklank {m} [music] | :: A triphthong, monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one |
| drieklank {m} [phonetics] | :: A triphthong |
| driekleur {f} | :: tricolour |
| driekleurig {adj} | :: tricolor |
| driekleurig viooltje {n} | :: wild pansy (Viola tricolor) |
| driekwart {adj} | :: three-quarter, three-quarters |
| drieling {m} | :: triplet; one of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother |
| drieling {m} | :: triplets; a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother |
| drieluik {n} | :: triptych |
| drieluik {n} | :: trilogy |
| driemaal {adv} | :: thrice, three times |
| driemotorig {adj} | :: [of motorised means of transport] having three engines |
| driepoot {m} | :: tripod |
| dries {m} | :: fallow, fallow land |
| Dries {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| drieslagstelsel {n} [historical] | :: three-field system (three-stage agricultural system of crop rotation, used in mediaeval and early modern times over a three-year period) |
| Driessen {prop} | :: surname |
| driest {adj} | :: bold, reckless |
| driesteling {m} [uncommon] | :: hothead (impulsive person) |
| drietal {n} | :: triplet, group of three |
| drietand {m} | :: trident |
| drietandig {adj} | :: tridental |
| drievingerige luiaard {m} | :: pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus |
| drievoet {m} | :: A tripod: vessel, stool, bench or stand on three legs |
| drievoud {n} | :: threefold, triplicate |
| drievoudig {adj} | :: triple, threefold |
| drievuldigheid {f} [Christianity] | :: trinity |
| driewieler {m} | :: tricycle |
| drift {f} | :: passion |
| drift {f} | :: strong and sudden upwelling of anger: a fit |
| drift {f} | :: urge, strong desire |
| drift {f} | :: violent tendency |
| drift {f} | :: flock (of sheep or oxen) |
| drift {f} | :: deviation of direction caused by wind: drift |
| drift {f} | :: path along which cattle are driven |
| driftbui {f} | :: anger tantrum, fit of anger |
| driftig {adj} | :: hot-tempered |
| driftig {adj} | :: passionate |
| driftkikker {m} | :: hothead (person who is easily angered) |
| drij {num} [Belgium, rare] | :: alternative form of drie |
| drijfijs {n} | :: floating ice, drift ice |
| drijfjacht {f} [hunting] | :: hunt that involves driving game onward |
| drijfsijs {m} [colloquial, humorous, chiefly Amsterdam] | :: duck |
| drijfveer {f} | :: incentive, motivation, mainspring (something, usually physical, that motivates) |
| drijfvermogen {n} | :: buoyancy, the ability to stay afloat |
| drijfzand {n} [literally] | :: quicksand |
| drijfzand {n} [metaphor] | :: a treacherous, tricky danger or risk |
| drijten {vi} [obsolete] | :: to defecate |
| drijven {vi} | :: to float |
| drijven {vt} | :: to drive, to push (cattle e.g.) |
| dril {m} | :: A drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus |
| dril {n} | :: drill (dense, stout fabric, often of linen or cotton) |
| drillen {vt} | :: to make vibrate, as with a pneumatic drill |
| drillen {vi} | :: to operate a pneumatic drill |
| drillen {vt} | :: to drill, instruct by arduous exercise, notably in military context or style |
| drillen {vt} | :: to domineer |
| drilmeester {m} | :: drillmaster |
| drilpudding {m} | :: A jelly pudding |
| dringen {vi} | :: to press, push (into a tight space, a crowd etc) |
| dringen {vi} | :: to insist |
| dringen {vi} | :: to force entry |
| dringen {vi} | :: to be short in supply (of time, etc) |
| dringend {adj} | :: urgent |
| drinkbaar {adj} | :: drinkable |
| drinkebroer {m} | :: alcoholic |
| drinken {vt} | :: to drink |
| drinken {n} | :: drink, beverage |
| drinker {m} | :: One who drinks |
| drinker {m} | :: A regular drinker of alcoholic beverages |
| drinker {m} [obsolete] | :: A smoker |
| drinkgelag {n} | :: A drinking party or drinking spree |
| drinkgeld {n} | :: a tip (a small amount of money left for a bartender or servant as a token of appreciation) |
| drinkrietje {n} | :: A drinking straw |
| drinkwater {n} | :: drinking water |
| droef {adj} | :: sad, miserable |
| droefenis {f} | :: sadness |
| droefgeestig {adj} | :: dolorous, sad, sombre |
| droefheid {f} | :: sadness, grief |
| droes {prop} {m} [obsolete] | :: devil, Satan |
| droes {m} [obsolete] | :: devil, demon |
| droes {m} [obsolete] | :: madman, lunatic |
| droes {m} [obsolete] | :: hothead, vandal |
| droes {m} [medicine, livestock] | :: strangles (equine respiratory disease) |
| Droes {prop} {m} | :: alternative case form of droes |
| droesem {m} | :: sediment in a liquid, particularly in wine, dregs |
| droeven {v} [ergative] | :: to be sad, to sadden |
| droevig {adj} | :: sad, melancholy |
| droevig {adj} | :: gloomy |
| drog {n} [obsolete] | :: Deceit, falsehood |
| drogen {v} [ergative] | :: to dry |
| droger {m} | :: dryer |
| drogreden {f} | :: sophism, an argument that makes sense by itself but does not logically support the assertion it is meant to prove, such as a non sequitur |
| drogredenaar {m} | :: A sophist, someone who uses fallacies |
| drol {m} | :: turd |
| drol {m} [obsolete] | :: mythological giant or evil spirit |
| drollenvanger {m} [colloquial] | :: a type of baggy pants with tight cuffs and often a low crotch, including knickerbockers, harem pants and plus fours |
| drollenvanger {m} | :: a nappy/diaper for horses or dogs |
| drom {m} | :: flock (of people) |
| drom {m} | :: crowd |
| dromedaris {m} | :: dromedary, dromedary camel |
| dromen {vi} | :: to dream |
| dromenland {n} | :: dreamland (imaginary world experienced while dreaming) |
| dromer {m} | :: A dreamer, who has (a) dream(s) |
| dromer {m} | :: A dreamy person, focused especially on dreaming, even at the expense of reality |
| dromer {m} [obsolete] | :: A seer who sees visions in dreams |
| drone {m} [archaic] | :: a male bee or wasp; a drone |
| drone {m} | :: a remotely controlled aircraft; a drone |
| dronk {m} | :: drink; draught |
| dronkaard {m} | :: drunkard |
| dronkeman {m} | :: superseded spelling of dronkenman |
| dronkemansmoed {m} | :: Dutch courage |
| dronken {adj} | :: drunk, drunken, in a state of intoxication after drinking alcohol beverages |
| dronkenman {m} | :: male drunk, drunkard |
| dronkenschap {f} | :: drunkenness |
| dronken slet {f} [obsolete] | :: drunkard, alcoholic (one who is often drunk) |
| dronken slet {f} | :: See: nl dronken slet |
| dronte {m} [archaic] | :: dodo, †Raphus cucullatus |
| Dronten {prop} {n} | :: Dronten (village/and/municipality) |
| Drontermeer {prop} {n} | :: Drontermeer (A <<lake>> in the <<c/Netherlands>>, located between Flevoland, Gelderland and Overijssel.) |
| droog {adj} | :: dry |
| droog {adj} | :: arid |
| droogdok {n} | :: drydock |
| droogkuis {m} [Belgium] | :: dry cleaner |
| droogleggen {vt} | :: to drain (water) |
| droogleggen {vt} | :: to ban consumption of alcoholic drinks |
| drooglegging {f} | :: drainage of a polder |
| drooglegging {f} [historical] | :: alcohol ban, such as the Prohibition |
| droogmakerij {f} | :: A portion of land that is being or has been formed by draining a body of water or a marsh |
| droogmakerij {f} | :: The process or enterprise of producing such a portion of land |
| droogoven {m} | :: kiln, drying oven, drying furnace |
| droogrek {n} | :: A drying rack (rack for dryiing laundry) |
| droogrekje {noun} | :: diminutive of droogrek |
| droogte {f} | :: drought |
| droogvis {m} [collective] | :: dried fish |
| droogzwierder {m} [Belgium] | :: domestic centrifuge (appliance for drying objects by means of a centrifugal force) |
| droom {m} | :: dream |
| droomhuis {n} | :: dream house (ideal house) |
| droomoord {n} | :: place of dreams, very idyllic location |
| droomprins {m} | :: Prince Charming, prince of one's dreams |
| drop {f} | :: droplet |
| drop {f} {n} | :: licorice, especially a variety sold as small sweets/candies |
| dropje {noun} | :: A piece of liquorice |
| drost {m} | :: [feudal title] reeve, steward |
| Drost {prop} | :: surname |
| drs. {mf} | :: abbreviation of doctorandus |
| drugs {p} | :: Recreational drugs |
| drugsbaron {m} | :: drug baron |
| drugsbeleid {n} | :: drug policy |
| drugsgebruiker {m} | :: drug user |
| drugsmisbruik {n} | :: drug abuse |
| drugsverslaafde {m} | :: A drug addict, person with a chemical and/or psychological dependency on drugs, notably narcotics |
| druïde {m} | :: druid |
| druif {f} {m} | :: grape |
| druif {f} {m} [obsolete] | :: grapeshot, shrapnel round |
| druifje {noun} | :: diminutive of druif |
| druil {m} [nautical] | :: druilmast |
| druil {m} [nautical] | :: the sail on a druilmast |
| druil {m} | :: one who plods, works sluggishly |
| druilerig {adj} | :: drizzling; mizzling |
| druilerig {adj} | :: drowsy |
| druilmast {m} [nautical] | :: The second mast on a ship with two masts when the first mast is taller |
| druipen {vi} | :: to drip |
| druiper {m} | :: the clap (disease) |
| druivensap {n} | :: grape juice |
| druivensuiker {m} | :: glucose |
| druiventros {m} | :: cluster of grapes, bunch |
| druiventros {m} [historical] | :: grapeshot |
| druk {m} [physics] | :: pressure |
| druk {m} | :: edition (e.g. of a book) |
| druk {adj} | :: busy, crowded, hectic (of a place) |
| druk {adj} | :: busy, preoccupied (of a person) |
| druk {adj} | :: restless, uneasy |
| druk {adj} | :: gaudy, messy, restless |
| drukbaar {adj} | :: printable |
| drukfeil {f} [archaic] | :: printing error |
| drukfout {f} | :: printing error |
| drukken {vi} | :: to press |
| drukken {vt} [printing] | :: to print |
| drukkend {adj} | :: oppressive |
| drukker {m} | :: printer (someone who prints) |
| drukker {m} | :: snap (fastening device) |
| drukkerij {f} | :: printing house, printing press, printworks |
| drukkingsgroep {mf} [Belgium] | :: pressure group |
| drukmiddel {n} [chiefly figurative, politics] | :: A means of applying pressure |
| drukpers {f} | :: printing press (device for printing) |
| drukpers {f} [dated, collective] | :: press (mass media) |
| druksluis {f} | :: airlock |
| drukte {f} | :: busyness |
| drukte {f} | :: upheaval |
| drukte {f} | :: zest |
| druktemaker {m} | :: noisy fellow |
| druktemaker {m} | :: loudmouth |
| druktoets {f} {m} | :: push button (a button switch activated by pushing or pressing) |
| drukwerk {n} | :: printed matter |
| drukwerkje {noun} | :: diminutive of drukwerk |
| drum {m} [musical instruments] | :: drum |
| drummer {m} [music] | :: One who plays the drums |
| drumstel {n} [musical instruments] | :: drum set |
| drumstick {m} | :: A drumstick, the lower leg of a fowl (especially a chicken) |
| drumstick {m} [uncommon] | :: A drumstick, a stick used for drumming |
| drup {m} | :: A drop of a liquid |
| druppel {m} | :: drop, dribble, droplet |
| druppelen {vi} | :: to drip |
| druppen {vi} | :: to drip |
| Druten {prop} | :: Druten (village/and/municipality) |
| Druze {m} | :: Druze |
| dryade {f} | :: dryad |
| dt-fout {f} | :: a common spelling error in Dutch verb forms where homophonous forms with d, t or dt are confused |
| d.t.v. {prep} | :: initialism of door tussenkomst van |
| du {pron} [obsolete or dialectal] | :: Second-person singular, subjective; thou |
| dualis {m} [grammar] | :: dual (number) |
| dualiteit {f} | :: duality |
| dubbel {adj} | :: double, twofold |
| dubbel {adj} | :: ambivalent |
| dubbel {adj} | :: ambiguous |
| dubbelagent {m} | :: double agent |
| dubbelagente {f} | :: female double agent |
| dubbelbloed {mf} | :: a person of mixed-race, who has one lineage that is European or white |
| dubbelbloed {adj} | :: of mixed race |
| dubbeldekker {m} | :: biplane |
| dubbeldekker {m} | :: double-decker bus |
| dubbelganger {m} | :: doppelganger |
| dubbelhartig {adj} | :: two-faced, duplicitous |
| dubbelhartigheid {f} | :: duplicity |
| dubbelklik {m} [computing] | :: double-click |
| dubbelklikken {vi} [computing] | :: to double-click |
| dubbelmonster {n} [chiefly historical, otherwise dated] | :: double monster, Siamese twin |
| dubbelpunt {n} | :: colon (punctuation mark) |
| dubbelspion {m} | :: double agent |
| dubbelspionne {f} | :: female equivalent of dubbelspion |
| dubbelspoor {n} [rail, chiefly uncountable] | :: double track |
| dubbelster {mf} | :: binary star |
| dubbeltje {noun} | :: Dutch coin of 10 cents (0.10 guilders or euros) |
| Dubbelwit {prop} {m} | :: alternative spelling of Dubbel Wit |
| Dubbel Wit {prop} {m} | :: Nickname of Witte de With |
| dubbelzinnig {adj} | :: ambiguous |
| dubbelzinnigheid {f} | :: ambiguity |
| dubbelzinnigheid {f} | :: double entendre |
| dubben {vi} | :: to doubt, to vacillate [+ over (object) = about] |
| dubieus {adj} | :: dubious, questionable |
| Dublin {prop} {n} | :: Dublin (capital city) |
| dubnium {n} | :: dubnium |
| duchten {v} [archaic] | :: to fear |
| duchtig {adj} | :: considerable |
| duchtig {adj} | :: large, sturdy |
| duchtig {adj} | :: powerful |
| duel {n} | :: A duel |
| duelleren {vi} | :: to fight an armed duel |
| duelleren {vi} | :: to be engaged in an unarmed (usually verbal, e.g. business - or legal) confrontation between two parties |
| duet {n} | :: A duet |
| duet {n} | :: A musical duo |
| duf {adj} | :: unable to think clearly |
| duf {adj} | :: boring, uninteresting |
| duf {adj} | :: fusty, moldy |
| duffel {m} | :: duffel coat |
| duffel {n} | :: duffel (cloth) |
| Duffel {prop} {n} | :: Duffel (small town) |
| duffels {adj} | :: Made from duffel (cloth) |
| Duffels {adj} | :: Originating from Duffel (town) |
| duidelijk {adj} | :: clear, precise |
| duidelijk {adj} | :: obvious, clear |
| duidelijk {adv} | :: clearly |
| duidelijkheid {f} | :: clarity, clearness |
| duiden {vt} | :: to point to, refer to, suggest |
| duiden {vt} | :: to explain, clarify |
| duiding {f} | :: the act of providing meaning or context to help others understand |
| duif {f} | :: pigeon, dove, bird of the family Columbidae |
| duif {f} | :: female dove or pigeon |
| Duif {prop} {f} [constellation] | :: Columba |
| Duif {prop} {f} | :: surname |
| duig {f} | :: stave, plank of the wall of a barrel |
| duig {f} [figuratively] | :: piece |
| duik {m} [diving] | :: dive, the act of diving into the water |
| duik {m} [diving] | :: dive, swimming under water |
| duik {m} | :: deliberate jump or fall to the floor |
| duikbommenwerper {m} | :: dive bomber |
| duikboot {m} | :: submarine |
| duikboot {m} [jargon, nautical] | :: submarine that is designed to sail at the surface for most of the time but can submerge for limited periods |
| duikbril {m} | :: A diving mask (halfmask) or a pair of swimming goggles |
| duikbrilletje {noun} | :: diminutive of duikbril |
| duikelen {vi} | :: to tumble, to somersault |
| duiken {vi} | :: to dive |
| duiker {m} | :: an underwater diver |
| duiker {m} | :: a gymnastic diver |
| duiker {m} | :: a fairly narrow water passage under roads and dikes; a culvert |
| duiker {m} | :: a type of waterbird; a loon (N-Am) or diver (UK) |
| duiker {m} | :: a type of antilope; a duiker |
| duikplank {f} {m} | :: pool springboard, diving board |
| duikschool {f} | :: diving school |
| duiksport {f} [sports] | :: scuba diving |
| duim {m} | :: thumb, the inner-most finger |
| duim {m} | :: inch |
| duim {m} | :: pintle (jointed pivot of a hinge, consisting of the pin and the non-moving leaf) |
| duimen {vi} | :: to put one or both thumbs up, notably as a gesture of approval or when hitchhiking to ask for a ride |
| duimen {vi} | :: to twiddle one's thumbs |
| duimen {vi} | :: to keep one's fingers crossed (i.e. to show support) |
| duimen {vi} | :: to suck on one's thumb |
| duimmuis {noun} | :: ball of the thumb; thenar eminence |
| duimstok {m} | :: foldable meter stick, foldable yardstick (foldable measuring rod, nowadays at least a meter in length) |
| duin {f} | :: A dune |
| duinhagedis {m} | :: sand lizard, Lacerta agilis |
| Duinkerke {prop} {n} | :: Dunkirk |
| duinpan {f} | :: dune valley; a bowl-shaped depression between dunes |
| Duisburg {prop} | :: Duisburg (city) |
| duister {adj} | :: dark |
| duister {adj} | :: bleak; gloomy |
| duister {adj} | :: sinister |
| duister {adj} | :: obscure |
| duisternis {f} | :: darkness |
| duit {m} [historical] | :: A Dutch copper coin with the value of 1/160 of a guilder, current before the decimalization of 1816 |
| duit {m} [colloquial, in the singular] | :: An amount of money, a sum of money |
| duit {m} [colloquial, in the plural] | :: Money in general |
| duitendief {m} | :: An avaricious person who ratholes money, a greedhead |
| duitenkliever {m} [Belgium] | :: A scrooge, a miser, a niggard |
| Duits {adj} | :: German |
| Duits {adj} [archaic] | :: Dutch |
| Duits {prop} {n} | :: German language |
| Duitse {f} | :: German woman |
| Duitse herder {m} | :: German shepherd |
| Duitse herdershond {m} | :: alternative form of Duitse herder |
| Duitse komma {f} | :: scratch comma |
| Duitser {m} | :: German (person) |
| Duitsland {prop} {n} | :: Germany |
| Duitstalig {adj} | :: German-speaking, germanophone |
| duivel {m} | :: devil |
| duivelachtig {adj} | :: malevolent |
| duivels {adj} | :: devilish |
| Duiven {prop} | :: Duiven (village/and/municipality) |
| Duivendrecht {prop} {n} | :: Duivendrecht (village) |
| duivenhuis {n} | :: columbarium |
| duiventil {f} | :: dovecote |
| duiver {m} | :: male dove, a cock pigeon |
| duizelen {v} [ergative] | :: to be/make dizzy |
| duizelig {adj} | :: dizzy, experiencing equilibrium-trouble |
| duizeligheid {f} | :: dizziness |
| duizeling {f} | :: dizzy spell |
| duizelingwekkend {adj} | :: dizzying |
| duizen {vi} [obsolete] | :: to be dizzy, confused |
| duizend {num} | :: thousand |
| duizend {n} | :: a thousand |
| duizendjarig {adj} | :: one thousand-year |
| duizendje {noun} | :: A 1000 guilder banknote |
| duizendpoot {m} [zoology] | :: A centipede, animal of the class Chilopoda |
| duizendpoot {m} | :: A person of many talents, especially one good at multi-tasking; a jack of all trades |
| dukaat {m} | :: ducat (gold coin) [used of various gold coins of varying value] |
| dukdalf {m} | :: dolphin, post for mooring boats |
| dulden {vt} | :: to tolerate |
| dulden {v} | :: to endure |
| dumdumkogel {m} | :: expanding bullet, dum dum bullet |
| dumpen {vt} | :: to dump, to throw away |
| dun {adj} | :: thin, slender |
| dun {adj} | :: sparse |
| dun {adj} [liquid] | :: runny |
| dundoek {n} [uncountable] | :: the type of cloth from which flags are made |
| dundoek {n} [by extension, countable] | :: flag, banner |
| dundoek {n} [archaic, uncountable] | :: very thin, fine cloth of any kind |
| dunk {m} | :: opinion |
| dunk {m} [basketball] | :: dunk |
| dunken {v} [impersonal] | :: to think, to consider |
| dunken {v} [copulative] | :: to seem |
| dunken {vt} [basketball] | :: to dunk |
| dunne darm {m} | :: small intestine |
| dunnen {v} [ergative] | :: to thin, to become/make slender |
| dunnen {v} [ergative] | :: to become/make sparse |
| duo {n} | :: twosome |
| duodecimo {n} | :: A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide |
| duodecimo {n} | :: A page of that size; hence, a whole book having pages of that size |
| duomoeder {f} [law] | :: nonbirth mother, female partner of a birthmother |
| duomoeder {f} [colloquial] | :: lesbian mother; any mother (whether biological or non-biological) in a lesbian relationship |
| dupe {m} | :: victim |
| duplicaat {n} | :: duplicate, copy |
| dupliceren {vt} | :: to duplicate |
| duppie {n} [colloquial, Netherlands] | :: dubbeltje |
| duren {vi} | :: to last, to take (a certain time) |
| durf {m} | :: valor/valour, courage, daring, braveness |
| durfal {m} | :: a daredevil |
| durfbank {f} | :: A bank specialised (or otherwise engaging) in high-risk investment and speculation |
| durfkapitaal {n} | :: venture capital, risk capital |
| durfkapitalisme {n} | :: venture capitalism |
| durfkapitalist {m} | :: venture capitalist |
| durfloos {adj} | :: cowardly, undaring, timid |
| durven {vt} | :: to dare (do), to not be afraid (to do) |
| durven {v} [auxiliary, usually, with te] | :: to dare (to), to not be afraid to |
| dus {adv} | :: thus, so, ergo |
| dusdanig {adj} | :: such |
| dusverre {adv} | :: thus far |
| dutje {n} | :: a nap, a doze, a light sleep |
| duts {m} [Belgium] | :: A fool, tosser, dumbass |
| dutten {vt} | :: to doze, to nap, to sleep lightly |
| duur {adj} | :: expensive |
| duur {m} | :: duration |
| duuren {v} | :: obsolete spelling of duren |
| duursport {m} | :: An endurance sport, endurance sports |
| duurte {f} | :: dearth; a period in which basic necessities such as food are overly expensive |
| duurvorm {m} | :: continuous-tense form |
| duurzaam {adj} | :: durable |
| duurzaam {adj} | :: sustainable |
| duurzaamheid {f} | :: durability |
| duurzaamheid {f} | :: sustainability |
| Duut {prop} | :: surname |
| duvel {m} | :: devil |
| duvel {m} | :: body, especially in op z'n duvel |
| duvel {m} | :: impish child, rascal |
| duvels {adj} | :: devilish |
| duvels {adj} | :: wretched, damned |
| duvels {adj} | :: angry |
| duvels {adv} | :: to a great extent, really |
| duvels {interj} | :: an exclamation of surprise |
| duvelstoejager {m} | :: jack of all trades, factotum |
| duvelstoejager {m} [nautical] | :: heavy slip hook onto which the end of the anchor chain is locked |
| duw {m} | :: a push |
| duwen {vt} | :: to push |
| duwtje {noun} | :: diminutive of duw |
| dvd {m} | :: DVD |
| dwaalgast {m} | :: vagrant (animal occurring outside its species' usual range), usually a vagrant bird |
| dwaalgeest {m} | :: heretic, apostate, one with heterodox views |
| dwaallicht {n} | :: will o' the wisp |
| dwaallichtje {noun} | :: diminutive of dwaallicht |
| dwaalspoor {n} | :: wrong track (often used in the following phrase) |
| dwaalster {f} {m} [formal, dated] | :: planet, wanderstar |
| dwaas {adj} | :: foolish, stupid |
| dwaas {m} | :: a (male) stupid person, fool |
| dwaasheid {f} | :: stupidity, foolishness |
| dwalen {vi} | :: to stray, wander |
| dwaling {f} [legal] | :: mistake, error |
| dwaling {f} [figuratively] | :: unorthodox opinion, heresy |
| dwaling {f} [literally, rare] | :: wandering |
| dwang {m} | :: coercion, compulsion |
| dwangarbeid {m} | :: forced labor (US), forced labour (UK) |
| dwangbevel {n} | :: warrant |
| dwangbevel {n} | :: distress-warrant |
| dwangbuis {n} {f} | :: straitjacket |
| dwangbuis {n} {f} [metonymy] | :: tight, cumbersome constraints |
| dwangburcht {mf} | :: citadel built to press an area into obedience |
| dwangcultuur {f} [historical, of colonial agricultural products] | :: forced cultivation (in colonies) |
| dwangmatig {adj} | :: inexorable |
| dwangmatig {adj} | :: relentless |
| dwangmatig {adj} | :: compulsive |
| dwangsom {f} [law] | :: A financial penalty; a sum of money that one is legally required to pay, especially in civil or administrative law |
| dwarrelen {vi} | :: to whirl, to flutter |
| dwarrelvlucht {f} | :: falling leaf manoeuvre |
| dwars {adj} | :: in a crosswise direction, transverse, at right angles |
| dwars {adj} | :: slantwise, diagonal, askew |
| dwars {adj} | :: rebellious, stubbornly disobedient |
| dwarsbalk {m} | :: girder |
| dwarsbomen {vt} | :: to thwart, frustrate, get in the way of (block or hamper a course of action) |
| dwarsfluit {f} | :: transverse flute |
| dwarsgang {m} | :: a traverse corridor or passageway, a cross-aisle passage |
| dwarsliggen {vti} | :: to hamper, to obstruct, to oppose implacably |
| dwarsliggend {adj} | :: obstructive |
| dwarsligger {m} | :: An obstructor, a hinderer, an obstructionist (one who is uncooperative and seeks to thwart something) |
| dwarsligger {m} | :: A sleeper, a railroad tie |
| dwarsligger {m} [neologism] | :: A small book with its text aligned parallel to the spine |
| dwarsliggertje {noun} | :: diminutive of dwarsligger |
| dwarszitten {vt} | :: to hinder, to impede |
| dwarszitten {vt} | :: to bother, to irritate |
| dweepziek {adj} | :: excessively adoring |
| dweepziek {adj} | :: zealous, fanatical |
| dweil {m} | :: floorcloth, mop |
| dweil {m} | :: worthless person; weakling |
| dweilen {vt} | :: to clean the floor using a floorcloth, e.g. with water and soap |
| dweilen met de kraan open {v} [idiomatic] | :: to treat the symptoms of a problem without dealing with the cause |
| dweilorkest {n} | :: marching band or small band orchestra of wind and percussive instruments, especially at Carnival or other celebrations |
| dweperig {adj} | :: fanatic |
| dwerg {m} | :: dwarf (small human; small specimen, breed or species of animal) |
| dwerg {m} [fiction, folklore, fantasy, mythology] | :: dwarf (small folkloristic humanoid) |
| dwergarend {m} | :: booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus |
| dwergchimpansee {m} [uncommon] | :: pygmy chimpanzee, bonobo |
| dwerghert {n} | :: chevrotain, deer of the family Tragulidae |
| dwerghoen {n} | :: bantam |
| dwergin {f} | :: A female dwarf |
| dwerginnetje {noun} | :: diminutive of dwergin |
| dwergmuis {f} | :: harvest mouse, Micromys minutus |
| dwergnijlpaard {n} | :: pygmy hippopotamus, Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis |
| dwergpinguïn {m} | :: little penguin, Eudyptula minor |
| dwergplaneet {f} [astronomy] | :: dwarf planet |
| dwergstaat {m} | :: microstate |
| dwergster {f} [astronomy] | :: dwarf star |
| dwergvalk {mf} | :: Any falcon of the genera Microhierax and Polihierax; falconet or pygmy falcon |
| dwergvinvis {m} | :: northern minke whale, common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata |
| dwingeland {m} | :: tyrant, despotic ruler who enforces his will upon the state |
| dwingeland {m} [metaphorically] | :: dictatorial person, who is bossy and coerces others to obedient compliance |
| dwingelandij {f} | :: tyranny, oppression |
| Dwingeloo {prop} {n} | :: Dwingeloo (village) |
| dwingen {vt} | :: to force, coerce (someone) |
| dwingen {vt} | :: to constrain, enforce, cause inevitably |
| dwingen {vt} | :: to insist forcefully |
| dwingend advies {n} [euphemism] | :: an order |
| dwingerig {adj} | :: whiny, complaining (said of a child who can't obtain what he/she wishes to have) |
| d.w.z. {adv} | :: that is to say, that is, i.e. |
| dwz. {adv} | :: that is to say, that is, i.e. |
| dyn. {noun} | :: abbreviation of dynastie |
| dynamiek {f} | :: dynamic (force) |
| dynamiet {n} | :: dynamite |
| dynamisch {adj} | :: dynamic |
| dynamiteren {vt} | :: to dynamite |
| dynamo {m} | :: dynamo (small electricity generator) |
| dynastie {f} | :: dynasty |
| dynastiek {adj} | :: dynastic, relating to a dynasty |
| Dyon {prop} {n} [hyperforeign] | :: alternative form of Dijon |
| dys- {prefix} | :: dys- |
| dysenterie {f} | :: dysentery |
| dysfagie {f} [symptom] | :: dysphagia |
| dysfemisme {n} | :: dysphemism |
| dysfoor {adj} | :: dysphoric |
| dysforie {f} | :: dysphoria |
| dyslectisch {adj} | :: dyslectic |
| dyslexie {f} [pathology] | :: dyslexia (a syndrome, causing inability of reading) |
| dysprosium {n} | :: dysprosium |
| dystopie {f} | :: dystopia |
| d.z.z. {adv} [archaic] | :: abbreviation of dezerzijds |
