# translation

lexentry: eng/-ic__Suffix__1
written_rep: -ic
trans_list: -isch
sense:
Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic


lexentry: eng/-ness__Suffix__1
written_rep: -ness
trans_list: -heid | -nis | -schap
sense:
appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being..."


lexentry: eng/Aesculapian_snake__Noun__1
written_rep: Aesculapian snake
trans_list: esculaapslang
sense:
a European species of nonvenomous snake, Zamenis longissimus, syn. Coluber longissimus, associated with Aesculapius in Ancient Greek mythology


lexentry: eng/American_studies__Noun__1
written_rep: American studies
trans_list: amerikanistiek
sense:
an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the Americas, with a historical emphasis upon the United States


lexentry: eng/Battle_of_Britain__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Battle of Britain
trans_list: slag om Engeland
sense:
series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II


lexentry: eng/Bolshevik__Noun__1
written_rep: Bolshevik
trans_list: bolsjewiek
sense:
a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917


lexentry: eng/Byzantine_Greek__Noun__1
written_rep: Byzantine Greek
trans_list: Middelgrieks
sense:
the continuum of forms of the Greek language as written and spoken during the time of the Byzantine Empire


lexentry: eng/Caucasian__Adjective__1
written_rep: Caucasian
trans_list: blank
sense:
of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin


lexentry: eng/Darwinian__Adjective__1
written_rep: Darwinian
trans_list: darwiniaans
sense:
of or pertaining to the scientific views advanced by Charles Darwin, especially his theory that living organisms evolve through natural selection


lexentry: eng/Equatorial_Guinean__Adjective__1
written_rep: Equatorial Guinean
trans_list: Equatoriaal-Guinees
sense:
Of, from, or pertaining to Equatorial Guinea, the Equatorial Guinean people or the Equatorial Guinean culture


lexentry: eng/Grimm's_law__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Grimm's law
trans_list: eerste Germaanse klankverschuiving | wet van Grimm
sense:
sound change that affected the Proto-Indo-European stop consonants in the development of Proto-Germanic


lexentry: eng/Gulf_of_Riga__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Gulf of Riga
trans_list: Golf van Riga
sense:
inland body of water that is part of the Baltic Sea in eastern Europe and is near Latvia and Estonia


lexentry: eng/I_know_you_are_but_what_am_I__Phrase__1
written_rep: I know you are but what am I
trans_list: wat je zegt, ben je zelf
sense:
assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party


lexentry: eng/Israelite__Adjective__1
written_rep: Israelite
trans_list: Israëlitisch
sense:
of or pertaining to the ancient nation(s) of Israel, their inhabitants, or to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob


lexentry: eng/Minoan__Adjective__1
written_rep: Minoan
trans_list: Minoïsch
sense:
Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age


lexentry: eng/Moldavian__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Moldavian
trans_list: Moldavisch
sense:
the dialect spoken in the Republic of Moldova, Romanian, which may be written in either the Cyrillic or the Roman alphabet


lexentry: eng/Montanism__Noun__1
written_rep: Montanism
trans_list: montanisme
sense:
the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs


lexentry: eng/North_Sea__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: North Sea
trans_list: Noordzee
sense:
a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France


lexentry: eng/Okazaki_fragment__Noun__1
written_rep: Okazaki fragment
trans_list: Okazaki-fragment
sense:
one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication


lexentry: eng/Oriental_studies__Noun__1
written_rep: Oriental studies
trans_list: oriëntalistiek
sense:
an academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology


lexentry: eng/Ottoman_Turkish__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Ottoman Turkish
trans_list: Osmaans
sense:
the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire


lexentry: eng/Punjabi__Adjective__1
written_rep: Punjabi
trans_list: Punjabi
sense:
of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language


lexentry: eng/Raków__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Raków
trans_list: Raków
sense:
Polish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC.


lexentry: eng/Wanderwort__Noun__1
written_rep: Wanderwort
trans_list: zwerfwoord
sense:
loanword that has spread to many different languages, often through trade or the adoption of foreign cultural practices


lexentry: eng/abandonment__Noun__1
sense: voluntary leaving of a person
written_rep: abandonment
trans_list:
achterlating | het in de steek laten | het laten zitten van | verlating | veronachtzaming | verwaarlozing


lexentry: eng/abrasion_platform__Noun__1
written_rep: abrasion platform
trans_list: abrasieplat | abrasievlak
sense:
sloping or nearly flat bedrock surface extending out from the foot of a marine cliff under shallow water of a breaker (wave) zone


lexentry: eng/absolution__Noun__1
written_rep: absolution
trans_list: absolutie
sense:
exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven


lexentry: eng/absorption_line__Noun__1
written_rep: absorption line
trans_list: absorptielijn | absorptiestreep
sense:
a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength


lexentry: eng/accredit__Verb__1
written_rep: accredit
trans_list: accrediteren
sense:
To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.


lexentry: eng/acknowledgment__Noun__1
written_rep: acknowledgment
trans_list: bevestiging
sense:
formal statement or document recognizing the fulfilment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure


lexentry: eng/ado__Noun__1
written_rep: ado
trans_list: gedoe
sense:
doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles


lexentry: eng/ageism__Noun__1
written_rep: ageism
trans_list: leeftijdsdiscriminatie
sense:
the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age


lexentry: eng/allotment__Noun__1
written_rep: allotment
trans_list: betoelaging
sense:
law: the allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person


lexentry: eng/appeal__Noun__1
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: beroep
sense:
application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court of judge to be reviewed and overturned


lexentry: eng/appeal__Verb__1
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: in beroep gaan | in hoger beroep gaan
sense:
(intransitive) to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned


lexentry: eng/appeal__Verb__1
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: appeleren | beroep doen op
sense:
to call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one’s rights


lexentry: eng/appear__Verb__1
written_rep: appear
trans_list: verschijnen
sense:
to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like


lexentry: eng/application__Noun__1
written_rep: application
trans_list: aanvraag | sollicitatie | aanschrijven
sense:
a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar


lexentry: eng/approach__Verb__1
written_rep: approach
trans_list: benaderen
sense:
(figuratively) to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal


lexentry: eng/approaches__Noun__1
written_rep: approaches
trans_list: benadering
sense:
covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place


lexentry: eng/arbitration__Noun__1
written_rep: arbitration
trans_list: arbitratie
sense:
process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute


lexentry: eng/archaeophyte__Noun__1
written_rep: archaeophyte
trans_list: archeofyt
sense:
plant introduced to an area by humans (or arrived naturally, but from an area in which it was present as a human introduction) and became naturalized before 1500 C.E.


lexentry: eng/archetype__Noun__1
written_rep: archetype
trans_list: archetype
sense:
original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned


lexentry: eng/armor__Noun__1
written_rep: armor
trans_list: pantser | harnas
sense:
protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces


lexentry: eng/as_of_right__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: as of right
trans_list: van rechtswege
sense:
by virtue of an entitlement or authority which arises from certain legal conditions or circumstances


lexentry: eng/asteroid__Noun__2
written_rep: asteroid
trans_list: asteroïde | planetoïde
sense:
astronomy: a naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star


lexentry: eng/atheist__Noun__1
written_rep: atheist
trans_list: atheïst | atheïste
sense:
a person who rejects belief that any deities exist, whether or not that person believes that deities do not exist


lexentry: eng/aver__Verb__1
written_rep: aver
trans_list: beamen
sense:
to assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner


lexentry: eng/backslash__Noun__1
sense: punctuation mark
written_rep: backslash
trans_list:
backslash | omgekeerde schuine streep | schuine streep naar achter | schuine streep naar links | terugschrap | terugstreep


lexentry: eng/bakfiets__Noun__1
written_rep: bakfiets
trans_list: bakfiets
sense:
bicycle or tricycle with a large box, originally used to transport goods but now more commonly for carrying young children


lexentry: eng/biochemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: biochemistry
trans_list: biochemie
sense:
the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism


lexentry: eng/blowfish__Noun__1
written_rep: blowfish
trans_list: kogelvis
sense:
any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe


lexentry: eng/boatswain__Noun__1
written_rep: boatswain
trans_list: bootsman
sense:
the officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship


lexentry: eng/bombard__Verb__1
written_rep: bombard
trans_list: bombarderen
sense:
to direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms


lexentry: eng/bondsman__Noun__1
written_rep: bondsman
trans_list: borg
sense:
someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations


lexentry: eng/braze__Verb__2
written_rep: braze
trans_list: solderen
sense:
The joining together of two metal pieces, without melting them, using heat and diffusion of a jointing alloy of capillary thickness


lexentry: eng/brazen_bull__Noun__1
written_rep: brazen bull
trans_list: messingen stier
sense:
ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death


lexentry: eng/bribery__Noun__1
written_rep: bribery
trans_list: omkoperij
sense:
making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions


lexentry: eng/bust__Verb__1
written_rep: bust
trans_list: betrappen
sense:
(slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal


lexentry: eng/c!slash!o__Preposition__1
written_rep: c/o
trans_list: p/a | per adres
sense:
an intermediary who is responsible for transferring a piece of mail between the postal system and the final addressee


lexentry: eng/caesaropapism__Noun__1
written_rep: caesaropapism
trans_list: cesaropapie
sense:
combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters


lexentry: eng/calumny__Verb__1
written_rep: calumny
trans_list: belasteren
sense:
to make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing


lexentry: eng/cave_painting__Noun__1
written_rep: cave painting
trans_list: grotschildering
sense:
activity of applying pigments to the interior surfaces of caves to create images, especially when carried out in prehistoric times


lexentry: eng/cave_painting__Noun__1
written_rep: cave painting
trans_list: grotschildering
sense:
paintings resulting from this activity regarded collectively, especially if prehistoric; an individual painting of this type


lexentry: eng/centre-right__Adjective__1
written_rep: centre-right
trans_list: centrumrechts
sense:
leaning to the right but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other rightist variants


lexentry: eng/chancellor__Noun__1
written_rep: chancellor
trans_list: kanselier
sense:
senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government


lexentry: eng/charter__Noun__1
written_rep: charter
trans_list: handvest | charter
sense:
document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges


lexentry: eng/chorus__Noun__1
written_rep: chorus
trans_list: koor
sense:
(Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song


lexentry: eng/chronogram__Noun__1
written_rep: chronogram
trans_list: jaardicht
sense:
a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged


lexentry: eng/climate_strike__Noun__1
written_rep: climate strike
trans_list: klimaatstaking
sense:
a protest in form of skipping school or work to draw public's attention to the problem of climate crisis


lexentry: eng/cognitive_dissonance__Noun__1
written_rep: cognitive dissonance
trans_list: cognitieve dissonantie
sense:
conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one's beliefs and one's actions or other beliefs


lexentry: eng/conjunction__Noun__1
written_rep: conjunction
trans_list: voegwoord
sense:
astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth


lexentry: eng/conjunction__Noun__1
written_rep: conjunction
trans_list: voegwoord
sense:
logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator


lexentry: eng/consociational__Adjective__1
written_rep: consociational
trans_list: pacificatiepolitiek
sense:
Having major internal divisions, with none of the divisions large enough to form a majority group, yet nonetheless stable due to consultation among the elites


lexentry: eng/constitution__Noun__1
written_rep: constitution
trans_list: grondwet
sense:
formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions


lexentry: eng/contemplation__Noun__1
written_rep: contemplation
trans_list: beschouwing | bespiegeling | overweging
sense:
The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study


lexentry: eng/contractor__Noun__1
written_rep: contractor
trans_list: uitvoerder
sense:
A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects


lexentry: eng/contravention__Noun__1
written_rep: contravention
trans_list: schending
sense:
The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement


lexentry: eng/coordinate__Noun__1
written_rep: coordinate
trans_list: coördinaat
sense:
(mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure․


lexentry: eng/coset__Noun__1
written_rep: coset
trans_list: laag
sense:
result of applying group operation with fixed element from the parent group on each element of a subgroup


lexentry: eng/cosmopolis__Noun__1
written_rep: cosmopolis
trans_list: kosmopolis
sense:
An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds.


lexentry: eng/counterculture__Noun__1
written_rep: counterculture
trans_list: tegencultuur
sense:
any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture


lexentry: eng/counterweight__Noun__1
written_rep: counterweight
trans_list: contragewicht
sense:
heavy mass reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering of something


lexentry: eng/couple__Noun__1
written_rep: couple
trans_list: koppel
sense:
two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction, thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment


lexentry: eng/crank__Noun__1
written_rep: crank
trans_list: zwengel | krukas
sense:
a bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an arm attached to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation


lexentry: eng/crockery__Noun__1
written_rep: crockery
trans_list: servies
sense:
dishes, plates, and other tableware, usually made of some ceramic material used for serving food on and eating it from


lexentry: eng/crocket__Noun__1
written_rep: crocket
trans_list: hogel
sense:
(architecture) any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture


lexentry: eng/cubism__Noun__1
written_rep: cubism
trans_list: kubisme
sense:
An artistic movement characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes


lexentry: eng/curve__Noun__1
written_rep: curve
trans_list: figuur | rondingen
sense:
informal: usually in plural: attractive features of a woman or informal: attractive shape of a woman's body


lexentry: eng/custom_house__Noun__1
written_rep: custom house
trans_list: douane
sense:
official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit


lexentry: eng/cynosure__Noun__1
written_rep: cynosure
trans_list: gastgezin
sense:
something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration


lexentry: eng/cytogenetics__Noun__1
written_rep: cytogenetics
trans_list: cytogenetica
sense:
the branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes


lexentry: eng/dark_energy__Noun__1
written_rep: dark energy
trans_list: donkere energie
sense:
hypothetical form of energy which, it is supposed, is spread uniformly throughout space and time and has anti-gravitational properties


lexentry: eng/dead_ringer__Noun__1
written_rep: dead ringer
trans_list: evenbeeld
sense:
someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another


lexentry: eng/declination__Noun__1
written_rep: declination
trans_list: declinatie
sense:
at a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane


lexentry: eng/deliberation__Noun__1
written_rep: deliberation
trans_list: afweging
sense:
the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure


lexentry: eng/demagogue__Noun__1
written_rep: demagogue
trans_list: demagoog | volksmenner | volksopruier
sense:
(pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument


lexentry: eng/denialism__Noun__1
written_rep: denialism
trans_list: negationisme
sense:
position of those who reject propositions that are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence


lexentry: eng/diagenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: diagenesis
trans_list: diagenese
sense:
all the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification


lexentry: eng/district_attorney__Noun__1
written_rep: district attorney
trans_list: advocaat-generaal
sense:
the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals


lexentry: eng/do_I_know_you__Phrase__1
sense: do I know you?
written_rep: do I know you
trans_list:
ken ik je ergens van? | ken ik je niet ergens van? | ken ik je? | ken ik jullie? | ken ik u ergens van? | ken ik u niet ergens van?


lexentry: eng/don't_shoot_the_messenger__Proverb__1
sense: the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
written_rep: don't shoot the messenger
trans_list:
geef niet de boodschapper de schuld | schiet niet op de boodschapper | schiet niet van de boodschapper


lexentry: eng/double_glazing__Noun__1
written_rep: double glazing
trans_list: dubbele beglazing
sense:
A system of insulated windows (and doors) having two parallel layers of glass separated by an air space


lexentry: eng/double_life__Noun__1
written_rep: double life
trans_list: dubbelleven
sense:
existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from a person's family, friends, and work colleagues


lexentry: eng/dowel__Noun__1
written_rep: dowel
trans_list: deuvel
sense:
a pin fitting into holes, partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their position


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
written_rep: drop
trans_list: laten vallen
sense:
to let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on)


lexentry: eng/due_diligence__Noun__1
written_rep: due diligence
trans_list: due diligence | gepaste zorgvuldigheid
sense:
a legally binding process during which a potential buyer evaluates the assets and liabilities of a company


lexentry: eng/elector__Noun__1
written_rep: elector
trans_list: kiesman
sense:
member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States


lexentry: eng/electric_circuit__Noun__1
written_rep: electric circuit
trans_list: stroomkring
sense:
path or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current


lexentry: eng/elucidation__Noun__1
written_rep: elucidation
trans_list: verklaring | verduidelijking
sense:
A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration


lexentry: eng/emergence__Noun__1
written_rep: emergence
trans_list: opkomst
sense:
The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view


lexentry: eng/encryption__Noun__1
written_rep: encryption
trans_list: encryptie
sense:
process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, and/or passwords


lexentry: eng/endorheic__Adjective__1
written_rep: endorheic
trans_list: endoreïsch
sense:
having no outflow to an external body of water such as a river or ocean, and only losing water through evaporation


lexentry: eng/endow__Verb__1
written_rep: endow
trans_list: begiftigen | doteren
sense:
to give property to (someone) as a gift; to provide with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits


lexentry: eng/endpaper__Noun__1
written_rep: endpaper
trans_list: dekblad
sense:
either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages


lexentry: eng/enemy__Noun__1
written_rep: enemy
trans_list: vijand | tegenstander
sense:
someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else


lexentry: eng/epicene__Adjective__1
written_rep: epicene
trans_list: gemeenslachtig | geslachtloos
sense:
of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents


lexentry: eng/epiphenomenon__Noun__1
written_rep: epiphenomenon
trans_list: bijverschijnsel | epifenomeen
sense:
metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system


lexentry: eng/equilibrium__Noun__1
written_rep: equilibrium
trans_list: evenwicht
sense:
physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero


lexentry: eng/equivocal__Adjective__1
written_rep: equivocal
trans_list: bedenkelijk
sense:
capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters


lexentry: eng/ethereal__Adjective__1
written_rep: ethereal
trans_list: etherisch | hemels
sense:
Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere


lexentry: eng/euergetism__Noun__1
written_rep: euergetism
trans_list: evergetisme
sense:
the practice of élite in Greek and Roman cities to distribute a part of their wealth to the community


lexentry: eng/eukaryote__Noun__1
written_rep: eukaryote
trans_list: eukaryoten
sense:
any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus


lexentry: eng/eunuch__Noun__1
written_rep: eunuch
trans_list: eunuch
sense:
such a man who was harem guard or in Middle Eastern courts under Roman Emperors, important officials of the state


lexentry: eng/evasion__Noun__1
written_rep: evasion
trans_list: ontduiking
sense:
the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation


lexentry: eng/evening_star__Noun__1
sense: Oenothera biennis
written_rep: evening star
trans_list:
leliën-van-een-nacht | middelste teunisbloem | nachtkaars | nachtkeers | nachtpitjes | vierentwintiguursbloem


lexentry: eng/every_cloud_has_a_silver_lining__Proverb__1
sense: in every bad situation there is an element of good
written_rep: every cloud has a silver lining
trans_list:
na regen komt zonneschijn | achter de wolken schijnt de zon | dat dan weer wel | elk nadeel heeft zijn voordeel


lexentry: eng/expiration__Noun__1
written_rep: expiration
trans_list: ademhaling
sense:
act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration


lexentry: eng/facial_expression__Noun__1
written_rep: facial expression
trans_list: gelaatsuitdrukking | gezichtsuitdrukking
sense:
expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face


lexentry: eng/fascine__Noun__1
written_rep: fascine
trans_list: takkenbos
sense:
(fortification) a cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets


lexentry: eng/fashion__Noun__1
written_rep: fashion
trans_list: mode
sense:
current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons


lexentry: eng/federal__Adjective__1
written_rep: federal
trans_list: federaal
sense:
pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations


lexentry: eng/fibromyalgia__Noun__1
written_rep: fibromyalgia
trans_list: fibromyalgie
sense:
condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints


lexentry: eng/fifth_column__Noun__1
written_rep: fifth column
trans_list: vijfde colonne
sense:
a group of people which clandestinely undermines a larger group, such as a nation, to which it is expected to be loyal


lexentry: eng/finagle__Verb__1
written_rep: finagle
trans_list: foefelen | ritselen | zwendelen
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) to cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods (often with "out of")


lexentry: eng/fixture__Noun__1
written_rep: fixture
trans_list: installatie
sense:
(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it


lexentry: eng/forensic__Adjective__1
written_rep: forensic
trans_list: forensisch | gerechtelijk | gerechts-
sense:
relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law


lexentry: eng/formidable__Adjective__1
written_rep: formidable
trans_list: ontzagwekkend
sense:
causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality


lexentry: eng/formulate__Verb__1
written_rep: formulate
trans_list: formuleren | verwoorden
sense:
to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression


lexentry: eng/free_world__Noun__1
written_rep: free world
trans_list: Vrije Wereld
sense:
collectively, all the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states


lexentry: eng/gag_order__Noun__1
written_rep: gag order
trans_list: muilband
sense:
any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing


lexentry: eng/gambling__Noun__1
written_rep: gambling
trans_list: gok
sense:
activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance


lexentry: eng/gapers'_block__Noun__1
written_rep: gapers' block
trans_list: kijkfile
sense:
traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction


lexentry: eng/gauge__Noun__1
written_rep: gauge
trans_list: meter
sense:
a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard


lexentry: eng/gauge__Noun__1
written_rep: gauge
trans_list: meetinstrument
sense:
any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge


lexentry: eng/gender_dysphoria__Noun__1
written_rep: gender dysphoria
trans_list: genderdysforie
sense:
profound unhappiness related to characteristics associated with one's birth-assigned sex, experienced by some transgender people


lexentry: eng/general_anesthesia__Noun__1
written_rep: general anesthesia
trans_list: algehele anesthesie
sense:
a type of anesthesia that causes loss of sensation to the whole body, usually to the point of unconsciousness


lexentry: eng/geothermal_energy__Noun__1
written_rep: geothermal energy
trans_list: bodemwarmte
sense:
heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity


lexentry: eng/get_wind_of__Verb__1
written_rep: get wind of
trans_list: de lucht van iets in den neus krijgen
sense:
To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential


lexentry: eng/gladiator__Noun__1
written_rep: gladiator
trans_list: gladiator
sense:
(in ancient Rome) a person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal


lexentry: eng/godmother__Noun__1
written_rep: godmother
trans_list: meter | peetmoeder
sense:
woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner


lexentry: eng/grant__Verb__1
written_rep: grant
trans_list: toegeven
sense:
to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede


lexentry: eng/greatness__Noun__1
written_rep: greatness
trans_list: grootheid
sense:
The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc


lexentry: eng/gulag__Noun__1
written_rep: gulag
trans_list: goelag
sense:
system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s)


lexentry: eng/gun__Noun__1
written_rep: gun
trans_list: kanon
sense:
(military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity


lexentry: eng/happy_birthday__Interjection__1
sense: good wishes for a birthday
written_rep: happy birthday
trans_list:
gelukkige verjaardag | fijne verjaardag | gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag | gefeliciteerd | proficiat


lexentry: eng/heathendom__Noun__1
written_rep: heathendom
trans_list: heidendom
sense:
from one religion's or creed's perspective, the rest of the world that does not follow that creed or religion


lexentry: eng/holography__Noun__1
written_rep: holography
trans_list: holografie
sense:
a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance


lexentry: eng/homoglyph__Noun__1
written_rep: homoglyph
trans_list: homoglyph
sense:
A character identical or nearly identical in appearance to another, but which differs in the meaning it represents


lexentry: eng/hypocrisy__Noun__1
written_rep: hypocrisy
trans_list: hypocrisie | schijnheiligheid | huichelarij
sense:
claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess


lexentry: eng/imposture__Noun__1
written_rep: imposture
trans_list: oplichter
sense:
The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating


lexentry: eng/impunity__Noun__1
written_rep: impunity
trans_list: straffeloosheid
sense:
freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.


lexentry: eng/in_for_a_penny,_in_for_a_pound__Proverb__1
written_rep: in for a penny, in for a pound
trans_list: wie a zegt, moet ook b zeggen
sense:
Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof


lexentry: eng/infer__Verb__1
written_rep: infer
trans_list: concluderen
sense:
to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence


lexentry: eng/infusion__Noun__1
written_rep: infusion
trans_list: kruidenthee
sense:
a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities


lexentry: eng/inhere__Verb__1
written_rep: inhere
trans_list: een inherent deel van uitmaken | inhouden
sense:
To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something


lexentry: eng/inheritance_law__Noun__1
written_rep: inheritance law
trans_list: erfrecht
sense:
Area of plaw pertaining to passing on property, titles, debts, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual


lexentry: eng/instantaneous__Adjective__1
written_rep: instantaneous
trans_list: bruusk
sense:
occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time


lexentry: eng/insurrection__Noun__1
written_rep: insurrection
trans_list: opstand | muiterij | rebellie
sense:
action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/interdict__Noun__1
written_rep: interdict
trans_list: interdictie
sense:
A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person


lexentry: eng/interface__Noun__1
written_rep: interface
trans_list: interface
sense:
computing, object-oriented: piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement


lexentry: eng/intractability__Noun__1
sense: (of people) the state of being intractable
written_rep: intractability
trans_list:
balsturigheid | eigengereidheid | eigenwijsheid | eigenzinnigheid | onhandelbaarheid | onmeegaandheid


lexentry: eng/introit__Noun__1
written_rep: introit
trans_list: introïtus
sense:
part of a psalm or other portion of the Bible read or sung at Mass immediately after the priest ascends to the altar


lexentry: eng/intron__Noun__1
written_rep: intron
trans_list: intron
sense:
genetics: portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing


lexentry: eng/involution__Noun__1
written_rep: involution
trans_list: regressie
sense:
mathematics; an endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse


lexentry: eng/irksome__Adjective__1
written_rep: irksome
trans_list: vervelend
sense:
disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; bothersome; annoying; irritating; wearisome; tedious


lexentry: eng/jobsworth__Noun__1
written_rep: jobsworth
trans_list: pennenlikker
sense:
minor official or worker who refuses to be flexible in the application of rules to help a client or customer


lexentry: eng/kick_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: kick wheel
trans_list: pottenbakkersschijf
sense:
A wheel or disc used to throw pots, turned by kicking or pushing a heavy stone or concrete base with the foot


lexentry: eng/languor__Noun__1
written_rep: languor
trans_list: loomheid
sense:
state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid feeling; an instance of this


lexentry: eng/lectern__Noun__1
written_rep: lectern
trans_list: koorlessenaar
sense:
a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service


lexentry: eng/lees__Noun__1
written_rep: lees
trans_list: bezinksel
sense:
the sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit


lexentry: eng/libido__Noun__1
written_rep: libido
trans_list: libido
sense:
drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
trans_list: verbinding
sense:
connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
trans_list: meetlat | regel
sense:
long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
trans_list: regel | lijn
sense:
music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed


lexentry: eng/localization__Noun__1
written_rep: localization
trans_list: landelijke aanpassing
sense:
software engineering: act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region


lexentry: eng/lotus_position__Noun__1
written_rep: lotus position
trans_list: kleermakerszit
sense:
a cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting below the lower leg of the opposite leg


lexentry: eng/lump__Noun__1
written_rep: lump
trans_list: brok | klont
sense:
something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group


lexentry: eng/machicolation__Noun__1
written_rep: machicolation
trans_list: mezekouw | mezenkooi
sense:
opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building


lexentry: eng/magnesite__Noun__1
written_rep: magnesite
trans_list: magnesiet
sense:
a form of magnesium carbonate, O₃, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state


lexentry: eng/mainland_China__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: mainland China
trans_list: Chinese vasteland | continentaal China
sense:
area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan


lexentry: eng/many_a__Determiner__1
written_rep: many a
trans_list: veel
sense:
being one of a large number, each one of many; belonging to an aggregate or category, considered singly as one of a kind


lexentry: eng/mattress__Noun__1
written_rep: mattress
trans_list: zinkstuk
sense:
engineering: a flat structure of brushwood or similar material used to provide a foundation for a structure including embankments


lexentry: eng/means_of_transportation__Noun__1
written_rep: means of transportation
trans_list: vervoermiddel
sense:
general term for the different kinds of transport facilities that are often used to transport people or cargo in many ways


lexentry: eng/mid__Preposition__1
written_rep: mid
trans_list: te midden van
sense:
in linguistics, made with a somewhat elevated position of some part of the tongue relative to the palate


lexentry: eng/mind_one's_own_business__Verb__1
written_rep: mind one's own business
trans_list: met zijn eigen zaken bemoeien
sense:
to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others


lexentry: eng/moon_pool__Noun__1
written_rep: moon pool
trans_list: moonpool
sense:
opening in the base of the hull of a vessel, which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below


lexentry: eng/moor__Verb__1
written_rep: moor
trans_list: meren
sense:
to fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains


lexentry: eng/moral_hazard__Noun__1
written_rep: moral hazard
trans_list: moreel risico | moreel wangedrag
sense:
prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk


lexentry: eng/mudflap__Noun__1
written_rep: mudflap
trans_list: spatlap
sense:
A rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a truck to prevent mud from being thrown up onto the vehicle


lexentry: eng/myroblyte__Noun__1
written_rep: myroblyte
trans_list: myrobliet
sense:
saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity


lexentry: eng/near_abroad__Noun__1
written_rep: near abroad
trans_list: nabije buitenland
sense:
the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region


lexentry: eng/nefarious__Adjective__1
written_rep: nefarious
trans_list: berucht | misdadig | schandelijk
sense:
sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics


lexentry: eng/neither_..._nor__Conjunction__1
written_rep: neither … nor
trans_list: noch ... noch
sense:
used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas


lexentry: eng/next__Noun__1
written_rep: next
trans_list: volgende
sense:
the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)


lexentry: eng/night_watchman__Noun__1
written_rep: night watchman
trans_list: nachtwacht
sense:
a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers


lexentry: eng/no__Preposition__1
written_rep: no
trans_list: nee
sense:
used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")


lexentry: eng/no_good_deed_goes_unpunished__Proverb__1
written_rep: no good deed goes unpunished
trans_list: stank voor dank
sense:
beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility; if they are appreciated, they often lead to additional requests


lexentry: eng/no_pain,_no_gain__Proverb__1
sense: discomfort is necessary to achieve goals
written_rep: no pain, no gain
trans_list:
de kost gaat voor de baat uit | niet geschoten is altijd mis | voor iets hoort iets | wie niet waagt, wie niet wint


lexentry: eng/notation__Noun__1
written_rep: notation
trans_list: notatie
sense:
system of characters, symbols or abbreviated expressions used to express technical facts or quantities


lexentry: eng/nouveau_riche__Noun__1
written_rep: nouveau riche
trans_list: nouveau riche
sense:
new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy


lexentry: eng/obsessive__Adjective__1
written_rep: obsessive
trans_list: obsessief | dwangmatig
sense:
having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others


lexentry: eng/occident__Noun__1
written_rep: occident
trans_list: westen
sense:
part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west


lexentry: eng/omen__Noun__1
written_rep: omen
trans_list: voorteken
sense:
something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding


lexentry: eng/one-armed_bandit__Noun__1
written_rep: one-armed bandit
trans_list: eenarmige bandiet
sense:
gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin


lexentry: eng/opal__Noun__1
written_rep: opal
trans_list: opaal
sense:
a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity


lexentry: eng/oppose__Verb__1
written_rep: oppose
trans_list: tegengaan | tegenhouden
sense:
to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.


lexentry: eng/optimization__Noun__1
written_rep: optimization
trans_list: optimalisatie
sense:
the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense


lexentry: eng/optography__Noun__1
written_rep: optography
trans_list: optografie
sense:
the production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye


lexentry: eng/orthodox__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthodox
trans_list: orthodox
sense:
conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology


lexentry: eng/osteopath__Noun__1
written_rep: osteopath
trans_list: osteopaat
sense:
medicine: a healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles


lexentry: eng/ostracize__Verb__1
written_rep: ostracize
trans_list: uitstoten | mijden | verbannen
sense:
to exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence


lexentry: eng/pamphlet__Noun__1
written_rep: pamphlet
trans_list: pamflet
sense:
small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover


lexentry: eng/paraboloid__Noun__1
written_rep: paraboloid
trans_list: paraboloïde
sense:
surface having a parabolic cross section parallel to an axis, and circular or elliptical cross section perpendicular to the axis; especially the surface of revolution of a parabola


lexentry: eng/paradigm_shift__Noun__1
written_rep: paradigm shift
trans_list: paradigmawissel | paradigmawisseling
sense:
change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated by scientific discoveries


lexentry: eng/patent__Noun__1
written_rep: patent
trans_list: octrooi | patent
sense:
declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period


lexentry: eng/permeate__Verb__1
written_rep: permeate
trans_list: doordringen
sense:
to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement


lexentry: eng/petrodollar__Noun__1
written_rep: petrodollar
trans_list: petrodollar
sense:
money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil


lexentry: eng/phenol__Noun__1
written_rep: phenol
trans_list: carbol
sense:
any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring


lexentry: eng/phenolic_resin__Noun__1
written_rep: phenolic resin
trans_list: fenolhars
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a particular class of thermosetting resin made through the condensation of phenol


lexentry: eng/photocopier__Noun__1
written_rep: photocopier
trans_list: kopieermachine
sense:
machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates


lexentry: eng/planning_permission__Noun__1
written_rep: planning permission
trans_list: bouwvergunning | omgevingsvergunning
sense:
legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use of the land


lexentry: eng/pleased_to_meet_you__Phrase__1
sense: polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
written_rep: pleased to meet you
trans_list:
aangenaam | aangenaam met u kennis te maken | aangenaam om met u kennis te maken | aangename kennismaking


lexentry: eng/point-to-point__Adjective__1
written_rep: point-to-point
trans_list: punt-naar-punt
sense:
being or relating to a method of manually constructing electronic circuits where components were individually mounted on the chassis prior to soldering


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
written_rep: point
trans_list: komma
sense:
arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.)


lexentry: eng/poisoned_chalice__Noun__1
written_rep: poisoned chalice
trans_list: gifbeker | vergiftigd geschenk
sense:
something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful


lexentry: eng/poker_face__Noun__1
written_rep: poker face
trans_list: pokerface
sense:
impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing


lexentry: eng/poseur__Noun__1
written_rep: poseur
trans_list: aansteller
sense:
one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others


lexentry: eng/possess__Verb__1
written_rep: possess
trans_list: bezit nemen van
sense:
of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person’s body or mind)


lexentry: eng/pragmatism__Noun__1
written_rep: pragmatism
trans_list: pragmatisme
sense:
political theory that problems should be met with/by practical solutions rather than ideological ones


lexentry: eng/predicate_logic__Noun__1
written_rep: predicate logic
trans_list: predicatenlogica
sense:
generic term for symbolic formal systems like first-order logic, second-order logic, many-sorted logic


lexentry: eng/prerequisite__Noun__1
written_rep: prerequisite
trans_list: vereiste
sense:
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started


lexentry: eng/prevail__Verb__1
written_rep: prevail
trans_list: domineren | overwinnen | zegevieren
sense:
To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
trans_list: trots | hoogmoed | eigenwaan | fierheid | kapsones
sense:
proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
trans_list: trots | eergevoel | fierheid
sense:
quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
trans_list: trots
sense:
that of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem


lexentry: eng/protectionism__Noun__1
written_rep: protectionism
trans_list: protectionisme
sense:
a policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product by imposing tariffs, quotas or other barriers on imports


lexentry: eng/protectionist__Noun__1
written_rep: protectionist
trans_list: protectionist
sense:
someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government


lexentry: eng/prothesis__Noun__1
written_rep: prothesis
trans_list: prosthesis
sense:
the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word without changing the word's meaning or the rest of its structure


lexentry: eng/pulse__Noun__1
written_rep: pulse
trans_list: pols
sense:
normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them


lexentry: eng/quixotic__Adjective__1
written_rep: quixotic
trans_list: donquichotterig | impulsief | wereldvreemd
sense:
possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality


lexentry: eng/quotation_marks__Noun__1
written_rep: quotation marks
trans_list: aanhalingsteken
sense:
Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.


lexentry: eng/recluse__Noun__1
written_rep: recluse
trans_list: kluizenaar
sense:
A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit


lexentry: eng/recursive__Adjective__1
written_rep: recursive
trans_list: recursief
sense:
mathematics: of an expression, in which each term is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms


lexentry: eng/redundancy__Noun__1
written_rep: redundancy
trans_list: back-up
sense:
duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components


lexentry: eng/register_office__Noun__1
written_rep: register office
trans_list: burgerlijke stand
sense:
the local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted


lexentry: eng/render__Verb__1
written_rep: render
trans_list: renderen | weergeven
sense:
to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user


lexentry: eng/resentment__Noun__1
written_rep: resentment
trans_list: wrok | misnoegen
sense:
anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.


lexentry: eng/resilient__Adjective__1
written_rep: resilient
trans_list: weerbaar
sense:
returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough


lexentry: eng/reverse_dictionary__Noun__1
written_rep: reverse dictionary
trans_list: retrograad
sense:
a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on


lexentry: eng/rout__Noun__1
written_rep: rout
trans_list: zwerm
sense:
group of animals, especially one which is lively or unruly, or made up of wild animals such as wolves


lexentry: eng/running_the_gauntlet__Noun__1
written_rep: running the gauntlet
trans_list: spitsroeden lopen
sense:
physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass


lexentry: eng/sabot__Noun__1
written_rep: sabot
trans_list: manchet
sense:
a carrier around projectile(s) in firearms, cannons and artillery which holds the projectile in precision within the barrel


lexentry: eng/scenery__Noun__1
written_rep: scenery
trans_list: coulissen | decor | toneel
sense:
stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene


lexentry: eng/schedule__Noun__1
written_rep: schedule
trans_list: programma | planning
sense:
a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur


lexentry: eng/school_psychologist__Noun__1
written_rep: school psychologist
trans_list: schoolpsycholoog
sense:
practitioner or educator who conducts assessments to evaluate students on criteria such as intelligence, aptitude, and psychopathology


lexentry: eng/sea_level__Noun__1
written_rep: sea level
trans_list: zeeniveau | zeespiegel
sense:
nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured


lexentry: eng/seclusion__Noun__1
written_rep: seclusion
trans_list: afscherming
sense:
The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out


lexentry: eng/sensitivity__Noun__1
written_rep: sensitivity
trans_list: sensitiviteit
sense:
the proportion of positive individuals in a population that will be correctly identified in a binary test


lexentry: eng/serendipity__Noun__1
written_rep: serendipity
trans_list: gelukkig toeval
sense:
a combination of events which are not individually beneficial, but occurring together produce a good or wonderful outcome


lexentry: eng/shell_game__Noun__1
written_rep: shell game
trans_list: geelboegtroepiaal
sense:
game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed


lexentry: eng/shibboleth__Noun__1
written_rep: shibboleth
trans_list: cliché | slagzin | slogan | visie | woord
sense:
a common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth


lexentry: eng/shibboleth__Noun__1
written_rep: shibboleth
trans_list: herkenningswoord | wachtwoord
sense:
a word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc


lexentry: eng/signifier__Noun__1
written_rep: signifier
trans_list: betekenaar
sense:
(linguistics) the sound of spoken word or string of letters on a page that a person recognizes as a sign


lexentry: eng/simplicity__Noun__1
written_rep: simplicity
trans_list: eenvoud
sense:
quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
written_rep: sky
trans_list: hemel | lucht
sense:
atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen


lexentry: eng/smooth__Adjective__1
written_rep: smooth
trans_list: glad
sense:
mathematics, of a function: Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain


lexentry: eng/snatch_victory_from_the_jaws_of_defeat__Verb__1
written_rep: snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
trans_list: de overwinning voor de poorten van de hel wegslepen
sense:
suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment


lexentry: eng/social_distancing__Noun__1
written_rep: social distancing
trans_list: sociale onthouding
sense:
practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases


lexentry: eng/sounding_board__Noun__1
written_rep: sounding board
trans_list: klankbord
sense:
thin board that forms part of the resonating chamber of a musical instrument and serves to reinforce its sound


lexentry: eng/spelling__Noun__1
written_rep: spelling
trans_list: spelling
sense:
the practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography


lexentry: eng/spoils__Noun__1
written_rep: spoils
trans_list: het uitdelen van ambten aan partijgenoten | vriendjespolitiek
sense:
public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction.


lexentry: eng/sputter__Verb__1
written_rep: sputter
trans_list: verpulveren
sense:
to cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions


lexentry: eng/squishy__Adjective__1
written_rep: squishy
trans_list: blasé
sense:
(of an object or substance) yielding easily to pressure; very soft; especially, soft and wet, as mud


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
written_rep: star
trans_list: ster
sense:
a celestial body appearing as a point of light on the clear night sky, whose position is relatively fixed with respect to each other


lexentry: eng/stifle__Verb__1
written_rep: stifle
trans_list: verstikken | versmoren
sense:
to make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing


lexentry: eng/stroboscope__Noun__1
written_rep: stroboscope
trans_list: stroboscoop
sense:
instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals


lexentry: eng/succeed__Verb__1
written_rep: succeed
trans_list: volgen
sense:
To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things


lexentry: eng/succeed__Verb__1
written_rep: succeed
trans_list: lukken
sense:
To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful


lexentry: eng/suck_into__Verb__1
written_rep: suck into
trans_list: inzuigen
sense:
cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking


lexentry: eng/suicide__Noun__1
written_rep: suicide
trans_list: zelfmoordenaar | zelfmoordenaares | zelfmoordenaarster
sense:
person who has killed himself/herself, is killing (is attempting/has attempted to kill) himself/herself


lexentry: eng/suspension__Noun__1
written_rep: suspension
trans_list: schorsing
sense:
temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct


lexentry: eng/suspension__Noun__1
written_rep: suspension
trans_list: suspensie
sense:
topology: A function derived, in a standard way, from another, such that the instant function’s domain and codomain are suspensions of the original function’s


lexentry: eng/suspension__Noun__1
written_rep: suspension
trans_list: suspensie
sense:
topology: A topological space derived from another by taking the product of the original space with an interval and collapsing each end of the product to a point


lexentry: eng/sustainable_development__Noun__1
written_rep: sustainable development
trans_list: duurzame ontwikkeling
sense:
development seeking to economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same, by not exceeding natural regenerative capacity


lexentry: eng/switchblade__Noun__1
written_rep: switchblade
trans_list: springmes | stiletto | vouwmes
sense:
a folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed


lexentry: eng/symposium__Noun__1
written_rep: symposium
trans_list: symposium
sense:
a conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations


lexentry: eng/take_hostage__Verb__1
written_rep: take hostage
trans_list: gijzelen
sense:
take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand


lexentry: eng/tartaric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: tartaric acid
trans_list: wijnsteenzuur
sense:
the aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind


lexentry: eng/technocracy__Noun__1
written_rep: technocracy
trans_list: technocratie
sense:
a system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise


lexentry: eng/temperament__Noun__1
written_rep: temperament
trans_list: temperament
sense:
the altering of certain intervals from their correct values in order to improve the moving from key to key


lexentry: eng/terrorcore__Noun__1
written_rep: terrorcore
trans_list: doodsangst
sense:
European music genre that is a faster variant of hardcore techno, often incorporating samples from horror films


lexentry: eng/the_enemy_of_my_enemy_is_my_friend__Proverb__1
written_rep: the enemy of my enemy is my friend
trans_list: de vijand van mijn vijand is mijn vriend
sense:
it is sometimes necessary to cooperate with a person one does not like or agree with, in order to combat a common threat


lexentry: eng/thesis__Noun__1
written_rep: thesis
trans_list: proefschrift | thesis | scriptie
sense:
lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis, especially one submitted as a requirement for a university degree


lexentry: eng/third_person__Noun__1
written_rep: third person
trans_list: derde persoon
sense:
the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement


lexentry: eng/toeboard__Noun__1
written_rep: toeboard
trans_list: stootblok
sense:
in throwing sports e.g. javelin and shot put, a board on the ground, over which the thrower must not step


lexentry: eng/tow_bar__Noun__1
written_rep: tow bar
trans_list: trekhaak
sense:
a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed


lexentry: eng/trace__Noun__1
written_rep: trace
trans_list: streng
sense:
one of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn


lexentry: eng/transsexual__Noun__1
written_rep: transsexual
trans_list: transseksueel
sense:
person whose gender identity did not match his/her birth sex, and who therefore is changing or has changed sex


lexentry: eng/trite__Adjective__1
written_rep: trite
trans_list: afgezaagd | banaal | versleten
sense:
used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed


lexentry: eng/trope__Noun__1
written_rep: trope
trans_list: troop | figuurlijke uitdrukking
sense:
rhetoric: figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning


lexentry: eng/trust__Noun__1
written_rep: trust
trans_list: vertrouwen
sense:
the confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another


lexentry: eng/udarnik__Noun__1
written_rep: udarnik
trans_list: stootarbeider
sense:
shock worker, super-productive worker in the Soviet Union and the other countries from the Soviet Block


lexentry: eng/undersecretary__Noun__1
written_rep: undersecretary
trans_list: onderminister
sense:
an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet


lexentry: eng/understudy__Verb__1
written_rep: understudy
trans_list: inhalen
sense:
to study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required


lexentry: eng/usurpation__Noun__1
sense: wrongful seizure
written_rep: usurpation
trans_list:
bezitsaanmatiging | overweldiging | toeeigening | usurpatie | verovering | wederrechtelijke inbezitneming


lexentry: eng/vagrant__Noun__1
written_rep: vagrant
trans_list: dakloze | vagebond | zwabber | zwerfster | zwerver
sense:
person without settled employment or habitation who supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means


lexentry: eng/value_date__Noun__1
written_rep: value date
trans_list: valuta
sense:
Date and action on which payments are credited or debited to the customer's imagined but legally real account


lexentry: eng/verve__Noun__1
written_rep: verve
trans_list: schwung
sense:
enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing


lexentry: eng/vigour__Noun__1
written_rep: vigour
trans_list: kracht
sense:
active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy


lexentry: eng/vigour__Noun__1
written_rep: vigour
trans_list: animo
sense:
strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor


lexentry: eng/vouch__Verb__1
written_rep: vouch
trans_list: waarborgen
sense:
to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)


lexentry: eng/voucher__Noun__1
written_rep: voucher
trans_list: (tegoed)bon
sense:
a piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services


lexentry: eng/wadi__Noun__1
written_rep: wadi
trans_list: wadi
sense:
a valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season


lexentry: eng/wallow__Verb__1
written_rep: wallow
trans_list: wentelen | woelen
sense:
to roll oneself about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire


lexentry: eng/war_of_aggression__Noun__1
written_rep: war of aggression
trans_list: aanvalsoorlog
sense:
military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation


lexentry: eng/warranty__Noun__1
written_rep: warranty
trans_list: garantie
sense:
legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised


lexentry: eng/weal__Noun__2
written_rep: weal
trans_list: striem
sense:
a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip


lexentry: eng/welding__Noun__1
written_rep: welding
trans_list: lassen
sense:
the action or process of welding: joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: wijsheid
sense:
ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding


lexentry: eng/word_break__Noun__1
written_rep: word break
trans_list: woordafbreking
sense:
a point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen


lexentry: eng/writing_board__Noun__1
written_rep: writing board
trans_list: bord
sense:
A smooth vertical surface to be written upon using an erasable material, large enough for several persons to read simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/yandere__Noun__1
written_rep: yandere
trans_list: jaloers
sense:
character who fits the archetype of being genuinely kind, loving, or gentle, but suddenly switching to being aggressive or deranged


lexentry: eng/yaw__Noun__1
written_rep: yaw
trans_list: strik
sense:
A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness


lexentry: eng/yaw__Noun__1
written_rep: yaw
trans_list: strik
sense:
The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane


lexentry: eng/yoke__Noun__1
written_rep: yoke
trans_list: juk
sense:
bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose


lexentry: eng/you_can_catch_more_flies_with_honey_than_with_vinegar__Proverb__1
written_rep: you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
trans_list: vliegen vang je met stroop en niet met azijn
sense:
It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity


lexentry: eng/zerg__Verb__1
written_rep: zerg
trans_list: tergen
sense:
To attack an opponent with a large swarm of units before they have been able to build sufficient defences


# simple_translation

written_rep: Caymanian
trans_list:
Kaaimaneilandse | Caymaneilander | Caymaneilands | Caymaneilandse | Kaaimaneilander | Kaaimaneilands


written_rep: X-ray
trans_list:
röntgenstraal | bestralen | doorlichten | met röntgenstralen onderzoeken | röntgenapparaat | röntgenen


written_rep: abandonment
trans_list:
abandonnement | achterlating | afstand | het afstand doen van | het in de steek laten | het laten zitten van


written_rep: abound
trans_list:
wemelen | abortuskoorts | in grote aantallen voorkomen | krioelen | overvloedig aanwezig zijn | overvloedig voortbrengen


written_rep: about-face
trans_list:
een totale ommekeer uitvoeren | het roer omgooien | koerswijziging | ommezwaai | rechtsomkeert | rechtsomkeert maken


written_rep: above ground
trans_list:
aan de oppervlakte | bovengronds | in klaarlichte dag | nog in leven | nog niet dood en begraven | openlijk


written_rep: abscond
trans_list:
vertrekken | wegrennen | zich stilletjes uit de voeten maken | zich terugtrekken | zijn biezen pakken


written_rep: appreciate
trans_list:
appreciëren | beseffen | dankbaar zijn voor | in waarde stijgen | naar waarde schatten | op waarde schatten


written_rep: condominium
trans_list:
appartementsrecht | building waarbij iedere flat individuele eigendom is maar de gronden gemeenschappelijk | flatgebouw met koopflats | gemeenschappelijk bestuurd gebied of eigendom


written_rep: conjure
trans_list:
een dringend verzoek indienen | goochelen | ontbieden | oproepen | zich inbeelden | zwarte magie beoefenen


written_rep: counterbalance
trans_list:
een tegengewicht vormen voor | een tegenkracht vormen voor | gelijk gewicht | gelijke kracht | opwegen tegen | tegenkracht


written_rep: cousin-in-law
trans_list:
aangetrouwde neef | aangetrouwde nicht | echtgenoot van neef | echtgenoot van nicht | echtgenote van neef | echtgenote van nicht


written_rep: cycle
trans_list:
cyclus | programma | fietsen | [[aanzetten|aan-]] en [[uitzetten|uit-]]/afzetten | [[inschakelen|in-]] en uitschakelen | rijden


written_rep: detail
trans_list:
detail | detailleren | detachement | gedetailleerd beschrijven | gedetailleerd uitleggen | kleinigheid


written_rep: dissent
trans_list:
afwijking van mening | dissidentie | een afwijkende mening hebben | een minderheidsstandpunt innemen | non-conformisme | van mening verschillen


written_rep: distil
trans_list:
distilleren | afdruppelen | branden | druppelsgewijs afscheiden | gedistilleerd worden | neerdruppelen


written_rep: funnel
trans_list:
trechter | door een kleiner opening voeren | door een trechter gieten | geld doen circuleren | kanaliseren


written_rep: peripatetic
trans_list:
aanhanger van Aristoteles | aristotelisch | handelsreiziger | peripatetisch | rondreizend | rondzwervend


written_rep: pillory
trans_list:
schandpaal | aan de schandpaal hangen | aan de schandpaal nagelen | aan de schandpaal zetten | afbreken | bekritiseren


written_rep: precinct
trans_list:
districtpolitiebureau | kiesdistrict | kiesgrensgebied | omsloten ruimte | politiedistrict | winkelcentrum


written_rep: quarantine
trans_list:
quarantaine | afzonderen | afzondering | in quarantaine plaatsen/zetten | isoleren | quarantainehaven


written_rep: railroad
trans_list:
(een) spoorweg(en) uitbaten | (iets) er (met de knoet) doorjagen | aan het spoor werken | sneltreinprocedure | versporen


written_rep: refrain
trans_list:
refrein | (zich) inhouden | (zich) onthouden (van) | (zich) verzetten (tegen) | bedwingen | inhouden


written_rep: understand
trans_list:
begrijpen | verstaan | snappen | but “begrijpen” or “snappen” a concept or idea or decision. | geloven


