# translation

lexentry: eng/panpipes__Noun__1
written_rep: panpipes
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panfluit
sense_list:
(musical instrument) An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top.


lexentry: eng/pansexuality__Noun__1
written_rep: pansexuality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panseksualiteit
sense_list:
A sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love and/or sexual desire for people regardless of their gender or sex.


lexentry: eng/pant__Noun__1
written_rep: pant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gehijg
sense_list:
A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.


lexentry: eng/pant__Verb__1
written_rep: pant
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hijgen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.


lexentry: eng/pantaloons__Noun__1
written_rep: pantaloons
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: broek
sense_list:
An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.


lexentry: eng/pantheism__Noun__1
written_rep: pantheism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pantheïsme
sense_list:
(religion) The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.


lexentry: eng/pantheon__Noun__1
written_rep: pantheon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pantheon
sense_list:
A temple dedicated to all the gods. | (mythology) All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.


lexentry: eng/panther__Noun__1
written_rep: panther
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panter
sense_list:
Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia. | Any big cat of the genus Panthera.


lexentry: eng/pantograph__Noun__1
written_rep: pantograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pantograaf | tekenaap
sense_list:
A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.


lexentry: eng/pantograph__Noun__1
written_rep: pantograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: stroomafnemer
sense_list:
(rail transport) A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.


lexentry: eng/pantomime__Noun__1
written_rep: pantomime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pantomime
sense_list:
(UK) A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots. [from 18th c.] | Gesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/pantry__Noun__1
written_rep: pantry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorraadkamer | bijkeuken | voorraadkast
sense_list:
A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.


lexentry: eng/pants__Noun__1
written_rep: pants
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: broek
sense_list:
(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pants__Noun__1
written_rep: pants
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: onderbroek
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pantyliner__Noun__1
written_rep: pantyliner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inlegkruisje
sense_list:
A pad worn on the inner surface of women's underpants, up against the vulva, during a low-flow day of the menstrual period, designed to absorb small, spotty quantities of menstrual fluid, in contrast to a tampon or sanitary napkin, worn on heavy-flow days.


lexentry: eng/pap__Noun__1
written_rep: pap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pap
sense_list:
(uncountable) Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.


lexentry: eng/paparazzo__Noun__1
written_rep: paparazzo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paparazzo
sense_list:
A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
written_rep: paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: papier
sense_list:
A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
written_rep: paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: artikel | papier
sense_list:
(rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
written_rep: paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: document | eindwerk | werk
sense_list:
A written document, generally shorter than a book (white paper, term paper), in particular one written for the Government.


lexentry: eng/paper_jam__Noun__1
written_rep: paper jam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: papierjam
sense_list:
(printing) A malfunction in a computer's printer or a photocopier or similar device occurring when sheets of paper become jammed inside.


lexentry: eng/paper_tape__Noun__1
written_rep: paper tape
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ponsband
sense_list:
(computing, historical) An early sequential digital storage medium originally used with teletype machines, consisting of a long roll of paper, each character being encoded as a pattern of punched holes.


lexentry: eng/paper_tiger__Noun__1
written_rep: paper tiger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: papieren tijger
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation without the ability to back up their words; apparently powerful but actually ineffective.


lexentry: eng/paperweight__Noun__1
written_rep: paperweight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presse-papier
sense_list:
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away. | Any object used for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/paperwork__Noun__1
written_rep: paperwork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paperassen
sense_list:
Routine work involving written documents. | (hyperbolic, also, figurative) Excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.


lexentry: eng/papier-mâché__Noun__1
written_rep: papier-mâché
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: papier-maché
sense_list:
Torn-up paper and other possible materials mixed with paste or glue used to create, when the mass is dried, a durable sculptural object.


lexentry: eng/pappardelle__Noun__1
written_rep: pappardelle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pappardelle
sense_list:
A broad form of fettuccine, or a narrow form of lasagne, traditionally eaten with a meat sauce (especially one made with hare).


lexentry: eng/papyrology__Noun__1
written_rep: papyrology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: papyrologie
sense_list:
The study of papyrus, particularly the branch of archeology concerning ancient texts written on papyrus.


lexentry: eng/parabola__Noun__1
written_rep: parabola
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parabool
sense_list:
(geometry) The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).


lexentry: eng/paraboloid__Noun__1
written_rep: paraboloid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paraboloïde
sense_list:
(mathematics) A 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/parachute__Noun__1
written_rep: parachute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valscherm | parachute
sense_list:
(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.


lexentry: eng/paraconsistent__Adjective__1
written_rep: paraconsistent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paraconsistent
sense_list:
(logic) Dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions.


lexentry: eng/paradiddle__Noun__1
written_rep: paradiddle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: molen
sense_list:
(music) A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments per the National Association of Rudimental Drummers or one of 40 per the Percussive Arts Society) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left.’


lexentry: eng/paradigm__Noun__1
written_rep: paradigm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paradigma | denkkader
sense_list:
A pattern, a way of doing something, especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.


lexentry: eng/paradigm__Noun__1
written_rep: paradigm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: paradigma
sense_list:
(linguistics) A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.


lexentry: eng/paradigm_shift__Noun__1
written_rep: paradigm shift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paradigmawissel | paradigmawisseling
sense_list:
(sciences) A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. [from 1962]


lexentry: eng/paragoge__Noun__1
written_rep: paragoge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paragoge
sense_list:
(grammar, prosody) The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.


lexentry: eng/paragon__Noun__1
written_rep: paragon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: paragon
sense_list:
(typography, printing, dated) The size of type between great primer and double pica, standardized as 20-point. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/paragraph__Noun__1
written_rep: paragraph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paragraaf | alinea
sense_list:
A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic. | (originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.


lexentry: eng/paralegal__Noun__1
written_rep: paralegal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: juridisch medewerker
sense_list:
(legal) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.


lexentry: eng/paralipsis__Noun__1
written_rep: paralipsis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paraleipsis
sense_list:
(rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parallax__Noun__1
written_rep: parallax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parallax
sense_list:
An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position.


lexentry: eng/parallel__Noun__1
written_rep: parallel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: evenwijdige
sense_list:
(military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.


lexentry: eng/parallel_postulate__Noun__1
written_rep: parallel postulate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parallellenpostulaat
sense_list:
(geometry) An axiom of Euclidean geometry equivalent to the statement that, given a straight line L and a point P not on the line, there exists exactly one straight line parallel to L that passes through P; a variant of this axiom, such that the number of lines parallel to L that pass through P may be zero or more than one.


lexentry: eng/parallel_universe__Noun__1
written_rep: parallel universe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parallel universum
sense_list:
(sciences, scifi, cosmology) A universe that exists separately alongside another universe, as part of a multiverse.


lexentry: eng/parallelepiped__Noun__1
written_rep: parallelepiped
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parallellepipedum
sense_list:
(geometry) A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.


lexentry: eng/parallelogram__Noun__1
written_rep: parallelogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parallellogram
sense_list:
(geometry) A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.


lexentry: eng/paralogism__Noun__1
written_rep: paralogism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: denkfout
sense_list:
A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.


lexentry: eng/paralysis__Noun__1
written_rep: paralysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verlamming
sense_list:
(pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.


lexentry: eng/paramagnetism__Noun__1
written_rep: paramagnetism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paramagnetisme
sense_list:
(physics) The tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that exhibit this tendency become temporary magnets.


lexentry: eng/paramedic__Noun__1
written_rep: paramedic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: redder
sense_list:
A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility.


lexentry: eng/parament__Noun__1
written_rep: parament
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: parament
sense_list:
A liturgical hanging on and around the altar, as well as the cloth hanging from the pulpit and lectern.


lexentry: eng/parameter__Noun__1
written_rep: parameter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parameter
sense_list:
A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc. | (programming) An input variable of a function definition, that gets an actual value (argument) at execution time.


lexentry: eng/paranoia__Noun__1
written_rep: paranoia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paranoia
sense_list:
The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of 6 subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others


lexentry: eng/paranoid_personality_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: paranoid personality disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paranoïde persoonlijkheidsstoornis
sense_list:
(psychiatry) A mental disorder characterized by paranoia and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others.


lexentry: eng/paranoid_schizophrenia__Noun__1
written_rep: paranoid schizophrenia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paranoïde schizofrenie
sense_list:
(psychiatry) A form of schizophrenia that is accompanied by delusions, either of persecution, grandeur or jealousy.


lexentry: eng/paranormal__Adjective__1
written_rep: paranormal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paranormaal
sense_list:
That (ostensibly) cannot be explained by what scientists know; supernatural; especially of or pertaining to ghosts, spirits, and supposed abilities like telepathy.


lexentry: eng/paraphilia__Noun__1
written_rep: paraphilia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: parafilie
sense_list:
(sexology) Sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity or lead to clinically significant distress or impairment (e.g. are obligatory, require participation of unconsenting individuals, lead to legal issues).


lexentry: eng/paraphyletic__Adjective__1
written_rep: paraphyletic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parafyletisch
sense_list:
(systematics) Of a defined group of taxa: not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.


lexentry: eng/parapsychology__Noun__1
written_rep: parapsychology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parapsychologie
sense_list:
The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.


lexentry: eng/parashah__Noun__1
written_rep: parashah
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: parasja
sense_list:
(Judaism) One of 54 sections of the Torah read weekly by religious Jews, particularly in the synagogue on the morning of the Jewish Sabbath


lexentry: eng/parasite__Noun__1
written_rep: parasite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parasiet
sense_list:
(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.


lexentry: eng/parasite__Noun__1
written_rep: parasite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: parasiet | profiteur
sense_list:
(pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parasitic__Adjective__1
written_rep: parasitic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parasitair | parasitisch
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite. | Drawing upon another organism for sustenance. | Exploiting another for personal gain.


lexentry: eng/parasitoid__Noun__1
written_rep: parasitoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parasitoïde
sense_list:
Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host.


lexentry: eng/parathyroid_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: parathyroid gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bijschildklier
sense_list:
(anatomy) Any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck, usually within a thyroid gland, which produce parathyroid hormone.


lexentry: eng/paratyphoid_fever__Noun__1
written_rep: paratyphoid fever
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paratyfus
sense_list:
(pathology) Any of a variety of acute infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever but less severe, caused by eating food contaminated with certain bacteria of the genus Salmonella.


lexentry: eng/parch__Verb__1
written_rep: parch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dorst
sense_list:
(transitive) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat. | (transitive, colloquial) To make very thirsty.


lexentry: eng/parchment__Noun__1
written_rep: parchment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bul | ezelsvel
sense_list:
Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing. | A diploma (traditionally written on parchment).


lexentry: eng/pardon__Noun__1
written_rep: pardon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pardon
sense_list:
(legal) An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.


lexentry: eng/pardon_my_French__Verb__1
written_rep: pardon my French
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in klare taal
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiomatic, often, humorous) To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.


lexentry: eng/pare__Verb__1
written_rep: pare
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schillen | pellen | (af)knippen | snoeien
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.


lexentry: eng/pare__Verb__1
written_rep: pare
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: beknibbelen | besnoeien | pellen | schillen
sense_list:
(transitive, often, with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.


lexentry: eng/pareidolia__Noun__1
written_rep: pareidolia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pareidolie
sense_list:
(psychology) The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.


lexentry: eng/parenchyma__Noun__1
written_rep: parenchyma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parenchym
sense_list:
(anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.


lexentry: eng/parent__Noun__1
written_rep: parent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ouder
sense_list:
(often in the plural) A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children. | (biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. [from 17th c.] | (computing) The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/parenteral__Adjective__1
written_rep: parenteral
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parenteraal
sense_list:
(medicine) Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection.


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
written_rep: parenthesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parenthese
sense_list:
A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
written_rep: parenthesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: haakje | haakjes
sense_list:
Either of a pair of brackets, especially (mainly US) round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).


lexentry: eng/paresis__Noun__1
written_rep: paresis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parese
sense_list:
A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas. | Inflammation of the brain as a cause of dementia or paralysis.


lexentry: eng/paring_knife__Noun__1
written_rep: paring knife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schilmesje
sense_list:
A thin-bladed knife intended for coring and paring (peeling) fruit such as apples as well as slicing small ingredients, especially used for precise and controlled cutting.


lexentry: eng/parish__Noun__1
written_rep: parish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parochie
sense_list:
In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church. | (US) An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live. | A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.


lexentry: eng/parish_church__Noun__1
written_rep: parish church
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parochiekerk
sense_list:
A church that serves as the religious centre of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.


lexentry: eng/parity__Noun__1
written_rep: parity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pariteit
sense_list:
(uncountable) Equality; comparability of strength or intensity. | (mathematics, countable) A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements. | (physics, countable) Symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion. | (mathematics, countable) The classification of an element of a set with parity into one of the two sets.


lexentry: eng/parity_bit__Noun__1
written_rep: parity bit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pariteitsbit
sense_list:
(computing) A bit (binary digit) used to indicate whether the number of bits in a given set with value of one is even or odd. Parity bits are used as a simple error detection code.


lexentry: eng/park__Noun__1
written_rep: park
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: park
sense_list:
An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation. | A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.


lexentry: eng/parking_disc__Noun__1
written_rep: parking disc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parkeerschijf
sense_list:
A device placed inside a parked vehicle, indicating either the time of its arrival, or its legitimacy to park in a specified place


lexentry: eng/parking_lot__Noun__1
written_rep: parking lot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parkeerplaats | parkeerterrein | parking
sense_list:
(North America, Philippines, Malaysia) An open area, generally paved, where automobiles may be left when not in use.


lexentry: eng/parking_meter__Noun__1
written_rep: parking meter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parkeermeter | parkeerautomaat
sense_list:
A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.


lexentry: eng/parking_ticket__Noun__1
written_rep: parking ticket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parkeerboete | parkeerbon
sense_list:
A legal summons issued for parking a motor vehicle in a place where such parking is restricted, or beyond the time paid for.


lexentry: eng/parkour__Noun__1
written_rep: parkour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parkour
sense_list:
(sport) An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, flipping, and other similar physical movements.


lexentry: eng/parlance__Noun__1
written_rep: parlance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dictie
sense_list:
A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.


lexentry: eng/parliament__Noun__1
written_rep: parliament
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: parlement
sense_list:
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature. [from 14th c.] | A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/parliamentarian__Noun__1
written_rep: parliamentarian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parlementariër
sense_list:
(Commonwealth) A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.


lexentry: eng/parlor__Noun__1
written_rep: parlor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: woonkamer
sense_list:
(dated, except in, Mid-Atlantic US) The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.


lexentry: eng/parochial__Adjective__1
written_rep: parochial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bekrompen
sense_list:
Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.


lexentry: eng/parody__Noun__1
written_rep: parody
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parodie
sense_list:
A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony. | (countable, archaic) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.


lexentry: eng/parole__Noun__1
written_rep: parole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorwaardelijke invrijheidstelling
sense_list:
(with on) Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour. [from 17th c.] | Conditional release of a prisoner (now especially before the end of a custodial sentence), or the term or state of such release; the system governing such releases. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/parosmia__Noun__1
written_rep: parosmia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parosmie
sense_list:
(pathology) A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.


lexentry: eng/parricide__Noun__1
written_rep: parricide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vadermoord
sense_list:
Someone who kills a relative, especially a parent. | The killing of a relative, especially a parent.


lexentry: eng/parrot__Noun__1
written_rep: parrot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: papegaai
sense_list:
A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.


lexentry: eng/parrot__Verb__1
written_rep: parrot
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: napraten | nazeggen | papegaaien
sense_list:
(transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.


lexentry: eng/parse__Verb__1
written_rep: parse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ontleden | analyseren
sense_list:
(linguistics, ambitransitive) To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parse__Verb__1
written_rep: parse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ontleden | parsen
sense_list:
(computing, ambitransitive) To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.


lexentry: eng/parsimony__Noun__1
written_rep: parsimony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zuinigheid
sense_list:
(by extension) The quality or characteristic of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem.


lexentry: eng/parsley__Noun__1
written_rep: parsley
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peterselie
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars. | (uncountable) The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.


lexentry: eng/parsnip__Noun__1
written_rep: parsnip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pastinaak
sense_list:
A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot. | The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.


lexentry: eng/part-time__Adjective__1
written_rep: part-time
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deeltijds | parttime
sense_list:
For, during, or involving less than the normal time for some activity, especially the number of hours an employee works.


lexentry: eng/part_of_speech__Noun__1
written_rep: part of speech
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: woordsoort
sense_list:
(grammar) A linguistic category of words sharing syntactic or morphological behaviour and semantic properties, such as noun or verb.


lexentry: eng/parthenogenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: parthenogenesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parthenogenese
sense_list:
(biology, countable, uncountable) (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.


lexentry: eng/partial__Adjective__1
written_rep: partial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: partieel | gedeeltelijk
sense_list:
existing as a part or portion; incomplete | (mathematics) of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential


lexentry: eng/partial__Adjective__1
written_rep: partial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: partijdig
sense_list:
biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute


lexentry: eng/partial_derivative__Noun__1
written_rep: partial derivative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: partiële afgeleide
sense_list:
(mathematics) A derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables with the other variables held constant.


lexentry: eng/participatory_democracy__Noun__1
written_rep: participatory democracy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: participatieve democratie
sense_list:
(political science) A form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies affecting their lives, rather than through elected representatives.


lexentry: eng/participle__Noun__1
written_rep: participle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deelwoord
sense_list:
(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
written_rep: particle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deeltje | partikel
sense_list:
A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
written_rep: particle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: deeltje
sense_list:
(physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
written_rep: particle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: partikel | deeltje
sense_list:
(linguistics) A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm).


lexentry: eng/particle_accelerator__Noun__1
written_rep: particle accelerator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deeltjesversneller
sense_list:
A device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds, for the purpose of inducing high energy reactions or producing high energy radiation.


lexentry: eng/particle_board__Noun__1
written_rep: particle board
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spaanplaat | spaanderplaat
sense_list:
(US, Canada, AU) a structural material manufactured from wood particles (such as chips and shavings) by pressing, and binding through resin


lexentry: eng/particulate_matter__Noun__1
written_rep: particulate matter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fijnstof
sense_list:
Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.


lexentry: eng/partition__Noun__1
written_rep: partition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: verdeling | aandeel | deel | opdeling | part | partitie
sense_list:
That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space.


lexentry: eng/partition__Noun__1
written_rep: partition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: partitie | opdeling | splitsing
sense_list:
(computing) A division of a data stream, such as a messaging queue or topic (often representing a unit of parallelism, and of fault tolerance).


lexentry: eng/partner__Noun__1
written_rep: partner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: medespeler
sense_list:
Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis. | (nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass. | (Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.


lexentry: eng/partner__Noun__1
written_rep: partner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: partner
sense_list:
A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond. | Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest. | A member of a business or law partnership. | Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.


lexentry: eng/partridge__Noun__1
written_rep: partridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patrijs
sense_list:
(ornithology) Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.


lexentry: eng/party__Noun__1
written_rep: party
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: partij
sense_list:
(now, rare, _, in general sense) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.


lexentry: eng/party_animal__Noun__1
written_rep: party animal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: feestbeest | fuifnummer
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.


lexentry: eng/party_game__Noun__1
written_rep: party game
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gezelschapsspel
sense_list:
A game played at a party, such as musical chairs or charades. | (video game genre) A multiplayer game, usually consisting of a series of short minigames, that can be easily played in a social setting.


lexentry: eng/party_horn__Noun__1
written_rep: party horn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ongegeneerd
sense_list:
A paper or plastic tube which may be blown into to create a sound, and sometimes is rolled up in a coil which unrolls and straightens out when blown.


lexentry: eng/parvenu__Noun__1
written_rep: parvenu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parvenu
sense_list:
A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.


lexentry: eng/pascal__Noun__1
written_rep: pascal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pascal
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.


lexentry: eng/pasha__Noun__1
written_rep: pasha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pasja
sense_list:
(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/pass__Noun__1
written_rep: pass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pas | passage
sense_list:
An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
written_rep: pass
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doorgaan
sense_list:
(ditransitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another. | (transitive) To go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
written_rep: pass
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voorbijgaan | overgaan | slagen | gebeuren
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.


lexentry: eng/pass_the_buck__Verb__1
written_rep: pass the buck
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwartepieten
sense_list:
(idiomatic, informal) To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/passacaglia__Noun__1
written_rep: passacaglia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passacaglia
sense_list:
(music genre) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple metre, and use of a ground bass.


lexentry: eng/passed_pawn__Noun__1
written_rep: passed pawn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vrijpion
sense_list:
(chess) A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.


lexentry: eng/passenger_seat__Noun__1
written_rep: passenger seat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passagiersstoel
sense_list:
(automotive) A seat in a vehicle for a passenger, especially the front seat next to the driver in a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/passing__Noun__1
written_rep: passing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voorbijgaan
sense_list:
The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/passing_place__Noun__1
written_rep: passing place
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ontmoetingsplaats
sense_list:
A place on a single-track road or bridge, only wide enough for one vehicle, where two vehicles travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.


lexentry: eng/passion__Noun__1
written_rep: passion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: passie | hartstocht
sense_list:
Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate. | An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.


lexentry: eng/passion__Noun__1
written_rep: passion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: passie
sense_list:
(Christianity, usually capitalized) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion. | A display, musical composition, or play meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/passionflower__Noun__1
written_rep: passionflower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maracuya
sense_list:
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.


lexentry: eng/passive__Adjective__1
written_rep: passive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passief
sense_list:
Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction. | Taking no action. | (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one. | (finance) Not participating in management.


lexentry: eng/passive_income__Noun__1
written_rep: passive income
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passief inkomen
sense_list:
(finance) An income that is made using little to no effort, such as pension income, rent, or interest, as opposed to normal employment.


lexentry: eng/passive_vocabulary__Noun__1
written_rep: passive vocabulary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passieve woordenschat
sense_list:
The words and phrases, collectively, that someone understands in speech and writing but does not commonly use.


lexentry: eng/passport__Noun__1
written_rep: passport
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paspoort | pas
sense_list:
An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.


lexentry: eng/password__Noun__1
written_rep: password
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wachtwoord
sense_list:
(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information. | (computing, cryptography) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word#Noun but nowadays often an alphanumeric#Adjective string or a phrase#Noun.


lexentry: eng/past__Adjective__1
written_rep: past
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: verleden | voorbij | voorbije
sense_list:
(grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/past_imperfect_tense__Noun__1
written_rep: past imperfect tense
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onvolkomen
sense_list:
A grammatical tense which expresses the past as an action which was still going on at the point in time described, say someone "was ...ing" something, as opposed to the already accomplished counterpart past perfect tense (where the action took place even further in the past)


lexentry: eng/past_tense__Noun__1
written_rep: past tense
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verleden tijd
sense_list:
(grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).


lexentry: eng/pasta__Noun__1
written_rep: pasta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deegwaren
sense_list:
(uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.


lexentry: eng/paste__Verb__1
written_rep: paste
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plakken
sense_list:
(transitive) To stick with paste; to cause to adhere by or as if by paste. | (transitive, computing) To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.


lexentry: eng/pasteurisation__Noun__1
written_rep: pasteurisation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pasteuriseren
sense_list:
(British spelling) Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.


lexentry: eng/pastiche__Noun__1
written_rep: pastiche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pastiche
sense_list:
A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way.


lexentry: eng/pastille__Noun__1
written_rep: pastille
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pastille
sense_list:
An often round and somewhat flat flavoured candy or sweet. | (historical) A medicinal pill, originally made of compressed herbs.


lexentry: eng/pastoral__Noun__1
written_rep: pastoral
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pastorale
sense_list:
A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic. | (music) A cantata relating to rural life; a composition for instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness; a lyrical composition the subject of which is taken from rural life.


lexentry: eng/pastoral__Noun__1
written_rep: pastoral
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: herderlijke brief
sense_list:
(religion, Christianity) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese.


lexentry: eng/pasty__Noun__1
written_rep: pasty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tepellapje
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, in the plural) A small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers.


lexentry: eng/patch__Noun__1
written_rep: patch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lap
sense_list:
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.


lexentry: eng/patchouli__Noun__1
written_rep: patchouli
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patchoeli
sense_list:
Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil. | The oil or perfume made from these plants.


lexentry: eng/patchwork__Noun__1
written_rep: patchwork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lappendeken | lapwerk
sense_list:
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.


lexentry: eng/patchwork__Noun__1
written_rep: patchwork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lappendeken
sense_list:
(figurative) Any kind of creation that makes use of many different aspects to create one whole piece.


lexentry: eng/patchwork_quilt__Noun__1
written_rep: patchwork quilt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: hutsekluts
sense_list:
(figuratively, by extension) Something having a haphazard or disorganized structure; something composed of seemingly random parts.


lexentry: eng/patent__Noun__1
written_rep: patent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: octrooi | patent
sense_list:
A 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/patent_troll__Noun__1
written_rep: patent troll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patenttrol
sense_list:
(patent law, informal, derogatory) A company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of producing, marketing, or promoting the subjects of the patents.


lexentry: eng/paternal__Adjective__1
written_rep: paternal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vaderlijk
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family. | Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father. | Acting as a father.


lexentry: eng/paternal_grandfather__Noun__1
written_rep: paternal grandfather
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grootvader van vaderszijde
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal,‎ grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/paternal_grandmother__Noun__1
written_rep: paternal grandmother
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grootmoeder van vaderszijde
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal,‎ grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/paternoster__Noun__1
written_rep: paternoster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: Onzevader
sense_list:
(archaic) A patent medicine, so named because salesmen would pray the Lord's Prayer over it before selling it.


lexentry: eng/path__Noun__1
written_rep: path
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pad
sense_list:
A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians. | (graph theory) A sequence of vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edges). A path does not visit the same vertex more than once (unless it is a closed path, where only the first and the last vertex are the same). | (topology) A continuous map f from the unit interval I = [0,1] to a topological space X.


lexentry: eng/path__Noun__1
written_rep: path
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: weg | pad
sense_list:
(computing) A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.


lexentry: eng/pathogen__Noun__1
written_rep: pathogen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ziektekiem | pathogeen
sense_list:
(pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.


lexentry: eng/pathological__Adjective__1
written_rep: pathological
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pathologisch
sense_list:
(medicine) Pertaining to pathology. | (medicine) Relating to, amounting to, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.


lexentry: eng/pathologist__Noun__1
written_rep: pathologist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patholoog | patholoog-anatoom
sense_list:
An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.


lexentry: eng/pathology__Noun__1
written_rep: pathology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pathologie
sense_list:
(academic, _, medicine) The academic biomedical specialty that advances the aspects of the biomedical sciences that allow for those clinical applications and their advancements over time. | Pathosis: any deviation from a healthy or normal structure or function; abnormality; illness or malformation.


lexentry: eng/pathway__Noun__1
written_rep: pathway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rijbaan
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism.


lexentry: eng/patina__Noun__1
written_rep: patina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pateen
sense_list:
(originally) A paten, flat type of dish. | A green colour, tinted with grey, like that of bronze patina. | (figurative) A gloss or superficial layer.


lexentry: eng/patina__Noun__1
written_rep: patina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: patina | pateen
sense_list:
The colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.


lexentry: eng/patriarch__Noun__1
written_rep: patriarch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patriarch
sense_list:
(Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/patrician__Noun__1
written_rep: patrician
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patriciër
sense_list:
(Ancient Rome) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate. | A person of high birth; a nobleman.


lexentry: eng/patriotic__Adjective__1
written_rep: patriotic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patriottisch
sense_list:
Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country


lexentry: eng/patriotism__Noun__1
written_rep: patriotism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patriottisme
sense_list:
Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.


lexentry: eng/patrol__Noun__1
written_rep: patrol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patrouille
sense_list:
(military) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts. | (military) The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.


lexentry: eng/patrolman__Noun__1
written_rep: patrolman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: surveillant
sense_list:
A police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty instead of detection or supervision.


lexentry: eng/patron_saint__Noun__1
written_rep: patron saint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beschermheilige
sense_list:
(Christianity) A saint conceived as the patron (protector or supporter) of a particular place, group, person, or activity, for whom or for which his or her intercession is specially invoked.


lexentry: eng/patronize__Verb__1
written_rep: patronize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: betuttelen | denigreren
sense_list:
(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.


lexentry: eng/patronymic__Noun__1
written_rep: patronymic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: patroniem
sense_list:
(by extension) A name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.


lexentry: eng/patsy__Noun__1
written_rep: patsy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zondebok
sense_list:
(informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.


lexentry: eng/patty__Noun__1
written_rep: patty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gehaktbal
sense_list:
(US, Australia, New Zealand) A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.


lexentry: eng/pattycake__Noun__1
written_rep: pattycake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: handjeklap | handjeplak
sense_list:
(games) A children's game in which two people alternately clap their own and each other's hands, often to the accompaniment of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man".


lexentry: eng/pattypan_squash__Noun__1
written_rep: pattypan squash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patisson
sense_list:
A summer squash of the species Cucurbita pepo, notable for its small size, round and shallow shape, and scalloped edges, which cause it to somewhat resemble a small toy top or a flying saucer.


lexentry: eng/paucal__Noun__1
written_rep: paucal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: weinigvoud
sense_list:
(grammar) A language form referring to a few of something (three to around ten), as a small group of people; contrast singular, dual, trial, and plural.


lexentry: eng/pauldron__Noun__1
written_rep: pauldron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oksel
sense_list:
A component of plate armor that protects the shoulder, generally covering more than a spaulder, also protecting the armpit and overlapping with other armor over the upper chest and back.


lexentry: eng/pave__Verb__1
written_rep: pave
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: asfalteren | bestraten | betegelen
sense_list:
(Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.


lexentry: eng/pavement__Noun__1
written_rep: pavement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: wegdek | verharding | wegverharding
sense_list:
(now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/pavilion__Noun__1
written_rep: pavilion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paviljoen
sense_list:
An ornate tent. | A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place. | A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.


lexentry: eng/paw__Noun__1
written_rep: paw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poot
sense_list:
The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.


lexentry: eng/pawa__Noun__1
written_rep: pawa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zeeoor
sense_list:
(New Zealand) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.


lexentry: eng/pawl__Noun__1
written_rep: pawl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pal
sense_list:
A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction. | A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.


lexentry: eng/pawn__Noun__1
written_rep: pawn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pion
sense_list:
(chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.


lexentry: eng/pawnbroker__Noun__1
written_rep: pawnbroker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pandjesbaas | lommerd
sense_list:
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.


lexentry: eng/pay__Verb__1
written_rep: pay
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: betalen
sense_list:
(transitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services. | (intransitive) To suffer consequences.


lexentry: eng/pay_respect__Verb__1
written_rep: pay respect
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoogachten
sense_list:
To demonstrate or profess respect to (someone or an ideal); to behave in a manner that demonstrates respect to (someone or an ideal).


lexentry: eng/payment__Noun__1
written_rep: payment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: betaling | uitbetaling
sense_list:
(countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange#Noun for goods or services, or the transaction#Noun that conveys it.


lexentry: eng/payment_card__Noun__1
written_rep: payment card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: betaalkaart
sense_list:
(banking) A card, such as a credit card or debit card, which can be used for payment of goods or services.


lexentry: eng/payment_order__Noun__1
written_rep: payment order
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: betalingsopdracht
sense_list:
(finance, chiefly, banking) An instruction from a sender to a receiving bank, transmitted orally, electronically, or in writing, to pay, or to cause another bank to pay a fixed and determinable amount of money to a beneficiary.


lexentry: eng/payola__Noun__1
written_rep: payola
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smeergeld
sense_list:
(US, Philippines) A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).


lexentry: eng/payslip__Noun__1
written_rep: payslip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: loonstrookje
sense_list:
A small document, included with an employee's wage or salary, giving details of money earned and tax and insurance paid.


lexentry: eng/paywall__Noun__1
written_rep: paywall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: betaalmuur
sense_list:
(informal, computing) A feature of a website, application or service that only allows access to certain content or functions upon payment.


lexentry: eng/pea__Noun__1
written_rep: pea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: erwt
sense_list:
Any plant of the family Fabaceae. | (culinary) The edible seed of Pisum sativum; the green pea. | (culinary) The edible seed of various other pea plants.


lexentry: eng/peace_pipe__Noun__1
written_rep: peace pipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vredespijp
sense_list:
A tobacco pipe smoked ceremonially in certain Native American cultures that symbolizes peace among those who smoke it, and among whom it is passed around from person to person.


lexentry: eng/peace_talks__Noun__1
written_rep: peace talks
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vredesbesprekingen | vredesonderhandelingen
sense_list:
A series of formal discussions between two or more nation-states or groups of people held to resolve existing conflict between them.


lexentry: eng/peaceable__Adjective__1
written_rep: peaceable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vredelievend
sense_list:
Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/peacekeeping__Noun__1
written_rep: peacekeeping
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peacekeeping
sense_list:
The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/peach__Noun__1
written_rep: peach
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perzik | perzikboom | perzikenboom
sense_list:
(countable) Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit. | (countable, uncountable) Soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.


lexentry: eng/peachfuzz__Noun__1
written_rep: peachfuzz
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dons
sense_list:
(informal) The soft, scanty beard of an adolescent male. | (rare, nonstandard) The fuzz found on the skin of a peach.


lexentry: eng/peacock__Noun__1
written_rep: peacock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pauw
sense_list:
A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female. | (entomology) Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.


lexentry: eng/peafowl__Noun__1
written_rep: peafowl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pauw
sense_list:
A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).


lexentry: eng/peak__Noun__1
written_rep: peak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piek
sense_list:
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. | The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period. | (geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.


lexentry: eng/peal__Noun__1
written_rep: peal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geluid
sense_list:
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.


lexentry: eng/pearl__Noun__1
written_rep: pearl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parel
sense_list:
A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery. | (figuratively) Something precious.


lexentry: eng/pearl__Noun__1
written_rep: pearl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: parel | parisienne
sense_list:
(uncountable, typography, printing, dated) The size of type between diamond and agate, standardized as 5-point.


lexentry: eng/peasant__Noun__1
written_rep: peasant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boer | landbouwer | landman | landarbeider
sense_list:
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.


lexentry: eng/peat__Noun__1
written_rep: peat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: turf | veen
sense_list:
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pecker__Noun__1
written_rep: pecker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pikker
sense_list:
Someone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill, particularly:


lexentry: eng/pecking_order__Noun__1
written_rep: pecking order
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pikorde
sense_list:
The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.


lexentry: eng/pectoral_sandpiper__Noun__1
written_rep: pectoral sandpiper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gestreepte strandloper
sense_list:
Calidris melanotos, a small migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania, and eats small invertebrates.


lexentry: eng/pedal__Noun__1
written_rep: pedal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pedaal | trapper
sense_list:
A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano


lexentry: eng/pedalo__Noun__1
written_rep: pedalo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trapboot | waterfiets
sense_list:
(UK, watercraft) A small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.


lexentry: eng/pedelec__Noun__1
written_rep: pedelec
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elektrische fiets
sense_list:
(informal) A bicycle with an electric motor which assists the rider but only while they are pedalling.


lexentry: eng/pederasty__Noun__1
written_rep: pederasty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: knapenliefde | knapenschennis
sense_list:
Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy. | (archaic) Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.


lexentry: eng/pedestrian_precinct__Noun__1
written_rep: pedestrian precinct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voetgangerszone
sense_list:
An area in a town or city intended for pedestrians only, where vehicles (in particular motor vehicles) are not normally allowed.


lexentry: eng/pediatric__Adjective__1
written_rep: pediatric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pediatrisch
sense_list:
(American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.


lexentry: eng/pediatrician__Noun__1
written_rep: pediatrician
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kinderarts | pediater
sense_list:
(American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.


lexentry: eng/pediatrics__Noun__1
written_rep: pediatrics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pediatrie | kindergeneeskunde
sense_list:
(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.


lexentry: eng/pedicel__Noun__1
written_rep: pedicel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloemsteel
sense_list:
(botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster.


lexentry: eng/pedigree__Noun__1
written_rep: pedigree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stamboom
sense_list:
A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pediment__Noun__1
written_rep: pediment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fronton
sense_list:
(architectural element) A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.


lexentry: eng/pedology__Noun__1
written_rep: pedology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pedologie
sense_list:
The sub-discipline of soil science that: studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification or studies the soil profile or solum in its natural setting.


lexentry: eng/pedometer__Noun__1
written_rep: pedometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stappenteller
sense_list:
A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.


lexentry: eng/pedophile__Noun__1
written_rep: pedophile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pedofiel
sense_list:
(by extension, common use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child.


lexentry: eng/pedophilia__Noun__1
written_rep: pedophilia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pedofilie | knapenliefde
sense_list:
Sexual attraction by adults and adolescents to children, specifically prepubescent children. | (by extension, proscribed) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.


lexentry: eng/peekaboo__Noun__1
written_rep: peekaboo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kiekeboe
sense_list:
(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".


lexentry: eng/peel__Noun__3
written_rep: peel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: broodschieter | ovenpaal | ovenschieter | ovenschop
sense_list:
A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.


lexentry: eng/peel__Verb__1
written_rep: peel
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schillen
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove the skin or outer covering of. | (transitive) To remove something from the outer or top layer of.


lexentry: eng/peep__Verb__2
written_rep: peep
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: piepen
sense_list:
(intransitive, dated) To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.


lexentry: eng/peephole__Noun__1
written_rep: peephole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kijkgat
sense_list:
A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.


lexentry: eng/peeping_tom__Noun__1
written_rep: peeping tom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gluurder | voyeur
sense_list:
A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other.


lexentry: eng/peer__Noun__2
written_rep: peer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: edele | edelman
sense_list:
A noble with a title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.


lexentry: eng/peg__Noun__1
written_rep: peg
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: onderwerp
sense_list:
(journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.


lexentry: eng/peg__Verb__1
written_rep: peg
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aaneenpennen
sense_list:
(transitive) To fasten using a peg. | (cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg. | (slang, transitive) To engage in anal sex by penetrating with a strap-on dildo.


lexentry: eng/peignoir__Noun__1
written_rep: peignoir
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peignoir
sense_list:
A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear


lexentry: eng/pellagra__Noun__1
written_rep: pellagra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pellagra
sense_list:
(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pellet__Noun__1
written_rep: pellet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: braakbal | uilenbal
sense_list:
Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.


lexentry: eng/peloton__Noun__1
written_rep: peloton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peloton
sense_list:
(cycle racing) A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.


lexentry: eng/pelt__Noun__1
written_rep: pelt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: huid | pels | vel | dos | vacht
sense_list:
The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).


lexentry: eng/pelt__Verb__2
written_rep: pelt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bombarderen | bekogelen | bestoken
sense_list:
To bombard (someone or something) with missiles. | To force (someone or something) to move using blows or the throwing of missiles.


lexentry: eng/pelvic_floor__Noun__1
written_rep: pelvic floor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bekkenbodem
sense_list:
(anatomy) A muscular partition, formed by the muscle fibers of the levator ani, the coccygeus, and associated connective tissue, which spans the area underneath the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/pelvis__Noun__1
written_rep: pelvis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bekken
sense_list:
(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.


lexentry: eng/pen__Noun__2
written_rep: pen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pen
sense_list:
A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.


lexentry: eng/penal_colony__Noun__1
written_rep: penal colony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strafkolonie | colonie pénale
sense_list:
A colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of deportees, typically where free labor is desperately scarce.


lexentry: eng/penalty__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: straf
sense_list:
A legal sentence. | (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.


lexentry: eng/penalty_area__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty area
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strafschopgebied | zestien | zestienmetergebied
sense_list:
(football, futsal) An area of a pitch or field, inside which a penalty is given to the offensive team if a foul is made by the defensive team.


lexentry: eng/penalty_box__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strafbank
sense_list:
(ice hockey) An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction.


lexentry: eng/penalty_kick__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty kick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strafschop | penalty | elfmeter | pingel
sense_list:
(soccer) A form of direct free kick, taken from the penalty spot after a defensive foul in the penalty box, with only the goalkeeper defending the goal.


lexentry: eng/penalty_mark__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty mark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: penaltystip | strafschopstip
sense_list:
(football) a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken


lexentry: eng/penalty_shootout__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty shootout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strafschoppenserie
sense_list:
(football, field hockey) A series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.


lexentry: eng/penalty_shot__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty shot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: penalty
sense_list:
(ice hockey) A penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except the goaltender.


lexentry: eng/penance__Noun__1
written_rep: penance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boetedoening
sense_list:
A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.


lexentry: eng/pencil__Noun__1
written_rep: pencil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: potlood | griffel
sense_list:
A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pencil__Noun__1
written_rep: pencil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: griffel
sense_list:
(optics) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point. [from 17th c.] | (medicine, obsolete, rare) A small medicated bougie. [19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pencil_lead__Noun__1
written_rep: pencil lead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stift
sense_list:
The material (usually black or dark gray) which allows a pencil to work. Usually a mixture of graphite and smaller amounts of other material, but not actual lead.


lexentry: eng/pencil_pusher__Noun__1
written_rep: pencil pusher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kantoorpik
sense_list:
(informal, often, derogatory) One who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork.


lexentry: eng/pendant__Noun__1
written_rep: pendant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: hanger | hangertje
sense_list:
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pendentive__Noun__1
written_rep: pendentive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pendentief
sense_list:
(architecture) The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.


lexentry: eng/pending__Adjective__1
written_rep: pending
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in afwachting
sense_list:
Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation. | Begun but not completed. | About to happen; imminent or impending.


lexentry: eng/penduline_tit__Noun__1
written_rep: penduline tit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buidelmees
sense_list:
Any of the family of small passerine birds Remizidae, which nearly all make nests which hang from trees; found in Eurasia, Africa, and North America.


lexentry: eng/pendulum__Noun__1
written_rep: pendulum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slinger
sense_list:
(clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.


lexentry: eng/penguin__Noun__1
written_rep: penguin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pinguïn | vetgans
sense_list:
Any of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/penicillin__Noun__1
written_rep: penicillin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: penicilline
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.


lexentry: eng/penny__Noun__1
written_rep: penny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: penny
sense_list:
(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.


lexentry: eng/pension__Noun__1
written_rep: pension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pensioen | pension
sense_list:
(finance) An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pension__Noun__1
written_rep: pension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: lijfrente | pensioen
sense_list:
(now, _, historical) A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pension__Noun__2
written_rep: pension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pension
sense_list:
A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pension_fund__Noun__1
written_rep: pension fund
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pensioenfonds
sense_list:
A pool of assets forming an independent legal entity that are bought with the contributions to a pension plan for the exclusive purpose of financing pension plan benefits.


lexentry: eng/pensive__Adjective__1
written_rep: pensive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nadenkend
sense_list:
Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. | Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.


lexentry: eng/pentagram__Noun__1
written_rep: pentagram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pentagram
sense_list:
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.


lexentry: eng/pentane__Noun__1
written_rep: pentane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pentaan
sense_list:
(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
written_rep: pentathlon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pentatlon
sense_list:
An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus | (athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon.; A 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run.


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
written_rep: pentathlon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: vijfkamp
sense_list:
(athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon.; a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills.


lexentry: eng/penthouse__Noun__1
written_rep: penthouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uitbouw
sense_list:
(now, historical) A structure or annexe (especially one with a sloping roof) extending from the side of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/penthouse__Noun__1
written_rep: penthouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: afdak
sense_list:
(by extension, now, rare) Something forming a shelter or canopy over something; an awning, shelter, etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/penthouse__Noun__1
written_rep: penthouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: dakappartement | penthouse
sense_list:
An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pentimento__Noun__1
written_rep: pentimento
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pentimento
sense_list:
(art, literature) The presence of traces of a previous work in an artistic or literary work; especially (painting) an image which has been painted over but is still detectable.


lexentry: eng/pentode__Noun__1
written_rep: pentode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pentode
sense_list:
A thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a third grid, the suppressor grid to reduce the secondary emission effect; was/is used in high quality audio and radio products.


lexentry: eng/penultimate__Adjective__1
written_rep: penultimate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorlaatste
sense_list:
(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.


lexentry: eng/people's__Adjective__1
written_rep: people's
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: volk
sense_list:
In certain socialist states: of, from, or controlled (at least in name) by the common people rather than a ruling elite.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
written_rep: people
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: volk | bevoling
sense_list:
(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
written_rep: people
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: mensen | volk
sense_list:
A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
written_rep: people
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: volk | massa
sense_list:
The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.


lexentry: eng/pepo__Noun__1
written_rep: pepo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: komkommer
sense_list:
A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.


lexentry: eng/pepper__Noun__1
written_rep: pepper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peper
sense_list:
A plant of the family Piperaceae. | (uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.


lexentry: eng/pepper__Noun__1
written_rep: pepper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: chilipeper
sense_list:
(UK, US, Ireland, and, Canada) A fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.


lexentry: eng/pepper_mill__Noun__1
written_rep: pepper mill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pepermolen
sense_list:
A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen.


lexentry: eng/pepper_shaker__Noun__1
written_rep: pepper shaker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peperbus | pepervaatje
sense_list:
A small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.


lexentry: eng/peppercorn__Noun__1
written_rep: peppercorn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peperkorrel
sense_list:
The seeds of the plant Piper nigrum. Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.


lexentry: eng/peppermint__Noun__1
written_rep: peppermint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pepermunt
sense_list:
A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections. [from 17th c.] | (countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/peppermint_oil__Noun__1
written_rep: peppermint oil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pepermuntolie
sense_list:
oil derived from the leaves of the peppermint plant Mentha × piperita, which is used for a number of purposes.


lexentry: eng/pepperwort__Noun__1
written_rep: pepperwort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kruidkers
sense_list:
Any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium (originally specifically dittander, species Lepidium latifolium), which is a member of the mustard and cabbage family. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pepsin__Noun__1
written_rep: pepsin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pepsine
sense_list:
(enzyme) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.


lexentry: eng/peptide__Noun__1
written_rep: peptide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peptide
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.


lexentry: eng/peptide_bond__Noun__1
written_rep: peptide bond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peptidebinding
sense_list:
(chemistry) An amide bond formed between the amino and carboxyl functional groups of separate amino acids.


lexentry: eng/per_bend__Adverb__1
written_rep: per bend
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geschuind
sense_list:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the dexter chief (viewer's top left) along a 45 degree angle towards the sinister base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend).


lexentry: eng/per_bend_sinister__Adverb__1
written_rep: per bend sinister
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: links geschuind
sense_list:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the sinister chief (viewer's top right) towards the dexter base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend sinister).


lexentry: eng/per_fess__Adverb__1
written_rep: per fess
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doorsneden
sense_list:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) horizontally; (especially) partitioned horizontally into two halves (formally party per fess).


lexentry: eng/per_pale__Adverb__1
written_rep: per pale
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gedeeld
sense_list:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) vertically; (especially) partitioned vertically into two halves (formally party per pale).


lexentry: eng/percent__Noun__1
written_rep: percent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: procent
sense_list:
A percentage, a proportion (especially per hundred). | One part per hundred; one percent, hundredth. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/percolate__Verb__1
written_rep: percolate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: filteren | filtreren | percoleren
sense_list:
(transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. | (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance.


lexentry: eng/percontation__Noun__1
written_rep: percontation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enquête
sense_list:
(formal, rare, or, obsolete) A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/percussion__Noun__1
written_rep: percussion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: percussie
sense_list:
(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.


lexentry: eng/percussion_cap__Noun__1
written_rep: percussion cap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slaghoedje
sense_list:
a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact


lexentry: eng/peregrinate__Verb__1
written_rep: peregrinate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doortrekken | doorzwerven | rondreizen | rondtrekken
sense_list:
(intransitive) To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.


lexentry: eng/peremptory__Adjective__1
written_rep: peremptory
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: beslist | categorisch | peremptorisch | pertinent
sense_list:
Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.


lexentry: eng/perennial__Adjective__1
written_rep: perennial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voortdurend | eeuwig
sense_list:
Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; neverending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.


lexentry: eng/perennial__Adjective__1
written_rep: perennial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: meerjarig
sense_list:
(botany) Of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.


lexentry: eng/perennial__Noun__1
written_rep: perennial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meerjarige plant
sense_list:
(botany) A plant that is active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.


lexentry: eng/perestroika__Noun__1
written_rep: perestroika
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perestrojka
sense_list:
(historical, uncountable) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.


lexentry: eng/perfect_pitch__Noun__1
written_rep: perfect pitch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: absoluut gehoor | volmaakt gehoor
sense_list:
(music, uncountable) The ability to identify a note by name on hearing it, or to re-create a specified note from memory, without the benefit of an externally provided reference pitch.


lexentry: eng/perfect_tense__Noun__1
written_rep: perfect tense
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volmaakt
sense_list:
A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or shall be completed in the future.


lexentry: eng/perfection__Noun__1
written_rep: perfection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perfectie
sense_list:
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence


lexentry: eng/perfectionist__Noun__1
written_rep: perfectionist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perfectionist | perfectioniste
sense_list:
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/perfective_aspect__Noun__1
written_rep: perfective aspect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volmaakt
sense_list:
(grammar) A feature of the verb which denotes viewing the event the verb describes as a completed whole, rather than from within the event as it unfolds. For example, "she sat down" as opposed to "she was sitting down". Since the focus is on the completion of what is expressed by the verb, this aspect is generally associated with the past and future tenses. This term is often used interchangeably with aorist aspect. This is not to be confused with the perfect tense.


lexentry: eng/perfidious__Adjective__1
written_rep: perfidious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verraderlijk | perfide | doortrapt
sense_list:
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/perforate__Verb__1
written_rep: perforate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doorzeven
sense_list:
(transitive) To pierce; to penetrate. | (transitive) To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.


lexentry: eng/perform__Verb__1
written_rep: perform
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: opvoeren
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.


lexentry: eng/performance__Noun__1
written_rep: performance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uitvoering
sense_list:
The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.


lexentry: eng/performance_bond__Noun__1
written_rep: performance bond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dwangsom
sense_list:
(legal) A contractor's bond, guaranteeing that the contractor will perform the contract and providing that, in the event of default, the surety may complete the contract or pay damages up to the bond limit.


lexentry: eng/perfume__Noun__1
written_rep: perfume
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parfum | aroma
sense_list:
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor


lexentry: eng/pergola__Noun__1
written_rep: pergola
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pergola
sense_list:
A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants. | Such a framework employed to provide shade, especially over a patio.


lexentry: eng/peridotite__Noun__1
written_rep: peridotite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peridotiet
sense_list:
(geology) A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.


lexentry: eng/perihelion__Noun__1
written_rep: perihelion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perihelium
sense_list:
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.


lexentry: eng/perimeter__Noun__1
written_rep: perimeter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: omtrek
sense_list:
The outer limits of an area. | A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.


lexentry: eng/period__Interjection__1
written_rep: period
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punt uit
sense_list:
(chiefly, North America) That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
written_rep: period
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: periode
sense_list:
A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era. [from 16th c.] | The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet. [from 17th c.] | (chemistry) A row in the periodic table of the elements. [from 19th c.] | (geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
written_rep: period
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: punt
sense_list:
(now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).


lexentry: eng/periodic_table__Noun__1
written_rep: periodic table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: periodiek systeem
sense_list:
(chemistry) A tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).


lexentry: eng/periodical__Noun__1
written_rep: periodical
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tijdschrift
sense_list:
A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.


lexentry: eng/periodontitis__Noun__1
written_rep: periodontitis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Parodontitis
sense_list:
(periodontology) A serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.


lexentry: eng/peripheral_device__Noun__1
written_rep: peripheral device
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: randapparatuur
sense_list:
(computer hardware) An electronic device that is outside the computer's system unit (external to the computer's enclosing case), but used by the computer to which it is connected, such as a printer or a scanner.


lexentry: eng/periphrastic__Adjective__1
written_rep: periphrastic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omschrijvend | perifrastisch | uitvoerig
sense_list:
Expressed in more words than are necessary. | Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory. | (grammar) Characterized by periphrasis.


lexentry: eng/periscope__Noun__1
written_rep: periscope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: periscoop
sense_list:
A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility.


lexentry: eng/perissodactyl__Noun__1
written_rep: perissodactyl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onevenhoevige
sense_list:
Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, including the horses, zebras, and rhinoceroses.


lexentry: eng/peristalsis__Noun__1
written_rep: peristalsis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peristaltiek
sense_list:
(medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.


lexentry: eng/peristyle__Noun__1
written_rep: peristyle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: colonnade
sense_list:
A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns. [from 17th c.] | A porch surrounded by columns. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/peritoneum__Noun__1
written_rep: peritoneum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buikvlies | peritoneum
sense_list:
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.


lexentry: eng/peritonitis__Noun__1
written_rep: peritonitis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buikvliesontsteking | peritonitis
sense_list:
(pathology) Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.


lexentry: eng/perlocution__Noun__1
written_rep: perlocution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perlocutie
sense_list:
(linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.


lexentry: eng/permaculture__Noun__1
written_rep: permaculture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: permacultuur
sense_list:
(agriculture) Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems. [from 1978]


lexentry: eng/permanent__Noun__1
written_rep: permanent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: permanent
sense_list:
A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.


lexentry: eng/permanent_marker__Noun__1
written_rep: permanent marker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: merkstift
sense_list:
a type of felt-tip pen used to create permanent water-resistant writing on a surface such as a writable DVD


lexentry: eng/permeability__Noun__1
written_rep: permeability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: doorlaatbaarheid | doorstroombaarheid | magnetische permeabiliteit | permeabiliteit
sense_list:
(physics) A quantitative measure of the degree of magnetization of a material in the presence of an applied magnetic field (measured in newtons per ampere squared in SI units).


lexentry: eng/permeable__Adjective__1
written_rep: permeable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: doordringbaar
sense_list:
(by extension) Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.


lexentry: eng/permeate__Verb__1
written_rep: permeate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doordringen
sense_list:
(transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture


lexentry: eng/permittivity__Noun__1
written_rep: permittivity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: permittiviteit
sense_list:
(physics) A property of a dielectric medium that determines the forces that electric charges placed in the medium exert on each other.


lexentry: eng/permutation__Noun__1
written_rep: permutation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: permutatie
sense_list:
(mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself. | (mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements. | (music) A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.


lexentry: eng/perorate__Verb__1
written_rep: perorate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oreren
sense_list:
(intransitive) To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.


lexentry: eng/peroration__Noun__1
written_rep: peroration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: samenvatting
sense_list:
The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.


lexentry: eng/peroxide__Noun__1
written_rep: peroxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peroxide
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.


lexentry: eng/perpetuate__Verb__1
written_rep: perpetuate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vereeuwigen
sense_list:
(transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.


lexentry: eng/persecute__Verb__1
written_rep: persecute
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vervolgen
sense_list:
To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief.


lexentry: eng/perseverate__Verb__1
written_rep: perseverate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: steeds weerkeren | volharden | volhouden
sense_list:
(intransitive, chiefly, _, psychology) To persist in doing something; to continue to repeat an action after the original stimulus has ended.


lexentry: eng/persevere__Verb__1
written_rep: persevere
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doorzetten
sense_list:
(intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.


lexentry: eng/person-to-person__Adjective__1
written_rep: person-to-person
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: persoon
sense_list:
(of a telephone call) Such that the caller is only connected and charged if the person he specified is available to speak.


lexentry: eng/person__Noun__1
written_rep: person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: persoon
sense_list:
An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. [from 13th c.] | (in a compound noun or noun phrase) A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman). | The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc. [from 14th c.] | (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts. [from 14th c.] | (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/personal__Adjective__1
written_rep: personal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: persoonlijk
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals


lexentry: eng/personal_hygiene__Noun__1
written_rep: personal hygiene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lichaamshygiëne | lichaamsverzorging
sense_list:
(health sciences) The hygienic measures concerning a person's bodily condition, notably external cleanliness.


lexentry: eng/personal_lubricant__Noun__1
written_rep: personal lubricant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glijmiddel
sense_list:
Any lubricant used during human sexual activity to reduce friction between body parts, or between body parts and other objects.


lexentry: eng/personal_pronoun__Noun__1
written_rep: personal pronoun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: persoonlijk voornaamwoord
sense_list:
A pronoun which, in English, refers to one or a combination of the following: | Another person or group of people. (third person) | Any pronoun, with an antecedent, standing in as the subject or object of a verb.


lexentry: eng/personality__Noun__1
written_rep: personality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: persoonlijkheid
sense_list:
(of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.


lexentry: eng/personality_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: personality disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: persoonlijkheidsstoornis
sense_list:
(psychiatry) Any of a class of mental disorders characterized by ongoing rigid patterns of thought and action.


lexentry: eng/personification__Noun__1
written_rep: personification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: personificatie
sense_list:
A literary device in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities. | An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human


lexentry: eng/personnel__Noun__1
written_rep: personnel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: personeel | medewerkers
sense_list:
Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.


lexentry: eng/perspective__Noun__1
written_rep: perspective
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perspectief
sense_list:
A view, vista or outlook. | (figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.


lexentry: eng/persuade__Verb__1
written_rep: persuade
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: overtuigen | overreden | overhalen | persuaderen
sense_list:
(transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/persuasion__Noun__1
written_rep: persuasion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: overtuiging
sense_list:
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/peruke__Noun__1
written_rep: peruke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pruik
sense_list:
A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.


lexentry: eng/pessimism__Noun__1
written_rep: pessimism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pessimisme
sense_list:
A general belief that bad things will happen. | The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.


lexentry: eng/pest__Noun__1
written_rep: pest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pest | plaag
sense_list:
(now, _, rare) A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague. | Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.


lexentry: eng/pesticide__Noun__1
written_rep: pesticide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesticide | verdelgingsmiddel
sense_list:
Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.


lexentry: eng/pesto__Noun__1
written_rep: pesto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesto
sense_list:
A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).


lexentry: eng/pet_door__Noun__1
written_rep: pet door
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kattenluikje
sense_list:
An opening in a door for pets to come in and out of the house without requiring a human to open the door.


lexentry: eng/pet_shop__Noun__1
written_rep: pet shop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dierenspeciaalzaak | dierenwinkel
sense_list:
A shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets, and products for caring for and feeding them. [from 1927]


lexentry: eng/peta-__Prefix__1
written_rep: peta-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peta-
sense_list:
In the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1015 (a short scale quadrillion or long scale billiard). Symbol: P


lexentry: eng/petal__Noun__1
written_rep: petal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kroonblad | bloemblaadje | petaal | petalum
sense_list:
(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.


lexentry: eng/petasus__Noun__1
written_rep: petasus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: petasus
sense_list:
(historical) A broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, especially for travelling, and as often pictured to be worn by Hermes (or Mercury); (later also) the brimless winged cap worn by Hermes in later artistic depictions. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/peter_out__Verb__1
written_rep: peter out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: afsterven | verdwijnen
sense_list:
(intransitive, originally, US) Synonym of peter (“to diminish to nothing, (originally) to refer to a vein of ore”)


lexentry: eng/petite__Adjective__1
written_rep: petite
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: klein
sense_list:
(clothing) Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women. | Small, little; insignificant; petty.


lexentry: eng/petition__Noun__1
written_rep: petition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: petitie | verzoekschrift | smeekschrift
sense_list:
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.


lexentry: eng/petrichor__Noun__1
written_rep: petrichor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Petrichor
sense_list:
The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell.


lexentry: eng/petrification__Noun__1
written_rep: petrification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verstening
sense_list:
Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.


lexentry: eng/petrified__Adjective__1
written_rep: petrified
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: versteend
sense_list:
Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone. | Extremely afraid.


lexentry: eng/petrify__Verb__1
written_rep: petrify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verstenen
sense_list:
(transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals. | To produce rigidity akin to stone.


lexentry: eng/petrochemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: petrochemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: petrochemie
sense_list:
(petrochemistry) The branch of chemistry that deals with petroleum, natural gas and their derivatives.


lexentry: eng/petrodollar__Noun__1
written_rep: petrodollar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: petrodollar
sense_list:
(oil industry, mostly, in the plural, also, attributively) Money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil, often especially as considered among a national economy's principal revenue streams.


lexentry: eng/petroleum_jelly__Noun__1
written_rep: petroleum jelly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vaseline
sense_list:
A pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.


lexentry: eng/petticoat__Noun__1
written_rep: petticoat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: onderrok
sense_list:
(archaic, or, historical) A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively. | A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.


lexentry: eng/petty__Adjective__1
written_rep: petty
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kleinzielig
sense_list:
Of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; begrudging, selfish, small-minded; also, preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/petty_officer__Noun__1
written_rep: petty officer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meester
sense_list:
A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army


lexentry: eng/petty_theft__Noun__1
written_rep: petty theft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kruimeldiefstal
sense_list:
A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.


lexentry: eng/pew__Noun__1
written_rep: pew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: koorgestoelte
sense_list:
An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.


lexentry: eng/pew__Noun__1
written_rep: pew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: kerkbank
sense_list:
Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.


lexentry: eng/phagocyte__Noun__1
written_rep: phagocyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fagocyt
sense_list:
(cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.


lexentry: eng/phalanx__Noun__1
written_rep: phalanx
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: falanx
sense_list:
(historical, plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.


lexentry: eng/phalarope__Noun__1
written_rep: phalarope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: franjepoot
sense_list:
Any of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes.


lexentry: eng/phallocentric__Adjective__1
written_rep: phallocentric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fallocentrisch | phallocentrisch
sense_list:
Focused on the phallus, especially as a symbol of male dominance; characterised by male attitudes, focused on men. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/phantasmagoria__Noun__1
written_rep: phantasmagoria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fantasmagorie
sense_list:
A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and colour. | A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together.


lexentry: eng/phantom__Noun__1
written_rep: phantom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fantoom
sense_list:
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.


lexentry: eng/phantom_pain__Noun__1
written_rep: phantom pain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fantoompijn
sense_list:
(medicine, pathology) A sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated, or in which the nerves have been destroyed.


lexentry: eng/pharaoh__Noun__1
written_rep: pharaoh
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: farao
sense_list:
(historical) The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty


lexentry: eng/pharmacist__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apotheker | apothekeres
sense_list:
(pharmacy) A health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, and minimal side effects in order to avoid drug interactions.


lexentry: eng/pharmacodynamics__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacodynamics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: farmacodynamie | farmacodynamiek
sense_list:
(pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that studies the effects and modes of action of drugs upon the body.


lexentry: eng/pharmacokinetics__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacokinetics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: farmacokinetiek
sense_list:
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.


lexentry: eng/pharmacology__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: farmacologie
sense_list:
The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.


lexentry: eng/pharmacopoeia__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacopoeia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: farmacopee
sense_list:
(pharmacology) An official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.


lexentry: eng/pharmacovigilance__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacovigilance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: medicatiebewaking
sense_list:
(medicine, pharmacology) The detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines. [from 1970s]


lexentry: eng/pharmacy__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: farmacie
sense_list:
(uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.


lexentry: eng/pharyngeal__Adjective__1
written_rep: pharyngeal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faringisch
sense_list:
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pharynx. | (phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.


lexentry: eng/pharynx__Noun__1
written_rep: pharynx
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: farynx
sense_list:
(anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.


lexentry: eng/phase-shift_keying__Noun__1
written_rep: phase-shift keying
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faseverschuivingsmodulatie
sense_list:
A form of phase modulation in which digital information is transmitted through discrete changes of the phase of a carrier wave.


lexentry: eng/phase__Noun__1
written_rep: phase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: fase
sense_list:
(astronomy) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of its enlightened disk. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase. | (physics) Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted portion, as the portion on one side of a position of equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.


lexentry: eng/phase_modulation__Noun__1
written_rep: phase modulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fasemodulatie
sense_list:
A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the difference in phase (fraction of a wave length) between a signal and a reference.


lexentry: eng/phase_out__Verb__1
written_rep: phase out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: afstaan
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove or relinquish the use of (something) little by little, either via discrete diminishing phases or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to remove in phases, or as if by phases (gradually).


lexentry: eng/phase_space__Noun__1
written_rep: phase space
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faseruimte
sense_list:
(mathematics, physics, dynamical system theory) Given a (dynamical) system, any topological space such that every point in the space's underlying set uniquely represents a state of the system and every possible state is represented by some point;(less formally) the underlying set of such a topological space.


lexentry: eng/phase_velocity__Noun__1
written_rep: phase velocity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voortplantingssnelheid
sense_list:
(physics) The velocity of propagation of a pure sine wave of infinite extent and infinitesimal amplitude.


lexentry: eng/phenol__Noun__1
written_rep: phenol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fenol
sense_list:
(organic compound, uncountable) A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C6H5OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid | (organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring (or other aromatic ring)


lexentry: eng/phenolic_resin__Noun__1
written_rep: phenolic resin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fenolhars
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of a particular class of thermosetting resin made through the condensation of phenol (or a phenol derivative) with an aldehyde.


lexentry: eng/phenomenology__Noun__1
written_rep: phenomenology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fenomenologie
sense_list:
(philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view.


lexentry: eng/phenomenon__Noun__1
written_rep: phenomenon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: fenomeen
sense_list:
A wonderful or very remarkable person or thing. | (philosophy, chiefly, Kantian, _, idealism) An experienced object whose constitution reflects the order and conceptual structure imposed upon it by the human mind (especially by the powers of perception and understanding).


lexentry: eng/phenotype__Noun__1
written_rep: phenotype
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fenotype | verschijningsvorm
sense_list:
(genetics, evolutionary theory) The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.


lexentry: eng/pheromone__Noun__1
written_rep: pheromone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: feromoon
sense_list:
(biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.


lexentry: eng/philanthropy__Noun__1
written_rep: philanthropy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: filantropie
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.


lexentry: eng/philia__Noun__1
written_rep: philia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: voorliefde
sense_list:
(countable) a psychological disorder characterized by an irrational favorable disposition towards something


lexentry: eng/philistine__Adjective__1
written_rep: philistine
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barbaars
sense_list:
(derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.


lexentry: eng/philistine__Noun__1
written_rep: philistine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Beotiër | Filistijn | barbaar | primitieveling
sense_list:
(derogatory) A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes.


lexentry: eng/phillumenist__Noun__1
written_rep: phillumenist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luciferdoosjesverzamelaar | luciferdoosjesverzamelaarster
sense_list:
A person who collects match-related items, like matchbox labels, matchboxes, matchbooks, or matchbook covers.


lexentry: eng/philo-Semitism__Noun__1
written_rep: philo-Semitism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: filosemitisme
sense_list:
Interest in or appreciation of Jewish people, their history, or the influence of Judaism, particularly on the part of a gentile.


lexentry: eng/philologist__Noun__1
written_rep: philologist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: filoloog | filologe
sense_list:
A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.


lexentry: eng/philosopher's_stone__Noun__1
written_rep: philosopher's stone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: steen der wijzen
sense_list:
(alchemy, uncountable) A supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or confer immortality (as elixir of life), among other functions.


lexentry: eng/philosopher__Noun__1
written_rep: philosopher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: filosoof | wijsgeer | filosofe
sense_list:
(archaic) A person who applies the principles of philosophy to the conduct of their life, as by acting calmly and rationally in the face of inevitable change. | (archaic) A student, scholar, or expert in any branch of knowledge, especially those branches studied prior to being considered part of pure science.


lexentry: eng/philosophy__Noun__1
written_rep: philosophy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: filosofie | wijsbegeerte
sense_list:
(uncountable, originally) The love of wisdom. | (uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.


lexentry: eng/philosophy__Noun__1
written_rep: philosophy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: filosofie
sense_list:
(countable) A comprehensive system of belief. | (countable) A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain. | (countable) A general principle (usually moral).


lexentry: eng/philosophy_of_science__Noun__1
written_rep: philosophy of science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wetenschapsfilosofie
sense_list:
(philosophy, uncountable) The study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science, including such questions as what distinguishes science from non-science, what are the aims of science, or what is a successful scientific explanation of a phenomenon.


lexentry: eng/philter__Noun__1
written_rep: philter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: liefdesdrank
sense_list:
A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver. [from the 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/phimosis__Noun__1
written_rep: phimosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorhuidsvernauwing
sense_list:
(symptom) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.


lexentry: eng/phlegm__Noun__1
written_rep: phlegm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: slijm
sense_list:
Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/phlegmon__Noun__1
written_rep: phlegmon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flegmone
sense_list:
A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.


lexentry: eng/phloem__Noun__1
written_rep: phloem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: floëem
sense_list:
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.


lexentry: eng/phlogiston__Noun__1
written_rep: phlogiston
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flogiston
sense_list:
(chemistry, historical) The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.


lexentry: eng/phlogopite__Noun__1
written_rep: phlogopite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flogopiet
sense_list:
(mineral) A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator


lexentry: eng/pho__Noun__1
written_rep: pho
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pho | phở
sense_list:
A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and optionally beef or chicken.


lexentry: eng/phoenix__Noun__1
written_rep: phoenix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: feniks
sense_list:
(figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed. | (Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.


lexentry: eng/phoneme__Noun__1
written_rep: phoneme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foneem
sense_list:
(phonology) An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.


lexentry: eng/phonemic__Adjective__1
written_rep: phonemic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fonemisch
sense_list:
(linguistics) Relating to phonemes. | (linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.


lexentry: eng/phonetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: phonetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fonetisch
sense_list:
Relating to the sounds of spoken language. | (linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes).


lexentry: eng/phonetics__Noun__1
written_rep: phonetics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fonetiek | klankleer
sense_list:
(linguistics) The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.


lexentry: eng/phonology__Noun__1
written_rep: phonology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: klankleer | fonologie
sense_list:
(uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language; (countable) the way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system. [from late 18th c.] | (by extension, uncountable) The study of the way components of signs function in a sign language, and which components are distinctive units within the language; (countable) the way components of signs function within a given sign language.


lexentry: eng/phonotactics__Noun__1
written_rep: phonotactics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fonotaxis
sense_list:
(linguistics, phonology) A branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes.


lexentry: eng/phosphatase__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphatase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fosfatase
sense_list:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and phospholipids, and in the formation of bone.


lexentry: eng/phosphene__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fosfeen
sense_list:
A sensation of lights induced by mechanical, electrical, or magnetic stimulation (rather than optical) of the retina or visual cortex, or by random firing of cells in the visual system.


lexentry: eng/phosphoric__Adjective__1
written_rep: phosphoric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fosfor
sense_list:
(chemistry) Pertaining to the element phosphorus; containing phosphorus, especially in its higher valency (5). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/phosphoric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphoric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fosforzuur
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A colourless, odourless solid, H3PO4, often in solution as a syrupy liquid, used in the manufacture of fertilizers, detergents and pharmaceuticals and as an additive in cola drinks.


lexentry: eng/phosphorus__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphorus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fosfor
sense_list:
(chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.


lexentry: eng/phosphorylation__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphorylation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fosforylering
sense_list:
(biochemistry) the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.


lexentry: eng/photic__Adjective__1
written_rep: photic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fotisch
sense_list:
Of, related to, or irradiated by light; especially describing that part of the near-surface ocean is which photosynthesis is possible.


lexentry: eng/photic_zone__Noun__1
written_rep: photic zone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fotische zone
sense_list:
The part of the near-surface body of an ocean or lake that receives enough sunlight for photosynthesis to be possible.


lexentry: eng/photocopier__Noun__1
written_rep: photocopier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kopieermachine
sense_list:
A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.


lexentry: eng/photodynamic_therapy__Noun__1
written_rep: photodynamic therapy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fotodynamische therapie
sense_list:
(medicine) A treatment for some forms of cancer and some skin disorders, involving the use of photosensitive chemicals, and controlled and directed laser beams.


lexentry: eng/photoelectric__Adjective__1
written_rep: photoelectric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foto-elektrisch
sense_list:
Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.


lexentry: eng/photoelectric_effect__Noun__1
written_rep: photoelectric effect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foto-elektrisch effect
sense_list:
(physics) The emission of electrons from the surface of a material following the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.


lexentry: eng/photograph__Noun__1
written_rep: photograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foto
sense_list:
(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.


lexentry: eng/photographic_memory__Noun__1
written_rep: photographic memory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fotografisch geheugen
sense_list:
(neuroscience) The ability to recall images, sounds, smells, or objects in memory with great accuracy and in seemingly unlimited volume.


lexentry: eng/photography__Noun__1
written_rep: photography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fotografie
sense_list:
The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart. | The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.


lexentry: eng/photon__Noun__1
written_rep: photon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foton | lichtdeeltje
sense_list:
(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.


lexentry: eng/photonics__Noun__1
written_rep: photonics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fotonica
sense_list:
(sciences) The science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum.


lexentry: eng/photorespiration__Noun__1
written_rep: photorespiration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fotorespiratie
sense_list:
(biology) The light-dependent release of carbon dioxide and uptake of oxygen in photosynthetic organisms as an unavoidable side reaction of photosynthesis.


lexentry: eng/photosynthesis__Noun__1
written_rep: photosynthesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fotosynthese
sense_list:
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.


lexentry: eng/phototypesetting__Noun__1
written_rep: phototypesetting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fotozetten
sense_list:
A printing process that generated columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper, using a phototypesetter


lexentry: eng/phrase__Noun__1
written_rep: phrase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: frase
sense_list:
(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually consisting of a head, or central word, and elaborating words.


lexentry: eng/phrase_book__Noun__1
written_rep: phrase book
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: taalgids
sense_list:
A usually pocket-sized book consisting of everyday expressions and vocabulary in two languages and intended for travellers who wish to communicate with locals while in other countries.


lexentry: eng/phrasing__Noun__1
written_rep: phrasing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bewoording
sense_list:
The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice. | (music) The way the musical phrases are put together in a composition or in its interpretation, with changes in tempo, volume, or emphasizing one or more instruments over others.


lexentry: eng/phreatophyte__Noun__1
written_rep: phreatophyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: freatofyt
sense_list:
(biology) Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach the water table


lexentry: eng/phrenology__Noun__1
written_rep: phrenology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frenologie
sense_list:
(medicine, biology, historical) The science or now discredited pseudo-science, which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.


lexentry: eng/phthalic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: phthalic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ftaalzuur
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid) Any of three isomeric aromatic organic benzenedicarboxylic acids, C6H4(COOH)2; especially the ortho- isomer manufactured from naphthalene, used in the synthesis of dyes, perfumes and other compounds.


lexentry: eng/phylactery__Noun__1
written_rep: phylactery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fylakterion
sense_list:
(Judaism) Either of the two small leather cases, containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer; the tefilla.


lexentry: eng/phyllosilicate__Noun__1
written_rep: phyllosilicate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fyllosilicaat
sense_list:
(mineral) Any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra.


lexentry: eng/phylloxera__Noun__1
written_rep: phylloxera
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: druifluis
sense_list:
An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/phylogenetics__Noun__1
written_rep: phylogenetics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fylogenie
sense_list:
(biology, systematics) The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms, through computational methods that focus on observed heritable traits.


lexentry: eng/phylum__Noun__1
written_rep: phylum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stam
sense_list:
(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank


lexentry: eng/physical__Adjective__1
written_rep: physical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fysiek | fysisch | lichamelijk | fysische
sense_list:
Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world. [from 16th c.] | Having to do with the body as opposed to the mind; corporeal, bodily. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/physical_chemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: physical chemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fysische chemie
sense_list:
(physical chemistry) The science that uses theories and techniques from physics to study chemical systems.


lexentry: eng/physical_education__Noun__1
written_rep: physical education
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lichamelijke opvoeding | gymles
sense_list:
An element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, physical health and wellness, strength, physical co-ordination, and agility.


lexentry: eng/physical_quantity__Noun__1
written_rep: physical quantity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: natuurkundige grootheid
sense_list:
(physics) A physical property that can be measured or calculated from other physical property and expressed as the product of a numerical value and a physical unit.


lexentry: eng/physician__Noun__1
written_rep: physician
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dokteres
sense_list:
A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.


lexentry: eng/physicist__Noun__1
written_rep: physicist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: natuurkundige | fysicus
sense_list:
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.


lexentry: eng/physics__Noun__1
written_rep: physics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fysica | natuurkunde
sense_list:
The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.


lexentry: eng/physiological__Adjective__1
written_rep: physiological
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fysiologisch
sense_list:
Of, or relating to physiology. | Relating to the action of a drug when given to a healthy person, as distinguished from its therapeutic action.


lexentry: eng/physiology__Noun__1
written_rep: physiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fysiologie
sense_list:
A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.


lexentry: eng/phytic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: phytic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fytinezuur
sense_list:
(organic compound) The compound inositol hexaphosphoric acid present in cereals etc as alkali and alkaline earth salts; it is a source of phosphorus for ruminants but is indigestible for carnivores


lexentry: eng/pi__Noun__1
written_rep: pi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pi
sense_list:
The 16th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek. | (mathematics) An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950; usually written π.


lexentry: eng/piano__Noun__1
written_rep: piano
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piano
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings. [from 1803]


lexentry: eng/piano_nobile__Noun__1
written_rep: piano nobile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bel-etage
sense_list:
(architecture) The floor of a building where the principal bedrooms and main reception rooms are found, very often on the first or second floor in older buildings.


lexentry: eng/pica__Noun__1
written_rep: pica
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doopvont
sense_list:
(pathology, usually, uncountable) A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.


lexentry: eng/picayune__Noun__1
written_rep: picayune
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Spaans-Amerikaans.e muntstukje
sense_list:
(especially, Louisiana, historical) A small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a Spanish coin with a value of half a real; a fippenny bit.


lexentry: eng/piccolo__Noun__1
written_rep: piccolo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: piccolo
sense_list:
A piccolo flute
 A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher. | A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 litres of fluid, one quarter the volume of a standard bottle.


lexentry: eng/picene__Noun__1
written_rep: picene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piceen
sense_list:
(organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five fused benzene rings; an isomer of pentacene.


lexentry: eng/pick__Verb__1
written_rep: pick
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: krabben | nemen
sense_list:
To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails. | (dated) To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.


lexentry: eng/pick__Verb__1
written_rep: pick
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: plukken
sense_list:
To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.


lexentry: eng/pick_one's_nose__Verb__1
written_rep: pick one's nose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neuspeuteren | pulken
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To insert a finger or other object into one's nostril to remove obstructions, especially dried mucus.


lexentry: eng/pickaxe__Noun__1
written_rep: pickaxe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pikhouweel | pikaks
sense_list:
A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.


lexentry: eng/pickle__Noun__1
written_rep: pickle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: augurk | zoetje
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.


lexentry: eng/pickle__Verb__1
written_rep: pickle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inmaken
sense_list:
(transitive, ergative) To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.


lexentry: eng/pico-__Prefix__1
written_rep: pico-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pico-
sense_list:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−12 (short scale trillionth or long scale billionth). Symbol: p


lexentry: eng/picric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: picric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: picrinezuur
sense_list:
(organic compound) 2,4,6-trinitrophenol, C6H2(NO2)3, prepared by the nitration of phenol or of aspirin; a toxic, yellow, explosive substance used in dyes, explosives, and as an antiseptic


lexentry: eng/picture__Noun__1
written_rep: picture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: afbeelding | figuur | illustratie | plaatje | portret | prent
sense_list:
A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.


lexentry: eng/picture_card__Noun__1
written_rep: picture card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: schilder
sense_list:
A playing card which has a picture on it (usually Jack, Queen or King (coat card), but sometimes including Ace or Joker).


lexentry: eng/picturesque__Adjective__1
written_rep: picturesque
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pittoresk | schilderachtig
sense_list:
Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.


lexentry: eng/pidgin__Noun__1
written_rep: pidgin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voertaal
sense_list:
(linguistics) An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.


lexentry: eng/pie__Noun__1
written_rep: pie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: taart | pastei
sense_list:
A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. | A paper plate covered in cream, shaving foam or custard that is thrown or rubbed in someone’s face for comical purposes, to raise money for charity, or as a form of political protest; a custard pie; a cream pie.


lexentry: eng/pie_in_the_sky__Noun__1
written_rep: pie in the sky
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luchtkasteel
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A fanciful notion; an unrealistic or ludicrous concept; the illusory promise of a desired outcome that is unlikely to happen.


lexentry: eng/piece__Noun__1
written_rep: piece
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: stuk
sense_list:
(chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension, a similar counter etc. in other games. | A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency. | An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc. | (baseball, uncountable) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get.


lexentry: eng/piece_rate__Noun__1
written_rep: piece rate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stukloon | stuktarief
sense_list:
The monetary amount paid per unit of production in the reward scheme of piece work, contrasting with hourly wage and salary.


lexentry: eng/piece_work__Noun__1
written_rep: piece work
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanbesteding
sense_list:
Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job.


lexentry: eng/pied_avocet__Noun__1
written_rep: pied avocet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kluut
sense_list:
Recurvirostra avosetta, a black and white wading bird of temperate Europe and western and central Asia, wintering in Africa and south Asia.


lexentry: eng/pieing__Noun__1
written_rep: pieing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: taartgooien
sense_list:
An instance of throwing a pie at someone, often a politician or other powerful or influential person as a means of protest.


lexentry: eng/pier__Noun__1
written_rep: pier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pier
sense_list:
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty. | A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.


lexentry: eng/pierce__Verb__1
written_rep: pierce
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doorzeven
sense_list:
(transitive) To puncture; to break through. | (transitive) To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry.


lexentry: eng/pierogi__Noun__1
written_rep: pierogi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pierogi
sense_list:
(North America) A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.


lexentry: eng/pietism__Noun__1
written_rep: pietism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piëtisme
sense_list:
(Christianity, often capitalized) A movement in the Lutheran church in the late 17th and 18th centuries, calling for practical and devout Christianity.


lexentry: eng/pig_Latin__Noun__1
written_rep: pig Latin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pig Latin
sense_list:
A type of wordplay in which (English) words are altered by moving the leading phonetic of a word to the end and appending -ay [eɪ̯], except when the word begins with a vowel, in which case "-way" [weɪ̯] is suffixed with no leading phonetic change. {| class="examples floatright" style="background-color: var(--wikt-palette-paleblue,#f8f9fa); border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1); border-collapse:separate; padding: 5px; width: 18em"
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"please be quiet or I'll cry" becomes "ease-play e-bay iet-quay or-way I'll-way y-cray"
|}


lexentry: eng/pig__Noun__1
written_rep: pig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: varken | zwijn
sense_list:
Any of several mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus. | (metaphorically, derogatory) A dirty or slovenly person.


lexentry: eng/pig__Noun__1
written_rep: pig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 13
trans_list: zwijn | smeris | flik | hoer | juut | kankerlijer
sense_list:
(engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.


lexentry: eng/pig_in_a_poke__Noun__1
written_rep: pig in a poke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: een kat in de zak kopen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Something whose true value is concealed or unknown and may be lower than expected by the buyer or claimed by the seller, especially something offered for sale.


lexentry: eng/pig_iron__Noun__1
written_rep: pig iron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ruwijzer
sense_list:
A type of crude, brittle iron shaped like a block, unsuitable for working but suitable for casting, commonly used as an industrial raw material.


lexentry: eng/pigeon_racing__Noun__1
written_rep: pigeon racing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duivensport | postduivensport
sense_list:
The sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons (racing pigeons), which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.


lexentry: eng/pigeonhole__Noun__1
written_rep: pigeonhole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vak
sense_list:
(by extension) One of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc. | One of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library.


lexentry: eng/pika__Noun__1
written_rep: pika
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fluithaas
sense_list:
Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia.


lexentry: eng/pike__Noun__1
written_rep: pike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piek
sense_list:
(military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.


lexentry: eng/pilaf__Noun__1
written_rep: pilaf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pilaff
sense_list:
A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.


lexentry: eng/pilaster__Noun__1
written_rep: pilaster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pilaster | wandpilaster
sense_list:
(structural, _, architecture) A column or short wing wall attached to the foundation wall which provides lateral support, or to support a vertical load that does not fall on the foundation wall.


lexentry: eng/pile__Noun__2
written_rep: pile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: punt
sense_list:
(heraldiccharge) One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.


lexentry: eng/pile_driver__Noun__1
written_rep: pile driver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: heistelling
sense_list:
A machine for forcing a pile, a long beam, into the ground as part of the construction of a foundation; usually by raising a weight and then dropping it on the beam.


lexentry: eng/pilferage__Noun__1
written_rep: pilferage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kruimeldiefstal
sense_list:
The individual act or recurring practice of stealing items of low value, especially in small quantities, for which the legal term is petty theft.


lexentry: eng/pill__Noun__1
written_rep: pill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pil
sense_list:
(broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. | (informal, uncountable, definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.


lexentry: eng/pill_bug__Noun__1
written_rep: pill bug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pissebed
sense_list:
(US) Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.


lexentry: eng/pillarize__Verb__1
written_rep: pillarize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verzuilen
sense_list:
(society, ergative) To divide into social pillars, in which each social group has its own social institutions.


lexentry: eng/pillory__Noun__1
written_rep: pillory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schandpaal
sense_list:
A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.


lexentry: eng/pillow_word__Noun__1
written_rep: pillow word
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: attributief
sense_list:
In Japanese waka poetry, a poetic device where a certain introductory phrase is commonly used to allude to something else.


lexentry: eng/pilot__Noun__1
written_rep: pilot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: loods
sense_list:
A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.


lexentry: eng/pilot__Noun__1
written_rep: pilot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: pilootaflevering | pilot
sense_list:
(television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.


lexentry: eng/pimento__Noun__1
written_rep: pimento
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paprika
sense_list:
A red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.


lexentry: eng/pimp__Noun__1
written_rep: pimp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pooier
sense_list:
Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.


lexentry: eng/pimpernel__Noun__1
written_rep: pimpernel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: guichelheil
sense_list:
Any of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pimple__Noun__1
written_rep: pimple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: puist | pukkel
sense_list:
(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
written_rep: pin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: speld | pin
sense_list:
A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
written_rep: pin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: pin | speldje
sense_list:
(US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
written_rep: pin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: penning
sense_list:
(chess) Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.


lexentry: eng/pin_the_tail_on_the_donkey__Noun__1
written_rep: pin the tail on the donkey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ezeltje-prik
sense_list:
(games) A children's game involving pinning a piece of material on a specified spot while blindfolded.


lexentry: eng/pinafore__Noun__1
written_rep: pinafore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: overgooier
sense_list:
A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.


lexentry: eng/pinball__Noun__1
written_rep: pinball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flipperkast | flipperspel
sense_list:
(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base, in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.


lexentry: eng/pinch__Noun__1
written_rep: pinch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: snuifje | snufje
sense_list:
A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.


lexentry: eng/pincushion__Noun__1
written_rep: pincushion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: speldenkussen
sense_list:
(sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.


lexentry: eng/pine_nut__Noun__1
written_rep: pine nut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pijnboompit
sense_list:
The edible seed of any of several species of evergreen pine, especially Pinus pinea, Pinus cembra, and Pinus cembroides.


lexentry: eng/pineal_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: pineal gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epifyse | pijnappelklier
sense_list:
(anatomy, neuroanatomy) A small, pinecone-shaped endocrine gland found near the centre of the brain that produces melatonin.


lexentry: eng/pineapple__Noun__1
written_rep: pineapple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ananas
sense_list:
(uncountable) The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item. | (slang) An Australian fifty dollar note.


lexentry: eng/pinesap__Noun__1
written_rep: pinesap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stofzaad
sense_list:
A myco-heterotroph (Monotropa hypopitys), formerly thought to be a saprophyte, having racemes of drooping flowers.


lexentry: eng/ping__Verb__1
written_rep: ping
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pingen
sense_list:
(networking) To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.


lexentry: eng/pinko__Noun__1
written_rep: pinko
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: roos
sense_list:
(informal, often, derogatory, chiefly, US) A socialist, particularly one who is not completely communist. [from mid-1930s]


lexentry: eng/pinna__Noun__1
written_rep: pinna
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oorschelp
sense_list:
(anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.


lexentry: eng/pinnacle__Noun__1
written_rep: pinnacle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: pinakel | fiaal
sense_list:
(architectural element) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.


lexentry: eng/pinniped__Noun__1
written_rep: pinniped
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rob
sense_list:
Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.


lexentry: eng/pinocytosis__Noun__1
written_rep: pinocytosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pinocytose
sense_list:
(biology) A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.


lexentry: eng/pinto_bean__Noun__1
written_rep: pinto bean
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kievitsboon | pintoboon
sense_list:
(US, usually, in plural) Any bean of several varieties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), common in the US and Mexico.


lexentry: eng/pinwheel__Noun__1
written_rep: pinwheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: windmolentje
sense_list:
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.


lexentry: eng/pion__Noun__1
written_rep: pion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pion
sense_list:
(particle) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.


lexentry: eng/pioneer__Noun__1
written_rep: pioneer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: pioneer
sense_list:
(Communism) A member of a children’s organization operated by the Communist Party, typically in the second of three stages toward becoming a member of the Party itself.


lexentry: eng/pioneering__Adjective__1
written_rep: pioneering
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baanbrekend | wegbereidend | toonaangevend
sense_list:
Involving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques.


lexentry: eng/pip__Noun__4
written_rep: pip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piep
sense_list:
One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment to continue the call.


lexentry: eng/pipe__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fluit
sense_list:
(woodwind instrument) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: buis | pijp
sense_list:
A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: sluisteken
sense_list:
(lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal. | (computing, typography) The character |. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe_bomb__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe bomb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pijpbom
sense_list:
(explosives) An improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive material encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect.


lexentry: eng/pipe_cleaner__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe cleaner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pijpewisser | pijpenrager
sense_list:
A piece of flexible wire in which tufted fabric is twisted and which is used to clean out the stem of a tobacco pipe or other narrow tube. It can be also used for arts and crafts.


lexentry: eng/pipe_wrench__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe wrench
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pijptang | stillsonsleutel
sense_list:
An adjustable wrench (British spanner) with a toothed jaw for gripping pipe, frequently used by a plumber or pipe fitter, to loosen and tighten pipes with threaded connections.


lexentry: eng/pipette__Noun__1
written_rep: pipette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pipet
sense_list:
(sciences) A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipeweed__Noun__1
written_rep: pipeweed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pijpkruid
sense_list:
(smoking) Tobacco prepared for smoking in a pipe; also, the leaves of herbs or other plants prepared for such use.


lexentry: eng/pipit__Noun__1
written_rep: pipit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pieper
sense_list:
Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.


lexentry: eng/piquet__Noun__1
written_rep: piquet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piketpaal
sense_list:
(card games) A game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside.


lexentry: eng/piracy__Noun__1
written_rep: piracy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaping | piraterij | zeeroverij
sense_list:
(crime, nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.


lexentry: eng/piranha__Noun__1
written_rep: piranha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piranha | pireng
sense_list:
(ichthyology) Any of the carnivorous or frugivorous freshwater fish living in South American rivers and belonging to the subfamily Serrasalminae.


lexentry: eng/pirate__Adjective__1
written_rep: pirate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gepirateerd
sense_list:
Illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself.


lexentry: eng/pirate__Noun__1
written_rep: pirate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piraat | zeerover | boekanier | kaper | vrijbuiter
sense_list:
(crime) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.


lexentry: eng/pirate__Noun__1
written_rep: pirate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: piraat
sense_list:
(by extension) One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.


lexentry: eng/pirate_ship__Noun__1
written_rep: pirate ship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piratenschip | roofschip | roversschip | zeeroversschip
sense_list:
Any ship manned by pirates, especially a large wooden sailing ship armed with cannons and flying a Jolly Roger, as stereotyped in literature and film.


lexentry: eng/piscatory_ring__Noun__1
written_rep: piscatory ring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vissersring
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) A ring worn by popes, representing the first pope and Christian apostle Peter, who had been a fisherman.


lexentry: eng/piss_off__Verb__1
written_rep: piss off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oprotten | flikker op | opdonderen | opflikkeren | ophoepelen | ophoeren
sense_list:
(Commonwealth, idiomatic, intransitive, vulgar, colloquial) To leave, to go away. [from mid-20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pissaladière__Noun__1
written_rep: pissaladière
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uienpizza
sense_list:
A pie from southern France, similar to pizza, without tomatoes or cheese, usually topped with onions, anchovies and black olives.


lexentry: eng/pistil__Noun__1
written_rep: pistil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stamper
sense_list:
(botany) A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/piston__Noun__1
written_rep: piston
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zuiger | piston
sense_list:
(mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)


lexentry: eng/piston_engine__Noun__1
written_rep: piston engine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zuigermotor
sense_list:
Any of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.


lexentry: eng/pit__Noun__1
written_rep: pit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 13
trans_list: kuil | put
sense_list:
Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.


lexentry: eng/pit__Verb__1
written_rep: pit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: pitten
sense_list:
(intransitive, motor racing) To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.


lexentry: eng/pit_lane__Noun__1
written_rep: pit lane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pitstraat
sense_list:
(motor racing) A lane adjacent (usually on the inner curve) to a racetrack where the competing teams' garages are situated.


lexentry: eng/pit_stop__Noun__1
written_rep: pit stop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pitsstop | pitstop
sense_list:
(motor racing) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/pit_viper__Noun__1
written_rep: pit viper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: groefkopadder
sense_list:
Any of various venomous snakes, of the subfamily Crotalinae, found in Asia and the Americas, with a deep pit or fossa on either side of the head that enables them to detect prey by infrared.


lexentry: eng/pitcher__Noun__2
written_rep: pitcher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kan
sense_list:
A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.


lexentry: eng/pitchfork__Noun__1
written_rep: pitchfork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riek | hooivork | mestvork
sense_list:
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).


lexentry: eng/pitfall__Noun__1
written_rep: pitfall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valkuil
sense_list:
(figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious. | (literal) A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, which the victim is supposed to fall into and not be able to get out from.


lexentry: eng/pith__Noun__1
written_rep: pith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: merg
sense_list:
The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.


lexentry: eng/piton__Noun__1
written_rep: piton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wig
sense_list:
(climbing) A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).


lexentry: eng/pituitary_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: pituitary gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hypofyse
sense_list:
(anatomy) An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation.


lexentry: eng/pityriasis__Noun__1
written_rep: pityriasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zemelenuitslag
sense_list:
(pathology) Any of several varieties of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of flakes or scales, such as dandruff. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pivot__Noun__1
written_rep: pivot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: draaipen
sense_list:
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.


lexentry: eng/pivot__Noun__1
written_rep: pivot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: keerpunt
sense_list:
(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.


lexentry: eng/pivot_table__Noun__1
written_rep: pivot table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: draaitabel
sense_list:
(computing) A summary table used for automatic sorting, counting and averaging of the data in another table or spreadsheet.


lexentry: eng/pixel_hunt__Noun__1
written_rep: pixel hunt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pixeljacht
sense_list:
(video games) a search for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game


lexentry: eng/pixel_hunting__Noun__1
written_rep: pixel hunting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pixeljagen
sense_list:
(video games) Looking for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game.


lexentry: eng/pizza__Noun__1
written_rep: pizza
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pizza
sense_list:
(uncountable) A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. | (countable) A single instance of this dish.


lexentry: eng/piñata__Noun__1
written_rep: piñata
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piñata
sense_list:
(Latin American culture) A doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out.


lexentry: eng/placard__Noun__1
written_rep: placard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plakkaat
sense_list:
A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.


lexentry: eng/placate__Verb__1
written_rep: placate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sussen | bedaren | kalmeren
sense_list:
(transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.


lexentry: eng/place__Noun__1
written_rep: place
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: huis | tehuis | thuis
sense_list:
(often, in street names or addresses) A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name. | (obsolete) A passage or extract from a book or document.


lexentry: eng/place__Noun__1
written_rep: place
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plaats
sense_list:
The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit. | Any area of the earth: a region. | An area of the body, especially the skin. | The position of a contestant in a competition. | The position as a member of a sports team.


lexentry: eng/place__Verb__1
written_rep: place
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: plaatsen
sense_list:
(ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).


lexentry: eng/place_mat__Noun__1
written_rep: place mat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onderlegger | placemat
sense_list:
A protective mat, usually heat-resistant, placed under a single person's tableware (including cutlery) at the dining table.


lexentry: eng/place_of_articulation__Noun__1
written_rep: place of articulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: articulatiepunt | plaats van articulatie
sense_list:
(phonetics, of a consonant) The point of contact, where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active (moving) articulator (typically some part of the tongue) and a passive (stationary) articulator (typically some part of the roof of the mouth).


lexentry: eng/place_of_worship__Noun__1
written_rep: place of worship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bedehuis | cultusplaats | gebedshuis | godshuis
sense_list:
A place, usually a building such as a church, mosque, synagogue or temple where believers can practise their faith.


lexentry: eng/place_setting__Noun__1
written_rep: place setting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bestek
sense_list:
Items of cutlery, crockery and glassware, and sometimes a place mat, arranged for a person at a dining table.


lexentry: eng/placebo-controlled__Adjective__1
written_rep: placebo-controlled
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: placebogecontroleerd
sense_list:
(medicine, science, research) including a comparison (control) group with placebo. (describing clinical trials)


lexentry: eng/placebo_effect__Noun__1
written_rep: placebo effect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: placebo-effect
sense_list:
(pharmacology) The tendency of any medication or treatment, even an inert or ineffective one, to exhibit results simply because the recipient believes that it will work.


lexentry: eng/placeholder__Noun__1
written_rep: placeholder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: invullen | plaatshouder | vulling | vulsel
sense_list:
Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.


lexentry: eng/placenta__Noun__1
written_rep: placenta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: placenta | moederkoek
sense_list:
(botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.


lexentry: eng/plagiarism__Noun__1
written_rep: plagiarism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plagiaat
sense_list:
(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.


lexentry: eng/plague__Noun__1
written_rep: plague
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pest | plaag
sense_list:
(often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis. | (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease. | A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.


lexentry: eng/plaice__Noun__1
written_rep: plaice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schol
sense_list:
Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice), commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.


lexentry: eng/plaid__Noun__1
written_rep: plaid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: plaid
sense_list:
A length of such material used as a piece of clothing, formerly worn in the Scottish Highlands and other parts of northern Britain and remaining as an item of ceremonial dress worn by members of Scottish pipe bands. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/plain__Adjective__1
written_rep: plain
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: kaal
sense_list:
(computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/plains-wanderer__Noun__1
written_rep: plains-wanderer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trapvechtkwartel
sense_list:
Pedionomus torquatus, a small quail-like bird in the monotypic family Pedionomidae, endemic to south-eastern Australia.


lexentry: eng/plaintiff__Noun__1
written_rep: plaintiff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eiser | aanklager
sense_list:
(law, UK, _, historic, otherwise, current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.


lexentry: eng/plan__Noun__1
written_rep: plan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ontwerp | schema
sense_list:
A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.


lexentry: eng/plan__Noun__1
written_rep: plan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: plan | ontwerp
sense_list:
A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.


lexentry: eng/planche__Noun__1
written_rep: planche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bed
sense_list:
(gymnastics) A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.


lexentry: eng/plane__Noun__1
written_rep: plane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vlak
sense_list:
(geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane). | A level of existence or development.


lexentry: eng/planer__Noun__1
written_rep: planer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schaaf
sense_list:
(woodworking) A tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.


lexentry: eng/planet__Noun__1
written_rep: planet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: planeet | zwerfster
sense_list:
(now, historical, or, astrology) Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. [from 14thc.] | (astronomy, historical) Any body that orbits the Sun, including the asteroids (as minor planets) and sometimes the moons of those bodies (as satellite planets) | (astronomy, current) A body which is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally resulting in being an ellipsoid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion and, in IAU usage, which directly orbits a star (or multiple star) and dominates the region of its orbit; specifically, in the case of the Solar system, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. [from 2006]


lexentry: eng/planet_gear__Noun__1
written_rep: planet gear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: planeetwiel
sense_list:
(engineering) An epicyclic gear; the middle gears in a planetary gear system, spun by the central sun gear


lexentry: eng/planetarium__Noun__1
written_rep: planetarium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: planetarium
sense_list:
A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.


lexentry: eng/planetary_gear__Noun__1
written_rep: planetary gear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: planeetwielmechanisme | planetair tandwielstelsel
sense_list:
A system of gears that has a central gear wheel (sun gear) around which others (planet gears) rotate, often within an outer ring.


lexentry: eng/planetary_nebula__Noun__1
written_rep: planetary nebula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: planetaire nevel
sense_list:
(astronomy) A nebulosity surrounding a dying red giant, consisting of material expelled by the star.


lexentry: eng/planetesimal__Noun__1
written_rep: planetesimal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: planetesimaal
sense_list:
(astronomy) Any of many small, solid astronomical objects that orbit a star and form protoplanets through mutual gravitational attraction.


lexentry: eng/planisphere__Noun__1
written_rep: planisphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: planisfeer
sense_list:
(astronomy) Any of several charts of the celestial sphere having an overlay or window that may be adjusted to show the stars visible at a particular time, or from a particular place.


lexentry: eng/planner__Noun__1
written_rep: planner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: agenda | planner
sense_list:
A notebook or software in which one keeps reminders of items such as appointments, tasks, projects, and contacts.


lexentry: eng/planning_permission__Noun__1
written_rep: planning permission
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bouwvergunning | omgevingsvergunning
sense_list:
(Britain, construction, law) Legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use of the land. [from mid 1940s]


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
written_rep: plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plant | gewas
sense_list:
(botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
written_rep: plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: plant
sense_list:
(botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae. Now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism. | (ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.


lexentry: eng/plant__Verb__1
written_rep: plant
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: planten | poten
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.


lexentry: eng/plantain__Noun__1
written_rep: plantain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: weegbree
sense_list:
A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.


lexentry: eng/plantation__Noun__1
written_rep: plantation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plantage | aanplanting
sense_list:
A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.


lexentry: eng/plantigrade__Noun__1
written_rep: plantigrade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zoolganger
sense_list:
(zoology) A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.


lexentry: eng/plaque__Noun__1
written_rep: plaque
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: tandplak
sense_list:
(uncountable, dentistry) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).


lexentry: eng/plasma__Noun__1
written_rep: plasma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plasma
sense_list:
(physics) A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons. | (hematology) A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin.


lexentry: eng/plasma_cell__Noun__1
written_rep: plasma cell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plasmacel
sense_list:
(immunology) A form of B cell that produces antibodies after having reacted with its specific antigen in follicle centers.


lexentry: eng/plasmid__Noun__1
written_rep: plasmid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plasmide
sense_list:
(cytology) A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from -and replicates independently of- the chromosomes, most commonly found in bacteria, but also in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.


lexentry: eng/plaster_cast__Noun__1
written_rep: plaster cast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gips
sense_list:
(surgery) A cast made of a stiff material (often plaster of Paris and gauze) in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing.


lexentry: eng/plaster_of_Paris__Noun__1
written_rep: plaster of Paris
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gips
sense_list:
A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.


lexentry: eng/plasterboard__Noun__1
written_rep: plasterboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gipsplaat
sense_list:
A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.


lexentry: eng/plastic__Noun__1
written_rep: plastic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: kunststof | plastic
sense_list:
(figurative, slang) insincerity; fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.


lexentry: eng/plastic_art__Noun__1
written_rep: plastic art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beeldende kunst
sense_list:
An art form which involves physical manipulation of a three-dimensional medium by moulding or modeling such as sculpture or ceramics.


lexentry: eng/plastic_bag__Noun__1
written_rep: plastic bag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plastic tas
sense_list:
A type of packaging made of thin, flexible, plastic film, starch, or plastic textile, used for containing and transporting food, waste, and consumer goods. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/plastician__Noun__1
written_rep: plastician
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beeldend kunstenaar
sense_list:
Someone or something that transforms or reshapes objects. | An artist involved with the plastic arts.


lexentry: eng/plasticizer__Noun__1
written_rep: plasticizer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: weekmaker
sense_list:
Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable.


lexentry: eng/plastid__Noun__1
written_rep: plastid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plastide
sense_list:
(cytology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for photosynthesis.


lexentry: eng/plate__Noun__1
written_rep: plate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: plaat
sense_list:
A flat object of uniform thickness. | (printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.


lexentry: eng/plateau__Verb__1
written_rep: plateau
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stagneren | stabiliseren
sense_list:
(intransitive) (of a varying quantity) To reach a stable level after a period of increase; to level off.


lexentry: eng/platelet__Noun__1
written_rep: platelet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloedplaatje | trombocyt
sense_list:
(hematology, cytology) A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.


lexentry: eng/platform__Noun__1
written_rep: platform
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: perron | platform | podium | verhoog
sense_list:
A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.


lexentry: eng/platform__Noun__1
written_rep: platform
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: platformschoen
sense_list:
(footwear, in the plural) Ellipsis of platform shoe: a kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles.


lexentry: eng/platform__Noun__1
written_rep: platform
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: platform
sense_list:
(computing) Ellipsis of computing platform: a particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software.


lexentry: eng/platform_game__Noun__1
written_rep: platform game
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: platformer | platformspel
sense_list:
(video game genre) A video game of the genre characterized by jumping (or otherwise moving) to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.


lexentry: eng/platform_shoe__Noun__1
written_rep: platform shoe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plateauzool
sense_list:
A type of footwear with very thick soles and heels to make the wearer appear much taller than they actually are.


lexentry: eng/platitude__Noun__1
written_rep: platitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: platitude | cliché
sense_list:
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse. | (uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.


lexentry: eng/platoon__Noun__1
written_rep: platoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peloton
sense_list:
(military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.


lexentry: eng/platter__Noun__1
written_rep: platter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: harde schijf
sense_list:
A main dish and side dishes served together on one plate. | (computing) One of possibly many disks on which data is stored in a mechanical hard drive.


lexentry: eng/platypus__Noun__1
written_rep: platypus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vogelbekdier
sense_list:
A semi-aquatic, egg-laying monotreme mammal with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet – males have poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs; Ornithorhynchus anatinus.


lexentry: eng/plausibility__Noun__1
written_rep: plausibility
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: plausibel | waarschijnlijk
sense_list:
(now in more positive sense) The fact of being believable; believability, credibility. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/play__Noun__1
written_rep: play
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: schouwspel
sense_list:
(countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.


lexentry: eng/play__Verb__1
written_rep: play
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spelen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.


lexentry: eng/play__Verb__1
written_rep: play
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: spelen | afspelen
sense_list:
(transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced. | (AAVE, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.


lexentry: eng/play_by_ear__Verb__1
written_rep: play by ear
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: improviseren
sense_list:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To do by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur, often with risk of negative outcomes; to improvise.


lexentry: eng/play_hooky__Verb__1
written_rep: play hooky
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spijbelen
sense_list:
(idiomatic, US) To play truant; to avoid (informally: skip) school, work, or other duties (stay away from these without permission nor an excuse); to skive or to bunk off (UK);


lexentry: eng/play_with_fire__Verb__1
written_rep: play with fire
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: met vuur spelen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.


lexentry: eng/playable__Adjective__1
written_rep: playable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: speelbaar
sense_list:
Able to be played. | (games) Of a move, giving a reasonable result; able to be played without losing. | (games) Of a game, able to be played and enjoyed.


lexentry: eng/playboy__Noun__1
written_rep: playboy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: casanova | don juan | playboy
sense_list:
A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.


lexentry: eng/playground__Noun__1
written_rep: playground
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: speeltuin | speelplaats | speelplein | speelterrein
sense_list:
(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780]


lexentry: eng/playground__Noun__1
written_rep: playground
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: speelterrein
sense_list:
(figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.


lexentry: eng/playing_card__Noun__1
written_rep: playing card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: speelkaart
sense_list:
(cards) Any of the usually 52 rectangular pieces of card used to play numerous games, featuring either one to 10 pips or a picture and belonging of one of four suits.


lexentry: eng/playlist__Noun__1
written_rep: playlist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: afspeellijst | playlist
sense_list:
(radio) A list of recorded songs scheduled to be played on a radio station. | (computing) A list of tracks or videos to be played in a particular sequence, as from an audio CD or a streaming service.


lexentry: eng/plea__Noun__1
written_rep: plea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pleidooi
sense_list:
An excuse; an apology. | That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification. | (legal) The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.


lexentry: eng/plea_bargain__Noun__1
written_rep: plea bargain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: afspraak
sense_list:
(US, legal) An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one


lexentry: eng/please_repeat_after_me__Phrase__1
written_rep: please repeat after me
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zeg mij na alsjeblieft | zegt u mij na alstublieft
sense_list:
A request for the interlocutor to repeat what the speaker says next. Often used in language training.


lexentry: eng/please_turn_left__Phrase__1
written_rep: please turn left
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: draai links, alstublieft
sense_list:
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn left.


lexentry: eng/please_turn_right__Phrase__1
written_rep: please turn right
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: draai rechts, alstublieft
sense_list:
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn right.


lexentry: eng/pleased_to_meet_you__Phrase__1
written_rep: pleased to meet you
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
sense_list: A polite formula used when being introduced to somebody.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
aangenaam | aangenaam met u kennis te maken | aangenaam om met u kennis te maken | aangename kennismaking


lexentry: eng/pleat__Noun__1
written_rep: pleat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plooi
sense_list:
(sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.


lexentry: eng/plebiscite__Noun__1
written_rep: plebiscite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plebisciet | referendum
sense_list:
(law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.


lexentry: eng/plectrum__Noun__1
written_rep: plectrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plectrum
sense_list:
(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.


lexentry: eng/pledge__Noun__1
written_rep: pledge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: schacht
sense_list:
(college slang) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.


lexentry: eng/plenipotentiary__Noun__1
written_rep: plenipotentiary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gevolmachtigde | plenipotentiaris
sense_list:
A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter. [from c. 1645]


lexentry: eng/pleonasm__Noun__1
written_rep: pleonasm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pleonasme
sense_list:
(uncountable, rhetoric) Redundancy in wording. | (countable) A phrase involving pleonasm; a phrase containing one or more words which are redundant because their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase.


lexentry: eng/pleonastic__Adjective__1
written_rep: pleonastic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pleonastisch
sense_list:
(uncomparable) Of, or relating to pleonasm. | (linguistics) Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.


lexentry: eng/pleroma__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: pleroma
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pleroma
sense_list:
(Gnosticism, historical) Often preceded by the: the spiritual universe seen as the totality of the essence and powers of God.


lexentry: eng/pleura__Noun__1
written_rep: pleura
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borstvlies
sense_list:
(anatomy) Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.


lexentry: eng/pliers__Noun__1
written_rep: pliers
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tang
sense_list:
A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.


lexentry: eng/plot__Noun__1
written_rep: plot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: complot | samenzwering
sense_list:
A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable. [from 1580s]


lexentry: eng/plot_twist__Noun__1
written_rep: plot twist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: intrige | plottwist | plotwending | verwikkeling
sense_list:
A change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film, novel, or other narrative work.


lexentry: eng/plough__Noun__1
written_rep: plough
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ploeg
sense_list:
(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.


lexentry: eng/plough__Verb__1
written_rep: plough
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ploegen
sense_list:
(transitive) To use a plough on soil to prepare for planting. | (joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.


lexentry: eng/pluck__Verb__1
written_rep: pluck
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: plukken
sense_list:
(transitive, music) To play (a single string on a musical instrument) by pulling and then releasing it, such as on a guitar.


lexentry: eng/plug__Noun__1
written_rep: plug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stekker
sense_list:
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.


lexentry: eng/plum__Noun__1
written_rep: plum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pruim
sense_list:
An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/plumage__Noun__1
written_rep: plumage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gevederte | pluimage | verenkleed
sense_list:
(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.


lexentry: eng/plumber's_snake__Noun__1
written_rep: plumber's snake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fret
sense_list:
A long, flexible tool, often with rotating blades at its forward end, which is inserted into a plumbing pipe system and used to remove clogs or other obstructions.


lexentry: eng/plumber__Noun__1
written_rep: plumber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: loodgieter
sense_list:
One who works in or with lead. | One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.


lexentry: eng/plumbing__Noun__1
written_rep: plumbing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: loodgieterswerk | riolering
sense_list:
The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.


lexentry: eng/plumbism__Noun__1
written_rep: plumbism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: loodvergiftiging
sense_list:
(medicine) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. Symptoms include lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop.


lexentry: eng/plume__Noun__1
written_rep: plume
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pluim | veder | veer
sense_list:
(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.


lexentry: eng/plume__Noun__1
written_rep: plume
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: plumeau | stoffer
sense_list:
(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.


lexentry: eng/plummet__Noun__1
written_rep: plummet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schietlood
sense_list:
(archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.


lexentry: eng/plunge__Verb__1
written_rep: plunge
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duiken
sense_list:
(transitive) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse. | (figuratively, transitive) To cast, stab or throw into some thing, state, condition or action. | (intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.


lexentry: eng/pluperfect_tense__Noun__1
written_rep: pluperfect tense
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plusquamperfectum | voltooid verleden tijd
sense_list:
(grammar, of a verb) Tense of a verb used when referring to something that happened before a past setting or the imperfect; formed in English by adding had before the past participle of a verb, or by adding had been before the present participle of the verb.


lexentry: eng/plural__Noun__1
written_rep: plural
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meervoud
sense_list:
(grammar, uncountable) The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something. | (grammar, countable) A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.


lexentry: eng/plurale_tantum__Noun__1
written_rep: plurale tantum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plurale tantum
sense_list:
(grammar) A noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.


lexentry: eng/pluralism__Noun__1
written_rep: pluralism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pluralisme
sense_list:
(sociology) A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.


lexentry: eng/plurality__Noun__1
written_rep: plurality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: relatieve meerderheid
sense_list:
(countable) A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast.


lexentry: eng/plus_sign__Noun__1
written_rep: plus sign
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plusteken
sense_list:
(arithmetic) The symbol + used to denote the operation of addition, to indicate that a number is positive, and so on.


lexentry: eng/plutonium__Noun__1
written_rep: plutonium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plutonium
sense_list:
The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.


lexentry: eng/pluviograph__Noun__1
written_rep: pluviograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pluviograaf
sense_list:
An instrument for measuring the amount of water that has fallen (i.e. a rain gauge), with a feature to register the data in real time to demonstrate rainfall over a short period, often an automated graphing instrument.


lexentry: eng/ply__Verb__1
written_rep: ply
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plooien
sense_list:
(transitive, obsolete) To bend; to fold; to mould; (figuratively) to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.


lexentry: eng/pneumonia__Noun__1
written_rep: pneumonia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: longontsteking
sense_list:
An acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms, or sometimes by physical or chemical irritants.


lexentry: eng/pneumothorax__Noun__1
written_rep: pneumothorax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pneumothorax | klaplong
sense_list:
(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.


lexentry: eng/po-faced__Adjective__1
written_rep: po-faced
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chagrijnig
sense_list:
(British) Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/poach__Verb__1
written_rep: poach
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pocheren
sense_list:
(transitive) To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).


lexentry: eng/poacher__Noun__1
written_rep: poacher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stroper
sense_list:
A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.


lexentry: eng/pochard__Noun__1
written_rep: pochard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tafeleend
sense_list:
Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.


lexentry: eng/pocket__Noun__1
written_rep: pocket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zak
sense_list:
(clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. | An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.


lexentry: eng/podcast__Noun__1
written_rep: podcast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: podcast
sense_list:
(loosely, by extension) An individual episode of such a program. | A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones. [from early 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/podium__Noun__1
written_rep: podium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: podium | spreekgestoelte
sense_list:
A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.


lexentry: eng/poem__Noun__1
written_rep: poem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gedicht | vers
sense_list:
A literary piece written in verse. | A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.


lexentry: eng/poetry__Noun__1
written_rep: poetry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: poëzie
sense_list:
(figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.


lexentry: eng/poinsettia__Noun__1
written_rep: poinsettia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kerstster
sense_list:
A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers surrounded by large bright red leaves; native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated as a garden plant.


lexentry: eng/point-to-point__Adjective__1
written_rep: point-to-point
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punt-naar-punt
sense_list:
(electronics) Being or relating to a method of manually constructing electronic circuits prior to automation and printed circuit boards, where components were individually mounted on the chassis prior to soldering.


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
written_rep: point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punt
sense_list:
(mathematics, science) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. [from 14th c.] | A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. [from 14th c.] | A distinguishing quality or characteristic. [from 15th c.] | The sharp tip of an object. [from 14th c.] | Any projecting extremity of an object. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
written_rep: point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eenheid | punt
sense_list:
(typography) a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
written_rep: point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: komma | standpunt
sense_list:
(automotive, mostly, in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.


lexentry: eng/point__Verb__1
written_rep: point
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wijzen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.


lexentry: eng/point_guard__Noun__1
written_rep: point guard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanvoerder
sense_list:
(basketball) A guard who is usually the shortest of the five basketball positions, and specializes in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the team's offense.


lexentry: eng/point_mutation__Noun__1
written_rep: point mutation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: puntmutatie
sense_list:
(genetics) A mutation that involves the replacement, addition or deletion of a small number of bases (especially just one) at a specific site within a gene.


lexentry: eng/point_of_inflection__Noun__1
written_rep: point of inflection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buigpunt
sense_list:
(mathematics) A point on a curve at which the sign of the curvature changes; at this point the second derivative of the underlying function will be zero, but positive on one side and negative on the other.


lexentry: eng/point_of_interest__Noun__1
written_rep: point of interest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: doel
sense_list:
A location that is worth visiting because it is a tourist attraction or the base for some type of service such as a restaurant or shop.


lexentry: eng/point_of_no_return__Noun__1
written_rep: point of no return
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punt van veilige terugkeer | punt vanwaaruit geen terugkeer mogelijk is
sense_list:
(aviation) The point in an aircraft's flight when there is insufficient fuel to reverse direction and return to the place of origin.


lexentry: eng/point_of_sale__Noun__1
written_rep: point of sale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bank
sense_list:
(retail) The location at which payment for goods is made in an establishment that sells goods or services.


lexentry: eng/point_of_view__Noun__1
written_rep: point of view
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gezichtspunt | oogpunt
sense_list:
A position from which something is perceived; outlook; standpoint. | An attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs.


lexentry: eng/point_out__Verb__1
written_rep: point out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanduiden | aanwijzen | tonen
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.


lexentry: eng/pointed__Adjective__1
written_rep: pointed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bijtend
sense_list:
(comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull. | (comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant. | (comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.


lexentry: eng/pointed_cabbage__Noun__1
written_rep: pointed cabbage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spitskool
sense_list:
An F1 hybrid variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) that forms compact conical rather than rounded heads and is noted for its delicate flavor.


lexentry: eng/pointer__Noun__1
written_rep: pointer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pointer
sense_list:
(programming) A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored. | A needlelike component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.


lexentry: eng/pointing-trowel__Noun__1
written_rep: pointing-trowel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dagge | dagijzer | voegijzer | voegspijker
sense_list:
A fine trowel, (metal) tool used in construction to shape mortar neatly into the seams which joint bricks, stones etc. in masonry.


lexentry: eng/points__Noun__2
written_rep: points
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wissel
sense_list:
(rail transport, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.


lexentry: eng/poise__Noun__1
written_rep: poise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: versie
sense_list:
A state of balance, equilibrium or stability. | Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.


lexentry: eng/poison_ivy__Noun__1
written_rep: poison ivy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gifsumak
sense_list:
Any of three ivy-like species of Toxicodendron, known for their ability to cause an itching rash and blistering for most people, through urushiol, an oil that is a skin irritant.


lexentry: eng/poisoned_chalice__Noun__1
written_rep: poisoned chalice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gifbeker | vergiftigd geschenk
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful; an apparently beneficial or benign instrument or scheme for causing death or harm.


lexentry: eng/poker__Noun__1
written_rep: poker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pook
sense_list:
A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick. [from earlier 16th c.] | (historical) A tool like a soldering iron for making poker drawings.


lexentry: eng/poker_face__Noun__1
written_rep: poker face
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pokerface
sense_list:
(poker) An impassive facial expression cultivated to prevent other players from determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand, or of bluffing. | Any similar expression used to prevent giving away one's motives, feelings, or situation.


lexentry: eng/polar__Adjective__1
written_rep: polar
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: navel
sense_list:
(mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.


lexentry: eng/polar_bear__Noun__1
written_rep: polar bear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ijsbeer
sense_list:
A hypercarnivorous species of bear, Ursus maritimus, whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle.


lexentry: eng/polar_circle__Noun__1
written_rep: polar circle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poolcirkel
sense_list:
(geography) Either of the two parallels of the Earth located at the latitude of 66° 33′ 44″ N and 66° 33′ 44″ S.


lexentry: eng/polar_night__Noun__1
written_rep: polar night
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poolnacht
sense_list:
A period of darkness that occurs in winter in polar regions north from the Arctic Circle and south from the Antarctic Circle, and during which the sun stays below the horizon.


lexentry: eng/polarity__Noun__1
written_rep: polarity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polariteit
sense_list:
The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles. | Either of the two extremes of such attributes. | (chemistry) The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule. Wp


lexentry: eng/polarization__Noun__1
written_rep: polarization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polarisatie
sense_list:
(chemistry, physics) the separation of positive and negative charges in a nucleus, atom, molecule or system | (physics) the production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electromagnetic wave points | (sociology) the grouping of opinions into two extremes | the production or the condition of polarity


lexentry: eng/polarize__Verb__1
written_rep: polarize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polariseren
sense_list:
(transitive, US) To cause to have a polarization. | (transitive, US) To cause a group to be divided into extremes.


lexentry: eng/polder_model__Noun__1
written_rep: polder model
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poldermodel
sense_list:
A form of consensus decision-making characterised by cooperation despite significant differences among parties.


lexentry: eng/pole__Noun__1
written_rep: pole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paal | boom
sense_list:
Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.


lexentry: eng/pole__Noun__2
written_rep: pole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pool
sense_list:
A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south). | (electricity) A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.


lexentry: eng/pole_position__Noun__1
written_rep: pole position
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polepositie | poleposition
sense_list:
(motor racing) The top qualifying position for a race, on the inside of the front row at the starting line.


lexentry: eng/pole_star__Noun__1
written_rep: pole star
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leidstar | leidster | poolster
sense_list:
(star) The star visible to the naked eye which was in the past, is now, or will be in the future nearest a celestial pole of a planet.


lexentry: eng/pole_star__Noun__1
written_rep: pole star
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: leidstar | leidster | richtinggevend beginsel | richtinggevend principe
sense_list:
(figuratively) A person, principle, or thing which acts as a guide; a guiding light; also, something which attracts much attention; a centre of attention.


lexentry: eng/pole_vault__Noun__1
written_rep: pole vault
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polsstokspringen | polsstokhoogspringen
sense_list:
(athletics) a jumping event contested in track and field which requires an athlete to carry a fiberglass pole down a runway, plant the pole into a vaulting box and vault over a fiberglass bar, landing on a matted pit


lexentry: eng/polemical__Adjective__1
written_rep: polemical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polemisch
sense_list:
(somewhat, _, derogative) Prone to causing disputes; inclined to causing the expression of opposing opinions, disputatious, contentious, edgy. | Related to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic.


lexentry: eng/polenta__Noun__1
written_rep: polenta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polenta
sense_list:
Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.


lexentry: eng/police__Noun__1
written_rep: police
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politie
sense_list:
(North America, &, _, historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.


lexentry: eng/police_state__Noun__1
written_rep: police state
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politiestaat
sense_list:
(usually, pejorative) A polity whose government exercises strict and repressive control of the people.


lexentry: eng/police_station__Noun__1
written_rep: police station
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politiebureau
sense_list:
(police) A building serving as the headquarters of a branch of the police force, and sometimes as a temporary place of confinement for offenders.


lexentry: eng/policy__Noun__1
written_rep: policy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beleid
sense_list:
A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/policy__Noun__1
written_rep: policy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: beleid | tactiek | voorzichtigheid
sense_list:
Wise or advantageous conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/poliomyelitis__Noun__1
written_rep: poliomyelitis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kinderverlamming | polio | poliomyelitis
sense_list:
(pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.


lexentry: eng/political__Adjective__1
written_rep: political
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politiek
sense_list:
Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing. | Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power, standing, influence or conflict.


lexentry: eng/political__Adjective__1
written_rep: political
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: politiek | partijpolitiek
sense_list:
(pejorative) Motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral; or, more generally, power, standing, influence or conflict) calculation.


lexentry: eng/political_economy__Noun__1
written_rep: political economy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politieke economie | staathuishoudkunde
sense_list:
(economics, politics) Interdisciplinary studies drawing upon economics, law, and political science in explaining how political institutions, the political environment, and the economic system — capitalist, socialist, mixed, and so on — influence each other.


lexentry: eng/political_opposition__Noun__1
written_rep: political opposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oppositie
sense_list:
A recognized political party or group of parties in multiparty political systems that is present in Parliament or some other legislative body and does not control the floor (usually due to being in the minority).


lexentry: eng/political_party__Noun__1
written_rep: political party
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politieke partij | partij
sense_list:
A political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power through representation in government.


lexentry: eng/politicize__Verb__1
written_rep: politicize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: politiseren
sense_list:
(transitive) To give something political characteristics; to turn into a political issue. | (transitive) To make someone politically active or aware.


lexentry: eng/polity__Noun__1
written_rep: polity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bestuursvorm | leden van een gemeenschap | staatsbestel
sense_list:
(politics, religion, usually, uncountable) Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.


lexentry: eng/pollination__Noun__1
written_rep: pollination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bestuiving
sense_list:
(botany) The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma; effected by insects, birds, bats and the wind etc.


lexentry: eng/polling_station__Noun__1
written_rep: polling station
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stembureau
sense_list:
(Britain, Canada, Australia) a place where voters go to cast their ballot in an election or referendum; a voting station


lexentry: eng/pollute__Verb__1
written_rep: pollute
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vervuilen
sense_list:
(transitive) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product. | (transitive) To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.


lexentry: eng/pollution__Noun__1
written_rep: pollution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: milieuverontreiniging | pollutie | vervuiling | milieuvervuiling
sense_list:
Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/polo__Noun__1
written_rep: polo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pool
sense_list:
(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.


lexentry: eng/poltergeist__Noun__1
written_rep: poltergeist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: klopgeest | poltergeest
sense_list:
(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.


lexentry: eng/polyamory__Noun__1
written_rep: polyamory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyamorie
sense_list:
Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.


lexentry: eng/polyandry__Noun__1
written_rep: polyandry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyandrie
sense_list:
The having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.


lexentry: eng/polycarbonate__Noun__1
written_rep: polycarbonate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polycarbonaat
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates; they are used to make light, flexible alternatives to glass. Abbreviation: PC


lexentry: eng/polydactyly__Noun__1
written_rep: polydactyly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polydactylie
sense_list:
(medicine, teratology) A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of their hands or feet.


lexentry: eng/polyethylene__Noun__1
written_rep: polyethylene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyetheen
sense_list:
(organic compound) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware, containers etc.


lexentry: eng/polyethylene_glycol__Noun__1
written_rep: polyethylene glycol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyethyleenglycol
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of general formula [CH2-CH2-O]n, used in detergents and as emulsifiers and plasticizers.


lexentry: eng/polyethylene_terephthalate__Noun__1
written_rep: polyethylene terephthalate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyethyleentereftalaat
sense_list:
(organic compound) A thermoplastic resin of the polyester family used particularly in the manufacture of plastic bottles (PET) and fabrics (Terylene).


lexentry: eng/polygamy__Noun__1
written_rep: polygamy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: polygamie
sense_list:
(often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”) | (zoology) The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate. | (botany) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.


lexentry: eng/polyglot__Adjective__1
written_rep: polyglot
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: meertalig | polyglottisch
sense_list:
Containing, or made up of, several languages; specifically, of a book (especially a bible): having text translated into several languages.


lexentry: eng/polyglot__Noun__1
written_rep: polyglot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyglot | polyglotte
sense_list:
A publication in several languages; specifically, a book (especially a bible) containing several versions of the same subject matter or text in several languages.


lexentry: eng/polygyny__Noun__1
written_rep: polygyny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polygynie
sense_list:
The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.


lexentry: eng/polymer__Noun__1
written_rep: polymer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polymeer
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules. | A material consisting of such polymer molecules.


lexentry: eng/polymerase_chain_reaction__Noun__1
written_rep: polymerase chain reaction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polymerasekettingreactie
sense_list:
(genetics, molecular biology, organic chemistry) A technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.


lexentry: eng/polymerization__Noun__1
written_rep: polymerization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polymerisatie
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers).


lexentry: eng/polymorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: polymorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polymorfisme
sense_list:
The ability to assume different forms or shapes. | (biology) The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents. | (object-oriented programming) The feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for an instance of a method to have several definitions. | (crystallography) The ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure; pleomorphism.


lexentry: eng/polynomial__Noun__1
written_rep: polynomial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polynoom | veelterm
sense_list:
(algebra, strict sense) An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as a_n x^n + a_{n-1}x^{n-1} + ... + a_0 x^0.


lexentry: eng/polynya__Noun__1
written_rep: polynya
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wakvlakte
sense_list:
(hydrology, oceanography) A naturally formed transient area of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar or subpolar seas. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/polyomino__Noun__1
written_rep: polyomino
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyomino
sense_list:
(geometry) A plane polyform made by joining one or more squares edge to edge in various arrangements; a similar polyform made from triangles or hexagons (or any polygon that can tile a plane)


lexentry: eng/polyphony__Noun__1
written_rep: polyphony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyfonie
sense_list:
(music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).


lexentry: eng/polyphyletic__Adjective__1
written_rep: polyphyletic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyfyletisch
sense_list:
(taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.


lexentry: eng/polyseme__Noun__1
written_rep: polyseme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyseem
sense_list:
(semantics) A word or phrase that has multiple meanings, or, more specifically, multiple etymologically related meanings.


lexentry: eng/polysemy__Noun__1
written_rep: polysemy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polysemie
sense_list:
(semantics) The property of a word, sign or symbol that can represent multiple meanings, including multiple similar ones.


lexentry: eng/polysynthetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: polysynthetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polysynthetisch
sense_list:
(grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.


lexentry: eng/polytonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: polytonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meertonig | meertonige
sense_list:
Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which employs the rough and smooth breathings and the grave, acute, and circumflex accents. Replaced by the monotonic system in 1982.


lexentry: eng/polytope__Noun__1
written_rep: polytope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polytoop
sense_list:
(geometry) A finite region of n-dimensional space bounded by hyperplanes (a geometric shape with flat sides, existing in any number of dimensions); the geometrical entity represented by the general term of the infinite sequence "point, line, polygon, polyhedron, ...".


lexentry: eng/polytunnel__Noun__1
written_rep: polytunnel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: folie tunnel
sense_list:
A tunnel made of polyethylene, used to grow plants that require a higher temperature and/or humidity than that which is available in the environment.


lexentry: eng/polyunsaturated_fat__Noun__1
written_rep: polyunsaturated fat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meervoudig onverzadigde vetzuur
sense_list:
(fatty acid) A fat or oil, almost exclusively from vegetable sources, containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids.


lexentry: eng/polyunsaturated_fatty_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: polyunsaturated fatty acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meervoudig onverzadigde vetzuren
sense_list:
(fatty acid) A fatty acid, such as arachidonic acid, that contains two or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds


lexentry: eng/polyurethane__Noun__1
written_rep: polyurethane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyurethaan
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in very many industrial and domestic applications.


lexentry: eng/polyvinyl_alcohol__Noun__1
written_rep: polyvinyl alcohol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyvinylalcohol
sense_list:
(chemistry) A water-soluble synthetic polymer prepared by partial or complete hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate to remove acetate groups, having many uses, including as an adhesive and surfactant and in freshwater angling.


lexentry: eng/polyvinyl_chloride__Noun__1
written_rep: polyvinyl chloride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyvinylchloride | pvc
sense_list:
A thermoplastic resin produced by the polymerization of vinyl chloride; used as an electrical insulator and in many other applications. Can be compounded into flexible and rigid forms through the use of plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers and other modifiers.


lexentry: eng/pomander__Noun__1
written_rep: pomander
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pomander | reukbal
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, historical) A mixture of aromatic substances, made into a ball and carried by a person to impart a sweet smell or as a protection against infection. [from late 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pome__Noun__1
written_rep: pome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pitvrucht
sense_list:
(botany) A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.


lexentry: eng/pomegranate__Noun__1
written_rep: pomegranate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granaatappel
sense_list:
The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart. | The shrub or small tree that bears the fruit.


lexentry: eng/pomelo__Noun__1
written_rep: pomelo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pompelmoes
sense_list:
The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.


lexentry: eng/pommel_horse__Noun__1
written_rep: pommel horse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paard
sense_list:
An apparatus for gymnastic exercises with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright pommels, as hand grips, near the centre; held upright with adjustable legs. | An athletic event in which the pommel horse is used.


lexentry: eng/pompadour__Noun__1
written_rep: pompadour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banaan
sense_list:
A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.


lexentry: eng/pompom__Noun__1
written_rep: pompom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pompom
sense_list:
A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.


lexentry: eng/pompon__Noun__1
written_rep: pompon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pompon
sense_list:
A bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc. tied in the middle and left loose at the ends, so as to form a puff or ball, as for decoration or a showy prop for cheerleading.


lexentry: eng/pondweed__Noun__1
written_rep: pondweed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fonteinkruid
sense_list:
opposite-leaved pondweed, Groenlandia densa, only plant of its genus, found chiefly in the Mediterranean region.


lexentry: eng/poniard__Noun__1
written_rep: poniard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: knijf | ponjaard
sense_list:
(now, chiefly, historical) A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pontificate__Verb__1
written_rep: pontificate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: orakelen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To act like a pontiff; to express one's position or opinions dogmatically and pompously as if they were absolutely correct. | (intransitive) To speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner, especially at length.


lexentry: eng/pontoon__Noun__1
written_rep: pontoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ponton
sense_list:
A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.


lexentry: eng/ponytail__Noun__1
written_rep: ponytail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paardenstaart
sense_list:
A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.


lexentry: eng/pood__Noun__1
written_rep: pood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poed
sense_list:
An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).


lexentry: eng/poodle__Noun__1
written_rep: poodle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poedel
sense_list:
A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.


lexentry: eng/poof__Interjection__1
written_rep: poof
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poef
sense_list:
Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.


lexentry: eng/pool__Noun__1
written_rep: pool
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plas | poel
sense_list:
A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.


lexentry: eng/pooper__Noun__1
written_rep: pooper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spelbreker
sense_list:
(slang) One who poops out on an activity; one who dampens the mood by lack of participation or negative attitude. Mostly used in the phrase party pooper.


lexentry: eng/pop-up__Noun__1
written_rep: pop-up
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eendagsvlieg
sense_list:
(baseball) A pop-up ball: a ball that has been hit to a considerable height above the infield or the shallow outfield; a pop fly. | A folded paper element which pops up from a book, greeting card, etc. | A business that opens for a brief temporary period only, such as a temporary restaurant.


lexentry: eng/pop-up_advertisement__Noun__1
written_rep: pop-up advertisement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: popup
sense_list:
(Internet, advertising) An advertisement that takes the form of a window that appears automatically on a computer screen when certain websites are visited.


lexentry: eng/pop__Noun__1
written_rep: pop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: frisdrank
sense_list:
(uncountable, regional, Midwest US, Canada, Inland North, Midlands, Northwestern US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.


lexentry: eng/pop_art__Noun__1
written_rep: pop art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: popart
sense_list:
(arts) A genre of art that uses elements of popular culture, often using techniques from commercial art and advertising.


lexentry: eng/pop_music__Noun__1
written_rep: pop music
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pop | popmuziek
sense_list:
Music intended for or accepted by a wide audience, usually with a commercial basis and distinguished from other genres such as classical music and folk music, and nowadays also from rock music.


lexentry: eng/pope__Noun__1
written_rep: pope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paus
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, _, &, _, generally) An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.


lexentry: eng/poplit__Noun__1
written_rep: poplit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: knieboog
sense_list:
The shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint; the popliteal fossa or “knee pit”.


lexentry: eng/popliteus__Noun__1
written_rep: popliteus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wade
sense_list:
(anatomy) A small muscle at the back of the knee that aids in bending the knee and in the rotation of the lower leg.


lexentry: eng/poppy__Noun__1
written_rep: poppy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: klaproos | maankop
sense_list:
Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.


lexentry: eng/popsicle__Noun__1
written_rep: popsicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: waterijs
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, US, Canada) Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like, on a stick, of a size to be one serving.


lexentry: eng/popular_science__Noun__1
written_rep: popular science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: populaire wetenschap
sense_list:
An interpretation of science intended for a general audience, rather than for other scientists or students.


lexentry: eng/popular_science__Noun__1
written_rep: popular science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: populairwetenschappelijk
sense_list:
(attributive) Of, or having to do with science, but aimed at ordinary people as opposed to scientists; intended for general consumption.


lexentry: eng/popularity__Noun__1
written_rep: popularity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: populariteit | geliefdheid
sense_list:
The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large


lexentry: eng/population__Noun__1
written_rep: population
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bevolking | zielental
sense_list:
A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.


lexentry: eng/population__Noun__1
written_rep: population
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: bevolking | populatie | inwonertal
sense_list:
(biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.


lexentry: eng/population__Noun__1
written_rep: population
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: populatie
sense_list:
(statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.


lexentry: eng/population_density__Noun__1
written_rep: population density
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bevolkingsdichtheid
sense_list:
Average population per unit area; especially, the average number of people who live per square kilometer (or square mile) of land.


lexentry: eng/population_pyramid__Noun__1
written_rep: population pyramid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leeftijdspiramide | bevolkingspiramide
sense_list:
(demography) A graphical illustration of the distribution of a population (typically that of a country or region of the world) by age groups and sex; it typically forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing.


lexentry: eng/populism__Noun__1
written_rep: populism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: populisme
sense_list:
(philosophy) A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.


lexentry: eng/porcelain__Noun__1
written_rep: porcelain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: porselein
sense_list:
(usually, uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods. | (countable, now, _, usually, in the plural) An object made of porcelain, (particularly) art objects or items of tableware.


lexentry: eng/porch__Noun__1
written_rep: porch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portiek | veranda
sense_list:
(architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.


lexentry: eng/porcupine__Noun__1
written_rep: porcupine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stekelvarken
sense_list:
Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.


lexentry: eng/pork-barrelling__Noun__1
written_rep: pork-barrelling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cliëntelisme | favoritisme | stemmenlokkerij
sense_list:
(politics) The practice of an elected politician giving favours or money to some or all voters in the politician's electorate, or to certain organizations, as compensation or payback for support from those voters or organizations in the past.


lexentry: eng/pornocracy__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: pornocracy
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pornocratie
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, historical, sometimes, capitalized) The period of the papacy known as the saeculum obscūrum (Latin for “dark age”), and also as the “Rule of the Harlots”, which began with the installation of Pope Sergius III in 904 and lasted for sixty years until the death of Pope John XII in 964, during which time the popes were strongly influenced by the Theophylacti, a powerful and corrupt aristocratic family. [from mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pornography__Noun__1
written_rep: pornography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pornografie
sense_list:
The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/porosity__Noun__1
written_rep: porosity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poreusheid | porositeit
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state of being porous. | (countable) A measure of how porous a material is; the ratio of the volume of pores to the total volume


lexentry: eng/porridge__Noun__1
written_rep: porridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pap | brij
sense_list:
A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__1
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bakboord | poort | bakboord- | overdragen | porten
sense_list:
(nautical, aviation, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: haven | bakboord | bakboord-
sense_list:
An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: poort
sense_list:
An opening where a connection (such as a pipe) is made. | A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: overdragen | porten
sense_list:
(also, networking) A number that delimits a connection for specific processes or parts of a network service.


lexentry: eng/port__Verb__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: haven | bakboord | poort | bakboord-
sense_list:
(military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.


lexentry: eng/port__Verb__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: poort | overdragen | porten
sense_list:
(computing, video games) To adapt, modify, or create a new version of, a program so that it works on a different platform.


lexentry: eng/port_city__Noun__1
written_rep: port city
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: havenstad
sense_list:
A city built around a port, for its defence, to provide infrastructural support, or as parasitic urban sprawl.


lexentry: eng/port_of_call__Noun__1
written_rep: port of call
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanloophaven
sense_list:
(nautical) any port (except its home port) being visited by a ship, especially to load or unload cargo or passengers or to take on supplies


lexentry: eng/portability__Noun__1
written_rep: portability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nummerbehoud
sense_list:
(software) The ability of a program (or software system) to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms.


lexentry: eng/portable_art__Noun__1
written_rep: portable art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mobiele kunst
sense_list:
(archaeology) Small pieces of prehistoric art that could be carried, as opposed to art applied to walls or cliffs, for example.


lexentry: eng/portable_toilet__Noun__1
written_rep: portable toilet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doos
sense_list:
A movable toilet, particularly a portable outhouse used where other lavatories are unavailable (as at a construction site) or insufficient (as at special events).


lexentry: eng/portal__Noun__1
written_rep: portal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: portaal
sense_list:
(Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet. | A grandiose and often lavish entrance.


lexentry: eng/portal_site__Noun__1
written_rep: portal site
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portaalsite
sense_list:
(Internet) A website with various features and content of its own, but also with many links to other sites, its aim being that users would make it their home page.


lexentry: eng/porte_cochère__Noun__1
written_rep: porte cochère
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: koetspoort
sense_list:
(historical) A gateway through which horse carriages pass, often into a courtyard. | A porch, or roof without walls over a driveway, next to the entrance of a building which a vehicle can stop in or under to allow passengers to embark or disembark without being affected by bad weather.


lexentry: eng/portmanteau_word__Noun__1
written_rep: portmanteau word
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kofferwoord | versmelting | contaminatie | porte-manteauwoord | vlechtwoord
sense_list:
(linguistics) A word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel.


lexentry: eng/portolan__Noun__1
written_rep: portolan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portulaan
sense_list:
(historic, nautical) A chart of European navigable waters based on descriptions of coasts. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/portrait__Noun__1
written_rep: portrait
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portret
sense_list:
(countable) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders. | (countable, figuratively) An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.


lexentry: eng/portrait__Noun__1
written_rep: portrait
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: staand
sense_list:
(computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.


lexentry: eng/poser__Noun__1
written_rep: poser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: lijm
sense_list:
Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.


lexentry: eng/poseur__Noun__1
written_rep: poseur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aansteller
sense_list:
One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.


lexentry: eng/position_paper__Noun__1
written_rep: position paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atelier
sense_list:
(philosophy, government) An essay or report which expresses a position, conclusion, or recommendation concerning a contested issue or undecided question and which usually contains arguments or reasons in support of this position.


lexentry: eng/positive__Adjective__1
written_rep: positive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: positief
sense_list:
(law) Formally laid down. [from the 14th c.] | (mathematics) Of number, greater than zero. [from the 18th c.] | (physics) Having more protons than electrons. | Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.


lexentry: eng/positive_degree__Noun__1
written_rep: positive degree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stellende trap
sense_list:
(grammar) That state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution; as in wise, noble.


lexentry: eng/positivism__Noun__1
written_rep: positivism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: positivisme
sense_list:
(philosophy) A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.


lexentry: eng/posology__Noun__1
written_rep: posology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: posologie
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, pharmacy, pharmacology) The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/posse__Noun__1
written_rep: posse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: kliek
sense_list:
(colloquial) A group of (especially young) people seen as constituting a peer group or band of associates; a gang, a group of friends. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/possess__Verb__1
written_rep: possess
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bezit nemen van
sense_list:
Of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person's body or mind).


lexentry: eng/possessee__Noun__1
written_rep: possessee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanvulling
sense_list:
(grammar) Verb complement in some languages or some constructions of a given language; the noun which is possessed.


lexentry: eng/possessive__Adjective__1
written_rep: possessive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bezittelijk
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to ownership or possession. | (grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.


lexentry: eng/possessive_case__Noun__1
written_rep: possessive case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: genitief
sense_list:
(grammar) case used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not always the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya.


lexentry: eng/possessive_suffix__Noun__1
written_rep: possessive suffix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: possessiefsuffix
sense_list:
(linguistics) A suffix that indicates possession, occurs in some Uralic, Turkic, Semitic and Indo-European languages.


lexentry: eng/possibly__Adverb__1
written_rep: possibly
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mogelijk
sense_list:
(modifying a verb) In the realm of possibility; indicates that the action may successfully be performed (is not impossible) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker that might limit the performance.


lexentry: eng/post-production__Noun__1
written_rep: post-production
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: post-productie
sense_list:
(cinematography, television) The stages of film (or audio) production happening between the actual filming (or recording) and the completed product.


lexentry: eng/post-traumatic_stress_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: post-traumatic stress disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: posttraumatische stressstoornis
sense_list:
(psychology) A psychological condition that develops following some stressful situation or event, with symptoms such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, flashbacks, hypervigilance, depression, dissociation, withdrawal or lack of concentration.


lexentry: eng/post-war__Adjective__1
written_rep: post-war
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naoorlogs
sense_list:
Pertaining to a period of time immediately following the end of a war; where there is a cessation of conflict.


lexentry: eng/post__Noun__2
written_rep: post
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: post
sense_list:
(obsolete) Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route. [16th–17th c.] | (dated) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route. | (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/post__Verb__2
written_rep: post
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: op de post doen | posten | versturen | verzenden
sense_list:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/post_office__Noun__1
written_rep: post office
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postkantoor | posterij
sense_list:
(countable) A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.


lexentry: eng/post_office_box__Noun__1
written_rep: post office box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postbus
sense_list:
A uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office that may be hired as collection point for mail.


lexentry: eng/postage__Noun__1
written_rep: postage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frankering
sense_list:
The charge for posting an item. | The postage stamp, or similar token, affixed to an item of post as evidence of payment.


lexentry: eng/postage_stamp__Noun__1
written_rep: postage stamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postzegel
sense_list:
A small piece of printed paper stuck on an item to be mailed, indicating that postage has been paid.


lexentry: eng/postal_address__Noun__1
written_rep: postal address
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: huisadres
sense_list:
The address (of a person or business) to which mail is delivered, as distinct from the actual street address.


lexentry: eng/postalveolar__Noun__1
written_rep: postalveolar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postalveolaar
sense_list:
(phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.


lexentry: eng/postcard__Noun__1
written_rep: postcard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ansichtkaart | kaart | postkaart
sense_list:
(post) A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended to be written on and mailed without an envelope. In the case of a picture postcard, one side displays a picture or photograph.


lexentry: eng/postcode__Noun__1
written_rep: postcode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postcode | postnummer
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.


lexentry: eng/posterior__Adjective__1
written_rep: posterior
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achterkant | rugzijde
sense_list:
(anatomy) Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.


lexentry: eng/posterior__Noun__1
written_rep: posterior
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Achterste | achterwerk
sense_list:
(euphemistic, humorous) The hinder parts of the body. | (maths) The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).


lexentry: eng/posterior_chamber__Noun__1
written_rep: posterior chamber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achterste oogkamer
sense_list:
(anatomy, ophthalmology) A narrow space inside the eye between the iris and the lens, filled with aqueous humour.


lexentry: eng/posthumous__Adjective__1
written_rep: posthumous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: postuum | posthuum
sense_list:
Taking place after one's own death. | In reference to a work, published after the author's death. | (originally) Born after the death of one's father.


lexentry: eng/postimpressionism__Noun__1
written_rep: postimpressionism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postimpressionisme
sense_list:
(arts) A genre of painting that rejected the naturalism of impressionism, using colour and form in more expressive manners.


lexentry: eng/postmark__Noun__1
written_rep: postmark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: handstempel
sense_list:
A marking made by a postal service on a delivery, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, mostly serving to cancel a postage stamp.


lexentry: eng/postmodernism__Noun__1
written_rep: postmodernism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postmodernisme
sense_list:
Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that reacts against an earlier modernist movement.


lexentry: eng/pot_calling_the_kettle_black__Noun__1
written_rep: pot calling the kettle black
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: de pot verwijt de ketel dat hij zwart ziet
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares.


lexentry: eng/potash__Noun__1
written_rep: potash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: potas
sense_list:
The water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer.


lexentry: eng/potassium__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kalium | potas
sense_list:
A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.


lexentry: eng/potassium_chloride__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium chloride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaliumchloride
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The potassium salt of hydrochloric acid, KCl; it is used as a fertilizer, and in lethal injections


lexentry: eng/potassium_cyanide__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium cyanide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaliumcyanide
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The potassium salt of hydrocyanic acid, KCN; the colourless crystals are soluble in water, and it is extremely poisonous, and is used in electroplating, the extraction of gold and silver from their ores, and in photography.


lexentry: eng/potassium_dichromate__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium dichromate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaliumdichromaat
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A potassium salt of chromic acid, K2Cr2O7; the orange crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an oxidizing agent and in photography.


lexentry: eng/potassium_hydroxide__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium hydroxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaliumhydroxide
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The alkaline base KOH, once known as caustic potash; it has a number of industrial uses, including the manufacture of bleach.


lexentry: eng/potassium_nitrate__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium nitrate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaliumnitraat
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) KNO3, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder; also used a food preservative and as an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive gums; historically used in the production of nitric acid (HNO3).


lexentry: eng/potassium_permanganate__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium permanganate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaliumpermanganaat
sense_list:
(chemistry) KMnO4, the most readily available commercial permanganate; it is used as an oxidizing agent both in industry and in the analytical laboratory.


lexentry: eng/potato__Noun__1
written_rep: potato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aardappel | patat | pieper
sense_list:
The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.


lexentry: eng/potato__Noun__1
written_rep: potato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aardappel
sense_list:
(humorous, slang, computing) An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.


lexentry: eng/potato_chip__Noun__1
written_rep: potato chip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: friet
sense_list:
(UK, Irish) One of a batch of pieces of potato cut into elongated cubes and fried; a chip or chipped potato, usually larger than American french fries.


lexentry: eng/potato_starch__Noun__1
written_rep: potato starch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aardappelzetmeel
sense_list:
(gastronomy) A widely diffused vegetable substance found in the extracted material of potatoes used in cooking.


lexentry: eng/potential_energy__Noun__1
written_rep: potential energy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: potentiële energie
sense_list:
The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).


lexentry: eng/potentiometer__Noun__1
written_rep: potentiometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: potentiometer | potmeter
sense_list:
(electronics) A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.


lexentry: eng/pothole__Noun__1
written_rep: pothole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gat in het wegdek
sense_list:
A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic. | A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.


lexentry: eng/potpourri__Noun__1
written_rep: potpourri
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: potpourri
sense_list:
(music) A medley of songs or music. | A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room.


lexentry: eng/poult__Noun__1
written_rep: poult
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: jongen
sense_list:
A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/poultice__Noun__1
written_rep: poultice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cataplasma | papomslag
sense_list:
A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.


lexentry: eng/pound__Noun__1
written_rep: pound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pond
sense_list:
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight. | A unit of currency in various currency systems | Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.


lexentry: eng/pour__Verb__1
written_rep: pour
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gieten | schenken | gutsen | pouren | stromen | uitbraken
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.


lexentry: eng/powder__Noun__1
written_rep: powder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poeder
sense_list:
The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust. | (cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.


lexentry: eng/powdered_sugar__Noun__1
written_rep: powdered sugar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poedersuiker
sense_list:
(US) Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
written_rep: power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: macht
sense_list:
(countable) The ability to affect or influence. | (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control. | Control or coercion, particularly legal or political (jurisdiction). | A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): x^n, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x \times x \times \cdots \times x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
written_rep: power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: vermogen
sense_list:
(physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
written_rep: power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: machten
sense_list:
(biblical, in plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.


lexentry: eng/power_behind_the_throne__Noun__1
written_rep: power behind the throne
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grijze eminentie
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Someone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.


lexentry: eng/power_broker__Noun__1
written_rep: power broker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grijze eminentie
sense_list:
A person or group having the ability to influence important decisions, especially in public policy, politics, and business.


lexentry: eng/power_line__Noun__1
written_rep: power line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoogspanningslijn
sense_list:
An electrical wire, cable or conduit, suspended in air by utility poles or transmission towers, or buried underground, used for the carrying of electricity either from a power source such as a generating station to a substation, or from a substation to a building such as a plant, commercial building or a home.


lexentry: eng/power_metal__Noun__1
written_rep: power metal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: powermetal
sense_list:
A subgenre of heavy metal music, often with anthem-like songs with fantasy-based subject matter and a strong, dramatic chorus.


lexentry: eng/power_set__Noun__1
written_rep: power set
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: machtenverzameling
sense_list:
(set theory, of a set S) The set whose elements comprise all the subsets of S (including the empty set and S itself).


lexentry: eng/power_steering__Noun__1
written_rep: power steering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stuurbekrachtiging
sense_list:
(automotive) A system for reducing the driver's effort to steer, by using a power source to assist in turning the wheels.


lexentry: eng/power_strip__Noun__1
written_rep: power strip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stekkerdoos
sense_list:
A block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple electrical devices to be plugged in.


lexentry: eng/power_supply__Noun__1
written_rep: power supply
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: voeding
sense_list:
That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the rest of the electronics from the connected AC source.


lexentry: eng/power_vacuum__Noun__1
written_rep: power vacuum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: machtsvacuüm
sense_list:
A lack of centralised political authority, especially following a conflict, revolution, change of power, etc.


lexentry: eng/powers_that_be__Noun__1
written_rep: powers that be
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gevestigde orde | hoge heren | hogerhand
sense_list:
(idiomatic) The holders of power or the authorities in a given situation, especially if seen as being faceless or unreasonably bureaucratic.


lexentry: eng/powertrain__Noun__1
written_rep: powertrain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aandrijflijn
sense_list:
The group of components in a vehicle that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air.


lexentry: eng/practical__Adjective__1
written_rep: practical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: praktisch
sense_list:
Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis. | Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use. | Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.


lexentry: eng/practice__Noun__1
written_rep: practice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: praktijk | uitoefening
sense_list:
(uncountable, especially, medicine, arts) The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.


lexentry: eng/practice__Noun__1
written_rep: practice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: praktijk
sense_list:
A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine. | Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.


lexentry: eng/practicum__Noun__1
written_rep: practicum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: practicum
sense_list:
(US) A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.


lexentry: eng/pragmatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: pragmatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pragmatisch
sense_list:
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.


lexentry: eng/pragmatism__Noun__1
written_rep: pragmatism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pragmatisme
sense_list:
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals. | (philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences. | (politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.


lexentry: eng/prairie__Noun__1
written_rep: prairie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prairie
sense_list:
An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.


lexentry: eng/prairie_dog__Noun__1
written_rep: prairie dog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prairiehond
sense_list:
Any of genus Cynomys, small, stout-bodied burrowing rodents with shallow cheek pouches, native to North America and Central America.


lexentry: eng/pram__Noun__1
written_rep: pram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kinderwagen
sense_list:
A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. | (colloquial, loosely) A pushchair; a buggy.


lexentry: eng/praseodymium__Noun__1
written_rep: praseodymium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: praseodymium
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Pr) with an atomic number of 59, a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile metal, valued for its magnetic, electrical, chemical, and optical properties.


lexentry: eng/pray__Verb__1
written_rep: pray
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bidden
sense_list:
(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.


lexentry: eng/prayer__Noun__1
written_rep: prayer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gebed
sense_list:
(uncountable) A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity. | The specific words or methods used for praying.


lexentry: eng/prayer_flag__Noun__1
written_rep: prayer flag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gebedsvlag
sense_list:
A colourful rectangular cloth hung from a thread and strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas by practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.


lexentry: eng/prayer_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: prayer wheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gebedsmolen
sense_list:
(Buddhism) A rotating cylinder either inscribed with or containing prayers, mainly used by Tibetan Buddhists.


lexentry: eng/praying_mantis__Noun__1
written_rep: praying mantis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bidsprinkhaan
sense_list:
Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance.


lexentry: eng/pre-Columbian__Adjective__1
written_rep: pre-Columbian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: precolumbiaans
sense_list:
Referring to the cultures of the Americas before the European influence, specifically to the era before the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus.


lexentry: eng/pre-Socratic__Adjective__1
written_rep: pre-Socratic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presocratische
sense_list:
(historical) Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher Socrates (circa 469–399 BCE).


lexentry: eng/pre-Socratic__Noun__1
written_rep: pre-Socratic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presocratische
sense_list:
(historical) Any of the pre-Socratic philosophers, viz. Thales (circa 624–546 BCE), Anaximander (circa 610–546 BCE), Anaximenes (circa 585–525 BCE), Pythagoras (circa 576–495 BCE), Xenophanes (circa 570–480 BCE), Heraclitus (circa 535–475 BCE), Parmenides (early-5th century BCE), Anaxagoras (circa 500–428 BCE), Empedocles (circa 490–430 BCE), and Democritus (circa 460–370 BCE).


lexentry: eng/pre-drink__Verb__1
written_rep: pre-drink
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: indrinken
sense_list:
(intransitive) To drink cheaper take-away alcohol prior to drinking in more expensive clubs and bars


lexentry: eng/preacher__Noun__1
written_rep: preacher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prediker | predikant
sense_list:
Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman.


lexentry: eng/preamble__Noun__1
written_rep: preamble
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: preambule
sense_list:
A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.


lexentry: eng/preamplifier__Noun__1
written_rep: preamplifier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorversterker
sense_list:
A voltage amplifier for amplifying a low-level input signal; its output is the input to a higher-level amplifier.


lexentry: eng/precariat__Noun__1
written_rep: precariat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: precariaat
sense_list:
(sociology, collective) People suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living a precarious existence, without security or predictability, especially job security.


lexentry: eng/precedent__Noun__1
written_rep: precedent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: precedent
sense_list:
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.


lexentry: eng/precedent__Noun__1
written_rep: precedent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: jurisprudentie
sense_list:
(legal) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.


lexentry: eng/precession__Noun__1
written_rep: precession
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: precessie
sense_list:
(physics, countable) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis. | Any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters.


lexentry: eng/precinct__Noun__1
written_rep: precinct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: districtpolitiebureau | politiedistrict
sense_list:
(US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.


lexentry: eng/precious_metal__Noun__1
written_rep: precious metal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edelmetaal
sense_list:
A rare metallic chemical element of high economic value, such as gold, platinum, palladium, or rhodium.


lexentry: eng/precious_stone__Noun__1
written_rep: precious stone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edelsteen
sense_list:
Any gem, such as a diamond or ruby, that is expensive because of its rarity or desirability; especially one set into a piece of jewelry.


lexentry: eng/precipitation__Noun__1
written_rep: precipitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neerslag
sense_list:
(meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.


lexentry: eng/precise__Adjective__1
written_rep: precise
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: precijs
sense_list:
(sciences, engineering, of data points, strictly) Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).


lexentry: eng/precocious__Adjective__1
written_rep: precocious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vroegrijp | vroegvolwassen
sense_list:
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity. | Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.


lexentry: eng/precognition__Noun__1
written_rep: precognition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: precognitie | voorkennis
sense_list:
(parapsychology) Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/preconception__Noun__1
written_rep: preconception
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vooroordeel
sense_list:
An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice.


lexentry: eng/precondition__Noun__1
written_rep: precondition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorwaarde
sense_list:
A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action. | A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.


lexentry: eng/precontract__Noun__1
written_rep: precontract
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorlopig contract
sense_list:
(legal) A contract preceding another, especially a contract of marriage which, according to the ancient law, rendered void a subsequent marriage solemnized in violation of it.


lexentry: eng/precursor__Noun__1
written_rep: precursor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: precursor
sense_list:
(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.


lexentry: eng/predator__Noun__1
written_rep: predator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: roofdier | predator | roofvis
sense_list:
Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other non-plant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.


lexentry: eng/predecessor__Noun__1
written_rep: predecessor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorganger
sense_list:
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.


lexentry: eng/predicate__Noun__1
written_rep: predicate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gezegde | predicaat
sense_list:
(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.


lexentry: eng/predicate__Noun__1
written_rep: predicate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: predicaat | gezegde
sense_list:
(logic) A term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term.


lexentry: eng/predicate_logic__Noun__1
written_rep: predicate logic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: predicatenlogica
sense_list:
(logic) The generic term for symbolic formal systems like first-order logic, second-order logic, many-sorted logic or infinitary logic.


lexentry: eng/predicative__Adjective__1
written_rep: predicative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: predicatief
sense_list:
(grammar, of an adjectival or nominal phrase) Modifying a noun while in a predicate phrase, which predicate phrase is other than the noun phrase and occurs after a verb, as a predicate; contrasted with attributive.


lexentry: eng/predicative_adjective__Noun__1
written_rep: predicative adjective
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: predicaatsadjectief
sense_list:
(grammar) An adjective that is not part of the noun clause it modifies, but is linked to it with a copula.


lexentry: eng/predicative_case__Noun__1
written_rep: predicative case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: predicatief
sense_list:
(grammar) A term that may sometimes be used to describe the case marking a predicative nominative (a noun that renames the subject often following a linking verb), or for the adjective that agrees with it (predicative adjective).


lexentry: eng/predict__Verb__1
written_rep: predict
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorspellen
sense_list:
(transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.


lexentry: eng/predisposition__Noun__1
written_rep: predisposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neiging
sense_list:
The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.


lexentry: eng/preeclampsia__Noun__1
written_rep: preeclampsia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pre-eclampsie | zwangerschapsvergiftiging
sense_list:
(pathology) A complication of pregnancy, affecting about 2-20% of women, depending on location, characterized by hypertension and damage to the linings of the blood vessels of the brain, liver, lungs and kidneys, which can lead to multiple organ failure, convulsions, coma and death. The only cure is delivery of the child.


lexentry: eng/preeminent__Adjective__1
written_rep: preeminent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uitstekend
sense_list:
Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/preface__Noun__1
written_rep: preface
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorwoord | voorrede
sense_list:
A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions.


lexentry: eng/prefect__Noun__1
written_rep: prefect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prefect
sense_list:
(historical) An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc. | The head of a prefecture in Japan.


lexentry: eng/prefecture__Noun__1
written_rep: prefecture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: prefectuur
sense_list:
The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.


lexentry: eng/prefer__Verb__1
written_rep: prefer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prefereren | verkiezen | voorkeur geven
sense_list:
(transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/prefix__Noun__1
written_rep: prefix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorvoegsel | prefix
sense_list:
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.


lexentry: eng/prefix__Verb__1
written_rep: prefix
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voorvoegen | arrangeren | op | regelen | vastleggen | voorhand
sense_list:
(transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/prefrontal_cortex__Noun__1
written_rep: prefrontal cortex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prefrontale cortex
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the frontal lobes of the mammalian brain, lying in front of the motor and premotor areas.


lexentry: eng/pregabalin__Noun__1
written_rep: pregabalin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pregabaline
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) An anticonvulsant drug used for neuropathic pain and as an adjunct therapy for seizures.


lexentry: eng/pregnancy_test__Noun__1
written_rep: pregnancy test
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwangerschapstest
sense_list:
a piece of test equipment that determines whether a woman, or by extension, a female animal is pregnant


lexentry: eng/pregnant__Adjective__1
written_rep: pregnant
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: betekenisvol
sense_list:
(comparable) Meaningful, having numerous possibilities or implications; full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.


lexentry: eng/prehensile__Adjective__1
written_rep: prehensile
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grijp-
sense_list:
(zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.


lexentry: eng/prejudice__Noun__1
written_rep: prejudice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vooroordeel
sense_list:
(countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts. | (countable) A preconception, any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative. | (countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.


lexentry: eng/prelate__Noun__1
written_rep: prelate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prelaat | kerkvorst
sense_list:
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.


lexentry: eng/prelude__Noun__1
written_rep: prelude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prelude
sense_list:
An introductory or preliminary performance or event. | (music) A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece. [from 1650s]


lexentry: eng/premature_birth__Noun__1
written_rep: premature birth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vroeggeboorte
sense_list:
The birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development. | (medicine) Childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation, but later than 20th week, which is regarded a miscarriage.


lexentry: eng/premature_ejaculation__Noun__1
written_rep: premature ejaculation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voortijdige zaadlozing
sense_list:
A medical condition where a man, when initiating sexual intercourse, will experience an orgasm and expel semen after a time period far below the average, generally defined as one minute or less.


lexentry: eng/premeditate__Verb__1
written_rep: premeditate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: van tevoren bedenken
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand.


lexentry: eng/premier__Noun__1
written_rep: premier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eerste minister
sense_list:
(politics, non-Westminster) The government leader in a legislative congress or leader of a government-level administrative body; the head of government.


lexentry: eng/premiere__Noun__1
written_rep: premiere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: première
sense_list:
The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.


lexentry: eng/premise__Noun__1
written_rep: premise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorwaarde
sense_list:
A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition. | (usually, in the plural, legal) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.


lexentry: eng/premonition__Noun__1
written_rep: premonition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorgevoel
sense_list:
A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future. | A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively).


lexentry: eng/premorbid__Adjective__1
written_rep: premorbid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: premorbide
sense_list:
(medicine, psychiatry) Approaching a morbid condition, especially of mental functioning shortly prior to the onset of schizophrenia, etc.


lexentry: eng/prenuptial_agreement__Noun__1
written_rep: prenuptial agreement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: huwelijksvoorwaarden
sense_list:
A legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.


lexentry: eng/preparatory__Adjective__1
written_rep: preparatory
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorbereidend
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.


lexentry: eng/prepare__Verb__1
written_rep: prepare
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorbereiden | klaarmaken | prepareren
sense_list:
(transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.


lexentry: eng/prepare__Verb__1
written_rep: prepare
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voorbereiden
sense_list:
(transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook. | (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation. | (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.


lexentry: eng/prepend__Verb__1
written_rep: prepend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorvoegen
sense_list:
(computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.


lexentry: eng/preposition__Noun__1
written_rep: preposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorzetsel | kastwoord
sense_list:
(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.


lexentry: eng/prepositional_case__Noun__1
written_rep: prepositional case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prepositief | prepositionalis
sense_list:
(grammar) noun case serving as object of a preposition. Prepositions that often govern the prepositional case include "about", "in", "on", and "near". Russian is an example of a language that uses the prepositional case.


lexentry: eng/prepositional_phrase__Noun__1
written_rep: prepositional phrase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorzetselconstituent
sense_list:
(grammar) A phrase containing both a preposition and its object or complement; may be used as an adjunct or a modifier.


lexentry: eng/prequel__Noun__1
written_rep: prequel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorgeschiedenis
sense_list:
(narratology) In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.


lexentry: eng/prerequisite__Noun__1
written_rep: prerequisite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voorwaarde | vereiste
sense_list:
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.


lexentry: eng/prerogative__Noun__1
written_rep: prerogative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prerogatief
sense_list:
An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege. | A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.


lexentry: eng/prescribe__Verb__1
written_rep: prescribe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorschrijven
sense_list:
(medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority). | To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.


lexentry: eng/prescription__Noun__1
written_rep: prescription
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: recept | voorschrift
sense_list:
(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.


lexentry: eng/prescription__Noun__1
written_rep: prescription
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: uitvaardigen
sense_list:
(legal) Synonym of enactment, the act of establishing a law, regulation, etc., particularly in writing; an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/prescription__Noun__1
written_rep: prescription
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: taalregulering
sense_list:
(linguistics) The act of establishing or formalizing ideal norms for language use, as opposed to describing the actual norms of such use; an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/presence_of_mind__Noun__1
written_rep: presence of mind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tegenwoordigheid van geest
sense_list:
Focused alertness, good sense, quick-thinking resourcefulness, or stability of feeling and thought, especially in spite of circumstances which are distracting, stressful, or otherwise challenging.


lexentry: eng/present__Adjective__1
written_rep: present
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tegenwoordig | huidig
sense_list:
Relating to now, for the time being; current. | Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.


lexentry: eng/present_participle__Noun__1
written_rep: present participle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onvoltooid deelwoord | tegenwoordig deelwoord
sense_list:
(grammar) A nonfinite verb form that indicates an ongoing action or state and which can function as an adjective.


lexentry: eng/present_perfect__Noun__1
written_rep: present perfect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voltooid tegenwoordige tijd
sense_list:
(grammar) A perfect tense that expresses action in the past (usually completed) with consequences in the present time.


lexentry: eng/present_tense__Noun__1
written_rep: present tense
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tegenwoordige tijd
sense_list:
(grammar) A grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time.


lexentry: eng/presentable__Adjective__1
written_rep: presentable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salonfähig
sense_list:
In good enough shape to be shown or offered to other people; tidy; attractive. | (ecclesiastical) Capable of being presented to a church living.


lexentry: eng/press__Noun__1
written_rep: press
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pers
sense_list:
(countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item. | (countable) A printing machine. | (uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).


lexentry: eng/press__Verb__1
written_rep: press
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drukken
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon. | (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.


lexentry: eng/pressure__Noun__1
written_rep: pressure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: druk
sense_list:
A pressing; a force applied to a surface. | A contrasting force or impulse of any kind | Distress. | (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.


lexentry: eng/pressure_cooker__Noun__1
written_rep: pressure cooker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hogedrukpan | snelkookpan
sense_list:
(cookware) A sealed cooking vessel that allows cooking in greater than atmospheric pressure and at a temperature above the boiling point of water.


lexentry: eng/pressure_point__Noun__1
written_rep: pressure point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drukpunt
sense_list:
(martial arts) A specific small area of the body targeted, due to a cluster of nerves being close to the skin, usually not protected by bone. | (therapy) A specific small area of the body sensitive to and suitable for therapeutic pressure.


lexentry: eng/pressurized_water_reactor__Noun__1
written_rep: pressurized water reactor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drukwaterreactor
sense_list:
A form of nuclear power plant in which heat from the reactor is transferred via a continuous flow of pressurized water


lexentry: eng/prestige__Noun__1
written_rep: prestige
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prestige | aanzien
sense_list:
The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.


lexentry: eng/presume__Verb__1
written_rep: presume
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: veronderstellen
sense_list:
(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/presumption__Noun__1
written_rep: presumption
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: vermoeden
sense_list:
(legal) An inference that a trier of fact is either permitted or required to draw under certain factual circumstances (as prescribed by statute or case law) unless the party against whom the inference is drawn is able to rebut it with admissible, competent evidence.


lexentry: eng/presumption_of_innocence__Noun__1
written_rep: presumption of innocence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onschuldpresumptie | vermoeden van onschuld
sense_list:
(legal) The precept that someone will not be convicted of a crime unless (the judge, prosecutor, officer) proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and is non liquet, with there being no present burden of proof duty subjected on the accused to prove innocence.


lexentry: eng/presumptuous__Adjective__1
written_rep: presumptuous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanmatigend
sense_list:
Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right.


lexentry: eng/presuppose__Verb__1
written_rep: presuppose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vooronderstellen
sense_list:
To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.


lexentry: eng/presymptomatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: presymptomatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presymptomatisch
sense_list:
(medicine) relating to the early stages of a disease, before all symptoms have developed and therefore accurate diagnosis is not possible


lexentry: eng/pretend__Verb__1
written_rep: pretend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: doen alsof
sense_list:
(transitive) To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe [with infinitive]. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pretender__Noun__1
written_rep: pretender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pretendent
sense_list:
A claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; originally in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.


lexentry: eng/preterite-present_verb__Noun__1
written_rep: preterite-present verb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: preterito-praesens | preterito-presens
sense_list:
(grammar) A type of verb specific to Germanic languages in which the forms of the present tense resemble the forms normally found in the preterite (or past) tense of strong verbs. In modern English these are principally can, may, shall, will; one can also include the other verbs that do not (or not always) take -s in the third-person singular: dare, must, need, ought. The only non-modal preterite-present verb is an archaic verb wit.


lexentry: eng/preterite__Noun__1
written_rep: preterite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onvoltooid verleden tijd
sense_list:
(grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.


lexentry: eng/prettify__Verb__1
written_rep: prettify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opsmukken
sense_list:
To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/prevail__Verb__1
written_rep: prevail
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: domineren | overwinnen | zegevieren
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.


lexentry: eng/prevalence__Noun__1
written_rep: prevalence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: overwicht
sense_list:
(epidemiology) The total number of cases of a disease in a given statistical population at a given time, divided by the number of individuals in that population.


lexentry: eng/prevarication__Noun__1
written_rep: prevarication
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: draaierij | uitvlucht
sense_list:
Evasion of the truth. | (law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.


lexentry: eng/preview__Noun__1
written_rep: preview
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: voorproef | voorproefje | voorsmaak | voorsmaakje
sense_list:
(computing) A facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.


lexentry: eng/prey__Noun__1
written_rep: prey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prooi
sense_list:
That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured. | (archaic) The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.


lexentry: eng/prey__Noun__1
written_rep: prey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: buit
sense_list:
(archaic) Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war.


lexentry: eng/priapism__Noun__1
written_rep: priapism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: priapisme
sense_list:
(pathology) A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect penis (erection) does not return to its flaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation), often as a result of a spinal injury.


lexentry: eng/price__Verb__1
written_rep: price
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prijzen | schatten
sense_list:
(transitive) To determine the monetary value of (an item); to put a price on. | (transitive, obsolete) To set a price on; to value; to prize.


lexentry: eng/price_gouging__Noun__1
written_rep: price gouging
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: woeker
sense_list:
(business, economics) The act of or an instance of charging services or pricing goods at unreasonably high prices.


lexentry: eng/price_skimming__Noun__1
written_rep: price skimming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: roofbouw
sense_list:
(business) A price-setting strategy in which a new product or service is offered at the highest practical price (to capture consumer surplus or exploit a monopolistic position), and that price is then lowered over time.


lexentry: eng/prick__Noun__1
written_rep: prick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lul | oen | onnozelaar | pestkop
sense_list:
An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. [from 10th c.] | (slang, derogatory) Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying. [from 16th c.] | (obsolete) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.


lexentry: eng/prickly_saltwort__Noun__1
written_rep: prickly saltwort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stekend loogkruid
sense_list:
Salsola kali (syn. Kali turgidum), a coastal, halophilic, annual plant, with succulent, spiny leaves.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trots | eergevoel | fierheid
sense_list:
The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which comes across as being lofty, distant, and often showing contempt of others.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: trots | eigendunk | zelfvoldaanheid
sense_list:
(having a positive sense, often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and scorn for what is beneath or unworthy of oneself.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: trots | hoogmoed | eigenwaan | fierheid | kapsones
sense_list:
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: trots
sense_list:
That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.


lexentry: eng/prie-dieu__Noun__1
written_rep: prie-dieu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kerkstoel | bidstoel
sense_list:
A piece of furniture on which someone can pray, consisting of a cushioned area to kneel on, with a built-in ledge for books. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/priest__Noun__1
written_rep: priest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: priester | pastoor
sense_list:
A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.


lexentry: eng/prig__Noun__1
written_rep: prig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nuf
sense_list:
A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.


lexentry: eng/primacy__Noun__1
written_rep: primacy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: primaatschap
sense_list:
(religion) The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church.


lexentry: eng/primary_colour__Noun__1
written_rep: primary colour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primaire kleur
sense_list:
(British spelling) Any of three colours which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colours


lexentry: eng/primary_education__Noun__1
written_rep: primary education
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basisonderwijs
sense_list:
The basic schooling given to children up to the age of puberty, including reading, writing, and basic mathematics.


lexentry: eng/primary_key__Noun__1
written_rep: primary key
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primaire sleutel
sense_list:
(computing, databases) In the design of a database table, the primary key (abbreviated PK) is selected among the non-empty set of candidate keys. The PK is a column (or an irreducible group of columns) able to identify every row of the table.


lexentry: eng/primary_school__Noun__1
written_rep: primary school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basisschool | lagere school
sense_list:
(British, Australian, sometimes, Philippines, schools) A formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade.


lexentry: eng/primary_source__Noun__1
written_rep: primary source
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primaire bron
sense_list:
(scholarly studies) An original work, especially one by a notable author whose work is now the subject of commentaries (secondary sources). | (historiography) A historical object, especially a written document, that was created at or near the time of the events studied.


lexentry: eng/primate__Noun__1
written_rep: primate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primaat
sense_list:
(zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including apes, monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.


lexentry: eng/primate__Noun__2
written_rep: primate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primaat
sense_list:
(ecclesiastical) In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription. | (ecclesiastical) In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic province.


lexentry: eng/prime__Adjective__1
written_rep: prime
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: priem
sense_list:
(mathematics, lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).


lexentry: eng/prime_meridian__Noun__1
written_rep: prime meridian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nulmeridiaan
sense_list:
The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured.


lexentry: eng/prime_minister__Noun__1
written_rep: prime minister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eerste minister | minister-president | premier
sense_list:
The chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.


lexentry: eng/prime_number__Noun__1
written_rep: prime number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: priemgetal
sense_list:
(number theory) Any natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers.


lexentry: eng/prime_suspect__Noun__1
written_rep: prime suspect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoofdverdachte
sense_list:
(legal) A person who is considered by the law enforcement agency investigating a crime to be the most likely suspect.


lexentry: eng/primeval_forest__Noun__1
written_rep: primeval forest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oerbos
sense_list:
A forest unaffected by humans, typically containing large live trees, large dead trees, and large logs.


lexentry: eng/primipara__Noun__1
written_rep: primipara
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eerstbarend
sense_list:
(obstetrics, veterinary medicine) A woman or female animal during or after her first pregnancy. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/primitivism__Noun__1
written_rep: primitivism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: primitivisme
sense_list:
Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms.


lexentry: eng/primogeniture__Noun__1
written_rep: primogeniture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eerstgeboorterecht
sense_list:
The principle that the eldest child, traditionally the eldest male, has an exclusive right of inheritance.


lexentry: eng/primordial_sea__Noun__1
written_rep: primordial sea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oersoep
sense_list:
The oceans of the earth at a time early in its history. The term generally implies either the time before or during the development of multi-cellular life forms (i.e., during the Precambrian), or alternatively before the development of the first land-based life forms (i.e. during the early Paleozoic).


lexentry: eng/primordial_soup__Noun__1
written_rep: primordial soup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oersoep
sense_list:
(informal, evolutionary theory) The state of the Earth's oceans at a very early time in the planet's history, during the early development of multicellular organisms.


lexentry: eng/primorial__Noun__1
written_rep: primorial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primoriaal
sense_list:
(number theory) Any number belonging to the integer sequence whose nth element is the product of the first n primes.


lexentry: eng/prince-primate__Noun__1
written_rep: prince-primate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vorst-primaat
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, historical) An honorary title given to an especially prominent archbishop with certain secular prerogatives, in particular:


lexentry: eng/prince__Noun__1
written_rep: prince
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: prins | vorst
sense_list:
The (male) ruler or head of a principality. [from 14th c.] | A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/prince_bishop__Noun__1
written_rep: prince bishop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prins-bisschop | vorst-bisschop
sense_list:
A bishop who also holds a secular princely rank, regardless whether its territory concurs wholly or partially with his diocese.


lexentry: eng/prince_consort__Noun__1
written_rep: prince consort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prins-gemaal
sense_list:
The husband of a queen regnant who is not a king in his own right, or is accorded this title in a monarchy in which only male monarchs may bear the title "king."


lexentry: eng/prince_regent__Noun__1
written_rep: prince regent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prins-regent
sense_list:
A prince who rules a country as a regent in place of a monarch who is unfit to rule for a particular reason.


lexentry: eng/princess__Noun__1
written_rep: princess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prinses | koningin
sense_list:
A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/principal__Noun__1
written_rep: principal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoofdsom
sense_list:
(finance, uncountable) The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.


lexentry: eng/principal__Noun__1
written_rep: principal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rector | schoolhoofd
sense_list:
(North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The chief administrator of a school. | (architecture, engineering) The construction that gives shape and strength to a roof, generally a truss of timber or iron; or, loosely, the most important member of a piece of framing.


lexentry: eng/principal__Noun__1
written_rep: principal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: lastgever | vertegenwoordiger
sense_list:
(legal) A legal person that authorizes another (the agent) to act on their behalf; or on whose behalf an agent or gestor in a negotiorum gestio acts.


lexentry: eng/print__Verb__1
written_rep: print
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drukken | afdrukken | printen
sense_list:
(transitive) To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine; often used with out or off: print out, print off.


lexentry: eng/print__Verb__1
written_rep: print
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: in drukletters schrijven
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.


lexentry: eng/printed_circuit_board__Noun__1
written_rep: printed circuit board
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: printplaat
sense_list:
(electronics) A flat board that holds chips and other electronic components in layers that interconnect via copper pathways, often called traces.


lexentry: eng/printed_matter__Noun__1
written_rep: printed matter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drukwerk
sense_list:
Printed material produced by printers and publishers, including books, magazines, brochures, booklets, publicity material and newspapers, especially in relation to less expensive postage rates for such material.


lexentry: eng/printer__Noun__1
written_rep: printer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drukker
sense_list:
One who makes prints. | (printing) The operator of a printing press or the owner of a printing business; (metonymy) any printing business.


lexentry: eng/printer__Noun__1
written_rep: printer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: printer
sense_list:
(computer hardware) A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper; an analogous device capable of producing three-dimensional objects.


lexentry: eng/printing__Noun__1
written_rep: printing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boekdrukkunst | drukkunst | oplage
sense_list:
(uncountable) The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.


lexentry: eng/prion__Noun__1
written_rep: prion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prion
sense_list:
(molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.


lexentry: eng/prioritize__Verb__1
written_rep: prioritize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: prioriteren
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance. | (transitive) To rank something as having high priority.


lexentry: eng/prism__Noun__1
written_rep: prism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prisma
sense_list:
(geometry) A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same polygonal shape and size, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides. | (optics) A transparent block in the shape of a prism (sense 1), typically with triangular ends, used to reflect or refract light.


lexentry: eng/prison__Noun__1
written_rep: prison
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gevangenis | kerker
sense_list:
A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.


lexentry: eng/prison_guard__Noun__1
written_rep: prison guard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cipier | gevangenbewaarder | gevangenisbewaarder
sense_list:
(law enforcement) An armed person working to provide order, security, discipline, punishment, and prevent escapes of prisoners in a jail that answers to a warden.


lexentry: eng/prisoner__Noun__1
written_rep: prisoner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gevangene
sense_list:
A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence. | Any person held against their will.


lexentry: eng/prisoner_of_war__Noun__1
written_rep: prisoner of war
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: krijgsgevangene | oorlogsgevangene
sense_list:
A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/privacy_policy__Noun__1
written_rep: privacy policy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: privacybeleid
sense_list:
(legal) A statement detailing policies that an organization or party uses to collect or hide information about an end user or customer of the organization, particularly where it concerns private information.


lexentry: eng/private_law__Noun__1
written_rep: private law
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: privaatrecht
sense_list:
(legal) The area of law pertaining to the relationships between private persons (natural or legal persons including corporations), as opposed to relations between the state and private persons.


lexentry: eng/private_life__Noun__1
written_rep: private life
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: privéleven
sense_list:
The aspects of one's life that are personal, such as family, friends and other personal relationships, as opposed to the elements that make up one's public or professional life.


lexentry: eng/private_member's_bill__Noun__1
written_rep: private member's bill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wetsvoorstel
sense_list:
(legal, British, Canadian, Australian) A proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature who is not acting on behalf of the executive government.


lexentry: eng/private_parts__Noun__1
written_rep: private parts
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schamte
sense_list:
(euphemistic) Those parts of the human body commonly expected to be covered by clothing when in public; especially, the pubic area.


lexentry: eng/private_property__Noun__1
written_rep: private property
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: privaatbezit
sense_list:
(law, property law) Property to which individuals or corporations have certain exclusive property rights, but do not necessarily possess.


lexentry: eng/privateer__Noun__1
written_rep: privateer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaapschip | kaper
sense_list:
(historical) A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/privateer__Noun__1
written_rep: privateer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: kaper
sense_list:
(historical) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/privation__Noun__1
written_rep: privation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: afwezigheid
sense_list:
(philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.


lexentry: eng/privilege__Noun__1
written_rep: privilege
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voorrecht | privilege
sense_list:
(countable) A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/prize__Noun__1
written_rep: prize
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buit
sense_list:
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. | (military, nautical) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.


lexentry: eng/prize__Noun__1
written_rep: prize
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: prijs | beloning | premie
sense_list:
An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.


lexentry: eng/pro_bono__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: pro bono
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pro deo
sense_list:
(legal, medicine) Without charging a fee, done without fee, generally for clients or patients of limited means.


lexentry: eng/pro_forma__Adjective__1
written_rep: pro forma
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voor de vorm
sense_list:
Occurring, undertaken, or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of formality.


lexentry: eng/probability_theory__Noun__1
written_rep: probability theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kansrekening
sense_list:
(mathematics) The mathematical study of probability (the likelihood of occurrence of random events in order to predict the behavior of defined systems).


lexentry: eng/proband__Noun__1
written_rep: proband
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proband
sense_list:
(genetics, medicine) An individual who presents with a genetic disorder or other specific characteristic, when this leads to the genetic investigation of the individual's family.


lexentry: eng/probation__Noun__1
written_rep: probation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proeftijd
sense_list:
A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed if certain conditions are not met.


lexentry: eng/probation__Noun__1
written_rep: probation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: proefverlof
sense_list:
(legal) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are permitted to continue living in a community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions.


lexentry: eng/probe__Noun__1
written_rep: probe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: sonde
sense_list:
(aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling. [from 20th c.] | (sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it. [from 20th c.] | (astronautics) A small, usually uncrewed, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/problem__Noun__1
written_rep: problem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: probleem
sense_list:
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with. | A puzzling circumstance. | Difficulty in accepting or understanding or refusal to accept or understand.


lexentry: eng/problem_child__Noun__1
written_rep: problem child
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: probleemkindje
sense_list:
(idiomatic, by extension) Someone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.


lexentry: eng/proboscis_monkey__Noun__1
written_rep: proboscis monkey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neusaap
sense_list:
Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo.


lexentry: eng/procedure__Noun__1
written_rep: procedure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: procedure
sense_list:
A particular method for performing a task. | A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end. | (uncountable) The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks. | (computing) A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task, but does not return a value.


lexentry: eng/proceed__Verb__1
written_rep: proceed
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doorgaan | verdergaan
sense_list:
(intransitive) To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on | (intransitive) To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another. | (intransitive) To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically


lexentry: eng/process__Verb__1
written_rep: process
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: verwerken
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative) To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.


lexentry: eng/processed_cheese__Noun__1
written_rep: processed cheese
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smeltkaas
sense_list:
Any of several types of natural cheese that are pasteurized to lengthen storage life and combined with emulsifiers to aid smoothness. In some cases processed cheeses contain added colorings and preservatives.


lexentry: eng/procession__Noun__1
written_rep: procession
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: processie | stoet
sense_list:
A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.


lexentry: eng/proclaim__Verb__1
written_rep: proclaim
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: uitroepen
sense_list:
(dated, or, historical) To make [something] the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers


lexentry: eng/proclivity__Noun__1
written_rep: proclivity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanleg | neiging
sense_list:
A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.


lexentry: eng/procrustean_bed__Noun__1
written_rep: procrustean bed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: procrustesbed
sense_list:
An arbitrary standard, especially one that is forced upon people for the sake of conformity and involves the sacrifice of what is useful.


lexentry: eng/proctor__Noun__1
written_rep: proctor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opziener
sense_list:
(North America, Philippines) A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.


lexentry: eng/procyonid__Noun__1
written_rep: procyonid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kleine beren
sense_list:
(zoology) Any member of the family Procyonidae, a New World family of the order Carnivora, including the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles.


lexentry: eng/prodigal_son__Noun__1
written_rep: prodigal son
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verloren zoon
sense_list:
Someone who returns home from travelling or exile or who is welcomed back after disgrace, especially having repented of former extravagant or immoral behaviour.


lexentry: eng/prodrome__Noun__1
written_rep: prodrome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: prodroom
sense_list:
(medicine) An early sign or symptom (or set of signs and symptoms) warning of the onset of a disease.


lexentry: eng/produce__Noun__1
written_rep: produce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: waar | waren
sense_list:
Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.


lexentry: eng/produce__Verb__1
written_rep: produce
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maken | produceren
sense_list:
(transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate. | (transitive, media) To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.


lexentry: eng/produce__Verb__1
written_rep: produce
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: beschikbaar stellen | voorleggen
sense_list:
(transitive) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.


lexentry: eng/producer__Noun__1
written_rep: producer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: producent | vervaardiger | producer
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, slang) An arrest for speeding after which the driver is allowed seven (in the UK) or ten (in Ireland) days to produce his/her driving licence and related documents at a police station.


lexentry: eng/product__Noun__1
written_rep: product
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: product
sense_list:
(mathematics) Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product. | The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process. | (countable, uncountable) A commodity offered for sale.


lexentry: eng/product_placement__Noun__1
written_rep: product placement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sluikreclame
sense_list:
(marketing) A form of advertising where a brand or product is incorporated into non-advertising media such as films.


lexentry: eng/production__Noun__1
written_rep: production
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: productie
sense_list:
The act of producing, making or creating something. [from 15th c.] | The act of being produced. | The total amount produced.


lexentry: eng/production_line__Noun__1
written_rep: production line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: productielijn
sense_list:
(manufacturing) A set of sequential operations established in a factory whereby materials are put through a refining process or components are assembled to make a finished article.


lexentry: eng/profession__Noun__1
written_rep: profession
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: professie
sense_list:
The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/profession_of_faith__Noun__1
written_rep: profession of faith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geloofsbelijdenis
sense_list:
(religion) A creed; a (typically formulaic) statement of the beliefs of one's religion, often recited during public prayers or liturgies. | (religion, Christianity, specifically) A formulaic declaration asserting the orthodoxy of one's beliefs, usually made at baptism, entry into a particular Church, or upon the acceptance of an ecclesial office, and typically including the recitation of a creed.


lexentry: eng/professional_wrestling__Noun__1
written_rep: professional wrestling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: worstelen
sense_list:
A form of sports entertainment characterized by the performance of choreographed wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes.


lexentry: eng/professor__Noun__1
written_rep: professor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: professor | hoogleraar | prof
sense_list:
(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.


lexentry: eng/profile__Noun__1
written_rep: profile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: profiel
sense_list:
(Internet, countable) A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.


lexentry: eng/profit_sharing__Noun__1
written_rep: profit sharing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: winstaandeel
sense_list:
A system in which some of the profit of an enterprise are divided among the workers, giving them an incentive for profits without an equity interest.


lexentry: eng/profound__Adjective__1
written_rep: profound
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: wijs
sense_list:
Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough


lexentry: eng/progeria__Noun__1
written_rep: progeria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: progeria
sense_list:
(pathology) An extremely rare genetic condition wherein symptoms resembling aspects of aging are manifested at an early age.


lexentry: eng/progesterone__Noun__1
written_rep: progesterone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: progesteron
sense_list:
(steroid hormone, uncountable) A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/prognosis__Noun__1
written_rep: prognosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prognose | vooruitblik
sense_list:
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/prognosis__Noun__1
written_rep: prognosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: prognose
sense_list:
(medicine) A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/program__Noun__1
written_rep: program
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: programma
sense_list:
A set of structured activities; a plan of action. | A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity. | (politics) A set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate. | (broadcasting) A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television. | (computing) A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.


lexentry: eng/program__Verb__1
written_rep: program
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: programmeren
sense_list:
(transitive) To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.


lexentry: eng/program_guide__Noun__1
written_rep: program guide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: programmablad | programmagids
sense_list:
A usually weekly periodical that guides the reader through the programs being broadcast on radio and/or TV; often supplemented with celebrity gossip and other entertainment features.


lexentry: eng/programming_language__Noun__1
written_rep: programming language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: programmeertaal
sense_list:
(programming) A code of reserved words and symbols used in computer programs, which give instructions to the computer on how to accomplish certain computing tasks.


lexentry: eng/progress__Noun__1
written_rep: progress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voortgang
sense_list:
Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/progress_bar__Noun__1
written_rep: progress bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voortgangsbalk
sense_list:
(graphical user interface) A bar that indicates the progression of a task by gradually filling its empty space with solid colour.


lexentry: eng/project__Verb__1
written_rep: project
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: uitstralen
sense_list:
(transitive, reflexive) To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.


lexentry: eng/project__Verb__1
written_rep: project
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: projecteren
sense_list:
(transitive, psychology, psychoanalysis) To assume qualities or mindsets in others based on one's own personality. | (neuroanatomy) (of a neuron or group of neurons) to have axon(s) extending to and therefore able to influence a remote location


lexentry: eng/project_management__Noun__1
written_rep: project management
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: projectmanagement
sense_list:
(operations) The discipline of organizing and managing resources (e.g. people) in such a way that a project is completed within defined scope, quality, time and cost constraints.


lexentry: eng/projection__Noun__1
written_rep: projection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: projectie
sense_list:
A forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation | (psychology) A belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences to one's own, including making accusations that would more fittingly apply to the accuser. | (cartography) Any of several systems of intersecting lines that allow the curved surface of the earth to be represented on a flat surface. The set of mathematics used to calculate coordinate positions. | (geometry) An image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions.


lexentry: eng/projector__Noun__1
written_rep: projector
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: projector
sense_list:
An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/prolactin__Noun__1
written_rep: prolactin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prolactine
sense_list:
(hormone) A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.


lexentry: eng/prolegomenon__Noun__1
written_rep: prolegomenon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inleiding
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural) A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work.


lexentry: eng/proletariat__Noun__1
written_rep: proletariat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proletariaat
sense_list:
(often, derogatory, also, figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.


lexentry: eng/proliferation__Noun__1
written_rep: proliferation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proliferatie
sense_list:
(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction. | (uncountable) The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.


lexentry: eng/prolific__Adjective__1
written_rep: prolific
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vruchtbaar
sense_list:
Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance — applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.


lexentry: eng/prom__Noun__1
written_rep: prom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bal
sense_list:
(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g,. near the end of the academic year.


lexentry: eng/promenade__Noun__1
written_rep: promenade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: promenade
sense_list:
A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.


lexentry: eng/prominence__Noun__1
written_rep: prominence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: knobbel
sense_list:
A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form. | (astronomy) A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.


lexentry: eng/promise__Verb__1
written_rep: promise
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beloven
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.


lexentry: eng/promissory_note__Noun__1
written_rep: promissory note
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orderbriefje
sense_list:
(finance) A document saying that someone owes a specific amount of money to someone else, often with the deadline and interest fees; the primary purposes of a promissory note are to evidence the debt obligation incurred, and to establish terms for payment thereof.


lexentry: eng/promote__Verb__1
written_rep: promote
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bekend maken | promoten
sense_list:
(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.


lexentry: eng/promoter__Noun__1
written_rep: promoter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: promotor
sense_list:
One who promotes. | (genetics) The section of DNA that controls the initiation of RNA transcription as a product of a gene.


lexentry: eng/prompt__Noun__1
written_rep: prompt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: prompt
sense_list:
(computing) A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.


lexentry: eng/prompt__Verb__1
written_rep: prompt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aanmoedigen | aansporen | aanzetten | souffleren
sense_list:
(transitive, theater, and, television) To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.


lexentry: eng/prompter's_box__Noun__1
written_rep: prompter's box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gat
sense_list:
The raised box in the apron of a stage, opening towards the actors. The prompter sits inside with the prompter's book, ready to give cues for missed or forgotten lines.


lexentry: eng/pronominal_adverb__Noun__1
written_rep: pronominal adverb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voornaamwoordelijk bijwoord
sense_list:
(grammar) An adverb which contains a pronominal element; generally such an adverb replaces a phrase of preposition + pronoun.


lexentry: eng/pronominal_verb__Noun__1
written_rep: pronominal verb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wederkerend werkwoord
sense_list:
(linguistics, grammar) A form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish).


lexentry: eng/pronoun__Noun__1
written_rep: pronoun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voornaamwoord | pronomen
sense_list:
(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.


lexentry: eng/pronounce__Verb__1
written_rep: pronounce
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: uitspreken
sense_list:
(transitive) To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion. | (transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate. | (transitive) To read aloud.


lexentry: eng/proof__Noun__1
written_rep: proof
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bewijs
sense_list:
(countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. | (countable, mathematics) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.


lexentry: eng/proof_by_contradiction__Noun__1
written_rep: proof by contradiction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bewijs uit het ongerijmde
sense_list:
(mathematics, logic) Proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation.


lexentry: eng/proofread__Verb__1
written_rep: proofread
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proeflezen
sense_list:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.


lexentry: eng/prop__Noun__2
written_rep: prop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rekwisiet
sense_list:
(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.


lexentry: eng/propaganda__Noun__1
written_rep: propaganda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: propaganda
sense_list:
(as a neutral word, _, dated) Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing an audience and furthering an agenda.


lexentry: eng/propagate__Verb__1
written_rep: propagate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: propageren
sense_list:
(transitive) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.


lexentry: eng/propel__Verb__1
written_rep: propel
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opduwen
sense_list:
(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward. | (transitive, figurative) To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result.


lexentry: eng/propeller__Noun__1
written_rep: propeller
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: propeller | schroef
sense_list:
A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.


lexentry: eng/proper__Adjective__1
written_rep: proper
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eigen
sense_list:
(grammar) Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter. [14th c.]


lexentry: eng/proper_noun__Noun__1
written_rep: proper noun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eigennaam
sense_list:
(grammar) A word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.


lexentry: eng/property__Noun__1
written_rep: property
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: eigenschap
sense_list:
An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept. | (computing) An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class; especially (OOP) one that encapsulates an underlying variable.


lexentry: eng/property_rights__Noun__1
written_rep: property rights
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eigendomsrecht
sense_list:
(legal) The exclusive rights pertaining to the ownership and possession of a given piece of property.


lexentry: eng/property_tax__Noun__1
written_rep: property tax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onroerendezaakbelasting | onroerende voorheffing
sense_list:
A tax, usually ad valorem, charged on the basis of the fair market value of property. The scope of taxable property varies by jurisdiction and it may include personal property in addition to real estate.


lexentry: eng/propitiation__Noun__1
written_rep: propitiation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boeten voor
sense_list:
The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.


lexentry: eng/propolis__Noun__1
written_rep: propolis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: propolis
sense_list:
An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin, waxes, and their own secretions, used in the construction of their hives.


lexentry: eng/proportional__Adjective__1
written_rep: proportional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evenredig
sense_list:
(mathematics) At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝.


lexentry: eng/proportional_representation__Noun__1
written_rep: proportional representation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evenredige vertegenwoordiging
sense_list:
A voting principle aimed at securing a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (usually political parties) obtain in elections, and the percentage of seats they receive in the elected body.


lexentry: eng/proposal__Noun__1
written_rep: proposal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: huwelijksaanzoek
sense_list:
(legal) The offer by a party of what they have in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract. | The act of asking someone to be one's spouse; an offer of marriage.


lexentry: eng/proprietary_eponym__Noun__1
written_rep: proprietary eponym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: propriëtair eponiem
sense_list:
A successful brand name or trademark that has come into general use to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, without the exclusive rights to said product being lost by the parent company.


lexentry: eng/propriety__Noun__1
written_rep: propriety
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: correctheid | fatsoen | geschiktheid | goede manieren
sense_list:
(often, in the plural) Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/propulsion__Noun__1
written_rep: propulsion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voortstuwing
sense_list:
The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.


lexentry: eng/propylene__Noun__1
written_rep: propylene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: propeen
sense_list:
(organic compound) The organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C3H6.


lexentry: eng/prorogue__Verb__1
written_rep: prorogue
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opschorten | schorsen | verdagen
sense_list:
(transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/prosaic__Adjective__1
written_rep: prosaic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: prozaïsch
sense_list:
(of writing or speaking) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry. | (main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.


lexentry: eng/prosecuting_attorney__Noun__1
written_rep: prosecuting attorney
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: officier van justitie | procureur des Konings
sense_list:
A public officer charged with carrying on the prosecution or representing the state in criminal proceedings and, in some jurisdictions, instituting or representing the state in civil or administrative proceedings.


lexentry: eng/prosecution__Noun__1
written_rep: prosecution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: publieke aanklacht
sense_list:
(legal) In many countries, a legal body and institution, usually part of the state apparatus, empowered to perform prosecution. Prosecutor's Office. See Prosecutor.


lexentry: eng/prosecutor__Noun__1
written_rep: prosecutor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aanklager
sense_list:
(law) a person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.


lexentry: eng/proselytize__Verb__1
written_rep: proselytize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bekeren
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, broadly) To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.


lexentry: eng/proselytize__Verb__1
written_rep: proselytize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: missioneren | werven
sense_list:
(by extension, ambitransitive) To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.


lexentry: eng/prosody__Noun__1
written_rep: prosody
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prosodie
sense_list:
(linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech. | (poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.


lexentry: eng/prosopagnosia__Noun__1
written_rep: prosopagnosia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prosopagnosie
sense_list:
(neurology, pathology, psychology) A form of visual agnosia characterized by difficulty with face recognition despite intact low-level visual processing.


lexentry: eng/prospectus__Noun__1
written_rep: prospectus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prospectus
sense_list:
A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.


lexentry: eng/prosper__Verb__1
written_rep: prosper
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: welvaren
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.


lexentry: eng/prostitute__Noun__1
written_rep: prostitute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: prostituee | prostituée | hoer | prostitué
sense_list:
A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/prostitution__Noun__1
written_rep: prostitution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prostitutie
sense_list:
Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay. | (by extension) Debasement for profit or impure motives.


lexentry: eng/protagonist__Noun__1
written_rep: protagonist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protagonist
sense_list:
(authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.


lexentry: eng/protection_money__Noun__1
written_rep: protection money
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bescherming
sense_list:
Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who threaten to cause harm to the payer or to his or her business if the money is not paid.


lexentry: eng/protection_racket__Noun__1
written_rep: protection racket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: afpersing van protectiegeld
sense_list:
(crime) A criminal scheme in which victims are required to pay in order to avoid violence or destruction of property.


lexentry: eng/protectionism__Noun__1
written_rep: protectionism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protectionisme
sense_list:
(politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.


lexentry: eng/protectionist__Noun__1
written_rep: protectionist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protectionist
sense_list:
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/protectorate__Noun__1
written_rep: protectorate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protectoraat
sense_list:
Government by a protector; especially, the government of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Oliver Cromwell. | The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty. | An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.


lexentry: eng/protein__Noun__1
written_rep: protein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proteïne | eiwit
sense_list:
(biochemistry, countable) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds. | (nutrition, uncountable) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.


lexentry: eng/proteome__Noun__1
written_rep: proteome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proteoom
sense_list:
(biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of proteins encoded by a particular genome. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/protest_vote__Noun__1
written_rep: protest vote
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foertstem | proteststem
sense_list:
A vote cast in an election to demonstrate the voter's dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or refusal of the current political system.


lexentry: eng/prothesis__Noun__1
written_rep: prothesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prosthesis
sense_list:
(phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).


lexentry: eng/prothonotary_warbler__Noun__1
written_rep: prothonotary warbler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: citroenzanger
sense_list:
A small North American bird, Protonotaria citrea, having a yellow body and blue wings; it breeds in swampland.


lexentry: eng/prothrombin__Noun__1
written_rep: prothrombin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protrombine
sense_list:
(protein) A glycoprotein, produced in the liver, that is converted into thrombin during bleeding and subsequent clotting.


lexentry: eng/protist__Noun__1
written_rep: protist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protist
sense_list:
(microbiology) Any of the eukaryotic unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades.


lexentry: eng/protium__Noun__1
written_rep: protium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protium
sense_list:
(isotope) The lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen, having a single proton and no neutrons: 11H. It is the only stable nuclide with no neutrons.


lexentry: eng/proto-language__Noun__1
written_rep: proto-language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vooroudertaal
sense_list:
(linguistics) A language which is reconstructed by examining similarities in existing languages in order to deduce the form and aspects of a common ancestor language that is no longer known.


lexentry: eng/protocol__Noun__1
written_rep: protocol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bekeuring
sense_list:
(international law, now, _, rare) An official record of a diplomatic meeting or negotiation; later specifically, a draft document setting out agreements to be signed into force by a subsequent formal treaty. [from 17th c.] | The official rules and guidelines for heads of state and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in relations with other diplomatic representatives or over affairs of state. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/protocol__Noun__1
written_rep: protocol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: protocol
sense_list:
(computing) A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/protologue__Noun__1
written_rep: protologue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protoloog
sense_list:
(botany, mycology) All the original material associated with a newly published name, comprising its description or diagnosis and any of a number of other elements such as illustrations, synonymy, etc.


lexentry: eng/proton__Noun__1
written_rep: proton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proton
sense_list:
(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.


lexentry: eng/protoplasm__Noun__1
written_rep: protoplasm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protoplasma
sense_list:
(cytology) The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells.


lexentry: eng/prototype__Noun__1
written_rep: prototype
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prototype
sense_list:
An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/protract__Verb__1
written_rep: protract
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: afbakenen | op schaal tekenen | schetsen
sense_list:
(surveying) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.


lexentry: eng/protégé__Noun__1
written_rep: protégé
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beschermeling | protegé
sense_list:
A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor).


lexentry: eng/proud__Adjective__1
written_rep: proud
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trots | fier
sense_list:
Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified. | (chiefly, biblical) Having too high an opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious.


lexentry: eng/proverb__Noun__1
written_rep: proverb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spreekwoord | gezegde
sense_list:
(obsolete) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable. | (obsolete) A drama exemplifying a proverb.


lexentry: eng/proverbial__Adjective__1
written_rep: proverbial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proverbiaal
sense_list:
Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale. | Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor. | Widely known; famous; stereotypical.


lexentry: eng/providence__Noun__1
written_rep: providence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voorzienigheid
sense_list:
The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature, etc.). [from 14th c.] | A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/provincial__Adjective__1
written_rep: provincial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: provinciaal
sense_list:
Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province. | Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical.


lexentry: eng/provision__Noun__1
written_rep: provision
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: voorziening
sense_list:
(accounting) A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.


lexentry: eng/provision__Noun__1
written_rep: provision
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: bepaling
sense_list:
(law) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.


lexentry: eng/provisional__Adjective__1
written_rep: provisional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorlopig | provisioneel | provisoir | provisorisch
sense_list:
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.


lexentry: eng/provost__Noun__1
written_rep: provost
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proost | provoost
sense_list:
(religion) The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia. | A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries. | (US, higher education) A senior deputy administrator; a vice-president of academic affairs. | (religion, historical) A prior: an abbot's second-in-command.


lexentry: eng/prowess__Noun__1
written_rep: prowess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bekwaamheid
sense_list:
(uncountable) Skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise; dexterity, mastery, or proficiency.


lexentry: eng/prowl__Verb__1
written_rep: prowl
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plunderen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.


lexentry: eng/proxy__Noun__1
written_rep: proxy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: maatstaf
sense_list:
(sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another


lexentry: eng/proxy__Noun__1
written_rep: proxy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: interface | proxy
sense_list:
(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.


