# translation

lexentry: eng/armature__Noun__1
written_rep: armature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: anker
sense_list:
The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core.


lexentry: eng/armband__Noun__1
written_rep: armband
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bandje | zwembandje | zwemvleugeltje
sense_list:
(swimming) One of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim.


lexentry: eng/armed__Adjective__1
written_rep: armed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gewapend
sense_list:
(of a person, specifically) Equipped with a gun. | (sometimes, in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.


lexentry: eng/armed_conflict__Noun__1
written_rep: armed conflict
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gewapend konflikt
sense_list:
(international law, military) A contested incompatibility that entails the use of armed force between two parties including a territory, the government of a state, or both.


lexentry: eng/armed_forces__Noun__1
written_rep: armed forces
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leger | armee | heer | heir | krijgsmacht | strijdkrachten
sense_list:
The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.


lexentry: eng/armillary_sphere__Noun__1
written_rep: armillary sphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armillarium
sense_list:
An instrument consisting of graduated metal circles used to represent the motions of celestial bodies around the earth.


lexentry: eng/arming__Noun__1
written_rep: arming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bewapening
sense_list:
The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.


lexentry: eng/armor__Noun__1
written_rep: armor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pantser | harnas
sense_list:
(uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.


lexentry: eng/armor__Noun__1
written_rep: armor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: pantserformatie
sense_list:
(military, uncountable) A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.


lexentry: eng/armoured_fighting_vehicle__Noun__1
written_rep: armoured fighting vehicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pantsergevechtsvoertuig
sense_list:
(military) An armed and armoured military vehicle which runs on wheels or caterpillar track, used by fighting troops.


lexentry: eng/arms__Noun__1
written_rep: arms
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: wapen
sense_list:
(heraldry) A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, consisting of a coat of arms normally displayed upon an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement


lexentry: eng/arms_race__Noun__1
written_rep: arms race
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wapenwedloop
sense_list:
A competition for military supremacy between two powers, especially for the most weapons and the best military technology.


lexentry: eng/army_ant__Noun__1
written_rep: army ant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: legermier | trekmier
sense_list:
A tropical nomadic ant, principally in the subfamiles Dorylinae and Leptanillinae, that preys on other insects.


lexentry: eng/arnica__Noun__1
written_rep: arnica
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arnica
sense_list:
Any of several plants, of the genus Arnica, considered to have medicinal properties, especially Arnica montana.


lexentry: eng/aromatherapy__Noun__1
written_rep: aromatherapy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aromatherapie
sense_list:
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.


lexentry: eng/arpeggio__Noun__1
written_rep: arpeggio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arpeggio
sense_list:
(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.


lexentry: eng/arraignment__Noun__1
written_rep: arraignment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorgeleiding
sense_list:
(legal) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense; in many jurisdictions it includes their response in the form of a plea, typically as guilty, not guilty, or no contest.


lexentry: eng/array__Noun__1
written_rep: array
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: array
sense_list:
(programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.


lexentry: eng/arrest__Verb__1
written_rep: arrest
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: arresteren | aanhouden | oppakken | in hechtenis nemen | vatten
sense_list:
(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/arrest_warrant__Noun__1
written_rep: arrest warrant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanhoudingsbevel | arrestatiebevel
sense_list:
(legal) An official document that authorizes law-enforcement officials to arrest a named person and to bring that individual before a court of law or other authority.


lexentry: eng/arrha__Noun__1
written_rep: arrha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanbetaling
sense_list:
(legal, historical) Money or some other valuable item given to evidence a contract; a pledge or earnest.


lexentry: eng/arris__Noun__1
written_rep: arris
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ribbe
sense_list:
A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces | (architecture) A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two curved surfaces | (archaeology) A ridge formed on the surface of flaked stone, such as an arrowhead or hand axe, as the result of the intersection of two or more flake removals.


lexentry: eng/arrival__Noun__1
written_rep: arrival
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aankomst | komst
sense_list:
The act of arriving (reaching a certain place). | The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.


lexentry: eng/arrogance__Noun__1
written_rep: arrogance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arrogantie | aanmatiging
sense_list:
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.


lexentry: eng/arrogate__Verb__1
written_rep: arrogate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zich aanmatigen
sense_list:
(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. [from 1530s]


lexentry: eng/arrow__Noun__1
written_rep: arrow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pijl
sense_list:
A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow. | A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→).


lexentry: eng/arrow_key__Noun__1
written_rep: arrow key
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pijltjestoets
sense_list:
(computing) Any of a set of keyboard keys marked with directional arrows, used for navigation through documents and lists etc.


lexentry: eng/arrowroot__Noun__1
written_rep: arrowroot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pijlwortel
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long. [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/arrowword__Noun__1
written_rep: arrowword
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zweeds raadsel | Zweedse puzzel
sense_list:
A kind of crossword puzzle with the clues written in the grid, accompanied by arrows that indicate the position and direction of the answers.


lexentry: eng/arroyo__Noun__1
written_rep: arroyo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beek
sense_list:
A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain). | Any watercourse; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).


lexentry: eng/arsehole__Noun__1
written_rep: arsehole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: klootzak | lul
sense_list:
(Commonwealth, mildly, vulgar, offensive, or, derogatory) An inconsiderate, mean-spirited, or otherwise contemptible person. (Less offensive than fucker or cunt.)


lexentry: eng/arsenal__Noun__1
written_rep: arsenal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arsenaal | wapenmagazijn | wapenopslagplaats
sense_list:
A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.


lexentry: eng/art__Noun__1
written_rep: art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kunst
sense_list:
(uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium. | (countable) Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus. | (uncountable) The study and the product of these processes. | (uncountable) Artwork. | (countable) A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature. | (countable) Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation. | (uncountable, dated) Contrivance, scheming, manipulation.


lexentry: eng/art_gallery__Noun__1
written_rep: art gallery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kunstgalerie | kunstgalerij
sense_list:
A room, a group of rooms, or other space where works of art are placed on display, possibly for sale.


lexentry: eng/artemisia__Noun__1
written_rep: artemisia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alsem
sense_list:
Any of many aromatic flowering plants of the genus Artemisia, including wormwood, sagebrush, and tarragon, often used as traditional medicine, oral contraceptive and flavoring.


lexentry: eng/artery__Noun__1
written_rep: artery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slagader | arterie
sense_list:
(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.


lexentry: eng/arthritis__Noun__1
written_rep: arthritis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: artritis | gewrichtsontsteking
sense_list:
Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities.


lexentry: eng/arthropod__Noun__1
written_rep: arthropod
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geleedpotige
sense_list:
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.


lexentry: eng/artichoke__Noun__1
written_rep: artichoke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: artisjok
sense_list:
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.


lexentry: eng/artichoke_heart__Noun__1
written_rep: artichoke heart
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: artisjokhart
sense_list:
The edible base of an artichoke, prepared by removing the outer leaves and the inedible choke covering it.


lexentry: eng/article__Noun__1
written_rep: article
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: artikel | lidwoord
sense_list:
A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc. | An object, a member of a group or class. | A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.


lexentry: eng/article__Noun__1
written_rep: article
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: lidwoord | artikel
sense_list:
(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).


lexentry: eng/articulated__Adjective__1
written_rep: articulated
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geleed
sense_list:
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure. | Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.


lexentry: eng/articulated_bus__Noun__1
written_rep: articulated bus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gelede bus
sense_list:
A bus fitted with a joint, which is covered by an accordion-shaped weatherproofing, to increase its manoeuvrability.


lexentry: eng/articulation__Noun__1
written_rep: articulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gewricht
sense_list:
(countable, or, uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.


lexentry: eng/articulation__Noun__1
written_rep: articulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: articulatie
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality, clarity, or sharpness of speech; the movement within the mouth that allows for those things.


lexentry: eng/articulation__Noun__1
written_rep: articulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: verbinding
sense_list:
(accounting) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet.


lexentry: eng/artifact__Noun__1
written_rep: artifact
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: artefact
sense_list:
An object made or shaped by human hand or labor. | (archaeology) An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.


lexentry: eng/artificial__Adjective__1
written_rep: artificial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: artificieel | kunstmatig | nagemaakt | onnatuurlijk
sense_list:
Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.


lexentry: eng/artificial_insemination__Noun__1
written_rep: artificial insemination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kunstmatige inseminatie
sense_list:
(biology, medicine) The introduction of semen into the uterus or cervix of a female by a means other than copulation.


lexentry: eng/artificial_intelligence__Noun__1
written_rep: artificial intelligence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kunstmatige intelligentie
sense_list:
Intelligence exhibited by an artificial (non-natural, human-made) entity. | The essential quality of a machine which thinks in a manner similar to or on the same general level as a real human being. | (countable, computing) A computer system or software package which is artificially intelligent.


lexentry: eng/artificial_intelligence__Noun__1
written_rep: artificial intelligence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kunstmatige intelligentie | artificiële intelligentie
sense_list:
(computer science) The branch of computer science dealing with the reproduction or mimicking of human-level intelligence, self-awareness, knowledge, conscience, thought in computer programs.


lexentry: eng/artificial_selection__Noun__1
written_rep: artificial selection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kunstmatige selectie
sense_list:
(evolutionary theory) Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits.


lexentry: eng/artillery__Noun__1
written_rep: artillery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: artillerie | geschut
sense_list:
An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.


lexentry: eng/artiodactyl__Noun__1
written_rep: artiodactyl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evenhoevige
sense_list:
(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/artistic__Adjective__1
written_rep: artistic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: artistiek | kunstzinnig
sense_list:
Having or revealing creative skill. | Relating to or characteristic of art or artists. | Aesthetically pleasing.


lexentry: eng/arugula__Noun__1
written_rep: arugula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rucola | raketsla
sense_list:
A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:


lexentry: eng/as__Conjunction__1
written_rep: as
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: als | as
sense_list:
(dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if. [to 19th century]


lexentry: eng/as__Conjunction__1
written_rep: as
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: als | as | in de rol van
sense_list:
(law) used before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.


lexentry: eng/as__Noun__1
written_rep: as
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zoals | omdat | als | naarmate | terwijl | aangezien
sense_list:
(numismatics, Ancient Rome) Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.


lexentry: eng/as_far_as_one_knows__Adverb__1
written_rep: as far as one knows
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bij mijn weten | naar mijn weten | voor zo ver ik weet
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To the best of one's knowledge, as far as someone knows about the topic, subject, aspect, or situation.


lexentry: eng/as_it_were__Adverb__1
written_rep: as it were
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: als het ware
sense_list:
Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.


lexentry: eng/as_much_as__Adverb__1
written_rep: as much as
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bijna
sense_list:
Practically, just as, no less than; indicates an action tantamount to, but not identical to, the action described.


lexentry: eng/as_much_as__Conjunction__1
written_rep: as much as
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voor zover
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as,‎ much. | Used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree | Used to say that an amount is as large as another amount


lexentry: eng/as_of__Preposition__1
written_rep: as of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: met
sense_list:
(idiomatic) At or by a specified time, with the implication that the said condition will be true from that time onward.


lexentry: eng/as_of_right__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: as of right
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: van rechtswege
sense_list:
(legal) By virtue of an entitlement or authority which arises from certain legal conditions or circumstances; by operation of law.


lexentry: eng/as_opposed_to__Preposition__1
written_rep: as opposed to
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in tegenstelling tot
sense_list:
in contrast to, rather than, instead of; particularly used in defining a concept by providing an example that does not fall inside the concept.


lexentry: eng/as_the_case_may_be__Phrase__1
written_rep: as the case may be
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: c.q.
sense_list:
As is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options.


lexentry: eng/as_the_crow_flies__Adverb__1
written_rep: as the crow flies
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hemelsbreed
sense_list:
(idiomatic) In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.


lexentry: eng/as_you_sow,_so_shall_you_reap__Proverb__1
written_rep: as you sow, so shall you reap
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wat je zaait zul je oogsten
sense_list:
The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.


lexentry: eng/as_you_were__Interjection__1
written_rep: as you were
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bedaardheid
sense_list:
Disregard the previous partial command or order and return to the most recent formal command or order.


lexentry: eng/asafoetida__Noun__1
written_rep: asafoetida
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duivelsdrek
sense_list:
A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/asarabacca__Noun__1
written_rep: asarabacca
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mansoor
sense_list:
An acrid herbaceous plant, Asarum europaeum, the leaves and roots of which were used for emetic and cathartic purposes.


lexentry: eng/asbestos__Noun__1
written_rep: asbestos
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asbest
sense_list:
(mineral) Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.


lexentry: eng/ascendant__Adjective__1
written_rep: ascendant
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stijgend
sense_list:
Moving upward; ascending, rising. | (astrology) In an eastern direction rising just above the horizon. | (astronomy) Rising towards the zenith.


lexentry: eng/ascendant__Noun__1
written_rep: ascendant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stijgend
sense_list:
(astrology, also, figurative) The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope. | (genealogy) An ancestor.


lexentry: eng/ascent__Noun__1
written_rep: ascent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stijging
sense_list:
The act of ascending; a motion upwards. | The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness


lexentry: eng/ascetic__Noun__1
written_rep: ascetic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asceet
sense_list:
One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.


lexentry: eng/ascites__Noun__1
written_rep: ascites
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ascites
sense_list:
(medicine) An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.


lexentry: eng/ascorbic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: ascorbic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ascorbinezuur
sense_list:
(vitamin) A white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals.


lexentry: eng/ascribe__Verb__1
written_rep: ascribe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: toeschrijven
sense_list:
(transitive) To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator.


lexentry: eng/ascription__Noun__1
written_rep: ascription
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: toewijzing
sense_list:
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.


lexentry: eng/ascus__Noun__1
written_rep: ascus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buidel
sense_list:
(mycology) A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.


lexentry: eng/asexual__Adjective__1
written_rep: asexual
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aseksueel
sense_list:
(especially, of a person) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex. | (biology) Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.


lexentry: eng/ashamed__Adjective__1
written_rep: ashamed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beschaamd
sense_list:
(chiefly, of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt.


lexentry: eng/ashcan__Noun__1
written_rep: ashcan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asbak | vuilnisemmer
sense_list:
A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/ashlar__Noun__1
written_rep: ashlar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parement | blok natuursteen
sense_list:
(architecture) Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.


lexentry: eng/aside__Noun__1
written_rep: aside
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: terzijde
sense_list:
An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theatre) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.


lexentry: eng/asking_price__Noun__1
written_rep: asking price
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laatprijs | vraagprijs
sense_list:
(finance) The list price or sticker price of an item; the price without any discounts or incentives.


lexentry: eng/asocial__Adjective__1
written_rep: asocial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asociaal
sense_list:
Not social, not relating to society. | Not sociable; having minimal social connections with others; not inclined to connect with others socially.


lexentry: eng/aspartame__Noun__1
written_rep: aspartame
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aspartaam
sense_list:
(organic compound) An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.


lexentry: eng/aspartic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: aspartic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asparaginezuur
sense_list:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, L-α-amino-succinic acid, aminobutanedioic acid, found in animal protein and in sugar beet etc (C4H7NO4).


lexentry: eng/aspect__Noun__1
written_rep: aspect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: aanblik | aspect | uiterlijk
sense_list:
(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/aspect_ratio__Noun__1
written_rep: aspect ratio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aspectverhouding
sense_list:
The ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension. | The ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction, such as an image, character, or pixel.


lexentry: eng/aspen__Noun__1
written_rep: aspen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esp | ratelpopulier
sense_list:
A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.


lexentry: eng/aspergillum__Noun__1
written_rep: aspergillum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wijwaterkwast
sense_list:
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy-water sprinkle.


lexentry: eng/asperity__Noun__1
written_rep: asperity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: hardvochtigheid
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one behaves or speaks toward another person; (countable, chiefly, in the plural) a deeply hostile or resentful feeling; an animosity, a hatred.


lexentry: eng/aspersion__Noun__1
written_rep: aspersion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: belediging | beschimping
sense_list:
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/asphalt__Noun__1
written_rep: asphalt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asfalt
sense_list:
A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. | Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.


lexentry: eng/asphodel__Noun__1
written_rep: asphodel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: affodil
sense_list:
Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.


lexentry: eng/asphyxia__Noun__1
written_rep: asphyxia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: asfyxie
sense_list:
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen. | (medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.


lexentry: eng/aspiration__Noun__1
written_rep: aspiration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aspiratie
sense_list:
The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).


lexentry: eng/asplenia__Noun__1
written_rep: asplenia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asplenie
sense_list:
(biology, medicine) Absence of normal function of the spleen, from any cause: | (biology, medicine) Physiological absence of splenic function; either substantial or total splenic dysfunction; splenic nonfunction.


lexentry: eng/ass-kisser__Noun__1
written_rep: ass-kisser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boon
sense_list:
(North America, slang, vulgar) Someone who kisses ass (who acts obsequiously in order to gain another's favor).


lexentry: eng/ass-licker__Noun__1
written_rep: ass-licker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hielenlikker
sense_list:
(US, vulgar, slang) Someone who succumbs to authority, doing whatever authority figures ask and attempting to please them in every possible way; (by extension) any contemptible person.


lexentry: eng/ass__Noun__1
written_rep: ass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ezel
sense_list:
Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.


lexentry: eng/assassin__Noun__1
written_rep: assassin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Assassijn | assassijn
sense_list:
(historical, , usually, capitalized) A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period.


lexentry: eng/assassin__Noun__1
written_rep: assassin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: huurmoordenaar | huurmoordenares | sluipmoordenaar | sluipmoordenares
sense_list:
Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.


lexentry: eng/assassinate__Verb__1
written_rep: assassinate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vermoorden
sense_list:
To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons. [from 17th c.] | (figuratively) To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.


lexentry: eng/assault_rifle__Noun__1
written_rep: assault rifle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanvalsgeweer
sense_list:
A military select-fire rifle or carbine that fires a shortened rifle caliber round or lower-power smaller-calibre round, from a high-capacity magazine.


lexentry: eng/assegai__Noun__1
written_rep: assegai
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assagaai | assegaai
sense_list:
A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.


lexentry: eng/assembly_line__Noun__1
written_rep: assembly line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lopende band
sense_list:
(manufacturing) A system of workers and machinery in which a product is assembled in a series of consecutive operations; typically the product is conveyed by a continuously moving belt.


lexentry: eng/assert__Verb__1
written_rep: assert
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: behouden | verdedigen
sense_list:
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.


lexentry: eng/assert__Verb__1
written_rep: assert
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: bevestigen
sense_list:
(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.


lexentry: eng/asshole__Noun__1
written_rep: asshole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: klootzak | hufter | lul
sense_list:
(vulgar, derogatory, or, offensive, synecdochically) A jerk; an inappropriately or objectionably mean, inconsiderate, contemptible, obnoxious, intrusive, stupid, or rude person.


lexentry: eng/assimilation__Noun__1
written_rep: assimilation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anabolisme
sense_list:
The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated. | The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.


lexentry: eng/assimilation__Noun__1
written_rep: assimilation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: assimilatie
sense_list:
(phonology) A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.


lexentry: eng/assist__Verb__1
written_rep: assist
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assisteren | bijstaan
sense_list:
To help. | (medicine) To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy.


lexentry: eng/assistant_professor__Noun__1
written_rep: assistant professor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: universitair docent
sense_list:
(education) An entry-level position in a university faculty, lower than an associate professor and a full professor.


lexentry: eng/assistant_referee__Noun__1
written_rep: assistant referee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assistent-scheidsrechter
sense_list:
(soccer, British) : One of the two officials at an association football match, previously known as linesmen, who assist the referee.


lexentry: eng/assistive_technology__Noun__1
written_rep: assistive technology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hulpmiddel
sense_list:
Umbrella term that includes adaptive, assistive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities.


lexentry: eng/assless__Adjective__1
written_rep: assless
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kontloos
sense_list:
without an ass | (North America, vulgar) devoid of sexual intercourse | (North America, of trousers or chaps) uncovered at the rear


lexentry: eng/associate_professor__Noun__1
written_rep: associate professor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: universitair hoofddocent
sense_list:
(education) A teacher in a higher education institution who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor.


lexentry: eng/association__Noun__1
written_rep: association
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vereniging
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of associating. | A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.


lexentry: eng/association_football__Noun__1
written_rep: association football
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voetbal
sense_list:
A ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent.


lexentry: eng/associative_array__Noun__1
written_rep: associative array
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bijbehorende matrix
sense_list:
(computing) An array-like data structure where the indices (called keys) are not limited to integers.


lexentry: eng/assonance__Noun__1
written_rep: assonance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assonantie
sense_list:
(prosody) The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.


lexentry: eng/assumption__Noun__1
written_rep: assumption
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: veronderstelling | aanname
sense_list:
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim. | The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.


lexentry: eng/assurance__Noun__1
written_rep: assurance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vertrouwen
sense_list:
The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee. | Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence.


lexentry: eng/assurance__Noun__1
written_rep: assurance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: verzekering
sense_list:
(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.


lexentry: eng/assure__Verb__1
written_rep: assure
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: verzekeren
sense_list:
(transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).


lexentry: eng/asswipe__Noun__1
written_rep: asswipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boerenkinkel
sense_list:
(North America, informal, mildly, vulgar, offensive, or, derogatory) An annoying, contemptible, or worthless person.


lexentry: eng/astaxanthin__Noun__1
written_rep: astaxanthin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astaxanthine
sense_list:
(organic compound) A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans.


lexentry: eng/asterism__Noun__1
written_rep: asterism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: asterisme
sense_list:
A rarely used typographical symbol of three asterisks arranged in a triangle, ⁂, used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book. Distinct from a dinkus which also uses asterisks to separate.


lexentry: eng/asteroid__Noun__1
written_rep: asteroid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asteroïde | planetoïde
sense_list:
(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.


lexentry: eng/asthma__Noun__1
written_rep: asthma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astma
sense_list:
(pathology) A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.


lexentry: eng/astigmatism__Noun__1
written_rep: astigmatism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: astigmatisme
sense_list:
(pathology) A disorder of the vision, usually due to a misshapen cornea, such that light does not focus correctly on the retina causing a blurred image.


lexentry: eng/astragal__Noun__1
written_rep: astragal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: astragaal
sense_list:
(architecture) A semicircular molding separating the architrave at the top or bottom of a column. | (weaponry) A circular molding near the mouth of a cannon.


lexentry: eng/astrakhan__Noun__1
written_rep: astrakhan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astrakan
sense_list:
Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan. | Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.


lexentry: eng/astral__Adjective__1
written_rep: astral
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stellair
sense_list:
Relating to or resembling the stars; starry. | (parapsychology, theosophy, fantasy) Composed of ethereal material or non-physical (sometimes supersensible), and capable of sometimes separating from the physical body (as an astral body) to travel to other places or to other realms of existence (in or via the astral plane).


lexentry: eng/astral_body__Noun__1
written_rep: astral body
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astraallichaam
sense_list:
(parapsychology, theosophy, fantasy) A ghost-like replica of one's physical body which supposedly inhabits or is somehow associated with the physical body, conceived as a subtle body composed of some sort of ethereal material or as being non-physical and capable of sometimes separating from the physical body to travel to other places or to other realms of existence.


lexentry: eng/astrological_sign__Noun__1
written_rep: astrological sign
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sterrenbeeld
sense_list:
(astrology) Any of twelve signs, corresponding to constellations, that are used as the basis of astrology


lexentry: eng/astrology__Noun__1
written_rep: astrology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astrologie | sterrenwichelarij
sense_list:
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/astronaut__Noun__1
written_rep: astronaut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astronaut | ruimtevaarder | astronaute
sense_list:
A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.


lexentry: eng/astronomer__Noun__1
written_rep: astronomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astronoom | sterrenkundige
sense_list:
(astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.


lexentry: eng/astronomical__Adjective__1
written_rep: astronomical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astronomisch
sense_list:
(not comparable, astronomy) Of or relating to astronomy. | (comparable) Very large; of vast measure.


lexentry: eng/astronomical_unit__Noun__1
written_rep: astronomical unit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astronomische eenheid
sense_list:
(astronomy) 149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure distances in the solar system.


lexentry: eng/astronomically__Adverb__1
written_rep: astronomically
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astronomisch
sense_list:
(not comparable) Of or relating to astronomy. | (comparable, degree) In the extreme, very (typically very large).


lexentry: eng/astronomy__Noun__1
written_rep: astronomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astronomie | sterrenkunde
sense_list:
The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.


lexentry: eng/astrophotography__Noun__1
written_rep: astrophotography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astrofotografie
sense_list:
(astronomy, photography) The photography or imaging of astronomical objects, celestial events or areas of the night sky.


lexentry: eng/astrophysics__Noun__1
written_rep: astrophysics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astrofysica
sense_list:
The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.


lexentry: eng/asylum__Noun__1
written_rep: asylum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: psychiatrische instelling
sense_list:
(dated) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.


lexentry: eng/asylum_seeker__Noun__1
written_rep: asylum seeker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asielzoeker
sense_list:
A person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.


lexentry: eng/asymmetry__Noun__1
written_rep: asymmetry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asymmetrie
sense_list:
Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.


lexentry: eng/asymptote__Noun__1
written_rep: asymptote
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asymptoot
sense_list:
(analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity. The limit of the curve; its tangent "at infinity".


lexentry: eng/asynchronous__Adjective__1
written_rep: asynchronous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asynchroon
sense_list:
Not synchronous; occurring at different times. | (computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.


lexentry: eng/at-grade__Adjective__1
written_rep: at-grade
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gelijkvloers
sense_list:
(US) Describing a junction or intersection where two or more transport axes cross at the same level (or grade).


lexentry: eng/at__Preposition__1
written_rep: at
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: om
sense_list:
Indicating time of occurrence, especially an instant of time, or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker’s perspective.


lexentry: eng/at_a_loss_for_words__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: at a loss for words
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sprakeloos
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Having nothing to say; not knowing what to say; stunned to the point of being speechless.


lexentry: eng/at_ease__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: at ease
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bedaardheid
sense_list:
(military, marching) In a relaxed position with the feet apart rather than at attention. | (military, marching) Allowed to refrain from being in rigid formation.


lexentry: eng/at_it__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: at it
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bezig
sense_list:
Occupied with a given activity; busy with something. [from 17th c.] | Engaged in sexual intercourse or other sexual activity.


lexentry: eng/at_war__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: at war
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: in conflict
sense_list:
(figurative, by extension) (typically with with or against) Vigorously opposed (to); in strong conflict (with).


lexentry: eng/atavism__Noun__1
written_rep: atavism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atavisme
sense_list:
The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.


lexentry: eng/atavistic__Adjective__1
written_rep: atavistic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atavistisch
sense_list:
(biology) Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.


lexentry: eng/ataxia__Noun__1
written_rep: ataxia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ataxie
sense_list:
(physical chemistry, organic chemistry) The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random


lexentry: eng/athanor__Noun__1
written_rep: athanor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: athanor
sense_list:
(historical) A furnace or stove designed and used to maintain uniform heat, primarily used by alchemists. [from late 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/atheism__Noun__1
written_rep: atheism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atheïsme
sense_list:
(broadly) A lack of belief in deities, or a belief that there is insufficient evidence to believe in a god. | (narrowly) Belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs).


lexentry: eng/atheist__Noun__1
written_rep: atheist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atheïst | atheïste
sense_list:
(broadly) A person who doubts the existence of deities (therefore, an agnostic may be considered an atheist).


lexentry: eng/atheist__Noun__1
written_rep: atheist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atheïst | godloochenaar | atheïste | goddeloze
sense_list:
(narrowly) A person who is certain that no deities exist or who thinks that the existence of deities can be disproven.


lexentry: eng/atherosclerosis__Noun__1
written_rep: atherosclerosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atherosclerose
sense_list:
(pathology) The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).


lexentry: eng/athetosis__Noun__1
written_rep: athetosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: athetose
sense_list:
(symptom) A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs.


lexentry: eng/athlete's_foot__Noun__1
written_rep: athlete's foot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voetschimmel | zwemmerseczeem
sense_list:
(disease) A fungal infection of the skin of the foot, usually between the toes, caused by pathogen fungi, such as Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton interdigitale, syn. Trichophyton mentagrophytes, or Epidermophyton floccosum


lexentry: eng/athlete__Noun__1
written_rep: athlete
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atleet | atlete
sense_list:
A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. | (US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.


lexentry: eng/athletics__Noun__1
written_rep: athletics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: atletiek
sense_list:
(sports, especially, _, US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.


lexentry: eng/athwartships__Adverb__1
written_rep: athwartships
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dwarsscheeps
sense_list:
(nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.


lexentry: eng/atlas__Noun__1
written_rep: atlas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atlas
sense_list:
A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text. | A bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc. on any given subject. | (anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the cervical spine in the neck in humans and some other animals.


lexentry: eng/atmosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: atmosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: atmosfeer
sense_list:
The air in a particular place. | A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm), approximately the atmospheric pressure at sea level.


lexentry: eng/atoll__Noun__1
written_rep: atoll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atol | koraaleiland
sense_list:
A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.


lexentry: eng/atom__Noun__1
written_rep: atom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atoom
sense_list:
(chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. [from 16th c.] | (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter. [from 15th c.] | (now generally regarded, _, figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something. [from 17th c.] | (mathematics) A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero"). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/atomic_clock__Noun__1
written_rep: atomic clock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atoomklok
sense_list:
An extremely accurate reference clock whose operation is based on an atomic process, typically the frequency of electromagnetic radiation associated with a specified energy-level transition in an element such as cesium.


lexentry: eng/atomic_nucleus__Noun__1
written_rep: atomic nucleus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atoomkern
sense_list:
(physics) A nucleus of an atom; consisting of protons and neutrons, surrounded by an electron cloud.


lexentry: eng/atomic_theory__Noun__1
written_rep: atomic theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: atoomtheorie
sense_list:
(physics) Any of several theories that explain the structure of the atom, and of subatomic particles.


lexentry: eng/atomism__Noun__1
written_rep: atomism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atomisme
sense_list:
(philosophy) The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles.


lexentry: eng/atomizer__Noun__1
written_rep: atomizer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verstuiver | flitspuit
sense_list:
An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.


lexentry: eng/atone__Verb__1
written_rep: atone
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: compenseren | goedmaken
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s]


lexentry: eng/atonement__Noun__1
written_rep: atonement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: boetedoening
sense_list:
(theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/atopy__Noun__1
written_rep: atopy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atopie
sense_list:
(medicine) A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is manifested by hay fever, asthma, or similar allergic conditions; generally considered to be caused by the interaction of environmental and genetic factors.


lexentry: eng/atrial_fibrillation__Noun__1
written_rep: atrial fibrillation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atriumfibrillatie
sense_list:
(pathology) A cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart.


lexentry: eng/atrium__Noun__1
written_rep: atrium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atrium
sense_list:
(architecture) A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.


lexentry: eng/atrium__Noun__1
written_rep: atrium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: boezem
sense_list:
(palynology) A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.


lexentry: eng/atrophy__Noun__1
written_rep: atrophy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atrofie
sense_list:
(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/atropine__Noun__1
written_rep: atropine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atropine
sense_list:
(poison, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).


lexentry: eng/attack__Noun__1
written_rep: attack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aanval
sense_list:
A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle. | (volleyball) Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net. | (medicine) The sudden onset of a disease or condition.


lexentry: eng/attack__Verb__1
written_rep: attack
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanvallen
sense_list:
(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something. | (transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.


lexentry: eng/attack_aircraft__Noun__1
written_rep: attack aircraft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stoottroeper
sense_list:
A tactical military aircraft designed to carry out precise airstrikes against ground or naval targets


lexentry: eng/attacker__Noun__1
written_rep: attacker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanvaller
sense_list:
Someone who attacks. | (soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.


lexentry: eng/attain__Verb__1
written_rep: attain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bereiken | realiseren
sense_list:
(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).


lexentry: eng/attainment__Noun__1
written_rep: attainment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: het verkrijgen van
sense_list:
The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.


lexentry: eng/attend__Verb__1
written_rep: attend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanwezig zijn | bijwonen | volgen
sense_list:
(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/attendant__Noun__1
written_rep: attendant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bezoeker
sense_list:
(mostly, archaic) A visitor or caller; one who attends (is present at or regularly goes to) some event or place.


lexentry: eng/attention__Noun__1
written_rep: attention
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: attenties
sense_list:
(countable) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.


lexentry: eng/attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ADHD
sense_list:
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) A developmental disorder in which a person has difficulty to concentrate and a persistent pattern of impulsiveness and inattention, with or without a component of hyperactivity.


lexentry: eng/attention_span__Noun__1
written_rep: attention span
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aandachtsspanne | spanningsboog
sense_list:
The length of time, or span that one can pay attention, or concentrate on one topic without becoming distracted.


lexentry: eng/attention_whore__Noun__1
written_rep: attention whore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aandachtshoer
sense_list:
(derogatory, vulgar, idiomatic) A person who routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocation.


lexentry: eng/attenuation__Noun__1
written_rep: attenuation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vermindering
sense_list:
A gradual diminishing of strength. | (physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.


lexentry: eng/atter__Noun__1
written_rep: atter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ether
sense_list:
(archaic, or, UK, _, dialectal) Poisonous bodily fluid, especially venom of a venomous animal, such as a snake, dragon or other reptile; corrupt or morbid matter from the body, such as pus from a sore or wound; bitter substance, such as bile.


lexentry: eng/attestation__Noun__1
written_rep: attestation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: attestatie
sense_list:
A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation. | (linguistics, of a language, word, word form, or word meaning) An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium.


lexentry: eng/attic__Noun__1
written_rep: attic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zolder
sense_list:
The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.


lexentry: eng/attitude__Noun__1
written_rep: attitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: opstelling
sense_list:
(aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.


lexentry: eng/attitudinize__Verb__1
written_rep: attitudinize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aanstellen
sense_list:
To assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to posture, to posturize; also, to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses.


lexentry: eng/attn__Noun__1
written_rep: attn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: t.a.v.
sense_list:
Abbreviation of attention, used as a heading in letters to indicate for whom the letter is intended.


lexentry: eng/atto-__Prefix__1
written_rep: atto-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atto-
sense_list:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−18 (short scale quintillionth or long scale trillionth). Symbol: a


lexentry: eng/attorney-in-fact__Noun__1
written_rep: attorney-in-fact
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gemachtigde
sense_list:
(US, legal) An agent of the person giving him/her the power of attorney (for a specific purpose or for general purposes) to act on his or her behalf. The attorney-in-fact’s power and responsibilities depend on the specific powers granted in the power of attorney document.


lexentry: eng/attorney_general__Noun__1
written_rep: attorney general
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: procureur-generaal
sense_list:
The chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that laws are uniformly and justly applied.


lexentry: eng/attract__Verb__1
written_rep: attract
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aantrekken | trekken
sense_list:
(transitive) To pull toward without touching. | (transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.


lexentry: eng/attributive_adjective__Noun__1
written_rep: attributive adjective
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: attributief bijvoeglijk naamwoord
sense_list:
(grammar) An adjective that modifies the head of the noun phrase in which it occurs; an adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies.


lexentry: eng/attrition__Noun__1
written_rep: attrition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: uitputting | vervliegen
sense_list:
The gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.


lexentry: eng/attrition__Noun__1
written_rep: attrition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: natuurlijke afvloeiing | vrijwillig ontslag
sense_list:
(human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.


lexentry: eng/au_pair__Noun__1
written_rep: au pair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: au pair
sense_list:
A person (especially a young woman) working in such a way; now specifically, a foreign worker who helps a host family with childcare, housework, or both while staying as a guest with a host family, and generally receives a small allowance (or pocket money). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/aubade__Noun__1
written_rep: aubade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aubade
sense_list:
(music, poetry) A poem or song evoking or greeting the dawn or early morning. | (music, specifically) A morning love song, or a song of lovers parting in the morning. | (music) A concert held at dawn or in the morning, especially outdoors.


lexentry: eng/auctioneer__Noun__1
written_rep: auctioneer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: veilingmeester | afslager | veilinghouder | vendumeester
sense_list:
An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.


lexentry: eng/audacity__Noun__1
written_rep: audacity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: moed
sense_list:
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.


lexentry: eng/audience__Noun__1
written_rep: audience
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: publiek
sense_list:
A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/audience_hall__Noun__1
written_rep: audience hall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gehoorzaal
sense_list:
A room in which a ruler or religious official holds audience (i.e. a formal meeting with a dignitary).


lexentry: eng/audio_guide__Noun__1
written_rep: audio guide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: audiogids
sense_list:
Any of various forms of apparatus, either fixed or mobile, used to provide audio information at an exhibition, archeological site etc.


lexentry: eng/audiobook__Noun__1
written_rep: audiobook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luisterboek
sense_list:
A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book.


lexentry: eng/audiology__Noun__1
written_rep: audiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: audiologie
sense_list:
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.


lexentry: eng/audit__Verb__1
written_rep: audit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: verifiëren
sense_list:
(finance, business) To conduct an independent review and examination of system records and activities in order to test the adequacy and effectiveness of data security and data integrity procedures, to ensure compliance with established policy and operational procedures, and to recommend any necessary changes


lexentry: eng/augment__Noun__1
written_rep: augment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: augment
sense_list:
(Indo-European languages) In some languages, a prefix *é- (अ- in Sanskrit, ἐ- in Greek) indicating a past tense of a verb.


lexentry: eng/augment__Verb__1
written_rep: augment
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: vergroten
sense_list:
(music) To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage. | (music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).


lexentry: eng/augur__Noun__1
written_rep: augur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: waarzegger | wichelaar
sense_list:
A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.


lexentry: eng/augur__Verb__1
written_rep: augur
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorspellen | waarzeggen
sense_list:
To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.


lexentry: eng/aunt__Noun__1
written_rep: aunt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tante
sense_list:
The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. | (affectionate) A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.


lexentry: eng/aura__Noun__1
written_rep: aura
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aura
sense_list:
(also, parapsychology) A supposed emanation from and surrounding a living person or thing, regarded by mystics as consisting of the essence of the individual. [from 1870]


lexentry: eng/auricular__Adjective__1
written_rep: auricular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: oor
sense_list:
(art, relational) Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture.


lexentry: eng/aurora__Noun__1
written_rep: aurora
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poollicht
sense_list:
An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.


lexentry: eng/auscultation__Noun__1
written_rep: auscultation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auscultatie
sense_list:
(medicine) Diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.


lexentry: eng/austerity__Noun__1
written_rep: austerity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bezuiniging
sense_list:
(economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.


lexentry: eng/australopithecine__Noun__1
written_rep: australopithecine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: australopithecus
sense_list:
(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus in the subtribe Australopithecina when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/autarky__Noun__1
written_rep: autarky
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: autarkie | gesloten staatshuishouding
sense_list:
(uncountable) (A policy of) national economic self-sufficiency, aimed at ending reliance on foreign imports to sustain a domestic economy.


lexentry: eng/auteur__Noun__1
written_rep: auteur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auteur
sense_list:
A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of their works.


lexentry: eng/authenticate__Verb__1
written_rep: authenticate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: authenticeren | authentificeren
sense_list:
(transitive) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.


lexentry: eng/authenticity__Noun__1
written_rep: authenticity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: authenticiteit | echtheid
sense_list:
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.


lexentry: eng/author__Noun__1
written_rep: author
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auteur | schrijver | schrijfster
sense_list:
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.


lexentry: eng/authoritarian__Adjective__1
written_rep: authoritarian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autoritair
sense_list:
Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties. | Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical. | Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.


lexentry: eng/authoritarianism__Noun__1
written_rep: authoritarianism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autoritarisme
sense_list:
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.


lexentry: eng/authority__Noun__1
written_rep: authority
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autoriteit | gezag | bevoegdheid | autoriteiten | overheid
sense_list:
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.


lexentry: eng/authorization__Noun__1
written_rep: authorization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: machtiging | volmacht
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.


lexentry: eng/authorize__Verb__1
written_rep: authorize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: machtigen
sense_list:
(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.


lexentry: eng/autism__Noun__1
written_rep: autism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autisme
sense_list:
(clinical psychology) A pervasive neurological condition that is observable in early childhood and persists throughout the lifespan, characterised by atypical communication patterns (e.g., differences in body language or eye contact), delayed language development, and sensory processing sensitivities. | (clinical psychology, obsolete) A diagnosis involving a pathological tendency to engage in self-centered fantasy thinking, historically considered a symptom of insanity and/or schizophrenia.


lexentry: eng/autism_spectrum_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: autism spectrum disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autismespectrumstoornis
sense_list:
(psychology, pathology) A disorder involving any of a range of psychological conditions, all characterized by abnormal social interaction and communication, restricted interests, highly repetitive behaviour, and eccentricity.


lexentry: eng/auto_racing__Noun__1
written_rep: auto racing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autosport
sense_list:
(motor racing) Any of various sports in which automobiles (motor cars) are raced, either around a track, on roads or across country


lexentry: eng/auto_rickshaw__Noun__1
written_rep: auto rickshaw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tuktuk
sense_list:
A motorized rickshaw of South, Southeast and East Asia, often available for hire in the manner of a taxi.


lexentry: eng/autobus__Noun__1
written_rep: autobus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bus | gruppetto
sense_list:
(by extension, cycle racing) A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton in a race.


lexentry: eng/autocannon__Noun__1
written_rep: autocannon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snelvuurkanon
sense_list:
A fully automatic projectile weapon similar to a machine gun, but firing shells instead of bullets and larger in calibre.


lexentry: eng/autoclave__Noun__1
written_rep: autoclave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autoclaaf
sense_list:
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.


lexentry: eng/autocratic__Adjective__1
written_rep: autocratic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autocratisch
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.


lexentry: eng/autograph__Noun__1
written_rep: autograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: handtekening
sense_list:
A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person. | (by extension, colloquial) A person's signature used as a mark of formal approval.


lexentry: eng/autogynephilia__Noun__1
written_rep: autogynephilia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autogynefilie
sense_list:
In Blanchard's transsexualism typology, the supposed paraphilic tendency of a male person to be sexually aroused by the thought of being a female, sometimes framed as a form of gender identity disorder or transvestic fetishism.


lexentry: eng/autogyro__Noun__1
written_rep: autogyro
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autogiro | autogyro
sense_list:
(aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.


lexentry: eng/autoimmunity__Noun__1
written_rep: autoimmunity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auto-immuniteit
sense_list:
(pathology, immunology) The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.


lexentry: eng/automagical__Adjective__1
written_rep: automagical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: automagisch
sense_list:
(computing, technology, informal) Automatic, but with an apparent element of magic. Commonly referring to complex technical processes hidden from the view of users or operators, resulting in technology that "just works".


lexentry: eng/automated_teller_machine__Noun__1
written_rep: automated teller machine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geldautomaat | flappentap | giromaat | pinautomaat
sense_list:
(banking) A device that provides bank customers with cash withdrawal and other services without the need for a human teller.


lexentry: eng/automatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: automatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: automatisch
sense_list:
Capable of operating without external control or intervention. | (of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.


lexentry: eng/automatic_transmission__Noun__1
written_rep: automatic transmission
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: automatische versnellingsbak
sense_list:
(automotive) A vehicle transmission which shifts gears automatically in response to vehicle speed and/or load, and does not require any driver input to manually change gears under normal driving conditions; an automatic gearbox.


lexentry: eng/automation__Noun__1
written_rep: automation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: automatisering
sense_list:
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.


lexentry: eng/automobile__Noun__1
written_rep: automobile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auto | automobiel | motorrijtuig
sense_list:
(US, Canada, Philippines, AU, NZ) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.


lexentry: eng/autonomous_vehicle__Noun__1
written_rep: autonomous vehicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zelfrijdende auto
sense_list:
A vehicle that uses mechatronics, artificial intelligence and a multi-agent system to assist its human operator.


lexentry: eng/autonomy__Noun__1
written_rep: autonomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: autonomie
sense_list:
(government, countable) A self-governing country or region. | (philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.


lexentry: eng/autophagy__Noun__1
written_rep: autophagy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autofagie
sense_list:
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell, and often a defensive or self-preservation measure.


lexentry: eng/autopilot__Noun__1
written_rep: autopilot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: automatische piloot
sense_list:
(aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.


lexentry: eng/autoplasty__Noun__1
written_rep: autoplasty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ent
sense_list:
(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.


lexentry: eng/autoregulation__Noun__1
written_rep: autoregulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zelfregulering
sense_list:
(biology) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change.


lexentry: eng/autosuggestion__Noun__1
written_rep: autosuggestion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autosuggestie
sense_list:
(psychology, uncountable) The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself, as in autohypnosis. | (psychology, countable) An instance of suggesting a thought to oneself.


lexentry: eng/autotelic__Adjective__1
written_rep: autotelic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autotelisch
sense_list:
(psychology, of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within. | (arts, of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained.


lexentry: eng/autotomy__Noun__1
written_rep: autotomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autotomie
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, zoology) The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a self-defense mechanism.


lexentry: eng/autotroph__Noun__1
written_rep: autotroph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autotroof
sense_list:
(ecology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.


lexentry: eng/autumn__Noun__1
written_rep: autumn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: herfst | najaar
sense_list:
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere. | (fashion) A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.


lexentry: eng/auxiliary_verb__Noun__1
written_rep: auxiliary verb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hulpwerkwoord
sense_list:
(grammar) A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.


lexentry: eng/avail__Verb__1
written_rep: avail
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: baten | dienen | grijpen | nuttig zijn | profiteren
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.


lexentry: eng/avalanche__Noun__1
written_rep: avalanche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lawine
sense_list:
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. | A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.


lexentry: eng/avania__Noun__1
written_rep: avania
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vernedering
sense_list:
(historical) A tax or fee imposed on foreigners under the Ottoman Empire, especially one considered to be irregular or extortionate.


lexentry: eng/avaricious__Adjective__1
written_rep: avaricious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avaricieus | inhalig
sense_list:
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.


lexentry: eng/avatar__Noun__1
written_rep: avatar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: avatar | ava | belichaming | verpersoonlijking
sense_list:
(internet, video games) A complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model, used online as a simulation or emulation of a person, or as a person's online alter ego, in a virtual world, virtual chat room, or metaverse.


lexentry: eng/avenge__Verb__1
written_rep: avenge
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wraak nemen | wreken
sense_list:
(transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.


lexentry: eng/aventurine__Noun__1
written_rep: aventurine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aventurien | aventurijn
sense_list:
(mineral, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.


lexentry: eng/avenue__Noun__1
written_rep: avenue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: laan | weg
sense_list:
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.


lexentry: eng/aver__Verb__1
written_rep: aver
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beamen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.


lexentry: eng/aviary__Noun__1
written_rep: aviary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volière
sense_list:
A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/aviator__Noun__1
written_rep: aviator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aviateur
sense_list:
An aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.


lexentry: eng/avionics__Noun__1
written_rep: avionics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avionica
sense_list:
(aviation) The science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.


lexentry: eng/avocet__Noun__1
written_rep: avocet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kluut
sense_list:
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet. It is the logo of the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)


lexentry: eng/avoid__Verb__1
written_rep: avoid
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vermijden
sense_list:
(transitive) To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun. | to keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from. | To try not to do something or to have something happen.


lexentry: eng/avoidance__Noun__1
written_rep: avoidance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: vermijden
sense_list:
(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.


lexentry: eng/avow__Verb__1
written_rep: avow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bekennen
sense_list:
(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.


lexentry: eng/awake__Verb__1
written_rep: awake
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ontwaken
sense_list:
(intransitive) To become conscious after having slept. | (transitive) To excite or to stir up something latent.


lexentry: eng/awaken__Verb__1
written_rep: awaken
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: wakker worden | zich opwekken
sense_list:
(intransitive) To stop sleeping; awake. | (transitive, figurative) To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.


lexentry: eng/awara__Noun__1
written_rep: awara
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: awarra
sense_list:
(Guyana, chiefly, attributively) The palm tree Astrocaryum vulgare which is native to the Amazon Rainforest region.


lexentry: eng/award__Noun__1
written_rep: award
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: prijs | beloning
sense_list:
A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.


lexentry: eng/awash__Adjective__1
written_rep: awash
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blank | overspoeld
sense_list:
Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.


lexentry: eng/awayday__Noun__1
written_rep: awayday
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: heidag
sense_list:
(British) A business event, such as a team-building exercise, training course or internal meeting, that takes place away from the office without the usual distractions.


lexentry: eng/awl__Noun__1
written_rep: awl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: els | priem
sense_list:
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.


lexentry: eng/awning__Noun__1
written_rep: awning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luifel
sense_list:
A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind. | (nautical) That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.


lexentry: eng/ax_to_grind__Noun__1
written_rep: ax to grind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: een appeltje te schillen
sense_list:
(American spelling) A proposition or point of view to advocate, especially motivated by self-interest.


lexentry: eng/axe__Noun__1
written_rep: axe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bijl | hakbijl
sense_list:
A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.


lexentry: eng/axil__Noun__1
written_rep: axil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oksel
sense_list:
(botany) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.


lexentry: eng/axiology__Noun__1
written_rep: axiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: axiologie
sense_list:
(uncountable, philosophy) The study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations; value theory. | (countable) The particular value-theory of a philosopher, school of thought, etc.


lexentry: eng/axiom__Noun__1
written_rep: axiom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: axioma
sense_list:
(philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved. | (logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context). | An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.


lexentry: eng/axiom_of_choice__Noun__1
written_rep: axiom of choice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: keuzeaxioma
sense_list:
(set theory) One of the axioms of set theory, equivalent to the statement that an arbitrary direct product of non-empty sets is non-empty; any version of said axiom, for example specifying the cardinality of the number of sets from which choices are made.


lexentry: eng/axis__Noun__1
written_rep: axis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: as
sense_list:
(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry). | (mathematics) A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis)


lexentry: eng/axis_of_evil__Noun__1
written_rep: axis of evil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: as van het kwaad
sense_list:
A group of states accused by George W. Bush of sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction, originally defined as Iran, Iraq, and North Korea.


lexentry: eng/axle__Noun__2
written_rep: axle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: as
sense_list:
A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree. | (geometry, astronomy, archaic) An axis.


lexentry: eng/axletree__Noun__1
written_rep: axletree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: as
sense_list:
A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.


lexentry: eng/axon__Noun__1
written_rep: axon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: axon
sense_list:
(cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.


lexentry: eng/aye-aye__Noun__1
written_rep: aye-aye
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vingerdier | aye-aye
sense_list:
The lemur Daubentonia madagascariensis, a solitary nocturnal quadruped found in Madagascar and remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.


lexentry: eng/aye_aye,_sir__Phrase__1
written_rep: aye aye, sir
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zeer
sense_list:
(idiomatic, nautical) The correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy (or US Navy) ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."


lexentry: eng/azimuth__Noun__1
written_rep: azimuth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: azimut
sense_list:
An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.


lexentry: eng/azure__Noun__1
written_rep: azure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hemelsblauw | azuurblauw
sense_list:
(countable, and, uncountable) The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.


lexentry: eng/azurite__Noun__1
written_rep: azurite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: azuriet
sense_list:
(mineral) A blue vitreous mineral; a basic hydrated copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu2+3(CO3)2(OH)2, used since antiquity as a blue pigment or ores to extract metallic copper.


lexentry: eng/baboon__Noun__1
written_rep: baboon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baviaan
sense_list:
An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] | (colloquial, derogatory) A foolish or boorish person.


lexentry: eng/baby's_breath__Noun__1
written_rep: baby's breath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wolk
sense_list:
A genus, Gypsophila, of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa.


lexentry: eng/baby's_tears__Noun__1
written_rep: baby's tears
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slaapkamergeluk
sense_list:
Any of various plants having parts (such as leaves or spots on leaves, petals, etc.) resembling teardrops; specifically, angel's tears (Soleirolia soleirolii), a plant in the nettle family grown as a green, mossy ground cover.


lexentry: eng/baby__Noun__1
written_rep: baby
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baby | zuigeling | boreling | geborene | nieuwgeborene | pasgeborene
sense_list:
A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. | A very young human, even if not yet born.


lexentry: eng/baby__Noun__1
written_rep: baby
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: jong | kleintje
sense_list:
Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See Category:Baby animals for more.


lexentry: eng/baby_boom__Noun__1
written_rep: baby boom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: geboortegolf | Babyboom
sense_list:
(singulare tantum) The increase in the birth rate following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.


lexentry: eng/baby_boomer__Noun__1
written_rep: baby boomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: babyboomer
sense_list:
(sometimes, capitalized) A person born in the postwar years (generally considered in the United States and other Allied countries as between 1946 and the early 1960s), when there was a marked increase in birthrates throughout the Western world following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.


lexentry: eng/baby_hatch__Noun__1
written_rep: baby hatch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: babyluik
sense_list:
A place where a person (typically the mother) can bring a baby to abandon it so that somebody else can find and care for it.


lexentry: eng/baby_monitor__Noun__1
written_rep: baby monitor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: babyfoon
sense_list:
An intercom system that enables a person to remotely detect sounds of distress from a baby; a baby alarm.


lexentry: eng/baby_of_the_family__Noun__1
written_rep: baby of the family
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: benjamin
sense_list:
A member of an immediate family who behaves as, or is treated as though they were the youngest member of a family.


lexentry: eng/baby_powder__Noun__1
written_rep: baby powder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: babypoeder | talkpoeder
sense_list:
An astringent powder used for preventing diaper rash, as a deodorant, and for other cosmetic purposes.


lexentry: eng/baby_talk__Noun__1
written_rep: baby talk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: babytaal
sense_list:
(linguistics) The form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children. | (linguistics) The prelanguage, and subsequent developing language, used by small children, incorporating crying, cooing, and babbling in sequence before the acquisition of adult language capabilities.


lexentry: eng/babysit__Verb__1
written_rep: babysit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nauwgelet begeleiden
sense_list:
(transitive, informal) To watch or attend anything or anyone more closely than ought to be needed; to have to help or coax too much.


lexentry: eng/babysitter__Noun__1
written_rep: babysitter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: babyoppas | kinderoppas | oppas | wiegewacht
sense_list:
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.


lexentry: eng/babysitting__Noun__1
written_rep: babysitting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: babysitten
sense_list:
The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.


lexentry: eng/baccalaureate__Noun__1
written_rep: baccalaureate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: abituriënten-examen
sense_list:
A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.


lexentry: eng/baccarat__Noun__1
written_rep: baccarat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baccarat
sense_list:
(card games) A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.


lexentry: eng/bachelor's_button__Noun__1
written_rep: bachelor's button
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: koerenbloem
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural) Any one of a number of plants with daisy-like, button-shaped flowers of the genus Centaurea, especially the species Centaurea cyanus.


lexentry: eng/bachelor_pad__Noun__1
written_rep: bachelor pad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: studio
sense_list:
(US) A nice, well-furnished dwelling where an unmarried man lives, usually by himself, but sometimes with other men.


lexentry: eng/bachelor_party__Noun__1
written_rep: bachelor party
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vrijgezellenfeest
sense_list:
(US, Canada, South Africa) A party held for a man who is about to be married, normally attended only by male friends and relatives.


lexentry: eng/bacillus__Noun__1
written_rep: bacillus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bacil
sense_list:
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.


lexentry: eng/back-formation__Noun__1
written_rep: back-formation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: terugvorming
sense_list:
(uncountable, linguistics) The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.


lexentry: eng/back-seat_driver__Noun__1
written_rep: back-seat driver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: betweter
sense_list:
A person sitting (typically) in the back seat of a car issuing (unsolicited and usually unwanted) instructions to the driver. | (figuratively) An opinionated person who offers (unsolicited and often unwanted) advice on the best way to handle a situation.


lexentry: eng/back__Adjective__1
written_rep: back
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: achter
sense_list:
(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).


lexentry: eng/back__Noun__1
written_rep: back
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rug | achterkant | achter | rugleuning
sense_list:
The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.


lexentry: eng/back__Verb__1
written_rep: back
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: achteruit gaan | achteruit rijden
sense_list:
(nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/back_away__Verb__1
written_rep: back away
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanhouden
sense_list:
(intransitive) To move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.


lexentry: eng/back_cover__Noun__1
written_rep: back cover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rèè
sense_list:
The cover on the opposite side of the front cover of a book, magazine, etc; back of the book; associated with sports pages in publications.


lexentry: eng/back_door__Noun__1
written_rep: back door
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achterdeur
sense_list:
A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street. | A means of access, often secret and unprotected, to something.


lexentry: eng/back_end__Noun__1
written_rep: back end
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: achtergrond
sense_list:
(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface.


lexentry: eng/back_in_the_day__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: back in the day
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: destijds
sense_list:
(temporal location, idiomatic, informal) In the distant past; especially, at a time fondly remembered (the good old days).


lexentry: eng/back_street__Noun__1
written_rep: back street
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achterafstraat | achterafstraatje
sense_list:
A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.


lexentry: eng/back_to_the_drawing_board__Adverb__1
written_rep: back to the drawing board
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: terug bij af
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Indicates that one must try a different strategy for achieving some goal following the failure of a recent attempt.


lexentry: eng/back_up__Verb__1
written_rep: back up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: back-uppen
sense_list:
(idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.


lexentry: eng/back_vowel__Noun__1
written_rep: back vowel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achterklinker
sense_list:
(phonetics) Any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth, such as /uː/ in rule or /əʊ/ in pole.


lexentry: eng/backbend__Noun__1
written_rep: backbend
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brug
sense_list:
(gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.


lexentry: eng/backbone__Noun__1
written_rep: backbone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ruggengraat
sense_list:
(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals. | (countable, figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.


lexentry: eng/backgammon__Noun__1
written_rep: backgammon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: backgammon
sense_list:
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.


lexentry: eng/background__Noun__1
written_rep: background
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achtergrond
sense_list:
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. | A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context. | Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history. | A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground). | (computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.


lexentry: eng/background_music__Noun__1
written_rep: background music
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achtergrondmuziek
sense_list:
Any music played in a public space whose main function is to create an atmosphere suitable to a specific occasion, rather than to be listened to.


lexentry: eng/backhand__Noun__1
written_rep: backhand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: backhand
sense_list:
(tennis) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.


lexentry: eng/backhoe__Noun__1
written_rep: backhoe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achteruitgraafmachine
sense_list:
A piece of excavating equipment, either an integral subassembly or an attachment, consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth; used in excavator/digger and backhoe tractors. | (chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).


lexentry: eng/backlash__Noun__1
written_rep: backlash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tegenstroom | verzet
sense_list:
(literal) A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension. | (figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.


lexentry: eng/backlash__Noun__1
written_rep: backlash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: speling
sense_list:
(mechanics) The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, such as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).Wagon wheel structure showing felk | (mechanics) The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.


lexentry: eng/backpack__Noun__1
written_rep: backpack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rugzak
sense_list:
A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.


lexentry: eng/backpacker__Noun__1
written_rep: backpacker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: backpacker | rugzakreiziger
sense_list:
A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.


lexentry: eng/backpedal__Verb__1
written_rep: backpedal
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: gas terugnemen
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.


lexentry: eng/backronym__Noun__1
written_rep: backronym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acroniem
sense_list:
A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity.


lexentry: eng/backscratcher__Noun__1
written_rep: backscratcher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ruggenkrabber
sense_list:
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.


lexentry: eng/backside__Noun__1
written_rep: backside
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zitvlak
sense_list:
(euphemism) A person's buttocks. | The back side of an estate: the backyard and outbuildings behind a main house, especially (UK, _, dialect, euphemism) an outhouse. | The back side of anything, the part opposite its front, particularly:


lexentry: eng/backslash__Noun__1
written_rep: backslash
part_of_speech: noun
sense_list: The punctuation mark \.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
backslash | omgekeerde schuine streep | schuine streep naar achter | schuine streep naar links | terugschrap | terugstreep


lexentry: eng/backstabber__Noun__1
written_rep: backstabber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: NSB'er | matennaaier
sense_list:
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.


lexentry: eng/backstage__Noun__1
written_rep: backstage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achterplan
sense_list:
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.


lexentry: eng/backstay__Noun__1
written_rep: backstay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achterstag
sense_list:
(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from the top of the mast (masthead) to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.


lexentry: eng/backstory__Noun__1
written_rep: backstory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorgeschiedenis
sense_list:
The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in, _, film, television) a character in a dramatic work.


lexentry: eng/backstory__Noun__1
written_rep: backstory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bedekking
sense_list:
(chiefly, espionage, law enforcement) A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives.


lexentry: eng/backstroke__Noun__1
written_rep: backstroke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rugslag
sense_list:
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.


lexentry: eng/backup__Noun__1
written_rep: backup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: back-up | reservekopie
sense_list:
(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/backward__Adjective__1
written_rep: backward
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achterhaald
sense_list:
Situated toward or at the rear of something. | (chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.


lexentry: eng/backwater__Noun__1
written_rep: backwater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gat
sense_list:
(idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.


lexentry: eng/bacteriochlorophyll__Noun__1
written_rep: bacteriochlorophyll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bacteriochlorofyl
sense_list:
(biology) A photosynthetic pigment related to the chlorophylls, occurring in various bacteria doing anoxygenic photosynthesis.


lexentry: eng/bacteriology__Noun__1
written_rep: bacteriology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bacteriologie
sense_list:
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.


lexentry: eng/bad__Adjective__3
written_rep: bad
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slecht | kwaad | naar | onaangenaam
sense_list:
Bold, daring, and tough. | Good, superlative, excellent, cool. | (US) Overly promiscuous, licentious. | (chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.


lexentry: eng/bad__Adjective__3
written_rep: bad
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: slecht | kwaad | verkeerd | ongepast | naar | onaangenaam
sense_list:
(originally, _, AAVE, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy. | (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.


lexentry: eng/bad_apple__Noun__1
written_rep: bad apple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rotte appel
sense_list:
(idiomatic, often, in the plural) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.


lexentry: eng/bad_breath__Noun__1
written_rep: bad breath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foetor ex ore
sense_list:
(medicine, dentistry, informal) Breath that produces an unpleasant or foul-smelling odor when exhaled.


lexentry: eng/bad_faith__Noun__1
written_rep: bad faith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: kwade trouw
sense_list:
(legal) An intent to deceive or mislead another to gain some advantage; dishonesty or fraud in a transaction (such as knowingly misrepresenting the quality of something that is being bought or sold).


lexentry: eng/bad_things_come_in_threes__Proverb__1
written_rep: bad things come in threes
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: driemaal is scheepsrecht
sense_list:
If one unfortunate event has already occurred, a second and third are likely to occur; if two, a third should be expected.


lexentry: eng/bad_trip__Noun__1
written_rep: bad trip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bad trip
sense_list:
(slang, drug use) An acute adverse psychological reaction to effects produced under the influence of psychoactive substances, namely hallucinogens.


lexentry: eng/badass__Adjective__1
written_rep: badass
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pooier
sense_list:
(US, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, slang, positive connotation) Having an extreme appearance, attitude, or behavior that is considered admirable.


lexentry: eng/badass__Noun__1
written_rep: badass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kutwijf
sense_list:
(US, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, slang, negative connotation) A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior.


lexentry: eng/badass__Noun__1
written_rep: badass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: hoofd
sense_list:
(US, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, slang, positive connotation) A person considered impressive due to courage, skill, daring, audacity, and/or toughness.


lexentry: eng/badge__Noun__1
written_rep: badge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: speld
sense_list:
A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization. | Something characteristic; a mark; a token. | (heraldry) A distinctive mark worn by servants, retainers, and followers of royalty or nobility, who, being beneath the rank of gentlemen, have no right to armorial bearings.


lexentry: eng/badminton__Noun__1
written_rep: badminton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: badminton
sense_list:
(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.


lexentry: eng/baffle__Noun__1
written_rep: baffle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schot
sense_list:
A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether.


lexentry: eng/bag__Noun__1
written_rep: bag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zakje | tasje
sense_list:
A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, backpacks, etc.


lexentry: eng/bagboy__Noun__1
written_rep: bagboy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inpakker
sense_list:
A man or boy employed to put clients' purchases (e.g. groceries) into bags at the checkout line of a store.


lexentry: eng/baggage_car__Noun__1
written_rep: baggage car
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bagagewagen
sense_list:
(especially, US, rail) A railway vehicle in passenger trains used to carry passengers' heavy luggage; a luggage van.


lexentry: eng/baggage_carousel__Noun__1
written_rep: baggage carousel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bagageband
sense_list:
A machine that delivers checked luggage to the passengers at the baggage claim area at their final destination. The luggage rotates in the carousel until it is picked up.


lexentry: eng/bagpipes__Noun__1
written_rep: bagpipes
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doedelzak
sense_list:
A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.


lexentry: eng/baiji__Noun__1
written_rep: baiji
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chinese vlagdolfijn
sense_list:
A freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze River, and declared functionally extinct in 2006.


lexentry: eng/bail__Noun__1
written_rep: bail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borgtocht
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. | (legal, UK) Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.


lexentry: eng/bail_bond__Noun__1
written_rep: bail bond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borg
sense_list:
(US) A surety, used to obtain the release of a criminal defendant who has been required to give bail.


lexentry: eng/bail_out__Verb__1
written_rep: bail out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: achterlaten
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation, especially quickly or when the situation has become undesirable; to abandon (something).


lexentry: eng/bailiff__Noun__1
written_rep: bailiff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gerechtsdeurwaarder | amman | baljuw | drossaard | drost | meier
sense_list:
(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.


lexentry: eng/bait__Noun__1
written_rep: bait
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aas | lokaas
sense_list:
Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.


lexentry: eng/baize__Noun__1
written_rep: baize
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baai | laken
sense_list:
A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.


lexentry: eng/bake__Verb__1
written_rep: bake
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bakken
sense_list:
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). | (intransitive, with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven. | (transitive) To dry by heat. | (transitive, figuratively) To cause to be hot.


lexentry: eng/baked_good__Noun__1
written_rep: baked good
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bakkerijproduct | baksel
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural) An item or class of items with a flour as a main ingredient, prepared by baking.


lexentry: eng/bakfiets__Noun__1
written_rep: bakfiets
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bakfiets
sense_list:
(cycling, originally in the Netherlands) A bicycle or tricycle with a long wheelbase between the front wheel and handlebars holding a large box, originally used solely to transport goods but now also commonly for carrying young children.


lexentry: eng/bakkie__Noun__1
written_rep: bakkie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pick-up
sense_list:
(road transport) A small pick-up truck or ute, generally open and sometimes fitted with a removable canopy, but distinct from an enclosed van and a large truck. [from mid 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/baklava__Noun__1
written_rep: baklava
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baklava
sense_list:
A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]


lexentry: eng/balaclava__Noun__1
written_rep: balaclava
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bivakmuts
sense_list:
A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.


lexentry: eng/balalaika__Noun__1
written_rep: balalaika
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balalaika
sense_list:
A plucked stringed instrument with a triangular body, short neck and three strings, of Russian origin.


lexentry: eng/balance__Verb__1
written_rep: balance
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balanceren
sense_list:
(transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights. | (transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.


lexentry: eng/balance_of_power__Noun__1
written_rep: balance of power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: machtsbalans
sense_list:
(politics, government) A situation of equilibrium in which no country is powerful enough to control, or threaten the interests of, the others.


lexentry: eng/balance_of_trade__Noun__1
written_rep: balance of trade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: handelsbalans
sense_list:
(economics, trade) The difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time.


lexentry: eng/balance_sheet__Noun__1
written_rep: balance sheet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balans
sense_list:
(accounting) A summary of a person's or organization's assets, liabilities and equity as of a specific date.


lexentry: eng/balance_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: balance wheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onrust
sense_list:
The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.


lexentry: eng/balanced__Adjective__1
written_rep: balanced
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evenwichtig | gebalanceerd | uitgewogen
sense_list:
Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.


lexentry: eng/balcony__Noun__1
written_rep: balcony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balkon
sense_list:
(architectural element) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window. | An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.


lexentry: eng/bald_cypress__Noun__1
written_rep: bald cypress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moerascipres
sense_list:
Taxodium distichum, deciduous conifer trees native to often-flooded areas of the southeastern and south central parts of the United States.


lexentry: eng/bald_eagle__Noun__1
written_rep: bald eagle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Amerikaanse zeearend | witkopzeearend
sense_list:
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, a species of eagle native to North America and notable for the white plumage on its head.


lexentry: eng/baldric__Noun__1
written_rep: baldric
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bandelier
sense_list:
A broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast and under the opposite arm), which was formerly used to hold a sword, a bugle, etc., and is now chiefly worn for ceremonial purposes; also (loosely) , any belt. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/bale__Noun__3
written_rep: bale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baal
sense_list:
A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation. | A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by twine or wire.


lexentry: eng/baleen__Noun__1
written_rep: baleen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balein
sense_list:
(physiology, uncountable) keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.


lexentry: eng/baleen_whale__Noun__1
written_rep: baleen whale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baleinwalvis
sense_list:
Any of several large whales, of the parvorder Mysticeti, that have plates of whalebone (baleen) instead of teeth.


lexentry: eng/balisong__Noun__1
written_rep: balisong
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vlinder
sense_list:
A folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.


lexentry: eng/balk__Noun__1
written_rep: balk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: balk
sense_list:
Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".


lexentry: eng/ball-and-socket_joint__Noun__1
written_rep: ball-and-socket joint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kogelgewricht
sense_list:
A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center. Examples include the human shoulder joint and the balljoints of some automotive suspensions.


lexentry: eng/ball__Noun__1
written_rep: ball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bol
sense_list:
(mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.


lexentry: eng/ball__Noun__1
written_rep: ball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: bal | kloot
sense_list:
(printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.


lexentry: eng/ball_boy__Noun__1
written_rep: ball boy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ballenjongen
sense_list:
(sports) A person, usually male, responsible for retrieving balls from the area of play, and returning them to the players.


lexentry: eng/ball_in_hand__Noun__1
written_rep: ball in hand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: handbal
sense_list:
In billiards, a circumstance in which a fault by another player, such as a scratch, permits the competitor to take the cue ball in hand and place it anywhere on the table.


lexentry: eng/ball_lightning__Noun__1
written_rep: ball lightning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bolbliksem
sense_list:
A short-lived glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air and thought to consist of ionized gas associated with thunderstorms.


lexentry: eng/ballad__Noun__1
written_rep: ballad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ballade
sense_list:
A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.


lexentry: eng/ballast__Noun__1
written_rep: ballast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ballast
sense_list:
(nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability. | (countable, electricity, electronics) device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g. in a tube lamp supply circuit)


lexentry: eng/ballast__Noun__1
written_rep: ballast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ballastbed | bedding
sense_list:
Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast.


lexentry: eng/ballerina__Noun__1
written_rep: ballerina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ballerina
sense_list:
(commonly) A female ballet dancer. | (less common, non-standard) A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino.


lexentry: eng/ballet__Noun__1
written_rep: ballet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ballet
sense_list:
(dances) A classical form of dance. | A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.


lexentry: eng/ballista__Noun__1
written_rep: ballista
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trekkervissen
sense_list:
(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.


lexentry: eng/ballistic_missile__Noun__1
written_rep: ballistic missile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ballistische raket
sense_list:
(military, rocketry) A missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic (freely falling) trajectory.


lexentry: eng/ballistics__Noun__1
written_rep: ballistics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ballistiek
sense_list:
(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.


lexentry: eng/balloon__Noun__1
written_rep: balloon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ballon
sense_list:
An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible. | Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration. | (medicine) A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.


lexentry: eng/balloon_plant__Noun__1
written_rep: balloon plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: straatlicht
sense_list:
A flowering vine with large, hollow seedpod and round seeds featuring a heart-shaped mark; Cardiospermum halicacabum


lexentry: eng/ballot__Noun__1
written_rep: ballot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stembiljet
sense_list:
(originally) A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.


lexentry: eng/ballpoint_pen__Noun__1
written_rep: ballpoint pen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balpen
sense_list:
A pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick-drying ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a metal sphere (around 0.7 mm to 1 mm in diameter).


lexentry: eng/balls__Noun__2
written_rep: balls
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ballen | kloten
sense_list:
(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.


lexentry: eng/balsa__Noun__1
written_rep: balsa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balsaboom
sense_list:
A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight. | (uncountable) The wood of this tree.


lexentry: eng/balsam__Noun__1
written_rep: balsam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balsem
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK) A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants. | (chiefly, UK) A soothing ointment. | (chiefly, UK, figuratively) Something soothing.


lexentry: eng/baluster__Noun__1
written_rep: baluster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baluster
sense_list:
(architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony; a banister.


lexentry: eng/balustrade__Noun__1
written_rep: balustrade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balustrade
sense_list:
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.


lexentry: eng/bamboo__Noun__1
written_rep: bamboo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bamboe
sense_list:
(uncountable) The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc. | (slang) A didgeridoo.


lexentry: eng/banal__Adjective__1
written_rep: banal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banaal | gewoontjes
sense_list:
Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. | (uncommon, historical) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.


lexentry: eng/banana__Noun__1
written_rep: banana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banaan | pisang | bacove
sense_list:
(North America, UK, Ireland) In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking. | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. [from 1597]


lexentry: eng/banana__Noun__1
written_rep: banana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bananenplant | banaan
sense_list:
The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]


lexentry: eng/banana_peel__Noun__1
written_rep: banana peel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bananenschil
sense_list:
(Canadian, US, Philippines) The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.


lexentry: eng/banana_republic__Noun__1
written_rep: banana republic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bananenrepubliek
sense_list:
(politics, idiom, pejorative) A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.


lexentry: eng/banana_split__Noun__1
written_rep: banana split
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bananasplit
sense_list:
A dessert or sundae containing a banana cut in half lengthwise (split), ice cream and various toppings which may include sauces, nuts or fruit.


lexentry: eng/bananaquit__Noun__1
written_rep: bananaquit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suikerdiefje
sense_list:
A nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.


lexentry: eng/band-aid__Noun__1
written_rep: band-aid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pleister
sense_list:
(Australia, North America, Philippines) An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.


lexentry: eng/band__Noun__1
written_rep: band
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: band
sense_list:
A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. | A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached. | A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork. | (physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum. | (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.


lexentry: eng/band__Noun__2
written_rep: band
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: band | groep | muziekformatie
sense_list:
A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.


lexentry: eng/bandana__Noun__1
written_rep: bandana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: halsdoek
sense_list:
A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.


lexentry: eng/bandicoot__Noun__1
written_rep: bandicoot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neusbuideldas
sense_list:
Any of various small marsupials of Australia and New Guinea, some with distinctive long snouts, of the family Peramelidae. | A bandicoot rat; any of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of rat-like rodents of southeast Asia.


lexentry: eng/bandura__Noun__1
written_rep: bandura
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bandura
sense_list:
A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.


lexentry: eng/bandwidth__Noun__1
written_rep: bandwidth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bandbreedte
sense_list:
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit. | (networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.


lexentry: eng/bang__Noun__1
written_rep: bang
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: uitroepteken
sense_list:
(chiefly, US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point. | (mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!


lexentry: eng/bang__Verb__1
written_rep: bang
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: knallen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.


lexentry: eng/bang_out__Verb__1
written_rep: bang out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beunhazen
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To do (something) quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner, especially performing or composing music or a piece of writing.


lexentry: eng/bang_snap__Noun__1
written_rep: bang snap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: knalerwt
sense_list:
(pyrotechnics) A type of very small firework consisting of a small amount of gravel or coarse sand impregnated with a minute amount of silver fulminate and wrapped in a twisted piece of thin paper, which detonates harmlessly when struck, crushed, or ignited.


lexentry: eng/banjo__Noun__1
written_rep: banjo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banjo
sense_list:
A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.


lexentry: eng/bank__Noun__1
written_rep: bank
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bank
sense_list:
(countable) A branch office of such an institution. | (countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game. | (gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.


lexentry: eng/bank__Noun__1
written_rep: bank
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: -bank | bank
sense_list:
(countable, mostly, in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.


lexentry: eng/bank__Noun__2
written_rep: bank
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bank
sense_list:
(nautical, hydrology) An elevation under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth | (geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.


lexentry: eng/bank_account__Noun__1
written_rep: bank account
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bankrekening
sense_list:
A fund, held by a bank in a contractual arrangement between the bank and the owner of the fund, a customer of the bank, into which they can deposit and from which they can withdraw money.


lexentry: eng/bank_card__Noun__1
written_rep: bank card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bankkaart | pinpas
sense_list:
(banking) A card issued by a bank, which may entitle the holder to a variety of services similar to that of a credit card or debit card, or allow withdrawal of cash from ATMs.


lexentry: eng/bank_cheque__Noun__1
written_rep: bank cheque
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bankcheque
sense_list:
(banking) A cheque which is payable by a bank itself, as opposed to an ordinary cheque payable only out of the funds of a particular customer's account. A bank cheque is normally obtained by a bank customer (by paying its face value), the point is that the person receiving the cheque has the security of knowing it's payable by the bank and thus cannot bounce (not so long as the bank is solvent).


lexentry: eng/bank_holiday__Noun__1
written_rep: bank holiday
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wettelijke feestdag
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland) A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.


lexentry: eng/bank_run__Noun__1
written_rep: bank run
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bankrun
sense_list:
An event where many depositors of one or more banks withdraw money from their bank accounts within a short time, causing the banks concerned to become unstable.


lexentry: eng/bank_statement__Noun__1
written_rep: bank statement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rekeninguittreksel
sense_list:
A communication from a bank to a person holding an account in that bank, usually issued monthly, detailing the value of the holdings in that account and the effects of all transactions occurring with respect to that account.


lexentry: eng/banker__Noun__1
written_rep: banker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bankier
sense_list:
One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.


lexentry: eng/bankrupt__Adjective__1
written_rep: bankrupt
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bankroet | failliet | in faling
sense_list:
(finance, of a person, company, etc.) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent. [from 1565]


lexentry: eng/bankruptcy__Noun__1
written_rep: bankruptcy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bankroet | failliet | faillissement | faling | surseance van betaling
sense_list:
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.


lexentry: eng/banner__Noun__1
written_rep: banner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vlag | banier | dundoek
sense_list:
A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation. | (by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard.


lexentry: eng/banshee__Noun__1
written_rep: banshee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banshee
sense_list:
(Scotland, Ireland, , folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.


lexentry: eng/baobab__Noun__1
written_rep: baobab
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baobab | apenbroodboom
sense_list:
A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.


lexentry: eng/baptism__Noun__1
written_rep: baptism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doop
sense_list:
(Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.


lexentry: eng/baptistry__Noun__1
written_rep: baptistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baptisterium | doopkapel
sense_list:
(Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.


lexentry: eng/baptize__Verb__1
written_rep: baptize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dopen
sense_list:
(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
written_rep: bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: staaf | stang | baar | blok
sense_list:
A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
written_rep: bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: staaf | stang | baar
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, metallurgy) A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is 1⁄4 inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
written_rep: bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: blok
sense_list:
A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
written_rep: bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: bar | café | taveerne | kroeg
sense_list:
(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
written_rep: bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: bar
sense_list:
A counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
written_rep: bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 21
trans_list: balie | advocatuur | orde van advocaten
sense_list:
(law, metonym, "the Bar", "the bar") Collectively, lawyers or the legal profession; specifically applied to barristers in some countries, but including all lawyers in others.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
written_rep: bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 23
trans_list: bar | café | taveerne | kroeg | zandbank
sense_list:
(music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
written_rep: bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 30
trans_list: zandbank
sense_list:
(geography, nautical, hydrology) A ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance; especially:


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__2
written_rep: bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bar
sense_list:
A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level.


lexentry: eng/bar_association__Noun__1
written_rep: bar association
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balie
sense_list:
An organization of lawyers which regulates their ability to practice law in a jurisdiction, and/or serves the interests of lawyers in that jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/bar_shot__Noun__1
written_rep: bar shot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boutkogel | schietbout
sense_list:
(military, historical) A double-headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.


lexentry: eng/bar_stool__Noun__1
written_rep: bar stool
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barkruk
sense_list:
A stool used for sitting, often taller than a chair and usually having a foot rest, commonly placed in bars and in front of kitchen counters.


lexentry: eng/barb__Noun__1
written_rep: barb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: weerhaak
sense_list:
The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.


lexentry: eng/barbarian__Noun__1
written_rep: barbarian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: barbaar
sense_list:
An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty. | A brutish warrior depicted in sword and sorcery and other fantasy works; typically clad in primitive furs or leather and usually favoring physical strength over intelligence while often possessing a bellicose temperament and disdain for laws.


lexentry: eng/barbecue__Noun__1
written_rep: barbecue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barbecue | grill
sense_list:
A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.


lexentry: eng/barbecue_sauce__Noun__1
written_rep: barbecue sauce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barbecuesaus
sense_list:
A fruity, tangy, usually brown sauce, typically consisting of a vinegar or tomato base with spices and sweeteners, used as a basting sauce, marinade, or condiment, especially for barbecued meat.


lexentry: eng/barbed_wire__Noun__1
written_rep: barbed wire
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prikkeldraad
sense_list:
Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.


lexentry: eng/barbel__Noun__1
written_rep: barbel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: barbeel
sense_list:
(biology) Whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.


lexentry: eng/barbell__Noun__1
written_rep: barbell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dumbbell
sense_list:
A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.


lexentry: eng/barber_surgeon__Noun__1
written_rep: barber surgeon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chirurgijn
sense_list:
(historical) A medical practitioner of medieval Europe, generally charged with looking after soldiers during or after a battle.


lexentry: eng/barbershop__Noun__1
written_rep: barbershop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kapsalon
sense_list:
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.


lexentry: eng/barbet__Noun__1
written_rep: barbet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baardvogel
sense_list:
Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae, within the order Piciformes.


lexentry: eng/barbiturate__Noun__1
written_rep: barbiturate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barbituraat
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any salt or ester of barbituric acid. | (pharmaceutical drug) Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.


lexentry: eng/barcarole__Noun__1
written_rep: barcarole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barcarolle | barcarola | gondellied
sense_list:
(music) A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in 6⁄8 or 12⁄8 time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/barcode__Noun__1
written_rep: barcode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barcode | streepjescode
sense_list:
Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology. [from 1960s]


lexentry: eng/bard__Noun__1
written_rep: bard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bard
sense_list:
A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.


lexentry: eng/bargain__Noun__1
written_rep: bargain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: koopje
sense_list:
An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration. | An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price


lexentry: eng/bargain__Verb__1
written_rep: bargain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onderhandelen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to haggle.


lexentry: eng/barge__Noun__1
written_rep: barge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aak | duwbak
sense_list:
(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.


lexentry: eng/barge__Noun__1
written_rep: barge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aak
sense_list:
A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel.


lexentry: eng/baritone_saxophone__Noun__1
written_rep: baritone saxophone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baritonsaxofoon
sense_list:
A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the bass saxophone but larger than the tenor saxophone, with a range of D♭2 to A4 or similar.


lexentry: eng/barium__Noun__1
written_rep: barium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barium
sense_list:
The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/bark__Noun__3
written_rep: bark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bark
sense_list:
(watercraft) A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.


lexentry: eng/bark__Verb__1
written_rep: bark
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blaffen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). | (intransitive) To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries. | (transitive) To speak sharply.


lexentry: eng/barley__Noun__1
written_rep: barley
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gerst
sense_list:
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.


lexentry: eng/barley_sugar__Noun__1
written_rep: barley sugar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zuurstok
sense_list:
A traditional British boiled sweet, yellow or orange in colour, with an extract of barley added as flavouring.


lexentry: eng/barm__Noun__2
written_rep: barm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bot
sense_list:
Foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread; yeast.


lexentry: eng/barn_owl__Noun__1
written_rep: barn owl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kerkuil
sense_list:
An owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.


lexentry: eng/barn_swallow__Noun__1
written_rep: barn swallow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boerenzwaluw
sense_list:
Hirundo rustica, the most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.


lexentry: eng/barnacle__Noun__1
written_rep: barnacle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zeepok
sense_list:
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.


lexentry: eng/barnacle_goose__Noun__1
written_rep: barnacle goose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brandgans
sense_list:
A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.


lexentry: eng/baroque_organ__Noun__1
written_rep: baroque organ
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barokorgel
sense_list:
(music) a pipe organ dating from or built to the specifications of the Baroque period at the time of J.S. Bach


lexentry: eng/barque__Noun__1
written_rep: barque
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bark | zeilboot
sense_list:
A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged


lexentry: eng/barrack__Noun__1
written_rep: barrack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barak | kazerne
sense_list:
(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.


lexentry: eng/barracuda__Noun__1
written_rep: barracuda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barracuda | zeesnoek
sense_list:
Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators.


lexentry: eng/barrage__Noun__1
written_rep: barrage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barrage
sense_list:
An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow. | (fencing) A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie.


lexentry: eng/barrage__Noun__1
written_rep: barrage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spervuur
sense_list:
(military) A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them. | A concentrated discharge of projectile weapons. | (by extension) An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism.


lexentry: eng/barrator__Noun__1
written_rep: barrator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: querulant
sense_list:
One who is guilty of barratry, vexing others with frequent and often groundless lawsuits; a brangler and pettifogger.


lexentry: eng/barrel__Noun__1
written_rep: barrel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tonnetje | ton
sense_list:
Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun#Noun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)


lexentry: eng/barrel__Noun__1
written_rep: barrel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vat | ton
sense_list:
(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.


lexentry: eng/barrel__Noun__1
written_rep: barrel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: barrel
sense_list:
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.


lexentry: eng/barrel_organ__Noun__1
written_rep: barrel organ
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: draaiorgel
sense_list:
A musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel (typically turned by a crank), originating in France.


lexentry: eng/barrel_roll__Noun__1
written_rep: barrel roll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fust
sense_list:
(aviation) An aerobatic flying maneuver in which the pilot causes the airplane to complete one loop in the same time that the airplane completes one roll, creating the appearance that the airplane is riding on the inside of a cylinder. | A movement (usually during a car crash) where a car flips on its roof, then falls back on its wheels after doing at least one full 360° horizontal rotation.


lexentry: eng/barrel_vault__Noun__1
written_rep: barrel vault
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tongewelf
sense_list:
(architecture) A simple roof having a curved, often semicircular cross section; used to span large distances in railway stations, churches, etc. Usually supported on columns.


lexentry: eng/barren__Adjective__1
written_rep: barren
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: steriel | onvruchtbaar
sense_list:
(of people and animals, not comparable) Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.


lexentry: eng/barrister__Noun__1
written_rep: barrister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: advocaat | advocate
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.


lexentry: eng/bartender__Noun__1
written_rep: bartender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kastelein
sense_list:
One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/barycenter__Noun__1
written_rep: barycenter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: massazwaartepunt
sense_list:
(physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal | (geometry) The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure


lexentry: eng/baryon__Noun__1
written_rep: baryon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baryon
sense_list:
(particle) A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.


lexentry: eng/bas-relief__Noun__1
written_rep: bas-relief
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bas-reliëf
sense_list:
(sculpture) A low or mostly-flat sculpture which is carved into a wall, or is in the form of a tile mounted flat to a wall, rather than a fully three-dimensional, free-standing figure.


lexentry: eng/basal__Adjective__1
written_rep: basal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basaal
sense_list:
Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin. | (medicine) Of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism. | (chiefly, systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade.


lexentry: eng/basalt__Noun__1
written_rep: basalt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basalt
sense_list:
(mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.


lexentry: eng/bascule_bridge__Noun__1
written_rep: bascule bridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basculebrug
sense_list:
A movable bridge consisting of one or two opening leaves equipped with balancing and stabilizing counterweights that ease and speed up their operation.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
written_rep: base
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basis
sense_list:
Something from which other things extend; a foundation. | (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT). | (geometry) The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat. | (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
written_rep: base
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: basis | kazerne
sense_list:
A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
written_rep: base
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: base | basis
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
written_rep: base
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: honk | basis
sense_list:
(baseball) One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
written_rep: base
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 15
trans_list: schildvoet
sense_list:
(heraldry) The lowest third of a shield (or field), or an ordinary occupying this space, the champagne. (Compare terrace.)


lexentry: eng/base_camp__Noun__1
written_rep: base camp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basis
sense_list:
(climbing) An encampment used temporarily for storing supplies and preparing for a larger activity (especially one at a higher altitude or farther afield), such as mountain climbing or hunting.


lexentry: eng/base_note__Noun__1
written_rep: base note
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achteraan
sense_list:
(perfumery) The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature.


lexentry: eng/based__Adjective__2
written_rep: based
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gebaseerd
sense_list:
(slang, of a person) Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality.


lexentry: eng/bash_up__Verb__1
written_rep: bash up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: afpoeieren
sense_list:
(transitive, informal) To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury; to beat up.


lexentry: eng/basic_needs__Noun__1
written_rep: basic needs
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basisbehoeften
sense_list:
The absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well-being, usually in terms of consumption goods.


lexentry: eng/basic_training__Noun__1
written_rep: basic training
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basistraining
sense_list:
(military) The standard training regime for introducing new recruits to the organization's discipline and basic operational skills.


lexentry: eng/basidium__Noun__1
written_rep: basidium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basidie
sense_list:
(mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/basilect__Noun__1
written_rep: basilect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basilect
sense_list:
(sociolinguistics) A variety of a language that differs substantially from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very informal contexts by speakers.


lexentry: eng/basilica__Noun__1
written_rep: basilica
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basiliek | basilica
sense_list:
(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.


lexentry: eng/basilisk__Noun__1
written_rep: basilisk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: basilisk
sense_list:
Any of the tree-dwelling of lizard of the genus Basiliscus: the basilisk lizard. | (artillery) A type of large brass cannon.


lexentry: eng/basionym__Noun__1
written_rep: basionym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basioniem
sense_list:
(botany, taxonomy) An earlier valid scientific name of a species that has since been renamed and from which the new name is partially derived.


lexentry: eng/basis__Noun__1
written_rep: basis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: basis
sense_list:
A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis. | An underlying condition or circumstance. | (linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.


lexentry: eng/basket__Noun__1
written_rep: basket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: korf | ring | mand
sense_list:
(basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.


lexentry: eng/basket__Noun__1
written_rep: basket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: mandje
sense_list:
A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.


lexentry: eng/basket_case__Noun__1
written_rep: basket case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: zenuwpees
sense_list:
(colloquial, potentially, _, offensive) One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion; someone considered mentally unstable. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/basking_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: basking shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reuzenhaai
sense_list:
A very large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, that feeds at or close to the surface by filtering plankton from the water and is found in all the world's temperate oceans.


lexentry: eng/bass__Noun__1
written_rep: bass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bas
sense_list:
A low spectrum of sound tones. | A section of a musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor. | One who sings in the bass range.


lexentry: eng/bass__Noun__1
written_rep: bass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: bas | basgitaar
sense_list:
(musical instrument) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.


lexentry: eng/bass_clef__Noun__1
written_rep: bass clef
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bassleutel
sense_list:
(music) A symbol showing that the second line from the top of the staff represents the F below middle C.


lexentry: eng/bass_guitar__Noun__1
written_rep: bass guitar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basgitaar | bas
sense_list:
A long-necked and solid-bodied stringed instrument (chordophone), tuned to produce bass or low notes, usually with a fretted fingerboard and four thick strings, and requiring the use of an amplifier.


lexentry: eng/basset_clarinet__Noun__1
written_rep: basset clarinet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bassetklarinet
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A clarinet similar to the usual soprano clarinet but longer and with additional keys to enable playing several additional lower notes.


lexentry: eng/basset_horn__Noun__1
written_rep: basset horn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bassethoorn
sense_list:
(musical instrument) An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.


lexentry: eng/bassoon__Noun__1
written_rep: bassoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fagot
sense_list:
A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.


lexentry: eng/basswood__Noun__1
written_rep: basswood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: linde
sense_list:
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.


lexentry: eng/bast__Noun__1
written_rep: bast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bast
sense_list:
Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants (particularly the lime tree) and used for making ropes, cords and matting.


lexentry: eng/bastard__Noun__1
written_rep: bastard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bastaard | buitenechtelijk kind | onecht kind | onwettig kind
sense_list:
(dated) A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant. | (informal) A child who does not know its father.


lexentry: eng/bastard__Noun__1
written_rep: bastard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: klootzak | bastaard | hoerenjong | hufter | rotzak
sense_list:
(vulgar,, _, , _, offensive, or, pejorative) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.


lexentry: eng/bastard__Noun__1
written_rep: bastard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: nep | vervalsing
sense_list:
A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.


lexentry: eng/bastard_strangles__Noun__1
written_rep: bastard strangles
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: droes
sense_list:
(veterinary medicine) A form of strangles, a bacterial upper respiratory tract infection of horses potentially causing airway obstruction, that has spread to other parts of the body and caused abscesses.


lexentry: eng/bastardization__Noun__1
written_rep: bastardization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: verbastering
sense_list:
Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.


lexentry: eng/bastille__Noun__1
written_rep: bastille
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: donjon
sense_list:
Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress. | A jail or prison, especially one regarded as mistreating its prisoners.


lexentry: eng/bat__Noun__1
written_rep: bat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vleermuis | knuppel | slaghout
sense_list:
Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.


lexentry: eng/bat__Noun__2
written_rep: bat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vleermuis | knuppel | slaghout
sense_list:
A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.


lexentry: eng/bat__Verb__1
written_rep: bat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vleermuis | knuppel | slaghout
sense_list:
(intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.


lexentry: eng/batch__Noun__1
written_rep: batch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lot
sense_list:
The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time. | (by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.


lexentry: eng/bathe__Verb__1
written_rep: bathe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: baden
sense_list:
(transitive) To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath. | (transitive) To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.


lexentry: eng/bathrobe__Noun__1
written_rep: bathrobe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: badjas | badmantel
sense_list:
A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.


lexentry: eng/bathroom__Noun__1
written_rep: bathroom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: badkamer
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, South Africa, Canada, Philippines, Australia, euphemism) A lavatory (area where one washes or bathes): a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.


lexentry: eng/bathypelagic__Adjective__1
written_rep: bathypelagic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bathypelagisch
sense_list:
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.


lexentry: eng/bathyscaphe__Noun__1
written_rep: bathyscaphe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bathyscaaf
sense_list:
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.


lexentry: eng/battalion__Noun__1
written_rep: battalion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bataljon
sense_list:
(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment. | (US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade. | Any large body of troops.


lexentry: eng/batten__Verb__1
written_rep: batten
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vetmesten
sense_list:
To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/batter__Verb__1
written_rep: batter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: platwalsen
sense_list:
(metalworking) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.


lexentry: eng/battering_ram__Noun__1
written_rep: battering ram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stormram
sense_list:
(historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object.


lexentry: eng/battery__Noun__1
written_rep: battery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: batterij
sense_list:
(countable, electronics) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or, archaically, electrostatic cells. A single such cell when used by itself. | (military, countable) A coordinated group of artillery weapons. | An array of similar things.


lexentry: eng/battery__Noun__1
written_rep: battery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fysieke mishandeling
sense_list:
(legal) The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which involves the threat of impending violence.


lexentry: eng/battle__Noun__1
written_rep: battle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: slag | veldslag | gevecht | kamp
sense_list:
(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.


lexentry: eng/battle__Noun__1
written_rep: battle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: gevecht | strijd
sense_list:
(military, obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.


lexentry: eng/battle_axe__Noun__1
written_rep: battle axe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strijdbijl
sense_list:
An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat, including (in, _, heraldiccharge) when borne on arms as a mark of prowess.


lexentry: eng/battledore__Noun__1
written_rep: battledore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: wasklopper
sense_list:
(historical) A wooden paddle-shaped bat or beetle used to wash clothes by beating, stirring, or smoothing them.


lexentry: eng/battlement__Noun__1
written_rep: battlement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bolwerk
sense_list:
In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.


lexentry: eng/battleship__Noun__1
written_rep: battleship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slagschip
sense_list:
(science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role | (military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line.


lexentry: eng/battue__Noun__1
written_rep: battue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: klopjacht
sense_list:
(uncountable, hunting, often, attributively) A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/baud__Noun__1
written_rep: baud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baud
sense_list:
(computing, telecommunications) A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.


lexentry: eng/bauxite__Noun__1
written_rep: bauxite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bauxiet
sense_list:
The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.


lexentry: eng/bavarois__Noun__1
written_rep: bavarois
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bavarois
sense_list:
A pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.


lexentry: eng/bay__Noun__2
written_rep: bay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laurier
sense_list:
Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries. | Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.


lexentry: eng/bay_window__Noun__1
written_rep: bay window
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erker
sense_list:
(architecture) A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room.


lexentry: eng/bayonet__Noun__1
written_rep: bayonet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bajonet
sense_list:
(military) A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.


lexentry: eng/bayonet__Noun__1
written_rep: bayonet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bajonet | pen | pin
sense_list:
(engineering) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
written_rep: be
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zijn
sense_list:
Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect. | (formal) Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence. | (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality. | (with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years. | Used to link a subject to a measurement. | (in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
written_rep: be
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zijn | gelijk zijn | zijn aan het +
sense_list:
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
written_rep: be
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zijn | wezen
sense_list:
Used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent. | Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase. | Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective or prepositional phrase.


lexentry: eng/be_born_yesterday__Verb__1
written_rep: be born yesterday
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: van gisteren zijn
sense_list:
(informal, stative, chiefly in the negative) To be new, naive, innocent, inexperienced, or easily deceived.


lexentry: eng/be_used_to__Verb__1
written_rep: be used to
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gewend zijn aan
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.


lexentry: eng/be_wrong__Verb__1
written_rep: be wrong
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mis hebben | vergissen
sense_list:
To have an incorrect belief, to be mistaken about one's judgment or statement concerning something. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/beach_chair__Noun__1
written_rep: beach chair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strandstoel
sense_list:
A special chair designed to provide comfort and protection from sun, wind, rain, and sand on beaches frequented by tourists.


lexentry: eng/beach_towel__Noun__1
written_rep: beach towel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strandlaken
sense_list:
A towel for use at the beach, typically larger than a normal household towel so that a person can use it to lie on the sand.


lexentry: eng/beachhead__Noun__1
written_rep: beachhead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bruggenhoofd | strandhoofd
sense_list:
(military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material


lexentry: eng/beacon__Noun__1
written_rep: beacon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: baken
sense_list:
(nautical) A signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger. | A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.


lexentry: eng/bead_tree__Noun__1
written_rep: bead tree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Indische sering
sense_list:
Melia azedarach, a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruit, native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.


lexentry: eng/beagle__Noun__1
written_rep: beagle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beagle
sense_list:
A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.


lexentry: eng/beak__Noun__1
written_rep: beak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bek
sense_list:
A similar pointed structure forming the nose and mouth of various animals, such as turtles, platypuses, whales, etc.


lexentry: eng/beak__Noun__1
written_rep: beak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snavel | bek
sense_list:
A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.


lexentry: eng/beaked_whale__Noun__1
written_rep: beaked whale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spitssnuitdolfijn
sense_list:
Any of at least 20 species of whales in the family Ziphiidae, known to dive to great depths, but not well understood generally.


lexentry: eng/beaker__Noun__1
written_rep: beaker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beker | bekerglas
sense_list:
A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
written_rep: beam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balk | biels
sense_list:
(structural) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. | (structural) One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
written_rep: beam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: balk
sense_list:
(nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
written_rep: beam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: balk | ploegboom | breedte
sense_list:
(nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
written_rep: beam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: ploegboom
sense_list:
(agricultural) The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
written_rep: beam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: straal | bundel
sense_list:
(physics) A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body. | (figuratively) A ray; a gleam.


lexentry: eng/beam__Verb__1
written_rep: beam
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stralen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate. | (intransitive, figuratively) To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.


lexentry: eng/bean__Noun__1
written_rep: bean
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boon
sense_list:
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.


lexentry: eng/beanbag__Noun__1
written_rep: beanbag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zitzak
sense_list:
A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets.


lexentry: eng/bear__Adjective__1
written_rep: bear
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beer
sense_list:
(finance, investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.


lexentry: eng/bear__Noun__1
written_rep: bear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beer | berin
sense_list:
A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.


lexentry: eng/bear__Verb__2
written_rep: bear
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dragen | gelegen | uitgerust zijn met | verdragen | zijn
sense_list:
(transitive) To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms. [1400]


lexentry: eng/bear__Verb__2
written_rep: bear
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dragen | uitgerust zijn met
sense_list:
(transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.


lexentry: eng/bear__Verb__2
written_rep: bear
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dragen
sense_list:
(transitive) To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change. | (transitive) To support or sustain; to hold up.


lexentry: eng/bear__Verb__2
written_rep: bear
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: verdragen | verduren | volhouden
sense_list:
(now, _, transitive, _, outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also, _, intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).


lexentry: eng/bear_in_mind__Verb__1
written_rep: bear in mind
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onthouden | rekening houden
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.


lexentry: eng/bear_market__Noun__1
written_rep: bear market
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: berenmarkt
sense_list:
(finance) A stock market where a majority of investors are selling ("bears"), causing overall stock prices to drop. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 20% or more on some specific stock market index.


lexentry: eng/bearberry__Noun__1
written_rep: bearberry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: berendruif
sense_list:
Any of four dwarf shrubs of formerly all members of the genus Arctostaphylos, three now assigned to genus Arctous, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.


lexentry: eng/beard_moss__Noun__1
written_rep: beard moss
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baardmos
sense_list:
Any of several lichens, of the genus Usnea, that generally grow hanging from tree branches, resembling grey or greenish hair.


lexentry: eng/bearded_seal__Noun__1
written_rep: bearded seal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baardrob
sense_list:
Erignathus barbatus, an earless seal with conspicuous whiskers, found in and around the Arctic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/bearer__Noun__1
written_rep: bearer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drager
sense_list:
One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. | Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.


lexentry: eng/bearing__Noun__1
written_rep: bearing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: peiling
sense_list:
(navigation, nautical) The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.


lexentry: eng/bearskin__Noun__1
written_rep: bearskin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: berenmuts
sense_list:
(countable) A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.


lexentry: eng/beast_of_burden__Noun__1
written_rep: beast of burden
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lastdier
sense_list:
A draft animal, a pack animal such as a donkey, mule, llama, camel, horse, or ox, that carries or pulls a load for the benefit of a human.


lexentry: eng/beat__Adjective__1
written_rep: beat
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mieters
sense_list:
(slang) Dilapidated, beat up. | (AAVE, and, gay slang) Having impressively attractive makeup. | (slang) Boring. | (slang, of a person) Ugly.


lexentry: eng/beat__Verb__1
written_rep: beat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: kloppen | verslaan | slaan | overwinnen
sense_list:
(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.


lexentry: eng/beat_around_the_bush__Verb__1
written_rep: beat around the bush
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rond de pot draaien | om de hete brij dansen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally. | (idiomatic) To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.


lexentry: eng/beat_up__Verb__1
written_rep: beat up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: martelen
sense_list:
(reflexive) To feel badly guilty and accuse (oneself) over something. (Usually followed by over or about.)


lexentry: eng/beatbox__Verb__1
written_rep: beatbox
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beatboxen
sense_list:
(music) To use one’s mouth, lips, tongue, voice, etc. as a percussive instrument to create beats and rhythms for music.


lexentry: eng/beater__Noun__1
written_rep: beater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: drijver
sense_list:
A person who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, typically working in a group with other beaters.


lexentry: eng/beatification__Noun__1
written_rep: beatification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zaligverklaring
sense_list:
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.


lexentry: eng/beatified__Adjective__1
written_rep: beatified
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zalig
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) Having been recognized and declared, by the church, that a deceased has entered heaven; having attained this step in the process of canonization.


lexentry: eng/beatify__Verb__1
written_rep: beatify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: zaligmaken
sense_list:
(transitive, Roman Catholicism) To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed.


lexentry: eng/beauty__Noun__1
written_rep: beauty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schoonheid | fraaiheid
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.


lexentry: eng/beauty__Noun__1
written_rep: beauty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: schoonheid | schone | beauty
sense_list:
Someone who is beautiful. | (in the plural) Those aspects or elements that make someone or something beautiful.


lexentry: eng/beauty_pageant__Noun__1
written_rep: beauty pageant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schoonheidswedstrijd
sense_list:
A competition in which participants compete for a determination that one is the most physically attractive.


lexentry: eng/bec_de_corbin__Noun__1
written_rep: bec de corbin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: heipaal
sense_list:
(weaponry, historical) A poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole.


lexentry: eng/because__Interjection__1
written_rep: because
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: daarom | omdat
sense_list:
Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".


lexentry: eng/becket__Noun__1
written_rep: becket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: oog
sense_list:
(nautical) A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.


lexentry: eng/becquerel__Noun__1
written_rep: becquerel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: becquerel
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq


lexentry: eng/becross__Verb__1
written_rep: becross
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bekruisen
sense_list:
(transitive) To mark with the sign of the cross. | (transitive) To surround or decorate with crosses.


lexentry: eng/bed__Noun__1
written_rep: bed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bed | sponde
sense_list:
(countable) A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. | A shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear of a ship’s floor; a pallet.


lexentry: eng/bed__Noun__1
written_rep: bed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bank
sense_list:
An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, other sessile shellfish, or a large amount of seaweed is found.


lexentry: eng/bed__Noun__1
written_rep: bed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bedding | bodem | bed
sense_list:
(countable) The bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river. [from later 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/bed_and_breakfast__Noun__1
written_rep: bed and breakfast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bed and breakfast | logies en ontbijt
sense_list:
A private home, guesthouse, small hotel etc. where guests are provided overnight accommodations and served breakfast but usually no other meals.


lexentry: eng/bed_urinal__Noun__1
written_rep: bed urinal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eend
sense_list:
A sealable plastic bottle into which a patient urinates when using a bathroom is inconvenient or impossible; often but not always with a long neck reminiscent of a duck.


lexentry: eng/bedabble__Verb__1
written_rep: bedabble
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gieten
sense_list:
To dabble about or all over with moisture; make something wet by sprinkling or spattering water, paint, or other liquid on it.


lexentry: eng/bedbug__Noun__1
written_rep: bedbug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bedwants | wandluis
sense_list:
A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.


lexentry: eng/bedhead__Noun__1
written_rep: bedhead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoofdbord
sense_list:
(colloquial) The condition of having unkempt hair, generally as a result of having just woken up from sleep.


lexentry: eng/bedpan__Noun__1
written_rep: bedpan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ondersteek
sense_list:
A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.


lexentry: eng/bedrock__Noun__1
written_rep: bedrock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grondgesteente | moedergesteente
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.


lexentry: eng/bedroom_community__Noun__1
written_rep: bedroom community
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slaapstad
sense_list:
(urban studies) A suburban, exurban, or urban community that is primarily or exclusively residential, as due to zoning, from which most of the workforce commutes out to earn their livelihood; often a suburb of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily.


lexentry: eng/bedsit__Noun__1
written_rep: bedsit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eenkamerflat
sense_list:
(British, Ireland) A form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as both sitting room and bedroom; there may also be a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities, but these amenities are more commonly outside the room and shared by several tenants.


lexentry: eng/bedsore__Noun__1
written_rep: bedsore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doorligwond
sense_list:
(medicine, usually, in the plural, dated) A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.


lexentry: eng/bedstead__Noun__1
written_rep: bedstead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bed
sense_list:
The framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc; bedframe.


lexentry: eng/bee-eater__Noun__1
written_rep: bee-eater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bijeneter
sense_list:
Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster.


lexentry: eng/bee_fly__Noun__1
written_rep: bee fly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wolzwever
sense_list:
Any of the flies in the family Bombyliidae, with adults that look like bumblebees and larvae that are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other insects.


lexentry: eng/bee_hummingbird__Noun__1
written_rep: bee hummingbird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bijkolibrie
sense_list:
A species of hummingbird, Mellisuga helenae, native to Cuba, noted for being the smallest living bird.


lexentry: eng/beebread__Noun__1
written_rep: beebread
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ambrozijn | bijenbrood
sense_list:
Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae.


lexentry: eng/beech__Noun__1
written_rep: beech
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beuk
sense_list:
A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.


lexentry: eng/beef__Noun__1
written_rep: beef
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rundvlees | bief | biefstuk
sense_list:
(in the meat industry, on, _, product packaging) The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat). | (uncountable) The meat from cattle or other bovines.


lexentry: eng/beefsteak__Noun__1
written_rep: beefsteak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biefstuk
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle. | (countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato. | (countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.


lexentry: eng/beehive__Noun__1
written_rep: beehive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bijenkorf | bijennest | bijenhuif | huif | immenhuif | immenkorf
sense_list:
Such a home prepared by the bees themselves, in which some species of honey bees live and raise their young.


lexentry: eng/beehive__Noun__1
written_rep: beehive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: suikerspinkapsel
sense_list:
A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer.


lexentry: eng/beeline__Noun__1
written_rep: beeline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rechte lijn
sense_list:
(mining, chiefly, historical) A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate.


lexentry: eng/been_there,_done_that__Phrase__1
written_rep: been there, done that
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: al gezien al gedaan
sense_list:
(idiomatic, ironic) An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not too keen on revisiting or redoing it again.


lexentry: eng/beer__Noun__1
written_rep: beer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bier
sense_list:
(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.


lexentry: eng/beer_belly__Noun__1
written_rep: beer belly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bierbuik
sense_list:
A protruding belly caused by excess fat stored in the abdomen and colloquially attributed to the consumption of beer.


lexentry: eng/beer_goggles__Noun__1
written_rep: beer goggles
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bierbril
sense_list:
(idiomatic, originally, US, humorous, informal) The illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.


lexentry: eng/beer_mat__Noun__1
written_rep: beer mat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biervilt
sense_list:
A small square cardboard mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, that is used to rest one's glass on, and to protect the surface of a table or a bar in a pub.


lexentry: eng/beer_tent__Noun__1
written_rep: beer tent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biertent
sense_list:
At a fair or festival, a tent set up for the purpose of selling and consuming beer and other alcoholic beverages.


lexentry: eng/beeswax__Noun__1
written_rep: beeswax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bijenwas
sense_list:
A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.


lexentry: eng/beetle__Noun__1
written_rep: beetle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kever | tor
sense_list:
Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.


lexentry: eng/before__Preposition__1
written_rep: before
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: voor
sense_list:
Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone). | In store for, in the future of (someone). | In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.


lexentry: eng/begging_the_question__Noun__1
written_rep: begging the question
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cirkelredenering
sense_list:
A logical fallacy in which a premise of an argument contains a direct or indirect assumption that the conclusion is true; offering a circular argument; circular reasoning.


lexentry: eng/beginning__Noun__1
written_rep: beginning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: begin
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states. | That which is begun; a rudiment or element. | The initial portion of some extended thing.


lexentry: eng/beguine__Noun__1
written_rep: beguine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beguine
sense_list:
A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.


lexentry: eng/behalf__Noun__1
written_rep: behalf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: advantage
sense_list:
The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something. | (when adopted by someone else) One's role or rightful place; stead or authority.


lexentry: eng/behave__Verb__1
written_rep: behave
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gedragen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner. | (intransitive) To act in a polite or proper way.


lexentry: eng/behavior__Noun__1
written_rep: behavior
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gedrag | gedragingen
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally. | (uncountable) The way a device or system operates.


lexentry: eng/behaviorism__Noun__1
written_rep: behaviorism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: behaviorisme
sense_list:
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.


lexentry: eng/behavioural_science__Noun__1
written_rep: behavioural science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gedragswetenschap
sense_list:
The systematic analysis and investigation of human and animal behaviour through controlled and naturalistic observation and disciplined scientific experimentation.


lexentry: eng/behemoth__Noun__1
written_rep: behemoth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: reus
sense_list:
(by extension) Any great and mighty monster. | (figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.


lexentry: eng/behest__Noun__1
written_rep: behest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bevel | opdracht
sense_list:
A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/beholden__Adjective__1
written_rep: beholden
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schatplichtig | verplicht
sense_list:
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty.


lexentry: eng/bejel__Noun__1
written_rep: bejel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lepra
sense_list:
Endemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum.


lexentry: eng/belief__Noun__1
written_rep: belief
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geloof
sense_list:
Mental acceptance of a claim as true. | (countable) Something believed. | (uncountable) The quality or state of believing. | (uncountable) Religious faith. | (in the plural) One's religious or moral convictions.


lexentry: eng/believe__Verb__1
written_rep: believe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geloven | denken
sense_list:
(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).


lexentry: eng/belittle__Verb__1
written_rep: belittle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kleineren | afkraken
sense_list:
(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]


lexentry: eng/bell-gable__Noun__1
written_rep: bell-gable
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: klokkengevel
sense_list:
(architecture) An element crowning the upper end of the wall of a church and in which a bell is hung, usually in lieu of a campanile or bell tower.


lexentry: eng/bell__Noun__1
written_rep: bell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: klok | bel
sense_list:
(percussion instrument) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.


lexentry: eng/bell_buoy__Noun__1
written_rep: bell buoy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: belboei
sense_list:
A buoy on which is mounted a bell with four clappers, hung inside an iron cage, which is rung by the motion of the waves


lexentry: eng/bell_cart__Noun__1
written_rep: bell cart
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bagagekar
sense_list:
A cart, typically with two walls, used within a hotel to move a guest's luggage between the parking lot or entrance and the room where the guest is staying.


lexentry: eng/bell_jar__Noun__1
written_rep: bell jar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stolp
sense_list:
A piece of laboratory equipment used for creating vacuums, often made of glass in a bell-like shape. | A bell-shaped glass used to cover and protect items such as food.


lexentry: eng/bell_pepper__Noun__1
written_rep: bell pepper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paprika | Spaanse peper
sense_list:
(North America, Philippines) Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.


lexentry: eng/bellflower__Noun__1
written_rep: bellflower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: klokje
sense_list:
Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula. | Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.


lexentry: eng/bellows__Noun__1
written_rep: bellows
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blaasbalg
sense_list:
A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.


lexentry: eng/bells__Noun__2
written_rep: bells
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glas
sense_list:
(nautical) Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.


lexentry: eng/bellwether__Noun__1
written_rep: bellwether
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: trendsetter
sense_list:
(figuratively) Anything that indicates future trends. | (finance, figuratively) A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition.


lexentry: eng/belly_flop__Noun__1
written_rep: belly flop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: effen
sense_list:
(diving) A style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by one's abdomen.


lexentry: eng/bellyache__Verb__1
written_rep: bellyache
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flauw doen | zeuren
sense_list:
(informal, figurative, intransitive) To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.


lexentry: eng/belong__Verb__1
written_rep: belong
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: behoren | tot
sense_list:
(intransitive, set theory) (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol \in means belongs to.


lexentry: eng/below_the_belt__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: below the belt
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onder de gordel
sense_list:
(boxing) Of a punch, landing illegally, below the opponent's waist. | (by extension, idiomatic) Unfair; dirty; not according to the generally accepted rules.


lexentry: eng/belt__Noun__1
written_rep: belt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: gordel
sense_list:
(usually, capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).


lexentry: eng/belt__Verb__1
written_rep: belt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omgeven | omgorden | omringen | omzomen
sense_list:
(transitive) To encircle. | (transitive) To hit with a belt. | (transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps. | (transitive, colloquial) To hit someone or something. | (transitive, baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run. | (intransitive) To move very fast.


lexentry: eng/bench__Noun__1
written_rep: bench
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: halterbank
sense_list:
A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.


lexentry: eng/bench_grinder__Noun__1
written_rep: bench grinder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slijpmachine | tafelslijpmachine
sense_list:
A grinder, typically with a pair of grinding wheels (one at each end of the motor shaft) that is designed to be permanently mounted on a workbench.


lexentry: eng/bench_press__Noun__1
written_rep: bench press
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bankdrukken
sense_list:
(weightlifting) An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.


lexentry: eng/bend__Noun__1
written_rep: bend
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: schuinbalk
sense_list:
(heraldiccharge) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.


lexentry: eng/bend__Verb__1
written_rep: bend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 13
trans_list: buigen | bevestigen | knopen | onderwerpen | plooien | vastmaken
sense_list:
(transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.


lexentry: eng/bend_sinister__Noun__1
written_rep: bend sinister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schuinstreep sinister
sense_list:
(heraldiccharge) A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from the sinister chief (the viewer's top right) to the dexter base, sometimes erroneously held to indicate bastardy.


lexentry: eng/bend_the_knee__Verb__1
written_rep: bend the knee
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: knielen
sense_list:
(idiom) To swear fealty or allegiance to another person. | (idiom) To submit to or show reverence toward a divine power.


lexentry: eng/bend_the_truth__Verb__1
written_rep: bend the truth
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: de waarheid verdraaien
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.


lexentry: eng/benediction__Noun__1
written_rep: benediction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zegen
sense_list:
A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).


lexentry: eng/benefactive_case__Noun__1
written_rep: benefactive case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: benefactief
sense_list:
(grammatical case) A case used to indicate beneficiary, or the receiver of the benefit, roughly corresponding to English prepositions such as for, for the benefit of, in the interests of, intended for, or on behalf of.


lexentry: eng/beneficiary__Noun__1
written_rep: beneficiary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: begunstigde
sense_list:
(especially, trust law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.


lexentry: eng/benign__Adjective__1
written_rep: benign
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: goedaardig
sense_list:
Kind; gentle; mild. | (medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.


lexentry: eng/benzene__Noun__1
written_rep: benzene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: benzeen
sense_list:
(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.


lexentry: eng/benzene_ring__Noun__1
written_rep: benzene ring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: benzeenring
sense_list:
(organic compound) The arrangement of six carbon atoms in a ring, joined by alternating single- and double bonds, that is found in many organic compounds.


lexentry: eng/benzoic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: benzoic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: benzoëzuur | benzeencarbonzuur
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid) A white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH; the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid; used as a food preservative and in many other industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/benzoin__Noun__1
written_rep: benzoin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: benzoë
sense_list:
A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/benzol__Noun__1
written_rep: benzol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: benzeen
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) An impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes.


lexentry: eng/benzopyrene__Noun__1
written_rep: benzopyrene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: benzopyreen
sense_list:
(organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (having five fused benzene rings) that is both mutagenic and carcinogenic


lexentry: eng/beret__Noun__1
written_rep: beret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baret
sense_list:
(headwear) A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.


lexentry: eng/bergshrund__Noun__1
written_rep: bergshrund
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gletsjerspleet
sense_list:
(geology) A large crack or crevasse in a glacier where the glacier is pulling away from the mountain.


lexentry: eng/beriberi__Noun__1
written_rep: beriberi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beriberi | rijstziekte
sense_list:
(pathology) An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to lethargy and organ complications.


lexentry: eng/berry__Noun__1
written_rep: berry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bes
sense_list:
A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties. | (botany) A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.


lexentry: eng/berth__Noun__1
written_rep: berth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kooi
sense_list:
(by extension) A place on a vessel to sleep, especially a bed on the side of a cabin. | (by extension) A room in a vessel in which the officers or company mess#Verb 2 and reside; also, a room or other place in a vessel for storage.


lexentry: eng/berth__Verb__1
written_rep: berth
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanleggen | aanmeren
sense_list:
(nautical) To bring (a ship or other vessel) into a berth (noun sense 1.1); also, to provide a berth for (a vessel).


lexentry: eng/beryl__Noun__1
written_rep: beryl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beril
sense_list:
(uncountable, mineral) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18).


lexentry: eng/beryllium__Noun__1
written_rep: beryllium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beryllium
sense_list:
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/besides__Adverb__1
written_rep: besides
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bovendien | daarnaast | voorts
sense_list:
(conjunctive) Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore.


lexentry: eng/besiege__Verb__1
written_rep: besiege
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: belegeren
sense_list:
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.


lexentry: eng/besing__Verb__1
written_rep: besing
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bezingen
sense_list:
(transitive) To sing of or sing about; celebrate in song or poetry; sing the praises of; praise; laud.


lexentry: eng/bespoke__Adjective__1
written_rep: bespoke
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: op maat gemaakt
sense_list:
Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.


lexentry: eng/bestow__Verb__1
written_rep: bestow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: toekennen | schenken
sense_list:
To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.


lexentry: eng/bestride__Verb__1
written_rep: bestride
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: overlappen
sense_list:
(transitive) To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.


lexentry: eng/bet__Noun__1
written_rep: bet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: weddenschap
sense_list:
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).


lexentry: eng/beta__Noun__1
written_rep: beta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bèta
sense_list:
The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.


lexentry: eng/betel__Noun__1
written_rep: betel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: betel
sense_list:
An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper. | The betel palm, Areca catechu, and in particular its seed, the areca nut or betel nut.


lexentry: eng/betide__Verb__1
written_rep: betide
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gebeuren
sense_list:
(transitive) Often used in a prediction (chiefly in woe betide) or a wish: to happen to (someone or something); to befall. | (intransitive) Chiefly in the third person: to happen; to take place; to bechance, to befall.


lexentry: eng/betray__Verb__1
written_rep: betray
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verraden | in de steek laten
sense_list:
(transitive) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.


lexentry: eng/betray__Verb__1
written_rep: betray
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: verraden | bedriegen | onthullen | verspreken
sense_list:
(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.


lexentry: eng/betray__Verb__1
written_rep: betray
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: verraden
sense_list:
(transitive) To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.


lexentry: eng/betroth__Verb__1
written_rep: betroth
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: verloven
sense_list:
(archaic) Often of a parent or guardian: to promise that (two people) be married to each other; specifically and chiefly, to promise that (a woman) be given in marriage to a man; to affiance.


lexentry: eng/betrothal__Noun__1
written_rep: betrothal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: verloving | ondertrouw
sense_list:
The fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between two people.


lexentry: eng/better_safe_than_sorry__Proverb__1
written_rep: better safe than sorry
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorkomen is beter dan genezen
sense_list:
It is preferable to be cautious in one's choices and actions than to act recklessly and suffer afterwards.


lexentry: eng/between__Preposition__1
written_rep: between
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tussen
sense_list:
In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.) | In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places). | One of (representing a choice).


lexentry: eng/between_a_rock_and_a_hard_place__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: between a rock and a hard place
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tussen pest en cholera
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.


lexentry: eng/beverage__Noun__1
written_rep: beverage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drank | drankje
sense_list:
(mostly, North America) A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water. | (Britain, slang, archaic) (A gift of) drink money.


lexentry: eng/bevor__Noun__1
written_rep: bevor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baard
sense_list:
(historical) A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.


lexentry: eng/beyond_the_pale__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: beyond the pale
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: over de grens
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Of a person or their behaviour: outside the bounds of what is acceptable, or regarded as good judgment, morality, ethics, etc.


lexentry: eng/bezant__Noun__1
written_rep: bezant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ring
sense_list:
(heraldiccharge) A roundel or (that is, a golden circle), the heraldic representation of a gold coin.


lexentry: eng/bezel__Noun__1
written_rep: bezel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: montuur | vatting
sense_list:
The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.


lexentry: eng/bhikkhu__Noun__1
written_rep: bhikkhu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snavel
sense_list:
A male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.


lexentry: eng/bi-curious__Adjective__1
written_rep: bi-curious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bischierig
sense_list:
(LGBT) Interested in having relationships with both men and women, curious about one's potential bisexuality; especially, of heterosexual people, considering a first sexual experience with a member of the same sex.


lexentry: eng/bias__Noun__1
written_rep: bias
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: voormagnetisatie | voorspanning
sense_list:
(electronics) A voltage or current applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor electrode, to move its operating point to a desired part of its transfer function.


lexentry: eng/biathlon__Noun__1
written_rep: biathlon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biatlon | biathlon
sense_list:
(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.


lexentry: eng/bib__Noun__1
written_rep: bib
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slabbetje
sense_list:
An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.


lexentry: eng/bibimbap__Noun__1
written_rep: bibimbap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bibimbap
sense_list:
A Korean dish of white rice topped with vegetables, beef, a whole egg, and gochujang (chili pepper paste).


lexentry: eng/bible__Noun__1
written_rep: bible
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bijbel
sense_list:
(by extension) A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.


lexentry: eng/bible_society__Noun__1
written_rep: bible society
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bijbelgenootschap
sense_list:
(Christianity) an organisation which promotes, distributes and, on occasion, translates the Holy Bible.


lexentry: eng/bibliography__Noun__1
written_rep: bibliography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bibliografie
sense_list:
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work. | A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author. | The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.


lexentry: eng/bibliometrics__Noun__1
written_rep: bibliometrics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bibliometrie
sense_list:
The statistical analysis of texts, especially of published literature and especially of reference citations as semantically important connections between articles.


lexentry: eng/bicameral__Adjective__1
written_rep: bicameral
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bikameraal | tweekamerhig
sense_list:
Being or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system. | (government) Of, having, or relating to two separate legislative chambers or houses.


lexentry: eng/bicarbonate__Noun__1
written_rep: bicarbonate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bicarbonaat
sense_list:
(organic compound) the univalent anion HCO3-; any salt of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced. [from 1814] | Sodium bicarbonate used as a mild antacid; bicarbonate of soda.


lexentry: eng/bicorn__Noun__1
written_rep: bicorn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: steek
sense_list:
(historical) A two-cornered hat, worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s.


lexentry: eng/bicycle__Noun__1
written_rep: bicycle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fiets | rijwiel | velo
sense_list:
(cycling) A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals. | (by extension, sometimes, proscribed) Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels.


lexentry: eng/bicycle__Verb__1
written_rep: bicycle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fietsen | wielrennen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To travel or exercise using a bicycle. | (television, historical, transitive) To physically ship (a recorded programme) to another broadcasting entity.


lexentry: eng/bid__Verb__2
written_rep: bid
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bieden
sense_list:
(intransitive) To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price. | (transitive) To offer as a price; to tender.


lexentry: eng/bidet__Noun__1
written_rep: bidet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bidet
sense_list:
A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.


lexentry: eng/bidirectional__Adjective__1
written_rep: bidirectional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bidirectioneel | tweerichtings-
sense_list:
Moving in two directions (usually opposite). | Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite).


lexentry: eng/bidon__Noun__1
written_rep: bidon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bidon
sense_list:
A bottle or flask for holding a beverage such as water or wine; (specifically, sports) a water bottle which can be squeezed to squirt the beverage out of the nozzle, especially (cycling) one designed for mounting on a bicycle.


lexentry: eng/big_baby__Noun__1
written_rep: big baby
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: jongetje
sense_list:
(derogatory) An adult or youth prone to immature behavior associated with babies, such as tantrums or pouting.


lexentry: eng/big_cat__Noun__1
written_rep: big cat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: katachtige
sense_list:
Any large felid animal, especially one of the Panthera genus, including tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards.


lexentry: eng/big_mouth__Noun__1
written_rep: big mouth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muil
sense_list:
(idiomatic, often, derogatory) The mouth of someone who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.


lexentry: eng/big_toe__Noun__1
written_rep: big toe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grote teen
sense_list:
(anatomy) The largest toe (usually) on each human foot (i.e. the toe closest to the other foot when the feet are flat on the ground, side by side, and the legs not crossed) or on a foot of certain other animals.


lexentry: eng/bight__Noun__1
written_rep: bight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bocht
sense_list:
A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow | (geography) An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf.


lexentry: eng/bigorexia__Noun__1
written_rep: bigorexia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bigorexia
sense_list:
(medicine) A mental disorder in which the sufferer perceives himself to have inadequate musculature; most common among bodybuilders


lexentry: eng/bigot__Noun__1
written_rep: bigot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwezel
sense_list:
One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.


lexentry: eng/bigoted__Adjective__1
written_rep: bigoted
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onverdraagzaam | sectair
sense_list:
Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming negative opinions about others without just cause.


lexentry: eng/bigotry__Noun__1
written_rep: bigotry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bigotterie | fanatisme | kwezelarij
sense_list:
The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.


lexentry: eng/bijective__Adjective__1
written_rep: bijective
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bijectief
sense_list:
(mathematics, of a function) Associating to each element of the codomain exactly one element of the domain; establishing a perfect (one-to-one) correspondence between the elements of the domain and the codomain; (formally) both injective and surjective.


lexentry: eng/bike__Noun__1
written_rep: bike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: brommer | motorfiets
sense_list:
Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.


lexentry: eng/bikini_line__Noun__1
written_rep: bikini line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trui
sense_list:
The part of a woman's pubic region not covered by a swimsuit; normally shaved or waxed free of pubic hair.


lexentry: eng/bile__Noun__1
written_rep: bile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gal
sense_list:
A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.


lexentry: eng/bilge__Noun__1
written_rep: bilge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pastoor
sense_list:
(nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.


lexentry: eng/bilirubin__Noun__1
written_rep: bilirubin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bilirubine
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A bile pigment that is a product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin (which occurs within macrophages as they digest red blood cells), and which is responsible for the yellowish color seen in bruises. Extremely high levels of bilirubin may cause jaundice.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__1
written_rep: bill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: plakaat
sense_list:
A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__1
written_rep: bill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: rekening | factuur
sense_list:
A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__2
written_rep: bill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snavel | bek
sense_list:
(zootomy) The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__3
written_rep: bill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hellebaard
sense_list:
Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.


lexentry: eng/bill_of_fare__Noun__1
written_rep: bill of fare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: keuzelijst
sense_list:
(old-fashioned) A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.


lexentry: eng/bill_of_lading__Noun__1
written_rep: bill of lading
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beurtvaartadres | cognossement
sense_list:
(shipping) A document issued by a carrier (e.g. master of a ship or the ship owner's agent) to a shipper listing a ship's cargo, acknowledging receipt of said cargo, and specifying terms for its delivery.


lexentry: eng/billboard__Noun__1
written_rep: billboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reclamebord
sense_list:
A very large outdoor sign, generally used for advertising. | (nautical) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore-channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on.


lexentry: eng/billhook__Noun__1
written_rep: billhook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: hiep | snoeimes
sense_list:
An agricultural hand tool often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants. | (often written as bill-hook) A part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).


lexentry: eng/billiard_table__Noun__1
written_rep: billiard table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biljarttafel
sense_list:
(sports, billiards, snooker) A heavy felt-covered table fitted with six pockets along the perimeter used in the games of pool, billiards or snooker.


lexentry: eng/billiards__Noun__1
written_rep: billiards
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biljart
sense_list:
(games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.


lexentry: eng/billing__Noun__1
written_rep: billing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: facturering
sense_list:
Amounts billed. | The tracking of bills and amounts owed; the department within an institution or business that deals with the tracking of bills and amounts owed.


lexentry: eng/billion__Numeral__1
written_rep: billion
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: miljard | biljoen
sense_list:
(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.


lexentry: eng/bimoraic__Adjective__1
written_rep: bimoraic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bimoraïsch
sense_list:
(phonology, of a syllable) Having two morae, i.e. being composed of either two short vowels, or one long vowel, or a diphthong.


lexentry: eng/bin__Verb__1
written_rep: bin
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dumpen | weggooien
sense_list:
(chiefly, British, informal) To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.


lexentry: eng/binary__Adjective__1
written_rep: binary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: binair
sense_list:
Being in one of two mutually exclusive states. | (mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters, or inputs; having domain of dimension 2. | (computing) Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code).


lexentry: eng/binary__Noun__1
written_rep: binary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: binariteit
sense_list:
(mathematics, computing, uncountable) The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1.


lexentry: eng/bind__Verb__1
written_rep: bind
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: binden | verbinden | koppelen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature. | (transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind. | (transitive, computer programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program. | (intransitive, , LGBTQ) To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.


lexentry: eng/binder__Noun__1
written_rep: binder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bindsel | snoer
sense_list:
Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.


lexentry: eng/binder__Noun__1
written_rep: binder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: voorschot
sense_list:
(legal) A down payment on a piece of real property that secures the payor the right to purchase the property from the payee upon an agreement of terms.


lexentry: eng/bindle__Noun__2
written_rep: bindle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: knapzak
sense_list:
(Canada, US, , slang) Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.


lexentry: eng/bine__Noun__1
written_rep: bine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slingerplant
sense_list:
(botany) A climbing plant which climbs by its shoots growing in a helix around a support (distinct from a vine, which climbs using tendrils or suckers).


lexentry: eng/bingo__Interjection__1
written_rep: bingo
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bingo
sense_list:
Used by players of bingo to claim a win. | (informal) Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.


lexentry: eng/bingo__Noun__1
written_rep: bingo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bingo
sense_list:
(uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.


lexentry: eng/binky__Noun__1
written_rep: binky
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: knuffel
sense_list:
(informal, childish) A stuffed animal, pillow, blanket, or toy that a small child is more attached to than any other, and often sleeps with.


lexentry: eng/binnacle__Noun__1
written_rep: binnacle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kompashuisje | kompashuis
sense_list:
(nautical) The wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements. The log and other equipment for measuring the ship's speed are also stowed there.


lexentry: eng/binoculars__Noun__1
written_rep: binoculars
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verrekijker
sense_list:
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.


lexentry: eng/binomial_nomenclature__Noun__1
written_rep: binomial nomenclature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: binomiale nomenclatuur
sense_list:
(taxonomy) The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts; the first is the genus, and is written with an initial capital letter; the second is some specific epithet that distinguishes the species within the genus. By convention, the whole name is typeset in italics. The genus part is often abbreviated to its initial letter e.g. H. sapiens for Homo sapiens


lexentry: eng/bioaccumulation__Noun__1
written_rep: bioaccumulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bioaccumulatie
sense_list:
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.


lexentry: eng/biochemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: biochemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biochemie
sense_list:
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism


lexentry: eng/bioclimatology__Noun__1
written_rep: bioclimatology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bioklimatologie
sense_list:
The interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in opposition to biometeorology).


lexentry: eng/biodiversity_hotspot__Noun__1
written_rep: biodiversity hotspot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biodiversiteitshotspot | hotspot van de biodiversiteit
sense_list:
(ecology) A place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat.


lexentry: eng/biodynamic__Adjective__1
written_rep: biodynamic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: biologisch-dynamisch
sense_list:
(anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.


lexentry: eng/biogas__Noun__1
written_rep: biogas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biogas
sense_list:
A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste matter, used as a fuel.


lexentry: eng/biohazard__Noun__1
written_rep: biohazard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biologisch gevaar
sense_list:
A biological hazard; a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.


lexentry: eng/biomass__Noun__1
written_rep: biomass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biomassa
sense_list:
The total mass of all, or a specified category of, living things within a specific area, habitat, etc. | Organic matter from living things which were recently alive (especially vegetation) used as a fuel or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose; also, fuel produced from such organic matter; biofuel.


lexentry: eng/biometrics__Noun__1
written_rep: biometrics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biometrie
sense_list:
The automated measurement of biological data. | The automated recognition or authentication of an individual's identity based on their behavioural and biological characteristics, such as iris appearance, fingerprint, or face shape.


lexentry: eng/biomolecule__Noun__1
written_rep: biomolecule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biomolecuul
sense_list:
(biochemistry) Molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms; any such molecule, even if created outside a living thing (as for example in a test tube or bioreactor).


lexentry: eng/biophysics__Noun__1
written_rep: biophysics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biofysica
sense_list:
The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.


lexentry: eng/biopiracy__Noun__1
written_rep: biopiracy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biopiraterij
sense_list:
(pejorative) The appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.


lexentry: eng/biopower__Noun__1
written_rep: biopower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biomacht
sense_list:
(political science) The sum of the various techniques used by modern nation-states to control not individual subjects but their entire populations, as contrasted with traditional modes of power based on the threat of death from a sovereign.


lexentry: eng/biotechnology__Noun__1
written_rep: biotechnology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biotechnologie
sense_list:
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications. | The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.


lexentry: eng/biotite__Noun__1
written_rep: biotite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biotiet
sense_list:
(mineral) A dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron.


lexentry: eng/biotope__Noun__1
written_rep: biotope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biotoop
sense_list:
A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals


lexentry: eng/bipolar__Adjective__1
written_rep: bipolar
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bipolair
sense_list:
Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time. | Relating to or having bipolar disorder.


lexentry: eng/bipolar_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: bipolar disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bipolaire stoornis
sense_list:
(clinical psychology, psychiatry) A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by mood swings between great energy (mania) and clinical depression.


lexentry: eng/birch__Noun__1
written_rep: birch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: berk
sense_list:
A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture. | A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.


lexentry: eng/bird's_nest_soup__Noun__1
written_rep: bird's nest soup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vogelnestjessoep
sense_list:
A Chinese delicacy made from edible bird's nests, prized for its smooth texture and delicate flavor.


lexentry: eng/bird__Noun__1
written_rep: bird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: griet
sense_list:
(slang) A man, fellow. [from mid-19th c.] | (UK, Ireland, colloquial) A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.


lexentry: eng/bird__Noun__1
written_rep: bird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: vogel
sense_list:
(slang, Canada, Philippines) A penis. | (informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate).


lexentry: eng/bird_hide__Noun__1
written_rep: bird hide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vogelkijkhut | vogelkijkwand
sense_list:
A hideout or blind constructed for watching birds unnoticed, typically a hut or wall with holes in it.


lexentry: eng/bird_of_paradise__Noun__1
written_rep: bird of paradise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paradijsvogel
sense_list:
Any of various passerine birds of the family Paradisaeidae native to Oceania. In many of the species the breeding plumage of the males is brightly coloured.


lexentry: eng/birds_and_bees__Noun__1
written_rep: birds and bees
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: de bloemetjes en de bijtjes
sense_list:
(euphemistic, idiomatic) Informal education about sex. | (euphemistic, idiomatic) Informal (by analogy) sex itself.


lexentry: eng/birds_of_a_feather_flock_together__Proverb__1
written_rep: birds of a feather flock together
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soort zoekt soort
sense_list:
(idiomatic) People of similar character, background or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with.


lexentry: eng/birdsong__Noun__1
written_rep: birdsong
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vogelzang
sense_list:
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.


lexentry: eng/biretta__Noun__1
written_rep: biretta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baret
sense_list:
A square cap, originally with four ridges across the top, surmounted by a tuft, worn by Roman Catholic clergy (and by some in the Anglican Church). A three-sided biretta is worn by Roman Catholic clergy for liturgical celebrations.


lexentry: eng/birth__Noun__1
written_rep: birth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geboorte
sense_list:
(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment. | (countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.


lexentry: eng/birth_canal__Noun__1
written_rep: birth canal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geboortekanaal
sense_list:
(anatomy, sometimes, euphemistic) The combined vagina and cervix, when the cervix dilates during birth to form a continuous tube with the vagina.


lexentry: eng/birth_certificate__Noun__1
written_rep: birth certificate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geboorteakte | geboortebewijs
sense_list:
An official document certifying the details of an individual's birth, indicating the name, date, and parents' names, and details such as parents' occupation and religion.


lexentry: eng/birthday__Noun__1
written_rep: birthday
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: geboortedatum | geboortedag | verjaardag
sense_list:
The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.


lexentry: eng/birthday_cake__Noun__1
written_rep: birthday cake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verjaardagstaart | verjaarstaart
sense_list:
A cake, often iced and decorated, made to celebrate a person's birthday. | In particular, a buttery, frosted vanilla cake of the sort commonly made to celebrate birthdays in the US, used in compound words to attribute a buttery or creamy, sugary, vanilla cake flavour or aroma to other things.


lexentry: eng/birthday_suit__Noun__1
written_rep: birthday suit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adamskostuum | evakostuum | paradijskostuum
sense_list:
(idiom, often, humorous) Nakedness, unclothed skin; an exposure of a human's natural anatomy without clothing.


lexentry: eng/birthrate__Noun__1
written_rep: birthrate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geboortcijfer
sense_list:
The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified period; often expressed in births per thousand per year


lexentry: eng/birthright__Noun__1
written_rep: birthright
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geboorterecht
sense_list:
Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.


lexentry: eng/birthright_citizenship__Noun__1
written_rep: birthright citizenship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bodemrecht
sense_list:
The right (unconditional or near-unconditional) of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship.


lexentry: eng/biscuit__Noun__1
written_rep: biscuit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: koekje | biscuit
sense_list:
(UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes, Canada, rare) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.


lexentry: eng/bisexual__Adjective__1
written_rep: bisexual
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biseksueel
sense_list:
(of humans, or, other animals) Sexually attracted to both same-gendered and different-gendered partners. Similar to pansexual


lexentry: eng/bisexual__Adjective__1
written_rep: bisexual
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tweeslachtig
sense_list:
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.


lexentry: eng/bisexuality__Noun__1
written_rep: bisexuality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biseksualiteit
sense_list:
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender. | (chiefly, botany) The state of being .


lexentry: eng/bishop__Noun__1
written_rep: bishop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bisschop
sense_list:
(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.


lexentry: eng/bishop__Noun__1
written_rep: bishop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: loper
sense_list:
(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.


lexentry: eng/bissextile__Adjective__1
written_rep: bissextile
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schrikkel-
sense_list:
Having an intercalary day, particularly the quadrennial leap day of the Julian and Gregorian calendars traditionally placed as a "second sixth" day before March 1st.


lexentry: eng/bit__Noun__1
written_rep: bit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bit | boortje
sense_list:
A rotary cutting tool, fitted to a drill, brace, or router, used to bore or drill holes or to remove material from the profile of the workpiece. | A replaceable tip for a hand tool or power tool, comprising the portion that drives a fastener.


lexentry: eng/bit__Noun__2
written_rep: bit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bit
sense_list:
(mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0. | (computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit. | (information theory, cryptography) Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.


lexentry: eng/bitch__Noun__1
written_rep: bitch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: teef | trut | bitch | kankerwijf | kreng | kutwijf
sense_list:
(slang, vulgar, offensive, often, sexist) A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/bitch__Noun__1
written_rep: bitch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: bitch
sense_list:
(vulgar, offensive) A submissive person who does what others want; (prison slang) a man forced or coerced into a homoerotic relationship. [from the 20th c]


lexentry: eng/bitch__Verb__1
written_rep: bitch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: kankeren
sense_list:
(vulgar, intransitive) To complain or criticize spitefully, often for the sake of complaining rather than in order to have the problem corrected.


lexentry: eng/bite__Noun__1
written_rep: bite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: beet
sense_list:
The wound left behind after having been bitten. | The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.


lexentry: eng/bite__Verb__1
written_rep: bite
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bijten | beitsen
sense_list:
(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth. | (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth. | (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.


lexentry: eng/bite_one's_tongue__Verb__1
written_rep: bite one's tongue
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: met kromme tenen zitten
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To resist the urge to speak out, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.


lexentry: eng/bitmap__Noun__1
written_rep: bitmap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bitmap | rasterafbeelding
sense_list:
(computing) A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.


lexentry: eng/bitstock__Noun__1
written_rep: bitstock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: booromslag
sense_list:
A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.


lexentry: eng/bitter_vetch__Noun__1
written_rep: bitter vetch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erve
sense_list:
A plant with bitter, lentil-like seeds that are edible with special processing, but are now mostly fed to livestock, Vicia ervilia.


lexentry: eng/bitters__Noun__2
written_rep: bitters
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bitter
sense_list:
A liquid used in mixed drinks or as a tonic into which bitter herbs have been steeped (it can also be found in powdered form for adding to mixed drinks).


lexentry: eng/bitumen__Noun__1
written_rep: bitumen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bitumen | aardpek
sense_list:
A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.


lexentry: eng/bivalve__Noun__1
written_rep: bivalve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mossel
sense_list:
Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.


lexentry: eng/bizarre__Adjective__1
written_rep: bizarre
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bizar
sense_list:
Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.


lexentry: eng/black-and-white__Adjective__1
written_rep: black-and-white
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwart-wit
sense_list:
Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey rather than shades of any other color. | Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey rather than color.


lexentry: eng/black-backed_jackal__Noun__1
written_rep: black-backed jackal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zadeljakhals | zwartrugjakhals
sense_list:
A jackal of species Canis mesomelas, which inhabits the southernmost and central-eastern regions of the African continent.


lexentry: eng/black-collar__Adjective__1
written_rep: black-collar
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte markt
sense_list:
(rare) Of or pertaining to employment in the black market; that is, to engagement in illicit trade or distribution of untaxed goods and services.


lexentry: eng/black-crested_antshrike__Noun__1
written_rep: black-crested antshrike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zwartkuif-mierklauwier
sense_list:
A South American passerine bird in the antbird family, living in undergrowth in mangrove or other swampy forest and thickets near water, Sakesphorus canadensis.


lexentry: eng/black-crowned_night_heron__Noun__1
written_rep: black-crowned night heron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwak
sense_list:
A medium-sized heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia.


lexentry: eng/black-footed_cat__Noun__1
written_rep: black-footed cat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwartvoetkat
sense_list:
Felis nigripes, the smallest African cat, endemic in the south west arid zone of the southern African subregion.


lexentry: eng/black-headed_gull__Noun__1
written_rep: black-headed gull
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kokmeeuw
sense_list:
A small gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada.


lexentry: eng/black-throated_diver__Noun__1
written_rep: black-throated diver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parelduiker
sense_list:
Gavia arctica, a medium-sized member of the loon or diver family that breeds in Eurasia, with grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.


lexentry: eng/black__Adjective__1
written_rep: black
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: zwart
sense_list:
(US, UK, South Africa) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. | (sometimes, capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.) | Bad; evil; ill-omened. | (of objects or markets) Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced. | (board games, chess) Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess, the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour). | Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public. | Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public. | (taxonomy, especially) Dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.


lexentry: eng/black__Noun__1
written_rep: black
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwart | zwarte
sense_list:
(countable, and, uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed. | (countable, British) A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.


lexentry: eng/black__Noun__1
written_rep: black
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zwart
sense_list:
(countable, and, uncountable) A black dye or pigment. | (countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.


lexentry: eng/black_alder__Noun__1
written_rep: black alder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte els
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) A tree (Alnus glutinosa), of many practical uses, growing in moist conditions in Europe.


lexentry: eng/black_and_blue__Adjective__1
written_rep: black and blue
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bont en blauw
sense_list:
(colloquial, of a person) Having obvious bruises of the skin, typically from falling or being hit or punched.


lexentry: eng/black_and_white__Noun__1
written_rep: black and white
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Amerikaan
sense_list:
A type of giant cookie (about 8 inches diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.


lexentry: eng/black_box__Noun__1
written_rep: black box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte doos
sense_list:
(informal, aviation) A flight recorder; the brightly colored cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in an aircraft designed to aid in determining the cause of an accident. | A theoretical construct or device with known input and output characteristics but unknown method of operation.


lexentry: eng/black_caraway__Noun__1
written_rep: black caraway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nootmuskaatbloem
sense_list:
A Middle-Eastern spice plant related to buttercups, Nigella sativa, with dark black, aromatic seeds.


lexentry: eng/black_cockatoo__Noun__1
written_rep: black cockatoo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: raafkaketoe
sense_list:
Any of various species of Australian cockatoo of the genera Calyptorhynchus and Zanda having mainly black plumage; sometimes also the great black cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus.


lexentry: eng/black_dwarf__Noun__1
written_rep: black dwarf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte dwerg
sense_list:
(astronomy) A theoretically predicted stellar remnant consisting of a white dwarf that has cooled and faded for trillions of years and no longer emits visible light.


lexentry: eng/black_eye__Noun__1
written_rep: black eye
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blauw oog
sense_list:
A periorbital hematoma; a visible bruise surrounding a person's eye; an assault causing such a bruise; the eye involved.


lexentry: eng/black_frost__Noun__1
written_rep: black frost
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ijzel
sense_list:
(chiefly, nautical) A mist of very cold droplets that freeze upon impact and coat objects (such as parts of a ship) with ice, potentially causing a ship to capsize.


lexentry: eng/black_humor__Noun__1
written_rep: black humor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte humor
sense_list:
A subgenre of comedy and satire that deals with subjects that are believed to be serious or controversial, such as death, divorce, drug abuse, etc.


lexentry: eng/black_ice__Noun__1
written_rep: black ice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ijzel
sense_list:
A smooth, barely visible, and dangerously slippery film of ice, usually over a dark surface, such as rock or pavement.


lexentry: eng/black_locust__Noun__1
written_rep: black locust
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: robinia
sense_list:
A tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to the southeastern United States, but widely planted and naturalized elsewhere in temperate North America, Europe and Asia; considered an invasive species in some areas.


lexentry: eng/black_magic__Noun__1
written_rep: black magic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte magie
sense_list:
Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.


lexentry: eng/black_mangrove__Noun__1
written_rep: black mangrove
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parwa
sense_list:
A tree or woody shrub common in swampy salt-water areas along the Atlantic tropical coasts of Africa and South America, extending north into the Pacific tropics, and into the Gulf Coast and South Florida in North America (Avicennia germinans)


lexentry: eng/black_market__Noun__1
written_rep: black market
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte markt
sense_list:
Trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing, or price controls. | (collective) The people who engage in such trade, or that sector of the economy.


lexentry: eng/black_metal__Noun__1
written_rep: black metal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: black metal
sense_list:
(music) A subgenre of heavy metal employing fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars, double-kick drumming, raw recording and unconventional song structure, often emphasizing antireligious and misanthropic themes.


lexentry: eng/black_money__Noun__1
written_rep: black money
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zwart geld
sense_list:
(India) Money that is obtained illegally, especially that which circulates outside the formal financial system in the underworld. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/black_out__Verb__1
written_rep: black out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: flauwvallen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To lose consciousness; to suffer a blackout. | (transitive) To cause (someone) to lose consciousness.


lexentry: eng/black_pepper__Noun__1
written_rep: black pepper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zwarte peper
sense_list:
The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.


lexentry: eng/black_poplar__Noun__1
written_rep: black poplar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: populier
sense_list:
Any of species Populus nigra of poplars found in Europe, southwest and central Asia, and northwest Africa.


lexentry: eng/black_rat__Noun__1
written_rep: black rat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte rat
sense_list:
A common species of rat, Rattus rattus, originating anciently in Asia but now distributed worldwide.


lexentry: eng/black_salsify__Noun__1
written_rep: black salsify
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grote schorseneer
sense_list:
A perennial member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae), cultivated as a root vegetable (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica).


lexentry: eng/black_sheep__Noun__1
written_rep: black sheep
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwart schaap
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person, who may be rejected or disdained by others for this reason. | (idiomatic) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy.


lexentry: eng/black_slug__Noun__1
written_rep: black slug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duistere wegslak
sense_list:
An omnivorous slug found in Europe and the Pacific Northwest, Arion ater, not always black, despite the name.


lexentry: eng/black_stork__Noun__1
written_rep: black stork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte ooievaar
sense_list:
A large bird of species Ciconia nigra in the stork family Ciconiidae, wintering in tropical Africa, found in much of western Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/black_swan__Noun__1
written_rep: black swan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte zwaan
sense_list:
Cygnus atratus, a swan with black plumage and a red bill which is endemic to Australia. [from c. 1700]


lexentry: eng/black_tea__Noun__1
written_rep: black tea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte thee
sense_list:
Tea leaves which have been "fermented" (actually, oxidized) before drying to enhance their flavour (cf. green tea).


lexentry: eng/black_widow__Noun__1
written_rep: black widow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte weduwe
sense_list:
Any of several species of venomous and potentially deadly spiders, particularly Latrodectus spp. | A woman who kills one or more of her lovers.


lexentry: eng/blackamoor__Noun__1
written_rep: blackamoor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Moor | moriaan
sense_list:
(archaic, heraldry, now, offensive) A person with dark black skin, especially one from north Africa.


lexentry: eng/blackberry_winter__Noun__1
written_rep: blackberry winter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ijsheiligen
sense_list:
(especially, Southern US, Midwest US) A period of cold weather that falls when blackberries are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May).


lexentry: eng/blackbird__Noun__1
written_rep: blackbird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: merel | gieteling
sense_list:
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/blackboard__Noun__1
written_rep: blackboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schoolbord | bord | krijtbord
sense_list:
A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.


lexentry: eng/blackbody__Noun__1
written_rep: blackbody
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte straler
sense_list:
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum


lexentry: eng/blackfish__Noun__1
written_rep: blackfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: gewone griend
sense_list:
A pilot whale (Globicephalus spp.) and occasionally also used for various other whales). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/blackhead__Noun__1
written_rep: blackhead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mee-eter
sense_list:
(countable, medicine) A type of comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.


lexentry: eng/blackjack__Noun__1
written_rep: blackjack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eenentwintigen
sense_list:
(card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.


lexentry: eng/blackjack__Noun__1
written_rep: blackjack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: piratenvlag
sense_list:
The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger).


lexentry: eng/blackjack__Noun__1
written_rep: blackjack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: ploertendoder
sense_list:
(weapons) A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma. | (aviation) A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal.


lexentry: eng/blacklist__Noun__1
written_rep: blacklist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarte lijst
sense_list:
(legal, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.


lexentry: eng/blackout__Noun__1
written_rep: blackout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: verduistering
sense_list:
(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.


lexentry: eng/blackout_curtain__Noun__1
written_rep: blackout curtain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verduisterend gordijn
sense_list:
A curtain made from blackout material, designed to block light (e.g. sunlight through a window) much more than a standard curtain.


lexentry: eng/blackshirt__Noun__1
written_rep: blackshirt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwarthemd
sense_list:
(historical, chiefly, in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.


lexentry: eng/blackthorn__Noun__1
written_rep: blackthorn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sleedoorn
sense_list:
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.


lexentry: eng/bladder__Noun__1
written_rep: bladder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blaas
sense_list:
(zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases. | (botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant. | The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.


lexentry: eng/bladder_cherry__Noun__1
written_rep: bladder cherry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: echte lampionplant
sense_list:
A plant, Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), having a bright paper-like covering over its fruit, native to southern Europe.


lexentry: eng/blade__Noun__1
written_rep: blade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: blad
sense_list:
The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc. | (biology) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell. | (mathematics) An exterior product of vectors. (The product may have more than two factors. Also, a scalar counts as a 0-blade, a vector as a 1-blade; an exterior product of k vectors may be called a k-blade.)


lexentry: eng/blame__Noun__1
written_rep: blame
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: schuld
sense_list:
(computing) A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.


lexentry: eng/blame__Verb__1
written_rep: blame
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beschuldigen | verwijten | wijten
sense_list:
(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).


lexentry: eng/bland__Adjective__1
written_rep: bland
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mild | zacht
sense_list:
Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating. | (now, _, rare) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.


lexentry: eng/blandish__Verb__1
written_rep: blandish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vleien
sense_list:
(transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole. | (transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.


lexentry: eng/blank_check__Noun__1
written_rep: blank check
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: carte blanche
sense_list:
(figurative) A grant of complete authority to spend an unlimited amount of money, or to take other actions without restraint.


lexentry: eng/blanket__Noun__1
written_rep: blanket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deken
sense_list:
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.


lexentry: eng/blare__Verb__1
written_rep: blare
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: blèren
sense_list:
(archaic, except, Britain, dialectal) To make a lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring.


lexentry: eng/blasphemy__Noun__1
written_rep: blasphemy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: godslastering | blasfemie
sense_list:
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.


lexentry: eng/blast__Noun__1
written_rep: blast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gulp
sense_list:
A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.


lexentry: eng/blastula__Noun__1
written_rep: blastula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blastula
sense_list:
(embryology) An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.


lexentry: eng/bleach__Noun__1
written_rep: bleach
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bleekwater | Javel | bleek
sense_list:
(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.


lexentry: eng/bleach__Verb__1
written_rep: bleach
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bleken
sense_list:
(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).


lexentry: eng/bleacher__Noun__1
written_rep: bleacher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tribune
sense_list:
(US, usually, in the plural) A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors.


lexentry: eng/bleed__Noun__1
written_rep: bleed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: afloop
sense_list:
(printing) A narrow edge around a page layout, to be printed but cut off afterwards (added to allow for slight misalignment, especially with pictures that should run to the edge of the finished sheet).


lexentry: eng/bleen__Adjective__1
written_rep: bleen
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloen
sense_list:
(philosophy) Of an object, blue when first observed before a specified time or green when first observed after that time.


lexentry: eng/bleep_censor__Noun__1
written_rep: bleep censor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piepsignaal censor
sense_list:
(computing) A software module, manually operated by a broadcast technician, putting a five-second broadcast delay on the live content, providing time to censor the audio (and video) feed, and used to censor out what many consider "inappropriate" audio content during a live broadcast signal and replace it with a bleep signal.


lexentry: eng/blend__Verb__1
written_rep: blend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: door elkaar halen
sense_list:
(transitive) To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. | (obsolete) To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.


lexentry: eng/blender__Noun__1
written_rep: blender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blender
sense_list:
A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients.


lexentry: eng/blessed__Adjective__1
written_rep: blessed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zalig
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) A title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs.


lexentry: eng/blessed_thistle__Noun__1
written_rep: blessed thistle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gezegende distel
sense_list:
Centaurea benedicta (formerly usually called Cnicus benedictus), a thistle-like plant native to the Mediterranean.


lexentry: eng/blight__Noun__1
written_rep: blight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: roest
sense_list:
A diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and rapid chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as floral organs, leaves, branches, or twigs, especially one caused by a fungus; a mildew, a rust, a smut.


lexentry: eng/blight__Noun__1
written_rep: blight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dorsvlegel
sense_list:
(pathology, dated) A diseased condition of the face or skin; specifically, bleeding under the conjunctiva of the eye, a form of skin rash, or a palsy of the face due to cold.


lexentry: eng/blight__Verb__1
written_rep: blight
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kapot maken
sense_list:
(figurative) To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.


lexentry: eng/blighter__Noun__1
written_rep: blighter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: reptiel
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, often, disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.


lexentry: eng/blind__Noun__1
written_rep: blind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blind
sense_list:
A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.


lexentry: eng/blind_spot__Noun__1
written_rep: blind spot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: blinde hoek | dode hoek
sense_list:
(rail transport) The part of the railway/tramway track that cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.


lexentry: eng/bling_bling__Noun__1
written_rep: bling bling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blingbling
sense_list:
(slang) Shiny jewelry that displays wealth, such as a diamond ring or a stylish gold necklace or bracelet.


lexentry: eng/blini__Noun__1
written_rep: blini
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pannenkoek
sense_list:
A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon.


lexentry: eng/blister__Noun__1
written_rep: blister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blaar | blaasje | blein | blister
sense_list:
A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.


lexentry: eng/blister_pack__Noun__1
written_rep: blister pack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blister | blisterverpakking | doordrukstrip
sense_list:
One of several types of pre-formed plastic packaging, used for consumer goods and pharmaceuticals, consisting of a cavity and lidding.


lexentry: eng/blitz_chess__Noun__1
written_rep: blitz chess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snelschaak
sense_list:
(chess) Chess played at a quick time control, with each side getting about five minutes to make their moves. Blitz chess is played at a variety of time controls, primarily 3+0 (three minutes per side), 3+2 (three minutes per side plus two extra seconds per move), 5+0, and 5+3.


lexentry: eng/blitzkrieg__Noun__1
written_rep: blitzkrieg
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bliksemoorlog | blitzkrieg
sense_list:
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.


lexentry: eng/blizzard__Noun__1
written_rep: blizzard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sneeuwjacht
sense_list:
A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.


lexentry: eng/blob__Noun__1
written_rep: blob
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gebrek
sense_list:
A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.


lexentry: eng/blobby__Adjective__1
written_rep: blobby
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bubbelachtig
sense_list:
Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous and rounded in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles.


lexentry: eng/blobfish__Noun__1
written_rep: blobfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blobvis
sense_list:
Psychrolutes marcidus, a fish that inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of the Australian mainland and Tasmania.


lexentry: eng/bloc__Noun__1
written_rep: bloc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blok
sense_list:
A group of voters or politicians who share common goals. | A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance.


lexentry: eng/block__Noun__1
written_rep: block
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blok
sense_list:
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle. | A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading. | A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape. | (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square. | (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors. | A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.


lexentry: eng/block__Noun__1
written_rep: block
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: blok | straat
sense_list:
The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.


lexentry: eng/block__Verb__1
written_rep: block
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: blokkeren | versperren
sense_list:
(transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing. | (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).


lexentry: eng/block__Verb__1
written_rep: block
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: verhinderen | tegenhouden
sense_list:
(transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play). | (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).


lexentry: eng/block_and_tackle__Noun__1
written_rep: block and tackle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: want
sense_list:
A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads.


lexentry: eng/blockade__Noun__1
written_rep: blockade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: blokkade
sense_list:
(by extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.


lexentry: eng/blockbuster__Noun__1
written_rep: blockbuster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: kaskraker
sense_list:
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.


lexentry: eng/blockchain__Noun__1
written_rep: blockchain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blokketen
sense_list:
A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. [from 2010s]


lexentry: eng/blockquote__Noun__1
written_rep: blockquote
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blokcitaat
sense_list:
(Internet) a lengthy quotation that is formatted so as to be set off from the main text on a webpage, as by italicization and indentation


lexentry: eng/blog__Noun__1
written_rep: blog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blog
sense_list:
(Internet) A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)


lexentry: eng/blogosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: blogosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blogosfeer
sense_list:
(Internet) The totality of blogs, especially the unique jargon, cultures and shared interests created by their interconnection. [1999]


lexentry: eng/bloke__Noun__1
written_rep: bloke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: farbroder
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street. [From 1847]


lexentry: eng/blood__Noun__1
written_rep: blood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloed
sense_list:
A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. | A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption. See blood relative, blood relation. | (medicine, informal, countable) A blood test or blood sample.


lexentry: eng/blood_brother__Noun__1
written_rep: blood brother
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloedbroeder
sense_list:
An unrelated male considered to share a brother-like relationship established by a ceremonial sharing of blood in some cultures.


lexentry: eng/blood_cell__Noun__1
written_rep: blood cell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloedcel
sense_list:
(hematology, cytology) Any of the cells normally found in blood, namely erythrocytes and leukocytes, sometimes including the platelets.


lexentry: eng/blood_clot__Noun__1
written_rep: blood clot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trombose
sense_list:
(hematology, pathology) A clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.


lexentry: eng/blood_is_thicker_than_water__Proverb__1
written_rep: blood is thicker than water
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloed is dikker dan water
sense_list:
(family, idiomatic) Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.


lexentry: eng/blood_libel__Noun__1
written_rep: blood libel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloedlaster | bloedsmaad | bloedsprookje
sense_list:
(conspiracy) The false, anti-Semitic accusation that Jews abduct and murder non-Jewish children to use their blood for their religious rituals and holidays.


lexentry: eng/blood_poisoning__Noun__1
written_rep: blood poisoning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloedvergiftiging
sense_list:
(pathology) The presence in the bloodstream of microorganisms or their toxins in a sufficient quantity to cause serious illness; sepsis or septicemia.


lexentry: eng/blood_pressure__Noun__1
written_rep: blood pressure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloeddruk
sense_list:
The pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins; it varies during the heartbeat cycle, and according to a person's age, health and physical condition.


lexentry: eng/blood_test__Noun__1
written_rep: blood test
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloedonderzoek
sense_list:
(medicine, hematology) A laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle, or by fingerprick.


lexentry: eng/blood_transfusion__Noun__1
written_rep: blood transfusion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloedtransfusie
sense_list:
(medicine) The act or process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously; an instance of it. | (figurative, uncommon) A refreshing or reinvigoration of something.


lexentry: eng/blood_type__Noun__1
written_rep: blood type
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloedgroep
sense_list:
Any classification of human blood by the presence or absence of various antigens in a person’s red blood cells. | One of eight possible classifications within the ABO and Rh blood group systems, commonly used to determine a person's compatibility for blood transfusion.


lexentry: eng/blood_vessel__Noun__1
written_rep: blood vessel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloedvat | ader
sense_list:
(anatomy) A component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood.


lexentry: eng/bloodhound__Noun__1
written_rep: bloodhound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloedhond
sense_list:
A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.


lexentry: eng/bloodletting__Noun__1
written_rep: bloodletting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aderlating
sense_list:
(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.


lexentry: eng/bloodlust__Noun__1
written_rep: bloodlust
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloedlust
sense_list:
A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.


lexentry: eng/bloodroot__Noun__1
written_rep: bloodroot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloeddorstig
sense_list:
A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring.


lexentry: eng/bloodsucker__Noun__1
written_rep: bloodsucker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloedzuiger | bloeddrinker
sense_list:
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.


lexentry: eng/bloody__Adverb__1
written_rep: bloody
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verdomd
sense_list:
(informal, Australia, Britain, India, Ireland, Newfoundland, NZ) Used to express anger, annoyance, or shock, or for emphasis.


lexentry: eng/bloody_dock__Noun__1
written_rep: bloody dock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloedzuring
sense_list:
A herb named for its characteristic red or purple veins, used in moderate amounts in salads and as ornamental vegetable, Rumex sanguineus.


lexentry: eng/bloody_mary__Noun__1
written_rep: bloody mary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloody mary
sense_list:
A cocktail made from vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings, such as Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consommé or bouillon, horseradish, celery or celery salt, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice.


lexentry: eng/bloom__Noun__1
written_rep: bloom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: rijp | waas
sense_list:
The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.


lexentry: eng/blooming__Adjective__1
written_rep: blooming
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloeiend | bloeiende
sense_list:
Opening in blossoms; flowering. | Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.


lexentry: eng/blooper__Noun__1
written_rep: blooper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: panne
sense_list:
(film, informal) A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident and/or mistake.


lexentry: eng/blossom__Noun__1
written_rep: blossom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloesem
sense_list:
A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.


lexentry: eng/blouse__Noun__1
written_rep: blouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bloes | blouse
sense_list:
(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.


lexentry: eng/blow__Verb__1
written_rep: blow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: blazen
sense_list:
(transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth. | (transitive) To create or shape by blowing. | (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument). | (intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown. | (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.


lexentry: eng/blow__Verb__1
written_rep: blow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: spuiten
sense_list:
(intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.


lexentry: eng/blow__Verb__1
written_rep: blow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 25
trans_list: pijpen | doorjagen
sense_list:
(obsolete, transitive) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose. | (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.


lexentry: eng/blow_away__Verb__1
written_rep: blow away
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: waaien
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause to go away by blowing, or by wind. | (transitive, idiomatic, US) To flabbergast; to impress greatly.


lexentry: eng/blow_off_steam__Verb__1
written_rep: blow off steam
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stoom afblazen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To vent; to talk or take action (especially in a ranting or unrestrained way) so as to relieve stress.


lexentry: eng/blow_one's_nose__Verb__1
written_rep: blow one's nose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neus snuiten
sense_list:
(intransitive) To expel mucus or other matter from one's nasal passages, via one's nostril, by force of lung power.


lexentry: eng/blow_out__Verb__1
written_rep: blow out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: openbarsten
sense_list:
(transitive) To destroy or degrade (something) quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely; for example, to deflate (a tire) by puncturing it, to burn out a light bulb by overcurrent, or to injure a bodily joint.


lexentry: eng/blow_up__Verb__1
written_rep: blow up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: opblazen
sense_list:
(transitive, dated) To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up. | (intransitive, of a storm) To begin; to gather; to form.


lexentry: eng/blowfish__Noun__1
written_rep: blowfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kogelvis
sense_list:
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.


lexentry: eng/blowfly__Noun__1
written_rep: blowfly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aasvlieg | bromvlieg
sense_list:
Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.


lexentry: eng/blowhard__Noun__1
written_rep: blowhard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blaaskaak | kletsmajoor
sense_list:
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner. [from c. 1840]


lexentry: eng/blowtorch__Noun__1
written_rep: blowtorch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soldeerlamp
sense_list:
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.


lexentry: eng/blubber__Noun__1
written_rep: blubber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smeer
sense_list:
(uncountable) A fatty layer of adipose tissue found in other animals which keeps them warm, especially Arctic animals such as sea lions and Antarctic animals such as penguins. | (uncountable, informal, chiefly, derogatory, and, offensive) A person's fat tissue, usually when regarded as excessive and unsightly.


lexentry: eng/blubber__Noun__1
written_rep: blubber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spek
sense_list:
(uncountable, countable) A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis of whales and other cetaceans (infraorder Cetacea).


lexentry: eng/blue-black_grosbeak__Noun__1
written_rep: blue-black grosbeak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blauwrugbisschop
sense_list:
Any bird of the species Cyanoloxia cyanoides, a deep blue and black-colored cardinalid found from southern Mexico down to northern South America.


lexentry: eng/blue-eyed_boy__Noun__1
written_rep: blue-eyed boy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: favoriet
sense_list:
(idiomatic, informal, usually, derogatory) The favorite, especially a young one, especially of someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian).


lexentry: eng/blue-green_alga__Noun__1
written_rep: blue-green alga
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blauwalg
sense_list:
Any member of the taxonomic class or phylum Cyanobacteria; a primitive photosynthetic organism similar to bacteria which is thought to have generated the first oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/blue-sky_thinking__Noun__1
written_rep: blue-sky thinking
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dagdroom
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A form of thinking that is not grounded or in touch with the realities of the present, and can thus benefit from creative imagination.


lexentry: eng/blue__Noun__1
written_rep: blue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: blauw
sense_list:
Anything coloured blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in colour. | A blue dye or pigment. | (uncountable) Blue clothing.


lexentry: eng/blue__Noun__1
written_rep: blue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: blauwtje
sense_list:
(entomology) Any of the butterflies of the subfamily Polyommatinae in the family Lycaenidae, most of which have blue on their wings.


lexentry: eng/blue_bonnet__Noun__1
written_rep: blue bonnet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: koerenbloem
sense_list:
Any of several blue flowering plants, especially cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, and plants of the genus Scabiosa. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/blue_gum__Noun__1
written_rep: blue gum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: februari
sense_list:
Any of various eucalyptus trees having blueish leaves, especially Eucalyptus globulus. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/blue_hour__Noun__1
written_rep: blue hour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blauwe uur
sense_list:
The period of twilight when the Sun is approximately 4-8° below the horizon and the sky is within a range of blue colors.


lexentry: eng/blue_jay__Noun__1
written_rep: blue jay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blauwe gaai
sense_list:
Any of species Cyanocitta cristata of North American jays with blue feathering from the top of its head to midway down its back.


lexentry: eng/blue_mussel__Noun__1
written_rep: blue mussel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mossel
sense_list:
A medium-sized edible mussel, Mytilus edulis, found on the North Atlantic coast of North America, Europe, and in other temperate and polar waters around the world.


lexentry: eng/blue_rock_thrush__Noun__1
written_rep: blue rock thrush
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blauwe rotslijster
sense_list:
Monticola solitarius, a thrush-like flycatcher found in southern Europe, northern Africa and parts of Asia


lexentry: eng/blue_screen_of_death__Noun__1
written_rep: blue screen of death
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blauw scherm des dood
sense_list:
(computing, informal) An error screen displayed by some operating systems, especially Microsoft Windows, after encountering an unrecoverable error which causes the system to shut down.


lexentry: eng/blue_tit__Noun__1
written_rep: blue tit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pimpelmees | blauwmees
sense_list:
A bird of species Cyanistes caeruleus of tits in family Paridae, with an azure blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye and encircling the white cheeks to the chin.


lexentry: eng/blue_wildebeest__Noun__1
written_rep: blue wildebeest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blauwe gnoe
sense_list:
A large ungulate mammal of the bovid family and one of two species of wildebeest, (Connochaetes taurinus)


lexentry: eng/blueberry__Noun__1
written_rep: blueberry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blauwe bosbes
sense_list:
(countable) An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening. | (countable) The shrub of the above-mentioned berry. | (countable, and, uncountable) A dark blue colour.


lexentry: eng/bluebird__Noun__1
written_rep: bluebird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sialia
sense_list:
Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.


lexentry: eng/bluegrass__Noun__2
written_rep: bluegrass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bluegrass
sense_list:
(music, uncountable) A subgenre of country music with roots in Scots-Irish Appalachian folk music, blues, and jazz and characterized by banjos, fiddles, acoustic guitars, dobros, and mandolins; but containing no drums, electric guitars, pianos or other keyboard or wind instruments; using a bass fiddle to carry its rhythm.


lexentry: eng/blueprint__Noun__1
written_rep: blueprint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cyanotypie
sense_list:
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images by means of a photosensitive ferric compound, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.


lexentry: eng/blueprint__Noun__1
written_rep: blueprint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: plan
sense_list:
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form). | (informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.


lexentry: eng/blueshift__Noun__1
written_rep: blueshift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blauwverschuiving
sense_list:
(physics, :, astronomy, relativity) A decrease in the wavelength of a photon or of light, corresponding to a higher frequency and a shift toward the blue end of the electromagnetic spectrum.


lexentry: eng/bluethroat__Noun__1
written_rep: bluethroat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blauwborst
sense_list:
A small Old World passerine bird, of species Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.


lexentry: eng/bluetongue__Noun__1
written_rep: bluetongue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blauwtong
sense_list:
(uncountable) A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/bluff__Noun__1
written_rep: bluff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bluffen
sense_list:
(countable, or, uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.


lexentry: eng/bluff__Noun__2
written_rep: bluff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: klip
sense_list:
A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.


lexentry: eng/bluff__Verb__1
written_rep: bluff
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bluffen
sense_list:
(poker) To make a bluff; to give the impression that one’s hand is stronger than it is. | (Manglish, Singlish) To give false information intentionally, to lie (to someone), to deceive; to put on an act.


lexentry: eng/blunderbuss__Noun__1
written_rep: blunderbuss
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: donderbus
sense_list:
An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.


lexentry: eng/blurt__Verb__1
written_rep: blurt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uitflappen
sense_list:
To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.


lexentry: eng/blush__Verb__1
written_rep: blush
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blozen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.


lexentry: eng/blusher__Noun__1
written_rep: blusher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: parelamaniet
sense_list:
(countable) Any of several closely related, edible species of the genus Amanita, including Amanita rubescens and Amanita novinupta.


lexentry: eng/boa__Noun__1
written_rep: boa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boa
sense_list:
Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico. | A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.


lexentry: eng/board__Noun__1
written_rep: board
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plank
sense_list:
A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.


lexentry: eng/board__Noun__1
written_rep: board
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bord | controlebord | paneel
sense_list:
A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.


lexentry: eng/board__Noun__1
written_rep: board
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: bord
sense_list:
Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc.


lexentry: eng/board__Verb__1
written_rep: board
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: enteren
sense_list:
(transitive, nautical) To (at least attempt to) capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party.


lexentry: eng/board_game__Noun__1
written_rep: board game
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bordspel
sense_list:
Any of many games of strategy or chance played on a specially designed board; often involves one or more players moving pieces and using dice or cards.


lexentry: eng/board_meeting__Noun__1
written_rep: board meeting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bestuursvergadering
sense_list:
A meeting held by the board (of directors) of a company, or any other organisation that has a governing board.


lexentry: eng/board_of_directors__Noun__1
written_rep: board of directors
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: raad van bestuur
sense_list:
A group of people elected by stockholders to establish corporate policies and make management decisions.


lexentry: eng/board_up__Verb__1
written_rep: board up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dichttimmeren
sense_list:
(transitive) To block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.


lexentry: eng/boarding_pass__Noun__1
written_rep: boarding pass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: instapkaart | boarding pass
sense_list:
A document or card, similar to a ticket, needed in order to board an airplane or other mode of transport.


lexentry: eng/boarding_school__Noun__1
written_rep: boarding school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kostschool
sense_list:
A school which provides board and lodging as well as tuition, with students going home during the weekends or between terms.


lexentry: eng/boat__Noun__1
written_rep: boat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boot | schip
sense_list:
A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.


lexentry: eng/boat_lift__Noun__1
written_rep: boat lift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scheepslift
sense_list:
(mechanical engineering) A mechanism used for raising and lowering boats on a canal vertically from one water level to another, while keeping them afloat.


lexentry: eng/boathook__Noun__1
written_rep: boathook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bootshaak
sense_list:
A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.


lexentry: eng/boatswain__Noun__1
written_rep: boatswain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bootsman
sense_list:
(nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.


lexentry: eng/bob__Verb__1
written_rep: bob
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deinen | dobberen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.


lexentry: eng/bob_haircut__Noun__1
written_rep: bob haircut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bob
sense_list:
A women's haircut in which both the bangs and back are cut in a straight line, with the back generally off the neck.


lexentry: eng/bobolink__Noun__1
written_rep: bobolink
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bobolink | rijsttroepiaal
sense_list:
An American migratory songbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch.


lexentry: eng/bocce__Noun__1
written_rep: bocce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boccia
sense_list:
(sports, uncountable) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court


lexentry: eng/bodice__Noun__1
written_rep: bodice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lijfje
sense_list:
A sleeveless shirt for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves. | Blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or European folk costume. | The upper portion of a women's one-piece dress, equivalent to a shirt.


lexentry: eng/bodice__Noun__1
written_rep: bodice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: keurslijf | lijfje
sense_list:
Underbodice: an undershirt for women, (archaic) particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.


lexentry: eng/bodily_fluid__Noun__1
written_rep: bodily fluid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: humor | lichaamssap | lichaamsvloeistof | lichaamsvocht
sense_list:
(anatomy) Any liquid portion of the body, such as blood, urine, semen, saliva, especially when expelled.


lexentry: eng/body__Noun__1
written_rep: body
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lichaam
sense_list:
(countable) The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. [from 9th c.] | The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul. [from 13th c.] | (uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/body__Noun__1
written_rep: body
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: carrosserie | hoofddeel
sense_list:
The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/body_art__Noun__1
written_rep: body art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bodyart
sense_list:
A type of performance art in which artists use or abuse their own body to make particular statements.


lexentry: eng/body_camera__Noun__1
written_rep: body camera
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bodycam
sense_list:
A video recording system worn on the body, typically used by law enforcement officers to record their interactions with the public, and gather video evidence at crime scenes. [from 21st century]


lexentry: eng/body_heat__Noun__1
written_rep: body heat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lichaamswarmte
sense_list:
Heat produced from within the body of a (warmblooded) animal as opposed to absorbed from the environment.


lexentry: eng/body_language__Noun__1
written_rep: body language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lichaamstaal
sense_list:
Nonverbal communication by means of facial expressions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like; often thought to be involuntary. | Deliberate, usually culturally influenced, nonverbal communication using the body through facial expressions, gestures, dance, mime, etc.


lexentry: eng/body_louse__Noun__1
written_rep: body louse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kleerluis
sense_list:
A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus humanus (syn. Pediculus humanus corporis), that infests the body and clothes of humans and feeds on blood.


lexentry: eng/body_mass_index__Noun__1
written_rep: body mass index
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: queteletindex | BMI | bodymassindex
sense_list:
A statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height, used to estimate if a person is underweight or overweight. BMI units are defined as \mathrm{kg}/\mathrm{m}^2 ≈ \mathrm{703*lb}/\mathrm{in}^2.


lexentry: eng/body_of_water__Noun__1
written_rep: body of water
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gewater
sense_list:
Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as an ocean, a river, lake or a bay.


lexentry: eng/body_temperature__Noun__1
written_rep: body temperature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lichaamstemperatuur
sense_list:
The current temperature of the body of a person or animal, especially when used as a simple guide to health.


lexentry: eng/body_text__Noun__1
written_rep: body text
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: binnenwerk | hoofdwerk
sense_list:
(of a book or other document) The main portion of the text#Noun, excluding the front matter, the back matter and floats.


lexentry: eng/bodybuilder__Noun__1
written_rep: bodybuilder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bodybuilder | lichaamsbouwer
sense_list:
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.


lexentry: eng/boffin__Noun__1
written_rep: boffin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: techneut
sense_list:
(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal) An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/bog__Noun__1
written_rep: bog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moeras | moer | zomp
sense_list:
(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)


lexentry: eng/bog_bilberry__Noun__1
written_rep: bog bilberry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rijsbes
sense_list:
A shrub native of the cool temperate areas of northern hemisphere, Vaccinium uliginosum, and the berry of that shrub.


lexentry: eng/bog_clubmoss__Noun__1
written_rep: bog clubmoss
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moeraswolfsklauw
sense_list:
Lycopodiella inundata, growing in boggy cool, subarctic, and alpine conditions in the northern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/bogan__Noun__1
written_rep: bogan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proleet
sense_list:
(Australia, NZ, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background.


lexentry: eng/bogie__Noun__1
written_rep: bogie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: draaistel
sense_list:
(by extension, rail transport, also, attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/boil_down__Verb__1
written_rep: boil down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: excerperen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).


lexentry: eng/boil_down__Verb__1
written_rep: boil down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: verdikken
sense_list:
(transitive) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).


lexentry: eng/boiler__Noun__1
written_rep: boiler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: boiler | ketel
sense_list:
A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.


lexentry: eng/boilerplate__Noun__1
written_rep: boilerplate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: kenmerking
sense_list:
(UK) The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).


lexentry: eng/boilerplate__Noun__1
written_rep: boilerplate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: sjabloon
sense_list:
(computing) A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor.


lexentry: eng/boiling_point__Noun__1
written_rep: boiling point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kookpunt
sense_list:
(physical chemistry, physics) The temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.


lexentry: eng/bokeh__Noun__1
written_rep: bokeh
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bokeh
sense_list:
(photography) A subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens.


lexentry: eng/boll_weevil__Noun__1
written_rep: boll weevil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloesemkever
sense_list:
A beetle (Anthonomus grandis) measuring an average length of six millimeters (¼ inch), which feeds on cotton buds and flowers, native to Central America.


lexentry: eng/bollard__Noun__1
written_rep: bollard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bolder | meerpaal | aanlegpaal | poller | verkeerspaal
sense_list:
A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.


lexentry: eng/bollocks__Interjection__1
written_rep: bollocks
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoer
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) An expression of anger, frustration, etc. | (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) An expression of incredulity.


lexentry: eng/bolt__Noun__1
written_rep: bolt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bout | pijl
sense_list:
A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.


lexentry: eng/bolt__Noun__1
written_rep: bolt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: grendel
sense_list:
A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. | (military, mechanical engineering) A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.


lexentry: eng/bolt__Noun__1
written_rep: bolt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bout | grendel
sense_list:
A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.


lexentry: eng/bolt_action__Noun__1
written_rep: bolt action
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grendelgeweer
sense_list:
A type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon.


lexentry: eng/bolthole__Noun__1
written_rep: bolthole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ontsnappingsgat
sense_list:
A hole in an animal’s den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit, i.e., a hole the animal may bolt through.


lexentry: eng/bolthole__Noun__1
written_rep: bolthole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: buitenverblijf
sense_list:
(figurative) A second home, etc., where one can seek an escape or refuge from the stresses of everyday life.


lexentry: eng/bomb_crater__Noun__1
written_rep: bomb crater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bomkrater
sense_list:
A hole in the ground created by the explosion of a large bomb, usually one dropped by a bomber (aircraft).


lexentry: eng/bombard__Verb__1
written_rep: bombard
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: bombarderen
sense_list:
(physics) To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.


lexentry: eng/bombardier_beetle__Noun__1
written_rep: bombardier beetle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bommenwerper
sense_list:
A beetle whose defence mechanism enables it to eject a hot aqueous mixture of chemicals at predators. They come from a number of subfamilies: Carabinae (e.g., Brachinus crepitans), Metriinae (e.g., Stenaptinus insignis) and Paussinae (e.g., Goniotropis nicaraguensis).


lexentry: eng/bombastic__Adjective__1
written_rep: bombastic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gezwollen
sense_list:
(of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous


lexentry: eng/bombe__Noun__1
written_rep: bombe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bom
sense_list:
A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold. | (computing) An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.


lexentry: eng/bombshell__Noun__1
written_rep: bombshell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bom
sense_list:
(historical) Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode. | (by extension) Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.


lexentry: eng/bonanza__Noun__1
written_rep: bonanza
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: goudmijn
sense_list:
(by extension, figurative) Anything which is a great source of wealth or yields a large income or return.


lexentry: eng/bond__Noun__1
written_rep: bond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: band
sense_list:
(legal) A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds. | (often, in the plural) A physical connection which binds, a band.


lexentry: eng/bondage__Noun__1
written_rep: bondage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bondage
sense_list:
(sex) The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling.


lexentry: eng/bondsman__Noun__1
written_rep: bondsman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: borg
sense_list:
Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations.


lexentry: eng/bone__Noun__1
written_rep: bone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: been | bot
sense_list:
(uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. | (countable) Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of this material. | (American football, informal) The wishbone formation.


lexentry: eng/bone_marrow__Noun__1
written_rep: bone marrow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beenmerg | merg
sense_list:
(anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.


lexentry: eng/bone_of_contention__Noun__1
written_rep: bone of contention
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: twistpunt
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached.


lexentry: eng/bone_structure__Noun__1
written_rep: bone structure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beenderstructuur
sense_list:
The exact anatomy of a person at the level of his bones, which varies somewhat by measurements and angles compared to the characteristic averages per species, race, or other genetically defined population


lexentry: eng/bonfire__Noun__1
written_rep: bonfire
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: brandstapel
sense_list:
A fire lit outdoors to burn unwanted items; originally (historical) , heretics or other offenders, or banned books; now, generally agricultural or garden waste, or rubbish.


lexentry: eng/bong__Noun__2
written_rep: bong
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zonnebloempit
sense_list:
A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.


lexentry: eng/bonhomie__Noun__1
written_rep: bonhomie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hartelijkheid | jovialiteit
sense_list:
(uncountable) A friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.


lexentry: eng/boning_knife__Noun__1
written_rep: boning knife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uitbeenmes
sense_list:
a sharp-pointed and narrow-bladed kitchen knife, used for removing the bones of poultry, meat, and fish.


lexentry: eng/bonnet__Noun__1
written_rep: bonnet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: motorkap | kap
sense_list:
(Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, Commonwealth, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.


lexentry: eng/bony_fish__Noun__1
written_rep: bony fish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: beenvis
sense_list:
A fish belonging to either the Actinopterygii taxonomic class or the Sarcopterygii taxonomic class; a finfish.


lexentry: eng/boo-boo__Noun__1
written_rep: boo-boo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: autje
sense_list:
(countable, colloquial, childish, by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.


lexentry: eng/boo__Interjection__1
written_rep: boo
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boe
sense_list:
A loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly. | An exclamation used by a member of an audience, as at a stage play or sporting event, to indicate derision or disapproval.


lexentry: eng/booby__Noun__1
written_rep: booby
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: jan-van-gent
sense_list:
Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.


lexentry: eng/booby_prize__Noun__1
written_rep: booby prize
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poedelprijs
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.


lexentry: eng/book__Noun__1
written_rep: book
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boek
sense_list:
A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. | A major division of a long work. | (gambling) A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).


lexentry: eng/book__Noun__1
written_rep: book
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: boek | album
sense_list:
A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.


lexentry: eng/book__Verb__1
written_rep: book
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: beboeten
sense_list:
(law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.


lexentry: eng/book_of_hours__Noun__1
written_rep: book of hours
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: getijdenboek
sense_list:
(Christianity, chiefly, _, historical) An illuminated Catholic devotional book, popular in the Middle Ages.


lexentry: eng/bookend__Noun__1
written_rep: bookend
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boekensteun
sense_list:
A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.


lexentry: eng/booking__Noun__1
written_rep: booking
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boeking
sense_list:
The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting. | The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.


lexentry: eng/booking__Noun__1
written_rep: booking
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: boeken
sense_list:
(sports) The issuing of a caution which is usually written down in a book, and results in a yellow card or (after two bookings) a red card, that is to say, the player is sent from the field of play.


lexentry: eng/bookkeeping__Noun__1
written_rep: bookkeeping
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boekhouding
sense_list:
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.


lexentry: eng/bookmark__Noun__1
written_rep: bookmark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bladwijzer | boekenlegger
sense_list:
A strip of material used to mark a place in a book. | (computing) A record of the address of a file or Internet page, serving as a shortcut to it.


lexentry: eng/bookplate__Noun__1
written_rep: bookplate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ex libris
sense_list:
A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.


lexentry: eng/boom__Noun__2
written_rep: boom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giek
sense_list:
(sailing) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.


lexentry: eng/boom_barrier__Noun__1
written_rep: boom barrier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slagboom
sense_list:
A bar or pole that can be lowered to block vehicular access through a controlled location, or raised to allow traffic to pass.


lexentry: eng/boom_vang__Noun__1
written_rep: boom vang
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neerhouder
sense_list:
(nautical) A line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.


lexentry: eng/boomerang__Noun__1
written_rep: boomerang
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boemerang
sense_list:
A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.


lexentry: eng/boomerang_kid__Noun__1
written_rep: boomerang kid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boemerangkind
sense_list:
(originally, US, informal) A young adult who has moved back into the parental home after a period of independence.


lexentry: eng/boon__Noun__1
written_rep: boon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: geschenk | gift
sense_list:
(Hindu mythology) A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.


lexentry: eng/boondock__Verb__1
written_rep: boondock
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: wildkamperen
sense_list:
(US) To stay in a self-contained recreational vehicle without connections to water, electricity, or sewer services, especially in a remote location.


lexentry: eng/boot__Noun__1
written_rep: boot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: beschermhuls | huls
sense_list:
(construction) A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.


lexentry: eng/boot__Verb__3
written_rep: boot
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opstarten
sense_list:
(computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.


lexentry: eng/boot_jack__Noun__1
written_rep: boot jack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laarzenknecht
sense_list:
A firm structure with hole, into which a person steps, in order to more easily remove their foot from a boot.


lexentry: eng/booted_eagle__Noun__1
written_rep: booted eagle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dwergarend
sense_list:
Hieraaetus pennatus, a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia.


lexentry: eng/booth__Noun__1
written_rep: booth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cabinet
sense_list:
A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.


lexentry: eng/bootstrap__Noun__1
written_rep: bootstrap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laarzenstrop | laarzentrekker
sense_list:
A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.


lexentry: eng/borax__Noun__1
written_rep: borax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borax
sense_list:
A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.


lexentry: eng/border__Verb__1
written_rep: border
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: grenzen aan
sense_list:
(transitive) To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of. | (intransitive) To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).


lexentry: eng/border_control__Noun__1
written_rep: border control
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grensbewaking | grenscontrole
sense_list:
Measures taken by a state or a bloc of states to monitor its borders and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across the border.


lexentry: eng/bore__Verb__1
written_rep: bore
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: boren
sense_list:
(intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.


lexentry: eng/boric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: boric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boorzuur
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) H3BO3; B(OH)3; a white crystalline solid, soluble in hot water to form a weak acid. Used as a mild antiseptic, flame retardant, insecticide, and in the manufacture of borax and other borate salts.


lexentry: eng/boron__Noun__1
written_rep: boron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boor | borium
sense_list:
The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.


lexentry: eng/borrow__Verb__1
written_rep: borrow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: lenen
sense_list:
(arithmetic) In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.


lexentry: eng/borscht__Noun__1
written_rep: borscht
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borsjt | borscht | borsjtsj
sense_list:
A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.


lexentry: eng/boson__Noun__1
written_rep: boson
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boson
sense_list:
(particle) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion.


lexentry: eng/boss__Noun__1
written_rep: boss
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: baas | eindbaas
sense_list:
(video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.


lexentry: eng/bossa_nova__Noun__1
written_rep: bossa nova
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bossanova
sense_list:
A genre of music originating from Brazil, similar to a fusion of jazz and samba music, no longer closely associated with the Brazilian dance. | The music of that dance.


lexentry: eng/bossage__Noun__1
written_rep: bossage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bossage
sense_list:
(architecture) A rough, unfinished stone block, which is left projecting from the wall of a building to be later sculpted.


lexentry: eng/bot__Noun__3
written_rep: bot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bot
sense_list:
(computing) A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.


lexentry: eng/bota_bag__Noun__1
written_rep: bota bag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lapzak
sense_list:
A traditional Greek or Spanish wineskin bag. Typically it is made of leather, and is used to carry wine, although any liquid can be carried.


lexentry: eng/botanical_garden__Noun__1
written_rep: botanical garden
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: botanische tuin
sense_list:
A place where a variety of plants are grown, primarily for scientific or educational reasons, but are normally open to the public, and include ornamental plants from around the world.


lexentry: eng/botch__Verb__1
written_rep: botch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verprutsen
sense_list:
(transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something


lexentry: eng/botfly__Noun__1
written_rep: botfly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: horzel
sense_list:
One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.


lexentry: eng/bottle_crate__Noun__1
written_rep: bottle crate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flessenkrat
sense_list:
A container used for transport of beverage containers. In the present day they are usually made of plastic, but before the widespread use of plastic they tended to be made of wood or metal.


lexentry: eng/bottle_deposit__Noun__1
written_rep: bottle deposit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanwijzing
sense_list:
A monetary deposit collected at the point of sale when a bottled beverage is purchased, and fully or partially refunded when the empty bottle is returned.


lexentry: eng/bottle_out__Verb__1
written_rep: bottle out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aflaten
sense_list:
(UK, informal) To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage or nerve; to run away or back down from a contest or challenge.


lexentry: eng/bottled_water__Noun__1
written_rep: bottled water
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flessenwater | fleswater
sense_list:
Drinking water sold by bottle, either natural or processed by e.g. filtering, carbonation or mineralization.


lexentry: eng/bottlenose_dolphin__Noun__1
written_rep: bottlenose dolphin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tuimelaar
sense_list:
One of the species of gray dolphin in the genus Tursiops, between 2 and 4 meters in length inhabiting warm and temperate seas worldwide.


lexentry: eng/botulism__Noun__1
written_rep: botulism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: botulisme
sense_list:
(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.


lexentry: eng/bougainvillea__Noun__1
written_rep: bougainvillea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bougainvillea
sense_list:
Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.


lexentry: eng/bouillon_cube__Noun__1
written_rep: bouillon cube
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bouillonblokje
sense_list:
(Canada, US) A small cube, consisting of dry ingredients, that can be dissolved to make a broth or soup stock.


lexentry: eng/bouncer__Noun__1
written_rep: bouncer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portier | buitenwipper | uitsmijter
sense_list:
(informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.


lexentry: eng/bouncing_castle__Noun__1
written_rep: bouncing castle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: springkussen | luchtkussen | springkasteel
sense_list:
A large inflatable structure, resembling a castle etc., on which children jump and play as on a trampoline.


lexentry: eng/bound__Noun__1
written_rep: bound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grens | limiet
sense_list:
(often, used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.


lexentry: eng/bound__Verb__3
written_rep: bound
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: springen
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause to leap. | (transitive, dated) To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.


lexentry: eng/boundary__Noun__1
written_rep: boundary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: rand
sense_list:
(topology) (of a set) the set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set


lexentry: eng/boundary_condition__Noun__1
written_rep: boundary condition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: randvoorwaarde
sense_list:
(quantum mechanics) either one of the conditions that the wave function must be continuous and that its derivative must be as well, except in the case of infinite potential


lexentry: eng/bounty__Noun__1
written_rep: bounty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: arbeidsloon
sense_list:
(military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.


lexentry: eng/bourgeois__Adjective__1
written_rep: bourgeois
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: burgerlijk
sense_list:
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.


lexentry: eng/boustrophedon__Noun__1
written_rep: boustrophedon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boustrofedon
sense_list:
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.


lexentry: eng/bout__Noun__1
written_rep: bout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanval
sense_list:
A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness. | (fencing) An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.


lexentry: eng/bout__Noun__1
written_rep: bout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: kaak
sense_list:
(music) A bulge or widening in a musical instrument, such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar.


lexentry: eng/bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy__Noun__1
written_rep: bovine spongiform encephalopathy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boviene spongiforme encefalopathie | dollekoeienziekte | gekkekoeienziekte
sense_list:
(disease, neurology) A fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which is transmissible to humans through misshaped prion proteins, caused by eating infected tissues.


lexentry: eng/bovver_boots__Noun__1
written_rep: bovver boots
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marsheerbotten
sense_list:
(1970s, _, British, _, slang) Stout lace-up boots, especially Dr. Martens, perceived to be worn for the purpose of kicking people in fights, and popular with skinheads or other troublemakers out looking for bovver.


lexentry: eng/bow__Noun__1
written_rep: bow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boog | strijkstok
sense_list:
(archery) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows. | Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.


lexentry: eng/bow__Noun__1
written_rep: bow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: strijkstok | boog
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.


lexentry: eng/bow__Noun__2
written_rep: bow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buiging
sense_list:
A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence


lexentry: eng/bow__Verb__1
written_rep: bow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: buigen
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.


lexentry: eng/bow_grip__Noun__1
written_rep: bow grip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kinderwagen
sense_list:
(musical instruments, lutherie) The small section of a stringed instrument's bow near the heel having grippy material such as goatskin leather or snakeskin wrapped tightly around the bow stick between the lapping and the frog, so as to facilitate it being held and to protect the stick.


lexentry: eng/bow_saw__Noun__1
written_rep: bow saw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beugelzaag
sense_list:
A lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks.


lexentry: eng/bow_thruster__Noun__1
written_rep: bow thruster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boegschroef
sense_list:
(nautical) A sideways-pointing thruster mounted in a tunnel in the bow or under the bow in a pod, for increased maneuverability.


lexentry: eng/bow_wave__Noun__1
written_rep: bow wave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boeggolf
sense_list:
The wave that forms at the bow of a ship as it moves through the water, and defines the outer limits of the ship's wake.


lexentry: eng/bowdlerize__Verb__1
written_rep: bowdlerize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: censureren | kuisen
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.


lexentry: eng/bower_bird__Noun__1
written_rep: bower bird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hovenier
sense_list:
Any bird of the Australasian family Ptilonorhynchidae noted for building display structures (bowers) and decorating them with bright objects such as shells, glass, flowers, etc.


lexentry: eng/bowhead__Noun__1
written_rep: bowhead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Groenlandse walvis
sense_list:
A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.


lexentry: eng/bowl__Noun__1
written_rep: bowl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kom | schaal
sense_list:
A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.


lexentry: eng/bowl__Verb__1
written_rep: bowl
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bowlen
sense_list:
(transitive) To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.


lexentry: eng/bowl_a_googly__Verb__1
written_rep: bowl a googly
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: overrompelen
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic, UK, figuratively) to surprise (someone); to introduce (to someone) something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.


lexentry: eng/bowl_cut__Noun__1
written_rep: bowl cut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloempotkapsel
sense_list:
(hairstyling) A haircut where the hair is cut short on the sides and back and allowed to grow long on the top, as though only the hair not covered by an inverted bowl had been removed.


lexentry: eng/bowline__Noun__1
written_rep: bowline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: paalsteek
sense_list:
(nautical) A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam.


lexentry: eng/bowling__Noun__1
written_rep: bowling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bowlen
sense_list:
A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling/five-pin bowling


lexentry: eng/bowls__Noun__2
written_rep: bowls
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bowls | koersbal
sense_list:
A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.


lexentry: eng/bowser__Noun__1
written_rep: bowser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tankwagen
sense_list:
A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield.


lexentry: eng/bowsprit__Noun__1
written_rep: bowsprit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boegspriet
sense_list:
(ship parts) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.


lexentry: eng/bowstring__Noun__1
written_rep: bowstring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boogpees | boogstreng
sense_list:
The string of an archer's bow. | (historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.


lexentry: eng/box__Noun__1
written_rep: box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doos
sense_list:
(slang, vulgar) The vagina. | A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container. | A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.


lexentry: eng/box__Noun__1
written_rep: box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kader | doos
sense_list:
(engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc. | A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.


lexentry: eng/box__Noun__2
written_rep: box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buksboom | buxus | buks
sense_list:
Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary. | (Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.


lexentry: eng/box_plot__Noun__1
written_rep: box plot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boxplot
sense_list:
(statistics) A graphical summary of a numerical data sample through five statistics: median, lower quartile, upper quartile, and some indication of more extreme upper and lower values.


lexentry: eng/box_tree__Noun__1
written_rep: box tree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palmboompje
sense_list:
(botany) Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood


lexentry: eng/boxer_engine__Noun__1
written_rep: boxer engine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boxermotor
sense_list:
(automotive) An engine with two horizontally opposed cylinder banks, commonly used in Porsche and Subaru automobiles.


lexentry: eng/boxing__Noun__1
written_rep: boxing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boksen
sense_list:
(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.


lexentry: eng/boxing_glove__Noun__1
written_rep: boxing glove
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bokshandschoen
sense_list:
(boxing, clothing) A padded mitten, designed to protect the hand while punching, and worn in boxing.


lexentry: eng/boxwood__Noun__1
written_rep: boxwood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bukshout | buxushout | palmhout
sense_list:
(uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.


lexentry: eng/boy__Noun__1
written_rep: boy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: jongen | kerel
sense_list:
(informal, sometimes mildly derogatory) A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).


lexentry: eng/boy__Noun__1
written_rep: boy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: boy | huisboy
sense_list:
(obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave. [14th–17th c.]


lexentry: eng/boy__Noun__1
written_rep: boy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: boy
sense_list:
(historical, or, offensive) A non-white male servant regardless of age, [from 17th c.] particularly as a form of address.


lexentry: eng/boy__Noun__1
written_rep: boy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: boy | huisboy | nikker
sense_list:
A male non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male pet, especially a dog. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/boyar__Noun__1
written_rep: boyar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bojaar
sense_list:
(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.


lexentry: eng/boyau__Noun__1
written_rep: boyau
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ingewanden
sense_list:
(military) A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines.


lexentry: eng/boycott__Verb__1
written_rep: boycott
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boycotten
sense_list:
(transitive) To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.


lexentry: eng/brace__Verb__1
written_rep: brace
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schrap zetten | voorbereiden
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow. | To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.


lexentry: eng/bracelet__Noun__1
written_rep: bracelet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armband
sense_list:
A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament. | The strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist.


lexentry: eng/brachiopod__Noun__1
written_rep: brachiopod
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armpotigen
sense_list:
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food


lexentry: eng/brachytherapy__Noun__1
written_rep: brachytherapy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brachytherapie
sense_list:
Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.


lexentry: eng/bracken__Noun__1
written_rep: bracken
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adelaarsvaren
sense_list:
(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.


lexentry: eng/bracket__Noun__1
written_rep: bracket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: haakje
sense_list:
Any of the characters “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, or the like, used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.


lexentry: eng/brackish__Adjective__1
written_rep: brackish
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brak
sense_list:
(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.


lexentry: eng/bract__Noun__1
written_rep: bract
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schutblad
sense_list:
(botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.


lexentry: eng/brag__Verb__1
written_rep: brag
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opscheppen
sense_list:
(intransitive, often with of) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.


lexentry: eng/braid__Noun__1
written_rep: braid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ruk
sense_list:
(obsolete, countable) A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench. [11th–17th c.] | (obsolete) A moment, stound.


lexentry: eng/braid__Noun__1
written_rep: braid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vlecht
sense_list:
A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/braid__Verb__1
written_rep: braid
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: vlechten
sense_list:
(transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids. | (obsolete) To reproach; to upbraid.


lexentry: eng/braille__Noun__1
written_rep: braille
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: braille
sense_list:
A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.


lexentry: eng/brain-dead__Adjective__1
written_rep: brain-dead
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hersendood
sense_list:
(medicine, not comparable) Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.


lexentry: eng/brain-washing__Noun__1
written_rep: brain-washing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hersenspoeling
sense_list:
A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture.


lexentry: eng/brain__Noun__1
written_rep: brain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hersenen | brein | hersens
sense_list:
A part of the brain, especially associated with particular mental functions, abilities, etc. | The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action. | (informal) Mind. | (in the singular) An intellectual or mental capacity. | (plurale tantum) A person who provides the intelligence required for something. | By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations. | (slang, vulgar, uncountable) Oral sex. | A loose compartment of a backpack that straps on over the top opening.


lexentry: eng/brain_drain__Verb__1
written_rep: brain drain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: braindrain | kennisvlucht | hersenvlucht
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) Of a nation or society, to be deprived of educated or talented people, who in turn migrate to larger cities or more developed nations.


lexentry: eng/brain_stem__Noun__1
written_rep: brain stem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hersenstam
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the cerebrum and the rest of the forebrain.


lexentry: eng/brain_surgery__Noun__1
written_rep: brain surgery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: hogere wiskunde
sense_list:
(uncountable, idiomatic, hyperbole, chiefly in the negative) Something that is overly complex, detailed or confusing.


lexentry: eng/brainchild__Noun__1
written_rep: brainchild
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geesteskind | hersenkind | idee
sense_list:
(informal) A creation of one's brain; an original idea or innovation of a person or group of people, an organization, etc.


lexentry: eng/brains__Noun__2
written_rep: brains
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brein
sense_list:
The substance of a brain, as a material or foodstuff. | (informal) The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.


lexentry: eng/brainwash__Verb__1
written_rep: brainwash
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hersenspoelen
sense_list:
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)


lexentry: eng/braise__Verb__1
written_rep: braise
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smoren
sense_list:
(cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.


lexentry: eng/brake__Noun__1
written_rep: brake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rem | remmen | remmer | remming
sense_list:
A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/brake__Noun__1
written_rep: brake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rem | remming
sense_list:
(engineering) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine or other motor by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake. | (figuratively) Something used to retard or stop some action, process etc.


lexentry: eng/brake_drum__Noun__1
written_rep: brake drum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: remtrommel
sense_list:
A hollow metal cylinder, attached to a wheel of a vehicle, to which pressure is applied when braking.


lexentry: eng/brake_fluid__Noun__1
written_rep: brake fluid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: remvloeistof
sense_list:
A special fluid for operating hydraulic brakes and clutches, which are linked by pipe to a master cylinder.


lexentry: eng/brake_light__Noun__1
written_rep: brake light
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: remlicht
sense_list:
(transportation, automotive) A light on a vehicle's instrument panel indicating a failure or malfunction of the vehicle's brake system.


lexentry: eng/brake_pad__Noun__1
written_rep: brake pad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: remblok
sense_list:
A friction element in a disc brake or rim brake, made from various compounds, often organic, semi-metallic, or ceramic.


lexentry: eng/brake_shoe__Noun__1
written_rep: brake shoe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: remschoen
sense_list:
(mechanical engineering) An element of a drum brake into which the friction-producing brake lining is attached.


lexentry: eng/braking_distance__Noun__1
written_rep: braking distance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: remafstand
sense_list:
The distance travelled by a vehicle between the time that the brakes are applied and the vehicle coming to rest


lexentry: eng/brambling__Noun__1
written_rep: brambling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: keep
sense_list:
A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.


lexentry: eng/bran__Noun__1
written_rep: bran
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zemel
sense_list:
The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.


lexentry: eng/branch__Noun__1
written_rep: branch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tak
sense_list:
The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing. | A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line.


lexentry: eng/brand__Noun__1
written_rep: brand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brandmerk
sense_list:
A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.


lexentry: eng/brand__Noun__1
written_rep: brand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: merk
sense_list:
The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public. | A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.


lexentry: eng/brand__Verb__1
written_rep: brand
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brandmerken
sense_list:
(transitive) To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound. | (transitive) To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.


lexentry: eng/brandish__Verb__1
written_rep: brandish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwaaien
sense_list:
(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.


lexentry: eng/brane__Noun__1
written_rep: brane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: braan
sense_list:
(physics) A hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified) spatial dimensions, with strings in string theory seen as one-dimensional examples.


lexentry: eng/brant__Noun__1
written_rep: brant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zeegans | zwarte gans
sense_list:
(North American) Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.


lexentry: eng/brash__Adjective__1
written_rep: brash
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arrogant
sense_list:
(of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.


lexentry: eng/brass__Noun__1
written_rep: brass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: messing | geelkoper
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.


lexentry: eng/brass__Noun__1
written_rep: brass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: brons | geelkoperen | koperblazers | messing
sense_list:
(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; a band or the section of an orchestra that features such instruments.


lexentry: eng/brass_instrument__Noun__1
written_rep: brass instrument
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: koperblaasinstrument
sense_list:
(musical instruments) Any musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a mouthpiece (or tubular resonator).


lexentry: eng/brawn__Noun__1
written_rep: brawn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: hoofdkaas | zult
sense_list:
(chiefly, British) Head cheese; a terrine made from the head of a pig or calf; originally boar's meat.


lexentry: eng/bray__Verb__1
written_rep: bray
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balken
sense_list:
(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.


lexentry: eng/braze__Verb__2
written_rep: braze
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solderen
sense_list:
To join two metal pieces, without melting them, using heat and diffusion of a jointing alloy of capillary thickness.


lexentry: eng/brazen_bull__Noun__1
written_rep: brazen bull
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: messingen stier
sense_list:
An ancient torture device, supposed to have been devised by Perillos of Athens, consisting of a hollow bull fashioned from brass in which victims were imprisoned and burned to death.


lexentry: eng/brazier__Noun__2
written_rep: brazier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vuurkorf | kolenbekken | komfoor | koperslager | stoof | vuurbekken
sense_list:
An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat.


lexentry: eng/brazilwood__Noun__1
written_rep: brazilwood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brazielboom
sense_list:
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.


lexentry: eng/breach__Noun__1
written_rep: breach
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bres | gat
sense_list:
A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence


lexentry: eng/breach_of_the_peace__Noun__1
written_rep: breach of the peace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: openlijke geweldpleging met vereende krachten tegen personen of goederen
sense_list:
(legal) The legal offense of engaging in public behavior which is violent, rowdy, or disruptive. | (by extension) Any public disturbance or disorderly behavior.


lexentry: eng/bread__Noun__1
written_rep: bread
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brood
sense_list:
A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals. | Food; sustenance; support of life, in general. | (countable) Any variety of bread.


lexentry: eng/bread_and_circuses__Noun__1
written_rep: bread and circuses
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brood en spelen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Food and entertainment provided by the state, particularly if intended to placate the people.


lexentry: eng/bread_maker__Noun__1
written_rep: bread maker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: broodbakmachine | broodmachine
sense_list:
A household appliance which makes dough from raw ingredients and in most cases can also bake it into bread.


lexentry: eng/breadcrumb__Noun__1
written_rep: breadcrumb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: broodkruimel
sense_list:
(chiefly, in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.


lexentry: eng/breadfruit__Noun__1
written_rep: breadfruit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: broodboom
sense_list:
An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.


lexentry: eng/breadstick__Noun__1
written_rep: breadstick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: broodstengel | soepstengel
sense_list:
A long, very slender loaf of crisp bread smaller than a baguette; for example, grissini from Italy and rosquilletas from Spain.


lexentry: eng/break-even_point__Noun__1
written_rep: break-even point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rentabiliteitsdrempel
sense_list:
(business, management) The point where total costs equal total revenue and the organization neither makes a profit nor suffers a loss.


lexentry: eng/break-in__Noun__1
written_rep: break-in
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inbraak
sense_list:
The act of entering a place with the intent to steal or commit some other offense; an instance of breaking and entering.


lexentry: eng/break__Verb__1
written_rep: break
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: breken
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of. | (intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.


lexentry: eng/break__Verb__1
written_rep: break
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 30
trans_list: breken | overtreden
sense_list:
(transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.


lexentry: eng/break_a_lance__Verb__1
written_rep: break a lance
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: een lans breken
sense_list:
(intransitive) to take a stand, to contend [with for ‘to the benefit of’] [with in favour of ‘to the benefit of’] [with against ‘in opposition to’] [with with ‘in opposition to’]


lexentry: eng/break_a_leg__Interjection__1
written_rep: break a leg
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ... ze! | speel ze | toi toi toi! | zet hem op
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Good luck!; Do your best!; Said to someone wishing they perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.


lexentry: eng/break_bad__Verb__1
written_rep: break bad
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: van het juiste pad afwijken
sense_list:
(colloquial, especially, Southern US, and, Midwest US, of a person) To go bad; to turn toward immorality or crime.


lexentry: eng/break_down__Verb__1
written_rep: break down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: falen | kapotgaan | stukgaan | in tranen uitbarsten | instorten | uiteenvallen
sense_list:
(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.


lexentry: eng/break_down__Verb__1
written_rep: break down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: analyseren | uitsplitsen
sense_list:
(ergative, figuratively) To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of.


lexentry: eng/break_in__Verb__1
written_rep: break in
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: inlopen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, ergative, idiomatic) To reach a state of functioning more smoothly through use or wear; to cause (something, or someone, new) to undergo this change.


lexentry: eng/break_off__Verb__1
written_rep: break off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: afschieten
sense_list:
(intransitive) To become detached by breaking or snapping. | (transitive, slang, AAVE) To give (someone) (something); to allow (someone) to take (something); to grant (someone) a share or portion of (something).


lexentry: eng/break_one's_fast__Verb__1
written_rep: break one's fast
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ontbijten
sense_list:
(dated) To eat breakfast; to eat the first meal of the day after a night of not eating or to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food.


lexentry: eng/break_wind__Verb__1
written_rep: break wind
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: een scheet laten | een wind laten
sense_list:
(idiomatic, euphemistic) To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart.


lexentry: eng/breakaway__Noun__1
written_rep: breakaway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: eruptie
sense_list:
(ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them. | A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position.


lexentry: eng/breakcore__Noun__1
written_rep: breakcore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: breakcore
sense_list:
(music) A style of electronic music characterised by a high tempo, complex and intricate breakbeats, and a wide palette of samples from various sources, especially the "Amen break".


lexentry: eng/breakdown__Noun__1
written_rep: breakdown
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: afbraak | openbreking
sense_list:
(chemistry, uncountable) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/breakdown__Noun__1
written_rep: breakdown
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: opdeling | opsplitsing | uitsplitsing
sense_list:
(uncountable) Detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/breaker__Noun__1
written_rep: breaker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: blad
sense_list:
(chiefly, in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard


lexentry: eng/breakfast_cereal__Noun__1
written_rep: breakfast cereal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ontbijtgranen
sense_list:
A food made from processed grains, such as maize, oats, wheat or rice, usually eaten for breakfast with milk and sometimes sugar.


lexentry: eng/breakthrough__Noun__1
written_rep: breakthrough
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doorbraak
sense_list:
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines. | Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.


lexentry: eng/breakup__Noun__1
written_rep: breakup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: dooi
sense_list:
(Alaska and northern Canada, seasons, time) The time of year during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.


lexentry: eng/breakwater__Noun__1
written_rep: breakwater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: golfbreker | havendam | havenhoofd
sense_list:
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.


lexentry: eng/breakwater__Noun__1
written_rep: breakwater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: golfbreker
sense_list:
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.


lexentry: eng/bream__Noun__1
written_rep: bream
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brasem
sense_list:
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known. | (British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama. | An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. | A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera.


