# translation

lexentry: eng/personnel__Noun__1
written_rep: personnel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: personeel | medewerkers
sense_list:
Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc. | (non-standard, countable, plural personnel) A member of an organization such as an army.


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


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


lexentry: eng/persuasion__Noun__1
written_rep: persuasion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: overtuiging
sense_list:
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.] | (euphemism) All activity attempting to influence or control others' behavior or profession of beliefs, from convincing to threatening, assault, or battery.


lexentry: eng/perturbation__Noun__1
written_rep: perturbation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: storing
sense_list:
(uncountable) Agitation; the state of being perturbed | (countable) A small change in a physical system, or more broadly any definable system (such as a biological or economic system)


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/pet__Noun__1
written_rep: pet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: huisdier | troeteldier
sense_list:
An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.


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


lexentry: eng/pet_rock__Noun__1
written_rep: pet rock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: huisdier rots
sense_list:
A rock one keeps and cares for as if it were a pet, often purchased as a novelty item and jokingly treated as having needs like those of a living animal.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/petition__Noun__1
written_rep: petition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: petitie
sense_list:
A formal written request made by an individual or a group of people to a sovereign or political authority, often containing many signatures, soliciting some grace, right, mercy, or the redress of some wrong or grievance. [from early 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/petition__Noun__1
written_rep: petition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: petitie | verzoekschrift | smeekschrift
sense_list:
(law, by extension) A formal written application made to a magistrate or court for an order or a suit for divorce. [from 1730s]


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/phase_diagram__Noun__1
written_rep: phase diagram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fasediagram
sense_list:
(physics, chemistry) A graph, with axes representing temperature and pressure, showing the equilibrium conditions for a given substance to be a solid, liquid or gas.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/phase_transition__Noun__1
written_rep: phase transition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faseovergang
sense_list:
(physics) The transition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance.


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


lexentry: eng/phatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: phatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fatisch
sense_list:
(linguistics) Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship and whose meaning is otherwise either deemphasized or absent.


lexentry: eng/phencyclidine__Noun__1
written_rep: phencyclidine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fencyclidine
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/philosophy__Noun__1
written_rep: philosophy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: filosofie
sense_list:
(countable) A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain. | (countable) A general principle (usually moral). | (countable) A comprehensive system of belief.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/photoshop__Verb__1
written_rep: photoshop
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fotoshoppen
sense_list:
(trademark, media, computing, usually, transitive) To digitally edit or alter (a picture or photograph).


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


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


lexentry: eng/phrase__Noun__1
written_rep: phrase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: frase
sense_list:
(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, always containing an expressed or implied head (the principal word or subgroup, with core importance) and often consisting of a head plus some other elaborating words.


lexentry: eng/phrasebook__Adjective__1
written_rep: phrasebook
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: taalgids
sense_list:
(uncommon) Of or pertaining to a phrasebook. | (uncommon, idiomatic) Of one's fluency of a language, limited or deficient.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/phylactery__Noun__1
written_rep: phylactery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fylakterion
sense_list:
Either of two small leather cases containing scrolls with passages from the Torah, traditionally worn by a Jewish man (one on the arm (usually the left) and one on the forehead) and now sometimes by a woman at certain morning prayers as a reminder to obey the law as set out in the Bible; a tefilla. | (archaic) Synonym of amulet (“a protective charm or ornament”).


lexentry: eng/phylactery__Noun__1
written_rep: phylactery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: banderol | spreukband
sense_list:
(art, historical) A scroll with words on it depicted as emerging from a person's mouth or held in their hands, indicating what they are singing or speaking; a banderole, a speech scroll.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/physiotherapist__Noun__1
written_rep: physiotherapist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fysiotherapeut | fysiotherapeute | kinesist | kinesitherapeut
sense_list:
(British, Commonwealth, Irish) A therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise.


lexentry: eng/physiotherapy__Noun__1
written_rep: physiotherapy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fysiotherapie | kinesitherapie
sense_list:
(British, Commonwealth, Irish) Therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/piano_stool__Noun__1
written_rep: piano stool
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pianokruk
sense_list:
A round wooden stool used by piano players. It is less stable than the rectangular piano bench. The height can be adjusted by simply spinning the seat clockwise or counterclockwise, respectively.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/pick-me-up__Noun__1
written_rep: pick-me-up
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: analepticum
sense_list:
(informal) A drink, often an alcoholic one, taken as a stimulant or sometimes as a hangover cure; a restorative, tonic or bracer. [from 19th c.]


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/pick_up_on__Verb__1
written_rep: pick up on
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: detecteren
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To notice, observe, learn, or understand, especially something otherwise overlooked.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/picnic_table__Noun__1
written_rep: picnic table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: picknicktafel
sense_list:
An outdoor table with benches attached, intended for picnicking, or sometimes used as a skatepark feature.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/pie__Noun__1
written_rep: pie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: taart | pastei
sense_list:
A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie" without qualification has different connotations in these dialects.) | Any of various other, non-pastry dishes that maintain the general concept of a shell with a filling. | A paper plate covered in cream, shaving foam or custard that is thrown or rubbed in someone’s face for comical purposes, to raise money for charity, or as a form of political protest; a custard pie; a cream pie.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/pier__Noun__1
written_rep: pier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: zuil | pijler | pilaar
sense_list:
(architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.


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


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


lexentry: eng/pig_Latin__Noun__1
written_rep: pig Latin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pig Latin
sense_list:
A type of wordplay in which (English) words are altered by moving the leading phonetic of a word to the end and appending -ay [eɪ̯], except when the word begins with a vowel, in which case "-way" [weɪ̯] is suffixed with no leading phonetic change. {| class="examples floatright" style="background-color:var(--wikt-palette-paleblue,#f8f9fa);color:inherit;border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-collapse:separate;padding:5px;width:18em"
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"please be quiet or I'll cry" becomes "ease-play e-bay iet-quay or-way I'll-way y-cray"
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lexentry: eng/pig__Noun__1
written_rep: pig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: varken | zwijn
sense_list:
(countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus. | (metaphorically, derogatory) A dirty or slovenly person.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/pigeonhole__Noun__1
written_rep: pigeonhole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: vak
sense_list:
One of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items.


lexentry: eng/pigeonhole__Verb__1
written_rep: pigeonhole
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: hokjesdenken
sense_list:
To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/pilot__Noun__1
written_rep: pilot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: pilootaflevering | pilot
sense_list:
(television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/pip__Noun__2
written_rep: pip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pit
sense_list:
(UK) A seed inside certain fleshy fruits, such as the stone (pit) of a stonefruit or the smaller seeds of an orange or apple. | (obsolete) A pippin, seed of any kind.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/pipe_dream__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe dream
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luchtkasteel | wensdroom
sense_list:
(idiomatic, originally, US) A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe_organ__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe organ
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pijporgel
sense_list:
(musical instrument) The largest of all musical instruments, played from an organ console. The organ produces its sound by sending air through organ pipes- either reed pipes or flue pipes, which are seated on wind chests. The valves controlling each pipe may be actuated electronically or using long wooden poles called trackers.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/pique__Verb__1
written_rep: pique
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ontwikkelen
sense_list:
To excite (someone) to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest).


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


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


lexentry: eng/piranha__Noun__1
written_rep: piranha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piranha | pireng
sense_list:
(ichthyology) Any of certain freshwater fish of the subfamily Serrasalminae, native to South America; they are characterised by razor-sharp teeth and a reputation of being ferocious predators (despite most species being omnivorous).


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/placebo_effect__Noun__1
written_rep: placebo effect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: placebo-effect
sense_list:
(medicine, especially, pharmacology) A phenomenon where a person's health improves after receiving a treatment that has no direct therapeutic mechanism.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/plagiarize__Verb__1
written_rep: plagiarize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plagiëren
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/plasma_display__Noun__1
written_rep: plasma display
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plasmascherm
sense_list:
A flat-screen display, for television or personal computers, consisting of a matrix of cells filled with an inert, ionized gas; three cells (red, green and blue) constituting a single pixel


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/plastic_surgery__Noun__1
written_rep: plastic surgery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plastische chirurgie
sense_list:
Surgery to repair or revise body parts, especially involving the transfer of tissue; it is done for health reasons, reconstructive reasons, aesthetic reasons, or a combination thereof.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/platypus__Noun__1
written_rep: platypus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vogelbekdier
sense_list:
A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).


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


lexentry: eng/play__Noun__1
written_rep: play
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: spel
sense_list:
(uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play). | (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.


lexentry: eng/play__Noun__1
written_rep: play
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: schouwspel
sense_list:
(countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.


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


lexentry: eng/play__Verb__1
written_rep: play
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: spelen | afspelen
sense_list:
(transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced. | (AAVE, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/plot__Noun__1
written_rep: plot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plot | intrige | verhaal
sense_list:
(narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. [from 1640s]


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/plus_fours__Noun__1
written_rep: plus fours
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plusfour
sense_list:
Wide knickerbocker breeches, so called because originally they were designed with four inches of excess material so as to hang in a fold below the fastening beneath the knee; traditionally associated with sports, especially golf.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/pneumatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: pneumatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pneumatisch
sense_list:
Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases | Of or relating to pneumatics | Powered by, or filled with, compressed air


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/pocket_gopher__Noun__1
written_rep: pocket gopher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: goffer | wangzakrat | zakrat
sense_list:
Any of the burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae, regarded as the "true" gophers, native North and Central America.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/polar_night__Noun__1
written_rep: polar night
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poolnacht
sense_list:
A period of continual darkness that occurs in winter in the polar regions of Earth, during which the sun never rises above the horizon.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/police_car__Noun__1
written_rep: police car
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politieauto | politiewagen
sense_list:
An automobile used by a police officer when on duty. Usually marked with police livery; sometimes an unmarked car.


lexentry: eng/police_court__Noun__1
written_rep: police court
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politierechtbank
sense_list:
(historical, _, in UK, law) A court of justice for trying minor criminal cases brought before it by the police, often in summary proceedings.


lexentry: eng/police_state__Noun__1
written_rep: police state
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politiestaat
sense_list:
(usually, pejorative) A polity whose government exercises strict and repressive control of the people.


lexentry: eng/police_station__Noun__1
written_rep: police station
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politiebureau
sense_list:
A building serving as the headquarters of a branch of the police force, and sometimes as a temporary place of confinement for offenders.


lexentry: eng/policy__Noun__1
written_rep: policy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beleid
sense_list:
A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/policy__Noun__1
written_rep: policy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: beleid | tactiek | voorzichtigheid
sense_list:
Wise, advantageous, or politic conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/poliomyelitis__Noun__1
written_rep: poliomyelitis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kinderverlamming | polio | poliomyelitis
sense_list:
(pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.


lexentry: eng/politburo__Noun__1
written_rep: politburo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politbureau
sense_list:
(communism, Marxism) The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.


lexentry: eng/political__Adjective__1
written_rep: political
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politiek
sense_list:
Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing. | Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power, standing, influence or conflict.


lexentry: eng/political__Adjective__1
written_rep: political
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: politiek | partijpolitiek
sense_list:
(pejorative) Inappropriately motivated by political calculation, as it pertains to elections, power dynamics, ideologies, etc.


lexentry: eng/political_economy__Noun__1
written_rep: political economy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politieke economie | staathuishoudkunde
sense_list:
(economics, politics) Interdisciplinary studies drawing upon economics, law, and political science in explaining how political institutions, the political environment, and the economic system — capitalist, socialist, mixed, and so on — influence each other.


lexentry: eng/political_opposition__Noun__1
written_rep: political opposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oppositie
sense_list:
A recognized political party or group of parties in multiparty political systems that is present in Parliament or some other legislative body and does not control the floor (usually due to being in the minority).


lexentry: eng/political_party__Noun__1
written_rep: political party
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politieke partij | partij
sense_list:
A political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power through representation in government.


lexentry: eng/politicize__Verb__1
written_rep: politicize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: politiseren
sense_list:
(transitive) To give something political characteristics; to turn into a political issue. | (transitive) To make someone politically active or aware.


lexentry: eng/politics__Noun__1
written_rep: politics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politiek
sense_list:
(countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.


lexentry: eng/polity__Noun__1
written_rep: polity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bestuursvorm | leden van een gemeenschap | staatsbestel
sense_list:
(politics, religion, usually, uncountable) Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.


lexentry: eng/polity__Noun__1
written_rep: polity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: staatsbestel | staatsvorm
sense_list:
(political science, countable) A politically organized unit, especially a nation of people, a class or ingroup that governs it, or the state ruled thereby.


lexentry: eng/pollination__Noun__1
written_rep: pollination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bestuiving
sense_list:
(botany) The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma; effected by insects, birds, bats and the wind etc.


lexentry: eng/polling_station__Noun__1
written_rep: polling station
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stembureau
sense_list:
(Britain, Canada, Australia) a place where voters go to cast their ballot in an election or referendum; a voting station


lexentry: eng/pollute__Verb__1
written_rep: pollute
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vervuilen
sense_list:
(transitive) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product. | (transitive) To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.


lexentry: eng/pollution__Noun__1
written_rep: pollution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: milieuverontreiniging | pollutie | vervuiling | milieuvervuiling
sense_list:
Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/polo__Noun__1
written_rep: polo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pool
sense_list:
(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.


lexentry: eng/poltergeist__Noun__1
written_rep: poltergeist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: klopgeest | poltergeest
sense_list:
(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.


lexentry: eng/polyamorous__Adjective__1
written_rep: polyamorous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyamoreus
sense_list:
Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.


lexentry: eng/polyamory__Noun__1
written_rep: polyamory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyamorie
sense_list:
Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.


lexentry: eng/polyandry__Noun__1
written_rep: polyandry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyandrie | veelmannerij
sense_list:
The having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.


lexentry: eng/polycarbonate__Noun__1
written_rep: polycarbonate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polycarbonaat
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates; they are used to make light, flexible alternatives to glass. Abbreviation: PC


lexentry: eng/polycule__Noun__1
written_rep: polycule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polycuul
sense_list:
A polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping romantic, sexual, or platonic relationships.


lexentry: eng/polydactyly__Noun__1
written_rep: polydactyly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polydactylie
sense_list:
(medicine, teratology) A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of the hands or feet.


lexentry: eng/polyethylene__Noun__1
written_rep: polyethylene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyetheen
sense_list:
(organic compound) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware, containers etc.


lexentry: eng/polyethylene_glycol__Noun__1
written_rep: polyethylene glycol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyethyleenglycol
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of general formula [CH2-CH2-O]n, used in detergents and as emulsifiers and plasticizers.


lexentry: eng/polyethylene_terephthalate__Noun__1
written_rep: polyethylene terephthalate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyethyleentereftalaat
sense_list:
(organic compound) A thermoplastic resin of the polyester family used particularly in the manufacture of plastic bottles (PET) and fabrics (Terylene).


lexentry: eng/polygamy__Noun__1
written_rep: polygamy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: polygamie
sense_list:
(often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”). | (zoology) The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate. | (botany) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.


lexentry: eng/polyglot__Adjective__1
written_rep: polyglot
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: meertalig | polyglottisch
sense_list:
Containing, or made up of, several languages; specifically, of a book (especially a bible): having text translated into several languages.


lexentry: eng/polyglot__Noun__1
written_rep: polyglot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyglot | polyglotte
sense_list:
A publication in several languages; specifically, a book (especially a bible) containing several versions of the same subject matter or text in several languages.


lexentry: eng/polygyny__Noun__1
written_rep: polygyny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polygynie | veelwijverij
sense_list:
The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.


lexentry: eng/polymer__Noun__1
written_rep: polymer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polymeer
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules. | A material consisting of such polymer molecules.


lexentry: eng/polymerase_chain_reaction__Noun__1
written_rep: polymerase chain reaction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polymerasekettingreactie
sense_list:
(genetics, molecular biology, organic chemistry) A technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.


lexentry: eng/polymerization__Noun__1
written_rep: polymerization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polymerisatie
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers).


lexentry: eng/polymorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: polymorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polymorfisme
sense_list:
The ability to assume different forms or shapes. | (biology) The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents. | (object-oriented programming) A feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for a method to have several definitions. | (mathematics, type theory) The property of certain typed formal systems of allowing for the use of type variables and binders/quantifiers over those type variables; likewise, the property of certain expressions (within such typed formal systems) of making use of at least one such typed variable. | (crystallography) The ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure; pleomorphism.


lexentry: eng/polynomial__Noun__1
written_rep: polynomial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polynoom | veelterm
sense_list:
(algebra, strict sense) An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as a_n x^n + a_{n-1}x^{n-1} + ... + a_0 x^0.


lexentry: eng/polynya__Noun__1
written_rep: polynya
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wakvlakte
sense_list:
(hydrology, oceanography) A naturally formed transient area of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar or subpolar seas. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/polyomino__Noun__1
written_rep: polyomino
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyomino
sense_list:
(geometry) A plane polyform made by joining one or more squares edge to edge in various arrangements; a similar polyform made from triangles or hexagons (or any polygon that can tile a plane)


lexentry: eng/polyp__Noun__1
written_rep: polyp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poliep
sense_list:
(medicine) An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane. | (zoology) A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.


lexentry: eng/polyphony__Noun__1
written_rep: polyphony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyfonie
sense_list:
(music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).


lexentry: eng/polyphyletic__Adjective__1
written_rep: polyphyletic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyfyletisch
sense_list:
(taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.


lexentry: eng/polyseme__Noun__1
written_rep: polyseme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyseem
sense_list:
(semantics) A word or phrase that has multiple meanings, or, more specifically, multiple etymologically related meanings.


lexentry: eng/polysemy__Noun__1
written_rep: polysemy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polysemie
sense_list:
(semantics) The quality characteristic of a polyseme, a sign (such as a word or symbol) that has multiple meanings (senses), often including multiple similar ones.


lexentry: eng/polysynthetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: polysynthetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polysynthetisch
sense_list:
(grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.


lexentry: eng/polytonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: polytonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meertonig | meertonige
sense_list:
Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which employs the rough and smooth breathings and the grave, acute, and circumflex accents. Replaced by the monotonic system in 1982.


lexentry: eng/polytope__Noun__1
written_rep: polytope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polytoop
sense_list:
(geometry) A geometric shape (of any number of dimensions) which is fully enclosed and has flat sides, making it a member of the generalized class of shapes which includes the two-dimensional polygon and three-dimensional polyhedron; (formally) a finite region of n-dimensional space bounded by hyperplanes.


lexentry: eng/polytunnel__Noun__1
written_rep: polytunnel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: folie tunnel
sense_list:
A tunnel made of polyethylene, used to grow plants that require a higher temperature and/or humidity than that which is available in the environment.


lexentry: eng/polyunsaturated_fat__Noun__1
written_rep: polyunsaturated fat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meervoudig onverzadigde vetzuur
sense_list:
(fatty acid) A fat or oil, almost exclusively from vegetable sources, containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids.


lexentry: eng/polyunsaturated_fatty_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: polyunsaturated fatty acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meervoudig onverzadigde vetzuren
sense_list:
(fatty acid) A fatty acid, such as arachidonic acid, that contains two or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds


lexentry: eng/polyurethane__Noun__1
written_rep: polyurethane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyurethaan
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in many industrial and domestic applications.


lexentry: eng/polyvinyl_alcohol__Noun__1
written_rep: polyvinyl alcohol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyvinylalcohol
sense_list:
(chemistry) A water-soluble synthetic polymer prepared by partial or complete hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate to remove acetate groups, having many uses, including as an adhesive and surfactant and in freshwater angling.


lexentry: eng/polyvinyl_chloride__Noun__1
written_rep: polyvinyl chloride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyvinylchloride | pvc
sense_list:
A thermoplastic resin produced by the polymerization of vinyl chloride; used as an electrical insulator and in many other applications. Can be compounded into flexible and rigid forms through the use of plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers and other modifiers.


lexentry: eng/pomander__Noun__1
written_rep: pomander
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pomander | reukbal
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, historical) A mixture of aromatic substances, made into a ball and carried by a person to impart a sweet smell or as a protection against infection. [from late 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pome__Noun__1
written_rep: pome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pitvrucht
sense_list:
(botany) A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.


lexentry: eng/pomegranate__Noun__1
written_rep: pomegranate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granaatappel
sense_list:
The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart. | The shrub or small tree that bears the fruit.


lexentry: eng/pomelo__Noun__1
written_rep: pomelo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pompelmoes
sense_list:
The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.


lexentry: eng/pommel_horse__Noun__1
written_rep: pommel horse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paard
sense_list:
An apparatus for gymnastic exercises with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright pommels, as hand grips, near the centre; held upright with adjustable legs. | An athletic event in which the pommel horse is used.


lexentry: eng/pompadour__Noun__1
written_rep: pompadour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banaan
sense_list:
A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.


lexentry: eng/pompom__Noun__1
written_rep: pompom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pompom
sense_list:
A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric, tinsel, plastic, or paper streamers bound at the center, most notably held, waved, and shaken in cheerleading.


lexentry: eng/pompon__Noun__1
written_rep: pompon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pompon
sense_list:
A bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc. tied in the middle and left loose at the ends, so as to form a puff or ball, as for decoration or a showy prop for cheerleading.


lexentry: eng/pondweed__Noun__1
written_rep: pondweed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fonteinkruid
sense_list:
opposite-leaved pondweed, Groenlandia densa, only plant of its genus, found chiefly in the Mediterranean region.


lexentry: eng/poniard__Noun__1
written_rep: poniard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: knijf | ponjaard
sense_list:
(now, chiefly, historical) A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pontificate__Verb__1
written_rep: pontificate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: orakelen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To act like a pontiff; to express one's position or opinions dogmatically and pompously as if they were absolutely correct. | (intransitive) To speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner, especially at length.


lexentry: eng/pontoon__Noun__1
written_rep: pontoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ponton
sense_list:
A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.


lexentry: eng/ponytail__Noun__1
written_rep: ponytail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paardenstaart
sense_list:
A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.


lexentry: eng/pood__Noun__1
written_rep: pood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poed
sense_list:
An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).


lexentry: eng/poodle__Noun__1
written_rep: poodle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poedel
sense_list:
A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.


lexentry: eng/poof__Interjection__1
written_rep: poof
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poef
sense_list:
Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.


lexentry: eng/pool__Noun__1
written_rep: pool
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plas | poel
sense_list:
A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.


lexentry: eng/pool_noodle__Noun__1
written_rep: pool noodle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: friet
sense_list:
A long, slender tube or rod, extruded from buoyant foam and usually brightly coloured, used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools.


lexentry: eng/pooper__Noun__1
written_rep: pooper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spelbreker
sense_list:
(slang) One who poops out on an activity; one who dampens the mood by lack of participation or negative attitude. Mostly used in the phrase party pooper.


lexentry: eng/poor_box__Noun__1
written_rep: poor box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boomstam
sense_list:
A locked box with a slot for depositing coins into, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy.


lexentry: eng/pop-up__Noun__1
written_rep: pop-up
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eendagsvlieg
sense_list:
(baseball) A pop-up ball: a ball that has been hit to a considerable height above the infield or the shallow outfield; a pop fly. | A folded paper element which pops up from a book, greeting card, etc. | A business that opens for a brief temporary period only, such as a temporary restaurant.


lexentry: eng/pop-up_advertisement__Noun__1
written_rep: pop-up advertisement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: popup
sense_list:
(Internet, advertising) An advertisement that takes the form of a window that appears automatically on a computer screen when certain websites are visited.


lexentry: eng/pop__Noun__1
written_rep: pop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plop
sense_list:
(countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.


lexentry: eng/pop__Noun__1
written_rep: pop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: frisdrank
sense_list:
(uncountable, regional, Midwest US, Canada, Inland North, Midlands, Northwestern US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.


lexentry: eng/pop__Verb__1
written_rep: pop
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: even langsgaan
sense_list:
(intransitive, with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart. | (intransitive, often with over, round, along, in, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.


lexentry: eng/pop__Verb__1
written_rep: pop
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: laten knappen
sense_list:
(transitive, UK, AU) To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.


lexentry: eng/pop_art__Noun__1
written_rep: pop art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: popart
sense_list:
(arts) A genre of art that uses elements of popular culture, often using techniques from commercial art and advertising.


lexentry: eng/pop_music__Noun__1
written_rep: pop music
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pop | popmuziek
sense_list:
Music intended for or accepted by a wide audience, usually with a commercial basis and distinguished from other genres such as classical music and folk music, and nowadays also from rock music.


lexentry: eng/popliteus__Noun__1
written_rep: popliteus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wade
sense_list:
(anatomy) A small muscle at the back of the knee that aids in bending the knee and in the rotation of the lower leg.


lexentry: eng/poppy__Noun__1
written_rep: poppy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: klaproos | maankop
sense_list:
Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.


lexentry: eng/poppy__Noun__1
written_rep: poppy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: klaproos | papaver
sense_list:
(chiefly, Australia, Britain, Canada) A simple artificial poppy flower worn in a buttonhole or displayed in other contexts to remember those who died in the two World Wars and other armed conflicts, especially around Remembrance Day/Remembrance Sunday.


lexentry: eng/popsicle__Noun__1
written_rep: popsicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: waterijs
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, US, Canada) Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like, on a stick, of a size to be one serving.


lexentry: eng/popular_science__Noun__1
written_rep: popular science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: populaire wetenschap
sense_list:
An interpretation of science intended for a general audience, rather than for other scientists or students.


lexentry: eng/popular_science__Noun__1
written_rep: popular science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: populairwetenschappelijk
sense_list:
(attributive) Of, or having to do with science, but aimed at ordinary people as opposed to scientists; intended for general consumption.


lexentry: eng/popularity__Noun__1
written_rep: popularity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: populariteit | geliefdheid
sense_list:
The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large.


lexentry: eng/population__Noun__1
written_rep: population
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bevolking | populatie
sense_list:
A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.


lexentry: eng/population__Noun__1
written_rep: population
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: bevolking | populatie | inwonertal
sense_list:
(biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.


lexentry: eng/population__Noun__1
written_rep: population
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: populatie
sense_list:
(statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.


lexentry: eng/population_density__Noun__1
written_rep: population density
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bevolkingsdichtheid
sense_list:
Average population per unit area; especially, the average number of people who live per square kilometer (or square mile) of land.


lexentry: eng/population_pyramid__Noun__1
written_rep: population pyramid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leeftijdspiramide | bevolkingspiramide
sense_list:
(demography) A graphical illustration of the distribution of a population (typically that of a country or region of the world) by age groups and sex; it typically forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing.


lexentry: eng/populism__Noun__1
written_rep: populism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: populisme
sense_list:
(philosophy) A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.


lexentry: eng/porcelain__Noun__1
written_rep: porcelain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: porselein
sense_list:
(usually, uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods. | (countable, now, _, usually, in the plural) An object made of porcelain, (particularly) art objects or items of tableware.


lexentry: eng/porch__Noun__1
written_rep: porch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portiek | veranda
sense_list:
(architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.


lexentry: eng/porcupine__Noun__1
written_rep: porcupine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stekelvarken
sense_list:
Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.


lexentry: eng/porcupine_fish__Noun__1
written_rep: porcupine fish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: egelvis
sense_list:
Any of several tropical fish species in the family Diodontidae that are covered with sharp spines and inflate themselves when threatened. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pork-barrelling__Noun__1
written_rep: pork-barrelling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cliëntelisme | favoritisme | stemmenlokkerij
sense_list:
(politics) The practice of an elected politician giving favours or money to some or all voters in the politician's electorate, or to certain organizations, as compensation or payback for support from those voters or organizations in the past.


lexentry: eng/pornocracy__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: pornocracy
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pornocratie
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, historical, often, capitalized) The period of the papacy known as the saeculum obscūrum (Latin for “dark age”), and also as the “Rule of the Harlots”, which began with the installation of Pope Sergius III in 904 and lasted for sixty years until the death of Pope John XII in 964, during which time the popes were strongly influenced by the Theophylacti, a powerful and corrupt aristocratic family. [from mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pornography__Noun__1
written_rep: pornography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pornografie
sense_list:
The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pornstache__Noun__1
written_rep: pornstache
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pornosnor
sense_list:
(slang) A moustache that resembles one worn by an adult film actor, especially associated with the 1970s.


lexentry: eng/porosity__Noun__1
written_rep: porosity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poreusheid | porositeit
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state of being porous. | (countable) A measure of how porous a material is; the ratio of the volume of pores to the total volume


lexentry: eng/porridge__Noun__1
written_rep: porridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pap | brij
sense_list:
A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__1
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bakboord | poort | bakboord- | overdragen | porten
sense_list:
(nautical, aviation, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bakboord | haven | bakboord-
sense_list:
An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: haven
sense_list:
(bowls, curling) A narrow opening between other players' bowls or stones wide enough for a delivered bowl or stone to pass through.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: poort
sense_list:
An opening where a connection (such as with a pipe) is made. | A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: overdragen | porten
sense_list:
(also, networking) A number that delimits a connection for specific processes or parts of a network service.


lexentry: eng/port__Verb__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bakboord | haven | poort | bakboord-
sense_list:
(transitive, military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lies diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.


lexentry: eng/port_city__Noun__1
written_rep: port city
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: havenstad
sense_list:
A city built around a port, for its defence, to provide infrastructural support, or as parasitic urban sprawl.


lexentry: eng/port_of_call__Noun__1
written_rep: port of call
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanloophaven
sense_list:
(nautical) Any port (except its home port) being visited by a ship, especially to load or unload cargo or passengers or to take on supplies.


lexentry: eng/portability__Noun__1
written_rep: portability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nummerbehoud
sense_list:
(software) The ability of a program (or software system) to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms.


lexentry: eng/portable_art__Noun__1
written_rep: portable art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mobiele kunst
sense_list:
(archaeology) Small pieces of prehistoric art that could be carried, as opposed to art applied to walls or cliffs, for example.


lexentry: eng/portable_toilet__Noun__1
written_rep: portable toilet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dixi
sense_list:
A movable toilet, particularly a portable outhouse used where other lavatories are unavailable (as at a construction site) or insufficient (as at special events).


lexentry: eng/portal__Noun__1
written_rep: portal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: portaal
sense_list:
(Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet. | A grandiose and often lavish entrance.


lexentry: eng/portal_site__Noun__1
written_rep: portal site
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portaalsite
sense_list:
(Internet) A website with various features and content of its own, but also with many links to other sites, its aim being that users would make it their home page.


lexentry: eng/portcullis__Noun__1
written_rep: portcullis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valhek | valpoort
sense_list:
A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.


lexentry: eng/porte_cochère__Noun__1
written_rep: porte cochère
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: koetspoort
sense_list:
(historical) A gateway through which horse carriages pass, often into a courtyard. | A porch, or roof without walls over a driveway, next to the entrance of a building which a vehicle can stop in or under to allow passengers to embark or disembark without being affected by bad weather.


lexentry: eng/portmanteau_word__Noun__1
written_rep: portmanteau word
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kofferwoord | versmelting | contaminatie | porte-manteauwoord | vlechtwoord
sense_list:
(linguistics) A word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel.


lexentry: eng/portolan__Noun__1
written_rep: portolan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portulaan
sense_list:
(historic, nautical) A chart of European navigable waters based on descriptions of coasts. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/portrait__Noun__1
written_rep: portrait
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portret
sense_list:
(countable) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders. | (countable, figuratively) An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.


lexentry: eng/portrait__Noun__1
written_rep: portrait
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: staand
sense_list:
(computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.


lexentry: eng/poser__Noun__1
written_rep: poser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: lijm
sense_list:
Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.


lexentry: eng/poseur__Noun__1
written_rep: poseur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aansteller
sense_list:
One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.


lexentry: eng/position_paper__Noun__1
written_rep: position paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atelier
sense_list:
(philosophy, government) An essay or report which expresses a position, conclusion, or recommendation concerning a contested issue or undecided question and which usually contains arguments or reasons in support of this position.


lexentry: eng/positive__Adjective__1
written_rep: positive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: positief
sense_list:
(law) Formally laid down. [from the 14th c.] | (mathematics, of a number) Greater than zero. [from the 18th c.] | (physics) Having more protons than electrons. | Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.


lexentry: eng/positive_degree__Noun__1
written_rep: positive degree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stellende trap
sense_list:
(grammar) That state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution; as in wise, noble.


lexentry: eng/positivism__Noun__1
written_rep: positivism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: positivisme
sense_list:
(philosophy) A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.


lexentry: eng/posology__Noun__1
written_rep: posology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: posologie
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, pharmacy, pharmacology) The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/posse__Noun__1
written_rep: posse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: kliek
sense_list:
(colloquial) A group of (especially young) people seen as constituting a peer group or band of associates; a gang, a group of friends. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/possess__Verb__1
written_rep: possess
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bezit nemen van
sense_list:
Of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person's body or mind).


lexentry: eng/possessee__Noun__1
written_rep: possessee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanvulling
sense_list:
(grammar) Verb complement in some languages or some constructions of a given language; the noun which is possessed.


lexentry: eng/possessive__Adjective__1
written_rep: possessive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bezittelijk
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to ownership or possession. | (grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.


lexentry: eng/possessive_case__Noun__1
written_rep: possessive case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: genitief
sense_list:
(grammar) case used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not always the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya.


lexentry: eng/possessive_suffix__Noun__1
written_rep: possessive suffix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: possessiefsuffix
sense_list:
(linguistics) A suffix that indicates possession, occurs in some Uralic, Turkic, Semitic and Indo-European languages.


lexentry: eng/possibly__Adverb__1
written_rep: possibly
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mogelijk
sense_list:
(modifying a verb) In the realm of possibility; indicates that the action may successfully be performed (is not impossible) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker that might limit the performance.


lexentry: eng/post-production__Noun__1
written_rep: post-production
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: post-productie
sense_list:
(cinematography, television) The stages of film (or audio) production happening between the actual filming (or recording) and the completed product.


lexentry: eng/post-traumatic_stress_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: post-traumatic stress disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: posttraumatische stressstoornis
sense_list:
(psychology) A psychological condition that develops following some stressful situation or event, with symptoms such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, flashbacks, hypervigilance, depression, dissociation, withdrawal or lack of concentration.


lexentry: eng/post-war__Adjective__1
written_rep: post-war
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naoorlogs
sense_list:
Pertaining to a period of time immediately following the end of a war; where there is a cessation of conflict.


lexentry: eng/post__Noun__2
written_rep: post
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: post
sense_list:
(obsolete) Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route. [16th–17th c.] | (dated) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route. | (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/post__Verb__2
written_rep: post
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: op de post doen | posten | versturen | verzenden
sense_list:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/post_office__Noun__1
written_rep: post office
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postkantoor | posterij
sense_list:
(countable) A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.


lexentry: eng/post_office_box__Noun__1
written_rep: post office box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postbus
sense_list:
A uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office that may be hired as collection point for mail.


lexentry: eng/postage__Noun__1
written_rep: postage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frankering
sense_list:
The charge for posting an item. | The postage stamp, or similar token, affixed to an item of post as evidence of payment.


lexentry: eng/postage_stamp__Noun__1
written_rep: postage stamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postzegel
sense_list:
A small piece of printed paper stuck on an item to be mailed, indicating that postage has been paid.


lexentry: eng/postal_address__Noun__1
written_rep: postal address
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: huisadres
sense_list:
The address (of a person or business) to which mail is delivered, as distinct from the actual street address.


lexentry: eng/postalveolar__Noun__1
written_rep: postalveolar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postalveolaar
sense_list:
(phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.


lexentry: eng/postcard__Noun__1
written_rep: postcard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ansichtkaart | postkaart | kaart
sense_list:
(post) A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope.


lexentry: eng/postcode__Noun__1
written_rep: postcode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postcode | postnummer
sense_list:
(UK, Irish) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.


lexentry: eng/posterior__Adjective__1
written_rep: posterior
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achterkant | rugzijde
sense_list:
(anatomy) Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.


lexentry: eng/posterior__Noun__1
written_rep: posterior
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Achterste | achterwerk
sense_list:
(sometimes, euphemistic, sometimes, humorous) The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.


lexentry: eng/posterior_chamber__Noun__1
written_rep: posterior chamber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achterste oogkamer
sense_list:
(anatomy, ophthalmology) A narrow space inside the eye between the iris and the lens, filled with aqueous humour.


lexentry: eng/postern__Noun__1
written_rep: postern
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achterdeur | achterpoort | zijdeur | zijingang
sense_list:
(architecture) A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance, especially in a city wall or fortification.


lexentry: eng/posthumous__Adjective__1
written_rep: posthumous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: postuum | posthuum
sense_list:
Taking place after one's own death. | In reference to a work, published after the author's death. | (originally) Born after the death of one's father.


lexentry: eng/postimpressionism__Noun__1
written_rep: postimpressionism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postimpressionisme
sense_list:
(arts) A genre of painting that rejected the naturalism of impressionism, using colour and form in more expressive manners.


lexentry: eng/postmark__Noun__1
written_rep: postmark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: handstempel
sense_list:
A marking made by a postal service on a delivery, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, mostly serving to cancel a postage stamp.


lexentry: eng/postmodern__Adjective__1
written_rep: postmodern
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: postmodern
sense_list:
Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of postmodernism, especially as represented in art, architecture, literature, science, or philosophy that reacts against an earlier modernism.


lexentry: eng/postmodernism__Noun__1
written_rep: postmodernism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postmodernisme
sense_list:
Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that reacts against an earlier modernist movement.


lexentry: eng/pot_calling_the_kettle_black__Noun__1
written_rep: pot calling the kettle black
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: de pot verwijt de ketel dat hij zwart ziet
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares.


lexentry: eng/potash__Noun__1
written_rep: potash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: potas
sense_list:
The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts).


lexentry: eng/potassium__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kalium | potas
sense_list:
A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.


lexentry: eng/potassium_chloride__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium chloride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaliumchloride
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The potassium salt of hydrochloric acid, KCl; it is used as a salt substitute for table salt, a medication, a fertilizer, and a feedstock.


lexentry: eng/potassium_cyanide__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium cyanide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaliumcyanide
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The potassium salt of hydrocyanic acid, KCN; the colourless crystals are soluble in water, and it is extremely poisonous, and is used in electroplating, the extraction of gold and silver from their ores, and in photography.


lexentry: eng/potassium_dichromate__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium dichromate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaliumdichromaat
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A potassium salt of chromic acid, K2Cr2O7; the orange crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an oxidizing agent and in photography.


lexentry: eng/potassium_hydroxide__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium hydroxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaliumhydroxide
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The alkaline base KOH, once known as caustic potash; it has a number of industrial uses, including the manufacture of bleach.


lexentry: eng/potassium_nitrate__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium nitrate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaliumnitraat
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) KNO3, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder; also used a food preservative and as an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive gums; historically used in the production of nitric acid (HNO3).


lexentry: eng/potassium_permanganate__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium permanganate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaliumpermanganaat
sense_list:
(chemistry) KMnO4, the most readily available commercial permanganate; it is used as an oxidizing agent both in industry and in the analytical laboratory.


lexentry: eng/potato__Noun__1
written_rep: potato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: aardappel
sense_list:
(humorous, slang, computing) An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.


lexentry: eng/potato_chip__Noun__1
written_rep: potato chip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: friet
sense_list:
(UK, Irish) One of a batch of pieces of potato cut into elongated cubes and fried; a chip or chipped potato, usually larger than American french fries.


lexentry: eng/potato_crisp__Noun__1
written_rep: potato crisp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aardappel
sense_list:
(Ireland, UK, chiefly, in the plural) A thin slice of potato that has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and which is eaten when cool; they are typically packaged and sold as a snack.


lexentry: eng/potato_starch__Noun__1
written_rep: potato starch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aardappelzetmeel
sense_list:
(gastronomy) A widely diffused vegetable substance found in the extracted material of potatoes used in cooking.


lexentry: eng/potential_energy__Noun__1
written_rep: potential energy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: potentiële energie
sense_list:
The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).


lexentry: eng/potentiometer__Noun__1
written_rep: potentiometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: potentiometer | potmeter
sense_list:
(electronics) A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.


lexentry: eng/pothole__Noun__1
written_rep: pothole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gat in het wegdek
sense_list:
A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic. | A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.


lexentry: eng/potpourri__Noun__1
written_rep: potpourri
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: potpourri
sense_list:
(music) A medley of songs or music. | A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room.


lexentry: eng/poult__Noun__1
written_rep: poult
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: jongen
sense_list:
A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/poultice__Noun__1
written_rep: poultice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cataplasma | papomslag
sense_list:
A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.


lexentry: eng/pound__Noun__1
written_rep: pound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pond
sense_list:
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight. | A unit of currency in various currency systems. | Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.


lexentry: eng/pour__Verb__1
written_rep: pour
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gieten | schenken | gutsen | pouren | stromen | uitbraken
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.


lexentry: eng/powder__Noun__1
written_rep: powder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poeder
sense_list:
The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust. | (cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.


lexentry: eng/powdered_sugar__Noun__1
written_rep: powdered sugar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poedersuiker
sense_list:
(US) Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
written_rep: power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: macht
sense_list:
(countable) The ability to affect or influence. | (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control. | The ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere. | A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): x^n, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x \times x \times \cdots \times x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
written_rep: power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: vermogen
sense_list:
(physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
written_rep: power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: machten
sense_list:
(biblical, in plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.


lexentry: eng/power_behind_the_throne__Noun__1
written_rep: power behind the throne
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grijze eminentie
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Someone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.


lexentry: eng/power_broker__Noun__1
written_rep: power broker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grijze eminentie
sense_list:
A person or group having the ability to influence important decisions, especially in public policy, politics, and business.


lexentry: eng/power_line__Noun__1
written_rep: power line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoogspanningslijn
sense_list:
An electrical wire, cable or conduit, suspended in air by utility poles or transmission towers, or buried underground, used for the carrying of electricity either from a power source such as a generating station to a substation, or from a substation to a building such as a plant, commercial building or a home.


lexentry: eng/power_metal__Noun__1
written_rep: power metal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: powermetal
sense_list:
(music) A subgenre of heavy metal music, often featuring fast tempos, melodic guitar work, soaring vocals, dramatic choruses, and lyrics inspired by fantasy themes.


lexentry: eng/power_set__Noun__1
written_rep: power set
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: machtenverzameling
sense_list:
(set theory, of a set S) The set whose elements comprise all the subsets of S (including the empty set and S itself).


lexentry: eng/power_steering__Noun__1
written_rep: power steering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stuurbekrachtiging
sense_list:
(automotive) A system for reducing the driver's effort to steer, by using a power source to assist in turning the wheels. (Traditionally hydraulic; now sometimes electric.)


lexentry: eng/power_strip__Noun__1
written_rep: power strip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stekkerdoos
sense_list:
A block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple electrical devices to be plugged in.


lexentry: eng/power_supply__Noun__1
written_rep: power supply
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: voeding
sense_list:
That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the rest of the electronics from the connected AC source.


lexentry: eng/power_vacuum__Noun__1
written_rep: power vacuum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: machtsvacuüm
sense_list:
A lack of centralised political authority, especially following a conflict, revolution, change of power, etc.


lexentry: eng/powertrain__Noun__1
written_rep: powertrain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aandrijflijn
sense_list:
The group of components in a vehicle that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air.


lexentry: eng/practical__Adjective__1
written_rep: practical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: praktisch
sense_list:
Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis. | Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use. | Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.


lexentry: eng/practice__Noun__1
written_rep: practice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: praktijk | uitoefening
sense_list:
(uncountable, especially, medicine, arts) The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.


lexentry: eng/practice__Noun__1
written_rep: practice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: praktijk
sense_list:
A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine. | Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.


lexentry: eng/practicum__Noun__1
written_rep: practicum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: practicum
sense_list:
(US) A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.


lexentry: eng/pragmatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: pragmatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pragmatisch
sense_list:
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.


lexentry: eng/pragmatics__Noun__2
written_rep: pragmatics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pragmatiek
sense_list:
(linguistics, translation studies) The study of the use of language, especially meaning, in a social context; it includes extratextual aspects of language including exophoric reference, phatic utterances, and nonverbal channels.


lexentry: eng/pragmatism__Noun__1
written_rep: pragmatism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pragmatisme
sense_list:
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals. | (philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences. | (politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.


lexentry: eng/prairie__Noun__1
written_rep: prairie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prairie
sense_list:
An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.


lexentry: eng/prairie_dog__Noun__1
written_rep: prairie dog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prairiehond
sense_list:
Any of genus Cynomys, small, stout-bodied burrowing rodents with shallow cheek pouches, native to North America and Central America.


lexentry: eng/pram__Noun__1
written_rep: pram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kinderwagen
sense_list:
A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. | (colloquial, loosely) A pushchair; a buggy.


lexentry: eng/praseodymium__Noun__1
written_rep: praseodymium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: praseodymium
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Pr) with an atomic number of 59, a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile rare earth metal, valued for its magnetic, electrical, chemical, and optical properties.


lexentry: eng/pray__Verb__1
written_rep: pray
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bidden
sense_list:
(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.


lexentry: eng/prayer__Noun__1
written_rep: prayer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gebed
sense_list:
(uncountable) A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity. | The specific words or methods used for praying.


lexentry: eng/prayer_flag__Noun__1
written_rep: prayer flag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gebedsvlag
sense_list:
A colourful rectangular cloth hung from a thread and strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas by practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.


lexentry: eng/prayer_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: prayer wheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gebedsmolen
sense_list:
(Buddhism) A rotating cylinder either inscribed with or containing prayers, mainly used by Tibetan Buddhists.


lexentry: eng/praying_mantis__Noun__1
written_rep: praying mantis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bidsprinkhaan
sense_list:
Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance.


lexentry: eng/pre-Columbian__Adjective__1
written_rep: pre-Columbian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: precolumbiaans
sense_list:
Referring to the cultures of the Americas before the European influence, specifically to the era before the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus.


lexentry: eng/pre-Socratic__Adjective__1
written_rep: pre-Socratic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presocratisch
sense_list:
(historical) Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher Socrates (circa 469–399 BCE).


lexentry: eng/pre-drink__Verb__1
written_rep: pre-drink
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: indrinken
sense_list:
(intransitive) To drink cheaper take-away alcohol prior to drinking in more expensive clubs and bars


lexentry: eng/preacher__Noun__1
written_rep: preacher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prediker | predikant
sense_list:
Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.


lexentry: eng/preamble__Noun__1
written_rep: preamble
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: preambule
sense_list:
A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.


lexentry: eng/preamplifier__Noun__1
written_rep: preamplifier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorversterker
sense_list:
A voltage amplifier for amplifying a low-level input signal; its output is the input to a higher-level amplifier.


lexentry: eng/precariat__Noun__1
written_rep: precariat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: precariaat
sense_list:
(sociology, collective) People suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living a precarious existence, without security or predictability, especially job security.


lexentry: eng/precedent__Noun__1
written_rep: precedent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: precedent
sense_list:
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.


lexentry: eng/precedent__Noun__1
written_rep: precedent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: jurisprudentie
sense_list:
(legal) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.


lexentry: eng/precession__Noun__1
written_rep: precession
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: precessie
sense_list:
(physics, countable) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis. | Any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters.


lexentry: eng/precinct__Noun__1
written_rep: precinct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: districtpolitiebureau | politiedistrict
sense_list:
(US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.


lexentry: eng/precious_metal__Noun__1
written_rep: precious metal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edelmetaal
sense_list:
A rare metallic chemical element of high economic value, such as gold, platinum, palladium, or rhodium.


lexentry: eng/precious_stone__Noun__1
written_rep: precious stone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edelsteen
sense_list:
Any gem, such as a diamond or ruby, that is expensive because of its rarity or desirability; especially one set into a piece of jewelry.


lexentry: eng/precipitation__Noun__1
written_rep: precipitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neerslag
sense_list:
(meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.


lexentry: eng/precise__Adjective__1
written_rep: precise
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: precijs
sense_list:
(sciences, engineering, of data points, strictly) Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).


lexentry: eng/preclude__Verb__1
written_rep: preclude
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uitsluiten | precluderen
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.


lexentry: eng/precocious__Adjective__1
written_rep: precocious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vroegrijp | vroegvolwassen
sense_list:
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity. | Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.


lexentry: eng/precognition__Noun__1
written_rep: precognition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: precognitie | voorkennis
sense_list:
(parapsychology) Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/preconception__Noun__1
written_rep: preconception
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vooroordeel
sense_list:
An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice.


lexentry: eng/precondition__Noun__1
written_rep: precondition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorwaarde
sense_list:
A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action. | A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.


lexentry: eng/precontract__Noun__1
written_rep: precontract
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorlopig contract
sense_list:
(legal) A contract preceding another, especially a contract of marriage which, according to the ancient law, rendered void a subsequent marriage solemnized in violation of it.


lexentry: eng/precursor__Noun__1
written_rep: precursor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: precursor
sense_list:
(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.


lexentry: eng/predator__Noun__1
written_rep: predator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: roofdier | predator | roofvis
sense_list:
Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other non-plant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.


lexentry: eng/predecessor__Noun__1
written_rep: predecessor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorganger
sense_list:
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.


lexentry: eng/predicate__Noun__1
written_rep: predicate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gezegde | predicaat
sense_list:
(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.


lexentry: eng/predicate__Noun__1
written_rep: predicate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: predicaat | gezegde
sense_list:
(logic) A term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term.


lexentry: eng/predicate_logic__Noun__1
written_rep: predicate logic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: predicatenlogica
sense_list:
(logic) The generic term for symbolic formal systems like first-order logic, second-order logic, many-sorted logic or infinitary logic.


lexentry: eng/predicative__Adjective__1
written_rep: predicative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: predicatief
sense_list:
(grammar, of an adjectival or nominal phrase) Modifying a noun from within a predicate. contrasts with attributive.


lexentry: eng/predicative_adjective__Noun__1
written_rep: predicative adjective
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: predicaatsadjectief
sense_list:
(grammar) An adjective that is not part of the noun clause it modifies, but is linked to it with a copula.


lexentry: eng/predicative_case__Noun__1
written_rep: predicative case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: predicatief
sense_list:
(grammar) A term that may sometimes be used to describe the case marking a predicative nominative (a noun that renames the subject often following a linking verb), or for the adjective that agrees with it (predicative adjective).


lexentry: eng/predict__Verb__1
written_rep: predict
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorspellen
sense_list:
(transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.


lexentry: eng/predisposition__Noun__1
written_rep: predisposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neiging
sense_list:
The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.


lexentry: eng/preeclampsia__Noun__1
written_rep: preeclampsia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pre-eclampsie | zwangerschapsvergiftiging
sense_list:
(pathology) A complication of pregnancy, affecting about 2-20% of women, depending on location, characterized by hypertension and damage to the linings of the blood vessels of the brain, liver, lungs and kidneys, which can lead to multiple organ failure, convulsions, coma and death. The only cure is delivery of the child.


lexentry: eng/preeminent__Adjective__1
written_rep: preeminent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uitstekend
sense_list:
Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/preen__Verb__2
written_rep: preen
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: opsmukken | uitdossen
sense_list:
(of people, intransitive, reflexive) To spend time making oneself attractive and admiring one's appearance, e.g. in front of a mirror.


lexentry: eng/preface__Noun__1
written_rep: preface
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorwoord | voorrede
sense_list:
A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author.


lexentry: eng/prefect__Noun__1
written_rep: prefect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prefect
sense_list:
(historical) An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc. | The head of a prefecture in Japan.


lexentry: eng/prefecture__Noun__1
written_rep: prefecture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: prefectuur
sense_list:
The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.


lexentry: eng/prefer__Verb__1
written_rep: prefer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prefereren | verkiezen | voorkeur geven
sense_list:
(transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/prefix__Noun__1
written_rep: prefix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorvoegsel | prefix
sense_list:
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.


lexentry: eng/prefix__Verb__1
written_rep: prefix
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voorvoegen | arrangeren | op | regelen | vastleggen | voorhand
sense_list:
(transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/prefrontal_cortex__Noun__1
written_rep: prefrontal cortex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prefrontale cortex
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the frontal lobes of the mammalian brain, lying in front of the motor and premotor areas.


lexentry: eng/pregabalin__Noun__1
written_rep: pregabalin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pregabaline
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) An anticonvulsant drug used for neuropathic pain and as an adjunct therapy for seizures.


lexentry: eng/pregnancy_test__Noun__1
written_rep: pregnancy test
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zwangerschapstest
sense_list:
a piece of test equipment that determines whether a woman, or by extension, a female animal is pregnant


lexentry: eng/pregnant__Adjective__1
written_rep: pregnant
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: betekenisvol
sense_list:
(comparable) Meaningful, having numerous possibilities or implications; full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.


lexentry: eng/prehensile__Adjective__1
written_rep: prehensile
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grijp-
sense_list:
(zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.


lexentry: eng/prejudice__Noun__1
written_rep: prejudice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vooroordeel
sense_list:
(countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts. | (countable) A preconception, any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative. | (countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.


lexentry: eng/prelate__Noun__1
written_rep: prelate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prelaat | kerkvorst
sense_list:
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.


lexentry: eng/prelude__Noun__1
written_rep: prelude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prelude
sense_list:
An introductory or preliminary performance or event. | (music) A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece. [from 1650s]


lexentry: eng/premature_birth__Noun__1
written_rep: premature birth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vroeggeboorte
sense_list:
The birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development. | (medicine) Childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation, but later than 20th week, which is regarded a miscarriage.


lexentry: eng/premature_ejaculation__Noun__1
written_rep: premature ejaculation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voortijdige zaadlozing
sense_list:
A medical condition where a man, when initiating sexual intercourse, will experience an orgasm and expel semen after a time period far below the average, generally defined as one minute or less.


lexentry: eng/premeditate__Verb__1
written_rep: premeditate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: van tevoren bedenken
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand.


lexentry: eng/premier__Noun__1
written_rep: premier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eerste minister
sense_list:
(politics, non-Westminster) The government leader in a legislative congress or leader of a government-level administrative body; the head of government.


lexentry: eng/premiere__Noun__1
written_rep: premiere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: première
sense_list:
The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.


lexentry: eng/premise__Noun__1
written_rep: premise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorwaarde
sense_list:
A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition. | (usually, in the plural, legal) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.


lexentry: eng/premonition__Noun__1
written_rep: premonition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorgevoel
sense_list:
A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future. | A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively).


lexentry: eng/premorbid__Adjective__1
written_rep: premorbid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: premorbide
sense_list:
(medicine, psychiatry) Approaching a morbid condition, especially of mental functioning shortly prior to the onset of schizophrenia, etc.


lexentry: eng/prenuptial_agreement__Noun__1
written_rep: prenuptial agreement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: huwelijksvoorwaarden
sense_list:
A legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.


lexentry: eng/preparatory__Adjective__1
written_rep: preparatory
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorbereidend
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.


lexentry: eng/prepare__Verb__1
written_rep: prepare
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorbereiden | klaarmaken | prepareren
sense_list:
(transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.


lexentry: eng/prepare__Verb__1
written_rep: prepare
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voorbereiden
sense_list:
(transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook. | (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation. | (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.


lexentry: eng/prepend__Verb__1
written_rep: prepend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorvoegen
sense_list:
(computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.


lexentry: eng/preposition__Noun__1
written_rep: preposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorzetsel | kastwoord
sense_list:
(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.


lexentry: eng/prepositional_case__Noun__1
written_rep: prepositional case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prepositief | prepositionalis
sense_list:
(grammar) A noun case serving as object of a preposition. Prepositions that often govern the prepositional case include "about", "in", "on", and "near". Russian is an example of a language that uses the prepositional case.


lexentry: eng/prepositional_phrase__Noun__1
written_rep: prepositional phrase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorzetselconstituent
sense_list:
(grammar) A phrase containing both a preposition and its object or complement and which may be used as an adjunct or a modifier.


lexentry: eng/prequel__Noun__1
written_rep: prequel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorgeschiedenis
sense_list:
(narratology) In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.


lexentry: eng/prerequisite__Noun__1
written_rep: prerequisite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voorwaarde | vereiste
sense_list:
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.


lexentry: eng/prerogative__Noun__1
written_rep: prerogative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prerogatief
sense_list:
An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege. | A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.


lexentry: eng/prescribe__Verb__1
written_rep: prescribe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorschrijven
sense_list:
(medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority). | To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.


lexentry: eng/prescription__Noun__1
written_rep: prescription
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: recept | voorschrift
sense_list:
(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.


lexentry: eng/prescription__Noun__1
written_rep: prescription
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: uitvaardigen
sense_list:
(legal) Synonym of enactment, the act of establishing a law, regulation, etc., particularly in writing; an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/prescription__Noun__1
written_rep: prescription
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: taalregulering
sense_list:
(linguistics) The act of establishing or formalizing ideal norms for language use, as opposed to describing the actual norms of such use; an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/presence_of_mind__Noun__1
written_rep: presence of mind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tegenwoordigheid van geest
sense_list:
Focused alertness, good sense, quick-thinking resourcefulness, or stability of feeling and thought, especially in spite of circumstances which are distracting, stressful, or otherwise challenging.


lexentry: eng/present__Adjective__1
written_rep: present
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tegenwoordig | huidig
sense_list:
Relating to now, for the time being; current. | Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.


lexentry: eng/present_participle__Noun__1
written_rep: present participle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onvoltooid deelwoord | tegenwoordig deelwoord
sense_list:
(grammar) A nonfinite verb form that indicates an ongoing action or state and which can function as an adjective.


lexentry: eng/present_perfect__Noun__1
written_rep: present perfect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voltooid tegenwoordige tijd
sense_list:
(grammar) A perfect tense that expresses action in the past (usually completed) with consequences in the present time.


lexentry: eng/present_tense__Noun__1
written_rep: present tense
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tegenwoordige tijd
sense_list:
(grammar) A grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time.


lexentry: eng/presentable__Adjective__1
written_rep: presentable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salonfähig
sense_list:
In good enough shape to be shown or offered to other people; tidy; attractive. | (ecclesiastical) Capable of being presented to a church living.


lexentry: eng/press__Noun__1
written_rep: press
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pers
sense_list:
(countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item. | (countable) A printing machine. | (uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).


lexentry: eng/presser_foot__Noun__1
written_rep: presser foot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naaimachinevoetje | naaivoetje
sense_list:
(sewing) The part of a sewing machine which rests on the fabric and presses it down upon the table of the machine and against the feed dog.


lexentry: eng/pressure__Noun__1
written_rep: pressure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: druk
sense_list:
A pressing; a force applied to a surface. | A contrasting force or impulse of any kind. | Distress. | (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.


lexentry: eng/pressure_cooker__Noun__1
written_rep: pressure cooker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hogedrukpan | snelkookpan
sense_list:
(cookware) A sealed cooking vessel that allows cooking in greater than atmospheric pressure and at a temperature above the boiling point of water.


lexentry: eng/pressure_point__Noun__1
written_rep: pressure point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drukpunt
sense_list:
(martial arts) A specific small area of the body targeted, due to a cluster of nerves being close to the skin, usually not protected by bone. | (therapy) A specific small area of the body sensitive to and suitable for therapeutic pressure.


lexentry: eng/prestige__Noun__1
written_rep: prestige
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prestige | aanzien
sense_list:
The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.


lexentry: eng/presume__Verb__1
written_rep: presume
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: veronderstellen
sense_list:
(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/presumption__Noun__1
written_rep: presumption
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vermoeden
sense_list:
The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true. | (legal) An inference that a trier of fact is either permitted or required to draw under certain factual circumstances (as prescribed by statute or case law) unless the party against whom the inference is drawn is able to rebut it with admissible, competent evidence.


lexentry: eng/presumption_of_innocence__Noun__1
written_rep: presumption of innocence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onschuldpresumptie | vermoeden van onschuld
sense_list:
(legal) The precept that someone will not be convicted of a crime unless (the judge, prosecutor, officer) proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and is non liquet, with there being no present burden of proof duty subjected on the accused to prove innocence.


lexentry: eng/presumptuous__Adjective__1
written_rep: presumptuous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanmatigend
sense_list:
Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right.


lexentry: eng/presuppose__Verb__1
written_rep: presuppose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vooronderstellen
sense_list:
To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.


lexentry: eng/presymptomatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: presymptomatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presymptomatisch
sense_list:
(medicine) relating to the early stages of a disease, before all symptoms have developed and when therefore accurate diagnosis is not possible.


lexentry: eng/pretend__Verb__1
written_rep: pretend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doen alsof | veinzen
sense_list:
(intransitive, or, with 'that' clause, or, 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pretender__Noun__1
written_rep: pretender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pretendent
sense_list:
A claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; originally in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.


lexentry: eng/pretense__Noun__1
written_rep: pretense
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorwendsel
sense_list:
(countable, or, uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.


lexentry: eng/preterite-present_verb__Noun__1
written_rep: preterite-present verb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: preterito-praesens | preterito-presens
sense_list:
(grammar) A type of verb specific to Germanic languages in which the forms of the present tense resemble the forms normally found in the preterite (or past) tense of strong verbs. In modern English these are principally can, may, shall, will; one can also include the other verbs that do not (or not always) take -s in the third-person singular: dare, must, need, ought. The only non-modal preterite-present verb is an archaic verb wit.


lexentry: eng/preterite__Noun__1
written_rep: preterite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onvoltooid verleden tijd
sense_list:
(grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.


lexentry: eng/prettify__Verb__1
written_rep: prettify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opsmukken
sense_list:
To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pretty_Polly__Phrase__1
written_rep: pretty Polly
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kopke krabben | lorre
sense_list:
A phrase traditionally said to parrots, and a phrase that parrots are traditionally taught to speak.


lexentry: eng/prevail__Verb__1
written_rep: prevail
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: domineren | overwinnen | zegevieren
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.


lexentry: eng/prevalence__Noun__1
written_rep: prevalence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: overwicht
sense_list:
(epidemiology) The total number of cases of a disease in a given statistical population at a given time, divided by the number of individuals in that population.


lexentry: eng/prevarication__Noun__1
written_rep: prevarication
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: draaierij | uitvlucht
sense_list:
Evasion of the truth. | (law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.


lexentry: eng/preview__Noun__1
written_rep: preview
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: voorproef | voorproefje | voorsmaak | voorsmaakje
sense_list:
(computing) A facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.


lexentry: eng/prey__Noun__1
written_rep: prey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prooi
sense_list:
That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured. | (archaic) The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.


lexentry: eng/prey__Noun__1
written_rep: prey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: buit
sense_list:
(archaic) Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war.


lexentry: eng/priapism__Noun__1
written_rep: priapism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: priapisme
sense_list:
(pathology, uncountable) A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect penis does not return to its flaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation), often as a result of a spinal injury.


lexentry: eng/price_skimming__Noun__1
written_rep: price skimming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: roofbouw
sense_list:
(business) A price-setting strategy in which a new product or service is offered at the highest practical price (to capture consumer surplus or exploit a monopolistic position), and that price is then lowered over time.


lexentry: eng/prick__Noun__1
written_rep: prick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lul | oen | onnozelaar | pestkop
sense_list:
An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. [from 10th c.] | (slang, derogatory) Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying. [from 16th c.] | (obsolete) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.


lexentry: eng/prickly_saltwort__Noun__1
written_rep: prickly saltwort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stekend loogkruid
sense_list:
Salsola kali (syn. Kali turgidum), a coastal, halophilic, annual plant, with succulent, spiny leaves.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trots | eergevoel | fierheid
sense_list:
An unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, or looks, wealth, importance, etc., which comes across as being haughty, lofty, and often showing contempt of others; exaggerated self-worth.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trots | eigendunk | zelfvoldaanheid
sense_list:
A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: trots | hoogmoed | eigenwaan | fierheid | kapsones
sense_list:
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: trots
sense_list:
Something or someone of which one is proud; that which is the source of self-congratulation and self-esteem (whether reasonable or arrogant), for example


lexentry: eng/pride_parade__Noun__1
written_rep: pride parade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gay Pride Parade
sense_list:
An annual parade, held in communities in many parts of the world, celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex pride and culture and the acceptance of people belonging to sexual minorities.


lexentry: eng/prie-dieu__Noun__1
written_rep: prie-dieu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kerkstoel | bidstoel
sense_list:
A piece of furniture on which someone can pray, consisting of a cushioned area to kneel on, with a built-in ledge for books. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/priest__Noun__1
written_rep: priest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: priester | pastoor
sense_list:
A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.


lexentry: eng/priesthood__Noun__1
written_rep: priesthood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: priesterschap
sense_list:
The role or office of a priest. | Priests as a group. | Authority to act in the name of God or the divine in general.


lexentry: eng/prig__Noun__1
written_rep: prig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nuf
sense_list:
A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.


lexentry: eng/primacy__Noun__1
written_rep: primacy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: primaatschap
sense_list:
(religion) The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church.


lexentry: eng/primary_care__Noun__1
written_rep: primary care
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eerstelijnszorg
sense_list:
(healthcare) The medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system; either a general practitioner or the A&E or ER department of a hospital.


lexentry: eng/primary_color__Noun__1
written_rep: primary color
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primaire kleur
sense_list:
Any of three colors which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colors


lexentry: eng/primary_colour__Noun__1
written_rep: primary colour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primaire kleur
sense_list:
(British spelling) Any of three colours which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colours


lexentry: eng/primary_education__Noun__1
written_rep: primary education
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basisonderwijs
sense_list:
The basic schooling given to children up to the age of puberty, including reading, writing, and basic mathematics.


lexentry: eng/primary_key__Noun__1
written_rep: primary key
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primaire sleutel
sense_list:
(computing, databases) In the design of a database table, the primary key (abbreviated PK) is selected among the non-empty set of candidate keys. The PK is a column (or an irreducible group of columns) able to identify every row of the table.


lexentry: eng/primary_school__Noun__1
written_rep: primary school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basisschool | lagere school
sense_list:
(British, Australian, NZ, India, sometimes, Philippines, schools) A formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade.


lexentry: eng/primary_source__Noun__1
written_rep: primary source
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primaire bron
sense_list:
(scholarly studies) An original work, especially one by a notable author whose work is now the subject of commentaries (secondary sources). | (historiography) A historical object, especially a written document, that was created at or near the time of the events studied.


lexentry: eng/primate__Noun__1
written_rep: primate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primaat
sense_list:
(zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including apes (which include humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.


lexentry: eng/primate__Noun__2
written_rep: primate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primaat
sense_list:
(Christianity) In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription. | (Christianity) In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic province.


lexentry: eng/prime__Adjective__1
written_rep: prime
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: priem
sense_list:
(mathematics, lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).


lexentry: eng/prime_meridian__Noun__1
written_rep: prime meridian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nulmeridiaan
sense_list:
The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured.


lexentry: eng/prime_minister__Noun__1
written_rep: prime minister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eerste minister | minister-president | premier
sense_list:
The chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.


lexentry: eng/prime_mover__Noun__1
written_rep: prime mover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: motor
sense_list:
A machine, such as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source or fuel and transforms it into mechanical work


lexentry: eng/prime_mover__Noun__1
written_rep: prime mover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: tractor
sense_list:
(automotive) The front part of a semi-trailer type truck, i.e., the tractor to which the trailer part attaches.


lexentry: eng/prime_number__Noun__1
written_rep: prime number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: priemgetal
sense_list:
(number theory) Any natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers.


lexentry: eng/prime_suspect__Noun__1
written_rep: prime suspect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoofdverdachte
sense_list:
(legal) A person who is considered by the law enforcement agency investigating a crime to be the most likely suspect.


lexentry: eng/primeval_forest__Noun__1
written_rep: primeval forest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oerbos
sense_list:
A forest unaffected by humans, typically containing large live trees, large dead trees, and large logs.


lexentry: eng/primipara__Noun__1
written_rep: primipara
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eerstbarend
sense_list:
(obstetrics, veterinary medicine) A woman or female animal during or after her first pregnancy. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/primitivism__Noun__1
written_rep: primitivism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: primitivisme
sense_list:
Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms.


lexentry: eng/primogeniture__Noun__1
written_rep: primogeniture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eerstgeboorterecht
sense_list:
The principle that the eldest child, traditionally the eldest male, has an exclusive right of inheritance.


lexentry: eng/primordial_soup__Noun__1
written_rep: primordial soup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oersoep
sense_list:
(informal, evolutionary theory) The state of the Earth's oceans at a very early time in the planet's history, during the early development of multicellular organisms.


lexentry: eng/primorial__Noun__1
written_rep: primorial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primoriaal
sense_list:
(number theory) Any number belonging to the integer sequence whose nth element is the product of the first n primes.


lexentry: eng/prince-primate__Noun__1
written_rep: prince-primate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vorst-primaat
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, historical) An honorary title given to an especially prominent archbishop with certain secular prerogatives, in particular:


lexentry: eng/prince__Noun__1
written_rep: prince
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: prins
sense_list:
The (male) ruler or head of a principality. [from 14th c.] | A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/prince_bishop__Noun__1
written_rep: prince bishop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prins-bisschop | vorst-bisschop
sense_list:
A bishop who also holds a secular princely rank, regardless whether its territory concurs wholly or partially with his diocese.


lexentry: eng/prince_consort__Noun__1
written_rep: prince consort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prins-gemaal
sense_list:
The husband of a queen regnant who is not a king in his own right, or is accorded this title in a monarchy in which only male monarchs may bear the title "king."


lexentry: eng/prince_regent__Noun__1
written_rep: prince regent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prins-regent
sense_list:
A prince who rules a country as a regent in place of a monarch who is unfit to rule for a particular reason.


lexentry: eng/princely_state__Noun__1
written_rep: princely state
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vorstenland
sense_list:
(more specifically, historical, India, Pakistan) a vassal state under the indirect rule of the British Raj, which is governed by an Indian ruler


lexentry: eng/princess__Noun__1
written_rep: princess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prinses | koningin
sense_list:
A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/princess_tree__Noun__1
written_rep: princess tree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Anna Paulownaboom | Paulownaboom | keizersboom
sense_list:
An Asian deciduous hardwood tree of species Paulownia tomentosa. It also thrives invasively in North America and Europe.


lexentry: eng/principal__Noun__1
written_rep: principal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoofdsom
sense_list:
(finance, uncountable) The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.


lexentry: eng/principal__Noun__1
written_rep: principal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rector | schoolhoofd
sense_list:
(North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The chief administrator of a school. | (architecture, engineering) The construction that gives shape and strength to a roof, generally a truss of timber or iron; or, loosely, the most important member of a piece of framing.


lexentry: eng/principal__Noun__1
written_rep: principal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: lastgever | vertegenwoordiger
sense_list:
(law) A legal person that authorizes another (the agent) to act on their behalf; or on whose behalf an agent or gestor in a negotiorum gestio acts.


lexentry: eng/principal_part__Noun__1
written_rep: principal part
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stamtijd
sense_list:
Any of the forms of a word which contain its stem(s) in the simplest form, or such a form that, when taken with all the other principal parts (showing various inflections), allows the entire paradigm to be derived.


lexentry: eng/print__Verb__1
written_rep: print
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: in drukletters schrijven
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.


lexentry: eng/printed_circuit_board__Noun__1
written_rep: printed circuit board
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: printplaat
sense_list:
(electronics) A flat board that holds chips and other electronic components in layers that interconnect by means of copper pathways, often called traces.


lexentry: eng/printed_matter__Noun__1
written_rep: printed matter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drukwerk
sense_list:
Printed material produced by printers and publishers, including books, magazines, brochures, booklets, publicity material and newspapers, especially in relation to less expensive postage rates for such material.


lexentry: eng/printer__Noun__1
written_rep: printer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drukker
sense_list:
One who makes prints. | (printing) The operator of a printing press or the owner of a printing business; (metonymy) any printing business.


lexentry: eng/printer__Noun__1
written_rep: printer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: printer
sense_list:
(computer hardware) A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper; an analogous device capable of producing three-dimensional objects.


lexentry: eng/printing__Noun__1
written_rep: printing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boekdrukkunst | drukkunst | oplage
sense_list:
(uncountable) The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.


lexentry: eng/prion__Noun__1
written_rep: prion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prion
sense_list:
(molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.


lexentry: eng/prioritize__Verb__1
written_rep: prioritize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: prioriteren
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance. | (transitive) To rank something as having high priority.


lexentry: eng/prism__Noun__1
written_rep: prism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prisma
sense_list:
(geometry) A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same polygonal shape and size, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides. | (optics) A transparent block in the shape of a prism (sense 1), typically with triangular ends, used to reflect or refract light.


lexentry: eng/prison__Noun__1
written_rep: prison
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gevangenis | kerker
sense_list:
A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.


lexentry: eng/prison_guard__Noun__1
written_rep: prison guard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cipier | gevangenbewaarder | gevangenisbewaarder
sense_list:
(law enforcement) An armed person working to provide order, security, discipline, punishment, and prevent escapes of prisoners in a jail that answers to a warden.


lexentry: eng/prisoner__Noun__1
written_rep: prisoner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gevangene
sense_list:
A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence. | Any person held against their will.


lexentry: eng/prisoner_of_war__Noun__1
written_rep: prisoner of war
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: krijgsgevangene | oorlogsgevangene
sense_list:
A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/privacy_policy__Noun__1
written_rep: privacy policy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: privacybeleid
sense_list:
(legal) A statement detailing policies that an organization or party uses to collect or hide information about an end user or customer of the organization, particularly where it concerns private information.


lexentry: eng/private_detective__Noun__1
written_rep: private detective
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: privédetective
sense_list:
Person who is not a government official who is hired to provide information about a person or group that is not widely available


lexentry: eng/private_law__Noun__1
written_rep: private law
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: privaatrecht
sense_list:
(legal) The area of law pertaining to the relationships between private persons (natural or legal persons including corporations), as opposed to relations between the state and private persons.


lexentry: eng/private_life__Noun__1
written_rep: private life
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: privéleven
sense_list:
The aspects of one's life that are personal, such as family, friends and other personal relationships, as opposed to the elements that make up one's public or professional life.


lexentry: eng/private_member's_bill__Noun__1
written_rep: private member's bill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wetsvoorstel
sense_list:
(legal, British, Canadian, Australian) A proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature who is not acting on behalf of the executive government.


lexentry: eng/private_parts__Noun__1
written_rep: private parts
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schamte
sense_list:
(euphemistic) Those parts of the human body commonly expected to be covered by clothing when in public; especially, the pubic area.


lexentry: eng/private_property__Noun__1
written_rep: private property
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: privébezit | privé-eigendom
sense_list:
(law, property law) Property to which individuals or corporations have certain exclusive property rights, but do not necessarily possess.


lexentry: eng/privateer__Noun__1
written_rep: privateer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kaapschip | kaper
sense_list:
(historical) A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/privateer__Noun__1
written_rep: privateer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: kaper
sense_list:
(historical) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/privation__Noun__1
written_rep: privation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: afwezigheid
sense_list:
(philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.


lexentry: eng/prize__Noun__1
written_rep: prize
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buit
sense_list:
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. | (military, nautical) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.


lexentry: eng/prize__Noun__1
written_rep: prize
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: prijs | beloning | premie
sense_list:
An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.


lexentry: eng/pro_bono__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: pro bono
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pro deo
sense_list:
(legal, medicine) Without charging a fee, done without fee, generally for clients or patients of limited means.


lexentry: eng/pro_forma__Adjective__1
written_rep: pro forma
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voor de vorm
sense_list:
Occurring, undertaken, or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of formality.


lexentry: eng/proa__Noun__1
written_rep: proa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prauw
sense_list:
A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.


lexentry: eng/probability_theory__Noun__1
written_rep: probability theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kansrekening
sense_list:
(mathematics) The mathematical study of probability (the likelihood of occurrence of random events in order to predict the behavior of defined systems).


lexentry: eng/proband__Noun__1
written_rep: proband
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proband
sense_list:
(genetics, medicine) An individual who presents with a genetic disorder or other specific characteristic, when this leads to the genetic investigation of the individual's family.


lexentry: eng/probation__Noun__1
written_rep: probation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proeftijd
sense_list:
A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed if certain conditions are not met.


lexentry: eng/probation__Noun__1
written_rep: probation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: proefverlof
sense_list:
(legal) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are permitted to continue living in a community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions.


lexentry: eng/probation_officer__Noun__1
written_rep: probation officer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reclasseringsbeambte
sense_list:
A law enforcement officer who supervises offenders who have been released from incarceration and, often, recommends sentencing in courts of law.


lexentry: eng/probe__Noun__1
written_rep: probe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: sonde
sense_list:
(aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling. [from 20th c.] | (sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it. [from 20th c.] | (astronautics) A small, usually uncrewed, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/problem__Noun__1
written_rep: problem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: probleem
sense_list:
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with. | A puzzling circumstance. | Difficulty in accepting or understanding or refusal to accept or understand.


lexentry: eng/problem_child__Noun__1
written_rep: problem child
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: probleemkindje
sense_list:
(idiomatic, by extension) Someone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.


lexentry: eng/proboscis_monkey__Noun__1
written_rep: proboscis monkey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neusaap
sense_list:
A reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey, of species Nasalis larvatus, with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo.


lexentry: eng/procedural_law__Noun__1
written_rep: procedural law
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: procesrecht
sense_list:
(legal) The law that comprises the rule by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil or criminal proceedings.


lexentry: eng/procedure__Noun__1
written_rep: procedure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: procedure
sense_list:
A particular method for performing a task. | A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end. | (uncountable) The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks. | (computing) A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task, but does not return a value.


lexentry: eng/proceed__Verb__1
written_rep: proceed
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doorgaan | verdergaan
sense_list:
To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on. | To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another. | To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically.


lexentry: eng/process__Verb__1
written_rep: process
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: verwerken
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative) To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.


lexentry: eng/processed_cheese__Noun__1
written_rep: processed cheese
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smeltkaas
sense_list:
Any of several types of natural cheese that are pasteurized to lengthen storage life and combined with emulsifiers to aid smoothness. In some cases, processed cheeses contain added colorings and preservatives.


lexentry: eng/procession__Noun__1
written_rep: procession
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: processie | stoet
sense_list:
A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.


lexentry: eng/proclaim__Verb__1
written_rep: proclaim
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: uitroepen
sense_list:
(dated, or, historical) To make (something) the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers.


lexentry: eng/proclivity__Noun__1
written_rep: proclivity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanleg | neiging
sense_list:
A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.


lexentry: eng/procrustean_bed__Noun__1
written_rep: procrustean bed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: procrustesbed
sense_list:
An arbitrary standard, especially one that is forced upon people for the sake of conformity and involves the sacrifice of what is useful.


lexentry: eng/proctor__Noun__1
written_rep: proctor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opziener
sense_list:
(North America, Philippines) A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.


lexentry: eng/procyonid__Noun__1
written_rep: procyonid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kleine beren
sense_list:
(zoology) Any member of the family Procyonidae, a New World family of the order Carnivora, including the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles.


lexentry: eng/prodigal_son__Noun__1
written_rep: prodigal son
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verloren zoon
sense_list:
Someone who returns home from travelling or exile or who is welcomed back after disgrace, especially having repented of former extravagant or immoral behavior.


lexentry: eng/prodrome__Noun__1
written_rep: prodrome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: prodroom
sense_list:
(medicine) An early sign or symptom (or set of signs and symptoms) warning of the onset of a disease.


lexentry: eng/produce__Noun__1
written_rep: produce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: waar | waren
sense_list:
Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.


lexentry: eng/produce__Verb__1
written_rep: produce
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maken | produceren
sense_list:
(transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate. | (transitive, media) To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.


lexentry: eng/produce__Verb__1
written_rep: produce
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: beschikbaar stellen | voorleggen
sense_list:
(transitive) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.


lexentry: eng/producer__Noun__1
written_rep: producer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: producent | vervaardiger | producer
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, slang) An arrest for speeding after which the driver is allowed seven (in the UK) or ten (in Ireland) days to produce his/her driving licence and related documents at a police station.


lexentry: eng/product__Noun__1
written_rep: product
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: product
sense_list:
(mathematics) Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product. | The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process. | (countable, uncountable) A commodity offered for sale.


lexentry: eng/product_placement__Noun__1
written_rep: product placement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sluikreclame
sense_list:
(marketing) A form of advertising where a brand or product is incorporated into non-advertising media such as films.


lexentry: eng/production__Noun__1
written_rep: production
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: productie
sense_list:
The act of producing, making or creating something. [from 15th c.] | The act of being produced. | The total amount produced.


lexentry: eng/production_line__Noun__1
written_rep: production line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: productielijn
sense_list:
(manufacturing) A set of sequential operations established in a factory whereby materials are put through a refining process or components are assembled to make a finished article.


lexentry: eng/profession__Noun__1
written_rep: profession
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: professie
sense_list:
The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/profession_of_faith__Noun__1
written_rep: profession of faith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geloofsbelijdenis
sense_list:
(religion) A creed; a (typically formulaic) statement of the beliefs of one's religion, often recited during public prayers or liturgies. | (religion, Christianity, specifically) A formulaic declaration asserting the orthodoxy of one's beliefs, usually made at baptism, entry into a particular Church, or upon the acceptance of an ecclesial office, and typically including the recitation of a creed.


lexentry: eng/professional_wrestling__Noun__1
written_rep: professional wrestling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: worstelen
sense_list:
A form of sports entertainment characterized by the performance of choreographed wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes.


lexentry: eng/professor__Noun__1
written_rep: professor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: professor | hoogleraar | prof
sense_list:
(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.


lexentry: eng/profile__Noun__1
written_rep: profile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: profiel
sense_list:
(Internet, countable) A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.


lexentry: eng/profit_sharing__Noun__1
written_rep: profit sharing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: winstaandeel
sense_list:
A system in which some of the profit of an enterprise are divided among the workers, giving them an incentive for profits without an equity interest.


lexentry: eng/profound__Adjective__1
written_rep: profound
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: wijs
sense_list:
Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough.


lexentry: eng/progeria__Noun__1
written_rep: progeria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: progeria
sense_list:
(pathology) An extremely rare genetic condition wherein symptoms resembling aspects of aging are manifested at an early age.


lexentry: eng/progesterone__Noun__1
written_rep: progesterone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: progesteron
sense_list:
(steroid hormone, uncountable) A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/prognosis__Noun__1
written_rep: prognosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prognose | vooruitblik
sense_list:
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/prognosis__Noun__1
written_rep: prognosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: prognose
sense_list:
(medicine) A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/program__Noun__1
written_rep: program
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: programma
sense_list:
A set of structured activities; a plan of action. | A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity. | (politics) A set of principal goals which someone, especially a political party or candidate, supports. | (broadcasting) A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.


lexentry: eng/program__Verb__1
written_rep: program
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: programmeren
sense_list:
(transitive) To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task. | (transitive) To develop (software) by writing program code.


lexentry: eng/program_guide__Noun__1
written_rep: program guide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: programmablad | programmagids
sense_list:
A usually weekly periodical that guides the reader through the programs being broadcast on radio or TV; often supplemented with celebrity gossip and other entertainment features.


lexentry: eng/programming_language__Noun__1
written_rep: programming language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: programmeertaal
sense_list:
(programming) A code of reserved words and symbols used in computer programs, which give instructions to the computer on how to accomplish certain computing tasks.


lexentry: eng/progress__Noun__1
written_rep: progress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voortgang
sense_list:
Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/progress_bar__Noun__1
written_rep: progress bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voortgangsbalk
sense_list:
(graphical user interface) A bar that indicates the progression of a task by gradually filling its empty space with solid colour.


lexentry: eng/project__Verb__1
written_rep: project
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: uitstralen
sense_list:
(transitive, reflexive) To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.


lexentry: eng/project__Verb__1
written_rep: project
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: projecteren
sense_list:
(transitive, psychology, psychoanalysis) To assume qualities or mindsets in others based on one's own personality. | (neuroanatomy) (of a neuron or group of neurons) to have axon(s) extending to and therefore able to influence a remote location


lexentry: eng/project_management__Noun__1
written_rep: project management
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: projectmanagement
sense_list:
(operations) The discipline of organizing and managing resources (e.g. people) in such a way that a project is completed within defined scope, quality, time and cost constraints.


lexentry: eng/projection__Noun__1
written_rep: projection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: projectie
sense_list:
The display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector. | A forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation | (psychology) A belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences to one's own, including making accusations that would more fittingly apply to the accuser. | (photography) The image that a translucent object casts onto another object. | (cartography) Any of several systems of intersecting lines that allow the curved surface of the earth to be represented on a flat surface. The set of mathematics used to calculate coordinate positions. | (geometry) An image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions. | (linear algebra) An idempotent linear transformation which maps vectors from a vector space onto a subspace.


lexentry: eng/projector__Noun__1
written_rep: projector
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: projector
sense_list:
An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/prokaryote__Noun__1
written_rep: prokaryote
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prokaryoot
sense_list:
An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.


lexentry: eng/prolactin__Noun__1
written_rep: prolactin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prolactine
sense_list:
(hormone) A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.


lexentry: eng/prolegomenon__Noun__1
written_rep: prolegomenon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inleiding
sense_list:
A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work.


lexentry: eng/proletariat__Noun__1
written_rep: proletariat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proletariaat
sense_list:
(often, derogatory, also, figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.


lexentry: eng/proliferation__Noun__1
written_rep: proliferation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proliferatie
sense_list:
(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction. | (uncountable) In paticular, the spread (proliferating) of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.


lexentry: eng/proliferation__Noun__1
written_rep: proliferation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: toename | vergroting | versterking | woekering
sense_list:
(countable) The act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.


lexentry: eng/prolific__Adjective__1
written_rep: prolific
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vruchtbaar
sense_list:
Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.


lexentry: eng/prom__Noun__1
written_rep: prom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bal
sense_list:
(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g., near the end of the academic year.


lexentry: eng/promenade__Noun__1
written_rep: promenade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: promenade
sense_list:
A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.


lexentry: eng/prominence__Noun__1
written_rep: prominence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: knobbel
sense_list:
A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form. | (astronomy) A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.


lexentry: eng/promise__Verb__1
written_rep: promise
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beloven
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.


lexentry: eng/promissory_note__Noun__1
written_rep: promissory note
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orderbriefje
sense_list:
(finance) A document saying that someone owes a specific amount of money to someone else, often with the deadline and interest fees; the primary purposes of a promissory note are to evidence the debt obligation incurred, and to establish terms for payment thereof.


lexentry: eng/promote__Verb__1
written_rep: promote
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bekend maken | promoten
sense_list:
(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.


lexentry: eng/promoter__Noun__1
written_rep: promoter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: promotor
sense_list:
One who promotes. | (genetics) The section of DNA that controls the initiation of RNA transcription as a product of a gene.


lexentry: eng/prompt__Noun__1
written_rep: prompt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: prompt
sense_list:
(computing) A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.


lexentry: eng/prompt__Verb__1
written_rep: prompt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: souffleren
sense_list:
(transitive, theater, and, television) To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.


lexentry: eng/prompter's_box__Noun__1
written_rep: prompter's box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gat
sense_list:
The raised box in the apron of a stage, opening towards the actors. The prompter sits inside with the prompter's book, ready to give cues for missed or forgotten lines.


lexentry: eng/pronominal_adverb__Noun__1
written_rep: pronominal adverb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voornaamwoordelijk bijwoord
sense_list:
(grammar) An adverb which contains a pronominal element; generally such an adverb replaces a phrase of preposition + pronoun.


lexentry: eng/pronominal_verb__Noun__1
written_rep: pronominal verb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wederkerend werkwoord
sense_list:
(linguistics, grammar) A form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish).


lexentry: eng/pronoun__Noun__1
written_rep: pronoun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voornaamwoord | pronomen
sense_list:
(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.


lexentry: eng/pronounce__Verb__1
written_rep: pronounce
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: uitspreken
sense_list:
(transitive) To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion. | (transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate. | (transitive) To read aloud.


lexentry: eng/proof__Noun__1
written_rep: proof
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bewijs
sense_list:
(countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. | (countable, mathematics) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.


lexentry: eng/proof_by_contradiction__Noun__1
written_rep: proof by contradiction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bewijs uit het ongerijmde
sense_list:
(mathematics, logic) The proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation.


lexentry: eng/proofread__Verb__1
written_rep: proofread
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proeflezen
sense_list:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.


lexentry: eng/prop__Noun__2
written_rep: prop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rekwisiet
sense_list:
(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.


lexentry: eng/propaganda__Noun__1
written_rep: propaganda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: propaganda
sense_list:
(religion, historical) The propagation of the faith by the Catholic Church by means of missionary work etc.


lexentry: eng/propagate__Verb__1
written_rep: propagate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: propageren
sense_list:
(transitive) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.


lexentry: eng/propel__Verb__1
written_rep: propel
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opduwen
sense_list:
(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward. | (transitive, figurative) To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result.


lexentry: eng/propeller__Noun__1
written_rep: propeller
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: propeller | schroef
sense_list:
A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.


lexentry: eng/proper__Adjective__1
written_rep: proper
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eigen
sense_list:
(grammar) Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter. [14th c.]


lexentry: eng/proper_noun__Noun__1
written_rep: proper noun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eigennaam
sense_list:
(grammar) A word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.


lexentry: eng/property__Noun__1
written_rep: property
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: eigenschap
sense_list:
An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept. | (computing) An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class; especially (OOP) one that encapsulates an underlying variable.


lexentry: eng/property_rights__Noun__1
written_rep: property rights
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eigendomsrecht
sense_list:
(legal) The exclusive rights pertaining to the ownership and possession of a given piece of property.


lexentry: eng/propitiation__Noun__1
written_rep: propitiation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boeten voor
sense_list:
The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.


lexentry: eng/propolis__Noun__1
written_rep: propolis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: propolis
sense_list:
An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin, waxes, and their own secretions, used in the construction of their hives.


lexentry: eng/proportional__Adjective__1
written_rep: proportional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evenredig
sense_list:
(mathematics) At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝.


lexentry: eng/proportional_representation__Noun__1
written_rep: proportional representation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evenredige vertegenwoordiging
sense_list:
A voting principle aimed at securing a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (usually political parties) obtain in elections, and the percentage of seats they receive in the elected body.


lexentry: eng/proposal__Noun__1
written_rep: proposal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: huwelijksaanzoek
sense_list:
(legal) The offer by a party of what they have in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract. | The act of asking someone to be one's spouse; an offer of marriage.


lexentry: eng/proprietary_eponym__Noun__1
written_rep: proprietary eponym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: propriëtair eponiem
sense_list:
A successful brand name or trademark that has come into general use to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, usually without the exclusive rights to said product being lost by the parent company.


lexentry: eng/propriety__Noun__1
written_rep: propriety
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: correctheid | fatsoen | geschiktheid | goede manieren
sense_list:
(often, in the plural) Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/propulsion__Noun__1
written_rep: propulsion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voortstuwing
sense_list:
The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.


lexentry: eng/propylene__Noun__1
written_rep: propylene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: propeen
sense_list:
(organic compound) The organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C3H6.


lexentry: eng/prorogue__Verb__1
written_rep: prorogue
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opschorten | schorsen | verdagen
sense_list:
(transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/prosaic__Adjective__1
written_rep: prosaic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: prozaïsch
sense_list:
(of writing or speaking) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry. | (main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.


lexentry: eng/prosecuting_attorney__Noun__1
written_rep: prosecuting attorney
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: officier van justitie | procureur des Konings
sense_list:
A public officer charged with carrying on the prosecution or representing the state in criminal proceedings and, in some jurisdictions, instituting or representing the state in civil or administrative proceedings.


lexentry: eng/prosecution__Noun__1
written_rep: prosecution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: publieke aanklacht
sense_list:
(legal) In many countries, a legal body and institution, usually part of the state apparatus, empowered to perform prosecution. Prosecutor's Office. See Prosecutor.


lexentry: eng/prosecutor__Noun__1
written_rep: prosecutor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aanklager
sense_list:
(law) A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.


lexentry: eng/proselytize__Verb__1
written_rep: proselytize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bekeren
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, broadly) To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.


lexentry: eng/proselytize__Verb__1
written_rep: proselytize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: missioneren | werven
sense_list:
(by extension, ambitransitive) To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.


lexentry: eng/prosody__Noun__1
written_rep: prosody
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prosodie
sense_list:
(linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech. | (poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.


lexentry: eng/prosopagnosia__Noun__1
written_rep: prosopagnosia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prosopagnosie
sense_list:
(neurology, pathology, psychology) A form of visual agnosia characterized by difficulty with face recognition despite intact low-level visual processing.


lexentry: eng/prospectus__Noun__1
written_rep: prospectus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prospectus
sense_list:
A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.


lexentry: eng/prosper__Verb__1
written_rep: prosper
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: welvaren
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.


lexentry: eng/prostitute__Noun__1
written_rep: prostitute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: prostituee | prostituée | hoer | prostitué
sense_list:
A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/prostitution__Noun__1
written_rep: prostitution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prostitutie
sense_list:
Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay. | (by extension) Debasement for profit or impure motives.


lexentry: eng/protagonist__Noun__1
written_rep: protagonist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protagonist
sense_list:
(authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.


lexentry: eng/protection_money__Noun__1
written_rep: protection money
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bescherming
sense_list:
Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who threaten to cause harm to the payer or to his or her business if the money is not paid.


lexentry: eng/protection_racket__Noun__1
written_rep: protection racket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: afpersing van protectiegeld
sense_list:
(crime) A criminal scheme in which victims are required to pay in order to avoid violence or destruction of property.


lexentry: eng/protectionism__Noun__1
written_rep: protectionism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protectionisme
sense_list:
(politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.


lexentry: eng/protectionist__Noun__1
written_rep: protectionist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protectionist
sense_list:
Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government.


lexentry: eng/protectorate__Noun__1
written_rep: protectorate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protectoraat
sense_list:
(UK, historical) Government by a protector; especially, The Protectorate: government of England, Scotland, and Ireland between 1653 and 1659 under the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell, later his son Richard Cromwell. | The authority assumed by a state over another state deemed inferior or dependent, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.


lexentry: eng/protein__Noun__1
written_rep: protein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proteïne | eiwit
sense_list:
(biochemistry, countable) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds. | (nutrition, uncountable) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.


lexentry: eng/proteinuria__Noun__1
written_rep: proteinuria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proteïnurie
sense_list:
(medicine) The presence of protein in the urine (which is always true in small amounts); and usually, more specifically, an excess (hyperproteinuria).


lexentry: eng/proteome__Noun__1
written_rep: proteome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proteoom
sense_list:
(biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of proteins encoded by a particular genome. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/protest_vote__Noun__1
written_rep: protest vote
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foertstem | proteststem
sense_list:
A vote cast in an election to demonstrate the voter's dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or refusal of the current political system.


lexentry: eng/prothesis__Noun__1
written_rep: prothesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prosthesis
sense_list:
(phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).


lexentry: eng/prothonotary_warbler__Noun__1
written_rep: prothonotary warbler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: citroenzanger
sense_list:
A small North American bird, Protonotaria citrea, having a yellow body and blue wings; it breeds in swampland.


lexentry: eng/prothrombin__Noun__1
written_rep: prothrombin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protrombine
sense_list:
(protein) A glycoprotein, produced in the liver, that is converted into thrombin during bleeding and subsequent clotting.


lexentry: eng/protist__Noun__1
written_rep: protist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protist
sense_list:
(microbiology) Any of the eukaryotic, usually unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades; any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal or fungus.


lexentry: eng/protium__Noun__1
written_rep: protium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protium
sense_list:
(isotope) The lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen, having a single proton and no neutrons: 11H. It is the only stable nuclide with no neutrons.


lexentry: eng/proto-__Prefix__1
written_rep: proto-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: proto-
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) A minimal proportion of a particular substance when in a combination. See protosalt.


lexentry: eng/proto-language__Noun__1
written_rep: proto-language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vooroudertaal
sense_list:
(linguistics) A language which is reconstructed by examining similarities in existing languages in order to deduce the form and aspects of a common ancestor language that is no longer known.


lexentry: eng/protocol__Noun__1
written_rep: protocol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bekeuring
sense_list:
(international law, now, _, rare) An official record of a diplomatic meeting or negotiation; later specifically, a draft document setting out agreements to be signed into force by a subsequent formal treaty. [from 17th c.] | The official rules and guidelines for heads of state and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in relations with other diplomatic representatives or over affairs of state. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/protocol__Noun__1
written_rep: protocol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: protocol
sense_list:
(computing) A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/protologue__Noun__1
written_rep: protologue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protoloog
sense_list:
(botany, mycology) All the original material associated with a newly published name, comprising its description or diagnosis and any of a number of other elements such as illustrations, synonymy, etc.


lexentry: eng/proton__Noun__1
written_rep: proton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proton
sense_list:
(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark. [from 1920]


lexentry: eng/protoplasm__Noun__1
written_rep: protoplasm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protoplasma
sense_list:
(cytology) The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells.


lexentry: eng/prototype__Noun__1
written_rep: prototype
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prototype
sense_list:
An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/prototype_pattern__Noun__1
written_rep: prototype pattern
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prototype
sense_list:
(programming) A creational design pattern that determines the type of objects to create by a prototypical instance, which is cloned to produce new objects.


lexentry: eng/protract__Verb__1
written_rep: protract
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: afbakenen | op schaal tekenen | schetsen
sense_list:
(surveying) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.


lexentry: eng/protégé__Noun__1
written_rep: protégé
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beschermeling | protegé
sense_list:
A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor).


lexentry: eng/prove__Verb__1
written_rep: prove
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bewijzen | aantonen | uitwijzen | bewijs leveren | bewijzen leveren | blijken
sense_list:
(transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.


lexentry: eng/proverb__Noun__1
written_rep: proverb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spreekwoord | gezegde
sense_list:
(obsolete) Any commonly used turn of phrase expressing a metaphor, simile, or descriptive epithet. [before 18th c.] | (obsolete) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable. | (obsolete) A drama exemplifying a proverb.


lexentry: eng/proverbial__Adjective__1
written_rep: proverbial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proverbiaal
sense_list:
Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale. | Optionally placed before an element of a well-known proverb or metaphor to emphasize that the element is not being used in a literal sense (see Usage notes below) | Widely known; famous; stereotypical.


lexentry: eng/providence__Noun__1
written_rep: providence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voorzienigheid
sense_list:
The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature, etc.). [from 14th c.] | A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/provincial__Adjective__1
written_rep: provincial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: provinciaal
sense_list:
Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province. | Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical.


lexentry: eng/provision__Noun__1
written_rep: provision
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: voorziening
sense_list:
(accounting) A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.


lexentry: eng/provision__Noun__1
written_rep: provision
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: bepaling
sense_list:
(law) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.


lexentry: eng/provisional__Adjective__1
written_rep: provisional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voorlopig | provisioneel | provisoir | provisorisch
sense_list:
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.


lexentry: eng/provost__Noun__1
written_rep: provost
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proost | provoost
sense_list:
(religion) The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia. | A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries. | (US, higher education) A senior deputy administrator; a vice-president of academic affairs. | (religion, historical) A prior: an abbot's second-in-command.


lexentry: eng/prowess__Noun__1
written_rep: prowess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bekwaamheid
sense_list:
(uncountable) Skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise; dexterity, mastery, or proficiency.


lexentry: eng/prowl__Verb__1
written_rep: prowl
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rondhangen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.


lexentry: eng/proxy__Noun__1
written_rep: proxy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: maatstaf
sense_list:
(sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another


lexentry: eng/proxy__Noun__1
written_rep: proxy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: interface | proxy
sense_list:
(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.


lexentry: eng/proxy_pattern__Noun__1
written_rep: proxy pattern
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plaatsvervanger
sense_list:
(software, design) A structural design pattern that is implemented as a class functioning as an interface for a network connection, a large object in memory, a file, or some other resource that is expensive or impossible to duplicate.


lexentry: eng/proxy_server__Noun__1
written_rep: proxy server
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proxyserver
sense_list:
(computing) A hardware server that acts as an intermediary between a user and another server, usually on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/proxy_war__Noun__1
written_rep: proxy war
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oorlog bij volmacht | proxy-oorlog
sense_list:
A war where two powers use third parties as a supplement to, or a substitute for, fighting each other directly.


lexentry: eng/prude__Noun__1
written_rep: prude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: preut
sense_list:
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.


lexentry: eng/prudence__Noun__1
written_rep: prudence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beleid
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality or state of being prudent: circumspection and good judgment in knowing how best to act; (countable, archaic) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/prune__Verb__2
written_rep: prune
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snoeien
sense_list:
(transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.


lexentry: eng/pruning_shears__Noun__1
written_rep: pruning shears
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snoeischaar
sense_list:
(plurale tantum) A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for gardening.


lexentry: eng/psalm__Noun__1
written_rep: psalm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psalm
sense_list:
(religion, music) A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. | One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.


lexentry: eng/psaltery__Noun__1
written_rep: psaltery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psalter
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.


lexentry: eng/pseudo-anglicism__Noun__1
written_rep: pseudo-anglicism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pseudoanglicisme
sense_list:
(linguistics) A word in a language other than English that has an English appearance but does not exist in English itself.


lexentry: eng/pseudocode__Noun__1
written_rep: pseudocode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pseudocode
sense_list:
A description of a computer programming algorithm that uses the structural conventions of programming languages but omits detailed subroutines or language-specific syntax.


lexentry: eng/pseudoephedrine__Noun__1
written_rep: pseudoephedrine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pseudo-efedrine
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C10H15NO.


lexentry: eng/pseudoscience__Noun__1
written_rep: pseudoscience
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pseudowetenschap
sense_list:
(pejorative) Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science (or may appear to be scientific) but which fails to comply with the scientific method (or rather, is not true science). [from 1796] | Fictitious science as portrayed in science fiction.


lexentry: eng/pseudoword__Noun__1
written_rep: pseudoword
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: logatoom
sense_list:
(linguistics) A unit of speech or text that respects the phonotactic restrictions of a language, but is not part of the lexicon; a non-word whose nonexistence is merely an accidental gap.


lexentry: eng/psi__Noun__1
written_rep: psi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psi
sense_list:
(countable) The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.


lexentry: eng/psilocybin__Noun__1
written_rep: psilocybin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psilocybine
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C12H15N2O·H2PO3, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.


lexentry: eng/psittacosis__Noun__1
written_rep: psittacosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psittacose
sense_list:
(disease) An infection by Chlamydia bacteria, caught from infected birds, and characterised by fever, pneumonia and headaches.


lexentry: eng/psoriasis__Noun__1
written_rep: psoriasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psoriasis
sense_list:
(disease) A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.


lexentry: eng/psychedelic__Adjective__1
written_rep: psychedelic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psychedelisch
sense_list:
Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness, etc.


lexentry: eng/psychedelic_rock__Noun__1
written_rep: psychedelic rock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psychedelische rock
sense_list:
(music genre) A genre of rock music influenced by psychedelia, blues, jazz, folk music, electronic music and the hippie counterculture of the 1960s.


lexentry: eng/psychiatry__Noun__1
written_rep: psychiatry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psychiatrie
sense_list:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.


lexentry: eng/psychic__Noun__1
written_rep: psychic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: helderziende
sense_list:
A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance, and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences.


lexentry: eng/psycho__Noun__1
written_rep: psycho
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gestoord
sense_list:
(chiefly, derogatory, slang) A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.


lexentry: eng/psychoanalysis__Noun__1
written_rep: psychoanalysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psychoanalyse
sense_list:
A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.


lexentry: eng/psychogenic__Adjective__1
written_rep: psychogenic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psychogeen
sense_list:
(psychiatry) Originating from or caused by state of mind; having a psychological rather than a physiological cause.


lexentry: eng/psycholinguistics__Noun__1
written_rep: psycholinguistics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psycholinguïstiek
sense_list:
(linguistics) The interdisciplinary field of study which concerns the acquisition, comprehension and production of language in its spoken, written and signed forms, using concepts and approaches from linguistics, psychology and cognitive science.


lexentry: eng/psychological__Adjective__1
written_rep: psychological
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psychologisch
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to psychology. | Relating to the mind and behavior or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.


lexentry: eng/psychological_warfare__Noun__1
written_rep: psychological warfare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psychologische oorlogsvoering
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A mentally manipulative approach to warfare involving use of techniques to demoralize or intimidate someone into surrender.


lexentry: eng/psychology__Noun__1
written_rep: psychology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: psychologie
sense_list:
(uncountable) The study of human or animal behavior. | (countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.


lexentry: eng/psychometry__Noun__1
written_rep: psychometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psychometrie
sense_list:
(parapsychology) The paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it.


lexentry: eng/psychopath__Noun__1
written_rep: psychopath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psychopaat
sense_list:
A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such a person may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses. | (figurative) A person with no moral conscience. | (figurative) A person who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts.


lexentry: eng/psychopathology__Noun__1
written_rep: psychopathology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psychopathologie
sense_list:
(medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.


lexentry: eng/psychopathy__Noun__1
written_rep: psychopathy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psychopathie
sense_list:
A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.


lexentry: eng/psychosis__Noun__1
written_rep: psychosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psychose
sense_list:
(psychology) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.


lexentry: eng/psychotherapy__Noun__1
written_rep: psychotherapy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: psychotherapie
sense_list:
The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.


lexentry: eng/ptarmigan__Noun__1
written_rep: ptarmigan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sneeuwhoen
sense_list:
Any of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/pub__Noun__1
written_rep: pub
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kroeg
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.


lexentry: eng/public-private_partnership__Noun__1
written_rep: public-private partnership
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pps | publiek-private samenwerking
sense_list:
(politics, government, business) An arrangement by which one or more private firms agrees to fund, create, or operate a facility, service, or other element of public infrastructure (such as a school, hospital, or highway) which is usually the sole responsibility of government, in return for all or some of the revenue generated by that facility or service.


lexentry: eng/public__Adjective__1
written_rep: public
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: openbaar | publiek
sense_list:
Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view. [from 14th c.] | Open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. [from 15th c.] | Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/public__Adjective__1
written_rep: public
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: overheids- | staats-
sense_list:
Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/public__Noun__1
written_rep: public
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: publiek
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.


lexentry: eng/public_address_system__Noun__1
written_rep: public address system
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luidspreker
sense_list:
An electronic voice-amplification apparatus, usually containing a set of two loudspeakers and a central control unit, used for singing, giving a speech, play-by-play commentary at events, or broadcasting in public areas like in airports or stations.


lexentry: eng/public_administration__Noun__1
written_rep: public administration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: openbaar bestuur
sense_list:
the implementation of public policy by governmental bodies; the administration of governmental functions; the administration of a state.


lexentry: eng/public_domain__Noun__1
written_rep: public domain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: publiek domein
sense_list:
(specifically, law) The realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents, and thus over which no person can establish a proprietary interest.


lexentry: eng/public_health__Noun__1
written_rep: public health
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volksgezondheid
sense_list:
The science and practice of community hygiene, which includes preventive healthcare, health education, sanitation and environmental safety.


lexentry: eng/public_holiday__Noun__1
written_rep: public holiday
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: feest
sense_list:
A national or regional holiday from work on a specific day, usually for cultural reasons or celebrations.


lexentry: eng/public_law__Noun__1
written_rep: public law
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: publiekrecht
sense_list:
(legal) A category of law governing the relationship between the state on the one hand and persons (citizens or legal persons including corporations) on the other. Constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are some of the major subdivisions of public law.


lexentry: eng/public_life__Noun__1
written_rep: public life
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: openbaar leven
sense_list:
The aspects of social life which occur in public, in the open, as opposed to more private social interaction within families, private clubs, etc.


lexentry: eng/public_limited_liability_company__Noun__1
written_rep: public limited liability company
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: BV | Besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid
sense_list:
A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares that are publicly tradeable usually in a stock exchange.


lexentry: eng/public_purse__Noun__1
written_rep: public purse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: overheidsgeld
sense_list:
(economics, government, idiomatic) A quantity of money collected by a government through taxation and other methods, and used for public purposes; public funds, public money.


lexentry: eng/public_transport__Noun__1
written_rep: public transport
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: openbaar vervoer | ov
sense_list:
(UK, AU, NZ) Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars.


lexentry: eng/publican__Noun__2
written_rep: publican
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: publicanus | publikaan | tollenaar
sense_list:
(Ancient Rome, historical) A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire.


lexentry: eng/publicist__Noun__1
written_rep: publicist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: publiciteitsagent
sense_list:
A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker.


lexentry: eng/publicity__Noun__1
written_rep: publicity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: publiciteit
sense_list:
Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something. | Public interest attracted in this way.


lexentry: eng/pucker__Verb__1
written_rep: pucker
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fronsen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.


lexentry: eng/pucker_up__Verb__1
written_rep: pucker up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: downloaden
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or kissing.


lexentry: eng/pudding__Noun__1
written_rep: pudding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pudding
sense_list:
A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.


lexentry: eng/pudu__Noun__1
written_rep: pudu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poedoe
sense_list:
A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes.


lexentry: eng/puerperium__Noun__1
written_rep: puerperium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kraambed
sense_list:
(obstetrics) The period of time lasting around a month immediately following childbirth, when the mother’s uterus shrinks back to its prepartum state.


lexentry: eng/puff_pastry__Noun__1
written_rep: puff pastry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bladerdeeg | korstdeeg
sense_list:
A light, flaky pastry that is made of alternating buttery and floury dough layers by repeatedly folding the rolled pastry into many layers.


lexentry: eng/puff_up__Verb__1
written_rep: puff up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pluizen
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To fluff up, such as an animal raising its fur or feathers to appear larger or conserve body heat. | (figurative, intransitive) To become proud. (Often written as puffed up with pride.)


lexentry: eng/puffball__Noun__1
written_rep: puffball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stuifzwam
sense_list:
Any of various fungi that produce a cloud of brown dust-like spores from their mature fruiting bodies.


lexentry: eng/pufferfish__Noun__1
written_rep: pufferfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: kogelvis
sense_list:
(uncountable) The meat of these fish, a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu.


lexentry: eng/puffin__Noun__1
written_rep: puffin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: papegaaiduiker
sense_list:
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pug__Noun__1
written_rep: pug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mopshond | mops
sense_list:
In full pug dog: a small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/pull-up__Noun__1
written_rep: pull-up
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optrekken
sense_list:
An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar. Palms may be facing in any direction.


lexentry: eng/pull__Verb__1
written_rep: pull
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trekken
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.


lexentry: eng/pull_a_fast_one__Verb__1
written_rep: pull a fast one
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iemand een poot uitdraaien
sense_list:
(slang, idiomatic, often followed by on) To carry out a trick or act of deception; to behave contrary to expectations.


lexentry: eng/pull_out_of_one's_ass__Verb__1
written_rep: pull out of one's ass
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uit de duim zuigen
sense_list:
(idiomatic, vulgar, transitive) To fabricate (a factual-sounding claim) from no factual basis or evidence.


lexentry: eng/pull_over__Verb__1
written_rep: pull over
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: trekken
sense_list:
(transitive) To command or force someone to drive their vehicle to the side of the road or curb and come to a stop.


lexentry: eng/pull_quote__Noun__1
written_rep: pull quote
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blikvangercitaat
sense_list:
(graphic design) A brief excerpt drawn from a document and set separately from the main text—often in larger type and/or in a frame—in order to draw the eye.


lexentry: eng/pull_someone's_leg__Verb__1
written_rep: pull someone's leg
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foppen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.


lexentry: eng/pulley__Noun__1
written_rep: pulley
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: katrol
sense_list:
(engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).


lexentry: eng/pullover__Noun__1
written_rep: pullover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trui
sense_list:
A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front.


lexentry: eng/pulmonary_alveolus__Noun__1
written_rep: pulmonary alveolus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: longblaasje
sense_list:
(anatomy) A small air sac in the lungs, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood.


lexentry: eng/pulmonary_circulation__Noun__1
written_rep: pulmonary circulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kleine bloedsomloop
sense_list:
(anatomy) The part of blood circulation which carries oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.


lexentry: eng/pulmonary_tuberculosis__Noun__1
written_rep: pulmonary tuberculosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tuberculose
sense_list:
(pathology) The most common form of active tuberculosis (TB) infecting the lungs, generally caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.


lexentry: eng/pulp__Verb__1
written_rep: pulp
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prakken
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To make or be made into pulp. | (transitive) To deprive of pulp; to separate the pulp from.


lexentry: eng/pulpit__Noun__1
written_rep: pulpit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kansel | preekstoel
sense_list:
(Christianity, countable) A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform.


lexentry: eng/pulpit__Noun__1
written_rep: pulpit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: preekstoel
sense_list:
(countable, nautical) The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck; also called bow pulpit. The railing at the stern is sometimes called the stern pulpit or the pushpit.


lexentry: eng/pulsate__Verb__1
written_rep: pulsate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bruisen
sense_list:
To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat. | To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music. | To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.


lexentry: eng/pulse__Noun__1
written_rep: pulse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pols
sense_list:
A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them.


lexentry: eng/pulse__Noun__2
written_rep: pulse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peulen | peulvruchten
sense_list:
(uncountable) Annual leguminous plants (such as beans, lentils, and peas) yielding grains or seeds used as food for humans or animals; (countable) such a plant; a legume.


lexentry: eng/pulverise__Verb__1
written_rep: pulverise
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doen verstuiven | fijnwrijven | vermorzelen
sense_list:
(transitive) To render into dust or powder. | (intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.


lexentry: eng/pumice__Noun__1
written_rep: pumice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: puimsteen
sense_list:
A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.


lexentry: eng/pump__Noun__1
written_rep: pump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pomp
sense_list:
A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. | A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump.


lexentry: eng/pump__Verb__1
written_rep: pump
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pompen
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pumpkin_pie__Noun__1
written_rep: pumpkin pie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pompoentaart
sense_list:
(cooking) A sweet pie made from the flesh of pumpkins and traditionally served as a dessert on Thanksgiving.


lexentry: eng/pun__Noun__1
written_rep: pun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: woordspeling | woordgrapje
sense_list:
A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.


lexentry: eng/punch_card__Noun__1
written_rep: punch card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ponskaart
sense_list:
A card that can have holes or notches cut in it, especially one for storing data, that can be sorted according to combinations of holes present or absent.


lexentry: eng/punch_line__Noun__1
written_rep: punch line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: clou | pointe
sense_list:
The final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners.


lexentry: eng/puncheon__Noun__1
written_rep: puncheon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: hefboom
sense_list:
A walkway or short, low footbridge over wet ground constructed with such timbers, made by laying one or more planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground; also called duck boards, bog boards, or bog bridge.


lexentry: eng/punching_bag__Noun__1
written_rep: punching bag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bokszak
sense_list:
A tough bag, usually cylindrical, filled with air, sand, or other material, often suspended so that it swings freely, which is punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts.


lexentry: eng/punctuation__Noun__1
written_rep: punctuation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: interpunctie
sense_list:
A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).


lexentry: eng/punctuation_mark__Noun__1
written_rep: punctuation mark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leesteken
sense_list:
Any of various symbols used in writing and printing to indicate pauses, divisions, etc. and to aid the reader in understanding what is written.


lexentry: eng/pungent__Adjective__1
written_rep: pungent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scherp | stekend
sense_list:
Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.


lexentry: eng/punish__Verb__1
written_rep: punish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: straffen | bestraffen | afstraffen
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).


lexentry: eng/punishment__Noun__1
written_rep: punishment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: straf | bestraffing
sense_list:
The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after.


lexentry: eng/punnet__Noun__1
written_rep: punnet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bakje
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A small basket or receptacle for collecting and selling fruit, particularly strawberries.


lexentry: eng/punt_gun__Noun__1
written_rep: punt gun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eendenroer
sense_list:
(chiefly, historical) A very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.


lexentry: eng/punter__Noun__3
written_rep: punter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: klant
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) A customer of a commercial establishment, frequently of a pub or (alternatively) of a prostitute.


lexentry: eng/pupil__Noun__2
written_rep: pupil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pupil
sense_list:
(anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.


lexentry: eng/puppet__Noun__1
written_rep: puppet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marionet
sense_list:
Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove. | (figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.


lexentry: eng/puppet_army__Noun__1
written_rep: puppet army
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marionettenleger
sense_list:
An army that an invading country forms by recruiting people from already-occupied areas of the country being invaded.


lexentry: eng/puppet_show__Noun__1
written_rep: puppet show
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poppenkast | poppenspel
sense_list:
A show, theatrical performance, in which the parts are played by puppets impersonating human or other characters


lexentry: eng/purchase__Noun__1
written_rep: purchase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aankoop | aanschaf | verwerving
sense_list:
The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.


lexentry: eng/purchase__Noun__1
written_rep: purchase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aanwinst | gewin
sense_list:
That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.


lexentry: eng/purchase__Noun__1
written_rep: purchase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: aanschaf | verwerving
sense_list:
(legal, dated) Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.


lexentry: eng/purchase__Verb__1
written_rep: purchase
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: aanschaffen | aankopen | (kunnen) kopen | afkopen | verwerven | waard zijn
sense_list:
To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.


lexentry: eng/purchase_order__Noun__1
written_rep: purchase order
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bestelbon | inkooporder
sense_list:
(business) A commercial order issued by a buyer (purchaser) to a seller, and the document that defines it, indicating the type, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller will provide to the buyer.


lexentry: eng/purchase_price__Noun__1
written_rep: purchase price
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aanschafprijs
sense_list:
(management, accounting) The price at which something is actually purchased, especially from the point of view of the purchaser.


lexentry: eng/purchasing_power__Noun__1
written_rep: purchasing power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: koopkracht
sense_list:
(economics) The amount of goods and services that can be bought with a unit of currency. | (business) The ability of a large collective or company to negotiate more favourable prices and terms than a smaller group or company.


lexentry: eng/purchasing_power_parity__Noun__1
written_rep: purchasing power parity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: koopkrachtpariteit
sense_list:
(economics) A theory of long-term equilibrium exchange rates based on relative price levels of two countries.


lexentry: eng/purge__Noun__1
written_rep: purge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: zuivering
sense_list:
A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity. | An act or instance of the cleansing of pipes.


lexentry: eng/puritan__Adjective__1
written_rep: puritan
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: puriteins
sense_list:
(usually, derogative) Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.


lexentry: eng/purity_ring__Noun__1
written_rep: purity ring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kuisheidsring
sense_list:
(Christianity) A ring representing a religious vow to abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage.


lexentry: eng/purl__Noun__1
written_rep: purl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: averecht
sense_list:
A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.


lexentry: eng/purloin__Verb__1
written_rep: purloin
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ontvreemden | ontwenden
sense_list:
(transitive, usually, formal, or, humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.


lexentry: eng/purple__Adjective__1
written_rep: purple
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paars | purperen
sense_list:
Of a purple hue. | (US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support. | (in Netherlands and Belgium) Mixed between social democrats and liberals. | Imperial; regal. | Blood-red; bloody. | (of language) Extravagantly ornate, like purple prose. | (motor racing, of a sector, lap, etc.) Completed in the fastest time so far in a given session.


lexentry: eng/purple_dye_murex__Noun__1
written_rep: purple dye murex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: purperen
sense_list:
A medium-sized predatory sea snail of species Haustellum brandaris, which secrets a substance that can be used to make a long-lasting purple dye- Tyrian purple.


lexentry: eng/purple_heron__Noun__1
written_rep: purple heron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: purperreiger
sense_list:
A wading bird, Ardea purpurea, having reddish-brown plumage and found throughout southern Europe and Asia.


lexentry: eng/purple_loosestrife__Noun__1
written_rep: purple loosestrife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grote kattenstaart
sense_list:
A semi-aquatic herbaceous plant, Lythrum salicaria, having long spikes of purple flowers, native to Eurasia, considered invasive in North America and New Zealand.


lexentry: eng/purple_pitcher_plant__Noun__1
written_rep: purple pitcher plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paarse trompetbekerplant
sense_list:
A carnivorous pitcher plant native to much of Canada and parts of the eastern United States, of species Sarracenia purpurea.


lexentry: eng/purple_swamphen__Noun__1
written_rep: purple swamphen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: purperkoet | sultanshoen
sense_list:
Various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio indicus, Porphyrio pulverulentus, and Porphyrio melanotus.


lexentry: eng/purpura__Noun__1
written_rep: purpura
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: purper
sense_list:
(pathology) The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.


lexentry: eng/purpure__Noun__1
written_rep: purpure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: purper
sense_list:
(tincture) A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.


lexentry: eng/purr__Verb__1
written_rep: purr
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spinnen
sense_list:
(intransitive, of a cat) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions.


lexentry: eng/purser__Noun__1
written_rep: purser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: purser
sense_list:
The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft.


lexentry: eng/pursue__Verb__1
written_rep: pursue
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achtervolgen | najagen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pursue__Verb__1
written_rep: pursue
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: beoefenen
sense_list:
(transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pus__Noun__1
written_rep: pus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etter | pus
sense_list:
(medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.


lexentry: eng/push-up__Noun__1
written_rep: push-up
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opdrukken
sense_list:
An exercise done to improve upper body strength, performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor.


lexentry: eng/push__Verb__1
written_rep: push
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duwen | stoten
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.


lexentry: eng/pushover__Noun__1
written_rep: pushover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Konijn
sense_list:
Someone who is easy to push around and to take advantage of; someone who lets themselves be picked on or bullied without defending or standing up for themselves.


lexentry: eng/put_aside__Verb__1
written_rep: put aside
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: opzijleggen
sense_list:
(transitive) To save or keep (something) to be used at a later time. | (transitive) To ignore or intentionally disregard (something), temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can occupy one's attention.


lexentry: eng/put_back__Verb__1
written_rep: put back
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: terugleggen
sense_list:
(transitive) To return something to its original place. | (transitive) To postpone an arranged event or appointment.


lexentry: eng/put_down__Verb__1
written_rep: put down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: afgeven
sense_list:
(of money as deposit) To pay. | To terminate a call on (a telephone); to hang up. | To add a name to a list. | (idiomatic) To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.


lexentry: eng/put_down__Verb__1
written_rep: put down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: leggen
sense_list:
To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force. | (idiomatic) To cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book). | (obsolete, printing) To set type in lowercase; to switch type from capital to lowercase letters.


lexentry: eng/put_on__Verb__1
written_rep: put on
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aantrekken | opzetten
sense_list:
(transitive) To don (clothing, equipment, or the like). | (ditransitive) To assign or apply (something) to a target. | (obsolete, intransitive) To hurry up; to move swiftly forward.


lexentry: eng/put_one's_cards_on_the_table__Verb__1
written_rep: put one's cards on the table
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zijn kaarten op tafel leggen | het achterste van zijn tong laten zien
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly.


lexentry: eng/put_one's_foot_in_one's_mouth__Verb__1
written_rep: put one's foot in one's mouth
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zich verspreken
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.


lexentry: eng/put_one's_house_in_order__Verb__1
written_rep: put one's house in order
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opruimen
sense_list:
(literal) To clean and arrange in an orderly manner the furnishings and other contents of one's house.


lexentry: eng/put_oneself_in_someone's_shoes__Verb__1
written_rep: put oneself in someone's shoes
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zich in een ander verplaatsen | zich inleven
sense_list:
(figuratively) To try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person; to empathise.


lexentry: eng/put_out__Verb__1
written_rep: put out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: buitenzetten | toegeven | uitwerpen
sense_list:
To cause someone to be out of sorts; to annoy, impose, inconvenience, or disturb. | (intransitive) To go out, to head out, especially (sailing) to set sail.


lexentry: eng/put_the_cart_before_the_horse__Verb__1
written_rep: put the cart before the horse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: het paard achter de wagen spannen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential.


lexentry: eng/put_the_make_on__Verb__1
written_rep: put the make on
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avances maken | verleiden
sense_list:
(informal, transitive) To pursue with romantic interest, especially in an aggressive, sexually suggestive manner.


lexentry: eng/put_to_sea__Verb__1
written_rep: put to sea
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: het ruime sop kiezen
sense_list:
(nautical, of a boat or ship) To leave a port or harbour on a voyage, or for other purposes such as fishing.


lexentry: eng/put_to_the_test__Verb__1
written_rep: put to the test
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: toetsen
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To test (something or someone); to evaluate, scrutinize or explore by testing or experimentation.


lexentry: eng/put_up__Verb__1
written_rep: put up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: opdissen
sense_list:
(transitive, idiom) To house; to shelter; to take in. | (transitive) To endure; to put up with; to tolerate.


lexentry: eng/putrefaction__Noun__1
written_rep: putrefaction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verrotting
sense_list:
The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.


lexentry: eng/putto__Noun__1
written_rep: putto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cherubijn
sense_list:
(art) A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub.


lexentry: eng/puzzle__Verb__1
written_rep: puzzle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in de war brengen | verbijsteren | verwarren
sense_list:
(transitive) To perplex, confuse, or mystify; to cause (someone) to be faced with a mystery, without answers or an explanation. | (transitive) To make intricate or difficult to resolve; to entangle.


lexentry: eng/pygmy__Noun__1
written_rep: pygmy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pygmee
sense_list:
(often, _, capitalized) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature. | (Greek mythology) A member of a race of dwarfs.


lexentry: eng/pygmy__Noun__1
written_rep: pygmy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dwerg | pygmee
sense_list:
(figuratively, derogatory, offensive) Any dwarfish person or thing. | (figuratively, derogatory, offensive) An insignificant person, at least in some respect.


lexentry: eng/pygmy_hippopotamus__Noun__1
written_rep: pygmy hippopotamus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dwergnijlpaard
sense_list:
A large four-toed, four-legged mammal native to western Africa of species Choeropsis liberiensis (syn. Hexaprotodon liberiensis), similar to but half the height of the common hippopotamus.


lexentry: eng/pylorus__Noun__1
written_rep: pylorus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maagportier
sense_list:
(anatomy, biology) In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.


lexentry: eng/pyramid__Noun__1
written_rep: pyramid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piramide
sense_list:
An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica. | A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.


lexentry: eng/pyramid__Noun__1
written_rep: pyramid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: piramide | viervlak
sense_list:
(geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.


lexentry: eng/pyramid_scheme__Noun__1
written_rep: pyramid scheme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piramidespel | piramidestelsel | piramidesysteem
sense_list:
An illicit money-making investment scheme whereby early investors are paid primarily or wholly by later investors. Eventually all such schemes fail to the detriment of recent (later) investors.


lexentry: eng/pyrargyrite__Noun__1
written_rep: pyrargyrite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pyrargyriet
sense_list:
(mineral) A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag3SbS3, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.


lexentry: eng/pyrex__Noun__1
written_rep: pyrex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pyrex
sense_list:
A kind of heat-resistant borosilicate glass, made by mixing a high concentration of boron oxides into the molten glass to reduce its thermal expansion coefficient.


lexentry: eng/pyrite__Noun__1
written_rep: pyrite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pyriet
sense_list:
(mineral) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.


lexentry: eng/pyroclastic__Adjective__1
written_rep: pyroclastic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pyroclastisch
sense_list:
(vulcanology) Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption.


lexentry: eng/pyroclastic_flow__Noun__1
written_rep: pyroclastic flow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pyroclastische stroom
sense_list:
(physics, uncountable, uncommon) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pyroclastic,‎ flow: flow (uncountable) of pyroclastic particles.


lexentry: eng/pyrography__Noun__1
written_rep: pyrography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pyrografie
sense_list:
The freehanded art of decorating wood, leather or other materials with burn marks (resulting in surface burned designs) from the controlled application of a heated object or tool such as a poker.


lexentry: eng/pyrolysis__Noun__1
written_rep: pyrolysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pyrolyse
sense_list:
(physical chemistry) The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat, in the absence of oxygen or other reagents.


lexentry: eng/pyromania__Noun__1
written_rep: pyromania
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pyromanie | vuurzucht
sense_list:
(psychology) A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.


lexentry: eng/pyrope__Noun__1
written_rep: pyrope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pyroop
sense_list:
(mineral) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gemstone.


lexentry: eng/pyroxene__Noun__1
written_rep: pyroxene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pyroxeen
sense_list:
(mineral) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.


lexentry: eng/pyrrole__Noun__1
written_rep: pyrrole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pyrrool
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H5N. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pyx__Noun__1
written_rep: pyx
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pyxis
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, also, figurative) A small, usually round container used to hold the host, especially when bringing communion to the sick or others unable to attend Mass.


lexentry: eng/qanun__Noun__1
written_rep: qanun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wet
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two bridges.


lexentry: eng/qishlaq__Noun__1
written_rep: qishlaq
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kisjlak
sense_list:
A rural settlement (originally for the winter period) of seminomadic Turkic peoples of Central Asia, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan.


lexentry: eng/qoph__Noun__1
written_rep: qoph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: koef
sense_list:
The nineteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/quack__Noun__2
written_rep: quack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwakzalver | kwakzalfster
sense_list:
(pejorative) A fraudulent healer, especially a bombastic peddler in worthless treatments, a doctor who makes false diagnoses for monetary benefit, or an untrained or poorly trained doctor who uses fraudulent credentials to attract patients [from c. 1630]


lexentry: eng/quacksalver__Noun__1
written_rep: quacksalver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwakzalver
sense_list:
(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack. [from c. 1570]


lexentry: eng/quad_bike__Noun__1
written_rep: quad bike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quad
sense_list:
A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, especially of a design derived from a motorcycle, usually used for recreation or farm work.


lexentry: eng/quadrant__Noun__1
written_rep: quadrant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwadrant
sense_list:
One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines. | (mathematics) One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis. | (geometry) One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°. | (nautical) A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.


lexentry: eng/quadratic__Adjective__1
written_rep: quadratic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: kwadratisch
sense_list:
(mathematics) Of a polynomial, equation or function, second-degree: involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as ax^2 + bx + c.


lexentry: eng/quadratic_equation__Noun__1
written_rep: quadratic equation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tweedegraadsvergelijking | vierkantsvergelijking
sense_list:
(algebra) A polynomial equation of the second degree; an equation that can be rearranged in standard form as ax^2 + bx + c = 0, where x is an unknown value, a, b, and c are known numbers, and where a does not equal zero.


lexentry: eng/quadrature_amplitude_modulation__Noun__1
written_rep: quadrature amplitude modulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwadratuur-amplitudemodulatie
sense_list:
(radio) A modulation scheme that conveys data by applying amplitude modulation to two carrier waves at once. These two waves, usually sinusoids, are out of phase with each other by 90° and are thus called quadrature carriers. Commonly abbreviated QAM.


lexentry: eng/quadrille__Noun__1
written_rep: quadrille
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reel
sense_list:
(dance) A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.


lexentry: eng/quadrillion__Numeral__1
written_rep: quadrillion
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biljard
sense_list:
(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,0004): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 1015.


lexentry: eng/quadrillion__Numeral__1
written_rep: quadrillion
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: quadriljoen
sense_list:
(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000,0004): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 1024.


lexentry: eng/quadruplet__Noun__1
written_rep: quadruplet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vierling
sense_list:
One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.


lexentry: eng/quaff__Verb__1
written_rep: quaff
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drinken
sense_list:
To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts. [from mid-16th c.]


lexentry: eng/quail-dove__Noun__1
written_rep: quail-dove
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Cubaanse kwartelduif
sense_list:
Any of several species of bird in the genera Geotrygon and Starnoenas of the pigeon family found in the Americas.


lexentry: eng/quail__Noun__1
written_rep: quail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwartel | kwakkel
sense_list:
Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.


lexentry: eng/quaking_grass__Noun__1
written_rep: quaking grass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trilgras
sense_list:
Any of the genus Briza of annual and perennial grasses, whose flowers and seedheads shake on their stalks in the slightest breeze.


lexentry: eng/qualification__Noun__1
written_rep: qualification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: kwalificatie
sense_list:
An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/qualify__Verb__1
written_rep: qualify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bestempelen
sense_list:
To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities. | To make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task. | To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage.


lexentry: eng/qualitative_research__Noun__1
written_rep: qualitative research
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwalitatief onderzoek
sense_list:
(social sciences, marketing) A set of research techniques in which data is obtained from a relatively small group of respondents and not analyzed with statistical techniques.


lexentry: eng/quality__Adjective__1
written_rep: quality
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwaliteit
sense_list:
(occasionally, proscribed) (attributive) Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.


lexentry: eng/quality_control__Noun__1
written_rep: quality control
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwaliteitscontrole
sense_list:
A control, such as inspection or testing, introduced into an industrial or business process to ensure quality.


lexentry: eng/qualm__Noun__1
written_rep: qualm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: gewetensaanval | gewetensbezwaar | scrupule | wroeging
sense_list:
(now, negative polarity) A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/quandary__Noun__1
written_rep: quandary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: besluiteloosheid | onzekerheid
sense_list:
A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.


lexentry: eng/quantifier__Noun__1
written_rep: quantifier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: kwantor
sense_list:
(logic) An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential quantifier (∃), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set.


lexentry: eng/quantile__Noun__1
written_rep: quantile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwantiel
sense_list:
(statistics) One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.


lexentry: eng/quantitative_easing__Noun__1
written_rep: quantitative easing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwantitatieve versoepeling
sense_list:
(economics) A monetary policy in which the central bank increases the money supply in the banking system, as by purchasing bonds from banks.


lexentry: eng/quantity__Noun__1
written_rep: quantity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoeveelheid | kwantiteit
sense_list:
A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.


lexentry: eng/quantum__Noun__1
written_rep: quantum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: kwantiteit | kwantum
sense_list:
(physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/quantum_computer__Noun__1
written_rep: quantum computer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwantumcomputer
sense_list:
(quantum computing) A computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena to transcend classical time complexity limitations.


lexentry: eng/quantum_entanglement__Noun__1
written_rep: quantum entanglement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwantumverstrengeling
sense_list:
(quantum mechanics) A quantum mechanical phenomenon in which the quantum states of two or more objects have to be described with reference to each other, even though the individual objects are spatially separated.


lexentry: eng/quantum_field_theory__Noun__1
written_rep: quantum field theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwantumveldentheorie
sense_list:
(quantum mechanics) A theory of quantum fields; the result of applying second quantization to Classical Relativistic Field Theory.


lexentry: eng/quantum_mechanics__Noun__1
written_rep: quantum mechanics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwantummechanica
sense_list:
(physics) The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms in place of classical Newtonian ones.


lexentry: eng/quantum_number__Noun__1
written_rep: quantum number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwantumgetal
sense_list:
(quantum mechanics) One of certain integers or half-integers that specify the state of a quantum mechanical system (such as an electron in an atom).


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Noun__1
written_rep: quarantine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quarantaine | quarantainehaven
sense_list:
(historical) A 40-day period formerly imposed by the French king upon warring nobles during which they were forbidden from exacting revenge or continuing to fight. | A place where such isolation is enforced, a lazaret.


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Noun__1
written_rep: quarantine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: quarantaine | quarantaineperiode
sense_list:
A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Noun__1
written_rep: quarantine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: quarantaine | afzondering
sense_list:
(figurative) A similar period, instance, or state of rigidly enforced or self-enforced detention or isolation.


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Noun__1
written_rep: quarantine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: quarantaine
sense_list:
(politics, figurative) A blockade of trade, suspension of diplomatic relations, or other action whereby one country seeks to isolate another.


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Verb__1
written_rep: quarantine
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: in quarantaine zetten
sense_list:
(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.


lexentry: eng/quark__Noun__1
written_rep: quark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quark
sense_list:
(particle) In the Standard Model, one of a number of elementary subatomic particles having fractional electric charge that forms matter. They are theorized not to exist in isolation, but only in combinations in hadrons such as neutrons and protons or in quark–gluon plasmas.


lexentry: eng/quark__Noun__2
written_rep: quark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwark | plattekaas
sense_list:
A soft, creamy, unripened cheese made from cow's milk, originating from and eaten throughout central, northern, eastern, and southeastern Europe, as well as the Low Countries.


lexentry: eng/quarrel__Noun__1
written_rep: quarrel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: betwisting | dispuut | geschilpunt
sense_list:
(countable) Often preceded by a form of to have: a basis or ground of dispute or objection; a complaint; also, a feeling or situation of ill will and unhappiness caused by this.


lexentry: eng/quarrel__Verb__1
written_rep: quarrel
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bekvechten | redetwisten | ruziemaken | ruzieën | twisten
sense_list:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out.


lexentry: eng/quarry_tile__Noun__1
written_rep: quarry tile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: klinker
sense_list:
A very hard ceramic tile used e.g. as flooring, usually 1/2 to 3/4 inches (13 to 19 mm) in thickness, made by the extrusion process from natural clays or shales.


lexentry: eng/quart__Noun__1
written_rep: quart
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quart
sense_list:
A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.


lexentry: eng/quarter__Noun__1
written_rep: quarter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwart | kwartaal | vierde | trimester | vierdeel
sense_list:
(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/quarter__Noun__1
written_rep: quarter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwartaal | trimester
sense_list:
(now, historical) A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/quarter__Noun__1
written_rep: quarter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwartje
sense_list:
(North America) A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/quarter__Noun__1
written_rep: quarter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stadsdeel | wijk | vierdeel | kwartier
sense_list:
A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/quarterfinal__Noun__1
written_rep: quarterfinal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwartfinale
sense_list:
(sports) One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.


lexentry: eng/quartz__Noun__1
written_rep: quartz
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwarts
sense_list:
(mineral) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.


lexentry: eng/quasar__Noun__1
written_rep: quasar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quasar
sense_list:
(galaxy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.


lexentry: eng/quaternion__Noun__1
written_rep: quaternion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: quaternion
sense_list:
(mathematics) A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.


lexentry: eng/quatrefoil__Noun__1
written_rep: quatrefoil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vierblad
sense_list:
(architecture) A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.


lexentry: eng/quattuorvigintillion__Numeral__1
written_rep: quattuorvigintillion
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duodeciljard
sense_list:
(rare; US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1075. | (rare; dated British & Australian, long scale) 10144.


lexentry: eng/quay__Noun__1
written_rep: quay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kade | kaai
sense_list:
(nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.


lexentry: eng/qubit__Noun__1
written_rep: qubit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwantumbit
sense_list:
(quantum computing) A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition; A binary qudit.


lexentry: eng/quecto-__Prefix__1
written_rep: quecto-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quecto-
sense_list:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−30 (short scale nonillionth or long scale quintillionth).


lexentry: eng/queen__Noun__1
written_rep: queen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: koningin | dame
sense_list:
A female monarch. | (chess) A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. | A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.


lexentry: eng/queen__Noun__1
written_rep: queen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: koningin | dame | vrouw
sense_list:
(cards) A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.


lexentry: eng/queen_mother__Noun__1
written_rep: queen mother
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: koningin-moeder
sense_list:
A widowed queen consort (a queen dowager) whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch.


lexentry: eng/queer__Adjective__1
written_rep: queer
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: homo | homoseksueel
sense_list:
(colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.


lexentry: eng/quell__Verb__1
written_rep: quell
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: overmeesteren
sense_list:
(transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/quench__Verb__1
written_rep: quench
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: afkoelen | schrikken
sense_list:
(transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.


lexentry: eng/quenching__Noun__1
written_rep: quenching
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: afschrikken | harden | schrikken
sense_list:
(metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.


lexentry: eng/query_language__Noun__1
written_rep: query language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: querytaal
sense_list:
(databases, programming) Any of several generalized computer languages in which users may extract data from selected records in a database.


lexentry: eng/question__Noun__1
written_rep: question
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vraag
sense_list:
A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.


lexentry: eng/question_mark__Noun__1
written_rep: question mark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vraagteken
sense_list:
(typography) The punctuation mark "?", used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question. | Polygonia interrogationis, a North American nymphalid butterfly with a silver mark on the underside of its hindwing resembling a question mark (sense 1).


lexentry: eng/quetta-__Prefix__1
written_rep: quetta-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quetta-
sense_list:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1030 (a short scale nonillion or long scale quintillion).


lexentry: eng/quetzal__Noun__1
written_rep: quetzal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quetzal
sense_list:
Any trogon of the genus Pharomacrus, especially a resplendent quetzal (Pharomacrus mocinno), which has very long tail feathers and is found in Guatemala and Costa Rica. | A monetary unit used in Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos.


lexentry: eng/quibble__Noun__1
written_rep: quibble
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: haarkloverij
sense_list:
An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/quiche__Noun__1
written_rep: quiche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quiche
sense_list:
A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust.


lexentry: eng/quicklime__Noun__1
written_rep: quicklime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ongebluste kalk
sense_list:
Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.


lexentry: eng/quiet__Verb__1
written_rep: quiet
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kalmeren | rustig worden
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet. | (intransitive) To become quiet or calm.


lexentry: eng/quiet_down__Verb__1
written_rep: quiet down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achterhouden
sense_list:
(intransitive, US) To become quieter. | (transitive, US) To make someone or something become quieter.


lexentry: eng/quiff__Noun__3
written_rep: quiff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kuif
sense_list:
(UK) A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/quill__Noun__1
written_rep: quill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pluim
sense_list:
A pen made from a feather. | Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.


lexentry: eng/quill__Noun__1
written_rep: quill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: pikante
sense_list:
A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/quillback__Noun__1
written_rep: quillback
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dekbed
sense_list:
Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin, native to the eastern and central United States.


lexentry: eng/quillwort__Noun__1
written_rep: quillwort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: isoëte
sense_list:
Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores.


lexentry: eng/quilt__Noun__1
written_rep: quilt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quilt
sense_list:
A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.


lexentry: eng/quilted__Adjective__1
written_rep: quilted
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mollig
sense_list:
Having the characteristics of a quilt; specifically, having two layers of cloth sewn together, with a layer of padding between them.


lexentry: eng/quincunx__Noun__1
written_rep: quincunx
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: groepering per vijf
sense_list:
An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.


lexentry: eng/quinine__Noun__1
written_rep: quinine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kinine
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid with the chemical formula C20H24N2O2, originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona), used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/quinoline__Noun__1
written_rep: quinoline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chinoline
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C9H7N.


lexentry: eng/quintessence__Noun__1
written_rep: quintessence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwintessens
sense_list:
A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype. | A pure substance.


lexentry: eng/quintessential__Adjective__1
written_rep: quintessential
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: door en door
sense_list:
Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); being or relating to the ultimate essence of something.


lexentry: eng/quintet__Noun__1
written_rep: quintet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kwintet
sense_list:
(music) A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians) | (music) A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together


lexentry: eng/quintillion__Numeral__1
written_rep: quintillion
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: triljoen
sense_list:
(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.


lexentry: eng/quire__Noun__1
written_rep: quire
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boek
sense_list:
One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.


lexentry: eng/quirk__Noun__1
written_rep: quirk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gril | nuk | rariteit
sense_list:
An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.


lexentry: eng/quit__Verb__1
written_rep: quit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: verlaten | opgeven | ophouden | stoppen
sense_list:
(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.


lexentry: eng/quiver__Noun__1
written_rep: quiver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pijlkoker | koker
sense_list:
(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.


lexentry: eng/quixotic__Adjective__1
written_rep: quixotic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: donquichotterig | impulsief | wereldvreemd
sense_list:
Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality.


lexentry: eng/quoll__Noun__1
written_rep: quoll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buidelmarter
sense_list:
Any of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found in Australia and New Guinea, roughly the size of a cat.


lexentry: eng/quorum__Noun__1
written_rep: quorum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quorum
sense_list:
The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.


lexentry: eng/quota__Noun__1
written_rep: quota
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quotum
sense_list:
A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division. | A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.


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


lexentry: eng/quote_unquote__Adjective__1
written_rep: quote unquote
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zogenaamd
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Emphasizes the following (or sometimes preceding) word or phrase for irony, or marks it as not the normal sense of the term. Used almost exclusively in spoken language. In written language, quotation marks would be used instead.


lexentry: eng/quotidian__Adjective__1
written_rep: quotidian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: alledaags | gewoon | banaal
sense_list:
Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/quotidian__Noun__1
written_rep: quotidian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alledaagse
sense_list:
(medicine, now, _, rare, historical) A fever which recurs every day; quotidian malaria. [from 14th c.] | (Anglicanism, historical) A daily allowance formerly paid to certain members of the clergy. [from 16th c.] | (usually with definite article) Commonplace or mundane things regarded as a class. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/quotient__Noun__1
written_rep: quotient
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quotiënt
sense_list:
(arithmetic) The number (either a fraction or an integer) resulting from the division of one number by another. | (mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.


lexentry: eng/rabbit__Noun__1
written_rep: rabbit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: konijn
sense_list:
A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. | (uncountable) The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.


lexentry: eng/rabbit__Noun__1
written_rep: rabbit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: haas
sense_list:
A runner in a distance race whose goal is mainly to set the pace, either to tire a specific rival so that a teammate can win or to help another break a record; a pacesetter.


lexentry: eng/rabbit_food__Noun__1
written_rep: rabbit food
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: konijnenvoer
sense_list:
A type of food specially formulated for the feeding of rabbits | (informal, derogatory) Salad vegetables, such as carrots, celery or lettuce.


lexentry: eng/rabbit_hole__Noun__1
written_rep: rabbit hole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: konijnenhol
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rabbit,‎ hole. The entrance to a rabbit warren or burrow; the whole warren or burrow.


lexentry: eng/rabbit_starvation__Noun__1
written_rep: rabbit starvation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: konijnenuithongering
sense_list:
A form of acute malnutrition caused by excess consumption of any lean meat (such as rabbit), coupled with a lack of nutrients and usually other stressors such as a cold or dry environment.


lexentry: eng/rabble_rouser__Noun__1
written_rep: rabble rouser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scherpslijper
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.


lexentry: eng/rabies__Noun__1
written_rep: rabies
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hondsdolheid | rabiës
sense_list:
(disease) An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.


lexentry: eng/raccoon__Noun__1
written_rep: raccoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wasbeer
sense_list:
An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail. | Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine. | Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.


lexentry: eng/raccoon_dog__Noun__1
written_rep: raccoon dog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wasbeerhond | marterhond
sense_list:
A canid of the genus Nyctereutes, native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere in other cool parts of Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__1
written_rep: race
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: race | wedloop
sense_list:
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__2
written_rep: race
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ras
sense_list:
A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type. | A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities. | (animal husbandry) A breed or strain of domesticated animal.


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__2
written_rep: race
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ras | afkomst | soort
sense_list:
A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race):


lexentry: eng/raceme__Noun__1
written_rep: raceme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tros
sense_list:
(botany) An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.


lexentry: eng/racemic__Adjective__1
written_rep: racemic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: racemisch
sense_list:
(chemistry) Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.


lexentry: eng/racial_profiling__Noun__1
written_rep: racial profiling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etnische profilering
sense_list:
(public policy, law enforcement) The practice (usually considered discreditable), by some police and other officials, of treating members of certain racial groups as more likely to be involved in criminal or other antisocial behavior than members of other racial groups.


lexentry: eng/racism__Noun__1
written_rep: racism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: racisme
sense_list:
Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination.


lexentry: eng/racist__Noun__1
written_rep: racist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: racist
sense_list:
A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.


lexentry: eng/rack__Noun__1
written_rep: rack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pijnbank
sense_list:
(historical) A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.


lexentry: eng/rack__Verb__3
written_rep: rack
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: klaren
sense_list:
(brewing) To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.


lexentry: eng/racket__Noun__1
written_rep: racket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: racket
sense_list:
(countable, sports) An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton.


lexentry: eng/racketeer__Noun__1
written_rep: racketeer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bandiet
sense_list:
One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loansharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.


lexentry: eng/rackett__Noun__1
written_rep: rackett
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ranket
sense_list:
(musical instruments) An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys.


lexentry: eng/radar__Noun__1
written_rep: radar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radar
sense_list:
(uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces.


lexentry: eng/radian__Noun__1
written_rep: radian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radiaal
sense_list:
(geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angle: the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle.


lexentry: eng/radiation__Noun__1
written_rep: radiation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: straling
sense_list:
The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light. | The process of radiating waves or particles. | Radioactive energy.


lexentry: eng/radiation_dose__Noun__1
written_rep: radiation dose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stralingsdosis
sense_list:
(physics) The amount of radiation that reaches something from a radioactive source, or the effect that that amount has; it can be measured in several ways, three of which are expressed by SI in sieverts (non-SI, in rems) and one of which is expressed by SI in grays (non-SI, in rads).


lexentry: eng/radiation_sickness__Noun__1
written_rep: radiation sickness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stralingsziekte
sense_list:
(medicine, pathology) Any illness produced by ionizing radiation with symptoms ranging from nausea to death.


lexentry: eng/radiator__Noun__1
written_rep: radiator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: radiator
sense_list:
(automotive, mechanical) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins. | (of buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.


lexentry: eng/radical__Adjective__1
written_rep: radical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radicaal
sense_list:
Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter. | Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.


lexentry: eng/radical__Noun__1
written_rep: radical
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: radicaal
sense_list:
(chemistry) A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.


lexentry: eng/radicchio__Noun__1
written_rep: radicchio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: roodlof
sense_list:
A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable or grilled.


lexentry: eng/radio__Noun__1
written_rep: radio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radio
sense_list:
(uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves. | (countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound. | (countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.


lexentry: eng/radio_amateur__Noun__1
written_rep: radio amateur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radioamateur
sense_list:
A person who practises the hobby of amateur radio. Radio amateurs must possess a licence issued by the relevant authority in the country in which they live, and must pass an exam before they can obtain a licence to operate.


lexentry: eng/radio_beacon__Noun__1
written_rep: radio beacon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radiobaken
sense_list:
(communication, aviation, nautical, navigation) A beacon that emits radio wave signals to guide ships or aircraft or to indicate the position of a ship, aircraft, or other object, person, or vehicle.


lexentry: eng/radio_button__Noun__1
written_rep: radio button
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: keuzerondje | radioknop
sense_list:
(graphical user interface) Any of a group of widgets in a graphical user interface that is used to select one of a group of options; the selection of any one deselects the others.


lexentry: eng/radio_drama__Noun__1
written_rep: radio drama
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoorspel | luisterspel | radiodrama
sense_list:
Dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD.


lexentry: eng/radio_frequency__Noun__1
written_rep: radio frequency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radiofrequentie
sense_list:
(uncountable) That part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between about 3 kHz and 300 MHz, within which radio waves are transmitted.


lexentry: eng/radio_silence__Noun__1
written_rep: radio silence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: radiostilte
sense_list:
(figurative) A period of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization, especially when such communication would normally be expected.


lexentry: eng/radio_station__Noun__1
written_rep: radio station
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radiostation
sense_list:
An installation of a radio transmitter, and possibly a receiver, for the purpose of broadcasting or communication.


lexentry: eng/radio_telescope__Noun__1
written_rep: radio telescope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radiotelescoop
sense_list:
(astronomy) A device for observing astronomical sources of radio waves, normally having one or more large parabolic dishes.


lexentry: eng/radio_wave__Noun__1
written_rep: radio wave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radiogolf
sense_list:
(physics) electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between about .5 centimeters and 30,000 meters; used for the broadcasting of radio and television signals.


lexentry: eng/radioactive_dating__Noun__1
written_rep: radioactive dating
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radiometrische datering
sense_list:
The process of determining the age of a material by estimating the amount of radioactive decay of one or more radioisotopes present in the material when it was formed.


lexentry: eng/radioactivity__Noun__1
written_rep: radioactivity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radioactiviteit
sense_list:
Spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation as a consequence of a nuclear reaction, or directly from the breakdown of an unstable nucleus. | The radiation so emitted; including gamma rays, alpha particles, neutrons, electrons, positrons, etc.


lexentry: eng/radiograph__Noun__1
written_rep: radiograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: röntgenfoto
sense_list:
An image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than visible light; especially an X-ray photograph.


lexentry: eng/radiology__Noun__1
written_rep: radiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radiologie
sense_list:
(medicine) The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography#Noun but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation#Noun (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).


lexentry: eng/radish__Noun__1
written_rep: radish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radijs | radijsje | rammenas
sense_list:
A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.


lexentry: eng/radium__Noun__1
written_rep: radium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radium
sense_list:
The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/radix__Noun__1
written_rep: radix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: grondtal
sense_list:
(mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.


lexentry: eng/radon__Noun__1
written_rep: radon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radon
sense_list:
The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.


lexentry: eng/raffia__Noun__1
written_rep: raffia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: raffia
sense_list:
A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of raffia palm trees (genus Raphia).


lexentry: eng/rafflesia__Noun__1
written_rep: rafflesia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rafflesia
sense_list:
(botany) Any of several large parasitic plants, of the genus Rafflesia, from South East Asia, that have no roots, stems or leaves; Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest known flower with a diameter of over a yard.


lexentry: eng/raft__Noun__1
written_rep: raft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vlot | rubberboot
sense_list:
A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.


lexentry: eng/rafter__Noun__1
written_rep: rafter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dakspant
sense_list:
(architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.


lexentry: eng/rag__Noun__1
written_rep: rag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vod | lap | lor | klodde | lompen
sense_list:
A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.


lexentry: eng/rag__Noun__1
written_rep: rag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: rioolkrant | sufferd
sense_list:
(slang, pejorative) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.


lexentry: eng/ragdoll__Noun__1
written_rep: ragdoll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ragdoll
sense_list:
A modern American breed of domestic cat with a longhair colourpoint coat that relaxes completely when picked up.


lexentry: eng/ragebait__Verb__1
written_rep: ragebait
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in ongenade doen vervallen
sense_list:
(Internet) To produce content that provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.


lexentry: eng/ragman__Noun__1
written_rep: ragman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiffonnière
sense_list:
A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.


lexentry: eng/ragpicker__Noun__1
written_rep: ragpicker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voddenraper
sense_list:
A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man (UK) or ragman (US).


lexentry: eng/ragweed__Noun__1
written_rep: ragweed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ambrosia
sense_list:
A plant of the genus Ambrosia. These weeds are particularly noted for producing pollen that triggers hay fever.


lexentry: eng/raid__Noun__1
written_rep: raid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: razzia
sense_list:
(law enforcement) An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering.


lexentry: eng/railcar__Noun__1
written_rep: railcar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: motorrijtuig | railbus
sense_list:
(rail) A powered single railway vehicle designed for passenger transport, with a driver's cab in both ends; Not to be confused with motor coach/motorcar, which is a powered railway vehicle capable to haul a train.


lexentry: eng/railroad__Verb__1
written_rep: railroad
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: (een) spoorweg(en) uitbaten
sense_list:
(intransitive) To operate a railroad. | (intransitive) To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.


lexentry: eng/railroad_tie__Noun__1
written_rep: railroad tie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biel | biels | dwarsligger
sense_list:
(rail transport, US) A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.


lexentry: eng/railroad_track__Noun__1
written_rep: railroad track
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baanvak
sense_list:
(US, rail) A pair of formed steel rails, separated and supported usually on wooden or concrete ties or sleepers, forming a track along which flange-wheeled railroad vehicles may travel.


lexentry: eng/railway__Noun__1
written_rep: railway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spoorwegen | spoorweg
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, and, Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.


