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  • pa {n} (father) :: pa {m}
  • pa {n} (grandfather) :: opa {m}
  • pace {n} :: tempo {n}
  • Pacific Ocean {prop} (the world's largest body of water) :: Grote Oceaan {m}, Stille Oceaan {m}, Stille Zuidzee {f} [archaic]
  • pacifier {n} (for a baby) :: fopspeen, speen
  • package {n} (something which is packed) :: pak {n}
  • package store {n} (liquor store) SEE: liquor store ::
  • pack animal {n} (animal used to carry heavy items) SEE: beast of burden ::
  • packer {n} (person packing things) :: verpakker {m}, pakker {m}
  • pact {n} (an agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant) :: pact {n}
  • pad {v} (to stuff) SEE: stuff ::
  • paddle {n} (blade of a waterwheel) :: schoep {m} {f}
  • paddle {n} (double-bladed oar used for kayaking) :: (dubbelbladige) paddel {m}, peddel {m}, pagaai {m}
  • paddle {n} (meandering walk or dabble through shallow water) :: pootjebaden {n}
  • paddle {n} (paddlewheel) :: scheprad {n}, waterrad {n}
  • paddle {n} (slat of a paddleboat's wheel) :: schoep {m} {f}
  • paddle {n} (time spent on paddling) :: gepeddel {n}
  • paddle {n} (two-handed, single-bladed oar) :: paddel {m}, peddel {m}, pagaai {m}
  • paddle {v} (toddle) SEE: toddle ::
  • paddle {v} (to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument) :: peddelen, [oars only] roeien
  • paddle {v} (to spank with a paddle) :: van de roede geven/slaan
  • paddle {v} (to walk or dabble playfully in shallow water) :: [feet only] pootjebaden
  • paddlefish {n} (fish of the family Polyodontidae) :: lepelsteur {m}
  • paddling {v} (collective noun for ducks) :: toom {m}
  • paddy {n} (wet land where rice grows) :: rijstveld {m}
  • padlock {n} (type of lock) :: hangslot {n}
  • padlock {v} (to lock using a padlock) :: met een hangslot afsluiten
  • paean {n} (an enthusiastic expression of praise) :: lofzang
  • paean {n} (any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph) :: lofzang
  • paediatry {n} (paediatry) SEE: pediatrics ::
  • paedophilophile {n} (one attracted to paedophiles) :: pedofilofiel
  • pagan {adj} (immoral, uncivilized, savage) :: immoreel, onbeschaafd
  • pagan {adj} (relating to non-Abrahamic religions) :: heidens
  • pagan {n} (person not adhering to any major or recognized religion) :: heiden {m}
  • pagan {n} (uncivilized or unsocialized person) :: heiden {m}, barbaar {m}, wilde(man) {m}
  • page {n} (boy child) SEE: boy ::
  • page {n} (British: youth doing errands) :: loopjongen {m}
  • page {n} (computing: contiguous block of memory) :: pagina {c}, blad {n}
  • page {n} (Internet: web page) SEE: web page ::
  • page {n} (moth) :: page, mot {c}
  • page {n} (one side of a leaf of a book) :: pagina {c}, bladzijde {c}
  • page {n} (record) :: pagina {c}, blad {n}
  • page {n} (serving boy) :: page
  • page {v} (attend as a page) :: dienen
  • page {v} (call or summon) :: oproepen
  • page {v} (call somebody using PA system) :: oproepen
  • page {v} (contact by means of a pager) :: oproepen, oppiepen
  • page {v} (mark the pages of) :: nummeren, pagineren
  • page {v} (turn several pages of a publication) :: bladeren in, doorbladeren
  • pageant {n} (beauty pageant) SEE: beauty pageant ::
  • pageantry {n} ( A colourful show or display) :: praal, vertoon
  • pager {n} (device) :: bieper
  • pagoda {n} (a tiered tower with multiple eaves) :: pagode
  • pahoehoe {n} (form of lava flow) :: gladde lava {m} {f}
  • pail {n} (bucket) SEE: bucket ::
  • pain {n} (ache or bodily suffering) :: pijn {m} {f}
  • pain {n} (suffering or anguish, especially mental) :: pijn {m} {f}
  • pain {v} (to hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish) :: kwetsen
  • painful {adj} (causing pain) :: pijnlijk, smartelijk
  • painful {adj} (painstaking; careful; industrious) :: pijnlijk, ijverig, zorgzaam
  • painful {adj} (requiring labor or toil) :: moeizaam, smartelijk
  • pain in the arse {n} (pain in the ass) SEE: pain in the ass ::
  • pain in the butt {n} (nuisance) SEE: pain in the ass ::
  • pain in the neck {n} (that which is annoying) SEE: pain in the ass ::
  • painkiller {n} (a drug that numbs the pain in the body) :: pijnstiller {m}
  • paint {n} (substance) :: verf {f}, tjet {m}
  • paint {v} (apply paint to) :: verven, schilderen
  • paint {v} (create an image) :: schilderen
  • paint {v} (practise the art of painting pictures) :: schilderen
  • paintability {n} (The quality of being paintable) :: verfbaarheid {f}
  • paintbrush {n} (thin brush) :: penseel {n}
  • painted {v} (painted) :: beschilderd
  • painted bunting {n} (Smith's longspur) SEE: Smith's longspur ::
  • painted dog {n} (Lycaon pictus) SEE: African hunting dog ::
  • painted hunting dog {n} (Lycaon pictus) SEE: African hunting dog ::
  • painted wolf {n} (Lycaon pictus) SEE: African hunting dog ::
  • painter {n} (artist) :: schilder {m}, kunstschilder {m}
  • painter {n} (laborer) :: schilder {m}, huisschilder {m}
  • painting {n} (an illustration or artwork using paint) :: schilderij {n} {f}, schilderwerk {n}
  • painting {n} (artistic application of paint) :: schilderen {n}, schilderkunst
  • painting {n} (the action of applying paint) :: schilderen {n}, geschilder {n}
  • pair {n} (A couple of working animals attached to work together) :: tweespan {n}
  • pair {n} (Cards hand) :: paar {n}
  • pair {n} (Cricket score) :: brilstand {n}
  • pair {n} (two people in some relationship) :: paar {n}, koppel {n}, stel {n}
  • pair {n} (two similar or identical things) :: paar {n}, koppel {n}, duo {n}, tweetal {n}
  • pair {v} (to group into sets of two) :: paren, koppelen
  • pair of compasses {n} (tool used to draw circles) :: passer {m}
  • pair of eyeglasses {n} (a pair of lenses set in a frame) :: bril {m}
  • pair of glasses {n} (a pair of lenses set in a frame) :: bril {m}
  • pair of specs {n} (a pair of lenses set in a frame) :: bril {m}
  • pair of spectacles {n} (a pair of lenses set in a frame) :: bril {m}
  • pajamas {n} (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) :: pyjama {m}
  • Pakistan {prop} (country in South Asia) :: Pakistan
  • palace {n} (large, lavish residence) :: paleis {n}
  • palaeoclimatology {n} (science) :: paleoklimatologie {f}
  • Palaic {prop} (Indo-European language) :: Palaïsch
  • palanquin {n} (a covered type of litter) :: palankijn
  • palatable {adj} (pleasing to the taste) :: genietbaar, lekker
  • palatable {adj} (tolerable, acceptable) :: aannemelijk
  • palate {n} (roof of the mouth) :: gehemelte {n}, verhemelte {n}
  • Palatinate {prop} (Palatinate) :: Palts {f}
  • Palatine {prop} (hill of Rome) :: Palatijn
  • Palau {prop} (Republic of Palau) :: Palau
  • pale {adj} (light in color) :: bleek
  • pale {n} (heraldry: vertical band) :: paal
  • paleanthropology {n} (study of ancient human remains) SEE: paleoanthropology ::
  • paleface {n} (a white person of European descent, in the context of American Indians) :: bleekgezicht {n}
  • paleoclimatology {n} (palaeoclimatology) SEE: palaeoclimatology ::
  • paleolinguistics {n} (study of the distant human past by linguistic means) :: paleolinguïstiek {f}
  • Paleolithic {n} (Old Stone Age) :: paleolithicum {m}
  • paleologism {n} (phrase that was coined in the past and now obsolete) :: paleologisme {n}
  • paleontologist {n} (one who studies paleontology) :: paleontoloog {m}
  • Palermo {prop} (city) :: Palermo
  • Palermo {prop} (province) :: Palermo
  • Palestine {prop} (geographic region) :: Palestina
  • Palestine {prop} (historical: former British entity) :: Palestina
  • Palestine {prop} (historical: former British Mandate) :: Palestina
  • Palestine {prop} (West Bank and Gaza Strip collectively) :: Palestina, [plural] Palestijnse Gebieden
  • Palestinian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine and/or the Palestinian people) :: Palestijns
  • Palestinian {n} (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) :: Palestijns {m}, Palestijnse
  • paletot {n} (A loose outer jacket, overcoat) :: jas {m}, overjas {m}
  • palimpsest {n} (A manuscript scraped clean for reuse) :: palimpsest
  • palindrome {n} (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) :: palindroom {n}
  • palisade {n} (a wall of wooden stakes) :: palissade {f}
  • pall {n} (cloth laid over coffin) :: lijkkleed
  • palladium {n} (chemical element) :: palladium {n}
  • pallet jack {n} (manually operated device for lifting and moving pallets) :: transpallet
  • pallet truck {n} (manually operated device for lifting and moving pallets) :: transpallet
  • pallid {adj} (appearing weak, pale or wan) :: bleek
  • pallidity {n} (state of being) SEE: pallor ::
  • pallor {n} (paleness; want of color; pallidity) :: bleekheid
  • palm {n} (inner, concave part of hand) :: palm {m}, handpalm {m}
  • palm {n} (palm tree) SEE: palm tree ::
  • palmic acid {n} (ricinoleic acid) SEE: ricinoleic acid ::
  • palm off {v} (to sell or dispose of something with the intent to deceive) :: opdringen, opzadelen met
  • palm thief {n} (coconut crab) SEE: coconut crab ::
  • palm tree {n} (tropical tree) :: palm {m}, palmboom {m}
  • palpable {adj} (capable of being touched) :: tastbaar
  • palpable {adj} (obvious) :: te snijden
  • palpable {adj} (that can be detected by palpation) :: palpeerbaar
  • paltry {adj} (meager; worthless; pitiful; trifling) :: armzalig, meelijwekkend, beklagenswaardig,waardeloos
  • paltry {adj} (trashy, trivial, of little value) :: triviaal, pietluttig
  • pamper {v} (to treat with excessive care, to indulge) :: vertroetelen
  • pamphlet {n} (booklet) SEE: booklet ::
  • Pamplona {prop} (city in Navarre of northern Spain) :: Pamplona
  • pan {n} (flat vessel used for cooking) :: pan {f}
  • pan- {prefix} (a combining form meaning “all”) :: pan-, al-
  • panache {n} (flamboyant style or action) :: zwier, panache
  • panache {n} (ornamental helmet plume) :: vederbos, panache
  • Panama {n} (Panama hat) SEE: Panama hat ::
  • Panama {prop} (Country) :: Panama
  • Panama Canal Zone {prop} (historical territory within Panama) :: Kanaalzone, Panamakanaalzone
  • Panamanian {adj} (pertaining to Panama) :: Panamees
  • Panamanian {n} (person from Panama) :: Panamees {m}
  • pan-Arabism {n} (movement) :: panarabisme
  • pancake {n} (thin batter cake) :: pannenkoek {m}
  • Pancake Day {prop} (Shrove Tuesday) SEE: Shrove Tuesday ::
  • Pancake Tuesday {prop} (Shrove Tuesday) SEE: Shrove Tuesday ::
  • Panchatantra {prop} (a collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose) :: Pañcatantra
  • Panchen Lama {n} (second-highest ranking lama of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism) :: Panchen lama
  • pancreas {n} (gland near the stomach) :: alvleesklier, buikspeekselklier, pancreas
  • pancreatic cancer {n} (malignant neoplasm of the pancreas) :: alvleesklierkanker {c}
  • panda {n} (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) :: panda {m}, pandabeer {m}
  • panda {n} (police car) SEE: police car ::
  • panda {n} (red panda) SEE: red panda ::
  • panda bear {n} (panda) SEE: panda ::
  • pandeism {n} (belief combining elements of pantheism and deism) :: pandeïsme {m}
  • pandeism {n} (omnitheism) SEE: omnitheism ::
  • pandemic {n} (pandemic disease) :: pandemie {f}
  • pandemonium {n} (an outburst; loud, riotous uproar) :: pandemonium {n}
  • pandemonium {n} (chaos; tumultuous or lawless violence) :: pandemonium {n}
  • pander {n} (pimp or procurer) :: pooier {m}
  • pander {v} (to appeal or cater to) :: aan iets doen denken
  • pander {v} (to offer illicit sex with a third party) :: koppelen
  • pander {v} :: verwijzen naar
  • pandiculation {n} (stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities as when fatigued and drowsy) :: zich uitrekken
  • Pandora {prop} (Character in Greek mythology) :: Pandora {f}
  • pane {n} (individual sheet of glass) SEE: window pane ::
  • panegyric {n} (praising speech or opus) :: lofzang {f}, lofrede {f}
  • panel {n} (group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc) :: forum
  • panel {n} :: paneel {n}
  • panentheism {n} :: panentheïsme {n}
  • pan flute {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes ::
  • Pangaea {prop} (supercontinent prior to Triassic) :: Pangaea {f}, Pangea {f} (popularly written)
  • panhandler {n} (bum) :: landloper {m}, zwerver {m}
  • panhandler {n} (one who panhandles) :: bedelaar {m}
  • panic {n} (overpowering fright) :: paniek {f}
  • pankration {n} (ancient Greek martial art) :: pankration {n}
  • panmixis {n} (panmixia) SEE: panmixia ::
  • panmixus {n} (panmixia) SEE: panmixia ::
  • panoply {n} (a collection or display of weaponry) :: wapenrusting
  • panoply {n} (a splendid display of something.) :: praal
  • panoramic {adj} (with a wide view) :: panoramisch, panoramische
  • pan pipes {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes ::
  • panpsychism {n} (the doctrine that all matter has a mental aspect) :: panpsychisme
  • pansexuality {n} (sexual orientation) :: pansexualiteit
  • pant {n} (a pair of pants) SEE: pants ::
  • pant {n} (a quick breathing) :: gehijg
  • pantheism {n} (belief that the universe is divine) :: pantheïsme {n}
  • pantheistic {adj} (pertaining to pantheism) :: pantheïstisch
  • pantheistical {adj} (pantheistic) SEE: pantheistic ::
  • panther {n} (big cat of genus Panthera) :: panter {m}
  • panther {n} (big cat with black fur) :: panter
  • panther cap {n} (Amanita pantherina) :: panteramaniet
  • panties {n} (short underpants for women or girls) :: slipje
  • pant leg {n} (either of the legs of a pair of pants) :: broekspijp {m} {f}
  • pantograph {n} (mechanical drawing aid) :: pantograaf, tekenaap {m}
  • pantograph {n} (rail transport: Device that collects electric current from overhead lines) :: (tram)beugel
  • pantry {n} (storage room) :: voorraadkamer {f}, bijkeuken {f}, bijkeukens {f-p}, voorraadkast {f}
  • pants {adj} (of inferior quality) :: brol
  • pants {n} (garment covering the body from the waist downwards) :: broek {f}
  • pants {n} (undergarment covering the genitals) :: onderbroek
  • pants {v} (pull someone’s pants down) :: broekaf doen, de broek aftrekken
  • panty {n} (panties) SEE: panties ::
  • pantyhose {n} (nylon tights worn about legs) :: panty {m}
  • pap {adj} (soft food) :: pap {m} {f}
  • papa {n} (Father (familiar, conversational) SEE: dad ::
  • papal {adj} (related to the pope or papacy) :: pauselijk
  • paper {adj} (made of paper) :: papieren
  • paper {n} (material for writing on) :: papier {n}
  • paper {n} (newspaper) SEE: newspaper ::
  • paper {n} (wallpaper) SEE: wallpaper ::
  • paper {n} (wrapping paper) SEE: wrapping paper ::
  • paper {n} (written document shorter than a book) :: document {n}, werk {n}, eindwerk {n}
  • paper {v} (to apply paper to) :: behangen
  • paper {v} (to document) SEE: document ::
  • paper aeroplane {n} (toy aeroplane made by folding up a sheet of paper) :: papiervliegtuig {n}
  • paper airplane {n} (paper aeroplane) SEE: paper aeroplane ::
  • paper towel {n} (sheet of absorbent paper) :: keukenrol
  • Papiamento {prop} (creole language) :: Papiaments {n}
  • Papiamentu {prop} (language) :: Papiaments {n}
  • papier-mâché {n} (paper mixed with glue to create a sculptural object) :: papier-maché {n}
  • paprika {n} (spice) :: paprika {f}
  • Pap smear {n} (gynaecology: screening test) :: uitstrijkje {n}
  • Pap test {n} (gynaecology: screening test) :: uitstrijkje {n}
  • Papua New Guinea {prop} (country in Oceania) :: Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea
  • Papua New Guinean {adj} (pertaining to Papua New Guinea) :: Papoeaas
  • Papua New Guinean {n} (citizen of Papua New Guinea or of Papua New Guinean descent) :: Papoea {m}, Papoease {f}
  • parable {n} (short story illustrating a lesson) :: parabel {m}
  • parabola {n} (a conic section) :: parabool
  • paracetamol {n} (acetaminophen) SEE: acetaminophen ::
  • parachute {n} (a device designed to control the fall of an object) :: parachute {m}, valscherm {n}
  • parachutist {n} (parachute user) :: parachutist {m}, parachutiste {f}
  • paraclete {n} (advocate) :: parakleet
  • paraconsistent {adj} (tolerant towards inconsistencies) :: paraconsistent
  • parade {n} (organized procession) :: parade {f}, optocht {m}, [military] defilé {n}
  • paradigm {n} (conceptual framework) :: paradigma {n}, denkkader {n}
  • paradigm {n} (example serving as a model or pattern) :: paradigma {n}
  • paradigm {n} (linguistics: all forms which contain a common element) :: paradigma {n}
  • paradigm {n} (prejudice) :: vooroordeel {n}
  • paradigm {n} (way of viewing reality) :: paradigma {n}, denkkader {n}
  • paradigm shift {n} (change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated by scientific discoveries) :: paradigmawissel {m}, paradigmawisseling {f}
  • paradisaical {adj} (paradisaic) SEE: paradisaic ::
  • paradise {n} (heaven) :: paradijs {n}
  • paradise {n} :: paradijs {n}
  • paradox {n} (an apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true ) :: paradox {m}
  • paradox {n} (in logic: a self-contradictory statement ) :: paradox {m}, tegenspraak {f}
  • paradoxical {adj} (having self-contradicting properties) :: paradoxaal
  • paraffin {n} (alkane hydrocarbon) :: paraffine
  • paraffin {n} (kerosene) SEE: kerosene ::
  • paraffin {n} (paraffin wax) SEE: paraffin wax ::
  • paragliding {n} (the sport of gliding with a paraglider) :: parapente
  • paragon {n} (model or pattern) :: toonbeeld
  • paragraph {n} (passage in text) :: alinea {f}, paragraaf {m}
  • Paraguay {prop} (country in South America) :: Paraguay
  • parakeet {n} (various species of small parrots) :: parkiet
  • parallel {adj} (equally distant from one another at all points) :: evenwijdig, parallel
  • parallel {adj} (having the same overall direction) :: evenwijdig met/aan, parallel met
  • parallel {n} (line of latitude) :: breedtegraad {m}
  • parallel {n} (one of a set of parallel lines) :: evenwijdige {f}
  • parallelepiped {n} (solid figure) :: parallellepipedum
  • parallelogram {n} (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) :: parallellogram {m}
  • Paralympics {prop} (Paralympic Games) SEE: Paralympic Games ::
  • paralyse {v} (paralyse) SEE: paralyze ::
  • paralysis {n} (loss of muscle control) :: verlamming {f}
  • paralyzed {v} (paralyzed.) :: verlamd
  • paramagnetic {adj} (exhibiting paramagnetism) :: paramagnetisch
  • paramagnetism {n} (tendency of dipoles) :: paramagnetisme
  • Paramaribo {prop} (capital of Suriname) :: Paramaribo
  • paramecium {n} (organism) :: pantoffeldiertje {n}
  • parament {n} (liturgical cloth) :: parament {n}
  • paranoiac {n} (somebody who has paranoia) SEE: paranoid ::
  • paraphernalia {n} (miscellaneous items) :: onderdelen, spulletjes
  • paraphimosis {n} (foresking trapped behind the glans) :: paraphimose
  • paraphyletic {adj} (Excluding some descendants of the most recent common ancestor) :: parafyletisch
  • paraplegia {n} (paralysed condition) :: dwarslaesie
  • parapsychology {n} (study of that which cannot yet be explained) :: parapsychologie {f}
  • parasite {n} (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing resources from another living organism) :: parasiet {m} {f}
  • parasite {n} (useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back) :: parasiet {m} {f}, profiteur {m}
  • parasitic {adj} (drawing upon another organism for sustenance) :: parasitair, parasitisch
  • parasitic {adj} (exploit, see also: exploiting another for personal gain) :: parasitair, parasitisch
  • parasitic {adj} (pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite) :: parasitair, parasitisch
  • parasitical {adj} (parasitic) SEE: parasitic ::
  • parasitise {v} (parasitize) SEE: parasitize ::
  • parasitize {v} (live off a host) :: parasiteren
  • parched {adj} (dry) :: droog
  • parched {adj} (thirsty) :: dorstig
  • parchment {n} (creamy or tanned color) :: perkamentkleur
  • parchment {n} (diploma (only specific material-related terms, not mere synonyms of diploma) :: bul, ezelsvel {n}
  • parchment {n} (document) :: perkament {n}
  • parchment {n} (imitating paper) :: perkamentpapier {n}
  • parchment {n} (material) :: perkament {n}
  • pardon {v} (to grant an official pardon) :: gratiëren
  • pardon me {phrase} (sorry, as an apology) :: pardon
  • pare {v} (To reduce or trim something (as if) by cutting off) :: pellen, schillen, beknibbelen, besnoeien
  • pare {v} (To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a knife) :: pellen, schillen, snoeien, (af)knippen
  • parent {n} (biology: organism from which a plant or animal is biologically descended) :: ouder {m}
  • parent {n} (computing: object from which a child or derived object is descended) :: ouder {m}
  • parent {n} (parent company) SEE: parent company ::
  • parent {n} (person from whom one is descended) :: ouder {m}
  • parent {n} (person who acts as a parent in rearing a child) :: ouder {m}
  • parent {n} (source or origin of something) :: bron {c}, ouder {m}
  • parental {adj} (relating to parent) :: ouderlijk
  • parental leave {n} (leave of absence for a parent to take care of a baby ) :: ouderschapsverlof
  • parent company {n} (a company that owns or controls another company) :: moederbedrijf {n}, moedermaatschappij {f}
  • parenteral {adj} (Intravenously or by injection) :: parenteraal
  • parenthesis {n} (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete) :: parenthese
  • parenthesis {n} (both round brackets) :: haakjes {p}
  • parenthesis {n} (either of a pair of brackets ( ) :: ronde haakje {n}
  • parenthesis {n} (mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator) :: haakje (plural haakjes)
  • parenthesise {v} (parenthesise) SEE: parenthesize ::
  • parenthesize {v} (place in parentheses) :: tussen haakjes zetten
  • parenthood {n} (state of being parent) :: ouderschap {n}
  • parents {n} (one's mother and father) :: ouders {m-p}
  • paresthesis {n} (paresthesia) SEE: paresthesia ::
  • parhelion {n} (bright spot in the sky due to refraction of the sun by ice crystals) :: parhelium {n}, bijzon {f}
  • paries {n} (wall of any cavity in the body) :: wand {m}
  • paring knife {n} (A thin-bladed knife for paring fruit) :: schilmesje
  • Paris {prop} (capital of France) :: Parijs
  • Paris {prop} (Trojan prince) :: Paris
  • parish {n} (members of the parish) :: parochianen
  • parish {n} (part of a diocese) :: parochie
  • Parisian {adj} (of Paris) :: Parijs
  • Parisian {n} (someone from Paris) :: Parijzenaar {m}, Parijse {f}
  • parity {n} (equality, comparability) :: pariteit {f}
  • parity {n} (math: set whose all elements belong to one of exactly two disjoint subsets) :: pariteit {f}
  • parity {n} (physics: symmetry of interaction) :: pariteit {f}
  • parity {n} (The number of times a sow has farrowed) :: pariteit {f}
  • parity bit {n} (A bit used to indicate parity) :: pariteitsbit
  • park {n} (ground for recreation) :: park {m}
  • park {v} (bring to a halt) :: parkeren
  • parking garage {n} (building) :: parkeergarage {f}
  • parking lot {n} (open area, generally paved, where automobiles may be left when not in use) :: parkeerplaats, parkeerterrein {n}
  • Parkinson's disease {n} (Parkinson's disease) :: de ziekte van Parkinson
  • parliament {n} (an elected political institution) :: parlement {n}
  • parmesan {n} (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) :: parmezaan {m}, parmezaankaas {m}
  • Parmesan {n} (parmesan) SEE: parmesan ::
  • paroemia {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb ::
  • parole officer {n} (probation officer) SEE: probation officer ::
  • paronym {n} (word that sounds like another word) :: paroniem {n}
  • parotid {n} (parotid gland) SEE: parotid gland ::
  • parquet {n} (the part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle) SEE: stall ::
  • parrot {n} (channel coal) SEE: channel coal ::
  • parrot {n} (kind of bird) :: papegaai {m}
  • parrot {n} (person who repeats what was said) :: papegaai {m}, naprater {m}, na-aper {m}
  • parrot {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin ::
  • parrot {v} (to repeat exactly without showing understanding) :: nazeggen, napraten, papegaaien
  • parry {v} (avoid, deflect, or ward off) :: afweren
  • parse {n} (act of parsing) :: ontleding {f}, analyse {f}
  • parse {n} (result of parsing) :: ontleding {f}, analyse {f}, parse {m}
  • parse {v} (have a computer program split a file or other input into bits of data that can be easily stored or manipulated) :: ontleden, parsen
  • parse {v} (resolve into its elements (grammar) :: analyseren, ontleden
  • parsec {n} (parallax second) :: parsec
  • parsimonious {adj} (Exhibiting parsimony) :: zuinig, gierig
  • parsimony {n} (great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily) :: vrekkigheid {f}, zuinigheid {f}
  • parsimony {n} (principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem) :: zuinigheid {f}
  • parsley {n} (herb) :: peterselie
  • parsnip {n} (the edible root of Pastinaca sativa) :: pastinaak {f}
  • parsnip {n} (the plant Pastinaca sativa) :: pastinaak {f}
  • parsonage {n} (house provided by the church) :: pastorie
  • part {n} (fraction of a whole ) :: deel {n}
  • partake {v} (to take part in an activity) :: deelnemen
  • parthenogenesis {n} (asexual reproduction) SEE: agamogenesis ::
  • Parthia {prop} (empire of the Parthians) :: Parthië {n}
  • partial {adj} (biased) :: partijdig
  • partial {adj} (existing in part) :: partieel, gedeeltelijk
  • partiality {n} (preference) :: partijdigheid
  • partially {adv} (to a partial degree) :: gedeeltelijk, deels
  • participant {n} (one who participates) :: deelnemer {m}
  • participate {v} (to join in, to take part, to involve oneself) :: meedoen, deelnemen, participeren
  • participation {n} (act of participating) :: deelname {f}, deelneming {f}
  • participatory {adj} (open to participation) :: participatief, deelnemend, deelname-, medewerkings-
  • participatory democracy {n} (Political system) :: participatieve democratie {f}
  • participial {n} (participle) SEE: participle ::
  • participle {n} (verb form) :: deelwoord {n}
  • particle {n} (body with very small size) :: deeltje {n}, partikel {n}
  • particle {n} (elementary particle or subatomic particle) :: deeltje {n}
  • particle accelerator {n} (a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds) :: deeltjesversneller {m}
  • particle physics {n} (particle physics) :: deeltjesfysica
  • particular {adj} :: specifiek , bepaald , nauwkeurig , nauwgezet , precies
  • particulars {n} :: bijzonderheden
  • parting {n} (farewell) :: adieu,afscheid
  • parting {n} (line dividing hair) :: haarscheiding,scheidingslijn
  • partisan {n} (adherent to a party) :: aanhanger {m}
  • partisan {n} (member of a body of detached light troops) :: partizaan {m}, partizane {f}
  • partition {n} (action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another) :: opdeling, partitie, splitsing, verdeling
  • partition {n} (division of a territory) :: opdeling, partitie, splitsing
  • partition {n} (part of something that had been divided) :: aandeel {n}, deel {n}, part {n}
  • partition {v} (divide into two or more territories) :: dismemberen, opdelen, splitsen, verdelen
  • partition {v} (divide something into parts) :: opdelen, splitsen, verdelen
  • partitive {n} (partitive case) :: partitief {m}
  • partitive case {n} (case used to indicate that an object is affected only partially by the verb) SEE: partitive ::
  • partiture {n} (score (music) SEE: score ::
  • partly {adv} (in part) :: deels, gedeeltelijk
  • partnership {n} (state of being associated with a partner) :: maatschap, partnerschap
  • part of speech {n} (the function a word or phrase performs) :: zinsdeel {n}, woordsoort {f}
  • partook {v} (simple past of partake) :: nam deel, namen deel
  • partridge {n} (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris) :: patrijs {f}
  • part-time {adj} (involving less than the normal time) :: deeltijds
  • party {n} (political group) :: partij {f}
  • party {n} (social gathering) :: feest {n}, party {f} {m}, viering {f}
  • party {v} (to celebrate at a party) :: feesten, vieren
  • party animal {n} (person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties) :: feestbeest {n}, fuifnummer {n}
  • party pooper {n} (one who dampens the fun of a group activity) SEE: spoilsport ::
  • par value {n} (face value) SEE: face value ::
  • parvenu {n} (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) :: parvenu
  • Paschal Lamb {n} (heraldry: a lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag) :: paaschlam
  • pasha {n} (title) :: pasja {m}
  • Pashto {prop} (official language of Afghanistan) :: Pasjtoe {n}
  • Pashtun {prop} (Pashto) SEE: Pashto ::
  • paska {n} (paskha) SEE: paskha ::
  • pass {n} (opening, road, or track, available for passing) :: passage {f}
  • pass {n} (password) SEE: password ::
  • pass {v} :: aanreiken
  • pass {v} (change from one state to another) :: overgaan
  • pass {v} (die) :: doodgaan
  • pass {v} (elapse) :: voorbijgaan
  • pass {v} (go by, over, etc) :: voorbijgaan
  • pass {v} (go successfully through) :: Slagen
  • pass {v} (go through any inspection or test successfully) :: slagen
  • pass {v} (happen) :: gebeuren
  • pass {v} (to continue) :: doorgaan
  • passageway {n} (any way for passing in, out or through something) :: doorgang {m}
  • passageway {n} (covered walkway) :: gang {m}
  • pass down {v} (to hand over) :: doorgeven
  • passenger {n} (one who rides or travels in a vehicle) :: passagier {m} {f}
  • passenger pigeon {n} (an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius) :: trekduif
  • passenger train {n} (type of train) :: passagierstrein, reizigerstrein
  • passer-by {n} (a person who is passing by) :: voorbijganger, passant
  • pass gas {v} (break wind) SEE: break wind ::
  • passing {adj} (that passes away; ephemeral) :: voorbijgaand, verstrijkend
  • passion {n} (commemoration of the suffering of Jesus) :: passie {f}
  • passion {n} (fervor, determination) :: passie {f}, hartstocht {m}
  • passion {n} (object of passionate love or strong interest) :: passie {f}, hartstocht {m}
  • passion {n} (suffering of Jesus) :: passie {f}
  • passion fruit {n} (edible fruit) :: passievrucht
  • passive {adj} (finance: not bearing interest) :: passief
  • passive {adj} (grammar: being in the passive voice) :: passief
  • passive {adj} (not active, but acted upon) :: passief
  • passive {adj} (psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship) :: passief
  • passive {adj} (taking no action) :: passief
  • passive {n} (form of verb) :: passief {c}
  • passive {n} (passive voice) SEE: passive voice ::
  • passively {adv} :: passief
  • passive voice {n} (grammatical term) :: lijdende vorm {m}
  • pass on {v} (to convey or communicate) :: doorgeven, doorvertellen
  • pass on {v} (To die) SEE: die ::
  • passport {n} (official document) :: paspoort {n}
  • pass through {v} (to surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access) SEE: infiltrate ::
  • password {n} (computing: string of characters known only to a user) :: wachtwoord {n}
  • password {n} (word used to gain admittance) :: wachtwoord {n}
  • past {adj} (ago) SEE: ago ::
  • past {adj} (grammar: expressing action that has already happened) :: voorbij, voorbije, verleden
  • past {adj} (having already happened; in the past) :: voorbij, voorbije, afgelopen
  • past {adj} (of a period of time: having just gone by) :: voorbij, voorbije
  • past {adv} (in a direction that passes) :: voorbij
  • past {n} (grammar) past tense) :: verleden tijd {m}
  • past {n} (period of time that has already happened) :: verleden {n}, voorbije {n}, vervlogene {n}
  • past {prep} (beyond in place) :: voorbij, verder
  • pasta {n} (pieces of dough made from wheat and water) :: deegwaren {f-p}
  • paste {v} (to cause to stick, adhere) :: plakken
  • paste {v} (to insert a piece of text) :: plakken
  • pasteurise {v} (pasteurize) SEE: pasteurize ::
  • pastiche {n} (incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge) :: mengelmoes
  • pastiche {n} (work that imitates the work of a previous artist) :: pastiche {m}
  • pastime {n} (that which amuses) :: tijdverdrijf, hobby {m}, tijdverdrijf {n}, ontspanning {f}
  • past imperfect tense {n} (grammatical tense) :: onvoltooid verleden tijd (O.V.T.)
  • pastor {n} (a minister or priest) :: pastoor
  • pastor {n} :: pastoor {m}, dominee {m}
  • pastor {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd ::
  • past participle {n} (past participle) :: voltooid deelwoord {n}, verleden deelwoord {n}
  • pastry {n} (food group) :: gebak {n}
  • pastry shop {n} (pastry shop) SEE: patisserie ::
  • past tense {n} (form of language) :: verleden tijd
  • pasture {n} (land on which cattle can be kept for feeding) :: weiland
  • pasture {v} (graze) SEE: graze ::
  • pasty {adj} (like paste, sticky) :: pasteus
  • Patagonia {prop} (geographical region) :: Patagonië
  • patch {n} (computing: patch file) SEE: patch file ::
  • patch {n} (figuratively: fit) SEE: fit ::
  • patch {n} (medicine: cover worn over a damaged eye) SEE: eyepatch ::
  • patch {n} (paltry fellow) SEE: fool ::
  • patch file {n} (patch) SEE: patch ::
  • patella {n} (kneecap) SEE: kneecap ::
  • patellar {adj} (near or relating to the patella or kneecap) :: patellair
  • patellar reflex {n} (a reflex extension of the lower leg) :: kniepeesreflex {m}
  • patent {n} (declaration issued by a government to an inventor) :: patent {n}, octrooi {n}
  • patent {n} (patent leather) SEE: patent leather ::
  • patent log {n} (taffrail log) SEE: taffrail log ::
  • paternal {adj} (acting as a father) :: vaderlijk
  • paternal {adj} (fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father) :: vaderlijk
  • paternal {adj} (of or pertaining to one's father) :: vaderlijk
  • paternal {adj} (received or inherited from one's father) :: van vaderskant
  • paternal aunt {n} (the sister of one's father) :: tante {f}
  • paternal grandfather {n} (one's father's father) :: grootvader van vaderszijde {m}
  • paternal grandmother {n} (one's father's mother) :: grootmoeder (van vaderszijde) {f}, oma {f}, bomma {f} [Flemish], bonbonneke {n} [Flemish]
  • paternal uncle {n} (brother of one's father) :: oom {m}, [Flemish] nonkel {m}
  • paternity {n} (fatherhood) SEE: fatherhood ::
  • paternity leave {n} (a leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby) :: vaderschapsverlof
  • paternoster {n} (a rosary) SEE: rosary ::
  • path {n} (a course taken) :: weg {m}
  • path {n} (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) :: pad {n}
  • path {n} (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) :: pad {n}
  • path {n} (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) :: pad {n}
  • path {n} (topology: a continuous map) :: pad {n}
  • pathetic {adj} (arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion) :: meelijwekkend, zielig, deerniswekkend
  • pathetic {adj} (arousing scorn or contempt) :: sneu, zielig
  • pathologist {n} (expert in pathology) :: patholoog {m}, patholoog-anatoom {m}
  • pathology {n} (an abnormality) :: pathologie {f}
  • pathology {n} (the branch of medicine) :: pathologie {f}
  • patience {n} (quality of being patient) :: geduld {n}
  • patience is a virtue {proverb} (it is better to be patient than impatient) :: Geduld is een schone zaak
  • patient {adj} (not losing one's temper while waiting) :: geduldig
  • patient {n} (someone who receives treatment from a doctor) :: patiënt {m}, patiënte {f}
  • patina {n} (color or incrustation which age and wear give to objects) :: patina
  • patina {n} (receptacle) :: pateen
  • patine {v} (coat an object with a patina) :: patineren
  • patois {n} (regional dialect of a language) :: streektaal {c}
  • patriarch {n} (male leader) :: patriarch, aartsvader {m}
  • patriarchal {adj} (relating to patriarchy) :: patriarchaal, aartsvaderlijk
  • patriarchy {n} (office of the patriarch) SEE: patriarchate ::
  • patriarchy {n} :: patriarchaat {n}
  • patrician {n} (member of Roman aristocracy) :: patriciër {m}
  • patrician {n} (nobleman) :: patriciër {m}
  • patrimony {n} (inheritance from one's ancestor) :: patrimonium {n}
  • patriot {n} (person who loves, supports and defends their country) :: patriot {m}
  • patrol {n} (going of the rounds) :: patrouille
  • patrol {n} :: patrouille {f}
  • patrol car {n} (police car) :: patrouillewagen {m}
  • patron {n} :: bouwheer {m} , eigenaar {m} , bevorderaar {m}
  • patronise {v} (frequent a business) :: kleineren
  • patronize {v} (To assume a tone of unjustified superiority) :: denigreren, betuttelen {n}
  • patronizing {adj} (offensively condescending) SEE: condescending ::
  • patron saint {n} (saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer) :: beschermheilige {c}
  • patter {n} (sound of feet) :: getrippel
  • pattern {n} (motif or decoration) :: patroon {n}
  • pattern {n} (that from which a copy is made) :: sjabloon {m} {f}
  • paucity {n} (fewness in number; a small number) :: schaarste,gering aantal
  • paucity {n} (smallness in size or amount) :: geringheid
  • Paul {prop} (male given name) :: Paul, Pol
  • Paul {prop} (the Apostle) :: Paulus
  • paunch {n} (first stomach of ruminant; rumen) :: pens
  • paunch {n} (large, protruding belly) :: pens {m}, buik
  • pauper {n} :: pauper
  • pause {n} (temporary stop or rest) :: pauze {c}
  • pause {v} (to interrupt something) :: pauzeren
  • pavement {n} (footpath) :: stoep, trottoir {n}
  • pavement {n} (surface of road) :: wegdek {n}
  • pavilion {n} (structure erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc) :: paviljoen {n}
  • paw {n} (soft foot of an animal) :: poot {m}
  • paw {v} (to touch someone (with the hands) in a sexual way) :: betasten
  • pawl {n} (pawl) :: pal
  • pawn {n} (chess piece) :: pion {m}
  • pawn {n} (instance of pawning something) :: verpanding {f}
  • pawn {n} (item sold to a pawn shop) :: pand {n}
  • pawn {n} (rare) type of shop) :: pandjes, pandjeshuis {n}
  • pawn {n} (someone who is being manipulated) :: pion {m}, kleine man {m}
  • pawn {v} (give as security for loan) :: verpanden
  • pawnbroker {n} (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) :: pandjesbaas {m}, lommerd {m}
  • pawnshop {n} (business premises of a pawnbroker) :: pandjeshuis {n}; lommerd
  • pay {v} :: betalen
  • pay {v} (to be profitable) :: lonen, opbrengen
  • pay {v} (to give money in exchange for goods or services) :: betalen
  • pay attention {v} (to be attentive) :: opletten
  • payess {n} (sidelocks worn by Hasidic and Orthodox male Jews) SEE: sidelock ::
  • payment {n} (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) :: uitbetaling {f}, betaling {f}
  • payment {n} (the act of paying) :: betaling {f}
  • pay off {v} (to pay back; to repay) :: aflossen
  • pay-off {n} (a reward) :: beloning {f}
  • payot {n} (sidelocks worn by Hasidic and Orthodox male Jews) SEE: sidelock ::
  • payraise {n} (pay raise) SEE: pay raise ::
  • payrise {n} (pay rise) SEE: pay rise ::
  • payroll {n} (list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each) :: loonlijst
  • payslip {n} (document of employee's wage or salary) :: loonstrookje {n}
  • pay the bills {v} (provide enough income) :: rekeningen betalen
  • paywall {n} (a feature of a website that only allows access to paying subscribers) :: betaalmuur {m}
  • pea {n} (edible seed) :: erwt {f}
  • pea {n} (plant) :: erwt {f}
  • peace {n} (state of being free from war) :: vrede {f}, peis {f} [archaic]
  • peace {n} (state of mind) :: rust {f}, vrede met zichzelf {f}
  • peace {n} (tranquility, quiet, harmony; absence of violence) :: rust {f}
  • peaceable {adj} (characterized by peace) :: vredig
  • peaceable {adj} (in favour of peace) :: vredelievend
  • peaceful {adj} (inclined to peace; peaceable) :: vredig, vreedzaam
  • peaceful {adj} (motionless and calm; placid) :: vredig
  • peaceful {adj} (not at war or disturbed by strife or turmoil) :: vredevol, vredig, vreedzaam
  • peace of mind {n} (absence of mental stress) :: zielenrust {c}, gemoedsrust {f}
  • peace treaty {n} (an agreement to end fighting or conflict) :: vrede {m} {f}, vredesverdrag {n}
  • peach {n} (fruit) :: perzik {m}
  • peach {n} (tree) :: perzikboom {m}
  • peacock {n} (bird) :: pauw {m}
  • peafowl {n} (a pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo) :: pauw
  • peak {n} (mountain top) :: piek
  • peak hour {n} (rush hour) SEE: rush hour ::
  • peaky {adj} (sickly) :: ziekelijk
  • peanut {n} (a legume resembling a nut) :: pinda {m}, aardnoot {f}, apennoot {f}, arachidenoot {f}, grondnoot {f}, olienoot {f}
  • peanut butter {n} (a spread made from ground peanuts) :: pindakaas
  • pear {n} (fruit) :: peer {f}
  • pear {n} (tree) :: perenboom {m}
  • pearl {n} (brill) SEE: brill ::
  • pearl {n} (fringe or border) SEE: fringe ::
  • pearl {n} (light-colored tern) SEE: tern ::
  • pearl {n} (mother-of-pearl) SEE: mother-of-pearl ::
  • pearl {n} (one of the tubercles on a deer's antler) SEE: tubercle ::
  • pearl {n} (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks) :: parel {c}
  • pearl barley {n} (barley with the husk and bran removed) :: gort {m}
  • pearl diver {n} (dishwasher) SEE: dishwasher ::
  • pearl tapioca {n} (edible balls made from tapioca) SEE: tapioca pearl ::
  • pearly antshrike {n} (passerine bird) :: parelmierklauwier
  • pear-shaped {adj} (shaped like a pear) :: peervormig
  • pear tree {n} (a tree of the genus Pyrus) :: perenboom
  • peasant {n} (country person) :: boer {m}, plattelander {m}, landman {m}
  • peasant {n} (member of the agriculture low class) :: boer {m}, landarbeider {m}, landbouwer {m}, landman {m}
  • peasant {n} (uncouth, crude, or ill-bred person) :: boer {m}, boerenpummmel {m}
  • peasantry {n} (impoverished rural farm workers) :: boerenstand {m}
  • peat {n} (soil) :: turf {m}, veen {n}
  • pebble {n} (stone) :: kiezel
  • peccadillo {n} (small sin or flaw) :: pekelzonde {f}
  • peccary {n} (a family of mammals related to pigs and hippos) :: pekari
  • pechka {n} (Russian oven) SEE: Russian oven ::
  • pecker {n} (slang for courage) SEE: courage ::
  • pecker {n} (slang for penis) SEE: dick ::
  • pecker {n} (slang for woodpecker) SEE: woodpecker ::
  • pecker {n} (someone who or something that pecks) :: pikker
  • peckerwood {n} (peckerwood sawmill) SEE: peckerwood sawmill ::
  • peckerwood {n} (white, especially ignorant or rustic) SEE: redneck ::
  • peckerwood {n} (woodpecker) SEE: woodpecker ::
  • pectoral fin {n} (fin located on each side of a fish) :: borstvin {f}
  • peculiar {adj} (common or usual for a particular place or circumstance) :: karakteristiek
  • peculiar {adj} (out of the ordinary) :: ongewoon, ongebruikelijk, merkwaardig
  • pedagogic {adj} (pedagogical) SEE: pedagogical ::
  • pedagogical {adj} (of, or relating to pedagogy) :: pedagogisch
  • pedagogue {n} (a teacher) :: pedagoog {m}
  • pedagogy {n} (profession of teaching) :: opvoedkunde {f}
  • pedalo {n} (small boat) :: waterfiets
  • pedant {n} (person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning) :: wijsneus {m} {f}, weetal {m} {f}
  • pedantical {adj} (pedantic) SEE: pedantic ::
  • pedantry {n} (overly ambitious display of learning) :: pedanterie
  • peddle {v} (to sell illegal narcotics) :: dealen
  • peddle {v} (to sell things, especially door to door) :: leuren, aan de deur verkopen
  • peddle {v} (to spread or cause to spread) :: rondbazuinenen, ingang doen vinden
  • peddler {n} (itinerant seller of small goods) :: marskramer {m}, venter {m}
  • pederast {n} (practitioner of pederasty) :: pederast {m}
  • pederastic {adj} (relating or pertaining to pederasty) :: pederastisch
  • pederasty {n} (archaic: homosexual anal sex) SEE: sodomy ::
  • pederasty {n} (pederasty) :: knapenliefde {f}, knapenschennis {f}
  • pedestal {n} (the base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like) :: voetstuk {n}
  • pedestrian {adj} (ordinary) :: gewoontjes
  • pedestrian {n} (somebody walking rather than using a vehicle) :: voetganger {m}
  • pedestrian crossing {n} (place for pedestrians to cross a street) :: zebrapad {n}
  • pediatrician {n} (physician who specialises in pediatrics) :: kinderarts
  • pedigree {n} (chart of ancestors) :: stamboom
  • pediment {n} (architectural element) :: fronton
  • pedophile {n} (an adult who is sexually attracted to children) :: pedofiel {m}
  • pedophilia {n} (sexual feeling of desire directed by adults towards children) :: pedofilie, knapenliefde
  • pedophilic {adj} (of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia) :: pedofiel
  • pee {n} (urine) :: pis, plas
  • pee {v} (to urinate) :: plassen
  • peek {v} (To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep) :: gluren
  • peekaboo {n} (game for small children) :: kiekeboe
  • peel {n} (skin of a fruit) :: schil {f}
  • peel {v} (to remove skin) :: schillen
  • peel {v} (to remove the outer layer) :: schillen
  • peeler {n} (kitchen utensil) :: schilmesje {n}
  • peeling {n} (act of removing the outer surface in strips) :: schillen {n}
  • peep {n} (sandpiper) SEE: sandpiper ::
  • pee-pee {n} (childish: penis) SEE: wee-wee ::
  • pee-pee {n} (childish: urine) SEE: wee-wee ::
  • peer {n} (noble) :: edelman {m}, edele {m}
  • peer {n} (someone or something of equal level) :: gelijke {m} {f}
  • peeve {n} (annoyance or grievance) :: ergernis {f}, irritatie {f}
  • peeve {v} (annoy; vex) :: ergeren
  • pegasus {n} (winged horse) :: pegasus
  • pejorative {adj} (disparaging, belittling or derogatory) :: kleinerend denigrerend
  • pejorative {n} (disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) :: pejoratief
  • pekan {n} (fisher) SEE: fisher ::
  • Peking {prop} (Beijing) SEE: Beijing ::
  • Pelasgian {adj} (pertaining to the Pelasgians) :: Pelasgisch
  • Pelasgian {n} (inhabitant of pre-Hellenic and proto-hellenic Greece) :: Pelasgiër
  • Peleus {prop} (surname) :: Peleus
  • pelican {n} (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae) :: pelikaan
  • pellet {n} (A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns) :: kogeltje, hagelkorrel
  • pellet {n} (A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter) :: balletje, propje
  • pellet {n} (Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls) :: uilebal
  • pellucid {adj} (transparent) :: doorschijnend
  • pelt {n} (human skin, see also: skin) :: huid {f}, vel {n}
  • pelt {n} (the skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it) :: huid {f}, vel {n}, pels {m}
  • pelt {v} (to bombard) :: bombarderen, bestoken
  • pelt {v} (to rain heavily) :: stortregenen
  • pelvic fin {n} (either of a pair of fins) :: buikvin {f}
  • pelvis {n} (bone) :: bekken {n}
  • pen {n} (baseball) bullpen) SEE: bullpen ::
  • pen {n} (enclosed area for animals) :: omheining {f}, ren {m}
  • pen {n} (light pen) SEE: light pen ::
  • pen {n} (prison cell) :: cel {f}, cellen {f-p}
  • pen {n} (wing) SEE: wing ::
  • pen {n} (writing tool) :: pen {f}
  • pen {v} (to write) :: opschrijven, schrijven, (colloquial: oppennen, neerpennen)
  • penal code {n} (criminal code) SEE: criminal code ::
  • penal colony {n} (colonial territory) :: strafkolonie, colonie pénale
  • penalize {v} (to subject to a penalty) :: straffen
  • penalty {n} (legal sentence) :: straf {f}
  • penalty {n} (penalty kick) SEE: penalty kick ::
  • penalty {n} (punishment for violating rules of procedure) :: straf {f}
  • penalty area {n} (area on a soccer pitch) :: strafschopgebied, zestienmetergebied
  • penalty box {n} (penalty area) SEE: penalty area ::
  • penalty corner {n} (penalty) :: strafcorner
  • penalty goal {n} (goal scored from a penalty) :: strafschopdoelpunt {n}, strafschopgoal {m}, strafschoptreffer {m}
  • penalty kick {n} (soccer) a form of direct free kick) :: penalty {m}, strafschop {m}
  • penalty mark {n} (spot from where penalty kicks are taken) :: penaltystip {f}, strafschopstip {f}
  • penalty shootout {n} (a series of penalty kicks) :: strafschoppenserie {f}
  • penalty spot {n} (spot from where penalty kicks are taken) :: penaltystip {f}, strafschopstip {f}
  • penance {n} (sacrament in some churches) :: berouw, penitentie
  • penance {n} (voluntary self-imposed punishment) :: boetedoening
  • penchant {n} (taste, liking, or inclination (for) :: neiging {f}, voorkeur {f}
  • pencil {n} (graphite writing-instrument) :: potlood {n}
  • pencil box {n} (object purposed to contain stationery) SEE: pencil case ::
  • pencil case {n} (object purposed to contain stationery) :: etui {n} [Netherlands], pennenzak {m} [Flanders]
  • pencil crayon {n} (pencil crayon) SEE: colored pencil ::
  • pencil sharpener {n} (a device used to sharpen pencils) :: slijper, puntenslijper, potloodslijper
  • pendant {n} (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) :: hanger {m}, hangertje {n}
  • pending {adj} (about to happen; imminent or impending) :: in afwachting
  • pending {adj} (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation) :: in afwachting
  • pending {adj} (begun but not completed) :: in afwachting
  • pendulum {n} (body suspended from a fixed support) :: slinger {c}
  • pendulum clock {n} (clock that uses a pendulum) :: slingerklok {f}, slingeruurwerk {n}
  • penetrable {adj} (capable of being penetrated) :: doordringbaar
  • penetrate {v} (enter into) :: doordringen
  • penetrate {v} (insert the penis into an opening, such as a vagina) :: penetreren
  • penetrate {v} :: penetreren
  • penetrating {adj} (demonstrating keen understanding) :: indringend
  • penfriend {n} (person with whom one exchanges letters) SEE: pen pal ::
  • penguin {n} (flightless sea bird) :: pinguïn {m}
  • penicillin {n} (penicillin) :: penicilline
  • penile duplication {n} (diphallia) SEE: diphallia ::
  • peninsula {n} (a piece of land projecting into water) :: schiereiland {n}
  • penis {n} (male organ for copulation and urination) :: penis, lid {n}, mannelijk lid {n}
  • penis envy {n} (unconscious desire) :: penisnijd
  • penitence {n} (condition of being penitent) :: boetedoening,
  • penitence {n} (feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning) :: inkeer
  • pen name {n} (name used by author) :: pseudoniem {n}
  • pennant {n} (flag on ship to represent special condition) :: vaan
  • Pennsylvania {prop} (US state) :: [archaic] Pennsylvanië {f}
  • Pennsylvania German {adj} (Pennsylvania Dutch) SEE: Pennsylvania Dutch ::
  • Pennsylvania German {n} (Pennsylvania Dutch) SEE: Pennsylvania Dutch ::
  • Pennsylvania German {prop} (Pennsylvania Dutch) SEE: Pennsylvania Dutch ::
  • penny {n} (1/100 of a pound sterling or British pound) :: penny {m}
  • penny farthing {n} (bicycle) :: hoge bi {m} {f}
  • penny-farthing {n} (early bicycle having a large front wheel and much smaller rear one) :: hoge bi {m}
  • Penrose staircase {n} (Penrose stairs) SEE: Penrose stairs ::
  • Penrose steps {n} (Penrose stairs) SEE: Penrose stairs ::
  • pension {n} (accommodations) :: (vol/half) pension {n}
  • pension {n} (boarding house) :: pension {n}
  • pension {n} (regular payment due to a person in consideration of past services) :: pensioen {n}, pension {n}
  • pension {n} (stated regular allowance by way of patronage or subsidy) :: pensioen {n}, lijfrente
  • pension {v} (to force to retire) :: pensioneren, met pensioen sturen
  • pension {v} (to grant a pension) :: pensioneren, een pensioen verlenen
  • pensioner {n} (someone who lives on a pension) :: gepensioneerde {m} {f}
  • pentachloride {n} (pentachloride) :: pentachloride
  • pentagon {n} (A polygon with five sides and five angles) :: vijfhoek {m}
  • Pentagon {prop} (the headquarters of the United States of America's Department of Defense) :: Pentagon {n}
  • pentane {n} (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C[5]H[12]) :: pentaan {n}
  • pentanoic acid {n} (valeric acid) SEE: valeric acid ::
  • Pentecost {prop} (Christian festival) :: Pinksteren
  • Pentecostalism {n} (Christian religious movement) :: Pinksterbeweging {f}
  • pentennial {adj} (quinquennial) SEE: quinquennial ::
  • pentoic acid {n} (valeric acid) SEE: valeric acid ::
  • pent-up {adj} (not expressed) :: onderdrukt, onuitgesproken
  • pent-up {adj} (repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses) :: onderdrukt
  • penultimate {adj} (next-to-last in a sequence) :: voorlaatste
  • penumbra {n} (partially shaded area around a shadow, especially an eclipse) :: halfschaduw {m}
  • peony {n} (Paeonia genus of flowering plants) :: pioen, pioenroos
  • people {n} (a body of human beings; a group of two or more persons) :: mensen {p}, lui {p}, volk {n}, personen {p}
  • people {n} (a group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation etc.) :: volk {n}
  • people {n} (a group of persons regarded as being employees etc.) :: mensen {p}, volk {n}
  • people {n} (a person's ancestors, relatives or family) :: familie {f}, verwanten {p}
  • people {n} (the mass of community as distinguished from a special class) :: volk {n}, massa {f}
  • people {v} (to become populous) :: bevolkt worden (literally: “become populated”)
  • people {v} (to fill with people) :: bevolken
  • people {v} (to inhabit, to occupy) :: bevolken, bewonen
  • people smuggling {n} (smuggling of people) SEE: human smuggling ::
  • people's republic {n} (people's republic) :: volksrepubliek {f}
  • People's Republic of China {prop} (official name of China) :: Volksrepubliek China {n}
  • pepper {n} (fruit of the capsicum) :: [spicy] chilipeper
  • pepper {n} (spice) :: peper
  • peppered {adj} (speckled) SEE: speckled ::
  • pepper mill {n} (a small handheld grinder) :: pepermolen {m}
  • pepper spray {n} (non-lethal riot-control agent) :: pepperspray
  • pepperwort {n} (plant in the genus Lepidium) :: kruidkers {f}
  • peppy {adj} (energetic) :: energetisch
  • pepsin {n} (digestive enzyme) :: pepsine {f} {m}
  • pep talk {n} (a rallying speech made to instill enthusiasm) :: peptalk {m}
  • per {prep} (for each) :: per
  • perambulator {n} (pram) SEE: pram ::
  • P-E ratio {n} (price-earnings ratio) SEE: price-earnings ratio ::
  • PE ratio {n} (price-earnings ratio) SEE: price-earnings ratio ::
  • perceive {v} (to understand) :: waarnemen
  • percent {n} (a part or other object per hundred) :: procent {n}
  • perception {n} (acuity) :: scherpzinnigheid
  • perception {n} (conscious understanding of something) :: perceptie {f}, gewaarwording {f}, waarneming {f}
  • perception {n} (vision) :: zicht {n}, waarneming {f}
  • perceptive {adj} (having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition) :: opmerkzaam
  • perch {n} (fish of the genus Perca) :: baars {m}
  • perch {n} (rod used by bird) :: stok {m}
  • percolate {n} (liquid that has been percolated) :: percolaat {n}
  • percolate {v} (intransitive) drain through a porous substance) :: percoleren, filteren, filtreren
  • percolate {v} (intransitive) spread slowly or gradually) :: doorsijpelen, doordringen
  • percolate {v} (transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) :: percoleren, filteren, filtreren
  • percolation {n} (seepage or filtration of a liquid) :: doorsijpelen
  • percussion instrument {n} (type of instrument) :: slaginstrument {n}
  • perdition {n} (absolute ruin) :: verderf
  • perdition {n} (eternal damnation) :: eeuwige verdoemenis
  • perdition {n} (hell) :: hel
  • peregrinate {v} (to travel from place to place) :: rondtrekken, rondreizen
  • peregrinate {v} (to travel through a specific place) :: doortrekken, doorzwerven
  • peregrine falcon {n} (Falco peregrinus) :: slechtvalk {m}
  • peremptory {adj} (law) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) :: onverbiddelijk, zonder verhaal, onherroepelijk
  • peremptory {adj} :: ontegensprekelijk, zelfverzekerd, dogmatisch
  • perennial {adj} (continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; permanent; unceasing; never failing) :: voortdurend, eeuwig
  • perennial {adj} (enduring; lasting; timeless) :: eeuwig
  • perennial {adj} (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time) :: gansjarig, eeuwig
  • perennial {adj} (of a plant) Having a life cycle of more than two years) :: meerjarig
  • perennial {n} (perennial plant) :: meerjarige plant {f}
  • perestroika {n} (reform in the Soviet Union in 1980s) :: perestrojka
  • perfect {adj} (fitting its definition precisely) :: perfect, perfecte
  • perfect {adj} (grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action) :: voltooid, voltooide
  • perfect {adj} (having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose) :: perfect, perfecte
  • perfect {v} (make perfect) :: perfectioneren
  • perfection {n} (being perfect) :: perfectie {f}
  • perfectionism {n} (a dislike for anything less than perfection) :: perfectionisme {n}
  • perfectitude {n} (perfection) SEE: perfection ::
  • perfectly {adv} (with perfection) :: perfect
  • perfect number {n} (a number that is the sum of all of its divisors except itself) :: perfect getal
  • perfect pitch {n} (exact pitch) SEE: absolute pitch ::
  • perfidious {adj} (pertaining to perfidy) :: verraderlijk, perfide, doortrapt
  • perforate {adj} (perforated) SEE: perforated ::
  • perforator {n} (hole punch) SEE: hole punch ::
  • perform {v} (to do something in front of an audience) :: opvoeren
  • perform {v} (to do something) :: verrichten, uitvoeren
  • performable {adj} (able to be performed) :: speelbaar
  • performance {n} (live show or concert) :: opvoering {f}
  • performance bond {n} (a contractor's bond) :: dwangsom {f}
  • performer {n} (performer) :: uitvoerder {m}
  • perfume {n} (pleasant smell) :: parfum {n}
  • perfume {n} (substance providing a pleasant smell) :: parfum {n}
  • perfume {v} (to apply perfume to) :: parfumeren
  • perfunctory {adj} (performed out of routine, with little care) :: (louter) plichtmatig, machinaal, werktuiglijk
  • pergola {n} (framework) :: pergola
  • perhaps {adv} (indicating a lack of certainty) :: misschien, wellicht
  • periapse {n} (periapsis) SEE: periapsis ::
  • Pericles {prop} (Greek politician) :: Pericles {m}
  • perigee {n} :: perigeum {n}
  • perigone {n} (perianth) SEE: perianth ::
  • perihelion {n} (point where the planet or comet is nearest to the sun) :: perihelium {n}
  • peril {n} (a situation of serious danger) :: gevaar
  • perilous {adj} (dangerous, full of peril) :: gevaarlijk
  • perimeter {n} (length of such a boundary) :: omtrek, perimeter, omgeving {f}
  • perimeter {n} (sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object) :: omtrek, perimeter
  • perineum {n} (anatomical term) :: perineum {n}
  • period {interj} (and nothing else) :: punt uit
  • period {n} (history: period of time seen as coherent entity) :: periode {f}
  • period {n} (length of time during which something repeats) :: periode {f}
  • period {n} (menstruation) SEE: menstruation ::
  • period {n} (punctation mark “.”) :: punt {f}
  • periodentosis {n} (inflammation) :: parodontitis {f}
  • periodically {adv} (in a regular, periodic manner) :: periodiek
  • periodically {adv} (intermittently) SEE: intermittently ::
  • periodic table {n} (chart) :: periodiek systeem {n}
  • Perioikoi {n} (ancient inhabitants of Laconia) :: perioiken
  • peripheral {adj} (on the periphery or boundary) :: perifeer
  • peripheral {n} (computing device) SEE: peripheral device ::
  • periphery {n} (outside boundary, parts or surface) :: periferie, buitenkant
  • periphrase {n} (use of more words than necessary) SEE: periphrasis ::
  • periphrastic {adj} (expressed in more words than are necessary) :: perifrastisch, uitvoerig, omschrijvend
  • periphrastic {adj} (grammar: characterized by periphrase or circumlocution) :: perifrastisch, uitvoerig, omschrijvend
  • periphrastic {adj} (indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory) :: perifrastisch, uitvoerig, omschrijvend
  • periscope {n} (viewing device) :: periscoop
  • perish {v} (die) :: omkomen, sterven
  • perish {v} (pass away) :: vergaan, bederven
  • perish {v} :: wegkwijnen
  • perishable {adj} (liable to perish) :: beperkt houdbaar, bederfelijk
  • perishableness {n} (state of being perishable) :: vergankelijkheid {f}
  • periwinkle {n} (mollusc) :: alikruik {m} {f}
  • perjure {v} (knowingly make a false statement of witness) :: meineed plegen
  • perjury {n} (deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath) :: meineed {m}
  • perky {adj} (lively or enthusiastic) :: levendig, enthousiast
  • perky {adj} (standing upright; firm) :: stevig, kaarsrecht
  • perlocution {n} (effect of utterance) :: perlocutie {f}
  • perlustrate {v} (travel through an area in examination or survey) :: verkennen
  • permanent {adj} (without end) :: bestendig, voorgoed, eeuwig, permanent
  • permanent marker {n} (felt-tip pen used to create permanent water-resistant writing) :: merkstift {f} {m}
  • permanent wave {n} (series of waves in the hair) SEE: permanent ::
  • permeability {n} (measure of the ability to transmit fluids) :: permeabiliteit, doorlaatbaarheid
  • permeability {n} (physics) measure of magnetization of a material in the presence of a magnetic field) :: permeabiliteit, magnetische permeabiliteit
  • permeability {n} (property of being permeable) :: doorlaatbaarheid, doorstroombaarheid, doorlaatbaarheid
  • permeability {n} (rate of flow through a porous material) :: doorstroming
  • per mille {n} (permille) SEE: permille ::
  • permille {n} (per thousand) :: promille
  • permission {n} (authorisation) :: toestemming {f}, toelating {f}
  • permissive {adj} (lenient) :: duldzaam
  • permit {n} (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal) :: vergunning {f}
  • permittivity {n} (property of a dielectric medium) :: permittiviteit
  • pern {n} (honey buzzard) SEE: honey buzzard ::
  • pernicious {adj} (causing death or injury) :: dodelijk, schadelijk
  • pernicious {adj} (causing much harm) :: schadelijk, destructief
  • pernicious anemia {n} (severe form of anemia) :: pernicieuze anemie {f}
  • peroxide {n} (chemical compound with two oxygen atoms) :: peroxide {n}
  • peroxide {n} (hydrogen peroxide) SEE: hydrogen peroxide ::
  • perpendicular {adj} (at or forming a right angle to) :: loodrecht, haaks, perpendiculair
  • perpendicular {n} (device) :: schietlood {n}
  • perpendicular {n} (line or plane) :: loodlijn {f}
  • perpetrator {n} (one who perpetrates) :: dader {m}, bedrijver {m}
  • perpetual {adj} (lasting forever) :: eeuwig, eeuwigdurend
  • perpetuate {v} (To make perpetual) :: vereeuwigen
  • perpetuate {v} :: vereeuwigen
  • perplexed {adj} (confused or puzzled) :: perplex
  • perquisite {n} (benefit beyond salary) :: extralegaal voordeel {n}, supplementair inkomen {n}
  • perquisite {n} (gratuity) :: fooi {f}, drinkgeld {n}, extra {m} [often in the diminutive]
  • perquisite {n} (privilege) :: voorrecht {n}, alleenrecht {n}
  • per se {adv} (by itself) :: op zich, per se
  • persecute {v} (to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict) :: vervolgen
  • persecution {n} (a program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people) :: vervolging {f}
  • persecution {n} (the act of persecuting) :: vervolging {f}
  • Perseid {n} (meteor of the meteor shower that appears to come from the constellation Perseus) :: Perseïde {m}
  • Persephone {prop} (Greek goddess) :: Persephone
  • perseverance {n} (persistent determination to adhere to a course of action; insistence) :: volharding {f}, vasthoudendheid {f}
  • persevere {v} (To persist steadfastly) :: handhaven
  • Persia {prop} (Iran) SEE: Iran ::
  • Persian {adj} (from or pertaining to Persia) :: Perzisch
  • Persian {adj} (pertaining to the Persian language) :: Perzisch
  • Persian {adj} (pertaining to the Persian people) :: Perzisch
  • Persian {n} (breed of cat) :: pers {m}
  • Persian {n} (member of ethnic group) :: Pers {m}, Perzische {f}
  • Persian {prop} (Persian language) :: Perzisch {n}
  • Persian Gulf {prop} (gulf between Iran and Arabian peninsula) :: Perzische Golf
  • Persians {prop} (ethnic group) :: Perzen {p}
  • persist {v} (continue to exist) :: volharden
  • persistence {n} (property of being persistent) :: doorzettingsvermogen {n}
  • persistent {adj} (indefinitely continuous) :: hardnekkig
  • persistent {adj} (refusing to give up) :: volhardend
  • person {n} (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) :: persoon {m} {f}
  • person {n} (individual) :: persoon {m} {f}
  • person {n} (linguistic category) :: persoon {m} {f}
  • person {n} (specifically a human being) :: persoon {m} {f}
  • person {n} (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) :: persoon {m} {f}
  • personage {n} (a famous or important person) :: personage
  • personal {adj} (of or pertaining to a particular person) :: persoonlijk
  • personal hygiene {n} (personal hygiene) :: lichaamshygiëne, lichaamsverzorging
  • personality {n} :: persoonlijkheid
  • personality {n} (set of qualities that make a person distinct from other people) :: persoonlijkheid {f}
  • personally {adv} (in person) :: eigenhandig
  • personal pronoun {n} (part of speech) :: persoonlijk voornaamwoord {n}
  • persona non grata {n} (a person who is not welcome) :: persona non grata
  • personification {n} (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea) :: personificatie {f}
  • personnel {n} (employees, office staff) :: personeel, medewerkers
  • perspective {adj} :: perspectivisch
  • perspective {n} (appearance of depth in objects) :: perspectief {n}, dieptezicht
  • perspective {n} (choice of a single point of view) :: perspectief {n}
  • perspective {n} (technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface) :: perspectief {n}, doorzichtkunde
  • perspective {n} (view, vista or outlook) :: perspectief {n}
  • perspicacious {adj} (Able to physically see clearly) :: scherpziend
  • perspicacious {adj} (showing keen insight) :: scherpzinnig, spitsvondig, schrander
  • perspicacity {n} (Acute discernment or understanding; insight) :: verloop
  • perspicuous {adj} (clearly expressed) :: duidelijk, begrijpelijk, klaar
  • perspiration {n} (process of perspiring) :: zweet {n}
  • perspiration {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat ::
  • perspire {v} (to sweat) :: zweten, transpireren
  • persuade {v} (convince) :: overtuigen, overhalen, overreden, persuaderen
  • persuasion {n} (a sort, type, or kind with respect to convictions and beliefs) :: overtuiging {f}
  • persuasion {n} (the act of persuading) :: overtuiging {f}
  • pertain {v} (to belong) :: behoren
  • pertinacious {adj} (holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose) :: vast overtuigd
  • pertinacious {adj} (stubbornly resolute or tenacious) :: vasthoudend
  • pertussis {n} (whooping cough) SEE: whooping cough ::
  • Peru {prop} (country in South America) :: Peru {n}
  • peruke {n} (wig) :: pruik
  • peruse {v} (to examine or consider with care) :: zorgvuldig onderzoeken
  • Peruvian {adj} (pertaining to Peru) :: Peruaans, Peruaanse
  • Peruvian {n} (person from Peru) :: Peruaan {m}, Peruaanse {f}
  • Peruvian slaty antshrike {n} (bird) :: grijskap-mierklauwier
  • pervade {v} (to be in every part of) :: doordringen
  • pervasive {adj} (manifested throughout) :: doordringend
  • perversion {n} (sexual practice or act considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality) :: perversie
  • pervert {n} (sexually perverted person) :: perverseling
  • pervy {adj} (appearing like a sexual pervert) :: pervers
  • Pesach {prop} (Passover) SEE: Passover ::
  • pesky {adj} (annoying, troublesome, irritating) :: irritant, vervelend
  • pessary {n} (vaginal suppository) :: pessarium {n}
  • pessimist {n} (someone who habitually expects the worst outcome) :: zwartdenker {m}, doemdenker {m}, pessimist {m}
  • pest {n} (annoying creature) :: pest, plaag
  • pest {n} (annoying person) :: lastpak {n}
  • pest {n} (plague) :: pest, plaag
  • pesthole {n} (place where a pest is present or likely) :: pesthaard, pesthol {m}
  • pestle {n} (instrument used with a mortar to grind things) :: stamper
  • pet {n} (an animal kept as a companion) :: huisdier
  • pet {n} :: huisdier {n}
  • pet {v} (fondle (an animal) :: aaien
  • pet {v} (fondle (another person) amorously) :: strelen, aaien
  • PET {acronym} (polyethylene terephthalate) SEE: polyethylene terephthalate ::
  • PET {acronym} (positron emission tomography) SEE: positron emission tomography ::
  • petal {n} (one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower) :: (botanical) kroonblad {n}, (when brightly colored) bloemblaadje {n}
  • petaliter {n} (petalitre) SEE: petalitre ::
  • petasus {n} (low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans) :: petasus
  • pet cone {n} (Elizabethan collar) SEE: Elizabethan collar ::
  • Peter {prop} (male given name) :: Pieter
  • Peter {prop} (the Apostle) :: Petrus
  • pet hate {n} (personal dislike) SEE: pet peeve ::
  • petition {n} (formal, written request made to an official person) :: verzoekschrift {n}, petitie {f}
  • pet lamp-shade {n} (Elizabethan collar) SEE: Elizabethan collar ::
  • pet name {n} (name of endearment) :: koosnaam
  • Petra {prop} (female given name) :: Petra
  • petrel {n} (Procellariiformes) :: stormvogel {m}
  • petrification {n} (process of replacing the organic residues with insoluble salts) :: verstening
  • petrify {v} (to harden organic matter by depositing dissolved minerals) :: verstenen
  • petrify {v} (to immobilize with fright) :: verstenen, verstarren
  • petrify {v} (to produce rigidity akin to stone) :: verstenen
  • petrol {n} (gasoline) SEE: gasoline ::
  • petrolatum {n} (petroleum jelly) SEE: petroleum jelly ::
  • petroleum {n} (oil) SEE: oil ::
  • petrology {n} (the study of rock) :: steenkunde {f}
  • petrol station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station ::
  • petrol tank {n} (gas tank) SEE: gas tank ::
  • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky {prop} (city in Russia) :: Petropavlovsk-Kamtsjatski
  • petty {adj} (Little, trifling, or inconsiderable, as a petty fault) :: onbeduidend
  • petulant {adj} (easily irritated or annoyed) :: luimig, prikkelbaar, zenuwachtig
  • pew {interj} (expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor) :: bah, pff, jakkes, eikes
  • pew {n} (enclosed compartment in a church) :: koorgestoelte {n}
  • pew {n} (long bench in a church) :: kerkbank {m} {f}
  • phagocyte {n} (cell of the immune system) :: fagocyt {m}
  • phagocytise {v} (phagocytize) SEE: phagocytize ::
  • phagocytosis {n} (the process by which a cell internalises foreign bodies) :: fagocytose {f}
  • Phaistos {prop} (ancient Minoan city in southern Crete) :: Phaistos {m}
  • phalange {n} (phalanx) SEE: phalanx ::
  • phalanx {n} (ancient Greek military unit) :: falanx
  • phallus {n} (penis) SEE: penis ::
  • phantom {n} (something having no physical reality) :: fantoom
  • pharaoh {n} (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt) :: farao {m}
  • pharisaical {adj} (both senses) SEE: pharisaic ::
  • Pharisee {n} (member of a political party, social movement, or school of thought) :: farizeeër {m}
  • pharmaceutical {adj} (of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists) :: farmaceutisch
  • pharmaceutics {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy ::
  • pharmacist {n} (professional who dispenses prescription drugs) :: apotheker {m}
  • pharmacogenetic {adj} (pertaining to pharmacogenetics) :: farmacogenetisch
  • pharmacologic {adj} (pharmacological) SEE: pharmacological ::
  • pharmacological {adj} (of or having to do with pharmacology) :: farmacologisch
  • pharmacologist {n} (student of or one who is versed in pharmacology) :: farmacoloog {m}
  • pharmacology {n} (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals) :: farmacologie
  • pharmacotherapy {n} (use of pharmaceuticals to treat disease) :: farmacotherapie
  • pharmacy {n} (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed) :: apotheek {m} {f}
  • pharyngeal {adj} (of or pertaining to the pharynx) :: faringisch
  • pharyngeal {adj} (of pharyngeal sounds) :: faringisch
  • pharynx {n} (part of alimentary canal) :: farynx {m}
  • phase {n} (astronomy: particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle) :: fase {f}
  • phase {n} (distinguishable part of a sequence) :: fase {f}
  • phase {n} (haplotype) SEE: haplotype ::
  • phase {n} (physics: any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes) :: fase {f}
  • phase modulation {n} (form of modulation) :: fasemodulatie
  • phase-shift keying {n} (form of phase modulation) :: faseverschuivingsmodulatie
  • phat {adj} (slang: excellent) :: vet
  • phatic {adj} (more polite than meaningful) :: fatisch
  • pheasant {n} (bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food) :: fazant {m}
  • phenolphthalein {n} (pH indicator) :: fenolftaleïne {f}
  • phenomenal {adj} :: fenomenaal
  • phenomenon {n} (observable fact or occurrence) :: fenomeen {n}
  • phenomenon {n} (unusual, curious, or astonishing fact or event) :: fenomeen {n}
  • phenotype {n} (appearance of organism) :: fenotype {n}, verschijningsvorm {m}
  • pheromone {n} (chemical) :: feromoon {n}
  • phew {interj} (Used to show relief, fatigue, surprise, or disgust) :: oef
  • phi {n} (Greek letter) :: phi {m} {f}
  • phial {n} (glass vessel) SEE: vial ::
  • philander {n} (lover) SEE: lover ::
  • philanderer {n} (fickle lover) :: vrouwenversierder
  • philanthropic {adj} (of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy) :: filantropisch
  • philanthropist {n} (person who loves mankind) :: filantroop {m}
  • philanthropy {n} (charity) SEE: charity ::
  • philately {n} (stamp collecting) :: filatelie {f}
  • philia {n} (friendship) SEE: friendship ::
  • philia {n} (liking) SEE: liking ::
  • -philia {suffix} (forming words denoting abnormal linking towards a given thing) :: -filie
  • Philippine {adj} (Filipino) SEE: Filipino ::
  • Philippine eagle {n} (species of eagle endemic to the Philippines) :: apenarend
  • Philippines {prop} (Republic of the Philippines) :: Filipijnen {p}
  • philistine {adj} (lacking in appreciation for art or culture) :: barbaars
  • philistine {n} (Philistine) SEE: Philistine ::
  • Philistine {adj} (of or pertaining to the Philistines) :: Filistijns
  • Philistine {adj} (philistine) SEE: philistine ::
  • Philistine {n} (person from Philistia) :: Filistijn {m}, Filistijnse {f}
  • phillumenist {n} (collector) :: luciferdoosjesverzamelaar {m}, luciferdoosjesverzamelaarster {f}
  • philologist {n} (person who engages in philology) :: filoloog {m}
  • Philomena {prop} (female given name) :: Filomena
  • philosopher {n} (person devoted to studying philosophy) :: filosoof {m}, filosofe {f}, wijsgeer {m}
  • philosopher's stone {n} (philosopher's stone) :: steen der wijzen {m}
  • philosophical {adj} (of or pertaining to philosophy) :: wijsgerig, filosofisch
  • philosophy {n} (academic discipline) :: filosofie {f}, wijsbegeerte {f}
  • philosophy {n} (comprehensive system of belief) :: filosofie {f}
  • philosophy {n} (general principle) :: filosofie {f}
  • philosophy {n} (the pursuit of wisdom) :: wijsbegeerte {f}
  • philosophy {n} (view regarding fundamental principles) :: filosofie {f}
  • phimosis {n} (contraction of the foreskin) :: voorhuidsvernauwing {f}
  • Phineas {prop} (biblical character) SEE: Phinehas ::
  • phlegmatic {adj} (not easily excited to action) :: flegmatisch
  • phlegmon {n} (non collected inflammation of connective tissue) :: flegmone {c}
  • phloem {n} (vascular tissue) :: floëem {n}
  • phlogiston {n} (hypothetical fiery principle) :: phlogiston
  • phobia {n} (irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety) :: fobie
  • -phobia {suffix} (used to form nouns meaning fear) :: -fobie, -vrees
  • -phobia {suffix} (used to form nouns meaning hate) :: -fobie, -haat
  • Phoenicia {prop} (land of the Phoenicians) :: Fenicië
  • Phoenician {adj} (of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia) :: Fenicisch
  • Phoenician {n} (inhabitant of Phoenicia) :: Feniciër {m}, Phoeniciër {m}
  • Phoenician {prop} (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) :: Fenicisch {n}
  • phoenix {n} (anything reborn after apparently being destroyed) :: feniks {m}
  • phoenix {n} (mythological bird) :: feniks {m}
  • phone {n} (A device for transmitting conversations (telephone) :: telefoon {m}
  • -phone {suffix} (device that makes a sound) :: -foon
  • -phone {suffix} (speaker of a certain language) :: -foon
  • -phone {suffix} (type of sound) :: -foon
  • phone {v} (to call (someone) on the telephone) :: telefoneren
  • phone book {n} (telephone directory) SEE: telephone directory ::
  • phonebook {n} (telephone directory) SEE: telephone directory ::
  • phone booth {n} (telephone booth) SEE: telephone booth ::
  • phone call {n} (telephone call) SEE: telephone call ::
  • phoneme {n} (indivisible unit of sound) :: foneem {n}
  • phonemic {adj} (Pair of words) :: fonemisch
  • phonemic {adj} (Relating to phonemes) :: fonemisch
  • phone number {n} (telephone number) SEE: telephone number ::
  • phone sex {n} (An erotic or sexual telephone conversation between two or more people) :: telefoonseks
  • phonetic {adj} (linguistics: relating to phones) :: fonetisch
  • phonetic {adj} (relating to sounds of spoken language) :: fonetisch
  • phonetics {n} (study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols) :: fonetiek {f}, klankleer {m} {f}
  • phonologist {n} (person who specializes in phonology) :: fonoloog {m} {f}
  • phonology {n} (subfield of linguistics concerned with the way sounds function in languages) :: klankleer {m} {f}
  • phonotactics {n} (branch of phonology) :: fonotaxis
  • phony {adj} (fraudulent; fake) :: onecht, nagemaakt
  • -phore {suffix} (bearer or carrier of) :: -foor
  • phosphoresce {v} (to exhibit phosphorescence) :: fosforesceren
  • phosphorous {adj} (of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus) :: fosforig
  • phosphorus {n} (element) :: fosfor {n}
  • phosphorylation {n} (the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor) :: fosforylering {f}
  • photo {n} (photograph) :: foto
  • photo {v} (to take a photograph) :: fotograferen
  • photocopy {n} (copy made using a photocopier) :: fotokopie
  • photocopy {v} (to make a copy using a photocopier) :: fotokopiëren
  • photograph {n} (picture) :: foto {f}
  • photograph {v} (to take a photograph) :: fotograferen, een foto nemen
  • photographer {n} (one who takes photographs) :: fotograaf {m}
  • photographic {adj} (of or pertaining to photographs) :: fotografisch
  • photographic {adj} (of or pertaining to photography) :: fotografisch
  • photographic memory {n} (eidetic memory) :: fotografisch geheugen {n}
  • photography {n} (art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces) :: fotografie {f}
  • photography {n} (occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs) :: fotografie {f}
  • photon {n} (quantum of light) :: foton {n}, lichtdeeltje
  • photonics {n} (the science and technology of generating and controlling photons) :: fotonica
  • photophobia {n} (excessive sensitivity to light) :: fotofobie
  • photorespiration {n} (release of CO[2] due to light) :: fotorespiratie {f}
  • photoshoot {n} (photo shoot) SEE: photo shoot ::
  • photoshop {v} (to digitally edit a picture) :: fotoshoppen
  • photosynthesis {n} (biological process) :: fotosynthese {f}
  • phrase {n} (grammar: group of two or more words that express an idea but do not form a complete sentence) :: frase {f}
  • phrase {n} (short written or spoken expression) :: uitspraak {f}
  • phrase book {n} (book of everyday expressions and vocabulary) :: taalgids {m}
  • phrasebook {n} (book used to learn foreign language) SEE: phrase book ::
  • phraseology {n} (phrasebook) SEE: phrase book ::
  • Phrygian {prop} (language) :: Frygisch
  • phthiriasis {n} (pediculosis) SEE: pediculosis ::
  • phycology {n} (study of algae) :: fycologie {f}
  • phylactery {n} (leather case containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men; the tefilla) :: fylakterion {n}
  • phylactery {n} (small object worn for its power; amulet or charm) :: fylakterion {n}, amulet {n}, beschermmiddel {n}, talisman
  • phylogeny {n} (evolutionary history of an organism) :: fylogenie {f}
  • phylum {n} (biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) :: stam
  • physical {adj} (having to do with physics) :: fysisch, fysische
  • physical {adj} (having to do with the body) :: lichamelijk, fysiek
  • physical {adj} (having to do with the material world) :: fysisch, fysische
  • physical {adj} (involving bodily force) :: ruw, ruwe
  • physical {n} (physical examination) :: lichamelijk onderzoek, onderzoek
  • physical culture {n} (bodybuilding) SEE: bodybuilding ::
  • physical education {n} (curriculum component) :: lichamelijke opvoeding {f}, gymles {f}
  • physically {adv} (in a physical manner) :: lichamelijk
  • physical map {n} (topographical map) SEE: topographical map ::
  • physical therapy {n} (therapy of exercises and activities to treat injury or dysfunction) SEE: physiotherapy ::
  • physician {n} (medical doctor) :: dokter {m}
  • physicist {n} (person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics) :: natuurkundige {m}, fysicus {m}
  • physics {n} (branch of science) :: natuurkunde {f}, fysica {f}
  • physiologic {adj} (of or pertaining to physiology) SEE: physiological ::
  • physiological {adj} (of, or relating to physiology) :: fysiologisch
  • physiological {adj} (relating to the action of a drug when given to a healthy person) :: fysiologisch
  • physiologist {n} (person) :: fysioloog {m} {f}
  • physiology {n} (branch of biology) :: fysiologie {f}
  • physiotherapy {n} (therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise) :: fysiotherapie {f}
  • phytogeography {n} (geobotany) SEE: geobotany ::
  • pi {n} (letter of Greek alphabet) :: pi {m} {f}
  • Piacenzian {prop} (subdivision of the Pliocene epoch) :: Piacenzien
  • pianist {n} (piano player) :: pianist {m}
  • piano {n} (a keyboard musical instrument) :: piano {m}
  • pianola {n} (music) SEE: player piano ::
  • picayune {n} (A five-cent piece.) :: 5 cent muntstuk
  • picayune {n} (A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents.) :: Spaans-Amerikaans.e muntstukje
  • picayune {n} (Something of very little value.) :: minnetjes, onbenulligheid
  • piccolo {n} (musical instrument) :: piccolo
  • pièce de résistance {n} (masterpiece) :: pièce de résistance {n}, magnum opus {n}, meesterwerk {n}, levenswerk {n}
  • Pichilemu {prop} (Pichilemu) :: Pichilemu
  • pick {v} (to decide between options) :: kiezen
  • pick {v} (to grasp and pull with fingers) :: nemen, krabben
  • pick {v} (to remove a fruit or plant for consumption) :: plukken
  • pickaxe {n} (heavy iron tool) :: pikhouweel {n}, pikaks {f}
  • pickle {n} (affectionate term for a loved one) :: zoetje {n}
  • pickle {n} (any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish) :: pickles {p}
  • pickle {n} (brine used for preserving food) :: pekel
  • pickle {n} (cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar syrup) :: (ingemaakte) augurk
  • pickle {n} (difficult situation) :: puree
  • pickle {n} (slang: penis) :: worst
  • pickle {v} (to preserve food in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution) :: inmaken, (brine only) pekelen
  • pick one's nose {v} (to engage in nose-picking) :: pulken
  • pickpocket {n} (one who steals from the pocket of a passerby) :: zakkenroller, gauwdief {m} {f}
  • pick up {n} (pickup) SEE: pickup ::
  • pickup {n} (pickup truck) SEE: pickup truck ::
  • picnic {n} (a meal eaten outdoors) :: picknick {m}
  • picoliter {n} (picolitre) SEE: picolitre ::
  • picosecond {n} (10^-12 second) :: picoseconde {m}
  • picture {n} (informal: cinema) :: film {m}, cinema {m}, bios {m}
  • picture {n} (painting) SEE: painting ::
  • picture {n} (photograph) :: foto {m}, plaatje {n}
  • picture {n} (representation of visible reality produced by drawing, etc) :: afbeelding {f}, prent {f}, portret {n}, illustratie {f}, plaatje, figuur
  • picture {v} (to imagine or envision) :: zich verbeelden
  • picture card {n} (trade card) SEE: trade card ::
  • pie {n} (nonpastry dish resembling a pie) :: taart {f}, pastei {f}
  • pie {n} (pizza) SEE: pizza ::
  • pie {n} (type of pastry) :: taart {f}, pastei {f}
  • piece {n} (hairpiece) SEE: hairpiece ::
  • piece {n} (object played in a board game) :: pion {m}
  • piece {n} (part of a larger whole) :: stuk {n}, deel {n}, onderdeel {n}
  • piece {n} :: stuk {n}
  • piecemeal {adv} (into pieces or parts) :: met stukjes en beetjes
  • piecemeal {adv} (piece by piece) :: mondjesmaat
  • piece of clothing {n} (garment) SEE: garment ::
  • piece of furniture {n} (item of furniture.) :: meubel {n}, meubelstuk {n}
  • Piedmont {prop} (region) :: piemonte
  • pier {n} (raised platform built from the shore out over water) :: pier {m}
  • pier {n} (similar structure used to provide entertainment) :: pier {m}
  • pier {n} (structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge) :: pijler {m}
  • Pieria {prop} (Greek prefecture) :: Piëria
  • piety {n} (reverence and devotion to God) :: vroomheid
  • pig {n} (derogatory slang for police officer) :: flik {m}, smeris {n}, wout, juut, kit {p}, kankerlijer {m}, tiefushoer {f}, hoer {m} {f}
  • pig {n} (dirty or slovenly person) :: varken {n}
  • pig {n} (mammal of genus Sus) :: zwijn {n}, varken {n}
  • pig {n} (nasty or disgusting person) :: zwijn {n}, smeerlap {m}
  • pig {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet ::
  • pig {n} (pork) SEE: pork ::
  • pig {n} (someone who overeats or eats rapidly) :: varken {n}, zwijn {n}, slokop {m} {f}
  • pigeon {n} (bird of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae) :: [♂♀] duif {f} {m}, [♂] doffer {m}, [♂] mannetjesduif {m}, [♀] duivin {f}, [♀] vrouwtjesduif {f}, [diminutive ♂♀] duifje {n}
  • pigeonhole {v} (to categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc) :: hokjesdenken
  • pigeon racing {n} (pigeon racing, the sport of racing pigeons) :: duivensport {f} {m}, postduivensport {f} {m}
  • piggyback {adv} (on somebody's back or shoulders) :: meeliften
  • piggy bank {n} (a small container to store small saved coins in) :: spaarvarken {n}, spaarpot {m}
  • pig in a poke {n} (something whose true value is concealed or unknown) :: een kat in de zak kopen
  • pig Latin {n} (wordplay) :: pig Latin, potjeslatijn
  • piglet {n} (young pig) :: big {n}, biggetje {n}
  • pigling {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet ::
  • pigment {n} (a dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder) :: pigment {n}, kleurstof
  • pigment {n} (any color in plant or animal cells) :: pigment {n}
  • pigment {v} (To add color or pigment) :: kleuren, pigmenteren
  • pig out {v} (eat voraciously or ravenously) :: schrokken, binnenschrokken
  • pigpen {n} (pigsty) SEE: pigsty ::
  • pigsty {n} (dirty or very untidy place) :: zwijnenstal {m}
  • pigsty {n} (shelter where pigs are kept) :: varkensstal {m}, zwijnenstal {m}
  • pike {n} (any fish of the genus Esox) :: snoek {m}
  • pike {n} (turnpike) SEE: turnpike ::
  • pike {n} (weapon) :: piek {f}
  • pikeman {n} (soldier) :: piekdrager {m}
  • pike-perch {n} (zander) SEE: zander ::
  • pilaster {n} (a column attached to the wall) :: pilaster {m}, wandpilaster {m}
  • pile {n} (funeral pile) SEE: pyre ::
  • pile {n} (heap) :: stapel
  • pile {n} (hemorrhoid) SEE: hemorrhoid ::
  • pile {n} (nap of a cloth) SEE: nap ::
  • pile {n} (obsolete: reverse of a coin) SEE: tails ::
  • pile {n} (wrought iron to be worked over into bars or other shapes) SEE: fagot ::
  • pile driver {adj} (forceful) :: keihard, krachtig
  • piles {n} (haemorrhoids) SEE: haemorrhoids ::
  • piles {n} (plural of pile) SEE: pile ::
  • pile up {v} (to form a pile etc.) :: stapelen
  • pilfer {v} (to steal in small quantities) :: stelen, jatten
  • pilferage {n} (theft) :: diefstal, heling
  • pilferer {n} (one who has pilfered) :: kruimeldief {m}
  • pilgarlic {n} (bald-headed person) SEE: egghead ::
  • pilgrim {n} (traveler, especially to religious sites) :: pelgrim {m}
  • pilgrimage {n} (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) :: bedevaart {c}, pelgrimstocht {m}
  • pill {n} (small object for swallowing) :: pil
  • pill {n} (the pill - functions as a contraceptive) :: pil
  • pillar {n} (large post, often used as supporting architecture) :: pijler, zuil, pilaar
  • pillarization {n} (act of pillarizing) :: verzuiling {f}
  • pillarize {v} (to divide into social pillars) :: verzuilen
  • pillion {n} :: duo
  • pillock {n} (a stupid person) :: stomkop
  • pillory {n} (a framework on a post used as a means of punishment and humiliation) :: schandpaal {m}
  • pillory {v} (criticize harshly) :: kritiseren, afbreken
  • pillory {v} (put someone in a pillory) :: aan de schandpaal zetten, aan de schandpaal hangen
  • pillory {v} (subject someone to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse) :: beschamen, vernederen, bespotten
  • pillow {n} (soft cushion used to support the head in bed) :: kussen {n}
  • pillowcase {n} (cover for pillows) SEE: pillow case ::
  • pillowslip {n} (pillow case) SEE: pillow case ::
  • pilomotor reflex {n} (Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear) :: kippenvel
  • pilot {n} (controller of aircraft) :: piloot {m}, vliegenier
  • pilot {n} (person who helps navigate the harbor or coast) :: loods {m}
  • pilot {n} (sample TV series episode) :: pilot {c}
  • pilot light {n} (flame used to ignite gas) :: waakvlam
  • pilot whale {n} (either of two species of whale) :: griend {m}
  • pimp {n} (prostitution solicitor) :: pooier
  • pimpernel {n} (Anagallis) :: guichelheil
  • pimple {n} (annoying person) :: etter {m}, puistenkop {m}, ellendeling {m}
  • pimple {n} (inflamed spot on the surface of the skin) :: puist {f}, pukkel
  • pin {n} (jewellery attached with a pin) SEE: brooch ::
  • pin {n} (small device; small needle with no eye) :: pin {f}, speld {f}
  • pin {n} (US: accessory attached with a pin) :: speldje {n}
  • pin {v} (to fasten/attach with a pin) :: vastpinnen
  • pinafore {n} (Sleeveless dress) :: overgooier
  • pincers {n} (gripping tool) :: tang
  • pinch {v} (to squeeze a small amount of skin) :: knijpen
  • pine {n} (tree of the genus Pinus) :: pijnboom {c}, den
  • pineal gland {n} (a small endocrine gland) :: epifyse {f}, pijnappelklier {m} {f}
  • pineapple {n} (fruit) :: ananas {m}
  • pineapple {n} (plant) :: ananas {m}
  • pineapple guava {n} (feijoa) SEE: feijoa ::
  • pine cone {n} (the seed-bearing cone of a pine tree) :: pijnappel {m}, denneappel {m}
  • pinecone {n} (pine cone) SEE: pine cone ::
  • pine nut {n} (edible seeds of evergreen pine) :: pijnboompit {m}
  • pinenut {n} (edible seeds of evergreen pine) :: pijnboompit {m}
  • pinery {n} :: ananaskas; ananaskwekerij, ananasplantage
  • pinery {n} (pinewood) SEE: pinewood ::
  • pine tree {n} (pine) SEE: pine ::
  • pine weevil {n} (weevils feeding on spruce seedlings) :: dennensnuitkever {m}
  • pinewood {n} (forest or grove of pines) :: pijnbos {n}, pijnboombos {n}, pijnboomwoud {n}, pinusbos {n}
  • pinewood {n} (wood of the pine) :: pijnboomhout {n}, pinushout {n}, vurenhout {n}
  • ping {v} (To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present) :: pingen
  • ping pong {n} (table tennis) SEE: table tennis ::
  • pink {adj} (colored/coloured between red and white) :: roze, rooskleurig, rooskleurige
  • pink {n} (flower) :: anjer
  • pink {n} (pale red colour) :: roze
  • pink dollar {n} (business generated by homosexuals) SEE: pink pound ::
  • pinkie {n} (little finger) SEE: little finger ::
  • pinky {n} (little finger) SEE: little finger ::
  • pinna {n} (outer ear) :: oorschelp {f}/{m}
  • pinnacle {n} (figuratively: all-time high) :: toppunt {n}
  • pinnacle {n} ( highest point) :: top {m}, spits {m}
  • pinnacle {n} (tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain) :: spits {m}
  • PIN number {n} (PIN) SEE: PIN ::
  • pinstripe {n} (thin stripe on fabric) :: krijtstreep {m} {f}
  • pinta {n} (pint) SEE: pint ::
  • pintail {n} (Anas acuta) SEE: northern pintail ::
  • pintail {n} (Gallinago stenura) SEE: pin-tailed snipe ::
  • pintail {n} (group of dabbling ducks) SEE: pintail duck ::
  • piñon {n} (pine nut) SEE: pine nut ::
  • piñon {n} (piñon pine) SEE: piñon pine ::
  • pion {n} (particle) :: pion {n}
  • pioneer {n} (member of a child organization in the soviet bloc) :: pioneer {m}
  • pioneer {n} (one who goes before) :: pionier {m}
  • pious {adj} (of or pertaining to piety) :: vroom
  • pip {n} (dot, symbol on domino, die, etc.) :: stip {f}
  • pip {n} (seed) :: pit {m}
  • pip {n} (short electronically produced tone) :: piep {m}
  • pipe {n} (hollow tube) :: buis {f}, pijp {c}
  • pipe {n} (musical instrument) :: fluit
  • pipe {n} (organ pipe) :: orgelpijp {c}, pijp {c}
  • pipe {n} (smoking tool) SEE: tobacco pipe ::
  • pipe cleaner {n} (wire which is used to clean small crevices) :: pijpewisser {m}
  • pipe dream {n} (near impossibility) :: luchtkasteel {n} [air castle]
  • pipeline {n} (a conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum etc) :: pijpleiding {f}
  • piper {n} (baby pigeon) SEE: squab ::
  • piper {n} (bagpiper) SEE: bagpiper ::
  • pipes of Pan {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes ::
  • pipette {n} (small glass tube used for transferring liquid) :: pipet {f} {n}
  • pipette {v} (to transfer or measure the volume of a liquid using a pipet) :: pipetteren
  • piquant {adj} (favorably stimulating to the palate) :: pikant
  • piracy {n} (robbery at sea) :: zeeroverij
  • Piraeus {prop} (city) :: Piraeus
  • piranha {n} (South American fish) :: piranha
  • pirate {adj} (illegal imitated or reproduced) :: gepirateerd
  • pirate {n} (one who plunders at sea) :: piraat {m}, zeerover {m}, kaper {m}, vrijbuiter {m}, boekanier {m}
  • pirate {n} (one who reproduces copyrighted works for distribution) :: piraat {m}
  • pirate {v} (appropriate by piracy) :: pirateren, zeeroven
  • pirate {v} (make and/or sell an illegal copy) :: pirateren
  • pirozhok {n} (pirozhki) SEE: pirozhki ::
  • piscatory ring {n} (ring worn by popes) :: vissersring {m}
  • Pisces {prop} (constellation) :: Vissen
  • pismire {n} (ant) SEE: ant ::
  • piss {n} (urine) :: pis
  • piss {v} (vulgar) to urinate) :: piesen, [vulgar] pissen
  • pisser {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
  • pisser {n} (toilet (vulgar) SEE: shitter ::
  • piss off {interj} (to leave, to go away) :: oprotten
  • pistachio {n} (fruit) :: pistache
  • pistil {n} (a discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit) :: stamper {m}
  • pistol {n} (handgun) :: pistool {n}
  • pistol {n} (jokester) SEE: jokester ::
  • pistol {n} (lively, bright small boy) :: opdondertje {n}
  • piston {n} (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) :: zuiger {m}
  • piston engine {n} (engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons) :: zuigermotor {m}
  • pit {n} (area at a motor racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race) :: pit {m}
  • pit {n} (hole in the ground) :: kuil {m}, put {m}
  • pit {n} (mine) SEE: mine ::
  • pit {n} (the stone of a drupaceous fruit) :: pit {m}
  • pit {n} (trading pit) SEE: trading pit ::
  • pitaya {n} (fruit) :: drakenvrucht {f}, pitaya {m}
  • pit bull {n} (pit bull terrier) :: pitbull {m}
  • pit bull terrier {n} (a breed of dog) :: pitbullterriër {m}
  • pitch {n} (dark, extremely viscous material made by distilling tar) :: pek {f}
  • pitch {n} (effort to sell or promote something) :: verkooppraatje {n}
  • pitch {n} (sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees) :: hars
  • pitch {n} (the act of pitching a baseball) :: worp {m}
  • pitch {n} (the perceived frequency of a sound or note) :: toonhoogte {f}
  • pitch {v} (baseball: to throw the ball toward home plate) :: gooien, werpen
  • pitch {v} (To produce a note of a given pitch.) :: intoneren
  • pitch-black {adj} (of the blackest black) :: pikzwart
  • pitcher {n} (the player who throws the ball to the batter) :: werper {m}
  • pitchfork {n} (farm tool with tines) :: hooivork
  • pitfall {n} (potential problem, hazard, or danger) :: valkuil
  • pithy {adj} (Concise and meaningful) :: kernachtig,beknopt,bondig
  • pithy {adj} (Of, like, or abounding in pith) :: mergachtig,rijk aan merg
  • pitiful {adj} :: zielig, triest , deplorabel
  • Pitjantjatjara {prop} (the aboriginal language mainly spoken in central Australia) :: Pitjantjatjara
  • pit stop {n} (brief stop for fuel, rest and/or refreshment during an automobile journey) :: plaspauze {m} {f}, tankpauze {m} {f}
  • pit stop {n} (stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel) :: pitstop {m}, pitsstop {m}
  • pittance {n} :: schijntje {n}
  • pituitary gland {n} (endocrine gland) :: hypofyse
  • pity {interj} (what a pity) SEE: what a pity ::
  • pity {n} (feeling of sympathy) :: medelijden {n}, deernis {f}
  • pity {n} (something regrettable) :: jammer, spijtig
  • pity {v} (to feel pity for someone or something) :: beklagen
  • pivotal {adj} (being of crucial importance; central, key) :: cruciaal, doorslaggevend
  • pixel {n} (one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory) :: pixel
  • pixellated {adj} (pixelated) SEE: pixelated ::
  • pizza {n} (baked Italian dish) :: pizza {m}
  • pizzeria {n} (outlet that primarily sells pizza) :: pizzeria {f}
  • placard {n} (a sheet of paper or cardboard) :: plakkaat {n}
  • placate {v} (to calm) :: kalmeren, bedaren
  • place {n} (informal: house or home) :: huis {n}, huizen {n-p}, thuis {n}, tehuis {n}
  • place {n} (location, position) :: plaats {f}
  • place {n} (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) :: positie {f}, posities {f-p}
  • place {n} (open space, courtyard, market square) :: plein {n}
  • place {v} (to put in a specific location) :: plaatsen
  • placeholder {n} (that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later) :: plaatshouder {m}, invul-, vulsel {n}, vulling {f}
  • place importance on {v} (To consider something to be important) :: belang hechten aan
  • place mat {n} (protective table mat) :: placemat {m} {f}, onderlegger {m}
  • placename {n} (the name of a place) :: plaatsnaam {c}
  • placenta {n} (anatomy: placenta) :: moederkoek {m}, placenta {f}
  • place of decimals {n} (position of digit to the right of the decimal point) SEE: decimal place ::
  • plagiarism {n} (copying of someone's ideas) :: plagiaat {n}
  • plague {n} (an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence) :: pest, plaag
  • plague {n} (a nuisance) :: pest, ellende, kwelling
  • plague {n} (specific disease “the Plague”) :: de pest, de Pest
  • plague {n} (widespread affliction, calamity) :: pest, plaag
  • plague {v} (to afflict with disease or calamity) :: teisteren
  • plague {v} (to harass) :: kwellen, pesten
  • plaice {n} :: schol {m}, [Flemish] pladijs
  • plain {adj} (computing: containing no non-printing characters) :: kaal
  • plain {adj} (ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation) :: eenvoudig
  • plain {n} (an expanse of land with relatively low relief) :: vlakte
  • plain text {n} (unencrypted text) SEE: cleartext ::
  • plaintiff {n} (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) :: eiser, aanklager
  • plain-winged antshrike {n} (bird) :: leikleurige mierklauwier
  • plait {v} (to double in narrow folds) SEE: pleat ::
  • plait {v} (to interweave) :: vlechten
  • plan {n} (2-dimensional drawing from above) :: ontwerp {n}, plan {n}
  • plan {n} (set of intended actions) :: plan {n}
  • plan {n} (technical drawing) :: schema {n}, ontwerp {n}
  • plan {v} (to create a plan for) :: ontwerpen, plannen
  • plan {v} (to design) :: ontwerpen
  • plan {v} (to intend) :: van plan zijn, plannen
  • Planck's constant {n} (constant) :: constante van Planck {f}
  • Planck unit {n} (physics) :: Planckdeeltje {n}
  • plane {adj} (of a surface: flat or level.) :: vlak
  • plane {n} (airplane) :: vliegtuig {n}
  • plane {n} (a tool) :: schaaf
  • plane {n} (deciduous tree) :: plataan {m}
  • plane {n} (level of existence) :: vlak {n}
  • plane {n} (math: flat surface extending infinitely in all directions) :: vlak {n}
  • plane {v} (to glide) :: glijden
  • plane {v} (to smooth with a plane) :: schaven
  • planer {n} (woodworking tool) :: schaaf
  • planet {n} (each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky) :: planeet {f}
  • planet {n} (rocky or gaseous spherical bodies orbiting the Sun) :: planeet {f}
  • planet {n} (similar body in orbit around a star) :: planeet {f}
  • planetarium {n} (museum which displays images of space) :: planetarium {n}
  • planetary {adj} (of or relating to planets) :: planetair
  • planetary nebula {n} (nebulosity) :: planetaire nevel
  • planetary science {n} (branch of astronomy) :: planetologie {f}, planeetkunde {f}
  • planetary system {n} (a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system) :: planetenstelsel {n}
  • planetree {n} (plane) SEE: id=deciduous tree ::
  • planetree {n} (sycamore) SEE: sycamore ::
  • Planet X {prop} (hypothetical planet) :: planeet X {f}
  • plangent {adj} (having a loud mournful sound) :: luidklagend
  • plank {n} (long, broad and thick piece of timber) :: plank {c}
  • plant {n} (factory) SEE: factory ::
  • plant {n} (organism capable of photosynthesis) :: plant {m}, gewas {n}
  • plant {n} :: site {m}, bedrijf {n}, centrale {f}
  • plant {v} (place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) :: planten, poten
  • plantain {n} (fruit) :: bakbanaan
  • plantain {n} (small plant) :: weegbree {m}
  • plantation {n} (large farm) :: aanplanting {f}, plantage {f}
  • plash {v} (to splash) :: pletsen
  • plasma {n} (component of blood) :: plasma {n}
  • plasma {n} (high energy state of matter) :: plasma {n}
  • plasma membrane {n} (cell membrane) SEE: cell membrane ::
  • plasmid {n} (loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from the chromosomes) :: plasmide {f} {n}
  • plaster {n} (adhesive bandage) SEE: band-aid and sticking plaster ::
  • plaster {n} (plaster of Paris) SEE: plaster of Paris ::
  • plastic {adj} (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) :: plastisch
  • plastic {adj} (Constructed of plastic) :: plastic
  • plastic {n} (any similar synthetic material) :: plastic, kunststof {c}
  • plastic {n} (a stiff but usually slightly flexible synthetic material) :: plastic, plastiek {n}, kunststof {f}
  • plasticity {n} :: plasticiteit {f}
  • plasticizer {n} (substance added for pliability in plastics) :: weekmaker
  • plate {n} (a flat metallic object) :: plaat {f}
  • plate {n} (baseball) home plate) SEE: home plate ::
  • plate {n} (dated) decorative or food service item coated with silver) :: dienblad {n}
  • plate {n} (dish from which food is served or eaten) :: bord {n}, dienblad {f}
  • plate {n} (geology) tectonic plate) SEE: tectonic plate ::
  • plate {n} (printing) engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper) :: plaat {f}
  • plateau {n} (level expansion) :: hoogvlakte {f}, plateau {n}
  • platelet {n} (particle found in the blood of mammals) :: bloedplaatje {n}
  • platform {n} (a high shoe type) :: platformschoen {n}
  • platform {n} (a raised stage from which speeches are made and on which performances are made) :: podium {n}, platform {n}, verhoog {n}
  • platform {n} (computing) a particular type of operating system or environment) :: platform {n}
  • platform {n} (politics) a political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks) :: podium {n}, kiesprogramma {n}, programma {n}
  • platform {n} (travel) a raised structure for passengers) :: perron {n}
  • platform game {n} (A video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles) :: platformspel
  • platinum {n} (metal) :: platina {n}
  • platitude {n} (often-quoted saying) :: platitude, cliché
  • platitude {n} (triteness) :: platitude, cliché
  • platometer {n} (planimeter) SEE: planimeter ::
  • platonic {adj} :: platonisch
  • Platonic solid {n} (Any one of five polyhedra) :: regelmatig veelvlak {n}, platonisch lichaam {n}
  • platypus {n} (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) :: vogelbekdier {n}
  • platypussary {n} (platypusary) SEE: platypusary ::
  • plausible {adj} (likely, acceptable) :: aannemelijk, aanneembaar
  • Plautdietsch {prop} (variety of Low German, see also: Mennonite Low German) :: Plautdietsch
  • play {n} (individual's performance in a sport) :: spelbeweging {f}
  • play {n} (literary composition) :: schouwspel {n}
  • play {n} (playful activity) :: spel
  • play {n} (theatrical performance) :: optreden {n}, schouwspel {n}, toneelstuk {n}, stuk {n}
  • play {v} (act in a manner such that one has fun) :: spelen
  • play {v} (act in a performance) :: optreden
  • play {v} (participate in (a sport or game) :: spelen, meespelen
  • play {v} (produce music using a musical instrument (intransitive sense, not affecting a noun) :: spelen
  • play {v} (produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense), affecting a noun) :: spelen, bespelen
  • play {v} (use a device to hear (a recording) :: spelen, afspelen
  • playable {adj} (able to be played) :: speelbaar
  • playboy {n} (unemployed man who devotes himself to pleasure) :: casanova, don juan
  • player {n} (dramatic actor) :: speler {m}, vertolker {m}
  • player {n} (electronic device) :: speler {m}
  • player {n} (gambler) :: speler {m}, gokker
  • player {n} (playful person, idler) :: speler {m}, speelvogel {m}
  • player {n} (software application) :: speler {m}, player
  • player {n} (who plays any game) :: speler {m}
  • player {n} (who plays on a musical instrument) :: bespeler {m}, speler {m}
  • playful {adj} :: speels
  • playfulness {n} (quality of being playful) :: speelsheid {f}
  • playground {n} (large open space to play on, usually for children) :: speelplein {n}, speelterrein {n}, speeltuin {m}
  • playground {n} (open-air space on a school campus where the children can play) :: speelplein {n}, speelplaats
  • playground {n} (small area for children) :: speeltuin {f}, speelterrein {n}
  • playground {n} (space to do what one pleases) :: speelterrein {n}
  • play hookey {v} (To be absent without permission) :: spijbelen
  • play hooky {v} (to stay away from school, work, etc. without suitable permission or excuse) :: spijbelen
  • play house {n} (toy house for children to play in) SEE: Wendy house ::
  • play house {n} (toy house for dolls) SEE: doll's house ::
  • playhouse {n} (toy house for children to play in) SEE: Wendy house ::
  • playhouse {n} (venue for performing plays) SEE: theater ::
  • playing card {n} (one of usually 52 rectangular pieces of card) :: speelkaart {f}
  • play it safe {v} (take a cautious, risk-free approach) :: het op zeker spelen
  • playlist {n} (computing) :: afspeellijst {f}, playlist {m}
  • playlist {n} (record) :: afspeellijst {f}, playlist {m}
  • playpen {n} (space for children to play) :: box {m}
  • PlayStation {n} (series of video game consoles) :: PlayStation {c}
  • play truant {v} (to be absent from school without permission) :: spijbelen
  • play with fire {v} (put oneself in a precarious situation) :: met vuur spelen
  • playwright {n} (writer of plays for the theatre) :: toneelschrijver {m}
  • playwriter {n} (playwright) SEE: playwright ::
  • plaza {n} (a towns' public square) :: plein {n}
  • PLC {initialism} (Abbreviation for Public Limited Liability Corporation) :: PVBA
  • plea {n} (appeal, petition, entreaty) :: pleidooi {n}, smeekbede {f}
  • plea {n} (excuse) :: pleidooi {n}
  • plea {n} (law: cause in court) :: zaak {f}, rechtszaak {f}
  • plea {n} (law: defendant's answer to plaintiff’s declaration) :: pleidooi {n}
  • plea {n} (that which is presented in defense or justification) :: pleidooi {n}
  • plead {v} (to present an argument) :: pleiten, bepleiten
  • pleasant {adj} (giving pleasure; pleasing in manner) :: aangenaam, behaagelijk, plezierig, fijn
  • please {adv} (expression of annoyance or impatience) :: [Flemish] allez
  • please {adv} (interjection to make a polite request) :: [polite] alstublieft, [casual] alsjeblieft, a.u.b., a.j.b.; [Flemish] [polite, casual] alstublieft
  • please {v} (to make happy or satisfy) :: [satisfy] bevallen, [give pleasure] behagen
  • pleased to meet you {phrase} (polite formula used when the speaker is introduced to somebody) :: aangenaam, aangename kennismaking, aangenaam om met u kennis te maken, aangenaam met u kennis te maken
  • please repeat after me {phrase} (phrase) :: [formal] zegt u mij na alstublieft, [informal] zeg mij na alsjeblieft
  • please speak more slowly {phrase} (please speak more slowly) :: [formal] spreek alstublieft langzamer, [informal] spreek alsjeblieft langzamer
  • pleasure {n} (a state of being pleased) :: genoegen {n}, welbehagen {n}, plezier {n}
  • pleat {n} (fold in a fabric of a garment) :: plooi
  • pleat {n} (plait) SEE: plait ::
  • plebeian {n} (one of the common people in ancient Rome) :: plebejer {m}
  • plebiscite {n} (A referendum, especially one that concerns changes in sovereignty) :: referendum, plebisciet
  • plebvision {n} (television (pejorative) SEE: idiot box ::
  • plectrum {n} (music) small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc for plucking the strings) :: plectrum {n}
  • pled {v} (Past participle of plead) :: gepleit
  • pled {v} (Past tense of plead) :: pleitte, pleitten
  • pledge {n} (person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a fraternity) :: schacht
  • pledge {v} (to make a solemn promise) :: plechtig beloven
  • pleiad {n} (group of people) :: pleiade
  • Pleiades {prop} (astronomy) :: Zevengesternte
  • Pleiades {prop} (Greek mythology) :: Pleiaden
  • plenary {adj} (fully attended) :: plenair
  • plenipotentiary {adj} (invested with full power) :: gevolmachtigd
  • plenipotentiary {n} (person invested with supreme authority) :: gevolmachtigde {m}, plenipotentiaris {m}
  • plenty {adj} (plentiful) SEE: plentiful ::
  • plenty {n} (a more than adequate amount) :: overvloed {m}
  • pleonasm {n} (redundancy in wording) :: pleonasme {n}
  • plethora {n} (excess, abundance) :: overmaat
  • pleural cavity {n} (body cavity) :: pleurale ruimte {f}, pleuraholte {f}
  • pleurisy {n} (inflammation of lung pleura) :: pleuris
  • plexus {n} (network or interwoven mass) :: plexus {m}
  • Pliensbachian {prop} (a subdivision of the Jurassic period) :: Pliensbachien
  • pliers {n} (gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand) :: tang {m} {f}
  • Pliny {prop} (Roman praenomen) :: Plinius
  • plosive {n} (consonant) :: occlusief, plosief, plofklank
  • plot {n} (area of land used for building on or planting on) :: perceel {n}
  • plot {n} (course of a story) :: plot {m}/{n}, intrige, verhaal {n}
  • plot {n} (graph or diagram) :: plot, diagram {n}, grafiek {m}
  • plot {n} (secret plan to achieve an end) :: complot {m}, samenzwering {f}
  • plot {v} (to trace out a graph or diagram) :: plotten
  • plot {v} (transitive: to conceive) :: bedenken
  • plot twist {n} (a change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot) :: perceel draai
  • plough {n} (device pulled through the ground in order to break it upon into furrows for planting) :: ploeg {f}
  • plough {v} (to use a plough on to prepare for planting) :: ploegen
  • plough {v} (to use a plough) :: ploegen
  • Plough {prop} (Big Dipper) SEE: Big Dipper ::
  • ploughing {n} :: omploegen {n}, omspitten {n}
  • plover {n} (wading bird of the family Charadriidae) :: plevier {m}
  • plow {n} (plough) SEE: plough ::
  • plow {v} (plough) SEE: plough ::
  • plowboy {n} (boy plower) :: ploegjongen {m}
  • plower {n} (one who plows) :: ploeger {m}
  • plowman {n} (male plower) :: [literal equivalent] ploegman {m}, ploeger {m}
  • plowshare {n} (The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.) :: ploegschaar {f}, ploegijzer {n}
  • ploy {n} (strategy, tactic) :: kunstgreep, strategie, tactiek
  • pluck {n} (instance of plucking) :: pluk, gepluk {n}, plukken {n}
  • pluck {n} (nerve, fortitude, persistence) :: moed, doorzettingsvermogen {n}
  • pluck {n} (offal from the trunk of an animal) :: ingewanden {p}, slachtafval {n}
  • pluck {v} (music: to gently play a single string) :: plukken
  • pluck {v} (to pull something sharply; to pull something out) :: plukken, grabbelen, grijpen, rukken
  • pluck {v} (to remove feathers from a bird) :: plukken, pluimen
  • pluck {v} (to rob, steal forcibly) :: kaalplukken, pluimen
  • plug {n} (electric connecting device) :: stekker {m}
  • plug {n} (hold for nails) :: plug {m}
  • plug {n} (hole filler) :: stop {m}
  • plug-in {n} (computer program addon) :: plug-in {m}
  • plum {adj} (colour) :: donkerrood, donkerrode
  • plum {n} (raisin) SEE: raisin ::
  • plum {n} (the colour) :: donkerrood {n}
  • plum {n} (the fruit) :: pruim
  • plum {n} (the tree) :: pruimenboom {m}
  • plumage {n} (feathers) :: pluimage, gevederte {n}, verenkleed {n}
  • plumage {n} (finery or elaborate dress) :: vol ornaat
  • plumb {adj} (truly vertical) :: loodrecht, in het lood
  • plumb {adv} (in a vertical direction) :: loodrecht, in het lood
  • plumber {n} (one who fits, etc, pipes for water, gas or drainage) :: loodgieter {m}
  • plumber {n} (one who works in lead) :: loodgieter {m}
  • plumber's helper {n} (plunger) SEE: plunger ::
  • plumbery {n} (business of a plumber) SEE: plumbing ::
  • plumbing {n} (pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building) :: loodgieterswerk {n}
  • plumbing {n} (trade or occupation of a plumber) :: loodgieterswerk {n}
  • plumbism {n} (lead poisoning) :: loodvergiftiging {f}
  • plume {n} (cluster of feathers) :: plumeau, stoffer
  • plume {n} (feather) :: pluim, veer, veder {f}
  • plume {n} (geology: upwelling of molten material) :: stofwolk, rookwolk
  • plumed thistle {n} (spear thistle) SEE: spear thistle ::
  • plummet {n} (lead on a line) :: schietlood
  • plummet {v} (to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly) :: omlaagschieten, tuimelen, kelderen
  • plum tree {n} (tree that bears plums) SEE: plum ::
  • plunder {n} (instance of plundering) :: plundering, brandschatting
  • plunder {n} (loot attained by plundering) :: buit, plunderbuit
  • plunder {v} (to commit robbery or looting (intransitive) :: plunderen, roven
  • plunder {v} (to take all the goods of, by force (as in war) (transitive) :: plunderen, brandschatten
  • plunder {v} (to take by force or wrongfully) :: plunderen, roven
  • plunder {v} (to use or use up wrongfully) :: plunderen, leegroven, opgebruiken, uitputten
  • plunderous {adj} (by nature or otherwise characteristically tending to plunder) :: plunderziek
  • plural {adj} (more than one) :: meervoudig, meervoudige
  • plural {n} (word in plural form) :: meervoud {n}
  • pluralism {n} (social system based on mutual respect for each other's cultures among various groups) :: pluralisme {n}
  • plurality {n} (most votes in election, but less than 50%) :: relatieve meerderheid
  • plus {adj} (being positive rather than negative or zero) :: positief
  • plus {adj} (physics: electrically positive) :: positief, plus
  • plus {adj} (positive, involving advantage) :: positief
  • plus {conj} (arithmetic: sum) :: plus, en
  • plus {conj} (in addition to) :: plus
  • plus {n} (plus sign) SEE: plus sign ::
  • plus {n} (positive quantity) :: plus
  • plus {n} (useful addition) :: meerwaarde {f}, {m}
  • plush {n} (A textile fabric) :: pluche {n}
  • plus sign {n} (mathematical symbol) :: plusteken {n}
  • Plutarch {prop} (Greek historian) :: Plutarchus
  • Pluto {prop} (god) :: Pluto
  • Pluto {prop} (Kuiper belt object - a dwarf planet) :: Pluto
  • plutocrat {n} (someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth) :: plutocraat
  • plutonium {n} (chemical element) :: plutonium {n}
  • pluviograph {n} (self-registring pluviometer) :: pluviograaf {m}
  • pneumoconiosis {n} (disease of the lungs) :: stoflong {f}, pneumoconiose {f}
  • pneumonia {n} (inflammation of the lungs) :: longontsteking
  • pneumothorax {n} (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) :: klaplong, pneumothorax {m}
  • poacher {n} (a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally) :: stroper {m}
  • poaching {n} (trespassing in search of game) :: wildstropen
  • PO box {n} (box hired as a collection point for mail) SEE: post-office box ::
  • pochard {n} (duck) :: tafeleend
  • pocket {n} (bag stitched to an item of clothing) :: zak {m}
  • pocket flask {n} (pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages) SEE: hip flask ::
  • pocket gopher {n} (rodent of the family Geomyidae) :: goffer, wangzakratte, zakratte
  • pocketknife {n} (small knife whose blades or tools can fold in its handle) :: zakmes {n}
  • pocket money {n} (money given to a child) :: zakgeld {n}
  • pod {n} (group of whales etc.) :: troep {m}
  • pod {n} (seed case) :: peul
  • pod {n} (small vehicle) :: capsule
  • -pod {suffix} (related to or resembling a foot) :: -pode, -potige
  • pod {v} (To remove peas from their case) :: peulen
  • podcast {n} (podcast) :: podcast {m}
  • Podgorica {prop} (capital city of Montenegro) :: Podgorica
  • podium {n} (platform) :: podium, spreekgestoelte {n}
  • poem {n} (literary piece written in verse) :: gedicht {n}, vers {n}
  • poem {n} (piece of poetic writing) :: gedicht {n}
  • poem {n} (piece of writing in the tradition of poetry) :: gedicht {n}
  • poet {n} (person who writes poems) :: dichter {m}
  • poetess {n} (female poet) :: dichteres {f}, poëte {f}
  • poetic {adj} (characteristic of poets) :: poëtisch, dichterlijk
  • poetic {adj} (relating to poetry) :: poëtisch
  • poetry {n} (a poet's literary production) :: poëzie, dichtwerk {n}
  • poetry {n} (class of literature) :: poëzie, dichtkunst
  • poetry {n} (composition in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns) :: poëzie, dichtwerk {n}
  • poetry {n} (poetical quality, artistic and/or artfull, which appeals or stirs the imagination) :: poëzie
  • Pohnpeian {adj} (relating to island state) :: Pohnpeiaans
  • Pohnpeian {adj} (relating to language) :: Pohnpeiaans
  • Pohnpeian {n} (Micronesian person) :: Pohnpeiaan {m}
  • Pohnpeian {prop} (Micronesian language) :: Pohnpeiaans
  • poinsettia {n} (plant) :: kerstster {f} {m}
  • point {n} (any projecting extremity) :: punt {n}
  • point {n} (arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.) :: komma {n}
  • point {n} (electric power socket) :: stopcontact {n}
  • point {n} (element in larger whole) :: punt {n}, onderdeel {n}
  • point {n} (full stop) :: punt {f} {n}
  • point {n} (geometry: zero-dimensional object) :: punt {m}
  • point {n} (location or place) :: punt {m}, plek {f}, plaats {f}, oord {n}, locatie {f}
  • point {n} (opinion which adds to the discussion) :: standpunt {n}
  • point {n} (particular moment in an event or occurrence) :: punt {m}, tijdstip {n}, tijdpunt {n}
  • point {n} (peninsula) :: schiereiland {n}
  • point {n} (purpose or objective) :: doel {n}, doelstelling {f}, objectief {n}, target {n}
  • point {n} (sharp tip) :: punt {m}
  • point {n} (tiny amount of time) :: tel {m}
  • point {n} (typography: unit of size) :: eenheid {f}
  • point {n} (unit of scoring in a game or competition) :: punt {n}, doelpunt {n}
  • point {v} (to extend finger) :: wijzen
  • pointer {n} (advice) SEE: advice ::
  • pointer {n} (computer programming: variable that stores the address of another variable) :: pointer
  • pointer {n} (computing: icon indicating mouse position) SEE: mouse pointer ::
  • pointing-trowel {n} (tool) :: dagge, dagijzer {n}, voegijzer {n}, voegspijker {m}
  • pointless {adj} (having no purpose) :: zinloos
  • point mutation {n} (mutation involving a small number of basees) :: puntmutatie
  • point of no return {n} (idiomatic) the point when it is no longer possible to stop the process) :: punt van veilige terugkeer {n}
  • point out {v} (identify with a bodily gesture) :: aanwijzen, aanduiden, tonen
  • point out {v} (tell, remind, indicate to someone) :: uiteenzetten, aanduiden, aangeven, erop wijzen
  • points {n} (moveable rails used to switch a train from one track to another) :: wissel
  • pointy {adj} (pointed in shape) :: puntig
  • poison {n} (substance harmful to a living organism) :: gif {n}, vergif {n}, vergift {n}
  • poison {v} (to use poison to kill or paralyse) :: vergiftigen
  • poison hemlock {n} (poisonous plant) SEE: hemlock ::
  • poisoning {n} (administration of a poison) :: vergiftiging
  • poisonous {adj} (containing sufficient poison to be dangerous) :: giftig
  • POJ {n} (a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Min Nan) SEE: Pe̍h-ōe-jī ::
  • poke {n} (ice cream cone) SEE: ice cream cone ::
  • poke {n} (pokeweed) SEE: pokeweed ::
  • poke {v} (rummage) SEE: rummage ::
  • poke {v} (to jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick) :: porren
  • poke {v} (to poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning) :: poken, opporren
  • poker {n} (card game) :: poker {n}
  • poker {n} (metal rod for poking) :: pook {m}
  • poker {n} (one who pokes) :: poker {m}, pookster {f}
  • poker face {n} (any similar expression preventing giving away one's motives etc.) :: pokerface
  • poker face {n} (impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing) :: pokerface
  • pokey {adj} (cramped) :: eng
  • pokey {adj} (fast) :: vurig
  • pokey {adj} (slow) :: sloom
  • pokey {n} (prison) :: nor {f}, amigo {m}
  • Poland {prop} (European country) :: Polen {n}
  • polar bear {n} (Ursus maritimus) :: ijsbeer {m}
  • polar fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox ::
  • polarisability {n} (polarizability) SEE: polarizability ::
  • polar night {n} (period of darkness) :: poolnacht {f}
  • polder {n} (area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes) :: polder {m}
  • polder model {n} (consensus decision-making) :: poldermodel {n}
  • pole {n} (extreme of an axis) :: pool
  • pole {n} (long and slender object) :: boom, paal
  • pole {n} (magnetic point) :: pool
  • Pole {n} (person from Poland) :: Pool {m}, Poolse {f}
  • polecat {n} (Mustela putorius) :: bunzing {m}
  • polecat {n} (skunk) SEE: skunk ::
  • pole star {n} (a guiding principle) :: leidster, leidstar, richtinggevend beginsel , richtinggevend principe {n}
  • pole star {n} (the star) :: poolster, leidster, leidstar
  • pole-vaulter {n} (A person who pole-vaults) :: polsstokhoogspringer
  • police {n} (an organisation that enforces the law) :: politie {f}
  • police car {n} (vehicle used by a police officer) :: politieauto {m}, politiewagen {m}
  • police dog {n} (trained dog for police work) :: politiehond
  • policeman {n} (a member of a police force) :: politieagent {m}, politieagente {f}
  • police officer {n} (an officer in a law enforcement agency) :: politieagent {m}, politieagente {f}, politieman {m}, politievrouw {f}, agent {m}, agente {f}
  • police station {n} (building of police force) :: politiebureau {n}
  • policy {n} (contract of insurance) :: polis, verzekeringscontract {n}
  • policy {n} (number pool) SEE: number pool ::
  • policy {n} (principle of conduct) :: beleid {n}, politiek
  • policy {n} (prudent conduct) :: tactiek {n}, voorzichtigheid
  • policymaker {n} (one involved in the formulation of policies) :: beleidsmaker {m}
  • polis {n} (a city or city-state) :: polis
  • polish {n} (cleanliness; smoothness; shininess) :: glans {m}
  • polish {n} (substance used to polish) :: poets, poetsmiddel
  • polish {v} (make a surface smooth or shiny) :: polijsten, poetsen, oppoetsen
  • polish {v} (to refine; improve imperfections from) :: oppoetsen
  • Polish {adj} (of Poland or its language) :: Pools
  • Polish {prop} (the language of Poland) :: Pools {n}
  • polite {adj} (well-mannered) :: beleefd
  • politeness {n} (act of being polite) :: beleefdheid {f}
  • political {adj} (concerning or relating to politics) :: politiek
  • political {adj} (motivated by political calculation) :: partijpolitiek, politiek
  • political {adj} (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) :: politiek
  • politically {adv} (in a political manner) :: staatkundig
  • politically correct {adj} (avoiding offense, selectively) :: politiek correct
  • political prisoner {n} (person) :: politieke gevangene {m} {f}
  • political science {n} (study of politics) :: politicologie {f}
  • political scientist {n} (political science expert) :: politicoloog {m}, politicologe {f}
  • politician {n} (one engaged in politics) :: politicus {m}, politica {f}
  • politics {n} (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) :: politiek {f}
  • polity {n} (an organizational structure of the government) :: bestuursvorm, staatsbestel, leden van een gemeenschap
  • polity {n} (politically organized unit) :: staatsvorm, staatsbestel
  • poll {v} (to solicit mock votes from (a person or group) :: peilen
  • pollen {n} (fine granular substance produced in flowers) :: stuifmeel {n}, pollen {p}
  • polling booth {n} (voting booth) SEE: voting booth ::
  • pollutant {n} (something that pollutes) :: vervuiler {m}
  • pollution {n} (archaic: physical defilement) :: bezoedeling {f}, milieuverontreiniging {f}, pollutie {f}, smet {m}
  • pollution {n} (something that pollutes; pollutant) :: vervuiling {f}, milieuverontreiniging {f}, pollutie {f}
  • pollution {n} (the contamination of the environment by harmful substances) :: vervuiling {f}, milieuverontreiniging {f}, pollutie {f}, milieuvervuiling {f}
  • polonium {n} (chemical element) :: polonium {n}
  • poltergeist {n} (a disruptive ghost) :: klopgeest
  • poltroon {adj} (cowardly) SEE: cowardly ::
  • poly- {prefix} (many) :: poly-
  • polyalkene {n} (polyolefin) SEE: polyolefin ::
  • polyamory {n} (practices involving relationships with multiple partners) :: polyamorie
  • polyethene {n} (polyethylene) SEE: polyethylene ::
  • polyethylene {n} (polyethylene) :: polyetheen {n}
  • polyethylene glycol {n} (water-soluble polymer) :: polyethyleenglycol {m}
  • polyethylene terephthalate {n} (type of polyester) :: polyethyleentereftalaat {n}
  • polygamous {adj} (of, relating to, or practicing polygamy) :: polygaam
  • polygamy {n} (botany: the condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers) :: polygamie {f}
  • polygamy {n} (polygyny) SEE: polygyny ::
  • polygamy {n} (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time) :: polygamie {f}
  • polygamy {n} (zoology: the state or habit of having more than one mate) :: polygamie {f}
  • polyglot {adj} (Comprising various linguistic groups) :: veeltalig, polyglot
  • polyglot {adj} (Containing, or made up of, several languages) :: meertalig, polyglot
  • polyglot {adj} (Versed in, or speaking, many languages) :: meertalig, polyglot
  • polyglot {n} (one who masters, notably speaks, several languages) :: meertalige {m}, polyglot {m}, veeltalige {m}, talenkenner {m}, polyglot
  • polyglot {n} (publication containing several versions of the same) :: polyglotte {m} {f}, polyglot {m}
  • polyglotism {n} (the use of several languages) :: polyglossie, meertaligheid, veeltaligheid
  • polygon {n} (plane figure bounded by straight edges) :: veelhoek {m}, polygoon {m}
  • polygonal {adj} (having many angles) :: veelhoekig
  • polyhedron {n} (polyscope) SEE: polyscope ::
  • polymer {n} (molecule consisting of many identical monomers) :: polymeer {n}
  • polymeride {n} (polymer) SEE: polymer ::
  • polymorphism {n} (ability to assume different forms or shapes) :: polymorfisme {n}
  • polymorphism {n} (biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex) :: polymorfisme {n}
  • polymorphism {n} (computer science: feature of object-oriented programming) :: polymorfisme {n}
  • polymorphism {n} (crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form) :: polymorfisme {n}
  • Polynesia {prop} (part of Oceania) :: Polynesië
  • Polynesian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia) :: Polynesisch
  • polynya {n} (an area of open water surrounded by sea ice) :: wakvlakte
  • polyphyletic {adj} (having multiple ancestrak sources) :: polyfyletisch
  • polysemic {adj} (having a number of meanings, interpretations or understandings) :: polyseem
  • polysemy {n} (ability to have multiple meanings) :: polysemie
  • polysyllabic {adj} (having more than one syllable) :: meerlettergrepig
  • polysynthetic {adj} (polysynthetic) :: polysynthetisch
  • polytheism {n} (belief in the existence of many gods) :: polytheïsme {n}
  • polythene {n} (polyethylene) SEE: polyethylene ::
  • polytonic {adj} (Using the Greek system of diacritics) :: meertonig, meertonige
  • polyunsaturated fat {n} (a fat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids) :: meervoudig onverzadigde vetzuren {p}
  • polyunsaturated fatty acid {n} (fatty acid) :: meervoudig onverzadigde vetzuren {p}
  • polyurethane {n} (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) :: polyurethaan {n}
  • polyvinyl chloride {n} (thermoplastic resin) :: PVC
  • pomegranate {n} (fruit) :: granaatappel {m}
  • pomegranate {n} (shrub/tree) :: granaatappel {m}
  • pomelo {n} (fruit) :: pompelmoes
  • pomelo {n} (grapefruit) SEE: grapefruit ::
  • Pomerania {prop} (region of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea) :: Pommeren {n}
  • Pomerelia {prop} (historical region in Pomerania) :: Pommerellen
  • pomp {n} (show of magnificence) :: praal {c}
  • pom-pom {n} (pompom) SEE: pompom ::
  • ponce {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp ::
  • pond {n} (small lake) :: vijver {m}
  • pond {n} (The Atlantic Ocean) :: De Atlantische Oceaan
  • pond damselfly {n} (type of damselfly) :: waterjuffer {f}
  • ponder {v} (to consider carefully) :: overdenken
  • ponder {v} (to think deeply) :: overwegen
  • ponderous {adj} (dense) SEE: dense ::
  • Pondicherry {prop} (Puducherry) SEE: Puducherry ::
  • pond-skater {n} (any of various predatory insects) SEE: water strider ::
  • poniard {n} (dagger) :: knijf {n}, ponjaard {m}
  • pontiff {n} (pope) :: paus {m}, hogepriester
  • pontifical {adj} (Of or pertaining to a pontiff) :: pontificaal
  • pontificate {n} (state of a pontifex) :: pontificaat {n}
  • pontificate {v} (act like a pontiff) :: orakelen
  • pontificate {v} (speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner) :: orakelen
  • pony {n} (small horse) :: pony {m}
  • poo {n} (faecal matter) :: poep {m} (also a fart)
  • pooch {n} (mongrel) :: bastaard {m}
  • pooch {n} (slang: dog) :: vuilnisbakkie {n}
  • pooch {v} (to extend beyond normal limits) :: puilen, uitpuilen
  • poodle {n} (any of various breeds of dog) :: poedel (cognate) {m}
  • pool {n} (body of water) :: bekken {n}
  • pool {n} (swimming pool) SEE: swimming pool ::
  • poop {n} (excrement) SEE: poo ::
  • poop {n} (stern of a ship) :: achtersteven
  • poop {v} (to break wind) SEE: break wind ::
  • poop {v} (to defecate) :: kakken poepen , schijten
  • poor {adj} (to be pitied) :: arm, arme, beklagenswaardig
  • poor {adj} (with no possessions or money) :: arm, berooid
  • poor as a church mouse {adj} (very poor) :: [vulgar] geen nagel hebben om zijn gat mee af te krabben
  • pop {n} (affectionate form of father) :: pap
  • pop {n} (loud, sharp sound) :: plop
  • pop {v} (to ejaculate) SEE: ejaculate ::
  • pop {v} (to hit) SEE: hit ::
  • popcorn {n} (popcorn) :: gepofte maïs {m}, pof-maïs {m}, popcorn {m}
  • pope {n} (head of the Roman Catholic Church) :: paus {m}
  • Popemobile {n} (any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope) :: pausmobiel {m}
  • popinjay {n} (parrot) SEE: parrot ::
  • popinjay {n} (Picus viridis) SEE: green woodpecker ::
  • popinjay {n} (strutting superficial person) :: windbuil, verwaand heerschap, kwastl
  • popinjay {n} (target to shoot at) :: gaai
  • poplar {n} (any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus) :: populier {m}
  • popliteal {adj} (area behind the knee) :: wade {f}
  • popliteal fossa {n} (shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint) SEE: poplit ::
  • pop music {n} (music intended for or accepted by a wide audience) :: pop, popmuziek
  • poppy {n} (plant) :: klaproos {f}
  • poppycock {n} (nonsense) :: onzin, nonsens
  • pop someone's cherry {v} (deflower) SEE: deflower ::
  • pop the question {v} (pop the question) :: uithuwelijken, om iemands hand vragen
  • populace {n} (inhabitants of a nation) SEE: population ::
  • popular {adj} (liked by many people) :: populair, geliefd, gewild, in trek
  • popular {adj} (of or pertaining to the common people) :: volks-, volks
  • popular opinion {n} (public opinion) SEE: public opinion ::
  • populate {v} (to live in) :: bevolken
  • population {n} (all people living within a political or geographical boundary) :: bevolking {f}
  • population {n} (biology: collection of organisms) :: populatie, bevolking
  • population {n} (number of residents in a given area) :: bevolking, inwonertal {n}
  • population {n} (statistics: greater group of units from which a sample can be drawn) :: populatie {f}
  • pop up {v} (to appear without warning) :: opduiken, te voorschijn komen
  • porbeagle {n} (Lamna nasus) :: haringhaai {m}
  • porcelain {n} (anything manufactured from this material) :: porselein
  • porcelain {n} (hard, white, translucent ceramic) :: porselein
  • porcupine {n} (large rodent) :: stekelvarken {n}
  • pore {n} (a tiny opening in the skin) :: porie
  • pork {n} (meat of a pig) :: varkensvlees {n}
  • pork-barrelling {n} (The practice of giving favours or mone) :: stemmenlokkerij, favoritisme,cliëntelisme
  • pork rind {n} (food made from pork skin) :: zwoerd {n}, knabbelspek {m}
  • porn {n} (pornographic work) :: porno
  • porn {n} (pornography) SEE: pornography ::
  • porno {n} (pornography) :: porno, pornografie
  • pornographer {n} (person involved in creation or dissemination of pornography) :: pornograaf
  • pornographic {adj} (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) :: pornografisch
  • pornography {n} (depiction of sexual subject matter with prurient intent) :: pornografie {f}
  • porpoise {n} (cetacean) :: bruinvis {m}
  • porridge {n} (breakfast cereal dish, see also: oatmeal) :: pap {c}
  • port {adj} (of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel) :: bakboord-
  • port {n} (computing: logical or physical construct into and from which data are transferred) :: poort
  • port {n} (dock or harbour) :: haven {f}
  • port {n} (entryway, portal) SEE: portal ::
  • port {n} (fortified wine) :: porto, port {m}
  • port {n} (left-hand side of a vessel) SEE: larboard ::
  • port {n} (opening where a connection is made) :: poort
  • port {n} (town or city with a dock or harbour) :: havenstad {f}
  • port {v} (computing: to adapt a program so that it works on a different platform) :: overdragen, porten
  • portable {adj} (able to be carried) :: draagbaar
  • portal {n} (grandiose entrance) :: portaal {n}
  • portal {n} (website) :: portaal {n}
  • portal site {n} (type of website) :: portaalsite
  • portcullis {n} (gate in the form of a grating) :: valhek {n}
  • portend {v} (to serve as a warning or omen) :: aankondigen
  • portent {n} (omen) :: voorteken {n}, voorspook {n}
  • portentous {adj} (ominous; portending evil) :: onheilspellend
  • porter {n} (a person in control of the entrance to a building) :: portier {m}
  • porter {n} (a person who carries luggage and related objects) :: kruier {m}
  • porter {n} (Ireland) another name for stout) SEE: stout ::
  • portico {n} (small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building) :: portiek {f}
  • portion {n} (allocated amount) :: deel {n}, portie {f}
  • portly {adj} (euphemism for fat) :: gezet
  • portmanteau {n} (case) :: koffer {f}, valies {f}
  • portmanteau {n} (portmanteau word) SEE: portmanteau word ::
  • portmanteau word {n} (word which combines the meaning of two words) :: mengwoord {n}
  • Port Moresby {prop} (capital of Papua New Guinea) :: Port Moresby
  • portrait {n} (painting of a person) :: portret {n}
  • Portsmouth {prop} (city in southern England) :: Portsmouth
  • Portugal {prop} (country) :: Portugal
  • Portuguese {adj} (of or relating to the region of Portugal) :: Portugees, Portugese
  • Portuguese {n} (person native to Portugal) :: Portugees {m}, Portugese {f}
  • Portuguese {prop} (the language) :: Portugees {n}
  • Portuguese oak {n} (Quercus faginea) :: Portugese eik {m}
  • Portuguese Water Dog {n} (Portuguese Water Dog) :: Portugese waterhond {m}
  • port wine {n} (A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal) :: porto, port {m}
  • portyanki {n} (footwrap) SEE: footwrap ::
  • pose {v} (assume or maintain a pose) :: poseren
  • posh {adj} (associated with the upper classes) :: deftig
  • posh {adj} (stylish, elegant, exclusive) :: chic, bekakt [pejorative]
  • position {n} (place, location) :: positie {f}
  • position {n} (stand) :: stellingname {c}
  • positive {adj} (definitely laid down) :: positief
  • positive {adj} (mathematics: greater than zero) :: positief
  • positive {adj} (physics: having more protons than electrons) :: positief
  • positive {adj} (slang: HIV positive) :: HIV positief
  • positive {n} (adjective or adverb in the positive degree) :: stellende trap {m}
  • positive degree {n} (that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison) :: stellende trap
  • positivism {n} (philosophical doctrine) :: positivisme {n}
  • positron {n} (positron) :: positron
  • posology {n} (study of drug dosage) :: posologie {f}
  • possess {v} :: bezitten
  • possessed {adj} (controlled by evil spirits) :: bezeten
  • possessing {v} (present participle of possess) :: bezittend
  • possession {n} (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) :: bezit {n}, bezittingen {p}
  • possession {n} (something that is owned) :: bezitting {f}
  • possession {n} (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) :: bezetenheid {f}
  • possessive {adj} (grammar: indicating possession) :: bezittelijk, bezittelijke
  • possessive {adj} (unwilling to yield possession of) :: bezitterig, bezitterige
  • possessive {n} (possessive case) SEE: possessive case ::
  • possessive adjective {n} (possessive determiner) :: niet-zelfstandig bezittelijk voornaamwoord {n}
  • possessive case {n} (case used to express direct possession) :: genitief {m}
  • possessive pronoun {n} (pronoun in the possessive case) :: bezittelijk voornaamwoord {n}
  • possessor {n} (One who possesses) :: bezitter {m}
  • possibility {n} (quality of being possible) :: mogelijkheid {f}
  • possible {adj} (able but not certain to happen) :: mogelijk
  • possible {adj} (being considered, e.g. for a position) :: mogelijk, denkbaar
  • possible {adj} (capable of being done/achieved, feasible) :: mogelijk, doenbaar, doenlijk, haalbaar, te doen, overwogen
  • possible {n} (a particular event that may happen) :: mogelijkheid
  • possible {n} (a possible choice) :: mogelijke {n}, mogelijkheid, mogelijke kandidaat {m}
  • possible {n} (a possible one) :: mogelijke {n}, mogelijkheid
  • possibly {adv} :: mogelijk
  • possum {n} (opossum) SEE: opossum ::
  • possumhaw {n} (American winterberry) SEE: American winterberry ::
  • post {n} (goalpost (sports) :: doelpaal, paal
  • post {n} (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) :: paal
  • post {n} (method of delivering mail) :: post
  • post {n} (pole in a battery) :: pool
  • post- {prefix} (behind) :: post-
  • post- {prefix} (later) :: post-
  • post {v} (to send mail) :: posten, op de post doen, versturen, verzenden
  • postage stamp {n} (piece of paper indicating postage has been paid) :: postzegel {m}
  • postal address {n} (the address to which mail is delivered) :: huisadres {n}
  • postal box {n} (post-office box) SEE: post-office box ::
  • postal code {n} (postcode) SEE: postcode ::
  • post box {n} (box in which post can be left to be picked up) SEE: mailbox ::
  • postcard {n} (rectangular piece of thick paper to be mailed without an envelope) :: briefkaart
  • postcode {n} (sequence of letters and/or numbers added to a postal address) :: postcode
  • posterior {n} (buttocks) :: Achterste, achterwerk
  • posterior chamber {n} (space between iris and lens) :: achterste oogkamer {f}
  • posterity {n} (all the future generations) :: nageslacht {n}
  • postern {adj} (situated at the rear) :: achteraangelegen
  • postern {n} (secondary gateway) :: achterdeur, achterpoort, zijingang, zijdeur
  • post hoc {adv} (after the fact) :: nadien, na de gebeurtenis.
  • posthumous {adj} (born after one's father's death) :: posthuum, postuum
  • posthumous {adj} (in reference to a work, published after the author's death) :: posthuum, postuum
  • posthumous {adj} (taking place after one's death) :: posthuum, postuum
  • postimpressionism {n} (genre of painting) :: postimpressionisme {n}
  • post-it {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note ::
  • postman {n} (mailman) SEE: mailman ::
  • postmodernism {n} (a style of art, literature, etc) :: postmodernisme
  • post office {n} (place) :: postkantoor {n}, posterij {f}
  • post-office box {n} (box hired as collection point for mail) :: postbus {c}
  • postpone {v} (to delay or put off an event) :: uitstellen, verschuiven, achterstellen
  • postponed {adj} (Done later than originally planned; delayed) :: uitgesteld
  • postposition {n} (grammar) words that come after the noun) :: achterzetsel {n}, achtergeplaatst voorzetsel {n}
  • post-production {n} (stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film) :: post-productie
  • postscript {n} (addendum to a letter) :: postscriptum {n}, nota bene
  • postscriptum {n} (after the writing) :: postscriptum {n}, P.S.; nota bene, NB
  • post-traumatic stress disorder {n} (condition that develops following some stressful situation) :: posttraumatische stressstoornis
  • postulate {n} (logic: an axiom) :: postulaat
  • postural {adj} (relating to posture) :: houdings-
  • posture {n} (position of body) :: houding
  • post-war {adj} (pertaining to a period following the end of a war) :: naoorlogs
  • pot {n} (marijuana) :: wiet
  • pot {n} (vessel) :: pot {m}
  • potable {adj} (good for drinking) :: drinkbaar, drinkbare
  • potash {n} (pot ash) :: potas
  • potassium {n} (the chemical element) :: kalium {n}, potas {f}
  • potato {n} (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) :: aardappel {f}, pieper {m}, patat {f}
  • potato beetle {n} (Colorado beetle) :: coloradokever {m} {f}
  • potato salad {n} (salad made from chopped boiled potatoes) :: aardappelsalade
  • potbellied {adj} (having a potbelly) :: dikbuikig
  • potbelly {n} (a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen) :: bierbuik {m}, spekbuik {m}, buikje {n}, pens {f}
  • pot calling the kettle black {phrase} :: De pot verwijt de ketel dat hij zwart ziet (The pot reproaches the kettle for looking black)
  • pot calling the kettle black {phrase} (situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser) :: de pot verwijt de ketel dat hij zwart ziet
  • Potemkin village {n} (any false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances) :: potemkindorp {n}
  • potential {adj} (existing in possibility) :: potentieel
  • potentially {adv} (in a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way) :: potentieel
  • pothole {n} (a hole in a road) :: kuil {m}
  • potion {n} (small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical) :: drankje {n}, toverdrankje, tinctuur
  • potluck {n} (communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share) SEE: potlatch ::
  • potpourri {n} (a medley of songs or music) :: potpourri {m}
  • potpourri {n} (a mixture of dried fragrant plant material used to scent a room) :: potpourri {m}
  • potsherd {n} (piece of ceramic from pottery) :: potscherf {f}
  • potter {n} (One who makes pots and ceramic wares) :: pottenbakker {m}, pottenbakster {f}
  • potter around {v} (to be gently active aimlessly) SEE: putter around ::
  • pottery {n} (fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed) :: aardewerk {n}, vaatwerk {n}, keramiek {f}
  • pottery {n} (practise or craft of making pottery) :: potterij {f}, pottenbakkerij {f}, keramiek {f}
  • pottery {n} (workshop where pottery is made) :: potterij {f}, pottenbakkerij {f}
  • potty {adj} (insane) SEE: insane ::
  • pouch {n} :: zak de
  • pouf {n} (padded footstool) :: poef {m}
  • pounce {v} (To attack suddenly) :: bespringen
  • pounce {v} (To eagerly seize an opportunity) :: grijpen
  • pounce {v} (To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something) :: opspringen
  • pound {n} (pound-force) SEE: pound-force ::
  • pound {n} (unit of currency) :: pond {n}
  • pound {n} (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois) :: pond {n}
  • pound {n} (US: symbol #) SEE: pound sign ::
  • pound {v} (to strike hard repeatedly) :: beuken
  • pound sign {n} (symbol #) SEE: hash ::
  • pound sterling {n} (currency of the UK) :: pond sterling, pond
  • pour {n} (a flood of precipitation) :: stortvloed, stortbui {f}
  • pour {n} (a stream, or something like a stream; a flood) :: geut, straal, stroom
  • pour {v} (to cause to flow in a stream) :: gieten, uitstorten
  • pour {v} (to flow, pass or issue in or as a stream) :: stromen, gutsen
  • pour {v} (to send forth as in a stream or a flood) :: uitstorten, uitbraken
  • pour {v} (to send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly) :: uitstorten
  • pour cold water on {v} (dismiss an idea) SEE: throw cold water on ::
  • pour gasoline on the fire {v} (add fuel to the fire) SEE: add fuel to the fire ::
  • pout {n} (facial expression) :: pruilmondje {n}, tuit {m} {f}, tuitmondje {n}
  • pout {v} (push out one’s lips) :: pruilen, de lippen tuiten
  • pout {v} (sulk, (pretend to) be ill-tempered) :: pruilen
  • pouty {adj} (angry in a cute way) :: pruilend
  • poverty {n} (quality or state of being poor) :: armoede {f}
  • powder {n} (fine particles) :: poeder {m}
  • powder {n} (gunpowder) SEE: gunpowder ::
  • powder {v} (to reduce to fine particles) :: fijnmalen, malen
  • powder {v} (to sprinkle with powder) :: bepoederen
  • powdered sugar {n} (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) :: poedersuiker {m}
  • power {n} (biblical: fourth level of angels) :: machten
  • power {n} (cardinality in set theory) SEE: cardinality ::
  • power {n} (electricity supply) :: voeding {m}, toevoer {m}, stroom {m}, [These may all be preceded by elektrische] spanning {f}, elektriciteit {f}
  • power {n} (influence) :: macht {f}
  • power {n} (mathematics: product of equal factors) :: macht {f}
  • power {n} (nation having a strong military and/or economy) :: grootmacht, mogendheid {f}
  • power {n} (physical force or strength) :: kracht {f}
  • power {n} (physics: measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy) :: vermogen
  • power {n} (physics: rate to magnify an optical image) :: vergroting {f}
  • power {v} (provide power for) :: voeden
  • powerful {adj} (having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence) :: machtig
  • powerfully {adv} (in a powerful manner) :: machtig
  • powerless {adj} (lacking legal authority) :: machteloos
  • powerless {adj} (lacking sufficient power or strength) :: machteloos
  • power of attorney {n} (authorisation) :: volmacht
  • power plant {n} (power station) SEE: power station ::
  • power point {n} (power socket) :: stopcontact {n}
  • power set {n} (set of all subsets of a set) :: machtenverzameling
  • power station {n} (an industrial complex where electricity is produced) :: energiecentrale, krachtcentrale
  • power strip {n} (block of electrical sockets) :: stekkerdoos {f}
  • power toothbrush {n} (electric toothbrush) SEE: electric toothbrush ::
  • pox {n} (syphilis) SEE: syphilis ::
  • Poznań {prop} (Poznan) SEE: Poznan ::
  • practicable {adj} (available for use; accessible or employable) :: bruikbaar, hanteerbaar, toegankelijk, werkbaar
  • practicable {adj} (capable of being accomplished; feasible) :: doenbaar, uitvoerbaar, werkbaar
  • practicable {adj} (serving a useful function; functional or handy) :: bruikbaar, handig, hanteerbaar, nuttig, functioneel
  • practical {adj} (based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis) :: praktisch
  • practice {n} (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory) :: praktijk
  • practice {n} (an ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession) :: uitoefening, praktijk
  • practice {n} (customary action, habit, or behavior) :: praktijk
  • practice {n} (repetition of an activity to improve skill) :: oefening
  • practice {v} (to perform or execute a craft or skill) :: beoefen
  • practice {v} (to repeat an activity as a way of improving one's skill) :: oefenen
  • practice makes perfect {proverb} (if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it) :: oefening baart kunst
  • practise {v} (practice) SEE: practice ::
  • practitioner {n} (person who practices a profession or art) :: beoefenaar {m}
  • Pragian {prop} (a subdivision of the Devonian period) :: Pragien ou Siegenien
  • pragmatic {adj} (practical) :: pragmatisch
  • pragmatics {n} (study of the use of the language in a social context) :: Pragmatiek
  • pragmatism {n} (philosophical idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer) :: pragmatisme {m}
  • pragmatism {n} (political theory that problems should be met with/by practical solutions rather than ideological ones) :: pragmatisme {m}
  • pragmatism {n} (pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities) :: pragmatisme {m}
  • Prague {prop} (capital of the Czech Republic) :: Praag {n}
  • Praguian {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Prague) :: Praags, Prager
  • Praguian {n} (someone from Prague) :: Pragenaar {m}
  • prairie dog {n} (burrowing rodent) :: prairiehond {m}
  • praise {n} (commendation; favorable representation in words) :: lof {m}
  • praise {n} :: eerbetoon
  • praise {v} (to give praise to) :: loven, prijzen, eren
  • praiseworthy {adj} (meriting praise) :: prijzenswaardig, lofwaardig, achtenswaardig
  • pram {n} (perambulator) :: kinderwagen {m}
  • prance {v} (of a horse) :: steigeren
  • prance {v} (to strut) :: paraderen
  • Prangli {prop} (island) :: Prangli
  • prank {n} (practical joke or mischievous trick) :: streek {f}, grap {f}
  • praseodymium {n} (chemical element) :: praseodymium {n}
  • prate {v} (to talk much, to chatter) :: babbelen
  • prattle {v} (to talk incessantly; to babble) :: ratelen
  • prawn {n} (large shrimp) :: garnaal {m}
  • prawn cracker {n} (Light, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch) :: kroepoek {m}
  • pray {v} (to beg humbly for aid) :: smeken
  • pray {v} (to petition a higher being) :: bidden
  • pray {v} (to talk to God) :: bidden
  • prayer {n} (a request; a petition) :: bede
  • prayer {n} (practice of communicating with one's God) :: gebed {n}
  • prayer {n} (the act of praying) :: gebed {n}, bidden {n}
  • prayer {n} (the specific words or methods used for praying) :: gebed {n}
  • prayer beads {n} (string of beads) :: gebedssnoer {n}
  • praying mantis {n} (any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family) :: bidsprinkhaan {m}
  • preach {v} (Give a sermon) :: verkondigen, preken, prediken
  • preacher {n} (one who preaches) :: prediker {m}, predikant {m}
  • preach to the choir {v} (speaking to those that already believe) :: een open deur intrappen
  • preach to the converted {v} (preach to the choir) SEE: preach to the choir ::
  • preamble {n} (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute) :: preambule
  • precarious {adj} :: precair
  • precaution {n} (A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success) :: voorzorg, voorzorgsmaatregel
  • precede {n} (go before, go in front of) :: vooraf gaan
  • precedence {n} (the state of preceding in importance or priority) :: voorrang {m}
  • precedent {n} (past act used as example) :: precedent
  • precedent {n} (prior judgment in law) :: jurisprudentie
  • preceding {adj} (foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else) :: voorgaand
  • precept {n} (rule or principle governing personal conduct) :: regel {m}, gedragsregel {m}, principe
  • precession {n} (astronomical term) :: precessie {f}
  • precession {n} (physics term) :: precessie {f}
  • precious {adj} (of high value or worth) :: kostbaar,waardevol
  • precious {adv} (intensifier) SEE: very (adverb) ::
  • precious stone {n} (gem) :: edelsteen {m}
  • precipice {n} (a very steep cliff) :: afgrond {m}
  • precipitation {n} (weather: water falling from the atmosphere) :: neerslag {m}
  • precipitously {adv} (abruptly) :: overhaast
  • precise {adj} (exact) :: nauwkeurig, precies
  • precise {adj} (sciences) clustered close together) :: precijs
  • precisely {adv} (in a precise manner) :: precies
  • preclude {v} (rule out) :: uitsluiten, precluderen
  • precocious {adj} (characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity) :: vroegrijp, vroegvolwassen
  • precocious {adj} (exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age) :: vroegrijp, vroegvolwassen
  • pre-Columbian {adj} (before Christopher Columbus) :: precolumbiaans
  • preconception {n} (prejudice) SEE: prejudice ::
  • precursor {n} (chemical compound) :: precursor {m}
  • precursor {n} (forerunner, predecessor) :: voorloper {m}
  • predation {n} (act of predating) :: predatie
  • predator {n} (any animal or other organism) :: roofdier {n}
  • predator bug {n} (species) :: roofwants {m}
  • predestination {n} (religious doctrine) :: predestinatie {f}
  • predestiny {n} (predestination) SEE: predestination ::
  • predicament {n} (A definite class, state or condition.) :: klasse
  • predicate {n} (grammar) :: gezegde {n}
  • predicate {n} (logic) :: predikaat
  • predicate logic {n} (generic term for symbolic formal systems like first-order logic, second-order logic, many-sorted logic) :: predicatenlogica {f}
  • predicative {adj} (used after a verb) :: predicatief
  • predicative {n} (an element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) :: predicatief
  • predicative adjective {n} (adjective that follows noun) :: predicatief bijvoeglijk naamwoord {n}
  • predicatively {adv} (in a predicative manner) :: predicatief
  • predict {v} (to state, or make something known in advance) :: voorspellen
  • predictability {n} (The characteristic of being predictable) :: voorspelbaarheid {f}
  • predictable {adj} (able to be predicted) :: voorspelbaar
  • prediction {n} (a statement about the future) :: voorspelling {f}
  • predilection {n} (tendency towards) :: neiging {f}, voorkeur {f}, voorliefde {f}
  • pre-ejaculate {n} (pre-ejaculate) :: voorvocht {n}
  • preemptive {adj} :: preventief
  • prefer {v} (to favor) :: (de) voorkeur geven (aan), verkiezen (boven)
  • preference {n} (card game) SEE: preferans ::
  • preferences {n} (plural of “preference”) SEE: preference ::
  • preferences {n} (user-specified settings of parameters in computer software) :: voorkeuren {m-p}, preferenties {m-p}
  • prefix {n} (letters at the beginning of a word) :: voorvoegsel {n}, prefix {n}
  • prefix {v} (put or fix before, or at the beginning of) :: voorvoegen
  • prefix {v} (set or appoint beforehand) :: op voorhand vastleggen, arrangeren, regelen
  • pregnancy {n} (condition) :: zwangerschap {f}
  • pregnant {adj} (carrying developing offspring within the body) :: zwanger (of humans), drachtig (of animals), pregnant
  • pregnant {adj} (fertile) SEE: fertile ::
  • pregnant {adj} (having many possibilities or implications) :: betekenisvol
  • prehensile {adj} (able to take hold of objects) :: grijp-
  • prehistoric {adj} (of relating to the epoch before written record) :: prehistorisch
  • prehistory {n} (history of human culture prior to written records) :: prehistorie {f}
  • prejudice {n} (adverse judgement formed beforehand) :: bevooroordelen
  • prejudice {n} (any preconceived opinion) :: vooroordeel {n}
  • prelate {n} (clergyman) :: kerkvorst {m}, prelaat {m}
  • preliminary {adj} (in preparation for the main matter) :: voorbereidend
  • premeditate {v} (to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand) :: van tevoren bedenken
  • premeditated {adj} (planned, considered or estimated in advance; deliberate) :: opzettelijk, met opzet, met voorbedachte rade
  • premier {n} (prime minister of a country) SEE: prime minister ::
  • premiership {n} (office of a premier or prime minister) :: premierschap {n}
  • première {n} (premiere) SEE: premiere ::
  • première danseuse {n} (lead female dancer) SEE: prima ballerina ::
  • premise {n} (either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced) :: voorwaarde {f}
  • premise {n} (piece of real estate) :: perceel
  • premise {n} (proposition antecedently supposed or proved) :: voorwaarde {f}
  • premises {n} (land, and all the built structures on it, considered as a single place) :: pand {n}
  • premonition {n} (strong intuition) :: voorgevoel
  • premorbid {adj} (approaching a morbid condition prior to the onset of disease) :: premorbide
  • prenyl {n} (isoprenyl) SEE: isoprenyl ::
  • preparation {n} (act of preparing or getting ready) :: voorbereiding {f}
  • preparatory {adj} (of or pertaining to preparation) :: voorbereidend
  • prepare {v} (to make ready for a specific future purpose) :: voorbereiden, prepareren
  • preparedness {n} (state of being prepared) :: paraatheid {f}
  • preposition {n} (grammar: a type of word like “of, from, for, by”) :: voorzetsel {n}, kastwoord {n}
  • prepositional {n} (the prepositional case) SEE: prepositional case ::
  • prepositional case {n} (case serving as object of a preposition) :: prepositief, prepositionalis {m}
  • prepositional phrase {n} (phrase containing both a preposition and its complement) :: voorzetselconstituent
  • preposterous {adj} (absurd, or contrary to common sense) :: absurd, grotesk
  • prepuce {n} (foreskin) :: voorhuid {f}
  • prerogative {n} (right, generally) SEE: right ::
  • preschool {n} (nursery school) SEE: nursery school ::
  • prescribe {v} (to order a drug or medical device) :: voorschrijven
  • prescribe {v} (to specify as a required procedure or ritual) :: voorschrijven
  • prescription {adj} (available with prescription) :: recept
  • prescription {n} (the act of prescribing a rule or law) :: uitvaardigen
  • prescription {n} (written order for the administration of a medicine) :: voorschrift {n}, recept {n}
  • presence {n} (fact or condition of being present) :: aanwezigheid {f}, tegenwoordigheid {f}
  • present {adj} (in the immediate vicinity) :: aanwezig
  • present {adj} (pertaining to the current time) :: tegenwoordig, huidig
  • present {n} (current time) :: heden {n}, huidige tijd {c}
  • present {n} (gift) SEE: gift ::
  • present {n} (present tense) SEE: present tense ::
  • present {v} (bring into the presence of) :: voorstellen, presenteren
  • present {v} (give (someone) as gift or award) :: toewijzen
  • presentation {n} (presenting to an audience) :: presentatie {f}, or less accurately voorstelling {f}, voordracht
  • present continuous {n} (tense that describes an ongoing action in the present) :: duurvorm onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (d.o.t.t.) {m}
  • present-day {adj} (in existence now) :: vandaag de dag
  • present historic tense {n} (tense) SEE: historical present tense ::
  • present imperfect {n} (grammatical tense) :: onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd, OTT
  • presently {adv} (in the near future) :: aldra
  • present participle {n} (verb form that indicates an ongoing action) :: onvoltooid deelwoord {n}, tegenwoordig deelwoord {n}
  • present perfect {n} (tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time) :: voltooid tegenwoordige tijd
  • present tense {n} (form of language) :: tegenwoordige tijd {m}
  • preservative {n} (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) :: conserveermiddel {n}
  • preserve {v} (to keep; to maintain the condition of.) :: bewaren, in stand houden
  • preserve {v} (to protect) :: beschermen
  • preside {v} (to act as a president or chairperson) :: voorzitten
  • president {n} (the head of state of a republic) :: president {m}
  • presiding {adj} (having authority over) :: presiderend
  • press {n} (device used to apply pressure) :: pers {f} {m}
  • press {n} (printed media) :: pers {m} {f}
  • press {n} (printing machine) :: pers {f} {m}
  • press {n} (publisher) SEE: publisher ::
  • press {v} :: drukken
  • press {v} (to apply pressure) :: drukken
  • press agency {n} (organisation) :: persagentschap {n}
  • Pressburg {prop} (Bratislava) SEE: Bratislava ::
  • press charges {v} (to formally accuse a person of a crime) :: aanklagen, vervolgen
  • press conference {n} (question and answer session with members of television, print and other media) :: persconferentie {f}
  • press pot {n} (cafetière) SEE: cafetière ::
  • pressure {n} :: druk
  • pressure {n} (physics: amount of force divided by area) :: druk {m}
  • pressure cooker {n} (cooking vessel) :: hogedrukpan {f}, snelkookpan {f}
  • pressure group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group ::
  • pressure ulcer {n} (bedsore) SEE: bedsore ::
  • prestige {n} (dignity, status, or esteem) :: aanzien {n}, prestige {n}
  • prestigious {adj} (of high prestige) :: prestigieus
  • presumably {adv} (able to be sensibly presumed) :: vermoedelijk, waarschijnlijk
  • presume {v} :: aannemen; veronderstellen
  • presumptive {adj} (based on presumption) :: verondersteld
  • presumptively {adv} (as is presumed to be the case) SEE: presumably ::
  • presumptuous {adj} (going beyond what is proper) :: aanmatigend
  • presupposition {n} (act of presupposing) :: veronderstelling {f}, (het) veronderstellen, aanname {f}, (het) aannemen
  • presupposition {n} (assumption, conjecture, speculation or something supposed without proof) :: veronderstelling {f}, aanname {f}
  • pretend {v} (to allege falsely) :: voorwenden, doen alsof, veinzen
  • pretender {n} (1. A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold) :: huichelaar {m}, veinzer {m}
  • pretender {n} (2. A claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne) :: pretendent {m}
  • pretension {n} (claim) :: pretentie
  • pretension {n} (pretentiousness) :: aanmatiging
  • preterite {adj} (showing an action at a determined moment in the past) :: in de verleden tijd, in het preteritum
  • preterite {n} (preterite tense; simple past) :: verleden tijd, preteritum {n}
  • preterite-present verb {n} (a type of verb) :: preterito-presens {n}, preterito-praesens
  • preternatural {adj} (beyond or different from what is natural or according to the regular course of things) :: uitzonderlijk, buitennatuurlijk, bovennatuurlijk
  • preternatural {adj} (existing outside of the natural world) :: buitennatuurlijk, bovennatuurlijk
  • pretext {n} (false, contrived or assumed purpose) :: voorwendsel {n}, drogreden {f}, dekmantel {m}, schijnreden {f}, pretext {m}
  • pretty {adj} (especially of women and children: pleasant, attractive) :: mooi
  • pretty {adv} (somewhat) :: tamelijk, nogal, aardig
  • Pretty Polly {phrase} (phrase said to parrots) :: kopke krabben
  • prevail {v} (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence) :: overheersen
  • prevail {v} (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand) :: overwinnen, domineren, zegevieren,
  • prevail {v} (To succeed in persuading or inducing) :: overtuigen
  • prevalent {adj} (widespread, preferred) :: heersend
  • prevaricate {v} (deviate, transgress) :: afwijken, terugkrabbelen
  • prevaricate {v} (shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) :: rond de pot draaien
  • prevarication {n} (deceit, evasiveness) :: uitvlucht {m}, draaierij {m}
  • prevent {v} (to keep from happening) :: verhinderen
  • preview {n} (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) :: voorproefje {n}
  • previous {adj} (premature) :: voorbarig
  • previous {adj} (prior) :: vorig
  • previously {adv} (at an earlier time) :: tevoren, vroeger
  • prey {n} (ravage) :: prooi
  • prey {n} (that which may be seized by animals) :: prooi
  • Priabonian {prop} (subdivision of the Eocene epoch) :: Priabonien
  • Priam {prop} (king of Troy) :: Priamos
  • priapism {n} (medical condition) :: priapisme
  • price {n} (cost of an action or deed) :: prijs {m}
  • price {n} (cost required to gain possession of something) :: prijs {m}
  • price {v} (determine or put a price on something) :: schatten, prijzen
  • priceless {adj} (so precious as not to be sold at any price) :: van onschatbare waarde
  • price tag {n} (the tag or sticker attached to a product, displaying its price) :: prijskaartje {n}
  • prick {n} (an annoying person) :: lul, pestkop, onnozelaar, oen
  • prick {n} (feeling of being pierced or punctured) :: prik {n}
  • prick {n} (slang) a penis) :: lul, toeter, slurf, pik {m}
  • prick {v} (pierce) :: prik
  • prickle {n} (A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn) :: prikkel {m}, stekel {m}, dorentje {n}
  • prickle {v} (to cause someone to feel a prickle) :: prikkelen
  • prickly oak {n} (kermes oak) SEE: kermes oak ::
  • pride {n} (company of lions) :: troep
  • pride {n} (consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness) :: zelfbewustzijn {n}, trots
  • pride {n} (highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory) :: bloei, bloeitijd, fleur, hoogtepunt {n}, piek, (volle) glorie
  • pride {n} (proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct) :: trots, fierheid, hoogmoed, eigenwaan, kapsones {m}
  • pride {n} (quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc.) :: trots, fierheid, eergevoel {n}
  • pride {n} (sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one) :: trots, eigendunk, zelfvoldaanheid
  • pride {n} (that of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem) :: (bron van) trots
  • pride {v} (take or experience pride in something) :: prat gaan (op), trots zijn (op)
  • pride comes before a fall {proverb} (Translations) :: hoogmoed komt voor de val
  • priest {n} (clergyman) :: priester {m}, pastoor {m}
  • priestess {n} (woman with religious duties) :: priesteres {f}
  • priggish {adj} (like a prig) :: preuts, puriteins
  • prim {adj} (prudish) :: preuts
  • primacy {n} (the office, rank, or character of a primate) :: primaatschap {n}
  • primacy {n} (the state or condition of being prime or first) :: voorang {m}
  • primal scream {n} (scream produced during primal therapy) :: oerkreet {m}
  • primary {adj} (that which is placed ahead of others) :: voornaamste
  • primary {n} (primary election) SEE: primary election ::
  • primary school {n} (first formal, obligatory school) :: basisschool {c}, lagere school {c}
  • primate {n} (archbishop or bishop) :: primaat {m}
  • primate {n} (mammal) :: primaat {m}
  • prime {adj} (first in excellence, quality, or value) :: uitstekend, prima, beste
  • prime {adj} (first in importance, degree, or rank) :: primair, eerste, voornaamste
  • prime {adj} (first in time, order, or sequence) :: eerste, voornaamste
  • prime {adj} (mathematics: having no factors except itself and unity) :: priem
  • prime {n} (algebra: prime element of a mathematical structure) :: [when an integer] priemgetal {n}
  • prime {n} (music: first note or tone of a musical scale) :: priem
  • prime {v} (to apply a coat of primer paint to) :: primen
  • prime factorization {n} (factorization of a positive integer) :: priemfactorisatie
  • prime minister {n} (chief member of the cabinet and head of the government) :: eerste minister {m}, premier {m}, minister-president {m}
  • prime number {n} (natural number) :: priemgetal {n}
  • primer {n} (children's reading and spelling primer, used to teach the alphabet) :: abecedarium {n}, leesplankje {n}
  • primer {n} (elementary textbook) :: abecedarium
  • primer {n} :: inleiding de
  • primitive {adj} (one of the adjectival senses) :: primitief
  • primitive {n} :: primitief
  • primordial {adj} (earliest) :: oorspronkelijk, oer-
  • primordial sea {n} (the oceans of the earth in Precambrian or Paleozoic times) :: oersoep
  • prince {n} (male ruler or head of a principality) :: prins
  • prince {n} (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch) :: prins {m}
  • Prince Albert {n} (piercing through the glans penis) :: Prince Albert-piercing
  • prince bishop {n} (bishop who also holds a secular princely rank) :: Prins-bisschop {m}, Vorst-bisschop {m}
  • Prince Charming {n} (romantically ideal man) :: prins op het witte paard, droomprins {m}
  • Prince Charming {n} (the fictional character) :: prins op het witte paard {m}
  • princely {adj} (relating to a prince) :: prinselijk
  • Prince's Flag {prop} (Dutch historical flag) :: prinsenvlag {f}
  • princess {n} (female member of royal family) :: prinses {f}
  • princess {n} (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) :: koningin {f}, prinses {f}
  • principal {adj} (primary, main) :: voornaamste
  • principal {n} (the principal administrator of a school) :: schoolhoofd, rector
  • principality {n} (region) :: vorstendom {n}
  • Principality of Albania {prop} (monarchy in Albania from 1914 to 1925) :: Vorstendom Albanië
  • principle {n} (fundamental assumption) :: principe {n}, beginsel {n}
  • principle {n} (moral rule or aspect) :: principe {n}
  • principle {n} :: principe
  • Pringle {n} (individual potato snack of the Pringles brand) :: Pringle
  • print {n} (visible impression) :: afdruk
  • print {v} (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) :: drukken, afdrukken, printen
  • print {v} (write clearly) :: in drukletters schrijven
  • printable {adj} (worthy or capable of being printed) :: drukbaar
  • printed circuit board {n} (board holding chips etc.) :: printplaat
  • printed press {n} (part of the press using printed media) :: geschreven pers
  • printer {n} (machine used to print text or images) :: printer {m}
  • printer {n} (one who makes prints) :: drukker {m}
  • printer {n} (operator of a printing press) :: drukker {m}
  • printshop {n} (printing house) SEE: printing house ::
  • prior {adj} (former) SEE: former ::
  • prior {adv} (previously) SEE: previously ::
  • prior {n} (a high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot) :: prior {m}
  • priority {n} (attributive use) SEE: prioritized ::
  • Priscilla {prop} (female given name) :: Priscilla
  • prise {n} (prize) SEE: prize ::
  • prism {n} (geometry: polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape) :: prisma {n}
  • prison {n} (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes) :: gevangenis {f}
  • prison {v} (imprison) SEE: imprison ::
  • prisoner {n} (person incarcerated in a prison) :: gevangene {m} {f}
  • prisoner of war {n} (soldier or combatant captured by the enemy) :: krijgsgevangene {m} {f}, oorlogsgevangene {m} {f}
  • prison guard {n} (jailer) SEE: jailer ::
  • pristine {adj} (unspoiled) :: ongerept, oorspronkelijk, onaangeroerd
  • Priština {prop} (city) :: Pristina
  • privacy {n} (state of being private) :: afzondering {f}, privacy {f}
  • private {adj} (intended only for one's own use) :: persoonlijk
  • private {adj} (not accessible by the public) :: privé, besloten
  • private {adj} (not done in the view of others) :: in privé, privaat
  • privateer {n} (An officer or crew of a privateer ship) :: kaper {m}
  • privatization {n} (transfer from the government to private ownership) :: privatisering {f}
  • privatize {v} (to release government control to private industry) :: privatiseren
  • privet {interj} (hello) SEE: hello ::
  • privet {n} (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) :: liguster
  • privilege {n} (A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor) :: voorrecht {n}
  • privy {adj} (private, exclusive) :: privé, uniek, exclusief
  • privy {adj} (with knowledge of; party to; let in on) :: ingeweid, medeplichtig
  • prize {n} (anything captured using the rights of war) :: buit {f}
  • prize {n} (competition) :: prijs {m}
  • prize {n} (honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest) :: prijs {m}, beloning {f}, premie {f}
  • prize {n} (lever) :: hendel {m}
  • prize {n} (something captured) :: buit {f}
  • prize {n} (that which may be won by chance) :: prijs {m}
  • prize {v} (to consider something highly valuable) :: prijzen, schatten
  • prize {v} (to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry) :: wrikken, openwrikken
  • Pärnu {prop} (city in Estonia) :: Pärnu
  • proactive {adj} (acting in advance) :: proactief
  • probability {n} (mathematical probability) :: waarschijnlijkheid {f}
  • probability {n} (state of being probable; likelihood) :: waarschijnlijkheid {f}
  • probability theory {n} (study of probability) :: kansrekening {f}
  • probable {adj} :: waarschijnlijk
  • probably {adv} (in all likelihood) :: waarschijnlijk
  • probation {n} (type of sentence) :: proefverlof
  • probe {n} (sciences: electrode or other small device) :: sonde {m} {f}
  • probe {n} (spacecraft) :: sonde {f}
  • probity {n} (integrity) :: integriteit {f}
  • problem {n} (difficulty) :: probleem {n}
  • problem {n} (puzzling circumstance) :: probleem {n}
  • problem {n} (schoolwork exercise) :: oefening {f}, probleem {n}
  • problematic {adj} :: problematisch
  • problematical {adj} (problematic) SEE: problematic ::
  • proboscis {n} (elongated tube) :: slurf
  • proboscis {n} (slang: a nose) SEE: schnozzle ::
  • procedure {n} (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) :: procedure {f}
  • procedure {n} (method for performing a task) :: procedure {f}
  • procedure {n} (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) :: procedure {f}
  • procedure {n} (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) :: procedure {f}
  • proceed {v} (come forth as a source or origin) :: voortkomen, afkomstig zijn van
  • proceed {v} (go forward) :: doorgaan, verdergaan
  • proceed {v} (go on in an orderly or regulated manner) :: doorgaan, verdergaan
  • proceed {v} (pass from one point to another) :: doorgaan, verdergaan
  • proceed {v} (take place) :: doorgaan
  • proceedings {n} (course of procedure) :: afloop {f}
  • proceedings {n} (published record) :: verslag {n}
  • proceeds {n} (profits) SEE: profits ::
  • proceeds {n} (revenue) :: opbrengst {f}
  • process {n} :: bewerken, bewerking, ontwikkelingsgang, proces, verloop
  • processed cheese {n} (any of several types of natural cheese) :: smeltkaas {m}
  • procession {n} (group of people or thing moving along in an orderly manner) :: processie {f}, stoet {f}
  • processor {n} (device which processes) :: verwerker {m}
  • processor {n} (microprocessor) :: processor {m}, centrale verwerkingseenheid, CVE, CPU
  • proclaim {v} (to excitedly, verbosely and candidly describe) :: uitroepen
  • proclivity {n} (A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection) :: aanleg, neiging
  • procrastinate {v} (put off; delay something) :: uitstellen
  • procrastinate {v} (put off; to delay taking action) :: uitstellen, voor zich uitschuiven
  • procrastination {n} (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) :: uitstel {n}, uitstelgedrag {n}, procrastinatie {f}
  • procreation {n} (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind) :: voortplanting {f}, procreatie {f}
  • procreation {n} (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) :: (geslachtelijke) voortplanting {f}, (sexuele) procreatie {f}, reproductie {f}
  • procreator {n} (one who procreates) :: verwekker {m}
  • procure {v} (To acquire or obtain an item or service) :: verwerven
  • procure {v} :: verwerven ; aanschaffen , schaffen
  • procurement {n} (act of procuring or obtaining) :: inkoop
  • procurement {n} (purchasing department of a company) :: inkoop, inkoopafdeling
  • prod {v} (encourage) :: aanmoedigen
  • prod {v} (poke) :: duwen, porren
  • prodigal {adj} (wastefully extravagant) :: kwistig
  • prodigality {n} (lavish generosity.) :: vrijgevigheid
  • prodigality {n} (wasteful extravagance.) :: kwistigheid,verspilzucht
  • prodigal son {n} (one who returns) :: verloren zoon {m}
  • prodigy {n} (amazing or marvellous thing) :: wonder {n}, mirakel {n}
  • produce {n} (harvested agricultural goods collectively) :: waar {f}, waren {f-p}
  • produce {n} (items produced) :: produkt {n}
  • produce {n} (offspring) SEE: offspring ::
  • produce {v} (to make available to) :: voorleggen, beschikbaar stellen
  • produce {v} (to make or manufacture) :: produceren, maken
  • produce {v} (to sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) :: produceren, maken
  • producer {n} (in arts) :: producent {m}, producer {m}
  • producer {n} (in economics) :: producent, vervaardiger [rare]
  • product {n} (commodity for sale) :: product {n}
  • product {n} (consequence of efforts) :: resultaat {n}
  • product {n} (multiplication result) :: product {n}
  • product {n} (result of chemical reaction) :: reactieproduct {n}
  • production {n} (the act of being produced) :: productie {f}
  • product placement {n} (a form of advertising) :: sluikreclame
  • profer {v} :: uiten, uitspreken
  • profession {n} (occupation) :: beroep {n}
  • professional {adj} (expert) :: deskundig
  • professional {adj} (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession) :: beroeps-, professioneel
  • professional {n} (expert) :: deskundige, expert {m}
  • professional {n} (person who belongs to a profession) :: beroeps, professional {m}
  • professional {n} (person who earns his living from a specified activity) :: beroeps, professional {m}
  • professor {n} (a higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university) :: hoogleraar {m}, professor {m} {f}, prof {m} {f}
  • proffer {n} (attempt) :: poging {f}
  • proffer {n} (offer, tender) :: aanbod {n}
  • proffer {v} (offer for acceptance) :: aanbieden
  • proffer {v} (undertake) :: pogen
  • proficiency {n} (ability or skill) :: competentie
  • proficient {adj} (skilled) :: geoefend, competent, bekwaam
  • proficient {n} (expert) :: expert
  • profit {n} (benefit) :: profijt {n}, winst {f}
  • profit {v} :: verdienen, winst maken, profiteren
  • profitable {adj} (producing profit) :: winstgevend
  • profligacy {n} (careless wastefulness) :: verspilling, roekeloosheid
  • profligacy {n} (shameless and immoral behaviour) :: losbandigheid
  • profound {adj} (characterized by intensity) :: diepgaand
  • profound {adj} (descending below the surface) :: diep, diepgaand
  • profound {adj} (intellectually deep) :: wijs
  • profoundly {adv} (deeply) SEE: deeply ::
  • profoundly {adv} (in a profound manner) :: grondig
  • profundity {n} :: diepgang {m}
  • profusion {n} (abundance) :: overvloed {m}
  • progenitor {n} (an ancestral form of a species) :: stamvorm
  • progenitor {n} (an individual from which (a) people(s) descend) :: patriarch {m}, stamvader {m}
  • progenitor {n} (any of a person's direct ancestors) :: voorouder {m}, voorvader {m}
  • progenitor {n} (a predecessor of something) :: voorloper {m}, voorafbeelding {m}
  • progenitor {n} (founder) SEE: founder ::
  • progenitor {n} (someone who originates something) :: geestelijke vader {m} , stichter {m}, grondlegger {m}
  • progeny {n} (offspring) :: nakomeling {m}
  • prognathic {adj} (prognathous) SEE: prognathous ::
  • program {n} (leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity) :: programma {n}
  • program {n} (performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television) :: programma {n}
  • program {n} (set of structured activities) :: programma {n}
  • program {n} (software application) :: programma {n}
  • program {v} (to enter a program or other instructions into a computer) :: programmeren
  • program {v} (to put together the schedule of an event) :: vastleggen, plannen
  • program guide {n} (periodical) :: programmablad {n}, programmagids {m}
  • program guide {n} (section within another publication) :: programmagids {m}
  • programme {n} (programme) SEE: program ::
  • programmer {n} (one who designs software) :: programmeur
  • programming {n} (activity of writing a computer program) :: programmeren
  • programming language {n} (code of reserved words and symbols) :: programmeertaal {f}
  • progress {n} (advance or growth of civilization) :: vooruitgang {m}
  • progress {n} (a moving forward) :: vordering {f}, voortgang {m}, vooruitgang {m}
  • progress {v} (to become better or more complete) :: vorderingen maken
  • progressive {adj} (continuous) SEE: continuous ::
  • progressive {adj} (favouring or promoting progress; advanced) :: progressief
  • prohibit {v} (to proscribe officially) :: verbieden
  • prohibited {adj} (forbidden) :: verboden
  • prohibition {n} :: prohibitie {f}
  • project {n} (planned endeavor) :: project {n}
  • projectile {n} :: projectiel {n}
  • prolative {n} (prolative case) SEE: prolative case ::
  • proliferate {v} (to increase in number or spread) :: snel vermenigvuldigen
  • prolific {adj} (Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in great abundance) :: vruchtbaar
  • prolific {adj} (Similarly producing results or works in abundance) :: productief
  • prolix {adj} (tediously lengthy) :: langdradig
  • prolix {adj} (tending to use large or obscure words, which few understand) :: zwammerig, verbeus, wollig, breedsprakig
  • prolixity {n} (An excess of words) :: langdradigheid {f}, breedsprakerigheid {f}
  • prolocutrix {n} (female prolocutor) SEE: spokeswoman ::
  • prolog {n} (prologue) SEE: prologue ::
  • prologue {n} (speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel) :: proloog
  • prolong {v} (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) :: bestendigen
  • prolonged abortion {n} (missed abortion) SEE: missed abortion ::
  • Promethean {adj} (daringly original; boldly inventive or creative) :: prometheïsch
  • Promethean {adj} (of a Romantic literary hero) :: prometheïsch
  • Promethean {adj} (of enormous size or strength; very strong) :: prometheïsch
  • Promethean {adj} (of or pertaining to Prometheus) :: prometheïsch
  • promethium {n} (chemical element) :: promethium {n}
  • prominent {adj} (eminent, distinguished above others) :: prominent, vooraanstaand
  • promiscuousness {n} (promiscuity) SEE: promiscuity ::
  • promise {n} :: toezegging {f}
  • promise {n} (vow) :: belofte {f}
  • promise {v} (to commit to something or action) :: beloven
  • promising {adj} (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) :: hoopgevend, veelbelovend
  • promote {v} (advocate or urge on behalf of something) :: promoten (barbarism), bekend maken
  • promote {v} (raise someone to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank) :: promotie maken, promoveren, bevorderen
  • promotion {n} (advancement in position) :: promotie {f}, bevordering {f}
  • prompt {v} (to lead someone toward what they should say or do) :: aansporen, aanmoedigen, aanzetten
  • promptitude {n} (promptness) SEE: promptness ::
  • promulgate {v} (to put into effect as a regulation) :: uitvaardigen
  • promulgation {n} (act of promulgating) :: openbaarmaking {f}
  • pronaos {n} (the inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple) :: pronaos
  • prone to {adv} (inclined to; having a tendency to) :: geneigd zijn om {n}
  • prong {n} (branch) :: arm {m}
  • prong {n} (thin, pointed, projecting part) :: tand {m}, punt {m}, spits {m}, piek {m}
  • pronominal adverb {n} (type of adverb) :: voornaamwoordelijk bijwoord {n}
  • pronoun {n} (pronoun) :: voornaamwoord {n}
  • pronounce {v} (to declare authoritatively or as formal opinion) :: zich uitspreken (reflexive)
  • pronounce {v} (to officially declare) :: uitspreken, verklaren, verkondigen
  • pronounce {v} (to pass judgment) :: vonnissen
  • pronounce {v} (to read aloud) :: uitspreken
  • pronounce {v} (to sound out a word) :: uitspreken
  • pronouncing dictionary {n} (dictionary that provides pronunciations of words) SEE: pronunciation dictionary ::
  • pronunciation {n} (standard sound of a word) :: uitspraak {f}
  • pronunciation {n} (way in which words are pronounced) :: uitspraak {f}
  • pronunciation dictionary {n} (dictionary that provides pronunciations of words) :: uitspraakwoordenboek {n}
  • proof {n} (any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth) :: bewijs {n}
  • proofread {v} (to check for errors in spelling and grammar) :: proeflezen
  • propadiene {n} (organic compound of the formula C[3]H[4]) :: propadieen
  • propaedeutic {adj} (providing preparatory or introductory teaching) :: propedeutisch
  • propaganda {n} (concerted set of messages) :: propaganda {f}
  • propagate {v} (spread from person to person) :: propageren
  • propane {n} (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C[3]H[8]) :: propaan {n}
  • propeller {n} (mechanical device used to propel) :: schroef, propeller
  • propelling pencil {n} (mechanical pencil) SEE: mechanical pencil ::
  • propene {n} (organic compound of the formula C[3]H[6]) :: propeen
  • propenoic {adj} (acrylic) SEE: acrylic ::
  • propensity {n} (tendency) :: neiging, beheptheid
  • proper {adj} (belonging to oneself or itself, own) :: eigen
  • proper {adj} (complete, thorough) :: grondig
  • proper {adj} (entitled to its name, true) :: echt, degelijk
  • proper {adj} (fit, suitable) :: goed, juist, gepast, geschikt
  • proper {adj} (following the established standards of behavior or manners) :: keurig, goed, net, deugdelijk
  • proper {adj} (grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing) :: eigen-
  • proper {adj} (informal: utter) :: volslagen, compleet
  • proper {adj} (in the very strictest sense of the word) :: echt, eigenlijk, zelf
  • proper noun {n} (The name of a particular person, place, organization or other individual entity) :: eigennaam {m}
  • property {n} (an attribute characteristic of a class of objects) :: kenmerk {n}, karakteristiek, eigenschap
  • property {n} (an object used in a dramatic production) :: rekwisiet {n}
  • property {n} (attribute or abstract quality associated with an object, individual or concept) :: eigenschap
  • property {n} (computing: an editable parameter associated with an application, or its value) :: eigenschap
  • property {n} (exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing) :: eigendomsrecht {n}
  • property {n} (piece of real estate) :: eigendom {n}, landeigendom {n}, onroerend bezit {n}, landgoed {n}, domein {n}, goed {n}
  • property {n} (something owned) :: eigendom {n}, bezitting, goed {n}, bezit {n}
  • prophecy {n} (prediction) :: voorspelling {f}
  • prophet {n} (one who foretells the future) :: profeet {m}, waarzegger {m}, waarzegster {f}
  • prophet {n} (one who speaks by divine inspiration) :: profeet {m}, profete {f}, ziener {m}, zieneres {f}
  • prophylactic {adj} (Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease) :: prophylactisch, voorbehoedend
  • propinquity {n} (proximity) SEE: proximity ::
  • propitious {adj} (Advantageous) :: voordelig
  • propitious {adj} (characteristic of a good omen: auspicious) :: onder een goed gesternte
  • propitious {adj} (favorable; benevolent) :: gunstig
  • proponency {n} (advocacy) SEE: advocacy ::
  • proponent {n} (one who supports something) :: voorstander
  • proportional {adj} (at a constant ratio (to) :: evenredig
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