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'r {pron} :: Contracted form of haar
r {letter} :: letter
R {letter} :: The eighteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet
ra {f} [nautical] :: spar (horizontal beam or pole of a ship's mastwork)
raad {m} :: advice
raad {m} :: council; committee that leads or governs
raadgevend {adj} :: advisory
raadgever {m} :: advisor
raadhuis {n} :: The assembly building of a local/municipal council
raadhuisje {noun} :: diminutive of raadhuis
raadpensionaris {m} :: alternative spelling of raadspensionaris
raadplegen {vt} :: to consult
raadsel {n} :: riddle
raadsel {n} :: mystery
raadselachtig {adj} :: puzzling, mysterious
raadselachtigheid {f} :: mysteriousness
raadsheer {m} :: A male councillor
raadsheer {m} :: A male justice (high-ranking male judge)
raadsheer {m} [chess] :: A bishop
raadslid {n} :: A councillor, a council member; in particular a member of a municipal council
raadsman {m} [law] :: male lawyer, male legal counsel
raadspensionaris {m} :: grand pensionary (high-ranking official in the Dutch Republic, combining executive and legislative roles)
raadsvergadering {f} :: a meeting of a council
raadsvrouw {f} [law] :: female lawyer, female legal counsel
raad van bestuur {mf} :: board of directors
raadzaam {adj} :: advisable
raaf {mf} :: A raven, Corvus corax
raaf {mf} :: A raven, term used for certain other large birds of the genus Corvus
Raaf {prop} {m} [constellation] :: Corvus
raafgier {m} [dated, uncommon] :: New World vulture, vulture of the family Cathartidae
raak {adj} :: hitting; to the point
raak {adj} :: on target; scoring; counting
raak {adj} [colloquial, used impersonally] :: pregnant
raaklijn {f} [geometry] :: tangent line
raakpunt {n} [geometry] :: point of tangency
raakvector {m} :: tangent vector (vector touching a curve or surface)
Raalte {prop} {n} :: Raalte (village)
raam {n} {f} {m} :: window
raam {n} {f} {m} :: frame, framework, context
raam {m} :: estimate
raam {m} :: run, as preparation (notably for a jump)
raamloos {adj} :: windowless
raamwerk {n} :: framework
raap {m} :: turnip
raap {m} [colloquial] :: noggin, bonce
raapolie {f} :: oil from the seed of Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera
raapzaad {m} :: field mustard seed
raapzaadolie {f} :: oil from the seed of Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera
raar {adj} :: strange, odd, weird, unusual
raarling {m} [rare] :: screwball, odd person
raasdonder {m} [chiefly plural, nautical] :: A field pea (seed of Pisum sativum), especially when used in dishes
raasdonder {m} [chiefly plural, dated, rare] :: An undercooked field pea
raaskallen {v} :: to babble incoherently, to talk gibberish, to rave
Raatshoven {prop} {n} :: Racour, a village in Belgium
rabbi {m} [Judaism] :: rabbi
rabbijn {m} [Judaism] :: rabbi
race {m} :: A speed contest, a race
racefiets {f} :: A racing bicycle/road bike
racen {v} :: have a speed contest, race
race naar de bodem {m} :: race to the bottom
racer {m} :: A racer, one who races
racisme {n} :: racism (hatred, discrimination or bias based on race or descent)
racisme {n} [dated] :: racialism (ideology that posits racial differences and racial determinism; ideology of racial superiority)
racist {m} :: racist
racistisch {adj} :: racist
racket {n} :: racket (sports implement)
rad {n} :: wheel
rad {adj} :: quick, swift
radar {m} :: radar (detection system operating by means of radio waves)
radbraken {vt} :: to break on the wheel
raddraaier {m} :: scoundrel, troublemaker
radeloos {adj} :: desperate
Rademaker {prop} :: surname
Rademakers {prop} :: surname
raden {vt} :: to guess
raden {vt} :: to advise
radenrepubliek {f} :: soviet republic, communist council republic
raderboot {mf} :: paddle steamer
raderschip {n} :: paddle steamer
raderstoomboot {f} {m} :: paddle steamboat, paddle steamer
raderwerk {n} :: cogwheel mechanism
radiaal {adj} :: radial
radiaal {m} [geometry] :: radian
radiator {m} :: radiator (device to emit heat)
radicaal {m} :: radical
radicaal {adj} :: radical, fundamental, thorough-going
radicalisering {f} :: radicalization
radijs {m} :: radish
radio- {prefix} :: radio-
radio {m} :: radio, tuner
radioactief {adj} :: radioactive
radioactiviteit {f} :: radioactivity (quality of being radioactive)
radioactiviteit {f} :: radioactivity (certain quantity of radiation)
radioactiviteit {f} :: radio activity: active work on radio broadcasting (usually plural)
radioastronomie {f} :: radio astronomy
radiochemie {f} :: radiochemistry
radiogolf {f} :: radio wave
radiohoofd {n} [colloquial, derogatory] :: An ugly head, a face for radio
radioklok {f} :: radio clock
radioknop {m} [graphical user interface] :: radio button
radiomaker {m} :: A producer of radio programs
radiomaker {m} [dated, rare] :: A maker or repairer of radio receivers
radiometer {m} :: radiometer
radiosignaal {n} :: radio signal
radiosterrenkunde {f} :: radio astronomy
radiostilte {f} :: radio silence (cessation of radio communication)
radiostilte {f} [figurative] :: radio silence (absence of any communication)
radiostraling {f} :: radiation in the radio spectrum
radiotherapeut {m} :: radiotherapist
radiotherapeute {f} :: female radiotherapist
radiotherapie {f} :: radiotherapy
radioverbinding {f} :: radio link, radio connection
radiowekker {m} :: clock radio
radium {n} :: radium
radja {m} :: The Hindu princely title rajah, in various meanings, yet often rendered as king
radjah {m} :: rajah
radon {n} :: radon
radslotpistool {n} :: wheellock pistol
Raes {prop} :: surname
rafel {f} :: frayed thread
rafel {f} [archaic] :: type of game played with three dice
rafel {f} [archaic] :: a throw of three dice
rafelen {v} :: to become unraveled
rafelig {adj} [of a tissue or fabric] :: frayed, worn
rafelsteen {m} [archaic, East Flanders] :: a polyhedron used in games of chance; a die
raffinaderij {f} :: refinery
rag {n} :: spider silk
rag {n} :: A piece of ragtime music
ragbak {m} [Netherlands, colloquial] :: a run-down car
rage {f} {m} :: craze, fad, fashion
ragebol {m} :: A brush whose bristly hairs form a curved surface, mounted on a broomstick, mostly used for removing cobwebs
raggen {vit} :: to move back and forth repeatedly wildly; to wipe, swing or brush wildly
raggen {vi} :: to drive recklessly and aggressively
rail {f} :: rail
raison d'État {f} :: A state interest, especially when invoked as politically superior to moral or even legal considerations
raison d'être {f} :: raison d'être
raja {m} [rare] :: alternative form of radja
rak {n} :: A straight section of a waterway
rak {n} :: A straight distance or section that one traverses by sailing
rak {n} [nautical] :: A rack, a frame
rak {n} :: A rope (often protected with wooden beads), chain or brace for fixing a spar to the mast
rakel {m} :: A rake
rakel {?} :: A squeegee (printing tool)
rakelings {adv} :: dangerously close
raken {vt} :: to touch
raken {vt} :: to hit (to not miss)
raken {v} [copulative] :: to become
raket {f} {m} :: rocket, missile
raket {f} {m} :: firework
raket {f} {m} :: a type of ice cream in the shape of a rocket
raket {f} [botany] :: a rocket (type of plant)
raket {f} {n} [rare] :: a racket (sports implement)
raketaanval {m} :: rocket attack, rocket strike, missile strike
raketbasis {f} :: rocket base (base with a rocket installation)
raketbrandstof {f} :: rocket fuel
raketgeleerde {mf} :: rocket scientist
raketschild {n} :: rocket shield
raketsla {f} :: rocket salad
raketwerper {m} :: rocket launcher (explosive projectile weapon)
rakkelhoen {n} :: A naturally occurring cross of a black grouse and a western capercaillie, reported to be exclusively male; Tetrao medius or Lyrurus medius
rakker {m} :: rascal, scamp
rakoen {m} [obsolete] :: raccoon
Raków {prop} :: Raków (Polish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC.)
ral {f} :: rail (bird of the family Rallidae)
ralreiger {m} :: squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides
ralreiger {m} :: Any of the herons of the genus Ardeola
ram {m} :: ram (male sheep)
ram {m} :: male rabbit
ram {m} :: battering ram
Ram {prop} {m} [zodiac constellations, astrology] :: Aries
ramen {vt} :: to make an estimate
ramen {vt} :: to fix an estimate, to budget
ramen {vt} [obsolete] :: to guess, to reckon, to deduce
ramen {vt} [obsolete] :: to take aim (at), to watch, to observe
ramen {vt} [obsolete] :: to hit
ramen {vt} :: to stretch on a frame, as done with cloth to be dried
ramen {vt} :: to arrange bushels of cereals on the field in a certain way
ramen {vt} :: to tie a bird's wings together to prevent it flying away
ramkraak {m} :: A ramraid (esp. at a bank): a robbery, a theft where the premises are rammed with a vehicle to gain access
rammeien {vt} :: to knock, to pound
rammeien {vti} [chiefly historical, now, rare] :: to batter, to ram with a battering ram
rammel {noun} :: beating
rammel {noun} :: a gossip
rammelaar {m} :: A rattle, a baby's toy that creates sound when shaken
rammelaar {m} :: A rabbit buck, a male rabbit
rammelen {vti} :: to shake
rammelen {vti} :: to clatter, to rattle
rammelen {vt} [regional] :: to beat, to hit, to beat up, [historically] to whip
rammelen {vi} :: to be shaky, to be incoherent
rammelen {vti} [in particular in relation to lagomorphs] :: to copulate
rammeling {noun} :: beating
rammen {vt} :: To ram, to intentionally collide with (a ship or car or building) with the intention of damaging or sinking it
rammen {vt} :: To strike (something) hard
rammonitor {m} [now, historical] :: A monitor (ironclad) armed with a ram
ramp {f} :: disaster, catastrophe
ramp {f} :: an accident
ramp {f} :: a ramp
ramp {f} :: a driveway
ramp {m} [skating] :: A construction to do skating tricks, usually in the form of one half of a pipe, a half-pipe
rampeneren {vt} :: to destroy, to demolish
rampeneren {vi} [obsolete, Netherlands] :: to dine, to eat
rampokker {m} [Netherlands] :: An armed robber, a gangster
rampspoed {m} :: disaster, catastrophe
ramptoerisme {n} :: disaster tourism (tourism in a disaster area, usually out of curiosity)
rampzalig {adj} :: disastrous
ramschip {n} :: ramming ship (ship armed with a ram)
ramsj {m} :: junk
ramsj {m} [by extension] :: sale of old stock at very low prices, often by semi-clandestine vendors
ramsj {m} [by extension] :: sale of new, hard-to-sell books at starkly reduced prices
ramsteven {m} :: ram bow, rostrum
ranch {m} :: ranch, notably livestock breeding farm, especially in North America and in other English-speaking countries
rancune {c} :: resentment, grudge; rancour
rand {m} :: edge, brink, rim
randaarde {f} [electricity] :: earth (UK)/ground (America) on a Schuko type electrical socket, with earth clips on the edge [common ground for sockets in the Netherlands]
randcrimineel {m} :: borderline criminal (someone or something that operates in the grey area between criminal and non-criminal activity)
randcrimineel {adj} :: borderline criminal (relating to or operating in the grey area between criminal and non-criminal activity)
randdebiel {m} [pejorative] :: idiot, moron, imbecile
randfiguur {f} :: outsider, marginal person
randgeval {n} [literally] :: A borderline/ atypical case
randgeval {n} [figuratively] :: A maverick, outsider, freak
randidioot {m} [slang, pejorative] :: wingnut, idiot with extreme views
Randstad {prop} {f} :: Randstad, a conurbation encompassing Amsterdam, Den Haag, Rotterdam, Utrecht and several small cities and towns that surrounds the Groene Hart
randvoorwaarde {f} :: boundary condition
randzee {f} :: marginal sea
rang {m} :: rank
rangaku {noun} [historical] :: study of Western knowledge. Dutch authorities from Deshima passed on Western knowledge and history of the world outside Japan onto the Japanese court in annual tea-sessions
rangeerterrein {n} :: marshalling yard
rangeren {vt} [rail transport] :: to shunt, to marshal
rangeren {vt} [obsolete] :: to order, to arrange, e.g. in ranks
ranglijst {f} :: A ranking in the form of a list
rangorde {f} :: An ordered sequence by rank
rangorde {f} :: An ordering in ranks
rangorde {f} :: A rank, especially numbered
rangschikken {v} :: to sort, to order (to put something in order)
rangschikken {v} :: to classify
rangtelwoord {n} :: An ordinal number word; a word indicating an item's relative place (rank) in an ordered sequence
ranja {f} [Netherlands] :: sweetened drink (sweet drink based on processed fruit juice, may be based on cordial, may or may not be carbonated)
ranja {f} [Netherlands, dated] :: orange-based sweetened drink
rank {adj} :: slender, svelte
rank {f} :: tendril, a thin winding stem
ransel {m} :: satchel (type of rectangular backpack)
ransel {m} :: beating, usually in the combination pak ransel, a 'load' of licks
ranselen {v} :: to beat up, to flog
ransig {adj} :: alternative spelling of ranzig
ransomware {m} :: ransomware
Ranstad {prop} {f} [Hague dialect] :: Randstad
ransuil {mf} :: long-eared owl, Asio otus
rantsoen {n} :: ration
rantsoeneren {v} :: to ration, to provide with supplies
ranzig {adj} :: rancid, disgusting
ranzig {adj} [colloquial] :: dirty, unclean
rap {adj} :: quick, fast
rap {m} :: rap music
rapen {vt} :: to gather, to pick up
rapier {n} :: rapier
rapmuziek {f} :: rap music
rappen {v} :: to rap (speak lyrics in the style of rap music)
rapper {m} :: rapper (performer of rap music)
rapport {n} :: a report
rapporteren {v} :: to report
rare {m} :: weird person
rare vogel {m} :: a rare bird, a strange, unusual or exceptional person
rariteit {f} :: curiosity, curiosum, something exotic or unusual
rariteit {f} :: rarity, something rare
rariteitenkabinet {n} :: cabinet of curiosities
ras {n} :: race, breed
ras {adj} [dated] :: quick
Ras {prop} :: surname
rasecht {adj} :: natural, born
rasecht {adj} [race, breed] :: pure
rashond {m} :: A pure-bred dog
rashondje {noun} :: diminutive of rashond
rasp {f} :: grater, for example for cheese
rasp {f} :: surform tool
raspen {vt} :: to grate
rasptong {f} :: rasping tongue, radula
rassenleer {f} :: racial theory (pseudoscientific theory about the subdivision of humanity into races)
rassenrelatie {f} [uncommon, chiefly plural, chiefly in translated texts, otherwise chiefly Belgium] :: race relations
rassenscheiding {f} :: racial segregation
rassensegregatie {f} :: racial segregation
raster {n} :: grid
raster {n} :: raster
raszuiver {adj} [offensive when used of humans] :: purebred, racially pure
rat {f} :: rat; rodent of the genus Rattus, or of certain other genera in the family Muridae
ratatouille {f} :: ratatouille: a traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant, with other ingredients
ratel {f} {m} [music] :: ratchet, rattle
ratel {f} {m} :: ratchet (tool or mechanism)
ratel {f} {m} :: socket wrench
ratel {f} {m} :: rattle (organ for making noise, such as a rattlesnake's)
ratel {f} [Belgium] :: honeycomb
ratel {f} [uncommon, chiefly South Africa] :: ratel
ratelen {v} :: to rattle
ratelen {v} :: to talk incessantly
ratelpopulier {m} :: common aspen, Populus tremula
ratelslang {f} [zoology] :: rattlesnake (poisonous snake with a rattling tail), snake of the genera Crotalus or Sistrurus
Ratgers {prop} :: surname
ratificatie {f} :: ratification
ratio {f} [mathematics, countable] :: ratio, proportion
ratio {f} [uncountable] :: reason
rationalisme {n} :: rationalism (philosophical view that primarily relies on reason for justification)
rationalist {m} :: rationalist (adherent of rationalism)
rationalistisch {adj} :: rationalist (according to rationalism, in the manner of rationalists)
rationaliteit {f} :: rationality, reasonableness
rationaliteit {f} [rare] :: rationality (quality of being a ratio of integers)
rationeel {adj} :: rational, reasonable (pertaining to reason, by means of reason)
rationeel {adj} :: rational (pertaining to ratios, fractional)
rattengif {n} [chiefly uncountable] :: rat poison
rattenvergif {n} [chiefly uncountable, uncommon] :: rat poison
rauw {adj} :: raw, uncooked
rauw {adj} :: raw, in a roughed up state, e.g. skinned or infected
rauw {adj} :: hard, cruel, gross, rude
rauwkost {m} :: raw food, such as salads
rauzen {vi} :: to rage, to be noisy and agitated
rauzen {vi} :: to move fast and recklessly, e.g. without regard for others
ravage {f} :: havoc, damage
ravelijn {n} :: A ravelin; an outwork with two faces, like a lunette or redan
ravelijntje {noun} :: diminutive of ravelijn
raven {v} :: to (hold a) rave, to party wildly
ravenmoeder {f} [pejorative] :: a mother who neglects her children; a bad mother
Ravenswoud {prop} {n} :: A village in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands, near Appelscha
ravenzwart {adj} :: raven [color]
ravijn {n} :: ravine
ravotten {v} :: to play heartily, esp. outdoors
rayon {n} :: region, regional section or subdivision (e.g. of a city or local government, of the area of operation of a business)
rayonhoofd {n} :: One who is responsible for one of the 22 route segments ("regions") of the Elfstedentocht
rayonkartel {n} :: regional cartel; a cartel that geographically subdivides a market into smaller segments where cartel members enjoy a (near) monopoly
razeil {n} :: A rectangular sail that is rigged to a spar
razen {v} :: to rage, to race
razend {adj} :: raging
razendsnel {adj} :: superfast
razernij {f} :: rage, fury
R'dam {prop} :: abbreviation of Rotterdam
re {f} [Netherlands, music] :: re [second note of a major scale]
re {f} [Belgium, music] :: d [tone]
reaal {noun} :: reaal
reactie {f} :: reaction (action in response to an event)
reactie {f} [collective, politics] :: political reaction (reactionaries collectively)
reactionair {adj} :: reactionary
reactor {m} :: atomic reactor
reactor {m} :: chemical reactor
reageerbuis {f} :: test tube
reageerbuisje {noun} :: diminutive of reageerbuis
reagens {n} [chemistry] :: reagent
reageren {v} :: to react, to respond
reageren {v} :: to react, to undergo a chemical reaction
reaguurder {m} [Netherlands, internet slang] :: Somebody who makes hateful and anonymous online comments, similar to a comment troll
reaguursel {n} [internet slang, Netherlands] :: A hateful reaction in a comment section
reaktie {f} :: superseded spelling of reactie
realiseerbaar {adj} :: realizable (US); realisable (UK)
realiseren {vt} :: to realize, to achieve, to bring about
realiseren {vr} :: to realise [UK], realize [US], to become aware of
realisme {n} :: realism (concern for fact and reality)
realisme {n} [art] :: realism (artistic representation that seeks to faithgully represent reality)
realisme {n} [philosophy] :: realism (viewpoint that universals are real)
realisme {n} [science, philosophy] :: realism (viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation)
realisme {n} [geopolitics] :: realism (doctrine in international relations that prioritises the pursuit of power over the implementation of ideals)
realist {m} :: realist (someone with concern for fact and reality)
realist {m} [art] :: realist (artist who seeks to faithfully represent reality)
realist {m} [philosophy] :: realist (one who thinks that universals are real)
realist {m} [science, philosophy] :: realist (one of the view that an external reality exists independent of observation)
realist {m} [geopolitics] :: realist (advocate of the doctrine in international relations that prioritises the pursuit of power over the implementation of ideals)
realistisch {adj} :: realistic
realiteit {f} :: reality
rebbe {m} :: an Ashkenazi rabbi, in particular a Chasidic one; rebbe
Rebecca {prop} {f} :: given name
rebel {m} :: rebel
rebellie {f} :: rebellion
recalcitrant {adj} :: koppig
recalcitrant {adj} :: rebels, ongehoorzaam
recensent {m} :: reviewer
recensie {f} :: a review
recensie {f} :: a critical edition of a text, a recension
recensie {f} :: an edition or family of variants of a text
recent {adj} :: recent
recentelijk {adv} :: recently
recept {n} :: recipe
recept {n} :: prescription
receptie {f} :: reception (front desk)
receptie {f} :: reception (social event)
receptie {f} :: reception (reaction, response)
recessie {f} :: economic recession
rechaud {m} :: burner, warmer
rechercheur {m} :: police detective
recht {adj} :: right (direction)
recht {adj} :: straight
recht {n} :: a right, privilege
recht {n} :: justice
recht {n} :: jurisprudence, the law
rechtbank {f} [legal] :: court
rechtbank {f} [colloquial, dialectal] :: dated form of aanrechtbank
rechtdoor {adv} :: straight, straight ahead
recht door zee {adj} :: alternative spelling of rechtdoorzee
rechtdoorzee {adj} [personal quality] :: frank, straightforward, outspoken
rechte klimming {f} [astronomy] :: right ascension
rechtelijk {adj} [law] :: legal, constitutional
rechten {v} :: To seek justice, notably:
rechten {v} :: To sue judicially
rechten {v} :: To contend by argument etc
rechten {v} :: To straighten
rechten {v} :: To erect, raise
rechtens {adv} :: by rights, according to law
rechter {m} [legal] :: judge
rechter {adj} :: right
rechterhand {f} :: right hand, part of the arm
rechterhand {f} :: lieutenant
rechterhand {f} [figuratively] :: a trustworthy friend or subordinate, a right-hand man / woman
rechterkant {m} :: right-hand side
rechterlijke macht {f} :: judiciary (the court system and judges considered collectively, the judicial branch of government)
Rechters {prop} :: Judges (book of the Bible)
rechthoek {m} [geometry] :: rectangle
rechthoek {m} [obsolete, geometry] :: right angle
rechthoekig {adj} :: orthogonal
rechtlijnig {adj} :: rectilinear
rechtlijnig {adj} [figuratively] :: stiff, rigid, inflexible
rechtmatig {adj} :: legitimate (according to law)
rechtmatig {adj} :: legitimate (just, justified)
rechtop {adv} :: upright (erect)
rechts {adv} :: on the right
rechts {adv} :: to the right
rechts {adj} [not comparable] :: right
rechts {adj} :: rightist, belonging to the ideological right
rechts {adj} [predicatively] :: right-handed
rechtsaf {adv} :: towards the right (while turning)
rechtsgang {m} :: judicial process
rechtsgebied {n} :: A (territorial) jurisdiction, area of legal competence
rechtsgeding {n} :: lawsuit
rechtsgeleerde {mf} :: jurist, jurisconsult
rechtsgeleerdheid {f} :: jurisprudence
rechtsgeschiedkundige {m} :: legal historian
rechtshandig {adj} :: right-handed
rechtsmacht {f} {m} :: jurisdiction
rechtsom {adv} :: clockwise
rechtsomkeert {adv} :: (only used with maken) rechtsomkeert maken: do an about-turn, do an about-face; turn on one's heels, make a U-turn
rechtsomkeert maken {v} :: to turn around, to about-turn
rechtsorde {f} :: legal order
rechtspleging {f} [legal] :: judicial procedure
rechtspraak {f} :: The administration of justice by the judiciary, jurisdiction
rechtspraak {f} :: Jurisprudence, the interpretation of law as shown by legal precedents
rechtsprocedure {f} {m} [legal] :: judicial process
rechtsstaat {m} :: nation of laws, constitutional state, (state which has rule of law)
rechtsstatelijk {adj} :: Pertaining to, in accordance with or compatible with the rule of law or a nation of laws
rechtstreeks {adj} :: direct
rechtstreeks {adv} :: directly
rechtswetenschap {f} :: jurisprudence
rechtszaak {f} {m} [law] :: lawsuit
rechtszaal {f} {m} :: courtroom
rechttrekken {v} :: to straighten
rechttrekken {v} :: to correct (of facts, statements)
rechtuit {adj} :: straightforward
rechtvaardig {adj} :: fair, just
rechtvaardigen {vt} :: to justify, provide an acceptable motivation or explanation
rechtvaardigheid {f} :: justice (state or instance of being just or fair)
rechtvaardigheidsgevoel {n} :: feeling of justice, feeling of fairness
rechtvaardiging {f} :: justification
recht voor zijn raap {adv} :: forthright, direct, straightforward
rechtzaak {f} {m} :: alternative spelling of rechtszaak
rechtzaal {f} :: courtroom
rechtzetten {vt} :: to stand up, to set upright
rechtzetten {vt} :: to rectify, to correct (a mistake)
reciteren {v} :: to recite
reclame {f} :: publicity
reclame {f} :: advertisement or ads
reclame {f} :: the stock that is advertised at a discount
reclamebureau {n} :: advertising agency
reclamecampagne {f} :: advertisement campaign
reclamefolder {m} :: leaflet with advertising
reclassering {f} :: rehabilitation of ex-convicts
recommandatie {f} :: recommendation
reconstrueren {v} :: to reconstruct
record {n} :: record
recreant {m} :: someone who practices or enjoys recreation
recreatie {f} :: recreation (activity that diverts, amuses or stimulates)
recreatiebad {m} :: recreational swimming pool; leisure centre
rectaal {adj} :: rectal (of -, via - or related to the rectum)
rectificatie {f} :: rectification
rectificeren {v} :: to rectify, to correct
rector {m} :: rector
reçu {n} :: receipt
redacteur {m} :: editor
redactie {f} :: editorial staff
redactrice {m} :: Female editor
redden {vt} :: to save, rescue
redder {m} :: savior, rescuer
redding {f} :: rescue, rescuing
reddingsactie {f} :: rescue operation
reddingsboot {f} :: A lifeboat, a boat to save people at sea or in deep internal waters
reddingsoperatie {f} :: rescue operation
reddingsplan {n} :: rescue plan
reddingsvest {n} :: life vest
reddingswerker {m} :: A rescue worker
rede {f} :: reason (as a concept)
rede {f} :: address, discourse
rede {f} :: A place to anchor, anchorage
redekunde {f} [dated] :: logic
redekunde {f} [rare, dated] :: rhetoric
redekundig {adj} [grammar] :: pertaining to phrases
redekundig {adj} [dated] :: logical, pertaining to logic
redelijk {adj} :: reasonable
redelijk {adv} :: reasonably, fairly, rather
redelijkerwijs {adv} :: reasonably
redeloos {adj} :: irrational, without reason
redemptorist {m} :: A redemptorist
reden {f} :: reason, ground
reden {f} :: rescue
reden {m} [mathematics] :: proportion
reden {v} [nautical] :: to equip (a ship)
reden {v} [by extension] :: to equip, fit, supply with (something with a supplemental tool)
redenaar {m} :: orator
redeneerkunde {f} :: logic
redeneerkunde {f} :: rhetoric
redenen {vi} [obsolete] :: to speak
redenen {vi} [obsolete] :: to discuss
redenen {vi} [obsolete] :: to reason
redeneren {vi} :: to reason
redeneren {vi} [archaic] :: to speak
redenering {f} :: reasoning
reder {m} :: shipowner, executive of a shipping business
rederij {f} :: shipping company
rederijker {m} [historical] :: rhetorician, literatus, especially an amateur involved in theatre; a member of the literary guilds that existed in the Low Countries in the late mediaeval and early modern periods
rederijkerskamer {f} :: chamber of rhetoric, an late-mediaeval or early-modern literary guild preoccupied with the study, production and performance of drama, rhetoric and literature
redetwisten {v} :: to argue, quarrel
redevoering {f} :: speech
redmiddel {n} :: A means of rescuing, saving or solving something; a solution
redoutabel {adj} [dated] :: redoubtable, awe-inspiring
reduceren {vt} :: To reduce
redundantie {f} :: redundancy
ree {f} {n} :: The roe, Capreolus capreolus
ree {f} {n} :: Any deer of the genus Capreolus
ree {f} [now, literary or dialectal] :: alternative form of rede
reebok {m} :: roebuck
reebok {m} [obsolete, South Africa] :: An antelope native to southern Africa
reeds {adv} [chiefly formal] :: already
reëel {adj} :: real, actual
reëel {adj} :: realistic
reëel {adj} [law] :: pertaining or relevant to a case; absolute
reëel {adj} [mathematics] :: real, pertaining to real numbers
reëel {adj} [economics] :: real, corrected for inflation, not nominal
reef {f} :: line drawn on the ground, furrow
reef {n} :: alternative form of reef (shallows; strip of sail)
reeks {f} :: A series, a sequence
reeks {f} :: A series of print publications
reep {m} :: a strip, resulting from ripping, cutting etc
reep {m} :: a rope
reep {m} :: a hoop, ring
reep {m} :: an edible bar, esp. a candy bar
rees {m} [colloquial] :: diarrhea, the runs, the squits, the squirts
reet {f} :: A ripped-up spot, tear; cleft, crack, crevice
reet {f} [vulgar] :: The butt crack, arse, anus
reet {f} [by extension, vulgar] :: The butt, behind
reet {f} [by extension, vulgar] :: (in geen reet nothing at all) nothing
reetveter {m} [slang] :: butt floss, G-string, thong
referendum {n} :: referendum
referentie {f} :: A reference, person who vouches for another, character witness
referentie {f} :: A quoted or otherwise consulted, preferably reliably or authoritative source, as for writing an academic document
referentiekader {n} :: frame of reference
referentiekader {n} :: system of organising thought containing prior beliefs
referentiekader {n} [physics] :: diagram or system from where an observer observes (relative) motion
refereren {v} [with aan] :: to refer to
referte {f} [legal] :: not contest charges (of a suspect or involved party)
referte {f} [letter] :: reference (number)
reflecteren {v} :: to reflect
reflecterend {adj} :: reflecting
reflectie {f} :: reflection
reflectie {f} :: thought about something
reflector {m} :: reflector (reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle; chiefly a bicycle)
reflex {m} :: reflex (automatic response by an organism)
reformatie {prop} {f} :: the Protestant Reformation
reformatie {f} :: reformation
reformator {m} :: reformer
reformatorisch {adj} :: pertaining to ultra-orthodox Reformed Protestantism
reformatorisch {adj} [dated outside some fixed uses] :: Reformed
reformatorisch {adj} [dated] :: pertaining to the Protestant Reformation
reformatorisch {adj} [archaic] :: reforming, reformatory, pertaining to or inclined to reform
reformeren {vt} :: to reform
reformeren {vt} [Christianity] :: to reform along Protestant lines
reformeren {vt} [military] :: to reorganise, to reform, to regroup
refractie {f} [optics] :: refraction
refrein {n} [music] :: a refrain, a chorus
refter {m} {n} [Belgium] :: mess hall, refectory
refuteren {v} :: to refute
regeerakkoord {n} :: coalition agreement
regeerzucht {f} [pejorative, dated] :: pathological desire to rule
regeerzucht {f} [pejorative] :: pathological desire to govern
regel {m} :: line of writing, verse; (pre-printed) straight line to write it on
regel {m} :: rule, regulation, custom, prescript
regel {m} :: narrow slat; especially a ruler
regelbaar {adj} :: adjustable
regelen {v} :: to regulate, to control
regelen {v} :: to arrange
regelgeving {f} :: regulations
regeling {f} :: arrangement (as in practical agreement)
regelmaat {f} :: regularity
regelmatig {adj} :: regular
regelneef {m} :: a petty, rules-obsessed person; a stickler for rules; control freak
regelneuker {m} [vulgar, colloquial, rare] :: Someone who strongly adheres to rules; a stickler for rules, a rule fetishist
regelnicht {f} :: petty, rules-obsessed woman, e.g. a woman trying to keep everything under control
regelrecht {adj} :: downright
regelrecht {adj} :: completely straight, level
regelrecht {adj} :: following a straight line
regen {m} :: rain
regenachtig {adj} :: rainy, prone to rain
regenboog {m} :: rainbow
regenboogtaal {f} :: LGBTIQ-inclusive language (language usage and/or vocabulary that seeks to include LGBTIQ persons)
regenboogvlies {n} :: iris, a membrane in the eye
regenbui {f} :: rain shower, incidence of rain
regendans {m} :: rain dance
regendruppel {m} :: A raindrop, drop(let) of rainwater
regenen {v} [impersonal] :: To rain, to precipitate
regenen {v} [impersonal, figuratively] :: To accumulate in large amounts, as though by rain
regenen {vi} [figuratively] :: To pour down, to fall out of the sky in large amounts
regenjack {n} :: raincoat
regenjas {m} :: raincoat
regenmantel {m} :: mantle, cloak to protect against the rain
regenpijp {f} :: drainpipe, downspout
regenschaduw {f} [geography, meteorology, chiefly singular] :: rain shadow
regenscherm {n} :: umbrella
regenseizoen {n} :: wet season
regent {m} :: regent
regentenstuk {n} [painting] :: group portrait of regents
regentes {f} :: regentess (female ruling in somebody else's stead)
regentes {f} [historical] :: female member of patrician and aristocratic circles
regentesse {f} :: alternative form of regentes
regentessenstuk {n} [painting] :: group portrait of regentesses
regentijd {m} :: rainy season
regenton {f} :: rain barrel
regenval {m} :: rainfall
regenwater {n} [chiefly uncountable] :: rainwater (water falling as rain; such water being stored up)
regenwolk {f} :: A rain cloud
regenwolkje {noun} :: diminutive of regenwolk
regenworm {m} :: earthworm
regenwoud {n} :: rainforest
regeren {vti} :: to rule, reign, govern
regeren {vt} [archaic] :: to control, to conduct, to direct, to govern
regering {f} :: The act of governing, ruling a state or similar political entity
regering {f} [legal] :: A government, a governing council: especially the executive branch of government
regering {f} :: The rule, reign of a prince etc
regeringsleider {m} :: head of government
regie {f} :: production, creative management [of a film, theatre work or other creative work]
regie {f} [figurative] :: the management, being in charge
regime {n} :: regime (political order)
regime {n} :: regime (undemocratic political order or government)
regime {n} :: regimen, diet
regiment {n} :: regiment (division of an army)
regiment {n} :: regimen, regime (particular system of enforcing discipline)
regiment {n} [obsolete] :: rulership, governance, rule
regimentskapel {f} [military, music] :: regimental orchestra (orchestra of a military regiment)
regio {f} :: region
regiolect {n} :: A colloquial variety of a standard language spoken in a particular region and influenced by the native dialect (thus an intermediate form between standard and dialect)
regionaal {adj} :: regional
regisseren {v} :: to direct (e.g. a film)
regisseur {m} :: director (e.g. of film, TV, or theater)
regisseuse {f} :: female director
register {n} :: A register, an index, esp. as an appendix in a book
register {n} :: A register, a lodger
register {n} :: A register, a musical range
register {n} :: A register, a style of language, e.g. with respect to formality and politeness
register {n} :: A register, an organ stop
registertje {noun} :: diminutive of register
registratie {f} :: A registration, the act of registering or being registered
registratie {f} :: An office in charge of registrations, especially when it also receives correlated payment of tax or other levies
registratie {f} [music] :: A registration, the act of selecting stops on an organ
registratie {f} [music] :: A specific setting thus achieved
registrator {m} :: A registrant or registrar, person (notably clerk) charged with keeping (a) register(s), possibly combined with other secretarial work; also as a specific title in various civilian and military uses
registrator {m} :: A recorder, registring device or person taking notes as if automatically registring
registreren {v} :: to register
rehabiliteren {v} :: to free from guilt (of a previous crime), rehabilitate
rei {m} :: circle dance, dance in which the participants form a circle, walk or dance rhythmically and sing or chant
reidans {m} :: circle dance
reidansen {v} :: to dance in a circle, to circle dance
reiger {m} :: heron, waterbird of the family Ardeidae
reiken {vi} :: to reach, to extend out, to stretch
reikwijdte {f} :: range, reach, scope
rein {adj} [formal] :: clean, spotless
rein {adj} :: pure, sheer
reïncarnatie {f} :: reincarnation
reinigen {v} :: to clean
reiniger {m} :: detergent, cleaning agent
reiniger {m} :: cleaning device
reiniger {m} :: cleaner, one who cleans
reiniging {f} :: cleaning (the act or process of cleaning or being cleaned)
reinigingsmiddel {n} :: detergent, cleaning agent
reinigingsoffer {n} :: sacrifice of purification
reis {f} {m} :: travel
reis {f} {m} :: trip, tour
reisagent {m} :: A travel agent
reisbureau {n} :: travel agency
reischeque {m} :: traveller's cheque
reisgenoot {m} :: A travel companion, who shares one's company on a journey
reisgids {m} :: travel guide
reiskoorts {f} :: wanderlust, travel bug
reisroman {m} :: novel in the shape of an itinerary, travelogue novel
reisspiegel {m} :: travelling mirror
reisstekker {m} :: plug adapter
reisverhaal {n} :: travelogue
reisverslag {n} :: record of a voyage, travelogue, itinerary
reisverzekering {f} :: travel insurance
reizen {v} :: to travel
reiziger {m} :: traveller, voyager
reiziger {m} :: [endonym] Dutch people who live in wagons or mobile homes, predominantly descended from 19th-century displaced agricultural workers
rek {n} :: A rack or stand
rek {m} :: The ability for a material to stretch
rekel {m} :: male of a canine species, notably dog, fox or wolf
rekel {m} :: insolent person
rekels {adj} [literally, rare] :: relating to a rekel (male of certain species, notably canine such as fox)
rekels {adj} :: (commonly; metaphorically) scampish, impish
rekels {adj} [by extension] :: damned, blasted
rekenaar {m} :: someone who makes calculations; a calculator
rekenaar {m} [rare] :: computer
rekenen {vi} :: to calculate, to do arithmetic
rekenen {vt} :: to count [+ tot (object) = as (belonging to)] [+ als (object) = as], to consider (something) an example [+ tot (object) = of]
rekenen {vti} :: to appraise, to reckon, to evaluate
rekenen {vi} :: to rely [+ op (object) = on], to depend [+ op (object) = on]
rekenen {vt} :: to charge, to determine or request a payment
rekenfout {f} :: miscalculation
rekening {f} :: reckoning, account
rekening {f} :: account (at a bank)
rekening {f} :: check, bill
rekening {f} :: invoice
rekeningnummer {n} :: account number
rekenkunde {f} :: arithmetic
rekenmachientje {noun} :: diminutive of rekenmachine
rekenmachine {f} :: calculator
rekentoestel {n} [Belgium] :: calculator
rekest {n} [archaic] :: request
rekken {v} :: to stretch
rekken {v} :: to prolong (in duration)
rekstok {m} [gymnastics] :: horizontal bar
rekwireren {v} :: to requisition, to demand for supplies
rekwisiet {n} [theatre] :: A prop, a property
rekwisiet {n} [obsolete] :: Something that is requisite
rel {m} :: riot
relaas {n} :: account, story, report
relateren {v} :: to relate
relatie {f} :: relation
relatie {f} :: relationship
relatief {adj} :: relative
relatief {adv} :: relatively
relativeren {v} :: to relativize (US), relativise (UK)
relativistisch {adj} [physics] :: relativistic (pertaining to the theory of relativity or relativistic motion)
relativiteit {f} :: relativity
relativiteitstheorie {f} [physics] :: theory of relativity
relevant {adj} :: relevant
reliek {f} {n} :: relic
reliekhouder {m} :: reliquary
reliekschrijn {n} [Roman Catholicism] :: a coffin-like reliquary
religie {f} [religion] :: faith, religion, a system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death
religie {f} :: religious denomination, such as an organized church
religie {f} [figuratively] :: something one adheres to devotedly
religieus {adj} :: religious
religiositeit {f} :: religiosity
relikwie {f} {n} :: relic
reling {f} :: rail (a horizontal bar)
rellen {vi} :: to riot
relmuis {f} :: edible dormouse, Glis glis
relnicht {m} [sometimes derogatory] :: A camp, effeminate homosexual man
relschopper {m} :: A rioter, a troublemaker
rem {f} :: brake
remake {m} :: remake (of a film)
Remco {prop} {m} :: given name
remise {f} :: carriage house
remise {f} :: tram house
remise {f} [chess] :: a tie, draw
remkabel {m} :: a bicycle's brake cable
remlamp {f} :: (uncommon) brake light
remmen {vi} :: to brake, slow down
Remmerswaal {prop} :: surname
remonstrant {m} :: Remonstrant (Arminian)
remonstrants {adj} :: Arminian, following or belonging to the Arminian religion
remontada {f} [football] :: comeback
remork {noun} [Belgium] :: trailer [esp. for cars]
remparachute {m} :: braking parachute, brake parachute
rempedaal {n} [automotive] :: brake pedal
remschoen {m} :: brake shoe
remtrommel {mf} :: brake drum
remvloeistof {f} :: brake fluid
remweg {m} :: braking distance
ren {f} :: A run; an enclosed area where small or mid-sized livestock such as poultry are kept
renaal {adj} :: Pertaining to the kidneys
Renaat {prop} :: given name, a diminutive of Renatus, the Latin of René
Renaissance {prop} [history] :: Renaissance
Renate {prop} :: given name, from Latin Renata, the feminine form of Renatus meaning reborn
rendabel {adj} :: profitable
rendement {n} :: yield, performance
rendement {n} [physics] :: efficiency (of energy conversion)
rendier {n} :: reindeer
rendiergewei {n} :: A pair of reindeer antlers; a reindeer antler
rendiermos {n} :: reindeer lichen, Cladonia rangiferina
renegaat {m} :: renegade, outlaw
renegeren {v} :: to renounce one's belief, renege
renium {n} :: rhenium
renkoekoek {m} :: roadrunner, bird of the genus Geococcyx
Renkum {prop} :: Renkum (village/and/municipality)
rennen {vi} [about people or animals] :: to run, to move fast
rennen {vi} [about fluids] :: to run, flow, stream
rennen {vi} [about fluids] :: to flow together, combine, thicken
rennen {vi} :: to leak, seep through
renner {m} :: runner, one who runs
renner {m} :: racer; especially short for a competitive wielrenner 'cyclist'
renoster {m} [obsolete] :: rhinoceros
renovatie {f} :: renovation
renpaard {n} :: A racehorse
renpaardje {noun} :: diminutive of renpaard
Rens {prop} :: surname
Renswoude {prop} {n} :: Renswoude (village)
rente {f} :: interest
rentmeester {m} :: steward (manager of property or affairs on a third party's behalf)
renunciatie {f} :: renunciation, the act of resigning, abandoning [property or rights]
renunciatie {f} [religion] :: asceticism
rep. {noun} :: abbreviation of republiek
rep. {noun} :: abbreviation of republikeins
reparatie {f} :: repair
repareren {v} :: To repair
repercussie {f} :: repercussion, consequence
repeteergeweer {n} :: repeating rifle
repeteren {vt} :: to repeat
repeteren {vti} :: to rehearse
repetitie {f} :: (school) test
repetitie {f} :: repetition
repetitie {f} :: rehearsal
repetitie {f} [programming] :: loop
reppen {v} :: to bring up, to mention (often used with van or over)
reppen {v} :: to hurry
representatief {adj} :: representative, characteristic
representatief {adj} :: trying to make an impression, impressive
representeren {v} :: to represent
repressie {f} :: repression
reptiel {n} :: reptile, any member of the class Reptilia
reptielachtigheid {f} :: reptilianness
reptieligheid {f} :: reptilianness
republiek {f} :: republic (type of state)
Republiek Macedonië {prop} {f} :: Republic of North Macedonia: the constitutional name of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
republikein {m} :: Someone who favours a republic as a form of government; a republican
republikein {m} [politics] :: Member of the - usually US - Republican Party
reputatie {f} :: reputation
reputatieschade {f} :: reputational damage
research {f} :: research
reservaat {n} :: A tract of land reserved for a particular purpose; a reserve or reservation
reservaat {n} [figurative] :: A distinct, isolated sector or domain
reserve {f} :: reserve, emergency supply (that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use)
reserve {f} :: military reserves
reserve {f} :: reservation, restraint
reserve {f} [legal, Belgium] :: forced estate, legitime
reserve {f} [sports] :: alternate, substitute, reserve
reserveband {m} :: A spare tyre
reservedeel {n} :: spare part
reserveleger {n} :: A reserve army
reserveonderdeel {n} :: spare part
reserveren {vt} :: to reserve
reserveren {vt} :: to book (reserve)
reservetroep {m} [chiefly plural] :: reserve troop
reservewiel {n} :: A spare wheel
reservoir {n} :: reservoir
reservoirtje {noun} :: diminutive of reservoir
residentie {f} :: residence (usually of someone with important political or social status such as the head of state)
resolutie {f} :: resolution
resort {n} :: A resort (place with recreational environment for holidays)
resp. {adj} :: abbreviation of respectievelijk
respect {n} :: respect
respectabel {adj} :: respectable, deserving respect
respecteren {v} :: to respect
respectief {adj} :: respective
respectievelijk {adj} :: respective
respectievelijk {adv} :: respectively
respectloos {adj} :: disrespectful
respectvol {adj} :: respectful, showing respect
respijt {n} :: (short) delay
respiratie {f} :: respiration
respons {f} {n} :: response
ressource {f} [often, in the plural] :: resource, means (of existence)
ressource {f} :: A way to turn the course of the game, notably in chess
ressource {f} [in the plural] :: possibilities, capabilities
rest {f} :: rest (that which remains)
restafval {n} :: general waste, residual waste, unsorted household waste
restant {n} {mf} :: remnant, remainder
restaurant {n} :: restaurant
restauratie {f} :: buffet at a railway station
restauratie {f} :: the restoration of an object of artistic or historical significance
restaureren {v} :: to restore
resteren {v} :: to remain
resterend {adj} :: remaining, left-over
resterend {adj} :: odd (left over after others have been grouped)
resultaat {n} :: Result
resulteren {v} :: to result
resusaap {m} :: rhesus macaque, rhesus monkey, Macaca mulatta
resusaapje {noun} :: diminutive of resusaap
resusfactor {m} :: Rhesus factor
retabel {n} {m} [Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism] :: retable (table or shelf behind an altar)
retarderen {v} :: to delay, to hold up
retentie {f} [legal] :: The retention, act of retaining something rather then returning it
retentie {f} [history] :: The confiscation of a fief by the feudal lord
retentie {f} :: A remembrance, (retention in) memory
retentie {f} :: The abilty retentiveness, to retain, to remember
retentie {f} :: The inability to secrete a substance, notably as a medical condition or concerning a delay in the passage of water
retentie {f} :: The preservation of the shape of (a corrected set of) teeth
retentor {m} [legal] :: The holder of a right of retensio, i.e. to keep something one doesn't own
retina {f} {m} :: retina
retireeren {v} :: obsolete spelling of retireren
retireren {vtr} [formal] :: to withdraw, to retire
retorica {f} :: rhetoric
retoriek {f} :: rhetoric
retorisch {adj} :: rhetorical
retort {f} {n} [chemistry] :: retort (flask used for distillation)
retoucheren {v} :: to retouch, touch up
retour {adv} :: back whence one came
retour {n} :: return
retour {n} :: return ticket for a train
retraite {c} :: [religious] retreat
retributie {f} :: compensation, payment, remuneration
reu {m} :: male dog or other canine
reuk {f} :: smell
reukbal {m} :: pomander
reukgras {n} :: Any of the grasses of the genus Anthoxanthum
reukgras {n} :: sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
reukloos {adj} :: emitting no smell
reukloos {adj} [uncommon] :: having no sense of smell
reukorgaan {n} :: olfactory organ, nose
reukwater {n} :: scented watery liquid, notably toilet water
reukwerk {n} :: An incense product, an aromatic product that spreads a smell when burned, used often as a cultic or therapeutic activity
reukwerk {n} [by extension] :: Any perfume, luxury product to provide a scent
reukwerkbrander {m} [rare] :: An incense burner, a fireproof device to burn incense in, so as to release the scented smoke
reukzin {m} :: sense of smell
reuma {n} :: rheumatism
reumatiek {f} :: rheumatism
reumatisch {adj} :: rheumatic
reünie {f} :: reunion
reuring {f} :: pleasant unrest or bustle
reus {m} :: giant
Reus {prop} :: surname
reusachtig {adj} :: giant, huge, enormous in any sense, e.g. great, extremely good
reusdier {n} :: obsolete form of reuzendier
reus op lemen voeten {m} :: giant with feet of clay (someone or something impressive and seemingly strong with a hidden fatal defect)
Reuver {prop} {n} :: Reuver (village)
reuze- {prefix} [added to a noun] :: giant, giant-sized
reuze- {prefix} [added to an adjective] :: very, extremely, hugely
reuze {adj} [colloquial] :: fantastic, great, awesome
reuzedier {n} [uncommon] :: alternative form of reuzendier
reuzel {m} :: lard (fat from the abdomen of a pig)
reuzenaronskelk {m} :: titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum
reuzendier {n} :: giant animal (megafauna, often prehistoric or mythological)
reuzenhaai {m} :: basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus
reuzeninktvis {m} :: giant squid
reuzeninktvisje {noun} :: diminutive of reuzeninktvis
reuzenkangoeroe {m} :: Used of certain large kangaroos of the genus Macropus; referring to both the red kangaroo and the gray kangaroos
reuzenpanda {m} :: giant panda, panda bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
reuzenrad {n} :: Ferris wheel
reuzenstap {m} :: giant step
reuzenzwaai {m} :: A giant turn, a giant swing, a giant bend
revalidatie {f} [medicine] :: rehabilitation, recovery
revalideren {vi} [medicine] :: to rehabilitate, to recover
revanche {f} :: Revenge, retaliation
revanche {f} :: A rematch in sports or games
revelatie {f} :: A revelation, the act or an instance of revealing or disclosure; especially divine revelation
revelatie {f} [metonymy] :: The divinely revelead truth, as from the Bible and/or Coran in Judeo-Christianity namely Islam
revelatie {f} [figuratively] :: A discovery, find, notably one who surprises positively, e.g. with a great performance
reventer {m} {n} [Netherlands, chiefly historical] :: mess hall in (former) monasteries
revers {m} :: revers, lapel
revindiceren {v} :: to revindicate
reviseren {v} :: to revise
revisionisme {n} :: revisionism
revisionist {mf} :: a revisionist
revisionisties {adj} [obsolete] :: nonstandard spelling of revisionistisch
revisionistisch {adj} :: revisionist
revolte {f} :: revolt
revolteren {v} :: to revolt
revolutie {f} :: Revolution (sudden change; upheaval, putsch)
revolutie {f} [obsolete, astronomy] :: revolution, rotation (complete turn across an orbit or around an axis)
revolutiebouw {m} [Netherlands, historical] :: speculative construction of slum housing
revolutionair {m} :: revolutionary
revolutionair {adj} :: revolutionary
revolutionairenveldbed {n} :: stretcher for revolutionaries
revolver {m} :: revolver
revue {f} {m} :: revue
revue {f} {m} :: review
revuetje {noun} :: diminutive of revue
rexist {m} :: Rexist
Reybrouck {prop} :: surname
Reynders {prop} :: surname
Reynst {prop} :: surname
Rheden {prop} :: Rheden (village/and/municipality)
Rhenen {prop} {n} :: Rhenen (town)
Rhijn {prop} {m} :: obsolete spelling of Rijn
Rhijnvis {prop} {m} :: given name [mostly used in the Feith family]
Rhodesië {prop} {n} [historical] :: Rhodesia
rhodium {n} :: rhodium
rhonchus {f} :: rhonchus
riant {adj} :: [chiefly of buildings, valuable possessions and money] lavish, splendid, spacious, luxurious
riant {adj} [sports] :: decisive, overwhelming, convincing
riant {adj} [archaic] :: cheerful, riant
rib {m} :: rib
rib {m} :: a truss (wooden frame)
ribbedebie {adj} [colloquial, Belgium] :: disappeared, gone, having left
ribbenboog {m} :: Costal arch, the medial ends of the seventh to tenth costal cartilages that join to form a cartilaginous costal margin on each side [arcus costalis]
ribbenkast {f} :: rib cage
ribfluweel {n} :: corduroy
ribkwal {f} :: ctenophore, any member of the phylum Ctenophora
ribstuk {n} :: entrecôte
RIBW {noun} :: initialism of Regionale Instelling voor Beschermd Wonen, "Regional Institute for Protected Living"
richel {f} :: ridge, ledge
richel {f} :: bar, lath
richten {vt} :: to direct, aim
richter {m} :: aimer, one who aims (e.g. a projectile weapon)
richter {m} [dated, Protestantism] :: biblical judge [the usual plural is richteren]
richter {m} [historical] :: official of the court of justice overseeing the implementation of verdicts, without having a voice in them
richting {f} :: direction
richting {f} [formal] :: movement, tendency
richtlijn {f} {m} :: directive, guideline
richtlijn {f} {m} [mathematics] :: directrix
ridder {m} :: A knight
ridder {m} [obsolete] :: One of certain butterflies of the family Papilionidae
ridder {m} [obsolete] :: In particular, the swallowtail, Papilio machaon
ridderen {v} :: to knight:
ridderen {v} :: to dub someone a knight
ridderen {v} :: to confer a knighthood (membership of an order) upon
ridderhofstad {f} :: A knightly manor or homestead
ridderkapel {f} [dated] :: One of certain butterflies of the family Papilionidae
ridderkapel {f} :: In particular, a swallowtail, Papilio machaon
ridderkapel {f} [dated, rare] :: A knightly chapel
Ridderkerk {prop} {f} :: A town in Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, on the island IJsselmonde, near Rotterdam
Ridderkerk {prop} {f} :: A municipality including the town mentioned above
ridderlijk {adj} :: knightly, chivalrous (pertaining to knights)
ridderlijk {adj} :: chivalrous, gallant (according to gendered courteous conduct)
riddermatig {adj} :: chivalric, knightly (pertaining to or in accordance with chivalry; bestowing knighthood)
ridderorde {f} :: chivalric order, order of knighthood
ridderorde {f} :: knighthood (decoration)
ridderroman {m} :: A chivalric romance
ridderschap {n} :: knighthood (state of being a knight)
ridderschap {f} :: knighthood (body of knights)
riddervaan {f} :: pennon (knight's vane or streamer)
ridderzwaard {n} :: A knight's sword, a knightly sword
Rie {prop} :: given name, diminutive of Marie
riek {f} :: pitchfork
rieken {v} [formal] :: to stink
rieken {v} [Belgium, colloquial] :: to smell (i.e. to produce, give off a smell)
rieken {v} [Belgium, colloquial] :: to smell (i.e. to sense a smell)
riem {m} :: belt, strap, thong, collar
riem {m} :: seat belt
riem {m} :: oar, paddle
riem {m} :: ream (paper measure)
riemslag {m} [rowing] :: oar stroke
riemslag {m} [rowing] :: lash with a belt
riemvis {m} :: giant oarfish, king of herrings, Regalecus glesne
riet {n} :: reed
rietdekker {m} :: A thatcher (person who installs thatch as a roofing material)
rieten {adj} :: made of straw or reed
rietje {noun} [euphemistic] :: cane, hickory, or other stick used for corporal punishment
rietje {noun} :: drinking straw
rietkat {f} :: jungle cat, Felis chaus
rietkraag {m} :: A reed belt, a reed bed adjacent to a body of water
rietsuiker {m} :: cane sugar
Rietveld {prop} :: surname
rietwolf {m} :: golden jackal, Canis aureus
rif {n} :: reef: a chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water
rif {n} [nautical] :: reef: an arrangement to reduce the area of a sail in a high wind
rifhaai {m} :: Name used for certain sharks in the family Carcharhinidae; reef shark
Riga {prop} {n} :: Riga (capital city)
rigide {adj} :: rigid
rigoreus {adj} :: alternative form of rigoureus
rigoureus {adj} :: full-on, rigorous
rigoureus {adv} :: rigorously, strictly, harshly
rigoureus {adv} :: exactly, precisely
Rigters {prop} :: surname
rij {f} :: row, line
rij {f} :: row (entries in a table going left to right)
rij {f} :: line, queue of people waiting for something
rij {f} [mathematics] :: series
rij {f} [chess] :: rank
rijbaan {c} :: carriageway
rijbewijs {n} :: driver's license
rijden {vi} :: to ride
rijden {vit} :: to drive
rijder {m} :: A rider, someone who rides
rijdier {n} :: A riding-animal or mount, a domesticated animal used to carry a rider on its back, as opposed to pets, draught animals and wild animals
rijen {vt} :: to form a row, line up into a row
rijfelen {vti} [archaic, Belgium] :: to rub
rijfelen {vi} [historical] :: to play a gambling game with three dice
rijgedrag {n} :: driving behaviour (behaviour while driving a vehicle)
rijgen {vt} :: to pierce, to impale, to spit
rijgen {vt} :: to baste (to sew a thread through something)
rijk {adj} :: rich
rijk {adj} :: wealthy
rijk {adj} :: abundant
rijk {n} :: realm, kingdom
rijk {n} :: empire
rijk {n} :: state
Rijk {prop} {n} :: A former village in Noord-Holland, the Netherlands, demolished in 1959, located at what is now one of the runways of Schiphol
Rijk {prop} {n} :: A drowned village in Noord-Holland, the Netherlands, destroyed by the Haarlemmermeer in the seventeenth century
rijkaard {m} :: A rich, wealthy man
rijkbedeeld {adj} :: richly endowed, well-served, given a generous portion etc
rijkdom {m} :: wealth
rijkdom {m} :: prosperity
rijke {m} [literally] :: a rich one
rijke {m} :: a wealthy person
Rijkens {prop} :: surname
rijksambtenaar {m} :: A public servant working for a national government, usually one working in the Netherlands or another unitary monarchy
rijksappel {m} :: A (golden) orb, one of the insignia of monarchy: globus cruciger
Rijksaramees {prop} {n} :: Imperial Aramaic (variety of Old Aramaic used as lingua france by the Persian Empire)
rijksbestuur {m} :: government
rijksdaalder {m} [historical] :: A Dutch coin worth 2 1/2 guilders
rijksdaalder {m} [historical, numismatics] :: A coin used until the decimalization of 1816 worth 50 stuivers rather than 30 (daalder)
rijksdag {m} :: An imperial diet, notably:
rijksdag {m} :: of the Holy Roman Empire
rijksdag {m} :: of imperial (Hohenzollern) Germany
rijksdag {m} :: of the Third Reich, Nazi Germany
rijksdag {m} :: as upper house (senate) in the empire Japan since the Meiji reform
rijkskanselier {m} [historical] :: imperial or [in earlier times] royal chancelor, the head of government (prime minister) or steward of certain (usually but not always monarchical) countries, such as the German Empire, the Weimar Republic or the Kingdom of Sweden in early modern times
rijksmunt {f} :: A coin issued by a national or imperial government
rijksmunt {f} :: A national or imperial mint
rijkspolitie {f} :: national police, a police branch operating nationally
rijksstraatweg {m} [historical] :: A paved public major road built by the government, typically during the nineteenth century
rijkswacht {f} :: A (former) Belgian military body charged with police duties among the civilian population, the Belgian Dutch / Flemish translation of the gendarmerie
rijksweg {m} [chiefly Netherlands] :: A road built and maintained under national authority
rijkunst {f} [uncountable] :: Equestrianism
rijkunst {f} :: One's horse-riding skills
rijkunst {f} :: One's driving skills
rijles {f} [countable, uncountable] :: A driving lesson or riding lesson; a lesson or education in driving cars or other vehicles or in riding animals
rijm {m} :: hoarfrost, rime
rijm {n} :: rhyme, rhyming
rijm {n} [now, chiefly diminutive] :: A rhyme, a poem that uses rhyme
rijmen {vi} :: to rhyme [+ op (object) = with] (to have a rhyme with another word)
rijmen {vit} :: to rhyme, to speak or write rhymes
rijmen {vi} :: to agree, to correspond [+ met (object) = with/to]
rijmen {vt} :: to bring into agreement, to reconcile [+ met (object) = with]
rijmreus {m} [mythology, rare, chiefly plural] :: ice giant, frost giant
rijmschema {n} [poetry] :: rhyme scheme
rijmwoord {n} :: A rhyme word (word that rhymes with another)
rijmwoordje {noun} :: diminutive of rijmwoord
Rijn {prop} {m} :: the Rhine
Rijnland-Palts {prop} {n} :: Rhineland-Palatinate
Rijnsburg {prop} {n} :: Rijnsburg (village)
Rijnwaarden {prop} :: Rijnwaarden (municipality)
rijontzegging {f} :: A suspension of a driving licence, a disqualification from driving
rijp {adj} :: ripe (of fruit etc.)
rijp {m} :: hoarfrost
rijpaard {n} :: A riding horse, a horse that is suited as a mount [as opposed to a work horse or a draught horse]
rijpen {v} :: to ripen
rijpreus {m} [mythology] :: frost giant, ice giant
rijs {n} [archaic, dialectal] :: A young twig or branch
rijs {n} [archaic, dialectal] :: A bundle of twigs; a faggot
rijs {n} [obsolete] :: Any bush, tree or plant
Rijsbrack {prop} :: surname
rijschool {f} :: driving school, riding school
rijsdam {m} :: A dam constructed from narrow branches, in particular of willow wood, used to protect banks and shores from erosion
Rijsel {prop} {n} [chiefly Belgium] :: Rijsel (capital city)
rijshout {n} :: narrow branches and twigs, in particular of willows
rijst {m} :: rice
rijstepap {f} :: rice porridge
rijstpapier {n} :: rice paper
rijstrook {f} [Netherlands] :: Each of several parallel driving lanes on a (broad) road
rijsttafel {f} :: A rijsttafel, an elaborate meal or banquet with many Chinese-Indonesian rice dishes
rijstveld {n} :: a rice field, a paddy
rijstwijn {m} :: rice wine
Rijswijk {prop} {n} :: Rijswijk (town), to the south of The Hague
Rijswijk {prop} {n} :: Rijswijk (village)
Rijswijk {prop} {n} :: Rijswijk (village)
rijten {vt} :: to rip, to tear
rijtjeshuis {n} :: Terraced house
rijtuig {n} :: A carriage or coach, such as in a train
rijtuig {n} [dated] :: A horse-drawn carriage
rijverbod {n} :: driving ban (prohibition on driving)
rijweg {m} :: road or portion of a road intended for use by (motorised) vehicles; roadway
rijwiel {n} [formal] :: bicycle
rijwielolie {f} :: bicycle oil
rijzen {v} :: to rise
rijzig {adj} :: tall, risen high; mainly used in positive descriptions of living beings and architecture
rijzweep {f} :: crop, riding-crop, horsewhip
Rik {prop} {m} :: given name
rikketik {interj} :: Onomatopoeia for a ticking sound
rikketik {m} [colloquial or childish, Netherlands] :: heart
riks {m} [historical, colloquial] :: A coin worth 2½ guilders
riksja {m} :: rickshaw (light, two-wheeled or three-wheeled human-powered carriage)
riksje {noun} :: diminutive of riks
ril {f} :: rille
ril {f} :: groove in soil, furrow
ril {f} [dialectal] :: brook, streamlet, rill
ril {f} [dialectal] :: ridge or eminence between two depressions or grooves
rillen {v} :: to shiver
rilling {f} :: shiver, shudder (act of shaking)
rimboe {mf} :: jungle, wilderness
rimpel {m} :: wrinkle
rimpelig {adj} :: wrinkly, wrinkled
rimpeling {f} :: ripple
rimpelloos {adj} :: peaceful, carefree
Rindt {prop} :: surname
ring {m} :: ring, hollow circular object
ring {m} [gymnastics] :: ring
ring {m} :: beltway, ring road
ringbaard {m} :: Van Dyke beard
ringdijk {m} :: A ring dike, a looping embankment
ringelrob {m} :: ringed seal, Pusa hispida
ringen {vt} :: to ring
ringleiding {f} :: hearing loop, audio induction loop
ringmus {f} :: tree sparrow, German sparrow, Passer montanus
ringslang {f} {m} :: grass snake
ringtone {m} :: ringtone (sound made by a ringing telephone)
ringvinger {m} :: The ring finger, between the middle finger and little finger
ringweg {m} :: bypass, ring road
ringworm {m} :: annelid, worm of the phylum Annelida
ringworm {m} :: ringworm, infectious fungal disease
rinkel {m} :: A metal disc (as a percussion cymbal, etc.) or ringlet used to produce a ringing sound
rinkelen {v} :: to make a ringing sound, as of a bell; to jingle
rins {adj} :: mildly or pleasantly sour
Rinus {prop} :: given name, diminutive of Marinus
rioleren {vt} :: to furnish with sewerage
rioleren {v} :: to discharge through a sewer; to drain
riolering {f} :: sewerage
riool {n} :: sewer
rioolbuis {f} {m} :: sewer pipe
riooljournalistiek {f} :: yellow journalism
rioolkrant {f} :: An untrustworthy, sensationalist newspaper
Ripuariër {m} :: A Ripuarian (Frank)
Ripuarisch {adj} :: belonging or relating to the Ripuarian Franks
Ripuarisch {adj} :: in or relating to the Ripuarian dialect
Ripuarisch {prop} {n} :: Ripuarian, the West Germanic dialect of the abovementioned Frankish tribes
risee {f} :: laughing stock
risico {n} :: risk
risicogroep {f} {m} :: risk group, high-risk group
riskant {adj} :: risky, daring
riskeren {vt} :: to risk
rit {m} :: a ride on horseback or in a vehicle
ritme {n} :: rhythm, beat
ritmisch {adj} :: rhythmic
rits {interj} :: Sound of tearing or closing a zip fastener
rits {f} {m} :: zipper [US], zip fastener [UK]
rits {adj} :: randy, in heat, horny, lewd
ritselaar {m} :: facilitator
ritsen {v} :: to close a zipper
ritsen {v} [traffic] :: to merge
ritsig {adj} :: randy, in heat, horny, lewd
ritssluiting {f} :: zip fastener, zip, zipper
ritten {m} [colloquial] :: A ritten; a young rat
ritten {v} [archaic] :: to run back and forth playing [said of children]
ritten {v} [archaic] :: to tear one's clothes while running
rittenwedstrijd {m} [cycling, Belgium] :: stage race
rituaal {n} [Roman Catholicism, Freemasonry] :: an instruction text for performing rituals, a liturgy book
ritueel {adj} :: ritual
ritueel {n} :: ritual
ritus {f} :: rite
rivaal {mf} :: rival, opponent
rivaliteit {f} :: rivalry
rivier {f} {m} :: river
rivierbed {n} :: riverbed, bed of a river
rivierbedding {f} :: riverbed, bed of a river
rivierbekken {n} :: catchment basin of a river
rivierdal {n} :: river valley, wadi
rivierdelta {f} :: river delta
rivierdolfijn {m} :: river dolphin, denoting a paraphyletic group of long-snouted riverain dolphins
rivierdonderpad {f} :: Cottus perifretum
rivierendelta {f} :: alternative form of rivierdelta
rivierengebied {n} :: river area (area or ecosystem defined or influenced by a river)
riviergebied {n} :: alternative form of rivierengebied
rivierhaven {f} :: river port, river harbour
rivierkreeft {m} :: crayfish, a freshwater crustacean resembling a marine lobster
riviermond {m} :: mouth of a river
riviermonding {f} :: river mouth
rivierpaard {n} [archaic] :: hippopotamus
rivierschip {n} :: A river ship
Rivka {prop} {f} :: given name
r.k. {noun} :: abbreviation of rooms-katholiek
rob {m} :: seal, any member of the family Phocidae
rob {f} [Belgium] :: rabbit
Rob {prop} {m} :: given name
Robbe {prop} :: surname
Robben {prop} :: surname
Robbert {prop} {m} :: given name
robe {f} :: gown, robe
Robert {prop} {m} :: given name
robijn {n} :: ruby (substance)
robijn {m} :: ruby (gem)
robijnen {adj} :: made of ruby
robijnen {adj} [color] :: ruby
robijnrood {adj} [color] :: ruby
Robin {prop} :: given name
robinsonade {f} :: robinsonade
Robinsonade {f} :: alternative case form of robinsonade
robot {m} :: robot
robotarm {m} :: A robotic arm, e.g. on a manufacturing line
rocambolesk {adj} [chiefly Belgium] :: incredible, unbelievable, fantastic
rock {m} :: rock (style of music)
rockband {m} :: rock band
rocker {m} :: A rocker (rock musician or rock fan)
rocker {m} :: A rocker (rock song)
roddel {c} :: gossip, idle talk
roddelblad {n} :: tabloid
roddelen {v} :: to gossip
roddelpers {f} :: gossip press (gossip magazines, tabloids, etc.)
rode bes {f} :: A red currant, the red berry of a variety of Ribes rubrum
rode bes {f} :: See: nl rode bes
rode biet {f} :: beetroot, red beet
rode dophei {f} :: alternative form of rode dopheide
rode dopheide {f} :: bell heather, heather-bell, Erica cinerea
rode draad {m} :: A common thread or leading thread (common or central characteristic in something, esp. of narrative importance)
rode draad {m} :: See: nl rode draad
rode hond {m} :: superseded spelling of rodehond
rodehond {m} :: rubella, German measles
rode ibis {m} :: scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber
rode kool {f} [uncountable, countable] :: red cabbage, purple-leaved variety of Brassica oleracea
rodekool {f} :: [less common, official spelling] alternative spelling of rode kool
Rode Kruis {prop} {n} :: Red Cross
rode loper {m} :: red carpet
rode lynx {m} :: bobcat, red lynx, Lynx rufus
rode reus {m} :: A red giant (type of star)
rode vos {m} :: red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
rode wijn {m} :: red wine, such as claret
Rode Zee {prop} :: Red Sea (sea between Africa and Arabia)
rododendron {m} :: A rhododendron, plant of the genus Rhododendron
roe {f} {m} :: alternative form of roede
roe {f} {m} :: bundle of twigs, especially in Sinterklaas folklore
roede {f} :: A rod (for a curtain)
roede {f} [archaic] :: A penis
roede {f} [dated] :: An are, a unit of area corresponding to 100 square metres
roede {f} [historical] :: An old unit of area varying from about 10 to 33 square metres
roede {f} [dated] :: An decametre, a unit of length corresponding to 10 metres
roede {f} [historical] :: An old unit of length varying from about 3.5 to 5.75 metres
roedel {m} :: group of animals, especially a pack of wolves
roef {f} :: cabin [on a boat]
roef {f} [dated] :: tapering lid of a coffin, with a triangular cross-section
roef {f} [dated] :: triangular frame placed over a coffin or bier, on which a cloth is laid
roeiboot {mf} :: A rowing boat
roeien {v} :: to row (with oars)
roeier {m} :: rower
roeimachine {f} :: rowing machine (fitness device simulating rowing)
roeipen {f} :: thole (pin for keeping an oar in place)
roeiriem {m} :: oar
roek {m} :: rook (bird)
roekeloos {adj} :: reckless
roekeloosheid {f} :: Recklessness
roeken {vt} [obsolete] :: to pay attention to, to heed
roeken {vt} [obsolete] :: to care about, to worry about
Roel {prop} :: given name
Roeland {prop} :: given name
Roelof {prop} :: given name
Roels {prop} :: surname
Roelvink {prop} :: surname
roem {m} :: glory (honour and valour)
Roemeens {adj} :: Romanian
Roemeens {prop} {n} :: Romanian (language)
roemen {v} :: to praise, to laud
Roemenië {prop} {n} :: Romania
roemrijk {adj} :: glorious, illustrious
roemrucht {adj} :: renowned, glorious
roemruchtig {adj} :: glorious
roentgenium {n} :: roentgenium
roep {m} :: call, shout, cry
roep {m} :: reputation
roep {m} :: call, demand
roepen {vti} :: to cry, shout
roepen {vt} :: to call, summon, invite etc
roeper {m} :: one who calls
roeper {m} [obsolete, grammar] :: a word in the vocative case
roeping {f} :: vocation, calling
roepletters {p} [plural only] :: callsign
roepnaam {m} :: usual given name (i.e. by which one is usually called)
roeptoeter {m} [colloquial] :: loudhailer, blowhorn, megaphone
roeptoeter {m} [colloquial] :: mouthpiece, something that relays discourse, especially opinion
roeptoeter {m} [colloquial, pejorative] :: loudmouth, blowhard [usually connoting that one proclaims simplistic opinions]
roeptoeteren {vti} [colloquial] :: to proclaim loudly (simplistic opinions) [+ over (object) = about]
roer {n} :: A boat's wheel
roer {n} :: A rudder, device to steer a vessel
roer {n} [figuratively] :: (used absolutely, with the definite article: het roer) control
roer {n} [historical] :: light musket, matchlock gun
roerbakken {vti} :: to stir-fry
Roerdalen {prop} {n} :: Roerdalen (municipality)
roerdomp {m} :: bittern
roerdrager {m} [historical] :: A soldier armed with a short, light musket
roerei {n} [countable] :: A serving of scrambled eggs; [uncountable] scrambled eggs
roeren {vt} :: to stir, scramble
roeren {vt} :: to move, budge
roeren {vt} [figuratively] :: touch, move (to cause emotion)
roeren {vt} [music] :: to play an instrument
roerende feestdag {m} [chiefly plural] :: moveable feast
roerganger {m} :: helmsman
roerig {adj} :: restless
roerloos {adj} :: motionless
Roermond {prop} {n} :: Roermond (city/and/municipality)
roes {m} :: intoxication
roes {m} :: haze
roes {m} :: high
roest {m} :: rust (result of oxidation)
roest {m} :: roost (resting place of birds)
roesten {v} :: to rust (to oxidise)
roesten {v} :: to roost
roestig {adj} :: rusty
roestig {adj} :: of the colour of rust
roestplaats {f} :: roost (resting place of birds)
roestvrij {adj} :: free of rust
roestvrij {adj} :: stainless
roet {n} :: soot (fine dark particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of organic material or fuel)
roet {n} :: a fungus type
roet in het eten gooien {v} :: to ruin a plan, event, or situation
roetmop {m} [ethnic slur, derogatory, offensive] :: An offensive term of abuse for a black person: nigger
roetmop {m} [derogatory] :: A nickname or insult for a chimney sweep
roetmop {m} [derogatory, chiefly in Limburgish contexts] :: A nickname or insult for a coal miner
roetmop {m} [dated, ethnic slur, derogatory, offensive] :: An offensive term of abuse for a native Indonesian person
roetpiet {m} :: black pete
roetsjen {vi} [chiefly Belgium] :: to rapidly glide or slide
roetveeg {mf} :: daub of soot, e.g. caused by wiping with a sooty object
roetveegpiet {m} :: A servant of Sinterklaas with facepaint that resembles a daub of soot, unlike the blackface of Zwarte Piet
rof {adj} [slang] :: rough, unrefined
Roffa {prop} {n} [slang] :: Rotterdam
roffelvuur {n} [dated, chiefly uncountable] :: drumfire
rog {m} :: ray
rog {m} :: stingray
rog {m} :: skate
rogge {c} :: rye
roggebrood {n} :: Rye bread; a loaf of rye bread
Rogier {prop} {m} :: given name, (re-)borrowed from Old French, like English Roger
Rojer {prop} :: surname
rok {m} :: skirt (clothing)
rok {m} :: full dress, white tie (formal clothing)
rok {o} {m} :: alternative form of rokken
rokade {f} :: castling
roken {vit} :: to smoke (a tobacco product, another drug, a surrogate)
roken {vi} :: to smoke, to produce smoke
roker {m} :: smoker, one who smokes
rokeren {v} :: To castle (perform the chess move of castling, in which one exchanges the king and a castle)
rokerig {adj} :: smoky, pertaining to, containing, causing, smelling like or tasting like smoke
rokerij {f} :: smokery, smokehouse (building or facility where fish or meat is cured by smoking)
rokershoest {m} :: The cough of a habitual smoker
rokershoestje {noun} :: diminutive of rokershoest
rokerskuch {m} :: The cough of a habitual smoker
rokerskuchje {noun} :: diminutive of rokerskuch
rokertje {noun} [chiefly Netherlands] :: A smoke, a tobacco product that is smoked:
rokertje {noun} [dated] :: cigar
rokertje {noun} :: cigarette
rokke {n} {m} :: alternative form of rokken
rokken {n} {m} :: distaff, rock
rokken {v} :: alternative form of rokkenen
rokkenen {vt} :: To cause; create; bring about; induce; effect
rokkenjager {m} :: A womanizer, a skirt chaser, a lady-killer
rokzadel {n} :: A no-nose bicycle saddle
rol {mf} :: role, function (as in actions or tasks that a person or a group is expected to perform)
rol {mf} :: roll (cylindrical object, often used as a rolling part)
rol {mf} [theater] :: role, character
rolberoerte {f} :: A rolling fit; a seizure causing one to roll over the ground [commonly used in hyperbole, typically in relation to fright, surprise or laughing]
rolbezetting {f} :: cast (group of people performing a play)
rolgordijn {n} :: roller blind
rolkussen {n} :: A cylindrical cushion or pillow
rolkussen {n} :: A bamboo wife, a Dutch wife
rollade {f} :: roulade (piece of rolled spiced meat, though generally not filled)
rollator {m} :: rollator
rollebollen {v} :: to frolic
rollen {v} [ergative] :: to roll
rollenspel {n} :: A role playing game
rollerbank {?} :: dynamometer
rollerskate {m} [less common, chiefly plural] :: A roller skate
rolletje {noun} :: diminutive of rol
rolluik {n} :: roller shutter
rolmaat {f} :: [spring return] tape measure
rolmodel {n} :: A role model
rolmops {m} :: rollmop, rollmops (rolled herring, often with a filling of pickles and onions)
rolmops {m} [derogatory] :: an obese human or animal
rolprent {f} [uncommon] :: film, movie
rolroer {n} :: aileron (aeroplane part)
rolschaats {f} :: roller-skate
rolschaatsen {v} :: to roller-skate
rolstoel {m} :: wheelchair
rolstoelafhankelijk {adj} :: bound to a wheelchair, wheelchair-dependent
rolstoelgebruiker {m} :: A wheelchair user
rolstoellift {m} :: A wheelchair lift
rolstoeltje {noun} :: diminutive of rolstoel
rolstoeltoegankelijk {adj} :: accessible to wheelchair users
roltong {f} :: a coiled, rollable tongue, esp. the proboscis of butterflies or the tongue of frogs
roltrap {m} :: escalator
rolverdeling {f} [literally] :: cast distribution (casting procedure)
rolverdeling {f} :: (commonly) cast list
rolweerstand {m} [physics] :: rolling resistance
Rom. {adj} :: abbreviation of Romeins
Rom. {noun} :: abbreviation of Romeinen
Romaan {prop} {m} :: A native speaker of a Romance language
Romaan {prop} {m} :: A member or descendant of one of those peoples, or of the Latin sub()race
Romaan {prop} {m} :: given name, cognate with Manus and Romein
Romaan {m} :: Rhaetian, a speaker of Rhaeto-Romance
Romaans {adj} :: Romance (of the language family)
roman {m} :: novel (work of fiction)
romance {f} [literature, music, historical] :: An emotional popular-historical epic ballad
romance {f} [literature, music] :: A sentimental love song or love story
romancier {m} :: novelist
romanisatie {f} :: romanization, process of either acculturation to the Romance culture or of phonetic notation and transliteration to Roman script
romanist {m} :: Romanicist, student of Romance languages and cultures
romanschrijver {m} :: novelist
romantiek {f} :: Romanticism
romantisch {adj} :: romantic
romantiseren {v} :: to romanticize (US), romanticise (UK)
Rome {prop} {n} :: Rome (capital city)
Rome {prop} {n} :: Rome (metropolitan city)
Romein {m} :: a Roman (an inhabitant of Rome)
Romeins {adj} :: Roman
Romeinse {f} :: female equivalent of Romein
Romeinse Rijk {prop} {n} :: the Roman Empire
römertopf {m} :: Römertopf
rommel {m} :: trash, garbage, rubbish
rommel {m} :: junk, low-quality stuff
rommel {m} :: mess, disorder
rommelen {v} :: to mess around, fiddle
rommelen {v} :: to rumble (make a rumbling sound)
rommelig {adj} :: messy, disorderly
rommelkamer {f} :: A junkroom
rommelmarkt {c} :: flea market
romoesja {m} :: [unofficial] uncommon spelling of romusha
romp {m} :: trunk, torso
romp {m} :: (ship) hull
romper {m} :: a one-piece garment for an infant or small child; a onesie or romper
romper {m} :: an adult loungewear jumpsuit; a onesie or romper
rompstaat {m} :: rump state
romusha {m} [historical] :: A romusha; an Indonesian who had to perform penal servitude for the Japanese during the Second World War
rond {adj} :: round, circular
rond {adj} :: finished, completed
rond {adv} :: around, about
rond {adv} [postpositional] :: around (implying motion)
rond {prep} :: around
rond {prep} :: concerning, related to
rond {n} :: round - of a race or of a tournament
rondborstig {adj} :: busty, round-breasted
rondborstig {adj} :: honest, candid, open-hearted, straightforward, frank
ronddraven {v} :: to trot about
ronde {f} :: round
ronde {f} :: lap
rondedans {m} :: circle dance
rondeel {n} :: A semi-circular outcropping tower in a fortification, a roundel
rondeel {n} [obsolete, historical] :: A chalice or other vessel containing a usually alcoholic drink that was passed around at a feast
rondeel {n} [historical, poetry] :: A rondeau
ronden {vt} :: to make round
ronden {vt} [nautical] :: to go around
rondetijd {m} [racing] :: lap time
rondgang {m} :: a tour
rondhangen {v} :: to hang around, to loiter
rondhout {n} [nautical] :: wood that is cut into a round shape, such as a mast, which a sail can be attached to
rondist {f} {m} {n} :: girdle (of a brilliant-cut diamond)
rondje {noun} :: an O in the game of tic-tac-toe
rondje {noun} :: a round of drinks bought by someone in a bar
rondkomen {v} :: to make ends meet
rondleiding {f} :: guided tour
rondlopen {v} [Netherlands] :: to walk about
rondlopen {v} [Belgium] :: to run about
rondom {prep} :: around, round, in the vicinity of
rondpunt {n} [Belgium] :: roundabout
rondreis {f} {m} :: tour
rondscharrelen {v} :: to nose about, to snoop
rondscharrelen {v} :: to wander about
rondtrekken {v} :: wander (move without purpose)
ronduit {adv} :: frankly
rondvaart {f} :: A boat excursion, a short cruise, a round trip on the water
rondvaartboot {f} :: tour boat, excursion boat
rondweg {m} :: bypass, ring road
rondworm {m} :: A roundworm, a nematode; worm of the phylum Nematoda
rondzweven {v} :: to float around
ronselen {v} :: to draft (to conscript a person e.g. for a military service)
röntgen {m} :: röntgen
röntgenapparaat {n} :: X-ray machine
röntgenfoto {mf} :: radiograph, X-ray photograph
röntgenfotografie {f} :: radiography, X-ray photography
röntgenstraling {f} [physics] :: X-ray radiation
ronzebons {m} :: portable puppet theatre
ronzebons {m} [historical] :: a band of native Indonesians playing European-style music
rood {adj} :: red
rood {adj} [politics] :: left, socialist, labor
roodachtig {adj} :: reddish
roodbaars {m} :: A rockfish, fish of the family Sebastidae, in particular of the genus Sebastes
roodbont {adj} :: [chiefly of cattle] red-pied, red and white
roodborst {m} [zoology] :: A vernacular name for an animal species with a charactistic red (spot on) the chest, notably:
roodborst {m} :: [commonly in the diminutive roodborstje] The robin, Erithacus rubecula
roodborst {m} :: [less common, but also usually in the diminutive] Phoenicurus phoenicurus
roodborstje {noun} [zoology] :: A robin, a robin redbreast (Erithacus rubecula)
roodborstlijster {f} [zoology] :: Turdus migratorius, a thrush species (after a charactistic red chest) robin (not the more common, smaller namesake)
roodgloeiend {adj} :: red-hot, heated to the point of glowing red
roodgloeiend {adj} :: hotly blushing
roodhaar {m} :: A ginger, a redhead, a red-haired person
roodharig {adj} :: redheaded
roodharige {mf} :: A redheaded person, ginger
roodhert {n} [dialectal, uncommon] :: red deer, Cervus elaphus
Roodkapje {prop} {n} :: Little Red Riding Hood
roodkop {m} :: common pochard, Aythya ferina
roodrijder {m} :: A person who drives or rides through a red light (red traffic light)
roodsel {n} :: eosin
roodverschuiving {f} [astronomy] :: redshift
roof {m} :: robbery, robbing, banditry, rapine
roofdier {n} :: predator
roofdier {n} :: carnivore
roofdier {n} :: carnivoran, any member of the order Carnivora
roofgier {m} :: rapaciousness
roofgier {m} [figurative, , literary] :: vulture
roofgier {m} :: rapacious person
roofgierig {adj} :: rapacious
roofkunst {f} :: stolen art, looted art
roofmoord {m} :: A crime involving murder and (attempted) robbery
roofridder {m} [historical] :: robber baron
roofvis {m} :: predatory fish
roofvogel {m} :: bird of prey
roofvogelnest {n} :: nest of a bird of prey; eyrie
roofzoogdier {n} [rare] :: A predatory mammal, especially of the order Carnivora
roofzucht {f} :: rapaciousness, proclivity to stealing
roofzuchtig {adj} :: rapacious
rooi {adj} [colloquial, chiefly attributive] :: alternative form of rood
rooibos {m} :: rooibos plant
rooibos {m} :: rooibos tea
rooie {mf} :: A redheaded person
rooie {mf} :: A socialist, a communist
rooie {mf} [colloquial] :: A thousand-guilder bill, short for rooie rug 'red back' (the colour of the underside of the bill)
rooie cent {f} [colloquial] :: a red cent, a very small amount of money [mostly used in the negative, meaning no money at all]
rooien {v} :: to dig, dig up, excavate
rooien {v} :: to clear (especially of trees)
rook {m} :: smoke
rookabri {m} :: A smoking shelter
rookbom {f} :: A smoke bomb
rookbommetje {noun} :: diminutive of rookbom
rookgordijn {n} :: smokescreen
rookgranaat {f} {m} :: smoke grenade
rookkaas {m} :: smoked cheese
rookmelder {m} :: smoke detector
rookontwikkeling {f} :: cloud of smoke
rooksignaal {m} :: smoke signal
rookverbod {m} :: smoking ban
rookwaar {f} [collective] :: smoking products (tobacco products, sometimes including other smoked drugs and smoking miscellanea)
rookwerk {n} :: An incense product, an aromatic product that spreads a fragrant smell when burned
rookwolk {c} :: cloud of smoke
rookworst {f} [countable, uncountable] :: rookworst, a type of traditionally smoked (but now often cooked) sausage
room {m} :: cream (of milk)
roomboter {f} :: butter, made by churning the cream of milk
roomijs {n} :: ice cream [with at least 5% milkfat]
roomklopper {noun} :: cream whipper, whisk
Rooms {adj} :: Roman
roomser dan de paus {adj} :: more Catholic than the Pope
roomwit {adj} :: cream [color]
roos {f} :: rose, ornamental plant of the genus Rosa
roos {f} [heraldiccharge] :: rose, used as a heraldic charge
roos {f} :: bullseye, the center of a target, as used at shooting practice
roos {f} [uncountable] :: dandruff
roos {f} [uncountable] :: rash, a (reddish) affliction of the skin
Roos {prop} {f} :: given name
Roosendaal {prop} {n} :: Roosendaal (city/and/municipality)
roosmolen {m} :: A many-bladed wind turbine, common in America in the first half of the twentieth century
roosten {vt} [uncommon] :: to roast
rooster {n} {m} :: grill, grid a metallic maze-structure; some things containing one
rooster {n} {m} :: a device for roasting
rooster {n} {m} :: roster, timetable
rooster {n} {m} :: (crystallographic) lattice
roosteren {v} :: to roast (to cook food by heating in an oven or fire)
Roost-Krenwik {prop} {n} :: Rosoux-Crenwick, a village in Belgium
ros {n} :: horse
ros {n} :: steed
ros {adj} :: of a colour between red and yellow:
ros {adj} :: red-haired
rosbaar {f} :: A litter carried by two horses or mules
rosbief {m} :: roast beef
rosemaling {f} :: rosemaling
Rosita {prop} {f} :: given name
roskam {m} :: currycomb
roskop {m} [pejorative] :: A redhead, ginger
rosmolen {m} :: A horse mill
rosoliemolen {m} :: A horse-driven oil mill
rosse buurt {phrase} :: red-light district
rossen {v} [colloquial] :: To beat, to rough up
rossig {adj} [of hair] :: reddish
Rossum {prop} :: A town in Gelderland, The Netherlands
Rossum {prop} :: A town in Overijssel, The Netherlands
rostblokje {noun} :: diminutive of rotsblok
rot- {prefix} :: rotten, damned, cursed, blasted
rot {adj} :: rotten, spoiled, decayed, putrid
rot {adj} :: rotten, tedious, unkind, mean
rot {n} :: rot, something rotten, something rotting
rot {f} [dialectal, Northern Dutch] :: alternative form of rat
rot {n} {f} [military] :: a file (of men)
rot {n} {f} [obsolete] :: multitude, band, throng
rotatie {f} :: rotation
rotatie {f} [mathematics] :: curl
rotatiesnelheid {f} :: rotational speed
roten {v} [ergative, of flax, hemp, jute, etc.] :: to ret (to soak in water to prepare for further processing)
roteren {v} :: to rotate
roterend {adj} :: rotating
rotgans {f} :: brent goose, brant, Branta bernicla
Rotgans {noun} :: surname
Rothschild {prop} :: surname
roti {m} :: roti
rotje {n} :: firecracker
rotje {n} [dated] :: storm petrel, European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus
Rotjeknor {prop} {n} [slang, pejorative] :: Nickname for Rotterdam
rotonde {f} :: A roundabout (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island)
rotonde {f} [dated] :: A rotunda
rotonde {f} [obsolete] :: A sleeveless coat worn by women
rotor {m} :: rotor
rots {f} :: a rock
Rots {prop} :: surname
rotsachtig {adj} :: rocky
rotsblok {n} :: A piece or mass of rock, a boulder
rotseiland {n} :: rocky island
rotseilandje {noun} :: diminutive of rotseiland
rotsgebergte {n} :: A rocky mountain range
rotsig {adj} :: rocky
rotsklimmen {n} :: rock climbing
rotslawine {f} :: rockslide
rotsplateau {n} :: rock plateau
rotsvast {adj} :: rock-solid
rotsvast {adv} :: firmly
rotswoestijn {f} :: rock desert (desert (region) with a surface mostly consisting of rock)
rotszwaluw {f} :: Eurasian crag martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris
rotszwaluw {f} [obsolete, rare] :: cave swallow, Petrochelidon fulva
Rotte {prop} :: A river in and near Rotterdam, and part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
rotten {v} :: to rot, to go bad, to decay
Rotterdam {prop} {n} :: Rotterdam (city/and/municipality)
rotvaart {c} [idiomatic] :: very high speed
rotzak {m} :: scumbag, fiend
rotzak {m} [Belgium, Brabantian] :: Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius
rotzak {m} [obsolete, ethnic slur] :: Frenchman, Walloon
rotzooi {f} [colloquial] :: mess
rotzooi {f} [colloquial] :: rubbish, garbage
rotzooitje {noun} :: diminutive of rotzooi
route {f} :: route, course, way (particular pathway or direction one travels)
route {f} :: road, route
routebeschrijving {f} :: directions [driving]
routebeschrijving {f} :: route description
routebeschrijving {f} :: itinerary
routepunt {n} :: waypoint
router {m} [Internet] :: router (networking device)
routertje {noun} :: diminutive of router
routineus {adj} :: routine, habitual (pertaining to or resulting from repetition)
rouw {m} :: mourning
rouw {m} :: sorrow, grief
rouwdag {m} :: day of mourning
rouwen {vi} :: to mourn, to grieve
rouwkaart {f} :: mourning card
rouwklacht {c} :: lamentation
rouwkleur {f} [literally] :: A mournful colour, as befits funeral proceedings
rouwkleur {f} [figuratively] :: A sad or depressing colour
rouwmoed {m} :: grief, state of mourning
rouwmoedig {adj} :: grieving, mourning
rouwrand {m} :: A black border on a piece of paper (often on envelopes) to signify mourning
rouwrand {m} [by extension] :: A connotation of grief to an event or occasion
rouwstemming {f} :: mournful mood, as befits a funeral
rouwstemming {f} :: grave gloom, dark mood
roven {vt} :: to rob
rover {m} :: robber
roversbende {f} :: gang/band of robbers
rovershol {n} :: den of thieves
roversschip {n} :: pirate ship
royaal {adj} :: generous, munificent
royaal {adj} :: large, huge
royal {mf} :: royal
royaliteit {f} :: generosity, munificence
royeren {v} :: to dismiss, discharge, expel, fire, sack
roze {adj} :: pink, rosy
rozebottel {f} :: superseded spelling of rozenbottel
rozemarijn {m} [botany, chiefly uncountable, countable] :: rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
rozemarijn {m} [uncountable] :: rosemary; the plant's aromatic leaves, used as a culinary spice (often still on the branch) and in perfume
rozenbed {n} :: A rosebed
rozenbottel {f} :: rosehip, hip
Rozendaal {prop} :: Rozendaal (village/and/municipality)
rozenhout {n} :: rosewood
rozenhouten {adj} :: made of rosewood
rozenkever {m} :: garden chafer, June bug, Phyllopertha horticola
rozenkrans {m} [literally] :: A wreath of roses
rozenkrans {m} :: The rosary, a Catholic prayer sequence, consisting of repetitions of Our Lady and Our Father
rozenkrans {m} :: A rosary, Catholic or, less commonly, Anglican prayer beads used to keep track of the above
rozenkrans {m} :: An object resembling the wreath:
rozenkrans {m} :: a deer's antlers' knobby edges
rozenkrans {m} :: the plant Gnaphalium dioicum, now Antennaria dioica
rozenkrans {m} :: A symbolical meaning of the wreath:
rozenkrans {m} :: youth
rozenkrans {m} :: virginity
rozenkransvormig {adj} [biology] :: moniliform
rozenrood {adj} :: rose-red, having the color of a red rose
rozenveld {n} :: A rose field
rozenwater {n} :: rosewater
rozerood {adj} :: flesh-colored
Rozieren {prop} {n} :: Rosières, a village in Belgium
rozijn {f} :: A raisin, a dried grape
rubber {n} [uncountable] :: rubber (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree)
rubber {n} :: piece of rubber used in machines
rubber {n} :: a condom
rubberlaars {f} :: A rubber boot
rubberlaarsje {noun} :: diminutive of rubberlaars
Ruben {prop} {m} :: Reuben (Biblical/mythical character; Biblical tribe)
Ruben {prop} {m} :: given name
rubidium {n} :: rubidium (chemical element)
rubricator {m} [historical] :: rubricator (scribe who added texts and markings in red and sometimes another colour in manuscripts)
rubriceren {v} :: to divide into sections; to bring under headings; to classify into different subjects
rubriek {f} :: rubric, header
rubriek {f} [obsolete] :: a title, header or written character, in particular one written in red
rubriek {f} [obsolete] :: red pigment
rucht {noun} :: bad, disgusting people; scum
ruchtbaarheid {f} :: public knowledge, publicity, limelight
ruft {m} [vulgar] :: fart
ruften {v} :: to fart, to break wind
rug {m} :: back
rug {m} [geology] :: ridge
rugby {n} :: rugby (sport)
ruggegraat {f} {m} :: superseded spelling of ruggengraat
ruggengraat {f} {m} :: vertebral column
ruggengraat {f} {m} :: spine, backbone
ruggengraat {f} {m} [figuratively] :: backbone, fundamental support, core of an organization
ruggenmerg {n} :: spinal cord
ruggenprik {f} :: An injection of a substance for spinal anaesthesia
ruggenwervel {m} :: vertebra of the back
ruggespraak {f} {m} :: consultation, discussion with stakeholders
rugje {noun} :: diminutive of rug
rugschild {n} :: An organic dorsal protective covering of an animal, a carapace
rugschild {n} [uncommon] :: A military shield worn on the back
rugstreeppad {f} :: natterjack toad, Epidalea calamita
rugtas {m} :: rucksack, backpack
rugvin {f} :: dorsal fin
rugvinnig {adj} :: having dorsal fins
rugwind {m} :: tailwind
rugzak {m} :: rucksack, backpack
rugzaktoerisme {n} :: backpacker tourism, backpacking
rugzaktoerist {m} :: A backpacker, tourist who carries all his luggage in a backpack
rugzwemmen {vi} :: to swim on one's back
rui {f} :: moat, canal [in a city]
rui {f} :: creek, ditch
rui {m} :: molt (of feathers, fur)
ruien {v} :: to moult, to shed (of animals; lose a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.)
ruif {f} :: A fodder rack (with bars or a lattice) for livestock
ruig {adj} :: rough, rugged, bristly
ruig {adj} :: raucous, boisterous
ruige klaproos {f} :: The prickly poppy, pale poppy, Papaver argemone
ruigpoot {m} [vulgar, derogatory, dated] :: homo, poof, faggot (homophobic slur for a homosexual man)
ruigpoothoen {n} :: Any bird of the family Tetraoninae; grouse
ruigpootuil {mf} :: boreal owl [US, Canada], Tengmalm's owl, Aegolius funereus
Ruigrok {prop} :: surname
ruigte {f} {n} :: wild vegetation
ruigte {f} {n} :: wilderness
ruigte {f} {n} :: roughness
ruigte {f} {n} [now, dialectal] :: rubbish, waste
ruigte {f} {n} [now, dialectal] :: scum, rabble
ruiken {v} :: To smell (i.e. to perceive a smell)
ruiken {v} :: To smell (i.e. to emit a smell)
ruiker {m} :: A flower bouquet
ruiker {m} :: One who smells using one's olfactory organs
ruil {m} :: swap, exchange
ruilen {v} :: to swap, exchange
ruilen {v} :: to trade
ruilhart {n} :: [chiefly singular] transplanted heart
ruilkaart {f} :: trading card
ruilkaartspel {n} :: trading card game
ruilmiddel {n} :: currency, medium of exchange
ruilverkaveling {f} :: land consolidation
ruim {adj} :: spacious, roomy
ruim {adj} :: large, wide
ruim {adj} :: ample, generous
ruim {adv} :: more than, over, easily
ruim {n} [with definite article] :: The wide, open space
ruim {n} [nautical] :: A cargo hold
ruimdenkend {adj} :: open-minded
ruimen {vt} :: to make more spacious
ruimen {vt} :: to empty, to evacuate
ruimen {vt} :: to put away, to tidy up
ruimen {vt} [of farm animals] :: to cull, to exterminate [typically for public health reasons]
ruime sop {n} :: sea, ocean
ruimschoots {adv} :: amply
ruimschoots {adv} [nautical] :: with the wind in the back
ruimschoots {adj} :: ample
ruimte {f} :: space, room for a physical object to occupy
ruimte {f} :: room in a building
ruimte {f} [normally with the definite article] :: space, outer space
ruimtehaven {f} :: spaceport
ruimtekromme {f} [mathematics] :: three-dimensional or any multidimensional line (including curves); a space curve
ruimteopera {f} :: space opera
ruimtependel {m} :: space shuttle (reusable spacecraft)
ruimteschip {n} :: spaceship
ruimtesonde {f} :: space probe
ruimtestation {n} :: space station
ruimte-tijd {m} [relativity] :: spacetime
ruimtetijd {m} [relativity] :: spacetime
ruimtetuig {n} :: A spacecraft, vehicle traveling through space
ruimtevaarder {m} :: astronaut
ruimtevaart {f} :: space travel
ruimtevaarttijdperk {n} :: space age
ruimtevaartuig {n} :: spacecraft
ruimteveer {n} :: space shuttle, space vessel capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
ruimtewandeling {f} [aeronautics] :: spacewalk
ruimtewezen {n} :: An extraterrestrial, an alien
ruimteziek {adj} :: spacesick
ruin {m} :: gelding
ruïne {f} :: ruin
ruinen {v} [dialectal] :: to whisper
ruinen {v} [dialectal] :: to mumble, to murmur
Ruinen {prop} {n} :: Ruinen (village)
ruïneren {vt} :: To ruin, destroy
ruïneren {vt} :: To ruin financially
ruis {m} :: noise, rushing sound
ruis {m} :: sound or signal generated by random fluctuations; static
ruisen {vi} :: to rustle (e.g. of leaves)
ruisonderdrukker {m} :: squelcher
ruit {mf} [geometry] :: The shape rhombus, an equilateral parallelogram
ruit {mf} [heraldiccharge] :: A lozenge
ruit {mf} [card games] :: A diamond; mostly used in the plural: ruiten, for that card suit
ruit {mf} :: A glass panel (as) in a window; hence, the whole window
ruit {f} [botany] :: A plant of the genus Ruta; rue
ruit {f} :: One of a number of similar plants, notably the related Thalictrum flava
ruit {f} [rare] :: Any weed
ruiten {mf} [uncountable, cards] :: diamonds
ruiten {mf} :: a playing card of the diamonds suit
ruitenwisser {m} :: windshield wiper
ruiter {m} :: rider, horseman
ruiterij {m} :: cavalry
ruiven {v} [Belgium] :: to molt (of feathers and fur)
ruk {m} :: pull, jerk
ruk {adj} [slang] :: crap, shitty, garbage
rukbeer {m} [vulgar, pejorative] :: A habitual wanker, a tosser
rukbunker {m} [colloquial] :: bed
Rukkelingen-aan-de-Jeker {prop} {n} :: Roclenge-sur-Geer, a village in Belgium
rukken {vit} :: to jerk, to pull
rukken {vit} [colloquial] :: to jerk off, to wank
rukker {m} [literally] :: A yanker, one who pulls hard
rukker {m} [slang] :: A wanker, a jerker, one who performs masturbation on a penis
rukker {m} [slang, by extension] :: A jerk; any person
rukkertje {noun} :: diminutive of rukker
rukwind {m} :: gust, blast of wind
rul {adj} :: grainy, granular
rum {m} :: rum (alcoholic beverage)
rumba {f} :: rumba
rumboon {f} :: a bean-shaped praline with a rum filling
rumoerig {adj} :: noisy, loud
rumoerig {adj} :: boisterous, audibly restless, tumultuous to riotous
rund {n} :: any bovine animal
rund {n} :: idiot, stupid person
runderdief {m} :: cattle thief, abactor
runderpest {f} {m} :: rinderpest
rundvee {n} [collective] :: cattle
rundveehouderij {f} [uncountable] :: cattle husbandry
rundveehouderij {f} :: cattle farm (farm where cows are raised)
rundvlees {n} :: beef
rundvleessoep {f} :: beef soup
rune {f} :: rune
runnen {v} :: to run (a business or household)
Rupel {prop} {f} :: river in northern Belgium
rups {f} :: A caterpillar, the larve of a butterfly
rupsband {m} :: caterpillar track
rupsvoertuig {n} :: any vehicle with caterpillar tracks
rus {m} :: A sod, turf of soil, grass, reed or other vegetation
rus {m} :: The graminal plant Armeria vulgaris or Armeria maritima
rus {m} :: A grass-like plant, (bul)rush, notably of the genera Juncus and Luzula
rus {m} [slang] :: police detective
rus {adj} :: alternative form of ruis
Rus {m} :: Russian
Rus {m} [Bargoens] :: detective
Rusland {prop} {n} :: Russia
ruspe {f} [dialectal] :: obsolete form of rups
Russenoorlog {prop} {m} :: the Georgian uprising on Texel at the end of the Second World War
russenpol {m} :: turf of rush
Russin {f} :: A female Russian, a Russian woman
Russisch {adj} :: Russian, referring to Russia
Russisch {n} :: Russian, language of Russia
Russische Federatie {prop} {f} :: Russian Federation
rust {f} :: rest, calm, peace
rust {f} [sports] :: half-time
rustaltaar {n} [Roman Catholicism] :: An outdoor altar or an altar in a separate chapel where a ritual is performed during a procession, especially during a eucharistic procession
rustdag {m} :: day of rest
rusteloos {adj} :: restless
rusten {vi} :: to rest
rusten {vi} :: to lie, be supported (by something)
rusten {vt} [obsolete] :: to equip, to provide with what is needed
rusthuis {n} :: retirement home
rusthuisje {noun} :: diminutive of rusthuis
rustiek {adj} :: rustic
rustiek {adj} :: unrefined, uneducated, uncivilised
rustig {adj} :: calm, tranquil, quiet
rustig {adj} :: taking one's time, not hurried
rustoord {n} [Belgium] :: old people's home
rustoord {n} [Netherlands] :: retreat, place of rest
Ruth {prop} :: Ruth; the eighth book of the Bible
ruthenium {n} :: ruthenium
rutherfordium {n} :: rutherfordium
Rutte {prop} :: surname
Rutten {prop} :: surname
Ruud {prop} {m} :: given name
ruw {adj} :: rough, crude, harsh (not gentle)
ruw {adj} :: raw, crude (unprocessed)
ruwaard {m} [historical] :: governor, steward
ruwaard {f} [archaic] :: A mat intertwined from willow branches, used to reinforce dikes
ruwen {v} :: to roughen
ruwheid {f} :: roughness, crudity
ruwweg {adv} :: roughly
ruzie {f} :: quarrel, row, conflict, dispute
ruziën {vi} :: to quarrel
ruzietje {noun} :: diminutive of ruzie
Rwanda {prop} {n} :: Rwanda (country)
ryden {v} :: obsolete spelling of rijden