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| p {letter} | :: letter |
| P {letter} | :: The sixteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet |
| pa {m} | :: pa, dad |
| paal {m} | :: post, stake, pole, pile |
| paal {m} [sports] | :: goalpost |
| paal {m} [heraldiccharge] | :: pale, perpendicular stripe |
| paal {m} [euphemistic] | :: erect phallus |
| paal {m} | :: an Indonesian measure of distance |
| paal {f} | :: peel, baker's instrument |
| paal {adj} | :: pale |
| paal {adj} | :: faded, discolored |
| paalbewoner {m} | :: An inhabitant of pile dwelling |
| paaldans {m} | :: A pole dance |
| paaldanser {m} [literally] | :: pole dancer, esp. a stripper |
| paalsteek {m} | :: bowline |
| paaltjesvoetbal {n} | :: A variant of football in which each player or team has a pin, cone or block that an opponent has to topple with the ball |
| paalwerk {n} | :: fence (constructed from posts) |
| paalwoning {f} | :: pile dwelling |
| paalworm {m} | :: shipworm, Teredo navalis |
| paap {m} [pejorative] | :: Slur for a Roman Catholic cleric |
| paap {m} [by extension, pejorative, now, chiefly humorous] | :: papist (slur for any Roman Catholic) |
| paapje {n} | :: whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| paapje {n} [dated] | :: cocoon, in particular of the silkworm |
| paar {n} | :: pair, couple |
| paar {n} | :: a few, a couple, some |
| paard {n} | :: A horse, Equus caballus or Equus ferus |
| paard {n} [chess] | :: A knight |
| paard {n} [gymnastics] | :: A pommel horse |
| paard {n} [nautical] | :: A rope hanging beneath a spar or other horizontal beam, often fixed in place by other ropes |
| paard {n} [derogatory, offensive] | :: An ugly woman |
| paardans {m} | :: partner dance, dance in pairs |
| paardans {m} | :: mating dance |
| paardebloem {m} | :: superseded spelling of paardenbloem [official spelling of paardenbloem before 2006] |
| paardebloem {m} | :: alternative spelling of paardenbloem [according to the Witte Boekje] |
| paardenbek {m} | :: a horse's mouth |
| paardenbek {m} [pejorative, by extension] | :: a mouth that bears resemblance to that of a horse, a broad mouth with a set of protruding teeth |
| paardenbloem {f} | :: The dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, a wild flower species of the genus Taraxacum |
| paardenbloem {f} | :: Its fluffy, complex flower |
| paardenfluisteraar {m} | :: A horse whisperer (empathetic horse trainer) |
| paardenfokker {m} | :: A horse breeder |
| paardenkracht {m} | :: A horsepower; abbreviated pk |
| paardenlul {m} [vulgar] | :: dickhead |
| paardenlul {m} [vulgar] | :: horse cock (large penis) |
| paardenlul {m} [literal] | :: equine dick, horse penis |
| paardenmiddel {n} | :: A drastic, often desperate remedy or solution |
| paardenras {n} | :: A horse breed |
| paardenrennen {n} | :: horse racing, horse race |
| paardenrookvlees {n} | :: smoked horsemeat |
| paardenstaart {m} | :: A ponytail (hairstyle) |
| paardenstaart {m} [literally] | :: A horse's tail |
| paardenstaart {m} | :: A horsetail (plant of the genus Equisetum) |
| paardenstal {m} | :: horse stable |
| paardentram {m} | :: A horse-drawn tram, a horsecar |
| paardenvijg {f} | :: piece of horse dung |
| paardmens {m} [Greek mythology, fantasy] | :: centaur or [less commonly] another fictional human-horse hybrid |
| paardrijder {m} | :: A horserider, an equestrian |
| paardrijles {f} [countable, uncountable] | :: A horse-riding lesson; a lesson or education in horse riding |
| paard van Troje {prop} {n} | :: Trojan horse (mythological wooden horse) |
| paarlemoer {n} | :: Alternative spelling of parelmoer |
| paars {adj} | :: purple |
| paars {adj} [politics] | :: relating to cooperation between liberals and social democrats of the third way |
| paars {n} | :: The colour purple |
| paars {n} [politics] | :: A coalition of third way social democrats and liberals |
| paarse krokodil {mf} [Netherlands, idiomatic] | :: inordinate bureaucracy, red-tapism |
| paarsig {adj} | :: purplish, of a colour or shade which resembles or hinges on purple and/or contains some purple |
| paarsrood {adj} | :: purplish red |
| paasbaken {n} [rare, dialectal] | :: Easter fire |
| paasbloem {f} | :: daffodil, a bulbaceous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus |
| paasbult {m} | :: Easter fire |
| paasdag {m} | :: Easter Day |
| paasei {n} | :: Easter egg (dyed or decorated egg) |
| paasei {n} | :: Easter egg (egg-shaped chocolate confection) |
| Paaseiland {prop} {n} | :: Easter Island |
| paasfeest {n} | :: Easter |
| paashaas {m} | :: the Easter Bunny |
| paashaasschaamhaarverzamelaar {m} [humorous, vulgar] | :: A collector of pubic hair from the Easter Bunny |
| paaskaars {f} | :: Paschal candle |
| Paasopstand {prop} {m} | :: Easter Rising |
| paasstol {m} | :: stollen sold and eaten around Easter |
| paastak {m} | :: Easter branch (branch of a shrub decorated with Easter-related decoration) |
| paasvuur {n} | :: Easter fire |
| paasweek {f} {m} | :: Easter Week |
| paasweek {f} {m} | :: Holy Week |
| pachinko {m} | :: pachinko |
| pacht {f} | :: lease [in particular of land and immovable goods] |
| pachten {v} | :: to lease |
| pachter {m} | :: leaseholder, especially a tenant farmer |
| pacificatie {f} | :: pacification |
| pact {n} | :: pact |
| pad {n} | :: path (narrow road, usually unpaved) |
| pad {f} | :: toad (an amphibian of the order Anura similar to a frog with shorter legs and more ragged skin) |
| paddenstoel {m} | :: mushroom |
| paddenstoel {m} | :: mushroom-shaped signpost |
| paddentrek {m} | :: the yearly migration of toads to a nearby pool to reproduce; toad migration |
| paddestoel {m} | :: superseded spelling of paddenstoel |
| paddo {m} [slang] | :: a magic mushroom |
| paert {n} | :: obsolete spelling of paard |
| pafzak {m} [pejorative] | :: chunker, tubbo (slur for an obese person) |
| pagaai {f} {m} | :: A short oar with a broad blade |
| pagaans {adj} | :: pagan, pertaining to paganism |
| pagadder {m} [Belgium] | :: little kid, toddler |
| paganisme {n} | :: paganism |
| page {m} [historical] | :: page (boy serving a knight or noble, often of the noble estate) |
| page {m} | :: A page, a butterfly of the family Papilionidae |
| page {m} [archaic] | :: page (sheet of paper) |
| pagekapsel {n} | :: (hairdo) bob |
| pagina {f} | :: page |
| pagode {f} [Buddhism, architecture] | :: pagoda |
| pak {n} | :: package |
| pak {n} | :: suit (set of clothes) |
| pakbon {m} | :: packing slip, packing list |
| pakhuis {n} | :: warehouse |
| pakje {noun} | :: present: commonly the diminutive is used rather than the word 'pak' |
| pakjesavond {m} [Netherlands] | :: The evening before 6 December, when Sinterklaas brings presents to children (in Belgium it is the morning after) |
| pakkage {f} [dated] | :: luggage, baggage |
| pakkans {f} [law, police] | :: probability of apprehension; probability of arresting the criminal guilty of a crime |
| pakken {vt} | :: to grab, to take |
| pakken {vt} | :: to get, to fetch |
| pakken {vt} | :: to pack, to compact |
| pakken {vt} | :: to wrap up |
| pakken {vt} [vulgar] | :: to fuck |
| pakket {n} | :: kit, packet |
| pakket {n} [computing] | :: package, bundle |
| pakkie-an {n} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: task, concern, chore, business (that which someone is tasked to do, that which is of concern to someone) |
| pakkie-an {n} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: forte, one's strength (something in which one excels) |
| pak slaag {n} | :: thrashing, beating, spanking |
| pak voor de broek {n} | :: a thrashing or spanking while the victim is clad in at least one layer of textile (trousers and/or underpants) |
| pakweg {adv} | :: about, roughly, approximately, circa, to the tune of |
| pal {m} | :: catch (mechanism which stops something from moving the wrong way) |
| pal {adv} | :: firm, firmly |
| pal {adv} [with a preposition or adverb] | :: right, immediately |
| palefroot {m} [historical, rare] | :: A palfrey |
| paleis {n} | :: palace |
| paleisbanket {n} [collective] | :: A type of pastry containing almond paste and topped with a fondant icing |
| palen {vt} | :: to mark or enclose with posts |
| palen {vi} | :: to border [+ aan (object) = on] |
| palen {vt} [vulgar, slang] | :: to bang, to fuck |
| palen {vt} [rare] | :: to execute by piercing on a stake, to impale |
| paleolithicum {n} | :: Paleolithic, palaeolithic |
| paleolithisch {adj} | :: Paleolithic |
| paleontoloog {m} | :: paleontologist |
| Palermo {prop} | :: Palermo (city/and/province) |
| Palestijn {prop} {m} | :: A Palestinian, inhabitant of Palestine or member of its Arab diaspora |
| Palestijns {adj} | :: Palestinian |
| palet {n} | :: palette |
| palfrenier {m} [historical] | :: A coach attendant, a servant and driver of a carriage |
| palfrenier {m} [historical] | :: A stablehand |
| palindroom {n} | :: palindrome |
| paling {m} | :: eel |
| palingrokerij {f} | :: eel smokery, eel smokehouse (building or facility where eels are cured by smoking) |
| palinka {f} | :: Apricot brandy, preferably from Transleithania |
| palinodie {f} | :: A palinode, a formal rhetorical or poetic discourse in which one retracts an earlier statement |
| palinodie {f} | :: A retraction, a recantation |
| palissade {f} | :: palisade, fence made of wooden stakes |
| paljas {m} | :: A sack of straw, a paillasse |
| paljas {m} | :: A buffoon, a clown |
| palladium {n} | :: palladium (element) |
| palladium {n} [archaic] | :: palladium, safeguard (something that guarantees protection) |
| pallet {m} | :: pallet |
| pallieter {noun} | :: (colloquial) bon vivant |
| Pallieterland {prop} {n} | :: region around Lier and the river Nete in Flanders |
| palm {m} | :: palm (tropical tree of the family Palmae) |
| palm {f} | :: palm (middle part of the hand) |
| palmboom {m} | :: A palm tree, tree of the family Palmae |
| palmboom {m} | :: A palm tree, a tree or shrub resembling a tree of that family |
| palmkruis {n} [rare] | :: palm frond cross |
| palmolie {f} | :: palm oil |
| Palmpasen {prop} {mf} {n} | :: Palm Sunday |
| palmvrucht {f} | :: fruit of a palm tree |
| Palmzondag {m} | :: Palm Sunday |
| pal staan {v} | :: stand firm |
| paltrokmolen {m} | :: paltrok mill |
| palts {mf} [historical] | :: A type of palace, a temporary imperial or royal residence for a sovereign without a fixed, centralised capital |
| palts {mf} [historical] | :: A county that surrounds and belongs to such a residence |
| Palts {prop} {c} | :: [always with the definite article] The Palatinate, a region in Germany |
| paludarium {n} | :: paludarium |
| pamflet {n} | :: pamphlet |
| pamflettist {m} | :: pamphleteer |
| pamper {m} | :: a diaper |
| Pampus {prop} {n} | :: Pampus (A shallow waterway in the <<lake/IJmeer>> near Amsterdam, <<c/Netherlands>>.) |
| Pampus {prop} {n} | :: Pampus (An artificial <<island>> in the <<lake/IJmeer>>, <<c/Netherlands>>.) |
| Pampus {prop} {n} | :: Pampus (A decommissioned fortress on the island Pampus, officially Fort aan het Pampus, part of the Stelling van Amsterdam.) |
| pan- {prefix} | :: pan- |
| pan {f} | :: pan, especially for cooking |
| pan {f} [Netherlands] | :: cooking pot |
| panacee {f} | :: panacea |
| Panama {prop} {n} | :: Panama (country) |
| panamahoed {m} | :: A Panama hat, a lightweight straw hat type |
| Panamakanaal {prop} {n} | :: The Panama Canal |
| Panamees {adj} | :: Panamanian, from or relating to the Latin American country Panama |
| Panamees {m} | :: A Panamanian, member or descendant of the population of Panama |
| pancetta {f} | :: pancetta |
| pand {n} | :: house |
| pand {n} | :: pledge, pawn |
| pand {n} | :: premises |
| panda {m} | :: panda, giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
| panda {m} | :: red panda, Ailurus fulgens |
| pandapunt {f} [slang] | :: A fictional point awarded for sexlessness |
| pandeïsme {n} | :: pandeism |
| pandemie {f} | :: pandemic |
| pandemisch {adj} | :: pandemic |
| pandemonium {n} | :: pandemonium, residence of all demons/devils, hell |
| pandemonium {n} | :: pandemonium, a 'hellish' chaos, notably terrible noise and disorder |
| pandgang {m} | :: an aisle connecting two parts of one building |
| pandgang {m} | :: a cloister aisle |
| pandjesbaas {m} | :: pawnbroker, uncle (UK informal) |
| pandjesjas {m} | :: A tailcoat |
| pandoer {m} {n} [originally] | :: A member of an 18th-century Habsburg imperial Croatian regiment to fight the Ottoman Turks |
| pandoer {m} {n} [figuratively, from their violent reputation] | :: A ruffian, abusive person |
| pandoer {m} {n} | :: (also in the plural: pandoeren, also a verb) The name of a card game where a player can call pandoer! |
| pandoeren {vi} | :: To play the card game pandoer |
| pandoering {f} [Belgium] | :: a harsh/abusive beating, thrashing, roughing-up |
| pandoertje {noun} | :: diminutive of pandoer |
| Pandora {prop} {f} [Greek mythology] | :: Pandora |
| paneel {n} | :: panel (flat, rectangular, often wooden, surface) |
| paneel {n} | :: control panel |
| pangermanisme {n} | :: Pan-Germanism |
| pangermanist {m} | :: Pan-Germanist |
| pangermanistisch {adj} | :: Pan-Germanist |
| paniek {f} | :: panic |
| paniek {adj} [obsolete] | :: panic |
| paniekaanval {m} | :: A panic attack |
| paniekerig {adj} | :: panicky |
| paniekvoetbal {n} [football] | :: thoughtless, panicked football play |
| paniekvoetbal {n} [by extension] | :: any thoughtless, panicked behaviour |
| panisch {adj} | :: panic |
| panna {m} [association football] | :: A nutmeg, a tunnel (act of passing a ball between an opponent's legs while retaining control) |
| panne {mf} | :: breakdown |
| pannekoek {m} | :: superseded spelling of pannenkoek |
| pannendak {n} | :: tiled roof |
| pannenkoek {m} | :: pancake; pannekoek; flapjack |
| pannenkoek {m} | :: bungler, oaf |
| pannenlap {m} | :: A potholder (cloth or pad for holding hot cooking pots, etc.) |
| pannenlapje {noun} | :: diminutive of pannenlap |
| pannetje {noun} | :: diminutive of pan |
| panorama {n} | :: panorama, vista |
| panoramadek {n} | :: A panorama deck |
| panoramatoren {m} | :: panorama tower |
| panpsychisme {n} [philosophy] | :: the doctrine that all matter has a mental aspect; panpsychism |
| panslavisme {n} | :: Pan-Slavism |
| panslavist {m} | :: Panslavist |
| panslavistisch {adj} | :: Panslavist, pertaining to Panslavism |
| panter {m} | :: panther, leopard, Panthera pardus |
| pantheisme {n} | :: obsolete spelling of pantheïsme |
| pantheïsme {n} | :: pantheism |
| pantheïstisch {adj} | :: pantheistic |
| panther {m} | :: obsolete form of panter |
| pantoffel {f} {m} | :: slipper (bedroom or house slipper) |
| pantoffeldier {n} [chiefly diminutive] | :: A ciliate of the genus Paramecium |
| pantoffeldiertje {noun} | :: diminutive of pantoffeldier |
| pantoffelheld {m} | :: antihero, especially a henpecked one who merely talks the talk |
| pantoffelhout {n} [archaic] | :: cork |
| pantoffelparade {f} [historical] | :: A large number of ambling flaneurs, congregating at certain times (esp. on Sunday morning or afternoon) to show off their sense of fashion |
| pantoffelregering {f} [obsolete] | :: A relation, often a marriage, in which the woman is dominant and the man is henpecked |
| pantograaf {m} | :: pantograph (a tool for drawing) |
| pantograaf {m} | :: pantograph (a current collector on trains) |
| pantser {n} | :: armor (US), armour (UK) |
| pantseren {v} | :: to armour |
| pantserjuffer {f} | :: A spreadwing, a damselfly of the family Lestidae, especially of the genus Lestes |
| pantserkruiser {m} | :: armoured cruiser |
| pantsersmid {mf} | :: armorsmith (US), armoursmith (UK) |
| pantsertrein {m} | :: An armoured train |
| pantservoertuig {n} | :: armored vehicle (US), armoured vehicle (UK) |
| pantserwagen {m} | :: armoured car |
| panty {m} | :: A pantyhose, nylon tights worn about legs by women |
| panty {m} [obsolete] | :: Originally, short and/or legless undershorts worn by women and children |
| pap {m} | :: mush |
| pap {m} | :: porridge |
| pap {m} [colloquial] | :: Pa, dad |
| papa {m} | :: Dad (term of address for one’s father, especially used by young children) |
| papachtig {adj} | :: pasty, pap-like |
| papaja {m} | :: papaya |
| papaver {f} | :: papaver, poppy, plant of the genus Papaver |
| papaver {f} | :: several kinds of narcotic drugs made from the poppy |
| papegaai {m} | :: parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes, especially of the families Psittacidae and Psittaculidae |
| papegaai {m} [figurative] | :: A person who parrots other people |
| papegaai {m} [historical] | :: A bird-shaped target in archery |
| papegaai {m} [obsolete, pejorative] | :: papist |
| papegaaiduiker {m} | :: puffin, a diving seabird with a coloured beak |
| paperback {m} | :: A paperback |
| paperback {adj} | :: paperback |
| paperbackje {noun} | :: diminutive of paperback |
| paperclip {m} | :: A paper clip |
| paperclipje {noun} | :: diminutive of paperclip |
| Papiaments {prop} {n} | :: Papiamento (creole language) |
| papier {n} [uncountable] | :: paper (A material used for writing or printing on, made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets.) |
| papier {n} [countable] | :: A piece of paper |
| papier {n} [slang] | :: money (cf. slang sense of paper) |
| papieren {adj} | :: paper (made of paper) |
| papieren tijger {m} | :: A paper tiger |
| papieren tijger {m} | :: See: nl papieren tijger |
| papiergeld {n} | :: paper money |
| papiermolen {m} | :: paper mill |
| papierwerk {n} | :: paperwork |
| paplepel {m} | :: Spoon which is used to give young children porridge |
| Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea {prop} {n} | :: The island country Papua New Guinea in Oceanian Australasia |
| pappa {m} | :: [less common] alternative form of papa |
| pappen {vt} | :: to smear with paste |
| pappen en nat houden {v} | :: alternative spelling of pappen en nathouden |
| pappen en nathouden {v} [idiomatic] | :: to perfunctorily finish a task without consideration for results; to go through the motions |
| pappie {m} [childish] | :: daddy, dad |
| paprika {f} | :: sweet pepper, bell pepper |
| paprika {f} | :: paprika (spice) |
| papschool {f} [Belgian Dutch] | :: kindergarten |
| papzak {m} [pejorative] | :: fatso (slur for an obese person) |
| para {f} {m} | :: para (paratrooper) |
| paraaf {m} | :: One's initials used as alternative for an autograph when signing |
| paraafje {noun} | :: diminutive of paraaf |
| paraat {adj} | :: ready |
| paraatheid {f} | :: preparedness |
| parabool {m} [math] | :: parabola (a conic section) |
| parabool {m} [literature] | :: understatement |
| paraboolduin {f} | :: A parabolic dune; a dune with little to no vegetation that has, as seen from above, a shape similar to a parabola due to wind |
| paracetamol {m} | :: acetaminophen (white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever) |
| parachute {m} | :: parachute |
| parachutespringer {m} | :: A parajumper |
| parachutist {m} | :: parachutist |
| parachutiste {f} | :: female equivalent of parachutist |
| paraconsistent {adj} [logic] | :: paraconsistent |
| parade {f} | :: A parade; a festive or ceremonial procession |
| paradepaard {n} | :: A parade horse |
| paradepaard {n} [figurative, chiefly diminutive] | :: Something that one likes to talk about, show off or raise as a subject; a hobby horse or cause célèbre |
| paradepaardje {noun} | :: diminutive of paradepaard |
| paradigma {n} [grammar] | :: paradigm (canonical or exhaustive set of inflected forms; set of forms with a common element) |
| paradigma {n} [chiefly philosophy and history of science] | :: paradigm (framework of concept, practices and theories; exemplar of academic behaviour) |
| paradigma {n} | :: exemplar, model, blueprint |
| paradigmaverschuiving {f} | :: paradigm shift |
| paradigmawissel {m} | :: paradigm shift |
| paradigmawisseling {f} | :: paradigm shift |
| paradijs {n} | :: paradise |
| paradijsvogel {m} | :: bird of paradise |
| Paradijsvogel {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Apus |
| paradox {m} | :: paradox |
| paradoxaal {adj} | :: paradoxical |
| parafasie {f} | :: The neuropathological language disorder paraphasia |
| parafilosoof {m} | :: Someone who philosophises without training in philosophy, without using traditional philosophical concepts or without affiliation with a philosophical school or tradition |
| parafimose {f} | :: paraphimosis |
| parafyletisch {adj} [taxonomy] | :: paraphyletic |
| paragnost {m} | :: clairvoyant |
| paragraaf {m} [typography] | :: section, a subdivision of a chapter, usually consisting of multiple paragraphs |
| Paraguay {prop} {n} | :: Paraguay (country) |
| parallax {m} | :: parallax |
| parallel {adj} | :: parallel |
| parallellepipedum {n} | :: parallelepiped (solid figure) |
| parallellogram {n} | :: parallelogram (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) |
| parallelweg {m} | :: frontage road, service road |
| paralympisch {adj} | :: paralympic |
| paramagnetisch {adj} [physics] | :: paramagnetic |
| paramagnetisme {n} [physics] | :: paramagnetism |
| parament {n} | :: parament |
| parameter {m} | :: a parameter |
| parametertje {noun} | :: diminutive of parameter |
| paranimf {mf} [specifically] | :: Anyone accompanying a bride or groom at their wedding, sometimes also taking the responsibility for its organisation |
| paranimf {mf} [generally] | :: An assistant to a central figure at an important ceremony |
| paranimf {mf} [now, especially, common] | :: An assistant to a doctoral candidate at the latter's dissertation defense ceremony |
| paranoia {f} [psychology] | :: paranoia |
| paranoia {adj} [colloquial] | :: paranoid |
| paranoïcus {m} | :: A paranoid person, a paranoid |
| paranoïde {adj} | :: paranoid |
| paraplu {m} | :: umbrella |
| paraplubak {m} | :: An umbrella stand |
| parapluhandelaar {m} | :: umbrella seller |
| parapluplant {f} | :: umbrella papyrus, umbrella sedge, umbrella palm (Cyperus alternifolius) |
| parapluverkoper {m} | :: umbrella salesman |
| parasiet {m} [biology] | :: parasite (parasitic organism) |
| parasiet {m} [figuratively, pejorative] | :: parasite, someone who relies on others to get things done |
| parasitair {adj} | :: parasitic |
| parasitologie {f} | :: parasitology |
| parasol {m} | :: parasol |
| parasolletje {noun} | :: diminutive of parasol |
| parasporter {m} | :: One who practices parasport, a sportsperson who has a mental or physical disability |
| pardel {m} [literary, now, rare] | :: panther, leopard, Panthera pardus |
| pardellynx {m} | :: Iberian lynx, Lynx pardinus |
| pardelroller {m} | :: African palm civet, Nandinia binotata |
| pardoes {adv} | :: suddenly |
| pardon {interj} | :: I'm sorry, pardon |
| pardon {n} [law] | :: pardon, clemency |
| pareerstang {f} | :: the guard of a sword; quillon |
| parel {f} | :: A pearl, a precious, round shelly concretion from oysters or other molluscs |
| parel {f} | :: Its imitation |
| parel {f} | :: Mother of pearl, the natural material pearls are made from |
| parel {f} | :: Anything resembling a pearl's irregular ball-shape, notably a drop of liquid |
| parel {f} [figuratively] | :: (One of) the best quality, first pick, the cream |
| parel {f} [printing, dated] | :: The size of type between diamant and nonparel, equated with the English pearl and standardized as 5 point |
| parelduiker {m} | :: pearl diver, pearl fisher |
| parelhoen {n} | :: guinea fowl, any fowl of the family Numididae |
| parelmoer {n} | :: mother of pearl |
| parelmoervlinder {m} | :: One of certain butterflies of the genus Argynnis (the fritillaries) |
| parelvisser {m} | :: pearl fisher, pearl diver |
| paren {vt} | :: to pair |
| paren {vi} | :: to mate, to copulate [+ met (object) = with] |
| parenclub {m} | :: swingers' club |
| parendans {m} | :: partner dance, dance in pairs |
| parenthese {f} | :: A parenthesis, clause or digression within a phrase |
| parenthese {f} | :: A pair of parenthetic brackets (or short vertical dashes: - --), as used to mark the above |
| parenthese {f} | :: A pair of parenthetic brackets used to clarify a mathematical expression |
| parfum {n} | :: A perfume, a luxury product providing a fragrant scent |
| parfum {n} | :: A perfume, a pleasant scent |
| parfumeren {vt} | :: to perfume, to apply perfume to |
| paria {m} | :: pariah |
| Parijs {prop} {n} | :: Parijs (caplc) |
| Parijs {adj} | :: Parisian |
| paring {f} | :: pairing (in a tournament) |
| paring {f} | :: copulation, mating |
| paringsdans {m} | :: mating dance |
| park {n} | :: park |
| parkachtig {adj} | :: resembling a park, having the features of a park |
| parkeerboete {f} | :: A parking ticket, a parking fine |
| parkeergarage {f} | :: parking garage; indoor car park (compare: parkeerterrein) |
| parkeerplaats {f} | :: A parking space (space for one vehicle) |
| parkeerplaats {f} | :: A parking lot (several spaces for vehicles) |
| parkeerschijf {f} | :: parking disc |
| parkeerterrein {n} | :: parking lot, outdoor car park, parking area (compare: parkeergarage) |
| parkeren {v} [literally] | :: to park, halt and leave a vehicle in a spot |
| parkeren {v} [figuratively] | :: to position, leave; to side-track someone |
| parket {n} | :: parquet (wooden floor) |
| parket {n} | :: parquet (the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions) |
| parkiet {m} | :: A parakeet, a budgie; a member of various species of small parrots (not forming a monophyletic clade) |
| parking {f} [Belgium] | :: car park, parking lot |
| parlement {n} | :: parliament |
| parlement {n} [obsolete] | :: conversation, talking, discussion, talk |
| parlement {n} [obsolete] | :: meeting, assembly |
| parlementair {adj} | :: parliamentary (of, from or pertaining to parliament) |
| parlementariër {m} | :: parliamentarian, member of a parliament |
| parlementsgebouw {n} | :: parliamentary building |
| parlementsverkiezing {f} | :: parliamentary election |
| parmantig {adj} | :: proud, self-assured, brave, arrogant |
| parmantig {adj} | :: perky |
| parochiaan {m} | :: A parishioner, a member of a Catholic parish |
| parochie {f} [chiefly Roman Catholicism] | :: A parish |
| parodie {f} | :: parody |
| parool {n} | :: a slogan or simply a word |
| parricidium {n} | :: parricide |
| parsec {m} | :: parsec |
| part {n} | :: part |
| parterre {m} {n} | :: ground floor |
| parterre {m} {n} | :: parterre, flowerbed |
| parterre {m} {n} | :: parterre, level garden with flowerbeds |
| parterretrap {mf} [nonce] | :: a stairway positioned on the ground floor |
| Parthië {prop} {n} | :: Parthia |
| participatie {f} [formal] | :: participation |
| participeren {v} | :: to participate |
| particulier {adj} | :: private |
| partieel {adj} | :: partial |
| partij {f} | :: party |
| partij {f} | :: quantity |
| partij {f} | :: group of people |
| partij {f} | :: festivity |
| partij {determiner} [now, dialectal] | :: some, a few, a small number of |
| partijcongres {n} | :: A political-party congress |
| partijdier {n} [politics, Netherlands] | :: someone with strong ties to a political party, often a passionate proponent of that party; a partisan |
| partijdig {adj} | :: partial (biased) |
| partijganger {m} | :: A political supporter, especially of a political party or faction |
| partijganger {m} [dated] | :: A leader or member of a party of partisans, skirmishers, vigilantes or mercenaries |
| partijleider {m} | :: party leader (leader of a political party) |
| partijlijn {f} | :: party line, official view |
| partijpolitiek {f} | :: party politics |
| partijraad {m} | :: the governing body of a political party; the party council |
| partitief {adj} [grammar] | :: partitive |
| partitief {m} [grammar] | :: partitive (partitive case, partitive construction) |
| partner {m} | :: partner, love interest, romantic and/or sexual companion |
| partner {m} | :: partner, companion (someone whom one engages in business) |
| partnerruil {m} | :: partner exchange (temporarily exchanging one's sexual partner for another) |
| partnerschap {n} | :: partnership |
| parttime {adj} | :: part-time (of an activity, such as a job, that takes less time than usually) |
| party {f} {m} | :: party |
| parvenu {mf} | :: parvenu (a social climber not accepted by his or her new milieu, often due to crassness) |
| pas {adv} | :: just |
| pas {adv} | :: hardly |
| pas {adv} | :: only, not until, not any sooner |
| pas {adv} | :: now ... really |
| pas {adj} | :: fitting, having a proper fit, having the correct size and shape |
| pas {m} | :: pace, step; also as a measure of distance |
| pas {m} [geography] | :: mountain pass |
| pas {m} | :: fit of an object, notably depending on forms and/or dimensions |
| pas {m} | :: pass, passport (travel document) |
| pasbeurt {f} | :: fitting session |
| pasen {v} [colloquial] | :: To give, to pass |
| Pasen {prop} {mf} {n} | :: Easter |
| pasfoto {f} | :: A passport photo, a passport photograph |
| pasfotootje {noun} | :: diminutive of pasfoto |
| pasgeboren {adj} | :: newborn (recently born) |
| pasgeborene {mf} | :: newborn |
| pashok {n} [chiefly diminutive] | :: A fitting room |
| pashokje {noun} | :: diminutive of pashok |
| pasja {m} | :: pasha |
| Pasjtoe {n} | :: Pashto |
| paskamer {f} | :: a room for trying on clothes, a fitting room |
| pasklaar {adj} | :: ready-made |
| pasklaar {adj} [figuratively] | :: immediately applicable (said of answers and solutions) |
| Pasman {prop} | :: surname |
| paspoort {n} | :: passport, official document, notably granting right of passage |
| paspoort {n} | :: (document of) dismissal from military service |
| paspoort {n} [figuratively] | :: ticket, solution |
| paspop {f} | :: mannequin |
| pasquille {f} [historical] | :: pasquin, satirical placard |
| passaat {m} | :: A trade wind in the Atlantic; usually an easterly in the tropics when not qualified otherwise |
| passaatwind {m} | :: A trade wind in the Atlantic; usually an easterly in the tropics when not qualified otherwise |
| passage {f} | :: A paragraph or section of text with particular meaning. ~ of scripture |
| passage {f} | :: a passage way in a city |
| passagier {m} | :: passenger |
| passant {m} | :: passer-by |
| passement {n} | :: passement, various decorative textiles used on clothing and furniture |
| passen {vi} | :: to fit (have the right size) |
| passen {vt} | :: to try on, to fit, to try for size |
| passen {vi} | :: to befit, to suit, to behoove, to be appropriate |
| passen {vt} [sports] | :: to pass |
| passen {vt} [slang] | :: to give, to pass something over to someone, e.g. a jonko |
| passend {adj} | :: suitable, fitting, matching |
| passe-partout {m} | :: mat (thick paper or paperboard border used to inset and center the contents of a frame) |
| passer {m} | :: compass (device used with a pencil to draw an arc or circle on paper) |
| Passer {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Circinus |
| passeren {v} | :: to pass by |
| passeren {v} [Belgium] | :: to pass, to hand over |
| passeren {v} [Suriname] | :: to pass as a white person |
| passertje {noun} | :: diminutive of passer |
| passie {f} | :: passion (emotion) |
| passie {f} | :: passion (something one enthuses about) |
| passie {f} [chiefly Christianity] | :: passion (suffering) |
| passief {adj} | :: passive (not active, but acted upon) |
| passievrucht {f} | :: A passion fruit, fruit of a plant of the genus Passiflora |
| passievruchtensap {n} | :: passion fruit juice |
| passioneel {adj} | :: passionate, enthusiastic |
| passiva {p} [accounting] | :: liabilities |
| passivum {n} [grammar, uncountable] | :: passive voice |
| passivum {n} [grammar] | :: passive-voice form |
| pasta {f} | :: paste |
| pasta {f} | :: pasta |
| pastei {f} | :: savoury pie, pasty [often containing meat] |
| pastei {f} | :: pâté [now chiefly used in compounds] |
| pastinaak {f} | :: parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) |
| pastinak {f} [archaic] | :: alternative form of pastinaak |
| pastoor {m} [Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism] | :: parish priest |
| pastoor {m} [Christianity, dated] | :: pastor, one who provides spiritual guidance |
| pastorie {f} [Christianity] | :: parish house, parsonage, rectory, manse |
| pasvorm {m} | :: fit |
| paswoord {n} | :: a password |
| pat {n} [chess] | :: tie, draw, stalemate |
| Patagonië {prop} | :: Patagonia |
| Patagonisch {adj} | :: Patagonian |
| patat {f} [Northern Dutch, uncountable] | :: chips, french fries |
| patat {f} [Southern Dutch, countable] | :: a potato |
| patatje met {n} | :: diminutive of patat met |
| patat met {f} [Netherlands] | :: chips with mayonnaise, fries with mayonnaise |
| patat oorlog {f} [Netherlands, uncountable] | :: A fast food dish of fries (US)/chips (UK) with mayonnaise, peanut sauce and usually onion, sometimes also including curry ketchup and/or ketchup |
| patat oorlog {f} [Netherlands, countable, rare except in the diminutive] | :: A serving of the above |
| paté {f} | :: pâté |
| pateen {f} | :: paten |
| patent {n} | :: patent |
| patent {adj} | :: excellent, exquisite |
| pater {m} [Roman Catholicism] | :: father (as a religious title) |
| paternalisme {n} | :: paternalism |
| paternoster {m} {n} [Roman Catholicism] | :: A rosary, a paternoster |
| Paternoster {m} {n} [Roman Catholicism] | :: Lord's Prayer |
| pathogeen {adj} | :: pathogenic |
| pathogeen {m} | :: A pathogen |
| pathologie {f} | :: pathology (the branch of medicine) |
| patholoog {m} | :: pathologist |
| patiënt {m} [medicine] | :: patient, someone who receives therapeutic treatment |
| patiënt {m} [figuratively] | :: someone/something getting some help |
| patiëntenzorg {f} {m} | :: patientcare |
| patina {n} | :: The color or incrustation which age gives to works of art; especially, the green oxidation which covers aging coppers, bronzes, coins and medals |
| patjepeeër {m} | :: [colloquial, derogatory] a tasteless and vulgar nouveau riche (or pretending to be) show-off |
| patriarch {m} | :: patriarch |
| patriarchaal {adj} | :: patriarchal, pertaining to the Biblical patriarchs |
| patriarchaal {adj} [Christianity] | :: patriarchal, pertaining to an Orthodox or Roman Catholic patriarch |
| patriarchaal {adj} [feminism] | :: patriarchial, pertaining to patriarchy |
| patriarchaat {n} | :: patriarchy |
| patriciër {m} | :: a (Roman) patrician |
| patriciër {m} | :: an aristocrat in general |
| patricisch {adj} | :: patrician |
| patrijs {f} | :: partridge (a bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris) |
| patrijs {f} | :: negative of a matrix |
| patrijspoort {f} | :: porthole |
| patrijspoortje {noun} | :: diminutive of patrijspoort |
| patriot {m} | :: patriot |
| patriot {m} [historical, chiefly Netherlands] | :: A republican opponent of the House of Orange-Nassau during the second half of the eighteenth century, in favour of centralisation and administrative rationalisation |
| patriot {m} [obsolete] | :: compatriot |
| patriot {adj} [obsolete] | :: patriotic |
| patronaat {n} | :: Patronage. |
| patroon {mf} | :: patron saint |
| patroon {mf} | :: patron, Maecenas |
| patroon {mf} | :: boss |
| patroon {n} | :: pattern, model |
| patroon {f} | :: cartridge (of a firearm) |
| patrouille {f} | :: patrol (going of the rounds) |
| patrouille {f} | :: patrol (group of guards doing rounds) |
| patrouilleren {vti} | :: to patrol |
| patrys {f} | :: obsolete spelling of patrijs |
| pats {interj} | :: clap, crash |
| patser {m} | :: show-off, showboat |
| patstelling {f} [military, politics, board games] | :: stalemate, impasse, deadlock |
| patta {c} [slang, chiefly plural] | :: shoe, in particular sneaker |
| pauk {mf} | :: kettledrum, usually in the plural: timpani |
| paus {m} | :: pope |
| pauselijk {adj} | :: papal |
| pausschap {n} | :: papacy, popedom |
| pauw {m} | :: A peacock, fowl of the genus Pavo |
| Pauw {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Pavo |
| pauwin {f} | :: A peahen, a female peafowl |
| pauwin {f} [figurative] | :: A gorgeous, impressively dressed, vain or ostentatious woman |
| pauze {f} | :: pause, break |
| pauzeregeling {f} | :: break schedule (i.e. a schedule which says when the breaktimes are during a workday) |
| pauzeren {v} | :: to pause, to hold temporarily |
| pauzeren {v} | :: to take a break |
| paviljoen {n} | :: pavilion |
| paviljoen {n} | :: hospital ward |
| paviljoendak {n} | :: tented roof |
| peauter {n} | :: pewter; originally an alloy of tin and lead, now often tin alloyed with other metals |
| pech {m} | :: bad luck; bad karma |
| pech {m} | :: breakdown, e.g. of a car |
| pechstrook {f} [Belgium] | :: hard shoulder (part of a road where drivers may move to in an emergency) |
| pechvogel {m} | :: A human jinx, unlucky person, who seems to attract bad luck |
| pedaal {n} | :: pedal |
| pedagogie {f} | :: pedagogy |
| pedagogiek {f} | :: pedagogy |
| pedagogisch {adj} | :: pedagogic |
| pedagoog {m} | :: pedagogue |
| pedant {adj} | :: pedantic |
| peddel {m} | :: A paddle, two-handed, single-bladed oar which isn't fixed to the boat but hand-held |
| peddel {m} | :: A spanking paddle |
| pedel {m} | :: beadle |
| pederast {m} | :: pederast |
| pederastie {f} | :: pederasty |
| pederastisch {adj} | :: pederastic |
| pedo- {prefix} | :: paedo-, pedo-, relating to children |
| pedo- {prefix} | :: relating to soil, pedo- |
| pedo {m} | :: A pedo, a paedo |
| pedofiel {m} | :: pedophile |
| pedofiel {adj} | :: pedophilic |
| pedofilie {f} | :: pedophilia |
| pedoseksualiteit {f} | :: pedophilia |
| pedoseksueel {m} | :: someone who has sexual tendency towards children, a pedophile |
| Peel {prop} {c} | :: Peel (region) located in Noord-Brabant and Limburg |
| Peel en Maas {prop} {n} | :: Peel en Maas (municipality) |
| peen {f} | :: carrot (orange root vegetable) |
| peer {f} | :: A pear, a fruit of the pear tree |
| peer {f} | :: A light bulb |
| peer {m} | :: A pear tree, Pyrus communis |
| peervormig {adj} | :: pear-shaped |
| pees {f} | :: A sinew |
| Peeters {prop} | :: surname |
| peetkind {n} | :: alternative form of petekind |
| peetoom {m} | :: godfather |
| peettante {f} | :: [Christianity] godmother |
| peetvader {m} | :: godfather (mob boss) |
| peetvader {m} | :: [uncommon] godfather (male godparent) |
| Pegasus {prop} {m} [Greek mythology] | :: Pegasus |
| Pegasus {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Pegasus |
| pegel {m} | :: icicle |
| pegel {m} [colloquial, Netherlands, historic] | :: a guilder |
| pegel {m} [colloquial, Netherlands] | :: a euro |
| peiger {adj} [slang] | :: dead; [figurative] exhausted |
| peigeren {vi} [slang] | :: to die |
| peigeren {vi} [slang] | :: to kill |
| peil {n} [literal or figurative] | :: level |
| peilbuis {f} | :: pipe or duct used to measure the water table |
| peilen {v} [originally] | :: To fathom, by casting a lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water |
| peilen {v} [by extension] | :: To test, probe, get the feel of |
| peiler {m} | :: pollster |
| peiling {f} [literally] | :: measurement (of depth) by sounding |
| peiling {f} [by analogy] | :: another test, e.g. by poll |
| peilstok {m} | :: gauge used for measuring the water level or the level of another fluid |
| peinzen {vi} | :: to ponder, meditate |
| peinzen {vi} [Belgium] | :: to think |
| peis {f} {m} | :: peace |
| pejoratief {m} | :: pejorative |
| pejoratief {adj} | :: pejorative |
| pek {m} | :: pitch (sticky substance) |
| pekari {?} | :: peccary |
| pekblende {f} | :: pitchblende, a black variety of uraninite |
| pekel {m} | :: brine (salt water) |
| Pekela {prop} {n} | :: Pekela (municipality) |
| pekelen {v} | :: to pickle (to preserve in salt or vinegar) |
| pekelhoer {f} [obsolete, pejorative] | :: whore, bitch, slut (pejorative for a woman) |
| pekelvlees {n} | :: salted meat |
| pekelzonde {f} | :: a minor sin or inappropriate habit; a peccadillo |
| Peking {prop} {n} | :: Peking (direct-administered municipality/capital city) |
| pekingeend {f} | :: Pekin duck (breed of duck) |
| pekingeend {f} [chiefly uncountable] | :: Peking duck (poultry dish) |
| pelgrim {m} | :: pilgrim |
| pelgrimage {f} | :: pilgrimage |
| pelgrimstocht {m} | :: pilgrimage |
| pelikaan {m} | :: pelican, bird of the family Pelecanidae |
| pellen {v} | :: to peel |
| Pellen {prop} {n} | :: Pellaines, a village in Belgium |
| peloton {n} | :: platoon |
| peloton {n} [cycling] | :: peloton |
| pels {m} | :: fur, the fur coat of certain mammals |
| pelsdier {n} | :: A fur animal, an animal raised or hunted for its fur |
| pelsrob {m} | :: fur seal, pinniped of the subfamily Arctocephalinae |
| pelterij {f} | :: processed fur and pelts |
| peluw {f} | :: A long, narrow pillow |
| pen {f} | :: pen (writing utensil) |
| pen {f} | :: pin |
| penaarde {f} [electricity] | :: earth (UK)/ground (America) on a French type electrical socket, with earthing pins in the upper semicircle [common ground for sockets in Belgium] |
| penalty {m} | :: penalty kick |
| penant {n} | :: pier (piece of wall between two frames or openings, such as windows or doors) |
| penant {n} [mills] | :: pedestal or pillar (support piece of a mill) |
| penantspiegel {m} | :: long, narrow mirror to be placed on a pier [on a wall, between doors or windows] |
| pendelaar {m} | :: commuter |
| pendelaar {m} | :: person using a pendulum for divination or dowsing |
| pendelbus {m} | :: shuttle bus |
| pendelen {v} | :: to commute |
| pendelen {v} | :: (parapsychology/divination; of a pendulum) to oscillate |
| penetrant {adj} | :: [of smells] pungent, penetrating |
| penetreren {v} | :: to penetrate |
| penibel {adj} | :: precarious, dangerous |
| penibel {adj} | :: painstaking, difficult |
| penibel {adj} [dated] | :: painful, unpleasant |
| penis {m} | :: penis |
| penisbeen {n} | :: baculum |
| penisbot {n} | :: baculum |
| penisbreuk {m} | :: penile fracture |
| peniskoker {m} | :: codpiece made from dried-out gourds, worn by male members of some ethnic groups of New Guinea, known as penis gourd, koteka or horim |
| penisnijd {m} [psychoanalysis, literal] | :: Penis envy, the alleged desire by a woman to possess male genitalia |
| penisnijd {m} [figuratively] | :: Macho rivalry |
| penisplant {f} [chiefly Netherlands] | :: titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum |
| pennenmes {n} | :: penknife, small pocketknife |
| pennenstrijd {m} | :: A polemic playing out in writing |
| pennenvrucht {f} | :: literary work |
| pennenzak {m} | :: pencil case, pencil box |
| penning {m} [historical] | :: A small coin, usually made of silver but later also of gold; penny |
| penning {m} | :: A medal or commemoration coin |
| penning {m} [figurative] | :: money, cash |
| penning {m} [obsolete] | :: coin |
| penningmeester {m} | :: treasurer |
| penningmeesteres {f} | :: female treasurer |
| pennoen {n} | :: pennon (knight's vane or streamer affixed to a lance) |
| penopauze {f} | :: penopause, reduction of male sexual functioning in mid-life |
| penoze {mf} [colloquial] | :: underworld |
| pens {f} | :: paunch, rumen |
| pens {f} | :: tripe |
| pens {f} [gastronomy] | :: tripe filled with minced meat |
| pens {f} | :: potbelly |
| pens {f} [dialectal] | :: stomach |
| penseel {n} | :: brush used in art |
| penseelstreek {f} | :: A brushstroke |
| penseelstreekje {noun} | :: diminutive of penseelstreek |
| pensioen {n} | :: pension |
| pensioenbreuk {f} | :: loss of pension value due to non-transferability of build-up between different pension policies |
| pensioenfonds {n} | :: pension fund |
| pensioenstelsel {n} | :: pension system, pension scheme |
| pension {n} | :: A pension, boarding house |
| pension {n} | :: A regularly made payment, as admission to certain boarding establishments |
| pension {n} | :: The services such establishment provides, notably lodging and some meals |
| pensionaris {m} [literally] | :: A pensioner, recipient of an annual pension; this may be an actual remuneration or rather a gratification for goodwill |
| pensionaris {m} [history] | :: A pensionary, major public official receiving an annual fee for his important legal and other services, mainly as city legal counsel and often representative in the estates (assembly) |
| pensioneren {vt} | :: to pension |
| pensioneren {vi} | :: to take a pension, to pension oneself |
| pent- {prefix} [hydrocarbon chain prefix] | :: pent- |
| pentaan {n} [organic compound] | :: pentane |
| pentagoon {n} [geometry] | :: pentagon |
| penteen {n} [organic compound] | :: pentene |
| pentyl {n} [organic chemistry] | :: pentyl |
| pentyn {n} [organic compound] | :: pentyne |
| penvriend {m} | :: penfriend, pen pal |
| pep {c} [slang] | :: the drug speed |
| pepel {m} [Southern Dutch] | :: butterfly |
| peper {m} | :: pepper, a tropical major spice |
| peper {m} | :: (short for peperplant) a plant which produces pepper |
| peperduur {adj} | :: costly, extremely expensive, luxurious |
| peperkoek {m} | :: A type of spiced cake without succade commonly consumed in the Low Countries, ontbijtkoek |
| pepermunt {f} | :: A peppermint plant, Mentha × piperita |
| pepermunt {f} | :: A mint, a peppermint (sweet) |
| pepermuntje {noun} | :: diminutive of pepermunt |
| pepernoot {f} | :: pepernoot |
| pepernoot {f} [proscribed] | :: kruidnoot (see there) |
| pepersaus {f} | :: pepper sauce |
| pepperspray {m} | :: pepper spray |
| peppraatje {noun} | :: pep talk |
| pepsine {f} {m} | :: pepsin |
| peptalk {m} | :: pep talk |
| per {prep} | :: For each; for every; per |
| per {prep} | :: by means of |
| per abuis {adv} | :: by mistake |
| peranakan {m} | :: a person of Chinese ethnicity who is born in the country (notably Indonesia, the former Dutch East Indies), not immigrated |
| perceel {n} | :: A parcel of land, a plot |
| perceel {n} | :: building premises |
| perceel {n} [uncommon, possibly dated or archaic] | :: A building |
| perceel {n} | :: A lot in an auction |
| percipiëren {vt} [formal] | :: to perceive, to experience |
| pere {m} | :: [Belgium] father |
| perenboom {m} | :: pear tree |
| perenvuur {n} [obsolete] | :: fire blight (plant disease) |
| perfect {adj} | :: perfect |
| perfect {adv} | :: perfectly |
| perfectioneren {vt} | :: To perfect, to make (more) perfect |
| perfectioneren {v} | :: (reflexive: zich perfectioneren (in ...)) To make oneself perfect (in something) |
| perforatie {f} | :: perforation |
| perforator {m} | :: perforator |
| Pergamon {prop} {n} | :: alternative form of Pergamum |
| Pergamum {prop} {n} | :: Pergamum |
| per hoofd {prep} | :: per capita |
| peri- {prefix} | :: peri- |
| pericarp {n} | :: pericarp |
| Pericles {prop} {m} | :: Pericles |
| perifeer {adj} | :: peripheral |
| periferie {f} | :: periphery |
| perifrase {f} | :: periphrasis, circumlocution |
| perifrastisch {adj} | :: periphrastic |
| perifrastisch {adj} | :: using circumlocution, being needlessly long |
| perifrastisch {adj} [grammar] | :: expressing meaning through free morphemes |
| perihelium {n} [astronomy] | :: perihelion |
| perikel {n} | :: problem, issue |
| perikel {n} | :: danger, risk |
| perinataal {adj} | :: perinatal |
| periode {f} | :: period (of time) |
| periode {f} | :: era |
| periode {f} [mathematics] | :: period (length of a repeating interval of a periodic function or repeating decimal) |
| periodiek {f} | :: periodical |
| periodiek {adj} | :: periodic |
| periodiek {adv} | :: periodically |
| periodiek systeem {n} | :: periodic table |
| periost {n} | :: periosteum |
| periosteum {n} | :: periosteum |
| periscoop {m} | :: periscope |
| periscoopdiepte {f} | :: periscope depth |
| peritoneum {n} | :: peritoneum |
| peritonitis {f} | :: peritonitis |
| perk {n} | :: a delimited piece of ground, e.g. a flowerbed |
| perkament {n} | :: parchment (material, uncountable) |
| perkament {n} | :: a document such as a certificate scribed on parchment |
| perkamenten {adj} | :: Made of parchment, parchment |
| perken {vt} | :: to enclose, to keep in check with fencing |
| perken {vt} | :: to close off with barriers |
| perkenwet {f} | :: area law, Kepler's second law |
| perlemoer {n} | :: obsolete form of parelmoer |
| permeabiliteit {f} | :: permeability, ability to transmit fluids |
| permeabiliteit {f} [physics] | :: (magnetic) permeability |
| Permisch {adj} | :: Permic |
| permissie {f} | :: permission |
| permittiviteit {f} [physics] | :: permittivity |
| permoeda {?} | :: Indonesian nationalistic adolescent, used from 1945. Their battle cry was bersiap "be prepared" |
| per omgaande {adv} | :: immediately (ASAP) |
| per ongeluk {adv} | :: by accident, accidentally |
| peroxide {n} | :: peroxide |
| perpendiculair {adj} | :: perpendicular |
| perpetuum mobile {n} | :: A perpetual motion machine (hypothetical contraption capable of remaining in perpetual motion without needing any additional energy ever) |
| perpetuum mobile {n} [figuratively] | :: Something impossible, a figment of one's imagination |
| perpetuüm mobile {n} | :: perpetuum mobile |
| perron {n} | :: A boarding platform on which passengers wait for a train: it is next to a spoor |
| pers {f} | :: press |
| pers {m} | :: Persian cat |
| pers {m} | :: Persian carpet |
| Pers {prop} {m} | :: A Persian, a person from Persia |
| persagentschap {n} | :: news agency |
| persbericht {n} | :: A press release, a press report, a written statement to the press |
| persberichtje {noun} | :: diminutive of persbericht |
| persbureau {n} | :: news agency |
| persconferentie {f} | :: press conference |
| per se {adv} | :: necessarily, absolutely, without fail |
| per se {adv} | :: on purpose |
| per se {adv} [rare] | :: per se |
| Perseïde {m} [astronomy] | :: Perseid |
| persen {v} | :: to press tight, to squeeze |
| persfoto {f} | :: A press photograph |
| persfotograaf {m} | :: A press photographer |
| persiflage {m} | :: Lighthearted caricature or mockery, as in a comedy sketch |
| persiflage {m} [archaic] | :: Ridiculing mispresenting or misconstruing |
| persifleren {v} | :: to lampoon, to satirise |
| Persijn {prop} | :: surname |
| persisteren {v} | :: to persist, to persevere |
| perslucht {f} {m} | :: compressed air |
| persmoment {n} | :: A relatively short press event, a meeting with the press |
| persmuskiet {m} | :: newshawk |
| persofficier {m} | :: A public prosecutor functioning as a spokesperson |
| personage {n} | :: Character in a work of fiction |
| personalia {p} | :: General personal information (such as would be listed on e.g. a curriculum vitae), such as full name, age, place and date of birth, e-mail address, and telephone number |
| personaliseren {v} | :: to personalize |
| personeel {n} | :: staff (employees) |
| personeelsverloop {n} | :: Staff turnover |
| persoon {mf} | :: person, individual |
| persoon {mf} [fiction] | :: person, character, personality |
| persoon {mf} [Christianity] | :: person, hypostasis |
| persoonlijk {adj} | :: personal |
| persoonlijkheid {f} | :: personality, character (distinctive psychological traits of a person) |
| persoonlijkheid {f} | :: person, character, individual |
| persoonlijkheid {f} [theology, Christianity] | :: hypostasis, person |
| persoonlijk hoogleraar {noun} | :: personal professor, a position within some Dutch universities where people are appointed to professorship for a five year term on the basis of having made excellent contributions to research. It is "personal" in that the position is not filled when the candidate leaves |
| persoonlijk voornaamwoord {n} | :: personal pronoun |
| persoonsnaam {m} | :: A personal name, a proper name identifying an individual person, especially the full name |
| persoonsvorm {f} {m} [grammar] | :: finite verb |
| perspectief {n} | :: perspective |
| persrechter {m} | :: magistrate who functions as a spokesperson at a court of law |
| persvrijheid {f} | :: freedom of the press |
| pertotal {noun} [Brabantian] | :: total loss |
| Peru {prop} {n} | :: Peru (country) |
| Peruaan {m} | :: a Peruvian |
| Peruaans {adj} | :: Peruvian |
| pervers {adj} | :: perverse |
| perversie {f} | :: perversion, pervertedness |
| perversie {f} | :: something perverse |
| Perwijs {prop} {n} | :: Perwez, a town in Belgium |
| Perzië {prop} | :: Persia |
| perzik {f} {m} | :: A peach tree, Prunus persica |
| perzik {f} {m} | :: A peach, a fruit of the peach tree, in particular one with a fuzzy skin |
| Perzisch {adj} | :: Persian, Iranian, relating to Persia, its people and culture; mainly used for the periods before the Islamic Republic |
| Perzisch {adj} | :: In or relating to the Persian language(s) |
| Perzisch {prop} {n} | :: The Persian language |
| Perzische Golf {prop} {f} | :: Persian Gulf |
| pessarium {n} | :: pessary, diaphragm |
| pessimist {m} | :: pessimist |
| pest {f} | :: A plague, pest, pestilence |
| pest {f} | :: A specific bovine plague |
| pest {f} | :: An obnoxious person |
| pestbos {n} [Netherlands, chiefly diminutive] | :: A small, densely grown tract of forest in a pasture, where livestock were buried after dying from a contagious disease |
| pesten {v} | :: to bully, to annoy |
| pesten {v} | :: to tease |
| pester {m} | :: person who annoys somebody else |
| pesterij {f} | :: bullying, teasing |
| pesthaard {m} | :: pesthole |
| pesthekel {m} [colloquial] | :: an intense hatred or dislike |
| pesthuis {n} [historical] | :: pesthouse |
| pesthuisje {noun} | :: diminutive of pesthuis |
| pesticide {m} {n} | :: pesticide |
| pestkop {m} | :: bully |
| pestvogel {m} | :: Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus |
| pestvogel {m} | :: waxwing, any bird of the genus Bombycilla |
| pet {m} | :: cap [headwear with a peak at the front] |
| pet {adj} [slang] | :: bad, crappy |
| peta- {prefix} | :: peta- |
| petaal {m} {n} [botany] | :: petal |
| peta-ampère {m} | :: peta-ampere: 1015 ampere |
| petalum {n} [botany, dated] | :: A petal |
| petameter {m} | :: petametre, 1015 metres |
| petaohm {m} {n} | :: petaohm: 1015 ohm |
| petaseconde {f} | :: petasecond: 1015 seconds |
| petekind {n} | :: godchild, godkid (child with a godparent) |
| petemoei {f} [colloquial, Christianity] | :: godmother |
| peter {m} | :: A godfather |
| Peter {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| peterolie {f} [somewhat, dated] | :: petroleum |
| Peters {prop} | :: surname |
| peterselie {f} [botany] | :: parsley |
| peterselie {f} | :: Some resembling plants |
| petfles {f} | :: bottle made of polyethylene terephthalate |
| petflesje {noun} | :: diminutive of petfles |
| petitie {f} | :: A petition |
| petoet {f} {m} [slang, Netherlands] | :: prison, slammer |
| Petra {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Petraeus {prop} | :: surname |
| Petrem {prop} {n} | :: Piétrain, a village in Belgium |
| petro- {prefix} | :: petro- |
| petrochemie {f} | :: Petrochemistry, the branch of chemistry working mainly with components of fossile oil |
| petrochemie {f} | :: (absolute use, with the definite article: de petrochemie) The corresponding, petrochemical branch of industry |
| petrodollar {m} | :: petrodollar (dollar earned from oil sales) |
| petroleum {m} | :: petroleum |
| petrologie {f} | :: petrology |
| Petronella {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Petrus {prop} {m} | :: Simon Peter, Cephas (Biblical character, early Christian leader) |
| Petrus {prop} {m} | :: given name, now rare outside baptismal names |
| petto {noun} | :: only used in in petto |
| petulant {adj} [rare] | :: exuberant |
| peuk {m} | :: A cigarette butt, a stub |
| peuk {m} | :: A cigarette, a fag, a smoke |
| peuk {m} [rare] | :: A cigar stub |
| peuk {m} [archaic] | :: A blunt end, a butt |
| peukje {noun} | :: diminutive of peuk |
| peul {mf} | :: pea pod, bean pod |
| peul {mf} [especially in the diminutive, plant] | :: snow pea, Pisum sativum var. saccharatum, or its pod eaten as food |
| peulenschil {f} | :: A pod, notably beans' or peas' natural casing |
| peulenschil {f} [figuratively] | :: A pittance |
| peulenschil {f} [figuratively] | :: A piece of cake, a cakewalk, something very easy |
| peulenschil {f} [figuratively, archaic] | :: A physically insignificant person |
| peulenschilletje {noun} | :: diminutive of peulenschil |
| peulschil {f} | :: alternative form of peulenschil |
| peuter {m} | :: A toddler, preschooler, small child, little shaver, small fry, tyke, tot |
| peuteren {v} | :: to poke around |
| peuterspeelzaal {f} [Netherlands] | :: An educational institution for children usually age 2 to 4, with a strong focus on play and socialising; a nursery school, a kindergarten |
| peutertje {noun} | :: diminutive of peuter |
| peuzelen {v} | :: to gnaw, to eat in small pieces |
| peuzelen {v} | :: to snack |
| pezen {v} [colloquial] | :: to run or walk quickly |
| pezen {v} [colloquial] | :: to work with considerable effort |
| pezen {v} [slang] | :: to have sexual intercourse |
| pezig {adj} | :: sinewy, having muscles with prominent sinews |
| pezig {adj} [by extension] | :: wiry; strong, tough and lean |
| pfeiffer {mf} | :: mononucleosis |
| phase {f} | :: obsolete spelling of fase |
| philosopheren {v} | :: obsolete spelling of filosoferen |
| Phoeniciër {m} | :: alternative spelling of Feniciër |
| Phoenix {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Phoenix |
| phrenologie {f} | :: dated spelling of frenologie |
| Pia {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| pianist {m} | :: pianist |
| pianiste {f} | :: pianist (female) |
| pianistje {noun} | :: diminutive of pianist |
| piano {f} {n} [musical instrument] | :: piano |
| pianola {mf} | :: pianola |
| pianolaatje {noun} | :: diminutive of pianola |
| pianostemmer {m} | :: piano tuner |
| pias {m} [Netherlands] | :: fool, clown |
| piasje {noun} | :: diminutive of pias |
| piccalilly {m} | :: piccalilli |
| piccolo {m} [musical instruments] | :: piccolo (small flute) |
| piccolo {m} | :: piccolo, hotel porter |
| piccolo {m} | :: piccolo (small bottle of champagne) |
| pickles {m} [Belgium] | :: piccalilli |
| picknick {m} | :: picnic |
| picknicken {v} | :: to picnic, to have a picnic |
| pick-up {m} | :: pickup (truck) |
| pick-up {m} | :: pickup (electronic device to turn vibrations into an electric signal) |
| pick-up {m} | :: record player |
| pico- {prefix} | :: pico- |
| picoampère {m} | :: pico-ampere: 10-12 amperes |
| picocandela {mf} | :: picocandela: 10-12 candela |
| pico-ohm {m} {n} | :: pico-ohm: 10-12 ohm |
| pictogram {n} | :: pictogram |
| pictogram {n} [graphical user interface] | :: icon |
| pièce de résistance {n} | :: masterwork, masterpiece |
| pièce de résistance {n} | :: The best achievement of an author or artist, representing his major life effort |
| pièce de résistance {n} | :: main course of a meal |
| piek {f} | :: A highest point; a peak |
| piek {f} | :: A summit, a peak, the highest point of a mountain |
| piek {f} | :: A pike (polearm) |
| piek {f} [colloquial] | :: A guilder (comparable to buck, quid) |
| piek {f} | :: A spire tree-topper for a Christmas tree |
| piekbui {f} | :: A sudden heavy rain shower |
| piekdrinken {v} | :: to binge drink |
| pieken {v} [literally] | :: to reach a peak, culminate |
| pieken {v} [figuratively] | :: to climax, (have) reach(ed) the peak (level) etc |
| pieken {v} [literally] | :: to pick, hack, hit and affect with a pointy instrument, especially a pickaxe |
| pieken {v} [literally] | :: to stick, pin, with a sharp object which may penetrate |
| pieken {v} [figuratively] | :: to sting, hurt |
| pieken {v} [figuratively] | :: to stick out |
| piekenier {m} | :: pikeman |
| piekenier {m} [historical, Amsterdam] | :: A street hawker of fruit and vegetables |
| piekenier {m} [obsolete] | :: A certain brownish moth, which as a caterpillar has a black and green body, with a wide yellow dorsal stripe and red spots on the side |
| piekeren {vi} | :: to worry, to mull |
| piekerig {adj} | :: spiky, prickly (hair) |
| piekfijn {adj} | :: mint, brand new |
| piekfijn {adj} | :: elegant, very neat |
| piel {m} | :: duckling |
| piel {m} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: penis |
| pielemuis {c} [Netherlands] | :: penis [often suggesting a small size] |
| pieletje {noun} | :: diminutive of piel |
| pieltje {noun} | :: diminutive of piel |
| piemel {m} | :: pecker, cock, dick, euphemism for penis |
| piemel {m} [metonymy] | :: dude, guy |
| piemel {m} | :: urine |
| piemelnaakt {adj} [somewhat, vulgar] | :: stark naked |
| Pien {prop} {f} | :: given name. A Dutch pet form of Josephine |
| piep {interj} | :: squeak, peep |
| piep {adj} [colloquial] | :: clipping of piepjong |
| piepa {m} [colloquial, familiar] | :: papa |
| piepen {v} | :: to squeak, squeal |
| piepen {v} | :: to creak |
| piepen {v} | :: to wheeze (such as someone with asthma) |
| pieper {m} | :: pipit |
| pieper {m} | :: a small potato |
| pieper {m} | :: beeper, buzzer |
| pieper {m} | :: voyeur |
| pieper {m} [Belgium] | :: kiss |
| piepjong {adj} | :: very young |
| piepklein {adj} | :: tiny, microscopic |
| piepstem {mf} | :: A squeaky voice |
| piepstemmetje {noun} | :: diminutive of piepstem |
| pier {m} [zoology] | :: A worm, earthworm [in Flanders] |
| pier {m} [architecture] | :: A pier, jetty |
| pier {m} [archaic] | :: A physical trap |
| pier {m} [archaic] | :: A figurative trap, ambush |
| pier {m} [archaic] | :: A place one is trapped in: |
| pier {m} | :: a prison |
| pier {m} | :: a rabbit den |
| Pier {prop} | :: given name |
| piercen {vt} | :: to pierce (to implement a piercing) |
| piercing {m} | :: piercing (ornament) |
| piercinkje {noun} | :: diminutive of piercing |
| pierement {n} [Netherlands] | :: A (large) street organ |
| pieren {vt} | :: To trick, outsmart |
| pierewaaier {m} | :: a superficial person, one who doesn't take things seriously |
| pierrot {m} | :: A person dressed in a Pierrot costume |
| pies {m} [slang or childish] | :: alternative form of pis; piss |
| piesen {vt} [chiefly childish] | :: to piss, to pee |
| piet {m} | :: An important person with a high position |
| piet {m} | :: synonym of Zwarte Piet |
| piet {m} | :: A canary |
| piet {m} [Netherlands, chiefly diminutive and plural diminutive] | :: A louse |
| piet {m} [Belgium, childish, slang or slightly, vulgar] | :: A penis |
| Piet {prop} {m} | :: given name (Peter / Petrus) |
| Pieter {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| pieterman {m} | :: weever, any individual fish or species of the family Trachinidae |
| pieterman {m} | :: certain monetary units |
| pieterman {m} [Netherlands, slang] | :: euro |
| pieterman {m} [historical, Netherlands, slang] | :: guilder |
| pieterman {m} [historical, chiefly diminutive] | :: a certain coin used in the Holy Roman Empire, issued from Trier |
| pieterman {m} [Belgium, historical] | :: beer from Louvain |
| pieterman {m} [slang] | :: dick, peen |
| pietermannetje {noun} | :: diminutive of pieterman |
| Pieternel {prop} {f} | :: given name, alternative form of Pieternella |
| Pieternella {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| piëtisme {n} [Christianity, chiefly Protestantism] | :: pietism |
| Piet Snot {prop} {m} [fiction, personification] | :: irrelevant person, a nobody |
| pigment {n} | :: pigment, coloring substance |
| pij {m} | :: cowl |
| pijl {m} | :: arrow, projectile |
| pijl {m} | :: arrow, indicator |
| Pijl {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Sagitta |
| Pijl {prop} {m} | :: surname |
| pijler {m} | :: pillar |
| pijlinktvis {m} | :: A squid, cephalopod of the order Teuthida |
| pijlinktvisje {noun} | :: diminutive of pijlinktvis |
| pijlpunt {m} | :: arrowhead |
| pijlpuntje {noun} | :: diminutive of pijlpunt |
| pijlsnel {adj} | :: very fast, lightning fast |
| pijlstaartrog {m} | :: stingray |
| pijlstaartrog {m} | :: A member of the Dasyatidae, a suborder of stingrays |
| pijltjesmethode {f} [linguistics] | :: (little) arrows method; method in perceptual dialectology according to which dialects that have been judged similar by respondents are linked by arrows |
| pijltjestoets {f} {m} | :: arrow key, cursor key |
| pijltjestoetsje {noun} | :: diminutive of pijltjestoets |
| pijlworm {m} | :: arrow worm, any member of the phylum Chaetognatha |
| pijn {f} | :: physical pain, ache |
| pijn {f} | :: psychological pain, hurt |
| pijn {m} [rare] | :: pine (tree) |
| Pijnacker {prop} {n} | :: A town in South Holland, to the east of The Hague and north of Rotterdam |
| pijnappel {m} | :: pinecone |
| pijnappel {m} [obsolete] | :: pineapple |
| pijnappelklier {mf} | :: pineal gland |
| pijnbank {mf} | :: rack (torturing device) |
| pijnboom {m} | :: A pine, conifere of the genus Pinus |
| pijnboom {m} | :: mainly the species Pinus silvestris |
| pijnboom {m} | :: other species include firs and larch |
| pijnboompit {m} | :: pine nut (edible seed of a pine) |
| pijn doen {vi} | :: to hurt, to be painful |
| pijn doen {vt} | :: to hurt, to cause pain to |
| pijnigen {vt} | :: to inflict pain upon, to torment physically, to torture, to pain |
| pijnigen {vt} | :: to hurt, to harm, to pain |
| pijnigen {vr} | :: to make a great, painstaking effort |
| pijnlijk {adj} | :: physically painful, inflicting bodily suffering |
| pijnlijk {adj} | :: sore, pained |
| pijnlijk {adj} | :: psychologically hurtful |
| pijnloos {adj} | :: painless, painfree |
| pijnloos {adj} | :: effortless, easy, comfortable |
| pijnstiller {m} | :: painkiller |
| pijnstillertje {noun} | :: diminutive of pijnstiller |
| pijnvrij {adj} | :: painfree |
| pijoet {m} | :: alternative spelling of pioet |
| pijp {f} | :: pipe |
| pijp {f} | :: tube |
| pijpaarde {f} | :: A type of fine clay that turns white when baked, used in former times for making tobacco pipes |
| pijpbeurt {f} [vulgar] | :: blowjob |
| pijpen {vti} | :: to whistle; to hum; to blow (as in to play a wind instrument) |
| pijpen {vti} [colloquial] | :: to fellate, to blow, to suck [the object usually indicates the receiving person, but sometimes the member or item undergoing the action] |
| pijpen {vti} [dated] | :: to smoke (a pipe) |
| pijpeneren {v} [obsolete] | :: to smoke a pipe |
| pijpenkrul {f} [haircut, chiefly plural] | :: ringlet, corkscrew curl |
| pijpenkrulletje {noun} | :: diminutive of pijpenkrul |
| pijpenla {mf} | :: pipe drawer: a long narrow drawer to keep (old-fashioned) long pipes in |
| pijpenla {mf} [figuratively] | :: A long and narrow room, resembling a pipe drawer |
| pijpenlaatje {noun} | :: diminutive of pijpenla |
| pijpensteel {m} | :: pipe handle, shank of a pipe |
| pijpenstelen regenen {v} [idiomatic, impersonal] | :: to rain cats and dogs (to rain very heavily) |
| pijpenwisser {m} | :: pipe cleaner |
| pijper {m} | :: A piper, a flautist |
| pijper {m} [slang] | :: Someone who performs fellatio |
| pijpewisser {m} | :: superseded spelling of pijpenwisser |
| pijpklei {f} | :: A type of fine clay that turns white when baked, used in former times for making tobacco pipes |
| pijpkruid {n} [fantasy] | :: pipeweed: a herb smoked in pipes like tobacco. Coined by J.R.R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings |
| pijpleiding {f} | :: pipeline |
| pijporgel {n} | :: pipe organ |
| pijptang {f} | :: pipe wrench |
| pik {m} [colloquial] | :: penis |
| pik {m} | :: A down, prejudiced attitude against someone who is thus 'picked on', especially from a position of authority |
| pik {m} [colloquial] | :: friend |
| pik {n} {m} [dated] | :: pitch (black material) |
| pik {f} | :: pick, pickaxe |
| pikaks {f} [Suriname] | :: pickax |
| pikant {adj} | :: hot, spicy, piquant |
| pikant {adj} | :: piquant, savory |
| pikdonker {adj} | :: pitch-dark |
| pikhouweel {n} | :: pickax |
| pikken {v} | :: to peck (as with a bird's beak), hammer |
| pikken {v} | :: to tolerate, condone (accept begrudgingly) |
| pikken {v} [colloquial] | :: to steal, thieve, nick |
| pikken {v} | :: to pitch, tar |
| pikketanissie {n} | :: jenever |
| pikol {m} | :: each of the two loads which hang at each side of a carrying pole, called pikanol, which is fixed over the shoulders on/like a yoke, as used in Indonesia |
| pikol {m} | :: a measure for dry wares, e.g. about 56 kilos of salt |
| pikol {m} | :: a commercial weight, fixed by the (Dutch colonial) authorities of the Dutch East Indies at 125 Amsterdam pound, i.e. 61.7613 kilos, divided into 100 kati |
| pikollen {vt} | :: To carry (something, about a pikol in weight) using a pikolan |
| pikorde {f} [zoology] | :: pecking order |
| pikorde {f} [figurative] | :: pecking order, hierarchy, ranking |
| pikstart {m} [sports] | :: A very fast start, in races almost coinciding with the starting signal |
| pikzwart {adj} | :: pitch-black |
| pikzwart {adj} | :: pitch-dark |
| pil {f} | :: a pill, an usually ball- or oval-shaped, coated portion of a drug to be taken orally |
| pil {f} | :: (with definite article: de pil) 'the' contraceptive pill |
| pil {f} | :: an analogous ball-shaped object |
| pil {f} [metonymy] | :: an expert in pill use: |
| pil {f} | :: a pharmacist |
| pil {f} | :: an MD |
| pil {f} [military] | :: a med student |
| pil {f} | :: a thick sandwich |
| pil {f} | :: a hard kick on a balk or other object |
| pil {f} | :: a bitter experience |
| pil {f} | :: a large book, a tome |
| pil {f} [Belgium] | :: an electric battery |
| pil {mf} [obsolete] | :: godchild |
| pilaar {m} | :: pillar |
| pilaarheilige {mf} | :: stylite |
| pilaarprent {f} | :: hashira-e, pillar print; a Japanese narrow, elongated rectangular print |
| pilaster {m} | :: pilaster, rectangular half column |
| pili-pili {c} | :: alternative form of piri-piri |
| pilipili {c} | :: alternative form of piri-piri |
| pillamp {f} | :: flashlight |
| pillendoos {f} | :: A pillbox (box for pills) |
| pillendoos {f} | :: A pillbox (bunker) |
| pillendoosje {noun} | :: diminutive of pillendoos |
| pillewegge {f} | :: A loaf of wheat bread containing currants, traditionally given as a gift at baptisms |
| pillicht {n} | :: flashlight |
| piloot {m} | :: pilot |
| pils {m} {n} | :: pilsner beer |
| pils {m} {n} [by extension] | :: lager beer |
| pilus {m} | :: pilus (bacterial appendage) |
| Pim {prop} {m} | :: given name. A Dutch pet form of Willem, ( William) |
| pimpel {m} | :: clipping of pimpelmees |
| pimpelen {v} [of strong alcoholic drinks, dated] | :: to drink with small sips |
| pimpelen {v} [Netherlands, of any alcoholic drinks] | :: to drink (heavily) |
| pimpelen {v} [Belgium] | :: to blink |
| pimpelmees {f} | :: blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus |
| pimpelpaars {adj} | :: bluish purple |
| pimpeltje {noun} [Netherlands] | :: small glass for drinking spirits, in particular gin |
| pimpen {vt} | :: to pimp (to customise excessively, usually in a camp or gaudy way) |
| pin {f} | :: peg, pin |
| pin {noun} | :: abbreviation of persoonlijk identificatienummer |
| PIN {m} | :: PIN |
| pinakel {m} [architecure] | :: pinnacle (ornamental spire) |
| pinautomaat {m} [Netherlands] | :: PIN payment terminal |
| pinautomaatje {noun} | :: diminutive of pinautomaat |
| pincet {n} | :: A pair of tweezers, small (usually metal) pincers, used for handling small objects and in medicine |
| pincetje {noun} | :: diminutive of pincet |
| pincode {m} | :: personal identification number |
| pincodetje {noun} | :: diminutive of pincode |
| pinda {m} | :: a peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible seed(s) of a leguminous plant |
| pinda {m} [botany] | :: the annual herb Arachnis hypogea, which produces the above |
| pinda {m} | :: the above seeds, gathered to be eaten as a snack or processed into food products |
| pinda {m} [pejorative, ethnic slur] | :: people from East Asia, most commonly Chinese and Indonesians |
| pindaatje {noun} | :: diminutive of pinda |
| pindakaas {m} | :: peanut butter (a spread made from ground peanuts) |
| pindarotsje {noun} | :: chocolate filled with peanuts in the shape of a rock |
| pindasaus {f} | :: peanut sauce |
| pingelen {vi} | :: to wrangle, to try to get a better price |
| pingelen {vi} [obsolete] | :: to do fine needlework |
| pingelen {vi} [pejorative, of bells] | :: to ring, to resound like a bell |
| pingelen {vi} [pejorative] | :: to play music [with the implication of poor quality] |
| pingelen {vi} [of engines] | :: to knock, to misfire |
| pingpong {n} | :: ping pong, table tennis |
| pingpongen {vi} | :: To play table tennis |
| pingpongen {vi} [figuratively] | :: To repartee |
| pinguïn {m} | :: A penguin, flightless marine bird of the order Sphenisciformes |
| pink {m} | :: pinkie (little finger) |
| pink {m} | :: one-year-old calf, a bovine yearling |
| pink {m} | :: a pink (historic coastal fishing boat with one mast, often landed on beaches) |
| Pinkster {prop} {f} [now, slightly, colloquial] | :: alternative form of Pinksteren |
| pinksterbloem {f} | :: cuckooflower, Cardamine pratensis |
| pinksterbloem {f} [historical] | :: a girl who was processed around in lavish attire on Pentecost, similar to a May Queen |
| pinksterdag {m} | :: Pentecost Sunday (eerste pinksterdag) or the Monday after (tweede pinksterdag) |
| Pinksteren {prop} {n} | :: Pentecost, Whitsun |
| pinnen {v} | :: to pay by debit card |
| pinnen {v} | :: to withdraw money with such a card |
| pino {c} [colloquial] | :: Bloke, rando, guy |
| pino {c} [slang] | :: Sex object. acronym of potentieel interessant neukobject |
| pint {f} [Belgium] | :: A glass of beer (usually 25 cl or 33cl, not an imperial pint) |
| pintelieren {v} [Belgium] | :: to drink heavily |
| pioen {f} | :: A peony, a plant of the genus Paeonia |
| pioenroos {f} | :: A peony, a plant of the genus Paeonia; its flower in particular |
| pioet {m} [Judaism] | :: piyyut, piyut (liturgical poem) |
| pion {m} [chess] | :: pawn |
| pion {m} [boardgames, by extension] | :: piece, pawn (generic player piece in boardgames resembling the pawn in chess) |
| pion {m} [figurative] | :: pawn (someone without control; one who is (easily) manipulated) |
| pion {n} [physics] | :: pion (subatomic particle) |
| pionier {m} | :: pioneer |
| pip {m} | :: Pip (any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza) |
| pip {m} [humorous or colloquial] | :: Of humans, a disease (particularly the common cold or the flu), malaise or depression |
| pipet {f} {n} | :: A pipette |
| pipetje {noun} | :: diminutive of pipet |
| pipetteren {vti} | :: to pipette |
| pipo {m} | :: oddball, whacko |
| piraat {m} | :: A pirate, one who plunders at sea |
| piraat {m} | :: A copyright pirate, who produces/ trades in illegal copies of protected products |
| piraat {m} | :: A radio pirate |
| piraatje {noun} [slang] | :: A (cheap) cigarette |
| piramidaal {adj} | :: pyramidal, pyramid-shaped |
| piramidaal {adj} [uncommon, colloquial] | :: enormous, huge |
| piramide {f} | :: pyramid |
| piramidedak {n} | :: tented roof |
| piramidestelsel {n} | :: pyramid scheme (fraudulent financial scheme in which earlier investors are (primarily) paid with investments from later investors) |
| piramidetje {noun} | :: diminutive of piramide |
| piratenschip {n} | :: pirate ship |
| piratenzender {m} | :: pirate radio station |
| pirateren {vit} | :: to pirate (to steal or plunder ships) |
| pirateren {vt} | :: to pirate (to replicate or acquire illegal copies) |
| piraterij {f} | :: piracy, plundering at sea |
| piraterij {f} | :: piracy, illegal appropriation or reproduction of intellectual property |
| piraterij {f} | :: radio piracy, illegal broadcasting |
| piri-piri {c} | :: African birdseye chile pepper |
| piripiri {c} | :: alternative spelling of piri-piri |
| pirouette {f} | :: pirouette |
| pis {m} [vulgar] | :: piss |
| pis {m} [vulgar, slang] | :: cheap beer |
| pisang {m} | :: banana |
| pisang {m} | :: weirdo (strange, odd or eccentric person) |
| pisang {m} | :: someone who is unlucky |
| pisbak {m} [colloquial] | :: urinal |
| pisbloem {mf} | :: dandelion |
| pislink {adj} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: livid, furious |
| pisnicht {m} [derogatory, offensive, Netherlands] | :: poof, faggot, homo (homophobic slur for a man) |
| pisnijdig {adj} [colloquial] | :: livid, furiously angry |
| pispaal {m} | :: laughing stock, fall guy (one who is the object of ridicule) |
| pispaaltje {noun} | :: diminutive of pispaal |
| pispot {m} | :: A pisspot, a chamberpot |
| pispotje {noun} | :: diminutive of pispot |
| pissebed {mf} | :: isopod, pill bug, woodlouse: any member of the Isopoda |
| pissebed {mf} [dialectal] | :: dandelion |
| pissebed {mf} [uncommon] | :: someone who urinates in bed |
| pissen {v} [colloquial] | :: to piss |
| pisser {m} [literally] | :: one who pisses |
| pisser {m} [figuratively] | :: penis |
| pisser {m} [figuratively] | :: amateur |
| pissig {adj} | :: pissed, irritable, angry |
| pissijn {n} | :: urinal |
| pisstof {f} [dated] | :: urea (compound) |
| pistache {c} | :: The pistachio tree (Pistacia vera) |
| pistache {c} | :: Its greenish, edible nut-like fruit; also sugared etc. as candy |
| pistache {c} | :: A sweet resembling the above candy |
| pistache {c} | :: The fruit's taste, also as a flavor, notably of ice cream |
| piste {f} [skiing] | :: piste |
| piste {f} [circus] | :: circus ring |
| piste {f} [Belgium] | :: trail, track |
| pistolet {m} [Belgium] | :: a type of small round bread bun |
| pistolet {m} [Netherlands] | :: a bread bun shaped like a short baguette |
| pistool {n} | :: pistol |
| piszuur {n} [archaic] | :: uric acid |
| piszuur {adj} [archaic] | :: Pertaining to uric acid |
| pit {mf} | :: A seed inside a fruit |
| pit {mf} | :: wick (of a candle, lamp or other implement) |
| pit {mf} | :: burner (on a stove) |
| pit {mf} | :: spirit, vigour |
| pit {m} [racing] | :: pit (refueling station and garage at a race track) |
| pitaya {m} | :: dragon fruit |
| pitbull {m} | :: pit bull |
| pitrus {m} | :: common rush, soft rush, Juncus effusus |
| pitspoes {f} | :: attractive girl that promotes a certain car or motor bike, often at a car show, fair or race |
| pitstraat {f} | :: pit lane |
| pitten {vi} [colloquial, Netherlands] | :: to sleep |
| pittig {adj} [taste] | :: piquant, spicy |
| pittig {adj} [person] | :: energetic and having a strong character |
| pittig {adj} | :: serious and difficult |
| pittig {adj} | :: pithy, terse |
| pittoresk {adj} | :: picturesque |
| pittoresque {adj} | :: alternative spelling of pittoresk |
| pixel {m} | :: pixel |
| pixelig {adj} | :: pixellated |
| pizza {f} | :: pizza |
| -pje {suffix} | :: Variant of -tje, used for words ending on m |
| PKN {prop} | :: acronym of Protestantse Kerk in Nederland (Protestant Church in the Netherlands) |
| plaag {f} {m} | :: plague |
| plaaggeest {m} | :: bully, tormentor |
| plaagletter {f} | :: a letter that shifts the preceding vowel sound so that it deviates from its spelling |
| plaat {f} | :: board, sheet, plate |
| plaat {f} | :: record (e.g. an LP) |
| plaatje {noun} | :: picture |
| plaatje {noun} [idiomatic] | :: something adorable |
| plaats {f} | :: place, position |
| plaats {f} | :: A settlement; a town, city, village, hamlet or the like |
| plaats {f} | :: A place, a location in a text |
| plaats {f} | :: Space, especially free space (e.g. volume, area or storage space on a medium) |
| plaats {f} [dialectal] | :: A square, a plaza (paved open space of any size in a town or near a building) |
| plaats {f} [dialectal] | :: A farm |
| plaatsbekleder {m} | :: incumbent |
| plaatsbepaling {f} | :: the act of determining one's position and orientation |
| plaats delict {f} | :: crime scene (often abbreviated as PD or peedee) |
| plaatselijk {adj} | :: local |
| plaatsen {v} | :: to place |
| plaatser {m} | :: one who places |
| plaatser {m} [obsolete, grammar] | :: a word in the locative case |
| plaatsgebrek {n} | :: Lack of space |
| plaatsgenoot {m} | :: a local, a townsman, someone who lives in the same general area |
| plaatsgenote {f} | :: feminine noun of plaatsgenoot |
| plaatsigheid {f} | :: arity (number of arguments) |
| plaatsnaam {m} | :: toponym |
| plaatstaal {n} | :: sheet steel |
| plaatsvervangend {adj} | :: substitute, surrogate |
| plaatsvervangende schaamte {f} | :: vicarious embarrassment, also called empathic embarrassment, i.e. the uncomfortable sympathetic feeling experienced while watching someone else embarrass themselves |
| plaatsvervanger {m} | :: substitute |
| plaatsvervanger {m} | :: alternate |
| plaatsvinden {v} | :: to take place, occur |
| plaattektoniek {f} | :: alternative form of platentektoniek |
| plaatwerk {n} [uncountable] | :: bodywork, exterior of a vehicle |
| plaatwerk {n} [countable] | :: engraving |
| plaatwerk {n} [countable] | :: campshedding |
| placebo {m} | :: placebo |
| placebo {m} [obsolete] | :: sycophant |
| placemat {m} | :: place mat |
| placenta {f} | :: placenta |
| placentadier {n} | :: placental, any member of the infraclass Placentalia |
| pladijs {f} [zoology] | :: The plaice, the large marine flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa |
| plafon {n} | :: alternative spelling of plafond |
| plafond {n} | :: ceiling |
| plafond {n} | :: maximum, upper limit |
| plag {f} | :: A cut-out sod, an excavated flat piece of top soil grown with grasses or heath; in the past used as fuel or roof covering |
| plag {f} | :: A flat, excavated piece of peat |
| plag {f} [archaic] | :: A cloth, a rag |
| plagen {v} | :: to tease |
| plagen {v} | :: to trouble |
| plagen {v} | :: to torment |
| plagerij {f} | :: worry, concern |
| plagerij {f} | :: teasing, chaff |
| plaggen {vit} | :: to excavate sods or peat (from) |
| plaggenhut {f} [Netherlands] | :: A hut constructed of sods of peat |
| plagiaat {n} | :: Plagiarism |
| plagiaris {m} | :: plagiarist |
| plagiator {m} | :: plagiarist |
| plak {c} | :: A slice, rasher (of bacon or cheese), slab (of chocolate) |
| plak {c} | :: Anything resembling such a slice |
| plak {c} | :: A specific coin |
| plak {c} | :: plaque on teeth |
| plak {c} | :: A ferule, flat solid wooden punitive implement, usually applied on the hand(s) |
| plakband {n} {m} | :: sticky tape, adhesive tape |
| plakka {?} [slang] | :: money |
| plakkaat {n} | :: placard |
| plakken {vi} | :: to stick |
| plakken {vt} | :: to glue, to paste |
| plakken {vt} [computing] | :: to paste (insert an item previously saved to memory) |
| plan {n} | :: A set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal |
| plan {n} | :: A technical drawing |
| plan {n} | :: A detailed map |
| planeconomie {f} | :: planned economy |
| planeet {mf} [astronomy] | :: a planet |
| planetair {adj} | :: planetary |
| planetaire nevel {m} | :: planetary nebula |
| planetarium {n} | :: planetarium |
| planetenstelsel {n} | :: planetary system |
| planetoïde {f} [astronomy] | :: asteroid |
| plank {f} | :: shelf |
| plank {f} | :: (wooden) plank |
| planken {adj} | :: made of plank(s) and/or board(s) |
| plankenkoorts {f} | :: stage fright |
| planmatig {adj} | :: planned |
| planmatig {adj} | :: as planned, according to plan |
| plannen {v} | :: to plan |
| planning {n} | :: planning; schedule |
| plant {f} | :: plant, any member of the kingdom Plantae |
| plant {f} [potentially offensive] | :: cabbage, vegetable (person with severe brain damage) |
| plantaardig {adj} | :: vegetable |
| plantage {f} | :: plantation |
| plantage {f} | :: A small group of plants and trees; a small planted area |
| plantage {f} [obsolete] | :: The act of planting |
| planten {v} | :: to plant, place a seed or plant in suitably fertile substrate in order that it may live and grow |
| planten {v} [figuratively] | :: to plant an inanimated object in the soil or a hard surface, e.g. a banner |
| planten {v} [figuratively] | :: to plant an idea etc |
| plantenbak {m} | :: A planter, a plant trough (box for containing plants) |
| planteneter {m} | :: a herbivore (plant-eating animal) |
| plantenrijk {n} [biology, botany, taxonomy] | :: Plant Kingdom, kingdom Plantae |
| plantensoort {f} {m} [botany] | :: plant species |
| plantensterol {m} | :: phytosterol |
| planter {m} | :: A planter, one who plants (usually plants or perhaps fungi) |
| planter {m} | :: A farmer, a tiller; in particular the owner or operator of a plantation, a planter |
| planter {m} | :: A founder of a colony, a settler, a coloniser |
| plantkunde {f} | :: botany |
| plantsoen {n} | :: park, public garden |
| plas {m} | :: a body of still water, pool |
| plas {m} | :: puddle |
| plas {m} | :: [often diminutive] urine |
| Plas {prop} | :: surname |
| plasje {noun} | :: diminutive of plas |
| plasma {n} [physics] | :: plasma, dense ionised gas |
| plasma {n} [biology, medicine] | :: blood plasma |
| plasma {n} [biology] | :: cytoplasm |
| plasma {n} [mineralogy] | :: plasma, dark green type of quartz |
| plasma-tv {f} | :: plasma TV |
| plasmide {n} | :: plasmid |
| plasseks {m} | :: pee sex (any sexual activity that involves urination or urine in noticeable quantities) |
| plassen {vi} | :: urinate |
| plassen {vt} | :: secrete (something) in urine |
| plasser {m} [childish] | :: A peepee, a doodle (penis) |
| plasser {m} [uncommon] | :: A pee-er, one who urinates |
| plastic {n} [Netherlands, uncountable] | :: plastic (synthetic polymer substance) |
| plastic {m} [Netherlands, countable, chemistry] | :: plastic (specific type of synthetic polymer) |
| plastic {adj} [Netherlands] | :: plastic |
| plasticiteit {f} | :: plasticity |
| plastiek {n} [Belgium] | :: plastic (synthetic polymer) |
| plastron {n} | :: plastron (lower part of a turtle/tortoise shell) |
| plastron {n} | :: plastron, breastplate, piece of armour covering the chest |
| plat {adj} | :: flat |
| plat {adj} | :: of soft consistency |
| plat {n} | :: One’s local dialect |
| plat {adj} | :: as one’s local dialect |
| plat {adj} [by extension] | :: common, rural, vulgar |
| plataan {m} | :: A plane tree, a sycamore; a tree of the genus Platanus |
| platbranden {v} | :: to burn down |
| Platduits {prop} {n} | :: The Low German language |
| Platduits {adj} | :: Low German |
| plateau {n} | :: plateau (level expanse of land) |
| plateau {n} | :: plateau (comparatively stable level) |
| plateau {n} | :: plateau (tray) [Southern Dutch] |
| plateauzool {f} | :: platform sole (very thick sole of a shoe) |
| platencontract {n} | :: recording contract |
| platendraaier {m} | :: gramophone |
| platendraaier {m} | :: turntable |
| platendraaier {m} | :: disc jockey |
| platenlabel {m} {n} | :: record label |
| platenspeler {m} | :: record player |
| platentektoniek {f} | :: plate tectonics |
| platenwinkel {m} | :: record shop, record store |
| platenzaak {m} | :: record shop, record store |
| platform {n} | :: A platform, flat surface, notably a dais or stage |
| platform {n} | :: A political platform, (electoral) program |
| platform {n} | :: A plateau |
| platform {n} | :: A flat roof |
| platform {n} [obsolete] | :: A ground-plan |
| platina {n} | :: platinum |
| platitude {f} | :: platitude, cliché |
| platte broodjes bakken {v} [idiom, Belgium] | :: to grovel, to fawn, especially after having said something bold or controversial before; to attempt to reingratiate |
| plattegrond {m} | :: map (of an area), floor plan (of a building) |
| platte kaas {m} [Belgium] | :: alternative form of plattekaas |
| plattekaas {m} [Belgium] | :: the soft creamy cheese quark |
| platte kak {adj} | :: (predicative) not very good |
| platte kak {noun} [sop] | :: soft stool |
| platteland {n} | :: country, countryside |
| plattelander {m} | :: A country-dweller, a rustic, someone who lives outside (large) inhabited areas |
| platte uitdrukking {f} | :: vulgar expression |
| platvis {m} | :: flatfish (fish) |
| platvoetwacht {f} [nautical] | :: guard duty on a ship from 4 to 8 PM |
| platzak {adj} | :: broke, having no money |
| plaveien {v} | :: to pave |
| plavuis {m} | :: floor tile |
| playstationen {vi} | :: to play games on a Sony PlayStation console |
| plebaan {m} | :: a priest (in the Roman Catholic Church or the Old Catholic Church) who serves the parish attached to a cathedral (in the bishop’s stead); dean |
| plebeïsch {adj} | :: plebeian |
| plebejer {m} | :: a plebeian; a member of the lower social class |
| plebejisch {adj} | :: plebeian (of the plebs, of the common people) |
| plechtanker {n} [nautical] | :: sheet anchor |
| plechtanker {n} [figurative] | :: last resort, last hope |
| plechtig {adj} | :: formal, stiff |
| plechtig {adj} | :: solemn, ceremonious |
| plechtigheid {f} [countable] | :: ceremony |
| plechtigheid {f} [uncountable] | :: ceremoniousness |
| plectrum {n} | :: plectrum, pick (object for plucking certain string instruments) |
| pledderen {v} [Belgium] | :: play with water and mud [esp. of kids] |
| pledderen {v} | :: walk through muddy terrain |
| plee {m} [colloquial] | :: loo, john, bathroom |
| pleeggezin {n} | :: foster home |
| pleegkind {n} | :: A foster child, which is neither biological nor adoptive offspring but raised rather as if, temporarily or indefinitely |
| pleegmoeder {f} | :: foster mother |
| pleegouder {m} | :: foster parent |
| pleegvader {m} | :: A foster father |
| pleegzoon {m} | :: A foster son, a male foster child, boy who is raised in a non-parent's family |
| pleegzorg {mf} | :: foster care |
| pleegzuster {f} [now, chiefly literary or historical, dated as a title] | :: A female nurse |
| pleegzuster {f} | :: A foster sister |
| plegen {v} | :: to do (something) habitually, customarily |
| plegen {v} | :: to usually happen |
| plegen {vt} | :: to commit (a crime) |
| plegen {vt} [dated] | :: to care for |
| pleidooi {n} | :: plea |
| plein {n} | :: square, plaza |
| pleiner {m} [historical, Amsterdam] | :: a type of middle-class nozem from Amsterdam inspired by modern art, French culture and jazz, similar to a mod |
| pleinvrees {f} | :: agoraphobia |
| pleister {f} | :: plaster, sticking plaster, band-aid |
| pleister {n} | :: plaster (lime mixture) |
| pleisteren {adj} | :: (made of) plaster |
| pleisteren {adj} | :: cast in plaster |
| pleisteren {vt} | :: To (apply) plaster, stucco |
| pleisteren {vt} | :: To apply a (medical) plaster |
| pleisteren {vt} [figuratively] | :: To smear, cover (up) (notably cosmetically), hide |
| pleisteren {vt} | :: To pave (a road) |
| pleisteren {vi} | :: To interrupt a journey, take a rest, make a stop, notably to tend to the needs of traveler(s), vehicle(s), staff and/or working animal(s) |
| pleisteren {vi} | :: To (take a) pause or rest in general |
| pleisteren {vi} | :: To be, spend time, somewhere |
| pleisterkalk {m} | :: The material plaster(ing chalk), stucco |
| pleisterplaats {f} | :: A place where one rests and refreshes during travels, in particular a rest stop or a station or settlement commonly used for resting |
| pleisterplaatsje {noun} | :: diminutive of pleisterplaats |
| pleisterwerk {n} | :: The (construction) activity plastering |
| pleisterwerk {n} | :: A plastering job; its stucco results |
| pleit {n} | :: lawsuit |
| pleitbezorger {m} | :: advocate, barrister, counsel |
| pleitbezorger {m} | :: advocate, one who speaks or writes in support of something |
| pleite {adj} [predicative only, colloquial] | :: gone |
| pleiten {vi} | :: to plead |
| plek {f} | :: spot, place |
| plek {f} | :: bruise |
| plenair {adj} | :: plenary |
| plengen {vt} | :: to pour, to cause to flow down |
| plengen {vt} [chiefly historical] | :: to pour on the ground or onto a cultic object as a sacrifice |
| plengen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to spill |
| plengoffer {n} | :: libation |
| plenzen {v} | :: to bucket, to rain cats and dogs (to rain heavily) |
| plesiosaurus {m} | :: plesiosaur |
| pletten {v} | :: to flatten |
| pletten {v} | :: to crush, squash |
| pletteren {v} [obsolete] | :: to crush, squash |
| pletterpet {m} | :: An orange helmet decorated in the style of a makarapa, distributed as a gimmick during the 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| pletwals {f} [Belgium] | :: road roller, roll, roller |
| pletwals {f} [Belgium] | :: a winner who trounces her/his opponents |
| pleuren {v} [colloquial] | :: to fling or hurl, to throw forcefully |
| pleuren {v} [colloquial] | :: to insert with force |
| pleuren {v} [colloquial] | :: to plunge, to fall with noise |
| pleuren {v} [colloquial] | :: to rain hard |
| pleuritis {f} | :: pleurisy, pleuritis |
| plevier {m} | :: plover, certain waders of the family Charadriidae |
| plexus {m} | :: plexus |
| plezant {adj} [Belgium] | :: pleasant |
| plezier {n} | :: fun, leisure |
| plezier {n} | :: pleasure |
| plezierig {adj} | :: pleasant, fun |
| plezierjacht {n} | :: luxurious yacht |
| plezierjacht {f} | :: recreational hunting, pleasure hunting |
| pleziertje {noun} | :: diminutive of plezier |
| pleziervaart {f} [uncountable] | :: recreational sailing, recreational boating |
| pleziervaart {f} [countable, rare] | :: pleasure cruise |
| plicht {f} | :: duty, obligation |
| plichtbewust {adj} | :: alternative form of plichtsbewust |
| plichtpleging {f} | :: A ceremony, a display of ceremony |
| plichtpleging {f} | :: An often ritualised expression of respect |
| plichtsbesef {n} | :: sense of duty |
| plichtsbewust {adj} | :: conscientious |
| plichtsverzuim {n} | :: dereliction of duty, neglect of duty |
| pligt {f} | :: obsolete spelling of plicht |
| plint {f} | :: a panel between floor and interior wall; a skirting board or baseboard |
| plint {f} | :: a plinth |
| plint {f} | :: a vaulting box |
| plisie {f} [slang] | :: alternative form of politie |
| ploeg {mf} | :: team; crew |
| ploeg {mf} | :: plough; coulter |
| ploegbaas {m} | :: foreman, ganger, supervisor, team leader |
| ploegen {v} | :: to plough |
| ploegendienst {m} | :: shift (work schedule) |
| ploeger {m} | :: A plower, plowman |
| ploeger {m} | :: A farmer whose land is large enough to use/need a plow |
| ploeggeest {m} [chiefly Belgium] | :: team spirit |
| ploeggenoot {m} | :: teammate |
| ploeggenote {f} | :: feminine noun of ploeggenoot |
| ploegijzer {n} | :: plowshare/ploughshare |
| ploegjongen {m} | :: A plowboy, boy who helps the plowman by driving the draught animals in front of the plow |
| ploegman {m} [archaic] | :: A plowman, male plower |
| ploegman {m} [rare] | :: A man belonging to a team or crew |
| Ploegman {prop} | :: surname |
| ploegos {m} | :: An ox used to pull a plow |
| ploegschaar {f} | :: plowshare/ploughshare |
| ploert {m} | :: scoundrel, bounder |
| ploert {m} | :: git, jerk |
| ploert {m} [historical, obsolete, student slang] | :: Someone who doesn't study or hasn't studied at a university |
| ploert {m} [historical, obsolete, student slang] | :: The landlady or landlord of a student's housing |
| ploertendoder {m} | :: A cosh, blackjack or similar flexible blunt weapon containing heavy material, often but not necessarily covered with rubber or leather |
| ploeteren {v} | :: to drudge |
| ploeteren {v} [figuratively] | :: to toil, to drudge |
| ploffen {v} | :: to thud; to make a dull sound (such as the sound made of an object falling on concrete) |
| ploffen {v} | :: to burst, to explode |
| plofkip {f} | :: broiler chicken that is made to grow unusually fast so as to speed up meat production |
| plofklank {m} | :: plosive |
| plofkraak {m} | :: A (bank or ATM) raid involving explosives |
| plofkraken {v} [usually of ATMs] | :: to raid by means of explosives |
| plofstof {m} [dated, rare] | :: explosive, explosive substance |
| plokworst {f} [chiefly uncountable] | :: A seasoned and smoked sausage made from pork and beef, similar to cervelat and salami |
| plombe {f} | :: lead seal |
| plombe {f} [dentistry] | :: filling |
| plomp {adj} | :: clumsy, oafish |
| plompzakken {v} | :: To insert both the penis and the scrotum into the vagina during sex |
| plons {m} | :: a splash, sound of a splash |
| plons {interj} | :: the noise made from something splashing against a surface |
| plooi {f} {m} | :: crease, fold |
| plooi {f} {m} | :: wrinkle |
| plooibaar {adj} | :: foldable |
| plooibaar {adj} [figuratively] | :: pliable, flexible |
| plooien {v} | :: to pleat, fold |
| plooien {v} | :: to gather wrinkles |
| plooifiets {f} [Belgium] | :: folding bicycle |
| plork {noun} [slang] | :: "nice body, ugly face", butterface |
| P.L.O.R.K. {noun} | :: alternative form of plork |
| plosief {m} | :: plosive |
| plosief {adj} | :: plosive |
| ploten {vt} | :: to dewool (sheep skins) |
| plots {adv} | :: suddenly |
| plotseling {adv} | :: suddenly |
| plotseling {adj} | :: sudden |
| plotsklaps {adv} | :: suddenly |
| plotsklaps {adj} | :: sudden |
| plotten {v} | :: to plot, to trace out |
| plu {m} [colloquial] | :: umbrella, brolly |
| pluche {n} | :: The velvety fabric plush |
| pluche {n} [metonymy] | :: The plush, i.e. cosy, luxurious, seats of power, hence: (being in) office, governing majority |
| pluche {adj} | :: (made of) plush |
| pluchen {adj} | :: (made of) plush |
| plug {m} | :: wall plug [used to hold nails and screws] |
| pluim {m} | :: A plume, feather |
| pluim {m} | :: (with indefinite article, often the diminutive: een pluim(pje)) A compliment, praise, a feather on one's cap |
| pluim {m} [figuratively] | :: A plume-shaped object or part of another organ, e.g. on a butterfly's wings |
| pluim {m} | :: (rather the diminutive plural: pluimpjes) down |
| pluimage {n} | :: The plumage of a bird |
| pluimage {n} | :: (rare) An object made of feathers, mostly ornamental; also a duster |
| pluimage {n} [figuratively] | :: One's nature, typological category; notably in the expression van divers pluimage ('of varied types') |
| pluimage {n} [obsolete] | :: The waving crest of a tree or wood |
| pluimbal {m} [now, uncommon] | :: A shuttlecock |
| pluimen {vt} | :: To remove the plumage from, as before cooking a bird |
| pluimen {vt} [figuratively] | :: To skin financially |
| pluimstrijken {vti} | :: to fawn, to be a sycophant |
| pluimstrijkend {adj} | :: sycophantic |
| pluimstrijker {m} [pejorative] | :: a sycophant, a fawner |
| pluimvee {n} [collective] | :: fowl |
| pluis {n} [uncountable] | :: fluff, soft hairs |
| pluis {n} [countable, esp. diminutive] | :: a piece of fluff or lint, a fluffball |
| pluis {n} [botany, agriculture] | :: pedicel with flower; sessile (side branch with flower) |
| pluis {adj} | :: in order, right, proper |
| pluizen {vt} [agriculture] | :: to remove flowering side branches [from the main stem] from |
| pluk {m} | :: A handful, a tuft |
| pluk de dag {phrase} | :: carpe diem, seize the day |
| plukje {noun} | :: diminutive of pluk |
| plukken {vt} | :: to pluck (i.e. to pull something sharply or to pull something out) |
| plukken {vt} | :: to deprive (someone, something) of most possessions; to rob somebody blind |
| pluksel {n} | :: lint, pluff |
| pluksel {n} | :: something that has been picked or plucked |
| plunder {c} | :: One's property, (collective) possessions |
| plunder {c} | :: Notably furniture and other (mainly small) home inventory |
| plunderaar {m} | :: A pillager, a plunderer |
| plunderen {vti} | :: to plunder, to pillage, to ransack |
| plunderen {vt} [figurative] | :: to empty, to completely withdraw |
| plundering {f} | :: looting, plundering |
| plundertocht {mf} | :: A plundering expedition |
| plurk {m} | :: A prick, an arse, a jerk |
| plusminus {adv} | :: about, roughly, approximately, circa |
| pluspunt {n} | :: Advantage, upside, positive characteristic |
| Pluto {prop} {m} [Greco-Roman mythology] | :: Pluto (god of the underworld) |
| Pluto {prop} {m} [astronomy] | :: Pluto (dwarf planet, former planet) |
| plutocraat {m} | :: plutocrat |
| plutocratie {f} | :: plutocracy |
| plutocratisch {adj} | :: plutocratic |
| plutonium {n} | :: plutonium |
| pluvier {m} | :: superseded spelling of plevier |
| pluviograaf {m} | :: A pluviograph, self-registring pluviometer |
| pneumo- {prefix} | :: pneumo- |
| pneumonie {f} | :: pneumonia |
| pneumothorax {m} | :: pneumothorax |
| po {m} | :: chamber pot |
| pochen {v} | :: to brag |
| podium {n} [art, music, theatre] | :: stage |
| podiumbeest {n} | :: someone who enjoys being on stage and is often on stage |
| poedel {m} | :: poodle (dog breed) |
| poedel {m} [archaic, chiefly ball games] | :: A miss; a throw or shot that misses the goal or target |
| poedelbad {n} | :: A paddling pool, a wading pool |
| poedelbadje {noun} | :: diminutive of poedelbad |
| poedelnaakt {adj} | :: buck naked, stark naked, butt-naked |
| poedelprijs {m} [Netherlands] | :: booby prize, a prize awarded to the loser |
| poeder {n} | :: powder |
| poederbrief {m} | :: powder letter (letter containing some powder, intended for harming, threatening or hoaxing someone) |
| poedersuiker {m} | :: powdered sugar, icing sugar |
| poedoe {m} | :: pudu |
| poëet {m} [formal, literary] | :: poet |
| poef {m} | :: a pouf |
| poef {interj} | :: poof |
| poeha {m} {n} [colloquial] | :: clamor, fuss |
| poel {m} | :: a standing body of water; pool, puddle |
| poel {m} [obsolete, literary] | :: abyss, chasm |
| poel {m} [obsolete] | :: hell |
| Poel {prop} | :: surname |
| poeldraak {m} [obsolete] | :: hell dragon, infernal dragon, hydra |
| poeldraak {m} [obsolete, pejorative, figurative] | :: infernally evil person |
| Poels {prop} | :: surname |
| poema {m} | :: puma |
| poen {f} {n} [colloquial] | :: money |
| poenaal {adj} | :: Pertaining to punishments |
| poentje {noun} [Surinamese Dutch] | :: vagina |
| poep {f} [uncountable] | :: shit |
| poep {f} | :: fart |
| poep {f} [nautical] | :: a vessel's stern |
| poep {f} [colloquial, Belgian] | :: butt, bottom, behind, rear-end, hiney, tush |
| poepchinees {m} [childish, ethnic slur, derogatory, offensive] | :: A derogatory term for a Chinese person or an other East Asian person |
| poepchinees {m} [childish, derogatory, offensive] | :: A derogatory term for a person with a name rhyming on /eːs/ |
| poepdoos {f} | :: A privy, an outhouse, a backside, a backhouse |
| poepen {v} [Netherlands] | :: to defecate; to shit |
| poepen {v} [obsolete] | :: to fart |
| poepen {v} [vulgar, Belgium] | :: to fuck (to copulate) |
| poeper {m} [colloquial, Netherlands] | :: A butthole, arse/ass, anus |
| poeper {m} [colloquial, Netherlands] | :: A shitter, a pooper, one who defecates |
| poeper {m} [Belgium] | :: See met de poepers zitten |
| poepgat {n} [Netherlands] | :: anus, butthole |
| poepie {noun} | :: alternative form of poepje |
| poepie {noun} | :: sweetie, cutie (term of endearment, typically for young children or animals) |
| poepluier {m} [Netherlands] | :: A soiled nappy, a soiled diaper (nappy/diaper containing excrement) |
| poepseks {m} [Netherlands] | :: poop sex (scatological sexual activity) |
| Poerem {prop} {n} | :: alternative form of Poerim |
| Poeriem {prop} {n} | :: alternative form of Poerim |
| Poerim {prop} {n} [Judaism] | :: Purim |
| poes {f} | :: A female cat |
| poes {f} | :: A cat of either sex |
| poes {f} [vulgar] | :: A vagina |
| poes {f} [derogatory] | :: A woman or girl |
| poeslief {adj} | :: very friendly, nice or sweet |
| poeslief {adj} | :: acting very nicely, but insincerely |
| poespas {m} | :: fuss, ado, hubbub |
| poespas {m} [obsolete] | :: mash, stew |
| poet {m} | :: loot, stolen money |
| poëtaster {m} | :: poetaster |
| poëtisch {adj} | :: poetic (related to poetry) |
| poetsen {v} | :: to clean, shine |
| poetsen {v} | :: to brush (teeth) |
| poetsvrouw {f} | :: female cleaner, charlady |
| poetsvrouwtje {noun} | :: diminutive of poetsvrouw |
| poëzie {f} | :: poetry |
| pofadder {f} {m} | :: puffadder, African adder, viper of the genus Bitis |
| poffertje {noun} [chiefly plural] | :: A small Dutch puffed pancake, a baby pancake |
| pogen {v} | :: to attempt |
| poging {f} | :: attempt |
| Pohnpeiaans {adj} | :: Pohnpeian, in, from or otherwise relating to the island state Pohnpei, the former Ponape, in Micronesia, or its people |
| Pohnpeiaans {adj} | :: Pohnpeian, in or otherwise relating to the (Micronesian) Pohnepian language |
| Pohnpeiaans {prop} | :: The Pohnpeian (Micronesian) language |
| pointe {f} {m} [comedy] | :: punchline |
| pointer {m} [programming] | :: pointer |
| pointilleren {vit} | :: to paint in the pointillé technique |
| pointillisme {n} [art] | :: pointillism |
| pok {m} | :: pock, pimple |
| pokdalig {adj} | :: pockmarked |
| poker {n} | :: poker (card game) |
| poker {m} | :: somebody who pokes a fire |
| pokeraar {m} | :: A poker player |
| pokeren {vi} | :: to play poker |
| pokken {c} | :: smallpox |
| pokkenweer {n} [Netherlands] | :: nasty weather, terrible weather |
| pol {m} | :: a bundle of plants, with the soil it stands on or that hangs from it |
| pol {m} [Belgium] | :: a hand |
| Pol {prop} | :: given name |
| polariseren {v} | :: to polarize |
| polariseren {v} [figuratively] | :: (said of a situation etc.) to polarize; to cause to have two extremes |
| polariteit {f} | :: polarity |
| polariteit {f} [grammar, Semitic languages] | :: gender polarity, the phenomenon of some numerals (3 to 10) having endings resembling those of the opposite grammatical gender |
| polder {m} [geography] | :: polder (land reclaimed from a body of water by means of dykes) |
| polderen {vi} [politics] | :: to compromise, to engage in consensus politics |
| poldermodel {n} | :: polder model; a form of economic decision making by consensus, including the government and the social partners, that is the trade unions and employers' organisations |
| poldermolen {m} | :: polder windmill, used to pump water out of a polder |
| polemiek {f} | :: A polemic |
| polemisch {adj} | :: polemic |
| polemist {m} | :: A polemicist |
| polemiste {f} | :: female equivalent of polemist |
| Polen {prop} {n} | :: Poland |
| policor {adj} [colloquial, derogatory, Netherlands] | :: politically correct |
| polijsten {v} | :: to polish |
| polikliniek {f} | :: An outpatient clinic |
| polikliniekje {noun} | :: diminutive of polikliniek |
| polis {f} | :: insurance policy |
| polis {f} | :: insurance plan |
| polis {f} [historical] | :: A polis; an ancient, especially Ancient Greek, city state or city |
| politica {f} | :: female politician |
| politicologie {f} | :: political science |
| politicoloog {m} | :: political scientist |
| politicus {m} | :: politician |
| politie {f} | :: police |
| politie {f} [obsolete] | :: policy, governance |
| politieagent {m} | :: police officer |
| politieagent {m} | :: spy |
| politieagente {f} | :: female equivalent of politieagent |
| politieauto {m} | :: police car |
| politiebureau {n} | :: police station |
| politiegeweld {n} | :: police violence |
| politiehelikopter {m} | :: police helicopter |
| politiehond {m} | :: A police dog |
| politiek {f} | :: politics |
| politiek {adj} | :: political |
| politiek correct {adj} [derogatory] | :: politically correct |
| politiek-correcte {mf} [usually plural] | :: Person who is politically correct |
| politieke economie {f} | :: political economy |
| politiekeling {m} [historical, pejorative, mainly used by the NSB] | :: political opponent [of fascism, national socialism] |
| politiekeling {m} [slang] | :: political animal, political junkie (someone enthusiastically interested in politics or a political fanatic) |
| politieker {m} [Belgium, colloquial] | :: politician |
| politieman {m} | :: policeman |
| politiestaat {m} | :: A police state |
| politiewagen {m} | :: police car |
| politoer {f} {n} [chiefly uncountable] | :: French polish (polishing agent containing shellack) |
| politoer {f} {n} [archaic, uncountable] | :: gloss, shine |
| politoeren {vti} | :: to varnish with French polish |
| pollen {n} | :: pollen |
| pollen {v} [computing] | :: to poll, to periodically check the status of a device or variable |
| pollenzone {f} | :: A pollen zone (stratigraphic zone based on the analysis of pollen cores, corresponding to a subperiod of the Holocene or late Pleistocene) |
| pollepel {m} | :: [Netherlands] wooden spoon, a rather shallow spoon used to stir food while cooking |
| pollepel {m} | :: [Belgium] ladle, a large deep spoon used to serve soup and other food |
| poller {m} | :: a retractable road bollard |
| polonium {n} | :: polonium |
| pols {m} | :: A wrist |
| pols {m} | :: short for polsslag: pulse |
| polsband {m} | :: wristband: mostly used in the diminutive |
| polsbandje {noun} | :: wristband |
| polsbreuk {f} | :: fracture of one's wrist |
| polsen {v} | :: To ask with tact |
| polshorloge {n} | :: wristwatch |
| polsslag {m} | :: pulse (felt at the wrist artery) |
| polsslagader {f} | :: radial artery |
| polsstok {m} | :: A vaulting pole |
| polsstokspringen {n} | :: pole vault, pole-vaulting |
| poltergeest {m} | :: poltergeist |
| poly- {prefix} | :: poly- |
| polyfoon {adj} [music] | :: polyphonic, contrapuntal |
| polyfoon {adj} [literature] | :: polyphonic, containing the perspectives of many protagonists |
| polyfyletisch {noun} [taxonomy] | :: polyphyletic |
| polygaam {adj} | :: polygamous |
| polygamie {f} | :: polygamy |
| polyglot {mf} | :: A polyglot, one who has mastered several languages |
| polyglot {mf} | :: A publication with an original texts along with translations in several languages; especially of a version of the Bible |
| polyglot {adj} [rare] | :: polyglot |
| polyglotte {f} | :: A female polyglot, a woman who has command of multiple languages |
| polyglotte {f} {m} | :: alternative form of polyglot |
| polyglottisch {adj} | :: polyglot, polyglottic |
| polygoon {m} [geometry] | :: polygon |
| polygoon {m} [computing] | :: polygon |
| polymeer {n} [chemistry] | :: polymer |
| Polynesië {prop} | :: Polynesia |
| Polynesisch {adj} | :: Polynesian |
| polynomiaal {adj} | :: polynomial |
| polynoom {n} {m} | :: polynomial |
| polynoom {adj} | :: polynomial |
| polytheïsme {n} | :: polytheism |
| pomerans {f} | :: Felt or leather tip of a cue |
| pomerans {f} | :: Fruit of the bitter orange |
| pomerans {f} | :: bitter orange tree |
| pomp {f} | :: pump (device for moving liquid or gas) |
| pompelmoes {f} {m} | :: pomelo (fruit of the tree Citrus maxima) |
| pompen {vti} | :: to pump |
| pompen {vti} [slang, vulgar] | :: to fuck, to bang |
| pompoen {m} | :: pumpkin |
| pompstation {n} | :: filling station, petrol station (UK), gas station (US) |
| pon {m} | :: nightgown, nightdress |
| pond {n} | :: unit of mass, often broadly similar to 500 grams |
| pond {n} | :: metric pound (500 grams) |
| pond {n} [imperial units] | :: pound (453.6 grams) |
| pond {n} [historical] | :: pound, any of several local units, with a range between 420 and 500 grammes, divided into 16 historical ounces |
| pond {n} [historical, Dutch metric system] | :: kilogram |
| pond {n} | :: one of several monetary units |
| pond {n} | :: British pound, pound sterling (currency) |
| pond {n} | :: Egyptian pound |
| pond {n} [historical] | :: Flemish pound |
| ponem {n} {m} [colloquial, chiefly Netherlands] | :: face |
| ponjaard {m} | :: poniard |
| pons {m} | :: punch (tool for punching or drilling holes) |
| pons {m} | :: obsolete form of punch |
| pont {c} | :: ferry, ferryboat |
| pontificaal {adj} [Roman Catholicism] | :: pontifical |
| pontificaal {adj} [figuratively] | :: pompous |
| pony {m} | :: pony, small horse |
| pony {m} [by extension] | :: hairstyle with a fringe/bangs |
| pony'tje {noun} | :: diminutive of pony |
| pooier {m} | :: male pimp |
| pooierbak {m} [colloquial] | :: a pimpmobile, a pimped up car |
| pook {m} | :: poker (stick to kindle the fire in a fireplace) |
| pook {m} | :: gearstick |
| pool {c} | :: magnetic pole (especially of the Earth and other celestial bodies) |
| pool {c} | :: electrical pole (e.g. of a battery) |
| pool {c} [figuratively] | :: an opposing side of a principle or a doctrine |
| pool {m} | :: a gambling venture such as a football pool |
| pool {m} | :: the stake involved in such a venture |
| pool {m} | :: an arrangement where people pool in money to share one resource such as a carpool |
| pool {m} [sports] | :: pool |
| pool {c} | :: the pile (upstanding usually fine hair) on certain fabrics, velvet or carpeting |
| Pool {m} | :: A Pole |
| poolbeer {m} [rare] | :: polar bear |
| pooldag {m} | :: polar day |
| poollicht {n} [astronomy] | :: aurora |
| poolnacht {f} | :: polar night |
| Pools {adj} | :: Polish |
| Pools {prop} {n} | :: Polish (language) |
| Poolse {f} | :: Pole (female) |
| poolster {f} | :: pole star |
| Poolster {prop} {f} | :: Polaris |
| poolvos {m} | :: arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) |
| poort {f} {m} | :: gate |
| Poort {prop} | :: surname |
| poorter {m} [historical] | :: A citizen of a city during the Ancien Regime, a burgher |
| poortgebouw {n} | :: gatehouse, gate building |
| poortwachter {m} | :: gatekeeper, one who guards a gate |
| poos {f} | :: undefined period of time, an indefinite period |
| poos {f} [colloquial, hyperbolic] | :: eternity |
| poos {f} [dated, now only in fixed expressions or limited contexts] | :: pause, interruption |
| poot {m} | :: limb (arm or leg) of an animal (sometimes human) |
| poot {m} | :: [colloquial] leg or foot |
| poot {m} | :: [colloquial] hand |
| poot {m} | :: leg of an object, e.g. furniture |
| poot {m} [vulgar, derogatory] | :: homosexual man |
| pootafdruk {m} | :: A paw print |
| pootjebaden {vi} | :: to paddle, to wet one's feet in water either by wading or by dabbling while seated |
| pop {f} {m} | :: doll |
| pop {f} {m} | :: cocoon, pupa |
| pop {f} {m} [colloquial] | :: guilder |
| pop {f} | :: pop, pop music |
| popelen {v} | :: to long for, yearn; to be eager to |
| popelen {v} | :: to quiver |
| popelen {v} | :: to flutter |
| popeye {m} | :: a short, strong man |
| popgroep {mf} | :: A pop group, a pop band |
| popiejopie {adj} [slang, pejorative, often in compounds] | :: Trying excessively to come across as popular and ordinary |
| popiejopie {adj} [slang, pejorative, often in compounds] | :: Related to ordinary people; plebeian, familiar, colloquial, vulgar, popular |
| Popie Jopie {prop} {m} [slang, derogatory] | :: An irreverent nickname for Pope John Paul II |
| popmuziek {f} | :: pop music |
| poppen {v} [obsolete] | :: To play with puppets |
| poppen {v} | :: To play (games etc.) in general |
| poppen {v} | :: To court and/or have sex |
| poppen {v} | :: To show off |
| poppen {v} | :: To make or provide (a) puppet(s) etc |
| poppen {v} | :: To make the sound of a coot |
| poppen {v} [figuratively] | :: To stammer |
| poppenhuis {n} | :: dollhouse |
| poppenhuisje {noun} | :: diminutive of poppenhuis |
| poppenkast {f} [literally] | :: A portable puppet theatre and puppets for use in it |
| poppenkast {f} | :: A puppet-show, notably of the Punch and Judy type |
| poppenkast {f} [figuratively] | :: A bad, excessive or hilarious 'show', pointlessly theatrical conduct |
| poppenkasterij {f} | :: clamor, theatrical misconduct |
| poppenspeelster {m} | :: female puppeteer |
| poppenspel {n} | :: A puppet show |
| poppenspeler {m} | :: puppeteer |
| popster {f} {m} | :: pop star |
| populair {adj} | :: popular |
| populariteit {f} | :: Popularity |
| populatie {f} | :: A population, notably used in: |
| populatie {f} [biology] | :: quantified presence of organisms on a territory |
| populatie {f} [statistics] | :: any mass from which a sample can be drawn |
| populier {m} | :: A poplar, tree of the genus Populus |
| populisme {n} [politics] | :: populism, any dualistic ideology that contrasts a homogeneous people with an elite |
| populisme {n} [literature] | :: a French literary movement focusing on the common people |
| populisme {n} [politics] | :: populism, the American left-leaning ideology that supported trade unionism and sought monetary stimulus by means of free silver |
| populist {n} | :: populist (advocate or supporter of political populism, asserting that elites are out of touch with the common people) |
| populist {n} [pejorative] | :: demagogue |
| populistisch {adj} | :: populist, pertaining to populism |
| populistisch {adj} | :: populist, pertaining to American populism or the Populist Party |
| porem {n} [colloquial] | :: face |
| porie {f} | :: pore (on the surface of skin) |
| porknokker {m} [slang, Suriname] | :: A smallscale, one-man open pit gold mining operation |
| porno {f} | :: porn |
| porno {adj} [Netherlands, slang] | :: hot, attractive, sexy |
| pornograaf {m} | :: pornographer |
| pornografe {f} | :: female pornographer |
| pornografisch {adj} | :: pornographic |
| pornografisch {adj} | :: [by extension] lewd, obscene |
| porren {v} | :: to prod, prick, poke |
| porrie {adj} | :: rotten |
| porrie {f} {m} | :: waste of a bulb nursery |
| porrie {f} {m} | :: power |
| porrie {f} {m} | :: force |
| porselein {n} | :: The hard, translucent ceramic porcelain |
| porselein {n} | :: A piece or set made of that material |
| port {m} {n} | :: postage |
| port {m} | :: (a glass of) port, port wine, Porto |
| portaal {n} [architecture] | :: portal |
| porte-brisée {f} | :: double-leaf door |
| portefeuille {m} | :: wallet |
| portefeuille {m} | :: portfolio (post, set of responsibilities) |
| portemonnaie {f} | :: superseded spelling of portemonnee |
| portemonnee {m} | :: wallet |
| portemonnee {m} | :: purse, coin purse |
| portie {f} [food, drinks] | :: serving, helping |
| portie {f} | :: portion, part, amount |
| portiek {f} | :: portico |
| portier {m} | :: doorman, gatekeeper, porter, doorkeeper |
| portier {n} | :: door of a vehicle, especially of a car or a coach |
| portierraam {n} | :: A window of a car door |
| portierraampje {noun} | :: diminutive of portierraam |
| Port Moresby {prop} {n} | :: Port Moresby (capital city) |
| porto {m} | :: the postage due for having a letter or package transported and delivered by a postal service |
| portret {n} | :: portrait |
| portretteren {v} | :: to draw a portrait for, to portray |
| Portugal {prop} {n} | :: Portugal (country) |
| Portugees {adj} | :: Portuguese |
| Portugees {m} | :: A Portuguese man |
| Portugees {prop} {n} | :: Portuguese (language) |
| Portugese {f} | :: A Portuguese woman |
| Portugese waterhond {m} | :: Portuguese Water Dog |
| pose {f} | :: stance or pose |
| poseren {v} | :: to pose |
| positie {f} | :: position, posture |
| positie {f} [military] | :: position |
| positie {f} | :: post, position, rank |
| positie {f} | :: the state of pregnancy |
| positief {adj} | :: positive |
| positief {m} | :: positive form of an adjective |
| positief {n} | :: positive of an image |
| positiejurk {f} | :: A maternity dress; a dress designed to be worn by pregnant women during the later stages of pregnancy |
| positiejurkje {noun} | :: diminutive of positiejurk |
| positiekleding {f} | :: maternity clothing, clothing designed to be worn by women in the later stages of pregnancy |
| positivisme {n} [philosophy] | :: positivism |
| positivisme {n} [colloquial, low prestige] | :: positivity |
| positron {n} [physics] | :: positron |
| posologie {f} | :: posology |
| post- {prefix} | :: post- |
| post {f} {m} | |
| post {f} {m} | :: A mail office, a post office |
| post {f} {m} | :: A location or station, where a soldier is supposed to be; position |
| post {f} {m} | :: A post, a position, an office |
| Post {prop} | :: surname |
| postadres {n} | :: postal address |
| postament {n} | :: pedestal of a pillar or statue |
| postapocalyptisch {adj} [fiction] | :: postapocalyptic (after a future cataclysm) |
| postbezorger {m} | :: One who delivers mail |
| postbode {m} | :: postperson, mailperson (a person who delivers the mail) |
| postbus {f} | :: A post office box, a postal box |
| postbus {f} [rare] | :: synonym of brievenbus |
| postcode {m} | :: A postcode, a postal code |
| postdienst {f} | :: postal service, postal system |
| postduif {f} | :: A homing pigeon, domesticated dove used as message courier |
| posten {v} | :: to post, to mail |
| posten {v} | :: to post, place sentinels etc |
| posten {v} [Internet] | :: to post, to send, to publish online |
| poster {m} | :: One who sets out posts, such as sentinels |
| poster {m} | :: A poster, an large sheet of printed paper that is hung vertically (e.g. on a wall) |
| poster {m} | :: A billboard or placard to be posted on a public or private place |
| poster {m} | :: A poster, one who posts messages on-line |
| posterij {f} | :: post office |
| posterij {f} | :: a postal system or organization |
| posthoorn {m} | :: A post horn |
| posthuum {adj} | :: superseded spelling of postuum |
| postimpressionisme {n} [arts] | :: postimpressionism |
| postkaart {f} [now, chiefly Belgium] | :: postcard, especially one with a picture |
| postkantoor {n} | :: post office |
| postkoets {f} [historical] | :: A mailcoach, a stage-coach |
| Postma {prop} | :: surname |
| postmodernisme {n} [culture, art, science] | :: postmodernism |
| postnataal {adj} | :: postnatal |
| postorder {mf} | :: mail order |
| postorderbedrijf {n} | :: mail order company |
| postscriptum {n} | :: post scriptum |
| poststuk {n} | :: postal article, mail item |
| posttraumatisch {adj} | :: posttraumatic |
| postulant {m} [religion] | :: postulant |
| postuleren {v} | :: to postulate |
| postuum {adj} | :: posthumous, after death |
| postuum {adv} | :: posthumously, after death |
| postzak {m} | :: A mailbag (large bag for transporting mail in large quantities) |
| postzegel {m} | :: A stamp, a postage stamp |
| postzegelverzamelaar {m} | :: stamp collector, philatelist |
| postzegelverzameling {f} | :: postage stamp collection |
| pot {m} | :: jar, pot |
| pot {m} [Belgium] | :: cooking pot |
| pot {m} [Netherlands, vulgar] | :: loo, crapper (toilet) |
| pot {f} [pejorative] | :: dyke (lesbian) |
| potas {f} {m} | :: potash |
| potasch {f} {m} | :: spelling before 1946/47 for potas (potash) |
| potboef {m} [obsolete] | :: scoundrel, rogue, knave |
| potboef {m} [obsolete] | :: pillory |
| poten {v} | :: to set, plant, place a young plant or large seed individually in soil or other substrate where it can grow; sow |
| poten {v} | :: to release young fish or - eggs to regulate the population for fishers' benefit |
| potenrammer {m} | :: gay basher, somebody who engages in homophobic violence |
| potent {adj} | :: [of males] capable of procreation, potent |
| potentaat {m} | :: potentate, person in power |
| potentie {f} | :: potency, strength |
| potentie {f} | :: potential, unrealised ability |
| potentie {f} | :: capability of procreation |
| potentie {f} | :: power, might, capability |
| potentie {f} [obsolete, mathematics] | :: power |
| potentieel {n} | :: potential |
| potentieel {adj} | :: potential |
| potentieel {adv} | :: potentially |
| potig {adj} | :: rugged, vigorous, robust |
| potjeslatijn {n} [medicine, now, historical] | :: Latin used to label jars and bottles, originally to avoid confusion about the contents, but later as a form of jargon |
| potjeslatijn {n} | :: Dog Latin, macaronic Latin |
| potlood {n} | :: A pencil |
| potlood {n} | :: Graphite |
| potlood {n} [especially] | :: Graphite powder |
| potloodrok {m} | :: pencil skirt |
| potloodventer {m} [somewhat, humorous] | :: A male flasher, an exhibitionist who suddenly exposes his phallus |
| potloodventer {m} [literally, dated, rare, now, humorous] | :: A pencil vendor |
| potplant {f} | :: A pot plant, a potted plant |
| potplantje {noun} | :: diminutive of potplant |
| potpourri {m} | :: several songs strung together (medley) |
| potpourri {m} | :: A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room |
| potpourri {m} | :: A number of varied literary articles |
| potsierlijk {adj} | :: ludicrous, absurd |
| pottecaree {m} [Brabantian] | :: pots and pans |
| pottecaree {m} | :: ornamental, stylish pot [for plants, flowers] |
| pottekestamp {m} [Brabantian] | :: bad soccer game |
| potten {v} | :: (snooker, pool, billiards, etc.) to pot: i.e. to knock a ball into a pocket |
| pottenstamper {m} | :: rough, unskilled soccer player |
| potteus {adj} [colloquial] | :: lesbian |
| potverdorie {interj} | :: dang, darned |
| potvis {m} | :: sperm whale, Physeter catodon (syn. Physeter macrocephalus) |
| potvis {m} | :: sperm whale, any member of the family Physeteridae, including the above and several prehistoric species |
| pover {adj} | :: poor, needy |
| pover {adj} | :: meagre, unimpressive |
| Praag {prop} {n} | :: Praag (capital city) |
| Praags {adj} | :: of, from or related to the Czech capital Prague |
| praal {m} | :: pomp |
| praal {m} | :: beautiful object |
| praalgraf {n} | :: An decorative grave or funerary monument (e.g. a large statue), a mausoleum |
| praalhans {m} | :: boaster, braggart |
| praalwagen {m} | :: parade car, float |
| praalziek {adj} | :: ostentatious, showy |
| praat {m} [uncountable] | :: talk, talking |
| praatbarak {f} [Belgium, pejorative] | :: an official body that is perceived as all talk and no action |
| praatbarak {f} [Belgium, pejorative] | :: any meeting that is expected to be all talk and no action |
| praatgroep {f} {m} | :: discussion group, support group |
| praatgroepje {noun} | :: diminutive of praatgroep |
| praatje {noun} | :: small talk |
| praatprogramma {n} [television] | :: talk show |
| praatziek {adj} | :: loquacious, garrulous |
| pracht {f} | :: splendor (US), splendour (UK) |
| prachtig {adj} | :: splendid, marvelous |
| prachtkever {m} | :: buprestid |
| prachtvoorbeeld {n} | :: great example, very illustrative example |
| practicum {n} | :: practicum (college course) |
| pragmatisch {adj} | :: pragmatic |
| prairial {noun} [historical] | :: Prairial |
| prairie {f} | :: prairie |
| prairiehond {m} [zoology] | :: The burrowing rodent prairie dog, of the genus Cynomys |
| prairiewolf {m} | :: prairie wolf, coyote, Canis latrans |
| prakken {vt} | :: to mash |
| prakkeseren {v} | :: alternative form of prakkiseren |
| prakkezeren {v} | :: alternative form of prakkiseren |
| prakkiseren {vi} | :: to ponder, to mull, to ruminate |
| prakkizeren {v} | :: alternative spelling of prakkiseren |
| praksel {n} | :: mash (something mashed to a pulplike state, especially food) |
| praktijk {f} | :: practice |
| praktijk {f} [uncountable] | :: application of theory |
| praktijk {f} [countable] | :: doing(s) of something |
| praktijk {f} [countable] | :: clientèle (lawyer or doctor) |
| praktisch {adj} | :: practical |
| praktisch {adv} | :: practically, virtually (almost always) |
| praktiseren {vt} | :: to carry out, to perform, to bring into practice |
| praktiseren {vti} | :: to operate as a matter of profession |
| praktiseren {vti} | :: to observe (a tradition or religion), to practise |
| pralen {vi} | :: to shine, to radiate |
| pralen {v} [inergative] | :: to display, to show off [with the intention of making a wealthy or successful impression] |
| praline {f} | :: filled chocolate (small piece of confectionery made from chocolate) |
| pram {m} [colloquial, vulgar] | :: A boob, a tit |
| pram {m} [obsolete] | :: A breast of a breastfeeding woman or a teat of a suckling female |
| prangen {v} | :: to press, to squeeze |
| praseodymium {n} | :: praseodymium |
| prat {adj} | :: (used with op) focused, bent, fixated |
| prat {adj} [obsolete] | :: proud, haughty, arrogant |
| prat {f} | :: A pride, arrogance |
| prat {f} | :: the act of pouting or sulking |
| pratatief {adj} [archaic] | :: talkative |
| praten {vi} | :: to talk |
| praten als Brugman {v} [idiomatic] | :: To talk vigorously, to try hard to convince |
| prater {m} | :: A person who talks or likes to talk |
| precair {adj} | :: precarious |
| precariaat {n} | :: precariat |
| precedent {n} | :: precedent |
| precies {adj} | :: exact, precise |
| precies {adj} | :: accurate, careful |
| precies {adv} | :: exactly, precisely |
| precies {adv} [Belgium] | :: seemingly |
| precisie {f} | :: accuracy, precision |
| precolumbiaans {adj} | :: pre-Columbian |
| precursor {m} | :: precursor, forerunner |
| predestinatie {f} [theology] | :: predestination |
| predicaat {n} [logic] | :: predicate |
| predicaat {n} [grammar] | :: predicate |
| predicaat {n} [formal] | :: label, name |
| predicatenlogica {f} | :: predicate logic |
| predikant {m} | :: preacher, minister (used in the Dutch Protestant church) |
| prediken {v} | :: to preach |
| prediker {m} [religion] | :: preacher |
| Prediker {prop} | :: Ecclesiastes (book of the Bible) |
| prediking {f} | :: preaching |
| predikstoel {m} [formal] | :: rare form of preekstoel |
| preek {f} | :: sermon |
| preek {f} | :: lecture (spoken lesson, also in a negative sense) |
| preekgestoelte {n} | :: pulpit |
| preekstoel {m} | :: pulpit |
| prefix {n} {m} | :: prefix |
| prefix {adj} [obsolete] | :: fixed, predetermined |
| pregnant {adj} | :: poignant, incisive |
| pregnant {adj} | :: meaningful, polysemic |
| pregnant {adj} [obsolete] | :: important |
| prehistorie {f} | :: prehistory |
| prehistorisch {adj} | :: prehistorical |
| prei {m} | :: leek, Allium ampeloprasum (syn. Allium porrum) (stem vegetable) |
| preispelling {f} [colloquial] | :: Sometimes the official (green) and sometimes the alternative (white) spelling. Like the colours of a leek |
| preken {vit} | :: to preach |
| preken {vi} | :: to sermonise, to lecture (to criticise verbally) |
| prelaat {m} | :: prelate |
| prematuur {adj} | :: premature |
| premie {f} | :: A prize, a reward |
| premie {f} | :: A premium, money paid for e.g. an insurance |
| premie {f} | :: A bounty, a reward for killing or capturing a suspect, convict or animal at large |
| premiejager {m} | :: bounty hunter |
| premiejager {m} | :: Some kind of stock market speculator who sells early; |
| premier {m} | :: prime minister |
| premierschap {n} | :: premiership |
| premonstratenzer {m} | :: [chiefly plural] Premonstratensian |
| premonstratenzer {adj} | :: Premonstratensian |
| prenataal {adj} | :: antenatal, prenatal |
| prent {f} {m} | :: A print, a printed picture |
| prent {f} {m} [colloquial] | :: A fine |
| prent {f} {m} | :: film, movie |
| prentenboek {n} | :: picture book |
| preparaat {n} | :: A preparation (preserved specimen, prepared sample) |
| prepareren {v} | :: to prepare |
| presenning {f} | :: tarpaulin |
| presentatie {f} | :: presentation |
| presentator {m} | :: announcer, host |
| presentatrice {f} | :: (female) presenter, master of ceremonies, emcee, compere, host |
| presentatrice {f} | :: (female) presenter, bearer |
| presenteren {v} | :: To present |
| presenteren {v} | :: To show; to present |
| presenteren {v} | :: To host (a show) |
| president {m} | :: president |
| presidentschap {n} | :: A presidency |
| presidentsverkiezing {f} | :: presidential election |
| presiderend {adj} | :: presiding |
| preskop {m} [Belgium] | :: head cheese, brawn |
| pressiegroep {f} {m} [chiefly Netherlands] | :: pressure group |
| prestatie {f} | :: feat, accomplishment, achievement |
| prestatie {f} | :: performance |
| presteren {v} | :: to perform |
| prestige {n} | :: prestige |
| prestigieus {adj} | :: prestigious |
| pret {f} | :: fun |
| pretpakket {n} [Netherlands, pejorative] | :: Any curriculum in secondary education with no or relatively mathematics and science subjects; currently the nickname of the profiel cultuur en maatschappij curriculum |
| pretpakket {n} | :: A recreational boxset containing various items |
| pretpark {n} | :: amusement park |
| pretparkje {noun} | :: diminutive of pretpark |
| prettig {adj} | :: merry, enjoyable |
| prettige kerstdagen {phrase} | :: Merry Christmas |
| prettig kerstfeest {phrase} | :: Merry Christmas |
| preuts {adj} | :: prudish, exaggeratedly proper, modest |
| preuts {adj} [Belgium] | :: proud, haughty |
| preuts {adj} [obsolete] | :: bold, daring; courageous |
| preuts {adj} [obsolete] | :: vivid, lively, fiery, elated |
| preuts {adj} [obsolete] | :: unchaste, immodest |
| preuts {adj} [archaic] | :: noble, righteous |
| preutsheid {f} | :: prudeness |
| prevalentie {f} | :: prevalence, supremacy |
| prevelen {v} | :: to mumble |
| preventie {f} | :: prevention, preemption |
| preventief {adj} | :: preventive, preventing, preemptive |
| priapisme {n} [medicine] | :: priapism |
| prieel {n} | :: open, roofed gazebo |
| prieel {n} [uncommon] | :: pleasant region |
| prieelvogel {m} | :: bower bird, any bird of the family Ptilonorhynchidae |
| priegelen {v} | :: to fiddle around (with precision, i.e. something small and intricate) |
| priem {m} | :: bodkin, awl |
| priem {m} | :: punch, piercer |
| priem {m} | :: squeezing mandrel |
| priemgetal {n} | :: prime number (natural number, only divisible by 1 and itself) |
| priester {m} [religion] | :: priest, clergyman, religious officiant |
| priestercelibaat {n} [Roman Catholicism] | :: priestly celibacy |
| priesteres {f} | :: priestess |
| priesterlijk {adj} | :: priestly |
| priesterschap {f} | :: priesthood (referring to priests as a whole) |
| priesterschap {n} [Roman Catholicism] | :: one of the three major orders of the Roman Catholic Church - the priestly order |
| prietpraat {m} | :: babble, idle chatter |
| prijken {v} | :: to be noticeable, to be easily seen, to be on display |
| prijken {v} | :: to show off [+ met (object)] |
| prijs {m} | :: price, fare, charge |
| prijs {m} | :: price, price tag, price ticket |
| prijs {m} | :: prize, award, trophy |
| prijs {m} | :: reward, prize |
| prijs {m} | :: praise, act of praising |
| prijsgeven {v} | :: to abandon, to give up something |
| prijsgeven {v} | :: to disclose, to reveal something |
| prijsindex {m} [economics] | :: price index |
| prijskaartje {n} | :: price tag |
| prijsschieten {n} | :: A shooting game in which a prize is awarded to the best performer(s) |
| prijsschieten {n} | :: An occasion where people (often haphazardly) gang up to engage in uncharitable criticism |
| prijsschip {n} | :: A ship that has been appropriated as loot |
| prijsstabiliteit {f} [economics] | :: price stability |
| prijsvechter {m} | :: A prizefighter |
| prijsvechter {m} | :: A business that competes by offering relatively low prices |
| prijzen {vt} | :: to praise |
| prijzen {vt} | :: to price |
| prik {f} | :: sting, prick (sting or bite from a bug, etc.) |
| prik {f} | :: small pointy object, prong |
| prik {f} | :: goad, prod |
| prik {f} | :: lamprey, fish of the order Petromyzontiformes |
| prik {f} [medicine, colloquial] | :: injection, jab, shot |
| prik {m} [uncountable] | :: fizz, carbonation |
| prikbord {n} | :: notice board |
| prikkel {m} | :: stimulus |
| prikkel {m} | :: impulse, prickle |
| prikkel {m} | :: incentive, encouragement |
| prikkelbaar {adj} | :: irritable |
| prikkelbaarheid {f} | :: irritability |
| prikkeldraad {m} [chiefly uncountable, also, countable] | :: barbed wire |
| prikkeldraad {m} [uncountable] | :: A pain stimulus created by twisting the skin of the arm in two different directions |
| prikkelen {v} | :: to prick, prod |
| prikkelen {v} | :: to sting, burn |
| prikkelen {v} | :: to urge, provoke |
| prikkelen {v} | :: to irritate, bother |
| prikkeling {f} | :: stimulation |
| prikken {vt} | :: to sting, to prick |
| prikken {vt} | :: to poke |
| prikkie {noun} [colloquial, Netherlands] | :: A small amount of money |
| priklimonade {f} [Netherlands] | :: fizzy drink, soft drink, soda (carbonated sweet drink) |
| prikwater {n} | :: carbonated water, soda water |
| pril {adj} | :: early |
| pril {adj} | :: young, premature |
| pril {adj} [events] | :: premature |
| prima {adj} | :: excellent, fine |
| primaat {m} [religion] | :: primate, high-ranking clergyman |
| primaat {m} | :: primate, any member of the order Primates |
| primaat {n} | :: primacy, being first |
| primaatschap {n} | :: primacy (as ecclesiastical office) |
| primair {adj} | :: primary |
| primaire sector {m} [economy] | :: primary sector (raw resources sector) |
| primeren {vti} | :: to have priority, to prevail (over) |
| primeur {f} | :: A first, the first instance of an occurrence |
| primitief {adj} | :: primitive |
| principaal {adj} [formal] | :: principal, main |
| principaal {m} [obsolete] | :: superior, leader |
| principaal {m} [historical] | :: executive of the Dutch East India Company |
| principaal {n} [obsolete] | :: original of an artwork [especially of paintings] |
| principaal {n} [obsolete, chiefly law] | :: main matter, central issue |
| principe {n} | :: principle |
| principieel {adj} | :: fundamental |
| principieel {adv} | :: fundamentally |
| prins {m} | :: prince |
| Prins {prop} | :: surname |
| prinsbisdom {n} | :: prince-bishopric; the bishopric of a prince bishop |
| prins-bisschop {m} | :: prince-bishop |
| prinsdom {n} | :: principality (sovereign state) |
| prinselijk {adj} | :: princely |
| prinsenvlag {f} | :: the Prince’s Flag |
| prinses {f} | :: princess |
| prins-gemaal {m} | :: prince consort |
| prinsheerlijk {adv} | :: very comfortably, delightfully |
| prinsheerlijk {adj} | :: very comfortable, delightful |
| Prinsjesdag {m} | :: the third Tuesday of September, when the Dutch monarch rides ceremoniously in a golden (i.e. gilded) coach to the Staten-Generaal to hold the troonrede ('throne speech'), announcing government policy and budget priorities for the coming parliamentary session |
| printen {v} | :: to print |
| printer {m} | :: A printer (electronic device for printing papers or three-dimentional objects) |
| printplaat {f} [electronics] | :: printed circuit board |
| prioriseren {vti} [proscribed] | :: to prioritise |
| prioriteit {f} | :: priority |
| prioriteren {vti} [prescribed] | :: to prioritise |
| prioritiseren {vti} [proscribed] | :: to prioritise |
| Priscilla {prop} {f} | :: Priscilla (Biblical character from Acts) |
| Priscilla {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| prise {f} [Belgium] | :: electrical plug |
| prisoen {m} {n} [obsolete] | :: prison, dungeon |
| prisoen {m} {n} [obsolete] | :: imprisonment |
| privaat {adj} | :: private, personal |
| privaat {n} | :: A privy, an outhouse |
| privaat {n} [by extension] | :: A toilet |
| privacy {f} | :: privacy |
| privatiseren {vt} | :: to privatise [UK, Australia], privatize [North America] |
| privatiseren {vi} [obsolete] | :: to live as a private civilian (not holding office or serving in the military), often without an occupation |
| privatisering {f} | :: privatisation [UK, Australia], privatization [North America] |
| privé {adj} | :: private |
| privébrief {m} | :: private (unofficial) piece of correspondence |
| privéchauffeur {m} | :: chauffeur: person employed to drive someone's private car |
| privécorrespondentie {c} | :: private correspondence |
| privéles {f} | :: private lesson |
| privéles {f} | :: private tutoring |
| privé-post {c} | :: private mail |
| privépost {c} | :: private mail |
| pro-actief {adj} | :: proactive |
| proactief {adj} | :: proactive |
| proband {mf} [genetics, genealogy] | :: proband (subject of a genealogical study) |
| probandus {m} | :: A male proband (man who is subject of a genealogical study) |
| probandus {m} | :: alternative form of proband |
| probeersel {n} | :: Something that has been or is being tried out or the result thereof; a test, an attempt, a practice |
| probeerseltje {noun} | :: diminutive of probeersel |
| proberen {v} | :: to try, to attempt |
| probleem {n} | :: problem |
| probleemjongere {m} | :: troubled youth, problem youth |
| probleemkind {n} [literally] | :: A problem child, troubled and/or troublesome youngster |
| probleemkind {n} [figuratively] | :: A weak spot, source of grave/regular worries |
| problematiek {f} | :: collectively referring to all the problems concerning a certain issue in a certain field |
| problematiek {adj} [now, uncommon] | :: problematic |
| problematisch {adj} | :: problematic |
| procedé {n} | :: process, procedure |
| procederen {vi} | :: To procede, start/follow a procedure, operate |
| procederen {vi} | :: To litigate, resort to a legal procedure |
| procedure {f} | :: procedure |
| procent {n} | :: percent |
| proces {n} | :: process |
| proces {n} [legal] | :: trial; lawsuit |
| processie {f} | :: procession (a group of people or thing moving along in an orderly manner) |
| processierups {f} | :: processionary caterpillar, caterpillar of the family Thaumetopoeidae |
| processievlinder {m} | :: processionary moth, butterfly of the family Thaumetopoeidae |
| processor {m} [computing] | :: A microprocessor |
| proces-verbaal {n} | :: complaint, law enforcement account or report |
| proclamatie {f} | :: proclamation |
| proclamatie {f} [Belgium] | :: announcement of school results |
| proclameren {v} | :: to proclaim |
| procreatie {f} | :: The process procreation in which an organism reproduces by gendering offspring |
| Procrustes {prop} {m} | :: Procrustes (legendary Attic highwayman and misshaper of members) |
| procrustesbed {n} | :: procrustean bed |
| producent {m} | :: producer |
| producer {m} | :: producer |
| produceren {v} | :: to produce |
| product {n} | :: product |
| productie {f} | :: production |
| productief {adj} | :: productive |
| productiefactor {m} [economics] | :: factor of production |
| productieketen {f} | :: supply chain |
| produkt {n} | :: superseded spelling of product |
| produktie {f} | :: superseded spelling of productie |
| produktief {adj} | :: superseded spelling of productief |
| proef {f} | :: test, experiment |
| proefballon {m} | :: A trial balloon, a balloon used as a probe or to carry some test - or experimental device |
| proefballon {m} [figuratively] | :: (often in the diminutive: proefballonnetje) A trial balloon, feeler, kite, to test reactions |
| proefdier {n} | :: laboratory animal (animal subject to animal testing) |
| proefkonijn {n} [literally] | :: a rabbit used for animal testing |
| proefkonijn {n} [colloquial] | :: guinea pig (test subject) |
| proefschrift {n} | :: thesis, dissertation |
| proefstand {m} | :: test bench |
| proeksel {n} [dialectal, Groningen, Drenthe] | :: goop, gunk, slush |
| proesten {v} | :: to produce a throaty wheezy noise in the throat while trying to hold back from bursting out laughing |
| proesten {v} | :: to sneeze |
| proeven {vt} | :: to taste (something) |
| proeven {vt} | :: to test by tasting |
| proeven {vt} | :: to experience, taste, try |
| proeven {vt} [obsolete] | :: To (provide) prove (for) |
| prof. {noun} | :: abbreviation of professor |
| prof {m} | :: professor |
| prof {m} | :: (Flemish) doctor, physician |
| prof {m} | :: professional |
| profeet {m} | :: prophet, a messenger chosen by God |
| profeet {m} | :: soothsayer, one who predicts the future |
| professie {f} | :: profession, occupation (line of work) |
| professie {f} | :: profession, avowal (declaration of belief) |
| professional {m} | :: a professional practicioner of a trade, métier.. |
| professional {m} | :: an expert in a (professional) field |
| professioneel {adj} | :: professional (relating to one's profession or work; in accordance with the demands and duties of one's profession) |
| professor {m} | :: professor |
| profeteren {v} | :: to prophesy |
| profetes {f} | :: female prophet |
| profetisch {adj} | :: prophetic |
| proficiat {interj} | :: congratulations! |
| profiel {n} | :: profile (such as an online profile) |
| profiel {n} | :: profile (view from the side) |
| profiel {n} | :: tread on a tyre or the sole of a shoe |
| profijt {n} [chiefly uncountable] | :: profit |
| profijtelijk {adj} | :: profitable, advantageous |
| profiteren {v} | :: to profit, to benefit |
| profiteur {m} | :: profiteer |
| proflecteren {v} | :: To do for someone else what you cannot do for yourself |
| profvoetbal {n} | :: professional association football |
| prognosticeren {v} | :: to forecast, to predict, to prognosticate |
| programma {n} | :: literally, a program |
| programma {n} | :: a show, especially a t.v show (television program) |
| programmablad {n} | :: A program guide, usually a weekly |
| programmagids {m} | :: A programme guide |
| programmatuur {f} [computing] | :: software |
| programmeerbaar {adj} | :: programmable |
| programmeertaal {f} | :: A programming language |
| programmeren {v} | :: to program |
| programmeur {m} | :: programmer |
| progressief {adj} | :: progressive, pertaining to or favouring left-leaning, emancipatory or innovative politics, pertaining to or supporting progressivism |
| progressief {adj} | :: progressive, pertaining to progress |
| progressief {adj} | :: progressive, which progresses (e.g. becomes increasingly severe) |
| progressief {adj} | :: progressive, placing proportionally higher burdens in relation to a quantity (e.g. income, wealth), often in relations to taxes or rates |
| progressief {adj} | :: progressive, pertaining to subsequent elements |
| project {n} | :: project (planned endeavor) |
| projecteren {v} | :: to project |
| projectiel {n} | :: A projectile |
| projectielbraken {n} | :: forceful vomiting |
| projectontwikkelaar {m} | :: project developer |
| proletariaat {n} | :: the proletariat, the working class |
| proletariër {m} | :: proletarian |
| proletaries {adj} [obsolete] | :: nonstandard spelling of proletarisch |
| proletarisch {adj} | :: proletarian |
| proletariseren {vi} | :: to become a proletarian |
| proletariseren {vt} | :: to cause to become a proletarian |
| prolongatie {f} | :: prolongation, lengthening (especially the extension of a bank loan) |
| prolongeren {v} | :: to prolong, lengthen, extend |
| proloog {m} | :: prologue |
| proloog {m} | :: first leg of a multi-stage cycling race like the Tour de France |
| promenade {f} | :: promenade |
| promethium {n} | :: promethium |
| promille {n} | :: permille |
| prominent {adj} | :: prominent |
| promotie {f} | :: promotion |
| promovenda {f} | :: female doctoral student or candidate |
| promovendus {m} | :: doctoral student, doctoral candidate |
| promoveren {vi} | :: to graduate |
| promoveren {vt} | :: to promote |
| prompt {adv} | :: immediately, promptly |
| prompt {adj} | :: quick, immediate |
| prompt {m} [computing] | :: prompt |
| Pronk {prop} | :: surname |
| pronken {v} [inergative] | :: to display, to show off [with the intention of making an impression] |
| pronker {m} | :: A show-off |
| pronker {m} [historical] | :: A dandy |
| pronkstilleven {n} | :: still-life, often of a larger size, depicting valuable objects, sometimes including food items and animals |
| pronkstuk {n} | :: showpiece, centerpiece |
| pronkstuk {n} [figuratively] | :: prize, gem, jewel |
| pronkziek {adj} | :: ostentatious, showy |
| pronomen {n} [grammar] | :: pronoun |
| prononceren {v} | :: to pronounce |
| prooi {f} | :: prey, catch |
| prooidier {n} | :: prey (animal which typically serves as food for carnivores or flesh-eating plants) |
| proosdij {f} [Christianity] | :: A provosty, a provostship, a provostry; the office or remit of a provost/ |
| proosdij {f} [Christianity] | :: The residence of a provost |
| proost {interj} | :: cheers (toast when drinking) |
| proost {m} [Roman Catholicism] | :: provost |
| prop- {prefix} [hydrocarbon chain prefix] | :: prop- |
| prop {f} {m} | :: A swab, plug made of paper, cloth, slime or some other suitable material |
| prop {f} {m} | :: A piece of paper or similar which has been crumpled into a ball-like shape, usually though not necessarily with the intent of throwing it away. → A wad of paper. Usually used in the diminutive form propje. Often the material is assumed to be paper or unimportant, but it can be specified: propje papier (paper), propje plastic (plastic), propje huishoudfolie (household plastic foil), propje aluminiumfolie (aluminium foil), propje keukenpapier (kitchen paper), propje toiletpapier (toilet paper), propje gekleurd papier (coloured paper), propje crêpepapier (crepe paper) and so on |
| prop {f} {m} | :: An embolism. Often used in the diminutive form propje. The substance of the embolism can be indicated: bloedpropje (blood clot), vetpropje (fatty substance), cholesterolpropje (cholesterol). Note however that the last two terms are also used as derogatory words for someone who eats too much, especially fatty food |
| propaan {n} [organic compound] | :: propane |
| propadieen {n} | :: propadiene |
| propaganda {f} | :: propaganda |
| propagandistisch {adj} | :: propagandistic, propagandist |
| propageren {v} | :: to propagate |
| propanon {n} [organic compound] | :: propanone |
| propeen {n} [organic compound] | :: propene |
| propeller {m} | :: A propeller |
| propellertje {noun} | :: diminutive of propeller |
| proper {adj} [chiefly Belgium] | :: clean |
| prophylactisch {adj} [medical] | :: prophylactic, serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect or disease |
| proportioneel {adj} | :: proportional, equal |
| proppen {v} | :: to stuff, to pack |
| propvol {adj} | :: completely full, abrim |
| propyl {n} [organic chemistry] | :: propyl |
| propylon {n} | :: propylon, monumental gate with pillars leading to the courtyard of a Greek or other ancient temple or palace |
| propyn {n} [organic compound] | :: propyne |
| prosodie {f} | :: prosody (linguistics; poetic metre) |
| prosopagnosie {f} | :: prosopagnosia |
| prostaat {m} | :: prostate |
| prostaatkanker {m} | :: prostate cancer |
| prostituee {f} | :: prostitute |
| prostitutie {f} | :: prostitution, offering sex for payment |
| prostitutie {f} [figuratively] | :: any scandalous abuse for profit |
| prot. {noun} | :: abbreviation of protestants |
| prot {m} [chiefly Belgium] | :: fart |
| protactinium {n} | :: protactinium |
| protagonist {m} | :: protagonist, main character |
| protasis {f} | :: protasis, dependent clause of a conditional sentence |
| protectionisme {n} | :: protectionism |
| protectionist {m} | :: protectionist |
| protector {m} | :: A protector, guardian, regent etc |
| protector {m} [rare] | :: Title of certain orphanage governors |
| protectoraat {n} | :: protectorate |
| protegeren {v} | :: to protect |
| proteïne {f} [nutrition, biochemistry] | :: protein |
| protesis {f} [linguistics] | :: alternative spelling of prothesis |
| protest {n} | :: protest (occasion to express dissatisfaction) |
| protest {n} | :: protest (expression of disagreement) |
| protestant {m} | :: Protestant (a modern Christian denomination not belonging to the Catholic or Orthodox traditions) |
| protestantisme {n} [Christianity] | :: Protestantism |
| protesteren {vi} | :: to protest, to demonstrate |
| proteststem {f} | :: protest vote (vote cast in order to express dissatisfaction) |
| prothese {f} [literally] | :: The act of artificially replacing a body part |
| prothese {f} [metonymy] | :: A prosthesis, the artificial replacement for a body part |
| prothese {f} [linguistics] | :: The addition of sound(s) at the beginning of a word after blurring of its semantics |
| protheticus {m} [medicine] | :: prosthetician, one who fits prostheses |
| protium {n} | :: protium |
| protocol {n} | :: protocol (collection of rules and procedures) |
| protocol {n} | :: protocol (book containing official documents) |
| protocol {n} | :: protocol (official record of minutes or agreements) |
| protocollair {adj} | :: protocollary, pertaining or according to protocol |
| protofascist {m} | :: protofascist |
| Proto-Germaans {prop} {n} | :: Proto-Germanic |
| Proto-Germaans {adj} | :: Proto-Germanic |
| Proto-Indo-Europees {prop} {n} | :: Proto-Indo-European |
| Proto-Indo-Europees {adj} | :: Proto-Indo-European |
| protomartelaar {m} | :: protomartyr |
| protomartelares {f} | :: protomartyress; female equivalent of protomartelaar |
| proton {n} [physics] | :: proton |
| Proto-Semitisch {prop} {n} | :: Proto-Semitic |
| Proto-Semitisch {adj} | :: Proto-Semitic |
| prov. {noun} | :: abbreviation of provincie |
| prove {f} | :: A gift out of love |
| prove {f} | :: A life-long maintenance |
| provenier {m} [historical] | :: Someone who had bought lifelong lodging at an institute of residence |
| proviand {f} {n} | :: food supplies, edible provision, in particular when travelling |
| provider {m} | :: An Internet or telephone provider |
| provinciaal {adj} | :: provincial |
| provincie {f} | :: province |
| provincie {f} | :: countryside, hinterland |
| provinciegrens {f} | :: provincial border |
| provinciehoofdstad {f} | :: provincial capital |
| provinciehuis {n} | :: The seat of a provincial government |
| provinciehuis {n} [uncommon] | :: A provincial, rural house |
| provinciestad {f} | :: A (relatively small) provincial city or town, not being part of a large conurbation |
| provinciestadje {noun} | :: diminutive of provinciestad |
| provisorisch {adj} | :: provisional, makeshift |
| Provo {prop} {c} | :: A Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s |
| provocatie {f} | :: provocation |
| provoceren {vti} | :: to provoke, to challenge |
| Provoost {prop} | :: surname |
| proza {n} | :: prose |
| pruik {f} | :: wig, peruke |
| pruikentijd {prop} {m} [Netherlands, colloquial, pejorative or humorous] | :: the 18th century, the Enlightenment, particularly in reference to the Netherlands |
| pruim {f} {m} | :: A plum tree, one of certain trees of the genus Prunus, especially Prunus domestica |
| pruim {f} {m} | :: A plum (fruit from a plum tree) |
| pruim {f} {m} | :: A quid (piece of chewing tobacco) |
| pruim {f} {m} [somewhat, vulgar] | :: vulva |
| pruimelaar {m} [Belgium] | :: plum tree |
| pruimen {vti} | :: to chew tobacco |
| pruimen {vt} | :: to (like to) eat, to have taste for |
| pruimer {m} | :: One who chews tobacco |
| Pruisen {prop} {n} | :: Prussia |
| Pruisisch {adj} | :: Prussian |
| prul {n} | :: a useless or worthless thing; [in the plural:] junk, trinket, trifle |
| prul {n} [pejorative] | :: turd, loser, a useless or unpleasant man |
| prul {n} [diminutive, hypocoristic] | :: a nickname or an affectionate term for a child, in particular a girl |
| prullaria {f} [collective] | :: trinkets, trifles |
| prullarium {n} [chiefly plural] | :: trinket, bauble, trifle |
| prullenbak {m} | :: waste bin, wastebasket (often specifically wastepaper basket) |
| prullenmand {m} | :: wastebasket (often specifically wastepaper basket) |
| prut {interj} | :: Sound of a thick, almost-solid substance |
| prut {interj} | :: cheers |
| prut {f} | :: Any substance with a thick, gooey or almost-solid consistency, such as: |
| prut {f} | :: gunk, mud |
| prut {f} | :: slush (of snow) |
| prut {f} | :: mash, stew, porridge |
| prut {f} | :: grounds (in coffee) or any other thick residue |
| prutsen {v} | :: to mess around, fiddle around |
| prutsen {v} | :: to bungle |
| prutser {m} | :: botcher (clumsy or incompetent worker; a bungler) |
| prutswerk {n} | :: The act or result of messing around; a bungle, a poor job, a messed-up result |
| pruttelen {v} | :: to simmer, cook slowly over low heat |
| pruttelen {v} [engine etc...] | :: to make a low repeating noise, hum, purr |
| P.S. {noun} | :: post scriptum |
| PS {noun} | :: initialism of post scriptum |
| psalm {m} [music] | :: psalm |
| pseudo- {noun} | :: pseudo- |
| pseudoniem {n} | :: pseudonym |
| pseudowetenschap {n} | :: pseudoscience, pseudoscholarship |
| psittacose {f} | :: psittacosis, disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci |
| psyche {f} | :: psyche, soul, spirit |
| psychedelisch {adj} | :: psychedelic |
| psychiater {m} | :: psychiatrist (doctor specializing in psychiatry) |
| psychiatrie {f} | :: psychiatry |
| psychiatrisch {adj} | :: psychiatric |
| psychisch {adj} | :: psychical, mental |
| psycho- {prefix} | :: psycho- |
| psychokinese {f} | :: [less common] psychokinesis |
| psychologe {f} | :: female psychologist |
| psychologie {f} | :: psychology |
| psychologisch {adj} | :: psychological |
| psycholoog {m} | :: psychologist (male or female expert in the field of psychology) |
| psychometrie {f} | :: psychometry |
| psychonaut {m} | :: psychonaut (psychedelic-drug user) |
| psychoot {m} | :: psychotic, a person afflicted with psychosis |
| psychopaat {m} | :: psychopath |
| psychose {f} [psychology] | :: psychosis |
| psychotherapeut {m} | :: psychotherapist |
| psychotherapeute {f} | :: female psychotherapist |
| psychotherapie {f} | :: psychotherapy |
| psychotisch {adj} | :: psychotic (pertaining to psychosis) |
| pterosauriër {m} | :: pterosaur, member of the order Pterosauria |
| pterosaurus {m} | :: pterosaur, member of the order Pterosauria |
| PTT {prop} {f} [Netherlands, historical] | :: Initialism of PTT (Nederland) |
| puber {mf} | :: a pubescent child |
| puberaal {adj} | :: Pertaining to puberty; pubescent, pubertal |
| puberaal {adj} [derogatory] | :: Resembling teenage behaviour; immature |
| puberen {v} | :: to come into puberty |
| puberteit {f} | :: puberty |
| publicatie {f} | :: publication (something that has been published) |
| publicatie {f} | :: publication (the act of publishing) |
| publiceren {vt} | :: to publish |
| publiceren {vt} [obsolete] | :: to proclaim, to announce |
| publiciteit {f} | :: publicity |
| publiciteitsagent {m} | :: publicist |
| publiek {n} | :: audience |
| publiek {adj} | :: public |
| publiekrecht {n} [legal] | :: public law |
| pudding {m} | :: A pudding, dessert of the custard-type |
| puf {m} [uncountable] | :: wish; desire |
| puf {m} | :: belly wind |
| puffen {v} | :: to puff, blow out (hot air, such as the chugging of a steam engine) |
| puffertje {n} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: inhaler, puffer (medical inhalation device) |
| pugilisme {n} [rare] | :: pugilism, boxing, fistfighting |
| pugilist {m} | :: pugilist, boxer, fistfighter |
| pugiliste {f} [rare] | :: female equivalent of pugilist |
| pugilistiek {f} | :: pugilism, boxing, fistfighting |
| pugilistisch {adj} | :: pugilistic, pertaining to boxing |
| puimsteen {m} [uncountable, countable] | :: pumice |
| puin {n} | :: rubble, debris, wreckage; also as recycled building material |
| puin {n} [usually, in the plural] | :: ruins |
| puinhoop {m} [literally] | :: A pile of rubble; a ruin |
| puinhoop {m} [figuratively] | :: A terrible mess, anything in a disastrous state; a rotten job or result |
| puinzooi {f} | :: a mess, a pile of rubbish, a disaster |
| puist {f} {m} | :: pimple, boil, pustule |
| puit {m} [archaic, dialectal] | :: A frog |
| puitebloot {adj} [Holland] | :: starkers, completely naked, au naturel |
| pukkel {m} | :: mole, spot, pimple, mark on the skin |
| pul {f} | :: tankard |
| pul {f} | :: duckling, usual in the diminutive |
| pulken {vt} [intranstive] | :: to pick [with one's hand or fingers] |
| pulmonair {adj} | :: pulmonary |
| puls {m} | :: A pulse (e.g. of a shock, heartbeat or sonar) |
| pulsar {c} [astronomy] | :: pulsar |
| pulsen {v} [slang] | :: to violently dispossess, to loot, to destroy property and environment, of Jews in particular |
| pulskor {f} | :: An electronic pulse trawl |
| pulver {n} | :: powder |
| pummel {m} [derogatory] | :: bumpkin (unsophisticated person, usually male) |
| Pun. {prop} | :: abbreviation of Punisch |
| punani {c} [slang] | :: The female genitalia |
| punch {m} | :: punch (beverage) |
| puncteren {v} | :: to puncture |
| Punjabi {adj} | :: Punjabi, of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language |
| Punjabi {m} | :: Punjabi (person) |
| Punjabi {prop} {n} | :: Punjabi (language) |
| punk {m} [music] | :: punk, punk rock (rock genre) |
| punk {m} [uncommon, music] | :: a punk (member of the punk subculture, fan of punk rock) |
| punker {m} [music] | :: A punk (fan of punk rock, member of the punk subculture); [by extension] anyone with a mohawk or a similar distinct hairstyle |
| punkrock {m} [music] | :: punk, punk rock (rock genre) |
| punt {n} | :: point |
| punt {n} | :: A position, place, or spot |
| punt {n} | :: A moment in time |
| punt {n} | :: A central idea, argument, or opinion of a discussion or presentation |
| punt {n} | :: A tally of worth or score (such as in a game) |
| punt {n} | :: A mark, note, or grade (as in for a class) |
| punt {n} [geometry] | :: geometric point |
| punt {m} | :: The terminal point of something |
| punt {m} | :: dot |
| punt {m} | :: full stop, period |
| punt {m} | :: A pointy slice of a cake, pie or pizza |
| puntbaard {m} | :: pointed beard |
| puntdak {n} | :: a pyramid-shaped roof |
| puntdak {n} | :: a gable roof |
| puntenslijper {m} | :: pencil sharpener |
| puntgaaf {adj} | :: undamaged |
| puntgevel {m} [architecture] | :: gable |
| puntig {adj} | :: Pointed, pointy, spiky |
| puntkomma {f} | :: semicolon (punctuation mark ';') |
| puntmuts {mf} | :: A pointed cap |
| puntschoen {m} | :: pointy shoe |
| puntstuk {n} [rail] | :: frog |
| puntzak {m} | :: A pointed, conical bag, usually made of paper |
| pupil {f} | :: pupil (aperture of the eye) |
| pupil {m} [chiefly sports] | :: minor, generally a prepubescent child over the age of 5 |
| pupil {m} | :: favoured student, protégé |
| pupil {m} | :: institutionalised pupil (one who receives an upbringing or education in an institution) |
| pupil {m} [archaic] | :: orphan |
| puree {f} | :: puree |
| purgeermiddel {n} | :: A purgative |
| purist {m} | :: purist |
| Purmerend {prop} {n} | :: Purmerend (town/and/municipality) |
| purper {n} | :: purple, especially a reddish hue of purple (colour) |
| purper {n} [historical, uncountable, with definite article] | :: The purple, imperial or royal power, in particular in relation to the Roman Empire |
| purper {adj} [chiefly Belgium] | :: purple |
| purper {adj} [Netherlands] | :: reddish purple |
| purperreiger {m} | :: purple heron, Ardea purpurea |
| purperslak {f} | :: dog whelk, Nucella lapillus |
| pus {n} {m} | :: pus (whitish-yellow bodily substance) |
| pushback {m} | :: the pushing back of a plane by a pushback tractor to help it manoeuver |
| pushback {m} | :: the pushing back of refugees and migrants |
| put {m} | :: pit, well |
| put {m} | :: drain |
| putjesschepper {m} | :: One who empties cesspits |
| putlucht {f} | :: A foul smell, a smell of or resembling that in a sewer |
| putlucht {f} [literally, dated] | :: The smell of a pit or well |
| putsch {m} | :: A putsch, a coup d'état |
| putschist {m} | :: A putschist |
| putten {v} | :: to extract, to derive |
| putten {v} [golf] | :: to putt |
| Putten {prop} | :: Putten (village/and/municipality) |
| putter {m} | :: A European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis |
| putter {m} [golf] | :: A putter, a golf club used to putt |
| puur {adj} | :: pure |
| puur {adj} | :: neat, free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted |
| puzzel {f} | :: puzzle (game in which things must be put together) |
| puzzel {f} [figuratively] | :: riddle, intellectual challenge |
| puzzelen {vi} | :: to (try to) work out a puzzle |
| puzzeltje {noun} | :: diminutive of puzzel |
| PvdA {prop} {f} | :: initialism of Partij van de Arbeid; Labour Party, a left-wing social-democratic party in the Netherlands |
| PvdD {prop} {f} | :: initialism of Partij voor de Dieren; Party for the Animals, an animal rights political party in the Netherlands |
| PVV {prop} | :: Party for Freedom, a conservative populist political party in the Netherlands |
| pycnisch {adj} | :: alternative spelling of pyknisch |
| pygmee {m} | :: A pygmy (member of an African tribe of short people) |
| pygmee {m} | :: A pygmy animal, a dwarf animal |
| pygmee {m} [derogatory, uncommon] | :: An insignificant person, a pygmy |
| pyjama {m} | :: pyjamas, a matching set of light material trousers and vest for wearing to bed and sleeping in |
| pyknisch {adj} | :: short and stocky in figure, mesomorphic |
| Pyreneeën {prop} {p} | :: Pyrenees |
| pyriet {n} | :: pyrite, iron disulfide |
| pyrietziekte {f} | :: pyrite disease (when pyrite, a form of iron sulphide, oxidises into iron sulphate its volume increases, causing fossils to crumble) |
| pyro- {prefix} | :: pyro |
| pyromaan {m} | :: pyromaniac |
| pyromanie {f} | :: pyromania |
| pyroop {m} [countable] | :: A pyrope, a dark red garnet (gemstone) |
| pyroop {n} | :: Pyrope (substance) |
| pyrrhusoverwinning {m} | :: alternative spelling of pyrrusoverwinning |
| pyrrusoverwinning {f} | :: Pyrrhic victory |
| python {m} | :: python, constrictor of the family Pythonidae |
| pyxis {f} [Roman Catholicism] | :: A small box for storing consecrated hosts, e.g. in a tabernacle or for travel when tending to the sick |