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de voorzitter	chair, chairperson; president (of a club)	society
de kosten	costs, expenses; (de kost verdienen) to earn a living	work
het paard	horse; knight (in chess)	nature
uniek	unique	describing
bespreken	to discuss, to talk about; to review (a book, film)	verbs
de boot	boat, ship	travel
de steun	support, backing, help	ideas
leeg	empty; dead (battery, phone)	describing
de afdeling	department, section; ward (in a hospital)	work
het gelijk	being right (gelijk hebben: to be right)	ideas
de maatregel	measure, step (action taken)	society
het veld	field; pitch, field (sports)	nature
recht	straight, upright; directly (to the right: rechts)	describing
oorspronkelijk	original; originally	describing
het restaurant	restaurant	home
de gevangenis	prison, jail	news
de jeugd	youth, childhood; young people	people
de moslim	Muslim	news
raar	strange, weird, odd	describing
de leiding	leadership, management; lead (in a game); pipe (water, gas)	work
gezellig	cozy, nice, sociable (fun together, hard to translate)	people
de camera	camera	media
de finale	final (in a contest); finale	culture
de uitspraak	pronunciation; statement, remark; ruling	education
eindigen	to end, to finish	verbs
het geluid	sound, noise	ideas
de inhoud	content, contents; capacity, volume	ideas
allerlei	all kinds of, all sorts of	small
het ongeluk	accident; bad luck (per ongeluk: by accident)	news
afsluiten	to lock, to close off; to end; to take out (insurance)	verbs
jammer	a pity, too bad (wat jammer: what a shame)	describing
de dollar	dollar	work
de angst	fear, anxiety	people
het besluit	decision; decree	ideas
de bezoeker	visitor	people
dubbel	double	describing
weigeren	to refuse, to decline	verbs
de/het account	account (online, user; a bank account is de rekening)	media
de aflevering	episode; delivery	media
de zee	sea (aan zee: at the seaside)	nature
de/het bos	(het) forest, woods; (de) bunch (of flowers, keys)	nature
merken	to notice, to feel; to mark, to label	verbs
overtuigen	to convince, to persuade	verbs
de vogel	bird	nature
Japans	Japanese	travel
simpel	simple, easy; simple-minded	describing
bezorgen	to deliver; to cause, to give (trouble, worry)	verbs
overleven	to survive	verbs
de bewoner	resident, inhabitant; occupant	people
de indruk	impression	ideas
de vlag	flag	society
het beroep	profession, occupation; appeal (in beroep gaan: to appeal)	work
stijgen	to rise, to go up, to increase; to take off (plane)	verbs
ondertussen	meanwhile, in the meantime	small
onderweg	on the way, on the road	travel
de beslissing	decision	ideas
duurzaam	sustainable; durable, lasting	nature
de hoofdstad	capital (city)	travel
de tuin	garden, yard	home
springen	to jump, to leap; to burst	verbs
gemiddeld	average; on average	describing
ontwerpen	to design	verbs
menselijk	human; humane	describing
het pak	suit (clothing); carton, pack (een pak melk); package	home
vergelijken	to compare	verbs
ernstig	serious, severe, grave	describing
het goud	gold	nature
gemakkelijk	easy; comfortable	describing
zogenaamd	so-called; supposedly, pretended (not real)	describing
de betrekking	relation (met betrekking tot: regarding); job, post	ideas
de rekening	bill, check; bank account (rekening houden met: to consider)	work
koken	to cook; to boil	home
duur	expensive; (de duur) duration, length	work
de stijl	style	culture
flink	considerable, sizable; a lot, hard; brave (of a child)	describing
de plant	plant	nature
erin	in it, into it, in there	small
het gegeven	fact, given; (de gegevens) data, details	ideas
momenteel	currently, at the moment	small
de toestemming	permission, consent	society
trouwens	by the way; besides, anyway	small
de wijze	way, manner (op deze wijze: in this way); wise man	ideas
het materiaal	material; materials, equipment	nature
het dak	roof	home
plaatsvinden	to take place, to happen	verbs
de haat	hatred, hate	people
de post	mail, post; post office	media
favoriet	favorite	describing
afkomstig	originating, coming (afkomstig uit: from)	describing
het voordeel	advantage, benefit (in het voordeel van: in favor of)	ideas
de zak	bag, sack; pocket	home
beloven	to promise	verbs
de brug	bridge	travel
het bier	beer	home
verrassen	to surprise	verbs
verbieden	to forbid, to ban, to prohibit	verbs
dom	stupid, dumb, silly	describing
de baas	boss; owner (of a pet)	work
het initiatief	initiative	ideas
het verleden	the past (in het verleden: in the past)	ideas
accepteren	to accept	verbs
dwingen	to force, to compel	verbs
hallo	hello, hi (neutral, fine with anyone)	small
de premier	prime minister (a premiere is de première)	society
zodra	as soon as	small
de kandidaat	candidate	society
het totaal	total (in totaal: in total, altogether)	ideas
de vrijwilliger	volunteer	people
werkelijk	real, actual; really, truly	describing
de fan	fan, supporter (an electric fan: de ventilator)	culture
de show	show (on TV, on stage)	culture
droog	dry	describing
schoon	clean; (Flemish, poetic) beautiful	describing
landelijk	national, nationwide; rural, country-style	society
zolang	as long as; for now, meanwhile	small
erkennen	to recognize, to acknowledge; to admit	verbs
de hoek	corner; angle (om de hoek: around the corner)	travel
de vertaling	translation	education
traditioneel	traditional	describing
succesvol	successful	describing
het college	lecture (at university, not "college"); board, council	education
de verklaring	statement, declaration; explanation	ideas
de journalist	journalist	media
het rapport	report; report card (school)	education
het slot	lock; end (tot slot: finally); castle	home
de werknemer	employee (employer: de werkgever)	work
het excuus	apology; excuse (excuses aanbieden: to apologize)	people
vrouwelijk	female; feminine	people
daardoor	because of that, as a result; through it	small
hierbij	herewith, hereby; with this	small
dichtbij	nearby, close by	small
de discussie	discussion, debate; argument	ideas
goedkoop	cheap, inexpensive	work
de training	training, practice (session)	culture
de code	code; PIN, password	media
de verkoop	sale, sales, selling	work
de studie	studies, degree program; study (research)	education
de motor	engine, motor; motorcycle	travel
de pot	jar, pot (een pot jam: a jar of jam)	home
de omstandigheid	circumstance, condition	ideas
produceren	to produce, to make	verbs
de eenheid	unit; unity	ideas
het vliegtuig	airplane, plane	travel
het kamp	camp; side, camp (in a conflict)	news
vullen	to fill, to fill up	verbs
treffen	to hit, to strike; to affect; to meet, to come across; to take (maatregelen treffen: to take measures)	verbs
het album	album	culture
de wetenschap	science; knowledge (in de wetenschap dat: knowing that)	education
de auteur	author, writer	culture
vreselijk	terrible, awful; terribly	describing
de overwinning	victory, win	culture
het vervoer	transportation (openbaar vervoer: public transit)	travel
het zuiden	the south	travel
beschouwen	to consider, to regard (beschouwen als: to see as)	verbs
het festival	festival	culture
bewust	aware, conscious; deliberate, on purpose	describing
aannemen	to accept, to take; to assume; to hire, to adopt	verbs
ondersteunen	to support	verbs
het miljard	billion (a trillion is het biljoen)	ideas
langzaam	slow; slowly	describing
inclusief	including, inclusive (of)	small
verslaan	to defeat, to beat	verbs
zulk	such (zulk mooi weer: such nice weather)	small
oprichten	to found, to set up, to establish	verbs
de fiets	bike, bicycle	travel
de herinnering	memory (of an event; the faculty: het geheugen); reminder	ideas
vermelden	to mention, to state	verbs
feliciteren	to congratulate (gefeliciteerd!: congratulations!)	culture
optreden	to perform (on stage); to act, to take action; to appear	verbs
het verlies	loss	ideas
de klacht	complaint; (klachten) symptoms (health)	work
de koop	purchase, buy (te koop: for sale)	work
verdelen	to divide, to share out, to distribute	verbs
hiervan	of this, from this, about this	small
neer	down (in verbs: neerzetten, to put down)	small
reeds	already (formal)	small
tegenover	opposite, across from; compared to; toward (someone)	small
totdat	until, till	small
de troep	mess, junk; troop, band (de troepen: troops)	home
origineel	original	describing
realiseren	to achieve, to bring about; (zich realiseren) to realize	verbs
de trap	stairs, staircase; kick (a trap: de val)	home
voorstellen	to introduce (zich voorstellen: to introduce yourself); to propose, to suggest; to represent; (zich iets voorstellen) to imagine	verbs
verspreiden	to spread, to distribute	verbs
het effect	effect	ideas
aanpassen	to adjust, to adapt; to try on (clothes)	verbs
de tas	bag, handbag	home
negatief	negative	describing
de seconde	second (of time; second in order: tweede)	ideas
de ondernemer	entrepreneur, business owner	work
het oosten	the east	travel
de ronde	round; lap (in a race)	culture
de samenleving	society	society
het detail	detail	ideas
drukken	to press, to push; to print	verbs
de kunstenaar	artist	culture
de kwaliteit	quality	ideas
de workshop	workshop (a short practical course)	education
studeren	to study, to be a student (studying for a test: leren)	education
hiervoor	for this; before this, previously	small
mede	also, partly (mede door: partly due to); co-	small
wereldwijd	worldwide, global	describing
bewegen	to move; to exercise	verbs
de productie	production, output	work
de campagne	campaign	society
meenemen	to take along, to bring along	verbs
de behandeling	treatment; handling, processing	health
de wind	wind	nature
het brood	bread; (een brood) a loaf	home
de vis	fish	nature
buitenlands	foreign	travel
verhuizen	to move (house), to relocate	home
doorgaan	to continue, to go on; to go ahead, to take place	verbs
de collectie	collection	culture
het contract	contract	work
Italiaans	Italian	travel
opvallen	to stand out, to be noticeable (het viel me op: I noticed)	verbs
de regen	rain	nature
licht	light (weight, color); bright (not dark); slight, mild	describing
de generatie	generation	people
de verjaardag	birthday; birthday party	culture
het bureau	desk; office, agency; police station	work
de kritiek	criticism; review (of a book, play)	ideas
het papier	paper; (de papieren) documents, papers	education
de bescherming	protection	society
binnenkort	soon, shortly	small
Chinees	Chinese; (de Chinees) Chinese person, Chinese restaurant	travel
de kleding	clothing, clothes	home
nogal	rather, quite, fairly	small
het vlees	meat; flesh	home
vrijwel	almost, practically, virtually	small
negeren	to ignore	verbs
het strand	beach	nature
de wijn	wine	home
waarschuwen	to warn; to alert, to call (police, doctor)	verbs
de overeenkomst	agreement, contract; similarity	work
de bloem	flower; (in baking) flour	nature
het haar	hair	health
de geest	mind, spirit; ghost	ideas
vernietigen	to destroy	verbs
de graad	degree (temperature, angle, university)	ideas
kapot	broken; worn out, exhausted	describing
vandaan	from (waar kom je vandaan?: where are you from?)	small
aldus	thus, so; according to (after a quote)	small
het buitenland	foreign countries (in het buitenland: abroad)	travel
negen	nine (9)	ideas
het ontwerp	design; draft, plan	culture
cultureel	cultural	culture
herkennen	to recognize	verbs
mis	wrong, missed (er is iets mis: something is wrong)	describing
de kust	coast	nature
het verzoek	request (op verzoek van: at the request of)	ideas
de editie	edition; issue (of a magazine)	media
de verbinding	connection (phone, internet, train), link	media
de operatie	operation (surgery; military)	health
het thema	theme, topic	ideas
verplichten	to oblige, to require, to force	verbs
het geweld	violence; force (met geweld: by force)	news
de uitslag	result (vote, match, test); rash (on the skin)	ideas
rekenen	to calculate, do math; (rekenen op) to count on; to charge	verbs
het district	district	society
de vinger	finger	health
de oorzaak	cause	ideas
professioneel	professional	work
de hoeveelheid	amount, quantity	ideas
de eis	demand, requirement; (in court) claim, sentence demanded	ideas
verbergen	to hide, conceal	verbs
het bloed	blood	health
de stroom	current, stream, flow; electricity, power	nature
beneden	downstairs; below, down	small
eenmaal	once; (nu eenmaal) simply, just (that's how it is)	small
ermee	with it, with that	small
de honger	hunger; (honger hebben) to be hungry	home
waarvoor	what for, why; for which	small
dansen	to dance	culture
het ministerie	ministry, government department	society
het concert	concert	culture
de klasse	class, category, quality (school class: klas)	ideas
afhankelijk	dependent (afhankelijk van: dependent on, depending on)	describing
heilig	holy, sacred	news
de kampioen	champion	culture
de stoel	chair	home
de opname	recording, shot; admission (to hospital); withdrawal (cash)	media
min	minus; (min of meer) more or less	small
de bedoeling	intention, purpose, plan (het is de bedoeling: the idea is)	ideas
de poging	attempt, try	ideas
de/het pad	(het) path, track; (de) toad	nature
het personeel	staff, personnel, employees	work
presenteren	to present; to host (a show)	verbs
de vereniging	club, association, society	society
het glas	glass	home
de commissie	committee, commission	society
de toon	tone (of voice, of a text); note, sound (music)	ideas
de rechtbank	court (of law), courthouse	society
de spraak	speech (the ability to speak)	education
maatschappelijk	social, of society (maatschappelijk werk: social work)	society
verzorgen	to take care of, look after; to provide, arrange	health
extreem	extreme; extremely	describing
bedreigen	to threaten	news
verhogen	to raise, increase (prices, taxes, speed)	verbs
het adres	address	home
bewaren	to keep, store, save (not "beware")	verbs
het raam	window	home
de twijfel	doubt (zonder twijfel: without a doubt)	ideas
de instelling	institution; setting (on a device); attitude, mindset	society
vertalen	to translate	education
het bestaan	existence; living, livelihood	ideas
de single	single (record); single person (not in a couple)	culture
scherp	sharp; hot, spicy (food); keen (eye, mind)	describing
de techniek	technique; technology, engineering	media
zacht	soft; gentle, mild; quiet (sound)	describing
arresteren	to arrest	news
de storm	storm, gale	nature
de gebeurtenis	event, occurrence, happening	ideas
het cadeau	present, gift (iets cadeau krijgen: to get something as a present; also: to get for free)	culture
de combinatie	combination	ideas
deelnemen	to take part, participate (deelnemen aan: in)	verbs
veroordelen	to sentence, convict; to condemn	society
de televisie	television, TV	media
verliefd	in love (verliefd op: in love with)	people
de behoefte	need (behoefte aan: need for)	ideas
de gebruiker	user	media
genaamd	called, named (by the name of)	describing
hopelijk	hopefully	small
zoiets	something like that, such a thing	small
Afrikaans	African; Afrikaans (language of South Africa)	travel
herstellen	to repair, restore; to recover (from illness)	verbs
trainen	to train, practice, work out	culture
inspireren	to inspire	verbs
de update	update (software, news)	media
de vrede	peace	news
de hit	hit (popular song)	culture
het koninkrijk	kingdom	society
de temperatuur	temperature	nature
de maatschappij	society; company (insurance, airline)	society
de vergadering	meeting	work
het shirt	T-shirt, top (a dress shirt: het overhemd)	home
overnemen	to take over; to copy, adopt; to take (from someone)	verbs
de bijeenkomst	meeting, gathering	society
de uitdaging	challenge	ideas
het spul	stuff, things (informal)	home
het opzicht	respect, way (in dit opzicht: in this respect)	ideas
apart	separate, separately; special, unusual	describing
het blad	leaf; sheet (of paper); magazine	nature
het debat	debate	society
zwak	weak	describing
recent	recent; recently	describing
hè	right?, isn't it? (at the end of a sentence); huh?	small
nauwelijks	hardly, barely	small
ervaren	to experience; (adjective) experienced, skilled	verbs
regionaal	regional	society
de interesse	interest (in something; money interest: rente)	ideas
de homo	gay man (informal), homosexual	people
puur	pure; purely, sheer; neat (drink), dark (chocolate)	describing
aangeven	to indicate, point out; to pass, hand; to report (to police)	verbs
het tijdschrift	magazine, journal	media
de eer	honor, credit	ideas
de melding	report (to police, authorities); notification; mention	news
plegen	to commit (a crime); (plegen te) to be in the habit of	news
haten	to hate	people
de selectie	selection; squad (sport)	ideas
huilen	to cry; to howl (wind, wolf)	people
de route	route, way	travel
het verslag	report, account; minutes (of a meeting)	media
de arm	arm	health
de cel	cell (prison; biology)	news
varen	to sail, go by boat	travel
beseffen	to realize, be aware of	verbs
het document	document	work
de klas	class (group of pupils), classroom; year, grade	education
het gedeelte	part, section, portion	ideas
de oma	grandma, grandmother	people
de communicatie	communication	media
Engels	English	travel
omhoog	up, upward	small
tenzij	unless	small
het voedsel	food	home
wellicht	perhaps, possibly (formal)	small
beroemd	famous	describing
twintig	twenty (20)	small
de bar	bar (for drinks)	culture
zwemmen	to swim	culture
de computer	computer	media
de drank	drink; alcohol, liquor	home
onmogelijk	impossible	describing
de koningin	queen	society
uitgeven	to spend (money); to publish; to issue	work
scheiden	to separate; to divorce; to sort (waste)	people
het talent	talent	people
besteden	to spend (time, money); (besteden aan) to devote to	verbs
onbekend	unknown, unfamiliar	describing
de ring	ring; ring road (around a city)	home
de aanslag	attack (terror, bomb), attempt on a life; tax assessment	news
de kat	cat	nature
schatten	to estimate, guess (an amount); to value, appreciate	verbs
belachelijk	ridiculous	describing
alweer	again, once more (wat was het alweer?: what was it again?)	small
registreren	to register, record	verbs
de categorie	category	ideas
de gelegenheid	opportunity, chance; occasion	ideas
de onzin	nonsense, garbage (talk)	ideas
de thee	tea	home
de meneer	gentleman, man; Mr.; sir	people
menen	to think, believe; to mean it (meen je dat?: are you serious?)	verbs
de/het maal	(de) time, times (twee maal: twice); (het) meal	ideas
de jas	coat, jacket	home
de oproep	call, appeal (to the public); summons	society
meedoen	to take part, join in	verbs
handig	handy, useful, practical; skillful (with your hands)	describing
het verkeer	traffic	travel
onmiddellijk	immediately, at once; immediate	small
beslissen	to decide	verbs
vriendelijk	friendly, kind	people
de straf	punishment, penalty; sentence (from a court)	society
enthousiast	enthusiastic	people
beantwoorden	to answer, reply to (a question, letter)	verbs
het bord	plate; board, sign	home
ontzettend	terribly, very (intensifier); terrible, awful	describing
de sector	sector	work
de prestatie	achievement, performance	ideas
elektrisch	electric, electrical	media
tenminste	at least (correcting yourself; for amounts: ten minste)	small
voornamelijk	mainly, mostly, chiefly	small
de optie	option, choice	ideas
geheim	secret	describing
knap	good-looking, handsome; clever, smart; skillful, well done	people
rennen	to run	verbs
aansluiten	to connect, plug in; to join (aansluiten bij); to fit, match	verbs
de studio	studio (TV, recording, art); studio apartment	media
de presentatie	presentation; hosting (a show)	work
de standaard	standard, norm; stand (for a bike); (adjective) standard, default	ideas
de pers	press, the media; (fruit, wine) press	media
commercieel	commercial	work
schuldig	guilty; (schuldig zijn) to owe	society
inzetten	to use, deploy; (zich inzetten voor) to work hard for; to bet	verbs
individueel	individual	describing
de/het blik	(de) look, glance; (het) can, tin	ideas
klassiek	classical (music); classic, traditional	culture
wennen	to get used to (wennen aan); to settle in	verbs
de trainer	coach, trainer	culture
de keuken	kitchen; cuisine	home
de machine	machine	media
achten	to consider, deem; to respect, esteem	verbs
daarop	on that, on it; after that, then	small
de term	term, expression	education
het behulp	(met behulp van) with the help of, using	small
de professor	professor	education
het ei	egg (plural: eieren)	home
de zetel	seat (in parliament, council); seat, headquarters	society
omgaan	to deal with, handle (omgaan met); to associate with	verbs
zwanger	pregnant	health
het geheel	whole (als geheel: as a whole); (adverb) completely, entirely	ideas
voldoende	enough, sufficient; (een voldoende) a pass mark (school)	describing
het gevecht	fight, battle, combat	news
het ontbijt	breakfast	home
de betekenis	meaning; significance, importance	ideas
de broek	pants, trousers (singular: een broek)	home
het karakter	character, personality, nature	people
ontsnappen	to escape	verbs
het museum	museum	culture
de kwestie	issue, matter, question (een kwestie van: a matter of)	ideas
het kader	framework, context (in het kader van: as part of); frame, box	ideas
de sfeer	atmosphere, mood, vibe; sphere, field	people
verdedigen	to defend	verbs
klikken	to click (mouse); to get on (het klikt); to tell on, snitch	media
vrolijk	cheerful, happy, merry	people
ineens	suddenly, all at once; in one go	small
overigens	by the way, incidentally; besides, for the rest	small
de vluchteling	refugee	society
het oor	ear	health
uitzenden	to broadcast, air; to send (abroad, on a mission)	media
cool	cool, great (informal)	describing
de vijand	enemy	news
toenemen	to increase, grow, rise	verbs
de berg	mountain; pile, heap (een berg werk: loads of work)	nature
verzinnen	to make up, invent, think up	verbs
overig	other, remaining (de overigen: the others; het overige: the rest)	small
het profiel	profile (online, side view); tread (of a tire)	media
toestaan	to allow, permit	verbs
de mevrouw	lady, woman; Mrs., Ms.; madam	people
de winst	profit; win, victory; gain	work
het terrein	grounds, site, area; field (of knowledge); terrain	travel
het recept	recipe; prescription (from a doctor)	home
de fles	bottle	home
de neus	nose	health
donker	dark (in het donker: in the dark)	describing
nat	wet	describing
wetenschappelijk	scientific; academic (wetenschappelijk onderwijs: university)	education
de handel	trade, commerce; business (handel in: trade in)	work
schijnen	to shine; to seem (het schijnt: apparently, they say)	verbs
de opmerking	remark, comment	ideas
de praktijk	practice (in de praktijk: in practice); (doctor's) practice	ideas
klagen	to complain (klagen over: about)	verbs
de opening	opening (event, start); gap, hole	ideas
het appartement	apartment	home
nadenken	to think, reflect (nadenken over: to think about)	verbs
de aanleiding	reason, cause (naar aanleiding van: following, regarding)	ideas
tevreden	satisfied, content, pleased	people
uiteraard	of course, naturally	small
de huur	rent; rental, hire (te huur: for rent)	home
spannend	exciting, thrilling; tense	describing
de leraar	teacher	education
de stichting	foundation (non-profit organization, charity); founding	society
het concept	concept, idea; draft (version)	ideas
de reeks	series, sequence, string	ideas
uitleggen	to explain	verbs
de verwachting	expectation; forecast (in verwachting: expecting a baby)	ideas
de tegenstander	opponent, adversary	people
verwijzen	to refer (verwijzen naar: to refer to, direct to)	verbs
de/het figuur	figure (body shape); character, person; diagram, figure	ideas
uitkomen	to come out, be published; to come true; to suit, be convenient	verbs
het begrip	understanding, sympathy; concept, notion	ideas
geschikt	suitable, fit (geschikt voor: suitable for); decent (person)	describing
begraven	to bury	verbs
de docent	teacher, lecturer	education
het milieu	environment (nature); social background, milieu	nature
de coach	coach (sport, personal), trainer (not a bus)	culture
voorlopig	for now, for the time being; temporary, provisional	small
dromen	to dream (dromen van: to dream of)	verbs
de ploeg	team (sport), crew; shift (at work); plow	culture
privé	private, personal	describing
ontbreken	to be missing, to be lacking (ontbreken aan: to lack)	verbs
moe	tired, weary	health
relatief	relative, relatively (comparatively)	describing
het apparaat	device, appliance, machine	media
de bak	container, tub, bin; tray	home
gouden	gold, golden (made of gold)	nature
daarin	in it, in there, in that	small
erover	about it, over it (erover praten: to talk about it)	small
rondom	around, all around	small
Vlaams	Flemish (from Flanders, in Belgium)	travel
voort	on, onward, forth (as in voortzetten: to continue)	small
vooruit	forward, ahead; come on! (urging)	small
dreigen	to threaten; to be in danger of (dreigen te)	verbs
maximaal	maximum; at most, up to	describing
voorbereiden	to prepare (zich voorbereiden op: to prepare for)	verbs
plannen	to plan, to schedule	verbs
uitmaken	to matter (het maakt niet uit: it does not matter); to break up; to decide; deel uitmaken van: to be part of	verbs
behalen	to achieve, to obtain (a result, a diploma, a win)	verbs
de instantie	authority, agency; in eerste instantie: at first	society
specifiek	specific, specifically	describing
het stel	couple (two people); set; een stel: a bunch, a few	people
de cd	CD (compact disc)	media
gezamenlijk	joint, shared, collective; together	describing
scoren	to score (a goal, points); to get, to land (informal)	culture
eisen	to demand, to require; to claim (victims, a title)	verbs
downloaden	to download	media
behoorlijk	quite, pretty (a lot); considerable; decent, proper	describing
ophalen	to pick up, to collect; to raise (money); to bring up (a memory)	verbs
het bad	bath, bathtub (in bad gaan: to take a bath)	home
de missie	mission (a task; military, religious or trade)	news
het optreden	performance, gig, show; action, conduct (e.g. by the police)	culture
meemaken	to experience, to go through, to live through	verbs
wild	wild; fierce, unruly	describing
versterken	to strengthen, to reinforce; to amplify (sound)	verbs
het scherm	screen (TV, computer, phone); screen, shield (protection)	media
ondernemen	to undertake, to do (something); to run a business	verbs
de/het leer	(de) doctrine, teaching; (het) leather	nature
het merk	brand, make (of a car); mark	work
de groei	growth	work
de industrie	industry	work
Turks	Turkish	travel
de verantwoordelijkheid	responsibility	ideas
krachtig	powerful, strong, forceful	describing
de rand	edge, rim, border (aan de rand van: on the edge of)	travel
de termijn	term, period (op korte termijn: soon); deadline; installment	ideas
de lengte	length; height (of a person)	ideas
de voorwaarde	condition, requirement (voorwaarden: terms)	ideas
verbazen	to amaze, to surprise (zich verbazen over: to be amazed at)	verbs
vaststellen	to establish, to determine; to set (a date, a price)	verbs
de snelheid	speed	ideas
samenwerken	to work together, to cooperate, to collaborate	work
de kast	cupboard, cabinet; closet, wardrobe	home
bekennen	to confess, to admit (guilt)	news
de artiest	performer, entertainer (visual artist: de kunstenaar)	culture
het vet	fat, grease	home
schreeuwen	to shout, to scream, to yell	verbs
de spijt	regret (spijt hebben: to regret; het spijt me: I'm sorry)	people
de beurt	turn (aan de beurt zijn: to be next); service (of a car)	ideas
de ruzie	quarrel, argument, fight (ruzie maken: to argue)	people
de traditie	tradition	culture
uitstekend	excellent, outstanding; sticking out	describing
bereid	willing, prepared (bereid zijn om: to be willing to)	describing
de datum	date (day of the month; not a romantic date)	ideas
de gemeenschap	community; fellowship, union	society
het element	element, part, component	ideas
verschrikkelijk	terrible, awful, dreadful; terribly (very)	describing
de kijk	view, outlook (kijk op: view of, take on)	ideas
alsjeblieft	please; here you are (informal)	small
de ma	mom, ma (informal for moeder)	people
de mate	degree, extent (in grote mate: to a large extent)	ideas
de paus	pope	news
de tand	tooth	health
de bestuurder	driver (of a vehicle); director, board member	travel
het café	pub, bar, café (serves alcohol too)	culture
uitbrengen	to release, to bring out (an album, a product); to cast (a vote)	verbs
het landschap	landscape, scenery	nature
publiek	public (noun het publiek: audience, the public)	society
seksueel	sexual	people
oefenen	to practice, to train, to rehearse (to exercise, work out: sporten)	verbs
indien	if, in case (formal; usually als)	small
het eten	food; meal, dinner	home
de technologie	technology	media
het gebrek	lack, shortage (gebrek aan: lack of); defect, flaw	ideas
het toilet	toilet, restroom (also: de wc)	home
dalen	to fall, to drop, to go down; to descend (a plane)	verbs
het lot	fate, destiny; lottery ticket	ideas
behouden	to keep, to retain, to preserve	verbs
de middag	afternoon; (tussen de middag) at lunchtime	home
de uitzending	broadcast, program (TV, radio)	media
het ontslag	dismissal, firing; resignation (ontslag nemen: to resign)	work
roken	to smoke (cigarettes; also fish, meat)	health
de toepassing	application, use; app (software)	ideas
het blok	block (of stone, wood, houses); bloc (politics)	ideas
tegelijkertijd	at the same time, simultaneously	small
twaalf	twelve (12)	small
benoemen	to appoint (to a post); to name, to identify	verbs
de publicatie	publication	media
liegen	to lie, to tell lies (to lie down: liggen)	verbs
verblijven	to stay, to reside	travel
de werkgever	employer	work
terugkeren	to return, to come back, to go back	verbs
definitief	final, definitive; for good, permanently (not "definitely")	describing
juridisch	legal (to do with the law)	society
logisch	logical; obvious (logisch!: of course!)	describing
de smaak	taste, flavor (in de smaak vallen: to be liked)	home
wandelen	to walk, to go for a walk, to hike	culture
bidden	to pray	news
het voertuig	vehicle	travel
het parlement	parliament	society
de verrassing	surprise	people
verlopen	to go, to proceed (goed verlopen: to go well); to expire	verbs
de korting	discount	work
letterlijk	literal, literally	describing
eveneens	also, likewise, as well (formal)	small
danken	to thank; to owe (te danken hebben aan: to owe to)	verbs
vertrouwen	to trust (vertrouwen op: to rely on)	verbs
overwegen	to consider, to think about, to weigh up	verbs
kritisch	critical (judging, questioning; a critical state: kritiek)	describing
de leugen	lie (untruth)	people
het conflict	conflict	news
fietsen	to cycle, to bike, to ride a bike	travel
het boord	board (aan boord: on board); collar (of a shirt)	travel
de wil	will, wish (uit vrije wil: of your own free will)	ideas
de letter	letter (of the alphabet; a letter you send: de brief)	education
de vergelijking	comparison (in vergelijking met: compared to); equation	ideas
de uitzondering	exception	ideas
het platform	platform (online, political; at a station: het perron)	media
duiken	to dive; to plunge	verbs
geïnteresseerd	interested (geïnteresseerd in: interested in)	describing
de papa	dad, daddy	people
vluchten	to flee, to escape, to run away	news
de dokter	doctor	health
de haven	port, harbor	travel
de boer	farmer; burp (een boer laten: to burp)	work
de crisis	crisis	news
de data	data; dates (plural of datum)	media
de meerderheid	majority	society
onderstaand	below, following (onderstaande tekst: the text below)	small
blank	white (of skin; now often wit); flooded (blank staan)	describing
opstellen	to draw up, to draft (a letter, a plan); to set up, to position	verbs
verplaatsen	to move, to shift, to relocate	verbs
plus	plus (in sums); and also, on top of that	small
de methode	method; course book, textbook series (at school)	ideas
de race	race (a competition; ethnic race: het ras)	culture
het symbool	symbol	ideas
het gas	gas (gas geven: to accelerate; gasoline: de benzine)	nature
de analyse	analysis	ideas
zichtbaar	visible	describing
de spanning	tension, stress; suspense, excitement; voltage	people
de lunch	lunch	home
typisch	typical; odd, peculiar (typisch!: how odd!)	describing
prettig	pleasant, nice (prettig weekend!: have a nice weekend!)	describing
de carrière	career	work
drijven	to float; to drive, to push; to run (handel drijven: to trade)	verbs
de tentoonstelling	exhibition, exhibit, show	culture
de manager	manager	work
vertegenwoordigen	to represent	verbs
creëren	to create	verbs
lenen	to borrow; to lend (also uitlenen)	verbs
de poort	gate, gateway; port (on a computer)	home
het stadion	stadium	culture
instellen	to set, to adjust (a device); to set up, to establish	verbs
de democratie	democracy	society
gisteravond	last night, yesterday evening	small
hierin	in this, in here, herein	small
houten	wooden (made of wood)	nature
de info	info (short for informatie)	media
de kleren	clothes	home
minstens	at least	small
het aandeel	share (in a company); part, contribution	work
wettelijk	legal, statutory, by law	society
toevallig	by chance, coincidental; by any chance (in questions)	describing
de verdieping	floor, story (eerste verdieping: US second floor); deepening	home
beleven	to experience, to live through; to enjoy	verbs
beweren	to claim, to assert, to allege	verbs
de aanvraag	application, request (for a permit, a visa)	society
de belasting	tax; load, burden, strain	society
grijpen	to grab, to seize (grijpen naar: to reach for)	verbs
de republiek	republic	society
de ton	metric ton (1,000 kg); barrel; 100,000 euros (informal)	ideas
het kabinet	cabinet (government ministers); cabinet (furniture)	society
de agenda	planner, calendar (personal); agenda (of a meeting)	work
toepassen	to apply, to use, to put into practice	verbs
het vak	subject (at school); trade, profession; box, compartment	education
de wagen	car (informal; also de auto); cart, wagon	travel
meten	to measure	verbs
verlenen	to grant, to give, to provide (help, permission)	verbs
het eigendom	property, possession; ownership	work
grijs	gray	describing
voldoen	to meet, to satisfy (voldoen aan: to comply with); to pay	verbs
de expert	expert	people
het bezit	possession, property (in het bezit van: in possession of)	work
religieus	religious	news
hierover	about this, over this	small
nogmaals	once more, again (nogmaals bedankt: thanks again)	small
het tiental	(about) ten (een tiental: about ten); a set of ten	ideas
plaatselijk	local; locally, in places	describing
de/het afval	waste, garbage, trash	nature
de schaal	scale (op grote schaal: on a large scale); bowl, dish; shell	ideas
de neef	nephew; cousin (male; female: de nicht)	people
het principe	principle (in principe: in principle, basically)	ideas
de buur	neighbor (more often de buurman, de buurvrouw)	people
het gedicht	poem	culture
verkrijgen	to obtain, to get, to acquire	verbs
de variant	variant, version, variation	ideas
het virus	virus	health
ontslaan	to fire, to dismiss, to lay off; to discharge (from hospital)	work
het pensioen	pension; retirement (met pensioen gaan: to retire)	work
de assistent	assistant	work
het forum	forum (online, discussion; panel)	media
de sleutel	key; wrench	home
de voorbereiding	preparation	ideas
de ziel	soul (geen levende ziel: not a living soul)	people
redelijk	reasonable, fair; fairly, quite (redelijk goed: pretty good)	describing
de ambtenaar	civil servant, government official	society
opleveren	to yield, to bring in, to produce; to deliver (a building)	verbs
verwerken	to process (data, waste); to deal with, to come to terms with	verbs
de aanwezigheid	presence; attendance	ideas
namens	on behalf of	small
de theorie	theory; theory test (for a driver's license)	education
waarna	after which, whereupon	small
zelfstandig	independent, on your own; self-employed	describing
de huid	skin	health
de meester	master; (male) primary school teacher; lawyer's title (mr.)	education
oppakken	to pick up; to arrest; to take up, to tackle (a task)	verbs
de misdaad	crime	news
bezitten	to own, to possess	verbs
het aanbod	offer; supply (vraag en aanbod: supply and demand); range	work
het schilderij	painting (a picture)	culture
de enkel	ankle (enkel as adverb: only, just)	health
onschuldig	innocent; harmless	describing
snijden	to cut, to slice	verbs
de kijker	viewer (of TV); binoculars (de verrekijker)	media
de borst	chest; breast	health
herhalen	to repeat; to review (for a test)	verbs
de conclusie	conclusion	ideas
de kilo	kilo, kilogram (een pond: half a kilo)	ideas
de olie	oil	nature
aanpakken	to tackle, to deal with, to take on; to take (hold of)	verbs
gaaf	cool, great (informal); intact, flawless	describing
het commentaar	comment, comments, remarks; commentary (on TV)	media
de prins	prince	society
de crimineel	criminal	news
de service	service (to customers); serve (tennis)	work
de boerderij	farm	nature
gevoelig	sensitive; delicate, touchy (a topic); sore, tender	people
de deelname	participation, taking part	ideas
hé	hey (to get attention); oh (surprise)	small
de inspiratie	inspiration	ideas
sindsdien	since then, ever since	small
de medaille	medal	culture
opzetten	to set up, start (a business); to put on; to pitch (a tent)	verbs
de uitvoering	implementation, carrying out; performance; version, model	ideas
de chauffeur	driver (bus, taxi, truck), chauffeur	travel
het rijk	empire, realm; the state (het Rijk: central government)	society
uitnodigen	to invite	people
jarig	having your birthday (ik ben jarig: it's my birthday)	culture
opgeven	to give up; to state, give (details); (zich opgeven) to sign up	verbs
de steek	stab, sting; stitch; (in de steek laten) to let down, abandon	people
de fase	phase, stage	ideas
het monument	monument; listed (historic) building	culture
blind	blind	health
aanmelden	to sign up, register (zich aanmelden); to log in; to check in	verbs
het ijs	ice; ice cream	home
de dader	perpetrator, offender, culprit	news
stimuleren	to stimulate, encourage, promote	verbs
betrouwbaar	reliable, trustworthy	describing
de visie	view, outlook (opinion); vision (for the future)	ideas
het aspect	aspect, side	ideas
de officier	officer (military); (officier van justitie) public prosecutor	news
het logo	logo	work
de cursus	course, class (a series of lessons)	education
het instituut	institute	education
het zwembad	swimming pool	culture
de zone	zone, area	travel
de rook	smoke (also: past tense of ruiken, smelled)	nature
de rit	ride, drive, trip	travel
alternatief	alternative (het alternatief: an alternative)	describing
evenals	as well as, just like (formal)	small
de justitie	justice system, the law (courts, prosecution)	society
mannelijk	male; masculine (also in grammar)	people
onlangs	recently, the other day	small
de werkelijkheid	reality (in werkelijkheid: in reality, actually)	ideas
constant	constant; constantly, all the time	describing
het medicijn	medicine, medication	health
ongelooflijk	incredible, unbelievable; incredibly	describing
de ontmoeting	meeting, encounter (a work meeting: de vergadering)	people
intern	internal, in-house (an intern: de stagiair)	describing
de voorstelling	show, performance; idea, picture (in your mind); introduction	culture
uiterst	extremely; utmost, extreme (je uiterste best: your very best)	small
de belofte	promise	ideas
effectief	effective; actual, real	describing
de status	status, standing	ideas
het beheer	management, administration; control, care (of property)	work
illegaal	illegal; undocumented (without residence papers)	society
toegankelijk	accessible; approachable, easy to understand	describing
wisselen	to change, exchange (money, places); to switch, swap	verbs
vergroten	to enlarge, increase, make bigger	verbs
blond	blond, blonde	describing
de doos	box	home
de emotie	emotion	people
het kwaad	evil, harm, wrong (adjective kwaad: angry)	ideas
fysiek	physical; physically (also: in person)	health
de structuur	structure; texture	ideas
de kip	chicken; hen	home
het noorden	north, the north	travel
de aanpak	approach, way of tackling (a problem)	ideas
het afscheid	goodbye, farewell (afscheid nemen: to say goodbye)	people
benieuwd	curious, eager to know (ik ben benieuwd: I wonder)	people
qua	in terms of, as for, as regards (qua prijs: price-wise)	small
het congres	conference, convention; congress	work
de islam	Islam	news
het pand	building, premises (a property)	home
de winter	winter	nature
stom	stupid, dumb, silly; mute (old: de stomme film, silent film)	describing
het geloof	faith, belief; religion	news
het loon	wage(s), pay	work
aanvallen	to attack	news
de beveiliging	security, protection; security staff	news
de proef	test, experiment; trial (op proef: on a trial basis, on probation)	education
vuil	dirty (het vuil: dirt, trash)	describing
het voorwerp	object, item, thing; object (grammar)	ideas
de beperking	restriction, limitation; disability (met een beperking: disabled)	ideas
het toestel	device, appliance, phone; aircraft, plane; (phone) extension	media
de voorkeur	preference (bij voorkeur: preferably)	ideas
schelen	to matter (het kan me niet schelen: I don't care); to differ	verbs
voren	(naar voren) forward, to the front; (van voren) at the front	small
streng	strict, severe, harsh (een strenge winter: a hard winter)	describing
het toernooi	tournament	culture
de zender	channel, station (TV, radio); transmitter (the sender of a letter: de afzender)	media
de tegenstelling	contrast, opposite (in tegenstelling tot: unlike)	ideas
christelijk	Christian	news
het hout	wood (the material), timber (a forest: het bos)	nature
de humor	humor	people
noch	neither ... nor (noch hij noch zij: neither he nor she)	small
het podium	stage (for performers); podium	culture
de privacy	privacy	society
de getuige	witness (also at a wedding)	news
het exemplaar	copy (of a book); specimen, item (an example: het voorbeeld)	ideas
het bedrag	amount (of money), sum	work
actueel	current, topical, up to date (not "actual": echt)	describing
de opstand	uprising, revolt, rebellion	news
de villa	villa, large detached house	home
verschillen	to differ, vary (verschillen van: to differ from)	verbs
vergelijkbaar	comparable, similar	describing
de klap	blow, slap, hit; bang (noise); shock, setback	people
de uitleg	explanation	ideas
de fotograaf	photographer (a photograph: de foto)	culture
uitspreken	to pronounce; to express, voice (an opinion); to finish speaking	verbs
de tekening	drawing; pattern, markings	culture
emotioneel	emotional	people
de laptop	laptop	media
de zaal	hall, (large) room; auditorium; (hospital) ward	culture
aanhouden	to arrest, detain; to keep on (a coat); to continue, persist	news
het vermogen	ability, capacity; wealth, assets; power (engine, watts)	ideas
de groet	greeting (met vriendelijke groet: kind regards)	people
de beschrijving	description	ideas
de religie	religion	news
anoniem	anonymous	describing
bakken	to bake; to fry (in a pan)	home
creatief	creative	people
de trend	trend	ideas
automatisch	automatic; automatically	describing
de heuvel	hill	nature
verminderen	to reduce, decrease, cut (down)	verbs
het vliegveld	airport, airfield	travel
de morgen	morning ('s morgens: in the morning; morgen: tomorrow)	small
de echtgenoot	husband, spouse	people
de kanker	cancer (also a very offensive swear word)	health
tegelijk	at the same time, at once	small
het verzet	resistance, opposition; the Resistance (in WWII)	news
schilderen	to paint (a picture, a wall)	culture
particulier	private (not public or business; not "particular")	society
de daad	act, deed, action	ideas
de klok	clock; bell (of a church)	home
elf	eleven (11)	small
de set	set (of things; in tennis); (film) set	ideas
de mijn	mine (coal, gold); landmine (pronoun mijn: my)	work
de onderzoeker	researcher	education
verzekeren	to insure; to assure (someone), ensure	work
filmen	to film, shoot (video)	media
de stilte	silence, quiet (in stilte: quietly, in private)	ideas
het kasteel	castle	travel
investeren	to invest	work
de bibliotheek	library	culture
garanderen	to guarantee	verbs
zuidelijk	southern, south	travel
indrukwekkend	impressive	describing
ontkennen	to deny	verbs
pijnlijk	painful, sore; awkward, embarrassing	health
vervelend	annoying, unpleasant; tiresome, boring	describing
verbranden	to burn (up, down); to get burned (also by the sun)	verbs
opbouwen	to build up, build (a life, a career); to set up	verbs
dertig	thirty (30)	small
de jurk	dress	home
de zanger	singer	culture
islamitisch	Islamic, Muslim	news
de fabriek	factory, plant (not "fabric": de stof)	work
werkzaam	working, employed (werkzaam bij: working at); effective	work
vastleggen	to record, capture (on film, paper); to fix, lay down (rules)	verbs
alsnog	still, after all (later than planned)	small
de komst	arrival, coming	ideas
de literatuur	literature	culture
opeens	suddenly, all of a sudden	small
vanmorgen	this morning	small
opzoeken	to look up (a word); to visit, go and see (someone)	verbs
eng	scary, creepy; narrow (formal)	describing
de file	traffic jam (a computer file: het bestand)	travel
de cliënt	client (lawyer, care; a shop customer: de klant)	work
naakt	naked, nude, bare	describing
de lezer	reader	culture
het gewicht	weight	ideas
beschikken	(beschikken over) to have, have at your disposal	verbs
de toestand	condition, state, situation; fuss (informal)	ideas
de verbetering	improvement; correction	ideas
de competitie	league (sports); competition, contest	culture
indienen	to submit, hand in, file (a request, complaint)	society
het theater	theater	culture
rechtstreeks	direct, directly, straight; live (TV, radio)	describing
lanceren	to launch (a rocket, product, campaign)	verbs
lui	lazy	people
besparen	to save (money, energy, time); to spare	work
de deken	blanket (a duvet: het dekbed)	home
de ingang	entrance, way in (met ingang van: as of, starting)	travel
waarderen	to appreciate, value; to rate	verbs
handelen	to act; to trade, deal (in); (handelen over) to be about	verbs
telkens	each time, every time; again and again	small
het zicht	view, sight; visibility (in zicht: in sight)	ideas
het object	object, thing	ideas
middelbaar	middle (middelbare school: secondary school, high school)	education
de samenvatting	summary	education
het wonder	miracle, wonder (geen wonder: no wonder)	ideas
minimaal	at least, a minimum of; minimal	describing
het domein	domain, field; estate, grounds; (internet) domain	ideas
stevig	firm, solid, sturdy; strong, hefty, hearty	describing
zwijgen	to be silent, keep quiet, say nothing	verbs
de god	god (God: God; mijn god: oh my God)	news
de zonde	sin; (het is zonde) it's a pity, a waste	news
het inzicht	insight, understanding; view, opinion	ideas
muzikaal	musical	culture
het doelpunt	goal (a score in soccer; the goal itself: het doel)	culture
de factor	factor	ideas
de mars	march (protest, music; the month: maart); (Mars) Mars	news
wijzigen	to change, alter, amend (formal)	verbs
voortduren	to continue, go on, last	verbs
bedragen	to amount to, come to, be (a sum, a number)	work
verlengen	to extend, lengthen; to renew (a contract, passport)	verbs
blokkeren	to block	verbs
afnemen	to decrease, decline; to take (away, off); to give (an exam)	verbs
allebei	both (of them, of us)	small
de opa	grandpa, grandfather	people
vermoedelijk	probably, presumably; suspected, alleged	small
saai	boring, dull	describing
de koers	course, direction; rate, price (currency, shares)	work
sparen	to save (money); to collect (stamps, points); to spare	work
kenmerken	to characterize, mark (noun het kenmerk: feature, characteristic)	verbs
aanzienlijk	considerable, significant, substantial	describing
de aanwijzing	clue, indication, sign; instruction, direction	ideas
vijftig	fifty (50)	small
triest	sad; dreary, gloomy	people
het archief	archive, archives, records	education
Braziliaans	Brazilian	travel
grotendeels	largely, mostly, for the most part	small
de lente	spring (season; also: het voorjaar)	nature
tuurlijk	sure, of course (short for natuurlijk)	small
vanochtend	this morning	small
wederom	once again, again (formal)	small
het tekort	shortage, lack; deficit (te kort: too short)	work
achterlaten	to leave behind; to leave (a message)	verbs
het paleis	palace	travel
de werkzaamheden	work, activities, duties; works (on roads, rail)	work
praktisch	practical; practically, almost	describing
nuttig	useful	describing
de bom	bomb	news
de dichter	poet (adjective dichter: closer, denser)	culture
de bedreiging	threat	news
storten	to deposit, pay in (money); to dump, pour; to plunge, crash	verbs
jagen	to hunt; to chase, drive, rush	nature
het web	web (a spider's web); (het web) the web, internet	media
toekomstig	future, prospective	describing
het westen	west, the west	travel
het geheim	secret (in het geheim: secretly)	people
westers	Western (of Europe and North America)	travel
het bestand	file (on a computer); stock, population (of fish or game)	media
de streek	region, area; trick, prank; (van streek) upset	travel
geliefd	popular, well-liked; beloved (de geliefde: loved one)	people
vrezen	to fear, be afraid (of)	people
de buik	belly, stomach, tummy (the organ: de maag)	health
de maan	moon	nature
de planeet	planet	nature
zakelijk	business (adj), businesslike; matter-of-fact	work
de norm	norm, standard (normen en waarden: values)	ideas
vermissen	to miss, to be unable to find (vermist: missing)	verbs
ach	oh, ah, oh well (resigned)	small
Grieks	Greek	travel
hierna	after this, afterward; below (in a text)	small
Indiaas	Indian (from India; Indisch: of the Dutch East Indies)	travel
de lol	fun (lol hebben: to have fun; voor de lol: for fun)	culture
de software	software	media
het toezicht	supervision, oversight (toezicht houden: to supervise)	society
de ondersteuning	support, assistance	ideas
het hoogtepunt	highlight, high point; peak, climax	ideas
de kogel	bullet	news
de identiteit	identity	society
de/het golf	(de) wave (also: gulf, bay); (het) golf (the sport)	nature
dodelijk	deadly, fatal, lethal	news
het akkoord	agreement, deal (akkoord gaan met: to agree to); chord	society
de roman	novel (not "Roman": Romeins)	culture
de drug	(illegal) drug (a medicine is het medicijn)	news
de server	server (computer)	media
uitgaan	to go out (at night); to go out (a light, a fire); (uitgaan van) to assume	culture
de beker	cup, mug; (sports) cup, trophy	home
de adviseur	adviser, consultant	work
de slaaf	slave	society
twijfelen	to doubt, to hesitate (twijfelen aan: to doubt)	verbs
plat	flat; crude, vulgar (language); broad (dialect)	describing
exact	exact, precise (exacte vakken: math and science)	describing
schitteren	to shine, to sparkle; to excel, to star	verbs
het gras	grass	nature
de revolutie	revolution	society
het bevel	order, command	news
deels	partly, in part	small
hoezo	how so?, why?, what do you mean?	small
immers	after all, as you know (giving a reason)	small
opstaan	to get up (out of bed), to stand up	home
combineren	to combine	verbs
aantrekkelijk	attractive, appealing	describing
de stress	stress	health
de klus	job, task, chore (klusjes: odd jobs)	work
de knop	button (on a device), switch; bud (clothes button: de knoop)	media
opsluiten	to lock up, to shut in; to imprison	news
vissen	to fish, to go fishing	nature
eventueel	possible, possibly; if needed (not "eventual")	describing
het misbruik	abuse, misuse	news
massaal	massive, large-scale; in large numbers, en masse	describing
de kapitein	captain (of a ship, a team)	travel
de non	nun	news
beschuldigen	to accuse (beschuldigen van: to accuse of)	news
liefst	preferably (het liefst: ideally); (maar liefst) no less than	small
de luchthaven	airport	travel
de zuster	sister (formal); nurse; nun	people
de supermarkt	supermarket	work
het incident	incident	news
overkomen	to happen to; to come over (visit); to come across (as)	verbs
het ras	breed (of animal); race	nature
de vloer	floor (a story of a building: de verdieping)	home
de sneeuw	snow	nature
de beurs	stock exchange; trade fair; grant, scholarship	work
de terrorist	terrorist	news
het uiterlijk	appearance, looks (as adverb uiterlijk: at the latest)	people
de ramp	disaster, catastrophe (not "ramp")	news
het salaris	salary, pay	work
de passie	passion	people
het mes	knife	home
de geboorte	birth	people
de houding	attitude; posture, stance	people
onderhouden	to maintain, to keep up; to support (a family)	verbs
specialiseren	to specialize (reflexive: zich specialiseren in)	work
kwetsbaar	vulnerable, fragile	describing
noodzakelijk	necessary, essential	describing
strijden	to fight, to struggle (strijden om: to compete for)	news
zeldzaam	rare, scarce	describing
voorzichtig	careful, cautious	describing
de acteur	actor	culture
gebruikelijk	usual, customary, normal	describing
permanent	permanent; constantly, all the time	describing
alvast	in advance, already (begin maar alvast: you can start)	small
het erfgoed	heritage	culture
de landbouw	agriculture, farming	nature
de paniek	panic	people
waaraan	to/on/of which (waaraan denk je?: what are you thinking of?)	small
de nek	neck, back of the neck	health
de laag	layer; coat (of paint) (adjective laag: low)	ideas
de boete	fine, penalty	society
het signaal	signal, sign	ideas
de gouverneur	governor	society
de mode	fashion (not "mode": de modus)	culture
lelijk	ugly; nasty, bad (a fall, a mistake)	describing
de documentaire	documentary	media
de uitgave	expense (uitgaven: spending); edition, publication	work
het klimaat	climate	nature
het zand	sand	nature
de scène	scene (film, play); fuss (een scène maken: to make a scene)	culture
de tank	tank (army vehicle; fuel tank)	news
afspreken	to arrange, to agree (on); to meet up, to make a date	verbs
de aanbieding	special offer, deal (in de aanbieding: on sale)	work
elektronisch	electronic	media
de pijp	pipe (for smoking; a tube)	home
de oom	uncle	people
het schot	shot (from a gun; at goal)	news
het bot	bone (adjective bot: blunt, rude)	health
geldig	valid	describing
het standpunt	position, point of view, stance	ideas
het dossier	file, record; issue, case (in politics)	society
de stelling	statement, proposition (for debate); theorem	ideas
de verzameling	collection	culture
de bodem	bottom (of the sea, a glass); soil, ground	nature
het elftal	soccer team, eleven (het Nederlands elftal: the Dutch team)	culture
de waarschuwing	warning	ideas
invoeren	to introduce (a rule, a system); to import; to enter (data)	verbs
vandaar	hence, that's why (vandaar dat: that's why); from there	small
vannacht	tonight (during the night); last night	small
de volger	follower (on social media)	media
gerust	feel free to, by all means; reassured, at ease	small
hierop	on this, to this; after this, then	small
de moed	courage (de moed opgeven: to lose heart)	people
katholiek	Catholic	news
de spiegel	mirror	home
de kaas	cheese	home
de kerst	Christmas (met kerst: at Christmas)	culture
regenen	to rain (het regent: it is raining)	nature
de uitbreiding	expansion, extension	ideas
geestelijk	mental; spiritual, religious	health
de focus	focus	ideas
de specialist	specialist (often a medical specialist)	health
innemen	to take (medicine); to take up (space); to capture (a city)	verbs
de tent	tent; (informal) place, bar, restaurant	travel
wassen	to wash (zich wassen: to wash oneself)	home
de lift	elevator; ride (een lift geven: to give a ride)	home
de melk	milk	home
vermijden	to avoid	verbs
bezetten	to occupy (a country, a seat); to fill (a job, a role)	news
het bezwaar	objection (bezwaar maken: to object); drawback	ideas
uiten	to express, to voice (zich uiten: to express oneself)	verbs
de tante	aunt	people
het avontuur	adventure	culture
de vertegenwoordiger	representative; sales rep	society
vies	dirty; disgusting, gross (taste, smell)	describing
aantreffen	to find, to come across (dood aangetroffen: found dead)	verbs
tropisch	tropical	nature
beschadigen	to damage	verbs
zat	fed up (ik ben het zat: I'm fed up); plenty; drunk (also the past tense of zitten: sat)	describing
dringend	urgent; urgently	describing
boeien	to fascinate; to handcuff (het boeit me niet: I don't care)	verbs
de defensie	defense, the armed forces	news
de traan	tear (from crying)	people
de werking	working, functioning; effect (in werking: in operation)	ideas
de zijde	side (formal); silk	ideas
het portret	portrait	culture
voorspellen	to predict, to forecast	verbs
bruin	brown; tanned	describing
het inkomen	income	work
de bek	animal's mouth, beak; (rude) mouth (hou je bek: shut up)	nature
duwen	to push	verbs
de militair	soldier, serviceman (adjective: military)	news
extern	external, outside	describing
de duur	duration, length (op den duur: eventually; adj.: expensive)	ideas
onderscheiden	to distinguish, to tell apart; to honor (with an award)	verbs
de reclame	advertising, ad, commercial (reclame maken: to advertise)	media
de subsidie	subsidy, grant	society
storen	to disturb, to bother (zich storen aan: to be annoyed by)	verbs
de definitie	definition (per definitie: by definition)	ideas
de pan	pan, pot	home
de procedure	procedure, process; legal proceedings	society
federaal	federal	society
de moordenaar	murderer, killer	news
het kenmerk	characteristic, feature; reference (number)	ideas
de prinses	princess	society
de voorraad	stock, supply (op voorraad: in stock)	work
informeren	to inform; to inquire (informeren naar: to ask about)	verbs
het pakket	package, parcel; package, set (of measures)	work
de zelfmoord	suicide (zelfmoord plegen: to commit suicide)	health
de hel	hell	news
het complex	complex (of buildings); complex, hang-up (psychology)	home
de snelweg	highway, freeway	travel
het instrument	instrument (musical); tool, means	culture
de voorziening	facility, service, provision (voorzieningen: amenities)	society
oplopen	to rise, to increase; to get, to suffer (an injury, a delay)	verbs
vers	fresh (food, bread)	home
beëindigen	to end, to terminate, to finish	verbs
vertonen	to show, to display (signs); to screen (a film)	verbs
de onderneming	company, business, enterprise; undertaking	work
bedekken	to cover	verbs
de aard	nature, character; kind (not de aarde: earth)	ideas
de alcohol	alcohol	home
Aziatisch	Asian	travel
gauw	soon, quickly (zo gauw: as soon as)	small
de schoonheid	beauty	people
sporten	to do sports, to work out, to exercise	culture
de terugkeer	return, comeback	travel
het verstand	mind, sense (verstand hebben van: to know about)	ideas
het zilver	silver	nature
de toren	tower, steeple; rook (chess)	travel
de toerist	tourist	travel
getuigen	to testify, to give evidence (getuigen van: to show)	news
boeken	to book (a trip, a room); to achieve (a result, success)	travel
schamen	to be ashamed (zich schamen; schaam je!: shame on you)	people
schuiven	to slide, to push, to shove; to move (along)	verbs
daadwerkelijk	actual, real; actually, really (in practice)	describing
de reiziger	traveler, passenger	travel
rot	rotten; awful, lousy (informal)	describing
het lijf	body (informal; neutral: het lichaam)	health
de oprichter	founder	work
de architect	architect	work
het drama	drama; disaster, tragedy (informal)	culture
dun	thin; skinny (slim is slank)	describing
onthouden	to remember, to keep in mind; (zich onthouden) to abstain	verbs
haast	almost, nearly (de haast: hurry, haste)	small
het duel	duel; match, game (sports)	culture
de hal	hall, hallway, entrance hall	home
de promotie	promotion (at work; to a higher league); doctorate (PhD)	work
olympisch	Olympic (de Olympische Spelen: the Olympic Games)	culture
bevallen	to give birth; to please (het bevalt me: I like it)	health
verwoesten	to destroy, to devastate, to ruin	news
het patroon	pattern; cartridge (ink, gun)	ideas
fris	fresh; cool, chilly (weather)	describing
antwoorden	to answer, to reply	verbs
de taart	cake, tart, pie (de cake: plain pound cake)	home
het beslag	seizure (in beslag nemen: to seize; to take up time or space); batter	news
de ellende	misery, trouble	people
intussen	meanwhile, in the meantime; by now	small
de luxe	luxury (also adjective: luxurious, fancy)	work
ofwel	or, in other words; (ofwel ... ofwel) either ... or	small
de zoektocht	search, quest, hunt	ideas
zojuist	just, just now (a moment ago)	small
schoonmaken	to clean	home
de zekerheid	certainty; security (voor de zekerheid: just in case)	ideas
de nazi	Nazi	news
het examen	exam, examination (examen doen: to take an exam)	education
de aap	monkey, ape	nature
de draak	dragon (de draak steken met: to make fun of)	culture
toegeven	to admit; to give in	verbs
onzeker	uncertain; insecure, unsure (of oneself)	describing
gemeenschappelijk	common, shared, joint	describing
de hemel	sky; heaven	nature
de priester	priest	news
ontvoeren	to kidnap, to abduct	news
het argument	argument, reason (a quarrel is de ruzie)	ideas
teleurstellen	to disappoint (teleurgesteld: disappointed)	people
zenden	to send (formal); to broadcast	media
letten	to pay attention (letten op: to watch, to mind)	verbs
stabiel	stable, steady	describing
dankbaar	grateful, thankful; rewarding	people
noordelijk	northern, northerly	travel
selecteren	to select, to choose	verbs
het hek	fence; gate; railing	home
aankondigen	to announce	verbs
falen	to fail (failing an exam is zakken)	verbs
het ticket	ticket	travel
de bel	bell, doorbell; bubble	home
hetgeen	what, that which (formal for wat)	small
voorafgaan	to precede, to come before (voorafgaan aan)	verbs
bevorderen	to promote, to encourage, to further	verbs
het experiment	experiment	education
zelden	rarely, seldom	small
de belangstelling	interest, attention (belangstelling voor: interest in)	ideas
de btw	VAT (value added tax), sales tax	work
het verdriet	sorrow, grief, sadness	people
de verdediging	defense (in war, in court, in sport)	news
bereiden	to prepare (food, a meal), to make	home
de glimlach	smile	people
de verhouding	relationship, relation; ratio, proportion; (love) affair	people
mislukken	to fail, to go wrong (of a plan: het is mislukt)	verbs
beoordelen	to judge, to assess, to evaluate	verbs
aantrekken	to put on (clothes); to attract; (zich iets aantrekken) to mind	verbs
de vriendschap	friendship	people
de vent	guy, fellow (informal)	people
de war	only in in de war: confused; mixed up, in a mess	describing
verkrijgbaar	available (for sale), on sale, obtainable	work
identificeren	to identify (zich identificeren: to show ID)	verbs
de knie	knee	health
aanwijzen	to point out, to point to; to appoint, to designate	verbs
schenken	to give (as a gift), to donate; to pour (a drink)	verbs
het beest	animal, beast; brute (of a person)	nature
exclusief	exclusive; excluding (exclusief btw: VAT not included)	describing
het graf	grave, tomb	news
metalen	metal, made of metal (het metaal: the metal)	nature
bewerken	to edit, to adapt (a text); to work, to process (material)	verbs
het protest	protest	society
scheppen	to create (schiep, geschapen); to scoop, to shovel	verbs
helder	clear, bright; lucid, clear-headed	describing
de marine	navy	news
het heden	the present, present day (tot heden: until now)	ideas
de ambassadeur	ambassador	society
het gerucht	rumor	ideas
Arabisch	Arabic (language); Arab, Arabian	travel
het getal	number, figure (phone number: nummer; number of: aantal)	ideas
eeuwig	eternal, everlasting; forever	describing
respecteren	to respect	verbs
zoet	sweet; good, well-behaved (of a child)	home
de koe	cow	nature
kussen	to kiss (the noun het kussen: pillow, cushion)	people
het herstel	recovery (from illness, of the economy); repair	health
het overleg	consultation, talks; meeting (in overleg: in consultation)	work
regulier	regular, standard, mainstream (frequent: regelmatig)	describing
vlakbij	nearby, close by (vlak bij het station: near the station)	small
volop	plenty, in abundance, to the full	small
de run	run, rush (een run op: a rush on)	work
de box	speaker; playpen; storage unit (a box: doos)	home
streven	to strive, to aim (streven naar: to aim for)	verbs
verlagen	to lower, to reduce, to cut (prices, taxes)	verbs
het oordeel	judgment, opinion; verdict	ideas
de lamp	lamp, light; light bulb	home
het diploma	diploma, certificate (from a school, a course)	education
de wethouder	alderman, member of the city executive	society
de gemeenteraad	city council, municipal council	society
de smartphone	smartphone	media
de wijziging	change, alteration, amendment	ideas
waardevol	valuable	describing
de nicht	niece; cousin (female; male: neef)	people
profiteren	to benefit, to profit (profiteren van: benefit from)	verbs
het verbod	ban, prohibition	society
schattig	cute, sweet	describing
de vrachtwagen	truck	travel
de hersenen	brain, the brain (informal: de hersens)	health
het kunstwerk	work of art, artwork	culture
de favoriet	favorite (expected to win; liked best)	culture
opleggen	to impose (een boete opleggen: to fine)	society
verstandig	sensible, wise, smart	describing
vasthouden	to hold (on to), to keep hold of; to detain	verbs
administratief	administrative, clerical	work
binnenkomen	to come in, to enter; to arrive (mail, news)	verbs
de armoede	poverty	society
jarenlang	for years, years of (jarenlang werk: years of work)	small
naartoe	to, toward (waar ga je naartoe?: where are you going?)	small
de opkomst	turnout (at an election, an event); rise	society
de pa	dad, pa (informal)	people
de wetgeving	legislation, laws	society
zelfde	same (usually dezelfde, hetzelfde: the same)	small
de professional	professional (an expert in a field)	work
de leerkracht	teacher (especially in primary school)	education
onderling	mutual; among themselves, with each other	describing
democratisch	democratic	society
blazen	to blow (wind, a horn, candles)	verbs
het record	record (best result; a vinyl record: plaat)	culture
onthullen	to reveal, to disclose; to unveil (a statue)	verbs
de maaltijd	meal	home
biologisch	organic (food); biological	nature
machtig	powerful, mighty; rich, heavy (of food)	describing
nabij	near, close to (formal; de nabije toekomst: the near future)	small
vernieuwen	to renew, to renovate, to modernize	verbs
het kanaal	channel (TV, online); canal (for ships)	media
de lening	loan	work
opkomen	to come up, to rise; (opkomen voor) to stand up for	verbs
de sessie	session	work
Hollands	from Holland, Dutch (the language: het Nederlands)	travel
opheffen	to lift (a ban), to abolish; to close down; to raise	verbs
de stop	stop, halt, break; plug, stopper; fuse (electric)	ideas
kampen	to struggle (kampen met: to struggle with), not "to camp"	verbs
de shop	shop (in webshop, coffeeshop; usually winkel)	work
overdrijven	to exaggerate; to overdo	verbs
heftig	intense, fierce, violent; emotional (not "hefty")	describing
de elite	elite	society
de douche	shower	home
de passagier	passenger	travel
de massa	mass, crowd (de massa: the masses); lots (een massa)	ideas
laden	to load; to charge (a battery, also opladen)	verbs
het verlangen	longing, desire, wish (verlangen naar: longing for)	people
adviseren	to advise, to recommend	verbs
de commissaris	commissioner (EU, province); police chief; board member	society
begeleiden	to accompany, to guide; to coach, to supervise	verbs
vijftien	fifteen (15)	small
arriveren	to arrive (more formal than aankomen)	travel
kleden	to dress, to clothe (to get dressed: zich aankleden)	home
het onderhoud	maintenance, upkeep, service; (formal) talk, meeting	home
de realiteit	reality	ideas
het vervolg	continuation, sequel (in het vervolg: from now on)	ideas
de wiskunde	mathematics, math	education
dringen	to push, to jostle; to be urgent (de tijd dringt)	verbs
slepen	to drag, to haul; to tow	verbs
voeden	to feed, to nourish; to breastfeed	home
het gezelschap	company (people with you), group (a firm: bedrijf)	people
de resolutie	resolution (of the UN; of a screen)	society
beledigen	to insult, to offend	people
het uitzicht	view (uitzicht op: a view of); prospect	travel
het paspoort	passport	travel
de held	hero	people
gedeeltelijk	partial, partly	describing
weergeven	to show, to display; to reproduce, to reflect	verbs
klimmen	to climb	verbs
schrikken	to get a fright, to be startled (laten schrikken: to scare)	people
de scheiding	divorce; separation, division	people
raden	to guess (raad eens: guess what); to advise (formal)	verbs
de munt	coin; currency; mint (the herb)	work
de amateur	amateur	culture
uitschakelen	to switch off; to eliminate, to knock out	verbs
onverwacht	unexpected, unexpectedly	describing
graven	to dig (groef, gegraven)	verbs
rollen	to roll	verbs
de doelstelling	objective, goal, aim	ideas
plotseling	sudden, suddenly	small
de pauze	break, pause; intermission	work
de redactie	editorial team, editors, newsroom; editing	media
bloot	naked, bare (blote voeten: bare feet)	describing
vervullen	to fulfill (a wish, a duty), to fill (a role)	verbs
de kern	core, heart, essence; nucleus; town center	ideas
de tunnel	tunnel	travel
fel	fierce, intense; bright (light, color)	describing
de lieverd	darling, sweetheart, dear (also a sweet child)	people
de infrastructuur	infrastructure	society
de soep	soup	home
opmerkelijk	remarkable, striking, notable	describing
Australisch	Australian	travel
het bereik	reach, range; (phone) signal (geen bereik: no signal)	ideas
de inkomsten	income, earnings, revenue	work
de omvang	size, extent, scale	ideas
waarover	about which (waarover gaat het?: what is it about?)	small
voortzetten	to continue, to carry on, to keep up	verbs
jaloers	jealous, envious (jaloers op: jealous of)	people
correct	correct, right; proper (behavior)	describing
samenstellen	to put together, to compose, to compile	verbs
de basisschool	elementary school, primary school (ages 4 to 12)	education
gemeentelijk	municipal, city, local (of the gemeente)	society
de muzikant	musician	culture
passeren	to pass, to go past; to overtake (in traffic)	verbs
vervoeren	to transport, to carry	travel
aandoen	to put on, to switch on; to cause (pain, harm) to someone	verbs
de innovatie	innovation	work
lek	leaking, leaky; flat (een lekke band: a flat tire)	describing
goedkeuren	to approve	verbs
het vat	barrel, cask, drum; grip (vat op: a hold on)	home
opruimen	to tidy up, to clean up, to clear away	home
de rechtszaak	court case, lawsuit, trial	society
het perspectief	perspective; prospect, outlook	ideas
spannen	to stretch, to tighten (het spant erom: it will be close)	verbs
de wc	toilet, restroom	home
de investering	investment	work
gedragen	to behave (zich gedragen); also worn, carried (dragen)	verbs
strak	tight, taut; strict, firm; sleek	describing
akkoord	agreed, OK (akkoord gaan met: to agree to) (the noun het akkoord: agreement, deal)	describing
het front	front (in war, weather; front of a thing: voorkant)	news
toelaten	to allow, to permit; to admit (to a school, a country)	verbs
het duo	duo, pair (also DUO: agency for student finance, exams)	people
de oefening	exercise, practice	education
de/het jacht	(de) hunt, hunting; (het) yacht	nature
de aanhanger	supporter, follower; trailer (behind a car)	society
branden	to burn; to be on (of a light)	verbs
gemengd	mixed	describing
de poster	poster	culture
vermoeden	to suspect, to presume	verbs
vermist	missing (of a person)	news
de afkomst	origin, descent, background	people
amper	barely, hardly, scarcely	small
daaraan	to that, of that, on that (daaraan denken: think of it)	small
elders	elsewhere	small
het geheugen	memory (also of a computer; a memory of: herinnering)	ideas
de grootte	size (of clothes, shoes: maat)	ideas
jawel	yes (it is), oh yes (in reply to a negative)	small
de oorsprong	origin, source	ideas
voortaan	from now on, in the future	small
westelijk	western, westerly	travel
het verblijf	stay; residence (de verblijfsvergunning: residence permit)	travel
afleiden	to distract; to deduce, to infer (afleiden uit: from)	verbs
de autoriteit	authority (de autoriteiten: the authorities)	society
het alternatief	alternative	ideas
de streep	line, stripe, stroke	ideas
het diner	dinner (formal; evening meal at home: avondeten)	home
nep	fake, false, imitation	describing
de bestelling	order (in a shop, a restaurant, online)	work
de stok	stick, cane, pole	home
collectief	collective	society
joods	Jewish	news
de slaapkamer	bedroom	home
bereikbaar	reachable, accessible (by car, train, phone)	travel
de koffer	suitcase (car trunk: kofferbak)	travel
vervallen	to expire, to lapse; to be canceled (a train, a class); to decay (a building)	verbs
de explosie	explosion	news
de broeder	brother (religious, formal); male nurse (sibling: broer)	news
de order	order (from a customer); command (tidiness: orde)	work
ideaal	ideal, perfect	describing
zeilen	to sail	culture
de score	score	culture
functioneren	to function, to work; to perform (in a job)	verbs
de nood	need, distress; emergency (in nood: in distress)	news
het transport	transport, transportation, shipping	travel
luiden	to ring (bells); to read (de tekst luidt: the text reads)	verbs
de binnenstad	city center, downtown, old town	travel
destijds	at the time, back then	small
doorheen	through (er doorheen: through it; door het bos heen)	small
de eigenschap	quality, trait, property (owned property: eigendom)	ideas
de kolonel	colonel	news
onszelf	ourselves (stressed; unstressed: ons)	small
vals	false, fake; out of tune; mean, nasty	describing
waaruit	from which, out of which; from what	small
de wetenschapper	scientist, researcher, academic	education
de boel	a lot (een boel); stuff, things (de hele boel: the lot)	ideas
de coalitie	coalition (of parties in government)	society
doorgeven	to pass on (a message, a ball); to forward	verbs
de woonplaats	place of residence, town you live in (on forms)	society