AMvB
implementing regulation order

Ambon
noun
commune belonging to French Morbihan; Ambon Islands, belonging to Indonesia

Ameland
noun
Ameland, Dutch island located to the north of the Netherlands

Amerika
noun
(also: Verenigde Staten van Amerika) America; The United States; North America; continents of North and South America, Americas

Amerikaan
noun
American, resident of the United States, person of American origin

Amerikaans
adjective
American, of or from the United States; of or from North or South America

Amerikaanse
noun
American female citizen or resident

Amerikaanse Oehoe
noun
great horned owl, predatory (chiefly nocturnal) bird that has a large broad head with large eyes that face forward and are surrounded by a ring of feathers

Amerikaanse zeearend
noun
bald eagle, species of large North American eagle with brown plumage on the body and wings and white plumage on the head and tail (national symbol of the United States)

Amersfoort
noun
Amersfoort, city in the eastern Netherlands

Amman
noun
Amman, capital city of Jordan

Amnesty
noun
Amnesty

Amor
noun
Cupid, god of love (Roman Mythology), Eros (Greek Mythology)

Amsterdam
noun
Amsterdam, capital city of the Netherlands

Amsterdammer
noun
citizen or resident of Amsterdam

Amsterdams
adjective
pertaining to Amsterdam

amadou
noun amadou (de)
amadou (Botany)

amalgaam
noun amalgaam (het)
amalgam, alloy, mixture of metals

amalgama
noun
amalgam, alloy, mixture of metals

amalgamatie
noun amalgamatie (de)
amalgamation, mixture; union

amalgameren
verb
amalgamate, combine; unite

amandel
noun amandel (de)
almond, type of edible nut; tonsil, one of a pair of lymphoid tissue masses lying on either side of the throat (Anatomy)

amandelachtig
adjective
almond shaped, having the shape of an almond

amandelboom
noun amandelboom (de)
almond tree, tree which produces almonds

amandelogig
adjective
almond-eyed, having eyes shaped like almonds, having eyes with a long oval shape

amandelolie
noun amandelolie (de)
almond oil

amandelontsteking
noun amandelontsteking (de)
tonsillitis, inflammation of the tonsils (Medical)

amandelspijs
noun
almond paste, almond spread, paste of almond used in baking

amandelstaaf
noun amandelstaaf (de)
pastry filled with almond paste

amanuensis
noun
assistant in laboratory

amarant
adjective
amaranthine, undying, never fading; reddish-purple

amarant
noun amarant (de)
amaranth, any of a number of plants having thick green or reddish clusters of flowers; imaginary flower which never dies; reddish-purple color; purple dye

amaril
noun amaril (de/het)
emery, powder used for grinding and polishing

amaryllis
noun amaryllis (de)
amaryllis, bulbous plant bearing lily-like flowers (Botany)

amateur
noun amateur (de)
amateur, novice, nonprofessional (Sports), dilettante; dabbler, one who does not become deeply involved in something

amateurclub
noun amateurclub (de)
amateur club, club of amateurs

amateurisme
noun amateurisme (het)
amateurism; inexperience; incompetence

amateuristisch
adjective
amateurish, inferior, second-rate; unprofessional, inexpert; novice-like

amatol
noun amatol (de)
amatol, type of explosive

amazone
noun amazone (de)
Amazon, river running through northern Brazil in South America; horsewoman, female horseback rider

amazonezit
noun amazonezit (de)
(also: amazonenzit) sidesaddle, with both legs on the same side of the horse

ambacht
noun ambacht (het)
trade, occupation, metier; handicraft, craft

ambachtelijk
adjective
pertaining to handicraft

ambachtsman
noun ambachtsman (m de)
artisan, craftsman, skilled workman

ambachtsschool
noun ambachtsschool (de)
technical school, school where students learn technical trades (such as electronics, metalworking, etc.)

ambassade
noun ambassade (de)
embassy, headquarters containing the office of an ambassador (in a foreign country) (Politics)

ambassadegebouw
noun ambassadegebouw (het)
embassy

ambassadeur
noun ambassadeur (m de)
ambassador, diplomatic official sent to a state as a representative of another state; official representative; delegate

ambassadrice
noun ambassadrice (f de)
ambassadress, female ambassador; wife of an ambassador

amber
noun amber (de)
amber, fossilized pine tree resin; yellowish brown color

ambergrijs
noun
ambergris, substance obtained from sperm whale used in perfumery

ambiance
ambiance, setting, mood; atmosphere

ambieren
verb
aspire, seek to attain a goal, yearn, aim, dream

ambiguïteit
noun
ambiguous, open to dispute, having many possible interpretations; obscure, vague

ambitie
noun ambitie (de)
ambition, aspiration; fervor, zeal, passion

ambitieus
adjective
ambitious, aspiring

ambitieus
adverb
ambitiously, aspiringly

ambivalent
adjective
ambivalent, having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject

ambivalentie
noun
ambivalence, state of having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject

ambiëren
verb
aspire, seek to attain a goal

ambo
noun
lectern, reading stand, stand with a slanted top on which a speaker or lecturer puts his books or papers (in a church, etc.)

ambrozijn
noun ambrozijn (het)
ambrosia, legendary food of the gods (Greek Mythology); something that has a wonderful taste or smell; dessert made of fruits and coconut

ambt
noun ambt (het)
function, duty, role; office, employment, place

ambt aanvaarden
verb
take up duties

ambt neerleggen
verb
resign

ambtelijk
adjective
official, professional

ambtelijk
adverb
officially, professionally

ambtelijke taal
noun
officialese, official office language

ambtenaar
noun ambtenaar (m de)
official, public worker

ambtenarengerecht
noun
resident or citizen of Ambon

ambtenares
noun
official, officer; one who holds public office

ambtenarij
noun ambtenarij (de)
officialdom; bureaucracy; civil service

ambtgenoot
noun ambtgenoot (de)
colleague, fellow worker, confrere, coadjutor

ambtsbekleder
noun ambtsbekleder (de)
office bearer, person who holds a certain office

ambtsbekleding
noun ambtsbekleding (de)
investiture, bestowing, authorization bestowing of authority

ambtsbezigheden
noun ambtsbezigheden (de)
official duties

ambtsbroeder
noun ambtsbroeder (m)
confrere, colleague, comrade, fellow member

ambtseed
noun
oath of allegiance, solemn promise to remain loyal and true

ambtsgebied
noun ambtsgebied (het)
jurisdiction, range of authority, province

ambtsgeheim
noun
professional secrecy, not involving outsiders in what takes place in a professional workplace

ambtsgewaad
noun ambtsgewaad (het)
robe, regalia

ambtshalve
adverb
officially, formally, ceremoniously

ambtsketen
noun
chain of office

ambtsperiode
noun ambtsperiode (de)
term of office, tenure, period of time that one is in service

ambtstermijn
noun
term of office, period of time that one is in service

ambtswoning
noun ambtswoning (de)
official resident

ambulance
noun ambulance (de)
ambulance, motor vehicle which has medical facilities and transports patients to the hospital

ambulancewagen
noun ambulancewagen (de)
ambulance, motor vehicle which has medical facilities and transports patients to the hospital

ambulant
adjective
ambulant, moving about, not stationary

ambulatorium
noun
clinic of out-patients

ambulatory
noun
ambulatory, boardwalk, walkway; semicircular aisle surrounding the main altar of a church

amechtig
adjective
breathless, short of breath, short-winded; panting

amen
noun amen (het)
amen, so be it (said at the end of a prayer)

amendement
noun amendement (het)
amendment (Law), revision

amenderen
verb
amend, alter, change

amendering
noun amendering (de)
amendment, correction, revision; alteration, change

americium
noun
(also: Am) americium, actinide rare earth element

amerikanisatie
noun amerikanisatie (de)
americanization, adoption of American culture or lifestyle

amerikaniseren
verb
Americanize, cause to adopt American cultural or political characteristics

amerikanisering
noun amerikanisering (de)
americanization, adoption of American culture or lifestyle

amerikanisme
noun amerikanisme (het)
Americanism, characteristic feature of American English; custom or trait peculiar to America; devotion to or preference for American traditions and ideals

amerikanistiek
noun
American studies

ametallisme
noun
ametalism

amethist
noun amethist (het)
amethyst, purple semi-precious stone; purplish color, violet

ametrie
noun
dissymmetry

ameublement
noun ameublement (het)
set of furniture

amfetamine
noun amfetamine (het/de)
amphetamine, substance which stimulates the central nervous system

amfibie
noun amfibie (de)
amphibian, cold-blooded vertebrate animal able to life both on land and water

amfibielarve
noun amfibielarve (de)
tadpole, frog or toad larva (Zoology)

amfibietank
noun amfibietank (de)
amphibious tank, tank which can be driven on land and in water

amfibievoertuig
noun
amphibious vehicle, vehicle which is adapted for both land and water

amfibisch
adjective
amphibious, able to live both on land and water (of animals); able to operate both on land and water (of vehicles, aircraft or troops)

amfibrachys
amphibrachic

amfitheater
noun amfitheater (het)
amphitheater, arena, stadium

amfoor
noun
amphora, two-handled jar used in ancient Greece and Rome

amfora
noun amfora (de)
amphora, two-handled jar used in ancient Greece and Rome

amiant
noun
amianthum (Botany)

amicaal
adjective
amicable, friendly, cordial, amiable, sociable

amicaliteit
noun
state of being amicable

aminozuur
noun aminozuur (het)
amino acid, organic compound from which proteins are made

ammehoela
interjection
no way, in no manner, never, not at all

ammon
noun
ammon

ammonal
noun
ammonal

ammonia
noun ammonia (de)
ammonia, colorless soluble gas (Chemistry)

ammoniak
adjective
ammoniac, of ammonia (type of gas)

ammoniet
noun
ammonite

ammonium
noun ammonium (het)
ammonium, univalent chemical ion (Chemistry)

ammoniumchloride
noun
ammoniumchloride

ammunitie
noun ammunitie (de)
ammunition, munition, ammo (bullets, grenades, bomb shells, etc.)

amnesie
noun
amnesia, condition caused by illness or injury and characterized by forgetfulness

amnestie
noun amnestie (de)
amnesty, clemency, pardon

amnestie verlenen
verb
amnesty, grant clemency

amoebe
noun amoebe (de)
amoeba, microscopic one-celled organism (Biology)

amok
adverb
amok, amuck, confusedly, in a disorderly fashion

amokmaker
noun amokmaker (de)
troublemaker, one who causes trouble for others; one who causes difficulty; one who causes worry; one who causes conflict

amoraliteit
noun
amorality, state of being neither moral nor immoral

amoreel
adjective
amoral, neither moral nor immoral; unmoral, having no moral standards

amorf
adjective
amorphous, shapeless, formless; changeable, mutable

amortisatie
noun amortisatie (de)
repayment, amortization, redemption

amortisatiefonds
noun amortisatiefonds (het)
sinking fund, fund for repaying debts

amortiseren
verb
amortize, settle a debt through periodic payments to a creditor or to a sinking fund; become depreciated

amourette
noun amourette (de)
love affair, affair of the heart

amoureus
adjective
amorous, loving, passionate, lustful; of or relating to love

amoveren
verb
remove, take off, take away; eliminate, dismiss

ampel
adjective
ample, plenty; detailed

amper
adverb
hardly, barely, scarcely

amper ... of
conjunction
scarce ... when

ampere
noun
ampere, unit of electric current

ampereuur
noun ampereuur (het)
ampere-hour, quantity of electricity transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour

ampersand
ampersand, character or symbol for the written word "and" (&)

ampex
noun
ampex

amplificatie
noun amplificatie (de)
amplification, strengthening, reinforcement; enlarging

amplificeren
verb
amplify, strengthen, reinforce, make stronger; expand; increase the amplitude

amplitude
noun amplitude (de)
amplitude

ampul
noun ampul (de)
ampoule, small tube; light bulb

amputatie
noun amputatie (de)
amputation, surgical removal (Medical), abscission, cutting off

amputeren
verb
amputate, cut off a limb, remove an organ (Medical)

ampère
noun ampère (de)
ampere, unit of electric current

ampèremeter
noun ampèremeter (de)
amperemeter, meter for measuring the strength of an electrical current

amsterdammertje
noun amsterdammertje (het)
no-parking post

amulet
noun amulet (de)
amulet, talisman, charm, small trinket worn as charm against evil eye

amusant
adjective
amusing, entertaining, humorous, funny

amusant
adverb
amusingly, entertainingly

amuse
prefix
pertaining to amuse

amusement
noun amusement (het)
entertainment, amusement; festivity; play

amusementshal
noun amusementshal (de)
amusement arcade

amusementsprogramma
noun
entertainment programme

amuseren
verb
entertain, amuse, divert

amyloid
noun
amyloid, substance consisting largely of starch, deposits consisting of protein and polysaccharides which are formed by the degeneration of tissue (Pathology)