Jakob
noun
Jacob, (Biblical) third Old Testament patriarch, son of Isaac, father of the 12 tribes of Israel (also called Israel); male first name

Jakoet
noun Jakoet (de)
Yakut, member of a Mongolian tribe in Siberia

Jakoetisch
adjective
Yakut, of or pertaining to the Yakut people

Jamaica
noun
Jamaica, island country in the West Indies

Jan
noun
John, one of the 12 disciples of Jesus, author of the Gospel of John (Biblical); male first name

Jan van Gent
noun
gannet, large seabird

Janus
noun
Janus, ancient god with two faces who was the guardian of doorways and beginnings (Roman Mythology)

Japan
noun
Japan, country situated on a chain of islands off the eastern coast of Asia

Japanner
noun
Japanese, resident of Japan, person of Japanese origin (country situated on a chain of islands off the eastern coast of Asia)

Japans
adjective
Japanese, of or pertaining to Japan (country situated on a chain of islands off the eastern coast of Asia)

Java
noun
Java, main island of Indonesia

ja
interjection
yes, yeah

ja en amen zeggen
say ditto to, agree with -

jaaggeld
noun jaaggeld (het)
towage, fee for being towed

jaaglijn
noun jaaglijn (de)
tow-line, strong cable used for dragging cars

jaagpad
noun jaagpad (het)
tow path, towing path

jaagstuk
noun jaagstuk (het)
chaser, drink taken after a shot of hard liquor (i.e. beer or water)

jaagtouw
noun jaagtouw (het)
towing rope

jaap
noun jaap (de)
slash, gash, cut, wound

jaar
noun jaar (het)
year, period of 12 months, period of 365 days

jaar in jaar uit
adverb
year in year out, constantly

jaar op jaar
adverb
year by year

jaarboek
noun jaarboek (het)
yearbook, book published for remembering a past year's events (e.g. in a school)

jaarcijfer
noun jaarcijfer (het)
date, day month and year according to the calendar

jaarfeest
noun jaarfeest (het)
anniversary, yearly date commemorating a special event

jaargeld
noun jaargeld (het)
annuity, yearly allowance

jaargetijde
noun jaargetijde (het)
season, one of the four quarters of the year (winter, spring, summer, autumn)

jaarklasse
noun jaarklasse (de)
class

jaarlijks
adverb
yearly, annually

jaarmarkt
noun jaarmarkt (de)
annual fair, annual market

jaartal
noun jaartal (het)
date

jaartelling
noun jaartelling (de)
era

jaarwedde
noun jaarwedde (de)
stipend, yearly income

jaarwisseling
noun
turn of the year, change from one year to the next at midnight on December 31st

jabot
noun jabot (de/het)
jabot, decorative cloth ruffle worn at the neck

jabroer
noun jabroer (de)
yes man, person who agrees to everything

jacht
noun jacht (de)
hunt, pursuit, chase; yacht, large boat

jacht maken op
verb
hunt, hunt for, chase

jachtakte
noun jachtakte (de)
game licence

jachtclub
noun jachtclub (de)
yacht club, sailing club; hunting association

jachten
noun jachten (het)
hunt, act of chasing and capturing game animals; yachting

jachten
verb
rush, hurry, make haste

jachter
noun jachter (de)
hunter

jachtgard
noun jachtgard (de)
hunting whip

jachtgebied
noun jachtgebied (het)
hunting grounds, land where hunting is permitted

jachtgeweer
noun jachtgeweer (het)
shotgun, smooth-barreled gun that fires small pellets over short distances and is used to hunt small game

jachtgezelschap
noun jachtgezelschap (het)
hunt, meet

jachtgrond
noun jachtgrond (de)
hunting grounds, land where hunting is permitted

jachthaven
noun jachthaven (de)
marina, small harbor with docks and services for pleasure boats

jachthond
noun jachthond (de)
hound, hunting dog

jachthoorn
noun jachthoorn (de)
hunting horn

jachthuis
noun jachthuis (het)
hunter's cabin, hunter's lodge

jachthuisje
noun jachthuisje (het)
hunter's cabin, hunter's lodge

jachtknecht
noun jachtknecht (de)
huntsman

jachtlied
noun jachtlied (het)
hunting song

jachtluipaard
noun jachtluipaard (het)
cheetah, large spotted wild cat (found in Asia and Africa)

jachtopziener
noun jachtopziener (de)
gamekeeper, one who protects and guards the animals on an estate or game preserve

jachtpaard
noun jachtpaard (het)
hunter

jachtpartij
noun jachtpartij (de)
hunting party, hunting expedition, shoot

jachtrecht
noun jachtrecht (het)
game laws, hunting regulations, restrictions on hunting enacted for the preservation of certain animals

jachtschotel
noun jachtschotel (de)
hotpot, meat and potato stew

jachtstoeltje
noun jachtstoeltje (het)
shooting stick

jachtstoet
noun jachtstoet (de)
hunting party, hunting expedition, shoot

jachttijd
noun jachttijd (de)
hunting season, time of year during which hunting animals is permitted

jachtveld
noun jachtveld (het)
hunting grounds, land where hunting is permitted

jachtvlieger
noun jachtvlieger (de)
fighter pilot, pilot of a plane used in combat

jachtvliegtuig
noun jachtvliegtuig (het)
fighter plane, jet fighter, fast and highly maneuverable combat airplane

jachtwet
noun jachtwet (de)
game laws, hunting regulations, restrictions on hunting enacted for the preservation of certain animals

jachtzweep
noun jachtzweep (de)
hunting whip

jacquet
noun jacquet (het)
tail coat; jacket, blazer

jagen
verb
hunt, pursue, chase and capture game animals

jagen op
verb
chevy

jager
noun jager (de)
hunter, huntsman, one who chases and captures game animals; rifleman, soldier with a rifle

jagerin
noun jagerin (de)
huntress, female hunter

jagers
noun jagers (mv)
rifles

jagersmut
noun jagersmut (de)
montero

jaguar
noun jaguar (de)
jaguar, large carnivorous member of the cat family which has a yellowish-brown coat marked with black spots (common to tropical America)

jak
noun jak (het)
jacket, short coat, blazer; smock, loose protective garment worn over clothing while working

jakhals
noun jakhals (de)
jackal, nocturnal wild dog common to Asia and Africa

jakobinisch
adjective
(old spell.>jacobinisch) jacobinic

jaloers
adjective
jealous, envious, covetous

jaloers
adjective
jealousy, envy, covetousness

jaloers
adverb
jealously, enviously, covetously

jaloersheid
noun jaloersheid (de)
jealousy, envy, covetousness

jaloezie
noun jaloezie (de)
jealousy, envy, covetousness

jam
noun jam (de)
jam, jelly, sweetened fruit preserve

jambe
noun jambe (de)
iambus, (Poetry) foot consisting of two syllables (the first syllable is long and the second short or the first syllable is stressed and the second unstressed)

jambisch
adjective
iambic, of or pertaining to or composed of iambics (poetic foot consisting of two syllables)

jamboree
noun jamboree (de)
jamboree, international Boy Scout or Girl Scout rally

jammer
adjective
unfortunate, regrettable

jammer
adverb
unfortunately, regrettably

jammer
interjection
a shame, a pity

jammer genoeg
adjective
regrettable, unfortunate

jammeren
verb
whine, moan, complain

jammerklacht
noun jammerklacht (de)
lamentation, act of expressing sorrow or grief

jammerlijk
adjective
miserable, wretched; pitiful, pathetic

jammerlijk
adverb
miserably, wretchedly; pitifully, pathetically

jampot
noun jampot (de)
jam jar, glass container in which jam is stored

jan in de zak
spotted dog

jan klaassen
noun
punch; figure in a play

jan klaassen en katrijn
noun
punch and judy, figure in a play

janboel
noun janboel (de)
disorder, muddle, mess

janhagel
noun janhagel (de)
riffraff, rabble

janitsaar
noun
janissary, janizary

janken
verb
wail, weep

januari
noun januari (de)
January, first month of the Gregorian calendar

jap
noun jap (de)
Jap, Japanese person (derogatory)

japen
verb
slash, gash, cut with a sharp quick stroke

japon
noun japon (de)
gown, long woman's dress or robe

jaren dertig
noun
(also: dertiger jaren) thirties, decade of the 1930's, years between 1930 and 1939

jaren negentig
noun
(also: negentiger jaren) nineties, decade of the 1990's, years from 1990 to 1999

jaren tachtig
noun
(also: tachtiger jaren) eighties, decade of the 1980's, years from 1980 to 1989

jaren twintig
noun
(also: twintiger jaren) twenties, decade of the 1920's, years from 1920 to 1929

jaren veertig
noun
(also: veertiger jaren) forties, decade of the 1940's, years between 1940 and 1949

jaren vijftig
noun
(also: vijftiger jaren) fifties, decade of the 1950's, years from 1950 to 1959

jaren zestig
noun
(also: zestiger jaren) sixties, decade of the 1960's, years from 1960-1969

jaren zeventig
noun
(also: zeventiger jaren) seventies, decade of the 1970's, years from 1970 to 1979

jargon
noun jargon (het)
jargon, professional vocabulary, words used by a specific group or profession

jarowisatie
noun
yarovization

jarowiseren
verb
yarovize

jarretellegordel
noun jarretellegordel (de)
garter belt, band worn around a woman's thigh to support a stocking

jarretellegordeltje
noun jarretellegordeltje (het)
garter belt, band worn around a woman's thigh to support a stocking

jas
noun jas (de)
coat, overcoat; knave, jack, playing card with the figure of a knave

jasje
noun jasje (het)
jacket, blazer, short coat

jasmijn
noun jasmijn (de)
jasmine, any of a number of shrubs or climbing plants which have fragrant flowers

jaspis
noun jaspis (de)
jasper, precious stone which is usually red in color

jasquet
noun
tails

jassen
verb
peel, remove skin; card game

jatten
noun jatten (het)
thief (Slang)

jatten
verb
pinch, steal (Slang)

javakoffie
noun javakoffie (de)
Java, coffee (Slang)

jawel
adjective
yes, certainly

jazz
noun jazz (de)
jazz, complex and rhythmic style of music which originated in New Orleans in the early 1900's; kind of dance music popular in the 1920's

jazzmuziek
noun jazzmuziek (de)
jazz, kind of dance music popular in the 1920's

jazzstijl
noun jazzstijl (de)
jazz, complex and rhythmic style of music which originated in New Orleans in the early 1900's