ober
noun ober (m de)
waiter, one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub

object
noun object (het)
object, article, thing; objective, aim, purpose, goal

objectief
adjective
objective, impartial, unbiased

objectief
adverb
objectively, impartially, in an unbiased manner

objectief
noun objectief (het)
object glass, first lens that receives the image of an object (in a microscope, etc.)

objectivisatie
noun
objectification

objectivisme
noun objectivisme (het)
objectivism, theory based on an objective reality; artistic preference for objects over emotions

objectiviteit
noun objectiviteit (de)
objectiveness, impartiality, lack of bias, freedom from prejudice

oblaat
noun oblaat (de)
oblate, lay person who has committed himself to the service of a religious community (chiefly in the Roman Catholic Church)

obligaat
noun obligaat (het)
obligato, obligatory musical accompaniment

obligatie
noun obligatie (de)
bond, debenture, interest bearing bond indicating indebtedness

obligatiehouder
noun obligatiehouder (de)
bondholder, holder of a government or corporation bond (interest bearing debt certificate)

obligatiekapitaal
noun obligatiekapitaal (het)
debenture stock

obligaties
noun obligaties (mv)
debentures, securities

obligatoir
adjective
obligatory, binding, compelling

obsceen
adjective
obscene, vulgar; improper, indecent (especially of sexual indecency); profane

obsceniteit
noun obsceniteit (de)
obscenity, obscene language; curse; crudity

obscurantisme
noun obscurantisme (het)
obscurantism, resistance to progress (political and/or social) and the spread of knowledge; deliberate creation of obscurity

obscurantist
noun obscurantist (de)
obscurantist, one who opposes intellectual advancement and political (or social) reform; one who deliberately causes obscurity

obscuur
adjective
obscure, vague, hazy; unknown, concealed, mysterious

obsederen
verb
obsess, be abnormally preoccupied with something

obsederend
adjective
obsessive, compulsive; having a tendency to be obsessed

observant
noun observant (de)
observant, paying attention; watching; noticing; keeping religious laws; meticulous

observatie
noun observatie (de)
observation, act of watching; act of looking; act of paying attention; supervision; remark

observatieballon
noun observatieballon (de)
observation balloon, ballon used for recording facts (mainly for research about weather conditions)

observatiepost
noun observatiepost (de)
observation post, observation point, very high point from which one can survey the entire area, point from which a view can be clearly seen (as in a national park); place at which a certain phenomenon is being observed

observator
noun observator (de)
observer, one who observes; spectator; onlooker; keeper of religious law

observatorium
noun observatorium (het)
observatory, astronomical viewing place; place where nature can be observed

obsessie
noun obsessie (de)
obsession, compulsive thought, fixation; craziness about a certain issue; excessive preoccupation

obstipatie
noun obstipatie (de)
constipation, condition in which evacuation of the bowels is difficult and does not occur regularly

obstructie
noun obstructie (de)
obstruction, that which obstructs; obstacle; interference; hindrance, impediment; blockade

obstructionist
noun obstructionist (de)
obstructionist, one who intentionally and systematically interferes; hinderer of legislation, filibusterer