The Dutch word for field is
veld
Dutch Definition
| field | |
| 1. veld |
Translations for field and their definitions
| Veld |  © | |
| 1. Proper noun. . | ||
| 2. n-n. field, open country | ||
| 3. n-n. an agricultural field | ||
| De boer plantte tarwe in zijn uitgestrekte velden. - The farmer planted wheat in his extensive fields. | ||
| 4. n-n. a patch or grass and/or other small plants | ||
| De kinderen renden en speelden in het groene veldje naast het huis. - The children ran and played in the green patch next to the house. | ||
| 5. n-n. field (geographical theatre where warriors operate, especially in battle) | ||
| De generaal leidde zijn troepen naar het slagveld. - The general led his troops to the battlefield. | ||
| 6. n-n. a sports field | ||
| We speelden voetbal op het grote veld achter de school. - We played soccer on the large field behind the school. | ||
| De atleten trainen hard op het atletiekveld voor de aankomende wedstrijd. - The athletes are training hard on the athletics field for the upcoming competition. | ||
| 7. n-n. a subject field, domain of knowledge, in particular an academic field | ||
| Het onderzoek valt binnen het wetenschappelijke veld van de psychologie. - The research falls within the scientific field of psychology. | ||
| 8. n-n. (physics) a field (physical phenomenon pervading an area) | ||
| Elektrische ladingen oefenen krachten uit op elkaar via het elektrostatisch veld dat hen omringt. - Electric charges exert forces on each other through the electrostatic field that surrounds th | ||
| speelveld | |
| 1. n-n. A playing field in sports. | |
| 2. n-n. The playing field, set of rules and conditions within which a 'game' such as a competition or negotiation must occur. |
| Akker | |
| 1. Proper noun. . | |
| 2. n-m. (agriculture) agricultural field (field on which crops are grown) |
| wei | |
| 1. n-f. a product obtained from milk; whey | |
| Een van de nevenproducten van melk is wei. - One of the byproducts of milk is whey. | |
| 2. n-f. (obsolete) serum, a component of blood which does not play a role in clotting | |
| De centrifuge scheidt het stolsel van de wei. - The centrifuge separates the coagulated blood from the serum. | |
| 3. n-f. Alternative form of weide |
| weide | |
| 1. n-f. pasture |
| weiland | |
| 1. n-n. pasture |
| vak | |
| 1. n-n. A compartment (e.g. a shelf, a section). | |
| 2. n-n. A subject, discipline, class, notably in education. | |
| 3. n-n. A profession. | |
| 4. n-n. A trade, craft. |
| slagveld | |
| 1. n-n. (military) battlefield | |
| De dappere soldaten vochten op het slagveld voor hun land. - The brave soldiers fought on the battlefield for their country. | |
| Na de veldslag lag het slagveld bezaaid met gesneuvelde soldaten. - After the battle, the battlefield was littered with fallen soldiers. | |
| 2. n-n. (figurative) carnage, disaster area | |
| Het ongeluk had een verwoestend effect en liet een ware slagveld achter. - The accident had a devastating effect and left a true carnage behind. | |
| Na de aardbeving was de stad een slagveldje van ingestorte gebouwen en chaos. - After the earthquake, the city was a disaster area of collapsed buildings and chaos. |
| lichaam | © | |
| 1. n-n. body | ||
| 2. n-n. corpse, dead body | ||
| 3. n-n. (law) legal body, organisation such as a corporation, association or assembly | ||
| 4. n-n. (algebra, Netherlands) field | ||
| 5. n-n. (algebra, Belgium) division ring | ||
| vakgebied | |
| 1. n-n. field, specialism, domain (within a subject or profession) |
| gebied | |
| 1. n-n. area, region | |
| 2. n-n. domain, subject area | |
| 3. n-n. (obsolete) order, commandment | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of gebieden | |
| 5. v. imperative of gebieden |
| terrein | |
| 1. n-n. grounds, terrain, area | |
| 2. n-n. terrain, landscape | |
| 3. n-n. speciality, field of study | |
| 4. n-n. (figurative) social field, social domain (area of activity) |
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