actie

Definitions of actie
  1. noun
    something that people do or cause to happen
    synonyms: handeling, verrichting
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    Boerenoorlog
    either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)
    Krimoorlog
    a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia; 1853-1856
    Bergrede
    the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6:20-49)
    Ardennenoffensief
    a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
    oktoberrevolutie
    the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922
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    handeling, rechtshandeling, verrichting
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    delving, verwerving, winning
    the act of acquiring something
    baring, bevalling, partus, verlossing
    the act of delivering a child
    afscheid, vaarwel
    the act of departing
    ontdekking, vondst
    the act of discovering something
    afplatting, egalisatie, nivellering
    the act of making equal or uniform
    afgraving, exhumatie, opgraving
    the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
    stuwing, stuwkracht
    the act of propelling
    retrieval
    the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
    aanraking, beroering, ontmoeting, treffen
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them
    afkeuring, afwijzing, misprijzen, rejectie, reprobatie, repulsie, verwerping
    the act of rejecting something
    offer, opoffering
    the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
    activiteit, bedrijvigheid, bezigheid, drukte, occupatie, werking, werkzaamheden, werkzaamheid
    any specific behavior
    beoordeling, inschatting, quotum
    the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
    arrest, oponthoud, séjour, verblijf
    continuing or remaining in a place or state
    ambtswoning, assistentschap, residentie, residentschap
    the act of dwelling in a place
    distributie, distributiewezen, uitdeling, verbreiding, verdeling, verspreiding
    the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
    communicatie
    the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
    taaldaad, taalhandeling, uiting
    the use of language to perform some act
    ding
    an action
    prestatie
    the action of accomplishing something
    interactie, wisselwerking
    a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
    aankomst, komst, overkomst
    the act of arriving at a certain place
    demarrage
    departing hastily
    breukvlak
    the act of departing politely
    verdwijning
    the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
    boarding, inscheping
    the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
    uitrit
    the act of going out
    ontsnapping
    the act of escaping physically
    oppervlaktebehandeling
    emerging to the surface and becoming apparent
    uitzenden
    the act of sending off something
    deconfiture, echec, fiasco, flop, mislukking, sof, wanprestatie, zeper
    an act that fails
    abuis, afdwaling, feil, fout, lapsus, onjuistheid, vergissing
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
    inbezitneming, toe-eigening, toeëigening
    a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
    bezetting, ingebruikneming
    the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
    gevangenneming
    the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
    heling, ontvangbewijs, ontvangst, ontvangstbewijs, recepis, receptie, reçu
    the act of receiving
    waterafvoer
    the disposal of sewage
    behoud, behoudenis, bezuiniging, heil, ombuiging, redding, uitsparing
    recovery or preservation from loss or danger
    losgeld, losprijs
    the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
    incantatie
    the act of appealing for help
    concretisering, effectuering, implementatie, implementering, opbouw, realisatie, realisering, tenuitvoerlegging, totstandbrenging, totstandkoming, uitvoer, uitvoering, verwerkelijking, verwezenlijking, volbrenging
    the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
    lancering, take off, take-off
    the act of propelling with force
    drang, por, stoot, stuwing, stuwkracht
    the act of applying force to propel something
    gooi, worp
    the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
    douw, duw, duwvaart, gedrang, geduw, prestatiedwang, zet, zetje
    the act of applying force in order to move something away
    haal, trek
    the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
    lift, stijgkracht
    the act of raising something
    relegatie
    the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
    paardensprong, paardesprong, sprong
    the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
    lob
    the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc
    schietsport, schot
    the act of firing a projectile
    aanraking, contact
    the act of touching physically
    aftapping, klets, mep, pats, pets, tik, tikje
    a light touch or stroke
    hit, kraker, succesnummer, tophit
    the act of contacting one thing with another
    kukkel, kus, lik, smak, smok, zoen
    a light glancing touch
    buis, haringbuis, kukkel, kus, lik, smak, smok, zoen
    the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
    catch, catch-as-catch-can, graai, greep, grijparm, grijper, lunchpakket, opvangen, vangen, visvangst
    the act of catching an object with the hands
    manipulatie
    the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
    applicatuur, greep, vingertechniek, vingerzetting
    touching something with the fingers
    palpatie
    a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
    aai, liefkozing, streling
    a light touch with the hands
    compulsie, coërcitie, dwang, pressie
    using force to cause something to occur
    beïnvloeding
    causing something without any direct or apparent effort
    keus, keuze, optie, schifting, selectie
    the act of choosing or selecting
    hulpmiddel, instrument, manier, medium, middel, modus, trant, wijs, wijze
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
    stemming
    the opinion of a group as determined by voting
    gelijkstelling, reactievergelijking
    the act of regarding as equal
    staartgeboorte, stuitgeboorte
    delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
    hysterotomie, keizersnede, sectio, sectio caesarea
    the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
    obstetrie, verloskunde, vroedkunde
    assisting women at childbirth
    alteratie, verandering, wijziging
    the action of changing something
    besparing, matiging
    an act of economizing; reduction in cost
    oppositie, protest, tegenstand, verzet, weerstand, weerwerk
    the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
    ban, proscriptie, relegatie, verbanning, vogelvrijverklaring
    rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
    dislocatie, permutatie, verplaatsing
    act of removing from office or employment
    processie
    the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
    familieleven, gezinsleven, huiselijkheid
    domestic activities or life
    operatie
    a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
    gebruik, geplogenheid, gewoonte, mos, praktijk, praxis, usance, usantie, usus
    a customary way of operation or behavior
    praktijk
    translating an idea into action
    afleiding, dolce far niente, ontspanning, recreatie, relaxatie, verpozing, verstrooiing, vrijetijdsbesteding
    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
    game, kamp, match, ontmoeting, potje, spel, spelletje, sportwedstrijd, treffen, wedkamp, wedstrijd, wildbraad
    a contest with rules to determine a winner
    beurt
    (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
    muz., muziek, toonkunst
    musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
    activiteit
    general activity and motion
    arbeid, emplooi, werk
    activity directed toward making or doing something
    activiteit, bezigheid, occupatie, werkzaamheden, werkzaamheid
    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
    klerkenwerk, schrijfwerk, schrijverij
    the activity of putting something in written form
    Justitia
    judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
    ambtsmisdrijf, euveldaad, misdaad, wangedrag
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
    verwaarlozing
    failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
    inspanning, krachtsinspanning, poging
    earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
    beheer
    the activity of managing or exerting control over something
    bescherming, beschutting, beveiliging, protectie
    the activity of protecting someone or something
    jurering
    the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
    afkeuring, misprijzen, reprobatie
    the act of disapproving or condemning
    evaluatie, kijkcijfer
    act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
    didactiek, lering, les, onderricht, onderwijs, onderwijsinstelling, onderwijskunde, onderwijsleer, opleiding, opvoedkunde, pedagogie, pedagogiek, scholing
    the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
    bijscholing, nascholing, vooropleiding
    activity leading to skilled behavior
    representatie
    an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
    creatie, opwekking, schepping
    the human act of creating
    demontage, ontmanteling
    the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
    paracentese, punctie, punctuur
    the act of puncturing or perforating
    arbeidsproces, gebruik, utilisatie
    the act of using
    rechtshandeling
    a military engagement
    operatie
    activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
    aanvaring, botsing, collisie, conflict, conflictsituatie, confrontatie, gevecht, kamp, treffen, worsteling
    an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
    omwenteling, revolutie
    the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
    vijandigheid
    violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
    experiment, maatstelsel, meting, onderzoeking, probeersel, proef, proefneming, test, toets, toetssteen
    the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
    ijking
    the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
    organisatie
    the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
    oplegging
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
    bestendiging, hervatting, vervolgblad
    the act of continuing an activity without interruption
    bereidingswijze, procedure, proces, receptuur, verwerking, werkwijze
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    ceremonie, plechtigheid, solemniteit
    the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
    aanbidding, adoratie, glorificatie, verering, verheerlijking
    the activity of worshipping
    verzwijging
    the activity of keeping something secret
    plaatsing, placement, tafelschikking
    the act of putting something in a certain place
    huisvesting
    the act of lodging
    pitstop, stop, tussenstop
    a brief stay in the course of a journey
    aanbod, bevoorrading, energiebron
    the activity of supplying or providing something
    break, fermate, pauze, rustpauze
    temporary inactivity
    wachttijd
    the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
    oponthoud, opschorting, prorogatie, respijt, temporisatie, uitstel, verlet, verschuiving, verwijl
    the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
    aardigheid, behagen, gein, genoegen, genot, jeu, jolijt, jool, leut, leute, lol, lust, plezier, pret, schik, sjeu, vermaak, welbehagen
    an activity that affords enjoyment
    preventie, voorkoming, voorzorg
    the act of preventing
    federatie
    the act of forming an alliance or confederation
    dekolonisatie
    the action of changing from colonial to independent status
    allocatie, stadstuin, toekenning, toewijzing, verkaveling, volkstuin
    the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
    afname, afzet, debiet, markt, marktplaats
    the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
    handelsovereenkomst, transactie
    the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
    massabeweging, run, rush, stormloop
    a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
    coup, putsch, staatsgreep
    a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
    internationalisatie, internationalisering
    the act of bringing something under international control
    competitie, concours, concurrentie, concurrentiestrijd, mededinging, prijsvraag, rivaliteit, wedijver
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
    oppositie, protest, tegenstand, verzet, weerstand, weerwerk
    group action in opposition to those in power
    integratie
    the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
    coöperatie, samenwerking, samenwerkingsverband
    joint operation or action
    assistentie, bijstand, hulp, hulpbetoon, hulpverlening, medewerking
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
    tewerkstelling
    the act of giving someone a job
    gedrag, procesvoering
    manner of acting or controlling yourself
    assemblage, bijeenkomst, bijeenzijn, montage, samenkomst, samenzijn
    the social act of assembling
    democratisering
    the action of making something democratic
    compliciteit, deelname, deelneming, engagement, medeplichtigheid, participatie, verloving
    the act of sharing in the activities of a group
    ejaculatie, emissie, zaadlozing, zaaduitstorting
    the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
    solo
    any activity that is performed alone without assistance
    referentie, referte, verwijzing
    the act of referring or consulting
    accentuatie, accentuering
    the act of giving special importance or significance to something
    postdienst
    the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
    felicitatie, felicitatiebrief, gelukwens
    the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
    drama, dramatiek, dramaturgie, theater, toneel, toneelkunst
    the art of writing and producing plays
    redenering
    an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
    expressie, interpretatie, vertolking
    the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
    dictee, last, opdracht
    an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
    controverse, geschil, meningsverschil, onenigheid, ruptuur, strubbeling, strubbelingen, woordenstrijd, woordenwisseling
    the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
    verzoek, verzoeknummer
    the verbal act of requesting
    proef, proefwerk, repetitie
    a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
    antwoord, beantwoording, resonantie, respons, response, responsie
    the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
    affirmatie, bevestiging, ja
    the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
    nee, neen, negatie, ontkenning
    the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
    afschrijving, afwijzing
    the speech act of rejecting
    bedenking, bezwaar, maar
    the speech act of objecting
    mededeling
    a speech act that conveys information
    Apocalyps, Openb., bekendmaking, onthulling, openbaarmaking, openbaring, revelatie, verkondiging
    the speech act of making something evident
    belofte, gelofte, toezegging
    a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
    naamgeving
    the verbal act of naming
    denunciatie
    a public act of denouncing
    adressering, oratie, prevelement, rede, redevoering, speech, toespraak
    the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
    acquisitie, overreding, persuasie, werving
    the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
    opgaaf, opgave
    the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
    staalproductie, staalproduktie
    making steel from pig iron
    tijdmeting, tijdopneming, tijdregeling, tijdwaarneming
    the act or process of determining the time
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    gebeurde, gebeurtenis, geschiedenis, ontwikkeling
    something that happens at a given place and time
  2. noun
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    synonyms: handeling, rechtshandeling, verrichting
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    ding
    an action
    prestatie
    the action of accomplishing something
    interactie, wisselwerking
    a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
    aankomst, komst, overkomst
    the act of arriving at a certain place
    concretisering, effectuering, implementatie, implementering, opbouw, realisatie, realisering, tenuitvoerlegging, totstandbrenging, totstandkoming, uitvoer, uitvoering, verwerkelijking, verwezenlijking, volbrenging
    the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
    keus, keuze, optie, schifting, selectie
    the act of choosing or selecting
    alteratie, verandering, wijziging
    the action of changing something
    besparing, matiging
    an act of economizing; reduction in cost
    oppositie, protest, tegenstand, verzet, weerstand, weerwerk
    the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
    vijandigheid
    violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
    tewerkstelling
    the act of giving someone a job
    referentie, referte, verwijzing
    the act of referring or consulting
    accentuatie, accentuering
    the act of giving special importance or significance to something
    bravourestuk, bravourstuk, daad, heldendaad, huzarenstukje, krachttoer, stunt, stuntwerk, tour de force, wapenfeit
    a notable achievement
    gildenproef, gildeproef, meesterstuk, proefstuk
    an outstanding achievement
    meesterstuk
    an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery
    krediet
    used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
    interactie, wisselwerking
    reciprocal action and reaction
    contact, voeling
    close interaction
    erelijst, palmares, record
    the sum of recognized accomplishments
    fait accompli
    an irreversible accomplishment
    ambtsaanvaarding, binnenkomst, dienstaanvaarding, entree, indiensttreding, intocht, intrede, opname
    the act of entering
    verschijning
    the act of appearing in public view
    terugkeer, terugkomst, thuiskeer, thuiskomst, wederkeer, wederkomst
    a coming to or returning home
    landing
    the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface)
    bevrijding, emancipatie, gelijkberechtiging, rechtsgelijkheid, verlossing, verzelfstandiging, vrijlating
    the act of liberating someone or something
    mechanica, werking, werktuigkunde
    the technical aspects of doing something
    hardloopwedstrijd, loop
    (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
    gietsel
    the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
    staalkaart, steekproef
    (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
    constatering, vaststelling
    the act of making up your mind about something
    wilsuiting
    the act of making a choice
    verhuizing
    the act of changing your residence or place of business
    electie, verkiezing, verkiezingen
    the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
    ballotage, stem, votum
    a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
    afslag, reductionisme, simplificatie, vereenvoudiging
    the act of reducing complexity
    inkorting
    the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
    versificatie
    the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds
    zijpad
    act of changing in practice or custom
    belangenspreiding, parallellisatie
    the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
    schakeling, wissel, wisseling
    the act of changing one thing or position for another
    plaatsvervanging, strafvermindering, substitutie, vervanging
    the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
    promotie-artikel, promotieartikel, reclameartikel
    act of raising in rank or position
    aanpassing, accommodatie, adaptatie, alteratie, assimilatie, bijstelling, modificatie, mutatie
    the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
    reactie, responsie, tegendruk, weerstand
    doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
    beweging, omzetting, stroming, translocatie, transpositie, verplaatsing
    the act of changing location from one place to another
    beweging
    a change of position that does not entail a change of location
    conversie
    the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
    leefpatroon, levenspatroon
    a course of conduct
    hooioogst
    taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
    plundering, spoliatie
    the act of stealing valuable things from a place
    eerherstel, rehabilitatie, tevredenheid, vergenoegdheid, voldoening
    act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite
    afrastering
    the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
    bespreking, boeking, plaatsbespreking, reservering
    the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
    beleefdheid, wellevendheid
    a courteous or respectful or considerate act
    overweging
    a considerate and thoughtful act
    werving
    the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
    revérence
    bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
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    handeling, verrichting
    something that people do or cause to happen
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    action taken by a group of people
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    Ardennenoffensief
    a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
    Boerenoorlog
    either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)
    Krimoorlog
    a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia; 1853-1856
    oktoberrevolutie
    the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922
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    stemming
    the opinion of a group as determined by voting
    processie
    the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
    rechtshandeling
    a military engagement
    aanvaring, botsing, collisie, conflict, conflictsituatie, confrontatie, gevecht, kamp, treffen, worsteling
    an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
    omwenteling, revolutie
    the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
    federatie
    the act of forming an alliance or confederation
    dekolonisatie
    the action of changing from colonial to independent status
    handelsovereenkomst, transactie
    the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
    massabeweging, run, rush, stormloop
    a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
    coup, putsch, staatsgreep
    a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
    internationalisatie, internationalisering
    the act of bringing something under international control
    competitie, concours, concurrentie, concurrentiestrijd, mededinging, prijsvraag, rivaliteit, wedijver
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
    oppositie, protest, tegenstand, verzet, weerstand, weerwerk
    group action in opposition to those in power
    integratie
    the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
    coöperatie, samenwerking, samenwerkingsverband
    joint operation or action
    assemblage, bijeenkomst, bijeenzijn, montage, samenkomst, samenzijn
    the social act of assembling
    democratisering
    the action of making something democratic
    compliciteit, deelname, deelneming, engagement, medeplichtigheid, participatie, verloving
    the act of sharing in the activities of a group
    plebisciet, plesbisciet, referendum, volksraadpleging, volksreferendum, volksstemming
    a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
    plebisciet, plesbisciet, referendum, volksraadpleging, volksreferendum, volksstemming
    a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
    electie, verkiezing, verkiezingen
    a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
    bestrijding, duel, gevecht, kamp, slag, strijd, treffen, tweegevecht, tweekamp, worsteling
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
    blokkade, versperring
    a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
    politieoptreden
    a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order
    wapengekletter
    the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)
    klassenstrijd
    conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)
    coup, oproer, opstand, putsch, rebellie, revolte, staatsgreep
    organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
    contrarevolutie
    a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution
    krijg, krijgsbedrijf, oorlog, oorlogvoering
    the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
    aansluiting, anschluss
    the act of consorting with or joining with others
    business, commerce, commercie, handel, handelsgeest, handelsverkeer, koophandel, koopmansgeest, zaak
    transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    containeroverslag, giro-overschrijving, overboeking, overhandiging, overheveling, overschrijving, storting, transfer
    transferring ownership
    wisselmarkt
    the act of giving something in return for something received
    handeltje, zaakje
    a particular instance of buying or selling
    ontlening, overname
    obtaining funds from a lender
    verhuur
    the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
    dwangmaatregel, sanctie, sanctiemaatregel, strafmaatregel
    a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
    beleid, bestuur, gouvernement, politiek, regering, regeringsbeleid, regeringspolitiek
    the act of governing; exercising authority
    socialisatie
    the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
    aansprakelijkheid, plicht, responsabiliteit, verantwoordelijkheid, verantwoording
    the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
    bezetting
    the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
    bedrijfspolitiek, bedrijfsvoering, bestiering, directielid, leiding, management
    the act of managing something
    beroving, ontneming
    act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
    verzoeningspolitiek, vredespolitiek
    the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
    nationalisatie, nationalisering, socialisatie
    changing something from private to state ownership or control
    denationalisatie
    changing something from state to private ownership or control
    achterstelling, discriminatie, favoritisme, nepotisme, vriendjespolitiek
    unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
    mobilisatie
    act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
    demobilisatie
    act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops
    harmonisatie, normalisatie, regulatie, standaardisatie, standaardisering, systeemdwang, uniformering
    the imposition of standards or regulations
    afstraffing, astreinte, bestraffing, boete, dwangsom, geldboete, geldstraf, repressie, straf, strafwerk
    the act of punishing
    concours, concurrentie
    a struggle between rivals
    confrontatie
    the act of hostile groups opposing each other
    dispuut
    coming into conflict with
    gevecht, handgemeen, kamp, kloppartij, knokpartij, strijd, treffen, vechtpartij, worsteling
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    oppositie, protest, protestdemonstratie, protestmanifestatie, tegenstand, verzet, weerstand, weerwerk
    the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
    opstand
    refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
    dienstweigering, insubordinatie, tuchteloosheid
    an insubordinate act
    procesgang, rechtsgang
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
    demonstratie
    an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
    arrest, judicium, vonnis, wijzing
    (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
    degradatie, onteigening, ontneming, ontzetting, uitzetting
    the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
    echtscheiding, huwelijksontbinding, scheiding
    the legal dissolution of a marriage
    afgrendeling, afzondering, isolatie, isolering, vereenzaming
    the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
    groepswerk, teamwerk, teamwork
    cooperative work done by a team (especially when it is effective)
    collaboratie, incivisme
    act of working jointly
    collaboratie, incivisme
    act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country
    bemiddelingsvoorstel
    a middle way between two extremes
    reconciliatie, verbroedering, verzoening, zoen
    the reestablishing of cordial relations
    verbintenis
    the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
    mobilisatie
    act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action
    ontmoeting, treffen
    the social act of assembling for some common purpose
    kerkvolk
    the act of congregating
    conventie, formaliteit, mores
    the act of convening
    opkomst
    attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election)
    absentie, afwezendheid, afwezigheid, ontstentenis, verstek
    failure to be present
    absenteïsme, arbeidsverzuim, ziekteverzuim
    failure to attend (especially school)
    repercussie, retorsie, revanche, vergelding, vindicatie, wraak, wraakneming
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
    vete
    a bitter quarrel between two parties
    verbintenis
    an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
    interventie
    the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
    karavaan, kermiswagen
    a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
    carnavalsoptocht, cavalcade, cortège, ruiterstoet, stoet
    a procession of people traveling on horseback
    begrafenis, begrafenisstoet, lijkstoet, rouwstoet, uitvaartstoet
    a funeral procession
    type of:
    gebeurde, gebeurtenis, geschiedenis, ontwikkeling
    something that happens at a given place and time
    handeling, verrichting
    something that people do or cause to happen
  4. noun
    the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
    synonyms: persecutie, prosecutie, rechtsvervolging, vervolging
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    onderdrukking, oppressie, overheersing, repressie, verdrukking
    the act of subjugating by cruelty
    jodenvervolging, pogrom
    organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
    gemartel, kwelling, pijniging, torment, tortuur
    the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
    kruisdood, kruisiging, kruisoffer
    the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
    versnippering
    the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
    type of:
    misbruik, mishandeling, wangebruik
    cruel or inhumane treatment
  5. noun
    the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
    synonyms: prosecutie, rechtsvervolging, strafvervolging, strafvordering, vervolging
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    bestendiging, hervatting, vervolgblad
    the act of continuing an activity without interruption
  6. noun
    any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
    synonyms: aandeel, aandeelbewijs, aandeelhoudersbewijs, stuk
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    effect, fonds
    a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
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