the act of ridiculing someone or something in a hurtful manner
spot, hoon
a collection of nests that a bird colony, such as rooks build for breeding
nestkolonie, broedplaats
money, goods, or property that a bride's family gives to the groom or his family at marriage
bruidsschat, huwelijksgoed
the condition of dying without a valid will, leaving the distribution of one's estate to be determined by the laws of intestate succession rather than specific instructions in a will
intestaat, overlijden zonder testament
the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building
diefstal, verduistering
a form of government in which the absolute power is held by a single person
autarchie, autocratie
a general lack of interest, concern, or enthusiasm toward things in life
apathie, onverschilligheid
the state of having peculiar, unusual, or strange trait or characteristic
eigenaardigheid, vreemdheid
a political system in which a small group of high-powered people control a country or organization
oligarchie, regering door een kleine groep
a person or entity who agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of another person or entity
borg, garant
a person who performs a certain official purpose or duty, especially in government offices
functionaris, ambtenaar
the government of Roman Catholic Church
pausdom, regering van de rooms-katholieke kerk
the use of clever or dishonest schemes to mislead others
bedrog, misleiding
the people from whom a person is descended
afkomst, voorouders
the number of times an event recurs in a unit of time
frequentie, aantal keren
(phonetics) a subdivision of phonetics dealing with stress and intonation
prosodie, studie van klemtoon en intonatie
a place, such as a factory, where dairy products, including butter and cheese, are prepared or sold
zuivelfabriek, kaasfabriek
a raised narrow mass of land that sticks out into the sea
landtong, kaap
