lijk meaning in English
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| lijk substantief {n} | corpse(dead body) leech [leeches](vertical edge of a square sail) |
| lijk in de kast substantief {n} | skeleton in the cupboard(shameful secret) |
| lijkbaar substantief {f} | bier(litter to transport the corpse of a dead person) |
| lijkbleek bijvoeglijk naamwoord | white as a sheet(pale as if suffering from shock) |
| lijkdoek substantief {m} | shroud [shrouds](dress for the dead) |
| lijken werkwoord | appear [appeared, appearing, appears](to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) look [looked, looking, looks](to appear, to seem) seem [seemed, seeming, seems](to appear) |
| lijken op werkwoord | look like(be similar in appearance, resemble) resemble [resembled, resembling, resembles](to be like or similar to something else) |
| lijkend op preposition | like(similar to) |
| lijkenhuis substantief | morgue(place for dead people) |
| lijkenpikker substantief {m} | ghoul [ghouls](a spirit said to feed on corpses) |
| lijkgewaad substantief {f} | shroud [shrouds](dress for the dead) |
| lijkkist substantief {f} | hearse [hearses](grave, coffin, tomb) |
| lijkkleed substantief | pall [palls](heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb) |
| lijkschouwer substantief {m} | coroner [coroners](who presides over an inquest) |
| lijkstijfheid substantief | rigor mortis(Temporary stiffness of a body's muscles and joints following death) |
| lijkverbranding substantief {f} | cremation [cremations](burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse) |
| lijkwade substantief {f} | shroud [shrouds](dress for the dead) |
| lijkwagen substantief {m} | hearse [hearses](vehicle for transporting dead) |
| lijkzak substantief {m} | body bag(bag designed to contain a human body) |
| lijkzang substantief {m} | dirge(mournful poem or piece of music) |
| -lijk | -ible(relevant or suitable to, in accordance with) -ly(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") |
| aanlokkelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord | alluring(having to power to allure) |
| aanmerkelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord | considerable(worth considering) |
| aannemelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord | admissible(capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable) plausible(likely, acceptable) |
| aansprakelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord | accountable(obliged to answer for one’s deeds) liable(responsible) responsible(answerable for an act performed or for its consequences) |
| aansprakelijk stellen werkwoord | hold to account(require a person to explain or to accept responsibility) |
| aansprakelijkheid substantief {f} | liability [liabilities](debt) |
| aansprakelijkheidsverzekering substantief {f} | liability insurance(insurance against liability) |
| aanstekelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord | catchy [catchier, catchiest](instantly appealing and memorable) contagious(of a disease, easily transmitted to others) infectious((of feelings and behaviour) spreading quickly between persons) |
| aanstotelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord | objectionable(offensive) |
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