Dutch vocabulary: Security & Cleaning

59 Dutch words for security & cleaning, from A1 to C2 — each one checked in Wiktionary, with de or het for nouns, the plural, the pronunciation and a recording from Wikimedia Commons.

Level A1

  • de camera· de camera's/ˈkaː.mə.raː/nouncamera
  • veiligadjectivesafe
  • de radio· de radio's/ˈraː.di.(j)oː/nounradio, tuner
  • de sleutel· de sleutels/ˈsløː.təl/nounkey

Level A2

  • de bewaker· de bewakers/bəˈʋaː.kər/nounguard
  • de poort· de poorten/poːrt/noungate
  • het slot· de sloten/slɔt/nounlock
  • het uniform· de uniformen/ˈy.niˌfɔrm/noununiform
  • de dief· de dieven/dif/nounthief, one who steals
  • het noodgeval· de noodgevallen/ˈnoːt.xəˌvɑl/nounemergency, emergency case
  • verdachte· verdachten/vərˈdɑx.tə/noundefendant, suspect
  • de sirene· de sirenes/ˌsiˈreː.nə/nounsiren
  • arresteren/ɑrɛsˈteːrə(n)/verbto arrest
  • het alarm· de alarmen/aːˈlɑrm/nounalarm
  • het stof/stɔf/noundust
  • de/het afval/ˈɑfɑl/nounrubbish, garbage, trash
  • de/het vuilnis/ˈvœy̯l.nɪs/nounrubbish, trash, garbage
  • het masker· de maskers/ˈmɑs.kər/nounmask
  • het vuil/vœy̯l/noundirt, filth

Level B1

  • de monitor· de monitors/ˈmoː.niˌtɔr/nounmonitor
  • patrouilleren/ˌpaː.truˈjeː.rə(n)/verbto patrol
  • de/het badge· de badges/ˈbɛtʃ/nounbadge, a distinctive mark
  • de diefstal· de diefstallen/ˈdif.stɑl/nountheft
  • de zeep· de zepen/zeːp/nounsoap
  • de emmer· de emmers/ˈɛ.mər/nounbucket
  • polijstenverbto polish
  • de barrière· de barrières/ˌbɑ.riˈɛː.rə/nounbarrier
  • de/het doek· de doeken/duk/nouncloth, linen, fabric
  • de vlek· de vlekken/vlɛk/nounspot, stain, speck
  • het hek· de hekken/ɦɛk/nounfence
  • de lobby· de lobby's/ˈlɔ.bi/nounlobby
  • de spray· de sprays/spreː/nounspray
  • de schoonmaker· de schoonmakers/ˈsxoː(n)ˌmaː.kər/nouncleaner, janitor
  • de/het was· de wassen/ʋɑs/nounwax

Level B2

  • de sensor· de sensoren/ˈsɛn.zɔr/nounsensor
  • de indringer· de indringersnounintruder, invader, transgressor
  • de controlepost· de controleposten/kɔnˈtrɔː.ləˌpɔst/nouncontrol post, checkpoint
  • de zaklamp· de zaklampen/ˈzɑklɑmp/nounflashlight, torch
  • de dweil· de dweilen/dʋɛi̯l/nounfloorcloth, mop
  • de inbreker· de inbrekers/ˈɪnˌbreː.kər/nounburglar
  • schrobben/ˈsxrɔbə(n)/verbto scrub
  • de recycling· de recyclings/riˈsaːi.k(ə.)lɪŋ/nounrecycling
  • inspecteren/ˌɪn.spɛkˈteː.rə(n)/verbto inspect, to examine
  • spoelen/ˈspulə(n)/verbto rinse, to wash up
  • het vod· de voddennounrag
  • de slang· de slangen/slɑŋ/nounhose
  • de hygiëne/ˌɦi.ɣ(i)ˈjeː.nə/nounhygiene
  • de conciërge· de conciërges/kɔnˈʒɛr.ʒə/nounconcierge, janitor
  • de/het schort· de schorten/sxɔrt/nounapron
  • de scanner· de scanners/ˈskɛ.nər/nounscanner
  • de detector· de detectors/ˌdeːˈtɛk.tɔr/noundetector
  • de evacuatie· de evacuaties/ˌeːvaːkyˈaː(t)si/nounevacuation
  • de lockdown· de lockdowns/ˈlɔk.dɑu̯n/nounlockdown

Level C1

  • fouilleren/fuˈjeːrə(n)/verbto search, to frisk
  • het hangslot· de hangslotennounpadlock
  • het vandalisme/ˌvɑn.daːˈlɪs.mə/nounvandalism
  • de holster· de holstersnounholster

Level C2

  • polsbandje· polsbandjesnounwristband
  • de trekker· de trekkers/ˈtrɛ.kər/nounsqueegee

In real sentences

Example sentences and their English from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

  • Morgen halen ze het afval op.They're collecting the garbage tomorrow.
  • Er was vuilnis overal.There was trash everywhere.
  • Tijdens het carnaval droeg ze een kleurrijk masker om haar identiteit te verbergen.During the carnival, she wore a colorful mask to conceal her identity.
  • De knuffel was in de emmer met zeep gevallen.The doll had fallen into the bucket of soap.

Questions

How do you say “camera” in Dutch?

de camera (/ˈkaː.mə.raː/) — Wiktionary glosses it as camera; plural: camera's.

How do you say “safe” in Dutch?

veilig — Wiktionary glosses it as safe.

How do you say “radio” in Dutch?

de radio (/ˈraː.di.(j)oː/) — Wiktionary glosses it as radio, tuner; plural: radio's.

Recordings

GerardM, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): camera, sleutel, bewaker, slot, uniform, noodgeval, arresteren, alarm, stof, afval, zeep, emmer, hek, spray, was, schrobben, vod, slang, schort, evacuatie, hangslot.

Marcel coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): veilig, poort, dief, verdachte, sirene, vuilnis, vuil, monitor, patrouilleren, badge, polijsten, doek, lobby, sensor, indringer, zaklamp, inbreker, inspecteren, spoelen, hygiëne, scanner, lockdown, fouilleren, trekker.

GerardM, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): radio, conciërge, vandalisme.

Jcwf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): masker.

Marcel Coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): diefstal, barrière, dweil, detector.

Annabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): vlek, holster.

marcel coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): schoonmaker, controlepost, recycling, polsbandje.

Words, de/het, plurals, IPA, English glosses and example sentences: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org. Recordings: Wikimedia Commons contributors, credited under Recordings. Selection by topic: 16Word.

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