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.
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Guides with audio
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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