How to translations Dutch-English
The following table provides a list of English translations of some common Dutch building words. Please feel free to extend this list, just send an email or issue-report to the VIIA automation team!
Dutch to English Translations
Dutch |
English |
Aanbouw |
Extension |
Agro |
Barn |
Andere industriefunctie |
Other industry function |
Andere overige gebruiksfunctie |
Other miscellaneous function |
Andere woonfunctie |
Other residence |
Asbest |
Asbestos |
Bedrijf |
Commercial building |
Bedstee |
Bed built into cabinet or wall |
Beoordeling Seismische Capaciteit (BSC) |
Seismic capacity assessment |
Beoordelingsrapport (voormalig EVVA) |
Assessment report |
Beschermd dorpsgezicht |
Protected village view |
Beschermd stadsgezicht |
Protected townscape |
Betonvloer op zand |
Concrete floor on sand |
Bijeenkomstfunctie |
Meeting function |
Bijgebouw |
Annex |
Bijkeuken |
Scullery/Utility room |
Bijlage |
Appendix |
Binnenblad |
Inner leaf |
Binnenstedelijk |
Inner city |
Binnenwanden |
Interior walls |
Bitumen |
Bitumen |
Boerderij |
Farm |
Bouwwerk geen gebouw zijnde |
Structure which is not a building |
Buitenblad |
Outer leaf |
Bureaustudie |
Desk study (Existing document investigation) |
CVW |
CVW (Now replaced by NCG) |
Celfunctie |
Prison function |
Cellenbetonblokken |
Aerated concrete blocks |
Combinatievloer |
Beam-and-block floor |
Current/existing |
Existing |
Dakpannen |
Roof tiles |
Dakplaten |
Roof plates |
Document |
Report |
Doorzonwoning |
Building with large open facades, commonly seen in residential houses |
Druklaag |
Compression layer |
Ecologiemaatregelen |
Ecology measures |
Eetkamer |
Dining room |
Fietsenstalling |
Bicycle shed |
Fundering op staal |
Shallow foundation |
GMC |
Groninger Maatregelen Catalogus |
Gang |
Hallway |
Garage |
Garage |
Gebinten |
Trusses |
Geen |
None |
Geisoleerde dakplaten |
Insulated roof panels |
Gemeentelijk monument |
Municipal monument |
Gestapelde bouw |
Multi-storey construction (2 or more) |
Getrapte fundering |
Stepped foundation |
Gevels |
Facades |
Gevolgklasse |
Consequence class |
Gezondheidsfunctie |
Health function |
Gierzwaluwdakpan |
Roof tile with an opening so birds can enter |
Gipsblokken |
Gypsum blocks |
Golfplaten |
Corrugated roof sheets |
HSB-wanden |
HSB walls (timber frame walls) |
Hals (bij een kop-hals-rompboerderij) |
Neck (at a head-neck-rump farmhouse) |
Hanenbalken |
Collar tie |
Hardboard |
Hardboard |
Hart-op-hartafstand |
Centre to centre distance |
Hellend dak |
Inclined roof |
Hoofdgebruiksfuncties |
Main use function |
Horeca |
Hotel, restaurant or cafe |
Horizontal load |
Lateral load |
In het vlak |
In-plane |
Jacketing |
Jacketing (applying thin layer of concrete on masonry) |
Kalkzandsteen (blokken) |
Calcium silicate (bricks) |
Kanaalplaatvloer |
Hollowcore slab floor |
Kantoorfunctie |
Office function |
Karakteristiek pand |
Characteristic building |
Kelder |
Basement |
Keuken |
Kitchen |
Kippengaas |
Chicken wire |
Knieschot |
Knee height wall |
Kruisverband |
Masonry bond pattern with alternate headers and stretcher pattern (210mm thick wall) |
Latei |
Lintel |
Lichte industriefunctie |
Light industry function |
Logeerkamer |
Guestroom |
Logiesfunctie in logiesgebouw |
Accommodation in accommodational building |
Logiesfunctie niet in logiesgebouw |
Accommodation in non-accommodational building |
Lood(sen) |
Shed(s) |
MKB |
Middle/small company |
Maaiveld |
Soil level |
Meerlaagse bouw |
Multi-layer construction |
Multiplexplaat |
Plywood board |
NPR - Nederlandse Praktijkrichtlijn |
NPR9998:2018 [7] |
Nehobo-vloer |
(Hollow brick) masonry floor |
OSB-platen |
OSB boards |
Object |
Object (or building) |
Old or options |
British English |
Onbekend |
Unknown |
Onderwijsfunctie |
Educational function |
Opname |
Structural Survey |
Overig stallen voertuigen |
Miscellaneous storage of vehicles |
Overig voor personenvervoer |
Miscellaneous, passenger transport |
Overloop |
Landing |
PS-isolatievloer |
Beam and block floor with insulation (reinforced compression layer is indicated separately) |
Paragraaf |
Paragraph (Section) |
Plaatfundering |
Slab foundation |
Poeren |
Footing(s) (same as steepen) |
Postcode/zip code/postal code |
Postal code |
Resting load |
Dead load |
Ribben (hout of staal) |
Beams or columns supporting a floor or wall (timber or steel) |
Ribcassettevloer |
Concrete floor with a thin slab and supporting ribs |
Rijksmonument |
National monument |
Rijwoning |
Terraced house |
Schoorsteen |
Chimney |
Schuur (vrijstaand/aangebouwd) |
Shed |
Serre |
Solarium/sunroom |
Slaapkamer |
Bedroom |
Spaanplaat |
Chipboard |
Sporen/spanten |
Rafters |
Spouwankers |
Wall ties |
Spouwmuur |
Cavity wall |
Stal |
Stable |
Stiepen |
Footing(s) |
Stijl-en regelwerk |
Columns and beams (usually inside HSB walls) |
Strokenfundering |
Strip foundation |
Technisch Versterkingsadvies (TVA) |
Technical retrofit advice |
Twee-onder-een-kapwoning |
Semi detached house |
Uit het vlak |
Out-of-plane |
Uitgangspunten |
Starting points |
Uitgangspuntenrapport |
Basis of Design [3] |
Unieke gebouwtypes/-bestemmingen |
Unique building types/purposes |
Validatie |
Structural validation |
Variable load |
Live load |
Versleept schoorsteenkanaal |
Inclined chimney duct |
Versterking |
Retrofitting |
Vertical load |
Gravity load |
Vide |
Void |
Vliering |
Attic (Non-habitable floor under inclined roof, mostly used for storage) |
Vogelschroot |
Bird scrap (barrier to prevent birds and rodents to enter roof cavity) |
Voorhuis (alleen bij boerderij) |
Fronthouse |
Voorraadkast |
Pantry |
Vrijstaand |
Detached |
Wasruimte |
Laundry room |
Werkkamer |
Workroom |
Winkelfunctie |
Retail function |
Woningscheidende wand |
Residential separating wall |
Woonfunctie in woongebouw |
Residence in residential building |
Woonfunctie van woonwagen |
Residence in movable house |
Woonhuis |
Residential house |
Woonkamer |
Living room |
Zachtboard |
Softboard |
Zolder |
Attic (Habitable floor under inclined roof) |
Zorginstelling |
Healthcare institution |