Dutch–English dictionary
English translation of the Dutch word vlies
| Dutch | English (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (membraan) | membrane | |
Gulden Vlies | ||
periosteum | ||
| (conjunctiva) | conjunctiva | |
pleura | ||
| (peritoneum) | ||
gold‐beater’s skin | ||
| ; cerebral membrane | ||
cornea | ||
| (bedekking; bekleedsel) | tegument | |
hymen ; | ||
retina | ||
| (iris) | ||
| (slijmhuid) | mucous membrane | |
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| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| vlies | ⇆ coat; ⇆ cuticle; ⇆ film; ⇆ fleece; ⇆ integument; ⇆ membrane; ⇆ pellicle; ⇆ skin; ⇆ web |
| de vliezen breken | ⇆ the water is breaking |
| Gulden Vlies | ⇆ Golden Fleece |
| bindvlies | ⇆ conjunctiva |
| borstvlies | ⇆ pleura |
| buikvlies | ⇆ peritonaeum |
| druifvlies | ⇆ uvea |
| goudvlies | ⇆ gold‐beater’s skin |
| beenvlies | ⇆ periosteum |
| hersenvlies | ⇆ meninx; ⇆ cerebral membrane |
| hoornvlies | ⇆ cornea |
| maagdenvlies | ⇆ cherry; ⇆ hymen |
| netvlies | ⇆ retina |
| oogvlies | ⇆ coat; ⇆ coat of the eye; ⇆ tunic of the eye |
| regenboogvlies | ⇆ iris |
| slijmvlies | ⇆ mucous membrane |
| vliesachtig | ⇆ filmy |
| vliesdun | ⇆ paper thin |
| vliezig | ⇆ filmy; ⇆ membraneous |
| vruchtvlies | ⇆ amnion |