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dab {n} (fingerprint) SEE: fingerprint ::
dacha {n} (Russian villa or summer house) :: datsja
Dacia {prop} (ancient kingdom and Roman province) :: [Bokmål] Dakia
dacite {n} (an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content) :: dacitt
dad {n} (informal: a father) :: pappa
dadbod {n} (overweight male body type) :: [Bokmål] pappakropp {m}; [Nynorsk] pappakropp {m}
daddy longlegs {n} (cranefly) SEE: cranefly ::
daffodil {n} (flower) :: [Bokmål] påskelilje {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] påskelilje {f}
Daffy Duck {prop} (comic duck) :: Daffy Duck
dagga {n} (cement) SEE: cement ::
dagger {n} (a stabbing weapon) :: dolk {m}
daily {adj} (that occurs every day) :: [Bokmål] daglig; [Nynorsk] dagleg
daily {n} (newspaper) :: [Bokmål] dagsavis {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dagsavis {f}
daily {adv} (every day) :: [Bokmål] daglig; [Nynorsk] dagleg
daily life {n} (activities in normal life) :: [Bokmål] dagligliv {n}, hverdagsliv {n}; [Nynorsk] kvardagsliv {n}
dairy {n} (place, where milk is processed) :: [Bokmål] meieri {n}; [Nynorsk] meieri {n}
dairy {n} (shop selling dairy products) :: melkebutikk {m}
dairy {n} (products produced from milk) :: meieriprodukter {n-p}, melkeprodukter {n-p}
dairy {adj} (referring to products produced from milk) :: meieri-, melke-
dairy {adj} (referring to the milk production and processing industries) :: meieri-
dairy cow {n} (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) :: [Bokmål] melkeku {m} {f}, mjølkeku {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] mjølkeku {f}
dairy farmer {n} (farmer who keeps dairy cows) :: [Bokmål] melkebonde {m}
dairy farming {n} (class of animal husbandry enterprise producing dairy products) :: meieridrift {c}, melkeproduksjon {m}
dairymaid {n} (woman who works in a dairy) :: budeie {m} {f}
dairy product {n} (foodstuff made from milk) :: [Bokmål] meieriprodukt {n}; [Nynorsk] meieriprodukt {n}
daisy {n} (Bellis perennis) :: [Bokmål] tusenfryd {m}; [Nynorsk] tusenfryd {m}
daisy {n} (commonly used term for related flowers) :: margaritt {m}
dale {n} (valley) :: dal {m}; [Nynorsk] dal {m}
daltonic {adj} (color blind) SEE: color blind ::
dam {n} (structure placed across a flowing body of water) :: [Bokmål] demning {m} {f}, dam {m}; [Nynorsk] demning {m} {f}, dam {m}
damage {n} (abstract measure of something not being intact; harm) :: [Bokmål] skade {m}; [Nynorsk] skade {m}
damage {v} :: skade
damages {n} (money awarded to a claimant) :: erstatning {f}
Damascus {prop} (the capital city of Syria) :: Damaskus
damask {n} (fabric) :: damask {m}
damn {v} (theology: to condemn to hell) :: [Bokmål] fordømme
damp {n} (moisture) :: fuktighet {m}
damselfly {n} (insect) :: [Bokmål] vannymfe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vassnymfe {f}
damson {n} (fruit) :: [Bokmål] sviske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] sviske {f}
Dan {prop} (fifth son of Jacob) :: Dan
Dan {prop} (male given name) :: Dan
dance {n} (movements to music) :: [Bokmål] dans {m}; [Nynorsk] dans {m}
dance {v} (move rhythmically to music) :: [Bokmål] danse
dance floor {n} (an area for dancing) :: [Bokmål] dansegulv {n}, dansegolv {n}; [Nynorsk] dansegolv {n}
dancer {n} (person who dances) :: [Bokmål] danser {m}; [Nynorsk] dansar {m}
dancer {n} (a female person who dances) :: [Bokmål] danserinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dansarinne {f}
dance studio {n} (studio) :: danseskole {m}
dancing {n} (activity of dancing) :: [Bokmål] dans {m}; [Nynorsk] dans {m}
dandelion {n} (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum) :: [Bokmål] løvetann {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] løvetann {f}
dandelion {adj} (of a yellow colour) :: løvetann
dandruff {n} (skin flakes) :: flass {n}
dandy {adj} (like a dandy) :: dandy {m}
dandy {adj} (very good; better than expected but not as good as could be) :: kjekt {n}, fett nok {n} [slang]
dandy {adj} (first-rate) :: kjekk {m}, snasen {m} [slang], snerten {m}
dandy {n} (man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance) :: [Bokmål] dandy {m}
Dane {n} (person from Denmark or of Danish descent) :: [Bokmål] danske {m}; [Nynorsk] danske {m}
Danelaw {prop} (part of Great Britain) :: [Bokmål] Danelagen; [Nynorsk] Danelagen
dang {adj} (damn) SEE: damn ::
danger {n} (exposure to likely harm) :: fare {c}
danger {n} :: fare
dangerous {adj} (full of danger) :: [Bokmål] farlig, farefull; [Nynorsk] farefull
danger signal {n} (railway signal) :: [Bokmål] stoppsignal {n}; [Nynorsk] stoppsignal {n}
danger signal {n} (indication of a bad or dangerous situation) :: [Bokmål] faresignal {n}; [Nynorsk] faresignal {n}
danger zone {n} (hazardous place) :: [Bokmål] faresone {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] faresone {f}
Daniel {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Daniel
Daniel {prop} (biblical person) :: Daniel
Daniel {prop} (male given name) :: Daniel
danish {n} (pastry) :: wienerbrød {n}
Danish {prop} (language) :: [Bokmål] dansk {m}; [Nynorsk] dansk {m}
Danish {adj} (of Denmark) :: [Bokmål] dansk; [Nynorsk] dansk
Danish {n} (native of Denmark) SEE: Dane ::
Danish {n} (Danish pastry) SEE: Danish pastry ::
Danish crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow ::
Danish pastry {n} (yeast roll) :: [Bokmål] wienerbrød {n}; [Nynorsk] wienerbrød {n}
Dano-Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Denmark and/or Norway or Denmark-Norway) :: dansk-norsk
Dano-Norwegian {prop} (the koiné language) :: dansk-norsk
danse macabre {n} (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) :: [Bokmål] dødsdans
Danube {prop} (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) :: [Bokmål] Donau; [Nynorsk] Donau
Danzig {prop} (Gdańsk) SEE: Gdańsk ::
Dardanelles {prop} (strait) :: [Bokmål] Dardanellene; [Nynorsk] Dardanellane
dare {v} (to have courage) :: våge
dare {v} (to defy or challenge) :: utfordre
dare {v} (to brave or face up to) :: risikere
dare {n} (a challenge) :: utfordring
daredevil {n} (person who engages in risky behavior) :: våghals {m}
Darius {prop} (any of several Persian kings) :: Dareios
dark {adj} (having an absolute or relative lack of light) :: [Bokmål] mørk; [Nynorsk] mørk, døkk
dark {adj} (hidden, secret) :: [Bokmål] mørk; [Nynorsk] mørk
dark {adj} (without moral or spiritual light) :: [Bokmål] mørk; [Nynorsk] mørk
dark {adj} (not bright or light, deeper in hue) :: mørk; [Bokmål] mørk; [Nynorsk] mørk
dark {n} (a complete or partial absence of light) :: mørke {n}; [Bokmål] mørke {n}; [Nynorsk] mørke {n}, mørker {n}
dark {n} (ignorance) :: [Bokmål] uvitenhet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] uvisse {f}
dark {n} (nightfall) :: [Bokmål] mørke {n}, skumring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] mørke {n}, mørker {n}, skumring {f}
darken {v} (to make dark by reducing light) :: formørke; [Nynorsk] formørke
dark energy {n} (hypothetical form of energy which, it is supposed, is spread uniformly throughout space and time and has anti-gravitational properties) :: mørk energi {m}
dark figure {n} (estimated number of unreported criminal cases) :: [Bokmål] mørketall {n}
dark-haired {adj} (brunette) SEE: brunette ::
dark magic {n} (black magic) SEE: black magic ::
dark matter {n} (particles of matter that cannot be detected by their radiation) :: mørk materie {m}
darkness {n} (state of being dark) :: [Bokmål] mørke {n}; [Nynorsk] mørker {n}, mørke {n}
darkroom {n} (dark room where photographs are developed) :: [Bokmål] mørkerom {n}; [Nynorsk] mørkerom {n}
dark-skinned {adj} (having dark skin) :: [Bokmål] mørkhudet
darling {n} (person who is dear to one) :: elskling {m}
darn {adj} (damn) SEE: damn ::
darn {interj} (damn) SEE: damn ::
darn {v} (damn) SEE: damn ::
darning needle {n} (damselfly) SEE: damselfly ::
dart {n} (sharp-pointed missile weapon) :: dart {m}, spyd {n}
dart {v} (to throw with a sudden effort) :: kaste, kyle
dart {v} (to throw suddenly or rapidly) :: kaste, kyle
dart {v} (to fly or pass swiftly) :: skyte ut
dart {v} (to start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along) :: bykse, lange ut, komme i fullt firsprang
dartboard {n} (target for darts) :: dartskive
Darwinism {n} (principles of natural selection) :: [Bokmål] darwinisme {m}; [Nynorsk] darwinisme {m}
dash {n} (colloquial: hyphen) SEE: hyphen ::
dash {n} (typographic symbol) :: bindestrek {m}; [Bokmål] tankestrek {m}, bindestrek {m}
dash {n} (small quantity of liquid etc.) :: [Bokmål] anstrøk {n}, dash {m}; [Nynorsk] dash {m}
dash {n} (dashboard) SEE: dashboard ::
dashboard {n} (panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft) :: [Bokmål] dashbord {n}; [Nynorsk] dashbord {n}
dashcam {n} (digital video recorder mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle or elsewhere inside the vehicle) :: dashbordkamera {n}, frontrutekamera {n}
dashing {adj} (spirited, audacious and full of high spirits) :: [Bokmål] feiende flott
data {n} (information) :: [Bokmål] data {m} {n}
databank {n} (database) SEE: database ::
database {n} (collection of information) :: [Bokmål] database {m}; [Nynorsk] database {m}
data processing {n} (operations on data) :: [Bokmål] databehandling {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] databehandling {f}
data structure {n} (organization of data) :: datastruktur {m}
data type {n} (classification or category of data) :: datatype {m}
date {n} (fruit of the date palm) :: daddel {m}
date {n} (that which specifies the time of writing, inscription etc.) :: datering {m}
date {n} (point of time at which a transaction or event takes place) :: [Bokmål] dato {m}; [Nynorsk] dato {m}
date {n} (point in time) :: [Bokmål] dato {m}; [Nynorsk] dato {m}
date {n} (pre-arranged social meeting) :: stevnemøte {n}, date {m}
date {n} (companion when one is partaking in a social occasion) :: ledsager {m}, noledsagerinne {f}, date {m}
date {v} (to note the time of writing or executing) :: datere
date {v} (to note or fix the time of, as of an event) :: sette dato
date {v} (to determine the age of something) :: datere
date {v} (to take (someone) on a series of dates) :: begynne med
date {v} (to become old) :: eldes
date {n} (date palm) SEE: date palm ::
dated {adj} (marked with a date) :: datert
dated {adj} (out of date) :: foreldet, utdatert
dated {adj} (no longer fashionable) :: umoderne, utgått, utdatert
date of birth {n} (birthday) SEE: birthday ::
date of birth {n} (date and year when something was born) :: [Bokmål] fødselsdato {m}; [Nynorsk] fødselsdato {m}
date palm {n} (Phoenix dactylifera) :: daddelpalme
date tree {n} (date palm) SEE: date palm ::
date with destiny {n} (inevitable or anticipated event) :: [Bokmål] skjebnemøte {n}; [Nynorsk] skjebnemøte {n}
dative {adj} (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) :: dativ {m}
dative {adj} :: dativ
dative {n} (dative case) SEE: dative case ::
dative case {n} (case used to express direction towards an indirect object) :: dativ {m}
daughter {n} (female offspring) :: datter
daughter-in-law {n} (wife of one's child) :: [Bokmål] svigerdatter {m} {f}, sønnekone {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] svigerdotter {f}, sonekone {f}, verdotter {f}
David {prop} (king of Israel) :: David
David {prop} (male given name) :: David
Davidson {prop} (surname meaning "son of David" in other languages) :: Davidsen
Davis {prop} (surname derived from David) SEE: Davidson ::
daw {n} (Coloeus monedula) SEE: jackdaw ::
daw {v} (dawn) SEE: dawn ::
dawn {n} (morning twilight period) :: grålysning
dawn {n} (rising of the sun) :: soloppgang
day {n} (period of 24 hours) :: dag {m}, døgn {n}
day {n} (period from midnight to the following midnight) :: døgn {n}, dag {m}
day {n} (rotational period of a planet) :: døgn {n}
day {n} (part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.) :: dag {m}
day {n} (period between sunrise and sunset) :: dag {m}
day after tomorrow {n} (day after tomorrow - translation entry) :: [Bokmål] overmorgen {m}; [Nynorsk] overmorgon {m}
day after tomorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow; in two days - translation entry) :: [Bokmål] i overmorgen; [Nynorsk] i overmorgon
day before yesterday {n} (day before yesterday - translation entry) :: [Bokmål] forgårs
day before yesterday {adv} (on the day before yesterday - translation entry) :: [Bokmål] i forgårs
daybook {n} (A daily chronicle; a diary) SEE: diary ::
daybook {n} (A logbook) SEE: logbook ::
daybreak {n} (dawn) :: [Bokmål] grytidlig [at daybreak, at the crack of dawn]
daydream {n} (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) :: [Bokmål] dagdrøm {m}; [Nynorsk] dagdraum {m}
daydream {v} (to have such a series of thoughts) :: [Bokmål] dagdrømme; [Nynorsk] dagdrøyme
daydreamer {n} (one who daydreams) :: [Bokmål] dagdrømmer {m}; [Nynorsk] dagdrøymar {m}
daylight {n} (light from the Sun) :: [Bokmål] dagslys {n}; [Nynorsk] dagslys {n}, dagsljos {n}
daylight {n} (daybreak) SEE: daybreak ::
day off {n} (a day of vacation etc.) :: [Bokmål] fridag {m}; [Nynorsk] fridag {m}
days {n} (life) :: [Bokmål] dager {p}
day trip {n} (excursion lasting one day) :: [Bokmål] dagstur {m}; [Nynorsk] dagstur {m}
daze {v} (to stun or stupefy) :: bedøve
dazzle {v} (confuse the sight) :: blende, blinde
dazzle {v} (figuratively) :: blende
D-Day {prop} (6 June 1944) :: [Bokmål] Operasjon Overlord, D-dagen {m}
D-Day {n} (date of any major event planned for the future) :: [Bokmål] D-dag {m}
de- {prefix} (reversal, undoing or removing) :: [Bokmål] de-; [Nynorsk] de-
deacon {n} (a designated minister of charity in the early Church) :: [Bokmål] diakon {m}; [Nynorsk] diakon {m}
deacon {n} (a clergyman ranked directly below a priest) :: [Bokmål] diakon {m}; [Nynorsk] diakon {m}
dead {adj} (no longer alive) :: [Bokmål] død
dead {adj} (sports: not in play) :: [Bokmål] død
dead {adj} (experiencing pins and needles) :: [Bokmål] død, som sover
dead as a doorknob {adj} (unquestionably dead (see here)) :: [Bokmål] død som en sild [dead as a herring]
dead as a doornail {adj} (unquestionably dead) :: [Bokmål] død som en sild
dead ball {n} (the ball when dead and out of play) :: [Bokmål] dødball {m}; [Nynorsk] dødball {m}
dead end {n} (street or path that goes nowhere) :: [Bokmål] blindvei {m}, blindveg {m}, blindgate {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] blindveg {m}, blindgate {f}
dead-end {n} (road with no exit) SEE: dead end ::
deadfall {n} (cheap, rough bar or saloon) SEE: dive ::
dead ice {n} (former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier) :: dødis
dead language {n} (language with no native speakers) :: dødt språk {n}
deadline {n} (date on or before which something must be completed) :: [Bokmål] tidsfrist {m}; [Nynorsk] tidsfrist {m}
dead load {n} (the weight of a structure itself) :: [Bokmål] egenvekt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] eigenvekt {f}
deadly nightshade {n} (deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna) :: belladonnaurt {c}
deadly sin {n} (any of the seven deadly sins) :: [Bokmål] dødssynd; [Nynorsk] dødssynd {f}
deadpan {adj} (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look)) :: [Bokmål] uttrykksløs, gravalvorlig
Dead Sea {prop} (lake in the Middle East) :: Dødehavet
dead weight {n} (dead weight) :: [Bokmål] dødvekt {m} {f}, daudvekt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dødvekt {f}, daudvekt {f}
deaf {adj} (unable to hear) :: døv
deaf aid {n} (hearing aid) SEE: hearing aid ::
deaf as a doorpost {adj} (stone deaf) SEE: stone deaf ::
deaf as a post {adj} (stone deaf) SEE: stone deaf ::
deafblindness {n} (condition of being deaf and blind) :: [Bokmål] døvblindhet {m} {f}
deafening {adj} (loud enough to cause hearing loss) :: [Bokmål] øredøvende
deaf-mute {adj} (unable to hear or speak) :: [Bokmål] døvstumme
deal {v} (to distribute (cards)) :: dele ut
deal {v} (to conduct oneself) SEE: behave ::
dealer {n} (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) :: [Bokmål] forhandler {m}
dealer {n} (drug dealer) SEE: drug dealer ::
deal with {v} (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) :: handle om
dean {n} (church dignitary) :: [Bokmål] prost {m}; [Nynorsk] prost {m}
deanery {n} (group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility) :: [Bokmål] prosti {n}; [Nynorsk] prosti {n}
dear {adj} (loved; lovable) :: kjær
dear {adj} (loving, affectionate, heartfelt) :: kjær
dear {adj} (formal way of addressing) :: ærede
dear {adj} (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line) :: kjære
dear {adj} :: kjær, dyr
dear {adj} (high in price; expensive) SEE: expensive ::
dear {n} (beloved#noun) SEE: beloved ::
dear me {interj} (good heavens) SEE: good heavens ::
dearth {n} (period when food is rare) :: [Bokmål] hungersnød, matmangel
dearth {n} (scarcity) :: [Bokmål] mangel, knapphet
death {n} (cessation of life) :: [Bokmål] død {m}, dødsfall {n}; [Nynorsk] død {m}, dødsfall {n}
death {n} (personification of death) :: døden
death adder {n} (Acanthophis) :: dødsorm
deathbed {n} (the bed on which someone dies) :: [Bokmål] dødsleie {n}; [Nynorsk] dødsleie {n}
death camp {n} (facility) :: [Bokmål] dødsleir {m}; [Nynorsk] dødsleir {m}
death cap {n} (Amanita phalloides) :: grønn fluesopp
death certificate {n} (document) :: [Bokmål] dødsattest {m}; [Nynorsk] dødsattest {m}
death penalty {n} (state punishment of death) :: [Bokmål] dødsstraff {m}; [Nynorsk] dødsstraff {f}
death rate {n} (the number of deaths) :: [Bokmål] dødsrate {m}, dødelighet {m} {f}, mortalitet {m}; [Nynorsk] dødsrate {m}, dødelegheit {f}, døyelegheit {f}, mortalitet {m}
death rattle {n} (Gurgling sound sometimes made by a dying person) :: [Bokmål] agonal respirasjon, døende resipirasjon
death seat {n} (the front passenger seat of an automobile) SEE: shotgun ::
death squad {n} (armed group) :: [Bokmål] dødsskvadron {m}; [Nynorsk] dødsskvadron {m}
death toll {n} (the number of dead as a result of a war, natural disaster or other incident) :: [Bokmål] dødstall {n}; [Nynorsk] dødstal {n}
deathtrap {n} (extremely dangerous location etc.) :: [Bokmål] dødsfelle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dødsfelle {f}
debate {n} (argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting) :: debatt
debauch {n} (orgy) SEE: orgy ::
debauchery {n} (debauchery) :: skjørlevnet
debt {n} (action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another) :: gjeld {m} {f}
debt {n} (state or condition of owing something to another) :: gjeld {m} {f}
debt {n} (money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another) :: gjeld {m} {f}
debt {n} :: gjeld
debtor {n} (a person or firm that owes money) :: [Bokmål] debitor {m}, skyldner {m}; [Nynorsk] debitor {m}, skuldnar {m}, skyldnar {m}
debunk {v} (to discredit or expose the falsehood of something) :: [Bokmål] diskreditere
debutant {n} (debuting male) :: [Bokmål] debutant {m}; [Nynorsk] debutant {m}
decade {n} (period of ten years) :: tiår {n}, årti {n}, dekade {m}, decennium {n}, desennium {n}
decadence {n} (state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration) :: [Bokmål] dekadanse {m}; [Nynorsk] dekadanse {m}
Decalogue {prop} (the Ten Commandments) SEE: Ten Commandments ::
Decameron {prop} (collection of 100 novellas by Boccaccio) :: Dekameronen {m}
decane {n} (decane) :: dekan {n}
decanter {n} (receptacle for decanted liquor) :: [Bokmål] karaffel {m}; [Nynorsk] karaffel {m}
decapitate {v} (remove the head of) SEE: behead ::
decare {n} (unit of surface area) :: [Bokmål] dekar {n}; [Nynorsk] dekar {n}
decathlon {n} (athletic contest) :: [Bokmål] tikamp {m}; [Nynorsk] tikamp {m}
decay {n} (process or result of being gradually decomposed) :: [Bokmål] nedbryting
deceased {adj} (no longer alive) :: [Bokmål] avdød; [Nynorsk] avdød
deceive {v} (trick or mislead) :: [Bokmål] bedra
December {prop} (twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar) :: [Bokmål] desember {m}; [Nynorsk] desember {m}
decent {adj} (showing integrity, fairness, moral uprightness) :: [Bokmål] anstendig
decent {adj} (sufficiently clothed) :: [Bokmål] anstendig
decent {adj} (fair; good enough; okay) :: [Bokmål] brukbar, bra nok, helt greit
decent {adj} (significant; substantial) :: [Bokmål] anstendig
decibel {n} (a common measure of sound intensity) :: [Bokmål] decibel
decide {v} (to resolve or settle) :: [Bokmål] beslutte
deciduous {adj} (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) :: [Bokmål] løvfellende, lauvfellende; [Nynorsk] lauvfellande
deciduous tooth {n} (baby tooth) SEE: milk tooth ::
decimal {n} (number system) :: desimal
decimal {n} (number expressed in this system) SEE: decimal number ::
decimal number {n} (number expressed in the decimal system) :: [Bokmål] desimaltall {n}; [Nynorsk] desimaltal {n}
decimate {v} :: desimere
decimate {v} (to collect or pay a tithe) SEE: tithe ::
decision {n} (choice or judgement) :: [Bokmål] beslutning {m} {f}
decision {n} :: avgjørelse
decisionist {adj} (of or pertaining to decisionism) :: [Bokmål] desisjonistisk; [Nynorsk] desisjonistisk
decisionist {n} (proponent of decisionism) :: [Bokmål] desisjonist {m}; [Nynorsk] desisjonist
decisionmaker {n} (One who makes decisions) :: [Bokmål] beslutningstaker {m}
deck {n} (pack of playing cards) :: [Bokmål] stokk {m}, kortstokk {m}, kortleik {m}; [Nynorsk] stokk {m}, kortleik {m}, kortstokk {m}
deck {n} (floorlike covering on a ship) :: [Bokmål] dekk {n}; [Nynorsk] dekk {n}
deck chair {n} (a folding chair with a wooden frame) :: [Bokmål] liggestol {m}; [Nynorsk] liggestol {m}, liggjestol {m}
declaration {n} (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) :: [Bokmål] erklæring {m} {f}, deklarasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] erklæring {f}, deklarasjon {m}
declaration {n} (list of items for various legal purposes) :: [Bokmål] deklarasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] deklarasjon {m}
declaration of war {n} (a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity) :: [Bokmål] krigserklæring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] krigserklæring {f}
declaration of will {n} (manifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect) :: viljeserklæring
declension {n} (way of categorizing) :: [Bokmål] deklinasjon {m}
declination {n} (declension) SEE: declension ::
decline {n} (weakening) :: [Bokmål] svekkelse {m}, tilbakegang {m}
decline {n} (reduction of activity) :: [Bokmål] nedgang {m}
decline {n} :: nedgang
decline {v} (refuse) :: avslå, avvise
decollate {v} (behead) SEE: behead ::
decomposition {n} (biological process) :: [Bokmål] nedbrytning {m} {f}, nedbryting {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] nedbryting {f}
decontaminate {v} (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) :: [Bokmål] dekontaminere
decoration {n} (act of adorning) :: [Bokmål] dekorasjon {m}, utsmykking {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dekorasjon {m}, utsmykking {f}
decoration {n} (that which adorns) :: [Bokmål] dekorasjon {m}, utsmykking {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dekorasjon {m}, utsmykking {f}
decoration {n} (any mark of honor to be worn upon the person) :: [Bokmål] dekorasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] dekorasjon {m}
decrease {v} (become smaller) :: forminske, forringe
decrease {n} (amount of decrease) :: forringelse
decree {n} (edict or law) :: [Bokmål] forordning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forordning {f}
decrepit {adj} (weakened or worn out) :: utslitt
decubitus {n} (bedsore) SEE: bedsore ::
dedicate {v} (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection) :: dedikere
dedicated {adj} (devoted, loyal, conscientious) :: [Bokmål] dedikert
deductible {n} (excess) SEE: excess ::
deduction {n} (that which is subtracted or removed) :: [Bokmål] fradrag {n}; [Nynorsk] frådrag {n}
deduction {n} (sum that can be removed from tax calculations) :: [Bokmål] fradrag {n}; [Nynorsk] frådrag {n}
deduction {n} (process of reasoning) :: [Bokmål] deduksjon {m}; [Nynorsk] deduksjon {m}
deduction {n} (conclusion) :: [Bokmål] [literally] konklusjon {m}
deed {n} (action) :: dåd, gjerning
deem {n} (an opinion, judgment) SEE: opinion ::
deen {n} (religion) SEE: religion ::
deen {n} (Islam) SEE: Islam ::
deep {adj} (having its bottom far down) :: dyp
deep blue {adj} (dark blue) SEE: navy ::
deep down {adv} (Fundamentally, in essence) :: [Bokmål] innerst inne, dypest sett, i virkeligheten, i bunn og grunn
deep-fat fryer {n} (heated vessel for frying food by immersing in hot fat or oil) SEE: deep fryer ::
deep freeze {n} (freezer) SEE: freezer ::
deep-fry {v} (to cook by immersing the food in hot fat) :: fritere
deep fryer {n} (vessel for deep frying) :: frityrkoker {m}
deep sea {n} (deeper part of sea) :: [Bokmål] dyphav {n}
deer {n} (animal of the family Cervidae) :: hjort, rådyr
defamation {n} (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) :: ærekrenkelse {c}, ærekrenking {f}
default {n} (value used when none has been given.) :: [Bokmål] standardverdi
defeat {v} (to overcome in battle or contest) :: overvinne, beseire
defeat {n} :: nederlag {n}
defence {n} (defence) SEE: defense ::
defend {v} (ward off attacks against) :: forsvare, verne, beskytte
defendant {n} (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) :: anklagede
defender {n} (someone who defends) :: [Bokmål] forsvarer {m}
defender {n} (sports term) :: [Bokmål] forsvarer {m}, forsvarsspiller {m}; [Nynorsk] forsvarsspelar {m}
defenestration {n} (act of throwing out a window) :: [Bokmål] defenestrasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] defenestrasjon {m}
defense {n} (action of protecting from attack) :: forsvar
defenselessness {n} (vulnerability) :: forsvarsløshet
defensible {adj} (capable of being justified) :: [Bokmål] forsvarlig
defiance {n} (the feeling of being defiant) :: motstand motvilje trass
deficiency {n} (inadequacy or incompleteness) :: [Bokmål] utilstrekkelighet {m} {f}, mangel {m}
deficit {n} (situation wherein spending exceeds government revenue) :: underskudd
deficit {n} (deficiency) SEE: deficiency ::
definability {n} (quality of being definable) :: [Bokmål] definerbarhet
define {v} (state meaning of) :: [Bokmål] definere; [Nynorsk] definere, definera
definite article {n} (article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered) :: [Bokmål] bestemt artikkel {m}; [Nynorsk] bestemt artikkel {m}, bestemd artikkel {m}
definitely {adv} (without question and beyond doubt) :: definitivt, utvilsomt {n}
definition {n} (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol) :: [Bokmål] definisjon {m}
definition {n} :: definisjon
deflation {n} (decrease in the general price level) :: Deflasjon
deforest {v} (to clear an area of forest) :: [Bokmål] avskoge
deforestation {n} (process of destroying a forest) :: [Bokmål] avskoging {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] avskoging {f}
deformation {n} (act of deforming, or state of being deformed) :: [Bokmål] deformasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] deformasjon {m}
deformed {adj} (unusual of shape) :: vanskapt, misdannet
deformity {n} (The state of being deformed) :: [Bokmål] misdannelse {m}
defunct {adj} (no longer in use) :: lagt ned, nedlagt,
defy {v} (to renounce or dissolve all bonds) :: [Bokmål] avsverge, avvise
defy {v} (to challenge (someone)) :: [Bokmål] utfordre
defy {v} (to refuse to obey) :: [Bokmål] motsi
defy {n} (challenge) SEE: challenge ::
degeneracy {n} (degeneration) SEE: degeneration ::
degeneration {n} (process or state of growing worse) :: [Bokmål] degenerasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] degenerasjon {m}
degeneration {n} (condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become diminished) :: [Bokmål] degenerasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] degenerasjon {m}
degeneration {n} (gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants) :: [Bokmål] degenerasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] degenerasjon {m}
deglaze {v} ((transitive) to detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan) :: deglasere
degree {n} (in geometry: unit of angle) :: grad {m}
degree {n} (unit of temperature) :: [Bokmål] grad {m}, [below zero] minusgrad {m}; [Nynorsk] grad {f} {m}, [below zero] minusgrad {f} {m}
degree {n} (amount, proportion, extent) :: grad {m}, omfang {n}
degree {n} (academic award) :: [Bokmål] grad {m}, eksamen {m}; [Nynorsk] grad {m}, eksamen {m}
dehort {v} (to dissuade) SEE: dissuade ::
Dei gratia {adv} (by the Grace of God) SEE: by the Grace of God ::
deism {n} :: deisme
deity {n} :: gud {m}; [Bokmål] guddom {m}; [Nynorsk] guddom {m}
deity {n} (divinity) SEE: divinity ::
deject {v} (make sad or dispirited) :: [Bokmål] gjøre nedstemt, gjøre motløs
dejected {adj} (sad and dispirited) :: [Bokmål] nedslått, nedstemt, motløs, bedrøvet
deke {n} (feint or fake) :: [Bokmål] finte {m} {f}
deke {n} (series of feints or fakes) :: [Bokmål] finter {m-p} {f-p}
delay {n} (period of time before an event occurs) :: forsinkelse
delectable {adj} (pleasing to the taste; delicious) :: [Bokmål] deilig, lekker, kostelig
delectation {n} (great pleasure; delight) :: [Bokmål] glede {m}
delegate {n} (deputy, envoy, representative) :: [Bokmål] delegat {m}; [Nynorsk] delegat {m}
delegate {v} (to commit a task to someone) :: delegere
delegation {n} (a group of delegates) :: [Bokmål] delegasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] delegasjon {m}
deletion {n} :: sletting
Delhi {prop} (city in India) :: [Bokmål] Delhi; [Nynorsk] Delhi
deli {n} (shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving) :: [Bokmål] delikatessebutikk {m}; [Nynorsk] delikatessebutikk {m}
deliberate {adj} (intentional) :: med vilje
deliberate {adj} (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) :: overveid
deliberate {adj} (carefully considered) :: veloverveid
deliberate {v} (consider carefully) :: [Bokmål] overveie, overlegge, drøfte
deliberation {n} (the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure) :: overveielse
delicacy {n} (something appealing, especially a pleasing food) :: [Bokmål] delikatesse {m}; [Nynorsk] delikatesse {f}
delicate {adj} :: delikat
delicatessen {n} (shop selling prepared foods) :: [Bokmål] delikatessebutikk {m}; [Nynorsk] delikatessebutikk {m}
delicious {adj} (pleasing to taste) :: [Bokmål] deilig, nydelig, velsmakende
Delilah {prop} (biblical mistress of Samson) :: Dalila
deliver {v} (to set free) :: befri
deliver {v} (to bring or transport something to its destination) :: levere
delivery {n} (act of conveying something) :: [Bokmål] leveranse {m}; [Nynorsk] leveranse {m}
dell {n} (valley) SEE: valley ::
delphinium {n} (plant) SEE: larkspur ::
Delphinus {prop} (constellation) :: Delfinen
delta {n} (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) :: [Bokmål] delta {m}; [Nynorsk] delta {m}
delta {n} (landform at the mouth of a river) :: [Bokmål] delta {n}; [Nynorsk] delta {n}
deltoid {adj} (in the shape of Δ) SEE: triangular ::
delusion of grandeur {n} (False belief that one is important or powerful) :: stormannsgalskap {m}
delve {v} (to dig in the ground) :: grave
demagogue {n} ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument) :: [Bokmål] demagog {m}; [Nynorsk] demagog {m}
demand {n} (desire to purchase goods and services) :: etterspørsel {m}
demand {n} (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) :: etterspørsel
demand {n} (forceful claim for something) :: behov {n}
demand {n} (order) :: krav {n}
demand {n} (electricity supply: peak demand) :: behov {n}
demand {v} (to request forcefully) :: forlange, kreve
demanding {adj} (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience) :: [Bokmål] krevende
demeanor {n} (outward way in which a person behaves) :: oppførsel, opptreden
demented {adj} (suffering from dementia) :: [Bokmål] dement; [Nynorsk] dement
demigod {n} (a half-god or hero) :: [Bokmål] halvgud {m}; [Nynorsk] halvgud {m}
demigod {n} (a lesser deity) :: [Bokmål] halvgud {m}; [Nynorsk] halvgud {m}
demiurge {n} (being that created the universe) :: demiurg {m}
Demiurge {prop} (subordinate deity) :: demiurg {m}
Demiurge {prop} (Inferior creator deity in Gnosticism) :: demiurg {m}
democracy {n} (rule by the people) :: demokrati {n}, folkestyre {n}
democracy {n} (government under the rule of its people) :: demokrati {n}, folkestyre {n-p}
democrat {n} (supporter of democracy) :: [Bokmål] demokrat {m}
democratic {adj} (pertaining to democracy) :: [Bokmål] demokratisk; [Nynorsk] folkestyrd, demokratisk
Democratic Republic of the Congo {prop} (large central African nation, formerly called Zaire) :: [Bokmål] Den demokratiske republikken Kongo {m}
democratic socialism {n} (socialism based on democratic principles) :: [Bokmål] demokratisk sosialisme {m}; [Nynorsk] demokratisk sosialisme {m}
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka {prop} (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) :: [Bokmål] Den demokratisk sosialistiske republikken Sri Lanka {m}; [Nynorsk] Den demokratiske sosialistiske republikken Sri Lanka {m}
demographic {adj} (of or pertaining to demography) :: [Bokmål] demografisk; [Nynorsk] demografisk
demographical {adj} (demographic) SEE: demographic ::
demography {n} (study of human populations) :: [Bokmål] demografi {m}; [Nynorsk] demografi {m}
demolish {v} (to destroy) :: [Bokmål] rive; [Nynorsk] rive
demon {n} (evil spirit) :: [Bokmål] demon {m}; [Nynorsk] demon {m}
demoniacal {adj} (of a demon, evil, devilish) SEE: demonic ::
demonic {adj} (Pertaining to evil spirits) :: [Bokmål] demonisk; [Nynorsk] demonisk
demonology {n} (study of demons) :: demonologi
demonstrate {v} (to participate in a demonstration) :: [Bokmål] demonstrere
demonstrative {adj} ((grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to) :: [Bokmål] påpekende; [Nynorsk] påpeikande
demonstrator {n} (forefinger) SEE: forefinger ::
den {n} (home of certain animals) :: [Bokmål] hi {n}
denazification {n} (process of the removal of Nazis) :: [Bokmål] avnazifisering {m} {f}, denazifisering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] avnazifisering {f}, denazifisering {f}
dendrochronology {n} (science of counting tree rings) :: [Bokmål] dendrokronologi {m}, treringdatering {m}, årringdatering {m}; [Nynorsk] dendrokronologi {m}, treringsdatering {m}, årringsdatering {m}
denial {n} (negation in logic) :: negasjon {m}
denial {n} (refusal to comply with a request) :: nekting {m} {f} nekt {m}
denial {n} (assertion of untruth) :: benektelse {m}
denial {n} (refusal to believe a problem exists) :: fornektelse {m}
denizen {n} (an inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in) :: beboer, innbygger
denizen {n} (one who frequents a place) :: stamgjest
Denmark {prop} (country in Northern Europe) :: Danmark, Kongeriket Danmark; [Nynorsk] Danmark
Denmark-Norway {prop} (former political entity) :: [Bokmål] Danmark-Norge; [Nynorsk] Danmark-Noreg
Dennis {prop} (male given name) :: Dennis
denomination {n} (class or society with the same name, a sect) :: [Bokmål] kirkesamfunn {n} [Christian]
denominator {n} (number or expression written below the line in a fraction) :: [Bokmål] nevner {m}; [Nynorsk] nemnar {m}
denote {v} (to convey as meaning) :: angi
de novo {adv} (anew) SEE: anew ::
dense {adj} (having relatively high density) :: [Bokmål] tett
density {n} (physics: amount of matter contained by a given volume) :: [Bokmål] massetetthet {m} {f}, densitet {m}; [Nynorsk] massetettleik {m}, densitet {m}
density {n} (number of particles or other quantity contained by a given volume) :: [Bokmål] tetthet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tettleik {m}
density {n} (probability density) :: [Bokmål] sannsynlighetstetthet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] sannsynstettleik {m}
dent {n} (shallow deformation in the surface) :: bulk {m}, bungel {m}
dent {v} (produce a dent) :: bulke
dent {v} (develop a dent) :: få en bulk
dentist {n} (specialized tooth doctor) :: [Bokmål] tannlege {m}; [Nynorsk] tannlege {m}
denude {v} (divest of all covering) :: [figurative] avkle, [literal] kle av
Denver {prop} (capital of Colorado) :: [Bokmål] Denver; [Nynorsk] Denver
Denver boot {n} (wheel clamp) SEE: wheel clamp ::
deny {v} (disallow) SEE: forbid ::
deny {v} (to assert that something is not true) :: [Bokmål] benekte, fornekte; [Nynorsk] fornekte
deodorant {n} (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) :: deodorant {m}
department {n} (subdivision of organization) :: [Bokmål] [government] departement {n}, [university] institutt {n}; [Nynorsk] [government] departement {n}, [university] institutt {n}
department {n} (territorial division) :: [Bokmål] departement {n}; [Nynorsk] departement {n}
department store {n} (store containing many departments) :: varemagasin; [Bokmål] varehus {n}; [Nynorsk] varehus {n}
departure {n} (the act of departing) :: [Bokmål] avgang {m}, avreise {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] avgang {m}, avreise {f}
departure {n} (deviation from a plan or procedure) :: avvik {n}
departure {n} (death) :: bortgang {m}
depend {v} (be contingent or conditioned) :: [Bokmål] avhenge; [Nynorsk] avhenge, avhange
depend {v} (trust) :: [Bokmål] stole på; [Nynorsk] stole på
dependable {adj} (able to be depended on) :: [Bokmål] trofast
dependence {n} (state of being dependent) :: [Bokmål] avhengighet {m} {f}
dependent {adj} (relying upon; depending upon) :: [Bokmål] avhengig; [Nynorsk] avhengig
depict {v} (to render a representation of something, see also: describe) :: skildre, avbilde, forestille, beskrive; [Bokmål] fremstille; [Nynorsk] framstille, framstilla, skildra, avbilda, beskriva
depiction {n} (lifelike image) :: [Bokmål] avbildning {m} {f}
deplete {v} (exhaust) SEE: exhaust ::
deplorable {adj} (lamentable, to be felt sorrow for, worthy of compassion) :: [Bokmål] stakkarslig
deposit {n} (anything left behind on a surface) :: [Bokmål] avsetning {m} {f}
deposit {n} (security for a borrowed item) :: depositum
depraved {adj} (extremely wrong in a moral sense) :: [Bokmål] fordervet
deprecate {v} (to discontinue) :: utdatere
depressed {adj} (severely despondent and unhappy) :: deprimert
depressed {adj} (suffering from clinical depression) :: deprimert
depression {n} (geography: low area) :: [Bokmål] senkning {m} {f}, depresjon {m}; [Nynorsk] senking {f}, depresjon {m}
depression {n} (psychology: state of mind) :: [Bokmål] depresjon {m}; [Nynorsk] depresjon {m}
depression {n} (psychology: period of unhappiness) :: [Bokmål] depresjon {m}; [Nynorsk] depresjon {m}
depression {n} (meteorology: area of lowered air pressure) :: [Bokmål] lavtrykk {n}, depresjon {m}; [Nynorsk] lågtrykk {n}, depresjon {m}
depression {n} (economics: period of major economic contraction) :: [Bokmål] nedgangstid {m} {f}, depresjon {m}; [Nynorsk] nedgangstid {f}, depresjon {m}
deprive {v} (take something away; deny someone of something) :: [Bokmål] berøve
depth {n} (vertical distance below a surface) :: [Bokmål] dybde {m}; [Nynorsk] djupn {f}, djupne {f}
depth of field {n} (distance in focus) :: [Bokmål] dybdeskarphet {m} {f}
depths {n} (plural of depth) SEE: depth ::
deputy {n} (representative) :: [Bokmål] nestleder {m}
derailment {n} (action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs) :: [Bokmål] avsporing {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] avsporing {f}
Derek {prop} (given name) :: Didrik
deride {v} (to harshly mock; ridicule) :: spotte
derivation {n} (act of tracing origin or descent) :: [Bokmål] avledning {m} {f}
derivation {n} (that which is derived) :: [Bokmål] avledning {m} {f}
derivation {n} (math: operation of deducing) :: [Bokmål] derivasjon {m}
derivative {n} (word that derives from another) :: [Bokmål] avledning {m} {f}
derive {v} (obtain (something) from something else) :: [Bokmål] avlede
dermatologist {n} (one who is skilled, professes or practices dermatology) :: [Bokmål] hudlege {m}; [Nynorsk] hudlege {m}
dernier {adj} (final, last) SEE: final ::
derogatory {adj} (tending to lessen the value of) :: [Bokmål] nedsettende; [Nynorsk] nedsetjande
derrick {n} (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) :: [Bokmål] boretårn {n}, borerigg {m}
desalinate {v} (remove the salt from something) :: [Bokmål] avsalte
desalination {n} (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) :: [Bokmål] avsalting {m} {f}
desalination plant {n} (plant which converts seawater) :: [Bokmål] avsaltingsanlegg {n}
descendant {n} (one who is the progeny of someone) :: [Bokmål] etterkommer {m}; [Nynorsk] etterkomar {m}, etterkommar {m}
descent {n} (lineage or hereditary derivation) :: [Bokmål] avstamning {m} {f}
describe {v} (to represent in words) :: [Bokmål] beskrive
describe {v} (to give rise to a geometrical structure) :: [Bokmål] beskrive
description word {n} (adjective) SEE: adjective ::
descriptive {adj} (of, or relating to description) :: [Bokmål] beskrivende, deskriptiv; [Nynorsk] deskriptiv
descry {v} (see) SEE: see ::
desecrate {v} (to profane or violate sacredness) :: [Bokmål] vanhellige; [Nynorsk] vanhelge
desecrate {v} (to remove the consecration) :: [Bokmål] krenke, nedverdige, vanhellige, vanære; [Nynorsk] krenkje, nedverdige, vanhelge, vanære
desecrate {v} (to inappropriately change) :: [Bokmål] krenke; [Nynorsk] krenkje
desensitize {v} (cause to become insensitive) :: desensitivisere
desert {n} (barren area) :: ørken {c}
deserter {n} (person who leaves a military or naval unit) :: [Bokmål] desertør {m}; [Nynorsk] desertør {m}
desertion {n} (deserting) :: [Bokmål] desertering {m} {f}
deserve {v} (to merit) :: [Bokmål] fortjene; [Nynorsk] fortena, fortene
desiccate {v} (to remove moisture from, see also: dry) :: tørke
designate {v} (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) :: [Bokmål] betegne
designation {n} (indication) :: betegnelse {m}
designation {n} (distinguishing mark or name) :: benevning, nemning
desirable {adj} (suitable to be desired) :: [Bokmål] ønskelig (also: desired); [Nynorsk] ynskeleg, ynskjeleg, ønskeleg, ønskjeleg
desire {v} (desire) SEE: want ::
desire {n} (something wished for) :: ønske
desk {n} (table for writing and reading) :: [Bokmål] pult {m}, skrivebord {n}; [Nynorsk] skrivebord {n}
desk {n} (lectern) SEE: lectern ::
desolate {adj} (deserted) :: [Bokmål] øde, forlatt
desolate {adj} (unfit for habitation) :: [Bokmål] forlatt
desolate {adj} (hopeless) :: [Bokmål] utrøstelig [who cannot be comforted]
despair {v} (to be hopeless) :: fortvile
despair {n} (loss of hope) :: desperasjon {m}, håplosighet {m} {f}
desperate {n} (filled with despair) :: [Bokmål] desperat; [Nynorsk] desperat
desperately {adv} (in a desperate manner) :: [Bokmål] desperat; [Nynorsk] desperat
desperate times call for desperate measures {proverb} (in adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected may become the best choice) :: [Bokmål] desperate tider krever desperate tiltak
desperation {n} (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope) :: [Bokmål] desperasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] desperasjon {m}
desperation {n} (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness) :: [Bokmål] desperasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] desperasjon {m}
despicable {adj} (deserving to be despised) :: [Bokmål] avskyelig
despite {prep} (in spite of) :: [Bokmål] til tross for
despondence {n} (despondency) SEE: despondency ::
despondency {n} (a feeling of depression or disheartenment) :: motløshet {m}, mistrøstighet {m}, nedtrykthet {m}, nedtrykking {f}, mismot {n}
despondent {adj} (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage) :: [Bokmål] motløs, nedtrykt, forknytt, knuget; [Nynorsk] motlaus, nedtrykt
despot {n} (ruler with absolute power; tyrant) :: [Bokmål] despot {m}
despotism {n} (government by a singular authority) :: [Bokmål] despoti {n}; [Nynorsk] despoti {n}
dessert {n} (sweet confection served as the last course of a meal) :: dessert
destination {n} (the place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent) :: [Bokmål] destinasjon {m}, reisemål {n}; [Nynorsk] destinasjon {m}, reisemål {n}
destiny {n} (predetermined condition; fate; fixed order of things) SEE: fate ::
destroy {v} (to damage beyond use or repair) :: [Bokmål] ødelegge
destroyer {n} (that who/which destroys) :: [Nynorsk] øydar {m}, øydeleggjar {m}
destroying angel {n} (Amanita virosa) :: hvit fluesopp
destructure {v} (dismantle) SEE: dismantle ::
desultory {adj} (jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection) :: springende
desultory {adj} (out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject) :: malapropos
detachable {adj} (designed to be unfastened) :: [Bokmål] avtagbar, avtakbar; [Nynorsk] avtakbar
detached {adj} (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) :: [Bokmål] frittstående; [Nynorsk] frittståande
detached house {n} (free-standing family dwelling unit) :: [Bokmål] enebolig {m}, villa {m}; [Nynorsk] villa {m}
detain {v} (to detain) SEE: hold ::
detect {v} (to detect) SEE: notice ::
detective {n} (police officer who looks for evidence) :: [Bokmål] politietterforsker {m}, detektiv {m}; [Nynorsk] politietterforskar {m}, detektiv {m}
detective work {n} (investigative work) :: [Bokmål] detektivarbeid {n}; [Nynorsk] detektivarbeid {n}
detector {n} (device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon) :: [Bokmål] detektor {m}; [Nynorsk] detektor {m}
detention {n} (act or state) :: [Bokmål] fengsling {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fengsling {f}
deter {v} (to prevent something from happening) :: forhindre
deter {v} (to persuade someone not to do something) :: avskrekke
detergent {n} (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) :: vaskemiddel {n}; [Bokmål] oppvaskpulver {n} [for dishwashing mashines], tøyvaskemiddel {n} [for laundry mashines]
deteriorate {v} (make worse) :: ødelegge, skjemme, forverre
deteriorate {v} (grow worse) :: nedbrytes, skjemmes, forverres
determinant {n} (determining factor) :: determinant {m}
determinant {n} (scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a square matrix) :: determinant {m}
determinative {n} (determiner) SEE: determiner ::
determiner {n} (class of words) :: determinativ {n}, bestemmelsesord {n}; [Bokmål] determinativ {n}; [Nynorsk] determinativ {n}
detest {v} (to dislike intensely) :: avsky
detour {n} (diversion or deviation) :: [Bokmål] omkjøring {m} {f}
detrimental {adj} (causing damage or harm) :: skadelig
detritivore {n} (organism that feeds on detritus) :: [Bokmål] detrivore; [Nynorsk] detrivore
dette {n} (debt) SEE: debt ::
deuce {n} (side of a dice with two spots) :: toer
deus ex machina {n} (contrived plot resolution) :: reddende engel
Deuteronomy {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Femte Mosebok
devastate {v} (to ruin many or all things over a large area) :: [Bokmål] ødelegge
developed {adj} ((of a country) not primitive; not third world) :: [Bokmål] utviklet
developing country {n} (poorer country) :: [Bokmål] utviklingsland {n}; [Nynorsk] utviklingsland {n}
development {n} (process of developing) :: [Bokmål] utvikling {m} {f}, framvekst {m}; [Nynorsk] utvikling {f}, framvekst {m}
development aid {n} (financial aid) :: [Bokmål] utviklingshjelp {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] utviklingshjelp {f}
deviation {n} (statistical deviation) :: [Bokmål] avvik
device {n} (piece of equipment) :: [Bokmål] innretning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] innretning {f}
device {n} (computing) SEE: peripheral device ::
devil {n} (dust devil) SEE: dust devil ::
devil {n} (a creature of hell) :: djevel {m}
devil {n} :: djevel
devilish {adj} (resembling or characteristic of a devil) :: djevelsk
devilment {n} (devilish action or conduct; mischief) :: djevelskap {m} {n}, jævelskap {m} {n}, styggedom {m}
devilry {n} (mischief) :: [Bokmål] djevelskap {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] djevelskap {m} {n}
devilry {n} (wickedness, cruelty) :: [Bokmål] djevelskap {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] djevelskap {m} {n}
devil's advocate {n} (debater) :: djevelens advokat {m}
devil's advocate {n} (canon lawyer) :: djevelens advokat {m}
devout {adj} (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) :: from
dew {n} (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc) :: [Bokmål] dogg {m} {f}, dugg {m}; [Nynorsk] dogg {f}
dewberry {n} (Rubus caesius) :: blåbringebær
dew point {n} (temperature) :: duggpunkt {n}
dextrose {n} (naturally-occurring form of glucose) :: druesukker
Dhivehi {n} (an Indo-Aryan language) :: [Bokmål] dhivehi, maldivisk; [Nynorsk] dhivehi, maldivisk
diabetes {n} (A group of metabolic diseases) :: [Bokmål] diabetes {m}, sukkersyke {m}; [Nynorsk] diabetes {m}, sukkersjuke {m} {f}
diabetic {adj} (of diabetes) :: [Bokmål] diabetisk; [Nynorsk] diabetisk
diabetic {adj} (having diabetes) :: [Bokmål] diabetisk; [Nynorsk] diabetisk
diabetic {adj} (suitable for one having diabetes mellitus) :: [Bokmål] diabetisk; [Nynorsk] diabetisk
diabetic {n} (person suffering from diabetes mellitus) :: [Bokmål] diabetiker {m}; [Nynorsk] diabetikar {m}
diachronic linguistics {n} (historical linguistics) SEE: historical linguistics ::
diagnosis {n} (identification of the nature and cause of an illness) :: [Bokmål] diagnose {m}; [Nynorsk] diagnose {m}
diagnostic {adj} (of, or relating to diagnosis) :: [Bokmål] diagnostisk; [Nynorsk] diagnostisk
diagonal {n} (slash) SEE: slash ::
diagram {n} :: diagram {n}
dial {n} (sundial) SEE: sundial ::
dial {n} (clock face) SEE: clock face ::
dialect {n} (particular variety of a language) :: [Bokmål] dialekt {m}, målføre {n}, mål {n}; [Nynorsk] dialekt {m} {f}, målføre {n}, mål {n}
dialectology {n} (the study of dialects) :: [Bokmål] dialektologi {m}; [Nynorsk] dialektologi {m}
dialog {n} (conversation or other discourse between individuals) SEE: dialogue ::
dialog {n} (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) SEE: dialogue ::
dialog {n} (literary form resembling a conversation) SEE: dialogue ::
dialog {n} (computing: dialogue box) SEE: dialogue ::
dialogue {n} (conversation or other discourse between individuals) :: [Bokmål] dialog {m}, samtale {m}, konversasjon {m}
dialogue {n} (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) :: dialog {m}
dialogue {n} (literary form resembling a conversation) :: dialog {m}
diameter {n} (line) :: [Bokmål] diameter {m}; [Nynorsk] diameter {m}
diameter {n} (length of this line) :: [Bokmål] diameter {m}; [Nynorsk] diameter {m}
diametrically {adv} (on exactly the opposite side) :: [Bokmål] diametralt; [Nynorsk] diametralt
diamond {n} (rhombus) SEE: rhombus ::
diamond {n} (uncountable: mineral) :: [Bokmål] diamant {m}; [Nynorsk] diamant {m}
diamond {n} (gemstone) :: diamant
diamond {n} (diamond ring) SEE: diamond ring ::
diamondback moth {n} (Plutella xylostella) :: [Bokmål] kålmøll {m}
diamond jubilee {n} (celebration of 60th anniversary) :: [Bokmål] diamantjubileum {n}
diamond ring {n} (finger ring on which is mounted a diamond) :: [Bokmål] diamantring {m}; [Nynorsk] diamantring {m}
Diana {prop} (female given name) :: Diana {f}
diaper {n} (absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent) :: [Bokmål] bleie {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bleie {f}
diaperhood {n} (period of wearing diapers) :: [Bokmål] bleiealder {m}; [Nynorsk] bleiealder {m}
diaphragm {n} (anatomy: sheet of muscle separating thorax from abdomen) :: [Bokmål] mellomgolv {n}, mellomgulv {n}; [Nynorsk] mellomgolv {n}
diaphragm {n} (mechanics: flexible membrane) :: [Bokmål] membran {m}; [Nynorsk] membran {m}
diaphragm {n} (acoustics: vibrating membrane in a speaker) :: [Bokmål] membran {m}; [Nynorsk] membran {m}
diaphragm {n} (optics: structure with a central aperture used to limit the passage of light) :: [Bokmål] blender {m}; [Nynorsk] blendar {m}
diarrhea {n} (medical condition) :: diaré {m}
diary {n} (daily log of experiences) :: dagbok {m}
diaspora {n} (dispersion of a group of people) :: diaspora
Diaspora {prop} (dispersion of a group of people) SEE: diaspora ::
diastole {n} (relaxation of the heart) :: [Bokmål] diastole {m}; [Nynorsk] diastole {m}
diastolic {adj} (pertaining to a diastole) :: [Bokmål] diastolisk; [Nynorsk] diastolisk
diatonic {adj} (diatonic) :: [Bokmål] diatonisk; [Nynorsk] diatonisk
diatonic scale {n} (diatonic scale) :: diatonisk skala {m}
dibble {n} (pointed implement) :: [Bokmål] plantepinne
dice {n} (polyhedron used in games of chance) SEE: die ::
dichasium {n} (cymose inflorescence) :: dobbeltkvast, gaffelkvast
dichotomous {adj} (dividing or branching into two pieces) :: [Bokmål] dikotom
dichotomy {n} (separation or division into two) :: [Bokmål] dikotomi {m}, todeling {m} {f}
dichotomy {n} (logic: division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive) :: [Bokmål] dikotomi {m} {f}
dichotomy {n} (biology: bifurcation in a stem or vein) :: [Bokmål] dikotomi {m}; [Nynorsk] dikotomi {m}
dick {n} (slang: penis) :: kuk, kukk {m}, pikk {m}
dickhead {n} ((slang) glans penis) :: [Bokmål] kukkhode {n}, kukkhue {n}
dickhead {n} ((slang) stupid person) :: [Bokmål] kukkhode {n}, kukkhue {n}
dickhead {n} (glans penis) SEE: glans penis ::
dickpic {n} (photograph of a penis) :: [Bokmål] dickpic
dicotyledon {n} (in botany) :: [Bokmål] tofrøbladede; [Nynorsk] tofrøbladingar
dictator {n} (totalitarian leader of a dictatorship) :: [Bokmål] diktator {m}
dictatorship {n} (a government led by a dictator) :: [Bokmål] diktatur {n}; [Nynorsk] diktatur {n}
dictionary {n} (publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words) :: [Bokmål] ordbok {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ordbok {f}
didactic {adj} (instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate) :: didaktisk
didactics {n} (art and science of teaching) :: didaktikk {m}
die {v} (to stop living) :: , døy
die {v} (to become spiritually dead) ::
die {v} (to break down) ::
die {n} (cubical part of a pedestal) :: sokkel {m}
die {n} (embossed device used in stamping) :: stempel {n}
die {n} (polyhedron used in games of chance) :: terning {m}
dielectric {adj} (electrically insulating) :: [Bokmål] dielektrisk; [Nynorsk] dielektrisk
die out {v} (to become extinct) :: [Bokmål] dø ut; [Nynorsk] døy ut
diesel {n} (fuel) :: [Bokmål] diesel {m}; [Nynorsk] diesel {m}
diesel {n} (vehicle) :: [Bokmål] diesel {m}; [Nynorsk] diesel {m}
diesel engine {n} (type of engine) :: [Bokmål] dieselmotor {m}; [Nynorsk] dieselmotor {m}
diesel motor {n} (diesel engine) SEE: diesel engine ::
diesel multiple unit {n} (diesel multiple unit) :: [Bokmål] dieselmotorvogn {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dieselmotorvogn {f}
diet {n} (food a person or animal consumes) :: [Bokmål] diett {m}, ernæring {m} {f}, næring {m} {f}, kosthold {n}
dietary fibre {n} (undigested substance) :: [Bokmål] kostfiber {m}
dietary supplement {n} (substance taken as a supplement to food to replace nutrients) :: [Bokmål] kosttilskudd {n}
difference {n} (quality of being different) :: [Bokmål] forskjell {m}, differanse {m}; [Nynorsk] skilnad {m}, forskjell {m}, differanse {m}
difference {n} (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else) :: [Bokmål] forskjell {m}, differanse {m}; [Nynorsk] skilnad {m}, forskjell {m}, differanse {m}
different {adj} (not the same) :: forskjellig, ulik; [Bokmål] annerledes; [Nynorsk] annleis
different {adj} (unlike most others) :: [Bokmål] annerledes; [Nynorsk] annleis
differential {n} (infinitesimal change) :: [Bokmål] differensial {n}; [Nynorsk] differensial {n}
differential {n} (differential gear) SEE: differential gear ::
differential equation {n} (equation involving the derivatives of a function) :: [Bokmål] differensialligning {f} {m}, differensiallikning {f} {m}; [Nynorsk] differensiallikning {f}
differential gear {n} (differential gear) :: [Bokmål] differensial {m}; [Nynorsk] differensial {m}
differentiation {n} (act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference) :: differensiering
differently {adv} (in a different way) :: [Bokmål] forskjellig; [Nynorsk] forskjellig
different strokes for different folks {proverb} (there's no accounting for taste) SEE: there's no accounting for taste ::
difficult {adj} (hard, not easy) :: vanskelig
difficulty {n} (state of being difficult) :: [Bokmål] vanske {m}; [Nynorsk] vanske {m}
difficulty {n} (obstacle) :: [Bokmål] vanske {m}; [Nynorsk] vanske {m}
diffidence {n} (The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement) :: [Bokmål] forlegenhet {m} {f}, tilbakeholdenhet {m} {f}, beskjedenhet {m} {f}
diffident {adj} (lacking confidence in oneself) :: [Bokmål] beskjeden, usikker
diffract {v} (transitive) :: bøye
diffract {v} (intransitive) :: bøye
diffuse {v} ((transitive) to spread over or through) :: diffundere
diffuse {v} ((intransitive) to be spread over or through) :: diffundere
diffuse {adj} (not focused or concentrated) :: diffus
dig {v} (to move hard-packed earth out of the way) :: grave
dig {v} (slang: to appreciate, or like) :: digge
digestibility {n} (digestibility) :: [Bokmål] fordøyelighet {m} {f}
digestion {n} (process in gastrointestinal tract) :: [Bokmål] fordøyelse {m}; [Nynorsk] fordøying {f}, melting {f}, matmelting {f}
digger {n} (spade (playing card)) SEE: spade ::
digger {n} (large piece of machinery) :: [Bokmål] gravemaskin {m} {f}
digger {n} (one who digs) :: [Bokmål] graver {m}
digger {n} (gold miner) SEE: gold digger ::
digit {n} (finger or toe) :: finger [finger], [toe]
digit {n} (numeral) :: [Bokmål] siffer {n}; [Nynorsk] siffer {n}
digital {adj} (of or relating to computers) :: [Bokmål] digital; [Nynorsk] digital
digital camera {n} (electronic camera) :: [Bokmål] digitalkamera {n}; [Nynorsk] digitalkamera {n}
digital rights management {n} :: [Bokmål] digital rettighetsadministrasjon {m}
digital watermark {n} (embedded auxiliary data) :: [Bokmål] digitalt vannmerke {n}
dignity {n} (quality or state) :: verdighet
digs {n} (clothes) SEE: clothes ::
dilapidate {v} (to fall into ruin or disuse) :: [Bokmål] forfalle
dilapidate {v} (to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair) :: [Bokmål] la forfalle, ødelegge
dilapidated {adj} (having fallen into a state of disrepair) :: [Bokmål] forfallen, falleferdig; [Nynorsk] forfallen, falleferdig
dilation {n} (delay) SEE: delay ::
dildo {n} (artificial phallus) :: [Bokmål] dildo {m}; [Nynorsk] dildo {m}
dilettante {n} (someone who dabbles) :: dilettant {m}
dilettante {n} (person with a general but superficial interest) :: dilettant {m}
diligence {n} (qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, perseverance) :: flid {m}; [Bokmål] iherdighet {m} {f}
diligence {n} (public stage-coach) :: diligence {m}
diligent {adj} (hard-working and focused) :: flittig, iherdig; [Bokmål] arbeidsom; [Nynorsk] arbeidsam
dill {n} (fool) SEE: fool ::
dill {n} (herb of the species Anethum graveolens) :: [Bokmål] dill {m}; [Nynorsk] dill {m}
diluted {adj} (having descreased density) :: [Bokmål] fortynnet
dilution {n} (process of making something dilute) :: [Bokmål] fortynning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fortynning {f}
dim {adj} (not bright, not colourful) :: dim {m} {f}, dimt {n}, dimme {p}
dim-bulb {adj} (slow-witted, stupid) SEE: stupid ::
dimension {n} (in science fiction) :: dimensjon
dimension {v} (to mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions) :: [Bokmål] dimensjonere; [Nynorsk] dimensjonere, dimensjonera
dimensionless {adj} (dimensionless) :: [Bokmål] dimensjonsløs
diminutive {adj} (very small) :: [Bokmål] diminutiv; [Nynorsk] diminutiv
diminutive {adj} (grammar) :: [Bokmål] diminutiv; [Nynorsk] diminutiv
diminutive {n} (grammar: word form expressing smallness) :: [Bokmål] diminutiv {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] diminutiv {m} {n}
dimwit {n} (person who is deficient in intelligence) :: tosk {m}, dust {m}, [archaic] dumrian {m}
diner {n} (dining car) SEE: dining car ::
ding-a-ling {n} (dick) SEE: dick ::
ding-dong ditch {v} (ringing someone's door bell and running away) :: ring-på-spring, ring-på-stikk-av
dinghy {n} (small boat) :: [Bokmål] jolle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] jolle {f} {m}
dinghy {n} (inflatable boat) :: [Bokmål] gummibåt {m}
dingleberry {n} (piece of feces) :: danglebær {n}
dining car {n} (restaurant carriage) :: [Bokmål] spisevogn {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] spisevogn {f}
dining room {n} (room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten) :: [Bokmål] spisestue {m} {f}
dining table {n} (table in the dining room on which meals are served) :: [Bokmål] spisebord {n}, middagsbord {n}; [Nynorsk] middagsbord {n}
dinitrogen tetroxide {n} (binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4) :: dinitrogentetraoksid
dinner {n} (main meal of the day) :: [Bokmål] middag {m}; [Nynorsk] middag {m}
dinner jacket {n} (type of formal suit) SEE: tuxedo ::
dinner table {n} (table on which dinner is served) :: [Bokmål] middagsbord {n}, matbord {n}; [Nynorsk] middagsbord {n}, matbord {n}
dinnertime {n} (mid-day break) SEE: lunchtime ::
dinosaur {n} (extinct reptile) :: dinosaur {m}, dinosaurus {m}
diocese {n} (region administered by a bishop) :: [Bokmål] bispedømme {n}; [Nynorsk] bispedøme {n}, bispedømme {n}
diode {n} (electronic device) :: diode {m}
dioxin {n} (toxic compound) :: [Bokmål] dioksin {n}; [Nynorsk] dioksin {n}
diphthong {n} (complex vowel sound) :: [Bokmål] diftong {m}, tvelyd; [Nynorsk] diftong {m}, tviljod
diploma {n} (certificate) :: [Bokmål] diplom {n}; [Nynorsk] diplom {n}
diplomacy {n} (art of conducting international relations) :: [Bokmål] diplomati {n}; [Nynorsk] diplomati {n}
diplomacy {n} (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) :: [Bokmål] diplomati {n}; [Nynorsk] diplomati {n}
diplomat {n} (person who is accredited to represent a government) :: [Bokmål] diplomat {m}; [Nynorsk] diplomat {m}
diplomatics {n} (science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents) :: diplomatikk
diplomatist {n} (diplomat) SEE: diplomat ::
diplopia {n} (ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images) :: [Bokmål] diplopi {m}, dobbeltsyn {n}
dipshit {n} (stupid or undesirable person) :: [Bokmål] idiot (idd-jot) {m}, tufs {m}
dire {adj} (warning of bad consequences) :: skummel, illevarslende
dire {adj} (expressing bad consequences) :: skrekkelig, ondskapsfull
direct {adj} (Straight, constant, without interruption) :: direkt
direct {v} (to be in charge of the direction of a play) :: sette i scene
direct current {n} (electric current in which the electrons flow in one direction, but may vary with time) :: [Bokmål] likestrøm {m}; [Nynorsk] likestraum {m}
direct free kick {n} (soccer) :: [Bokmål] direkte frispark {n}
direction {n} (indication of the point toward which an object is moving) :: retning {m} {f}
direction {n} (work of the director (manager)) :: ledelse {m}
direction {n} (work of the director in cinema or theater) :: produksjon {m}
directions {n} (direction) SEE: direction ::
directive {n} (instruction or guideline) :: [Bokmål] direktiv {n}; [Nynorsk] direktiv {n}
directive {n} (authoritative decision) :: [Bokmål] direktiv {n}; [Nynorsk] direktiv {n}
directive {n} (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) :: [Bokmål] direktiv {n}; [Nynorsk] direktiv {n}
directly {adv} (immediately) SEE: immediately ::
director {n} (supervisor, manager, see also: film director) :: direktør; [Bokmål] [film, theatre] regissør {m}; [Nynorsk] [film, theatre] regissør {m}
director general {n} (executive officer) :: [Bokmål] generaldirektør {m}; [Nynorsk] generaldirektør {m}
dire straits {n} (difficult position) :: urent farvann {n}
dirigible {n} (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) :: [Bokmål] luftskip {n}; [Nynorsk] luftskip {n}
dirt {n} (soil or earth) :: skitt {m}, jord
dirt {n} (stain or spot (on clothes etc)) :: skitt {m}, smuss {n}, flekk {m}
dirty {adj} (covered with or containing dirt) :: [Bokmål] skitten, ureinslig, urenslig; [Nynorsk] skitten, ureinsleg
disable {v} (to render unable; to take away the ability) :: passivisere, utmanøvrere, sette ut av stand til, deaktivere
disable {v} (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) :: funksjonshemme, gjøre funksjonshemmet
disable {v} (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) :: deaktivere
disabled {adj} (made incapable of use or action) :: bevegelseshemmet
disabled {adj} (having a disability) :: bevegelseshemmet; [Bokmål] ufør, funksjonshemmet; [Nynorsk] ufør
disabled {n} (the disabled collectively) :: [Bokmål] (de) uføre; [Nynorsk] (dei) uføre
disadvantage {n} (weakness) :: [Bokmål] ulempe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ulempe {f}
disadvantage {n} (setback or handicap) :: [Bokmål] ulempe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ulempe {f}
disagree {v} (to fail to agree) :: (være) uenig
disagree {v} (to fail to conform or correspond with) :: ikke stemme overens
disallow {v} (to refuse to allow) SEE: forbid ::
disappear {v} (to vanish) :: [Bokmål] forsvinne; [Nynorsk] forsvinna, kverva
disappear {v} (to make vanish) :: fjerne
disappearance {n} (action of disappearing or vanishing) :: forsvinning {f}
disappointed {adj} (defeated of hope or expectation) :: skuffet
disappointing {adj} (that disappoints or disappoint) :: [Bokmål] skuffende
disappointment {n} (emotion) :: [Bokmål] skuffelse {m}; [Nynorsk] vonbrot {n}, vonbrott {n}, skuffelse {m}
disapprove {v} (to refuse to approve) SEE: reject ::
disarming {adj} (charming; likely to put one at one's ease) :: [Bokmål] avvæpnende; [Nynorsk] avvæpnande
disaster {n} (unexpected catastrophe causing physical damage, etc.) :: [Bokmål] katastrofe {m}, [environmental] miljøkatastrofe {m}; [Nynorsk] katastrofe {m}, [environmental] miljøkatastrofe {m}
disaster {n} (unforeseen event causing great loss, etc.) :: [Bokmål] katastrofe {m}; [Nynorsk] katastrofe {m}
disband {v} (to break up or cause to cease to exist) :: avskaffe
disc {n} (disk) SEE: disk ::
discharge {v} ((electricity) the act of releasing an accumulated charge) :: utlade
discharge {v} ((medicine) to release (an inpatient) from hospital) :: utskrive
discharge {v} (unload) :: losse
discharge {n} (act of expelling or letting go) :: utvisning {m}
discharge {n} (act of releasing an inpatient from hospital) :: utskrivning {m}
discharge {n} (volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time) :: vannføring {m}
discharging {n} (the act) :: [Bokmål] [of cargo] lossing {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] [of cargo] lossing {f}
discipline {n} (controlled behaviour, self-control) :: [Bokmål] disiplin {m}; [Nynorsk] disiplin {m}
discipline {n} (specific branch or knowledge or learning) :: [Bokmål] disiplin {m}; [Nynorsk] disiplin {m}
discipline {n} (category in which a certain activity belongs) :: [Bokmål] disiplin {m}; [Nynorsk] disiplin {m}
discipline {v} (to train someone by instruction and practice) :: disciplinere
disclose {v} (make known) :: bekjentgjøre
disco {n} (discotheque) :: [Bokmål] diskotek {n}; [Nynorsk] diskotek {n}
discography {n} (complete collection of the releases of a musical act) :: diskografi {m}
discoloration {n} (act of discolouring or state of being discolored) :: [Bokmål] misfarging {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] misfarging {f}
discombobulate {v} (to befuddle) :: [Bokmål] forvirre; [Nynorsk] forvirre
discomfiture {n} (a feeling of frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment) :: uro {n}
discomfort {n} (mental or bodily distress) :: [Bokmål] ubehag {n}; [Nynorsk] ubehag {n}
disconnect {n} (switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit) SEE: disconnector ::
disconnector {n} (switching device used to open an electric circuit) :: [Bokmål] skillebryter {m}; [Nynorsk] skiljebrytar {m}
discontent {n} (dissatisfaction) SEE: dissatisfaction ::
discontinued {adj} (no longer available) :: [Bokmål] utgående [no longer made but still on sale]
discontinuous {adj} (intermittent) :: [Bokmål] diskontinuerlig
discontinuous {adj} (in mathematics) :: [Bokmål] diskontinuerlig
discotheque {n} (nightclub) :: diskotek {n}
discount {n} (reduction in price) :: [Bokmål] rabatt {m}, moderasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] rabatt {m}, moderasjon {m}
discourse {n} (verbal exchange or conversation) :: [Bokmål] diskurs {m}; [Nynorsk] diskurs {m}
discover {v} (find something for the first time) :: [Bokmål] oppdage
discover {v} :: oppdage
discoverer {n} (one who discovers) :: [Bokmål] oppdager {m}
discretion {n} (the quality of being discreet or circumspect) :: diskresjon {m}
discrimination {n} (the act of making a distinction, noting differences between things) :: [Bokmål] diskriminering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] diskriminering {f}
discrimination {n} (distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage) :: [Bokmål] diskriminering {m} {f}, rasediskriminering {m} {f} [racial]; [Nynorsk] diskriminering {f}, rasediskriminering {f} [racial]
discriminatory {adj} (pertaining to discrimination) :: [Bokmål] diskriminerende
discus {n} (round plate-like object for throwing) :: [Bokmål] diskos {m}; [Nynorsk] diskos {m}
discuss {v} (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic) :: diskutere
discussion {n} (conversation or debate) :: diskusjon, debatt {m}
discus throw {n} (athletic event where a discus is thrown) :: [Bokmål] diskoskast {n}; [Nynorsk] diskoskast {n}
discus thrower {n} (athlete) :: [Bokmål] diskoskaster {m}; [Nynorsk] diskoskastar {m}
disdain {n} (feeling of contempt or scorn) :: [Bokmål] forakt {m}; [Nynorsk] forakt {f}
disdain {v} (to regard with strong contempt) :: forakte, kimse av
disease {n} (an abnormal condition of the body causing discomfort or dysfunction) :: [Bokmål] sykdom {m}, sjukdom {m}; [Nynorsk] sjukdom {m}
disembarkation {n} :: ilandstigning
disgrace {n} (state of being dishonored) :: [Bokmål] skam {m} {f}
disgrace {n} (that which brings dishonor) :: [Bokmål] skam {m} {f}
disgraceful {adj} (bringing or warranting disgrace) :: vanærende, skammelig, skjendig
disguise {n} (attire to hide/assume an identity) :: [Bokmål] forkledning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forkledning {f} {m}, forklednad {m}
disguise {v} (to change the appearance) :: forkle, maskere
disgust {v} (to cause an intense dislike for something) :: [Bokmål] gi avsky, gi vemmelse, få til å vemmes; [Nynorsk] gje avsky, få til å vemjast, få til å vemmast
disgust {n} (an intense dislike or repugnance) :: [Bokmål] avsky {m}, vemmelse {m}; [Nynorsk] avsky, vemjing {f}, vemming {f}
disgusting {adj} (repulsive, distasteful) :: motbydelig
dish {n} (vessel for holding/serving food) :: [Bokmål] tallerken {m}, asjett {m}
dishcloth {n} (for washing) :: [Bokmål] oppvaskklut {m}; [Nynorsk] oppvaskklut {m}
dishcloth {n} (for drying) :: [Bokmål] kjøkkenhåndkle {n}, kjøkkenhandkle {n}
dishonest {adj} (not honest) :: [Bokmål] uærlig; [Nynorsk] uærleg
dishonor {n} (dishonour) SEE: dishonour ::
dishonor {v} (dishonour) SEE: dishonour ::
dishonour {n} (shame or disgrace) :: skam {m}, vanære {m}
dishtowel {n} (a cloth or towel used to dry dishes) SEE: dishcloth ::
dishwasher {n} (machine) :: [Bokmål] oppvaskmaskin {m}; [Nynorsk] oppvaskmaskin {m}
dishwasher {n} (person) :: [Bokmål] oppvasker {m}, oppvaskhjelp {m} {f}
dishwashing {n} (dishwashing) SEE: washing-up ::
disillusion {v} (to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant) :: [Bokmål] desillusjonere; [Nynorsk] desillusjonere, desillusjonera
disillusioned {adj} (experiencing disillusionment) :: [Bokmål] desillusjonert; [Nynorsk] desillusjonert
disinfect {v} (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) :: desinfisere
disinfectant {n} (A substance which kills germs and/or viruses) :: [Bokmål] desinfeksjonsmiddel {n}; [Nynorsk] desinfeksjonsmiddel {n}
disinfection {n} (treatment) :: [Bokmål] desinfeksjon {m}, desinfisering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] desinfeksjon {m}, desinfisering {f}
disinformation {n} (intentionally false information) :: [Bokmål] desinformasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] desinformasjon {m}
disingenuous {adj} (not noble; unbecoming true honor) :: [Bokmål] uoppriktig, uærlig, falsk
disjunction {n} (logic) :: [Bokmål] disjunksjon {m}
disjunctive {n} (disjunction) SEE: disjunction ::
disk {n} (a thin, flat, circular plate) :: [Bokmål] skive {m} {f}
dislike {v} (not to like something) :: mislike
disloyal {adj} (without loyalty) :: [Bokmål] utro, illojal; [Nynorsk] illojal
disloyalty {n} (quality of being disloyal) :: [Bokmål] illojalitet {m}; [Nynorsk] illojalitet {m}
dismal {adj} (gloomy and bleak) :: stusslig
dismantle {v} (take apart) :: [Bokmål] demontere; [Nynorsk] demontere
dismissal {n} (deprivation of office) :: [Bokmål] oppsigelse {m}
disobedience {n} (refusal to obey) :: ulydighet
disobedient {adj} (not obedient) :: [Bokmål] ulydig; [Nynorsk] ulydig
disorder {n} (absence of order) :: [Bokmål] uorden {m}, rot {n}; [Nynorsk] uorden {m}, rot {n-p}
disorder {n} (physical or psychical malfunction) :: [Bokmål] forstyrrelse {m}, lidelse {m}
disparage {v} (to dishonor by a comparison) :: [Bokmål] ringeakte, rakke ned på, nedvurdere, forkleine
disparage {v} (to ridicule) :: [Bokmål] ringeakte, rakke ned på, diskreditere, latterliggjøre
disparaging {adj} (insulting) :: [Bokmål] nedsettende; [Nynorsk] nedsetjande
disparate {adj} (composed of inherently different elements) :: [Bokmål] uensartet
dispatch {v} (To send with promptness) :: (av)sende, ekspedere
dispatch {n} (dismissal) SEE: dismissal ::
dispensation {n} (relaxation of a law in a particular case) :: [Bokmål] dispensasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] dispensasjon {m}
dispenser {n} (object used to dispense other items) :: [Bokmål] dispenser {m}; [Nynorsk] dispenser {m}
dispersion {n} (optics: separation of visible light to its component frequencies) :: [Bokmål] dispersjon {m}; [Nynorsk] dispersjon {m}
dispirited {adj} (without spirit) SEE: despondent ::
displacement {n} (the quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a floating body, as by a ship) :: deplasement {n}; [Bokmål] deplasement {n}; [Nynorsk] deplasement {n}
displeased {adj} (not pleased or happy) :: [Bokmål] misfornøyd, misnøyd; [Nynorsk] misnøgd
disposal {n} (power to use something) :: [Bokmål] disposisjon {m}; [Nynorsk] disposisjon {m}
disposition {n} (tendency or inclination) :: [Bokmål] disposisjon {m}; [Nynorsk] disposisjon {m}
disproportionate {adj} (not proportionate) :: [Bokmål] uforholdsmessig; [Nynorsk] uforholdsmessig
disproportionate {adj} (out of proportion) :: [Bokmål] uforholdsmessig; [Nynorsk] uforholdsmessig
disproportionately {adv} (in a disproportionate manner) :: [Bokmål] uforholdsmessig; [Nynorsk] uforholdsmessig
dispute {n} (argument, failure to agree) :: uenighet, disputt {m}
dispute {n} (verbal controversy) :: disputt {m}
dispute {v} (to argue pro and con; to discuss) :: diskutere
dispute {v} (to oppose by argument or assertion, to controvert) :: argumentere
disputed {adj} (argued) :: [Bokmål] omstridt, omstridd; [Nynorsk] omstridd
disregard {v} (to ignore) :: [Bokmål] avfeie, se bort fra; [Nynorsk] avfeie, sjå bort frå
disrespect {n} (lack of respect) :: dissing {f} [colloquial], ringeakt {m}
disrespect {v} (to show a lack of respect) :: disse [colloquial], ringeakte
disrespectful {adj} (lacking respect) :: [Bokmål] respektløs, uærbødig; [Nynorsk] respektlaus, uærbødig
disruptive {adj} (causing disrupt or unrest) :: splittende, nedbrytende
dissatisfaction {n} (unhappiness or discontent) :: utilfredshet, misnøye; [Nynorsk] misnøye
dissatisfactory {adj} (causing dissatisfaction) SEE: unsatisfactory ::
dissatisfied {adj} (not satisfied (with the quality of something)) :: [Bokmål] misfornøyd, misnøyd; [Nynorsk] misnøgd
dissection {n} (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) :: [Bokmål] disseksjon {m}; [Nynorsk] disseksjon {m}
dissident {n} (person who opposes the current political structure, group or laws) :: [Bokmål] dissident {m}; [Nynorsk] dissident {m}
dissimilar {adj} (not similar) :: [Bokmål] ulik
dissimulate {v} (to deceive by concealment or omission) :: fortie
dissimulation {n} (the act of concealing the truth) :: [Bokmål] forstillelse {m}
dissuade {v} (convince not to try or do) :: [Bokmål] avskrekke
distance {n} (amount of space between two points) :: [Bokmål] avstand {m}
distil {v} (to subject a substance to distillation) :: [Bokmål] destillere; [Nynorsk] destillere
distil {v} (to undergo distillation) :: [Bokmål] destilleres; [Nynorsk] destilleras
distil {v} (to make by means of distillation) :: [Bokmål] destillere; [Nynorsk] destillere
distill {v} (subject to distillation) SEE: distil ::
distill {v} (undergo distillation) SEE: distil ::
distill {v} (make by distillation) SEE: distil ::
distill {v} (exude in small drops) SEE: distil ::
distill {v} (trickle down in small drops) SEE: distil ::
distillation {n} (separation of a substance) :: destillasjon {m}
distinct {adj} (very clear) :: [Bokmål] distinkt; [Nynorsk] distinkt
distinct {adj} (different from one another) :: [Bokmål] distinkt; [Nynorsk] distinkt
distinct {adj} (noticeably different) :: [Bokmål] distinkt; [Nynorsk] distinkt
distinction {n} (that which distinguishes) :: distinksjon {m}
distinction {n} (the state of being distinguishable) :: forskjell {m}
distinctive {adj} (distinguishing) :: [Bokmål] særpreget
distinctive {adj} (characteristic) :: [Bokmål] særpreget
distinguished {adj} (having a dignified appearance or demeanor) :: [Bokmål] fornem
distort {v} (to bring something out of shape) :: forvrenge, fordreie
distort {v} (to give false account of) :: forvrenge
distract {v} (To divert the attention of) :: distrahere
distress {n} ((cause of) discomfort) :: ubehag
distress {n} (serious danger) :: nødsituasjon
distress signal {n} (emergency signal) :: [Bokmål] nødsignal {n}; [Nynorsk] nødsignal {n}, naudsignal {n}
distribution {n} (act of distribution or being distributed) :: [Bokmål] distribusjon {m}; [Nynorsk] distribusjon {m}
distribution {n} (process by which goods get to final consumers) :: [Bokmål] distribusjon {m}; [Nynorsk] distribusjon {m}
distributor {n} (one who distributes, a thing that distributes) :: distributør {m}
district {n} (administrative division) :: [Bokmål] distrikt {n}; [Nynorsk] distrikt {n}
district heating {n} (system) :: [Bokmål] fjernvarme {m}; [Nynorsk] fjernvarme {m}
disturb {v} (confuse or irritate) :: forstyrre
disturbance {n} (act of disturbing, being disturbed) :: [Bokmål] forstyrrelse {m}
disturbance {n} (something that disturbs) :: [Bokmål] forstyrrelse {m}
disused {adj} (no longer in use) :: [Bokmål] nedlagt
ditch {n} (trench) :: grøft, dike
ditch {v} (to play hookey) :: skulke
dithyramb {n} (a choral hymn sung in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus) :: dityrambe {m}
dithyramb {n} (a poem or oration in the same style) :: [Bokmål] høystemt lovsang; [Nynorsk] høgstemt(d) lovsong
ditto {adv} (likewise) SEE: likewise ::
dive {v} (to swim under water) :: [Bokmål] dykke; [Nynorsk] dykka
dive {v} (imitate a foul) :: [Bokmål] filme
dive {n} (deliberate fall after a challenge) :: [Bokmål] filming, simulering
diver {n} (someone who dives) :: [Bokmål] stuper {m} [in sport], dykker {m} [underwater]
diver {n} (someone who works underwater) :: [Bokmål] dykker {m}
diver {n} (the loon (bird)) SEE: loon ::
diversion {n} (act of diverting) :: [Bokmål] avledning {m} {f}
diversion {n} (A detour, such as during road construction) :: [Bokmål] omkjøring {m} {f}
divest {v} (undress) SEE: undress ::
divide {v} (calculate quotient) :: dele, delt på, dividere
divide {n} (thing that divides) :: [Bokmål] skille {n}
divide {n} (distancing) :: [Bokmål] skille {n}
dividend {n} (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) :: [Bokmål] utbytte {n}; [Nynorsk] utbytte {n}, utbyte {n}
dividing line {n} (boundary between areas) :: [Bokmål] skillelinje {m} {f}, skille {n}; [Nynorsk] skiljeline {f}, skiljelinje {f}
dividing line {n} (imaginary line marking difference) :: [Bokmål] skillelinje {m} {f}, skille {n}; [Nynorsk] skiljeline {f}, skiljelinje {f}
divine {n} (a deity) SEE: deity ::
divine {adj} (of or pertaining to a god) :: [Bokmål] guddommelig; [Nynorsk] guddommeleg, guddomleg
divine {adj} (eternal, holy or otherwise godlike) :: [Bokmål] guddommelig
divine {adj} (of superhuman or surpassing excellence) :: [Bokmål] guddommelig, vidunderlig
divine {adj} (beautiful, heavenly) :: [Bokmål] guddommelig, himmelsk, vidunderlig
diving {n} (sport of jumping head first into water) :: [Bokmål] stuping {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] stuping {f}
diving board {n} (springboard) SEE: springboard ::
diving mask {n} (mask worn while diving) :: [Bokmål] dykkermaske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dukkarmaske {f}, dykkarmaske {f}
diving suit {n} (garment or apparatus worn by a diver for protection from the underwater environment) :: [Bokmål] dykkerdrakt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dykkardrakt {f}, dukkardrakt {f}
divinity {n} (deity) SEE: deity ::
divinity {n} (godhood, state of being God or a god) :: [Bokmål] guddom {m}; [Nynorsk] guddom {m}
divisim {adv} (formal: separately) SEE: separately ::
division {n} (act or process of dividing anything) :: [Bokmål] divisjon {m}, inndeling {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] divisjon {m}, inndeling {f}
division {n} (each of the parts resulting from division) :: [Bokmål] inndeling {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] inndeling {f}
division {n} (arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another) :: [Bokmål] divisjon {m}; [Nynorsk] divisjon {m}
division {n} (arithmetic: calculation involving this process) :: [Bokmål] divisjon {m}; [Nynorsk] divisjon {m}
division {n} (large military unit) :: [Bokmål] divisjon {m}; [Nynorsk] divisjon {m}
division {n} (section of a large company) :: [Bokmål] divisjon {m}; [Nynorsk] divisjon {m}
division sign {n} (Symbol) :: [Bokmål] divisjonstegn {n}; [Nynorsk] divisjonsteikn {n}
divisor {n} (arithmetic: a number or expression) :: divisor
divorce {n} (legal dissolution of a marriage) :: [Bokmål] skilsmisse {m}; [Nynorsk] skilsmisse {f}
divorced {adj} (legally dissolved) :: [Bokmål] fraskilt
divvy up {v} (divide) SEE: divide ::
dizziness {n} (state of being dizzy) :: [Bokmål] svimmelhet {m} {f}
dizzyness {n} (dizziness) SEE: dizziness ::
Djibouti {prop} (Republic of Djibouti) :: Djibouti
Djiboutian {n} (person) :: [Bokmål] djiboutier {m}; [Nynorsk] djiboutiar {m}
Djiboutian {adj} (pertaining to Djibouti) :: [Bokmål] djiboutisk; [Nynorsk] djiboutisk
do {v} (perform, execute) :: [Bokmål] gjøre, utføre; [Nynorsk] gjere, utføre
do {v} (work, suffice) :: holde, holde for
do {v} (be reasonable or acceptable) :: gå an, holde
do {v} (have as one's job) :: [Bokmål] gjøre, drive med
do {v} (cook) :: [Bokmål] lage
do {v} (be in jail) :: sitte inne, sone
do {v} (slang: have sex with) :: [Bokmål] ta
do {v} (take drugs) :: [Bokmål] gå på
do {v} (have a purpose) :: [Bokmål] gjøre
dobra {n} (official currency of São Tomé and Príncipe) :: dobra
do business {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate ::
docent {n} (teacher or lecturer in university) :: [Bokmål] dosent {m}; [Nynorsk] dosent {m}
dock {v} (to cut off a section of an animal's tail) :: kupere
dock {n} (fixed structure to which a vessel is secured) :: [Bokmål] brygge {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] brygge {f}, bryggje {f}
docking {n} (securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables) :: [Bokmål] [for maintenance] dokking {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] [for maintenance] dokking {f}
doctor {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian ::
doctor {n} (medical doctor) SEE: physician ::
doctorate {n} (highest degree awarded by a university faculty) :: [Bokmål] doktorgrad {m}, doktortittel {m}; [Nynorsk] doktorgrad {m} {f}, doktortittel {m}
doctor's certificate {n} (medical certificate) SEE: medical certificate ::
doctrine {n} (belief) :: [Bokmål] doktrine {m}, læresetning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] doktrine {m}, læresetning {f}
doctrine {n} (body of beliefs or teachings) :: [Bokmål] doktrine {m}, læresetning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] doktrine {m}, læresetning {f}
docudrama {n} (drama that combines elements of documentary and drama) :: dokudrama
document {n} (original or official paper) :: [Bokmål] dokument {n}
documentary {n} (programme or publication of fact) :: [Bokmål] dokumentar {m}, dokumentarprogram {n}; [Nynorsk] dokumentar {m}, dokumentarprogram {n}
documentary {n} (documentary film) :: [Bokmål] dokumentar {m}, dokumentarfilm {m}; [Nynorsk] dokumentar {m}, dokumentarfilm {m}
documentation {n} (something transposed from a thought to a document) :: [Bokmål] dokumentasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] dokumentasjon {m}
documentation {n} (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) :: [Bokmål] dokumentasjon
dodecahedron {n} (a polyhedron with 12 faces) :: dodekaeder {n}
Dodecanese {prop} (an island chain consisting of twelve main islands) :: [Bokmål] Dodekanesene; [Nynorsk] Dodekanesane
dodge {v} (photography: to decrease the exposure for certain areas of a print) :: [Bokmål] avskygge
dodgeball {n} (a sport) :: kanonball {m}
dodo {n} (Raphus cucullatus) :: dodo {m} [Bokmål], dronte {m} [Nynorsk]
doe {n} (female deer) :: [Bokmål] hind {m} {f}
doe {n} (female fallow deer) :: [Bokmål] hind {m} {f} [dåhind], kolle {m} {f}
doe {n} (female roe deer) :: [Bokmål] {m} {f}
does anyone here speak English {phrase} (does anyone here speak English?) :: er det nokon her, som snakker engelsk?
dog {n} (metal support for logs) SEE: andiron ::
dog {n} (animal) :: hund {m}, bikkje {f}
Doggerland {prop} :: Agderia
doghouse {n} (kennel) SEE: kennel ::
doghouse bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass ::
dogma {n} (authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion) :: [Bokmål] dogme {n}, læresetning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dogme {n}, læresetning {f}
dogma {n} (doctrine) :: [Bokmål] dogme {n}, læresetning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dogme {n}, læresetning {f}
dog meat {n} (dog eaten as meat) :: [Bokmål] hundekjøtt {n}; [Nynorsk] hundekjøt {n}, hundekjøtt {n}
dog shit {n} (deceitful statements, etc) SEE: bullshit ::
dog's life {n} (miserable life) :: [Bokmål] hundeliv {n}; [Nynorsk] hundeliv {n}
Dog Star {prop} (Sirius) SEE: Sirius ::
dog team {n} (team of dogs) :: [Bokmål] hundespann {n}; [Nynorsk] hundespann {n}
dogwatch {n} (nautical: short watch) :: hundevakt {m}
doldrum {adj} (boring, uninteresting) SEE: boring ::
doline {n} (any sinkhole) SEE: sinkhole ::
doll {n} (a toy in the form of a human) :: [Bokmål] dukke {m} {f}, dokke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dokke {f}
dollar {n} (designation for specific currency) :: dollar {m}
dollar bill {n} (dollar bill) :: [Bokmål] dollarseddel {m}
dolly {n} (doll) SEE: doll ::
dolomite {n} (mineral) :: [Bokmål] dolomitt {m}; [Nynorsk] dolomitt {m}
dolphin {n} (aquatic mammal) :: [Bokmål] delfin {m}; [Nynorsk] delfin {m}
dolphin {n} (maritime structure) :: dikkedal
dolphinarium {n} :: [Bokmål] delfinarium {n}; [Nynorsk] delfinarium {n}
domain {n} (geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization) :: [Bokmål] domene {n}; [Nynorsk] domene {n}
domain {n} (a field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise) :: [Bokmål] domene {n}; [Nynorsk] domene {n}
domain {n} ((mathematics) the set on which a function is defined) :: definisjonsområde {n}; [Bokmål] definisjonsmengde {m}; [Nynorsk] definisjonsmengd {f}, definisjonsmengde {f}
domain {n} ((taxonomy) highest-level grouping of organisms) :: [Bokmål] domene {n}; [Nynorsk] domene {n}
dome {n} (architectural element) :: kuppel {m}
Dome of the Rock {prop} (shrine in Jerusalem) :: Klippedomen
domestic {adj} (of or relating to the home) :: huslig, hjemlig
domestic {adj} (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) :: huslig {m}
domestic {adj} ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) :: husdyr {f}
domestic {adj} (internal to a specific country) :: [Bokmål] innenlandsk; [Nynorsk] innanlandsk
domestic {n} (house servant; a maid) :: tjenestejente {n}, pike {m} [formally], tyende {f} [slang]
domesticate {v} ((transitive) to adapt to live with humans) :: [Bokmål] domestisere; [Nynorsk] domestisere
domesticate {v} ((intransitive) to adapt to live with humans) :: [Bokmål] domestisere; [Nynorsk] domestisere
domiciled {adj} (living etc. in a certain place) :: [Bokmål] hjemmehørende
domination {n} (act of dominating) :: [Bokmål] herredømme {n}; [Nynorsk] herredøme {n}, herredømme {n}
Dominica {prop} (Commonwealth of Dominica) :: Dominica
Dominican {n} (person from Dominican Republic) :: [Bokmål] dominikaner {m}; [Nynorsk] dominikan {m}, dominikanar {m}
Dominican {n} (person from Dominica) :: [Bokmål] dominiker {m}; [Nynorsk] dominikar {m}
Dominican {n} (member of religious order) :: [Bokmål] dominikaner {m}; [Nynorsk] dominikan {m}, dominikanar {m}
Dominican {adj} (from the Dominican Republic) :: [Bokmål] dominikansk; [Nynorsk] dominikansk
Dominican {adj} (from Dominica) :: [Bokmål] dominikisk; [Nynorsk] dominikisk
Dominican {adj} (of or belonging to the religious order) :: [Bokmål] dominikansk; [Nynorsk] dominikansk
Dominican Republic {prop} (country in the Caribbean) :: Den dominikanske republikk
dominion {n} (a kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) :: [Bokmål] dominion {m}; [Nynorsk] dominion {m}
domino {n} (block used in dominoes) :: [Bokmål] dominobrikke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dominobrikke {f}
domino {n} (masquerade costume) :: [Bokmål] domino {m}; [Nynorsk] domino {m}
dominoes {n} (game) :: [Bokmål] domino {m}; [Nynorsk] domino {m}
don {n} (mafia boss) :: mafiatopp {m}
don {v} (put on clothes) :: ta på; [Bokmål] ta på seg, bære [helmet, hat, mask etc.]
Donald Duck {prop} (Disney character) :: Donald Duck {m}
Donald Duck {prop} (asteroid) :: [Bokmål] Donald Duck
Donaldism {n} (Disney fan culture) :: Donaldisme
donation {n} (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) :: [Bokmål] donasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] donasjon {m}
donator {n} (one who donates) :: [Bokmål] donator {m}; [Nynorsk] donator {m}
Donetsk People's Republic {prop} (secessionist state) :: Folkerepublikken Donetsk
donjon {n} (fortified tower) SEE: keep ::
donkey {n} (a domestic animal, see also: ass) :: esel {n}
don't count your chickens before they're hatched {proverb} (don't count on things if you don't have them yet) :: ikke selg skinnet før bjørnen er skutt
don't mention it {phrase} (it is too trivial to warrant thanks) :: ingenting å takke for, ingen årsak
donut {n} (deep-fried piece of dough) SEE: doughnut ::
doodad {n} (thingy) SEE: thingy ::
doodah {n} (thingy) SEE: thingy ::
doodle {v} (to draw or scribble aimlessly) :: drodle
doofer {n} (remote control for a television) SEE: remote control ::
doofer {n} (object the name of which the speaker or writer cannot remember or does not know) SEE: thingy ::
doom {n} (Last Judgment) SEE: Last Judgment ::
doomsayer {n} (one who predicts doom) :: [Bokmål] dommedagsprofet {m}; [Nynorsk] dommedagsprofet {m}
doomsday {n} (day when God is expected to judge the world) :: [Bokmål] dommedag {m}; [Nynorsk] dommedag {m}, domedag {m}
doomsday {n} (any day of decisive judgement) :: [Bokmål] dommedag {m}; [Nynorsk] dommedag {m}, domedag {m}
door {n} (portal of entry into a building, room or vehicle) :: dør {m}
doorbell {n} (device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence) :: [Bokmål] dørklokke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dørklokke {f}
door closer {n} (device) :: [Bokmål] dørlukker {m}
door handle {n} (mechanism used to open or close a door) :: [Bokmål] dørhåndtak {n}
doorhandle {n} (door handle) SEE: door handle ::
doorkeeper {n} (person in charge of an entryway) :: portner {m}
doorknob {n} (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door) :: [Bokmål] dørhåndtak, dørvrider {m}
doorknocker {n} (door knocker) :: dørklinke {m}
doormat {n} (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) :: [Bokmål] dørmatte {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dørmatte {f}
doormat {n} (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) :: [Bokmål] dørmatte {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dørmatte {f}
doorway {n} (passage of a door) :: [Bokmål] døråpning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] døropning {f}
do over {v} (to beat up) SEE: beat up ::
dopamine {n} (the neurotransmitter) :: [Bokmål] dopamin {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] dopamin {m} {n}
dope {v} (slang: affect with drugs) :: [Bokmål] dope
dope {v} (electronics: add a dopant to) :: [Bokmål] dope
dope {v} (slang: use drugs) :: [Bokmål] dope
dope fiend {n} (drug addict) SEE: drug addict ::
doppelganger {n} (ghostly double of a living person) :: dobbeltgjenger {m}
doppelganger {n} (remarkably similar double) :: dobbeltgjenger {m}
Dorcas {prop} (biblical woman) :: Dorkas
Doric {prop} (Greek dialect) :: Dorisk {m}
dork {n} (a quirky, silly, and/or stupid socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends) :: dust {m}
dormant {adj} (inactive, asleep, suspended) :: [Bokmål] sovende
dormer {n} (roofed projection) :: [Bokmål] ark {m}, kvist {m}; [Nynorsk] ark {f}, kvist {m}
dormouse {n} (rodent) :: syvsover, sovemus
dormouse {n} (A person who sleeps a great deal) :: [Bokmål] syvsover {m}, sjusover {m}; [Nynorsk] sjusovar {m}
dorsal fin {n} (fin on a marine animal's back) :: [Bokmål] ryggfinne {m}; [Nynorsk] ryggfinne {m}
dose {n} (measured portion of medicine) :: [Bokmål] dose {m}; [Nynorsk] dose {m}
dose {n} (quantity of an agent administered at any one time) :: [Bokmål] dose {m}; [Nynorsk] dose {m}
dot {n} (small spot or mark) :: [Bokmål] punkt {n}
do the dishes {v} (to wash up dishes) :: vaske opp
do the math {v} (to figure it out yourself) :: [Bokmål] legge sammen to og to
double barrel vault {n} (structure created by intersection of vaults) SEE: groin vault ::
double bass {n} (largest instrument of violin family) :: [Bokmål] kontrabass {m}; [Nynorsk] kontrabass {m}
double bed {n} (a bed designed for two adults) :: [Bokmål] dobbeltseng {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dobbeltseng {f}
double chin {n} (a layer of fat under the chin) :: [Bokmål] dobbelthake {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dobbelhake {f}, dobbelthake {f}
double double {n} (basketball term) :: [Bokmål] dobbel-dobbel {m}
double-edged {adj} (a blade that is sharp on both edges) :: [Bokmål] tveegget
double entendre {n} (phrase with two meanings) :: [Bokmål] tvetydighet {m} {f}, dobbelttydighet {m} {f}
double fault {n} (missing of both the first serve and second serve) :: [Bokmål] dobbeltfeil {m}
double life {n} (existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from a person's family, friends, and work colleagues) :: [Bokmål] dobbeltliv {n}; [Nynorsk] dobbeltliv {n}
double scull {n} (narrow rowing boat for two rowers) :: [Bokmål] dobbeltsculler {m}; [Nynorsk] dobbelsculler {m}, dobbeltsculler {m}
double-sided {adj} (using or able to be used on both sides) :: [Bokmål] dobbeltsidig; [Nynorsk] dobbeltsidig
double standard {n} (the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard) :: dobbeltmoral {m}, hykleri {n}
double track {n} (two parallel tracks) :: [Bokmål] dobbeltspor {n}; [Nynorsk] dobbeltspor {n}
doubloon {n} (former Spanish gold coin) :: dublon {m}
doubt {v} (to lack confidence in) :: [Bokmål] tvile; [Nynorsk] tvila
doubt {n} (disbelief or uncertainty (about something)) :: tvil {m}
doubtful {adj} (experiencing or showing doubt) :: [Bokmål] tvilende; [Nynorsk] tvilande
dough {n} (mix of flour and other ingredients) :: [Bokmål] deig {m}
doughnut {n} (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) :: [Bokmål] smultring {m}, berlinerbolle {m} [with filling]; [Nynorsk] smultring {m}, berlinerbolle {m} [with filling]
dove {n} (bird of the family Columbidae) :: [Bokmål] due {f} {m}; [Nynorsk] due {f}, dua {f} [variant form]
Dover {prop} (port in Kent, England) :: Dover
down {adv} (from a high to a low position, downwards) :: ned
down {adv} (in a lower position) :: nede
down {adv} (in crosswords) :: [Bokmål] loddrett; [Nynorsk] loddrett
down {n} (soft, immature feathers) :: [Bokmål] dun {m} {f} {n}; [Nynorsk] dun {f} {n}
down {n} (the pubescence of plants) :: [Bokmål] dun {m} {f} {n}; [Nynorsk] dun {f} {n}
downcast {adj} (feeling despondent) :: nedtrykt
downhill {adj} (easy) SEE: easy ::
downhill {adj} (located down a slope) :: i en skråning
downhill {adj} (going down a slope) :: kjøre utfor
downhill {n} (discipline of alpine skiing) :: utfor {m}
downing {n} (defeat) SEE: defeat ::
download {n} (file transfer to the local computer) :: nedlastning
download {v} (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) :: laste ned, nedlaste; [Nynorsk] lasta ned, nedlasta
downpipe {n} (drainpipe connecting a roof-line gutter with the ground) :: [Bokmål] nedløpsrør {n}
downpour {n} (heavy rain) :: [Bokmål] regnskyll {n}, øsregn {n}
downspout {n} (vertical pipe or conduit) :: [Bokmål] nedløpsrør {n}
downtime {n} (amount of time lost) :: [Bokmål] nedetid {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] nedetid {f}
downtrodden {adj} (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) :: undertrykket
downtrodden {adj} (trodden down) :: nedtråkket
down with {interj} (away with) :: ned med
down with {interj} (expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against) :: ned med
dowry {n} (property or payment given at time of marriage) :: [Bokmål] medgift {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] medgift {f}
doxology {n} (expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn) :: [Bokmål] doksologi {m}; [Nynorsk] doksologi {m}
do you believe in God {phrase} (do you believe in God?) :: [Bokmål] tror du på Gud?; [Nynorsk] trur du på Gud?
do you have a boyfriend {phrase} (do you have a boyfriend?) :: [Bokmål] har du en kjæreste?
do you have a menu in English {phrase} (phrase) :: har du en meny på engelsk?
do you need help {phrase} (Do you need help?) :: [Bokmål] trenger du hjelp?
do you speak English {phrase} (do you speak English? (English specifically)) :: snakker du engelsk?
do you speak English {phrase} (do you speak...? (fill with the name of the current foreign language)) :: snakker du norsk?
dozen {n} (twelve) :: [Bokmål] dusin {n}, tylft {f}; [Nynorsk] dusin {n}, tylft {f}
Draco {prop} (constellation) :: [Bokmål] Dragen; [Nynorsk] Draken
draft {n} (current of air coming in) :: trekk {m}
draft {n} (amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow) :: slurk {m}
draft {n} (depth of water needed to float ship) :: dypgang
draft {n} (early version of a written work) :: skisse {c}, kladd {m}; [Bokmål] utkast {n}; [Nynorsk] utkast {n}
draft {n} (preliminary sketch or outline) :: skisse {c}
draft {n} (conscription) :: verneplikt {m}, tvungen militærtjeneste {m}
draft {v} (to write a first version) :: skissere, kladde
draft {v} (to conscript a person) :: utskrive
drafting table {n} (drafting table) SEE: drawing board ::
drag {n} (street) SEE: street ::
drag {n} (puff on cigarette) :: [Bokmål] drag {n}, blås {m}
drag {n} (slang: women’s clothing worn by men) :: [Bokmål] drag
dragger {n} (nautical: trawler) SEE: trawler ::
dragnet {n} (net dragged across the bottom) :: [Bokmål] not {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] not {f}
dragon {n} (mythical creature) :: [Bokmål] drage {m}, drake {m}; [Nynorsk] drake {m}
dragon {n} (lizard of the genus Draco) SEE: Draco ::
dragon {n} (constellation Draco) SEE: Draco ::
dragonfly {n} (insect of the infraorder Anisoptera) :: [Bokmål] øyenstikker {m}, øyestikker {m}; [Nynorsk] augestikkar {m}, augnestikkar {m}
dragoon {n} (horse soldier) :: [Bokmål] dragon {m}; [Nynorsk] dragon {m}
drain {n} (conduit for liquids) :: [Bokmål] avløp {n}, sluk {n}; [Nynorsk] avlaup {n}, avløp {n}
drain {n} (conduit for rainwater) :: [Bokmål] kum {m}
drain {v} (to lose liquid) :: [Bokmål] tømmes, renne av
drainage {n} (removal of fluid) :: [Bokmål] drenering {m} {f}
drainage basin {n} (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) :: [Bokmål] nedbørfelt {n}; [Nynorsk] nedbørfelt {n}
drainage pipe {n} (conduit for removal of water) :: [Bokmål] dreneringsrør {n}; [Nynorsk] dreneringsrøyr {n}
drainage system {n} (pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin) :: [Bokmål] vassdrag; [Nynorsk] vassdrag
drake {n} (male duck) :: [Bokmål] andrik {m}, andestegg {m}, hannand {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] andrik {m}, andestegg {m}, andstegg {m}, hannand {f}
drama {n} (composition) :: [Bokmål] drama {n}; [Nynorsk] drama {n}
drama {n} (brought through the media) :: [Bokmål] drama {n}; [Nynorsk] drama {n}
drama {n} (theatrical plays) :: [Bokmål] drama {n}, dramatikk {m}; [Nynorsk] drama {n}, dramatikk {m}
drama {n} (dramatic situation) :: [Bokmål] drama {n}, dramatikk {m}; [Nynorsk] drama {n}, dramatikk {m}
dramatic present {n} (tense) SEE: historical present ::
dramatist {n} (playwright) SEE: playwright ::
dramaturgic {adj} (of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage) :: dramaturgisk
dramaturgical {adj} (dramaturgic) SEE: dramaturgic ::
dramaturgy {n} (art of dramaturgic composition) :: [Bokmål] dramaturgi {m}; [Nynorsk] dramaturgi {m}
drape {n} (curtain, drapery) SEE: curtain ::
draughts {n} (game for two players) :: [Bokmål] dam {m}; [Nynorsk] dam {m}
draw {v} (to produce a picture) :: [Bokmål] tegne; [Nynorsk] teikne
draw {n} (tie as a result of a game) :: uavgjort
draw {n} (procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined) :: loddtrekning {f}
draw {v} (to cause) SEE: cause ::
draw {v} (to inhale) SEE: inhale ::
drawback {n} (a disadvantage) :: [Bokmål] ulempe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ulempe {f}
drawer {n} (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing) :: [Bokmål] skuff {m}, skuffe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] skuff {m}, skuffe {f}
drawers {n} (plural of drawer) SEE: drawer ::
drawing {n} (picture, likeness, diagram or representation) :: [Bokmål] tegning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] teikning {f}
drawing {n} (act of producing a picture) :: [Bokmål] tegning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] teikning {f}
drawing {n} (graphic art form) :: [Bokmål] tegning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] teikning {f}
drawing board {n} (plane surface or table to which paper can be fastened for drawing purposes) :: [Bokmål] tegnebord {n}; [Nynorsk] teiknebord {n}, teiknebrett {n}
draw out {v} (to make something last for more time than is necessary) :: [Bokmål] hale ut; [Nynorsk] hale ut
draw up {v} (to compose a document) :: sette opp
draw up {v} (to arrange in order or formation) :: stille opp
dream {n} (imaginary events seen while sleeping) :: [Bokmål] drøm {m}; [Nynorsk] draum {m}
dream {n} (hope or wish) :: [Bokmål] drøm {m}; [Nynorsk] draum {m}
dream {v} (see imaginary events while sleeping) :: drømme; [Nynorsk] drøyma
dream {v} (daydream) SEE: daydream ::
dreamcatcher {n} (decorative Native American object) :: [Bokmål] drømmefanger {m}
dreamer {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird ::
dream house {n} (ideal house) :: [Bokmål] drømmehus {n}
dreamland {n} (imaginary world experienced while dreaming) :: [Bokmål] drømmeland {n}
dreamland {n} (imagined world that is ideal yet unrealistic) :: [Bokmål] drømmeland {n}
dreamworld {n} (an imaginary world) :: [Bokmål] drømmeverden {m}; [Nynorsk] draumeverd {f}, draumverd {f}
dreary {adj} (drab) :: dyster
dredge {n} (dragnet) SEE: dragnet ::
dredger {n} (A vessel) :: mudderpram {m}
dreggy {adj} (muddy) SEE: muddy ::
drenched {adj} (completely wet; sodden) :: [Bokmål] gjennomvåt, søkkvåt; [Nynorsk] gjennomvåt, søkkvåt
Dresden {prop} (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) :: [Bokmål] Dresden {n}; [Nynorsk] Dresden {n}
dress {v} (to clothe (something or somebody)) :: kle
dress {v} (to clothe oneself) :: kle på seg
dress {n} (item of clothing worn by a woman) :: [Bokmål] kjole {m}; [Nynorsk] kjole {m}
dress {n} (apparel) :: klær {p}, påkledning {m}; [Bokmål] antrekk {n}; [Nynorsk] antrekk {n}
dressed up {adj} (wearing a costume) :: [Bokmål] utkledd; [Nynorsk] utkledd
dresser {n} (bedroom furniture) :: [Bokmål] kommode
dressing case {n} (luggage bag) :: toalettmappe {m}
dressing-down {n} (reprimand) SEE: reprimand ::
dressing gown {n} (item of clothing) :: [Bokmål] morgenkåpe {m} {f}, slåbrok {m}; [Nynorsk] morgonkåpe {f}
dressing room {n} :: [Bokmål] garderobe {m}; [Nynorsk] garderobe {m}
dress rehearsal {n} (rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume) :: generalprøve {m} {f}
dried {adj} (without water or moisture) :: [Bokmål] tørket
dried fruit {n} (small fruit that have been preserved by drying) :: tørket frukt
drift {n} (shallow place in a river) SEE: ford ::
drift {v} (to move haphazardly without any destination) :: daffe
drift {v} (to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel) :: [Bokmål] vandre
drill {v} (to make a hole) :: bore
drill {v} (to practice) :: drille
drill {v} (to repeat in order to make remember) :: terpe
drill {v} (to investigate closer) :: dypdykke
drill {n} (tool) :: bor {n}
drill {n} (activity done as an exercise or practice) :: drill {m}
drilling {n} (act of drilling) :: [Bokmål] boring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] boring {f}
drilling rig {n} (rig for drilling (oil etc.) wells) :: [Bokmål] borerigg {m}; [Nynorsk] borerigg {m}
drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth) :: drikke
drink {v} (consume alcoholic beverages) :: drikke
drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth) :: drikke
drink {v} (consume alcoholic beverages) :: drikke
drinkable {adj} (safe to drink) :: [Bokmål] drikkelig, drikkbar; [Nynorsk] drikkbar
drinkable {adj} (of good or satisfactory quality) :: [Bokmål] drikkelig, drikkbar; [Nynorsk] drikkbar
drink-driving {n} (drink-driving) SEE: drunk driving ::
drinking {n} (act or session by which drink is consumed) :: drikking
drinking horn {n} (drinking vessel fashioned from an animal's horn) :: [Bokmål] drikkehorn {n}; [Nynorsk] drikkehorn {n}
drinking song {n} (song which celebrates or accompanies drinking alcohol) :: drikkevise
drinking straw {n} (a long plastic or paper tube through which a drink is drunk) :: [Bokmål] sugerør {n}; [Nynorsk] sugerøyr {n} {f}
drinking water {n} (water for humans) :: [Bokmål] drikkevann {n}; [Nynorsk] drikkevatn {n}
drip {v} (to fall one drop at a time) :: dryppe
drip {v} (to leak slowly) :: sive
drip {v} (to let fall in drops) :: dryppe
drip {n} (a drop of a liquid) :: dråpe {m}
drip {n} (an apparatus that slowly releases a liquid) :: drypp {n}
drivable {adj} (capable of being driven (vehicle)) :: [Bokmål] kjørbar
drive {n} (trip made in a motor vehicle) :: [Bokmål] kjøretur {m}
drive {v} (operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle)) :: drive; [Bokmål] kjøre; [Nynorsk] køyra, køyre
driveable {adj} (drivable) SEE: drivable ::
driver {n} (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus) :: [Bokmål] fører {m}; [Nynorsk] førar {m}
driver {n} (program acting as interface between an application and hardware) :: [Bokmål] driver {m}, driverfil {m} {f}
driverless {adj} (without a driver) :: [Bokmål] førerløs
driver's licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license ::
driver's license {n} (documenting permitting a person to drive) :: [Bokmål] førerkort {n}; [Nynorsk] førarkort {n}
driveshaft {n} (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) :: [Bokmål] drivaksel {m}; [Nynorsk] drivaksel {m}, drivaksling {m}
driveway {n} (short private road that leads to a house or garage) :: [Bokmål] oppkjørsel {m} {f}
driving force {n} (driving force) :: ildsjel {m} {f}; [Bokmål] pådriver {m}
driving licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license ::
driving under the influence {n} (drunk driving) SEE: drunk driving ::
drizzle {n} (light rain) :: [Bokmål] yr {n}, småregn {n}, duskregn {n}; [Nynorsk] yr {n}, småregn {n}, duskregn {n}
drizzle {n} ((physics, weather) numerous small and uniformly dispersed water drops) :: [Bokmål] yr {n}; [Nynorsk] yr {n}
DRM {n} :: [Bokmål] DRA {m}, DRM {m}
dromedary {n} (single-humped camel) :: [Bokmål] dromedar {m}; [Nynorsk] dromedar {m}
drone {n} (male bee) :: [Bokmål] drone {m}; [Nynorsk] drone {m}
drone {n} (unmanned aircraft) :: [Bokmål] drone {m}, dronefly {n}; [Nynorsk] drone {m}, dronefly {n}
drool {v} (secrete saliva) :: sikle
drop {n} (small mass of liquid) :: [Bokmål] dråpe {m}; [Nynorsk] drope {m}
drop {n} (small, round piece of hard candy) :: [Bokmål] nb {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] drops {m} {n}
drop {v} (to allow to fall from one's grasp) :: slippe
drought {n} (period of unusually low rain fall) :: [Bokmål] tørke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tørke {m}
drown {v} (to be suffocated in fluid) :: drukne
drown out {v} (to cover) :: [Bokmål] overdøve
drub {v} (to beat with a stick) :: [Bokmål] pryle
drubbing {n} (severe beating) :: [Bokmål] pryl {m}, omgang juling {m} {f}, stryk {n}, grisebank {m}
drubbing {n} (thorough defeat) :: [Bokmål] stryk {n}
drug {n} (substance used as a medical treatment, see also: medicine) :: [Bokmål] droge {m}; [Nynorsk] droge {m} {f}
drug {n} (psychoactive substance ingested for recreational use, especially illegal and addictive one) :: [Bokmål] narkotikum {n}. rusmiddel {n}; [Nynorsk] narkotikum {n}
drug abuse {n} (substance abuse) SEE: substance abuse ::
drug addict {n} (person with a chemical or psychological dependency on drugs) :: [Bokmål] narkoman {m}, narkotiker {m}, stoffmisbruker {m}, stoffmisbrukar {m}; [Nynorsk] narkoman {m}, narkotikar {m}
drug addiction {n} (dependency on illegal drugs) :: [Bokmål] narkomani, narkotikaavhengighet
drug dealer {n} (person who illegally sells drugs) :: langer {m}, narkolanger {m}
drugstore {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy ::
drug trafficking {n} (smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs) :: [Bokmål] narkotikatrafikk {m}; [Nynorsk] narkotikatrafikk {m}
druid {n} (an order of priests) :: druide {m}
drum {n} (musical instrument) :: [Bokmål] tromme {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tromme {f}
drum {n} (hollow, cylindrical object) :: [Bokmål] trommel {m}; [Nynorsk] trommel {m}
drum {n} (barrel etc. for liquid) :: [Bokmål] fat {n}; [Nynorsk] fat {n}
drummer {n} (one who plays the drums) :: batterist {m}, trommeslager {m}, trommis {m}
drum roll {n} (sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly) :: [Bokmål] trommevirvel {m}
drumstick {n} (stick used to play drums) :: [Bokmål] trommestikke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] trommestikke {f}
drunk {adj} (intoxicated after drinking too much alcohol) :: drita; [Bokmål] full, beruset; [Nynorsk] full
drunk {adj} (elated by emotion) :: [Bokmål] beruset
drunkard {n} (person who is habitually drunk) SEE: drunk ::
drunk driving {n} (driving under the influence of alcohol) :: fyllekjøring
drupe {n} (stone fruit) SEE: stone fruit ::
dry {adj} (free from liquid or moisture) :: tørr
dry {v} (to make dry) :: tørke
drydock {n} (dock that can be drained of water) :: [Bokmål] tørrdokk {f}; [Nynorsk] turrdokk {f}
dryer {n} (household appliance for drying clothing) :: tørketrommel {m}
dryer {n} (hairdryer) SEE: hairdryer ::
drypoint {n} (a technique of intaglio printmaking) :: [Bokmål] koldnålsradering {c}, tørrnålsradering {c}
drypoint {n} (the needle used in this technique) :: [Bokmål] koldnål {c}, tørrnål {c}
dry rot {n} (dry rot in wood) :: [Bokmål] hussopp {m}; [Nynorsk] hussopp {m}
dry rot {n} (dry rot in plants) :: [Bokmål] tørråte {m}, tørr-råte {m}
dry season {n} (season) :: [Bokmål] tørketid {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tørketid {f}
drywall {n} (building material) :: gipsplate {c}
dualistic {adj} (relating to dualism) :: [Bokmål] dualistisk; [Nynorsk] dualistisk
dubious {adj} (arousing doubt) :: usikker; [Bokmål] tvilsom
dubious {adj} (in disbelief, uncertain) :: tvilrådig, usikker
dubnium {n} (chemical element) :: dubnium
duchess {n} (female spouse or widow of a duke) :: [Bokmål] hertuginne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hertuginne {f}
duchy {n} (a dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess) :: [Bokmål] hertugdømme {n}; [Nynorsk] hertugdøme {n}, hertugdømme {n}
duck {n} (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae) :: [Bokmål] and {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] and {f}
duck {n} (female duck) :: [Bokmål] and {m} {f}, hunnand {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] and {f}, hoand {f}
Duckburg {prop} (fictional city where Donald Duck lives) :: [Bokmål] Andeby {m}; [Nynorsk] Andeby {m}
duckling {n} (young duck) :: [Bokmål] andunge {m}; [Nynorsk] andunge {m}
duckpond {n} (a pond populated by ducks) :: andedam {m}
duck soup {n} (something which is easy) SEE: piece of cake ::
duct {n} (a pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another) :: [Bokmål] kanal {m}; [Nynorsk] kanal {m}
ductile {adj} (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire) :: formbar
dude {n} (dandy) SEE: dandy ::
due date {n} (expected date of giving birth) :: termin {m}
due date {n} (date by which a task is supposed to be completed) :: innleveringsfrist {m}
duel {n} (combat between two persons) :: tvekamp {m}; [Bokmål] duell {m}; [Nynorsk] duell {m}
duel {n} (struggle between two parties) :: [Bokmål] duell {m}; [Nynorsk] duell {m}
due to {prep} (caused by) :: [Bokmål] på grunn av; [Nynorsk] på grunn av
duffel coat {n} (hooded coat made from duffel) :: [Bokmål] duffelcoat {m}, dyffelcoat {m}, duffeljakke {m} {f}
dugong {n} (Dugong dugon) :: [Bokmål] dugong {m}; [Nynorsk] dugong {m}
DUI {n} (driving under the influence) :: kjøre i beruset tilstand
duke {n} (male ruler of a duchy) :: [Bokmål] hertug {m}; [Nynorsk] hertug {m}
duke {n} (male holder of a dukedom) :: [Bokmål] hertug {m}; [Nynorsk] hertug {m}
duke {n} (grand duke) :: storhertug {m}
dulcimer {n} (musical instrument) :: hakkebrett
dulcour {n} (sweetness; dulcitude; suavitude) SEE: sweetness ::
dull {adj} (lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp) :: [Bokmål] sløv; [Nynorsk] sløv, slø
dull {adj} (boring) :: kjedelig
dull {adj} (not shiny) :: matt
dull {adj} (not bright or intelligent) :: dum
dull {v} (to render dull) :: sløve
dulse {n} (reddish brown seaweed that is eaten) :: [Bokmål] søl {n}; [Nynorsk] søl {n}
duma {n} (lower house of Russian national parliament) :: duma
dumb {adj} (unable to speak) SEE: mute ::
dumb {adj} (pointless or unintellectual) :: [Bokmål] dum; [Nynorsk] dum
dumb as a bag of hammers {adj} (remarkably stupid) :: [Bokmål] dum som et brød, dum som en stut
dumbbell {n} (a weight with two disks attached to a short bar) :: [Bokmål] manual {m}; [Nynorsk] manual {m}
dumbledore {n} (beetle) SEE: beetle ::
dumbledore {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee ::
dumbledore {n} (dandelion) SEE: dandelion ::
dummy {n} (an unintelligent person) :: [Bokmål] dumming {m}, tosk {m}; [Nynorsk] dumming {m}, tosk {m}
dummy {n} (a deliberately nonfunctional placeholder) :: [Bokmål] dummy {m}
dummy {n} ((bridge) the partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand.) :: [Bokmål] blindemann {m}
dummy {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier ::
dumpling {n} (food) :: [Bokmål] melbolle
dumpster diving {n} (act of recovering discarded items) :: [Bokmål] søppeldykking {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] søppeldykking {f}
dun {n} (colour) :: gråbrunt {n}
dun {adj} (of a brownish grey colour) :: gråbrun
dun-bar {n} (species of moth) :: vanlig rovfly {n}
dunce cap {n} (Conical hat) :: dumrianhatt
dune {n} (a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind) :: dyne
dung {n} (manure) :: [Bokmål] møkk {m} {f}, gjødsel
dungarees {n} (heavy denim pants or overalls) :: dongeribukse {m} {f} (pants)
dung beetle {n} (insect of the family Scarabaeidae) :: [Bokmål] gjødselbille {m}; [Nynorsk] gjødselbille {f}
dungeon {n} (underground prison or vault) :: fangekjeller {m}, fangehull {n}
dunlin {n} (Calidris alpina) :: myrsnipe {m} {f}
duo {n} (twosome, especially musicians) :: [Bokmål] duo {m}; [Nynorsk] duo {m}
duocolor {adj} (having two colors) SEE: bicolour ::
duodenum {n} (first part of the small intestine) :: [Bokmål] tolvfingertarm {m}; [Nynorsk] tolvfingertarm {m}
dupe {v} (to swindle, deceive, or trick) :: dupere
duplicitous {adj} (given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech) :: [Bokmål] tvetydig
durability {n} (Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) :: [Bokmål] holdbarhet {m} {f}, bestandighet {m} {f}
durable {adj} (able to resist wear; enduring) :: [Bokmål] slitesterk; [Nynorsk] slitesterk
duramen {n} (heartwood) SEE: heartwood ::
duress {n} (constraint by threat) :: [Bokmål] tvang
Durex {n} (condom) SEE: condom ::
Durex {prop} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape ::
durian {n} (fruit) :: durian {m}
during {prep} :: i løpet av
durum {n} (durum wheat) SEE: durum wheat ::
durum wheat {n} (hard variety of wheat) :: [Bokmål] durumhvete {m}
dusk {n} (period of time at the end of day when sun is below the horizon but before full onset of night) :: skumring {m}
dusky {adj} (dark-skinned) SEE: dark-skinned ::
dusky tit {n} (Melaniparus funereus) :: skifermeis
dust {n} (fine, dry particles) :: støv {n}, dust {f} {n}
dustbin {n} (container for trash) SEE: garbage can ::
dust bunny {n} (a small clump of dust) :: [Bokmål] hybelkanin {m}; [Nynorsk] hybelkanin {m}
dustcart {n} (rubbish collection vehicle) SEE: garbage truck ::
dust devil {n} (a swirling dust in the air) :: [Bokmål] støvvirvel {m}
duster {n} (object used for dusting) :: [Bokmål] støvklut {m}; [Nynorsk] støvklut {m}
dust mask {n} (mask providing protection against dust) :: [Bokmål] støvmaske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] støvmaske {f}
dustpan {n} (flat scoop for assembling dust) :: [Bokmål] feiebrett {n}; [Nynorsk] feiebrett {n}
duststorm {n} (A storm of dust) :: [Bokmål] støvstorm {m}; [Nynorsk] støvstorm {m}
dusty {adj} (covered with dust) :: støvet
Dutch {adj} (of the Netherlands, people, or language) :: [Bokmål] nederlandsk; [Nynorsk] nederlandsk
Dutch {prop} (the Dutch language) :: [Bokmål] nederlandsk {m}; [Nynorsk] nederlandsk {m}
Dutch {n} (people from the Netherlands) :: [Bokmål] nederlender {m}, nederlending {m}; [Nynorsk] nederlendar {m}, nederlending {m}
Dutch clover {n} (Trifolium repens) SEE: white clover ::
Dutch elm disease {n} (disease of elm trees) :: almesjuke {f}
duty {n} (that which one is morally or legally obligated to do) :: plikt {m}
duty {n} (tax; tariff) :: avgift {m}; [Bokmål] toll {m}; [Nynorsk] toll {m}
duty-free {adj} (exempt from duty, especially customs) :: [Bokmål] tollfri; [Nynorsk] tollfri
duumvirate {n} (Roman offices) :: [Bokmål] duumvirat {n}
duvet {n} (quilt) :: dyne {c}
DVD player {n} (DVD player) :: [Bokmål] DVD-spiller {m}, DVD-speller {m}, dvd-spiller {m}, dvd-speller {m}; [Nynorsk] DVD-spelar {m}, dvd-spelar {m}
dwarf {n} (being from folklore, underground dwelling nature spirit) :: [Bokmål] dverg {m}; [Nynorsk] dverg {m}
dwarf {n} (small person) :: [Bokmål] dverg {m}; [Nynorsk] dverg {m}
dwarf {adj} (miniature) :: dverg-
dwarf birch {n} (dwarf birch) :: [Bokmål] dvergbjørk {m} {f}, dvergbjerk {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dvergbjørk {f}
dwarfism {n} (condition of being a dwarf) :: dvergvekst {m}
dwarf planet {n} (a type of celestial body) :: dvergplanet {m}
dweller {n} (inhabitant) SEE: inhabitant ::
dye {n} (a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied) :: [Bokmål] fargestoff {n}; [Nynorsk] fargestoff {n}
dye {n} (die) SEE: die ::
dyed {adj} (colored with dye) :: [Bokmål] farget, farga
dyke {n} (ditch) SEE: ditch ::
dynamically {adv} (of a dynamic nature) :: [Bokmål] dynamisk
dynamite {n} (class of explosives) :: [Bokmål] dynamitt {m}; [Nynorsk] dynamitt {m}
dynamo {n} (dynamo-electric machine) :: [Bokmål] dynamo {m}; [Nynorsk] dynamo {m}
dyscalculia {n} (pathology: difficulty with numbers) :: dyskalkuli, tallblindhet
dysentery {n} (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines) :: [Bokmål] dysenteri {m}; [Nynorsk] dysenteri {m}
dysfunction {n} (failure to function) :: [Bokmål] dysfunksjon {m}; [Nynorsk] dysfunksjon {m}
dysfunctional {adj} (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) :: [Bokmål] dysfunksjonell; [Nynorsk] dysfunksjonell
dyslexia {n} (learning disability) :: [Bokmål] dysleksi {m}; [Nynorsk] dysleksi {m}
dyslexic {adj} (of or pertaining to dyslexia) :: dyslektisk
dyslexic {adj} (having dyslexia) :: dyslektisk
dysmorphia {n} (dysmorphia) :: [Bokmål] dysmorfofobi; [Nynorsk] dysmorfofobi
dysphoria {n} (state of feeling unwell, unhappy, restless or depressed) :: dysfori
dysprosium {n} (chemical element) :: dysprosium