| dab {n} (fingerprint) SEE: fingerprint | :: |
| dacha {n} (Russian villa or summer house) | :: datja |
| dachshund {n} (breed of dog) | :: gravhund {c} |
| Dacia {prop} (ancient kingdom and Roman province) | :: Dakien |
| dacite {n} (an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content) | :: dacit |
| dactyl {n} (poetical foot of three syllables) | :: daktyl {c} |
| dactylic {adj} | :: daktylisk |
| dadbod {n} (overweight male body type) | :: farkrop {c} |
| daddy longlegs {n} (harvestman) | :: mejer {c} |
| daddy longlegs {n} (cranefly) SEE: cranefly | :: |
| daddy longlegs {n} (spider) SEE: daddy long-legs spider | :: |
| daddy long-legs spider {n} (spider of Pholcidae) | :: mejeredderkop {c} |
| daffodil {n} (flower) | :: påskelilje {c} |
| Daffy Duck {prop} (comic duck) | :: Daffy And |
| daft {adj} (foolish, silly, see also: foolish; silly) | :: åndssvag , latterlig |
| daft {adj} (stupid, see also: stupid) | :: dum |
| Dagestan {prop} (federal subject of Russia) | :: Dagestan |
| dagga {n} (cement) SEE: cement | :: |
| dagger {n} (a stabbing weapon) | :: dolk {c} |
| dago {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop | :: |
| daguerreotype {n} (type of photograph) | :: daguerreotypi {n} |
| daguerreotypist {n} (someone who makes daguerreotypes) | :: daguerreotypist {c} |
| daguerreotypy {n} (art or technique) | :: daguerreotypi {c} |
| daikon {n} (large white radish) | :: Kinaradisen, Japan-Ræddike |
| daily {adj} (that occurs every day) | :: daglig |
| daily {n} (newspaper) | :: dagblad {n} |
| daily {adv} (every day) | :: dagligt |
| daily life {n} (activities in normal life) | :: dagligliv {n}, hverdagsliv {n} |
| dainty {adj} (delicately small and pretty) | :: laekkeri |
| dairy {n} (place, where milk is processed) | :: mejeri {n} |
| dairy {n} (products produced from milk) | :: mejeriprodukter {c-p}, mælkeprodukter {c-p} |
| dairy cow {n} (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) | :: malkeko {c} |
| dairy farmer {n} (farmer who keeps dairy cows) | :: mælkeproducent {c} |
| dairyman {n} (man who works in a dairy) SEE: milkman | :: |
| dairy product {n} (foodstuff made from milk) | :: mejeriprodukt {n}, mælkeprodukt {n} |
| dais {n} (raised platform) | :: podium {n} |
| daisy {n} (Bellis perennis) | :: tusindfryd |
| Dakar {prop} (the capital city of Senegal) | :: Dakar |
| dale {n} (valley) | :: dal {c} |
| Dalmatia {prop} (region in Croatia) | :: Dalmatien |
| daltonic {adj} (color blind) SEE: color blind | :: |
| dam {n} (structure placed across a flowing body of water) | :: dæmning |
| damage {n} (abstract measure of something not being intact; harm) | :: skade {c}, beskadigelse {c} |
| damage {n} (cost or expense) | :: skade {c} |
| damage {v} (to make something less intact or even destroy it; to harm or cause destruction) | :: beskadige, gøre skade på, tilføje skade |
| damages {n} (money awarded to a claimant) | :: skadeserstatning {c} |
| Damascus {prop} (the capital city of Syria) | :: Damaskus |
| damask {n} (fabric) | :: damask {n} |
| Dammam {prop} (city in Saudi Arabia) | :: Dammam |
| damn {v} (theology: to condemn to hell) | :: fordømme |
| damn {adv} (awfully, extremely) | :: pokkers, hulens, forbandet |
| damn {interj} (non-vulgar expression of contempt etc.) | :: pokkers, sørens, hulens |
| damp {adj} (Being in a state between dry and wet) | :: fugtig |
| damp squib {n} (firework that fails to go off, due to wetting) | :: fuser |
| damsel {n} (girl, maiden (without sexual experience)) | :: ungmo |
| damselfly {n} (insect) | :: vandnymfe {c} |
| damson {n} (tree) | :: kræge |
| damson {n} (fruit) | :: kræge |
| Dan {prop} (fifth son of Jacob) | :: Dan |
| Dan {prop} (male given name) | :: Dan |
| Danbo {n} (cheese originating in Denmark) | :: danbo {c}, Danbo {c} |
| dance {n} (movements to music) | :: dans {c} |
| dance {v} (move rhythmically to music) | :: danse |
| dance floor {n} (an area for dancing) | :: dansegulv {n} |
| dancer {n} (person who dances) | :: danser {c} |
| dancer {n} (a female person who dances) | :: danserinde {c}, danserske {c} |
| dancing {n} (activity of dancing) | :: dans {c} |
| dandelion {n} (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum) | :: mælkebøtte {c}, løvetand {c} |
| dandelion {adj} (of a yellow colour) | :: mælkebøtte, løvetand |
| dandruff {n} (skin flakes) | :: skæl {n} |
| dandy {adj} (like a dandy) | :: lapset |
| dandy {adj} (very good; better than expected but not as good as could be) | :: storartet, glimrende |
| dandy {n} (man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance) | :: laps {c}, modeherre {c} |
| Dane {n} (person from Denmark or of Danish descent) | :: dansker {c} |
| Danelaw {prop} (part of Great Britain) | :: Danelagen {c} |
| danewort {n} (Sambucus ebulus) | :: sommer-hyld {c} |
| dang {adj} (damn) SEE: damn | :: |
| danger {n} (exposure to likely harm) | :: fare {c} |
| danger {n} (instance or cause of liable harm) | :: fare {c} |
| dangerous {adj} (full of danger) | :: farlig |
| danger signal {n} (railway signal) | :: stopsignal {n} |
| danger signal {n} (indication of a bad or dangerous situation) | :: faresignal {n} |
| Danglish {prop} (mixture of Danish and English) | :: danglish {n} |
| Danicize {v} (to make (more) Danish) | :: danisere, fordanske |
| Daniel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Daniel |
| Daniel {prop} (biblical person) | :: Daniel |
| Daniel {prop} (male given name) | :: Daniel |
| Danify {v} (Danicize) SEE: Danicize | :: |
| danish {n} (pastry) | :: wienerbrød |
| Danish {prop} (language) | :: dansk |
| Danish {adj} (of Denmark) | :: dansk |
| Danish {n} (native of Denmark) SEE: Dane | :: |
| Danish {n} (Danish pastry) SEE: Danish pastry | :: |
| Danish blue {n} (cheese originating in Denmark) | :: danablu {c} |
| Danish crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| Danish pastry {n} (yeast roll) | :: wienerbrød {n} |
| Danish West Indies {prop} (former colony) | :: Dansk Vestindien, De Danskvestindiske Øer |
| Dannebrog {n} (Danish national flag) | :: dannebrog {n} |
| Dano- {prefix} (Dano-) | :: dano- |
| Danocentric {adj} (Danocentric) | :: danocentrisk |
| Dano-Faroese {prop} (variant of the Danish language spoken in the Faroe Islands) | :: gøtudansk {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) | :: danse macabre {c}, dødsdans {c} |
| Danube {prop} (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) | :: Donau {c} |
| Danzig {prop} (Gdańsk) SEE: Gdańsk | :: |
| Dardanelles {prop} (strait) | :: Dardanellerne {p} |
| Dar es Salaam {prop} (city) | :: Dar es-Salaam |
| dark {adj} (having an absolute or relative lack of light) | :: mørk |
| dark {adj} (hidden, secret) | :: dunkel, hemmelighedsfuld |
| dark {adj} (without moral or spiritual light) | :: mørk, skummel |
| dark {adj} (not bright or light, deeper in hue) | :: mørke- |
| dark {n} (a complete or partial absence of light) | :: mørke |
| dark {n} (ignorance) | :: uvidenhed |
| dark {n} (nightfall) | :: mørke, skumring |
| dark chocolate {n} (type of chocolate) | :: mørk chokolade |
| darken {v} (to make dark by reducing light) | :: 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 |
| dark figure {n} (estimated number of unreported criminal cases) | :: mørketal {n} |
| dark-haired {adj} (brunette) SEE: brunette | :: |
| dark matter {n} (particles of matter that cannot be detected by their radiation) | :: mørkt stof, mørk materie |
| darkness {n} (state of being dark) | :: mørke |
| darkness {n} (gloom) | :: mørke |
| dark-skinned {adj} (having dark skin) | :: mørklødet |
| darling {n} (person who is dear to one) | :: elskede {c} |
| darn {adj} (damn) SEE: damn | :: |
| darn {interj} (damn) SEE: damn | :: |
| darn {v} (damn) SEE: damn | :: |
| darnel {n} (type of ryegrass found in wheatfields) | :: giftig rajgræs |
| darning needle {n} (damselfly) SEE: damselfly | :: |
| Darwinism {n} (principles of natural selection) | :: darwinisme {c} |
| Darwinistic {adj} (relating to Darwinism) | :: darwinistisk |
| dash {n} (colloquial: hyphen) SEE: hyphen | :: |
| dash {n} (typographic symbol) | :: tankestreg {c} |
| dash {n} (dashboard) SEE: dashboard | :: |
| dashboard {n} (upturned screen of wood) | :: forskærm {c} |
| dashboard {n} (panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft) | :: instrumentbræt {n} |
| dashcam {n} (digital video recorder mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle or elsewhere inside the vehicle) | :: dashcam |
| dashing {adj} (spirited, audacious and full of high spirits) | :: flot |
| dashing {adj} (chic, fashionable) | :: elegant |
| data {n} (information) | :: data |
| databank {n} (database) SEE: database | :: |
| database {n} (collection of information) | :: databank {c}, database {c} |
| database {n} (software program) | :: database {c} |
| data point {n} (datum, (ordered set of) measurement(s)) | :: datapunkt {n} |
| data point {n} (point in chart or graph) | :: datapunkt {n} |
| data processing {n} (operations on data) | :: databehandling {c} |
| data set {n} (set of data to analyze) | :: datasæt {n} |
| data structure {n} (organization of data) | :: datastruktur |
| date {n} (fruit of the date palm) | :: daddel {c} |
| date {n} (that which specifies the time of writing, inscription etc.) | :: datering {c} |
| date {n} (point of time at which a transaction or event takes place) | :: tidspunkt {n}, dato {c} |
| date {n} (point in time) | :: tidspunkt {n} |
| date {n} (pre-arranged social meeting) | :: stævnemøde {n}, date {c} |
| date {n} (companion when one is partaking in a social occasion) | :: ledsager {c} |
| date {n} (meeting with a lover or potential lover; a person so met) | :: date {c}, stævnemøde {n}, rendezvous {n} |
| date {v} (to note the time of writing or executing) | :: datere |
| date {v} (to note or fix the time of, as of an event) | :: datere |
| date {v} (to determine the age of something) | :: datere, tidsbestemme, tidsfæste |
| date {v} (to take (someone) on a series of dates) | :: gå ud med, komme sammen med |
| date {n} (date palm) SEE: date palm | :: |
| dated {adj} (marked with a date) | :: dateret |
| dated {adj} (out of date) | :: forældet, ugyldig |
| dated {adj} (anachronistic) | :: anakronistisk |
| dated {adj} (no longer fashionable) | :: umoderne, udgået |
| date of birth {n} (birthday) SEE: birthday | :: |
| date of birth {n} (date and year when something was born) | :: fødselsdato {c} |
| date palm {n} (Phoenix dactylifera) | :: daddelpalme {c} |
| date tree {n} (date palm) SEE: date palm | :: |
| date with destiny {n} (inevitable or anticipated event) | :: skæbnemøde {n} |
| dative {adj} (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) | :: dativ |
| dauber {n} (unskillful painter) | :: klatmaler {c} |
| Daugavpils {prop} (city in Latvia) | :: Daugavpils |
| daughter {n} (female offspring) | :: datter {c} |
| daughter-in-law {n} (wife of one's child) | :: svigerdatter {c} |
| daughter nuclide {n} (daughter nuclide) | :: datterkerne {c} |
| 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 | :: |
| davit {n} (crane to sling a lifeboat, maintenance trapeze etc) | :: david {c} |
| daw {n} (Coloeus monedula) SEE: jackdaw | :: |
| daw {v} (dawn) SEE: dawn | :: |
| dawn {v} (to begin to brighten with daylight) | :: daggry |
| dawn {n} (morning twilight period) | :: daggry {n} |
| dawn {n} (rising of the sun) | :: solopgang {c} |
| dawn {n} (time) | :: daggry {n} |
| day {n} (period of 24 hours) | :: døgn {n}, dag {c} |
| day {n} (period from midnight to the following midnight) | :: døgn {n}, dag {c} |
| 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 {c} |
| day {n} (period between sunrise and sunset) | :: dag {c} |
| day after tomorrow {n} (day after tomorrow - translation entry) | :: overmorgen {c} |
| day after tomorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow; in two days - translation entry) | :: i overmorgen {c} |
| day and night {adv} (all the time) | :: dag og nat |
| day before yesterday {n} (day before yesterday - translation entry) | :: forgårs |
| day before yesterday {adv} (on the day before yesterday - translation entry) | :: i forgårs |
| daybook {n} (A daily chronicle; a diary) SEE: diary | :: |
| daybook {n} (A logbook) SEE: logbook | :: |
| daybook {n} (A ledger; an accounting journal) | :: kassejournal {c} |
| daybreak {n} (dawn) | :: daggry {n} |
| daydream {n} (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) | :: dagdrøm {c} |
| daydream {v} (to have such a series of thoughts) | :: dagdrømme |
| daydreamer {n} (one who daydreams) | :: dagdrømmer {c} |
| day in, day out {adv} (day in, day out) | :: dag ind og dag ud, dag ud og dag ind, dag efter dag |
| day lark {n} (early bird) SEE: early bird | :: |
| daylight {n} (light from the Sun) | :: dagslys {n} |
| daylight {n} (period of time between sunrise and sunset) | :: dag {c} |
| daylight {n} (exposure to public scrutiny) | :: lys {n} |
| daylight {n} (clear, open space) | :: lys {n}, dagslys {n} |
| daylight {n} (daybreak) SEE: daybreak | :: |
| daylight savings time {n} (daylight saving time) SEE: daylight saving time | :: |
| daylight saving time {n} (an adjustment of the official time during summer) | :: sommertid {c} |
| day off {n} (a day of vacation etc.) | :: fridag {c} |
| days {n} (life) | :: dage {c-p} |
| days {adv} (during the day) | :: om dagen |
| daytime {n} (the time of daylight) | :: dagtid {c} |
| daytime {adj} (pertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day) | :: dagtid |
| day trip {n} (excursion lasting one day) | :: dagstur {c} |
| daze {v} (to stun or stupefy) | :: bedøve |
| D-Day {prop} (6 June 1944) | :: D-dag {c} |
| de- {prefix} (reversal, undoing or removing) | :: de- |
| deacon {n} (a designated minister of charity in the early Church) | :: diakon |
| dead {adj} (no longer alive) | :: død |
| dead {adj} (figuratively, not alive) | :: død |
| dead {adj} (sports: not in play) | :: død |
| dead {adv} (exactly) | :: lige, direkte |
| dead {adv} (Very, absolutely, extremely, suddenly) | :: død- |
| dead {n} (those who have died) | :: døde {c-p} |
| dead as a doorknob {adj} (unquestionably dead (see here)) | :: død som en sild |
| dead as a doornail {adj} (unquestionably dead) | :: død som en sild, stendød |
| dead ball {n} (the ball when dead and out of play) | :: død bold {c} |
| dead end {n} (street or path that goes nowhere) | :: blind vej {c}, blindgade {c}, blindgyde {c} |
| dead-end {n} (road with no exit) SEE: dead end | :: |
| deadfall {n} (cheap, rough bar or saloon) SEE: dive | :: |
| dead fish {n} (sexual partner who lies flat during sex) | :: søstjerne {c} |
| dead ice {n} (former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier) | :: dødis |
| deadline {n} (date on or before which something must be completed) | :: deadline {c}, afleveringsfrist {c}, frist {c} |
| dead link {n} (hypertext link that points to a webpage that is permanently unavailable) | :: dødt link |
| dead load {n} (the weight of a structure itself) | :: egenvægt {c} |
| deadly nightshade {n} (deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna) | :: galnebær {n} |
| deadly sin {n} (any of the seven deadly sins) | :: dødssynd {c} |
| dead man's switch {n} (dead man's switch) | :: dødemandsknap {c} |
| deadpan {adj} (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look)) | :: udtryksløs, gravalvorlig |
| deadpan {adj} (having such a face or look (as a person)) | :: udtryksløs |
| deadpan {adv} (in a deadpan manner) | :: udtryksløs |
| Dead Sea {prop} (lake in the Middle East) | :: Døde Hav {n} |
| dead weight {n} (dead weight) | :: dødvægt {c} |
| deaf {adj} (unable to hear) | :: døv |
| deafblindness {n} (condition of being deaf and blind) | :: døvblindhed {c} |
| deafening {adj} (loud enough to cause hearing loss) | :: øredøvende |
| deaf-mute {adj} (unable to hear or speak) | :: døvstum |
| dealer {n} (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) | :: forhandler {c} |
| dealer {n} (a particular type of stock broker or trader) | :: børshandler {c}, fondshandler {c} |
| dealer {n} (the person who deals the cards in a card game) | :: kortgiver {c} |
| dealer {n} (drug dealer) SEE: drug dealer | :: |
| dean {n} (senior official in college or university) | :: dekan {c} |
| dean {n} (church dignitary) | :: domprovst {c} |
| deanery {n} (position held by a dean) | :: provsteembede {n} |
| deanery {n} (house in which a dean lives) | :: provstebolig {c} |
| deanery {n} (group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility) | :: provsti {n} |
| dear {adj} (loved; lovable) | :: kære |
| dear {adj} (precious to or greatly valued by someone) | :: dyrebar |
| dear {adj} (formal way of addressing) | :: kære |
| dear {adj} (high in price; expensive) SEE: expensive | :: |
| dear {adj} (sore) SEE: sore | :: |
| death {n} (cessation of life) | :: død {c} |
| death {n} (personification of death) | :: Døden |
| deathbed {n} (the bed on which someone dies) | :: dødsleje {n} |
| death camp {n} (facility) | :: dødslejr {c}, udryddelseslejr {c} [extermination camp] |
| death cap {n} (Amanita phalloides) | :: grøn fluesvamp {c} |
| death certificate {n} (document) | :: dødsattest {c} |
| death march {n} (forced movement of people in such circumstances that many die during the journey) | :: dødsmarch {c} |
| death metal {n} (death metal) | :: dødsmetal {n} |
| death penalty {n} (state punishment of death) | :: dødsstraf |
| death rate {n} (the number of deaths) | :: dødelighed {c}, dødsrate {c}, dødelighedsprocent {c} |
| death seat {n} (the front passenger seat of an automobile) SEE: shotgun | :: |
| death sentence {n} (sentence) | :: dødsdom {c} |
| death squad {n} (armed group) | :: dødspatrulje {c} |
| death toll {n} (the number of dead as a result of a war, natural disaster or other incident) | :: dødstal {n} |
| deathtrap {n} (extremely dangerous location etc.) | :: dødsfælde {c} |
| death wish {n} (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) | :: dødsønske {n} |
| debate {n} (argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting) | :: debat {c} |
| debauch {n} (orgy) SEE: orgy | :: |
| debit card {n} (card taking money directly from the bank account) | :: debetkort {n} |
| debt {n} (action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another) | :: gæld {c}, skyldighed {c} |
| debt {n} (state or condition of owing something to another) | :: gæld {c} |
| debt {n} (money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another) | :: gæld {c} |
| debtor {n} (a person or firm that owes money) | :: debitor {c}, skyldner {c} |
| debunk {v} (to discredit or expose the falsehood of something) | :: afsløre, skyde ned |
| debut {n} (a performer's first-time performance to the public) | :: debut {c} |
| debut {v} (to formally introduce, as to the public) | :: præsentere, lancere |
| debut {v} (to make one's initial formal appearance) | :: debutere |
| debutant {n} (debuting male) | :: debutant {c} |
| decade {n} (period of ten years) | :: årti, dekade, decennium {n} |
| decadence {n} (state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration) | :: dekadence {c}, forfald {n} |
| decaffeinated {adj} (From which caffeine has been removed) | :: koffeinfri |
| Decalogue {prop} (the Ten Commandments) SEE: Ten Commandments | :: |
| decant {v} (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine) | :: dekantere |
| decanter {n} (vessel for decanting) | :: karaffel {c} |
| decanter {n} (receptacle for decanted liquor) | :: karaffel {c} |
| decapitate {v} (remove the head of) SEE: behead | :: |
| decapitation {n} (beheading) | :: halshugning {c} |
| decare {n} (unit of surface area) | :: dekar {c} [rarely used] |
| decathlete {n} (athlete who competes in the decathlon) | :: tikæmper {c} |
| decathlon {n} (athletic contest) | :: tikamp {c} |
| decay {n} (process or result of being gradually decomposed) | :: nedbrydning {c}, forfald {n} |
| decay {n} (deterioration of condition) | :: forfald {n}, svækkelse {c} |
| decay {v} (to deteriorate) | :: brydes ned, nedbrydes, forfalde, henfalde [physics] |
| decay {v} (to rot) | :: rådne |
| deceased {adj} (no longer alive) | :: afdød |
| deceive {v} (trick or mislead) | :: bedrage |
| December {prop} (twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: december {c} |
| decent {adj} (appropriate, suitable for the circumstances) | :: anstændig |
| decent {adj} (showing integrity, fairness, moral uprightness) | :: anstændig, pæn |
| decent {adj} (sufficiently clothed) | :: anstændig, sømmelig, passende |
| decent {adj} (fair; good enough; okay) | :: brugbar |
| decent {adj} (significant; substantial) | :: pæn, anstændig |
| decentralization {n} (the action of decentralizing) | :: decentralisering {c} |
| dechristianization {n} (dechristianization) | :: afkristning {c} |
| deci- {prefix} (one tenth (1/10)) | :: deci- |
| decibel {n} (a common measure of sound intensity) | :: decibel {c} |
| decide {v} (to resolve or settle) | :: afgøre, beslutte |
| decide {v} (give judgement) | :: afgøre |
| decide {v} (to cause someone to come to a decision) | :: få en person til at beslutte sig |
| deciduous {adj} (of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season) | :: løvfældende |
| deciduous tooth {n} (baby tooth) SEE: milk tooth | :: |
| decimal {n} (number system) | :: decimal |
| decimal {n} (number expressed in this system) SEE: decimal number | :: |
| decimal number {n} (number expressed in the decimal system) | :: decimaltal {n} |
| decimate {v} (to collect or pay a tithe) SEE: tithe | :: |
| decision {n} (choice or judgement) | :: beslutning {c} |
| decision {n} (firmness of conviction) | :: beslutsomhed {c} |
| decision {n} (result arrived at by the judges) | :: afgørelse {c} |
| decisionism {n} (doctrine about moral or legal precepts) | :: decisionisme {c} |
| decisionist {adj} (of or pertaining to decisionism) | :: decisionistisk |
| decisionist {n} (proponent of decisionism) | :: decisionist {c} |
| decisionmaker {n} (One who makes decisions) | :: beslutningstager {c} |
| decision making {n} (process of reaching a decision) | :: beslutningstagning {c} |
| decision-making {n} (alternative form of decision making) SEE: decision making | :: |
| decisive {adj} (having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy) | :: afgørende |
| decisive {adj} (marked by promptness and decision) | :: beslutsom |
| deck {n} (floorlike covering on a ship) | :: dæk {n} |
| deck chair {n} (a folding chair with a wooden frame) | :: liggestol {c}, dækstol {c} |
| declaration {n} (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) | :: erklæring {c} |
| declaration {n} (list of items for various legal purposes) | :: deklaration {c} |
| declaration {n} (act or process of declaring) | :: deklaration {c} |
| declaration of war {n} (a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity) | :: krigserklæring {c} |
| declare {v} (to make a declaration) | :: proklamere, erklære |
| declare {v} (in programming) | :: erklære |
| declension {n} (way of categorizing) | :: deklination {c} |
| declination {n} (declension) SEE: declension | :: |
| decline {n} (downward movement, fall) | :: forfald {n} |
| decline {n} | :: nedgang {c} |
| decline {v} (refuse) | :: afvise |
| decollate {v} (behead) SEE: behead | :: |
| decomposition {n} (biological process) | :: nedbrydning {c}, forrådnelse {c}, opløsning {c} |
| decomposition {n} (act of taking something apart) | :: opløsning {c} |
| decomposition {n} (splitting into constituent parts) | :: opløsning {c} |
| deconstruction {n} (disassembly) SEE: disassembly | :: |
| decontaminate {v} (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) | :: rense, desinficere |
| decoration {n} (act of adorning) | :: dekoration {c}, udsmykning {c} |
| decoration {n} (that which adorns) | :: dekoration {c}, udsmykning {c} |
| decrease {v} (become smaller) | :: formindske, forringe |
| decree {n} (edict or law) | :: dekret {n}, forordning {c} |
| decree {n} (judicial decision) | :: dom {c} |
| decree {v} (to command by a decree) | :: dekretere, forordne, bestemme |
| decrypt {v} (to convert back to plain text) | :: dekryptere |
| decubitus {n} (bedsore) SEE: bedsore | :: |
| dedicated {adj} (devoted, loyal, conscientious) | :: dedikeret, idealistisk, ivrig, begejstret, pligttro, pligtopfyldende |
| dedicated {adj} (intended for a special purpose) | :: beregnet til, dedikeret |
| Ded Moroz {prop} (Father Frost) SEE: Father Frost | :: |
| deduction {n} (sum that can be removed from tax calculations) | :: fradrag {n} |
| deduction {n} (process of reasoning) | :: deduktion {c} |
| deduction {n} (conclusion) | :: konklusion {c} |
| deed {n} (action) | :: gerning {c}, handling {c} |
| deed {n} (brave or noteworthy action, feat or exploit) | :: dåd {c}, bedrift {c} |
| deed {n} (legal instrument) | :: skøde {n} |
| deed {v} (to transfer real property by deed) | :: tilskøde |
| deem {n} (an opinion, judgment) SEE: opinion | :: |
| deen {n} (religion) SEE: religion | :: |
| deen {n} (Islam) SEE: Islam | :: |
| deep {adj} (having its bottom far down) | :: dyb |
| deep {adj} (profound) | :: dyb, dybsindig, dybttænkende |
| deep {adj} (seriously or to a significant extent, not superficial) | :: dyb |
| deep {adj} (in extent in a direction away from the observer) | :: dyb |
| deep {adj} (thick in a vertical direction) | :: bred |
| deep {adj} (voluminous) | :: dyb |
| deep {adj} (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) | :: dyb, mørk |
| deep {adj} (of a color, dark and highly saturated) | :: mørk, dyb |
| deep {adj} (a long way inward) | :: dyb |
| deep {adj} (a long way forward) | :: dyb |
| deep {adj} (difficult to awake) | :: dyb |
| deep {adj} (right into one's mind) | :: dyb |
| deep {adj} (football and other similar games) | :: dyb |
| deep {adv} (deeply) | :: dybt |
| deep {n} ((literary) part of a lake, sea, etc) | :: dyb {n} |
| deep {n} (the sea, the ocean) | :: dyb {n} |
| deep blue {adj} (dark blue) SEE: navy | :: |
| deep down {adv} (Fundamentally, in essence) | :: dybest set, inderst inde, i bund og grund |
| deep freeze {n} (freezer) SEE: freezer | :: |
| deep-fry {v} (to cook by immersing the food in hot fat) | :: fritere |
| deep sea {n} (deeper part of sea) | :: dybhav {n} |
| deer {n} (animal of the family Cervidae) | :: hjort |
| deer {n} (meat from the animal) SEE: venison | :: |
| deer meat {n} (venison) SEE: venison | :: |
| default {n} ((electronics, computing) original settings) | :: standard |
| defeat {v} (to overcome in battle or contest) | :: besejre, overvinde |
| defeat {n} | :: usejr {c}, tab {n}, nederlag {n} |
| defeatism {n} (acceptance of defeat without struggle) | :: defaitisme {c} |
| defeatist {adj} (of, or relating to defeatism) | :: defaitistisk |
| defeatist {n} (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) | :: defaitist {c} |
| defecate {v} | :: defækere |
| defective {adj} (having one or more defects) | :: fejlbehæftet, defekt |
| defective {adj} (having only some forms) | :: ufuldstændig |
| defence {n} (defence) SEE: defense | :: |
| defend {v} (ward off attacks against) | :: forsvare |
| defendant {n} (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) | :: indstævnte |
| defender {n} (someone who defends) | :: forsvar {c}, forsvarer {c} |
| defender {n} (a fighter) | :: forsvar {c}, forsvarer {c} |
| defender {n} (sports term) | :: forsvar {c}, forsvarer {c} |
| defenestration {n} (act of throwing out a window) | :: vinduesudsmidning {c}, defenestrering {c} |
| defense {n} (action of protecting from attack) | :: forsvar |
| defense {n} (anything employed to oppose attack) | :: forsvar |
| defensible {adj} (capable of being defended) | :: forsvarlig, som kan forsvares |
| defensible {adj} (capable of being justified) | :: forsvarlig, som kan forsvares |
| deference {n} (great respect) | :: ærbødighed |
| defiant {adj} (defying) | :: trodsig |
| defibrillator {n} (device) | :: hjertestarter {c} |
| deficiency {n} (inadequacy or incompleteness) | :: mangel {c}, utilstrækkelighed {c} |
| deficient {adj} (insufficient or inadequate in amount) | :: mangelfuld |
| deficit {n} (deficiency) SEE: deficiency | :: |
| definability {n} (quality of being definable) | :: definerbarhed {c} |
| definite integral {n} (integral of a function) | :: bestemt integral {n} |
| definition {n} (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol) | :: definition {c} |
| definition {n} (statement expressing the essential nature of something) | :: definition {c} |
| definition {n} (action or process of defining) | :: definition {c} |
| definition {n} (act of defining) | :: definition {c} |
| definition {n} (product of defining) | :: definition {c} |
| definition {n} (clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail) | :: opløsningsevne {c}, opløsning {c} |
| definition {n} (clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction) | :: gengivelse |
| definitional {adj} | :: definitorisk |
| definitive {n} (philately: ordinary postage stamp) | :: dagligmærke |
| deforest {v} (to clear an area of forest) | :: rydde for skov, afskove |
| deforestation {n} (process of destroying a forest) | :: afskovning {c} |
| deform {v} (to spoil the form of) | :: deformere |
| deform {v} (to alter the shape of by stress) | :: deformere |
| deform {v} (to become misshapen or changed in shape) | :: deformere |
| deformation {n} (act of deforming, or state of being deformed) | :: deformering {c}, misdannelse {c} |
| deformity {n} (The state of being deformed) | :: deformitet {c}, vanskabthed {c} |
| deformity {n} (Something which is deformed) | :: misdannelse {c}, deformitet {c} |
| defuse {v} (to remove the fuse from a bomb) | :: demontere |
| defy {v} (to renounce or dissolve all bonds) | :: trodse, lade hånt om |
| defy {v} (to challenge (someone)) | :: trodse |
| defy {v} (to refuse to obey) | :: trodse |
| defy {n} (challenge) SEE: challenge | :: |
| degeneracy {n} (degeneration) SEE: degeneration | :: |
| degenerate {adj} (having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal) | :: degenereret |
| degenerate {adj} (having lost good or desirable qualities) | :: degenerere |
| degeneration {n} (process or state of growing worse) | :: degeneration {c}, forfald {n} |
| degeneration {n} (condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become diminished) | :: degeneration {c} |
| degeneration {n} (gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants) | :: degeneration {c} |
| degradation {n} (act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing) | :: degradering {c} |
| degradation {n} (diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration) | :: fald {n} |
| degree {n} (in geometry: unit of angle) | :: grad {c} |
| degree {n} (unit of temperature) | :: grad {c} |
| degree {n} (amount, proportion, extent) | :: grad |
| degree {n} (academic award) | :: grad {c} |
| degree {n} (in graph theory: the number of edges that a vertex takes part in) | :: valens {c} |
| degree Celsius {n} (unit of temperature) | :: grad Celsius {c} |
| Dehn surgery {n} (replacement of solid torus) | :: Dehnkirurgi {c} |
| dehort {v} (to dissuade) SEE: dissuade | :: |
| dehydrate {v} (to lose or remove water) | :: dehydrere |
| Dei gratia {adv} (by the Grace of God) SEE: by the Grace of God | :: |
| deism {n} (belief) | :: deisme |
| deity {n} | :: guddom {c}, deitet {c} |
| deity {n} (divinity) SEE: divinity | :: |
| deject {v} (make sad or dispirited) | :: gøre nedtrykt, gøre modløs |
| dejected {adj} (sad and dispirited) | :: nedslået, nedtrykt, modløs |
| dejection {n} (a state of melancholy or depression) | :: modløshed {c}, nedtrykthed {c} |
| deke {n} (feint or fake) | :: finte {c} |
| deke {n} (series of feints or fakes) | :: finter {c-p} |
| Delaware {prop} (US state) | :: Delaware |
| delectation {n} (great pleasure; delight) | :: fornøjelse {c}, glæde {c} |
| delegate {n} (deputy, envoy, representative) | :: delegeret {c}, repræsentant {c}, befuldmægtiget {c} |
| delegate {v} (to commit a task to someone) | :: overdrage, delegere, uddelegere, betro |
| delegation {n} (a group of delegates) | :: delegation {c} |
| Delhi {prop} (city in India) | :: Delhi |
| deli {n} (shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving) | :: delikatessebutik {c}, delikatesseforretning {c} |
| deliberate {adj} (intentional) | :: bevidst, overlagt |
| deliberate {adj} (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) | :: velovervejet, gennemtænkt |
| deliberate {adj} (carefully considered) | :: velovervejet, gennemtænkt |
| deliberate {adj} (not hasty or sudden) | :: langsom, sindig, rolig |
| deliberate {v} (consider carefully) | :: overveje |
| deliberately {adv} (intentionally) | :: bevidst, med vilje |
| deliberately {adv} (slowly and carefully) | :: langsomt, roligt, sindigt |
| deliberation {n} (the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure) | :: overvejelse {c} |
| deliberation {n} (careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure) | :: drøftelse {c}, rådslagning {c} |
| delicacy {n} (quality of being delicate) | :: sarthed {c}, delikatesse {c} |
| delicacy {n} (something appealing, especially a pleasing food) | :: delikatesse {c}, lækkerbisken {c} |
| delicacy {n} (refinement in taste) | :: skrøbelighed {c} |
| delicatessen {n} (shop selling prepared foods) | :: delikatessebutik {c}, delikatesseforretning {c} |
| delicious {adj} (pleasing to taste) | :: delikat, liflig, lækker, yndig, herlig, velsmagende, smagfuld |
| Delilah {prop} (biblical mistress of Samson) | :: Dalila |
| delimit {v} (to mark or fix the limits of) | :: afgrænse |
| deliver {v} (to set free) | :: befri, udfri |
| deliver {v} (to assist in giving birth) | :: forløse, tage imod |
| deliver {v} (to give birth) | :: barsle, nedkomme |
| deliver {v} (to bring or transport something to its destination) | :: levere, aflevere, indlevere, overlevere, overbringe, udbringe, ombære, omdele |
| deliver {v} (to hand over or surrender) | :: udlevere, overgive |
| deliver {v} (to express in words) | :: holde |
| delivery {n} (act of conveying something) | :: leverance {c}, indlevering {c}, udlevering {c}, levering {c} |
| delivery {n} (item which has been conveyed) | :: leverance {c}, levering {c} |
| delivery {n} (act of giving birth) | :: nedkomst {c} |
| delivery {n} (pitching motion) | :: kast {n}, aflevering {c} |
| delivery {n} (thrown pitch) | :: kast {n}, aflevering {c} |
| delivery {n} (manner of speaking) | :: fremførelse {c}, foredrag {n} |
| delivery {n} (administration of a drug) | :: udlevering {c} |
| delivery room {n} | :: fødestue {c} |
| dell {n} (valley) SEE: valley | :: |
| delphinium {n} (plant) SEE: larkspur | :: |
| delta {n} (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) | :: delta {n} |
| delta {n} (landform at the mouth of a river) | :: delta {n} |
| deltoid {adj} (in the shape of Δ) SEE: triangular | :: |
| deluded {adj} (to hold a misleading belief) | :: vildledt |
| deluge {n} (an overwhelming amount of something) | :: overflod |
| delusion {n} (act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind) | :: indbildning {c} |
| delusion {n} (that which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief) | :: vrangforestilling {c} |
| delve {v} (to dig in the ground) | :: grave |
| delve {v} (to search carefully for information) | :: dykke ned i |
| demagogue {n} ((historical) a leader of the people) | :: demagog {c} |
| 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) | :: demagog {c}, folkeforfører {c} |
| demand {n} (desire to purchase goods and services) | :: efterspørgsel |
| demand {n} (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) | :: efterspørgsel |
| demand {n} (order) | :: krav |
| demand {v} (to request forcefully) | :: kræve |
| demarcation {n} (act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit) | :: grænsedragning {c}, afgrænsning {c} |
| demarcation {n} (thus fixed limit) | :: demarkationslinje {c} |
| demarcation {n} (strictly defined separation) | :: faggrænse {c}, grænse {c} |
| demeanor {n} (outward way in which a person behaves) | :: opførsel {c}, optræden {c} |
| demented {adj} (insane or mentally ill) | :: afsindig, vanvittig |
| demented {adj} (suffering from dementia) | :: dement |
| dementia {n} (progressive decline in cognitive function) | :: demens {c} |
| demerit point {n} (point subtracted from a driver's license) | :: klip i kørekortet {n} [lit. "punches" in the driver's license], klip {n} |
| demigod {n} (a half-god or hero) | :: halvgud {c}, halvgud {c} |
| demigod {n} (a lesser deity) | :: halvgud {c} |
| demijohn {n} (bottle) | :: vinballong {c} |
| demiurge {n} (being that created the universe) | :: demiurg {c} |
| democracy {n} (rule by the people) | :: demokrati |
| democracy {n} (government under the rule of its people) | :: demokrati {n} |
| democrat {n} (supporter of democracy) | :: demokrat {c} |
| democratic {adj} (pertaining to democracy) | :: demokratisk |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea {prop} (country in East Asia (official name)) | :: Den Demokratiske Folkerepublik Korea |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo {prop} (large central African nation, formerly called Zaire) | :: Demokratiske Republik Congo, Congo Kinshasa, DR Congo, Belgisk Congo |
| Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste {prop} (official name of East Timor) | :: Demokratiske Republik Østtimor |
| democratic socialism {n} (socialism based on democratic principles) | :: demokratisk socialisme {c} |
| Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka {prop} (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) | :: Den Demokratiske Socialistiske Republik Sri Lanka {c} |
| demographic {adj} (of or pertaining to demography) | :: demografisk |
| demographical {adj} (demographic) SEE: demographic | :: |
| demography {n} (study of human populations) | :: demografi {c} |
| demolish {v} (to destroy) | :: demolere, rive ned, sløjfe |
| demon {n} (evil spirit) | :: dæmon {c} |
| demonology {n} (study of demons) | :: dæmonologi {c} |
| demonstrably {adv} (in such a manner as to be capable of being demonstrated) | :: bevislig, bevisligt |
| demonstrate {v} (to show how to use something) | :: demonstrere |
| demonstrate {v} (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation) | :: demonstrere |
| demonstration {n} (act) | :: demonstration {c} |
| demonstration {n} (event) | :: demonstration {c} |
| demonstration {n} (public display of opinion) | :: demonstration {c} |
| demonstrative {adj} ((grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to) | :: demonstrativ |
| demonstrator {n} (forefinger) SEE: forefinger | :: |
| demoralize {v} (to destroy morale; to dishearten) | :: demoralisere |
| den {n} (home of certain animals) | :: hule {c} |
| den {n} (living room of a house) | :: værelse {n}, hybel {c}, [slang] hummer {n}, hule {c} |
| Denali {prop} (highest mountain peak in North America) | :: Denali |
| denationalize {v} (privatize) | :: denationalisere |
| denature {v} (to take away a natural characteristic of) | :: denaturere |
| denaturize {v} (denature) SEE: denature | :: |
| denazification {n} (process of the removal of Nazis) | :: afnazificering {c}, denazificering {c} |
| dendrochronology {n} (science of counting tree rings) | :: dendrokronologi {c}, træringskronologi {c} [rare] |
| dendrologist {n} | :: dendrolog {c} |
| dendrology {n} (the study of trees) | :: dendrologi {c} |
| denier {n} (person who denies something) | :: benægter {c} [notably concerning the Holocaust] |
| Denmark {prop} (country in Northern Europe) | :: Danmark |
| Denmark-Norway {prop} (former political entity) | :: Danmark-Norge, Oldenborgmonarkiet {n} [rare] |
| Dennis {prop} (male given name) | :: Dennis |
| denomination {n} (act of naming, designation) | :: benævnelse {c} |
| denomination {n} (name, designation, or title) | :: klasse {c}, kategori {c} |
| denomination {n} (class or society with the same name, a sect) | :: trossamfund {n}, sekt {c} |
| denomination {n} (unit in a series of units) | :: pålydende {n} |
| denominator {n} (number or expression written below the line in a fraction) | :: nævner {c} |
| denounce {v} (to make known in a formal manner) | :: bekendtgøre |
| denounce {v} (to criticize or speak out against) | :: beskylde |
| denounce {v} (to make a formal or public accusation against) | :: anklage |
| denounce {v} (to announce the termination of; especially a treaty) | :: opsige |
| de novo {adv} (anew) SEE: anew | :: |
| dense {adj} (having relatively high density) | :: kompakt, tæt |
| dense {adj} (compact; crowded together) | :: tæt |
| dense {adj} (thick; difficult to penetrate) | :: tæt |
| dense {adj} (math: being a well-approximating subset) | :: tæt |
| density {n} (physics: amount of matter contained by a given volume) | :: massefylde {c}, densitet {c} |
| dental calculus {n} (crust on the teeth) | :: tandsten {c} |
| dental dam {n} (dental dam) | :: slikkelap {c} |
| dental floss {n} (cord of thin filaments used to clean the areas between the teeth) | :: tandtråd {c} |
| dentist {n} (specialized tooth doctor) | :: tandlæge {c} |
| Denver {prop} (capital of Colorado) | :: Denver |
| deny {v} (disallow) SEE: forbid | :: |
| deny {v} (to assert that something is not true) | :: benægte, nægte |
| deodorant {n} (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) | :: deodorant {c} |
| deodorize {v} (mask or eliminate odor) | :: deodorisere |
| deoxyribose {n} (derivative of ribose) | :: deoxyribose |
| department {n} (part, portion, subdivision) | :: afdeling {c} |
| department {n} (course of life, action, study, etc.) | :: felt {n}, område {n} |
| department {n} (subdivision of organization) | :: departement {n} [government], ministerium {n} [government], institut {n} [university], fagområde {n} [university] |
| department {n} (territorial division) | :: departement {n} |
| department store {n} (store containing many departments) | :: stormagasin {n}, varehus {n} |
| departure {n} (the act of departing) | :: afgang {c}, afrejse {c} |
| departure {n} (deviation from a plan or procedure) | :: afvigelse {c} |
| departure {n} (death) | :: død {c}, bortgang {c} |
| depend {v} (be contingent or conditioned) | :: afhænge |
| depend {v} (trust) | :: regne med, stole på |
| depend {v} (hang down) | :: hænge ned |
| depend {v} (be pending) | :: være uafgjort |
| dependable {adj} (able to be depended on) | :: pålidelig, driftsikker |
| dependence {n} (state of being dependent) | :: afhængighed {c}, tillid {c} |
| dependence {n} (irresistible need) | :: afhængighed {c} |
| dependency grammar {n} | :: dependensgrammatik {c} |
| dependent {adj} (relying upon; depending upon) | :: afhængig |
| dependent clause {n} (subordinate clause) SEE: subordinate clause | :: |
| dependent personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) | :: dependent personlighedsforstyrrelse, dependent personlighedsstruktur |
| depiction {n} (lifelike image) | :: afbildning {c} |
| depilate {v} (to remove hair from the body) | :: depilere, epilere |
| depilation {n} (epilation) SEE: epilation | :: |
| deplete {v} (exhaust) SEE: exhaust | :: |
| depleted {adj} (used up, expended) | :: udtømme, formindske, reducere |
| deplorable {adj} (deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad) | :: elendig |
| deplorable {adj} (lamentable, to be felt sorrow for, worthy of compassion) | :: sørgelig, beklagelig |
| deponent {adj} (of a Latin or Greek verb: having a passive form with an active meaning) | :: deponent |
| depopulate {v} (to reduce the population of a region by disease, war, forced relocation etc.) | :: affolke |
| depopulation {n} (act or condition of depopulating) | :: affolkning {c} |
| deport {v} (to evict, especially from a country) | :: udvise |
| deposit {n} (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) | :: aflejring {c}, forekomst {c} |
| deposit {n} (asset that was left to the care of the other) | :: depositum {n} |
| deposit {n} (money placed in an account) | :: indskud {n} |
| deposit {n} (anything left behind on a surface) | :: aflejring {c} |
| deposit {n} (money given as an initial payment) | :: depositum {n}, udbetaling {c} |
| deposit {n} (security for a borrowed item) | :: pant {n}, depositum {n} |
| depraved {adj} (extremely wrong in a moral sense) | :: depraveret, moralsk fordærvet |
| depreciation {n} (the measurement of the decline in value of assets) | :: afskrivning {c} |
| depredation {n} (A raid or predatory attack) | :: plyndring {c} |
| depression {n} (geography: low area) | :: sænkning {c}, fordybning {c} |
| depression {n} (psychology: state of mind) | :: depression {c} |
| depression {n} (psychology: period of unhappiness) | :: depression {c} |
| depression {n} (economics: period of major economic contraction) | :: nedgangstid {c}, nedgangstid {c}, lavkonjunktur {c} |
| depressivity {n} (the condition of being depressive) | :: depressivitet |
| deprive {v} (take something away; deny someone of something) | :: berøve, fratage |
| depth {n} (vertical distance below a surface) | :: dybde {c} |
| depth of field {n} (distance in focus) | :: dybdeskarphed {c} |
| depths {n} (plural of depth) SEE: depth | :: |
| deputy {n} (representative) | :: stedfortræder {c}, vice-, næst- |
| deputy {n} (legislator) | :: deputeret {c} |
| derailment {n} (action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs) | :: afsporing {c} |
| derivation {n} (act of tracing origin or descent) | :: afledning {c} |
| derivation {n} (forming a new word by changing the base of another word or by adding affixes to it) | :: afledning {c}, derivation {c} |
| derivation {n} (that from which sthg is derived) | :: afledning {c} |
| derivation {n} (that which is derived) | :: afledning {c}, derivat {n} |
| derivative {adj} (obtained by derivation) | :: afledt |
| derivative {adj} (imitative of the work of someone else) | :: imiterende |
| derivative {adj} ((copyright) referring to a work based on another work) | :: afledt |
| derivative {adj} (lacking originality) | :: uoriginal |
| derivative {n} (something derived) | :: afledning {c} |
| derivative {n} (chemical derived from another) | :: derivat {n} |
| derivative {n} (in analysis: value) | :: differentialkvotient {c} |
| derive {v} (deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning) | :: udlede |
| derive {v} (find the derivation of (a word or phrase)) | :: udlede |
| derive {v} (create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction) | :: udlede |
| derive {v} (originate (from)) | :: opstå |
| dermatologist {n} (one who is skilled, professes or practices dermatology) | :: dermatolog {c}, hudspecialist {c} |
| dermestid {n} | :: klannere {c-p} |
| dernier {adj} (final, last) SEE: final | :: |
| derogatory {adj} (tending to lessen the value of) | :: nedsættende |
| derrick {n} (device used for lifting and moving large objects) | :: lossebom {c}, ladebom {c}, svingbom {c} |
| derrick {n} (framework constructed over a mine or oil well) | :: boretårn {n} |
| desalinate {v} (remove the salt from something) | :: afsalte |
| desalination {n} (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) | :: afsaltning {c} |
| desalination plant {n} (plant which converts seawater) | :: afsaltningsanlæg {n} |
| descendant {n} (one who is the progeny of someone) | :: efterkommer {c} |
| descendant {n} (later evolutionary type) | :: efterkommer {c} |
| describe {v} (to represent in words) | :: beskrive |
| describe {v} (to give rise to a geometrical structure) | :: beskrive |
| description {n} (account in words) | :: beskrivelse |
| description word {n} (adjective) SEE: adjective | :: |
| descriptive {adj} (of, or relating to description) | :: beskrivende, deskriptiv |
| descriptive {adj} (stating an attribute to associated noun) | :: beskrivende, deskriptiv |
| descry {v} (see) SEE: see | :: |
| desecrate {v} (to profane or violate sacredness) | :: vanhellige |
| desecration {n} (act of disrespect towards sacred) | :: vanhelligelse {c} |
| desert {n} (that which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward) | :: fortjeneste {c} |
| desert {n} (barren area) | :: ørken {c} |
| desert cat {n} (African wildcat) SEE: African wildcat | :: |
| deserter {n} (person who leaves a military or naval unit) | :: desertør {c} |
| desertion {n} (deserting) | :: faneflugt {c}, desertering {c}, desertion {c}, desertation {c} |
| deserve {v} (to merit) | :: fortjene |
| desiccated coconut {n} (desiccated coconut) | :: kokosmel {n} |
| design {n} (art of designing) | :: design {c} |
| designation {n} (distinguishing mark or name) | :: betegnelse, benævnelse |
| desirable {adj} (suitable to be desired) | :: ønskelig |
| desire {v} (desire) SEE: want | :: |
| desire {v} (wish for earnestly) | :: ønske |
| desire {v} (want emotionally or sexually) | :: begære, attrå |
| desire {n} (something wished for) | :: ønske |
| desire {n} (strong attraction) | :: begær, lyst |
| desire {n} (feeling of desire) | :: lyst |
| desk {n} (table for writing and reading) | :: skrivebord {n} |
| desk {n} (team in a news outlet specialized on a topic) | :: rubrik, stationær redaktion |
| desklamp {n} (lamp) | :: skrivebordslampe {c} |
| Des Moines {prop} (the capital city of the state of Iowa) | :: Des Moines |
| desolate {adj} (deserted) | :: øde, ubeboet |
| desolate {adj} (dismal) | :: trøstesløs |
| desolate {adj} (hopeless) | :: fortvivlet, ulykkelig |
| desolate {v} (to deprive of inhabitants) | :: hærge, lægge øde |
| desolate {v} (to devastate or lay waste) | :: hærge, lægge øde |
| desolate {v} (to make sad, forlorn and hopeless) | :: gøre ulykkelig, gøre fortvivlet |
| despair {n} (loss of hope) | :: opgivelse |
| desperado {n} (bold outlaw) | :: desperado {c} |
| desperate {n} (filled with despair) | :: desperat |
| desperately {adv} (in a desperate manner) | :: desperat, fortvivlet |
| desperate times call for desperate measures {proverb} (in adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected may become the best choice) | :: desperate tider kræver desperate handlinger |
| desperation {n} (the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope) | :: desperation {c} |
| desperation {n} (a state of despair, or utter hopelessness) | :: desperation {c} |
| despicable {adj} (deserving to be despised) | :: foragtelig |
| despise {v} (to regard with contempt or scorn) | :: foragte |
| despite {prep} (in spite of) | :: på trods af, trods |
| despondence {n} (despondency) SEE: despondency | :: |
| despondency {n} (loss of hope or confidence) | :: modløshed {c} |
| despondency {n} (a feeling of depression or disheartenment) | :: modløshed {c} |
| despondent {adj} (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage) | :: knuget, forknyt |
| despot {n} (ruler with absolute power; tyrant) | :: despot {c} |
| despotic {adj} (of or pertaining to a despot) | :: despotisk |
| despotic {adj} (acting or ruling as a despot) | :: despotisk |
| despotism {n} (government by a singular authority) | :: despoti {n} |
| dessert {n} (sweet confection served as the last course of a meal) | :: dessert {c} |
| destination {n} (purpose for which anything is destined) | :: bestemmelsessted {n} |
| destination {n} (the place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent) | :: destination {c}, rejsemål {n} |
| destiny {n} (predetermined condition; fate; fixed order of things) SEE: fate | :: |
| destroy {v} (to damage beyond use or repair) | :: ødelægge |
| destroy {v} (to cause destruction) | :: ødelægge |
| destroy {v} (to put down or euthanize (e.g. an animal)) | :: aflive |
| destruction {n} (act of destroying) | :: ødelæggelse |
| destructive {adj} (causing destruction; damaging) | :: destruktiv |
| detaboo {v} (detaboo) | :: aftabuisere |
| detachable {adj} (designed to be unfastened) | :: aftagelig, løs |
| detached {adj} (of a house: not joined to another house on either side) | :: fritstående |
| detached house {n} (free-standing family dwelling unit) | :: villa {c}, fritliggende hus {n}, enkelthus {n} |
| detail {n} (something small enough to escape casual notice) | :: detalje {c} |
| detail {n} (uncountable: a profusion of details) | :: detaljer {c-p} |
| detail {n} (something considered trivial enough to ignore) | :: detalje {c} |
| detain {v} (to detain) SEE: hold | :: |
| detain {v} (put under custody) | :: tilbageholde |
| detect {v} (to detect) SEE: notice | :: |
| detective {n} (police officer who looks for evidence) | :: detektiv {c} |
| detective {n} (person employed to find information) | :: detektiv {c}, privatdetektiv {c} |
| detective work {n} (investigative work) | :: detektivarbejde {n} |
| detector {n} (device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon) | :: detektor {c} |
| detention {n} (act or state) | :: tilbageholdelse {c} |
| detention {n} (temporary custody or confinement) | :: anholdelse {c}, eftersidning {c} [in school] |
| detergent {n} (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) | :: vaskemiddel {n} |
| deteriorate {v} (make worse) | :: ødelegge, forværre, skænde |
| deteriorate {v} (grow worse) | :: forværres, nedbrydes, skændes |
| determinant {n} (scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a square matrix) | :: determinant {c} |
| determination {n} (bringing to an end; termination; limit) | :: opsigelse |
| determinative {n} (determiner) SEE: determiner | :: |
| determiner {n} (class of words) | :: determinator {c} |
| detonation {n} (an explosion) | :: brag, eksplosion, knald |
| detour {n} (diversion or deviation) | :: omvej {c} |
| detrimental {adj} (causing damage or harm) | :: skadelig |
| dette {n} (debt) SEE: debt | :: |
| Deuteronomy {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Femte Mosebog |
| Deutsche Mark {n} (former currency unit of Germany) | :: D-mark {c}, tyske mark {c} |
| devastate {v} (to ruin many or all things over a large area) | :: ødelægge |
| develop {v} (to progress) | :: udvikle |
| develop {v} (to create) | :: udvikle |
| developed {adj} ((of a country) not primitive; not third world) | :: udviklet |
| developed {adj} (mature) | :: udviklet, moden |
| developer {n} (someone engaged in product creation and improvement) | :: udvikler {c} |
| developer {n} (software programmer) | :: udvikler {c}, programmør {c} |
| developing country {n} (poorer country) | :: udviklingsland {n} |
| development {n} (process of developing) | :: udvikling |
| development {n} (something which has developed) | :: udvikling |
| development {n} (real estate development) | :: udbygning, udvidelse |
| development {n} (application of new ideas to practical problems (compare research)) | :: udvikling |
| development {n} (active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it) | :: udvikling |
| development aid {n} (financial aid) | :: udviklingshjælp {c}, U-landshjælp {c} |
| developmental biology {n} (study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms) | :: udviklingsbiologi {c} |
| deviate {n} | :: afvige |
| deviate {v} (To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray) | :: deviere |
| deviation {n} (act of deviating) | :: afvigelse {c} |
| device {n} (piece of equipment) | :: indretning {c}, apparat {n}, anordning {c} |
| device {n} (project, stratagem, artifice) | :: påfund {n}, plan {c}, list {c} |
| device {n} (improvised explosive device) | :: bombe {c} |
| device {n} (heraldry: personal motto or emblem) | :: devise {c}, valgsprog {n} |
| devil {n} (dust devil) SEE: dust devil | :: |
| devil {n} (a creature of hell) | :: djævel {c} |
| devil {n} (the devil: the chief devil) | :: djævlen, fanden, satan |
| devilry {n} (mischief) | :: drilagtighed {c} |
| devilry {n} (wickedness, cruelty) | :: vildskab {n} |
| devil's advocate {n} (debater) | :: djævelens advokat {c} |
| devil's advocate {n} (canon lawyer) | :: djævelens advokat {c} |
| devise {v} (use the intellect to plan or design) | :: opfinde, udtænke, finde på, udarbejde |
| devise {v} (leave in a will) | :: testamentere |
| Devon {prop} (English county) | :: Devon |
| devote {v} (to commit oneself for a certain matter) | :: vie, hellige, tilegne |
| devour {v} (to eat greedily) | :: grovæde |
| devout {adj} (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) | :: from |
| dew {n} (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc) | :: dug {c} |
| dewberry {n} (Rubus caesius) | :: korbær {n} |
| dewclaw {n} (dewclaw) | :: ulveklo |
| dexter {adj} (right) | :: højre, højre side, dexter [heraldry], heraldisk højre [heraldry] |
| dexterity {n} (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) | :: fingerfærdighed {c} |
| dexterous {adj} (skillful with one's hands) | :: behændig |
| dextromanual {adj} (right-handed) SEE: right-handed | :: |
| dextrose {n} (naturally-occurring form of glucose) | :: druesukker |
| dhabihah {n} (dhabihah) | :: halalslagtning {c} |
| Dhaka {prop} (capital of Bangladesh) | :: Dhaka |
| Dhivehi {n} (an Indo-Aryan language) | :: maldivisk |
| diabetes {n} (A group of metabolic diseases) | :: sukkersyge, diabetes |
| diabetes mellitus {n} (medical disorder) | :: sukkersyge |
| diabetic {n} (person suffering from diabetes mellitus) | :: diabetiker {c} |
| diabolically {adv} (In a diabolical manner) | :: djævelsk |
| diacritic {n} (diacritical mark) SEE: diacritical mark | :: |
| diacritical mark {n} (symbol) | :: diakritisk tegn {n} |
| diagnosis {n} (identification of the nature and cause of an illness) | :: diagnose {c}, diagnosticering {c} |
| diagnostic {adj} (of, or relating to diagnosis) | :: diagnostisk |
| diagonal {n} (slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| diagonal matrix {n} (type of matrix) | :: diagonalmatrix {c} |
| dial {n} (sundial) SEE: sundial | :: |
| dial {n} (graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves) | :: urskive {c} [clock] |
| dial {n} (panel on a radio; knob that is turned to change the wavelength) | :: kanalvælger {c} |
| dial {n} (disk with finger holes on a telephone) | :: drejeskive {c} |
| dial {v} (To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone) | :: ringe |
| dial {n} (clock face) SEE: clock face | :: |
| dialect {n} (particular variety of a language) | :: dialekt {c} |
| dialectology {n} (the study of dialects) | :: dialektologi {c} |
| 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) | :: dialog {c}, samtale {c}, konversation {c} |
| diameter {n} (line) | :: diameter {c} |
| diameter {n} (length of this line) | :: diameter {c} |
| diametrically {adv} (on exactly the opposite side) | :: diametralt |
| diamond {n} (rhombus) SEE: rhombus | :: |
| diamond {n} (uncountable: mineral) | :: diamant {c} |
| diamond {n} (gemstone) | :: diamant {c} |
| diamond {n} (card games: card of the diamonds suit) | :: ruder |
| diamond {n} (diamond ring) SEE: diamond ring | :: |
| diamondback moth {n} (Plutella xylostella) | :: kålmøl {c} |
| diamond jubilee {n} (celebration of 60th anniversary) | :: 60-årsdag {c}, diamantbryllup {n} [60 years of wedding] |
| diamond ring {n} (finger ring on which is mounted a diamond) | :: diamantring {c} |
| diamonds {n} (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦) | :: ruder {c} |
| Diana {prop} (Roman goddess) | :: Diana |
| Diana {prop} (female given name) | :: Diana |
| Dianetics {n} (self-help system now used in Scientology) | :: dianetik {c} |
| diaper {n} (absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent) | :: ble {c} |
| diaperhood {n} (period of wearing diapers) | :: blealder {c} |
| diaphragm {n} (anatomy: sheet of muscle separating thorax from abdomen) | :: mellemgulv {n} |
| diaphragm {n} (contraceptive device) | :: pessar {n} |
| diaphragm {n} (mechanics: flexible membrane) | :: membran {c} |
| diaphragm {n} (acoustics: vibrating membrane in a speaker) | :: membran {c} |
| diaphragm {n} (optics: structure with a central aperture used to limit the passage of light) | :: blænder {c} |
| diarchy {n} (form of government) | :: diarki {n} |
| diarrhea {n} (medical condition) | :: diare {c}, diaré {c}, diarre {c}, diarré {c} |
| diary {n} (daily log of experiences) | :: dagbog {c} |
| 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) | :: diastole {c} |
| diastolic {adj} (pertaining to a diastole) | :: diastolisk |
| diatonic {adj} (diatonic) | :: diatonisk |
| dibble {n} (pointed implement) | :: plantepind {c}, plantestok {c} |
| dibromine {n} (molecular bromine, Br₂) | :: dibrom |
| dibs {n} (the right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else) | :: helle for |
| dice {n} (polyhedron used in games of chance) SEE: die | :: |
| dichasium {n} (cymose inflorescence) | :: toarmet kvast, gaffelkvast |
| dichotomous {adj} (dividing or branching into two pieces) | :: dikotomisk |
| dichotomy {n} (separation or division into two) | :: dikotomi {c}, opdeling i to modsætninger |
| dichotomy {n} (logic: division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive) | :: dikotomi {c} |
| dichotomy {n} (taxonomy: division into two subordinate parts) | :: dikotomi {c}, opdeling {c} |
| dichotomy {n} (biology: bifurcation in a stem or vein) | :: dikotomi {c} |
| dick {n} (slang: penis) | :: pik, diller {c}, kødfløjte {c} |
| dick {n} (detective) | :: detektiv {c} |
| dickhead {n} ((slang) stupid person) | :: pikhoved |
| dickhead {n} (glans penis) SEE: glans penis | :: |
| dickpic {n} (photograph of a penis) | :: dickpic {n}, pikbillede {n} |
| dicotyledon {n} (in botany) | :: tokimbladede |
| dictator {n} (totalitarian leader of a dictatorship) | :: diktator {c} |
| dictatorship {n} (a government led by a dictator) | :: diktatur {n} |
| dictatorship of the majority {n} | :: flertallets diktatur {n}, flertalsdiktatur {n} |
| dictionaric {adj} (Of or pertaining to a dictionary) | :: ordbogsmæssig |
| dictionary {n} (publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words) | :: ordbog {c} |
| dictionary attack {n} (An attack that uses a list of words from a dictionary) | :: ordbogsangreb {n} |
| didactic {adj} (instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate) | :: didaktisk, belærende |
| didactic {adj} (excessively moralizing) | :: didaktisk, docerende |
| die {v} (to stop living) | :: dø, udånde, gå bort, gå al kødets gang, sove ind, stille træskoene, kradse af, omkomme, afgå ved døden, krepere |
| die {v} (to become spiritually dead) | :: opgive |
| die {v} (to break down) | :: ophøre |
| die {n} (polyhedron used in games of chance) | :: terning |
| dielectric {n} (physics: nonconducting material) | :: dielektrikum {n} |
| dielectric {adj} (electrically insulating) | :: dielektrisk |
| diencephalon {n} (region of the human brain) | :: mellemhjernen |
| die out {v} (to become extinct) | :: uddø, dø ud {c} |
| diesel {n} (fuel) | :: diesel {c} |
| diesel engine {n} (type of engine) | :: dieselmotor {c} |
| diesel motor {n} (diesel engine) SEE: diesel engine | :: |
| diet {n} (food a person or animal consumes) | :: kost {c}, ernæring {c}, næring {c}, føde {c} [animal], kost {c}, føde {c} |
| diet {n} (controlled regimen of food) | :: kur {c}, diæt {c} |
| diet {v} (to regulate the food of someone) | :: slanke, sætte på diæt |
| diet {v} (to modify one's food and beverage intake) | :: slanke, være på diæt, være på slankekur [to lose weight] |
| diet {n} (council of leaders) | :: parlament {n} |
| dietary fibre {n} (undigested substance) | :: kostfiber {c}, fiber {c} |
| dietary supplement {n} (substance taken as a supplement to food to replace nutrients) | :: kosttilskud {n} |
| differ {v} (not to have the same characteristics) | :: være forskellig(e) |
| differ {v} (to have diverging opinions, disagree) | :: være uenig(e) |
| difference {n} (quality of being different) | :: forskel {c} |
| difference {n} (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else) | :: forskel {c} |
| difference {n} (arithmetic: result of a subtraction) | :: differens {c} |
| difference equation {n} (recurrence relation) SEE: recurrence relation | :: |
| difference quotient {n} (slope of the secant) | :: differenskvotient {c} |
| different {adj} (not the same) | :: forskellig, anderledes, ulig |
| different {adj} (unlike most others) | :: anderledes |
| differentiable {adj} (having a derivative) | :: differentiabel {c} |
| differential {adj} (relating to a difference) | :: forskels- |
| differential {adj} (dependent on) | :: differentieret |
| differential {adj} (relating to differentiation or differential calculus) | :: differential- |
| differential {n} (difference between similar or comparable things) | :: forskel {c} |
| differential {n} (differential gear) SEE: differential gear | :: |
| differential equation {n} (equation involving the derivatives of a function) | :: differentialligning {c} |
| differential gear {n} (differential gear) | :: differentiale {n} |
| differentiation {n} (act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference) | :: differentiering |
| differently {adv} (in a different way) | :: forskelligt, specielt, anderledes |
| 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) | :: sværhed {c}, vanskelighed {c} |
| difficulty {n} (obstacle) | :: besvær {n} |
| diffidence {n} (The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement) | :: forsagthed {c}, tilbageholdenhed {c}, beskedenhed {c} |
| diffident {adj} (lacking confidence in oneself) | :: tilbageholdende, som mangler selvtillid, beskeden, frygtsom |
| diffuse {v} ((transitive) to spread over or through) | :: diffus |
| diffuse {adj} (not focused or concentrated) | :: diffus, uklar |
| dig {v} (to move hard-packed earth out of the way) | :: grave |
| dig {n} (archeological investigation) | :: udgravning {c} |
| dig {v} (slang: to understand or show interest in) | :: forstå, være med |
| dig {v} (slang: to appreciate, or like) | :: kunne lide |
| digest {v} (to separate food in the alimentary canal) | :: fordøje |
| digestibility {n} (digestibility) | :: fordøjelighed {c} |
| digestion {n} (process in gastrointestinal tract) | :: fordøjelse {c} |
| digger {n} (spade (playing card)) SEE: spade | :: |
| digger {n} (gold miner) SEE: gold digger | :: |
| dig into {v} (to research a particular subject) | :: grave sig ned i, begrave sig i |
| digit {n} (finger or toe) | :: finger {c} [finger], tå {c} [toe] |
| digit {n} (numeral) | :: ciffer {n} |
| digital {adj} (of or relating to computers) | :: digital |
| digital camera {n} (electronic camera) | :: digitalkamera {n} |
| digital clock {n} (clock that displays the time using) | :: digitalur {n} |
| digital footprint {n} (digital evidence of a person's activities on the Internet) | :: elektronisk fodspor {n} |
| digital watermark {n} (embedded auxiliary data) | :: digitalt vandmærke {n} |
| digits {n} (slang: telephone number) | :: nummer |
| digit sum {n} (single operation) | :: tværsum {c} |
| digit sum {n} (iterated digit sum) | :: tværsum {c}, reduceret tværsum {c}, itereret tværsum {c} |
| dignified {adj} (respectable) | :: værdig |
| dignity {n} (quality or state) | :: værdighed {c} |
| digraph {n} (directed graph) SEE: directed graph | :: |
| digs {n} (clothes) SEE: clothes | :: |
| dihydrogen monoxide {n} (water, H₂O, see also: water) | :: dihydrogenmonoxid {c} {n} |
| dilapidate {v} (to fall into ruin or disuse) | :: forfalde |
| dilapidate {v} (to cause to become ruined or put into disrepair) | :: lade forfalde |
| dilapidated {adj} (having fallen into a state of disrepair) | :: forfalden, forsømt, medtaget, faldefærdig |
| dildo {n} (artificial phallus) | :: dildo {c}, vibrator {c} |
| Dili {prop} (capital) | :: Dili |
| diligence {n} (carefulness) | :: omhu |
| diligent {adj} (hard-working and focused) | :: flittig, ihærdig, arbejdsom |
| dill {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| dill {n} (herb of the species Anethum graveolens) | :: dild {c} |
| diluted {adj} (having descreased density) | :: fortyndet |
| dilution {n} (process of making something dilute) | :: fortynding {c}, udvanding {c} [figuratively], udtynding {c} [figuratively] |
| dim-bulb {adj} (slow-witted, stupid) SEE: stupid | :: |
| dimension {n} (single aspect of a thing) | :: dimension {c}, side {c}, aspekt {n} |
| dimension {n} (measure of spatial extent) | :: dimension {c} |
| dimension {n} (in geometry) | :: dimension {c} |
| dimension {n} (in science fiction) | :: dimension {c} |
| dimensionless {adj} (dimensionless) | :: uden dimensioner |
| diminutive {adj} (very small) | :: diminutiv |
| diminutive {n} (grammar: word form expressing smallness) | :: diminutiv {n} |
| dine {v} (to eat; to eat dinner or supper) | :: spise |
| diner {n} (dining car) SEE: dining car | :: |
| ding-a-ling {n} (dick) SEE: dick | :: |
| dinghy {n} (small boat) | :: jolle {c} |
| dining car {n} (restaurant carriage) | :: spisevogn {c} |
| dining room {n} (room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten) | :: restaurant {c} [hotel], spisesal {c}, [hotel], spisestue {c} [large, in a private home] |
| dining table {n} (table in the dining room on which meals are served) | :: spisebord {n} |
| dinitrogen tetroxide {n} (binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4) | :: dinitrogentetroxid |
| dinner {n} (main meal of the day) | :: middag, aftensmad {c} |
| dinner {n} (midday meal) | :: middag |
| dinner hour {n} (the hour when dinner takes place) SEE: dinnertime | :: |
| dinner jacket {n} (type of formal suit) SEE: tuxedo | :: |
| dinner table {n} (table on which dinner is served) | :: spisebord {n} |
| dinnertime {n} (time when dinner takes place) | :: spisetid {c} |
| dinnertime {n} (time when dinner is ready) | :: spisetid {c} |
| dinosaur {n} (extinct reptile) | :: dinosaurus {c} |
| diocese {n} (region administered by a bishop) | :: bispedømme {n}, stift {n} [formal] |
| diode {n} (electronic device) | :: diode {c} |
| dioxin {n} (toxic compound) | :: dioxin {c} {n} |
| dioxygen {n} (O2) | :: dioxygen |
| dip {v} (to lower into a liquid) | :: dyppe |
| diphtheria {n} (infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract) | :: difteri {c}, difteritis {c} |
| diphthong {n} (complex vowel sound) | :: diftong {c}, tvelyd {c} |
| diploma {n} (certificate) | :: diplom {n} |
| diplomacy {n} (art of conducting international relations) | :: diplomati {n} |
| diplomacy {n} (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) | :: diplomati {n} |
| diplomat {n} (person who is accredited to represent a government) | :: diplomat {c} |
| diplomat {n} (someone who uses skill and tact in dealing with other people) | :: diplomat {c} |
| diplomatics {n} (science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents) | :: diplomatik |
| diplomatist {n} (diplomat) SEE: diplomat | :: |
| dipshit {n} (stupid or undesirable person) | :: idiot {c} |
| dipteral {adj} (having two wings) | :: tovinget {c} |
| diptych {n} (picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets) | :: diptykon {n} |
| dire {adj} (warning of bad consequences) | :: ildevarslende |
| dire {adj} (expressing bad consequences) | :: ondskabsfuld, skrækkelig |
| direct {v} (to manage, control, steer) | :: dirigere, lede |
| direct {v} (to be in charge of the direction of a play) | :: inscenesætte |
| direct {v} (to aim at) | :: rette |
| direct current {n} (electric current in which the electrons flow in one direction, but may vary with time) | :: jævnstrøm {c} |
| directed graph {n} (type of graphs) | :: orienteret graf {c} |
| direct free kick {n} (soccer) | :: direkte frispark {n} |
| direction {n} (indication of the point toward which an object is moving) | :: retning |
| directions {n} (direction) SEE: direction | :: |
| directive {n} (instruction or guideline) | :: direktiv {n} |
| directive {n} (authoritative decision) | :: direktiv {n} |
| directive {n} (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) | :: direktiv {n} |
| directly {adv} (immediately) SEE: immediately | :: |
| directly proportional {adj} (proportional to a constant multiple of an independent variable) | :: direkte proportional, ligefremt proportional |
| direct object {n} (the noun a verb is directly acting upon) | :: direkte objekt {n}, genstandsled {n} |
| director {n} (supervisor, manager, see also: film director) | :: direktør |
| director general {n} (executive officer) | :: generaldirektør {c} |
| director of photography {n} (cinematographer) SEE: cinematographer | :: |
| direct speech {n} (the writing of speech) | :: direkte tale |
| dirigible {n} (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) | :: luftskib {n} |
| dirty {adj} (covered with or containing dirt) | :: beskidt, uren |
| dirty {adj} (morally unclean, obscene or indecent) | :: beskidt |
| dirty {adj} (dishonourable, violating standards or rules) | :: beskidt |
| dirty {adj} (of color: discolored by impurities) | :: beskidt, grumset |
| dirty blond {adj} (of dark blond color) | :: mørkeblond |
| dirty bomb {n} (device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material) | :: beskidt bombe {c} |
| dirty bomb {n} (nuclear bomb that speads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design) | :: beskidt bombe {c} |
| dirty look {n} (unpleasant look) | :: ondt blik, onde øjne |
| dirty trick {n} (an unkind trick) | :: svinestreg {c} |
| dis {v} (diss) SEE: diss | :: |
| dis {n} (diss) SEE: diss | :: |
| disabled {adj} (made incapable of use or action) | :: ubrugelig, ukampdygtig |
| disabled {adj} (having a disability) | :: handicappet |
| disabled {adj} (for the use of people with physical disabilities) | :: handicap- |
| disabled {n} (disabled one) | :: handicappet {c} |
| disabled {n} (the disabled collectively) | :: handicappede {c-p} |
| disadvantage {n} (weakness) | :: ulempe {c} |
| disadvantage {n} (setback or handicap) | :: ulempe {c} |
| disallow {v} (to refuse to allow) SEE: forbid | :: |
| disappear {v} (to vanish) | :: forsvinde |
| disappear {v} (to make vanish) | :: få til at forsvinde |
| disappoint {v} (to displease by underperforming etc.) | :: skuffe |
| disappointed {adj} (defeated of hope or expectation) | :: skuffet, skuffede |
| disappointing {adj} (that disappoints or disappoint) | :: skuffende |
| disappointment {n} (emotion) | :: skuffelse {c} |
| disapprove {v} (to refuse to approve) SEE: reject | :: |
| disarming {adj} (charming; likely to put one at one's ease) | :: afvæbnende |
| disassemble {v} (to take to pieces) | :: demontere |
| disassembly {n} (process of disassembling) | :: demontering |
| disaster {n} (unexpected catastrophe causing physical damage, etc.) | :: katastrofe {c} |
| disaster {n} (unforeseen event causing great loss, etc.) | :: katastrofe {c} |
| disband {v} (to break up or cause to cease to exist) | :: afskaffe, nedlægge |
| disc {n} (disk) SEE: disk | :: |
| discard {v} (to discard, set aside) SEE: remove | :: |
| discharge {v} ((medicine) to release (an inpatient) from hospital) | :: udskrive |
| discharging {n} (the act) | :: afskedigelse {c} [of a person], losning {c} [of cargo], affyring {c} [of weapon], udsendelse {c}, udledning {c} |
| disciplinary {adj} (Of or relating to an academic field of study) | :: disciplinær |
| discipline {n} (controlled behaviour, self-control) | :: disciplin {c} |
| disclaimer {n} (public disavowal) | :: ansvarsfraskrivelse {c}, disclaimer {c} |
| disclose {v} (make known) | :: bekendtliggøre |
| disco {n} (discotheque) | :: diskotek {n} |
| disco {n} (type of music) | :: disko {c}, diskomusik {c} |
| discoloration {n} (act of discolouring or state of being discolored) | :: misfarvning {c} |
| discombobulate {v} (to befuddle) | :: forvirre |
| discomfort {n} (mental or bodily distress) | :: ubehag {n} |
| discomfort {n} (something that disturbs one’s comfort) | :: gene {c} |
| disconnect {n} (switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit) SEE: disconnector | :: |
| disconnector {n} (switching device used to open an electric circuit) | :: afbryder {c} |
| discontent {n} (dissatisfaction) SEE: dissatisfaction | :: |
| discontinued {adj} (no longer available) | :: udgået |
| discontinuous {adj} (intermittent) | :: usammenhængende, afbrudt, diskontinuerlig |
| discontinuous {adj} (in mathematics) | :: diskontinuert |
| discount {n} (reduction in price) | :: rabat |
| discourse {n} (expression in (spoken or written) words) | :: afhandling {c} [written], foredrag {n} [oral], prædiken {c} [oral], diskurs {c} |
| discourse {n} (formal lengthy exposition of some subject) | :: prædiken {c} [oral], foredrag {n} [oral], afhandling {c} [written] |
| discourse {n} (verbal exchange or conversation) | :: samtale {c}, debat {c} |
| discourse {n} (rational expression, reason) | :: udtryksform {c} |
| discourse {v} (write or speak formally and at length) | :: holde foredrag om, tale om |
| discourse analysis {n} (number of approaches to analyzing discourse) | :: diskursanalyse {c} |
| discover {v} (find something for the first time) | :: opdage |
| discoverer {n} (one who discovers) | :: opdager {c} |
| discovery {n} (something discovered) | :: opdagelse {c} |
| discovery {n} (the discovering of new things) | :: opdagelse {c} |
| discreet {adj} (respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic) | :: diskret |
| discreet {adj} (not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous) | :: diskret |
| discretion {n} | :: diskretion {c} |
| discretionary {adj} (available at one's discretion) | :: diskretionær |
| discriminant {n} (in algebra) | :: diskriminant |
| discriminate {v} (to distinguish) | :: skelne, sondre |
| discriminate {v} (to make decisions based on prejudice) | :: diskriminere, forskelsbehandle |
| discrimination {n} (distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage) | :: diskrimination {c} |
| discriminatory {adj} (pertaining to discrimination) | :: diskriminerende |
| discriminatory {adj} (showing prejudice) | :: diskriminerende |
| discus {n} (round plate-like object for throwing) | :: diskos {c} |
| discuss {v} (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic) | :: diskutere, drøfte |
| discussion {n} (conversation or debate) | :: diskussion |
| discus throw {n} (athletic event where a discus is thrown) | :: diskoskast {n} |
| disdain {n} (feeling of contempt or scorn) | :: despekt, foragt |
| disease {n} (an abnormal condition of the body causing discomfort or dysfunction) | :: sygdom {c} |
| disease-free {adj} (disease-free) | :: sygdomsfri |
| disfigure {v} (change appearance to the negative) | :: vansire, skamfere |
| disgrace {n} (condition of being out of favor) | :: skændsel {c} |
| disgrace {n} (state of being dishonored) | :: vanære {c}, skam {c}, skændsel {c} |
| disgrace {n} (that which brings dishonor) | :: skændsel {c} |
| disgrace {v} (bring shame upon) | :: bringe skam over, vanære |
| disgraceful {adj} (bringing or warranting disgrace) | :: skammelig |
| disguise {n} (attire to hide/assume an identity) | :: forklædning {c} |
| disguise {n} (that which masks what's beneath) | :: camouflage {c}, maskering {c} |
| disguise {n} (act of disguising) | :: forklædning {c}, camouflage {c} |
| disguise {v} (to change the appearance) | :: forklæde, maskere |
| disguise {v} (to prevent revealing something secret) | :: camouflere, tilsløre |
| disgust {v} (to cause an intense dislike for something) | :: fremkalde væmmelse |
| disgust {n} (an intense dislike or repugnance) | :: afsky {c}, væmmelse {c} |
| dish {n} (vessel for holding/serving food) | :: tallerken |
| dishcloth {n} (for drying) | :: viskestykke {n} |
| dishonest {adj} (not honest) | :: uærlig |
| dishtowel {n} (a cloth or towel used to dry dishes) SEE: dishcloth | :: |
| dishwasher {n} (machine) | :: opvaskemaskine {c} |
| dishwasher {n} (person) | :: opvasker {c} |
| dishwashing {n} (dishwashing) SEE: washing-up | :: |
| disillusion {v} (to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant) | :: desillusionere |
| disillusion {n} (act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief) | :: desillusion |
| disillusioned {adj} (experiencing disillusionment) | :: desillusioneret, skuffet |
| disinfect {v} (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) | :: desinficere |
| disinfectant {adj} (of a substance which kills germs and/or viruses) | :: desinficerende |
| disinfectant {n} (A substance which kills germs and/or viruses) | :: desinfektionsmiddel {n} |
| disinfection {n} (treatment) | :: desinfektion {c}, desinficering {c} |
| disinformation {n} (intentionally false information) | :: misinformation {c} |
| disingenuous {adj} (not noble; unbecoming true honor) | :: uærlig, uoprigtig, falsk, uvederhæftig |
| disintegrate {v} (break up into one's parts) | :: opløse, desintegrere |
| disjunction {n} (logic) | :: disjunktion {c} |
| disjunctive {n} (disjunction) SEE: disjunction | :: |
| disk {n} (a thin, flat, circular plate) | :: skive |
| diskette {n} (small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data) SEE: floppy disk | :: |
| disloyal {adj} (without loyalty) | :: illoyal |
| disloyalty {n} (quality of being disloyal) | :: illoyalitet {c} |
| dismissal {n} (act of sending someone away) | :: bortsendelse {c} |
| dismissal {n} (deprivation of office) | :: opsigelse {c}, fyring {c}, afskedigelse {c} |
| dismissal {n} (rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim) | :: afvisning {c} |
| disobedience {n} (refusal to obey) | :: ulydighed {c} |
| disobedient {adj} (not obedient) | :: ulydig |
| disorder {n} (absence of order) | :: uorden {c} |
| disorder {n} (physical or psychical malfunction) | :: forstyrrelse {c} |
| disparage {v} (to dishonor by a comparison) | :: nedvurdere, forklejne, nedgøre |
| disparage {v} (to ridicule) | :: tale nedsættende om |
| disparaging {adj} (insulting) | :: nedsættende |
| disparate {adj} (composed of inherently different elements) | :: uensartet, uhomogen |
| dispatch {n} (dismissal) SEE: dismissal | :: |
| dispel {v} (to drive away by scattering) | :: henvejre |
| dispensation {n} (act of dispensing) | :: uddeling {c}, fordeling {c} |
| dispensation {n} (system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered) | :: administration {c}, system {n}, forvaltning {c} |
| dispensation {n} (relaxation of a law in a particular case) | :: fritagelse {c}, dispensation {c} |
| dispenser {n} (object used to dispense other items) | :: dispenser {c} |
| dispenser {n} (person who makes up prescriptions) | :: farmaceut {c} |
| disperse {v} (to scatter) | :: sprede |
| dispersion {n} (state) | :: spredning {c} |
| dispersion {n} (process) | :: spredning {c} |
| dispersion {n} (optics: separation of visible light to its component frequencies) | :: dispersion {m}, farvespredning {c} |
| dispirited {adj} (without spirit) SEE: despondent | :: |
| displacement {n} (the quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a floating body, as by a ship) | :: deplacement {n} |
| displeased {adj} (not pleased or happy) | :: misfornøjet, utilfreds |
| disposal {n} (arrangement, categorization, classification) | :: ordning {c}, anbringelse {c}, opstilling {c} |
| disposal {n} (disposing of) | :: bortskaffelse {c} |
| disposition {n} (tendency or inclination) | :: disposition {c} |
| disposition {n} (The arrangement or placement of certain things) | :: ordning {c}, fordeling {c}, anbringelse {c}, placering {c} |
| disposition {n} (Temperamental makeup or habitual mood) | :: natur {c}, gemyt {n} |
| disproportionate {adj} (not proportionate) | :: urimelig |
| disproportionate {adj} (out of proportion) | :: uforholdsmæssig |
| disproportionately {adv} (in a disproportionate manner) | :: uforholdsmæssigt, urimeligt |
| disputed {adj} (argued) | :: omstridt |
| disregard {v} (disregard) SEE: neglect | :: |
| disregard {n} (not paying attention or caring about) | :: ignoreren {c}, ligegyldighed {c} |
| disregard {v} (to ignore) | :: affeje, se bort fra, lade hånt om |
| disrespectful {adj} (lacking respect) | :: respektløs, uærbødig |
| diss {v} (to put someone down or show verbal disrespect) | :: disse [slang] |
| dissatisfaction {n} (unhappiness or discontent) | :: utilfredshed {c} |
| dissatisfactory {adj} (causing dissatisfaction) SEE: unsatisfactory | :: |
| dissatisfied {adj} (feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment) | :: misfornøjet |
| dissect {v} (to study a dead animal's anatomy by cutting it apart) | :: dissekere |
| dissection {n} (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) | :: dissektion {c} |
| disseminate {v} (to disseminate) SEE: disperse | :: |
| dissident {n} (person who opposes the current political structure, group or laws) | :: dissident {c}, systemkritiker {c} |
| dissimilar {adj} (not similar) | :: ulig |
| dissimulation {n} (the act of concealing the truth) | :: forstillelse {c}, hykleri {n} |
| dissipate {v} (to dissipate) SEE: disperse | :: |
| dissociative identity disorder {n} (mental disorder characterized by personality states) | :: personlighedsspaltning, dissociativ identitetsforstyrrelse |
| dissuade {v} (convince not to try or do) | :: tale fra, fraråde |
| distaff side {n} (female or maternal branch of a family) | :: spindeside {c} |
| distal {adj} (remote from the point of attachment or origin) | :: distal |
| distance {n} (amount of space between two points) | :: afstand {c} |
| distance education {n} (distance learning) SEE: distance learning | :: |
| distance learning {n} (education obtained remotely) | :: fjernundervisning {c} |
| distant {adj} (far off) | :: fjern |
| distil {v} (to subject a substance to distillation) | :: destillere |
| distil {v} (to undergo distillation) | :: destilleres |
| distil {v} (to make by means of distillation) | :: 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 | :: |
| distilled water {n} (water that has been purified by distillation) | :: destilleret vand |
| distinct {adj} (very clear) | :: tydelig, distinkt |
| distinct {adj} (different from one another) | :: forskellig, distinkt |
| distinct {adj} (noticeably different) | :: tydelig adskilt, distinkt |
| distinctive {adj} (distinguishing) | :: distinktiv, særegen |
| distinctive {adj} (characteristic) | :: karakteristisk |
| distinguished {adj} (celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious) | :: anset, fremtrædende |
| distinguished {adj} (having a dignified appearance or demeanor) | :: distingveret |
| distort {v} (to bring something out of shape) | :: forvrænge |
| distort {v} (to give false account of) | :: forvrænge |
| distortion {n} (act of distorting) | :: fordrejelse, forvridning, forvrængning |
| distortion {n} (effect used in music) | :: distortion {p} |
| distract {v} (To divert the attention of) | :: aflede, distrahere |
| distraction {n} (something that distracts) | :: distraktion {c}, afledning {c} |
| distress {n} ((cause of) discomfort) | :: ubehag {n} |
| distress {n} (serious danger) | :: nødsituation |
| distress signal {n} (emergency signal) | :: nødsignal {n} |
| distribute {v} (to distribute) SEE: disperse | :: |
| distribution {n} (act of distribution or being distributed) | :: distribution {c}, fordeling {c} |
| distribution {n} (apportionment by law of funds, property) | :: fordeling {c} |
| distribution {n} (process by which goods get to final consumers) | :: distribution {c}, forhandling {c} |
| distribution {n} (frequency of occurrence or extent of existence) | :: spredning {c} |
| distribution {n} (anything distributed) | :: uddeling {c} |
| distribution {n} (the result of distributing; arrangement) | :: fordeling {c} |
| distributivity {n} (fact of being distributive) | :: distributivitet {c} |
| district {n} (administrative division) | :: distrikt {n} |
| district heating {n} (system) | :: fjernvarme |
| disturbance {n} (act of disturbing, being disturbed) | :: forstyrrelse {c} |
| disturbance {n} (something that disturbs) | :: forstyrrelse {c} |
| disused {adj} (no longer in use) | :: nedlagt, som ikke bruges mere |
| ditch {n} (trench) | :: grav {c}, rende {c} |
| dittany {n} (Dictamnus albus) SEE: gas plant | :: |
| ditto {adv} (likewise) SEE: likewise | :: |
| diuresis {n} (excessive production of urine, see also: polyuria) | :: diurese {c} |
| dive {v} (to swim under water) | :: dykke |
| dive {v} (imitate a foul) | :: filme |
| diver {n} (someone who dives) | :: dykker {c} |
| diver {n} (the loon (bird)) SEE: loon | :: |
| diversify {v} (To make diverse) | :: variere, gøre afvekslende , forandre |
| diversion {n} (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action) | :: afledning {c}, afledningsmanøvre {c} |
| diversion {n} (hobby; an activity that distracts the mind) | :: fornøjelse {c}, adspredelse {c} |
| diversion {n} (act of diverting) | :: afledning {c}, omlægning {c} |
| diversion {n} (removal of water via a canal) | :: omledning {c}, afledning {c} |
| diversion {n} (A detour, such as during road construction) | :: omkørsel {c} |
| diversion {n} (rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination) | :: omdirigering {c} |
| diversity {n} (quality of being diverse; difference) | :: diversitet, mangfoldighed {c} |
| divest {v} (undress) SEE: undress | :: |
| divide {v} (calculate quotient) | :: dividere |
| divide and conquer {v} (Divide and conquer) | :: del og hersk |
| dividend {n} (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) | :: udbytte {n} |
| dividing line {n} (boundary between areas) | :: grænse {c}, skillelinje {c} |
| dividing line {n} (imaginary line marking difference) | :: skillelinje {c} |
| divine {n} (a deity) SEE: deity | :: |
| divine {adj} (of or pertaining to a god) | :: guddommelig |
| diving {n} (sport of jumping head first into water) | :: udspring {n} |
| diving {n} (practice of swimming underwater) | :: dykning {c} |
| diving {adj} (that or who dives or dive) | :: dykkende |
| diving bell {n} (airtight chamber used by divers) | :: dykkerklokke |
| diving board {n} (springboard) SEE: springboard | :: |
| diving mask {n} (mask worn while diving) | :: dykkermaske {c} |
| diving suit {n} (garment or apparatus worn by a diver for protection from the underwater environment) | :: dykkerdragt {c} |
| divining rod {n} (rod used for dowsing) | :: ønskekvist {c} |
| divinity {n} (deity) SEE: deity | :: |
| divinity {n} (godhood, state of being God or a god) | :: guddommelighed {c}, guddom {c} |
| divinity {n} (study of religion or religions) | :: teologi {c} |
| divisible {adj} (capable of being divided) | :: delelig |
| divisible {adj} (of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder) | :: delelig |
| division {n} (act or process of dividing anything) | :: deling {c} |
| division {n} (each of the parts resulting from division) | :: inddeling {c} |
| division {n} (arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another) | :: division {c} |
| division {n} (arithmetic: calculation involving this process) | :: division {c} |
| division {n} (large military unit) | :: division {c} |
| division {n} (section of a large company) | :: division {c}, afdeling {c} |
| division of labour {n} (separation of work) | :: arbejdsdeling {c} |
| division sign {n} (Symbol) | :: divisionstegn {n} |
| divisor {n} (integer that divides another integer an integral number of times) | :: divisor {c} |
| divorce {n} (legal dissolution of a marriage) | :: skilsmisse {c} |
| divorced {adj} (separated) | :: adskilt |
| divorced {adj} (legally dissolved) | :: opløst |
| divorced {adj} (having had one's marriage legally dissolved) | :: skilt |
| divvy up {v} (divide) SEE: divide | :: |
| Diwali {prop} (Hindu festival of lights) | :: Divali |
| DIY {adj} (do-it-yourself) SEE: do-it-yourself | :: |
| dizygotic {adj} (derived from two eggs that have been separately fertilized) | :: tveægget |
| dizziness {n} (state of being dizzy) | :: svimmelhed {c} |
| dizzy {adj} (having a sensation of turning around) | :: svimmel |
| dizzyness {n} (dizziness) SEE: dizziness | :: |
| Djibouti {prop} (Republic of Djibouti) | :: Djibouti |
| Djiboutian {n} (person) | :: djiboutier |
| déjà vu {n} (something which one has or suspects to have seen or experienced before) | :: deja-vu |
| D-mark {n} (currency) | :: D-mark |
| DNA {n} (abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid (see deoxyribonucleic acid for full forms)) | :: dna |
| Düne {prop} (island in Germany) | :: Dynen {c} |
| Dnepropetrovsk {prop} (Dnipropetrovsk) SEE: Dnipropetrovsk | :: |
| Dnieper {prop} (river to the Black Sea) | :: Dnepr |
| Dnipropetrovsk {prop} (city) | :: Dnepropetrovsk |
| do {v} (referring to an earlier verb (pro-verb)) | :: gøre |
| do {v} (perform, execute) | :: gøre, udføre |
| do {v} (work, suffice) | :: gå an, klare sig, være nok |
| do {v} (be reasonable or acceptable) | :: gå an |
| do {v} (have as an effect) | :: gøre |
| do {v} (have as one's job) | :: gøre, arbejde med |
| do {v} (perform tasks) | :: gøre |
| do {v} (cook) | :: lave |
| do {v} (visit) | :: gøre visit, besøge |
| do {v} (treat in a certain way) | :: gøre |
| do {v} (work on/for) | :: gøre |
| do {v} (behave) | :: gøre (som der bliver sagt) |
| do {v} (be in jail) | :: sidde inde, sone |
| do {v} (impersonate) | :: gøre nar |
| do {v} (kill) | :: gøre slut på |
| do {v} (slang: have sex with) | :: gøre det, tage |
| do {v} (cheat, swindle) | :: fuske |
| do {v} (finish) | :: gøre færdig |
| do {v} (take drugs) | :: gå på |
| do {v} (have a purpose) | :: gøre |
| do {n} (tonic of the C major scale) | :: do |
| doable {adj} (possible to do) SEE: feasible | :: |
| dobra {n} (official currency of São Tomé and Príncipe) | :: dobra |
| do business {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| docent {n} (teacher or lecturer in university) | :: docent {c} |
| docent {n} (tour guide) | :: omviser {c} |
| dock {n} (any plant in genus Rumex) | :: skræppe {c} |
| dock {n} (fleshy root of an animal's tail) | :: hale {c} |
| dock {n} (remaining part of tail) | :: kuperet hale {c} |
| dock {v} (to reduce wages; to deduct) | :: beskære , trække fra |
| dock {v} (to cut off a section of an animal's tail) | :: kupere, studse |
| dock {n} (fixed structure to which a vessel is secured) | :: dok {c}, kaj {c}, anløbsbro {c} |
| dock {n} (act of joining two items together) | :: kobling {c} |
| dock {v} (to land at a harbour) | :: gå i havn, lægge til kaj, dokke |
| dock {v} (to join two moving items) | :: sammenkoble |
| dock {n} (part of a courtroom where the accused sits) | :: anklagebænk {c} |
| docking {n} (process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal) | :: kupering {c}, studsning {c} |
| docking {n} (securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables) | :: dokning {c} |
| docking {n} (process of connecting one spacecraft to another) | :: sammenkobling {c} |
| doctor {n} (person who has attained a doctorate) | :: doktor |
| doctor {v} (act as a medical doctor to) | :: doktorere |
| doctor {v} (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive) | :: forfalske |
| doctor {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
| doctor {n} (medical doctor) SEE: physician | :: |
| doctoral thesis {n} (dissertation) | :: doktordisputats {c} |
| doctorate {n} (highest degree awarded by a university faculty) | :: doktorgrad {c} |
| doctrine {n} (belief) | :: doktrin {n}, læresætning {c} |
| doctrine {n} (body of beliefs or teachings) | :: lære {c}, dogmatik {c} |
| document {n} (original or official paper) | :: dokument {n} |
| documentary {n} (documentary film) | :: dokumentarfilm {c} |
| documentation {n} (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) | :: dokumentation {c} |
| dodecahedron {n} (a polyhedron with 12 faces) | :: dodekaeder {n} |
| Dodecanese {prop} (an island chain consisting of twelve main islands) | :: Dodekaneserne {c-p} |
| dodge {v} (to avoid by moving out of the way) | :: springe til side, undgå |
| dodge {v} (to avoid; to sidestep) | :: undgå |
| dodgeball {n} (a sport) | :: høvdingebold {c} |
| dodgy {adj} (deviant) | :: unormal |
| dodgy {adj} (weird) | :: mærkelig |
| dodo {n} (Raphus cucullatus) | :: dronte {c} |
| Dodoma {prop} (capital of Tanzania) | :: Dodoma |
| doe {n} (female deer) | :: hind |
| doe {n} (female fallow deer) | :: då |
| doe {n} (female roe deer) | :: rå |
| does anyone here speak English {phrase} (does anyone here speak English?) | :: er der nogen her, der taler engelsk |
| dog {n} (animal) | :: hund {c} |
| dog {n} (male canine) | :: hanhund {c} |
| dog {n} (morally reprehensible person, See also scoundrel) | :: skurk {c} |
| dog collar {n} (collar for a dog) | :: hundehalsbånd {n} |
| dog days {n} (the days between early July and early September) | :: hundedage {c-p} |
| doge {n} (chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa) | :: doge {c} |
| dog-ear {n} (folded corner of a page) | :: æseløre {n} (donkey ear) |
| dog food {n} (food eaten by dogs) | :: hundemad {c}, hundefoder {c} |
| doggy {n} (a dog, especially a small one) | :: vovse {c} |
| doggy paddle {n} (swimming stroke) SEE: dog paddle | :: |
| doggy style {n} (position for such intercourse) | :: hundestilling {c} |
| doghouse bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| dogma {n} (authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion) | :: dogme {n} |
| dogma {n} (doctrine) | :: dogme {n} |
| dog paddle {n} (swimming stroke) | :: hundesvømning {c} |
| dog shit {n} (deceitful statements, etc) SEE: bullshit | :: |
| dog shit {n} (fecal matter produced by a dog) | :: hundelort {c} |
| dogshit {n} (dog excrement) SEE: dog shit | :: |
| dogsled {n} (sled pulled by dogs) | :: hundeslæde {c} |
| dog's life {n} (miserable life) | :: hundeliv {n} |
| Dog Star {prop} (Sirius) SEE: Sirius | :: |
| dogwood {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Cornus) | :: kornel {c} |
| Doha {prop} (capital of Qatar) | :: Doha |
| do ill {v} (to harm, to injure) SEE: harm | :: |
| do it yourself {n} (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself) | :: gør-det-selv {n}, gør det selv {n} |
| do-it-yourself {adj} (of or pertaining to do it yourself) | :: gør-det-selv [also a noun] |
| doldrum {adj} (boring, uninteresting) SEE: boring | :: |
| doldrums {n} (part of the ocean near the equator) | :: kalmebælte {n} |
| doll {n} (a toy in the form of a human) | :: dukke |
| dollar {n} (designation for specific currency) | :: dollar {c} |
| dollar bill {n} (dollar bill) | :: dollarseddel {c} |
| dollhouse {n} (miniature house for dolls) SEE: doll's house | :: |
| doll's house {n} (miniature house for dolls) | :: dukkehus {n} |
| dolly {n} (doll) SEE: doll | :: |
| dolomite {n} (mineral) | :: dolomit {c} |
| dolor {n} (sorrow) | :: smerte |
| dolphin {n} (aquatic mammal) | :: delfin |
| dolphin {n} (maritime structure) | :: duc d'albe {c} |
| dolphinarium {n} | :: delfinarium {n} |
| domain {n} ((mathematics) the set on which a function is defined) | :: definitionsmængde {c} |
| dome {n} (architectural element) | :: kuppel {c} |
| domestic {adj} (of or relating to the home) | :: huslig |
| domestic {adj} (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) | :: huslig |
| domestic {adj} (internal to a specific country) | :: indenrigs |
| domesticate {v} (to make domestic) | :: tæmme |
| domesticate {v} (to make fit for domestic life) | :: tæmme |
| domesticate {v} ((transitive) to adapt to live with humans) | :: tæmme, gøre til husdyr |
| domesticate {v} ((intransitive) to adapt to live with humans) | :: tæmme |
| domestic policy {n} (government's policy) | :: indenrigspolitik {c} |
| domestic violence {n} (violence committed in a domestic setting) | :: vold i hjemmet, hustruvold [against a wife] |
| domiciled {adj} (living etc. in a certain place) | :: hjemmehørende |
| domination {n} (act of dominating) | :: herredømme {n} |
| Dominica {prop} (Commonwealth of Dominica) | :: Dominica |
| Dominican {n} (person from Dominican Republic) | :: dominiker {c}, dominikaner {c} |
| Dominican {n} (person from Dominica) | :: dominiker {c} |
| Dominican {adj} (from the Dominican Republic) | :: dominikansk |
| Dominican {adj} (from Dominica) | :: dominikisk |
| Dominican Republic {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Dominikanske Republik |
| dominion {n} (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) | :: herredømme {n}, magt {c} |
| dominion {n} (a kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) | :: dominion {c} |
| domino {n} (block used in dominoes) | :: dominobrik {c} |
| domino {n} (masquerade costume) | :: domino {c} |
| domino {n} (mask) | :: domino {c}, halvmaske {c} |
| domino effect {n} (chain of events) | :: dominoeffekt {c} |
| dominoes {n} (game) | :: domino {c} |
| don {n} (professor) SEE: professor | :: |
| Donald Duck {prop} (Disney character) | :: Anders And {c} |
| Donaldism {n} (Disney fan culture) | :: Donaldisme |
| donate {v} (to give away something of value) | :: donere |
| donation {n} (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) | :: donation {c}, gave {c}, bidrag {n} |
| donator {n} (one who donates) | :: donator {c} |
| done {adj} (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) | :: færdig |
| Donetsk {prop} (city) | :: Donetsk |
| Donetsk People's Republic {prop} (secessionist state) | :: Folkerepublikken Donetsk |
| donjon {n} (fortified tower) SEE: keep | :: |
| donkey {n} (a domestic animal, see also: ass) | :: æsel {n} |
| do not disturb {phrase} (do not disturb) | :: må ikke forstyrres |
| don't count your chickens before they're hatched {proverb} (don't count on things if you don't have them yet) | :: pels ikke bjørnen før den er skudt (Don't skin the bear before it's shot) |
| don't look a gift horse in the mouth {proverb} (a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely) | :: sku ikke en given hest i munden |
| donut {n} (deep-fried piece of dough) SEE: doughnut | :: |
| doofer {n} (remote control for a television) SEE: remote control | :: |
| doomsayer {n} (one who predicts doom) | :: dommedagsprofet {c} |
| doomsday {n} (day when God is expected to judge the world) | :: dommedag {c} |
| doomsday {n} (any day of decisive judgement) | :: dommedag {c} |
| doona {n} (Padded blanket) | :: dyne {c} |
| door {n} (portal of entry into a building, room or vehicle) | :: dør {c} |
| door {n} (any flap that opens like a door) | :: låge {c} |
| doorbell {n} (device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence) | :: dørklokke {c} |
| door closer {n} (device) | :: dørlukker {c} |
| door frame {n} (frame into which a door is fitted) | :: dørkarm |
| door handle {n} (mechanism used to open or close a door) | :: dørhåndtag {n} |
| doorhandle {n} (door handle) SEE: door handle | :: |
| doorkeeper {n} (person in charge of an entryway) | :: portner {c} |
| doorknob {n} (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door) | :: dørhåndtag {n}, dørgreb {n} |
| doorknocker {n} (door knocker) | :: dørhammer {c} |
| doorless {adj} (doorless) | :: dørløs |
| doorman {n} (man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building) | :: dørmand {c} |
| doormat {n} (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house) | :: dørmåtte {c} |
| doormat {n} (someone that is over-submissive to other's wishes) | :: dørmåtte {c} |
| doorstep {n} (threshold of a doorway) | :: dørtærskel {c} |
| doorway {n} (passage of a door) | :: døråbning {c} |
| do-over {n} (repeat) | :: ommer {c} |
| dopamine {n} (the neurotransmitter) | :: dopamin {c} {n} |
| dope fiend {n} (drug addict) SEE: drug addict | :: |
| doppelganger {n} (ghostly double of a living person) | :: dobbeltgænger {c} |
| doppelganger {n} (remarkably similar double) | :: dobbeltgænger {c} |
| Dordogne {prop} (department) | :: Dordogne |
| 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) | :: nørd |
| dormant {adj} (inactive, asleep, suspended) | :: sovende, slumrende, hvilende |
| dormer {n} (roofed projection) | :: kvist {c} |
| dormouse {n} (rodent) | :: syvsover, hasselmus |
| Dorothea {prop} (female given name) SEE: Dorothy | :: |
| Dorothy {prop} (female given name) | :: Dorthea |
| dorsal fin {n} (fin on a marine animal's back) | :: rygfinne {c} |
| Dortmund {prop} (a city in western Germany) | :: Dortmund |
| dose {n} (measured portion of medicine) | :: dosis {c} |
| dose {n} (quantity of an agent administered at any one time) | :: dosis {c}, portion {c} |
| dose {v} (to administer a dose) | :: give en dosis |
| dose {v} (to prescribe a dose) | :: dosere |
| dot {n} (small spot or mark) | :: prik {c}, punkt {n} |
| do the dishes {v} (to wash up dishes) | :: vaske op |
| do the math {v} (to figure it out yourself) | :: lægge to og to sammen |
| dot product {n} (scalar product) SEE: scalar product | :: |
| double act {n} (comic pairing) | :: komikerduo |
| double agent {n} (spy) | :: dobbeltagent {c} |
| double bass {n} (largest instrument of violin family) | :: kontrabas {c} |
| double bed {n} (a bed designed for two adults) | :: dobbeltseng {c} |
| double bond {n} (covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared) | :: dobbeltbinding {c} |
| double chin {n} (a layer of fat under the chin) | :: dobbelthage {c} |
| double-decker {n} (bus with two decks) | :: dobbeltdækker |
| double-edged {adj} (a blade that is sharp on both edges) | :: tveægget |
| double-edged sword {n} (idiomatic) | :: tveægget sværd {n} |
| double entendre {n} (phrase with two meanings) | :: tvetydighed {c} |
| double fault {n} (missing of both the first serve and second serve) | :: dobbeltfejl {c} |
| 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) | :: dobbeltliv {n} |
| double reed {n} (a pair of reeds in wind instruments) | :: dobbelt rørblad |
| double room {n} (hotel room with two beds or one double bed) | :: dobbeltværelse {n} |
| double scull {n} (narrow rowing boat for two rowers) | :: dobbeltsculler {c} |
| double sheet bend {n} (knot) | :: dobbelt flagknob {n} |
| double-sided {adj} (using or able to be used on both sides) | :: dobbeltsidet, dobbeltsidig |
| double standard {n} (the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard) | :: dobbeltmoral |
| doublet {n} (pair of two similar or equal things) | :: dublet {c} |
| doublet {n} (article of men's clothing) | :: vams {c} |
| double track {n} (two parallel tracks) | :: dobbeltspor {n} |
| double-track {adj} (railways: having a pair of tracks in order to allow trains to pass in opposite directions) | :: dobbeltsporet |
| double-u {n} (name of the letter W, w) | :: dobbelt-v {n} |
| doubt {v} (to lack confidence in) | :: betvivle, tvivle |
| doubt {n} (disbelief or uncertainty (about something)) | :: tvivl {c} |
| doubtful {adj} (experiencing or showing doubt) | :: tvivlende, usikker |
| doubtful {adj} (undecided or of uncertain outcome) | :: tvivlsom |
| doubtful {adj} (improbable or unlikely) | :: tvivlsom |
| doubtful {adj} (suspicious, or of dubious character) | :: tvivlsom |
| doubting Thomas {n} (one who requires proof) | :: Thomas Tvivleren [Thomas the apostle], tvivlende Thomas {c} |
| doubtless {adv} (without question) | :: utvivlsomt |
| doubtlessly {adv} (doubtless) SEE: doubtless | :: |
| douche {n} (jerk, idiot) SEE: douchebag | :: |
| douchebag {n} (slang: jerk, idiot) | :: stodder {m} |
| dough {n} (mix of flour and other ingredients) | :: dej {c} |
| doughnut {n} (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) | :: donut {c}, [rare] munkering, berliner {c} (with filling) |
| dove {n} (bird of the family Columbidae) | :: due {c} |
| Dover {prop} (port in Kent, England) | :: Dover |
| dove's-foot {n} (columbine) SEE: columbine | :: |
| dove's-foot {n} (Geranium molle) | :: blød storkenæb {n} |
| do-while loop {n} (do-while loop) | :: do-while-løkke, do-while-loop |
| do without {v} (manage) | :: undvære, klare sig uden |
| down {adv} (from a high to a low position, downwards) | :: ned, nedad |
| down {adv} (in a lower position) | :: nede |
| down {adv} (south) | :: ned |
| down {adv} (into a state of non-operation) | :: nede |
| down {prep} (from one end to another) | :: ned ad, hen ad |
| down {adj} (depressed) | :: langt nede, nede, deprimeret |
| down {adj} (on a lower level than before) | :: lav, nedadgående, aftagende |
| down {v} (to drink or swallow) | :: sluge, hælde ned |
| down {v} (to drop) | :: tabe, lade falde |
| down {n} (hill, rolling grassland) | :: højdedrag |
| down {n} (field, especially for racing) | :: bane |
| down {n} (soft, immature feathers) | :: dun |
| downhill {adj} (easy) SEE: easy | :: |
| downing {n} (defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| download {v} (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) | :: nedlagre, downloade, hente |
| down payment {n} (payment representing a fraction of the price) | :: udbetaling {c} |
| downpipe {n} (drainpipe connecting a roof-line gutter with the ground) | :: nedløbsrør {n} |
| downpour {n} (heavy rain) | :: regnskyl {n}, øsregn {c}, styrtregn {c} |
| downspout {n} (vertical pipe or conduit) | :: nedløbsrør {n} |
| downtime {n} (amount of time lost) | :: nedetid {c} |
| down with {interj} (expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against) | :: ned med |
| down with {adj} (okay with) | :: nede med |
| dowry {n} (property or payment given at time of marriage) | :: medgift {c} |
| dowser {n} (divining rod) SEE: divining rod | :: |
| dowsing {n} (water-seeking practice) | :: kvistgang {c} |
| doxology {n} (expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn) | :: doksologi {c} |
| do you accept American dollars {phrase} (do you accept American dollars?) | :: tager du imod amerikanske dollar? |
| do you accept credit cards {phrase} (do you accept credit cards?) | :: tager du imod kortbetaling, tar du kort [informal] |
| do you believe in God {phrase} (do you believe in God?) | :: tror du på Gud? |
| do you have a boyfriend {phrase} (do you have a boyfriend?) | :: har du en kæreste? |
| do you have a girlfriend {phrase} (do you have a girlfriend?) | :: har du en kæreste? |
| do you have a menu in English {phrase} (phrase) | :: har du en menu på engelsk? |
| do you have children {phrase} (do you have children?) | :: har du børn? |
| do you love me {phrase} (do you love me?) | :: elsker du mig |
| do you need help {phrase} (Do you need help?) | :: har du brug for hjælp? |
| do you speak English {phrase} (do you speak English? (English specifically)) | :: taler du engelsk? |
| do you speak English {phrase} (do you speak...? (fill with the name of the current foreign language)) | :: taler du dansk?, [formal] taler De dansk? |
| dozen {n} (twelve) | :: dusin {n}, tylvt {c} |
| DPRK {prop} (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) SEE: Democratic People's Republic of Korea | :: |
| draft {n} (current of air coming in) | :: gennemtræk {n} |
| draft {n} (amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow) | :: slurk {c} |
| draft {n} (beer drawn from a cask or keg) | :: fadøl {n} [beer type], fadøl {c} [a serving of draught beer] |
| draft {n} (early version of a written work) | :: kladde {c}, udkast {n} |
| draft {n} (conscription) | :: værnepligt {c} |
| drafting table {n} (drafting table) SEE: drawing board | :: |
| drag {n} (street) SEE: street | :: |
| drag {n} (resistance of the air or some other fluid) | :: luftmodstand {c} |
| drag {n} (device for dragging along the bottom of a body of water) | :: dræg {n}, vod {n} |
| drag {n} (puff on cigarette) | :: sug {n}, drag {n}, hiv {n} |
| drag {n} (scent-path) | :: spor {n} |
| drag {n} (snooker: large amount of backspin on the cue ball) | :: træk {n} |
| drag {v} (to pull along a surface) | :: trække, hal |
| drag {v} (to move slowly) | :: trække ud |
| drag {v} (to act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant) | :: forhale |
| drag {v} (computing: to move a cursor while holding down a button on the mouse) | :: trække |
| drag {v} (to unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface) | :: slæbe |
| drag {n} (slang: women’s clothing worn by men) | :: drag {c} |
| dragger {n} (nautical: trawler) SEE: trawler | :: |
| dragnet {n} (net dragged across the bottom) | :: slæbevod {n}, slæbegarn {n} |
| dragnet {n} (Heightened efforts by law-enforcement personnel to capture suspects.) | :: eftersøgning {c} |
| dragon {n} (mythical creature) | :: drage {c}, lindorm {c} |
| dragon {n} (Komodo dragon) SEE: Komodo dragon | :: |
| dragonfly {n} (insect of the infraorder Anisoptera) | :: guldsmed {c} |
| dragon's wort {n} (tarragon) SEE: tarragon | :: |
| dragoon {n} (horse soldier) | :: dragon {c} |
| drain {n} (conduit for liquids) | :: dræn, rende, afløb |
| drain {n} (something consuming resources with no gains) | :: spild |
| drain {v} (cause liquid to flow out of) | :: bortlede |
| drain {v} (dry out a wet place) | :: dræne, udtørre |
| drain {v} (deplete of energy) | :: dræne, tømme, tappe |
| drain {v} | :: flyde bort |
| drainage {n} (removal of fluid) | :: dræning {c}, afvanding {c} |
| drainage basin {n} (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) | :: afvandingsområde {n} |
| drainage pipe {n} (conduit for removal of water) | :: drænrør {n} |
| drainage system {n} (pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin) | :: flodsystem |
| drake {n} (male duck) | :: andrik {c} |
| dram {n} (small quantity of an alcoholic drink) | :: dram {c} |
| drama {n} (composition) | :: drama {n} |
| drama {n} (brought through the media) | :: drama {n} |
| drama {n} (theatrical plays) | :: drama {n} |
| drama {n} (dramatic situation) | :: drama {n} |
| 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) | :: dramaturgi {c} |
| drape {n} (curtain, drapery) SEE: curtain | :: |
| draughts {n} (game for two players) | :: dam |
| draw {v} (to produce a picture) | :: tegne |
| draw {v} (to drag, pull) | :: trække |
| draw {v} (to pull out) | :: trække |
| draw {v} (to close curtains etc.) | :: trække for |
| draw {v} (to determine the result of a lottery) | :: trække |
| draw {n} (tie as a result of a game) | :: remis |
| draw {n} (procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined) | :: lodtrækning |
| draw {v} (to cause) SEE: cause | :: |
| drawback {n} (a disadvantage) | :: ulempe {c}, skyggeside {c} |
| drawback {n} (a partial refund) | :: toldgodtgørelse {c} |
| drawbridge {n} (bridge which can be raised) | :: vindebro |
| drawer {n} (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing) | :: skuffe {c} |
| drawer {n} (one who draws something) | :: tegner {c} |
| drawers {n} (plural of drawer) SEE: drawer | :: |
| drawers {n} (long underpants) | :: underbukser {c-p} |
| drawing {n} (picture, likeness, diagram or representation) | :: tegning {c} |
| drawing board {n} (plane surface or table to which paper can be fastened for drawing purposes) | :: tegnebræt {n} |
| drawing board {n} (the planning stage of a project) | :: tegnebræt {n} |
| draw out {v} (to make something last for more time than is necessary) | :: trække ud, forhale |
| draw out {v} (to physically extract) | :: trække ud |
| draw out {v} (to extract, bring out) | :: trække frem |
| draw out {v} (to entice or force from a hiding place) | :: lokke frem |
| draw out {v} (poker: to improve a losing hand) | :: trække sig |
| dreadfully {adv} (in a dreadful manner) | :: forfærdelig, frygtelig, skrækkelig, skrækkelig |
| dream {n} (imaginary events seen while sleeping) | :: drøm {c} |
| dream {n} (hope or wish) | :: drøm {c} |
| dream {v} (see imaginary events while sleeping) | :: drømme |
| dream {v} (to hope, to wish) | :: drømme |
| dream {v} (daydream) SEE: daydream | :: |
| dreamcatcher {n} (decorative Native American object) | :: drømmefanger {c} |
| dreamer {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| dream house {n} (ideal house) | :: drømmehus {n} |
| dreamish {adj} (resembling a dream) SEE: dreamlike | :: |
| dreamland {n} (imaginary world experienced while dreaming) | :: drømmeland {n} |
| dreamland {n} (imagined world that is ideal yet unrealistic) | :: drømmeland {n} |
| dreamlike {adj} (like something from a dream) | :: drømmeagtig |
| dreamworld {n} (an imaginary world) | :: drømmeverden {c} |
| dreamy {adj} (resembling a dream) SEE: dreamlike | :: |
| dredge {n} (dragnet) SEE: dragnet | :: |
| dreggy {adj} (muddy) SEE: muddy | :: |
| drenched {adj} (completely wet; sodden) | :: gennemblødt, dyngvåd, drivvåd |
| Dresden {prop} (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) | :: Dresden |
| dress {v} (to clothe (something or somebody)) | :: beklæde |
| dress {v} (to clothe oneself) | :: klæde sig på |
| dress {v} (to prepare the surface of (something)) | :: afrette, afpudse, behandle, ordne, pudse, tilhøvle, tilhugge |
| dress {n} (item of clothing worn by a woman) | :: kjole, beklædning, påklædning |
| dress {n} (apparel) | :: dragt |
| dressed up {adj} (wearing a costume) | :: udklædt |
| dresser {n} (bedroom furniture) | :: kommode |
| dressing {n} (stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.) SEE: forcemeat | :: |
| dressing-down {n} (reprimand) SEE: reprimand | :: |
| dressing gown {n} (item of clothing) | :: morgenkåbe {c} |
| dressing room {n} | :: garderobe {c}, påklædningsværelse |
| dressmaker {n} (person who makes women's clothes) | :: syerske {c} |
| dried {adj} (without water or moisture) | :: tørret |
| dried {adj} (preserved by drying) | :: tørret |
| drift {n} (shallow place in a river) SEE: ford | :: |
| drift {n} (anything driven at random) | :: drive |
| driftwood {n} (wood that has been cast ashore) | :: drivtømmer {n} |
| drill {v} (to make a hole) | :: bore |
| drill {n} (tool) | :: bor {n} |
| drill {n} (Old World monkey) | :: dril {c} |
| drilling rig {n} (rig for drilling (oil etc.) wells) | :: borerig {c}, boreplatform {c} |
| drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth) | :: drikke |
| drink {v} (consume alcoholic beverages) | :: drikke |
| drink {n} (served beverage) | :: drink |
| drink {n} (type of beverage) | :: drink {c} |
| drink {n} (served alcoholic beverage) | :: drink |
| drink {n} (action of drinking) | :: tår {c} |
| drink {n} (alcoholic beverages in general) | :: alkohol, spiritus |
| drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth) | :: drikke |
| drink {v} (consume alcoholic beverages) | :: drikke |
| drinkable {adj} (safe to drink) | :: drikkelig |
| drinkable {adj} (of good or satisfactory quality) | :: drikkelig, værd at drikke |
| drink-driver {n} (person who operates motor vehicle when drunk) | :: spritbilist {c} |
| drink-driving {n} (drink-driving) SEE: drunk driving | :: |
| drinking game {n} (game involving drinking) | :: drukspil {n} |
| drinking horn {n} (drinking vessel fashioned from an animal's horn) | :: 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) | :: sugerør {n} |
| drinking water {n} (water for humans) | :: drikkevand |
| drip {v} (to fall one drop at a time) | :: dryppe |
| drivable {adj} (capable of being driven (vehicle)) | :: kørbar |
| drivable {adj} (capable of being driven on (road)) | :: fremkommelig |
| drive {v} (operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle)) | :: køre, drive |
| driveable {adj} (drivable) SEE: drivable | :: |
| driver {n} (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus) | :: chauffør {c} |
| driverless {adj} (without a driver) | :: førerløs |
| driver's licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license | :: |
| driver's license {n} (documenting permitting a person to drive) | :: kørekort {n}, [dated] førerbevis |
| driveshaft {n} (a shaft used to transmit rotary motion) | :: drivaksel {c} |
| drivetrain {n} (powertrain) SEE: powertrain | :: |
| driveway {n} (short private road that leads to a house or garage) | :: indkørsel {c} |
| driving {n} (action of the verb to drive in any sense) | :: kørsel {c} |
| driving force {n} (driving force) | :: drivkraft {c} |
| driving licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license | :: |
| driving under the influence {n} (drunk driving) SEE: drunk driving | :: |
| drizzle {v} (to rain lightly) | :: støvregne, småregne |
| drizzle {v} (to pour slowly and evenly) | :: stænke |
| drizzle {v} (to urinate) | :: pisse |
| drizzle {n} (light rain) | :: støvregn {c}, finregn {c} |
| drizzle {n} ((physics, weather) numerous small and uniformly dispersed water drops) | :: stænk {n} |
| drogue {n} (wind cone) SEE: windsock | :: |
| dromedary {n} (single-humped camel) | :: dromedar {c} |
| drone {n} (male bee) | :: drone {c} |
| drone {n} (unmanned aircraft) | :: drone {c}, dronefly {n} |
| drool {v} (secrete saliva) | :: savle |
| drool {n} (saliva) | :: savl {n} |
| drop {v} (to allow to fall from one's grasp) | :: falde |
| dropwort {n} (perennial herb) | :: knoldet mjødurt |
| drought {n} (period of unusually low rain fall) | :: tørke {c} |
| drown {v} (to be suffocated in fluid) | :: drukne |
| drown {v} (to deprive of life by immerson in liquid) | :: drukne |
| drown out {v} (to cover) | :: overdøve |
| drub {v} (to beat with a stick) | :: banke, prygle, tæske |
| drubbing {n} (severe beating) | :: omgang klø, omgang tæsk, lag tæsk |
| drubbing {n} (thorough defeat) | :: stryg |
| drug {n} (substance used as a medical treatment, see also: medicine) | :: droge {c} |
| drug {n} (psychoactive substance ingested for recreational use, especially illegal and addictive one) | :: stof {n}, rusmiddel {n}, narko {n}, narkotikum {n} |
| drug {n} | :: rusmiddel, narkotikum, narko, narkotika |
| drug abuse {n} (substance abuse) SEE: substance abuse | :: |
| drug addict {n} (person with a chemical or psychological dependency on drugs) | :: narkoman {c}, stofmisbruger {c} |
| drug addiction {n} (dependency on illegal drugs) | :: narkomani {c}, stofmisbrug {n}, afhængighed af narkotika |
| drug dealer {n} (person who illegally sells drugs) | :: narkohandler {c}, dealer {c} |
| drugstore {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| drug trafficking {n} (smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs) | :: narkohandel {c} |
| drum {n} (musical instrument) | :: tromme {c} |
| drum {n} (hollow, cylindrical object) | :: tromle {c}, tønde |
| drum {n} (barrel etc. for liquid) | :: tønde |
| drum {v} (to beat a drum) | :: tromme |
| drum {v} (to beat with a rapid succession of strokes) | :: tromme |
| drum {v} (to review to establish memorization) | :: banke |
| drum head {n} (thin circle of material attached to the top of a drum shell) | :: trommeskind |
| drum kit {n} (collection of drums and other percussion instruments played together) | :: trommesæt {n} |
| drum roll {n} (sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly) | :: trommehvirvel {c} |
| drum set {n} (drum kit) SEE: drum kit | :: |
| drumstick {n} (stick used to play drums) | :: trommestik {c} |
| drumstick {n} (leg bone of a chicken or other fowl) | :: kyllingelår {n}, hønselår {n} |
| drunk {adj} (intoxicated after drinking too much alcohol) | :: fuld, beruset, drukken, lakket til, bedugget, anløben, overrislet, stænket, snaldret, stiv |
| drunkard {n} (person who is habitually drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| drunk as a lord {adj} (completely drunk) | :: fuld som en allike |
| drunk as a skunk {adj} | :: fuld som en allike |
| drunk driver {n} (drunk driver) SEE: drink-driver | :: |
| drunk driving {n} (driving under the influence of alcohol) | :: spirituskørsel {c}, spritbilisme {c} |
| drunken {adj} (In the state of alcoholic intoxication) | :: beruset, fuld |
| drunkenness {n} (state of being drunk) | :: fuldskab {c} |
| drunkness {n} (drunkenness) SEE: drunkenness | :: |
| drupe {n} (stone fruit) SEE: stone fruit | :: |
| dry {adj} (free from liquid or moisture) | :: tør |
| dry {v} (to make dry) | :: tørre |
| drydock {n} (dock that can be drained of water) | :: tørdok {c} |
| dryer {n} (household appliance for drying clothing) | :: tørretumbler |
| dryer {n} (hairdryer) SEE: hairdryer | :: |
| dry matter {n} (dry matter) | :: tørstof {c} |
| dry mouth {n} (dry mouth) | :: mundtørhed {c}, xerostomi {c} |
| drypoint {n} (a technique of intaglio printmaking) | :: koldnålsradering {c}, koldnålsstik {n} |
| drypoint {n} (the needle used in this technique) | :: koldnål {c} |
| dry rot {n} (dry rot in wood) | :: hussvamp {c} |
| dry season {n} (season) | :: tørketid {c} |
| dual {n} (grammatical number of a noun marking two of something) | :: dualis {c} |
| dualistic {adj} (relating to dualism) | :: dualistisk |
| dual mandate {n} (situation where a politician has been elected to multiple bodies with different competencies) | :: dobbeltmandat {n} |
| dual number {n} (grammatical number denoting a quantity of exactly two) SEE: dual | :: |
| duathlon {n} (sport) | :: duatlon {c} |
| dubious {adj} (arousing doubt) | :: tvivlsom, usikker |
| dubious {adj} (in disbelief, uncertain) | :: tvivlende, tvivlrådig, usikker |
| Dublin {prop} (the capital of the Republic of Ireland) | :: Dublin |
| dubnium {n} (chemical element) | :: dubnium |
| Dubrovnik {prop} (Croatian port-city) | :: Dubrovnik |
| duchess {n} (female spouse or widow of a duke) | :: hertuginde {c} |
| duchy {n} (a dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess) | :: hertugdømme {n} |
| duck {v} (to quickly lower the head or body (intransitive)) | :: dukke |
| duck {v} (to quickly lower the head (transitive)) | :: dukke |
| duck {v} (to lower into the water) | :: dykke |
| duck {v} (to try to evade doing something) | :: smyge uden om, undvige |
| duck {n} (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae) | :: and {c} |
| duck {n} (female duck) | :: and {c} |
| duck {n} (flesh of a duck used as food) | :: and {c} |
| Duckburg {prop} (fictional city where Donald Duck lives) | :: Andeby {c} |
| duckling {n} (young duck) | :: ælling {c} |
| duckweed {n} (plant) | :: andemad {c} |
| duct {n} (a pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another) | :: kanal {c} |
| ductile {adj} (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire) | :: stækbar |
| ductile {adj} (molded easily into a new form) | :: smidig, sej |
| ductile {adj} (easily led) | :: føjelig |
| ductile fracture {n} (fracture with ductile rupture) | :: duktilt brud {n} |
| ductus deferens {n} (vas deferens) SEE: vas deferens | :: |
| dud {n} (broken or nonfunctional device that does not perform its intended function) | :: fuser {c} [unexploded ordnance], forsager {c} [malfunctioning detonator or cartridge] |
| dud {n} (lottery ticket that does not give a payout) | :: nitte {c} |
| dude {n} (dandy) SEE: dandy | :: |
| dude {n} (colloquial: man) | :: fyr {c}, starut {c}, fætter {c} |
| due {adj} (owed or owing, to be paid by the stated time) | :: skyldig, forfalden |
| due {adv} (used with compass directions: directly or exactly) | :: stik |
| duel {n} (combat between two persons) | :: duel {c}, tvekamp {c} |
| duel {n} (struggle between two parties) | :: duel {c}, tvekamp {c} |
| duel {v} (engage in a duel) | :: duellere |
| due to {prep} (caused by) | :: på grund af |
| duffel coat {n} (hooded coat made from duffel) | :: duffelcoat {c} |
| dugong {n} (Dugong dugon) | :: dygong {c} |
| duke {n} (male ruler of a duchy) | :: hertug {c} |
| duke {n} (male holder of a dukedom) | :: hertug {c} |
| duke {n} (grand duke) | :: storhertug {c} [Luxembourg, German states and Western Europe], storfyrste {c} [Lithuania, Moscow and tsarist Finland] |
| dulcimer {n} (musical instrument) | :: hakkebræt |
| dulcour {n} (sweetness; dulcitude; suavitude) SEE: sweetness | :: |
| dull {adj} (lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp) | :: sløv |
| dull {adj} (boring) | :: kedelig |
| dull {adj} (not shiny) | :: mat |
| dull {adj} (not bright or intelligent) | :: dum |
| dulse {n} (reddish brown seaweed that is eaten) | :: søl |
| duma {n} (lower house of Russian national parliament) | :: dumaen |
| dumb {adj} (unable to speak) SEE: mute | :: |
| dumb {adj} (extremely stupid) | :: dum, åndssvag |
| dumb {adj} (pointless or unintellectual) | :: dum, fordummende, åndssvag |
| dumb as a bag of hammers {adj} (remarkably stupid) | :: dum som en dør |
| dumbass {n} (stupid or foolish person) | :: dummerik {c}, dummernik {c} |
| dumbbell {n} (a weight with two disks attached to a short bar) | :: håndvægt {c} |
| dumbfound {v} (to confuse and bewilder) | :: forbløffe, lamslå |
| dumbfounded {adj} (shocked and speechless) | :: målløs |
| dumbledore {n} (beetle) SEE: beetle | :: |
| dumbledore {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee | :: |
| dumbledore {n} (dandelion) SEE: dandelion | :: |
| dumfounded {adj} (dumbfounded) SEE: dumbfounded | :: |
| dummy {n} (an unintelligent person) | :: tåbe {c} |
| dummy {n} (something constructed with the size and form of a human) | :: dukke {c}, gine {c}, mannequin {c} |
| dummy {n} (a deliberately nonfunctional placeholder) | :: attrap {c} |
| dummy {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| dumpling {n} (food) | :: dumpling |
| dumpster diving {n} (act of recovering discarded items) | :: skraldning {c} |
| dun-bar {n} (species of moth) | :: trapezugle |
| dune {n} (a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind) | :: klit {c} |
| dung {n} (manure) | :: gødning {c}, møg |
| dung beetle {n} (insect of the family Scarabaeidae) | :: gødningsbille {c}, møgbille {c} |
| dungeon {n} (underground prison or vault) | :: fangekælder |
| Dunkirk {prop} (town in France) | :: Dunkerque |
| duo {n} (twosome, especially musicians) | :: duo {c} |
| duocolor {adj} (having two colors) SEE: bicolour | :: |
| duodenum {n} (first part of the small intestine) | :: tolvfingertarm {c} |
| duplicitous {adj} (given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech) | :: hyklerisk |
| durability {n} (Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) | :: holdbarhed {c}, slidstyrke {c}, varighed {c} |
| durable {adj} (able to resist wear; enduring) | :: holdbar, slidstærk, varig |
| duress {n} (constraint by threat) | :: tvang {c} |
| Durex {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| Durex {prop} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| durian {n} (fruit) | :: durian {n} |
| during {prep} (for all of a given time interval) | :: i, gennem |
| during {prep} (within a given time interval) | :: i løbet af, i, under |
| Dushanbe {prop} (capital of Tajikistan) | :: Dushanbe, Dusjanbe |
| dusk {n} (period of time at the end of day when sun is below the horizon but before full onset of night) | :: skumring {c} |
| dusky {adj} (dark-skinned) SEE: dark-skinned | :: |
| dusky tit {n} (Melaniparus funereus) | :: skifermejse |
| dust {n} (fine, dry particles) | :: støv {n} |
| dustbin {n} (container for trash) SEE: garbage can | :: |
| dust bunny {n} (a small clump of dust) | :: nullermand |
| dustcart {n} (rubbish collection vehicle) SEE: garbage truck | :: |
| dust devil {n} (a swirling dust in the air) | :: støvhvirvel {c} |
| duster {n} (object used for dusting) | :: støveklud {c} |
| duster {n} (a light, loose-fitting long coat) | :: housecoat {c}, kittel {c} |
| dust mask {n} (mask providing protection against dust) | :: støvmaske {c} |
| dustmote {n} (dustmote) | :: støvfnug, støvgran, støvkorn |
| dustpan {n} (flat scoop for assembling dust) | :: fejebakke {c} |
| duststorm {n} (A storm of dust) | :: støvstorm {c} |
| dusty {adj} (covered with dust) | :: støvet |
| Dutch {adj} (of the Netherlands, people, or language) | :: hollandsk, nederlandsk |
| Dutch {prop} (the Dutch language) | :: hollandsk, nederlandsk |
| Dutch {n} (people from the Netherlands) | :: hollænder |
| Dutch clover {n} (Trifolium repens) SEE: white clover | :: |
| Dutch East Indies {prop} (a former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia) | :: Hollandsk Ostindien |
| Dutch elm disease {n} (disease of elm trees) | :: elmesyge {c} |
| duty {n} (that which one is morally or legally obligated to do) | :: pligt {c} |
| duty {n} (period of time) | :: tjeneste {c} |
| duty {n} (tax; tariff) | :: told {c} |
| duty-free {adj} (exempt from duty, especially customs) | :: toldfri |
| duumvirate {n} (Roman offices) | :: duumvirat {n} |
| duvet {n} (quilt) | :: dyne {c} |
| duvet {n} (duvet cover) | :: dynebetræk {n} |
| DVD player {n} (DVD player) | :: DVD-afspiller {c}, dvd-afspiller {c} |
| dwarf {n} (being from folklore, underground dwelling nature spirit) | :: dværg {c} |
| dwarf {n} (small person) | :: dværg {c} |
| dwarf {n} (something much smaller than the usual of its sort) | :: dværg {c} |
| dwarf {n} (astronomy: relatively small star) | :: dværg {c} |
| dwarf {v} (to make appear much smaller) | :: rage op over (with respect to height) |
| dwarf {v} (to become (much) smaller) | :: skrumpe, krympe |
| dwarf elder {n} (Sambucus ebulus) | :: sommer-hyld {c} |
| dwarf planet {n} (a type of celestial body) | :: dværgplanet |
| dwell {v} (live, reside) | :: leve, forblive, bebo, bo |
| dwell {v} (to linger on as thoughts) | :: dvæle |
| dweller {n} (inhabitant) SEE: inhabitant | :: |
| dye {v} (to colour with dye) | :: farve |
| dye {n} (die) SEE: die | :: |
| dyed {adj} (colored with dye) | :: farvet |
| dyke {n} (ditch) SEE: ditch | :: |
| dyke {n} (barrier to prevent flooding) | :: dige {n} |
| dyke {n} (masculine lesbian, see also: lesbian) | :: betonlebbe {c} |
| dyke {n} | :: lebbe {c} |
| Dyle {prop} (river) | :: Dyle |
| dynamically {adv} (of a dynamic nature) | :: dynamisk |
| dynamite {n} (class of explosives) | :: dynamit {c} |
| dynamite {v} (to blow up with dynamite or other high explosive) | :: demolere |
| dynamo {n} (dynamo-electric machine) | :: dynamo {c} |
| dynamo {n} (an energetic person) | :: dynamo {c}, energibundt {n} |
| dynasty {n} (A series of rulers or dynasts from one family) | :: dynasti {n} |
| dyscalculia {n} (pathology: difficulty with numbers) | :: talblindhed, dyskalkuli |
| dysentery {n} (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines) | :: dysenteri {c} |
| dysfunction {n} (failure to function) | :: dysfunktion {c}, funktionsforstyrrelse {c}, funktionssvigt {n} |
| dysfunctional {adj} (functioning incorrectly or abnormally) | :: dysfunktionel |
| dyslexia {n} (learning disability) | :: ordblindhed {c}, dysleksi {c} |
| dysmorphia {n} (dysmorphia) | :: dysmorfofobi {c} |
| dysphoria {n} (state of feeling unwell, unhappy, restless or depressed) | :: dysfori |
| dysprosium {n} (chemical element) | :: dysprosium {n} |
