User:Matthias Buchmeier/en-da-r

Rabat {prop} (capital of Morocco) :: Rabat
rabbi {n} (Jewish scholar or teacher) :: rabbiner {c}
rabbit {n} (mammal) :: kanin {c}
rabies {n} (viral disease) :: hundegalskab {c}, rabies {c}
raccoon {n} (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) :: vaskebjørn {c}
raccoon dog {n} (Nyctereutes procyonoides) :: mårhund {c}
race {n} (contest) :: løb {n}
race {n} (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage) :: race {c}
race {n} (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of common, physical characteristics) :: race {c}
race {n} (one of the categories from the many subcategorizations of the human species) :: race {c}
race {n} (a population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; informal for subspecies) :: race {c}
race {n} (a breed or strain of domesticated animal) :: race {c}
racecourse {n} ((UK) a racetrack where horse races are run) :: væddeløbsbane
raceme {n} (type of inflorescence) :: klase, blomsterklase
racemose {adj} (botany: having flowers arranged along a single central axis) :: klaseagtig, racemøs
Rachel {prop} (younger daughter of Laban) :: Rakel
Rachel {prop} (female given name) :: Rakel
racialism {n} (racism) SEE: racism ::
racism {n} (racial prejudice or discrimination) :: racisme {c}
racist {n} (person who believes a particular race is superior to others.) :: racist {c}
racist {adj} (relating to racism) :: racistisk
racket {n} (implement) :: ketsjer {c}
racoon {n} (raccoon) SEE: raccoon ::
racquet {n} (an implement with a handle used to hit a ball) :: ketsjer {c}
rada {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet ::
radiation {n} (transfer of energy via radiation) :: varmestråling {c}
radiation {n} :: stråling
radical {n} :: radikal
radio {n} (technology) :: radiofoni, radio
radio {n} (receiver) :: radio {c}
radioactive {adj} (exhibiting radioactivity) :: radioaktiv
radioactive decay {n} (physical process) :: radioaktivt henfald {n}
radioactive fallout {n} (material from a radioactive plume) :: radioaktivt nedfald
radioactive waste {n} (type of waste) :: atomaffald, radioaktivt affald
radioactivity {n} (emission of ionizing radiation) :: radioaktivitet {c}
radiology {n} (the use of radiation in diagnosis) :: radiologi {c}
radio silence {n} (period of time when all radio transmissions cease) :: radiotavshed {c}
radio telescope {n} (astronomical device) :: radioteleskop {n}
radish {n} (plant Raphanus sativus var. sativus) :: ræddike
radish {n} (edible root) :: radise {m} {c}
radius {n} (line segment) :: radius
radix {n} (biology: root) SEE: root ::
radon {n} (chemical element) :: radon {n}
raffle {n} (drawing) :: tombola {c}
raft {n} (flat, floating structure) :: flåde {c}
rag {n} (piece of cloth) :: klud {c}
rag doll {n} (a doll made from cloth and rags) :: kludedukke {c}
rage {n} (a violent anger) :: raseri {n}, galskab {c}
rage {v} (act in an angry manner) :: rase
Ragnarok {prop} (the final battle in Norse mythology) :: ragnarok
ragout {n} (stew of meat and vegetables mixed together) :: ragout {c}
Ragusa {prop} (Dubrovnik) SEE: Dubrovnik ::
raid {n} (attack for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering) :: razzia {c}
rail {n} (means of transportation) SEE: railway ::
rail {n} (metal bar) :: skinne
railcar {n} (any railway carriage) SEE: railroad car ::
railing {n} (fence or barrier) :: rækværk {n}
railroad {n} (permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails) SEE: railway ::
railroad {n} (transportation system) SEE: railway ::
railroad car {n} (railroad vehicle) :: togvogn {c}, jernbanevogn {c}
railroad crossing {n} (level crossing) SEE: level crossing ::
railroad station {n} (place where trains stop for passengers) SEE: railway station ::
railroad tie {n} (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) :: svelle {c}
railway {n} (track, consisting of parallel rails) :: jernbane {c}
railway {n} (transport system using these rails) :: jernbane {c}
railway station {n} (place where trains stop) :: jernbanestation, togstation
railway station {n} (an urban terminal for a number of trains) :: banegård {c}
rain {n} (condensed water from a cloud) :: regn
rain {v} (of rain: to fall from the sky) :: regne
rainbow {n} (multicoloured arch in the sky) :: regnbue {c}
rainbow flag {n} (rainbow-striped flag used as a symbol of LGBT pride and social movements) :: regnbueflag {n}
rainbow trout {n} (Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)) :: regnbueørred {c}
raindrop {n} (droplet of rainwater) :: regndråbe {c}
rainforest {n} (type of forest) :: regnskov {c}
rainwater {n} (water sourced from rain) :: regnvand {n}
rainy season {n} (portion of the year when rainfall amounts are greatest) :: regntid {c}
raise {n} (increase in wages) :: lønforhøjelse {c}
raised bog {n} :: højmose
raisin {n} (dried grape) :: rosin {c}
raisin bread {n} (raisin bread) :: rosinbrød
rake {n} (garden tool) :: rive {c}
rake {n} (person who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct) :: fusentast
Rakvere {prop} (Town in Estonia) :: Rakvere
rally {n} (demonstration) SEE: demonstration ::
Ralph {prop} (male given name) :: Ralf
ram {n} (male sheep) :: vædder {m}
ram {n} (piston powered by hydraulic pressure) :: stempel, stødslæde
ram {n} (battering ram) SEE: battering ram ::
Ramadan {prop} (holy ninth month of Islamic lunar calendar) :: ramadan {c}
ramble {v} (wander) SEE: wander ::
rampart {n} (defensive ridge of earth) :: volden
ramrod {n} (device used with early firearms) :: ladestok {c}
ramson {n} (ramsons) SEE: ramsons ::
ramsons {n} (Allium ursinum) :: ramsløg {c} {n}
ranch {n} (large plot of land) :: ranch {c}
rancher {n} (person who operates a ranch) :: rancher {c}
rancid {adj} (rancid) SEE: offensive ::
rancid {adj} (being rank in taste or smell) :: harsk
rand {n} (currency of South Africa) :: rand {c}
random {adj} (all outcomes being unpredictable) :: tilfældig
random {adj} (apropos of nothing) :: overflødig, ligegyldig
range {n} (step of a ladder) SEE: rung ::
range {n} (math: set of values of a function) :: værdimængde {c}
Rangoon {prop} (Yangon) SEE: Yangon ::
rank {n} (hierarchical level in an organization) :: rang
rank {n} (chess: one of the horizontal lines of squares) :: række {c}
ransom {n} (money paid for the freeing of a hostage) :: løsesum
rape {n} (act of forcing sexual activity) :: voldtægt {c}
rape {v} (force sexual intercourse) :: voldtage
rape {v} (cause damage, destruction to a countryside, nature etc) :: smadre, skænde
rape oil {n} (rapeseed oil) SEE: rapeseed oil ::
rapeseed oil {n} (vegetable oil) :: rapsolie {c}
raping {n} (rape) SEE: rape ::
rapist {n} (someone who rapes someone else) :: voldtægtsmand {c}, voldtægtskvinde {c}
raptor {n} (bird of prey) SEE: bird of prey ::
rare {adj} (very uncommon) :: sjælden
rare {adj} (cooked very lightly) :: rød
rarity {n} (measure of the scarcity of an object) :: sjældenhed {c}
rarity {n} (rare object) :: sjældenhed {c}, raritet {c}
rash {adj} (hasty) :: forhastet, uoverlagt
rasp {n} (coarse file) :: rasp
raspberry {n} (plant) :: hindbær {c}
raspberry {n} (fruit) :: hindbær {n}
rat {n} (rodent) :: rotte {c}
rate {n} (speed) SEE: speed ::
rate equation {n} (rate equation) :: hastighedsudtryk {n}
ratel {n} (Mellivora capensis) SEE: honey badger ::
rather {adv} (preferably) :: hellere
rather {adv} (on the contrary) :: tværtimod
rather {adv} (more precisely) :: snarere
rather {adv} (somewhat, fairly) :: noget
ratify {v} (give formal consent to) :: ratificere
rational {adj} (reasonable; not absurd) :: rationel
rational {n} (rational number) SEE: rational number ::
rationality {n} (quality or state of being rational) :: rationalitet {c}
rational number {n} (quotient of integers) :: rationelt tal {n}
rat king {n} (conglomeration of rats with tails joined) :: rottekonge {c}
rat race {n} (activity which is hectic, tedious, and congested with participants) :: rotteræs {n}
rattle {n} (baby’s toy) :: rangle, rasle
rattler {n} (rattlesnake) SEE: rattlesnake ::
rattlesnake {n} (venomous snake) :: klapperslange
Rauma {prop} (Finnish city) :: Rauma
ravage {v} (to devastate or destroy something) :: ødelægge
ravage {v} (to pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something) :: plyndre
ravage {v} (to wreak destruction) :: ødelægge
ravage {n} (grievous damage or havoc) :: ødelæggelse {c}
ravage {n} (depredation or devastation) :: ødelæggelse {c}
raven {n} (bird) :: ravn {c}
ravine {n} (a deep narrow valley) :: ravine {c}
ravish {v} (rape) SEE: rape ::
raw {adj} (uncooked) ::
raw data {n} (data that have not been analyzed) :: rådata
raw material {n} (material in its unprocessed, natural state) :: råstof {n}
ray {n} (beam of light or radiation) :: stråle {c}
ray {n} (mathematics: line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point) :: stråle {c}
ray {n} (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail) :: rokke
raze {v} (to demolish) :: rasere
razor {n} (shaving knife) :: kniv, barberkniv, skraber {c}
razor {n} (shaving instrument) :: barberhøvl {c}, skraber {c}
razorbill {n} (a large black and white auk, Alca torda) :: alk {c}
re {prep} (regarding) :: angående , hvad angår
re {n} (the second note in solfège) :: re {c}
re- {prefix} (again) :: gen-
reaccept {v} (to accept again) :: acceptere igen, modtage igen
reach {v} (to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch) ::
reach {v} (to arrive at by effort) :: , nå frem til
reach for the sky {interj} (surrender) SEE: hands up ::
reaction {n} (action in response to an event) :: reaktion {c}
reaction {n} (chemical transformation) :: reaktion {c}
reaction rate constant {n} (reaction rate constant) :: hastighedskonstant {c}
reactive {adj} ((in chemistry) able to react) :: reaktiv, reaktionsdygtig
read {v} (look at and interpret letters or other information) :: læse
read {v} (speak aloud words or other information that is written) :: læse
readable {adj} (legible) SEE: legible ::
reader {n} (person who reads a publication) :: læser {c}
reader {n} (proofreader) SEE: proofreader ::
reading {n} (process of interpreting written language) :: læsning {c}
reading {n} (value indicated by a measuring device) :: aflæsning {c}
reading {n} (event at which material is read aloud) :: forelæsning {c}
reading {n} (interpretation) :: fortolkning {c}
reading {n} (something to read) SEE: reading material ::
Reading {prop} (the town) :: Reading
reading comprehension {n} (reading comprehension) :: læseforståelse
reading glasses {n} (spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia) :: læsebriller
reading material {n} (anything produced for reading) :: læsestof {n}
reading room {n} (space set aside for reading) :: læsesal {c}
ready {n} (cash) SEE: cash ::
ready meal {n} (prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater) :: færdigret {c}
ready, set, go {phrase} (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go ::
ready, steady, go {phrase} (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go ::
real {adj} (true, genuine, not merely nominal) :: ægte, virkelig
real {n} (mathematics: a real number) SEE: real number ::
real estate {n} (property that cannot easily be moved) :: fast ejendom {c}
realism {n} (concern for fact or reality) :: realismen
realist {n} (one who sees things as they are) :: realist {c}
realist {n} (advocate of artistic realism) :: realist {c}
realistic {adj} (expressed or represented as being accurate) :: realistisk
realistic {adj} (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) :: realistisk
reality {n} (state of being actual or real) :: virkelighed {c}
reality {n} (a real entity, event etc.) :: realitet {c}
reality {n} (entirety of all that is real) :: virkelighed {c}
reality {n} (an individual observer's subjective perception) :: virkelighed {c}
reality check {n} (wake-up call) :: realitetscheck {n}
realize {v} (to make real) :: realisere, virkeliggøre, gennemføre
realize {v} (to become aware of) :: indse
realm {n} (sphere or influence) :: sfære {c}
realm {n} (territory or state) :: rige {n}
real number {n} (limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers) :: reelt tal {n}
real part {n} (of complex number) :: reel del {c}
realpolitik {n} (pragmatic international government policy) :: realpolitik {c}
real property {n} (real estate) SEE: real estate ::
realtor {n} (dealer in real estate) :: ejendomsmægler {c}
reaper {n} (the Grim Reaper) SEE: Grim Reaper ::
reap hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle ::
reaping hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle ::
rear {n} (the back or hindmost part) :: bagdel
rear window {n} (window at the back of a car) :: bagrude {c}
reason {n} (that which causes: a cause) :: årsag {c}
reason {n} ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) :: fornuft
reason {n} :: grund
reason {v} (to deduce by being rational) :: ræsonnere, overveje
reason {v} (to perform a process of deduction or of induction) :: slutte
reason {v} (to arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine, debate, discuss) SEE: debate ::
reassess {v} (assess again) SEE: re-evaluate ::
reassure {v} (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) :: berolige
Rebecca {prop} (female given name) :: Rebecca
Rebekah {prop} (sister of Laban and wife to Isaac) :: Rebecca
rebel {n} (person who resists an established authority) :: rebel {c}, oprører {c}
rebel {v} (to resist or become defiant towards) :: rebel
rebellion {n} (armed resistance) :: oprør {n}
rebirth {n} (reincarnation) :: genfødsel {c}, reinkarnation {c}
rebound {n} (recoil of an object bouncing off another) :: tilbagestuds {n}
rebound {v} (To bound or spring back from a force) :: studse
rebroadcast {v} (broadcast again) :: genudsende
rebuke {v} (to criticise harshly; to reprove) :: bebrejde
rebus {n} (puzzle) :: rebus
recalcitrant {adj} (hard to deal with or operate) :: genstridig, stædig
receipt {n} (written acknowledgement) :: kvittering {c}, bon {c} [receipt from a cash registry]
receive {v} (take what is offered, accept from another) ::
Received Pronunciation {prop} (form of English pronunciation) :: Dronningens engelsk, korrekt engelsk, højengelsk, britisk engelsk
receiver {n} (person who receives) :: modtager {c}
receiver {n} (person who accepts stolen goods) :: hæler {c}
receiver {n} (electronic device) :: modtager {c}
receiver {n} (electronic device that receives and converts signal) :: modtager {c}
receiver {n} (telephone handset) :: telefonrør {n}
recent {adj} (having happened a short while ago) :: frisk, nylig
reception {n} (act of receiving) :: modtagelse {c}
reception {n} (electronics: act or ability to receive signals) :: modtagning {c}
reception {n} (social engagement) :: reception {c}
reception {n} (reaction) :: modtagelse {c}
reception {n} (front desk) :: reception {c}
receptive {adj} (capable of receiving something) :: modtagelig
receptive {adj} (ready to receive new ideas or concepts) :: modtagelig
receptivity {n} (the state of being receptive) :: modtagelighed
recessive {adj} (in genetics) :: recessiv
rechargeable {adj} (able to be recharged) :: genopladelig
recidivist {n} (one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits) :: recidivist {c}
recipe {n} (instructions for making or preparing food dishes) :: recept {c}, opskrift {c}
recipient {n} (one who receives) :: modtager {c}
reciprocal {adj} (done by each of two people towards the other) :: reciprok
recirculate {v} (to circulate again) :: recirkulere
recirculation {n} (act or process of recirculating) :: recirkulation {c}
recitation {n} (act of reciting) :: recitation {c}
recite {v} (to recite) SEE: say ::
recite {v} (to repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text) :: recitere
reckless {adj} (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash) :: skødesløs, ubetænksom
reckless {adj} (indifferent to danger or the consequences) :: letsindig
reclaim {v} (to recycle) SEE: recycle ::
reclaim {v} (to tame or domesticate a wild animal) SEE: tame ::
recognition {n} (the act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized) :: genkendelse {c}
recognition {n} (acceptance as valid or true) :: erkendelse {c}
recognition {n} (official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country) :: anerkendelse {c}
recognition {n} (honour, favorable note, or attention) :: anerkendelse {c}
recognize {v} (to match in memory; to know from a previous encounter) :: genkende
recognize {v} (to acknowledge the existence or legality of) :: anerkende
recognize {v} (to realize or discover the nature of something) :: erkende
recognized {adj} (notable, distinguished, honored) :: anerkendt
recoil {n} (pushback from a fired firearm) :: rekyl {c}
recoil {v} (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment) :: trække sig tilbage
recollect {v} (to recall past events) :: erindre
recommend {v} (to commend to the favorable notice of another) :: anbefale
recommendation {n} (act of recommending) :: anbefaling {c}
recommendation {n} (that which is recommended) :: anbefaling {c}
reconciliation {n} (reestablishment of friendly relations) :: forsoning
record {n} (information put into a lasting physical medium) :: optegnelse, dokument
record {n} (phonograph record) :: plade, grammofonplade
record {n} (computing: set of data relating to a single individual or item) :: post
record {n} (most extreme known value of some achievement) :: rekord {c}
record {v} (make a record of) :: optegne, registrere
record {v} (make an audio or video recording of) :: optage, indspille
record {v} (give legal status to by making an official public record) :: bevidne, markere
record {v} ((intransitive) make audio or video recording) :: indspille
record chart {n} (Ranking of music by popularity) :: Hitliste
recorder {n} (musical instrument) :: blokfløjte
record player {n} (analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records, see also: gramophone) :: pladespiller {c}
recreation {n} (activity that diverts, amuses or stimulates) :: rekreation
recruit {n} :: rekrut
recruit {v} (to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees) :: hverve, rekruttere
rectangle {n} (quadrilateral) :: rektangel
rectangular {adj} (having a shape like a rectangle) :: rektangulær
rectum {n} (terminal part of the large intestine) :: endetarm {c}
recumbent {n} (special type of bicycle) :: liggecykel
recumbent bicycle {n} (recumbent) SEE: recumbent ::
recurrence relation {n} (recurrence relation) :: rekursionsligning {c}
recycle {v} (to break down and reuse component materials) :: genbruge, genanvende
recycle {v} (to reuse as a whole) :: genbruge
recycling {n} (the practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use) :: genbrug {n} {c}, genanvendelse {c}
red {n} (colour) :: rød
red {adj} (having red as its colour) :: rød
redact {v} (to censor, to black out or remove parts of (a document) while releasing the remainder) :: overstrege
red admiral {n} (butterfly) :: admiral {c}
Red Army man {n} (the lowest military rank of the Red Army) :: rødarmist
red bandfish {n} (Cepola macrophthalma) :: rød båndfisk {c}
red beet {n} (beetroot) SEE: beetroot ::
red blood cell {n} (haemoglobin-carrying blood cell in vertebrates) :: rød blodcelle {c}, rødt blodlegeme {n}, erytrocyt {c}
red-breasted merganser {n} (Mergus serrator) :: toppet skallesluger {c}
red cabbage {n} (a variety of cabbage having red leaves) :: rødkål {c}
red card {n} (sports: card) :: rødt kort {n}
red carpet {n} (a strip of red carpet laid for a VIP) :: røde løber
Red Crescent {prop} (branch of the Red Cross) :: Røde Halvmåne {c}
Red Cross {prop} (Red Cross) :: Røde Kors {n}
red currant {n} (fruit) :: ribs {n}
red deer {n} (Cervus elaphus) :: kronhjort {c}
red fox {n} (Vulpes vulpes) :: ræv {c}
red-haired {adj} (having red hair) SEE: redheaded ::
red-handed {adj} (in the act of wrongdoing) :: på fersk gerning
redheaded {adj} (having red hair) :: rødhåret
red herring {n} (misleading clue) :: falsk spor {n}
red hot {n} (hot dog) SEE: hot dog ::
red kite {n} (Milvus milvus) :: rød glente {c}
red-legged partridge {n} (red-legged partridge) :: rødhøne {c}
red line {n} (a boundary or limit which should not be crossed) :: rød linje {c}
red lynx {n} (bobcat) SEE: bobcat ::
red meat {n} (meat) :: rødt kød {n}
red-necked phalarope {n} (Phalaropus lobatus) :: odinshane
red-necked stint {n} (Calidris ruficollis) :: rødhalset ryle
red onion {n} (a type of onion with reddish purplish skin) :: rødløg {c}
redox {n} (chemical reaction) :: redoxproces {c}, redoxreaktion {c}
red panda {n} (Ailurus fulgens) :: rød panda {c}, lille panda {c}, kattebjørn {c}
red phalarope {n} (Phalaropus fulicarius) :: thorshane
red scarf {n} (young pioneer) SEE: young pioneer ::
Red Sea {prop} (sea between Africa and Arabia) :: Røde Hav
redshift {n} (change in wavelength) :: rødforskydning
Red Square {prop} (Moscow square) :: Den Røde Plads
redstart {n} (ground-feeding bird) :: rødstjert {c}
red-throated diver {n} (loon) :: rødstrubet lom {c}
redundant {adj} (superfluous) :: overflødig
red wine {n} (red coloured wine) :: rødvin {c}
redwing {n} (Turdus iliacus) :: vindrossel
reed {n} (grass-like plant) :: siv, rør {n}
reed {n} :: siv
reefer {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana ::
reel {n} (dance, music) :: reel {c}
reel {n} (spool) :: tromle {c}, rulle {c}, hjul {n}, trisse {c}
reel {n} (machine for winding yarns) :: rulle {c}
reel {n} (compilation of film) :: rulle {c}
reel {v} (to spin or revolve repeatedly) :: rulle, spole, vinde
reel {v} (to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else) :: rulle
reel {v} (to walk shakily or unsteadily) :: vakle, rave, slingre
reel {v} ((reel back) to back off or step away unsteadily and quickly) :: vakle
reelect {v} (to elect for a subsequent time) :: genvælge
reelection {n} (the act of being elected after already being elected once) :: genvalg {n}
re-evaluate {v} (evaluate again) :: genvurdere
refectory {n} (dining-hall) :: refektorium {n}
refer {v} (to direct to a source for help or information) :: henvise
refer {v} (to allude to (grammar term)) :: henvise, referere
referee {n} (sport: umpire, judge of a game) :: dommer {c}
referee {v} (to act as a referee) :: dømme
reference {n} (reference work) SEE: reference work ::
reference work {n} (compendium of information) :: opslagsværk {n}
referendum {n} (direct popular vote) :: folkeafstemning {c}
referent {n} (that which a term denotes) :: referent {c}
referral {n} (act or process of transferring) :: henvisning {c}
refine {v} (to reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy) :: raffinere, rense
refine {v} (to purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish) :: forbedre, forfine
refined {adj} (cultured, elegant) :: raffineret, elegant, forfinet
refinement {n} (high-class style; cultivation) :: raffinement {n}
refinement {n} (fine or subtle distinction) :: raffinement {n}
refining {n} (process) SEE: refinement ::
reflect {v} (to bend back from a surface) :: reflektere
reflect {v} (to mirror, or show the image of something) :: reflektere, spejle
reflect {v} (to think seriously; to ponder or consider) :: reflektere, tænke over
reflection {n} (act of reflecting; the state of being reflected) :: afspejling {c}, refleksion {c}
reflection {n} (careful thought or consideration) :: refleksion {c}
reflexive {n} (reflexive pronoun) SEE: reflexive pronoun ::
reflexive pronoun {n} (a part of speech) :: refleksiv pronomen
reform {n} (amendment) :: reform {c}
refract {v} (to refract) SEE: disperse ::
refraction {n} (bending of any wave) :: brydning {c}, refraktion {c}
refractive index {n} (ratio of the speed of light in vacuum to another medium) :: brydningsindeks {n}
refrain {n} (burden of song) :: refræn {n}
refrigerate {v} (freeze) SEE: freeze ::
refrigerator {n} (appliance) :: køleskab {n}
refuck {v} (to fuck again (vulgar)) :: kneppe igen
refuge {n} (place providing safety, protection or shelter) :: tilflugtssted {n}
refuge {n} (refuge island) SEE: refuge island ::
refugee {n} (person seeking political asylum) :: flygtning
refugee {n} (person seeking economic asylum) :: flygtning {c}
refugee {n} (person seeking refuge from natural disaster) :: flygtning {c}
refuge island {n} (raised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street) :: trafikø {c}
refund {v} (to return (money) to (someone)) :: refundere
refuse {n} (items or material that have been discarded) :: affald {n}
refuse {v} ((transitive) decline (request, demand)) :: afslå
regarding {prep} (concerning) :: vedrørende
regards {n} (greeting at the end of a letter) :: hilsen
regency {n} (system of government) :: regentskab {n}
regent {n} (one who rules in place of the monarch) :: regent
regicide {n} (one who kills a king) :: kongemorder {c}
regime {n} (form of government) :: regime
regime change {n} (overthrow of a government) :: regimeskifte {n}
regiment {n} (army unit) :: regiment {n}
Regina {prop} (female given name) :: Regine
regiolect {n} :: regiolekt {c}
region {n} (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) :: region {c}
region {n} (an administrative subdivision) :: region
register {n} (linguistics: style of a language used in a particular context) :: register {n}
register {n} (cash register) SEE: cash register ::
registration {n} (the act of signing up or registering for something) :: registrering {c}
regret {v} (feel sorry about some past thing) :: angre, fortryde
regret {v} (to feel sorry about anything) :: beklage
regret {n} (instance of such an emotion) :: beklagelse {c} [general]; anger {c} [remorse]
regrettably {adv} (in a manner inspiring or deserving regret) :: beklageligvis, desværre
regular {adj} (having a constant pattern) :: regelmæssig
regular {adj} (demonstrating consistent set of rules) :: regelmæssig
regular {adj} (happening at constant intervals) :: fast, regelmæssig
regular {adj} (grammar) :: regelmæssig
regular {adj} (having expected characteristics) :: almindelig, normal
regulate {v} (control) SEE: control ::
regulation {n} (EU: self-effecting legislative act) :: forordning {c}
Reich {n} (a German empire or nation) :: rige {n}
Reichstag {prop} (the lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945) :: Rigsdag {c} [parliament], Rigsdagsbygning {c} [building in Berlin]
reign {n} (The period during which a monarch rules) :: regeringstid {c}
Reims {prop} (city) :: Reims
reincarnation {n} (rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form) :: reinkarnation {c}
reindeer {n} (Rangifer tarandus) :: ren {c}, rensdyr {n}
reinforced concrete {n} (building material) :: armeret beton, jernbeton {c}
reinforcement {n} (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced) :: forstærkning {c}
reinforcement {n} (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action) :: forstærkning {c}
reinforcement {n} (behavioral psychology: process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated) :: forstærkning {c}
reinterpret {v} (to interpret again) :: omfortolke
reinterpretation {n} (a new interpretation) :: omfortolkning {c}
reinterpretation {n} (the act of reinterpreting) :: omfortolkning {c}
reinvent the wheel {v} (do work unnecessarily) :: opfinde den dybe tallerken [literally: invent the deep [soup] bowl]
reject {v} (refuse to accept) :: afvise
rejoice {v} (be happy) :: juble
rejuvenation {n} (the process of rendering young again) :: foryngelse {c}
relate {v} (to narrate) SEE: narrate ::
related {adj} (standing in relation or connection) :: relaterede
related {adj} (being a relative of) :: beslægtet, i familie
relation {n} (way in which two things may be associated) :: forhold {n}, relation {c}
relation {n} (member of one's family) :: slægtning {c}, familiemedlem {n}
relational {adj} (relative) SEE: relative ::
relationship {n} (connection or association) :: forhold {n}
relationship {n} (kinship) :: slægtskab {n}
relationship {n} (romantic or sexual involvement) :: forhold {n}
relative {adj} (conditional; depending on something else) :: relativ
relative {n} (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption) :: pårørende {c}, beslægtet, frænde {c}, frænke {c}
relative complement {n} (set of elements contained in one set but not another) :: mængdedifferens {c}
relative frequency {n} (relative frequency) :: frekvens {c}
relatively {adv} (proportionally) :: relativt, forholdsvis
relative permittivity {n} (relative permittivity) :: relativ permittivitet {c}
relative pronoun {n} (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) :: relativpronomen {n}, relativt pronomen, henførende stedord {n}
relativistic {adj} (of, or relating to relativity) :: relativistisk
relax {v} (to calm down) :: falde til ro, slappe af
release {n} (event of setting free) :: frislippende {n}
release {n} (software: distribution of a computer software product) :: version, udgave
release {n} (product made recently available) :: udgave
reliable {adj} (fit to be relied on) :: pålidelig
relief {n} (removal of stress or discomfort) :: lettelse {c}
relief {n} (feeling associated with removal of stress or discomfort) :: lettelse {c}
relief {n} (type of artwork) :: relief {c}
relief printing {n} (printing method) :: bogtryk {n}, højtryk {n}
relieve {v} (to ease from mental distress) :: lette
religion {n} (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death) :: religion {c}
religious {adj} (concerning religion) :: religiøs
religious {adj} (committed to the practice of religion) :: religiøs
religious {adj} (highly dedicated) :: religiøs
religious {n} (member of religious order) :: religiøs person {c}
relish {n} (pleasing taste) :: nydelse {c}
relish {v} (to taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of) :: nyde
reluctance {n} (unwillingness to do something) :: utilbøjelighed {c}
remain {n} (That which is left; relic; remainder) :: rest {c}
remain {v} (to stay behind while others withdraw) :: blive, forblive
remainder {n} (mathematics: amount left over after repeatedly subtracting the divisor) :: rest {c}
remainder {n} :: rest {c}
remaining {adj} (which remains) :: resterende, tilbageværende
remand {v} :: varetægtsfængsle
remark {n} (act of pointing out; notice or observation) :: påpegning {c}, observation {c}, bemærkning {c}
remark {n} (expression of something noticed) :: bemærkning {c}
remark {n} :: bemærkning
remark {v} (to make a remark or remarks; to comment) :: bemærke, sige
remark {v} (to express in words or writing, as observed or noticed) :: bemærke
remarkable {adj} (worthy of being remarked) :: bemærkelsesværdig
rematch {n} (second contest between the same opponents, a return game) :: omkamp {c}
remedy {v} (To provide or serve as a remedy for) :: afhjælpe
remember {v} (to recall from one's memory) :: huske, erindre
remember {v} ((obsolete) to remind) SEE: remind ::
remind {v} (Cause one to experience a memory; bring to a person's notice) :: påminde
reminder {n} (something that reminds) :: påmindelse {c}
remit {v} (to postpone) SEE: postpone ::
remnant {n} (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) :: rest {c}
remorse {n} (feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning) :: skyldfølelse {c}, anger
remote control {n} (device used to operate an appliance or mechanical toy from a short distance away) :: fjernbetjening {c}
remoulade {n} (condiment) :: remoulade {c}, remulade {c}
remove {v} (to take away) :: fjerne
remove {v} (to murder someone) :: eliminere
remove {v} (to discard, set aside) :: forkaste
remove {v} (to change one's residence) :: flytte
ren {n} (a kidney) SEE: kidney ::
renaissance {n} (rebirth or revival) :: renæssance {c}
rendezvous {n} (meeting or date) :: rendezvous {n}
rendezvous {n} (agreement to meet) :: rendezvous {n}
renegade {n} (outlaw or rebel) :: lovløs, rebel {c}
rennet {n} (An enzyme) :: osteløbe {c}
rennet stomach {n} (abomasum) SEE: abomasum ::
renounce {v} (make renunciation) :: give afkald
rent {n} (payment made by a tenant) :: leje {c}, husleje {c}
rent {n} (payment made for the use of equipment or a service) :: leje {c}
rent {v} (to occupy premises in exchange for rent) :: leje
rent {v} (to grant occupation in return for rent) :: leje ud
rent {n} (a tear or rip) :: ridse {c}
rent {n} (a division or schism between two things.) :: skisma {n}
rep {n} (reputation) SEE: reputation ::
rep {n} (representative) SEE: representative ::
rep {n} (repetition) SEE: repetition ::
repair {v} (to restore to good working order) :: reparere
repair {n} (act of repairing something) :: reparation {c}
repatriation {n} (the process of returning of a person to their country of origin) :: hjemsendelse {c}, repatriering {c}
repay {v} (pay back) SEE: pay back ::
repeat {v} (do or say again) :: gentage
repeatable {adj} (able to be repeated) :: der kan gentages
repeated {adj} (said or done again) :: gentaget
repeatedly {adv} (done several times) :: gentagne gange
repechage {n} (heat for competitors who have lost in a previous round) :: opsamlingsheat
repentant {adj} (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing) :: angrende
repercussion {n} (consequence, result of action) :: efterfølge {c}
repetition {n} (act or an instance of repeating or being repeated) :: gentagelse {c}
replace {v} (to substitute) :: erstatte
replacement {n} (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) :: udskiftning {c} [sports], erstatning {c}, substitut {c}
replacement {n} (act of replacing) :: udskiftning {c}
reply {v} (to give a written or spoken response) :: svare, besvare
reply {v} (to act or gesture in response) :: svare, genmæle
reply {n} (written or spoken response) :: svar {n}, besvarelse {c}
reply {n} (something given in reply) :: svar {n}
report {v} (to relate details of) :: rapportere
report {v} (to notify formally) :: advisere, underrette
report {n} (information describing events) :: rapport {c}
reportedly {adv} (according to reports or rumors) :: angiveligt
reported speech {n} (a form of speech used to express what another has said) :: indirekte tale {c}
reporter {n} (journalist) :: journalist {c}
represent {v} (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) :: repræsentere
representative {n} (one who speaks for another) :: repræsentant {n}
reprimand {n} (a severe, formal or official reproof) :: næse {c}, reprimande {c}
reprimand {v} (to reprove in a formal or official way) :: bestraffe, tilrettevise, give næse
reprise {n} (repetition) SEE: repetition ::
reproach {n} (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) :: bebrejdelse {c}
reproach {v} (to criticize or rebuke someone) :: bebrejde
reproduction {n} (a duplicate) :: reproduktion
reproductive organ {n} (organ used in sexual reproduction) SEE: sex organ ::
reptile {n} (a cold-blooded vertebrate) :: krybdyr {n}, reptil {n}
republic {n} (a type of state) :: republik {c}
republican {adj} (of or belonging to a republic) :: republikansk
Republican {adj} (republican) SEE: republican ::
republicanism {n} (republicanism as a form of government) :: republikanisme {c}
Republic of Albania {prop} (Official name of Albania) :: Republikken Albanien
Republic of Angola {prop} (official name of Angola) :: Republikken Angola
Republic of Armenia {prop} (official name of Armenia) :: Republikken Armenien {c}
Republic of Austria {prop} (official name of Austria) :: Republikken Østrig {c}
Republic of Azerbaijan {prop} (official name of Azerbaijan) :: Republikken Aserbajdsjan {c}
Republic of Belarus {prop} (official name of Belarus) :: Republikken Hviderusland {c}
Republic of Botswana {prop} (official name of Botswana) :: Republikken Botswana
Republic of Bulgaria {prop} (official name of Bulgaria) :: Republikken Bulgarien {c}
Republic of Burundi {prop} (official name of Burundi) :: Republikken Burundi
Republic of China {prop} (state in East Asia) :: Republikken Kina,Taiwan
Republic of Croatia {prop} (official name of Croatia) :: Republikken Kroatien {c}
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire {prop} (official name of Côte d'Ivoire) :: Republikken Elfenbenskysten
Republic of Cuba {prop} (official name of Cuba) :: Republikken Cuba
Republic of Cyprus {prop} (official name of Cyprus) :: Republikken Cypern {c}
Republic of Equatorial Guinea {prop} (official name of Equatorial Guinea) :: Republikken Ækvatorialguinea
Republic of Estonia {prop} (official name of Estonia) :: Republikken Estland {c}
Republic of Finland {prop} (official full name of Finland) :: Republikken Finland
Republic of Guinea {prop} (official name of Guinea) :: Republikken Guinea
Republic of Hungary {prop} (former official name of Hungary) :: Republikken Ungarn {c}
Republic of Iceland {prop} (conventional descriptive name of Iceland) :: Republikken Island {c}
Republic of India {prop} (official name of India) :: Republikken Indien {c}
Republic of Indonesia {prop} (official name of Indonesia) :: Republikken Indonesien {c}
Republic of Iraq {prop} (official name of Iraq) :: Republikken Irak {c}
Republic of Ireland {prop} (country) :: Republikken Irland
Republic of Korea {prop} (country) :: Republikken Korea {c}
Republic of Latvia {prop} (Official name of Latvia) :: Republikken Letland {c}
Republic of Lithuania {prop} (Official name of Lithuania) :: Republikken Litauen {c}
Republic of Malawi {prop} (official name of Malawi) :: Republikken Malawi
Republic of Malta {prop} (official name of Malta) :: Republikken Malta {c}
Republic of Niger {prop} (official name of Niger) :: Republikken Niger
Republic of North Macedonia {prop} (Republic of North Macedonia, see also: North Macedonia) :: Republikken Nordmakedonien {c}
Republic of Poland {prop} (official name of Poland) :: Republikken Polen {c}
Republic of Serbia {prop} (official name of Serbia) :: Republikken Serbien {c}
Republic of Seychelles {prop} (official name of Seychelles) :: Republikken Seychellerne
Republic of Singapore {prop} (official name of Singapore) :: Republikken Singapore {c}
Republic of Slovenia {prop} (official name of Slovenia) :: Republikken Slovenien {c}
Republic of South Africa {prop} (official name of South Africa) :: Republikken Sydafrika {c}
Republic of The Gambia {prop} (official name of Gambia) :: Republikken Gambia
Republic of the Philippines {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) :: Republikken Filippinerne {c}
Republic of the Sudan {prop} (official name of Sudan) :: Republikken Sudan
Republic of Turkey {prop} (official name of the country of Turkey) :: Republikken Tyrkiet
Republic of Uganda {prop} (official name of Uganda) :: Republikken Uganda
Republic of Zambia {prop} (official name of Zambia) :: Republikken Zambia
Republic of Zimbabwe {prop} (official name of Zimbabwe) :: Republikken Zimbabwe
repulsion {n} (the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled) :: afvikling
reputation {n} (what somebody is known for) :: anseelse
request {v} (to express the need or desire for) :: anmode
request {v} (to ask somebody to do something) :: anmode, henstille [formal]
request {n} (formal message requesting something) :: ansøgning
request {n} (condition of being sought after) :: efterspørgsel {c}
requiem {n} (mass to honor and remember a dead person) :: rekviem {n}
requiem {n} (musical composition composed for such a mass) :: rekviem {n}
requiem {n} (piece of music composed to honor a dead person) :: rekviem {n}
require {v} (ask) SEE: ask ::
requirement {n} (something asked) :: krav
requisition {v} (to demand something) :: rekvirere
reread {v} (to read again) :: genlæse
reredos {n} (screen or decoration behind the altar in a church) SEE: retable ::
rescue {n} (liberation) SEE: liberation ::
research {n} (inquiry or examination) :: forskning {c}
research professor {n} :: forskningsprofessor
resemblance {n} (state of resembling) :: lighed {c}
resemblance {n} (that which resembles) :: lighed {c}
resemblance {n} (comparison) :: sammenligning
resemblance {n} (probability) :: sandsynlighed
resemble {v} (compare) SEE: compare ::
resemble {v} (to be like or similar to something else) :: ligne, minde om
reservation {n} (act of withholding) :: reservation {c}
reservation {n} (limiting qualification) :: forbehold {n}
reservation {n} (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) :: reservation
reserve {v} (to reserve) SEE: hold ::
reserve {n} (that which is reserved or kept back, as for future use) :: reserve
reserve {v} (to keep in store for future or special use) :: forbeholde, lægge til side
reserve {v} (to book in advance) :: bestille , reservere
reserve bank {n} (reserve bank as a central bank) SEE: central bank ::
reserved {adj} (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) :: reserveret
reserved {adj} (set aside for a particular person or purpose) :: reserveret
residence {n} (place where one lives) :: bopæl {c}
residence {n} (building used as a home) :: bopæl {c}
residence permit {n} (right to legally reside in a country) :: opholdstilladelse {c}
residency {n} (condition of being a resident of a particular place) :: ophold {n}
residency {n} (home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies) :: bosæde {n}
resident {n} (person living at a location or an area) :: bosiddende
residual sum of squares {n} (residual sum of squares) :: residualkvadratsum {c}
resignation {n} (act of resigning) :: fratræden
resign oneself {v} (give up) :: resignere, affinde sig med, finde sig i, slå sig til tåls
resilient {adj} (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough) :: modstandsdygtig
resin {n} (secretion of plants) :: harpiks {c}
resistance {n} (act of resisting) :: modstand {c}
resistance {n} (force that tends to oppose motion) :: modstand {c}
resistance {n} (shortened form of electrical resistance) :: modstand {c}, resistans {c}
resistance {n} (underground organization struggling for liberation) :: modstandsbevægelse {c}
resistivity {n} (capacity of resistance to electricity) :: resistivitet {c}
resistor {n} (one who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army) :: modstandsmand {c} [World War II]
resistor {n} (an electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it) :: modstand {c}, resistor {c}
resolution {n} (formal statement adopted by an assembly) :: beslutning
resource {n} (something that one uses to achieve an objective) :: resurse {c}, ressource {c}
resource {n} (personal capacity) :: resurse {c}, ressource {c}
respect {n} (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit) :: respekt {c}
respect {n} (particular aspect of something) :: henseende {n}
respectability {n} (quality of being respectable) :: respektabelhed {c}
respectable {adj} (deserving respect) :: respektabel
respective {adj} (referencing two or more things as individuals) :: respektive
respectively {adv} (in a relative manner) :: henholdsvis
respirator {n} (device to allow breathing) :: respirator {c}
respiratory system {n} (system of organs) :: åndedrætssystem {n}
resplendent {adj} (shiny and colourful, and thus pleasing to the eye) :: strålende
respond {v} (to say in reply, to respond) SEE: return ::
respond {v} (to say something in return) :: svare
respond {v} (to act in return) :: reagere , svare
respond {v} (to correspond) :: korrespondere
respondent {n} (person replying to a questionnaire) :: svarperson {c}
responsibility {n} (the state of being responsible) :: ansvar {n}
responsibility {n} (a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible) :: ansvar {n}
responsible {adj} (answerable for an act performed or for its consequences) :: ansvarlig
responsible {adj} (able to answer reasonably for one's conduct) :: ansvarsbevidst, ansvarlig
responsible {adj} (involving a degree of personal accountability) :: ansvarsfuld
responsible {adj} (being a primary cause or agent of some event or action) :: ansvarlig
responsible {adj} (able to be trusted) :: ansvarsbevidst, pålidelig
rest {n} (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) :: hvile {c}
rest {n} (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) :: ro
rest {n} (repose afforded by death) :: hvile {c}
rest {v} (intransitive: take repose) :: hvile
rest {v} (to remain) SEE: remain ::
restaurant {n} (an eating establishment in which diners are served food) :: restaurant {c}
restaurateur {n} (owner of a restaurant) :: restauratør {c}
rest energy {n} (rest energy) :: hvileenergi {c}
restless {adj} (not allowing or affording rest) :: hvileløs, urolig
restless {adj} (unable to be still or quiet) :: rastløs, urolig
restless {adj} (deprived of rest or sleep) :: hvileløs
restlessness {n} (state or condition of being restless) :: rastløshed {c}
rest mass {n} (mass of a body when it is not moving) :: hvilemasse {c}
rest on one's laurels {v} (rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further) :: hvile på sine laurbær
restrict {v} (to restrain within bounds) :: begrænse
restricted {adj} (limited within bounds) :: afgrænset, begrænset
restrictive {adj} (confining; limiting) :: restriktive
result {n} (that which results) :: resultat {n}, udfald
retable {n} (table or shelf behind an altar) :: altertavle {c}
retail {n} (sale of goods directly to the consumer) :: detailhandel {c}, detailsalg {n}
retaliation {n} (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) :: gengældelse {c}
retarded {adj} (having mental retardation) :: retarderet, udviklingshæmmet
retch {v} (to make an effort to vomit) :: gylpe
reticulum {n} (the second stomach of a ruminant) :: netmave {c}
retina {n} (thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball) :: nethinde {c}
retort {v} (to retort; to throw back) SEE: return ::
retort {n} (sharp or witty reply) :: replik {c}
retort {n} (flask used for distillation) :: retort {c}, destillerkolbe {c}
retreat {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet ::
retreat {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse ::
retreat {n} (to turn back, retreat) SEE: return ::
retribution {n} (punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance) :: gengældelse {c}, straf {c}
retroactive {adj} (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions) :: tilbagevirkende, retroaktiv
retrograde amnesia {n} (loss of memories from the period leading up to the amnesic episode) :: retrograd amnesi
retronym {n} (A new coinage for an old concept) :: retronym {n}
return {n} (answer) SEE: answer ::
return {v} (to come or go back) :: gå tilbage, vende tilbage, returnere
return {v} (to go back in thought, narration, or argument) :: komme tilbage til, vende tilbage til, tilbagevende
return {v} (to turn back, retreat) :: falde tilbage [military ], retræte [military], returnere , tilbage , vende om
return {v} (to turn (something) round) :: vende, vende om
return {v} (to give something back to its original holder or owner) :: returnere, give tilbage
return {v} (to say in reply; to respond) :: svare
return {v} (to retort; to throw back) :: give tilbage, give igen , gengælde
return {v} (to report, or bring back and make known) :: rapportere
return {n} (act of returning) :: tilbagevænding {c}, retur {c}
return {n} (return ticket) :: returbillet {c}
return {n} (item that is returned) :: retur {c}
return {n} (formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information) :: resultat {n}
return {n} (finance: gain or loss from an investment) :: afkast {n}
return {n} (finance: tax return) :: selvangivelse {c}
return {n} (computing: carriage return character) :: retur {c}
return {v} (to take something back to a retailer for a refund) SEE: take back ::
return {v} (to put something back where it had been) SEE: put back ::
return ticket {n} (a ticket granting permission to travel to a place and back again) :: returbillet {c}
Reuben {prop} (first son of Jacob) :: Ruben
Reuben {prop} (male given name) :: Ruben
reunification {n} (the unification of something that was previously divided; used especially of a country) :: genforening {c}, reunion {c} [French campaigns by Louis XIV]
reunion {n} (the process or act) :: genforening {c}
reunion {n} (planned event) :: genforening {c}
reunion {n} (reunification) SEE: reunification ::
reuptake {n} (reabsorption of neurotransmitter by neuron) :: neuronale genoptagelse
reuse {n} (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) :: genanvendelse {c}, genbrug {n} {c}
reuse {v} (to use again) :: genanvende, genbruge
Reuven {prop} (given name) SEE: Reuben ::
revanche {n} (revenge or retaliation) :: revanche {c}
revanchism {n} (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) :: revanchisme {c}
revanchist {n} (revanchist, vengeful person) :: revanchist {c}
revanchist {adj} (advocating a policy of revanche) :: revanchistisk
rev counter {n} (rev counter) SEE: tachometer ::
reveal {v} (to uncover) :: afsløre
reveille {n} (the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers) :: reveille {c}
revelation {n} (the act of revealing or disclosing) :: åbenbaring {c}
Revelation {prop} (book of Bible) :: Johannes' Åbenbaring
revelry {n} (joyful merry-making) :: lyst
revenant {n} (supernatural being) :: genganger {c}
revenge {n} (retaliatory action) :: hævn {c}
revenge {v} (to take one's revenge on someone) :: hævne
revenge {v} (to take revenge for an action) :: hævne
revenge porn {n} (explicit media distributed as revenge) :: hævnporno {c}
revenue {n} (all income for some treasury by taxation e.a.) :: skatteindtægt {c}
revenue {n} (turnover, total sales) :: indtægt {c}
revers {n} (lapel, reversed) :: revers
reverse dowry {n} (bride price) SEE: bride price ::
review {n} (account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work) :: anmeldelse {c}
reviewer {n} (critic) :: recensent {c}
revise {v} (to review, alter and amend, especially of written material) :: revidere
revise {v} (to look over again) :: repetere
revoke {v} (to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing) :: tilbagekalde
revolt {n} (act of revolting) :: oprør {n}, opstand {c}
revolution {n} (political upheaval) :: revolution {c}
revolutionary {adj} (of or pertaining to a revolution in government) :: revolutionær
revolutionize {v} (to radically or significantly change, as in a revolution) :: revolutionere
revue {n} (form of theatrical; any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs) :: revy {c}
reward {n} (something of value given in return for an act) :: belønning
rewind {v} (wind back) SEE: wind back ::
Rexism {prop} (a fascist movement in Belgium) :: rexisme {c}
Reykjavik {prop} (capital of Iceland) :: Reykjavik
Rügen {prop} (Germany’s largest island) :: Rygen
rhagade {n} (linear scars or fissures found around the mouth) :: rhagade
rhenium {n} (chemical element) :: rhenium {n}
rhesus {n} (Macaca mulatta) SEE: rhesus macaque ::
rhesus macaque {n} (Macaca mulatta) :: rhesusabe {c}
rhesus monkey {n} (rhesus macaque) :: rhesusabe {c}
rhetoric {n} (art of using language for persuasion) :: retorik, velformuleret
rhetoric {n} (meaningless language) :: retorik, kancellistil
rhetorical {adj} (part of or similar to rhetoric) :: retorisk
rheumatoid arthritis {n} (chronic and progressive disease) :: leddegigt
rheumatology {n} (branch of medicine) :: reumatologi {c}
Rhine {prop} (river that flows through Europe) :: Rhinen
Rhineland {prop} (land on both sides of the river Rhine) :: Rhinland {n}
Rhineland-Palatinate {prop} (state) :: Rheinland-Pfalz
rhinencephalon {n} (smell-brain) SEE: smell-brain ::
rhinoceros {n} (herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)) :: næsehorn {n}
rhizosphere {n} (soil region influenced by plant roots) :: rhizosfære
Rhode Island {prop} (a state of the United States of America) :: Rhode Island
Rhodes {prop} (island) :: Rhodos
Rhodesia {prop} (historical name of Zimbabwe) :: Rhodesia
Rhodesia {prop} (the area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia) :: Rhodesia
Rhodesian {adj} (from Rhodesia) :: rhodesisk
Rhodesian {n} (Someone from Rhodesia) :: rhodesier {c}
rhodium {n} (chemical element) :: rhodium {n}
rhododendron {n} (flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron) :: rododendron {c}
rhombus {n} (A parallelogram having all sides of equal length) :: rombe {c}, rhombe {c}
rhubarb {n} (any plant of the genus Rheum) :: rabarber {c}
rhyme {n} (word that rhymes with another) :: rim {n}
rhythm {n} (variation of strong and weak elements of sounds over time) :: rytme
rhythm {n} (tempo or speed of a beat, song, or repeated event) :: rytme {c}
rhythm {n} (flow, repetition or regularity) :: mønster {n}
rhythm {n} (rhythm section) SEE: rhythm section ::
rhythm section {n} (section of a band maintaining the rhythm) :: rytmesektion
rib {n} (curved bone) :: ribben {c}
ribbit {n} (the sound made by a frog or toad) SEE: croak ::
ribbit {v} (make the sound of a frog or toad) SEE: croak ::
ribbit {interj} (the sound made by a frog or toad) :: kvæk
ribbon {n} (long, narrow strip of material) :: bånd {n}
rice {n} (plants) :: ris {n}
rice {n} (seeds used as food) :: ris {c}
rice cooker {n} (kitchen appliance designed to cook rice) :: riskoger {c}
ricefield {n} (field where rice is grown) SEE: paddy ::
rice paddy {n} (field immersed in water dedicated for the cultivation of rice) SEE: paddy ::
rice pudding {n} (milk pudding made from rice, milk, sugar and nutmeg) :: risengrød {c}
rice wine {n} (alcoholic drink brewed from rice) :: risvin {c}
rich {adj} (having wealth) :: rig
Richard {prop} (male given name) :: Richard {m}, Rikard {m}
Richmond {prop} (capital of Virginia) :: Richmond
rickets {n} (disorder of infancy) :: rakitis {c}, engelsk syge {c}
rickshaw {n} (two-wheeled carriage) :: rickshaw {c}
riddle {n} (sieve) SEE: sieve ::
riddle {n} (verbal puzzle) :: gåde {c}
ride {v} (to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, bicycle etc.) :: [horse] ride, [bicycle] køre
ride {v} (to be transported in a vehicle as a passenger) :: køre
ride {n} (instance of riding) :: ridt {n}
rider {n} (robber) SEE: robber ::
ridicule {v} (to make fun of someone) :: latterliggøre, gøre nar af
ridicule {n} (derision) :: latterliggørelse {c}
ridiculous {adj} (foolish, absurd) :: latterlig
ridiculousness {n} (characteristic of being ridiculous) :: latterlighed {c}, grinagtighed {c}
rifle {n} (firearm with a rifled barrel) :: riffel {c}
rift {n} (shallow place in a stream) SEE: ford ::
rift {n} (chasm or fissure) :: rift
Riga {prop} (capital of Latvia) :: Riga
right {adj} (straight, not bent) :: ret, lige
right {adj} (of an angle, 90 degrees) :: ret, retvinklet
right {adj} (geometry: incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.) :: rigtig, korrekt
right {adj} (of direction, opposite of left) :: højre
right {adj} (politics: conservative) :: konservativ, højre-
right {interj} (checking agreement) :: ikke, ikke sandt
right {n} (legal or moral entitlement) :: ret, rettighed
right {n} (right, not left, side) :: højre side
right {n} (right-wing politicians and parties) :: højre
right {v} (to correct) :: rette, korrigere
right {v} (to set upright) :: rette
right {adj} (all right, not requiring assistance) SEE: all right ::
right angle {n} (angle of 90 degrees) :: ret vinkel {c}
right away {adv} (very soon; immediately) :: straks
right-handed {n} (of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.) :: højrehåndet
rightist {n} (supporter of the political right) :: højreorienteret {c}
right now {adv} (immediately) SEE: immediately ::
right now {adv} (at this precise moment) :: lige nu
right of way {n} (right to proceed first in traffic) :: forkørselsret
rightsholder {n} (a person or organization that owns the legal rights to something) :: rettighedshaver {c}
rigorous {adj} (severe; intense) :: intens
Rijeka {prop} (coastal city in Croatia) :: Rijeka {c}
rim {n} (edge around something) :: rand, indfatning (for any shape), fælg (only for wheels)
ring {n} (round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger) :: ring {c}
ring {v} (to telephone (someone)) :: ringe
ring-billed gull {n} (Larus delawarensis) :: ringnæbbet måge
ring binder {n} (folder) :: ringbind {n}
ring down the curtain {v} (stop) SEE: stop ::
ring finger {n} (finger between the middle finger and little finger) :: ringfinger
ringmaster {n} (the person who manages the performers in a circus ring) :: sprechstallmeister {c}
ring up the curtain {v} (start) SEE: start ::
rinse {v} (to wash something quickly using water and no soap) :: skylle, spule
riot {n} (tumultuous disturbance of public peace) :: optøjer, oprør {n}
rip {v} (to fart) SEE: fart ::
rip {n} (tear) SEE: tear ::
ripe {adj} :: moden
ripe {adj} (intoxicated) SEE: intoxicated ::
rise {n} (pay rise) SEE: pay rise ::
risk {n} (possible, usually negative, outcome) :: risiko {c}
risk {n} (likelihood of a negative outcome) :: risiko {c}
risk {n} (potential (conventionally negative) impact of an event) :: risiko {c}
risk {v} (to incur risk to something) :: risikere
risk {v} (to incur risk of something) :: risikere
risk {v} (to incur risk by something) :: risikere
rite {n} (ritual) :: ritus {c}, rite {c}
rite of passage {n} (ceremony to celebrate a transition) :: overgangsrite {c}
ritual {n} (rite) :: ritual {n}
rivalry {n} (competition) :: rivalisering {c}, rivalitet {c}
river {n} (large stream which drains a landmass) :: flod {c}, å {c}
river {n} (any large flow of a liquid) :: flod {c}
river horse {n} (hippopotamus) SEE: hippopotamus ::
rix-dollar {n} (A rix-dollar) :: rigsdaler
Riyadh {prop} (capital of Saudi Arabia) :: Riyadh {c}
röntgen {n} (unit of exposure to ionizing radiation) :: røntgen {c}
roach {n} (US: cockroach) SEE: cockroach ::
road {n} (a way for travel) :: gade {c}, vej {c}
road map {n} (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) :: vejkort {n}
roadside bomb {n} (explosive device) :: vejsidebombe {c}
road trip {n} (recreational or impromptu excursion) :: roadtrip {n}
road user {n} (road user) :: trafikant {c}
roar {v} (of animals, to make a loud deep noise) :: brøle
roar {n} (long, loud, deep shout) :: brøl {n}
roar {n} (cry of the lion) :: brøl {n}
roar {n} (deep cry of the bull) :: brøl {n}
roar {n} (loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine) :: brøl {n}
rob {v} (to steal from, using violence) :: røve
rob {v} (to deprive of) :: bestjæle, berøve
rob {v} (to burgle) :: stjæle, tyvstjæle
rob {v} (to commit robbery) :: begå røveri, røve
robber {n} (one who robs) :: røver {c}
robbery {n} (act or practice of robbing) :: røveri {n}
robbery {n} (attempt of taking the property of another by threat) :: røveriforsøg {n}
robe {n} (long, loose outer garment) :: kåbe {c}
Robert {prop} (given name) :: Robert
Robeson Channel {prop} (strait) :: Robeson kanal
robin {n} (Erithacus rubecula) :: rødhals
robin {n} (Turdus migratorius) :: vandredrossel {c}
robinsonade {n} (genre of adventure fiction) :: robinsonade {c}
robot {n} (intelligent mechanical being) :: robot
robot {n} (machine to perform complex tasks) :: robot {c}
robot {n} (traffic light) SEE: traffic light ::
robovac {n} (robotic vacuum cleaner) :: robotstøvsuger {c}
rob Peter to pay Paul {v} (to use resources producing no net gain) :: give med den ene hånd og tage med den anden, tage fra den ene og give til den anden
rock {n} (natural mineral aggregate) :: sten {c}
rock {n} (mass of projecting rock) :: klippe {c}
rock {n} (large stone or boulder) :: kampesten {c}, stenblok {n}
rock {n} (hill or island without vegetation) :: klippe {c}
rock {n} (something strong, stable, and dependable) :: klippe {c}
rock {n} (distinctive composition of minerals) :: bjergart {c}
rock {n} (precious stone or gem) :: ædelsten {c} [generally]
rock {n} (lump of ice) :: isklump {c}
rock {n} (confectionery made from sugar) :: bolsje {n}
rock {n} (crystallized lump of crack cocaine) :: crack {n}
rock {v} (move gently back and forth) :: gynge, vugge [baby]
rock {v} (cause to shake or sway violently) :: ryste
rock {v} (sway or tilt violently back and forth) :: gynge, krænge [vehicle]
rock {v} (disturb the mental or emotional equilibrium) :: chokere
rock {n} (act of rocking) :: gyngning {c}, vuggende {c}
rock {n} (style of music) :: rock {c}, rock'n'roll {c}
rock {v} (to play, perform, or enjoy rock music) :: spille rock
rock {v} (slang: to be very favourable or skilful) :: ferm
rock crystal {n} (clear quartz) :: bjergkrystal
rock dove {n} (Columba livia) :: klippedue {c}
rocket {n} (rocket engine) :: raket {c}
rocket {n} (arugula) SEE: arugula ::
rocket launcher {n} (device for launching a missile) :: raketkaster
rocket salad {n} (rocket, arugula) SEE: arugula ::
rocket science {n} (anything overly complex (idiomatic)) :: raketvidenskab {c}
Rockies {prop} (Rocky Mountains) SEE: Rocky Mountains ::
rocking chair {n} (chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked) :: gyngestol {c}
rocking horse {n} (a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing) :: gyngehest {c}
rock lobster {n} (spiny lobster) SEE: spiny lobster ::
rockmelon {n} (Cucumis melo reticulatus) SEE: cantaloupe ::
rock paper scissors {n} (popular child's game) :: sten, saks, papir
rock pigeon {n} (rock dove, Columba livia) SEE: rock dove ::
Rocky Mountains {prop} (mountain range) :: Rocky Mountains
rococo {adj} (old-fashioned) SEE: old-fashioned ::
rococo {n} (style of baroque architecture etc.) :: rokoko {c}
rococo {adj} (of or relating to the rococo style) :: rokoko-
rod {n} (straight round stick, shaft, or bar) :: stang
rod {n} (fishing rod or pole) :: stang
rod {n} (stick or bundle used for punishment) :: stav, spanskrør, ris
rod {n} (connector, part of a machine) :: stang
rod {n} (microbiology: rod shaped microorganism) :: stavbakterie
rod {n} (slang: pistol) SEE: pistol ::
rodent {n} (mammal of the order Rodentia) :: gnaver {c}
roe {n} (roe deer) SEE: roe deer ::
roe {n} (eggs of fish) :: rogn {c}
roe deer {n} (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus) :: rådyr
rogue {n} (a scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person) :: skurk, sjover, slambert, slubbert, slyngel
rogue {n} (a vagrant) :: vagabond, landevejsridder, landstryger, stodder
role {n} (character or part) :: rolle
role conflict {n} (conflict) :: rollekonflikt
role model {n} (a person who serves as an example) :: forbillede {n}, rollemodel {c}
roleplay {n} (roleplaying game) SEE: roleplaying game ::
roleplaying game {n} (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) :: rollespil {n}
roll call {n} (reading of a list of names and responses) :: appel {c}
roller {n} (slang: police) SEE: cop ::
rollercoaster {n} (amusement ride) :: rutschebane
roller shutter {n} (shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together) :: jalousi
rolling paper {n} (paper for rolling cigarettes) :: cigaretpapir {c}
roll up one's sleeves {v} (roll one's sleeves up) :: smøge ærmerne op
roll up one's sleeves {v} (prepare to work) :: smøge ærmerne op
roly-poly {n} (toy that rights itself when pushed over) :: tumling
Rom {n} (a member of the Romani people) :: roma {c}, romani {c}; sigøjner
Rom {prop} (language) SEE: Romani ::
Rom {adj} (Romani) SEE: Romani ::
Roma {prop} (the Romani macrolanguage) SEE: Romani ::
Roma {n} (member of the Roma/Romani people) SEE: Romani ::
Roma {adj} (Romani) SEE: Romani ::
Roma {prop} (the Romani people) :: roma {c}, romani {c}
Roman {adj} (of or from Rome) :: Romer, romersk
Roman {adj} (of or from the Roman Empire) :: romersk
Roman alphabet {n} (Latin alphabet) SEE: Latin alphabet ::
Roman candle {n} (a type of firework) :: romerlys {n}
Roman Catholic {adj} :: romersk katolsk
Roman Catholic {n} (person) :: romersk katolik
Roman Catholic Church {prop} (Catholic Church) :: romersk-katolske kirke {c}
Romance {adj} (of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin) :: romansk
Roman Empire {prop} (ancient Latin empire) :: Romerriget {n} [definite form]
Romani {n} (member of the Roma people) SEE: Rom ::
Romani {prop} (language) :: romani {n}
Romani {n} (nomadic people) SEE: Roma ::
Romania {prop} (South-Eastern European country) :: Rumænien
Romanian {adj} (of or relating to Romania, its people, or language) :: rumænsk
Romanian {n} (native of Romania) :: rumæner {c}
Romanian {n} (official language of Romania) :: rumænsk
Romanization {n} (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) :: transskription
Roman nose {n} (aquiline nose) SEE: aquiline nose ::
Roman numeral {n} (numeral represented by letters) :: romertal {n}
Roman numerals {n} (system of numerals) :: romertal {n}
Roman road {n} (road built by the Romans) :: romervej {c}
Romans {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Romerbrevet {n} [definite form]
Romans {prop} (30th sura of the Qur'an) :: Romerne {n-p}
Romansch {n} (the Romance language) :: rætoromansk
romantic {adj} (fantastic, idealistic) :: romantisk
romantic {adj} (powerfully sentimental, evocative) :: romantisk
romantic {adj} (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) :: romantisk
romantic {n} (person with romantic character) :: romantiker {c}
romantic {n} (person who is behaving romantically) :: romantiker {c}
romanticist {n} (advocate or follower of romanticism) :: romantiker {c}
Rome {prop} (city) :: Rom
Rome {prop} (empire) :: Romerriget, Det Romerske Kejserrige
Romeo {n} (boyfriend) SEE: boyfriend ::
Rome wasn't built in a day {proverb} (it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive) :: Rom blev ikke bygget på en dag
Ronald {prop} (male given name) :: Ronald
rondel {n} (long thin medieval dagger) :: rondeldolk {c}
roof {n} (the cover at the top of a building) :: tag {n}
Roof of the World {prop} (the high mountainous regions in Asia) :: Verdens Tag {n}, verdens tag {n}
rook {n} (bird) :: råge {c}
rook {n} (chesspiece) :: tårn {n}
rookie {adj} (amateur) SEE: amateur ::
room {n} (space) :: rum {n}
room {n} (division in a building) :: rum {n}
room {n} (one's bedroom) :: soveværelse {c}, værelse
room {n} :: værelse
rooster {n} (flower) SEE: violet ::
rooster {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) :: hane {c}, kok {c}
rooster {n} (informant) SEE: informant ::
root {n} (part of a plant) :: rod {c}
root {n} (of a tooth) :: rod {c}
root {n} (primary source) :: rod {c}
root {n} (arithmetic: number or expression which when raised to a power gives the specified number or expression) :: rod {n}
root {n} (analysis: zero of a function) :: rod {c}
root {n} (graph theory: node in a tree that has no parent) :: rod {c}
root {v} (to turn up or dig with the snout - as pigs) :: rode
root {n} (arithmetic: square root) SEE: square root ::
root {n} (root vegetable) SEE: root vegetable ::
root fly {n} (cabbage fly) SEE: cabbage fly ::
root vegetable {n} (edible root) :: rodfrugt {c}
rope {n} (thick, strong string) :: tov {n}
rorqual {n} (whale with long skin folds below mouth) :: finhval {c}
rosé {n} (wine) :: rose {c}, rosé {c}
Rosa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Rose ::
Rosamund {prop} (female given name) :: Rosamond {f}
rosary {n} (Catholic prayer beads) :: rosenkrans {c}
rosary {n} (devotion) :: rosenkrans {c}
rose {n} (flower) :: rose {c}
Rose {prop} (female given name) :: Rosa
roseate tern {n} (tern, Sterna dougallii) :: Rosenterne
Roseau {prop} (capital of Dominica) :: Roseau
rose-colored glasses {n} (overly optimistic perception of something) :: rose bril {c}
rose garden {n} (garden planted in roses) :: rosenhave {c}
rosehip {n} (the fruit of a rose plant) :: hyben {n}
rosemary {n} (shrub) :: rosmarin {c}
rose petal {n} (petal of a rose flower) :: rosenblad {n}
rose quartz {n} (pinkish to reddish-colored quartz) :: rosakvarts {c}
Rosetta Stone {prop} (large inscribed stone) :: Rosettastenen
rosewater {n} (a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water) :: rosenvand {n}
rosin {n} (liquid resin) SEE: resin ::
rosin {n} (solid form of resin) :: kolofonium {n}
Ross's gull {n} (Rhodostethia rosea) :: rosenmåge {c}
Rostov {prop} (Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl oblast, Russia) :: Rostov
Rostov {prop} (Rostov oblast, Russia) :: Rostov oblast
Rostov-na-Donu {prop} (a city in Russia) SEE: Rostov-on-Don ::
Rostov-on-Don {prop} (a city in Russia) :: Rostov ved Don, Rostov-na-Donu
rostrum {n} (zoology: beak) SEE: beak ::
rosé wine {n} (pink coloured wine) :: rosé {c}, rosevin {c}, rosévin {c}
rot {v} ((intransitive) to suffer decomposition) :: rådne
rotary {n} (traffic circle) SEE: traffic circle ::
rotation curve {n} (a plot of the orbital velocity of solar systems with respect to the center of its galaxy, as a function of the distance between the two) :: rotationskurve {c}
rotten {adj} (decayed, gone bad) :: rådden
rotula {n} (kneecap) SEE: kneecap ::
rotunda {n} (roundabout) SEE: roundabout ::
rouge {n} (blush) SEE: blush ::
roughage {n} (dietary fibre) SEE: dietary fibre ::
rough-legged buzzard {n} (Buteo lagopus) :: fjeldvåge {c}
roughly {adv} (approximately) SEE: approximately ::
roundabout {n} (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) :: rundkørsel
roundabout {n} (fairground carousel) :: karrusel
roundabout {n} (detour) :: omkørsel
roundhouse kick {n} :: cirkelspark
roundoff {n} (roundoff, a gymnastics move) :: araberspring {n}, rondat {c}
Round Table {prop} (King Arthur's table) :: det runde bord {n}
roundworm {n} (invertebrate of the phylum Nematoda) SEE: nematode ::
route {n} (course or way traveled) :: rute {c}
router {n} (device that directs packets of information) :: router {c}
router {n} (device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet) :: router {c}
row {n} (line of objects) :: række {c}, rad {c}
row {n} (in a table) :: række {c}
row {v} (transitive:to propel over water using oars) :: ro
row {v} (intransitive: to propel a boat or other craft over water using oars) :: ro
row {n} (noisy argument) :: spektakel {n}, tumult {c}, optøjer {p} {n}, ballade {c}, strid {c}, skænderi {n}, slagsmål {n}
row {n} (continual loud noise) :: spektakel {n}, ballade {c}
row {v} (intransitive: to argue noisily) :: skændes, skælde ud
rowan {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) :: almindelig røn {c}, røn {c}, rønnebærtræ {n}
rowan {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Sorbus) :: røn {c}
rowanberry {n} (fruits of the rowan) :: rønnebær
rowboat {n} (small boat that is rowed) :: robåd {c}
rowing {n} (action of the verb "to row") :: ro
rowing {n} (the sport) :: roning {c}
rowing boat {n} (rowboat) SEE: rowboat ::
Roxana {prop} (the wife of Alexander the Great) :: Roxana
Roxanne {prop} (female given name) SEE: Roxana ::
royal {adj} (of or relating to a monarch or their family) :: royal, kongelig
royal blue {n} (colour) :: kongeblå
royal blue {adj} (colour) :: kongeblå
royal family {n} (family of the ruling sovereign of a country or state) :: kongehus {n}, kongelig familie {c}
royalism {n} (advocacy of a king or royal house) :: royalisme {c}
royalist {n} (supporter of monarchy) :: royalist {c}
Royal Navy {prop} (British navy) :: Kongelige Flåde
royal poinciana {n} (flamboyant) SEE: flamboyant ::
rösti {n} (traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes) :: rösti {c}
RSVP {v} (initialism meaning reply please) :: s.u.
rub {v} (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area) :: gnide, gnugge
rub {v} (to rub something against (a second thing)) :: skrabe
rub {v} (to be rubbed against something) :: gnave [about shoes]
rub {v} (to spread a substance thinly over; to smear) :: smørre
rub {v} (to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse) :: pudse, polere
rub {v} :: gnide ; skave
rubber {n} (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree) :: gummi {n} {c}
rubber {n} (eraser) SEE: eraser ::
rubber band {n} (elastic band) SEE: elastic band ::
rubberneck {n} (tourist) SEE: tourist ::
rubbery {adj} (relating to or resembling rubber) :: gummiagtig
rubbish {n} (garbage) SEE: garbage ::
rubbish {n} (nonsense) :: vrøvl
rubbish bag {n} (plastic bag for the disposal of household waste) SEE: garbage bag ::
rubbish bin {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can ::
rubella {n} (disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract) :: røde hunde
rubeola {n} (measles) SEE: measles ::
rubidium {n} (element with atomic number 37) :: rubidium {n}
ruble {n} (Russian monetary unit) :: rubel
ruby {n} (type of gem) :: rubin {c}
ruby {n} (5½-point type) SEE: agate ::
rudder {n} (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) :: ror {n}
rudder {n} (control surface of an aircraft) :: ror {n}, haleror {n}, sideror {n}
ruddy {adj} (reddish) :: rødlig
ruddy duck {n} (Oxyura jamaicensis) :: amerikansk skarveand {c}
ruddy shelduck {n} (duck) :: rustand {c}
ruddy turnstone {n} (Arenaria interpres) :: stenvender
rude {adj} (bad-mannered) :: uhøflig, uforskammet
rude {adj} (obscene, pornographic, offensive) :: vulgær, sjofel, fræk, grov
rudimentary {adj} (basic; minimal) :: elementær, simpel, fundamental, basal, simpel
rudimentary {adj} :: rudimentær
Rudolph {prop} (male given name) :: Rolf
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer {prop} (the red-nosed reindeer) :: Rudolf med den røde tud
rue {n} (any of various perennial shrubs) :: rude
ruff {n} (circular frill or ruffle on a garment) :: pibekrave {c}, præstekrave {c} [when worn by a priest in the Church of Denmark]
ruff {n} (the bird Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax)) :: brushane
ruff {v} (play a trump card) SEE: trump ::
ruffled {adj} (having ruffles) :: kruset
rug {n} (wig) SEE: wig ::
rug {n} (partial floor covering) :: måtte {c}, tæppe {n}
Ruhnu {prop} (island in the middle of the Gulf of Riga) :: Runø
ruin {n} (remains of destroyed construction) :: ruin
ruin {v} (to cause the economical ruin of) :: ruinere
ruin {v} (to destroy) :: ødelægge
Ruism {n} (Confucianism) SEE: Confucianism ::
rule {n} (regulation) :: regel {c}
rule {n} (straight-edge) SEE: ruler ::
rule of thumb {n} (general guideline rather than a strict rule) :: tommelfingerregel {c}
ruler {n} (measuring or drawing device) :: lineal
ruler {n} (person who rules or governs) :: hersker
ruler {n} (a female person who rules or governs) :: herskerinde {c}
rum {n} (distilled spirit) :: rom {c}
Rumelia {prop} (territories of the Ottoman Empire in Europe) :: Rumelien {c}
rumen {n} (first stomach of ruminants) :: vom {c}
ruminant {adj} (chewing cud) :: drøvtyggende
ruminant {n} (artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud) :: drøvtygger {c}
ruminate {v} (to chew cud) :: drøvtygge, tygge drøv
rummy {n} (card game) :: rommy {n}
rumor {n} (statement or claim from no known reliable source) :: rygte {n}, forlydende {n}
run {v} (to move quickly on two feet) :: løbe
run {v} (to flow) :: løbe, [about tears, poetic] trille, rulle
run {v} (to be a candidate in an election) :: stille op
run {n} (the act of running) :: løb {n}
run {n} (the route taken while running) :: rute {c}
run aground {v} (to be immobilized by shallow water) :: strande
run amok {v} (run amok) :: gå amok
run away with {v} (to overwhelm) SEE: overwhelm ::
rune {n} (letter or character) :: rune {c}
runestone {n} (stone with a runic inscription) :: runesten {c}
rung {n} (ladder step) :: tremme
run in the family {v} (to be observed in several generations) :: ligge til familjen
Réunion {prop} (Overseas department of France) :: Réunion
runner {n} (deserter) SEE: deserter ::
runner {n} (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace) :: løber {c}
runner {n} (strip of fabric used to decorate a table) :: løber {c}
runner {n} (long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area) :: løber {c}
runner-up {n} (the person who finishes second) :: toer {c}
run over {v} (to drive over, causing injury or death) :: køre over
run someone ragged {v} (to exhaust) SEE: exhaust ::
runway {n} ((aviation) strip for airplanes to land on or take off from) :: landingsbane {c}
rural {adj} (pertaining to non-urban areas) :: tyndtbefolket, rural
rush {n} (plant) :: siv {n}
rush hour {n} (times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting) :: myldretid {c}
rusk {n} (light, soft bread, often toasted or crisped in an oven) :: tvebak, krydder, skorpe
Russia {prop} (country in Asia and Europe) :: Rusland
Russian {adj} (of or pertaining to Russia) :: russisk
Russian {n} (person from Russia) :: russer {c}
Russian {n} (ethnic Russian) :: russer {c}
Russian {n} (Russian (language)) :: russisk {n}
Russian Blue {n} (cat breed) :: Russian Blue {c}
Russian doll {n} (wooden doll) :: matrjosjka {c}, babusjka {c}, russisk dukke {c}
Russian Empire {prop} (state) :: Russiske Rige {n} [Russian Realm], Russiske kejserrige {n} [Imperial Russia]
Russian Federation {prop} (alternative formal name of Russia) :: Den Russiske Føderation
Russian Orthodox Church {prop} (one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian churches) :: Den russisk-ortodokse kirke {c}
Russian oven {n} (a type of oven) :: masseovn, russisk masseovn, finske masseovn
Russian salad {n} (Olivier salad) SEE: Olivier salad ::
Russian SFSR {prop} (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) :: Russiske SFSR {c}, Russiske Socialistiske Føderative Sovjetrepublik {c}
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic {prop} (official name for modern day Russia before the collapse of the Soviet Union) :: Russiske Socialistiske Føderative Sovjetrepublik {c}
Russo- {prefix} (relating to Russia or Russian) :: russo-
Russophobe {n} (one who hates or fears Russian) :: russofob {c}
Russophobia {n} (the fear of Russia or Russian) :: russofobi {c}
Russophobic {adj} (Russophobic) :: russofobisk
rust {n} (result of oxidation) :: rust {c}
rusty {adj} (affected by rust) :: rusten
rusty {adj} (of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown) :: rustfarvet, rustrød [reddish]
rusty {adj} (lacking recent experience, out of practice) :: rusten
rut {n} (sexual desire or oestrus) :: brunst {c}
rut {n} (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) :: vane {n}, trummerum {n}
rutabaga {n} (plant) :: kålroe
rutabaga {n} (edible root) :: kålroe
Ruth {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Ruth
Ruth {prop} (female given name) :: Ruth
ruthenium {n} (chemical element) :: ruthenium {n}
rutherfordium {n} (chemical element) :: rutherfordium {n}
ruthless {adj} (without pity or compassion) :: skånselløs, skånselsløs
Rwanda {prop} (country) :: Rwanda
Ryazan {prop} (city in Russia) :: Rjasan
rye {n} (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food) :: rug {c}
rye {n} (rye bread) SEE: rye bread ::
rye bread {n} (type of bread) :: rugbrød {n}
Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Poland) SEE: Poland ::
Rzeczpospolita {prop} (republic) SEE: republic ::
Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Republic of Poland) SEE: Republic of Poland ::
Rēzekne {prop} (city in Latvia) :: Rēzekne