| Wadden Sea {prop} (Wadden Sea) | :: Vadehavet |
| wade {v} (to walk through water or something that impedes progress) | :: vade |
| wading bird {n} (long-legged bird) | :: vadefugl {c} |
| wafer {n} (biscuit) | :: vaffel {c}, [flat cake], vafferør {n}, [rolled cake] |
| wafer {n} (religious token) | :: oblat {c} |
| waffle {n} (flat pastry) | :: vaffel {c} |
| waffle iron {n} (a cooking appliance used to make waffles) | :: vaffeljern {n} |
| wage {n} (money paid to a worker) | :: løn |
| wage earner {n} (someone who works for wages) | :: lønmodtager {c} |
| wagtail {n} (various small passerine birds) | :: vipstjert {c} |
| wail {v} | :: klage; jamre; |
| wail {n} (loud cry or shriek) | :: hyl {n}, jammer {c}, klageråb {n} |
| waist {n} (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach) | :: talje {c} |
| waist {n} (a part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist) | :: talje {c} |
| waist {n} (the narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects) | :: hvepsetalje {c} |
| waistband {n} (band of fabric encircling the waist) | :: linning |
| waistcoat {n} (a sleeveless, collarless garment) | :: vest {c} |
| waistline {n} (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) | :: talje {c}, taljemål {n} |
| waistline {n} (narrowest part of a garment) | :: talje {c} |
| wait {v} (delay until some event) | :: vente |
| wait {v} (transitive: delay until) SEE: await | :: |
| waiter {n} (a server in a restaurant or similar) | :: tjener |
| wait for {v} (await) SEE: await | :: |
| waiting list {n} (ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service) | :: venteliste {c} |
| waiting room {n} (room) | :: venteværelse {n} |
| waitlist {n} (waiting list) SEE: waiting list | :: |
| waitress {n} (female waiter) | :: servitrice {c} |
| wake {v} (to stop sleeping) | :: vågne |
| wake {v} (to make somebody stop sleeping) | :: vække |
| wake {n} (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water) | :: kølvand {n} |
| wake up {v} (to (become) awake) | :: vågn op, vågne |
| Waldemar {prop} (male given name) | :: Valdemar |
| waldmeister {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff | :: |
| Wales {prop} (a constituent nation of the UK) | :: Wales |
| walk {v} (to move on the feet) | :: gå |
| walk {v} (colloquial: to avoid a criminal court case) | :: gå fri |
| walk {v} (to travel a distance by walking) | :: gå, vandre [long distances] |
| walk {v} (to take for a walk) | :: gå tur med |
| walk {n} (trip made by walking) | :: gåtur {c}, vandretur {c} [a longer distance] |
| walk {n} (distance walked) | :: gåtur {c}, vandretur {c} [a longer distance] |
| walk {n} (manner of walking) | :: gang {c}, gangart {c} |
| walk {n} (maintained place on which to walk) | :: fodsti {c} |
| walkie-talkie {n} (portable radio) | :: walkie-talkie {c} |
| walking boot {n} (hiking boot) SEE: hiking boot | :: |
| walkman {n} (any personal cassette player) | :: walkman {c} |
| walk on eggshells {v} (to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone) | :: gå på æggeskaller |
| walkout {n} (stoppage of work) SEE: strike | :: |
| wall {n} (defensive rampart) | :: væg {c} |
| wall {n} (structure built for defense surrounding an area) | :: mur {c} |
| wall {n} (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building) | :: væg {c} |
| wall {n} (butterfly Lasiommata megera) | :: vejrandøje {c} |
| wall {n} (anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure) | :: væg {c} |
| Wallachia {prop} (region in Romania) | :: Valakiet |
| wall chaser {n} (power tool) | :: rillefræser {c}, murfræser {c}, fugefræser {c} |
| wallet {n} (case for keeping money) | :: tegnebog {c}, pengepung {c}, pung {c}, portemonnæ {c} |
| wallflower {n} (any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum) | :: hjørneklap {c} |
| Wallis and Futuna {prop} (an overseas territory of France in Oceania) | :: Wallis og Futunaøerne |
| Wallonia {prop} (a region) | :: Vallonien |
| Walloon {prop} (Romance language) | :: vallonsk |
| Walloon {n} (an inhabitant of Wallonia) | :: vallon {c} |
| wallpaper {n} (decorative paper for walls) | :: tapet {n} |
| walls have ears {proverb} (be careful about what you say) | :: væggene har ører |
| wall socket {n} (electricity power point) | :: stikkontakt {c}, kontakt {n} |
| walnut {n} (tree) | :: valnøddetræ {n}, valnød {c} |
| walnut {n} (nut) | :: valnød {c} |
| walnut {n} (wood) | :: valnøddetræ {n} |
| Walpurgis night {n} (Walpurgis Night) | :: Valborgsaften |
| walrus {n} (large Arctic marine mammal) | :: hvalros {c} |
| waltz {n} (a ballroom dance) | :: vals {c} |
| waltz {n} (piece of music) | :: vals {c} |
| waltz {v} (dance) | :: danse vals |
| wander {v} | :: strejfe om |
| waning moon {n} (moon as it progresses from full moon to a new moon) | :: aftagende måne |
| wanker {n} (person who wanks) | :: pikspiller [male], onanist |
| want {v} (desire) | :: ville, kræve |
| want {n} (desire, wish, longing) | :: ønske {n} |
| want {n} (lack (of)) | :: brist {c} |
| want {n} (poverty) | :: behov {n} |
| want ad {n} (type of ad) | :: jobannonse {c} |
| war {n} (conflict involving organized use of arms) | :: krig {c} |
| warbler {n} (bird of the Parulidae family) | :: sanger {c}, skovsanger {c} |
| war chest {n} (fund to finance a war) | :: krigskasse {c} |
| war chest {n} (fund for some specific campaign) | :: pengetank {c}, krigskasse {c} |
| war child {n} (child who has grown up in wartime) | :: krigsbarn {n} |
| war crime {n} (offense for violations of the law of war) | :: krigsforbrydelse {c} |
| war criminal {n} (person guilty of a war crime) | :: krigsforbryder {c} |
| ward {n} (Mormonism: subdivision of church) | :: menighed |
| wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| wardrobe {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| wardrobe {n} (movable furniture for storing clothes) | :: garderobe {c}, garderobeskab {n}, klædeskab {n} |
| wardrobe {n} (costume department) | :: garderobe {c} |
| wardrobe {n} (collection of clothing) | :: garderobe {c} |
| wardrobe malfunction {n} ((euphemism) an accidental instance of indecent exposure) | :: funktionsfejl i garderoben |
| warehouse {n} (A place for storing large amounts of products) | :: lager {n} |
| war film {n} (film set in wartime) | :: krigsfilm {c} |
| war game {n} | :: krigsspil {c} [general staff exercise], militærøvelse {c} [combat exercise] |
| warhead {n} (part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition) | :: sprænghoved {n} |
| warlike {adj} (belligerent) | :: krigerisk |
| warlock {n} (male magic-user) | :: heksemester {c}, troldkarl {c}, troldmand {c}, magiker {c} |
| warm {adj} (having a temperature slightly higher than usual) | :: varm, lun |
| warm {adj} (being something that causes warmth) | :: varm |
| warm {adj} (caring, of relation to another person) | :: varm |
| warm {v} (to make or keep warm) | :: varme, opvarme, holde varm |
| warm {v} (to increasingly favour) | :: blive interesseret i |
| war machine {n} (resources) | :: krigsmaskine {c}, krigsmaskineri {n} |
| war memorial {n} (commemorial monument) | :: krigsmemorial {c}, krigsmindesmærke {n} |
| warming up {n} (exercise before an event) | :: opvarmning |
| warmly {adv} (in a manner maintaining warm temperature) | :: varmt |
| warmly {adv} (in a friendly manner) | :: varmt |
| warmonger {n} (one who advocates war) | :: krigsopvigler {c} [Nazi slur against Churchill], krigsliderlig |
| warm-up {n} (The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity) | :: opvarmning {c} |
| warn {v} (to make someone aware of impending danger) | :: advare |
| Warner {prop} (male given name of Germanic origin) | :: Verner |
| warning {n} (instance of warning someone) | :: advarsel {c} |
| warning {n} (something spoken or written that is intended to warn) | :: advarsel {c} |
| warning {interj} (warning of danger in signs) | :: advarsel |
| warning triangle {n} (a triangle used to warn other road users) | :: advarselstrekant {c} |
| war of conquest {n} (war of conquest, see also: war of aggression) | :: erobringskrig {c} |
| warpath {n} (course of action that leads to hostility) | :: krigssti {c} |
| warrant {v} (to justify) SEE: justify | :: |
| warrant {v} (to authorize) SEE: authorize | :: |
| warranty {n} (legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised) | :: garanti {c} |
| warranty {n} (a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault) | :: garanti {c} [if conditions are better than required by law], reklamationsret {c} [lit. "right to complain"; when only the law's minimum requirements are followed, and the customer has the burden of proof.] |
| warring {adj} (engaged in war; belligerent) | :: krigsførende |
| warrior {n} (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare) | :: kriger {c}, stridsmand {c} |
| Warsaw {prop} (capital city of Poland) | :: Warszawa |
| Warsaw Pact {prop} (military alliance) | :: Warszawapagten {c} [definite form] |
| warship {n} (ship built or armed for naval combat) | :: krigsskib {n} |
| Warsovian {adj} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian | :: |
| Warsovian {n} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian | :: |
| wart {n} (type of growth occurring on the skin) | :: vorte {c} |
| warthog {n} (a species of wild pig) | :: vortesvinet {n} |
| wartime {n} (period of a war) | :: krigstid {c} |
| war veteran {n} (person who has served in the armed forces during a war) | :: krigsveteran {c} |
| wary {adj} (cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous) | :: varsom, forsigtig, på vagt |
| wasabi {n} (green Japanese condiment) | :: wasabi |
| wash {v} (to clean with water) | :: vaske |
| washable {adj} (capable of being washed without being damaged) | :: vaskbar |
| washbasin {n} (basin used for washing, sink) | :: vask {c} |
| washboard {n} (board to do laundry) | :: vaskebræt {n} |
| washcloth {n} (cloth used to wash) | :: vaskeklud {c} |
| washerwoman {n} (woman who washes other people's laundry) | :: vaskekone {c} |
| washing machine {n} (machine that washes clothes) | :: vaskemaskine {c} |
| washing powder {n} (powder for washing clothes) | :: vaskemiddel {n}, vaskepulver {n} |
| Washington {prop} (name) | :: Washington |
| Washington, D.C. {prop} (federal capital of the United States of America) | :: Washington, Washington D.C. |
| washing-up {n} (washing of dishes etc.) | :: opvask {c} |
| washing-up liquid {n} (liquid soap used to wash dishes) | :: opvaskmiddel {n} |
| wash-leather {n} (leather that has been treated so as to be very absorbent) | :: vaskeskind {n} |
| washproof {adj} (able to be washed without damage or loss) | :: vaskeægte |
| washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| wash up {v} (clean utensils, dishes, etc.) SEE: do the dishes | :: |
| wasp {n} (insect) | :: hveps {c}, gedehams {c} |
| waspish {adj} (spiteful or irascible) | :: giftig, hvas, skarp |
| wasp waist {n} (waist like that of a wasp) | :: hvepsetalje {c} |
| waste {n} (useless by-products, garbage) | :: affald {n} |
| waste {n} (waste land, desolate region) | :: ødemark |
| waste {n} (action of wasting, ineffective use) | :: spild {n} |
| wastebasket {n} (wastepaper basket) SEE: wastepaper basket | :: |
| wastebasket {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can | :: |
| wasted {adj} (not profitably used) | :: bortkastet |
| wasteland {n} (barren and uninteresting place) | :: ødemark |
| waste of time {n} (meaningless or fruitless activity) | :: spild af tid {n} |
| wastepaper basket {n} (small open container for discarded paper) | :: affaldskurv {c} [especially in a public outdoors place] |
| waste pipe {n} (a pipe that carries off liquid waste) | :: afløb {n} |
| waste sorting {n} (separation of waste) | :: kildesortering |
| wastewater {n} (water containing waste products) | :: spildevand {n} |
| watch {n} (portable or wearable timepiece) | :: armbåndsur {n} |
| watch {n} (particular time period) | :: vagt |
| watch {n} (person or group of people who guard) | :: vagt |
| watch {v} (to look at for a period of time) | :: se på, holde øje med |
| watch {v} (to observe) | :: iagttage, holde øje med |
| watch {v} (to attend or guard) | :: se efter, holde øje med |
| watch {v} (to be wary) | :: holde øje med, vogte på |
| watch cap {n} (knitted cap) SEE: beanie | :: |
| watchdog {n} (dog) SEE: guard dog | :: |
| watcher {n} (guard) SEE: guard | :: |
| watchful {adj} (observant, vigilant and aware) | :: vågent |
| watchlist {n} (list for special attention) | :: overvågningsliste |
| watchmaker {n} (person who repairs (and originally made) watches) | :: urmager {c} |
| watchman {n} (guard) | :: vagt {c}, nattevagt {c} [night watch], vægter {c} [historical, in market towns] |
| watchtower {n} (observation tower) | :: vakttårn {n} |
| water {n} (amniotic fluid) SEE: amniotic fluid | :: |
| water {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
| water {v} (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)) | :: vande |
| water {v} (to provide (animals) with water) | :: vande |
| water {v} (colloquial: to urinate) | :: vande |
| water {v} (dilute) | :: spæde ud |
| water {v} (to fill with or secrete water) | :: fælde tårer, græde |
| water {n} (clear liquid H₂O) | :: vand |
| water {n} (spa water) | :: spabad |
| water {n} (urine) | :: tis, vand {n} |
| water balloon {n} (small rubber or latex balloon, filled with water and used as an informal weapon) | :: vandballon {c} |
| waterbased {adj} (based on water) | :: vandbaseret |
| water bear {n} (A member of the phylum Tardigrada) | :: bjørnedyr {n} |
| waterbed {n} (bed with a mattress filled with water) | :: vandseng {c} |
| waterbird {n} (waterfowl) | :: søfugl {c} |
| water buffalo {n} (large ungulate) | :: vandbøffel {c} |
| water caltrop {n} (Trapa bicornis) | :: hornnød {c} |
| water cannon {n} (device shooting water) | :: vandkanon {c} |
| water carrier {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius | :: |
| water chestnut {n} (Eleocharis dulcis) | :: vandkastanje {c} |
| water chestnut {n} (water caltrop) SEE: water caltrop | :: |
| water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| watercolor {n} (a painting technique) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {n} (an artwork) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {n} (any paint used in this method) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {adj} (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolour {n} (pigment) | :: akvarel {c}, akvarelfarve {c}, vandfarve {c} |
| watercolour {n} (painting) | :: akvarel {c} |
| watercolour {n} (genre) | :: akvarel {c} |
| water content {n} (amount of water in a substance) | :: vandindhold {n} |
| water-cooled {adj} (cooled by water) | :: vandafkølet |
| watercourse {n} (channel through which water flows) | :: løb {n} |
| watercress {n} (Nasturtium officinale) | :: tykskulpet Brøndkarse |
| water dog {n} (water dog) | :: vandhund {c} |
| waterfall {n} (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) | :: vandfald {n} |
| water gun {n} (toy gun used to shoot water) SEE: squirt gun | :: |
| water hemlock {n} (plant in the genus Cicuta) SEE: cowbane | :: |
| watering {n} (act of pouring water on something) | :: vanding {c} |
| watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants) | :: vandkande {c} |
| watering pot {n} (watering can) SEE: watering can | :: |
| waterless {adj} (lacking water) | :: vandløs |
| water level {n} (level of a body of water) | :: vandstand {c} |
| water level {n} (waterline of a ship) | :: dybgående {n} |
| watermark {n} (translucent design impressed on paper) | :: vandmærke {n} |
| watermelon {n} (plant) | :: vandmelon {c} |
| watermelon {n} (fruit) | :: vandmelon {c} |
| water meter {n} (device for measuring water usage volume) | :: vandmåler {c} |
| watermill {n} (mill powered by water) | :: vandmølle {c} |
| water parsnip {n} (Sium gen. et spp.) | :: bredbladet mærke {c} |
| water pipe {n} (water conduit) | :: vandrør {n} |
| water pistol {n} (toy gun used to shoot water) SEE: squirt gun | :: |
| water pollution {n} (water pollution) | :: vandforurening {c} |
| water polo {n} (a water sport) | :: vandpolo {c} |
| water power {n} ((uncountable) power from water) | :: vandkraft {c} |
| water pox {n} (A common childhood disease caused by virus) | :: vandkopper |
| waterproof {adj} (unaffected by water) | :: vandfast |
| waterproof {adj} (made or covered with material that doesn't let water in) | :: vandtæt, imprægneret |
| waterproof {v} (to make waterproof or water-resistant) | :: imprægnere |
| water rail {n} (Rallus aquaticus) | :: vandrikse {c} |
| water's edge {n} (edge of a body of water) | :: vandkant {c} |
| watershed {n} (boundary between adjacent catchment basins) | :: vanddeler {c} |
| watershed {n} (critical point marking a change in course or development) | :: vendepunkt {n} |
| watershed {n} (drainage basin) SEE: drainage basin | :: |
| water ski {n} (ski used for water skiing) | :: vandski {c} |
| water ski {v} (ride on water skis) | :: stå på vandski |
| water-soluble {adj} (dissolving easily in water) | :: vandopløselig |
| water strider {n} (any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae) | :: skøjteløber {c}, vandløber {c} |
| water tank {n} (large container used to store water) | :: vandtank {c} |
| water taxi {n} (boat that will transport small groups of passengers for a fee) | :: taxibåd {c} |
| watertight {adj} (tightly made) | :: vandtæt |
| water tower {n} (tank of water) | :: vandtårn {n} |
| water vapor {n} (water in a gaseous state) | :: vanddamp {c} |
| waterway {n} (navigable body of water) | :: vandvej {c} |
| water works {n} (system of supplying water) | :: vandværk {n} |
| waterworks {n} (the water supply system of a town etc., including reservoirs, pumps and pipes) | :: vandforsyning {c} |
| waterworks {n} (any single facility, such as a filtration plant, within such a system) | :: vandværk {n} |
| waterworks {n} (genitourinary system) | :: vandladning {c} |
| watery {adj} (tearful) SEE: tearful | :: |
| watt {n} (derived unit of power) | :: watt {n} |
| waulk {v} (full) SEE: full | :: |
| wave {v} (to move back and forth repeatedly) | :: vifte, vaje |
| wave {v} (to wave one’s hand) | :: vinke |
| wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation) | :: bølge {c} |
| wavefunction {n} (notion in quantum mechanics) | :: bølgefunktion {c} |
| wavelength {n} (the length of a single cycle of a wave) | :: bølgelængde {c} |
| wave power {n} (transport and harnessing of energy by ocean surface waves) | :: bølgeenergi {c} |
| wax {n} (oily, water-resistant substance) | :: voks {c} |
| wax {n} (preparation containing wax, used as a polish) | :: polervoks {c} |
| wax {v} (apply wax to) | :: vokse |
| wax {v} (literary: grow) | :: vokse {c} |
| wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax | :: |
| wax {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
| waxing {n} (the action of the verb to wax) | :: voksning {c} |
| waxing {n} (cosmetic procedure) | :: voksning {c} |
| waxing moon {n} (The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon) | :: tiltagende måne |
| waxwing {n} (songbird of genus Bombycilla) | :: silkehale |
| way {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| way {n} (road, direction, path) | :: vej {c} |
| way {n} (method or manner) | :: måde {c}, facon {c} |
| way {adv} (much) SEE: much | :: |
| way {adv} (far) SEE: far | :: |
| waybill {n} (document that lists the final destination (and other details) of each part of a cargo) | :: fragtbrev |
| way of life {n} (style of living) | :: levevis {c} |
| way out {n} (exit) SEE: exit | :: |
| way too {adv} (all too, much too, to a degree that is very excessive) | :: alt for |
| WC {n} (abbreviation for water closet) | :: wc {n}, WC {n} |
| we {pron} (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I)) | :: vi |
| weak {adj} (lacking in force or ability) | :: svag, veg |
| weakening {n} (loss of strength) | :: svækkelse {c} |
| weaker sex {n} (women regarded collectively) | :: det svage køn {n} |
| weakling {n} (person of weak or even sickly physical constitution) | :: svækling {c} |
| weakling {n} | :: svækling {c} |
| weakness {n} (condition of being weak) | :: svaghed {c} |
| weak verb {n} (Translations) | :: svagt verbum {n} |
| wealth {n} (riches; valuable material possessions) | :: rigdom |
| wealth {n} (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) | :: rigdom, velstand, formue |
| weapon {n} (instrument of attack or defense in combat) | :: våben {n} |
| weapon of mass destruction {n} (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) | :: masseødelæggelsesvåben |
| wear {v} (to have on (clothes)) | :: have på |
| wear and tear {n} (damage or depreciation) | :: slitage {c} |
| weary {adj} (tired, fatigued) | :: træt, udkørt |
| weary {adj} (expressive of fatigue) | :: træt |
| weary {v} (to make weary) | :: trætte |
| weary {v} (to become weary) | :: blive træt |
| weasel {n} (least weasel, Mustela nivalis) | :: væsel {c}, brud {c} |
| weather {n} (state of the atmosphere) | :: vejr {n} |
| weather {n} (nautical: windward side of a ship) | :: luv {c} |
| weather {n} (situation) SEE: situation | :: |
| weather balloon {n} (meteorological balloon) | :: vejrballon {c} |
| weathercock {n} (weather vane) | :: vejrhane {c} |
| weather deck {n} (uncovered deck, deck open to weather, uppermost deck) | :: overdæk {n} |
| weather forecast {n} (prediction of future weather) | :: vejrudsigt {c} |
| weather forecasting {n} (science of using meteorology to predict future weather) | :: vejrvarsel {c} |
| weathering {n} (breaking down of rocks) | :: forvitring {c} |
| weatherize {v} (to protect against weather) SEE: weatherproof | :: |
| weather map {n} (map showing the analysis of meteorological quantities) | :: vejrkort {n} |
| weatherproof {adj} (Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather) | :: vejrbestandig |
| weather report {n} (translations) | :: vejrmelding {c} |
| weather vane {n} (a device showing the direction of the wind) | :: vindfløj {c}, vejrhane {c} |
| weave {v} (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another) | :: væve |
| weave {v} (to spin a cocoon or a web) | :: spinde |
| weaver {n} (one who weaves) | :: væver {c} |
| weaving {n} (process of making woven material) | :: vævning {c} |
| web {n} (any interconnected set of persons, places, or things) | :: net {c} |
| web {n} (the World Wide Web (also spelled Web)) | :: web {n} |
| web {n} (a latticed or woven structure) | :: net {n}, væv {c} |
| web {n} (a fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds) | :: svømmehud {c} |
| web {n} (a continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing) | :: bånd |
| web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
| web app {n} (web application) SEE: web application | :: |
| web application {n} (computer application) | :: webapplikation {c} |
| webbed {adj} (with the digits connected by a thin membrane) | :: med svømmehud {c} |
| web browser {n} (a computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web) | :: browser, webbrowser |
| webcam {n} (video camera viewed over a network) | :: webkamera {n} |
| web colors {n} (complete palette of colors that are displayed on the web and on the computer) | :: Web-sikre farver |
| webfoot {n} (foot) | :: svømmefod {c} |
| weblication {n} (web application) SEE: web application | :: |
| weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog | :: |
| website {n} (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web) | :: websted, hjemmeside, website {n} {c} |
| wed {v} (to join in matrimony) | :: vie |
| wed {v} (transitive: to take as one's spouse) | :: ægte, gifte sig med |
| wed {v} (intransitive: to take a spouse) | :: gifte sig |
| Wed {n} (abbreviation of Wednesday) | :: ons {c} |
| wedding {n} (marriage ceremony) | :: bryllup {n}, vielse {c} |
| wedding cake {n} (cake used as part of a wedding ceremony) | :: bryllupskage {c} |
| wedding dress {n} (the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony) | :: brudekjole {c} |
| wedding gown {n} (wedding dress) SEE: wedding dress | :: |
| wedding march {n} (slow-tempo march played during a wedding) | :: bryllupsmarch {c} |
| wedding ring {n} (a ring symbolizing marriage) | :: vielsesring {c} |
| wedge {n} (simple machine) | :: kile {c} |
| wedgie {n} (prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply) | :: olfert {c} |
| Wednesday {n} (day of the week) | :: onsdag {c} |
| weed {n} (cigar) SEE: cigar | :: |
| weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco | :: |
| weed {n} (unwanted plant) | :: ukrudt |
| weed {n} (slang: marijuana) | :: hash, tjald {n} |
| weed {n} (duckweed) SEE: duckweed | :: |
| week {n} (period of seven days) | :: uge {c} |
| weekday {n} (weekday) | :: hverdag {c}, arbejdsdag {c} [work day], almindelig ugedag {c} [uncommon] |
| weekend {n} (break in the working week) | :: weekend {c} |
| weekly {adv} (once every week) | :: ugentlig |
| weep {v} (to cry, shed tears) | :: græde |
| wee-wee {n} | :: tissemand {c} [male], tissekone {c} [female] |
| Wehrmacht {prop} (German armed forces from 1935 to 1945) | :: værnemagt |
| weigh {v} (to have a certain weight) | :: veje |
| weighing {adj} (weighing) | :: vejning |
| weight {n} (physics: mass) SEE: mass | :: |
| weight {n} (force due to gravity) | :: vægt {c}, tyngdekraft {c} |
| weighted average {n} (arithmetic mean of values biased according to agreed weightings) SEE: weighted mean | :: |
| weighted mean {n} (average calculated after biasing values) | :: vejet gennemsnit |
| weightless {adj} (which has no weight) | :: vægtløs |
| weightless {adj} (which is not being affected by gravity) | :: vægtløs |
| weightlessness {n} (having zero weight) | :: vægtløshed {c} |
| weightlifter {n} (person who competes for maximum weight lifted) | :: vægtløfter {c} |
| weightlifting {n} (form of exercise) | :: vægtløftning |
| weight loss {n} (reduction of body mass) | :: vægttab {n} |
| weighty {adj} (adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince) | :: tungtvejende {c} |
| weighty {adj} (rigorous; severe; afflictive) | :: viktig |
| Weimar Republic {prop} (Germany between 1919 and 1933) | :: Weimarrepublikken |
| Weinsberg {prop} (town in Germany) | :: Weinsberg |
| weir {n} (adjustable dam) | :: overløb {n} |
| weird {adj} (having an unusually strange character or behaviour) | :: mærkelig, besynderlig, ejendommelig |
| welcome {adj} (whose arrival is a cause of joy) | :: velkommen |
| welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival) | :: velkommen |
| welcome {n} (act of greeting someone's arrival) | :: velkomst {c} |
| welcome {v} (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) | :: byde velkommen |
| weld {n} (herb) | :: farve-vau, farvereseda |
| weld {v} (to join materials (especially metals) by applying heat) | :: svejse |
| welder {n} (one who welds) | :: svejser {c} |
| welder {n} (item of equipment) | :: svejseapparat {n}, svejsemaskine {c} |
| welfare {n} (health, safety, well-being, happiness and prosperity) | :: lykke {c}, velfærd {c} |
| welfare {n} (aid, provided by a government, etc.) | :: forsorg {c} |
| welfare state {n} (social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens) | :: velfærdssamfund {n}, velfærdsstat {c} |
| welfare state {n} (country in which such a system operates) | :: velfærdsstat {c} |
| welfare trap {n} (situation) | :: arbejdsløshedsfælde {c} |
| welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky | :: |
| well {adv} (accurately; competently) | :: godt |
| well {adv} (completely; fully) | :: vel-, gennem- |
| well {adv} (to a significant degree) | :: vel |
| well {adj} (in good health) | :: frisk |
| well {interj} (used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations) | :: tja, nå, nåja |
| well {interj} (to acknowledge a statement or situation) | :: tja |
| well {interj} (exclamation of surprise) | :: har man set |
| well {interj} (used in conversation to fill space) | :: tja, øh, eh, øhm, ehm |
| well {n} (hole sunk into the ground) | :: brønd {c} |
| well {n} (spring) | :: kilde {c} |
| well {v} (to issue forth) | :: vælde |
| well {n} (cockpit of a sailing boat) SEE: cockpit | :: |
| well begun is half done {proverb} (much depends on the beginning of an endeavour) | :: godt begyndt er halvt fuldendt |
| well-behaved {adj} (having good manners and acting properly) | :: velopdragen |
| well-being {n} (state of health, happiness and/or prosperity) | :: velbefindende {n}, velvære {c} |
| well-brought-up {adj} (having good manners) | :: velopdragen |
| well-built {adj} (well constructed) | :: velbygget |
| well-defined {adj} (accurately and precisely described or specified) | :: veldefineret |
| well-defined {adj} (defined unambiguously) | :: veldefineret |
| well-deserved {adj} (richly deserved) | :: velfortjent |
| well-developed {adj} (well-developed) | :: veludviklet |
| well done {adj} (performed well) | :: velgjort |
| well-educated {adj} (highly educated) | :: veluddannet |
| well-established {adj} (well-known) SEE: well-known | :: |
| well-established {adj} (having been established for a long period of time) | :: veletableret |
| well-groomed {adj} (neat and well-dressed) | :: nydelig |
| well, I never {interj} (exclamation of great surprise) | :: Nu har jeg aldrig! |
| well-informed {adj} (furnished with knowledge) | :: velinformeret |
| Wellington {prop} (capital of New Zealand) | :: Wellington |
| Wellington boot {n} (Wellington boot) SEE: Wellington boots | :: |
| Wellington boots {n} (waterproof rubber boot) | :: gummistøvel {c}, gummistøvler {c-p} |
| well-kept {adj} (neat, tidy) | :: velholdt |
| well-kept {adj} (well-kept secret) | :: velbevaret |
| well-known {adj} (familiar, widely known) | :: velkendt |
| well-mannered {adj} (having good manners) | :: velopdragen |
| well off {adj} (being in fortunate circumstances) | :: velstående |
| well-ordering {n} (a type of total order) | :: velordning {c} |
| well-paid {adj} (adequately paid) | :: velbetalt |
| well-preserved {adj} (healthy and ageing gracefully) | :: velbevaret |
| well-preserved {adj} (old object in good condition) | :: velbevaret |
| well-read {adj} (well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively) | :: belæst |
| well-spoken {adj} (eloquent and able with regards to speech) | :: elokvent {c} |
| well-used {adj} (well-used) | :: velanvendt |
| wellwater {n} (water taken from a well) | :: brøndvand {n} |
| Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to Wales) | :: walisisk |
| Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to the Welsh language) | :: walisisk |
| Welsh {n} (language) | :: walisisk |
| Welsh {n} (collectively, people of Wales) | :: waliserne {c-p} [definite form] |
| Welshman {n} (native or inhabitant of Wales) | :: waliser {c} |
| Welsh onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion | :: |
| Welshwoman {n} (woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales) | :: waliser {c} |
| weltanschauung {n} (worldview) SEE: worldview | :: |
| wench {n} ((archaic) girl or young woman) | :: tøs {c} |
| wench {n} ((archaic) promiscuous woman) | :: tøjte {c}, ludder {n}, tøs {c} |
| Wend {n} (Slav) SEE: Slav | :: |
| Wend {n} (member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland) | :: vender {c} |
| Wendish {adj} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
| Wendish {prop} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
| Wendy house {n} (toy house for children to play in) | :: legehus {n} |
| were- {prefix} (man) | :: var- |
| werebear {n} (shapeshifter) | :: varbjørn {c} |
| werecat {n} (shapeshifter assuming the shape of a cat) | :: varkat {c} |
| werewolf {n} (wolflike human) | :: varulv {c} |
| wergeld {n} (reparative payment) | :: mandebøde {c}, mandebod {c} |
| west {n} (compass point) | :: vest |
| West {prop} (Western world) | :: Vesten {n} |
| West {prop} (Western block, Western Europe) | :: Vest {n} |
| West {prop} (Western Europe, non-Cold War concept) | :: Vesteuropa {n} |
| West Africa {prop} (An area of west Africa, spanning 16 African countries) | :: Vestafrika {n} |
| West African {adj} (relating to West Africa) | :: vestafrikansk |
| West Bank {prop} (territory) | :: Vestbredden |
| West Bengal {prop} (state) | :: Vestbengalen |
| West Berlin {prop} (western Berlin between 1949 and 1990) | :: Vestberlin |
| westerly {adj} (to/from the west) | :: vestlig |
| westerly {n} (wind blowing from the west) | :: vestenvind {c} |
| western {adj} (pertaining to the west) | :: vestlig |
| Western {adj} (of, situated in, or related to the West) SEE: western | :: |
| Western Africa {prop} (West Africa) SEE: West Africa | :: |
| Western Asia {prop} (the westernmost subregion of Asia) | :: Vestasien |
| western barn owl {n} (Tyto alba furcata) | :: slørugle {c} |
| western cattle egret {n} (Bubulcus ibis) | :: kohejre {c} |
| Western Europe {prop} (Western Europe) | :: Vesteuropa {c} |
| Western European {adj} (Western European) | :: vesteuropæisk |
| Western European {n} (Western European person) | :: vesteuropæer {c} |
| westernmost {adj} (farthest west) | :: vestligste |
| western osprey {n} (Pandion haliaetus) SEE: osprey | :: |
| Western Sahara {prop} (a territory in northern Africa) | :: Vestsahara |
| western sandpiper {n} (Calidris mauri) | :: alaska-ryle |
| Western Wall {prop} (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple) | :: Grædemuren {c}, Klagemuren {c}, [very rare] Vestmuren {c} |
| West Flanders {prop} (Belgian province in Flanders) | :: Vestflandern |
| West German {adj} (from or pertaining to West Germany) | :: vesttysk |
| West German {n} (person who comes from or lives in West Germany) | :: vesttysker {c} |
| West Jerusalem {prop} (western sector of Jerusalem) | :: Vestjerusalem |
| Westman Islands {prop} (archipelago off the south coast of Iceland) | :: Vestmannaøerne {c-p} |
| Westminster Abbey {prop} (large Gothic church) | :: Westminster Abbey {c} |
| Westminster Cathedral {prop} (chuerch) | :: Westminster Cathedral |
| west-northwest {n} (compass point) | :: vestnordvest |
| Westrobothnian {adj} (of or relating to Westrobothnia) | :: vesterbotnisk |
| Westrobothnian {prop} (Westrobothnian language) | :: vesterbotnisk |
| west-southwest {n} (compass point) | :: vestsydvest |
| West Virginia {prop} (US state) | :: West Virginia |
| wet {adj} (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) | :: våd |
| wet blanket {n} (someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity) | :: lyseslukker {c} |
| wether {n} (castrated buck goat) | :: bede {c} |
| wether {n} (castrated ram) | :: bede {c} |
| wetland {n} (land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas) | :: vådområde |
| wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) | :: amme {c} |
| wet season {n} (rainy season) SEE: rainy season | :: |
| wetsuit {n} (close fitting, insulating garment) | :: våddragt {c} |
| wet t-shirt competition {n} (event) SEE: wet t-shirt contest | :: |
| wet t-shirt contest {n} (contest in which women wear wet t-shirts) | :: wet T-shirt-konkurrence {c} |
| whale {n} (large sea mammal) | :: hval {c} |
| whale oil {n} (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) | :: hvalolje {c} |
| whaler {n} (person who hunts whales) | :: hvalfanger {c} |
| whaler {n} (vessel for hunting whales) | :: hvalfanger {c}, hvalbåd {c} |
| whale shark {n} (Rhincodon typus) | :: hvalhaj {c} |
| whaling {n} (practice of hunting whales) | :: hvalfangst {c} |
| wharf {n} (man-made landing place) | :: kaj {c} |
| wharf {n} | :: brygge {c} |
| what {pron} (what? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: hvad |
| what {adv} (such) | :: hvilken {c}, hvilket {n}, hvilke {c-p} {n-p} |
| what {interj} (part of speech initiating a sentence) | :: sikke |
| what about {adv} (used to make a suggestion) | :: hvad med |
| what about {adv} (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered) | :: hvad med |
| what about {adv} (used to repeat a question) | :: hvad med |
| what a pity {phrase} (used to express regret) | :: det er synd |
| what are friends for {interj} (Said by one friend to another in response to an expression of gratitude.) | :: hvad har man venner til |
| what are you doing {phrase} (what are you doing) | :: hvad gør du? |
| what a shame {phrase} (used to express regret) SEE: what a pity | :: |
| whatchamacallit {n} (any object the actual name of which the speaker does not know or cannot remember) | :: dingenot {c}, dimsedut {c}, dippedut {c} |
| whatever {determiner} (no matter which; for any) | :: uanset |
| whatever {determiner} (anything) | :: hvad end, alt hvad, hvad som helst |
| whatever {pron} (anything) | :: hvad som helst, (det er) ligegyldigt |
| what goes around comes around {proverb} (the status returns to its original value) | :: man ligger som man har redt |
| what goes around comes around {proverb} (actions have consequences) | :: hvad et menneske sår skal han høste, som man råber i skoven får man svar, man ligger som man reder |
| what is that {phrase} (what is that?) | :: hvad er det? |
| what is your name {phrase} (what is your name?) | :: hvad hedder du? [formal], hvad hedder De? [rare, very formal] |
| what languages do you speak {phrase} (what languages do you speak?) | :: hvilke sprog taler du? |
| what's good {phrase} (what's up) SEE: what's up | :: |
| what's new {phrase} (informal greeting asking what has happened recently) | :: noget nyt? |
| what's on your mind {phrase} (what is bothering you?) | :: hvad tænker du på? |
| what's the matter {phrase} (what's wrong?) | :: hvad sker der |
| what's up {phrase} (How are you?) | :: hvad så?, hva' så? |
| what's up with {phrase} (used to express disbelief or curiosity) | :: hvad sker der for |
| what's your phone number {phrase} (what's your phone number?) | :: hvad er dit nummer |
| what the fuck {phrase} (An intensive form of what) | :: hvad helvede, hvad fanden, hvad fuck |
| what the hell {phrase} (an intensive form of what) | :: hvad helvede |
| what the hell {phrase} (why not?) | :: hvad fanden |
| what time is it {phrase} (what is the time of day?) | :: hvad er klokken? |
| wheat {n} (grain) | :: hvede {c} |
| wheat flour {n} (flour from wheat) | :: hvedemel {n} |
| wheat midge {n} (Mayetiola destructor) SEE: Hessian fly | :: |
| wheat midge {n} (Sitodiplosis mosellana) | :: orangegul hvedegalmyg {c} |
| wheat weevil {n} (species of weevils) | :: kornbille {c} |
| wheel {n} (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation) | :: hjul {n} |
| wheel {n} (steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle) SEE: steering wheel | :: |
| wheelbarrow {n} (small cart) | :: trillebør {c} |
| wheelchair {n} (chair) | :: rullestol {c}, kørestol {c} |
| wheelchair user {n} (person who uses a wheelchair) | :: rullestolsbruger {c} |
| wheeler-dealer {n} (political or commercial schemer) | :: krejler {c} |
| wheelhouse {n} (enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated) | :: styrehus {n}, bro {c} |
| Wheel of Fortune {prop} (television game show) | :: Lykkehjulet |
| wheelwright {n} (person who builds and repairs wheels) | :: hjulmager {c} |
| wheeze {v} (breathe hard) | :: hvæse |
| wheeze {n} (piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration) | :: hvæs {n} |
| whelk {n} (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) | :: konk {c} |
| whelp {n} (young of a mammal) | :: hvalp {c} |
| when {adv} (at what time, as a direct question) | :: hvornår |
| when {conj} (as soon as, at the time that) | :: når |
| when {conj} (during the time that) | :: når |
| when {conj} (at what time; at which time) | :: hvornår |
| when {conj} | :: da |
| when {pron} (what time; which time) | :: hvornår |
| when {n} (the time) | :: hvornår |
| whence {adv} (from where; from which place or source) | :: hvorfra, hvoraf, hveden |
| whence {conj} | :: hvorfra, hvoraf |
| whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when | :: |
| whenever {conj} (at any time that) | :: når som helst |
| whenever {conj} (every time that) | :: hver gang |
| when in Rome {proverb} (adjust to local customs) SEE: when in Rome, do as the Romans do | :: |
| when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do) | :: skik følge eller land fly, man må hyle med de ulve man er iblandt |
| when push comes to shove {phrase} (when the pressure is on) | :: når det kommer til stykket |
| when the cat's away the mice will play {proverb} (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) | :: når katten er ude, spiller musene på bordet |
| where {conj} (at or in which place) | :: hvor |
| where {conj} (to which place or situation) | :: hvor |
| where {conj} (legal: in the situation in which) | :: hvor |
| where {adv} (at what place; to what place; from what place) | :: hvor |
| where {adv} (at or in what place) | :: hvor |
| where {adv} (to what place) | :: hvor, hvorhen, hvort [archaic or dialectal] |
| where {adv} (from what place) | :: hvorfra |
| where {adv} (in what situation) | :: hvor |
| where {pron} (the place in which) | :: hvor |
| where are we {phrase} (where are we) | :: hvor er vi? |
| where are we going {phrase} (where are we going?) | :: hvor går vi? |
| where are you {phrase} (where are you?) | :: hvor er du? |
| where are you from {phrase} (in which country or region were you born or raised) | :: hvor er du fra?, hvor kommer du fra? |
| whereas {conj} (but in contrast; whilst on the contrary…) | :: hvorimod |
| whereas {conj} (it being the case that…) | :: eftersom |
| whereby {adv} (by which) | :: hvorved |
| where can I find a hotel {phrase} (where can I find a hotel) | :: hvor kan jeg finde et hotel |
| where does this bus go {phrase} (where does this bus go) | :: hvor kører denne bus hen? |
| where does this train go {phrase} (where does this train go) | :: hvor kører dette tog hen? |
| where do you live {phrase} (where do you live?) | :: hvor bor du? |
| wherefore {conj} (because of which) | :: hvorfor |
| where is the toilet {phrase} (where is the toilet?) | :: hvor er toilettet? |
| wherenot {n} (wherever) SEE: wherever | :: |
| whereof {conj} (of what; of which; of whom) | :: hvoraf |
| whereover {conj} (Over what) | :: hvorhos |
| where there is a will there is a way {proverb} (if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found) | :: hvor der er vilje, er der vej |
| whereupon {conj} (after which) | :: hvorefter, hvorpå |
| whereupon {conj} (upon something) | :: hvorpå |
| wherever {adv} (emphatic form of "where") | :: hvor, hvor i alverden |
| wherever {conj} (in any place, anywhere) | :: hvor, hvor end |
| wherever {conj} (in all places, everywhere) | :: hvor |
| wherever {conj} | :: hvor end, hvor som helst, overalt hvor, hvorhen end |
| where you at {phrase} (where are you) SEE: where are you | :: |
| whether {conj} (introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | :: om |
| whetstone {n} (stone used to hone tools) | :: slibesten {c} |
| whey {n} (liquid remaining after milk has been curdled) | :: valle |
| which {determiner} ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied) | :: hvilken, hvilket, hvilke {c-p} {n-p} |
| which {determiner} ((relative) the one(s) that) | :: som, der hvilken, hvilket, hvilke {c-p} {n-p} |
| which {pron} ((interrogative) what one or ones) | :: hvilken, hvilket, hvad |
| which {pron} ((relative) who, whom, what) | :: hvis |
| Whig {n} (a member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party) | :: whig {c} |
| while {conj} (during the same time that) | :: mens, medens |
| while {conj} (until) SEE: until | :: |
| while loop {n} (section of code) | :: while-loop {n}, while-løkke {c} |
| whimbrel {n} (a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus) | :: lille regnspove |
| whine {n} (a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound) | :: hvin {n} |
| whine {v} (to utter a whine) | :: hvine |
| whip {n} (rod or rope) | :: pisk {c} |
| whip {n} (party policy enforcer) | :: indpisker {c} |
| whip {v} (to hit with a whip) | :: piske |
| whip {v} (by extension, to hit with any flexible object) | :: piske |
| whip {v} (to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion) | :: piske |
| whip {n} (whipped cream) SEE: whipped cream | :: |
| whipped cream {n} (thick cream that has had air incorporated into it by rapid beating) | :: flødeskum {n} |
| whirlpool {n} (swirling body of water) | :: strømhvirvel {c} |
| whirlwind {n} (a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air) | :: hvirvelvind {c} |
| whisk {n} (kitchen utensil) | :: piskeris {n} |
| whisk {n} (bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush) | :: dusk {c}, visk {c} |
| whisk {v} (in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream) | :: piske |
| whisker {n} (long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat) | :: knurhår |
| whisker {n} ((colloquial) very small distance between two things) | :: hårsbredde |
| whiskered tern {n} (Chlidonias hybrida) | :: Hvidskægget Terne |
| whiskey {n} (alcoholic drink) | :: whisky {c} |
| whisky {n} (whiskey) SEE: whiskey | :: |
| whisper {n} (act of speaking in a quiet voice) | :: hvisken {c} |
| whisper {v} (to talk in a quiet voice) | :: hviske |
| whist {n} (card game) | :: whist {c} |
| whistle {n} (device used to make a whistling sound) | :: fløjte {c} |
| whistle {n} (sound made by whistling) | :: fløjt {n} |
| whistle {n} (sound similar to the sound made by whistling) | :: fløjt {n} |
| whistle {v} (to produce a whistling sound) | :: fløjte, hvisle |
| whistle {v} (to move in such a way as to make a whistling sound) | :: hvisle |
| whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit | :: |
| whistle-blower {n} (one who reports a problem or violation to the authorities) | :: whistleblower {c} |
| white {n} (color/colour) | :: hvid |
| white {n} (Caucasian person) | :: hvid |
| white {n} (white wine) SEE: white wine | :: |
| white {adj} (bright and colourless) | :: hvid |
| white {adj} (of or relating to Caucasians) | :: hvid {c}, lyshudet {c} |
| white {adj} (board games: deemed to belong to the white set) | :: hvid {c} |
| white ant {n} (white ant) SEE: termite | :: |
| whitebeam {n} (any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria) | :: akselrøn |
| white bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear | :: |
| white-bearded antshrike {n} (passerine bird) | :: stribet Myretornskade |
| white-billed diver {n} (Gavia adamsii) | :: hvidnæbbet lom |
| white blood cell {n} (cytology: a type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response) | :: hvidt blodlegeme {n}, hvid blodcelle {c}, leukocyt {c} |
| white cabbage {n} (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba) | :: hvidkål {c} |
| white clover {n} (Trifolium repens) | :: hvidkløver |
| white coat {n} (white coat worn in laboratories) | :: kittel {c} |
| white dwarf {n} (white dwarf star) | :: hvid dværg |
| white-eyed gull {n} (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus) | :: rødehavs-måge |
| whitefin dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
| whitefish {n} (whiting) SEE: whiting | :: |
| whitefish {n} (beluga) SEE: beluga | :: |
| whitefly {n} (Any of various Aleyrodidae) | :: mellus {c} |
| white-fronted goose {n} (Anser albifrons) | :: blisgås {c-p} |
| white-haired {adj} (having white hair) | :: hvidhåret |
| White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America) | :: Det hvide hus {n} |
| white lie {n} (deliberate untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result) | :: hvid løgn {c} |
| white man {n} (Caucasian) SEE: Caucasian | :: |
| white matter {n} (region of the central nervous system) | :: hvid substans |
| whitener {n} (powder added to tea or coffee in place of milk) | :: pulverfløde |
| whiteout {n} (correction fluid) SEE: correction fluid | :: |
| white owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
| white paper {n} (marketing document) | :: hvidbog {c} |
| white paper {n} (EU document) | :: hvidbog {c} |
| white rice {n} (rice with the hull polished off) | :: hvide ris {c-p} |
| white-rumped sandpiper {n} (Calidris fuscicollis) | :: hvidrygget ryle |
| White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian | :: |
| white sauce {n} (mayonnaise) SEE: mayonnaise | :: |
| White Sea {prop} (a sea to the northwest of Russia) | :: Hvidehavet {n} [definite form] |
| white stork {n} (large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia) | :: hvid stork {c} |
| white-tailed eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) | :: havørn {c} |
| white wagtail {n} (bird in the wagtail family) | :: vipstjert {c}, hvid vipstjert |
| whitewash {n} (campaign to paper over unfavorable elements.) | :: hvidvask {c} |
| whitewash {v} (paint) | :: hvidkalke |
| whitewash {v} (cover errors) | :: hvidvaske |
| white wedding {n} (wedding routine) | :: hvidt bryllup {n} |
| white whale {n} (a cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) SEE: beluga | :: |
| white wine {n} (light coloured wine) | :: hvidvin {c} |
| white-winged tern {n} (Chlidonias leucopterus) | :: Hvidvinget Terne |
| whither {adv} (to which place) | :: hvorhen |
| whiting {n} (fish, Merlangius merlangus) | :: hvilling {c} |
| whitish {adj} (somewhat white) | :: hvidlig |
| Whitsun {n} (Whitsunday) | :: pinse |
| Whitsunday {n} (the Sunday of the feast of Pentecost) | :: pinsedag {c} |
| whiz {n} (urination) SEE: urination | :: |
| whiz {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| who {pron} (who? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: hvem |
| who {pron} (who (relative pronoun)) | :: som |
| who cares {phrase} (reply to an unimportant statement) SEE: so what | :: |
| whodunit {n} (a crime novel or drama) | :: krimi, kriminalroman, kriminalfilm |
| whoever {pron} (whatever person or persons) | :: hvem i alverden, hvem der end, enhver som |
| whole {adj} (entire) | :: hel |
| whole {n} (something complete) | :: hele {n}, helhed {c} |
| wholehearted {adj} (having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support) | :: helhjertet {n} |
| wholemeal bread {n} (bread) | :: fuldkornsbrød {n} |
| whole number {n} (integer) SEE: integer | :: |
| whole number {n} (natural number) SEE: natural number | :: |
| wholesale {n} (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) | :: engroshandel {c}, en groshandel {c}, engrosvirksomhed {c}, en grosvirksomhed {c} |
| wholesale {adj} (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) | :: engros, en gros |
| wholesale {adv} (in bulk or large quantity) | :: engros, en gros |
| wholesaler {n} (person or company that sells goods wholesale to retailers) | :: grossist {c} |
| wholesome {adj} (promoting good health, and well-being) | :: sund, helsebringende |
| whom {pron} (what person; object of a verb (accusative)) | :: hvem |
| whom {pron} (what person or people, object of a preposition (dative)) | :: hvem |
| whom {pron} (relative pronoun) | :: hvem, hvilken |
| whooper {n} (whooper swan) SEE: whooper swan | :: |
| whooper swan {n} (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) | :: sangsvane |
| whooping cough {n} (a contagious disease) | :: kighoste {c} |
| whore {n} | :: ludder {c}, luder {c}, prostitueret {c}, hore {c}, skøge [dated]; ludder {c}, hore {c} |
| whore {v} (to prostitute oneself) | :: prostituere sig, sælge sin krop |
| whore {v} (to pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whoremaster {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whorl {n} (spindle whorl.) | :: tenvægt {c} |
| whose {determiner} (of whom (interrogative)) | :: hvis |
| whose {determiner} (of whom (relative)) | :: hvis |
| whose {determiner} (of which (relative)) | :: hvis |
| who's who {n} (publication containing biographies of well-known or important people) | :: blå bog, Kraks blå bog |
| wh-question {n} (question introduced by a wh-word) | :: hv-spørgsmål {n} |
| wh-word {n} (interrogative word) | :: hv-ord {n} |
| why {adv} (for what reason) | :: hvorfor |
| why {adv} | :: hvorfor |
| why {n} (the reason) | :: derfor |
| why {interj} (exclamation of surprise) | :: hva', hov |
| why not {adv} (why is that not true) | :: hvorfor ikke |
| why not {adv} (state one has no objection) | :: hvorfor ikke |
| why not {adv} (introduce a proposal) | :: hvorfor ikke |
| wick {n} (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning) | :: væge {c} |
| wicked {adj} (evil or mischevous) | :: syndig |
| wicked {adj} (slang: awesome) | :: fedt |
| wicker {n} (wickerwork) SEE: wickerwork | :: |
| wickerwork {n} (things made of wicker) | :: fletværk {n} |
| widdle {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| wide {adj} (having a large physical extent from side to side) | :: bred, vid |
| wide-angle lens {n} (short focal length lens) | :: vidvinkel {c}, vidvinkelobjektiv {n} |
| wide awake {adj} (awake and very alert) | :: lysvågen |
| wide open {adj} (open completely) | :: vidåben |
| widow {n} (woman whose spouse has died) | :: enke {c} |
| widow {n} (single line of type carried over to the next page) | :: horeunge {c} |
| widower {n} (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) | :: enkemand {c} |
| widowhood {n} (The period of being a widow) | :: enkestand {c} |
| widow-maker {n} (something which or someone who takes the lives of men) | :: enkemager {c} |
| width {n} (measurement of something from side to side) | :: bredde {c} |
| wiener {n} (childish word for the penis) | :: tissemand {c} |
| Wiener schnitzel {n} (veal cutlet) | :: wienerschnitzel {c} |
| wife {n} (married woman) | :: hustru {c}, kone {c}, frue {c} |
| wig {n} (head of artificial hair) | :: paryk {c} |
| wigeon {n} (a kind of duck) | :: brunnakke {c}, pibeand {c} |
| wiggle {v} (to move with irregular motions) | :: vrikke |
| wiggle {n} (wiggling movement) | :: vrikken {n} |
| wight {n} (a living creature, a human being) | :: væsen {n}, menneske {n}, vætte {c} |
| wigmaker {n} (person who makes wigs) | :: parykmager {c}, parykmagerske {c} [female] |
| wiki {n} (collaborative website) | :: wiki {c} |
| wikify {v} (to adapt (text) to a wiki, see also: wiki; -ify) | :: wikifere |
| wikiholic {n} (person who devotes lots of time to a wiki-based project) | :: wikiholiker, wikiholisme |
| Wikipedia {prop} (online encyclopedia) | :: Wikipedia |
| Wikipedian {adj} (of or relating to Wikipedia) | :: wikipedisk |
| Wiktionarian {n} (A person who contributes to Wiktionary) | :: Wiktionarist {c} |
| Wiktionary {prop} (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language) | :: Wikiordbog {c}, Wiktionary |
| wild {adj} (not domesticated or tamed) | :: vild |
| wild {adj} (raucous, unruly, and savage) | :: vild |
| wild animal {n} (animal living in a natural, undomesticated state) | :: vilddyr {n} |
| wild boar {n} (Sus scrofa) | :: vildsvin {c} |
| wild cat {n} (Felis silvestris) SEE: wildcat | :: |
| wild cat {n} (Lynx rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildcat {n} | :: vildkat |
| wildcat {n} (Felix rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildebeest {n} (gnu) SEE: gnu | :: |
| wildfire {n} (Greek fire) SEE: Greek fire | :: |
| wild goose {n} (species of wildlife goose) | :: grågås |
| wild service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) | :: tarmvridrøn |
| wild strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) | :: skovjordbær {n} {c} |
| wild turkey {n} (Meleagris gallopavo) | :: kalkun |
| Wilhelmina {prop} (female form of William) | :: Vilhelmine |
| will {v} (indicating future action) | :: vil, skal |
| will {n} (act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | :: vilje {c} |
| will {n} (legal document) | :: testamente {n} |
| will {v} (To bequeath) | :: testamentere |
| William {prop} (male given name) | :: Vilhelm |
| Williams {prop} (surname meaning "son of William") | :: Vilhelmsen |
| willingness {n} (state of being willing) | :: villighed |
| will o' the wisp {n} (strange light) | :: lygtemand {c} |
| willow {n} (tree) | :: pil {c}, piletræ {n} |
| willow grouse {n} (Lagopus lagopus) | :: dalrype |
| willow ptarmigan {n} (Lagopus lagopus) SEE: willow grouse | :: |
| willow warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochilus) | :: løvsanger {c} |
| willpower {n} (strength of will) | :: viljekraft {c}, viljestyrke {c} |
| willy {n} (The penis) | :: tissemand |
| wilt {v} (to droop) | :: visne |
| wily {adj} (sly, cunning) | :: snu |
| wimp {n} (someone who lacks confidence) | :: pjok {n}, skvat {n} |
| win {v} (transitive: achieve victory in) | :: vinde |
| win {v} (obtain (someone) by wooing) | :: erobre |
| win {v} (intransitive: achieve by winning) | :: vinde, overvinde, sejre |
| win {n} (individual victory) | :: seger {c} |
| win {n} (feat, achievement) | :: triumf, fuldtræf {c} |
| win {n} (gain, profit) | :: overskud {n} |
| winch {n} (machine) | :: spil {n}, trækspil {n} [dated] |
| wind {n} (movement of air) | :: vind {c}, luftstrøm {c} |
| wind {n} (the force developed by the movement of air) | :: vindkraft |
| wind {n} (flatus) | :: fjert {c}, prut {c}, vind {c} |
| wind {v} (blow air through (a wind instrument)) | :: blæse |
| wind {v} (to turn coils of something around) | :: sno, vikle |
| wind {v} (to tighten a clockwork mechanism) | :: trække op |
| wind back {v} (to wind towards the beginning) | :: spole tilbage |
| windbag {n} (someone who talks excessively) | :: sludrechatol {n}, sladdertaske {c} |
| windblown {adj} (windblown, blown by the wind) | :: vindblæst |
| windbreaker {n} (thin outer coat) | :: vindjakke |
| windcheater {n} (a heavy weatherproof jacket) SEE: windbreaker | :: |
| wind farm {n} (collection of wind turbines) | :: vindmøllepark |
| windflower {n} (Anemone nemorosa) SEE: wood anemone | :: |
| wind force {n} (strength of the wind) | :: vindstyrke {c} |
| wind generator {n} (wind-driven generator) | :: vindgenerator {c} |
| Windhoek {prop} (capital of Namibia) | :: Windhoek {n} |
| windhover {n} (common kestrel) SEE: common kestrel | :: |
| wind instrument {n} (type of musical instrument) | :: blæseinstrument {n} |
| windle {n} (redwing) SEE: redwing | :: |
| windmill {n} (machine) | :: vindmølle {c} |
| windmill {n} (structure) | :: vindmølle {c} |
| window {n} (opening for light and air) | :: vindue {n}, rude {c} |
| window {n} (period of time) | :: tidsrum {n}, interval {n} |
| window {n} (area on a computer screen) | :: vindue {n} |
| window {n} (shop window) SEE: shop window | :: |
| window cleaner {n} (person) | :: vinduespudser {c} |
| window frame {n} (framework around a window) | :: vinduesramme, vindueskarm {c} |
| windowpane {n} (piece of glass filling a window) | :: rude {c} |
| windowsill {n} (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) | :: vindueskarm {c} |
| windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| windpipe {n} (trachea) | :: luftrør {n} |
| wind power {n} (power harnessed from the wind) | :: vindkraft {c}, vindenergi {c} |
| windproof {adj} (providing protection from the wind) | :: vindtæt |
| windscreen {n} (windshield) SEE: windshield | :: |
| windscreen wiper {n} (a device to clear a windscreen) SEE: windshield wiper | :: |
| windshield {n} (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) | :: forrude {c} |
| windshield wiper {n} (device to clear a windshield) | :: vinduesvisker {c} |
| windsock {n} (tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed) | :: vindpose {c} |
| wind speed {n} (speed of the wind) | :: vindhastighet {c} |
| wind tunnel {n} (test facility) | :: vindtunnel {c} |
| wind turbine {n} (device) | :: vindmølle {c} |
| wind up {v} (to conclude, complete, or finish) | :: gøre færdig, lave færdig, afslutte |
| wind up {v} (to tighten by winding or twisting) | :: stramme op |
| wind up {v} (to dissolve a partnership or corporation and liquidate its assets) | :: opløse |
| windward {adj} (towards the wind) | :: luv, luvside, luvart |
| windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| windy {adj} (accompanied by wind) | :: blæsende {c} |
| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from grapes) | :: vin {c} |
| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from other fruit or vegetables) | :: vin {c} |
| wine bottle {n} (bottle for holding wine) | :: vinflaske {c} |
| wine cellar {n} (underground place for storing wine) | :: vinkælder |
| wine glass {n} (glass vessel for drinking wine from) | :: vinglas {n} |
| winegrower {n} (person or company that makes wine) | :: vinbonde {c} |
| wine list {n} (list of wines available at a restaurant or bar) | :: vinliste {c} |
| winemaking {n} (the act of making wine) | :: vinifikation {c} |
| wine rack {n} (set of shelves for wine) | :: vinreol {c} |
| wing {n} (part of an animal) | :: vinge {c} |
| wing {n} (part of an aircraft) | :: vinge {c} (aircraft wing) flyvinge {c} |
| wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly | :: |
| wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw | :: |
| wingless {adj} (lacking wings) | :: vingeløs, ubevinget |
| wing nut {n} (nut with wing-like projections) | :: vingemøtrik {c} |
| wingnut {n} (nut with winglike projections) SEE: wing nut | :: |
| wingspan {n} (the distance from left wingtip to right) | :: vingefang {n} |
| wink {v} (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion) | :: blinke |
| winner {n} (one who has won or often wins) | :: vinder, segerherre {c} |
| winner {n} (point, goal (etc.) which wins a contest) | :: afgørende mål {n} |
| Winnie the Pooh {prop} (the fictional bear) | :: Peter Plys |
| winning {adj} (that constitutes a win) | :: vindende |
| winnings {n} (something won) | :: gevinst {c} |
| win over {v} (to persuade) SEE: persuade | :: |
| winter {n} (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures) | :: vinter |
| winter {v} (spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday) | :: overvintre |
| winter break {n} (time off in winter) | :: vinterferie {c} |
| winter cherry {n} (bladder cherry) SEE: bladder cherry | :: |
| winter coat {n} (seasonal appearance) | :: vinterpæls {c} |
| wintergreen {n} (evergreen) SEE: evergreen | :: |
| winter solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) | :: vintersolhverv {n} |
| Winter War {prop} (war) | :: vinterkrigen {c} [definite form] |
| win-win {adj} (of a situation that benefits two parties) | :: win-win-situation {c} |
| wipe {v} (remove surface substance) | :: viske, tørre |
| wipe {v} (erase a computer disk) | :: slette |
| wiper {n} (something designed for wiping) | :: visker {c} |
| wire {n} (thin thread of metal) | :: tråd {c} |
| wire {n} (informal: telegraph) SEE: telegraph | :: |
| wire {n} (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) SEE: telegram | :: |
| wire brush {n} (brush with bristles made of wire) | :: stålbørste {c} |
| wireless {adj} (not having any wires) | :: trådløs |
| wire rope {n} (strong cable) | :: wire {c} |
| Wisconsin {prop} (state of the United States of America) | :: Wisconsin |
| wisdom {n} (element of personal character) | :: visdom {c} |
| wisdom {n} (piece of wise advice) | :: visdom {c} |
| wisdom {n} (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) | :: visdom {c} |
| wisdom {n} (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) | :: visdom {c} |
| wisdom {n} (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) | :: visdom {c} |
| wisdom {n} (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) | :: visdom {c} |
| wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans) | :: visdomstand {c} |
| wise {adj} (showing good judgement) | :: vis |
| -wise {suffix} (in the manner of) | :: -vis |
| -wise {suffix} (in the matter of, with regard to) | :: -mæssig |
| wisent {n} (European bison, Bison bonasus) | :: visent, europæisk bison |
| wish {n} (desire) | :: ønske |
| wish {v} (to hope for an outcome) | :: ønske |
| wishable {adj} (desirable) SEE: desirable | :: |
| wishful thinking {n} (illusion that what one would like is true) | :: ønsketænkning {c} |
| wish list {n} (list of desired things) | :: ønskeliste {c} |
| wishlist {n} (a list of desired things) | :: ønskeseddel |
| wishy-washy {adj} (wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support) | :: vægelsindet |
| wistful {adj} (full of longing) | :: længselsfuld, vemodig |
| wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence | :: |
| witch {n} (person who uses magic) | :: heks {c} |
| witch {n} (derogatory: ugly or unpleasant woman) | :: heks {c} |
| witchcraft {n} (the practice of witches) | :: hekseri {n}, heksekunst {c}, trolddom {c} |
| witch doctor {n} (person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic) | :: heksedoktor {c} |
| witchgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| witch-hunt {n} (persecution of persons believed to be using magic) | :: heksejagt {c} |
| witch-hunt {n} (campaign to punish dissident persons) | :: heksejagt {c} |
| witch's milk {n} (milk secreted from the breasts of newborn babies) | :: heksemælk {c} |
| with {prep} (in the company of) | :: med |
| with a grain of salt {adv} (with common sense and skepticism) | :: tage med et gran salt |
| with all due respect {prep} (phrase used before disagreeing with someone) | :: med al respekt |
| with child {prep} (pregnant (euphemistic)) | :: med barn |
| withdrawal {n} (receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them) | :: udtræk {n} |
| withdrawal {n} (type of metabolic shock) | :: abstinens {c} |
| withdrawal {n} (act of withdrawing) | :: tilbagetrækning {c} |
| wither {v} ((intransitive) shrivel, droop, dry up) | :: visne |
| withholding tax {n} (A withholding, a tax withheld from employees' salary and paid to the government) | :: kildeskat {c} |
| within {prep} (spatial enclosure) | :: uden |
| within {prep} (in scope or range of) | :: inden for |
| without {prep} (not having) | :: uden, foruden |
| without a doubt {prep} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| without exception {prep} (exceptionless) | :: undtagelsesløst |
| without loss of generality {prep} (without loss of generality) | :: uden tab af generalitet |
| with respect to {prep} (pertaining to) | :: med hensyn til, hvad angår |
| withspeak {v} (contradict) SEE: contradict | :: |
| witness {n} (one who has a personal knowledge of something) | :: vidne {n} |
| witness {n} (someone called to give evidence in a court) | :: vidne {n} |
| wittiness {n} (the quality of being witty) | :: vittighed {c} |
| witty {adj} (full of wit) | :: åndrig |
| wizard {n} (person skilled with magic) | :: troldmand {c}, troldkvinde {c}, magiker {c} |
| woad {n} (Isatis tinctoria) | :: vajd |
| wobbler {n} (tantrum) SEE: tantrum | :: |
| wog {n} (an offensive term for a dark-skinned person) | :: perker {c} |
| wog {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop | :: |
| wok {n} (large round pan) | :: wok {c} |
| wolf {n} (animal) | :: ulv {c} |
| wolfberry {n} (Lycium) | :: bukketorn |
| Wolfgang {prop} (male given name) | :: Wolfgang |
| wolf in sheep's clothing {n} (someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant) | :: ulv i fåreklæder {c} |
| wolfram {n} (tungsten) SEE: tungsten | :: |
| wolf spider {n} (any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae) | :: jagtedderkop {c} |
| wolverine {n} (Gulo gulo) | :: jærv {c} |
| woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| woman {n} (adult female person) | :: kvinde {c} |
| womanhater {n} (hater of women) SEE: misogynist | :: |
| womanliness {n} (femininity) SEE: femininity | :: |
| womanly {adj} (having the characteristics of a woman) | :: kvindelig |
| womb {n} (uterus) | :: livmoder {c} |
| womb {n} (belly) SEE: belly | :: |
| womenfolk {n} (women collectively) | :: kvindfolk {n} {n-p} |
| women's studies {n} (academic field) | :: kvindeforskning {c} |
| wonder {n} (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel) | :: vidunder {n}, under {n}, mirakel {n} |
| wonder {n} (something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable) | :: under {n}, vidunder {n} |
| wonder {n} (someone very talented at something, a genius) | :: vidunder- |
| wonder {n} (informal: thought) | :: fundere, spekulere, tænke |
| wonder {v} (to be affected with surprise) | :: studse, forundre |
| wonder {v} (to ponder about something) | :: undre, spørge sig |
| wonderful {adj} (excellent, extremely impressive) | :: vidunderlig |
| wont {n} (habitual way of doing things) | :: vane |
| woo {v} (to endeavor to gain someone's affection) | :: kurtisere |
| wood {n} (substance) | :: træ, ved |
| wood anemone {n} (Anemone nemorosa) | :: hvid anemone {c} |
| woodblock printing {n} (technique for printing text, images or patterns) | :: bloktryk |
| woodcock {n} (wading bird in the genus Scolopax) | :: skovsneppe {c} |
| woodcut {n} (method of printmaking) | :: xylografi {c}, træsnit {n} |
| woodcutter {n} (lumberjack) SEE: lumberjack | :: |
| wooded {adj} (covered with trees) | :: skovklædt {c} |
| wooden horse {n} (horse made of wood) | :: træhest {c} |
| wooden spoon {n} (spoon made from wood) | :: træske {c} |
| woodie {n} (erection) SEE: erection | :: |
| woodland {n} (land covered with woody vegetation) | :: træbevoksning |
| woodlouse {n} (any species of suborder Oniscidea) | :: bænkebider {c} |
| woodpecker {n} (bird in Picinae) | :: spætte |
| wood pigeon {n} (Columba palumbus) | :: ringdue {c} |
| woodruff {n} (herb) | :: skovmærke |
| woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest | :: |
| wood sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis) | :: tinksmed {c} |
| wood sorrel {n} (a white-flowered woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella) | :: skovsyre {c} |
| wood sorrel {n} (any of several other species of the genus Oxalis) | :: surkløver {c} |
| wood strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) SEE: wild strawberry | :: |
| wood warbler {n} (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) | :: skovsanger {c} |
| woodwind {n} (musical instrument) | :: træblæser |
| woodwind instrument {n} (musical instrument) | :: træblæser |
| woodwork {n} (wood product) | :: træarbejde {n} |
| woodwork {n} (working with wood) | :: træsløjd {c} |
| woodwork {n} (a woodworking shop or factory) | :: snikkeri {n} |
| woof {n} (sound of a dog) | :: vov, vuf |
| wool {n} (hair of sheep, etc.) | :: uld {c} |
| woolen {adj} (made of wool) | :: ulden |
| woolly hat {n} (beanie) SEE: beanie | :: |
| wop {n} (person of Italian descent) | :: spaghetti {c}, spaghettiæder {c}, sortsmudsker {c}, fejlfarve {c} |
| word {n} (unit of language) | :: ord |
| word {v} (to say or write using particular words) | :: formulere |
| word {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb | :: |
| Word {n} (Creative word of God) | :: Ordet |
| wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary | :: |
| wordbook {n} (lexicon) SEE: lexicon | :: |
| word for word {adv} (in exactly the same words) SEE: verbatim | :: |
| word-for-word {adj} (Using exactly the same words as were originally used) | :: ordret |
| word-hoard {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| wording {n} (choice of words) | :: formulering {c} |
| word of honor {n} (a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith) | :: æresord {n} |
| word of honour {n} (word of honor) SEE: word of honor | :: |
| word of mouth {n} (verbal means of passing of information) | :: mund til mund {c} |
| word order {n} (order of syntactic constituents) | :: ordstilling {c} |
| words {n} (lyrics) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite | :: |
| word-stock {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| work {n} (labour, employment, occupation, job) | :: arbejde {n}, job {n} |
| work {n} (place where one is employed) | :: arbejde {n}, arbejdsplads {c}, job {n} |
| work {n} (effort expended on a particular task) | :: arbejde {n}, job {n} |
| work {n} (result of a particular manner of production) | :: arbejde {n} |
| work {n} (literary, artistic, or intellectual production) | :: værk {n} |
| work {n} (measure of energy expended in moving an object) | :: arbejde {n} |
| work {n} (fortification) | :: værk {n}, forsvarsværk {n} |
| work {v} (to do a specific task) | :: arbejde |
| work {v} (effect by gradual degrees (transitive)) | :: bane sig vej, arbejde sig |
| work {v} (embroider with thread) | :: brodere |
| work {v} (set into action) | :: betjene, anvende |
| work {v} (cause to ferment) | :: gære |
| work {v} (exhaust) | :: udnytte |
| work {v} (shape, form, or improve a material) | :: bearbejde, forarbejde |
| work {v} (operate in a certain place, area, or specialty.) | :: drive [e.g. a bar], arbejde [e.g. artist's use of material] |
| work {v} (provoke or excite) | :: bearbejde |
| work {v} (use or manipulate) | :: udnytte |
| work {v} (cause to happen) | :: udvirke, få til at ske |
| work {v} (cause to work) | :: sætte i arbejde, få til at arbejde |
| work {v} (function correctly) | :: virke |
| work {v} (influence) | :: bearbejde |
| work {v} (effect by gradual degrees (intransitive)) | :: arbejde |
| work {v} (move in an agitated manner) | :: gå |
| work {v} (behave in a certain way when handled.) | :: virke, fungere |
| workday {n} (day on which work is done) | :: arbejdsdag {c} |
| workday {n} (part of a day on which work is done) | :: arbejdsdag {c} |
| worker {n} (person who performs labor) | :: arbejder |
| worker bee {n} (sterile bee) | :: arbejdsbi {c}, arbejderbi {c} |
| workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite) | :: proletarer i alle lande, foren jer! |
| workforce {n} (workers employed by an organization) | :: arbejdsstyrke {c} |
| workhorse {n} (a horse used primarily for work) | :: arbejdshest {c} |
| workhorse {n} (anyone that does a lot of work) | :: arbejdshest {c} |
| working {adj} (functioning) | :: fungerende |
| working {adj} (in paid employment) | :: erhvervsaktiv |
| working class {n} (social class doing physical work) | :: arbejderklasse {c} |
| working conditions {n} (environment in which one works) | :: arbejdsforhold {n} |
| working day {n} (day of a week in which work is done) | :: arbejdsdag {c} |
| working environment {n} (environment in which one has to work) | :: arbejdsmiljø {n} |
| working group {n} (any more or less formal team working for joint purpose) | :: arbejdsgruppe {c} |
| working life {n} (period spent in employment) | :: arbejdsliv {n} |
| working pressure {n} (working pressure) | :: arbejdstryk {n} |
| working time {n} (law: time spent at occupational labor) | :: arbejdstid {c} |
| working week {n} (range of days of the week) SEE: workweek | :: |
| work-intensive {adj} (labor-intensive) SEE: labor-intensive | :: |
| work life {n} (part of life spent at work) | :: arbejdsliv {n} |
| workmate {n} (coworker) SEE: coworker | :: |
| work of art {n} (product of the fine arts) | :: kunstværk {n} |
| workout {n} (an exercise session; a period of physical exercise) | :: træningspas {n} |
| work permit {n} (authorization to work in a foreign country) | :: arbejdstilladelse {c} |
| workplace {n} (place where someone works) | :: arbejdsplads {c} |
| work platform {n} (elevated / elevating platform) | :: arbejdsplatform {c} |
| workshop {n} (small manufacturing room) | :: værksted {n} |
| workshy {adj} (disinclined to work) | :: arbejdssky |
| worksome {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
| worktable {n} (table) | :: arbejdsbord {n} |
| worktop {n} (kitchen work surface) | :: køkkenbænk {c} |
| work up {v} (To develop) SEE: develop | :: |
| workweek {n} (range of days of the week) | :: arbejdsuge {c} |
| world {n} (human collective existence) | :: menneskehed {c}, verden {c} |
| world {n} (the universe) | :: verden {c} |
| world {n} (the Earth) | :: verden {c} |
| world {n} (inhabited planet) | :: verden {c} |
| world {n} (individual or group perspective or social setting) | :: verden {c} |
| World Bank {prop} (group of five financial organizations) | :: Verdensbanken |
| world champion {n} (winner of world cup or world championship) | :: verdensmester {c} |
| world-class {adj} (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world) | :: i verdensklasse |
| world cup {n} (event; competition) | :: verdensmesterskab {n} VM, vm |
| World Exposition {n} (a regular international exposition) | :: verdensudstilling {c} |
| world-famous {adj} (renowned in many parts of the world) | :: verdensberømt |
| World Heritage Site {n} (place listed by UNESCO as being of significance) | :: verdensarv {n} |
| world peace {n} (ideology of universal global understanding and nonviolence) | :: verdensfred {c} |
| world record {n} (the world's best score or time) | :: verdensrekord {c} |
| world's oldest profession {n} (euphemism for prostitution) | :: verdens ældste erhverv |
| World Trade Organization {prop} (World Trade Organization) | :: Verdenshandelsorganisation {c} |
| worldview {n} (personal view of the world) | :: verdensanskuelse {c}, verdenssyn {n} |
| world war {n} (a war involving the major nations of the world) | :: verdenskrig {c} |
| World War I {prop} (war) | :: første verdenskrig {c}, 1. verdenskrig {c} |
| World War II {prop} (war from 1939 to 1945) | :: anden verdenskrig {c}, 2. verdenskrig {c} |
| World War III {prop} (hypothetical world war (World War III)) | :: tredje verdenskrig {c}, 3. verdenskrig {c} |
| World War One {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| World War Two {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| worldwide {adj} (affecting every place in the world) | :: verdensomspændende, global |
| worldwide {adv} (throughout the world) | :: globalt |
| World Wide Web {prop} (information space on the Internet) | :: webben |
| worm {n} (animal) | :: orm {c} |
| worm {n} (self-replicating program) | :: orm {c} |
| worm {n} (dragon or mythological serpent) | :: orm {c}, drage {c} |
| worm {v} (to make one's way with a crawling motion) | :: kravle |
| worm {v} (to move with one's body dragging the ground) | :: krybe, kravle, åle |
| worm {v} (to get (into) gradually or slowly) | :: orme sig |
| worm {v} (to work one's way by artful or devious means) | :: orme sig |
| Worms {prop} (a city in Germany) | :: Worms |
| wormwood {n} (Artemisia absinthium) | :: malurt {c} |
| worn out {adj} (damaged and useless due to hard or continued use) | :: udslidt {n} |
| worn out {adj} (exhausted from exertion) | :: udkørt, færdig, nedslidt |
| worn-out {adj} (worn-out) SEE: worn out | :: |
| worrisome {adj} (causing worry; perturbing or vexing) | :: bekymringsfuld |
| worry {v} (be troubled) | :: bekymre |
| worry {v} (disturb the peace of mind of) | :: bekymre |
| worry {n} (strong feeling of anxiety) | :: bekymring {c} |
| worry {v} (strangle) SEE: strangle | :: |
| worrying {adj} (inducing worry) | :: foruroligende |
| worrywart {n} (person who worries excessively) | :: sortseer {c} |
| worse {adj} (comparative form of bad) | :: værre, dårligere |
| worse {adv} (comparative of badly) | :: værre, dårligere |
| worst {adj} (most inferior) | :: værst |
| wort {n} (liquid extract) | :: urt |
| worth {adj} (equal in value to) | :: værd |
| worth {adj} (deserving of) | :: værd |
| worthless {adj} (not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential) | :: værdiløs |
| worth one's while {adj} (important enough to spend time, effort or money on) | :: umagen værd |
| wouldn't hurt a fly {v} (is of very gentle nature (idiom)) | :: ikke gøre en flue fortræd |
| wouldn't kick someone out of bed {v} (one finds a person sexually attractive) | :: skulle ikke løbe mange gange rundt om min seng |
| wound {n} (injury) | :: skade {c} |
| wound {n} (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) | :: sår {n} |
| wound {v} (hurt or injure) | :: skade, såre |
| wound {v} (hurt (someone's feelings)) | :: såre |
| wramp {v} (to sprain part of the body) SEE: sprain | :: |
| wrap {v} (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) | :: pakke ind |
| wrath {n} (great anger) | :: vrede |
| wreak {v} (to cause or inflict causing injury) | :: volde |
| wreath {n} (ornamental circular band) | :: krans {c} |
| wreath {n} (heraldry: support of a crest) | :: vulst {c} |
| wreckage {n} (something wrecked) | :: vraggods {n} |
| wren {n} (bird of family Troglodytidae) | :: gærdesmutte {c} |
| wrench {n} (screw) SEE: screw | :: |
| wrench {n} (hand tool) | :: skruenøgle, skiftenøgle {c}, svensknøgle {c} |
| wrest {v} (to seize) SEE: seize | :: |
| wrest {v} (to distort, pervert, twist) SEE: distort | :: |
| wrestle {v} (to contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw) | :: bryde |
| wrestler {n} (person who wrestles) | :: bryder {c} |
| wrestling {n} (sport) | :: bryding |
| wretch {n} (exile) SEE: exile | :: |
| wring {v} (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out) | :: vride |
| wring {v} (to hold tightly and press or twist) | :: vride |
| wrinkle {n} (furrow in a smooth surface) | :: krølle |
| wrinkle {n} (line or crease in the skin) | :: rynke {c} |
| wrinkle {v} (to make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles) | :: krølle |
| wrist {n} (wrist) | :: håndled {n} |
| wristlet {n} (handcuff) SEE: handcuff | :: |
| wristwatch {n} (watch worn on the wrist) | :: armbåndsur {n} |
| write {v} (to form letters, etc.) | :: skrive |
| write {v} (to send a letter to) | :: skrive |
| write {v} (to be the author of) | :: skrive, digte, forfatte [rare] |
| write down {v} (to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset) | :: nedskrive |
| writer {n} (person who writes; an author) | :: forfatter |
| writer's cramp {n} (cramp in the writing hand) | :: skrivekrampe {c} |
| writing {n} (written letters or symbols) | :: skrift {c} |
| writing as separate words {n} (writing an expression with spaces) | :: særskrivning {c} |
| Wroclaw {prop} (a city in southwestern Poland) | :: Wroclaw, Breslau [pre-1945 period] |
| wrong {adj} (incorrect) | :: forkert |
| wrong crowd {n} (group of people thought to have a negative influence) | :: dårligt selskab {n} |
| wrong number {n} (A call with a mistake in the number dialled) | :: forkert nummer {n} |
| wrong-way driver {n} | :: spøgelsesbilist |
| wrought iron {n} (form of iron that is not cast) | :: smedejern {n} |
| WRT {prep} (abbreviated forms of prepositions denoting with respect to) | :: mht. |
| WRT {prep} (abbreviated forms of prepositions denoting with regard to) | :: mht. |
| Württembergian {adj} (of or relating to Württemberg) | :: württembergsk |
| WSC {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin | :: |
| wuderove {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff | :: |
| wunderkind {n} (child prodigy) SEE: child prodigy | :: |
| WW1 {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| Wymysorys {prop} (A West Germanic language spoken in the Polish town of Wilamowice.) | :: vimisørisk {n} |
| Wyoming {prop} (US state) | :: Wyoming |
