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| p. {n} (page) | :: s. |
| pacemaker {n} (medical implement) | :: pacemaker {c} |
| Pacific Ocean {prop} (the world's largest body of water) | :: Stillehavet {n} |
| pacifier {n} (for a baby) | :: sut {c} |
| package {n} (something which is packed) | :: pakke |
| package {n} (act of packing) | :: pakning |
| package {v} (to pack) | :: pakke |
| pack animal {n} (animal used to carry heavy items) SEE: beast of burden | :: |
| packed lunch {n} (picnic meal) | :: madpakke |
| packet {n} (small pack) | :: pakke {c} |
| pack ice {n} (large consolidated mass of floating sea ice) | :: pakis {c} |
| pact {n} (an agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant) | :: pagt {c} |
| pad {v} (to stuff) SEE: stuff | :: |
| pad {n} (colloquial: place of residence) | :: hybel |
| padawan {n} (any apprentice or student) SEE: apprentice | :: |
| paddle {n} (two-handed, single-bladed oar) | :: paddel {c}, padle {c}, padleåre {c} |
| paddle {n} (double-bladed oar used for kayaking) | :: pagaj {c} |
| paddleboat {n} (pedalo) SEE: pedalo | :: |
| paddy {n} (wet land where rice grows) | :: rismark {n} |
| paddy field {n} (field where rice is grown) SEE: paddy | :: |
| paddy wagon {n} (a police van for transporting prisoners) | :: salatfad {n} |
| padlock {n} (type of lock) | :: hængelås {c} |
| pagan {n} (person not adhering to a main world religion) | :: hedning {c} |
| paganism {n} (local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity) | :: hedenskab {n} |
| page {n} (boy child) SEE: boy | :: |
| page {n} (one side of a leaf of a book) | :: side {c} |
| pageant {n} (beauty pageant) SEE: beauty pageant | :: |
| page boy {n} (young male attendant at a wedding ceremony) | :: brudedreng {c} [in the service of the bride], brudesvend {c} [in the service of the bride] |
| pager {n} (device) | :: personsøger {c} |
| pagoda {n} (a tiered tower with multiple eaves) | :: pagode {c} |
| pail {n} (bucket) SEE: bucket | :: |
| pain {n} (ache or bodily suffering) | :: smerte |
| pain {v} (to hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish) | :: såre |
| painful {adj} (causing pain) | :: smertefuld, smertelig |
| paint {n} (substance) | :: maling {c}, farve {c} |
| paint {v} (create an image) | :: male |
| paintbrush {n} (thin brush) | :: pensel {c} |
| painted dog {n} (Lycaon pictus) SEE: African hunting dog | :: |
| painted hunting dog {n} (Lycaon pictus) SEE: African hunting dog | :: |
| painted wolf {n} (Lycaon pictus) SEE: African hunting dog | :: |
| painter {n} (artist) | :: maler {c}, kunstmaler {c} |
| painter {n} (one who paints surfaces using a paintbrush) | :: maler {c} |
| painting {n} (an illustration or artwork using paint) | :: maleri {n} |
| painting {n} (the action of applying paint) | :: malerkunst {c} |
| painting {n} (artistic application of paint) | :: malerkunst {c} |
| paint the town red {v} (party in a rowdy, wild manner) | :: male byen rød |
| pair {n} (number of things resembling one another, or belonging together) SEE: set | :: |
| pair {n} (two similar or identical things) | :: par {n} |
| pair of binoculars {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars | :: |
| pair of compasses {n} (tool used to draw circles) | :: passer {c} |
| pair of eyeglasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of glasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of scissors {n} (scissors) SEE: scissors | :: |
| pair of specs {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of spectacles {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of tongs {n} (tongs) SEE: tongs | :: |
| pair of tweezers {n} (tweezers) SEE: tweezers | :: |
| pairwise {adj} (occurring in pairs) | :: parvis |
| pajamas {n} (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) | :: pyjamas {c} |
| Pakistan {prop} (country in South Asia) | :: Pakistan |
| palace {n} (large, lavish residence) | :: palads {n} |
| Palace of Westminster {prop} (building in London housing the House of Commons and House of Lords) | :: Palace of Westminster |
| palatable {adj} (pleasing to the taste) | :: velsmagende |
| palatable {adj} (tolerable, acceptable) | :: spiselig, acceptabel |
| palatal {adj} ((phonetics) articulated at the hard palate) | :: palatal |
| palatal {n} ((phonetics) palatal consonant) | :: palatallyd {c} |
| Palau {prop} (Republic of Palau) | :: Palau |
| palaver {n} (unnecessary talk, fuss) | :: palaver {c} |
| palaver {n} (a meeting at which there is much talk) | :: palaver {c} |
| pale {adj} (light in color) | :: bleg, blegt |
| pale {v} (to become pale) | :: blegne |
| paleface {n} (a white person of European descent, in the context of American Indians) | :: blegansigt {n} |
| paleness {n} (condition or degree of being pale or of lacking color) | :: bleghed {c} |
| paleography {n} (study of old forms of writing) | :: palæografi |
| Paleolithic {n} (Old Stone Age) | :: ældste stenalder |
| paleologism {n} (phrase that was coined in the past and now obsolete) | :: paleologisme {c} |
| paleontology {n} (study of prehistoric forms of life) | :: palæontologi {c} |
| Palestine {prop} (geographic region) | :: Palæstina |
| Palestine {prop} (West Bank and Gaza Strip collectively) | :: Palæstina |
| Palestine {prop} (historical: former British entity) | :: Palæstina |
| Palestine {prop} (historical: former British Mandate) | :: Palæstina |
| Palestinian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine and/or the Palestinian people) | :: palæstinensisk, palæstinsk |
| Palestinian {n} (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) | :: palæstinenser {c} |
| paletot {n} (A loose outer jacket, overcoat) | :: frakke {n} |
| palette {n} (board) | :: palet {c} |
| Palikir {prop} (The capital of the Federated States of Micronesia) | :: Palikir |
| palindrome {n} (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) | :: palindrom {n} |
| palladium {n} (chemical element) | :: palladium {n} |
| Pallas's grasshopper warbler {n} (Locustella certhiola) | :: Pallas græshoppesanger {c} |
| Pallas's gull {n} (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) | :: stor sorthovedet måge |
| pallet {n} (a portable platform) | :: palle |
| pallet jack {n} (manually operated device for lifting and moving pallets) | :: palleløfter {c} |
| pallet truck {n} (manually operated device for lifting and moving pallets) SEE: pallet jack | :: |
| pallid {adj} (appearing weak, pale or wan) | :: bleg |
| pallium {n} (cerebral cortex) SEE: cerebral cortex | :: |
| palm {n} (inner, concave part of hand) | :: håndflade {c} |
| palm {n} (palm tree) SEE: palm tree | :: |
| palmistry {n} (telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand) | :: håndlæsning {c} |
| palm oil {n} (edible plant oil) | :: palmeolie {c} |
| Palm Sunday {n} (Sunday before Easter) | :: palmesøndag {c} |
| palm tree {n} (tropical tree) | :: palmetræ {n}, palme {c} |
| pamper {v} (to treat with excessive care, to indulge) | :: forkæle |
| Pamphylia {prop} (region) | :: Pamfylien |
| pan- {prefix} (a combining form meaning "all") | :: pan-, al-, fælles- |
| Panama {prop} (country) | :: Panama |
| Panama City {prop} (capital of Panama) | :: Panama City |
| panarchism {n} | :: panarkisme |
| pancake {n} (thin batter cake) | :: pandekage {c} |
| Pancake Day {prop} (Shrove Tuesday) SEE: Shrove Tuesday | :: |
| Pancake Tuesday {prop} (Shrove Tuesday) SEE: Shrove Tuesday | :: |
| Panchen Lama {n} (second-highest ranking lama of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism) | :: Panchen Lama |
| Pancras {prop} (saint) | :: Pancratius |
| pancreas {n} (gland near the stomach) | :: bugspytkirtel {c} |
| panda {n} (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, see also: giant panda) | :: panda {m}, kæmpepanda {c} |
| panda {n} (red panda) SEE: red panda | :: |
| panda bear {n} (panda) SEE: panda | :: |
| pandeism {n} (belief in a god both pantheistic and deistic) | :: pandeisme |
| pandemic {adj} (general, widespread) SEE: general | :: |
| pandemic {adj} (epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population) | :: pandemisk |
| pandemic {n} (disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population) | :: pandemi {c} |
| pander {n} (pimp or procurer) SEE: pimp | :: |
| Pandora {prop} (Character in Greek mythology) | :: Pandora |
| Pandora's box {n} (a source of unforeseen trouble) | :: Pandoras æske {c} |
| pandoro {n} (Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star) | :: pandoro {c} |
| panegyric {n} (formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something) | :: lovtale |
| panegyrical {adj} (lavish with praise) | :: panegyrisk |
| panentheism {n} (a doctrine that the universe is within God) | :: panenteisme {c} |
| Panevėžys {prop} (city in Lithuania) | :: Panevėžys |
| pan flute {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes | :: |
| Pangaea {prop} (supercontinent prior to Triassic) | :: Pangæa |
| pangolin {n} (mammal) | :: skældyr {c} |
| panic {n} (overpowering fright) | :: panik {c} |
| panic attack {n} (sudden period of intense anxiety) | :: panikanfald {n} |
| panic buying {n} (buying of commodities earlier than normal) | :: hamstring {c} |
| pan pipes {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes | :: |
| panpipes {n} (musical instrument) | :: panfløjte {c} |
| pansexuality {n} (sexual orientation) | :: panseksualitet, omniseksualitet |
| pant {n} (a pair of pants) SEE: pants | :: |
| pantheism {n} (belief that the universe is divine) | :: panteisme |
| panther {n} (big cat with black fur) | :: panter {c} |
| panther {n} (big cat of genus Panthera) | :: panter |
| panties {n} (underpants for women or girls) | :: trusser |
| pant leg {n} (either of the legs of a pair of pants) | :: bukseben {n} |
| pants {n} (garment covering the body from the waist downwards) | :: bukser {p}, buks {c} |
| panty {n} (panties) SEE: panties | :: |
| pap {n} (porridge) SEE: porridge | :: |
| papal {adj} (related to the pope or papacy) | :: pavelig |
| Papal States {prop} (state) | :: Kirkestaten, Pavestaten [uncommon] |
| paparazzi {n} (paparazzo) SEE: paparazzo | :: |
| paparazzo {n} (freelance photographer of celebrities) | :: paparazzofotograf {c} |
| papaya {n} (fruit) | :: papaja {c} |
| paper {n} (sheet material) | :: papir |
| paper {n} (newspaper) SEE: newspaper | :: |
| paper {n} (wallpaper) SEE: wallpaper | :: |
| paper {v} (to document) SEE: document | :: |
| paperboy {n} (male who delivers newspapers) | :: avisdreng {c} |
| paper clip {n} (paper clip) | :: clips {c}, papirklips {c} |
| paper cut {n} (decorative ornament made by artful cutting of paper, as into silhouettes) | :: papirklip {n} |
| paperless {adj} (without paper) | :: papirløs |
| paperless {adj} (using information without paper) | :: papirløs |
| paperless {adj} (without documentation of identity) | :: papirløs |
| paper money {n} (a form of banknotes) | :: papirpenge {c-p} |
| paper tiger {n} (paper tiger) | :: papirtiger {c} |
| paper towel {n} (sheet of absorbent paper) | :: køkkenrulle |
| papier-mâché {n} (paper mixed with glue to create a sculptural object) | :: papmaché {c} |
| pappardelle {n} (broad form of fettuccine) | :: pappardelle |
| paprika {n} (ground spice) | :: paprika {c} |
| Papua New Guinea {prop} (country in Oceania) | :: Papua Ny Guinea |
| papyrology {n} (the study of ancient texts written on papyrus) | :: papyrologi {c} |
| para- {prefix} (having substituents on benzene rings on opposite carbon atoms) | :: para- |
| parachute {n} (a device designed to control the fall of an object) | :: faldskærm {c} |
| parade {n} (organized procession) | :: parade, optog {n} |
| paradisaic {adj} (relating to paradise) | :: paradisisk |
| paradisaical {adj} (paradisaic) SEE: paradisaic | :: |
| paradise {n} (heaven) | :: paradis |
| paradisiac {adj} (of or like Paradise) | :: paradisisk |
| paradisiacal {adj} (resembling paradise) | :: paradisisk |
| paraffin {n} (kerosene) SEE: kerosene | :: |
| paragraph {n} (passage in text) | :: paragraf {c}, afsnit {n} |
| Paraguay {prop} (country in South America) | :: Paraguay |
| parallax {n} | :: parallakse |
| parallelepiped {n} (solid figure) | :: parallelepipedum |
| parallel import {n} (import without permission of the intellectual property owner) | :: parallelimport {c} |
| parallel universe {n} (universe that exists separately alongside another universe) | :: parallelunivers {n}, parallelt univers {n} |
| Paramaribo {prop} (capital of Suriname) | :: Paramaribo |
| paramedic {n} (individual trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) | :: paramediciner {c} |
| parametric equation {n} (equations that define coordinates of dependent variables of a curve or surface) | :: parameterfremstilling {c} |
| paranoia {n} (A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) | :: paranoia |
| paranoid personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) | :: paranoid personlighedsforstyrrelse, paranoid personlighedsstruktur |
| paranoid schizophrenia {n} (form of schizophrenia accompanied by delusions) | :: paranoid skizofreni {c} |
| paranormal {adj} (can not be explained by scientific methods) | :: paranormal |
| paraphilia {n} (sexual deviation) | :: parafili {c} |
| parapsychology {n} (study of that which cannot yet be explained) | :: parapsykologi {c} |
| parasite {n} (useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back) | :: parasit {m} |
| parasite {n} ((generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing resources from another living organism) | :: parasit {c} |
| parataxis {n} (in grammar) | :: paratakse {c}, sideordning {c} |
| paratrooper {n} (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) | :: faldskærmssoldat {c}, faldskærmsjæger {c} |
| parcel {n} (package wrapped for shipment) | :: pakke {c} |
| pardon {interj} (interjection, request to repeat) | :: hvadbehager, hvad, undskyld mig |
| pardon my French {v} (please excuse my swearing or bad language (idiomatic)) | :: undskyld mit franske, undskyld sproget |
| parent {n} (person from whom one is descended) | :: forælder {c} |
| parent {n} (source or origin of something) | :: ophav |
| parent {n} (parent company) SEE: parent company | :: |
| parental leave {n} (leave of absence for a parent to take care of a baby) | :: barsel {c} |
| parent company {n} (a company that owns or controls another company) | :: moderselskab {n} |
| parenthesis {n} (either of a pair of brackets ( )) | :: parentes {c} |
| parenthesis {n} (both round brackets) | :: parentes {c} |
| parenthesis {n} ((mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator) | :: parentes {c} |
| parent-in-law {n} (mother-in-law or father-in-law) | :: svigerforældre {p} |
| parent nuclide {n} (parent nuclide) | :: moderkerne {c} |
| parents {n} (one's parents) | :: forældre {c-p} |
| parfait {n} (an iced dessert) | :: parfait {c} |
| Paris {prop} (capital of France) | :: Paris {n} |
| parish {n} (part of a diocese) | :: sogn {n} |
| parish {n} (members of the parish) | :: sogn {n} |
| parish church {n} (church that serves as the religious centre of a parish) | :: sognekirke {c} |
| parishioner {n} (member of a parish) | :: sognebarn {n}, sjæl {c} [lit. "soul"] |
| parish register {n} (record book of a parish) | :: kirkebog {c} |
| Parisian {n} (someone from Paris) | :: pariser {c}, pariserinde {c} [female] |
| Parisian {adj} (of Paris) | :: parisisk |
| park {n} (ground for recreation) | :: park {c} |
| parking garage {n} (building) | :: parkeringshus {n}, p-hus {n} |
| parking permit {n} (printed permission to park) | :: parkeringstilladelse {c}, p-tilladelse {c}, p-licens {c}, beboerlicens {c} [for residents] |
| Parkinson's disease {n} (Parkinson's disease) | :: Parkinsons sygdom {c} |
| parliament {n} (institution with elected or appointed members) | :: parlament, ting {n} |
| Parliament {prop} (parliament) SEE: parliament | :: |
| parlous {adj} (attended with peril) SEE: dangerous | :: |
| parochial {adj} (pertaining to a parish) | :: sogne- |
| parochial {adj} (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) | :: provinsiel |
| parody {n} (expression making fun of something else) | :: parodi |
| parody {v} (to make a parody of something) | :: parodiere |
| paroemia {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb | :: |
| parrot {n} (kind of bird) | :: papegøje {c} |
| parrot {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin | :: |
| parse {v} (to examine closely) SEE: scrutinize | :: |
| parsimony {n} (great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily) | :: sparsomhed |
| parsley {n} (plant Petroselinum crispum) | :: persille {c} |
| parsnip {n} (the plant Pastinaca sativa) | :: pastinak {c} |
| parsonage {n} (house provided by the church as residence of a priest.) | :: præstegård {c}, præstebolig {c} |
| part {n} (math: factor) SEE: factor | :: |
| part {n} (fraction of a whole) | :: del {c} |
| part {adj} (partial) SEE: partial | :: |
| partial {adj} (existing in part) | :: partiel |
| partial {adj} (biased) | :: partisk |
| partial pressure {n} (pressure one component of a mixture of gases would contribute to the total pressure) | :: partialtryk {n} |
| participant {n} (one who participates) | :: deltager {c} |
| participate {v} (to join in, to take part, to involve oneself) | :: deltage, participere |
| participation {n} (act of participating) | :: deltagelse {c} |
| participatory democracy {n} (Political system) | :: deltagelsesdemokrati {n} |
| participial {n} (participle) SEE: participle | :: |
| participle {n} (verb form) | :: participium {n}, tillægsform {c} |
| particle {n} (body with very small size) | :: partikel {c}, lille del {c} |
| particle {n} (elementary particle or subatomic particle) | :: partikel {c}, elementarpartikel {c} |
| particle {n} (word that does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech) | :: partikel {c} |
| particle board {n} (structural material manufactured from wood particles) | :: spånplade {c} |
| particle physics {n} (particle physics) | :: partikelfysik, højenergifysik |
| particular {adj} (partial) SEE: partial | :: |
| partisan {n} (fervent supporter of a party) | :: partisoldat {c} |
| partisan {n} (type of spear) | :: partisan {c} |
| partiture {n} (score (music)) SEE: score | :: |
| partner {n} (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) | :: partner {c} |
| partner {n} (a member of a business or law partnership) | :: partner, kompagnon |
| partner {n} (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner) | :: partner |
| partner {n} (dancing partner) | :: partner {c}, kavaler {c} |
| partner {n} (either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)) | :: partner, medspiller |
| partner {v} (To make or be partner) | :: slå sig sammen (become partners) |
| partner {v} (To work or perform as partner) | :: samarbejde |
| partnership {n} (state of being associated with a partner) | :: partnerskab {n} |
| part of speech {n} (the function a word or phrase performs) | :: ordklasse {c} |
| partridge {n} (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris) | :: agerhøne {c} |
| partridgeberry {n} (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) SEE: lingonberry | :: |
| part-time {adj} (involving less than the normal time) | :: deltids- |
| party {n} (social gathering) | :: fest {c} |
| party {n} (political group) SEE: political party | :: |
| party member {n} (member of a political party) | :: partimedlem {n}, partisoldat {c} [hardworking member, lit. "party soldier"] |
| party political {adj} (relating to party politics) | :: partipolitisk |
| party pooper {n} (one who dampens the fun of a group activity) SEE: spoilsport | :: |
| par value {n} (face value) SEE: face value | :: |
| pascal {n} (SI unit of pressure and stress) | :: pascal |
| pas de deux {n} (a dance performed by two dancers) | :: pas de deux {c} |
| pasha {n} (title) | :: pasha, sværmeri |
| pass {v} (decline to play in one's turn) | :: melde pas |
| pass {n} (password) SEE: password | :: |
| pass away {v} (to die (euphemistic)) | :: gå bort, sove ind |
| passbook {n} (booklet used to record bank transactions) | :: bankbog |
| passenger {n} (one who rides or travels in a vehicle) | :: passager {c} |
| passenger pigeon {n} (an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius) | :: vandredue, amerikanske vandredue |
| passenger train {n} (type of train) | :: persontog {n} |
| passer-by {n} (a person who is passing by) | :: forbipasserende {c} |
| passion {n} (any great emotion) | :: lidenskab {c}, passion {c} |
| passionate {adj} (fired with intense feeling) | :: lidenskabelig |
| passive {adj} (grammar: being in the passive voice) | :: passiv |
| passive-aggressive {adj} (passive resistance) | :: passiv-agressiv |
| pass on {v} (To die) SEE: die | :: |
| Passover {prop} (Jewish festival) | :: påske {c} |
| passport {n} (official document) | :: pas {n} |
| pass the buck {v} (to transfer responsibility or blame from oneself) | :: sende aben videre [lit.: passing the monkey along] |
| password {n} (word used to gain admittance) | :: kodeord {n}, løsen {n}, feltråb {n} |
| password {n} (computing: string of characters known only to a user) | :: kodeord {n}, adgangskode {c}, password {n} |
| past {adj} (ago) SEE: ago | :: |
| past {n} (period of time that has already happened) | :: fortid {c} |
| past {n} | :: præteritum |
| pasta {n} (dough) | :: pasta {c} |
| pastiche {n} (work that imitates the work of a previous artist) | :: pastiche {c} |
| pastiche {n} (musical medley) | :: potpourri {n} |
| pastor {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd | :: |
| past participle {n} (past participle) | :: datids tillægsform {c}, kort tillægsform {c} |
| past perfect {n} (tense) | :: førdatid {c} |
| pastry {n} (food group) | :: bagværk {n} |
| patch {n} (figuratively: fit) SEE: fit | :: |
| patch {n} (paltry fellow) SEE: fool | :: |
| patch {n} (piece of cloth used to repair a garment) | :: lap {c} |
| patch {n} (small piece of anything used to repair a breach) | :: lap {c} |
| patch {n} (a small area, plot of land, or piece of ground) | :: bed {n}, jordstykke {n} |
| patch file {n} (patch) SEE: patch | :: |
| patella {n} (kneecap) SEE: kneecap | :: |
| paternal aunt {n} (the sister of one's father) | :: faster {c} [blood paternal aunt], tante {c} [in-law paternal aunt / informal] |
| paternal grandfather {n} (one's father's father) | :: farfar {c} |
| paternal grandmother {n} (one's father's mother) | :: farmor {c} |
| paternal uncle {n} (brother of one's father) | :: farbror {c} [blood paternal uncle], onkel {c} [in-law paternal uncle / informal] |
| paternity {n} (fatherhood) SEE: fatherhood | :: |
| paternity leave {n} (leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby) | :: barsel {c} |
| paternoster {n} (a rosary) SEE: rosary | :: |
| paternoster {n} (Lord's prayer) | :: fadervor {n} |
| paternoster {n} (slow, continuously moving lift) | :: paternosterelevator {c} |
| path {n} (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) | :: sti {c}, havegang {c}, passage {c} |
| path {n} (a course taken) | :: retning {c}, vej {c} |
| path {n} (a metaphorical course) | :: retning {c}, vej {c} |
| path {n} (a method or direction of proceeding) | :: vej {c} |
| path {n} (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) | :: sti {c} |
| path {n} (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) | :: vej {c} |
| pathetic {adj} (arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion) | :: medynkvækkende, sørgelig, ynkelig |
| pathetic {adj} (arousing scorn or contempt) | :: ynkelig, patetisk |
| pathologic {adj} (pathological) SEE: pathological | :: |
| pathological {adj} (pertaining to pathology) | :: patologisk |
| pathological {adj} (relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder) | :: patologisk, sygelig |
| pathologist {n} (expert in pathology) | :: patolog {c} |
| pathologize {v} (pathologize) | :: sygeliggøre |
| pathology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: patologi {c} |
| pathos {n} (a writer or speaker's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals) | :: patos {c} |
| patience {n} (quality of being patient) | :: tålmod {n}, tålmodighed {c} |
| patience is a virtue {proverb} (it is better to be patient than impatient) | :: tålmodighed er en dyd |
| patient {adj} (not losing one's temper while waiting) | :: tålmodig |
| patient {n} (someone who receives treatment from a doctor) | :: patient {c} |
| patient contact {n} (contact between a patient and a professional) | :: patientkontakt {c} |
| patio {n} (a paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation) | :: teresse |
| patio {n} (an inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses) | :: gårdhave |
| Patras {prop} (city of Greece) | :: Patras |
| patriarch {n} (male leader) | :: patriark {c} |
| patriarchal {adj} (relating to patriarchy) | :: patriakal, patriarkalsk |
| Patricia {prop} (female given name) | :: Patricia |
| patrician {n} (member of Roman aristocracy) | :: patricier {c} |
| patrician {n} (nobleman) | :: patricier {c} |
| Patrick {prop} (given name) | :: Patrick |
| patriot {n} (person who loves, supports and defends their country) | :: patriot {c} |
| patriotic {adj} (inspired by patriotism) | :: patriotisk |
| patriotism {n} (love of one's own country) | :: patriotisme {c} |
| patrol {n} (going of the rounds) | :: patrulje |
| patron {n} (regular customer) | :: stamkunde {c} |
| patron {n} (wealthy individual who supports an artist etc.) | :: mæcen {c} |
| patronising {adj} (offensively condescending) SEE: condescending | :: |
| patronizing {adj} (offensively condescending) SEE: condescending | :: |
| patron saint {n} (saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer) | :: skytshelgen {c} |
| patronymic {n} (patronymic (noun)) | :: patronym {n} |
| paucal {adj} | :: paucalis, fåtal |
| paucal {n} (in grammar: a language form referring to a few of something (three to around ten)) | :: paucalis, fåtal |
| Paul {prop} (the Apostle) | :: Paulus |
| Paul {prop} (male given name) | :: Poul |
| Paula {prop} (female given name) | :: Poula, Paula |
| Pauline {prop} (female given name) | :: Pauline {c} |
| Paulson {prop} (surname meaning "son of Paul") | :: Poulsen |
| paunch {n} (large, protruding belly) | :: vom {c}, bug {c} |
| pauper {n} (one who is extremely poor) | :: fattiglem {n}, fattiglus {c} |
| pause {n} (temporary stop or rest) | :: pause {c} |
| pave {v} ((British) to cover with paving stones) | :: brolægge |
| pave {v} ((North American) to cover with stones, asphalt, etc) | :: asfaltere [only with asphalt] |
| pavement {n} (footpath) | :: fortov {n} |
| pavement {n} (surface of road) | :: vejbelægning {c}, brolægning {c} [cobblestones or similar] |
| paw {n} (soft foot of an animal) | :: pote {c} |
| paw {v} (to touch someone (with the hands) in a sexual way) | :: gramse |
| pawn {n} (chess piece) | :: bonde {c} |
| pawn {n} (someone who is being manipulated) | :: brik {c} [in someone's game] |
| pawn {n} (instance of pawning something) | :: pantsætning {c} |
| pawn {n} (item sold to a pawn shop) | :: pant {n} |
| pawn {n} ((rare) type of shop) | :: pantelåner {c} |
| pawn {v} (give as security for loan) | :: pantsætte |
| pawnbroker {n} (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) | :: pantelåner {c} |
| pawnshop {n} (business premises of a pawnbroker) | :: pantelåner |
| pay {v} (to give money in exchange for goods or services) | :: betale |
| pay {v} (to be profitable) | :: betale sig, lønne sig |
| pay {n} (money given in return for work) | :: betaling {c} |
| pay {adj} (operable or accessible on deposit of coins) | :: betalings- |
| pay {adj} (pertaining to or requiring payment) | :: betalings- |
| pay back {v} (to repay) | :: tilbagebetale |
| payday {n} (day on which an employee's salary is paid) | :: lønningsdag |
| pay grade {n} (level indicating a base salary) | :: løntrin {n} |
| payment card {n} (card) | :: betalingskort {n} |
| pay-off {n} (a payment) | :: udbytte |
| pay-off {n} (a reward) | :: belønning {n} |
| pay-off {n} (a bribe) | :: bestikkelse |
| payphone {n} (a public telephone) | :: mønttelefon {c} |
| pay raise {n} (increase in salary) SEE: pay rise | :: |
| pay rise {n} (increase in pay) | :: lønforhøjelse {c} |
| payrise {n} (pay rise) SEE: pay rise | :: |
| pea {n} (plant) | :: ært {c} |
| pea {n} (edible seed) | :: ært {c} |
| peace {n} (tranquility, quiet, harmony; absence of violence) | :: fred {c}, ro {c} |
| peace {n} (state of mind) | :: sindsro {c}, sjælefred {c} |
| peace {n} (state of being free from war) | :: fred {c} |
| peaceable {adj} (in favour of peace) | :: fredelig, fredsommelig |
| peaceable {adj} (characterized by peace) | :: fredelig |
| peace of mind {n} (absence of mental stress) | :: sindsro {c} |
| peace talks {n} (discussions between nation-states held to resolve conflict) | :: fredsforhandling {c} |
| peacetime {n} (period of peace) | :: fredstid {c} |
| peach {n} (tree) | :: ferskentræ {n} |
| peach {n} (fruit) | :: fersken {c} |
| peachtree {n} (peach) SEE: peach | :: |
| peacock {n} (pheasant of one of the genera Pavo and Afropavo) | :: påfugl {c} |
| peafowl {n} (pheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo) | :: påfugl {c} |
| peak hour {n} (rush hour) SEE: rush hour | :: |
| pean {adj} (of black colour with gold spots on a coat of arms) | :: kontraguldhermelin |
| peanut {n} (a legume resembling a nut) | :: jordnød {c}, peanut {c} |
| peanut butter {n} (spread made from ground peanuts) | :: peanutbutter {n}, jordnøddesmør {n} |
| pear {n} (fruit) | :: pære {c} |
| pearl {n} (light-colored tern) SEE: tern | :: |
| pearl {n} (mother-of-pearl) SEE: mother-of-pearl | :: |
| pearl {n} (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks) | :: perle {c} |
| pearl {n} (figuratively: something precious) | :: perle {c} |
| pearl {n} (fringe or border) SEE: fringe | :: |
| pearl {n} (brill) SEE: brill | :: |
| pearl diver {n} (person who dives for pearls) | :: perlefisker {c}, perledykker {c} |
| pearl diver {n} (dishwasher) SEE: dishwasher | :: |
| pearl necklace {n} (necklace made of pearls) | :: perlehalskæde {c} |
| pearl of wisdom {n} (succinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept) | :: perle af visdom |
| peasant {n} (member of the agriculture low class) | :: bonde {c} |
| peat {n} (soil) | :: tørv |
| pebble {n} (stone) | :: ral |
| PEBCAK {n} (problem experienced with a user's computer that is due to user error) | :: fejl 40 |
| pecan {n} (nut) | :: pekannød {c} |
| pechka {n} (Russian oven) SEE: Russian oven | :: |
| peck {v} (to strike or pierce with the beak or similar) | :: pikke |
| pecker {n} (slang for penis) SEE: dick | :: |
| pecker {n} (slang for woodpecker) SEE: woodpecker | :: |
| pecker {n} (slang for courage) SEE: courage | :: |
| peckerwood {n} (woodpecker) SEE: woodpecker | :: |
| pecking order {n} (The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate) | :: hakkeorden {c} |
| peckish {adj} (mildly hungry) | :: brødflov, sulten |
| peckish {adj} (irritable) | :: irritabel |
| pectin {n} (substance) | :: pektin |
| pectoral sandpiper {n} (Calidris melanotos) | :: stribet ryle |
| ped {n} (pedestrian) SEE: pedestrian | :: |
| pedagogue {n} (a teacher) | :: pædagog |
| pedagogy {n} (profession of teaching) | :: pædagogik {c} |
| pedal {n} (lever operated by one's foot) | :: pedal {c} |
| pedalo {n} (small boat propelled by pedals) | :: vandcykel {c} |
| pedant {n} (person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning) | :: pedant {c} |
| pedantic {adj} (like a pedant) | :: pedantisk |
| pedantical {adj} (pedantic) SEE: pedantic | :: |
| pedantry {n} (excessive attention to detail or rules) | :: pedanteri |
| peddler {n} (drug dealer) SEE: drug dealer | :: |
| pederast {n} (practitioner of pederasty) | :: pæderast {c} |
| pederasty {n} (pederasty) | :: pæderasti {c} |
| pedestal {n} (the base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like) | :: sokkel {c} |
| pedestrian {n} (somebody walking rather than using a vehicle) | :: fodgænger {c} |
| pedestrian crossing {n} (place for pedestrians to cross a street) | :: fodgængerovergang {c} |
| pedestrian island {n} (refuge island) SEE: refuge island | :: |
| pedestrian refuge {n} (refuge island) SEE: refuge island | :: |
| pediatrician {n} (physician who specialises in pediatrics) | :: bornelaege |
| pedicure {n} (superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails) | :: fodpleje |
| pedophile {n} (an adult who is sexually attracted to children) | :: pædofil {c} |
| pedophilia {n} (sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children) | :: pædofili {c} |
| pedophilic {adj} (of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia) | :: pædofil |
| pee {v} | :: tisse, pisse |
| peel {v} (to remove skin) | :: skrælle |
| peel {n} (skin of a fruit) | :: skræl |
| pee-pee {n} (childish: urine) SEE: wee-wee | :: |
| pee-pee {n} (childish: genitalia) SEE: wee-wee | :: |
| peer {n} (someone of same age) | :: jævnaldrende |
| peerless {adj} (without peer or equal) | :: mageløs |
| peer review {n} (scholarly process) | :: fagfællebedømmelse {c} |
| peer reviewed {adj} (having been subjected to peer review) | :: fagfællebedømt |
| Pei-ching {prop} (Beijing) SEE: Beijing | :: |
| Peipus {prop} (lake in Estonia/Russia) | :: Peipus |
| pejorative {adj} (disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | :: nedsættende |
| pejorative {n} (disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | :: pejorativ, nedsættende udsagn {n} |
| Peking {prop} (Beijing) SEE: Beijing | :: |
| Peleus {prop} (surname) | :: Peleus |
| pelican {n} (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae) | :: pelikan {c} |
| Peloponnese {prop} (region of Greece) | :: Peloponnes |
| pelvis {n} (bone) | :: bækken {n} |
| pen {n} (wing) SEE: wing | :: |
| pen {n} (writing tool) | :: pen {c} |
| pen {n} (female swan) | :: hunsvane {c} |
| penal code {n} (penal code) SEE: criminal code | :: |
| penalty {n} (legal sentence) | :: straf {c} |
| penalty {n} (penalty kick) SEE: penalty kick | :: |
| penalty area {n} (area on a soccer pitch) | :: straffesparksfelt {n} |
| penalty box {n} (penalty area) SEE: penalty area | :: |
| penalty kick {n} ((soccer) a form of direct free kick) | :: straffespark {n} |
| penalty shootout {n} (a series of penalty kicks) | :: straffesparkskonkurrence {c} |
| penance {n} (voluntary self-imposed punishment) | :: pønitense {c} |
| pencil {n} (graphite writing-instrument) | :: blyant {c} |
| pencil box {n} (container for stationery) SEE: pencil case | :: |
| pencil case {n} (object purposed to contain stationery) | :: pennalhus {n}, penalhus {n} |
| pencil pusher {n} (one who does office work) | :: ni-til-femmer {c} |
| pencil sharpener {n} (device used to sharpen pencils) | :: blyantspidser {c} |
| pendant {n} (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) | :: vedhæng {n} |
| pen drive {n} (flash drive) SEE: flash drive | :: |
| penduline tit {n} (bird) | :: pungmejser |
| penetrate {v} (enter into) | :: trænge ind |
| penfriend {n} (person with whom one exchanges letters) SEE: pen pal | :: |
| penguin {n} (flightless sea bird) | :: pingvin |
| penicillin {n} (penicillin) | :: penicillin {c} {n} |
| peninsula {n} (piece of land projecting into water) | :: halvø {c} |
| penis {n} | :: penis {c} [clinical], pik {c} [slang, pejorative], tissemand {c}, diller {c}, javert {c} [slang], tredje ben [slang], lem {c} [slang] |
| penis {n} (penis) SEE: member | :: |
| penis envy {n} (unconscious desire) | :: penismisundelse |
| Pennsylvania {prop} (US state) | :: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvanien [archaic] |
| penny bun {n} (Boletus edulis) SEE: porcini | :: |
| penny farthing {n} (bicycle) | :: væltepeter |
| pen pal {n} (friend with whom one communicates using letters) | :: penneven |
| pen-pusher {n} (person who performs routine office work) SEE: pencil pusher | :: |
| pension {n} (regular payment due to a person in consideration of past services) | :: pension {c} |
| pensioner {n} (someone who lives on a pension) | :: pensionist {c} |
| pensive {adj} (having the appearance of thinking) | :: eftertænksom, tankefuld |
| pensive {adj} (looking thoughtful or sad) | :: eftertænksom, tungsindig |
| pentagon {n} (a polygon with five sides and five angles) | :: pentagon {c}, femkant {c} |
| pentagram {n} (shape of five-pointed star) | :: pentagram {n} |
| pentalingual {adj} (written in five languages) | :: femsproget |
| pentalingual {adj} (able to use five languages) | :: femsproget |
| pentalogy {n} (series of five related works of art) | :: pentalogi {c} |
| Pentecost {prop} (Christian festival) | :: pinse |
| Pentecostalism {n} (Christian religious movement) | :: pinsebevægelse {c} |
| penultimate {adj} (next-to-last in a sequence) | :: næstsidst |
| Penza {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: Pensa |
| peony {n} (Paeonia genus of flowering plants) | :: pæon |
| people {n} (a body of human beings; a group of two or more persons) | :: folk {p} |
| people {n} (a group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation etc.) | :: folk {n} |
| people {n} (a group of persons regarded as being employees etc.) | :: folk {n} |
| people {n} (a person's ancestors, relatives or family) | :: slægt {c} |
| People's Democratic Republic of Algeria {prop} (official name of Algeria) | :: Den Demokratiske Folkerepublik Algeriet {c} |
| People's Liberation Army {prop} (army branch) | :: Folkets Befrielseshær {c} |
| people smuggling {n} (smuggling of people) SEE: human smuggling | :: |
| people's republic {n} (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) | :: folkerepublik {c} |
| People's Republic of China {prop} (official name of China) | :: Folkerepublikken Kina |
| people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones {proverb} (one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault) | :: kast ikke med sten hvis du selv bor i et glashus |
| pepper {n} (spice) | :: peber {n} |
| pepper {n} (fruit of the capsicum) | :: [spicy] chili, [mild] paprika |
| pepper mill {n} (a small handheld grinder) | :: peberkværn {c} |
| peppermint {n} (herb) | :: pebermynte {c} |
| peppermint {n} (confection) | :: pebermynte {c} |
| pepper spray {n} (non-lethal riot-control agent) | :: peberspray |
| pepperwort {n} (plant in the genus Lepidium) | :: karse |
| Pepsi {prop} (the brand of drink) | :: Pepsi |
| peptic ulcer {n} (ulcer) | :: mavesår {n} |
| peptide {n} (class of organic compounds) | :: peptid {n} |
| peptide bond {n} (amine bond) | :: peptidbinding {c} |
| perambulator {n} (pram) SEE: pram | :: |
| per capita {adj} (per person) | :: per indbygger |
| perceive {v} (to understand) | :: begribe |
| percent {n} (a part or other object per hundred) | :: procent |
| percentage point {n} (unit of the difference of two percentages) | :: procentpoint {n} |
| percentile {n} (any of the ninety-nine points) | :: percentil {c} |
| percentile {n} (any one of the hundred groups so divided) | :: percentil {c} |
| perceptive {adj} (having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition) | :: opmærksom, klarsynet |
| perch {n} (fish of the genus Perca) | :: abborre {c} |
| perch {n} (rod used by bird) | :: siddepind {c} |
| percussion {n} (medicine: tapping of the body) | :: perkussion {c} |
| percussion {n} (music: section of percussion instruments) | :: slagtøj {n}, percussion {c} |
| percussion cap {n} (metal cap on muzzleloading firearms) | :: fænghætte {c} |
| perdition {n} (eternal damnation) | :: evig fordømmelse |
| perdition {n} (hell) | :: helvede {n} |
| perdition {n} (absolute ruin) | :: undergang {c} |
| peregrine falcon {n} (Falco peregrinus) | :: vandrefalk {c} |
| perennial {adj} (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time) | :: helårlig, evig |
| perennial {adj} ((of a plant) Having a life cycle of more than two years) | :: flerårig |
| perennial {adj} (continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; permanent; unceasing; never failing) | :: evig |
| perennial {adj} (enduring; lasting; timeless) | :: evig |
| perennial {adj} (recurrent; appearing or recurring again and again) | :: tilbagevendende |
| perestroika {prop} (reform in the Soviet Union in 1980s) | :: perestrojka |
| perfect {adj} (fitting its definition precisely) | :: perfekt |
| perfect crime {n} (undetected crime) | :: perfekt forbrydelse {c} |
| perfectionist {n} (person who does not settle for anything that is not perfect) | :: perfektionist {c} |
| perfectionist {adj} (inclined or related to perfectionism) | :: perfektionistisk |
| perfectionistic {adj} (perfectionist) SEE: perfectionist | :: |
| perfect tense {n} (verb form indicating that an action has been completed) | :: førnutid {c}, perfektum |
| perforate {v} (to pierce or penetrate) | :: perforere |
| perforation gauge {n} (device for measuring perforation) | :: takkemåler |
| perforator {n} (hole punch) SEE: hole punch | :: |
| performance anxiety {n} (anxiety about performing in front of an audience) SEE: stage fright | :: |
| perfume {n} (substance providing a pleasant smell) | :: perfume |
| perfunctory {adj} (performed out of routine, with little care) | :: skødesløs, overfladisk |
| perhaps {adv} (indicating a lack of certainty) | :: måske |
| Pericles {prop} (Greek politician) | :: Perikles {m} |
| peril {n} (a situation of serious danger) | :: fare {c} |
| peril {n} (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) | :: risiko {c} |
| perilous {adj} (dangerous, full of peril) | :: farlig |
| perineum {n} (anatomical term) | :: mellemkød {n} |
| period {n} (punctation mark “.”) | :: punktum {n} |
| period {n} (division of school day) | :: lektion, modul, time |
| period {interj} (and nothing else) | :: punktum, basta [rare] |
| period {n} (menstruation) SEE: menstruation | :: |
| periodic {adj} (having repeated cycles) | :: periodisk |
| periodic {adj} (occurring at regular intervals) | :: periodisk |
| periodic {adj} (periodical) | :: periodisk |
| periodical {n} (publication that appears at fixed intervals) | :: periodikum {n} |
| periodically {adv} (in a regular, periodic manner) | :: periodisk |
| peripatetic {n} (Aristotelian) SEE: Aristotelian | :: |
| peripheral nervous system {n} (part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system) | :: det perifere nervesystem |
| periphery {n} (outside boundary, parts or surface) | :: periferi, udkant |
| periscope {n} (viewing device) | :: periskop {n} |
| peristalsis {n} (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract) | :: peristaltik |
| peritoneum {n} (serous membrane in mammals) | :: bughinde {c} |
| peritonitis {n} (inflammation of the peritoneum) | :: bughindebetændelse {c} |
| perjure {v} (knowingly make a false statement of witness) | :: mened |
| perjury {n} (deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath) | :: mened {c}, falsk forklaring {c} |
| Perm {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Perm |
| permanent {n} (hair treatment) | :: permanent {c} |
| permanent residency {n} (visa status) | :: permanent opholdstilladelse {c} |
| permanent wave {n} (series of waves in the hair) SEE: permanent | :: |
| permanganate {n} (salt of permanganic acid) | :: permanganat |
| permanganate {n} (potassium permanganate) | :: kaliumpermanganat |
| permille {n} (per thousand) | :: promille {c} |
| permission {n} (authorisation) | :: tilladelse {c} |
| permit {v} (allow (something) to happen) | :: tillade |
| permittivity {n} (property of a dielectric medium) | :: permittivitet {c} |
| pern {n} (honey buzzard) SEE: honey buzzard | :: |
| pernickety {adj} (requiring attention to minor details) | :: pernittengrynet |
| peroral {adj} (by way of the mouth) | :: peroral |
| peroxide {n} (hydrogen peroxide) SEE: hydrogen peroxide | :: |
| perpetrate {v} (to be guilty of, or responsible for; to commit) | :: begå |
| perpetrator {n} (one who perpetrates) | :: gerningsmand {c} |
| perpetual {adj} (lasting forever) | :: evig |
| perpetual {adj} (continuing uninterrupted) | :: vedvarende, permanent |
| perpetual {adj} (flowering throughout the growing season) | :: stedsegrøn [used with green plants; literally "ever green"] |
| perpetual motion machine {n} (hypothetical device) | :: evighedsmaskine {c} |
| per se {adv} (by itself) | :: i sig selv, som sådan, per se |
| persecution {n} (the act of persecuting) | :: forfølgelse {c} |
| persecution {n} (a program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people) | :: forfølgelse {c} |
| Persephone {prop} (Greek goddess) | :: Persefone |
| Persia {prop} (Iran) SEE: Iran | :: |
| Persia {prop} (region of ancient Iran) | :: Persien |
| Persian {n} (the Persian language) | :: persisk |
| Persian {n} (person from Persia) | :: perser {c} |
| Persian {n} (Persian cat) | :: perser {c}, angorakat {c} |
| Persian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Persia) | :: persisk |
| Persian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Persian people) | :: persisk |
| Persian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Persian language) | :: persisk |
| Persian Gulf {prop} (gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula) | :: Persiske Bugt |
| persimmon {n} (fruit) | :: kaki |
| person {n} (individual) | :: person {c} |
| person {n} (specifically a human being, see also: human; human being; man) | :: person {c} |
| person {n} (the physical body seen as distinct from the mind) | :: legeme {n} |
| person {n} (any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts) | :: person {c} |
| person {n} (grammar: linguistic category) | :: person {c} |
| personal {adj} (of or pertaining to a particular person) | :: personlig |
| personal computer {n} (small computer for use by one person at a time, see also: PC) | :: personlig computer {c} |
| personal data {n} | :: persondata {n} |
| personality {n} (set of qualities that make a person distinct from other people) | :: personlighed {c} |
| personality {n} (assumed role or manner of behavior) | :: skikkelse {c} |
| personality {n} (celebrity) | :: personlighed {c} |
| personality {n} (charisma) | :: personlighed {c}, karisma {c} |
| personality disorder {n} (class of mental disorders) | :: personlighedsforstyrrelse, personlighedsstruktur |
| personal lubricant {n} (lubricant used during human sexual activity) | :: glidecreme {c} |
| personally {adv} (in person) | :: personligt |
| personally {adv} (concerning oneself) | :: personlig |
| personally {adv} (as a person) | :: som person |
| personal pronoun {n} (part of speech) | :: personligt pronomen {n}, personligt stedord {n} |
| personal trainer {n} (someone employed to help another with their fitness) | :: personlig træner {c} |
| persona non grata {n} (a person who is not welcome) | :: persona non grata |
| personification {n} (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea) | :: personificering {c} |
| personification {n} (literary device) | :: personificering {c} |
| personification {n} (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human) | :: personificering {c} |
| perspective {n} (view, vista or outlook) | :: udsigt {c}, perspektiv {n} |
| perspective {adj} (of, in or relating to perspective) | :: perspektivisk |
| perspicacious {adj} (showing keen insight) | :: klarsynet |
| perspicacity {n} (Acute discernment or understanding; insight) | :: skarpsindighed |
| perspiration {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| perspire {v} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| persuade {v} (convince) | :: overbevise |
| pertussis {n} (whooping cough) SEE: whooping cough | :: |
| Peru {prop} (country in South America) | :: Peru |
| pervasive {adj} (manifested throughout) | :: gennemtrængende |
| perverse {adj} (Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted) | :: pervers |
| pervert {n} (sexually perverted person) | :: perverst menneske |
| Pesach {prop} (Passover) SEE: Passover | :: |
| pessary {n} (contraceptive device) | :: pessar {n} |
| pest {n} (destructive insect) | :: skadedyr |
| pest {n} (annoying person) | :: plage, plageånd, pestilens |
| pestilence {n} (any highly contagious epidemic disease) | :: pest {c} |
| pesto {n} (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) | :: pesto {c} |
| pet {n} (an animal kept as a companion) | :: kæledyr {n} |
| pet {v} (fondle (an animal)) | :: kæle |
| pet {v} (fondle (another person) amorously) | :: kæle |
| peta- {prefix} (SI prefix) | :: peta- |
| petal {n} (one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower) | :: kronblad {n} |
| petameter {n} (SI unit of length equal to 1015 meters) | :: petameter {c} |
| Peter {prop} (male given name) | :: Peter, Peder, Per |
| Peter {prop} (the Apostle) | :: Peter |
| Peter {prop} (one of the epistles of Peter) | :: Petersbrev, |
| Peterson {prop} (surname meaning "son of Peter") | :: Pedersen, Petersen |
| petite bourgeoisie {n} (petite bourgeoisie) | :: småborgerskab {n} |
| petit mal {n} (form of epilepsy) | :: petit mal {n}, absence {c} |
| pet name {n} (name of endearment) | :: kælenavn {n} |
| Petrarchan sonnet {n} (type of sonnet) | :: italienske sonet {c} |
| petrel {n} (Procellariiformes) | :: stormfugl {c} |
| Petri dish {n} (dish used to culture bacteria) | :: petriskål {c} |
| petrify {v} (to harden organic matter) | :: forstene |
| petrify {v} (to produce rigidity akin to stone) | :: forstene |
| petrify {v} (to immobilize with fright) | :: forstene |
| petroglyph {n} (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times) | :: helleristning {c} |
| Petrograd {prop} (city) | :: Petrograd |
| petrol {n} (gasoline) SEE: gasoline | :: |
| petroleum {n} (oil) SEE: oil | :: |
| petrology {n} (the study of rock) | :: petrologi {c} |
| petrol station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Petropavlovsk-Kamtjatskij |
| pet shop {n} (shop) | :: dyrehandel {c}, dyreforretning {c} |
| pettifogger {n} (Someone who quibbles) | :: ordkløver {c} |
| pettifogger {n} (An unscrupulous lawyer) | :: vinkelskriver {c}, lovtrækker {c} |
| petty {adj} (little, trifling, or inconsiderable, as a petty fault) | :: ubetydelig |
| pew {n} (long bench in a church) | :: kirkebænk {c}, kirkestol {c} |
| pewter {n} (alloy of tin, copper and antimony) | :: tin |
| pewter {n} (items made of pewter) SEE: pewterware | :: |
| pewterer {n} (manufacturer of pewterware) | :: kandestøber {c} |
| pewterware {n} (articles made from pewter) | :: tintøj |
| Phaistos {prop} (ancient Minoan city in southern Crete) | :: Phaistos {m} |
| phalange {n} (phalanx) SEE: phalanx | :: |
| phalanx {n} (ancient Greek military unit) | :: falanks {c} |
| phalanx {n} (finger or toe bone) | :: falanks {c} |
| phallic {adj} (having to do with the penis) | :: fallisk |
| phallus {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| phantom {n} (something having no physical reality) | :: fantom {c} |
| pharaoh {n} (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt) | :: farao {c} |
| pharisaic {adj} (of or pertaining to Pharisees) | :: farisæisk |
| pharisaic {adj} (of or pertaining to observance of ritual over meaning) | :: farisæisk |
| pharisaic {adj} (self-righteous) | :: skinhellig, farisæisk |
| pharisaical {adj} (both senses) SEE: pharisaic | :: |
| Pharisee {n} (member of an ancient Jewish political party, social movement, etc) | :: farisæer {c} |
| pharmaceutics {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| pharmacist {n} (professional who dispenses prescription drugs) | :: apoteker {c}, farmaceut {c}, farmakonom {c} |
| pharmacy {n} (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed) | :: apotek {n} |
| Pharmageddon {prop} (Pharmageddon) | :: Pharmageddon |
| pharynx {n} (part of alimentary canal) | :: svælg {n} |
| phase {n} (distinguishable part of a sequence) | :: fase {c} |
| pheasant {n} (bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food) | :: fasan |
| phenomenon {n} (observable fact or occurrence) | :: fænomen {n}, foreteelse {c} |
| phenylalanine {n} (amino acid; C9H11NO2) | :: fenylalanin |
| phenylketonuria {n} (metabolic disorder) | :: fenylketonuri {c} |
| pheromone {n} (chemical) | :: feromon {n} |
| philander {n} (lover) SEE: lover | :: |
| philanthropist {n} (person who loves mankind) | :: filantrop {c} |
| philanthropy {n} (charity) SEE: charity | :: |
| philanthropy {n} (benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind) | :: filantropi {c} |
| philatelic {adj} (relating to stamp collecting) | :: filatelistisk |
| philatelist {n} (a person who studies or collects stamps) | :: frimærkesamler, filatelist {c} |
| philately {n} (stamp collecting) | :: filateli |
| philately {n} (the study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc.) | :: filateli |
| -phile {suffix} (Forming nouns and adjectives denoting "friend") | :: -fil |
| Philemon {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Filemon, Paulus' Brev til Filemon |
| Philemon {prop} (male given name) | :: Filemon |
| philharmonic {n} (full-sized symphonic orchestra) SEE: symphony orchestra | :: |
| philharmonic orchestra {n} (symphony orchestra) SEE: symphony orchestra | :: |
| philia {n} (friendship) SEE: friendship | :: |
| Philip {prop} (biblical persons) | :: Filip |
| Philip {prop} (male given name) | :: Filip |
| Philippa {prop} (female given name) | :: Filippa |
| Philippians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Filipperbrevet {n} [definite form] |
| Philippine {adj} (Filipino) SEE: Filipino | :: |
| Philippine eagle {n} (species of eagle endemic to the Philippines) | :: abeørn |
| Philippines {prop} (Republic of the Philippines) | :: Filippinerne |
| philistine {n} (Philistine) SEE: Philistine | :: |
| Philistine {n} (person from Philistia) | :: filister |
| Philistine {n} (person lacking appreciation of culture) | :: spidsborger |
| philologist {n} (person who engages in philology) | :: filolog {c} |
| philology {n} (historical linguistics) | :: filologi |
| philosopher {n} (person devoted to studying philosophy) | :: filosof {c} |
| philosopher's stone {n} (philosopher's stone) | :: vises sten {c} |
| philosophy {n} (academic discipline) | :: filosofi {c} |
| philosophy of science {n} (study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science) | :: videnskabsfilosofi {c} |
| philtrum {n} (shallow groove running down the centre of the outer surface of the upper lip) | :: philtrum {n} |
| Phineas {prop} (biblical character) SEE: Phinehas | :: |
| Phinehas {prop} (biblical character) | :: Pinehas |
| phlegm {n} (mucus secreted in the bronchial passages) | :: slim {c} {n} |
| phlegmatic {adj} (not easily excited to action) | :: flegmatisk |
| phlogosis {n} (phlogosis) | :: phlogose |
| Phnom Penh {prop} (capital city of Cambodia) | :: Phnom Penh |
| -phobe {suffix} (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing) | :: -fob {c} |
| -phobe {suffix} (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) | :: -fob {c} |
| -phobia {suffix} (used to form nouns meaning fear) | :: -fobi |
| -phobia {suffix} (used to form nouns meaning hate) | :: -fobi |
| phobia {n} (irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety) | :: fobi {c} |
| phocomelia {n} (phocomelia) | :: fokomeli {c} |
| Phoebe {prop} (given name) | :: Føbe |
| Phoenicia {prop} (land of the Phoenicians) | :: Fønikien |
| phoenix {n} (mythological bird) | :: føniks {c} |
| Phoenix {prop} (mythical firebird) | :: Føniks {c} |
| Phoenix {prop} (constellation) | :: Føniks |
| Phoenix {prop} (capital city of Arizona, United States) | :: Phoenix |
| phone {v} (to call (someone) on the telephone) | :: ringe |
| phone {n} (speech segment) | :: sproglyd {c} |
| phone {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone | :: |
| -phone {suffix} (type of sound) | :: -fon {c} |
| -phone {suffix} (device that makes a sound) | :: -fon {c} |
| phone book {n} (telephone directory) SEE: telephone directory | :: |
| phonebook {n} (telephone directory) SEE: telephone directory | :: |
| phone booth {n} (telephone booth) SEE: telephone booth | :: |
| phone call {n} (telephone call) SEE: telephone call | :: |
| phoneme {n} (indivisible unit of sound) | :: fonem {n} |
| phone number {n} (telephone number) SEE: telephone number | :: |
| phone sex {n} (erotic or sexual telephone conversation between two or more people) | :: telefonsex |
| phonetic alphabet {n} (writing system) | :: fonetisk alfabet |
| phonetic alphabet {n} (list of standard words) | :: fonetisk alfabet |
| phonetics {n} (study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols) | :: fonetik {c} |
| phonics {n} (phonetics) SEE: phonetics | :: |
| phonograph {n} (archaic record player) SEE: gramophone | :: |
| phonograph record {n} (record) SEE: record | :: |
| phonological {adj} (of or relating to phonology) | :: fonologisk |
| phonologist {n} (person who specializes in phonology) | :: fonolog {c} |
| phonology {n} (subfield of linguistics concerned with the way sounds function in languages) | :: fonologi {c} |
| phonology {n} (way sounds function within a given language) | :: lydsystem {n} |
| phosphate {n} (any salt or ester of phosphoric acid) | :: fosfat {n} |
| phospholipid {n} (lipid consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group) | :: fosfolipid {n} |
| phosphoric {adj} (pertaining to phosphorus) | :: fosforholdig |
| phosphoric {adj} (resembling phosphorus) | :: fosforlignende |
| phosphorous {adj} (of or pertaining to phosphorus) | :: fosforholdig |
| phosphorous {adj} (resembling phosphorus) | :: fosforlignende |
| phosphorous {adj} (of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus) | :: fosforsyrlig |
| phosphorus {n} (element) | :: fosfor {n} |
| photo {n} (photograph) SEE: photograph | :: |
| photo album {n} (book with a collection of photographs placed inside) | :: fotoalbum {n} |
| photochemical reaction {n} (chemical reaction) | :: fotokemisk reaktion |
| photocopier {n} (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) | :: kopimaskine {c}, fotokopimaskine {c} |
| photocopy {n} (copy made using a photocopier) | :: fotokopi |
| photocopy {v} (to make a copy using a photocopier) | :: fotokopiere |
| photogenic {adj} (looking good when photographed) | :: fotogen |
| photograph {n} (picture) | :: fotografi {n}, foto, billede {n} |
| photograph {v} (to take a photograph) | :: fotografere |
| photographer {n} (one who takes photographs) | :: fotograf {c} |
| photography {n} (art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces) | :: fotografi {n} |
| photon {n} (quantum of light) | :: foton {c} |
| photoshop {n} (to digitally edit a picture) | :: fotomanipulere, photoshoppe |
| photoshopped {adj} (digitally edited or altered) | :: photoshoppet |
| photosynthesis {n} (biological process) | :: fotosyntese {c} |
| phrase {n} (short written or spoken expression) | :: frase {c}, udtryk {n} |
| phrase book {n} (book of everyday expressions and vocabulary) | :: parlør {c} |
| phrasebook {n} (book used to learn foreign language) SEE: phrase book | :: |
| phraseology {n} (phrasebook) SEE: phrase book | :: |
| phraseology {n} | :: fraseologi |
| Phrygia {prop} (ancient kingdom) | :: Frygien |
| phyllo {n} (type of dough) | :: filo |
| phylum {n} ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) | :: række {c} |
| physical {adj} (having to do with the body; corporeal) | :: fysisk |
| physical culture {n} (bodybuilding) SEE: bodybuilding | :: |
| physical education {n} (curriculum component) | :: idræt |
| physician {n} (medical doctor) | :: læge {c}, doktor {c} |
| physicist {n} (person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics) | :: fysiker {c} |
| physics {n} (branch of science) | :: fysik {c} |
| physiognomy {n} (art or pseudoscience of deducing the character or personality from the bodily appearance) | :: fysiognomi {c}, åsynskundskab {c} |
| physiurgy {n} (physiurgy) | :: fysiurgi {c} |
| pianist {n} (piano player) | :: pianist |
| piano {n} (a keyboard musical instrument) | :: klaver {n} |
| Picardy {prop} (region of France) | :: Pikardiet |
| picayune {n} (Something of very little value) SEE: trifle | :: |
| piccolo {n} (musical instrument) | :: piccolofløjte {c} |
| pick {v} (to pick) SEE: choose | :: |
| pick {v} (to grasp and pull with fingers) | :: plukke |
| pick {n} (music: plectrum) SEE: plectrum | :: |
| pickaninny {n} (black child, see also: black child) | :: negerbarn {n}, negerdreng [male], niggerdreng [male, strongly derogatory] |
| pickaxe {n} (heavy iron tool) | :: hakke {c} |
| pickelhaube {n} (helmet) | :: pikkelhue {c} |
| picket fence {n} (a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails) | :: stakit {n} |
| pick 'n' mix {n} (selection of articles to pick and pay by weight or number) | :: bland selv-slik {n}, bland-selv-slik {n} |
| pick one's nose {v} (insert a finger into one's nostril) | :: pille næse |
| pickpocket {n} (one who steals from the pocket of a passerby) | :: lommetyv {c} |
| pick up {v} (to lift; to grasp and raise) | :: samle, tage |
| pick-up line {n} (vocal introduction intended to garner sexual interest from a stranger) | :: scorereplik |
| picnic {n} (social gathering) | :: skovtur {c} |
| picnic {n} (a meal eaten outdoors) | :: picnic |
| pico- {prefix} (multiplying the unit by 10−12) | :: pico-, piko- |
| pictogram {n} (picture that represents a word or an idea) | :: piktogram {n} |
| picture {n} (representation of visible reality produced by drawing, etc) | :: billede {n} |
| picture {n} (photograph) | :: billede {n}, foto {n}, fotografi {n} |
| picture {n} (painting) SEE: painting | :: |
| picture book {n} (a book for young children with illustrations) | :: billedbog {c} |
| picture dictionary {n} (dictionary with pictures) | :: billedordbog |
| picturesque {adj} (resembling a picture or painting) | :: pittoresk, malerisk |
| Pi Day {prop} (March 14th, an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi)) | :: Pi-dag {c} |
| pidgin {n} (amalgamation of two languages having no native speakers) | :: pidgin {n}, pidginsprog {n} |
| pie {n} (type of pastry) | :: tærte {c} |
| pie {n} (pizza) SEE: pizza | :: |
| piece {n} (part of a larger whole) | :: stykke {n}, del {c} |
| piece {n} (single item belonging to a class of similar items) | :: stykke {n} |
| piece {n} (chess: figure other than pawn; similar counter in other games) | :: brik {c} |
| piece {n} (small coin) | :: mønt {c}, møntstykke {n} |
| piece {n} (artistic creation) | :: stykke {n} |
| piece {n} (distance) SEE: distance | :: |
| piece {n} (castle; a fortified building) SEE: castle | :: |
| piece {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| piece of furniture {n} (item of furniture) | :: møbel {n} |
| piece of meat {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| Piedmont {prop} (region) | :: Piemonte |
| pie-eyed {adj} ((extremely) drunk or intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| pie in the sky {n} (fanciful notion) | :: luftkastel {n}, luftsteg og vindfrikadeller |
| pier {n} (raised platform built from the shore out over water) | :: mole {c} |
| pierogi {n} (dumpling) | :: pirog |
| pig {n} (mammal of genus Sus) | :: svin {n}, gris {c} |
| pig {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet | :: |
| pig {n} (pork) SEE: pork | :: |
| pigeon {n} (bird of the dove and pigeon family Columbidae) | :: due {c} |
| pigeonfoot {n} (Geranium molle) SEE: dove's-foot | :: |
| pigeon racing {n} (pigeon racing, the sport of racing pigeons) | :: duesport {c}, brevduesport {c} |
| piggy bank {n} (small container to store small saved coins in) | :: sparegris {c} |
| piglet {n} (young pig) | :: pattegris |
| pigling {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet | :: |
| pigpen {n} (pigsty) SEE: pigsty | :: |
| pigpen {n} (something extremely dirty) | :: svinesti {c} |
| pigsty {n} (enclosure where pigs are kept) | :: svinesti {c} |
| pigsty {n} (dirty or very untidy place) | :: svinesti {c} |
| pike {n} (turnpike) SEE: turnpike | :: |
| pike {n} (long spear) | :: pike {c} |
| pike {n} (fish of the genus Esox) | :: gedde {c} |
| pike-perch {n} (zander) SEE: zander | :: |
| pilaf {n} (dish) | :: pilaf {c} |
| pilaff {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| pilau {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| pilcrow {n} (a paragraph mark) | :: afsnitstegn |
| pile {n} (funeral pile) SEE: pyre | :: |
| pile driver {n} (machine for forcing a pile into the ground) | :: rambuk |
| pileous {adj} (hairy) SEE: hairy | :: |
| pilgrim {n} (traveler, especially to religious sites) | :: pilgrim {c} |
| pill {n} (small object for swallowing) | :: pille {c}, tablet {c} |
| pill {n} (the pill - functions as a contraceptive) | :: pille {c} |
| pillar {n} (large post, often used as supporting architecture) | :: søjle {c} |
| pillbox {n} (box for pills) | :: pilleæske {c} |
| pillory {n} (framework on a post used as a means of punishment and humiliation) | :: gabestok {c} |
| pillory {v} (put someone in a pillory) | :: sætte i gabestokken |
| pillow {n} (soft cushion used to support the head in bed) | :: hovedpude {c} |
| pillowcase {n} (sheet for covering a pillow) | :: pudebetræk {n}, pudevår {n} |
| pillow fight {n} (a play fight that involves hitting others with pillows) | :: pudekamp {c} |
| pilot {n} (controller of aircraft) | :: pilot |
| pilot whale {n} (either of two species of whale) | :: grindehval {c} |
| Pilsen {prop} (city in the Czech Republic) | :: Plzeň |
| pilsner {n} (pale, light beer) | :: pilsner {c} |
| pimp {n} (prostitution solicitor) | :: alfons |
| pimple {n} (inflamed spot on the surface of the skin) | :: filipens, bums {c} |
| pin {n} (needle without an eye, used for fastening) | :: knappenål |
| pin {n} (jewellery attached with a pin) SEE: brooch | :: |
| pincer attack {n} (attack from multiple sides) | :: knibtangsmanøvre {c} |
| pinch {v} (to squeeze a small amount of skin) | :: knibe, nappe, nive, klemme |
| pinch {v} (to steal) | :: hugge, negle, nuppe |
| pinch {v} (to arrest or capture) | :: snuppe, tage |
| pinch {n} (action of squeezing a small amount of skin) | :: knib {n}, nap {n}, niv {n} |
| pinch {n} (small amount of powder) | :: drys {n} |
| pine {n} (tree of the genus Pinus) | :: fyr |
| pine {n} (tree which resembles pine in some respect) | :: grantræ |
| pineapple {n} (plant) | :: ananas {c} |
| pineapple {n} (fruit) | :: ananas |
| pinecone {n} (seed-bearing cone of a pine tree) | :: fyrrekogle {c} |
| pine marten {n} (Martes martes) | :: skovmår {c} |
| pine nut {n} (edible seeds of evergreen pine) | :: pinjekerne {c} |
| pine tree {n} (pine) SEE: pine | :: |
| ping pong {n} (table tennis) SEE: table tennis | :: |
| pink {n} (pale red colour) | :: lyserød |
| pink {adj} (colored/coloured between red and white) | :: lyserød |
| pinkie {n} (little finger) SEE: little finger | :: |
| pinky {n} (little finger) SEE: little finger | :: |
| Pinocchio {prop} (protagonist) | :: Pinocchio {c} |
| Pinocchio {prop} (fairy tale) | :: Pinocchio {c} |
| pins and needles {n} (tingling felt in limb) | :: snurrer og stikker |
| pintail {n} (Anas acuta) SEE: northern pintail | :: |
| pinwheel {n} (fake flower for children) | :: vindmølle {c} |
| piñon {n} (pine nut) SEE: pine nut | :: |
| pioneer {n} (one who goes before) | :: pioner {c} |
| pioneer {n} (soldier) | :: pioner {c} |
| pioneer {n} (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) | :: pioner {c} |
| pioneering {adj} (involving new ideas or methods) | :: banebrydende |
| pioneer species {n} (pioneer species) | :: pionerart {c} |
| pious {adj} (of or pertaining to piety) | :: ydmyg, from |
| pip {n} (seed) | :: kerne {c} [apples, orange, pomegranate], sten {c} [peach, avocado] |
| pipe {n} (rigid tube) | :: rør {n} |
| pipe {n} (smoking implement) SEE: tobacco pipe | :: |
| pipe cleaner {n} (wire which is used to clean small crevices) | :: piberenser {c} |
| pipe dream {n} (near impossibility) | :: ønskedrøm {c}, luftkastel {n} |
| piper {n} (bagpiper) SEE: bagpiper | :: |
| pipes of Pan {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes | :: |
| pipe wrench {n} (adjustable wrench) | :: rørtang {c} |
| pipit {n} (passerine bird from the genus Anthus) | :: piber {c} |
| piracy {n} (robbery at sea) | :: pirateri {n}, sørøveri {n} |
| piracy {n} (hijacking) | :: kapring {c} |
| piracy {n} (unauthorized duplication) | :: piratkopiering {c} |
| Piraeus {prop} (city) | :: Piræus |
| piranha {n} (South American fish) | :: piratfisk {c} |
| pirate {n} (one who plunders at sea) | :: sørøver {c}, pirat {c} |
| pirate {n} (one who breaks intellectual property laws) | :: pirat {c} |
| pirate {v} (make and/or sell an illegal copy) | :: piratkopiere |
| pirouette {n} (whirling or turning on the toes) | :: piruet {c} |
| pirouette {n} (the whirling about of a horse) | :: piruet {c} |
| piscatory {adj} (of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing) | :: [compounds] fiske- |
| Pisces {prop} (constellation) | :: Fiskene |
| Pisces {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Fiskene |
| Pisces {n} (Someone with a Pisces star sign) | :: fisk {c} |
| Pisidia {prop} (region) | :: Pisidien |
| pismire {n} (ant) SEE: ant | :: |
| piss {n} (urine) | :: pis |
| pisser {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| pisser {n} (vulgar slang for toilet) SEE: shitter | :: |
| pistachio {n} (fruit) | :: pistacie, pistacienød {c} |
| piste {n} ((skiing) a downhill trail) | :: pist {c} |
| pistol {n} (handgun) | :: pistol {c} |
| pit {n} (mine) SEE: mine | :: |
| pit {n} (armpit) SEE: armpit | :: |
| pitch-black {adj} (of the blackest black) | :: kulsort, begsort |
| pitchfork {n} (farm tool with tines) | :: høtyv {c}, fork {c} |
| pitfall {n} (potential problem, hazard, or danger) | :: faldgrube {c}, fælde {c} |
| pitfall {n} (trapping pit) | :: faldgrube {c} |
| pith {n} (spinal cord; marrow) SEE: spinal cord | :: |
| pittance {n} (meagre allowance of money or wages) | :: sulteløn {c} [salary] |
| pity {n} (feeling of sympathy) | :: medlidenhed {c} |
| pity {n} (something regrettable) | :: synd {c} |
| pity {interj} (what a pity) SEE: what a pity | :: |
| pixel {n} (one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory) | :: pixel |
| pizza {n} (baked Italian dish) | :: pizza {c} |
| pizza parlor {n} (pizzeria) SEE: pizzeria | :: |
| pizzeria {n} (outlet that primarily sells pizza) | :: pizzeria {n} |
| place {n} (location, position) | :: sted {n}, plads {c}, placering {c}, post {c} |
| place {n} (open space, courtyard, market square) | :: plads {c}, gård {c}, torg {n} |
| place {n} (group of houses) | :: gård {c} |
| place {n} (region of a land) | :: sted {n} |
| place {n} (somewhere to sit) | :: plads {c}, siddeplads {c} |
| place {n} (frame of mind) | :: ståsted {n} |
| place {n} (informal: house or home) | :: hus {n} |
| place {n} (a role or purpose, a station) | :: rolle {c} |
| place {n} (the position of a contestant in a competition) | :: plads {c} |
| place {n} (the position as a member of a team) | :: plads {c} |
| placebo {n} (a dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment) | :: placebo {c} {n} |
| placename {n} (the name of a place) | :: stednavn {n} |
| placenta {n} (anatomy: placenta) | :: moderkage {c} |
| place of worship {n} (place where people can practise their faith) | :: gudshus {n} |
| place setting {n} (items arranged for a person at a dining table) | :: kuvert {c} |
| plagiarism {n} (copying of someone's ideas) | :: plagiat {n} |
| plague {n} (specific disease "the Plague") | :: pest {c} |
| plague {n} (widespread affliction, calamity) | :: plage {c}, pestilens {c} |
| plain {adj} (of just one colour) | :: ensfarvet |
| plain {n} (an expanse of land with relatively low relief) | :: slette {c} |
| plaintiff {n} (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) | :: sagsøger {c} |
| plait {n} (braid) SEE: braid | :: |
| plait {v} (to interweave) SEE: braid | :: |
| plan {n} (set of intended actions) | :: plan {c} |
| Planck's constant {n} (constant) | :: Plancks konstant |
| plane {adj} (of a surface: flat or level.) | :: plan |
| plane {n} (math: flat surface extending infinitely in all directions) | :: plan {c} |
| plane {n} (level of existence) | :: plan {n} |
| plane {n} (a tool) | :: høvl {c} |
| plane {v} (to smooth with a plane) | :: høvle |
| plane {n} (airplane) | :: flyver {c} |
| plane {n} (deciduous tree) | :: platan {c} |
| planet {n} (each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky) | :: planet {c} |
| planet {n} (rocky or gaseous spherical bodies orbiting the Sun) | :: planet {c} |
| planet {n} (similar body in orbit around a star) | :: planet {c} |
| planetary nebula {n} (nebulosity) | :: planetarisk tåge {c} |
| planetree {n} (plane) SEE: plane | :: |
| plankton {n} (generic term for all the organisms that float in the sea) | :: plankton {n} |
| planned economy {n} (economy in which government directly manages) | :: planøkonomi {c} |
| planned obsolescence {n} (policy) | :: planlagt forældelse |
| planning {n} (act of formulating of a course of action) | :: planlægning {c} |
| plant {n} (factory) SEE: factory | :: |
| plant {n} (organism capable of photosynthesis) | :: plante {c} |
| plant {n} (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) | :: plante {c} |
| plant {n} (organism of the kingdom Plantae) | :: plante {c}, vækst {c} |
| plant {n} (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) | :: plante {c}, vækst {c} |
| plant {v} (place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) | :: så, plante |
| plant {v} (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) | :: placere, plante |
| plant {v} (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) | :: plante |
| plantain {n} (small plant) | :: vejbred {c} |
| plantation {n} (large farm) | :: plantage {c} |
| planting {n} (freshly planted plant or clipping) | :: plantning |
| plaque {n} (piece of flat metal with writing on it to remind people of a person or event) | :: mindetavle {c} |
| plaque {n} (accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth) | :: plak {c} |
| plasma membrane {n} (cell membrane) SEE: cell membrane | :: |
| plaster {n} (healing paste) | :: salve {c} |
| plaster {n} (mixture for coating) | :: puds {n}, gips {c} |
| plaster {n} (cast) | :: gips {c} |
| plaster {v} (to cover with plaster) | :: pudse, kalke, gipse |
| plaster {v} (to cover up, as with plaster) | :: klistre, overklistre |
| plaster {n} (plaster of Paris) SEE: plaster of Paris | :: |
| plaster cast {n} (healing aid) | :: gipsbandage {c} |
| plaster of Paris {n} (hemihydrate of calcium sulfate) | :: gips {c} |
| plastic {n} (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) | :: plast {c} |
| plat {n} (a braid; a plait) SEE: braid | :: |
| plat {v} (to braid, plait) SEE: braid | :: |
| plat {n} (plot of land) SEE: lot | :: |
| plate {n} (Cockney rhyming slang: foot) SEE: foot | :: |
| plate {n} (flat dish) | :: tallerken {c} |
| plate {n} (printing, publishing: full page illustration) | :: planche {c} |
| plate {n} (prize given to the winner in a contest) SEE: prize | :: |
| platelet {n} (particle found in the blood of mammals) | :: blodplade {c} |
| platform {n} (travel: raised structure for passengers) | :: platform {c}, perron {c} |
| platform {n} | :: perron {c} |
| platform game {n} (A video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles) | :: platformspil {n} |
| plating {n} (philately) | :: pladning |
| platinum {n} (metal) | :: platin {n} |
| platinum {n} (recording that has achieved platinum sales) | :: platinplade {c} |
| platonic love {n} (intimate but non-sexual affection) | :: platonisk kærlighed |
| Platonism {prop} (phillosophy of Plato) | :: platonisme {c} |
| platoon {n} (unit of 30-40 soldiers) | :: deling {c} |
| platter {n} (tray for serving food) | :: fad {n} |
| platter {n} (part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests) | :: pladetallerken {c}, tallerken {c} |
| platypus {n} (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) | :: næbdyr {n} |
| play {v} (act in a manner such that one has fun) | :: lege |
| play {v} (produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense), affecting a noun) | :: spille på |
| play {v} (produce music using a musical instrument (intransitive sense, not affecting a noun)) | :: spille |
| play {v} (act in a performance) | :: optræde, spille en rolle |
| play {v} (participate in (a sport or game)) | :: spille |
| play {v} (manipulate or deceive someone) | :: føre bag lyset |
| play {n} (playful activity) | :: leg, spil |
| play {n} (theatrical performance) | :: stykke, spil, skuespil {n} |
| play {n} (area of free movement for a part of a mechanism) SEE: backlash | :: |
| play date {n} (appointment for children to play) | :: legeaftale {c} |
| player {n} (one who plays any game or sport) | :: spiller {c} |
| player {n} (dramatic actor) | :: skuespiller {c} |
| player {n} (one who plays a musical instrument) | :: musiker {c} |
| player {n} (gambler, see also: gambler) | :: spiller {c} |
| playground {n} (large open space to play on, usually for children) | :: legeplads {c}, åbent område {n} |
| playground {n} (small area for children) | :: legeplads {c}, sandkasse {c} |
| playground {n} (space to do what one pleases) | :: tumleplads {c}, sandkasse {c} |
| play house {n} (toy house for children to play in) SEE: Wendy house | :: |
| play house {n} (toy house for dolls) SEE: doll's house | :: |
| playhouse {n} (venue for performing plays) SEE: theater | :: |
| playing card {n} (one of usually 52 rectangular pieces of card) | :: spillekort {n} |
| playmate {n} (companion to play with) | :: legekammerat {c} |
| playpen {n} (enclosure for children to play in) | :: kravlegård {c} |
| play truant {v} (be absent from school without permission) | :: skulke, pjække |
| play with fire {v} (put oneself in a precarious situation) | :: lege med ilden |
| playwright {n} (writer of plays for the theatre) | :: dramatiker {c} |
| playwriter {n} (playwright) SEE: playwright | :: |
| plaza {n} (a towns' public square) | :: torv {n} |
| pleasant {adj} (giving pleasure; pleasing in manner) | :: behagelig, rar |
| pleasantry {n} (courteous remark) | :: elskværdighed {c} |
| please {adv} (interjection to make a polite request) | :: vær så venlig, tak |
| please pass the salt {phrase} (please pass the salt) | :: må jeg bede om saltet |
| please repeat after me {phrase} (phrase) | :: gentag efter mig |
| please say that again {phrase} (please say that again) | :: vær venlig at sige det der igen , kan du gentage [informal] |
| please speak more slowly {phrase} (please speak more slowly) | :: har du mulighed for at tale lidt langsommere?, tal langsommere [informal] |
| please turn left {phrase} (please turn left) | :: drej venligst venstre |
| please turn right {phrase} (please turn right) | :: drej venligst højre |
| pleasure {n} (a state of being pleased) | :: fornøjelse {c}, behag {n} |
| pleasure {n} (sexual enjoyment) | :: vellyst |
| plebiscite {n} (A referendum, especially one that concerns changes in sovereignty) | :: folkeafstemning {c} |
| plectrum {n} (music: small piece for plucking strings) | :: plekter |
| Pleiades {prop} (Greek mythology) | :: Plejaderne |
| Pleiades {prop} (astronomy) | :: Plejaderne |
| pleiochasium {n} (inflorescence with several buds) | :: flerarmet kvast |
| pleonasm {n} (phrase involving pleonasm) | :: pleonasme {c}, dobbeltkonfekt {c} |
| pleonastic {adj} (redundant) SEE: redundant | :: |
| plethora {n} (excess, abundance) | :: overflod {c} |
| pliers {n} (gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand) | :: tang |
| plod {v} (to walk slowly) | :: traske |
| plop {n} (A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface) | :: dryp |
| plop {v} (Sounding of liquid) | :: dryppe |
| plop {v} (Heavy landing) | :: plumpe |
| plosive {n} (consonant) | :: lukkelyd {c}, klusil {c} |
| plot {n} (course of a story) | :: handling {c} |
| plough {n} (device pulled through the ground) | :: plov {c} |
| plough {v} (to use a plough on to prepare for planting) | :: pløje |
| plough {v} (to use a plough) | :: pløje |
| Plough {prop} (brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major) SEE: Big Dipper | :: |
| plov {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| plow {n} (plough) SEE: plough | :: |
| plow {v} (plough) SEE: plough | :: |
| pluck {v} (to pull something sharply; to pull something out) | :: plukke |
| plug {n} (electric connecting device) | :: stikprop |
| plum {n} (fruit of Prunus domestica) | :: blomme |
| plum {n} (tree) | :: blomme, blommetræ |
| plum {n} (colour) | :: blommefarve |
| plum {n} (desirable thing) | :: lækkerbisken {c} |
| plum {adj} (colour) | :: blommefarvet |
| plum {n} (raisin when used in pudding or cake) SEE: raisin | :: |
| plumage {n} (collection of feathers covering a bird’s body) | :: fjerdragt {c} |
| plumb {adj} (truly vertical) | :: lodret, vater |
| plumbago {n} (leadwort) | :: blyrod {m} {c} |
| plumber {n} (one who fits, etc, pipes for water, gas or drainage) | :: blikkenslager {c} |
| plum tree {n} (tree that bears plums) SEE: plum | :: |
| plus {prep} (arithmetic: sum) | :: og, plus |
| plus {prep} (in addition to) | :: og, plus |
| plush {n} (toy) SEE: plush toy | :: |
| plush toy {n} (soft toy with a plush covering) | :: tøjdyr {n}, sovedyr {n}, krammedyr {n} |
| Pluto {prop} (god) | :: Pluto |
| Pluto {prop} (Kuiper belt object - a dwarf planet) | :: Pluto |
| plutocracy {n} (government by the wealthy) | :: plutokrati {n}, rigmandsvælde {c} |
| plutonium {n} (chemical element) | :: plutonium {n} |
| plywood {n} (construction material) | :: krydsfiner {m} |
| pneumatic drill {n} (pneumatic drill) SEE: jackhammer | :: |
| pneumonia {n} (inflammation of the lungs) | :: lungebetændelse {c} |
| p-n junction {n} (interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor) | :: pn-overgang {c} |
| poacher {n} (a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally) | :: krybskytte {c} |
| pocket {n} (bag stitched to an item of clothing) | :: lomme {c} |
| pocket {n} (military: area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units) | :: lomme {c} |
| pocketbook {n} (notebook) SEE: notebook | :: |
| pocket flask {n} (pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages) SEE: hip flask | :: |
| pocketknife {n} (small knife whose blades or tools can fold in its handle) | :: lommekniv {c} |
| pocket money {n} (money given to a child) | :: lommepenge {c-p} |
| pocket pool {n} (masturbation through a pocket) | :: lommebillard |
| pod {n} (seed case) | :: bælg {c} |
| pod {n} (small vehicle) | :: kapsel {c} |
| Podgorica {prop} (capital city of Montenegro) | :: Podgorica |
| Podolia {prop} | :: Podolien |
| Podunk {prop} (mythical small town of no importance) | :: Østre Bøvelse |
| poem {n} (literary piece written in verse) | :: digt {n} |
| poem {n} (piece of writing in the tradition of poetry) | :: digt {n} |
| poem {n} (piece of poetic writing) | :: digt {n} |
| poet {n} (person who writes poems) | :: digter {c} |
| poetry {n} (literature composed in verse) | :: poesi {c}, digtekunst {c}, lyrik {c}, digtning {c} |
| poet's daffodil {n} (species of daffodil) | :: pinselilje {c} |
| poignant {adj} (sharp-pointed; keen) | :: spids |
| poignant {adj} (neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant) | :: træffende |
| poignant {adj} (incisive; penetrating) | :: spydig |
| poignant {adj} (piercing) | :: spiddende |
| poinsettia {n} (plant) | :: julestjerne {c} |
| point {n} (particular moment in an event or occurrence) | :: tidspunkt {n} |
| point {n} (opinion which adds to the discussion) | :: pointe {c} |
| point {n} (geometry: zero-dimensional object) | :: punkt {n} |
| point {n} (full stop) | :: punktum {n} |
| point {n} (unit of scoring in a game or competition) | :: point {n} |
| point {n} (arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.)) | :: komma {n} |
| point {v} (to extend finger) | :: pege |
| point {n} (wall socket) SEE: wall socket | :: |
| pointer {n} (advice) SEE: advice | :: |
| point in time {n} (moment) | :: tidspunkt {n} |
| point-set topology {n} (field of topology) | :: punktmængdetopologi {c} |
| poison {n} (substance harmful to a living organism) | :: gift |
| poison {v} (to use poison to kill or paralyse) | :: forgifte |
| poisoned chalice {n} (something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful) | :: bjørnetjeneste {c} |
| poison gas {n} (gas used as a weapon) | :: giftgas {c}, krigsgas {c} |
| poison hemlock {n} (poisonous plant) SEE: hemlock | :: |
| poisoning {n} (administration of a poison) | :: forgiftning {c} |
| poisonous {adj} (containing sufficient poison to be dangerous) | :: giftig |
| poke {n} (pokeweed) SEE: pokeweed | :: |
| poke {n} (ice cream cone) SEE: ice cream cone | :: |
| poker face {n} (impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing) | :: pokeransigt {n}, pokerfjæs {n} |
| poker face {n} (any similar expression preventing giving away one's motives etc.) | :: pokeransigt {n}, pokerfjæs {n} |
| pokeweed {n} (Phytolacca americana) | :: kermesbær {c} |
| Poland {prop} (European country) | :: Polen |
| polao {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| polar bear {n} (Ursus maritimus) | :: isbjørn {c} |
| polar circle {n} (either of the two parallels of the Earth) | :: polarcirkel {c} |
| polar cod {n} (Boreogadus saida) | :: polartorsk |
| Polaris {prop} (star) | :: Polarstjernen |
| polder {n} (area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes) | :: kog {c} |
| pole {n} (long and slender object for construction or support) | :: pæl {c} |
| pole {n} (extreme of an axis) | :: pol |
| pole {n} (magnetic point) | :: pol |
| Pole {n} (person from Poland) | :: polak {c} |
| polecat {n} (Mustela putorius) | :: ilder {c} |
| polemic {n} (argument or controversy) | :: polemik {c} |
| polemic {adj} (having the characteristics of a polemic) | :: polemisk |
| pole vault {n} (jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole) | :: stangspring {n} |
| police {n} (an organisation that enforces the law) | :: politi {n} |
| police dog {n} (trained dog for police work) | :: politihund {c} |
| policeman {n} (a member of a police force) | :: politimand {c} |
| police officer {n} (an officer in a law enforcement agency) | :: politibetjent {c}, politimand {m}, politikvinde {f} |
| police state {n} (nation whose government controls people by police) | :: politistat {c} |
| police station {n} (building of police force) | :: politistation {c} |
| policewoman {n} (a female police officer) | :: politikvinde {c} |
| policy {n} (principle of conduct) | :: politik {c} |
| policy {n} (law: insurance) SEE: insurance | :: |
| policymaker {n} (one involved in the formulation of policies) | :: beslutningstager {c} |
| polish {n} (substance used to polish) | :: pudsecreme {c}, politur {c} |
| polish {n} (cleanliness; smoothness; shininess) | :: glans {c}, glathed {c} |
| polish {n} (cleanliness in performance or presentation) | :: elegance {c}, forfinelse {c} |
| polish {v} (make a surface smooth or shiny) | :: polere, blanke, pudse (make shiny), glatte (make smooth) |
| polish {v} (to refine; improve imperfections from) | :: forfine, pudse af |
| Polish {adj} (of Poland or its language) | :: polsk |
| Polish {n} (the language of Poland) | :: polsk |
| Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth {prop} (confederation of Poland and Lithuania) | :: Den polsk-litauiske realunion {c} |
| polite {adj} (well-mannered) | :: høflig |
| politeness {n} (act of being polite) | :: høflighed |
| political {adj} (concerning or relating to politics) | :: politisk |
| political correctness {n} (being politically correct) | :: politisk korrekthed {c} |
| politically correct {adj} (avoiding offense, selectively) | :: politisk korrekt |
| political machine {n} (political organization) | :: politisk maskine {c} |
| political party {n} (political organization) | :: parti {n}, politisk parti {n} |
| political prisoner {n} (person) | :: politisk fange |
| political science {n} (study of politics) | :: politologi {c} |
| political scientist {n} (political science expert) | :: politolog |
| political system {n} (set of institutions) | :: politisk system {n} |
| politician {n} (one engaged in politics) | :: politiker {c} |
| politics {v} (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) | :: politik {c} |
| politology {n} (political science) SEE: political science | :: |
| pollen {n} (fine granular substance produced in flowers) | :: pollen {n} |
| pollinate {v} (To apply pollen to) | :: bestøve |
| poll tax {n} (uniform tax per individual) | :: kopskat {c} [historical] |
| pollution {n} (the contamination of the environment by harmful substances) | :: forurening {c} |
| pollution {n} (something that pollutes; pollutant) | :: forurening {c} |
| pollution {n} (desecration) SEE: desecration | :: |
| polo {n} (polo shirt) SEE: polo shirt | :: |
| polo {n} (ball game) | :: polo |
| polonium {n} (chemical element) | :: polonium {n} |
| polo shirt {n} (casual, usually short-sleeved, shirt with a protruding collar) | :: poloskjorte {c} |
| Poltava {prop} (city) | :: Poltava |
| poltroon {n} (an ignoble or arrant coward) | :: kryster {c}, kujon {c} |
| poly- {prefix} (many) | :: poly- |
| polyamory {n} (practices involving relationships with multiple partners) | :: polyamory |
| polyethene {n} (polyethylene) SEE: polyethylene | :: |
| polyethylene {n} (polyethylene) | :: polyætylen {c} {n} |
| polygon {n} (plane figure bounded by straight edges) | :: polygon |
| polyhedron {n} (geometry: solid figure) | :: polyeder {n} |
| Polyhymnia {prop} (muse of sacred music) | :: Polyhymnia |
| polymerize {v} (to convert a monomer to a polymer) | :: polymere, polymerisere |
| Polynesia {prop} (part of Oceania) | :: Polynesien {p} |
| polynomial {n} (algebraic expression) | :: polynomium {n} |
| polysemy {n} (ability to have multiple meanings) | :: polysemi {c} |
| polyspast {n} (machine consisting of many pulleys) SEE: block and tackle | :: |
| polysynthetic {adj} (polysynthetic) | :: polysyntetisk |
| polytheism {n} (belief in the existence of multiple gods) | :: polyteisme |
| polytheistic {adj} (of or relating to polytheism) | :: polyteistisk |
| polythene {n} (polyethylene) SEE: polyethylene | :: |
| polyunsaturated {adj} (relating to long chain organic compounds) | :: flerumættet |
| pomegranate {n} (shrub/tree) | :: granatæble {n} |
| pomegranate {n} (fruit) | :: granatæble {n} |
| pomelo {n} (grapefruit) SEE: grapefruit | :: |
| pomelo {n} (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) | :: pomelo, pompelmus |
| Pomerania {prop} (region of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea) | :: Pommern |
| Pomeranian {prop} (Kashubian) SEE: Kashubian | :: |
| Pomerelia {prop} (historical region in Pomerania) | :: Pommerellen |
| poncy {adj} (effeminate) SEE: effeminate | :: |
| poncy {adj} (gay, homosexual) SEE: gay | :: |
| pond {n} (small lake) | :: dam {c} |
| ponderous {adj} (dense) SEE: dense | :: |
| pond-skater {n} (any of various predatory insects) SEE: water strider | :: |
| pony {n} (small horse) | :: pony {c} |
| ponytail {n} (hairstyle) | :: hestehale {c} |
| poo {n} | :: bæ {c} |
| poo {v} | :: lave bæ |
| pooch {n} (slang: dog) | :: hund {c} |
| poodle {n} (any of various breeds of poodle) | :: puddel {c}, puddelhund {c} |
| poof {n} (The product of flatulence.) | :: prut |
| Pooh {prop} (short for Winnie the Pooh) | :: Plys |
| pool {n} (swimming pool) SEE: swimming pool | :: |
| poop {v} (to poop) SEE: poo | :: |
| poop {n} (feces) SEE: poo | :: |
| poop {n} (stern) SEE: stern | :: |
| poor {adj} (with little or no possessions or money) | :: fattig |
| poor {adj} (used to express pity) | :: stakkels |
| poor {n} (those with no possessions) | :: fattige {c-p}, fattigfolk {p} |
| poor as a church mouse {adj} (very poor) | :: fattig som en kirkerotte |
| poorhouse {n} (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged) | :: fattighus {n} |
| poorly {adj} (ill) SEE: ill | :: |
| pop {v} (to hit) SEE: hit | :: |
| pop {v} (to ejaculate) SEE: ejaculate | :: |
| popcorn {n} (a snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating) | :: popcorn |
| pope {n} (head of the Roman Catholic Church) | :: pave {c} |
| Popemobile {n} (any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope) | :: pavemobil {c} |
| popinjay {n} (Picus viridis) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
| popinjay {n} (parrot) SEE: parrot | :: |
| poplar {n} (any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus) | :: poppel {c}, poppeltræ {n} |
| poplit {n} (fossa at the back of the knee joint) | :: knæhase {c} |
| popliteal fossa {n} (shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint) SEE: poplit | :: |
| poppy {n} (plant) | :: valmue {c} |
| poppyseed {n} (the seed of the poppy) | :: birkes {n} |
| pop the question {v} (pop the question) | :: kom med spørgsmålet |
| populace {n} (inhabitants of a nation) SEE: population | :: |
| popular {adj} (of or pertaining to the common people) | :: folkelig, populær- |
| popular {adj} (aimed at the general public) | :: folkelig |
| popular {adj} (adapted to the means of the common people; cheap) | :: folkelig |
| popular {adj} (liked by many people) | :: populær |
| popularity {n} (the quality or state of being popular) | :: popularitet {c} |
| popular opinion {n} (public opinion) SEE: public opinion | :: |
| popular science {n} (interpretation of science) | :: populærvidenskab {c} |
| popular science {n} (of, or having to do with popular science) | :: populærvidenskabelig |
| populate {v} (to live in) | :: befolke |
| population {n} (all people living within a political or geographical boundary) | :: befolkning {c} |
| population {n} (statistics: greater group of units from which a sample can be drawn) | :: population {c} |
| populism {n} (a political doctrine or philosophy) | :: populisme {c} |
| populist {n} (person who advocates populism) | :: populist {c} |
| populist {n} (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular) | :: populist {c} |
| pop up {v} (to appear without warning) | :: poppe op |
| porbeagle {n} (a pelagic shark) | :: sildehaj {c} |
| porcelain {n} (hard white translucent ceramic) | :: porcelæn {n} |
| porcelain {n} (items (esp. dishware or objets d'art) made of porcelain) | :: porcelæn {n}, porcelænsvare {c} |
| porcini {n} (mushroom, Boletus edulis) | :: Karl Johan svamp {c} |
| porcupine {n} (large rodent) | :: hulepindsvin {n}, træpindsvin {n} |
| pore {n} (a tiny opening in the skin) | :: pore {c} |
| Pori {prop} (city in Finland) | :: Pori |
| pork {n} (meat of a pig) | :: svinekød {n}, flæskekød {n} |
| pork rind {n} (food made from pork skin) | :: flæskesvær {c} |
| pork scratching {n} (pork rind) SEE: pork rind | :: |
| porn {n} (pornography) | :: porno {c} |
| porn {n} (pornography) SEE: pornography | :: |
| porno {n} (pornography) | :: porno |
| porno {n} (pornographic film) | :: pornofilm {c} |
| pornographer {n} (person involved in creation or dissemination of pornography) | :: pornograf {c} |
| pornographic {adj} (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) | :: pornografisk |
| pornography {n} (depiction of sexual subject matter with prurient intent) | :: pornografi {c} |
| porn star {n} (actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films) | :: pornostjerne {c} |
| porosity {n} (state of being porous) | :: porøsitet {c} |
| porous {adj} (full of tiny pores) | :: porøs |
| porridge {n} (breakfast cereal dish, see also: oatmeal) | :: grød |
| port {n} (dock or harbour) | :: port {c}, havn |
| port {n} (left-hand side of a vessel when facing the front) | :: bagbord |
| port {n} (port city) SEE: port city | :: |
| portable {adj} (able to be carried or moved) | :: bærbar |
| Port-au-Prince {prop} (capital of Haiti) | :: Port-au-Prince |
| port city {n} (city built around a port) | :: havneby {c} |
| portcullis {n} (gate in the form of a grating) | :: faldgitter |
| porter {n} (person who carries luggage) | :: porter {c}, bærer {c} |
| porter {n} (person in control of a building entrance) | :: dørmand {c} |
| porter {n} (strong, dark ale weaker than a stout) | :: porter {c} |
| portion {n} (wife's fortune) SEE: dowry | :: |
| Port Louis {prop} (The capital of Mauritius) | :: Port Louis |
| portmanteau {n} (portmanteau word) SEE: portmanteau word | :: |
| portmanteau word {n} (word which combines the meaning of two words) | :: portmanteau {n}, portmanteau-ord {n} |
| Port Moresby {prop} (capital of Papua New Guinea) | :: Port Moresby |
| Port of Spain {prop} (The capital of Trinidad and Tobago) | :: Port-of-Spain |
| Porto-Novo {prop} (the official capital of Benin) | :: Porto-Novo |
| portrait {n} (painting of a person) | :: portræt {n}, [archaic] kontrafej {n} |
| portraitist {n} (one who makes portraits) | :: portrættør {c} |
| Portugal {prop} (country) | :: Portugal |
| Portuguese {adj} (of or relating to the region of Portugal) | :: portugisisk |
| Portuguese {n} (person native to Portugal) | :: portugiser {c} |
| Portuguese {n} (the language) | :: portugisisk |
| Portuguese man-of-war {n} (Physalia physalis) | :: Portugisisk orlogsmand {c} |
| Portuguese Republic {prop} (official name of Portugal) | :: Portugisiske Republik {c} |
| Portuguese Water Dog {n} (Portuguese Water Dog) | :: portugisisk vandhund {c} |
| Port Vila {prop} (capital of Vanuatu) | :: Port Vila |
| port wine {n} (A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal) | :: portvin {c} |
| position {n} (place, location) | :: position {c}, plads {c} |
| position vector {n} (position vector) | :: stedvektor {c} |
| positive {adj} (legal: formally laid down) | :: positiv |
| positive {adj} (grammar: describing the primary sense) | :: positiv |
| positive reinforcement {n} (giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour) | :: positiv forstærkning {c} |
| posse {n} (A criminal gang) | :: bande {n} |
| possess {v} (to have; to have ownership of) | :: besidde, eje |
| possess {v} (to take control of someone's body or mind) | :: besætte |
| possessive {n} (possessive case) SEE: possessive case | :: |
| possessive case {n} (case used to express direct possession) | :: ejefald |
| possessive pronoun {n} (pronoun which expresses possession) | :: possessivt pronomen {n}, possesivpronomen {n}, ejestedord {n} |
| possibility {n} (quality of being possible) | :: mulighed {c} |
| possible {adj} (able but not certain to happen) | :: mulig |
| possible {adj} (capable of being done or achieved; feasible) | :: mulig |
| possibly {adv} (adverb indicating that an action may successfully be performed) | :: muligvis, negated: umuligt |
| possibly {adv} (adverb indicating that a proposition may be true or false) SEE: perhaps | :: |
| possum {n} (opossum) SEE: opossum | :: |
| post {n} (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) | :: stolpe {c} |
| post {n} (goalpost (sports)) | :: stolpe {c}, målstolpe {c} |
| post {n} (assigned station) | :: post {c} |
| postage {n} (charge) | :: porto {c} |
| postage {n} (postage stamp affixed as evidence of payment, see also: postage stamp) | :: frankering |
| postage meter {n} (machine) | :: frankeringsmaskine |
| postage stamp {n} (piece of paper indicating postage has been paid) | :: frimærke {n}, mærke {n} |
| postage stamp {n} (small area) | :: frimærke |
| postal code {n} (postcode) SEE: postcode | :: |
| postalveolar {adj} (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) | :: postalveolær |
| postalveolar {n} (any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) | :: postalveolar {c} |
| postal vote {n} (a vote made on an official form which is then sent through the post) | :: brevstemme {c} |
| post box {n} (box in which post can be left to be picked up) SEE: mailbox | :: |
| postcard {n} (rectangular piece of thick paper to be mailed without an envelope) | :: brevkort {n}, postkort {n} |
| postcode {n} (sequence of letters and/or numbers added to a postal address) | :: postnummer {n} |
| postcode {n} (region) | :: postnummer {n} |
| posterity {n} (all the future generations) | :: eftertid {c} |
| postfeminism {n} (range of viewpoints that position themselves as reactions to feminism) | :: postfeminisme |
| posthumous {adj} (taking place after one's death) | :: posthum |
| posthumous {adj} (in reference to a work, published after the author's death) | :: posthum |
| post-it {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note | :: |
| post-it note {n} (a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side) | :: post-it |
| post lady {n} (woman who delivers the post or mail) | :: postbud {n}, brevbærer {c} |
| postman {n} (mailman) SEE: mailman | :: |
| postmark {n} (marking made by a postal service on a letter) | :: poststempel |
| postmark {v} (to apply a postmark on) | :: afstemple |
| postmodern {adj} (Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of postmodernism) | :: postmoderne |
| postmodernism {n} (a style of art, literature, etc) | :: postmodernisme |
| post office {n} (place) | :: posthus {n}, postkontor |
| post office {n} (organization) | :: postvæsen {n} |
| postpone {v} (to delay or put off an event) | :: udsætte, udskyde |
| post-traumatic stress disorder {n} (condition that develops following some stressful situation) | :: posttraumatisk belastningsreaktion {c} |
| post-truth {adj} (post-truth) | :: postfaktuel |
| postulate {n} (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted) | :: postulat, påstand |
| postwoman {n} (woman who delivers the post or mail) | :: postbud {n}, brevbærer {c} |
| pot {n} (vessel for cooking or storing food etc.) | :: potte {c} [for plants], krukke {c} |
| pot {n} (marijuana) | :: pot, græs |
| pot {n} (crucible) SEE: crucible | :: |
| pot {n} (plaster cast) SEE: plaster cast | :: |
| potable {n} (drinkable liquid) SEE: beverage | :: |
| potash {n} (pot ash) | :: potaske {c} |
| potash {n} (potassium carbonate etc) | :: potaske {c} |
| potassium {n} (the chemical element) | :: kalium {n} |
| potassium chloride {n} (the salt KCl) | :: kaliumchlorid |
| potassium nitrate {n} (potassium nitrate) | :: kaliumnitrat {c} {n}, salpeter {c} {n} |
| potato {n} (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) | :: kartoffel {c} |
| potato beetle {n} (Colorado beetle) SEE: Colorado beetle | :: |
| potato chip {n} (potato crisp) SEE: potato crisp | :: |
| potato crisp {n} (thin fried slice of potato) | :: chips {c-p}, kartoffelchips {c-p}, franske kartofler {c-p} |
| Potemkin village {n} (any false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances) | :: potemkinkulisse {c} |
| potentate {n} (a powerful leader) | :: potentat {c} |
| potential difference {n} (difference in potential energy between two points) | :: spændingsforskel {c} |
| potential energy {n} (energy possessed by an object because of its position) | :: potentiel energi {c} |
| potential well {n} (potential well) | :: potentialbrønd {c} |
| pothole {n} (pit in the bed of a stream) | :: jættegryde {c} |
| pot plant {n} (plant growing in a flowerpot) | :: potteplante {c} |
| potpourri {n} (a medley of songs or music) | :: potpourri {n} |
| potpourri {n} (a mixture of dried fragrant plant material used to scent a room) | :: potpourri {n} |
| pot scrubber {n} (mesh of wires used to scrub pots) | :: grydesvamp {c} |
| Potsdam {prop} (city) | :: Potsdam |
| potter's wheel {n} (machine used by a potter) | :: drejeskive {c}, pottemagerhjul {n} |
| potty {n} (bathroom) SEE: bathroom | :: |
| potty {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| potty {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| potty {adj} (insane) SEE: insane | :: |
| potty {n} (latrine) SEE: latrine | :: |
| potty-mouthed {adj} (foul-mouthed) SEE: foul-mouthed | :: |
| poultice {n} (A poultice or plaster) | :: grødomslag {c} |
| poultry {n} (fowl meat) | :: fjerkræ {n} |
| pound {n} (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois)) | :: pund {n} |
| pound {n} (unit of currency) | :: pund {n} |
| pound {n} (place for the detention of stray animals) | :: internat {n}, dyrehjem |
| pound {n} (US: symbol #) SEE: hash | :: |
| pound cake {n} (dense yellow cake made from equal quantities of butter, eggs, flour and sugar) | :: pund-til-pund-kage {c} |
| pound sign {n} (symbol #) SEE: hash | :: |
| pound sterling {n} (currency of the UK) | :: britiske pund, pund |
| pour {v} (to cause to flow in a stream) | :: hælde |
| pour gasoline on the fire {v} (add fuel to the fire) SEE: add fuel to the fire | :: |
| pout {v} (sulk, (pretend to) be ill-tempered) | :: surmule |
| Po valley {prop} (large plain in northern Italy) | :: Posletten {c} |
| poverty {n} (quality or state of being poor) | :: fattigdom {c} |
| powder {n} (fine particles of any dry substance) | :: pulver {n} |
| powder {n} (gunpowder) SEE: gunpowder | :: |
| powdered milk {n} (dairy product) SEE: milk powder | :: |
| powdered sugar {n} (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) | :: flormelis |
| powder keg {n} (barrel of gun powder) | :: krudttønde {c}, tønde krudt {c} |
| powder keg {n} (volatile situation) | :: krudttønde {c} |
| power {n} (capability or influence) | :: magt {c} |
| power {n} (electricity, electricity supply) | :: elektricitet {c}, el {c}, strøm {c}, kraft {c} |
| power {n} (set theory: cardinality) SEE: cardinality | :: |
| powerbank {n} (portable device used to charge mobile phones and tablet computers) | :: powerbank {c} |
| power board {n} (power strip) SEE: power strip | :: |
| power distance {n} (power distance) | :: magtdistance {c} |
| power plant {n} (power station) SEE: power station | :: |
| power point {n} (wall socket) SEE: wall socket | :: |
| power station {n} (an industrial complex where electricity is produced) | :: kraftværk {n} |
| power strip {n} (block of electrical sockets) | :: stikdåse {c}, multistikdåse {c} |
| power structure {n} (system) | :: magtstruktur {c}, magtapparat {n} |
| power struggle {n} (a fight to gain dominance) | :: magtkamp {c} |
| power supply {n} (part of apparatus) | :: strømforsyning |
| powertrain {n} (powertrain) | :: drivline {c} |
| power vacuum {n} (lack of political authority) | :: magtvakuum {n} |
| pox {n} (syphilis) SEE: syphilis | :: |
| practice {n} (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory) | :: praksis |
| practice makes perfect {proverb} (if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it) | :: øvelse gør mester |
| practise {v} (to repeat an activity as a way of improving one's skill) | :: øve, træne |
| practise {v} (to perform or observe in a habitual fashion) | :: udøve |
| practise {v} | :: øve, træne |
| pragmatic {adj} (practical) | :: pragmatisk |
| Prague {prop} (capital of the Czech Republic) | :: Prag |
| Praia {prop} (capital of Cape Verde) | :: Praia |
| prairie {n} (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) | :: prærie {c} |
| praise {v} (to give praise to) | :: rose |
| pram {n} (perambulator) | :: barnevogn |
| prance {v} (of a horse) | :: stejle |
| prance {v} (to strut) | :: spankulere |
| praseodymium {n} (chemical element) | :: praseodymium {n} |
| prattle {v} (to talk incessantly; to babble) | :: plapre, pludre |
| prattle {n} (babble) | :: pludren {c} |
| prawn {n} (large shrimp) | :: reje {c} |
| praxis {n} (custom or established practice) | :: praksis {c} |
| pray {v} (to petition a higher being) | :: bede, tilbede |
| pray {v} (to beg humbly for aid) | :: bede |
| pray {v} (to talk to God) | :: bede |
| prayer {n} (practice of communicating with one's God) | :: bøn {c} |
| prayer mat {n} (prayer rug) SEE: prayer rug | :: |
| prayer rug {n} (small rug on which Muslims kneel to pray) | :: bedetæppe {n}, bønnetæppe {n} |
| prayer wheel {n} (rotating cylinder containing prayers) | :: bedemølle {c} |
| praying mantis {n} (any of various predatory insects of the Mantodea order) | :: knæler {c} |
| preacher {n} (one who preaches) | :: prædikant {m} |
| Precambrian {prop} (eon before the Phanerozoic) | :: prækambrium {n} |
| precariat {n} (sociological group) | :: prekariat {n} |
| pre-Christian {adj} (before the arrival of Christianity) | :: førkristen |
| precious {adv} (intensifier) SEE: very | :: |
| precious {adj} (of high value or worth) | :: dyrebar |
| precious metal {n} (metallic element with high economic value) | :: ædelmetal {n} |
| precipitate {adj} (With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong) | :: overilet |
| precipitate {n} (chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution) | :: bundfald {n} |
| precipitation {n} (weather: water falling from the atmosphere) | :: nedbør {c} |
| precise {adj} (exact) | :: præcis |
| precisely {adv} (in a precise manner) | :: præcist |
| preclude {v} (rule out) | :: udelukke, umuliggøre |
| precocious {adj} (characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity) | :: tidlig udviklet [development], tidlig moden [maturity] |
| pre-Columbian {adj} (before Christopher Columbus) | :: præ-columbiansk |
| preconception {n} (prejudice) SEE: prejudice | :: |
| precondition {n} (preexisting requirement) | :: forudsætning {c}, betingelse {c} |
| predator {n} (animal or organism that hunts) | :: rovdyr {n} |
| Père David's tit {n} (Poecile davidi) | :: brunmejse |
| predestination {n} (religious doctrine) | :: prædestination {c}, forudbestemmelse {c} |
| predestiny {n} (predestination) SEE: predestination | :: |
| predicate {n} ((grammar) part of sentence that states something about its subject) | :: prædikat {n} |
| predicative {adj} (used after a verb) | :: prædikativ |
| prediction {n} (a statement about the future) | :: forudsigelse {c} |
| pre-ejaculate {n} (pre-ejaculate) | :: præejakulat {n} |
| preeminent {adj} (exceeding others in quality or rank) | :: fremtrædende |
| preen {v} (to groom) | :: pudse |
| prefabricated {adj} (manufactured in advance) | :: præfabrikeret |
| prefer {v} (to favor) | :: foretrække |
| prefix {n} (morpheme at the beginning of a word) | :: præfiks {n} |
| pregnancy {n} (condition) | :: graviditet {c}, svangerskab |
| pregnant {adj} (fertile) SEE: fertile | :: |
| pregnant {adj} (carrying developing offspring within the body) | :: gravid, svanger, højgravid [heavily pregnant], drægtig [of animals], med barn, ventende, frugtsommelig |
| pregnant {adj} (having many possibilities or implications) | :: prægnant |
| preheat {v} (to heat something in preparation for further action, especially cooking) | :: forvarme |
| prehistory {n} (study of events and conditions before written records) | :: forhistorie |
| prehistory {n} (history of events leaving up to something) | :: forhistorie |
| prejudice {n} (adverse judgement formed beforehand) | :: fordom {c} |
| prejudice {n} (any preconceived opinion) | :: fordom {c} |
| prejudice {n} (irrational hostile attitude) | :: fordom {c} |
| prejudiced {adj} (having prejudices) | :: fordomsfuld {c}, fordomsfulde {c-p}, forudindtaget |
| prelate {n} (clergyman) | :: prælat {c} |
| preliminary examination {n} (qualifying exam) | :: realeksamen {c}, præliminæreksamen {c} |
| premarital {adj} (before one’s marriage) | :: førægteskabelig |
| premeditation {n} (the act of planning or plotting) | :: forsæt {n} |
| premier {n} (prime minister of a country) SEE: prime minister | :: |
| prenup {n} (prenuptial agreement) SEE: prenuptial agreement | :: |
| prenuptial agreement {n} (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) | :: ægtepagt |
| prep {n} (homework) SEE: homework | :: |
| prep {n} (preparation) SEE: preparation | :: |
| preparation {n} (act) | :: forberedelse {c}, præparation {c}, tilberedning {c} |
| preparation {n} (substance) | :: præparat {n} |
| prepare {v} (to make ready for a specific future purpose) | :: berede |
| prepare {v} (to make ready for eating or drinking) | :: tilberede |
| preparty {n} (party before main event) | :: førfest {c} |
| preposition {n} (grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by") | :: forholdsord {n}, præposition {c} |
| prepositional phrase {n} (phrase containing both a preposition and its complement) | :: præpositionsforbindelse {c} |
| prepuce {n} (foreskin) SEE: foreskin | :: |
| prerequisite {n} (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) | :: forudsætning {c} |
| prerogative {n} (right, generally) SEE: right | :: |
| prerogative {n} (hereditary or official right or privilege) | :: prærogativ {n}, privilegium {n}, privilegie {n} |
| prerogative {n} (right or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc.) | :: prærogativ {n} [constitutional law] |
| Presbyterian {adj} (relating to the Presbyterian Church) | :: presbyteriansk |
| Presbyterian {n} (person belonging to the Presbyterian Church) | :: presbyterianer {c} |
| Presbyterianism {n} (form of Protestantism) | :: presbyterianisme {c} |
| presbytery {n} (chancel) SEE: chancel | :: |
| prescience {n} (Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight; foreknowledge) | :: klarsyn {n} |
| prescription {n} (written order for the administration of a medicine) | :: recept {c} |
| presence {n} (fact or condition of being present) | :: tilstedeværelse {c}, nærværelse {c}, nærvær {n} |
| presence {n} (the part of space within one's immediate vicinity; the state of being present with an object or person) | :: nærvær {n} |
| present {n} (gift) SEE: gift | :: |
| present participle {n} (verb form that indicates an ongoing action) | :: præsens participium {n} {c}, lang tillægsform {c} |
| present perfect {n} (tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time) | :: førnutid {c}, perfektum {c} {n} |
| preservative {n} (any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve) | :: konserveringsmiddel {n} |
| preserve {n} (nature preserve) | :: naturreservat {n} |
| presidency {n} (office or role of president) | :: formandsskab, præsidentembede |
| presidency {n} (time during which one is president) | :: formandsperiode, præsidenttid |
| president {n} (the head of state of a republic) | :: præsident {c} |
| presidential palace {n} (White House) SEE: White House | :: |
| press {v} (to press) SEE: bear | :: |
| press {n} (device used to apply pressure) | :: presse {c} |
| press {n} (printed media) | :: presse {c} |
| press {n} (printing machine) | :: trykpresse {c} |
| Pressburg {prop} (Bratislava) SEE: Bratislava | :: |
| press conference {n} (question and answer session with members of television, print and other media) | :: pressekonference {c}, pressemøde {n} |
| press release {n} (official written media statement) | :: pressemeddelelse {c} |
| pressure {n} (physics: amount of force divided by area) | :: tryk {n} |
| pressure cooker {n} (cooking vessel) | :: trykkoger {c} |
| pressure ulcer {n} (bedsore) SEE: bedsore | :: |
| prestige {n} (dignity, status, or esteem) | :: anseelse {c}, prestige {c} |
| presuppose {v} (to assume some truth without proof) | :: forudsætte |
| pretend {v} (to allege falsely) | :: foregive |
| pretentious {adj} (marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction) | :: prætentiøs |
| preterite {n} (preterite tense; simple past) | :: præteritum, datid |
| pretext {n} (false, contrived or assumed purpose) | :: påskud {n} |
| Pretoria {prop} (capital of South Africa) | :: Pretoria |
| prettily {adv} (in a pretty manner) | :: nydelig |
| pretty much {adv} (almost completely; very nearly; mostly) | :: stort set |
| preunderstanding {n} (prior understanding) | :: forforståelse {c} |
| prevent {v} (to keep from happening) | :: forhindre |
| prevention is better than cure {proverb} (It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.) | :: det er bedre at forebygge end at helbrede |
| previous {adj} (prior) | :: foregående, forrige |
| previously {adv} (at an earlier time) | :: før |
| Priam {prop} (king of Troy) | :: Priamos |
| priapism {n} (medical condition) | :: priapisme |
| price {n} (cost required to gain possession of something) | :: pris {c} |
| price {n} (cost of an action or deed) | :: pris {c} |
| price {v} (determine or put a price on something) | :: prissætte, vurdere |
| price index {n} (statistical estimate) | :: prisindeks |
| prick {n} ((slang) a penis) | :: prik {n} |
| prickteaser {n} (Showstopper, see also: cocktease) | :: narrefisse {c} |
| pride {n} (sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one) | :: stolthed {c} |
| pride comes before a fall {proverb} (Translations) | :: hovmod står for fald |
| prie-dieu {n} (a piece of furniture on which someone can pray) | :: knæleskammel {c} |
| priest {n} (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson)) | :: præst {c} |
| priestess {n} (woman with religious duties) | :: præstinde |
| primal scene {n} (in Freudian theory, the first time a child witnesses (and understands) its parents copulating) | :: primalscene {m} |
| primary {adj} (that which is placed ahead of others) | :: primær |
| primary election {n} (preliminary election to select a candidate) | :: opstillingsmøde {n}, primærvalg {n} [in the US] |
| primary school {n} (first formal, obligatory school) | :: grundskole {c}, underskole {c} |
| prime {adj} (first in time, order, or sequence) | :: første, tidligste |
| prime {adj} (first in excellence, quality, or value) | :: førsteklasses |
| prime {adj} (mathematics: having no factors except itself and unity) | :: primtal- |
| prime {adj} (first in importance, degree, or rank) | :: primær, hoved-, vigtigste |
| prime {n} (earliest stage) | :: begyndelse {c} |
| prime {n} (most active, thriving, or successful stage or period) | :: blomstringstid {c} |
| prime {n} (algebra: prime element of a mathematical structure) | :: [when an integer] primtal {n} |
| prime {v} (to prepare a mechanism) | :: klargøre |
| prime minister {n} (chief member of the cabinet and head of the government) | :: statsminister {c}, premierminister {c} |
| prime number {n} (natural number) | :: primtal |
| primer {n} (small charge used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive) | :: tændsats {c} |
| prime suspect {n} (most likely suspect) | :: hovedmistænkt {c} |
| primitive {adj} (one of the adjectival senses) | :: primitiv |
| primordial soup {n} (state of the Earth's oceans at a very early time in the planet's history) | :: ursuppe {c} |
| Primorsky Krai {prop} (federal subject of Russia) | :: Primorskij kraj |
| prince {n} (male ruler or head of a principality) | :: prins {c}, fyrste {c} |
| prince {n} (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch) | :: prins {c} |
| Prince Charles Foreland {prop} (island) | :: Prins Karls Forland, Forlandet |
| Prince Charming {n} (the fictional character) | :: prins på den hvide hest |
| Prince Charming {n} (romantically ideal man) | :: prinsen på den hvide hest {c}, drømmeprins {c} |
| princely {adj} (relating to a prince) | :: prinselig |
| princely {adj} (befitting to a prince) | :: fyrstelig |
| Prince of Wales {prop} (royal title) | :: prins af Wales {c} |
| princess {n} (female member of royal family) | :: prinsesse |
| principal {n} (essential point or rule) SEE: principle | :: |
| principal {n} (money originally invested or loaned) | :: hovedstol {c} |
| principality {n} (region) | :: fyrstedømme {n} |
| Principality of Andorra {prop} (official name of Andorra) | :: Fyrstendømmet Andorra {n} |
| Principality of Liechtenstein {prop} (official name of Liechtenstein) | :: Fyrstendømmet Liechtenstein {n} |
| Principality of Monaco {prop} (official name of Monaco) | :: Fyrstendømmet Monaco {n} |
| principate {n} (principality) SEE: principality | :: |
| principle {n} (fundamental assumption) | :: princip {n} |
| print {v} (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) | :: udskrive, printe |
| print {n} (fingerprint) SEE: fingerprint | :: |
| print {n} (footprint) SEE: footprint | :: |
| printer {n} (one who makes prints) | :: trykker {c} |
| printer {n} (computing: device used to print text or images) | :: printer |
| printing {n} (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) | :: oplag {n} |
| prior {adj} (former) SEE: former | :: |
| prior {adv} (previously) SEE: previously | :: |
| priority {n} (item's relative importance) | :: prioritet {c} |
| priority {n} (goal of a person or an organisation) | :: prioritet {c} |
| prise {n} (prize) SEE: prize | :: |
| prism {n} (geometry: polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape) | :: prisme {n} |
| prism {n} (block used to split or reflect light) | :: prisme {n} {c} |
| prison {n} (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes) | :: fængsel |
| prison {n} (confinement in a prison) | :: fængslet |
| prison {v} (imprison) SEE: imprison | :: |
| prisoner {n} (person incarcerated in a prison) | :: fange {c} |
| Pristina {prop} (city) | :: Pristina |
| private {adj} (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group) | :: personlig [individual person], privat |
| private {adj} (not accessible by the public) | :: privat |
| private {adj} (not in governmental office or employment) | :: privat |
| private {adj} (not publicly known; not open; secret) | :: privat |
| private {adj} (protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded) | :: privat, afsondret, isoleret |
| private {adj} (not traded by the public) | :: privat |
| private {adj} (secretive; reserved) | :: hemmelighedsfuld |
| private {n} (soldier) | :: menig |
| privateer {n} (privately owned warship) | :: kaperskib {n}, kaper {c} |
| privateer {n} (officer or crew of a privateer ship) | :: kaper {c}, kaperkaptajn {c} [captain] |
| private law {n} (area of law) | :: privatret {n} |
| private life {n} (aspect of one's life that are personal) | :: privatliv {n} |
| private parts {n} (genitals or sex organs) SEE: genitalia | :: |
| private parts {n} (intimate parts of the human body) | :: private dele {c-p} |
| privet {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| privileged {adj} (having special privileges) | :: privilegeret |
| privy {n} (lavatory or toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| privy {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| privy {n} (latrine) SEE: latrine | :: |
| prize {n} (something captured) | :: bytte {n} |
| prize {n} (anything captured using the rights of war) | :: prise {c} |
| prize {n} (honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest) | :: præmie {c} |
| prize {n} (that which may be won by chance) | :: gevinst {c} |
| prizewinner {n} (winner of a prize) | :: prisvinder {c} |
| Pärnu {prop} (city in Estonia) | :: Pärnu |
| proactive {adj} (acting in advance) | :: proaktiv |
| probability density {n} (probability density function) | :: sandsynlighedstæthed {c} |
| probability density function {n} (function) | :: sandsynlighedstæthedsfunktion {c} |
| probably {adv} (in all likelihood) | :: sandsynligvis |
| probationary period {n} (probationary period) | :: prøvetid {c} |
| problem {n} (difficulty) | :: problem {n} |
| problematic {adj} (posing a problem) | :: problematisk |
| problematic {n} (problem in a particular field of study) | :: problematik {c} |
| problematical {adj} (problematic) SEE: problematic | :: |
| problematize {v} (to consider something as if it were a problem) | :: problematisere |
| procedure mask {n} (surgical mask) SEE: surgical mask | :: |
| process {n} (series of events to produce a result) | :: proces {c}, forløb {n} |
| proclitic {n} (clitic which joins with the following word) | :: proklitikon {n} |
| procrastinate {v} (put off; delay something) | :: udsætte, udskyde, forhale, forsinke |
| procrastination {n} (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) | :: udsættelse {c}, overspringshandling {c} |
| procreate {v} (to procreate) SEE: beget | :: |
| procurable {adj} (obtainable) SEE: obtainable | :: |
| procurement {n} (purchasing department of a company) | :: indkøbsafdeling {c} |
| procurement {n} (act of procuring or obtaining) | :: indkøb {n}, fremskaffelse {c} |
| procyonid {n} (any member of the Procyonidae family) | :: halvbjørn {c} |
| prodigal {n} (prodigal) SEE: spendthrift | :: |
| prodigal son {n} (one who returns) | :: fortabte søn |
| prodigy {n} (amazing or marvelous thing) | :: vidunder |
| product {n} (commodity for sale) | :: produkt {c} |
| product {n} (amount created by a process) | :: produkt {c} |
| production {n} (the act of producing) | :: produktion {c} |
| productive {adj} (yielding good or useful results; constructive) | :: produktiv |
| productive {adj} (of, or relating to the creation of goods or services) | :: produktiv |
| pro-European {adj} (supporting European peoples or integration) | :: proeuropæisk |
| profession {n} (occupation) | :: erhverv, fag {n}, livsstilling |
| professor {n} (a higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university) | :: professor {c} |
| professorship {n} (the office of a professor) | :: professorat {n} |
| profile {n} (reputation) SEE: reputation | :: |
| profit {n} (benefit) | :: overskud {n}, fortjeneste {c}, profit {c} |
| profit {n} (total income or cash flow minus expenditures) | :: overskud {n} |
| profitability {n} (The quality or state of being profitable) | :: rentabilitet {c} |
| profitable {adj} (producing profit) | :: rentabel, fortjenstgivende |
| profit sharing {n} (system to divide profit) | :: overskudsdeling {c} |
| progenitor {n} (founder) SEE: founder | :: |
| progenitor {n} (any of a person's direct ancestors) | :: forfader {c} |
| progenitor {n} (an individual from which (a) people(s) descend) | :: stamfader {c} |
| progenitor {n} (someone who originates something) | :: stifter {c}, grundlægger {c} |
| progeny {n} (offspring) | :: afkom {n} |
| prognosis {n} (forecast of the future course of a disease) | :: prognose {c} |
| prognosis {n} (forecast of the future course, or outcome, of a situation) | :: prognose {c} |
| program {n} (set of structured activities) | :: program |
| program {n} (software application) | :: program {n} |
| programme {n} (programme) SEE: program | :: |
| programmer {n} (one who writes computer programs) | :: programmør {c} |
| programming {n} (act of writing a computer program) | :: programmering {c} |
| programming {n} (brain-washing) SEE: brain-washing | :: |
| programming language {n} (code of reserved words and symbols) | :: programmeringssprog {n} |
| program trading {n} (programmed trading) | :: højfrekvenshandel |
| progress {n} (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time) | :: fremrykning {c} |
| progress {n} (advancement to a more developed state) | :: fremskridt {n} |
| progress {n} (movement onwards or forwards) | :: fremskridt {n} |
| progress {v} (to move forward) | :: avancere |
| progress {v} (to become better or more complete) | :: fuldende |
| progressive {adj} (continuous) SEE: continuous | :: |
| progressivism {n} (political ideology) | :: progressivisme {c} |
| prohibited {adj} (forbidden) SEE: forbidden | :: |
| prohibition {n} (act of prohibiting) | :: forbud {n} |
| prohibition {n} (law that prohibits something) | :: forbud {n} |
| project {n} (planned endeavor) | :: projekt |
| pro-Jew {n} (pro-Jew) | :: jødeven {c}, jødeveninde {c} |
| proletariat {n} (working class or lower class) | :: proletariat {n} |
| prolific {adj} (Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in great abundance) | :: frugtbar |
| prolific {adj} (Similarly producing results or works in abundance) | :: produktiv |
| prolix {adj} (long) SEE: long | :: |
| prolocutrix {n} (female prolocutor) SEE: spokeswoman | :: |
| promethium {n} (chemical element) | :: promethium {n} |
| promiscuous {adj} (made without careful choice; indiscriminate) | :: promiskuøs |
| promiscuous {adj} (indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners) | :: promiskuøs |
| promise {n} (vow) | :: løfte {n} |
| promise {v} (to commit to something) | :: love |
| promissory note {n} (document saying that someone owes a specific amount of money) | :: egenveksel {c}, solaveksel {c}, gældsbrev {n} |
| promotion {n} (advancement in position) | :: forfremmelse, [sport] oprykning |
| promotion {n} (dissemination of positive information) | :: reklame, støtte |
| prompt {v} (to cause or lead to) | :: forårsage |
| prong {n} (thin, pointed, projecting part) | :: spids, tand |
| prong {n} (branch) | :: gren |
| pronghorn {n} (North American mammal) | :: gaffelbuk {c}, gaffelantilope {c} |
| pronoun {n} (type of noun) | :: pronomen, stedord |
| pronounce {v} (to pronounce) SEE: say | :: |
| pronounce {v} (to declare officially) | :: erklære |
| pronounce {v} (to declare authoritatively or as formal opinion) | :: erklære |
| pronounce {v} (to sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate) | :: udtale |
| pronounce {v} | :: udtale |
| pronouncing dictionary {n} (dictionary that provides pronunciations of words) SEE: pronunciation dictionary | :: |
| pronto {adv} (quickly) | :: omgående, med det samme |
| pronunciation {n} (sound of a word) | :: udtale {c} |
| pronunciation {n} (way in which words are pronounced) | :: udtale |
| pronunciation dictionary {n} (dictionary that provides pronunciations of words) | :: udtaleordbog {c} |
| proof {n} (any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth) | :: bevis |
| proofreader {n} (person who proofreads) | :: korrekturlæser {c} |
| proofreader {n} (person whose occupation is to proofread) | :: korrekturlæser {c} |
| propeller {n} (mechanical device used to propel) | :: propel |
| propelling pencil {n} (mechanical pencil) SEE: mechanical pencil | :: |
| propenoic {adj} (acrylic) SEE: acrylic | :: |
| propensity {n} (tendency) | :: tilbøjelighed |
| proper fraction {n} (arithmetic: a vulgar fraction) | :: ægte brøk |
| proper noun {n} (the name of a particular person, place, organization or other individual entity) | :: proprium, egennavn |
| proper subset {n} (a set that is a subset of but not equal to another set) | :: ægte delmængde {c} |
| property {n} (something owned) | :: ejendom {c}, besiddelse {c} |
| property {n} (piece of real estate) | :: ejendom {c} |
| property {n} (exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing) | :: ejendomsret {c} |
| property {n} (attribute or abstract quality associated with an object, individual or concept) | :: egenskab {c} |
| property {n} (computing: an editable parameter associated with an application, or its value) | :: egenskab {c} (property often used untranslated) |
| property law {n} (area of law concerned with property rights) | :: ejendomsret {c} |
| property tax {n} (tax based on the value of property) | :: ejendomsskat {c} |
| prophecy {n} (prediction) | :: profeti {c}, spådom {c} |
| prophet {n} (one who speaks by divine inspiration) | :: profet {c}, profetinde {c} [female] |
| prophet {n} (one who foretells the future) | :: profet {c}, profetinde {c} [female], spåmand {c} [male], spåkvinde {c} [female] |
| prophetess {n} (female prophet) | :: profetinde {c} |
| proponency {n} (advocacy) SEE: advocacy | :: |
| proportion {n} (size) SEE: size | :: |
| proposal {n} (that which is proposed) | :: forslag {n} |
| proposal {n} (the act of proposing a marriage) | :: frieri {n} |
| propose {v} (to suggest a plan or course of action) | :: foreslå |
| propose {v} (to ask for one's hand in marriage) | :: fri |
| proposition {n} (idea or plan offered) | :: forslag {n} |
| proposition {n} (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) | :: dom {c} |
| propriety {n} (fitness; the quality of being appropriate) | :: rigtighed, ordentlighed |
| propriety {n} (correctness in behaviour and morals) | :: sømmelighed |
| proprioception {n} (sense of the position of parts of the body) | :: proprioception {c} |
| prosaic {adj} (pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose) | :: prosaisk |
| prosaic {adj} (straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry) | :: prosaisk |
| prosaic {adj} (overly plain or simple, to the point of being boring; humdrum) | :: prosaisk |
| pros and cons {n} (for and against) | :: fordele & ulemper |
| proscenium {n} (modern theatre: stage area between the curtain and the orchestra) | :: proscenium {n} |
| proscenium {n} (ancient theatre: stage area immediately in front of the scene building) | :: proscenium {n} |
| prose {n} (written language not intended as poetry) | :: prosa {c} |
| prosecutor {n} (a person instituting criminal prosecution) | :: anklager {c} |
| proselytize {v} (convert to one’s own faith) | :: omvende |
| proselytize {v} (induce people to join a cause) | :: missionere |
| prosody {n} (linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech) | :: prosodi {c} |
| prospect {n} (position affording a fine view) SEE: lookout | :: |
| prostate {n} (prostate gland) | :: blærehalskirtel {c}, prostata {c} |
| prostate gland {n} (prostate) SEE: prostate | :: |
| prostitute {v} (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) | :: prostituere |
| prostitute {v} (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) | :: tvinge ind i prostitution |
| prostitute {v} (derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame) | :: sælge sig selv |
| prostitute {n} (a person having sex for profit) | :: prostitueret [derogatory], ludder [female, derogatory], glædespige [female], trækkerdreng [male gay], skøge [archaic, derogatory], sexsælger {c}, sexarbejder {c} |
| prostitute {n} (promiscuous person) SEE: whore | :: |
| prostitution {n} (having sex for profit) | :: prostitution {c} |
| protactinium {n} (chemical element) | :: protactinium {n} |
| protagonist {n} (main character) | :: hovedperson {c} |
| proteasome {n} | :: proteasom {n} |
| protect {v} (to keep safe) | :: beskytte |
| protection {n} (process of keeping sthg safe) | :: beskyttelse {c} |
| protection money {n} (money regular interval, extorted by criminals threatening to cause harm) | :: beskyttelsespenge {p} |
| protectorate {n} (a protected autonomous state) | :: protektorat {n} |
| protein {n} (biochemistry: complex molecule) | :: protein {n} |
| protein {n} (class of food) | :: protein {n} |
| Protestant {n} (someone who is a member of such a denomination) | :: protestant {c} |
| Protestantism {n} (faith) | :: protestantisme {c} |
| protist {n} (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) | :: protist {c} |
| protocol {n} (rule, guideline etc which guides diplomatic behaviour) | :: protokol |
| protocol {n} (computing) | :: protokol {c} |
| Proto-Germanic {prop} (hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language) | :: urgermansk |
| Proto-Indo-European {prop} (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) | :: protoindoeuropæisk, urindoeuropæisk |
| Proto-Indo-Germanic {prop} (Proto-Indo-European) SEE: Proto-Indo-European | :: |
| protolysis {n} | :: protolyse {c} |
| protomartyr {n} (any of the first Christian martyrs) | :: protomartyr {c} |
| proton {n} (positively charged nucleon) | :: proton |
| Proto-Norse {prop} (Indo-European language) | :: urnordisk {n} |
| Proto-Slavic {prop} (Proto-Slavic) | :: urslavisk {n} |
| protractor {n} (a circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles) | :: vinkelmåler |
| proud {adj} (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) | :: stolt |
| proud {adj} | :: stolt |
| prove {v} (to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for) | :: bevise |
| provenance {n} (place or source of origin) | :: proveniens {c}, herkomst {c} |
| Provence {prop} (region in France) | :: Provence {n} |
| proverb {n} (phrase expressing a basic truth) | :: ordsprog {n} |
| Proverbs {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ordsprogene {m-p} |
| provide {v} (to give what is needed or desired) | :: forsørge |
| provide {v} (to establish as a previous condition) | :: forudsætte |
| provide {v} (to furnish (with)) | :: forsyne |
| Providence {prop} (Divine will) | :: Forsynet |
| Providence {prop} (Capital of Rhode Island) | :: Providence |
| province {n} (a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level) | :: provins {c} |
| provision {n} (money set aside) | :: hensættelse {c} |
| provisional {adj} (temporary) | :: provisorisk |
| provisional {n} (provisional postage stamp) | :: provisorie |
| provoke {v} (to cause to become angry) | :: provokere |
| provost {n} (highest position in a monastery below an abbot) | :: provst |
| proximate {adj} (close or closest; adjacent) | :: nær |
| proximate cause {n} (event without which an injury would not have occurred) | :: adækvans {c} |
| proximately {adv} (approximately) SEE: approximately | :: |
| proximity {n} (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship) | :: nærhed {c} |
| proxy {n} (agent or substitute authorized to act for another person) | :: fuldmægtig {m}, stedfortræder |
| proxy server {n} (hardware server) | :: proxyserver {n} |
| proxy war {n} (war where two powers use third parties) | :: stedfortræderkrig {c} [war], stedfortræderkonflikt {c} [where outright war is not the case] |
| præstige {n} (Archaic spelling of prestige) SEE: prestige | :: |
| prude {n} (A person who is or tries to be excessively proper) | :: sippe {c}, snerpe {c} |
| prudery {n} (condition of being prudish; prudishness) | :: sippethed {c}, snerperi {n} |
| prudish {adj} (exaggeratedly proper) | :: sippet, snerpet |
| prudishness {n} (condition of being prudish; prudery) | :: sippethed {c}, snerperi {n} |
| prune {v} (plum) SEE: plum | :: |
| prune {v} (dried plum) | :: sveske {c} |
| Prussia {prop} (geographical area) | :: Preussen, Prøjsen |
| Prussia {prop} (former Baltic country) | :: Preussen, Prøjsen |
| Prussia {prop} (former German province) | :: Preussen, Prøjsen |
| Prussian {adj} (of Prussia) | :: preussisk, prøjsisk |
| Prussian blue {n} (pigment) | :: berlinerblåt |
| Prussian blue {n} (colour) | :: berlinerblåt |
| psalm {n} (sacred song) | :: salme {c} |
| psalm {n} (a hymn collected into one book of the Old Testament) | :: salme {c} |
| Psalms {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Salmerne |
| pseudo- {prefix} (not genuine) | :: pseudo-, skin- |
| pseudoneurotic schizophrenia {n} (schizophrenia spectrum disorder) | :: pseudoneurotisk skizofreni |
| pseudonym {n} (fictitious name) | :: pseudonym |
| pseudoscience {n} (purported science) | :: pseudovidenskab {c} |
| pseudoscientific {adj} (of, relating to, or employing pseudoscience) | :: pseudovidenskabelig |
| psittacosis {n} (infection) | :: psittacosis {c}, ornithosis {c}, papegøjesyge {c} |
| Pskov {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: Pskov |
| psychedelic {adj} (of, containing or generating hallucinations, etc.) | :: psykedelisk |
| psychiatric hospital {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| psychiatry {n} (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) | :: psykiatri {c} |
| psycho {adj} ((colloquial or pejorative) Psychotic) | :: psyko |
| psychokinesis {n} (movement inanimate objects by the use of psychic power) | :: psykokinese, telekinese |
| psychology {n} (study of the human mind) | :: psykologi {c} |
| psychometry {n} (paranormal ability) | :: psykometri, genstandslæsning |
| psychopath {n} (person with a personality disorder) | :: psykopat {c} |
| psychopathy {n} (personality disorder) | :: psykopati |
| psychosis {n} (mental disorder) | :: psykose {c} |
| psychosocial {adj} (having both psychological and social aspects) | :: psykosocial |
| psychosomatic {adj} (of physical effects with mental causes) | :: psykosomatisk |
| psychotherapist {n} (who practices psychotherapy) | :: psykoterapeut {c} |
| pâté {n} (finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables) | :: pate {c}, paté {c}, postej {c} |
| ptarmigan {n} (a small grouse, Lagopus) | :: fjeldrype {c} |
| Ptolemaic {adj} (of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy) | :: ptolemæisk |
| ptomaine {n} (any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria) | :: ptomain {c}, liggift {c} |
| PTSD {n} (initialism: post-traumatic stress disorder) | :: PTSD |
| pub {n} (public house) | :: kro {c}, knejpe, beværtning |
| puberty {n} (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) | :: pubertet {c} |
| pubic hair {n} (collectively) | :: kønshår {n}, kønsbehåring {c} |
| pubic louse {n} (crab louse) SEE: crab louse | :: |
| pubis {n} (the pubic bone) | :: skamben {n}, kønsben {n} |
| public {adj} (pertaining to people as a whole) | :: offentlig |
| public {n} (people in general) | :: offentlighed {c} |
| public good {n} (welfare of the people) | :: fælles bedste {n} |
| public good {n} (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) | :: offentligt gode {n} [economics] |
| public health {n} (science) | :: folkesundhedsvidenskab |
| public house {n} (pub) SEE: pub | :: |
| public housing {n} (accommodation subsidised by the government for disadvantaged groups) | :: socialt boligbyggeri {n} |
| public opinion {n} (opinion of the public) | :: offentlige mening {c} |
| public property {n} (property owned by the state) | :: statslig ejendom {c}, offentlig ejendom {c} [term can also refer to public domain] |
| public servant {n} (civil servant) SEE: civil servant | :: |
| public transit {n} (public transport) SEE: public transport | :: |
| public transport {n} (form of transport) | :: kollektiv trafik {c} |
| public transportation {n} (public transport) SEE: public transport | :: |
| publish {v} (to issue a medium (e.g. publication)) | :: publicere, udgive |
| publish {v} (to announce to the public) | :: offentliggøre |
| puck {n} (hockey puck) SEE: hockey puck | :: |
| pudding {n} (sausage made primarily from blood) | :: blodbudding |
| pudding {n} (boiled or steamed cake or dessert) | :: budding |
| pudding {n} (dessert similar to custard or mousse, containing a starchy thickening agent) | :: budding {c} |
| pudding {n} (any dessert) SEE: dessert | :: |
| puddle {n} (a small pool of water) | :: pyt, pæl |
| Puerto Rican {n} (person from Puerto Rico) | :: puertoricaner {c} |
| Puerto Rican {adj} (pertaining to Puerto Rico) | :: puertorikansk |
| Puerto Rico {prop} (Caribbean Commonwealth) | :: Puerto Rico |
| puff {n} (homosexual) SEE: poof | :: |
| puffer {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish | :: |
| pufferfish {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish | :: |
| pufferfish {n} (a delicacy popular in Japan) | :: kuglefisk |
| puffin {n} (Fratercula arctica) | :: lunde {c}, søpapegøje {c} |
| puff pastry {n} (light, flaky pastry) | :: butterdejskage {c} [cake], butterdej {c} [the pastry dough as an ingredient], smørdej {c} [the pastry dough as an ingredient] |
| pulao {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| pull {v} (transitive: apply force to (something) so it comes towards one) | :: trække |
| pull {v} (intransitive: apply force such that an object comes toward the person or thing applying the force) | :: trække |
| pull apart {v} (disassemble) SEE: disassemble | :: |
| pullet {n} (spineless person) SEE: chicken | :: |
| pulley {n} (one of simple machines) | :: trisse |
| pull-up {n} (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) | :: kropshævning {c} |
| pulmonary circulation {n} (part of blood circulation) | :: det lille kredsløb {n}, lungekredsløbet {n} |
| pulpit {n} (raised platform in church) | :: prædikestol {c} |
| pulpit {n} (plane's cockpit) SEE: cockpit | :: |
| pulsar {n} (rotating neutron star) | :: pulsar {c} |
| pulse {n} (regular beat caused by the heart) | :: puls |
| puma {n} (Puma concolor) SEE: cougar | :: |
| pumice {n} (pumice) | :: pimpsten |
| pump {n} (trainer or sneaker) SEE: trainer | :: |
| pump {n} (device for moving liquid or gas) | :: pumpe {c} |
| pumpkin {n} (plant) | :: græskar, græskarplante |
| pumpkin {n} (fruit of this plant) | :: græskar |
| pumpkin seed {n} (seed) | :: græskarkerne {c} |
| pump truck {n} (manually operated device for lifting and moving pallets) SEE: pallet jack | :: |
| pun {n} (joke or type of wordplay) | :: ordspil {n} |
| punch {v} (to herd cattle) SEE: herd | :: |
| punch card {n} (card with have holes or notches used for storing data) | :: hulkort {n} |
| punched card {n} (punch card, especially one that has had holes punched in it) | :: hulkort |
| punching bag {n} (device used to practice punching) | :: boksesæk {n} |
| punch line {n} (final part of a joke) | :: pointe {c} |
| punctuate {v} (emphasize, stress) SEE: emphasize | :: |
| punctuation {n} (set of symbols) | :: tegnsætning {c} |
| Punic {adj} (Carthaginian) SEE: Carthaginian | :: |
| punish {v} (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct) | :: straffe |
| punishment {n} (the act of punishing) | :: straf |
| punishment {n} (penalty for wrongdoing) | :: straf {c} |
| punk {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| Puntland {prop} (region) | :: Puntland {n} |
| puny {adj} (of inferior size) | :: sølle |
| pupa {n} (insect) | :: puppe {c} |
| pupil {n} (learner) | :: elev {c} |
| pupil {n} (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) | :: pupil {c} |
| puppet {n} (movable model of a person or animal) | :: marionet |
| puppet {n} (person or country controlled by another) | :: marionet |
| puppet {n} (doll) SEE: doll | :: |
| puppet government {n} (government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power) | :: marionetregering {c} |
| puppy {n} (young dog) | :: hvalp {c} |
| puppy fat {n} (natural fat on the body of a child) | :: hvalpefedt {n} |
| purchasing power {n} (amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency) | :: købekraft {c} |
| pure {adj} (free of flaws or imperfections) | :: ren, fejlfri |
| purely imaginary number {n} (imaginary number) SEE: imaginary number | :: |
| pure mathematics {n} (area of mathematics) | :: ren matematik {c} |
| purgatory {n} (Purgatory) SEE: Purgatory | :: |
| Purgatory {prop} (intermediate state after physical death) | :: skærsild {c} |
| purge {n} (forcible removal of undesirable people from political activity, etc.) | :: udrensning {c} |
| purlin {n} (longitudinal structural member of a roof) | :: ås {c} |
| purple {n} (colour) | :: lilla, violet, purpur |
| purple {adj} (colour) | :: lilla |
| purple coral {n} (mushroom) | :: purpurgrå køllesvamp |
| purple heron {n} (Ardea purpurea) | :: purpurhejre {c} |
| purpose {n} (target) | :: mål |
| purpose {n} (intention) | :: mening, intention |
| purpose {n} (reason for doing something) | :: grund |
| purposefully {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose | :: |
| purpure {adj} (in blazon, of the colour purple) | :: purpur |
| purse {n} (small bag for carrying money) | :: pengepung {c}, pung {c} |
| purse {n} (small bag for carrying personal items) | :: håndtaske {c} |
| pursue {v} (to follow urgently) | :: forfølge |
| pursuit {n} (act of pursuing) | :: forfølgelse {c} |
| pus {n} (fluid found in regions of infection) | :: pus {n}, materie {c} |
| push {v} (to apply a force to something so that it moves away) | :: skubbe |
| push {v} (to continually attempt to persuade into a particular action) | :: hetse |
| push {v} (to press or urge forward; to drive) | :: drive fremad |
| push {v} (to continually attempt to promote point of view, product etc.) | :: skabe opinion |
| push {v} (to approach; to come close to) | :: nærme sig |
| push {v} (intransitive: to tense the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents) | :: trykke |
| push {v} (to make a higher bid at an auction) | :: overbyde |
| push {v} (poker: to make an all-in bet) | :: gå all-in |
| push {n} (short, directed application of force; act of pushing) | :: skub {n} |
| push {n} (act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents) | :: tryk {n} |
| push {n} (great effort (to do something)) | :: anstrengelse {c} |
| pushchair {n} (stroller) SEE: stroller | :: |
| pusher {n} (drug dealer) | :: pusher {c} |
| push in {v} (jump the queue) SEE: jump the queue | :: |
| pushrod {n} (rod in a piston engine) | :: stødstang |
| push scooter {n} (a child's foot-operated vehicle) SEE: scooter | :: |
| Puss in Boots {prop} (fairy tale) | :: Den bestøvlede kat |
| pussy {n} (affectionate term for a girl or woman) | :: missekat {c} |
| pussy {n} (informal: affectionate term for a cat) | :: mis, missekat |
| pussy {n} (slang: female genitalia) | :: kusse, fisse [vulgar], tissekone [childish] |
| pussy {n} (informal: coward) | :: tøsedreng |
| pussywhipped {adj} (submissive to or dominated by one's wife or other female partner) | :: i sin hule hånd |
| put {v} (to place something somewhere) | :: sætte, stille, lægge, placere |
| put {v} (to bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition) | :: bringe |
| put {v} (to express something in a certain manner) | :: formulere |
| put a foot wrong {v} (make a mistake) | :: træde i spinaten (step into the spinach) |
| put all one's eggs in one basket {v} (to rely on a single source) | :: sætte alt på ét kort, sætte alt på ét bræt |
| put away {v} (to kill someone) SEE: kill | :: |
| put away {v} (to send (someone) to prison) SEE: imprison | :: |
| put back {v} (to return something to its original place) | :: lægge tilbage |
| put back {v} (to postpone an arranged event) | :: skyde frem |
| put back {v} (to reset a clock to an earlier time) | :: stille uret tilbage |
| Putin {prop} (surname) | :: Putin |
| Putler {prop} (derogatory name of Vladimir Putin) | :: Putler |
| put on {v} (to don clothing) | :: iføre sig, tage på |
| put one's shoulder to the wheel {v} (work very strenuously) | :: arbejde med stor anstrengelse |
| put out {v} (extinguish) | :: slukke |
| Putrajaya {prop} (administrative capital of Malaysia) | :: Putrajaya |
| put something into perspective {v} (to compare with something similar) | :: perspektivere |
| putt {v} (to lightly strike a golf ball with a putter) | :: putte |
| putting green {n} (area on a golf course) | :: green {c} |
| put to death {v} (to kill as punishment) SEE: execute | :: |
| putty {n} (a form of cement) | :: kit {n} |
| put up {v} (to put up with) SEE: put up with | :: |
| put up with {v} | :: finde sig i |
| puzzle {n} (crossword puzzle) SEE: crossword | :: |
| puzzle {n} (anything difficult to understand or make sense of) | :: gåde {c} |
| puzzle {n} (jigsaw puzzle) SEE: jigsaw puzzle | :: |
| pygmy {n} (a member of various African peoples) | :: pygmæ {c} |
| pygmy cormorant {n} (Microcarbo pygmaeus) | :: Dværgskarv |
| Pyongyang {prop} (capital of North Korea) | :: Pyongyang |
| pyramid {n} (ancient construction) | :: pyramide {c} |
| pyramid {n} (construction) | :: pyramide {c} |
| pyramid {n} (in geometry, a solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal base) | :: pyramide {c} |
| pyre {n} (funeral pile) | :: ild |
| Pyrenees {prop} (the mountain range separating Spain from France) | :: Pyrenæerne |
| pyrite {n} (mineral iron disulfide) | :: pyrit {c}, svovlkis {c} |
| pyroclastic flow {n} (pyroclastic flow) | :: pyroklastisk vulkanudbrud {c} |
| pyrotechnics {n} (firework) SEE: firework | :: |
| Pyrrhic victory {n} (a costly victory) | :: pyrrhussejr {c} |
| Pythagoras {prop} (Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher) | :: Pythagoras |
| python {n} (constricting snake) | :: pyton {c} |