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each {determiner} (every) :: alle, alt, enhver, hver enkelt; [Bokmål] hver; [Nynorsk] kvar
each {adv} (per) :: [Bokmål] per stykk; [Nynorsk] per stykk
each other {pron} (to one another; one to the other) :: [Bokmål] hverandre; [Nynorsk] einannan, kvarandre, kvarannan
each to his own {proverb} (to each his own) SEE: to each his own ::
eager {adj} (excited by desire in the pursuit of any object) :: ivrig
eagle {n} (any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae) :: ørn {m} {f}
eagle owl {n} (large owl of genus Bubo) :: hubro
ear {v} (plough) SEE: plough ::
ear {n} (external part of the organ of hearing) SEE: pinna ::
ear {n} (organ of hearing) :: [Bokmål] øre; [Nynorsk] øyra, øyre
earache {n} (pain in the ear) :: [Bokmål] øreverk {m}, ørepine {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] øyreverk {m}
ear canal {n} (tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum) :: [Bokmål] øregang {m}, ørekanal {m}
eardrum {n} (membrane separating outer and middle ears) :: [Bokmål] trommehinne
earl {n} (a British or Irish nobleman) :: [Bokmål] jarl {m}, greve {m}; [Nynorsk] jarl {m}, greve {m}
earlier {adj} (occurring previously) :: [Bokmål] tidligere
ear lobe {n} (a part of the ear) :: [Bokmål] øreflipp {m}; [Nynorsk] øyreflipp {m}
early {adj} (at a time in advance of the usual) :: [Bokmål] tidlig
early {adj} (arriving at a time before expected) :: [Bokmål] tidlig
early {adj} (near the start or beginning) :: [Bokmål] tidlig
Early Middle Ages {prop} (Translations) :: Tidlig middelalder
Early Modern English {prop} (Early Modern English) :: [Bokmål] tidlig moderne engelsk {m}, tidlig nyengelsk {m}; [Nynorsk] tidleg moderne engelsk {m}, tidleg nyengelsk {m}
Early New English {prop} (15th to mid-17th century form of English) SEE: Early Modern English ::
earmark {v} (to specify or set aside for a particular purpose) :: [Bokmål] øremerke
earnings {n} (wages, money earned, income) :: [Bokmål] inntjening {m} {f}
earphone {n} (sound device held near the ear) :: hodetelefoner; [Nynorsk] hovudtelefon
earphones {n} (small speakers worn over the ears) :: [Bokmål] hodetelefon {m}
earplug {n} (protective clothing for the ear canal) :: [Bokmål] øreplugg {m}, ørepropp {m}; [Nynorsk] øyreplugg {m}, øyrepropp {m}
earring {n} (piece of jewelry) :: ørering {c}; [Bokmål] øredobb {m} {f}, øredobbe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] øyredobb {m}, øyredobbe {f}
ear tag {n} (tag on the ear of an animal) :: [Bokmål] øremerke {n}; [Nynorsk] øyremerke {n}
earth {n} (soil) :: jord {m}
earth {n} (any general rock-based material) :: jord {m}
earth {n} (the ground, land) :: jord
earth {n} (one of the four basic elements) :: jord {m}
earth {n} (one of the five basic elements) :: jord {m}
earth {v} (connect electrically to the earth) :: [Bokmål] jorde
earth {prop} (our planet, third out from the Sun) SEE: Earth ::
Earth {prop} (third planet of the Solar System) :: [Bokmål] jord {m} {f}, klode {m}; [Nynorsk] jord {f}, klode {m}
Earth mass {n} (Unit of mass) :: jordmasse {m}
earth metal {n} (metal in boron group) :: [Bokmål] jordmetall {n}; [Nynorsk] jordmetall {n}
earth pig {n} (aardvark) SEE: aardvark ::
earthquake {n} (shaking of the surface of a planet) :: [Bokmål] jordskjelv {n}; [Nynorsk] jordskjelv {m} {n}
earth science {n} (any of the sciences dealing with the planet Earth) :: [Bokmål] geovitenskap {m}
earth station {n} (Earth-based satellite communications station) :: [Bokmål] jordstasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] jordstasjon {m}
earthworm {n} (worm (animal)) :: meitemark {m}, meitemakk {m}
earwax {n} (waxy substance secreted by the ear) :: [Bokmål] ørevoks {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] øyrevoks {m} {n}
earwig {n} (the insect) :: saksedyr
earworm {n} (earwig) SEE: earwig ::
easel {n} (upright frame for displaying or supporting something) :: [Bokmål] staffeli {n}; [Nynorsk] staffeli {n}
easement {n} (legal right to use another person's property) :: servitutt; [Nynorsk] servitutt
easier said than done {adj} (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) :: [Bokmål] lettere sagt enn gjort
east {n} (compass point) :: [Bokmål] øst {m} {c}, aust {m}; [Nynorsk] aust {m}
East Africa {prop} (eastern part of the continent of Africa) :: [Bokmål] Øst-Afrika; [Nynorsk] Aust-Afrika
East African {adj} (relating to East Africa) :: [Bokmål] østafrikansk
East African {n} (East African person) :: østafrikaner {m}
East Asian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to East Asia) :: [Bokmål] østasiatisk; [Nynorsk] austasiatisk
Easter {n} (Christian holiday) :: [Bokmål] påske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] påske {m} {f}
Easter Bunny {prop} (Symbolic rabbit sometimes depicted delivering Easter eggs to children) :: [Bokmål] påskehare {m}; [Nynorsk] påskehare {m}
Easter egg {n} (a dyed or decorated egg) :: påskeegg; [Nynorsk] påskeegg
Easter egg {n} (a chocolate confection in the shape of an egg) :: [Bokmål] sjokoladeegg {n}, påskeegg {n}; [Nynorsk] sjokoladeegg {n}, påskeegg {n}
Easter egg {n} (an undocumented function hidden in a program) :: [Bokmål] påskeegg {n}; [Nynorsk] påskeegg {n}
Easter egg {n} (image, feature, or other content that is hidden on a video disc or in a movie) :: [Bokmål] påskeegg {n}; [Nynorsk] påskeegg {n}
Easter Island {prop} (Island in the Pacific) :: [Bokmål] Påskeøya; [Nynorsk] Påskeøya
eastern {adj} (related to the east) :: [Bokmål] østre; [Nynorsk] austre
Eastern Europe {prop} (Eastern Europe) :: [Bokmål] Øst-Europa; [Nynorsk] Aust-Europa
Eastern European {adj} (Eastern European) :: [Bokmål] østeuropeisk
easternmost {adj} (farthest east) :: [Bokmål] østligst, østligste
Eastern Orthodox Church {prop} (division of Christianity) :: [Bokmål] ortodokse kirke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ortodokse kyrkja {f}
East German {adj} (East German) :: østtysk
East German {n} (East German person) :: østtysker {m}
east-northeast {n} (compass point) :: [Bokmål] øst-nordøst; [Nynorsk] aust-nordaust
East Sea {prop} (South China Sea) SEE: South China Sea ::
East Sea {prop} (Baltic sea) SEE: Baltic Sea ::
East Sea {prop} (Sea of Japan) SEE: Sea of Japan ::
East Sea {prop} (Dead Sea) SEE: Dead Sea ::
east-southeast {n} (compass point) :: [Bokmål] øst-sørøst; [Nynorsk] aust-søraust
East Timor {prop} (Country in Oceania) :: [Bokmål] Øst-Timor; [Nynorsk] Aust-Timor
East Timorese {n} (person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent) :: [Bokmål] østtimoreser {m}; [Nynorsk] austtimoresar {m}
East Timorese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people) :: [Bokmål] østtimoresisk; [Nynorsk] austtimoresisk
easy {adj} (comfortable) SEE: comfortable ::
easy {adj} (requiring little skill or effort) :: lett, enkel
easy {adj} (consenting readily to sex) :: lett på tråden
easy {adj} :: lett
easy does it {phrase} (do something gently or slowly) :: [Bokmål] ta det rolig, ta det forsiktig
eat {v} (to ingest, see also: consume; ingest) :: [Bokmål] spise, ete; [Nynorsk] eta / ete
eatable {adj} (able to be eaten) SEE: edible ::
eat humble pie {v} (to admit one's faults) :: [Bokmål] spise hatten sin, krype til korset
eating disorder {n} (psychological disorder) :: [Bokmål] spiseforstyrrelse {m}
eating habit {n} (regular consumption of certain foods) :: [Bokmål] matvane {m}; [Nynorsk] matvane {m}
eat out {v} (dine at a restaurant) :: [Bokmål] spise ute; [Nynorsk] ete ute
eavesdrop {v} (to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear) :: overhøre
ebb {n} (low tide) :: fjære
ebony {n} (wood) :: [Bokmål] ibenholt {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] ibenholt {m} {n}
eccentric {n} (person who does not behave like others) :: [Bokmål] eksentriker {m}
eccentricity {n} (the quality of being eccentric) :: [Bokmål] eksentrisitet {m}; [Nynorsk] eksentrisitet {m}
eccentricity {n} (a ratio between distances in a conic section) :: [Bokmål] eksentrisitet {m}; [Nynorsk] eksentrisitet {m}
Ecclesiastes {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Preikaren {m}
ecclesiastic {adj} (pertaining to the church) :: [Bokmål] kirkelig; [Nynorsk] kyrkjeleg
ecclesiology {n} (branch of theology) :: ekklesiologi
echelon {n} (level or rank) :: [Bokmål] grad {m}, nivå {n}
echidna {n} (any of the four species of small spined monotremes) :: [Bokmål] maurpiggsvin {n}, maurpinnsvin {n}; [Nynorsk] maurpiggsvin {n}
echo {n} (reflected sound) :: [Bokmål] ekko {n}, etterklang {m}, gjenlyd {m}; [Nynorsk] ekko {n}, etterklang {m}, atterklang {m}, atterljom {m}
echo chamber {n} ((derogatory) communication space which refuses the input of outsiders) :: [Bokmål] ekkokammer {n}
echo sounder {n} (sonar device) :: [Bokmål] ekkolodd {n}; [Nynorsk] ekkolodd {n}
eclectic {adj} (selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles) :: [Bokmål] eklektisk; [Nynorsk] eklektisk
eclectic {adj} (unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous) :: blanding {m}
eclipse {n} (passage of a planetary object between others) :: [Bokmål] formørkelse {m}; [Nynorsk] formørking {f}
ecliptic {n} (Earth's orbital plane) :: ekliptikken
eco- {prefix} (concerning ecology or the environment) :: [Bokmål] øko-; [Nynorsk] øko-
ecofeminism {n} (a sociopolitical movement combining feminism and environmentalism) :: [Bokmål] økofeminisme {m}; [Nynorsk] økofeminisme {m}
eco-friendly {adj} (ecologically friendly) SEE: environmentally friendly ::
ecologic {adj} (related to ecology) SEE: ecological ::
ecological {adj} (relating to ecology) :: [Bokmål] økologisk; [Nynorsk] økologisk
ecology {n} (branch of biology) :: [Bokmål] økologi {m}; [Nynorsk] økologi {m}
ecomusicology {n} (study of music, culture, and nature) :: økomusikologi
econometrics {n} (branch of economics) :: econometrie
economic crisis {n} (period of economic slowdown) SEE: financial crisis ::
economics {n} (study) :: økonomi
economies of scale {n} (the characteristics of a production process) :: stordriftsfordel {m}
economist {n} (expert in economics) :: [Bokmål] økonom {m}; [Nynorsk] økonom {m}
economy {n} (production and distribution and consumption) :: [Bokmål] økonomi {m}
economy {n} :: økonomi ? {f}
eco-region {n} (region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna) :: [Bokmål] økoregion {m}; [Nynorsk] økoregion {m}
ecosystem {n} (system of an ecological community and its environment) :: [Bokmål] økosystem {n}; [Nynorsk] økosystem {n}
ecotone {n} (a region of transition) :: ekoton
ecotourism {n} (responsible travel) :: [Bokmål] økoturisme {m}; [Nynorsk] økoturisme {m}
ecotype {n} (organism adapted to an environment) :: [Bokmål] økotype {m}; [Nynorsk] økotype {m}
ecstasy {n} (intense pleasure) :: ekstase {m}
ecstasy {n} (intense emotion) :: ekstase {m}
ecstasy {n} (trance associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation) :: ekstase {m}
ecstasy {n} (drug) :: ecstasy
ecstatic {adj} (feeling or characterized by ecstasy) :: [Bokmål] ekstatisk; [Nynorsk] ekstatisk
ecstatic {adj} (extremely happy) :: [Bokmål] ekstatisk; [Nynorsk] ekstatisk
ectoplasm {n} (parapsychology: visible substance believed to emanate from spiritualistic mediums) :: ektoplasma {m}
ectoplasm {n} (parapsychology: an immaterial or ethereal substance) :: ektoplasma {m}
ectoplasm {n} (cytology: the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm) :: ektoplasma {m}
ectothermic {adj} (of or relating to ectotherm) :: [Bokmål] kaldblodig, vekselvarm; [Nynorsk] kaldblodig, vekselvarm
Ecuador {prop} (country in South America) :: Ecuador
Ecuadorian {n} (person from Ecuador) :: [Bokmål] ecuadorianer {m}; [Nynorsk] ecuadorian {m}, ecuadorianar {m}
Ecuadorian {adj} (pertaining to Ecuador) :: [Bokmål] ecuadoriansk; [Nynorsk] ecuadoriansk
ecumenic {adj} (ecumenical) SEE: ecumenical ::
ecumenical {adj} (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense) :: [Bokmål] økumenisk; [Nynorsk] økumenisk
ecumenism {n} (ecumenical doctrines and practices) :: [Bokmål] økumenikk {m}; [Nynorsk] økumenikk {m}
eczema {n} (acute or chronic inflammation of the skin) :: [Bokmål] eksem {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] eksem {m} {n}
Edam {prop} (Edam cheese) SEE: Edam cheese ::
Edam cheese {n} (type of cheese) :: [Bokmål] edamerost {m}; [Nynorsk] edamerost {m}
eddy {n} (air or water running in an opposite direction to the main current) :: [Bokmål] bakevje {m} {f}
edentate {adj} (toothless) SEE: toothless ::
edentulous {adj} (toothless) SEE: toothless ::
Edgar {prop} (male given name) :: Edgar
edge {n} (boundary line of a surface) :: kant {m}
edge {n} (joining line between two vertices of a polygon) :: sidekant {m}
edge {n} (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) :: [Bokmål] egg {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] egg {m} {f}
Edge Island {prop} (island) :: Edgeøya
edible {adj} (that can be eaten without harm; suitable for consumption) :: [Bokmål] spiselig
edible dormouse {n} (dormouse which is food) :: [Bokmål] sjusover {m}, syvsover {m}; [Nynorsk] sjusovar {m}
edifice {n} (building) :: byggverk {n}
Edinburgh {prop} (capital of Scotland) :: [Bokmål] Edinburgh; [Nynorsk] Edinburgh
edit {n} (a change to the text of a document) :: redigere
edit {v} (to change a text, or a document) :: redigere
Edith {prop} (female given name) :: Edit
edition {n} (literary work) :: [Bokmål] utgave {m} {f}
editor {n} (person who edits) :: redaktør {m}
editor {n} (newspaper editor) :: redaktør {m}
editor {n} (program for modifying text files) :: editor {m}
editorial {adj} (of or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial) :: [Bokmål] redaksjonell; [Nynorsk] redaksjonell
editor in chief {n} (highest ranking editor) :: sjefredaktør {m}
Edmonton {prop} (city in Alberta, Canada) :: Edmonton; [Nynorsk] Edmonton
Edmonton {prop} (area of London) :: Edmonton
EDNOS {n} (disorder) :: uspesifiserte spiseforstyrrelser
education {n} (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment) :: [Bokmål] utdannelse, utdanning {m} {f}, oppdragelse {m}; [Nynorsk] utdanning {f}, utdaning
education {n} (facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, either formally or informally) :: [Bokmål] utdannelse, utdanning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] utdanning {f}, utdaning
educational {adj} (Of or pertaining to education) :: [Bokmål] pedagogisk; [Nynorsk] pedagogisk
educational {adj} (Instructive) :: [Bokmål] lærerik; [Nynorsk] lærerik
educator {n} (teacher) SEE: teacher ::
Edward {prop} (male given name) :: Edvard
Edwin {prop} (male given name) :: Edvin, Audun
eel {n} (any fish of the order Anguilliformes) :: ål {m}
eelgrass {n} :: ålegras
eeny, meeny, miny, moe {n} (similar children's counting-out games in other languages) :: elle melle, elle melle deg fortelle, akka bakka bonka rakka
eerie {adj} (weird) :: skummel, nifs
eerie {adj} (frightened) :: engstelig
effect {n} (result of an action) :: effekt {m}; [Bokmål] virkning {m} {f}
effect {v} (to make or bring about; to implement) :: forårsake
effective {adj} (having the power to produce a required effect or effects) :: virkningsfull
effective {adj} (producing a decided or decisive effect) :: virkningsfull
effective {adj} (efficient, serviceable, or operative) :: effektiv
effective {adj} (actually in effect) :: virksom
effeminate {adj} (of a man, behaving like a woman) :: kvinneaktig, umandig, jentete, jenteaktig, kvinnelig, femi, bløtaktig; [Bokmål] feminin, fjollete; [Nynorsk] feminin
effigy {n} (dummy or other crude representation) :: [Bokmål] dukke {m} {f}, avbildning {m} {f}
efflower {v} (leatherworking: remove an outer surface with a knife) SEE: graze ::
E-flat {n} (tone between D and E) :: ess
e.g. {adv} (abbreviation for “for example”) :: f.eks. [for eksempel], t.d. [til dømes]
egalitarian {adj} (characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people) :: egalitær
egalitarian {n} (person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people) :: egalitarist {m}
egg {n} (body housing an embryo) :: [Bokmål] egg {n}; [Nynorsk] egg {n}
egg {n} (egg of domestic fowl as food item) :: [Bokmål] egg {n}; [Nynorsk] egg {n}
egg {n} (ovum) :: [Bokmål] egg {n}; [Nynorsk] egg {n}
egg cell {n} (ovum) SEE: ovum ::
eggcup {n} (a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten) :: [Bokmål] eggeglass {n}
egghead {n} (pejorative: intellectual) :: [Bokmål] egghode {n}
eggplant {n} (plant) :: aubergine {c}, eggplante, eggplanta
eggplant {n} (edible fruit) :: aubergine {c}, eggfrukt
egg-shaped {adj} (having the shape of an egg) :: [Bokmål] eggformet
egg white {n} (clear part of an egg) SEE: albumen ::
egg yolk {n} (central part of an egg) SEE: yolk ::
ego {n} (the self) :: [Bokmål] ego {n}; [Nynorsk] ego {n}
egoist {n} (self-centered or selfish person) :: egoist
egoistic {adj} (egoistical) SEE: egoistical ::
egoistical {adj} (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) :: [Bokmål] egoistisk; [Nynorsk] egoistisk
egomaniac {n} (person obsessed with their own (supposed) importance) :: egomaniker {m}
egotism {n} (preoccupation with oneself) :: egoist
egotist {n} (egocentric or self-centered person) SEE: egoist ::
egotistical {adj} (egoistical) SEE: egoistical ::
egregious {adj} (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding) :: flagrant, uhørt
egress {n} (exit) SEE: exit ::
Egypt {prop} (country in North Africa) :: [Bokmål] Egypt; [Nynorsk] Egypt
Egyptian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Egypt) :: [Bokmål] egyptisk; [Nynorsk] egyptisk
Egyptian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians) :: [Bokmål] egyptisk; [Nynorsk] egyptisk
Egyptian {n} (person from Egypt) :: [Bokmål] egypter {m}; [Nynorsk] egyptar {m}
Egyptian {prop} (language) :: [Bokmål] egyptisk {m}; [Nynorsk] egyptisk {m}
eh {interj} (used as a tag question) :: eller hva, ikke sant
eh {interj} (used to mean “What?”) :: hva, , hæh
eider {n} (duck of genus Somateria) :: ær {f} {m}, ærfugl {m}
eiderdown {n} (the down of the eider duck) :: ederdun
eiderdown {n} (a quilt stuffed with this down) :: ederdunsdyne {c}
Eiffel Tower {prop} (tower in Paris) :: Eiffeltårnet {n}
eigenvalue {n} (scalar multiplier of an eigenvector) :: [Bokmål] egenverdi {m}; [Nynorsk] eigenverdi {m}
eigenvector {n} (vector not rotated by linear transformation) :: [Bokmål] egenvektor {m}; [Nynorsk] eigenvektor {m}
eight {num} (cardinal number 8) :: åtte
eighteen {num} (cardinal number) :: atten
eighteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number eighteen, see also: 18th) :: attende
eighth {adj} (ordinal form of the number eight, see also: 8th) :: [Bokmål] åttende; [Nynorsk] åttande
eightieth {adj} (ordinal form of the number eighty) :: åttiende
eighty {num} (80) :: åtti
eighty-eight {num} (88) :: åttiåtte
Einang stone {prop} (stone) :: Einangsteinen
einherjar {n} (warriors who died bravely in battle) :: [Bokmål] einherje {m}; [Nynorsk] einherje {m}
Einstein {prop} (Albert Einstein) :: [Bokmål] Einstein; [Nynorsk] Einstein
einsteinium {n} (element with atomic number 99) :: einsteinium
either {determiner} (each of two) :: [Bokmål] begge
either {conj} (introduces the first of two options) :: [Bokmål] enten; [Nynorsk] anten, enten; [Bokmål] enten ... eller; [Nynorsk] anten ... eller
ejaculate {v} (to eject semen or vaginal fluid) :: [Bokmål] ejakulere; [Nynorsk] ejakulere, ejakulera
ejaculation {n} (ejection of semen through the urethra) :: [Bokmål] ejakulasjon {m}
ejection seat {n} (seat in an aircraft which can be ejected from the cockpit) :: [Bokmål] katapultsete {n}; [Nynorsk] katapultsete {n}
eke {adv} (also) SEE: also ::
eke {n} (addition) SEE: addition ::
elanid kite {n} (bird of the Elaninae subfamily) :: [Bokmål] elanineglente {m}
elastic {adj} (capable of stretching) :: elastisk, strekkbar
elastic {adj} (sensitive to changes in price) :: priselastisk
elastic {n} (material) :: [Bokmål] elastikk {m}; [Nynorsk] elastikk {m}
elastic {n} (elastic band) SEE: elastic band ::
elastic band {n} (loop of rubber or similar material) :: [Bokmål] strikk {m}, [rubber band] gummistrikk {m}; [Nynorsk] strikk {m}, [rubber band] gummistrikk {m}
elasticity {n} (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) :: [Bokmål] elastisitet {m}; [Nynorsk] elastisitet {m}
elasticity {n} (quality of being elastic) :: [Bokmål] elastisitet {m}; [Nynorsk] elastisitet {m}
elation {n} (An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism) :: eufori {m}
Elbe {prop} (European river) :: [Bokmål] Elben; [Nynorsk] Elbe
elbow {n} (joint between upper arm and forearm) :: [Bokmål] albue {m}; [Nynorsk] olboge {m}
elbow {n} (pipe fitting) :: bend {n}
elbow {v} (to push with the elbow) :: albue seg
elbow room {n} (room or space in which to move or maneuver) :: [Bokmål] albuerom {n}, alburom {n}; [Nynorsk] olbogerom {n}
elbow room {n} (freedom or leeway) :: [Bokmål] albuerom {n}, alburom {n}; [Nynorsk] olbogerom {n}
elder {n} (Sambucus nigra) :: [Bokmål] svarthyll {m}; [Nynorsk] svarthyll {m}
elder {n} (Sambucus) :: [Bokmål] hyll {m}; [Nynorsk] hyll {m}
elderberry {n} (elder tree) SEE: elder ::
elderberry {n} (fruit) :: [Bokmål] hyllebær {n}; [Nynorsk] hyllebær {n}
elderly {n} (elderly as group) :: [Bokmål] de eldre
Eleanor {prop} (female given name) :: Eleonora
Eleazar {prop} (biblical character) :: Elasar
elect {v} (to elect) SEE: choose ::
elect {adj} (who has been elected) :: valgt; [Bokmål] valgt; [Nynorsk] valt
election {n} (process of choosing a new leader or representatives) :: valg {n}
Election Day {prop} (Election Day) SEE: polling day ::
election threshold {n} (minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat) :: [Bokmål] sperregrense {m} {f}
elector {n} (person eligible to vote) :: [Bokmål] velger {m}; [Nynorsk] veljar {m}
elector {n} (official) :: [Bokmål] valgmann {m}, valgkvinne {f}, elektor {m}; [Nynorsk] valmann {m}, valkvinne {f}, elektor {m}
elector {n} (in the Holy Roman Empire, a participant in the election of the emperor) SEE: Elector ::
Elector {n} (elector or prince-elector) :: [Bokmål] kurfyrste {m} (kurfyrstinne {f} [Elector's wife]); [Nynorsk] kurfyrste {m} (kurfyrstinne {f} [Elector's wife])
electoral college {n} (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) :: [Bokmål] valgkollegium {n}; [Nynorsk] valkollegium {n}
Electoral College {prop} (body chosen to elect the president and vice president of the US) :: [Bokmål] valgmannskollegium {n}; [Nynorsk] valmannskollegium {n}
electoral district {n} (district represented by one or more elected officials) :: [Bokmål] valgkrets {m}, valgdistrikt {n}
electoral fraud {n} (illegal interference with an election) :: valgfusk
electorate {n} (geographic area encompassing electoral district) SEE: electoral district ::
electric {adj} (electrical) :: [Bokmål] elektrisk; [Nynorsk] elektrisk
electrical {adj} (electric) SEE: electric ::
electric car {n} (a car that uses electric motors) :: [Bokmål] elbil {m}; [Nynorsk] elbil {m}
electric fence {n} (electric fence) :: [Bokmål] elektrisk gjerde {n}, el-gjerde {n}; [Nynorsk] elektrisk gjerde {n}, el-gjerde {n}
electric field {n} (region around a charged particle) :: elektrisk felt
electrician {n} (tradesman who works with electrical equipment) :: [Bokmål] elektriker {m}; [Nynorsk] elektrikar {m}
electricity {n} (form of energy) :: [Bokmål] elektrisitet {m}; [Nynorsk] elektrisitet {m}
electricity meter {n} (a device that measures the consumption of electricity) :: [Bokmål] strømmåler {m}; [Nynorsk] straummålar {m}
electric motor {n} (motor) :: [Bokmål] elektromotor {m}, elmotor {m}, elektrisk motor {m}; [Nynorsk] elektromotor {m}, elmotor {m}, elektrisk motor {m}
electric shock {n} (physical reaction) :: [Bokmål] elektrisk støt {n}; [Nynorsk] elektrisk støyt {n}
electrification {n} (the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity) :: [Bokmål] elektrifisering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] elektrifisering {f}
electrification {n} (adaptation for electric power) :: [Bokmål] elektrifisering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] elektrifisering {f}
electro- {prefix} (of electricity or electrical) :: [Bokmål] elektro-; [Nynorsk] elektro-
electrocardiography {n} (the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms) :: [Bokmål] elektrokardiografi {m}; [Nynorsk] elektrokardiografi {m}
electrochemical {adj} (of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity) :: [Bokmål] elektrokjemisk; [Nynorsk] elektrokjemisk
electrode {n} (the terminal through which electric current passes) :: [Bokmål] elektrode {m}; [Nynorsk] elektrode {m}
electrolysis {n} (chemical change) :: [Bokmål] elektrolyse {m}; [Nynorsk] elektrolyse {m}
electromagnet {n} (magnet) :: [Bokmål] elektromagnet {m}; [Nynorsk] elektromagnet {m}
electromagnetic {adj} (pertaining to electromagnetism) :: [Bokmål] elektromagnetisk; [Nynorsk] elektromagnetisk
electromagnetic radiation {n} (radiation) :: elektromagnetisk stråling {c}
electromagnetic spectrum {n} (electromagnetic spectrum) :: [Bokmål] elektromagnetisk spekter {n}; [Nynorsk] det elektromagnetiske spekteret {n}
electromagnetism {n} (a fundamental force) :: elektromagnetisme {m}
electron {n} (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms) :: elektron
electron hole {n} (lack of an electron) SEE: hole ::
electronic {adj} (pertaining to electrons) :: elektronisk
electronic mail {n} (email) SEE: email ::
electronics {n} ((physics)) :: [Bokmål] elektronikk {m}; [Nynorsk] elektronikk {m}
electroshock {n} (electroshock) :: [Bokmål] elektrosjokk {n}; [Nynorsk] elektrosjokk {n}
electrostatics {n} (branch of physics) :: lakkelektrisitet
electrum {n} (fossil resin) SEE: amber ::
elegance {n} (grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners) :: [Bokmål] eleganse {m}; [Nynorsk] eleganse {m}
element {n} (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) :: [Bokmål] element {n}
element {n} (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) :: [Bokmål] grunnstoff {n}; [Nynorsk] grunnstoff {n}
elemental {adj} (basic, fundamental, elementary) SEE: elementary ::
elementary {adj} (relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something) :: enkelt; [Bokmål] elementær, grunnleggende; [Nynorsk] elementær, grunnleggande, grunnleggjande
elementary particle {n} (subatomic particle that does not consist of smaller particles) :: elementærpartikkel {m}
elementary school {n} (school for children) SEE: primary school ::
elephant {n} (mammal) :: elefant {m}
elephant shrew {n} (Any member of the order Macroscelidea) :: [Bokmål] springspissmus {f}, elefantspissmus {f}; [Nynorsk] springspissmus {f}, elefantspissmus {f}
elevate {v} (ennoble) SEE: ennoble ::
elevator {n} (permanent construction) SEE: lift ::
elevator {n} (control surface of an aircraft) :: heis
eleven {num} (the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve) :: elleve
eleventh hour {n} (The last minute) :: [Bokmål] i ellevte time
eleven thousand {num} (11,000) :: elfduizend
elf {n} (mythical, supernatural being) :: alv {m}
elf {n} (very diminutive person) SEE: dwarf ::
elfin {adj} (elven) SEE: elven ::
elfish {adj} (elven) SEE: elven ::
Elias {prop} (male given name) SEE: Elijah ::
elicit {v} (to evoke, educe) :: [Bokmål] avstedkomme, fremkalle, vekke, påkalle
elicit {v} (to use logic to arrive at truth) :: [Bokmål] resonnere, slutte
elide {v} (to leave out or omit) :: unnta, hoppe over
Eliezer {prop} (biblical character) :: Elieser
eligible {adj} (meeting the necessary requirements to participate; worthy of being chosen) :: egna; [Bokmål] valgbar
Elijah {prop} (biblical prophet) :: Elia
Elijah {prop} (male given name) :: Elias
eliminate {v} (to exclude (from investigation or from further competition)) SEE: exclude ::
Elisabeth {prop} (female given name) SEE: Elizabeth ::
Elisha {prop} (biblical prophet) :: Elisja
Elisheba {prop} (biblical wife of Aaron) :: Elisjeba
elixir {n} (alchemy: liquid which was believed to turn non-precious metals to gold) :: [Bokmål] eliksir {m}; [Nynorsk] eliksir {m}
elixir {n} (liquid which is believed to cure all ills) :: [Bokmål] eliksir {m}; [Nynorsk] eliksir {m}
elixir {n} (pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid) :: [Bokmål] eliksir {m}; [Nynorsk] eliksir {m}
Elizabeth {prop} (female given name) :: Elisabeth
Elizabeth {prop} (mother of John the Baptist) :: Elisabet
Elizabeth {prop} (wife of Aaron) SEE: Elisheba ::
elk {n} (Alces alces) SEE: moose ::
ell {n} (measure of cloth) :: alen {n} {n-p}
Ella {prop} (female given name) :: Ella
Ellen {prop} (female given name) :: Ellen
ellipse {n} (curve) :: [Bokmål] ellipse {m}; [Nynorsk] ellipse {m}
ellipsis {n} (typographic mark) :: [Bokmål] ellipse {m}; [Nynorsk] ellipse {m}
ellipsis {n} (omission of word or phrase) :: [Bokmål] ellipse {m}; [Nynorsk] ellipse {m}
ellipsoid {adj} (shaped like an ellipse) SEE: elliptical ::
elliptic {adj} (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition) :: [Bokmål] elliptisk; [Nynorsk] elliptisk
elliptical {adj} (oval) :: [Bokmål] elliptisk; [Nynorsk] elliptisk
elliptical {adj} (concise, condensed) :: [Bokmål] elliptisk; [Nynorsk] elliptisk
elliptical {adj} (in math) SEE: elliptic ::
elm {n} (tree of genus Ulmus) :: [Bokmål] alm {m}; [Nynorsk] alm {m}
elm tree {n} (tree of genus Ulmus) :: [Bokmål] almetre {n}; [Nynorsk] almetre {n}
elongated {adj} (extensive in length) :: [Bokmål] langstrakt
eloquence {n} (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) :: veltalenhet {m}, språkferdighet {m}
El Salvador {prop} (country in Central America) :: El Salvador
Elsinore {prop} (Danish city) :: Helsingør {?}
elucidate {v} (make clear) :: klargjøre
elvan {adj} (elven) SEE: elven ::
elven {adj} (of or having to do with elves, see also: elflike) :: alvisk
elvish {adj} (elven) SEE: elven ::
emaciate {v} ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) :: [Bokmål] slanke, tynne
emaciate {v} ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) :: [Bokmål] slanke seg, avmagres
emaciated {adj} (thin or haggard) :: [Bokmål] utmagret
e-mail {n} (email) SEE: email ::
e-mail {v} (email) SEE: email ::
email {n} (system for transferring messages from one computer to another) :: e-post {m}, epost {m}
email {n} (message sent through email an email system) :: e-post {m}, e-brev {n}
email {v} ((intransitive) to send, or compose and send, an email or emails) :: sende epost
Emajõgi {prop} (river in Estonia) :: Emajõgi
embarrass {v} (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely) :: [Bokmål] gjøre flau, gjøre forlegen
embarrassed {adj} (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) :: flau
embarrassing {adj} (causing embarrassment) :: [Bokmål] pinlig, flaut
embarrassment {n} (state of discomfort) :: sjenerthet, sjenanse, forlegenhet, unnselighet, unnseelse
embassy {n} (organization representing a foreign state) :: ambassade {m}
embed {v} (mathematics; embed in) :: [Bokmål] innsvøpt, innfestet
embedded system {n} (computer system) :: [Bokmål] innebygd system {n}; [Nynorsk] innbaka system {n}
ember {n} (glowing piece of coal or wood) :: [Bokmål] glo {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] glo {f}
ember {n} (smoldering ash) SEE: embers ::
embers {n} (the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash) :: glød
embetterment {n} (improvement) SEE: improvement ::
embezzle {v} (to steal money that one has been trusted with) :: underslå
embezzlement {n} (The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner) :: underslag {n}
embezzler {n} (one who steals money they have been trusted with) :: [Bokmål] underslager {m}; [Nynorsk] underslagar {m}
embiggen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge ::
emblem {n} (representative symbol) :: [Bokmål] emblem {n}; [Nynorsk] emblem {n}
embody {v} (represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify) :: [Bokmål] kroppsliggjøre
embrace {v} (to clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection, see also: hug) :: omfavne
embrace {v} (to submit to) SEE: undergo ::
embroider {v} (to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread) :: brodere
embroidery {n} (ornamentation) :: [Bokmål] broderi {n}; [Nynorsk] broderi {n}
embroidery {n} (fabric) :: [Bokmål] broderi {n}; [Nynorsk] broderi {n}
embryo {n} (fertilized egg before developing into a fetus) :: [Bokmål] embryo {n}; [Nynorsk] embryo {n}
embryo {n} (botany: rudimentary plant contained in the seed) :: [Bokmål] embryo {n}; [Nynorsk] embryo {n}
emerald green {adj} (of emerald green colour) :: [Bokmål] smaragdgrønn; [Nynorsk] smaragdgrøn
emergence {n} (the arising of emergent structure in complex systems) :: emergens
emergency brake {n} (type of brake) :: [Bokmål] nødbrems {m}
emergency exit {n} (exit for evacuation) :: [Bokmål] nødutgang {m}; [Nynorsk] naudutgang {m}, nødutgang {m}
emergency landing {n} (landing made in an emergency) :: [Bokmål] nødlanding {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] naudlanding {f}, nødlanding {f}
emergency room {n} (hospital department) :: legevakt {c}
emetic {adj} (causing nausea and vomiting) :: [Bokmål] kvalmefremkallende, brekningsfremkallende
emetic {n} (agent) :: [Bokmål] brekningsmiddel {n}
emigrant {n} (someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country) :: [Bokmål] utvandrer {m}, emigrant {m}; [Nynorsk] utvandrar {m}, emigrant {m}
emigration {n} (act of emigrating) :: [Bokmål] utvandring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] utvandring {f}
Emil {prop} (male given name) :: Emil
Emile {prop} (Emil) SEE: Emil ::
Emily {prop} (given name) :: Emilie
emir {n} (Islamic prince or leader) :: [Bokmål] emir {m}; [Nynorsk] emir {m}
emirate {n} (country ruled by an emir) :: [Bokmål] emirat {n}; [Nynorsk] emirat {n}
emissary {n} (an agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else) :: sendebud {n}
Emma {prop} (female given name) :: Emma
Emmanuel {prop} (figure whose birth is foretold) SEE: Immanuel ::
Emmanuel {prop} (this figure, regarded as Christ) SEE: Immanuel ::
emotion {n} (person's internal state of being) :: [Bokmål] følelse {m}, emosjon {m}
emotional {adj} (of or relating to the emotions) :: [Bokmål] emosjonell, følelsesmessig; [Nynorsk] emosjonell
emotionally {adv} (in an emotional manner) :: [Bokmål] emosjonelt
empathic {adj} (showing or expressing empathy) :: [Bokmål] empatisk; [Nynorsk] empatisk
empathy {n} (intellectual identification with another person) :: [Bokmål] empati {m}; [Nynorsk] empati {m}
emperor {n} (ruler of an empire) :: [Bokmål] keiser {m}; [Nynorsk] keisar {m}
emperor penguin {n} (largest penguin) :: keiserpingvin
emphasis {n} (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) :: [Bokmål] vektlegging {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vektlegging {f}
emphasize {v} (stress) :: understreke
empire {n} (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) :: [Bokmål] imperium {n}, rike {n}; [Nynorsk] imperium {n}, rike {n}
empire {n} (political unit ruled by an emperor) :: [Bokmål] keiserdømme {n}, keiserrike {n}; [Nynorsk] keisardøme {n}, keisarrike {n}
empire {n} (group of states) :: imperium {n}
empire {n} :: imperium {n}
empiric {n} (unqualified or dishonest practitioner) SEE: charlatan ::
employ {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use ::
employ {v} (to give someone work) :: ansette
employed {adj} :: anvendt , ansatt
employee {n} (individual who provides labor to a company or another person) :: [Bokmål] arbeidstaker {m}, [employees] ansatte; [Nynorsk] arbeidstakar {m}
employer {n} (person or entity which employs others) :: [Bokmål] arbeidsgiver {m}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsgjevar {m}, arbeidsgivar {m}
employment {n} (the act of employing) :: [Bokmål] sysselsetting {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] sysselsetjing {f}, sysselsetting {f}
employment {n} (the state of being employed) :: [Bokmål] sysselsetting {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] sysselsetjing {f}, sysselsetting {f}
empower {v} (to give permission to) :: bemyndige
empowerment {n} (granting of power) :: fullmakt, myndighet
empress {n} (female monarch of an empire) :: [Bokmål] keiserinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] keisarinne {f}
empress {n} (wife or widow of an emperor) :: [Bokmål] keiserinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] keisarinne {f}
emptiness {n} (the state or feeling of being empty) :: tomhet
empty {adj} (devoid of content) :: tom
empty {v} (to make empty) :: tømme
empty space {n} (vacuum) SEE: vacuum ::
emu {n} (Dromaius novaehollandiae) :: emu {m}
emulsion {n} (suspension of one liquid in another) :: [Bokmål] emulsjon {m}; [Nynorsk] emulsjon {m}
enamel {n} (opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects) :: [Bokmål] emalje {m}; [Nynorsk] emalje {m}
enamel {n} (covering on the tooth) :: [Bokmål] emalje {m}; [Nynorsk] emalje {m}
enamored {adj} (in love, amorous) :: forelsket
encapsulate {v} (to enclose as if in a capsule) :: [Bokmål] innkapsle, kapsle inn; [Nynorsk] kapsle inn
enchanting {adj} (having the ability to enchant) :: [Bokmål] fortrylle {m}
enclave {n} (entity completely surrounded by another) :: [Bokmål] enklave {m}; [Nynorsk] enklave {m}
enclitic {n} (clitic which joins with the preceding word) :: [Bokmål] enklitikon {n}; [Nynorsk] enklitikon {n}
enclitic {adj} (affixed phonetically) :: [Bokmål] enklitisk; [Nynorsk] enklitisk
enclose {v} (insert) :: vedlegge, tilføye
enclosure {n} (area partially or entirely enclosed by walls, fences or buildings) :: [Bokmål] innhegning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] innhegning {f}
encompass {v} (surround) :: [Bokmål] omfatte; [Nynorsk] omfatta
encompass {v} (include) :: [Bokmål] omfatte, inneholde, inkludere
encore {n} (brief extra performance after the main performance is complete) :: ekstranummer {n}
encore {interj} (please perform again) :: [Bokmål] mere!
encourage {v} (mentally support or motivate) :: oppmuntre
encourage {v} (spur on, recommend) :: anbefale
encouragement {n} (the act of encouraging) :: [Bokmål] oppmuntring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oppmuntring {f}
encouragement {n} (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) :: [Bokmål] oppmuntring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oppmuntring {f}
encrust {v} (To cover with a hard crust) :: skjerpe, brune
encumbrance {n} (burden) :: [Bokmål] belastning {m} {f}
encyclical {n} (papal letter delivered to Bishops) :: [Bokmål] pavelig rundskriv {n}; [Nynorsk] paveleg rundskriv {n}
encyclopaedia {n} (encyclopedia) SEE: encyclopedia ::
encyclopedia {n} (comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topics) :: [Bokmål] encyklopedi {m}; [Nynorsk] encyklopedi {m}
encyclopedic {adj} (of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia) :: [Bokmål] encyklopedisk; [Nynorsk] encyklopedisk
encyclopedic dictionary {n} (form of dictionary) :: allordbok, encyklopedisk ordbok
end {n} (extreme part) :: ende {m}, slutt {m}
end {n} (death) :: slutt {m}
end {n} (purpose) :: mål {n}, formål {n}; [Bokmål] hensikt {m}; [Nynorsk] hensikt {f}, føremål {n}
end {v} (ergative, intransitive: be finished, be terminated) :: slutte
end {v} (transitive: finish, terminate (something)) :: avslutte, terminere
endemic {adj} (native to a particular area) :: [Bokmål] endemisk; [Nynorsk] endemisk
endemic {adj} (prevalent in a particular area) :: [Bokmål] endemisk; [Nynorsk] endemisk
ending {n} (termination or conclusion) :: [Bokmål] avslutning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] avslutning
ending {n} (grammar: last morpheme of a word) SEE: termination ::
endive {n} (leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia) :: [Bokmål] endiv {m}; [Nynorsk] endiv {m}
endless {adj} (having no end) :: [Bokmål] endeløs
endocrinologist {n} (practitioner of endocrinology) :: [Bokmål] endokrinolog {m}; [Nynorsk] endokrinolog {m}
endocrinology {n} (study of the endocrine glands) :: [Bokmål] endokrinologi {m}
endometriosis {n} (endometrium condition) :: [Bokmål] endometriose {m}
endorheic {adj} (internally drained; having no outlet) :: [Bokmål] endorheisk; [Nynorsk] endorheisk
endorse {v} (support) :: [Bokmål] gi tilslutning til, gi sin tilslutning, gå god for
endorse {v} (write on the back of a cheque) :: [Bokmål] endossere, signere
endorsement {n} (the act or quality of endorsing) :: [Bokmål] godkjenning {m} {f}, tilslutning {m} {f}
endorsement {n} (an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document) :: [Bokmål] påtegning {m} {f}, godkjenning {m} {f}, godkjennelse {m}, endossement {n}
endorsement {n} (permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence) :: [Bokmål] godkjenning {m} {f}, godkjennelse {m}
endorsement {n} (sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise) :: [Bokmål] tilslutning {m} {f}
endoscope {n} (instrument) :: [Bokmål] endoskop {n}; [Nynorsk] endoskop {n}
endosymbiotic theory {n} (the theory that concerns the origins of mitochondria and chloroplasts) :: endosymbiontteorien
endothermic {adj} (chemistry: absorbing heat) :: endoterm
endpoint {n} (either of two points at the end of a line) :: endepunkt {n}
end up {v} (conclude, turn out) :: havne
endurance {n} (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) :: [Bokmål] utholdenhet {m} {f}
endure {v} (to endure) SEE: take ::
endure {v} (endure, undergo) SEE: suffer ::
endure {v} (to continue despite obstacles) :: [Bokmål] holde ut
endure {v} (to tolerate something) :: [Bokmål] utstå
endure {v} (to suffer) :: [Bokmål] utstå, holde ut med, utholde
endure {v} (to last) :: [Bokmål] vare
-ene {suffix} (alkene) :: -en
enemy {n} (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else) :: [Bokmål] fiende {m}, uvenn {m}; [Nynorsk] fiende {m}, uven {m}, uvenn {m}
enemy {n} (a hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation) :: [Bokmål] fiende {m}; [Nynorsk] fiende {m}
enemy {n} (an alliance of hostile forces) :: [Bokmål] fiende {m}; [Nynorsk] fiende {m}
enemy {adj} (of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy) :: fiendtlig
energy {n} (impetus behind activity) :: energi
energy {n} (capacity to do work) :: energi
energy {n} (physics) :: [Bokmål] energi {m}
energy level {n} (any of the discrete stable energies) :: energinivå {n}
energy source {n} (source from which energy can be extracted) :: [Bokmål] energikilde {m}
engaged {adj} (busy or employed) SEE: busy ::
engaged {adj} (agreed to be married) :: [Bokmål] forlovet, [to get engaged] forlove seg
engagement {n} (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) :: [Bokmål] forlovelse {m}
engagement {n} (instance of active hostilities) :: [Bokmål] trefning {f}
engagement ring {n} (a ring signifying a promise to wed) :: [Bokmål] forlovelsesring {m}
engine {n} (mechanical device) :: [Bokmål] motor {m}; [Nynorsk] motor {m}
engine {n} (locomotive) SEE: locomotive ::
engine bay {n} (place where the engine is situated) :: [Bokmål] motorrom {n}; [Nynorsk] motorrom {n}
engineer {n} (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering) :: [Bokmål] ingeniør {m}; [Nynorsk] ingeniør {m}
engineer {n} (engine room employee) :: [Bokmål] maskinist {m}, [chief e.] maskinsjef {m}; [Nynorsk] maskinist {m}, [chief e.] maskinsjef {m}
engine room {n} (compartment on a ship) :: [Bokmål] maskinrom {n}, motorrom {n}; [Nynorsk] maskinrom {n}, motorrom {n}
engine shed {n} (railway building) :: [Bokmål] lokomotivstall {m}; [Nynorsk] lokomotivstall {m}
England {prop} (region of Great Britain) :: England
Englander {n} (person from England) :: engelskmann {m}
English {adj} (of or pertaining to England) :: [Bokmål] engelsk; [Nynorsk] engelsk
English {adj} (of or pertaining to the English language) :: [Bokmål] engelsk; [Nynorsk] engelsk
English {adj} (of or pertaining to an Englishman, Englishwoman, the English) :: [Bokmål] engelsk; [Nynorsk] engelsk
English {adj} (of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system) :: engelsk
English {n} (people from England) :: [Bokmål] engelskmann {m}; [Nynorsk] engelskmann {m}
English {prop} (the English language) :: [Bokmål] engelsk {m}; [Nynorsk] engelsk {m}
English Channel {prop} (The part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and France) :: [Bokmål] Den engelske kanal; [Nynorsk] den engelske kanalen
English horn {n} (cor anglais) SEE: cor anglais ::
Englishman {n} (male native or inhabitant of England) :: [Bokmål] engelskmann {m}; [Nynorsk] engelskmann {m}
English sparrow {n} (house sparrow) SEE: house sparrow ::
engrave {v} (carve text or symbols into (something)) :: gravere; [Bokmål] inngravere
engraving {n} (the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface) :: [Bokmål] gravering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] gravering {f}
engraving {n} (an engraved image) :: [Bokmål] gravering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] gravering {f}
enharmonic {adj} (Describing two or more identical notes that are written differently when in different key) :: enharmonisk
enigma {n} (something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable) :: forunderlig [formally], uforståelig
enjail {v} (put in jail) SEE: imprison ::
enjoy {v} (to receive pleasure or satisfaction from something) :: nyte
enjoy {v} :: nyte, glede seg ved
enjoy your meal {phrase} (bon appétit) SEE: bon appétit ::
enlarge {v} (make larger) :: forstørre
enlargement {n} (Act of making larger) :: [Bokmål] forstørrelse {m}
enlargement {n} (something that has been made larger such as a picture or diagram) :: [Bokmål] forstørrelse {m}
enlargen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge ::
enlarger {n} (optical device used to make enlarged prints) :: [Bokmål] forstørrelsesapparat {n}
ennead {n} (the number nine) SEE: nine ::
ennoble {v} (To bestow with nobility, honour or grace) :: adle
enormous {adj} (extremely large) :: enorm, diger, kjempestor, gigantisk
enough {determiner} (sufficient) :: nok, tilstrekkelig, fyllestgjørende
enough {pron} (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) :: nok
enough {interj} (stop!) :: det holder!
ensign {n} (military officer) :: fenrik {m}
ensign {n} (banner) :: fane {m} {f}
ensue {v} (to occur as consequence) :: [Bokmål] etterfølge
ensuing {adj} (repercussions which result from some prior stimulus) :: [Bokmål] etterfølgende, påfølgende
ensure {v} (assure) SEE: assure ::
ENT {n} (ear, nose and throat) :: [Bokmål] ØNH; [Nynorsk] ØNH
entelechy {n} :: enteleki
enter {v} (to go into (a room, etc.)) :: komme inn
enter into {v} (enter into) SEE: penetrate ::
enter into {v} (to become legally committed to) :: [Bokmål] inngå; [Nynorsk] inngå
enterprise {n} (company, business, organization, or endeavor) :: foretagende
entertainment {n} (activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation) :: [Bokmål] underholdning {m} {f}
entertainment {n} (show for enjoyment) :: [Bokmål] underholdning {m} {f}
enthalpy {n} (a measure of the heat content) :: entalpi
enthusiasm {n} (feeling of excited, lively interest) :: begeistring {c}; [Bokmål] entusiasme {m}; [Nynorsk] entusiasme {m}, eldhug {m}
enthusiastic {adj} (with zealous fervor; excited, motivated) :: [Bokmål] entusiastisk; [Nynorsk] entusiastisk
entire {adj} (internal; interior) SEE: internal ::
entire {n} (stallion) SEE: stallion ::
entirely {adv} (to the full extent) :: fullstendig, totalt, komplett; [Bokmål] helt, helt og holdent; [Nynorsk] heilt
entirely {adv} (to the exclusion of others) :: [Bokmål] kun, bare; [Nynorsk] berre
entitlement {n} (the right to have something) :: rett {m}
entomologist {n} (scientist who studies insects) :: [Bokmål] entomolog {m}; [Nynorsk] entomolog {m}
entomology {n} (study of insects) :: [Bokmål] entomologi {m}; [Nynorsk] entomologi {m}
entourage {n} (retinue of attendants, associates or followers) :: [Bokmål] følge {n}
entrails {n} (internal organs) :: innvoller {p}
entrainment {n} (mixing of fluids) :: medrivning
entrance {n} (action of entering, or going in) :: entré, ankomst {m}
entrance {n} (place of entering) :: inngang {m},, entré {m}
entrance {n} (right to go in) :: [Bokmål] adgang {m}, tilgang {m}, entré {m}; [Nynorsk] åtgang {m}, tilgjenge {m}
entrance {v} (to delight) :: fortrylle, fascinere
entrance {v} (to put into a trance) :: sette i transe
entrée {n} (main dish) SEE: main course ::
entrecôte {n} (a premium cut of beef) :: entrecôte {m}
entrench {v} (surround with a trench) :: forskanse
entrench {v} (establish financial position) :: befeste, styrke
entrepreneur {n} (person who organizes and operates a business and assumes the associated risk) :: entreprenør {m}
entwine {v} (twist or twine) :: flette
enumerate {v} (to determine the amount of) :: [Bokmål] tallfeste; [Nynorsk] talfeste
envelope {n} (wrapper for mailing) :: [Bokmål] konvolutt {m}
envious {adj} (feeling or exhibiting envy) :: misunnelig
environmentally friendly {adj} (causing little harm to the environment) :: [Bokmål] miljøvennlig; [Nynorsk] miljøvenleg, miljøvennleg
envoy {n} (representative) :: sendebud {n}
envy {n} (resentful desire of something possessed by another) :: [Bokmål] misunnelse {m}; [Nynorsk] misunning {f}
enzyme {n} (catalytic protein) :: [Bokmål] enzym {n}; [Nynorsk] enzym {n}
eon {n} (eternity) :: eon {m}
eon {n} (period of 1,000,000,000 years) :: eon {m}
eon {n} (geological time period) :: eon {m}
eon {n} (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) :: eon {m}
eon {n} (a being emanating from the Godhead) :: eon {m}
epenthesis {n} (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) :: [Bokmål] epentese {m}; [Nynorsk] epentese {m}
epenthetic {adj} (of or pertaining to epenthesis) :: [Bokmål] epentetisk; [Nynorsk] epentetisk
epenthetic {adj} (inserted into a word) :: [Bokmål] epentetisk; [Nynorsk] epentetisk
Ephesians {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Efeserne
Ephesus {prop} (ancient city) :: Efesos {m}
epic {adj} (of, or relating to, an epic) :: episk
epic {adj} (extraordinary) :: storslått
epicanthus {n} (a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians) :: epikantisk fold, epikanthus, mongolske hudfold, epikantisk hudfold
epicaricacy {n} (rejoicing at or deriving pleasure from the misfortunes of others) SEE: schadenfreude ::
epicene {n} (transvestite) SEE: transvestite ::
epicene {n} (transsexual) SEE: transsexual ::
epicene {adj} (effeminate) SEE: effeminate ::
epicene {adj} (asexual) SEE: asexual ::
epicentre {n} (point above earthquake) :: episenter
epicrisis {n} (critical or analytical summing-up) :: epikrise
epicycle {n} (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle) :: episyklus
epidemic {n} (widespread disease) :: [Bokmål] farsott {m} {f}, epidemi {m}; [Nynorsk] epidemi {m}
epidemic {n} (occurrence of such disease) :: [Bokmål] epidemi {m}; [Nynorsk] epidemi {m}
epidemic {adj} (like an epidemic) :: [Bokmål] epidemisk; [Nynorsk] epidemisk
epididymis {n} (tube) :: bitestikkel
epigraph {n} (inscription) :: [Bokmål] epigraf {m}; [Nynorsk] epigraf {m}
epigraph {n} (literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text) :: [Bokmål] epigraf {m}; [Nynorsk] epigraf {m}
epilepsy {n} (medical condition) :: [Bokmål] epilepsi {m}; [Nynorsk] epilepsi {m}
epileptic {adj} (of or relating to epilepsy) :: [Bokmål] epileptisk; [Nynorsk] epileptisk
epiphany {n} (Epiphany) SEE: Epiphany ::
Epiphany {n} (Christian feast) :: helligtrekongersdag {m}
epiphysis {n} (pineal gland) SEE: pineal gland ::
epiphysis {n} (rounded end of any long bone) :: [Bokmål] epifyse {m}; [Nynorsk] epifyse {m}
Epirus {prop} :: Epirus
episode {n} (instalment of a drama told in parts) :: [Bokmål] episode {m}; [Nynorsk] episode {m}
epistemological {adj} (of, or relating to, epistemology) :: [Bokmål] epistemologisk; [Nynorsk] epistemologisk
epistemology {n} (branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge) :: [Bokmål] epistemologi {m}, vitenskapsteori {m}, erkjennelsesteori {m}; [Nynorsk] epistemologi {m}, erkjenningsteori {m}
epithelium {n} (membranous tissue) :: epitel
epithet {n} (term used to characterize a person or thing) :: [Bokmål] epitet {n}; [Nynorsk] epitet {n}
epithet {n} (word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species) :: [Bokmål] epitet {n}; [Nynorsk] epitet {n}
epitome {n} (embodiment or encapsulation of) :: innbegrepet
epoch {n} (particular period of history) :: [Bokmål] epoke {m}; [Nynorsk] epoke {m}
equal {adj} (the same in all respects) :: lik
equal {adj} (mathematics: exactly identical) :: er lik
equalitarian {adj} (egalitarian) SEE: egalitarian ::
equality {n} (fact of being equal) :: [Bokmål] likhet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] likskap {m}
equality {n} (equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences) :: [Bokmål] likestilling {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] likestilling {f}
equal rights {n} (concept of equal treatment) :: [Bokmål] like rettigheter {p}
equation {n} (mathematics: assertion) :: likning
equator {n} (circle around the earth) :: [Bokmål] ekvator {m}; [Nynorsk] ekvator {m}
equatorial {adj} (of, near, or relating to the equator) :: [Bokmål] ekvatorial; [Nynorsk] ekvatorial
Equatorial Guinea {prop} (country in Western Africa) :: Ekvatorial-Guinea
Equatorial Guinean {n} (A person from Equatorial Guinea or of Equatorial Guinean descent) :: [Bokmål] ekvatorialguineaner {m}; [Nynorsk] ekvatorialguinean {m}, ekvatorialguineanar {m}
Equatorial Guinean {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Equatorial Guinea, the Equatorial Guinean people or the Equatorial Guinean culture) :: [Bokmål] ekvatorialguineansk; [Nynorsk] ekvatorialguineansk
equerry {n} (responsible for the care of horses) :: [Bokmål] stallmester
equestrian {n} (an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback) :: rytter {m}
equestrianism {n} (the art or sport of riding horses) :: [Bokmål] ridning {m} {f}
equilibrium {n} (condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced) :: ekvilibrium {n}, likevekt {m}
equilibrium {n} (physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero) :: ekvilibrium {n}, likevekt {m}
equilibrium {n} (chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same) :: ekvilibrium {n}, likevekt {m}
equilibrium {n} (mental balance) :: sinnslikevekt {m}
equinox {n} (intersection of the ecliptic with the celestial equator) :: [Bokmål] jevndøgn {n}
equip {v} (to furnish for service) :: [Bokmål] utruste
equipage {n} (a type of horse-drawn carriage) :: ekvipasje {m}
equipment {n} (whatever is used in equipping) :: [Bokmål] utstyr {n}; [Nynorsk] utstyr {n}
equity {n} (ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business) :: [Bokmål] aksje {m}; [Nynorsk] aksje {m}
equity {n} (ownership interest in a company) :: [Bokmål] egenkapital {m}, eigenkapital {m}; [Nynorsk] eigenkapital {m}
equivalent {n} (anything that is virtually equal to something else) :: [Bokmål] ekvivalent {m}; [Nynorsk] ekvivalent {m}
era {n} (time period) :: [Bokmål] æra {m}, tidsalder {m}, epoke {m}, tidsepoke {m}; [Nynorsk] æra {m}, tidsalder {m}, epoke {m}, tidsepoke {m}
erase {v} (to remove markings or information) :: slette, fjerne, radere, radere ut, radere bort, radere vekk, viske
eraser {n} (thing used to erase something written or drawn) :: [Bokmål] viskelær {n}; [Nynorsk] viskelêr {n}
Erasmus {prop} (Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam) :: [Bokmål] Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus {m}, Erasmus {m}, Desiderius Erasmus av Rotterdam {m}; [Nynorsk] Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus {m}, Erasmus {m}, Erasmus frå Rotterdam {m}
erbium {n} (chemical element) :: erbium
erect {v} (to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts) :: reise
erect {v} (to cause to stand up or out) :: erigere, reise
erectile {adj} :: [Bokmål] erektil; [Nynorsk] erektil
erectile dysfunction {n} (erectile dysfunction) :: erektil dysfunksjon
erection {n} (rigid state of penis or clitoris) :: reisning {m}; [Bokmål] ereksjon {m}, stå; [Nynorsk] ereksjon {m}, stå
eremite {n} (hermit) SEE: hermit ::
ereyesterday {adv} (on the day before yesterday) SEE: day before yesterday ::
ereyesterday {n} (the day before yesterday) SEE: day before yesterday ::
ergonomic {adj} (of, or relating to the science of ergonomics) :: [Bokmål] ergonomisk; [Nynorsk] ergonomisk
Eric {prop} (male given name) :: Erik {m}, Eirik {m}
Erica {prop} (female given name) :: Erika
Erika {prop} (female given name) SEE: Erica ::
Eritrea {prop} (country in Eastern Africa) :: [Bokmål] Eritrea
Eritrean {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture) :: [Bokmål] eritreisk; [Nynorsk] eritreisk
Eritrean {n} (A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent) :: [Bokmål] eritreer {m}; [Nynorsk] eritrear {m}
Erlenmeyer flask {n} (conical laboratory flask) :: [Bokmål] erlenmeyerkolbe {m}; [Nynorsk] erlenmeyerkolbe {m}
ermine {n} (Mustela erminea) :: [Bokmål] røyskatt {m}; [Nynorsk] røyskatt {m}, røysekatt {m}
ermine {n} (the white fur of this animal) :: [Bokmål] hermelin {m}; [Nynorsk] hermelin {m}
erne {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle ::
Ernest {prop} (given name) :: Ernst
E-road {n} (European road with an E-number) :: [Bokmål] europavei
erosion {n} (the result of having being eroded) :: [Bokmål] erosjon {m}; [Nynorsk] erosjon {m}
erosion {n} (the changing of a surface by mechanical action) :: [Bokmål] erosjon {m}; [Nynorsk] erosjon {m}
erosion {n} (destruction by abrasive action of fluids) :: [Bokmål] erosjon {m}; [Nynorsk] erosjon {m}
erosion {n} (in dentistry) :: [Bokmål] erosjon {m}; [Nynorsk] erosjon {m}
erotic {adj} (tending to arouse sexual desire) :: [Bokmål] erotisk; [Nynorsk] erotisk
erotica {n} (erotic literature or art) :: [Bokmål] erotikk {m}; [Nynorsk] erotikk {m}
eroticism {n} (the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused) :: [Bokmål] erotikk {m}; [Nynorsk] erotikk {m}
err {v} (sin) SEE: sin ::
erratic {n} (rock) :: [Bokmål] flyttblokk {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] flyttblokk {m} {f}
erratum {n} (corrigendum) SEE: corrigendum ::
erroneous {adj} (containing an error; inaccurate) :: feilaktig
error {n} (mistake) :: [Bokmål] feil {m}; [Nynorsk] feil {m}
error message {n} (message displayed when a failure condition occurs) :: [Bokmål] feilmelding {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] feilmelding {f}
erstwhile {adv} (erstwhile) SEE: formerly ::
erudite {adj} (scholarly, learned) :: [Bokmål] lærd
erupt {v} :: erupsjon
Erythraean Sea {prop} (Red Sea) SEE: Red Sea ::
erythronium {n} (vanadium) SEE: vanadium ::
escalator {n} (mechanical device) :: [Bokmål] rulletrapp {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] rulletrapp {f}
escallop {n} (scallop) SEE: scallop ::
escapade {n} (daring or adventurous act; undertaking which goes against convention) :: [Bokmål] eskapade {m}; [Nynorsk] eskapade {m}
escape {v} (to get free) :: unnslippe, unnkomme
escape {v} (to elude) :: unngå
escape velocity {n} (minimum velocity) :: [Bokmål] unnslipningshastighet, parabolsk hastighet; [Nynorsk] unnsleppingsfart
Escaut {prop} (the river Scheldt) SEE: Scheldt ::
eschatology {n} (system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death) :: [Bokmål] eskatologi {m}; [Nynorsk] eskatologi {m}
eschatology {n} (the study of the end times) :: [Bokmål] eskatologi {m}; [Nynorsk] eskatologi {m}
eschew {v} (avoid, shun) :: sky
escort {n} (group of people who provide safety) :: [Bokmål] eskorte {m}; [Nynorsk] eskorte {m}
Esdras {prop} (any of four books) :: Esra {m}
esker {n} (ridge created under glacier) :: esker {m}, rullesteinsås {m}, geiterygg {m}
Eskimo {adj} (of, or relating to an Eskimo, Eskimos or their language, languages) :: [Bokmål] eskimoisk; [Nynorsk] eskimoisk
esoteric {adj} (understood only by a chosen few) :: esoterisk
esoteric {adj} (having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical) :: esoterisk
esoterism {n} (inward forms of faith and religion) :: esoterisme
esparto {n} (species of North African grass) :: [Bokmål] alfa {m}, alfagress {n}, alfagras {n}; [Nynorsk] alfa {m}, alfagras {n}
especially {adv} (particularly) :: [Bokmål] særlig, i særdeleshet, spesielt; [Nynorsk] spesielt
especially {adv} (in a special manner) :: spesielt
Esperantist {n} (specialist or speaker of Esperanto) :: esperantist {m}
Esperanto {prop} (auxiliary language) :: esperanto
espionage {n} (act of learning secret information through clandestine means) :: spionasje {m}
espresso {n} (strong type of coffee) :: [Bokmål] espresso {m}; [Nynorsk] espresso {m}
esprit de corps {n} (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion) :: korpsånd {m}
-ess {suffix} (female suffix) :: [Bokmål] -inne {m} {f}, -ske {m} {f}, -esse {m} {f}
ess {n} (name of the letter S, s) :: [Bokmål] ess {m}; [Nynorsk] ess {m}
essence {n} (inherent nature) :: [Bokmål] essens {m}; [Nynorsk] essens {m}
essence {n} (concentrate) :: [Bokmål] essens {m}; [Nynorsk] essens {m}
essence {n} (true nature of something) :: [Bokmål] essens {m}; [Nynorsk] essens {m}
essential {adj} (necessary) :: [Bokmål] essensiell; [Nynorsk] essensiell
essentially {adv} (essentially) :: [Bokmål] dypest sett, i bunn og grunn
-est {suffix} (superlative of adjectives and adverbs) :: [Bokmål] -est, [before most long adjectives or adverbs] mest; [Nynorsk] -ast, [before most long adjectives or adverbs] mest
establish {v} (To make stable or firm; to confirm) :: fastslå
establish {v} (To form; to set up in business) :: etablere
establish {v} (To found; to institute) :: etablere
establish {v} (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) :: fastslå
established {adj} (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) :: [Bokmål] etablert; [Nynorsk] etablert
established church {n} (officially recognized national church) :: [Bokmål] statskirke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] statskyrkje {f}
establishment {n} (that which is established) :: [Bokmål] etablissement {n}; [Nynorsk] etablissement {n}
establishment {n} (slang: the ruling class or authority group) :: [Bokmål] etablissement {n}; [Nynorsk] etablissement {n}
estate {n} (body style of cars) SEE: station wagon ::
estate {n} (housing estate) SEE: housing estate ::
estate agent {n} (one acting for another in sale or lease of real estate) :: [Bokmål] eiendomsmegler {m}, eiendomsmekler {m}; [Nynorsk] eigedomsmeklar {m}
estate car {n} (station wagon) SEE: station wagon ::
Esther {prop} (female given name) :: Ester
Esther {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Ester
Esther {prop} (the heroine of the Book of Esther) :: Ester {f}
Estonia {prop} (country) :: [Bokmål] Estland; [Nynorsk] Estland
Estonian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language) :: [Bokmål] estisk, estlandsk; [Nynorsk] estisk, estlandsk
Estonian {n} (person) :: [Bokmål] ester {m}, estlender {m}, estlending {m}; [Nynorsk] estar {m}, estlendar {m}, estlending {m}
Estonian {n} (language) :: [Bokmål] estisk {m}, estlandsk {m}; [Nynorsk] estisk {m}
estranged {adj} (having become a stranger) :: fremmedgjort
estuary {n} (place where ocean tides and river water merge) :: [Bokmål] estuar {n}; [Nynorsk] estuar {n}
esurient {adj} (avid, eager) SEE: avid ::
et al. {phrase} (and others) :: og andre
etc. {phrase} (and so on, see also: and so forth) :: [Bokmål] et cetera, etc.; [Nynorsk] et cetera, etc., osb.
et cetera {phrase} (noting the omission of the remainder of a list) SEE: etc. ::
eternal {adj} (lasting forever) :: evig, endeløs, evinnelig
eternal life {n} (immortality) SEE: immortality ::
eternity {n} (infinite time) :: [Bokmål] evighet {m} {f}
eth {n} (letter) :: edd {m}
ethane {n} (aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6) :: etan {n}
ethanol {n} (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) :: [Bokmål] etanol {m}; [Nynorsk] etanol {m}
Ethel {prop} (female given name) :: Edel
ethene {n} (ethylene) SEE: ethylene ::
ether {n} (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere) :: [Bokmål] eter {m}; [Nynorsk] eter {m}
ether {n} (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space) :: [Bokmål] eter {m}; [Nynorsk] eter {m}
ether {n} ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups) :: [Bokmål] eter {m}; [Nynorsk] eter {m}
ethical {adj} (of or relating to the study of ethics) :: [Bokmål] etisk; [Nynorsk] etisk
ethical {adj} (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) :: [Bokmål] etisk; [Nynorsk] etisk
ethical {adj} (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) :: [Bokmål] etisk; [Nynorsk] etisk
ethics {n} (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) :: [Bokmål] etikk {m}; [Nynorsk] etikk {m}
ethics {n} (standards of conduct) :: [Bokmål] etikk {m}; [Nynorsk] etikk {m}
Ethiopia {prop} (country in Eastern Africa) :: Etiopia
Ethiopian {n} (person) :: [Bokmål] etiopier {m}; [Nynorsk] etiopiar {m}
Ethiopian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) :: [Bokmål] etiopisk; [Nynorsk] etiopisk
ethnic {adj} (of or relating to a group of people) :: [Bokmål] etnisk; [Nynorsk] etnisk
ethnic cleansing {n} (ethnic cleansing) :: [Bokmål] etnisk rensning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] etnisk reinsing {f}
ethnic group {n} (ethnic group) :: [Bokmål] folkegruppe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] folkegruppe {f}
ethnicity {n} (The characteristics of an ethnic group) :: [Bokmål] etnisitet {m}; [Nynorsk] etnisitet {m}
ethnie {n} (ethnicity) SEE: ethnic group ::
ethnogenesis {n} (ethnogenesis) :: [Bokmål] etnogenese {m}
ethnographic {adj} (of, or relating to ethnography) :: [Bokmål] etnografisk; [Nynorsk] etnografisk
ethnomusicology {n} (study of music and culture) :: etnomusikologi
ethylene {n} (compound) :: [Bokmål] etylen {n}; [Nynorsk] etylen {m} {n}
-etic {suffix} (pertaining to) :: -etisk
Etruscan {adj} (pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria) :: [Bokmål] etruskisk; [Nynorsk] etruskisk
Etruscan {n} (inhabitant of Etruria) :: [Bokmål] etrusker {m}; [Nynorsk] etruskar {m}
etymologist {n} (person who specializes in etymology) :: [Bokmål] etymolog {m}; [Nynorsk] etymolog {m}
etymology {n} (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words) :: [Bokmål] etymologi {m}; [Nynorsk] etymologi {m}
etymology {n} (account of the origin and historical development of a word) :: [Bokmål] etymologi {m}; [Nynorsk] etymologi {m}
EU {prop} (European Union, see also: European Union; EUSSR) :: EU {m}
Euboea {prop} (Greek island) :: [Bokmål] Evvia; [Nynorsk] Évvia
eucalyptus {n} (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) :: [Bokmål] eukalyptus {m}; [Nynorsk] eukalyptus {m}
Euclidean {adj} (of traditional geometry) :: [Bokmål] euklidsk, evklidsk; [Nynorsk] euklidsk, evklidsk
Eugenia {prop} (female given name) :: Eugenia
euhemerism {n} (attribution of the origins of the gods to the deification of heroes) :: [Bokmål] euhemerisme {m}; [Nynorsk] euhemerisme {m}
eukaryote {n} (any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus) :: eukaryoter
Euler's formula {prop} (Euler's formula) :: Eulers formel
eulogize {v} :: [Bokmål] hylle
eulogy {n} (high praise or recommendation) :: hyldningstale {m}, lovtale {m}
eunuch {n} (castrated human male) :: [Bokmål] evnukk {m}; [Nynorsk] evnukk {m}
euonymus {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle ::
euphemism {n} (use of a word or phrase to replace another word with one considered less offensive) :: [Bokmål] eufemisme {m}, evfemisme {m}; [Nynorsk] eufemisme {m}, evfemisme {m}
euphemism {n} (word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way) :: [Bokmål] eufemisme {m}, evfemisme {m}; [Nynorsk] eufemisme {m}, evfemisme {m}
euphoria {n} (an excited state of joy) :: eufori {m}
Eurasia {prop} (the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia) :: Eurasia {n}
Eurasian {adj} (pertaining to Eurasia) :: [Bokmål] eurasisk, eurasiatisk; [Nynorsk] eurasisk, eurasiatisk
Eurasian collared dove {n} (Streptopelia decaocto) SEE: collared dove ::
Eurasian eagle owl {n} (Bubo bubo) :: [Bokmål] hubro {m}; [Nynorsk] hubro {m}
Eurasian Economic Union {prop} (economic union, see also: EAU; EAEU) :: Den eurasiske økonomiske union
Eurasian lynx {n} (Lynx lynx) :: [Nynorsk] gaupe
Eurasian nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea) :: [Bokmål] spettmeis {f}; [Nynorsk] spettmeis {f}
Eurasian pygmy owl {n} (Glaucidium passerinum) :: spurveugle; [Nynorsk] sporveugle
Eurasian sparrowhawk {n} (Accipiter nisus) :: spurvehauk {?}
Eurasian spoonbill {n} (Platalea leucorodia) :: skjestork {m}; [Nynorsk] skeistork {m}
Eurasian tree sparrow {n} (tree sparrow) SEE: tree sparrow ::
Eurasian woodcock {n} (Scolopax rusticola) :: rugde {f}
euro {n} (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) :: [Bokmål] euro {m}; [Nynorsk] euro {m}
euro area {n} (Eurozone) SEE: Eurozone ::
euro coin {n} (coin in the eurozone) :: [Bokmål] euromynt {m}; [Nynorsk] euromynt {m}
Euroland {prop} (group of countries having Euro as currency) SEE: Eurozone ::
Europe {prop} (European Union) SEE: European Union ::
Europe {prop} (continent) :: [Bokmål] Europa; [Nynorsk] Europa
European {adj} (relating to Europe or the European Union) :: [Bokmål] europeisk; [Nynorsk] europeisk
European {n} (person) :: [Bokmål] europeer {m}; [Nynorsk] europear {m}
European alder {n} (black alder) SEE: black alder ::
European ash {n} (Fraxinus excelsior) SEE: common ash ::
European bison {n} (the wisent species Bison bonasus) :: europeisk bison
European Central Bank {prop} (central bank for the European Union) :: Den europeiske sentralbank {m}
European hake {n} (Merluccius merluccius) :: [Bokmål] lysing {m}; [Nynorsk] lysing {m}
European hedgehog {n} (Erinaceus europaeus) :: [Bokmål] piggsvin, pinnsvin; [Nynorsk] piggsvin, bustyvel
European herring gull {n} (Larus argentatus) :: gråmåke
European plaice {n} (Pleuronectes platessa) :: [Bokmål] rødspette {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] raudspette {f}
European rowan {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) SEE: rowan ::
European shag {n} (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) :: toppskarv {m}; [Nynorsk] toppskarv {m}
European Union {prop} (European supranational organisation) :: Europeiske Union
European water vole {n} (European water vole) :: [Bokmål] jordrotte {m} {f}, vannrotte {m} {f}, vånd {m}; [Nynorsk] jordrotte {f}, vassrotte {f}, vånd {m}
europium {n} (chemical element) :: europium
Eurosceptic {adj} (of or pertaining to Eurosceptics or Euroscepticism) :: [Bokmål] euroskeptisk, EU-skeptisk; [Nynorsk] euroskeptisk, EU-skeptisk
Eurosceptical {adj} (of or pertaining to Eurosceptics or Euroscepticism) SEE: Eurosceptic ::
Euroscepticism {n} (scepticism of increasing powers of the EU) :: [Bokmål] euroskeptisisme {m}; [Nynorsk] euroskeptisisme {m}
Eurotunnel {prop} (Channel Tunnel) SEE: Channel Tunnel ::
Eurozone {prop} (those European Union members whose official currency is the euro) :: [Bokmål] eurosonen {m}; [Nynorsk] eurosona {m}
Eustachian tube {n} (tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear) :: [Bokmål] øretrompet {m}; [Nynorsk] øretrompet {m}
euthanasia {n} (practice of killing a human being or animal) :: eutanasi {c}, dødshjelp
euthanize {v} (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) :: avlive
Euxine Sea {prop} SEE: Black Sea ::
evacuate {v} (to cause to leave or withdraw from) :: evakuere
evacuate {v} (to make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum) :: evakuere
evacuation {n} (act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.) :: evakuering {f}
evacuation {n} (act of emptying) :: evakuering {m}
evaluation {n} (assessment) :: [Bokmål] evaluering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] evaluering {f}
evangelical {adj} (pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general) :: [Bokmål] evangelisk; [Nynorsk] evangelisk
evaporation {n} (process of liquid converting to the gaseous state) :: [Bokmål] fordamping {m} {f}, fordampning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fordamping {f}
evasive {adj} (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) :: lukket, innesluttet
evasive {adj} (Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action) :: unnvikende
Eve {prop} (the first woman) :: Eva
Eve {prop} (given name) :: Eva
even {adj} (arithmetic: divisible by two) :: jevn
even {adv} (implying extreme example) :: [Bokmål] til og med, selv, sågar (obsolete, poetic); [Nynorsk] sjølv, endåtil, jamvel, til og med
even {adv} (emphasising comparative) :: [Bokmål] enda; [Nynorsk] endå, enda
even {n} (even number) SEE: even number ::
Even {prop} (language) :: [Nynorsk] evensk
even if {conj} (irrespective of) :: selv om
evening {n} (time of day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight) :: [Bokmål] kveld, aften {m}; [Nynorsk] aftan {m}, eftan {m}, kveld {m}
evening dress {n} (elegant dress worn by women) :: [Bokmål] aftenkjole {m}
evenly {adv} (so as to make flat) :: [Bokmål] jevnt
evenly {adv} (in a fair manner) :: likt
even number {n} (positive integer that can be divided by two) :: [Bokmål] partall {n}; [Nynorsk] partal {n}
event {n} (occurrence) :: programpost {m}; [Bokmål] hendelse {m}, begivenhet {m} {f}
event {n} (prearranged social activity) :: [Bokmål] arrangement {n}; [Nynorsk] arrangement {n}
event horizon {n} (gravitational sphere within which light cannot escape) :: [Bokmål] hendelseshorisont {m}; [Nynorsk] hendingshorisont {m}, hendingsrand; [Nynorsk] hendelseshorisont
even though {conj} (although) :: [Bokmål] fordi
eventually {adv} (in the end) :: omsider; [Bokmål] til slutt, etter hvert; [Nynorsk] til slutt
ever {adv} (always) :: støtt, stadig
ever {adv} (at any time) :: [Bokmål] noensinne; [Nynorsk] nokosinne
evergreen {adj} (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) :: [Bokmål] eviggrønn; [Nynorsk] eviggrøn
every {determiner} (all of a countable group) :: [Bokmål] hver; [Nynorsk] kvar
everybody {pron} (all people) :: alle
every cloud has a silver lining {proverb} (in every bad situation there is an element of good) :: aldri så galt at det ikke er godt for noe, over skyene er himmelen alltid blå, etter regn kommer alltid solskinn
every day {adv} (daily) SEE: daily ::
everyday {adj} (appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions) :: [Bokmål] hverdagslig
everyday {adj} (commonplace, ordinary) :: [Bokmål] hverdagslig
everyday life {n} (everyday life) :: [Bokmål] dagligliv {n}, hverdagsliv {n}; [Nynorsk] kvardagsliv {n}
everyone else {pron} (all other persons) :: [Bokmål] alle andre [see andre]
every other {adj} (every second) SEE: every second ::
every second {adj} (every other; each alternate) :: [Bokmål] annenhver {m} {f}, annethvert {n}; [Nynorsk] annankvar
everything {pron} (all the things) :: alt, allting
everywhere {adv} (at all places) :: overalt
eviction {n} (the act of evicting) :: [Bokmål] utkastelse {m}
evidence {n} (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) :: bevis {n}, evidens {n}
evidence {n} (anything admitted by a court as proof) :: [spoken] vitneutsagn {n}, vitneforklaring {c}; [artifacts] bevismateriale {n}
evidence {v} (to provide evidence) :: vitne, bevise
evidently {adv} (obviously) :: [Bokmål] tydeligvis
evil {adj} (intending to harm) :: ond, slem
evil {n} (moral badness, wickedness) :: onde {n}, ondskap {c}
evil eye {n} (wicked look) :: onde øyet
evince {v} (to show or demonstrate clearly) :: [Bokmål] demonstrere, manifestere
evoke {v} (to cause the manifestation of) :: framkalle
evolution {n} (general: a gradual process of development) :: [Bokmål] evolusjon {m}; [Nynorsk] evolusjon {m}
evolution {n} (biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time) :: [Bokmål] evolusjon {m}; [Nynorsk] evolusjon {m}
evolutionary {adj} (of or relating to evolution) :: [Bokmål] evolusjonær; [Nynorsk] evolusjonær
evolutionary biology {n} (sub-field of biology) :: [Bokmål] evolusjonsbiologi {m}; [Nynorsk] evolusjonsbiologi {m}
evolutionary developmental biology {n} (branch of biology) :: evolusjonær utviklingsbiologi {f}
evolutionary theory {n} (theory of evolution) :: [Bokmål] evolusjonsteori {m}, utviklingslære {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] evolusjonsteori {m}, utviklingslære {f}
evolutionism {n} (any evolutionary theory or belief system) :: [Bokmål] evolusjonisme {m}; [Nynorsk] evolusjonisme {m}
evolutionistic {adj} (of or pertaining to evolutionism) :: [Bokmål] evolusjonistisk; [Nynorsk] evolusjonistisk
ew {interj} (expression of disgust or nausea) :: æsj, fysj
ewe {n} (female sheep) :: [Bokmål] søye {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] søye {f}
ex {n} (colloquial: former partner or spouse) :: eks {m}
exacerbate {v} (make worse) :: [Bokmål] forverre; [Nynorsk] forverre
exactly {interj} (signifying agreement or recognition) :: [Bokmål] nettopp, akkurat
exaggerate {v} (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) :: overdrive; [Bokmål] overdrive, ta i
exaggerated {adj} (that has been described as greater than it actually is) :: [Bokmål] overdreven; [Nynorsk] overdriven
examination {n} (formal test) :: [Bokmål] eksamen {m}, prøve {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] eksamen {m}
examine {v} (to observe or inspect carefully or critically) :: undersøke
examine {v} (to check the health or condition of something or someone) :: undersøke
examine {v} (to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination) :: eksaminere
examiner {n} (person who marks an examination) :: [Bokmål] sensor {m}; [Nynorsk] sensor {m}
example {n} (something representative of a group) :: eksempel, døme
exanimate {adj} (lifeless; dead) :: [Bokmål] livløs, livlaus, død; [Nynorsk] livlaus, død
excavator {n} (vehicle) :: [Bokmål] gravemaskin {m}; [Nynorsk] gravemaskin {m} {f}
exceed {v} (to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable) :: overskride
exceed {v} (to be better than something else or than expected or desirable) :: overgå, overstige
Excellency {n} (Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries) :: eksellense
excellent {adj} (of the highest quality) :: utmerket, storartet; [Bokmål] glimrende
except {v} (to exclude) :: unnta
except {v} (to take exception, to object to) :: unngå
except {prep} (with the exception of) :: [Bokmål] utenom, bortsett fra, unntatt, unntagen; [Nynorsk] utanom
except {conj} (with the exception that) :: unntatt, bortsett fra, unnateke, unnateki
exception {n} (that which is excepted or taken out from others) :: [Bokmål] unntak {n}
exceptional {adj} (forming an exception) :: [Bokmål] eksepsjonell; [Nynorsk] eksepsjonell
exceptional {adj} (superior due to exception or rarity) :: [Bokmål] eksepsjonell; [Nynorsk] eksepsjonell
exceptionally {adv} (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) :: [Bokmål] eksepsjonelt; [Nynorsk] eksepsjonelt
exception that proves the rule {n} (occurrence of counterexample) :: [Bokmål] unntaket som bekrefter regelen; [Nynorsk] unntaket som bekreftar regelen
excerpt {n} (a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work) :: utdrag
excess {n} (state of surpassing limits) :: [Bokmål] overskudd {n}, eksess {m}; [Nynorsk] eksess {m}
excess {n} (undue indulgence of the appetite) :: utskeielse
excessive {adj} (exceeding the bounds of something) :: [Bokmål] overdreven; [Nynorsk] overdriven
exchange {n} (act of exchanging or trading) :: [Bokmål] bytte {n}, utveksling {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bytte {n}, utveksling {f}
exchange rate {n} (currency rate (finance)) :: valutakurs {m}, vekslingskurs {m}
exchange student {n} (student in an exchange scheme) :: [Bokmål] utvekslingsstudent {m}; [Nynorsk] utvekslingsstudent {m}
exchequer {n} (treasury) SEE: treasury ::
excited {adj} (having great enthusiasm) :: spent
excitement {n} (state of being excited) :: spenning {m}, opphisselse {m}
exciting {adj} (causing excitement) :: [Bokmål] spennende; [Nynorsk] spennande, spanande
exclamation {n} (exclamation mark) SEE: exclamation mark ::
exclamation mark {n} (punctuation “!”) :: utropstegn {n}
exclamation point {n} (exclamation mark) SEE: exclamation mark ::
exclave {n} (a country's territory not connected to the main part) :: [Bokmål] eksklave {m}; [Nynorsk] eksklave {m}
exclude {v} (to bar from entering; keep out) :: utelukke, ekskludere
exclusionary {adj} (acting to exclude something) :: eksklusiv
exclusive {adj} (exclusionary) SEE: exclusionary ::
exclusive right {n} (The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions) :: [Bokmål] enerett {m}; [Nynorsk] einerett {m}
excommunicate {v} (to officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community) :: [Bokmål] ekskommunisere, lyse i bann, bannlyse, utelukke fra den katolske kirke; [Nynorsk] ekskommunisere, lyse i bann, bannlyse, bannlysa, stengje ute frå den katolske kyrkja
excommunication {n} (act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting) :: [Bokmål] ekskommunikasjon {m}, bannlysing {m} {f}, bannlysning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ekskommunikasjon {m}, bannlysing {f}
excoriate {v} (to wear off the skin of) :: hudflette
excoriate {v} (to strongly denounce or censure) :: hudflette
excrement {n} (human and animal solid waste) :: [Bokmål] avføring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] avføring {f}
excursion {n} (brief recreational trip) :: [Bokmål] utflukt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] utflukt {f}
excursion {n} (wandering from the main subject) :: [Bokmål] ekskurs {m}; [Nynorsk] ekskurs {m}
excuse {v} (forgive, pardon) :: tilgi, unnskylde
excuse {n} (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement) :: unnskyldning {m}
excuse me {phrase} (request to repeat, see also: come again) :: [Bokmål] hva?, unnskyld?, ? [informal, common among young people]; [Nynorsk] unnskyld?
excuse me {phrase} (request for attention) :: unnskyld
excuse me {phrase} (request to pass) :: unnskyld
excuse me {phrase} (sorry, as apology) :: [Bokmål] unnskyld, beklager; [Nynorsk] unnskyld, beklagar
excuse me {phrase} (indignation) :: unnskyld meg
execute {v} (to kill as punishment) :: [Bokmål] henrette
execute {v} (to start, launch or run software) :: [Bokmål] kjøre, eksekvere; [Nynorsk] køyre, eksekvere
execution {n} (act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty) :: [Bokmål] henrettelse {m}
execution {n} :: utførelse
executioner {n} (the person who carries out the execution) :: bøddel {m}, skarpretter {m}
executive committee {n} (the cabinet of ministers for a city government) :: [Bokmål] formannskap {n}; [Nynorsk] formannskap {n}
exemplar {n} (role model) SEE: role model ::
exempt {adj} (free from duty or obligation) :: [Bokmål] fritatt, fri; [Nynorsk] friteke, fritatt, fri
exempt {adj} (not entitled to overtime pay) :: fastlønnsansatt
exempt {n} (one who has been released from something) :: fritatt
exempt {v} (to grant freedom or immunity from) :: frita
exemption {n} (act of exempting) :: [Bokmål] fritagelse {m}, dispensasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] dispensasjon {m}
exemption {n} (state of being exempt; immunity) :: immunitet {m}
exemption {n} (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) :: fradrag {n}
exercise {n} (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) :: [Bokmål] øvelse {m}, øving {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] øving {f}
exercise {n} (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) :: [Bokmål] mosjon {m}, øvelse {m}, øving {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] mosjon {m}, øving {f}
exercise {v} (exert for the sake of training) :: trene
exercise book {n} (booklet for students) :: oppgavebok {c}, øvingsbok {c}; [Bokmål] skrivebok {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] skrivebok {f}
exhalation {n} (meteor) SEE: meteor ::
exhale {v} (to breathe out) :: puste ut
exhaust {n} (the steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there) :: eksos {m}
exhaust {n} (exhaust gas) :: [Bokmål] eksos {m}; [Nynorsk] eksos {m}
exhaust {n} (exhaust pipe) SEE: exhaust pipe ::
exhausted {adj} :: [Bokmål] utslitt, utkjørt; [Nynorsk] utsliten
exhaust pipe {n} (pipe that vents waste gases from the engine) :: [Bokmål] eksosrør {n}; [Nynorsk] eksosrøyr {n}
exhaust system {n} (the subsystem of an engine) :: [Bokmål] eksosanlegg {n}; [Nynorsk] eksosanlegg {n}
exhibit {v} (demonstrate) :: [Bokmål] oppvise, legge for dagen
exhibit {n} (something exhibited) :: [Bokmål] utstilling {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] utstilling {f}
exhibition {n} (large scale public showing of objects or products) :: [Bokmål] utstilling {m} {f}
exhibition game {n} (practice game) :: [Bokmål] vennskapskamp {m}; [Nynorsk] vennskapskamp {m}
exhibition match {n} (exhibition game) SEE: exhibition game ::
exile {n} (the state of being banished from one's home or country) :: [Bokmål] eksil {n}, utlendighet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] eksil {n}
exile {v} (to send into exile) :: forvise
exist {v} (to be) :: eksistere, bestå
existence {n} (state of being, existing, or occurring) :: eksistens {m}, tilværelse {m}
existent {adj} (existing; having life or being, current; occurring now) :: [Bokmål] eksisterende
existing {adj} (that exists) :: [Bokmål] eksisterende
exit {n} (way out) :: [Bokmål] utgang {m}; [Nynorsk] utgang {m}
exit {v} :: gå ut
exit {n} (act of departing from life) SEE: death ::
exit {v} (to depart from life) SEE: die ::
exit poll {n} (poll taken of a sample of voters as they leave a voting station) :: [Bokmål] valgdagsmåling {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] valdagsmåling {f}
Exodus {prop} (book of Torah and Old Testament) :: Andre Mosebok
exogamy {n} (marriage) :: [Bokmål] exogami {m}
exorbitant {adj} (exceeding proper limits) :: ublu
exorcism {n} (ritual driving out of evil spirits) :: eksorsisme
exorcist {n} (a person who practices exorcism) :: [Bokmål] eksorsist {m}; [Nynorsk] eksorsist {m}
exosphere {n} (the uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphere) :: [Bokmål] eksosfære {m}; [Nynorsk] eksosfære {m}
exoteric {adj} (accessible, capable of being readily or fully comprehended) :: [Bokmål] eksoterisk; [Nynorsk] eksoterisk
exothermic {adj} (releasing heat) :: eksoterm
exotic {adj} (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) :: [Bokmål] eksotisk; [Nynorsk] eksotisk
expand {v} ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one) :: utvide, ekspandere
expand {v} ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of) :: utvide, ekspandere
expand {v} ((transitive) to express at length or in detail) :: utdype, greie ut (om)
expand {v} ((transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms) :: faktorisere
expand {v} ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one) :: vokse, bli større
expand {v} ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope) :: vokse, ekspandere
expand {v} ((intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail) :: utdype
expansion {n} (act of expanding) :: [Bokmål] ekspansjon {m}, utvidelse {m}; [Nynorsk] ekspansjon {m}
expansionist {adj} (relating to expansionism) :: [Bokmål] ekspansjonistisk; [Nynorsk] ekspansjonistisk
expect {v} (to look for, look forward to, anticipate) :: [Bokmål] forvente; [Nynorsk] forvente
expect {v} (To consider obligatory) :: [Bokmål] forvente; [Nynorsk] forvente
expect {v} (To consider reasonably due) :: [Bokmål] forvente; [Nynorsk] forvente
expectant {adj} (marked by expectation) :: [Bokmål] forventningsfull; [Nynorsk] forventingsfull, forventningsfull
expectant {adj} (pregnant) :: ventende
expectation {n} (act or state of expecting) :: [Bokmål] forventning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forventning {f}, forventing {f}
expected {adj} (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur) :: [Bokmål] ventet, forventet
expected value {n} (weighted average of outcomes) :: [Bokmål] forventningsverdi {m}
expectorate {v} (spit) SEE: spit ::
expedient {adj} (simple, easy, or quick; convenient) :: bekvemmelighet
expedition {n} (An important enterprise, implying a change of place) :: [Bokmål] ekspedisjon {m}; [Nynorsk] ekspedisjon {m}
expedition {n} (a group of people making a long trip) :: [Bokmål] oppdagelsesreise {m} {f}
expel {v} (to eject) :: [Bokmål] bortvise
expel {v} (to remove from membership) :: [Bokmål] bortvise
expel {v} (to deport) :: [Bokmål] bortvise
expenditure {n} (act of expending) :: forbruk {n}
expenditure {n} (amount expended) :: forbruk {n}
expensive {adj} (having a high price or cost) :: dyr, kostbar
experience {n} (event(s) of which one is cognizant) :: erfaring {m} {f}
experience {n} (activity which one has performed) :: erfaring {m} {f}
experience {n} (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) :: erfaring {m} {f}
experience {n} (the knowledge thus gathered) :: erfaring {m} {f}
experience {v} (to observe or undergo) :: erfare
experiment {n} (test under controlled conditions) :: [Bokmål] eksperiment {n}, forsøk {n}
experimental {adj} (of or pertaining to an experiment) :: [Bokmål] eksperimentell; [Nynorsk] eksperimentell
experimentation {n} (act of experimenting) :: [Bokmål] eksperimentering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] eksperimentering {f}
expiration date {n} (expiration date) SEE: expiry date ::
expire {v} (become invalid) :: [Bokmål] utløpe
expire {v} (exhale) SEE: exhale ::
expire {v} (die) SEE: die ::
expired {adj} (dead) SEE: dead ::
expiry {n} (death) SEE: death ::
expiry {n} (end, termination) :: [Bokmål] utløp {n}; [Nynorsk] utlaup {n}, utløp {n}
expiry date {n} (date something expires) :: [Bokmål] utløpsdato {m}
explain {v} (report) :: [Bokmål] forklare
explanation {n} (the act or process of explaining) :: [Bokmål] forklaring {m} {f}
explanatory {adj} (serving as an explanation) :: [Bokmål] forklarende
expletive {n} (profane, vulgar term) SEE: swear word ::
explication {n} (explanation) SEE: explanation ::
explicit {adj} (very specific) :: [Bokmål] eksplisitt; [Nynorsk] eksplisitt
explicitly {adv} (in an explicit manner) :: [Bokmål] eksplisitt; [Nynorsk] eksplisitt
explode {v} (to destroy with an explosion) :: sprenge
explode {v} (to explode (intransitive)) :: eksplodere
exploit {n} (heroic or extraordinary deed) :: bragd {m}
exploit {v} (use for one’s advantage) :: utnytte
exploration {n} (act of exploring) :: [Bokmål] utforskning {m} {f}, utforsking {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] utforsking {f}
explore {v} (to examine or investigate something systematically) :: utforske
explorer {n} (person who explores) :: [Bokmål] utforsker {m}
explorer {n} (person who by expedition seeks new information) :: [Bokmål] utforsker {m}
explosion {n} (violent release of energy) :: [Bokmål] eksplosjon {m}; [Nynorsk] eksplosjon {m}
explosion {n} (sudden increase) :: [Bokmål] eksplosjon {m}; [Nynorsk] eksplosjon {m}
explosive {adj} (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) :: [Bokmål] eksplosiv; [Nynorsk] eksplosiv
explosive {n} (explosive substance) :: [Bokmål] eksplosiv {n}, sprengstoff {n}; [Nynorsk] eksplosiv {n}, sprengstoff {n}
exponent {n} (one who expounds, represents or advocates) :: [Bokmål] eksponent {m}; [Nynorsk] eksponent {m}
exponent {n} ((in mathematics) the power to which something is raised) :: [Bokmål] eksponent {m}; [Nynorsk] eksponent {m}
exponential {adj} (relating to an exponent) :: eksponensiell
exponential function {n} (function in which an independent variable is in the form of an exponent) :: eksponentialfunksjon {m}
export {n} (something that is exported) :: [Bokmål] eksport {m}, eksportvare {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] eksport {m}, eksportvare {f}
export {n} (the act of exporting) :: [Bokmål] eksport {m}; [Nynorsk] eksport {m}
exporter {n} (person who or organization that exports) :: [Bokmål] eksportør {m}; [Nynorsk] eksportør {m}
exposition {n} (action of putting something out to public view) :: utstilling; [Nynorsk] utstilling
exposure {n} (condition) :: [Bokmål] eksponering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] eksponering {f}
exposure {n} (taking a photograph) :: [Bokmål] eksponering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] eksponering {f}
exposure meter {n} (an instrument used in photography) :: [Bokmål] lysmåler {m}
express {n} (quick mode of transportation) :: [Bokmål] ekspress {m}; [Nynorsk] ekspress {m}
express {v} (to convey meaning) :: uttrykke
expression {n} (particular way of phrasing an idea) :: [Bokmål] uttrykk {n}
expression {n} (facial appearance) :: uttrykk {n}, mine {m}
expressionist {n} (painter who paints in this style) :: [Bokmål] ekspresjonist {m}; [Nynorsk] ekspresjonist {m}
express train {n} (a train making limited stops) :: [Bokmål] ekspresstog {n}; [Nynorsk] ekspresstog {n}
expressway {n} (US: divided highway) :: [Bokmål] motorvei {m}
expressway {n} (freeway) SEE: freeway ::
expulsion {n} (the act of expelling or the state of being expelled) :: utvist; [Bokmål] utdrivelse {m}
exquisite {adj} (especially fine) :: [Bokmål] utsøkt
extant {adj} (still in existence) :: [Bokmål] nålevende; [Nynorsk] nolevande, nålevande
extant {adj} (currently existing; not having disappeared) :: [Bokmål] gjenstående
extant {adj} (still alive; not extinct) :: [Bokmål] gjenlevende, gjenværende
extemporaneous {adj} (without preparation) :: [Bokmål] uforberedt
extension {n} (act of extending or the state of being extended) :: [Bokmål] utviding {m} {f}, utvidelse {m}, forlengelse {m}, forlenging {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] utviding {f}, forlenging {f}
extension cord {n} (an electrical cord) :: skøteledning
extensive {adj} (wide) :: omfattende / omfangsrik
extenuate {v} (lessen; palliate) :: formilde
extenuating circumstance {n} (fact that mitigates a crime) :: [Bokmål] formildende omstendigheter {p}
exterior {adj} (being from outside a country) SEE: foreign ::
extermination camp {n} (death camp) SEE: death camp ::
extinct {adj} (having died out) :: [Bokmål] utdødd; [Nynorsk] utdødd, utdøydd
extinct language {n} (dead language) SEE: dead language ::
extinguish {v} (to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench) :: slukke
extinguish {v} ((literally) to hunt down (a species) to extinction) :: utrydde
extinguisher {n} (anything that extinguishes something) :: [Bokmål] slukker {m}
extirpate {v} (to pull up by the roots) :: rykke opp med roten
extort {v} (to wrest from an unwilling person by undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity) :: [Bokmål] utpresse
extortion {n} (the practice of extorting money or other property) :: [Bokmål] utpressing
extra {n} :: ekstra
extra {n} (person in a play or movie with a minimal part) SEE: walk-on ::
extracellular {adj} (occurring or found outside of a cell) :: ekstracellulær
extract {n} (something extracted) :: ekstrakt {n}; [Bokmål] uttrekk {n}, utdrag {n}; [Nynorsk] uttrekk {n} utdrag {n}
extract {n} (portion of a document) :: [Bokmål] utdrag {n}; [Nynorsk] utdrag {n}
extract {n} (solution made by drawing out from a substance) :: [Bokmål] uttrekk {n}; [Nynorsk] uttrekk {n}
extract {v} (to draw out) :: ekstrahere
extractable {adj} (can be extracted) :: [Bokmål] utvinnbar
extraction {n} (extract obtained from a mixture or from a plant etc) SEE: extract ::
extraction {n} (act of extracting) :: [Bokmål] utvinning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] utvinning {f}
extraction {n} (one's origin, lineage or ancestry) :: [Bokmål] avstamning {m} {f}
extrajudicial {adj} (carried out without legal authority) :: [Bokmål] utenomrettslig
extramarital {adj} (taking place outside marriage) :: [Bokmål] utenomekteskapelig
extra-natural {adj} (supernatural) SEE: supernatural ::
extraordinary {adj} (not ordinary) :: [Bokmål] ekstraordinær; [Nynorsk] ekstraordinær
extrasensory perception {n} (supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels) :: ekstrasensorisk persepsjon
extraterrestrial {adj} (originating from outside of the Earth) :: [Bokmål] utenomjordisk
extraterrestrial {n} (being originating from outside of the Earth) :: utenomjordisk skapning {m}
extra time {n} :: [Bokmål] ekstraomgang {m}, overtid {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ekstraomgang {m}, overtid {f}
extratropical {adj} (occurring outside the tropics) :: [Bokmål] ekstratropisk; [Nynorsk] ekstratropisk
extremity {n} (hand or foot) :: [Bokmål] ekstremitet {m}; [Nynorsk] ekstremitet {m}
extremity {n} (limb) SEE: limb ::
extroverted {adj} (psychology: of or related to an extrovert) :: utadvendt, ekstrovert
extrusion {n} (manufacturing process) :: ekstrudering {f}
exuberant {adj} (of people: very high-spirited) :: energisk
ex-wife {n} (a former wife) :: [Bokmål] ekskone {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ekskone {f}
eye {n} (organ) :: [Bokmål] øye {n}; [Nynorsk] auge {n}, auga {n}
eye {n} (hole in needle) :: [Bokmål] øye {n}, nåløye {n}; [Nynorsk] auge {n}, auga {n}
eye {n} (of a hurricane) :: [Bokmål] øye {n}; [Nynorsk] auge {n}, auga {n}
eye {n} (ability to notice what others might miss) :: [Bokmål] øye {n}; [Nynorsk] auge {n}, auga {n}
eyeball {n} (ball of the eye) :: [Bokmål] øyeeple {n}; [Nynorsk] augeeple {n}
eyeblink {n} (moment) :: [Bokmål] øyeblikk
eyebrow {n} (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) :: [Bokmål] øyebryn {n}, øyenbryn {n}; [Nynorsk] augebryn {n}, augnebryn {n}, augebrun {f}, augnebrun {f}
eye-catcher {n} (eye-catching thing / person) :: [Bokmål] blikkfang {n}; [Nynorsk] blikkfang {n}
eye-catching {adj} (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) :: [Bokmål] iøynefallende; [Nynorsk] iaugefallande
eye contact {n} (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) :: [Bokmål] øyekontakt {m}; [Nynorsk] augekontakt {m}, augnekontakt {m}
eye for an eye {n} (compensation for an injury) :: øye for øye, tann for tann
eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth {proverb} (compensation for an injury) :: [Bokmål] øye for øye, tann for tann; [Nynorsk] auge for auge, tann for tann
eyeglasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles ::
eyehole {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket ::
eyelash {n} (hair growing on the edge of an eyelid) :: [Bokmål] øyenvipp {m}, øyevipp {m}; [Nynorsk] augevippe {f}, augnevippe {f}
eyelid {n} ((anatomy) a thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye) :: [Bokmål] øyelokk {n}, øyenlokk {n}; [Nynorsk] augelok {n}
eye of a needle {n} (small gap in a needle) :: [Bokmål] nåløye {n}; [Nynorsk] nålauge {n}
eye of the beholder {n} (subjective perception and judgement) :: øyet som ser
eye-opener {n} (revelation) :: [Bokmål] øyeåpner {m}; [Nynorsk] augeopnar {m}
eye patch {n} (patch worn to cover one eye) :: lapp for øyet {m}
eyeshade {n} (shield for the eyes) :: øyenskygge {m}
eye shadow {n} (makeup around the eyes) :: [Bokmål] øyeskygge {m}, øyenskygge {m}; [Nynorsk] augeskygge {m}
eyesight {n} (faculty of sight) :: [Bokmål] syn {n}, synssans {m}; [Nynorsk] syn {n}
eye socket {n} (socket of eye) :: [Nynorsk] augehole {f}
eye test {n} (test of vision) :: [Bokmål] synstest {m}; [Nynorsk] synstest {m}
eye tooth {n} (canine tooth) SEE: canine tooth ::
eye up {v} (To examine) :: [Bokmål] beglo
eyewitness {n} (person who has seen and can testify about an event) :: [Bokmål] øyenvitne {n}, øyevitne {n}; [Nynorsk] augevitne {n}, augnevitne {n}
Ezekiel {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Esekiel
Ezekiel {prop} (prophet) :: Esekiel {m}
Ezekiel {prop} (male given name) :: Esekiel {m}
Ezra {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Esra
Ezra {prop} (Jewish high priest) :: Esra {m}
Ezra {prop} (male given name) :: Esra {m}
éminence grise {n} (a secret or unofficial decision-maker; the power behind the throne, see also: power broker) :: grå eminense {m}