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# English :: Norwegian dictionary extracted from http://en.wiktionary.org/
# License :: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License; GNU Free Documentation License
# Version :: 20200901
# Size :: 31797 English glosses; 49375 Norwegian translations
# URL :: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/User:Matthias_Buchmeier
| a- {prefix} (not, without, opposite of) | :: [Bokmål] a-; [Nynorsk] a- |
| Aachen {prop} (city in North Rhine-Westphalia) | :: Aachen |
| Aagaard {prop} | :: Aagaard |
| aardvark {n} (mammal) | :: jordsvin {n} |
| aardwolf {n} (the mammal species Proteles cristatus) | :: [Bokmål] jordulv {m}; [Nynorsk] jordulv {m} |
| Aaron {prop} (biblical brother of Moses) | :: Aron |
| Aaron {prop} (male given name) | :: Aron |
| aback {adv} (backwards) | :: bakk |
| aback {adv} | :: baklengs |
| aback {n} (abacus) SEE: abacus | :: |
| abacus {n} (device for performing arithmetical calculations) | :: [Bokmål] kuleramme {m} {f} |
| abaft {prep} ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of) | :: akter, akterut, aktenfor, akterlig |
| abandon {v} (to give up control of, surrender) | :: oppgi, skrinlegge |
| abandon {v} (to leave behind or desert; to forsake) | :: forlate |
| abandon {v} (to cast out, expel, reject) | :: forvise |
| abandon {v} (to no longer exercise a right, relinquish a claim to property) | :: avskrive |
| abandon {n} (a giving up to natural impulses) | :: løssluppenhet, overgivenhet |
| abandoned {adj} (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) | :: løssluppen |
| abandonment {n} (act of abandoning) | :: [Bokmål] oppgivelse {m}; [Nynorsk] oppgjeving {f} |
| abandonment {n} (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) | :: dereliksjon {m} |
| abase {v} (to lower so as to cause pain or hurt feelings) | :: fornedre, ydmyke |
| abash {v} (to make ashamed, to embarrass) | :: gjøre skamfull |
| abashed {adj} (embarrassed) | :: skamfull, forlegen, beskjemmet |
| abate {v} (transitive: to bring someone down physically or mentally) | :: slå ned (physically), ydmyke (mentally) |
| abate {v} (transitive: to lessen in force, subside) | :: forminske, avta, minke, løye [of wind force] |
| abate {v} | :: forringe ; slå ned, forminske, redusere |
| abate {v} (to dull the edge or point of) SEE: blunt | :: |
| abatement {n} (the act of abating or the state of being abated) | :: minking, reduksjon, det å avta, bekjempelse |
| abatis {n} (means of defense) | :: [Bokmål] forhugning {m} {f} |
| abattoir {n} (public slaughterhouse) | :: slakterhus {n}, slakteri {n} |
| abbacy {n} (dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot) | :: [Bokmål] abbeddømme, abbedgjeld, abbedverdighet; [Nynorsk] abbeddømme, abbedgjeld |
| abbatial {adj} (belonging to an abbey) | :: abbed-, abbedisse-, abbedi- |
| abbess {n} (female superior of a nunnery) | :: [Bokmål] abbedisse {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] abbedisse {f} |
| abbey {n} (monastery headed by an abbot) | :: [Bokmål] abbedi {n}; [Nynorsk] abbedi {n} |
| abbey {n} (church of a monastery) | :: abbedi {n}, klosterkirke |
| abbot {n} (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) | :: abbed |
| abbotship {n} (the state or office of an abbot) | :: [Bokmål] abbedverdighet |
| abbreviate {v} (to make shorter) | :: forkorte |
| abbreviate {n} (abridgment) SEE: abridgment | :: |
| abbreviation {n} (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase) | :: [Bokmål] forkortelse {m}, forkorting {m} {f}, abbreviatur {m}; [Nynorsk] forkorting {f}, abbreviatur |
| abbreviation {n} (act or result of shortening or reducing) | :: [Bokmål] forkortelse {m}, forkorting {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forkorting {f}, |
| abbreviature {n} (abbreviation) SEE: abbreviation | :: |
| ABC {n} (alphabet) SEE: alphabet | :: |
| abdicate {v} (to disclaim and expel from family, see also: disinherit) | :: [Bokmål] fornekte; [Nynorsk] fornekte |
| abdicate {v} (to reject, cast off, discard) | :: [Bokmål] avvise; [Nynorsk] avvise |
| abdicate {v} (to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising) | :: [Bokmål] frasi seg; [Nynorsk] fråseie seg |
| abdicate {v} (to renounce a throne or other high office) | :: [Bokmål] abdisere; [Nynorsk] abdisere |
| abdication {n} (the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder) | :: [Bokmål] abdikasjon {m}, frasielse {m}; [Nynorsk] abdikasjon {m}, fråseiing {f} |
| abditory {n} (place for hiding or preserving) | :: gjemmested {n} |
| abdomen {n} (belly) | :: [Bokmål] buk {m}, mage {m} |
| abdomen {n} (cavity) | :: [Bokmål] bukhule {m}; [Nynorsk] bukhole {f} |
| abdomen {n} (the posterior section of an arthropod's body) | :: [Bokmål] abdomen {n}, bakkropp {m} |
| abdominal cavity {n} (hollow portion of the torso, containing abdominal organs) | :: [Bokmål] bukhole {f} {m}, bukhule {f} {m}; [Nynorsk] bukhole {f} |
| abduction {n} (leading away, carrying away) | :: bortføring {c} |
| abduction {n} (physiology: movement separating limb from axis) | :: abduksjon {m} |
| abduction {n} (logic: type of syllogism) | :: abduksjon {m} |
| abduction {n} (law: wrongful carrying off of a human being) | :: bortføring {c}, kidnapping {c} |
| Abdullah {prop} (Muslim given name) | :: Abdullah |
| abearance {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior | :: |
| abed {adv} (in bed, or on the bed) | :: i seng |
| Abel {prop} (biblical character) | :: Abel |
| Abel {prop} (male given name) | :: Abel |
| aberration {n} (optics: convergence to different foci) | :: [Bokmål] aberrasjon {m} |
| aberration {n} (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies) | :: [Bokmål] aberrasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] aberrasjon {m} |
| aberration {n} (zoology, botany: atypical development or structure) | :: [Bokmål] aberrasjon {m} |
| aberration {n} | :: avvik {n}, villfarelse {c} |
| abet {v} | :: tilskynde, hjelpe |
| abeyance {n} (expectancy; condition of being undetermined) | :: uavklart |
| abeyance {n} (suspension; temporary suppression) | :: utsettelse |
| abhor {v} (to regard with horror or detestation) | :: avsky |
| abhorrence {n} | :: avsky {c}, vemmelse {c} |
| abhorrent {adj} | :: avskyelig, vemmelig |
| abide {v} (endure without yielding) | :: holde ut |
| abide {v} (bear patiently; tolerate) | :: tolerere |
| abide {v} (dwell) | :: forbli |
| abide {v} (wait in expectation) | :: avvente |
| Abidjan {prop} (the largest city of Ivory Coast) | :: Abidjan; [Nynorsk] Abidjan |
| ability {n} (quality or state of being able) | :: evne {m} |
| abiogenesis {n} (origination of living organisms from lifeless matter) | :: [Bokmål] abiogenese {m}; [Nynorsk] abiogenese {m} |
| abiotic {adj} (Nonliving) | :: [Bokmål] abiotisk |
| abiotic {adj} (Of inorganic matter) | :: [Bokmål] abiotisk |
| a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush {proverb} (small but certain advantage is preferable) | :: [Bokmål] én fugl i hånden er bedre enn ti på taket |
| a bit {adv} (a little) SEE: a little | :: |
| Abkhaz {prop} (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia) | :: abkhasisk {?} |
| Abkhazia {prop} (territory in the Caucasus, see also: Republic of Abkhazia) | :: Abkhasia |
| Abkhazian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Abkhazia) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| Abkhazian {n} (Abkhaz) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| Abkhazian {prop} (Abkhazian language) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| ablation {n} (amputation) | :: [Bokmål] ablasjon {m}, amputasjon {m} |
| ablation {n} (progressive removal of material) | :: [Bokmål] ablasjon {m} |
| able {adj} (permitted to) | :: i stand |
| -able {suffix} (able to be done) | :: -abel, -ibel |
| able {adj} (healthy) SEE: healthy | :: |
| abnormal {adj} (not conforming to rule or system) | :: abnorm, anormal, unormal |
| abnormal {adj} (of or pertaining to behaviour that deviates from norms) | :: abnorm, anormal, unormal |
| abnormity {n} (departure from the ordinary type) | :: [Bokmål] abnormitet {m}; [Nynorsk] abnormitet {m} |
| abode {n} (slightly dated: residence) | :: [Nynorsk] husvære {n} |
| abode {n} (omen) SEE: omen | :: |
| abolish {v} (to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice) | :: avskaffe, forkaste |
| abolition {n} (act of abolishing) | :: abolisjon {m}; [Bokmål] avskaffelse {m} |
| abomasum {n} (fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant) | :: [Bokmål] løypemage {m}; [Nynorsk] løypemage {m} |
| abominable {adj} (hateful; detestable; loathsome) | :: avskyelig |
| abominate {v} (to feel disgust towards, to hate in the highest degree) | :: føle avsky, avsky |
| Aborigine {n} (Aboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian) | :: [Bokmål] aborigin {m}; [Nynorsk] aborigin {m} |
| abortion {n} (miscarriage) | :: abort {m} |
| abortion {n} (induced abortion) | :: abort |
| abortion {n} (act of inducing abortion) | :: abort |
| abortive {adj} (produced by abortion; born prematurely) | :: abortiv |
| abortive {adj} (coming to naught; fruitless) | :: fruktløs |
| abortive {adj} (imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile) | :: abortiv |
| abortive {adj} (causing abortion) | :: abortiv |
| abortive {adj} (medicine: cutting short) | :: abortiv, avbrutt |
| about {prep} (on every side of) | :: rundt, omkring |
| about {prep} (over or upon different parts of) | :: rundt |
| about {prep} (on the point or verge of) | :: på veg til |
| about {prep} (concerning) | :: om, angående |
| about {prep} (concerned with, engaged in) | :: om |
| about {prep} (in the immediate neighborhood of) | :: rundt |
| about {prep} | :: rundt |
| about {adv} (on all sides) | :: rundt |
| about {adv} (nearly, approximately) | :: nesten |
| about {adv} (in circuit) | :: rundt |
| about time {adv} (close to the right time) | :: [Bokmål] omtrent tiden |
| about time {adv} (far past the desired time) | :: [Bokmål] på tide |
| above {prep} (over, on top of) | :: [Bokmål] over |
| above {prep} (in or to a higher place) | :: over, ovenfor |
| above {prep} (superior to, surpassing) | :: over, utover |
| above {prep} (more) | :: over |
| above {adv} (in a higher place) | :: ovenfor, over |
| above {adv} (higher in rank) | :: høyere |
| above all {prep} (of prime importance) | :: [Bokmål] først og fremst, fremfor alt, framfor alt; [Nynorsk] først og fremst, framfor alt |
| abovementioned {adj} (abovementioned) SEE: above-mentioned | :: |
| above-mentioned {adj} (mentioned or named before; aforesaid) | :: [Bokmål] ovennevnt |
| above-named {adj} (mentioned or named before) SEE: above-mentioned | :: |
| ab ovo {adv} (ab ovo) | :: [Bokmål] ab ovo |
| abrade {v} ((transitive) to rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction) | :: skure, slipe |
| Abraham {prop} (prophet in the Old Testament) | :: Abraham |
| Abraham {prop} (male given name) | :: Abraham |
| abrasive paper {n} (abrasive material) | :: [Bokmål] slipepapir {n}; [Nynorsk] slipepapir {n} |
| abridge {v} (to make shorter) | :: [Bokmål] forkorte, sammendra |
| abridge {v} (to shorten or contract by using fewer words) | :: [Bokmål] forkorte, sammendra |
| abridge {v} (to deprive) | :: [Bokmål] avkorte |
| abridged {adj} (cut or shortened, especially of a literary work) | :: avkortet, avkorta |
| abridgment {n} | :: forkortelse {c} {n}, utdrag {n} |
| abroad {adv} (in foreign countries) | :: [Bokmål] utenlands, i utlandet; [Nynorsk] utanlands, i utlandet |
| abrogate {v} (to annul by an authoritative act) | :: oppheve, heve, annullere |
| abrogate {v} (to put an end to) | :: avslutte |
| Abruka {prop} (Estonian island located in the Gulf of Riga) | :: Abruka |
| abrupt {adj} (extremely steep) | :: brå, bratt (steep) |
| abrupt {adj} (without notice) | :: brå, plutselig |
| abrupt {adj} (curt in manner) | :: brå, skarp |
| abrupt {adj} (having sudden transitions from one state to next) | :: plutselig |
| abrupt {adj} (botany: truncated) | :: avkortet |
| abscond {v} (to flee, often secretly) | :: [Bokmål] rømme, stikke av; [Nynorsk] rømme, stikke av |
| absence {n} (state of being away) | :: [Bokmål] fravær {n}; [Nynorsk] fråvær {n}, fråvære {n} |
| absence {n} (lack; deficiency; non-existence) | :: [Bokmål] fravær {n}, mangel {m}; [Nynorsk] fråvær {n}, fråvære {n}, mangel {m} |
| absence {n} (inattention to things present) | :: [Bokmål] [absence of mind] åndsfravær {n}; [Nynorsk] [absence of mind] åndsfråvær {n} |
| absent {adj} (being away from a place) | :: [Bokmål] fraværende; [Nynorsk] fråverande |
| absent {adj} (not existing) | :: [Bokmål] fraværende; [Nynorsk] fråverande |
| absent {adj} (inattentive) | :: [Bokmål] fraværende; [Nynorsk] fråverande |
| absent-minded {adj} (absent in mind) | :: [Bokmål] distré, åndsfraværende; [Nynorsk] distré, åndsfråverande |
| absent-mindedly {adv} (preoccupiedly) | :: [Bokmål] åndsfraværende |
| absent-mindedness {n} (state or quality of being preoccupied) | :: åndsfraværelse {m} |
| absinthe {n} (liquor) | :: [Bokmål] absint {m}; [Nynorsk] absint {m} |
| absinthe {n} (Artemisia absinthium) | :: [Bokmål] malurt {m}; [Nynorsk] malurt {m} |
| absinthium {n} (Artemisia absinthium) SEE: wormwood | :: |
| absolute {adj} (free from limitations or conditions) | :: absolutt |
| absolute {adj} (free from imperfection; complete in itself) | :: absolutt |
| absolute {adj} (pure; unmixed) | :: absolutt |
| absolute {adj} (fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic, independent of references or relations to other things) | :: absolutt |
| absolute {adj} (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence) | :: absolutt |
| absolute {adj} | :: absolutt |
| absolute {n} (that which is independent of context-dependent interpretation) | :: absolutt {n} |
| absoluteness {n} (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) | :: [Bokmål] absolutthet {m} {f} |
| absolutism {n} (political science: absolute or arbitrary government; despotism) | :: [Bokmål] absolutisme {m}; [Nynorsk] absolutisme {m} |
| absolutistic {adj} (pertaining to absolutism) | :: [Bokmål] absolutistisk; [Nynorsk] absolutistisk |
| absolve {v} (to set free) | :: frikjenne |
| absolve {v} (to pronounce free or give absolution) | :: frikjenne |
| absolve {v} (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin) | :: tilgi |
| absorb {v} (to include so that it no longer has separate existence) | :: absorbere, oppsluke |
| absorb {v} (to suck up or drink in) | :: absorbere |
| absorb {v} (to learn) | :: absorbere |
| absorb {v} (to occupy fully) | :: oppsluke |
| absorb {v} (to consume completely) | :: absorbere |
| absorb {v} (to endure) | :: utholde |
| absorb {v} (physics: to take up by chemical or physical action) | :: absorbere |
| absorb {v} (finance: to assume or pay for) | :: påta seg |
| absorption {n} (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything) | :: [Bokmål] absorpsjon {m}; [Nynorsk] absorpsjon {m} |
| absorption {n} | :: inn-, oppsuging |
| absorptive {adj} (having capacity to imbibe) | :: absorberende {n} |
| abstain {v} (refrain from) | :: avholde seg |
| abstainer {n} (one who abstains) | :: avholdsmann {c} |
| abstention {n} (the act of abstaining) | :: [Bokmål] avhold {n} |
| abstinence {n} (the act or practice of abstaining) | :: [Bokmål] avhold {n}, avholdenhet {m} |
| abstinence {n} (specifically, abstinence from alcohol) | :: [Bokmål] avhold {n}, avholdenhet {m} |
| abstinence {n} (specifically, abstinence from sexual intercourse) | :: [Bokmål] avhold {n}, avholdenhet {m} |
| abstinence {n} (the practice of self-denial) | :: [Bokmål] avhold {n}, avholdenhet {m} |
| abstract {n} (an abridgement or summary) | :: sammendrag {n}, oppsummering {m}, utdrag {n}, referat {n}, abstrakt {n} |
| abstract {n} (something that concentrates in itself the qualities of something else) | :: sammenfatning {m} |
| abstract {n} (an abstraction) | :: distraksjon {n} |
| abstract {n} (an abstract work of art) | :: abstrakt {?} |
| abstract {n} (that which is abstract) | :: abstraksjon {m} |
| abstract {n} (an extract of a vegetable substance) | :: ekstrakt |
| abstract {adj} (separate) | :: abstrakt |
| abstract {adj} (absent in mind) | :: distrahert |
| abstract {adj} (apart from practice or reality; not concrete) | :: abstrakt |
| abstract {adj} (difficult to understand) | :: abstrakt |
| abstract {adj} (art: free from representational qualities) | :: abstrakt |
| abstract art {n} (art that does not depict objects in the natural world) | :: [Bokmål] abstrakt kunst {m}; [Nynorsk] abstrakt kunst {m} {f} |
| abstraction {n} (act of abstracting) | :: [Bokmål] abstraksjon {m}; [Nynorsk] abstraksjon {m} |
| abstractness {n} (the quality of being abstract) | :: [Bokmål] abstrakthet {m} {f} |
| absurd {adj} (contrary to reason or propriety) | :: [Bokmål] absurd, meningsløs, tåpelig; [Nynorsk] absurd, meiningslaus |
| absurdism {n} (absurdity) SEE: absurdity | :: |
| absurdism {n} (philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational) | :: absurdisme |
| absurdist {n} (writer of absurd topics) | :: absurdist {m} |
| absurdity {n} (the quality of being absurd) | :: absurditet {m} |
| absurdity {n} (an absurd action) | :: absurditet {m}, meningsløshet {m} |
| Abu Dhabi {prop} (capital of UAE) | :: Abu Dhabi |
| abundance {n} (ample sufficiency) | :: overflod {c} |
| abundant {adj} (fully sufficient; plentiful) | :: [Bokmål] rikelig |
| a burnt child dreads the fire {proverb} (a person that has been harmed by the danger becomes more cautious about it) | :: [Bokmål] brent barn skyr ilden |
| abuse {n} (corrupt practice) | :: misbruk {n} |
| abuse {n} (improper usage) | :: [Bokmål] misbruk {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] misbruk {m} {n} |
| abuse {n} (insulting speech) | :: utskjelling {m} |
| abuse {n} (physical maltreatment) | :: [Bokmål] mishandling {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] mishandling {f} |
| abuse {n} (sexual violation or assault) | :: voldtekt {m} |
| abuse {v} (to use improperly) | :: misbruke |
| abuse {v} (to hurt) | :: mishandle |
| abuse {v} (to insult) | :: skjelle ut |
| abuse {v} (to rape) | :: voldta |
| abuse {n} (catachresis) SEE: catachresis | :: |
| abusio {n} (catachresis) SEE: catachresis | :: |
| abusive {adj} | :: grov |
| abysm {n} (abyss) SEE: abyss | :: |
| abyss {n} (bottomless or unfathomed depth) | :: avgrunn {m} |
| abyss {n} (moral depravity, vast intellectual or moral depth) | :: avgrunn {m} |
| Abyssinia {prop} (historical name of Ethiopia) | :: [Bokmål] Abessinia; [Nynorsk] Abessinia |
| Abyssinian {adj} (of or pertaining to Abyssinia) | :: [Bokmål] abessinsk; [Nynorsk] abessinsk |
| Abyssinian {n} (a native of Abyssinia) | :: [Bokmål] abessinier; [Nynorsk] abessiniar |
| Abyssinian {prop} (Amharic) SEE: Amharic | :: |
| acacia {n} (shrub or tree) | :: akasie {m} |
| academic {adj} (belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning) | :: akademisk |
| academic {adj} (scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific) | :: akademisk |
| academic {n} (senior member of an academy, college, or university) | :: [Bokmål] akademiker {m}; [Nynorsk] akademikar {m} |
| academic {n} (person who attends an academy) | :: akademiker {m} |
| academician {n} | :: akademiker, medlem {n}, av et akademi |
| academy {n} (learned society) | :: [Bokmål] akademi {n}; [Nynorsk] akademi {n} |
| academy {n} (specialized school) | :: [Bokmål] akademi {n}; [Nynorsk] akademi {n} |
| academy {n} (college or university) | :: [Bokmål] akademi {n}; [Nynorsk] akademi {n} |
| academy {n} (seminary) | :: [Bokmål] akademi {n}; [Nynorsk] akademi {n} |
| academy {n} (place of training, school) | :: [Bokmål] akademi {n}; [Nynorsk] akademi {n} |
| acajou {n} (wood from trees of Meliaceae family) SEE: mahogany | :: |
| a cappella {adv} (performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment) | :: a cappella |
| acaudate {adj} (tailless) SEE: tailless | :: |
| accelerate {v} (to cause to move faster) | :: akselerere |
| accelerate {v} (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) | :: påskynde |
| accelerate {v} (to hasten) | :: påskynde |
| accelerate {v} (to become faster) | :: sette opp farten |
| acceleration {n} (act or state) | :: [Bokmål] akselerasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] akselerasjon {m} |
| acceleration {n} ((physics)) | :: [Bokmål] akselerasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] akselerasjon {m} |
| accelerator {n} (one who, or that which, accelerates) | :: [Bokmål] akselerator {m}; [Nynorsk] akselerator {m} |
| accelerator {n} (device for causing acceleration) | :: [Bokmål] akselerator {m}; [Nynorsk] akselerator {m} |
| accelerator {n} (accelerator pedal) | :: [Bokmål] gasspedal {m}; [Nynorsk] gasspedal {m} |
| accelerator {n} (program for startup companies) | :: [Bokmål] akselerator {m}; [Nynorsk] akselerator {m} |
| accent {n} (stronger articulation) | :: aksent {m}, trykk {n}, betoning {m} |
| accent {n} (orthography: mark to indicate accent) | :: aksent {m} |
| accent {n} (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) | :: aksent {m}, uttale {m}, tonefall {n} |
| accent {n} (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) | :: aksent {m} |
| accent {n} (music: recurring stress on a tone) | :: aksent {m}, trykk {n} |
| accent {n} (music: special emphasis on a tone) | :: aksent {m} |
| accent {n} (music: rhythmical accent) | :: aksent {m}, trykk {n} |
| accent {n} (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) | :: aksent {m}, merke {n} |
| accent {v} (to emphasize) | :: aksentuere |
| accent {v} (to express the accent of) SEE: accentuate | :: |
| accent {v} (to mark with written accents) SEE: accentuate | :: |
| accentuate {v} (to pronounce with an accent) | :: aksentuere, betone |
| accentuate {v} (to bring out distinctly) | :: aksentuere, betone, framheve |
| accentuate {v} (to mark with a written accent) | :: aksentuere |
| accentuation {n} | :: betoning {c}, aksentuering {c} |
| accept {v} (to receive with consent) | :: akseptere, motta, ta imot |
| accept {v} (to agree to) | :: akseptere, godta |
| accept {v} (to endure patiently) | :: aksepetere, godta |
| accept {v} (to agree to pay) | :: akseptere |
| accept {v} (to receive officially) | :: motta |
| acceptable {adj} (capable, worthy or sure of being accepted) | :: antakelig |
| acceptance {n} | :: godtagelse {c}, aksept {c} |
| acceptancy {n} (acceptance) SEE: acceptance | :: |
| acceptor {n} (one who accepts) | :: comm akseptant {c} |
| access {n} (right or ability of approaching or entering) | :: [Bokmål] adgang {m}, tilgang {m}; [Nynorsk] åtgang {m}, tilgang {m} |
| access {n} (onset, attack or fit of disease) | :: anfall {n} |
| access {n} (outburst of an emotion) | :: anfall {n}, utbrudd {n} |
| access {n} (right to visit one's child) | :: besøksrett {m} |
| access {n} (computing: process of locating data in memory) | :: aksess {m} |
| access {n} (communication with a computer program or the Internet) | :: aksess {m}, tilgang {m} |
| access {n} | :: [Bokmål] adgang {m}, tilgang {m}; [Nynorsk] åtgang {m}, tilgang {m} |
| access {v} (to gain or obtain access to) | :: få tilgang |
| access {v} (computing: to have access to (data)) | :: aksessere |
| accessibility {n} (the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach) | :: [Bokmål] tilgjengelighet {m} {f} |
| accessible {adj} (easy of access or approach) | :: [Bokmål] tilgjengelig; [Nynorsk] tilgjengeleg |
| accession {n} (a coming to) | :: [Bokmål] tiltredelse {m} |
| accession {n} (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity) | :: [Bokmål] tiltredelse {m} |
| accident {n} (unexpected event with negative consequences) | :: [Bokmål] ulykke {m} {f}, uhell {n}, ulykkestilfelle {n}; [Nynorsk] ulukke {f}, ulykke {f}, uhell {n} |
| accident {n} (transport: unintended event that causes damage) | :: [Bokmål] ulykke {m} {f}, uhell {n}, [to ship, aircraft] havari {n}; [Nynorsk] ulukke {f}, ulykke {f}, uhell {n}, [to ship, aircraft] havari {n} |
| accident {n} | :: ulykke |
| accidental {adj} (happening by chance) | :: tilfeldig |
| accidental {n} ((music)) | :: løst fortegn |
| accoil {v} (nautical sense) SEE: coil | :: |
| accommodation {n} (lodging) | :: [Bokmål] innkvartering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] innkvartering {f} |
| accommodation {n} (adjustment of the eye) | :: [Bokmål] akkommodasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] akkommodasjon {m} |
| accompanist {n} (performer who takes the accompanying part) | :: [Bokmål] akkompagnatør {m}; [Nynorsk] akkompagnatør {m} |
| accomplice {n} (associate in the commission of a crime) | :: medskyldig |
| accordingly {adv} (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) | :: deretter; [Bokmål] tilsvarende |
| accordingly {adv} (in natural sequence; consequently; so) | :: [Bokmål] følgelig |
| according to {prep} (based on statement) | :: [Bokmål] ifølge; [Nynorsk] ifylgje, ifølge, ifølgje |
| accordion {n} (A small, portable, keyed wind instrument) | :: [Bokmål] trekkspell {n}, trekkspill {n}, dragspell {n}, dragspill {n}, trekkharmonika {m}, harmonika {m}, akkordeon {n}; [Nynorsk] trekkspel {n}, dragspel {n}, trekkharmonika {m}, harmonika {m}, akkordeon {n} |
| accost {v} (to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request) | :: [Bokmål] antaste, angripe |
| accost {v} (to assault) | :: [Bokmål] angripe |
| account {n} (a registry of pecuniary transactions) | :: konto {m} |
| account {n} (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) | :: redegjørelse {m} |
| account {n} (a statement of facts or occurrences) | :: forklaring {m} |
| account {n} ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) | :: regning {m} |
| account {v} (credit (to)) SEE: credit | :: |
| accountability {n} (state of being accountable) | :: [Bokmål] ansvarlighet {m}, etterrettelighet {m} |
| accountant {n} (a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)) | :: [Bokmål] regnskapsfører {m}, bokholder {m} |
| accountant {n} (one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another) | :: [Bokmål] regnskapsfører |
| account statement {n} (bank statement) SEE: bank statement | :: |
| accourage {v} (encourage) SEE: encourage | :: |
| Accra {prop} (capital of Ghana) | :: Accra; [Bokmål] Accra; [Nynorsk] Accra |
| accredit {v} (To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.) | :: [Bokmål] akkreditere; [Nynorsk] akkreditere |
| accumulator {n} | :: akkumulator |
| accuracy {n} (state of being accurate) | :: [Bokmål] nøyaktighet {m} {f}, riktighet {m} {f} |
| accusation {n} (act of accusing or charging with a crime) | :: [Bokmål] anklage {m} {f}, beskyldning {m} {f}; Nynordk: skulding {f} |
| accuse {v} (attribute blame to someone) | :: [Bokmål] beskylde; [Nynorsk] skulde, skylde |
| ace {n} (card with a single spot) | :: [Bokmål] ess {m}; [Nynorsk] ess {m} {n} |
| ace {n} (tennis: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) | :: [Bokmål] ess {m}; [Nynorsk] ess {m} {n} |
| ace {n} (expert) | :: [Bokmål] ess {n}; [Nynorsk] ess {m} {n} |
| ace {n} (excellent military aircraft pilot) | :: [Bokmål] ess {n}; [Nynorsk] ess {m} {n} |
| acedia {n} (boredom) SEE: boredom | :: |
| ace in the hole {n} (ace up one's sleeve) SEE: ace up one's sleeve | :: |
| ace of spades {n} (playing card) | :: [Bokmål] sparess {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] sparess {m} {n} |
| acetamide {n} (amide of acetic acid) | :: acetamid, eddiksyreamid, etanamid |
| acetic acid {n} (clear colourless organic acid, CH3COOH) | :: [Bokmål] eddiksyre {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] eddiksyre {f} |
| acetone {n} (the organic compound (CH3)2CO) | :: [Bokmål] aceton {n}; [Nynorsk] aceton {n} |
| ace up one's sleeve {n} (a surprise of which others are not aware) | :: ess i ermet |
| Achaean {n} (an inhabitant of Achaea) | :: [Bokmål] akhaier {m} |
| a chain is only as strong as its weakest link {proverb} (aphorism) | :: [Bokmål] en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste ledd; [Nynorsk] ei kjede er aldri sterkare enn det svakaste ledd |
| achieve {v} | :: oppnå |
| achievement {n} (act of achieving or performing) | :: [Bokmål] måloppnåelse {m} |
| Achilles {prop} (Greek mythical hero) | :: [Bokmål] Akilles {m} |
| Achilles heel {n} (vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation) | :: [Bokmål] akilleshæl {m}; [Nynorsk] akilleshæl {m} |
| Achilles tendon {n} (strong tendon in the calf of the leg) | :: [Bokmål] akillessene {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] akillessen {f}, akillessene {f} |
| achoo {interj} (the sound of a sneeze) | :: atsjo |
| acid {adj} (sour, sharp, or biting to the taste) | :: sur |
| acid {adj} (sour-tempered) | :: sur |
| acid {adj} (of or pertaining to an acid) | :: syre- |
| acid {n} (a sour substance) | :: [Bokmål] syre {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] syre {f} |
| acid {n} (in chemistry) | :: [Bokmål] syre {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] syre {f} |
| acid {n} (LSD) | :: [Bokmål] syre {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] syre {f} |
| acidic {adj} (of or relating to acid) | :: syrlig |
| acidosis {n} (abnormally increased acidity of the blood) | :: [Bokmål] acidose {m}; [Nynorsk] acidose {m} |
| acid rain {n} (unusually acidic rain) | :: sur nedbør |
| acid reflux {n} (heartburn) SEE: heartburn | :: |
| acid-resistant {adj} (able to resist acids) | :: [Bokmål] syrefast; [Nynorsk] syrefast |
| acne {n} | :: kvise |
| aconite {n} (herb wolfsbane) | :: hjelm; [Nynorsk] hjelm |
| acorn {n} (fruit of the oak tree) | :: kongle {m} {f}, åkorn {n}; [Bokmål] eikenøtt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] eikenøtt {f} |
| acoustic {adj} (pertaining to hearing or the science of sounds) | :: [Bokmål] akustisk; [Nynorsk] akustisk |
| acoustic {adj} (producing or produced without electrical amplification) | :: [Bokmål] akustisk; [Nynorsk] akustisk |
| acquaintance {n} (person) | :: forbindelse {m}, bekjent |
| acquaintanceship {n} (the state of being acquainted) SEE: acquaintance | :: |
| acquaintanceship {n} (acquaintance) SEE: acquaintance | :: |
| acquainted {adj} (familiar) | :: [Bokmål] kjent |
| acquire {v} (to get) | :: [Bokmål] oppnå |
| acquit {v} (to declare or find innocent or not guilty) | :: frifinne |
| acquittal {n} (legal decision of not guilty) | :: [Bokmål] frifinnelse {m} |
| acrobat {n} (an athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination) | :: [Bokmål] akrobat {m}; [Nynorsk] akrobat {m} |
| acrobatic {adj} (of or pertaining to an acrobat) | :: [Bokmål] akrobatisk; [Nynorsk] akrobatisk |
| acrobatics {n} (art of performing acrobatic feats) | :: [Bokmål] akrobatikk {m}; [Nynorsk] akrobatikk {m} |
| acromegaly {n} (chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones) | :: [Bokmål] akromegali {m}; [Nynorsk] akromegali {m} |
| acronym {n} (any abbreviation formed by initial letters) | :: [Bokmål] akronym {n}; [Nynorsk] akronym {n} |
| acronym {n} (word formed by initial letters) | :: [Bokmål] akronym {n}; [Nynorsk] akronym {n} |
| acrophobia {n} (fear of heights) | :: [Bokmål] høydeskrekk {m}, høgdeskrekk {m}, akrofobi {m}; [Nynorsk] høgdeskrekk {m}, akrofobi {m}, |
| Acropolis {prop} | :: Akropolis |
| across {adv} (crosswords: horizontally) | :: [Bokmål] vannrett; [Nynorsk] vassrett |
| act {n} (drama: division of theatrical performance) | :: [Bokmål] akt {m} |
| act {v} (to feign) SEE: feign | :: |
| actinium {n} (chemical element) | :: actinium |
| actinobiology {n} (study of the effects of radiation upon living organisms) | :: [Bokmål] aktinobiologi {m}; [Nynorsk] aktinobiologi {m} |
| action word {n} (verb) SEE: verb | :: |
| activate {v} (to put into operation) | :: [Bokmål] aktivere, aktivisere |
| active {adj} (having the quality or power of acting) | :: aktiv |
| activism {n} (practice of using action to achieve a result) | :: [Bokmål] aktivisme {m} |
| activity {n} (state or quality of being active) | :: [Bokmål] aktivitet {m}, virksomhet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] aktivitet {m} |
| activity {n} (something done as an action or a movement) | :: [Bokmål] aktivitet {m}; [Nynorsk] aktivitet {m} |
| activity {n} (something done for pleasure or entertainment) | :: [Bokmål] aktivitet {m}; [Nynorsk] aktivitet {m} |
| actor {n} (person who performs in a theatrical play or film, see also: actress) | :: [Bokmål] skuespiller {m}, skuespillerinne {f} [actress]; [Nynorsk] skodespelar {m}, skodespelarinne {f} [actress] |
| actress {n} (female actor, see also: actor) | :: [Bokmål] skuespillerinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] skodespelarinne {f} |
| Acts {prop} (Book of Acts) SEE: Acts of the Apostles | :: |
| Acts of the Apostles {prop} (fifth book of the New Testament) | :: [Bokmål] Apostlenes gjerninger; [Nynorsk] Apostelgjerningane |
| actual {adj} (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) | :: faktisk, reell, virkelig |
| actually {adv} (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) | :: for øyeblikket, reelt sett; [Bokmål] faktisk, egentlig, i virkeligheten; [Nynorsk] faktisk |
| acupuncturation {n} (acupuncture) SEE: acupuncture | :: |
| acupuncture {n} (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) | :: [Bokmål] akupunktur {m}; [Nynorsk] akupunktur {m} |
| acute {adj} (urgent, see also: urgent) | :: [Bokmål] akutt; [Nynorsk] akutt |
| acute {adj} ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees) | :: [Bokmål] spiss |
| acute {adj} ((medicine) of a short-lived condition) | :: [Bokmål] akutt; [Nynorsk] akutt |
| acute angle {n} (angle measuring less than ninety degrees) | :: [Bokmål] spiss vinkel {m}; [Nynorsk] spiss vinkel {m} |
| adage {n} (old saying) | :: visdomsord {n} |
| Adam {prop} (first man in Abrahamic religions) | :: Adam |
| Adam {prop} (male given name) | :: Adam |
| Adam and Eve {prop} (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) | :: [Bokmål] Adam og Eva; [Nynorsk] Adam og Eva |
| Adam's apple {n} (Citrus medica) SEE: citron | :: |
| Adam's apple {n} (lump in the throat) | :: [Bokmål] adamseple {n}; [Nynorsk] adamseple {n} |
| adapt {v} | :: tilpasse |
| adaptation {n} | :: [Bokmål] bearbeidelse {m} |
| add {v} (to make an addition) | :: legge til |
| add {v} (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) | :: addere |
| addend {n} (any of various terms added together) | :: [Bokmål] addend {m}; [Nynorsk] addend {m} |
| addendum {n} (something to be added) | :: [Bokmål] tillegg {n}, tilføyelse {m}; [Nynorsk] tillegg {n}, tilføying {f} |
| add fuel to the fire {v} (worsen a conflict) | :: helle bensin på bålet, (to blow in the fire) puste til ilden |
| addiction {n} (the state of being addicted) | :: avhengighet |
| addiction {n} (a habit or practice) | :: [Bokmål] avhengighet {m} {f} |
| addition {n} (act of adding) | :: tillegg {n}; [Bokmål] legge til, tilføye; [Nynorsk] leggje til, tilføye |
| addition {n} (thing added) | :: tillegg {n} |
| addition {n} (arithmetic: process of adding) | :: addisjon {m}, pluss {n} |
| additionally {adv} (by way of addition) | :: [Bokmål] i tillegg, attpåtil; [Nynorsk] attpåtil |
| addition sign {n} (plus sign) SEE: plus sign | :: |
| additive {n} (substance added to another substance to produce certain properties) | :: [Bokmål] tilsetning {m} {f}, tilsetningsstoff {n}; [Nynorsk] tilsetning {f}, tilsetjingsstoff {n} |
| address {n} (direction for letters) | :: adresse |
| addressee {n} (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) | :: [Bokmål] adressat {m}; [Nynorsk] adressat {m} |
| addressing {n} | :: adressering |
| add up {v} (be reasonable or consistent) SEE: make sense | :: |
| adenomyosis {n} (condition) | :: [Bokmål] adenomyose {m} |
| adept {n} (one fully skilled or well versed in anything) | :: adept {m} |
| adequate {adj} (equal to some requirement) | :: adekvat, tilstrekkelig |
| adherent {n} (a person who has membership in some group) | :: [Bokmål] tilhenger |
| adhesive tape {n} | :: limbånd {n}, selvklebende tape {f} |
| ad hoc {adj} (for this particular purpose) | :: ad hoc |
| ad hoc {adj} (special) SEE: special | :: |
| adieu {interj} (farewell, goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| adieu {n} (a farewell) | :: adjø {n}, farvel {n} |
| ad infinitum {adv} (endlessly) | :: i all uendelighet, uten slutt |
| adios {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| adjacent {adj} (lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring) | :: nabo-, ved siden av; [Bokmål] tilstøtende |
| adjacent {adj} (just before, after, or facing) | :: foregående, forutgående (both signifying previous), etterfølgende, følgende, påfølgende, neste (all signifying next), motsatt (facing) |
| Adjara {prop} (autonomous republic of Georgia) | :: Adsjaria |
| adjective {n} ((grammar) a word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent) | :: [Bokmål] adjektiv {n}, eigenskapsord {n}, tilleggsord {n}; [Nynorsk] adjektiv {n}, eigenskapsord {n}, tilleggsord {n} |
| adjoining {adj} (being in contact at some point) | :: [Bokmål] tilgrensende, tilstøtende; [Nynorsk] tilgrensande |
| adjudicate {v} (to settle a legal case or other dispute) | :: bedømme, dømme, pådømme |
| adjudicate {v} (to act as a judge) | :: dømme |
| adjudicator {n} (one who adjudicates) | :: [Bokmål] dommer {m} |
| adjust {v} (to modify) | :: justere, stille |
| adjust {v} (to improve or rectify) | :: justere, korrigere |
| adjustable spanner {n} (adjustable hand tool) | :: [Bokmål] skiftenøkkel {m} |
| adjustment {n} (action of adjusting) | :: [Bokmål] justering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] justering {f} |
| adjustment {n} (result of adjusting, small change) | :: [Bokmål] justering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] justering {f} |
| adjustment {n} (settling or balancing of a financial account) | :: [Bokmål] korrigering {m} {f} |
| adjustment {n} (process of balancing conflicting needs) | :: [Bokmål] omstilling {m} {f} |
| adminicle {n} (aid) SEE: aid | :: |
| adminicle {n} (auxiliary) SEE: auxiliary | :: |
| administration {n} (the act of administering) | :: [Bokmål] administrasjon {m}, forvaltning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] administrasjon {m}, forvalting {f}, forvaltning {f} |
| administration {n} (the executive part of government) | :: [Bokmål] administrasjon {m}, forvaltning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] administrasjon {m}, forvalting {f}, forvaltning {f} |
| administratively {adv} (in an administrative manner) | :: [Bokmål] administrativt; [Nynorsk] administrativt |
| administrator {n} (one who administers affairs) | :: [Bokmål] administrator {m}; [Nynorsk] administrator {m} |
| administrator {n} (computing: one who responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network) | :: [Bokmål] administrator {m}; [Nynorsk] administrator {m} |
| admiral {n} (naval officer of the highest rank) | :: [Bokmål] admiral {m}; [Nynorsk] admiral {m} |
| admiration {n} (adoration; appreciation) | :: beundring |
| admirer {n} (one who admires) | :: [Bokmål] beundrer {m}; [Nynorsk] beundrar {m} |
| admission {n} (the act or practice of admitting) | :: [Bokmål] [into hospital] innleggelse {m} |
| admit {v} (to allow to enter; to grant entrance) | :: slippe inn |
| admit {v} (to concede as true) | :: [Bokmål] innrømme, tilstå; [Nynorsk] tilstå |
| admit {v} (admit into hospital) | :: [Bokmål] innlegge |
| admixture {n} (instance of mixing in) | :: [Bokmål] tilsetning {m} {f}, tilføring {m} {f} [present participle of tilføre] |
| admixture {n} (mixture) | :: [Bokmål] blanding {m} {f} |
| admonish {v} (warn or notify of a fault; exhort) | :: irettesette |
| admonish {v} (warn against danger or an offense) | :: advare |
| adolescence {n} (period between childhood and maturity) | :: [Bokmål] oppvekst {m}; [Nynorsk] oppvekst {m}, oppvokster {m} |
| Adolf {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adolph | :: |
| Adolph {prop} (male given name) | :: Adolf |
| Adolphus {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adolph | :: |
| Adonis {prop} (the young man loved by Aphrodite) | :: Adonis {m} |
| adopt {v} (to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen) | :: [Bokmål] adoptere |
| adoption {n} (act of adopting, or state of being adopted) | :: [Bokmål] adopsjon {m}; [Nynorsk] adopsjon {m} |
| adoration {n} (admiration or esteem) | :: [Bokmål] hyldning {m} |
| adore {v} | :: tilbe |
| adornment {n} (a decoration; that which adorns) | :: [Bokmål] utsmykning {m} {f}, utsmykking {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] utsmykking {f} |
| adornment {n} (the act of decorating) | :: [Bokmål] utsmykning {m} {f}, utsmykking {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] utsmykking {f} |
| adrenaline {n} (the compound epinephrine) | :: [Bokmål] adrenalin {n}; [Nynorsk] adrenalin {n} |
| Adrian {prop} (male given name) | :: Adrian |
| adulation {n} (Flattery; fulsome praise) | :: grov smiger,, smisking {c} |
| adult {n} (fully grown human) | :: [Bokmål] voksen {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vaksen {m} {f} |
| adulterer {n} (husband or wife who commits adultery) | :: [Bokmål] ekteskapsbryter {m}, ekteskapsbryterske {m} {f}, horkar {m}, horkarl {m}, horkone {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ekteskapsbrytar {m}, ekteskapsbryterske {f}, horkall {m}, horkar {m}, horkone {f} |
| adultery {n} (sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse) | :: hor {n}; [Bokmål] utroskap {m} |
| adult star {n} (porn star) SEE: porn star | :: |
| advance {n} (forward move) | :: [Bokmål] fremrykning {m} {f} |
| advance {n} (amount of money) | :: forskudd |
| advanced {adj} (at or close to state of the art) | :: [Bokmål] avansert; [Nynorsk] avansert |
| advancement {n} (payment in advance) SEE: advance payment | :: |
| advance payment {n} (part of a contractually due sum) | :: [Bokmål] forhåndsbetaling {m} {f} |
| advantage {n} (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) | :: [Bokmål] fordel {m}; [Nynorsk] fordel {m} |
| advantage {n} (superiority; mastery) | :: [Bokmål] fordel {m}; [Nynorsk] fordel {m} |
| advantageous {adj} (being of advantage, see also: beneficial) | :: [Bokmål] fordelaktig; [Nynorsk] fordelaktig |
| advent {n} (Christianity) SEE: Advent | :: |
| Advent {prop} (season before Christmas) | :: [Bokmål] advent {m}; [Nynorsk] advent {f} |
| Advent calendar {n} (calendar used to count down the days of Advent) | :: [Bokmål] adventskalender {m}, julekalender {m}; [Nynorsk] adventskalender {m}, julekalender {m} |
| Adventist {n} (believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism) | :: [Bokmål] adventist {m}; [Nynorsk] adventist {m} |
| Adventist {adj} (relating to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus; relating to Adventism) | :: [Bokmål] adventistisk; [Nynorsk] adventistisk |
| Adventist {adj} (relating to Seventh-day Adventism / the Seventh-day Adventist Church) | :: [Bokmål] adventistisk; [Nynorsk] adventistisk |
| adventurous {adj} (inclined to adventure) | :: eventyrlysten |
| adventurous {adj} (full of hazard) | :: [Bokmål] eventyrlig; [Nynorsk] eventyrleg |
| adverb {n} (lexical category) | :: [Bokmål] adverb {n}; [Nynorsk] adverb {n} |
| adversary {n} (opponent) | :: [Bokmål] motstander {m}, opponent {m}; [Nynorsk] motstandar {m}, opponent {m} |
| adverse {adj} (unfavourable) | :: ugunstig, uhensiktsmessig |
| adverse {adj} (opposite) | :: motstående |
| adversity {n} (state of being adverse) | :: motgang {m} |
| adversity {n} (adverse event) | :: motgang {m} |
| advert {n} (advertisement) SEE: advertisement | :: |
| advertently {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose | :: |
| advertisement {n} (commercial solicitation) | :: reklame annonse |
| advertisement {n} (public notice) | :: [Bokmål] annonse {m}; [Nynorsk] annonse {m} |
| advertising agency {n} (business which handles advertising) | :: [Bokmål] reklamebyrå {n}; [Nynorsk] reklamebyrå {n} |
| advice {n} (opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel) | :: råd {n} |
| advisatory {adj} (advisory) SEE: advisory | :: |
| advise {v} (to give advice to; to offer an opinion; to counsel; to warn) | :: råde |
| advise {v} (to give information or notice to; to inform) | :: [Bokmål] advisere; [Nynorsk] advisere |
| adviser {n} (advisor) SEE: advisor | :: |
| advisor {n} | :: rådgiver {m}, veileder {m} |
| advisory {adj} (able to give advice) | :: [Bokmål] rådgivende; [Nynorsk] rådgivande, rådgjevande |
| advocacy {n} (the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something) | :: [Bokmål] forsvar |
| advocate {n} (person who speaks in support of something) | :: [Bokmål] forkjemper {m}; [Nynorsk] forkjempar {m} |
| advocate {n} | :: advokat |
| adware {n} (software application) | :: reklameprogram {n} |
| adynaton {n} (form of hyperbole that expresses impossibility) | :: adynaton |
| Aegean {prop} (Aegean Sea) SEE: Aegean Sea | :: |
| Aegean Sea {prop} (sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea) | :: [Bokmål] Egeerhavet; [Nynorsk] Egearhavet |
| Aegidius {prop} (male given name) | :: Aegidius |
| aerial {n} (device for receiving or transmitting) | :: [Bokmål] antenne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] antenne {f} |
| aerobiology {n} (study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials) | :: [Bokmål] aerobiologi {m}; [Nynorsk] aerobiologi {m} |
| aerodynamics {n} (The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases) | :: [Bokmål] aerodynamikk {m}; [Nynorsk] aerodynamikk {m} |
| aerophobia {n} (fear of flying) | :: [Bokmål] aerofobi {m}; [Nynorsk] aerofobi {m} |
| aeroplane {n} (airplane) SEE: airplane | :: |
| aerostatic {adj} (pneumatic) SEE: pneumatic | :: |
| aesir {n} (Æsir) SEE: Æsir | :: |
| Aesop {prop} (ancient Greek author) | :: [Bokmål] Æsop; [Nynorsk] Æsop |
| aesthetic {adj} (concerned with beauty) | :: [Bokmål] estetisk; [Nynorsk] estetisk |
| aesthetic {n} (the study of art or beauty) SEE: aesthetics | :: |
| aesthetics {n} (study or philosophy of beauty) | :: [Bokmål] estetikk {m}; [Nynorsk] estetikk {m} |
| aetiology {n} (study of causes or origins) | :: etiologi |
| afar {adv} (at, to or from a great distance) | :: [Bokmål] langveisfra |
| Afar {prop} (language) | :: afar, afarsk; [Nynorsk] afar |
| affable {adj} (friendly, courteous, sociable) | :: [Bokmål] hyggelig, vennlig, elskverdig |
| affable {adj} (mild; benign) | :: velvillig, hyggelig |
| affect {v} (to influence or alter) | :: influere, gå utover; [Bokmål] påvirke |
| affect {v} (to move to emotion) | :: affektere |
| affect {v} (to infect or harm) | :: affektere |
| affect {n} (psychology: feeling in response to a stimulus) | :: affekt {m} |
| affection {n} | :: affeksjon |
| affective {adj} (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) | :: [Bokmål] affektiv; [Nynorsk] affektiv |
| affiliate {v} (to adopt) SEE: adopt | :: |
| affine {n} (in-law) SEE: in-law | :: |
| affirmative {n} (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) | :: bekreftes, tiltredes [archaic] |
| affix {n} (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) | :: affiks {n} |
| affix {n} (suffix) SEE: suffix | :: |
| affixoid {n} (regular word that also works as an affix) | :: affiksoid |
| affluent {n} (tributary) SEE: tributary | :: |
| afford {v} (to incur, stand, or bear) | :: tåle, ha råd til |
| afford {v} (to offer, provide, or supply) | :: skaffe |
| affordable {adj} (able to be afforded) | :: [Bokmål] overkommelig |
| affront {n} (open or intentional offense, slight, or insult) | :: [Bokmål] fornærmelse {m} |
| Afghan {n} (person from Afghanistan) | :: [Bokmål] afghaner {m}; [Nynorsk] afghanar {m} |
| Afghan {n} (Afghan hound) | :: [Bokmål] afghaner {m}; [Nynorsk] afghanar {m} |
| Afghan {prop} (Pashto language) | :: [Bokmål] afghansk {m}; [Nynorsk] afghansk {m} |
| Afghan {adj} (pertaining to Afghanistan) | :: [Bokmål] afghansk; [Nynorsk] afghansk |
| Afghan hound {n} (Afghan Hound) SEE: Afghan Hound | :: |
| Afghan Hound {n} (Afghan Hound) | :: [Bokmål] afghansk mynde {m} |
| Afghani {n} (citizen or native of Afghanistan) SEE: Afghan | :: |
| Afghani {adj} (relating to Afghanistan) SEE: Afghan | :: |
| Afghanistan {prop} (country) | :: Afghanistan; [Nynorsk] Afghanistan |
| afraid {adj} (impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive) | :: redd, engstelig |
| afraid {adj} ((colloquial, to be afraid) regretful, sorry) | :: redd |
| afresh {adv} (anew; again) | :: [Bokmål] på nytt; [Nynorsk] på ny, på nytt |
| Africa {prop} (continent south of Europe) | :: [Bokmål] Afrika; [Nynorsk] Afrika |
| African {adj} (language) SEE: Afrikaans | :: |
| African {adj} (of or pertaining to Africa) | :: afrikansk |
| African {n} (a native of Africa) | :: [Bokmål] afrikaner {m}; [Nynorsk] afrikanar {m} |
| African American {adj} (African-American) SEE: African-American | :: |
| African American {n} (African-American) SEE: African-American | :: |
| African-American {n} (A black American) | :: [Bokmål] afroamerikaner {m} |
| African elephant {n} (Loxodonta africana or Loxodonta cyclotis found in Africa) | :: afrikansk elefant {m} |
| Africanist {n} (a specialist in African studies) | :: afrikanist {m} |
| African Union {prop} (multinational organisation) | :: [Bokmål] Den afrikanske union {m}; [Nynorsk] Den afrikanske unionen {m} |
| Afrikaans {prop} (language) | :: afrikaans; [Nynorsk] afrikaans |
| Afrikaans {prop} (Afrikaner) SEE: Afrikaner | :: |
| Afrikaner {n} (member of ethnic group) | :: [Bokmål] afrikander {m}; [Nynorsk] afrikandar {m} |
| Afro-American {n} (African-American) SEE: African-American | :: |
| Afro-American {adj} (African-American) SEE: African-American | :: |
| after {adv} (behind; later in time; following) | :: senere, etterpå, etter |
| after {prep} (subsequently; following in time; later than) | :: etter |
| after {prep} (behind) | :: etter, bak |
| after {prep} (in pursuit of, seeking) | :: etter |
| after {prep} (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing) | :: etter |
| after {prep} (next in importance or rank) | :: etter |
| after {prep} (as a result of) | :: etter at |
| after {prep} (in spite of) | :: etter |
| after {conj} (Signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause) | :: [Bokmål] etter, etter at; [Nynorsk] etter, etter at |
| afterbirth {n} (material expelled after childbirth) | :: [Bokmål] etterbyrd {m} |
| afterburner {n} (a device in a turbojet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust) | :: [Bokmål] etterbrenner {m} |
| after-effect {n} (after-effect) SEE: aftereffect | :: |
| aftereffect {n} (delayed effect) | :: [Bokmål] ettervirkning {m} {f} |
| afterglow {n} (glow in the sky after sunset) | :: aftenrøde |
| aftergrowth {n} (second growth, seen in plants) | :: ettervekst {m} |
| aftergrowth {n} (second growth, figuratively) | :: ettervekst {m} |
| afternoon {n} (part of the day between noon and evening) | :: ettermiddag {m} |
| aftertaste {n} (The persistence of the taste of something no longer present) | :: [Bokmål] ettersmak {m}; [Nynorsk] ettersmak {m} |
| afterward {adv} (afterwards) SEE: afterwards | :: |
| afterwards {adv} (at a later or succeeding time) | :: i etterkant, derpå; [Bokmål] etter, etterpå, senere, deretter, i ettertid; [Nynorsk] etter, etterpå, deretter, i ettertid |
| afterword {n} (appendix) SEE: appendix | :: |
| afterword {n} (postscript) SEE: postscript | :: |
| afterword {n} (epilogue) | :: etterord |
| again {adv} (another time) | :: [Bokmål] igjen, på nytt; [Nynorsk] igjen, på ny, på nytt |
| again and again {adv} (repeatedly) | :: [Bokmål] gang på gang |
| against {prep} (in a contrary direction to) | :: mot; [Bokmål] imot; [Nynorsk] imot |
| against {prep} (in opposition to) | :: mot, imot |
| against {prep} | :: imot, mot |
| against all odds {prep} (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) | :: mot alle odds |
| agate {n} (mineral) | :: [Bokmål] agat {m}; [Nynorsk] agat {m} |
| Agatha {prop} (female given name) | :: Ågot |
| age {n} (century) SEE: century | :: |
| age {n} (one of the stages of life) | :: [Bokmål] alder {m} |
| age {n} (particular period of time in history) | :: [Bokmål] tidsalder {m}, epoke {m}; [Nynorsk] tidsalder {m}, epoke {m} |
| age {n} (part of the duration of a being or thing between its beginning and any given time) | :: [Bokmål] alder {m} |
| age {v} (transitive: cause to grow old) | :: [Bokmål] aldre |
| age {v} (intransitive: become old) | :: [Bokmål] eldes; [Nynorsk] eldast |
| ageful {n} (eternity) SEE: eternity | :: |
| ageful {adj} (aged, old) SEE: elderly | :: |
| age group {n} (demographic grouping based on age) | :: [Bokmål] aldersgruppe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] aldersgruppe {f} |
| age limit {n} (restriction based on age) | :: [Bokmål] aldersgrense {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] aldersgrense {f} |
| agency {n} (establishment engaged in doing business for another) | :: [Bokmål] byrå |
| agenda {n} (temporally organized plan) | :: agenda {m} |
| agenda {n} (list of matters to be taken up) | :: agenda {m} |
| agent {n} (one who acts in place of another) | :: agent {m} |
| agent {n} (someone who works for an intelligence agency) | :: agent {m}, spion {m} |
| age of consent {n} (an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex) | :: seksuell lavalder {m} |
| Age of Enlightenment {prop} (period of history) | :: [Bokmål] opplysningstid {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] opplysingstid {f} |
| age of majority {n} (age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are legally granted) | :: [Bokmål] myndighetsalder {m}; [Nynorsk] myndig alder {m}, myndigalder {m} |
| age-reversal {n} (a therapy or process which reversees the physiological aging process) | :: aldersreversering {f} |
| aggravate {v} (To make worse, or more severe) | :: [Bokmål] forverre; [Nynorsk] forverre |
| aggression {n} (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) | :: [Bokmål] aggresjon |
| aggressive {adj} (tending or disposed to aggress) | :: aggressiv |
| agile {adj} (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) | :: behendig, ledig, smidig, sprek |
| agility {n} (quality of being agile) | :: spenst {m}; [Bokmål] smidighet {m} {f} |
| aging {adj} (becoming elderly) | :: [Bokmål] aldrende; [Nynorsk] aldrande |
| aglet {n} (catkin) SEE: catkin | :: |
| aglet {n} (cover of a shoelace) SEE: aiglet | :: |
| Agnes {prop} (female given name) | :: Agnes |
| Agni {prop} (Hindu deity) | :: Agni {m} |
| agnostic {adj} (of or relating to agnosticism) | :: [Bokmål] agnostisk; [Nynorsk] agnostisk |
| agnosticism {n} (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) | :: [Bokmål] agnostisisme {m}; [Nynorsk] agnostisisme {m} |
| ago {adv} (past; gone by; since) | :: siden |
| agoraphobia {n} (fear of open spaces) | :: [Bokmål] agorafobi {m}; [Nynorsk] agorafobi {m} |
| agorism {n} (philosophy that advocates the creation of a voluntaryist society through counter-economics) | :: agorisme |
| agree {v} (harmonize in opinion; be in unison or concord; be united; concur) | :: være enig |
| agree {v} (to yield assent, to accede) | :: jatte |
| agree {v} | :: overensstemme |
| agreeable {adj} (pleasing) | :: behagelig {n} |
| agreement {n} (understanding to follow a course of conduct) | :: avtale {m}, samtykke {n}; [Bokmål] overenskomst {m} |
| agreement {n} (state whereby several parties share a view) | :: enighet {m}, overensstemmelse {m} |
| agreement {n} (legally binding contract) | :: avtale {m} |
| agreement {n} (grammatical agreement) | :: kongruens {m} |
| agricultural {adj} (of or pertaining to agriculture) | :: [Bokmål] landbruksmessig; [Nynorsk] landbruksmessig |
| agriculture {n} (the art or science of cultivating the ground) | :: landbruk {n}, jordbruk {n} |
| ague {n} (malaria) SEE: malaria | :: |
| aha {interj} (exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition) | :: aha |
| Ahasuerus {prop} (biblical king of Persia) | :: Xerxes |
| ahead of one's time {prep} (in advance of commonly accepted ideas) | :: [Bokmål] forut for sin tid; [Nynorsk] forut for si tid |
| ahorse {adv} (on the back of a horse) SEE: horseback | :: |
| ahorseback {adv} (on the back of a horse) SEE: horseback | :: |
| aid {n} (something which helps; a material source of help) | :: [Bokmål] hjelpemiddel {n}; [Nynorsk] hjelpemiddel {n} |
| aid {n} (aide-de-camp) SEE: aide-de-camp | :: |
| aide {n} (assistant) SEE: assistant | :: |
| aide {n} (military: officer who acts as an assistant to a more senior one) SEE: aide-de-camp | :: |
| aide-de-camp {n} (military officer) | :: [Bokmål] adjutant {m} |
| AIDS {n} (acquired immune deficiency syndrome, see also: acquired immune deficiency syndrome) | :: AIDS |
| aiglet {n} (tip on a ribbon or cord) | :: egiett {m} |
| aileron {n} (Hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing) | :: balanseror {n} |
| ailurophobia {n} (irrational fear or hatred for cats) | :: ailurofobi {m} |
| Ainu {prop} (language) | :: ainu-språk |
| air {n} (mixture of gases making up the atmosphere of the Earth) | :: [Bokmål] luft {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] luft {f} |
| airbag {n} (protective system in automobiles) | :: [Bokmål] kollisjonspute {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kollisjonspute {f} |
| air base {n} (military airport) | :: [Bokmål] flystasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] flystasjon {m} |
| airbase {n} (airbase) SEE: air base | :: |
| air bubble {n} (a small pocket of air) | :: [Bokmål] luftboble {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] luftboble {f} |
| air cargo {n} (Freight carried by air) | :: [Bokmål] flyfrakt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] flyfrakt {f} |
| air-conditioned {adj} (equipped with air-conditioning) | :: [Bokmål] klimatisert, luftkondisjonert; [Nynorsk] klimatisert, luftkondisjonert |
| air conditioner {n} (a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space) | :: [Bokmål] klimaanlegg |
| air-cooled {adj} (cooled by air) | :: [Bokmål] luftkjølt, luftavkjølt; [Nynorsk] luftkjølt, luftavkjølt |
| aircraft {n} (machine capable of atmospheric flight) | :: [Bokmål] luftfartøy {n}; [Nynorsk] luftfartøy {n} |
| aircraft carrier {n} (warship for launching aircraft) | :: [Bokmål] hangarskip {n}; [Nynorsk] hangarskip {n} |
| aircraft movement {n} (aircraft movement) | :: [Bokmål] flybevegelse {m} |
| airer {n} (clotheshorse) SEE: clotheshorse | :: |
| airfield {n} (place where airplanes can take off and land) | :: [Bokmål] landingsstripe {m} {f} |
| air filter {n} (a filter for removing dust and other particles from a stream of air) | :: [Bokmål] luftfilter {n}; [Nynorsk] luftfilter {n} |
| airflow {n} (any flow of air) | :: [Bokmål] luftstrøm {m} |
| airfoil {n} (wing of an aircraft) SEE: wing | :: |
| air force {n} (branch of the military devoted to air warfare) | :: [Bokmål] flyvåpen {n}, luftforsvar {n}; [Nynorsk] flyvåpen {n}, luftforsvar {n} |
| airhead {n} (area of hostile territory seized for use as an airbase) | :: [Bokmål] brohode |
| air hose {n} (hose for conveying compressed air within a pneumatic system) | :: [Bokmål] luftslange {m}; [Nynorsk] luftslange {m} |
| airily {adv} (lightly) | :: lettbent |
| airing {n} (exposure to warm or fresh air) | :: luftetur {m} |
| air intake {n} (inlet for air) | :: [Bokmål] luftinntak {n}; [Nynorsk] luftinntak {n} |
| airline {n} (company that flies airplanes) | :: flyselskap {n} |
| airliner {n} (passenger aircraft) | :: [Bokmål] passasjerfly {n}; [Nynorsk] passasjerfly {n} |
| air mail {n} (airmail) SEE: airmail | :: |
| air mail {v} (airmail) SEE: airmail | :: |
| airmail {n} (the system of conveying mail using aircraft) | :: [Bokmål] luftpost {m}; [Nynorsk] luftpost {m} |
| air mass {n} ((meteorology) a particular volume of air) | :: luftmasse {m} |
| airplane {n} (powered aircraft) | :: [Bokmål] fly {n}; [Nynorsk] fly {n} |
| air pollutant {n} (substance) | :: [Bokmål] luftforurensning {m} {f} |
| air pollution {n} (contamination of the atmosphere by noxious gases and particulates) | :: [Bokmål] luftforurensning {m} {f} |
| airport {n} (place designated for airplanes) | :: [Bokmål] flyplass {m}, lufthavn {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] flyplass {m}, lufthamn {f} |
| air pressure {n} (air pressure within something) | :: [Bokmål] lufttrykk {n}; [Nynorsk] lufttrykk {n} |
| air pressure {n} (atmospheric pressure) SEE: atmospheric pressure | :: |
| air purifier {n} (device used to remove contaminants from the air) | :: [Bokmål] luftrenser {m} |
| air quote {n} (hand gesture) | :: [Bokmål] hermetegn {n} {n-p} |
| air raid {n} (attack) | :: [Bokmål] luftangrep {n}; [Nynorsk] luftangrep {n} |
| air resistance {n} (friction that slows things moving through air) | :: [Bokmål] luftmotstand {m}; [Nynorsk] luftmotstand {m} |
| airship {n} (aircraft) SEE: aircraft | :: |
| airship {n} (self-propelled lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered) SEE: dirigible | :: |
| airspeed indicator {n} (instrument that shows airspeed) | :: [Bokmål] fartsmåler {m}; [Nynorsk] fartsmålar {m} |
| airstream {n} (flow or current of air) | :: [Bokmål] luftstrøm {m}; [Nynorsk] luftstraum {m} |
| airstrip {n} (primitive aircraft landing field) | :: [Bokmål] flystripe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] flystripe {f} |
| air support {n} (use of aircraft to assist ground forces) | :: [Bokmål] luftstøtte {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] luftstøtte {f} |
| air terminal {n} (terminal at an airport) | :: [Bokmål] flyterminal {m}; [Nynorsk] flyterminal {m} |
| air ticket {n} (a pass entitling the holder to travel in an aeroplane) | :: [Bokmål] flybillett {m}; [Nynorsk] flybillett {m} |
| airtight {adj} (impermeable to air or other gases) | :: [Bokmål] lufttett; [Nynorsk] lufttett |
| airtime {n} (duration of transmission) | :: [Nynorsk] sendetid |
| air traffic {n} (movement of aircraft) | :: [Bokmål] flytrafikk {m}; [Nynorsk] flytrafikk {m} |
| air traffic controller {n} (operator of air traffic control system) | :: [Bokmål] flygeleder {m}, flyveleder {m}; [Nynorsk] flygeleiar {m} |
| airway {n} (windpipe) SEE: windpipe | :: |
| airway {n} (trachea) SEE: trachea | :: |
| airworthiness {n} (the state of being airworthy) | :: [Bokmål] flydyktighet {c}, flygedyktighet {c}, flyvedyktighet {c}; [Nynorsk] flygedyktig {f}, flygefør |
| airworthiness {n} | :: [Nynorsk] flygedyktigheit {f}, flygeførheit {f} |
| airworthy {adj} (being able to fly) | :: [Bokmål] flydyktig, flygedyktig, flyvedyktig, luftdyktig; [Nynorsk] flygedyktig, flygefør, luftdyktig |
| airworthy {adj} (meeting standards for safe flight) | :: [Bokmål] flydyktig, flygedyktig, flyvedyktig, luftdyktig; [Nynorsk] flygedyktig, luftdyktig |
| ajar {adj} (slightly turned or opened) | :: på gløtt |
| a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step {proverb} (a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step) | :: en vandring på tusen mil starter med ett enkelt skritt |
| Akan {prop} (Niger-Congo language) | :: akan, akansk; [Nynorsk] akan, akansk |
| Akan {prop} (language group spoken in Ghana) | :: akan |
| Akhenaten {prop} (Pharaoh in 14th century BCE, founder of Atenism) | :: Akhnaton |
| Akkadian {prop} (Semitic language) | :: akkadisk |
| alabaster {n} (variety of gypsum) | :: [Bokmål] alabast {m}; [Nynorsk] alabast {m} |
| Aland {prop} (archipelago) | :: Åland |
| al-Andalus {prop} (Islamic Spain) | :: Al-Andalus |
| alarm {n} (notice of approaching danger) | :: [Bokmål] alarm {m}; [Nynorsk] alarm {m} |
| alarm bell {n} (sudden awareness of danger) | :: [Bokmål] alarmklokke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] alarmklokke {f} |
| alarm clock {n} (type of clock) | :: [Bokmål] vekkerklokke {m} {f}, vekkeklokke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vekkarklokke {f}, vekkjarklokke {f} |
| alarming {adj} (causing alarm) | :: [Bokmål] alarmerende |
| alas {interj} (exclamation of sorrow, etc.) | :: akk |
| Alaska {prop} (US state) | :: [Bokmål] Alaska; [Nynorsk] Alaska |
| Alban {prop} (male given name) | :: Alban |
| Albania {prop} (country in south-eastern Europe) | :: [Bokmål] Albania; [Nynorsk] Albania |
| Albanian {adj} (of or pertaining to Albania) | :: [Bokmål] albansk; [Nynorsk] albansk |
| Albanian {n} (person from Albania) | :: [Bokmål] albaner {m}; [Nynorsk] alban {m}, albanar {m} |
| Albanian {prop} (language) | :: [Bokmål] albansk {m}; [Nynorsk] albansk {m} |
| albatross {n} (seabird) | :: [Bokmål] albatross {m}; [Nynorsk] albatross {m} |
| albeit {conj} (despite its being; although) | :: selv om, om enn |
| Albert {prop} (male given name) | :: Albert |
| Alberta {prop} (province) | :: Alberta |
| Albin {prop} (male given name) | :: Albin |
| albinism {n} (lack of melanin pigmentation) | :: albinisme {m} |
| albino {adj} (congenitally lacking melanin) | :: [Bokmål] albino |
| albino {n} (one congenitally lacking melanin) | :: [Bokmål] albino |
| albinoism {n} (albinism) SEE: albinism | :: |
| album {n} (book for photographs, stamps, or autographs) | :: [Bokmål] album {n}; [Nynorsk] album {n} |
| album {n} (phonograph record (LP)) | :: [Bokmål] album {n}; [Nynorsk] album {n} |
| album {n} (group of audio recordings on any media) | :: [Bokmål] album {n}; [Nynorsk] album {n} |
| albumen {n} (white part of an egg) | :: [Bokmål] eggehvite {m}, eggekvite {m}; [Nynorsk] eggekvite {f} |
| alchemist {n} (one who practices alchemy) | :: alkymist {c} |
| alchemy {n} (ancient chemistry) | :: [Bokmål] alkymi {m}; [Nynorsk] alkymi {m} |
| alcid {n} (seabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid) | :: [Bokmål] alkefugl {m}; [Nynorsk] alkefugl {m} |
| alcohol {n} (organic chemistry sense) | :: [Bokmål] alkohol {m}, sprit {m}; [Nynorsk] alkohol {m}, sprit {m} |
| alcohol {n} (intoxicating beverage) | :: [Bokmål] alkohol {m}; [Nynorsk] alkohol {m} |
| alcohol abuse {n} (abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol) | :: [Bokmål] alkoholmisbruk {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] alkoholmisbruk {m} {n} |
| alcohol-free {adj} (containing no alcohol) | :: [Bokmål] alkoholfri; [Nynorsk] alkoholfri |
| alcoholic {n} (a person addicted to alcohol) | :: [Bokmål] alkoholiker {m}; [Nynorsk] alkoholikar {m} |
| alcoholic {adj} (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) | :: [Bokmål] alkoholholdig |
| Alcoholics Anonymous {prop} (proper noun) | :: Anonyme Alkoholikere |
| alcohol poisoning {n} (condition of having very high alcohol level in blood) | :: [Bokmål] alkoholforgiftning {m} {f} |
| Aldebaran {prop} (star) | :: Aldebaran |
| aldehyde {n} (organic compound of the general formula R·CHO) | :: [Bokmål] aldehyd {n}; [Nynorsk] aldehyd {n} |
| alder {n} (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) | :: or {c}, older {m} {f}, older {m} {f} |
| aldose {n} (any of a class of monosaccharides) | :: aldose {m} |
| ale {n} (beer produced by warm fermentation) | :: ale |
| Alejandro {prop} (cognates of Alejandro) SEE: Alexander | :: |
| alert {adj} (attentive) | :: oppmerksom, våken |
| alert {n} (an alarm) | :: alarm {m} |
| alert {n} (a notification) | :: advarsel {m}, varsel {n} |
| alert {v} (to give warning to) | :: varsle |
| Aletta {prop} (female given name) | :: Alette |
| Aleut {adj} (of the Aleutian Islands) | :: [Bokmål] aleutisk; [Nynorsk] aleutisk |
| Aleut {n} (native of the Aleutian Islands) | :: [Bokmål] aleut {m}; [Nynorsk] aleut {m} |
| Aleut {prop} (language of the Aleutian Islands) | :: [Bokmål] aleutisk {m}; [Nynorsk] aleutisk {m} |
| Aleutian Islands {prop} (archipelago) | :: [Bokmål] Aleutene {m-p}; [Nynorsk] Aleutane {m-p} |
| Alexander {prop} (male given name) | :: Alexander {?}, Aleksander {?} |
| Alexandra {prop} (female given name) | :: Alexandra |
| Alexandria {prop} (city in Egypt) | :: Alexandria |
| Alexandroupoli {prop} (city) | :: [Nynorsk] Alexandroúpoli |
| Alfred {prop} (Male given name) | :: Alfred |
| alga {n} (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms) | :: [Bokmål] alge {m}; [Nynorsk] alge {m} |
| algal bloom {n} (dense spread of algae) | :: [Bokmål] vannblomst {m} |
| algebra {n} (system for computation) | :: algebra |
| algebraic {adj} (relating to algebra) | :: [Bokmål] algebraisk; [Nynorsk] algebraisk |
| algebraically closed {adj} (that contains among its elements every root of every nonconstant single-variable polynomial definable over it) | :: algebraiskt lukket |
| algebraic structure {n} (sets with operations) | :: [Bokmål] algebraisk struktur {m}; [Nynorsk] algebraisk struktur {m} |
| Algeria {prop} (country) | :: [Bokmål] Algerie; [Nynorsk] Algerie |
| Algerian {n} (person from Algeria) | :: [Bokmål] algerier {m}; [Nynorsk] algeriar {m} |
| Algerian {adj} (of Algeria or its people) | :: [Bokmål] algerisk; [Nynorsk] algerisk |
| algorithm {n} (well-defined procedure) | :: algoritme {m} |
| alibi {n} (criminal legal defense) | :: alibi |
| Alice {prop} (female given name) | :: Alice |
| alien {n} (person, etc. from outside) | :: [Bokmål] fremmed {m} |
| alien {n} (life form of non-Earth origin) | :: [Bokmål] romvesen {?}; [Nynorsk] romvesen {?} |
| alien {adj} (pertaining to extraterrestrial life) | :: utenomjordisk {m} |
| alienate {v} (to convey or transfer) | :: fremmedgjøre |
| alienate {v} (to estrange) | :: fremmedgjøre |
| alienist {n} (psychiatrist) SEE: psychiatrist | :: |
| alignment {n} (transport: precise route or course of a road etc.) | :: [Bokmål] trasé {m}, trase {m}; [Nynorsk] trasé {m}, trase {m} |
| aligot {n} (a potato and cheese dish from Auvergne) | :: aligot |
| a little {adv} (to a small extent or degree) | :: [Bokmål] litt |
| a little bird told me {phrase} (idiomatic) | :: en liten fugl hvisket meg i øret, en liten fugl sa det |
| alive {adj} (having life) | :: i live, levende |
| Al Jazeera {prop} (Arabic satellite TV news channel) | :: Al-Jazeera |
| alkali {n} (class of caustic bases) | :: [Bokmål] alkali {n}; [Nynorsk] alkali {n} |
| alkali metal {n} (soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table) | :: [Bokmål] alkalimetall {n}; [Nynorsk] alkalimetall {n} |
| alkaline earth metal {n} (any element of group II of the periodic table) | :: [Bokmål] jordalkalimetall {n}; [Nynorsk] jordalkalimetall {n} |
| alkalinity {n} (state of being alkaline) | :: alkalinitet; [Bokmål] alkalitet {m}; [Nynorsk] alkalitet {m} |
| alkaloid {n} (organic heterocyclic base) | :: [Bokmål] alkaloid {n}; [Nynorsk] alkaloid {n} |
| alkane {n} (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) | :: [Bokmål] alkan {n}; [Nynorsk] alkan {n} |
| alkene {n} (unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds) | :: [Bokmål] alken {n}; [Nynorsk] alken {n} |
| alkyl {n} (univalent radical of the general formula CnH2n+1) | :: [Bokmål] alkyl {n}; [Nynorsk] alkyl {n} |
| alkyne {n} (hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond) | :: alkyn |
| all {determiner} (every individual of the given class) | :: alle; [Bokmål] samtlige |
| all {determiner} (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) | :: hele |
| all {adv} | :: helt |
| all {n} (everything possible) | :: alt |
| all {pron} (everything) SEE: everything | :: |
| Allah {prop} (God, in Islam) | :: Allah {m} |
| all and sundry {pron} (all; everyone) | :: [Bokmål] alle og enhver, Gud og hvermann |
| all and sundry {pron} (each one) | :: [Bokmål] alle, alle især |
| allative case {n} (case used to indicate movement onto, or to the adjacency of something) | :: allativ; [Nynorsk] allativ |
| all cats are gray at night {proverb} (all cats are grey in the dark) SEE: all cats are grey in the dark | :: |
| all cats are grey in the dark {proverb} (proverb) | :: i mørket er alle katter grå |
| all ears {adj} (listening intensely) | :: [Bokmål] lutter øre |
| all ears {adj} (awaiting explanation) | :: [Bokmål] lutter øre |
| alleged {adj} (asserted) | :: [Bokmål] påstått, angivelig |
| alleged {adj} (supposed) | :: [Bokmål] påstått, angivelig |
| allegedly {adv} (according to someone's allegation) | :: angivelig, visstnok |
| allegiance {n} (loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler) | :: [Bokmål] troskap {m}, truskap {m}; [Nynorsk] truskap {m} |
| allegorically {adv} (in an allegorical manner) | :: allegorisk |
| allegory {n} (the representation of abstract principles) | :: allegori {m} |
| allegory {n} (communication using such representation) | :: allegori {m} |
| allegory {n} (symbolic representation) | :: allegori {m} |
| allegretto {adv} (musical direction) | :: allegretto |
| all-encompassing {adj} (including everything) | :: [Bokmål] altomfattende, universell |
| Allen key {n} (a hex head wrench) | :: [Bokmål] unbrakonøkkel {m}; [Nynorsk] unbrakonøkkel {m} |
| Allen wrench {n} (Allen key) SEE: Allen key | :: |
| allergy {n} (disorder of the immune system) | :: [Bokmål] allergi {m}; [Nynorsk] allergi {m} |
| alley {n} (narrow street) | :: strede {n}; [Bokmål] smug {n}, smau {n}; [Nynorsk] smug {n} |
| alleyway {n} (narrow street) SEE: alley | :: |
| All Hallows' Day {prop} (All Saints' Day) SEE: All Saints' Day | :: |
| all hands on deck {interj} (order) | :: [Bokmål] alle mann på dekk |
| alliance {n} (state of being allied) | :: [Bokmål] forbund {n}, allianse {m}; [Nynorsk] forbund {n}, allianse {m} |
| alliance {n} (union resembling that of families or states) | :: [Bokmål] allianse {m}; [Nynorsk] allianse {m} |
| alliance {n} (persons or parties allied) | :: [Bokmål] allianse {m}; [Nynorsk] allianse {m} |
| alliance {n} (treaty between nations) | :: [Bokmål] allianse {m}; [Nynorsk] allianse {m} |
| allied {adj} (joined as allies) | :: [Bokmål] alliert; [Nynorsk] alliert |
| alligator {n} (large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator) | :: [Bokmål] alligator {m}; [Nynorsk] alligator {m} |
| alligator pear {n} (avocado) SEE: avocado | :: |
| all in all {adv} (generally) | :: alt i alt |
| allocation {n} (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) | :: [Bokmål] bevilgning {m} {f} [money] |
| all of a sudden {adv} (colloquial: suddenly, see also: suddenly) | :: plutselig |
| all of the sudden {adv} (all of a sudden) SEE: all of a sudden | :: |
| allow {v} (to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have) | :: tillate |
| allow {v} (to permit) | :: tillate |
| allowance {n} (a child's allowance; pocket money) SEE: pocket money | :: |
| alloy {n} (metal combined of more elements) | :: [Bokmål] legering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] legering {f} |
| alloy {v} (mix or combine) | :: legere |
| all-powerful {adj} (Omnipotent) | :: [Bokmål] allmektig; [Nynorsk] allmektig |
| all right {adj} (good) | :: ålreit |
| all right {adj} | :: ålreit, ok |
| all right {interj} | :: ålreit, ok |
| all rights reserved {phrase} (copyright notice formula) | :: alle rettigheter er forbeholdt |
| all roads lead to Rome {proverb} (different paths can take to the same goal) | :: alle veier fører til Rom |
| All Saints Day {prop} (All Saints Day) SEE: All Saints' Day | :: |
| All Saints' Day {prop} (feast day) | :: [Bokmål] allehelgensdag {m}; [Nynorsk] allehelgensdag {m} |
| allspice {n} (spice) | :: [Bokmål] allehånde {m}; [Nynorsk] allehande {m} |
| all's well that ends well {proverb} (A happy ending makes up for everything that has gone before...) | :: når enden er god er allting godt |
| all that glitters is not gold {proverb} (things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so) | :: [Bokmål] det er ikke gull alt som glimrer; [Nynorsk] det er ikkje gull alt som glimrar |
| all the same {adv} (anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless) | :: likevel, tross alt |
| all the sudden {adv} (all of a sudden) SEE: all of a sudden | :: |
| all the time {adv} (always) | :: [Bokmål] hele tiden, alltid; [Nynorsk] heile tida, alltid |
| all the time {adv} (frequently) | :: stadig vekk |
| all things come to those who wait {proverb} (good things come to those who wait) SEE: good things come to those who wait | :: |
| all thumbs {adj} (clumsy (idiom)) | :: ha ti tommeltotter (have 10 thumbs) |
| all too {adv} (way too) SEE: way too | :: |
| allure {n} (the power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction) | :: drag {n} |
| allusion {n} (indirect reference, hint) | :: allusjon {m}, hentydning {c} |
| ally {n} (one united to another by treaty or league) | :: [Bokmål] alliert |
| Alma {prop} (female given name) | :: Alma |
| almighty {adj} (unlimited in might) | :: [Bokmål] allmektig; [Nynorsk] allmektig |
| almond {n} (nut) | :: [Bokmål] mandel {m}; [Nynorsk] mandel {m} |
| almond {n} (tree) | :: [Bokmål] mandeltre {n}; [Nynorsk] mandeltre {n}, mandel {m} |
| almond {n} (colour) | :: [Bokmål] mandelfarge {m}; [Nynorsk] mandelfarge {m} {f} |
| almond {adj} (resembling the colour of an almond nut) | :: mandelfarget |
| almond paste {n} (paste made from ground almonds and sugar in equal quantities) | :: mandelmasse {m} |
| almond tree {n} (Prunus dulcis) | :: [Bokmål] mandeltre {n}; [Nynorsk] mandeltre {n}, mandel {m} |
| almost {adv} (very close to) | :: [Bokmål] nesten, bortimot; [Nynorsk] nesten, bortimot |
| almost doesn't count {proverb} (near success (or correctness) is not deemed success (or correctness)) SEE: close, but no cigar | :: |
| alms {n} (something given to the poor as charity) | :: [Bokmål] almisse {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] almisse {f} |
| aloha {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| aloha {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| alone {adv} (by oneself) | :: alene |
| alone {adv} (without outside help) | :: alene |
| alone {adv} (only) | :: bare, kun, alene |
| alone {adv} | :: alene |
| along {prep} | :: [Bokmål] langs |
| alongside {prep} (together with or at the same time) | :: [Bokmål] langsmed; [Nynorsk] langsmed |
| a lot {pron} (a large amount) | :: [Bokmål] massevis; [Nynorsk] massevis |
| a lot {adv} (very much) | :: mange |
| a lot {adv} (often) | :: ofte |
| alpaca {n} (camelid animal of the Andes) | :: [Bokmål] alpakka {m}; [Nynorsk] alpakka {m} |
| alpenglow {n} (a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains) | :: [Bokmål] alpeglød {m}; [Nynorsk] alpeglød {m} |
| alpha {n} (name of the letter Α, α) | :: [Bokmål] alfa {m}; [Nynorsk] alfa {m} |
| alphabet {n} (an ordered set of letters used in a language) | :: abc, alfabet {n}; [Bokmål] alfabet {n}; [Nynorsk] alfabet {n} |
| alphabetic {adj} (alphabetical) SEE: alphabetical | :: |
| alphabetical {adj} (in the sequence of the letters of the alphabet) | :: [Bokmål] alfabetisk; [Nynorsk] alfabetisk |
| alphabetically {adv} (arranged in the sequence of the alphabet) | :: [Bokmål] alfabetisk; [Nynorsk] alfabetisk |
| alphabetisation {n} (act of arranging in alphabetical order) | :: alfabetisering |
| Alpha Centauri {prop} (brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus) | :: Alfa Centauri |
| alpha female {n} (dominant female animal) | :: [Bokmål] alphahunn {f}; [Nynorsk] alfaho {f} |
| alpha male {n} (dominant male animal) | :: [Bokmål] alfahann {m}; [Nynorsk] alfahann {m} |
| alphanumeric {adj} (consisting of letters and numbers) | :: [Bokmål] alfanumerisk; [Nynorsk] alfanumerisk |
| alphanumerical {adj} (alphanumeric) SEE: alphanumeric | :: |
| alpha radiation {n} (radiation of alpha particles) | :: [Bokmål] alfastråling {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] alfastråling {f} |
| alpine {adj} (of or relating to slalom or downhill skiing) | :: alpint {m} |
| alpine chough {n} (Pyrrhocorax graculus) | :: alpekaie |
| alpinist {n} (mountain climber) SEE: mountaineer | :: |
| Alps {prop} (a mountain range in Western Europe) | :: [Bokmål] Alpene; [Nynorsk] Alpane |
| al-Qaeda {prop} (The global network of militant Islamic extremists.) | :: al-Qaida |
| al-Quds {prop} (Jerusalem) SEE: Jerusalem | :: |
| already {adv} (prior to some time) | :: allerede |
| Alsace {prop} (region on the west bank of the upper Rhine) | :: [Bokmål] Alsace {n}; [Nynorsk] Alsace {n} |
| also {adv} (in addition; besides; as well; further; too) | :: [Bokmål] dessuten, også, dertil; [Nynorsk] dessutan, også, au |
| Altair {prop} (star) | :: Altair |
| altar {n} (flat-topped structure used for religious rites) | :: [Bokmål] alter {n}; [Nynorsk] altar {n}, alter {n} |
| alteration {n} (the act of altering or making different) | :: [Bokmål] endring {m} {f}, forandring {m} {f} |
| alteration {n} (the state of being altered) | :: [Bokmål] forandring {m} {f}, omslag {n} |
| altercation {n} (dispute) | :: [Bokmål] ordveksling {m} {f}, disputt {m}, krangel {m} |
| alter ego {n} (alternate personality or persona) | :: alter ego {n} |
| alternate {adj} (other; alternative) | :: [Bokmål] alternativ |
| alternately {adv} (succeding by turns) | :: [Bokmål] vekselvis; [Nynorsk] vekselvis |
| alternating current {n} (electric current that reverses direction periodically) | :: [Bokmål] vekselstrøm {m}; [Nynorsk] vekselstraum {m} |
| alternative {adj} (relating to a choice) | :: alternativ |
| alternative {adj} (other) | :: alternativ |
| alternative {n} (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities) | :: alternativ {n}, alternativ {n-p} |
| alternative {n} (one of several things which can be chosen) | :: alternativ {n}, alternativ {n-p} |
| although {conj} (in spite of the fact that) | :: [Bokmål] selv om; [Nynorsk] sjølv om |
| altimeter {n} (an apparatus for measuring altitude) | :: [Bokmål] høydemåler {m}; [Nynorsk] høgdemålar {m} |
| altogether {adv} (without exception; wholly; completely) | :: [Bokmål] uten unntak; [Nynorsk] utan unntak |
| altogether {adv} (on the whole; everything considered) | :: [Bokmål] alt i alt, i det store og det hele; [Nynorsk] alt i alt, i det store og det heile |
| altophobia {n} (acrophobia) SEE: acrophobia | :: |
| altruism {n} (policy that benefits others' interests) | :: altruisme {m} |
| altruist {n} (person imbued with altruism) | :: altruist {m} |
| altruistic {adj} (regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish) | :: altruistisk |
| aluminium {n} (silvery metal) | :: [Bokmål] aluminium {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] aluminium {m} {n} |
| aluminium foil {n} (very thin, pliable, eaily torn sheet of aluminium) | :: aluminiumsfolie {m}, sølvpapir {n} |
| aluminium paper {n} (aluminium foil) SEE: aluminium foil | :: |
| aluminum {n} (aluminium) SEE: aluminium | :: |
| alveolus {n} (anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity) | :: [Bokmål] alveol {m}; [Nynorsk] alveol {m} |
| alveolus {n} (small air sac in the lungs) | :: [Bokmål] alveol {m}; [Nynorsk] alveol {m} |
| always {adv} (at all times) | :: alltid, bestandig |
| always {adv} (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) | :: hele tiden, konstant, alltid |
| Alzheimer's disease {n} (mental disorder from brain tissue changes) | :: [Bokmål] Alzheimers sykdom {m}; [Nynorsk] Alzheimers sjukdom {m} |
| amalgamation {n} (The process of amalgamating) | :: [Bokmål] sammenslåing {m} {f} |
| Amanda {prop} (female given name) | :: Amanda |
| amanita {n} (mushroom of the genus Amanita) | :: fluesopp {c} |
| amanuensis {n} | :: amanuensis |
| amateur {n} (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) | :: [Bokmål] amatør {m}; [Nynorsk] amatør {m} |
| amateurish {adj} (reflecting the efforts of an amateur) | :: [Bokmål] amatørmessig; [Nynorsk] amatørmessig |
| amateur radio {n} (hobby) | :: [Bokmål] amatørradio {m}; [Nynorsk] amatørradio {m} |
| amazing {adj} (very good) SEE: good | :: |
| amazing {adj} (causing wonder and amazement) | :: forbløffende |
| Amazon {n} (Mythological female warrior) | :: [Bokmål] amasone {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] amasone {f} |
| Amazon {prop} (river) | :: [Bokmål] Amazonas {f}; [Nynorsk] Amazonaselva {f} |
| Amazonas {prop} (state of Brazil) | :: [Bokmål] Amazonas |
| Amazonas {prop} (department of Colombia) | :: [Bokmål] Amazonas |
| Amazonas {prop} (region of Peru) | :: [Bokmål] Amazonas |
| Amazonas {prop} (state of Venezuela) | :: [Bokmål] Amazonas |
| amœba {n} (amoeba) SEE: amoeba | :: |
| ambassador {n} (minister) | :: [Bokmål] ambassadør {m}; [Nynorsk] ambassadør {m} |
| ambassador {n} (representative) | :: [Bokmål] ambassadør {m} |
| amber {n} (fossil resin) | :: rav {n} |
| amber {n} (colour) | :: ravgult {n} |
| amber {n} (traffic light colour) | :: gult {n} |
| amber {adj} (of a brownish yellow colour) | :: ravgul |
| amber {n} (ambergris) SEE: ambergris | :: |
| ambergris {n} (waxy substance produced by sperm whales) | :: ambra |
| ambiance {n} (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) | :: stemning {c} |
| ambigram {n} (design that reads as the same word or phrase in two different orientations) | :: ambigram |
| ambiguity {n} (something liable to more than one interpretation) | :: [Bokmål] tvetydighet {m} {f} |
| ambiguous {adj} (open to multiple interpretations) | :: flertydig, tvetydig |
| ambiguous {adj} (vague and unclear) | :: vag, uklar |
| amble {v} (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) | :: [Bokmål] spasere |
| ambrosia {n} (food of gods or delicious foods) | :: [Bokmål] ambrosia {m}; [Nynorsk] ambrosia {m} |
| ambulance {n} (emergency vehicle) | :: [Bokmål] ambulanse {m}, sykebil {m}, sjukebil {m}; [Nynorsk] ambulanse {m}, sjukebil {m} |
| Amelia {prop} (female given name) | :: Amalie |
| amen {adv} (so be it) | :: amen |
| amenity {n} (convenience) SEE: convenience | :: |
| amenorrhoea {n} (lack of a menstrual period) | :: amenoré |
| amerce {v} (to make an exaction) SEE: punish | :: |
| amerce {v} (to impose a fine on) SEE: fine | :: |
| America {prop} (United States of America) SEE: United States of America | :: |
| America {prop} (Americas) SEE: Americas | :: |
| American {n} (inhabitant of the Americas) | :: [Bokmål] amerikaner {m}, amerikanerinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] amerikanar {m}, amerikanarinne {f} |
| American {n} (person born in, or a citizen of, the U.S.) | :: [Bokmål] amerikaner {m}, amerikanerinne {m} {f}, USA-amerikaner {m}, USA-amerikanerinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] amerikanar {m}, amerikanarinne {f}, USA-amerikanar {m}, USA-amerikanarinne {f} |
| American {prop} (American English, see also: American English) | :: [Bokmål] amerikansk {m}, amerikansk-engelsk {m}; [Nynorsk] amerikansk {m}, amerikansk-engelsk {m} |
| American {adj} (of or pertaining to the Americas) | :: [Bokmål] amerikansk; [Nynorsk] amerikansk |
| American {adj} (of or pertaining to the U.S. or its culture) | :: [Bokmål] amerikansk; [Nynorsk] amerikansk |
| American bison {n} (mammal) | :: amerikansk bison |
| American bittern {n} (Botaurus lentiginosus) | :: amerikarørdrum {m}; [Nynorsk] amerikarøyrdrum {m} |
| American brook char {n} (Salvelinus fontinalis) SEE: brook trout | :: |
| American English {prop} (English of the United States) | :: amerikansk-engelsk |
| American football {n} (American football) | :: [Bokmål] amerikansk fotball {m}; [Nynorsk] amerikansk fotball {m} |
| American Indian {n} (a member of some indigenous peoples of the Americas) SEE: Indian | :: |
| American Samoa {prop} (US overseas territory in Oceania) | :: Amerikansk Samoa |
| Americas {prop} (North and South America) | :: [Bokmål] Amerika; [Nynorsk] Amerika |
| americium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 95) | :: americium |
| Amerindian {n} (an American Indian) SEE: Indian | :: |
| Amharic {prop} (language) | :: amharisk |
| amiable {adj} (friendly as an amiable temper or mood) | :: [Bokmål] elskverdig; [Nynorsk] elskverdig |
| amiable {adj} (possessing sweetness of disposition) | :: elskverdig |
| amide {n} (organic chemistry: derivative of an oxoacid) | :: [Bokmål] amid {n}; [Nynorsk] amid {n} |
| amide {n} (ionic derivative of ammonia) | :: [Bokmål] amid {n}; [Nynorsk] amid {n} |
| amidships {adv} (in the middle of a ship) | :: [Bokmål] midtskips; [Nynorsk] midtskips |
| amigo {n} (friend) SEE: friend | :: |
| amine {n} (organic compound containing an amine functional group) | :: [Bokmål] amin {n}; [Nynorsk] amin {n} |
| amino acid {n} (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) | :: [Bokmål] aminosyre {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] aminosyre {f} |
| amino acid {n} (any of the twenty α-amino acids) | :: [Bokmål] aminosyre {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] aminosyre {f} |
| A minor {n} (minor key) | :: [Bokmål] a-moll {m}; [Nynorsk] a-moll {m} |
| amiss {adj} (wrong) SEE: wrong | :: |
| a miss is as good as a mile {proverb} (failure remains a failure) SEE: close, but no cigar | :: |
| a mite {adv} (to a small extent) SEE: a little | :: |
| Amman {prop} (the capital of Jordan) | :: [Bokmål] Amman; [Nynorsk] Amman |
| ammeter {n} (device that measures an electric current) | :: [Bokmål] amperemeter {n}; [Nynorsk] amperemeter {n} |
| ammonia {n} (the compound NH3) | :: [Bokmål] ammoniakk {m}; [Nynorsk] ammoniakk {m} |
| ammunition {n} (articles used in charging firearms) | :: ammunisjon {m} |
| amnesia {n} (loss of memory) | :: [Bokmål] amnesi {m}, hukommelsestap {n}; [Nynorsk] amnesi {m} |
| amnesia {n} (forgetfulness) SEE: forgetfulness | :: |
| amniotic fluid {n} (fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus) | :: [Bokmål] fostervann {n} |
| amoeba {n} (member of a genus of unicellular protozoa) | :: amøbe |
| amok {adv} (in a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk) | :: [Bokmål] amok; [Nynorsk] amok |
| among {prep} (mingling or intermixing) | :: blant, mellom |
| among other things {adv} (inter alia) SEE: inter alia | :: |
| amongst {prep} (Used to denote a mingling or intermixing) | :: [Bokmål] blant, iblant; [Nynorsk] blant, iblant |
| amorphous {adj} (lacking a definite form or clear shape) | :: [Bokmål] amorf; [Nynorsk] amorf |
| amorphous {adj} (physics: in the non-crystalline state of solid) | :: [Bokmål] amorf; [Nynorsk] amorf |
| amortize {v} (decrease (debt) in installments) | :: amortisere |
| Amos {prop} (figure mentioned in the Old Testament) | :: Amos {m} |
| Amos {prop} (book of the Old Testament) | :: Amos |
| amount {n} (number of elements in a set) SEE: number | :: |
| amount {n} (total or sum of items) | :: [Bokmål] mengde {m} |
| amperage {n} (electric current) SEE: current | :: |
| ampersand {n} (the symbol &) | :: ampersand; kringle |
| ampersat {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| amphibian {n} (vertebrate) | :: [Bokmål] amfibium {n}; [Nynorsk] amfibium {n} |
| amphibolite {n} (metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole) | :: [Bokmål] amfibolitt {m}; [Nynorsk] amfibolitt {m} |
| amphictyony {n} (religious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states) | :: amfiktyoni {f} |
| amphitheatre {n} (an open, outdoor theatre) | :: [Bokmål] amfiteater {n}; [Nynorsk] amfiteater {n} |
| ample {adj} (fully sufficient; abundant) | :: [Bokmål] rikelig |
| ample {adj} (not contracted or brief; not concise) | :: fyldig |
| amplification {n} (in electronics) | :: [Bokmål] forsterkning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forsterkning {f} |
| amplitude {n} (magnitude) | :: amplitude {m} |
| amplitude {n} (maths: maximum absolute value) | :: [Bokmål] amplitude {m}; [Nynorsk] amplitude {m} |
| amplitude {n} (physics: maximum absolute value) | :: [Bokmål] amplitude {m}; [Nynorsk] amplitude {m} |
| ampoule {n} (small glass vial hermetically sealed) | :: [Bokmål] ampulle {m}; [Nynorsk] ampulle {m} |
| Amsterdam {prop} (capital of the Netherlands) | :: Amsterdam |
| amulet {n} (protective charm) | :: [Bokmål] amulett {m}; [Nynorsk] amulett {m} |
| Amur {prop} (the river between the Far East Russia and China) | :: Amur |
| amusement park {n} (commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions) | :: [Bokmål] fornøyelsespark {m}; [Nynorsk] fornøyelsespark {m} |
| amusia {n} (the inability to comprehend or respond to music) | :: [Bokmål] amusi {m}; [Nynorsk] amusi {m} |
| amylase {n} (enzyme, present in saliva, that breaks down carbohydrates such as starch) | :: amylase |
| amylum {n} (amylum) SEE: starch | :: |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis {n} (disease) | :: [Bokmål] amyotrofisk lateralsklerose {m} |
| an {article} (indefinite article) | :: [Bokmål] en, ei, et; [Nynorsk] ein, ei, eit |
| anabolism {n} (the constructive metabolism of the body) | :: anabolisme |
| anachronism {n} (person or thing which seems to belong to a different time) | :: [Bokmål] anakronisme {m}; [Nynorsk] anakronisme {m} |
| anaerobic {adj} (without oxygen) | :: [Bokmål] anaerob; [Nynorsk] anaerob |
| anaesthesia {n} (anesthesia) SEE: anesthesia | :: |
| anagram {n} (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) | :: anagram |
| anal cleft {n} (groove between buttocks) SEE: gluteal cleft | :: |
| analgesic {adj} (of or relating to analgesia) | :: [Bokmål] smertestillende; [Nynorsk] e: smertestillande |
| analog {adj} (represented by a continuously variable physical quantity) | :: analog |
| analogue {n} (analog) SEE: analog | :: |
| analphabet {n} (person who does not know the letters of the alphabet, see also: illiterate) | :: [Bokmål] analfabet {m}; [Nynorsk] analfabet {m} |
| analphabetism {n} (analphabetism) | :: [Bokmål] analfabetisme {m}; [Nynorsk] analfabetisme {m} |
| analysand {n} (a person) | :: [Bokmål] analysand {m}; [Nynorsk] analysand {m} |
| analysis {n} (decomposition into components in order to study) | :: analyse |
| analysis {n} (in mathematics) | :: analyse |
| analysis {n} (chemistry: process of breaking down a substance or the result of this process) | :: analyse |
| analysis {n} (psychoanalysis) SEE: psychoanalysis | :: |
| analyst {n} (person who analyses) | :: [Bokmål] analytiker {m}; [Nynorsk] analytikar {m} |
| anamnesis {n} (recollection) | :: anamnese |
| ananas {n} (pineapple) SEE: pineapple | :: |
| anapest {n} (metrical foot) | :: [Bokmål] anapest {m}; [Nynorsk] anapest {m} |
| anarchism {n} (belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms) | :: anarkisme {?} |
| anarchist {n} (believer in anarchism) | :: anarkist {m} |
| anarcho-capitalism {n} (philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and a self-regulating free market) | :: [Bokmål] anarkokapitalisme {m}; [Nynorsk] anarkokapitalisme {m} |
| anarcho-capitalist {adj} (of, supporting, relating to, or advocating anarcho-capitalism) | :: [Bokmål] anarkokapitalistisk; [Nynorsk] anarkokapitalistisk |
| anarcho-capitalist {n} (person who advocates anarcho-capitalism) | :: [Bokmål] anarkokapitalist {m}; [Nynorsk] anarkokapitalist {m} |
| anarchy {n} (absence of any form of political authority or government) | :: anarki {n} |
| anarchy {n} (political disorder and confusion) | :: anarki {n}, vanstyre {n} |
| an arm and a leg {n} (exorbitant amount) | :: [Bokmål] det hvite ut av øynene [usually used after the verb koste (cost)] |
| anathematize {v} (to cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema) | :: [Bokmål] bannlyse; [Nynorsk] bannlyse, bannlysa |
| Anatolian {adj} (of or pertaining to Anatolia or its people, culture, etc.) | :: [Bokmål] anatolisk; [Nynorsk] anatolisk |
| anatomic {adj} (anatomical) SEE: anatomical | :: |
| anatomical {adj} (Of or relating to anatomy or dissection) | :: [Bokmål] anatomisk; [Nynorsk] anatomisk |
| anatomist {n} (one involved in the science of anatomical structures) | :: [Bokmål] anatom {m}; [Nynorsk] anatom {m} |
| anatomy {n} (art of studying the different parts of any organized body) | :: [Bokmål] anatomi {m}; [Nynorsk] anatomi {m} |
| ancestor {n} (one from whom a person is descended) | :: [Bokmål] forfader {m}, stamfar {m}; [Nynorsk] forfar {m}, [old] forfader {m}, stamfar {m} |
| ancestor {n} (an earlier type) | :: [Bokmål] forfader {m}; [Nynorsk] forfar {m}, [old] forfader {m} |
| anchor {n} (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom) | :: [Bokmål] anker {n}; [Nynorsk] anker {n} |
| anchorage {n} (place for anchoring) | :: [Bokmål] ankerplass {m}, ankringsplass {m}; [Nynorsk] ankerplass {m}, ankringsplass {m} |
| anchor baby {n} (anchor baby) | :: [Bokmål] ankerbarn {n}; [Nynorsk] ankerbarn {n} |
| anchovy {n} (small saltwater fish) | :: ansjos {m} |
| ancient {adj} (having lasted from a remote period) | :: [Bokmål] eldgammel, antikk |
| ancient {adj} (existent or occurring in time long past) | :: [Bokmål] eldgammel |
| ancient {adj} (history: relating to antiquity) | :: [Bokmål] eldgammel |
| Ancient Greece {prop} (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) | :: [Bokmål] Antikkens Hellas |
| Ancient Greek {prop} (the Greek language of classical antiquity) | :: [Bokmål] gammelgresk {m} |
| ancient monument {n} (ancient building, structure or site) | :: [Bokmål] fornminne {n}, fortidsminne {n}; [Nynorsk] fornminne {n}, fortidsminne {n} |
| and {conj} (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera) | :: [Bokmål] og; [Nynorsk] og |
| and {conj} (used at the end of a list to indicate the last item) | :: [Bokmål] og; [Nynorsk] og |
| and {conj} (used to string together sentences or sentence fragments in chronological order) | :: [Bokmål] og; [Nynorsk] og |
| and {conj} (used to show causation) | :: [Bokmål] og, så; [Nynorsk] og, så |
| Andean {adj} (of or pertaining to the Andes mountains) | :: [Bokmål] andinsk; [Nynorsk] andinsk |
| Anderson {prop} (surname meaning "son of Andrew") | :: Andersen |
| Andes {prop} (mountain range in South America) | :: [Bokmål] Andes, Andesfjellene {n-p}; [Nynorsk] Andes, Andesfjella {n-p} |
| andiron {n} (a utensil for supporting wood while burning) | :: peisbukk {m} |
| and/or {conj} (inclusive "or") | :: [Bokmål] og/eller; [Nynorsk] og/eller |
| Andorra {prop} (country) | :: [Bokmål] Andorra {?}; [Nynorsk] Andorra {?} |
| Andorran {n} (person from Andorra) | :: [Bokmål] andorraner {m}; [Nynorsk] andorranar {m} |
| Andorran {adj} (pertaining to Andorra) | :: [Bokmål] andorransk; [Nynorsk] andorransk |
| Andrew {prop} (the Apostle) | :: Andreas |
| Andrew {prop} (male given name) | :: Andreas, Anders |
| androgenic hair {n} (body hair) SEE: body hair | :: |
| androgynous {adj} (having sex organs of both genders) SEE: hermaphroditic | :: |
| android {adj} (possessing human qualities) | :: [Bokmål] androide {m} |
| Andromeda {prop} (mythical daughter of Cepheus) | :: Andromeda |
| Andromeda {prop} (constellation) | :: Andromeda |
| Andromeda {prop} (spiral galaxy) | :: Andromeda |
| and so forth {phrase} (indicating a list continues similarly) | :: [Bokmål] og så videre, osv.; [Nynorsk] og så bortetter, osb., og så vidare, osv. |
| and so on {phrase} (indicating a list continues) SEE: and so forth | :: |
| -ane {suffix} (alkanes) | :: -an |
| anecdote {n} (short account of an incident) | :: [Bokmål] anekdote {m}; [Nynorsk] anekdote {m} |
| anemia {n} (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport) | :: [Bokmål] blodmagel {m}, anemi {m}; [Nynorsk] blodmagel {m} |
| anemometer {n} (an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind) | :: anemometer {n}, skålanemometer {n} |
| anesthesia {n} (loss of bodily sensation) | :: [Bokmål] bedøvelse {m} |
| anesthetic {n} (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) | :: [Bokmål] bedøvelse {m}, bedøvelsesmiddel {n} |
| anesthetize {v} (administer anesthesia) | :: [Bokmål] anestesere, bedøve; [Nynorsk] anestesere, anestesera, bedøve |
| anew {adv} (again) | :: [Bokmål] på nytt; [Nynorsk] på ny, på nytt |
| angel {n} (messenger from a deity) | :: [Bokmål] engel {m}; [Nynorsk] engel {m} |
| angel {n} (in Christian angelology, the lowest order of angels) | :: [Bokmål] engel {m}; [Nynorsk] engel {m} |
| angel {n} (selfless person) | :: [Bokmål] engel {m}; [Nynorsk] engel {m} |
| angelica {n} (plants of genus Angelica) | :: kvann {f} |
| anger {n} (A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) | :: sinne {n} |
| angina {n} (infection of the throat) | :: [Bokmål] angina {m}; [Nynorsk] angina {m} |
| angina {n} (chest pain) | :: [Bokmål] angina {m}; [Nynorsk] angina {m} |
| angiosperm {n} (member of plant group) | :: [Bokmål] blomsterplante {m} {f}, angiosperm {m} |
| angiospermous {adj} (having seeds enclosed in pericarp) SEE: angiosperm | :: |
| Angkor Wat {prop} (Cambodian temple complex) | :: Angkor Vat |
| angle {n} (geometrical figure) | :: [Bokmål] vinkel |
| angle grinder {n} (power tool) | :: [Bokmål] vinkelsliper {m}; [Nynorsk] vinkelslipar |
| angle of view {n} (angular extent of a given scene) | :: [Bokmål] synsvinkel {m}; [Nynorsk] synsvinkel {m} |
| angle quote {n} (guillemet) SEE: guillemet | :: |
| angler {n} (angler fish) | :: breiflabb {m} |
| Anglican {adj} (pertaining to the Church of England and related churches) | :: [Bokmål] anglikansk; [Nynorsk] anglikansk |
| Anglican {n} (member of an Anglican church) | :: [Bokmål] anglikaner {m}; [Nynorsk] anglikanar {m} |
| Anglican Communion {prop} (worldwide network of churches) | :: [Bokmål] anglikanske kirkefellesskap {n}, anglikanske kommunion {f}; [Nynorsk] anglikanske kommunionen |
| Anglicanism {n} (beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church) | :: anglikanisme {m} |
| anglicism {n} (word or other feature borrowed from English to another language) | :: [Bokmål] anglisisme {m}; [Nynorsk] anglisisme {m} |
| Anglish {prop} (variety of English) | :: angelsk |
| Anglo-Saxon {prop} (Old English) SEE: Old English | :: |
| Anglo-Saxon {n} (member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England during the early fifth century) | :: [Bokmål] angelsakser {m}; [Nynorsk] angelsaksar {m} |
| Anglo-Saxon {adj} (related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language) | :: [Bokmål] angelsaksisk; [Nynorsk] angelsaksisk |
| ang moh {n} (white person) SEE: white | :: |
| Angola {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Angola |
| Angolan {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Angola or its people) | :: [Bokmål] angolansk; [Nynorsk] angolansk |
| Angolan {n} (person from Angola or of Angolan descent) | :: [Bokmål] angolaner {m}; [Nynorsk] angolan {m}, angolanar {m} |
| angry {adj} (displaying anger) | :: sint; [Bokmål] rasende |
| angst {n} (feeling of acute anxiety or apprehension) | :: [Bokmål] angst {m}; [Nynorsk] angst {m}, angest {m} |
| angular {adj} (relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered) | :: [Bokmål] kantete, kantet; [Nynorsk] kantete |
| anhydrous {adj} (having no water) | :: [Bokmål] vannfri, vannløs |
| animal {adj} (of animals) | :: dyrisk; [Bokmål] animalsk; [Nynorsk] animalsk |
| animal {n} (organism) | :: dyr |
| animal {n} (person who behaves wildly) | :: dyr {n} |
| animal fat {n} (fat rendered from an animal) | :: [Bokmål] dyrefett {n} |
| animal feed {n} (material prepared as feed for domestic or farm animals) | :: [Bokmål] dyrefor {n}, dyrefôr {n}; [Nynorsk] dyrefor {n}, dyrefôr {n} |
| animal husbandry {n} (management and care of farm animals) | :: [Bokmål] husdyrhold {n}, dyrehold {n}; [Nynorsk] husdyrhald {n} |
| animality {n} (animal kingdom) SEE: animal kingdom | :: |
| animal kingdom {n} (Regnum Animalia) | :: [Bokmål] dyreriket {n} [definite form]; [Nynorsk] dyreriket {n} [definite form] |
| animal magnetism {n} (magnetic fluid or ethereal medium said to reside in the bodies of animate beings) | :: mesmerisme |
| animal testing {n} (use of non-human animals in scientific experimentation) | :: [Bokmål] dyreforsøk {n} |
| animate {adj} (that which lives) | :: [Bokmål] levende; [Nynorsk] levande |
| animate {v} (to impart motion or its appearance) | :: [Bokmål] animere; [Nynorsk] animere |
| animation {n} (causing images to appear to move) | :: [Bokmål] animasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] animasjon {m} |
| anime {n} (an animated work originated in Japan) | :: anime |
| anise {n} (plant) | :: [Bokmål] anis {m}; [Nynorsk] anis {m} |
| aniseed {n} (the seed-like fruit of the anise) | :: [Bokmål] anis {m}; [Nynorsk] anis {m} |
| anisomorphism {n} (differences between two languages) | :: anisomorfisme |
| Ankara {prop} (capital of Turkey) | :: Ankara |
| ankle {n} (joint between foot and leg) | :: [Bokmål] ankel {m}; [Nynorsk] ankel {m}, okle {f} {n} |
| Ann {prop} (female given name) | :: Anna |
| Anna {prop} (given name) SEE: Ann | :: |
| Anna {prop} (biblical prophetess) | :: Anna |
| Anne {prop} (given name) SEE: Ann | :: |
| annex {n} (addition, an extension) | :: anneks |
| annex {v} (to add something to another, to incorporate into) | :: annektere |
| annex {n} (addition of territory) SEE: annexation | :: |
| annexation {n} (addition or incorporation of something) | :: [Bokmål] anneksjon {m}, annektering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] anneksjon {m}, annektering {f} |
| annihilate {v} (to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate) | :: [Bokmål] tilintetgjøre, annihilere |
| annihilate {v} (to react with antimatter) | :: [Bokmål] annihilere |
| anniversary {n} (day an exact number of years since an event) | :: årsdag {m}, jubileum {n} |
| anniversary {n} (wedding anniversary) | :: bryllupsdag {m} |
| announce {v} (give public notice) | :: [Bokmål] kunngjøre |
| announcement {n} (that which conveys what is announced) | :: bekjentgørelse |
| announcement {n} | :: [Bokmål] kunngjøring {m} {f}, kunngjørelse {m}; [Nynorsk] kunngjering {f} |
| annoyance {n} (that which annoys) | :: [Bokmål] irritasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] irritasjon {m} |
| annoyed {adj} (troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked; vexed) | :: irritert, forarget, forbannet, ergerlig |
| annoying {v} (causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious) | :: irriterende, plagsom, brysom, enerverende; [Bokmål] sjenerende |
| annual {adj} (happening once a year) | :: [Bokmål] årlig; [Nynorsk] årleg |
| annual {adj} (of a plant) | :: [Bokmål] ettårig; [Nynorsk] eittårig |
| annual {n} (annual publication) | :: [Bokmål] årbok {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] årbok {f} |
| annual general meeting {n} (meeting held each year) | :: [Bokmål] generalforsamling {m} {f} |
| annually {adv} (once every year) | :: [Bokmål] årlig |
| annual report {n} (company report of activities for the preceding year) | :: [Bokmål] årsrapport {m}; [Nynorsk] årsrapport {m} |
| annul {v} (formally revoke the validity of) | :: annullere, oppheve; [Bokmål] tilbakekalle |
| annunciate {v} (announce) | :: annonsere, forkynne |
| anoda {determiner} (another) SEE: another | :: |
| anomalistic {adj} (irregular) SEE: irregular | :: |
| anomie {n} (alienation or social instability) | :: [Bokmål] anomi {m}; [Nynorsk] anomi {m} |
| anonymity {n} (the quality or state of being anonymous) | :: [Bokmål] anonymitet {m}; [Nynorsk] anonymitet {m} |
| anorak {n} (heavy weatherproof jacket) | :: [Bokmål] anorakk {m}; [Nynorsk] anorakk {m} |
| anorexia {n} (anorexia nervosa) SEE: anorexia nervosa | :: |
| anorexia nervosa {n} (disorder) | :: anoreksi |
| anorthosite {n} (a phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock) | :: [Bokmål] anortositt {m}; [Nynorsk] anortositt {m} |
| another {determiner} (one more, in addition to a former number) | :: enda |
| anoxic {adj} (suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen) | :: [Bokmål] anoksisk; [Nynorsk] anoksisk |
| anoxic {adj} (lacking oxygen) | :: [Bokmål] anoksisk, oksygenfattig; [Nynorsk] anoksisk, oksygenfattig |
| Anschluss {n} (the annexation of Austria into Germany in 1938 or an analogy) | :: [Bokmål] anschluss |
| answer {n} (response) | :: svar {n} |
| answer {n} (solution) | :: svar {n}, løsning {m} |
| answer {n} (reply to email) | :: svar {n} |
| answer {v} (to make a reply or response to) | :: svare, svar {f} |
| answer {v} (to suit a need or purpose satisfactorily) | :: oppfylle, tilfredsstille |
| answer for {v} (to be held responsible for) | :: svare for |
| ant {n} (insect) | :: [Bokmål] maur {m}; [Nynorsk] maur {m} |
| antagonist {n} (chemical) | :: Kjemisk |
| Antarctic {adj} (pertaining to Antarctica) | :: [Bokmål] antarktisk; [Nynorsk] antarktisk |
| Antarctic {prop} (Major ecozone) | :: Antarktis |
| Antarctica {prop} (southernmost continent) | :: [Bokmål] Antarktika; [Nynorsk] Antarktika |
| Antarctic Circle {prop} (geographical line) | :: [Nynorsk] antarktiske polarsirkelen {m} |
| Antarctic Peninsula {prop} (the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica) | :: [Bokmål] Antarktishalvøya {f}; [Nynorsk] Den antarktiske halvøya {f} |
| Antares {prop} (star) | :: Antares |
| anteater {n} (mammal) | :: [Bokmål] maursluker {m}; [Nynorsk] maurslukar {m} |
| antebellum {adj} (of a period of time prior to a war) | :: [Bokmål] førkrigs- |
| antebrachium {n} (forearm) SEE: forearm | :: |
| antelope {n} (mammal of the family Bovidae) | :: [Bokmål] antilope {m}; [Nynorsk] antilope {f} |
| antelope {n} (pronghorn) SEE: pronghorn | :: |
| antenna {n} (device to receive or transmit radio signals) SEE: aerial | :: |
| anthem {n} (national anthem) | :: nasjonalsang {m} |
| anthem {n} (hymn of praise or loyalty) | :: hymne {m} |
| ant-hill {n} (anthill) SEE: anthill | :: |
| anthill {n} (home of ants and termites) | :: [Bokmål] maurtue {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] maurtue {f}, maurtuve {f} |
| anthology {n} (collection of literary works) | :: [Bokmål] antologi {m} |
| Anthony {prop} (given name) | :: Anton |
| anthracite {n} (type of coal) | :: [Bokmål] antrasitt {m}; [Nynorsk] antrasitt {m} |
| anthrax {n} (disease) | :: [Bokmål] miltbrann {m}; [Nynorsk] miltbrann {m} |
| anthropologic {adj} (anthropological) SEE: anthropological | :: |
| anthropological {adj} (relating to anthropology) | :: [Bokmål] antropologisk; [Nynorsk] antropologisk |
| anthropologist {n} (one who is versed in anthropology) | :: [Bokmål] antropolog {m}; [Nynorsk] antropolog {m} |
| anthropology {n} (the study of humanity) | :: antropologi {?} |
| anthropomorphism {n} (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human) | :: [Bokmål] antropomorfisme {m}; [Nynorsk] antropomorfisme {m} |
| anthroposophic {adj} (of or pertaining to anthroposophy) | :: [Bokmål] antroposofisk; [Nynorsk] antroposofisk |
| anthroposophy {n} (spiritual movement) | :: [Bokmål] antroposofi {m}; [Nynorsk] antroposofi {m} |
| anti- {prefix} | :: anti- |
| anti-aging {adj} (related to the lessening or halting of the aging process) | :: anti-aldring |
| antibiotic {n} (substance that destroys or inhibits bacteria) | :: antibiotikum {n} |
| antibiotic {adj} (of or relating to antibiotics) | :: antibiotisk |
| antibody {n} (protein that binds to a specific antigen) | :: [Bokmål] antistoff {n}; [Nynorsk] antistoff {n} |
| antibrachium {n} (antibrachium) SEE: forearm | :: |
| antichrist {n} (someone that works against the teachings of Christ) | :: antikrist {m} |
| Antichrist {prop} (one under the direct control of the Devil) | :: Antikrist {m} |
| anticlimax {n} (break in the final climax) | :: [Bokmål] antiklimaks {n} {m}; [Nynorsk] antiklimaks {n} {m} |
| anticline {n} (anticlinal fold) | :: antiklinal; [Nynorsk] antiklinal |
| anticlockwise {adv} (in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock) | :: [Bokmål] mot klokken |
| anticlockwise {adv} | :: mot klokka |
| anticlockwisely {adv} (anticlockwise) SEE: anticlockwise | :: |
| anticyclical {adj} (contracyclical) SEE: contracyclical | :: |
| anticyclone {n} (system of winds) | :: [Bokmål] høytrykk {n} |
| antiderivative {n} (function whose derivative is a given function) | :: antiderivert {m} |
| antidotary {n} (antidote) SEE: antidote | :: |
| antidote {n} (remedy to counteract a poison) | :: [Bokmål] motgift {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] motgift {f} |
| anti-European {adj} (opposing European integration and the European Union) | :: [Bokmål] antieuropeisk |
| anti-European {adj} (disliking Europe or Europeans) | :: [Bokmål] antieuropeisk |
| antifeminism {n} (any belief antagonistic to feminism) | :: [Bokmål] antifeminisme {m}; [Nynorsk] antifeminisme {m} |
| antifreeze {n} (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) | :: [Bokmål] frostvæske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] frostvæske {f} |
| Antigua and Barbuda {prop} (country) | :: Antigua og Barbuda |
| Antiguan {n} (person) | :: [Bokmål] antiguaner {m}; [Nynorsk] antiguan {m}, antiguanar {m} |
| Antiguan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Antigua, or the Antiguan people) | :: [Bokmål] antiguansk; [Nynorsk] antiguansk |
| antihero {n} (protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner) | :: antihelt {m} |
| anti-Jewish {adj} (opposed to Jews) | :: [Bokmål] jødefiendtlig, antijødisk; [Nynorsk] jødefiendsleg, jødefiendtleg |
| anti-militarism {n} (a doctrine that opposes war) | :: [Bokmål] antimilitarisme {m}; [Nynorsk] antimilitarisme {m} |
| antimony {n} (chemical element) | :: antimon {n} |
| antinatural {adj} (unnatural) SEE: unnatural | :: |
| anting {n} (bird behaviour) | :: [Nynorsk] maurbad |
| antiparticle {n} (a subatomic particle) | :: [Bokmål] antipartikkel {m}; [Nynorsk] antipartikkel {m} |
| antipode {n} (something directly opposite) | :: diametral motsats {c}, diametral motsetning {c}, rak motsats {c}, rak motsetning {c} |
| antipole {n} (opposite pole) | :: [Bokmål] motpol {m}; [Nynorsk] motpol {m} |
| antipole {n} (position directly opposite) | :: [Bokmål] motpol {m}; [Nynorsk] motpol {m}, motpol {m} |
| antiquarian {adj} (pertaining to antiquaries; second-hand) | :: [Bokmål] antikvarisk; [Nynorsk] antikvarisk |
| antique {adj} (old; out of date) | :: antikvarisk |
| antique {n} (old piece) | :: [Bokmål] antikvitet {m}; [Nynorsk] antikvitet {m} |
| antisemite {n} (anti-Semite) | :: [Bokmål] antisemitt {m}, jødehater {m}; [Nynorsk] antisemitt {m}, jødehatar {m} |
| antisemitism {n} (prejudice or hostility against Jews) | :: [Bokmål] antisemittisme {m}, jødehat {n}; [Nynorsk] antisemittisme {m}, jødehat {n} |
| antisepsis {n} (countering microbial infection) | :: [Nynorsk] antiseptikk {m} |
| antiseptic {adj} (capable of preventing microbial infection) | :: [Bokmål] antiseptisk; [Nynorsk] antiseptisk |
| antisepticism {n} (antisepsis) SEE: antisepsis | :: |
| antisocial {adj} (unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people) | :: asosial |
| antisymmetry {n} (the condition of being antisymmetric) | :: antisymmetri {m} |
| antler {n} (bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk) | :: horn {n}; [Bokmål] gevir {n} (pair of antlers); [Nynorsk] gevir {n} (pair) |
| Antonia {prop} (female given name) | :: Antonie |
| Antonio {prop} (male given name) SEE: Anthony | :: |
| Antony {prop} (male given name) SEE: Anthony | :: |
| antonym {n} (word which has the opposite meaning) | :: antonym |
| antonymy {n} (semantic relation between antonyms) | :: antonymi |
| Antwerp {prop} (province) | :: Antwerpen |
| Antwerp {prop} (city) | :: Antwerpen |
| Antwerpian {n} (someone from Antwerp) | :: [Bokmål] antwerpianer {m} |
| anus {n} (lower opening of the digestive tract) | :: [Bokmål] anus {m}, endetarmsåpning {m} {f}, rumpehull {n}; [Nynorsk] endetarmsåpning {f}, rævhol {n} |
| anvil {n} (block used in blacksmithing) | :: ambolt {m}, ste {n} |
| anvil {n} (bone in inner ear) | :: ambolt {m} |
| anxietude {n} (anxiety) SEE: anxiety | :: |
| anxiety {n} (pathological condition) | :: angst |
| anxiousness {n} (anxiety) SEE: anxiety | :: |
| anybody {pron} (anyone) SEE: anyone | :: |
| anyhow {adv} (in any case) SEE: in any case | :: |
| anyone {pron} (anybody) | :: noen, enhver, hvem som helst |
| any other business {phrase} (last item on the agenda of a meeting) | :: [Bokmål] eventuelt |
| anyplace {adv} (anywhere) SEE: anywhere | :: |
| anytime {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| anytime {adv} (at any time) | :: når som helst |
| anyway {adv} (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) | :: uansett |
| anywhere {adv} (in or at any location) | :: hvor som helst |
| Aomen {prop} (Macau) SEE: Macau | :: |
| aorist {n} (a grammatical aspect) | :: [Bokmål] aorist {m}; [Nynorsk] aorist {m} |
| aoristic {adj} (aorist) SEE: aorist | :: |
| Aosta Valley {prop} (Valle d'Aosta) SEE: Valle d'Aosta | :: |
| apanage {n} (grant as a birthright) | :: appanasje |
| apart {adv} (apart from) SEE: apart from | :: |
| apart from {prep} (except for) | :: [Bokmål] bortsett fra, utenom; [Nynorsk] bortsett frå |
| apartheid {v} (policy of racial separation in South Africa) | :: [Bokmål] apartheid {m}; [Nynorsk] apartheid {m} |
| apartment {n} (domicile occupying part of a building) | :: [Bokmål] leilighet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] husvære {n}, leilegheit {f} |
| apartmentmate {n} (one who shares an apartment (US)) SEE: roommate | :: |
| apartmentmate {n} (one who shares an apartment (UK)) SEE: flatmate | :: |
| apathetic {adj} (void of feeling) | :: apatisk |
| apathistical {adj} (apathetic) SEE: apathetic | :: |
| apatite {n} (type of mineral) | :: [Bokmål] apatitt {m}; [Nynorsk] apatitt {m} |
| ape {n} (animal) | :: [Bokmål] ape {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ape {m} {f} |
| aper {n} (someone who apes something) SEE: imitator | :: |
| aperture {n} (opening) | :: [Bokmål] åpning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] opning {f} |
| aperture {n} (something which restricts the diameter of the light path through one plane in an optical system) | :: [Bokmål] irisblender {m}; [Nynorsk] irisblendar {m} |
| aperture {n} (diameter of the aperture (in the sense above)) | :: [Bokmål] blenderåpning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] blendaropning {f}, blendarop {n} |
| apex {n} (highest point) | :: topp |
| apex court {n} (supreme court) SEE: supreme court | :: |
| apex predator {n} (an animal atop the food chain) | :: [Bokmål] toppkonsument {m}; [Nynorsk] toppkonsument {m} |
| apfelstrudel {n} (apple strudel) SEE: apple strudel | :: |
| aphasia {n} (pathological speech disorder) | :: afasi {m} |
| aphid {n} (insect) | :: [Bokmål] bladlus {m} {f} |
| aphis {n} (aphid) SEE: aphid | :: |
| aphonia {n} (loss of voice) | :: [Bokmål] afoni {m}; [Nynorsk] afoni {m} |
| aphorism {n} (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought) | :: aforisme {m} |
| aphorist {n} (person who writes or recites aphorisms) | :: [Bokmål] aforistiker {m}; [Nynorsk] aforistikar {m} |
| aphotic {adj} (having no light, especially no sunlight) | :: [Bokmål] afotisk; [Nynorsk] afotisk |
| aphtha {n} (foot-and-mouth disease) SEE: foot-and-mouth disease | :: |
| apiarist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| a picture is worth a thousand words {proverb} (visualisation is better than verbal description) | :: et bilde sier mer enn tusen ord |
| a picture paints a thousand words {proverb} (a picture is worth a thousand words) SEE: a picture is worth a thousand words | :: |
| apiculturalist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| apiculture {n} (beekeeping) SEE: beekeeping | :: |
| apiculturist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| apocalypse {n} (revealing or revelation) | :: [Bokmål] apokalypse {m}; [Nynorsk] apokalypse {m} |
| apocalypse {n} (end of the world) | :: [Bokmål] apokalypse {m}, dommedag {m}; [Nynorsk] apokalypse {m}, dommedag {m}, domedag {m} |
| apocalypse {n} (cataclysmic event) | :: [Bokmål] apokalypse, dommedag {m}; [Nynorsk] apokalypse {m}, dommedag {m}, domedag {m} |
| Apocalypse {prop} (the written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet) | :: Åpenbaring {f} |
| Apocalypse {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Åpenbaring {f} |
| apocalyptic {adj} (of or relating to an apocalypse) | :: [Bokmål] apokalyptisk; [Nynorsk] apokalyptisk |
| apocalyptic {adj} (relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic) | :: [Bokmål] apokalyptisk; [Nynorsk] apokalyptisk |
| apocalyptic {adj} (relating to a disaster) | :: [Bokmål] apokalyptisk; [Nynorsk] apokalyptisk |
| apocalyptical {adj} (apocalyptic) SEE: apocalyptic | :: |
| apocalypticist {n} (apocalyptic) SEE: apocalyptic | :: |
| apologia {n} (apology) SEE: apology | :: |
| apologise {v} (apologise) SEE: apologize | :: |
| apologism {n} (apology) SEE: apology | :: |
| apologize {v} (to make an apology or excuse) | :: beklage; [Bokmål] unnskylde seg |
| apology {n} (an expression of regret) | :: [Bokmål] unnskyldning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] unnskyldning {f} |
| apophenia {n} (the perception of connectedness in unrelated phenomena) | :: [Bokmål] apofeni {m}; [Nynorsk] apofeni {m} |
| apoptosis {n} (death of cells) | :: [Bokmål] apoptose {m}; [Nynorsk] apoptose {m} |
| aposematism {n} (adaptation that warns off potential predators) | :: varselfarger |
| apostate {n} (person who renounces a religion or faith) | :: [Bokmål] apostat {m}; [Nynorsk] apostat {m} |
| apostatic {adj} (apostate) SEE: apostate | :: |
| apostatical {adj} (apostate) SEE: apostate | :: |
| apostrophe {n} (the character ’) | :: [Bokmål] apostrof {m}; [Nynorsk] apostrof {m} |
| apothecary {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| apothecary {n} (pharmacist) SEE: pharmacist | :: |
| app {n} (small computer application) | :: [Bokmål] app {m}; [Nynorsk] app {m} |
| apparatchik {n} (member of a Communist apparat) | :: apparatsjik {m} |
| apparatus {n} (firefighting: vehicle for emergency response) SEE: fire engine | :: |
| apparel {n} (clothing) | :: antrekk, påkledning |
| apparel {v} | :: kle på, antrekke |
| apparently {adv} (seemingly) | :: tilsynelatende |
| appeal {v} (to accuse) SEE: accuse | :: |
| appeals court {n} (appellate court) SEE: appellate court | :: |
| appear {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look | :: |
| appear {v} (to appear) SEE: seem | :: |
| appellate court {n} (court having jurisdiction to hear appeals) | :: [Bokmål] lagmannsrett {m}; [Nynorsk] lagmannsrett {m} |
| appellative {n} (common noun) SEE: common noun | :: |
| appendage {n} (external body part) | :: lem {n} |
| appendicitis {n} (inflamation of the vermiform appendix) | :: [Bokmål] appendisitt {m}, blindtarmsbetennelse {m}; [Nynorsk] appendisitt {m}, blindtarmsbetennelse {m}, blindtarmbetennelse {m} |
| appendix {n} (text added to the end of a book or an article) | :: vedlegg {n}, supplement; [Bokmål] appendiks {n}; [Nynorsk] appendiks {n} |
| appendix {n} (vermiform appendix) | :: [Bokmål] blindtarm {m}, appendiks {m}; [Nynorsk] blindtarm {m}, appendiks {m} |
| appetite {n} (desire of or relish for food) | :: matlyst {m}, appetitt {m} |
| apple {n} (fruit) | :: eple {n} |
| apple {n} (wood) | :: epletre {n} |
| apple {n} (tree) SEE: apple tree | :: |
| apple-green {adj} (apple-green) | :: eplegrønn |
| apple pie {n} (pie with apple filling) | :: [Bokmål] eplepai {m}; [Nynorsk] eplepai {m} |
| appleringie {n} (southernwood) SEE: southernwood | :: |
| apple sauce {n} (a food) | :: [Bokmål] eplemos {m}; [Nynorsk] eplemos {m} |
| applesauce {n} (apple sauce) SEE: apple sauce | :: |
| apple strudel {n} (Austrian pastry) | :: [Bokmål] eplestrudel {m} |
| apple tree {n} (tree that bears apples) | :: epletre |
| applewood {n} (apple) SEE: apple | :: |
| appliance {n} (a device in its own right) | :: [Bokmål] innretning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] innretning {f} |
| applicant {n} (one who applies) | :: søker |
| application {n} (a computer program) | :: [Bokmål] applikasjon {m}, program {n}; [Nynorsk] applikasjon {m}, program {n} |
| application {n} (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) | :: søknad |
| application form {n} (form) | :: søknadsskjema {n}; [Nynorsk] søknadsskjema {n} |
| application programming interface {n} (set of routines, protocols and tools) | :: Application Programming Interface {n} |
| applied mathematics {n} (area of mathematics) | :: anvendt matematikk {m} |
| apply {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use | :: |
| apply {v} (to put to use for a purpose) | :: [Bokmål] anvende |
| apply {v} (to submit oneself as a candidate) | :: søke |
| apply {v} (to be relevant to a specified individual) | :: [Bokmål] gjelde; [Nynorsk] gjelde |
| appoint {v} | :: oppnevne |
| appraise {v} (determine value or worth) | :: taksere, vurdere |
| appreciate {v} (to be grateful for something) | :: [Bokmål] sette pris på; [Nynorsk] setje pris på |
| appreciate {v} (to view as valuable) | :: verdsette |
| appreciate {v} (to be aware of) | :: forstå |
| appreciate {v} (to increase in value) | :: stige i verdi |
| apprentice {n} (one not well versed in a subject) SEE: newbie | :: |
| apprentice {n} (trainee, especially in a skilled trade) | :: [Bokmål] lærling {m}, læregutt {m}; [Nynorsk] lærling {m}, læregut {m} |
| approach {v} (To draw near, in a figurative sense) | :: [Bokmål] tilnærme seg |
| approach {v} (To come near to in place, time, or character) | :: [Bokmål] nærme seg |
| approach {n} (the act of drawing near) | :: tilstundelse {m} (time, archaic); [Bokmål] tilnærmelse {m} (space or figuratively), tilnærming {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tilnærming {f} |
| approach {n} (a way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access) | :: innkjøring {c} |
| approach {n} (a manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made) | :: tilnærmelsesmåte {m} |
| approach {n} (the way a plane comes in to land at an airport) | :: innflyging {c} |
| appropinquation {n} (approach) SEE: approach | :: |
| appropriate {adj} (peculiar, suitable, fit, proper) | :: egnet, formålstjenlig, passende, hensiktsmessig |
| appropriate {adj} (suitable to social situation) | :: velegnet |
| appropriate {v} (to make suitable) | :: tilpasse; [Bokmål] tilpasse |
| appropriate {v} (to take to oneself in exclusion of others) | :: [Bokmål] tilegne seg; [Nynorsk] egne til seg, tileigne seg |
| appropriate {v} (law: to annex) | :: annektere |
| appropriation {n} (public funds set aside for a specific purpose) | :: [Bokmål] bevilgning {m} {f} |
| approximant {n} (mathematics: approximation) SEE: approximation | :: |
| approximate {adj} (Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;) | :: [Bokmål] omtrentlig; [Nynorsk] omtrentleg |
| approximately {adv} (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) | :: [Bokmål] omtrent, bortimot; [Nynorsk] bortimot |
| approximation {n} (act of approximating) | :: [Bokmål] tilnærmelse {m}, tilnærming {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tilnærming {f} |
| apricot {n} (fruit) | :: aprikos {m} |
| apricot {n} (tree) | :: aprikostre {n} |
| April {prop} (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: [Bokmål] april {m}; [Nynorsk] april {m} |
| April fool {n} (practical joke played on April Fools' Day) | :: [Bokmål] aprilsnarr, aprilspøk; [Nynorsk] aprilnarr, aprilspøk |
| April fool {n} (person subjected to a practical joke April Fools' Day) | :: [Bokmål] aprilsnarr {m}, aprilspøk {m}; [Nynorsk] aprilnarr {m}, aprilspøk {m} |
| apron {n} (clothing) | :: [Bokmål] forkle {n}; [Nynorsk] forkle {n}, forklede {n} |
| apron {n} (the paved area of an airport) | :: [Bokmål] oppstillingsplass {m} |
| apropos of nothing {phrase} (without reference to anything) | :: apropos ingenting |
| apse {n} (semicircular projection from a building) | :: apsis {m}, korrunding {m} |
| apse {n} (obsolete or dialectal: aspen tree) SEE: aspen | :: |
| apt {adj} (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) | :: [Bokmål] egnet, egna; [Nynorsk] egna |
| apterous {adj} (wingless) SEE: wingless | :: |
| aptitude {n} (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) | :: begavelse {m} |
| aptitude {n} (the condition of being suitable) | :: egnethet {m} |
| apurpose {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose | :: |
| aqua fortis {n} (nitric acid) SEE: nitric acid | :: |
| aquamarine {n} (type of beryl) | :: [Bokmål] akvamarin {m}; [Nynorsk] akvamarin {m} |
| aqua regia {n} (mixture of acids) | :: [Bokmål] kongevann {n} |
| Aquarian {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius | :: |
| aquarist {n} (a person who maintains an aquarium) | :: [Bokmål] akvarist {m}; [Nynorsk] akvarist {m} |
| aquarium {n} (tank for keeping fish) | :: [Bokmål] akvarium {n}; [Nynorsk] akvarium {n} |
| aquarium {n} (public place where live fish are exhibited) | :: [Bokmål] akvarium {n}; [Nynorsk] akvarium {n} |
| Aquarius {prop} (constellation) | :: Vannmannen {m} |
| Aquarius {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Vannmannen {m} |
| Aquarius {n} (Someone with a Aquarius star sign) | :: vannmann {m} |
| aquatic {adj} (relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water) | :: [Bokmål] akvatisk, [living in water] vannlevende; [Nynorsk] akvatisk |
| aquatic centre {n} (community facility consisting of one or more swimming pools) | :: [Bokmål] svømmehall; [Nynorsk] symjehall, svømmehall |
| aquatile {adj} (aquatic) SEE: aquatic | :: |
| aquavit {n} (Scandinavian liquor) | :: akevitt {m} |
| aqueduct {n} (a structure carrying water) | :: [Bokmål] akvedukt {m}; [Nynorsk] akvedukt {m} |
| Ara {prop} (constellation) | :: Alteret, [Nynorsk] Altaret |
| Arab {adj} (of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations) | :: arabisk; [Bokmål] arabisk, araber-; [Nynorsk] arabisk, arabar- |
| Arab {n} (Semitic person) | :: [Bokmål] araber {m}, araberinne {m} {f}, araberkvinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] arabar {m}, arabarinne {f}, arabarkvinne {f} |
| Arab {n} (horse) | :: [Bokmål] araber {m}, araberhest {m}; [Nynorsk] arabar {m}, arabarhest {m} |
| Arabia {prop} (a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf;) | :: [Bokmål] Arabia {f}; [Nynorsk] Arabia {f} |
| Arabian camel {n} (dromedary) SEE: dromedary | :: |
| Arabian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in the Middle East) | :: [Bokmål] Den arabiske halvøy {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] Den arabiske halvøya |
| Arabian Sea {prop} (part of the Indian Ocean) | :: [Bokmål] Arabiahavet {n}; [Nynorsk] Arabiahavet {n} |
| Arabic {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) | :: [Bokmål] arabisk; [Nynorsk] arabisk |
| Arabic {prop} (language) | :: [Bokmål] arabisk {m}; [Nynorsk] arabisk {m} |
| arable {adj} (suitable for cultivation) | :: [Bokmål] dyrkbar; [Nynorsk] dyrkbar |
| Arab Spring {prop} (movement) | :: [Bokmål] den arabiske våren {m}; [Nynorsk] den arabiske våren {m} |
| arachnid {n} (eight-legged creature) | :: edderkoppdyr {n} |
| arachnidan {n} (arachnid) SEE: arachnid | :: |
| Aragon {prop} (an autonomous community in Spain) | :: Aragón |
| Aral Sea {prop} (Aral Sea) | :: [Bokmål] Aralsjøen; [Nynorsk] Aralsjøen |
| arbitrament {n} (arbitration) SEE: arbitration | :: |
| arbitrary {adj} (based on individual discretion or judgment) | :: [Bokmål] vilkårlig; [Nynorsk] vilkårleg |
| arbitrary {adj} (unrestrained by law; tyrannical) | :: vilkårlig |
| arbitrary {adj} (determined by impulse) | :: vilkårlig |
| arbitrary {adj} (chosen at random) | :: tilfeldig |
| arbitrary {adj} ((mathematics)) | :: vilkårlig, tilfeldig |
| arbitration {n} (process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute) | :: voldgift {m} |
| arbor {n} (axis or shaft on a lathe) | :: [Bokmål] spindel {m} |
| arboreous {adj} (wooded) SEE: wooded | :: |
| arborway {n} (avenue) SEE: avenue | :: |
| Arbëresh {prop} (form of Albanian spoken in southern Italy) | :: arbëreshëalbansk {m} |
| Arbëreshë Albanian {prop} (form of Albanian spoken in southern Italy) SEE: Arbëresh | :: |
| arbutus {n} (strawberry tree) SEE: strawberry tree | :: |
| arc {n} (geometry: part of a curve) | :: [Bokmål] bue {m} |
| arc {n} (curve) | :: bue {m} |
| arcade {n} (row of arches) | :: [Bokmål] arkade {m}; [Nynorsk] arkade {m} |
| arcade game {n} (A coin-operated video game or amusement device) | :: [Bokmål] arkadespill {n}; [Nynorsk] arkadespel {n} |
| arc-boutant {n} (flying buttress) SEE: flying buttress | :: |
| arch {n} (architectural element) | :: [Bokmål] bue {m} |
| arch- {prefix} (chief, highest, most extreme) | :: erke- |
| Archaean {adj} (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago) | :: [Bokmål] arkeisk; [Nynorsk] arkeisk |
| archaeastronomy {n} (The archeological study of astronomy) | :: arkeoastronomi {m} |
| archaeologian {n} (archaeologist) SEE: archaeologist | :: |
| archaeologic {adj} (archaeological) SEE: archaeological | :: |
| archaeological {adj} (relating to the science or research of archaeology) | :: [Bokmål] arkeologisk; [Nynorsk] arkeologisk |
| archaeologist {n} (someone who studies or practises archaeology) | :: [Bokmål] arkeolog {m}; [Nynorsk] arkeolog {m} |
| archaeology {n} (scientific study of past remains) | :: [Bokmål] arkeologi {m}; [Nynorsk] arkeologi {m} |
| archaic {adj} (old-fashioned or antiquated) | :: arkaisk, gammeldags, foreldet |
| archaicism {n} (archaism) SEE: archaism | :: |
| archaism {n} (archaic word, language) | :: [Bokmål] arkaisme {m}; [Nynorsk] arkaisme {m} |
| archaize {v} (To give an archaic quality or character to) | :: arkaisere |
| archangel {n} (angel who leads other angels) | :: [Bokmål] overengel {m}; [Nynorsk] overengel {m} |
| Archangel {prop} (Arkhangelsk) SEE: Arkhangelsk | :: |
| archbishop {n} (senior bishop) | :: [Bokmål] erkebiskop {m}, erkebisp {m}; [Nynorsk] erkebiskop {m}, erkebisp {m} |
| arch bridge {n} (bridge with abutments at each end shaped as an arch) | :: [Bokmål] hvelvbru {m} {f} |
| archdiocese {n} (area administered by an archbishop) | :: [Bokmål] erkebispedømme {n}; [Nynorsk] erkebispedøme {n}, erkebispedømme {n} |
| archduchy {n} (territory of an archduke) | :: [Bokmål] erkehertugdømme {n}; [Nynorsk] erkehertugdøme {n} |
| archebiosis {n} (abiogenesis) SEE: abiogenesis | :: |
| archenemy {n} (a principal enemy) | :: erkefiende {m} |
| archeological {adj} (archaeological) SEE: archaeological | :: |
| archeology {n} (archaeology) SEE: archaeology | :: |
| archeopteryx {n} (ancient bird) | :: [Bokmål] urfugl {m}, archaeopteryx; [Nynorsk] urfugl {m}, archaeopteryx |
| archer {n} (one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow) | :: [Bokmål] bueskytter {m}; [Nynorsk] bogeskyttar {m} |
| archery {n} (the practice) | :: [Bokmål] bueskyting {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bogeskyting {f} |
| archetype {n} (original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned) | :: [Bokmål] arketyp {m}, arketype {m}; [Nynorsk] arketyp {m}, arketype {m} |
| archfiend {n} (Satan) SEE: Satan | :: |
| Archimedes' screw {n} (A screwlike device that raises water) | :: Archimedes' skrue |
| archipelago {n} (group of islands) | :: [Bokmål] arkipel {n}, øygruppe {m} {f}, skjærgård {m}; [Nynorsk] arkipel {n}, øygard {m}, øygruppe {f} |
| architect {n} (designer of buildings) | :: [Bokmål] arkitekt {m}; [Nynorsk] arkitekt {m} |
| architect {n} (planner) | :: [Bokmål] arkitekt {m}; [Nynorsk] arkitekt {m} |
| architectonic {adj} (relating to architecture) SEE: architectural | :: |
| architectural {adj} (pertaining to architecture) | :: [Bokmål] arkitektonisk; [Nynorsk] arkitektonisk |
| architecture {n} (art and science of designing buildings and other structures) | :: arkitektur {m} |
| archive {v} (to archive) | :: [Bokmål] arkivere; [Nynorsk] arkivere, arkivera |
| archiver {n} (archivist) SEE: archivist | :: |
| archivist {n} (one who creates, maintains or controls archives) | :: [Bokmål] arkivar {m}; [Nynorsk] arkivar {m} |
| archon {n} (chief magistrate) | :: arkont {m} |
| Arctic {adj} (Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet) | :: [Bokmål] arktisk; [Nynorsk] arktisk |
| Arctic {prop} (a region of the Earth) | :: [Bokmål] Arktis; [Nynorsk] Arktis |
| Arctic Circle {prop} (one of the five major circles of latitude) | :: [Bokmål] polarsirkelen, den nordlige polarsirkelen; [Nynorsk] polarsirkelen, den nordlege polarsirkelen |
| Arctic cod {n} (Arctogadus glacialis) | :: istorsk {m} |
| arctic fox {n} (Vulpes lagopus) | :: fjellrev {m} |
| arctic hare {n} (Lepus arcticus) | :: [Bokmål] polarhare, snøhare; [Nynorsk] polarhare, snøhare |
| Arctic loon {n} (black-throated diver) SEE: black-throated diver | :: |
| Arctic Ocean {prop} (the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole) | :: [Bokmål] Nordishavet, Polhavet; [Nynorsk] Nordishavet, Polhavet |
| arctic raspberry {n} (Rubus arcticus) | :: åkerbær |
| Arctic skua {n} (Stercorarius parasiticus) | :: tyvjo {c} |
| ardent {adj} (full or ardour) | :: [Bokmål] ildfull, ihuga |
| arduous {adj} (needing or using up much energy) | :: slitsom, vanskelig |
| arduous {adj} (hard to climb) | :: vanskelig |
| are {v} (second-person singular (informal) simple present indicative form of be) | :: [Bokmål] er |
| are {v} (second-person plural simple present indicative form of be) | :: [Bokmål] er |
| are {v} (first-person plural simple present indicative form of be) | :: [Bokmål] er |
| are {v} (third-person plural simple present indicative form of be) | :: [Bokmål] er |
| are {n} (unit of area) | :: [Bokmål] ar {n}; [Nynorsk] ar {n} |
| are {v} (be) SEE: be | :: |
| area {n} (maths: measure of extent of a surface) | :: [Bokmål] areal {n}; [Nynorsk] flatevidd {f}, areal {n} |
| area {n} (particular geographic region) | :: område {n} |
| arena {n} (an enclosed area, often outdoor) | :: [Bokmål] arena {m}; [Nynorsk] arena {m} |
| arena {n} (a realm in which important events unfold) | :: [Bokmål] arena {m}; [Nynorsk] arena {m} |
| arenarious {adj} (sandy) SEE: sandy | :: |
| arenose {adj} (sandy) SEE: sandy | :: |
| Ares {prop} (the god of war, son of Zeus and Hera) | :: Ares |
| are you married {phrase} (are you married?) | :: [Bokmål] er du gift? |
| are you single {phrase} (are you single?) | :: er du single? |
| argent {n} (silver or metal tincture) | :: sølv |
| Argentina {prop} (Argentine Republic) | :: Argentina {?}; [Nynorsk] Argentina {?} |
| Argentine {prop} (Argentina) SEE: Argentina | :: |
| Argentine {adj} (pertaining to Argentina) | :: [Bokmål] argentinsk; [Nynorsk] argentinsk |
| Argentine {adj} (pertaining to an Argentine or the Argentines) | :: [Bokmål] argentinsk; [Nynorsk] argentinsk |
| Argentine {n} (person from Argentina) | :: [Bokmål] argentiner {m}; [Nynorsk] argentinar {m} |
| Argentinian {n} (Argentine) SEE: Argentine | :: |
| Argentinian {adj} (Argentine) SEE: Argentine | :: |
| argon {n} (a chemical element) | :: argon {n} |
| Argonaut {prop} (member of the Argo crew) | :: [Bokmål] Argonaut {m}, argonaut {m}; [Nynorsk] Argonaut {m}, argonaut {m} |
| argue {v} (intransitive: to debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints) | :: [Bokmål] argumentere |
| argumentation {n} (reasoning) | :: [Bokmål] argumentasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] argumentasjon {m} |
| Ariadne {prop} (daughter of King Minos) | :: Ariadne |
| Arian {n} (someone whose star sign is in Aries) SEE: Aries | :: |
| Arian {n} (a kind of Christian who holds Arian ideas) | :: arianer |
| Aries {prop} (constellation) | :: Væren {m} |
| Aries {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Væren {m} |
| Aries {n} (Someone with an Aries star sign) | :: vær {m} |
| aril {n} (meat surrounding seed) | :: [Nynorsk] frøkappe |
| arillus {n} (aril) SEE: aril | :: |
| arise {v} (get up, stand up) | :: [Bokmål] stå opp; [Nynorsk] stå opp |
| arise {v} (start to exist, originate) | :: [Bokmål] oppstå; [Nynorsk] oppstå |
| arisen {v} (started to exist) | :: oppstått |
| aristocrat {n} (one of the aristocracy) | :: [Bokmål] aristokrat {m}; [Nynorsk] aristokrat {m} |
| aristocratic {adj} (of or pertaining to an aristocracy) | :: [Bokmål] aristokratisk; [Nynorsk] aristokratisk |
| aristocratical {adj} (aristocratic) SEE: aristocratic | :: |
| Aristotelian {adj} (of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle) | :: aristotelisk |
| Aristotle {prop} (ancient Greek philosopher) | :: Aristoteles |
| arithmetic {n} (mathematics of numbers, etc.) | :: aritmetikk {m} |
| arithmetic {adj} (arithmetical) | :: aritmetisk |
| arithmetical {adj} (arithmetical) SEE: arithmetic | :: |
| arity {n} (number of arguments) | :: [Bokmål] aritet {m} |
| ark {n} (large box) | :: ark {m} |
| ark {n} (Noah's ship) | :: ark {m} |
| ark {n} (consecrated container) | :: ark {m} |
| Arkhangelsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: [Bokmål] Arkhangelsk; [Nynorsk] Arkhangelsk |
| Ark of the Covenant {prop} (the sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest) | :: [Bokmål] paktens ark {m}; [Nynorsk] paktarka {f} |
| arm {v} (to supply with armour or weapons) | :: [Bokmål] væpne; [Nynorsk] væpna, væpne |
| arm {n} (upper limb from shoulder to elbow) SEE: upper arm | :: |
| arm {n} (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) | :: arm |
| arm {n} (part of object) | :: arm; [Bokmål] [furniture] armlene {n}; [Nynorsk] [furniture] armlene |
| arm {n} (bay or inlet) | :: [Bokmål] [of fjord] fjordarm {m}; [Nynorsk] [of fjord] fjordarm {m} |
| Armageddon {prop} (site) | :: [Bokmål] Harmageddon |
| armchair {n} (a chair with supports for the arms or elbows) | :: [Bokmål] lenestol {m}, armstol {m}; [Nynorsk] lenestol {m}, armstol {m} |
| armed {adj} (equipped, especially with a weapon) | :: [Bokmål] bevæpnet, bevæpna |
| armed police {n} (police) SEE: police | :: |
| Armenia {prop} (ancient kingdom and country) | :: [Bokmål] Armenia; [Nynorsk] Armenia |
| Armenian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, Armenians, the language or alphabet) | :: [Bokmål] armensk; [Nynorsk] armensk |
| Armenian {n} (person) | :: [Bokmål] armener {m}, armenier {m}; [Nynorsk] armenar {m}, armeniar {m} |
| Armenian {prop} (language) | :: [Bokmål] armensk {m}; [Nynorsk] armensk {m} |
| armhole {n} (armpit) SEE: armpit | :: |
| Arminianism {n} (school of thought) | :: arminianisme; [Nynorsk] arminianisme |
| armistice {n} (formal agreement to end combat) | :: våpenhvile {m} |
| armor {n} (tank) SEE: tank | :: |
| armored personnel carrier {n} (armored vehicle for carrying infantry soldiers in combat) | :: [Bokmål] pansret personellkjøretøy {n} |
| armory {n} (armory) SEE: armoury | :: |
| armour {n} (tank) SEE: tank | :: |
| armour {n} (protective layer over a body, vehicle etc.) | :: [Bokmål] rustning {m} {f} [body]; [Nynorsk] rustning {f} [body] |
| armoured {adj} (Possessing armour) | :: [Bokmål] pansret |
| armoured {adj} (Equipped with armoured vehicles) | :: [Bokmål] pansret |
| armoured train {n} (railway train protected with armour) | :: pansertog |
| armoury {n} (place where arms are kept, an arsenal) | :: arsenal {m} |
| armpit {n} (cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) | :: [Bokmål] armhule {m} {f}, armhole {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] armhole {f} |
| armrest {n} (part of a seat) | :: [Bokmål] armlene {n}; [Nynorsk] armlene {n} |
| arms race {n} (a competition for military supremacy) | :: våpenkappløp {n} |
| arm to the teeth {v} (to equip with weapons) | :: [Bokmål] væpnet til tennene |
| arm up {v} (arm) SEE: arm | :: |
| arm wrestling {n} (a sport) | :: [Bokmål] håndbak {m}; [Nynorsk] handbak {m} |
| army {n} (military force concerned mainly with ground operations) | :: [Bokmål] hær {m}, armé {m}; [Nynorsk] hær {m}, armé {m} |
| Arne {prop} (male given name) | :: Arne |
| Arnold {prop} (male given name) | :: Arnold |
| arolla {n} (stone pine) SEE: stone pine | :: |
| aromatic {adj} (fragrant or spicy) | :: [Bokmål] aromatisk; [Nynorsk] aromatisk |
| aromatic {adj} (in organic chemistry) | :: [Bokmål] aromatisk; [Nynorsk] aromatisk |
| arouse {v} (to sexually stimulate) | :: tenne |
| arquebus {n} (firearm) SEE: harquebus | :: |
| arraignment {n} (charging of a defendant) | :: tiltale {m} |
| arrange {v} (to put in order) | :: ordne; [Bokmål] arrangere |
| arranged marriage {n} (marriage planned by someone else) | :: [Bokmål] arrangert ekteskap {n}; [Nynorsk] arrangert ekteskap {n} |
| arrangement {n} (act of arranging) | :: [Bokmål] arrangement {n}; [Nynorsk] arrangement {n} |
| arrear {n} (unpaid debt) | :: [Bokmål] utestående, betalingsetterskudd, ubetalt gjeld {m} {f} |
| arrest {v} (to stay, remain) SEE: stay | :: |
| arrest {n} (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) | :: [Bokmål] arrest {m}, pågripelse {m}, arrestasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] arrest {m}, arrestasjon {m} |
| arrest {v} (to take into legal custody) | :: [Bokmål] arrestere |
| arrival {n} (act of arriving or something that has arrived) | :: [Bokmål] ankomst {m}; [Nynorsk] framkome {f}, tilkomst {m}, framkomst {m} |
| arrive {v} (to reach) | :: ankomme |
| arrive {v} (to get to a certain place) | :: ankomme |
| arriviste {n} (upstart) SEE: upstart | :: |
| arrogance {n} (act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner) | :: [Bokmål] arroganse {m}; [Nynorsk] arroganse {m} |
| arrogant {adj} (having excessive pride) | :: arrogant |
| arrogate {v} (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right) | :: tilta seg, rive til seg, rane til seg, tilrane seg, tilrive seg, tiltvinge seg |
| arrow {n} (projectile) | :: pil |
| arrowhead {n} (the pointed part of an arrow) | :: [Bokmål] pilspiss {m}; [Nynorsk] pilspiss {m} |
| arse {n} (arse) SEE: ass | :: |
| arsenal {n} (military establishment) | :: arsenal {n}, rustkammer {n} |
| arsenic {n} (chemical element) | :: [Bokmål] arsen {n}; [Nynorsk] arsen {n} |
| arsonist {n} (one who has committed the act of arson) | :: [Bokmål] brannstifter {m} |
| art {n} (human effort) | :: [Bokmål] kunst |
| art {n} (conscious production or arrangement) | :: kunst |
| art {n} | :: kunst {m} |
| artefact {n} (artefact) SEE: artifact | :: |
| arteriole {n} (arteriole) | :: [Bokmål] arteriol {m} |
| artery {n} (blood vessel from the heart) | :: [Bokmål] arterie {m}, pulsåre {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] arterie {m}, pulsåre {f} |
| artery {n} (major transit corridor) | :: [Bokmål] åre {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] åre {f} |
| art form {n} (form of art) | :: [Bokmål] kunstform {m} {f}, kunstart {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kunstform {f}, kunstart {m} {f} |
| art gallery {n} (space where works of art are placed on display) | :: [Bokmål] kunstgalleri {n}; [Nynorsk] kunstgalleri {n} |
| art historian {n} (an expert in art history) | :: [Bokmål] kunsthistoriker {m}; [Nynorsk] kunsthistorikar {m} |
| art history {n} (study of the history of the visual arts) | :: [Bokmål] kunsthistorie {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kunsthistorie {f} |
| arthritis {n} (inflammation of a joint) | :: artritt {m}, leddgikt {c} |
| arthropod {n} (animal of Arthropoda) | :: leddyr {?}; [Bokmål] leddyr {?}; [Nynorsk] leddyr {?} |
| arthrosis {n} (articulation or joint between bones) | :: artrose {m}, slitasjegikt {c} |
| Arthur {prop} (male given name) | :: Arthur |
| artichoke {n} (vegetable) | :: [Bokmål] artisjokk {m}, artiskokk {m}; [Nynorsk] artisjokk {m}, artiskokk {m} |
| article {n} (story, report, or opinion piece) | :: [Bokmål] artikkel {m} |
| article {n} (member of a group or class) | :: artikkel {m} |
| article {n} (object) SEE: object | :: |
| articulacy {n} (articulateness) SEE: articulateness | :: |
| articulated bus {n} (articulated bus) | :: [Bokmål] leddbuss {m}; [Nynorsk] leddbuss {m} |
| articulateness {n} (quality of being articulate) | :: [Bokmål] taleførhet {m} {f} |
| articulation {n} (clarity of speech) | :: artikulasjon {m} |
| artifact {n} (archaeological object) | :: kulturgjenstand |
| artificer {n} (inventor) SEE: inventor | :: |
| artificial {adj} (man-made) | :: [Bokmål] kunstig |
| artificial insemination {n} (introduction of semen) | :: [Bokmål] kunstig befruktning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kunstig befrukting {f} |
| artificial person {n} (legal person) SEE: legal person | :: |
| artificial selection {n} (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) | :: [Bokmål] kunstig seleksjon {m}, kunstig utvalg {n}; [Nynorsk] kunstig seleksjon {m}, kunstig utval {n} |
| artificial turf {n} (artificial grass surface) | :: [Bokmål] kunstgress {n}; [Nynorsk] kunstgras {n} |
| artist {n} (person who creates art) | :: [Bokmål] kunstner {m}; [Nynorsk] kunstnar {m} |
| artist {n} (skilled person) | :: [Bokmål] [performer] artist {m}; [Nynorsk] [performer] artist {m} |
| artistic {adv} (having creative skill) | :: [Bokmål] kunstnerisk; [Nynorsk] kunstnarisk, kunstnarleg |
| artistic {adv} (relating to art or artists) | :: [Bokmål] kunstnerisk; [Nynorsk] kunstnarisk, kunstnarleg |
| artistical {adj} (artistic) SEE: artistic | :: |
| artistic licence {n} (any departure from fact or convention by an artist) | :: [Bokmål] kunstnerisk frihet {m} |
| artmaker {n} (artist) SEE: artist | :: |
| art nouveau {n} (Art Nouveau) SEE: Art Nouveau | :: |
| Art Nouveau {prop} (style of art and architecture) | :: [Bokmål] jugendstil {m}; [Nynorsk] jugendstil {m} |
| arts and crafts {n} (handicrafts) | :: [Bokmål] kunsthåndverk {n-p} |
| art school {n} (art school) | :: [Bokmål] kunstskole {m}; [Nynorsk] kunstskole {m}, kunstskule {m} |
| Aruba {prop} (territory in the Caribbean) | :: [Bokmål] Aruba; [Nynorsk] Aruba |
| Aruküla {prop} (small borough in Estonia) | :: Aruküla |
| Arvid {prop} (male given name) | :: Arvid |
| Aryan {adj} (of or pertaining to Indo-European or Aryan peoples, culture, and languages) | :: [Bokmål] arisk; [Nynorsk] arisk |
| as {adv} (to such an extent or degree) | :: like |
| as {conj} (in the same way that) | :: som |
| as {conj} (at the same instant that) | :: når, da, idet |
| as {conj} (at the same time that) | :: mens |
| as {conj} (considering that, because) | :: siden |
| as {conj} | :: som |
| as {conj} (relative conjunction) SEE: that | :: |
| as {conj} (expressing concession) SEE: though | :: |
| as {conj} (than) SEE: than | :: |
| as {conj} (as if) SEE: as if | :: |
| as {adv} (for example) SEE: for example | :: |
| as against {prep} (as opposed to) SEE: as opposed to | :: |
| as a rule {adv} (in general; most often) | :: [Bokmål] som regel; [Nynorsk] som regel |
| Asatru {prop} (neopagan religion) | :: [Bokmål] åsatru {m} {f}, åsatro {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] åsatru {f} |
| asbestos {n} (any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate) | :: [Bokmål] asbest {m}; [Nynorsk] asbest {m} |
| Ascension {prop} (holiday celebrating Ascension of Jesus) SEE: Ascension Day | :: |
| Ascension Day {prop} (the fortieth day of Easter) | :: [Bokmål] Kristi himmelfartsdag {m}, helgetorsdag {m}; [Nynorsk] Kristi himmelfartsdag {m}, helgetorsdag {m} |
| ascertain {v} (find out; discover or establish) | :: fastslå |
| asceticism {n} (the principles and practices of an ascetic) | :: [Bokmål] askese {f}; [Nynorsk] askese {f} |
| Asclepius {prop} (Greek god of medicine and healing) | :: Asklepios |
| ascribe {v} (attribute a cause or characteristic) | :: tilskrive, tilskrive |
| ASEAN {prop} (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) | :: [Nynorsk] ASEAN, Samansluttinga av søraustasiatiske statar |
| asexual {adj} (having no interest in sex) | :: [Bokmål] aseksuell; [Nynorsk] aseksuell |
| asexual {adj} (having no distinct sex) | :: [Bokmål] ukjønnet, aseksuell; [Nynorsk] ukjønna, aseksuell |
| as far as {prep} (in the scope of) | :: [Bokmål] så langt (som); [Nynorsk] så langt (som) |
| Asgard {prop} (the abode of gods in Norse mythology) | :: [Bokmål] Åsgard; [Nynorsk] Åsgard |
| ash {n} (solid remains of a fire) | :: [Bokmål] aske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oske {f} |
| ash {n} (wood) | :: ask {m} |
| ash {n} (tree) SEE: ash tree | :: |
| ashamed {adj} (feeling shame or guilt) | :: [Bokmål] skamfull; [Nynorsk] skamfull |
| Asher {prop} (eighth son of Jacob) | :: Asjer |
| ashore {adv} (on the land) | :: [Bokmål] i land; [Nynorsk] i land |
| ashtray {n} (receptacle for ashes) | :: [Bokmål] askebeger; [Nynorsk] oskebeger {n}, oskefat {n} |
| ash tree {n} (Fraxinus tree) | :: ask {m} |
| Ash Wednesday {n} (the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter) | :: [Bokmål] askeonsdag {m}; [Nynorsk] oskeonsdag {m} |
| ashy tit {n} (Melaniparus cinerascens) | :: askemeis |
| Asia {prop} (the continent of Asia) | :: Asia; [Nynorsk] Asia |
| Asia Minor {prop} (peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea) | :: Lilleasia |
| Asian {n} (person from Asia) | :: asiat |
| Asian {adj} (of, relating to or from Asia) | :: [Bokmål] asiatisk; [Nynorsk] asiatisk |
| Asian lion {n} (species of lion that inhabited Asia) | :: [Bokmål] Asiatisk løve {f} {m}; [Nynorsk] Asiatisk løve {f} |
| aside {adv} (to or on one side) | :: [Bokmål] til side; [Nynorsk] til sides |
| as if {conj} (as though) | :: som om, som |
| as if {conj} (in mimicry of) | :: som om, som |
| as in {adv} (in the sense of) | :: som i |
| asinine {adj} (failing to exercise intelligence or judgment) | :: [Bokmål] toskete, enfoldig, stupid |
| asinine {adj} (of or relating to a donkey) | :: [Bokmål] eselaktig |
| as it were {adv} (to indicate a word or statement is not exact) | :: mer eller mindre |
| ask {v} (request an answer) | :: [Bokmål] spørre; [Nynorsk] spørje |
| ask {v} (make a request) | :: be om |
| aslake {v} (mitigate) SEE: mitigate | :: |
| as long as {conj} (while) | :: medan [Nynorsk], mens [Bokmål] |
| asocial {adj} (antisocial) SEE: antisocial | :: |
| as opposed to {prep} (in contrast to) | :: [Bokmål] i motsetning til, til forskjell fra |
| asp {n} (aspen) SEE: aspen | :: |
| asp {n} (fish Aspius aspius) | :: [Bokmål] asp {m} |
| asparagus {n} (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) | :: asparges |
| asparagus {n} (asparagus shoots (food)) | :: asparges |
| aspect {n} (the way something appears) | :: [Bokmål] aspekt {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] aspekt {m} {n} |
| aspect {n} (quality of a verb) | :: [Bokmål] aspekt {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] aspekt {m} {n} |
| aspen {n} (tree of genus Populus sect. Populus) | :: [Bokmål] osp {m} {f}, asp {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] osp {f} |
| asperse {v} (scatter) SEE: scatter | :: |
| aspersion {n} (an attack on somebody's reputation or good name) | :: [Bokmål] baktalelse {m}, bakvaskelse {m} |
| aspersion {n} (a sprinkling of holy water) | :: [Bokmål] bestenkning {c} (med vievann) |
| asphalt {n} (sticky, black and highly viscous liquid) | :: [Bokmål] asfalt {m}; [Nynorsk] asfalt {m} |
| asphalt {n} (asphalt concrete) | :: [Bokmål] asfalt {m}; [Nynorsk] asfalt {m} |
| asphalt {v} (to pave with asphalt) | :: [Bokmål] asfaltere; [Nynorsk] asfaltere |
| asphyxiation {n} (An acute lack of oxygen) | :: oksygenmangel {m} |
| aspirate {v} (linguistics: to produce an audible puff of breath) | :: aspirere |
| ass {n} (animal, see also: donkey) | :: esel {n}, asen {n} |
| ass {n} (stupid person) | :: idiot {m}, tulling {m}, dumskalle {m}, tosk {m} |
| ass {n} (buttocks) | :: ræv {f}, rumpe {m} |
| assailant {n} (an attacker; someone who attacks another violently, or criminally) | :: overfallsmann {m}; [Bokmål] angriper {m} |
| assassin {n} (one who, motivated by political reasons, intentionally kills a particular person) | :: [Bokmål] snikmorder {m}, snikmorderske {m} {f}, attentatmann {m}, attentatkvinne {m} {f}, lønnmorder {m}; [Nynorsk] snikmordar {m}, attentatmann {m}, attentatkvinne {f} |
| assassinate {n} (assassination) SEE: assassination | :: |
| assassinate {n} (assassin) SEE: assassin | :: |
| assassination {n} (murder for political reasons or personal gain) | :: [Bokmål] attentat {n}; [Nynorsk] attentat {n} |
| assault {n} (violent onset or attack with physical means) | :: voldta |
| assault rifle {n} (a rifle) | :: automatgevær |
| assembly {n} (congregation of people) | :: forsamling {m} |
| assembly {n} (legislative body) | :: forsamling {m} |
| assembly line {n} (system of workers and machinery in a series) | :: samlebånd {n}, samleband {n}; [Nynorsk] samleband {n} |
| assent {v} (to agree, give approval) | :: [Bokmål] samtykke; [Nynorsk] samtykkje |
| assent {n} (agreement, act of agreeing) | :: [Bokmål] samtykke {n}; [Nynorsk] samtykkje {n} |
| assertive {adj} (boldly self-assured) | :: [Bokmål] fremoverlent |
| assertoric {adj} (stating that which is actual) | :: assertorisk |
| assessor {n} (one who assesses a property) | :: [Bokmål] takstmann {m}; [Nynorsk] takstmann {m} |
| asseverate {v} (declare earnestly) | :: [Bokmål] bedyre, (høytidelig) forsikre; [Nynorsk] (høgtidleg) forsikre |
| assfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy | :: |
| asshole {n} (anus) | :: rasshøl |
| asshole {n} (mean or rude person) | :: rasshøl |
| assign {v} (to allot or give something as a task) | :: [Bokmål] tildele |
| assimilation {n} (act or state) | :: [Bokmål] assimilering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] assimilering {f} |
| assistance {n} (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) | :: [Bokmål] hjelp {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hjelp {f} |
| assistant {n} (an auxiliary software tool) SEE: wizard | :: |
| assistant {adj} (having a subordinate or auxiliary position) | :: [Bokmål] assisterende |
| assistant {n} (person who assists) | :: [Bokmål] assistent {m}, medhjelper {m}; [Nynorsk] assistent {m}, medhjelpar {m} |
| assistant professor {n} (teacher) | :: [Bokmål] universitetslektor {m} |
| associated {adj} (person or thing connected with something) | :: [Bokmål] assosiert, tilhørende; [Nynorsk] assosiert |
| associated {adj} (associated company) | :: [Bokmål] assosiert; [Nynorsk] assosiert |
| associate professor {n} (teacher) | :: [Bokmål] førsteamanuensis {m} |
| association {n} (act of associating) | :: [Bokmål] assosiasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] assosiasjon {m} |
| association {n} (group of persons associated for a common purpose) | :: [Bokmål] forening {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] foreining {f} |
| associatively {adv} (in an associative way) | :: [Bokmål] assosiativt; [Nynorsk] assosiativt |
| as soon as {conj} (immediately after) | :: straks |
| as soon as possible {adv} (as soon as is possible) | :: så snart som mulig |
| as such {prep} (per se) SEE: per se | :: |
| assume {v} (to suppose to be true) | :: [Bokmål] anta, formode |
| assurance {n} (the act of assuring) | :: [Bokmål] forsikring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forsikring {f} |
| assurance {n} (insurance) | :: [Bokmål] forsikring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forsikring {f} |
| assure {v} (to make sure and secure) | :: [Bokmål] sikre; [Nynorsk] sikre |
| assure {v} (to give someone confidence in the trustworthiness of something) | :: [Bokmål] forsikre; [Nynorsk] forsikre |
| Assyria {prop} (Semitic Akkadian kingdom) | :: [Bokmål] Assyria; [Nynorsk] Assyria |
| Assyrian {n} (a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river) | :: [Bokmål] assyrer {m}; [Nynorsk] assyrar {m} |
| Assyrian {adj} (of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river) | :: [Bokmål] assyrisk; [Nynorsk] assyrisk |
| Assyrian {adj} (of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia) | :: [Bokmål] assyrisk; [Nynorsk] assyrisk |
| astatine {n} (the chemical element) | :: [Bokmål] astat {n}; [Nynorsk] astat {n} |
| asterisk {n} (symbol used to highlight words or sentences) | :: [Bokmål] asterisk {m}, stjerne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] asterisk {m}, stjerne {f} |
| asterism {n} (typographical symbol) | :: [Nynorsk] asterisme {f} |
| asteroid {n} (astronomy) | :: [Bokmål] asteroide {m}; [Nynorsk] asteroide {m} |
| as the crow flies {adv} (in a straight line) | :: [Bokmål] i luftlinje, i fugleflukt |
| asthma {n} (chronic respiratory disease) | :: [Bokmål] astma {m}; [Nynorsk] astma {m} |
| asthmatic {adj} (having the characteristics of asthma) | :: [Bokmål] astmatisk; [Nynorsk] astmatisk |
| astigmatism {n} (defect of a lens) | :: [Bokmål] astigmatisme {m}; [Nynorsk] astigmatisme {m} |
| astigmatism {n} (disorder of the vision) | :: [Bokmål] astigmatisme {m}; [Nynorsk] astigmatisme {m} |
| a stitch in time saves nine {proverb} (a timely effort can prevent larger problems) | :: [Bokmål] utsett ikke til i morgen, det du kan gjøre i dag |
| astrological sign {n} (sign that is used as the basis of astrology) | :: [Bokmål] stjernetegn {n} |
| astrology {n} (star divination) | :: [Bokmål] astrologi {m}; [Nynorsk] astrologi {m} |
| astronavigation {n} (navigation by using the positions of the stars) SEE: celestial navigation | :: |
| astronomer {n} (one who studies astronomy) | :: [Bokmål] astronom {m}; [Nynorsk] astronom {m} |
| astronomical unit {n} (measure of distance) | :: [Bokmål] astronomisk enhet {?}; [Nynorsk] astronomisk eining {?} |
| astronomist {n} (astronomer) SEE: astronomer | :: |
| astronomy {n} (study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere) | :: astronomi {m} |
| astrophysics {n} (interdisciplinary branch of astronomy and physics) | :: [Bokmål] astrofysikk {m}; [Nynorsk] astrofysikk {m} |
| AstroTurf {n} (synthetic material) SEE: artificial turf | :: |
| Asturian {adj} (of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain) | :: [Bokmål] asturianer {m} |
| astute {adj} (Quick at seeing how to gain advantage) | :: [Bokmål] dreven, kvikk, skarpsindig, listig, slu |
| as well {adv} (in addition, also) | :: også |
| as well as {conj} (and in addition) | :: [Bokmål] samt; [Nynorsk] og dessutan |
| asylum {n} (place of safety) | :: asyl {c} |
| asylum seeker {n} (person who has applied for asylum) | :: [Bokmål] asylsøker {m} |
| asymmetric {adj} (not symmetric) | :: [Bokmål] asymmetrisk; [Nynorsk] asymmetrisk |
| asymmetrical {adj} (not symmetrical) | :: [Bokmål] asymmetrisk; [Nynorsk] asymmetrisk |
| asymptomatic {adj} (not exhibiting any symptoms of disease) | :: [Bokmål] asymptomatisk; [Nynorsk] asymptomatisk |
| asynchronous {adj} (not synchronous) | :: [Bokmål] asynkron; [Nynorsk] asynkron |
| at {prep} (in or very near a particular place) | :: [Bokmål] på; [Nynorsk] på |
| at {prep} (in the direction of) | :: [Bokmål] på; [Nynorsk] på |
| at {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| a tad {adv} (a little) SEE: a little | :: |
| at all {prep} (at all) | :: [Bokmål] overhodet, i det hele tatt; [Nynorsk] i det heile teke |
| at a loss {prep} (not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability) | :: rådvill, på bærtur [to be in the woods]; [Bokmål] rådløs; [Nynorsk] rådlaus |
| at any rate {prep} (in any case) SEE: in any case | :: |
| atavism {n} (reappearance of an ancestral characteristic) | :: atavisme {m} |
| atavistic {adj} (biology: of the recurrence of a trait after an absence of generations) | :: atavistisk |
| atheism {n} (rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist)) | :: [Bokmål] ateisme {m} |
| atheist {n} (a person who rejects belief that any deities exist, whether or not that person believes that deities do not exist) | :: ateist {m} |
| atheist {adj} (relating to atheists) SEE: atheistic | :: |
| atheistic {adj} (relating to atheists) | :: ateistisk; [Bokmål] ateistisk; [Nynorsk] ateistisk |
| Athena {prop} (Greek goddess) | :: Athene {f} |
| Athenian {n} (an inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece) | :: [Nynorsk] atenar {m} |
| Athens {prop} (capital city of Greece) | :: [Bokmål] Aten, Athen; [Nynorsk] Aten, Athen |
| atherosclerosis {n} (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) | :: [Bokmål] aterosklerose {m}; [Nynorsk] aterosklerose {m} |
| athlete {n} (participant in one of several sporting activities) | :: [Bokmål] idrettsmann {m}, idrettsutøver {m}; [Nynorsk] idrettsmann {m}, idrettsutøvar {m} |
| athlete {n} (person who actively participates in physical sports) | :: atlet {m} |
| athlete {n} (exceptionally physically fit person) | :: spreking {m}, atlet {m} |
| athletics {n} (physical activities) | :: [Bokmål] friidrett {m}; [Nynorsk] friidrett {m} |
| at home {prep} (In one's place of residence) | :: drive; [Bokmål] hjemme, heime; [Nynorsk] heime |
| at home {prep} (Comfortable) | :: husvarm |
| Atlantic {adj} (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) | :: [Bokmål] atlantisk; [Nynorsk] atlantisk |
| Atlantic Ocean {prop} (the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east) | :: [Bokmål] Atlanterhavet {?}; [Nynorsk] Atlanterhavet {?} |
| Atlantic puffin {n} (Fratercula arctica) | :: lunde; [Nynorsk] lunde |
| at large {prep} (on the loose) | :: [Bokmål] på frifot; [Nynorsk] på frifot |
| atlas {n} (bound collection of maps) | :: [Bokmål] atlas; [Nynorsk] atlas |
| at last {prep} (after a long time; eventually) | :: [Bokmål] endelig |
| at least {prep} (at a lower limit) | :: [Bokmål] på minst, minst |
| at least {prep} (anyway) | :: [Bokmål] iallefall, i det minste; [Nynorsk] i det minste |
| at loggerheads {prep} (unable to agree; opposing) | :: [Bokmål] som hund og katt |
| at long last {prep} (at last) SEE: at last | :: |
| ATM {n} ((banking) Automated Teller Machine) | :: minibank {m} |
| atmosphere {n} (gases surrounding the Earth) | :: [Bokmål] atmosfære {m}; [Nynorsk] atmosfære {m} |
| atmosphere {n} (mood or feeling) | :: stemming; [Bokmål] atmosfære {m}; [Nynorsk] atmosfære {m} |
| atmosphere {n} (a unit of measurement for pressure) | :: [Bokmål] atmosfære {m}; [Nynorsk] atmosfære {m} |
| atmospheric {adj} (relating to the atmosphere) | :: [Bokmål] atmosfærisk; [Nynorsk] atmosfærisk |
| atmospheric pressure {n} (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) | :: [Bokmål] lufttrykk {n}, atmosfæretrykk {n}, atmosfærisk trykk {n}; [Nynorsk] lufttrykk {n}, atmosfæretrykk {n} |
| at no time {prep} (never) SEE: never | :: |
| atoll {n} (island) | :: atoll {m} |
| atom {n} (chemistry, physics: smallest possible amount of matter retaining its chemical properties) | :: [Bokmål] atom {n}; [Nynorsk] atom {n} |
| atomic bomb {n} (nuclear weapon) | :: [Bokmål] atombombe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] atombombe {f} |
| atomic clock {n} (reference clock) | :: [Bokmål] atomklokke {m} {f}, atomur {n} |
| atomic mass {n} (mass of an atom) | :: [Bokmål] atommasse {m}; [Nynorsk] atommasse {m} |
| atomic nucleus {n} (nucleus of an atom) | :: atomkjerne |
| atomic number {n} (number of protons) | :: [Bokmål] atomnummer {n}; [Nynorsk] atomnummer {n} |
| atomic weapon {n} (nuclear weapon) SEE: nuclear weapon | :: |
| atomic weight {n} (former terms for relative atomic mass) | :: [Bokmål] atomvekt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] atomvekt {f} |
| atomic weight {n} (term used to represent the mean atomic mass of an element in nature) | :: [Bokmål] atomvekt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] atomvekt {f} |
| at once {adv} (at the same time) | :: på en gang, samtidig |
| at once {adv} (immediately) | :: straks; [Bokmål] med én gang, med en gang |
| at one stroke {prep} (at once) SEE: at once | :: |
| atrial fibrillation {n} (Cardiac arrhythmia) | :: atrieflimmer {n}, harehjerte {n} |
| atrocity {n} (extremely cruel act) | :: grusomhet {c} |
| atrophy {n} (reduced functionality) | :: [Bokmål] atrofi {m}; [Nynorsk] atrofi {m} |
| at sea {prep} (at the ocean or sea) | :: [Bokmål] til havs; [Nynorsk] til havs |
| at sign {n} (name of the symbol @) | :: krøllalfa, alfakrøll |
| at-sign {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| at sixes and sevens {prep} (in a state of dispute or disagreement) | :: [Bokmål] som hund og katt, ikke være på samme bølgelengde |
| at symbol {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| attaché {n} (diplomatic officer) | :: [Bokmål] attaché {m} |
| attachment {n} (file sent along with an email) | :: [Bokmål] vedlegg {n}; [Nynorsk] vedlegg {n} |
| attachment {n} (legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt) | :: utlegg {n}, ta utlegg i |
| attack {n} (attempt to cause damage or injury) | :: [Bokmål] angrep {n} |
| attack {n} (medicine: sudden onset of a disease) | :: [Bokmål] anfall {n}; [Nynorsk] anfall {n} |
| attacker {n} (someone who attacks) | :: angriper {m} |
| attacker {n} ((soccer)) | :: angriper {m}, spiss {m} |
| attack is the best form of defence {proverb} (attacking the opposition first is better than waiting) | :: angrep er det beste forsvar |
| attain {v} (to accomplish; to achieve) | :: oppnå |
| attempt {v} (to try) | :: forsøke, prøve |
| attempt {n} (the action of trying at something) | :: forsøk {n} |
| attempt {n} (attack) | :: angrep {n} |
| attendee {n} (a person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event) | :: fremmøtte |
| attention {n} (mental focus) | :: [Bokmål] oppmerksomhet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] merksemd {f}, åtgaum {m} |
| attentive {adj} (paying attention) | :: [Bokmål] oppmerksom; [Nynorsk] oppmerksam |
| attenuate {v} (To weaken) | :: svekke |
| attest {v} (to affirm to be correct, true, or genuine) | :: attestere |
| attestation {n} (linguistics: appearance in records) | :: belegg {n} |
| at that {prep} (in addition) | :: også |
| at the moment {prep} (right now) | :: i øyeblikket, akkurat nå |
| at the time {prep} (at the time referred to in the past) | :: [Bokmål] den gang, dengang [superseded?]; [Nynorsk] den gong |
| attic {n} (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof) | :: [Bokmål] loft {n}; [Nynorsk] loft {n} |
| at times {prep} (on occasion, sometimes) | :: [Bokmål] til tider; [Nynorsk] til tider |
| attire {n} (one's dress or clothes) | :: [Bokmål] antrekk {n}; [Nynorsk] antrekk {n} |
| attorney general {n} (major government officer) | :: [Bokmål] justisminister {m}; [Nynorsk] justisminister {m} |
| attraction {n} (something which attracts) | :: [Bokmål] [for tourists] severdighet {m} {f}, turistattraksjon {m} |
| attractive {adj} (having the quality of attracting by inherent force) | :: attraktiv, tiltrekkende |
| attractive {adj} (having the power of charming) | :: attraktiv, tiltrekkende |
| attractive {adj} (pleasing or appealing to the senses) | :: tiltalende, tiltrekkende |
| attribute {n} (characteristic or quality) | :: attributt {m}, egenskap {m} |
| attribute {v} (attribute a cause or characteristic) SEE: ascribe | :: |
| attribution {n} (acknowledgment of ownership or authorship) | :: [Bokmål] heder {m} |
| ATV {n} (Automated Transfer Vehicle) | :: ATV |
| at work {prep} (in the process of doing work) | :: [Bokmål] i arbeid |
| aubergine {n} (eggplant) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| auburn {n} (reddish-brown) | :: [Bokmål] kastanjebrun |
| auction {n} (public sales event) | :: [Bokmål] auksjon {m}; [Nynorsk] auksjon {m} |
| auctioneer {n} (one who conducts an auction) | :: [Bokmål] auksjonarius {m}; [Nynorsk] auksjonarius {m} |
| auction house {n} (company) | :: [Bokmål] auksjonshus {n}; [Nynorsk] auksjonshus {n} |
| audacious {adj} (showing willingness to take bold risks) | :: dristig; [Bokmål] djerv |
| audible {adj} (able to be heard) | :: [Bokmål] hørbar, hørlig; [Nynorsk] høyrleg |
| audience {n} (group of people seeing a performance) | :: publikum {n} |
| audience {n} (readership of a written publication) | :: lesere {p} |
| audience {n} (formal meeting with a dignitary) | :: [Bokmål] audiens {m}; [Nynorsk] audiens {m} |
| audio- {prefix} (related to sound) | :: [Bokmål] audio-; [Nynorsk] audio- |
| audiobook {n} (audiobook) | :: [Bokmål] lydbok {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] lydbok {f}, ljodbok {f} |
| audiology {n} (study of hearing and hearing defects) | :: audiologi |
| audiovisual {adj} (audiovisual) | :: [Bokmål] audiovisuell; [Nynorsk] audiovisuell |
| audit {n} (independent review) | :: revisjon {m}, regnskapskontroll {m}, bokettersyn {n} |
| auditor {n} (one who audits bookkeeping accounts) | :: revisor {m} |
| Audouin's gull {n} (Ichthyaetus audouinii) | :: middelhavsmåke; [Nynorsk] middelhavsmåse |
| auger {n} (plumber's snake) SEE: plumber's snake | :: |
| augment {v} (to increase, make larger or supplement) | :: øke |
| August {prop} (male given name) SEE: Augustus | :: |
| August {prop} (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: [Bokmål] august {m}; [Nynorsk] august {m} |
| Augustus {prop} (male given name) | :: August |
| aunt {n} (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law) | :: tante {m} {f}, faster {m} {f} (paternal), moster {m} {f} (maternal) |
| aunt {n} (affectionate term for an older woman, by means of fictive kin) | :: tante {m} {f} |
| aunt {n} (great-aunt or grandaunt) SEE: great-aunt | :: |
| au pair {n} (a single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family) | :: au pair |
| aureola {n} (luminous cloud) | :: [Bokmål] glorie {m}; [Nynorsk] glorie {m} {f} |
| auricle {n} (outer ear) SEE: pinna | :: |
| aurochs {n} (European bison) SEE: European bison | :: |
| aurora {n} (atmospheric phenomenon) | :: polarlys {n} |
| Aurora {prop} (Roman goddess of dawn) | :: Aurora |
| Aurora {prop} (female given name) | :: Aurora |
| aurora australis {n} (southern lights) SEE: southern lights | :: |
| aurora borealis {n} (aurora of the northern hemisphere) SEE: northern lights | :: |
| auspicious {adj} (indicating future success) | :: [Bokmål] gunstig; [Nynorsk] gunstig |
| austerity {n} (severity of manners or life) | :: [Bokmål] strenghet {m} |
| austerity {n} (sourness and harshness to the taste) | :: [Bokmål] stramhet {m} |
| Australasia {prop} (Oceania) SEE: Oceania | :: |
| Australia {prop} (Commonwealth of Australia) | :: Australia |
| Australia {prop} (continent of Australia) | :: Australia |
| Australian {n} (a person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent) | :: [Bokmål] australier {m}; [Nynorsk] australiar {m} |
| Australian {adj} (of or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or languages) | :: [Bokmål] australsk |
| Austria {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: [Bokmål] Østerrike {n}; [Nynorsk] Austerrike {n} |
| Austria-Hungary {prop} (former country in Central Europe) | :: [Bokmål] Østerrike-Ungarn; [Nynorsk] Austerrike-Ungarn |
| Austrian {adj} (related to Austria) | :: [Bokmål] østerriksk; [Nynorsk] austerriksk |
| Austrian {n} (Austrian person) | :: [Bokmål] østerriker {m}; [Nynorsk] austerrikar {m} |
| Austronesian {adj} (of or pertaining to Austronesia) | :: [Bokmål] austronesisk; [Nynorsk] austronesisk |
| authentic {adj} (of undisputed origin) | :: [Bokmål] autentisk; [Nynorsk] autentisk |
| authenticity {n} (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) | :: [Bokmål] autentisitet {m}; [Nynorsk] autentisitet {m} |
| author {n} (writer) SEE: writer | :: |
| author {n} (originator or creator of a work) | :: [Bokmål] forfatter {m}; [Nynorsk] forfattar {m} |
| authoress {n} (female author) | :: [Bokmål] forfatterinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forfattarinne {f} |
| authoritarian {adj} (of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority) | :: [Bokmål] autoritær; [Nynorsk] autoritær |
| authoritarian {adj} (characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial) | :: [Bokmål] autoritær; [Nynorsk] autoritær |
| authoritarian {adj} (tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority) | :: [Bokmål] autoritær; [Nynorsk] autoritær |
| authoritative {adj} (originating from a figure of authority) | :: myndig |
| authoritative {adj} (having a commanding style) | :: myndig |
| authority {n} (persons in command; specifically, government) | :: [Bokmål] styresmakt {m} {f}, styremakt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] styremakt {f}, styresmakt {f} |
| authorization {n} (act of authorizing) | :: autorisasjon {m} |
| authorize {v} (to grant power or permission) | :: bemyndige, gi fullmakt |
| autism {n} (neurological disorder) | :: [Bokmål] autisme {m}; [Nynorsk] autisme {m} |
| autistic {adj} (having or pertaining to autism) | :: [Bokmål] autistisk; [Nynorsk] autistisk |
| auto- {prefix} (regarding oneself) | :: [Bokmål] selv-, auto-; [Nynorsk] auto- |
| auto- {prefix} (automatic) | :: [Bokmål] auto-; [Nynorsk] auto- |
| auto- {prefix} (relating to cars or the driving of cars) | :: auto- |
| autobiography {n} (biography of oneself) | :: [Bokmål] selvbiografi {m}; [Nynorsk] sjølvbiografi {m} |
| autocephalous {adj} (a self-governing church) | :: [Bokmål] autokefal; [Nynorsk] autokefal |
| autodidact {n} (a self-taught person) | :: selvlært {m}, autodidakt {m} |
| autoerotic {adj} (masturbatory) | :: autoerotisk |
| autoerotism {n} (sexual activity involving oneself) | :: autoerotisme {m} |
| autofocus {n} (automatic focus) | :: [Bokmål] autofokus {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] autofokus {m} {n} |
| autograph {n} (signature) | :: [Bokmål] autograf {m}; [Nynorsk] autograf {m} |
| automagical {adj} (automatic, but with an apparent element of magic) | :: automagisk |
| automated teller machine {n} (banking) | :: minibank {m} |
| automatic {adj} (capable of operating without external control) | :: automatisk; [Bokmål] automatisk; [Nynorsk] automatisk |
| automatic teller machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| automation {n} (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) | :: [Bokmål] automasjon {m} |
| automobile {n} (passenger vehicle) | :: [Bokmål] bil {m}; [Nynorsk] bil {m} |
| autonomous {adj} (self-governing) | :: [Bokmål] autonom, selvstyrt, sjølstyrt; [Nynorsk] autonom, sjølvstyrt |
| autonomous {adj} (acting on one's own) | :: [Bokmål] sjølstendig, selvstendig, autonom; [Nynorsk] sjølvstendig, autonom |
| autonomy {n} (self-government) | :: [Bokmål] selvstyre {n}, sjølstyre {n}, autonomi {m}; [Nynorsk] sjølvstyre {n}, autonomi {m} |
| autophagy {n} (the process of self-digestion) | :: [Bokmål] autofagi {m}; [Nynorsk] autofagi {m} |
| autopilot {n} (guiding system) | :: [Bokmål] autopilot {m}; [Nynorsk] autopilot {m} |
| autopsy {n} (a dissection performed on a cadaver) | :: obduksjon {m} |
| autopsy {v} (perform an autopsy) | :: obdusere |
| autoteller {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| autotomy {n} (invertebrate self-defense mechanism) | :: autotomi {m} |
| autumn {n} (season) | :: [Bokmål] høst {m}; [Nynorsk] haust {m} |
| autumnal equinox {n} (moment) | :: [Bokmål] høstjevndøgn {n}; [Nynorsk] haustjamndøger {n}, haustjamndøgn {n} |
| autumn equinox {n} (autumnal equinox) SEE: autumnal equinox | :: |
| auxiliary {n} (auxiliary verb) SEE: auxiliary verb | :: |
| auxiliary {adj} (relating to an auxiliary verb) | :: hjelpe-, hjelpeverb {n} |
| auxiliary language {n} (auxiliary language) | :: [Bokmål] hjelpespråk {n}; [Nynorsk] hjelpespråk {n} |
| auxiliary language {n} (minority language) SEE: minority language | :: |
| auxiliary verb {n} (a helping verb) | :: [Bokmål] hjelpeverb {n}; [Nynorsk] hjelpeverb {n} |
| availability {n} (the quality of being available) | :: [Bokmål] tilgjengelighet {m} {f} |
| available {adj} (capable of being used) | :: [Bokmål] tilgjengelig; [Nynorsk] tilgjengeleg |
| available {adj} (readily obtainable) | :: [Bokmål] tilgjengelig; [Nynorsk] tilgjengeleg |
| avalanche {n} (large sliding mass of snow and ice) | :: lavine {m}, snøras, snøskred {n} |
| avalanche {n} (fall of earth, rocks, etc.) | :: skred {n}, ras {n} |
| avant-garde {n} (group of people promoting new concepts) | :: [Bokmål] avantgarde {m}; [Nynorsk] avantgarde {m} |
| avantgardistic {adj} (innovative, pioneering) SEE: avant-garde | :: |
| Avar {prop} (language) | :: avarisk |
| avenge {v} (to take vengeance for) | :: [Bokmål] hevne |
| aventurine {n} (kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles) | :: [Nynorsk] aventurinfeltspat |
| aventurine {n} (variety of translucent quartz) | :: [Nynorsk] aventurin {m}, aventurinkvarts {m} |
| avenue {n} (broad street) | :: allé {m} |
| average {n} (arithmetic mean) | :: [Bokmål] gjennomsnitt {n}; [Nynorsk] gjennomsnitt {n} |
| average {adj} (constituting or relating to the average) | :: [Bokmål] gjennomsnittlig, middels; [Nynorsk] gjennomsnittleg, middels |
| Avernus {prop} (underworld) SEE: underworld | :: |
| aviation {n} (art or science of flying) | :: [Bokmål] luftfart {m}; [Nynorsk] luftfart {m} |
| aviation fuel {n} (fuel for aircraft) | :: [Bokmål] flydrivstoff {n}; [Nynorsk] flydrivstoff {n} |
| aviator {n} (aircraft pilot) | :: [Bokmål] flyger {m} |
| avid {adj} | :: ivrig |
| avocado {n} (fruit) | :: [Bokmål] avokado {m} |
| Avogadro constant {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) SEE: Avogadro's number | :: |
| Avogadro's number {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) | :: [Bokmål] Avogadros tall {n}, Avogadros konstant {f}; [Nynorsk] Avogadros tal {n}, avogadrokonstanten {f} |
| avoid {v} (to keep away from) | :: unngå |
| avoidance {n} (The act of avoiding or shunning) | :: [Bokmål] unngåelse {m} |
| Avraham {prop} (given name) SEE: Abraham | :: |
| avuncular {adj} (in the manner of an uncle) | :: [Bokmål] onkelaktig, faderlig |
| avuncular {adj} (kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant) | :: [Bokmål] vennlig, fordragelig |
| await {v} (transitive: to wait for) | :: [Bokmål] avvente |
| awake {adj} (conscious) | :: [Bokmål] våken; [Nynorsk] vaken |
| awake {v} (to gain consciousness) | :: [Bokmål] våkne |
| awake {v} (to excite something latent) | :: [Bokmål] vekke |
| awaken {v} (transitive: to cause to become awake) | :: [Bokmål] vekke |
| awaken {v} (intransitive: to stop sleeping) | :: [Bokmål] våkne |
| awaken {v} (transitive: to cause to become conscious) | :: [Bokmål] vekke |
| awakening {n} (the act of awaking) | :: [Bokmål] oppvåkning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oppvakning {f} |
| awakening {n} (being roused into action or activity) | :: [Bokmål] oppvåkning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oppvakning {f} |
| award {v} (give an award/prize for merit) | :: [Bokmål] utdele |
| awareness {n} (the state or quality of being aware of something) | :: oppmerksomhet |
| awash {adj} (washed by the waves or tide) | :: [Bokmål] overskyllet |
| away {adv} (from a place; hence) | :: [Bokmål] bort; [Nynorsk] bort |
| away {adv} (absent; gone; at a distance) | :: [Bokmål] borte; [Nynorsk] borte |
| away {adv} (aside; off; in another direction) | :: [Bokmål] bort; [Nynorsk] bort |
| away {adv} (from a state or condition of being; out of existence) | :: [Bokmål] borte; [Nynorsk] borte |
| away {adv} (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) | :: [Nynorsk] bort |
| away {adv} (at a distance in time or space) | :: [Nynorsk] unna |
| away {adj} (not here; gone) | :: [Nynorsk] unna |
| away {adj} (traveling; on vacation) | :: [Nynorsk] borte |
| away game {n} (athletic contest played in the opposing team's territory) | :: bortekamp {m} |
| awe {n} (feeling of fear and reverence) | :: [Bokmål] ærefrykt {m} |
| awesome {adj} (excellent, exciting) | :: [Bokmål] kjempebra; [Nynorsk] kjempebra |
| awful {adj} (causing fear; appalling; terrible) | :: grusom, forferdelig |
| awful {adj} | :: forferdelig, fryktelig, grusom |
| awfully {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| awfully {adv} (badly) SEE: badly | :: |
| awkward {adj} (lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | :: klumsete, klønete |
| awkward {adj} (not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | :: pinlig |
| awl {n} (pointed instrument) | :: [Bokmål] syl {m}; [Nynorsk] syl {m} |
| awn {n} (the bristle or beard of certain plants) | :: snerp {n} |
| AWOL {n} (military: absence without proper authority) | :: [Bokmål] tyvperm {m}, tjuvperm {m} |
| axe {n} (tool) | :: øks {m} |
| axe {n} (weapon) | :: øks {m}, stridsøks {m} |
| Axel {prop} (male given name) | :: Aksel, Axel |
| axial {adj} (of or pertaining to an axis) | :: [Bokmål] aksial; [Nynorsk] aksial |
| axiom {n} (philosophy: supposed self‐evident or necessary truth) | :: [Bokmål] aksiom {n}; [Nynorsk] aksiom {n} |
| axiom {n} (mathematics: fundamental assumption) | :: [Bokmål] aksiom {n}; [Nynorsk] aksiom {n} |
| axiom {n} (established principle in art or science) | :: [Bokmål] aksiom {n}; [Nynorsk] aksiom {n} |
| axis {n} (geometry: imaginary line) | :: [Bokmål] akse {m}; [Nynorsk] akse {m} |
| axis {n} (basis of space or part of graph) | :: [Bokmål] akse {m}; [Nynorsk] akse {m} |
| axle {n} (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) | :: [Bokmål] aksel {m}; [Nynorsk] aksel {m} |
| axle {n} (a transverse bar or shaft) | :: [Bokmål] aksel {m}; [Nynorsk] aksel {m} |
| axle load {n} (total weight transferred by one axle) | :: [Bokmål] aksellast {m} {f}, akseltrykk {n}; [Nynorsk] aksellast {f} {m} |
| aye-aye {n} (nocturnal quadruped) | :: fingerdyr |
| Ayers Rock {prop} (Uluru) SEE: Uluru | :: |
| Aymara {prop} (language of South America) | :: aymara; [Nynorsk] aymara |
| azalea {n} (plant) | :: [Bokmål] asalea {m}; [Nynorsk] asalea {m} |
| Azerbaijan {prop} (country) | :: [Bokmål] Aserbajdsjan {n}; [Nynorsk] Aserbajdsjan {n} |
| Azerbaijani {n} (Azerbaijani person) | :: [Bokmål] aserbajdsjaner {m}; [Nynorsk] aserbajdsjanar {m} |
| Azerbaijani {prop} (language of Azerbaijan) | :: [Bokmål] aserbajdsjansk {m}; [Nynorsk] aserbajdsjansk {m} |
| Azerbaijani {adj} (pertaining to Azerbaijan) | :: aserbajdsjansk |
| Azeri {n} (Azerbaijani) SEE: Azerbaijani | :: |
| Azeri {prop} (Azerbaijani) SEE: Azerbaijani | :: |
| Azores {prop} (an archipelago and an autonomous region) | :: [Bokmål] Asorene, [Riksmål] Azorene; [Nynorsk] Asorane |
| Aztec {n} (a Mexica) | :: [Bokmål] azteker {m}; [Nynorsk] aztekar {m} |
| azure {adj} (sky-blue coloured) | :: [Bokmål] asurblå; [Nynorsk] asurblå |
| Åland {prop} (Åland) SEE: Aland | :: |
| Ålesund {prop} (Norwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal) | :: [Bokmål] Ålesund; [Nynorsk] Ålesund |
| Æsir {prop} (the principal Norse gods) | :: [Bokmål] æsene {p}; [Nynorsk] æsene {p} |