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| baa {n} (bleating of sheep) | :: bæ {n} |
| baa {interj} (cry of sheep) | :: bæ |
| baa {v} (to make the cry of sheep) | :: breke |
| Baba Yaga {prop} (hag who flies through the air in a mortar) | :: Baba Jaga |
| babble {v} (to utter words indistinctly) | :: bable |
| babble {v} (to talk much) | :: bable, plapre |
| babby {n} (baby) SEE: baby | :: |
| babe {n} (baby or infant) SEE: baby | :: |
| babe {n} (darling) SEE: baby | :: |
| Babism {n} (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) | :: [Bokmål] babisme {m}; [Nynorsk] babisme {m} |
| baboon {n} (primate) | :: [Bokmål] bavian {m}; [Nynorsk] bavian {m} |
| babushka {n} (matryoshka) SEE: Russian doll | :: |
| baby {n} (very young human being) | :: [Bokmål] spedbarn {n}, baby {m}; [Nynorsk] spedbarn {n}, baby {m} |
| baby boom {n} (post-World War II baby boom (1946 to 1964)) | :: babyboom {m} |
| baby boom {n} (any increase in the birth rate) | :: babyboom {m} |
| baby bottle {n} (bottle with a teat) | :: [Bokmål] tåteflaske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tåteflaske {f} |
| baby buggy {n} (a wheeled chair for the transport of a baby) SEE: stroller | :: |
| baby carriage {n} (cart that is designed for moving a baby around in a lying position) SEE: pram | :: |
| baby face {n} (face resembling that of a baby) | :: [Bokmål] babyface {n} |
| baby face {n} (person having such a face) | :: [Bokmål] babyface {n} |
| baby fat {n} (natural fat of the body of a child) SEE: puppy fat | :: |
| baby food {n} (food designed for babies) | :: [Bokmål] barnemat {m}, babymat {m}; [Nynorsk] barnemat {m}, babymat {m} |
| baby formula {n} (artificial substitute for human breast milk) SEE: infant formula | :: |
| Babylonian {adj} (pertaining to the city or empire of Babylon) | :: [Bokmål] babylonsk, babylonisk; [Nynorsk] babylonsk, babylonisk |
| Babylonian {n} (person from the city of Babylon) | :: [Bokmål] babyloner {m}, babylonier {m}; [Nynorsk] babylonar {m}, babyloniar {m} |
| Babylonian {n} (person from the kingdom of Babylonia) | :: [Bokmål] babyloner {m}, babylonier {m}; [Nynorsk] babylonar {m}, babyloniar {m} |
| baby oil {n} | :: [Bokmål] babyolje {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] babyolje {m} {f} |
| babysitter {n} (baby or child caretaker) | :: barnevakt, kenguru |
| baby tooth {n} (tooth which will be replaced) SEE: milk tooth | :: |
| baby weight {n} (weight of a baby at birth) SEE: birth weight | :: |
| baccalaureate {n} (bachelor's degree) SEE: bachelor's degree | :: |
| bachelor {n} (unmarried man) | :: [Bokmål] ungkar {m}; [Nynorsk] ungkar {m} |
| bachelor {n} (person who has achieved bachelor's degree) | :: [Bokmål] bachelor {m}; [Nynorsk] bachelor {m} |
| bachelorette party {n} (bachelorette party) | :: [Bokmål] utdrikkingslag {n}, utdrikningslag; [Nynorsk] utdrikkingslag {n} |
| bachelor party {n} (party) | :: [Bokmål] utdrikninglag {n}, utdrikkingslag {n}; [Nynorsk] utdrikkingslag {n} |
| bachelor's degree {n} (first or lowest academic degree) | :: [Bokmål] bachelorgrad {m}, bachelor {m}; [Nynorsk] bachelorgrad {m}, bachelor {m} |
| bacillophobia {n} (fear of microbes) | :: [Bokmål] basillskrekk {m}; [Nynorsk] basillskrekk {m} |
| back {adv} (to or in a previous condition or place) | :: tilbake |
| back {adv} (in a manner that impedes) | :: tilbake |
| back {n} (the rear of body) | :: rygg {m}, bak {m} {n} |
| back {n} (the reverse side) | :: bakside {c} |
| back {n} (that which is farthest away from the front) | :: bakside {c} |
| back {n} (the part of something that goes last) | :: bakende {m} |
| back {n} (the backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back) | :: [Bokmål] rygg {m}, ryggstø {n}; [Nynorsk] rygg {m}, ryggstø {n} {f} |
| back {n} (a position behind most players on the team) | :: back {m} |
| back {v} (to go in the reverse direction) | :: [Bokmål] rygge; [Nynorsk] rygge, ryggje |
| back and forth {adv} (from one place to another and back again) | :: [Bokmål] frem og tilbake |
| backbone {n} (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord) | :: [Bokmål] ryggrad {m} {f}, ryggsøyle {m} {f}, virvelsøyle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ryggrad {f}, ryggsøyle {f}, virvelsøyle {f} |
| backbone {n} (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure) | :: ryggrad {m} {f} |
| backbone {n} (courage, fortitude, or strength) | :: ryggrad {m} {f} |
| backbone {n} (backbone) SEE: spine | :: |
| backburn {n} (prescribed burn) | :: [Bokmål] motbrann {m} |
| back door {n} (subsidiary entrance to building) | :: [Bokmål] bakdør {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bakdør {f} |
| back door {n} (secret, unprotected means of access) | :: [Bokmål] bakdør {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bakdør {f} |
| backdoor {n} (backdoor (all definitions)) SEE: back door | :: |
| backdrop {n} (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage) | :: [Bokmål] bakteppe {n}; [Nynorsk] bakteppe {n} |
| back-formation {n} (linguistic process) | :: [Bokmål] tilbakedannelse {m}, tilbakedanning {c} |
| back-formation {n} (word formed by this linguistic process) | :: [Bokmål] tilbakedannelse {m}, tilbakedanning {c} |
| backgammon {n} (board game) | :: backgammon {n} |
| back garden {n} (garden at the rear of a property) | :: [Bokmål] bakgård {m} |
| background check {n} (report on an individual) | :: bakgrunnssjekk |
| background radiation {n} (ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment) | :: bakgrunnsstråling {c} |
| backless {adj} (having no back) | :: [Bokmål] ryggløs |
| backless {adj} (having a back that shows skin) | :: [Bokmål] barrygget |
| backlog {n} (an accumulation or buildup) | :: [Bokmål] etterslep {n}; [Nynorsk] etterslep {n} |
| back matter {n} (parts of a book that appear after the text) | :: baktekst, ettertekst, posttekst |
| backpack {n} (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) | :: ryggsekk {m} |
| backrest {n} (back piece of a chair) | :: [Bokmål] ryggstø {n}; [Nynorsk] ryggstø {n} {f} |
| back seat {n} (seat) | :: [Bokmål] baksete {n}; [Nynorsk] baksete {n} |
| back street {n} (small and narrow street) | :: [Bokmål] bakgate {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bakgate {f} |
| back-to-back {adj} (sequential or consecutive) | :: back-to-back |
| back to front {adj} (reversed) | :: [Bokmål] bak fram; [Nynorsk] bak fram |
| backup {n} (copy of file or record) | :: [Bokmål] sikkerhetskopi {m}, reservekopi {m} |
| backwater {n} (a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | :: bakevje {m} {f} |
| backyard {n} (yard to the rear of a house) | :: [Bokmål] bakgård {m} |
| bacon {n} (cut of meat) | :: [Bokmål] (røykt) flesk {n}, bacon {n}; [Nynorsk] (røykt) flesk {n}, bacon {n} |
| bacon {n} (thin slice of pork) | :: [Bokmål] bacon {n}; [Nynorsk] bacon {n} |
| bacteria {n} (bacteria) | :: [Bokmål] bakterie {m} |
| bacterial {adj} (of or caused by bacteria) | :: [Bokmål] bakteriell; [Nynorsk] bakteriell |
| bacteriological {adj} (of or pertaining to bacteriology) | :: [Bokmål] bakteriologisk; [Nynorsk] bakteriologisk |
| bacteriologist {n} (microbiologist) | :: [Bokmål] bakteriolog {m}; [Nynorsk] bakteriolog {m} |
| bacteriology {n} (scientific study of bacteria) | :: [Bokmål] bakteriologi {m}; [Nynorsk] bakteriologi {m} |
| bacteriophage {n} (a virus that infects bacteria) | :: [Bokmål] bakteriofag {m}; [Nynorsk] bakteriofag {m} |
| bacterium {n} (single celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) | :: bakterie {m} |
| Bactrian camel {n} (Camelus bactrianus) | :: kamel {m}, baktriakamel {m} |
| baculum {n} (bone found in the penis of some mammals) | :: penisbein penisben |
| bad {adj} (unfavorable; negative) | :: dårlig |
| bad {adj} (not suitable or fitting) | :: dårlig, gal |
| bad {adj} (not appropriate, of manners etc.) | :: dårlig |
| bad {adj} (tricky; stressful; unpleasant) | :: dårlig, ubehagelig |
| bad {adj} (evil, wicked) | :: dårlig, ond |
| bad {adj} (faulty; not functional) | :: dårlig, i stykker |
| bad {adj} (of breath: malodorous) | :: dårlig |
| bad {adj} | :: dårlig |
| bad {adj} (spoilt, rotten, overripe) SEE: spoilt | :: |
| bad {adv} (badly) SEE: badly | :: |
| badass {adj} (belligerent and troublesome) SEE: belligerent | :: |
| bad breath {n} (unpleasant breath) | :: [Bokmål] dårlig ånde {m} |
| badge {n} (distinctive mark) | :: [Bokmål] skilt {n}, emblem |
| badger {v} (fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| badger {n} (mammal) | :: [Bokmål] grevling {m}; [Nynorsk] grevling {m} |
| bad luck {n} (misfortune) | :: uheld {n}, uflaks {m} |
| badly {adv} (in a bad manner) | :: [Bokmål] dårlig |
| badly {adj} (ill, unwell) | :: [Bokmål] dårlig |
| badminton {n} (a racquet sport) | :: [Bokmål] badminton {m}; [Nynorsk] badminton {m} |
| badminton court {n} (indoor court) | :: [Bokmål] badmintonbane {m}; [Nynorsk] badmintonbane {m} {f} |
| badminton player {n} (a person who plays badminton) | :: [Bokmål] badmintonspiller {m}, badmintonspeller {m}; [Nynorsk] badmintonspelar {m} |
| bad trip {n} (psychedelic crisis) | :: psykedelisk krise |
| badware {n} (malware) SEE: malware | :: |
| baffle {v} (to totally bewilder; confuse or perplex) | :: skvalpeskott, forvirre |
| bag {n} (flexible container) | :: [Bokmål] veske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] veske {f} |
| bag {n} (paper (or plastic) container given or sold to shoppers) | :: pose {m} |
| bag {n} (ugly woman) | :: burugle {c} |
| bag {v} (to gain possession of, or to make first claim on) | :: [Bokmål] hanke inn [gain possession of] |
| bag {v} (to provide artificial ventilation) | :: bagge |
| bag {n} (suitcase) SEE: suitcase | :: |
| bag {n} (backpack) SEE: backpack | :: |
| baggage {n} (luggage) SEE: luggage | :: |
| Baghdad {prop} (city) | :: [Bokmål] Bagdad; [Nynorsk] Bagdad |
| bagpipe {n} (bagpipes) SEE: bagpipes | :: |
| bagpiper {n} (one who plays the bagpipes) | :: [Bokmål] sekkepipespiller {m} |
| bagpipes {n} (musical wind instrument) | :: sekkepipe {m} {f} |
| bag snatcher {n} (thief who snatches a handbag) | :: [Bokmål] veskenapper {m}; [Nynorsk] veskenappar {m} |
| baguette {n} (a variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape) | :: [Bokmål] bagett {m}; [Nynorsk] bagett {m} |
| Bahamas {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Bahamas |
| Bahamian {adj} (pertaining to the Bahamas) | :: [Bokmål] bahamansk; [Nynorsk] bahamansk |
| Bahamian {n} (person from the Bahamas) | :: [Bokmål] bahamaner {m}; [Nynorsk] bahaman {m}, bahamanar {m} |
| Bahrain {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Bahrain |
| Bahraini {n} (a person from Bahrain or of Bahraini descent) | :: [Bokmål] bahrainer {m}; [Nynorsk] bahrainar {m} |
| Bahraini {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Bahrain or the Bahraini people) | :: [Bokmål] bahrainsk; [Nynorsk] bahrainsk |
| baiji {n} (freshwater dolphin) | :: [Bokmål] kinesisk elvedelfin {m}; [Nynorsk] kinesisk elvedelfin {m} |
| bailiff {n} (steward) SEE: steward | :: |
| Baird's sandpiper {n} (Calidris bairdii) | :: gulbrystsnipe |
| bait {n} (substance used in catching fish) | :: beita {f}, agn {n} |
| Bajan {prop} (Barbadian) SEE: Barbadian | :: |
| Bajan {adj} (Barbadian) SEE: Barbadian | :: |
| Bačka {prop} (historical region divided between Serbia and Hungary) | :: Bačka; [Nynorsk] Bačka |
| bake {v} (to cook in an oven) | :: [Bokmål] bake |
| bake {v} | :: baka |
| baked beans {n} (food) | :: hvite bønner i tomatsaus; [Bokmål] tomatbønner {p}; [Nynorsk] tomatbønner {p} |
| baker {n} (person who bakes and sells bread, etc) | :: [Bokmål] baker {m}; [Nynorsk] bakar {m} |
| baker's {n} (bakery) SEE: bakery | :: |
| baker's dozen {n} (cousin) SEE: cousin | :: |
| baker's dozen {n} (group of thirteen) | :: [Bokmål] bakerdusin {n} |
| bakery {n} (a shop in which bread and such is baked and sold) | :: bakeri |
| baking {n} (action in which something is baked) | :: [Bokmål] baking {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] baking {f} |
| baking powder {n} (dry leavening agent used in baking) | :: [Bokmål] bakepulver {n}; [Nynorsk] bakepulver {n} |
| baking tray {n} (oven-proof tray) | :: [Bokmål] stekebrett {n} |
| Baku {prop} (the capital city of Azerbaijan) | :: Baku |
| balaclava {n} (headgear) | :: [Bokmål] balaklava {m}, finlandshette {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] balaklava {m}, finlandshette {f} |
| balalaika {n} (Russian instrument) | :: [Bokmål] balalaika {m}; [Nynorsk] balalaika {m} |
| balance {n} (equilibrium) | :: balanse {m} |
| balance {n} (scales) | :: vekt {f}; [Bokmål] vektskål {m} {f}, vekt {m} {f} |
| balance {v} (to bring to equipoise) | :: balansere |
| balance {v} (to hold precariously) | :: balansere |
| balance {v} (accounting: to make credits and debits correspond) | :: balansere |
| balance {n} (astrology: Libra) SEE: Libra | :: |
| balance of payments {n} (measure of the flow of money into and out of a country) | :: [Bokmål] betalingsbalanse {m}; [Nynorsk] betalingsbalanse {m} |
| balance of trade {n} (difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time) | :: [Bokmål] handelsbalanse {m}; [Nynorsk] handelsbalanse {m} |
| balcony {n} (structure extending from a building) | :: [Bokmål] balkong {m}; [Nynorsk] balkong {m} |
| bald {adj} (having no hair) | :: [Bokmål] skallet; [Nynorsk] skalla |
| Balearic Islands {prop} (group of Mediterranean islands) | :: Balearene |
| Bali {prop} (island of Indonesia) | :: Bali |
| balk {n} (beam) | :: bjelke {m} |
| Balkan {adj} (of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula) | :: [Bokmål] balkansk; [Nynorsk] balkansk |
| Balkanian {adj} (Balkan) SEE: Balkan | :: |
| Balkanic {adj} (of or relating to Balkan peninsula) SEE: Balkan | :: |
| Balkanization {n} (fragmentation of a region into several small states) | :: balkanisering |
| Balkan Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in southeastern Europe, see also: Balkans) | :: [Bokmål] Balkan; [Nynorsk] Balkan |
| Balkans {prop} (geographical region in the southeast of Europe, see also: Balkan Peninsula) | :: [Bokmål] Balkan; [Nynorsk] Balkan |
| ball {n} (solid or hollow sphere) | :: [Bokmål] ball {m}; [Nynorsk] ball {m} |
| ball {n} (object, generally spherical, used for playing games) | :: [Bokmål] ball {m}; [Nynorsk] ball {m} |
| ball {n} (formal dance) | :: [Bokmål] ball {n}; [Nynorsk] ball {n} |
| ballad {n} (narrative poem) | :: vise; [Bokmål] ballade |
| ballast {n} (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | :: [Bokmål] ballast {m}; [Nynorsk] ballast {m} |
| ballast {n} (material laid to form a bed for a road) | :: ballast {m} (for railroads), fundament {n} |
| ballast {v} (to stabilize a ship with ballast) | :: ballaste |
| ball bearing {n} (bearing assembly with spherical balls) | :: kulelager {n} |
| ball boy {n} (A male person responsible for retrieving balls) | :: [Bokmål] ballgutt {m}; [Nynorsk] ballgut {m} |
| ballerina {n} (female ballet dancer) | :: [Bokmål] ballerina {m}; [Nynorsk] ballerina {f} |
| ballet {n} (form of dance) | :: [Bokmål] ballett {m}; [Nynorsk] ballett {m} |
| ballet {n} (theatrical presentation) | :: [Bokmål] ballett {m}; [Nynorsk] ballett {m} |
| ball game {n} (game played with a ball) | :: [Bokmål] ballspill {n}; [Nynorsk] ballspel {n} |
| ballgame {n} (ball game) SEE: ball game | :: |
| ballgown {n} (formal gown) | :: [Bokmål] ballkjole {m}; [Nynorsk] ballkjole {m} |
| ballistic missile {n} (missile) | :: ballistisk missil |
| ball lightning {n} (a short-lived, glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air) | :: kulelyn |
| balloon {n} (slang: woman’s breast) SEE: boob | :: |
| balloon {n} (inflatable and buoyant object) | :: ballong {m} |
| balloon {n} (child’s toy) | :: ballong {m} |
| balloon {n} (inflatable object to transport people through the air) | :: luftballong {m}, luftskip {n} |
| balloon {n} (medicine: sac inserted into part of the body) | :: ballong {m} |
| balloon {n} (speech bubble) SEE: speech bubble | :: |
| ballot {n} (paper used for vote-casting) | :: stemmeseddel {m} |
| ballot {n} (process of voting) | :: [Bokmål] avstemning {m} {f} |
| ballot {n} (list of candidates) | :: valgliste {c} |
| ballot {n} (total of all votes cast in an election) | :: opptelling {m} |
| ballot box {n} (a sealed box into which a voter puts a voting slip) | :: [Bokmål] urne {m} {f}, valgurne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] urne {f}, valurne {f} |
| ballot paper {n} (voting form) | :: [Bokmål] stemmeseddel {m} |
| ballpark {n} (field) | :: idrettsanlegg {n} |
| ballpark {adj} (approximate) | :: grov, omtrentlig |
| ball pen {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen | :: |
| ballpoint pen {n} (pen) | :: [Bokmål] kulepenn {m}; [Nynorsk] kulepenn {m} |
| ballroom {n} (large room used for dancing) | :: [Bokmål] ballsal {m}; [Nynorsk] ballsal {m} |
| balls {n} (follow the translations in the entry "ball") SEE: ball | :: |
| balrog {n} (fiery demonic creature) | :: balrog |
| Balt {n} (inhabitant of one of the modern Baltic states) | :: [Bokmål] balter {m}; [Nynorsk] baltar {m} |
| Baltic {prop} (Baltic Sea) SEE: Baltic Sea | :: |
| Baltic {adj} (pertaining to the Baltic languages) | :: [Bokmål] baltisk; [Nynorsk] baltisk |
| Baltic {adj} (pertaining to the Balts) | :: [Bokmål] baltisk; [Nynorsk] baltisk |
| Baltic {prop} (Baltic region, Baltic states) | :: [Bokmål] Baltikum; [Nynorsk] Baltikum |
| Baltic Sea {prop} (a sea) | :: [Bokmål] Østersjøen; [Nynorsk] Austersjøen |
| balustrade {n} (row of balusters) | :: balustrade |
| Bambara {prop} (language) | :: bambara; [Nynorsk] bambara |
| bamboo {n} (plant) | :: [Bokmål] bambus {m}; [Nynorsk] bambus {m} |
| Bamboo Curtain {prop} (political barrier between communist and capitalist in Asia) | :: Bambusteppet |
| bamboo shoot {n} (edible part of some bamboo types) | :: [Bokmål] bambusskudd {n} |
| ban {v} (forbid) | :: forby, utelukke |
| ban {n} (prohibition) | :: utvisning {m} {f}, forvisning {m} {f}, forvisning {f}; [Bokmål] forbud {n} |
| banal {adj} (common) | :: banal, banalt |
| banana {n} (fruit) | :: banan {m} |
| banana {n} (plant) | :: bananplante {m} {f} |
| banana boat {n} (ship for transporting bananas) | :: [Bokmål] bananbåt |
| banana peel {n} (outermost layer of the banana) | :: [Bokmål] bananskall {n}; [Nynorsk] bananskal {n} |
| bananaquit {n} (Coereba flaveola) | :: [Bokmål] banansmett; [Nynorsk] banansmett |
| banana republic {n} (country) | :: [Bokmål] bananrepublikk {m}; [Nynorsk] bananrepublikk {m} |
| banana skin {n} (banana skin) SEE: banana peel | :: |
| banana split {n} (A dessert containing a banana cut in half) | :: [Bokmål] banansplitt {m} |
| band {n} (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) | :: band {n}, bånd {n} |
| band {n} (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) | :: bind {n} |
| band {n} (part of radio spectrum) | :: bånd {n} |
| band {n} (group of energy levels in a solid state material) | :: bånd {n} |
| band {v} (to fasten with a band) | :: binde |
| band {v} (ornithology: to fasten an identifying band around the leg of) | :: ringmerke |
| band {n} (group of musicians) | :: [Bokmål] band {n}, korps {n}; [Nynorsk] band {n}, korps {n} |
| band {n} (orchestra originally playing janissary music) | :: korps {n} |
| band {n} (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) | :: bande {m} |
| bandage {n} (medical binding) | :: [Bokmål] bandasje {m}; [Nynorsk] bandasje {m} |
| bandage {n} (adhesive bandage) SEE: band-aid | :: |
| band-aid {n} (adhesive bandage) | :: plaster |
| band-aid {v} (to apply an adhesive bandage) | :: plastre |
| bandit {n} (one who robs others) | :: [Bokmål] banditt {m} |
| bandog {n} (guard dog) SEE: guard dog | :: |
| bandoleer {n} (bandolier) SEE: bandolier | :: |
| bandolier {n} (an ammunition belt) | :: bandolær {n} |
| bandwidth {n} (width of a frequency band) | :: [Bokmål] båndbredde {m}; [Nynorsk] bandbreidd {f} |
| bandwidth {n} (width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit) | :: [Bokmål] båndbredde {m}; [Nynorsk] bandbreidd {f} |
| bandwidth {n} (measure of data flow rate in digital networks) | :: [Bokmål] båndbredde {m}, båndvidde {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bandbreidd {f} |
| bandy {n} (winter sport played on ice) | :: bandy {c} |
| bane {v} (to (kill by) poison) SEE: poison | :: |
| bane {n} (killer) SEE: killer | :: |
| bane {n} (source of harm or ruin; affliction) | :: [Bokmål] bane {m} |
| bane {v} (to be the bane of) | :: bane {m} |
| bang {n} (A sudden percussive noise) | :: [Bokmål] smell {n} {m}; [Nynorsk] smell {n} {m} |
| banger {n} (woman's breast) SEE: breast | :: |
| Bangkok {prop} (the capital of Thailand) | :: Bangkok |
| Bangla {prop} (Bengali) SEE: Bengali | :: |
| Bangladesh {prop} (country) | :: Bangladesh |
| Bangladeshi {n} (person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent) | :: [Bokmål] bangladesher {m}; [Nynorsk] bangladeshar {m} |
| Bangladeshi {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh) | :: [Bokmål] bangladeshisk; [Nynorsk] bangladeshisk |
| bangs {n} (hair that hangs down over the forehead) | :: pannelugg {m}, lugg {m} |
| banister {n} (the handrail on the side of a staircase) | :: gelender {n} |
| banjo {n} (a musical instrument) | :: [Bokmål] banjo {m}; [Nynorsk] banjo {m} |
| bank {n} (institution) | :: bank {m} |
| bank {n} (branch office) | :: bank {m} |
| bank {n} (storage for important goods) | :: bank {m} |
| bank {n} (edge of river or lake) | :: [Bokmål] bredd {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bredd {f}, breidd {f} |
| bank {n} (an underwater area of higher elevation, a sandbank) | :: banke {m} |
| bankable {adj} (reliable) SEE: reliable | :: |
| bank account {n} (fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank) | :: [Bokmål] bankkonto {m}; [Nynorsk] bankkonto {m} |
| banker {n} (one who conducts the business of banking) | :: [Bokmål] bankier {m}; [Nynorsk] bankier {m} |
| bank machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| banknote {n} (paper currency) | :: [Bokmål] seddel, pengeseddel {m}; [Nynorsk] setel {m}, pengesetel {m} |
| bank robbery {n} (stealing from a bank) | :: [Bokmål] bankran {n}; [Nynorsk] bankran {n} |
| bankrupt {adj} (having been legally declared insolvent) | :: [Bokmål] konkurs; [Nynorsk] konkurs |
| bankrupt {v} (force into bankruptcy) | :: konkurs, bankerott, insolvent |
| bankruptcy {n} (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) | :: [Bokmål] konkurs {m}; [Nynorsk] konkurs {m} |
| bank statement {n} (statement of transactions and balances) | :: [Bokmål] kontoutdrag {n}, kontoutskrift {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kontoutdrag {n}, kontoutskrift {f} |
| banner {n} (flag) | :: flagg {n} |
| banner {n} (large sign) | :: banner {m} |
| banner {n} (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) | :: fane {m} |
| banner {n} (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) | :: fane {m} |
| banner {n} (advertisement on a web page) | :: banner {m} |
| banquet {n} (a large celebratory meal; a feast) | :: [Bokmål] bankett {m}; [Nynorsk] bankett {m} |
| Bantu {n} (language family) | :: [Bokmål] bantu {m}, bantuspråk {n}; [Nynorsk] bantu {m}, bantuspråk {n} |
| baptism {n} (Christian sacrament) | :: dåp {m} |
| baptismal font {n} (a basin used for baptism) | :: [Bokmål] døpefont; [Nynorsk] døypefont |
| baptism by fire {n} (baptism of fire) SEE: baptism of fire | :: |
| baptism of fire {n} (the first experience of a severe ordeal) | :: ilddåp {m} |
| bar {n} (vertical bar mark) SEE: pipe | :: |
| bar {n} (music: section of a staff) SEE: measure | :: |
| bar {prep} (with the exception of) SEE: except | :: |
| bar {n} (soccer: crossbar) SEE: crossbar | :: |
| bar {n} (solid object with uniform cross-section) | :: [Bokmål] bjelke {m}, bom {m} |
| bar {n} (metallurgy: solid object of round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular section) | :: [Bokmål] bjelke {m} |
| bar {n} (rail bar at level crossing) | :: skranke, bom |
| bar {n} (cuboid piece of any commodity) | :: -bar {m} |
| bar {n} (long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder) | :: [Bokmål] felt {n}, linje {m} {f} |
| bar {n} (business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages) | :: [Bokmål] bar {m}, drikkested {n}, kneipe {m} {f}, bule {m} {f}, kro; [Nynorsk] bar {m} |
| bar {n} (nautical: sand formation) | :: [Bokmål] bar {m}; [Nynorsk] bar {m} |
| bar {n} (unit of pressure) | :: bar {m} |
| barb {n} (bit for a horse) SEE: bit | :: |
| barb {n} (beard or something that resembles a beard) SEE: beard | :: |
| barb {n} (point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc) | :: mothake {m} |
| Barbadian {n} (person from Barbados) | :: [Bokmål] barbader {m}; [Nynorsk] barbadar {m} |
| Barbadian {adj} (of or relating to Barbados) | :: [Bokmål] barbadisk; [Nynorsk] barbadisk |
| Barbados {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Barbados |
| Barbara {prop} (cognates and transliterations of female given name) | :: Barbro |
| barbarian {adj} (uncivilized) | :: [Bokmål] barbarisk; [Nynorsk] barbarisk |
| barbarian {n} (uncivilized person) | :: [Bokmål] barbar {m}; [Nynorsk] barbar {m} |
| barbaric {adj} (uncivilised) | :: [Bokmål] barbarisk; [Nynorsk] barbarisk |
| barbarism {n} (barbaric act) | :: barbari {n} |
| barbarous {adj} (barbarian) SEE: barbarian | :: |
| barbarous {adj} (barbaric) SEE: barbaric | :: |
| Barbary dove {n} (Streptopelia risoria) SEE: ringneck dove | :: |
| barbecue {n} (cooking instrument) | :: [Bokmål] grill {m}; [Nynorsk] grill {m} |
| barbecue {v} (to cook food on a barbecue, see also: ) | :: [Bokmål] grille; [Nynorsk] grille |
| barbecue {v} (grill) SEE: grill | :: |
| barbed wire {n} (twisted strands of steel wire) | :: piggtråd {m} |
| barber shop {n} (business which offers haircuts to men) SEE: barbershop | :: |
| barbershop {n} (barber's shop) | :: [Bokmål] frisørsalong {m}; [Nynorsk] frisørsalong {m} |
| barber surgeon {n} (medical practitioner) | :: bartskjær {m}, bartskjærer {m}, badskjær, feltskjær |
| barbiturate {n} (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) | :: [Bokmål] barbiturat {m}; [Nynorsk] barbiturat {m} |
| barcarole {n} (Venetian folk song) | :: barcarole |
| Barcelona {prop} (capital of Catalonia) | :: Barcelona |
| bar chart {n} (graph in the form of boxes of different heights) | :: [Bokmål] søylediagram {n}; [Nynorsk] søylediagram {n} |
| barcode {n} (set of machine-readable parallel bars) | :: strekkode |
| bardo {n} (state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation) | :: [Bokmål] bardo |
| bare {adj} (naked, uncovered) | :: [Bokmål] naken; [Nynorsk] naken |
| bare {adv} (barely) SEE: barely | :: |
| bare-breasted {adj} (having the breasts and nipples exposed) | :: [Bokmål] barbrystet |
| barefoot {adj} (wearing nothing on the feet) | :: [Bokmål] barbeint |
| barefoot doctor {n} (farmer with basic medical training) | :: barfotlege {m} |
| barefooted {adj} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot | :: |
| barefooted {adv} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot | :: |
| barely {adv} (by a small margin) | :: så vidt |
| barely {adv} (almost not at all) | :: nesten ikke |
| Barents Island {prop} (island) | :: Barentsøya |
| Barents Sea {prop} (part of the Arctic Ocean) | :: Barentshavet {n} |
| barf {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| barf {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| barge {n} (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) | :: pram {m} |
| bar graph {n} (bar chart) SEE: bar chart | :: |
| barista {n} (person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers) | :: [Bokmål] barista {m} |
| baritone {n} (male voice) | :: [Bokmål] baryton {m}; [Nynorsk] baryton {m} |
| baritone {n} (person, instrument or group) | :: [Bokmål] baryton {m}; [Nynorsk] baryton {m} |
| baritone {n} (instrument similar to euphonium) | :: [Bokmål] baryton {m}; [Nynorsk] baryton {m} |
| baritone horn {n} (baritone horn) SEE: baritone | :: |
| barium {n} (chemical element) | :: [Bokmål] barium {n}; [Nynorsk] barium {n} |
| bark {n} (short, loud, explosive utterance) | :: bjeff {n} |
| bark {n} (figurative: abrupt utterance) | :: bjeff {n} |
| bark {n} (exterior covering of a tree) | :: [Bokmål] bark {m}; [Nynorsk] bork {m} |
| bark {n} (three-masted vessel, foremast and mainmast square-rigged, mizzenmast schooner-rigged) | :: [Bokmål] bark {m}; [Nynorsk] bark {m} |
| bark beetle {n} (beetle of Scolytinae) | :: [Bokmål] typograf {m}; [Nynorsk] typograf {m} |
| bark up the wrong tree {v} (bark up the wrong tree) | :: [Bokmål] ta feil, bli villedet |
| barley {n} (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) | :: bygg {n} {m} |
| barman {n} (bartender) SEE: bartender | :: |
| barn {n} (child) SEE: child | :: |
| barn {n} (building) | :: låve {m} |
| barnacle {n} (barnacle goose) SEE: barnacle goose | :: |
| barnacle goose {n} (Branta leucopsis) | :: hvitkinngås {f} |
| béarnaise sauce {n} (sauce) | :: [Bokmål] bearnés {m}; [Nynorsk] bearnés {m} |
| barn owl {n} (Tyto alba) | :: tårnugle |
| barn swallow {n} (species of swallow) | :: [Bokmål] låvesvale {f}; [Nynorsk] låvesvale {f} |
| bar of chocolate {n} (slab of chocolate) | :: [Bokmål] sjokoladeplate {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] sjokoladeplate {f} |
| barometer {n} (an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure) | :: [Bokmål] barometer {n}; [Nynorsk] barometer {n} |
| baron {n} (male ruler of a barony) | :: [Bokmål] baron {m}; [Nynorsk] baron {m} |
| baroness {n} (female ruler of a barony) | :: [Bokmål] baronesse {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] baronesse {f} |
| baroque {adj} (laden with detail) | :: [Bokmål] barokk; [Nynorsk] barokk |
| Baroque {prop} (period in architecture) | :: [Bokmål] barokk {m}; [Nynorsk] barokk {m} |
| Baroque {prop} (period in art) | :: [Bokmål] barokk {m}; [Nynorsk] barokk {m} |
| Baroque {prop} (period in music) | :: [Bokmål] barokk {m}; [Nynorsk] barokk {m} |
| Baroque guitar {n} (archaic form of guitar from the Baroque era) | :: [Bokmål] barokkgitar {m}; [Nynorsk] barokkgitar {m} |
| baroque organ {n} (type of pipe organ) | :: [Bokmål] barokkorgel {n}; [Nynorsk] barokkorgel {n} |
| baroscope {n} (barometer) SEE: barometer | :: |
| barque {n} (sailing vessel, all masts but sternmost square-rigged) | :: [Bokmål] bark {m}; [Nynorsk] bark {m} |
| barquentine {n} (sailing vessel) | :: [Bokmål] skonnertbark {?} |
| barrack {n} (a building for soldiers) | :: kaserne |
| barracks {n} (buildings used by military personnel) SEE: barrack | :: |
| barracks emperor {n} (emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army) | :: soldatkeiser {m} |
| barracuda {n} (predatory competitor) SEE: shark | :: |
| barrel {n} (jar) SEE: jar | :: |
| barrel {n} (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop) | :: [Bokmål] tønne {m} {f}, fat {n}; [Nynorsk] tunne {f}, tønne {f}, fat |
| barrel {n} (quantity) | :: [Bokmål] fat {n}; [Nynorsk] fat {n} |
| barrel {n} (metallic tube of a gun) | :: [Bokmål] løp {n}, pipe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] laup {n}, løp {n}, pipe {f} |
| barrel vault {n} (architecture) | :: tønnehvelv {n} |
| barricade {n} (a barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence) | :: [Bokmål] barrikade {m}; [Nynorsk] barrikade {m} |
| barricade {n} (an obstacle, barrier or bulwark) | :: barrikade {m} |
| barricade {v} (to close or block a road etc., using a barricade) | :: barrikadere |
| barricade {v} (to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port) | :: barrikadere, blokkere, stenge inne |
| barrier {n} (structure that bars passage) | :: [Bokmål] sperring {m} {f}, bom {m} [level crossing]; [Nynorsk] sperring {f}, bom {m} [level crossing] |
| barrier reef {n} (reef separated from the adjacent coast) | :: [Bokmål] barriererev {n}; [Nynorsk] barriererev {n} |
| barring {prep} (excepting) | :: bortsett fra |
| barrow {n} (castrated boar) | :: [Bokmål] galte {m} |
| bar-tailed godwit {n} (bar-tailed godwit) | :: lappspove {m} |
| bartender {n} (person who works in a bar) | :: [Bokmål] bartender {m}; [Nynorsk] bartender {m} |
| barter {n} (exchange of goods or services) | :: [Bokmål] byttehandel {m}; [Nynorsk] bytehandel {m} |
| Bartholomew {prop} (the Apostle) | :: Bartolomeus |
| baryon {n} (heavy subatomic particle) | :: [Bokmål] baryon {n}; [Nynorsk] baryon {n} |
| basalt {n} (hard rock) | :: [Bokmål] basalt {m}; [Nynorsk] basalt {m} |
| basaltic {adj} (relating to basalt) | :: [Bokmål] basaltisk; [Nynorsk] basaltisk |
| base {n} (permanent structure for housing military) | :: [Bokmål] base {m}; [Nynorsk] base {m} |
| base {n} (headquarters) | :: hovedkvarter {n} |
| base {n} (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) | :: [Bokmål] base {m}; [Nynorsk] base {m} |
| base {n} (safe zone in children's game) | :: frie |
| base {n} (bass) SEE: bass | :: |
| base {n} (apron) SEE: apron | :: |
| base {n} (radix) SEE: radix | :: |
| baseball {n} (ball game) | :: [Bokmål] baseball {m}; [Nynorsk] baseball {m} |
| baseboard {n} (panel or molding between floor and interior wall) SEE: skirting board | :: |
| based {adj} (founded on) | :: baserat |
| Basel {prop} (city in Switzerland) | :: [Bokmål] Basel {n}; [Nynorsk] Basel {n} |
| baseless {adj} (based on something that is not true) SEE: unfounded | :: |
| basement {n} (floor below ground level) | :: [Bokmål] kjeller {m}; [Nynorsk] kjellar {m} |
| basement {n} (mass of rock) | :: [Bokmål] grunnfjell {n}; [Nynorsk] grunnfjell {n} |
| Basenji {n} (Basenji) | :: basenji |
| base year {n} (year chosen for comparison) | :: [Bokmål] basisår {n}; [Nynorsk] basisår {n} |
| bashful {adj} (inclined to avoid notice) | :: beskjeden, sky, forlegen |
| Bashkir {prop} (language) | :: basjkirsk; [Nynorsk] basjkirsk |
| Bashkortostani {adj} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir | :: |
| Bashkortostani {n} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir | :: |
| basic {adj} (elementary, simple, merely functional) | :: [Bokmål] grunnleggende |
| basic {adj} (chemistry: of a base) | :: [Bokmål] basisk; [Nynorsk] basisk |
| basic form {n} | :: [Bokmål] grunnform {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] grunnform {f} |
| basil {n} (plant) | :: [Bokmål] basilikum {m}, basilik {m}; [Nynorsk] basilikum {m} |
| basil {n} (herb) | :: [Bokmål] basilikum {m}, basilik {m}; [Nynorsk] basilikum {m} |
| basilean {n} (partisan of a king) SEE: royalist | :: |
| basilica {n} (Christian church building having a nave) | :: [Bokmål] basilika {m} |
| basilisk {n} (snake-like dragon type) | :: basilisk {m} |
| basilisk {n} | :: basilisk {m} |
| basin {n} (wide bowl for washing) | :: servant {m}, vaskekum {m}, balje {m} |
| basin {n} (area of land that drains into a common outlet) | :: nedbørfelt {n}; [Nynorsk] nedslagsfelt {n}, nedbørsfelt {n} |
| bask {v} (to take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warm or happiness) | :: kose seg |
| basket {n} (container) | :: kurv {m} |
| basket {n} (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) | :: kurv {m} |
| basketball {n} (the sport) | :: [Bokmål] basketball {m}; [Nynorsk] korgball {m}, basketball {m} |
| basketmaker {n} (person who weaves baskets) | :: [Bokmål] korgmaker {m}, kurvmaker {m}; [Nynorsk] korgmakar {m} |
| Basque {n} (language) | :: [Bokmål] baskisk {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] baskisk {m} |
| Basque {n} (member of a people) | :: [Bokmål] basker {m}; [Nynorsk] baskar {m} |
| bass {n} (perch) | :: bass |
| Basse-Terre {prop} (capital city of Guadeloupe) | :: [Bokmål] Basse-Terre |
| bass fiddle {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| bass guitar {n} (stringed musical instrument) | :: bassgitar {m}, bass {m} |
| bassoon {n} (musical instrument in the woodwind family) | :: fagott {m} |
| bass viol {n} (musical instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| bass violin {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| bastard {n} (person born to unmarried parents) | :: [Bokmål] løsunge {m}, lausunge {m}, bastard {m}; [Nynorsk] lausunge {m}, bastard {m} |
| bastard {n} (mongrel) | :: [Bokmål] bastard {m}, kjøter {m} [dog]; [Nynorsk] bastard {m}, kjøter {m} [dog] |
| bastard {n} (contemptible etc. person) | :: [Bokmål] drittsekk {m}; [Nynorsk] dritsekk {m}, skitsekk {m}, skittsekk {m} |
| bastardly {adj} (born outside of wedlock) | :: [Bokmål] uekte født, uekte |
| bastardly {adj} (of no use) | :: [Bokmål] ubrukelig, verdiløs |
| bastille {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| bastille {n} (fortress) SEE: fortress | :: |
| bastion {n} (projecting part of a rampart) | :: [Bokmål] bastion {m}; [Nynorsk] bastion {m} |
| bastion {n} (person who strongly defends some principle) | :: [Bokmål] bastion {m}; [Nynorsk] bastion {m} |
| bat {n} (small flying mammal) | :: [Bokmål] flaggermus {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] flaggermus {f}, skinnvengje {f} |
| bat {n} (club used for striking the ball in sports) | :: balltre {n} |
| bat {v} (hit) | :: [Bokmål] slå |
| bat an eyelid {v} (to react in any slight way) | :: heve et øyelokk, heve et øyenbryn |
| batch {n} (quantity of baked goods made at one time) | :: ladning {f} |
| batch {n} (computing) | :: batch |
| bate {v} (simple past of beat) SEE: beat | :: |
| bate {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate | :: |
| bath {n} (tub) | :: badekar {n} |
| bath {n} (room) | :: bad {n} |
| bath {n} (act of bathing) | :: bade |
| bath {v} (To wash a person or animal in a bath) | :: [Bokmål] bade; [Nynorsk] bada, bade |
| bathe {v} (to clean oneself with water) | :: [Bokmål] bade; [Nynorsk] bada, bade |
| bathe {n} (act of bathing) | :: bad {n} |
| bathing cap {n} (cap worn by swimmers) SEE: swim cap | :: |
| bathing suit {n} (tight fitting garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| bathing trunks {n} (pair of shorts or briefs) SEE: swimming trunks | :: |
| bathos {n} (depth) SEE: depth | :: |
| bathos {n} (anticlimax) SEE: anticlimax | :: |
| bathrobe {n} (terrycloth robe) | :: [Bokmål] badekåpe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] badekåpe {f} |
| bathroom {n} (a room with a bathtub) | :: bad {n}, baderom |
| bathroom {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| bathtub {n} (large container in which a person may bathe) | :: [Bokmål] badekar {n}; [Nynorsk] badekar {n} |
| bathwater {n} (water used in a bath) | :: [Bokmål] badevann {n} |
| bathyscaphe {n} (self-propelled deep-sea submersible) | :: batyskaf |
| baton {n} (sports: object transferred by relay runners) | :: [Bokmål] stafett {m}; [Nynorsk] stafett {m} |
| baton {n} (club of the police) | :: [Bokmål] batong {m}; [Nynorsk] batong {m} |
| Bats {prop} (language) | :: batsisk |
| battalion {n} (army unit) | :: bataljon {m} |
| batten down the hatches {v} (nautical: to cover the hatches) | :: [Bokmål] skalke lukene |
| batter {v} (to hit or strike violently and repeatedly) | :: slå; [Bokmål] pryle |
| batter {n} (beaten mixture of flour and liquid) | :: [Bokmål] røre {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] røre {f} |
| battering ram {n} (type of siege engine used to smash gates and walls) | :: [Bokmål] rambukk {m}; [Nynorsk] rambukk {m} |
| battery {n} (device storing electricity) | :: [Bokmål] batteri {n}; [Nynorsk] batteri {n} |
| battery {n} (legal: act of unlawful violence) | :: [Bokmål] legemsbeskadigelse {m}; [Nynorsk] lekamskrenking {f} |
| battery hen {n} (hen kept in small cage) | :: [Bokmål] burhøne {m} {f}, burhøns {n-p} |
| battery-powered {adj} (powered by battery) | :: [Bokmål] batteridrevet; [Nynorsk] batteridriven |
| battle {n} (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat) | :: [Bokmål] slag {n} |
| battlefield {n} (field of a land battle) | :: [Bokmål] slagmark {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] slagmark {f} |
| battleground {n} (location) SEE: battlefield | :: |
| battleground state {n} (swing state) SEE: swing state | :: |
| Battle of Britain {prop} (series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II) | :: [Bokmål] slaget om Storbritannia {n}; [Nynorsk] slaget om Storbritannia {n} |
| battleship {n} (warship) | :: [Bokmål] slagskip {n}; [Nynorsk] slagskip {n} |
| bauxite {n} (ore) | :: [Bokmål] bauksitt {m}, bauxitt {m}; [Nynorsk] bauksitt {m}, bauxitt {m} |
| Bavaria {prop} (state) | :: [Bokmål] Bayern; [Nynorsk] Bayern |
| Bavarian {adj} (of or pertaining to Bavaria) | :: [Bokmål] bayersk; [Nynorsk] bayersk |
| bay {n} (shrub) | :: laurbær {m} |
| bay {n} (herb) | :: laurbærblad {n} |
| bay {n} (body of water) | :: bukt {f} |
| bay leaf {n} (herb) | :: [Bokmål] laurbærblad {n}; [Nynorsk] laurbærblad {n} |
| Bay of Bengal {prop} (Large bay in the northeastern Indian Ocean) | :: [Bokmål] Bengalbukta; [Nynorsk] Bengalbukta |
| Bay of Biscay {prop} (gulf) | :: [Bokmål] Biscayabukten; [Nynorsk] Biscayabukta |
| bayonet {n} (weapon) | :: bajonett |
| Bayonne ham {n} (an air dried salted ham that takes its name from the French city of Bayonne) | :: bayonneskinke {f} |
| bay willow {n} (Salix pentandra) | :: istervier |
| bazaar {n} (marketplace) | :: basar {m} |
| BBC {prop} (British Broadcasting Corporation) | :: [Bokmål] BBC {n} |
| BC {adv} (before Christ) | :: [Bokmål] f.Kr. (før Kristi fødsel); [Nynorsk] f.Kr. |
| be {v} (occupy a place) | :: [Bokmål] være; [Nynorsk] vera, vere |
| be {v} (occur, take place) | :: [Bokmål] være; [Nynorsk] vera, vere |
| be {v} (exist) | :: [Bokmål] være; [Nynorsk] vera, vere |
| be {v} (elliptical form of "be here", or similar) | :: [Bokmål] være; [Nynorsk] vera, vere |
| be {v} (used to indicate that the subject and object are the same) | :: [Bokmål] være; [Nynorsk] vera, vere |
| be {v} (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same) | :: [Bokmål] være or være lik; [Nynorsk] vera, vere or vera, vere lik |
| be {v} (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal) | :: [Bokmål] være; [Nynorsk] vera, vere |
| be {v} (used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it) | :: [Bokmål] være; [Nynorsk] vera, vere |
| be {v} (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase) | :: [Bokmål] være; [Nynorsk] vera, vere |
| be {v} (used to form the passive voice) | :: [Bokmål] bli; [Nynorsk] verta, verte, bli |
| be {v} (used to form the continuous forms of various tenses) | :: Not used in Norwegian |
| be {v} ((archaic) used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs) | :: [Bokmål] være; [Nynorsk] vera, vere |
| be {v} (used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like) | :: [Bokmål] være; [Nynorsk] vera, vere |
| be able to {v} (have ability to) | :: [Bokmål] greie, være i stand til |
| beach {n} (sandy shore) | :: [Bokmål] strand {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] strand {f} |
| beach ball {n} (a large light inflatable ball used in beach games) | :: badeball |
| beachline {n} (shoreline) SEE: shoreline | :: |
| beach volleyball {n} (sport) | :: strandvolleyball |
| beak {n} (structure projecting from a bird's face) | :: nebb |
| beaker {n} (flat-bottomed vessel) | :: [Bokmål] begerglass {n}; [Nynorsk] begerglas {n} |
| beaker {n} (drinking vessel without a handle) | :: beger {n}, krus {n} |
| beam {n} (large piece of timber or iron) | :: [Bokmål] bjelke {m}; [Nynorsk] bjelke {m} |
| beam {n} (principal horizontal beam in a building) | :: [Bokmål] bjelke {m}; [Nynorsk] bjelke {m} |
| bean {n} (seed) | :: bønne {c} |
| bean curd {n} (tofu) SEE: tofu | :: |
| bean goose {n} (Anser fabalis) | :: [Bokmål] sædgås {f} |
| beanie {n} (cap that fits the head closely) | :: [Bokmål] lue; [Nynorsk] lue |
| bear {v} (to give birth) SEE: give birth | :: |
| bear {v} (to carry) | :: bære |
| bear {v} (to be equipped with) | :: bære, føre |
| bear {v} (to declare as testimony) | :: føre |
| bear {v} (to tolerate, to put up with) | :: tåle, utstå |
| bear {v} (to produce or yield) | :: bære fram |
| bear {v} (to be in a specific direction) | :: bære mot |
| bear {n} (large mammal of family Ursidae) | :: [Bokmål] bjørn {m}; [Nynorsk] bjørn {m} |
| bearberry {n} (the species Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) | :: melbær |
| bearcat {n} (red panda) SEE: red panda | :: |
| bearcat {n} (giant panda) SEE: giant panda | :: |
| bear cub {n} (young bear) | :: bjørnung {m} |
| beard {n} (facial hair) | :: [Bokmål] skjegg {n}; [Nynorsk] skjegg {n} |
| bearded {adj} (having a beard) | :: [Bokmål] skjegget, skjeggete; [Nynorsk] skjeggete |
| bearded vulture {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier | :: |
| bear garlic {n} (ramsons) SEE: ramsons | :: |
| bearing {n} (mechanical device) | :: [Bokmål] lager {n}; [Nynorsk] lager {n} |
| bear with {v} (be patient with) | :: [Bokmål] bære over med |
| beast of burden {n} (animal that carries or pulls a load) | :: trekkdyr {n}, kløvdyr {n}; [Bokmål] lastedyr {n}; [Nynorsk] lastedyr {n} |
| beat {v} (to hit, to knock, to pound, to strike) | :: slå |
| beat {v} (to win against) | :: slå |
| beat around the bush {v} (to treat a topic but omit its main points) | :: gå som katten rundt den varme grøten (circle like a cat around the warm porridge) |
| beat around the bush {v} (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant) | :: gå som katten rundt den varme grøten (circle like a cat around the warm porridge) |
| beatification {n} (the act of beatifying) | :: [Bokmål] saligkåring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] saligkåring {f} |
| beatify {v} (to take step in declaring a person a saint) | :: [Bokmål] saligkåre; [Nynorsk] saligkåre |
| beating {n} (action of the verb to beat) | :: slag {n} |
| beating {n} (the pulsation of the heart) | :: [Bokmål] hjerteslag {n}; [Nynorsk] hjarteslag {n} |
| beatnik {n} (beatnik) | :: beatnik {m} |
| beat up {v} (to give a beating to) | :: banke opp |
| beau {n} (boyfriend) SEE: boyfriend | :: |
| Beaufort scale {prop} (measure for the intensity of the wind) | :: [Bokmål] beaufortskala {m}; [Nynorsk] beaufortskala {m} |
| beautiful {adj} (well executed) | :: [Bokmål] nydelig, enestående; [Nynorsk] nydeleg, eneståande |
| beautify {v} (to make beautiful or more beautiful) | :: forskjønne |
| beauty {n} (quality of pleasing appearance) | :: [Bokmål] skjønnhet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] venleik {m}, skjønnheit {f} |
| beauty {n} (someone beautiful: female) | :: [Bokmål] skjønnhet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] skjønnheit {f} |
| beauty parlor {n} (salon with hairdressers and beauticians) | :: [Bokmål] skjønnhetssalong {m} |
| beauty queen {n} (winner of a beauty contest) | :: [Bokmål] skjønnhetsdronning {m} {f} |
| beauty salon {n} (beauty salon) SEE: beauty parlor | :: |
| beauty spot {n} (birthmark) SEE: mole | :: |
| beaver {n} (semiaquatic rodent) | :: [Bokmål] bever {m}; [Nynorsk] bever {m} |
| be awake {v} (awake) SEE: awake | :: |
| be awake {v} (wake up) SEE: wake up | :: |
| be born {v} (to come into existence through birth) | :: [Bokmål] bli født |
| be born yesterday {v} | :: født i går |
| be called {v} (to have a specific name) | :: hete |
| because {adv} (on account) | :: [Bokmål] på grunn av |
| because {conj} (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that) | :: [Bokmål] fordi, ettersom, da; [Nynorsk] av di, fordi, ettersom, då |
| because of {prep} (on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of) | :: [Bokmål] på grunn av, for |
| Bechuanaland {prop} (former name for Botswana) | :: Protektoratet Bechuanaland |
| become {v} (to begin to be) | :: [Bokmål] bli; [Nynorsk] verta, bli; kle |
| bed {n} (shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear) SEE: pallet | :: |
| bed {n} (piece of furniture) | :: seng {m} |
| bed {n} (prepared spot to spend the night in) | :: seng {m} |
| bed {n} (flat surface or layer on which something else is to be placed) | :: seng {m} |
| bed {n} (the bottom of a lake or other body of water) | :: bunn {m} |
| bed {n} (area where a large number of shellfish is found) | :: banke {m} |
| bed {n} (garden plot) | :: bed {n} |
| bed and breakfast {n} (guesthouse providing breakfast) | :: pensjonat {n} |
| bedbound {adj} (unable to leave one's bed) SEE: bedridden | :: |
| bedbug {n} (small nocturnal insect) | :: [Bokmål] veggedyr {n}, veggdyr {n}, veggelus {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] veggedyr {n}, veggdyr {n}, veggelus {f} |
| bedclothes {n} (sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed) | :: sengetøy {n} |
| bedding {n} (bedlinen) | :: [Bokmål] sengetøy {n}; [Nynorsk] sengetøy {n} |
| bedfast {adj} (unable to leave one's bed) SEE: bedridden | :: |
| bedouin {n} (desert-dweller) | :: beduin {m} |
| bedpan {n} (chamber pot used while still in bed) | :: [Bokmål] bekken {n}; [Nynorsk] bekken {n} |
| bedridden {adj} (confined to bed) | :: sengeliggende |
| bedrock {n} (underground solid rock) | :: [Bokmål] fjellgrunn {m}, berggrunn {m}; [Nynorsk] fjellgrunn {m}, berggrunn {m} |
| bedroom {n} (room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping) | :: [Bokmål] soveværelse {n}, soverom {n}; [Nynorsk] soverom {n} |
| bed sheet {n} (sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen) | :: laken {n} |
| bedsheet {n} (a sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen) | :: laken {n} |
| bedside table {n} (nightstand) SEE: nightstand | :: |
| bedsit {n} (rented room) | :: [Bokmål] hybel {m}; [Nynorsk] hybel {m} |
| bedsore {n} (Lesion caused by pressure) | :: [Bokmål] liggesår {n}, trykksår {n}, decubitus {m} |
| bedtime {n} (time when one goes to bed to sleep) | :: [Bokmål] sengetid {m} {f}, leggetid {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] sengetid {f}, sengtid {f}, leggetid {f}, leggjetid {f} |
| bee {n} (insect) | :: bie {m} {f} |
| beech {n} (tree of genus Fagus) | :: bøk {m} |
| beef {n} (cow, bull) SEE: cow | :: |
| beef {n} (meat) | :: [Bokmål] storfekjøtt {n}, oksekjøtt {n}; [Nynorsk] storfekjøt {n}, storfekjøtt {n}, oksekjøt {n}, oksekjøtt {n} |
| bee fly {n} (bee fly) | :: [Bokmål] humleflue {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] humlefluge {f} |
| beefy {adj} (robust) SEE: robust | :: |
| beefy {adj} (muscular) SEE: muscular | :: |
| beehive {n} (home of bees) | :: [Bokmål] bikube {m}; [Nynorsk] biekube {m}, bikube {m} |
| beehive {n} (man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey) | :: [Bokmål] bikube {m}, kube {m}; [Nynorsk] biekube {m}, bikube {m}, kube {m} |
| beekeeper {n} (someone who keeps bees) | :: [Bokmål] birøkter {m}; [Nynorsk] birøktar {m} |
| beekeeping {n} (raising bees) | :: birøkt {c} |
| beemer {n} (slang term for a BMW car or motorcycle) | :: beamer {m} |
| beer {n} (alcoholic drink made of malt) | :: øl |
| beer {n} (glass of beer) | :: øl {m} |
| beer bottle {n} (a bottle designed to contain beer) | :: [Bokmål] ølflaske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ølflaske {f} |
| beer can {n} (can containing beer) | :: [Bokmål] ølboks {m}; [Nynorsk] ølboks {m} |
| beer goggles {n} (the illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption) | :: [Bokmål] ølbrille {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ølbrille {f} |
| beer mat {n} (mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass) | :: [Bokmål] ølbrikke {m} {f} |
| bee sting {n} (puncture from a bee) | :: bistikk |
| beestings {n} (first milk drawn from an animal) SEE: colostrum | :: |
| beeswax {n} (wax secreted by bees) | :: [Bokmål] bivoks {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] bivoks {m} {n} |
| beet {n} (Beta vulgaris) | :: roe |
| beetle {n} (insect) | :: bille {m} |
| Beetle {n} (Volkswagen car) | :: boble {m} {f} |
| beetroot {n} (normally deep red coloured root vegetable) | :: rødbete; [Nynorsk] raudbete |
| before {prep} (earlier than) | :: før |
| before {prep} (in front of in space) | :: [Bokmål] foran; [Nynorsk] føre, framanfor |
| before {adv} (at an earlier time) | :: før |
| beforehand {adv} (at an earlier time) | :: i forkant; [Bokmål] på forhånd, i forveien, i forvegen |
| before long {prep} (soon) SEE: soon | :: |
| beg {v} (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money) | :: [Bokmål] tigge; [Nynorsk] tigga |
| beggar {n} (person who begs) | :: [Bokmål] tigger {m}, betler {m}, betlerske {m} {f} [female]; [Nynorsk] tiggar {m} |
| begging letter {n} (letter asking for money) | :: [Bokmål] tiggerbrev {n}; [Nynorsk] tiggarbrev {n} |
| begin {v} (to start, to initiate or take the first step into something.) | :: begynne |
| beginner {n} (someone who just recently started) | :: [Bokmål] nybegynner {m}; [Nynorsk] nybyrjar {m}, nybegynnar {m} |
| beginning {n} (act of doing that which begins anything) | :: [Bokmål] begynnelse {m} |
| beginning {n} (that which begins or originates something) | :: [Bokmål] begynnelse {m} |
| beginning {n} (initial portion of some extended thing) | :: [Bokmål] begynnelse {m} |
| behalf {n} (behalf) | :: [Bokmål] vegne {p}; [Nynorsk] vegner {p} |
| behave {v} (to act in a specific manner) | :: oppføre seg |
| behave oneself {v} (to act in a polite or proper way) SEE: behave | :: |
| behavior {n} (way an animal or human behaves or acts) | :: [Bokmål] oppførsel, adferd {m} {f} |
| behavior {n} (way matter or systems behave) | :: oppførsel, oppførsel |
| behaviorism {n} (approach to psychology focusing on behavior) | :: [Bokmål] behaviorisme {m}, adferdspsykologi {m}, atferdspsykologi {m}; [Nynorsk] behaviorisme {m}, åtferdspsykologi {m} |
| behaviour {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior | :: |
| behead {v} (to remove the head) | :: halshugge, halshogge |
| behemoth {n} (mighty beast in the Book of Job) | :: [Bokmål] Behemot |
| behest {n} (promise) SEE: promise | :: |
| behind {prep} (at the back of) | :: bak |
| behind {prep} (to the back of) | :: bak |
| behind {prep} (after, time- or motion-wise) | :: bak |
| behind {prep} (responsible for) | :: stå bak |
| behind {prep} (in support of) | :: bak |
| behind {n} (rear, back-end) | :: bakpart {m} |
| behind {n} (buttocks) | :: bak {m}, rompe {c} |
| behind {n} | :: bak {m} |
| behind bars {prep} (in jail or prison) | :: [Bokmål] bak lås og slå; [Nynorsk] bak lås og slå |
| behind the curve {prep} (out of date) | :: [Bokmål] ikke henge med i svingene, passé |
| beholder {n} (someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator) | :: [Bokmål] betrakter {m} |
| behove {v} (to befit, to suit) | :: passe [reflexive] |
| behove {v} (to be necessary) | :: være nødvendig |
| Beijing {prop} (capital of China) | :: Beijing, Peking, Pekin |
| being {n} (a living creature) | :: vesen |
| being {n} (the state or fact of existence) | :: tilværelse, det å være, bli til |
| Beirut {prop} (capital of Lebanon) | :: Beirut |
| bejel {n} (Endemic syphilis) | :: radesyge, slemsyge, stygsyge, spedalskhed |
| belabour {v} (To beat someone) | :: [Bokmål] slå løs på |
| Belarus {prop} (country) | :: [Bokmål] Hviterussland {n}, Kviterussland {n}; [Nynorsk] Kviterussland {n} |
| Belarusian {adj} (pertaining to Belarus) | :: [Bokmål] hviterussisk; [Nynorsk] kviterussisk |
| Belarusian {n} (language) | :: hviterussisk; [Nynorsk] kviterussisk |
| Belarusian {n} (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent) | :: [Bokmål] hviterusser {m}, kviterusser {m}; [Nynorsk] kviterussar {m} |
| belated {adj} (later in relation to the proper time) | :: forsinket, på etterskudd |
| belch {v} (expel gas from the stomach through the mouth) | :: rape |
| belch {n} (sound one makes when belching) | :: rap {n} |
| beleaguer {v} (to besiege; to surround with troops) | :: beleire; [Nynorsk] omleire |
| belfry {n} (part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells) | :: [Bokmål] klokkerom {n}; [Nynorsk] klokkerom {n} |
| Belgian {n} (Belgian, person from Belgium) | :: [Bokmål] belgier {m}; [Nynorsk] belgiar {m} |
| Belgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Belgium) | :: [Bokmål] belgisk; [Nynorsk] belgisk |
| Belgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people) | :: [Bokmål] belgisk; [Nynorsk] belgisk |
| Belgian Sheepdog {n} (Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants) | :: belgisk fårehund {m} |
| Belgium {prop} (country in Europe) | :: [Bokmål] Belgia {n}; [Nynorsk] Belgia {n} |
| Belgrade {prop} (capital of Serbia) | :: [Bokmål] Beograd, Belgrad |
| believable {adj} (capable of being believed; credible) | :: [Bokmål] troverdig |
| believe {v} (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) | :: tro |
| believe {v} | :: tro |
| belittle {v} (to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is) | :: [Bokmål] nedvurdere, fornedre; bagatellisere |
| Belize {prop} (country) | :: Belize |
| Belizean {n} (person from Belize) | :: [Bokmål] belizer {m}; [Nynorsk] belizar {m} |
| Belizean {adj} (Pertaining to Belize) | :: [Bokmål] belizisk; [Nynorsk] belizisk |
| Belizian {n} (Belizean) SEE: Belizean | :: |
| Belizian {adj} (Belizean) SEE: Belizean | :: |
| bell {n} (percussive instrument) | :: [Bokmål] bjelle {m} {f}, klokke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bjølle {f}, klokke {f} |
| bell {n} (informal: telephone call) | :: ringing {m} {f} |
| bell {n} (signal at a school) | :: innringing {m} {f} |
| bell {n} (the flared end of a brass or woodwind instrument) | :: sjallstykke {n} |
| bell {v} (to attach a bell to) | :: henge en bjelle på |
| belladonna {n} (a plant, Atropa belladonna) SEE: deadly nightshade | :: |
| bellicist {n} (warmonger) SEE: warmonger | :: |
| belligerent {adj} (eager to go to war) | :: krigersk, stridslysten |
| belligerent {adj} (hostile, eager to fight) | :: stridslysten |
| bellows {n} (air blower) | :: [Bokmål] blåsebelg {m}; [Nynorsk] blåsebelg {m} |
| bellows {n} (any flexible container or enclosure) | :: [Bokmål] belg {m}; [Nynorsk] belg {m} |
| bell pepper {n} (spicy-sweet vegetable) | :: paprika {m} |
| bell the cat {v} (to undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group) | :: [Bokmål] henge bjella på katten; [Nynorsk] hengje bjølla på katten, henge bjølla på katten |
| bell tower {n} (tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry) | :: [Bokmål] klokketårn {n}; [Nynorsk] klokketårn {n} |
| bellwether {n} (the leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck) | :: [Bokmål] bjellesau {m} |
| belly {n} (abdomen) | :: [Bokmål] mage {m} |
| bellybutton {n} (the navel or umbilicus) SEE: navel | :: |
| belly dance {n} (form of dance) | :: [Bokmål] magedans {m}, mavedans {m}; [Nynorsk] magedans {m} |
| belly dancer {n} (person who performs belly dances) | :: [Bokmål] magedanser {m}, magedanserinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] magedansar {m}, magedansarinne {f} |
| belly flop {n} (style of diving) | :: [Bokmål] mageplask {n} |
| belong {v} (be the property of) | :: [Bokmål] tilhøre; [Nynorsk] tilhøyre |
| beloved {adj} (loved) | :: [Bokmål] elsket |
| belt {n} (band worn around the waist) | :: belte {n} |
| belt {n} (band used for safety purposes) | :: belte {n} |
| belt {n} (band used in a machine to help transfer motion or power) | :: belte {n} |
| belt {n} (geographical region) | :: belte {n}, region {m} |
| beltway {n} (a freeway that encircles a city) SEE: ring road | :: |
| beluga {n} (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) | :: [Bokmål] hvithval {m}, kvitkval {m}; [Nynorsk] kvitkval {m} |
| bemock {v} (mock) SEE: mock | :: |
| bench {n} (long seat) | :: benk {m} |
| bench {v} (remove a player from play) | :: benke |
| benchlet {n} (stool) SEE: stool | :: |
| bend {v} (to cause to shape into a curve) | :: bøye |
| bend {v} | :: bøye |
| bend {n} (curve) | :: [Bokmål] kurve {m}; [Nynorsk] kurve {f} |
| bender {n} (slang: homosexual man) | :: skeiv {m} |
| bending {n} (motion or action) | :: [Bokmål] bøyning {m} {f}, bøying {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bøying {f} |
| beneath {prep} (below) | :: under |
| Benedict {prop} (male given name) | :: Bendik |
| Benedicta {prop} (feminine form of Benedict) | :: Benedikte |
| benediction {n} (a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually after a church worship service) | :: takksigelse |
| benefactive case {n} (case used to indicate beneficiary) | :: benefaktiv |
| beneficial {adj} (helpful or good to something or someone) | :: [Bokmål] fordelaktig; [Nynorsk] fordelaktig |
| benefit {n} (payment, subsidy) | :: [Bokmål] ytelse {m} |
| benefit of the doubt {n} (a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence) | :: [Bokmål] la tvilen komme tiltalte til gode; [Nynorsk] la tvilen kome tiltalte til gode |
| benevolent {adj} (having a disposition to do good) | :: [Bokmål] velvillig, velmenende |
| benevolent {adj} (possessing or manifesting love for mankind) | :: menneskekjærlig |
| Bengali {n} (language) | :: [Bokmål] bengali {m}; [Nynorsk] bengali {m} {n} |
| Benghazi {prop} (Benghazi, Libya) | :: Benghazi |
| benign {adj} ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health) | :: [Bokmål] godartet; [Nynorsk] godarta |
| benign tumor {n} (tumor which can usually be removed without serious complications) | :: godarta svulst {m} |
| Benin {prop} (country) | :: Benin |
| Beninese {n} (person) | :: [Bokmål] beniner {m}; [Nynorsk] beninar {m} |
| Beninese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) | :: [Bokmål] beninsk; [Nynorsk] beninsk |
| Benjamin {prop} (the youngest son of Jacob) | :: Benjamin |
| Benjamin {prop} (male given name) | :: Benjamin |
| benumb {v} (make numb) SEE: numb | :: |
| benzene {n} (aromatic compound C6H6) | :: [Bokmål] benzen {n}; [Nynorsk] benzen {n} |
| benzene ring {n} (benzene ring) | :: [Bokmål] benzenring {m}; [Nynorsk] benzenring {m} |
| benzine {n} (benzene) SEE: benzene | :: |
| benzodiazepine {n} (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) | :: [Bokmål] benzodiazepin {m} |
| benzoic acid {n} (white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH) | :: [Bokmål] benzosyre {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] benzosyre {f} |
| Beograd {prop} (Belgrade) SEE: Belgrade | :: |
| be prepared {phrase} (motto) | :: vær beredt |
| bequest {n} (will of the deceased) | :: testament {n} |
| bequest {n} (a person's inheritance) | :: testamentarisk gave, legat {n} |
| be quiet {interj} (remain silent) SEE: silence | :: |
| berate {v} (chide vehemently) | :: [Bokmål] rakke ned på, skjelle ut |
| Berber {n} (Member of northwest African ethnic group) | :: [Bokmål] berber {m}; [Nynorsk] berbar {m} |
| Berber {prop} (a group of closely related languages) | :: [Bokmål] berbisk {m}; [Nynorsk] berbisk {m} |
| Berber {adj} (of the Berber people) | :: [Bokmål] berbisk; [Nynorsk] berbisk |
| beret {n} (type of brimless cap) | :: [Bokmål] alpelue {m} {f}, beret {m} |
| bergamot {n} (Mentha × piperita) SEE: peppermint | :: |
| Bergen {prop} (city in Norway) | :: Bergen |
| be right {v} (be correct in one's judgement or statement about something) | :: [Bokmål] ha rett |
| Bering Sea {prop} (sea) | :: [Bokmål] Beringhavet; [Nynorsk] Beringhavet |
| Bering Strait {prop} (strait between Russia and Alaska) | :: [Bokmål] Beringstredet {n}; [Nynorsk] Beringsundet {n} |
| berkelium {n} (transuranic chemical element) | :: berkelium |
| Berlin {prop} (capital city of Germany) | :: [Bokmål] Berlin; [Nynorsk] Berlin |
| Berliner {n} (native or inhabitant of Berlin) | :: berliner {m} |
| Berliner {n} (doughnut) | :: [Bokmål] berlinerbolle {m} |
| Berlin Wall {prop} (wall that parted Berlin) | :: [Bokmål] Berlinmuren {m}; [Nynorsk] Berlinmuren {m} |
| Bermuda {prop} (island group) | :: Bermuda |
| Bernard {prop} (male given name) | :: Bernhard |
| berry {n} (small fruit) | :: bær {n} |
| berry sugar {n} (caster sugar) SEE: caster sugar | :: |
| berserk {n} (a crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy) | :: berserk |
| berserker {n} (Norse warrior) SEE: berserk | :: |
| berth {n} (bunk) | :: køye |
| beryl {n} (gem) | :: [Bokmål] beryll {m}; [Nynorsk] beryll {m} |
| beryllium {n} (chemical element) | :: [Bokmål] beryllium {n}; [Nynorsk] beryllium {n} |
| beseech {v} (to beg) | :: [Bokmål] bønnfalle, trygle, be |
| be sick {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| beside {prep} (next to) | :: [Bokmål] ved, ved siden av; [Nynorsk] ved, attmed |
| beside {prep} (not relevant to) | :: på siden |
| besiege {v} (to surround with armed forces) | :: [Bokmål] beleire; [Nynorsk] omleire |
| be silent {v} (refrain from speaking) | :: [Bokmål] tie |
| besom {n} (broom) | :: sopelime {m} |
| bespoke {adj} (individually or custom made) | :: [Bokmål] skreddersy, spesialtilpasse |
| best {adj} (superlative of the adjective good) | :: best |
| best {adv} (superlative of the adverb well) | :: best |
| best {n} (effort) | :: beste |
| best {n} (person) | :: best |
| best {v} (to beat) | :: slå |
| best friend {n} (an especially close and trusted friend) | :: [Bokmål] [also separable] bestevenn {m}, bestevenninne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] [also separable] besteven {m}, bestevenn {m}, besteveninne {f}, bestevenninne {f} |
| bestial {adj} (beast-like) | :: [Bokmål] bestialsk; [Nynorsk] bestialsk |
| bestiary {n} (A medieval treatise of animals) | :: bestiarium |
| best man {n} (primary attendant to the groom) | :: [Bokmål] forlover {m}; [Nynorsk] forlovar {m} |
| best of both worlds {n} (combination of two contradictory benefits) | :: [Bokmål] det beste fra to verdener |
| bestow {v} (to present a thing as a gift or honour) | :: forære, skjenke |
| best regards {n} (polite closing of a letter) | :: med vennlig hilsen |
| bestseller {n} (book or thing sold in large numbers) | :: [Bokmål] bestselger {m}; [Nynorsk] bestseljar {m} |
| best-selling {adj} (superlative of well-selling) | :: [Bokmål] bestselgende |
| bet {n} (a wager) | :: veddemål {n} |
| bet {v} (to stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event) | :: vedde |
| bet {v} (to be sure of something) | :: vedde på |
| be there {v} | :: [Bokmål] være der for |
| Bethlehem {prop} (City) | :: Betlehem |
| betide {v} ((intransitive) To happen; to take place; to bechance or befall) | :: [Bokmål] hende, vederfares |
| betray {v} (to deliver into the hands of an enemy) | :: [Bokmål] forråde |
| betrayal {n} (treason) SEE: treason | :: |
| betrayer {n} (someone who betrays) | :: angiver, forræder, sladrehank, sviker, tyster |
| better {adj} (comparative of the adjectives good or well) | :: [Bokmål] bedre; [Nynorsk] betre |
| better {adv} (comparative form of the adverb well) | :: bedre |
| better {v} (to improve) | :: forbedre |
| better an egg today than a hen tomorrow {proverb} (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush) SEE: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush | :: |
| better half {n} (spouse or lover) | :: [Bokmål] bedre halvdel {m} |
| better late than never {adv} (it’s better to do something late, than to never do it at all) | :: [Bokmål] bedre sent enn aldri, bedre seint enn aldri; [Nynorsk] betre seint enn aldri |
| better safe than sorry {proverb} (it is preferable to be cautious) | :: bedre føre var enn etter snar |
| between {prep} (in the position or interval that separates two things) | :: mellom |
| between {prep} (shared in confidence by) | :: mellom |
| between {prep} (in transit from one to the other) | :: mellom |
| between {prep} (one of, representing a choice) | :: mellom |
| beverage {n} (drink) | :: [Bokmål] drikk {m} |
| beware {v} (use caution, pay attention (to)) | :: passe seg (for) |
| bewitch {v} (to cast a spell) | :: [Bokmål] forhekse; [Nynorsk] forhekse |
| be wrong {v} (have an incorrect belief, be mistaken) | :: [Bokmål] ta feil |
| beyond {prep} (beyond) SEE: above | :: |
| beyond {n} (unknown) SEE: unknown | :: |
| beyond the pale {prep} (behaviour) | :: over streken |
| Bharat {prop} (India) SEE: India | :: |
| Bhutan {prop} (Himalayan country) | :: Bhutan |
| Bhutanese {n} (person from Bhutan) | :: [Bokmål] bhutaner {m}; [Nynorsk] bhutanar {m} |
| Bhutanese {adj} (pertaining to Bhutan) | :: [Bokmål] bhutansk; [Nynorsk] bhutansk |
| biangbiang noodles {n} (type of noodle) | :: biangbiangnudler |
| biannual {adj} (occurring twice a year; semi-annual) | :: halvårlig, halvårs- |
| bias {n} (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality) | :: fordom, partiskhet |
| bias {n} | :: partisk |
| biathlon {n} (winter sport) | :: [Bokmål] skiskyting {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] skiskyting {f} |
| bibimbap {n} (Korean dish of white rice topped with vegetables, beef, a whole egg, and gochujang) | :: bibimbap {m} |
| bible {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| Bible {prop} (Christian holy book) | :: bibel {m} |
| bible society {n} (bible society) | :: [Bokmål] bibelselskap {n}; [Nynorsk] bibelselskap {n} |
| biblical {adj} (of or relating to the Bible) | :: [Bokmål] bibelsk; [Nynorsk] bibelsk |
| bibliophage {n} (person who loves books) SEE: bookworm | :: |
| bicarbonate {n} (chemistry) | :: [Bokmål] hydrogenkarbonat {n}, bikarbonat {n}; [Nynorsk] hydrogenkarbonat {n} |
| bicarbonate {n} (of soda) | :: natron {n} |
| bichrome {adj} (having two colours) SEE: bicolour | :: |
| bicolour {adj} (having two colours) | :: [Bokmål] tofarget |
| bicoloured {adj} (of two colours) SEE: bicolour | :: |
| Bicol Peninsula {prop} (Bicol Peninsula) | :: Bicolhalvøya |
| bicycle {n} (vehicle) | :: sykkel {m} |
| bicycle kick {n} (kick) | :: [Bokmål] brassespark {n}; [Nynorsk] brassespark {n} |
| bicycle lane {n} (lane of a roadway designated for use by cyclists) | :: sykkelsti {m}, sykkelfelt {n} |
| bicycle path {n} (segregated path for the use of bicycles) | :: [Bokmål] sykkelsti {m}; [Nynorsk] sykkelsti {m}, sykkelstig {m} |
| bicyclist {n} (rider of bicycle) SEE: cyclist | :: |
| bid {n} (offer at an auction) | :: [Bokmål] bud {n}; [Nynorsk] bod {n} |
| bidet {n} (low-mounted plumbing fixture for cleaning the genitalia and anus) | :: [Bokmål] bidet {n}; [Nynorsk] bidet {n} |
| bidimensional {adj} (two-dimensional) SEE: two-dimensional | :: |
| bidirectional {adj} (moving in two directions) | :: bidireksjonal, toretnings- |
| bidirectional {adj} (operating in two directions) | :: bidireksjonal, toretnings- |
| bifurcate {v} (divide into two) | :: bifurkere |
| bifurcation {n} (biology: division into two branches) | :: [Bokmål] bifurkasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] bifurkasjon {m} |
| bifurcation {n} (any place where one divides into two) | :: [Bokmål] bifurkasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] bifurkasjon {m} |
| big {adj} (of a great size, see also: large) | :: [Bokmål] stor; [Nynorsk] stor |
| big-breasted {adj} (having large breasts) | :: [Bokmål] barmfager |
| big brother {n} (a sibling's older brother) SEE: older brother | :: |
| big data {n} (collection of data sets) | :: [Bokmål] stordata {p}, big data; [Nynorsk] stordata {p} |
| Big Dipper {prop} (bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky) | :: Karlsvognen |
| bigger {adj} (comparative of big) | :: [Bokmål] større |
| bight {n} (large bay) | :: [Bokmål] bukt {m} {f} |
| Big Mac {n} (burger) | :: Big Mac {m} |
| big sister {n} (a sibling's older sister) SEE: older sister | :: |
| big toe {n} (largest of the toes of the foot of a human) | :: [Bokmål] stortå {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] stortå {f} |
| big wheel {n} (Ferris wheel) SEE: Ferris wheel | :: |
| bike {n} (bicycle) | :: sykkel {m} |
| bike {n} (motorcycle) | :: motorsykkel {m} |
| bike lane {n} (bicycle lane) SEE: bicycle lane | :: |
| bike path {n} (bicycle path) SEE: bicycle path | :: |
| biker {n} (person who rides a bicycle) SEE: cyclist | :: |
| bikini {n} (bathing suit) | :: [Bokmål] bikini {m}; [Nynorsk] bikini {m} |
| bilateral {adj} (involving both sides equally) | :: [Bokmål] bilateral; [Nynorsk] bilateral |
| bilberry {n} (type of blueberry from the cowberry family, see also: blueberry) | :: [Bokmål] blåbær {n}; [Nynorsk] blåbær {n} |
| bilberry {n} (the shrub of this plant) | :: [Bokmål] blåbær {n}; [Nynorsk] blåbær {n} |
| bile {n} (secretion produced by the liver) | :: [Bokmål] galle {m}; [Nynorsk] galle {m} |
| bile duct {n} (structure carrying bile) | :: [Bokmål] gallegang {m}; [Nynorsk] gallegang {m} |
| bilge pump {n} (pump in a ship) | :: [Bokmål] lensepumpe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] lensepumpe {f} |
| bilingual {adj} (speaking two languages) | :: [Bokmål] bilingv, bilingval, tospråklig; [Nynorsk] bilingv, bilingval, tospråkleg |
| bilingualism {n} (condition of being bilingual) | :: [Bokmål] tospråklighet {m} {f}, bilingvalisme {m}, bilingvisme {m}; [Nynorsk] tospråklegheit {f}, bilingvalisme {m}, bilingvisme {m}, tospråksbruk {m} {n} |
| bilk {v} (defraud, cheat) | :: la i stikken |
| bill {n} (bird's beak) | :: nebb {?} |
| bill {n} (draft of a law) | :: [Bokmål] lovforslag {n}; [Nynorsk] lovforslag {n} |
| bill {n} (invoice) | :: [Bokmål] regning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] rekning {f} |
| bill {n} (advertisement) | :: plakat {?} |
| bill {n} (piece of paper money) SEE: banknote | :: |
| billfold {n} (wallet) SEE: wallet | :: |
| billiards {n} (a cue sport) | :: [Bokmål] biljard {m}; [Nynorsk] biljard {m} |
| billiard table {n} (table used for playing billiards etc.) | :: [Bokmål] biljardbord {n}; [Nynorsk] biljardbord {n} |
| billion {n} (a thousand million; 1,000,000,000; a milliard) | :: milliard; [Bokmål] milliard; [Nynorsk] milliard |
| billionaire {n} (wealth exceeding one billion (109)) | :: milliardær {m} |
| bill of materials {n} (a list of materials and components) | :: stykkliste |
| Billy {prop} (William) SEE: William | :: |
| billy goat {n} (male goat) | :: [Bokmål] geitebukk {m}; [Nynorsk] geitebukk {m} |
| Billy Wix {prop} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
| binary {adj} (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) | :: binær |
| binary {adj} (using binary number system) | :: [Bokmål] binær; [Nynorsk] binær |
| binary operator {n} (operator taking two operands) | :: [Bokmål] binær operator {m}; [Nynorsk] binær operator {m} |
| bind {v} (transitive to tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.) | :: binde |
| bind {v} (transitive connect) | :: binde |
| binder {n} (chemical etc. that causes other substances to form into one) | :: [Bokmål] bindemiddel {n}; [Nynorsk] bindemiddel {n} |
| binge eating disorder {n} (medical disorder) | :: [Bokmål] overspisingslidelse {m} |
| bingo {interj} (to claim a win in bingo) | :: bingo |
| binky {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| binoculars {n} (hand-held device for looking at a distance) | :: [Bokmål] kikkert {m}; [Nynorsk] kikert {m}, kikkert {m} |
| bio- {prefix} (life) | :: bio- |
| bioactive {adj} (having a biological effect) | :: [Bokmål] bioaktiv; [Nynorsk] bioaktiv |
| biochemist {n} (A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry) | :: [Bokmål] biokjemiker {m}; [Nynorsk] biokjemikar {m} |
| biochemistry {n} (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) | :: [Bokmål] biokjemi {m}; [Nynorsk] biokjemi {m} |
| biodiesel {n} (fuel) | :: [Bokmål] biodiesel {m}; [Nynorsk] biodiesel {m} |
| biodiversity {n} (diversity of flora and fauna) | :: [Bokmål] biodiversitet {m}, biologisk mangfold {n}; [Nynorsk] biodiversitet {m}, biologisk mangfald {n} |
| biofuel {n} (biofuel) | :: [Bokmål] biodrivstoff {n}; [Nynorsk] biodrivstoff {n} |
| biogenesis {n} (biosynthesis) SEE: biosynthesis | :: |
| biographer {n} (the writer of a biography) | :: [Bokmål] biograf {m}; [Nynorsk] biograf {m} |
| biographic {adj} (biographical) SEE: biographical | :: |
| biographical {adj} (relating to an account of a person's life) | :: [Bokmål] biografisk; [Nynorsk] biografisk |
| biography {n} (personal life story) | :: [Bokmål] biografi {m}; [Nynorsk] biografi {m} |
| bioindicator {n} (indicator of environmental health) | :: [Bokmål] indikatorart {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] indikatorart {m} {f} |
| biologist {n} (student of biology; one versed in the science of biology) | :: [Bokmål] biolog {m}; [Nynorsk] biolog {m} |
| biology {n} (study of living matter) | :: [Bokmål] biologi {m}; [Nynorsk] biologi {m} |
| biomass {n} (total mass of living things) | :: [Bokmål] biomasse {m}; [Nynorsk] biomasse {m} |
| biometric {adj} (of, pertaining to or using biometrics) | :: [Bokmål] biometrisk; [Nynorsk] biometrisk |
| biomimetics {n} (science) | :: biomimetikk {m} |
| biophysical {adj} (relating to biophysics) | :: [Bokmål] biofysisk; [Nynorsk] biofysisk |
| biosphere {n} (part of Earth capable of supporting life) | :: [Bokmål] biosfære {m}; [Nynorsk] biosfære {m} |
| biosynthesis {n} (synthesis of organic compounds) | :: [Bokmål] biosyntese {m} |
| biotite {n} (dark brown mica) | :: [Bokmål] biotitt {m}; [Nynorsk] biotitt {m} |
| bipolar disorder {n} (psychiatric diagnostic category) | :: bipolar lidelse |
| birch {n} (tree) | :: [Bokmål] bjørk {m} {f}, bjerk {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bjørk {f} |
| birch {n} (wood) | :: [Bokmål] bjerk {m} {f}, bjørk {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bjørk {f} |
| birch {n} (punishment device) | :: [Bokmål] ris {n}, stokk {m} |
| birchbark {n} (bark of the birch tree) | :: [Bokmål] never {m} {f} |
| birch bolete {n} (Leccinum scabrum) | :: brunskrubb {m} |
| bird {n} (animal) | :: [Bokmål] fugl {m}; [Nynorsk] fugl {m} |
| bird {n} (woman) | :: rype {f} |
| bird cherry {n} (Prunus padus) | :: [Bokmål] hegg {m}; [Nynorsk] hegg {m} |
| birdie {n} (badminton: shuttlecock) SEE: shuttlecock | :: |
| birdie {n} (bird, birdling) | :: småfugl {m}, titting [dialectal] |
| birdlife {n} (birds collectively) | :: [Bokmål] fugleliv {n}; [Nynorsk] fugleliv {n} |
| birdlime {n} (serving of a prison sentence) SEE: time | :: |
| birdling {n} (small bird; birdie; nestling (young bird, baby bird)) | :: [Bokmål] småfugl {m}; [Nynorsk] småfugl {m} |
| bird of paradise {n} (bird) | :: [Bokmål] paradisfugl {m}; [Nynorsk] paradisfugl {m} |
| bird's-eye view {n} (view from directly or high above) | :: [Bokmål] fugleperspektiv {n}; [Nynorsk] fugleperspektiv {n} |
| bird's nest {n} (A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.) | :: [Bokmål] fuglereir {n}; [Nynorsk] fuglereir {n} |
| birds of a feather flock together {proverb} (people of similar character, etc. tend to associate) | :: like barn leker best |
| birds of the feather flock together {proverb} (birds of a feather flock together) SEE: birds of a feather flock together | :: |
| birdsong {n} (musical sound made by a bird) | :: [Bokmål] fuglesang {m}; [Nynorsk] fuglesong {m} |
| bird table {n} (construction for supplying food for birds) | :: [Bokmål] fuglebrett {n}; [Nynorsk] fuglebrett {n} |
| biro {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen | :: |
| birth {n} (process of childbearing; beginning of life) | :: [Bokmål] fødsel {m}; [Nynorsk] fødsel {m} |
| birth {n} (instance of childbirth) | :: [Bokmål] fødsel {m}; [Nynorsk] fødsel {m} |
| birth certificate {n} (official document certifying the details of a person's birth) | :: [Bokmål] fødselsattest {m}; [Nynorsk] fødselsattest {m} |
| birthdate {n} (date of birth) SEE: date of birth | :: |
| birthday {n} (anniversary) | :: [Bokmål] bursdag {m}, fødselsdag {m}, gebursdag {m}; [Nynorsk] bursdag {m}, fødselsdag {m}, gebursdag {m} |
| birthday {n} (date of birth) | :: fødselsdag {m} |
| birthday boy {n} (a male whose birthday it is) | :: [Bokmål] gebursdagsbarn {n} |
| birthday cake {n} (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) | :: [Bokmål] bursdagskake {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bursdagskake {f} |
| birthday girl {n} (a female whose birthday it is) | :: [Bokmål] gebursdagsbarn {n} [gender-neutral] |
| birthday party {n} (a party held to celebrate a birthday) | :: bursdagsfest {m}, bursdagsselskap |
| birthday suit {n} (nakedness) | :: Adams drakt [used of men], Evas drakt [used of women] |
| birthmark {n} (a mark on the skin formed before birth) | :: føflekk {c}, fødselsmerke {n} |
| birth pang {n} (spasms of pain associated with labour) | :: [Bokmål] ve {m} |
| birthplace {n} (location where a person is born) | :: [Bokmål] fødested {n}; [Nynorsk] fødestad {m} |
| birth weight {n} (weight of a baby at birth) | :: [Bokmål] fødselsvekt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fødselsvekt {f} |
| birthweight {n} (birthweight) SEE: birth weight | :: |
| Biscay {prop} (Bay of Biscay) SEE: Bay of Biscay | :: |
| biscuit {n} (small, flat baked good, see also: cookie; cracker) | :: kjeks {m}, småkake {m} |
| biscuit {n} (ship's "bread") | :: [Bokmål] kjeks {m}, beskøyter {m} |
| bisexual {adj} (hermaphrodite) SEE: hermaphrodite | :: |
| bisexuality {n} (psychology) | :: bisexualitet {m} |
| Bishkek {prop} (capital of Kyrgyzstan) | :: Bisjkek |
| Bishnupriya Manipuri {prop} (language) | :: bishnupriya manipuri |
| bishop {n} (church official, supervisor of priests and congregations) | :: [Bokmål] biskop {m}, bisp {m}; [Nynorsk] biskop {m}, bisp {m} |
| bishop {n} (chess piece) | :: løper {m} |
| bismuth {n} (chemical element) | :: [Bokmål] vismut {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] vismut {m} {n} |
| Bissau-Guinean {n} (person from Guinea-Bissau) | :: [Bokmål] bissauguineaner {m}; [Nynorsk] bissauguineanar {m} |
| bissextile {n} (leap year) SEE: leap year | :: |
| bissextile year {n} (year with an extra day) SEE: leap year | :: |
| bistro {n} (small restaurant) | :: bistro {m} |
| bit {n} (metal in horse's mouth) | :: bitt {n} |
| bit {n} (rotary cutting tool) | :: bit {n} |
| bit {n} (small amount of something, see also: a little) | :: bit {m} |
| bit {n} (portion) | :: bit {m} |
| bit {n} (coin of a specified value) SEE: coin | :: |
| bitch {n} (female canine) | :: [Bokmål] tispe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tispe {f} |
| bitch {n} (disagreeable, aggressive person, usually female) | :: tispe {f} |
| bitch {n} (complaint) SEE: complaint | :: |
| bitch {n} (playful variation on dog (sense "man")) SEE: dog | :: |
| bitch out {v} (to complain) SEE: bitch | :: |
| bite {v} (to cut into by clamping the teeth) | :: bite |
| bite {v} (to hold something by clamping one’s teeth) | :: bite |
| bite {v} (to attack with the teeth) | :: bite |
| bite {v} (to bite a baited hook or other lure) | :: bite på |
| bite {v} (to fall for a deception) | :: bite på |
| bite {v} (to sting) | :: bite |
| bite {n} (act of biting) | :: biting {m} |
| bite {n} (wound left behind after having been bitten) | :: bitt {n} |
| bite {n} (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting) | :: stikk {n}, bitt {n} |
| bite {n} (mouthful) | :: tygge {m}, munnfull {m} |
| bite off more than one can chew {v} (To try to do too much) | :: gape over for mye, ta seg vann over hodet |
| bite one's tongue {v} (prevent oneself from uttering a word) | :: hvis du ikke har noe hyggelig å si, si ingen ting |
| bite the bullet {v} (endure punishment with dignity or accept a negative aspect of a situation) | :: bite i det sure eple [bite into the sour apple] |
| bite the dust {v} (to die) | :: [Bokmål] bite i gresset, bite i graset; [Nynorsk] bite i graset |
| bite the dust {v} (to quit or fail) | :: [Bokmål] bite i gresset, bite i graset; [Nynorsk] bite i graset |
| biting {adj} (causing a stinging sensation) | :: [Bokmål] bitende |
| biting {adj} (cutting or incisive) | :: [Bokmål] bitende |
| biting {adj} (tending to bite) | :: [Bokmål] bitende |
| Bitola {prop} (city) | :: Bitola |
| bitter {adj} (having an acrid taste) | :: bitter |
| bitter {adj} (hateful or hostile) | :: bitter |
| bitter {adj} (cynical and resentful) | :: bitter |
| bitterness {n} (quality of being bitter in taste) | :: [Bokmål] bitterhet {m} {f} |
| bitterness {n} (quality of feeling bitter) | :: [Bokmål] bitterhet {m} {f} |
| blab {n} (gossip) SEE: gossip | :: |
| black {adj} (absorbing all light) | :: svart, sort |
| black {adj} (without light) | :: mørk |
| black {adj} (relating to people with dark skin) | :: svart |
| black {adj} (bad; evil) | :: svart |
| black {adj} (illegitimate, illegal or disgraced) | :: svart |
| black {adj} (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener) | :: svart |
| black {n} (colour/color) | :: svart, sort |
| black {n} (dark-skinned person) | :: svart |
| black alder {n} (Alnus glutinosa tree) | :: [Bokmål] svartolder {m} {f}, svartor {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] svartolder {m} {f}, svartor {m} {f} |
| black and white {adj} (black-and-white) SEE: black-and-white | :: |
| black-and-white {adj} (using shades of grey/gray) | :: [Bokmål] svarthvit |
| black-and-white {adj} (displaying images in shades of grey/gray) | :: [Bokmål] svarthvit |
| black bag {n} (plastic bag for the disposal of household waste) SEE: garbage bag | :: |
| black bear {n} (American black bear) | :: [Bokmål] svartbjørn {m}; [Nynorsk] svartbjørn {m} |
| blackberry {n} (shrub) | :: bjørnebær {n} |
| blackberry {n} (fruit) | :: bjørnebær {n} |
| blackbird {n} (Turdus merula: blackbird) | :: [Bokmål] svarttrost {m}; [Nynorsk] svarttrast {m} {f}, svarttrost {m} {f} |
| blackboard {n} (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) | :: [Bokmål] tavle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tavle {f} |
| black box {n} (recorders in an aircraft) | :: [Bokmål] svart boks {m}; [Nynorsk] svart boks {m} |
| blackcap {n} (Sylvia atricapilla) | :: [Bokmål] munk {m} |
| black-capped chickadee {n} (Poecile atricapillus) | :: amerikameis |
| black caraway {n} (spice) | :: [Bokmål] svartkarve {m}; [Nynorsk] svartkarve {m} |
| black cat {n} (black-furred cat) | :: svart katt {m} {f} |
| black child {n} (black child, see also: pickaninny) | :: negerbarn {n} |
| black-crested titmouse {n} (Baeolophus atricristatus) | :: svartduskmeis |
| black-crowned night heron {n} (Nycticorax nycticorax) | :: [Bokmål] natthegre {m}; [Nynorsk] natthegre {m} |
| black currant {n} (shrub) | :: [Bokmål] solbærbusk {m}, solbærplante {m}; [Nynorsk] solbærbusk {m} |
| black currant {n} (berry) | :: solbær {n} |
| Black Death {prop} (14th century pandemic outbreak) | :: [Bokmål] svartedauden {m} [definite form]; [Nynorsk] svartedauden {m} [definite form] |
| black elder {n} (Sambucus nigra) SEE: elder | :: |
| black eye {n} (bruised eye) | :: blått øye {n}, blåveis {m} |
| Blackfoot {prop} (a North American confederacy) | :: svartfot {m} |
| black grouse {n} (Lyrurus tetrix) | :: orrfugl |
| black guillemot {n} (black guillemot) | :: [Nynorsk] teist {m}, teiste {m} |
| black-headed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) | :: [Bokmål] hettemåke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hettemåke |
| black hole {n} (celestial body) | :: [Bokmål] svart hull, sort hull; [Nynorsk] svart hòl |
| blacking {n} (shoe polish) SEE: shoe polish | :: |
| black lead {n} (graphite) SEE: graphite | :: |
| black-legged kittiwake {n} (Rissa tridactyla) | :: krykkje {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] krykkje {f} |
| black light {n} (light bulb that emits ultraviolet light) | :: black light |
| blacklist {v} (to place on a blacklist) | :: [Bokmål] svarteliste; [Nynorsk] svarteliste |
| black magic {n} (magic derived from evil forces) | :: [Bokmål] svart magi {m}; [Nynorsk] svart magi {m} |
| blackmail {n} (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure) | :: utpressing {m} {f}, utpresning {m} {f} |
| blackmail {v} (to extort money) | :: [Bokmål] utpresse |
| Black Maria {n} (a police van for transporting prisoners) | :: svartemarje {c} |
| black market {n} (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) | :: [Nynorsk] svartebørs; [Bokmål] svartebørs |
| black metal {n} (a subgenre of heavy metal) | :: svartmetall |
| black powder {n} (simple form of gunpowder) | :: [Bokmål] svartkrutt {n} |
| black rhinoceros {n} (Diceros bicornis) | :: spissneshorn |
| Black Sea {prop} (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) | :: Svartehavet {n} |
| blackshirt {n} (member of a fascist party) SEE: fascist | :: |
| blackshirt {n} (uniformed Italian fascist, member of a paramilitary wing of the party) | :: [Bokmål] svartskjorte {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] svartskjorte {f} |
| blacksmith {n} (iron forger, see also: smith) | :: [Bokmål] smed {m}, grovsmed {m}; [Nynorsk] smed {m}, grovsmed {m}; [Bokmål] hovslager {m}; [Nynorsk] hovslagar {m}, hóvslagar {m} |
| blackthorn {n} (Prunus spinosa) | :: slåpetorn {m}, [the fruit] slåpe {m} {f} |
| black-throated diver {n} (Gavia arctica) | :: storlom {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] storlom {m} |
| black-throated loon {n} (black-throated diver) SEE: black-throated diver | :: |
| black widow {n} (species of venomous spider) | :: sorte enke {f} |
| black widow {n} (a murderous woman) | :: sorte enke {f} |
| black-winged pratincole {n} (Glareola nordmanni) | :: steppebrakksvale; [Nynorsk] steppebrakksvale |
| bladder {n} (urinary bladder) SEE: urinary bladder | :: |
| blade {n} (sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil) | :: [Bokmål] blad {n}, [of sword etc.] klinge {m}; [Nynorsk] blad {n}, [of sword etc.] klinge {f} |
| blade {n} (thin plate, foil) | :: blad {n} |
| blade {n} (the flat part of a leaf or petal) | :: blad {n} |
| blade {n} (slang term for a weapon such as a dagger) | :: blad {n} |
| blade {n} (part of a propeller) | :: blad {n} |
| blame {v} (place blame upon) | :: skylde |
| blame {n} (responsibility) SEE: responsibility | :: |
| blameless {adj} (free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless) | :: [Bokmål] uklanderlig |
| blanch {v} (to grow or become white) | :: blekne |
| bland {adj} (Lacking in taste or vigor) | :: [Bokmål] smakløs, intetsigende |
| blank {adj} (free from writing, printing or marks) | :: blank |
| blank {n} (space character) | :: [Bokmål] mellomrom {n}; [Nynorsk] mellomrom {n} |
| blanket {n} (fabric) | :: dyne {m} {f}, teppe {n} |
| blanket {n} (layer of anything) | :: teppe {n} |
| blare {n} (a loud sound) | :: brøl {n}, skrall {n} |
| blare {v} (to make a loud sound) | :: brøle, skralle |
| blaspheme {v} (to speak against God or religious doctrine) | :: spotte |
| blasphemous {adj} (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) | :: [Bokmål] blasfemisk; [Nynorsk] blasfemisk |
| blasphemy {n} (Irreverence toward something sacred) | :: blasfemi |
| blast {n} (explosion) | :: explosjon, sprenging |
| blast furnace {n} (furnace where iron ore is smelted) | :: [Bokmål] masovn {m}; [Nynorsk] masomn {m} |
| bleach {v} (to treat with bleach) | :: [Bokmål] bleke, bleike; [Nynorsk] bleike, bleikje |
| bleach {n} (chemical) | :: [Bokmål] blekemiddel {n}, bleikemiddel {n}; [Nynorsk] bleikemiddel {n}, bleikjemiddel {n} |
| bleacher {n} (seating for spectators) | :: tribuner {m} |
| bleed {v} (lose blood) | :: blø |
| bleeding {n} (the flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel) | :: [Bokmål] blødning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bløding {f} |
| bleep {n} (high-pitched sound) | :: pip {n} |
| blend {n} (in linguistics) SEE: portmanteau word | :: |
| bless {v} (confer blessing on) | :: velsigne, signa, blessa |
| blessed {adj} (having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing) | :: velsignet |
| blessing {n} (prayer before a meal) SEE: grace | :: |
| bless you {interj} (said to somebody who has sneezed) | :: prosit |
| bless you {interj} (short for "God bless you") SEE: God bless you | :: |
| bleuatre {adj} (bluish) SEE: bluish | :: |
| blind {adj} (unable to see) | :: [Bokmål] blind {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] blind {m} {f} |
| blind {v} (make temporarily or permanently blind) | :: blinde [permanently], blende [temporarily, as by the sun] |
| blind alley {n} (street that leads nowhere) SEE: dead end | :: |
| blind gut {n} (caecum) SEE: caecum | :: |
| blind man's buff {n} (game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others) | :: blindebukk {m} |
| blindness {n} (condition of being blind) | :: [Bokmål] blindhet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] blindskap {m} |
| blindside {n} (driver's field of blindness) | :: [Bokmål] dødvinkel {m} |
| blindside {v} (catch off guard) | :: [Bokmål] ta på sengen, overrumple; [Nynorsk] ta på senga, overrumple |
| blind spot {n} (part of the road that cannot be seen) | :: [Bokmål] dødvinkel {m}, blindsone {m} |
| blindworm {n} (slowworm) SEE: slowworm | :: |
| blink {v} (to close and reopen both eyes quickly) | :: [Bokmål] blunke |
| blink {v} (to flash headlights) | :: [Bokmål] blinke |
| blink {v} (to send a signal with a lighting device) | :: [Bokmål] blinke |
| blinker {n} (eye shield) | :: skylapper {p} |
| blinkers {n} (horse's eye shields) | :: skylapper {n} |
| blink of an eye {n} (very short period of time) | :: [Bokmål] øyeblikk {n} |
| bliss {n} (perfect happiness) | :: [Bokmål] lykksalighet |
| blister {n} (bubble on the skin) | :: [Bokmål] vannblemme {m} {f} |
| blitzkrieg {n} (fast military offensive) | :: blitskrig {m}, lynkrig {m} |
| blizzard {n} (severe snowstorm) | :: snøstorm {m} |
| bloated {adj} (swollen with fluid or gas) | :: [Bokmål] oppblåst |
| bloc {n} (group of voters or politicians) | :: blokk {m} |
| bloc {n} (group of countries) | :: blokk {m} |
| block {n} (substantial often approximately cuboid piece) | :: kloss |
| block {n} (group of buildings demarcated by streets) | :: [Bokmål] kvartal {n}; [Nynorsk] kvartal {n} |
| block {n} (distance from one street to another) | :: blokk |
| blockade {n} (the isolation of something) | :: [Bokmål] blokade {m}; [Nynorsk] blokade {m} |
| blockage {n} (state of being blocked) | :: [Bokmål] tilstopping {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tilstopping {f} |
| block capital {n} (hand-written capital) | :: [Bokmål] blokkbokstav {m}; [Nynorsk] blokkbokstav {m} |
| blocked {adj} (obstructed, of flow) | :: [Bokmål] tilstoppet |
| blockfield {n} (rock surface) | :: [Bokmål] blokkmark {m} {f} |
| block letter {n} (hand-written capital) | :: [Bokmål] blokkbokstav {m}; [Nynorsk] blokkbokstav {m} |
| blog {n} (a personal or corporate website) | :: [Bokmål] blogg {m}; [Nynorsk] blogg {m} |
| blogger {n} (contributor to a blog) | :: [Bokmål] blogger {m}; [Nynorsk] bloggar {m} |
| bloke {n} (man) | :: fyr {m} |
| blond {adj} (having blond hair) | :: blond |
| blond {n} (fair-haired person) | :: lys(håret), blond, blondine |
| blonde {n} (blond) SEE: blond | :: |
| blonde {adj} (blond) SEE: blond | :: |
| blood {n} (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies) | :: [Bokmål] blod {n}; [Nynorsk] blod {n} |
| blood {n} (family relationship due to birth, e.g. between siblings) | :: blodsbånd {n} |
| blood {n} (blood test or blood sample) | :: blodprøve {m} |
| blood bank {n} (place where human blood or blood plasma is typed and stored) | :: [Bokmål] blodbank {m}; [Nynorsk] blodbank {m} |
| bloodbath {n} (indiscriminate killing or slaughter) | :: [Bokmål] blodbad {n}; [Nynorsk] blodbad {n} |
| blood cell {n} (any of the cells normally found in the blood) | :: [Bokmål] blodcelle {m} {f}, blodlegeme {n}; [Nynorsk] blodlekam {m} |
| blood clot {n} | :: [Bokmål] blodpropp {m}; [Nynorsk] blodpropp {m} |
| blood corpuscle {n} (blood cell) SEE: blood cell | :: |
| blood diamond {n} (1. a diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict) | :: bloddiamanter |
| blood donor {n} (person who donates blood) | :: [Bokmål] blodgiver {m} |
| blood feud {n} (feud between clans or families) SEE: vendetta | :: |
| blood flow {n} (continuous circulation of blood in the cardiovascular system) | :: [Bokmål] blodtilførsel {m}, blodstrøm {m}; [Nynorsk] blodtilførsel {m} |
| bloodhound {n} (dog) | :: [Bokmål] blodhund {m}; [Nynorsk] blodhund {m} |
| blood is thicker than water {proverb} (relationships are stronger within the family) | :: [Bokmål] blod er tykkere enn vann; [Nynorsk] blod er tjukkare enn vatn |
| bloodless {adj} (taking place without loss of blood) | :: [Bokmål] ublodig; [Nynorsk] ublodig |
| blood loss {n} (loss of blood) | :: [Bokmål] blodtap {n}; [Nynorsk] blodtap {n} |
| blood poisoning {n} (presence of micro-organisms in bloodstream) | :: [Bokmål] blodforgiftning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] blodforgifting {f} |
| blood pressure {n} (pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins) | :: [Bokmål] blodtrykk {n}; [Nynorsk] blodtrykk {n} |
| blood pudding {n} (blood sausage) SEE: blood sausage | :: |
| blood sample {n} (a sample of blood) | :: [Bokmål] blodprøve {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] blodprøve {f} {m} |
| blood sausage {n} (type of sausage) | :: [Bokmål] blodpølse {m} {f}, blodpudding {m}; [Nynorsk] blodpølse {f}, blodpudding {m} |
| bloodsucker {n} (vampire) SEE: vampire | :: |
| bloodsucker {n} (parasite) SEE: parasite | :: |
| bloodsucker {n} (one who attempts to take as much from others as possible) | :: blodsuger {m} |
| bloodsucking {adj} (that draws off blood) | :: [Bokmål] blodsugende |
| blood sugar {n} (glucose in the blood) | :: [Bokmål] blodsukker {n}; [Nynorsk] blodsukker {n} |
| blood supply {n} (volume of blood flowing to part of the body over a particular time period) | :: [Bokmål] blodtilførsel {m}; [Nynorsk] blodtilførsel {m} |
| blood, sweat and tears {n} (person's determination and hard work) | :: [Bokmål] blod, svette og tårer; [Nynorsk] blod, sveitte og tårer |
| blood test {n} (a serologic analysis of a sample of blood) | :: [Bokmål] blodprøve {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] blodprøve {f} {m} |
| bloodthirsty {adj} (thirsty for blood) | :: [Bokmål] blodtørstig; [Nynorsk] blodtørstig |
| blood transfusion {n} (taking blood from one and giving it to another individual) | :: [Bokmål] blodoverføring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] blodoverføring {f} |
| blood vessel {n} (component of the circulatory system that carries blood) | :: [Bokmål] blodåre {m} {f}, blodkar {n}; [Nynorsk] blodår {f}, blodåre {f}, blodkar {n} |
| blood work {n} (blood test) SEE: blood test | :: |
| bloody {adj} (intensifier) | :: jævla |
| bloody hell {interj} (expression of dismay) | :: fyttirakkern |
| bloody mary {n} (cocktail made from vodka and tomato juice) | :: bloody mary |
| bloom {n} (flower) SEE: flower | :: |
| bloom {n} (blossom) SEE: blossom | :: |
| bloom {v} (open its blooms) SEE: blossom | :: |
| blossom {v} (have or open into blossoms) | :: [Bokmål] blomstre; [Nynorsk] blomstre, bløme |
| blossom {v} (begin to thrive or flourish) | :: [Bokmål] blomstre; [Nynorsk] blomstre, bløme |
| blotter {n} (piece of blotting paper) SEE: blotting paper | :: |
| blotting paper {n} (absorbent paper used to dry ink) | :: trekkpapir {n} |
| blotto {adj} ((very) drunk or intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| blouse {n} (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) | :: [Bokmål] bluse {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bluse {m} {f} |
| blow {n} (act of striking or hitting) | :: [Bokmål] slag {n}; [Nynorsk] slag {n} |
| blow {n} (cocaine) SEE: snow | :: |
| blow {v} (blossom) SEE: blossom | :: |
| blow-dryer {n} (an electrical device used for drying hair) SEE: hairdryer | :: |
| blower {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone | :: |
| blowfly {n} (flies of the family Calliphoridae) | :: [Bokmål] spyflue {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] spyfluge {f} |
| blowgun {n} (weapon) | :: [Bokmål] blåserør {n} |
| blowpipe {n} (chemistry: narrow tube to blow air onto flame) | :: [Bokmål] blåserør {n} |
| blowpipe {n} (narrow pipe to blow glassware) | :: [Bokmål] blåserør {n} |
| blowpipe {n} (weapon) SEE: blowgun | :: |
| blow someone out of the water {v} (to defeat) | :: [Bokmål] slå til jorden |
| blubber {n} (coat of fat of Antarctic/Arctic animal) | :: [Bokmål] spekk {n}, hvalspekk {n}; [Nynorsk] spekk {n} |
| bludgeon {n} (short heavy club) | :: [Bokmål] klubbe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] klubbe {f} |
| bludgeon {v} (to club, hit with a bludgeon) | :: [Bokmål] klubbe, klubbe ned; [Nynorsk] klubbe |
| blue {adj} (blue-colored, see also: dark blue; light blue) | :: blå |
| blue {n} (colour) | :: blå |
| blue {n} (sky, literally or figuratively) SEE: sky | :: |
| Bluebeard {prop} (the title character) | :: Ridder Blåskjegg |
| bluebell {n} (harebell) | :: [Bokmål] blåklokke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] blåklokke {f} |
| blueberry {n} (fruit) | :: [Bokmål] blåbær {n}; [Nynorsk] blåbær {n} |
| blueberry {n} (plant) | :: [Bokmål] blåbærplante {c}, blåbær {n}; [Nynorsk] blåbær {n} |
| bluebird {n} (bird of Sialia) | :: hyttesanger {m} |
| blue-black {n} (very dark blue) | :: blåsvart |
| blue-black {n} (black with bluish highlights) | :: blåsvart |
| blue cheese {n} (kind of cheese with bluish mold) | :: blåost |
| blue-eyed {adj} (having blue eyes) | :: [Bokmål] blåøyd; [Nynorsk] blåøygd |
| blue-eyed {adj} (naive) | :: [Bokmål] blåøyd; [Nynorsk] blåøygd |
| blue jay {n} (species of North American jay) | :: [Bokmål] blåskrike {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] blåskrikje {f}, blåskrike {f} |
| blue light {n} (flashing light on emergency vehicle) | :: [Bokmål] blålys {n}; [Nynorsk] blålys {n}, blåljos {n} |
| blue line {n} (ice hockey: line) | :: [Bokmål] blålinje {m} {f}, blue line |
| blue mussel {n} (Mytilus edulis) | :: [Bokmål] blåskjell {m} {f} {n}; [Nynorsk] blåskjel {f} {n} |
| blueprint {n} (cyanotype reproduction process) | :: [Bokmål] blåkopi {m} |
| blue screen of death {n} (screen indicating a system error) | :: blåskjerm |
| bluestone {n} (slate) SEE: slate | :: |
| bluestone {n} (limestone) SEE: limestone | :: |
| bluestone {n} (basalt) SEE: basalt | :: |
| blue straggler {n} (unusually hot and blue star) | :: [Bokmål] blå etterslenger; [Nynorsk] blå etternølar |
| bluethroat {n} (bird) | :: [Bokmål] blåstrupe {m}; [Nynorsk] blåstrupe {m} |
| blue tit {n} (Cyanistes caeruleus) | :: [Bokmål] blåmeis {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] blåmeis {f} |
| Bluetooth {prop} (nickname of a Danish king) | :: blåtann {m} |
| Bluetooth {prop} (personal area wireless network) | :: Blåtann {f} |
| blue whale {n} (a whale, Balaenoptera musculus) | :: [Bokmål] blåhval {m}, blåkval {m}; [Nynorsk] blåkval {m} |
| blue-winged kookaburra {n} (Dacelo leachii) | :: larmekokaburra |
| bluish {adj} (somewhat blue in color) | :: [Bokmål] blålig, blåaktig; [Nynorsk] blåleg, blåaktig |
| blunderbuss {n} (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle) | :: muskedunder |
| blunt {adj} (having a thick edge or point, not sharp) | :: [Bokmål] stump; [Nynorsk] stump |
| blurb {n} (a short description of a book, film, or other work) | :: brødtekst {m} |
| blurred {adj} (Out of focus) | :: [Bokmål] uskarp; [Nynorsk] uskarp |
| blush {v} (to redden in the face from shame, excitement or embarrassment) | :: rødme |
| bluster {n} (pompous, officious talk) | :: uforskammet mas, tomme trusler |
| bluster {n} (fitful noise and violence) | :: raseri {n}, bråk {n} |
| bluster {v} (to speak or protest loudly) | :: bråke, bruke seg, opptre uforskammet |
| bluster {v} (to blow in strong or sudden gusts) | :: rase |
| boar {n} (wild boar) SEE: wild boar | :: |
| boar {n} (male pig) | :: galte {m} [castrated], råne {m} |
| board {n} (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) | :: [Bokmål] bord {n}, planke {m}; [Nynorsk] bord {n}, planke {m} |
| board {n} (device containing electrical switches) | :: tavle {c}, panel {n} |
| board {n} (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) | :: [Bokmål] tavle {m} {f}, brett {n} |
| board {n} (managing committee) | :: styre {n} |
| board {n} (side of a ship) | :: bord |
| board {n} (wall surrounding ice hockey rink) | :: vant {n} |
| board {v} (to step or climb onto) | :: borde, entre, gå ombord |
| board {v} (to provide someone with meals and lodging) | :: losjere |
| board {v} (to receive meals and lodging in exchange for money) | :: losjere |
| board {v} (nautical: to capture an enemy ship) | :: borde |
| board game {n} (game played on a board) | :: [Bokmål] brettspill {n}, brettspell {n}; [Nynorsk] brettspel {n} |
| boarding school {n} (school which provides board and lodging) | :: internatskole {m}, kostskole {m} |
| board meeting {n} (meeting of the board of a company etc.) | :: [Bokmål] styremøte {n}; [Nynorsk] styremøte {n} |
| board member {n} (person on the board of directors of an association or company) | :: styremedlem |
| board of directors {n} (group of people elected by stockholders) | :: [Bokmål] styre {n}; [Nynorsk] styre {n} |
| boardroom {n} (room where the board meets) | :: [Bokmål] styrerom {n}; [Nynorsk] styrerom {n} |
| boast {n} (brag) | :: skryt {n} |
| boast {v} (to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself) | :: skryte |
| boat {n} (water craft) | :: [Bokmål] båt {m}, farkost {m}; [Nynorsk] båt {m}, farkost {m} |
| boatbuilder {n} (person) | :: [Bokmål] båtbygger {m} |
| boathook {n} (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things, see also: setting pole) | :: [Bokmål] båtshake {m}; [Nynorsk] båtshake {m} |
| boathouse {n} (building for boats) | :: båthus {n}, naust; [Nynorsk] båthus {n}, naust |
| boat lift {n} (mechanism) | :: båtheis |
| boat shed {n} (boathouse) SEE: boathouse | :: |
| boat show {n} (exhibition of boats) | :: [Bokmål] båtmesse {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] båtmesse {f} |
| boatyard {n} (shipyard) SEE: shipyard | :: |
| bob {n} (bobber) SEE: float | :: |
| bob {n} (curtsey) SEE: curtsey | :: |
| bobber {n} (buoyant fishing device) SEE: float | :: |
| bobcat {n} (North American wild cat) | :: [Bokmål] rødgaupe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] raudgaupe |
| Boche {n} (German) SEE: German | :: |
| bodge {v} (do a clumsy or inelegant job) SEE: botch | :: |
| bodger {n} (a woodworker in the traditional style) | :: bendreier {m} |
| bodice {n} (blouse-like garment in European folk dress) | :: liv |
| bodiless {adj} (lacking a body) | :: kroppsløs |
| bodily fluid {n} (biofluid) | :: [Bokmål] kroppsvæske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kroppsvæske {f} |
| bodily function {n} (physical process) | :: [Bokmål] kroppsfunksjon {m}; [Nynorsk] kroppsfunksjon {m} |
| bodkin {n} (dagger) SEE: dagger | :: |
| bodkin {n} (hairpin) SEE: hairpin | :: |
| body {n} (physical structure of a human or animal) | :: [Bokmål] kropp {m}; [Nynorsk] kropp {m} |
| body {n} (largest or most important part of anything (e.g. car bodywork)) | :: [Bokmål] [vehicle] karosseri {n}; [Nynorsk] [vehicle] karosseri {n} |
| body {n} (organisation, company or other authoritative group) | :: [Bokmål] organ {n}; [Nynorsk] organ {n} |
| bodyguard {n} (person responsible for protecting an individual) | :: [Bokmål] livvakt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] livvakt {f} |
| body hair {n} (androgenic hair) | :: [Bokmål] kroppshår {n}; [Nynorsk] kroppshår {n} |
| body language {n} (non-verbal communication) | :: [Bokmål] kroppsspråk {n}; [Nynorsk] kroppsspråk {n} |
| body part {n} (anatomy: part of organism) | :: [Bokmål] kroppsdel {m}; [Nynorsk] kroppsdel {m} |
| body text {n} (main portion of text) | :: [Bokmål] brødtekst {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] brødtekst {m} {f} |
| bodywork {n} (exterior body of a motor vehicle) | :: [Bokmål] karosseri {n}; [Nynorsk] karosseri {n} |
| Boer {n} (South African of Dutch descent) | :: [Bokmål] boer {m}; [Nynorsk] boar {m} |
| bog {n} (expanse of marshland) | :: [Bokmål] myr {m} {f}, sump {m}; [Nynorsk] myr {f}, sump {m} |
| bog bilberry {n} (shrub) | :: blokkebær {n} |
| bogey {n} (structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi) SEE: bogie | :: |
| bogey {n} (booger) SEE: booger | :: |
| bogeyman {n} (menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | :: busemann {m} |
| bogie {n} (cigarette) SEE: cigarette | :: |
| bogie {n} (ghost) SEE: ghost | :: |
| bogie {n} (structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi) | :: [Bokmål] boggi {m}; [Nynorsk] boggi {m} |
| bogie {n} (booger) SEE: booger | :: |
| Bohemia {prop} (The region of the Czech Republic) | :: [Bokmål] Bøhmen, Böhmen |
| Bohemian waxwing {n} (Bombycilla garrulus) | :: [Bokmål] sidensvans {m}; [Nynorsk] sidensvans {m} |
| bohemium {n} (rhenium) SEE: rhenium | :: |
| bohrium {n} (chemical element) | :: bohrium |
| boil {v} (begin to turn into a gas) | :: koke |
| boiled {adj} (angry) SEE: angry | :: |
| boiled {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| boiled egg {n} (boiled egg (generic)) | :: kokt egg |
| boiled egg {n} (hard-boiled egg) | :: [Bokmål] hardkokt egg {n}; [Nynorsk] hardkokt egg {n} |
| boiled egg {n} (soft-boiled egg) | :: [Bokmål] bløtkokt egg {n}, blautkokt egg {n}; [Nynorsk] blautkokt egg {n} |
| boiler {n} (steam boiler) SEE: steam boiler | :: |
| boilerplate {n} (sheet of steel used in the construction of a boiler) | :: [Bokmål] kokeplate {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kokeplate {f} |
| boiling point {n} (temperature at which a liquid boils) | :: [Bokmål] kokepunkt {n}; [Nynorsk] kokepunkt {n} |
| bokeh {n} (subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image) | :: bokeh {m} |
| Bokmål {n} (language) | :: [Bokmål] bokmål {n}; [Nynorsk] bokmål {n} |
| bold {adj} (courageous, daring) | :: modig |
| bold {adj} (having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface) | :: [Bokmål] fet |
| bole {n} (the trunk or stem of a tree) | :: stamme {m} |
| Bolivia {prop} (country in South America) | :: Bolivia |
| Bolivian {n} (Bolivian person) | :: [Bokmål] bolivianer {m}; [Nynorsk] bolivian {m}, bolivianar {m} |
| bollocks {n} (testicles) | :: pokker |
| Bolshevik {n} (a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917) | :: bolsjevik {m} |
| bolt {n} (metal fastener) | :: [Bokmål] bolt {m}, skrue {m}; [Nynorsk] bolt {m}, skrue {m} |
| bolt {n} (sliding pin or bar in a lock) | :: [Bokmål] rigel {m} |
| bolt {n} (sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm) | :: sluttstykke {n} |
| bomb {n} (device filled with explosives) | :: bombe {f} |
| bomb {v} (attack with bombs) | :: bombe |
| bomb {n} (success) SEE: success | :: |
| bombard {v} | :: bombe |
| bombardment {n} (act of bombing, esp towns or cities) | :: [Bokmål] bombardement {n}; [Nynorsk] bombardement {n} |
| bombastic {adj} (pompous or overly wordy) | :: bombastisk, svulstig; [Nynorsk] bombastisk, svulstig |
| bombastic {adj} (high-sounding but with little meaning) | :: høyttravende, høystemt; [Nynorsk] høgttravande, høgttråvande, høgstemt |
| bombastic {adj} (inflated, overfilled) | :: bombastisk, svulstig; [Nynorsk] bombastisk, svulstig |
| bomb crater {n} (hole created by a bomb explosion) | :: [Bokmål] bombekrater {n}; [Nynorsk] bombekrater {n} |
| bomber {n} (aircraft) | :: [Bokmål] bombefly {n}; [Nynorsk] bombefly {n} |
| bombing {n} (action of dropping bombs from the air) | :: [Bokmål] bombing {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bombing {f} |
| bombing {n} (action of placing and detonating bombs) | :: [Bokmål] bombing {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bombing {f} |
| bombproof {adj} (sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb) | :: [Bokmål] bombesikker; [Nynorsk] bombesikker |
| bona fide {adj} (genuine) | :: ekte, autentisk |
| Bonaparte's gull {n} (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) | :: kanadahettemåke; [Nynorsk] kanadahettemåse |
| Bonapartist {n} (one attached to Napoleon's policy) | :: bonapartist {m} |
| bon appétit {phrase} (used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat) | :: vel bekomme, spis godt, håper det smaker |
| Bonaventure {prop} (male given name) | :: Bonaventura |
| bond {n} (in chemistry, a link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule) | :: [Bokmål] binding {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] binding {f} |
| bond {n} (documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract) | :: [Bokmål] obligasjon {m} |
| bone {v} (slang: have sexual intercourse with) | :: pule, knulle |
| bone {n} (material) | :: [Bokmål] bein {n} |
| bone {n} (component of a skeleton) | :: [Bokmål] bein {n}, ben {n}; [Nynorsk] bein {n} |
| bone china {n} (type of porcelain) | :: [Bokmål] benporselen {n} |
| boned {adj} (meat or fish with bones removed) | :: [Bokmål] beinløs, beinlaus, benløs; [Nynorsk] beinlaus |
| boneless {adj} (without bones) | :: [Bokmål] beinløs, beinlaus, benløs; [Nynorsk] beinlaus |
| bone marrow {n} (bone marrow) | :: marg; [Bokmål] beinmerg |
| bone meal {n} (ground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer) | :: [Bokmål] beinmel {n} |
| boner {n} (erect penis) | :: ståpikk {m} |
| boner {n} (rigid state of penis or clitoris) SEE: erection | :: |
| bonfire {n} (large, outdoor controlled fire) | :: bål {n} |
| bongo {n} (drum) | :: [Bokmål] bongo {m}, bongotromme {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bongo {m}, bongotromme {f} |
| bongo drum {n} (bongo) SEE: bongo | :: |
| bonjour {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| bon mot {n} (clever saying, phrase or witticism) | :: [Bokmål] bonmot {n}, bra melding {m} {f} |
| bonnet {n} (type of women's and children's hat) | :: kyse {m} |
| bonnet {n} (cover over the engine of a motor car) | :: [Bokmål] panserlokk {n} |
| bonnet {n} (second stomach of a ruminant) SEE: reticulum | :: |
| bonus {n} (extra amount of money given as a premium) | :: [Bokmål] bonus {m}; [Nynorsk] bonus {m} |
| bon vivant {n} (person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink) | :: [Bokmål] livsnyter {m}, levemann {m} |
| bon voyage {interj} (wish of good journey) | :: god reise, god tur |
| boob {n} (breast (colloquial)) | :: [Bokmål] pupp {m}; [Nynorsk] pupp {m} |
| booby trap {n} (an unforeseen source of danger; a pitfall) SEE: pitfall | :: |
| booger {n} (a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus) | :: buse {m} |
| book {n} (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material) | :: [Bokmål] bok {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bok {f} |
| book {v} (to reserve) | :: bestille, reservere |
| book {v} (to write down, register, record) | :: notere, nedskrive |
| bookcase {n} (furniture displaying books) | :: bokhylle {f} {m} |
| book club {n} (a group of people who meet to discuss books) | :: lesesirkel {m} |
| book club {n} (commercial organization) | :: bokklubb {m} |
| bookend {n} (object designed to keep books upright) | :: bokstøtte |
| bookkeeper {n} (person responsible for keeping records) | :: [Bokmål] bokholder {m} |
| booklet {n} (small book) | :: pamflett {m}, brosjyre {m}, flygeblad {n}; [Bokmål] hefte {n}; [Nynorsk] hefte {n} |
| book lover {n} (person who loves books) | :: [Bokmål] bokelsker {m}; [Nynorsk] bokelskar {m} |
| booklover {n} (booklover) SEE: book lover | :: |
| bookmark {n} (strip used to mark a place in a book) | :: [Bokmål] bokmerke {n}; [Nynorsk] bokmerke {n} |
| bookmark {n} (record of the address of a file or page) | :: [Bokmål] bokmerke {n}; [Nynorsk] bokmerke {n} |
| Book of Mormon {prop} (one of the sacred works of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) | :: Mormons bok |
| bookrack {n} (rack for books) SEE: bookshelf | :: |
| bookseller {n} (person) | :: [Bokmål] bokhandler {m}; [Nynorsk] bokhandlar {m} |
| bookseller {n} (business) | :: bokhandel {m} |
| bookshelf {n} (shelf for storing books) | :: bokhylle |
| bookshop {n} (shop that sells books) | :: bokhandel {m} |
| bookstore {n} (bookshop) SEE: bookshop | :: |
| bookworm {n} (avid reader) | :: [Bokmål] lesehest |
| boom barrier {n} (gate at level crossing) | :: skranke, bom |
| boomerang {n} (flat curved airfoil) | :: [Bokmål] bumerang {m}; [Nynorsk] bumerang {m} |
| boom gate {n} (boom barrier) SEE: boom barrier | :: |
| boorish {adj} (behaving as a boor) | :: ubehøvlet, tverr, trumpete |
| boot {n} (heavy shoe that covers part of the leg) | :: støvel {m} |
| boot {n} (kick) SEE: kick | :: |
| boot {n} (luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car) SEE: trunk | :: |
| booth {n} (A small stall for the display and sale of goods) | :: bu |
| bootlicker {n} (person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner) | :: [Bokmål] spyttslikker {m}; [Nynorsk] spyttslikkar {m} |
| bootstrap {v} (to load the operating system) SEE: boot | :: |
| boot up {v} (to start computer by bootstrap procedure) SEE: boot | :: |
| booty {n} (plunder) | :: [Bokmål] bytte {n}; [Nynorsk] bytte {n} |
| borage {n} (Borago officinalis) | :: [Bokmål] agurkurt {m} {f}, hjulkrone {m} {f}, lysblomst {m} |
| borate {n} (salt of boric acid) | :: [Bokmål] borat {n}; [Nynorsk] borat {n} |
| bordello {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| border {n} (the outer edge of something) | :: ytterkant {m}, kant {m}, rand {m} |
| border {n} (a decorative strip around the edge of something) | :: bord {m} |
| border {n} (the line or frontier area separating regions) | :: [Bokmål] grense {m} {f}, landegrense {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] grense {f}, landegrense {f} |
| bordering {adj} (having a common boundary or border) | :: [Bokmål] tilgrensende; [Nynorsk] tilgrensande |
| borderland {n} (land near a border) | :: [Bokmål] grenseland {n}; [Nynorsk] grenseland {n} |
| bore {v} (to make a hole) | :: bore |
| bore {v} (to inspire boredom) | :: [Bokmål] kjede; [Nynorsk] keia |
| bored {adj} (suffering from boredom) | :: kjed |
| boredom {n} (state of being bored) | :: [Bokmål] kjedsomhet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] keisemd {f} |
| bore water {n} (water accumulated in aquifers below the earth's surface) SEE: groundwater | :: |
| boric acid {n} (White crystalline solid soluble as a weak acid) | :: [Bokmål] borsyre {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] borsyre {f} |
| boring {adj} (causing boredom) | :: [Bokmål] kjedelig, kjedsommelig; [Nynorsk] kjedeleg |
| born {adj} (given birth to) | :: født |
| born {v} (be born) SEE: be born | :: |
| Borneo {prop} (island) | :: [Bokmål] Borneo; [Nynorsk] Borneo |
| Bornholm {prop} (Danish island in the Baltic Sea) | :: [Bokmål] Bornholm; [Nynorsk] Bornholm |
| born with a silver spoon in one's mouth {adj} (born rich or in a wealthy family) | :: [Bokmål] å være født med sølvskje i munnen |
| boro {v} (borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| boron {n} (chemical element) | :: [Bokmål] bor {n}; [Nynorsk] bor {n} |
| borough {n} (administrative district) | :: [Nynorsk] borg {f} |
| borough {n} (municipal borough) | :: [Nynorsk] borg {f} |
| borrow {v} (receive temporarily) | :: [Bokmål] låne |
| borrowing {n} (loanword) SEE: loanword | :: |
| borscht {n} (beetroot soup) | :: [Bokmål] borsjtsj {c} |
| Bose-Einstein condensate {n} (gaseous superfluid) | :: Bose-Einstein-kondensasjon; [Nynorsk] Bose-Einsteinkondensat |
| bosk {n} (thicket; small wood) SEE: thicket | :: |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina {prop} (country on the Balkan peninsula) | :: [Bokmål] Bosnia-Hercegovina {n}; [Nynorsk] Bosnia-Hercegovina {n} |
| Bosnian {adj} (of or pertaining to Bosnia) | :: [Bokmål] bosnisk; [Nynorsk] bosnisk |
| Bosnian {n} (the people) | :: [Bokmål] bosnier {m}; [Nynorsk] bosniar {m} |
| Bosnian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: [Bokmål] bosnisk {m}; [Nynorsk] bosnisk {m} |
| bosom {n} (chest, breast) | :: barm {m} |
| bosomy {adj} (having a large bosom) SEE: big-breasted | :: |
| Bosphorus {prop} (a strait that passes through Istanbul) | :: Bosporos |
| boss {n} (enemy in video game) | :: boss {m} |
| bossy {adj} (tending to give orders to others) | :: [Bokmål] sjefete |
| bot {n} (robot) SEE: robot | :: |
| botanist {n} (a person engaged in botany) | :: [Bokmål] botaniker {m}; [Nynorsk] botanikar {m} |
| botany {n} (scientific study of plants) | :: [Bokmål] plantelære; [Nynorsk] plantelære |
| botch {v} (to do something without skill, without care, or clumsily) | :: [Bokmål] slurve |
| Boötes {prop} (a constellation) | :: [Bokmål] Bjørnevokteren; [Nynorsk] Bjørnepassaren |
| botfly {n} (insect) | :: brems {m} |
| both {determiner} (each of two; one and the other) | :: [Bokmål] begge; [Nynorsk] begge, båe |
| both {conj} (both...and...) | :: både ... og ... |
| bother {v} (to annoy, disturb) | :: forstyrre, plage, bry, irritere |
| bother {v} (make or take trouble) | :: gidde |
| bother {v} (to do something which is of negligible inconvenience) | :: gidde |
| bother {n} (fuss, ado) | :: kluss, bry |
| botheration {interj} (expression of annoyance) SEE: bother | :: |
| bothersome {adj} (causing bother or perplexity) | :: [Bokmål] sjenerende |
| Botswana {prop} (Republic of Botswana) | :: Botswana |
| Botswanan {n} (person from Botswana) | :: [Bokmål] botswaner {m}; [Nynorsk] botswan {m}, botswanar {m} |
| Botswanan {adj} (pertaining to Botswana) | :: [Bokmål] botswansk; [Nynorsk] botswansk |
| Botswanian {n} (Botswanan) SEE: Botswanan | :: |
| Botswanian {adj} (Botswanan) SEE: Botswanan | :: |
| bottle {n} (container) | :: flaske {m} {f} |
| bottle {n} (contents of such a container) | :: flaske {m} {f} |
| bottle {n} (container with a rubber nipple) SEE: baby bottle | :: |
| bottleneck {n} (neck of a bottle) | :: [Bokmål] flaskehals {m}; [Nynorsk] flaskehals {m} |
| bottleneck {n} (narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay) | :: [Bokmål] flaskehals {m}; [Nynorsk] flaskehals {m} |
| bottleneck {n} (part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome) | :: [Bokmål] flaskehals {m}; [Nynorsk] flaskehals {m} |
| bottle opener {n} (device to open bottles) | :: [Bokmål] flaskeåpner {m} |
| bottle shop {n} (liquor store) SEE: liquor store | :: |
| bottom {n} (abyss) SEE: abyss | :: |
| bottom {n} (gay sexual slang: penetrated partner in sex) | :: passiv |
| bougainvillea {n} (flower) | :: bougainvillea, trillingblomst |
| bough {n} (tree branch) | :: [Bokmål] gren {m} {f}, grein {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] grein {f} |
| bouillon {n} (a clear seasoned broth) | :: buljong {m} |
| bouillon cube {n} (cube) | :: [Bokmål] buljongterning {m}; [Nynorsk] buljongterning {m} |
| boulder {n} (large mass of stone) | :: [Bokmål] steinblokk {m} {f}, kampestein {m}; [Nynorsk] steinblokk {m} {f}, kampestein {m} |
| bouldering {n} (climbing on large boulders) | :: buldring |
| boulevard {n} (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) | :: bulevard |
| bouncing castle {n} (inflatable structure on which children jump and play) | :: hoppeslott {n} |
| boundary {n} (dividing line or location between two areas) | :: [Bokmål] grense {m} {f}, avgrensing {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] grense {f}, avgrensing {f} |
| bounty {n} (abundance or wealth) SEE: abundance | :: |
| bounty {n} (something given liberally, see also: gift) | :: gave {m} {f}, presang {m} |
| bounty {n} (reward for some specific act) | :: belønning {m} {f}, dusør {m} |
| bouquet {n} (bunch of flowers) | :: [Bokmål] bukett {m} |
| bourdon {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee | :: |
| bourse {n} (stock exchange) SEE: stock exchange | :: |
| Bouvet Island {prop} (uninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean) | :: [Bokmål] Bouvetøya; [Nynorsk] Bouvetøya |
| bovine spongiform encephalopathy {n} (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) | :: kugalskap |
| bow {n} (weapon used for shooting arrows) | :: [Bokmål] bue {m}, boge {m}; [Nynorsk] boge {m} |
| bow {n} (rod used for playing stringed instruments) | :: [Bokmål] bue {m}; [Nynorsk] boge {m} |
| bow {n} (type of knot with two loops) | :: [Bokmål] sløyfe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] sløyfe {f} |
| bow {n} (front of a boat or ship) | :: [Bokmål] baug {m}; [Nynorsk] baug {m} |
| bow and arrow {n} (weapon) | :: pil og bue |
| bowdlerize {v} (to remove or alter parts of a text considered offensive) | :: [Bokmål] sensurere, forskjønne |
| bowel {n} (large intestine) | :: tarm {m} |
| bowel {n} (intestines, entrails) | :: tykktarm {m} |
| bowhead {n} (Balaena mysticetus) | :: [Bokmål] grønlandshval {m}; [Nynorsk] grønlandskval {m} |
| bowhead whale {n} (a whale, Balaena mysticetus) SEE: bowhead | :: |
| bowl {n} (container for food) | :: skål {m} {f}; [Bokmål] bolle {m}; [Nynorsk] bolle {m} |
| bowl {n} (part of a spoon) | :: skjeblad {n} |
| bowl {n} (haircut) SEE: bowl cut | :: |
| bowl cut {n} (haircut) | :: bollesveis, bolleklipp, eggeklipp |
| bow-legged {adj} (having a bowleg) | :: [Bokmål] hjulbeint, hjulbent; [Nynorsk] hjulbeint |
| bowman {n} (archer) SEE: archer | :: |
| bowstring {n} (string of an archer's bow) | :: [Bokmål] buestreng {m} |
| bowtie {n} (necktie shaped like a bow) | :: sløyfe {f}, tversoversløyfe {f} |
| box {n} (cuboid space; container) | :: kasse {m}, boks {m}, eske {m} {f}, skrin {n}, øskje {f}, dåse {m} |
| box {n} (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus) | :: [Bokmål] buksbom {m}; [Nynorsk] buksbom {m} |
| box {n} (rectangle) SEE: oblong | :: |
| boxcutter {n} (utility knife) SEE: utility knife | :: |
| boxer {n} (participant in a boxing match) | :: [Bokmål] bokser {m}; [Nynorsk] boksar {m} |
| boxer {n} (breed of dog) | :: [Bokmål] boxer {m}, bokser {m}; [Nynorsk] boksar {m} |
| boxer {n} (type of internal combustion engine) SEE: boxer engine | :: |
| boxer engine {n} (horizontally opposed engine) | :: [Bokmål] boksermotor {m}, boxermotor {m}; [Nynorsk] boxermotor {m} |
| boxing {n} (the sport of boxing) | :: boksing {m} {f} |
| Boxing Day {n} (the day after Christmas: 26 December) | :: [Bokmål] andre juledag {m}; [Nynorsk] andre juledag {m} |
| boxing glove {n} (padded mitten worn in boxing) | :: [Bokmål] boksehanske {m}; [Nynorsk] boksehanske {m} |
| box office {n} (ticket office) | :: [Bokmål] billettkontor {n}; [Nynorsk] billettkontor {n} |
| box wine {n} (wine that is sealed in a plastic bladder) | :: [Bokmål] pappvin {m} |
| boy {n} (young male) | :: [Bokmål] gutt {m} (child); tenåringsgutt {m} (teenager); [Nynorsk] gut {m} |
| boy {n} (male servant) | :: [Bokmål] tjenestegutt {m} [young male servant] |
| boy {n} (non-white male) | :: [Bokmål] negergutt {m}, neger, nigger |
| boy {n} (male of any age, used as a friendly diminutive) | :: [Bokmål] gutt {m}; [Nynorsk] gut {m} |
| boy {n} (adult male found attractive) | :: mann kar fyr {m} |
| boy {n} (male friend) | :: kamerat {m}, kompis {m} (informal) |
| boycott {v} (to abstain from dealing with a person or organisation as a protest) | :: boikotte |
| boyfriend {n} (male partner in a romantic relationship) | :: [Bokmål] kjæreste {m}; [Nynorsk] kjærast {m}, kjæraste {m} |
| boyfriend {n} (male friend) | :: [Bokmål] venn {m} |
| bra {n} (brassiere) | :: [Bokmål] brystholder {m}, bysteholder {m}, behå {m}, BH {m}, bh {m}; [Nynorsk] brysthaldar {m}, bystehaldar {m}, behå {m}, BH {m} |
| brace {v} (to prepare oneself for an impact) | :: hold deg fast! |
| brace {n} (system to correct crooked teeth) SEE: braces | :: |
| brace aback {v} (bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails) | :: brase bakk |
| bracelet {n} (a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament) | :: armbånd {n} |
| braces {n} (handcuffs) SEE: handcuffs | :: |
| braces {n} (device for straightening teeth) | :: regulering {c} |
| braces {n} (pair of straps holding trousers) | :: [Bokmål] buksesele {m}; [Nynorsk] buksesele {m} |
| brachium {n} (upper arm) SEE: upper arm | :: |
| bracket {n} (item attached to a wall to hold up a shelf) | :: [Bokmål] brakett {m} |
| bracket {n} (engineering: intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part) | :: [Bokmål] brakett {m} |
| bracket {n} (square bracket) SEE: square bracket | :: |
| brackish {adj} (slightly salty) | :: [Bokmål] brakk, [brackish water] brakt vann / vatn, brakkvann {n}, brakkvatn {n}; [Nynorsk] brakk, [brackish water] brakt vatn, brakkvatn {n} |
| brackish {adj} (repulsive) SEE: repulsive | :: |
| brae {n} (hillside or slope) SEE: hillside | :: |
| brag {v} (to boast) | :: [Bokmål] skryte |
| brag {n} (boast) SEE: boast | :: |
| braid {v} (to intertwine) | :: flette |
| braid {n} (weave of three or more strands) | :: flette {m} {f} |
| braille {n} (system of writing using raised dots) | :: blindeskrift {m} |
| brain {n} (organ) | :: hjerne |
| brain damage {n} (injury to the brain) | :: [Bokmål] hjerneskade {m}; [Nynorsk] hjerneskade {m} |
| brain-dead {adj} (in medicine: having cessation of brain activity) | :: [Bokmål] hjernedød; [Nynorsk] hjernedød, hjernedaud |
| brain-dead {adj} (colloquially: having no useful thoughts) | :: [Bokmål] hjernedød; [Nynorsk] hjernedød, hjernedaud |
| brain drain {n} (emigration of educated people) | :: [Bokmål] hjerneflukt {m} |
| brainpower {n} (mental ability) SEE: intelligence | :: |
| brain stem {n} (part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum) | :: [Bokmål] hjernestamme {m} |
| brainstorm {n} (brainstorming) SEE: brainstorming | :: |
| brainstorming {n} (method of problem solving) | :: idédugnad {m}, brainstorming {m}, idémyldring {m} {f} |
| brain tumor {n} (an intracranial growth of abnormal and uncontrolled cell division) | :: hjernesvulst {m} |
| brain-washing {n} (form of indoctrination) | :: [Bokmål] hjernevask {m}, hjernevasking {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hjernevask {m} {n}, hjernevasking {f} |
| brake {n} (device used to slow or stop a vehicle) | :: brems {m} |
| brake fluid {n} (hydraulic fluid) | :: [Bokmål] bremsevæske {m} {f} |
| brake pedal {n} (the pedal in a vehicle which operates the brakes) | :: [Bokmål] bremsepedal {m}; [Nynorsk] bremsepedal {m} |
| braking {n} (applying of brakes) | :: [Bokmål] bremsing {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bremsing {f} |
| braking distance {n} (braking distance) | :: [Bokmål] bremselengde {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bremselengd {f}, bremselengde {f} |
| bramble {n} (diverse Rubus shrubs) SEE: blackberry | :: |
| brambling {n} (bird) | :: [Bokmål] bjørkefink {m}; [Nynorsk] bjørkefink {m} |
| branch {n} (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk) | :: gren {m}, grein {m} |
| branch {n} (rail transport: branch line) SEE: branch line | :: |
| branch line {n} (non-through line) | :: [Bokmål] sidebane {m}, sidelinje {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] sidebane {m} {f}, sidelinje {f} |
| brand {n} (mark made by burning) | :: brennmerke {n} |
| brand {n} (name, symbol, logo) | :: varemerke {n} |
| brand {n} (a specific product, service, or provider so distinguished) | :: [Bokmål] merke {n}; [Nynorsk] merke {n} |
| brand {v} (burn the flesh) | :: brennemerke |
| brand {v} (mark with proof of ownership) | :: brennemerke |
| brand {v} (impress on the memory or senses) | :: innprente |
| brand {v} (stigmatize) | :: stemple, brennemerke, stigmatisere |
| brandade {n} (puree of salted cod, olive oil, and milk) | :: [Bokmål] brandade {m}, fiskegrateng {m} |
| brand new {adj} (utterly new) | :: splitter ny |
| brand spanking new {adj} (brand new) SEE: brand new | :: |
| brandy {n} (liquor) | :: [Nynorsk] Branntwien {m}, Brammwien {m}, Brandy {m} |
| brass {n} (alloy of copper and zinc) | :: [Bokmål] messing {m}; [Nynorsk] messing {m} |
| brass {n} (class of wind instruments) | :: messinginstrument {n} |
| brass {n} (colour of brass) | :: messing {m} |
| brass {n} (slang: money) | :: stål {n} |
| brassiere {n} (bra) SEE: bra | :: |
| brass knuckles {n} (weapon which reinforces the fist) | :: knokejern {n} |
| brat {n} (a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child) | :: (bortskjemt) drittunge {n}, snørrunge {m} |
| brat {n} (bratwurst) SEE: bratwurst | :: |
| bratwurst {n} (A small pork sausage) | :: bratwurst {m} |
| brave {adj} (strong in the face of fear) | :: modig |
| bravery {n} (being brave) | :: [Bokmål] mot {n}, tapperhet {m} |
| brazen {adj} (impudent, immodest, or shameless) | :: [Bokmål] frekk; [Nynorsk] frekk |
| brazen bull {n} (ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death) | :: [Bokmål] messingoksen {m}, kobberoksen {m}, Falaris' okse {m} |
| Brazil {prop} (Portuguese-speaking country in South America) | :: Brasil |
| Brazilian {n} (person from Brazil) | :: [Bokmål] brasilianer {m}; [Nynorsk] brasilianar {m} |
| Brazilian {adj} (pertaining to Brazil) | :: [Bokmål] brasiliansk; [Nynorsk] brasiliansk |
| brazil nut {n} (nut) | :: [Bokmål] paranøtt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] paranøtt {f} |
| breach {n} (break of a law or obligation) | :: [Bokmål] overtredelse {m} |
| breach of contract {n} (failure to perform) | :: [Bokmål] kontraktsbrudd {n} |
| bread {n} (baked dough made from cereals) | :: brød {n} |
| breadbasket {n} (stomach) SEE: stomach | :: |
| breadcrumb {n} (tiny piece of bread) | :: [Bokmål] brødrasp {n} [uncountable, collective sense]; [Nynorsk] brødrasp {n} [uncountable, collective sense] |
| breadfruit {n} (fruit) | :: [Bokmål] brødfrukt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] brødfrukt {f} |
| bread knife {n} (knife designed to cut bread) | :: [Bokmål] brødkniv {m}; [Nynorsk] brødkniv {m} |
| breadmaker {n} (baker) SEE: baker | :: |
| bread roll {n} (miniature round loaf of bread) | :: [Bokmål] rundstykke {n}; [Nynorsk] rundstykke {n} |
| breadth {n} (width) SEE: width | :: |
| breadwinner {n} (primary income-earner in a household) | :: [Bokmål] familieforsørger {m}, forsørger {m} |
| break {n} (instance of breaking something into pieces) | :: [Bokmål] brudd {n} |
| break {n} (physical space that opens up in something or between two things) | :: [Bokmål] åpning {m} {f}, hull {n} |
| break {n} (temporary split in romantic relationship) | :: [Bokmål] avbrekk {n} |
| break {n} (interval between two parts of performance) | :: [Bokmål] pause {m} |
| break {n} (tennis: game won by receiving party) | :: [Bokmål] break {n} |
| break {n} (soccer: counter-attack) | :: [Bokmål] gjenvinning {m} {f} |
| breakable {adj} (fragile) SEE: fragile | :: |
| breakage {n} (action of breaking) | :: [Bokmål] brekkasje {m}; [Nynorsk] brekkasje {m} |
| breakage {n} (something that has been broken) | :: [Bokmål] brekkasje {m}; [Nynorsk] brekkasje {m} |
| breakdown {n} (failure, particularly mechanical) | :: [Bokmål] havari {n}; [Nynorsk] havari {n} |
| breakdown {n} (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound) | :: [Bokmål] nedbrytning {m} {f}, nedbryting {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] nedbryting {f} |
| breakfast {n} (first meal of the day) | :: [Bokmål] frokost {m}; [Nynorsk] frukost {m} |
| breakfast cereal {n} (food made from processed grains) | :: [Bokmål] frokostblanding {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] frukostblanding {f} |
| breaking strain {n} (amount of strain which can break something) | :: [Bokmål] bruddstyrke {m} |
| break of dawn {n} (daybreak) SEE: daybreak | :: |
| break of gauge {n} (break of gauge) | :: [Bokmål] sporbrudd {n} |
| break-of-gauge station {n} (break-of-gauge station) | :: [Bokmål] sporbruddstasjon {m} |
| break the ice {v} (to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness) | :: bryte isen |
| break up {v} (to end a relationship) | :: slå opp |
| breakup {n} (breakdown) SEE: breakdown | :: |
| breakwater {n} (construction in or around a harbour) | :: [Bokmål] bølgebryter {m}; [Nynorsk] bølgebrytar {m} |
| bream {n} (fish of the genus Abramis) | :: brasme |
| bream {n} (Abramis brama) | :: [Bokmål] brasme {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] brasme {f} |
| breast {n} (milk-producing organ) | :: [Bokmål] bryst {n}, pupp {m} [informal]; [Nynorsk] bryst {n}, pupp {m} [informal] |
| breast {n} (chest) | :: bryst {n} |
| breast {n} (section of clothing covering the breast area) | :: bryst {n} |
| breast {n} (seat of emotions) | :: bryst {n} |
| breast {n} (animal's thorax) | :: bryst {n} |
| breast {n} (choice cut of meat from poultry or other animals) | :: bringe {c} |
| breast cancer {n} (cancer of the breast) | :: [Bokmål] brystkreft {m}; [Nynorsk] brystkreft {m} |
| breastfeed {v} (feed a baby milk via the breasts) | :: amme |
| breastfeeding {n} (activity) | :: [Bokmål] amming {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] amming {f} |
| breast implant {n} (medical prosthesis) | :: [Bokmål] brystimplantat {n}; [Nynorsk] brystimplantat {n} |
| breast milk {n} (milk produced by humans) | :: [Bokmål] brystmelk {c}, brystmjølk {c}, morsmelk {c}, morsmjølk {c}; [Nynorsk] brystmjølk {f}, morsmjølk {f} |
| breastpin {n} (brooch) SEE: brooch | :: |
| breaststroke {n} (swimming stroke) | :: brystsvømning |
| breath {n} (act or process of breathing) | :: [Bokmål] pust {m}; [Nynorsk] pust {m} |
| breath {n} (single act of breathing in and out) | :: [Bokmål] åndedrag {n}, andedrag {n}; [Nynorsk] andedrag {n} |
| breathe {v} (to draw air in and out) | :: puste, ånde |
| breathe {v} (to stop and catch one's breath) | :: [Bokmål] trekke pusten, puste ut |
| breathlessness {n} (difficult respiration) SEE: shortness of breath | :: |
| breeches {n} (a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs) | :: knebukser {m} {f} |
| breed {n} (all animals or plants of the same species or subspecies) | :: [Bokmål] rase {m} [animals]; [Nynorsk] rase {m} [animals] |
| breeding {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| breeze {n} (a light, gentle wind) | :: [Bokmål] bris {m}; [Nynorsk] bris {m} |
| breezefly {n} (horsefly) SEE: horsefly | :: |
| Breslau {prop} (Wroclaw) SEE: Wroclaw | :: |
| Breton {n} (the language) | :: [Bokmål] bretonsk; [Nynorsk] bretonsk |
| Breton {adj} (pertaining to Brittany) | :: [Bokmål] bretonsk; [Nynorsk] bretonsk |
| brevity {n} (the quality of being brief in duration) | :: [Bokmål] korthet; [Nynorsk] stuttleik |
| brew {n} (beer) SEE: beer | :: |
| brew {v} (to make beer) | :: [Bokmål] brygge |
| brew {n} (hill) SEE: hill | :: |
| brew {n} (cup of tea) SEE: cup of tea | :: |
| brewery {n} (building where beer is produced) | :: [Bokmål] bryggeri {n}; [Nynorsk] bryggjeri {n} |
| bribe {n} (inducement to dishonesty) | :: [Bokmål] bestikkelse |
| bribe {v} (to give a bribe) | :: bestikke |
| brick {n} (hardened block used for building) | :: [Bokmål] murstein {m}; [Nynorsk] murstein {m} |
| bricklayer {n} (craftsman) | :: [Bokmål] murer {m} |
| brick red {adj} (colour) | :: [Bokmål] mursteinsrød |
| brickwork {n} (structure made of brick) | :: [Bokmål] murverk {n}; [Nynorsk] murverk {n} |
| bridal couple {n} (bride and bridegroom) | :: [Bokmål] brudepar {n}; [Nynorsk] brudepar {n}, brurepar {n}, brurpar {n} |
| bride {n} (woman in the context of her own wedding) | :: [Bokmål] brud {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] brud {f}, brur {f} |
| bridegroom {n} (bridegroom, groom) | :: [Bokmål] brudgom {m}; [Nynorsk] brudgom {m} |
| bride price {n} (sum paid to the family of the bride) | :: [Bokmål] brudepris {m}; [Nynorsk] brudepris {m} |
| bridesmaid {n} (woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony) | :: [Bokmål] brudepike {m} {f}, forlover {m} |
| bridge {n} (construction or natural feature that spans a divide) | :: [Bokmål] bro {m} {f}, bru {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bru {f} |
| bridge {n} (nautical) | :: [Bokmål] bro {m} {f}, kommandobro, styrehus {n}; [Nynorsk] styrehus {n}, styrhus {n} |
| bridge {n} (card game) | :: [Bokmål] bridge {m}; [Nynorsk] bridge {m} |
| bridgehead {n} (area of ground on the enemy's side of an obstacle) | :: [Bokmål] brohode {n}, bruhode {n}; [Nynorsk] bruhovud {n} |
| Bridget {prop} (female given name) | :: Birgitte |
| bridle {n} (headgear for horse) | :: [Bokmål] bissel {n}, hodelag {n}; [Nynorsk] beisel {n}, hovudlag {n} |
| bridled tern {n} (Onychoprion anaethetus) | :: tøyleterne; [Nynorsk] tygleterne |
| brief {adj} (of short duration) | :: [Bokmål] kortvarig; [Nynorsk] kortvarig |
| briefcase {n} (case used for carrying documents) | :: [Bokmål] dokumentmappe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] dokumentmappe {f} |
| brig {n} (two-masted vessel) | :: [Bokmål] brigg {m}; [Nynorsk] brigg {m} |
| bright {adj} (visually dazzling, luminous, radiant) | :: lys; [Bokmål] knall- [modifying colours] |
| bright {adj} (intelligent) | :: [Bokmål] intelligent, oppvakt}, klok, dyktig; [Nynorsk] intelligent, oppvakt, klok}, dyktig |
| bright {adj} (vivid) | :: livlig, lystig; [Bokmål] knall- [modifying colours] |
| bright {adj} (happy) | :: glad |
| brightness {n} (the quality of being bright) | :: glans {m}, lysstyrke {m}, klarhet {c}, lyshet {c} |
| brill {n} (Scophthalmus rhombus) | :: slettvar {m} |
| brilliant {adj} (shining brightly) | :: lysende, strålende |
| brilliant {adj} (of a colour: both light and saturated) | :: strålende |
| brilliant {adj} (of a voice or sound: having a sharp, clear tone) | :: klar |
| brilliant {adj} (of surpassing excellence) | :: enestående, genial |
| brilliant {adj} (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage)) | :: enestående, storslagen; [Bokmål] glimrende |
| brilliant {adj} (highly intelligent) | :: enestående, genial |
| brim {n} (a projecting rim, especially of a hat) | :: brem {m} |
| brimstone {n} (sulfur) SEE: sulfur | :: |
| brine {n} (salt water) | :: [Bokmål] saltlake {m} |
| bring {v} (to transport toward somebody/somewhere) | :: [Bokmål] bringe, ta med; [Nynorsk] bringe, ta med |
| bring about {v} (To cause to take place) | :: [Bokmål] forårsake, foranledige, avstedkomme, bevirke |
| bring owls to Athens {v} (to undertake a pointless venture) SEE: carry coals to Newcastle | :: |
| bring to a boil {v} (heat something until it reaches boiling point) | :: [Bokmål] koke opp |
| bring up {v} (to raise children) | :: oppdra |
| brinjal {n} (an aubergine) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| briny {n} (sea) SEE: sea | :: |
| Brit {n} (British person) SEE: Briton | :: |
| Britain {prop} (United Kingdom) SEE: United Kingdom | :: |
| Britain {prop} (Brittany) SEE: Brittany | :: |
| britches {n} (pants) SEE: pants | :: |
| britches {n} (breeches) SEE: breeches | :: |
| British {prop} (citizens or inhabitants of Britain) | :: [Bokmål] brite {m}; [Nynorsk] brite {m} |
| British {prop} (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK) | :: [Bokmål] brite {m}; [Nynorsk] brite {m} |
| British {prop} (the British English language) | :: [Bokmål] britisk engelsk {m}; [Nynorsk] britisk engelsk {m} |
| British {adj} (of Britain) | :: [Bokmål] britisk; [Nynorsk] britisk |
| British {adj} (colloquial: of the UK) | :: [Bokmål] britisk; [Nynorsk] britisk |
| British {adj} (history: of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain) | :: [Bokmål] britisk; [Nynorsk] britisk |
| British Columbia {prop} (province of Canada) | :: [Bokmål] Britisk Columbia {?}; [Nynorsk] Britisk Columbia {?} |
| British Isles {prop} (group of islands) | :: [Bokmål] De britiske øyer {p}; [Nynorsk] Dei britiske øyane {p} |
| British Virgin Islands {prop} (British overseas territory) | :: Britiske Jomfruøyer |
| Briton {n} (inhabitant of Great Britain) | :: [Bokmål] brite {m}; [Nynorsk] brite {m} |
| Brittany {prop} (region of North West France) | :: [Bokmål] Bretagne {n}; [Nynorsk] Bretagne {n} |
| brittle {adj} (able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure) | :: sprø |
| brittle {n} (confection of caramelized sugar and nuts) | :: [Bokmål] krokan {m}; [Nynorsk] krokan {m} |
| brittleness {n} (property) | :: [Bokmål] sprøhet {m} {f} |
| brittleness {n} (state) | :: [Bokmål] sprøhet {m} {f} |
| bro {n} (a male sibling) SEE: brother | :: |
| broach {n} (spit) SEE: spit | :: |
| broach {n} (brooch) SEE: brooch | :: |
| broach {n} (architecture: spire) SEE: spire | :: |
| broad {adj} (wide) SEE: wide | :: |
| broad {n} (whore) SEE: whore | :: |
| broadband {n} (wide band of electromagnetic frequencies) | :: [Bokmål] bredbånd {n}; [Nynorsk] breiband {n} |
| broadband {n} (high-capacity internet connection) | :: [Bokmål] bredbånd {n}; [Nynorsk] breiband {n} |
| broad-billed sandpiper {n} (Calidris falcinellus) | :: fjellmyrløper; [Nynorsk] fjellmyrløpar |
| broadcast {n} (transmission of a radio or television programme) | :: kringkasting {m} {f}, utsending {m} {f} |
| broadcast {n} (programme transmitted) | :: program {n}, utsending {m} {f} |
| broadcast {v} (to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means) | :: kringkaste, sende ut |
| broadcaster {n} (organisation) | :: [Bokmål] kringkaster {m} |
| broadcasting {n} (business or profession of radio and television) | :: kringkasting {m}, rikskringkasting {m} |
| broadsheet {adj} (in the format of a broadsheet) | :: [Bokmål] fullformat |
| broadside {n} (one side of a warship) | :: [Bokmål] bredside {m} {f} |
| broadside {n} (written or spoken attack) | :: [Bokmål] bredside {m} {f} |
| broccoli {n} (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) | :: [Bokmål] brokkoli {m}; [Nynorsk] brokkoli {m} |
| brochure {n} (booklet of printed informational matter) | :: [Bokmål] brosjyre {m}; [Nynorsk] brosjyre {m} |
| broiler {n} (device used to broil food) | :: [Bokmål] grill {m} |
| broiler {n} (chicken suitable for broiling) | :: [Bokmål] broiler {m} |
| broke {adj} (lacking money; bankrupt) | :: blakk |
| broker {n} (mediator between a buyer and seller) | :: [Bokmål] megler {m} |
| brome {n} (grass of Bromus) | :: faks |
| bromide {n} (chemistry: binary compound of bromine and another element) | :: bromid {n} |
| bromide {n} (platitude) SEE: platitude | :: |
| bromine {n} (nonmetallic chemical element) | :: brom {n} |
| bronchial {adj} (Of or relating to the bronchi or to the bronchioles) | :: [Bokmål] bronkial; [Nynorsk] bronkial |
| bronchitis {n} (inflammation of the lungs) | :: [Bokmål] bronkitt {m}; [Nynorsk] bronkitt {m} |
| bronchoscopy {n} (technique) | :: bronkoskopi |
| Bronx cheer {n} (synonym of raspberry) SEE: raspberry | :: |
| bronze {v} (to tan) SEE: tan | :: |
| bronze {n} (alloy) | :: [Bokmål] bronse {m}; [Nynorsk] bronse {m} |
| bronze {n} (colour) | :: bronse {m}, bronsefarge {m} |
| bronze {adj} (having a bronze colour) | :: bronsefarget |
| bronze {v} (to plate with bronze) | :: bronse, bronsere |
| bronze {v} (to color bronze) | :: bronse, bronsere |
| bronze {n} (bronze medal) SEE: bronze medal | :: |
| Bronze Age {prop} (archaeology) | :: [Bokmål] bronsealder {m}; [Nynorsk] bronsealder {m} |
| bronze medal {n} (medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze) | :: [Bokmål] bronse {m}, bronsemedalje {m}; [Nynorsk] bronse {m}, bronsemedalje {m} |
| brooch {n} (jewellery with pin) | :: brosje |
| brood {v} (to keep an egg warm) | :: ruge |
| broody {n} (female bird in the condition to incubate eggs) | :: [Bokmål] verpende, verpesyk [resulting behaviour as a consequence of broodiness] |
| brook {v} (tolerate) SEE: tolerate | :: |
| brook lamprey {n} (a small European lamprey) | :: [Bokmål] bekkeniøye {m}; [Nynorsk] bekkeniauge {m} |
| brook trout {n} (Salvelinus fontinalis) | :: bekkerøye {m} {f}, bekkerøyr {m} {f} |
| broom {n} (domestic utensil) | :: sopelime, kost |
| broomstick {n} (the handle of a broom) | :: kosteskaft {n}, sopelime {m} |
| broth cube {n} (bouillon cube) SEE: bouillon cube | :: |
| brothel {n} (house of prostitution) | :: [Bokmål] bordell {m} {n}, horehus {n}; [Nynorsk] bordell {m} {n}, horehus {n} |
| brother {n} (male sibling) | :: bror {m} |
| brother {n} | :: bror [1], lillebror [little brother; 1], storebror [big brother; 1], Broder [elder form/formal], stebror [stepbrother; 2], halvbror [half-brother; 2] |
| brother {v} (to treat as a brother) | :: brors |
| brotherhood {n} (state of being brothers or a brother) | :: [Bokmål] brorskap {n}; [Nynorsk] brorskap {m} or {n} |
| brotherhood {n} (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) | :: brorskap {n} |
| brother-in-arms {n} (fellow combatant or soldier) | :: våpenbror {m} |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's husband's brother) | :: [Bokmål] svoger {m}; [Nynorsk] svoger {m}, verbror {m} |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's wife's brother) | :: [Bokmål] svoger {m}; [Nynorsk] svoger {m}, verbror {m} |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's sister's husband) | :: [Bokmål] svoger {m}; [Nynorsk] svoger {m}, verbror {m} |
| brow {n} (forehead) SEE: forehead | :: |
| brow {n} (eyebrow) SEE: eyebrow | :: |
| brown {n} (colour) | :: brun |
| brown {adj} (having a brown colour) | :: [Bokmål] brun, [dark brown] mørkbrun, mørkebrun; [Nynorsk] brun, [dark brown] mørkbrun, mørkebrun |
| brown {v} (to tan) SEE: tan | :: |
| Brown {prop} (surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion) | :: Brun, Bruun |
| brown bear {n} (Ursus arctos) | :: [Bokmål] brunbjørn {m}; [Nynorsk] brunbjørn {m} |
| brown coal {n} (lignite) SEE: lignite | :: |
| brown eye {n} (vulgar, slang for the anus) | :: brun øye {n} |
| brownie {n} (mythical creature) | :: nisse {m} {n} |
| brownish {adj} (of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown) | :: [Bokmål] brunlig; [Nynorsk] brunleg |
| brownnose {v} (to flatter in obsequious manner) | :: smiske, pisse oppetter ryggen, sleike oppetter ryggen |
| brown rat {n} (Rattus norvegicus) | :: [Bokmål] brunrotte {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] brunrotte {f} |
| browse {v} (move about while eating parts of plants) | :: [Bokmål] beite; [Nynorsk] beite |
| browser {n} (web browser) SEE: web browser | :: |
| Børselv {prop} (village in Norway) | :: Børselv {m} {f}; [Bokmål] Børselv {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] Børselv {f} |
| brumous {adj} (wintry) SEE: wintry | :: |
| brunch {n} (a meal) | :: [Bokmål] brunsj {m}; [Nynorsk] brunsj {m} |
| Brunei {prop} (a country in Southeast Asia) | :: Brunei |
| Bruneian {n} (person from Brunei) | :: [Bokmål] bruneier {m}, bruneiar {m} |
| Bruneian {adj} (pertaining to Brunei) | :: [Bokmål] bruneisk; [Nynorsk] bruneisk |
| brunette {adj} (having brown or black hair) | :: [Bokmål] mørkhåret, mørkhåra; [Nynorsk] mørkhåra |
| brunette {n} (a person, especially female, with brown or black hair) | :: [Bokmål] brunette {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] brunette {f} |
| brunost {n} (cheese) | :: brunost {m} |
| brush {n} (implement) | :: [Bokmål] børste {m} |
| Brussels {prop} (capital of Belgium) | :: [Bokmål] Brussel; [Nynorsk] Brussel |
| Brussels sprout {n} (vegetable) | :: [Bokmål] rosenkål {m}; [Nynorsk] rosenkål {m} |
| brutality {n} (a state of being brutal) | :: [Bokmål] brutalitet {m}; [Nynorsk] brutalitet {m} |
| brute {n} (brutal person) | :: bølle {c} |
| bubble {n} (Greek) SEE: Greek | :: |
| bubble {n} (spherically contained volume of air or other gas) | :: bubla {f} |
| bubble {n} (someone who has been fooled) SEE: dupe | :: |
| bubble {v} (to cry, weep) SEE: weep | :: |
| bubble {v} (to cheat, delude) SEE: cheat | :: |
| bubonic plague {n} (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) | :: [Bokmål] byllepest {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] byllepest {m} {f} |
| Bucharest {prop} (The capital of Romania) | :: [Bokmål] Bukarest {?}, Bucureşti {?}; [Nynorsk] Bukarest {?}, Bucureşti {?} |
| buck {n} (ram) SEE: ram | :: |
| buckbean {n} (Menyanthes trifoliata) | :: bukkeblad {n} |
| bucket {n} (container) | :: [Bokmål] bøtte {m} {f}, spann {n}; [Nynorsk] bytte {f}, bøtte {f} |
| bucket {n} (amount held in this container) | :: [Bokmål] bøtte {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bytte {f}, bøtte {f} |
| bucket {n} (part of piece of machinery) | :: [Bokmål] skuffe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] skuffe {f} |
| bucket {n} (basketball: basket) | :: [Bokmål] kurv {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kurv {m} |
| Buckingham Palace {prop} (the official London residence of the British monarch) | :: [Bokmål] Buckingham Palace {n}; [Nynorsk] Buckingham Palace {n} |
| buckle {n} (belt clasp) | :: spenne |
| buck's party {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| buckwheat {n} (fruit of this plant as cereal) | :: [Bokmål] bokhvete |
| bud {n} (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded) | :: [Bokmål] knopp {m}; [Nynorsk] knopp {m} |
| Budapest {prop} (the capital city of Hungary) | :: [Bokmål] Budapest; [Nynorsk] Budapest |
| Buddha {prop} (spiritual and philosophical teacher) | :: Buddha {m} |
| Buddhism {n} (religion and philosophy) | :: [Bokmål] buddhisme {m}; [Nynorsk] buddhisme {m} |
| Buddhist {adj} (of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism) | :: [Bokmål] buddhistisk; [Nynorsk] buddhistisk |
| Buddhist {adj} (of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists) | :: [Bokmål] buddhistisk; [Nynorsk] buddhistisk |
| Buddhist {n} (practitioner of Buddhism) | :: [Bokmål] buddhist {m}; [Nynorsk] buddhist {m} |
| Buddhist {n} (follower of Buddha) | :: [Bokmål] buddhist {m}; [Nynorsk] buddhist {m} |
| budding {adj} | :: framtidig, fremtidig, tillkommende |
| budgerigar {n} (species of parakeet) | :: [Bokmål] undulat {m}; [Nynorsk] undulat {m} |
| budget {n} (the amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame) | :: [Bokmål] budsjett {n} [government] statsbudsjett {n}; [Nynorsk] budsjett {n}, [government] statsbudsjett {n} |
| budget {n} (itemized summary of intended expenditure) | :: [Bokmål] budsjett {n}; [Nynorsk] budsjett {n} |
| buffalo {n} (Old World mammals) | :: bøffel {m} |
| buffalo {n} (North American bison) | :: bison |
| buff-breasted sandpiper {n} (Calidris subruficollis) | :: rustsnipe |
| buffer {n} (portion of memory in computing) | :: [Bokmål] buffer {m} |
| buffered {adj} (chemistry: dissolved in a buffer solution) | :: bufret |
| buffet {n} | :: buffé {m}, buffet {m} |
| bufflehead {n} (a duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola) | :: [Bokmål] bøffeland {f} |
| bug {n} | :: [2] insekt {n}, [3] feil {m}, [4] bakterie {m} |
| bugger {n} (heretic) SEE: heretic | :: |
| bugger factor {n} (Murphy's law) SEE: Murphy's law | :: |
| bugger off {interj} (go away) SEE: get lost | :: |
| build {v} ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) | :: [Bokmål] bygge; [Nynorsk] byggja |
| builder {n} (a person who builds or constructs things) | :: [Bokmål] bygger {m}; [Nynorsk] byggjar {m} |
| building {n} (act or process of building) | :: bygge, konstruere |
| building {n} (closed structure with walls and a roof) | :: bygning |
| building block {n} (component that is part of a larger construction) | :: [Bokmål] byggeblokk {m} {f}, byggestein {m}; [Nynorsk] byggestein {m} |
| building block {n} (block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy) | :: [Bokmål] byggeblokk {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] byggjekloss {m} |
| building material {n} (any material which is used for construction purposes) | :: [Bokmål] byggemateriale {n}; [Nynorsk] byggjemateriale {n}, byggemateriale {n} |
| building site {n} (place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected) | :: [Bokmål] byggeplass {m}; [Nynorsk] byggeplass {m}, byggjeplass {m} |
| built-in {adj} (constructed as a non-detachable part) | :: [Bokmål] innbygd, innebygd, innebygget; [Nynorsk] innbygd, innebygd |
| bulb {n} (bulb-shaped root) | :: [Bokmål] løk {m}; [Nynorsk] løk {m} |
| bulb {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| Bulgaria {prop} (country) | :: Bulgaria; [Bokmål] Bulgaria {n}; [Nynorsk] Bulgaria {n} |
| Bulgarian {adj} (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) | :: [Bokmål] bulgarsk; [Nynorsk] bulgarsk |
| Bulgarian {n} (native of Bulgaria) | :: [Bokmål] bulgarer {m}; [Nynorsk] bulgar {m}, bulgarar {m} |
| Bulgarian {n} (language) | :: [Bokmål] bulgarsk {m}; [Nynorsk] bulgarsk {m} |
| bulimia {n} (eating disorder) | :: bulimi |
| bulimia nervosa {n} (eating disorder) SEE: bulimia | :: |
| bulk {n} (volume) | :: [Bokmål] masse {m} |
| bulk {n} (major part of something) | :: [Bokmål] masse {m} |
| bulk {n} (dietary fibre) SEE: dietary fibre | :: |
| bull {n} (uncastrated adult male bovine) | :: okse {m} |
| bull {n} (adult male animal) | :: okse {m} |
| bull {n} (large, strong man) | :: okse {m} |
| bullace {n} (European plum) SEE: damson | :: |
| bullcrap {n} (bullshit) SEE: bullshit | :: |
| bulldozer {n} (tractor) | :: [Bokmål] bulldoser {m}; [Nynorsk] bulldosar {m} |
| bull elephant {n} (bull elephant, male elephant) | :: [Bokmål] elefantokse {m}, elefanthann {m}, hannelefant {m}; [Nynorsk] elefantokse {m}, elefanthann {m}, hannelefant {m} |
| bullet {n} (projectile) | :: kule {f} |
| bullet hole {n} (hole) | :: [Bokmål] kulehull {n}, kulehol {n}; [Nynorsk] kulehol {n} |
| bullet point {n} (item of a bullet list) | :: [Bokmål] kulepunkt {n} |
| bulletproof {adj} (capable of withstanding a bullet) | :: [Bokmål] skuddsikker |
| bull fiddle {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| bullfight {n} (public spectacle) | :: [Bokmål] tyrefekting {m} {f}, tyrefektning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tyrefekting {f} |
| bullfighting {n} (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) | :: [Bokmål] tyrefekting {m} {f}, tyrefektning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tyrefekting {f} |
| bullfinch {n} (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) | :: dompap {m} |
| bullhorn {n} (portable device which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice) | :: megafon {m} |
| bullion {n} (bulk quantity of precious metal) | :: barre {m} |
| bullseye {n} (centre of a target) | :: midt i blinken |
| bullshit {n} (deceitful statements, etc) | :: pisspreik, okseavføring, bull |
| bully {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| bully {n} (person who is cruel to others) | :: bølle {m} |
| bully {v} (to intimidate) | :: mobbe |
| bulwark {n} (breakwater) SEE: breakwater | :: |
| bum bag {n} (small pouch attached to a belt) SEE: fanny pack | :: |
| bumblebee {n} (genus of bee) | :: [Bokmål] humle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] humle {f} |
| bumfodder {n} (toilet paper) SEE: toilet paper | :: |
| bumfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy | :: |
| bump {n} (a protuberance on a level surface) | :: [Bokmål] kul {m}; [Nynorsk] kul {m} |
| bump {n} (a swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury) | :: [Bokmål] kul {m}; [Nynorsk] kul {m} |
| bumper {n} (impact absorber on a vehicle) | :: [Bokmål] støtfanger {m}, støytfanger {m}; [Nynorsk] støytfangar {m} |
| bun {n} (newbie) SEE: newbie | :: |
| bun {n} (A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) | :: [Bokmål] bolle {m}; [Nynorsk] bolle {m} |
| bunch {n} (a group of similar things) | :: bunke {m} |
| bunch {n} (a cluster of grapes) | :: klase |
| bunch {n} (an informal body of friends) | :: gjeng {m} |
| bundle {n} (group of objects held together by wrapping or tying) | :: [Bokmål] bunt {m}; [Nynorsk] bunt {m} |
| bung {n} (bribe) SEE: bribe | :: |
| bunk {n} (one of a series of berth in tiers) | :: [Bokmål] køye {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] køye {f}, køy {f} |
| bunk {n} (built-in bed on board a ship) | :: [Bokmål] køye {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] køye {f}, køy {f} |
| bunk bed {n} (two or more beds fixed on top of one another) | :: [Bokmål] køyeseng {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] køyeseng {f}, køyseng {f} |
| bunkbed {n} (bunk bed) SEE: bunk bed | :: |
| bunker {n} (hardened shelter) | :: [Bokmål] bunker {m}; [Nynorsk] bunker {m} |
| bunker {n} (container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine) | :: [Bokmål] bunker {m}; [Nynorsk] bunker {m} |
| bunker {n} (sand-filled hollow) | :: [Bokmål] bunker {m}; [Nynorsk] bunker {m} |
| bunkering {n} (taking bunker fuel on board) | :: [Bokmål] bunkring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bunkring {f} |
| bunny {n} (young rabbit) | :: hare {m}, harepus {m} |
| Bunsen burner {n} (small laboratory gas burner) | :: [Bokmål] bunsenbrenner |
| buoy {n} (moored float) | :: [Bokmål] bøye {m}; [Nynorsk] bøye {f} {m} |
| buoy {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| buoyance {n} (buoyancy) SEE: buoyancy | :: |
| buoyancy {n} (physics: upward force on an immersed body) | :: [Bokmål] oppdrift {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oppdrift {f} |
| bupleurum {n} (plant of the genus Bupleurum) | :: [Bokmål] hareøreslekta {f} |
| bur {n} (prickly husk) SEE: burr | :: |
| burbot {n} (a freshwater fish: Lota lota) | :: lake {c} |
| burden {n} (heavy load) | :: [Bokmål] byrde {m}, belastning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] byrde {f}, belastning {f} |
| burden {n} (responsibility, onus) | :: ansvar {n}; [Bokmål] byrde {m}; [Nynorsk] byrde {f} |
| burden {n} (cause of worry) | :: belastning {m} |
| burden of proof {n} (duty of a party in a legal proceeding) | :: [Bokmål] bevisbyrde {m} |
| burdensome {adj} (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) | :: [Bokmål] byrdefull; [Nynorsk] børefull, byrdefull |
| bureau {n} (desk) | :: [Bokmål] skatoll {n}, sekretær {m}; [Nynorsk] skatoll {n}, sekretær {m} |
| bureau {n} (chest of drawers for clothes) | :: [Bokmål] kommode {m}; [Nynorsk] kommode {m} |
| bureaucracy {n} (system of administration) | :: byråkrati {n} |
| bureaucracy {n} (excessive red tape) | :: byråkrati {n} |
| bureaucrat {n} (An official in a bureaucracy) | :: byråkrat {m} |
| bureau de change {n} (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) | :: vekslingskontor |
| burette {n} (glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock used for titration, etc.) | :: [Bokmål] byrette {m}; [Nynorsk] byrette {m} |
| Burgas {prop} (city in Bulgaria) | :: Burgas; [Nynorsk] Burgas |
| burger {n} (informal: hamburger) | :: [Bokmål] burger {m}; [Nynorsk] burgar {m} |
| burger bun {n} (bread roll for burgers) | :: [Bokmål] burgerbrød {n} |
| burglar {n} | :: [Bokmål] innbruddstyv {m}, innbruddstjuv {m}, innbrottstjuv {m}, innbrottstyv {m}; [Nynorsk] innbrotstjuv {m}, innbrottstjuv {m} |
| burglary {n} (the crime of breaking into) | :: [Bokmål] innbrudd {n}; [Nynorsk] innbrott {n} |
| Burgundian {adj} (pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language) | :: [Bokmål] burgundisk; [Nynorsk] burgundisk |
| burgundy {n} (color) | :: burgunder {m} |
| burgundy {adj} (color) | :: burgunder |
| Burgundy {prop} (region) | :: Burgund |
| burial {n} (interment) | :: [Bokmål] begravelse {m} |
| buried {adj} (Concealed, hidden) | :: [Bokmål] nedgravd |
| burka {n} (female garment that covers the whole body) | :: burka {m} |
| Burkina Faso {prop} (country) | :: Burkina Faso |
| burlap {n} (strong cloth) | :: grovt lerret {n}, pakklerret {n}, sekkestrie {c} |
| burlesque {adj} (burlesque) | :: [Bokmål] burlesk; [Nynorsk] burlesk |
| burlesque {n} (ludicrous imitation) | :: burlesk {m} |
| Burma {prop} (Southeast Asian country (former name), see also: Myanmar) | :: Burma |
| Burmese {adj} (Of or relating to Burma) | :: [Bokmål] burmesisk, myanmarsk; [Nynorsk] burmesisk, myanmarsk |
| Burmese {n} (a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent) | :: [Bokmål] burmeser {m}, myanmarer {m}; [Nynorsk] burmesar {m}, myanmarar {m} |
| Burmese {prop} (language) | :: [Bokmål] burmesisk {m}, myanmarsk {m}; [Nynorsk] burmesisk {m}, myanmarsk {m} |
| Burmese {prop} (script) | :: [Bokmål] burmesisk {m}, myanmarsk {m}; [Nynorsk] burmesisk {m}, myanmarsk {m} |
| burn {n} (physical injury) | :: [Bokmål] brannskade {m}, brannsår, forbrenning; [Nynorsk] brannskade {m}, brannsår, forbrenning |
| burn {n} (act of burning something) | :: brenning {m} |
| burn {v} (to cause to be consumed by fire) | :: brenne |
| burn {v} (to be consumed by fire) | :: brenne |
| burn {v} (to injure with heat or chemicals) | :: forbrenne |
| burn {v} (to feel hot due to embarrassment) | :: brenne |
| burn {v} (computing: to write data) | :: brenne |
| burn {v} (to betray) | :: foræde |
| burn {v} (to waste) | :: brenne |
| burn {v} (photography: to increase the exposure for certain areas of a print) | :: [Bokmål] etterbelyse |
| burn {v} | :: brenne |
| burn {n} (stream, see also: stream) | :: bekk, strøm |
| burn {n} (vegetable disease) SEE: brand | :: |
| burn {v} (to cauterize) SEE: cauterize | :: |
| burner {n} (element on a kitchen stove) | :: [Bokmål] kokeplate {m} {f} |
| burning bush {n} (Euonymus in general) SEE: spindle | :: |
| burp {n} (a softer belch) | :: rap {n} |
| burp {v} (to emit a burp) | :: rape |
| burqa {n} (burka) SEE: burka | :: |
| burr {n} (mispronouncion of "r") | :: skarre-r |
| Burundi {prop} (a country in Eastern Africa) | :: Burundi |
| Burundian {n} (person from Burundi) | :: [Bokmål] burundier {m}; [Nynorsk] burundiar {m} |
| Burundian {adj} (pertaining to Burundi) | :: [Bokmål] burundisk; [Nynorsk] burundisk |
| bury one's head in the sand {v} (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) | :: [Bokmål] stikke hodet i sanden, strutse |
| bury the hatchet {v} (to stop fighting or arguing) | :: [Bokmål] begrave stridsøksen |
| bus {n} (medical slang: ambulance) SEE: ambulance | :: |
| bus {n} (vehicle) | :: buss {m} |
| bus {n} (electrical conductor) | :: buss {m} |
| bus {v} (transport via a motor bus) | :: busse |
| bus {v} (transport students to school) | :: busse |
| bus {v} (travel by bus) | :: busse [rarely used] |
| bus driver {n} (driver of a bus) | :: [Bokmål] bussjåfør {m}, buss-sjåfør {m}; turbussjåfør {m}; [Nynorsk] bussjåfør {m}, buss-sjåfør {m}; turbussjåfør {m} |
| bush {n} (category of woody plant) | :: busk {m} |
| bushing {n} (mechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction) | :: foring {m} |
| business {n} (commercial enterprise or establishment) | :: forretning {m} |
| business {n} (occupation, work or trade of a person) | :: [Bokmål] virksomhet {m} |
| business card {n} (small card) | :: [Bokmål] visittkort {n}; [Nynorsk] visittkort {n} |
| businessman {n} (a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution) | :: [Bokmål] forretningsmann {m}; [Nynorsk] forretningsmann {m} |
| business plan {n} (summary) | :: businessplan {m}; [Nynorsk] forretningsplan |
| business practice {n} (usual procedure followed in business) | :: [Bokmål] forretningspraksis {m}; [Nynorsk] forretningspraksis {m} |
| businessworthy {adj} (Following principles of ethical and responsible conduct in business) | :: forretningsverdig |
| busk {v} (nautical: to tack) SEE: tack | :: |
| bus route {n} (set route of bus service) | :: [Bokmål] bussrute {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bussrute {f} |
| bus shelter {n} (A building or other structure constructed at a bus stop) | :: [Bokmål] busskur {n}, buss-skur {n}; [Nynorsk] busskur {n}, buss-skur {n} |
| bus station {n} (major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes) | :: [Bokmål] busstasjon {m}, rutebilstasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] busstasjon {m}, rutebilstasjon {m} |
| bus stop {n} (a stop for public transport buses) | :: [Bokmål] bussholdeplass {m}, busstopp {m} {n}, buss-stopp {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] busstopp {m} {n}, buss-stopp {m} {n} |
| bust {n} (sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders) | :: [Bokmål] byste {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] byste {m} {f} |
| bust {n} (breasts and upper thorax of a woman) | :: [Bokmål] byste {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] byste {m} {f} |
| busty {adj} (having large breasts) | :: [Bokmål] barmfager |
| busy {adj} (doing a great deal) | :: travel, opptatt |
| busy {adj} (engaged) | :: opptatt, travel |
| busy {v} (to keep busy with) | :: sysselsette; [Bokmål] beskjeftige |
| but {conj} (rather) | :: men |
| but {conj} (although) | :: men |
| but {conj} (except) | :: enn, bortsett fra, unntatt, foruten |
| butane {n} (the organic compound) | :: [Bokmål] butan {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] butan {m} {n} |
| butch {n} (masculine lesbian) | :: [Bokmål] traktorlesbe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] traktorlesbe {f} |
| butcher {n} (a person who prepares and sells meat) | :: slakter {m} |
| butcher {n} (a brutal or indiscriminate killer) | :: slakter {m} |
| butcher {v} (To slaughter animals and prepare meat for market) | :: slakte |
| butcher {v} (to kill brutally) | :: slakte |
| butcher {v} (To ruin something) | :: slakte |
| butcher's {n} (butcher’s shop) | :: [Bokmål] slakterbutikk {m}; [Nynorsk] slaktarbutikk {m} |
| butchershop {n} (a butcher's shop) | :: [Bokmål] slakterbutikk {m}; [Nynorsk] slaktarbutikk {m} |
| butchery {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir | :: |
| butler {n} (chief male servant) | :: bøtler {m} |
| butt {n} (larger or thicker end of anything; blunt end) | :: [Bokmål] kolbe {m}; [Nynorsk] kolbe {m} |
| butt {n} (buttocks) | :: bak {m}, rumpe {m} {f} |
| butt {n} (remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar) | :: [Bokmål] sneip {m} |
| butter {n} (soft foodstuff made from milk) | :: [Bokmål] smør {n}; [Nynorsk] smør {n} |
| buttercup {n} (flower of the genus Narcissus) SEE: daffodil | :: |
| butterfly {n} (insect) | :: [Bokmål] sommerfugl {m}; [Nynorsk] sommarfugl {m}, sumarfugl {m}, fivreld {n}, fivrelde {n}, marihøne {f} [some dialects] |
| butterfly {n} (swimming stroke) SEE: butterfly stroke | :: |
| butterfly effect {n} | :: sommerfugleffekt; [Nynorsk] sommarfugleffekten |
| butterfly stroke {n} (swimming stroke) | :: butterfly {m} |
| buttermilk {n} (traditional buttermilk) | :: [Bokmål] kjernemelk {m} {f}, kjernemjølk {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kjernemjølk {f} |
| butter up {v} (to flatter) | :: smiske |
| buttfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy | :: |
| butthole {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| butt-naked {adj} (naked) SEE: naked | :: |
| button {n} (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) | :: [Bokmål] knapp {m}; [Nynorsk] knapp {m} |
| button {n} (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) | :: trykknapp {m}, knapp {m} |
| button {n} (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) | :: knapp {m} |
| button {v} (to fasten with a button) | :: kneppe |
| buttonhole {n} (hole for a button) | :: [Bokmål] knapphull {n}, knapphol {n}; [Nynorsk] knapphol {n} |
| buttonhole {n} (flower worn in the buttonhole for decoration) | :: [Bokmål] knapphullsblomst {m}, knappholsblomst {m} |
| buttonwood {n} (mangrove) SEE: mangrove | :: |
| butt plug {n} (A sex toy for the anus and rectum) | :: analplugg |
| buttress {n} (brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it) | :: støtte {m} {f} |
| buttress {n} (anything that serves to support something) | :: støtte {m} {f} |
| buttress {v} (support something physically with, or as if with, a buttress) | :: støtte |
| buttress {v} (support something or someone by supplying evidence) | :: understøtte |
| buxom {adj} (having a full, voluptuous figure) | :: yppig |
| buy {v} (to obtain something with money) | :: kjøpe |
| buy {v} (to accept as true) | :: kjøpe |
| buy {n} (purchase) SEE: purchase | :: |
| buyer {n} (person who makes purchases) | :: [Bokmål] kjøper {m}, kjøperinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kjøpar {m} |
| buying power {n} (purchasing power) SEE: purchasing power | :: |
| buy the farm {v} (to die) | :: skride hen til de evige jaktmarker |
| buzz {n} (whisper) SEE: whisper | :: |
| buzzard {n} (bird of the genus Buteo) | :: musvåk [Buteo buteo]; [Bokmål] våk {m}; [Nynorsk] våk {m} |
| buzzard {n} (scavenging bird) SEE: vulture | :: |
| by {prep} (near, or next to) | :: ved |
| by {prep} (not later than) | :: innen |
| by {prep} (indicates the agent of a passive verb) | :: av |
| by {prep} (indicates creator of a work) | :: av, ved |
| by {prep} (indicates a means) | :: med |
| by {prep} (with the authority of) | :: ved |
| by {prep} (indicating amount of change, difference or discrepancy) | :: med |
| by {prep} (indicates steady progression) | :: etter, for |
| by {prep} | :: etter |
| by and by {adv} (soon) SEE: soon | :: |
| by and large {adv} (mostly, generally; with few exceptions) | :: [Bokmål] i det store og hele, stort sett; [Nynorsk] i det store og heile, stort sett |
| by chance {prep} (unexpected(ly); accidental(ly)) | :: [Bokmål] tilfeldigvis; [Nynorsk] tilfeldigvis |
| by dint of {prep} (because of; by reason of) SEE: because of | :: |
| bye {interj} (short for goodbye, see also: goodbye) | :: adjø, farvel, ha det bra |
| bye-bye {n} (goodbye, see also: bye; goodbye) | :: ha det |
| by-election {n} (special election) | :: [Bokmål] suppleringsvalg {n}; [Nynorsk] suppleringsval {n} |
| by foot {adv} (on foot) SEE: on foot | :: |
| by heart {prep} (knowing completely) | :: [Bokmål] utenat; [Nynorsk] utanåt, utanboks |
| bypass {v} (to avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass) | :: [Bokmål] omgå; [Nynorsk] omgå |
| byproduct {n} (secondary or additional product) | :: [Bokmål] biprodukt {n}; [Nynorsk] biprodukt {n} |
| by-product {n} (secondary product) | :: [Bokmål] biprodukt {n}; [Nynorsk] biprodukt {n} |
| byre {n} (a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle) | :: [Bokmål] fjøs {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] fjøs {m} {n} |
| by the by {prep} (by the way) SEE: by the way | :: |
| by the Grace of God {prep} (By divine right) | :: av Guds nåde |
| by the skin of one's teeth {prep} (barely, closely) | :: [Bokmål] på hengende håret |
| by the time {prep} (when) SEE: when | :: |
| by the way {prep} (incidentally) | :: forresten |
| by turns {adv} (one after the other) SEE: in turn | :: |
| Byzantine {adj} (of or pertaining to Byzantium) | :: [Bokmål] bysantinsk; [Nynorsk] bysantinsk |
| Byzantine Empire {prop} (Greek-speaking empire in the Eastern Mediterranean region) | :: Østromerriket |
| Byzantium {prop} (Byzantine Empire) SEE: Byzantine Empire | :: |
| Byzantium {prop} (ancient Greek city) | :: Bysants |