| Qatar {prop} (a country in the Middle East) |
:: Qatar |
| Qatari {n} (Person from Qatar or of Qatari descent) |
:: [Bokmål] qatarer {m}; [Nynorsk] qatarar {m} |
| Qatari {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Qatar or the Qatari people) |
:: [Bokmål] qatarsk; [Nynorsk] qatarsk |
| Q-tip {n} (type of cotton swab) SEE: cotton swab |
:: |
| quacksalver {n} (one falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills) |
:: [Bokmål] kvakksalver {m}; [Nynorsk] kvakksalvar {m} |
| quad {adj} (quadrilateral) SEE: quadrilateral |
:: |
| quad {adj} (quadruplet) SEE: quadruplet |
:: |
| quadragenarian {n} (one who is quadragenarian) |
:: i førtiåra, i førtiårene |
| quadrangle {n} (quadrilateral) SEE: quadrilateral |
:: |
| quadrant {n} (section) |
:: kvadrant {m} |
| quadrant {n} (region of the Cartesian plane) |
:: kvadrant {m} |
| quadrilateral {n} (polygon having four sides) |
:: [Bokmål] firkant {m}; [Nynorsk] firkant {m} |
| quadruple {adj} (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) |
:: firedobbelt, kvadruppelt |
| quadruple {v} (to multiply by four) |
:: firedoble, kvadruple |
| quadruplet {n} (infant born as one of four) |
:: [Bokmål] firling {m}; [Nynorsk] firling {m} |
| quaffle {n} (ball used in Quidditch) |
:: sluff {m} |
| quagmire {n} (swampy ground) |
:: myr {f}, sump {n}, sump {n} |
| quagmire {n} (perilous, mixed up and troubled situation) |
:: hengemyr {f}, kvikksand {f} |
| quail {n} (any of several small game birds) |
:: vaktel {m} |
| quake {n} (earthquake) SEE: earthquake |
:: |
| Quaker {n} (believer of the Quaker faith) |
:: [Bokmål] kveker {m}; [Nynorsk] kvekar {m} |
| qualitative {adj} (of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity) |
:: [Bokmål] kvalitativ; [Nynorsk] kvalitativ |
| qualitative {adj} ((chemistry) of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound) |
:: [Bokmål] kvalitativ; [Nynorsk] kvalitativ |
| quality {n} (level of excellence) |
:: kvalitet |
| quality of life {n} (general well-being of individuals and societies) |
:: [Bokmål] livskvalitet {m}; [Nynorsk] livskvalitet {m} |
| quality time {n} (time dedicated to one's children) |
:: [Bokmål] kvalitetstid {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kvalitetstid {f} |
| quantitative {adj} |
:: kvantitativ |
| quantitative easing {n} (monetary policy where the central bank creates money electronically) |
:: [Bokmål] kvantitativ lettelse {m} |
| quantity {n} (fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement) |
:: [Bokmål] kvantitet {m} |
| quantity {n} (indefinite amount of something) |
:: [Bokmål] mengde {m}; [Nynorsk] mengd {f} |
| quantity {n} (specific measured amount) |
:: [Bokmål] mengde {m}, antall {n}; [Nynorsk] mengd {f}, tal {n} |
| quantity {n} (considerable measure or amount) |
:: [Bokmål] mengde {m}, antall {n}; [Nynorsk] mengd {f}, tal {n} |
| quantum leap {n} (electron's state of change) |
:: kvantesprang {n} |
| quantum leap {n} (abrupt change) |
:: kvantesprang {n} |
| quantum mechanics {n} (branch of physics) |
:: [Bokmål] kvantemekanikk {m}; [Nynorsk] kvantemekanikk {m} |
| quantum theory {n} (quantum mechanics) SEE: quantum mechanics |
:: |
| quarantine {n} (sanitary measure isolating infected people) |
:: karantene |
| quark {n} (soft creamy cheese) |
:: kvarg {m} |
| quarrel {n} (verbal dispute or heated argument) |
:: krangel {m} |
| quarrel {v} (to contend, argue strongly, squabble) |
:: krangle |
| quarrel {v} (disagree) SEE: disagree |
:: |
| quarter {n} (one of four equal parts) |
:: [Bokmål] firedel {m}, fjerdedel {m}; [Nynorsk] firedel {m}, fjerdedel {m} |
| quarter {n} (period of three months) |
:: [Bokmål] kvartal {n}; [Nynorsk] kvartal {n} |
| quarter-hour {n} (quarter-hour) SEE: quarter of an hour |
:: |
| quarter of an hour {n} (fifteen minutes) |
:: [Bokmål] kvarter {n}; [Nynorsk] kvarter {n} |
| quartet {n} (music composition in four parts) |
:: [Bokmål] kvartett {m}; [Nynorsk] kvartett {m} |
| quartet {n} (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) |
:: [Bokmål] kvartett {m}; [Nynorsk] kvartett {m} |
| quasar {n} (An extragalactic object) |
:: kvasar {m} |
| quasi {adj} (showing likeness) |
:: kvasi- |
| quay {n} (structure for loading and unloading vessels) |
:: [Bokmål] kai {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kai {f} {m} |
| Quechua {prop} (language) |
:: quechua |
| queen {n} (female monarch) |
:: dronning {f} |
| queen {n} (wife of a king) |
:: dronning |
| queen {n} (chess piece) |
:: dronning {f} |
| queen {n} (playing card) |
:: dame {c}, dama {f} |
| queen {n} (reproductive female animal in a hive) |
:: dronning {f} |
| Queen Anne's lace {n} (Anthriscus sylvestris) SEE: cow parsley |
:: |
| queen bee {n} (reproductive female bee) |
:: [Bokmål] bidronning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bidronning {f}, biedronning {f} |
| Queen Maud Land {prop} (Norwegian Antarctic territory) |
:: [Bokmål] Dronning Maud Land; [Nynorsk] Dronning Maud Land |
| queer {adj} (slang: homosexual) |
:: skeiv, homse {m}, [highly offensive] soper {m} |
| queer {adj} (pertaining to non-normative sexuality) |
:: skeiv |
| queer {n} (slang: homosexual) SEE: fag |
:: |
| quell {n} (transitive: to take the life of; to kill) SEE: kill |
:: |
| quench {v} (satisfy a thirst) |
:: slukke |
| quench {v} (extinguish a flame) |
:: slukke |
| quench {v} (cool rapidly by immersion) |
:: bråkjøle |
| Quenya {prop} (constructed language) |
:: quenya |
| query {n} (question or inquiry) |
:: [Bokmål] spørsmål {n} |
| question {n} (talk; conversation; speech) SEE: talk |
:: |
| question {n} (sentence, phrase or word) |
:: spørsmål |
| question {v} (raise doubts about) |
:: [Bokmål] sette spørsmålstegn ved, stille spørsmål ved; [Nynorsk] setje spørsmålsteikn ved, stille spørsmål ved |
| questionary {n} (questionnaire) SEE: questionnaire |
:: |
| question mark {n} (punctuation) |
:: spørsmålstegn {n} |
| questionnaire {n} (form containing a list of questions) |
:: [Bokmål] spørreskjema {n}; [Nynorsk] spørjeskjema {n} |
| queue {n} (line of people) |
:: [Bokmål] kø {m}; [Nynorsk] kø {m} |
| queue {n} (waiting list) |
:: [Bokmål] kø {m} |
| quick {adj} (moving with speed) |
:: rask, kvikk |
| quick {adj} (occurring in a short time) |
:: rask, kvikk |
| quick {adj} (lively, witty) |
:: kvikk |
| quick {adj} (mentally agile, perceptive) |
:: kvikk |
| quick {adj} (alive) |
:: frisk og rask [literally "healthy and quick"] |
| quick {n} (sensitive flesh) |
:: [Bokmål] neglebånd {n} |
| quick-drying {adj} (able to dry quickly) |
:: [Bokmål] hurtigtørkende |
| quickly {adv} (rapidly, fast) |
:: fort |
| quicksand {n} (type of sand) |
:: [Bokmål] kvikksand {m}; [Nynorsk] kvikksand {m}, kviksand {m} |
| quicksilver {n} (mercury) |
:: [Bokmål] kvikksølv {n}; [Nynorsk] kvikksølv {n}, kvikksylv {n} |
| Quidditch {n} (fictitious ball game) |
:: rumpeldunk {m} |
| quiet {adj} (with little sound) |
:: stille |
| quiet {adj} (having little motion) |
:: rolig |
| quiet {adj} (not busy) |
:: rolig |
| quiet {adj} (not talking) |
:: stille |
| quiet {v} |
:: tystne, stilne |
| quiet as a mouse {adj} (very quiet) |
:: stille som en mus |
| quill {n} (music: plectrum) SEE: plectrum |
:: |
| quill {n} (pen made of feather) |
:: fjærpenn {m} {f} |
| quince {n} (fruit) |
:: [Bokmål] kvede |
| quincunx {n} (coin) SEE: coin |
:: |
| quintessential {adj} (of the nature of a quintessence) |
:: ultimat {m} {f} |
| quintet {n} ((music) a composition in five parts) |
:: [Bokmål] kvintett {m}; [Nynorsk] kvintett {m} |
| quintet {n} ((music) a group of five musicians) |
:: [Bokmål] kvintett {m}; [Nynorsk] kvintett {m} |
| quintet {n} (any group of five) |
:: [Bokmål] kvintett {m}; [Nynorsk] kvintett {m} |
| quintuplet {n} (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) |
:: [Bokmål] femling {m}; [Nynorsk] femling {m} |
| quirk {n} (idiosyncrasy) |
:: [Bokmål] innfall |
| quisling {n} (traitor) |
:: [Bokmål] quisling {m}, landsforræder {m}, landssviker {m}; [Nynorsk] quisling {m}, landsforrædar {m}, landssvikar {m} |
| quit {v} (to give up, stop doing something) |
:: slutte |
| quite {adv} (to the greatest extent; completely) |
:: temmelig |
| quite {adv} (in a fully justified sense; truly) |
:: helt |
| quite {adv} (to a moderate extent) |
:: ganske |
| quite a few {determiner} (indefinite and somewhat large number) |
:: [Bokmål] en del |
| quiz {n} (competition in the answering of questions) |
:: [Bokmål] gjettekonkurranse, spørrelek, kviss; [Nynorsk] spørjeleik {m}, kviss {m} |
| quotation {n} (fragment of a human expression) |
:: [Bokmål] sitat {n}; [Nynorsk] sitat {n} |
| quotation mark {n} (quotation marks) SEE: quotation marks |
:: |
| quotation marks {n} (Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.) |
:: anførselstegn, gåseauge [«◌»] or [„◌”] |
| quote {n} (a statement attributed to someone else) |
:: [Bokmål] sitat {n}; [Nynorsk] sitat {n} |
| quote {n} (a quotation mark) |
:: [Bokmål] anførselstegn {n}, hermetegn {n}; [Nynorsk] hermeteikn {n} |
| quote {v} (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) |
:: sitere |
| quotient {n} (number resulting from division) |
:: [Bokmål] kvotient {m}; [Nynorsk] kvotient {m} |
