Danish–English dictionary

à

At a rate of (so much each).

abaca

(uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

abacus

A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]

abbed

The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12th century.]

abbedisse

A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]

abborre

Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.

ABC

A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.

abdicering

The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

abdikation

The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

Abdullah

A en given name.

abe

A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

abekat

(loosely, sometimes, _, proscribed) Any simian primate other than hominids, any monkey or ape.

åben

Unprotected, uncovered.

åbenbar

Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.

åbenbaring

A revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events. [from 14th c.]

åbenbart

(rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.

åbenlys

Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

åbent område

(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780]

Abessinien

(historical) Former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century.

Abigael

A en given name, used since the 16th century, and currently quite popular.

Abigail

A en given name, used since the 16th century, and currently quite popular.

åbne

(computing, transitive, intransitive) To connect to a resource (a file, document, etc.) for viewing or editing.

åbnes

(obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

åbning

(often, in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.

abnorm

Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. [First attested around the mid 19th century.]

abonnement

Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.

aborigin

Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, or their languages. [First attested in the 19th century.]

aboriginer

(potentially offensive) An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land. [First attested in the 19th century.]

aborre

A freshwater fish of species Perca fluviatilis in the family Percidae, native to northern Eurasia.

abort

(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]

abracadabra

Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed. [from 19th c.]

abrakadabra

Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed. [from 19th c.]

abrikos

The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.

abrikosfarve

A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.

abrikosfarvet

Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.

abrikostræ

The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.

absint

A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [from mid 19th c.]

absolut

In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.

absolution

An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

absolutisme

(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

absorbere

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]

absorbering

The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,

absorption

The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,

abstinens

A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.

abstrakt

An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

absurd

Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]

absurditet

(obsolete) An absurdity. [early 17th–mid 17th c.]

accelerator

One who, or that which, accelerates.

accelerere

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

acceptabel

(figurative) Tolerable, acceptable.

acceptere

(transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

acetone

(organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.

Achilleus

(Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.

ad hoc

For a particular purpose.

adapter

Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.

addere

(intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.

addict

A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.

addition

(uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.

additiv

(mathematics) Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.

adel

The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.

adelsdame

An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood. [from 14th c.]

adelsfrue

A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.

adelskvinde

An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood. [from 14th c.]

adelsmand

An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood. [from 14th c.]

Aden

A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.

adfærd

(countable, uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.

adgang

(transitive) To gain or obtain access to.

adgangsforhold

The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.

adgangskode

A typically alphanumeric sequence that permits access to a secure service or network.

ADHD

(informal) as of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

adjektiv

(grammar) Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.

adlyde

(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

admindelig

Most commonly occurring; typical.

administration

(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.

administrator

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

administrerende direktør

(countable, business) Initialism of chief executive officer.

admiralsflag

(nautical) A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.

admittans

(physics) The reciprocal of impedance

Adolf

A en given name.

adoptere

To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.

adoptivsøn

A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.

adræt

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move.

adrenalin

(hormone) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.

adressat

The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.

ådsel

Rotting flesh of a dead animal or person.

adskille

(transitive) To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.

adskilt

Cut off, or separated.

adspredelse

(uncountable) Entertainment.

advare

(transitive) To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.

advarsel

Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.

advent

(Christianity) The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas: the period of the advent (approaching) of Christmas.

advisere

(formal, transitive) To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of. [from 15th c.]

advokat

Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]

advokatsamfund

(law, metonym, "the Bar", "the bar") Collectively, lawyers or the legal profession; specifically applied to barristers in some countries, but including all lawyers in others.

ae

An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.

aerodynamik

The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere.

aerodynamisk

Of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics.

af

Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).

af choklade

Made of or containing chocolate.

af frygt for at

For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.

af og til

On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always. [from 16th c.]

af sten

Constructed of stone.

af-

reversal, undoing

afasi

(pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.

afbarke

To strip the bark from; to peel.

afbestille

(transitive) To invalidate or annul something.

afbestilling

(US) A cancellation.

afbetaling

(banking, finance) Any of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equal in amount (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), and payment of which takes place at regular intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual.

afbilde

To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]

afbildning

(countable) A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.

afbøde

(figurative) To absorb or deaden the impact of.

afbrænding

The act of burning something with fire.

afbrud

A temporary split with a romantic partner.

afbrudt

(of an, electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.

afbryde

(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.

afbryder

(electrical engineering) A switching device used to open an electric circuit when there is no current through it. They are used to isolate a part of an electrical system to allow the maintenance staff a safe access to it.

afdeling

A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the armrest of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.

afdelingssygeplejerske

(British) A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.

afdrag

(banking, finance) Any of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equal in amount (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), and payment of which takes place at regular intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual.

affald

Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.

affaldscontainer

(chiefly, North American, metonym) A container into which things are discarded.

affatte

(transitive) To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.

affære

A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.

affeje

(transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to.

affekt

The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.

affektation

An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. [from 1548]

affekteret

Simulated in order to impress.

affektiv

Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.

affiks

(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.

affilieret

Associated, related, or united; subject to a particular affiliation.