Danish–English dictionary

begrave

To research a particular subject.

begravelse

The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.

begræde

To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.

begrænse

(transitive) To put a border on something.

begrænset

Confined or restricted to a certain place.

begrænsning

A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.

begreb

Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).

begrebsordbog

A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.

begribe

(transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]

begribelig

Able to be comprehended.

begrunde

(transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.

begynde

(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

begyndelse

The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.

begynder

A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.

behag

(uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.

behagelig

Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. [from 18th c.]

behagelighed

Contentment, ease.

behandling

Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.

behændig

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

behængt

Having hanging additions or appendages.

beholde

(ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.

beholder

An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.

beholdning

(in the plural) Provisions.

behornet

Having horns.

behov

The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

behøve

(transitive) To need, thrive on.

beige

A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.

Beirut

The capital and largest city of Lebanon.

bekæmpe

(transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.

bekende

(intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.

bekender

One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred.

bekendt

(countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. [from 14th c.]

bekendtgøre

(transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.

bekendtgørelse

That which conveys what is announced.

bekkasin

Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.

beklage

(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

beklagelig

To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.

beklageligvis

In a manner inspiring or deserving regret.

beklager

Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

beklæde

(also, reflexive, and, figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]

beklæde med fliser

(transitive) To cover with tiles.

beklædning

(clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.

bekostning

A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

bekræfte

To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

bekræftelse

An official indicator that things will happen as planned.

bekvem

Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. [from 18th c.]

bekvemmelighed

Contentment, ease.

bekymre

(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

bekymring

(countable, uncountable) Worry.

bekymringsfri

Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.

bekymringsfuld

Causing worry; perturbing or vexing.

bekymringsløs

Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.

Belarus

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

belaste

To assign a duty or responsibility to; to order.

belastning

A responsibility, onus.

belæg

(linguistics, of a language, word, word form, or word meaning) An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium.

belægge

(transitive) To pave with flagstones.

belærende

Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.

belejlig

At a convenient or advantageous time.

belejre

To besiege; to surround with troops.

belejring

(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.

beleven

Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.

Belgien

A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.

belgier

A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.

belgisk

Of, from, or pertaining to Belgium or the Belgian people.

Belgrad

The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.

beliggenhed

A particular point or place in physical space.

Belize

An English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras.

beljer

One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.

beløb

The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

beløbe

(intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.

belønne

(transitive) To give a reward to or for.

belyse

(transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.

belysning

The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.

belyst

Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

bemande

(transitive) To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).

bemærke

(intransitive) To comment on something; to make an observation.

bemærkelsesværdig

Worthy of remark; notable; interesting.

bemærkning

The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)

bemyndige

(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

ben

A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.

benægte

(transitive) To assert that something is not true.

benævnelse

(uncountable) The act of naming or designating.

bendelorm

(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

Benelux

An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Bengalen

A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).

bengaler

A person from Bengal or of Bengali descent.

bengali

Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis.

bengalsk

Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis.

Benghazi

A port city in eastern Libya.

Benin

A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.

benjamin

The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.

Bent

(countable) A en given name, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.

benytte

(transitive) To employ; to apply; to utilize.

benzen

(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.

benzin

(uncountable, North America) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

Beograd

The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.

beordre

(transitive) To issue a command to; to charge.

Berber

(potentially, _, offensive, occasionally, _, proscribed) A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.

berbisk

A group of closely related Afroasiatic languages spoken in northern Africa, particularly Morocco and Algeria.

berebning

(countable) Reckoning, estimate.

berede

(intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.

beredskab

Any public service that deals with emergencies; especially the police, fire, ambulance, or lifeboat services.

beregne

(obsolete) To represent by a figure, as to form or mould; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape.

beregnet til

Used or intended for a particular purpose

beregning

(archaic) A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning.

beret

(headwear) A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.

beretning

(countable) A record or narrative description of past events.

berette

(transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.

berettende

Telling a story.

berettiget

Having a justification.

berige

To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients, especially minerals or vitamins. [from mid 20th c.]

berliner

A native or inhabitant of Berlin.

berlinerpfannkuchen

A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.

Bermuda

An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Bern

A federal city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton.

Bernhard

A en given name.

Bernt

A en given name.

berolige

(transitive) To make calm.

beroligende

Freeing from fear or anxiety.

berømmelse

The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive.

berømt

Well known.

berømthed

(uncountable, uncommon outside high registers) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. [from 17th c.]

berømtheder

(uncountable, uncommon outside high registers) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. [from 17th c.]

berøre

(transitive) To move to emotion.

berøring

The act of touching physically; being in close association.

berøringsangst

Easily shocked, sickened or frightened; tending to be nauseated or nervous; oversensitive.

berørt

Emotionally moved; touched.

berøve

(transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

bersærk

(historical) Synonym of berserker (“a Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy”).

Bertha

A en given name.

Bertram

A en given name.

beruset

Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.

berygtet

Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.

beryl

(uncountable, mineral) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18).

beryllium

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.

besætning

A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.

besætte

(transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something).

besættelse

An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.

besætter

One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.

besejre

To defeat in combat; to subjugate.

besidde

To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.

besiddelse

Something that is owned.

besjælet

(grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.

beskadige

(transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

beskadigelse

Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.

beskatning

The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.

beskatte

(transitive) To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).

beskæftigelse

(uncountable) Entertainment.

beskæftigelsesgrad

(economics) The number or percentage of people at work.