Danish–English dictionary

trit

A small space or distance.

Triton

(Greek god) A god of the sea, son of Poseidon.

triumf

(slang) A feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.

triumferende

Of or expressing a sense of victory or triumph.

triumftog

(obsolete) Any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.

trives

(intransitive) To thrive or grow well.

triviel

Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.

tro

(transitive) To accept that someone is telling the truth.

trods

In spite of, despite.

trodse

(transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.

trodsig

Defying.

troende

A person who believes; especially regarding religion.

trofast

Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

trofækone

(derogatory) A wife, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for the husband, usually older and affluent.

Troja

(historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.

trojaner

(computer security) A malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software.

trojansk

Of, or relating to, the famed city of Troy or its inhabitants.

trojansk hest

(figuratively) A subversive person or device placed within the ranks of the enemy.

trold

(fantasy) A malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid, often associated with orcs or trolls.

trolddom

Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

troldkarl

(mythology, folklore, fantasy) A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.

troldkvinde

(mythology, folklore, fantasy) A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.

troldmand

(chiefly, fantasy) A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.

trolig

Capable of being believed; credible.

troll

(by extension, politics) A person who sows discord, or spreads misinformation or propaganda, in order to promote an agenda as part of an organized political campaign.

trombose

(pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.

tromle

Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.

tromme

(percussion instrument) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.

trommehinde

(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.

trommestik

A stick used to play drums. [from 16th c.]

trompet

(brass instrument) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

trompetere

(intransitive) To play the trumpet.

trompetist

Someone who plays the trumpet; a trumpeter.

tronbestigelse

The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned.

tronfølge

A passing of royal powers.

tronraner

One who usurps.

troperne

(geography) The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.

tropper

Military personnel in uniform.

troskap

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

trossamfund

(countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.

trosse

(nautical) A cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship.

troubadour

An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

troværdig

Capable of being believed; credible.

troværdighed

The state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable.

trøje

(clothing) An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.

trøst

A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.

trøste

(transitive) To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.

trøstesløs

Dismal or dreary.

trubadur

An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

truck

A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.

truet

(especially, ecology, of an organism) At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.

trug

A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

trummerum

(figurative) A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling. [from 19th c.]

trumpf

(figuratively) Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.

trumpfe

(intransitive, cards) To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.

trusser

Underpants for women and girls.

tryk

An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.

trykfejl

A typographical error. [from late 19th c.]

trykke

(intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.

trykkende

(weather) Hot and humid; sweltering. [from late 16th c.]

trykker

One who makes prints.

trykluftbor

A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.

trykpresse

(countable) A printing machine.

trykstærk

(phonetics) Having a stress or accent.

tryksvag

(of a vowel) not stressed or accentuated

trylle

(intransitive) To perform magic tricks.

tryllekunstner

One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.

tryne

The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.

tsunami

(proscribed) A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)

tuberkulose

(pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria. [from 1839]

tud

The tip of an object.

tudse

An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.

tudsefisk

Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

tugte

(transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.

tugtelse

The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.

Tula

A city in Hidalgo, Mexico, near the remains of the Toltec city Tollan.

tumle

(intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.

tumleplads

(figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.

tummel

Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.

tumor

(oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

tumpe

(US, Canada, MTE, informal) A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball.

tumult

An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.

tun

Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.

tundra

A flat and treeless Arctic biome.

tuneser

A person from Tunisia or of Tunisian descent.

Tunesien

The Republic of Tunisia, since 1956.

tunesisk

Of, from, or pertaining to Tunisia, the Tunisian people or the Tunisian language.

tung

(of a physical object) Having great weight.

tunge

(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

tungemål

(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

tungetale

Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); speaking in tongues. [from late 19th c.]

tungsindig

Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

tungtvejende

(figurative) Important; serious; not trivial or petty.

Tunis

Tunis Governorate, one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia, which includes the capital.

tunnel

(football, hockey, basketball) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.

tunnelbane

(North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.

tupé

(obsolete) A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig, worn by both sexes.

tur

A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.

turbine

Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.

turbulens

(uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.

turbulent

Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.

turist

Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business. [from 1770s]

turistattraktion

The feeling of being attracted (to something).

turkis

Having a pale greenish-blue colour.

turnus

A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation; usually, with a system of three 8-hour shifts (24 ÷ 3 = 8): first shift, second shift, and third shift.

tusind

A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 103 (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)

tusindben

Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments. [from 1601]

tusinde

A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 103 (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)

tusindfryd

A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals

tusmørke

The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.

tv

(colloquial, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of television.

tv-apparat

(countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.

tv-serie

(broadcasting) A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.

tv-skærm

(uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.

tv-station

A place used for broadcasting radio or television; the broadcasting entity itself.

tv-værtinde

A female anchorperson.

tvang

Constraint by threat.

tvangsauktionere

(transitive, legal) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.

tvangsfuldbyrdelse

(legal) The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.

tvangsindlægge

(transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.

tvangstanke

(psychology) An unwelcome involuntary thought, image, or idea.

tvær

Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.

tvær-

Shaped like a cross or X; crossing lines.

tværmål

(geometry) The length of such a line.

tværs over

At or near the far end of (a space).

tværtimod

(conjunctive) Opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed; to the contrary.

tvebak

a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback)

tvekønnet

(biology) Having both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils.

tvetydig

Open to multiple interpretations.

tvetydighed

(countable) An instance of this state: words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from the context.

tvilling

Someone who has the Gemini star sign.

tvinge

(transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce.

tvinge ind i prostitution

(transitive, derogatory) To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.

tvivl

(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.

tvivle

(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

tvivlende

Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.

tvivlrådig

(of a person) In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.

tvivlsom

(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.

tweete

(ambitransitive, social media) To post an entry to Twitter. [since 2007]

tydelig

Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.

tydelig adskilt

Noticeably different from others; distinctive.

tydeligt

In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred. [from 17th c.]

tydeligvis

In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred. [from 17th c.]

tyfon

(in particular) A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia.

tyfus

(pathology) Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.

tygge

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

tygge drøv

(intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.

tyggegummi

A flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic rubber, made for chewing.

tyk

Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.

tykt

In a thick manner.