Danish–English dictionary

verdensrum

The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. [from 17thc.]

verdenssyn

A person's personal view of the world and how one interprets it; any ingroup's or society's mainstream view thereof.

verdslig

Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical; profane.

verktøjskasse

A storage case for tools.

Vermont

A state of the United States.

Verner

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval given name, from Germanic war, warin "cautious; heedful; wary; watchful" + her, heri "army", modern German Werner.

vers

A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.

version

(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.

versus

In physical opposition to; in collision with.

vesir

(history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.

Vest

(US) The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West.

Vesten

The western world; i.e. Western Europe, the US and Canada (sometimes includes Latin America), and Australia and New Zealand.

vestenvind

A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.

Vesteuropa

The western world; i.e. Western Europe, the US and Canada (sometimes includes Latin America), and Australia and New Zealand.

vestibule

(architecture) A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building. [from the 17th c.]

vestlig

Facing the west; directed towards the west.

Vesuv

A volcanic mountain located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy.

veteran

Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.

veterinær

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

veto

A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.

vi

The institution which the speaker/writer is acting for. (This is the editorial we, used by writers and others when speaking with the authority of their publication or organisation.)

via

By way of; passing through.

viadukt

(transport) A bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.

viaticum

(especially, Catholicism) The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.

vibrerende

Vibrating, resonant or resounding.

vice versa

(generally after or) The same but with the two items mentioned reversed.

vicekonge

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

vicevært

Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.

Victor

A en given name.

victoriansk

Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.

Victoriasøen

The largest lake in Africa, with shoreline in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania; one of the African Great Lakes.

vid

Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.

vidde

A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.

vide

(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.

videbegærlig

Eager to acquire knowledge; acquisitive.

viden

The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. [from 14th c.]

videnskabskvinde

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

videnskabsmand

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

videobånd

A cassette containing a blank or prerecorded videotape on which visual images and sounds are recorded for use with a VCR.

videokamera

(computer graphics, video games) The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.

videresende

(transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.

videresending

The act by which something is forwarded.

vidne

(transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.

vidneforklaring

(legal) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.

vidnesbyrd

(legal) Statements made by a witness in court.

vidneskranke

The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.

vidneudsagn

(legal) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.

vidunder

An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder. [from 17th c.]

vidunder-

Someone very talented at something, a genius.

vidunderlig

Surprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive.

vie

(transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

vielse

(countable) The ceremony of marriage.

Vietnam

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.

vietnamesisk

Of or pertaining to Vietnam.

vifte

(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

vige

To give precedence to other road users.

vigespor

(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).

vigtig

Having relevant and crucial value; having import.

vigtighed

The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.

vigtigste

First in importance, degree, or rank.

vikar

One serving for a limited time; a short-term employee, especially in an office.

vikariere

(transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of.

viking

(historical) Scandinavian/Northern European seafarers, most familiarly raiders and pirates during the Viking age.

vikle

(transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

viktig

Rigorous; severe; afflictive.

viktualier

(archaic, chiefly, in the plural) Food supplies; provisions.

vil

(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall. [from 10th c.]

vild

Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.

vild efter

(slang, chiefly, _, New York, AAVE) Intensifier, signifying abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.

vild med

(slang, chiefly, _, New York, AAVE) Intensifier, signifying abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.

vilddyr

(often, _, collective) All non-human animals seen as a group.

vildfaren

Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.

vildkat

(UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.

vildledt

Being affected by delusions.

vildmark

(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.

vildnis

(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.

vildskab

Wickedness; cruelty.

vildt

(uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.

Vilhelm

A en given name popular since the Norman Conquest.

Vilhelmine

A en given name.

Vilhelmsen

An Irish surname originating as a patronymic, an adopted anglicization of Mac Uilliam (McWilliam).

vilje

(archaic) Command; precept.

viljekraft

(uncountable) Determination; will power.

viljestyrke

(uncountable) Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.

vilkår

A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.

vilkårlig

To an arbitrary degree.

vilkårligt

In an arbitrary manner.

villa

A free-standing, single-family dwelling unit that does not share a common wall with any other structure.

ville

(formal) Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.

villighed

The state of being willing

villighed til at tilgive

A readiness to forgive.

vimpel

A long, narrow flag, or piece of material used or seen as a decoration.

Vincent

(countable) A en given name.

vind

The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.

vinde

To spin or revolve repeatedly.

vinde op

To wind cylindrically or spirally.

vindebro

A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).

vindende

That constitutes a win.

vinder

One who has won or often wins.

vindheks

Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.

vindjakke

A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain.

vindmølle

An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.

vindstille

(meteorology) The absense of wind; a period of time without wind.

vindstød

A strong, abrupt rush of wind.

vindueskarm

The wooden, aluminium or PVC etc. framework around a window

vingård

A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.

vinge

(aviation) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.

vingefang

The distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).

vinkælder

Any cellar or underground storeroom.

vinke

(transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.

vinke ad

(often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.

vinkel

A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

vinkelret

(geometry) At or forming a right angle (to something).

vinkelret på

Forming a right angle (90°).

vinkelskriver

An unscrupulous or unethical lawyer, especially one of lesser skill.

vinkle

(transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.

vinstok

The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.

vinter

Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.

viol

A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.

Viola

A en given name.

violet

Of a violet colour.

violin

(string instrument) A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.

violinist

A person who plays the violin.

violoncellist

Someone who plays the cello.

vippe

A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.

virak

Biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons.

virke

(intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).

virkelig

True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

virkelig?

(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

virkeliggøre

(chiefly, passive voice, slightly, _, formal) To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real. [from early 17th c.]

virkelighed

Something actual as opposed to invented.

virkning

(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.

virksomhed

(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.

virtuos

Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style. [from 18th c.]

vis

In the manner of.

vise

(transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.

viser

The needle or dial on such a meter.

Vishnu

(Hinduism) One of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most venerated god in Hinduism.

visionær

Having vision or foresight.

visit

A single act of visiting.

visk

A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush.

viske

(intransitive) To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).

viskelæder

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

visker

Something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping.

viskøs

Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).

vismand

A very wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.

visne

(intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.

visnet

That has lost some of its former vividness and colour.

visse

Having been determined but not specified.

vist

Having been determined but not specified.