Danish–English dictionary

debutere

(intransitive) to make one's initial formal appearance

december

The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice.

decennium

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

dechifrere

(transitive) To convert a code or cipher to plain text.

decimal

(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.

deden

(formal) From there, from that place or from that time.

dedikeret

Devoted; loyal; conscientious.

deduktion

(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.

defaitisme

Acceptance of defeat without struggle.

defaitist

Someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude.

defaitistisk

Of or relating to defeatism.

defekt

Non-functional; not functioning properly.

defilere

(intransitive) To move in a file.

definere

To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.

definitionsmængde

(computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside.

deflorere

(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.

deformering

The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.

deformitet

The state of being deformed.

degeneration

(uncountable, countable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.

degradere

(transitive, military, most often in the, _, passive tense) To demote; to reduce the military rank of.

degradering

The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society

deisme

(philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.

dej

A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.

deja-vu

Loosely or humorously, anything one has done before or is being repeated.

dejlig

Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.

dekade

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

dekadence

A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay

dekan

A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).

dekantere

(transitive) To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.

deklaration

An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.

deklination

(grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.

dekoration

the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.

dekorativ

That serves to decorate

dekret

An edict or law.

dekretere

To command by a decree.

dekryptere

(transitive) To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.

del

(usually, with the) The best or most preferable part.

Delaware

The first state of the United States. Capital: Dover. Largest city: Wilmington.

dele

(transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

delfin

A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.

Delhi

A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi.

delikat

(colloquial, figurative) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.

delikatesse

The quality of being delicate.

delikatessebutik

(informal) A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.

delikatesseforretning

(informal) A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.

deling

(uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.

delirium

(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.

delmængde

(set theory, of a set S) A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S.

delstat

A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.

deltage

(intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). [from 16th c.]

deltagelse

The act of participating, of taking part in something.

deltager

A participant in an operation.

delvis

To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.

Dem

(object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]

demagog

(pejorative) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.

demagogisk

Of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.

demarkationslinje

A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line.

dematerialisere

(transitive) To cause something to disappear by making it immaterial.

demens

(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.

dement

Having dementia.

demo-

people

demografisk

Of or pertaining to demography.

demokrat

A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).

demokratisere

(narrowly) To make democratic.

demokratisering

The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.

demokratisk

Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.

demolere

To devour; to eat up

demolering

The process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures.

demonstrere

(transitive) To demonstrate.

demontere

(transitive) To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb).

demontering

The process of disassembling.

demoralisere

To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.

den

The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.

den forreste

(uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.

den første

(uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.

Denali

The highest mountain peak in North America (the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua), located in central Alaska.

denne

The thing, item, etc. being indicated.

dennelunde

(manner) In this way or manner.

Dennis

A en given name.

dens

Belonging to it. [from 16th c.]

densitet

(physics) A measure of the mass of matter contained by a unit volume.

Denver

The capital and largest city of Colorado.

deodorant

An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.

deodorisere

To mask or eliminate the odor of, or an odor in, (something).

departement

A part, portion, or subdivision.

depilation

The removal of hair from the skin via the use of an epilator.

depilere

To remove all hair from skin so as to make it smooth.

deplacement

The weight of a ship or other floating vessel, traditionally measured or calculated by finding the volume of the vessel below the waterline when afloat, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the whole displacing body.

deponent

(grammar, of a verb) Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).

deportation

The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

deportere

(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.

depositum

(banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.

depotfund

(archaeology) A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.

depraveret

Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.

depression

(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.

deprimeret

(informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.

deputeret

(Ireland, often, capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.

der

(relative, plural that) In a relative clause, referring to a previously mentioned noun, as subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition; which, who. [from 9thc.]

deraf

(conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason.

deraf følger

(formal) From there, from that place or from that time.

derefter

After that, from then on; thenceforth.

deres

Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).

derfor

(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.

derfra

(formal) From there, from that place or from that time.

derhen

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

derivat

That which is derived; a derivative; the result of a deduction.

derivation

(grammar) Forming a new word by changing the base of another word or by adding affixes to it.

dermatolog

A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.

dermed

With this, that or those.

dersom

Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.

dervish

(Islam) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.

desertation

The act of deserting.

desertere

To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.

desertering

The act of deserting.

desertion

The act of deserting.

desertør

(military) A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.

designer

A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.

desillusion

(countable) The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion.

desillusionere

(transitive) To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.

desillusioneret

Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.

desinfektionsmiddel

A substance that kills germs or viruses.

desinficere

(transitive) To remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe.

desinficerende

Serving to kill germs or viruses.

desintegrere

(intransitive) To fall apart; to break up into parts.

despekt

(uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.

desperado

A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.

desperat

Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.

despot

A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.

despoti

Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

dessert

A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.

destillere

To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.

destilleres

To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.

destillerkolbe

(chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.

destination

(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

destruktiv

Causing destruction; damaging.

destruktiv relation

A pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences.

desuden

In addition; besides; further; what's more (i.e. to denote additional information).

desværre

In a manner inspiring or deserving regret.

det

The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.

det er hvad det er

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see it,‎ is,‎ what,‎ it,‎ is. This thing has its own distinct nature; this thing is itself.

det er indforstået

(radio communications) Indicates agreement and compliance.

det er modtaget

(radio, _, telecommunications, procedure word) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)

Det Romerske Kejserrige

(historical) An ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire.

det samme

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

detailhandel

(business) The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.

detailsalg

(business) The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.

detalje

(archaic) Evasive or indirect language; circumlocution.

detaljer

(uncountable) A profusion of details.

detaljeret

Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.