Danish–English dictionary

erklæring

(legal) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.

ernæring

The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.

ernæring-

Of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition.

ernæringsmæssig

Of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition.

Ernst

A en given name; popular in the 19th century.

erobre

To defeat in combat; to subjugate.

erobring

An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.

erodere

To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.

erotik

(uncountable) Erotic literature, art, decoration, or other such work.

erotisk

Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.

erstatning

A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.

erstatningsret

(law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. [from late 16th c.]

erstatte

(transitive) To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.

erudition

Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.

es

A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.

esisk

Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.

eskadre

(military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer

eskadrille

(military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).

eskadron

(military, historical, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.

eskapade

(often, in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.

eskimoisk

In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages.

eskorte

A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.

esoterisk

Esoteric.

esoterisme

The inward forms of faith and religion; transcendence, mystic experience, and internal realizations of the Divine.

esp

A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.

espalier

An outdoor garden frame that can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants.

espetræ

A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.

espresso

A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.

essay

(publishing) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.

essens

The inherent nature of a thing or idea.

essentiel

(biology) Necessary for survival but not synthesized by the organism, thus needing to be ingested.

est

Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.

estandart

The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.

Ester

A en given name.

Esther

A en given name.

estimat

A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.

estimere

To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.

estisk

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language.

Estland

A country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia.

estlænder

(countable, rare) Any person from Estonia or someone descended from such people.

estrade

A device to hold something upright or aloft.

estragon

A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.

et

An unspecified example of (something); the indefinite article. [from before 1150]

et al.

And others; to complete a list, especially of persons, as authors of a published work.

et eller andet

An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.

et vist

(stressed) A certain, an unspecified or unknown.

etableret

Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.

etablering

(Christianity) The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.

etablissement

That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.

etage

A floor or level of a building or ship.

etape

A stage of a journey, race etc.

etc.

And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.

ethanol

(organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.

ethjulet cykel

(cycling) A pedal cycle that has only one wheel.

Etiopien

A country in East Africa.

etiopisk

Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.

etisk

(philosophy, not comparable) Of or relating to the study of ethics.

etnicitet

The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.

etnisk

Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.

etnisk tilhørsforhold

An ethnic group.

etnologi

(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes different human cultures and the relationships between them.

etologi

(zoology) The scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals.

etos

(art) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than emotional situations or individual character traits in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos.

etse

(intransitive, obsolete) To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.

ettal

The digit or figure 1.

etymologi

(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.

eufori

An excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.

euforisk

Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria

Eufrat

A river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.

eugenik

(sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with superior genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with inferior genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.

eukalyptus

Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.

eunuk

A castrated human male.

eurasisk

Of or pertaining to the continent of Eurasia, or to both Europe and Asia.

euro

(currencies) The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €

europalle

A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.

europæisk

Related to the European Union.

Eurydike

(Greek mythology) The name of various figures in Greek mythology.

eutanasi

The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal in a humane way, especially in order to end suffering.

evakuering

The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.

evaluere

(transitive) To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.

evaluering

An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.

evangelisk

(Christianity) Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.

evangelist

(biblical) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), (also evangelist.)

evangelium

The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.

event

A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)

eventyr

A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.

eventyrland

The land or abode of fairies.

eventyrlig

(of an, act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.

eventyrslysten

(of a, person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.

Evgenij

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Евге́ний (Jevgénij).

evident

(manner) In a clear manner.

evig

Eternal damnation.

evighed

(uncountable) Existence without end, infinite time.

evne

(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

evolution

(geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it. [from 17th c.]

evolutionær

Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

evolutionisme

(countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.

evolutionistisk

Of or pertaining to evolutionism.

evolutions-

Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

excellence

(used with His, Her or Your) A form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries.

excentriker

One who does not behave like others.

f

To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]

f.

Abbreviation of born.

f.eks.

An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.

f.v.t.

(chronology) Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era.

få

(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.

få farve

(of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.

få fat i

(archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.

få frem

To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

få grise

To give birth to (a litter of piglets).

få kulør

(of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.

få øje på

(transitive) To spot; to catch sight of; to espy.

få på krogen

(transitive) To catch with a hook (hook a fish).

få til

(obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.

få til at arbejde

To force to work.

få til at bide på

(transitive) To catch with a hook (hook a fish).

få til at forsvinde

(transitive, often, euphemistic) To make vanish; especially, to abduct or murder for political reasons.

få til at ske

(law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.

få til opgave

(transitive) To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.

fabel

A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.

fabelagtig

(slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.

fable

(intransitive, archaic) To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.

fabrik

A building or other place where manufacturing takes place. [from 17th c.]

fabrikant

Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

fabrikat

Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.

fabulere

(transitive, archaic) To make up; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely; to recount in the form of a fable.

facade

Public image; outward appearance.

Facebook

(trademark) A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.

facet

Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.

facettere

To cut a facet into a gemstone.

facilitator

A person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument, especially in order to reach a consensus.

facilitere

To make easy or easier.

facilitet

The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. [from 19th c.]

facon

A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.

fad

(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

fadder

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

fader

A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).

faderlig

In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.

faderløs

Without a (living) father.

faderskab

The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).

fadøl

Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.

fager

(literary) Having great physical beauty.

faggrænse

Any strictly defined separation.

faglitteratur

Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.

fagområde

A subdivision of an organization.

fagot

A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.

fagsprog

(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.

fairway

(golf) The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.

fakir

(Hinduism, more, _, loosely) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.

fakkel

A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.