Danish–English dictionary

hvad

Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.

hvad angår

Regarding; about; concerning.

hvad enten

Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or).

hvadbehager

Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.

hval

Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.

hvalbåd

(nautical) A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales.

hvalfanger

One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.

hvalfangst

The practice of hunting whales.

hvalp

A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.

hvalpe, få hvalpe

(ambitransitive, of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.

hvalros

A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.

hvas

(figurative) Spiteful or irascible.

hvælving

An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.

hvæs

A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.

hvæse

A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.

hvede

(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

hvedebrødsdage

The period of time immediately following a marriage.

hvem

(fused relative, archaic, or, marginal) Whoever, he who, they who.

hvemsomhelst

Any person; anybody.

hveps

A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.

hvepsetalje

A human body shape resembling an hourglass, i.e. with a very narrow waist and wide bust and hips.

hver

Apiece; each.

hver gang

Every time that.

hveranden

(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.

hverdag

A day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day.

hverdags-

Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.

hverken

Not either (used with nor).

hverve

To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.

hvid

(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.

hvid løgn

(informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

hvid stok

(countable) A long rod often collapsible and commonly white (for visibility to other persons), used by vision impaired persons for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacles in their path

hvidblomme

Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.

hvide

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

Hviderusland

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

hvidhval

A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.

hvidkål

(uncountable, vegetable) The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.

hvidlig

Somewhat white, pale or almost white.

hvidliste

(legal, computing) A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted.

hvidløg

A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.

hvidvask

A thing used to hide mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; also (often, politics) , an act of hiding mistakes or creating an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; especially, a campaign, investigation, etc., which intentionally hides or overlooks unfavourable facts.

hvidvaske

(often, politics) To hide (someone's) mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc., for (someone); also, to intentionally hide or overlook (mistakes, unfavourable facts, wrongdoing, etc.).

hvileløs

Not allowing or affording rest.

hvilende

Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.

hvilke

(exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.

hvilken

(exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.

hvilket

(exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.

hvilling

A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).

hvin

A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.

hvinand

A medium sized sea duck, Bucephala clangula.

hvine

(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine.

hvirvel

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

hvirvelstorm

(meteorology) A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.

hvirvelvind

A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.

hvirvle

(ambitransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.

hvis

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

hvisken

The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.

hvisle

(intransitive) To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.

hvislelyd

(phonetics) A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.

hvor

In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).

hvor end

In, at or to any place (that); anywhere.

hvor i alverden

(interrogative) Where ever; an emphatic form of where.

hvoraf

(archaic, formal, or, literary) From where; from which place or source.

hvordan

In any manner in which; in whatever way; however.

hvorefter

After which, in consequence.

hvorfor

(idiomatic, informal) Why; why is it; for what reason or purpose; due to what cause?

hvorfra

(archaic, formal, or, literary) From where; from which place or source.

hvorhen

In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).

hvorimod

In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.

hvorledes

In any manner in which; in whatever way; however.

hvornår

(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.

hvorpå

After which, in consequence.

hvorsomhelst

In or at any location.

hvort

In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).

hvorved

By which.

hvorvidt

(computing) A keyword that invokes conditional processing: in the event that a given condition is true, execute the given statement(s) (otherwise execute other statements).

hyacint

Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.

hybel

(British, Ireland) A form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as both sitting room and bedroom; there may also be a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities, but these amenities are more commonly outside the room and shared by several tenants.

hyben

The fruit of a rose.

hybrid

(biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.

hybris

Excessive pride, presumption, or arrogance (originally toward the gods).

hydrat

(chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

hydraulik

The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.

hydrere

(transitive) To take up, consume or become linked to water.

hydro-

water

hydrofil

(physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.

hydrofob

(physics, chemistry) Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb or to be wetted by water.

hydrofobi

(psychology, colloquial) A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia.

hygge

The state or fact of being gemütlich; middle-class niceness or cosiness, hospitality.

hyggelig

(of a place or object) Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.

hyggesnakke

(intransitive) To talk idly.

hygiejne

Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.

hygiejnisk

Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.

hykler

Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.]

hykleri

The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.

hyklerisk

Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

Hyklerne

The sixty-third sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

hyl

The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.

hyld

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.

hyldebærer

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

hyldebusk

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.

hyldeknægt

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

hyldest

(countable, uncountable) A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.

hyldetræ

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.

hyldning

(uncountable) Admiration or esteem.

hyle

(intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

hylemorsom

Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.

hylende morsom

Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.

hylster

A box, sheath, or covering generally.

hymen

(anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.

hymne

A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.

hynde

A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.

hyper-

(slang, augmentative) Super; really; mega-.

hyperbel

(geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.

hyperbolsk

(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).

Hyperion

(Greek god) A Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus and the father of Helios, Selene and Eos.

hypermarked

A shop combining elements of a department store and a supermarket.

hypnose

A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.

hypnotisere

To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.

hypnotisør

A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy.

hyponym

(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.

hypotenuse

(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

hypotermi

(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.

hypotetisere

(ambitransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.

hypotetisk

Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural

hyppig

Done or occurring often; common.

hyppighed

(statistics) the number of data points satisfying something

hyrde

(now, rare) Someone who keeps a group of domestic animals.

hyrevogn

A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.

hystade

(pejorative) One who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights.

hysteri

Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.

hysterisk anfald

An often childish display or fit of bad temper.

hytte

(US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.

i

For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.

i aften

During the evening of today.

i alt

(modal, set phrase) Generally, all things considered

i bund og grund

(idiomatic) Fundamentally; in essence; in reality

i dag

On the current day or date.

i det store og hele

On the whole; with everything considered.

i egenskab af

(chiefly, philosophy) as; in the capacity of; acting as

i en nøddeskal

(idiomatic) In summary; briefly or simply.

i familie

Being a relative of.

i fjor

(This entry is a translation hub.)

i forening

Combined (by effort or ownership).

i form

In good shape; physically well.

i forvejen

At an earlier or preceding time.

i gang

In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.

i går

On the day before today.

i god tro

In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive.

i land

(nautical) On the land as opposed to onboard.

i lige måde

(idiomatic, US) Used to return a greeting or insult.