Danish–English dictionary

indbyde

(transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.

indbygger

(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.]

inddampning

The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.

inddæmning

(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.

inddæmningspolitik

(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.

inddeling

Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division.

inde

Used to form female equivalents.

indehaver

An owner.

indeks

An alphabetical listing of items and their location.

indeksere

(chiefly, economics) To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.

indelukke

An enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.

inden

In advance of the time when.

inden for

In the scope or range of.

indendørs

Inside, into, or within a building.

indenfor

Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.

indenrigs

Internal to a specific country.

inder

(countable) A person from India. [from 13th c.]

indespære

(chiefly, US, transitive, ) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.

indespærring

(uncountable) Confinement in prison.

indfald

A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.

indfatning

An edge around something, especially when circular.

indfatte

(transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.

indflydelse

The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

indflydelsesrig

Having or exerting influence.

indflyvning

(aviation, also, attributively) The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.

indforstået

(radio communications) Indicates agreement and compliance.

indførsel

(uncountable) The practice of importing.

indfrielse

The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.

indgå i

(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

indgå i tjeneste

(transitive) To put (a ship or boat, etc.) into active service.

indgang

(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

indgive

(formal) To offer, to give.

indgreb

The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.

indhegning

(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.

indhente

To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).

indhold

(uncountable) That which is contained.

indholdsfortegnelse

An alphabetical listing of items and their location.

indhøste

To reap grain, gather it up, and store it in a granary.

indhuse

(transitive) To keep within a structure or container.

Indianapolis

The capital city of Indiana, United States and the county seat of Marion County, with which the city is consolidated.

indianer

(countable) An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik). [from 16th c.]

indiansk

Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. [from 16th c.]

Indien

(chiefly, historical, proscribed, _, in modern use) A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.

indifferent

Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.

indikator

(economics) A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.

indimellem

(idiomatic) Occasionally; sometimes.

indisk

Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. [from 14th c.]

indiskret

Not discreet; lacking in discretion.

indiskutabel

Universally agreed upon; not disputed.

indium

A chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal.

individ

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

individualisme

The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.

individualistisk

More interested in individual people than in society as a whole.

indkalde

(transitive, or, with a subjunctive clause) To ask for (something).

indkast

The act of inserting, or something inserted.

indkomst

Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.

indkøb

(countable) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.

indkøbsafdeling

(uncountable) The purchasing department of a company.

indkøbskurv

A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.

indkørsel

(UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage.

indkræve

(transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.

indlæg

(countable) Something that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.

indlægge

(transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration

indlæggelse

The act or practice of admitting.

indlede

(obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

indledning

The act of entering.

indlejre i

(transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.

indlevere

To bring or transport something to its destination.

indlevering

The act of conveying something.

indlysende

(manner) In a clear manner.

indmad

The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.

indmelde

(transitive) To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list

Indokina

(dated) A peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia.

indoktrinering

The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated.

indolens

Habitual laziness or sloth.

indoneser

(countable) A person living in or coming from Indonesia.

Indonesien

A country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of Indonesia (since 1950). Capital: Jakarta.

indonesisk

Of or relating to Indonesia or its people or language.

indpisker

(politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.

indprente

(transitive) To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.

indre

Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.

indretning

Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

indrømme

(transitive, or, intransitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).

indsamle

(intransitive) To increase, to rise

indsamler

A person who is employed to collect payments.

indsamling

The activity of collecting.

indsats

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

indsætte

(transitive) To stick with paste; to cause to adhere by or as if by paste.

indskrive

(transitive) To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list

indskrivning

The act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled.

indskud

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

indskydelse

A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.

indsnævre

(ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.

indsprøjtning

The act of injecting, or something that is injected.

indstævnte

(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.

indstigning

The act of embarking.

indstille

(transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.

indstilling

(figurative) Disposition or state of mind.

indstrømning

Anything which flows in or into.

indsukre

(transitive) To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.

indtage

(transitive) To eat.

indtagning

The act or practice of admitting.

indtaste

(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

indtægt

Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.

indtil

Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

indtjening

Wages, money earned, income.

indtræffe

(transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.

indtrængen

An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.

indtryk

The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.

industriel

Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.

indvandre

(intransitive) To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.

indvandrer

A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.

indvandring

The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.

indvende

(intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.

indvendig

Of the inner nature of a thing.

indvie

To blab; to reveal a secret.

indvielse

The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.

indvikle

(transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.

indviklethed

(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.

indvilge

(transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

indvillige

(intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.

indvirkning

(figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.

indvolde

The internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

infamøs

Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.

infanteri

Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).

infanteriregiment

A regiment of infantry.

infantil

Childish in behavior; juvenile. [from 20th c.]

infernalsk

(hyperbolic) causing great pain, discomfort or distress

inflation

(economics) An increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money, adjusted for by way of higher nominal values.

influencer

(social media, marketing) A person who is able to influence consumption, lifestyle, or political preferences of their online audience by creating or engaging social media content, often as a part of a marketing campaign.

influenza

(disease) An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.

informant

One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.

informatik

The study of computers and their architecture, languages, and applications, in all aspects, as well as the mathematical structures that relate to computers and computation.

information

Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. [from 14th c.]

informationer

Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. [from 14th c.]

informere

(transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).

infrarød

Having a wavelength in the infrared spectrum.

infrarød stråling

(uncountable) The electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm.

infrastruktur

The facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.

ing

Forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result.

ingen

Used in contrast to anyone, someone or everyone: not one person; nobody.

ingen af

Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.

ingen af dem (ingen af de to)

Not either one of two.

ingen vegne

To no place.

ingeniør

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.

ingeniørvidenskab

(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.

ingensteds

In no place.

ingenting

Not any thing; no thing.

ingrediens

One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

Ingrid

A en given name.