Danish–English dictionary

Italien

A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.

italiener

(countable) An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.

italiensk

(countable) An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.

itu

(intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.

iv

An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.

Ivar

A en given name.

iværksætter

A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. [from 1762]

Iver

A en given name.

ivrig

Earnestly desirous.

ja

An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

Jack

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Jackson

The capital city of Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County.

Jacob

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

jade

A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

jadegrøn

A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

Jaffa

A port in western Israel.

jage

(transitive) To hunt buffalo.

jager

A person who fights; a combatant.

jagerfly

A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is to shoot down other aircraft, sometimes accompanied by a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.

jagt

(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.

jagte

(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.

jagthorn

(countable, musical instrument) An instrument resembling a musical horn and used to signal others.

jagthund

A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.

jagthytte

A small rectangular shelter.

jaguar

A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

Jahve

(religion) YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.

Jakarta

A province and capital city of Indonesia.

jakke

A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.

jakkerevers

Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.

jakkesæt

(pejorative, slang, metonym) A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.

Jakob

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

jalousi

(countable, uncountable) A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.

jaloux

Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]

Jalta

A city and raion of Crimea, Ukraine.

Jamaica

An island and country in the Caribbean.

jamaicaner

A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.

jamaicansk

Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.

jamboree

(scouting) A large rally of Scouts or Guides.

jammer

A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish. [from 15th c.]

jamre

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

januar

The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February.

Japan

A country and archipelago of East Asia. Capital and largest city: Tokyo.

Japan-Ræddike

An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.

japaner

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.

japanere

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.

japansk

Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.

japansk kejser

(history) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.

jappe

(intransitive, pejorative) To talk rapidly without making much sense.

jargon

(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

jarl

(nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.

jasket

In a hasty or careless manner.

Jasmin

A en given name.

Java

An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Indonesia.

JavaScript

(computer language) A scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features to webpages.

javel

Yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.

jazz

(music genre) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.

jazze

To dance to the tunes of jazz music.

jæger

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

jærv

A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.

jættegryde

A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.

jævn

The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.

jævnaldrende

Someone who is approximately the same age (as someone else).

jævndøgn

One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.

jævne

(transitive, obsolete) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.

jævnføre

(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

jævnt

So as to form a flat surface.

jeans

denim trousers

jeg

(psychology, Freudian) The most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings.

Jehova

(religion) A transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.

Jeltsin

A transliteration of the Russian surname Е́льцин (Jélʹcin).

Jenny

A en given name.

Jens

A en given name; very popular since the Middle Ages.

jep

(informal) Yes.

jer

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

jeres

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).

Jeriko

A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

jern

(not comparable) Made of the metal iron.

jern-

Of an element: iron, or in certain ways similar to iron. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.)

jernbane

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, and, Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.

jernbanefløjl

A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.

Jersey

An island, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom; the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England.

Jerusalem

A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.

Jesper

A en given name, more popular in the form Jasper.

Jessica

A en given name.

jesuit

(Catholicism) A member of the Society of Jesus.

Jesus

(historical, religion) One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth.

jetlag

(aviation) A physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body.

jeton

(games, gambling) A token used in place of cash.

Jevgenij

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

jf.

Compare; compare to; compare with.

jiddisch

Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language.

Jimmy

A en given name, also used as a formal given name.

jiu-jitsu

A Japanese martial art and method of self-defence, typically unarmed, emphasizing manipulating an opponent’s force against themselves rather than directly opposing it with force, and using a wide variety of holds, throws, and defensive techniques.

jo

Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.

Joakim

A en given name, always rare in English.

job

An economic role for which a person is paid.

jockey

One who rides racehorses competitively.

jod

An antiseptic incorporating the element.

jodle

(transitive, and, intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.

jodling

A song incorporating yodelling.

jogge

(transitive) To cause to move at an energetic trot.

jogging

An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.

jogurt

A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.

Johanna

(biblical character) One of the women following Jesus.

Johanne

A en given name, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.

Johannes

A en given name; very popular since the Middle Ages.

Johannes' Åbenbaring

(biblical) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.

Johannesbrev

(biblical) One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).

Johannesevangeliet

(biblical) The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.

joke

An amusing story.

joker

A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.

jolle

(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

jomfru

Someone with a Virgo star sign

jomfruelig

Being or resembling a virgin.

jomfruhinde

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

Jonatan

(biblical character) A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.

Jonathan

A en given name of biblical origin.

jonglere

To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.

jonglering

The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.

jord

(uncountable) Any general rock-based material.

jordart

(uncountable) Any general rock-based material.

jordbær

Containing or having the flavor of strawberries.

jordbærfarve

A dark pinkish red color, like that of the fruit; strawberry red.

jordbærfarvet

Of a color similar to the color of strawberry-flavoured products.

jordbærplante

The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.

jordbearbejdning

The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.

jordbesidder

A person who owns land.

jordbo

(chiefly, science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet; specifically, a sentient member of any species native to Earth. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

jordbrug

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.

jorde

(UK, transitive) To connect electrically to the earth.

jordegern

Any of the subtribe Tamiina of small, striped rodents; they are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia.

jordejer

A person who owns land.

jordemoder

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

jordemor

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

Jorden

The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.

jordet forbindelse

(British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.

jordforbinde

(UK, transitive) To connect electrically to the earth.

jordforbindelse

(British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.

jordhule

A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.

jordisk

Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants, earthly.

jordklode

The planet Earth.

jordnød

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

jordskred

A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.

jordskredssejr

A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.

jordstykke

(specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.

jordsvin

The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. [from late 18th c.]

Josefine

A en given name.

Josephine

A en given name.

journalist

A journalist who investigates, edits and reports news stories for newspapers, radio and television.

journalistik

The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications, broadcast news media, or printed newspapers or periodicals, for the purpose of informing the audience, relying on a style of writing characteristic for this purpose, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events and (depending on type) either with or without analysis or interpretation.