Danish–English dictionary

journalistisk

Related to journalism or journalists.

joystick

A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.

jøde

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

jødedom

An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.

jødehad

(narrower sense) Prejudice, discrimination, hostility or political or religious opposition directed against ethnic or religious Jews or against Judaism; antijudaism; judeophobia.

jødinde

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

jødisk

Of or relating to Jews, their ethnicities or cultures.

jøkel

(geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

Jørgen

A en given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).

Jørgensen

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

Jørgine

A en given name.

jubilar

A person celebrating a jubilee or other special anniversary.

jubilæum

A major anniversary of an event, particularly the fiftieth (50th) anniversary of a coronation or marriage. [from late 14th c.]

juble

To show elation or triumph; to rejoice.

judaisme

An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.

judas

A traitor; a person not to be trusted.

judaspenge

(countable) Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly annual honesty (Lunaria annua).

Judæa

Roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire.

Judith

A en given name.

judo

A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu.

Juel

A surname.

jugoslav

(historical) A native of Yugoslavia.

jugoslaver

(historical) A native of Yugoslavia.

Jugoslavien

(historical) A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

jugoslavisk

(historical) Of or relating to Yugoslavia.

jukeboks

A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939]

jul

(originally, Christianity) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.

julefest

A pagan wintertime holiday celebrated by Germanic peoples, particularly the Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon peoples, or a modern reconstruction of this holiday celebrated by neo-pagans.

julesalme

(specifically) A (usually traditional) religious or secular song sung at Christmastime.

julesang

(music genre) A carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas.

juli

The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August.

Juliane

A en given name.

Julie

A en given name.

Julius

A en given name.

juni

The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.

junke

(nautical) A Chinese sailing vessel.

junta

The ruling council of a military dictatorship.

jura

(legal) The theoretical study of law.

juridisk

Of or relating to the court system or the judicial branch of government.

jurist

A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.

jurte

A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).

jury

(law) A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.

juryformand

(legal) The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.

Just

A en given name.

justere

To adjust or modify (especially a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.

justering

The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration

juvel

A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.

juveler

A person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry.

Jylland

A cultural region and peninsula in northwestern Europe, consisting of the mainland part of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, which is part of Germany.

kå

The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.

kabaddi

A South Asian team sport in which players must hold their breath while making raids into the opposing team's half of the field.

kabaret

Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.

kabbala

(Judaism) A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures.

kabel

A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.

kabinet

The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)

Kabul

The capital and largest city of Afghanistan.

kabys

(nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.

kåd

(archaic) Lively; brisk.

kadaver

(literary, medicine) A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected. [from late 14th c.]

kadence

(military) A chant that is sung by military personnel while running or marching; a jody call.

kadet

A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.

kaffe

(uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

kaffebønne

(uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

kaffebusk

A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.

kaffemaskine

Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.

kaffer

(countable, South Africa, Rhodesia, Namibia, ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A black person. [from 17th c.]

kaffetræ

A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.

kafkask

Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.

kage

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

kagle

(intransitive) To chatter noisily or rapidly.

kaglen

Noisy talk or chatter.

kahyt

The interior of a boat, enclosed to create a small room, particularly for sleeping.

Kain

(biblical character) The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

kaj

(US, nautical) A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port; usually for loading and unloading.

kajak

A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck.

kakadu

A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s]

kakadue

A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s]

kakao

A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.

kakaobønne

The seed of this tree, the cocoa bean.

kaki

The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

kakofoni

A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.

kakofonisk

Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.

kaktus

(botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

kål

(by extension) Any of various cultivars of the species Brassica oleracea.

kalabas

A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.

kalasjnikov

A particular model of Russian assault rifle.

kalcium

The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.

kald

Any activity that is pursued as a trade or profession; a calling.

kaldæisk

Of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.

kalde

(intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.

kaldera

(vulcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.

Kaleb

(Biblical) Caleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua.

Kaledonien

A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.

kaleidoskop

An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen. [from 1817]

kalejdoskop

An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen. [from 1817]

kalfatre

To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

kålhøgen

Bold and spirited, often towards someone in authority; cheeky; impudent; saucy. [from 1799]

Kali

(Hinduism) A male demon, lord of Kali Yuga and the nemesis of Kalki, tenth avatar of Vishnu.

kaliber

Unit of measure used to express the length of the bore of a weapon. The number of calibres is determined by dividing the length of the bore of the weapon, from the breech face of the tube to the muzzle, by the diameter of its bore. A gun tube the bore of which is 40 feet (480 inches) long and 12 inches in diameter is said to be 40 calibers long.

kalibrere

(transitive) To use a hone to produce a precision bore.

kalibrering

(technology) The act of calibrating something.

kalif

The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.

kalifat

Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.

kalium

A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.

kaliumpermanganat

(inorganic chemistry) potassium permanganate

kalk

(mineral) A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble.

kalke

(transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.

kalkerpapir

(countable, informal) A sheet of carbon paper.

kalksten

An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

kalkulation

(chess, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.

kalkule

(mathematics, countable) The result of calculating.

Kalliope

(Greek god) The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo.

kallun

The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.

kalmebælte

(nautical, oceanography, by extension) Usually preceded by the: a part of the ocean near the equator where calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds are common.

kalorielet

Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.

kålorm

The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.

kålrabi

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.

kålroe

(now, North America) The edible root of this plant

kalv

The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals).

kalvekød

The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.

Kama

A major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga.

kamé

A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.

kamel

A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.

kamelia

Any plant of the genus Camellia, shrubs and small trees native to Asia; Camellia japonica is the most popular as a garden plant; Camellia sinensis is the tea plant.

kamera

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

kameramand

Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.

kamfer

(organic compound) A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy, also known as laurel camphor or common/ordinary camphor.

Kamilla

A en given name.

kamin

An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.

kammer

A small room; an enclosed place.

kammerat

A companion in battle; fellow soldier.

kammeratskab

A company of people that share the same interest or aim.

kammerherre

A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.

kamp

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

kampagne

A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.

kampanile

A bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy.

kampesten

A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.

kampfælle

A companion in battle; fellow soldier.

kampfly

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.

kamplysten

Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.

kampplejl

A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.

kampvogn

An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks.

kamtak

In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.

kanadisk

Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.

kanal

A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another

kanalisere

(transitive) To direct or guide along a desired course.

kanalvælger

A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.

kanariefugl

(countable, uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.

kanariegul

Of a light yellow colour.

kancellistil

The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.