Danish–English dictionary

knuge

(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.

knuget

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

knurhår

One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.

knus

A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").

knuse

(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.

knusende

That crushes; overwhelming.

knust

Non-functional; not functioning properly.

knytnæve

A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.

knytte

(transitive) To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.

ko

(biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.

koagulere

(intransitive) To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.

koala

A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.

koalabjørn

A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.

koalition

A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.

koben

An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.

koble

(Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.

kobling

A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car. [from 19th c.]

koblingspedal

The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.

kobolt

A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.

kobra

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Naja.

kodein

(pharmaceutical drug) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.

kodeord

(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.

koeksistens

The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.

kofanger

(automotive) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.

koffein

An alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system. [from 1830]

kogebog

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.

kogger

(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.

kogle

The fruit of a conifer.

kognat

(linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.

kognition

The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.

kognitiv

Relating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions.

kognitiv dissonans

(psychology) A conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one's beliefs and one's actions or other beliefs.

kohyrde

One who herds cattle; a cowboy.

kok

(cooking) A person who prepares food.

kokain

(uncountable, organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.

kokettere

To act as a flirt or coquet.

kokkerere

(ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.

kokon

The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.

kokos

(uncountable) The edible white flesh of this fruit.

koks

A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.

kolbe

(sciences) Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base.

kold

Unfriendly; emotionally distant or unfeeling.

kold tyrker

Sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.

koldblodig

(figuratively) Lacking emotion or compunction.

koldbrand

The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.

kolde bord

A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.

kolera

(pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.

kolibri

Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.

kollaboration

(uncountable) Treasonous cooperation.

kollaborere

To voluntarily cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country.

kollega

Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.

kollidere

(intransitive) To impact directly, especially if violent.

kollision

An instance of colliding.

kollokvium

An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.

Köln

The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River.

kolofonium

(organic chemistry) A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.

kolon

The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.

kolonialisme

The policy of a country seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of economic dominance.

kolonihave

(British) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.

kolonisering

The process of establishing a colony.

kolonist

A founder of a colony.

kolonne

A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.

kolossal

Extremely large or on a great scale.

koma

A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

kombattant

A person engaged in combat, often armed.

kombinere

(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.

kombineret

Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. united together.

komet

A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body.

komfort

Contentment, ease.

komfortabel

Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. [from 18th c.]

komfur

A device for heating food, (UK) a cooker.

komiker

A comedian.

komisk

(now, rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.

komité

A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.

komma

(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.

kommandant

One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.

kommandostander

(nautical) A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.

kommandør

A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.

komme

To arrive or begin, especially at the first coming or appearance of something.

komme i praktik

(intransitive) To work as an intern, usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, and for the purpose of furthering a program of education.

komme ind

(transitive) To gain or obtain access to.

komme løs

(ergative, of an object) To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.

komme overens

(intransitive) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.

komme sammen med

(transitive) To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.

komme tilbage til

(intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument.

kommende

(not comparable) Approaching or about to take place.

kommentar

An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something

kommerciel

Of or pertaining to commerce.

kommissær

(historical, early, _, Soviet Union) The head of a commissariat.

kommission

An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.

kommode

A piece of furniture which has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers stacked one above the other, used mainly for the storage of clean clothes.

kommune

A local political division in many European countries as well as their former colonies (such as Chile and Vietnam).

kommunikation

(uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.

kommunikere

(transitive) To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. [from 16th c.]

kommunion

A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.

kommunist

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.

kommunistisk

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.

kommutere

(intransitive, mathematics) Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.

kompagnon

A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.

kompakt

Having relatively high density.

kompakthed

The state of being compact.

komparativ

Of or relating to comparison.

kompas

A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).

kompatibel

Capable of easy interaction.

kompetens

(linguistics) Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.

kompetent

Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

kompleksitet

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

komplet

Complete; with nothing omitted.

komplicere

(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.

kompliment

An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.

komplimentere

(ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone).

komplot

(legal) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.

komponent

A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.

komposition

The general makeup of a thing or person. [from 14th c.]

kompost

The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.

kompostere

To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.

kompot

A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.

kompres

(medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

kompression

An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.

komprimere

(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.

komprimering

An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.

kompromis

The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.

kompromisløshed

Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.

komsammen

A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

kon-

Unite: to unite into a collection indicated by the root word.

koncentrat

The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.

koncentrere

(intransitive, followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention on something; to have as one's central point of interest, concern, etc.

koncept

Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).

konception

The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.

konceptuel

Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.

koncertina

A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.

koncis

Brief, yet including all important information.

koncis, fyndig

Brief and to the point.

kondensation

The act or process of condensing or of being condensed

kondensator

(electronics) An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.

konditor

A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).

kondolence

(countable, usually, in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

konduktion

(physics) The conveying of heat or electricity through material.

konduktør

(rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.

konfekt

(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.

konfekture

(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.

konference

A meeting or gathering.

konfetti

Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.

konfigurere

(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking

konfirmation

A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.

konfirmere

To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

konfirmeret

(Christianity) Having received the rite of confirmation.

konfiskation

The act or process of confiscating.

konfiskere

(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

konfiskering

The act or process of confiscating.