Danish–English dictionary

kosmo-

universe, world

kosmogoni

The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.

kosmologisk

Of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe.

kosmonaut

(informal, childish) An astronaut, often a male astronaut.

kosmos

(countable) The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.

kost

The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.

kost-

Of, or relating to diet.

koste

(transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.

kosteffektiv

Returning a benefit that justifies the initial investment; economical.

kosteskaft

The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.

kostume

A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.

kotelet

A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.

kotillon

(dance) A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles. [from 1766]

koutou

The act of kowtowing.

kovs

(nautical) A metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing.

kowtow

The act of kowtowing.

kø

A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.

købe

(transitive, archaic) To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done).

København

The capital city of Denmark.

køber

A person who makes one or more purchases.

køberinde

A person who makes one or more purchases.

købmand

A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

kød

The soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.

kødæder

An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.

kødfarve

A yellowish pink color; the color of some Caucasian human skin.

kødfuld

Of, related to, or resembling flesh.

kødgelé

A meat or fish jelly.

kødøkse

A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.

køkken

(countable, uncountable) A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.

køkkenbord

In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation.

køkkenvask

A basin used for holding water for washing.

køleskab

A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

kølhale

(transitive, nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries.

kølig

Cold enough to cause discomfort.

Køln

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

kølnervand

Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.

kølvand

(nautical) The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.

køn

Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics.

kønsben

The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.

kønsbestemme

(zoology, transitive) To determine the sex of (an animal).

kønshår

(slang, vulgar) A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's. [from 1745]

kønslig

Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.]

kønsliv

(uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier. [from 1899]

kønsløs

(biology) Sexless: having no or imperfectly developed sex organs.

kønsneutral

Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.

kønsorgan

(by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.

køre

(ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. [from 8th c., transitive usage from 9th c.]

køre for hurtigt

To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.

køre hurtigt

To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.

køre på cykel

To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.

køre uden sikkerhedsafstand

(automotive, intransitive, transitive) To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.

kørebane

(UK, Ireland, Hong Kong) The part of a road that carries traffic.

kørelejlighed

A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.

kørelys

A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.

køreplan

A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur. [from 19th c.]

køresyg

Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle; suffering from motion sickness.

køretøj

A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)

kørsel

The action of the verb to drive in any sense.

køter

(dated, or, humorous) A contemptible or inferior dog.

krabbe

(uncountable) The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.

kradse af

(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

kraft

(specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.

kraftidiot

(pejorative) A fool, an idiot.

kraftig

Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.

kraftkarl

A man who performs feats of strength, as in competitions or as an attraction in a circus.

kraftmoment

(physics, mechanics) A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton-metre or N·m; imperial unit pound-foot or lb·ft, not to be confused with the foot pound-force, commonly "foot-pound", a unit of work or energy)

krage

Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.

Kraken

(Norse mythology) A colossal sea monster that attacks ships and sailors, often portrayed as a giant octopus or squid.

krakilsk

Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.

Krakow

A city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole.

kram

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").

kramme

(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.

krammelig

Suitable for cuddling; designed to be cuddled.

krampe

(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.

krampelatter

(with the) An attack of uncontrolled giggling.

krampetrækning

(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.

kran

Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.

kranie

(skeleton) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.

kranium

(skeleton) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.

krans

A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.

kransekagefigur

(by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has little to no actual power.

krap

A dye made from the plant.

kras

Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination or taste.

kråse

A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.

krash

A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.

krat

A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.

krav

A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.

krave

The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.

kraveben

(skeleton) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.

kravle

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

kravlegård

An enclosure in which babies or small children can play.

kræft

(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.

krænge

(intransitive) To sway or tilt violently back and forth.

krænke

(transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.

krænkende

Coarse, vulgar, or abusive.

krænkning

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

kræsen

Difficult to please; quick to find fault.

kræve

To request forcefully.

krævende

Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.

kreationistisk

Of or relating to creationism.

kreativitet

The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.

krebs

Someone with a Cancer star sign.

kredit

(uncountable, law, business, finance) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.

kreditor

(finance) A person to whom a debt is owed.

kreds

A specific group of persons; especially one who shares a common interest.

kredsløb

A complete rotation of anything.

kreere

To make#Verb or produce#Verb from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.

krematorie

A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.

krematorium

A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.

kremere

(transitive) To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial).

kremering

A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.

krenelering

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.

kreolsprog

(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

Kreta

An island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.

kretenser

An inhabitant or a resident of Crete.

kreter

An inhabitant or a resident of Crete.

krig

Of or pertaining to war.

kriger

A person who fights; a combatant.

krigerisk

Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.

krigsførelse

The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.

krigsførende

Engaged in warfare, warring.

krigskammerat

A companion in battle; fellow soldier.

krigslist

Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.

krigslysten

Eager to go to war, warlike.

krigsskib

Any ship built or armed for naval combat.

krigssti

(figurative) A course of action that leads to battle or hostility.

krigstid

(often, attributive) A period during which a war is in progress in a particular place.

krikke

An old, useless horse.

krill

Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.

kriminalisere

(transitive) To declare illegal.

kriminalitet

(uncountable) The habit or practice of committing crimes.

kriminel

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

kriminologi

The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.

kristelig

(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.

kristen

(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.

kristendom

The Christian world; Christ's Church on Earth. [from 14th c.]

kristenhed

The Christian world; Christ's Church on Earth. [from 14th c.]

Kristi himmelfart

(Christianity, specifically) The believed entry of Jesus Christ into heaven after his resurrection.

Kristi korsfæstelse

(Christianity, often, capitalized) The death of Jesus Christ on the Cross.

kristne verden

The Christian world; Christ's Church on Earth. [from 14th c.]

kristtorn

Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

kriterium

A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.

kritik

(uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed

kritiker

(countable) One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.

kritisk

(medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.

kro

(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.

kroat

An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent.

kroater

An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent.

Kroatien

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia. Capital and largest city: Zagreb. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

kroatisk

Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language.