Danish–English dictionary

modpave

(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.

modsat

Something opposite or contrary to something else.

modsige

To oppose (a person) by denying the truth or pertinence of a given statement.

modsigelse

(countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting.

modstå

(transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.

modstand

The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.

modstander

An opponent or rival.

modstandsbevægelse

An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.

modstandsdygtig

Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.

modstandsmand

One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.

modstræbende

Unwilling or with reluctance.

modstridende

That contradicts something, such as an argument.

modtage

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

modtagelig

(followed by to) Open to the influence of.

modtagelighed

(uncountable) The state of being receptive.

modtager

One who receives.

modtaget

I understand

modtagning

(uncountable, electronics) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.

modul

(geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.

modulation

A change in pitch or tone of voice.

modvilje

Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.

modvillig

Unwilling or with reluctance.

Mogadishu

The capital city of Somalia.

Mogens

A en given name of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage.

mokka

(countable) A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.

mol

(music) Incorporating a minor third interval above the (in scales) tonic or (in chords) root note, (also, _, figurative) tending to produce a dark, discordant, sad, or pensive effect.

molar

(chemistry) A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre.

molaritet

(chemistry) the concentration of a substance in solution, expressed as the number of moles of solute per litre of solution

moldover

An inhabitant of the Republic of Moldova.

moldovisk

The dialect of Romanian spoken in the Republic of Moldova, which may be written in either the Cyrillic or the Roman alphabet.

mole

A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.

molekyle

(chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

moms

(taxation) Initialism of value added tax.

Monaco

A city-state in Western Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco.

monark

The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.

monarki

A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).

monetær

Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.

Mongoliet

A country in East Asia. Capital and largest city: Ulaanbaatar.

mongolsk

Of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

Monica

A en given name.

monitor

(computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.

monogam

(narrowly) Being married to one person at a time.

monogram

A design or motif composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution; the letters are usually the initials of their names.

monokel

A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.

monolit

(also, attributively) A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times.

monolog

(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.

monopolisere

(transitive) To have a monopoly on something.

monopolist

(metonymy) The holder (person, company or other) of such market domination in one of the above manners.

monoteisme

The belief in a single deity (one god or goddess); especially within an organized religion.

monoton

(mathematics) Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.

monotoni

Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.

monster

(figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.

Montana

A en given name, specifically from the name of the U.S. state.

Montenegro

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Podgorica. Part of Yugoslavia until 2003, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

montere

(transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.

Montevideo

The capital city of Uruguay.

montør

A person who fits or assembles something.

Montserrat

An island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean. Official name: Montserrat.

monument

A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.

monumental

Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.

moone

(transitive, colloquial) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.

mopset

(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.

mor

(transitive) To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.

moral

(chiefly, in the plural) Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.

moralisk

Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.

moralsk

Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.

moralsk fordærvet

Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.

moratorium

(legal) An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments. [from 19th c.]

moræne

(geology) An accumulation of rocks and debris carried and deposited by a glacier.

morbær

Edible fruit of this tree.

morbror

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s mother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

mord

(legal, chiefly, US, Canada) The criminal offence of murder in a form considered by law to be the most serious; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves premeditation, or the choice of victim or other circumstances being regarded as especially blameworthy.

morder

Any ruthless killer.

morderske

A person who commits murder.

mordoffer

(countable, US, police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.

Morfeus

(Greek god) The god and personification of dreams; according to the Roman poet Ovid, one of the sons of Somnus, the god of sleep.

morfin

(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.

morgendag

(uncountable) The day after the present day.

morgenfrue

Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

morgenmad

The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

mormon

(originally, derogatory, sometimes, proscribed) A believer in the Mormon religion, which views Joseph Smith as a prophet of God and holds the Bible and the Book of Mormon as its primary scriptures.

morskab

An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

morsom

Amusing; humorous; comical. [from mid-18th c.]

morsomhed

(countable) Something that induces much laughter.

Morten

A en given name originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.

moscovium

The chemical element with atomic number 115.

mose

(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)

mosepors

A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.

Moses

(biblical character) The pharaonic patriarch who led the enslaved Hebrews out of Egypt, the brother of Aaron and Miriam described in the Book of Exodus and the Quran.

moské

(Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.

Moskovien

The Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a united Russia, which its dynasty ruled first as czars (kings) from Moscow, later as emperors from Saint Petersburg.

moskovit

A member or descendant of the (Russian) people of Muscovy

moskovitisk

In, from, or otherwise relating to Muscovy

moskus

A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.

Moskva

A federal city, the capital and largest city of Russia.

moskvabo

An inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow.

moster

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

motbydelig

Totally reprehensible.

motel

(also, _, attributive) A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms whose entrances are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to parked automobiles.

motherboard

(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.

motionere

(intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.

motiv

(law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]

motor

A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects. [from 16th c.]

motorbåd

(nautical) Any vessel driven by an engine (either inboard or outboard), but especially a small one.

motorcykel

Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.

motorhjelm

(Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, Commonwealth, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car, also known as a hood in chiefly Canada and the US.

motorsav

(forestry, machinery, DIY) A power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.

motortrafikvej

(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.

motorvej

An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.

motorvogn

(rail) A powered single railway vehicle designed for passenger transport, with a driver's cab in both ends; Not to be confused with motor coach/motorcar, which is a powered railway vehicle capable to haul a train.

Mourits

A en given name, equivalent to English Morris.

Mozambique

A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.

mø

A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or (uncommonly) an animal that has never mated.

møbel

(now usually, _, uncountable) Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

møbelhjul

(automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.

møbelsnedker

A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.

møblere

(transitive) To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.

møde

A meeting or gathering.

mødereferat

The official notes kept during a meeting.

mødom

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

mødomshinde

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

møg

(uncountable) Manure; animal excrement.

møge sig

(rare) To discharge feces from the digestive tract.

møgunge

(pejorative) A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.

møl

Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

mølle

The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.

Møller

(countable) An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a miller.

møllerske

A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flourmill.

møllesten

A large round stone used for grinding grain.

møllesten om halsen

(figurative) Ellipsis of millstone round one's neck, a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible).

mønster

A flow, repetition or regularity.

mønsterhjul

(engineering) A wheel with one or more projections (cams) or depressions upon its periphery or upon its face, one which is set or shaped eccentrically, so that its revolutions impart a varied, reciprocating, or intermittent motion.

mønstre

(intransitive) To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like (especially of a military force); to come together as parts of a force or body. [from 15th c.]

mønstring

(military) An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service. [from 15th c.]

mønt

A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.

møntenhed

A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).

mønttelefon

A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.

møntvaskeri

A place that has facilities for washing and drying clothes that the public may pay to use.

mør

(of food) Soft and easily chewed.

mørk

(of a location or setting) Without light.

mørk sirup

(chiefly, UK, Irish) A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.

mørke

A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

mørkets

The close of the day; the coming of night.

mørkhåret

(of a person) Having brown hair.

mørkhudet

(countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.

mørkøjet junco

A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.

mørtel

(uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

mørtelbræt

A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.

møs

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

mudder

A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.