Danish–English dictionary

Atlantis

A mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean.

atlantisk

Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the United States.

atlas

A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.

atlet

A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.

atletik

(sports, especially, _, US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.

atmosfære

(uncountable, loosely) The substance of the atmosphere on a planet other than Earth.

atmosfærisk

Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.

atol

A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

atommasse

(proscribed) atomic weight; the average mass of atoms of an element.

atomnummer

(physics, chemistry) The number of protons in an atom. Symbol: Z

atonal

(music) Lacking a tonal center or key.

atrium

(architecture) A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.

atrofi

(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. [from early 17th c.]

atten

The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.

attende

The ordinal form of the number eighteen.

attendedel

One of eighteen equal parts of a whole.

attener

The person or thing in the eighteenth position.

attentat

The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.

attentatkvinde

Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.

attentatmand

Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.

Attika

A periphery where Athens, the capital of Greece, is located.

attitude

(figurative) Disposition or state of mind.

attrå

(transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.

attrap

A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.

attråværdig

Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).

atypisk

Not conforming to the normal type.

aubergine

(North America, AU, NZ, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.

audiens

A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary. [from 16th c.]

audio-

sound

auditorium

The space where the audience is located in a theater, etc.

august

The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.

Augustus

The Roman emperor Augustus, also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 B.C.E. – 14 C.E.); heir to Julius Caesar

auktion

A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

auktionarius

An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.

aura

(also, parapsychology) A supposed emanation from and surrounding a living person or thing, regarded by mystics as consisting of the essence of the individual. [from 1870]

australier

A person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent.

australsk

Of, from, or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or Australian languages.

australsk fodbold

A variety of football devised in Australia, played on an oval field with an oval ball that players try to kick between the goalposts or between a central and outer post.

autenticitet

The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.

autentificere

(transitive) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.

autist

An autistic person, a person with autism.

autistisk

Having autism, or pertaining to autism.

auto-

Reflexive, regarding or to oneself.

autobiografi

(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.

autobiografisk

Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.

autoimmun

(pathology, immunology) Of or pertaining to autoimmunity.

autokrat

An absolute ruler with infinite power.

autokrati

(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.

automat

A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.

automatgear

A car with an automatic transmission; the transmission itself.

automatik

The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.

automatiseret

Made automatic.

automatisering

The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.

automatisk

Done by machine.

automobil

(US, Canada, Philippines, AU, NZ) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.

autonom

Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.

autonomi

(government, countable) A self-governing country or region.

autopilot

(aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.

autopsi

A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.

autorisation

(uncountable) The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.

autorisere

(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

autoritet

(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.

av

An expression of one's own physical pain.

Avalon

(Arthurian legend) An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.

avancere

To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.]

avanceret

At or close to the state of the art. (Can we add an example for this sense? )

avantgarde

Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.

avenue

The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.

aversion

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

avind

Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]

avis

(countable, metonym) The news organization that produces such a publication.

avisdreng

A boy who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.

aviskiosk

An open stall, often on a street, where newspapers and magazines are on sale to the public.

avisklumme

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

avispapir

(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

avle

To cause; to produce; to bring forth.

avlshingst

A male horse kept primarily as a stud.

avne

The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

Axel

A en given name in quiet use since the 19th century.

ayatollah

(Shi'ism) A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.

azalea

A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.

azteker

A Mexica.

azurblå

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

æ

The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.

æble

A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. [from 15th c.]

æble-rose

A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.

æblemost

(US) Filtered and pasteurized juice of apples, as opposed to apple cider and hard cider.

æblerose

A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.

æde

(intransitive, reflexive) To stuff the gorge or gullet with food; to eat greedily and in large quantities. [with on]

ædelgran

(chiefly, countable) A conifer of the genus Abies.

ædelmod

The quality of being magnanimous; kindness of nature; generosity.

ædelmodighed

The quality of being magnanimous; kindness of nature; generosity.

ædelsten

A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

ædru

Not drunk; not intoxicated.

ædruelig

Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.

æg

The sharp edge of the blade of a knife or other cutting tool.

ægcelle

(cytology) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

ægge

(transitive, obsolete, _, except in egg on) To encourage, incite, or urge (someone).

æggeblomme

The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.

æggeformet

(countable) A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).

æggehvide

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

æggekage

A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.

æggelikør

A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy, or whisky; popular at Christmas.

æggestok

(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

ægte

Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native

ægtefælle

A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

ægtemand

A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.

ægteskab

(uncountable) Marriage; the state of being married.

ægteskabelig status

One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.

ægteskabelig stilling

One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.

ægteskabsformidler

Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.

ægthed

The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.

Ægypten

A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.

ægypter

A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.

ægyptisk

Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.

ækel

Having a bad or foul taste.

ækvator

(geography, often, _, “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.

ækvatorial

(geography) Of, near, or relating to the equator.

ækvivalent

Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.

ældning

The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.

ældre

older, greater than another in age or seniority.

ælling

A young duck.

ælte

(transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.

ændring

The act of altering or making different.

ær

A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.

ærbar

(especially of behavior or clothing) Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.

ærbødighed

Great respect.

ære

Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.

ærgrelse

The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.

ærkebiskop

A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)

ærkebisp

A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)

ærkebispedømme

(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.

ærkeengel

A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).

ærkefjende

A principal enemy.

ærkehertug

(historical) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

ærkehertuginde

A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary

ærkestift

(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.

ærlig

(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.

ærlighed

(uncountable, countable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest.

ærligt talt

In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.

ærme

The part of a garment that covers the arm. [from 10th c.]

æsel

A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.

æselhingst

A male ass, male donkey.

æske

A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.

æstetik

That which appeals to the senses.

æstetisk

Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.

æstuarium

A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.

æt

(linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.

ætanol

(organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.

ætling

A male relative.