Danish–English dictionary

omskifter

A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.

omskrive

To draw a line around; to encircle.

omslag

The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.

omsorg

Close attention; concern; responsibility.

omsorgsperson

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities.

omstændelighed

(archaic) Evasive or indirect language; circumlocution.

omstændighed

Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.

omstillingsanlæg

(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.

omstillingsbord

(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.

omstridt

Marked by heated arguments or controversy.

omstrukturere

(finance) To modify the terms of a loan, providing relief to a debtor who would otherwise be forced to default.

omstyrte

(transitive) To push or throw over.

omtale

To make a short reference to something.

omtanke

Close attention; concern; responsibility.

omtrent

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

omtrentlig

Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.

omtvistet

Marked by heated arguments or controversy.

omvej

A diversion or deviation from one's original route.

omvende

(ambitransitive, broadly) To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.

omvendt

Reversed, with the back now at the front.

omviser

(chiefly, US) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.

on

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onanere

(intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm.

ond

(semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.

ondsindet

Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.

ondskab

Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.

ondskabsfuld

Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.

ondulere

(transitive) To cause to move in a wavelike motion.

one-night stand

(idiomatic) A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship.

onkel

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

onkologi

The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

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onsdag

The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.

ontologisk

Of or pertaining to the nature of being or existence.

onyks

(mineral) A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

Oostende

A coastal city and municipality in West Flanders, Belgium.

op

Toward the top of.

op ad

Further along (in any direction).

op ad bakke

Up a slope, towards higher ground.

opad

Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.

opblæst

Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.

opbruge

(transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.

opdagelse

The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.

opdagelsesrejse

(transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery.

opdager

One who discovers: a person who has discovered something.

opdatere

(transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.

opdækning

A piece of material used as a cover (such as a bedspread).

opdele

(ambitransitive) To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.

opdeling

(biology, taxonomy) The division of a genus into two species; a division into two subordinate parts.

opdeling i to modsætninger

A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.

opdigtet

Invented, as opposed to real.

opdragelse

(uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

operand

(mathematics, computing) A quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3 - x, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and x).

operation

(medicine, usually, _, uncountable) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.

operationskniv

A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.

operativ

Functional, in working order.

operativsystem

(computing, software) Software that is designed for controlling the allocation and the use of various hardware resources to tasks and remote terminals.

operator

(ellipsis, mining) The company that operates a mine; often the same one that owns the mine.

operatør

(informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods.

opfarende

(slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.

opfatte

(transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]

opfattelse

Conscious understanding of something.

opfede

(transitive, archaic) To make fat; to fatten.

opfedning

The act of making something fatter, particularly in reference or allusion to livestock.

opfinde

(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).

opfindelse

Something invented.

opfinder

One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

opfindsom

Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.

opfostre

To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.

opføre

(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.

opførelse

(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.

opførsel

(countable, uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.

opfylde

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

opfyldelse

The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.

opgang

A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.

opgave

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

opgive

(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]

opgivelse

The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]

ophav

The source or origin of something. [from 16th c.]

ophavsmand

Someone who originates, creates or founds something.

ophavsret

(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.

ophængt

Suspended by hanging.

ophæve

(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with. [First attested in the early 16th century.]

ophidselse

(uncountable) The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

ophidset

(physics) Being in a state of higher energy.

ophold

The condition of being a resident of a particular place.

opholde sig

(intransitive) To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.

opholdssted

A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.

opiat

(pharmacology) A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.

opildne

(transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.

opinion

A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.

opkald

A telephone conversation; a phone call.

opkast

The regurgitated former contents of a stomach; vomitus.

opkøb

The act or process of acquiring.

opkøbe

(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.

opkræver

A person who is employed to collect payments.

oplade

(transitive) To replenish energy to (a battery, or a device containing a battery) by use of an electrical device plugged into a power outlet.

oplader

A device that charges or recharges.

oplag

The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.

oplagt

Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

oplæring

The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.

opleve

(transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

oplevelse

The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.

opløse

(intransitive) To fall apart; to break up into parts.

opløsning

A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.

opløsningsevne

Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.

opløsningsmiddel

A fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.

opløst

(of a marriage) Legally dissolved.

oplyse

(transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.

oplysende

Intended to serve as an explanation.

oplyst

Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

opmærkning

(computing) The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.

opmærksom

Informed, appraised or made aware.

opmærksomhed

(uncountable) Mental focus.

opmuntre

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

opmuntring

The act of encouraging

opossum

Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.

oppasser

(military) A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.

oppe over

In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface. [first attested before 1150]

opportun

Suitable for some particular purpose.

opportunist

Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.

opredning

A piece of material used as a cover (such as a bedspread).

oprejsning

The act of vindicating or the state of being vindicated.

opret

Vertical; erect.

oprettelse

(Christianity) The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.

oprigtig

Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.

oprigtighed

The quality or state of being sincere.

oprindelig

(comparable) Fresh, different.

oprindelse

The beginning of something.

oprivende

(formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying.

oprør

A state of turbulent motion.

oprøre

To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.

oprørende

Offensive or heinous.

oprører

One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.

oprørsk

Rebellious, opposing authority.

oprørt

(of a person, predicative, _, only) Angry, distressed, or unhappy.

opryddet

Arranged neatly and in order.

oprykning

An advancement in rank or position.

opsamle

(intransitive) To increase, to rise

opsat

Earnestly desirous.

opsætning

Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

opsætsig

Exceeding one's station or position, assuming prerogatives to which one is not entitled.

opsætte

To put off until a later time; to defer.

opsende

(transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.

opsige

(transitive) To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice.

opsigelse

(law, otherwise, obsolete) Bringing to an end; termination; limit.

opsigelsesfrist

(chiefly, uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.

opsigtsvækkende

Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.

opskrift

Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes. [from 18th c.]

opslag

An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.