Danish–English dictionary

opslagsord

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

opslide

(intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.

opsluge

To engulf, surge over and submerge.

opsøge

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

opspare

(transitive, gambling, slang, archaic) To make an agreement to give (some amount of money) to a fellow gambler if one wins, and to receive that amount from them if they win, as a form of hedging.

opspind

(literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.

opstå

(intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

opstand

(uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.

opstandelse

An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.

opstille

(transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).

opstilling

(countable) A disposition; an arrangement, categorization, or classification of things.

opstillingsmøde

A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.

opstød

A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.

opstrenge

(transitive) To put strings on (something).

opstrøms

Against the current.

opsuge

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]

opsynsmand

One who oversees or supervises.

optage

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]

optagelse i himlen

The taking of a person up into heaven.

optaget

(British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls.

optagning

(countable, uncountable) The process by which something is loaded.

optæller

One who counts.

optælling

The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

optændingsmateriale

Small pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.

optegne

(transitive) To make a record of information.

optiker

A person who makes, dispenses or sells lenses, spectacles.

optimering

The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.

option

(finance, legal) A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile. [from mid-18th c.]

optog

A public procession, especially one commemorating a holiday or special event or (dated) in protest.

optometrist

A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.

optøjer

A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.

optræde

(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.

optræden

(American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.

optrævle

Of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric; also, of something knitted or woven: to separate into threads; to come apart.

optrevle

Of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric; also, of something knitted or woven: to separate into threads; to come apart.

opvågning

(figurative) Being roused into action or activity.

opvakt

Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.

opvarme

(transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.

opvarmning

(countable) One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.

opvaskemaskine

A machine for washing dishes.

opvasker

A machine for washing dishes.

opvækst

The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.

orange

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

orchestra

(Ancient Greece, theater) A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.

ord

(by extension) The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.

ord for ord

Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.

ord til andet

Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.

ordblindhed

(neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.

ordbog

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]

orden

(countable) A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.

ordenstal

An ordinal number such as first, second and third.

ordentlig

Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.

ordentlighed

Suitability, fitness; the quality of being appropriate. [from 18th c.]

ordentligt

In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably

Ordet

(Christianity) The Word of God as incarnate in Jesus Christ, or as identified with the second person of the Trinity; Jesus; God the Son; Word of God.

ordforråd

The collection of words a person knows and uses.

ordgåde

A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.

ordinaltal

An ordinal number such as first, second and third.

ordinær

(historical, or, derogatory) Having to do with ordinary, common people.

ordinere

(religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.

ordkløver

Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections and sophistry.

ordknap

Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

ordne

To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.

ordning

(countable) A disposition; an arrangement, categorization, or classification of things.

ordonnans

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

ordre

An instruction.

ordret

Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.

ordspil

A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.

ordsprog

A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

Ordsprogene

A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.

ordvalg

(uncountable) The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.

oregano

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

organ

The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.

organisation

(countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.

organisere

(transitive) To arrange in working order.

organisk

(chemistry) Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.

organisme

Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]

orgasme

A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]

orgastisk

(uncomparable) Of or relating to orgasms.

orgel

The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.

orientalist

A scholar who studies the Orient; a person interested in the Orient.

orientere

(transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.

orienteringsløb

(sport) The act of racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass.

origami

(uncountable, art) The Japanese art of paper folding.

original

Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native

origo

(mathematics) The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.

oriya

Odia, the language spoken in the state of Odisha, India.

ork

(fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green. [from 17th c.]

orkester

(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.

orkestergrav

The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.

orkestral

Relating to an orchestra or to music played by an orchestra.

orkidé

A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]

orlogsfartøj

Any ship built or armed for naval combat.

orlogsskib

Any ship built or armed for naval combat.

orlov

Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.

orm

(archaic) A type of wingless "dragon", especially a gigantic sea serpent or any kind of dragon.

ornitologisk

Of or pertaining to ornithology.

örred

Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.

ortodoks

(Christianity, loosely) Of or pertaining to a particular Orthodox Church, usually the Eastern Orthodox Church, sometimes the Oriental Orthodox Church or the Church of the East.

ortodoksi

Correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.

ortoepi

The study of pronunciation. [1640]

ortopædisk

Of or relating to orthopedics.

ose

(chemistry) Used to form the names of sugars.

Osiris

(Egyptian god) The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.

Oskar

A en given name.

Oslo

A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.

osman

A citizen of the Ottoman Empire.

osmanner

A citizen of the Ottoman Empire.

osmannisk

Of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire.

osmose

(chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.

ost

(photography) Said while being photographed, to give the impression of smiling.

ostekage

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).

ostrakisme

(historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.]

osv.

And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.

Osvald

A en given name.

Ottawa

A city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada.

otte

The digit/figure 8.

ottearmet blæksprutte

(countable, strictly) A mollusc from genus Octopus.

ottekamp

(athletics) A sporting event consisting of eight different sports or contests.

ottekant

(geometry, also, attributively) A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.

ottende

The ordinal form of the number eight.

otter

(playing cards) Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.

ottetal

The digit/figure 8.

otti

The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.

Otto

A en given name.

ottoman

(furniture) An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.

ouija

(uncountable) The use of such a board to attempt to communicate with spirits.

ouija-bræt

(uncountable) The use of such a board to attempt to communicate with spirits.

outdated

Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.

outsider

A competitor thought unlikely to win.

outsourcing

The transfer of a business function to an external service provider.

ouverture

(music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture). [from 17th c.]

oval

An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.

ovenover

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

ovenpå

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

ovenstående

(by ellipsis) Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page. [first attested in the mid 18th century.]

over

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

over bord

Over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat.

over for

Facing, or across from.

over-

(slang, augmentative) Super; really; mega-.

overalt

In or to all locations under discussion.

overarmsknogle

(anatomy) The bone of the upper arm.

overbefolkning

(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.

overbelaste

(intransitive) To fail due to excessive load.

overbelastet

loaded too heavily

overbelastning

An excessive load.

overbevise

To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.

overbevisende

Forcefully persuasive; relevant, pertinent.

overbevisning

(countable) A firmly held belief.

overblik

To monitor; to track or record; to understand or follow.