Danish–English dictionary

overbringe

To bring or transport something to its destination.

overbyde

To make a higher bid at an auction.

overdrage

(transitive) To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.

overdramatiseret

(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.

overdreven

That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.

overdrevet

That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.

overdrive

To overstate, to describe more than the fact.

overdrivelse

The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.

overengel

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).

overenskomst

A contract specifying terms and conditions of employment between one or more labor unions and employers' organizations legally binding for employers organized in these and the employees if they are unionized in them or their employment contract incorporates them by referral.

overensstemme

(intransitive) To resemble; to coincide; to correspond; to tally.

overensstemmelse

(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.

overentusiastisk

Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.

overfald

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

overfalde

(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.

overfaldsmand

Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally.

overfladisk

Hasty or superficial.

overflod

An abundance or plentiful supply.

overflødig

Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.

overflytning

(uncountable) The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.

overflyvning

The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory.

overfor

Opposite; across from; set so as to be facing.

overfølsomhed

(medicine) A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.

overføre

(transitive) To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.

overføringsbillede

A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.

overført

Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.

overfrakke

A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.

overgå

(transitive) To be better than (something).

overgående

Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.

overgang

Something that is transient.

overgangsalder

The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.

overgive

(intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. [from the end of the 17th c.]

overhale

To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).

overherredømme

(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.

overholde

(intransitive, figurative) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.

overhøre

(ambitransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.

overilet

With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.

overklistre

(transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.

overkommelig

Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.

overkrop

The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

overlade

(transitive) To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.

overlagt

Done on purpose; intentional.

overlappe

(intransitive) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.

overlæs

(uncountable, chiefly, transport, legal) An excess of weight.

overlæsset

(transportation, legal, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.

overlegen

Higher in rank, status, or quality.

overlegenhed

The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.

overleve

(intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.

overlevelse

The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.

overlevering

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

overløb

An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.

overlykkelig

Very happy.

overmande

(transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.

overmættet

(chemistry, physics, of a solution) More concentrated than is normally possible.

overmenneskelig

Beyond what is possible for a human being.

overmod

Excessive pride, presumption, or arrogance (originally toward the gods).

overnatning

(countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.

overnatte

(intransitive, slang) To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.

overordnet

A person of higher rank or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position.

overraske

To take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away.

overraskende

In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

overrasket

Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

overrisling

The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

oversætte

(transitive) To express spoken words or written text in a different (often clearer or simpler) way in the same language; to paraphrase, to rephrase, to restate.

oversættelse

(translation studies) The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).

oversætter

A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly

overskæg

A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

overskift

The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

overskrævs

With one’s legs on either side.

overskride

(transitive) To be larger, greater than (something).

overskud

(accounting, economics) Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.

overskyet

Covered with or characterised by clouds.

overskyllet

Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.

overspringe

(transitive) To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).

overspringshandling

The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

oversprøjte

(transitive) To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.

overstige

(transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

overstrække

(ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.

overstrege

(usually, transitive) To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while leaving the remainder.

oversvømme

(Internet, ambitransitive) To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.

oversvømmelse

An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.

oversvømmet

Filled with water from rain or rivers.

overtagelse

(economics) The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.

overtale

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

overtællelig

(mathematics) Incapable of being put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof.

overtid

(sports) Additional time played after each period of a game in order to compensate for stoppages due to player injuries; loosely extended to include time added on to compensate for all types of stoppages, i.e. synonymous with stoppage time.

overtræde

(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

overtræffe

(figuratively) To exceed or surpass (someone or something).

overtrække

(ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.

overtro

A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behavior in some magical or mystical way.

overtryk

(philately) An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.

overtyde

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

overvåge

Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.

overvågning

The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.

overvægt

(pathology) The state of being obese.

overvælde

(transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.

overvældende

Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).

overveje

(transitive) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.

overvejelse

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

overvinde

(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.

overvintre

(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).

overvurdere

To judge or calculate too highly.

ovn

(countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).

ovre

More than (a given value, amount, limit etc.); beyond; past; exceeding.

oxid

(chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

oxidere

(chemistry) To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons.

oxonium

(inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry) The hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+.

oxygen

The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

oxygenatom

The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

oxytocin

(hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.

ø

(by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.

øde

Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.

ødelægge

(transitive, gaming, _, slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.

ødelegge

(transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.

ødem

(medicine) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

ødemark

A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.

Ødipus

(Greek mythology) A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.

ødsel

Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. [from late 16th c.]

ødsle

(intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.

øf

Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.

øg

An old, useless horse.

øgenavn

A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.

øgle

(chiefly, in attributive use) Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.

øgruppe

(collective, geography) A group of islands.

øh

Expression of thought, confusion, or uncertainty.

øhm

Expression of thought, confusion, or uncertainty.

øje

The ability to notice what others might miss.

øjeæble

The ball of the eye.

øjebæ

A displeasing sight; something prominently ugly or unsightly.

øjeblik

(idiom) A moment (a very short period of time).

øjeblikkelig

Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.

øjeblikkeligt

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

øjekast

(also, figuratively) A brief or cursory look.

øjelåg

A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.

øjenbryn

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

øjenlåg

A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.

øjenlæge

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.

øjensynlig

Seemingly; in appearance.

øjensynligt

In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred. [from 17th c.]

øjentjener

One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

øjenvidne

Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

øjenvippe

(anatomy, dermatology) One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.

øko-

ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense)

økologi

(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.

økologisk

Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.

økonom

An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.

økonomi

(social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.

økonomisk

Pertaining to an economy.

økosystem

A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.

økse

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.