Danish–English dictionary

ætsende

Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.

ævle

(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.

babs

(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

Babylon

(historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.

babyloner

An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.

babylonier

An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.

babylonisk

(historical) Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire. [from 16th c.]

babylonsk

(historical) Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire. [from 16th c.]

babysitning

The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.

babysitte

(ambitransitive) To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.

babysitter

A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.

babysitting

The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.

baccarat

(card games) A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.

Bacchus

(Roman god) Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.

backgammon

A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.

backpacker

A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.

bacon

Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.

bad

The act of bathing; an instance of this; the taking of a bath.

bade

(transitive, Commonwealth) To wash a person or animal in a bath.

badehus

A building with baths for communal use.

badekåbe

A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.

badekar

A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

bådeskur

A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.

badevand

The water used in a bath (bathtub).

badeværelse

A building or area where bathing occurs.

badland

(geomorphology) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks.

badminton

(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

bag

In support of.

bag ved

At or to the back or far side of.

bag-

of or belonging to that part in the rear

bagatel

(figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.

bagbord

(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.

Bagdad

The capital city of Iraq.

bagdel

(euphemism) A person's buttocks.

bagefter

Behind.

bagel

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

Bager

An English surname originating as an occupation for a baker, or owner of a communal oven

bageri

A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

bagest

of or belonging to that part in the rear

baggård

(AU, Canadian, NZ, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

baggrund

(figuratively) Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.

baghave

A garden at the rear of a property.

bagi

(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

bagklogskab

Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.

bagkrop

(zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda. [from late 18th c.]

baglåge

(automotive) A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading.

baglæns

(archaic, Geordie) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]

baglyd

(music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.

bagmave

The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.

bagning

An action in which something is baked.

bagside

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

bagskærm (back panel)

(US) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.

bagslag

(especially when preceded by "of") Importance, influence, or significance.

bagsmæk

(automotive) A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading.

bagstiv

Suffering from a hangover.

bagtale

(intransitive) To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.

bagtæppe

A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

bagud

At or in the rear or back part of something.

bagud med betaling

Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.

bagvaskelse

The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

bagvasker

A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.

bagværk

(uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.

bagved

(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

Bahamas

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Bahrain

An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.

bakke

A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.

bakke op

(Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)

bakkenbarter

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

baklava

A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]

bakterie

(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

bakteriel

(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.

bakteriologi

(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.

Baku

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

bal

A formal dance.

balance

(accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.

balde

(usually, in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs.

balder

(childish, or, vulgar, slang, North American) Buttocks.

Bali

A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.

Balkan

Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.

ballade

A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.

ballademager

(countable) A boisterous person; a brawler.

ballast

(nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.

balle

(usually, in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs.

ballerina

(commonly) A female ballet dancer.

balletdanser

(less common, non-standard) A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino.

ballistik

(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.

ballistisk

(not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.

ballon

Such an object designed to transport people or equipment through the air.

ballontyggegummi

(usually, _, uncountable) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.

balsal

A large room used for dancing and banquets.

Baltikum

A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states.

baltisk

Of or pertaining to the Baltic region or the Baltic Sea.

balustrade

A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.

banal

Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.

bananrepublik

(politics, idiom, pejorative) A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.

bananstat

(politics, idiom, pejorative) A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.

bånd

A short chain or ribbon to connect such a pocket to the watch.

bandage

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.

bandagere

To apply a bandage to something.

bande

(chiefly, US, colloquial) To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.

bandemedlem

A member of a criminal or street gang.

bandeord

A vulgar epithet.

banderi

The act of one who curses.

bandlyse

(transitive) To banish or exclude.

bandlysning

(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]

bandy

(sports, uncountable) A winter sport played on ice, from which ice hockey developed.

bane

(countable) A cause of misery or ruin.

bane sig vej

(law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.

banebrydende

Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.

banegård

(British) A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark.

bang

A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.

bange

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

bangebuks

(countable, slang, sometimes, derogatory) A coward.

Bangkok

(exonym) The capital city of Thailand.

Bangladesh

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka.

banjo

A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.

bank

(countable) A branch office of such an institution.

banke

(nautical, hydrology) An elevation under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth

bankerot

(finance, of a person, company, etc.) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent. [from 1565]

banket

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

bankfilial

(countable) A branch office of such an institution.

bankier

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

bankkasserer

(banking, chiefly, US) A bank clerk who receives and pays out money.

bankning

(automotive, uncountable) Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.

banlyse

(transitive) To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.

banner

(Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.

bannerreklame

(Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.

banshee

(Scotland, Ireland, , folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.

bap

(British, slang) : A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).

baptist

An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.

bar

Able to be done; fit to be done.

bar røv at trutte i

(US, slang) Absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance.

bar underkrop

Not wearing clothes below the waist; particularly not wearing clothes that would cover the genitalia.

barak

(US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.

Barbados

An island and country in the Caribbean.

barbar

(by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.

Barbara

A en given name.

barbarisk

Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.

barbecue

A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.

barber

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.

barbere

(transitive) To cut the hair or beard of (a person).

barbere sig

(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.

barberhøvl

Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.

barbering

An instance of shaving.

barberkniv

A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.

barbermaskine

A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.

barbersalon

(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.

Barbie

A tall, slender female fashion doll.

Barbie-dukke

A tall, slender female fashion doll.

Barbiedukke

A tall, slender female fashion doll.