Danish–English dictionary

rummelig

Having a lot of space inside; roomy.

rumpe

(informal) The buttocks, bottom, butt.

rumskib

(astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.

rumvæsen

Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.

rund

In the shape of, or moving in a circle.

runde

(countable) A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race.

rundhus

(archaeology) A prehistoric dwelling typical of northwest Europe in the Iron Age and Bronze Age. [from 19th c.]

rundkørsel

(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

rundt om

In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. [from before 1150]

rundtur

A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.

rural

Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

rus

(US, Canada, Philippines) a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body

rusk

The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.

Rusland

A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991.

rusmiddel

A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.

russisk

(uncountable) The Russian language.

russo-

relating to Russia or Russian

rustfarvet

Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown. [from 14th c.]

rustik

Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

rustning

(uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

rustrød

Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown. [from 14th c.]

rustvogn

A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave.

rute

The itinerary of a race.

rutebil

(British, Australia) A long-distance, or privately hired, bus.

rutine

(countable) An activity one has performed.

rutsche

(intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.

rutschebane

An amusement ride consisting of a train on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns.

rutsjebane

An amusement ride consisting of a train on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns.

Rwanda

A country in East Africa.

ry

What somebody or something is known for.

ryddelig

Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.

ryg

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

ryge

(transitive) To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints.

ryger

A person who smokes tobacco habitually.

ryghvirvel

(skeleton) Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.

rygklapper

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

ryglæn

The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.

rygrad

(figurative) Courage or assertiveness.

rygsæk

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

rygsækrejsende

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

rygsækturist

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

rygsøjle

Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.

rygte

(countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.

ryk

A sudden involuntary movement.

rykke

(intransitive, often with on or against) To collect payments.

rykke frem

To go to war; to make military advances.

rykke til

(transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.

rynke

(transitive) To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc.

rynke panden

(intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.

ryste

(transitive) To make something fluffy.

ryste af sig

(transitive) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.

rysten

A spasmodic shaking.

rystende

(formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying.

rytme

(cycling) The number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle.

rytter

A man who rides a horse.

rytterfane

(heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.

rytteri

(military, usually, _, historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

s.u.

A reply to an invitation.

så

Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (now dated); connecting shillings to pence in a monetary quantity (now historical); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often omitted in US); to connect fractions to wholes. [from 10th c.]

så hurtigt som muligt

As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.

så snart

As soon as; when; after.

Saba

An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, in the southern part off the west coast of Venezuela.

sabbat

Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.

sable ned

(transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.

sabotage

A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.

sabotør

A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.

Sachsen

A state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony.

sachser

A native or inhabitant of Saxony, Germany.

Sacramento

The capital city of California, United States and the county seat of Sacramento County.

sådan

(adverbial) In such, the same, a similar way, in that particular manner

sådan at

(mathematics) Abbreviation of such that.

saddeldækken

The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.

sadist

One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.

sadistisk

Of behaviour which gives pleasure in the pain or humiliation of others.

saft

The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.

saftevand

(by extension) Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice. [from 16th c.]

saftig

Having lots of juice.

sag

(countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.

saga

An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends.

sager

(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.

sagfører

A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.

saggruppeordbog

A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.

sagsbehandler

A person who investigates someone or something.

sagsøge

(transitive, criminal law, police) To formally accuse (a person) of a crime.

sagsøger

(law, UK, _, historic, otherwise, current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

sagte

Easily giving way under pressure.

Sahara

A desert in North Africa and the largest hot desert in the world.

såkaldt

Metaphorically so called.

sake

(alcohol) Rice wine; a drink made from filtered fermented rice.

sakristi

A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.

saks

(countable, usually, construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.

sakser

A member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that lived at the eastern North Sea coast and south of it.

saksisk

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Saxon language.

sal

A large meeting room.

salamander

A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.

salami

A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.

salat

A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.

saldo

(accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.

således

(conjunctive) As a result.

salg

An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.

salig

(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

salingshorn

(nautical) A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.

Salomo

(Biblical character) In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David.

salon

(dated, except in, Mid-Atlantic US) The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.

salt

Treated with salt as a preservative; cured with salt, salted.

saltbøsse

A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.

salte

(mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.

saltet

To which salt has been added.

saltholdig

Of water: containing salt, saline.

saltlage

Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.

saltomortale

Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.

saltvand

The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.

salve

(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.

sam-

Together: the root word is done co-incidently.

samarbejde

To work together with others to achieve a common goal.

samarbejdende

Of, relating to, or done by collaboration.

samaritaner

A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region.

samaritansk

Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans.

sambo

A person who cohabits with another

same

A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.

sameksistens

The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.

sameksistere

(intransitive, stative, of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.

samfundsmæssig

Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.

samhørighed

State of cohering, or of working together.

samisk

(countable) Any of the languages of the Sami people.

samle

(transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.

samle sig i klynge

To collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun sense 1).

samleje

(formal, now, also, humorous) Sexual intercourse, especially involving penile–vaginal penetration.

samler

A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection.

samlesæt

An object made up of several parts.

samlever

A person who cohabits with another

samling

The act of joining, or the state of being joined.

samme

Something similar, something of the identical type.

sammen

At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.

sammenbinde

To unite closely; to knit together.

sammenfald

Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.

sammenfletning

The joining together of multiple sources.

sammenføje

(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.

sammenhæng

State of cohering, or of working together.

sammenhængende

Orderly, logical and consistent.

sammenhængskraft

(physics, chemistry) Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.

sammenhold

State of cohering, or of working together.

sammenklappelig

Designed to be collapsed, especially so as to be more compact when not in use.

sammenkoble

To join two moving items.

sammenkobling

(astronautics) The process of connecting one spacecraft to another.

sammenkomst

A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

sammenlæggelse

The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.

sammenlægning

The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.

sammenligne

(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

sammenlignende

Of or relating to comparison.