Norwegian–English dictionary

forbli

(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]

forbløffende

Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.

forbrenne

(chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.

forbruke

(transitive) To use up.

forbryter

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

forbudt

Not allowed; specifically disallowed.

fordele

(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.

forderve

(intransitive, of food or drink) To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay. [from 17th c.]

fordi

(formal, literary) Because.

fordom

(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.

fordomsfri

Impartial and free from prejudice.

fordomsfull

Having prejudices.

fordøyelse

The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.

fordøyelsesbesvær

(pathology) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.

fordøyelsesproblemer

(pathology) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.

fordreie

(transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.

fordunkle

(intransitive) To become foggy or gloomy, or obscured from sight.

foredrag

A lecture.

foregående

Just before, after, or facing.

forekomme

(intransitive, sciences) To be present or found.

foreldelse

(figurative) Any plan of treatment or handling; the treatment or handling thus provided.

foreldet

Marked with a date.

foreldreløst barn

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.

forelesning

A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.

foreløpig

Uncertain; subject to future change.

forenkla

Made more simple; having its complexity reduced.

forenkles

(transitive) To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.

forenklet

Made more simple; having its complexity reduced.

foreslå

(transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.

forestille

To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]

forestille seg

(transitive) To imagine or envision.

foretrekke

(transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]

forfatter

The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.

forfengelighet

Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.

forferdelig

(dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.

forfølge

(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.

forfølgelse

(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.

forfremme

(transitive, colloquial) To promote.

forgrening

The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place.

forgude

(transitive) To idolize.

forhandle

(intransitive) To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.

forhandling

The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

forhånelse

A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery.

forhåpentlig

(uncomparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope. [from 18th c.]

forhekse

(transitive) To cast a spell upon.

forhekset

The state or condition of being fascinated.

forheksing

(archaic) The act of bewitching, or enchanting

forheng

A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.

forhindre

(transitive) To prevent something from happening.

forhold

A number representing a comparison between two named things.

forkammer

A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.

forkastning

(geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.

forkjølelse

(countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, usually viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.

forkludre

To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.

forkortelse

(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]

forlange

To request forcefully.

forlate

(transitive) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.

forlegen

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

forlegenhet

(transitive) To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.

forlegge

(transitive) To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay.

forlokkende

Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.

forlovelse

(countable, archaic) The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.

forløp

Steady forward movement or progression.

formålstjenlig

Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.

formannskap

The office or role of president.

formannskapet

The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.

formasjon

(military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".

formbar

Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.

formel

A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. [from 16th c.]

formell

In accordance with established forms.

formentlig

Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; generally assumed.

formidle

To communicate; to make known; to portray.

formilde

(transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.

forminske

To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]

forminskning

A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.

formode

(transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.

formodet

Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; generally assumed.

formørke

(intransitive) To become foggy or gloomy, or obscured from sight.

formørkelse

Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.

formue

Material possessions; estate; property; resources.

fornedre

(transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]

fornekte

(transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.

fornektelse

Refusal to believe that a problem exists.

fornuftig

(intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.

fornye

(intransitive) To introduce something new to a particular environment; to do something new.

forord

An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).

forpleining

The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.

forpliktet

Under an obligation to do something.

forråd

(finance, insurance) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.

forræder

(by extension) One who betrays any confidence or trust.

forresten

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Incidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.

forrevet

Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.

forrige

Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

forringe

(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.

forringelse

An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.

forsake

(transitive) To give up, resign, surrender.

forside

The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.

forsikre

(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.

forsiktig

Careful, cautious, shy, wary.

forsinket

Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.

forskanse

(military) To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.

forskjell

(uncountable) The quality of being different.

forskjønne

(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.

forskning

(uncountable, countable, _, in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to one's self).

forsmak

A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.

forsone

(ambitransitive) To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.

forsøke

To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.

forsøksvis

Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.

forstå

(transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.

forstad

A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.

forståelig

Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.

forstand

Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.

forsterkning

(electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.

forstørre

(transitive) To make (something) larger.

forstyrre

(transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.

forsvare

(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.

forsvarsløshet

The characteristic of being defenseless; vulnerability.

fort

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

fortale

An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).

fortære

(transitive) To eat.

forteller

(narratology) The person or the "voice" whose viewpoint is used in telling a story.

fortettet

(of music, writing, etc.) Containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.

fortøye

(intransitive, nautical) To cast anchor or become fastened.

fortropp

(military) The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.

fortrylle

(transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.

fortryllet

The state or condition of being fascinated.

fortrylling

(archaic) The act of bewitching, or enchanting

fortsette

(transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.

fortvile

(transitive) To cause to despair.

fortvillet

Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.

forunderlig

Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.

forurolige

To disturb; to bother or unsettle.

forutgående

Just before, after, or facing.

forutse

(obsolete) To provide.

forutsetning

A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.

forutsette

(transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.

forutsi

To estimate how something will be in the future.

forvandle

(intransitive, or, transitive) To change condition or attitude.

forveksle

(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).

forverre

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

forverres

(intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

forvikling

(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.

forvirre

To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]

forvise

(transitive) To send (someone or something) into exile.

forvising

(uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.

forvrenge

(transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.

fosfor

(chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.

foss

(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

fossil

The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.

fotball

(originated, , late 19th C, now, commonly, US, Australia) Association football.