Norwegian–English dictionary

fotgjenger

(not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.

fotograf

(photography) One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.

fotografere

(transitive, intransitive) To take a photograph (of).

foton

(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.

fotosyntese

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.

fotspor

The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.

fottøy

Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.

føderasjon

Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.

fødselshjelper

(rare, figuratively) Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.

fødselsmerke

A mark on the skin formed before birth.

føflekk

A mark on the skin formed before birth.

følbar

Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.

følge

(figurative, often, in plural) An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.

følgende

Just before, after, or facing.

føll

A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.

følsom

Responsive to stimuli.

føniks

A white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking.

før

At an earlier time.

føre

(transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.

føre i pennen

(transitive) To write (an article, a book, etc.).

første

Of or belonging to a first family.

første klasse

(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

Første kongebok

One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Første Krønikebok

(book of the bible) A book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible.

Første Mosebok

(religion, book of the bible) The first book in the Hebrew Bible.

førstis ( slang )

(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

førti

The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40.

Fr

Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.

fra

With reference to the location or position of a speaker or other observer or vantage point.

fradrag

A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.

frakk

(countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.

fraktal

(mathematics) Having the form of a fractal; having to do with fractals.

frakte

To transport (goods).

fraktutgifter

The cost of sending an item or package using postal or carrier services.

fram

(transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.

frame

A piece of photographic film containing an image.

framheve

(transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize. [from 1865]

framkalle

(transitive) To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

framlegge

(transitive) To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.

framover

Into the future.

framsette

(transitive) To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.

framstående

The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.

framtidig

(finance, commerce) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.

frank

Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.

Frankrike

A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.

fransk

(chiefly, _, uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.

franskmann

A man of French birth or nationality.

franskmenn

(chiefly, _, collective, and, in the plural) The people of France; groups of French people.

frasi

(intransitive) To surrender formally some right or trust.

fratrukket

Minus; not including

fravriste

(transitive) To obtain by pulling or violent force.

fredag

The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.

fredelig

Calm, peaceful, unruffled.

fredsæl

Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.). [from 14th c.]

fredsommelig

Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.). [from 14th c.]

fregatt

(historical) A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship. [mid 19th–late 19th c.]

frekk

Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky. [from 19th c.]

frelse

The process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of the old poor quality conditions and becoming improved.

fremmed

Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.

fremmedgjort

Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.

fremmedgjøre

To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.

fremmøtte

A person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event.

fremragende

Exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority.

fremre

(not comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something.

fremtid

The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.

fremtidig

Having to do with or occurring in the future.

fremtredende

Prominent; conspicuous.

frenetisk

Frenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.

frett

An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

freudianer

A follower of Freud or his methods.

fri

Free from; devoid of; without.

fri svømning

(swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.

fribytter

(historical) A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.

frie

A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.

frifinne

(transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty.

frigi

(transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.

frigid

(colloquial) Sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman.

frigjøre

(transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.

frikjenne

(transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

frilanser

Someone who freelances.

frisbee

A disk-shaped gliding toy, sold under the brand name Frisbee.

frisk og rask

(archaic) Alive, living.

fritatt

One who has been released from something.

frittstående

Standing or set apart.

Frode

A Latin form of Fróði, the name of a number of Danish kings.

frokost

The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

from

Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.

frontrute

(North America, Philippines) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.

frosk

Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.

frost

A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.

frøken

An unmarried woman; a girl.

fru

Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.

frue

An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.

frugal

Of something which is consumed (such as money, goods, etc.): Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.

fruktbar

Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.

frukthage

A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.

fruktkjøtt

The soft center of a fruit.

fruktose

(carbohydrate) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.

fruktsukker

(carbohydrate) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.

fryd

A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.

fryktelig

Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome

frynse

A decorative border.

fryseskap

An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

fuge

To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

fugleskremsel

An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]

fugleunge

A young bird.

full

Followed by with: carrying, or charged or loaded up with (usually something negative); accompanied by; entailing.

fullføre

(transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.

fullgod

Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.

fullmakt

The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).

fullstendig

To the full or entire extent.

fundament

Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast.

fundamental

(generic, singular) A basic truth, elementary concept, principle, rule, or law. An individual fundamental will often serve as a building block used to form a complex idea.

fungibel

(originally, finance, and, commerce) Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.

funksjonalisme

(architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.

funksjonshemme

(chiefly, of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.

fure

A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.

furore

A general uproar or commotion.

fusk

(countable, uncountable) Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior.

fuske

(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.

futurisme

(art) An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions.

fy

Used to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance.

fyldig

Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive

fylke seg

(intransitive) To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble.

fylle

(transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.

fyllepenn

A pen containing a reservoir of ink, which is fed to a writing nib automatically.

fyllestgjørende

Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.

fyllesyke

Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.

fyr

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street. [From 1847]

fyre

(intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.

fyre opp under

(transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

fyrste

The (male) ruler or head of a principality. [from 14th c.]

fyrstikk

A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.

fyrtårn

A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.

fyrverkeri

A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.

fysiker

A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.

fysikk

The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.

fysiologi

A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.

gå

(intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)

gå av

(transitive, or, intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status. [from 14th c.]

gå ned

(intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.

gå ombord

(transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

gå på gress

(ambitransitive) To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)

gå på gummisåler

(intransitive) To act timidly or cautiously.

gå på ski

(transitive) To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).

gå på tur med

(transitive) To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.

gå tur

To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.

gå ut med hunden

(transitive) To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.

gå utover

(transitive) To influence or alter.

gå videre til neste nivå

(intransitive, RPG, video games) To progress to the next level.