Norwegian–English dictionary

indigo

having a deep purplish-blue colour

indikere

(transitive) To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

indisk

Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. [from 14th c.]

indium

A chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal.

individ

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

Indonesia

A country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of Indonesia (since 1950). Capital: Jakarta.

indonesisk

Of or relating to Indonesia or its people or language.

indrefilet

The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef.

industriell

Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.

Ine

A en given name.

infarkt

(pathology) An area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis.

influere

(transitive) To influence or alter.

informasjon

Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. [from 14th c.]

informatikk

The study of computers and computer programming.

informere

(transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).

infrarød stråling

(uncountable) The electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm.

ing

Used to form nouns denoting materials or systems of objects which are used or employed in an action, or considered collectively.

ingen

Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

ingen av

Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.

ingeniør

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.

ingenting

Not any thing; no thing.

ingrediens

One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

Ingrid

A en given name.

Ingvar

A en given name.

initialisere

To assign initial values to something.

initiativløs

Lacking purpose.

injiseringsmørtel

A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.

inkontinens

(urology) The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).

inkrementere

The action of increasing or becoming greater.

inn

Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.

innavl

(biology) Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related.

innbegrepet

The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.

innbilning

The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

innboks

(computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.

innbygger

An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.

inndata

Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.

inndragning

The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.

inne

Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.

innen

Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).

innendørs

Inside, into, or within a building.

innenfor

Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.

inngi

(intransitive, with for, chiefly, _, legal) To submit a formal request to some office.

innhold

(uncountable) That which is contained.

innholdsfortegnelse

An alphabetical listing of items and their location.

innkjøring

(also, figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.

innkommende

Available when needed; in place, ready.

innlede

(obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

innlysende

Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

innomhus

Inside, into, or within a building.

innpakking

The act of packing something.

innprente

(transitive) To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.

innramme

(transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.

innrede

(transitive) To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.

innrømme

(transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.

innrømmelse

The yielding or admission of something in dispute.

innrykk

(typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.

innsjø

(now, chiefly, dialectal) A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain.

inntil

Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

inntreffe

(transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.

innvandre

(intransitive) To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.

innvandring

The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.

innvarsle

(transitive) To announce or precede; to be a harbinger of.

innvending

A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).

innvikle

(transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.

innvilge

(ditransitive) To give (bestow upon or confer, particularly in answer to prayer or request).

innvoller

The internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

innynde

(reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.

insinuasjon

A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.

insinuere

(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.

insolvens

(finance) The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay their debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business.

insolvent

(transitive) To force into bankruptcy.

instans

(computing) A specific occurrence of something that is created or instantiated, such as a database, or an object of a class in object-oriented programming. [from 20th c.]

instrument

A device used to produce music.

insulin

A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).

integral

(mathematics) One of the two fundamental operations of calculus (the other being differentiation), whereby a function's displacement, area, volume, or other qualities arising from the study of infinitesimal change are quantified, usually defined as a limiting process on a sequence of partial sums. Denoted using a long s: ∫, or a variant thereof.

intellekt

Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.

intelligens

(mostly, uncountable) The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.

intelligent

Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.

interessant

Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.

interesse

(uncountable) Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.

interessere

(obsolete, often, _, impersonal) To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.

interessert

Having or showing interest (attention or curiosity).

interjeksjon

(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.

interpolere

(transitive, intransitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.

interstellar

Between the stars.

intervensjon

The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.

intet

Not any thing; no thing.

intet mindre enn

(manner) In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.

intetsigende

Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.

intonasjon

(linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

intramuskulær

Inside a muscle or the muscles.

introduksjon

The act or process of introducing.

invasjon

A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.

investering

(finance) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.

invitasjon

The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.

ion

An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.

iørefallende

Having or producing a pleasing tune; melodic or melodious

Irak

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.

Iran

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran.

iransk

(linguistics) Pertaining to the Iranian languages or their speakers.

ire

A man from Ireland.

Irene

A en given name, in regular use since the 19th century.

iridium

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.

irlending

A man from Ireland.

irrasjonal

(mathematics, arithmetic, number theory, not comparable) Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.

irritende

Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.

irritere

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

irriterende

Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

irritert

Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.

irsk

(uncountable) The Gaelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.

Isabella

A en given name.

Isai

(biblical character) The son of Obed and the father of king David.

isbit

A lump or cube of ice.

isbre

A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.

ise

(transitive) To cool with ice, as an injured body part or a beverage.

isfjell

A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

isk

(chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).

iskald

Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.

islam

A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.

Islamabad

The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.

islamistisk

Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere. [from 1980s]

islamsk

Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.

Island

An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.

islandsk

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Iceland.

islegge

(transitive) To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.

isolere

(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.

ispinne

(chiefly, _, US, Canada) Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like, on a stick, of a size to be one serving.

israelsk

Of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people.

ist

one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;

istapp

A drooping, tapering shape of ice.

isteden

In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.

Italia

A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.

italiener

(countable) An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.

italiensk

(uncountable) The official language of Italy, also spoken in San Marino, the Vatican, and parts of Argentina, Slovenia and Switzerland.

iterasjon

(computing) The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop.

Ivar

A en given name.

Iver

A en given name.

iverksetting

The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process.

ivrig

(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

ja

An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.

Jack

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Jacob

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

jade

A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

jadegrønn

A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

jafs

A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.

jage etter

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

jager

(science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role.

jaguar

A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

jak

An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.

jakke

A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.