Norwegian–English dictionary

jakkeslag

Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.

Jakob

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.

jakt

(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.

jakte

(ambitransitive) To try to find something; search (for).

Jalta

A city and raion of Crimea, Ukraine.

Jamaica

An island and country in the Caribbean.

jamboree

(scouting) A large rally of Scouts or Guides.

jamføre

(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.

jamre

(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine.

januar

The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February.

Japan

A country and archipelago of East Asia. Capital and largest city: Tokyo.

japaner

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.

japansk

Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.

japp

(informal, sometimes derogatory, dated) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.

jatte

(intransitive) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.

javel

(idiomatic, formal) Indicating acceptance, often with resignation or acquiescence, of a statement or situation.

jazz

(music genre) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.

Jæred

(biblical character) A man mentioned in the Book of Genesis, a descendant of Adam and of Seth, the father of Enoch, an ancestor of Noah.

jævelskap

(uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.

jævla

(informal, Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly, _) Used as an intensifier.

jeans

denim trousers

jeg

(sometimes, proscribed) As the complement of the copula (be).

jekke

(transitive) To physically raise using a jack.

Jemen

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.

Jena

An independent city in Thuringia, Germany.

Jenny

A en given name.

Jens

(biblical) Persons of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist; and names possibly referring to one, two or three persons, frequently called "Saint": John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos (also called John the Divine or John the Theologian).

jente

A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)

jenteaktig

(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a woman; unmasculine.

jentete

(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a woman; unmasculine.

Jeremia

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Jeremias

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

jern

(not comparable) Made of the metal iron.

jern-

Of an element: iron, or in certain ways similar to iron. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.)

jernbane

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, and, Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.

jernholdig

Of an element: iron, or in certain ways similar to iron. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.)

Jerusalem

A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.

jerv

A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.

Jesabel

(biblical character) The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings), and who incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols.

Jesaja

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

jeskel

(slang) Any tooth.

jest

A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.

Jesus

(historical, religion) One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth.

jevn

(not comparable, of an integer) Divisible by two.

jevnbyrdig

Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.

jevndøgn

One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.

jf.

Compare; compare to; compare with.

jiddisch

A West Germanic, or more specifically High German, language that developed from Middle High German dialects, with an admixture of vocabulary from multiple source languages including Hebrew-Aramaic, Romance, Slavic, English, etc., and mostly written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews from central and eastern Europe.

jiddisk

Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language.

jihad

(Islam) A holy war undertaken by Muslims.

jo

Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.

jo + comp., desto + comp.

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

jo + comp., jo + comp.

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

jod

An antiseptic incorporating the element.

jodle

(transitive, and, intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.

jodling

A song incorporating yodelling.

joggesko

(US, Atlantic Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.

Joh

(biblical) The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.

Johan

A en given name; very popular since the Middle Ages.

Johanna

A en given name, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.

Johanne

A en given name, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.

Johannes

(biblical) Persons of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist; and names possibly referring to one, two or three persons, frequently called "Saint": John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos (also called John the Divine or John the Theologian).

Johannes' første

(biblical) One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).

jokke

(vulgar, slang, transitive, intransitive) To have sex (with).

jomfru

Someone with a Virgo star sign

Jon

A en given name; very popular since the Middle Ages.

Jona

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Jonas

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Jonatan

(biblical character) A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.

Jonathan

A en given name of biblical origin.

jordbær

The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.

jordbærfarge

A dark pinkish red color, like that of the fruit; strawberry red.

jordbærplante

The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.

jordekorn

A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).

jorden

The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.

jordmor

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

jordsmonn

(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.

jordsvin

The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. [from late 18th c.]

Josefine

A en given name.

journalistikk

The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications, broadcast news media, or printed newspapers or periodicals, for the purpose of informing the audience, relying on a style of writing characteristic for this purpose, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events and (depending on type) either with or without analysis or interpretation.

journalistisk

Related to journalism or journalists.

jøde

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

jødedom

An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.

jødisk

Of or relating to Jews, their ethnicities or cultures.

Jørgen

A en given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).

Jørgensen

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

jøss

(minced oath, euphemism) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

jøssenam

(minced oath, euphemism) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

jøsses

(minced oath, euphemism) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

juble

To show elation or triumph; to rejoice.

jublende

In a state of elation.

Juda

(biblical) A traditional region and ancient kingdom (c. 930 — 586 BCE) in the Land of Israel in modern Israel and Palestine; the southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel.

Judas

A traitor; a person not to be trusted.

Judit

(biblical character) The protagonist of the Biblical book of Judith.

Judith

A en given name.

judo

A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu.

juggel

A cheap showy ornament or piece of jewellery; a gewgaw.

Jugoslavia

(historical) A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

jukse

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

juksepave

Someone who cheats.

jul

(originally, Christianity) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.

julaktig

Resembling or having feelings of Christmas; festive.

julete

Resembling or having feelings of Christmas; festive.

juli

The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August.

Julie

A en given name.

jungel

A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.

jungeltelegrafen

An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.

juni

The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.

junta

The ruling council of a military dictatorship.

jur

An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.

jurist

(law) An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence.

justere

(transitive) To modify.

Jylland

A cultural region and peninsula in northwestern Europe, consisting of the mainland part of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, which is part of Germany.

kabaret

Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.

Kabul

The capital and largest city of Afghanistan.

kadaver

Rotting flesh of a dead animal or person.

kaffe

(uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

kaffebiller

Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.

kaffetrakter

Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.

kaffi

(countable) A serving of this beverage.

kafkask

Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.

kai

(nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

kaiman

(narrowly) Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.

Kain

(biblical character) The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

kajakk

A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck.

kakadu

A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s]

kake

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

kaki

The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

kakifrukt

The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

kakiplomme

The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

kaktus

(botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

kald

(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

kaldt

(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

Kaleb

(Biblical) Caleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua.

kalif

The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.

kalium

A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.

kalk

(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).

kalkstein

An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

kalkulator

A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically.

kalkun

(countable) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).

kalle

(intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.

kalsium

The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.

kalvekjøtt

The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.

kam

A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.

Kambodsja

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh. Former name: Kampuchea.

kamel

The camel with two humps, Camelus bactrianus, native to the steppes of Asia.

Kameleonen

(constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, imagined to resemble a chameleon, which lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca.

kamerat

(informal, especially, with a possessive) A male friend.

Kamerun

A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Cameroon. Capital: Yaoundé. It also claims Ambazonia.

kamfer

(organic compound) A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy, also known as laurel camphor or common/ordinary camphor.