Norwegian–English dictionary

livsstil

A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.

livstykke

A blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or similar European folk costume.

livvakt

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.

llama

A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.

loft

An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

loftsrom

An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

loggbok

(nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.

logi

A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.

logre

To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.

lokal

(group theory, of a property of a finite group) Detectable from the behavior of the normalizers of the nontrivial p-subgroups.

lokalisere

(transitive) To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.

Loke

(Norse god) The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world.

lokk

A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.

lokomotiv

(rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.

lol

(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)

lomme

Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.

lommebok

(US, UK) A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.

lommepenger

Amount of money spent (during a period); expenditure.

lommetørkle

A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.

lommetyv

One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.

London

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.

loppe

A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.

los

A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.

losse

To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.

Lovise

A municipality of Manitoba, Canada.

lovlaus

Not restrained by the law or by discipline; disorderly, unruly.

lovlig

Being established, permitted, required or prescribed by law.

lovløs

Not restrained by the law or by discipline; disorderly, unruly.

lovprising

A formal speech publicly praising someone or something.

lovtale

Speaking highly of someone or something; the act of praising or commending someone or something.

løfte

To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.

løftebryter

someone who has committed perjury by lying under oath

løgn

An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.

løgner

A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.

løgnhals

A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.

løk

The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

løkke

An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

løkkeskrift

(uncountable) Joined-up handwriting.

lønn

A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.

lønn som fortjent

Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.

lønningsdag

The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.

løpe

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

løper

(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.

lørdag

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Saturday.

løs

Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.

løslate

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

løsne

To unfasten.

løssluppen

No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]

løst

Having a solution, having been explained or answered.

løve

Someone with a Leo star sign

løvetann

Of a yellow colour, like that of the flower.

løvinne

A female lion (animal).

løye

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

løysemiddel

A fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.

Lucia

A surname from Old French derived from place names in Normandy based on a male personal name, from Latin Lucius.

lue

The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.

luftetur

(countable) An exposure to warm or fresh air.

luftfart

The art or science of making and flying aircraft.

luftfartøy

A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.

lufthavn

An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.

luftrom

(politics, aviation) A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.

luftspeiling

An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.

lugg

(chiefly, _, US, Philippines) Hair hanging over the forehead.

Luk

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

Lukas

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

luke

A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.

Lukian

A sophist who was of Syrian origin.

lukke

(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

lukket

Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.

lukt

(figuratively) A strong, pervasive quality.

lumbago

(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

lunefull

Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

lunge

(anatomy) A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.

lunsj

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

lunte

A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.

lure

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

luremus

(slang, vulgar, chiefly, derogatory) A person, usually a woman, who teases a man but then withdraws an implied promise of sexual intercourse.

lus

A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.

lutetium

A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.

lutt

A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.

Luxembourg

A province of Wallonia, Belgium.

lyd

A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.

lyddemper

An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.

lyge

(intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.

lykke

(uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.

lykke til

Used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement; a benediction or valediction.

lykkelig

Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.

lyn

A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.

lyng

Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.

lynghei

An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (Compare bog, peatland, marsh, swamp, fen.)

lynglimt

A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.

lyr

Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.

lys

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

lys(håret)

(countable) A person with this hair color.

lyse

(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.

lysekrone

A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.

lysende

Shining brightly.

lyshet

The quality of being bright.

lyskvant

(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.

lyssabel

(science fiction) A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy. [from 1977.]

lysstyrke

The quality of being bright.

lyst

(often, followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.

lysthus

A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.

lystig

Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.

lytte

(intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.

lyve

(intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.

må

Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.

machete

A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.

Madagaskar

An island and country off the east coast of Africa. Official name: Republic of Madagascar. Capital: Antananarivo.

madeleinekake

A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.

madrass

A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.

Madrid

A province of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Capital: Madrid.

mafiatopp

A mafia boss.

Magdalena

A en given name.

mage

An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.

magi

The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.]

magisk

Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic. [from 17th c.]

magnesium

The chemical element with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.

magnetisme

(physics) The property of being magnetic.

Magnus

A en given name of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage.

Magnusen

A surname transferred from the given name.

mai

The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June.

mais

Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

maiskolbe

The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.

majestetisk

Having qualities of splendor or royalty.

majones

Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.

majoritet

More than half (50%) of some group.

makaroni

(uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this. [from 18th c.]

måke

A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.

makrell

Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,

makron

A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough.

makroøkonomi

The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.

maksimal

Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.

maksime

A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.

malapropos

Out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject.

Malawi

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.

malayalam

A Dravidian language spoken in the states of Kerala and Lakshadweep, India.

malayisk

(broad sense) The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, including under the name Indonesian.

Malaysia

A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Kuala Lumpur.

Maldivene

An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé.

male

(transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

måleapparat

A measuring or displaying device.

måler

A meter or gauge.

maleri

an illustration or artwork using paint

malerkunst

the action of applying paint

målestokk

(figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

Mali

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.

måling

The act of measuring.

malm

Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.

malstraum

(figuratively) A chaotic or turbulent situation.