Norwegian–English dictionary

nettsted

(Internet) A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.

neutrino

An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.

nevne

(transitive) To mention, specify.

nevner

(arithmetic) The number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).

nevø

A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).

nevrologi

The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.

nevron

(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.

nevrovitenskap

The scientific study of the nervous system.

newbie

(Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.

ni

The digit or figure 9.

Nicaragua

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Nicaragua. Capitalː Managua.

nid

A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery.

nidkjær

Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.

niese

A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

nifs

Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.

Nigeria

A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦).

nihilisme

(countable, uncountable, philosophy) A doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; in particular, the view that nothing in the world actually exists.

nikk

An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting.

nikke

(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.

nikkel

(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.

niks

(colloquial) Nothing. [from 1789]

Nilen

A large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world.

Nils

A en given name.

Nina

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

nippe

(transitive) To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.

nips

A small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery.

nise

Any small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.

nisse

(folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them. [from 1510s]

nite

A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.

nitrogen

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

nitten

The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

nittende

The ordinal form of the number nineteen.

nitti

The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.

nº

Abbreviation of number.

No'omi

(biblical character) The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.

Noa

The 71st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Noah

A en given name.

nocebo

(pharmacology, also, _, attributive) A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive. [from 1961]

noe

An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.

noen

Any person; anybody.

noen lunde

To a limited extent or degree; not completely.

noenting

(colloquial, of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.

nok

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

nominasjonsmøte

A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.

non

(now, rare) The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.

noob

(Internet slang, chiefly, derogatory) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.

nordmann

A native of Norway.

Noreg

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.

Norge

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.

norm

That which is normal or typical.

normal

(set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) Which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology.

normalitet

(US) The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.

norrønt

Synonym of Old Norse.

norsk

A native of Norway.

Notabene

Initialism of nota bene; used in written English to introduce something to be noted.

note

(music) A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.

noter

(music) A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.

notere

(transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

november

The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.

nødløsning

Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

nødsituasjon

Serious danger.

nødvendigvis

Inevitably; of necessity.

nøff

Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.

nøkkel

(music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

nøle

(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.

nøle med å

(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.

nøre

To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.

nøtt

(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.

nøtteskrike

Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.

nøyaktig

(broadly) Both exact and accurate.

nøyaktighet

In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.

nøye

Utter; complete; absolute.

nøytralitet

The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.

nøytron

(particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.

nr

Abbreviation of number.

null

(racquet sports, billiards) Zero, no score.

nullpunkt

The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.

numerus

(grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.

nummen

Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.

Nürnberg

A major city in Bavaria, Germany.

ny

Current or later, as opposed to former.

nyanse

A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.

nybegynner

(Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.

nydannet

(chemistry) Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.

nyest

Most recent, latest, last so far.

nyfødt

Newborn.

nygift

Recently married.

nyheter

Information about current events disseminated by the media.

nylig

Having happened a short while ago.

Nyman

A surname transferred from the nickname.

nymotens

(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) New and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.

nynorsk

One of the two major written standards (language variants) of Norwegian.

nype

The fruit of a rose.

nyre

An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.

nyse

(intransitive, medical sign) To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.

nysgjerrig

Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.

nysgjerrighet

(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. [from 17th c.]

nyskapende

Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.

nytte

(obsolete) Benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success. [15th–19th c.]

nytteløs

Without use or possibility to be used.

nyttig

Having a practical or beneficial use.

obdusere

(transitive) To perform an autopsy on.

obelisk

(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]

obfuskere

(computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.

objektiv

treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased

oblast

A region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries.

obligatorisk

obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

obo

(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

observatorium

A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.

Odin

(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.

odør

(figuratively) A strong, pervasive quality.

Odysseen

An epic poem, ascribed to Homer, that describes the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy.

offer

A human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing (see sense 1.3), offered to a deity.

ofte

(informal) Often; frequently.

og

And; sum of the previous one and the following one.

oi

Expression of surprise.

oid

Any of a group of several elements - lanthanide.

ok

(informal) All right; acceptable; good.

okkult

(medicine) Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.

okkultere

(transitive, astronomy) To cover or hide from view.

okse

Any adult male bovine.

oksygenmangel

An acute lack of oxygen.

oktober

The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.

olabukse

denim trousers

Olav

A en given name.

olden

The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals. [from 10th c.]

oldenborre

Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.

older

Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

Olga

A transliteration of the Russian female given name О́льга (Ólʹga).

oligark

A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.

oliven

The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).

Oliver

A en given name.

Olivia

A city, the county seat of Renville County, Minnesota, United States, named for a female station agent named Olive.

olje

Liquid fat.

olm

Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

olmt blikk

An angry glare or stare. [from late 15th c.]

om

Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of. [from ca. 1150–1350]

om enn

Although, despite (it) being.

Oman

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Sultanate of Oman. Capital: Muscat.

omdirigering

The act of setting a new direction.

omdreiningspunkt

(mechanics) The support about which a lever pivots.

omelett

A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.

omfang

The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent. [from 14th c.]

omfangsrik

(figurative) Considerable in amount.

omfatte

(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). [from the earlier 15th c.]

omfattende

Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

omhyggelig

Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.

omkrets

The distance measured around an object; the circumference.

omkring

In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. [from before 1150]

omnavne

(transitive) To give a new name to.