Norwegian–English dictionary

side

(geometry) One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.

sidekant

(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.

siden

Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).

sideror

(aeronautics) A control surface on the vertical stabilizer of a fixed-wing aircraft or an autogyro. On some craft, the entire vertical stabilizer comprises the rudder. The rudder is controlled by foot-operated control pedals.

sigar

A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.

sigarett

A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.

sigd

(agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.

signa

(Perl, _, programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.

signalisere

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

signatur

A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.

signere

(transitive) To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it. [from 15th c.]

sigøyner

(colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.

sigøynerske

(colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.

Sigrid

A en given name.

Sigurd

(Norse mythology) The principal hero of the Volsungasaga and of the Elder Edda's Niflung cycle, who slew a dragon.

sikker

Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.

sikkerhetsforanstaltning

Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.

sikkert

(manner) In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger.

sikksakk

A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.

sikle

(ambitransitive) To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.

sikori

(chiefly, Britain) Common chicory (Cichorium intybus), source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and certain other cultivars with other names.

sikre

(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

sikre seg

To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.

sikring

(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.

sikt

A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

sikte

(transitive) To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).

sil

A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

sild

Those fish and any other fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes.

sile

(transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.

silisium

(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.

silt

(uncountable) Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

simulere

To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

sin

Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

sinder

Impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders.

sinekyre

A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.

Singapore

An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965). Official name: Republic of Singapore.

singel

(legal) Unmarried (especially of a woman); widowed.

singelsculler

A small rowing boat, for one person.

sink

(countable) A single atom of this element.

sinna

(chiefly, US; informal in UK and Ireland) Angry, annoyed.

sinne

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.

sinnslikevekt

Mental balance.

sinoberrød

Having the color of the vermilion dye.

sint

Displaying or feeling anger.

sinus

(trigonometry, mathematics) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.

siris

(gardening) Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis

siriss

An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

sirkus

A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. [from late 18th c.]

sirkusdirektør

The person who manages the performers in a circus ring.

sirlig

In a cautious and delicate manner; (very) carefully or cautiously.

siselere

(transitive) To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.

sist

Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.

sisten

(slang) A person's name.

sitron

Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.

sitte og more seg

To laugh quietly or inwardly.

siv

(countable) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.

sivilisasjon

(inherently emic, sometimes, capitalized) Collectively, those people and places of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior and / or a high level of development. Commonly subjectively used by people of one society to exclusively refer to their society, or their elite sub-group, or a few associated societies, implying all others, in time or geography or status, as something less than civilised, as savages or barbarians. (Compare refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World.

sjåfør

A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car, truck, bus, train, forklift, etc.

sjah

A king of Persia or Iran.

sjakal

Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.

sjakk

(chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. [from 14th c.]

sjakkbrett

(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.

sjakkel

A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis.

sjakkmatt

(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.

sjal

A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women. [from 1662]

sjalu

Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]

sjampo

An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.

sjanger

A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.

sjarmerende

Pleasant, charismatic.

sjasjlyk

A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat.

Sjælland

The largest island of Denmark.

sjekke

(transitive) To inspect; to examine.

sjelden

Very uncommon; scarce.

sjelevandring

Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. [from 16th c.]

sjenanse

A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.

sjenerøs

Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]

sjenert

Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

sjenerthet

A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.

sjette

The ordinal form of the number six.

sjimpanse

(broadly) A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.

sjiraff

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.

sjokkere

(transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).

sjokolade

Made of or containing chocolate.

sjokoladebrun

Having a dark reddish-brown colour/color.

sjø

The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface.

sjøbjørn

A sailor accustomed to the sea.

sjølvi

(informal, mobile phones) A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone.

sjømann

In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.

sjømat

Fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other edible aquatic life.

sjøsetning

The act by which something is launched; a launch.

sjøsette

(transitive) To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.

sjøsetting

The act by which something is launched; a launch.

sjøstjerne

Any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.

sjøtunge

(fish) Solea solea, a flatfish of the family Soleidae; a true sole.

sju

A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••). Describing a group or set with seven elements.

sjukebil

An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. [1854]

sjutall

The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.

sk

(of adjectives from roots of proper nouns denoting names of nations or regions) Of, belonging, or relating to (a nationality, place, language or similar association with something).

skade

(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.

skadelast

(computing) The functional part of a computer virus or another type of malware program, rather than the part that spreads it.

skadelig

Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.

skadelig programvare

(computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

skadet

Wounded, physically injured.

skadevare

(computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

skake

To disturb; to bother or unsettle.

skål

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.

skåle

(ambitransitive) To engage in a salutation, often with raising of the drinking vessel, while drinking an alcoholic beverage in honor of someone or something.

skall

A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc

skam

Shame or disgrace.

skamben

The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.

skamfull

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

skammelig

Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.

skampåføring

The activity by which somebody is shamed.

Skandinavia

A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands.

skap

Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".

skapende

Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.

skare

A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.

skarlagen

A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.

skarp

Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.

skarpretter

An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

skarpsindig

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

skarre-r

A uvular "r" sound, or (by extension) an accent characterized by this sound.

skatt

Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).

skatte

To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.

skattelegge

(transitive) To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).

skaut

A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.

skeiv

(chiefly, UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.

ski

One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.

skifer

(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.

skiferstein

(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.

skift

(masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.

skikket

Possessing skill; skilled.

skildre

To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]

skille

(transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.

skilnad

(uncountable) The quality of being different.

skilpadde

Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly, North America) or the order Testudines (chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India) , whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.

skimmer

A faint light; a dim glow.

skimra

Of a mass of bees: to move their abdomens in a coordinated manner so as to produce a shimmering wave effect, thought to deter predators.

skimre

(intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.

skinne

The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.

skinneben

(anatomy) The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee

skinnebuss

(rail) A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.

skinnhellig

Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite. [from mid-16th c.]

skiskyting

(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.

skissere

(transitive) To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.

skitt

(UK, Irish, pejorative, slang) The police.

skittentøy

That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered. [from c. 1930]

skive

A flat piece of material, often of metal and often an annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.

skjære

One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.

skjæring

(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.