Norwegian–English dictionary

slette

(transitive, computing, slang) To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.

slettvar

A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.

slibrig

Obscene or offensive.

slik

In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.

slikke

(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.

slingre

(intransitive) To lurch or sway violently from side to side.

slipe

(transitive) To polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.

slipemaskin

A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.

slipestein

An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.

slippe

(transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]

slippe løs

(intransitive, colloquial, legal) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.

slire

The sheath of a sword.

slite

To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

slitsom

Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.

sliul

A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.

slott

A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.

Slovakia

A country in Central Europe. Official name: Slovak Republic. Capital and largest city: Bratislava.

slovakisk

Of, from, or pertaining to Slovakia, the Slovak people or the Slovak language.

Slovenia

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Slovenia. Capital and largest city: Ljubljana. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

sløve

To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.

slu

Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.

sludd

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Northeast US) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow.

sludde

(impersonal, of the weather) To be in a state in which sleet is falling.

slukke

To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.

slum

(countable, pejorative) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.

sluse

A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.

slynge

To throw with a sling.

småfugl

(often, childish) A bird; especially, a small and cute one.

småkake

(UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes, Canada, rare) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.

smake

To detect (a flavour or taste, or food or drink); to taste; specifically, to enjoy or linger on (a flavour or taste, or food and drink); to relish.

smakløs

Unappetizingly flavorless.

smakløst

Disreputable, not respectable, of questionable moral character.

smaksette

(transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.

smal

Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

småle

To laugh quietly or inwardly.

smaragd

Of a rich green colour.

smart

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

smarttelefon

(cell phone) A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone.

smekke

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.

smellvakker

(of a person or place, sometimes, endearing) Very beautiful.

smeltedigel

(figurative) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.

smelter

The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.

smerte

(countable, and, uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.

smidig

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move.

smie

A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.

smiger

Flattery; fulsome praise.

smil

A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.

sminke

(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

smiske

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

smisking

Flattery; fulsome praise.

smørbrød

A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.

smøre

(transitive) To grease with oil for cooking.

smugler

One who smuggles things.

smuldre

(transitive) To break into crumbs.

smult

Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.

smutthull

(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

smykke

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

snabel

The conspicuously extended, mobile, nose-like organ of an animal such as a sengi, a tapir or especially an elephant. The trunks of various kinds of animals might be adapted to probing and sniffing, as in the sengis, or be partly prehensile, as in the tapir, or be a versatile prehensile organ for manipulation, feeding, drinking and fighting as in the elephant.

snakk

(preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion.

snart

Within a short time; quickly.

snasen

Excellent; first-rate.

snedighet

The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.

snerpete

Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.

snerten

Excellent; first-rate.

snev av dårlig samvittighet

A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

snever

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

Sniff

Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz; often representing doggish soulfulness.

snik

A cheat; a con artist.

snike

(intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.

snill

Of a pleasing disposition.

Snoopy

Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz; often representing doggish soulfulness.

snor

A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.

snorke

(ambitransitive) To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.

snø

(originally, US, slang) Cocaine; also (less frequently) , heroin or morphine.

snøball

A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.

snøbrett

A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.

snøfnugg

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.

snømann

A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).

snømus

A least weasel (Mustela nivalis).

snøras

A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.

snøre

(ergative) To fasten (something) with laces.

snørr

Nasal mucus; snot.

snørret

Running or dirtied with mucus.

snørrunge

(pejorative) A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.

snøscooter

(vehicle) A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.

snøskred

A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.

snøskuter

(vehicle) A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.

snøstorm

A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.

snu

(transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.

snufs

The act of snivelling.

snufse

(pejorative, intransitive) To cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying.

snufsing

Act of one who sobs; a crying or weeping.

snurre

(intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.

snutt

A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.

snylter

(mostly, pejorative) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.

snyte

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

sofa

(furniture) An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.

sofagris

(idiom) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. [from 1976]

Sofia

A en given name.

Sofie

A en given name.

sokk

(clothing) A knitted or woven covering for the foot.

sokkel

An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.

Sokrates

A en given name of mostly historical use, known after a Greek philosopher.

sol

The star that Earth revolves around, and from which it receives light and heat.

soldat

A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.

sole

(transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.

solid

Large in size, quantity, or value.

solidaritet

A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group.

sollys

All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.

soloppgang

(countable) The rising of the sun.

solrenning

(countable) The rising of the sun.

solsikke

A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.

solskinn

The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.

solur

A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.

solvent

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

solverv

One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.

som

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

som har gått bort

(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

som har gått fra oss

(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

som lyn fra klar himmel

(idiomatic) Unexpectedly; without warning or preparation.

som neste

On the first subsequent occasion.

som ny

Ellipsis of mint condition: like new.

Somalisk

(chiefly, countable, collective) An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.

somle

(transitive) To put off; to delay (something).

sommar

One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.

sommer

One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.

sommerfugl

A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]

sonde

(sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it. [from 20th c.]

sonett

A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

Sonja

A en given name.

sopelime

The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.

soper

(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

sopp

(mycology) Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

sordin

(music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine. [from 18th c.]

sorg

An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

sorgløs

Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.

sosiologi

A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.

sot

Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.

soverom

A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.

soveværelse

A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.

søke

(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" or "at" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).

søker

One who seeks.

søle

A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.

sølv

(tincture) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.

søndag

The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.

søppelpost

(uncountable, rarely, countable, computing, Internet) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.

sør

Of or pertaining to the south; southern.

sørge

(intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.

sørgelig

Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.

sørgmodighet

(uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.