Norwegian–English dictionary

steinlegge

(Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.

steinras

A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.

stek

A slice of meat cut across the grain (perpendicular to the spine) from a fish.

stekespade

(cookware) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.

stemme

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character

stemme overens

(transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.

stemmerett

(US) The right of women to vote.

stemning

A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.

stempel

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

stemple

(transitive) To stigmatize, label (someone).

stemt

(phonetics) Sounded with vibration of the vocal cords. For example, the phone [z] is voiced, while [s] is unvoiced.

sten

Constructed of stone.

stenge

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

stenge inne

To keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port.

stengt

(of a store or business) Not operating or conducting trade.

steppe

The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. [from 1671]

sti

(disease) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

stiftemaskin

A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.

stige i verdi

(intransitive, transitive) To increase in value.

stigmatisere

(transitive) To stigmatize, label (someone).

stigning

The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.

stikk

The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.

stikke

To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. [from late 14th c.]

stikke i sliren

(transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.

stikkelsbær

A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.

stikkontakt

(electricity, US) A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment.

stikkordregister

An alphabetical listing of items and their location.

stilig

Of a color, in the range of violet to green.

stilisere

(transitive, informal) To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.

stillas

A temporary modular system of tubes, bamboo or wood forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.

stille

(transitive) To modify.

stille for retten

To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.

stille opp

(transitive) To arrange in order or formation.

stille!

(imperative) Be silent.

stillstand

Complete immobility; a halt.

stinkdyr

Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

stinke

(intransitive) To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.

stiv

Stiff, rather than flexible.

stivne

(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.

stjernebilde

(astronomy) An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.

stjernetåke

(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).

stjernetegnene

(astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.

Stockholm

A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden.

stoff

The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.

stokk

A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.

stokkand

(countable) Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.

stol

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

stolpe

(heraldiccharge) A vertical band down the middle of a shield.

stolpre

To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.

stolt

Full of pride.

stoppe

(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.

stoppskive

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.

stor

Of great size, large.

stor granbarkbille

A kind of bark beetle, Ips typographus.

storartet

Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.

storm

Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation.

stormannsgal

Of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania.

stormaskin

(computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital.

storslagen

(of a voice or sound) Having a sharp, clear tone.

storslagenhet

The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof.

storslått

(colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.

storslåtthet

The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof.

stødig

Complete, solid, or secure.

stønne

To make a groan.

støpe

To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. [from 15th c.]

støpsel

(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.

stør

Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.

støt

(intransitive) To make advance with force.

støte

(transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.

støttann

A sharp point.

støtte

To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.

støtte opp under

To secure below or underneath.

støv

(countable, obsolete) A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material; grain of dust.

støvet

Covered with dust.

straffe

(transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.

straks

Immediately; now; right away.

stråle

(botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.

strålende

Shining brightly.

strand

A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.

strandsjø

A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

stratenrøver

(historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.

stratifisering

(sociology) Society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata.

stratosfære

(meteorology) The region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone.

streik

A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.

streike

(transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

strekkbar

Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.

streng

(musical instrument) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.

streve

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

strid

Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.

strikkeplagg

The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

strikking

The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

stripperske

Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.

striptease

The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.

strofe

(poetry) A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.

strø

(transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.

strøk

The residential area near one's home.

strøm

(Northern England, Scotland) A large stream.

strømme

(intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.

strømpe

A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.

strømpebånd

A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.

strømvirvel

A swirling body of water.

strupe

The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.

strupehode

(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production.

struts

(ornithology) A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.

stryke

(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

studere

(academic, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject.

stue

(dated, except in, Mid-Atlantic US) The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.

stuepike

A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).

stum

Not having the power of speech; dumb. [from 15th c.]

stump

(geometry, specifically, of an, angle) Larger than one, and smaller than two right angles, or more than 90° and less than 180°.

stund

An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

stusslig

Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.

stut

(pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.

Stuttgart

An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Kansas, located in the north of the state off U.S. Route 36 7.6 mi west-northwest of Phillipsburg and 6.6 mi east-southeast of Prairie View.

stygg

Extremely or shockingly ugly.

styggedom

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

stykke

A block of any various dense materials.

styrbord

The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.

styre

(transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

styrke

To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc.

styrte

(transitive) To push or throw over.

styrtregn

A sudden heavy rainstorm.

Styx

(Greek mythology) The river, in Hades, over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon.

subkutan

Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.

subsidiær

Auxiliary or supplemental.

substans

Physical matter; material.

substantiv

(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

subtrahere

(transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.

Sudan

Republic of the Sudan, since 1955

sudoku

(games) A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants.

suffigere

(transitive) To append (something) to the end of something else.

suffiks

(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

sufflé

A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and various other ingredients, usually prepared and served in a small earthenware bowl (ramekin).

sugemerke

(originally, US, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking. [from 1934]

suging

The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.

sukkertilsatt

(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.

suksess

The achievement of one's aim or goal. [from 16th c.]

suksessrik

Similarly producing results or performing deeds in abundance.

sulky

A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in harness racing.

sumerisk språk

(linguistics) The ancient language spoken in Sumer, a language isolate.

sump

A swampy, soggy area of ground.

super

Better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

superhelt

Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.

superlativ

(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. tiniest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).

Supermann

A fictional comic-book superhero with superhuman strength and speed, X-ray vision, and the ability to fly. [from 1933.]

supermarked

A chain of such stores.

suppeskje

(Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.

sur

Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.

sura

Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.

surrealisme

(art) An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.