Norwegian–English dictionary

Susanna

(biblical character) A follower of Jesus (Luke 8:3)

Susanne

A en given name.

susp

(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.

suspekt

Arousing suspicion.

suspendere

To halt something temporarily.

sutre

(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine.

suvenir

An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.

suverenitet

(by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.

svak

Easily giving way under pressure.

svale

A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.

svane

Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.

svanger

(mostly, not comparable) Carrying developing offspring within the body.

svangerskap

The period of time this condition prevails.

svare

(transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.

svartsyn

Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

svarttrost

A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.

sveise

(transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.

sveiseapparat

An item of equipment for welding with: an electric welder.

sveiser

One who welds, or wields.

sveising

joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination, or

Sveits

A country in Western Europe and Central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation. Capital: Bern (de facto).

sveitser

Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

sveitsisk

Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

svekke

(transitive) To weaken.

svekling

(originally, US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.

svensk

The language of Sweden and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue.

svenske

A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.

sverdfisk

A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.

sverdlilje

(botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See w:Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).

Sverige

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

sverm

A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.

sverte

To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation

svette

Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.

svi

(transitive) To burn slightly.

svikk

A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.

svikte

(transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.

svimeslå

(transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.

svin

Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.

svindel

Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.

svinekjøtt

(mostly, uncountable) The meat of a pig.

svinge

(intransitive) To vary irregularly; to swing.

svor

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

svovel

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16, having a bright yellow color and characteristic smell, used commercially in a variety of products such as insecticides, black powder, and matchsticks.

svømme

(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.

svømmeføtter

A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.

svømmer

One who swims.

svømming

The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.

svulstig

Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.

svulstighet

The state or quality of being turgid.

Swahili

An agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade.

sykehus

A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment.

sykepleier

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:

sykkel

Clipping of bicycle.

sylteagurk

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

syltetøy

(less common in the, _, US, &, Canada) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts

Sylvia

A en given name.

synagoge

(countable, Judaism) A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans.

synde

(intransitive, theology) To commit a sin.

syndrom

(pathology) A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.

synes

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

synge

(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.

synke

(ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.

synkronisere

(transitive) To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.

synlig

Able to be seen.

synode

(Christianity) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.

sypress

An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.

Syrah

A variety of black grape used to make wine.

syre-

Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.

syreblad

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

Syria

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.

syrin

A flower of the lilac shrub.

syrlig

Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.

sysselsette

(transitive, usually reflexive) To make somebody busy or active; to occupy.

system

A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. [from early 17th c.]

syte

(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine.

sytten

The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.

syttende

The ordinal form of the number seventeen.

sytti

The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.

syv

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

syvtall

The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.

t.d.

An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.

tå

(anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.

ta av

(transitive) To remove.

ta bort

(transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.

ta imot

(transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

ta knekken på

(transitive, sports, figuratively, colloquial, hyperbolic) To defeat decisively.

ta opp

(computing, transitive, intransitive) To connect to a resource (a file, document, etc.) for viewing or editing.

ta på

(transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.

ta prøve av

(transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of.

ta tid

To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.

ta tiden på

(British, slang) To falsify the reading of the odometer of a vehicle.

ta utlegg i

(legal) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.

tabbe

An error.

tabell

(sports) A tabular display of the teams in some league in order of win percentage or points awarded, often also including number of matches played, won, lost, and drawn, goal difference, etc.

tabu

An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.

taft

A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

tag

(computing) A piece of markup representing an element in a markup language.

tagg

A type of cardboard.

tagning

A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium.

taifun

(in particular) A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia.

taiga

A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.

Taiwan

A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei. [from 20th c.]

tak

The movement of an oar or paddle through water: either the cycle of movement as a whole, or the propelling phase (as opposed to the return); the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.

tåke

(uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.

tåkelegge

(transitive) To make confusing or obscure.

takk

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400]

takknemlighet

The state of being grateful.

takknemlighetsgjeld

The state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.

takrenne

(Canada) A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.

takse

To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power.

taksere

To determine or estimate the value of; to judge the worth of.

taksonomi

(life sciences, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

tal

(countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

tåle

(transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.

talentløs

Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.

talerør

(by extension) A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.

tall

(countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

tallerken

A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.

tallord

(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.

tålmodig

(of a person) Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.

tålmodighet

The quality of being patient.

talsmann

(by extension) A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.

talsperson

(by extension) A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.

talus

(uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. [from early 18th c.]

tam

Not exciting.

tamburin

A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.

tamil

Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.

tampen brenner

Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.

tange

The part of a knife, fork, file, or other instrument or hand tool, which is inserted into the handle.

tangent

(music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.

Tanja

A en given name.

tanke

(countable) A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.

tankefull

Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

tankeleser

(parapsychology, science fiction) A person with telepathic ability, capable of reading the thoughts of others around them. Telepaths also have the ability to project thought.

tankelesning

(parapsychology) The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.

tankeoverføring

(parapsychology) The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.

tann

A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.

tannbørste

A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

tannhjul

A tooth on a gear.

tannkrem

A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.

tannlege

A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.

tannpirker

A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.

Tanzania

A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania.

tap

(financial, countable) The sum an entity loses on balance.

tapp

The plug of a faucet, tap or cock.

tappe

To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source).

tarantella

A rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a dance.

tarantisme

An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries.

tare

Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales).

tårn

(chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.