Norwegian–English dictionary

tast

(computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.

tatarisk

Of or relating to the people or culture of Tatars.

tatovere

To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).

tatovering

An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.

taverna

A restaurant or bar.

taxi

A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.

tegn

(countable, uncountable) A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.

tegneserier

the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art

Teheran

The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.

teint

The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.

tekanne

A vessel for brewing and serving tea, typically with a handle and spout.

tekniker

A person who studies or practises technology; an expert in a particular technology.

teknisk

(securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.

teknisk sett

Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.

tekst

The words to a song (or other vocal music).

telefon

(countable, telephony) A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).

telefonere

(intransitive, figuratively) Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.

telefonrør

The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.

telegraf

(chiefly, _, historical) The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages (telegrams) using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables.

telemetri

(spaceflight, telecommunications) The science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis.

telepati

(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.

teleplasma

(parapsychology) A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.

teleskop

A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.

telle

(intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.

telt

A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.

telugu

A Dravidian language of India.

temme

(transitive) To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.

temmelig

To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.

temmes

(intransitive) To become tame or domesticated.

tempel

A house of worship, especially:

tempelherre

A Knight Templar, one of the Knights Templar.

tempelridder

A Knight Templar, one of the Knights Templar.

temporal

(anatomy, relational) Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits.

tendens

A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.

tenke

(transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.

tenne

(transitive) To sexually stimulate.

tennis

(sports) A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.

tennsats

(manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.

tentativ

Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.

teokrati

Government under the control of a state religion.

teolog

One who studies theology.

teologi

(uncountable) The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. [from mid-14th c.]

teoretiker

Someone who is expert in the theory of a particular science or art.

teoretisk

Possible but highly improbable

teppe

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.

terapeut

Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.

Terens

A en given name.

termitt

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

termodynamikk

(physics) The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.

terning

(geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.

terpe

(transitive) To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.

terrorisme

(historical) The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.

terrorist

A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.

terte

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

tesaurus

A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.

teskje

A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.

testament

The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.

testosteron

(steroid hormone) A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.

Tetris

A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.

tett

Having relatively high density.

tetthet

(physics) A measure of the mass of matter contained by a unit volume.

Thailand

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Former name: Siam.

thailandsk

(uncountable) The main language spoken in Thailand (closely related to Lao).

thallium

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.

Thanatos

(psychoanalysis) The death drive in Freudian psychoanalysis.

thanksgiving

(Canada, US) The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend.

Themsen

(with the) A river in the U.S. State of Connecticut flowing 24 km (15 mi.) past New London to Long Island Sound.

Theodor

A en given name; the name of a saint, pope, several emperors, etc.

Therese

A en given name, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.

Thesevs

A legendary Ancient Greek hero most famous for defeating the minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete.

Thomas

An Apostle, best remembered for doubting the resurrection of Jesus.

Thomassen

A surname originating as a patronymic.

thorn

A letter of Latin script (capital: Þ, small: þ), borrowed from the futhark; today used only in Icelandic to represent the voiceless dental fricative, but originally used in several early Germanic scripts, including Old English where it represented the dental fricatives that are today written th (Old English did not have phonemic voicing distinctions for fricatives).

ti

The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.

tiår

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

Tiberius

(historical) A en given name of mostly historical use, in particular, the praenomen of the second Roman emperor Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, reigning 14-37 C.E..

tibetansk

(uncountable) A language of Tibet

tidevann

The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.

tidlig

At a time before expected; sooner than usual.

tidligere

previously; before now; sooner

tidsskrift

A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.

tidvis

On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always. [from 16th c.]

tiende

Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

tiger

Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.

tigerhunn

A female tiger; a she-tiger.

tigge

(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

til

Directed at; intended to belong to.

til å stole på

Deserving of trust, reliable.

tilbake

In a manner that impedes.

tilbakeslag

(firearms) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.

tilbakestøt

(firearms) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.

tilbakevirkning

(firearms) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.

tilberede

(transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.

tilbøyelig

Ready, prepared.

tilbøyelighet

A tendency.

tilbud

A proposal that has been made.

tildele

(transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.

tildeling

The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.

tilfeldig

(mathematics) Any, out of all that are possible.

tilfeldigvis

In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.

tilfelle

An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.

tilføye

(transitive) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.

tilfredsstille

The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste.

tilfredsstillende

Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.

tilgang

(uncountable, networking) Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.

tilgi

(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

tilgivelse

Forgiveness for an offence.

tilgjort

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

tilhenger

A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.

tilkalle

(transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for.

tillate

(transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.

tillegg

(uncountable) The act of adding anything.

tillit

Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

tilltale

(countable, uncountable) An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation. [from 19th c.]

tilnærmelsesmåte

(figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).

tilpasse

(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

tilrane seg

(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. [from 1530s]

tilregnelig

Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.

tilrive seg

(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. [from 1530s]

tilskrive

(transitive) To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something.

tilstå

(intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.

tilstrekkelig

Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.

tilstundelse

(also, figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.

tilsynelatende

Seemingly; in appearance.

tilta seg

(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. [from 1530s]

tiltale

(legal) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense; in many jurisdictions it includes their response in the form of a plea, typically as guilty, not guilty, or no contest.

tiltaleform

A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title.

tiltalende

Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner.

tiltrekkende

Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner.

tiltvinge seg

(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. [from 1530s]

tilværelse

The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.

tilvenne

To subject to the process of acclimation.

Tim

A en given name of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.

time

(time) A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).

timian

Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris), a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.

Timoteus

A en given name of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.

tine

(intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.

ting

(chiefly, historical) A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.

Tingeling

Anything whose existence or power depends on the faith of believers.

tinghus

A public building housing courts of law.

tinktur

(pharmacy) A medicine consisting of one or more substances dissolved in ethanol or some other solvent.

tinn

(uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.

tinning

(anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.

tinnitus

(otolaryngology, pathology) The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.

tiramisu

An Italian semifreddo dessert, originally from Veneto, made from ladyfinger biscuits, cocoa, mascarpone cheese, Marsala wine, eggs (or sometimes cream), sugar and espresso coffee.

tirsdag

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Tuesday.

tiss

Urine. [from 15th c.]

tisse

(transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.

tistel

This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.

titan

A chemical element, atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc.