Norwegian–English dictionary

titte

To gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty; to scrape together.

titting

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

tjene

(obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.

tjener

(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.

tjenestejente

A maid or household servant.

tjern

An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.

tjor

A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.

tjue

The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.

tjuende

The ordinal form of the number twenty.

to

The digit/figure 2.

toer

(dice) A side of a die with two spots.

tofu

A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.

Togo

A country in West Africa. Official name: Togolese Republic.

Tokyo

A prefecture and capital city of Japan.

toleranse

(uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry. [from 18th c.]

tolerant

Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.

tolerere

(transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]

tolke

To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation.

toll

(in the plural) The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.

tolv

The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.

tolvte

The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

tom

Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

Tomas

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

tomat

A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

tomme trusler

Pompous, officious talk.

tommel

The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.

tommelfinger

The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.

Tommelise

A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.

tomprat

(idiomatic) Promising but empty talk; words without action or intention.

tomt

A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.

tonedøv

Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.

tonefall

(linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

tonelag

(linguistics) A phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings.

tonem

(linguistics) A phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings.

Tonga

A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.

toning

A liquid used to rinse, now particularly a hair dye.

topp

The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.

toppmøte

(by extension) An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely) , an important or high-level gathering or meeting.

toppstrøk

A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.

Tora

A en given name occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.

torden

The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

tordenvær

A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

tordne

(intransitive) To make a noise like thunder.

torn

(botany) A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.

tornado

(meteorology) A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.

torsdag

The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.

torso

The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

torturere

(transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.

torturist

Someone who tortures.

torv

Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]

torvjord

Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]

tosk

(pejorative) A person who is deficient in intelligence.

totalt

To the full or entire extent.

tømme

(transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.

tømme tarmen

(transitive, intransitive, medicine) To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.

tønnebånd

A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.

tørke

(transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree. [from late 16th c.]

tørke av

(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)

tørketrommel

(most often) Short for clothes dryer, tumble dryer

tørkle

(dated) A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana.

tørne

(intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.

tørr

Free from or lacking moisture.

tørst

(informal, uncommon) Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.

tørste

(intransitive) To be thirsty.

tøs

(slang, derogatory, by extension) Any woman with loose sexual morals.

tøvær

The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost

tøy

Cloth to be made into a garment; woven fabric.

tøyse

(intransitive, colloquial) To joke.

tråd

(Internet) A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform.

tradisjon

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

tradisjonell

Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

tradisjonelt

In a traditional manner.

trådlaus

Not having any wires.

trådløs

Not having any wires.

traktor

(agriculture) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.

trane

Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.

tranebær

(countable) The edible red berry of that shrub.

trang

A strong desire; an itch to do something.

trangsynthet

The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

transformator

(electrical engineering) A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling; primarily used to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows the most appropriate voltages for power generation, transmission and distribution to be chosen separately.

transfundere

(transitive, medicine) To administer a transfusion of.

transistor

(semiconductors) A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.

transitiv

(grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects.

transparent

(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.

transperson

A transsexual person.

transport

An act of transporting; conveyance.

trapp

A series of steps; a staircase.

trappetroll

A toy in the form of a loose metal (originally) or plastic spring that can be made to "walk" down stairs as its coils separate and close up.

trassig

Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.

trau

A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

trav

(chiefly, of horses) A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).

trave

(intransitive, of a horse) To move at a gait between a walk and a canter.

travel

Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.

travelhet

(countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir.

tre

The digit/figure 3.

tre ganger

(somewhat, dated, outside, Asia, Canada, Australia, &) Three times.

tredje

The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

Tredje Mosebok

The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.

tredoble

(transitive, dated) To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount.

tredve

The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.

treenighet

(Christianity) In Christian belief, the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

treffe

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

treffvirkning

The force or energy of a collision of two objects.

treghet

(figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.

treighet

(figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.

trekant

An instance of sexual activity involving three people.

trekk

(board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.

trekk unna

(informal, demeaning) Go away! Clear off!

trekke

(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

trekke fra

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

trekke seg tilbake

To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

trekke tilbake

(transitive) To remove or withdraw (something), especially from public circulation or availability.

trekkspill

A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).

trelldom

(literary, or, puristic, otherwise, archaic) A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person.

trend

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

trene

To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.

trenge gjennom

(transitive) To puncture; to break through.

trenge inn

To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

trengsel

Any adversity; a trying period or event.

trening

The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.

treningsøkt

An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.

treslag

(countable) The wood from a particular species of tree.

tresort

(countable) The wood from a particular species of tree.

trett

In need of some rest or sleep.

tretten

The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three.

tretti

The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.

treverk

(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.

triade

A grouping of three.

triangulering

(uncountable, surveying) A technique in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry; (countable) an instance of the use of this technique.

trick

Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.

trikk

Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.

triks

Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.

trillebår

A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.

trilling

One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother.

trilogi

A set of three connected works, usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions, all related by theme, characters, or setting.

trimester

A period of three months or about three months; (financial): quarter.

trinn

A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.

trinse

(engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

trio

A grouping of three.

triol

(music) A group of three notes played or written where two notes would ordinarily be; a form of tuplet.

trippe

(intransitive) To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.

tripping

(countable) An affected (often dainty or short and precise) gait.

trist

Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.

trivielt

Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.

tro

That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.

troende

Having faith.

trofast

Loyal, faithful.

trofé

An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.

Troja

(historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.

trollbundet

Fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell; captivated.