Norwegian–English dictionary

brøl

A loud sound.

brøle

To make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet.

brøler

A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.

brønn

A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.

brud

A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

bruk

The established custom of using language; the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, especially by a certain group of people or in a certain region. [from 14th c.]

bruke

To consume, to use up (time).

bruke opp

(transitive) To use up.

bruke seg

To speak or protest loudly.

bruker

(computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.

bruksklar

Ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture).

brun

Having a brown colour.

brune

(transitive) To cover with a hard crust.

Brunei

A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.

brunst

(uncountable) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.

brupilar

A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.

brusende

Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to beverages, as natural mineral water or man-made drinks.

brushane

Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax), a gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; specifically, a male of the species which develops a distinctive ruff of feathers and ear tufts during mating season (the female is called a reeve).

brusk

(skeleton, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.

brutal

Brutal, vicious, or merciless.

brutalitet

Savages collectively; the world of savages.

bry

Fuss, ado.

bry seg om

(chiefly, in the imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that). [from 17th c.]

brygge

(intransitive) To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.

bryggeri

A building where beer is produced.

bryggesjauer

A dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo, or in supervising such work. [from 18th c.]

bryllup

A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.

brysom

Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

bryst

A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.

brystkasse

A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.

bryting

sport

bu

A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

bud

One who brings messages.

Budapest

The capital and the most populous city of Hungary.

buddhisme

The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.

buddhist

A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.

buddhistisk

Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.

bue

A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).

bueskyting

(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.

bueskytter

One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.

bukett

A bunch of cut flowers.

bukke

To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.

bukkeskjegg

A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.

bukse

(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]

bukserbåt

(watercraft) A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.

bukspyttkjertel

(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.

bukt

(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.

buktaler

A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.

bulevard

A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

bulgarer

(countable) A native of Bulgaria.

Bulgaria

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia.

bulgarsk

Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language.

bulimi

(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

bulk

A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.

bulke

(transitive) To impact something, producing a dent.

bumerang

A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.

bungel

A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.

bunke

A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

bunker

(military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.

bunn

The lowest part of anything.

bunnfall

(archaic) Coarse meal; groats.

bur

An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.

burde

Ought to; expressing expectation.

Burgund

A historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

burgunder

Of a deep purple red color like that of Burgundy wine.

burka

(strictly) An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).

burlesk

A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.

Burma

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.

burugle

(derogatory) An ugly woman.

buse

(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.

busemann

A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.

busk

(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.

buskap

Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or goats. Also rarely applied to horses.

buske

(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.

butikktyveri

(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.

bydel

A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. [from 16th c.]

bygg

A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.

byggkorn

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

byggverk

A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.

bykse

(intransitive) To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.

byrde

A load or burden; cargo.

byste

A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.

California

The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.

Camilla

A en given name.

camping

(uncountable) The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.

Canada

A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto.

cancer

(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.

cannolo

(mostly, in the plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.

Capitol

The building in Washington, D.C., in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet.

cappuccino

(uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage.

Caracas

The capital city of Venezuela.

Casablanca

The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.

Celina

A en given name.

Celine

A en given name.

celle

A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates. [from 18th c.]

cello

A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.

cellulose

A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.

cembalo

(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.

cerebral

(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.

champagne

(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.

Chang Jiang

The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing a total of 6300 km.

Charlotte

A en given name.

chat

(countable, uncountable) An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.

cheeseburger

A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).

Chile

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.

chilensk

Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people.

chille

(intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.

chuck

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.

cirka

Approximately, about, around (typically in relation to time)

Clark

A en given name.

clutchpedal

The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.

cocktail

A mixed alcoholic beverage.

collage

A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner.

Colombia

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Capital: Bogotá.

cool

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

cosplay

(uncountable) The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character.

cowling

A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.

crack

(US, slang) A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.

cree

The Algonquian language or dialect continuum spoken by this people.

cricket

A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts).

Cuba

A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.

curling

(uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

da

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

da så

(idiomatic, formal) Indicating acceptance, often with resignation or acquiescence, of a statement or situation.

dachshund

A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.

dåd

(countable) Something done, a deed.

daddel

The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. [from 14th c.]

daddelfri

Free from blame; without fault; innocent

dadlende

Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.

daffe

(intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.

dagdrømme

(intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.

daglig

That occurs every day, or at least every working day.

dagligstue

(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.

dagsavis

A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day.

dagslys

The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.

dagsommerfugl

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

dagstue

(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.

dal

(mainly, Britain, slightly dated outside Yorkshire etc.) A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.

Dalila

The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.

Damaskus

The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.

dame

(colloquial) An attractive, young woman.

Damer

(sports) Clipping of women's team (used in club names, as in [Club Name] Women)

dandy

Like a dandy, foppish.

danglebær

(slang, derogatory) Dried fecal matter adhering to anal hair.

Danmark

A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen; the metropole of the sovereign nation of the same name.

dans

A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.

danse

(intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.

dansk

Of or pertaining to Denmark.

danske

A person of Danish descent.

dåp

(Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.