Norwegian–English dictionary

Dareios

Any of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE.

dårlig

(Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.

dårlig oppførsel

(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.

dart

Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.

database

(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.

datalast

(communication) The actual data in a data stream.

datamaskin

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.]

datert

Marked with a date.

datter

One’s female offspring.

datterlig

(not comparable) Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.

datterselskap

A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.

daudinghovud

These bones as a symbol for death; death's-head.

daudingskalle

These bones as a symbol for death; death's-head.

daue

(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

Davidsen

A suburb of the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

de

(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 13th c.]

deaktivere

(transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

deaktivert

(predicative, _, only) Inoperative, disabled.

debatt

(uncountable) Controversy; debate.

debitor

(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.

decennium

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.]

dedikasjon

Words written in the front of a book as a dedication.

dedikere

(transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.

definisjonsområde

(computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside.

definitivt

Without question and beyond doubt.

deflasjon

(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.

deg

(now, chiefly, archaic, literary) Objective and reflexive case of thou. [from 8th c.]

deig

A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.

deilig

(British, informal, chiefly, slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.

deisme

(philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.

dekade

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.]

dekk

Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

dekke

(now, _, rare) To include, comprise; to contain. [from 14th c.]

dekke (på) bordet

(non-US) To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda. [from 17th c.]

dekkstein

(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.

dekning

(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.

dele

(transitive, arithmetic, with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).

dele ut

(ambitransitive) To distribute cards to the players in a game.

delfin

A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.

delt på

(transitive, arithmetic, with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).

deltager

One who participates.

deltaker

One who participates.

delvis

To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.

demens

(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.

demning

A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.

demokratisk

Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.

demontere

(transitive) To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.

dempe

(transitive, dated) To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.

demper

Anything that mutes or deadens sound.

den

The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.

den gang

(temporal location) At that time.

den sterkeste overlever

(evolutionary theory) Natural selection.

denne

The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

Dennis

A en given name.

dens

Belonging to it. [from 16th c.]

deontologi

Synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”). [from c. 1826]

deplasement

The weight of a ship or other floating vessel, traditionally measured or calculated by finding the volume of the vessel below the waterline when afloat, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the whole displacing body.

deppa

(countable) Mental depression.

deprimert

Suffering from clinical depression.

der

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

dere

The individual or group spoken or written to.

deretter

(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably

derfor

Reason.

dermed basta

(literary, poetic) (that's) enough; stop!

derpå

(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that;

desember

The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice.

desennium

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.]

design

A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.

designar

A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.

desimal

(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.

desinfisere

To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.

dess + comp., dess + comp.

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

dessert

A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.

destillasjon

(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.

destillasjonsapparat

A device for distilling liquids.

det

The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.

det å avta

The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]

det å være

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

det holder!

Stop! Don't do that any more!

detektiv

A detective.

determinativ

A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.

dets

Belonging to it. [from 16th c.]

dette

The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

di

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).

diagonal

(geometry) A line or plane at an oblique angle to another.

diameter

(geometry) The length of such a line.

Diana

A en given name.

diaspora

(collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).

didaktikk

The art and science of teaching.

didaktisk

Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.

Didrik

A en given name.

differanse

(uncountable) The quality of being different.

differensiering

The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.

diffus

Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.

difteri

(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

digge

(dated, _, slang, transitive) To appreciate, or like.

dignitær

An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.

dikkedal

(nautical) A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.

dikt

Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.

diktator

A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

diktatur

A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

dikter

A person who writes poems.

dilemma

A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.

diligence

(historical) A four-wheeled public stage-coach, widely used in France before the general establishment of the railways.

dill

Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.

dille

A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.

dim

Not bright or colorful.

dimensjon

(science fiction, fantasy) A universe or plane of existence.

dimme

Not bright or colorful.

dimt

Not bright or colorful.

din

Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.

dine

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).

dings

(slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.

dinosaur

(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.

dinosaurus

(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.

dippedutt

(slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.

direkte

Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.

dirigent

(musician) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.

dirk

A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.

disig

Thick or obscured with haze.

disiplinere

(transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.

diskotek

(dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.

diskresjon

The quality of being discreet.

diskriminere

(intransitive, construed with against) To make decisions harmful to (a person or group) based on prejudice.

diskusjon

(uncountable) Controversy; debate.

diskutere

to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of

diskvalifisere

(transitive) To make ineligible for something.

disse

(transitive) To show a lack of respect to someone or something.

dissing

A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.

distingvert

(of a person) Charming though often in a manner that is insincere or sophisticated. [from 1830s]

distinksjon

That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.

distrahere

(transitive) To divert the attention of.

dit

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

ditt

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).

diverse

Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.

dividere

(transitive, arithmetic, with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).

djevel

(theology) The chief devil; Satan.

djevelsk

Resembling a devil.

djevelskap

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

do

(US, slang) a toilet or lavatory.

dodo

A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.

dogg

(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.

dogme

An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.

doksologi

An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.

dokument

An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

dollar

Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.

domherre

A type of clergymember serving a cathedral or collegiate church.

domkapitular

A type of clergymember serving a cathedral or collegiate church.

Dommerne

(book of the bible) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.

donasjon

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