| each {determiner} (every) | :: hver, alle |
| each {adv} (per) | :: hver |
| each other {pron} (to one another; one to the other) | :: hinanden |
| each to his own {proverb} (to each his own) SEE: to each his own | :: |
| eagle {n} (any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae) | :: ørn {c} |
| eagle {n} (in golf, a score of two under par for a hole) | :: eagle |
| eagle owl {n} (large owl of genus Bubo) | :: stor hornugle {c} |
| eaglet {n} (an eagle chick) | :: ørneunge {c} |
| ear {n} (fruiting body of a grain plant) | :: aks {n} |
| ear {v} (plough) SEE: plough | :: |
| ear {n} (organ of hearing) | :: øre {n} |
| earache {n} (pain in the ear) | :: ørepine {c} |
| ear canal {n} (tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum) | :: øregang {c} |
| eardrum {n} (membrane separating outer and middle ears) | :: trommehinde {c} |
| earl {n} (a British or Irish nobleman) | :: jarl {c} |
| earlier {adj} (occurring previously) | :: tidligere |
| ear lobe {n} (a part of the ear) | :: øreflip {c} |
| early {adj} (at a time in advance of the usual) | :: tidlig |
| early bird {n} (one who wakes early) | :: morgenmand {c} |
| Early Modern English {prop} (Early Modern English) | :: tidlig nyengelsk {n} |
| Early New English {prop} (15th to mid-17th century form of English) SEE: Early Modern English | :: |
| early retirement {n} (early retirement) | :: førtidspension |
| early retirement pensioner {n} (someone who's on early retirement) | :: førtidspensionist {c} |
| early riser {n} (early bird) SEE: early bird | :: |
| early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise {proverb} (Benjamin Franklin quote) | :: morgenstund har guld i mund , tidligt op og tidligt i seng, det er sundt for en lille dreng |
| earmark {v} (to mark by slitting the ear) | :: øremærke |
| earmark {v} (to specify or set aside for a particular purpose) | :: øremærke |
| earnings {n} (wages, money earned, income) | :: indtjening {c} |
| earnings {n} (gains on investments, returns) | :: profit {c} |
| earphone {n} (sound device held near the ear) | :: hovedtelefoner |
| earphones {n} (small speakers worn over the ears) | :: øretelefon {c} |
| earplug {n} (protective clothing for the ear canal) | :: øreprop {c} |
| earring {n} (piece of jewelry) | :: ørering {c} |
| ear tag {n} (tag on the ear of an animal) | :: øremærke {n} |
| earth {n} (soil) | :: jord |
| earth {n} (any general rock-based material) | :: jordart, jord |
| earth {n} (the ground, land) | :: jord |
| earth {n} (electrical connection) | :: jordforbindelse {c}, jordet forbindelse {c} |
| earth {n} (fox's lair) | :: rævegrav {c} |
| earth {n} (one of the four basic elements) | :: jord |
| earth {n} (one of the five basic elements) | :: jord |
| earth {v} (connect electrically to the earth) | :: jordforbinde, jorde |
| earth {v} (to bury) | :: begrave |
| earth {prop} (our planet, third out from the Sun) SEE: Earth | :: |
| Earth {prop} (third planet of the Solar System) | :: Jorden, jorden |
| Earth {prop} (personification of Earth) SEE: Mother Earth | :: |
| Earthling {n} (inhabitant of the planet Earth) | :: jordbo {c} |
| earth metal {n} (metal in boron group) | :: jordmetal {n} |
| earth pig {n} (aardvark) SEE: aardvark | :: |
| earthquake {n} (shaking of the surface of a planet) | :: jordskælv {n} |
| earth science {n} (any of the sciences dealing with the planet Earth) | :: geovidenskab {c} |
| earth station {n} (Earth-based satellite communications station) | :: jordstation {c} |
| earthworm {n} (worm (animal)) | :: regnorm {c} |
| earwax {n} (waxy substance secreted by the ear) | :: ørevoks {n} {c} |
| earwig {n} (the insect) | :: ørentvist {c} |
| earworm {n} (earwig) SEE: earwig | :: |
| earworm {n} (tune that keeps replaying in one's head) | :: ørehænger {c} |
| easel {n} (upright frame for displaying or supporting something) | :: staffeli {n} |
| easement {n} (legal right to use another person's property) | :: servitut |
| easier said than done {adj} (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) | :: lettere sagt end gjort |
| easiness {n} (the quality of being easy) | :: lethed {c}, enkelhed {c} |
| east {n} (compass point) | :: øst {c} |
| East Africa {prop} (eastern part of the continent of Africa) | :: Østafrika |
| East African {adj} (relating to East Africa) | :: østafrikansk |
| East African {n} (East African person) | :: østafrikaner {c} |
| East al-Quds {prop} (East Jerusalem) SEE: East Jerusalem | :: |
| East Anglia {prop} (area of eastern England) | :: East Anglia, Østangel |
| East Asia {prop} (eastern subregion of Asia) | :: Østasien {c}, Fjernøsten {c} |
| East Asian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to East Asia) | :: østasiatisk |
| East Asian {n} (a person from East Asia) | :: østasiat {c}, østasiater {c} |
| East Berlin {prop} (the Soviet sector of Berlin between 1949 and 1990) | :: Østberlin |
| East Berliner {n} (resident of East Berlin) | :: østberliner {c} |
| East China Sea {prop} (a sea) | :: Østkinesiske Hav |
| Easter {n} (Christian holiday) | :: påske {c} |
| Easter Bunny {prop} (Symbolic rabbit sometimes depicted delivering Easter eggs to children) | :: påskehare {c} |
| Easter egg {n} (a dyed or decorated egg) | :: påskeæg {n} |
| Easter egg {n} (a chocolate confection in the shape of an egg) | :: påskeæg {n} |
| Easter Island {prop} (Island in the Pacific) | :: Påskeøen |
| easterly {n} (wind blowing from the east) | :: østenvind {c} |
| eastern {adj} (related to the east) | :: østlig, østre |
| eastern {adj} (blowing from the east) | :: østlig |
| Eastern Bloc {prop} (the largely Communist countries of the eastern world) | :: østblok {c} |
| Eastern Europe {prop} (Eastern Europe) | :: Østeuropa |
| Eastern European {adj} (Eastern European) | :: østeuropæisk |
| Eastern European {n} (Eastern European person) | :: østeuropæer {c} |
| easternmost {adj} (farthest east) | :: østligste |
| Eastern Orthodox Church {prop} (division of Christianity) | :: ortodokse kirke {c} |
| Easter Sunday {prop} (Easter Sunday) | :: påskesøndag |
| East Flanders {prop} (East Flanders) | :: Østflandern |
| East German {adj} (of or pertaining to East Germany) | :: østtysk |
| East German {adj} (of or pertaining to an East German, East Germans) | :: østtysk |
| East German {adj} (East German) | :: østtysk |
| East German {n} (East German person) | :: østtysker {c} |
| East Germany {prop} (former European country) | :: Østtyskland |
| East Greenlandic {prop} (East Greenlandic) | :: østgrønlandsk |
| East Indies {n} (Southeast Asia) | :: Ostindien |
| East Jerusalem {prop} (eastern sector of Jerusalem) | :: Østjerusalem |
| east-northeast {n} (compass point) | :: østnordøst |
| East Pakistan {prop} (historical: part of Pakistan) | :: Østpakistan |
| East Prussia {prop} (historical province of Germany) | :: Østpreussen, Østprøjsen |
| East Sea {prop} (South China Sea) SEE: South China Sea | :: |
| East Sea {prop} (Baltic sea) SEE: Baltic Sea | :: |
| East Sea {prop} (Sea of Japan) SEE: Sea of Japan | :: |
| East Sea {prop} (Dead Sea) SEE: Dead Sea | :: |
| East Sea {prop} (East China Sea) SEE: East China Sea | :: |
| East Siberian Sea {prop} (part of the Arctic Ocean) | :: Østsibiriske hav |
| east-southeast {n} (compass point) | :: østsydøst |
| East Timor {prop} (Country in Oceania) | :: Østtimor, Timor-Leste |
| East Timorese {n} (person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent) | :: østtimorer {c} |
| easy {adj} (comfortable) SEE: comfortable | :: |
| easy {adj} (requiring little skill or effort) | :: let, nem |
| easy {adj} (consenting readily to sex) | :: let på tråden, nem |
| easy come, easy go {proverb} (easily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss) | :: hvad der kommer let, går let |
| easy does it {phrase} (do something gently or slowly) | :: forsigtig, små slag |
| eat {v} (to ingest, see also: consume; ingest) | :: spise, æde (used for animals and ill-mannered people) |
| eat {v} (colloquial: cause to worry) | :: plage, fortære |
| eat {v} (eat a meal) | :: spise |
| eatable {adj} (able to be eaten) SEE: edible | :: |
| eating apple {n} (apple primarily used for eating raw) | :: spiseæble {n} |
| eating disorder {n} (psychological disorder) | :: spiseforstyrrelse {c} |
| eating habit {n} (regular consumption of certain foods) | :: madvane {c}, spisevane {c} |
| eat out {v} (dine at a restaurant) | :: spise ude |
| eat pussy {v} (to perform cunnilingus) | :: slikke fisse |
| eavesdrop {v} (to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear) | :: smuglytte, aflytte, lytte |
| eavestrough {n} (roof gutter) | :: tagrender |
| ebb {n} (low tide) | :: ebbe {c} |
| Ebola {n} (Ebola virus) SEE: Ebola virus | :: |
| Ebola {n} (Ebola fever) SEE: Ebola fever | :: |
| Ebola fever {n} (illness caused by the Ebola virus) | :: ebola, ebolafeber |
| Ebola virus {n} (virus) | :: ebolavirus {c} |
| ebony {n} (wood) | :: ibenholt |
| Ebro {prop} (Spanish river) | :: Ebro {c} |
| ECB {prop} (European Central Bank) | :: ECB |
| eccentric {adj} (not at or in the centre) | :: excentrisk |
| eccentric {adj} (deviating from the norm) | :: excentrisk |
| eccentric {n} (person who does not behave like others) | :: excentriker {c} |
| eccentricity {n} (the quality of being eccentric) | :: excentricitet {c} |
| Ecclesiastes {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Prædikerens Bog |
| ecclesiastic {adj} (pertaining to the church) | :: gejstlig, kirke- |
| ecclesiology {n} (branch of theology) | :: ekklesiologi, ecclesiologi |
| echelon {n} (level or rank) | :: grad {c}, trin {n}, lag {n} |
| echelon {n} ((military) formation of troops) | :: led {n}, niveau {n} |
| echidna {n} (any of the four species of small spined monotremes) | :: myrepindsvin {n} |
| Echidna {prop} (mythology) | :: Echidna |
| echo {n} (reflected sound) | :: ekko |
| Echo {prop} (mythology) | :: Echo |
| echo chamber {n} (room) | :: ekkorum {n} |
| echo sounder {n} (sonar device) | :: ekkolod {n} |
| eclectic {adj} (selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles) | :: eklektisk |
| eclectic {n} (one who selects by the eclectic method) | :: eklektiker {c} |
| eclipse {n} (passage of a planetary object between others) | :: formørkelse {c} |
| ecliptic {n} (Earth's orbital plane) | :: ekliptika {c} |
| eco- {prefix} (concerning ecology or the environment) | :: øko- |
| ecofeminism {n} (a sociopolitical movement combining feminism and environmentalism) | :: økofeminisme {c} |
| eco-friendly {adj} (ecologically friendly) SEE: environmentally friendly | :: |
| ecolabel {n} | :: miljømærke |
| ecologic {adj} (related to ecology) SEE: ecological | :: |
| ecological {adj} (relating to ecology) | :: økologisk |
| ecology {n} (branch of biology) | :: økologi {c} |
| econometrics {n} (branch of economics) | :: økonometri |
| economic crisis {n} (period of economic slowdown) SEE: financial crisis | :: |
| economics {n} (study) | :: økonomi |
| economist {n} (expert in economics) | :: økonom {c} |
| economy {n} (effective management of the resources of a community or system) | :: økonomi {c}, husholdning {c}, husholdning {c} |
| economy {n} (frugal use of resources) | :: økonomi {c} |
| economy {n} (production and distribution and consumption) | :: økonomi {c} |
| eco-region {n} (region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna) | :: økoregion {c} |
| ecosystem {n} (system of an ecological community and its environment) | :: økosystem {n} |
| ecotone {n} (a region of transition) | :: randzone |
| ecotourism {n} (responsible travel) | :: økoturisme {c} |
| ecotype {n} (organism adapted to an environment) | :: økotype {c} |
| ecru {adj} (beige) SEE: beige | :: |
| ecstasy {n} (intense pleasure) | :: ekstase {c} |
| ecstasy {n} (intense emotion) | :: ekstase {c} |
| ecstasy {n} (trance associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation) | :: ekstase {c} |
| ecstasy {n} (drug) | :: ecstasy {c} |
| ecstatic {adj} (feeling or characterized by ecstasy) | :: ekstatisk |
| ecstatic {adj} (extremely happy) | :: ekstatisk, henrykt |
| ectoplasm {n} (parapsychology: visible substance believed to emanate from spiritualistic mediums) | :: ektoplasma |
| ectothermic {adj} (of or relating to ectotherm) | :: koldblodig |
| Ecuador {prop} (country in South America) | :: Ecuador |
| Ecuadorian {adj} (pertaining to Ecuador) | :: ecuadoriansk |
| ecumenic {adj} (ecumenical) SEE: ecumenical | :: |
| ecumenical {adj} (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense) | :: økumenisk |
| ecumenism {n} (ecumenical doctrines and practices) | :: økumeni |
| eczema {n} (acute or chronic inflammation of the skin) | :: eksem {n} {c} |
| ed. {adj} (edited by) | :: red. |
| Edam {prop} (Edam cheese) SEE: Edam cheese | :: |
| Edam cheese {n} (type of cheese) | :: edam {c}, ejdammer {c} |
| eddy {n} (air or water running in an opposite direction to the main current) | :: hvirvel {c}, strømhvirvel {c} |
| edema {n} (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) | :: ødem {n} |
| edentate {adj} (toothless) SEE: toothless | :: |
| edentulous {adj} (toothless) SEE: toothless | :: |
| edge {n} (boundary line of a surface) | :: rand |
| edge {n} (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph) | :: kant {c} |
| Edge Island {prop} (island) | :: Edgeøen |
| edible {adj} (that can be eaten without harm; suitable for consumption) | :: spiselig |
| edible crab {n} (type of crab) | :: taskekrabbe {c} |
| Edinburgh {prop} (capital of Scotland) | :: Edinburgh |
| edit {v} (to change a text, or a document) | :: redigere |
| edit conflict {n} (two people trying to edit simultaneously) | :: redigeringskonflikt {c} |
| Edith {prop} (female given name) | :: Edith |
| edition {n} (literary work) | :: udgave {c} |
| edition {n} (whole set of copies, print run) | :: oplag {n} |
| editorial {n} (article giving the opinion of editors) | :: leder {c}, lederartikel, spids {c} |
| editor in chief {n} (highest ranking editor) | :: chefredaktør {c} |
| edit war {n} (a dispute over the content of a page on a wiki or other editable work) | :: redigeringskrig {n} |
| Edmonton {prop} (city in Alberta, Canada) | :: Edmonton |
| Edmund {prop} (male given name) | :: Edmund |
| Edomite {n} (person descended from Esau (Edom)) | :: edomit {c} |
| e-dress {n} (e-mail address) SEE: e-mail address | :: |
| education {n} (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment) | :: opdragelse {c}, uddannelse {c} |
| education {n} (facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, either formally or informally) | :: uddannelse |
| educational {adj} (Of or pertaining to education) | :: uddannelses-, uddannelsesmæssig, pædagogisk |
| educational {adj} (Instructive) | :: lærerig |
| educational institution {n} (place where people of different ages gain an education) | :: uddannelsesinstitution {c} |
| education assistant {n} (teaching assistant) SEE: teaching assistant | :: |
| educator {n} (teacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| Edward {prop} (male given name) | :: Edvard |
| Edwin {prop} (male given name) | :: Edvin |
| EEC {prop} (European Economic Community) | :: EF, EØF |
| eel {n} (any fish of the order Anguilliformes) | :: ål {c}, ålefisk {c} |
| eelgrass {n} | :: almindelig bændeltang |
| eeny, meeny, miny, moe {n} (similar children's counting-out games in other languages) | :: ælle bælle mig fortælle |
| effect {n} (result of an action) | :: effekt, virkning |
| effective {adj} (having the power to produce a required effect or effects) | :: virksom, effektiv |
| effective {adj} (producing a decided or decisive effect) | :: effektiv, virksom |
| effeminate {adj} (of a man, behaving like a woman) | :: kvindagtig |
| effigy {n} (dummy or other crude representation) | :: afbildning {c}, statue {c} |
| effloresce {v} (to come forth) SEE: emerge | :: |
| efflorescence {n} (formation of a powdery surface) | :: forvitring |
| effort {n} (the amount of work involved in achieving something) | :: anstrengelse {c}, indsats {c} |
| e-form {n} (adjective form) | :: e-form {c} |
| e.g. {adv} (abbreviation for “for example”) | :: f.eks., fx |
| egg {v} (to encourage) | :: ægge |
| egg {n} (body housing an embryo) | :: æg {n} |
| egg {n} (egg of domestic fowl as food item) | :: æg {n} |
| egg {n} (ovum) | :: æg {n} |
| egg {n} (something shaped like an egg) | :: æggeformet {c} |
| egg {n} (swelling on one's head) | :: æg {n} |
| egg cell {n} (ovum) SEE: ovum | :: |
| eggcup {n} (a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten) | :: æggebæger {n} |
| eggnog {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: æggelikør {c} |
| eggplant {n} (plant) | :: aubergine {c} |
| eggplant {n} (edible fruit) | :: aubergine {c} |
| egg-shaped {adj} (having the shape of an egg) | :: ægformet |
| eggshell {n} (object) | :: æggeskal {c} |
| egg timer {n} (timer with an alarm) | :: æggeur |
| egg white {n} (clear part of an egg) SEE: albumen | :: |
| egg yolk {n} (central part of an egg) SEE: yolk | :: |
| ego {n} (the self) | :: ego {n} |
| ego {n} (psychoanalytic ego) | :: jeg {n}, ego {n} |
| egoism {n} (tendency to think of self) | :: egoism {c} |
| egoist {n} (advocate of egoism) | :: egoist {c} |
| egoist {n} (self-centered or selfish person) | :: egoist |
| egoistic {adj} (egoistical) SEE: egoistical | :: |
| egoistical {adj} (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) | :: egoistisk |
| egotist {n} (egocentric or self-centered person) SEE: egoist | :: |
| egotistical {adj} (egoistical) SEE: egoistical | :: |
| egress {n} (exit) SEE: exit | :: |
| Egypt {prop} (country in North Africa) | :: Egypten {n}, Ægypten {n} |
| Egyptian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Egypt) | :: egyptisk |
| Egyptian {n} (person from Egypt) | :: egypter {m} |
| Egyptian goose {n} (Alopochen aegyptiacus) | :: nilgås |
| eider {n} (duck of genus Somateria) | :: edderfugl {c} |
| Eider {prop} (Eider River) | :: Ejderen, Ejder {c} |
| eiderdown {n} (the down of the eider duck) | :: edderdun {n} |
| eiderdown {n} (a quilt stuffed with this down) | :: edderdunsdyne {c} |
| eidetic {adj} (pertaining to a memory of perfect clarity) | :: eidetisk |
| Eiffel Tower {prop} (tower in Paris) | :: Eiffeltårnet {n} |
| eigen- {prefix} | :: egen- |
| eigenspace {n} (set of the eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue) | :: egenrum {n} |
| eigenstate {n} (dynamic quantum mechanical state) | :: egentilstand {c} |
| eigenvalue {n} (scalar multiplier of an eigenvector) | :: egenværdi {c} |
| eigenvector {n} (vector not rotated by linear transformation) | :: egenvektor {c} |
| eight {num} (cardinal number 8) | :: otte |
| eight {n} (The digit/figure 8) | :: ottetal {n} |
| eight {n} (Playing card with value 8) | :: otter {c} |
| eighteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: atten |
| eighteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number eighteen, see also: 18th) | :: attende |
| eighteenth {n} (the person or thing in the eighteenth position) | :: attener {c} |
| eighteenth {n} (one of eighteen equal parts of a whole) | :: attendedel {c} |
| eighth {adj} (ordinal form of the number eight, see also: 8th) | :: ottende |
| eightieth {adj} (ordinal form of the number eighty) | :: firsindstyvende |
| eighty {num} (80) | :: firs, firsindstyve |
| eighty-eight {num} (88) | :: otteogfirs |
| eighty-one {num} (81) | :: enogfirs |
| Eighty Years' War {prop} (Dutch war of independence) | :: Firsårskrigen |
| Einang stone {prop} (stone) | :: Einangstenen |
| Einstein {prop} (Albert Einstein) | :: Einstein |
| Einsteinian {adj} (of or relating to Albert Einstein) | :: einsteinsk |
| einsteinium {n} (element with atomic number 99) | :: einsteinium |
| either {determiner} (each of two) | :: begge |
| either way {adv} (regardless of what happens) | :: uanset hvad |
| ejaculate {v} (to eject abruptly) | :: ejakulere |
| ejaculate {v} (to say abruptly) | :: udbryde |
| ejaculate {v} (to eject semen or vaginal fluid) | :: ejakulere |
| ejaculation {n} (ejection of semen through the urethra) | :: udløsning, ejakulation {c} |
| ejection seat {n} (seat in an aircraft which can be ejected from the cockpit) | :: katapultsæde {n} |
| eke {adv} (also) SEE: also | :: |
| eke {n} (addition) SEE: addition | :: |
| ekphrasis {n} (description of an object or artwork) | :: ekfrase {c} |
| elaborate {adj} (detailed) | :: detaljeret |
| elastic {adj} (capable of stretching) | :: elastisk, smidig |
| elastic {n} (elastic band) SEE: elastic band | :: |
| elastic band {n} (loop of rubber or similar material) | :: elastik {c}, gummibånd {n} |
| elastic collision {n} (collision) | :: elastisk stød {n} |
| elasticity {n} (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) | :: elasticitet {c} |
| elasticity {n} (quality of being elastic) | :: elasticitet {c} |
| Elbe {prop} (European river) | :: Elben |
| elbow {n} (joint between upper arm and forearm) | :: albue {c} |
| elbow {v} (to push with the elbow) | :: albue |
| elbow grease {n} (effort or hard work) | :: knofedt {n} |
| elbow room {n} (room or space in which to move or maneuver) | :: albuerum {n} |
| elbow room {n} (freedom or leeway) | :: albuerum {n} |
| Elbrus {prop} (mountain) | :: Elbrus |
| elder {adj} (greater than another in age or seniority) | :: ældre |
| elder {n} (Sambucus nigra) | :: hyld {c}, hyldetræ {n} , hyldebusk {c} |
| elder {n} (Sambucus) | :: hyld {c} |
| elderberry {n} (elder tree) SEE: elder | :: |
| elderberry {n} (fruit) | :: hyldebær {n} |
| eldercare {n} (care for the elderly) | :: ældreomsorg {c}, ældrepleje {c} |
| elderly {adj} (old) | :: ældre |
| elderly {n} (elderly as group) | :: de ældre |
| elderly care {n} (eldercare) SEE: eldercare | :: |
| Eleanor {prop} (female given name) | :: Eleonora |
| Eleazar {prop} (biblical character) | :: Eleazar |
| elect {v} (to elect) SEE: choose | :: |
| elect {v} (to choose or make decision) | :: vælge |
| elect {v} (to choose in election) | :: vælge |
| elect {adj} (who has been elected) | :: valgt, udvalgt |
| election {n} (process of choosing a new leader or representatives) | :: valg {n} |
| election {n} (choice of a leader or representatives) | :: valg {n} |
| election {n} (conscious choice) | :: valg {n} |
| election threshold {n} (minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat) | :: spærregrænse {c} |
| elective {adj} (optional or discretionary) | :: elektiv |
| elective {n} | :: mulighed {c}, option {c} |
| elector {n} (person eligible to vote) | :: vælger {c} |
| elector {n} (official) | :: valgmand {c} |
| elector {n} (in the Holy Roman Empire, a participant in the election of the emperor) SEE: Elector | :: |
| Elector {n} (elector or prince-elector) | :: kurfyrste {c} (kurfyrstinde {f} ) |
| electoral {adj} (of, or relating to elections) | :: valg- , vælger- , valgmands- |
| electoral college {n} (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) | :: valgmandskollegium {n}, valgkollegium {n} |
| Electoral College {prop} (body chosen to elect the president and vice president of the US) | :: valgmandskollegium {n}, valgkollegium {n} |
| electoral district {n} (district represented by one or more elected officials) | :: valgkreds {c} |
| electoral fraud {n} (illegal interference with an election) | :: valgsvindel {c}, valgfusk {n} |
| electoral system {n} (voting system) SEE: voting system | :: |
| electorate {n} (dominion of an elector in the Holy Roman Empire) | :: kurfyrstendømme {n} |
| electorate {n} (geographic area encompassing electoral district) SEE: electoral district | :: |
| Electra {prop} (mythical women) | :: Elektra |
| electric {adj} (electrical) | :: elektrisk |
| electrical {adj} (electric) SEE: electric | :: |
| electrical engineer {n} | :: elektrotekniker {c} |
| electric bass {n} (electric bass guitar) | :: elbas {c} |
| electric car {n} (a car that uses electric motors) | :: elbil {c} |
| electric charge {n} | :: ladning {c} |
| electric circuit {n} (path or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current) | :: elektrisk kredsløb {n} |
| electric current {n} (phenomenon) | :: strøm {c}, elektrisk strøm {c} |
| electric current {n} (measurement of the rate of flow of electric charge) | :: strømstyrke {c} |
| electric fence {n} (electric fence) | :: elektrisk hegn {n} |
| electric field {n} (region around a charged particle) | :: elektrisk felt {n} |
| electric guitar {n} (guitar which requires electronic amplification) | :: elguitar {c} |
| electrician {n} (tradesman who works with electrical equipment) | :: elektriker {c} |
| electricity {n} (form of energy) | :: elektricitet {c}, el {c} |
| electricity meter {n} (a device that measures the consumption of electricity) | :: elmåler {c} |
| electric motor {n} (motor) | :: elektromotor {c}, elmotor {c} |
| electric shock {n} (physical reaction) | :: elektrisk stød {n} |
| electrification {n} (the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity) | :: elektrificering {c} |
| electrification {n} (adaptation for electric power) | :: elektrificering {c} |
| electro- {prefix} (of electricity or electrical) | :: elektro- |
| electrocardiography {n} (the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms) | :: elektrokardiografi {c} |
| electrochemical {adj} (of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity) | :: elektrokemisk |
| electrode {n} (the terminal through which electric current passes) | :: elektrode {c} |
| electrolysis {n} (chemical change) | :: elektrolyse {c} |
| electromagnet {n} (magnet) | :: elektromagnet {c} |
| electromagnetic {adj} (pertaining to electromagnetism) | :: elektromagnetisk |
| electromagnetic interaction {n} (electromagnetic interaction) | :: elektromagnetisk vekselvirkning {c} |
| electromagnetic spectrum {n} (electromagnetic spectrum) | :: elektromagnetiske spektrum {n} |
| electromagnetism {n} (a fundamental force) | :: elektromagnetisme |
| electron {n} (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms) | :: elektron {c} |
| electron hole {n} (lack of an electron) SEE: hole | :: |
| electronic {adj} (pertaining to electrons) | :: elektronisk |
| electronic {adj} (operating on behavior of electrons) | :: elektronisk |
| electronic mail {n} (email) SEE: email | :: |
| electronics {n} ((physics)) | :: elektronik |
| electron volt {n} (a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles) | :: elektronvolt |
| electroshock {n} (electroshock) | :: elektrochok {n} |
| electrotechnician {n} (specialist in electrotechnology) | :: elektrotekniker {c} |
| electrum {n} (fossil resin) SEE: amber | :: |
| elegance {n} (grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners) | :: elegance {c} |
| elegance {n} (restraint and grace in style) | :: elegance {c}, smagfuldhed {c} |
| elegant {adj} (exhibiting elegance) | :: elegant |
| elegy {n} (mournful or plaintive poem or song) | :: elegi {c}, klagesang {c}, sørgedigt {n} |
| element {n} (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) | :: element {n} |
| element {n} (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) | :: grundstof {n} |
| element {n} (atmospheric forces) | :: element {n}, elementer {p} |
| element {n} (place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards) | :: es |
| element {n} (set theory: object in a set) | :: element {n} |
| element {n} (group of people with a common characteristic) | :: element {n} |
| element {n} (heating element) | :: element {n} |
| elemental {adj} (basic, fundamental, elementary) SEE: elementary | :: |
| elementary {adj} (relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something) | :: elementær |
| elementary {adj} (relating to an elementary school) | :: folkeskole- |
| elementary {adj} (relating to a subatomic particle) | :: elementar- |
| elementary charge {n} (electric charge on a single proton) | :: elementarladning {c} |
| elementary school {n} (school for children) SEE: primary school | :: |
| elephant {n} (mammal) | :: elefant {c} |
| Elephant {prop} (105th sura of the Qur'an) | :: Elefanten {c} |
| elephant race {n} (elephant race) | :: elefantvæddeløb {n} |
| elephant shrew {n} (Any member of the order Macroscelidea) | :: springspidsmus {c}, elefantspringmus {c} |
| elevator {n} (permanent construction) SEE: lift | :: |
| eleven {num} (the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve) | :: elleve |
| eleventh {adj} (ordinal form of eleven, see also: 11th) | :: ellevte |
| eleventh {n} (one of eleven equal parts of a whole) | :: ellevtedel {c} |
| eleventh hour {n} (The last minute) | :: i ellevte time, i den ellevte time, i 11. time |
| elf {n} (mythical, supernatural being) | :: alf {c} |
| elf {n} (very diminutive person) SEE: dwarf | :: |
| elflike {adj} (like an elf, see also: elven) | :: elveragtig |
| Elias {prop} (male given name) SEE: Elijah | :: |
| elicit {v} (to evoke, educe) | :: få frem, fremkalde |
| elicit {v} (to use logic to arrive at truth) | :: ræsonnere, slutte |
| elide {v} (to leave out or omit) | :: udelade |
| Eliezer {prop} (biblical character) | :: Eliezer |
| eligible {adj} (meeting the necessary requirements to participate; worthy of being chosen) | :: valgbar, kvalificeret |
| eligible {adj} (worthy of being chosen (for marriage)) | :: passende, attråværdig |
| Elijah {prop} (biblical prophet) | :: Elias |
| Elijah {prop} (male given name) | :: Elias |
| eliminate {v} (to exclude (from investigation or from further competition)) SEE: exclude | :: |
| Elisabeth {prop} (female given name) SEE: Elizabeth | :: |
| Elisha {prop} (biblical prophet) | :: Elisa |
| Elisheba {prop} (biblical wife of Aaron) | :: Elisheba |
| Elista {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Elista |
| elitist {adj} (of or relating to elitism) | :: elitistisk |
| elitist {n} (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) | :: elitist {c} |
| elixir {n} (alchemy: liquid which was believed to turn non-precious metals to gold) | :: eliksir {c} |
| elixir {n} (liquid which is believed to cure all ills) | :: eliksir {c} |
| elixir {n} (pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid) | :: eliksir {c} |
| Elizabeth {prop} (female given name) | :: Elisabeth |
| Elizabeth {prop} (mother of John the Baptist) | :: Elisabeth |
| Elizabeth {prop} (wife of Aaron) SEE: Elisheba | :: |
| elk {n} (Alces alces) SEE: moose | :: |
| ell {n} (measure of cloth) | :: alen {c} |
| Ella {prop} (female given name) | :: Ella |
| Ellen {prop} (female given name) | :: Ellen |
| ellipse {n} (curve) | :: ellipse {c} |
| ellipsis {n} (typographic mark) | :: ellipse {c} |
| ellipsis {n} (omission of word or phrase) | :: ellipse {c}, udeladelse {c} |
| ellipsoid {adj} (shaped like an ellipse) SEE: elliptical | :: |
| elliptic {adj} (relating to an ellipse or its mathematical definition) | :: elliptisk, ellipseformet |
| elliptical {adj} (oval) | :: elliptisk, ellipseformet |
| elliptical {adj} (showing ellipsis) | :: elliptisk, ufuldendt |
| elliptical {adj} (in math) SEE: elliptic | :: |
| elm {n} (tree of genus Ulmus) | :: elm {c}, elmetræ {n} |
| Elmer {prop} (male given name) | :: Elmer |
| elm tree {n} (tree of genus Ulmus) | :: elmetræ {n} |
| elongated {adj} (extensive in length) | :: langstrakt |
| eloquent {adj} (fluently persuasive and articulate) | :: veltalende |
| El Salvador {prop} (country in Central America) | :: El Salvador |
| else {adv} (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to) | :: ellers |
| Elsinore {prop} (Danish city) | :: Helsingør |
| elucidate {v} (make clear) | :: uddybe |
| elver {n} (a young eel) | :: glasål {c} |
| Elvira {prop} (female given name) | :: Elvira |
| emaciate {v} ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) | :: slanke, fortynde |
| emaciate {v} ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) | :: slanke sig |
| emaciated {adj} (thin or haggard) | :: mager, udtæret |
| e-mail {n} (email) SEE: email | :: |
| e-mail {v} (email) SEE: email | :: |
| email {n} (system for transferring messages from one computer to another) | :: e-mail {c}, e-post {c} |
| email {n} (message sent through email an email system) | :: e-mail, e-brev {n} |
| email {v} ((intransitive) to send, or compose and send, an email or emails) | :: e-maile, maile |
| email address {n} (e-mail address) SEE: e-mail address | :: |
| e-mail address {n} (unique identifier) | :: e-mail-adresse {c} |
| Emajõgi {prop} (river in Estonia) | :: Emajõgi |
| emancipate {v} (To set free from the power of another) | :: frigøre {c} {n} |
| emancipation {n} (act of setting free from the power of another) | :: frigørelse {c}, frigørelser {c-p} |
| embarge {v} (to put in a barge) | :: læsse, indskibe |
| embarge {v} (to board a barge) | :: gå ombord |
| embarrass {v} (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely) | :: gøre forlegen, gøre flov, gøre genert, sætte i forlegenhed |
| embarrassing {adj} (causing embarrassment) | :: flov, pinlig |
| embassy {n} (organization representing a foreign state) | :: ambassade {c} |
| embattled {adj} (having battlements or crenellations) | :: kreneleret, forsynet med skydeskår |
| embattled {adj} ((heraldry) drawn with a line of alternating square indendations and extensions) | :: tindesnit {n} |
| embed {v} (mathematics; embed in) | :: indlejre i |
| embedded system {n} (computer system) | :: indbygget system {n}, indlejret system {n} |
| ember {n} (glowing piece of coal or wood) | :: glød {c} |
| ember {n} (smoldering ash) SEE: embers | :: |
| Ember day {n} (any of the three days within the same week, four separate sets of which occur roughly equidistant in the circuit of the year, set aside for fasting and prayer) | :: Tamperdag |
| embers {n} (the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash) | :: glød |
| embetterment {n} (improvement) SEE: improvement | :: |
| embezzlement {n} (The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner) | :: underslæb {n} |
| embezzler {n} (one who steals money they have been trusted with) | :: kassebedrager {c}, person, der begår underslæb |
| embiggen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge | :: |
| emblem {n} (representative symbol) | :: emblem {n} |
| embodiment {n} (entity typifying an abstraction) | :: legemliggørelse {c} |
| embody {v} (represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify) | :: legemliggøre, personificere, udtrykke |
| embody {v} (include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive whole) | :: indeholde, rumme |
| embolism {n} (obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus) | :: emboli |
| embrace {v} (to submit to) SEE: undergo | :: |
| embroider {v} (to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread) | :: brodere |
| embroidery {n} (ornamentation) | :: broderi {n} |
| embroidery {n} (elaboration of an account with details) | :: udsmykning {c} |
| embryo {n} (fertilized egg before developing into a fetus) | :: embryon {n} |
| emerald {n} (gemstone) | :: smaragd |
| emerald green {adj} (of emerald green colour) | :: smaragdgrøn |
| emerge {v} (to come out of) | :: opstå |
| emergency {n} (situation requiring urgent assistance) | :: nødstilfælde {n}, nødsituation {c} |
| emergency escape {n} (fire escape) SEE: fire escape | :: |
| emergency exit {n} (exit for evacuation) | :: nødudgang {c} |
| emergency landing {n} (landing made in an emergency) | :: nødlanding {c} |
| emergency room {n} (hospital department) | :: skadestue {c}, akutmodtagelse {c} |
| emergency stairs {n} (fire escape) SEE: fire escape | :: |
| emery {n} (mineral) | :: smergel {c} |
| emigrant {n} (someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country) | :: emigrant {c}, udvandrer {c} |
| emigrate {v} (to leave one's country in order to reside elsewhere) | :: emigrere, udvandre |
| emigration {n} (act of emigrating) | :: udvandring {c}, emigration {c} |
| Emil {prop} (male given name) | :: Emil |
| Emile {prop} (Emil) SEE: Emil | :: |
| Emily {prop} (given name) | :: Emilie |
| emir {n} (Islamic prince or leader) | :: emir {c} |
| emirate {n} (country ruled by an emir) | :: emirat {n} |
| emission {n} (something that is emitted) | :: emission |
| emissions trading {n} (carbon emissions trading) SEE: carbon emissions trading | :: |
| Emma {prop} (female given name) | :: Emma |
| Emmanuel {prop} (male given name) | :: Emanuel |
| Emmanuel {prop} (figure whose birth is foretold) SEE: Immanuel | :: |
| Emmanuel {prop} (this figure, regarded as Christ) SEE: Immanuel | :: |
| emmer {n} (Triticum dicoccon) | :: emmer |
| emoticon {n} (representation of an emotion of the writer) | :: emotikon {n}, smiley {c} |
| emotion {n} (person's internal state of being) | :: følelse |
| emotional {adj} (of or relating to the emotions) | :: følelsesmæssig, emotionel |
| emotional intelligence {n} (ability) | :: følelsesmæssig intelligens {c} |
| emotionally {adv} (in an emotional manner) | :: følelsesmæssig, emotionel |
| empathic {adj} (showing or expressing empathy) | :: empatisk |
| empathy {n} (capacity to understand another person's point of view) | :: empati |
| emperor {n} (ruler of an empire) | :: kejser {c} |
| emperor penguin {n} (largest penguin) | :: kejserpingvin {c} |
| emperor's new clothes {n} (something obvious and embarrassing that is politely ignored) | :: kejserens nye klæder |
| emphasis {n} (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) | :: vægt {c} |
| emphasis {n} (prominence given to a syllable or words) | :: emfase {c}, betoning {c} |
| emphasize {v} (stress) | :: betone |
| emphyteusis {n} (right) | :: forpagtning {c} |
| empire {n} (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) | :: imperium {n}, kejserrige {n}, rige {n} |
| empire {n} (political unit ruled by an emperor) | :: kejserdømme {n}, kejserrige {n} |
| empire {n} (group of states) | :: imperium {n} |
| empire {n} (enterprise under the control of one person) | :: imperium {n} |
| empiric {n} (unqualified or dishonest practitioner) SEE: charlatan | :: |
| empiric {adj} (empiric) SEE: empirical | :: |
| empirical {adj} (pertaining to or based on experience) | :: empirisk |
| empirical formula {n} (a notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound) | :: empirisk formel {c} |
| employ {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use | :: |
| employ {v} (to give someone work) | :: ansætte |
| employee {n} (individual who provides labor to a company or another person) | :: ansat {c} |
| employer {n} (person or entity which employs others) | :: arbejdsgiver {c} |
| employment {n} (use, purpose) | :: anvendelse {c} |
| employment {n} (the act of employing) | :: ansættelse {c} |
| employment {n} (the state of being employed) | :: beskæftigelse {c}, arbejde {n} |
| employment {n} (the work or occupation for which one is paid) | :: arbejde {n} |
| employment {n} (an activity to which one devotes time) | :: beskæftigelse {c} |
| employment {n} (the number or percentage of people at work) | :: beskæftigelsesgrad {c} |
| employment agency {n} (organisation that matches employers to employees) | :: jobcenter {n} , arbejdsanvisning {c} , arbejdsløshedskontor {n}, rekrutteringsbureau {n} |
| employment contract {n} (category of contract) | :: ansættelsesaftale |
| emporium {n} (shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale) | :: varehus {n} |
| empress {n} (female monarch of an empire) | :: kejserinde {c} |
| empress {n} (wife or widow of an emperor) | :: kejserinde {c}, enkekejserinde {c} |
| emptiness {n} (the state or feeling of being empty) | :: tomhed |
| empty {adj} (devoid of content) | :: tom |
| empty {v} (to make empty) | :: tømme |
| empty set {n} (unique set that contains no elements) | :: tomme mængde |
| empty space {n} (vacuum) SEE: vacuum | :: |
| empty vessels make the most sound {proverb} (proverb) | :: tomme tønder buldrer mest |
| emu {n} (Dromaius novaehollandiae) | :: emu |
| emulsion {n} (suspension of one liquid in another) | :: emulsion {c} |
| -en {suffix} (to make , to cause to be ) | :: -gøre |
| enable {v} (to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities) | :: give nogen kraft |
| enable {v} (to make something possible) | :: muliggøre |
| enable {v} (to allow a way out or excuse for an action) | :: muliggøre, anordne |
| enable {v} (to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) | :: tænde, aktivere |
| enamel {n} (opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects) | :: emalje {c} |
| enamel {n} (covering on the tooth) | :: emalje {c} |
| enantiomer {n} (one of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers) | :: enantiomer |
| encapsulate {v} (to enclose as if in a capsule) | :: indkapsle |
| encapsulate {v} (to epitomize) | :: sammenfatte, samle |
| enchanting {adj} (having the ability to enchant) | :: fortryllende , henrivende, bedårende |
| enclave {n} (entity completely surrounded by another) | :: enklave {c} |
| enclitic {n} (clitic which joins with the preceding word) | :: enklitikon {n} |
| enclitic {adj} (affixed phonetically) | :: enklitisk |
| enclose {v} (insert) | :: vedlægge, tilføje |
| enclosure {n} (something enclosed) | :: indlæg {n}, bilag {n} |
| enclosure {n} (area partially or entirely enclosed by walls, fences or buildings) | :: indhegning {c} |
| encompass {v} (surround) | :: omfatte |
| encompass {v} (include) | :: omfatte, indeholde, inkludere, indbefatte |
| encourage {v} (mentally support or motivate) | :: opmuntre |
| encourage {v} (spur on, recommend) | :: anbefale |
| encourage {v} (foster, give help or patronage) | :: støtte |
| encouragement {n} (the act of encouraging) | :: opmuntring {c} |
| encouragement {n} (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) | :: tilskyndelse {c} |
| encroach {v} (to intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory) | :: krænke |
| encrypt {v} (to conceal information by means of a code or cipher) | :: kryptere, enkryptere |
| encumbrance {n} (burden) | :: byrde {c}, belastning {c}, hindring {c}, hæmsko {c} |
| encyclopaedia {n} (encyclopedia) SEE: encyclopedia | :: |
| encyclopedia {n} (comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topics) | :: encyklopædi, leksikon {n} |
| encyclopedic {adj} (of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia) | :: encyklopædisk |
| encyclopedic dictionary {n} (form of dictionary) | :: albog, encyklopædisk ordbog |
| end {n} (extreme part) | :: ende, afslutning |
| endemic {adj} (native to a particular area) | :: endemisk |
| ending {n} (termination or conclusion) | :: slutning {c}, afslutning {c} |
| ending {n} (last part of something) | :: ende {c} |
| ending {n} (grammar: last morpheme of a word) SEE: termination | :: |
| endless {adj} (having no end) | :: endeløs |
| endless {adj} (indefinite) | :: uendelig |
| endocrinologist {n} (practitioner of endocrinology) | :: endokrinolog {c} |
| endocrinology {n} (study of the endocrine glands) | :: endokrinologi {c} |
| endogamy {n} (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) | :: endogami {c}, indgifte {n} |
| endoplasmic reticulum {n} (network of membranes) | :: endoplasmatisk retikulum {n} |
| endorheic {adj} (internally drained; having no outlet) | :: endorheisk |
| endorse {v} (support) | :: støtte, godkende, tiltræde |
| endorse {v} (write on the back of a cheque) | :: endossere, skrive bag på |
| endorsement {n} (the act or quality of endorsing) | :: endossering {c}, godkendelse {c}, støtte {c} |
| endorsement {n} (an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document) | :: påtegning {c}, godkendelse {c}, tilslutning {c} |
| endorsement {n} (support from an important, renowned figure of a media) | :: anbefaling {c} |
| endoscope {n} (instrument) | :: endoskop {n} |
| endoscopy {n} (examination using an endoscope) | :: endoskopi {c} |
| endurance {n} (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) | :: udholdenhed {c} |
| endure {v} (to endure) SEE: take | :: |
| endure {v} (endure, undergo) SEE: suffer | :: |
| endure {v} (to continue despite obstacles) | :: holde, vare |
| endure {v} (to tolerate something) | :: udholde, tåle |
| endure {v} (to suffer) | :: døje, udholde, holde ud |
| endure {v} (to last) | :: vare, leve |
| -ene {suffix} (alkene) | :: -en |
| enemy {n} (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else) | :: fjende {c} |
| enemy {n} (a hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation) | :: fjende {c} |
| enemy {n} (an alliance of hostile forces) | :: fjende {c} |
| enemy {adj} (of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy) | :: fjendtlig |
| enemy image {n} (negative perception used to justify animosity) | :: fjendebillede {n} |
| energy {n} (impetus behind activity) | :: energi |
| energy {n} (physics) | :: energi {c} |
| energy drink {n} (caffeinated soft drink) | :: energidrik |
| energy source {n} (source from which energy can be extracted) | :: energikilde {c} |
| enervate {v} (to reduce strength or energy; debilitate) | :: svække |
| engaged {adj} (busy or employed) SEE: busy | :: |
| engaged {adj} (agreed to be married) | :: forlovet |
| engaged {adj} (already involved in a telephone call) | :: optaget |
| engagement {n} (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) | :: forlovelse {c} |
| engagement ring {n} (a ring signifying a promise to wed) | :: forlovelsesring {c} |
| engine {n} (mechanical device) | :: motor {c} |
| engine {n} (locomotive) SEE: locomotive | :: |
| engine bay {n} (place where the engine is situated) | :: motorrum {c} |
| engineer {n} (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering) | :: ingeniør {c} |
| engine room {n} (compartment on a ship) | :: maskinrum {n} |
| engine shed {n} (railway building) | :: remise {c} |
| England {prop} (region of Great Britain) | :: England |
| Englander {n} (person from England) | :: englænder {c} |
| English {adj} (of or pertaining to England) | :: engelsk |
| English {adj} (of or pertaining to the English language) | :: engelsk |
| English {n} (people from England) | :: englænder |
| English {prop} (the English language) | :: engelsk {n} |
| English Channel {prop} (The part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and France) | :: Engelske Kanal {c} |
| English horn {n} (cor anglais) SEE: cor anglais | :: |
| Englishman {n} (male native or inhabitant of England) | :: englænder {c}, engelskmand {c} |
| English sparrow {n} (house sparrow) SEE: house sparrow | :: |
| Englishwoman {n} (a female native or inhabitant of England) | :: englænderinde {c} |
| engobe {n} (A clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body) | :: engobe |
| engrave {v} (carve text or symbols into (something)) | :: indgravere, gravere |
| enjail {v} (put in jail) SEE: imprison | :: |
| enjambment {n} (a technique in poetry) | :: versbinding {c} |
| enjoin {v} (to lay on, as a command) | :: påbyde, pålægge |
| enjoin {v} (to prohibit or restrain by judicial order) | :: pålægge |
| enjoy {v} (to receive pleasure or satisfaction from something) | :: nyde |
| enjoy your meal {phrase} (bon appétit) SEE: bon appétit | :: |
| enlarge {v} (make larger) | :: forstørre |
| enlargement {n} (Act of making larger) | :: forstørrelse {c}, udvidelse {c} |
| enlargement {n} (something that has been made larger such as a picture or diagram) | :: forstørrelse {c} |
| enlargen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge | :: |
| enlarger {n} (optical device used to make enlarged prints) | :: forstørrelsesapparat {n} |
| enmity {n} (hostile or unfriendly disposition) | :: fjendskab {c} |
| ennead {n} (the number nine) SEE: nine | :: |
| ennui {n} (listlessness, boredom) | :: kedsomhed {c}, sløvhed {c}, ligegyldighed {c}, apati {c} |
| ennui {n} (melancholia, depression) | :: depression {c}, melankoli {c}, tungsind {n}, sørgmodighed {c} |
| Enoch {prop} (biblical character) | :: Enok |
| enough {determiner} (sufficient) | :: nok |
| en passant {n} (chess move) | :: en passant |
| enrichment {n} (the act of enriching) | :: berigelse {c} |
| enrichment {n} (the process of making enriched uranium) | :: berigelse {c} |
| en route {prep} (on the way) | :: på vej |
| ensue {v} (to occur as consequence) | :: følge |
| ensuing {adj} (repercussions which result from some prior stimulus) | :: følgende, efterfølgende, påfølgende |
| ensure {v} (assure) SEE: assure | :: |
| ENT {n} (ear, nose and throat) | :: ØNH |
| enter {v} (to go into (a room, etc.)) | :: gå ind, gå ind i, indgå i |
| enter {v} (to type into a computer) | :: indtaste |
| enter into {v} (enter into) SEE: penetrate | :: |
| enter into {v} (to become legally committed to) | :: indgå |
| enter into {v} (to engage in a formal or informal process) | :: indtræde i |
| enterprise {n} (company, business, organization, or endeavor) | :: virksomhed, foretagende |
| enterprise {n} (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) | :: bedrift |
| enterprise {n} (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) | :: foretagsomhed, initiativ |
| entertain {v} (to amuse) | :: underholde, fornøje |
| entertain {v} (to have over at one's home) | :: beværte, traktere |
| entertain {v} (to receive and take into consideration) | :: tage under overvejelse, lege med idéen om |
| entertainer {n} (person who entertains) | :: underholder {c} |
| entertainment {n} (activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation) | :: underholdning {c}, morskab {c} |
| entertainment {n} (show for enjoyment) | :: underholdning {c} |
| enthalpy {n} (a measure of the heat content) | :: entalpi {c} |
| enthral {v} (hold spellbound) SEE: enthrall | :: |
| enthral {v} (make subservient) SEE: enthrall | :: |
| enthrall {v} (hold spellbound) | :: være vild med |
| enthrall {v} (make subservient) | :: kue, underkue, undertrykke |
| enthronement {n} (the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned) | :: tronbestigelse {c}, kroning {c} |
| enthusiasm {n} (feeling of excited, lively interest) | :: entusiame {c} |
| enthusiast {n} (person filled with or guided by enthusiasm) | :: entusiast {c} |
| enthusiast {n} (person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour) | :: sværmer {c} |
| enthusiastic {adj} (with zealous fervor; excited, motivated) | :: entusiastisk |
| entire {adj} (internal; interior) SEE: internal | :: |
| entire {n} (stallion) SEE: stallion | :: |
| entirely {adv} (to the full extent) | :: helt, fuldstændig, ganske |
| entirely {adv} (to the exclusion of others) | :: udelukkende |
| entitled {adj} (having a right to something) | :: berettiget |
| entomologist {n} (scientist who studies insects) | :: entomolog {c} |
| entomology {n} (study of insects) | :: entomologi {c}, insektlære |
| entourage {n} (retinue of attendants, associates or followers) | :: fælge {n}, ledsagere {c-p} |
| entrance {n} (place of entering) | :: indgang |
| entrée {n} (main dish) SEE: main course | :: |
| entrecôte {n} (a premium cut of beef) | :: entrecote {c} |
| entrepreneur {n} (person who organizes and operates a business and assumes the associated risk) | :: iværksætter {c} |
| entropy {n} (term in thermodynamics) | :: entropi {c} |
| entropy {n} (tendency of a system to descend into chaos) | :: entropi {c} |
| entrust {v} (To trust to the care of) | :: betro |
| entry {n} (act of entering) | :: indgang {c}, ankomst {c}, entré {c} |
| entry {n} (permission to enter) | :: adgang {c} |
| entry {n} (doorway that provides a means of entering a building) | :: indgang {c}, entré {c} |
| entry {n} (room immediately inside the front door) | :: entré {c} |
| entry {n} (article in a dictionary or encyclopedia) | :: opslag {n}, opslagsord {n}, artikel {c} |
| envelope {n} (wrapper for mailing) | :: kuvert, konvolut |
| envious {adj} (feeling or exhibiting envy) | :: misundelig |
| environment {n} (area around something) | :: miljø {n}, omgivelser {c-p} |
| environment {n} (natural world or ecosystem) | :: miljø {n} |
| environment {n} (political or social setting, arena or condition) | :: miljø {n} |
| environment {n} (software or hardware on a computer) | :: miljø {n} |
| environmentally friendly {adj} (causing little harm to the environment) | :: miljøvenlig |
| envy {n} (resentful desire of something possessed by another) | :: misundelse |
| enzyme {n} (catalytic protein) | :: enzym {n} |
| epenthesis {n} (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) | :: epentese {c} |
| epenthetic {adj} (of or pertaining to epenthesis) | :: epentetisk |
| epenthetic {adj} (inserted into a word) | :: epentetisk |
| ephemeral {adj} (lasting for a short period of time) | :: midlertidig, kortlivet |
| ephemeral {adj} (existing for only one day) | :: døgnflue |
| Ephesians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Efeserbrevet {n} |
| Ephesus {prop} (ancient city) | :: Efesos |
| epic {n} (extended narrative poem) | :: epos {n} |
| epic {adj} (of, or relating to, an epic) | :: episk |
| epic {adj} (extraordinary) | :: storslået |
| epicaricacy {n} (rejoicing at or deriving pleasure from the misfortunes of others) SEE: schadenfreude | :: |
| epicene {n} (transvestite) SEE: transvestite | :: |
| epicene {n} (transsexual) SEE: transsexual | :: |
| epicene {adj} (effeminate) SEE: effeminate | :: |
| epicene {adj} (asexual) SEE: asexual | :: |
| epicene {n} (epicene person) SEE: androgyne | :: |
| epicentre {n} (point above earthquake) | :: epicenter |
| epicycle {n} (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle) | :: epicykel |
| epidemic {n} (widespread disease) | :: epidemi {c} |
| epilate {v} (to remove hair) SEE: depilate | :: |
| epilation {n} (removal of hair) | :: depilation {c} |
| epilepsy {n} (medical condition) | :: epilepsi {c} |
| epileptic {adj} (of or relating to epilepsy) | :: epileptisk |
| epileptic {n} (person who has epilepsy) | :: epileptiker |
| Epimetheus {prop} (son of Iapetus and Clymene) | :: Epimetheus |
| epiphany {n} (manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being) | :: åbenbaring {c} |
| epiphany {n} (illuminating realization or discovery) | :: åbenbaring {c} |
| epiphany {n} (Epiphany) SEE: Epiphany | :: |
| Epiphany {n} (Christian feast) | :: helligtrekongersdag {c} |
| epiphysis {n} (rounded end of any long bone) | :: epifyse {c} |
| epiphyte {n} (plant that grows on another) | :: epifyt {c} |
| Epirus {prop} (region; historical kingdom) | :: Epirus, Epiros |
| episode {n} (instalment of a drama told in parts) | :: afsnit |
| epistemological {adj} (of, or relating to, epistemology) | :: epistemologisk |
| epistemology {n} (branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge) | :: epistemologi {c}, erkendelsesteori {c} |
| epithelium {n} (membranous tissue) | :: epitel |
| epithet {n} (term used to characterize a person or thing) | :: epitet {c} |
| epithet {n} (term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person) | :: tilnavn {n} |
| epithet {n} (abusive or contemptuous word or phrase) | :: skældsord {n} |
| epitome {n} (embodiment or encapsulation of) | :: indbegrebet |
| epoch {n} (particular period of history) | :: epoke {c} |
| eponymous {adj} (relating to the person after which something is named) | :: navngivende |
| equal {adj} (the same in all respects) | :: lig |
| equal {v} (be equal to) | :: være lig med |
| equality {n} (fact of being equal) | :: lighed {c} |
| equality {n} (equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences) | :: ligebehandling {c}, ligestilling {c} |
| equal rights {n} (concept of equal treatment) | :: lige rettigheder {c-p} |
| equation {n} (mathematics: assertion) | :: ligning {c} |
| equative {n} (grammar: case) | :: ækvalis {c} |
| equator {n} (circle around the earth) | :: ækvator {c} |
| equatorial {adj} (of, near, or relating to the equator) | :: ækvatorial |
| Equatorial Guinea {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: Ækvatorialguinea |
| Equatorial Guinean {n} (A person from Equatorial Guinea or of Equatorial Guinean descent) | :: ækvatorialguineaner |
| Equatorial Guinean {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Equatorial Guinea, the Equatorial Guinean people or the Equatorial Guinean culture) | :: ækvatorialguineansk |
| equerry {n} (responsible for the care of horses) | :: staldmester |
| equestrianism {n} (the art or sport of riding horses) | :: ridning {c}, ridesport {c} |
| equilateral triangle {n} (type of triangle) | :: ligesidet trekant |
| equilibrium {n} (condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced) | :: ligevægt {c} |
| equilibrium {n} (physics: state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero) | :: ligevægt {c} |
| equilibrium {n} (chemistry: state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same) | :: ligevægt {c} |
| equilibrium {n} (mental balance) | :: sindsligevægt {c} |
| equilibrium constant {n} (a measure of the relative concentrations of the reactants and products of a reversible reaction at equilibrium) | :: ligevægtskonstant {c} |
| equinox {n} (intersection of the ecliptic with the celestial equator) | :: jævndøgn |
| equipment {n} (whatever is used in equipping) | :: udstyr {n} |
| equity {n} (ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business) | :: aktie {c} |
| equity {n} (legal tradition) | :: billighedsret {c} |
| equity {n} (the value of property minus liens or other encumbrances) | :: friværdi {c} |
| equity {n} (ownership interest in a company) | :: egenkapital {c} |
| equity {n} (justice, impartiality and fairness) | :: rimelighed {c}, retfærdighed {c} |
| equivalent {n} (anything that is virtually equal to something else) | :: ækvivalent {c} {n} |
| -er {suffix} ((used to form agent nouns) person or thing that does...) | :: -er |
| era {n} (time period) | :: æra {c} |
| erase {v} (to remove markings or information) | :: slette, viske, fjerne |
| erase {v} (to obliterate information) | :: slette |
| erase {v} (to clear a storage medium) | :: slette |
| eraser {n} (thing used to erase something written or drawn) | :: viskelæder {n} |
| eraser {n} (chalkboard eraser) | :: tavlesvamp {c} |
| Erasmus {prop} (Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam) | :: Erasmus, Erasmus af Rotterdam, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus |
| Erasmus {prop} (male given name) | :: Erasmus |
| Erato {prop} (Muse of lyric poetry) | :: Erato |
| erbium {n} (chemical element) | :: erbium |
| Erebus {prop} (mythology) | :: Erebos |
| erectile {adj} | :: erektil, som kan rejses, som kan rejse sig |
| erection {n} (rigid state of penis or clitoris) | :: erektion {c}, rejsning {c} |
| ereyesterday {adv} (on the day before yesterday) SEE: day before yesterday | :: |
| ereyesterday {n} (the day before yesterday) SEE: day before yesterday | :: |
| ergative {n} (ergative case) SEE: ergative case | :: |
| ergative case {n} (case used to indicate the agent of a verb) | :: relativ, ergativ |
| ergonomic {adj} (of, or relating to the science of ergonomics) | :: ergonomisk |
| Eric {prop} (male given name) | :: Erik {c} |
| Erica {prop} (female given name) | :: Erika |
| Erie {prop} (one of Great Lakes) | :: Lake Erie |
| Erika {prop} (female given name) SEE: Erica | :: |
| Eritrea {prop} (country in Eastern Africa) | :: Eritrea |
| Eritrean {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture) | :: eritreisk |
| Eritrean {n} (A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent) | :: eritreer {m} |
| Erlenmeyer flask {n} (conical laboratory flask) | :: erlenmeyerkolbe {c}, konisk kolbe {c} |
| ermine {n} (Mustela erminea) | :: hermelin {c}, lækat {c} |
| ermine {adj} (of white colour with black spots on a coat of arms) | :: hermelin |
| ermines {adj} (of black colour with white spots on a coat of arms) | :: kontrahermelin |
| erminois {adj} (of gold colour with black spots on a coat of arms) | :: guldhermelin |
| erne {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle | :: |
| Ernest {prop} (given name) | :: Ernst |
| E-road {n} (European road with an E-number) | :: europavej {c}, Europavej {c} |
| erogenous zone {n} (erogenous zone) | :: erogen zone |
| erosion {n} (the result of having being eroded) | :: erosion {c}, afslidning {c} |
| erosion {n} (the changing of a surface by mechanical action) | :: erosion {c} |
| erosion {n} (destruction by abrasive action of fluids) | :: erosion {c} |
| erosion {n} (in dentistry) | :: erosion {c} |
| erotic {adj} (tending to arouse sexual desire) | :: erotisk |
| erotica {n} (erotic literature or art) | :: erotica {p}, erotika {p} |
| eroticism {n} (the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused) | :: erotik {c} |
| err {v} | :: fejle |
| err {v} (sin) SEE: sin | :: |
| errand {n} (trip to accomplish a small task) | :: ærinde {n} |
| errand {n} (purpose of a small trip) | :: ærinde {n} |
| erratic {adj} (unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent) | :: tilfældig |
| erratic {adj} (deviating from normal opinions or actions) | :: uberegnelig, slingrende |
| erratic {n} (rock) | :: vandre- |
| erroneous {adj} (containing an error; inaccurate) | :: fejlagtig |
| err on the side of {v} (behave in a manner which favours or which is biased toward) | :: hælde mod |
| error {n} (mistake) | :: fejl {c}, fejltagelse {c}, forseelse {c} |
| error {n} (difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one) | :: afvigelse {c} |
| error {n} (one or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement) | :: fejl {c} |
| error {v} ((nonstandard) To make a mistake; to result in an error) SEE: err | :: |
| error message {n} (message displayed when a failure condition occurs) | :: fejlmelding |
| erstwhile {adv} (erstwhile) SEE: formerly | :: |
| erudite {adj} (scholarly, learned) | :: lærd |
| erudition {n} (profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship) | :: lærdom {c}, erudition {c} |
| Erythraean Sea {prop} (Red Sea) SEE: Red Sea | :: |
| erythrocyte {n} (red blood cell) SEE: red blood cell | :: |
| erythronium {n} (vanadium) SEE: vanadium | :: |
| Esbjerg {prop} (Danish city) | :: Esbjerg |
| escalator {n} (mechanical device) | :: rulletrappe {c} |
| escapade {n} (daring or adventurous act; undertaking which goes against convention) | :: eskapade {c} |
| escape velocity {n} (minimum velocity) | :: undvigelseshastighed |
| escapism {n} (inclination to escape) | :: eskapisme |
| Escaut {prop} (the river Scheldt) SEE: Scheldt | :: |
| eschatology {n} (system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death) | :: eskatologi {c} |
| eschatology {n} (the study of the end times) | :: eskatologi {c} |
| escort {n} (group of people who provide safety) | :: eskorte {c} |
| escort {n} (accompanying person) | :: ledsager {c} |
| e-scrap {n} (e-waste) SEE: e-waste | :: |
| escutcheon {n} (coat of arms) | :: våbenskjold {n} |
| Esdras {prop} (any of four books) | :: Ezra |
| Eskimo {prop} (group of native peoples) | :: eskimo {c} |
| Eskimo {n} (member of the Eskimo people(s)) | :: eskimo {c}, inuit {c} |
| Eskimo {adj} (of, or relating to an Eskimo, Eskimos or their language, languages) | :: eskimoisk |
| Eskimo-Aleut {prop} | :: eskimoisk-aleutisk, eskaleutisk |
| Eskimo brothers {n} (men who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman) | :: hulbrødre |
| Eskimological {adj} (of or relating to Eskimology) | :: eskimologisk |
| Eskimologist {n} (one who studies the Eskimo people) | :: eskimolog {c} |
| Eskimology {n} (study of the eskimo people) | :: eskimologi {c} |
| esoteric {adj} (understood only by a chosen few) | :: esoterisk |
| esoterism {n} (inward forms of faith and religion) | :: esoterisme |
| esparto {n} (species of North African grass) | :: espartogræs {n}, alfagræs {n} |
| especially {adv} (particularly) | :: særligt, specielt, især |
| Esperantist {n} (specialist or speaker of Esperanto) | :: esperantist {c} |
| espionage {n} (act of learning secret information through clandestine means) | :: spionage {c} |
| Espoo {prop} (city of Finland) | :: Espoo |
| espresso {n} (strong type of coffee) | :: espresso {c} |
| -esque {suffix} (in the style of) | :: -isk |
| -esque {suffix} (resembling) | :: -agtig, -lignende |
| -ess {suffix} (female suffix) | :: -inde |
| ess {n} (name of the letter S, s) | :: es {n} |
| essay {n} (written composition) | :: essay, stil {c} |
| essay {v} (To try) | :: prøve, forsøge |
| essence {n} (inherent nature) | :: essens {c} |
| essence {n} (concentrate) | :: essens {c}, koncentrat {n} |
| essential {adj} (needing to be ingested) | :: essentiel |
| essentially {adv} (essentially) | :: i sit inderste væsen, i bund og grund, grundlæggende |
| -est {suffix} (superlative of adjectives and adverbs) | :: -est |
| established {adj} (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) | :: etableret, anerkendt |
| established {adj} (defined, described) | :: vedtaget, fast, hævdvundet |
| established church {n} (officially recognized national church) | :: statskirke {c} |
| establishment {n} (the act of establishing) | :: etablering {c}, oprettelse {c}, etablering {c} |
| establishment {n} (that which is established) | :: etablissement {n} |
| establishment {n} (slang: the ruling class or authority group) | :: establishment {n} |
| estate agent {n} (one acting for another in sale or lease of real estate) | :: ejendomsmægler {c} |
| Esther {prop} (female given name) | :: Esther |
| Esther {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ester |
| Esther {prop} (the heroine of the Book of Esther) | :: Ester |
| estimate {n} (rough calculation or guess) | :: estimat |
| estimate {v} (to calculate roughly) | :: estimere |
| Estonia {prop} (country) | :: Estland {n} |
| Estonian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language) | :: estisk |
| Estonian {n} (person) | :: est, estlænder |
| Estonian {n} (language) | :: estisk {n} |
| Estonian SSR {prop} (former soviet republic) | :: Estiske SSR {c}, Estiske Socialistiske Sovjetrepublik {c} |
| estragon {n} (tarragon) SEE: tarragon | :: |
| estuary {n} (place where ocean tides and river water merge) | :: æstuarium {n} |
| esurient {adj} (very greedy or hungry) SEE: voracious | :: |
| et al. {phrase} (and others) | :: og andre, et al. |
| etc. {phrase} (and so on, see also: and so forth) | :: etc.; osv. |
| et cetera {phrase} (noting the omission of the remainder of a list) SEE: etc. | :: |
| etch {v} (to engrave) | :: at indgravere |
| etch {v} (to make a lasting impression) | :: at gøre indtryk |
| eternal life {n} (immortality) SEE: immortality | :: |
| eternal life {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| eternity {n} (infinite time) | :: evighed |
| ethanol {n} (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) | :: ætanol {c}, ethanol {c} |
| Ethel {prop} (female given name) | :: Edel |
| ethene {n} (ethylene) SEE: ethylene | :: |
| ether {n} (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere) | :: æter {c} |
| ether {n} (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space) | :: æter {c} |
| ether {n} ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether) | :: æter {c} |
| ether {n} ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups) | :: æter {c} |
| ethical {adj} (of or relating to the study of ethics) | :: etisk |
| ethical {adj} (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) | :: etisk |
| ethical {adj} (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) | :: etisk, moralsk rigtig |
| ethics {n} (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) | :: etik {c} |
| Ethiopia {prop} (country in Eastern Africa) | :: Etiopien |
| Ethiopian {n} (person) | :: etiopier {c} |
| Ethiopian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) | :: etiopisk |
| ethnic {adj} (of or relating to a group of people) | :: etnisk |
| ethnic {adj} (heathen, not Judeo-Christian-Muslim) | :: hedning |
| ethnic {adj} (belonging to a foreign culture) | :: etnisk, eksotisk, fremmed |
| ethnic cleansing {n} (ethnic cleansing) | :: etnisk udrensning {c} |
| ethnic group {n} (ethnic group) | :: etnisk gruppe |
| ethnicity {n} (The characteristics of an ethnic group) | :: etnicitet {c} |
| ethnicity {n} (An ethnic group) | :: etnisk tilhørsforhold {n} |
| ethnie {n} (ethnicity) SEE: ethnic group | :: |
| ethnocentrism {n} (tendency) | :: etnocentrisme {c} |
| ethnogenesis {n} (ethnogenesis) | :: etnogenese {c} |
| ethnographic {adj} (of, or relating to ethnography) | :: etnografisk |
| ethnology {n} (branch of anthropology) | :: etnologi {c} |
| ethnoreligious {adj} (Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion) | :: etnoreligiøs |
| ethology {n} (study of human and animal behaviour) | :: etologi {c} |
| ethylene {n} (compound) | :: ætylen {c} {n} |
| etiquette {n} (forms to be observed in social or official life) | :: etikette {c} |
| etiquette {n} (customary behavior) | :: etikette {f} |
| Etruria {prop} (ancient country) | :: Etrurien |
| Etruscan {adj} (pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria) | :: etruskisk |
| Etruscan {n} (inhabitant of Etruria) | :: etrusker {c} |
| Etruscan {prop} (extinct language of Etruria) | :: etruskisk |
| et tu, Brute {phrase} (expression of betrayal) | :: et tu, Brute, også du, Brute? |
| etude {n} (piece of music) | :: etude {c} |
| etymological {adj} (of or relating to etymology) | :: etymologisk |
| etymologist {n} (person who specializes in etymology) | :: etymolog {c} |
| etymology {n} (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words) | :: etymologi {c} |
| etymology {n} (account of the origin and historical development of a word) | :: etymologi {c} |
| EU {prop} (European Union, see also: European Union; EUSSR) | :: EU {n} |
| Euboea {prop} (Greek island) | :: Eubøa |
| eucalyptus {n} (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) | :: eukalyptus {c} |
| Euclidean {adj} (of traditional geometry) | :: euklidisk |
| Euclidean geometry {n} (mathematical system) | :: euklidisk geometri |
| Euclidean space {n} (ordinary space) | :: euklidisk rum {n} |
| Euclidian space {n} (Euclidean space) SEE: Euclidean space | :: |
| euhemerism {n} (attribution of the origins of the gods to the deification of heroes) | :: euhemerisme {c} |
| Eulerian circuit {n} (Eulerian circuit) | :: lukket Eulertur {c} |
| Eulerian trail {n} (Eulerian trail) | :: Eulertur {c} |
| Euler's formula {prop} (Euler's formula) | :: Eulers formel {c} |
| eulogize {v} | :: lovprise, berømme |
| eulogy {n} (an oration to honor a deceased person) | :: ligtale {c} |
| eulogy {n} (high praise or recommendation) | :: lovtale {c}, lovord {n} |
| eunuch {n} (castrated human male) | :: eunuk {c} |
| euonymus {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle | :: |
| euphemism {n} (use of a word or phrase to replace another word with one considered less offensive) | :: eufemisme |
| euphemistic {adj} (of euphemism) | :: forskønnende, eufemistisk |
| euphonium {n} (brass instrument) | :: euphonium |
| euphoria {n} (an excited state of joy) | :: eufori |
| euphoric {adj} (feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria) | :: euforisk |
| Euphrates {prop} (river in the Middle East) | :: Eufrat |
| Eurasia {prop} (the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia) | :: Eurasien |
| Eurasian {adj} (pertaining to Eurasia) | :: eurasisk |
| Eurasian black vulture {n} (Aegypius monachus) | :: munkegrib {c} |
| Eurasian collared dove {n} (Streptopelia decaocto) SEE: collared dove | :: |
| Eurasian eagle owl {n} (Bubo bubo) | :: stor hornugle {c} |
| Eurasian Economic Union {prop} (economic union, see also: EAU; EAEU) | :: Den eurasiske økonomiske union {c} |
| Eurasian jay {n} (Garrulus glandarius) | :: skovskade {c} |
| Eurasian pygmy owl {n} (Glaucidium passerinum) | :: spurveugle |
| Eurasian siskin {n} (Spinus spinus) | :: grønirisk {c} |
| Eurasian sparrowhawk {n} (Accipiter nisus) | :: spurvehøg {c} |
| Eurasian spoonbill {n} (Platalea leucorodia) | :: skestork {c} |
| Eurasian treecreeper {n} (Certhia familiaris) | :: træløber |
| Eurasian tree sparrow {n} (tree sparrow) SEE: tree sparrow | :: |
| Eurasian woodcock {n} (Scolopax rusticola) | :: skovsneppe |
| eureka {interj} (exclamation indicating sudden discovery) | :: heureka |
| euro {n} (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) | :: euro {c} |
| Euro- {prefix} (pertaining to Europe) | :: euro- |
| euro area {n} (Eurozone) SEE: Eurozone | :: |
| Eurocentric {adj} (focused on Europe) | :: eurocentrisk |
| euro coin {n} (coin in the eurozone) | :: euromønt {c} |
| Euroland {prop} (group of countries having Euro as currency) SEE: Eurozone | :: |
| Europa {prop} (princess abducted to Crete by Zeus) | :: Europa |
| Europe {prop} (European Union) SEE: European Union | :: |
| Europe {prop} (continent) | :: Europa |
| European {adj} (relating to Europe or the European Union) | :: europæisk |
| European {n} (person) | :: europæer {c} |
| European alder {n} (black alder) SEE: black alder | :: |
| European beaver {n} (European beaver) | :: europæisk bæver {c} |
| European bison {n} (the wisent species Bison bonasus) | :: visent, europæisk bison |
| European Central Bank {prop} (central bank for the European Union) | :: Den Europæiske Centralbank |
| European Economic Area {prop} | :: Det Europæiske Økonomiske Samarbejdsområde |
| European hake {n} (Merluccius merluccius) | :: kulmule {c} |
| European hedgehog {n} (Erinaceus europaeus) | :: pindsvin {n} |
| European herring gull {n} (Larus argentatus) | :: sølvmåge {c} |
| European lobster {n} (species of lobster) | :: hummer {c} |
| European perch {n} (Perca fluviatilis) | :: aborre {c} |
| European plaice {n} (Pleuronectes platessa) | :: rødspætte {c} |
| European Portuguese {prop} (Portuguese spoken and written in Portugal) | :: Europæisk portugisisk |
| European rowan {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) SEE: rowan | :: |
| European seabass {n} (Dicentrarchus labrax) | :: havbars |
| European shag {n} (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) | :: topskarv {c} |
| European smelt {n} (Osmerus eperlanus) | :: smelt {c} |
| European Union {prop} (European supranational organisation) | :: Europæiske Union {c} |
| European water vole {n} (European water vole) | :: mosegris {c} |
| Europhile {n} (one who loves Europe) | :: eurofil |
| europium {n} (chemical element) | :: europium |
| Eurosceptic {adj} (of or pertaining to Eurosceptics or Euroscepticism) | :: euroskeptisk, EU-skeptisk |
| Eurosceptical {adj} (of or pertaining to Eurosceptics or Euroscepticism) SEE: Eurosceptic | :: |
| Euroscepticism {n} (scepticism of increasing powers of the EU) | :: euroskepticisme {c} |
| Eurotunnel {prop} (Channel Tunnel) SEE: Channel Tunnel | :: |
| Eurozone {prop} (those European Union members whose official currency is the euro) | :: Euro-land |
| Eurydice {prop} (mythology) | :: Eurydike |
| Eustachian tube {n} (tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear) | :: eustatisk rør {n} |
| Euterpe {prop} (the Muse of music and lyric poetry) | :: Euterpe |
| euthanasia {n} (practice of killing a human being or animal) | :: dødshjælp {c} |
| euthanize {v} (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) | :: aflive |
| eutrophication {n} (becoming eutrophic) | :: eutrofiering {c}, overgødskning {c} |
| Euxine Sea {prop} SEE: Black Sea | :: |
| evacuate {v} (to move out of an unsafe location into safety) | :: evakuere |
| evaluate {v} (to draw conclusions from by examining) | :: evaluere |
| evaluation {n} (assessment) | :: evaluering {c}, vurdering {c} |
| evaluation {n} (completion of a mathematic operation) | :: bedømmelse {c} |
| evanescent {adj} (ephemeral) SEE: ephemeral | :: |
| evangelical {adj} (pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general) | :: evangelisk |
| evangelist {n} (writer of a gospel) | :: evangelist {c} |
| Evangelist {n} (gospel writer) | :: evangelist {c} |
| evaporate {v} (to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state) | :: fordampe |
| evaporation {n} (process of liquid converting to the gaseous state) | :: fordampning {c} |
| evaporation {n} (process to increase concentration) | :: inddampning {c} |
| Eve {prop} (the first woman) | :: Eva |
| Eve {prop} (given name) | :: Eva |
| even {adj} (flat and level) | :: jævn |
| even {adj} (arithmetic: divisible by two) | :: jævn |
| even {v} (to make even) | :: jævne |
| even {n} (even number) SEE: even number | :: |
| even function {n} (unaffected by sign) | :: lige funktion {c} |
| evening {n} (time of day between dusk and night) | :: aften {c} |
| evening {n} (time of day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight) | :: aften {c} |
| evening dress {n} (elegant dress worn by women) | :: aftenkjole {c} |
| evening meal {n} (meal taken in the evening) | :: aftensmad {c} |
| Evenk Autonomous Okrug {prop} (an autonomous okrug in Russia) | :: Evenkia autonome okrug |
| evenly {adv} (so as to make flat) | :: jævnt |
| evenly {adv} (in a fair manner) | :: ligeligt |
| even number {n} (positive integer that can be divided by two) | :: lige tal {n} |
| event {n} (occurrence) | :: begivenhed, hændelse |
| event {n} (prearranged social activity) | :: begivenhed {c}, event {n} |
| event {n} (point in spacetime (physics)) | :: begivenhed |
| event {n} (probability theory: a set of some of the possible outcomes) | :: hændelse {c} |
| event horizon {n} (gravitational sphere within which light cannot escape) | :: begivenhedshorisont {c} |
| even though {conj} (although) | :: selvom, selv om, skønt |
| eventually {adv} (in the end) | :: til sidst, omsider, i sidste instans, med tiden, langt om længe |
| ever {adv} (always) | :: altid, immer, idelig |
| evergreen {adj} (of plants, that do not shed their leaves) | :: stedsegrøn |
| every {determiner} (all of a countable group) | :: hver |
| every cloud has a silver lining {proverb} (in every bad situation there is an element of good) | :: over skyerne er himlen altid blå |
| every day {adv} (daily) SEE: daily | :: |
| everyday {adj} (appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions) | :: hverdags-, daglig |
| everyday {adj} (commonplace, ordinary) | :: hverdags-, dagligdags |
| everyday life {n} (everyday life) | :: hverdagsliv {n} |
| everyone {pron} (every person) | :: alle |
| everyone else {pron} (all other persons) | :: alle andre |
| every other {adj} (every second) SEE: every second | :: |
| every second {adj} (every other; each alternate) | :: hver anden |
| everything {pron} (all the things) | :: alt |
| everywhere {adv} (at all places) | :: overalt |
| eviction {n} (the act of evicting) | :: udsættelse {c} |
| evidence {n} (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion) | :: bevis {n} |
| evidence {n} (anything admitted by a court as proof) | :: vidneudsagn {n}, vidneforklaring {c}; bevismateriale {n} |
| evidence {v} (to provide evidence) | :: vidne, godtgøre, bevise |
| evident {adj} (obviously true) | :: indlysende |
| evidently {adv} (obviously) | :: tydeligt, øjensynligt, tydeligvis |
| evil {adj} (intending to harm) | :: ond, slem, slet, dårlig, skadelig |
| evil {adj} (morally corrupt) | :: ond, umoralsk |
| evil {n} (moral badness, wickedness) | :: ond {c}, ondskab {c} |
| evoke {v} (to cause the manifestation of) | :: fremmane, fremkalde, vække |
| evolution {n} (general: a gradual process of development) | :: udvikling {c} |
| evolution {n} (biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time) | :: evolution |
| evolutionary {adj} (of or relating to evolution) | :: evolutions-, udviklings-, evolutionær |
| evolutionary biology {n} (sub-field of biology) | :: evolutionsbiologi {c} |
| evolutionary theory {n} (theory of evolution) | :: evolutionsteori {c}, udviklingslære {c} |
| evolutionism {n} (any evolutionary theory or belief system) | :: evolutionisme {c} |
| evolutionistic {adj} (of or pertaining to evolutionism) | :: evolutionistisk |
| ew {interj} (expression of disgust or nausea) | :: uf, fy, øv |
| e-waste {n} (discarded electrical and electronic equipment) | :: elektronikaffald |
| ewe {n} (female sheep) | :: moderfår, hunfår {c} |
| ex- {prefix} (former) | :: eks- |
| exacerbate {v} (make worse) | :: forværre, skærpe |
| exactly {adv} (in an exact manner) | :: præcis |
| exactly {interj} (signifying agreement or recognition) | :: præcis |
| exaggerate {v} (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) | :: overdrive |
| exaggerated {adj} (that has been described as greater than it actually is) | :: overdreven, overdrevet |
| examination {n} (formal test) | :: eksamen {c}, prøve {c} |
| examination {n} (interrogation) SEE: interrogation | :: |
| examine {v} (to observe or inspect carefully or critically) | :: undersøge |
| examiner {n} (person who investigates someone or something) | :: undersøger {c}, sagsbehandler {c} |
| examiner {n} (person who marks an examination) | :: eksaminator {c}, censor {c} |
| example {n} (something representative of a group) | :: eksempel |
| exanimate {adj} (lifeless; dead) | :: livløs, død |
| excavator {n} (vehicle) | :: gravemaskine, gravko {c} |
| exceed {v} (to be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable) | :: overskride |
| exceed {v} (to be better than something else or than expected or desirable) | :: overgå |
| Excellency {n} (Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries) | :: excellence {c} |
| excellent {adj} (of the highest quality) | :: fremragende |
| except {prep} (with the exception of) | :: bortset fra, ud over, med undtagelse af, undtagen, foruden |
| exception {n} (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) | :: undtagelse {c} |
| exception {n} (that which is excepted or taken out from others) | :: undtagelse {c} |
| exceptional {adj} (forming an exception) | :: eksceptionel, ganske særlig, ekstraordinær |
| exceptional {adj} (superior due to exception or rarity) | :: enestående, eksceptionel |
| exceptionally {adv} (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) | :: undtagelsesvis |
| exceptionless {adj} (without exception) | :: undtagelsesløs |
| exception that proves the rule {n} | :: undtagelsen bekræfter regelen |
| exchange {n} (act of exchanging or trading) | :: bytte {n}, udveksling {c} |
| exchequer {n} (treasury) SEE: treasury | :: |
| excise {v} (to cut out, to remove) | :: bortskære |
| excision {n} (removal of a tumor etc. but cutting) | :: bortskæring {c} |
| excited {adj} (having great enthusiasm) | :: spændt |
| excited {adj} (being in a state of higher energy) | :: ophidset, eksalteret |
| excitement {n} (state of being excited) | :: ophidselse |
| exciting {adj} (causing excitement) | :: spændende |
| exclamation {n} (exclamation mark) SEE: exclamation mark | :: |
| exclamation mark {n} (punctuation “!”) | :: udråbstegn {n} |
| exclamation point {n} (exclamation mark) SEE: exclamation mark | :: |
| exclude {v} (to bar from entering; keep out) | :: eksludere |
| exclusion {n} (act of excluding or shutting out) | :: udelukkelse {c}, eksklusion {c}, ekskludering {c} |
| exclusionary {adj} (acting to exclude something) | :: eksklusiv |
| exclusive {adj} (exclusionary) SEE: exclusionary | :: |
| exclusive right {n} (The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions) | :: eneret {c} |
| excommunicate {v} (to officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community) | :: ekskommunikere |
| excommunication {n} (act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting) | :: bandlysning {c} |
| excoriate {v} (to strongly denounce or censure) | :: skælde ud, hudflette |
| excrement {n} (human and animal solid waste) | :: ekskrement {n}, afføring {c} |
| excursion {n} (brief recreational trip) | :: udflugt {c} |
| excursion {n} (wandering from the main subject) | :: ekskurs {c} |
| excuse {n} (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement) | :: undskyldning {c} |
| excuse me {phrase} (request to repeat, see also: come again) | :: hvad sagde du , hva' |
| excuse me {phrase} (request for attention) | :: undskyld |
| excuse me {phrase} (request to pass) | :: undskyld mig |
| excuse me {phrase} (sorry, as apology) | :: undskyld |
| excuse me {phrase} (indignation) | :: undskyld |
| execute {v} (to start a defined process and run it to completion) | :: afvikle, udføre, eksekvere |
| execute {v} (to start a defined process, without regard to whether it runs to completion or not) | :: udføre, eksekvere, starte, påbegynde |
| execute {v} (to start, launch or run software) | :: afvikle, udføre, eksekvere |
| execution {n} (act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty) | :: henrettelse {c} |
| executioner {n} (the person who carries out the execution) | :: bøddel {c}, skarpretter {c} |
| executive branch {n} (branch of government) | :: udøvende magt {c} |
| executive committee {n} (subcommittee of a board) | :: hovedbestyrelse {c}, forretningskomité {c} |
| executive committee {n} (the cabinet of ministers for a city government) | :: formandskab {n} |
| exemplar {n} (role model) SEE: role model | :: |
| exemplify {v} (to show or illustrate by example) | :: eksemplificere |
| exemplify {v} (to serve as an example of) | :: eksemplificere |
| exempt {adj} (free from duty or obligation) | :: fritaget |
| exempt {n} (one who has been released from something) | :: fritaget |
| exemption {n} (act of exempting) | :: fritagelse {c}, dispensation {c}, dispensation {c}, immunitet {c} |
| exemption {n} (state of being exempt; immunity) | :: fritagelse {c} |
| exemption {n} (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) | :: toldfrihed {c} |
| exercise {n} (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) | :: øvelse |
| exercise {v} (perform physical activity) | :: motionere |
| exercise book {n} (booklet for students) | :: hæfte {n} |
| exhalation {n} (meteor) SEE: meteor | :: |
| exhale {v} (to breathe out) | :: ånde ud |
| exhaust {v} (to draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely) | :: udtømme, opbruge |
| exhaust {v} (to empty by drawing or letting out the contents) | :: tømme |
| exhaust {v} (to drain, metaphorically; to wear out) | :: tømme, opbruge, løbe tør for, opslide |
| exhaust {n} (system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged) | :: udstødning {c} |
| exhaust {n} (exhaust pipe) SEE: exhaust pipe | :: |
| exhausted {adj} | :: udkørt, udmattet, opbrugt, udtømt |
| exhaust pipe {n} (pipe that vents waste gases from the engine) | :: udblæsningsrør |
| exhaust system {n} (the subsystem of an engine) | :: udstødningssystem {n} |
| exhibit {v} (display or show (something) for others to see) | :: vise, fremvise, stille til skue |
| exhibit {v} (demonstrate) | :: vise, udvise, demonstrere |
| exhibit {v} (submit to a court) | :: fremlægge |
| exhibit {v} (display publicly) | :: udstille |
| exhibit {n} (public showing) | :: udstilling {c} |
| exhibition {n} (instance of exhibiting) | :: udstilling {c} |
| exhibition {n} (large scale public showing of objects or products) | :: udstilling {c} |
| exhibition game {n} (practice game) | :: venskabskamp {c} |
| exhibitionist {n} (one who attempts by his behaviour to draw attention to himself) | :: ekshibitionist {c} |
| exhibitionist {n} (someone who exposes their genitalia in public) | :: ekshibitionist {c} |
| exhibition match {n} (exhibition game) SEE: exhibition game | :: |
| exile {v} (to send into exile) | :: forvise |
| exist {v} (to be) | :: eksistere, bestå |
| existence {n} (state of being, existing, or occurring) | :: eksistens, tilværelse |
| existentialism {n} (philosophical movement) | :: eksistentialisme {c} |
| existentialist {n} (a person who adheres to the philosophy of existentialism) | :: eksistentialist {c} |
| existing {adj} (that exists) | :: eksisterende |
| exit {n} (way out) | :: udgang {c} , frakørsel {c} , udvej {c} |
| exit {n} (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) | :: udgang {c} |
| exit {n} (act of departing from life) SEE: death | :: |
| exit {v} (to depart from life) SEE: die | :: |
| exit poll {n} (poll taken of a sample of voters as they leave a voting station) | :: exit poll {c}, meningsmåling {c} |
| Exodus {prop} (book of Torah and Old Testament) | :: Anden Mosebog |
| exogamy {n} (marriage) | :: exogami {c} |
| exorbitant {adj} (exceeding proper limits) | :: eksorbitant |
| exorcism {n} (ritual driving out of evil spirits) | :: eksorcisme {c} |
| exorcist {n} (a person who practices exorcism) | :: eksorcist {c}, djævleuddriver {c} |
| exosphere {n} (the uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphere) | :: exosfære {c} |
| exoteric {adj} (accessible, capable of being readily or fully comprehended) | :: eksoterisk |
| exotic {adj} (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) | :: eksotisk |
| expand {v} ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of) | :: ekspandere |
| expanse {n} (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) | :: vidde {c} |
| expansion {n} (act of expanding) | :: ekspansion {c}, udvidelse {c} |
| expansion {n} (product to be used with a previous product) | :: tilføjelse {c} |
| expansionist {adj} (relating to expansionism) | :: ekspansionistisk, som ønsker at udvide sin magt, som ønsker at udvide sit område |
| expatriate {adj} (living outside of one's own country) | :: udvandrer |
| expatriate {n} (person living outside own country) | :: udvandrer |
| expatriate {n} (person banished from their own country) | :: udvist |
| expatriate {v} (banish) | :: forvise |
| expatriate {v} (withdraw from one’s country) | :: udvandre, gå i eksil |
| expect {v} (to look for, look forward to, anticipate) | :: forvente |
| expect {v} (To consider obligatory) | :: forvente |
| expect {v} (To consider reasonably due) | :: forvente |
| expectant {adj} (marked by expectation) | :: forventningsfuld |
| expectant {adj} (pregnant) | :: ventende |
| expected {adj} (anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur) | :: forventet, ventet |
| expected value {n} (weighted average of outcomes) | :: forventningsværdi {c} |
| expectorate {v} (spit) SEE: spit | :: |
| expedient {adj} (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended) | :: hensigtsmæssig, formålstjenlig |
| expedition {n} (An important enterprise, implying a change of place) | :: ekspedition {c} |
| expel {v} (to remove from membership) | :: bortvise |
| expensive {adj} (having a high price or cost) | :: dyr |
| experience {n} (event(s) of which one is cognizant) | :: oplevelse {c}, erfaring {c} |
| experience {n} (activity which one has performed) | :: rutine {c}, øvelse {c} |
| experience {n} (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) | :: erfaring {c} |
| experience {v} (to observe or undergo) | :: opleve, erfare |
| experiment {n} (test under controlled conditions) | :: eksperiment {n}, forsøg {n} |
| experimental {adj} (of or pertaining to an experiment) | :: eksperimentel, forsøgsmæssig, forsøg- |
| experimentation {n} (act of experimenting) | :: eksperimenteren {c} |
| expiration date {n} (expiration date) SEE: expiry date | :: |
| expire {v} (become invalid) | :: udløbe |
| expire {v} (exhale) SEE: exhale | :: |
| expire {v} (die) SEE: die | :: |
| expired {adj} (dead) SEE: dead | :: |
| expiry {n} (death) SEE: death | :: |
| expiry {n} (end, termination) | :: udløb {n} |
| expiry date {n} (date something expires) | :: udløbsdato {c} |
| explain {v} (report) | :: forklare |
| explanation {n} (the act or process of explaining) | :: forklaring {c} |
| explanation {n} (something that explains) | :: forklaring {c} |
| explanatory {adj} (serving as an explanation) | :: forklarende, oplysende |
| expletive {n} (profane, vulgar term) SEE: swear word | :: |
| explication {n} (explanation) SEE: explanation | :: |
| explicit {adj} (very specific) | :: tydelig, bestemt, udstrykkelig, eksplicit |
| explicitly {adv} (in an explicit manner) | :: eksplicit, tydeligt, klart, med rene ord |
| explode {v} (to destroy with an explosion) | :: sprænge, få til at eksplodere |
| explode {v} (to destroy violently) | :: afsløre, forkaste |
| explode {v} (to explode (intransitive)) | :: eksplodere, springe |
| exploit {v} (use for one’s advantage) | :: udnytte |
| exploration {n} (act of exploring) | :: udforskning {c}, undersøgelse {c} |
| exploration {n} (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) | :: udforskning {c}, opdagelse {c} |
| explore {v} (to examine or investigate something systematically) | :: udforske, undersøge |
| explore {v} (to travel somewhere in search of discovery) | :: udforske, tage på opdagelsesrejse |
| explore {v} (to (seek) experience first hand) | :: udforske |
| explore {v} (to examine diagnostically) | :: undersøge, eksplorere |
| explorer {n} (person who explores) | :: udforsker {c} |
| explosion {n} (violent release of energy) | :: eksplosion {c} |
| explosive {adj} (with the capability to, or likely to, explode) | :: eksplosiv, sprængfarlig |
| explosive {adj} (having the character of an explosion) | :: eksplosiv, eksplosionsagtig |
| explosive {adj} (easily driven to anger) | :: heftig, opfarende |
| explosive {n} (explosive substance) | :: sprængstof {n}, eksplosiv {n} |
| exponent {n} ((in mathematics) the power to which something is raised) | :: eksponent {c}, potenseksponent {c} |
| export {n} (something that is exported) | :: eksportvare {c} |
| export {n} (the act of exporting) | :: eksport {c}, udførsel {c} |
| export {v} (to carry away) | :: eksportere |
| export {v} (to sell (goods) to a foreign country) | :: eksportere, udføre |
| exporter {n} (person who or organization that exports) | :: eksportør {c} |
| exposure {n} (condition) | :: eksponering {c} |
| exposure {n} (taking a photograph) | :: eksponering {c} |
| exposure meter {n} (an instrument used in photography) | :: belysningsmåler {c} |
| express {adj} (moving or operating quickly) | :: hurtig |
| express {adj} (specific or precise) | :: udtrykkelig |
| express {n} (quick mode of transportation) | :: ekspres {c} |
| express {v} (to convey meaning) | :: udtrykke |
| expression {n} (particular way of phrasing an idea) | :: udtryk {n} |
| expression {n} (colloquialism or idiom) | :: udtryk {n} |
| expression {n} (facial appearance) | :: udtryk {n} |
| expression {n} (mathematics: arrangement of symbols) | :: udtryk {n} |
| expression {n} ((computing) a piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value) | :: udtryk {n} |
| expressionist {adj} (of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism) | :: ekspressionistisk |
| expressionist {n} (painter who paints in this style) | :: ekspressionist {c} |
| expressionless {adj} (without expression) | :: udtryksløs |
| expressionlessly {adv} (without expression) | :: udtryksløst |
| express train {n} (a train making limited stops) | :: hurtigtog |
| expressway {n} (freeway) SEE: freeway | :: |
| expulsion {n} (the act of expelling or the state of being expelled) | :: udstødelse {c} , eksklusion {c} , udvisning {c} , bortvisning {c} , relegering {c} |
| exquisite {adj} (especially fine) | :: udsøgt, fortræffelig, raffineret |
| exquisite {adj} (exceeding, extreme) | :: heftig, intens |
| extant {adj} (still in existence) | :: nulevende |
| extemporaneous {adj} (without preparation) | :: improviseret |
| extension {n} (act of extending or the state of being extended) | :: forlængelse {c} |
| extension block {n} (power strip) SEE: power strip | :: |
| extension cord {n} (an electrical cord) | :: forlængerledning {c} |
| extensive {adj} (wide) | :: ekstensiv |
| extenuating circumstance {n} (fact that mitigates a crime) | :: formildende omstændigheder {c-p} |
| exterior {adj} (being from outside a country) SEE: foreign | :: |
| exterior {adj} (external) SEE: external | :: |
| exterminate {v} (to kill all of a population) | :: udrydde |
| extermination {n} (the act of exterminating) | :: udrydning {c} |
| extermination camp {n} (death camp) SEE: death camp | :: |
| external {adj} (outside of something) | :: udvendig, ekstern, udvortes |
| extinct {adj} (having died out) | :: uddød |
| extinction {n} (the action of making or becoming extinct) | :: uddøen {c}, tilintetgørelse {c}, udslettelse {c} |
| extinguish {v} (to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench) | :: slukke |
| extinguish {v} (to destroy or abolish something) | :: slukke, udslukke |
| extinguish {v} (to obscure or eclipse something) | :: slukke, skygge for |
| extinguish {v} ((literally) to hunt down (a species) to extinction) | :: udrydde |
| extinguisher {n} (anything that extinguishes something) | :: -slukker {c} |
| extort {v} (to wrest from an unwilling person by undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity) | :: afpresse, aftvinge |
| extort {v} (to obtain by means of the offense of extortion) | :: fravriste |
| extortion {n} (the practice of extorting money or other property) | :: afpresning {c} |
| extra- {prefix} (outside, beyond) | :: ekstra- |
| extra {adj} (beyond what is due, usual) | :: ekstra |
| extract {n} (something extracted) | :: ekstrakt {n} |
| extract {n} (portion of a document) | :: uddrag {n} |
| extraction {n} (extract obtained from a mixture or from a plant etc) SEE: extract | :: |
| extraction {n} (act of extracting) | :: udvinding {c} |
| extraction {n} (one's origin, lineage or ancestry) | :: afstamning {c}, slægtskab {n} |
| extraction {n} (removal of a tooth from its socket) | :: udtrækning {c} |
| extrajudicial {adj} (carried out without legal authority) | :: udenretslig, udenretlig |
| extramarital {adj} (taking place outside marriage) | :: udenomsægteskabelig, uden om ægteskabet |
| extra-natural {adj} (supernatural) SEE: supernatural | :: |
| extranet {n} (private computer network accessed via the Internet) | :: ekstranet {n} |
| extraordinary {adj} (not ordinary) | :: ekstraordinær |
| extraparliamentary {adj} (extraparliamentary) | :: udenomsparlamentarisk |
| extrapolate {v} (to infer by extending known information) | :: ekstrapolere |
| extrapolate {v} (to estimate the value of a variable outside a known range) | :: ekstrapolere |
| extrasensory perception {n} (supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels) | :: extra-sensorisk perception {c} |
| extraterrestrial {adj} (originating from outside of the Earth) | :: udenjordisk |
| extra time {n} | :: forlænget spilletid {c} |
| extratropical {adj} (occurring outside the tropics) | :: som sker uden for troperne |
| extreme {adj} (in the greatest or highest degree; intense) | :: ekstrem |
| extreme {n} (greatest or utmost point, degree or condition) | :: yderpol {c}, ekstrem |
| extreme sport {n} (sport) | :: ekstremsport {c}, ekstremidræt {c} |
| extremity {n} (hand or foot) | :: ekstremitet {c} |
| extremity {n} (limb) SEE: limb | :: |
| extroverted {adj} (psychology: of or related to an extrovert) | :: ekstrovert |
| extrude {v} (to form or shape by forcing through a die) | :: ekstrudere |
| ex-wife {n} (a former wife) | :: ekskone {c} |
| eye {n} (organ) | :: øje {n} |
| eye {n} (hole in needle) | :: nåleøje |
| eye {n} (loop of metal) | :: hægte {c}, malle {c} |
| eye {n} (of a hurricane) | :: øje {n} |
| eye {n} (mark on an animal resembling an eye) | :: øje {n} |
| eye {n} (of a potato) | :: øje {n} |
| eye {n} (ability to notice what others might miss) | :: blik {n}, øje {n} |
| eyeball {n} (ball of the eye) | :: øjeæble {n} |
| eyeblink {n} (act of blinking one's eyelids) | :: blink {n} |
| eyeblink {n} (moment) | :: øjeblik {n} |
| eyebrow {n} (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) | :: øjenbryn {n} |
| eye-catcher {n} (eye-catching thing / person) | :: blikfang {n} |
| eye-catching {adj} (that attracts the attention; attention-grabbing) | :: iøjnefaldende, iøjnespringende |
| eye color {n} (color or pigment of the iris) | :: øjenfarve {c} |
| eye colour {n} (eye color) SEE: eye color | :: |
| eye contact {n} (action of looking at another human or animal in the eye) | :: øjenkontakt {c} |
| eye for an eye {n} (compensation for an injury) | :: øje for øje |
| eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth {proverb} (compensation for an injury) | :: øje for øje, tand for tand |
| eyeglasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| eyelash {n} (hair growing on the edge of an eyelid) | :: øjenvippe {c} |
| eyelid {n} ((anatomy) a thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye) | :: øjelåg {n}, øjenlåg {n} |
| eye of a needle {n} (small gap in a needle) | :: nåleøje {n} |
| eye-opener {n} (revelation) | :: øjenåbner {c} |
| eye patch {n} (patch worn to cover one eye) | :: øjeklap {c} |
| eye shadow {n} (makeup around the eyes) | :: øjenskygge {c} |
| eyesight {n} (faculty of sight) | :: syn {n} |
| eyesore {n} (a displeasing sight) | :: øjebæ {c} |
| eye test {n} (test of vision) | :: synstest {c} |
| Eyetie {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop | :: |
| eye up {v} (To examine) | :: beglo |
| eyewitness {n} (person who has seen and can testify about an event) | :: øjenvidne {n} |
| eyrie {n} (bird of prey's nest) | :: rovfuglerede {c}, ørnerede {c} |
| eyrie {n} (any high and remote but commanding place) | :: ørnerede {c} |
| Ezekiel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ezekiel |
| Ezekiel {prop} (prophet) | :: Ezekiel {m} |
| Ezekiel {prop} (male given name) | :: Ezekiel {m} |
| Ezra {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ezra |
| Ezra {prop} (Jewish high priest) | :: Ezra {m} |
| Ezra {prop} (male given name) | :: Ezra {m} |
| éminence grise {n} (a secret or unofficial decision-maker; the power behind the throne, see also: power broker) | :: grå eminence {c} |