| n00b {n} (beginner) SEE: newbie | :: |
| n/a {adj} (not applicable) | :: ikke anvendeligt |
| n/a {adj} (not available) | :: ikke tilgængeligt |
| NaCl {n} (sodium chloride) SEE: sodium chloride | :: |
| NaCl {n} (table salt) SEE: table salt | :: |
| nacre {n} (pearly substance on the interior of shells) SEE: mother-of-pearl | :: |
| nada {pron} (nothing) SEE: nothing | :: |
| Nadia {prop} (female given name) | :: Nadia |
| nadir {n} (point of the sky) | :: nadir {n} |
| naevus {n} (abnormal area on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| nag {n} (small horse) | :: pony |
| nag {n} (old useless horse) | :: øg, krikke |
| nag {v} (complain about insignificant matters) | :: hakke på, skænde på, brokke, murre, mukke, ømme sig, vrænge |
| nag {v} (bother with memories) | :: stikke til, nage |
| nag {n} (one who nags) | :: nasser |
| Nagorno-Karabakh Republic {prop} (country in South Caucasus) | :: Republikken Nagorno-Karabakh, NKR |
| Nagykanizsa {prop} (town in Hungary) | :: Nagykanizsa |
| Nahuatl {prop} (language) | :: nahuatl |
| Nahum {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Nahum |
| nail {n} (on fingers and toes) | :: negl |
| nail {n} (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) | :: nagle {c}, søm {n} |
| nail {v} (employ a nail as a fastener) | :: sømme |
| nail clipper {n} (nail trimmer) | :: negleklipper {c} |
| nail cutter {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper | :: |
| nail file {n} (A file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails) | :: neglefil {c} |
| nail scissors {n} (small scissors) | :: neglsaks {m} {c} |
| nail trimmer {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper | :: |
| Nairobi {prop} (capital of Kenya) | :: Nairobi |
| Naissaar {prop} (island in northern Estonia) | :: Nargø |
| naive {adj} (lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement) | :: naiv, enfoldig |
| naked {adj} (not wearing any clothes) | :: nøgen, bar, blottet, splitternøgen |
| naked {adj} (glib, without decoration, put bluntly) | :: nøgen, utilsløret |
| naked {adj} (unprotected) | :: åben, uafskærmet |
| nakedhood {n} (nakedness) SEE: nakedness | :: |
| nakedness {n} (state of being naked) | :: nøgenhed {c} |
| Nakhodka {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Nakhodka |
| Nalchik {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Naltsjik |
| NAM {prop} (Non-Aligned Movement) | :: De alliancefrie landes bevægelse |
| namaz {n} (prayer) SEE: prayer | :: |
| name {n} (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing) | :: navn |
| name {v} (to give a name to) | :: døbe, navngive |
| name {v} (to mention, specify) | :: nævne, vælge |
| name after {v} (to give someone the same name) | :: opkalde efter |
| name card {n} (business card) SEE: business card | :: |
| name day {n} (feast day of a saint) | :: navnedag {c} |
| nameless {adj} (having no name) | :: navnløs |
| namely {adv} (specifically) | :: nemlig |
| namesake {n} (person with the same name as another) | :: navnefælle {c}, navne {c} , navnebroder {c}/navnebror {c} , navnesøster {c} |
| Namibia {prop} (Republic of Namibia) | :: Namibia |
| nancy {n} ((derogatory slang) effeminate male homosexual) SEE: fairy | :: |
| nano- {prefix} (10-9) | :: nano- |
| nanosecond {n} (measure of time) | :: nanosekund |
| Naomi {prop} (Biblical character) | :: No'omi |
| napa cabbage {n} (type of Chinese cabbage) | :: kinakål {c} |
| nape {n} (back part of the neck) | :: nakke {c} |
| napkin {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| napkin {n} (serviette) | :: serviet {c} |
| Naples {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Napoli {n}, Neapel {n} |
| nappy {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| narcissistic personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) | :: narcissistisk personlighedsforstyrrelse, narcissistisk personlighedsstruktur |
| narcissus {n} (any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus) | :: påskelilje {c} |
| narcolepsy {n} (sleeping disorder) | :: narkolepsi {c} |
| narcoleptic {n} (one who suffers from narcolepsy) | :: narkoleptiker {c} |
| narcoleptic {adj} (pertaining to narcolepsy) | :: narkoleptisk |
| Nares Strait {prop} (strait between Ellesmere Island and Greenland) | :: Nares Strædet |
| Narnia {prop} (a fictional land) | :: Narnia |
| narrate {v} (to relate a story) | :: fortælle, berette |
| narrative {adj} (telling a story) | :: fortællende, berettende |
| narrator {n} (in story) | :: fortæller {c} |
| narrator {n} (in film and television) | :: fortæller {c} |
| narrow {adj} (having small width) | :: snæver, tæt, smal |
| narrow {v} (to get narrower) | :: snævres |
| narrow-minded {adj} (intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced) | :: snæversynet, intolerant, fordomsfuld |
| narthex {n} (vestibule leading to the nave) | :: narthex {c} |
| Narva {prop} (City in Estonia) | :: Narva |
| narwhal {n} (Arctic cetacean) | :: narhval {c} |
| Naryan-Mar {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Narjan-Mar |
| nasalization {n} (articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth) | :: nasalitet |
| Nassau {prop} (capital of the Bahamas) | :: Nassau |
| Natalia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Natalie | :: |
| Natalie {prop} (female given name) | :: Natalie |
| Natasha {prop} (female given name) | :: Natasja |
| Nathanael {prop} (biblical Apostle) | :: Nathanael |
| Nathaniel {prop} (cognate of the name) SEE: Nathanael | :: |
| nation {n} (community of people) | :: nation {c} |
| nation {n} (sovereign state) | :: stat {c} |
| national {adj} (of or having to do with a nation) | :: national |
| national anthem {n} (official song of a nation or country) | :: nationalsang {c} |
| national average {n} (term used in comparisons) | :: landsgennemsnit {n} |
| national holiday {n} (statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself) | :: nationaldag |
| nationalism {n} (idea of supporting one's country and culture) | :: nationalisme {c} |
| nationality {n} (membership of a nation or state) | :: nationalitet {c} |
| nationality {n} (nationalism) SEE: nationalism | :: |
| national security {n} (safety of a country) | :: national sikkerhed {c} |
| national treasure {n} (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) | :: nationalskat {c} , nationalskjald {c} |
| nation of laws {n} (nation-state subject to rule of law) | :: retsstat {c} |
| nation-state {n} (nation state or nation-state) | :: nationalstat {c} |
| Native American {adj} (of the American Indians) SEE: Indian | :: |
| native language {n} (one's first language learned in childhood) SEE: mother tongue | :: |
| native language {n} (language of a Native or Aboriginal people) | :: indfødt sprog {n} |
| nativity play {n} (the production/performance) | :: krybbespil |
| NATO {prop} (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) | :: NATO |
| natter {v} (to talk idly) | :: plapre |
| natural {adj} (relating to nature) | :: naturlig |
| natural child {n} (child born to unmarried parents) | :: uægte barn {c} |
| natural disaster {n} (natural phenomenon) | :: naturkatastrofe {c} |
| natural disaster {n} (emergency situation) | :: naturkatastrofe {c} |
| natural gas {n} (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) | :: naturgas {c} |
| naturalism {n} (a state of nature; conformity to nature) | :: naturalisme {c} |
| naturalist {n} (person who studies nature or natural history) | :: naturforsker {c}, naturforskerske {c} |
| natural number {n} (positive integer or non-negative integer) | :: naturligt tal |
| natural number {n} ((only) positive integer) | :: positivt heltal |
| natural number {n} ((only) non-negative integer) | :: ikke-negativt heltal |
| natural science {n} (science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world) | :: naturvidenskab {c} |
| natural scientist {n} (scientist dedicated to natural science) | :: naturvidenskabsmand {c} |
| natural selection {n} (natural selection) | :: naturlig selektion {c} |
| nature {n} (the natural world) | :: natur {c} |
| nature {n} (essential characteristics) | :: natur {c} |
| nature {n} (primitive state of being) | :: natur {c} |
| nature {n} (everything related to biological and geographical states) | :: natur {c} |
| nature's scythe {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| naturopathy {n} (system of therapy) | :: naturhelbredelse {c} |
| naughty {adj} (bad; tending to misbehave or act badly) | :: slem, uartig |
| naughty {adj} (risqué, sexually suggestive) | :: uartig, fræk |
| Nauru {prop} (Republic of Nauru) | :: Nauru |
| nausea {n} (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit) | :: kvalme |
| nausea {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| nautical mile {n} (nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres) | :: sømil {c} |
| nautilus {n} (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) | :: nautil {c} |
| naval mine {n} (anti-ship weapon) | :: sømine {c} |
| Navarre {prop} (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Navarra |
| nave {n} (the middle or body of a church) | :: skib {n} |
| nave {n} (hub of a wheel) | :: nav {n} |
| navel {n} (remnant of umbilical cord) | :: navle {c} |
| navel-gazing {n} (contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation) SEE: omphaloskepsis | :: |
| navel-gazing {n} (excessive focus on oneself) | :: navlepilleri {n} |
| navigation {n} (canal) SEE: canal | :: |
| navigation {n} (theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship) | :: navigering {c} |
| navigation {n} (traffic or travel by vessel) | :: skibsfart {c}, søfart {c} |
| navy {n} (sea force) | :: flåde {c}, marine {c} |
| navy {n} (department) | :: flåde {c}, marine {c}, søværn {n} |
| navy {n} (navy blue colour) | :: marineblå |
| navy {adj} (having a navy (dark blue) colour, see also: light blue; blue) | :: marineblå |
| navy blue {n} (a dark blue color) | :: marineblå |
| Naypyidaw {prop} (capital of Burma) | :: Naypyidaw |
| Nay Pyi Taw {prop} (Naypyidaw) SEE: Naypyidaw | :: |
| nazi {adj} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi | :: |
| nazi {n} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi | :: |
| Nazi {n} (member of the Nazi party) | :: nazist {c} |
| Nazi Germany {prop} (Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party) | :: Nazityskland |
| Nazism {prop} (the ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP) | :: nazisme {c} |
| N'Djamena {prop} (capital city of Chad) | :: N'Djamena |
| Neanderthal {n} (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) | :: neandertaler {c} |
| Neapolitan {adj} (ice cream) | :: regnbueis {c} (rainbow ice cream) |
| near {adj} (physically close) | :: nær |
| near {adj} (stingy) SEE: stingy | :: |
| near-death experience {n} (experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function) | :: nærdødsoplevelse {c} |
| Near East {prop} (region in Asia) | :: Nærorienten |
| nearness {n} (proximity) SEE: proximity | :: |
| near sighted {adj} (myopic) | :: nærsynet |
| nearsightedness {n} (property of being nearsighted) | :: nærsynethed {c} |
| neat {n} (cattle) SEE: cattle | :: |
| Nebraska {prop} (US state) | :: Nebraska |
| nebula {n} (a space cloud) | :: stjernetåge {c} |
| necessary {adj} (needed, required) | :: nødvendig |
| necessitate {v} (to make necessary; require something to be brought about) | :: kræve, nødvendiggøre |
| necessity is the mother of innovation {proverb} (necessity is the mother of invention) SEE: necessity is the mother of invention | :: |
| necessity is the mother of invention {proverb} (a person in need will find a way) | :: nød lærer nøgen kvinde at spinde |
| neck {n} (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) | :: hals {c} |
| neck {n} (part of a shirt, dress etc.) | :: hals {c} |
| neck {n} (tapered part of a bottle) | :: hals {c} |
| neck {n} (extension of stringed instrument) | :: hals {c} |
| neck {v} (make love) | :: elske |
| neck {n} (folklore: shapeshifting water spirit) SEE: nix | :: |
| necklace {n} (jewelry) | :: halskæde {c} |
| necklet {n} (necklace) SEE: necklace | :: |
| necktie {n} (strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front) | :: slips {n} |
| necromancy {n} (divination involving the dead) | :: nekromanti {c} |
| necrophilia {n} (pathological attraction to dead bodies) | :: nekrofili {c} |
| necrophilia {n} (pathological fascination with death) | :: nekrofili {c} |
| necropolis {n} (cemetery) | :: nekropol |
| necropsy {n} (pathological dissection of a corpse) | :: obduktion {c} |
| necrosis {n} (localized death of cells or tissue) | :: nekrose {c} |
| nectar {n} (drink of the gods) | :: nektar {c} |
| nectar {n} (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) | :: nektar {c} |
| nectar {n} (any delicious drink) | :: nektar {c}, saftevand {n} |
| nectarine {n} (fruit) | :: nektarin {c} |
| need {n} (something required) | :: behov {n} |
| need {n} (lack of means of subsistence) | :: nød {c} |
| need {v} (to have an absolute requirement for) | :: behøve, kræve |
| need {v} (to want strongly) | :: behøve |
| need {v} (to be obliged to) | :: behøve |
| needle {n} (implement for sewing etc.) | :: nål {c} |
| needle {n} (indicating device) | :: nål {c} |
| needle {n} (sensor phonograph stylus) | :: nål {c} |
| needle {n} (leaf of conifer) | :: nål {c} |
| neem {n} (Azadirachta indica) | :: neemtræ |
| negative {adj} (of electrical charge) | :: negativ |
| negative {adj} (mathematics: less than zero) | :: negativ |
| negative {adj} (pessimistic) | :: negativ |
| negative reinforcement {n} (negative reinforcement) | :: negativ forstærkning |
| neglect {v} (disregard) | :: negligere, forsømme |
| neglect {v} (fail to care for) | :: ignorere |
| neglect {v} (failure due to carelessness) | :: forsømme, negligere |
| neglect {n} (act of neglecting) | :: negligering {c}, forsømmelse {c} |
| neglect {n} (state of being neglected) | :: forsømthed |
| negligent {adj} (careless) SEE: careless | :: |
| negligible {adj} (able to be ignored or excluded) | :: ubetydelig |
| negotiation {n} (process of achieving agreement) | :: forhandling {c} |
| negress {n} (A black female) | :: negerinde {c} |
| negro {n} (Negro) SEE: Negro | :: |
| Negro {n} (person with dark skin) | :: neger {c} |
| Nehemiah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Nehemias |
| Nehemiah {prop} (male given name) | :: Nehemias {m} |
| neigh {n} (the cry of a horse) | :: vrinsk {n} |
| neigh {v} ((of a horse) to make its cry) | :: vrinske, gnægge |
| neighborhood {n} (largely obsolete: quality of being a neighbor) | :: naboskab {n} |
| neighborhood {n} (nearby area) | :: kvarter {n}, nabolag {n}, omegn {c}, bydel |
| neighborhood {n} (inhabitants of a residential area) | :: nabolag {n} |
| neighborhood {n} (approximate amount) | :: cirka, i omegnen af |
| neighborhood {n} (topology: set containing an open subset containing some specified point) | :: omegn {c} |
| neighbour {n} (a person living on adjacent or nearby land) | :: nabo |
| neighbour {n} (fellow human) | :: næste {c}, medmenneske {n} |
| Nei Mongol {prop} (Inner Mongolia) SEE: Inner Mongolia | :: |
| neither {conj} (not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y) | :: hverken X eller Y |
| neither fish nor fowl {n} (something or someone not easily categorized; something that does not fit in a group or situation) | :: hverken fugl eller fisk |
| nematode {n} (small invertebrate animal) | :: rundorm {c} |
| nemesis {n} (archenemy) SEE: archenemy | :: |
| nene {n} (Branta sandvicensis) | :: Hawaiigås {c} |
| Nenets Autonomous Okrug {prop} (federal subject) | :: Nenetskij autonome okrug |
| Nenetsia {prop} (Nenetsia, Russia) | :: Nenetskij |
| neoclassicism {n} (movement) | :: nyklassicisme {c} |
| neodymium {n} (chemical element) | :: neodym {n} |
| Neolithic {adj} (of or relating to the New Stone Age) | :: yngre stenalder |
| neologism {n} (recently coined word) | :: neologisme {c} |
| neon {n} (element) | :: neon {n} |
| neonate {n} (newborn infant) SEE: newborn | :: |
| neo-Nazism {n} (the ideology held by neo-Nazis) | :: nynazisme {c}, neonazisme {c} |
| neophyte {n} (beginner) | :: begynder |
| neophyte {n} (novice (recent convert)) | :: Nybegynder, neofyt {c} |
| neopuritanism {n} (neopuritanism) | :: nypuritanisme {c} |
| Nepal {prop} (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal) | :: Nepal |
| Nepalese {adj} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {n} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {prop} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepali {adj} (pertaining to Nepal) | :: nepalesisk |
| Nepali {n} (person) | :: nepales |
| Nepali {prop} (language) | :: nepalesisk |
| nephew {n} (fraternal or sororal nephew, see also: fraternal nephew; sororal nephew) | :: nevø {c} |
| nephrolith {n} (kidney stone) SEE: kidney stone | :: |
| nepotism {n} (favoring of relatives or personal friends) | :: nepotisme {c} |
| Neptune {prop} (eighth planet of the solar system) | :: Neptun |
| Neptune {prop} (Roman god of the ocean) | :: Neptun |
| neptunium {n} (chemical element) | :: neptunium {n} |
| nerd {n} (intellectual, skillful person, generally introverted) | :: nørd |
| nerdy {adj} (Of or like a nerd) | :: nørdet |
| nerve {n} (bundle of neurons) | :: nerve {c} |
| nerve {v} (encourage) SEE: encourage | :: |
| nerve cell {n} (cell of the nervous system) | :: nervecelle {c}, neuron {n} |
| nerve-racking {adj} (intensely irritating or distressing) | :: nervepirrende |
| nervosity {n} (nervousness) SEE: nervousness | :: |
| nervous {adj} (easily agitated or alarmed) | :: nervøs, nervesvag |
| nervous {adj} (apprehensive, anxious) | :: nervøs |
| nervous {adj} (relating to the nerves) | :: nerve- |
| nervously {adv} (in a nervous manner) | :: nervøst |
| nervousness {n} (state or quality of being nervous) | :: nervøsitet {c} |
| nervous system {n} (system which coordinates the activity of the body) | :: nervesystem |
| -ness {suffix} (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being...") | :: -hed, -skab |
| ness {n} (a promontory; a cape or headland) | :: næs {n} |
| Nessie {prop} (nickname for the Loch Ness monster) | :: Nessie |
| nest {n} (bird-built structure) | :: rede {c}, fuglerede {c} |
| nest {v} (to build or settle into a nest) | :: bygge rede |
| Nestorian {adj} (related to the teachings of Nestorius) | :: nestoriansk |
| Nestorian {n} (A member of a "Nestorian" church) | :: nestorianer {c} |
| Nestorianism {n} (The religious beliefs of the followers of Nestorius) | :: nestorianisme {c} |
| net {n} (mesh of string, cord or rope) | :: net {n} |
| net {n} (device for catching fish, butterflies etc.) | :: garn, vod |
| net {n} (interconnecting system) | :: net {n} |
| net {adj} (remaining after expenses or deductions) | :: netto |
| net {adv} (after expenses or deductions) | :: netto |
| Netherlandic {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlandish {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlands {prop} (country in northwestern Europe, see also: Holland) | :: Nederlandene {n-p} |
| Netherlands {adj} (pertaining to the Netherlands) | :: hollandsk, nederlandsk |
| Netherlands Antilles {prop} (former autonomous territory) | :: Nederlandske Antiller {p} |
| nettle {n} (stinging herb of genus Urtica) | :: nælde {c}, brændenælde {c} |
| nettle-rash {n} (itchy areas of the skin) SEE: urticaria | :: |
| net weight {n} (weight of a product) | :: nettovægt |
| network {n} (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) | :: net {n} |
| network {n} (interconnected group or system) | :: netværk {n} |
| network {n} (directory of people) | :: netværk {n} |
| network {n} (multiple computers and other devices connected together) | :: netværk {n} |
| neurologist {n} (doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology) | :: neurolog {c}, nervelæge {c} |
| neurology {n} (branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders) | :: neurologi {c} |
| neuron {n} (a cell of the nervous system) | :: nervecelle {c}, neuron {c} |
| neurotic {adj} (overanxious) | :: neurotisk |
| neurotic {n} (person who has a neurosis) | :: neurotiker |
| neuter {adj} (grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine) | :: intetkøn |
| neuter {adj} (having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones) | :: ukønnet, kønsløs |
| neuter {n} (the neuter gender (grammar)) | :: intetkøn {n}, neutrum {n} |
| neuter {n} (grammar: noun of the neuter gender) | :: intetkøn {n} intetkønsord {n}, neutrum {n} |
| neuter {v} (to remove sex organs from an animal) | :: kastrere |
| neutral {adj} (not taking sides in a conflict) | :: neutral |
| neutrality {n} (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) | :: neutralitet {c} |
| neutralize {v} (to make even, inactive or ineffective) | :: neutralisere |
| neutrino {n} (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge) | :: neutrino {c} |
| neutron {n} (subatomic particle) | :: neutron {c} |
| Nevada {prop} (US state) | :: Nevada |
| never {adv} (at no time) | :: aldrig |
| never ever {adv} (emphatic never) | :: aldrig nogensinde |
| neverland {n} (an ideal or imaginary place) | :: Ønskeøen {c} |
| never mind {v} (it is not important) | :: lige meget |
| never mind {v} (let alone; much less) SEE: let alone | :: |
| never say never {phrase} (never say never) | :: man skal aldrig sige aldrig |
| nevertheless {adv} (in spite of what preceded) | :: alligevel, ikke desto mindre |
| nevus {n} (benign lesion on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| new {adj} (recently made or created) | :: ny, frisk |
| new {adj} (additional, recently discovered) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (current or later) | :: nuværende |
| new {adj} (distinguishing something established more recently) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (in original condition, pristine) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (refreshed, reinvigorated) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (newborn) | :: ny, nyfødt |
| new {adj} (of recent origin) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (strange, unfamiliar) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (recently arrived or appeared) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (inexperienced, unaccustomed) | :: ny |
| newb {n} (newbie) SEE: newbie | :: |
| newbie {n} (new (inexperienced) user or participant) | :: nybegynder {c} |
| newborn {adj} (recently born) | :: nyfødt |
| New Caledonia {prop} (overseas territory of France) | :: Ny Kaledonien |
| newcomer {n} (one who has recently arrived in a community) | :: nybegynder |
| New Delhi {prop} (capital of India) | :: New Delhi |
| New England {prop} (six states of the United States) | :: New England |
| New English {prop} (form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550) | :: nyengelsk {n} |
| newfangled {adj} (modern, unfamiliar or different) | :: nymodens |
| New Guinea {prop} (large island) | :: Ny Guinea |
| New Guinean {adj} (of or pertaining to New Guinea) | :: ny guineansk |
| New Hampshire {prop} (US state) | :: New Hampshire |
| New High German {prop} (modern German language) | :: nyhøjtysk, tysk |
| New High German {adj} (of or relating to the modern German language) | :: nyhøjtysk, tysk |
| New Jersey {prop} (a northeast state of the United States of America) | :: New Jersey |
| New Kingdom {prop} (Egypt from the 18th Dynasty through the 20th) | :: Det nye Rige {n} |
| New Low German {prop} (New Low German) | :: nynedertysk |
| Newman {prop} (surname meaning "new man") | :: Nyman |
| New Mexico {prop} (US State) | :: New Mexico |
| new moon {n} (phase of moon when in conjunction with sun) | :: nymåne {c} |
| new moon {n} (the moon when in conjunction with sun) | :: nymåne {c} |
| New Objectivity {prop} (artistic movement) | :: den ny saglighed {c} |
| new potato {n} (one of the earliest potatoes of a new crop) | :: ny kartoffel {c}, nye kartofler {p} |
| news {n} (new information of interest) | :: nyt |
| news {n} (reports of current events) | :: nyheder {c} |
| news conference {n} (press conference) SEE: press conference | :: |
| New South Wales {prop} (one state of Australia) | :: New South Wales |
| New Spain {prop} (historical colony) | :: Nyspanien {c} |
| newspaper {n} (publication) | :: avis {c}, dagblad {n}, tidsskrift {c} |
| newspaper {n} (paper on which newspapers are printed) | :: avispapir |
| newsreel {n} (a short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence) | :: ugerevy {c} |
| New Stone Age {prop} (Neolithic) SEE: Neolithic | :: |
| New Testament {prop} (second half of the Christian Bible) | :: Nye Testamente {n} |
| Newtonian {adj} (related to Newton) | :: newtonsk |
| Newtonian {adj} (pre-Einsteinian in physics) | :: newtonsk |
| New Year {n} (January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following) | :: nytår {n} |
| New Year's Day {n} (holiday occurring on January 1st) | :: nytårsdag {c}, første nytårsdag {c} |
| New Year's Eve {prop} (holiday on December 31st) | :: nytårsaften |
| New Year's resolution {n} (vow one makes for the coming year) | :: nytårsforsæt {n} |
| New York {prop} (state) | :: New York |
| New York {prop} (city) SEE: New York City | :: |
| New York City {prop} (large city in the USA) | :: New York |
| New Zealand {prop} (country in Oceania) | :: New Zealand |
| New Zealand {prop} (attributive form - relating to New Zealand) | :: newzealandsk |
| New Zealander {n} (a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent) | :: newzealænder {c} |
| next {adj} (following in a sequence) | :: næste |
| next {prep} (next to) SEE: next to | :: |
| nextly {adv} (next) SEE: next | :: |
| next of kin {n} (spouse, close friend, close relative) | :: pårørende |
| next to {prep} (beside; alongside) | :: ved siden af |
| next to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| next year {adv} (year after this one) | :: næste år |
| nexus {n} (connection) | :: sammenhæng {c}, bindeled {n}, forbindelse {c} |
| nexus {n} (connected group) | :: kæde {c}, gruppe {c}, række {c} |
| nexus {n} (centre of something) | :: schankel, nexus |
| ney {n} (a type of flute) | :: langfløjte {c} |
| NGO {n} (non-governmental organization) | :: ngo {c} |
| Niamey {prop} (capital of Niger) | :: Niamey |
| nib {n} (tip of a pen) | :: pennespids {c} |
| Nicaea {prop} (ancient city) | :: Nikæa |
| Nicaragua {prop} (a country in Central America) | :: Nicaragua |
| nice {adj} (attractive) | :: pæn |
| Nice {prop} (city in France) | :: Nice |
| nice-looking {adj} (attractive) SEE: attractive | :: |
| Nicene {adj} (all senses) | :: nikænsk |
| Nicene Creed {prop} (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) | :: nikænske trosbekendelse {c} |
| Nicholas {prop} (male given name) | :: Niels, Niklas |
| Nicholson {prop} (surname meaning "son of Nicholas") | :: Nilsen, Nielsen |
| nickel {n} (element) | :: nikkel |
| nickname {n} (familiar, invented given name) | :: øgenavn {n}, kælenavn {n} |
| nickname {n} (byname) | :: tilnavn {n}, øgenavn {n} |
| Nicola {prop} (feminine form of Nicholas) | :: Nielsine, Nikoline |
| Nicole {prop} (Nicola) SEE: Nicola | :: |
| Nicomedia {prop} (city) | :: Nikomedia |
| Nicosia {prop} (capital of Cyprus) | :: Nicosia |
| nicotine {n} (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) | :: nikotin {c} {n} |
| niece {n} (fraternal or sororal niece, see also: fraternal niece; sororal niece) | :: niece {c} |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's husband) SEE: niece | :: |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's wife) SEE: niece | :: |
| nief {n} (fist) SEE: fist | :: |
| Niger {prop} (country) | :: Niger |
| Nigeria {prop} (a country in Western Africa) | :: Nigeria |
| niggard {v} (a miser or stingy person) SEE: skinflint | :: |
| nigger {n} (Negro person, black person (pejorative)) | :: nigger {c}, abekat {c} |
| night {n} (period between sunset and sunrise) | :: nat {c} |
| night {n} (evening or night spent at a particular activity) | :: aften {c} |
| night {n} (night spent away from home) | :: overnatning {c} |
| night {n} (quality of sleep obtained during a night) | :: nattesøvn {c} |
| night {n} (nightfall) | :: aften {c}, skumring {c} |
| night {n} (darkness) | :: nat {c}, mørke {n} |
| night and day {adv} (day and night) SEE: day and night | :: |
| nightclub {n} (establishment that is open late at night) | :: natklub {c} |
| nightdress {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightfall {n} (the close of the day; the coming of night) | :: skumring, mørkets frembrud |
| nightgown {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) | :: natkjole |
| nighthawk {n} (night owl) SEE: night owl | :: |
| nightie {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightingale {n} (bird) | :: sydlig nattergal {c} |
| nightly {adj} (occurring every night) | :: natlig |
| nightmare {n} (demon) | :: mare {c} |
| nightmare {n} (dream) | :: mareridt {n} |
| nightmare {n} (experience) | :: mareridt {n} |
| night owl {n} (one who is awake at night) | :: natteravn {c} |
| nightshade {n} (deadly nightshade) SEE: deadly nightshade | :: |
| nightshirt {n} (shirt-like garment) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightstand {n} (small table placed at the head side of a bed) | :: natbord {n} |
| night terror {n} (sleeping disorder) | :: søvnterror {c} |
| night watchman {n} (a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers) | :: vægter {c} |
| nihilism {n} (rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, moral principles, legal rules, etc.) | :: nihilisme {c} |
| nihilism {n} (doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life) | :: nihilisme {c} |
| Nihongo {n} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| Nike {prop} (Greek goddess of victory) | :: Nike {f} |
| Nikolayev {prop} (Mykolaiv) SEE: Mykolaiv | :: |
| nilas {n} (thin sheets of sea ice) | :: tyndis |
| Nile {prop} (river) | :: Nilen {c} |
| nilpotent {adj} ({algebra)) | :: nilpotent |
| nimble {adj} (quick and light in movement or action) | :: flink, rask |
| Nina {prop} (female given name) | :: Nina {c} |
| nincompoop {n} (foolish or silly person) | :: fjols, idiot, knallert, skvadderhoved |
| nine {num} (cardinal number) | :: ni |
| nine {n} (the digit or figure 9) | :: nital {n} |
| nine {n} (card with nine pips) | :: nier {c} |
| nineteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: nitten |
| nineteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number nineteen, see also: 19th) | :: nittende |
| nineteenth {n} (person or thing in the nineteenth position) | :: nittener {c} |
| nineteenth {n} (one of nineteen equal parts of a whole) | :: nittendedel {c} |
| ninetieth {adj} (ordinal form of ninety) | :: halvfemsindstyvende |
| ninety {num} (90) | :: halvfems, halvfemsindstyve |
| ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 99) | :: nioghalvfems |
| ninety-one {num} (cardinal number ninety-one) | :: enoghalvfems |
| ninety-seven {num} (97) | :: syvoghalvfems |
| ninety-six {num} (96) | :: seksoghalvfems |
| Nineveh {prop} (capital of Assyria) | :: Nineve |
| ninja {n} (person trained in ninjutsu) | :: ninja |
| Nintendo {n} (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) | :: Nintendo |
| ninth {adj} (ordinal form of nine, see also: 9th) | :: niende |
| niobium {n} (chemical element) | :: niobium {n} |
| nip in the bud {v} (to prevent at an early stage) | :: tage i opløbet, kvæle i fødslen |
| nipple {n} (projection of mammary gland) | :: brystvorte {c} |
| Nippon {prop} (a country in East Asia) SEE: Japan | :: |
| Nipponese {adj} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| Nipponese {prop} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| niqab {n} (veil which covers the face) | :: niqab |
| nit {n} (egg of a louse) | :: gnid, luseæg {n} |
| nit {n} (slang: fool, nitwit) | :: fjols {n}, kvaj {n} |
| nithing {n} (coward, dastard) SEE: coward | :: |
| nitpicking {n} (any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors) | :: flueknepperi {m} |
| nitrate {n} (any salt or ester of nitric acid) | :: nitrat {n} |
| nitric acid {n} (HNO3) | :: salpetersyre {c}, hydrogennitrat {c} {n} |
| nitrogen {n} (chemical element) | :: nitrogen {n}, kvælstof {n} |
| nitrogen fixation {n} (the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen) | :: nitrogenfiksering {c} |
| nitrogen-fixing {adj} (able to convert inorganic nitrogen) | :: nitrogenfikserende, kvælstoffikserende |
| nitrous acid {n} (weak acid, HNO2) | :: salpetersyrling {c} |
| nitty {adj} (foolish, inane) SEE: foolish | :: |
| nitty {n} (dope fiend, druggie) SEE: drug addict | :: |
| Niue {prop} (island of Niue) | :: Niue |
| nix {n} (colloquial: nothing) | :: niks |
| nixie {n} (water spirit) SEE: nix | :: |
| Nizhny Novgorod {prop} (large city in Russia) | :: Nisjnij Novgorod |
| no {determiner} (not any) | :: ingen |
| no {determiner} (used to show an activity is forbidden) | :: forbudt , ingen |
| no {particle} (used to show disagreement or negation) | :: nej |
| no {particle} (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) | :: nej |
| no {n} (a negating expression) | :: nej {n} |
| No. {n} (abbreviation of "number") | :: nr. |
| Noah {prop} (biblical character) | :: Noah |
| Noah {prop} (male given name) | :: Noah |
| Noah's ark {prop} (the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis) | :: Noas ark {?} |
| nobelium {n} (chemical element) | :: nobelium {n} |
| noble {n} (aristocrat) | :: adelsmand {c}, adelskvinde {c} , adelsdame {c} , aristokrat {c} |
| noble gas {n} (element of group 18 of the periodic table) | :: ædelgas {c} |
| nobleman {n} (man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat) | :: adelsmand {c} |
| noble metal {n} (metal resistant to corrosion) | :: ædelmetal {n} |
| noble savage {n} | :: ædle vilde {c} |
| noblewoman {n} (a woman of noble rank) | :: adelskvinde {c}, adelsdame {c}, adelsfrue {c} |
| nobody {pron} (not any person; the logical negation of somebody) SEE: no one | :: |
| nobody's perfect {phrase} (phrase to remind that we all fail at times) | :: ingen er perfekt |
| nocebo {n} (pharmacologically inactive substance experienced as harmful) | :: nocebo |
| nod {v} (incline the head up and down) | :: nikke |
| node {n} (vertex of a graph of a network) | :: knude {c}, hjørne {n} |
| no doubt {adv} (without a doubt) | :: utvivlsomt, givetvis, uden tvivl |
| no entry {phrase} (entry is forbidden) | :: adgang forbudt, ingen adgang |
| no fear {interj} (no way) SEE: no way | :: |
| no go {n} (something which should not or cannot be done) | :: no go {n} |
| noise {n} (various sounds, usually unwanted) | :: støj {c}, larm {c}, spektakel {c} |
| noise {n} (sound or signal generated by random fluctuations) | :: lyd {c} |
| noise {n} (technical: unwanted part of a signal) | :: støj {c} |
| noisy {adj} (making a noise) | :: støjende |
| Nokia {prop} (a town in Finland) | :: Nokia |
| no longer {adv} (not any more) | :: ikke længere |
| nom {v} (to eat with enjoyment) | :: gnufle |
| no man is an island {proverb} (all people are dependent on other people) | :: alle mennesker er forbundne og afhængige af andre mennesker |
| no man's land {n} (place where no one can or should be) | :: ingenmandsland {n} |
| no man's land {n} (stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states) | :: ingenmandsland {n} |
| no matter what {prep} (whatever) | :: uanset hvad |
| nom de guerre {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nom de plume {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nominate {v} (to name someone for a particular role or position) | :: nominere |
| nominative {n} (the nominative case) SEE: nominative case | :: |
| nominative case {n} (case used to indicate the subject) | :: nominativ |
| non-aggression principle {n} | :: non-aggressionsprincippet |
| nonce {n} (a stupid or worthless person) SEE: goof | :: |
| none {pron} (not any person) | :: ingen |
| none {pron} (not any thing) | :: ingen |
| none of someone's business {n} (matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in) | :: det skal du ikke stikke næsen i (don't put your nose into that), det skal du ikke blande dig i (don't mix youself into that) |
| nones {n} (midday) SEE: noon | :: |
| nones {n} (midday meal) SEE: lunch | :: |
| nonetheless {adv} (nevertheless) | :: alligevel |
| nonexistent {adj} (not existent) | :: ikkeeksisterende |
| nonfiction {n} (written works intended to give facts) | :: faglitteratur |
| nonidiomatic {adj} (unidiomatic) SEE: unidiomatic | :: |
| non-iron {adj} (not needing to be ironed) | :: strygefri |
| nonkilling {n} (A precept or worldview) | :: ikkedrab |
| nonlawful {adj} (unlawful) SEE: unlawful | :: |
| nonpareil {n} (sprinkles) SEE: sprinkles | :: |
| nonprofit {adj} (not seeking to produce a profit) | :: ideel, ikke-profitdrivende |
| nonprofit {n} (nonprofit organization) | :: ideel organisation {c} |
| nonreal {adj} (not a real number) | :: ikke-reel |
| nonsense {n} (meaningless words) | :: nonsens {n} |
| nonsense {n} (untrue statement) | :: nonsens {n} |
| nonsense {adj} (nonsensical) SEE: nonsensical | :: |
| nonsensical {adj} (without sense) | :: absurd |
| nonsymmetric {adj} (asymmetrical) SEE: asymmetrical | :: |
| non-threatening {adj} (not posing a threat) | :: ikke-truende |
| nonuplet {n} (one of nine babies born at the same birth) | :: niling {c} |
| non-word {n} (non-word) | :: nonord {n} |
| noodle {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| noodle {n} (string or strip of pasta) | :: nudel {c} |
| no offense {phrase} (no offense) | :: ikke for noget, no offense |
| nook {n} (small corner formed by two walls) | :: hjørne {n}, krog {c} |
| noon {n} (midnight) SEE: midnight | :: |
| noon {n} (midday) | :: middag {c} |
| no one {pron} (not even a single person) | :: ingen |
| noose {n} (adjustable loop or rope) | :: løkke |
| no pain, no gain {proverb} (discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) | :: hvo intet vover, intet vinder , man skal yde før man kan nyde |
| no parking {phrase} (no parking) | :: parkering forbudt |
| nordic {adj} (Nordic) SEE: Nordic | :: |
| Nordic {adj} (of or relating to the Nordic countries) | :: nordisk |
| Nordic countries {n} (the Nordic countries collectively) | :: Norden, nordiske lande {p} |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais {prop} (region of France) | :: Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Norfolk Island {prop} (external territory of Australia) | :: Norfolk Island |
| norm {n} (that which is normal) | :: norm {c} |
| norm {n} (math: function that maps vectors to non-negative scalars) | :: norm {c} |
| normal {adj} (according to norms or rules) | :: normal, almindelig |
| normal {adj} (healthy; not sick or ill) | :: rask |
| normalcy {n} (state of being normal) | :: normalitet {c} |
| normal distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: normalfordeling |
| normality {n} (state of being normal) | :: normalitet {c} |
| normalizable {adj} (normalizable) | :: normaliserbar |
| Normandy {prop} (region of France) | :: Normandiet |
| normativization {n} | :: normativisering {c} |
| normativize {v} (To make normative) | :: normativisere |
| Norn {prop} (language) | :: norn {n} |
| north {n} (compass point) | :: nord |
| north {adj} (of or pertaining to the north) | :: nordlig |
| North Africa {prop} (the northern part of Africa) | :: Nordafrika |
| North African {adj} (of or pertaining to North Africa) | :: nordafrikansk |
| North America {prop} (continent) | :: Nordamerika |
| North American {adj} (relating to North America) | :: nordamerikansk |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance) | :: Nordatlantiske Traktatorganisation |
| North Carolina {prop} (state of the United States) | :: North Carolina |
| northeast {n} (compass point) | :: nordøst |
| North East England {prop} (official region of England) | :: North East England |
| North East Land {prop} (island) | :: Nordaustlandet |
| northern bilberry {n} (shrub and berry) SEE: bog bilberry | :: |
| Northern Cyprus {prop} (a de-facto state) | :: Nordcypern, Det Nordlige Cypern, Den Tyrkiske Republik Nordcypern, TRNC |
| Northern Dvina {prop} (river in Russia) | :: Nordlige Dvina |
| Northern Europe {prop} (sociopolitical region of Europe) | :: Nordeuropa |
| Northern European {adj} (Northern European) | :: nordeuropæisk |
| Northern European {n} (Northern European person) | :: nordeuropæer {c} |
| northern gannet {n} (Morus bassanus) | :: Sule |
| northern goshawk {n} (Accipiter gentilis) | :: duehøg |
| Northern Ireland {prop} (Northern Ireland) | :: Nordirland |
| northern lapwing {n} (Vanellus vanellus) | :: vibe |
| northern lights {n} (the aurora of the northern hemisphere) | :: nordlys {n} |
| Northern Macedonia {prop} (country) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| Northern Mariana Islands {prop} (archipelago) | :: Nordmarianerne |
| Northern Marianas {prop} (Northern Marianas) | :: Nordmarianerne |
| northernmost {adj} (farthest north) | :: nordligste |
| northern pintail {n} (Anas acuta) | :: spidsand {c} |
| northern raccoon {n} (Procyon lotor) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| Northern Rhodesia {prop} (former name of what is now Zambia) | :: Nordrhodesia |
| Northern Territory {prop} (Territory in northern Australia) | :: Northern Territory |
| northern wheatear {n} (Oenanthe oenanthe) | :: stenpikker {c} |
| North Frisian {prop} (Frisian language) | :: Nordfrisisk |
| North Frisian Islands {prop} (islands in the Wadden Sea) | :: Nordfrisiske Øer {c-p} |
| North Korea {prop} (North Korea) | :: Nordkorea |
| North Korean {n} (person from North Korea) | :: nordkoreaner {c} |
| North Korean {adj} (pertaining to North Korea) | :: nordkoreansk |
| North Macedonia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Nordmakedonien {c} |
| north-northeast {n} (compass point) | :: nordnordøst |
| north-northwest {n} (compass point) | :: nordnordvest |
| North Ossetia {prop} (North Ossetia-Alania) SEE: North Ossetia-Alania | :: |
| North Ossetia-Alania {prop} (a federal subject of Russia) | :: Nordossetien |
| North Pole {prop} (northernmost point on Earth) | :: nordpolen {c} |
| North Rhine-Westphalia {prop} (state) | :: Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| North Sea {prop} (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France) | :: Nordsøen {c}, Vesterhavet {n} |
| Northumbria {prop} (An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.) | :: Northumbrien |
| North Vietnam {prop} | :: Nordvietnam |
| northwest {n} (compass point) | :: nordvest |
| Norway {prop} (Scandinavian country) | :: Norge {n} |
| Norway maple {n} (Acer platanoides) | :: spids-løn |
| Norway spruce {n} (Picea abies) | :: rødgran |
| Norwegian {n} (native of Norway) | :: nordmand {c} |
| Norwegian {n} (language of Norway) | :: norsk {n} |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norway) | :: norsk |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norwegians) | :: norsk |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Norwegian language) | :: norsk |
| Norwegian Bokmål {n} (Bokmål) SEE: Bokmål | :: |
| Norwegian Nynorsk {n} (Nynorsk) SEE: Nynorsk | :: |
| Norwegian Sea {prop} (part of the Atlantic) | :: Norskehavet {n} |
| nose {v} (to move cautiously) | :: liste |
| nose {v} (to snoop) | :: snuse |
| nose {n} (protuberance on the face) | :: næse {c} , snude {c} |
| nose {n} (snout, nose of an animal) | :: snude {c} |
| nose {n} (tip of an object) | :: spids {c}, tud {c} |
| nose {n} (length of a horse’s nose) | :: mulelængde {c} |
| noseband {n} (part of a bridle or halter) | :: næsebånd {n} |
| nosebleed {n} (haemorrhage from the nose) | :: næseblod |
| nosegay {n} (aroma, scent) SEE: aroma | :: |
| nosh {v} (to perform fellatio (on)) SEE: blow | :: |
| nosh {n} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| nosh {v} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| no smoking {phrase} (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes is not permitted) | :: rygning forbudt |
| nostalgia {n} (bittersweet yearning for the things of the past) | :: nostalgi {c} |
| nostalgia {n} (longing for home or familiar surroundings) SEE: homesickness | :: |
| nostalgic {adj} (pertaining to nostalgia) | :: nostalgisk {c} |
| nostalgic {n} (person who displays nostalgia) | :: nostalgiker {c} |
| nostril {n} (either of the two orifices located on the nose) | :: næsebor {n} |
| not {adv} (negates meaning of verb) | :: ikke, ej |
| not {interj} | :: ikke |
| not anymore {adv} (no longer) SEE: no longer | :: |
| notary {n} (notary public) | :: notar {c} |
| not at all {adv} (not) | :: overhovedet ikke, slet ikke, ikke en pind |
| note {n} (memorandum) | :: notat {n} |
| note {n} (character indicating the length and pitch of a tone) | :: node {c} |
| note {n} (musical sound) | :: node {c} |
| note {n} (banknote) SEE: banknote | :: |
| notebook {n} (empty book able to be used for notes) | :: skrivehæfte, notebog, notesbog |
| not-for-profit {adj} (not aiming for profit) SEE: nonprofit | :: |
| no thank you {interj} (polite way of saying no) | :: nej tak, ellers tak |
| nothing {pron} (not any thing) | :: intet, ingenting |
| nothing to sneeze at {n} (something decent or acceptable) | :: ikke til at kimse ad |
| nothing ventured, nothing gained {proverb} (if one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits) SEE: no pain, no gain | :: |
| notice {n} (written or printed announcement) | :: notits {c} |
| notice {n} (notification of termination of employment) | :: opsigelsesfrist {c} |
| notice {v} (to remark upon) | :: bemærke |
| notice {v} (to become aware of) | :: bemærke |
| notorious {adj} (known widely and infamously) | :: berygtet |
| not the sharpest knife in the drawer {n} (being stupid) | :: ikke den skarpeste kniv i skuffen |
| not to mention {conj} (much less) | :: for ikke at nævne, for ikke at tale om |
| not touch something with a barge pole {v} (to avoid at all costs) | :: ikke røre med en ildtang |
| notwithstanding {adv} (never the less) SEE: nevertheless | :: |
| notwithstanding {prep} (in spite of) | :: trods, uagtet |
| Nouakchott {prop} (capital of Mauritania) | :: Nouakchott |
| noughties {n} (First decade) | :: nullerne {c} |
| noun {n} (grammatical category (narrow sense)) | :: substantiv {n}, navneord {n} |
| noun {n} (grammatical category (broad sense)) | :: navneord {n} |
| noun {v} (convert into a noun) SEE: substantivise | :: |
| noun substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| Nova Scotia {prop} (province in eastern Canada) | :: Nova Scotia |
| novel {n} (work of prose fiction) | :: roman {c} |
| November {prop} (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: november {c} |
| Novgorod {prop} (city) | :: Novgorod, Velikij Novgorod |
| novice {n} (beginner) | :: begynder {c} |
| Novorossiysk {prop} (city) | :: Novorossijsk |
| Novosibirsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Novosibirsk |
| now {adv} (at the present time) | :: nu |
| now {conj} (since, because) | :: nu |
| now {n} (the present time) | :: nu {n} |
| nowadays {adv} (at the present time) | :: nu om stunder |
| nowadays {adv} (in the current era) | :: nu til dags, nu om stunder |
| now and again {adv} (now and then) SEE: now and then | :: |
| now and then {adv} ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) | :: nu og da |
| no way {interj} (absolutely not) | :: aldrig i livet |
| nowhere {adv} (in no place) | :: ingensteds, intetsteds |
| nowhere {adv} (to no place) | :: ingen vegne, ikke fremad |
| nowheres {adv} (nowhere) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| nowhither {adv} (to no place) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| no worries {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| Nørrebro {prop} (area of Copenhagen) | :: Nørrebro {c} |
| nu {n} (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) | :: ny {n} |
| Nubian {adj} (pertaining to Nubia, its people or its language) | :: nubisk |
| nuclear bomb {n} (nuclear bomb) | :: atombombe |
| nuclear energy {n} (energy released by a nuclear reaction) | :: atomkraft {c}, kernekraft {c} |
| nuclear family {n} (a family unit consisting of a father, mother and children) | :: kernefamilie {c} |
| nuclear fission {n} (atom-splitting nuclear reaction) | :: kernespaltning, fission {c}, spaltning {c} |
| nuclear membrane {n} (double lipid bilayer surrounding genetic material in eukaryotic cells) | :: kernemembran {c} |
| nuclear physicist {n} | :: kernefysiker |
| nuclear physics {n} (branch of physics) | :: kernefysik {c} |
| nuclear power {n} (power from nuclear reactions) | :: atomkraft, a-kraft, kernekraft |
| nuclear power {n} (nation with nuclear weapons) | :: atommagt |
| nuclear power plant {n} (type of power plant) | :: kernekraftværk, atomkraftværk |
| nuclear power station {n} (type of power station) SEE: nuclear power plant | :: |
| nuclear reactor {n} (device) | :: atomreaktor |
| nuclear war {n} (war fought using nuclear weapons) | :: atomkrig {c} |
| nuclear waste {n} (type of waste) SEE: radioactive waste | :: |
| nuclear weapon {n} (explosive device) | :: atomvåben {n}, kernevåben {n} |
| nuclear winter {n} (predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war) | :: atomvinter {c} |
| nucleon {n} (a proton or a neutron) | :: nukleon {c} |
| nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) | :: cellekerne {c} |
| nude {adj} (without clothing or other covering) | :: nøgen |
| nude {n} (image depicting a human in a state of undress) | :: nøgenbillede {n} |
| nudge {v} | :: puffe |
| nudism {n} (the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity) | :: nudisme |
| nudity {n} (the state of being without clothing on the body) | :: nøgenhed {c} |
| nugget {n} (small chunk or clump) | :: klump |
| Nuku'alofa {prop} (capital of Tonga) | :: Nuku'alofa |
| null hypothesis {n} (hypothesis) | :: nulhypotese {c} |
| null set {n} (empty set) SEE: empty set | :: |
| number {n} (abstract entity) | :: tal {n} |
| number {n} (numeral) | :: tal {n} |
| number {n} (mathematics: number) | :: tal {n} |
| number {n} (grammar: state of being singular, dual or plural) | :: tal {n} |
| numberful {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| number plate {n} (license plate) SEE: license plate | :: |
| Numbers {prop} (fourth book of the Bible) | :: Fjerde Mosebog |
| number sign {n} (hash) SEE: hash | :: |
| numbersome {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| number theory {n} (branch of pure mathematics) | :: talteori {c} |
| numerable {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| numeral {n} (word or symbol representing a number, see also: noun numeral) | :: talord {n}, numerale {n} |
| numerator {n} (number or expression written above the line in a fraction) | :: tæller {c} |
| numeric {adj} (of, or relating to numbers) SEE: numerical | :: |
| numerical {adj} (of or pertaining to numbers) | :: numerisk |
| numerologist {n} (practitioner of numerology) | :: numerolog {c} |
| numerous {adj} (Indefinitely large numerically) | :: talrig |
| numinous {adj} (of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity) | :: numinøse |
| numismatist {n} (one who collects coins and/or currencies) | :: numismatiker |
| numskull {n} (mentally dull or stupid person) | :: tossehoved {n} |
| nun {n} (member of a Christian religious community of women) | :: nonne {c} |
| nunatak {n} (mountaintop surrounded by glacial ice) | :: nunatak {c} |
| nunchaku {n} (weapon) | :: nunchaku {c}, karatestænger {c-p} |
| nuncio {n} (one who bears a message) SEE: messenger | :: |
| nunnery {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| nurse {n} (person who takes care of other people's young) | :: barneplejerske {c}, nurse {c} |
| nurse {n} (person trained to provide care for the sick) | :: sygeplejerske {c} |
| nurse {n} (wet nurse) SEE: wet nurse | :: |
| nursery {n} (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day, see also: crèche) | :: vuggestue {c} |
| Nur-Sultan {prop} (Astana) SEE: Astana | :: |
| nut {n} (hard-shelled fruit) | :: nød |
| nut {n} (that fits on a bolt) | :: møtrik {c} |
| nutcracker {n} (implement for cracking nuts) | :: nøddeknækker {c} |
| Nutella {prop} (hazelnut spread) | :: nutella {c} |
| nutfarm {n} (informal term for lunatic asylum) SEE: madhouse | :: |
| nuthouse {n} (informal term for lunatic asylum) SEE: madhouse | :: |
| nutmeg {n} (seed) | :: muskat, muskatnød |
| nutria {n} (coypu) SEE: coypu | :: |
| nutrient {n} (substance that provides nourishment) | :: næringsstof {n} |
| nutrient {adj} (providing nourishment) | :: nærende, næringsrig |
| nutrition {n} (nutrition) | :: ernæring |
| nutritional {adj} (pertaining to nutrition) | :: ernæring-, ernæringsmæssig |
| nuts {n} (nut) SEE: nut | :: |
| nutshell {n} (the shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut) | :: nøddeskal {c} |
| Nuuk {prop} (capital of Greenland) | :: Nuuk, Godthåb |
| nychthemeron {n} (one day and one night) | :: døgn |
| nyctophobia {n} (fear of the night) | :: mørkeræd, nyktofobi |
| Nygaard {prop} | :: Nygaard |
| Nygard {prop} | :: Nygård |
| nymph {n} (insect larva) | :: nymfe {c} |
| nymph {n} (mythology: water, forest or mountain spirit) | :: nymfe {c} |
| nymphomania {n} (excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women) | :: nymfomani {c} |
| nymphomaniac {n} (woman with excessive sexual desire) | :: nymfoman {c} |
| nymphomaniac {adj} (of woman: having excessive sexual desire) | :: nymfoman |
| nymphomaniacal {adj} (nymphomaniac) SEE: nymphomaniac | :: |
| Nynorsk {n} (one of the two major Norwegian (written) languages) | :: nynorsk {n} |
| Nyx {prop} (the primordial goddess of night) | :: Nyx |