| Šiauliai {prop} (city in Lithuania) | :: Šiauliai |
| -s {suffix} (regular plurals of nouns) | :: -er, -e |
| Saaremaa {prop} (island and county) | :: Øsel , Saaremaa |
| Saarland {prop} (state) | :: Saarland |
| Saba {prop} (island) | :: Saba |
| Sabbath {n} (Jewish Saturday) | :: sabbat {c} |
| Sabbath {n} (Christian Sunday) | :: søndag {c} |
| Sabbath {n} (witches' Sabbath) | :: heksesabbat {c} |
| Sabbath-day {n} (Sabbath day, Sabbath-day, day of the Sabbath) | :: sabbatsdag {c} |
| saber {v} (sabre) SEE: sabre | :: |
| saber-toothed tiger {n} (sabre-toothed tiger) SEE: sabre-toothed tiger | :: |
| Sabina {prop} (female given name) | :: Sabina, Sabine |
| sable {n} (animal) | :: zobel {c} |
| sable {n} (heraldic colour) | :: sort |
| sable {adj} (of black colour on a coat of arms) | :: sort |
| saboteur {n} (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) | :: sabotør {c} |
| sabre {n} (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point) | :: sabel {c} |
| sabre-toothed tiger {n} (prehistoric cat) | :: sabelkat {c} |
| sack {n} (bag for commodities or items) | :: sæk {c}, pose {c} |
| sack {n} (amount that can be put in a sack) | :: sækfuld {c}, posefuld {c} |
| sack {n} (booty obtained by pillage) | :: bytte {n} {n-p}, udbytte {n} |
| sack {n} (informal: dismissal from employment) | :: afskedigelse {c}, fyring {c} |
| sack {v} (to plunder) | :: plyndre, ribbe |
| sack {v} (informal: to remove from a job or position) | :: fyre, afskedige, opsige |
| sackcloth {n} (cloth) | :: sækkelærred {n} |
| sackcloth {n} (figuratively: garment worn as act of penance) | :: sæk {c} |
| sacrament {n} (sacred act or ceremony) | :: sakramente {n} |
| Sacramento {prop} (Sacramento, the capital city of California) | :: Sacramento |
| sacred cow {n} (something which cannot be tampered with) | :: hellig ko |
| sacrifice {v} (to offer as a gift to a deity) | :: ofre |
| sacrifice {v} (to give away something valuable in order to gain something else of value) | :: ofre |
| sacrifice {n} (something sacrificed) | :: offer {n} |
| sacrilege {n} (desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred) | :: helligbrøde {c} |
| sacristy {n} (room in a church) | :: sakristi {n} |
| sad {adj} (feeling sorrow) | :: trist |
| sad {adj} (causing sorrow, lamentable) | :: sørgelig, trist |
| saddlemaker {n} (saddler) SEE: saddler | :: |
| saddler {n} (someone who makes and repairs saddles) | :: saddelmager {c}, sadelmager {c} |
| saddlery {n} (the trade or craft of a saddler) | :: saddelmageri {n} |
| saddlery {n} (a place of business of a saddler) | :: saddelmagerværksted {n}, saddelmageri {n} |
| Sadducee {n} (member of an ancient Jewish sect) | :: saddukæer {c} |
| sadism {n} (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) | :: sadisme {c} |
| sadism {n} (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) | :: sadisme {c} |
| sadism {n} (deliberate cruelty) | :: sadisme {c} |
| sadist {n} (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others) | :: sadist {c} |
| sadistic {adj} (of a person) | :: sadistisk |
| sadistic personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) | :: sadistisk personlighedsforstyrrelse |
| sadly {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately | :: |
| sadness {n} (state/emotion) | :: tristhed {c}, bedrøvelse {c}, sørgmodighed {c} |
| sad to say {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately | :: |
| saeter {n} (Meadow) | :: sæter |
| saeter {n} (Shed) | :: sæterhytte |
| safe {adj} (not in danger) | :: sikker, udenfor fare |
| safe {n} (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping) | :: pengeskab {n}, værdiboks {c} |
| safeguard {n} (something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense) | :: beskyttelse {c}, værn {n} |
| safeguard {v} (to protect, to keep safe) | :: beskytte, sikre |
| safe sex {n} (sexual activity that minize risks) | :: sikker sex |
| safety {n} (condition or feeling of being safe) | :: sikkerhed {c} |
| safety {n} (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) | :: sikring {c} |
| safety pin {n} (pin in the form of a clasp) | :: sikkerhedsnål {c} |
| saffron {n} (plant) | :: safran {c} {n} |
| saga {n} (Old Norse Icelandic prose) | :: saga {c} |
| Sagittarius {prop} (constellation) | :: Skytten |
| Sagittarius {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Skytten |
| Sagittarius {n} (Someone with a Sagittarius star sign) | :: skytte {c} |
| Sahara {prop} (desert) | :: Sahara {c} |
| sail {n} (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) | :: sejl {n} |
| sail {n} (a trip in a boat) | :: sejltur {c} |
| sail {v} (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) | :: sejle |
| sail {v} (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) | :: sejle, flyve |
| sail {v} (to move briskly) | :: sejle, komme brusende |
| sailboat {n} (a boat propelled by a sail) | :: kutter, sejlbåd {c} |
| sailing ship {n} (type of ship) | :: sejlskib {n} |
| sailmaker {n} (occupation) | :: sejlmager {c} |
| sailor {n} (worker on a ship, seaman, seawoman) | :: matros {c}, sømand {c} |
| sailor {n} (person who sails as a sport) | :: sejler {c} |
| sailplane {n} (sailplane) SEE: glider | :: |
| saint {n} (person proclaimed as saint) | :: helgen {c} |
| saint {n} ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) | :: helgen {c} |
| saint {v} (formally recognize as a saint) | :: kanonisere |
| Saint {n} (title given to a saint) | :: Sankt |
| Saint Andrew's cross {n} (cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars) | :: andreaskors {n} |
| Saint Barbara {prop} (saint) | :: Sankt Barbara |
| Saint Bernard {n} (Saint Bernard breed of Dog) | :: sankt bernard {c}, Sankt Bernardhund, Skt. Bernardhund |
| Saint George {prop} (Patron saint of England and several other places) | :: Sankt Jørgen |
| Saint Helena {prop} (island in the Atlantic Ocean) | :: Saint Helena |
| Saint John {prop} (island of the Virgin Islands) | :: Sankt Jan |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis {prop} (a country in the Caribbean) | :: Saint Kitts og Nevis |
| Saint Lucia {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Saint Lucia |
| Saint Mary {prop} (the mother of Jesus Christ) | :: Sankt Maria |
| Saint Nicholas {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus | :: |
| Saint Nicholas {prop} (4th-century Greek bishop, patron of children and marines) | :: Sankt Nikolaus |
| Saint Petersburg {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Sankt Petersborg |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon {prop} (overseas territory of France) | :: Saint Pierre og Miquelon |
| Saint Valentine's Day {prop} (Saint Valentine's Day) | :: valentinsdag, Sankt Valentins dag |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Saint Vincent og Grenadinerne |
| sake {n} (cause, interest or account) | :: skyld {c} |
| sake {n} (purpose or end; reason) | :: skyld {c} |
| sake {n} (benefit) | :: skyld {c} |
| sake {n} | :: skyld |
| sake {n} (Japanese rice wine) | :: sake {c} |
| Sakhalin {prop} (island in Russia) | :: Sakhalin |
| sakura {n} (cherry) SEE: cherry | :: |
| salad {n} (food) | :: salat |
| salami {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| salami {n} (sausage) | :: salami {c} |
| salami tactics {n} (piecemeal removal) | :: salamitaktik {c} |
| salary {n} (fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis) | :: løn {c} |
| sale {n} (exchange of goods or services for currency or credit) | :: salg {n} |
| salesperson {n} (person who sells) | :: sælger {c} |
| sales slip {n} (receipt for a purchase) | :: bon {c}, kassebon {c} |
| salient {adj} (worthy of note) | :: bemærkelsesværdig |
| salient {adj} (prominent) | :: prominent |
| saliva {n} (liquid secreted into the mouth) | :: spyt {n} |
| salivary gland {n} (Any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically) | :: spytkirtel {c} |
| sally {n} (willow) SEE: willow | :: |
| salmon {n} (fish) | :: laks |
| salmon trout {n} (rainbow trout) SEE: rainbow trout | :: |
| salonfähig {adj} (appropriate in polite company) | :: salonfähig |
| salpinx {n} (Fallopian tube) SEE: Fallopian tube | :: |
| salt {adj} (salty) | :: salt |
| salt {adj} (saline) | :: saltholdig |
| salt {v} (to add salt to) | :: salte |
| salt {v} (to include colorful language) | :: krydre |
| salt {n} (sodium chloride) | :: salt {n} |
| salt {n} (compound of an acid and a base) | :: salt {n} |
| salt {n} (sailor) | :: søulk {c} |
| saltbush {n} (plant of the genus Atriplex) | :: mælde |
| salt cod {n} (Cod that has been dried and salted) | :: klipfisk {c} |
| saltire {n} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross | :: |
| Salt Lake City {prop} (capital city of Utah, USA) | :: Salt Lake City |
| saltpetre {n} (sodium nitrate) SEE: sodium nitrate | :: |
| saltpetre {n} (potassium nitrate) SEE: potassium nitrate | :: |
| salt shaker {n} (a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling) | :: saltbøsse {c} |
| salt water {n} (brine) SEE: brine | :: |
| salt water {n} (any water containing dissolved salt) | :: saltvand {n} |
| salute {n} | :: honnør {c} , hilsen {c} , salut {c} |
| salute {v} | :: give honnør |
| salvation {n} (the process of being saved (religion)) | :: frelse {c} |
| Salzburg {prop} (city) | :: Salzburg |
| Salzburg {prop} (modern Austrian state) | :: Salzburg |
| Samara {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Samara |
| Samaria {prop} (Both city and part of ancient Palestine) | :: Samaria |
| Samaritan {n} (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) | :: samaritaner {c} |
| Samaritan {adj} (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) | :: samaritansk |
| samarium {n} (chemical element) | :: samarium {n} |
| same {adj} (not different as regards self; identical) | :: samme |
| same {adj} (similar, alike) | :: samme |
| same {pron} (the identical thing) | :: samme |
| same {pron} (something similar, something of the identical type) | :: samme |
| same-sex marriage {n} (gay marriage) SEE: gay marriage | :: |
| same to you {phrase} (I wish to you what you have just wished to me) | :: i lige måde |
| Sami {n} (member of indigenous people of Lapland) | :: same {c}, lap {c}, laplænder {c} |
| Sami {prop} (any of the languages of the Sami) | :: samisk {n} |
| Samland {prop} (peninsula which juts into the Baltic) | :: Samland |
| Samoa {prop} (Independent State of Samoa) | :: Samoa |
| Samogitia {prop} (Samogitia) | :: Samogitien |
| Samogitian {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the region of Samogitia, or its people) | :: samogitisk |
| Samogitian {n} (a person from Samogitia) | :: samogiter {c} |
| Samogitian {prop} (Baltic language spoken in Samogitia) | :: samogitisk |
| Samosata {prop} (city in Commagene) | :: Samosata |
| samovar {n} (metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea) | :: samovar {c} |
| sample {n} (part taken for inspection) | :: prøve {c}, stikprøve {c} |
| sample {n} (statistics) | :: stikprøve {c} |
| sample {n} (cooking) | :: smagsprøve {c} |
| sample {n} (business) | :: prøve {c}, vareprøve {c} |
| sample {v} (to take or to test a sample or samples of) | :: tage en prøve |
| Samson {prop} (Israelite judge) | :: Samson |
| Samuel {prop} (male given name) | :: Samuel |
| Samuel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Samuel |
| Samuel {prop} (biblical person) | :: Samuel |
| samurai {n} (feudal Japanese warrior) | :: samurai |
| -san {suffix} (Mrs) SEE: Mrs | :: |
| -san {suffix} (Miss) SEE: Miss | :: |
| Sana'a {prop} (capital of Yemen) | :: Sanaá |
| sanctimonious {adj} (making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically) | :: skinhellig, hyklerisk , farisæisk |
| sanctimony {n} (a hypocritical form of excessive piety) | :: skinhellighed {c} |
| sanction {n} (penalty, coercive measure) | :: sanktion {c} |
| sand {n} (finely ground rock) | :: sand {n} |
| sand {n} (beach) | :: sandstrand, strand |
| sand {n} (colour) | :: sandfarvet |
| sandal {n} (type of footwear) | :: sandal {c} |
| sandbag {n} (a bag filled with sand) | :: sandsæk {c} |
| sandbank {n} (ridge of sand) | :: sandbanke {c} |
| sandbox {n} (box with sand for children) | :: sandkasse {c} |
| sandbox {n} (computing: isolated program execution area) | :: sandkasse {c} |
| sandbox {n} (wiki sandbox) | :: sandkasse {c} |
| sandcastle {n} (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) | :: sandslot {n} |
| sandman {n} (figure who brings good sleep and dreams) | :: Ole Lukøje |
| sandpaper {n} (paper coated with abrasive material) | :: sandpapir {n} |
| sandstone {n} (sand/clay sedimentary rock) | :: sandsten {c} |
| sandstorm {n} (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) | :: sandstorm {c} |
| sandwich {n} (snack consisting of two slices of bread) | :: sandwich, amagermad |
| sandwich {n} (open sandwich) SEE: open sandwich | :: |
| sandwichman {n} (man who wears a sandwich board) | :: sandwichmand {c} |
| sandy {adj} (covered with sand) | :: sandet |
| sandy {adj} (sand-coloured) | :: sandfarvet |
| San Francisco {prop} (San Francisco, California city) | :: San Francisco |
| sangfroid {n} (composure, self-possession or imperturbability) | :: koldblodighed {c} |
| sangria {n} (Spanish wine drink with fruit, sugar and soda) | :: sangria {c} |
| sanguine {adj} (having a bodily constitution characterised by a preponderance of blood over the other bodily humours) | :: sangvinsk |
| sanitary {adj} (of health) | :: sanitær |
| sanitary {adj} (hygienic) | :: sanitær |
| sanitation {n} | :: hygiejne {c}, sanitetsvæsen {c}, sanitet {c}, teknisk hygiejne {c} |
| San José {prop} (the capital of Costa Rica) | :: San José |
| San José {prop} (A city in California, USA) SEE: San Jose | :: |
| San Jose {prop} (a city in California, USA) | :: San Jose |
| San Marino {prop} (Republic of San Marino) | :: San Marino |
| San Marino {prop} (capital city) | :: San Marino |
| sans {prep} (without) SEE: without | :: |
| San Salvador {prop} (capital of El Salvador) | :: San Salvador |
| Sanskrit {n} (language) | :: sanskrit {c} |
| Santa {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus | :: |
| Santa Claus {prop} (fictional figure) | :: julemanden, sankt Nikolaus |
| Santa Fe {prop} (capital city of New Mexico) | :: Santa Fe |
| Santa's workshop {n} (mythical structure) | :: julemandens værksted {n} |
| Santa's workshop {n} (real-life replica) | :: julemandens værksted {n} |
| Santiago {prop} (city in Chile) | :: Santiago, Santiago de Chile |
| Santiago de Chile {prop} (Santiago) SEE: Santiago | :: |
| Santo Domingo {prop} (the capital city of the Dominican Republic) | :: Santo Domingo |
| sapient {adj} (possessing wisdom and discernment) | :: intelligent, vis |
| sapiosexual {adj} (Sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind.) | :: sapioseksuel |
| sapiosexual {n} (A person who is sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind before appearance.) | :: sapioseksuel {c} |
| sapper {n} (one who saps; combat engineer) | :: sappør |
| sapphire {n} (gem) | :: safir {c} |
| Sappho {prop} (Greek female name) | :: Sapfo |
| Sara {prop} (female given name) SEE: Sarah | :: |
| Sarah {prop} (the wife of Abraham) | :: Sara |
| Sarah {prop} (given name from Hebrew) | :: Sara, Sarah |
| Sarajevo {prop} (city) | :: Sarajevo |
| sarcasm {n} (derision, facetiousness) | :: sarkasme {c} |
| sarcophagus {n} (coffin) | :: sarkofag |
| sardine {n} (fish) | :: sardin {c} |
| Sardinia {prop} (island of Italy) | :: Sardinien |
| Sardinian {prop} (language) | :: sardisk {n} |
| Sardinian {adj} (relating to Sardinia) | :: sardisk, sardinsk |
| Sardinian {n} (person from Sardinia) | :: sarder {c}, sardinier {c} |
| Sarmatia {prop} (ancient region in modern Ukraine, southern Russia and the eastern Balkans) | :: Sarmatien |
| Sarmatian {adj} (of or relating to Sarmatia) | :: sarmatisk |
| Sarmatian {n} (a native or inhabitant of Sarmatia) | :: sarmater {c} |
| sash {n} (decorative length of cloth) | :: skærf {n} |
| Sasha {prop} (female given name) | :: Sascha |
| sassy {adj} (bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy) | :: fræk, kæk, kålhøgen |
| sassy {adj} (lively, vigorous) | :: livlig |
| Satan {prop} (the Devil) | :: Satan, Fanden |
| Satanism {n} (devil worship) | :: satanisme |
| Satanism {n} (a religion founded by Anton Szandor LaVey) | :: satanisme |
| satellite {n} (attendant on an important person) | :: drabant {c} |
| satellite {n} (a body orbiting a larger one) | :: satellit {c}, drabant {c} |
| satellite {n} (man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body) | :: satellit {c} |
| satellite dish {n} (parabolic antenna) | :: parabol {c} {n}, parabolantenne {c} |
| satellite town {n} (self-contained town near a metropolis) | :: satellitby {c}, drabantby {c}, planetby {c} |
| satire {n} (literary technique) | :: satire {c} |
| satiric {adj} (satirical) SEE: satirical | :: |
| satirical {adj} (of or pertaining to satire) | :: satirisk |
| satirist {n} (a person who writes satire) | :: satiriker {c} |
| satisfaction {n} (fulfillment of a need or desire) | :: tilfredsstillelse {c} |
| satisfaction {n} (pleasure obtained by such fulfillment) | :: tilfredshed {c} |
| satisfied {adj} (in a state of satisfaction) | :: tilfreds |
| satisfy {v} (to meet needs, to fulfill) | :: tilfredsstille |
| satisfy {v} (to satisfy) SEE: respond | :: |
| satrap {n} (governor of a Persian province) | :: satrap {c} |
| saturated {adj} (of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved) | :: mættet |
| saturated {adj} (chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled) | :: mættet |
| Saturday {n} (day of the week) | :: lørdag |
| Saturn {prop} (planet) | :: Saturn |
| satyr {n} (Greek mythology) | :: satyr {c} |
| sauce {n} (liquid condiment) | :: sovs |
| saucepan {n} (deep cooking vessel) | :: kasserolle {c} |
| saucer {n} (small dish) | :: underkop {c} |
| saucer {n} (object shaped like a saucer) | :: tallerken |
| Saudi {prop} (Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi Arabia | :: |
| Saudi Arabia {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Saudi-Arabien |
| sauerkraut {n} (a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage) | :: surkål {c} |
| Saul {prop} (first king of Israel) | :: Saul |
| Saul {prop} (original name of Paul) | :: Saulus |
| sauna {n} (sauna room or house) | :: sauna {c} |
| sausage {n} (a food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing) | :: pølse {c} |
| Sava {prop} (river) | :: Sava |
| savanna {n} (tropical grassland with scattered trees) | :: savanne {c} |
| save {n} (block that prevents an opponent from scoring) | :: redning {c} |
| save {v} (to help someone to survive, or rescue someone) | :: redde |
| save {v} (computing: to write a file to a storage medium) | :: gemme |
| save {v} (to economize) | :: spare |
| save {v} (to accumulate money) | :: opspare |
| savegame {n} (savefile in a game) | :: savegame {n}, gemt spil {n} |
| saving {n} (reduction in cost) | :: besparelse {c} |
| saving {n} (something that is saved) | :: sparepenge {p} |
| savings bank {n} (financial institution) | :: sparekasse {c} |
| Savoy {prop} (a historical region of western Europe) | :: Savoyen {c}, Savojen {c} |
| Savoy {n} (Savoy cabbage) SEE: Savoy cabbage | :: |
| Savoy cabbage {n} (cultivar of cabbage) | :: savojkål {c} |
| saw {n} (tool) | :: sav {c} |
| saw {v} (cut with a saw) | :: save |
| sawdust {n} (dust created by sawing) | :: savsmuld {n} {c} |
| sawmill {n} (machine, building or company) | :: savværk |
| Saxony {prop} (state) | :: Sachsen |
| saxophone {n} (a musical instrument of the woodwind family) | :: saxofon {c} |
| say {v} (to pronounce) | :: sige |
| say {v} (to communicate verbally or in writing) | :: sige, fortælle |
| say {v} (to indicate in a written form) | :: fortælle |
| say {v} (to say) SEE: tell | :: |
| sayonara {interj} (goodbye, adieu) SEE: farewell | :: |
| say when {v} (imperative to request when the pouring of a drink should stop) | :: sige til |
| sb {pron} (abbreviation of somebody in explanation) | :: ngn |
| scab {n} (incrustation over a wound) | :: sårskorpe {c} |
| scab {n} (scabies) SEE: scabies | :: |
| scab {n} (strikebreaker) SEE: strikebreaker | :: |
| scabbard {n} (the sheath of a sword) | :: skede |
| scabies {n} (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) | :: fnat |
| scaffold {n} (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on) | :: stillads {n} |
| scaffold {n} (platform for executions) | :: skafot {n} |
| scalability {n} (property of being scalable) | :: skalerbarhed {c} |
| scalar {n} (quantity with magnitude) | :: skalar {c} |
| scalar field {n} (mathematical function) | :: skalarfelt {n} |
| scalar product {n} (product of two vectors) | :: skalarprodukt {n}, prikprodukt {n} |
| scale {n} (sequence for measurement) | :: skala {c} |
| scale {n} (ratio of distances) | :: størrelsesforhold {n}, målestok {c} |
| scale {n} (series of notes) | :: skala {c} |
| scale {n} (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals) | :: skæl |
| scale {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder | :: |
| scale {n} (device) SEE: scales | :: |
| scale insect {n} (small parasitic insect of superfamily Coccoidea) | :: skjoldlus {c} |
| scale model {n} (three-dimensional copy or representation of something) | :: skalamodel |
| scales {n} (device for weighing goods for sale) | :: vægt {c} |
| scallion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion | :: |
| scalp {n} (top of the head) | :: isse {c} |
| scalp {n} (part of head where the hair grows) | :: hovedskalp {c} |
| scalp {n} (part of the skin of the head of an enemy kept as a trophy) | :: skalp {c} |
| scalp {n} (victory) | :: skalp {c} |
| scalpel {n} (small straight knife) | :: operationskniv, skalpel |
| scaly anteater {n} (pangolin) SEE: pangolin | :: |
| scam {n} (fraudulent deal) | :: bondefanger |
| scandal {n} (incident that brings disgrace) | :: skandale |
| scandalous {adj} (wrong, immoral, causing a scandal) | :: skandaløs |
| scandalous {adj} (malicious, defamatory) | :: skandaløs |
| Scandinavia {prop} (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) | :: Skandinavien |
| Scandinavia {prop} (Scandinavian Peninsula) SEE: Scandinavian Peninsula | :: |
| Scandinavian {n} (someone from Scandinavia) | :: skandinav {c} |
| Scandinavian {adj} (of Scandinavia) | :: skandinavisk |
| Scandinavian {adj} (of the North Germanic family of languages) | :: skandinavisk |
| Scandinavian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in Northern Europe, see also: Scandinavia) | :: Skandinaviske Halvø {c} |
| scandium {n} (chemical element) | :: skandium {?} |
| Scania {prop} (region of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula) | :: Skåne {n} |
| Scanian {n} (person) | :: skåning {c} |
| Scanian {adj} (of Scania) | :: skånsk |
| Scanian {adj} (of a Scanian, Scanian) | :: skånsk |
| Scanian {prop} (dialect) | :: skånsk |
| scant {adj} (very little) | :: meget lidt, knap |
| scant {adj} (not plentiful, scarcely sufficient) | :: mager, knap |
| scapegoat {n} (a goat imbued with the sins of the people) | :: syndebuk {c} |
| scapegoat {n} (someone punished for someone else's error(s)) | :: syndebuk |
| scapula {n} (large flat bone) SEE: shoulder blade | :: |
| scar {n} (cliff) SEE: cliff | :: |
| scar {n} (permanent mark on the skin) | :: ar {n} |
| scarce {adj} | :: knap |
| scare campaign {n} (effort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something) | :: skræmmekampagne {c} |
| scarecrow {n} (an effigy made to scare the birds away) | :: fugleskræmsel {n} |
| scared {adj} (afraid, frightened) | :: bange |
| scarf {n} (long garment worn around the neck) | :: halstørklæde {n} |
| scarf {n} (headscarf) SEE: headscarf | :: |
| scarlet {n} (colour) | :: skarlagen {n} |
| scary {adj} (causing, or able to cause, fright) | :: skræmmende, uhyggelig |
| scatter {v} (to scatter) SEE: disperse | :: |
| scatterbrained {adj} (absent-minded) SEE: absent-minded | :: |
| scavenger {n} (Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things) | :: skralder {c} |
| scene {n} ((theater) the stage) SEE: stage | :: |
| scene {n} (the location of an event that attracts attention) | :: scene {c} |
| scene {n} | :: optrin {?} |
| sceptre {n} (ornamental staff) | :: scepter {c} |
| schadenfreude {n} (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune) | :: skadefryd {c} |
| Scheldt {prop} (river) | :: Schelde |
| Schengen Area {prop} (group of European countries) | :: Schengenområdet {n} , Schengensamarbejdet {n} |
| schistosomiasis {n} (various diseases) | :: schistosomiasis |
| schizoid {n} | :: skizoid |
| schizoid personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) | :: skizoid personlighedsforstyrrelse, skizoid personlighedsstruktur |
| schizophrenia {n} (mental disorder) | :: skizofreni {c}, ungdomssløvsind {n} |
| schizothymia {n} (temperament) | :: skizotymi |
| schizotypal {adj} (pertaining to or displaying mild signs of schizophrenia) | :: skizotypisk, skizotypal |
| schizotypal personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) | :: skizotypal personlighedsforstyrrelse, skizotypal personlighedsstruktur |
| schizotypy {n} (a continuum of personality characteristics and experiences) | :: skizotypi |
| Schleswig-Holstein {prop} (state) | :: Slesvig-Holsten |
| schlimazel {n} (a chronically unlucky person) | :: ulykkesfugl {c} |
| schnapps {n} (liquor) | :: snaps |
| schnitzel {n} (a meat dish) | :: schnitzel {c} |
| scholarship {n} (study allowance) | :: stipendium |
| scholasticism {n} (school of philosophy) | :: skolastik {c} |
| school {n} (a group of fish) | :: stime {c} |
| school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning) | :: skole |
| school {n} (college or university) | :: skole {c} |
| school {n} (a department/institute at a college or university) | :: skole {c} |
| school {n} ((collectively) the followers of a particular doctrine) | :: skole |
| school age {n} (age at which a child is required to attend school) | :: skolealder {c} |
| schoolbag {n} (satchel) | :: skoletaske {c} |
| schoolboy {n} (young male student) | :: skoledreng {c} |
| school bus {n} (transport for schoolchildren) | :: skolebus {c} |
| schoolchild {n} (young person attending school or of an age to attend school) | :: skolebarn {n}, skoleelev {c} |
| school district {n} (governmental district for public schools) | :: skoledistrikt {n} |
| schoolgirl {n} (girl attending school) | :: skolepige {c} |
| schoolie {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| schoolmate {n} (person who attended school with the subject) | :: skolekammerat {c}, medstuderende {c} |
| schoolteacher {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| school year {n} (academic year of a school) | :: skoleår {n} |
| schooner {n} (sailing ship) | :: skonnert {c} |
| Schrödinger equation {n} (Schrödinger equation) | :: Schrödingerligning {c} |
| Schrödinger's cat {prop} (thought experiment) | :: Schrödingers kat {c} |
| sciatica {n} (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve) | :: iskias {c} |
| science {n} (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method) | :: videnskab, videnskabelighed |
| science {n} (particular discipline or branch of learning) | :: videnskab {c} |
| science {n} (fact of knowing something) | :: viden |
| science {n} (knowledge gained through study or practice) | :: viden |
| scientia potentia est {proverb} (knowledge is power) SEE: knowledge is power | :: |
| scientific {adj} (of or having to do with science) | :: videnskabelig |
| scientific racism {n} (scientific racism) | :: racelære {c} |
| scientist {n} (one whose activities make use of the scientific method) | :: videnskabsmand {c}, videnskabskvinde {c} |
| Scientologist {n} (follower of Scientology) | :: scientolog {c} |
| Scientology {prop} (belief system developed by L. Ron Hubbard) | :: scientologi {c} |
| scimitar {n} (sword with curved blade) | :: krumsabel |
| scissor kick {n} (kick in football) | :: saksespark {n} |
| scissors {n} (tool used for cutting) | :: saks {c} |
| sclerosis {n} (abnormal hardening of body tissues) | :: sklerose {c}, sclerose {c} (informal) |
| scold {v} (rebuke) | :: skælde ud |
| scoop {n} (news learned and reported before anyone else) | :: scoop {n} |
| scooter {n} (foot-propelled vehicle) | :: løbehjul |
| scooter {n} (type of small two-wheeled vehicle, see also: motorscooter) | :: scooter |
| -scope {suffix} (suffix to name viewing instruments) | :: -skop {n} |
| scope {n} (device used in aiming a projectile) SEE: telescopic sight | :: |
| scops owl {n} (Otus scops) | :: dværghornugle {c} |
| scorched earth {n} | :: brændte jords taktik {c} |
| score {v} (to score) SEE: strike | :: |
| score {n} (number of points earned) | :: score {c} |
| score {n} (twenty, see also: twenty) | :: snes {c} |
| score {n} (sheet music showing all parts) | :: partitur {n} |
| score {v} (to cut a groove in a surface) | :: ridse |
| score {v} (to earn points in a game) | :: score |
| score {v} (to obtain drugs or sex) | :: score |
| scores {pron} (many) SEE: many | :: |
| scoria {n} (slag or dross) SEE: slag | :: |
| scoria {n} (volcanic rock) SEE: slag | :: |
| Scorpio {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Skorpionen |
| Scorpio {n} (Someone with a Scorpio star sign) | :: skorpion {c} |
| Scorpio {prop} (constellation) SEE: Scorpius | :: |
| scorpion {n} (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones) | :: skorpion {c} |
| Scorpius {prop} (astrological sign) SEE: Scorpio | :: |
| Scorpius {prop} (constellation) | :: Skorpionen |
| Scot {n} (a person born in or native to Scotland) | :: skotte {c} |
| Scotch crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| Scotch tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| Scotland {prop} (country in northwest Europe to the north of England) | :: Skotland |
| Scots {n} (Lowland Scots language) | :: skotsk |
| Scotsman {n} (a man from Scotland) | :: skotte {c} |
| Scottish {adj} (of a person) | :: skotsk |
| Scottish {adj} (of a thing or concept) | :: skotsk |
| Scottish {n} (the people of Scotland) | :: skotterne {p} |
| scourer {n} (tool used to scour) SEE: scouring pad | :: |
| scourge {n} (persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble) | :: svøbe {c} |
| scourge {n} (a whip often of leather) | :: svøbe {c} |
| scourge {v} (to strike with a scourge) | :: plage |
| scouring pad {n} (pad with sponge-like and abrasive side) | :: skuresvamp {c} |
| scout {n} (member of the scout movement) | :: spejder {c} |
| scout {n} (one who identifies promising talent) | :: talentspejder |
| scrambled egg {n} (dish) | :: røræg {n} {c} |
| scrape {n} (injury) | :: hudafskrabning {c} |
| scratch {v} (to rub a surface with a sharp object) | :: klø |
| scratch {n} (disruption or mark on a surface) | :: ridse {c} |
| scrawny {adj} (Thin, malnourished and weak) | :: mager |
| scream {n} (loud exclamation) | :: skrig {n} |
| scream {v} (to make the sound of a scream) | :: skrige |
| scree {n} (loose stony debris on a slope) | :: ur |
| screech owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
| screen {n} (viewing area of electronic output device) | :: skærm {c} |
| screenplay {n} (script for a movie or a television show) | :: manuskript {n} |
| screen printing {n} (printing method) | :: serigrafi |
| screenwriter {n} (one who writes for the screen) | :: manusforfatter {c}, filmforfatter {c} |
| screw {n} (simple machine) | :: skrue {c} |
| screw {n} (fastener) | :: skrue |
| screw {n} (ship’s propeller) | :: skrue {c} |
| screw {n} (act of screwing) | :: knald {n} |
| screw cap {n} (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) | :: skruelåg {n} |
| screwdriver {n} (tool) | :: skruetrækker {c} |
| scrimmage {n} (practice game) SEE: exhibition game | :: |
| script {n} (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) | :: manuskript {n} |
| script {n} (procedure or program in computing) | :: script {n} |
| Scripture {prop} (Bible) SEE: Bible | :: |
| scriptwriter {n} (screenwriter) SEE: screenwriter | :: |
| scrofulous {adj} (morally degenerate; corrupt) SEE: corrupt | :: |
| scroll {n} (roll of paper or parchment) | :: skriftrulle {c} |
| scroll {v} ((Computing) to change one's view of data on a computer's display) | :: scrolle |
| scroll saw {n} (fretsaw with an oscillating blade) | :: dekupørsav {c} |
| scrotum {n} (the bag of the skin and muscle that contains the testicles) | :: skrotum , pung {c}, bollerne {c-p} |
| scrub {n} (cancellation) SEE: cancellation | :: |
| scrubbing brush {n} (short brush) | :: skrubbebørste {c} |
| scrum {n} (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) | :: klynge |
| scrum {n} ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) | :: klynge |
| scrummage {n} (rugby formation of all forwards) SEE: scrum | :: |
| scrunch {v} (crumple) | :: mase |
| scrunch {n} (crunching noise) | :: knase, mase |
| scrupulous {adj} (meticulous) | :: omhyggelig |
| scrupulous {adj} (having scruples) | :: samvittighedsfuld |
| scrutinise {v} (scrutinize) SEE: scrutinize | :: |
| scrutinize {v} (to examine with great care) | :: granske |
| sculpin {n} (small fish of the family Cottidae) | :: ulk |
| sculptor {n} (a person who sculpts) | :: billedhugger {c} |
| sculpture {n} (art of sculpting) | :: skulptur {c} |
| sculpture {n} (work of art created by sculpting) | :: skulptur {c} |
| scum {n} (person or persons considered to be reprehensible) | :: afskum {n} |
| scum {v} (remove layer of scum) | :: afskumme |
| scumbag {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| scupper {n} (nautical: drainage hole) | :: lænseport {c}, spygat {n} |
| scurrilous {adj} (foul-mouthed) | :: sjofel, grov |
| scurrilous {adj} (coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous) | :: grov, uanstændig, krænkende |
| scurvy {n} (deficiency of vitamin C) | :: skørbug {c} |
| scutch grass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| scythe {n} (farm tool) | :: le {c} |
| Scythia {prop} (region of Central Eurasia) | :: Skytien {c} |
| Scythian {n} (an inhabitant of Scythia) | :: skyter {c} |
| sea {n} (body of water) | :: hav {n}, sø {c} |
| sea anemone {n} (polyp) | :: søanemone {c} |
| seabed {n} (floor or bottom of the sea or ocean) | :: havbund {c} |
| seaborgium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 106) | :: seaborgium {n} |
| sea buckthorn {n} (shrub of the genus Hippophae) | :: havtorn {c} |
| sea eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle | :: |
| seafarer {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| seafarer {n} (one who travels by sea) | :: søfarer {c} |
| seafaring {adj} (fit to travel on the sea) SEE: seagoing | :: |
| seagoing {adj} (made for or used on the high seas) | :: havgående, søgående |
| seagull {n} (bird of the family Laridae) | :: måge {c} |
| sea horse {n} (walrus) SEE: walrus | :: |
| sea horse {n} (fish) | :: søhest {c} |
| seal {n} (pinniped) | :: sæl {c} |
| sea lion {n} (member of the Otariidae family) | :: søløve |
| seam {n} (folded back and stitched piece of fabric) | :: søm {c} |
| seam {n} (suture) | :: sutur {c}, søm {c} |
| seaman {n} (mariner or sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| seamstress {n} (a woman who sews clothes professionally) | :: syerske |
| Sea of Azov {prop} (sea) | :: Azovske Hav |
| Sea of Galilee {prop} (lake in northern Israel) | :: Genesaret Sø |
| Sea of Japan {prop} (the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia) | :: Japanske Hav {n} |
| Sea of Marmara {prop} (a deep inland sea in north-western Turkey) | :: Marmarahavet |
| Sea of Okhotsk {prop} (sea) | :: Okhotske Hav |
| sea otter {n} (Enhydra lutris) | :: havodder {c} |
| sea-parrot {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin | :: |
| seaplane {n} (an aircraft) | :: vandfly |
| seapower {n} (naval military power) | :: sømagt {c}, flådemagt {c} |
| sear {v} (To char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument) | :: brune |
| search {v} (to search) SEE: look | :: |
| search {n} (an attempt to find something) | :: eftersøgning {c} |
| search {v} (to look throughout (a place) for something) | :: søge, lede |
| search {v} ((followed by "for") to look thoroughly) | :: søge, lede |
| searchable {adj} (capable of being searched) | :: søgbar |
| search engine {n} (application that searches for data) | :: søgemaskine {c} |
| searocket {n} (Cakile) | :: strandsennep |
| sea salt {n} (salt prepared by evaporating sea water) | :: havsalt {n} |
| seashell {n} (shell) | :: konkylie |
| seasick {adj} (ill due to the motion of a ship at sea.) | :: søsyg |
| sea-sickness {n} (seasickness) SEE: seasickness | :: |
| seasickness {n} (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) | :: søsyge |
| season {n} (quarter of a year) | :: årstid {c} |
| season {n} (part of year with something special) | :: sæson |
| season {n} (a group of episodes) | :: sæson {c} |
| seasoning {n} (cooking ingredient) | :: krydre, smage til |
| seat belt {n} (restraining belt) | :: sikkerhedssele {c}, sikkerhedsbælte {n} |
| sea urchin {n} (any of many marine echinoderms of the class Echinoidea) | :: søpindsvin {n} |
| seawater {n} (salt water of a sea or ocean) | :: havvand {n} |
| seaweed {n} (marine plants and algae) | :: tang {c} |
| sea-worthy {adj} (fit for service at sea) | :: sødygtig |
| Sebastian {prop} (given name) | :: Sebastian |
| secant {n} (in geometry) | :: sekant {c} |
| secede {v} (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) | :: løsrive (sig) |
| secession {n} (The act of seceding) | :: løsrivelse {c} |
| secessionist {n} (one who supports secession) | :: separatist {c} |
| second {adj} (second (numeral), see also: 2nd) | :: anden, næst- |
| second {adj} (that comes after the first) | :: nummer to, anden |
| second {adv} (at the second rank) | :: anden |
| second {adv} (after first occurrence) | :: anden |
| second {n} (number two in a series) | :: andenplads {c} |
| second {n} (one that is next in rank) | :: næst- |
| second {n} (place next below first in a race or contest) | :: andenplads {c} |
| second {n} (manufactured item that fails to meet quality control standards) | :: sekundavare |
| second {n} (another chance to achieve what should have been done the first time) | :: anden chance {c}, en til chance {c} |
| second {n} (music: interval between two adjacent notes) | :: sekund {c} |
| second {n} (second gear) | :: andet gear {n} |
| second {n} (baseball: second base) | :: anden base {c} |
| second {v} (to follow in the next place) | :: efterfølger {c} |
| second {n} (one-sixtieth of a minute; SI unit of time) | :: sekund {n} |
| second {n} (unit of angular measure) | :: sekund |
| second {n} (short, indeterminate amount of time) | :: sekund, øjeblik |
| second {v} (to temporarily transfer employment) | :: afløse |
| second {v} (to assist, support, back) | :: understøtte, assistere |
| second {v} (to agree as a second person) | :: støtte, sekundere, bakke op |
| second {n} (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant) | :: sekundant {c} |
| second {n} (one who agrees in addition) | :: støtte {c} |
| secondary {adj} (succeeding first) | :: sekundær |
| second last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| second to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| second to none {n} (heroin) SEE: heroin | :: |
| Second World War {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| secret {n} (knowledge that is hidden) | :: hemmelighed {c} |
| secret {adj} (being or kept hidden.) | :: hemmelig |
| secretariat {n} (the office or department of a government secretary) | :: sekretariat {n} |
| secretary {n} (person keeping records and handling clerical work) | :: sekretær {c} |
| secretary {n} (head of a department of government) | :: minister {c} |
| secretary {n} (leading or managerial position in certain organizations) | :: sekretær {c} |
| secretary {n} (type of desk) | :: sekretær {c} |
| secretary {n} (sagittarius serpentarius) | :: sekretærfugl {c} |
| secretion {n} (secreted substance) | :: sekret |
| secretive {adj} (having an inclination to secrecy) | :: hemmelighedsfuld |
| secret police {n} (police operating outside normal boundaries of law) | :: hemmeligt politi {n} |
| secret service {n} (government organization) | :: sikkerhedspoliti {n}, hemmelig tjeneste {c}, efterretningstjeneste {c}, sikkerhedstjeneste {c} |
| sect {n} (religious movement) | :: sekt {c} |
| sectarian {adj} (of, or relating to a sect) | :: sekterisk |
| section {n} (cutting, part cut out) | :: afsnit {n} |
| section {n} (part of a document) | :: afsnit {n} |
| sectish {adj} (sectarian) SEE: sectarian | :: |
| secular {adj} (not specifically religious) | :: verdslig, sekulær |
| secularism {n} (neutrality towards all religions) | :: sekularisme {c} |
| security {n} (condition of not being threatened) | :: sikkerhed {c} |
| security {n} (finance: tradeable financial asset) | :: værdipapir {n} |
| Security Council {prop} (UN Security Council) SEE: UN Security Council | :: |
| security guard {n} (person employed to provided security) | :: sikkerhedsvagt {c} |
| security theater {n} (measures which provide a sense of security without providing security) | :: sikkerhedsteater {n} |
| sedge {n} (any plant of the genus Carex) | :: star {c} |
| sedimentology {n} (study of natural sediments) | :: sedimentologi {c} |
| seduce {v} (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) | :: forføre |
| seduce {v} (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) | :: forføre |
| seduce {v} (to win over or attract someone) | :: forføre |
| seduction {n} (act of seducing) | :: forføring {c} |
| seductress {n} (woman who seduces) | :: forførerske |
| see {v} (perceive with the eyes) | :: se |
| see {v} (understand) | :: forstå |
| see {n} (diocese) | :: stift {n} |
| seed {n} (fertilized grain) | :: sæd {c}, frø {n} |
| seedpod {n} (pouch-like form on a plant) SEE: pod | :: |
| seeing-eye dog {n} (seeing-eye dog) SEE: guide dog | :: |
| seek {v} (to try to find) | :: søge |
| seel {v} (To blind) SEE: blind | :: |
| seem {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look | :: |
| seem {v} (to appear) | :: synes |
| seemingly {adv} (apparently) SEE: apparently | :: |
| see Naples and die {proverb} (since nothing compares to the beauty of Naples, you can die after you've seen it) | :: se Neapel og dø |
| see off {v} (to defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| seesaw {n} (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle) | :: vippe {c} |
| see the forest for the trees {v} (to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation) | :: ikke se skoven for bare træer |
| see-through {adj} (transparent) SEE: transparent | :: |
| see ya {interj} (see you) SEE: see you | :: |
| see you {phrase} (see you later) | :: vi ses, på gensyn |
| see you soon {interj} (goodbye) | :: vi ses |
| see you tomorrow {phrase} (see you tomorrow) | :: vi ses i morgen |
| segment {n} (line segment) SEE: line segment | :: |
| segment {n} (circular segment) SEE: circular segment | :: |
| segregation {n} (sociology, see also: apartheid) | :: segregation |
| Seine {prop} (river of northern France) | :: Seinen |
| seismologist {n} (person who practices seismology) | :: seismolog {c} |
| sei whale {n} (whale of the rorqual family) | :: sejhval {c} |
| seize {v} (grab) | :: gribe |
| seize {v} (take advantage) | :: gribe |
| seize {v} (take possession of (by force, law etc)) | :: beslaglægge |
| seizure {n} (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) | :: beslaglæggelse {c} |
| seizure {n} (sudden attack or convulsion) | :: anfald {n} |
| seizure {n} (sudden onset of pain or emotion) | :: anfald {n} |
| seizureless {adj} (without seizures) | :: anfaldsfri |
| Sejm {prop} (the lower house of the Polish parliament) | :: sejm {c} |
| sejunct {adj} (separate) SEE: separate | :: |
| seldom {adv} (infrequently, rarely) | :: sjælden |
| selective breeding {n} (artificial selection) SEE: artificial selection | :: |
| Selena {prop} (female given name) | :: Celina {c} |
| selenium {n} (chemical element) | :: selen {n} |
| self {n} (individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness) | :: selv {n} |
| self-abasement {n} (self-abasement) | :: selvfornedrelse {c} |
| self-actualization {n} (psychological development) | :: selvrealisering {c} |
| self-adhesive {adj} (adhesive) | :: selvklæbende |
| self-centered {adj} (egotistically obsessed with oneself) | :: selvoptaget |
| self-confidence {n} (state of being self-confident) | :: selvtillid {c} |
| self-control {n} (ability to control one's desires and impulses) | :: selvkontrol {c} |
| self-determination {n} (political independence of a people) | :: selvbestemmelse {c} |
| self-educated {adj} (having learned without the direction of a teacher) | :: selvlært, autodidakt |
| self-esteem {n} (confidence in one's own worth) | :: selvværd |
| self-hatred {n} (hatred of oneself) | :: selvhad {n} |
| self-help {n} (bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others) | :: selvhjælp {c} |
| selfie {n} (photographic self-portrait) | :: selfie {c}, selvportræt {n} |
| selfie stick {n} (extendable arm to hold a camera) | :: selfiestang {c} |
| self-ignite {v} (catch fire due to sufficient temperature) | :: selvantænde |
| self-immolation {n} (setting oneself on fire) | :: selvafbrænding {c} |
| self-interest {n} (personal interest) | :: egennytte {c} |
| selfish {adj} (holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | :: selvisk, egoistisk |
| selfish {adj} (regard for oneself above others' well-being) | :: selvisk, egoistisk |
| self-isolation {n} (isolation from others) | :: selvisolation {c} |
| self-learning {n} (learning done by oneself) | :: selvstudium {n}, selvstudie {n} |
| self-pity {n} (feeling of pity for oneself) | :: selvmedlidenhed {c} |
| self-pollution {n} (obsolete: masturbation) | :: selvbesmittelse {c} |
| self-portrait {n} (portrait of the painter who painted it) | :: selvportræt {n} |
| self-reliance {n} (independence) | :: selvstændighed {c} |
| self-respect {n} (knowledge of one's own worth) | :: selvrespekt {c} |
| self-restraint {n} (self-restraint) | :: selvbeherskelse {c} |
| self-righteous {adj} (piously self-assured and smugly moralistic) | :: selvretfærdig |
| self-righting {adj} (able to right itself) | :: selvoprettende |
| self-rule {n} (rule of a group of people by their own leaders) | :: selvstyre {n} |
| self-satisfied {adj} (satisfied with oneself) | :: selvtilfreds |
| self-storage {n} (business where the customer rents a closed storage space compartment) | :: lagerhotel {n} |
| self-study {n} (study without the aid of a formal education institution) | :: selvstudium {n} |
| self-taught {adj} (educated by oneself) SEE: self-educated | :: |
| selkie {n} (mythological creature) | :: sælkvinde {c} |
| sell {v} (to agree to transfer goods or provide services) | :: sælge |
| sell {v} | :: sælge |
| seller {n} (someone who sells) | :: sælger {c}, sælgerinde {f} , sælgerske {c} , forsælger {c}, forsælgerske {f} |
| sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| Sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| Selma {prop} (female given name) | :: Selma |
| semantic loan {n} | :: betydningslån {n} |
| semantics {n} (science of the meaning of words) | :: semantik {c} |
| semantics {n} (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) | :: semantik {c}, betydningslære {c} |
| semantics {n} (individual meanings of words) | :: semantik {c} |
| semen {n} (semen (fluid)) SEE: sperm | :: |
| semen {n} (male reproductory fluid) | :: sæd |
| semester {n} (half of school year) | :: semester {n} |
| semi-automatic {adj} (partially automatic) | :: halvautomatisk |
| semicolon {n} (punctuation mark ';') | :: semikolon {n} |
| semiconductor {n} (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator) | :: halvleder {c} |
| semiconsonant {n} (semivowel) SEE: semivowel | :: |
| semidome {n} (architectural element) | :: halvkuppel {c} |
| semifinal {n} (competition) | :: semifinale {c} |
| Semigallia {prop} (A region in southern Latvia) | :: Semgallen |
| semi-identical {adj} (result of two sperm cells entering one embryo) | :: enægget med to spermier |
| semilogarithmically {adv} (in a semilogarithmic manner) | :: semilogaritmisk |
| seminal vesicle {n} (seminal vesicle) | :: sædblære {c} |
| semiotician {n} (linguist specialized in semiotics) | :: semiotiker |
| semiotics {n} (study of signs) | :: semiotik {c} |
| semipalmated sandpiper {n} (Calidris pusilla) | :: tyknæbbet dværgryle |
| semipostal {n} (type of stamp) SEE: semi-postal stamp | :: |
| semi-postal stamp {n} (type of postage stamp) | :: velgørenhedsfrimærke |
| semitone {n} (interval between adjacent keys) | :: halvtone {c} |
| semi-trailer {n} (trailer without a front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end) | :: sættevogn {c} |
| semivowel {n} (sound in speech) | :: halvvokal |
| semla {n} (Swedish pastry eaten on Shrove Tuesday) | :: fastelavnsbolle {c} |
| senate {n} (the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems) | :: senat {n} |
| senator {n} (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) | :: senator {c} |
| send {v} (make something go somewhere) | :: sende |
| sender {n} (someone who sends) | :: afsender |
| Seneca {n} (tribe) | :: seneca |
| Senegal {prop} (Republic of Senegal) | :: Senegal |
| senile {adj} (of, or relating to old age) | :: alderdoms- |
| senile {adj} (exhibiting the deterioration in mind) | :: senil |
| seniority {n} (time) | :: anciennitet |
| sensational {adj} (exceptionally great) | :: sensationel, opsigtsvækkende |
| sense {n} (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) | :: sans {c} |
| sense {n} (conscious awareness) | :: fornemmelse |
| senseless {adj} (bereft of feeling) | :: følelsesløs |
| senseless {adj} (bereft of consciousness) | :: bevidstløs |
| senseless {adj} (lacking meaning or purpose) | :: sanseløs |
| sense organ {n} (an organic sensor) | :: sanseorgan {n} |
| sensible {adj} (acting with or showing good judgement) | :: fornuftig |
| sensitive {adj} (responsive to stimuli) | :: følsom |
| sensitive {adj} (capable of offending) | :: sensitiv |
| sensor {n} (device or organ that detects certain external stimuli) | :: føler {c}, sensor {c} |
| sensual {adj} (inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations) | :: sensuel |
| sent {v} (simple past of "to send") | :: sendte |
| sent {v} (past participle of "to send") | :: sendt |
| sentence {n} (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate) | :: sætning {c} |
| sentencing range {n} (range of allowed punishments for a given crime) | :: straframme {c} |
| sentinel {n} (A sentry or guard) | :: skildvagt {c}, vagtpost {c} |
| sentinel {v} (To watch over something as a guard) | :: stå vagt |
| sentry-box {n} (booth for a sentry) | :: skilderhus {n} |
| Seoul {prop} (capital of South Korea) | :: Seoul {n} |
| separate {v} (to disunite, disconnect) | :: adskille |
| separate {v} (to cause to be separate) | :: adskille, afsondre |
| separate the wheat from the chaff {v} (to select only that which is of value) | :: skille klinten fra hveden |
| separatism {n} (separatism) | :: separatisme |
| separatist {n} (political separatist) | :: separatist {c}, løsrivelsestilhænger {c} |
| sepia {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish | :: |
| September {prop} (ninth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: september {c} |
| septic {adj} (of or pertaining to sepsis) | :: septisk |
| septicemia {n} (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) | :: sepsis {c} |
| Septuagint {prop} (an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek) | :: Septuaginta |
| septuplet {n} (one of seven babies born at the same birth) | :: syvling {c} |
| sequence {n} (set of things in a set order) | :: rækkefølge {c}, sekvens {c} |
| sequence {n} (series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated) | :: tonerække {c} |
| sequence {n} (poetic, music composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings) | :: sekvens {c} |
| sequence {n} (in mathematics, an ordered list of objects) | :: følge {c} |
| Sequoyah {prop} (Inventor of the syllabary for writing Cherokee) | :: Sequoyah |
| seraph {n} (highest order of angels) | :: seraf |
| Serb {n} (person of Serb descent, see also: Serbian) | :: serber |
| Serbia {prop} (a country in southeastern Europe) | :: Serbien |
| Serbia and Montenegro {prop} (former country on the Balkan Peninsula) | :: Serbien og Montenegro |
| Serbian {n} (person from Serbia, see also: Serb) | :: serber |
| Serbian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: serbisk |
| Serbian {adj} (pertaining to Serbia and Serbians) | :: serbisk |
| Serbian {adj} (pertaining to the Serbian language) | :: serbisk |
| Serbian {n} (Serb) SEE: Serb | :: |
| Serbo-Croatian {n} (South Slavic language) | :: serbokroatisk |
| serendipity {n} (unsought, unintended... and/or learning experience that happens by accident) | :: lykketræf |
| serf {n} (semifree peasant) | :: livegen {c} |
| serfdom {n} (state of being a serf) | :: livegenskab {n} |
| serfdom {n} (feudal system) | :: livegenskab {n} |
| sergeant {n} (non-commissioned officer rank) | :: sergent {c} |
| serial killer {n} (person who commits multiple murders) | :: seriemorder {c} |
| series {n} (a number of things that follow on one after the other) | :: serie {?} |
| series {n} (television or radio program) | :: tv-serie {c} |
| series {n} (in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence) | :: række {c} |
| serigraphy {n} (printing method) SEE: screen printing | :: |
| serious {adj} (important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play) | :: alvorlig |
| seriousness {n} (state of being serious) | :: alvor {c} |
| sermon {n} (religious discourse) | :: prædiken {c} |
| Sermon on the Mount {prop} (public discourse given by Jesus) | :: bjergprædiken {c} |
| serotonin {n} (the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine) | :: serotonin |
| Serpens {prop} (large summer constellation of the northern sky) | :: Slangen {c} |
| serpent {n} (snake) | :: slange {c} |
| serrated {adj} (saw-like) | :: tandet |
| serum {n} (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) | :: serum {n} |
| serum {n} (blood serum containing antibodies) SEE: antiserum | :: |
| servant {n} (one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation) | :: tjener {c} |
| serve {v} (to work for) | :: tjene |
| serve {v} (to be subordinate to) | :: tjene |
| server {n} (computing: a program which provides services to other programs or users) | :: server {c} |
| Servian {adj} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| Servian {n} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| Servian {prop} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| service {n} (service tree) SEE: service tree | :: |
| serviceberry {n} (plant) | :: bærmispel |
| service station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| service tree {n} (Sorbus domestica) | :: storfrugtet røn |
| service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) SEE: wild service tree | :: |
| serviette {n} (napkin) SEE: napkin | :: |
| servitude {n} (the state of being a slave) | :: trældom {c} |
| sesame {n} (plant) | :: sesam {c} |
| sesame {n} (seed) | :: sesamfrø {n}, sesam {c} |
| sesame oil {n} (oil extracted from sesame seeds) | :: sesamolie {c} |
| sessile oak {n} (deciduous tree) | :: vintereg |
| set {v} (to put something down) | :: sætte, stille, placere |
| set {v} (to determine) | :: fastsætte |
| set {v} (to adjust) | :: stille, indstille |
| set {v} (to punch a nail into wood) | :: forsænke, indfatte |
| set {v} (to arrange with dishes and cutlery) | :: dække |
| set {v} (to introduce) | :: præsentere (set the scene: lægge op til) |
| set {v} (to locate, to backdrop) | :: placere |
| set {v} (to compile, to make (a crossword)) | :: konstruere |
| set {v} (to prepare (a stage or film set)) | :: opstille |
| set {v} (to fit (someone) up in a situation) | :: stille |
| set {v} (to arrange type) | :: sætte |
| set {v} (to devise and assign work) | :: stille |
| set {v} (to direct the ball to a teammate for an attack) | :: lægge op til |
| set {v} (to solidify) | :: størkne |
| set {v} (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon) | :: gå ned |
| set {n} (punch for setting nails in wood) | :: sætning |
| set {n} (device for receiving broadcast radio waves; a radio or television) | :: anlæg {n}, apparat {n} |
| set {adj} (ready, prepared) | :: klar, færdig |
| set {adj} (intent, determined) | :: fastsat |
| set {adj} (prearranged) | :: fastsat, bestemt, fast |
| set {adj} (fixed in one’s opinion) | :: bestemt |
| set {adj} (of hair: fixed in a certain style) | :: opsat |
| set {n} (matching collection of similar things, such as a set of tables) | :: samling {c} |
| set {n} (collection of various objects for a particular purpose, such as a set of tools) | :: samling {c} |
| set {n} (object made up several parts, such as a set of steps) | :: aggregat {n}, samlesæt {n} |
| set {n} (set theory: collection of objects) | :: mængde {c} |
| set {n} (group of people, usually meeting socially) | :: gruppe {c} |
| set {n} (scenery for a film or play) | :: sætstykke {n}, scenario {n}, dekoration {c} |
| set {n} (dancing: initial or basic formation of dancers) | :: opstilling {c} |
| set {n} (in tennis) | :: sæt {n} |
| set {n} (volleyball) | :: sæt {n} |
| set {v} (to sit) SEE: sit | :: |
| set {n} (badger’s home) SEE: sett | :: |
| set {n} (plural: set theory) SEE: set theory | :: |
| setback {n} (adverse event, obstacle) | :: tilbageslag {n} |
| set fire {v} (to light using fire) | :: sætte ild til |
| set forth {v} (to start) SEE: start | :: |
| Seth {prop} (the third son of Adam and Eve) | :: Set |
| set off {v} (To leave; begin a journey or trip) | :: gå af, forløbe |
| sett {n} (paving stone) | :: brosten {c} |
| set-theoretic difference {n} (set-theoretic difference) SEE: relative complement | :: |
| set theory {n} (mathematical theory of sets) | :: mængdelære |
| settlement {n} ((architecture): gradual sinking of a building) | :: sætning {c} , sætningsskade {c} |
| settlement {n} ((law) resolution) | :: forlig {n} |
| Sevan {prop} (a lake in Armenia) | :: Sevansøen |
| Sevastopol {prop} (city) | :: Sevastopol, Sebastopol |
| seven {num} (cardinal number 7) | :: syv |
| seven {n} (the figure seven) | :: syvtal {n} |
| seven {n} (a card bearing seven pips) | :: syver {c} |
| seven deadly sins {n} (the cardinal sins) | :: syv dødssynder {c-p} |
| seven hundred and fifty {num} (number) | :: syvhundrede og halvtres |
| seven hundred and fifty {n} (the figure 750) | :: syvhundrede og halvtres |
| sevennight {n} (period of seven consecutive days and nights) SEE: week | :: |
| seventeen {num} (cardinal number) | :: sytten |
| seventeenth {adj} (ordinal number, see also: 17th) | :: syttende |
| seventh {adj} (ordinal form of the number seven, see also: 7th) | :: syvende |
| seventieth {adj} (ordinal form of the number seventy (70)) | :: halvfjerdsindstyvende |
| seventy {num} (cardinal number) | :: halvfjerds |
| seventy-one {num} (71) | :: enoghalvfjerds |
| severance {n} (severance payment) SEE: severance pay | :: |
| severance pay {n} (money paid to employee as compensation) | :: fratrædelsesgodtgørelse {c} |
| severance payment {n} (money paid to employee in case of layoff) SEE: severance pay | :: |
| severe {adj} (very bad or intense) | :: hård, stærk, voldsom |
| severe {adj} (strict or harsh) | :: streng |
| Seville {prop} (city in Andalusia, Spain) | :: Sevilla |
| Seville orange {n} (Seville orange) SEE: bitter orange | :: |
| sew {v} ((transitive) use a needle) | :: sy |
| sew {v} ((intransitive) use a needle) | :: sy |
| sewing machine {n} (device) | :: symaskine {c} |
| sex {n} (act of sexual intercourse) | :: sex, kønsliv, seksualliv, seksuel omgang, samleje, erotik |
| sex {n} (gender (female or male)) | :: køn |
| sex {v} (to determine the sex of) | :: kønsbestemme |
| sex {v} (informal: to have sex with) | :: bolle, have samleje med, kneppe |
| sex act {n} (acts of sexual stimulation) | :: sexakt {c}, knepning |
| sexagenarian {adj} (in one's seventh decade) | :: sekstiårig, 60-årig |
| sexagenarian {n} (a person who is between the ages of 60 and 69) | :: tresåring {c}, 60-åring {c} |
| sex appeal {n} (sexual attractiveness) | :: sexappeal {c} |
| sex gland {n} (gland in which sex cells are produced) SEE: gonad | :: |
| sex hair {n} (sex hair) | :: bollehår {n} |
| sexism {n} (gender discrimination or dislike) | :: sexisme {c} |
| sex life {n} (part of a person's life that is directly concerned with sexual activity) | :: sexliv {n} |
| sex offender {n} (somebody who has committed a crime of a sexual nature) | :: sexualforbryder {m}, seksualforbryder {m} |
| sexology {n} (study of sex and sexuality) | :: sexologi {c} |
| sex organ {n} (organ used in sexual reproduction) | :: kønsorgan {n} |
| sex partner {n} (someone that one has sex with) | :: sexpartner {c} |
| sex position {n} (sex position) | :: samlejestilling {c}, sexstilling {c} |
| sext {n} (noon) SEE: noon | :: |
| sextant {n} (navigational instrument) | :: sekstant {c} |
| sextuplet {n} (one of six born together) | :: seksling {c} |
| sexual {adj} (of or relating to having sex) | :: seksuel |
| sexual {adj} (of or relating to the sex of an organism) | :: køns-, kønslig |
| sexual {adj} (of or relating to sexual orientation, identity or preferences) | :: seksuel |
| sexual act {n} (sex act) SEE: sex act | :: |
| sexual intercourse {n} (sexual interaction) | :: samleje |
| sexuality {n} (sexual orientation) SEE: sexual orientation | :: |
| sexually mature {adj} (able to reproduce) | :: kønsmoden |
| sexually transmitted disease {n} (disease contracted through sexual contact) | :: seksuelt overført sygdom, kønssygdom {c} |
| sexual orientation {n} (sexual orientation) | :: seksuel orientering {c} |
| sexual partner {n} (person with whom someone has had sex) SEE: sex partner | :: |
| sexual reproduction {n} (process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms) | :: kønnet formering |
| sex worker {n} (person who supplies sexual services for money) | :: sexarbejder |
| sexy {adj} (having sexual appeal) | :: sexet |
| sexy {adj} (slang: very attractive or appealing) | :: sexet |
| Seychelles {prop} (country in East Africa) | :: Seychellerne |
| shack {n} (crude hut) | :: skur, hytte |
| shack {v} (Live in or with) | :: leve sammen med , sove hos |
| shackle {n} (a U-shaped piece of metal) | :: sjækkel {c} |
| shackles {n} (paired wrist or ankle restraints) | :: jern |
| shadbush {n} (serviceberry) SEE: serviceberry | :: |
| shade {n} (darkness where light is blocked) | :: skygge {c} |
| shadow {n} (dark image projected onto a surface) | :: skygge {c} |
| shadow {v} (to block light or radio transmission) | :: skygge |
| shadow {v} (to secretly track or follow another) | :: skygge |
| shadow {n} (spirit, ghost) SEE: ghost | :: |
| shag {n} (sea bird) | :: skarv {m}, topskarv {c} |
| shah {n} (king of Persia) | :: shah {c} |
| shahada {n} (Islamic declaration of belief) | :: shahadah |
| shake {v} (transitive: to cause to move) | :: ryste |
| shake {v} (transitive: to disturb emotionally) | :: ryste, chokere |
| shake {v} (transitive: to lose, evade) | :: ryste af sig |
| shake {v} (intransitive: to move from side to side) | :: rokke |
| shake {v} (intransitive: to shake hands) | :: give hånd på |
| shake {n} (act of shaking) | :: rysten {c}, rusk {n} |
| shake {n} (milkshake) | :: milkshake {c} |
| shakedown {n} (extortion) SEE: extortion | :: |
| Shakespeare {prop} (English playwright) | :: Shakespeare |
| Shakespearean sonnet {n} (type of sonnet) | :: engelske sonet {c} |
| shallot {n} (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii) | :: skalotteløg {n} |
| shallow {adj} (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) | :: flad, lav |
| shallow {adj} (extending not far downward) | :: lav, lavvandet |
| shallow {adj} (concerned mainly with superficial matters) | :: overfladisk |
| shallow {adj} (lacking interest or substance) | :: åndsforladt |
| shaman {n} (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds) | :: shaman {c}, vølve {c} |
| shamanism {n} (range of traditional beliefs) | :: shamanisme {c} |
| shambles {n} (a great mess or clutter) | :: rodebutik {c} |
| shambles {n} (a scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation) | :: slagtehus {n} |
| shambles {n} (a slaughterhouse) | :: slagtehus {n} |
| shame {n} (uncomfortable or painful feeling) | :: skam {c} |
| shame {n} (something to regret) | :: skam {c} |
| shame {v} (to cause to feel shame) | :: skamme ud |
| sham marriage {n} (fake marriage) | :: proformaægteskab {n} |
| shampoo {n} (product for washing the hair or other fibres) | :: shampoo {c} |
| shamrock {n} (any of several small plants, forms of clover) SEE: clover | :: |
| shanghai {v} (to force or trick into joining a ship) | :: shanghaje |
| shape {n} (status or condition) | :: form {c}, tilstand {c} |
| shape {n} (condition of personal health, especially muscular health) | :: form {c} |
| shape {n} (appearance or outline) | :: form {c} |
| shape {n} (figure) | :: form {c} |
| shape {v} (to give something a shape) | :: forme |
| sharbat {n} (sherbet) SEE: sherbet | :: |
| shard {n} (piece of glass or pottery) | :: skår {n} |
| share {n} (portion of something) | :: del {c}, andel {c} |
| share {n} (financial instrument) | :: aktie {c} |
| share {v} (to give) | :: dele |
| share {v} (to have in common) | :: dele |
| share {v} (to divide and distribute) | :: dele, uddele |
| share {n} (sharebone) SEE: pubis | :: |
| shareholder {n} (one who owns shares of stock) | :: aktionær {c}, aktieejer {c} |
| sharemarket {n} (stock market) SEE: stock market | :: |
| shareowner {n} (shareholder) SEE: shareholder | :: |
| shari'a {n} (Islamic religious law) | :: sharia, sharialov |
| shark {n} (fish) | :: haj {c} |
| sharp {adj} (able to cut easily) | :: skarp, spids |
| sharp elbows {n} (a willingness to sacrifice others to advance one's own ambitions) | :: rundsave på albuerne |
| sharpen {v} (to make sharp) | :: skærpe |
| sharpshooter {n} (marksman) | :: skarpskytte {c}, finskytte {c} |
| sharp-tailed sandpiper {n} (Calidris acuminata) | :: spidshalet ryle |
| shave {v} (to remove hair from) | :: rage, barbere |
| shave {v} (to remove hair from one's face) | :: barbere sig, rage sig |
| shave {n} (an instance of shaving) | :: barbering {c} |
| shaver {n} (boy) SEE: boy | :: |
| shaver {n} (electric razor) | :: barbermaskine {c} |
| shawl {n} (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) | :: sjal {n} |
| she {pron} (person) | :: hun |
| she- {prefix} (the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman) | :: hun, hun- |
| sheaf {n} (mathematical construct) | :: knippe {n} |
| sheatfish {n} (fish of the genus Silurus) | :: gedde |
| sheath {n} (scabbard) SEE: scabbard | :: |
| sheath {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| sheathe {v} (to put (something) into a sheath) | :: stikke i skede |
| shebop {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate | :: |
| she-cat {n} (female cat) | :: hunkat {c} |
| shed {n} (temporary structure to shelter something) | :: skur {n} |
| sheep {n} (animal) | :: får {n} |
| sheepdog {n} (dog used for herding sheep) | :: fårehund {c} |
| sheepherder {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd | :: |
| sheepish {adj} (having the characteristics of a sheep) | :: fåret |
| sheepish {adj} (shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed) | :: fåret, flov |
| sheep liver fluke {n} (parasitic flatworm) | :: leverikte |
| sheer {adj} (pure) SEE: pure | :: |
| sheet {n} (sheet of paper) | :: ark {n}, blad {n} |
| sheet {n} (rope to adjust a sail) | :: skøde {n} |
| sheet {n} (thin bed cloth) SEE: bedsheet | :: |
| sheet bend {n} (knot) | :: enkelt flagknob {n} |
| sheet metal {n} (Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet) | :: blik {n} |
| sheet music {n} (hand-written or printed form of musical notation) | :: noder {p}, nodeark {n}, nodeblad {n}, partitur {n} |
| shelduck {n} (waterfowl) | :: gravand {c} |
| shelf {n} (structure) | :: hylde {c} |
| shell {n} (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates) | :: skal {c}, muslingeskal |
| shell {n} (hard covering of an egg) | :: æggeskal {c} |
| shell {n} (covering of a nut) | :: skal {n} |
| shell {n} (pod) | :: bælg {c} |
| shell {n} (husks of cacao seeds) | :: skal {c} |
| shell {n} (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle) | :: skjold {n} |
| shell {n} (overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering armadillo's body) | :: skal {c} |
| shell {n} (casing of an artillery projectile) | :: granathylster {n} |
| shell {n} (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon) | :: granat {c} |
| shell {n} (any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure) | :: skal {c} |
| shell {n} (computing: general-purpose environment) | :: skal {c} |
| shell company {n} (company without activity created for tax purposes) | :: skuffeselskab {n} |
| shellfish {n} (aquatic food that has a shell) | :: skaldyr {n} |
| shelve {v} (to place on a shelf) | :: sætte på hylden |
| shelve {v} (to set aside, quit, or halt) | :: skrinlægge |
| shepherd {n} (a person who tends sheep) | :: fårehyrde {c} |
| shepherd {n} (someone who watches over or guides) | :: hyrde {c} |
| sherbet {n} (frozen fruit juice) | :: sorbet |
| Sherlock Holmes {prop} (fictional detective) | :: Sherlock Holmes |
| Sherlock Holmes {prop} (person with great powers of deduction) | :: Sherlock Holmes {c} |
| she's unconscious {phrase} (she's unconscious) | :: hun er bevidstløs |
| she-tiger {n} (tigress) SEE: tigress | :: |
| Shetland {prop} (Shetland Islands) SEE: Shetland Islands | :: |
| Shetland Islands {prop} (group of islands) | :: Shetlandsøerne {c-p}, Hjaltland |
| she-wolf {n} (female wolf) | :: hunulv {c}, ulvinde {c} |
| Shi'a {n} (follower of Shi'a Islam) | :: shia {c}, shiit {c} |
| shield {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| shield {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| shield {n} (armor) | :: skjold {n} |
| shield {n} (anything that protects or defends) | :: skjold, -skjold |
| shield {v} (to protect, to defend) | :: beskytte |
| shield {n} (toilet seat) SEE: toilet seat | :: |
| shieldmaiden {n} (virgin who had chosen to fight in battle) | :: skjoldmø {c} |
| shift {n} (type of women's undergarment) SEE: slip | :: |
| shiftwork {n} (rotating mode of work) | :: turnus {c} |
| shifty {adj} (Having the appearance of someone dishonest, criminal or unreliable) | :: skummel |
| Shiite {n} (Shi'a) SEE: Shi'a | :: |
| Shimshon {prop} (given name) SEE: Samson | :: |
| shin {n} (front part of the leg below the knee) | :: skinneben {n} |
| shinbone {n} (inner bone of the hind limb below the knee) | :: skinneben {n} |
| shine {v} (to emit light) | :: skinne, lyse, stråle |
| shine {v} (to reflect light) | :: glimte |
| shine {v} (to distinguish oneself) | :: glimre, brillere |
| shine {n} (brightness from a source of light) | :: skin {n} |
| shine {n} (brightness from reflected light) | :: glans {c} |
| shine {n} (excellence in quality or appearance) | :: brillans {c} |
| shine {v} (to polish) | :: pudse, polere, blanke |
| shine {n} (sunshine) SEE: sunshine | :: |
| shiner {n} (black eye) SEE: black eye | :: |
| shingles {n} (herpes zoster) | :: helvedesild {c} |
| ship {n} (large water vessel) | :: skib {n} |
| -ship {suffix} (Property or state of being) | :: -skab |
| shipbuilding {n} (construction of ships) | :: skibsbygning {c}, skibsbyggeri {n} |
| shipowner {n} (someone who owns a ship) | :: reder {c}, skibsreder {c} |
| shipping company {n} (company) | :: rederi {n} |
| shipwrecked {adj} (stranded as a result of a shipwreck) | :: skibbrud {c} |
| shipyard {n} (place to build and repair ships) | :: skibsværft {n} |
| Shiraz {n} (variety of black grape) | :: Shiraz, Syrah |
| shire {n} (former administrative area of Britain; a county) | :: grevskab {n} |
| shirt {n} (article of clothing) | :: bluse {c}, skjorte {c}, trøje {c} |
| shit {n} | :: lort {c} |
| shit {v} | :: skide, lave lort |
| shit {v} (vulgar: to excrete (something) through the anus) | :: skide ud |
| shit {interj} (expression of worry, failure) | :: lort! |
| shit a brick {v} (To react strongly in anger) | :: gå amok (walk amok), flippe ud |
| shit a brick {v} (To react strongly in fear) | :: skide i bukserne (shit in the pants) |
| shit happens {phrase} (expression of acceptance of misfortune) SEE: such is life | :: |
| shithead {n} (stupid or contemptible person) | :: skiderik {c} |
| shithole {n} (anus) SEE: asshole | :: |
| shithole {n} (unpleasant person) SEE: asshole | :: |
| shitstorm {n} (Considerable backlash.) | :: shitstorm {c} |
| shitter {n} (coarse slang for the anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| shitter {n} (coarse slang for toilet, see also: toilet) | :: lokum , skidehus |
| shitty {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| shitty {adj} (high) SEE: high | :: |
| shiver {v} (to tremble or shake) | :: skælve |
| shiver my timbers {interj} (mild oath stereotypically regarded as being uttered by pirates) | :: splitte mine bramsejl (break my topgallant sails) |
| Shlomo {prop} (given name) SEE: Solomon | :: |
| Shoah {prop} (the systematic mass murder of 6 million Jews) SEE: Holocaust | :: |
| shoal {n} (group of fish) SEE: school | :: |
| shoal {n} (sandbank) | :: revle |
| shock {n} (something surprising) | :: chok {n} |
| shock {n} (life-threatening medical emergency) | :: chok {n} |
| shock absorber {n} (device to absorb shocks) | :: støddæmper {c} |
| shock wave {n} (A powerful compression wave) | :: chokbølge {c} |
| shoddy {adj} (of poor quality) | :: skod |
| shoe {n} (protective covering for the foot) | :: sko {c} |
| shoe {n} (something resembling a shoe (e.g. brake shoe)) | :: sko |
| shoe {v} (to put horseshoes on a horse) | :: sko |
| shoe {v} (to equip with protection) | :: sko, beslå |
| shoe {n} (piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse’s foot) SEE: horseshoe | :: |
| shoebill {n} (wading bird) | :: træskonæb {n} |
| shoeblack {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner | :: |
| shoehorn {n} (tool used to assist the foot) | :: skohorn {n} |
| shoelace {n} (for fastening a shoe, see also: lace) | :: snørebånd {n} |
| shoemaker {n} (a person who makes shoes) | :: skomager {c} |
| shoeshine boy {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner | :: |
| shoeshine girl {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner | :: |
| shoeshiner {n} (person who shines shoes) | :: skopudser {c} |
| shoe size {n} (size of shoe) | :: skostørrelse {c} |
| shoestring {n} (the string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| shofar {n} (ram’s-horn trumpet) | :: shofar {c} |
| shogun {n} (supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan) | :: shogun {c} |
| shoot {v} (to fire a shot) | :: skyde |
| shooting range {n} (a facility designed for firearms practice) | :: skydebane |
| shooting star {n} (meteor) | :: stjerneskud {n} |
| shoot oneself in the foot {v} (to act against one's own interest) | :: skyde sig selv i foden |
| shop {n} (establishment that sells goods) | :: butik |
| shop {v} (to visit shops) | :: handle, shoppe |
| shop {v} (to digitally edit a picture or photograph) SEE: photoshop | :: |
| shop assistant {n} (shop employee) | :: ekspedient {c}, kassedame {c} |
| shopkeeper {n} (trader who sells goods in a shop) | :: butiksejer {c} , butikshandlende {c}, handlende {c}, detailhandlende {c}, købmand {c} |
| shoplifting {n} (action of the verb to shoplift) | :: butikstyveri |
| shoppe {n} (shop) SEE: shop | :: |
| shopping center {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre | :: |
| shopping centre {n} (large retail outlet) | :: butikscenter {n} |
| shopping list {n} (list of items that need to be bought) | :: indkøbsseddel {c} |
| shopping mall {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre | :: |
| shop window {n} (large window at the front of a shop) | :: butiksvindue {n} |
| shore {n} (land adjoining a large body of water) | :: bred {c} |
| shore crab {n} (type of crab, Carcinus maenas) | :: strandkrabbe {c} |
| short {adj} (having a small distance between ends or edges) | :: kort |
| short {adj} (of a person, of comparatively small height) | :: lav |
| short {adj} (constituting an abbreviation or shortened form) | :: kort |
| short {v} (transitive: to cause a short circuit) | :: kortslutte |
| short {n} (baseball: shortstop) SEE: shortstop | :: |
| short {n} (short film) SEE: short film | :: |
| short-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus griseus) | :: kortnæbbet sneppeklire |
| shortcut {n} (path) | :: genvej {c} |
| shortcut {n} (method) | :: genvej {c} |
| shortcut {n} (symlink) | :: genvej {c} |
| shortcut {n} (keyboard shortcut) SEE: keyboard shortcut | :: |
| short film {n} (motion picture) | :: kortfilm {c} |
| shortness {n} (The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief) | :: korthed {c} |
| shortness of breath {n} (dyspnea) | :: åndenød, vejrtrækningsbesvær |
| short of {phrase} (except) SEE: except | :: |
| shorts {n} (plural of short) SEE: short | :: |
| shorts {n} (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees) | :: shorts |
| short-sighted {adj} (myopic) SEE: myopic | :: |
| short-sightedness {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: nearsightedness | :: |
| shortstop {n} | :: kortslutning |
| short story {n} (work of fiction) | :: novelle {c} |
| short-tailed weasel {n} (Mustela erminea) SEE: ermine | :: |
| short-toed snake eagle {n} (Circaetus gallicus) | :: slangeørn {c} |
| shortwave {adj} (of radio waves) | :: kortbølge |
| shortwave {n} (wave) | :: kortbølge {c} |
| shot {n} (result of launching a projectile) | :: skud |
| shot {n} (launching of a ball or similar object toward a goal) | :: skud |
| shot {n} (heavy iron ball used for the shot put) | :: kugle |
| shot {n} (small metal balls used as ammunition) | :: hagl |
| shotgun {n} (gun) | :: haglbøsse {c} |
| shot put {n} (athletics event) | :: kuglestød {n} |
| should {v} (expressing obligation) | :: skulle, burde |
| should {v} (expressing likelihood) | :: skulle |
| should {v} (if; in case of) | :: skulle |
| shoulder {n} (joint between arm and torso) | :: skulder {c} |
| shoulder {n} (a verge to the side of a road) | :: rabat {c} |
| shoulder blade {n} (bone) | :: skulderblad {n} |
| shoulder bone {n} (shoulder blade) SEE: shoulder blade | :: |
| shoulder-length {adj} (reaching the shoulders) | :: skulderlang |
| shout {n} (a loud burst of voice) | :: råb {n}, skrig {n} |
| shout {v} (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) | :: råbe, skrige |
| shove {v} (push roughly) | :: skubbe |
| shovel {n} (spade) SEE: spade | :: |
| shovel {n} (tool for moving portions of material) | :: skovl {c} |
| shovelful {n} (amount that can be moved with a shovel) | :: skovlfuld {c} |
| show {v} (to display) | :: vise |
| showboat {n} (showoff) SEE: showoff | :: |
| shower {n} (device for bathing) | :: bruser, brusebad |
| shower gel {n} (gel shower soap) | :: shower gel {c} |
| show-off {n} (one who shows off) | :: blærerøv |
| showoff {n} (person who attempts to demonstrate prowess or ability) | :: blærerøv {c} |
| show of hands {n} (vote by raising a hand) | :: håndsoprækning {c} |
| show trial {n} (trial held for appearance's sake) | :: skueproces {c} |
| shrew {n} (mouselike animal) | :: spidsmus {c} |
| shrew {n} (woman) | :: rappenskralde {c} |
| shrewd {adj} (showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters) | :: klog |
| shrewd {adj} (artful, tricky or cunning) | :: fiffig, snu, listig |
| shrike {n} (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) | :: tornskade |
| shrill {adj} (high-pitched and piercing) | :: skinger |
| shrimp {n} (decapod crustacean) | :: reje {c} |
| shrithe {v} (to creep) SEE: creep | :: |
| shrive {v} (confess) SEE: confess | :: |
| shroom {n} (mushroom) SEE: mushroom | :: |
| shroud {n} (mast support) | :: vant |
| Shrovetide {n} (period of three days) | :: fastelavn {c} |
| Shrove Tuesday {n} (day before the beginning of Lent) | :: hvide tirsdag {c} |
| shrub {n} (woody plant) | :: busk {c} |
| shrug {n} (gesture) | :: skuldertræk {n} |
| shrug {v} (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) | :: trække på skuldrene |
| shuffle {v} (to put in a random order) | :: blande |
| shuffle {v} (to walk without picking up one's feet) | :: slentre |
| shut {v} ((transitive) to close) | :: lukke |
| shut one's trap {v} (shut up) SEE: shut up | :: |
| shuttlecock {n} (badminton ball) | :: fjerbold {c} |
| shut up {v} (close (a building) so that no one can enter) | :: låse, låse af |
| shut up {v} (terminate (a business)) | :: lukke |
| shut up {v} (enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave) | :: låse ind |
| shut up {v} (put (an object) in a secure enclosed place) | :: låse ind |
| shut up {v} (intransitive: to stop talking or making noise) | :: holde mund, holde kæft, klappe i, klappe kaje |
| shut up {v} (imperative: "Shut up!", see also: hold one's tongue) | :: hold kæft |
| shut up {v} ("I don't believe it!") | :: det mener du ikke |
| shvitz {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| shy {adj} (reserved) | :: genert |
| shy {adj} | :: sky, genert, undselig, vagtsom |
| shy {v} (to fling) | :: kaste, smide |
| shy {v} | :: vige |
| shy {n} (act of throwing) | :: kast |
| shylock {n} (loan shark) SEE: loan shark | :: |
| shyness {n} (quality of being shy) | :: genert |
| Siamese {adj} (Thai) | :: siamesisk, thailandsk |
| Siamese {prop} (Thai language) | :: thailandsk, siamesisk |
| Siamese {n} (Siam inhabitant) | :: siameser {c}, thailænder {c} |
| Siamese cat {n} (mammal) | :: siameser |
| sib {n} (sibling) SEE: sibling | :: |
| sib {n} (kinsman) SEE: kinsman | :: |
| Siberia {prop} (region of Russia) | :: Sibirien |
| Siberian Husky {n} (Siberian Husky dog) | :: sibirisk husky {c} |
| sibilant {n} (phonetics: a hissing sound) | :: sibilant {c}, hvislelyd {c} |
| sibling {n} (person who shares same parents) | :: bror {c}, søster {c}, søskende {c-p} |
| Sichuan tit {n} (Poecile weigoldicus) | :: songarmejse |
| Sicilian {adj} (relating to Sicily or its inhabitants) | :: siciliansk |
| Sicilian {prop} (language) | :: siciliansk {n} |
| Sicily {prop} (island) | :: Sicilien |
| sick {adj} (slang: very good, excellent) | :: syg |
| sick {n} (sick people) | :: syg {c}, syge {c-p} |
| sick {adj} (ill) SEE: ill | :: |
| sick and tired {adj} (frustrated and annoyed) SEE: fed up | :: |
| sickbag {n} (bag for catching vomit) | :: brækpose {c} |
| sickbed {n} (a bed used by a person who is sick) | :: sygeseng {c}, sygeleje {n} , hospitalsseng {c} |
| sickle {n} (agricultural implement) | :: segl {c} |
| sick man of Europe {prop} (Ottoman Empire) | :: Europas syge mand {c} |
| sick pay {n} (money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave) | :: sygeløn {c} |
| side {n} (bounding straight edge of an object) | :: side {c} |
| side {n} (television channel) SEE: channel | :: |
| sideboard {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns | :: |
| sideburn {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns | :: |
| sideburns {n} (facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin) | :: bakkenbarter {p} |
| sidereal year {n} (orbital period) | :: siderisk år |
| side-straddle hop {n} (jumping jack) SEE: jumping jack | :: |
| sidewalk {n} (paved footpath) | :: fortov {n} |
| sidewalk cafe {n} (an outdoor portion of a restaurant) | :: fortovscafé {c} |
| siege {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| siege {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| siege {n} (military blockade of settlement) | :: belejring {c} |
| siege {v} (besiege) SEE: besiege | :: |
| Sierra Leone {prop} (Republic of Sierra Leone) | :: Sierra Leone |
| sieve {n} (device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids) | :: si {c}, sigte {c} |
| Sif {prop} (wife of Thor) | :: Sif |
| sigh {v} (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it) | :: sukke |
| sigh {n} (act of sighing) | :: suk {n} |
| sight {n} (something worth seeing) | :: seværdighed {c} |
| sight {n} (device used in aiming a firearm) | :: sigte {n} |
| sight {n} (eyesight) SEE: eyesight | :: |
| sigil {n} (seal, signature or signet) | :: segl {n} |
| sign {n} (visible indication) | :: tegn {n} |
| sign {n} (math: positive or negative polarity) | :: fortegn {n} |
| sign {v} (to make (a document) official by writing one's signature) | :: underskrive |
| signal {n} (sign made to give notice) | :: signal {n} |
| signal {n} (device to give indication) | :: signal {n} |
| signal {n} (telecommunication: electric or electromagnetic action that conveys information) | :: signal {n} |
| signature {n} (person’s autograph name) | :: underskrift {c} |
| significant {adj} (having noticeable effect) | :: signifikant |
| significant digit {n} (digit) | :: betydende ciffer {n} |
| sign in {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
| sign language {n} (sign language) | :: tegnsprog {n} |
| sign of the cross {n} (gesture) | :: korsets tegn {n} |
| Sigrid {prop} (female given name) | :: Sigrid |
| Sigurd {prop} (the hero of the Volsungasaga) | :: Sigurd |
| Sikh {n} (an adherent of Sikhism) | :: sikh {c} |
| Sikh {adj} (relating to Sikhism) | :: sikhisk, sikh- |
| Sikhism {prop} (religion) | :: sikhisme {c} |
| silage {n} (fodder stored in a silo) | :: ensilage {c} |
| Silas {prop} (biblical companion of Paul) | :: Silas |
| Silas {prop} (male given name) | :: Silas |
| silence {n} (lack of any sound) | :: tavshed, stilhed |
| silence is golden {proverb} (proverb) | :: tale er sølv, tavshed er guld |
| silencer {n} (attachment) | :: (firearms) lyddæmper {c}, (vehicles) lydpotte {c} |
| silent {adj} (to refrain from speaking) SEE: be silent | :: |
| silent film {n} (film without sound) | :: stumfilm {c} |
| Silesia {prop} (region) | :: Schlesien |
| Silesian {adj} (of or pertaining to Silesia) | :: schlesisk |
| Silesian {n} (inhabitant of Silesia) | :: schlesier {c} |
| Silesian {prop} (Germanic language or dialect, see also: Silesian German; Lower Silesian) | :: schlesisk dialekt |
| Silesian {prop} (Slavic dialect) | :: schlesisk |
| silhouette {n} (representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color) | :: silhuet {c} |
| silicon {n} (non-metallic element) | :: silicium {n} |
| silicone {n} (any of a class of inert compounds of silicon) | :: silikone {c} |
| silicosis {n} (silica dust pneumoconiosis) | :: silikose {c} |
| silk {n} (fiber) | :: silke {c} |
| silk {n} (fabric) | :: silke {c} |
| Silk Road {prop} (routes used by silk traders across Europe, Asia and northern Africa) | :: silkevej {c} |
| silk-screen printing {n} (screen printing) SEE: screen printing | :: |
| silkworm {n} (caterpillar) | :: silkeorm {c} |
| silly {adj} (foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom) | :: dum |
| silly {adj} (playful, giggly) | :: fjollet |
| silly {adj} (pejorative: simple, not intelligent, unrefined) | :: sølle |
| silly {n} (silly person) | :: fjols {n}, tosse {c} |
| silly goose {n} (silly person) | :: dumme gås |
| silly season {n} (period when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting bizarre stories) | :: agurketid {c} |
| silver {n} (metal) | :: sølv {n} |
| silver {n} (coins) | :: sølvmønt |
| silver {adj} (having a color/colour like silver) | :: sølvfarvet |
| silverfish {n} (type of bristletail) | :: sølvfisk {c}, sølvkræ {n} |
| silver-grey {n} (colour) | :: sølvgrå |
| silver-grey {adj} (colour) | :: sølvgrå |
| silvern {adj} (made from silver) SEE: silver | :: |
| silver nitrate {n} (silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3) | :: sølvnitrat {n} |
| silver paper {n} (aluminium foil) | :: sølvpapir {n} |
| silver screen {n} (cinema screen) | :: hvidt lærred {n} |
| silverware {n} (anything made from silver) | :: sølvtøj {n} |
| silver wedding {n} (anniversary celebration) | :: sølvbryllup {n} |
| silverweed {n} (plant) | :: gåsepotentil {c} |
| silver Y {n} (Autographa gamma) | :: gammaugle {c} |
| Silvia {prop} (female given name) | :: Sylvia |
| Simferopol {prop} (city) | :: Simferopol |
| similar {adj} (having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable) | :: lignende |
| similarity {n} (closeness of appearance) | :: lighed {c} |
| similarness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity | :: |
| simile {n} (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another) | :: sammenligning {c}, lignelse {c} |
| Simon {prop} (biblical characters) | :: Simon |
| Simon {prop} (male given name) | :: Simon |
| Simone {prop} (female given name) | :: Simone {c} |
| simony {n} (act of buying or selling spiritual things) | :: simoni |
| simple {adj} (uncomplicated) | :: enkel, simpel |
| simple fraction {n} (type of fraction) SEE: common fraction | :: |
| simple past {n} (the simple past tense) | :: præteritum, datid |
| simpleton {n} (simple-minded naive person lacking common sense) | :: tosse, enfoldig {n}, naiv {c} |
| simplified {adj} (made simpler) | :: forenklet |
| Simplified Chinese {prop} (Chinese written using simplified characters) | :: forenklet kinesisk {n}, simplificeret kinesisk {n} |
| simplify {v} (to make simpler) | :: forenkle |
| simply connected {adj} (in topology, having its fundamental group a singleton) | :: enkeltsammenhængende |
| simulate {v} (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) | :: simulere |
| simultaneous {adj} (occurring at the same time) | :: samtidig |
| simultaneous interpretation {n} (type of oral translation) | :: simultanoversættelse {c} |
| simultaneous interpreting {n} (simultaneous interpretation) SEE: simultaneous interpretation | :: |
| simultaneously {adv} (occurring at the same time) | :: samtidigt |
| sin {n} (violation of religious law) | :: synd |
| sin {n} (misdeed) | :: synder |
| sin {v} (to commit a sin) | :: synde |
| Sinai {prop} (peninsula) | :: Sinai-halvøen |
| since {prep} (from (time)) | :: siden |
| since {conj} (from the time that) | :: siden |
| sincere {adj} (earnest) | :: oprigtig |
| sine {n} (trigonometric function) | :: sinus |
| sinecure {n} (a position that requires no work but still gives a payment) | :: loppetjans {c}, sinecure {c} |
| sine qua non {n} (prerequisite) | :: absolut nødvendighed {c}, nødvendig betingelse {c} |
| sinew {n} (cord or tendon of the body) SEE: tendon | :: |
| sinful {adj} (evil) SEE: evil | :: |
| sinful {adj} (constituting sin) | :: syndig |
| sing {v} (to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice) | :: synge |
| Singapore {prop} (Republic of Singapore) | :: Singapore |
| Singaporean {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Singapore) | :: singaporeansk |
| Singaporean {n} (a person from Singapore) | :: singaporeaner |
| singer {n} (person who sings) | :: sanger {c} |
| singer {n} (female person who sings) | :: sangerinde {c} |
| singeress {n} (songstress) SEE: songstress | :: |
| singing voice {n} (quality of voice when singing) | :: sangstemme {c} |
| single {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket | :: |
| single bond {n} (single bond) | :: enkeltbinding {c} |
| single-celled {adj} (consisting of one cell) SEE: unicellular | :: |
| single father {n} (a man raising a child on his own) | :: alenefar {c} |
| single mother {n} (a woman raising a child on her own) | :: alenemor {c} |
| single parent {n} (only parent bringing up a child) | :: aleneforælder {c} |
| single room {n} (a hotel room with one single bed) | :: enkeltværelse {n} |
| single ticket {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket | :: |
| singular {adj} (linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse) | :: singulær |
| singular {n} (grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing) | :: ental, singularis |
| sinister {adj} (heraldic "left") | :: sinister, heraldisk venstre |
| sinistromanual {adj} (left-handed) SEE: left-handed | :: |
| sink {n} (basin) | :: vask {c}, (kitchen sink) køkkenvask {c} |
| sinless {adj} (without sin) | :: syndeløs, syndefri |
| sinner {n} (person who has sinned) | :: synder {c} |
| Sinosphere {n} (regions in East Asia influenced by Chinese culture) | :: sinosfære {c} |
| Sint Maarten {prop} (Island) | :: Sint Maarten |
| sip {n} (A small mouthful of drink) | :: sip {n}, nip {n}, slurk {c} |
| sip {v} (to drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time) | :: sippe, nippe |
| sir {n} (address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | :: herre {c} |
| Sirius {prop} | :: Hundestjernen |
| siskin {n} (small European finch) SEE: Eurasian siskin | :: |
| sissy {n} (a timid, unassertive or cowardly person) | :: svækling {c}, skvat {n} |
| sister {n} (woman or girl having the same parents) | :: søster {c} |
| sister {n} (a nun; a female member of a religious community) | :: nonne, søster |
| sister {n} (senior nurse) | :: afdelingssygeplejerske |
| sister {n} (any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt) | :: søster |
| sister city {n} (city in a relationship of cordiality) | :: venskabsby {c} |
| sister-in-law {n} (wife's sister) | :: svigerinde {c} |
| sister-in-law {n} (husband's sister) | :: svigerinde {c} |
| sister-in-law {n} (brother's wife) | :: svigerinde {c} |
| sit {v} (of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported) | :: sidde |
| sitting room {n} (living room) SEE: living room | :: |
| situation {n} (position vis-à-vis surroundings) | :: situation |
| situation comedy {n} (episodic comedy television program, see also: sitcom) | :: situationskomedie {c} |
| six {num} (cardinal number) | :: seks |
| six {n} (digit) | :: sekstal {n} |
| sixteen {num} (cardinal number 16) | :: seksten |
| sixteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number sixteen, see also: 16th) | :: sekstende |
| sixth {adj} (ordinal form of the number six, see also: 6th) | :: sjette |
| sixth {n} (one of six equal parts of a whole) | :: sjettedel {c} |
| sixth sense {n} (extrasensory perception) | :: sjette sans |
| sixtieth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number sixty) | :: tressende, tresindstyvende |
| sixty {num} (cardinal number) | :: tres |
| sixty-eight {num} (cardinal number) | :: otteogtres |
| sixty-nine {n} (cardinal number) | :: niogtres |
| sixty-nine {n} (sex position) | :: niogtres, 69'er |
| sixty-seven {num} (cardinal number) | :: syvogtres |
| sixtysomething {n} (sexagenarian) SEE: sexagenarian | :: |
| sixty-two {num} (cardinal number) | :: toogtres |
| size {n} (dimensions or magnitude of a thing) | :: størrelse {c} |
| size {n} (a specific set of dimensions for clothing) | :: størrelse {c} |
| skald {n} (a Nordic poet of the Viking Age) | :: skjald |
| skate {n} (ice skate or roller skate) | :: skøjte {c} |
| skate {v} (to move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates) | :: skøjte |
| skater {n} (insect) SEE: water strider | :: |
| skeeter {n} (mosquito) SEE: mosquito | :: |
| skein {n} (quantity of yarn) | :: fed {n}, dukke {c} |
| skeleton {n} (system that provides support to an organism) | :: skelet {n} |
| skeptical {adj} (having, or expressing doubt) | :: skeptisk |
| skeptical {adj} (related to skepticism) | :: skeptisk |
| skepticism {n} (general disposition to doubt) | :: skepticisme |
| sketch {v} (to make a basic drawing) | :: skitsere |
| sketch {n} (quick freehand drawing) | :: skitse {c} |
| sketch {n} (lookout) SEE: lookout | :: |
| skew {adj} (neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line) | :: skæv |
| ski {n} (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) | :: ski {c} |
| skier {n} (someone who practices skiing) | :: skiløber {c}, skiløberske {c} |
| skilful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) SEE: skillful | :: |
| skill {n} (capacity to do something well) | :: færdighed {c} |
| skillful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) | :: skikket, behændig, dygtig |
| skim {v} (throw an object so it bounces on water) | :: slå smut |
| skim {v} (ricochet) | :: rikochettere |
| skim {v} (read quickly, skipping some detail) | :: skimme |
| skimble-skamble {n} (gibberish, mumbo-jumbo, nonsense) SEE: nonsense | :: |
| skimble-skamble {adj} (confused, chaotic, disorderly) SEE: chaotic | :: |
| skimmed milk {n} (skim milk) SEE: skim milk | :: |
| skim milk {n} (milk with removed cream) | :: skummetmælk {c}, minimælk {c} , letmælk {c} |
| skin {n} (outer protective of the body of a person or animal) | :: hud {c} |
| skin {n} (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) | :: skind {n} |
| skin {n} (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) | :: skind {n} |
| skin {n} | :: skræl {c}, skind {n} |
| skin {v} (to injure the skin of) | :: skrabe |
| skin {v} (to remove the skin of) | :: flå |
| skin cancer {n} (malignant growth on the skin) | :: hudkræft {c} |
| skin color {n} (color of human skin) | :: hudfarve {c} |
| skin color {n} (ethnicity) | :: hudfarve {c} |
| skinflint {n} (one who is excessively stingy or cautious with money) | :: fedtsyl {c} |
| skin hunger {n} (touch-craving) | :: hudsult {c} |
| skinny-dip {v} (swim in the nude) | :: nøgenbade |
| skinny dipping {n} (swimming in the nude) | :: nøgenbadning |
| skip {v} (to omit or disregard intermediate items or stages) | :: overspringe, springe over |
| skip {v} (not to attend) | :: pjække |
| skip {v} (to jump rope) SEE: jump rope | :: |
| skipper {n} (master of a ship) | :: skipper {c}, skibsfører {c}, kaptajn {c} |
| skipping rope {n} (rope for play or exercise) | :: sjippetov {n} |
| skip rope {n} (rope used) SEE: skipping rope | :: |
| skip rope {v} (to jump over a rope) SEE: jump rope | :: |
| skirt {n} (clothing) | :: nederdel {c}, skørt {n} |
| skirt {n} (part of dress) | :: nederdel {c} |
| skirt chaser {n} (man who seeks out female companionship) | :: skørtejæger |
| Skopje {prop} (capital of North Macedonia) | :: Skopje |
| Skopje {prop} (North Macedonia) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| Skraeling {n} (Skraeling) | :: skrælling {c} |
| skua {n} (predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae) | :: kjove {c} |
| skulduggery {n} (devious device or trick) | :: svindelnummer {n} |
| skull {n} (bones of the head: cranium and mandible) | :: kranium {n}, kranie {n} |
| skull {n} (death's-head, skull) | :: dødningehoved {n} |
| skunk {n} (skunkweed) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| sky {n} (atmosphere above a point) | :: himmel |
| sky {n} (specific view, condition) | :: himmel |
| sky {n} (heaven) | :: himmel |
| sky blue {adj} (light blue, see also: dark blue; blue) | :: himmelblå, lyseblå |
| skyclad {adj} (nude) SEE: nude | :: |
| sky-high {adj} (extremely tall) | :: skyhøj, tårnhøj |
| skylark {n} (small brown passerine bird) | :: sanglærke {c} |
| skylight {n} (opening in the roof) | :: tagvindue |
| skyline {n} (horizon) SEE: horizon | :: |
| skyrocket {n} (pocket) SEE: pocket | :: |
| skyscraper {n} (tall building) | :: skyskraber {c} |
| slacken {v} (to make less taut) SEE: loosen | :: |
| slag {n} (the impurities which result and are separated out when melting a metal or refining it from its ore) | :: slagge {c} |
| slam {v} (to shut with sudden force and noise) | :: slå til |
| slander {n} (false or unsupported spoken malicious statement) | :: bagvaskelse |
| slander {v} (utter a slanderous statement about) | :: bagtale |
| slang {n} (jargon) SEE: jargon | :: |
| slang {n} (unconventional language ) | :: slang {c} {n} |
| slang {n} | :: slang {c} |
| slang {n} (cant) SEE: cant | :: |
| slant {n} (typography: slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| slapdash {adj} (done hastily) | :: forhastet |
| slapdash {adv} (in a hasty or careless manner) | :: jasket |
| slap in the face {n} (slap in the face or on the cheek) | :: lussing {c} |
| slash {n} (swift cut with a blade) | :: hug {n} |
| slash {n} (typography: / symbol) | :: skråstreg {c} |
| slash and burn {n} (technique) | :: svedjebrug {n} |
| slattern {n} (slut) SEE: slut | :: |
| slaty-backed gull {n} (Larus schistisagus) | :: skifermåge |
| slaughter {n} (killing of animals (also kosher and halal rituals)) | :: slakt {c} |
| slaughter {v} (to butcher animals, generally for food (also kosher and halal rituals)) | :: slagte |
| slaughterhouse {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir | :: |
| Slav {n} (a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language) | :: slaver {c} |
| slave {n} (person owned by another) | :: slave {c}, slavinde {c}, træl {c}, trælkone {c} |
| slave {n} (person forced to work for another) | :: slave {c} |
| slave {n} (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) | :: slave {c} |
| slave {n} (device that is controlled by another device) | :: slave {c} |
| slave {v} (to work hard) | :: slave |
| slavedealing {n} (slave trade) SEE: slave trade | :: |
| slave labour {n} (work performed by slaves) | :: slavearbejde {n} |
| slave labour {n} (hard work for meagre pay) | :: slavearbejde {n} |
| slavelike {adj} (resembling a slave) | :: trælagtig |
| slaver {v} (to drool saliva) | :: savle |
| slavery {n} (institution or practice of owning human beings) | :: slaveri {n} |
| slavery {n} (condition of servitude endured by a slave) | :: slaveri {n} |
| slavery {n} (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) | :: slaveri {n} |
| slave trade {n} (traffic in slaves) | :: slavehandel {c} |
| Slavic {adj} (of the Slavs, their culture or languages) | :: slavisk |
| Slavonia {prop} (region of Croatia) | :: Slavonien |
| Slavonian grebe {n} (Podiceps auritus) | :: nordisk lappedykker {c} |
| Slavonic {adj} (Slavic) SEE: Slavic | :: |
| sleazy {adj} (Dishonorable; base; vulgar; raunchy) | :: skummel, lyssky |
| sled {n} (sledge) SEE: sledge | :: |
| sledge {n} (sledgehammer) SEE: sledgehammer | :: |
| sledge {n} (sleigh or sled) | :: slæde {c}, kælk |
| sledgehammer {n} (kind of hammer) | :: forhammer {c} |
| sleep {v} (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) | :: sove |
| sleep {n} (state of reduced consciousness) | :: søvn {c} |
| sleep {n} (substance found in the corner of the eyes (gound), sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep, see also: ) | :: søvn {c} |
| sleep-drunk {adj} (slowed or weakened by recent sleep) | :: søvndrukken |
| sleeper {n} (railroad sleeping car) SEE: sleeping car | :: |
| sleeper {v} (to mark a calf by cutting its ear) SEE: earmark | :: |
| sleeper {n} (railroad tie) SEE: railroad tie | :: |
| sleeping bag {n} (padded or insulated bag) | :: sovepose {c} |
| Sleeping Beauty {prop} (fairy tale) | :: Tornerose |
| Sleeping Beauty {prop} (main character in this story) | :: Tornerose |
| sleeping car {n} (a railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.) | :: sovevogn {c} |
| sleep over {v} (to sleep over) | :: overnatte |
| sleepwalk {v} (somnambulate) SEE: somnambulate | :: |
| sleepy {adj} (feeling the need for sleep) | :: søvnig, træt |
| sleepy head {n} (a sleepy person) SEE: sleepyhead | :: |
| sleepyhead {n} (sleepy person) | :: syvsover {c} |
| sleepyhead {n} (ruddy duck) SEE: ruddy duck | :: |
| sleet {n} (mixture of rain and snow) | :: slud {n} |
| sleeve {n} (part of a garment that covers the arm) | :: ærme {n}, muffe {c} |
| sleigh {n} (vehicle on runners) SEE: sledge | :: |
| slender-billed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus genei) | :: tyndnæbbet måge {c} |
| sleuth {n} (bloodhound) | :: blodhund {c} |
| slice {n} (thin, broad piece cut off) | :: skive {c} |
| slide {v} (to cause to move in contact with a surface) | :: glide |
| slide {v} (to move in continuous contact with a surface) | :: glide |
| slide {v} (to lose balance) | :: glide, miste balancen |
| slide {v} (to pass along smoothly) | :: rutsche, skride |
| slide {n} (item of play equipment) | :: rutschebane |
| slide {n} (rubble, earth and stones moving down) | :: skred {n} |
| slide {n} (valve in a trombone) | :: ventil |
| slide {n} (transparent image for projecting) | :: lysbillede {n}, dias {n}, presentationsbillede {n} |
| slide fastener {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener | :: |
| slide rule {n} (analog calculator) | :: regnestok {c} |
| slideshow {n} (presentation) | :: presentation {c} |
| sliding door {n} (door) | :: skydedør {c} |
| slim {adj} (slender) | :: slank, tynd |
| slime {n} (mucilaginous substance or mucus-like substance) | :: slim {c} {n} |
| slimming {adj} (making a person seem or becoming slimmer) | :: slankende |
| sling {v} (to throw) | :: slynge |
| sling {n} (instrument for throwing, see also: slingshot) | :: slynge |
| slip {v} (to lose one's traction) | :: glide |
| slipped disc {n} (protruding vertebral disc) | :: diskusprolaps |
| slipper {n} (low shoe usually worn indoors) | :: tøffel |
| slipper-orchid {n} (lady's slipper) SEE: lady's slipper | :: |
| slippery {adj} (of a surface) | :: glat |
| slippery as an eel {adj} (slippery) | :: åleglat |
| slippery as an eel {adj} (crafty) | :: åleglat |
| slippery jack {n} (mushroom in genus Suillus) | :: brungul rørhat |
| slip road {n} (a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads) | :: frakørsel {c} , tilkørsel {c} |
| slipstick {n} (slide rule) SEE: slide rule | :: |
| slöjd {n} (system of handicraft-based education started in Finland) | :: sløjd {c} |
| slob {n} (lazy, slovenly person) | :: dovenlars {c}, dovendidrik {c} |
| sloe {n} | :: slåen |
| slog {v} (to walk slowly, encountering resistance) | :: ase, okse, traske |
| slogan {n} (phrase associated with a product, used in advertising) | :: slogan |
| sloop {n} (single-masted sailboat) | :: slup |
| slope {n} (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward) | :: skråning {c} |
| slope {n} (mathematics) | :: hældning {c} |
| slope {v} (to tend steadily upward or downward) | :: skråne |
| sloppy {adj} (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) | :: sjusket |
| slot {n} (broad bolt or bar, crosspiece) | :: liste, lamel |
| slot {n} (narrow depression, perforation, or aperture) | :: sprække, revne, rille, kærv |
| slot {n} (the track of an animal) | :: spor |
| sloth {n} (laziness) | :: dovenskab {c} |
| sloth {n} (mammal) | :: dovendyr {n} |
| slot machine {n} (vending machine) SEE: vending machine | :: |
| slough {n} (the skin shed by a snake or other reptile) | :: ham {c} |
| Slovak {adj} (of Slovakia or its language) | :: slovakisk |
| Slovak {n} (native of Slovakia) | :: slovak {c} |
| Slovak {n} (language of Slovakia) | :: slovakisk {n} |
| Slovakia {prop} (Slovakia) | :: Slovakiet |
| Slovakian {adj} (of or pertaining to Slovakia) SEE: Slovak | :: |
| Slovakian {n} (a person from Slovakia or of Slovakian descent) SEE: Slovak | :: |
| Slovak Republic {prop} (official name of Slovakia) | :: Slovakiske republik {c} |
| Slovene {adj} (adjective) | :: slovensk |
| Slovene {n} (a person) | :: slovener {c} |
| Slovene {prop} (the language) | :: slovensk |
| Slovenia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Slovenien |
| Slovenian {adj} (Slovene) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| Slovenian {n} (language) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| Slovenian {n} (person) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| slow {adj} (not quick in motion) | :: langsom |
| slowly {adv} (at a slow pace) | :: langsomt |
| slow motion {n} (film stretched in time) | :: slowmotion {c} |
| slow news day {n} (day of nothing exciting to report) | :: agurketid |
| sluff {n} (slough) SEE: slough | :: |
| sluff {v} (slough) SEE: slough | :: |
| slug {n} (gastropod) | :: snegl {c}, skovsnegl {n}, dræbersnegl {n} |
| slum {n} (dilapidated neighborhood) | :: slumkvarter {n-p}, slum {n-p} |
| slumber {v} (to be in a very light state of sleep) | :: slumre |
| slurp {v} (eat or drink noisily) | :: slubre |
| slut {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| slut {n} (sexually promiscuous woman) | :: tøjte {c}, mær {c}, luder {c} |
| slut {n} (a female dog) | :: tæve {c}, tævehund {c} |
| sly as a fox {adj} (very sly) | :: snu som en ræv |
| smack {n} ((slang) heroin) SEE: horse | :: |
| small {adj} (not large) | :: lille, liden |
| small caps {n} (font variant) | :: kapitæler {c-p} {n-p} |
| smallest room {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| smallholder {n} (a person who owns or runs a smallholding) | :: husmand {c} |
| smallholding {n} (a piece of land, smaller than a farm) | :: husmandssted {n}, husmandsbrug {n} |
| small intestine {n} (upper part of the intestine) | :: tyndtarm {c} |
| smallpox {n} (disease) | :: kopper {p} |
| small white {n} (Pieris rapae) | :: lille kålsommerfugl {c} |
| smaragdine {n} (emerald) SEE: emerald | :: |
| smart {v} (to hurt or sting) | :: gøre ondt |
| smart {adj} (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books) | :: smart, klog |
| smart {adj} (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology)) | :: intelligent |
| smart {adj} (good-looking) | :: elegant, flot |
| smartphone {n} (electronic handheld device) | :: smartphone {c} |
| smartwatch {n} (wristwatch) | :: smartur {n} |
| smarty boots {n} (know-it-all) SEE: know-it-all | :: |
| smashing {adj} (wonderful) | :: fed |
| smear campaign {n} (negative propaganda) | :: smædekampagne {c} |
| smearer {n} (unskillful painter) | :: klatmaler {c} |
| smegma {n} (sebaceous secretion) | :: nakkeost {c}, smegma {n} |
| smell {n} (sensation) | :: lugt {c} |
| smell {n} (sense of smell) | :: lugtesans {c} |
| smell {v} (sense with nose) | :: lugte |
| smell {v} (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of") | :: lugte, dufte , stinke |
| smell-brain {n} (part of brain involved with smelling) | :: lugthjernen |
| smelling salt {n} (ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness) | :: lugtesalt {n} |
| smelly {adj} (having a bad smell) | :: ildelugtende |
| smell you later {interj} (see you later; goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| smetana {n} (type of soured cream) | :: smetana |
| smile {n} (a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice) | :: smil {n} |
| smile {v} (to have a smile on one's face) | :: smile |
| smiley {n} (representation of a smiling face) | :: smiley {c} |
| smiley {n} (emoticon) SEE: emoticon | :: |
| smith {n} (craftsperson who works metal, see also: blacksmith) | :: smed {c} |
| Smith {prop} (surnames derived from the equivalents of “smith”) | :: Smed |
| Smith {prop} (most common surnames by language) | :: Jensen |
| smithy {n} (forge) SEE: forge | :: |
| smoke {v} (to inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette) | :: ryge |
| smoke {v} (to inhale and exhale tobacco smoke regularly or habitually) | :: ryge |
| smoke {v} (to give off smoke) | :: ryge |
| smoke {v} (to preserve or prepare by treating with smoke) | :: røge |
| smoke {n} (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material) | :: røg {c} |
| smoke {n} (colloquial: cigarette) | :: smøg {c} |
| smoke {n} (colour) | :: røgfarve {c} |
| smoke {n} (military: artificial smoke-like aerosol used on the battlefield) | :: røgslør {n} |
| smoker {n} (person who smokes tobacco habitually) | :: ryger {c} |
| smokeshop {n} (tobacconist's) SEE: tobacconist's | :: |
| smokestack {n} (a conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out) SEE: chimney | :: |
| smoking {n} (smoking of tobacco) | :: rygning {c} |
| smoking room {n} (room designated for smokers) | :: rygelokale {n} , rygeværelse {n} |
| Smolensk {prop} (city) | :: Smolensk |
| smooth {adj} (lacking friction, not rough) | :: glat |
| smooth {adj} (mathematics, of a function: Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain) | :: glat |
| smooth {v} (make smooth) | :: glatte, udglatte |
| smorgasbord {n} (Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes, see also: buffet) | :: kolde bord {n} |
| smother {v} (to suffocate) | :: kvæle |
| smotherer {n} (one who smothers) | :: kvæler {c} |
| smug {adj} (irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied) | :: selvfed, selvgod |
| smurf {n} (fictional character) | :: smølf {c} |
| Smyrna {prop} (city) | :: Smyrna |
| snack {n} (a light meal) | :: snack {c} |
| snack {n} (an item of food eaten between meals) | :: snack {c} |
| snail {n} (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell) | :: snegl {c} (this can also mean slug, so snail in Danish is more fully snegl med skal) |
| snail mail {n} (postal mail) | :: sneglepost {c} |
| snail's pace {n} (a very slow pace) | :: sneglefart {c} |
| snake {n} (legless reptile) | :: slange {c} |
| snake {v} (to move in a winding path) | :: sno, slange |
| snake charmer {n} (snake charmer) | :: slangetæmmer {c} |
| snakelike {adj} (resembling a snake) | :: slangeagtig |
| snake oil {n} (fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum) | :: kvaksalverprodukt {n} |
| snakeskin {n} (skin of a snake) | :: slangeskind {n}, slangeham {c} |
| snapdragon {n} (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum) | :: løvemund {c} |
| snap election {n} (election called before the regularly scheduled time) | :: lynvalg {n}, valg i utide {n} |
| snap fastener {n} (fastening mechanism) | :: trykknap {c} |
| sneak thief {n} (sneak thief) | :: snigtyv {c} |
| sneeze {v} (expel air as a reflex) | :: nyse |
| sneeze {n} (act of sneezing) | :: nys {n} |
| sniper {n} (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position) | :: skarpskytte {c} finskytte {c} |
| sniper {n} (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position) | :: snigskytte {c} |
| snitch {v} (inform on) | :: stikke, sladre |
| snitch {n} (thief) | :: tyv, tyveknægt |
| snitch {n} (informer, usually one who betrays his group) | :: stikker , forræder |
| snob {n} (person who seeks to be a member of the upper classes) | :: snob {c} |
| snobby {adj} (characteristic of a snob) | :: snobbet |
| snood {n} (hairnet) SEE: hairnet | :: |
| Snoopy {prop} (pet beagle) | :: Nuser |
| snore {v} (breathe during sleep with harsh noises) | :: snorke |
| snorkel {n} (hollow tube used for breathing underwater) | :: snorkel {c} |
| snorkel {v} (use a snorkel) | :: snorkle |
| snot {n} (mucus) | :: snot {n} |
| snout {n} (long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast) | :: tryne {c} |
| snow {n} (precipitation) | :: sne {c} |
| snow {n} (TV noise) | :: sne {c} |
| snow {n} (cocaine) | :: kokain {p} |
| snow {n} (collective precipitation) | :: snefald {n} |
| snow {v} (have snow fall from the sky) | :: sne |
| snowball {n} (ball of snow) | :: snebold {c} |
| snowball fight {n} (play fight) | :: sneboldkamp {c} |
| snowbank {n} (a heap of snow) SEE: snowdrift | :: |
| snowbird {n} (dark-eyed junco) | :: mørkøjet junco {m} |
| snow-blind {adj} (blinded by abundance of reflected light) | :: sneblind |
| snowblower {n} (a device for clearing a path or road of snow) | :: snekanon, sneslynge {c} |
| snowboot {n} (a water-resistant type of footwear) | :: snestøvle {c} |
| snow bunting {n} (bird) | :: snespurv |
| snow cannon {n} (machine that spurts out snow over pistes) | :: snekanon {c} |
| snowdrift {n} (bank of snow) | :: snefane, snedrive |
| snowdrop {n} (plant) | :: vintergæk {c} |
| snowfall {n} (instance of falling of snow) | :: snefald {n} |
| snowflake {n} (crystal) | :: snefnug |
| snowflake {n} (flower of the genus Leucojum) | :: hvidblomme |
| snowflake {n} (Plectrophenax nivalis) SEE: snow bunting | :: |
| snow globe {n} (decorative object) | :: snekugle {c} |
| snow goose {n} (Chen caerulescens) | :: snegås {c} |
| snowgun {n} (cannon that creates snow) SEE: snow cannon | :: |
| snow leopard {n} (a large feline mammal, Uncia uncia) | :: sneleopard |
| snowmachine {n} (snowmobile) SEE: snowmobile | :: |
| snowman {n} (figure made of snow) | :: snemand {c} |
| snowmobile {n} (vehicle) | :: snescooter {c} |
| snow plow {n} (vehicle) | :: sneplov {c} |
| snow plow {n} (device) | :: sneplov {c} |
| Snow Queen {prop} (fairy tale character with power over snow and ice) | :: Sneedronningen {c}, Snedronningen {c} |
| snowstorm {n} (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) | :: snestorm {c} |
| snowthrower {n} (snowblower) SEE: snowblower | :: |
| Snow White {prop} (character from Snow White (Schneewittchen)) | :: Snehvide |
| snowy owl {n} (large white owl) | :: sneugle {c} |
| snuggle {v} (to lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy) | :: putte, ligge tæt |
| so {conj} (in order that) | :: så |
| so {adv} (very) | :: så |
| so {adv} (to a particular extent) | :: så |
| so {adv} (in a particular manner) | :: sådan |
| so {adv} (slang: very much) | :: så |
| so {adj} (true) | :: sådan |
| so {interj} (interjection used to introduce a new topic) | :: så |
| so {interj} (short for so what) | :: og |
| soap {n} (soap opera) SEE: soap opera | :: |
| soap {n} (substance) | :: sæbe {c} |
| soap bubble {n} (sphere of soap water) | :: sæbeboble {c} |
| soapery {n} (factory making soap) | :: sæbefabrik {c} |
| soap opera {n} (television serial) | :: sæbeopera {c} |
| soapwort {n} (herb) | :: sæbeurt {c} |
| sober {adj} (not drunk) | :: ædru |
| sober {adj} (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol) | :: ædruelig |
| sober {adj} (moderate) | :: sober |
| so-called {adj} (so named, but wrongly so) | :: såkaldt |
| so-called {adj} (so named) | :: såkaldt |
| soccer {n} (game) | :: fodbold {c} |
| soccer player {n} (one who plays soccer) | :: fodboldspiller {c} |
| Sochi {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Sotji |
| social {adj} (relating to society) | :: social |
| social anxiety {n} (social anxiety disorder) SEE: social anxiety disorder | :: |
| social anxiety disorder {n} (the most common anxiety disorder) | :: socialfobi {c}, socialangst {c} |
| social climber {n} (one who tries to improve his or her social position) | :: karrieremager {c}, stræber {c} |
| social cohesion {n} (maintenance of stability in a society) | :: sammenhængskraft {c} |
| social democracy {n} (moderate left-wing political philosophy) | :: socialdemokratisme |
| social distance {n} (appropriate distance for interactions among acquaintances during epidemics) | :: social afstand {c}, social distance {c} |
| social distancing {n} (practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases) | :: social distancering {c}, fysisk distancering {c}, fysisk afstand {c} |
| social group {n} (collection of humans or animals) | :: socialgruppe {c} |
| socialism {n} (political philosophy of social and economic equality) | :: socialisme {c} |
| socialism {n} (group of socialist political philosophies) | :: socialisme {c} |
| socialism {n} (intermediate phase of social development) | :: socialisme {c} |
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia {prop} (Yugoslav state that existed from 1943 until 1992) | :: Socialistiske Føderative Republik Jugoslavien |
| socialistic {adj} (relating to socialism) | :: socialistisk |
| Socialist Republic of Vietnam {prop} (official name of Vietnam) | :: Den Socialistiske Republik Vietnam {c} |
| social phobia {n} (social anxiety disorder) SEE: social anxiety disorder | :: |
| societal {adj} (societal) | :: samfundsmæssig |
| society {n} (group of people sharing culture) | :: samfund {n} |
| Socinian {adj} (pertaining to the Socinians) | :: sociniansk |
| sociocritical {adj} (of or relating to social criticism) | :: samfundskritisk |
| socioeconomic {adj} (of or pertaining to social and economic factors) SEE: socio-economic | :: |
| socio-economic {adj} (pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors) | :: socioøkonomisk |
| sociolect {n} (variant of language used by a social group) | :: sociolekt |
| sociolinguistics {n} (the study of social and cultural effects on language) | :: sociolingvistik |
| sociology {n} (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) | :: sociologi {c} |
| sock {n} (covering for the foot) | :: sok {c} |
| sock {n} (sock puppet) SEE: sock puppet | :: |
| socket {n} (mechanical opening) | :: stikkontakt {c}, stikdåse {c} |
| sock puppet {n} (simple puppet made from a sock) | :: sokkedukke |
| Socrates {prop} (Greek philosopher) | :: Sokrates |
| Socratic {adj} (characteristic of the philosopher Socrates) | :: sokratisk |
| Socratic method {prop} | :: maieutik {c}, majeutik {c} |
| soda pop {n} (sweetened, carbonated beverage) | :: sodavand {n} {c} |
| soda water {n} (water with carbon dioxide) | :: danskvand {n} {c}, mineralvand {n} {c} |
| sodium {n} (reactive metal) | :: natrium {n} |
| sodium chloride {n} (chemical term for table salt; NaCl) | :: natriumchlorid, køkkensalt {n} |
| sodium nitrate {n} (sodium salt of nitric acid) | :: natriumnitrat {c} {n}, salpeter {c} {n} |
| sofa {n} (upholstered seat) | :: sofa |
| so far {adv} (until now; previously; yet) | :: hidtil |
| so far so good {proverb} (up to this point, all is OK) | :: så langt, så godt |
| Sofia {prop} (the capital city of Bulgaria) | :: Sofija, Sofia |
| soft {adj} (foolish) SEE: foolish | :: |
| soft {adj} (giving way under pressure) | :: sagte |
| softcore pornography {n} (form of pornography where the sexual acts are relatively unexplicit) | :: blød porno |
| soft drink {n} (sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage) | :: sodavand, læskedrik {c} |
| soften {v} ((transitive) To make something soft or softer) | :: blødgøre |
| soften {v} ((transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up)) | :: blødgøre |
| soften {v} ((intransitive) To become soft or softer) | :: blødgøres |
| softener {n} (fabric softener) SEE: fabric softener | :: |
| softly {adv} (not loudly, inaudible) | :: blidt |
| soft porn {n} (soft-core pornography) | :: blød porno {c} |
| soft power {n} (political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.) | :: blød magt {c} |
| software {n} (encoded computer instructions) | :: software, programmel |
| soft water {n} (water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals) | :: blødt vand {n} |
| soil {n} (mixture of sand and organic material) | :: jord {c} |
| soil {n} (mineral or organic material serving as a natural medium for the growth of land plants) | :: jord {c}, muldjord {c} |
| soil {n} (unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth) | :: jord {c} |
| soil {n} (country or territory) | :: grund {c} |
| soil {v} (to make dirty) | :: tilsøle, svine til, besudle |
| sojourn {n} (A short stay somewhere) | :: ophold {n}, kort visit {n} |
| sojourn {n} (A temporary residence) | :: opholdssted {n} |
| sojourn {v} (Stay temporarily) | :: opholde sig |
| solace {n} (consolation) | :: trøst |
| solace {n} (source of comfort) | :: trøst |
| solar eclipse {n} (when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun) | :: solformørkelse {c} |
| solar energy {n} (energy from the sun) | :: solenergi {c} |
| solar mass {n} (unit) | :: solmasse {c} |
| solar system {n} (any collection of heavenly bodies orbiting a star) | :: solsystem {n} |
| solar system {prop} (Solar System) SEE: Solar System | :: |
| Solar System {prop} (the Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it) | :: solsystemet |
| solar thermal collector {n} | :: solvarmepanel |
| solar wind {n} (outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space) | :: solvind {c} |
| solder {n} (any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together) | :: loddemetal {n} |
| solder {v} (to join with solder) | :: lodde |
| soldering iron {n} (tool) | :: loddekolbe {c} |
| soldier {n} (member of an army) | :: soldat {c} |
| sole {adj} (only) | :: eneste |
| sole {n} (fish) | :: søtunge {c} |
| solemn {adj} (sacred) | :: højtidelig |
| solemnity {n} (quality of being solemn) | :: højtidelighed {c} |
| solemnness {n} (solemnity) SEE: solemnity | :: |
| solid {adj} (in the solid state) | :: fast |
| solid {adj} (large, massive) | :: solid, massiv |
| solid {adj} (lacking holes or hollows) | :: tæt, kompakt |
| solid {adj} (extremely filling) | :: kompakt, fast |
| solid {adj} (lacking errors or inconsistencies) | :: grundig, grundfæstet |
| solid {adj} (typography: written as one word) | :: sammenskrivning {c}, samskrivning {c} |
| solid {n} (chemistry: fundamental state of matter) | :: fast stof {n} |
| solidarity {n} (unifying bond between individuals with common goal or enemy) | :: solidaritet {c} |
| solidarity {n} (psychological or material support) | :: solidaritet {c} |
| solid of revolution {n} (solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis) | :: omdrejningslegeme {n} |
| solidus {n} (slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| solipsism {n} (theory) | :: solipsisme {c} |
| solipsism {n} (self-absorption) | :: selvoptagethed {c} |
| solitaire {n} (patience) SEE: patience | :: |
| solitary sandpiper {n} (Tringa solitaria) | :: amerikansk svaleklire |
| solitude {n} (state of being alone) | :: ensomhed {c} |
| Solomon {prop} (king of Israel) | :: Salomo |
| Solomon Islands {prop} (A country in Melanesia) | :: Salomonøerne |
| solstice {n} (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) | :: solhverv {n} |
| solution {n} (liquid mixture) | :: løsning {c} |
| solution {n} (an act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.) | :: løsning {c} |
| solution {n} (answer to a problem (mathematics)) | :: løsning {c} |
| solvency {n} (ability to pay debts) | :: solvens |
| solvent {n} (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) | :: opløsningsmiddel |
| Somalia {prop} (country in the Horn of Africa) | :: Somalia |
| Somaliland {prop} (unrecognized state) | :: Somaliland |
| some {pron} (indefinite quantity or number) | :: nogle |
| somebody {pron} (some unspecified person) | :: nogen |
| someday {adv} (sometime; at some time in the future) | :: en dag |
| someone {pron} (some person) | :: nogen, en eller anden {c} |
| somersault {n} (the act of going head over heels) | :: saltomortale {c} |
| something {pron} (unspecified object) | :: noget, et eller andet {n} |
| something is rotten in the state of Denmark {phrase} (Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right") | :: der er noget råddent i Danmarks rige |
| something or other {n} (something unspecified or indeterminate) | :: et eller andet |
| somethingth {adj} (somethingth) | :: nummer et eller andet |
| sometime {adv} (obsolete: sometimes) SEE: sometimes | :: |
| sometimes {adv} (on certain occasions, but not always) | :: somme tider, af og til, undertiden, stundom, indimellem |
| somewhat {pron} (something) SEE: something | :: |
| somewhere {adv} (in some place) | :: nogensteds, nogetsteds |
| somewhere else {adv} (in or at some other place) | :: andetsteds |
| somewhither {adv} (to some place) SEE: somewhere | :: |
| somnambulate {v} (to walk while sleeping) | :: gå i søvne |
| somnambulism {n} (sleepwalking) | :: søvngængeri {n} |
| son {n} (a male person in relation to his parents) | :: søn {c} |
| son {n} (an adopted son) | :: adoptivsøn |
| sonata {n} (a musical composition for one or a few instruments) | :: sonate {c} |
| sonatina {n} (piece resembling a sonata but shorter or simpler) | :: sonatine {c} |
| song {n} (music with words) | :: sang {c}, vise {c} |
| song {n} (sound of another animal) | :: sang {c} |
| song {n} (inexpensive deal) | :: slik {c} |
| song {n} (sound of a bird) SEE: birdsong | :: |
| songbird {n} (bird) | :: sangfugl {c} |
| Song of Solomon {prop} (book of the Bible) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| Song of Songs {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Højsangen {n} |
| song sparrow {n} (Melospiza melodia) | :: sangspurv |
| songster {n} (man who sings songs) | :: sanger {c} |
| songstress {n} (a female singer) | :: sangerinde {c} |
| song thrush {n} (song thrush) | :: sangdrossel |
| son-in-law {n} (son-in-law) | :: svigersøn {c} |
| sonless {adj} | :: sønløs |
| sonnet {n} (verse form consisting of fourteen lines) | :: sonet |
| son of a bitch {n} (objectionable person) | :: skiderik {c} |
| Son of Man {prop} (Jesus Christ) | :: Menneskesønnen {c} |
| Sonya {prop} (female given name) | :: Sonja |
| soon {adv} (within a short time) | :: snart |
| sooner or later {adv} (set phrase; eventually) | :: før eller senere, før eller siden |
| soothing {adj} (Giving relief) | :: lindrende |
| soothing {adj} (Freeing from fear or anxiety) | :: beroligende |
| soothsayer {n} (mantis or rearhorse) SEE: mantis | :: |
| sop {n} (gravy) SEE: gravy | :: |
| Sophia {prop} (female given name) | :: Sofie |
| Sophocles {prop} (Greek dramatic poet) | :: Sofokles |
| soporific {n} (sleep inducing agent) | :: sovemiddel {n} |
| sorb {n} (wild service tree) SEE: wild service tree | :: |
| Sorbian {prop} (language) | :: Sorbisk |
| sorcerial {adj} (sorcerial) | :: trolddomsmæssig |
| sore {adj} (causing pain) | :: øm |
| sorghum {n} (cereal) | :: durra |
| sororal nephew {n} (sister’s son) | :: søstersøn {c} |
| sororal niece {n} (sister’s daughter) | :: søsterdatter {c} |
| sorrow {n} (unhappiness) | :: sorg {c}, smerte, græmmelse |
| sorry {adj} (regretful for an action or grieved) | :: ked af |
| sorry {adj} (poor, regrettable) | :: sørgelig |
| sorry {interj} (expression of regret or sorrow) | :: undskyld, beklager |
| sorry {interj} (request to repeat) | :: undskyld |
| sort {n} (type) | :: slags {c}, sort {c} |
| sort {n} (act of sorting) | :: sortering {c} |
| sort {v} (arrange in order) | :: sortere |
| sort {v} (fix a problem) | :: løse |
| sorting {n} (ordering) | :: sortering {c} |
| sorting {n} (categorizing) | :: sortering {c} |
| São Tomé {prop} (capital of São Tomé and Príncipe) | :: São Tomé |
| São Tomé and Príncipe {prop} (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe) | :: São Tomé og Príncipe |
| sought-after {adj} (sought-after) SEE: in demand | :: |
| soul {n} (the spirit or essence of a person that is often believed to live on after the person's death) | :: sjæl {c} |
| soulless {adj} (as if without a soul) | :: sjælløs |
| sound {adj} (healthy) | :: sund, rask |
| sound {adj} (complete, solid, or secure) | :: solid, sikker, pålidelig |
| sound {adj} (UK, slang: good or a good thing) | :: fornuftig |
| sound {n} (sensation perceived by the ear) | :: lyd {c} |
| sound {n} (vibration capable of causing this) | :: lyd {c} |
| sound {v} (to produce a sound) | :: lyde |
| sound {v} (to convey an impression by one's sound) | :: lyde |
| sound {v} (to cause to produce a sound) | :: lade lyde |
| sound {v} | :: udtale |
| sound {n} (long narrow inlet) | :: sund {n} |
| sound {n} (to dive downwards, of a whale) | :: dykke (ned) |
| sound {n} (to probe) | :: lodde, sondere, pejle |
| sound {n} (to test) | :: pejle, prøve |
| sound {n} (a probe) | :: sonde {c} |
| sound {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish | :: |
| Sound {prop} (strait that separates Zealand from Scania) | :: Øresund {n} |
| sound barrier {n} (drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound) | :: lydmur {c} |
| sound barrier {n} (noise-reducing structure) | :: støjvold {c}, støjskærm {c}, støjafskærmning {c} |
| sound card {n} (a computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds) | :: lydkort {n} |
| soundless {adj} (without sound) | :: lydløs, støjløs, stille, tyst |
| soundlessly {adv} (soundlessly) | :: lydløst |
| sound post {n} (wooden rod inside a musical instrument) | :: stemmestok {c} |
| sounds like a plan {phrase} (used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something) | :: det lyder som en plan |
| sound system {n} (electronic system that produces sound) | :: lydsystem {n} |
| sound wave {n} (longitudinal wave of pressure transmitted through any plastic material) | :: lydbølge {c} |
| soup {n} (dish) | :: suppe {c} |
| souped-up {adj} (drunk, intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| souped-up {adj} (excited) SEE: excited | :: |
| soupçon {n} (suspicion, suggestion) SEE: suspicion | :: |
| sour {adj} (having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste) | :: sur |
| sour {adj} (made rancid by fermentation, etc.) | :: sur |
| sour {adj} (tasting or smelling rancid) | :: sur |
| sour {adj} (peevish or bad-tempered) | :: sur |
| sour {adj} ((of soil) excessively acidic and thus infertile) | :: sur |
| source {n} (person, place or thing) | :: kilde {c}, udspring {n} |
| source {n} (informant) | :: kilde {c} |
| source {n} ((computing) source code) SEE: source code | :: |
| source code {n} (human-readable instructions in a programming language) | :: kildekode {c} |
| source language {n} (language from which a translation is done) | :: kildesprog {n} |
| sour cherry {n} (Prunus cerasus) | :: surkirsebær {n} |
| sour cherry {n} (fruit) | :: surkirsebær {n} |
| sourdough {n} (dough) | :: surdej |
| sourdough {adj} (made from sourdough) | :: surdejs- |
| south {n} (compass point) | :: syd |
| south {adj} (of or pertaining to the south) | :: syd, sydlig |
| south {adv} (towards the south) | :: sydover |
| south {adv} (of wind: from the south) | :: syd |
| South Africa {prop} (country) | :: Sydafrika |
| South African {n} (person) | :: sydafrikaner {m} |
| South African {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) | :: sydafrikansk |
| South African English {n} (English dialect of South Africa) | :: sydafrikansk engelsk |
| South America {prop} (continent that is the southern part of the Americas) | :: Sydamerika |
| South American {adj} (relating to South America) | :: sydamerikansk |
| South Asia {prop} (South Asia) | :: Sydasien |
| South Carolina {prop} (US state) | :: South Carolina |
| South China Sea {prop} (Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines) | :: Sydkinesiske Hav |
| South Dakota {prop} (state of the USA) | :: South Dakota |
| southeast {n} (compass point) | :: sydøst |
| Southeast Asia {prop} (a subregion of Asia) | :: Sydøstasien |
| Southeast Asian {adj} (of Southeast Asia) | :: sydøstasiatisk |
| southern black tit {n} (Melaniparus niger) | :: sodmejse |
| Southern Cross {prop} (constellation) | :: Sydkorset |
| Southern Europe {prop} (Southern Europe) | :: Sydeuropa |
| Southern European {adj} (Southern European) | :: sydeuropæer |
| Southern European {n} (Southern European person) | :: sydeuropæer {c} |
| Southern Ireland {prop} (short-lived autonomous region) | :: Sydirland |
| southern lights {n} (the aurora of the southern hemisphere) | :: sydlys {n} |
| southernmost {adj} (farthest south) | :: sydligste |
| Southern Ocean {prop} (the ocean surrounding Antarctica) | :: Sydlige Ishav, Sydhavet |
| Southern Rhodesia {prop} (former name of what is now Zimbabwe) | :: Sydrhodesia |
| Southern Sami {prop} (language) | :: sydsamisk {n} |
| South Korea {prop} (country in East Asia) | :: Sydkorea |
| South Korean {n} (person from or descended from South Korea) | :: sydkoreaner |
| South Korean {adj} (of South Korea) | :: sydkoreansk |
| South Ossetia {prop} (South Ossetia) | :: Sydossetien |
| South Pole {prop} (the southernmost point on Earth) | :: sydpolen {c} |
| South Sea {prop} (Southern Ocean) SEE: Southern Ocean | :: |
| south-southeast {n} (compass point) | :: sydsydøst |
| south-southwest {n} (compass point) | :: sydsydvest |
| South Sudan {prop} (country in Africa) | :: Sydsudan |
| South Tarawa {prop} (the capital of Kiribati) | :: South Tarawa |
| South Vietnam {prop} (former Asian country) | :: Sydvietnam |
| southward {adv} (towards the south) | :: sydover |
| Southwark {prop} (borough of London) | :: Sydværk |
| southwest {n} (compass point) | :: sydvest |
| southwester {n} (waterproof hat) SEE: sou'wester | :: |
| souvenir {n} (item of sentimental value to remember an event or location) | :: souvenir {c} |
| sou'wester {n} (waterproof hat) | :: sydvest {c} |
| sovereignty {n} (of a nation: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.) | :: suverænitet {c} |
| soviet {n} (council) | :: sovjet {c} |
| soviet {adj} (relating to the Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet | :: |
| Soviet {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet | :: |
| Soviet {adj} (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) | :: sovjetisk |
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Russia) SEE: Russia | :: |
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet Union | :: |
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) SEE: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic | :: |
| Soviet Socialist Republic {prop} (any of the republics belonging to the former Soviet Union, see also: SSR) | :: sovjetrepublik {c} |
| Soviet Union {prop} (USSR, see also: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR) | :: Sovjetunionen {c} |
| sow {n} (female pig) | :: so {c} |
| sow {n} (contemptible woman) | :: so {c} |
| so what {interj} (reply of indifference) | :: og hvad så? |
| sow one's wild oats {v} (to spend a period of one's youth behaving irresponsibly) | :: løbe hornene af sig |
| soy {n} (soy beans) | :: sojabønne {c} |
| soy {n} (soy sauce) SEE: soy sauce | :: |
| soybean oil {n} | :: sojaolie {c} |
| soy milk {n} (beverage made from soybeans) | :: sojamælk {c} |
| soy sauce {n} (a condiment and ingredient made from fermented soybeans) | :: soja {c}, sojasovs {c}, sojasauce {c} |
| space {n} (while) SEE: while | :: |
| space {n} (physical extent in two or three dimensions) | :: rum |
| space {n} (area beyond atmosphere of planets) | :: rummet |
| space {n} (bounded or specific physical extent) | :: plads |
| space {n} (gap between written characters, lines etc.) | :: mellemrum |
| space {n} (mathematics: generalized construct or set) | :: rum {n} |
| spaceman {n} (astronaut) | :: astronaut {c}, rumfarer {c}, rummand {c}, kosmonaut {c} |
| space probe {n} (unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit) | :: rumsonde {c} |
| space race {n} (competition between nations in the field of space exploration) | :: rumkapløb {n} |
| Space Race {prop} (competition) | :: rumkapløbet |
| spaceship {n} (vehicle that flies through space) | :: rumskib {n}; rumfartøj |
| space shuttle {n} (vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly btw Earth and outer space) | :: rumfærge |
| Space Shuttle {n} (a space transportation system) | :: rumfærge |
| space station {n} (crewed artificial satellite) | :: rumstation {c} |
| space-time {n} (spacetime) SEE: spacetime | :: |
| spacetime {n} (four dimensional continuum) | :: rumtid |
| spacewalk {n} (activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft) | :: rumvandring {c} |
| spade {n} (a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging) | :: spade {c} |
| spade {n} (one of the black suits in a deck of cards) | :: spar {c} |
| spades {n} (spade) SEE: spade | :: |
| spades {n} (suit of playing cards) | :: spar {c} |
| spaghetti {n} (informally: any type of pasta) SEE: pasta | :: |
| spaghetti western {n} (western film produced in Europe by an Italian company) | :: spaghettiwestern {c} |
| Spain {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Spanien |
| spam {n} (unsolicited bulk electronic messages) | :: spam |
| span {n} (space from thumb to little finger) | :: spand {c} |
| Spaniard {n} (somebody from Spain) | :: spanier {c}, spaniol {c} , spanioler {c} |
| Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to Spain) | :: spansk |
| Spanish {prop} (Romance language of Spain and the Americas) | :: spansk |
| Spanish influenza {n} (influenza pandemic) | :: spanske syge |
| Spanish Water Dog {n} (Spanish Water Dog) | :: spansk vandhund {c} |
| spanner {n} (hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts) | :: fastnøgle {c} |
| spanner barb {n} (fish) | :: t-båndsbarbe |
| spare part {n} (component kept in reserve) | :: reservedel {c} |
| spare the rod and spoil the child {proverb} (if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility) | :: den man elsker, tugter man |
| spare time {n} (free time) SEE: free time | :: |
| spare tire {n} (extra tire) SEE: spare tyre | :: |
| spare tire {n} (fat around midsection) SEE: spare tyre | :: |
| spare tyre {n} (extra tyre) | :: reservehjul {n} |
| spare tyre {n} (fat around midsection) | :: bildæk {n} |
| spare wheel {n} (extra wheel) SEE: spare tyre | :: |
| spark {n} (particle of glowing matter) | :: gnist {c} |
| spark {n} (burst of electrical discharge) | :: gnist {c} |
| spark {n} (figurative: small amount of something, which has the potential to become something greater) | :: gnist {c} |
| sparkler {n} (hand-held firework) | :: stjernekaster {c} |
| sparkling water {n} (a form of carbonated water) SEE: soda water | :: |
| spark plug {n} (part of an internal combustion engine) | :: tændrør {n} |
| sparrow {n} (bird of the family Passeridae) | :: spurv {c} |
| sparrow {n} (Passer domesticus) SEE: house sparrow | :: |
| sparrow hawk {n} (Falco sparverius) SEE: American kestrel | :: |
| sparrow hawk {n} (Accipiter nisus) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk | :: |
| sparrowhawk {n} (Eurasian sparrowhawk) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk | :: |
| Sparta {prop} (ancient city-state in southern Greece) | :: Sparta |
| Spartacus {prop} (Thracian name) | :: Spartacus |
| spartan {adj} (austere, lacking luxury) | :: spartansk |
| Spartan {adj} (spartan) SEE: spartan | :: |
| Spartan {n} (citizen of Sparta) | :: spartaner {c} |
| Spartan {adj} (of Sparta) | :: spartansk |
| spasm {n} (contraction of a muscle) | :: krampe |
| spastic {adj} (of, relating to, or affected by spasm) | :: krampagtig |
| spastic {adj} (of or relating to spastic paralysis) | :: spastisk |
| spastic {n} (person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy) | :: spastiker {c} |
| spat {n} (covering worn over a shoe) | :: gamache {c} |
| spatial {adj} (pertaining to space) | :: rumlig |
| spatula {n} (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting) | :: palet {c}, paletkniv {c} |
| spatula {n} (palette knife) | :: palet {c}, paletkniv {c} |
| spatula {n} (thin hand tool for handling chemicals or other materials) | :: spatel {c} |
| spawner {n} (female fish) | :: hunfisk {c} |
| speak {v} (to communicate with one's voice using words) | :: tale |
| speak {v} (to be able to communicate in a language) | :: snakke |
| speakeasy {n} (illegal saloon operated during the Prohibition period) | :: smugkro {c} |
| speaker {n} (one who speaks) | :: taler |
| speaker {n} (loudspeaker) | :: højttaler |
| speaking {adj} (eloquent) SEE: eloquent | :: |
| speak in tongues {v} (speak in a language unknown to the speaker) | :: tale i tunger |
| speak of the devil {phrase} (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) | :: når man taler om solen (when you speak of the sun) |
| spear {n} (long stick with a sharp tip) | :: spyd {n} |
| spearmint {n} (Mentha spicata) | :: grøn mynte {c} |
| spear side {n} (male or paternal branch of a family) | :: sværdside {c} |
| special case {n} (class of phenomena that is a subset of a more general class) | :: særtilfælde {n} |
| special case {n} (theorem or other statement that follows directly from a more general truth) | :: særtilfælde {n} |
| specie {n} (money) | :: specie {c} |
| species {n} (group of plants or animals having similar appearance) | :: art {c} |
| species {n} (rank in a taxonomic classification) | :: art {c} |
| species {n} (the Eucharist after consecration in Catholicism) | :: hostie {c} |
| species {n} | :: art {c} |
| speciesism {n} | :: speciesisme {c}, artschauvinisme {c} |
| specific heat capacity {n} | :: specifik varmekapacitet {c}, varmefylde {c} |
| specimen {n} (example) | :: eksemplar {n} |
| spectacle {n} (optical instrument) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| spectacled {adj} (wearing spectacles) SEE: bespectacled | :: |
| spectacled bear {n} (Tremarctos ornatus) | :: brillebjørn {c} |
| spectacles {n} (a pair of lenses set in a frame) | :: briller {c-p} |
| spectator {n} (observer) | :: tilskuer {c}, seer {c} |
| spectrophotometry {n} (the quantitative analysis of eletromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer) | :: spektrofotometri {c} |
| spectroscope {n} (optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis) | :: spektroskop {n} |
| spectrum {n} (range of colors) | :: spektrum {n}, spekter {n} |
| speculate {v} (to meditate) | :: spekulere |
| speculate {v} (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence) | :: gætte |
| speculate {v} (to make a risky trade) | :: spekulere |
| speech {n} (dialect or language) SEE: dialect | :: |
| speech {n} (an oration, session of speaking) | :: tale |
| speech act {n} (act carried out by speech) | :: talehandling {c} |
| speech balloon {n} (speech balloon) SEE: speech bubble | :: |
| speech bubble {n} (rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon) | :: taleboble {c} |
| speech disorder {n} (malfunction) | :: talefejl {c} |
| speech is silver, silence is golden {proverb} (proverb) | :: tale er sølv, tavshed er guld |
| speechless {adj} (not speaking; not knowing what to say) | :: mundlam, målløs |
| speed {n} (luck, success, prosperity) SEE: luck | :: |
| speed {n} (rapidity) | :: hastighed, hurtighed |
| speed {n} (rate of motion) | :: hastighed, fart |
| speed {v} (to go fast) | :: køre hurtigt |
| speed {v} (to exceed speed limit) | :: køre for hurtigt |
| speedboat {n} (fast boat) | :: speedbåd {c} |
| speed bump {n} (transverse ridge in the road) | :: vejbump {n}, fartbump {n} |
| speed camera {n} (camera to detect speeding vehicles) | :: fartkamera {n}, fotovogn {c} , stærekasse {c} , fartfælde {c} , ATK-stander {c} |
| speed limit {n} (maximum speed permitted) | :: hastighedsbegrænsning |
| speed of light {n} (the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum) | :: lysets hastighed |
| speed of sound {n} (speed at which sound is propagated) | :: lydens hastighed |
| spell {n} (magical incantation) | :: fortryllelse {c}, besværgelse {c} |
| spell {v} (to write or say the letters that form a word) | :: stave |
| spell {v} (to compose a word) | :: stave |
| spell checker {n} (software application) | :: stavekontrol {c} |
| spelling {n} (a specific spelling of a word) | :: stavemåde {c} |
| spelling pronunciation {n} (spelling pronunciation) | :: skriftsprogsudtale {c} |
| spelt {n} (a type of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta) | :: spelt |
| spelunk {n} (cave, cavern, grotto) SEE: cave | :: |
| spend {v} (to pay out) | :: give ud, spendere |
| spend {v} (to consume, to use up (time)) | :: bruge |
| spendthrift {adj} (improvident, profligate, or wasteful) | :: ødsel |
| sperm {n} (cell) | :: sæd {c} |
| sperm {n} (semen (fluid)) | :: sperm |
| spermatozoon {n} (reproductive cell of the male) | :: sædcelle {c}, spermatozo {c} |
| sperm bank {n} (vulgar: vagina) SEE: cunt | :: |
| sperm whale {n} (sperm whale) | :: kaskelot {c}, kaskelothval {c} |
| spew {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| spew {n} (ejaculate) SEE: ejaculate | :: |
| spheral {adj} (spherical) SEE: spherical | :: |
| sphere {n} (mathematics: regular three-dimensional object) | :: sfære {c}, kugle {c} |
| sphere {n} (spherical physical object) | :: kugle |
| sphere {n} (region in which something or someone is active) | :: sfære {c} |
| sphere {n} (astronomy: apparent outer limit of space) SEE: celestial sphere | :: |
| spherical {adj} (shaped like a sphere) | :: sfærisk |
| spherical {adj} (of or relating to a sphere or spheres) | :: sfærisk |
| sphincter {n} (band of muscle) | :: lukkemuskel {c} |
| sphinx {n} (mythology: creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal) | :: sfinks |
| sphinx {n} (sphincter) SEE: sphincter | :: |
| Sphinx {prop} (large monument in Egypt) | :: Sfinksen |
| Sphinx {prop} (Greek mythological creature) | :: sfinks |
| spice {n} (Yorkshire dialect: sweets, candy) SEE: sweet | :: |
| spice {n} (plant matter used to season or flavour food) | :: krydderi |
| spice {n} (any variety of spice) | :: krydderi |
| spider {n} (arthropod) | :: edderkop {c} |
| spider hole {n} (hole in the ground) SEE: foxhole | :: |
| spiderweb {n} (net-like construct of a spider) | :: spindelvæv |
| Spidey-sense {n} (intuitive feeling, usually of something being dangerous or risky) | :: edderkoppesans |
| spigot {n} (faucet) SEE: tap | :: |
| spike {n} (very large nail) | :: spiger, nagle |
| spike {n} (anything resembling such a nail in shape) | :: spids, pig |
| spike {n} (ear of grain) | :: aks {n} |
| spike {n} (botany: kind of inflorescence) | :: aks {n} |
| spike {n} (informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles) | :: pigsko |
| spike {n} (sharp peak in a graph) | :: spids, top |
| spill {v} (transitive: to drop something so that it spreads out) | :: spilde |
| spill one's guts {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| spinach {n} (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) | :: spinat {c} |
| spinal column {n} (spinal column) SEE: vertebral column | :: |
| spinal cord {n} (thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue) | :: rygmarv {c} |
| spindle {n} (dragonfly) SEE: dragonfly | :: |
| spindle {n} (rod in spinning and winding thread) | :: spindel |
| spindle tree {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle | :: |
| spin doctor {n} (person hired to improve public image) | :: spindoktor {c}, særlig rådgiver {c} |
| spine {n} (backbone) | :: rygsøjle {c}, rygrad {c} |
| spine {n} (bound edge of a book) | :: ryg {c} |
| spine {n} (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant) | :: pig {c} |
| spine {n} (metaphor for courage or assertiveness) | :: rygrad {c} |
| spine pig {n} (porcupine) SEE: porcupine | :: |
| spinning top {n} (a toy) | :: snurretop {c} |
| spiny anteater {n} (common name for echidna) SEE: echidna | :: |
| spiny lobster {n} (crustacean of the family Palinuridae) | :: languster {c} |
| spiral {n} (geometry) | :: spiral {c} |
| spire {n} (tapering architectural structure) | :: spir {c} |
| spirit {n} (soul) | :: ånd {c}, sjæl {c} |
| spirit {n} (supernatural being) | :: ånd {c} |
| spirit {n} (enthusiasm) | :: liv {n}, mod {n}, kraft {c} |
| spirit {n} (manner or style) | :: ånd {c} |
| spirit {n} (alcohol) | :: spiritus {c}, sprit {c}, alkohol {c} |
| spirit away {v} (to spirit away) | :: trylle væk |
| spirit duplicator {n} (early copier) | :: spritduplikator {c} |
| spiritism {n} (Spiritism) SEE: Spiritism | :: |
| Spiritism {prop} (philosophical doctrine) | :: spiritisme |
| spirit level {n} (spirit level) | :: vaterpas |
| spirits {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: likør {c}, spiritus {c} |
| spiritual {adj} (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) | :: åndelig |
| spit {v} (to dig, to spade) SEE: dig | :: |
| spit {n} (thin rod on which meat is skewered for cooking) | :: spid {n} |
| spit {n} (generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula) | :: tange {c} |
| spit {v} (to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.) | :: spytte |
| spit {n} (saliva) | :: spyt {n} |
| spite {v} (to treat maliciously) | :: mishandle |
| spite {v} (to be angry at; to hate) | :: hade |
| spiteful {adj} (filled with spite) | :: ondsindet, ondskabsfuld |
| Spitsbergen {prop} (island) | :: Spitsbergen, Vestspitsbergen |
| spittoon {n} (receptacle for spit) | :: spyttebakke {c} |
| splashguard {n} (fixture on a vehicle to prevent splashing on surroundings) | :: stænkskærm {c}, stænklap {c} |
| spleen {n} (organ) | :: milt {c} |
| splice {v} (to unite in marriage) SEE: marry | :: |
| split {v} (divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach) SEE: peach | :: |
| Split {prop} (port city in Croatia) | :: Split |
| split pin {n} (metal fastener) | :: split {c} |
| splits {n} (manoeuvre, acrobatic feat) | :: spagat |
| spoil {v} (become sour or rancid, to decay) | :: fordærve |
| spoiled {adj} ((of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering) | :: forkælet |
| spoiler {n} (document, review or comment that discloses) | :: spoiler {c} |
| spoils of war {n} (profits extracted as the result of winning a war) | :: krigsbytte {n} |
| spoilsport {adj} (someone who puts an end to harmless fun) | :: lyseslukker {n} |
| spoke {n} (part of a wheel) | :: ege {c} |
| spokesman {n} (one who speaks as the voice of a group of people) | :: talsmand {c}, talskvinde {c}, talsperson {c} |
| spokesperson {n} (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) | :: talsperson {c} |
| spokeswoman {n} (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) | :: talskvinde {c} |
| spondaic {adj} (having or relating to spondees) | :: spondæisk |
| spondee {n} (word of two syllables) | :: spondæ {c} |
| spondyle {n} (joint of the backbone) SEE: vertebra | :: |
| sponge {n} (piece of porous material used for washing) | :: svamp {c} |
| spontaneity {n} (the quality of being spontaneous) | :: spontanitet {c} |
| spontaneous {adj} (random) SEE: random | :: |
| spool {n} (spindle) | :: spole {c} |
| spoon {n} (scooped utensil for eating (or serving)) | :: ske {c} |
| spoon {v} (to lie together) | :: ligge i ske |
| spoon {n} (measure that will fit into a spoon) SEE: spoonful | :: |
| spoonbill {n} (bird) | :: skestork {c} |
| spoonerism {n} (phrase where sounds are transposed) | :: bakke snagvendt {c} |
| spoonful {n} (amount a spoon will hold) | :: skefuld |
| sporadic {adj} (rare and scattered in occurrence) | :: sporadisk |
| sport {n} (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) | :: sport {c} |
| sports car {n} (automobile designed for high speed) | :: sportsvogn {c} |
| spotted dragonet {n} (Callionymus maculatus) | :: plettet fløjfisk |
| spotted redshank {n} (Tringa erythropus) | :: sortklire {c} |
| spouse {n} (husband) SEE: husband | :: |
| spouse {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| spouse {n} (person in a marriage or marital relationship) | :: ægtefælle {c}, mage {c} |
| sprain {v} (to weaken a joint, ligament, or muscle) | :: forstuve |
| sprain {n} (act or result of spraining) | :: forstuvning |
| spray {v} (to project a liquid in a disperse manner) | :: spraye, forstøve, oversprøjte |
| spray {v} (to project many small items dispersively) | :: forstøve |
| spread {v} (to stretch out, expand) | :: fordele |
| spread {v} (to extend, stretch out (limbs etc)) | :: sprede |
| spread {v} (to disperse, scatter) | :: sprede, strø |
| spread {v} (to smear, distribute in a thin layer) | :: smøre |
| spread {v} ((transitive) to disseminate, make known or present) | :: sprede, udbrede |
| spread {v} ((intransitive) to take up a larger area, expand) | :: brede sig, sprede sig |
| spread {n} (act of spreading) | :: spredning {c}, udbredelse {c} |
| spread {n} (piece of material used as a cover) | :: opredning {c} , opdækning {c} |
| spread {n} (large meal, especially one laid out on a table) | :: opdækning {c}, festmåltid {c} |
| spread {n} (food designed to be spread) | :: smørepålæg {n} |
| spread {n} (numerical difference) | :: spændvidde {c}, omfang {n} |
| spreader {n} (horizontal spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds) | :: salingshorn |
| spring {n} (season between winter and summer in temperate climates) | :: forår {n}, vår {c} |
| spring {n} (water springing from the ground) | :: kilde {c} |
| spring {n} (device made of flexible material) | :: fjeder {c} |
| spring {v} (to jump) SEE: jump | :: |
| spring {n} (jump) SEE: jump | :: |
| spring {n} (people sharing the same origin) SEE: race | :: |
| spring {n} (shoot) SEE: shoot | :: |
| spring {n} (cluster of trees) SEE: grove | :: |
| spring {n} (erection of the penis) SEE: erection | :: |
| spring {n} (youth) SEE: youth | :: |
| spring {n} (spring tide) SEE: spring tide | :: |
| spring {n} (high tide) SEE: high tide | :: |
| spring {n} (elasticity) SEE: elasticity | :: |
| springboard {n} (flexible diving board) | :: vippe {c} |
| springboard {n} (platform on springs used in gymnastics) | :: springbræt {n} |
| springboard {n} (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) | :: springbræt {n} |
| Springfield {prop} (Any of several towns) | :: Springfield |
| springlike {adj} (typical of spring) | :: forårsagtig |
| spring onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) | :: forårsløg {n} |
| spring roll {n} (shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake) | :: forårsrulle {c} |
| spring tide {n} (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) | :: springflod {c} |
| spring to life {v} (start to exist) | :: springe |
| springwater {n} (water originating from a spring) | :: kildevand {n} |
| sprinkles {n} (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration) | :: krymmel, drys |
| sprint {v} (To run etc at top speed for a short period) | :: sprinte, spæne |
| sprite {n} (the green woodpecker, or yaffle) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
| sprocket {n} (toothed wheel) | :: tandhjul {n} |
| sprout {n} (Brussels sprout) SEE: Brussels sprout | :: |
| spruce {n} (tree from the genus Picea) | :: gran {c} |
| spruce {n} (wood of a spruce) | :: grantræ, gran, granbrænde |
| spruce {n} (attributive: made of the wood of the spruce) | :: gran- |
| spur {n} (implement for prodding a horse) | :: spore {c} |
| spur {n} (anything that inspires or motivates) | :: spore {c} |
| spur {n} (appendage near the foot) | :: spore {c} |
| spurge {n} (any plant of the genus Euphorbia) | :: vortemælk {c} |
| spur on {v} (spur) SEE: spur | :: |
| sputnik {n} (a Soviet robotic space satellite) | :: sputnik |
| spy {n} (person who secretly watches) | :: spion {c} |
| spy {v} (to act as a spy) | :: spionere |
| spy {v} (to spot at a distance) | :: få øje på |
| spyglass {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars | :: |
| spying {n} (espionage) SEE: espionage | :: |
| spyware {n} (program) | :: spionprogram {n} |
| squacco {n} (Ardeola ralloides) | :: tophejre |
| squadron {n} (army: body of cavalry) | :: eskadron {c} |
| squadron {n} (navy: detachment of vessels) | :: eskadre {c} |
| squadron {n} (air force: tactical unit of at least two flights) | :: eskadrille {c} |
| squalor {n} (squalidness) | :: snusk, smuds |
| square {n} (type of polygon) | :: kvadrat {n} |
| square {n} (open space in a town) | :: torv {n} |
| square {n} (the # symbol on a telephone) | :: firkant |
| square {adj} (shaped like a square) | :: kvadratisk |
| square {adj} (forming a right angle) | :: vinkelret på |
| square {n} (act quarrelling) SEE: quarrel | :: |
| square {v} (to take opposing sides) SEE: quarrel | :: |
| square {adj} (fair) SEE: fair | :: |
| square bracket {n} (symbol ) | :: skarp parentes {c} |
| square kilometer {n} (square kilometre) SEE: square kilometre | :: |
| square kilometre {n} (standard unit of area) | :: kvadratkilometer {c} |
| square metre {n} (standard unit of area) | :: kvadratmeter {c} |
| square root {n} (number) | :: kvadratrod {c} |
| square sail {n} (sail set athwartships in a yard) | :: råsejl {n} |
| squash player {n} (competitor in the sport of squash) | :: squashspiller |
| squat {v} (to bend at the knees) | :: sidde på hug |
| squat {v} (to occupy without permission) | :: besætte |
| squeaky wheel gets the grease {proverb} (the person who complains most receives the attention) | :: som man spørger får man svar |
| squeamish {adj} (easily bothered or upset; tending to be nauseous or nervous) | :: berøringsangst |
| squeegee {n} (tool used for cleaning glass) | :: svaber |
| squeeze {v} (to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once) | :: trykke, klemme, presse, knuge |
| squeeze {v} (to fit into a tight place) | :: presse, mase, klemme |
| squeeze {v} (to put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices) | :: presse, klemme |
| squeeze {n} (difficult position) | :: klemme {c} |
| squeeze {n} (hug or other affectionate grasp) | :: knus {n} |
| squeeze {n} (caving: traversal of a narrow passage) | :: trangt sted {n} |
| squid {n} (sea animal) | :: blæksprutte {c} |
| squire {n} (armor-bearer who attended a knight) | :: væbner {c} |
| squire {n} (male follower of a lady) | :: kavaler {c} |
| squirearchy {n} (landowning gentry) | :: landadel {c} |
| squirrel {n} (rodent) | :: egern {n} |
| squirt gun {n} (a toy gun used to shoot water) | :: vandpistol {c} |
| Srebrenica {prop} (Bosnian town) | :: Srebrenica |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte {prop} (the administrative capital of Sri Lanka) | :: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte |
| Sri Lanka {prop} (a country in South Asia) | :: Sri Lanka |
| S-shaped {adj} (shaped like the letter S) | :: S-formet |
| SSR {n} (abbreviation of Soviet Socialist Republic) | :: SSR {c} |
| s.t. {conj} (such that) | :: sådan at |
| St. {n} (abbreviation of Saint) SEE: St | :: |
| St {n} (abbreviation of Saint) | :: Skt. |
| stab {v} (To pierce or wound with pointed object) | :: stikke |
| stab in the back {n} (Act of betrayal) | :: kniv i ryggen |
| stab in the back {v} (To betray somebody) | :: falde i ryggen |
| stable {n} (building for animals with hoofs) | :: stald |
| stable {v} (put or keep in a stable) | :: stalde |
| stable {adj} (relatively unchanging) | :: stabil |
| stadium {n} (venue where sporting events are held) | :: stadion {n} |
| staff {n} (long, straight, thick rod or stick) | :: stav {c}, stang {c} |
| staff {n} (employees of a business) | :: stab {c}, personale {n} |
| staff {v} (to supply with employees) | :: forsyne med personale |
| stag {n} (social event for a groom) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| stag-beetle {n} (a large black beetle with a pair of strong mandibles) | :: eghjort |
| stag do {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| stage {n} (phase) | :: stadie {n} |
| stage {n} (in theatre) | :: scene {c}, skueplads {?} |
| stage {n} (a degree of advancement on a journey) | :: etape {c} |
| stage {v} (to produce on a stage) | :: opføre |
| stage {v} (to demonstrate in a deceptive manner) | :: iscenesætte |
| stage fright {n} (state of nervousness about performing) | :: sceneskræk {c}, lampefeber {c} |
| stagflation {n} (inflation accompanied by stagnant growth) | :: stagflation |
| stag party {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| stain {n} (discoloured spot or area) | :: plet |
| stainless {n} (stainless steel) SEE: stainless steel | :: |
| stainless steel {n} (corrosion-free alloy) | :: rustfrit stål {n} |
| stair {n} (series of steps) | :: trappe |
| staircase {n} (stairway) | :: trappe {c} |
| stairs {n} (contiguous set of steps) | :: trappe |
| stairwell {n} (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) | :: opgang {c} |
| stake {n} (share or interest in a business) | :: interessent |
| stalemate {n} (chess term) | :: pat |
| Stalingrad {prop} (former name of Volgograd) | :: Stalingrad |
| Stalinian {adj} (of or relating to Joseph Stalin) | :: stalinsk |
| Stalinism {n} (Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin) | :: stalinisme {c} |
| Stalinist {adj} (of or relating to Stalinism) | :: stalinistisk |
| Stalinist {n} (a person who accepts the philosophy of Stalinism) | :: stalinist {c} |
| stalk {n} (stem or main axis of a plant) | :: stængel {c} |
| stallion {n} (uncastrated male horse) | :: hingst {c}, hanhest {c} |
| stallion {n} (male horse kept primarily as a stud) | :: avlshingst {c} |
| stalwart {adj} (firmly or solidly built) | :: robust, håndfast, stovt |
| stalwart {adj} (courageous) | :: tapper |
| stammer {v} (to stutter) | :: stamme |
| stammering {n} (act of stammering) | :: stammen {c} |
| stamp {n} (act of stamping) | :: stampen |
| stamp {n} (indentation or imprint made by stamping) | :: stempel, præg |
| stamp {n} (device for stamping designs) | :: stempel |
| stamp {n} (any small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, see also: postage stamp) | :: stempelmærke |
| stamp {v} (to step quickly and heavily) | :: trampe, stampe |
| stamp {v} (to move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily) | :: trampe, stampe |
| stamp {v} (to mark by pressing quickly and heavily) | :: stanse, udstanse, præge |
| stamp {v} (to give an official marking to) | :: stemple |
| stamp {v} (to apply postage stamps to) | :: frankere, sætte frimærke på |
| stamp {n} (postage stamp) SEE: postage stamp | :: |
| stamp collecting {n} (stamp hobby) SEE: philately | :: |
| stamp collector {n} (person who collects stamps) | :: frimærkesamler |
| stamp hinge {n} (gummed strip of paper for mounting stamps on album) | :: frimærkehængsel |
| stamping ground {n} (place one likes to go) | :: hjemmebane |
| stand {v} (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) | :: stå |
| stand {v} (to rise to one’s feet) | :: rejse sig |
| stand {v} (to remain motionless) | :: stå, stå stille |
| stand {v} (to undergo; withstand; hold up) | :: klare, holde til |
| stand {v} (to tolerate) | :: udholde, udstå, klare |
| stand {v} (to place in an upright or standing position) | :: stille, sætte |
| stand {n} (resolute, unwavering position) | :: standpunkt |
| stand {n} (device to hold something upright or aloft) | :: tribune, estrade |
| stand {n} (platform on which a witness testifies in court) | :: vidneskranke |
| stand {n} (particular grove or other group of trees) | :: bevoksning {c} |
| stand {n} (small building or booth) | :: stade, stand |
| stand {n} (designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait) | :: holdeplads |
| standard {n} (level of quality) | :: standard {c} |
| standard {n} (a flag or ensign) | :: standart {c} , estandart {c} , fane {c} |
| standard-bearer {n} (person who carries flag or banner) | :: fanebærer {c} , fændrik {c} |
| standard deviation {n} (statistical measure) | :: standardafvigelse {c} |
| Standard German {n} (Standard High German language) SEE: High German | :: |
| standardista {n} (web developer who is actively involved in the creation, adoption, and/or promotion of Web standards) | :: standardista |
| Standard Model {prop} (theory) | :: standardmodel {c} |
| standard of living {n} (relative measure of quality of life) | :: levestandard {c} |
| standard poodle {n} (a big poodle) | :: kongepuddel {c} |
| standard time {n} (synchronized clock time in each graphical locations) | :: normaltid {c} |
| standby {n} (state of readiness without immediate involvement) | :: beredskab |
| standing ovation {n} (enthusiastic applause) | :: stående bifald {n} |
| stand on one's own two feet {v} (idiomatic: to be independent) | :: stå på egne ben |
| standpoint {n} (point of view) | :: standpunkt |
| St. Andrew's Cross {prop} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross | :: |
| standstill {n} (complete immobility) | :: stilstand {m} |
| stand up {v} (rise from a sitting position) | :: rejse sig |
| stand up {v} (bring something up and set it into a standing position) | :: rejse |
| stand up {v} (to avoid a prearranged meeting) | :: brænde af |
| stand-up bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| stanza {n} (a unit of a poem) | :: strofe {c} |
| staple {n} (wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper) | :: hæfteklamme {c} |
| staple {v} (secure with a staple) | :: hæfte |
| staple gun {n} (device for driving staples) | :: hæftepistol {c} |
| stapler {n} (device which binds together paper) | :: hæftemaskine {c} |
| staple remover {n} (device for removing staples) | :: hæfteklammefjerner {c} |
| star {n} (luminous celestial body) | :: stjerne {c} |
| star {n} ((astronomy) a luminous celestial body) | :: stjerne {c} |
| star {n} (concave polygon) | :: stjerne {c} |
| star {n} (celebrity) | :: stjerne {c}, kendt {c} |
| star {n} (actor) | :: stjerne {c} |
| star {n} (talented or famous person) | :: stjerne {c} |
| star {n} (asterisk) | :: stjerne {c}, asterisk {c} |
| star {n} (quality rating symbol) | :: stjerne {c} |
| star anise {n} (a plant, Illicium verum) | :: stjerneanis {c} |
| starboard {n} (right hand side of a vessel) | :: styrbord |
| starch {n} (substance) | :: stivelse |
| starch {n} (carbohydrates) | :: stivelse |
| stardom {n} (fame or celebrity) | :: stjernestatus {c} |
| stare {v} (to look fixedly) | :: glo, stirre |
| starfish {n} (various echinoderms) | :: søstjerne {c} |
| star fruit {n} (fruit) | :: karambol |
| stark {adj} ((archaic) strong; vigorous; powerful) | :: stærk {c} |
| starling {n} (bird) | :: stær {c} |
| Star of Bethlehem {prop} (star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew) | :: julestjernen {c}, betlehemstjernen {c} |
| Star of David {prop} (symbol of Jewish Community and Judaism) | :: Davidsstjerne {c} |
| starring {v} (present participle of "to star") SEE: star | :: |
| Stars and Stripes {n} (flag of the USA) | :: stjernebanner {n} |
| Star-Spangled Banner {prop} (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) | :: stjernebanner {n} |
| start {n} (beginning of an activity) | :: begyndelse {c} |
| start {v} (to set in motion) | :: starte |
| start {v} (to jerk suddenly in surprise) | :: rykke til |
| start {v} (to awaken suddenly) | :: vågne med et sæt |
| start {v} (to break away, to come loose) | :: komme løs, løsrive sig |
| starter {n} (first course of a meal) | :: forret {c} |
| starter motor {n} (starter motor) SEE: starter | :: |
| starting point {n} (first steps when commencing an activity) | :: udgangspunkt {n} |
| starvation {n} (condition) | :: sult {c}, hunger {c} |
| Star Wars {prop} (Saga) | :: Stjernekrigen |
| state {n} (any sovereign polity) | :: stat {c} |
| state {n} (a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy) | :: delstat {c}, stat {c} |
| state {n} (a condition) | :: tilstand {c} |
| state {v} (declare to be a fact) | :: erklære |
| statecraft {n} (statesmanship) SEE: statesmanship | :: |
| stated {adj} (expressed in a statement) | :: udtrykt |
| statefunction {n} (wavefunction) SEE: wavefunction | :: |
| state funeral {n} (public funeral ceremony) | :: statsbegravelse {c} |
| stateless {adj} ((law) without a state or nationality) | :: statsløs |
| state line {n} (border between any two states in the USA) | :: delstatsgrænse {c} |
| stately {adj} (worthy of respect) | :: anselig, prægtig, statelig |
| statement {n} | :: påstand |
| State of Israel {prop} (country (official name)) | :: Staten Israel {c} |
| state-owned {adj} (owned by the government) | :: statsejet, statslig |
| state religion {n} (religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state) | :: statsreligion {c} |
| state secret {n} (restricted information of national importance) | :: statshemmelighed {c} |
| statesman {n} (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) | :: statsmand {c} |
| statesmanship {n} (craft or skill or being a statesman) | :: statsmandskunst {c}, statskunst {c}, regeringskunst {c} |
| station {n} (place where a vehicle may stop) | :: station {c} |
| station {n} (broadcasting entity) | :: tv-station |
| station {n} (Australia: very large livestock farm) SEE: ranch | :: |
| stationery {n} (writing materials) | :: brevpapir {n} , skrivepapir {n} , kontorartkler {c-p}, skrivesager {c-p}, papirvarer {c-p} |
| stationmaster {n} (the person in charge of a railroad station) | :: stationsmester {c} |
| statistics {n} (mathematical science) | :: statistik {c} |
| statistics {n} (collection of measurements) | :: statistik {?} |
| statolith {n} (amyloplast involved in graviperception) | :: statolit {c} |
| statue {n} (three-dimensional work of art) | :: statue {c} |
| statue {n} (portrait) SEE: portrait | :: |
| Statue of Liberty {prop} (large statue in New York harbor) | :: Frihedsgudinden {c} |
| status {n} (person’s position or standing) | :: anseende {c}, status {c} |
| status {n} (prestige or high standing) | :: anseende {n} |
| status {n} (situation or state of affairs) | :: status, nuværende situtation {c} |
| status {n} (social networking: function of some instant messaging applications) | :: status {c} |
| status quo {n} (the state of things) | :: status quo {c} |
| status symbol {n} (visible possession that is a sign of one's personal wealth or social status) | :: statussymbol {n} |
| stave church {n} (wooden church of a medieval type) | :: stavkirke {c} |
| Stavropol {prop} (city) | :: Stavropol |
| stay {v} (to remain in a particular place) | :: blive |
| stay {n} (corset) SEE: corset | :: |
| staycation {n} (vacation spent at or close to home) | :: staycation {c} |
| staysail {n} (fore-and-aft rigged sail) | :: stangsejl |
| stød {n} (a phenomenon of most Danish accents) | :: stød {n} |
| steak {n} (slice of beef) | :: bøf |
| steal {v} (to illegally take possession of) | :: stjæle |
| steam {n} (water vapor) | :: damp {c} |
| steam {n} (pressurized water vapor) | :: damp {c} |
| steam {n} (internal energy) | :: damp {c} |
| steam {v} (cooking: to cook with steam) | :: dampe |
| steam {v} (to produce or vent steam) | :: dampe |
| steam {n} (steam-powered vehicle) SEE: steamer | :: |
| steamboat {n} (vessel powered by steam) | :: dampskib {n}, damper {c} |
| steam engine {n} (piston engine driven by steam) | :: dampmaskine {c} |
| steam engine {n} (any steam-driven heat engine) | :: dampmaskine {c} |
| steam engine {n} (steam locomotive) SEE: steam locomotive | :: |
| steamer {n} (steamboat or steamship) | :: dampskib {n} |
| steaming {adj} (giving off steam) | :: dampende |
| steam locomotive {n} (locomotive powered by steam) | :: damplokomotiv {n} |
| steam power {n} (power from steam) | :: dampdrift {c}, dampkraft {c} |
| steamship {n} (vessel propelled by steam) | :: dampskib {n} |
| steam shovel {n} | :: dampskovl {c} |
| steel {n} (metal produced from iron) | :: stål {n} |
| steel mill {n} (steel mill) SEE: steelworks | :: |
| steel wool {n} (fine threads of steel) | :: ståluld {c} |
| steelworks {n} (place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped) | :: stålværk {n} |
| steelyard {n} (steelyard balance) | :: bismervægt {c} |
| steep {adj} (expensive) SEE: expensive | :: |
| steep {adj} (near-vertical) | :: stejl |
| steep {v} (to soak an item in liquid) | :: dyppe, dykke |
| steep {v} (to make tea/coffee) | :: trække (tea) |
| steeple {n} (spire) SEE: spire | :: |
| steer {v} (intransitive: to guide the course) | :: styre |
| steer {v} (transitive: to guide the course of) | :: styre |
| steer {v} (to direct a group of animals) | :: styre |
| steer {v} (to direct the conversation) | :: styre |
| steer {n} (castrated male of cattle) | :: stud {m} |
| steering group {n} (A committee that arranges the schedule of business for a legislative assembly or other organization) | :: styringsgruppe |
| steering wheel {n} (wheel-shaped control) | :: rat {n} |
| stela {n} (archaeology: an obelisk or upright stone pillar) SEE: stele | :: |
| stele {n} ((archaeology) tall, slender stone monument) | :: stele {c} |
| St. Elmo's fire {n} (electrical discharge) | :: sanktelmsild |
| stem {n} (botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant) | :: stængel {c} |
| stem {n} (nautical: forward vertical extension of the keel) | :: stævn |
| stem cell {n} (primal undifferentiated cell) | :: stamcelle |
| stench {n} (a strong foul smell, a stink) | :: stank |
| step- {prefix} (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) | :: sted- |
| step {n} (pace) | :: trit {n} |
| step {n} (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder) | :: trin {c} |
| step {n} (running board) | :: trinbræt {n} |
| step {n} (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running) | :: skridt {n} |
| step {n} (footstep) | :: fodspor {n} |
| step {n} (manner of walking) | :: gang {c} |
| step {n} (proceeding; measure; action; act) | :: skridt {n} |
| Stepanakert {prop} (the capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) | :: Stepanakert |
| stepbrother {n} (son of one's stepfather or stepmother) | :: stedbror {c} |
| stepchild {n} (the child of one's spouse from his or her previous partner) | :: stedbarn {n} |
| stepdaughter {n} (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) | :: steddatter {c} |
| step down {v} (to resign from office) | :: træde tilbage |
| step down {v} (to gradually reduce something) | :: nedtrappe |
| stepfather {n} (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) | :: stedfar {c}, bonusfar {c} |
| Stephen {prop} (biblical martyr) | :: Stefanus |
| Stephen {prop} (male given name) | :: Stefan |
| step in {v} (To act) SEE: act | :: |
| step ladder {n} (ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs) | :: trappestige {c} |
| stepmother {n} (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) | :: stedmor, papmor {c}, bonusmor {c}, plasticmor {c} |
| steppe {n} (the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia) | :: steppe {c} |
| stepping stone {n} (stone used to cross something) | :: trædesten {c} |
| stepping stone {n} (something used as a way to progress) | :: springbræt {n}, trædesten {c} |
| stepsister {n} (daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent) | :: stedsøster {c} |
| stepson {n} (son of one's spouse and not of oneself) | :: stedsøn {c} |
| stereo {n} (device) | :: stereoanlæg {n} |
| stereotype {n} (conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image) | :: stereotyp {c} |
| stereotype {n} (printing plate) | :: kliché {c}, kliche {c} |
| sterile {adj} (germless) | :: steril |
| sterilizable {adj} (able to be sterilized) | :: steriliserbar |
| sterling silver {n} (silver alloy) | :: sterlingsølv {n} |
| stern {n} (the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel) | :: agterstævn {c}, agterende {c} |
| stethoscope {n} (medical instrument) | :: stetoskop {n} |
| Stettin {prop} (Szczecin) SEE: Szczecin | :: |
| steven {n} (command) SEE: command | :: |
| steven {n} (a prayer) SEE: prayer | :: |
| steven {n} (voice) SEE: voice | :: |
| Steven {prop} (male given name) SEE: Stephen | :: |
| St. George's {prop} (the capital of Grenada) | :: Saint George's |
| sth {pron} (abbreviation of something in explanation) | :: ngt |
| sthg {pron} (sth) SEE: sth | :: |
| stick {n} (twig or small branch) | :: pind {c}, kvist {c} |
| stick {n} (long piece of wood) | :: kæp {c}, pind {c} |
| stick {n} (cylindrical piece (of chalk, wax etc)) | :: stav {c}, stok {c}, stang {c} |
| stick {n} (cane or walking stick) | :: stok {c} |
| stick {n} (hockey stick) | :: stav {c} |
| stick {n} (gearstick, stickshift) | :: gearstang {c} |
| sticker {n} (adhesive label or decal) | :: klistermærke {n} |
| stick note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note | :: |
| stick one's tongue out {v} (to push one's tongue out) | :: række tunge |
| sticky note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note | :: |
| sticky tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| stiffen {v} (to become stiff) | :: stivne |
| stiletto {n} (awl) SEE: awl | :: |
| still {adv} (up to a time, as in the preceding time) | :: stadig |
| stillbirth {n} (birth of a dead fetus) | :: dødsfødsel {c} |
| still life {n} (work of art) | :: stilleben {n} |
| still waters run deep {proverb} (a person's calm appearance may be misleading) | :: det stille vand har den dybe grund |
| stilt {n} (walking pole) | :: stylte |
| stilt {n} (crutch) SEE: crutch | :: |
| stilt sandpiper {n} (Calidris himantopus) | :: klireryle |
| stimulus {n} (anything that may have an impact or influence on a system) | :: stimulans {c} |
| stimulus {n} (in physiology: something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response) | :: stimulans {c} |
| stimulus {n} (in psychology: anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism) | :: stimulans {c} |
| stimulus {n} (anything that induces a person to take action) | :: udløsningsimpuls {c}, igangsætter {c} |
| stingray {n} (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) | :: pilrokke |
| stingy {adj} (unwilling to spend or give) | :: fedtet, nærig, smålig, gerrig |
| stinkhorn {n} (fungus) | :: stinksvamp {c} |
| stirrup {n} (footrest used by riders) | :: stigbøjle {c} |
| stir up {v} (to cause (trouble etc)) | :: piske op |
| stitch {v} (form stitches in) SEE: sew | :: |
| stitch {n} (single pass of the needle in sewing) | :: sting {n} |
| stitch {n} (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage) | :: sidesting {n}, sidestik {n} |
| stitch {n} (single turn of the thread in knitting) | :: maske {c} |
| stitch {n} (local sharp pain) | :: stik {n} |
| stitch {v} (agriculture: to form land into ridges) SEE: plough | :: |
| stitch {n} (furrow) SEE: furrow | :: |
| St. John's {prop} (capital of Antigua and Barbuda) | :: Saint John's |
| stoat {n} (stoat) SEE: ermine | :: |
| stochastic {adj} (random) | :: stokastisk |
| stockbroker {n} (person who buys and sells shares) | :: børsmægler {c} |
| stock cube {n} (bouillon cube) SEE: bouillon cube | :: |
| stock dove {n} (stock dove, Columba oenas) | :: huldue {c} |
| stock exchange {n} (building and the associated organization) | :: børs {c}, fondsbørs {c} |
| stockfish {n} (cured fish) | :: tørfisk {c} |
| stockholder {n} (one who owns stock) SEE: shareholder | :: |
| Stockholm {prop} (capital of Sweden) | :: Stockholm |
| Stockholm syndrome {n} (psychological condition) | :: Stokholmsyndrom {n}, Stokholm-syndrom {n} |
| stocking {n} (garment (for translations of "sock", see sock)) | :: strømpe {c} |
| stocking cap {n} (knitted woolen cap) SEE: beanie | :: |
| stock market {n} (market for the trading of company stock) | :: aktiemarked {n} |
| stocks {n} (base for building a ship) | :: bedding {c}, stabel {c} |
| stoichiometric {adj} (of, or relating to stoichiometry) | :: støkiometrisk |
| stoichiometry {n} (the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions) | :: støkiometri {c} |
| stole {n} (scarf-like garment) | :: stola {c} |
| stolen {adj} (that has been stolen) | :: stjålen, stjålet |
| stolperstein {n} (small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism) | :: snublesten {c} |
| stoma {n} (botany: tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf) | :: spalteåbning {c} |
| stomach {n} (digestive organ) | :: mave {c} |
| stomach {n} (belly) | :: bug {c} |
| stomach {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stomach {n} (figuratively: desire, appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stomachache {n} (pain in the abdomen) | :: mavepine {c} |
| stomach acid {n} (gastric acid) SEE: gastric acid | :: |
| stompie {n} (cigarette butt) SEE: butt | :: |
| stomping ground {n} (stamping ground) SEE: stamping ground | :: |
| stone {n} (substance) | :: sten {c} |
| stone {n} (small piece of stone) | :: sten {c} |
| stone {n} (gem stone) | :: ædelsten {c} |
| stone {n} (centre of some fruits) | :: sten {c} |
| stone {n} (medical: hard, stone-like deposit) | :: sten {c} |
| stone {n} (piece of hard material used in board games) | :: brik {c} |
| stone {n} (curling stone) | :: sten {c} |
| stone {v} (To pelt with stones) | :: stene |
| stone {v} (to intoxicate, especially with narcotics) | :: blive stenet |
| stone {adj} (constructed of stone) | :: sten- , af sten |
| stone {adj} (having the appearance of stone) | :: stenagtig |
| stone {adv} (absolutely, completely) | :: stok (døv), sten død |
| Stone Age {prop} (prehistoric period) | :: stenalder {c} |
| stoned {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| stoned {adj} (high on drugs) | :: høj, skæv, stenet |
| stone dead {adj} (unquestionably dead) | :: stendød |
| stone fruit {n} (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit) | :: stenfrugt {c} |
| stone pine {n} (a species of pine native to southern Europe, Pinus pinea) | :: pinje {c} |
| stone's throw {n} (short distance) | :: stenkast {n} |
| stoneware {n} (type of pottery) | :: stentøj {n} |
| stony {adj} (broke) SEE: broke | :: |
| stony {adj} (containing stones) | :: stenet |
| stool {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| stool {n} (footstool) SEE: footstool | :: |
| stool {n} (a seat) | :: taburet {c} |
| stool {n} | :: afføring {c} |
| stoop {v} (to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward) | :: bukke |
| stop {v} (to cease moving) | :: stoppe, standse |
| stop {v} (to not continue) | :: holde op |
| stop {n} (place to get on and off mass transport) | :: stoppested, holdeplads {c} |
| stop {n} (consonant sound) SEE: plosive | :: |
| stoplight {n} ((US) a traffic control signal) SEE: traffic light | :: |
| stop the car {phrase} (stop the car) | :: stop bilen |
| stop the presses {v} (imperative) | :: stop trykpressen |
| stopwatch {n} (timepiece) | :: stopur {n} |
| storage {n} (place) | :: lager |
| store {n} (in computing) SEE: memory | :: |
| store {n} (shop) SEE: shop | :: |
| store {v} (computing: write (something) into memory or registers) | :: lagre |
| store {v} (remain in good condition while stored) | :: beholde |
| storey {n} (floor, level) | :: etage {c}, sal {n} |
| stork {n} (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae) | :: stork |
| storm {n} (disturbed state of the atmosphere) | :: storm {c}, stormvejr {n} |
| storm {n} (meteorology: wind scale for very strong wind) | :: storm {c} |
| storm {n} (military: violent assault on a stronghold) | :: storm {c} |
| storm cellar {n} (underground structure) | :: stormkælder {c} |
| storm in a teacup {n} (tempest in a teapot) SEE: tempest in a teapot | :: |
| storm petrel {n} (any of several small seabirds, of the family Hydrobatidae) | :: stormsvale {c} |
| story {n} (lie) SEE: lie | :: |
| story {n} (account of events) | :: historie, fortælling {c}, beretning {c} |
| story {n} (storey) SEE: storey | :: |
| stout {adj} (obstinate) SEE: obstinate | :: |
| stove {n} (device for heating food) | :: komfur {n} |
| stovepipe hat {n} (stovepipe hat) SEE: top hat | :: |
| straight {adj} (not crooked or bent) | :: lige , ret |
| straight {adj} (direct, truthful, frank) | :: ligefrem |
| straight {adj} (undiluted) | :: ren, ufortyndet |
| straight {adj} (heterosexual) | :: heteroseksuel |
| straight {n} (heterosexual) SEE: heterosexual | :: |
| straight away {adv} (very soon; immediately) SEE: right away | :: |
| strain {v} (to stretch too far) | :: overstrække |
| strain {v} (to apply a force) | :: belaste, trække, trykke |
| strain {v} (to separate) | :: si |
| strain {n} (act of straining, or the state of being strained) | :: pres |
| S-train {n} (hybrid, rapid urban railway) | :: S-tog {c} |
| strait {n} (narrow channel of water) | :: stræde {n} |
| straitjacket {n} (a jacket-like garment) | :: spændetrøje {c} |
| Strait of Gibraltar {prop} (Strait of Gibraltar) | :: Gibraltarstrædet {n} |
| Strait of Kerch {prop} (strait) | :: Kertjstrædet |
| Strait of Magellan {prop} (Strait of Magellan) | :: Magellanstrædet |
| Strait of Messina {prop} (narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy) | :: Messinastrædet {n} |
| Strait of Otranto {prop} (strait between Italy and Albania) | :: Otrantostrædet |
| strand {n} (beach) | :: strand {c} |
| strange {adj} (not normal) | :: underlig, ejendommelig, besynderlig, mærkelig, sær, kuriøs, sælsom, mærkværdig, løjerlig, finurlig |
| stranger {n} (person whom one does not know) | :: fremmed |
| stranger {n} (outsider or foreigner, see also: foreigner) | :: udlænding {c}, fremmed |
| stranger {n} (newcomer) | :: fremmed |
| strangle {v} (to kill someone by strangulation) | :: kvæle |
| strangler {n} (someone who strangles) | :: kvæler {c} |
| strangles {n} (disease of horses) | :: kværke {c} |
| strap {n} (a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like) | :: rem |
| Strategic Defense Initiative {prop} (Star Wars) SEE: Star Wars | :: |
| stratocracy {n} (military government) | :: militærstyre {n} |
| stratosphere {n} (region of the uppermost atmosphere) | :: stratosfære {c} |
| straw {n} (a dried stalk of a cereal plant) | :: halm, strå |
| straw {n} (dried stalks considered collectively) | :: halm {c}, strå {n} |
| straw {n} (drinking straw) SEE: drinking straw | :: |
| strawberry {n} (fruit) | :: jordbær {n} |
| strawberry {n} (plant) | :: jordbær, jordbærplante |
| strawberry {n} (colour) | :: jordbærfarve |
| strawberry {adj} (flavour) | :: jordbær- |
| strawberry {adj} (colour) | :: jordbærfarvet |
| strawberry tree {n} (the European plant Arbutus unedo) | :: jordbærtræ {c} |
| straw man {n} (person of lesser importance) | :: stråmand {c} |
| straw man {n} (insubstantial or weakly supported concept, idea, endeavor or argument) | :: stråmand {c} |
| stream {n} (small river) | :: å {c}, strøm {c}, bæk {c} |
| streamer {n} (long narrow flag) | :: vimpel {c}, fanebånd {n} |
| street {n} (paved part of road in a village or a town) | :: gade {n} |
| streetcar {n} (tram) SEE: tram | :: |
| streetcleaner {n} (person) SEE: street sweeper | :: |
| streetlight {n} (lamps set along a street) | :: gadelygte {c} |
| street map {n} (map showing the streets in a city or district) | :: bykort {n} |
| street sweeper {n} (machine used to sweep streets) | :: fejemaskine |
| strenuous {adj} (having great vigour) | :: ivrig |
| strenuous {adj} (requiring great exertion) | :: anstrengende |
| stress {n} (on a syllable) SEE: accent | :: |
| stress {n} ((physics) internal force across a boundary per area ) | :: spænding {c} |
| stress {n} (emotional pressure) | :: stress {n} {c} |
| stress {v} (to apply emotional pressure to) | :: stresse |
| stress {v} (to emphasise (a point)) | :: fremhæve |
| stressed {adj} (having a stress or accent) | :: trykstærk |
| stretch {v} (lengthen by pulling) | :: strække |
| stretch {v} (lengthen when pulled) | :: strække |
| stretch {v} (pull tight) | :: stramme, spænde |
| stretch {v} (get more than expected from a limited resource) | :: strække |
| stretch {v} (be inaccurate by exaggeration) | :: overdrive |
| stretch {v} (extend one’s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles) | :: udstrække |
| stretcher {n} (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person) | :: båre {c} |
| stretcher {n} (brick laid with the longest side exposed) | :: løber {c} |
| strict {adj} (severe in discipline) | :: streng |
| strike {n} (in bowling) | :: strike {c} |
| strike {n} (work stoppage) | :: strejke |
| strike {n} (physical blow) | :: slag {n} |
| strikebreaker {n} (worker hired to replace a striking worker) | :: skruebrækker |
| striker {n} (baseball: batter) SEE: batter | :: |
| strike up {v} (to start something, e. g. relationship) | :: stifte |
| strike while the iron is hot {v} (act on an opportunity promptly) | :: smede mens jernet er varmt |
| string {n} (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) | :: streng {c} |
| string {n} (this structure as a substance) | :: streng |
| string {n} (cohesive substance in the form of a string) | :: streng |
| string {n} (series of items or events) | :: serie |
| string {n} (computing: sequence of characters) | :: streng |
| string {n} (stringed instruments section) | :: strygerne |
| string {v} (put on a string) | :: trække på snor |
| string {v} (put strings on) | :: opstrenge, strenge op |
| string bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| string quartet {n} (group of four string players) | :: strygekvartet {n} |
| string quartet {n} (composition for four string players) | :: strygekvartet {n} |
| string theory {n} (candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles) | :: strengteori |
| strip club {n} (establishment offering striptease or other erotic dancing) | :: stripklub |
| stripe {n} (long straight region of a colour) | :: stribe {c} |
| stripe-breasted tit {n} (Melaniparus fasciiventer) | :: albertinemejse |
| strive {v} (to try to achieve) | :: stræbe efter, hige efter |
| stroboscope {n} (instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals) | :: stroboskop {n} |
| stroke {n} (act of stroking) | :: ae |
| stroke {n} (blow) | :: slag {n} |
| stroke {n} (single movement with a tool) | :: slag {n} |
| stroke {n} (- golf: single act of striking the ball) | :: slag {n} |
| stroke {n} (- tennis: single act of striking the ball) | :: slag {n} |
| stroke {n} (- rowing: movement of an oar or paddle through water) | :: åretag {n} |
| stroke {n} (- cricket: shot) | :: slag {n} |
| stroke {n} (- act of striking with a weapon) | :: slag {n} |
| stroke {n} (line drawn with a writing implement) | :: streg {c} |
| stroke {n} (- stroke of a Chinese character) | :: strøg {n} |
| stroke {n} (streak made with a brush) | :: strøg {n} |
| stroke {n} (time when a clock strikes) | :: slag {n}, klokkeslag {n} |
| stroke {n} (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted) | :: slagtilfælde {n}, apopleksi |
| stroke {n} (- slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| stroke {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stroller {n} (seat on wheels used to transport babies) | :: klapvogn |
| strong {adj} (capable of producing great physical force) | :: stærk |
| strong {adj} (capable of withstanding great physical force) | :: stærk |
| strong {adj} (determined, unyielding) | :: stærk |
| strong {adj} (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient) | :: stærk |
| strong {adj} (grammar: irregular) | :: uregelmæssig |
| strongbox {n} (sturdy box with a lock) SEE: safe | :: |
| stronghold {n} (place built to withstand attack) | :: borg {c} |
| strong verb {n} (verb type) | :: stærkt verbum {n} |
| strontium {n} (chemical element) | :: strontium {n} |
| strop {n} (strap) | :: rem {c}, strygerem {c} |
| strop {v} (To sharpen with a strop) | :: stryge |
| strophic {adj} (having each stanza set to the same music) | :: strofisk |
| structure {n} (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) | :: struktur {c} |
| structure {n} (overall form or organization of something) | :: struktur {c} |
| structure {n} ((computing) several pieces of data treated as a unit) | :: struktur {c} |
| structure {v} ((transitive) to give structure to; to arrange) | :: strukturere |
| struggle {n} (strife, effort) | :: kamp |
| struggle {v} (to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight) | :: kæmpe |
| strut {v} (to walk proudly or haughtily) | :: stoltsere, spankulere |
| strut {n} (a support rod) | :: stiver |
| St. Stephen's Day {prop} (Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen) | :: anden juledag {c}, 2. juledag {c} |
| stubborn {adj} (refusing to move or change one's opinion) | :: stædig |
| stubbornness {n} (state of being stubborn) | :: stædighed |
| stud {n} (male animal kept for breeding) | :: avlshingst {?} , avlstyr {?} |
| stud {n} (animal breeding place) | :: stutteri {?} |
| stud {n} (sexually attractive male) | :: tyr {?} |
| stud {n} (small object protruding from something) | :: knop {?}, dup {?} |
| stud {n} (small round earring) | :: ørestikke {?} |
| student {n} (person who studies a subject) | :: studerende {c} |
| student {n} (person enrolled at a university) | :: studerende {c} |
| student {n} (schoolchild, pupil, person attending school) SEE: schoolchild | :: |
| study {v} (to revise/review materials) | :: studere, lære |
| study {v} (to take a course) | :: studere, læse |
| study {v} (to acquire knowledge) | :: studere |
| study {v} (to look at minutely) | :: studere, nærstudere, granske |
| study {n} (mental effort to acquire knowledge) | :: studium {n} |
| study {n} (branch of learning or object that is being studied) | :: studie {c} |
| study {n} (act of studying or examining) SEE: examination | :: |
| study {n} (music: piece for special practice) SEE: etude | :: |
| stuff {n} (word substituted for material of unknown type or name) | :: ting {c} |
| stuff {n} (substitution for trivial details) | :: tingest {c} |
| stuff {v} (to fill by crowding into) | :: stoppe, opfylde |
| stuff {v} (to preserve a dead animal) | :: udstoppe |
| stuffed {adj} (with material) | :: udstoppet, fyldt, farseret |
| stuffed {adj} (with food) | :: stopmæt |
| stuffed animal {n} (soft toy in the form of an animal) | :: tøjdyr {n}, krammedyr {n} |
| stumble {n} (a fall or trip) | :: snublen {c} |
| stumble {n} (an error or blunder) | :: fejl {c}, fejltrin {n} |
| stumble {v} (to trip or fall) | :: snuble |
| stumble {v} (to make a mistake or have trouble) | :: fejle, begå fejl |
| stumble upon {v} (to come across by accident; to discover by accident) | :: falde over, støde tilfældigt på |
| stupid {adj} (lacking in intelligence) | :: dum |
| sturgeon {n} (fish of family Acipenseridae) | :: stør {c} |
| stutter {v} (to speak with spasmodic repetition) SEE: stammer | :: |
| stuttering {n} (a speech disorder) | :: stammen {c} |
| sty {n} (inflammation) SEE: stye | :: |
| sty {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder | :: |
| sty {n} (enclosure for swine) | :: sti {c} |
| sty {v} (to rise up) SEE: ascend | :: |
| stye {n} (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid) | :: bygkorn |
| stylist {n} (hairdresser) SEE: hairdresser | :: |
| Styria {prop} (Austrian state) | :: Steiermark |
| Styx {prop} (river of the underworld) | :: Styx |
| sub {n} (subordinate) SEE: subordinate | :: |
| subaltern {n} (subordinate) SEE: subordinate | :: |
| subcult {n} | :: subkult {c} |
| subcutaneous {adj} (pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin) | :: subkutan |
| subdue {v} (to overcome, quieten, bring under control) | :: kue, underkue, undertrykke |
| subdue {v} (to bring (a country) under control by force) | :: kue, underkue, underkue |
| subentry {n} (subordinate entry) | :: underpost {c} |
| subfamily {n} (taxonomic category) | :: underfamilie {c} |
| subgoal {n} (A lesser goal that forms part of a greater goal) | :: delmål {n} |
| subgraph {n} (section of a graph of network) | :: delgraf {c} |
| subhuman {n} (untermensch) | :: undermenneske {n} |
| subject {n} (in grammar) | :: grundled {n}, subjekt {n} |
| subject {n} (main topic) | :: emne {n}, tema {n} |
| subject {n} (particular area of study) | :: fag {n}, emne {n}, felt {n} |
| subject {n} (citizen in a monarchy) | :: undersåt {c} |
| subject {n} (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) | :: undersåt {c} |
| subject {v} (to cause to undergo) | :: udsætte for |
| subject complement {n} (subject complement) | :: subjektsprædikat {n}, omsagnsled til grundled |
| subjective {adj} (based upon subjective feelings or intuition) | :: subjektiv |
| sublease {n} (a lease on something made by someone who already leases it) | :: fremleje {c} |
| sublease {v} (to lease something that is already leased) | :: fremleje |
| sublessee {n} (one to whom a property is subleased) | :: fremlejer {c} |
| subletter {n} (one who sublets) | :: fremlejer {c} |
| sublime {v} (to sublimate) | :: sublimere |
| sublime {adj} (noble and majestic) | :: sublim |
| Sublime Porte {prop} (Ottoman imperial government) | :: Den Høje Port {c} , Porten {c} |
| submanifold {n} (manifold which is a subset of another) | :: delmangfoldighed {c} |
| submarine {adj} (undersea) | :: submarin |
| submarine {n} (undersea boat) | :: ubåd {c} |
| submit {v} (enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.) | :: afleve |
| subordinate {adj} (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) | :: underordnet |
| subordinate {adj} (submissive to or controlled by authority) | :: underordnet |
| subordinate clause {n} (a clause that cannot stand alone) | :: ledsætning {c}, bisætning {c} |
| subpoena {n} (writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony) | :: stævning {f} |
| subscribe {v} (to sign up to receive a publication) | :: abonnere |
| subscription {n} (access to a resource for a period of time) | :: abonnement {n} |
| subset {n} (set whose elements are within another given set) | :: delmængde {c} |
| subsidiary {adj} (auxiliary or supplemental) | :: hjælpe-, subsidiær |
| subsidiary {adj} (secondary or subordinate) | :: datter- |
| subsidiary {n} (company owned by a parent company or a holding company) | :: datterselskab {n} |
| subsistent {adj} (inherent) SEE: inherent | :: |
| subspace topology {n} (topology of a subset) | :: sportopologi {c} |
| subspecies {n} (rank in the classification of organisms) | :: underart {c} |
| substance {n} (physical matter; material, see also: matter) | :: substans, masse |
| substance {n} (essential part) | :: substans, hovedindhold |
| substance {n} (material possessions) | :: formue |
| substance abuse {n} (overindulgence in a drug) | :: stofmisbrug {n} |
| substantiate {v} (to authenticate or corroborate) | :: belægge |
| substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| substantivise {v} (convert into or use as a noun) | :: substantivere |
| substitute {v} (to use in place of something else) | :: erstatte, substituere |
| substitute {v} (sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player) | :: udskifte |
| substitute {n} (replacement or stand-in) | :: erstatning {c}, substitut {c}, surrogat {n} |
| substitute {n} (player who is available to replace another) | :: udskifter, udskifter {c} |
| substitute {v} (to substitute) SEE: replace | :: |
| substitutes' bench {n} (the bench on which substitutes sit) | :: udskiftningsbænk {c} |
| substitution {n} (substitute) SEE: substitute | :: |
| subtitle {n} (textual versions of the dialog in films) | :: undertekst {c} |
| subtraction {n} (process) | :: subtraktion {c} |
| subtropical {adj} (further from the equator than the tropical regions) | :: subtropisk |
| subtropics {n} (the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world) | :: subtroper {p} |
| suburb {n} (area on the periphery of a city or large town) | :: forstad {c} |
| subversive {adj} (intending to subvert) | :: undergravende |
| subway {n} (underground railway) | :: metro {c}, undergrundsbane {c}, tunnelbane {c} |
| succade {n} (candied citrus peel) | :: sukat {c} |
| success {n} (achievement of one's aim or goal) | :: succes |
| succession {n} (passing of royal power) | :: tronfølge {c} , arvefølge {c} |
| succinct {adj} (brief and to the point) | :: koncis |
| succuba {n} (a female demon or fiend) SEE: succubus | :: |
| succubus {n} (female demon) | :: mare {c} |
| such {determiner} (used to make a comparison with something implied by context) | :: sådan |
| such as {prep} (for example) SEE: for example | :: |
| such is life {phrase} (used to express the acceptance of misfortune) | :: sådan er livet, c'est la vie |
| suck {v} (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc)) | :: suge |
| suck {n} (sycophant) SEE: sycophant | :: |
| sucker {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| suck my cock {phrase} (expression of aggravation) | :: sut min pik |
| suck up {v} (to adulate or flatter excessively) | :: fedte for |
| Sucre {prop} (constitutional capital of Bolivia) | :: Sucre |
| sucrose {n} (a disaccharide) | :: sukrose {c}, saccharose {c} |
| Sudan {prop} (Republic of Sudan) | :: Sudan |
| Sudanese {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language) | :: sudanesisk |
| sudden {n} (surprise) SEE: surprise | :: |
| sudden {adj} (happening quickly and with little or no warning) | :: brat, pludselig |
| suddenly {adv} (happening quickly and with little or no warning) | :: pludseligt |
| Sudetenland {prop} (region in Czechia) | :: Sudetenland {?} |
| sudoku {n} (a puzzle using numbers) | :: sudoku {c} |
| sudorific {adj} (in a state of perspiration) SEE: sweaty | :: |
| sue {v} (to file a legal action) | :: lægge sag an, sagsøge, stævne |
| Suez Canal {prop} (canal) | :: Suez-kanalen |
| suffer {v} (undergo hardship) | :: lide |
| suffer {v} (feel pain) | :: lide |
| suffer from {v} (have a disease or condition) | :: lide af, fejle |
| suffering {n} (condition) | :: lidelse {c} |
| suffice {v} (be enough, sufficient, adequate) | :: holde |
| suffix {n} (morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning) | :: suffiks {n} |
| suffocate {v} ((intransitive) to suffer from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body) | :: kvæles |
| suffocate {v} ((intransitive) to die due to insufficient oxygen supply to the body) | :: kvæles |
| suffocate {v} ((transitive) to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to his body) | :: kvæle |
| suffocate {v} ((transitive) to kill someone by depriving him of a sufficient oxygen intake) | :: kvæle |
| suffocation {n} (asphyxia) | :: kvælning {c} |
| suffragette {n} (female supporter of women's right to vote) | :: suffragette {c} |
| suffragist {n} (suffragette) SEE: suffragette | :: |
| Sufism {n} (Islamic mysticism) | :: sufisme {c} |
| sugar {v} (to add sugar to, to sweeten) | :: søde |
| sugar {v} (to make something seem less unpleasant) | :: indsukre |
| sugar {n} (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink) | :: sukker {n} |
| sugar {n} (any of a series of carbohydrates used by organisms to store energy) | :: sukker {n} |
| sugar {n} (generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc) | :: sukker {n} |
| sugar {n} (term of endearment) | :: skat {c} |
| sugar beet {n} (type of beet) | :: sukkerroe {c} |
| sugar cane {n} (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) | :: sukkerrør {n} |
| sugarfree {adj} (sugar-free) SEE: sugar-free | :: |
| sugar-free {adj} (not containing sugar) | :: sukkerfri |
| sugar high {n} (sugar rush) SEE: sugar rush | :: |
| sugar-loaf {n} (conical block of sugar) | :: sukkertop {c} |
| Sugarloaf Mountain {prop} (rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro) | :: Sukkertoppen {c} |
| sugar rush {n} (hyperactivity caused by sugar) | :: sukkerchok {n} |
| sugar-sweet {adj} (sweet like sugar) | :: sukkersød |
| sugar water {n} (water sweetened with sugar) | :: sukkervand {n} |
| suggest {v} (to recommend) | :: forslå |
| suggestion {n} (something suggested) | :: forslag {n} |
| suggestive {adj} (tending to suggest) | :: suggestiv |
| suicide {n} (instance of killing oneself) | :: selvmord {n} |
| suicide {n} (person who has killed himself/herself, is killing (is attempting/has attempted to kill) himself/herself) | :: selvmorder {c} |
| suicide {adj} (to kill oneself intentionally) SEE: commit suicide | :: |
| suicide attack {n} (suicide attack) | :: selvmordsangreb {n} |
| suit {n} (set of clothes) | :: dragt {c}, jakkesæt {n} |
| suit {n} (slang: person who wears matching jacket and trousers) | :: jakkesæt {n} |
| suit {n} (full set of armour) | :: rustning {c}, harnisk {n} |
| suit {n} (card games: set of cards distinguished by color and emblems) | :: kulør {c} |
| suit {v} (to be suitable or apt for one's image) | :: klæde |
| suit {v} (to be appropriate or apt for) | :: klæde |
| suit {n} (attempt to gain an end by legal process) SEE: lawsuit | :: |
| suit {n} (pursuit, chase) SEE: pursuit | :: |
| suitable {adj} (appropriate to a certain occasion) | :: passende, egnet |
| suitcase {n} (large piece of luggage) | :: kuffert {c} |
| Sukhumi {prop} (capital city) | :: Sukhumi |
| sulfur {n} (element) | :: svovl {n} {c} |
| sulfur {v} (treat with sulfur) | :: svovle |
| sulfuric acid {n} (H2SO4) | :: svovlsyre |
| sulfur mustard {n} (mustard gas) SEE: mustard gas | :: |
| sulfurous acid {n} (the weak acid, H2SO3) | :: svovlsyrling {c} |
| sulk {v} (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) | :: surmule |
| sulky {adj} (gloomy) | :: tvær |
| sullen {adj} (sulky) SEE: sulky | :: |
| sullen {adj} (having a brooding ill temper) | :: vrangvillig, mut |
| sullen {adj} (dismal) | :: mørk, dyster |
| sullen {adj} (sluggish) | :: treven |
| sulphuric acid {n} (sulfuric acid) SEE: sulfuric acid | :: |
| sulphurous acid {n} (sulphurous acid) SEE: sulfurous acid | :: |
| sultan {n} (ruler) | :: sultan {c} |
| sultanate {n} (state ruled by a sultan) | :: sultanat {n} |
| sultry {adj} (hot and humid) | :: lummer |
| sultry {adj} (very hot and dry) | :: trykkende |
| sultry {adj} (sexually enthralling) | :: sanselig, sensuel |
| sum {n} (summary) SEE: summary | :: |
| sum {n} (summit) SEE: summit | :: |
| sumac {n} (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.) | :: sumak |
| Sumerian {adj} (pertaining to Sumer) | :: sumerisk |
| Sumerian {n} (person) | :: sumerer {c} |
| Sumerian {prop} (language) | :: sumerisk |
| summary {n} (condensed presentation) | :: resume {n}, resumé {n} |
| summer {n} (hottest season) | :: sommer |
| summerhouse {n} (house used as vacation home in summer) | :: sommerhus {n} |
| summerhouse {n} (summer residence) | :: sommerbolig {c} |
| summer solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun) | :: sommersolhverv {n} |
| summer time {n} (daylight saving time) SEE: daylight saving time | :: |
| summit {n} (peak, top of mountain) | :: top {c}, bjergtop {c} |
| summit {n} (gathering of leaders) | :: topmøde {n} |
| sun {prop} (the star around which the Earth revolves, see also: Sun) | :: sol {c} |
| sun {n} (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) | :: sol |
| Sun {prop} (star) | :: Solen |
| Sun {n} (Sunday) | :: søn |
| sunbath {n} (period of tanning) | :: solbad {n} |
| sunbathe {v} (to expose one's body to the sun) | :: solbade |
| sunbather {n} (person who basks in the sun to get a tan) | :: solbader {c} |
| Sunday {n} (day of the week) | :: søndag {c} |
| Sunday best {n} (person's finest clothing) | :: søndagstøj |
| Sunday driver {n} (one who drives slowly) | :: søndagsbilist {c} |
| sundew {n} (group of insectivorous plants) | :: soldug |
| sundial {n} (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) | :: solur {n} |
| sundown {n} (sunset) SEE: sunset | :: |
| sunfish {n} (fish of the family Molidae) | :: klumpfisk |
| sunflower {n} (flower) | :: solsikke {c} |
| sunglasses {n} (tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun) | :: solbriller |
| Sunni {n} (follower of the Sunni branch of Islam) | :: sunni {c} |
| Sunnite {n} (Sunni) SEE: Sunni | :: |
| sunny side up {adv} (type of fried egg) | :: spejlæg |
| sunrise {n} (time of day) | :: solopgang |
| sunrise {n} (sky changing color) | :: solopgang {c} |
| sunscreen {n} (cream that protects the skin from the sun) | :: solbeskytter {c} |
| sunset {n} (time of day) | :: solnedgang |
| sunset {n} (final period of life) | :: alderens efterår {n} |
| sunset {v} (phase out) | :: udfase |
| sunset clause {n} (legal provision) | :: solnedgangsklausul {c} |
| sunshine {n} (direct rays of the sun) | :: solskin {n} |
| sunshine {n} (location on which the sun's rays fall) | :: solskin {n} |
| sun shower {n} (rain shower) | :: solregn {c}, solskinsregn {c} |
| sunstroke {n} (heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays) | :: solstik |
| suntanned {adj} (having a suntan) SEE: tanned | :: |
| sunup {n} (time of day) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| sunup {n} (change in color of sky) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| super {adj} (better than usual) | :: super |
| supercilium {n} (arch of hair) SEE: eyebrow | :: |
| superconductor {n} (a substance) | :: superleder {c} |
| supercontinent {n} (one of modern landmasses) | :: superkontinent {n} |
| superego {n} (part of the mind) | :: overjeg {n}, superego {n} |
| superficial {adj} (shallow, lacking substance) | :: overfladisk |
| superfluous {adj} (excess of what is sufficient) | :: overflødig |
| superhero {n} (a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers) | :: superhelt {m} |
| superhuman {adj} (beyond what is possible for a human being) | :: overmenneskelig |
| superlative {n} (form of adjective expressing "most") | :: superlativ |
| supermajority {n} (qualified majority) SEE: qualified majority | :: |
| supermarket {n} (store) | :: supermarked {n} |
| supermarket {n} (chain of stores) | :: supermarkedskæde {c} |
| supermodel {n} (famous fashion model) | :: supermodel |
| supermoon {n} (a full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range) | :: supermåne {c} |
| supernatural {adj} (above nature) | :: overnaturlig |
| supernatural {adj} (not of the usual) | :: overnaturlig |
| superorganism {n} (social colony) | :: superorganisme {c} |
| superpower {n} (sovereign state) | :: supermagt {c} |
| superpower {n} (fictional extraordinary ability) | :: superkraft {c} |
| supersaturated {adj} (more concentrated than is normally possible) | :: overmættet |
| superset {n} (set containing all elements of another set) | :: overmængde {c} |
| superstition {n} (a belief that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way) | :: overtro |
| supervillain {n} (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) | :: superskurk {c} |
| supper {n} (food before going to bed) | :: aftensmad {c} |
| supper {n} (dinner at night) | :: aftensmad |
| supper hour {n} (all senses) SEE: dinnertime | :: |
| suppertime {n} (all senses) SEE: dinnertime | :: |
| supply {v} (to provide, make available for use) | :: levere, forsyne |
| supply {v} (to furnish or equip with) | :: levere, skaffe, yde, forsyne |
| supply {v} (to compensate for, make up for a deficiency of) | :: afhjælpe, erstatte |
| supply {v} (to act as a substitute) | :: vikariere |
| supply {n} (act of supplying) | :: udbud {n}, udbud {n} |
| supply {n} (amount supplied) | :: forsyning, leverance, lager, forsynings-, føde- |
| supply {n} (provisions) | :: forråd {n}, beholdninger {n-p} |
| supply {n} (amount of money provided to meet the annual national expenditures) | :: finanslov {c} |
| supply and demand {n} (economic model of pricing) | :: udbud og efterspørgsel |
| supply vessel {n} (ship used to transport supplies) | :: forsyningsskib {n} |
| support {v} (to keep from falling) | :: støtte |
| support {v} (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) | :: støtte |
| support {v} (to help, particularly financially) | :: støtte |
| support {n} (financial or other help) | :: støtte |
| supporter {n} (animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms) | :: skjoldholder {c} |
| suppository {n} (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) | :: stikpille {c} |
| supreme court {n} (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) | :: højesteret {c} |
| Supreme Leader {n} (head of state of Iran) | :: religiøse leder {c} |
| Supreme Soviet {prop} (Soviet parliament) | :: Øverste Sovjet {c} |
| sura {n} (chapter of the Qur'an) | :: sura {c} |
| surcharge {n} (addition of extra charge) | :: overpris |
| surcharge {n} (excessive price) | :: overpris |
| surcharge {n} (philately: overprint) | :: overtryk |
| sure {adj} (certain in one's knowledge or belief) | :: sikker |
| surface {n} (up-side of a flat object) | :: overflade {n} |
| surface-to-air missile {n} (missile) | :: jord-til-luft-missil {n} |
| surface water {n} (water collecting on the ground or in a body of water) | :: overfladevand {n} |
| surgeon {n} (doctor who performs surgery) | :: kirurg {c} |
| surgical {adj} (of or relating to surgery) | :: kirurgisk |
| surgical {adj} (precise or very accurate) | :: kirurgisk |
| surgical mask {n} (mask worn to catch bacteria) | :: mundbind {n} |
| Suriname {prop} (country) | :: Surinam |
| surjective {adj} (of, relating, or being a surjection) | :: surjektiv |
| surname {n} (name that indicates family) | :: efternavn {n}, familienavn {n}, slægtsnavn {n} |
| surprise {n} (something not expected) | :: overraskelse |
| surprise {n} (attributively: that is unexpected) | :: overraskelses- |
| surprise {n} (feeling that something unexpected has happened) | :: overraskelse |
| surprise {v} (cause (someone) to feel surprise) | :: overraske |
| surprise {v} (do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise) | :: overraske |
| surprised {adj} (caused to feel surprise) | :: overrasket |
| surrealism {n} (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) | :: surrealismen |
| surreptitiously {adv} (in a surreptitious manner) | :: hemmeligt |
| surrogate {n} (substitute) | :: substitut {c}, surrogat {n} |
| surrogate mother {n} (woman who gives birth to a child not her own) | :: rugemor {c} |
| surround {v} (to enclose to prevent escape) | :: omringe |
| surround {v} (surround, fence in) SEE: enclose | :: |
| surrounding {adj} (which surrounds something) | :: omkringliggende |
| surroundings {n} (area surrounding someone or something) | :: omgivelse |
| surströmming {n} (traditional Swedish delicacy made from fermented Baltic herring) | :: surströmming {c} |
| surveil {v} (To keep someone or something under surveillance) | :: overvåge |
| surveillance {n} (observation of individuals or groups of individuals) | :: overvågning |
| survey {n} (an examination of the opinions of a group) | :: spørgeundersøgelse {c} |
| survive {v} (person: continue to live) | :: overleve |
| Susan {prop} (female given name) | :: Susanne |
| Susanna {prop} (female given name) SEE: Susan | :: |
| sushi {n} (Japanese dish) | :: sushi |
| suspect {v} (imagine or suppose to be true, without proof) | :: mistænke |
| suspect {v} (distrust, have doubts about) | :: mistro |
| suspect {v} (believe to be guilty) | :: suspekt, mistænke |
| suspect {v} (have suspicion) | :: ha en mistanke |
| suspect {n} (person suspected of something) | :: mistænkt {c} |
| suspect {adj} (viewed with suspicion) | :: mistænkelig |
| suspender belt {n} (suspender belt) | :: hofteholder {c}, strømpeholder {c} |
| suspension bridge {n} (bridge where the deck or roadway is suspended from cables) | :: hængebro |
| suspicion {n} (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) | :: mistanke {c} |
| suspicious {adj} (arousing suspicion) | :: mistænkelig |
| suspicious {adj} (distrustful) | :: mistænksom |
| suspicious {adj} (expressing suspicion) | :: mistænksom |
| sustain {v} (to maintain something) | :: vedholde |
| sustain {v} (to provide for or nourish something) | :: forsørge, underholde |
| sustainability {n} (ability to sustain something) | :: bæredygtighed {c}, holdbarhed {c} |
| sustainability {n} (ecological sense) | :: bæredygtighed {c} |
| sustainable {adj} (able to be sustained) | :: bæredygtig, holdbar |
| sustainable {adj} (able to be sustained: environmental term) | :: bæredygtig |
| sustained {adj} (held at a certain level) | :: vedholdende |
| Suva {prop} (capital of Fiji) | :: Suva |
| Svalbard {prop} (islands north east of Greenland) | :: Svalbard |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands {prop} (two distinct dependencies of Norway) | :: Svalbard og Jan Mayen |
| swallow {v} (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) | :: sluge |
| swallow {n} (bird) | :: svale, landsvale |
| swallowtail {n} (tail of a swallow) | :: svalehale {c} |
| swallowtail {n} (anything of a similar forked shape) | :: splitflag {n} |
| swallowtail {n} (butterfly) | :: svalehale {c} |
| swamp {n} (type of wetland) | :: mose {c} |
| swan {n} (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus) | :: svane {c} |
| swan song {n} (a final performance) | :: svanesang {c} |
| swarm {n} (large number of insects) | :: sværm {c} |
| swarm {n} (a mass of people or animals in turmoil) | :: sværm {c} |
| swarthy {adj} (dark) SEE: dark | :: |
| swarthy {adj} (tawny) SEE: tawny | :: |
| swarthy {adj} (dark-skinned) SEE: dark-skinned | :: |
| swastika {n} (a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle) | :: svastika, hagekors {n} |
| Swaziland {prop} (Kingdom of Swaziland, see also: eSwatini) | :: Swaziland |
| swear {v} (to take an oath) | :: sværge |
| swear like a pagan {v} (swear very rudely) SEE: swear like a trooper | :: |
| swear like a sailor {v} (swear very rudely) SEE: swear like a trooper | :: |
| swear like a trooper {v} | :: bande som en tyrk (like a Turk) |
| swear word {n} (impolite or offensive taboo word) | :: bandeord {n}, ed {c}, kraftudtryk {n} |
| sweat {n} (fluid that exits the body through pores) | :: sved {c} |
| sweat {v} (to emit sweat) | :: svede |
| sweater {n} (similar garment worn for warmth) | :: sweater {c} |
| sweaty {adj} (covered in sweat) | :: svedig {c} |
| swede {n} (turnip) SEE: turnip | :: |
| swede {n} (yellow root of Brassica napus) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| swede {n} (plant) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| Swede {n} (person from Sweden or of Swedish descent) | :: svensker {c} |
| Sweden {prop} (Scandinavian country) | :: Sverige {n} |
| Swedenborgianism {n} (Christian denomination influenced by Swedenborg) | :: swedenborgianisme {c} |
| Swedish {prop} (language) | :: svensk {n} |
| Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to Sweden) | :: svensk |
| Swedish turnip {n} (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| Swedophone {adj} (Swedish-speaking) | :: svensksproget, svensktalende |
| sweep {v} (to clean using a broom or brush) | :: feje |
| sweep {n} (type of throw or takedown martial arts) | :: feje benene væk under |
| sweep {n} (chimney sweep) SEE: chimney sweep | :: |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant taste) | :: sød |
| sweet {adj} (having a taste of sugar) | :: sød |
| sweet {adj} (containing a sweetening ingredient) | :: sødet, sød |
| sweet {adj} (of a wine: retaining a portion of sugar) | :: sød |
| sweet {adj} (not having a salty taste) | :: usaltet, fersk |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant smell) | :: sød, sødlig |
| sweet {adj} (not decaying, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale) | :: frisk |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant sound) | :: melodisk, behagelig |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasing disposition) | :: sød, blid |
| sweet {adj} (having a helpful disposition) | :: venlig |
| sweet {adj} (free from excessive unwanted substances) | :: ren |
| sweet {adv} (in a sweet manner) | :: sødt, let |
| sweet {n} (sugary confection) | :: konfekt, bolsje, slik |
| sweet {n} (food eaten for dessert) SEE: dessert | :: |
| sweet {n} (sweetheart) SEE: sweetheart | :: |
| sweet {n} (basic taste sensation induced by sugar) SEE: sweetness | :: |
| sweet dreams {phrase} (sweet dreams) | :: drøm sødt |
| sweeten {v} (to make sweet to the taste) | :: søde, forsøde |
| sweetener {n} (food additive) | :: sødestof |
| sweet gum {n} (tree) | :: ambratræ {n} |
| sweetheart {n} (darling) SEE: darling | :: |
| sweetheart {n} (a person very much liked or loved by someone) | :: elskede {c}, skat {c} |
| sweetness {n} (condition of being sweet or sugary) | :: sødme {c} |
| sweetness {n} (pleasant disposition) | :: sødme {c} |
| sweet pepper {n} (fruit) SEE: bell pepper | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (yam) SEE: yam | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (ocarina) SEE: ocarina | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (vine) | :: sød kartoffel {c}, sødkartoffel {c}, batat {c} |
| sweet potato {n} (tuber) | :: sød kartoffel {c}, sødkartoffel {c}, batat {c} |
| sweetwater {n} (fresh water) SEE: fresh water | :: |
| sweet woodruff {n} (Asperula odorata) | :: skovmærke {c} |
| swell {v} (intransitive: to become bigger, especially due to being engorged) | :: svulme, erigere |
| swell {n} (series of waves, lasting after the wind has ceased) | :: dønning |
| swift {adj} (fast; quick) | :: hurtig |
| swim {v} (move through water) | :: svømme |
| swim {n} (act or instance of swimming) | :: svømmetur {c} |
| swimming {n} (human activity of moving oneself through water) | :: svømning {c} |
| swimming costume {n} (garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| swimming pool {n} (pool for swimming) | :: svømmebassin |
| swimming pool {n} (indoor facility for swimming) | :: svømmehal |
| swimming trunks {n} (a pair of shorts or briefs worn for swimming or bathing) | :: badebukser {p} |
| swimsuit {n} | :: badedragt {c} |
| swimwear {n} (clothing for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| swine {n} (pig) SEE: pig | :: |
| swine {n} (contemptible person) | :: svin {n} |
| swine fever {n} (pathology) | :: svinepest {c} |
| swing {n} (hanging seat) | :: gynge |
| swing state {n} (A state which may vote Democratic or Republican) | :: svingstat {c} |
| swipe {v} (to snatch) | :: stjæle |
| swirl {v} (to twist or whirl) | :: hvirvle |
| swirl {n} (whirling eddy) | :: hvirvel {c} |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Switzerland) | :: schweizisk |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swiss people) | :: schweizisk |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialect(s)) | :: schweizisk |
| Swiss {n} (Swiss person) | :: schweizer {c} |
| Swiss Army knife {n} (type of pocket knife) | :: schweizerkniv {c} |
| Swiss chard {n} (chard) SEE: chard | :: |
| Swiss cheese {n} (cheese with holes) | :: schweizerost {c} |
| Swiss Confederation {prop} (Official name of Switzerland) | :: Schweiziske Edsforbund {n} |
| Swiss franc {n} (currency of Switzerland) | :: schweizerfranc {c}, schweizisk franc {c} |
| Swiss German {n} (Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland) | :: schweizertysk |
| Swiss German {adj} | :: schweizertysk |
| Swiss roll {n} (type of sponge cake roll) | :: roulade {c} |
| switch {n} (device to turn electric current on and off) | :: omskifter, afbryder |
| switchblade {n} (a folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed) | :: springkniv {c} |
| switch off {v} (turn switch to off position) | :: slukke |
| Switzerland {prop} (sovereign country) | :: Schweiz, Svejts |
| swole {adj} (upset) SEE: upset | :: |
| swole {adj} (having large, well-developed muscles) SEE: muscular | :: |
| sword {n} (weapon) | :: sværd {c} |
| swordfighting {n} (swordplay) SEE: swordplay | :: |
| swordfish {n} (Xiphias gladius) | :: sværdfisk {c} |
| sword of Damocles {n} (thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune) | :: damoklessværd {n} |
| swordplay {n} (fighting with a sword) | :: sværdkampe |
| sword swallower {n} (person who swallows swords) | :: sabelsluger {c} |
| swordtail {n} (freshwater fish) | :: sværddrager {c} |
| sycamore {n} (sycamore maple) SEE: sycamore maple | :: |
| sycamore maple {n} (Acer pseudoplatanus) | :: ahorn |
| sycophant {n} (one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.) | :: spytslikker {c}, rygklapper {c}, sykofant {c}, hofsnog {c}, øjentjener {c} |
| sycophantic {adj} (obsequious, flattering, toadying) | :: slesk |
| syenite {n} (obsolete: granite) SEE: granite | :: |
| Syktyvkar {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Syktyvkar |
| syllable {n} (unit of speech) | :: stavelse |
| syllabus {n} (summary of topics) | :: studieplan {c} |
| syllogism {n} (inference from premises) | :: syllogisme {c} |
| Sylt {prop} (German island) | :: Sild |
| symbiosis {n} (relationship of mutual benefit) | :: symbiose {c} |
| symbol {n} (character or glyph) | :: symbol {n}, tegn {n} |
| symbol {n} (object meant to represent another) | :: symbol {n} |
| symbol {v} (symbolize) SEE: symbolize | :: |
| symbolically {adv} (in a symbolic manner) | :: symbolsk |
| symbolize {v} (To be symbolic of; to represent) | :: symbolisere |
| symmetric {adj} (symmetrical) SEE: symmetrical | :: |
| symmetrical {adj} (exhibiting symmetry) | :: symmetrisk |
| symmetry {n} (correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis) | :: symmetri {c} |
| sympathetic nervous system {n} (sympathetic nervous system) | :: sympatiske nervesystem |
| symphonic {adj} (characteristic of a symphony) | :: symfonisk |
| symphony {n} (piece of orchestral music) | :: symfoni {c} |
| symphony orchestra {n} (large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music) | :: symfoniorkester {c} |
| synagogue {n} (Jewish place of worship) | :: synagoge {c} |
| synapse {n} (junction between neurons) | :: synapse {c} |
| sync {v} (synchronize) SEE: synchronize | :: |
| synchronised swimming {n} (swimming event) | :: synkronsvømning |
| synchronize {v} (cause two events to have coordinated timing) | :: synkronisere |
| synchronous {adj} (at the same time) | :: synkron |
| syndicate {n} (group of individuals or companies) | :: syndikat {n} |
| syndrome {n} (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) | :: syndrom {n} |
| synergy {n} (behavior of a system that cannot be predicted by the behavior of its parts) | :: synergi {c} |
| synod {n} (ecclesiastic council or meeting) | :: synode {c} |
| synonym {n} (word with same meaning as another) | :: synonym {n} |
| synopsis {n} (brief summary) | :: synopse {c}, synopsis {c} |
| synthesize {v} (To combine things to produce a new, more complex product) | :: syntetisere |
| synthesize {v} (To be combined producing a new, more complex product) | :: syntetisere |
| synthesize {v} (To produce a substance by chemical synthesis) | :: syntetisere |
| synthesize {v} (To be produced a by chemical synthesis) | :: syntetisere |
| synthesizer {n} (music: an electronic keyboard instrument) | :: synthesizer |
| syphilis {n} (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) | :: syfilis {c} |
| syphilitic {adj} (relating to syphilis) | :: syfilitisk |
| syphilitic {n} (someone who is infected with syphilis) | :: syfilitiker |
| Syracuse {prop} (city in New York state) | :: Syracuse |
| Syria {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Syrien |
| Syrian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language) | :: syrisk |
| Syrian {n} (a person from Syria or of Syrian descent) | :: syrer {c} |
| Syrian Arab Republic {prop} (official name of Syria) | :: Den Syriske Arabiske Republik {c} |
| syringe {n} (a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane) | :: sprøjte {c} |
| syringe {n} (hypodermic syringe) | :: sprøjte {c} |
| syrinx {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes | :: |
| syrup {n} (thick liquid that has a high sugar content) | :: sirup |
| system {n} (collection of organized things; whole composed of relationships among its members) | :: system {n} |
| systematic {adj} (carried out using a planned, ordered procedure) | :: systematisk |
| systematic {adj} (methodical, regular and orderly) | :: systematisk |
| systemic {adj} (relating to a system) | :: systemisk |
| systemic circulation {n} (part of blood circulation) | :: det systemiske kredsløb {n}, kropskredsløbet {n} |
| syzygy {n} (astronomical conjunction) | :: syzygie {c} |
| Szczecin {prop} (city in Poland) | :: Stettin |