| dab {n} (fingerprint) SEE: fingerprint | :: |
| dacryocystitis {n} (infection) | :: tárapokabólga {f} |
| dad {n} (informal: a father) | :: pabbi {m} |
| daddy {n} (father) | :: pabbi |
| daddy longlegs {n} (cranefly) SEE: cranefly | :: |
| daffodil {n} (flower) | :: páskalilja {f} |
| Daffy Duck {prop} (comic duck) | :: Oddur Önd |
| dagga {n} (cement) SEE: cement | :: |
| dagger {n} (a stabbing weapon) | :: rýtingur {m} |
| daily {adj} (that occurs every day) | :: daglegur {m} |
| daily bread {n} (things needed to sustain physical life) | :: daglegt brauð {n} |
| daily bread {n} (things needed to sustain spiritual life) | :: daglegt brauð {n} |
| dairy {n} (place, where milk is processed) | :: mjólkurbú {n} |
| dairy {n} (shop selling dairy products) | :: mjólkurbúð {f} |
| dairy {n} (products produced from milk) | :: mjólkurafurðir {f} |
| dairy product {n} (foodstuff made from milk) | :: mjólkurvara {f}, mjólkurmatur {m} |
| daisy {n} (Bellis perennis) | :: fagurfífill {m} |
| dale {n} (valley) | :: dalur {m} |
| Dalmatia {prop} (region in Croatia) | :: Dalmatía {f} |
| Dalmatian {adj} (relating to Dalmatia or its people) | :: dalmatískur |
| Dalmatian {n} (person from Dalmatia) | :: Dalmatíumaður {m} |
| Dalmatian {n} (breed of dog) | :: dalmatíuhundur {m} |
| Dalmatian {prop} (extinct Romance language of Croatia) | :: dalmatíska {f} |
| dam {n} (structure placed across a flowing body of water) | :: stífla {f} |
| damages {n} (money awarded to a claimant) | :: skaðabætur {f-p} |
| Damian {prop} (male given name) | :: Damjan |
| damn {v} (theology: to condemn to hell) | :: fordæma |
| damp {n} (moisture) | :: raki {m} |
| dance {n} (movements to music) | :: dans {m} |
| dance {v} (move rhythmically to music) | :: dansa |
| dancer {n} (person who dances) | :: dansari {m} |
| dandelion {n} (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum) | :: fífill {m} |
| dandruff {n} (skin flakes) | :: flasa {f} |
| Dane {n} (person from Denmark or of Danish descent) | :: Dani {m} |
| Danelaw {prop} (part of Great Britain) | :: Danalög {n-p} |
| dang {adj} (damn) SEE: damn | :: |
| danger {n} (exposure to likely harm) | :: hætta {f}, háski {m}, voði {m} |
| danger {n} | :: hætta |
| dangerous {adj} (full of danger) | :: hættulegur |
| Danicize {v} (to make (more) Danish) | :: danska |
| Daniel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Daníel {m} |
| Daniel {prop} (biblical person) | :: Daníel {m} |
| Daniel {prop} (male given name) | :: Daníel {m} |
| Danify {v} (Danicize) SEE: Danicize | :: |
| Danish {prop} (language) | :: danska {f} |
| Danish {adj} (of Denmark) | :: danskur |
| Danish {n} (native of Denmark) SEE: Dane | :: |
| Danish crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| danse macabre {n} (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) | :: dauðadans |
| Danube {prop} (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) | :: Dóná {f} |
| dark {adj} (having an absolute or relative lack of light) | :: dökkur, dimmur |
| darken {v} (to make dark(er) in colour) | :: dekkja |
| darken {v} (to become dark(er) in colour) | :: dökkna |
| dark horse {n} (possessor of unexpected talents or favorable characteristics) | :: leyna á sér |
| dark magic {n} (black magic) SEE: black magic | :: |
| dark matter {n} (particles of matter that cannot be detected by their radiation) | :: hulduefni |
| darkness {n} (state of being dark) | :: myrkur {n}, dimma {f}, nifl {n}, ljósleysa {f} |
| darknet {n} (network) | :: huldunet {n} |
| dark-skinned {adj} (having dark skin) | :: hörundsdökkur |
| darling {n} (person who is dear to one) | :: elskan |
| darling {adj} (dear, cherished) | :: kær {m}, ástkær {m} |
| darn {adj} (damn) SEE: damn | :: |
| darn {interj} (damn) SEE: damn | :: |
| darn {v} (damn) SEE: damn | :: |
| Darth Vader {n} (Malevolent individual) | :: Svarthöfði {m} |
| dash {n} (colloquial: hyphen) SEE: hyphen | :: |
| data {n} (information) | :: gögn {n-p} |
| databank {n} (database) SEE: database | :: |
| database {n} (collection of information) | :: gagnagrunnur {m} |
| database {n} | :: gagnagrunnur |
| data type {n} (classification or category of data) | :: gagnatag {n}, gagnagerð {f} |
| date {n} (fruit of the date palm) | :: daðla {f} |
| date {n} (that which specifies the time of writing, inscription etc.) | :: dagsetning {f} |
| date {n} (point of time at which a transaction or event takes place) | :: dagsetning {f} |
| date {n} (pre-arranged social meeting) | :: stefnumót {n} |
| date {n} (meeting with a lover or potential lover; a person so met) | :: stefnumót {n} |
| date {n} (date palm) SEE: date palm | :: |
| date of birth {n} (birthday) SEE: birthday | :: |
| date of birth {n} (date and year when something was born) | :: fæðingardagur {m} |
| date palm {n} (Phoenix dactylifera) | :: döðlupálmi |
| date tree {n} (date palm) SEE: date palm | :: |
| dative {adj} (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object) | :: þágufalls- |
| dative {n} (dative case) SEE: dative case | :: |
| dative case {n} (case used to express direction towards an indirect object) | :: þágufall {n} |
| daughter {n} (female offspring) | :: dóttir |
| daughter-in-law {n} (wife of one's child) | :: tengdadóttir {f} |
| David {prop} (male given name) | :: Davíð |
| daw {n} (Coloeus monedula) SEE: jackdaw | :: |
| daw {v} (dawn) SEE: dawn | :: |
| dawn {v} (to begin to brighten with daylight) | :: daga, birta af degi |
| dawn {n} (morning twilight period) | :: dögun {f}, dagrenning {f}, morgunsár {n}, afturelding {f} |
| dawn {n} (rising of the sun) | :: sólarupprás {f}, sólris {n}, sólaruppkoma {n} |
| dawn {n} (time) | :: dögun {f} |
| dawn {n} (beginning) | :: dögun {f} |
| day {n} (period of 24 hours) | :: dagur {m} |
| day after tomorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow; in two days - translation entry) | :: ekki á morgun heldur hinn, hinn daginn, hinn |
| day before yesterday {n} (day before yesterday - translation entry) | :: fyrradagur, fyrridagur |
| day before yesterday {adv} (on the day before yesterday - translation entry) | :: í fyrradag |
| daybook {n} (A daily chronicle; a diary) SEE: diary | :: |
| daydream {n} (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) | :: dagdraumur {m}, dagdreymi {n} |
| day in, day out {adv} (day in, day out) | :: daginn út og daginn inn, daginn út og inn |
| deacon {n} (lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | :: djákni |
| dead {adj} (no longer alive) | :: dauður, dáinn, látinn |
| dead {n} (those who have died) | :: dánu {n} |
| dead as a dodo {adj} (unquestionably dead) | :: steindauður {m} |
| dead as a doornail {adj} (unquestionably dead) | :: steindauður |
| dead calm {n} (condition of a flat sea without waves) | :: dauðalogn {m} |
| dead end {n} (street or path that goes nowhere) | :: botnlangi {m}, blindgata {f}, botngata {f} |
| dead-end {n} (road with no exit) SEE: dead end | :: |
| deadfall {n} (cheap, rough bar or saloon) SEE: dive | :: |
| dead ice {n} (former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier) | :: dauðís |
| deadly {adj} (lethal) | :: banvænn |
| dead meat {n} (someone in danger of being killed or severly punished) | :: dauðans matur {m} |
| dead or alive {adj} (wanted poster term) | :: dauður eða lifandi; lífs eða liðinn {m} |
| Dead Sea {prop} (lake in the Middle East) | :: Dauðahaf |
| deaf {adj} (unable to hear) | :: daufur |
| Deaf {adj} (relating to the culture of deaf signers) | :: heyrnarlaus, döff |
| deal {v} (to conduct oneself) SEE: behave | :: |
| dealer {n} (drug dealer) SEE: drug dealer | :: |
| dear {adj} (loved; lovable) | :: kær |
| dear {adj} (high in price; expensive) SEE: expensive | :: |
| death {n} (cessation of life) | :: dauði {m}, andlát {n}, fráfall {n} |
| Death {prop} (the personification of death) | :: Dauðinn |
| death camp {n} (facility) | :: útrýmingarbúðir {f-p} |
| death erection {n} (post-mortem priapism) | :: dauðaholdris |
| deathlike {adj} (deadly) SEE: deadly | :: |
| deathlore {n} (study of human aspects of death) | :: dauðafræði {f} |
| death penalty {n} (state punishment of death) | :: dauðarefsing {f} |
| death seat {n} (the front passenger seat of an automobile) SEE: shotgun | :: |
| death sentence {n} (sentence) | :: dauðadómur {m} |
| debauch {n} (orgy) SEE: orgy | :: |
| debilitate {v} (to make feeble; to weaken) | :: veikja |
| debone {v} (remove the bones from something) | :: úrbeina |
| debt {n} (money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another) | :: skuld {f} |
| debtor {n} (a person or firm that owes money) | :: skuldari {m}, skuldunautur {m} |
| debug {v} (to search for malfunctioning elements) | :: kemba, kemba |
| debugger {n} (computer program) | :: kembiforrit {n} |
| decade {n} (period of ten years) | :: áratugur {m} |
| decadent {adj} (characterized by moral or cultural decline) | :: hnignandi, hrörnandi, spilltur, úrkynjaður |
| decagon {n} (polygon with ten sides) | :: tíhyrningur {m} |
| decahedron {n} (polyhedron with ten faces) | :: tíflötungur {m} |
| Decalogue {prop} (the Ten Commandments) SEE: Ten Commandments | :: |
| decangle {n} (decagon) SEE: decagon | :: |
| decathlon {n} (athletic contest) | :: tugþraut {f} |
| deceive {v} (trick or mislead) | :: blekkja |
| December {prop} (twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: desember {m}, desembermánuður {m} |
| decent {adj} (fair; good enough; okay) | :: viðeigandi |
| deception {n} (instance of actions fabricated to mislead) | :: blekking {f} |
| decibel {n} (a common measure of sound intensity) | :: desibel {n} |
| decide {v} (to resolve or settle) | :: ákveða |
| deciduous tooth {n} (baby tooth) SEE: milk tooth | :: |
| deciliter {n} (decilitre) SEE: decilitre | :: |
| decilitre {n} (unit of volume) | :: desilítri {m} |
| decimal fraction {n} (fractional part of a decimal number) | :: tugabrot {n} |
| decimal system {n} (numerical system of counting in tens) | :: tugakerfi {n} |
| decimate {v} (to collect or pay a tithe) SEE: tithe | :: |
| decipher {v} (to decode or decrypt a code or cipher) | :: dulráða |
| decipherment {n} (the analysis of documents written in ancient languages) | :: dulráðning {f}, ráðning {f} |
| decision {n} (choice or judgement) | :: ákvörðun {f} |
| decision {n} (result arrived at by the judges) | :: úrskurður {m} |
| deck {n} (any raised flat surface walked on) | :: pallur {m} |
| deckhand {n} (a member of the crew) | :: háseti {m} |
| declaration of war {n} (a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity) | :: Stríðsyfirlýsing {f} |
| declension {n} (way of categorizing) | :: fallbeyging {f}, beyging falla {f} |
| declination {n} (declension) SEE: declension | :: |
| decompress {v} (To restore compressed data to its normal size) | :: afþjappa |
| decorticate {v} (peel or remove the bark, husk or outer layer from something) | :: afhýða |
| decoy {n} (animal used by hunters to lure game) | :: lokkunarfugl {m} |
| decrepit {adj} (weakened or worn out) | :: farlama, örvasa, hrumur |
| dee {n} (name of the letter D, d) | :: dé |
| deed {n} (action) | :: dáð {f} |
| deem {n} (an opinion, judgment) SEE: opinion | :: |
| deen {n} (religion) SEE: religion | :: |
| deen {n} (Islam) SEE: Islam | :: |
| deep {adj} (having its bottom far down) | :: djúpur |
| deep blue {adj} (dark blue) SEE: navy | :: |
| deep down {adv} (Fundamentally, in essence) | :: inn við beinið, undirniðri |
| deep freeze {n} (freezer) SEE: freezer | :: |
| deeply {adv} (at depth) | :: djúpt |
| deeply {adv} (to a deep extent) | :: djúpt |
| deeply {adv} (profoundly) | :: djúpt |
| deer {n} (animal of the family Cervidae) | :: hjörtur (krónhjörtur), rádýr {n} |
| defamatory {adj} (damaging to someone's reputation) | :: ærumeiðandi |
| defeat {v} (to overcome in battle or contest) | :: sigra, vinna |
| defeat {n} | :: ósigur {m}, tap {n} |
| defeatist {n} (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) | :: uppgjafarsinni {m} |
| defence {n} (defence) SEE: defense | :: |
| defend {v} (ward off attacks against) | :: verja |
| defender {n} (sports term) | :: varnarmaður {m} |
| defenestrate {v} (eject from a window) | :: henda út um glugga |
| defense {n} (action of protecting from attack) | :: vörn {f} |
| defenselessness {n} (vulnerability) | :: varnarleysi {n} |
| defibrillator {n} (device) | :: hjartastillir {m} |
| definite {adj} | :: ákveðinn, ákv. |
| definite article {n} (article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered) | :: ákveðinn greinir {m}, ákv. gr. {m} |
| definitely {adv} (without question and beyond doubt) | :: eflaust {n} |
| definiteness {n} (the state or quality of being definite) | :: ákveðni {f} |
| definition {n} (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol) | :: orðskýring {f} |
| deflower {v} (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) | :: afmeyja |
| defragmentation {n} (action of defragmenting) | :: samstykkjun {f} |
| degauss {v} (to reduce a magnetic field) | :: afsegulmagna, upphefja segulkraft |
| degree {n} (in geometry: unit of angle) | :: gráða {f} |
| degree {n} (unit of temperature) | :: stig {n}, gráða {f} |
| degree Celsius {n} (unit of temperature) | :: selsíusgráða {f}, celsíusgráða {f} |
| dehumanize {v} (to take away humanity) | :: gera ómennskan {m}, gera að tilfinningalausri skepnu {f} |
| deification {n} (Act of deifying) | :: dýrkun {f} |
| Dei gratia {adv} (by the Grace of God) SEE: by the Grace of God | :: |
| deionization {n} (use of ion exchange to remove ionic substances from a solution) | :: afjónun {f} |
| deionize {v} (remove ions) | :: afjóna |
| deionized {adj} (that has been prepared by deionization) | :: afjónaður {m} |
| delay {n} (period of time before an event occurs) | :: töf {f} |
| deletion {n} (the act of deleting) | :: eyðing {f} |
| deliberately {adv} (intentionally) | :: viljandi, vísvitandi, af ásettu ráði, af yfirlögðu ráði |
| deliberately {adv} (slowly and carefully) | :: yfirvegað, rólega |
| delicious {adj} (pleasing to taste) | :: bragðgóður, ljúffengur |
| dell {n} (valley) SEE: valley | :: |
| delta {n} (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) | :: delta {n} |
| delta {n} | :: delta {n} , ós {m} , árós {m} |
| delve {v} (to dig in the ground) | :: grafa (með skóflu, with a shovel), moka |
| delve {v} (to search carefully for information) | :: rannsaka, kanna |
| demand {v} (to request forcefully) | :: heimta, krefja, útheimta |
| demarcate {v} (mark the limits or boundaries of something) | :: afmarka |
| demersal {adj} (living near the bottom of a body of water) | :: botnlægur {m} |
| democracy {n} (rule by the people) | :: lýðræði {n} |
| democracy {n} (government under the rule of its people) | :: lýðræði |
| democrat {n} (supporter of democracy) | :: demókrati {m} |
| democratic {adj} (pertaining to democracy) | :: lýðræðislegur |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo {prop} (large central African nation, formerly called Zaire) | :: Lýðræðislega Lýðveldið Kongó {n}, Austur-Kongó, Kongó-Kinsasa |
| demonstrative {n} (demonstrative pronoun) SEE: demonstrative pronoun | :: |
| demonstrative {n} (demonstrative adjective) SEE: demonstrative adjective | :: |
| demonstrative {adj} ((grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to) | :: ábendingar- |
| demonstrative adjective {n} (type of adjective) | :: hliðstætt ábendingarfornafn {n} |
| demonstrative pronoun {n} (pronoun which replaces a noun) | :: ábendingarfornafn {n}, sérstætt ábendingarfornafn {n} |
| demonstrator {n} (forefinger) SEE: forefinger | :: |
| dendr- {prefix} (Used to form words concerning trees or branching) | :: trjáhringja- |
| dendrochronology {n} (science of counting tree rings) | :: árhringjatímatal {n}, trjáhringjatímatal {n} |
| denigration {n} (blackening or defamation) | :: ófræging {f}, mannorðsspjöll {n} |
| denim {n} (textile with diagonal pattern) | :: dením {n} |
| Denmark {prop} (country in Northern Europe) | :: Danmörk {f} |
| Denmark-Norway {prop} (former political entity) | :: Dansk-norska ríkið {n} |
| denominator {n} (number or expression written below the line in a fraction) | :: nefnari {m} |
| denotational semantics {n} (an approach to formalizing the meanings of programming languages) | :: stærðfræðileg merkingarfræði {f} |
| de novo {adv} (anew) SEE: anew | :: |
| dense {adj} (having relatively high density) | :: þéttur |
| density {n} (physics: amount of matter contained by a given volume) | :: þéttleiki {m} |
| dental {adj} (of or concerning the teeth) | :: tann- |
| dental {adj} (phonetics) | :: tannmæltur |
| dental calculus {n} (crust on the teeth) | :: tannsteinn {m} |
| dental floss {n} (cord of thin filaments used to clean the areas between the teeth) | :: tannþráður {m} |
| denture {n} (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) | :: falskar tennur {f-p} |
| denture {n} (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) | :: falskar tennur {f-p} |
| deny {v} (disallow) SEE: forbid | :: |
| deodorant {n} (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) | :: svitalyktareyðir {m} |
| deontology {n} (Ethical study of duties, obligations, and rights) | :: skyldufræði {f} |
| deoxyribonucleic acid {n} (deoxyribonucleic acid) | :: deoxýríbósakjarnsýra {f} |
| department store {n} (store containing many departments) | :: vöruhús {n} |
| departure {n} (the act of departing) | :: brottför {f} |
| dependent clause {n} (subordinate clause) SEE: subordinate clause | :: |
| deperm {v} (to degauss or demagnetize) SEE: degauss | :: |
| depilation {n} (epilation) SEE: epilation | :: |
| depilatory {adj} (that removes hair) | :: háreyðingar- |
| depilatory {n} (preparation that removes hair from the body) | :: háreyðingarvara {f} |
| deplete {v} (exhaust) SEE: exhaust | :: |
| depleted uranium {n} (uranium that contains reduced U-235) | :: sneytt úran {n}, rýrt úran {n} |
| deponent {n} (a deponent verb) | :: aflagssögn {f}, deponenssögn {f} |
| deposition {n} (transformation of gas into solid) | :: hélun {f} |
| depressed {adj} (suffering from clinical depression) | :: þunglyndur |
| depression {n} (psychology: state of mind) | :: þunglyndi {n} |
| depression {n} (economics: period of major economic contraction) | :: Kreppa {f} |
| depth {n} (vertical distance below a surface) | :: dýpt {f} |
| depth-first search {n} (algorithm where one starts at the root and explores as far as possible down before going up) | :: lóðleit {f}, dýptarleit {f} |
| depths {n} (plural of depth) SEE: depth | :: |
| Derek {prop} (given name) | :: Diðrik, Þiðrik |
| derisive {adj} (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking) | :: háðslegur |
| derivative {n} (in analysis: function) SEE: derived function | :: |
| derived function {n} (calculus: a function) | :: afleiða {f} |
| dermatologist {n} (one who is skilled, professes or practices dermatology) | :: húðsjúkdómafræðingur {m} |
| dermatology {n} (the study of the skin and its diseases) | :: húðsjúkdómafræði {f} |
| dernier {adj} (final, last) SEE: final | :: |
| derring-do {n} (valiant deeds in desperate times) | :: þrekvirki {n} |
| descendant {n} (one who is the progeny of someone) | :: afkomandi {m}, niðji {m} |
| descendant {n} (later evolutionary type) | :: afkomandi {m} |
| describe {v} (to represent in words) | :: lýsa |
| description word {n} (adjective) SEE: adjective | :: |
| descry {v} (see) SEE: see | :: |
| desecrate {v} (to profane or violate sacredness) | :: vanhelga |
| desert {n} (barren area) | :: eyðimörk {f}, auðn {f}, öræfi {n-p} |
| desert island {n} (an uninhabited island) | :: eyðiey {f}, eyðieyja {f} |
| deserve {v} (to merit) | :: eiga skilið |
| design {n} (plan) | :: hönnun {f} |
| design {v} (to plan an artwork etc.) | :: hanna |
| designation {n} (distinguishing mark or name) | :: heiti |
| desire {v} (desire) SEE: want | :: |
| desire {n} (something wished for) | :: löngun {f} |
| desk {n} (table for writing and reading) | :: skrifborð {n} |
| desktop {n} (a desktop computer) | :: borðtölva {f} |
| desktop {n} (on-screen background) | :: skjáborð {n} |
| desktop computer {n} (a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk) | :: borðtölva {f} |
| desktop picture {n} (picture) | :: skjáborðsmynd {f} |
| desolate {adj} (deserted) | :: auður {m}, mannlaus {m}, yfirgefinn {m} |
| desolate {adj} (barren / lifeless) | :: auðnarlegur {m}, ber {m}, eyðilegur {m}, gróðurlaus {m}, harðindalegur {m}, hrjóstrugur {m}, hörgralegur {m}, rýr {m}, óbyggilegur {m} |
| desolate {adj} (hopeless) | :: vonlaus {m}, vansæll {m} |
| despair {v} (to be hopeless) | :: örvænta |
| desperate {n} | :: Örvæntingafullur |
| despite {prep} (in spite of) | :: þrátt fyrir |
| despondent {adj} (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage) | :: krumpinn |
| despotism {n} (government by a singular authority) | :: harðstjórn {f} |
| dessert {n} (sweet confection served as the last course of a meal) | :: eftirréttur {m} |
| destination {n} (the place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent) | :: áfangastaður {m} |
| destiny {n} (predetermined condition; fate; fixed order of things) SEE: fate | :: |
| destroy {v} (to damage beyond use or repair) | :: eyðileggja, rústa, skemma |
| destruction {n} (act of destroying) | :: eyðilegging {f} |
| destruction {n} (results of a destructive event) | :: eyðilegging {f} |
| detail {n} (something small enough to escape casual notice) | :: smáatriði {n} |
| detain {v} (to detain) SEE: hold | :: |
| detect {v} (to detect) SEE: notice | :: |
| detention {n} (temporary custody or confinement) | :: eftirseta |
| deter {v} (to prevent something from happening) | :: hindra |
| determinant {n} (scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a square matrix) | :: ákveða {f} |
| determine {v} (to set the limits of) | :: ákveða |
| determine {v} (to ascertain definitely) | :: ákveða |
| determined {adj} (decided or resolute) | :: staðráðinn |
| deterministic {adj} (computing, having each stage depend only on the immediately previous state) | :: löggengur {m} |
| detritivore {n} (organism that feeds on detritus) | :: grotætur |
| dette {n} (debt) SEE: debt | :: |
| deuce {n} (playing card) | :: tvistur {m} |
| deuterium {n} (isotope of hydrogen, see also: heavy hydrogen) | :: tvívetni {n}, þungt vetni {n}, þungavetni {n} |
| Deuteronomy {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Fimmta Mósebók {m} |
| develop {v} (to progress) | :: þróa |
| development {n} (music: transformation and restatement of previous material) | :: úrvinnsla {f} |
| development {n} (music: second section of sonata form) | :: úrvinnsla {f} |
| devil {n} (a creature of hell) | :: djöfull {m}, fjandi {m}, skratti {m}, ári {m}, fjári {m} |
| devil {n} (the devil: the chief devil) | :: djöfullinn {m}, andskotinn {m}, fjandinn {m}, skrattinn {m}, kölski {m}, fjárinn {m}, satan {m} |
| devil {n} (wicked or naughty person) | :: andskoti {m}, fjandi {m}, djöfull {m}, skratti {m} |
| devil {v} (annoy or bother) | :: djöflast í, plága, þjá |
| dew {n} (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc) | :: dögg {f} |
| dewlap {n} (pendulous skin under neck) | :: hes {n} |
| dew point {n} (temperature) | :: daggarmark {n} |
| diabetes {n} | :: sykursýki {f} |
| diachronic linguistics {n} (historical linguistics) SEE: historical linguistics | :: |
| diacritic {n} (diacritical mark) SEE: diacritical mark | :: |
| diacritical mark {n} (symbol) | :: stafmerki {n}, framburðartákn |
| diadem {n} (ornamental headband) | :: ennishlað {n}, höfuðdjásn {n} |
| diaeresis {n} (diacritic placed over a vowel letter) | :: tvídepill {m} |
| diagnosis {n} (identification of the nature and cause of an illness) | :: greining {f}, sjúkdómsgreining {f} |
| diagonal matrix {n} (type of matrix) | :: hornalínufylki {n} |
| dial {n} (sundial) SEE: sundial | :: |
| dialect {n} (particular variety of a language) | :: mállýska {f} |
| dialectology {n} (the study of dialects) | :: mállýskufræði {f} |
| dialog {n} (conversation or other discourse between individuals) SEE: dialogue | :: |
| dialog {n} (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) SEE: dialogue | :: |
| dialog {n} (literary form resembling a conversation) SEE: dialogue | :: |
| dialog {n} (computing: dialogue box) SEE: dialogue | :: |
| dialogue {n} (conversation or other discourse between individuals) | :: samtal {n} |
| diameter {n} (line) | :: þvermál {n} |
| diamond {n} (rhombus) SEE: rhombus | :: |
| diamond {n} (uncountable: mineral) | :: demantur {n} |
| diamond {n} (gemstone) | :: demantur {m} |
| diamond {n} (card games: card of the diamonds suit) | :: tígull {m} |
| diangle {n} (digon) SEE: digon | :: |
| diaper {n} (absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent) | :: bleia {f}, bleyja {f} |
| diarrhea {n} (medical condition) | :: niðurgangur {m}, ræpa {f}, drulla {f} |
| diary {n} (daily log of experiences) | :: dagbók {f} |
| diatomic {adj} (consisting of two atoms) | :: tvíatóma |
| dibs {n} (the right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else) | :: pant |
| dice {n} (polyhedron used in games of chance) SEE: die | :: |
| dichasium {n} (cymose inflorescence) | :: kvíslskúfur {m} |
| dick {n} (slang: penis) | :: typpi {n}, drjóli {m}, göndull {m} |
| dicotyledon {n} (in botany) | :: tvíkímblöðungar |
| dictation {n} (the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words) | :: upplestur {m} |
| dictator {n} (totalitarian leader of a dictatorship) | :: einræðiherra {m} |
| dictatorship {n} (a government led by a dictator) | :: einræði {m} |
| dictionary {n} (publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words) | :: orðabók {f} |
| die {v} (to stop living) | :: deyja, drepast, andast, sálast, týna lífinu, skylja við, látast, láta lífið, lognast út af, falla frá, fara yfrum, verða bráðkvaddur, sofna svefninum langa, sofna hinsta svefni |
| die {n} (polyhedron used in games of chance) | :: teningur {m} |
| die hard {v} (be slow in changing) | :: vera lífseigur {m} |
| die out {v} (to become extinct) | :: deyja út |
| dietitian {n} (person who studies or practices dietetics) | :: næringarfræðingur {m} |
| diffeomorphic {adj} (mathematics: having a diffeomorphism) | :: deildamóta {m}, diffurmóta {m} |
| diffeomorphism {n} (mathematics: differentiable homeomorphism between differentiable manifolds) | :: deildamótun {f}, diffurmótun {f} |
| difference {n} (quality of being different) | :: munur {m} |
| difference {n} (arithmetic: result of a subtraction) | :: mismunur {m} |
| different {adj} (not the same) | :: öðruvísi |
| differentiable {adj} (having a derivative) | :: diffranlegur {m}, deildanlegur {m} |
| differential {n} (differential gear) SEE: differential gear | :: |
| differential calculus {n} (calculus that deals with instantaneous rates of change) | :: deildareikningur {m}, diffurreikningur {m} |
| differential gear {n} (differential gear) | :: mismunadrif {n}, mismunadrifshjól {n} |
| different strokes for different folks {proverb} (there's no accounting for taste) SEE: there's no accounting for taste | :: |
| difficult {adj} (hard, not easy) | :: erfiður |
| dig {v} (to move hard-packed earth out of the way) | :: grafa |
| dig {n} (archeological investigation) | :: uppgröftur {m} |
| dig {v} (slang: to understand or show interest in) | :: skilja, vera með |
| dig {v} (slang: to appreciate, or like) | :: fíla |
| digest {v} (to separate food in the alimentary canal) | :: melta |
| digestion {n} (process in gastrointestinal tract) | :: melting {f} |
| digger {n} (spade (playing card)) SEE: spade | :: |
| digit {n} (numeral) | :: tala, tölustafur |
| dignity {n} (quality or state) | :: virðuleiki {m}, reisn {f} |
| digon {n} (polygon having two edges and two vertices) | :: tvíhyrningur {m} |
| dig one's own grave {v} (to act in a way expected to backfire) | :: grafa sér gröf |
| digression {n} (a departure from the main subject in speech or writing) | :: útúrdúr {m} |
| digs {n} (clothes) SEE: clothes | :: |
| dilation {n} (delay) SEE: delay | :: |
| dilemma {n} (circumstance in which a choice must be made between two alternatives) | :: valkreppa {f}, valtvenna {f}, valþröng {f}, ógöngur {f-p} (sbr. ógöngurök, ógöngurökfærsla) |
| dill {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| dilute {v} (to add more of a solvent to a solution; especially to add more water) | :: þynna |
| dilute {v} (to weaken) | :: veikja, þynna |
| dilute {adj} (having a low concentration) | :: þynntur {m}, þynnt {f} {n} |
| dilute {adj} (weak) | :: veikur |
| dim-bulb {adj} (slow-witted, stupid) SEE: stupid | :: |
| dimensional {adj} (having a stated number of dimensions) | :: -vídd {f}, -víður, -víddar- |
| diminutive {n} (grammar: word form expressing smallness) | :: smækkunarending {f} |
| dimorphism {n} (biology: occurrence of two distinct forms of any part) | :: tvíbreytni {f} |
| dimorphism {n} (biology: occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual) | :: tvíbreytni {f} |
| dimorphism {n} (geology: property of existing in two distinct crystalline forms) | :: tvíbreytni {f} |
| dimple {n} (skin depression, especially at corners of the mouth) | :: spékoppur {n} |
| ding-a-ling {n} (dick) SEE: dick | :: |
| dinghy {n} (small boat) | :: julla |
| dining room {n} (room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten) | :: borðstofa {f} |
| dinner {n} (main meal of the day) | :: kvöldmatur {m} |
| dinner table {n} (table on which dinner is served) | :: matarborð {n} |
| dinosaur {n} (extinct reptile) | :: risaeðla {f} |
| diocese {n} (region administered by a bishop) | :: biskupsdæmi {n} |
| diode {n} (electronic device) | :: díóða {f}, tvistur {m}, tvískauta rör {n}, tvískauti {m} |
| diopter {n} (speculum) SEE: speculum | :: |
| diphtheria {n} (infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract) | :: barnaveiki {f} |
| diphthong {n} (complex vowel sound) | :: tvíhljóð {n}, tvíhljóði {m} |
| diploid {adj} (of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome) | :: tvílitna |
| diplomat {n} (person who is accredited to represent a government) | :: diplómat {m}, diplómati {m} |
| diplomatic mission {n} (group of people) | :: sendiráð {n} |
| diplomatist {n} (diplomat) SEE: diplomat | :: |
| direction {n} (indication of the point toward which an object is moving) | :: átt {f}, stefna {f} |
| directions {n} (direction) SEE: direction | :: |
| directly {adv} (immediately) SEE: immediately | :: |
| direct object {n} (the noun a verb is directly acting upon) | :: beint andlag {n} |
| director {n} (supervisor, manager, see also: film director) | :: leikstjóri {m} |
| dire wolf {n} (extinct canine) | :: gramúlfur {m}, ógnarúlfur {m} |
| dirigible {n} (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) | :: loftskip {n} |
| dirty {adj} (covered with or containing dirt) | :: óhreinn |
| dis {v} (diss) SEE: diss | :: |
| dis {n} (diss) SEE: diss | :: |
| disaccharide {n} (a sugar consisting of two monosaccharides) | :: tvísykra {f} |
| disallow {v} (to refuse to allow) SEE: forbid | :: |
| disappear {v} (to vanish) | :: hverfa |
| disappointed {adj} (defeated of hope or expectation) | :: vonsvikinn, vonbrigðum |
| disappointment {n} (emotion) | :: vonbrigði {n-p} |
| disapprove {v} (to refuse to approve) SEE: reject | :: |
| disarm {v} (to deprive of arms) | :: afvopna |
| disastrous {adj} (of the nature of a disaster; calamitous) | :: hrapallegur |
| disc {n} (disk) SEE: disk | :: |
| Disciple {n} (one of the twelve disciples of Jesus) | :: lærisveinn {m} |
| discipline {n} (controlled behaviour, self-control) | :: agi {m} |
| disco {n} (discotheque) | :: diskó {n}, diskótek {n} |
| disco {n} (type of music) | :: diskó {n} |
| disco ball {n} (mirrored sphere) | :: diskókúla {f} |
| discontent {n} (a discontented person) | :: einhver sem er óánægður {m}, einhver sem er óánægð {f}, eitthvað sem er óánægt, eitthvert sem er óánægt {n}, uppreisnarseggur {m} |
| discontent {n} (dissatisfaction) SEE: dissatisfaction | :: |
| discontention {n} (discontent) SEE: discontent | :: |
| discotheque {n} (nightclub) | :: diskótek {n} |
| discount {n} (reduction in price) | :: afsláttur {m} |
| discourteous {adj} (impolite) | :: ókurteis |
| discrepancy {n} (inconsistency) | :: misræmi {n}, ósamræmi {n} |
| discrete mathematics {n} (mathematical field) | :: strjál stærðfræði {f} |
| discrete topology {n} (topology on a set consisting of all subsets of that set) | :: sundurlaust grannmynstur {n}, strjált grannmynstur {n} |
| discrete variable {n} (variable) | :: strjál breyta {f} |
| discretionary {adj} (available at one's discretion) | :: geðþótta-, valinn að vild {m}, að eigin ákvörðun |
| discretization {n} (act of discretizing) | :: strjálun {f} |
| discretize {v} (convert continuous space into discrete space) | :: strjála |
| discrimination {n} (distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage) | :: mismunun {f} |
| discus throw {n} (athletic event where a discus is thrown) | :: kringlukast {n} |
| disease {n} (an abnormal condition of the body causing discomfort or dysfunction) | :: sjúkdómur, sýki, mein |
| disembowel {v} (to take or let out the bowels) | :: aflima |
| disgrace {n} (condition of being out of favor) | :: óvirðing {f} |
| disguise {n} (attire to hide/assume an identity) | :: dulargervi {n}, dulbúningur {m} |
| disguise {n} (that which masks what's beneath) | :: dulargervi {n}, dulbúningur {m} |
| disguise {n} (act of disguising) | :: dulbúningur {m} |
| disgusting {adj} (repulsive, distasteful) | :: viðbjóðslegur, ógeðslegur |
| dish {n} (vessel for holding/serving food) | :: diskur {m} |
| dish {n} (specific type of food) | :: réttur {m}, matarréttur {m} |
| dishwasher {n} (machine) | :: uppþvottavél {f} |
| dishwasher {n} (person) | :: uppvaskari {m} |
| disjoint {adj} (having no members in common) | :: sundurlægur {m}, óskaraður {m} |
| disjunction {n} (logic) | :: eðun {f} |
| disjunctive {n} (disjunction) SEE: disjunction | :: |
| disk {n} (a thin, flat, circular plate) | :: diskur {m} |
| diskette {n} (small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data) SEE: floppy disk | :: |
| disobedient {adj} (not obedient) | :: óhlýðinn |
| disorder {n} (absence of order) | :: ringulreið {f}, glundroði {m} |
| disorder {n} (physical or psychical malfunction) | :: röskun {f}, kvilli {m} |
| disorient {v} (to cause to lose orientation or direction) | :: rugla, rugla í ríminu, gera ringlaðan, láta tapa áttum, villa um fyrir, slá út af laginu, gera áttavilltan |
| disorientate {v} (to cause to lose orientation or direction) | :: rugla í ríminu, gera ringlaðan, láta tapa áttum, gera áttavilltan |
| dispirited {adj} (without spirit) SEE: despondent | :: |
| displacement {n} (physics: vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component) | :: tilfærsla {f} |
| disposition {n} (Temperamental makeup or habitual mood) | :: lund {f} |
| diss {v} (to put someone down or show verbal disrespect) | :: abbast, abbast upp á, dissa |
| diss {n} (insult or put-down) | :: diss {n} |
| dissatisfaction {n} (unhappiness or discontent) | :: óánægja {f} |
| dissect {v} (to study a dead animal's anatomy by cutting it apart) | :: kryfja |
| dissection {n} (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart) | :: líkskurður {m} |
| dissipated {adj} (wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure) | :: uppurinn {m}, eyddur {m}, sóaður {m} |
| distaff {adj} (of, relating to, or characteristic of women) | :: kven- |
| distance {n} (amount of space between two points) | :: fjarlægð |
| distant {adj} (far off) | :: fjarlægur |
| distilled water {n} (water that has been purified by distillation) | :: eimað vatn |
| distress {n} ((cause of) discomfort) | :: óþægindi {n} |
| distress {n} (serious danger) | :: vá {f}, stórhætta {f} |
| distribute {v} (to divide into portions and dispense) | :: deila út, útdeila, úthluta |
| distribute {v} (to supply to retail outlets) | :: dreifa |
| distribute {v} (to deliver or pass out) | :: útbýta, dreifa |
| distribute {v} (to scatter or spread) | :: dreifa |
| distribute {v} (to apportion) | :: dreifa |
| distribute {v} (to classify or separate into categories) | :: skipta, flokka |
| distributive {adj} (math: property of functions) | :: dreifinn {m} |
| distributivity {n} (fact of being distributive) | :: dreifni {f} |
| ditch {n} (trench) | :: skurður {m}, síki {n}, díki {n}, gröftur {m}, gröf {f} |
| ditransitive verb {n} (verb that requires a direct object and an indirect object) | :: tvígild áhrifssögn {f}, tveggja andlaga sögn {f} |
| ditto {adv} (likewise) SEE: likewise | :: |
| diurnal {adj} (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day) | :: dagdýr |
| dive {v} (to swim under water) | :: kafa |
| diver {n} (someone who dives) | :: kafari {m} |
| diverse {adj} (different) | :: fjölbreyttur, margvíslegur |
| diversity {n} (quality of being diverse; difference) | :: fjölbreytni |
| divest {v} (undress) SEE: undress | :: |
| divide {v} (split into two or more parts) | :: hluta |
| divide and conquer {v} (Divide and conquer) | :: deila og drottna |
| divide and rule {v} (Divide and conquer) | :: deila og drottna |
| dividend {n} (arithmetic: a number or expression) | :: deilistofn {m} |
| dividend {n} (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders) | :: arður {m} |
| divine {adj} (of or pertaining to a god) | :: guðdómlegur |
| divine service {n} (a service of public Christian worship) | :: guðsþjónusta {f} |
| diving board {n} (springboard) SEE: springboard | :: |
| divisibility {n} (property of being divisible) | :: deilanleiki {m} |
| divisible {adj} (capable of being divided) | :: deilanlegur |
| divisible {adj} (of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder) | :: deilanlegur |
| division {n} (act or process of dividing anything) | :: skipting {f}, niðurskipting {f}, deiling {f} |
| division {n} (arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another) | :: deiling {f} |
| division {n} (large military unit) | :: herdeild {f}, deild {f} |
| division {n} (section of a large company) | :: deild {f} |
| division {n} (biology: taxonomic classification of plants) | :: skipting {f}, fylking {f} |
| division sign {n} (Symbol) | :: deilingarmerki {n} |
| divisor {n} (arithmetic: a number or expression) | :: deilir {m} |
| divorce {n} (legal dissolution of a marriage) | :: skilnaður {m}, hjónaskilnaður {m} |
| divorcée {n} (a divorced woman) | :: fráskilin kona {f} |
| divorcee {n} (a person divorced) | :: fráskilinn karlmaður {m} |
| divvy up {v} (divide) SEE: divide | :: |
| Djibouti {prop} (Republic of Djibouti) | :: Djíbútí {n} |
| Djiboutian {n} (person) | :: Djíbúti, Djíbútar |
| déjà vu {n} (something which one has or suspects to have seen or experienced before) | :: déjà vu |
| DNA {n} (abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid (see deoxyribonucleic acid for full forms)) | :: DNA {n} DKS {n} |
| do {v} (perform, execute) | :: gera, gjöra |
| doable {adj} (possible to do) SEE: feasible | :: |
| docent {n} (teacher or lecturer in university) | :: dósent {m} |
| doctor {n} (person who has attained a doctorate) | :: læknir {m}, doktor {m} |
| doctor {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
| doctor {n} (medical doctor) SEE: physician | :: |
| doctorate {n} (highest degree awarded by a university faculty) | :: doktorsgráða {f} |
| doctor's office {n} (clinic of a doctor) | :: læknastofa {f} |
| document {n} (original or official paper) | :: skjal {n} |
| documentary {adj} (of, related to or based on documents/that serves to document something) | :: heimilda- |
| documentary {n} (documentary film) | :: heimildamynd {f} |
| documentation {n} (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) | :: hjálparskjöl |
| dodecagon {n} (geometry) | :: tólfhyrningur {m} |
| dodecahedron {n} (a polyhedron with 12 faces) | :: tólfflötungur {m} |
| Dodecanese {prop} (an island chain consisting of twelve main islands) | :: Tylftareyjar |
| dodo {n} (Raphus cucullatus) | :: dúdúfugl {m} |
| dog {n} (slang: man) SEE: guy | :: |
| dog {n} (animal) | :: hundur {m} |
| dogfish {n} (bowfin) SEE: bowfin | :: |
| dogfish {n} (small sharks of the Scyliorhinidae, Dalatiidae and Squalidae families) | :: háfur {m} |
| doggerel {adj} (of a crude or irregular construction) | :: illa kveðinn {m}, stirðkveðinn {m} |
| doggerel {adj} (comic or humorous verse) | :: kímilegur í stíl og óreglulegur að formi til |
| doggerel {n} (comic or humorous verse) | :: hnoð {n}, leirburður {m}, leirrensli {n}, lélegur kveðskapur {m}, lélegur skáldskapur {m}, vondur kveðskapur {m} |
| doghouse {n} (kennel) SEE: kennel | :: |
| dog shit {n} (deceitful statements, etc) SEE: bullshit | :: |
| dog shit {n} (fecal matter produced by a dog) | :: hundaskítur {m} |
| dogshit {n} (dog excrement) SEE: dog shit | :: |
| doldrum {adj} (boring, uninteresting) SEE: boring | :: |
| doldrums {n} (part of the ocean near the equator) | :: kyrrabelti {n} |
| dole {n} (unemployment benefit) | :: atvinnuleysisbætur {f-p} |
| doll {n} (a toy in the form of a human) | :: dúkka {f}, brúða {f} |
| dollar {n} (designation for specific currency) | :: dollari {m} |
| dollhouse {n} (miniature house for dolls) SEE: doll's house | :: |
| doll's house {n} (miniature house for dolls) | :: dúkkuhús {n} |
| dolly {n} (doll) SEE: doll | :: |
| dolphin {n} (aquatic mammal) | :: höfrungur |
| domain {n} ((mathematics) the set on which a function is defined) | :: formengi {n}, frámengi {n}, skilgreiningarmengi {n}, óðal {n} |
| dome {n} (architectural element) | :: hvolfþak {m} |
| domestic violence {n} (violence committed in a domestic setting) | :: heimilisofbeldi {n} |
| Dominic {prop} (male given name) | :: Dóminik {m} |
| Dominica {prop} (Commonwealth of Dominica) | :: Dóminíka |
| Dominican {n} (person from Dominican Republic) | :: Dóminíki, Dóminíkar |
| Dominican {n} (person from Dominica) | :: Dóminíkumaður, Dóminíkumenn |
| Dominican {adj} (from the Dominican Republic) | :: dóminískur |
| Dominican Republic {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Dóminíska lýðveldið |
| don {n} (professor) SEE: professor | :: |
| Donald Duck {prop} (Disney character) | :: Andrés Önd {m} |
| donkey {n} (a domestic animal, see also: ass) | :: asni |
| Don Quixote {prop} (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) | :: Don Kíkóti {m} |
| don't {v} (do not) | :: ekki + infinitive |
| don't count your chickens before they're hatched {proverb} (don't count on things if you don't have them yet) | :: hrósa happi of snemma (count one's chickens before they're hatched), ekki er sopið kálið þótt í ausuna sé komið (the cabbage isn't in the mouth though it is in the ladle), ekki er sopið kálið þó í ausuna sé komið (the cabbage isn't in the mouth though it is in the ladle), fyrr skal fuglinn veiddur en steiktur (the bird shall be caught before it's cooked) |
| don't let the door hit you on the way out {phrase} (good riddance) SEE: good riddance | :: |
| don't look a gift horse in the mouth {proverb} (a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely) | :: ekki vera vanþakklátur |
| don't mention it {phrase} (it is too trivial to warrant thanks) | :: ekki minnast á það, ekki að nefna það |
| donut {n} (deep-fried piece of dough) SEE: doughnut | :: |
| doofer {n} (remote control for a television) SEE: remote control | :: |
| doomsday {n} | :: Dómsdagur |
| door {n} (portal of entry into a building, room or vehicle) | :: dyr, hurð {f} |
| do-or-die {adj} (desperate effort) | :: duga eða drepast |
| door frame {n} (frame into which a door is fitted) | :: dyrakarmur {m} |
| door handle {n} (mechanism used to open or close a door) | :: húnn {m} |
| doorhandle {n} (door handle) SEE: door handle | :: |
| doorknob {n} (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door) | :: húnn {m} |
| dopamine {n} (the neurotransmitter) | :: dópamín {n} |
| dope fiend {n} (drug addict) SEE: drug addict | :: |
| dormer {n} (dormer-window) SEE: dormer-window | :: |
| dormer {n} (roofed projection) | :: kvistur {m} |
| dormer-window {n} (upright window in a roof) | :: kvistgluggi {m} |
| dormitory {n} (room for sleeping) | :: svefnsalur {m}, heimavist {f}, kojuherbergi {n} |
| dormitory {n} (building or part thereof) | :: heimavist {f} |
| dormouse {n} (rodent) | :: heslimús |
| dorsal fin {n} (fin on a marine animal's back) | :: bakuggi {m} |
| DOS {prop} (Disk Operating System) | :: diskstýrikerfi {n} |
| dot {n} (small spot or mark) | :: punktur {m} |
| dot {n} (diacritical mark) | :: depill {m} |
| do the dishes {v} (to wash up dishes) | :: vaska upp |
| do the trick {v} (to work) | :: duga, nægja |
| dot matrix printer {n} (type of printer) | :: punktaprentari {m}, nálaprentari {m} |
| dot product {n} (scalar product) SEE: scalar product | :: |
| double bed {n} (a bed designed for two adults) | :: hjónarúm, tvíbreitt rúm {n} |
| double bogey {n} (score) | :: skrambi {m} |
| double chin {n} (a layer of fat under the chin) | :: undirhaka {f} |
| double-dealer {n} (one who double deals) | :: tvöfaldur í roðinu {m} |
| double-edged sword {n} (idiomatic) | :: tvíeggjað sverð {n} |
| double negative {n} (phrase in which there are two negative words) | :: tvöföld neitun {f} |
| double room {n} (hotel room with two beds or one double bed) | :: hjónaherbergi {n}, herbergi með tvíbreiðu rúmi {n} |
| double-u {n} (name of the letter W, w) | :: tvöfalt vaff |
| doubt {v} (to lack confidence in) | :: efa, efast |
| doubt {n} (disbelief or uncertainty (about something)) | :: efasemd {f}, efi {m}, vafi {m} |
| dough {n} (mix of flour and other ingredients) | :: deig {n} |
| doughnut {n} (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) | :: kleinuhringur {m} |
| dove {n} (bird of the family Columbidae) | :: dúfa {f} |
| dove's-foot {n} (columbine) SEE: columbine | :: |
| dowel {n} | :: pinni {m}, láspinni, blindingur {m}, blindnagli {m}, blindingi {m}, tréblindingi {m}, trétappi {m} |
| down {adv} (from a high to a low position, downwards) | :: niður |
| down {n} (soft, immature feathers) | :: dúnn |
| downcast {adj} (feeling despondent) | :: gneypur |
| downhill {adj} (easy) SEE: easy | :: |
| downing {n} (defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| download {n} (file transfer to the local computer) | :: niðurhal {n} |
| download {v} (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) | :: niðurhala, hlaða niður |
| down-to-earth {adj} (practical; realistic) | :: jarðbundinn {m} |
| downtown {n} (either the lower, or the business center of a city or town) | :: miðborg {f}, miðbær {m} |
| do you speak English {phrase} (do you speak English? (English specifically)) | :: talar þú ensku |
| do you speak English {phrase} (do you speak...? (fill with the name of the current foreign language)) | :: talar þú íslensku? |
| dozen {n} (twelve) | :: tylft {f}, dúsin {n}, dúsín {f} |
| draft {n} (depth of water needed to float ship) | :: djúprista {f} |
| draft animal {n} (draught animal) SEE: draught animal | :: |
| drag {n} (street) SEE: street | :: |
| dragger {n} (nautical: trawler) SEE: trawler | :: |
| dragon {n} (mythical creature) | :: dreki {m}, lindormur {m} |
| dragoon {n} (horse soldier) | :: dragóni {m} |
| drag queen {n} (male who dresses up in women's clothing) | :: dragdrottning {f}, kjólasveinn {m} |
| dragster {n} (drag queen) SEE: drag queen | :: |
| drain {n} (conduit for liquids) | :: ræsi |
| dramatist {n} (playwright) SEE: playwright | :: |
| dramatization {n} (the act of dramatizing) | :: leikgerð {f} |
| dramatization {n} (a version that has been dramatized) | :: leikgerð {f} |
| drape {n} (curtain, drapery) SEE: curtain | :: |
| draught animal {n} (animal used to pull heavy objects) | :: dráttardýr {n} |
| draughts {n} (game for two players) | :: dammur {m}, dammtafl {n} |
| draw {v} (to produce a picture) | :: teikna |
| draw {n} (tie as a result of a game) | :: jafntefli {n} |
| draw {v} (to cause) SEE: cause | :: |
| draw {v} (to disembowel) SEE: disembowel | :: |
| drawbridge {n} (bridge which can be raised) | :: vindubrú {f} |
| drawer {n} (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing) | :: skúffa {f} |
| drawers {n} (plural of drawer) SEE: drawer | :: |
| dream {n} (imaginary events seen while sleeping) | :: draumur {m} |
| dream {v} (see imaginary events while sleeping) | :: dreyma |
| dream {v} (daydream) SEE: daydream | :: |
| dreamer {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| dreamish {adj} (resembling a dream) SEE: dreamlike | :: |
| dreamlessness {n} (lack of dreams) | :: draumleysi {n} |
| dreamlike {adj} (like something from a dream) | :: draumkenndur, draumi líkur, dreymandi |
| dreamy {adj} (resembling a dream) SEE: dreamlike | :: |
| dreary {adj} (drab) | :: drungalegur |
| dreggy {adj} (muddy) SEE: muddy | :: |
| dreggy {adj} (containing dregs or lees) | :: syrjóttur |
| dregs {n} (settled sediment) | :: dreggjar {m-p}, botnfall {n} |
| dregs {n} (the worst and lowest) | :: sori {m}, úrhrak {n} |
| drenched {adj} (completely wet; sodden) | :: holdvotur |
| dress {v} (to clothe (something or somebody)) | :: klæða |
| dress {v} (to clothe oneself) | :: klæða sig |
| dress {n} (item of clothing worn by a woman) | :: kjóll {m} |
| dress {n} (apparel) | :: klæðnaður {m}, fatnaður, föt {n-p} |
| dressed to the nines {adj} (very fancily or formally dressed) | :: vel til fara |
| dressing-down {n} (reprimand) SEE: reprimand | :: |
| drift {n} (shallow place in a river) SEE: ford | :: |
| driftwood {n} (floating piece of wood) | :: rekaviður {m} |
| drill {v} (to make a hole) | :: bora |
| drill {n} (tool) | :: bor {m} |
| drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth) | :: drekka |
| drink {v} (consume alcoholic beverages) | :: drekka |
| drink {n} (served beverage) | :: drykkur |
| drink {n} (served alcoholic beverage) | :: drykkur |
| drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth) | :: drekka |
| drink {v} (consume alcoholic beverages) | :: drekka |
| drink-driving {n} (drink-driving) SEE: drunk driving | :: |
| drinking game {n} (game involving drinking) | :: drykkjuleikur {m} |
| drinking horn {n} (drinking vessel fashioned from an animal's horn) | :: drykkjarhorn {n} |
| drinking straw {n} (a long plastic or paper tube through which a drink is drunk) | :: drykkjarrör {n}, rör {n} |
| drinking water {n} (water for humans) | :: drykkjarvatn {n} |
| drive {v} (operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle)) | :: aka |
| drive {v} (to travel by operating a motorized vehicle) | :: keyra |
| driver {n} (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus) | :: ökumaður {m}, bílstjóri {m} |
| driver {n} (program acting as interface between an application and hardware) | :: rekill {m} |
| driver's licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license | :: |
| driver's license {n} (documenting permitting a person to drive) | :: ökuskírteini {n}, ökuleyfi {n}, hafa bílpróf |
| driving licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license | :: |
| driving under the influence {n} (drunk driving) SEE: drunk driving | :: |
| drizzle {n} (light rain) | :: úði {m} |
| dromedary {n} (single-humped camel) | :: drómedari {m} |
| drop {n} (small mass of liquid) | :: dropi {m} |
| drop {v} (to allow to fall from one's grasp) | :: detta |
| drop in the bucket {n} (an effort or action having very little influence, especially as compared to a huge problem) | :: dropi í hafið |
| drop in the ocean {n} (drop in the bucket) SEE: drop in the bucket | :: |
| droplet {n} (very small drop) | :: dropi {m}, smádropi {m}, smádropi {m} |
| drought {n} (period of unusually low rain fall) | :: þurrkar {m} |
| drown {v} (to be suffocated in fluid) | :: drukkna |
| drown one's sorrows {v} (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) | :: drekkja sorgum sínum |
| drowsiness {n} (State of being drowsy) | :: höfgi {m} |
| drug {n} (psychoactive substance ingested for recreational use, especially illegal and addictive one) | :: eiturlyf {n}, fíkniefni {n} |
| drug addict {n} (person with a chemical or psychological dependency on drugs) | :: dópisti {m} |
| drug dealer {n} (person who illegally sells drugs) | :: eiturlyfjasali {m}, díler {m} |
| drugstore {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| drum {n} (musical instrument) | :: tromma {f} |
| drum {n} (hollow, cylindrical object) | :: tromla {f} |
| drum {v} (to beat a drum) | :: tromma |
| drum {v} (to beat with a rapid succession of strokes) | :: tromma |
| drum {v} (to review to establish memorization) | :: berja |
| drummer {n} (one who plays the drums) | :: trommuleikari {m}, trommari {m} |
| drumstick {n} (stick used to play drums) | :: trommukjuði {m} |
| drunk {adj} (intoxicated after drinking too much alcohol) | :: fullur {m}, drukkinn {m} |
| drunkard {n} (person who is habitually drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| drunk driving {n} (driving under the influence of alcohol) | :: ölvunarakstur {m} |
| drunkenness {n} (state of being drunk) | :: ölvun {f}, drykkjuskapur {m}, óregla {f}, ölæði {n} |
| drunkness {n} (drunkenness) SEE: drunkenness | :: |
| drupe {n} (stone fruit) SEE: stone fruit | :: |
| dry {adj} (free from liquid or moisture) | :: þurr |
| dry {v} (to become dry) | :: þorna |
| dry {v} (to make dry) | :: þurrka |
| drydock {n} (dock that can be drained of water) | :: þurrkví {f} |
| dryer {n} (household appliance for drying clothing) | :: þurrkari {m} |
| dryer {n} (hairdryer) SEE: hairdryer | :: |
| dry ice {n} (carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state) | :: þurrís {m}, kolsýruís {m}, kolsýrusnjór {m} |
| dub {v} (to confer knighthood) | :: slá til riddara |
| dub {v} (to name, to entitle, to call) | :: nefna |
| dub {v} (to add sound to film or change audio on film) | :: hljóðsetja |
| dub {v} (to replace soundtrack of a film with translation) | :: hljóðsetja, döbba |
| Dubai {prop} (one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates) | :: Dúbæ |
| Dublin {prop} (the capital of the Republic of Ireland) | :: Dyflinn {f} |
| duchess {n} (female spouse or widow of a duke) | :: hertogaynja {f} |
| duchess {n} (female ruler of a duchy) | :: hertogaynja {f} |
| duchy {n} (a dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess) | :: hertogadæmi {n} |
| duck {n} (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae) | :: önd {f}, aliönd {f} |
| Duckburg {prop} (fictional city where Donald Duck lives) | :: Andabær {m} |
| duckface {n} (facial expression) | :: öndlit {n} |
| duckling {n} (young duck) | :: andarungi {m} |
| duck soup {n} (something which is easy) SEE: piece of cake | :: |
| ductus deferens {n} (vas deferens) SEE: vas deferens | :: |
| dude {n} (colloquial: man) | :: gaur {m} |
| dude {n} (colloquial: term of address for a young man) | :: gaur {m} |
| dudette {n} (female equivalent of dude) | :: gella {f} |
| due process {n} (legal concept) | :: sanngjörn málsmeðferð {f}, tilhlýðileg málsmeðferð {f} |
| duke {n} (male ruler of a duchy) | :: hertogi {m} |
| duke {n} (male holder of a dukedom) | :: hertogi {m} |
| dulcour {n} (sweetness; dulcitude; suavitude) SEE: sweetness | :: |
| dulse {n} (reddish brown seaweed that is eaten) | :: söl {n} |
| dumb {adj} (unable to speak) SEE: mute | :: |
| dumbledore {n} (beetle) SEE: beetle | :: |
| dumbledore {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee | :: |
| dumbledore {n} (dandelion) SEE: dandelion | :: |
| dummy {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| dumpling {n} (food) | :: bögglar {m-p} |
| dun {n} (colour) | :: grámórautt {n} |
| dunce {n} | :: tossi {m} |
| dune {n} (a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind) | :: sandhóll {m} |
| dung {n} (manure) | :: mykja {f} |
| dung beetle {n} (insect of the family Scarabaeidae) | :: tordýfill {m} |
| dungeon {n} (underground prison or vault) | :: dýflissa {f} |
| duo {n} (twosome, especially musicians) | :: dúó {n}, par {n} |
| duologue {n} (conversation between two persons) | :: tvítal {n} |
| Durex {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| Durex {prop} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| durian {n} (fruit) | :: dáraaldin {m} |
| dusk {n} (period of time at the end of day when sun is below the horizon but before full onset of night) | :: ljósaskipti {f}, húm {m}, rökkur {n} |
| dusk {v} (to grow dusk) | :: rökkva, húma, dimma |
| dusky {adj} (dark-skinned) SEE: dark-skinned | :: |
| dust {n} (fine, dry particles) | :: ryk {n}, duft {n} |
| dust jacket {n} (detachable protective cover of a book) | :: kápa {f} |
| dustman {n} (garbage collector) SEE: garbage collector | :: |
| dustpan {n} (flat scoop for assembling dust) | :: fægiskófla {f} |
| dusty {adj} (covered with dust) | :: rykfallinn |
| Dutch {adj} (of the Netherlands, people, or language) | :: hollenskur {m}, niðurlenskur {m} |
| Dutch {prop} (the Dutch language) | :: hollenska |
| Dutch {n} (people from the Netherlands) | :: Hollendingur {m} |
| Dutch clover {n} (Trifolium repens) SEE: white clover | :: |
| Dutchman {n} (a Dutch man) | :: Hollendingur {m}, Niðurlendingur {m} |
| Dutchwoman {n} (a Dutch woman) | :: Hollendingur {m} |
| duty {n} (that which one is morally or legally obligated to do) | :: kvöð {f}, skylda {f} |
| duvet {n} (quilt) | :: sæng {f} |
| dwarf {n} (being from folklore, underground dwelling nature spirit) | :: dvergur {m} |
| dwarf {n} (small person) | :: dvergur {m} |
| dwarf birch {n} (dwarf birch) | :: fjalldrapi {m}, drapi {m}, hrís {n} |
| dweller {n} (inhabitant) SEE: inhabitant | :: |
| dwindle {v} ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish) | :: dvína |
| dyadic {adj} (pertaining to the number two) | :: tvíunda- |
| dyadic operation {n} (two-operand operation) SEE: binary operation | :: |
| dye {n} (a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied) | :: litur {m}, litarefni {n} |
| dye {v} (to colour with dye) | :: lita |
| dye {n} (die) SEE: die | :: |
| dyed {adj} (colored with dye) | :: litað |
| dyke {n} (ditch) SEE: ditch | :: |
| dynamic {adj} (computing: happening at runtime instead of at compile time) | :: kviklegur {m}, kvik- |
| dynamite {n} (class of explosives) | :: dýnamít |
| dynasty {n} (A series of rulers or dynasts from one family) | :: konungsætt {f}, keisaraætt {f} |
| dyscalculia {n} (pathology: difficulty with numbers) | :: talnablinda {f}, reikniblinda {f} |
| dysentery {n} (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines) | :: iðrakreppa {f}, blóðkreppusótt {f}, blóðfallssótt {n}, blóðsótt {n} |
| dyslalia {n} (difficulty in talking due to a structural abnormality) | :: mállýti {n} |
| dyslexia {n} (learning disability) | :: lesblinda {f} |
| dyslexic {adj} (of or pertaining to dyslexia) | :: lesblindu- |
| dyslexic {adj} (having dyslexia) | :: lesblindur |
| dyslexic {n} (a person who has dyslexia) | :: lesblindur (adjective) |
| dysostosis {n} (disorder of the development of bone) | :: beinarýrð {f} |
| dyspnea {n} (difficult respiration) | :: mæði {f} |
| dysprosium {n} (chemical element) | :: dysprósín |