| cab {n} (taxi) SEE: taxi | :: |
| cabbage {n} (plant) | :: hodekål, kål {m} |
| cabbage butterfly {n} (Pieris brassicae) SEE: large white | :: |
| cabbage fly {n} (Delia radicum) | :: liten kålflue {f} |
| cabbage moth {n} (Pieris rapae) SEE: small white | :: |
| cabbage moth {n} (Pieris brassicae) SEE: large white | :: |
| cabbage moth {n} (Plutella xylostella) SEE: diamondback moth | :: |
| cabbage worm {n} (Pieris rapae) SEE: small white | :: |
| cabbage worm {n} (Pieris brassicae) SEE: large white | :: |
| cabbage worm {n} (Plutella xylostella) SEE: diamondback moth | :: |
| cabin {n} (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) | :: hytte {f} |
| cabin {n} (private room on a ship) | :: lugar {m}, kabin {m}, kahytt {m} {f}; lugar {m}, kabin {m}, kahytt {m} {f} |
| cabin {n} (interior of a boat) | :: kabin {m}; kahytt {m} {f}; kahytt {f}, kahytte {f} |
| cabin {n} (section of passenger plane having same class of service) | :: kabin {m}; kabin {m} |
| cabin fever {n} (psychological condition) | :: brakkesyke {m}, brakkesjuke {m}; brakkesjuke {m} {f} |
| cable {n} (large wire, rope) | :: kabel {m}; kabel {m} |
| cable {n} (assembly of wires for electricity) | :: kabel {m}, ledning {m} {f}; kabel {m} |
| cable {n} (texture pattern in knitting) | :: kabel |
| cable car {n} (hanging carriage) | :: taubane, togbane |
| cable ferry {n} (cable ferry) | :: kabelferge {m} {f}, kabelferje {m} {f}; kabelferje {f} |
| cable length {n} (one tenth of a nautical mile) | :: kabellengde {m}; kabellengd {f}, kabellengde {f} |
| cabotage {n} (transport of goods or passengers in the same country) | :: kabotasje {m} |
| cabotage {n} (the legal right) | :: kabotasje {m} |
| Cabo Verde {prop} (Cape Verde) SEE: Cape Verde | :: |
| cabriolet {n} | :: kabriolet {c} |
| cacao {n} (cacao tree) | :: kakaotre {n}; kakaotre {n} |
| cachalot {n} (sperm whale) SEE: sperm whale | :: |
| cache {n} (computing: fast temporary storage for data) | :: cache {m}; cache {m} |
| cache {n} (geocaching: hidden container) | :: cache {m}; cache {m} |
| cachexia {n} (systemic wasting of muscle tissue that accompanies a chronic disease) | :: kakesi |
| cacophonous {adj} (containing or consisting of unpleasant sounds) | :: kakofonisk; kakofonisk |
| cacophony {n} (mix of discordant sounds; dissonance) | :: kakofoni {m}; kakofoni {m} |
| cactus {n} (member of the Cactaceae) | :: kaktus {m}; kaktus {m} |
| cadence {n} (cycling:№ of revolutions per minute) | :: pedaltakt {m} {f}, tråkkfrekvens {m}; pedaltakt {m} {f}, trakkfrekvens {m}, tråkkfrekvens {m} |
| cadet {n} (a student at a military school who is training to be an officer) | :: kadett {m}; kadett {n} |
| cadmium {n} (chemical element) | :: kadmium {n}; kadmium {n} |
| cadre {n} (skeleton upon which regiment is formed) | :: kader {m} |
| cadre {n} (core of managing group) | :: kader {m} |
| caecum {n} (blind pouch connected to the large intestine) | :: blindtarm {m}; blindtarm {m} |
| Caesar {prop} (ancient Roman family name) | :: Cæsar {m} |
| Caesarean section {n} (incision in the womb) | :: keisersnitt {n}; keisarsnitt {n} |
| Caesarism {n} (autocracy) | :: cæsarisme |
| Caesarism {n} (democratic dictatorship) | :: cæsarisme |
| Caesar salad {n} (Caesar salad) | :: cæsarsalat {m}; cæsarsalat {m} |
| caesium {n} (a metallic chemical element) | :: cesium {n}; cesium {n} |
| café {n} (coffee shop) | :: kafé {m}, café {m} |
| cafe {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| cafeteria {n} (restaurant) | :: kafeteria {m}; kafeteria {m} |
| caffeine {n} (alkaloid found naturally in tea and coffee plants) | :: koffein {m} {n}; koffein {m} {n} |
| cage {n} (enclosure) | :: bur {n} |
| cagey {adj} | :: avvisende, unnvikende |
| caiman {n} (alligator relative) | :: kaiman |
| cairn {n} (monument) | :: gravrøys {m} {f}; gravrøys {f} |
| cairn {n} (landmark) | :: varde {f}, røys {f} |
| cairn {n} (terrier) SEE: cairn terrier | :: |
| cairn terrier {n} (breed of terrier) | :: cairnterrier {m}, cairn {m} |
| Cairo {prop} (capital of Egypt) | :: Kairo {m}; Kairo {m} |
| cake {n} (a sweet dessert) | :: kake {m} |
| cake {n} (a block of solid material) | :: stykke {m} |
| cake {n} (a trivially easy task or responsibility) SEE: piece of cake | :: |
| cake mix {n} (powdered mixture of the dry ingredients used to produce a cake or the finished mixture before baking) | :: kakemiks {m} {n} |
| calaboose {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| calamari {n} (as mollusk) SEE: squid | :: |
| calamari {n} (as food) | :: akkar |
| calamity {n} (event resulting in great loss) | :: kalamitet {m} |
| calamus {n} (fistula) SEE: fistula | :: |
| calamus {n} (quill) SEE: quill | :: |
| calandra lark {n} (Melanocorypha calandra) | :: kalanderlerke |
| calcine {v} (transitive) | :: kalsinere; kalsinere, kalsinera |
| calcite {n} (calcium carbonate mineral) | :: kalsitt {m}; kalsitt {m} |
| calcium {n} (chemical element of atomic number 20) | :: kalsium {n}; kalsium {n} |
| calculate {v} ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) | :: beregne, kalkulere, regne ut |
| calculation {n} (act or process of calculating) | :: beregning {m} {f} |
| calculation {n} (result of calculating) | :: beregning {m} {f} |
| calculation {n} (reckoning, estimate) | :: beregning {m} {f} |
| calculator {n} (electronic device that performs mathematical calculations) | :: kalkulator {m}; kalkulator {m} |
| calculus {n} (formal mathematical system) | :: beregning {m} {f} |
| calculus {n} (differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject) | :: matematikk {m} |
| caldera {n} (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) | :: kaldera {m}; kaldera {m} |
| Caleb {prop} (biblical character) | :: Kaleb |
| Caledonian {adj} (mountain-forming period) | :: kaledonsk; kaledonsk |
| calendar {n} (system by which time is divided) | :: kalender {m}; kalender {m} |
| calendar {n} (means to determine the date) | :: kalender {m}; kalender {m} |
| calendar {n} (list of planned events) | :: kalender {m}; kalender {m} |
| calendar year {n} (time between 1st January and 31st December) | :: kalenderår {n}; kalenderår {n} |
| calendrical {adj} (of, pertaining to, or used by a calendar system) | :: kalendarisk {m} {f} {n}; kalendarisk {m} {f} {n} |
| calends {n} (first day of a month of the Roman calendar) | :: kalendae; kalendae |
| calf {n} (young cow or bull) | :: kalv {m}; kalv {m} |
| calf {n} (young deer, elephant, seal or whale (also used of some other animals)) | :: kalv {m}; kalv {m} |
| calf {n} (chunk of ice broken off of a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg) | :: kalv {m}; kalv {m} |
| calf {n} (small island beside another one) | :: kalv {m}; kalv {m} |
| calf {n} (anatomy: back of the leg below the knee) | :: legg {m} |
| Cali {prop} (California) SEE: California | :: |
| calibration {n} (act of calibrating) | :: kalibrering {m} {f}; kalibrering {f} |
| calibre {n} (Diameter of the bore of a firearm) | :: kaliber {m} {n}; kaliber {m} {n} |
| calibre {n} (Diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column) | :: kaliber {m} {n}; kaliber {m} {n} |
| calibre {n} (Figuratively: Capacity or compass of mind) | :: kaliber {m} {n}; kaliber {m} {n} |
| California {prop} (US state) | :: California; California |
| californium {n} (chemical element) | :: californium |
| caliginous {adj} (dark, obscure) SEE: dark | :: |
| caliper {n} (calipers) SEE: calipers | :: |
| calipers {n} (device used to measure thickness between two surfaces) | :: skyvelære {m} {f} |
| caliph {n} (political leader of the Muslim world) | :: kalif {m}; kalif {m} |
| caliphate {n} (Islamic government) | :: kalifat {n}; kalifat {n} |
| call {n} (social visit) | :: anløp {n}; anløp {n} |
| call {v} (to request, summon, or beckon) | :: kalle |
| call an ambulance {phrase} (request to call an ambulance) | :: ring etter ambulanse |
| call a spade a spade {v} (to speak the truth) | :: kalle en spade for en spade (to call a spade a spade); kalle ein spade for ein spade (to call a spade a spade) |
| callback {n} (product recall) | :: tilbakekalling {m} {f} |
| calligraphy {n} (art of writing with decorative strokes) | :: kalligrafi {m}; kalligrafi {m} |
| calling card {n} (printed card identifying the bearer) SEE: business card | :: |
| calling name {n} (nickname) SEE: nickname | :: |
| Calliope {prop} (the Muse of eloquence and epic) | :: Kalliope {f}; Kalliope {f} |
| calloo {n} (long-tailed duck) SEE: long-tailed duck | :: |
| callow {adj} (bald) SEE: bald | :: |
| call sign {n} (broadcasting) | :: kallesignal {n}; kallesignal {n} |
| callsign {n} (call sign) SEE: call sign | :: |
| call the police {phrase} (call the police) | :: ring politiet |
| calm {adj} (free from anger and anxiety) | :: rolig; roleg |
| calm {adj} (free of noise and disturbance) | :: rolig, fredelig; roleg, fredeleg |
| calm {adj} (without wind or storm) | :: vindstille |
| calm {v} (to make calm) | :: roe, berolige; roe |
| calm {v} (to become calm) | :: roe seg |
| calm before the storm {n} (peace before a disturbance or crisis) | :: stille før stormen {c} |
| calorie {n} (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) | :: kalori {m}; kalori {m} |
| calque {n} (word formed by word-for-word translation of a word in another language) | :: oversettingslån {n}, oversettelseslån {n}; omsetjingslån {n} |
| calumny {n} (falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another) | :: baksnakk {n}, baksnakking {c}, baktalelse {m}, baktaling {c} |
| calve {v} (to give birth to a calf) | :: kalve; kalva, kalve |
| calve {v} (to shed a large piece) | :: kalve |
| calvous {adj} (lacking most or all of one's hair) SEE: bald | :: |
| cam {n} (camera) SEE: camera | :: |
| camaraderie {n} (close friendship in a group of friends) | :: kameraderi {n} |
| Cambodia {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Kambodsja |
| Cambodian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language) | :: kambodsjansk; kambodsjansk, kampuchansk, kampucheansk |
| Cambodian {n} (a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent) | :: kambodsjaner {m}; kambodsjan {m}, kambodsjanar {m}, kampuchean {m}, kampucheanar {m} |
| Cambodian {n} (the language of the Cambodian people) SEE: Khmer | :: |
| Cambrian explosion {prop} (the rapid appearance, around 541 million years ago, of most major animal phyla) | :: den kambriske eksplosjon {m}; den kambriske eksplosjonen {m} |
| Cambrian symbol {n} (literary: vegetable emblematic of Wales) SEE: leek | :: |
| camel {n} (beast of burden) | :: kamel {m}; kamel {m} |
| camellia {n} (plant) | :: kamelia {m}; kamelia {m} |
| camel meat {n} (camel eaten as meat) | :: kamelkjøtt {n}; kamelkjøt {n}, kamelkjøtt {n} |
| camelopard {n} (giraffe) SEE: giraffe | :: |
| camel rider {n} (someone who rides a camel) | :: kamelrytter {m}; kamelryttar {m} |
| camera {n} (still camera) | :: kamera {n}, fotoapparat {n}; kamera {n}, fotoapparat {n} |
| camera flash {n} (a device that produces a short flash of light) SEE: flash | :: |
| Cameroon {prop} (country in Central Africa) | :: Kamerun; Kamerun |
| Cameroonian {adj} (pertaining to Cameroon) | :: kamerunsk; kamerunsk |
| Cameroonian {n} (person from Cameroon) | :: kameruner {m}; kamerunar {m} |
| Camilla {prop} (female given name) | :: Camilla, Kamilla |
| camomile {n} | :: kamille {m}; kamille {m} |
| camouflage {n} | :: kamuflasje {m} |
| camp {n} (outdoor place) | :: leir {m} |
| camp {n} (summer camp) SEE: summer camp | :: |
| campaign {n} (series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal) | :: kampanje {m}, felttog {n}; kampanje {m}, felttog {n} |
| campanile {n} (bell tower) | :: kampanile {m}; kampanile {m} |
| campanology {n} (study of bells) | :: kampanologi {m}; kampanologi {m} |
| camp bed {n} (a cot) | :: feltseng {m} {f} |
| camper {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: motor home | :: |
| campervan {n} (motor home) SEE: motor home | :: |
| campfire {n} (fire at a campground) | :: bål {n}, leirbål {n} (campfire) |
| camphor {n} (white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone) | :: kamfer {m} {n}; kamfer {m} {n} |
| camping {n} (recreational activity) | :: camping {m}; camping {f} |
| campsite {n} (a place where a tent may be or is pitched) | :: campingplass {m}, teltplass {m}; campingplass {m}, teltplass {m} |
| camshaft {n} (a shaft fitted with cams) | :: kamaksel {m}; kamaksel {m}, kamaksling {m} |
| can {v} (to be able) | :: kunne |
| can {v} (may) | :: kunne |
| can {n} (a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids) | :: boks {m}, kanne {m} {f}; boks {m}, kanne {f} |
| can {n} (a container used to carry and dispense water for plants) | :: kanne {m} {f}; kanne {f} |
| can {n} (a tin-plate canister) | :: boks {m}, hermetikkboks {m} |
| can {n} (non-offensive slang for toilet, see also: toilet) | :: do {m}, doskål |
| can {n} (buttocks) | :: rompe {c}, bak {m} |
| can {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| Canaan Dog {n} (Canaan Dog) | :: Kanaan-hund {m} |
| Canada {prop} (country in North America) | :: Canada {n}, Kanada {n}; Canada {n}, Kanada {n} |
| Canada goose {n} (Branta canadensis) | :: kanadagås {m} {f}; kanadagås {f} |
| Canadian {adj} (of or pertaining to Canada) | :: canadisk, kanadisk; canadisk, kanadisk |
| Canadian {n} (person from Canada) | :: canadier {m}, kanadier {m}; canadiar {m}, kanadiar {m} |
| Canadian {prop} (Canadian English) | :: canadisk engelsk {m}, kanadisk engelsk {m}; canadisk engelsk {m}, kanadisk engelsk {m} |
| canal {n} (artificial waterway) | :: kanal {m}; kanal {m} |
| canalise {v} (to convert into a canal) | :: kanalisere; kanalisere |
| canalise {v} (to channel the flow) | :: kanalisere; kanalisere |
| canard {n} (false or misleading report or story) | :: avisand {m} {f}, and {m} {f}; avisand {f}, and {f} |
| canard {n} (winglike structure) | :: canardvinge {m} |
| canary {n} (bird from the Canary Islands) | :: kanarifugl {m} |
| canary {n} (colour) | :: kanarigul |
| Canary Islands {prop} (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) | :: Kanariøyene; Kanariøyane |
| cancel {v} (cross out) | :: stryke |
| cancel {v} (invalidate, annul) | :: avbestille, avbryte, oppheve, avlyse |
| cancelled {adj} (No longer planned or scheduled) | :: avlyst |
| cancer {n} (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation) | :: cancer {m}; kreft {m}; kreft {m} |
| Cancer {prop} (constellation) | :: Krepsen {m} |
| Cancer {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Krepsen {m} |
| Cancer {n} (Someone with a Cancer star sign) | :: kreps |
| Cancerian {adj} (Attributive of Cancer) | :: kreps |
| cancerogenic {adj} (carcinogenic) SEE: carcinogenic | :: |
| candid {adj} (impartial and free from prejudice) | :: fordomsfri, upartisk |
| candid {adj} (straightforward, open and sincere) | :: oppriktig |
| candid {adj} (not posed or rehearsed) | :: oppriktig |
| candidacy {n} (state or act of being a candidate) | :: kandidatur {m} {n}; kandidatur {m} {n} |
| candidate {n} (person running in an election) | :: kandidat {m}; kandidat {m} |
| candidateship {n} (candidacy) SEE: candidacy | :: |
| candidly {adv} (frankly) SEE: frankly | :: |
| candle {n} (a light source) | :: lys; stearinlys {n}, vokslys {n}, levende lys {n}; stearinlys {n}, vokslys {n} |
| candle holder {n} (candle holder) SEE: candlestick | :: |
| candlestick {n} (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) | :: lysestake {m}; ljosestake {m}, lysestake {m} |
| candlewick {n} SEE: candle | :: |
| candy {n} (piece of candy) | :: godteri {n-p} |
| candy {n} (confection) SEE: confectionery | :: |
| candy floss {n} (sweet) | :: sukkerspinn {n} |
| cane {n} (sugar cane) SEE: sugar cane | :: |
| cane sugar {n} (sugar from the sugar cane plant) | :: rørsukker {n}; røyrsukker {n} |
| canine {n} (pointy tooth) SEE: canine tooth | :: |
| canine tooth {n} (tooth) | :: hoggtann {m} |
| Canis Minor {prop} (small winter constellation of the northern sky) | :: Den lille hund; Vesle hund |
| canister {n} (container) | :: boks {m} |
| canister {n} (cylindrical metal receptacle) | :: boks {m} |
| canna {v} (cannot) SEE: cannot | :: |
| cannabis {n} (plant) | :: hamp {m}; hamp {m} |
| cannibal {n} (an organism which eats others of its own species) | :: kannibal {m}; kannibal {m} |
| cannibalism {n} (act of eating another of one's own species) | :: kannibalisme {m}; kannibalisme {m} |
| cannibalistic {adj} (tending toward cannibalism) | :: kannibalsk; kannibalsk |
| canning {n} (preserving process) | :: hermetisering |
| cannoli {n} (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) | :: cannolo {m} |
| cannon {n} (artillery piece) | :: kanon {m} |
| cannonball {n} (spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon) | :: kanonkule {m} {f}; kanonkule {f} |
| cannot {v} (cannot, see also: can; not) | :: kan ikke |
| canny {adj} (frugal, thrifty) SEE: frugal | :: |
| canoe {n} (small long and narrow boat) | :: kano {m} |
| canola {n} (cultivar of rapeseed Brassica napus) SEE: colza | :: |
| canon {n} (group of literary works accepted as representative) | :: kanon {m} |
| canon {n} (member of cathedral chapter) | :: kannik {m}, korsbror {m}, korbror {m}, korherre {m}, domherre, domkapitular {m} |
| canon {n} (piece of music) | :: kanon {m} |
| canon {n} (fandom: the works considered authoritative regarding a fictional universe) | :: kanon {m} |
| canonical form {n} ((linguistics) lemma or dictionary form) SEE: lemma | :: |
| can opener {n} (device used to open tin cans) | :: boksåpner {m} |
| can-opener {n} (can opener) SEE: can opener | :: |
| canopy {n} (highest foliage and branches of a forest) | :: kronetak {n} |
| cant {n} (jargon of a particular class or subgroup) | :: sjargong {m} |
| cant {n} (hypocritical talk) | :: hykling {m} {f} |
| cant {n} (whining speech, such as that used by beggars.) | :: sutrestemme {m} {f}, klaging {m} {f} |
| cant {n} (heraldry: blazon that makes a pun, canting arms) | :: talende våpen {n} |
| cant {v} (set something at an angle) | :: kante |
| can't {v} (cannot) SEE: cannot | :: |
| cantankerous {adj} (ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby) | :: gretten |
| canteen {n} (small cafeteria or snack bar) | :: kantine {m} {f} |
| canter {n} (gait) | :: galopp {m} |
| canter {n} (ride) | :: galopp {m} |
| canter {v} (to gait) | :: galoppere |
| Canticle of Canticles {prop} (Song of Songs) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| Canticles {prop} (Song of Songs) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| canting arms {n} | :: talende våpen {n}; talande våpen {n} |
| Cantopop {n} (Cantonese pop music) | :: cantopop |
| cantor {n} (singer) | :: kantor {m}; kantor {m} |
| Canute {prop} (Male given name) | :: Knut |
| canvas {n} (a type of coarse cloth) | :: lerret {n}; lerret {n} |
| canvas {n} (a piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint) | :: lerret {n}; lerret {n} |
| canvass {v} (to campaign) SEE: campaign | :: |
| canyon {n} (a valley cut in rock by a river) | :: canyon |
| can you help me {phrase} (can you help me?) | :: kan du hjelpe meg? |
| cap {n} (head covering) | :: skyggelue |
| capacious {adj} (having a lot of space inside) | :: rommelig |
| capacitor {n} (electronic component) | :: kondensator {m}; kondensator {m} |
| capacity {n} (the ability to hold, receive or absorb) | :: kapasitet {m}; kapasitet {m} |
| capacity {n} (capability; the ability to perform some task) | :: kapasitet {m}; kapasitet {m} |
| capacity {n} (the maximum that can be produced) | :: kapasitet {m}; kapasitet {m} |
| cape {n} (headland) | :: kapp {n}; kapp {n} |
| cape {n} (garment) | :: cape {m}; cape {m} |
| cape gooseberry {n} (plant) | :: ananaskirsebær |
| Cape Horn {prop} (southernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego) | :: Kapp Horn; Kapp Horn |
| caper {n} (crime) SEE: crime | :: |
| caper {n} (capercaillie) SEE: capercaillie | :: |
| caper {n} (pickled bud of Capparis spinosa) | :: kapers {p} |
| capercaillie {n} (Tetrao urogallus) | :: storfugl, tiur , røy |
| Capernaum {prop} (The biblical town) | :: Kapernaum; Kefár Nahúm |
| Cape Verde {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: Kapp Verde (Republikken Kapp Verde); Kapp Verde |
| Cape Verdean {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) | :: kappverdisk; kappverdisk |
| Cape Verdean {n} (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) | :: kappverder {m}; kappverdar {m} |
| capillary {n} (narrow tube) | :: kapillar {n}; kapillar {n} |
| capillary {n} (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) | :: kapillar {n}; kapillar {n} |
| capillary action {n} (drawing of a liquid up interstices) | :: kapillarkraft {m} {f}; kapillarkraft {f} |
| capital {n} (money and wealth) | :: kapital |
| capital {n} (uppermost part of a column) | :: kapitel {n} |
| capital {n} (capital city) SEE: capital city | :: |
| capital city {n} (city designated as seat of government) | :: hovedstad {m}; hovudstad {m} |
| capitalism {n} (socio-economic system based on private property rights) | :: kapitalisme {m}; kapitalisme {m} |
| capitalist {adj} (supporting or endorsing capitalism) | :: kapitalistisk; kapitalistisk |
| capitalistic {adj} (of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists) | :: kapitalistisk; kapitalistisk |
| capital punishment {n} (punishment by death) | :: dødsstraff {m}; dødsstraff {f} |
| capitol {n} (Capitoline temple of Jupiter) SEE: Capitol | :: |
| capitol {n} (particular capitol buildings) SEE: Capitol | :: |
| Capitol {prop} (legislative building in Washington, D.C.) | :: Capitol |
| capon {n} (cockerel grown for food) | :: kapun |
| cappuccino {n} (beverage) | :: cappuccino {m} |
| cappuccino {n} (cup of this beverage) | :: cappuccino {m} |
| capricious {adj} (Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim) | :: uberegnelig, uforutsigbar, lunefull |
| Capricorn {prop} (constellation) SEE: Capricornus | :: |
| Capricorn {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Steinbukken {m} |
| Capricornus {prop} (constellation) | :: Steinbukken {m} |
| Capricornus {prop} (astrological sign) SEE: Capricorn | :: |
| capsicum {n} (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific)) | :: paprika {m} |
| capsicum spray {n} (pepper spray) SEE: pepper spray | :: |
| capsize {v} ((intransitive) to overturn) | :: kantre; kollseile; kollsegle, kollsigla |
| capstan {n} (cylindrical machine) | :: gangspill {n}, forhalingsvinsj {m}, capstan {m}; gangspel {n}, forhalingsvinsj {m} |
| capsule {n} (weasel) SEE: weasel | :: |
| captain {n} (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) | :: kaptein {m}; kaptein {m} |
| captain {n} (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) | :: kommandør {m}; kommandør {m} |
| captain {n} (an air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) | :: kaptein {m}; kaptein {m} |
| captain {n} (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) | :: kaptein {m}, skipsfører {m}; kaptein {m}, skipsførar {m} |
| captain {n} (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) | :: kaptein {m}; kaptein {m} |
| captain {n} (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) | :: kaptein {m}; kaptein {m} |
| captee {n} (captive) SEE: captive | :: |
| captive {n} (a person who has been captured) | :: fange {m} |
| captivity {n} (captives) SEE: captive | :: |
| capybara {n} (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) | :: flodsvin, kapivar, kapybara |
| car {n} (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver) | :: bil {m}; bil {m} |
| car {n} (passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not) | :: vogn {m} |
| car {n} (railway car, railroad carriage) SEE: carriage | :: |
| Caracalla {prop} (emperor) | :: Caracalla |
| carafe {n} (bottle for serving wine, water, or beverages) | :: karaffel {m}; karaffel {m} |
| carambola {n} (fruit) SEE: star fruit | :: |
| caramel {n} (confection) | :: karamell {m}; karamell {m} |
| caravan {n} (convoy or procession) | :: karavane {m}; karavane {m} |
| caravan {n} (vehicle) | :: campingvogn {m} {f}; campingvogn {f} |
| caravanserai {n} (an inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest) | :: karavaneserai |
| caravel {n} (light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel) | :: karavell; karavell |
| caraway {n} (plant) | :: kummin {?}, karve {m} {c} |
| caraway {n} (seed/fruit) | :: kummin {?}, karve {m} {c} |
| carbamic acid {n} (NH2COOH) | :: karbamidsyre {m} {f}; karbamidsyre {f} |
| carbamide {n} (urea (in organic chemistry)) | :: karbamid {n}; karbamid {n} |
| carbohydrate {n} (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) | :: kullhydrat {n}, kolhydrat {n}; karbohydrat {n}; karbohydrat {n} |
| car bomb {n} (automobile made into a bomb) | :: bilbombe {m} {f}; bilbombe {f} |
| car bomb {n} (explosive device installed in an automobile) | :: bilbombe {m} {f}; bilbombe {f} |
| carbon {n} (chemical element) | :: karbon {n}; karbon |
| carbon {n} (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) | :: blåpapir {n} |
| carbon {n} (informal: carbon copy) | :: blåkopi {m} |
| carbon {n} (impure carbon (e.g., coal, charcoal)) | :: kull {n} |
| carbon {n} (ecology: carbon dioxide, in the context of global warming) | :: kulldioksid {m}, kullsyre {f} |
| carbonado {v} (to cut or hack) SEE: cut | :: |
| carbonado {n} (impure form of polycrystalline diamond) | :: carbonado |
| carbonate {n} (any salt or ester of carbonic acid) | :: karbonat {n}; karbonat {n} |
| carbonated {adj} (containing dissolved carbon dioxide gas (under pressure)) | :: kullsyret, brusende; kullsyreholdig; kolsyrehaldig |
| carbonated water {n} (water containing carbon dioxide) | :: kullsyreholdig vann {n} |
| carbon dating {n} (radiocarbon dating) | :: karbondatering {m} {f}; karbondatering {f} |
| carbon dioxide {n} (CO₂) | :: karbondioksid {n}; karbondioksid {n} |
| carbonic acid {n} (A weak unstable acid, H2CO3) | :: karbonsyre {m} {f}, kullsyre {m} {f} |
| carbon monoxide {n} (chemical of the formula CO) | :: karbonmonoksid {n}, kullos {m}; karbonmonoksid {n} |
| car boot sale {n} | :: baklukeloppis |
| carboxylic {adj} (of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group) | :: karboksyl- |
| carboxylic acid {n} (organic compound containing a carboxyl functional group) | :: karboksylsyre {m} {f}; karboksylsyre {f} |
| carbuncle {n} (precious stone) | :: karfunkel {m} |
| carburetor {n} (a device in an internal combustion engine) | :: forgasser {m} |
| carburettor {n} (motor car part) SEE: carburetor | :: |
| car carrier {n} (ship) | :: bilskip {n}; bilskip {n} |
| carcass {n} (body of a dead animal) | :: kadaver {n}, skrott {m}, skrog {n} |
| carcass {n} (body of a dead human) SEE: corpse | :: |
| carcinogenic {adj} (causing or tending to cause cancer) | :: kreftfremkallende, karsinogen |
| card {n} (flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc.) | :: kort {n} |
| card {n} (playing card) SEE: playing card | :: |
| card {n} (card game) SEE: card game | :: |
| cardamom {n} (E. cardamomum) | :: kardemommeplante {m} {f}; kardemommeplante {m} {f} |
| cardamom {n} (its seed or seed capsule) | :: kardemomme {m}; kardemomme {m} |
| cardboard {n} (material resembling heavy paper) | :: papp {m}; papp {m} |
| cardboard box {n} (container) | :: pappeske {m} {f}; pappeske {f} |
| card game {n} (any of very many games played with playing cards) | :: kortspill {n}, kortspell {n}; kortspel {n} |
| cardiac muscle {n} (involuntary muscle) | :: hjertemuskel {m}; hjartemuskel {m} |
| cardinal {n} (official of the Catholic Church) | :: kardinal {m}; kardinal {m} |
| cardinal {n} (mulled wine) SEE: mulled wine | :: |
| cardinal {n} (cardinal numeral) SEE: cardinal numeral | :: |
| cardinality {n} ((set theory)) | :: kardinalitet {?} |
| cardinal number {n} (cardinal numeral) SEE: cardinal numeral | :: |
| cardinal numeral {n} (grammar: word used to represent a cardinal number) | :: grunntall {n}; grunntal {n} |
| cardiologist {n} (physician) | :: kardiolog {m}; kardiolog {m} |
| cardiomyocyte {n} (cardiac muscle cell) | :: hjertemuskelcelle {f}; hjartemuskelcelle {f} |
| cardiotoxic {adj} (chemically damaging to the tissues of the heart) | :: kardiotoksisk |
| cardiotoxicity {n} (the state or condition of being cardiotoxic) | :: kardiotoksitet {m} |
| card key {n} (keycard) SEE: keycard | :: |
| car door {n} (door designed for use on a car) | :: bildør {m} {f}; bildør {f} |
| cards {n} (card game) SEE: card game | :: |
| care {n} (close attention, concern or responsibility) | :: forsiktighet {m} {f} |
| care {n} (worry) | :: nennsomhet {m} |
| care {n} (treatment of those in need) | :: pleie {m} {f}, omsorg {m} {f}; pleie {f}, omsorg {f} |
| careen {v} (to heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other) | :: kjølhale |
| careen {v} (to tilt on one side) | :: krenge |
| careen {v} (to sway violently from side to side or lurch) | :: slingre, skrense |
| careen {v} (to tilt or lean while in motion) | :: skjene |
| career {n} (one's calling in life; a person's occupation) | :: karriere {m}; karriere {m} |
| career {n} (an individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan) | :: karriere {m}; karriere {m} |
| career criminal {n} (a person who makes a living illegally by committing crimes) | :: yrkeskriminell {m} |
| carefree {adj} (worry free, light hearted, etc.) | :: ubekymret, sorgløs, bekymringsløs, ubekymra |
| careful {adj} (cautious) | :: forsiktig |
| caregiver {n} (carer) SEE: carer | :: |
| care killed the cat {proverb} (curiosity killed the cat) SEE: curiosity killed the cat | :: |
| careless {adj} (not concerned or worried) SEE: carefree | :: |
| carer {n} (someone who regularly looks after another person) | :: støttekontakt {m} |
| caretaker {n} (one who takes care of a place or thing) | :: vaktmester {m}; vaktmeister {m} |
| cargo {n} (freight carried by a ship) | :: frakt |
| cargo ship {n} (ship that carries cargo) | :: lastebåt {m}, lasteskip {n}, handelsskip {n}; lastebåt {m}, lasteskip {n}, handelsskip {n} |
| Caribbean {adj} (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies) | :: karibisk; karibisk |
| Caribbean {prop} (countries) | :: Karibia, Karibien; Karibia |
| Caribbean English {n} (broad term for sum of all Caribbean dialects of English) | :: karibisk engelsk |
| Caribbean Sea {prop} (a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere) | :: Det karibiske hav; Det karibiske havet |
| caricature {n} (pictorial representation of someone for comic effect) | :: karikatur {m}; karikatur {m} |
| caricature {n} (grotesque misrepresentation) | :: karikatur {m} |
| caricature {v} (represent in exaggerated manner) | :: karikere |
| caricaturist {n} (person who draws caricatures) | :: karikaturtegner {m}; karikaturteiknar {m} |
| caries {n} (progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay) | :: karies {m}; karies {m} |
| caring {adj} (kind, sensitive, empathetic) | :: omsorgsfull |
| Carl {prop} (male given names cognate to Carl) SEE: Charles | :: |
| carnation {n} (plant) | :: nellik {m}; nellik {m} |
| carnation {n} (flower) | :: nellik {m}; nellik {m} |
| carnival {n} (festive occasion marked by parades) | :: karneval {n}; karneval {n} |
| carnivore {n} (meat-eating animal) | :: kjøtteter {m}; kjøtetar {m} |
| carnivorous {adj} (Predatory or flesh-eating) | :: kjøttetende |
| carob {n} (tree) | :: johannesbrødtre {n} |
| carol {n} (song of joy) | :: carol; carol |
| Caroline {prop} (female given name) | :: Karoline |
| Caroline Islands {prop} (an archipelago off the coast of New Guinea) | :: Karolinene |
| carousel {n} (merry-go-round) SEE: merry-go-round | :: |
| carp {n} (Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae) | :: karpe {m}; karpe {f} |
| car park {n} (outdoor parking area) SEE: parking lot | :: |
| car park {n} (multistorey parking facility) SEE: parking garage | :: |
| car part {n} (part for a car) | :: bildel {m}; bildel {m} |
| carp bream {n} (Abramis brama) | :: brasme {m} {f} |
| carpe diem {proverb} (seize the day) | :: grip dagen |
| carpenter {n} (carpentry person) | :: tømrer {m}, tømmermann {m}, snekker {m}; tømrar {m}, tømmermann {m}, snikkar {m} |
| carpet {n} (a fabric used as a floor covering) | :: teppe {n} |
| carpet shark {n} (ferret) SEE: ferret | :: |
| carrack {n} (ship) | :: karakk |
| carriage {n} (railroad car) | :: vogn {m} |
| carriage bolt {n} | :: vognbolt {m} |
| carrier bag {n} (thin bag) | :: bærepose {m} |
| carrier wave {n} (wave that can be modulated to transmit signals) | :: bærebølge {m} {f}; berebølgje {f}, berebylgje {f} |
| carrion {n} (dead flesh; carcasses) | :: åtsel {n}, kadaver {n} |
| carrion crow {n} (Corvus corone) | :: svartkråke |
| carrot {n} (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) | :: gulrot {c} |
| carrot cake {n} (sweet cake) | :: gulrotkake {m} {f}; gulrotkake {f} |
| carry {v} (to carry) SEE: bear | :: |
| carry {v} (to transport by lifting) | :: bære |
| carry {v} (to stock or supply) | :: føre, ha |
| carry {v} (to adopt; take over or stand in) | :: overta |
| carry {v} (in an addition) | :: overføre |
| carry {v} (to transmit or travel) | :: bære |
| carry {n} (a manner of transporting or lifting something) | :: tak {n}, løft {n} |
| carry coals to Newcastle {v} (do something unneeded or redundant) | :: gi bakerens barn brød (give bread to the baker's children), gå over bekken etter vann (cross the river in search of water); gje brød til bakaren sine born (give bread to the baker's children) |
| carrying capacity {n} (number of individuals that an environment can support) | :: bæreevne {m} {f} |
| carry on {v} | :: fortsette |
| carry on {v} (to take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it) | :: holde på, oppføre seg |
| carry out {v} (To fulfill) | :: utføre |
| carsick {adj} (feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle) | :: bilsyk |
| cart {n} (small, open, wheeled vehicle, see also: wagon) | :: kjerre {m} {f}; kjerre {f} |
| carte de visite {n} (business card) SEE: business card | :: |
| cartel {n} (group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices) | :: kartell {n}; kartell {n} |
| Cartesian {adj} (of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes) | :: kartesisk; kartesisk |
| Cartesian coordinates {n} (coordinates of a point) | :: kartesiske koordinater; kartesiske koordinatar |
| Carthage {prop} (ancient city in North Africa) | :: Karthago {n}, Kartago {n}; Kartago {n}, Karthago {n} |
| Carthaginian {adj} (of or pertaining to Carthage) | :: kartagisk, punisk |
| Carthaginian {n} (person from Carthage) | :: kartager, puner {m}; kartagar, punar {m} |
| cartilage {n} (dense connective tissue) | :: brusk {m} |
| cartographic {adj} (of or pertaining to the making of maps) | :: kartografisk |
| cartographical {adj} (cartographic) SEE: cartographic | :: |
| cartography {n} (creation of charts and maps) | :: kartografi {m} |
| carton {n} (box-like container) | :: kartong |
| cartridge {n} (firearms package) | :: patron {m}; patron {f} |
| cartridge {n} (vessel which contains the ink for a computer printer) | :: patron {m}; patron {f} |
| cartwheel {n} (wheel of a cart) | :: kjerrehjul {n}; kjerrehjul {n} |
| carve {v} (to shape to sculptural effect) | :: snitte |
| carved {adj} (of an object, made by carving) | :: utskåret |
| carvel {n} (light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel) SEE: caravel | :: |
| carving {n} (the object produced) | :: utskjæring {m} {f}; utskjering {f} |
| carving knife {n} (a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes) | :: forskjærskniv {m} |
| car wash {n} (place at which a car is washed, often mechanically) | :: bilvask {m} |
| Casablanca {prop} (city) | :: Casablanca |
| casbah {n} (the fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East) | :: festning {m} |
| case {n} (actual event, situation, or fact) | :: tilfelle {n} |
| case {n} (box containing a number of identical items of manufacture) | :: kiste |
| case {n} (sheath, covering) | :: hylster |
| casein {n} (protein) | :: kasein {n}; kasein {n} |
| case law {n} (law developed through court decisions) | :: rettspraksis {m} |
| cash {n} (money in the form of notes/bills and coins) | :: kontanter {p}, penger {p} |
| cash cow {n} (something that generates free cash flow) | :: melkeku {m} {f}, mjølkeku {m} {f}; mjølkeku {f} |
| cash dispenser {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| cashier {n} (one who works at a till or receives payments) | :: kassadame {m} {f} ; kassadame {f} |
| cash in {v} (to die) SEE: die | :: |
| cash machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| cashmere {n} (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) | :: kasjmir {m}; kasjmir {m} |
| cashmere {n} (soft fabric made of wool) | :: kasjmir {m}; kasjmir {m} |
| cashpoint {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| cash register {n} (machine) | :: kassaapparat {n}, kasseapparat {n}; kassaapparat {n}, kasseapparat {n} |
| casino {n} (public building or room for entertainment, especially gambling) | :: kasino {n}; kasino {n} |
| casket {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin | :: |
| cask wine {n} (wine packaged in a box) SEE: box wine | :: |
| Caspar {prop} (one of the Magi) | :: Kaspar |
| Caspar {prop} (male given name) | :: Kasper |
| Caspian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Caspian Sea or the region around it.) | :: kaspisk; kaspisk |
| Caspian gull {n} (Larus cachinnans) | :: kaspimåke; kaspimåse |
| Caspian Sea {prop} (landlocked sea) | :: Det kaspiske hav, Kaspihavet; Kaspihavet |
| Caspian tit {n} (Poecile hyrcanus) | :: elbursmeis |
| casserole {n} (glass or earthenware dish) | :: kasserolle {m} |
| cassette {n} (small flat case containing magnetic tape) | :: kassett {m}; kassett {m} |
| cast {v} (to throw forcefully) | :: kaste |
| cast {v} (to make by pouring into a mould) | :: støpe, støype; støype |
| cast {n} (medicine: supportive and immobilising device) | :: gips {m} |
| caste {n} (hereditary social class) | :: kaste {m} |
| caster {n} (someone or something that casts) | :: kaster {m} |
| caster {n} (shaker with perforated top) | :: bøsse {m} {f}; bøsse {f}, børse {f} |
| caster sugar {n} (fine granulated sugar) | :: finmalt sukker {n} |
| Castilian {prop} (Spanish) SEE: Spanish | :: |
| cast iron {n} (hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon) | :: støpejern {n}, støypejern {n}; støypejarn {n}, støypejern |
| castle {n} (fortified building) | :: borg, slott |
| castle {n} (chess piece) SEE: rook | :: |
| castle in the air {n} (desire, idea, or plan unlikely to ever be realized) | :: luftslott {n}; luftslott {n} |
| castor {n} (a pivoting roller) SEE: caster | :: |
| castor {n} (container for sprinkling) SEE: caster | :: |
| cast pearls before swine {v} (cast pearls before swine) | :: kaste perler for svin |
| castrate {v} (remove the testicles of) | :: gjelle |
| castration {n} (act of removing the testicles) | :: kastrasjon {m}, kastrering {m} {f}; kastrasjon {m}, kastrering {f} |
| casual {adj} (happening by chance) | :: tilfeldig |
| casualty {n} (person) | :: offer {n}; offer {n} |
| cat {v} (raise anchor to cathead) | :: katte |
| cat {n} (spiteful woman) SEE: bitch | :: |
| cat {n} (type of fish) SEE: catfish | :: |
| cat {n} (cat-o'-nine-tails) SEE: cat-o'-nine-tails | :: |
| cat {n} (domestic species) | :: huskatt {m}, katt {m}, katte {f} |
| cat {n} (member of the family Felidae) | :: kattedyr {n}, katt {m} |
| catachresis {n} (misuse of a word) | :: katakrese {m} |
| catacomb {n} (underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves) | :: katakombe |
| Catalan {prop} (language of Catalonia) | :: katalansk; katalansk {m}; katalansk {m} |
| Catalan {adj} (Of or pertaining to Catalonia) | :: katalansk; katalansk |
| Catalonia {prop} (autonomous community in Spain) | :: Catalonia {f} |
| Catalonian {adj} (Catalan) SEE: Catalan | :: |
| Catalonian {n} (Catalan) SEE: Catalan | :: |
| catalysis {n} (chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst) | :: katalyse {m}; katalyse {m} |
| catalyst {n} (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process) | :: katalysator {m}; katalysator {m} |
| catalyst {n} (someone or something that helps or encourages progress or change) | :: katalysator {m}; katalysator {m} |
| catalyst {n} (catalytic converter) SEE: catalytic converter | :: |
| catalytic converter {n} (a chamber which oxidises carbon dioxide from exhaust gases) | :: katalysator {m}; katalysator {m} |
| catamaran {n} (twin-hulled boat) | :: katamaran {m}; katamaran {m} |
| cataplasm {n} (poultice) SEE: poultice | :: |
| catapult {n} (slingshot) SEE: slingshot | :: |
| catapult {n} (device for launching large objects) | :: katapult {m}; katapult {m} |
| cataract {n} (waterfall) | :: foss {m} |
| catastrophe {n} (any large and disastrous event of great significance) | :: katastrofe {m}; katastrofe {m} |
| catastrophe {n} (disaster beyond expectations) | :: katastrofe {m}; katastrofe {m} |
| catch {n} (that which is captured or caught) | :: fangst {m}; fangst {m} |
| catch {v} (to capture or snare) | :: fange |
| catch {v} (to perceive and understand) | :: forstå, få med seg, oppfatte, begripe |
| catch a cold {v} (contract a cold) | :: bli forkjølt |
| catch fire {v} (become engulfed in flames) | :: antenne, ta fyr |
| catchment {n} (any structure or land feature which catches and holds water) | :: nedslagsdistrikt {n}; nedbørsfelt {n} |
| catchment area {n} (area from which water drains) SEE: drainage basin | :: |
| catchment basin {n} (region) | :: nedbørfelt {n}; nedbørfelt {n} |
| catchy {adj} (instantly appealing and memorable) | :: fengende |
| catechism {n} (book summarizing the principles of Christianity) | :: katekisme {m} {f}; katekisme {f} |
| categorize {v} (to assign a category) | :: kategorisere; kategorisere |
| category {n} (group) | :: kategori {m}; kategori {m} |
| catenary {n} (power lines above tracks) | :: kjøreledning {m} {f}; køyreleidning {m} {f} |
| caterpillar {n} (larva of a butterfly) | :: larve {m} |
| catfish {n} (type of fish, see also: sheatfish) | :: malle {m} |
| cathedral {n} (principal church of a bishop's diocese) | :: katedral {m}, domkirke {m} {f}; katedral {m}, domkyrkje {f} |
| Catherine {prop} (female given name) | :: Katarina |
| catheter {n} (small tube inserted into a body cavity) | :: kateter {n}; kateter {n}; kateter {n} |
| Catholic {n} (member of a Catholic church) | :: katolikk {m}; katolikk {m} |
| Catholic Church {n} (24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome) | :: Den katolske kirke {f}; Den katolske kyrkja {f} |
| Catholicism {n} (faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church) | :: katolisisme {m}; katolisisme {m} |
| catholicity {n} (Catholicism) SEE: Catholicism | :: |
| catkin {n} (botany: a type of inflorescence) | :: rakle {m}, gåsunge {m}; rakle {m}, gåsunge {m} |
| cat litter {n} (grit used in a cat's toilet tray) SEE: kitty litter | :: |
| catmint {n} (catnip) SEE: catnip | :: |
| catnap {n} (a brief, light sleep) | :: høneblund |
| catnip {n} (plant of the genus Nepeta) | :: kattemynter |
| catnip {n} (specific species which causes intoxication among cats) | :: kattemynte |
| cat-o'-nine-tails {n} (whip) | :: nihalet katt {m}, katt {m} |
| cattle {n} (domesticated bovine animals) | :: storfe {n}, kveg {n}, krøtter {n}; storfe {n}, kveg {n}, krøter {n}, krøtter {n} |
| cattle {n} (certain other livestock) | :: bøling {m} {f}, buskap {m}, fe {n}, krøtter {n-p}, kveg {n} |
| cattle {n} (pejorative: people who resemble cattle in behavior or destiny) | :: stut {m} |
| catty {adj} (spiteful) | :: spydig |
| catwalk {n} (narrow elevated stage on which models parade) | :: catwalk {m}; catwalk {m} |
| Caucasian {adj} (pertaining to the Caucasus region or people) | :: kaukasisk; kaukasisk |
| Caucasian {n} (native of the Caucasus region) | :: kaukasier {m} |
| Caucasus {prop} (a mountain range) | :: Kaukasus; Kaukasus |
| Caucasus {prop} (geographic region) | :: Kaukasia; Kaukasia |
| caucus {n} (a meeting of party members) | :: nominasjonsmøte |
| caudal fin {n} (the tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates) | :: halefinne {m}; halefinne {m} |
| cauldron {n} (large bowl-shaped pot) | :: kjele {m} |
| cauliflower {n} (vegetable) | :: blomkål {m}; blomkål {m} |
| cauliflower {n} (edible head of a cauliflower plant) | :: blomkål {m}; blomkål {m} |
| cauliflower {n} | :: blomkål |
| cauliflower ear {n} (swollen and deformed outer ear) | :: blomkåløre {n} |
| caulk {v} (to seal joints with caulk) | :: fuge |
| causate {v} (cause) SEE: cause | :: |
| cause {n} (source or reason of an event or action) | :: årsak {m}, grunn {m} |
| cause {v} (to set off an event or action) | :: forårsake; forårsake |
| cause of death {n} (official cause of a human death) | :: dødsårsak {m} {f} |
| caustic {adj} (capable of destroying organic tissue) | :: kaustisk; kaustisk |
| caustic {n} (caustic soda) SEE: caustic soda | :: |
| caustic soda {n} (sodium hydroxide) | :: kaustisk soda {m}, natriumhydroksid {n}, natronlut {m} {f}; kaustisk soda {m}, natriumhydroksid {n}, natronlut {m} {f} |
| cauterize {v} (burn tissue) | :: kauterisere |
| caution {n} (precept or warning against evil or danger) | :: advarsel {m} |
| caution {n} (careful attention, prudence) | :: forsiktighet {m} {f}, varsomhet {m} {f}, aktpågivenhet {m} {f} |
| caution {n} (security; guaranty; bail) | :: kausjon {m} |
| caution {v} (to warn) | :: advare, fraråde |
| cavalry {n} (military service that fights with riding horses) | :: kavaleri {n}; kavaleri {n} |
| cave {n} (large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground) | :: hule {m} {f}, hole {m} {f}, grotte {m} {f}; hòle {f}, grotte {f} |
| cave bear {n} (Ursus spelaeus) | :: hulebjørn {m}; hulebjørn {m} |
| cave in {v} (to collapse inward or downward) | :: gi etter, kollapse, bryte sammen, knele |
| cave in {v} (to relent, comply, lose willpower, etc.) | :: gi opp, kapitulere, resignere |
| cave painting {n} (paintings found in caves, especially prehistoric ones) | :: hulemaleri {n} |
| caviar {n} (roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)) | :: kaviar {m}; kaviar {m} |
| cavy {n} (guinea pig) SEE: guinea pig | :: |
| CD player {n} (CD player) | :: CD-spiller {m}, CD-speller {m}, cd-spiller {m}, cd-speller {m}; CD-spelar {m}, cd-spelar {m} |
| cease-fire {n} (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) | :: våpenhvile |
| Cecilia {prop} (female given name) | :: Cecilie |
| cedar {n} (coniferous tree in genus Cedrus) | :: seder {m}; seder {m} |
| ceil {n} (ceiling) SEE: ceiling | :: |
| ceiling {n} (upper limit of room) | :: tak {n} |
| ceiling {n} (smallest integer) | :: tak {n} |
| celadon {n} (pale green colour) | :: celadon |
| celadon {n} (pale green glaze) | :: celadon |
| celadon {n} (ceramic with pale green glaze) | :: celadon {n}; seladon {n} |
| celebrate {v} | :: feire |
| celebration {n} (formal performance of a solemn rite) | :: feiring {m} {f}; feiring {f} |
| celebration {n} (social gathering for entertainment and fun) | :: feiring {m} {f}; feiring {f} |
| celebrity {n} (famous person) | :: berømthet {m} {f}, kjendis {m}, celebritet {m}, selebritet {m}; kjendis {m}, celebritet {m}, selebritet {m} |
| celerity {n} (speed) | :: seleritet |
| celery {n} (herb) | :: selleri {m} |
| celestial {adj} (relating to heaven (religious)) | :: himmelsk |
| celestial body {n} (natural object beyond Earth's atmosphere) | :: himmellegeme {n}; himmellekam {m} |
| celestial navigation {n} (navigation by using the positions of the stars) | :: stjernenavigasjon {m}, astronomisk navigasjon {m} |
| celestial sphere {n} (abstract sphere of infinite radius) | :: himmelhvelving {m}; himmelkvelvinga {f} |
| celibacy {n} (state of being unmarried) | :: sølibat {n} |
| celibacy {n} (abstaining from sexual relations) | :: sølibat {n} |
| Celine {prop} (female given name) | :: Celine {f}, Celine {f} |
| cell {n} (basic unit of a living organism) | :: celle {m} {f} |
| cellar {n} (underground space) | :: kjeller {m}; kjellar {m} |
| cell division {n} (a process by which a cell divides into two cells) | :: celledeling {m} {f}, selledeling {m} {f}; celledeling {f}, selledeling {f} |
| cell membrane {n} (semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell) | :: cellemembran {m}; cellemembran {m} |
| cell nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) SEE: nucleus | :: |
| cello {n} (musical instrument) | :: cello {m}; cello {m} |
| cell phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| cellular {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| cellular phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| cellulose {n} (the polysaccharide cellulose) | :: cellulose {m}, sellulose {m}; cellulose {m}, sellulose {m} |
| cell wall {n} (thick layer around cells of plants, fungi, and algae) | :: cellevegg {m}; cellevegg {m} |
| Celtic {adj} (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) | :: keltisk; keltisk |
| cembalo {n} (cembalo) SEE: harpsichord | :: |
| cement {n} (a powdered substance) | :: sement {m} |
| cement mixer {n} (device to make concrete) | :: betongblander {m}, betongblandemaskin {m}, sementblander {m}, , betongbil; betongblandar {m}, betongblandemaskin {m} {f}, sementblandar {m}, betongbil {m} |
| cement works {n} (Factory for cement manufacture) | :: sementfabrikk {m}; sementfabrikk {m} |
| cemetery {n} (a place where the dead are buried) SEE: graveyard | :: |
| -cene {suffix} (suffix indicating a geologic period) | :: -cen; -cen |
| cenotaph {n} (monument to honor the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere) | :: kenotaf {m}; kenotaf {m} |
| censor {n} (official responsible for removal of objectionable material or sensitive content) | :: sensor {m}; sensor {m} |
| censorship {n} (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) | :: sensur |
| censurer {n} (censor) SEE: censor | :: |
| census {n} (official count of members of a population) | :: folketelling {m} {f}; folketeljing {f} |
| centaur {n} (mythical half-man, half-horse) | :: kentaur {m}; kentaur {m} |
| Centaur {n} | :: kentaur {m} |
| centenarian {n} (one who is at least 100 years old) | :: hundreåring {m}; hundreåring {m} |
| centennial {n} (100th anniversary) | :: hundreårsdag |
| center {n} (point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle) | :: sentrum {n}, midtpunkt {n} |
| center {n} (point equidistant from all points on the surface of a sphere) | :: sentrum {n}, midtpunkt {n} |
| center {n} (point on a line midway between the ends) | :: midt {c}, midtpunkt {n} |
| center {n} (place where a function or activity occurs) | :: midtpunkt {n}, sentrum {n} |
| centilitre {n} (1/100 of a litre) | :: centiliter {m}; centiliter {m} |
| centimetre {n} (one-hundredth of a metre) | :: centimeter {m}; centimeter {m} |
| centipede {n} (a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda) | :: skolopender {m} |
| Central African {n} (A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent) | :: sentralafrikaner {m}; sentralafrikan {m}, sentralafrikanar {m} |
| Central African {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people) | :: sentralafrikansk; sentralafrikansk |
| Central African Republic {prop} (country in Central Africa) | :: Den sentralafrikanske republikk; Den sentralafrikanske republikken |
| Central America {prop} (part of North America) | :: Mellom-Amerika, Sentral-Amerika; Mellom-Amerika, Sentral-Amerika |
| Central American {adj} (relating to Central America) | :: mellomamerikansk; mellomamerikansk |
| Central Asia {prop} (smaller area of Central Asia) | :: Sentral-Asia |
| central bank {n} (the principal monetary authority of a polity) | :: sentralbank {m}; sentralbank {m} |
| central heating {n} (heating system) | :: sentralvarme {m}; sentralvarme {m} |
| central vacuum {n} (built-in vacuum cleaner) | :: sentralstøvsuger {m} |
| centre {n} (center) SEE: center | :: |
| centre {v} (center) SEE: center | :: |
| centrifugal {adj} (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) | :: sentrifugal; sentrifugal |
| centrifugal force {n} (force) | :: sentrifugalkraft {m} {f}; sentrifugalkraft {f} |
| centrifuge {n} (device for separation of substances) | :: sentrifuge {m} |
| centrifuge {v} (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) | :: sentrifugere |
| century {n} (100 years) | :: århundre {n} |
| CEO {n} (chief executive officer) | :: adm.dir (administrerende direktør) |
| cep {n} (Boletus edulis) SEE: porcini | :: |
| cepe {n} (Boletus edulis) SEE: porcini | :: |
| cephalalgia {n} (headache) SEE: headache | :: |
| ceramic {n} (material) | :: keramikk {m} |
| Cerberus {prop} (mythological three-headed dog) | :: Kerberos {m} |
| cereal {n} (breakfast cereal) SEE: breakfast cereal | :: |
| cerebellum {n} (part of the hindbrain in vertebrates) | :: lillehjerne; veslehjerne |
| cerebral {adj} (of, or relating to the brain) | :: cerebral |
| cerebral {adj} (retroflex) SEE: retroflex | :: |
| cerebral cortex {n} (layer of the brain) | :: hjernebark {m}; hjernebork {m} |
| cerebral palsy {n} (group of non-contagious conditions) | :: cerebral parese {m}; cerebral parese {m} |
| ceremonial {adj} (of, relating to, or used in a ceremony) | :: seremoniell, høytidelig; seremoniell |
| cerium {n} (chemical element) | :: cerium |
| certain {adj} (sure, positive, not doubting) | :: sikker, viss |
| certain {determiner} (having been determined but not specified) | :: viss {m} {f}, visst {n}, visse {p}, enkelte |
| certainty {n} (state of being certain) | :: sikkerhet {m} {f} |
| certificate {n} (document containing a certified statement) | :: sertifikat {n}; sertifikat {n} |
| certificate of deposit {n} (type of time-deposit account) | :: depositumssertifikat {n}, innskuddssertifikat {n}, innskuddsbevis {n} |
| certification {n} (act of certifying) | :: sertifisering {m} {f}; sertifisering {f} |
| cerumen {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
| cervix {n} (neck) SEE: neck | :: |
| cervix {n} (neck-like part) SEE: neck | :: |
| cervix {n} (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) | :: livmorhals {m}; livmorhals {m} |
| cesarean section {n} (Caesarean section) SEE: Caesarean section | :: |
| cession {n} (giving up of rights, property or territory) | :: avståelse {m} |
| c'est la vie {phrase} (such is life) SEE: such is life | :: |
| cf. {v} (compare) | :: jf. |
| CFP franc {n} (currency) | :: CFP-franc {m}, stillehavsfranc {m} |
| Chad {prop} (country) | :: Tsjad |
| Chadian {adj} (pertaining to Chad) | :: tsjadisk; tsjadisk |
| Chadian {n} (person from Chad) | :: tsjader {m}; tsjadar {m} |
| chador {n} (a loose robe worn by Muslim women) | :: chador |
| chaffinch {n} (bird) | :: bokfink |
| Chagatai {prop} (second son of Genghis Khan) | :: Tsjagadai |
| chain {n} (series of interconnected rings or links) | :: kjede {n}, kjetting {m}, lenke {m} {f} |
| chain {n} (series of interconnected things) | :: rekke {m} {f} |
| chain {n} (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) | :: kjede {m} |
| chain {n} (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) | :: kjede {m} |
| chain letter {n} (a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients) | :: kjedebrev {n}; kjedebrev {n} |
| chain mail {n} (a flexible defensive armor) | :: ringbrynje {c} |
| chainplate {n} (plate on the side of a sailing ship) | :: røstjern |
| chain reaction {n} (type of nuclear reaction) | :: kjedereaksjon {m}; kjedereaksjon {m} |
| chain reaction {n} (series of events) | :: kjedereaksjon {m}; kjedereaksjon {m} |
| chainsaw {n} (saw with a power-driven chain) | :: motorsag {m} {f}; motorsag {f} |
| chain smoker {n} (one who habitually smokes a lot) | :: kjederøyker {m}, kjederøker {m} |
| chair {n} (furniture) | :: stol {m}; stol {m} |
| chair {n} (distinguished professorship) | :: professorat {n}; professorat |
| chair {n} (chairperson) SEE: chairperson | :: |
| chairlift {n} (moving series of open seats) | :: stolheis {m}; stolheis {m} |
| chairman {n} (person presiding over a meeting) | :: styreformann; møteleder {m} |
| chairman {n} (head of a corporate or governmental board) | :: styreformann {m} {f} |
| chairmanship {n} (office or term of a chairman) | :: formannskap {n}; formannskap {m} |
| chairperson {n} (a person who presides over a meeting, a board) | :: styreformann {m}, møteleder {m}, leder {m}, formann {m}; styreformann {m}, møteleiar {m}, leiar {m}, formann {m} |
| chaise longue {n} (reclining chair with a long seat) | :: sjeselong {m}; sjeselong {m} |
| chalcedony {n} (form of fine-grained quartz) | :: kalsedon {n}; kalsedon {n} |
| Chaldean {adj} (of ancient Babylonia) SEE: Babylonian | :: |
| chalk {n} (a soft, white, powdery limestone) | :: kritt {n}; krit {n} |
| chalk {n} (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) | :: kritt {n}; krit {n} |
| challenge {n} (difficult task) | :: utfordring {m} |
| Chamaeleon {prop} (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky) | :: Kameleonen |
| chamber {n} (bedroom) | :: rom {n}, kammer {n} |
| chamber {n} (legislative body) | :: kammer {n} |
| chamber {n} (enclosed space similar to a room) | :: kammer {n} |
| chamber {n} (part of a firearm holding the round before firing) | :: kammer {n} |
| chamber {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| chambermaid {n} (a maid who handles the chores in a bedroom) | :: stuepike {m} {f} |
| chamber music {n} (chamber music) | :: kammermusikk {m}; kammermusikk {m} |
| chamber pot {n} (a container used for urination and defecation, see also: urinal; chemical toilet) | :: nattpotte {m} {f}; nattpotte {f} |
| chameleon {n} (reptile) | :: kameleon {m}; kameleon {m} |
| chamois {n} (A goat-like antelope) | :: gemse |
| Chamorro {prop} (Austronesian language) | :: chamorro {m}; chamorro {m} |
| champagne {n} (sparkling white wine produced in Champagne) | :: champagne {m}, sjampanje {m}; champagne {m}, sjampanje {m} |
| Champagne {n} (champagne) SEE: champagne | :: |
| champian {n} (field of inquiry or study) SEE: field | :: |
| champian {n} (flat expanse of land) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (species of landscape) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (level open countryside) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (battlefield) SEE: battlefield | :: |
| champian {n} (agriculture: common land) SEE: common land | :: |
| champignon {n} (Agaricus bisporus) | :: sjampinjong {m} |
| champion {n} (someone who has been winner in a contest) | :: mester {m}; meister {m} |
| champion {n} (defender of a cause) | :: forkjemper {m}; forkjempar {m} |
| championship {n} (competition to determine a champion) | :: mesterskap {n} |
| chance {n} (an opportunity or possibility) | :: sjanse {m}, mulighet {m} |
| chance {n} (random occurrence) | :: mulighet, tilfeldigheter {m-p} |
| chance {n} (probability of something happening) | :: sjanse {m}, sannsynlighet {m} |
| chancel {n} (space around the altar in a church) | :: kor {n} |
| chancellor {n} (senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government) | :: kansler |
| chancellor {n} (head of government in some German-speaking countries) | :: kansler |
| chancellor {n} (short for Chancellor of the Exchequer) SEE: Chancellor of the Exchequer | :: |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer {prop} (minister responsible for governmental finances and treasury) | :: finansminister {m}; finansminister {m} |
| chandelier {n} (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) | :: lysekrone {m} {f}; ljosekrone {f}, lysekrone {f} |
| change {v} (to become something different) | :: gjøre om, endre; gjere om, gjøre om, endre |
| change {v} (to make something into something different) | :: gjøre om, endre; gjere om, gjøre om, endre |
| change {v} (to replace) | :: erstatte, bytte ut; erstatte |
| change {v} (to replace one's own clothing) | :: skifte; skifte |
| change {v} (to transfer to another vehicle) | :: bytte |
| change {n} (the process of becoming different) | :: endring {m} {f}; endring {f} |
| change {n} (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination) | :: veksel {m}; veksel {m} |
| change {n} (a replacement) | :: skift {n}; skift {n} |
| change {n} (balance returned after a purchase) | :: veksel {m}; veksel {m} |
| change one's mind {v} (to decide differently than one had decided before) | :: skifte mening, endre oppfatning, ombestemme seg |
| changing room {n} (room in gym etc.) | :: garderobe {m}; garderobe {m} |
| Chang Jiang {prop} (Yangtze) SEE: Yangtze | :: |
| channel {n} (physical confine of a river or slough) | :: kanal {m} |
| channel {n} (natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water) | :: kanal {m} |
| channel {n} (navigable part of a river) | :: kanal {m} |
| channel {n} (narrow body of water between two land masses) | :: kanal {m}; kanal {m} |
| channel {n} (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) | :: kanal {m}; kanal {m} |
| channel {n} (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television) | :: kanal {m}; kanal {m} |
| channel {v} (direct the flow) | :: kanalisere; kanalisere |
| Channel Islands {prop} (group of islands in the English Channel) | :: Kanaløyene {p}; Kanaløyane {p} |
| Channel Tunnel {prop} (man-made tunnel) | :: Kanaltunnelen |
| chanoyu {n} (tea ceremony) SEE: tea ceremony | :: |
| chanterelle {n} (Cantharellus cibarius) | :: kantarell {m} |
| chaos {n} (state of disorder) | :: kaos |
| chaos theory {n} (chaos theory) | :: kaosteori |
| chaotic {adj} (filled with chaos) | :: kaotisk; kaotisk |
| chaotic {adj} (extremely disorganized or in disarray) | :: kaotisk; kaotisk |
| chapel {n} (place of worship) | :: kapell {n}; kapell {n} |
| chaplain {n} (member of a religious body) | :: kapellan {m}, feltprest {m}; kapellan {m}, feltprest {m} |
| chapter {n} (section in a book) | :: kapittel; kapittel |
| character {n} (being in a story) | :: karakter |
| character {n} (symbol for a sound or a word) | :: tegn {n}; teikn {n} |
| character assassination {n} (malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation) | :: karakterdrap {n} |
| characteristic {adj} (being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing) | :: karakteristisk |
| characteristic {n} (distinguishing feature) | :: særtrekk {n}; særtrekk {n} |
| charcoal {n} (substance) | :: trekull {n}; trekol |
| charcoal {n} (charcoal drawing) | :: kulltegning {m} {f}, koltegning {m} {f} |
| charcoal drawing {n} (charcoal drawing) SEE: charcoal | :: |
| chard {n} (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla) | :: bladbete {c} |
| charge {n} (amount of money levied for a service) | :: pris {m} |
| charge {n} (military: ground attack) | :: angrep {n} |
| charge {n} (accusation) | :: beskyldning {c}, søksmål {n} |
| charge {n} (electric charge) | :: ladning {c} |
| charge {n} (load or burden) | :: byrde {m} |
| charge {n} (instruction) | :: ordre {m} |
| charge {v} (to place a burden upon, to assign a duty) | :: belaste, bebyrde |
| charge {v} (to assign a duty to) | :: gi oppgave |
| charge {v} (to formally accuse of a crime) | :: saksøke |
| chargecard {n} (credit card) SEE: credit card | :: |
| chariot {n} (vehicle used in warfare) | :: stridsvogn {m} {f} |
| charisma {n} (personal charm or magnetism) | :: karisma {m} |
| charivari {n} (cacaphonous noise, hubbub) SEE: cacophony | :: |
| charlady {n} (woman who cleans houses and offices) SEE: charwoman | :: |
| charlatan {n} (malicious trickster) | :: sjarlatan {m}; sjarlatan {m} |
| Charles {prop} (given name) | :: Karl |
| Charles' Wain {prop} (bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky) SEE: Big Dipper | :: |
| charley horse {n} (a muscle cramp, usually in the thigh or leg) | :: lårhøne {f} |
| Charlotte {prop} (female given name) | :: Charlotte |
| charming {adj} (pleasant, charismatic) | :: sjarmerende |
| Charon {prop} (the ferryman of Hades) | :: Kharon |
| chart {n} (map) SEE: map | :: |
| chart {n} (table) SEE: table | :: |
| chart {n} (diagram) SEE: diagram | :: |
| charter {n} (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc) | :: pakt |
| charterer {n} (charterer) | :: befrakter {m} |
| charwoman {n} (cleaning lady) | :: vaskedame {f} |
| chary {adj} (not disposed to give freely) SEE: frugal | :: |
| chary {adj} (careful, cautious, see also: careful; cautious) | :: forsiktig, varsom |
| chase {n} (hunt) SEE: hunt | :: |
| chase {v} (to hunt) SEE: hunt | :: |
| chase {n} (action of the verb "to chase") | :: jakt, forfølgelse |
| chase {v} (to pursue, to follow at speed) | :: løpe, jage etter, forfølge |
| chase {v} (to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing) | :: drive, punsle, siselere |
| chasma {n} (aurora) SEE: aurora | :: |
| chasma {n} (long, narrow, steep-sided depression) | :: chasma |
| chassis {n} (base frame of motor vehicle) | :: chassis {n}; chassis {n} |
| chassis {n} (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) | :: chassis {n}; chassis {n} |
| chasten {v} (discipline) SEE: discipline | :: |
| chastity {n} (abstaining from sexual activity) | :: kyskhet {m}, renhet {m} {f}; kyskleik {m} |
| chastity belt {n} (belt-like garment) | :: kyskhetsbelte {n}; kyskleiksbelte {n} |
| chat {v} (exchange messages in real time) | :: chatte |
| chat {n} (informal conversation) | :: prat {m}; samtale {m}; samtale {m} {f} |
| chat {n} (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) | :: prat {m} |
| chat {n} (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) | :: chat {m} |
| chauvinism {n} (excessive patriotism) | :: sjåvinisme {m} |
| cheap {adj} (low and/or reduced in price) | :: billig; billeg, billig |
| cheat {v} (violate rules to gain advantage) | :: jukse, fuske |
| cheat {v} (being unfaithful) | :: være utro, bedra |
| cheat {v} (manage to avoid something) | :: unngå, snyte, lure |
| cheat {n} (someone who is dishonest or cheats) | :: juksepave |
| cheater {n} (cheat) SEE: cheat | :: |
| Chechen {n} (A member of the Chechen people) | :: tsjetsjener {m}; tsjetsjenar {m} |
| Chechen {prop} (language) | :: tsjetsjensk {m}; tsjetsjensk {m} |
| Chechen {adj} (of or relating to the Chechen people) | :: tsjetsjensk; tsjetsjensk |
| Chechnya {prop} (republic of Russia) | :: Tsjetsjenia; Tsjetsjenia |
| check {n} (chess: when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece) | :: sjakk {m} |
| check {n} (inspection or examination) | :: kontroll {m} |
| check {n} (control, limit or stop) | :: kontroll {m} |
| check {v} (to inspect, examine) | :: kontrollere, sjekke |
| check {v} (to mark with a checkmark) | :: krysse av, avkrysse |
| check {v} (to verify or compare with a source of information) | :: kryssjekke |
| check {n} (bank order) SEE: cheque | :: |
| checkbook {n} (chequebook) SEE: chequebook | :: |
| checkered {adj} (divided into squares) | :: rutete |
| checkers {n} (draughts) SEE: draughts | :: |
| checking account {n} (current account) SEE: current account | :: |
| checklist {n} (list of things to be verified) | :: sjekkliste |
| checkmate {interj} (said when making the conclusive move in chess) | :: sjakkmatt |
| checkmate {n} (conclusive victory in a game of chess) | :: sjakkmatt; sjakkmatt |
| checkpoint {n} (point along a road or on a frontier) | :: kontrollpost {m}; kontrollpost {m} |
| checksum {n} (number serving to detect error) | :: sjekksum {m} |
| Cheddar {prop} (Cheddar cheese) SEE: Cheddar cheese | :: |
| Cheddar cheese {n} (cheese) | :: Cheddarost |
| cheek {n} (part of face) | :: kinn |
| cheeky {adj} (impudent; impertinent) | :: frekk; frekk |
| cheer {n} (A cry of "hurrah", "hurray", "yeah", or some other word expressing joy) | :: heiarop {n} |
| cheer {v} (To shout a cheer or cheers) | :: heie |
| cheers {interj} (toast when drinking) | :: skål |
| cheer up {v} (to become happy) | :: muntre opp |
| cheer up {v} (to make someone happy) | :: muntre opp |
| cheer up {interj} (an encouragement) | :: opp med hodet |
| cheese {n} (dairy product) | :: ost {m}; ost {m} |
| cheese {n} (countable: any particular variety of cheese) | :: ost {m}; ost {m} |
| cheesecake {n} (dessert food) | :: ostekake {m} {f}; ostekake {f} |
| cheese curl {n} (snacks) | :: ostepop {m}; ostepop {m} |
| cheese puff {n} (puffed corn snack) | :: osrepop {m}; ostepop {m} |
| cheese sauce {n} (sauce made by melting cheese) | :: ostesaus {m}; ostesaus {m} |
| cheese slicer {n} (instrument for slicing cheese) | :: ostehøvel {m} |
| cheetah {n} (Acinonyx jubatus) | :: gepard {m}; gepard {m} |
| chef {n} (head cook of an establishment such as a restaurant) | :: kjøkkensjef {m}; kjøkensjef {m}, kjøkkensjef {m} |
| chef's knife {n} (kitchen utensil) | :: kokkekniv {m} |
| chemical {adj} (relating to chemistry) | :: kjemisk; kjemisk |
| chemical {n} | :: kjemikal {n}, kjemikalie {m}, kjemikalium {n} |
| chemical element {n} (any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction) | :: grunnstoff {n}; grunnstoff {n} |
| chemical energy {n} (net potential energy) | :: kjemisk energi |
| chemist {n} (person working in chemistry) | :: kjemiker {m}; kjemikar {m} |
| chemist {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| chemist {n} (pharmacist) SEE: pharmacist | :: |
| chemistry {n} (branch of natural science) | :: kjemi {m} |
| chemistry {n} | :: kjemi {m} |
| chemist's {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| cheque {n} (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity) | :: sjekk {m} |
| chequebook {n} (folder containing cheques) | :: sjekkhefte {n}; sjekkhefte {n} |
| Chernobyl {n} (city in Ukraine) | :: Tsjernobyl; Tsjernobyl |
| cherry {n} (fruit) | :: kirsebær {n}, morell {m} |
| cherry {n} (tree) | :: kirsebærtre {n} |
| cherry {n} (wood) | :: kirsebærtre {n} |
| cherry {n} (color) | :: kirsebær |
| cherry tree {n} (tree of subgenus Cerasus) | :: kirsebærtre {n}; kirsebærtre {n} |
| cherub {n} ((biblical) winged creature attending on God) | :: kjerub {m}; kjerub {m} |
| chervil {n} (spice) | :: kjørvel {m} |
| chess {n} (two-player board game) | :: sjakk {m}; sjakk {m} |
| chessboard {n} (square board used in the game of chess) | :: sjakkbrett {n}; sjakkbrett {n} |
| chest {n} (strong box) | :: kiste {m} {f} |
| chest {n} (treasury) | :: kasse {m} {f} |
| chest {n} (chest of drawers) | :: kommode {m} |
| chest {n} (thorax) | :: brystkasse {m} {f}, bryst |
| chest {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin | :: |
| chestnut {n} (nut of the chestnut tree) | :: kastanje {m}; kastanje {m} |
| chestnut {n} (reddish-brown colour) | :: kastanje |
| chestnut {n} (chestnut tree) SEE: chestnut tree | :: |
| chestnut tree {n} (tree that bears chestnuts) | :: kastanje {m}; kastanje {m} |
| chevron {n} (guillemet) SEE: guillemet | :: |
| chevy {v} (to chase or hunt) SEE: chase | :: |
| chew {v} (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing) | :: tygge |
| chewing gum {n} (flavoured preparation for chewing) | :: tyggegummi {m}, tyggis {m}; tyggjegummi {m}, tyggegummi {m}, tyggis {m} |
| chewy {adj} (having a pliable or springy texture when chewed) | :: seig |
| chiaroscuro {n} (artistic technique using exaggerated light contrasts) | :: chiaroscuro {m}, kjellerlys {n}, clair-obscur {m} |
| chick {n} (young bird) | :: fugleunge {m}; fugleunge {m}, kylling {m} |
| chick {n} (young chicken) | :: kylling {m}; kylling {m} |
| chick {n} (young woman) | :: (depending on age of speaker) +40 yrs: rype; 20 - 40 yrs: dame; <20: spa kæbe (used widely in inner east Oslo, derived from urdu) |
| chickadee {n} (songbird) | :: meis {m} |
| chicken {n} (bird) | :: høne {m} {f}, kylling {m}; høne {f}, kylling {m}, kjukling {m} |
| chicken {n} (meat) | :: kylling {m} |
| chicken {n} (coward) | :: feiging {m} |
| chicken coop {n} (small building for poultry) SEE: henhouse | :: |
| chicken pox {n} (childhood disease) | :: vannkopper {p} |
| chickweed {n} (herb) | :: vassarve {c} |
| chicory {n} (common chicory (Cichorium intybus)) | :: sikori |
| chicory {n} (endive (Cichorium endivia)) SEE: endive | :: |
| chief {n} (leader of group, etc.) | :: høvding {m}; høvding {m} |
| chiefly {adv} (mainly or principally, almost entirely) | :: hovedsakelig, primært, for det meste |
| chief of state {n} (the titular head of a nation) SEE: head of state | :: |
| chieftain {n} (A leader of a clan or tribe) | :: høvding {m}; høvding {m} |
| Chișinău {prop} (capital city and a municipality of Moldova) | :: Chișinău |
| child {n} (a female or male child, a daughter or son) | :: barn {n}; barn {n} |
| child {n} (a minor) | :: barn {n} mindreårig {m} |
| child {n} ((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) | :: barn {n} |
| child {v} (to give birth) SEE: give birth | :: |
| child abuse {n} (mistreatment of a child) | :: barnemishandling |
| child benefit {n} (payment for each child) | :: barnetrygd {m} {f}; barnetrygd {f} |
| child bride {n} (very young bride) | :: barnebrud {m} {f}; barnebrud {f} |
| childcare {n} (supervising young children) | :: barnepass {n}; barnepass {n} |
| child-fucker {n} (contemptible person) SEE: motherfucker | :: |
| child-fucker {n} (one who engages in sex with a child) SEE: pedophile | :: |
| childhood {n} (state of being a child) | :: barndom {m}; barndom {m} |
| childhood {n} (time when one is a child) | :: barndom {m}, barndomstid {m} {f}; barndom {m}, barndomstid {f} |
| childish {adj} (behaving immaturely) | :: barnslig; barnsleg |
| child labor {n} (child labor) SEE: child labour | :: |
| child labour {n} (work performed by children) | :: barnearbeid {n}; barnearbeid {n} |
| child language {n} | :: barnespråk {n} |
| childless {adj} (not having any children) | :: barnløs, barnlaus; barnlaus |
| childlessness {n} (the state of being childless) | :: barnløshet {m} {f}; barnløyse {f}, barnlausheit {f} |
| child neglect {n} (form of child abuse) | :: omsorgssvikt {m} {f} |
| child prodigy {n} (talented young person) | :: vidunderbarn {n} |
| child prostitution {n} (use of a child for sexual activities for profit) | :: barneprostitusjon {m} |
| children's home {n} (public institution for care of children, see also: orphanage) | :: barnehjem {n} |
| child soldier {n} (minor who is put to use for military purposes) | :: barnesoldat {m} |
| child's play {n} (something particularly simple or easy) | :: barnemat {m}; barnemat {m} |
| chile {n} (chili) SEE: chili | :: |
| Chile {prop} (country in South America) | :: Chile |
| Chilean {adj} (pertaining to Chile) | :: chilensk; chilensk |
| Chilean {adj} (pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans) | :: chilensk; chilensk |
| Chilean {n} (person from Chile) | :: chilener {m}; chilen {m}, chilenar {m} |
| chili {n} (spicy fresh or dried fruit of capsicum) | :: chili {m}; chili {m} |
| chili {n} (spice) | :: chili {m}; chili {m} |
| chili pepper {n} (fruit) | :: chilipepper {m}, chili {m}; chilipepar {m}, chili {m} |
| chill {v} (to lower the temperature of something; to cool) | :: avkjøle |
| chill {v} (to become cold) | :: kjølne |
| chill {v} (to relax, lie back) | :: chille |
| chilli {n} (chili) SEE: chili | :: |
| Chimera {prop} (mythical monster) | :: Kimære, Khimaira |
| chimney {n} (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue) | :: pipe {f}, skorstein {m} |
| chimney {n} (UK: smokestack of a steam locomotive) | :: skorstein {m} |
| chimpanzee {n} (ape) | :: sjimpanse {m}; sjimpanse {m} |
| chin {n} (bottom of a face) | :: hake |
| China {prop} (country in east Asia) | :: Kina |
| China {prop} (region corresponding to the People's Republic of China and Taiwan) | :: Kina |
| china clay {n} (china clay, see also: kaolin) | :: porselensjord {m} {f}; porselensjord {f} |
| Chinaman {n} (a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man) | :: kinamann {m}, kineser {m}; kinamann {m}, kinesar {m} |
| chinchilla {n} (rodent) | :: chinchilla {m}; chinchilla {m} |
| Chinese {prop} (any language spoken in China, see also: Literary Chinese; Mandarin; Cantonese; Wu; Min Nan) | :: kinesisk {m}; kinesisk {m}; kinesisk {m} |
| Chinese {prop} (writing system of Chinese) | :: kinesisk {m}; kinesisk {m} |
| Chinese {n} (the people of China) | :: kinesere {m-p}; kinesarar {m-p} |
| Chinese {n} (person born in China) | :: kineser {m}, kinamann {m}, kineserinne {f}; kinesar {m}, kinamann {m}, kinesarinne {f} |
| Chinese {n} (Chinese food or meal) | :: kinamat kinesisk |
| Chinese {adj} (relating to China) | :: kinesisk; kinesisk |
| Chinese {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin | :: |
| Chinese cabbage {n} (napa cabbage) SEE: napa cabbage | :: |
| Chinese grapefruit {n} (pomelo) SEE: pomelo | :: |
| Chinese parsley {n} (coriander) SEE: coriander | :: |
| Chinese red {adj} (vermilion) SEE: vermilion | :: |
| Chinese river dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
| Chinese white dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
| chip {n} (small piece broken off) | :: flis {m} {f}, skår {n}; flis {f}, skar {n} |
| chip {n} (damaged area of a surface) | :: skår {n}, skar {n}; skar {n} |
| chip {n} (fried strip of potato, french fry) | :: pommes frites {m}, pomfri {m} |
| chip {n} (thin, crisp, fried piece of potato or vegetable) | :: potetgull {n}, chips {m} |
| chirality {n} (handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics) | :: kiralitet {m}; kiralitet {m} |
| chiropractor {n} (chiropractor) | :: kiropraktor {m}; kiropraktor {m} |
| chisel {v} (to cheat) SEE: cheat | :: |
| chisel {n} (tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal) | :: meisel |
| chisel {v} (to use a chisel) | :: meisle |
| chit-chat {n} (gossip; mindless banter) | :: babbel |
| Chitral {prop} (Chitral (all senses)) | :: Chitral |
| chive {n} (plant) | :: gressløk |
| chive {n} (chives: herb) | :: gressløk |
| chivvy {v} (to coerce) SEE: coerce | :: |
| chlamydia {n} (sexually transmitted disease) | :: klamydia |
| chloride {n} (any salt of hydrochloric acid) | :: klorid {n}; klorid {n} |
| chlorine {n} (chemical element) | :: klor {n}; klor {n} |
| chlorite {n} (mineral) | :: kloritt {m}; kloritt {m} |
| chlorite {n} (salt of chlorous acid) | :: kloritt {m}; kloritt {m} |
| chlorophyll {n} (green pigment) | :: bladgrønt, klorofyll {n}; bladgrønt, klorofyll {n} |
| chocolate {n} (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans) | :: sjokolade {m} |
| chocolate {n} (small piece of confectionery made from chocolate) | :: konfekt {m} |
| chocolate {n} (colour) | :: sjokoladebrun {m} |
| chocolate {adj} (colour) | :: sjokoladebrun |
| chocolate cake {n} (cake containing chocolate) | :: sjokoladekake {m} {f}; sjokoladekake {f} |
| chocolate egg {n} (Easter treat) SEE: Easter egg | :: |
| chocolate milk {n} (milk drink flavored with chocolate) | :: sjokolademelk |
| choice {n} (option or decision) | :: valg; val {n} |
| choir {n} (singing group) | :: kor {n} |
| choir {n} (part of a church for choir assembly) | :: kor {c} |
| choke {n} (type of hold in wrestling etc.) | :: kvelertak |
| choke {n} (constriction at a shotgun barrel) | :: redusert |
| chokeberry {n} (deciduous shrub in genus Aronia) | :: svartsurbærbusk {n} |
| chokeberry {n} (fruit of such a shrub) | :: svartsurbær {n} |
| chokecherry {n} (tree) | :: virginiahegg {m} |
| cholecyst {n} (gall bladder) SEE: gall bladder | :: |
| cholera {n} (infectious disease) | :: kolera {m}; kolera {m} |
| cholesterol {n} (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) | :: kolesterol {m} {n}; kolesterol {m} {n} |
| choose {v} (to choose) SEE: take | :: |
| choose {v} (to pick) | :: velge |
| choose {v} | :: velge, utvelge, beslutte |
| chop {n} (cut of meat) | :: kotelett {m}; kotelett {m} |
| chopper {n} (helicopter (formal translations)) SEE: helicopter | :: |
| chopper {n} (axe/ax) SEE: axe | :: |
| chopping board {n} (a sturdy board, upon which one chops and prepares food) | :: fjel {m} {f}, fjøl {m} {f}, skjærefjel {m} {f}, skjærefjøl {m} {f}, skjærebrett {n}; fjøl {f}, skjerefjøl {f}, skjerebrett {n} |
| chopstick {n} (single eating utensil) | :: spisepinne {m} |
| chord {n} (combination of three or more notes) | :: akkord, note, noter |
| chore {n} (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) | :: hverdagsrutine {m}, plikt {m} |
| choreography {n} (art) | :: koreografi {m}; koreografi {m} |
| choreography {n} (representation) | :: koreografi {m}; koreografi {m} |
| choreography {n} (notation) | :: koreografi {m}; koreografi {m} |
| chorister {n} (singer in a choir) | :: korsanger {m}; korsongar {m} |
| chortle {n} (joyful, somewhat muffled laugh) | :: humring {c}, klukklatter {m}, snøfting {c} |
| chortle {v} (to laugh with a chortle or chortles) | :: humre, klukkle, snøfte |
| chotki {n} (prayer rope) | :: komboskini {m} |
| Christ {prop} (title for Jesus of Nazareth) | :: Kristus {m} |
| Christadelphian {n} (a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination) | :: kristadelfianer {m} |
| Christadelphian {adj} (pertaining to the Christadelphians) | :: kristadelfiansk {m} |
| Christian {n} (member of the Christian religion) | :: kristen {m} |
| Christian {prop} (male given name) | :: Kristian |
| Christiana {prop} (a female given name) | :: Kristiane |
| Christianity {prop} (monotheistic religion) | :: kristendom |
| Christian name {n} (any forename) SEE: forename | :: |
| Christina {prop} (female given name) | :: Kristine {f} |
| Christine {prop} (female name) SEE: Christina | :: |
| Christmas {prop} (Christian holiday) | :: jul {f}, jol {f} |
| Christmas card {n} (greeting card that celebrates Christmas) | :: julekort {n}; julekort {n}, jolekort {n} |
| Christmas carol {n} (hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas) | :: julesang {m}; julesong {m} |
| Christmas Day {n} (the 25th of December) | :: første juledag {m}, juledagen; første juledag {m}, juledagen |
| Christmas Eve {prop} (evening before Christmas Day) | :: julaften {m} |
| Christmas Eve {prop} (day before Christmas Day) | :: julaften {m} |
| Christmas Island {prop} (non self-governing territory of Australia) | :: Christmasøya {m} {f}; Christmasøya {f} |
| Christmas light {n} (Christmas lights (plural)) | :: julelys {n} |
| Christmas seal {n} (charity label in form of a cinderella stamp) | :: julemerke |
| Christmas season {n} (Advent) SEE: Advent | :: |
| Christmas stocking {n} (stocking hung up on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts) | :: julestrømpe {m} {f} |
| Christmassy {adj} (resembling or having feelings of Christmas) | :: julete, julaktig |
| Christmas time {n} (Christmas season, yuletide, Christmastide) | :: juletid {m} {f} |
| Christmas tree {n} (tree used during the Christmas holiday season) | :: juletre {n} |
| Christopher {prop} (a male given name) | :: Kristoffer |
| chromatic {adj} (music: regarding all twelve traditional Western pitch classes, regardless of temperament or intonation) | :: kromatisk; kromatisk |
| chromium {n} (chemical element) | :: krom {n}; krom {n} |
| chromium-plated {adj} (plated with chromium) | :: forkrommet |
| chromosome {n} (structure in the cell nucleus) | :: kromosom {n}; kromosom {n} |
| chronicle {n} (a written account) | :: krønike {m} {f}; krønike {f} |
| chronicler {n} (person who writes a chronicle) | :: kronikør {m}, historieskriver {m}; kronikør {m} |
| Chronicles {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Første Krønikebok {m}, Andre Krønikebok |
| chronic wasting disease {n} (type of disease) | :: skrantesyke {m} |
| chronologic {adj} (chronological) SEE: chronological | :: |
| chronological {adj} (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) | :: kronologisk; kronologisk |
| chronologically {adv} (in a chronological manner) | :: kronologisk |
| chronology {n} (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) | :: kronologi {m}; kronologi {m} |
| chronology {n} (arrangement into chronological order) | :: kronologi {m}; kronologi {m} |
| chronophagous {adj} (time-consuming) SEE: time-consuming | :: |
| chrysanthemum {n} (flower) | :: krysantemum {m}; krysantemum {m} |
| chubby {n} (erection) SEE: boner | :: |
| chubby {adj} (of a person, somewhat fat) | :: lubben {m} {f} |
| chuck {v} (meat from the shoulder of a cow) | :: høyrygg {m} |
| chuck {v} (mechanical device) | :: chuck {m} |
| chuckle {n} (a quiet laugh) | :: klukklatter {m} |
| chuckle {v} (to laugh quietly or inwardly) | :: klukkle, småle, sitte og more seg |
| chuckle {v} (to make the sound of chicken) | :: klukke |
| chuck steak {n} (meat) | :: høyrygg {m} |
| Chukchi {prop} (language) | :: tsjuktsjisk |
| chunk {n} (a part of something) | :: bit {m} |
| chunk {n} (a representative of substance) | :: klump {m} |
| Chunnel {prop} (Channel Tunnel) SEE: Channel Tunnel | :: |
| chur {interj} (voicing of thanks) SEE: thanks | :: |
| chur {interj} (parting salutation) SEE: bye | :: |
| church {n} (house of worship) | :: kirke {m} {f}; kyrkje {f} |
| church {n} (a religious organization) | :: kirke {m} {f}; kyrkje {f} |
| church {n} (worship service) | :: gudstjeneste {m}; gudstenest {f}, gudsteneste {f} |
| church bell {n} (bell of a church) | :: kirkeklokke {m} {f}; kyrkjeklokke {f} |
| Church Father {n} (authoritative ancient male Christian author) | :: kirkefar {m}; kyrkjefar {m} |
| churchgoer {n} (one who goes to church) | :: kirkegjenger {m}; kyrkjegangar {m}, kyrkjegjengar {m} |
| Church of England {prop} (established Christian church in England) | :: Den Engelske kirke {f}; Den Engelske kirkja {f} |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints {prop} (major denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement) | :: Jesu Kristi Kirke av Siste Dagers Hellige {m}; Jesu Kristi Kyrkje av Siste Dagars Heilage {m} |
| Church of Scotland {prop} (national Presbyterian church of Scotland) | :: Den skotske kirke {f}; Den skotske kirkja {f} |
| church service {n} (communal worship) | :: gudstjeneste {m}; gudsteneste {m} |
| churchwarden {n} (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish) | :: kirkeverge {m}; kyrkjeverje {f} |
| churlish {adj} (of or pertaining to a serf) | :: bondsk |
| churlish {adj} (rude or surly) | :: gretten |
| ciao {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| ciao {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| cicada {n} (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) | :: sikade |
| cicatrice {n} (scar) SEE: scar | :: |
| cicatrix {n} (scar that remains after the development of new tissue) SEE: scar | :: |
| cider {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: sider {m}; sider {m} |
| cider {n} (soft drink) SEE: soft drink | :: |
| cigar {n} (tobacco product) | :: sigar {m}; sigar {m} |
| cigarette {n} (cigarette) | :: sigarett {m}, sigg |
| cigarette holder {n} (a device used to hold a cigarette) | :: munnstykke {n}; munnstykke {n} |
| cigarette lighter {n} (lighter) SEE: lighter | :: |
| cigarette paper {n} (rolling paper) SEE: rolling paper | :: |
| cinder {n} (ember) SEE: ember | :: |
| Cinderella {prop} (fairy tale) | :: Askepott |
| Cinderella {prop} (main character in this fairy tale) | :: Askepott |
| cinema {n} (movie) SEE: movie | :: |
| cinema {n} (a film/movie theatre) | :: kino {m}; kino {m} |
| cinematic {adj} (relating to kinematics) SEE: kinematic | :: |
| cinereous tit {n} (Parus cinereus) | :: gråkjøttmeis |
| cinnabar {n} (mineral) | :: sinober {m} |
| cinnabar {n} (color) | :: sinober {m} |
| cinnamon {n} (Cinnamomum verum) | :: kaneltre {n} |
| cinnamon {n} (spice) | :: kanel |
| cinnamon {n} (colour) | :: kanelfarge {m} |
| cinnamon roll {n} (rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon) | :: kanelbolle {m}, skillingsbolle {m}, kanelsnurr {n} |
| cipher {n} (obsolete: zero) SEE: zero | :: |
| circa {prep} (approximately, about) | :: cirka |
| circle {n} (geometry: set of points that are equally distant from a center) | :: sirkel |
| circle {n} (specific group of persons) | :: krets {m}; krins {m} |
| circle {n} (bagginess of skin under eyes) | :: poser under øynene; posar under augo |
| circle {n} (orbit) SEE: orbit | :: |
| circle {n} (traffic circle or roundabout) SEE: traffic circle | :: |
| circuit {n} (enclosed path of electric current) | :: kretsløp {n} |
| circuit board {n} (board) | :: kretskort {n}; kretskort {n} |
| circuit breaker {n} (electrical switch) | :: effektbryter {m} |
| circular argument {n} (a type of argument) | :: sirkelargument {n} |
| circular letter {n} (freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters) | :: rundskriv {n}; rundskriv {n} |
| circular saw {n} (a power saw with a circular cutting blade) | :: sirkelsag {m} {f}; sirkelsag {f} |
| circulation {n} (act of moving in a circle) | :: sirkulasjon {m}; sirkulasjon {m} |
| circulation {n} (currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc.) | :: omløp {n}; omløp {n} |
| circulation {n} (movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system) | :: blodsirkulasjon {m}; blodsirkulasjon {m} |
| circumambient {adj} (surrounding) SEE: surrounding | :: |
| circumcised {adj} (of a man) | :: omskåret, omskåren |
| circumcised {adj} (of a woman) | :: omskåret, omskåren |
| circumference {n} (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) | :: omkrets {m} |
| circumference {n} (length of such line) | :: omkrets {m} |
| circumflex {n} (circumflex accent) | :: cirkumfleks {m}, sirkumfleks {m}, accent circonflexe {m} ; cirkumfleks {m}, sirkumfleks {m}, accent circonflexe {m} |
| circumscription {n} (electoral district) SEE: electoral district | :: |
| circumspect {adj} (carefully aware of all circumstances) | :: omstendelig |
| circumstance {n} (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) | :: omstendighet {m} {f}; omstende {n} |
| circumstantial {adj} (abounding with circumstances; minute in details) | :: omstendelig |
| circus {n} (company that travels) | :: sirkus {n}; sirkus {n} |
| cirque {n} (something in the shape of a circle) SEE: circle | :: |
| cirque {n} (curved depression in a mountainside) | :: botn {m}; botn {m} |
| cirrhosis {n} (chronic disease of the liver) | :: skrumplever {m} {f}; skrumplever {f} |
| CIS {prop} (Commonwealth of Independent States) | :: SUS; SUS |
| cistern {n} (reservoir for holding water) | :: sisterne {m} {f}, cisterne {m} {f}; sisterne {f}, cisterne {f} |
| cistern {n} (flush toilet's container) | :: sisterne {m} {f}, cisterne {m} {f}; sisterne {f}, cisterne {f} |
| citation form {n} (the basic form of a word used as a dictionary headword) SEE: basic form | :: |
| citation needed {phrase} (A portion of a wiki needs to be validated by a source.) | :: trenger referanse; treng kjelde |
| cite {v} (quote) SEE: quote | :: |
| citizen {n} (legal member of a state) | :: borger {m}, statsborger {m}; borgar {m}, statsborgar {m} |
| citizen journalism {n} (reporting by amateurs on the scene of an event) | :: borgerjournalistikk |
| citizenship {n} (state of being a citizen) | :: borgerskap, statsborgerskap |
| citric acid {n} (2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7) | :: sitronsyre {m} {f}; sitronsyre {f} |
| citron {n} (fruit) | :: sukatsitron |
| citrus {n} (fruit) SEE: citrus fruit | :: |
| citrus fruit {n} (fruit of genus Citrus) | :: sitrusfrukt {m} {f}; sitrusfrukt {f} |
| city {n} (large settlement) | :: by {m} |
| city hall {n} (building) | :: rådhus {n} |
| city state {n} (sovereign city) | :: bystat {m}; bystat {m} |
| civil disobedience {n} (active and non-violent refusal to obey) | :: sivil ulydighet |
| civilian {n} (non-military person) | :: sivilist {m}; sivilist {m} |
| civilization {n} (organized culture) | :: sivilisasjon {m} |
| civilization {prop} (people of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior) | :: sivilisasjon {m} |
| civilization {prop} | :: kulturen {f} |
| civil law {n} (body of law dealing with private relations) | :: sivilrett {m}, privatrett {m}; sivilrett {m}, privatrett {m} |
| civil partnership {n} (arrangement for same-sex couples) | :: registrert partnerskap {n}; registrert partnarskap |
| civil servant {n} (government employee) | :: embetsmann {m}; embetsmann {m} |
| civil war {n} (war between factions within a single country) | :: borgerkrig {m}; borgarkrig {m} |
| Civil War {prop} (civil war) SEE: civil war | :: |
| cladding {n} (an outside building covering) | :: kledning {m} {f} |
| claim {n} (new statement of truth made about something) | :: påstand {m} |
| Claire {prop} (female given name) SEE: Clara | :: |
| clairvoyance {n} (the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses) | :: klarsynthet |
| clam {n} (mollusc, see also: mollusc; oyster; mussel) | :: musling, blåskjell |
| clamber {v} (to climb with difficulty or haphazardly) | :: kravle |
| clamp {n} (woodworking tool) | :: skrutvinge {m}, krampe {m} |
| clan {n} (group having common ancestor) | :: klan {m}; klan {m} |
| clap {n} (gonorrhea) | :: dryppert |
| clapboard {n} (clapperboard) SEE: clapperboard | :: |
| clapper board {n} (clapperboard) SEE: clapperboard | :: |
| clapperboard {n} (device used in film) | :: klapper |
| Clara {prop} (cognates and transliterations of the name Clara) | :: Klara |
| Clare {n} (Clara) SEE: Clara | :: |
| clarinet {n} (woodwind musical instrument) | :: klarinett {m}; klarinett {m} |
| clarinetist {n} (musician) | :: klarinettist {m} |
| class {n} (group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes) | :: klasse {m} {f} |
| class {n} (social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc.) | :: klasse {m} {f} |
| class {n} (division of society into classes) | :: klasse {m} {f} |
| class {n} (admirable behavior; elegance) | :: klasse {m} {f} |
| class {n} (group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher) | :: klasse {m} {f} |
| class {n} (series of classes covering a single subject) | :: kurs {n} |
| class {n} (group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year) | :: kull {n}, årskull {n} |
| class {n} (category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation) | :: klasse {m} {f} |
| class {n} (taxonomy: classification below Phylum and above Order) | :: klasse {m} {f} |
| class {n} (set theory: collection of sets definable by a shared property) | :: klasse {m} {f} |
| class {n} (object-oriented programming: set of objects possibly differing in state but not behavior) | :: klasse {m} {f} |
| classical {adj} (literature etc) | :: klassisk |
| Classical Syriac {prop} | :: gammelsyrisk {n} |
| classicist {n} (classicist) | :: klassisist {m}; klassisist {m} |
| classification {n} (act of forming into classes) | :: klassifikasjon {m}, inndeling {m} {f}; klassifikasjon {m}, inndeling {f} |
| classroom {n} (room in a school) | :: klasserom {n} |
| class struggle {n} (struggle between classes) | :: klassekamp {m} |
| claustrophobia {n} (fear of closed, tight places) | :: klaustrofobi {m}; klaustrofobi {m} |
| claustrophobic {adj} (Suffering from claustrophobia) | :: klaustrofobisk; klaustrofobisk |
| clavis {n} (glossary) SEE: glossary | :: |
| claw {n} (curved horny nail) | :: klo {m} {f} |
| claw {n} | :: kloa |
| claw hammer {n} (hammer with two prongs) | :: klohammer |
| clay {n} (mineral substance) | :: leire {m} {f}; leire {f} |
| clay-colored thrush {n} (thrush of the Americas) | :: leirtrost {m}; leirtrast {m} |
| clay pigeon {n} (target in sport shooting) | :: leirdue {m} {f}; leirdue {f} |
| clean {v} ((transitive) to remove dirt from a place or object) | :: gjøre rent |
| clean {adj} (empty) SEE: empty | :: |
| cleaner {n} (person who cleans) | :: renholder {m}, reinholder {m}; reinhaldar {m} |
| cleaner {n} (substance used for cleaning) | :: rengjøringsmiddel {n} |
| cleaning {n} (action in which something is cleaned) | :: rengjøring {m} {f}; reingjering {f} |
| cleanly {adj} (being habitually clean) | :: hygienisk, renslig |
| cleanness {n} (state of being clean) | :: renhet {m} {f}, reinhet {m} {f} |
| cleanser {n} (detergent) SEE: detergent | :: |
| cleanser {n} (something that cleanses) | :: rengjøringsmiddel {n} |
| clear {adj} (distinct) SEE: distinct | :: |
| clear {adj} (transparent in colour) | :: klar, gjennomsiktig |
| clear {adj} (bright, not obscured) | :: klar, ren |
| clear {adj} (free of obstacles) | :: klar |
| clear {adj} (without clouds) | :: klar |
| clear {adj} (free of ambiguity or doubt) | :: klar |
| clear {adj} (free of guilt or suspicion) | :: ren |
| clear {adj} (meteorology: less than 1/8 obscured by clouds) | :: klar, skyfri |
| clear {adj} (without a thickening ingredient) | :: klar |
| clear {adj} (possessing little or no perceptible stimuli) | :: fri |
| clear as a bell {adj} (totally clear) | :: klokkeklar; klokkeklar, klokkeklår |
| clearly {adv} ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) | :: tydeligvis |
| clear one's throat {v} (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs) | :: kremte, rømme |
| cleavage {n} (separation between breasts) | :: kløft {m} {f}; kløft {f} |
| cleave {v} (transitive to split or sever) | :: kløyve |
| cleaver {n} (a squarish knife used for hacking) | :: kjøttøks {m} {f}; kjøttøks {f} |
| clef {n} (musical symbol) | :: nøkkel |
| cleft {n} (opening made or as if made by splitting) | :: revne, spalte |
| cleft {adj} (Split, divided, or partially divided into two) | :: kløyve |
| clematis {n} (any plant of the genus Clematis) | :: klematis {m}; klematis {m} |
| clementine {n} (citrus fruit) | :: klementin {m}; klementin {m} |
| clench {v} (to squeeze) | :: knyte, knytte |
| clergy {n} (people trained to officiate at religious ceremonies and services) | :: geistlighet {m} {f}, presteskap {n}; presteskap {n} |
| cleric {n} (clergy member) | :: geistlig {m} |
| clerical {adj} (of or relating to the clergy) | :: geistlig; geistleg |
| clerk {n} (one working with records etc.) | :: kontorist, ekspeditør |
| clever {adj} (mentally quick or sharp) | :: klok, begavet, intelligent, skarpsindig, smart |
| cleverness {n} (being clever, mentally sharp) | :: dyktighet {c} |
| cliché {n} (overused phrase or expression) | :: klisjé {n} |
| cliche {n} (cliché) SEE: cliché | :: |
| click {n} (sharp sound) | :: klikk {n} {m}; klikk {n} |
| click {n} (act of pressing a button on a computer mouse) | :: klikk {n} {m}, museklikk {n} {m}; klikk {n}, museklikk {n} |
| client {n} (a customer or receiver of services) | :: klient {m}, kunde {m}; klient {m}, kunde {m} |
| client {n} (person who receives help or advice from a professional person) | :: klient {m}; klient {m} |
| cliff {n} (a (near) vertical rock face) | :: klippe {m}; klippe {f} |
| climate {n} (long-term atmospheric conditions) | :: klima {n}; klima {n} |
| climate {n} (context in general of a particular political, moral etc. situation) | :: klima {n}; klima {n} |
| climate change {n} (changes in the Earth's climate) | :: klimaendring {m}, klimaforandring {m} {f}; klimaendring {m}, klimaforandring {f} |
| climate sceptic {n} (person) | :: klimaskeptiker {m}, klimafornekter {m} |
| climatic {adj} (of, relating to or influenced by climate) | :: klimatisk; klimatisk |
| climatically {adv} (regarding the climate) | :: klimatisk |
| climatologist {n} (scholar of climatology) | :: klimatolog {m}; klimatolog {m} |
| climatology {n} (science) | :: klimatologi {c} |
| climax {n} (the peak of sexual pleasure) SEE: orgasm | :: |
| climax {n} (point of greatest intensity or force) | :: klimaks {n} {m}; klimaks {n} {m} |
| climax {n} (orgasm) | :: klimaks {n} {m}; klimaks {n} {m} |
| climb {v} (to ascend, to go up) | :: klatre; klatre |
| climb {v} (to mount, to move upwards on) | :: klatre; klatre |
| climb {v} (to move by using the hands and feet) | :: klatre; klatre |
| climb {v} (to practice the sport of climbing) | :: klatre; klatre |
| climb {v} (of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something) | :: klatre; klatre |
| climber {n} (one who climbs) | :: klatrer {m}; klatrar {m} |
| climbing frame {n} (playground equipment) SEE: jungle gym | :: |
| cling {v} (hold tightly) | :: klenge |
| cling film {n} (plastic film that clings) | :: plastfolie {m}; plastfolie {m} |
| clinic {n} (medical facility) | :: klinikk {m}; klinikk {m} |
| clinical {adj} (of or pertaining to a medical clinic or facility) | :: klinisk; klinisk |
| clinical psychology {n} (branch of psychology) | :: klinisk psykologi |
| clinker-built {adj} (constructed with overlapping hull planks or plates) | :: klinkbygd, klinkbygget; klinkbygd |
| clipper {n} (fast sailing ship) | :: klipper {m}; klipper {m} |
| clitic {n} (morpheme attached to another word) | :: klitikon {n}; klitikon {n} |
| clitoris {n} (elongated erectile organ) | :: klitoris {m}; klitoris {m} |
| cloak {n} (cape) | :: kappe {f} |
| cloakroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| cloakroom {n} (room for coats) | :: garderobe {m}; garderobe {m} |
| clobber {n} ((computing) To overwrite or override, often unintentionally.) | :: slette |
| clock {n} (instrument to measure or keep track of time) | :: klokke {m} {f}; klokke {f} |
| clock {v} (measure the duration of) | :: ta tiden på |
| clock face {n} (the surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands) | :: urskive {m} {f} |
| clock speed {n} (rate at which a processor performs) | :: klokkefrekvens {m}; klokkefrekvens {m} |
| clockwise {adv} (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) | :: medurs; med klokken |
| clockwisely {adv} (clockwise) SEE: clockwise | :: |
| clockwork {n} (mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device) | :: urverk {n} |
| cloister vault {n} (structure created by intersection of vaults) | :: klosterhvelv {n} |
| close {v} (obstruct (an opening)) | :: stenge |
| close {v} (move (a door)) | :: lukke, stenge |
| close {v} (close (one's eyes)) | :: lukke |
| close {v} (put an end to) | :: avslutte |
| close {adj} (at a little distance) | :: nær; nær |
| close, but no cigar {phrase} (that's almost correct, but not quite) | :: nesten skyter ingen mann av hesten, nesten holder ikke |
| close-cropped {adj} (cut very short) | :: snauklipt; snauklipt |
| closed {adj} (not open) | :: lukket |
| close-fitting {adj} (tight) | :: tettsittende |
| closely {adv} | :: nær |
| close ranks {v} (to regroup forces) | :: slutte rekkene, gjøre felles front |
| close-set {adj} (set close together) | :: tettsittende |
| close shave {n} (near accident or mishap) | :: nestenulykke {m} {f}, nære på |
| closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| close up {v} (to shut for a period of time) | :: holde stengt, stenge |
| close up {v} (of a wound, to heal) | :: gro |
| close-up {n} (photographic (or other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale) | :: nærbilde {n}; nærbilde {n}, nærbilete {n} |
| closing time {n} (time when a pub closes) | :: stengetid {m} {f}; stengetid {f}, stengjetid {f} |
| cloth {n} (piece of cloth) | :: stoff {n}; klut {m} |
| clothes {n} (apparel) | :: bekledning {f}; klær {p} |
| clothes-brush {n} (a brush for brushing clothes) | :: klesbørste {m}; klebørste {m}, kledebørste {m}, klesbørste {m} |
| clothesbrush {n} (a brush for brushing clothes with) | :: klesbørste {m}; klebørste {m}, kledebørste {m}, klesbørste {m} |
| clotheshorse {n} (laundry frame) | :: tørkestativ {n}; tørkestativ {n} |
| clothesline {n} (rope or cord for drying clothes) | :: klessnor {m} {f}, tørkestativ {n}; kledesnor {f}, klesnor {f}, klessnor {f}, tørkestativ {n} |
| clothes maiden {n} (rack for drying clothes) SEE: clotheshorse | :: |
| clothes peg {n} (an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline) | :: klesklype {m} {f} |
| clothespin {n} (a clip or fastener) SEE: clothes peg | :: |
| clothes screen {n} (rack for drying clothes) SEE: clotheshorse | :: |
| clothes shop {n} (type of shop) | :: klesbutikk {m}; klebutikk {m}, kledebutikk {m}, klesbutikk {m} |
| clothes tree {n} (pole with pegs) | :: stumtjener {m}; stumtenar {m} |
| clothestree {n} (clothes tree) SEE: clothes tree | :: |
| clothing {n} (clothes) | :: klær {p}, klesplagg {n}, tøy {n}; klede {p} |
| cloud {v} (to become foggy or gloomy, to become obscured from sight) | :: skye, overskye, formørke, fordunkle |
| cloud {v} (to make obscure (e.g. to cloud the issue)) | :: fordunkle |
| cloud {n} (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air) | :: sky {m} {f}; sky {f} |
| cloud {n} (mass of dust, steam or smoke) | :: sky {m} {f}, støvsky {m} {f} (mass of dust); sky {f}, støvsky {f} (mass of dust) |
| cloud {n} (anything which makes things foggy or gloomy) | :: sky {m} {f}; sky {f} |
| cloud {n} (group of objects suspended above the ground or flying) | :: sky {m} {f}; sky {f} |
| cloud {n} (the Internet) | :: sky {m} {f}, cloud {m}; sky {f}, cloud {m} |
| cloudberry {n} (species) | :: multe {f}; molte {f} |
| cloudberry {n} (fruit) | :: multe, multebær; molte |
| cloudburst {n} (sudden heavy rainstorm) | :: styrtregn {n}; skybrudd {n}, skybrott {n}; skybrot {n}, skybrott {n} |
| cloud cover {n} (cloud covering the sky) | :: skydekke {n}; skydekke {n} |
| cloudless {adj} (without any clouds) | :: skyfri |
| cloud nine {n} (state of fantastic or impractical dreaming) SEE: head in the clouds | :: |
| cloudy {adj} (covered with or characterised by clouds) | :: skyet, overskyet; skya, overskya |
| cloudy {adj} (not transparent; not clear) | :: grumsete; grumsete |
| clove {n} (spice) | :: nellik {m}; nellik {m} |
| clove {n} (constitutive bulb of garlic) | :: fedd {n} |
| cloven {adj} (split or divided) | :: kløyvd |
| cloven hoof {n} (divided hoof, as on bovine animals) | :: klauv {f} |
| clove pink {n} (carnation) SEE: carnation | :: |
| clover {n} (plant in genus Trifolium) | :: kløver {m}; kløver {m} |
| clown {n} (performance artist working in a circus) | :: klovn {m}; klovn {m} |
| club {n} (weapon) | :: klubbe {f} |
| club {n} (association of members) | :: klubb {m}; klubb {m} |
| club {n} (nightclub) | :: nattklubb {m} |
| club {n} (playing card symbol, ♣) | :: kløver {m} |
| club {n} (hitting implement) | :: kølle {f} |
| clubfoot {n} (foot malformation) | :: klumpfot {m} |
| clubhouse {n} (a building used by a club) | :: klubbhus {n}; klubbhus {n} |
| clubs {n} (plural of club) SEE: club | :: |
| clubs {n} (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣) | :: kløver {m}; kløver {m} |
| clumsy {adj} (awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous) | :: klønete, klossete |
| clumsy {adj} | :: klønet |
| clunky {adj} (ungainly and awkward to use) | :: prakket, tungvint, upraktisk |
| cluster {n} (a bunch of grapes) | :: klase |
| cluster bomb {n} (explosive munition) | :: klasebombe {m} {f}; klasebombe {f} |
| clutch {n} (A device to interrupt power transmission) | :: clutch {m}, kløtsj {m}, kobling {m} {f}; clutch {m}, kløtsj {m} |
| clutch {n} (The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission) | :: clutchpedal {m}, kløtsjpedal {m}, koblingspedal {m} |
| c'mere {contraction} (come) SEE: come | :: |
| c'mere {contraction} (here) SEE: here | :: |
| cnidarian {n} (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) | :: nesledyr {n} |
| coach {n} (rail passenger car) | :: vogn {m} {f}; vogn {f} |
| coach {n} (trainer) | :: trener {m}; trenar {m} |
| coach {n} (long-distance bus) | :: turbuss {m}; turbuss {m} |
| coach driver {n} (driver of a horse-drawn coach) | :: kusk {m} |
| coach driver {n} (driver of a coach (bus)) | :: turbussjåfør {m}; turbussjåfør {m} |
| coachman {n} (male coach driver) SEE: coach driver | :: |
| coachwoman {n} (female coach driver) SEE: coach driver | :: |
| coadjutor {n} (assistant) SEE: assistant | :: |
| coagulate {v} (become congealed) | :: koagulere |
| coagulation {n} (process of forming clots from blood) | :: hemostase {m}, koagulasjon {m}, koagulering {m}; hemostase {m}, koagulasjon {m}, koagulering {f} |
| coagulation {n} (similar solidification) | :: koagulasjon {m}, koagulering {m}; koagulasjon {m}, koagulering {f} |
| coal {n} (uncountable: carbon rock) | :: kull {n}, kol {n}; kol {n} |
| coal black {adj} (Of a black colour, like that of coal) | :: kullsvart |
| coaling {n} (loading with coal) SEE: bunkering | :: |
| coalition {n} (group of organizations) | :: koalisjon {m}; koalisjon {m} |
| coal mine {n} (a mine from which coal is mined) | :: kullgruve {m} {f}; kolgruve {f} |
| coalmine {n} (coal mine) SEE: coal mine | :: |
| coal tit {n} (coal tit) | :: svartmeis; svartmeis |
| coarse {adj} (of inferior quality) | :: grov; grov |
| coarse {adj} (not refined) | :: grov; grov |
| coarseness {n} (quality of being coarse) | :: grovhet {m} {f} |
| coast {n} (edge of land meeting ocean, sea, gulf, bay) | :: kyst, strand |
| coastal {adj} (relating to the coast) | :: kystnær; kystnær |
| coastal waters {n} (sea areas along the coast) | :: kystfarvann {n}; kystfarvatn {n} |
| coaster {n} (Salvelinus fontinalis) SEE: brook trout | :: |
| coast guard {n} (enforcer of maritime law) | :: kystvakt {m} {f}; kystvakt {f} |
| coastline {n} (the shape of a coast) | :: kystlinje {m} {f}; kystline {f}, kystlinje {f} |
| coat {n} (outer garment covering the upper torso and arms) | :: frakk {m} |
| coat hanger {n} (device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc) | :: kleshenger {m}; kledehengjar {m}, klehengjar {m}, kleshengjar {m} |
| coat of arms {n} (hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon) | :: våpen {n}, våpenskjold {n}, riksvåpen {n} , statsvåpen {n} ; våpen {n}, våpenskjold {n}, riksvåpen {n} , statsvåpen {n} |
| coat stand {n} (pole with pegs) | :: stumtjener {m} |
| coatstand {n} (coat stand) SEE: coat stand | :: |
| coat-stand {n} (coat stand) SEE: coat stand | :: |
| coax {v} (persuade gradually) | :: lokke |
| coax {v} (manipulate carefully into position) | :: lirke |
| cob {n} (gull) SEE: gull | :: |
| cob {n} (bread roll) SEE: bread roll | :: |
| cob {n} (corncob) SEE: corncob | :: |
| cobalt {n} (chemical element) | :: kobolt {m} {n}; kobolt {m} |
| cobalt blue {n} (colour) | :: koboltblått {n}; koboltblått {n} |
| cobalt blue {adj} (colour) | :: koboltblå; koboltblå |
| cobble {n} (cobblestone) SEE: cobblestone | :: |
| cobbled {adj} (paved with cobblestones) | :: brosteinlagt |
| cobblestone {n} (a rounded stone) | :: brostein {m} |
| cobra {n} (venomous snake) | :: kobra {m}; kobra {m} |
| cobweb {n} (a spider’s web) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
| Coca-Cola {n} (Coke) SEE: Coke | :: |
| Coca-Cola {prop} (particular carbonated soft drink) | :: Coca-Cola |
| cocaine {n} (the narcotic) | :: kokain {m} {n} |
| coccyx {n} ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) | :: haleben {n}, halebein {n}; halebein {n} |
| cochlea {n} (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear) | :: sneglehuset |
| cock {n} (slang: penis) SEE: dick | :: |
| cock {n} (hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism) | :: hane {m}; hane {m} |
| cock {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) SEE: rooster | :: |
| cock {n} (valve or tap for controlling flow of liquid) SEE: stopcock | :: |
| cockade {n} (a rosette worn in a hat as an office or party badge) | :: kokarde {f}; kokarde {f} |
| cock-a-doodle-doo {interj} (cry of the rooster) | :: kykeliky |
| cock-and-bull story {n} (a far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity) | :: røverhistorie {m} {f}, skrøne {m} {f} |
| cockatoo {n} (a bird) | :: kakadu {m} {f}, kakadue {m} {f}; kakadu {f}, kakadue {f} |
| cockchafer {n} (beetle of genus Melolontha) | :: oldenborre {m} |
| cockeyed {adj} (absurd, silly, or stupid) SEE: absurd | :: |
| cockeyed {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| cockeyed {adj} (crooked, askew) SEE: crooked | :: |
| cockle {n} (wrinkle) SEE: wrinkle | :: |
| cockle {n} | :: hjerteskjell {n} |
| cockpit {n} (space for pilot and crew in an aircraft) | :: cockpit {m}; cockpit {m} |
| cockpit {n} (nautical: well, where the helm is) | :: cockpit {m}; cockpit {m} |
| cockroach {n} (type of insect) | :: kakerlakk {m}; kakerlakk {m} |
| cocksucker {n} (a fellator) | :: kuksuger {m} |
| cocktail {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: cocktail {m}; cocktail {m} |
| cocktail {n} (mixture of other substances) | :: cocktail {m}; cocktail {m} |
| cocoa {n} (powder) SEE: cocoa powder | :: |
| cocoa bean {n} (seed of the cocoa plant) | :: kakaobønne {m} {f}; kakaobønne {f} |
| cocoa butter {n} (fat from cocoa bean) | :: kakaosmør {n}; kakaosmør {n} |
| cocoa powder {n} (powder from cocoa solids) | :: kakaopulver {n}; kakaopulver {n} |
| coconut {n} (fruit of coco palm) | :: kokosnøtt {m} {f}; kokosnøtt {f} |
| coconut {n} (edible flesh of coconut fruit) | :: kokos {m}; kokos {m} |
| coconut {n} (coconut palm) SEE: coconut palm | :: |
| coconut milk {n} (the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut) | :: kokosmelk {f} {m}, kokosmjølk {f}; kokosmjølk {f} |
| coconut palm {n} (Cocos nucifera) | :: kokospalme {m}; kokospalme {m} |
| cocoon {n} (protective case) | :: kokong {m}; kokong {m} |
| cod {n} (marine fish of the family Gadidae) | :: torsk {m} |
| code {n} (source code) SEE: source code | :: |
| code {n} (machine code) SEE: machine code | :: |
| codeine {n} (addictive alkaloid narcotic) | :: kodein {n}; kodein {n} |
| codfish {n} (cod) SEE: cod | :: |
| codpiece {n} (part of male dress to cover genitals) | :: skamkapsel {m}, skampose {m}; skamkapsel {m}, skampose {m} |
| codswallop {interj} (nonsense) | :: tullprat {m}, vrøvl {n} |
| coefficient {n} (algebraic constant) | :: koeffisient {m}; koeffisient {m} |
| coefficient {n} (measure of some property or characteristic) | :: koeffisient {m}; koeffisient {m} |
| coerce {v} (to use force, threat, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against their will) | :: tvinge |
| coercion {n} (actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person) | :: tvang |
| coetaneous {adj} (contemporary) SEE: contemporary | :: |
| coexistence {n} (two or more things existing together) | :: sameksistens {m}; sameksistens {m} |
| coffee {n} (beverage) | :: kaffe; kaffi |
| coffee bar {n} (establishment that sells coffee) SEE: café | :: |
| coffee bean {n} (The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea) | :: kaffebønne {c}; kaffibønne {c} |
| coffee break {n} (a rest period during the business day providing the opportunity to drink coffee) | :: kaffepause {m}; kaffipause {m} |
| coffee cup {n} (cup for coffee) | :: kaffekopp {m}; kaffikopp {m} |
| coffeehouse {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| coffeemaker {n} (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) | :: kaffetrakter {m}; kaffitrektar {m} |
| coffee pot {n} (pot for coffee) | :: kaffekanne {m} {f} |
| coffee shop {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| coffin {n} (box in which a dead person is buried) | :: kiste {m} {f}, gravkiste {m} {f}, likkiste {m} {f}; kiste {f}, likkiste {f} |
| cog {n} (tooth on a gear) | :: tannhjul |
| cogeneration {n} (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) | :: kogenerasjon |
| cogitable {adj} (conceivable) SEE: conceivable | :: |
| cognac {n} (type of brandy) | :: konjakk {m}; konjakk {m} |
| cognitive dissonance {n} (conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one's beliefs and one's actions or other beliefs) | :: kognitiv dissonans {m}; kognitiv dissonans {m} |
| cognitive psychology {n} (branch of psychology) | :: kognitiv psykologi |
| cognomen {n} (nickname) | :: tilnavn {n} |
| cohabitant {n} (person who cohabits with another) | :: samboer {m}, sambuer {m}; sambuar {m} |
| cohabitation {n} (intimate relationship) | :: samboerskap {n} |
| cohabitation {n} (act of living together) | :: samboerskap {n} |
| coherent {adj} (sticking together) | :: koherent; koherent |
| coherent {adj} (of waves having the same direction, wavelength and phase) | :: koherent; koherent |
| cohort {n} (accomplice) SEE: accomplice | :: |
| cohort {n} (colleague) SEE: colleague | :: |
| coiffure {n} (hairstyle) SEE: hairstyle | :: |
| coil {n} (something wound) | :: spiral {m}; spiral {m} |
| coil {n} (intra-uterine contraceptive device) SEE: intrauterine device | :: |
| Coimbra {prop} (city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal) | :: Coimbra; Coimbra; Coimbra |
| coin {n} ((currency) a piece of currency) | :: mynt {m} |
| coinage {n} (currency) SEE: currency | :: |
| coinage {n} (neologism) SEE: neologism | :: |
| coincidence {n} (state of events appearing to be connected when they are not) | :: sammentreff {n}, sammenfall {n}, tilfeldighet {m} {f}; samantreff {m} {n}, samanfall |
| coitus interruptus {n} (sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis) | :: hoppe av i svingen |
| coke {n} (coal product) | :: koks {m} |
| coke {n} (Coke) SEE: Coke | :: |
| Coke {n} (informal: any cola-flavored drink) | :: cola {m} |
| colander {n} (a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta) | :: dørslag {n} |
| cold {adj} (having a low temperature) | :: kald |
| cold {adj} (of the weather) | :: kaldt |
| cold {adj} (of a person) | :: kald |
| cold {adj} (unfriendly) | :: kald |
| cold {adj} (unprepared) | :: kald |
| cold {n} (low temperature) | :: kulde {m} |
| cold {n} (illness) | :: forkjølelse {m}; forkjøling {f} |
| cold-blooded {adj} (lacking emotion or compunction) | :: kaldblodig |
| cold-blooded {adj} (having an unregulated body temperature) SEE: ectothermic | :: |
| cold-drawn {adj} (drawn out when cold without heat) | :: kaldtrukket |
| cold front {n} (leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air) | :: kaldfront {m}; kaldfront {m} |
| coldly {adv} (in a cold or uncaring manner) | :: kaldt; kaldt |
| cold sweat {n} (perspiration which feels chilly) | :: kaldsvette {m} |
| cold war {n} (a period of hostile relations) | :: kald krig {n} |
| Cold War {prop} (a period of history from 1945–1991) | :: Den kalde krigen |
| cole {n} (cabbage) SEE: cabbage | :: |
| colectomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: kolektomi |
| coleopterology {n} (scientific study of beetles) | :: koleopterologi {m}; koleopterologi {m} |
| collaborate {v} (to work together on a piece of work) | :: samarbeide |
| collaborate {v} (to cooperate treasonably) | :: samarbeide (med fienden), kollaborere |
| collaboration {n} (act of collaborating) | :: samarbeid |
| collage {n} (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) | :: kollasj {m}, collage {m} |
| collapse {n} (act of collapsing) | :: kollaps {m}; kollaps {m} |
| collapsible {adj} (that can be collapsed) | :: sammenleggbar |
| collar {n} (fabric garment part fitting around throat) | :: krage |
| collar {v} (to arrest) SEE: arrest | :: |
| collared dove {n} (collared dove) | :: tyrkerdue |
| collared pratincole {n} (Glareola pratincola) | :: brakksvale; brakksvale |
| collar tab {n} (insignia worn on the collar) | :: kravespeil {n} |
| collateral damage {n} (collateral damage) | :: utilsiktet tap {n}, utilsikta tap {n}; utilsikta tap {n} |
| colleague {n} (fellow member of a profession) | :: kollega {m}, medarbeider {m}; kollega {m}, medarbeidar {m} |
| collectable {n} (collectable) SEE: collector's item | :: |
| collectible {n} (collectible) SEE: collector's item | :: |
| collection {n} (set of items) | :: samling {m} {f}; samling {f} |
| collection {n} (multiple related objects) | :: samling {m} {f}, kolleksjon {m}; samling {f}, kolleksjon {m} |
| collection {n} (activity of collecting) | :: innsamling {m} {f}; innsamling {f} |
| collection {n} (gathering of money for charitable or other purposes) | :: innsamling {m} {f}; innsamling {f} |
| collector {n} (person or thing that collects) | :: samler {m}; samlar {m} |
| collector's item {n} (item worth collecting) | :: samleobjekt {n}; samleobjekt {n} |
| college {n} (politics: electoral college) SEE: electoral college | :: |
| college town {n} (town or city dominated by its university population) | :: universitetsby |
| collision {n} (collision) SEE: wreck | :: |
| collision {n} (instance of colliding) | :: kollisjon {m}; kollisjon {m} |
| collision course {n} (path leading to a collision) | :: kollisjonskurs {m}; kollisjonskurs {m} |
| colloquial {adj} (of oral communication language) | :: hverdagslig |
| Cologne {prop} (city in Germany) | :: Köln; Köln |
| Colombia {prop} (country in South America) | :: Colombia |
| Colombian {n} (A person from Colombia) | :: colombianer {m}, kolombianer {m}; colombian {m}, colombianar {m}, kolombian {m}, kolombianar {m} |
| Colombian {adj} (pertaining to Colombia) | :: colombiansk, kolombiansk; colombiansk, kolombiansk |
| Colombian necktie {n} (violent and intimidating method of execution) | :: Colombiansk slips |
| colon {n} (punctuation mark) | :: kolon {n} |
| colon {n} (the last part of the digestive system) | :: endetarm {m} |
| colonel {n} (commissioned office in the armed services) | :: oberst {m} |
| colonialism {n} (colonial domination policy) | :: kolonialisme {m}; kolonialisme {m} |
| colonial power {n} (country with colonies) | :: kolonimakt {m} {f}; kolonimakt {f} |
| colonist {n} (a founder of a colony) | :: kolonist {m}; kolonist {m} |
| colonist {n} (a member of a colony) | :: kolonist {m}; kolonist {m} |
| colonizer {n} (colonist) SEE: colonist | :: |
| colony {n} (region or governmental unit) | :: koloni {m}; koloni {m} |
| colony {n} (group of organisms) | :: koloni {m}; koloni {m} |
| colophony {n} (rosin) SEE: rosin | :: |
| color {n} (spectral composition of visible light) | :: farge {m}; farge {m} {f} |
| color {n} (particular set of the visible spectrum) | :: farge {m}; farge {m} {f} |
| color {n} (hue as opposed to achromatic colors) | :: farge {m}, fargetone {m}, kulør {m}; farge {m} {f}, fargetone {m}, kulør {m} |
| color {n} (human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity) | :: hudfarge {m}; hudfarge {m} {f} |
| color {n} (interest, especially in a selective area) | :: farge {m}, koloritt {m}; farge {m} {f}, koloritt {m} |
| color {n} (any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms) | :: farge {m}; farge {m} {f} |
| color {n} (standard or banner (colors)) | :: fane {m} {f}; fane {m} |
| color {v} (give something color) | :: farge |
| color {v} (draw using crayons) | :: fargelegge, male |
| color {v} (become red through increased blood flow) | :: rødme |
| color {v} (affect without completely changing) | :: farge |
| color blind {adj} (unable to distinguish between two or more primary colors) | :: fargeblind |
| color blindness {n} (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) | :: fargeblindhet {m} |
| colored pencil {n} (pencil with coloured core) | :: fargeblyant {m}; fargeblyant {m} |
| colorfastness {n} (colorfastness) SEE: colour fastness | :: |
| colorful {adj} (possessing prominent and varied colors) | :: fargerik; fargerik |
| colossal {adj} (extremely large) | :: kolossal; kolossal |
| Colossians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Kolosserne {m-p} |
| colostrum {n} (a form of milk) | :: råmelk {m} {f}, råmjølk {m} {f}; råmjølk {f} |
| colour fastness {n} (quality of being colourfast) | :: fargeekthet {m} {f} |
| colourless {adj} (having no colour) | :: fargeløs; fargelaus |
| colposcope {n} (a form of endoscope) | :: kolposkop |
| colt {n} (young male horse) | :: hingstføll {n} |
| coltsfoot {n} (Tussilago farfara) | :: hestehov {m}; hestehov {m} {f} |
| column {n} (upright supporting member) | :: søyle {m} {f}; søyle {f} |
| column {n} (a vertical body of text) | :: spalte {m}; spalt {f} |
| colza {n} (cabbage variety) | :: raps {m} |
| coma {n} (Deep sleep) | :: koma |
| Coma Berenices {prop} (small dim summer constellation of the northern sky) | :: Berenikes hår |
| comb {n} (toothed implement for grooming the hair) | :: kam |
| comb {v} (to groom the hair with a toothed implement) | :: gre, greie |
| combat {n} (a battle; a fight) | :: slagsmål |
| combatant {n} (person engaged in combat, often armed) | :: kombattant {m}; kombattant {m} |
| combat sport {n} (sport that involves man-to-man combat) | :: kampsport {m}; kampsport {m} |
| combination {n} (act of combining) | :: kombinasjon {m}; kombinasjon {m} |
| combination {n} (sequence of numbers or letters for a combination lock) | :: kombinasjon {m}; kombinasjon {m} |
| combine {n} (combination) SEE: combination | :: |
| combine {n} (combine harvester) SEE: combine harvester | :: |
| combine harvester {n} (combine) | :: skurtresker |
| combover {n} (A manner of combing hair to conceal a bald spot) | :: hentesveis {m}; hentesveis {m} |
| combust {v} (be consumed by fire) SEE: burn | :: |
| combustible {adj} (capable of burning) | :: brennbar; brennbar |
| combustion {n} (the act or process of burning) | :: forbrenning {m} {f}; forbrenning {f} |
| combustion {n} (similar process where two chemicals are combined) | :: forbrenning {m} {f}; forbrenning {f} |
| combustion {n} (process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen) | :: forbrenning {m} {f}; forbrenning {f} |
| combustion chamber {n} (space in a heat engine) | :: forbrenningskammer {n}; forbrenningskammer {n} |
| come {v} (to move nearer) | :: komme |
| come {v} (to arrive, to appear) | :: ankomme, komme |
| come {v} (to orgasm) | :: komme |
| come across {v} (give an appearance or impression) | :: fremstå, gi inntrykk av |
| come across {v} (find, usually by accident) | :: støte på, treffe på, snuble over |
| come back {v} ((intransitive) To return to a place) | :: returnere, komme tilbake |
| comeback {n} (return to fame etc.) | :: comeback {m} {n}; comeback {n} |
| comedian {n} (entertainer) | :: komiker {m}; komikar {m} |
| comedown {n} (after a drug) SEE: crash | :: |
| comedy {n} (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone) | :: komedie {m}; komedie {m} |
| come in {v} (to enter) SEE: enter | :: |
| come in handy {v} (to prove to be useful or helpful) | :: være god å ha, være til nytte, komme til nytte |
| come out {v} (to come out of the closet) SEE: come out of the closet | :: |
| come out of the closet {v} (to tell others about a secret belief or preference) | :: komme ut av skapet |
| comestible {adj} (suitable to be eaten; edible) | :: spiselig |
| comet {n} (a celestial body, generally with a tail) | :: komet {m}; komet {m} |
| come to an end {v} (to cease) | :: ta slutt, bli en slutt på; take slutt, ta slutt |
| come to light {v} (become known) | :: fremkomme |
| come to pass {v} (to happen, to occur) | :: hende, skje, bli noe av |
| come upon {v} (to come across; to discover) | :: komme over |
| comeuppance {n} (an outcome which is justly deserved) | :: lønn som fortjent |
| comfort {n} | :: bekvemmelighet |
| comfort {v} (console) SEE: console | :: |
| comfortable {adj} (providing physical comfort and ease) | :: bekvem, behagelig; komfortabel; komfortabel, behageleg |
| comfortably {adv} (in a comfortable manner) | :: komfortabelt |
| comforter {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| comic {n} (cartoon story) | :: tegneserie {m} |
| comical {adj} (being funny, whimsically amusing) | :: komisk; komisk |
| comics {n} (artistic medium) | :: tegneserier {m} |
| Comintern {prop} (international association of Communist parties) | :: Komintern |
| comitative case {n} (case used to denote companionship) | :: komitativ |
| comma {n} (punctuation mark ',') | :: komma {n} |
| command {n} (order) | :: ordre {m}, kommando {m} |
| commandeer {v} (to seize for military use) | :: rekvirere |
| commandeer {v} (to take arbitrarily or by force) | :: rekvirere |
| commander {n} (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization) | :: befalingsmand {m}; kommandant {m}; kommandant {m} |
| commander {n} (commander in an honorary order) | :: kommandør {m}; kommandør {m} |
| commanding general {n} (commanding officer) SEE: commanding officer | :: |
| commanding officer {n} (officer in command of a military unit) | :: kommandant {m}; kommandant {m} |
| commando {n} (commando trooper) | :: kommandosoldat {m}; kommandosoldat {m} |
| commence {v} (begin, start) | :: begynne, påbegynne |
| commensurable {adj} (able to be measured using a common standard) | :: sammenlignbar |
| comment {v} (to comment) SEE: observe | :: |
| comment {n} (spoken remark) | :: kommentar {m}, merknad {m}; kommentar {m}, merknad {m} |
| comment {v} (to remark) | :: kommentere |
| commentator {n} (person who comments) | :: kommentator {m}; kommentator {m} |
| commerce {n} (large scale trade) | :: handel {m} |
| commercial {n} (advertisement in a common media format) | :: reklame {m}, annonse {m} |
| commercial at {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| commercial bank {n} (type of bank) | :: forretningsbank {m}; forretningsbank {m} |
| commercialization {n} (the act of commercializing) | :: kommersialisering {m} {f}; kommersialisering {f} |
| commie {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| commingle {v} (mix, blend) | :: blande |
| commiserate {v} (to feel or express compassion or sympathy) | :: kondolere |
| commission {n} (body of officials) | :: kommisjon {m} |
| commission {n} (fee charged) | :: provisjon {m}; provisjon {m} |
| commissioner {n} (member of a commission) | :: kommissær {m}; kommissær {m} |
| commissioner {n} (someone commissioned to perform certain duties, see also: assignee) | :: kommissær {m}; kommissær {m} |
| commit {v} (to pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger) | :: forplikte; binde |
| commitment {n} (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) | :: overlatelse {m}; overlating {f} |
| commitment {n} (promise or agreement to do something in the future) | :: forpliktelse {m}; forplikting {f} |
| commitment {n} (being bound emotionally/intellectually) | :: engasjement {n} |
| commitment {n} (state of being pledged or engaged) | :: forpliktelse {m}; forplikting {f} |
| commitment {n} (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) | :: engasjement {n}, forpliktelse {m}; engasjement {n}, forplikting {f} |
| commitment {n} (act of being locked away) | :: tvangsinnleggelse {m}, tvangsinnlegging {c} (in a mental hospital); tvangsinnlegging {f} (in a mental hospital) |
| commit suicide {v} (to kill oneself) | :: begå selvmord |
| committee {n} (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) | :: komité {m}, komite {m}; komité {m}, komite {m} |
| commo {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| commo {n} (communication) SEE: communication | :: |
| common {adj} (usual) | :: vanlig |
| common {adj} (found in large numbers or in a large quantity) | :: vanlig |
| common {adj} (ordinary) | :: vanlig |
| common {adj} (grammar: of the gender resulting from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine genders) | :: felleskjønn {n}; felleskjønn {n} |
| common alder {n} (black alder) SEE: black alder | :: |
| common area {n} (common area (both senses)) | :: fellesareal {n}; fellesareal {n} |
| common ash {n} (Fraxinus excelsior) | :: ask {m}; ask {m} |
| common blackbird {n} (Turdus merula) SEE: blackbird | :: |
| common chickweed {n} (herb) | :: vassarve {c} |
| common cockchafer {n} (Melolontha melolontha) | :: vanlig oldenborre {m} |
| common denominator {n} (common denominator in mathematics) | :: fellesnevner {m}; fellesnemnar {m} |
| common eider {n} (sea duck) | :: ærfugl {m} |
| common gender {n} (a grammatical gender) | :: felleskjønn {n}; felleskjønn {n} |
| Common Germanic {prop} (Proto-Germanic) SEE: Proto-Germanic | :: |
| common greenshank {n} (Tringa nebularia) | :: gluttsnipe; gluttsnipe |
| common gull {n} (Larus canus) | :: fiskemåke; fiskemåse |
| common horsetail {n} (plant) | :: kjerringrokk {m}, åkersnelle {m} {f}; kjerringrokk {m}, åkersnelle {f} |
| common kestrel {n} (Falco tinnunculus) | :: tårnfalk |
| common land {n} (land free for anybody to graze their animals on) | :: allmenning {m}; allmenning {m} |
| common law {n} (legal system of England and its former colonies) | :: common law |
| common law {n} (law based on court judgments and opinions) SEE: case law | :: |
| common loon {n} (great northern diver) SEE: great northern diver | :: |
| common minnow {n} (a widespread species of minnow) | :: ørekyte {m} {f} |
| common murre {n} (Uria aalge) | :: lomvi {m}; lomvi {m} |
| common noun {n} (noun that denotes any member or all members of a class) | :: appellativ, fellesnavn, samnamn |
| common quail {n} (bird in the pheasant family) | :: vaktel {m} |
| common redshank {n} (Tringa totanus) | :: rødstilk; raudstilk |
| common reed {n} (type of reed grass) | :: takrør {n}; takrør {f} {n}, takrøyr {f} {n} |
| common sandpiper {n} (Actitis hypoleucos) | :: strandsnipe |
| common seal {n} (Phoca vitulina) SEE: harbor seal | :: |
| common sense {n} (ordinary understanding) | :: sunn fornuft {m}; sunn fornuft {f} |
| common shrew {n} (Sorex araneus) | :: krattspissmus {c}, vanlig spissmus {c}; krattspissmus, vanleg spissmus |
| common snipe {n} (the species Gallinago gallinago) | :: enkeltbekkasin {m} |
| commonwealth {n} (form of government) | :: samvelde {n}; samvelde {n} |
| Commonwealth Games {prop} (sporting event) | :: Samveldelekene {p} |
| Commonwealth of Independent States {prop} (alliance of former Soviet republics) | :: Samveldet av uavhengige stater {n}, SUS {n}; Samveldet av uavhengige statar {n}, SUS {n} |
| common whitefish {n} (Coregonus lavaretus) | :: sik {c} |
| communication {n} (concept of exchanging information) | :: kommunikasjon {m}; kommunikasjon {m} |
| communication {n} (a message) | :: kommunikasjon {m}; kommunikasjon {m} |
| communication {n} (body of data exchange) | :: kommunikasjon {m}; kommunikasjon {m} |
| communication {n} (instance of data transfer) | :: kommunikasjon {m}; kommunikasjon {m} |
| communion {n} (a joining together of minds or spirits) | :: kommunion {m}, nattverd {m}; kommunion {m}, nattverd {m} |
| communiqué {n} (official announcement) | :: kommuniké {n}, kommunike {n}; kommuniké {n}, kommunike {n} |
| communism {n} (philosophy) | :: kommunisme {m}; kommunisme {m} |
| communism {n} (society) | :: kommunisme {m}; kommunisme {m} |
| communist {adj} (of or relating to communism) | :: kommunistisk; kommunistisk |
| communist {n} (person who follows a communist philosophy) | :: kommunist {m}; kommunist {m} |
| Communist {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| Communist {adj} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| communist party {n} (political party) | :: kommunistparti {n}; kommunistparti {n} |
| Communist Party {prop} (communist party) SEE: communist party | :: |
| community {n} (group sharing a common understanding) | :: samfunn {n}, fellesskap {n}; samfunn {n}, fellesskap {n} {m} |
| community {n} (residential or religious collective) | :: kommunitet {m}; kommunitet {m} |
| community language {n} (unofficial language spoken as a local lingua franca) SEE: lingua franca | :: |
| community service {n} (alternative penalty) | :: samfunnstjeneste {m} |
| commute {v} (to regularly travel to and from work, school etc.) | :: pendle; pendle |
| commuter {n} (a person who regularly travels to work) | :: pendler {m}; pendlar {m} |
| Comoran {adj} (Comorian) SEE: Comorian | :: |
| Comoran {n} (Comorian) SEE: Comorian | :: |
| comorbidity {n} (presence of one or more disorders) | :: komorbiditet {m}; komorbiditet {m} |
| Comorian {n} (person) | :: komorer {m}; komorar {m} |
| Comorian {prop} (language) | :: komorisk {m}; komorisk {m} |
| Comorian {adj} (pertaining to the Comoros) | :: komorisk; komorisk |
| Comoros {prop} (country in Eastern Africa) | :: Komorene; Komorane |
| compact disc {n} (optical disc used to store data) | :: CD {m}, kompaktplate {m} {f}; CD {m}, kompaktplate {f} |
| compact disk {n} (CD) SEE: compact disc | :: |
| compaction {n} (process of compacting) | :: kompaktering {m} {f}; kompaktering {f} |
| companion {n} (someone with whom one spends time or keeps company) | :: ledsager {m}, kompanjong {m} |
| company {n} (in legal context, a corporation) | :: selskap {n}; selskap |
| company {n} (in non-legal context, any business, without respect to incorporation) | :: firma {n} |
| company car {n} (car for business and personal use) | :: firmabil {m}; firmabil {m} |
| company law {n} (branch of law) | :: selskapsrett {m}; selskapsrett {m} |
| comparable {adj} (similar) SEE: similar | :: |
| comparable {adj} (able to be compared) | :: sammenlignbar, komparabel |
| comparative {adj} (of or relating to comparison) | :: komparativ |
| comparative {n} (word in comparative form) | :: komparativ |
| comparative degree {n} ((grammar)) SEE: comparative | :: |
| compare {v} (to assess the similarities between two things or between one thing and another) | :: sammenligne; samanlikna |
| comparison {n} (act of comparing or the state of being compared) | :: sammenligning |
| compartment {n} (chamber) | :: kupé {m} |
| compass {n} (instrument to determine cardinal directions) | :: kompass {c} |
| compass {n} (pair of compasses) SEE: pair of compasses | :: |
| compatible {adj} (capable of easy interaction) | :: kompatibel; kompatibel |
| compatriot {n} (somebody from one's own country) | :: landsmann {m}; landsmann {m} |
| compel {v} (force, constrain or coerce) | :: tvinge |
| compendium {n} (short, complete summary) | :: kompendium {n}; kompendium {n} |
| compensate {v} (to pay someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration) | :: kompensere |
| compensate {v} (to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill) | :: kompensere |
| compensation {n} (act or principle of compensating) | :: kompensasjon {m}; kompensasjon {m} |
| compensatory {adj} (serving as compensation) | :: kompensatorisk; kompensatorisk |
| compere {n} (master of ceremonies) SEE: master of ceremonies | :: |
| compersion {n} (antonym of jealousy) | :: kompersjon |
| competency {n} (ability to perform some task) | :: kompetanse {m} |
| competency {n} | :: kompetanse |
| competition {n} (action of competing) | :: konkurranse {m} |
| competition {n} (contest for a prize or award) | :: konkurranse, tevling {m} |
| compilation {n} (act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources) | :: kompilasjon |
| compilation {n} (that which is compiled) | :: samling {m} |
| compilator {n} (compiler) SEE: compiler | :: |
| compiler {n} (computer program) | :: kompilator {m}; kompilator {m} |
| compiler {n} (a person who compiles) | :: kompilator {m}; kompilator {m} |
| compile-time {adj} | :: kompileringstid |
| complacency {n} (feeling) | :: selvtilfredshet {m} {f} |
| complacent {adj} (uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements) | :: selvtilfreds |
| complaint {n} (grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining) | :: klage {m} {f}, innvending {m} {f} |
| complaisant {adj} (compliant) | :: føyelig |
| complaisant {adj} (willing to do what pleases others) | :: imøtekommende, velvillig, villig |
| complete {v} (to finish) | :: fullføre, gjøre ferdig; fullføre, gjere ferdig |
| complete {adj} (with everything included) | :: komplett; komplett |
| completion {n} (making complete; conclusion) | :: fullførelse {m}, fullføring {m} {f}; fullføring {f} |
| complex {n} (problem) SEE: problem | :: |
| complexion {n} (appearance of the skin on the face) | :: hudfarge {m}; hudfarge {m} {f} |
| complexity {n} (The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement) | :: kompleksitet {m}; kompleksitet {m} |
| complexity {n} (That which is complex; intricacy; complication) | :: floke {m} {f}, forvikling {m} |
| complex number {n} (number of the form a + bi) | :: komplekst tall {n}; komplekst tal {n} |
| complicated {adj} (difficult or convoluted) | :: komplisert |
| compliment {n} (expression of praise, congratulation or respect) | :: komplimang {m} |
| compliment {v} (to pay a compliment; to express a favorable opinion) | :: komplimentere, gi kompliment |
| component {n} (smaller, self-contained part of larger entity) | :: komponent {m}, bestanddel {m}; komponent {m} |
| composer {n} (one who composes music) | :: komponist {m}; komponist {m} |
| composite {adj} (made up of multiple components; compound or complex) | :: kompositt; sammensatt |
| composite number {n} (number that is the product of two natural numbers other than itself and 1) | :: sammensatt tall {n}; samansett tal {n} |
| composition {n} (general makeup of something) | :: sammensetning |
| composition {n} (work of music, literature or art) | :: komposisjon {m}; komposisjon {m} |
| compost {n} (decayed remains of organic matter) | :: kompost {m}; kompost {m} |
| compost {v} (to produce compost) | :: kompostere |
| compost heap {n} (pile of organic waste) | :: komposthaug {m}; komposthaug {m} |
| compote {n} (fruit dessert) | :: kompott {m} |
| compound {adj} (composed of elements) | :: sammensatt |
| compound {n} (chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements) | :: forbindelse {m}; forbindelse {m}, sambinding {f} |
| compound {n} (linguistics: word formed by combining other words) SEE: compound word | :: |
| compound word {n} (word composed of others) | :: sammensetning {m} {f}, sammensatt ord {n}, kompositum {n}; samansetjing {f}, samansetning {f}, samansetting {f}, samansett ord {n}, kompositum {n} |
| comprador {n} (intermediary) SEE: intermediary | :: |
| comprehend {v} (to cover) | :: dekke |
| comprehend {v} (to understand) | :: fatte, forstå |
| comprehensible {adj} (able to be comprehended) | :: forståelig, begripelig |
| comprehension {n} (thorough understanding) | :: forståelse {m}, begripelse {m} |
| comprehensive {adj} (broadly or completely covering) | :: grundig, omfattende |
| comprehensive school {n} (normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities) | :: enhetsskole {m} |
| compress {v} (to abridge) SEE: abridge | :: |
| compress {n} (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds) | :: kompress {m}; kompress {m} |
| compressor {n} (device that produces pressure) | :: kompressor {m} |
| compressor {n} (device that squeezes) | :: presse {m} {f} |
| comprise {v} (be made up of) | :: bestå av, omfatte |
| compromise {n} (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) | :: kompromiss {n}; kompromiss {n} |
| compulsory {adj} (mandatory) | :: bindende, forpliktende, obligatorisk |
| compulsory {adj} (constraining) | :: forpliktende |
| compulsory {adj} | :: obligatorisk |
| compunction {n} (pricking of conscience) | :: samvittighetsnag {n}, snev av dårlig samvittighet {n} |
| compute {v} (to make sense) SEE: make sense | :: |
| computer {n} (device) | :: datamaskin {m}; datamaskin {m} {f} |
| computer game {n} (electronic game) | :: dataspill {n}; dataspel {n} |
| computer program {n} (software) | :: dataprogram {n}; dataprogram {n} |
| computer science {n} (study of computers and their architecture) | :: Informatikk |
| computer simulation {n} (computer model) | :: datasimulering {m} {f}; datasimulering {f} |
| computer system {n} (system for computing) | :: datasystem {n}; datasystem {n} |
| computing {n} (the study, field of computers and computer programming) | :: informatikk {m} |
| computing {n} (calculation) SEE: calculation | :: |
| comrade {n} (fellow socialist or communist) | :: kamerat {m} |
| comrade {n} (title used in leftist circles) | :: kamerat |
| comrade in arms {n} (brother-in-arms) SEE: brother-in-arms | :: |
| con- {prefix} (to add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint) | :: kon- |
| concatenate {v} (computing: to join two strings together) | :: konkatenere |
| concave {adj} (curved inward) | :: konkav; konkav |
| conceal {v} (to hide something) | :: gjemme, skjule, fortie, gøyme, dekke over |
| concede {v} (to yield or suffer; to surrender) | :: gi opp, innrømme |
| concede {v} (to grant, as a right or privilege) | :: innrømme, bevilge, godtgjøre |
| concede {v} (to admit to be true) | :: innrømme, medgi, erkjenne |
| concede {v} ((sports) to have a point scored against) | :: slippe inn |
| concede {v} | :: innrømme |
| conceited {adj} (vain and egotistic) | :: innbilsk |
| conceited {adj} (having an excessively favorable opinion of oneself) | :: innbilsk, pretensiøs |
| conceivable {adj} (capable of being conceived or imagined; possible; credible; thinkable) | :: tenkelig; tenkeleg, tenkjeleg |
| conceive {v} (to develop an idea) | :: unnfange |
| conceive {v} (to become pregnant) | :: unnfange |
| concentrate {n} (A substance that is in a condensed form) | :: konsentrat {n}; konsentrat {n} |
| concentration camp {n} (camp where large numbers of persons are detained) | :: konsentrasjonsleir {m}; konsentrasjonsleir {m} |
| concentric {adj} (having a common center) | :: konsentrisk; konsentrisk |
| concept {n} (something understood and retained in the mind) | :: begrep, omgrep |
| concept album {n} (album) | :: konseptalbum {n}; konseptalbum {n} |
| conception {n} (initiation of an embryonic animal life) | :: unnfangelse {m}; unnfanging {f} |
| concern {n} (that which affects one’s welfare or happiness) | :: bekymring {c} |
| concern {n} (the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person) | :: bekymring {c}, uro {c} |
| concern {n} (business, firm or enterprise; a company) | :: konsern {n}, selskap {n} |
| concern {v} (to be of importance to) | :: angå |
| concert {n} (a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part) | :: konsert {m}; konsert {m} |
| concertgoer {n} (person who attends a concert) | :: konsertgjenger {m} |
| concert hall {n} (building) | :: konsertsal {m}; konsertsal {m} |
| concierge {n} (one who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and guests) | :: vaktmester {m} |
| concise {adj} (brief and precise) | :: konsis |
| conclusion {n} (end, final part) | :: avslutning {m} {f}; avslutning {f} |
| conclusion {n} (decision, judgment) | :: konklusjon {m}; konklusjon {m} |
| conclusive {adj} (pertaining to a conclusion) | :: avgjort, avklart |
| conclusive {adj} (decisive) | :: avgjort, avklart |
| concord {n} ((grammar) Agreement of words with one another) SEE: agreement | :: |
| concordance {n} (agreement) SEE: agreement | :: |
| concordance {n} (alphabetical index) | :: konkordans {m} |
| concrete {adj} (particular, perceivable, real) | :: konkret |
| concrete {adj} (not abstract) | :: konkret; konkret |
| concrete {adj} (made of concrete) | :: betong- |
| concrete {n} (building material) | :: betong {m}; betong {m} |
| concrete mixer {n} (cement mixer) SEE: cement mixer | :: |
| concreteness {n} (the state of being concrete) | :: konkrethet {m} {f} |
| concreteness {n} (the result of being concrete) | :: konkrethet {m} {f} |
| concrete saw {n} (saw for cutting concrete) | :: betongsag {m} {f}; betongsag {f} |
| concubine {n} (a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife) | :: konkubine {m} {f}; konkubine {f} |
| concubine {n} (mistress) SEE: mistress | :: |
| concur {v} (To unite or agree) | :: være enige om |
| concur {v} (To meet in the same point) | :: Å få endene til å møtes |
| concussion {n} (injury) | :: hjernerystelse {m} ; hjerneristing {f} |
| condensation {n} (the act or process) | :: kondensasjon {m}, kondensering {m} {f}; kondensasjon {m}, kondensering {f} |
| condensation {n} (state) | :: kondens {m}; kondens {m} |
| condensation {n} (physics: conversion of a gas to a liquid) | :: kondensasjon {m}; kondensasjon {m} |
| condenser {n} (capacitor) SEE: capacitor | :: |
| condenser {n} (device designed to condense a gas into a liquid) | :: kondensator {m}; kondensator {m} |
| condescending {adj} (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) | :: nedlatende |
| condition {n} (logical clause or phrase) | :: vilkår {n} |
| condition {n} (requirement or requisite) | :: vilkår {n}, forutsetning {m} |
| condition {n} (clause in a contract or agreement) | :: vilkår {n} |
| condition {n} (health status of a patient) | :: tilstand {m}, kondisjon {m}; tilstand {m}, kondisjon {m} |
| condition {n} (state of an object) | :: tilstand {m} |
| condition {v} (to undergo the process of acclimation) | :: tilvenne |
| condition {v} (to shape the behaviour of someone to do something) | :: betinge |
| conditional {n} (grammar: mode/mood) | :: kondisjonalis |
| conditional {n} (limitation) SEE: limitation | :: |
| conditional mood {n} (conditional) SEE: conditional | :: |
| conditioner {n} (fabric softener) SEE: fabric softener | :: |
| conditioning {n} (process of modifying a person's behaviour) | :: betinging {m} {f} |
| condolence {n} (sympathy when someone has died) | :: kondolanser |
| condom {n} (flexible sleeve worn on the penis) | :: kondom {m} {n}, gummi {m} {n} |
| condominium {n} (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) | :: boligsameie {n}; bustadsameige {n} |
| condominium {n} (unit or apartment in such a complex) | :: selveierleilighet {m} {f}, sjøleierleilighet {m} {f}; sjølveigarhusvære {n}, sjølveigarleilegheit {f} |
| conduction {n} (conveying of heat or electricity through material) | :: ledning {c}, konduksjon {m} |
| conductivity {n} (ability to conduct) | :: ledningsevne {m} {f} |
| conductor {n} (person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble) | :: dirigent {m}; dirigent {m} |
| conductor {n} (person who takes tickets on public transportation) | :: konduktør {m} |
| conductor {n} (something which can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound) | :: leder {m}; leiar {m} |
| cone {n} (surface of revolution) | :: kjegle {m} {f} |
| cone {n} (fruit of conifers) | :: kongle, kjegle |
| confabulate {v} (to fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory) | :: konfabulere |
| confectioner {n} (a manufacturer of or dealer in confections) | :: konditor {m}; konditor {m} |
| confectioners' sugar {n} (powdered sugar) SEE: powdered sugar | :: |
| confectioners sugar {n} (powdered sugar) SEE: powdered sugar | :: |
| confectionery {n} (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) | :: konfekt {m}; konfekt {m} |
| confederacy {n} (a decentralized state made up of sovereign units) SEE: confederation | :: |
| Confederate States of America {prop} (nation existing from 1861-1865) | :: Amerikas konfødererte stater {m-p}; Amerikas konfødererte statar {m-p} |
| confederation {n} (union or alliance of states) | :: konføderasjon {m}; konføderasjon {m} |
| conference {n} (a meeting of people) | :: konferanse {m} |
| confess {v} (to admit to the truth) | :: tilstå |
| confess {v} (to disclose everything to a Catholic priest) | :: skrifte |
| confession {n} (open admittance) | :: tilståelse {m} |
| confessional {n} (a small room where confession is performed) | :: skriftestol {m} |
| confetti {n} (small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions) | :: konfetti {m}; konfetti {m} |
| confidence {n} (expression or feeling of certainty) | :: tillit {m} {f}; tillit {m} {f} |
| confidence {n} (quality of trusting) | :: tillit {m} {f}; tillit {m} {f} |
| confidence interval {n} (a particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter) | :: konfidensintervall {n} |
| confidential {adj} (meant to be kept secret within a certain circle) | :: konfidensiell, fortrolig; konfidensiell |
| confidentiality {n} (something told in confidence) SEE: secret | :: |
| confidentiality {n} (property) | :: konfidensialitet {m}; konfidensialitet {m} |
| configuration {n} (relative disposition) | :: konfigurasjon {m}; konfigurasjon {m} |
| configuration {n} (arrangement of electrons) | :: konfigurasjon {m}; konfigurasjon {m} |
| configure {v} (to set up or arrange something) | :: konfigurere |
| confine {v} (arrest) SEE: arrest | :: |
| confine {v} (imprison) SEE: imprison | :: |
| confirm {v} (to strengthen) | :: bekrefte, stadfeste; bekrefte, stadfeste |
| confirm {v} (to confer the confirmation) | :: bekrefte; konfirmere; konfirmere |
| confirm {v} (to assure) | :: bekfrefte, forsikre om, forsikre om; bekrefte |
| confirmation {n} (indicator) | :: bekreftelse {m} |
| confirmation {n} (Christian ceremony or sacrament) | :: konfirmasjon {m}; konfirmasjon {m} |
| confiscate {v} (take possession of by authority) | :: inndra, konfiskere |
| conflict {n} (clash or disagreement) | :: konflikt {m}; konflikt {m} |
| confluence {n} (point where two rivers or streams meet) | :: samløp {n}; samløp {n} |
| confluence {n} (convergence or combination) | :: konfluens {m} |
| conformance {n} (act of conforming) | :: overenstemmelse {m} {f}, samstemmighet {m} {f} |
| conformity {n} (state of things being similar, or identical) | :: konformitet {m}, overenstemmelse; likhet {c}, ensartethet {c} |
| confound {v} (to confuse) | :: forvirre |
| confounded {adj} (confused) | :: konfus; forvirret |
| confrontation {n} (The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face) | :: konfrontasjon {m}; konfrontasjon {m} |
| Confucius {prop} (Chinese philosopher) | :: Konfutse {m}, Konfucius {m} |
| confuse {v} (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody) | :: forvirre |
| confuse {v} (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another) | :: forveksle; blande sammen; blande saman |
| confuse {v} (to mix thoroughly) | :: blande |
| confuse {v} (to embarrass) | :: bringe noen i forlegenhet {m} {f} |
| confused {adj} (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) | :: forvirret, forfjamset |
| confusing {adj} (difficult to understand) | :: forvirrende |
| confusion {n} (state of being confused; misunderstanding) | :: forveksling {m} {f}; forveksling {f} |
| congeal {v} (to change from a liquid to solid state) | :: stivne |
| congeal {v} (to coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid as gel or jelly) | :: koagulere |
| congenital {adj} (present since birth) | :: medfødt; medfødd |
| Congolese {n} (person from either of the Congos) | :: kongolesisk; kongoleser {m}; kongolesar {m} |
| Congolese {n} (person from Republic of Congo) | :: brazzavillekongoleser {m}; brazzavillekongoleser {m} |
| Congolese {n} (person from Democratic Republic of Congo) | :: kongoleser {m}; kongolesar {m} |
| Congolese {adj} (people or language of Republic of Congo) | :: brazzavillekongolesisk; brazzavillekongolesisk |
| Congolese {adj} (people or language of Democratic Republic of Congo) | :: kongolesisk; kongolesisk |
| congratulate {v} (to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for) | :: gratulere |
| congratulations {interj} (expressing approbation) | :: gratulerer; gratulerer |
| congregation {n} | :: menighet |
| congress {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| congress {n} (legislative body) | :: kongress {m}; kongress {m} |
| congress {n} (conference) | :: kongress {m}; kongress {m} |
| conical {adj} (of or relating to a cone) | :: konisk; konisk |
| conical {adj} (cone-shaped) | :: konisk, kjegleformet; konisk |
| conical flask {n} (Erlenmeyer flask) SEE: Erlenmeyer flask | :: |
| conifer {n} (plant) | :: bartre {n} |
| conium {n} (Conium) SEE: hemlock | :: |
| conjecture {n} (unproven statement; guess) | :: gjetning {c}, gjetting {c}, gjettverk {n}, antakelse {m}, formodning {c}; gjetting {f}, gissing {f} |
| conjecture {n} (statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven) | :: konjektur {m}; konjektur {m} |
| conjoin {v} (to join together) | :: forene; forene |
| conjoin {v} (to join in marriage) | :: forene; forene |
| conjoint {adj} (joined together) | :: forbundet, felles, sammenvokst |
| conjointly {adv} (in a conjoint manner) | :: i fellesskap |
| conjugation {n} (in some languages, one of several classifications of verbs) | :: bøyning {m} {f}, bøying {m} {f}; bøying {f} |
| conjugation {n} (act of conjugating a verb) | :: bøyning {m} {f}, bøying {m} {f}; bøying {f} |
| conjunction {n} (act of joining or being joined) | :: sammensetning {m} |
| conjunction {n} (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) | :: konjunksjon {m}, bindeord {n} |
| conjunction {n} (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) | :: konjunksjon {m} |
| conjunctiva {n} (membrane) | :: konjunktiva {m}; konjunktiva {m} |
| conjunctive mode {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| conjunctive mood {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| conjunctivitis {n} (inflammation) | :: konjunktivitt {m}; konjunktivitt {m} |
| conjurer {n} (one who conjures) | :: tryllekunstner {m}; tryllekunstnar {m} |
| conlanger {n} (one who creates constructed languages) | :: språkforfatter {m} |
| connecting rod {n} (rod that transmits power or motion) | :: råde {m}; råde {m} |
| connection {n} (act of connecting) | :: forbindelse |
| connection {n} (point at which two or more things are joined) | :: sammenheng {m}; samanheng {m} |
| connection {n} (established communications or transportation link) | :: tilkobling {m} {f} |
| connective tissue {n} (type of tissue) | :: støttevev |
| connector {n} (mating pair of devices) | :: kobling {m} {f} |
| connexion {n} (connection) SEE: connection | :: |
| conniption {n} (fit of anger or panic) | :: fnatt {n}, raserianfall {n} |
| conniption {n} (fit of laughing) | :: latterkrampe {f}, lattis/lættis {m} (slang) |
| connotation {n} (suggested or implied meaning) | :: konnotasjon {m}; konnotasjon {m} |
| conqueror {n} (someone who conquers) | :: erobrer {m}; erobrar {m} |
| conrod {n} (Abbreviation of connecting rod) | :: råde {m}; råde {m} |
| consanguinity {n} (a blood relationship) | :: konsangvinitet {m} |
| conscience {n} (moral sense) | :: samvittighet {m} {f} |
| conscious {adj} | :: bevisst |
| consciousness {n} (awareness) | :: bevissthet {m} {f} |
| conscription {n} (involuntary labor, especially military service) | :: verneplikt {m} {f}; verneplikt {f} |
| consecrate {v} (declare holy, or make holy by some procedure) | :: konsekrere |
| consecution {n} (sequence) SEE: sequence | :: |
| consecution {n} (sequel) SEE: sequel | :: |
| consecution {n} (succession) SEE: succession | :: |
| consensus {n} (general agreement) | :: konsensus {m}; konsensus {m} |
| consequence {n} (result of actions, especially unpleasant) | :: følge {m} |
| consequently {adv} (subsequently) SEE: subsequently | :: |
| consequently {adv} (as a result or consequence) | :: følgelig |
| conservation {n} (The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting) | :: bevaring {m} {f}; bevaring {f} |
| conservation {n} (the discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources) | :: naturvern {n}; naturvern {n} |
| conservatism {n} (political philosophy that favors maintaining limited government involvement) | :: konservatisme {m}; konservatisme {m} |
| conservativism {n} (conservatism) SEE: conservatism | :: |
| conservatory {n} (a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants) | :: vinterhage {m} |
| consider {v} (think about seriously) | :: vurdere |
| consider {v} (think of doing) | :: vurdere |
| consider {v} (assign some quality to) | :: vurdere, regne |
| consider {v} (look at attentively) | :: betrakte |
| considerable {adj} (worth considering) | :: betydelig; betydeleg |
| considerable {adj} (large in amount) | :: betydelig, betraktelig; betydeleg, betrakteleg |
| considerably {adv} (significantly) | :: betydelig, betraktelig, atskillig |
| considerate {adj} (thoughtful) | :: imøtekommende |
| consideration {n} (process of considering) | :: betraktning {m} {f}; betraktning {f} |
| consignment {n} (A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent) | :: forsendelse {m} |
| consistency {n} (reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent) | :: konsistens |
| consistency {n} (degree of viscosity of something) | :: konsistens {m}; konsistens {m} |
| consistency {n} (logic: state of a system of axioms) | :: konsistens |
| console {n} (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) | :: konsoll {m} |
| consolidate {v} (to make stronger or more solid) | :: befeste |
| consonant {n} (sound) | :: konsonant {m} |
| consort {n} (spouse of a monarch) | :: gemalinne {m} {f} ; gemalinne {f} |
| consortium {n} (association or combination of businesses) | :: konsortium {n} |
| conspicuous {adj} (obvious or easy to notice) | :: påfallende, åpenbar |
| conspicuous {adj} (noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive) | :: iøynefallende |
| conspiracy {n} (act of working in secret to obtain some goal) | :: konspirasjon {m}; konspirasjon {m} |
| conspiracy theory {n} (hypothetical speculation) | :: konspirasjonsteori {m}; konspirasjonsteori {m} |
| conspirator {n} (person who is part of a conspiracy) | :: konspiratør {m}; konspiratør {m} |
| conspiratorial {adj} (pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators) | :: konspiratorisk; konspiratorisk |
| Constantine {prop} (male given name) | :: Konstantin |
| Constantinople {prop} (Constantinople) | :: Konstantinopel |
| constellation {n} (formation of stars perceived as figure) | :: konstellasjon {m}, stjernebilde {n}; konstellasjon {m}, stjernebilete {n}, stjernebilde {n} |
| constellation {n} (modern astronomy: any of 88 officially recognized regions) | :: stjernebilde {n}; stjernebilete {n}, stjernebilde {n} |
| consternation {n} (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) | :: bestyrtelse {m} |
| constipation {n} (state of bowels) | :: forstoppelse {m}, obstipasjon {m}; forstopping {f}, obstipasjon {m} |
| constituency {n} (district represented by one or more elected officials) | :: valgkrets {m}, valgdistrikt {n} |
| constituent {adj} (being a part, or component of a whole) | :: konstituerende; konstituerande |
| constituent {n} (part, or component of a whole) | :: bestanddel {m} |
| constitution {n} (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions) | :: grunnlov {m}, konstitusjon |
| constitution {n} (legal document describing such a formal system) | :: grunnlov {m} |
| constitution {n} (general health of a person) | :: helse {m} |
| constitution {n} | :: grunnlov {m} |
| constitutional {adj} (relating to the constitution) | :: konstitusjonell; konstitusjonell |
| constitutional {adj} (conforming to the constitution) | :: konstitusjonell; konstitusjonell |
| constitutional amendment {n} (a change to a governing document) | :: grunnlovsendring {m} {f}; grunnlovsendring {f} |
| constitutional monarchy {n} (monarchy limited by laws and a constitution) | :: konstitusjonelt monarki {n}; konstitusjonelt monarki {n} |
| constrain {v} (to force; to compel; to oblige) | :: begrense |
| constraint {n} (something that constrains) | :: begrensning {m} {f} |
| constraint {n} (mathematics: condition to a solution) | :: beskrankning {m} {f} |
| construct {v} (build or form by assembling parts) | :: konstruere |
| construction {n} (process of constructing) | :: konstruksjon {m}; konstruksjon {m} |
| construction helmet {n} (hard hat) SEE: hard hat | :: |
| construction site {n} (place where something is being constructed) | :: byggeplass {m}; byggeplass {m}, byggjeplass {m} |
| constructive {adj} (relating to or causing construction) | :: konstruktiv; konstruktiv |
| constructive {adj} (carefully considered and meant to be helpful) | :: konstruktiv; konstruktiv |
| construe {v} (to translate) SEE: translate | :: |
| construe {n} (translation) | :: oversetting {m} {f} |
| construe {n} (interpretation) | :: tolkning {m} {f}, fortolkning {m} {f}, oppfatning {m} {f} |
| construe {v} (to interpret or explain the meaning of something) | :: tolke, oppfatte |
| consul {n} (official who protects the interests of citizens) | :: konsul {m} |
| consulate {n} (the residency of a consul) | :: konsulat {n} |
| consult {v} (ask advice) | :: rådspørre |
| consult {v} (transitive, to ask advice of; to seek the opinion of) | :: konsultere; konsultera, konsultere |
| consultant {n} (person or party that is consulted) | :: rådgiver {m} |
| consultation {n} (act of consulting) | :: konsultasjon {m}; konsultasjon {m} |
| consume {v} (use up) | :: forbruke, bruke opp |
| consume {v} (eat) | :: fortære |
| consumer price index {n} (statistical estimate of the level of prices) | :: konsumprisindeks {m}; konsumprisindeks {m} |
| consumption {n} (the act of consuming something) | :: forbruk {n}, konsum {n}; forbruk {n}, konsum {n} |
| contact {n} (an act of touching physically) | :: berøring {m} {f}; berøring {f} |
| contact {v} (establish communication with) | :: kontakte |
| contact lens {n} (thin lens placed directly on the eye) | :: kontaktlinse {m} {f}; kontaktlinse {f} |
| contacts {n} (Plural form of contact) SEE: contact | :: |
| contagious {adj} | :: smittefarlig |
| contain {v} (to contain) SEE: hold | :: |
| container {n} (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported) | :: beholder |
| container {n} (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods) | :: container {m}, konteiner {m}; container {m}, konteinar {m} |
| container port {n} (container port) | :: containerhavn {m} {f} |
| container ship {n} (cargo vessel) | :: containerskip {n}, konteinerskip {n}; containerskip {n}, konteinarskip {n} |
| contaminate {v} (To introduce impurities or foreign matter) | :: kontaminere |
| contemplate {v} (think about something in a concentrated manner) | :: vurdere |
| contemporaneous {adj} (existing or created in the same period of time) | :: samtidig |
| contemporary {adj} (from the same time period) | :: samtidig; samtidig |
| contemporary {adj} (modern) | :: samtids- |
| content {adj} (satisfied) | :: fornøyd, tilfreds |
| content {n} (that which is contained) | :: innhold {n}; innhald {n} |
| content {n} (subject matter) | :: innhold {n}; innhald {n} |
| contented {adj} (satisfied) SEE: satisfied | :: |
| contention {n} (contest, strife, struggle) | :: krangel {m}, strid {m} |
| contentious {adj} (marked by controversy) | :: omstridt / kontroversiell |
| content management system {n} | :: dokumenthåndteringssystem {n} |
| contents {n} (that which is contained) | :: innhold {n}; innhald {n} |
| contents {n} (table of contents) SEE: table of contents | :: |
| contest {n} (controversy) | :: debatt {m}, diskusjon {m} |
| contest {n} (competition, see also: competition) | :: konkurranse {m} |
| contest {n} (combat) SEE: combat | :: |
| contested {adj} (controversial) SEE: controversial | :: |
| context {n} (circumstances or settings) | :: sammenheng {m}, kontekst {m}; samanheng {m}, kontekst {m} |
| context {n} (text in which a word appears) | :: sammenheng {m}, kontekst {m}; samanheng {m}, kontekst {m} |
| contiguous {adj} (connected, touching, abutting) | :: tilstøtende |
| contiguous {adj} (adjacent, neighboring) | :: nærliggende; nærliggande, nærliggjande |
| contiguous {adj} (connecting without a break) | :: sammenhengende; samanhengande |
| continent {n} (each of main land-masses on earth's surface) | :: kontinent {n} |
| continent {adj} (exercising continence) | :: kontinent |
| continental drift {n} (continental drift) | :: kontinentaldrift |
| continental quilt {n} (duvet) SEE: duvet | :: |
| continental shelf {n} (the area of sea around a land mass) | :: kontinentalsokkel {m} |
| contingency plan {n} (alternative plan) | :: beredskapsplan {m} |
| contingent {n} (a quota of troops) | :: kontingent {m}; kontingent {m} |
| continual {adj} | :: kontinuerlig |
| continuation {n} (act or state of continuing) | :: videreføring {m} {f}, fortsettelse {m} |
| continue {v} (transitive: proceed) | :: fortsette |
| continuity {n} (lack of interruption) | :: kontinuitet {m}; kontinuitet {m} |
| continuous {adj} (without break, cessation, or interruption in time) | :: vedvarende, kontinuerlig; kontinuerleg |
| continuously {adv} (without pause) | :: kontinuerlig; kontinuerleg |
| contour {n} (line on a map or chart) | :: høydekurve {m} |
| contrabass {n} (double bass) SEE: double bass | :: |
| contraception {n} (use of a device or procedure) | :: prevensjon {m}; prevensjon {m} |
| contract {n} (agreement that is legally binding) | :: kontrakt {m}, traktat, overenskomst |
| contract {v} (intransitive: draw together; shorten; lessen) | :: sammentrekke, forminske |
| contraction {n} (reversible reduction in size) | :: kontraksjon, forminskning |
| contraction {n} (shortening of a muscle when it is used) | :: kontraksjon, sammentrekning |
| contraction {n} (painful shortening of the uterine muscles) | :: sammentrekning |
| contraction {n} (word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe) | :: sammentrekning |
| contract killer {n} (person who kills for money) SEE: hitman | :: |
| contractual {adj} (of or pertaining to a contract) | :: kontraktsmessig; kontraktsmessig |
| contracyclical {adj} (tending to stabilize an unbalanced economy) | :: motsyklisk |
| contradict {v} (deny the truth of (a statement or statements)) | :: motsi; motseie, motseia |
| contradict {v} (deny the truth of statements made by (a person)) | :: motsi; motseie, motseia |
| contradiction {n} (act of contradicting) | :: motsigelse |
| contradictory {adj} (that contradicts something) | :: motsigende |
| contradistinction {n} (distinction by contrast) | :: kontradistinksjon {m} |
| contrariwise {adv} (on the other hand) SEE: on the other hand | :: |
| contrariwise {adv} (on the contrary) SEE: on the contrary | :: |
| contrary to {prep} (despite) SEE: despite | :: |
| contrast {n} (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable) | :: kontrast {m}; kontrast {m} |
| contrast {n} (degree of this difference) | :: kontrast {m}; kontrast {m} |
| contrast {n} (difference between two objects, people or concepts) | :: kontrast {m}; kontrast {m} |
| contrast {n} (control on a television, etc) | :: kontrast {m}; kontrast {m} |
| contretemps {n} (an unforeseen or embarrassing event) | :: strek i regningen {m}, uhell {n}; strek i regninga {m} or {n}, uhell {n} |
| contribute {v} (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole) | :: bidra |
| contribution {n} (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) | :: bidrag {n}; bidrag {n} |
| contribution {n} (an amount of money given toward something) | :: bidrag {n}; bidrag {n} |
| contributor {n} (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) | :: bidragsyter {m}; bidragsytar {m} |
| contributor {n} (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) | :: bidragsyter {m}; bidragsytar {m} |
| contributor {n} (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something) | :: bidragsyter {m}; bidragsytar {m} |
| contributor {n} (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) | :: bidragsyter {m}; bidragsytar {m} |
| contributory {adj} (contributing to a result) | :: medvirkende |
| contrived {adj} (unnatural, forced) | :: oppkonstruert, kunstig |
| control {v} (to exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of) | :: kontrollere, styre |
| control engineering {n} (subfield of engineering) | :: reguleringsteknikk {m} |
| control freak {n} (person who is excessively controlling) | :: kontrollfreak {m}, kontrollfrik {m} |
| control tower {n} (airport control tower) | :: kontrolltårn {n}; kontrolltårn {n} |
| controversial {adj} (arousing controversy) | :: kontroversiell, omstridt, omstridd; kontroversiell, omstridd |
| convection {n} (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) | :: konveksjon {m}, omrøring {m} |
| convection {n} (vertical movement of heat and moisture) | :: konveksjon {m}, omrøring {m} |
| convene {v} (to cause to assemble, to call together) | :: sammenkalle |
| convenience {n} | :: bekvemmelighet |
| convenient {adj} (of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient) | :: praktisk |
| convent {n} (religious community of especially nuns) | :: kloster {n}, nonnekloster {n} ; kloster {n}, nonnekloster {n} |
| convent {n} (building) | :: kloster {n}, nonnekloster {n}; kloster {n}, nonnekloster {n} |
| conventicle {n} (secret, unauthorized, or illegal religious meeting) | :: konventikkel |
| convention {n} (agreement, contract or pact) | :: konvensjon {m}; konvensjon {m} |
| convention {n} (generally accepted principle, method or behaviour) | :: konvensjon {m}; konvensjon {m} |
| convention {n} (treaty) | :: konvensjon {m}; konvensjon {m} |
| convergence {n} (the process of approaching some limiting value) | :: konvergens {m}; konvergens {m} |
| conversation {n} (expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people) | :: samtale {m}, konversasjon {m}; samtale {m} {f}, konversasjon {m} |
| conversely {adv} (from another point of view) SEE: on the other hand | :: |
| conversion {n} (the act of having converted something or someone) | :: konvertering {m} {f}; konvertering {f} |
| convert {n} (person who has converted religion) | :: konvertitt {m}; konvertitt {m} |
| converter {n} (a person or thing that converts) | :: omformer {m} |
| convertible {n} (car whose roof can be removed or folded) | :: kabriolet {m}; kabriolet {m} |
| convex {adj} (curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle) | :: konveks; konveks |
| convey {v} (to communicate) | :: formidle |
| convey {v} (to transfer legal rights) | :: overføre |
| conveyor belt {n} (continuous band moved to transport objects) | :: transportbånd {n}, transportband {n}; transportband {n} |
| convict {n} (person convicted of a crime) | :: straffange {m}; straffange {m} |
| convict {n} (person deported to a penal colony) | :: straffange {m}; straffange {m} |
| conviction {n} (firmly held belief) | :: overbevisning {m} {f} |
| conviction {n} (judgement of guilt) | :: dom {m}, fellende dom, domsavsigelse {m} |
| conviction {n} (state of being convinced) | :: overbevisning {m} {f} |
| convince {v} (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) | :: overbevise |
| convoy {n} (merchant ships sailing in company under the protection of naval vessels) | :: konvoi {m}; konvoi {m} |
| cook {n} (person who prepares food) | :: kokk {m}, kokke {m} {f}; kokk {m}, kokke {f} |
| cook {v} (to prepare (food) for eating) | :: lage mat |
| cook {v} (to prepare food) | :: lage mat |
| cookbook {n} (book of cooking recipes) | :: kokebok {m} {f}; kokebok {f} |
| cooker {n} (appliance or utensil for cooking) | :: komfyr {m}; komfyr {m} |
| cookie {n} (bun) SEE: bun | :: |
| cookie {n} (small, flat baked good, see also: biscuit) | :: småkake {m} {f} |
| cooking {n} (the process of preparing food by using heat) | :: matlaging {m} {f}, matlagning {m} {f}; matlaging {f} |
| cooking {n} (the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) | :: kjøkken {n} |
| cooking oil {n} (purified fat) | :: matolje {m} {f}; matolje {m} {f} |
| cooking pot {n} (any cooking vessel) | :: gryte {m} {f}; gryte {f} |
| Cook Islands {prop} (self-governing country in Oceania) | :: Cookøyene {m-p} {f-p}; Cookøyane {f-p} |
| cook the books {v} (manipulate accounting information) | :: forfalske regnskapet |
| cool {adj} (having a slightly low temperature) | :: kjølig, sval; kjølig, sval |
| cool {adj} (not showing emotion, calm) | :: kald, rolig, behersket |
| cool {adj} (unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical) | :: kald, behersket, reservert |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave in any situation) | :: rolig, behersket |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: being considered as "popular" by others) | :: cool, populær |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: in fashion) | :: stilig, cool, kul |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: all right, acceptable) | :: grei, ok |
| cool {adj} (colloquial: not upset) | :: rolig, behersket |
| cool {v} (to become less intense, e.g. less amicable) | :: hardne |
| cool {v} (cool down) SEE: cool down | :: |
| coolant {n} (a fluid) | :: kjølevæske {m} {f}, kjølevann {n}; kjølevæske {f} |
| cool down {v} (to become cooler (temperature)) | :: kjøle |
| cooling {n} (decrease in temperature) | :: kjøling {m} {f}, avkjøling {m} {f}; kjøling {f}, avkjøling {f} |
| cooling glasses {n} (sunglasses) SEE: sunglasses | :: |
| cooling tower {n} (tower-shaped building in which warm water is cooled by evaporation) | :: kjøletårn {n} |
| cooper {n} (craftsman) | :: bøkker {m} |
| cooperate {v} (to work together) | :: samarbeide |
| cooperation {n} (act of cooperating or being cooperative) | :: samarbeid {n} |
| cooperative {adj} (ready to work with another) | :: samarbeidsvillig |
| coordinate {n} ((mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure․) | :: koordinat {m}; koordinat {m} |
| coordinate system {n} (method of representing points in a space) | :: koordinatsystem {n}; koordinatsystem {n} |
| coordinate term {n} (a term which shares a hypernym with another) | :: koordinatterm {m} |
| coordination {n} (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) | :: koordinasjon {m}, samordning {m} {f}; koordinasjon {m}, samordning {f} |
| cootchie-cootchie-coo {interj} (said when tickling) | :: dikke-dikke |
| cootie {n} (louse) SEE: louse | :: |
| co-owner {n} (someone who owns something together with one or more other people) | :: medeier {m}; medeigar {m} |
| cooze {n} (vagina) SEE: vagina | :: |
| cooze {n} | :: kuse |
| cop {n} (police officer) | :: purk {m} |
| copacetic {adj} (fine, excellent, going just right, swell) | :: topp, fantastisk |
| Copenhagen {prop} (capital of Denmark) | :: København; København |
| Copenhagen {prop} (former county in Denmark) | :: Københavns amt |
| copper {n} (chemical element Cu) | :: kobber {n}, kopper {n}; kopar {m} |
| coppern {adj} (made of copper) SEE: copper | :: |
| copper sulfate {n} (the common name for cupric sulphate, CuSO4) | :: kobbersulfat {n}; koparsulfat {n} |
| copra {n} (dried kernel of coconut) | :: kopra {m} |
| copse {n} (thicket of small trees or shrubs) | :: skogholt {n} |
| Coptic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language) | :: koptisk; koptisk |
| copula {n} (grammar: linking kind of word) | :: kopula |
| copulate {v} (copulate) SEE: cover | :: |
| copulate {v} (to have sexual intercourse with someone, something) SEE: mount | :: |
| copulate {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse) SEE: make love | :: |
| copulate {v} (take part in a sexual act) SEE: have sex | :: |
| copulate {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) SEE: bed | :: |
| copulation {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| copy {n} (result of copying) | :: kopi {m} |
| copy {n} (printed edition of a book or magazine) | :: eksemplar |
| copy {n} | :: kopi {m} |
| copy {v} (produce something identical) | :: kopiere |
| copy {v} (imitate) | :: kopiere |
| copy {v} (radio term) | :: motta |
| copy {n} (writing paper of a particular size) SEE: bastard | :: |
| copybook {n} (student's exercise book) SEE: exercise book | :: |
| copy edit {v} (prepare material for publishing) | :: gjøre korrektur, redigere |
| copy editing {n} (correction of printed material and preparation) | :: språkvask {m} (language cleaning), språkvasking {m} {f} |
| copyright {n} (right to publish) | :: opphavsrett {m}; opphavsrett {m} |
| coquet {v} (act as a flirt or coquet) | :: kokettere |
| coquettish {adj} (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) | :: kokett |
| coral {n} (substance) | :: korall {m} |
| coral island {n} (coral island) | :: koralløy {f} {m}; koralløy {f} |
| coral reef {n} (mound or hummock of coral) | :: korallrev {n}; korallrev {n} |
| cor anglais {n} (woodwind instrument) | :: engelsk horn {n}, alt-obo {m}; engelsk horn {n} |
| cord {n} (length of twisted strands) | :: tau {n} |
| cord {n} (wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity) | :: ledning {m} {f} |
| core {n} (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds) | :: kjerne {m}; kjerne {m} |
| core {n} (heart of a thing) | :: kjerne {m}; kjerne {m} |
| core {n} (center or inner part) | :: kjerne {m}; kjerne {m} |
| core {n} (most important part of a thing) | :: kjerne {m}; kjerne {m} |
| core {n} (cylindrical sample) | :: kjerne {m}; kjerne {m} |
| Corfu {prop} (island) | :: Korfu; Kérkyra |
| coriander {n} (Coriandrum sativum plant) | :: koriander |
| Corinth {prop} (city in Greece) | :: Korint |
| Corinthians {prop} (book in the Bible) | :: Korinterne |
| cork {n} (bark of the cork oak) | :: kork {m}; kork {m} |
| cork {n} (bottle stopper) | :: kork {m}; kork {m} |
| cork {n} (angling float) | :: dupp {m} |
| corkscrew {n} (implement for opening bottles sealed by a cork) | :: korketrekker {m}; korketrekkjar {m} |
| cormorant {n} (seabird) | :: storskarv |
| corn {n} (grain crop of species Zea mays) SEE: maize | :: |
| corn {n} (grain or seed of a cereal crop) | :: korn {n} |
| corn {n} (type of callus) | :: liktorn |
| corncob {n} (core of an ear of corn) | :: maiskolbe {m} |
| corncrake {n} (the bird Crex crex) | :: åkerrikse {m} {f}; åkerrikse {f} |
| cornea {n} (layer forming the front of the eye) | :: hornhinne {m} {f}; hornhinne {f} |
| Cornelius {prop} (male given name) | :: Kornelius |
| corner {n} (point where two converging lines meet) SEE: angle | :: |
| corner {n} (space in the angle between converging lines or walls) | :: hjørne |
| corner {n} (football: corner kick) SEE: corner kick | :: |
| corner flag {n} (flag marking the corner of a playing field) | :: hjørneflagg {n}; hjørneflagg {n} |
| corner kick {n} (in soccer) | :: corner, hjørnespark |
| cornerstone {n} (ceremonial stone) | :: hjørnestein {m}; hjørnestein {m} |
| cornerstone {n} (that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central) | :: hjørnestein {m}; hjørnestein {m} |
| cornett {n} (wind instrument) | :: zink {m} {n}, zinke {m} {n}, sink {m} {n}, sinke {m} {n}; zink {m} {n}, zinke {m} {n}, sink {m} {n} |
| cornetto {n} (cornett) SEE: cornett | :: |
| cornice {n} (horizontal architectural element) | :: gesims {m}; gesims {m} |
| Cornish {prop} (A Celtic language) | :: kornisk |
| corn on the cob {n} (cooked ears of corn) | :: maiskolbe {m}; maiskolbe {m} |
| corn poppy {n} (Papaver rhoeas) | :: kornvalmue {?} |
| cornrow {n} (braided hair close to the scalp) | :: afrofletter, rastafletter |
| corny {adj} (excessively sentimental) | :: kårny |
| Corona Borealis {prop} (a constellation) | :: Den nordlige krone; Nordlege krone |
| coronary artery {n} (artery) | :: kransarterie {m}; kransarterie {m} |
| coronation {n} (the act or solemnity of crowning) | :: kroning {m} {f}; kroning {f} |
| corporal {n} (military rank) | :: korporal {m}; korporal {m} |
| corps {n} (battlefield formation) | :: korps {n}; korps {n} |
| corps {n} (group of people) | :: korps {n}; korps {n} |
| corpse {n} (dead body) | :: lik {n}; lik {n}, kadaver {n} |
| corpus {n} (body) SEE: body | :: |
| corpus {n} (linguistics: collection of writings) | :: korpus {m} |
| correct {adj} (free from error) | :: riktig |
| correction {n} (act of correcting) | :: korreksjon {m}; korreksjon {m} |
| correction {n} (substitution for an error or mistake) | :: rettelse {m} |
| correctness {n} (freedom from error) | :: riktighet {m} {f} |
| correlation {n} (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) | :: korrelasjon {m}; korrelasjon {m} |
| correspondence {n} (postal or other written communications) | :: korrespondanse {m}; korrespondanse {m} |
| correspondence {n} (set theory) | :: korrespondanse {m}; korrespondanse {m} |
| correspondingly {adv} (in a corresponding manner) | :: tilsvarende |
| corrida {n} (bullfight) SEE: bullfight | :: |
| corridor {n} (narrow hall or passage) | :: korridor {m} |
| corrigendum {n} (error that is to be corrected in a printed work) | :: erratum {n} |
| corrosion {n} (The act of corroding) | :: korrosjon {m}; korrosjon {m} |
| corrosion {n} (Erosion by chemical action) | :: korrosjon {m}; korrosjon {m} |
| corrosive {adj} (destroying texture or substance of a body) | :: etsende |
| corrugated iron {n} (building material) | :: bølgeblikk; bølgjeblekk |
| corrupt {adj} (in a depraved state) | :: korrupt; korrupt |
| corruption {n} | :: korrupsjon |
| corset {n} (woman's garment) | :: korsett {n}; korsett {n} |
| Corsica {prop} (island in the Mediterranean) | :: Korsika; Korsika |
| Corsican {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Corsica) | :: korsikansk; korsikansk |
| Corsican {n} (person from Corsica or of Corsican descent) | :: korsikaner {m}; korsikanar {m} |
| cortege {n} (a ceremonial procession) | :: kortesje {m}; kortesje {m} |
| cortex {n} (outer layer of an internal organ or body structure) | :: bark {m}; bork {m} |
| corvette {n} (warship of 17th-18th century) | :: korvett {m}; korvett {m} |
| corvette {n} (modern warship) | :: korvett {m}; korvett {m} |
| cos {conj} (because) SEE: because | :: |
| cosine {n} (trigonometric function) | :: cosinus {m}; cosinus {m} |
| cosmetic {adj} (external or superficial) | :: kosmetisk; kosmetisk |
| cosmetics {n} (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) | :: kosmetikk {m}; kosmetikk {m} |
| cosmic {adj} (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) | :: kosmisk; kosmisk |
| cosmic ray {n} (energetic particle) | :: kosmisk stråling |
| cosmogony {n} (the study of the origin of the universe) | :: kosmogoni {m}; kosmogoni {m} |
| cosmological {adj} (of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe) | :: kosmologisk; kosmologisk |
| cosmology {n} (study of the physical universe) | :: kosmologi {m}; kosmologi {m} |
| cosmos {n} (the universe) | :: kosmos {n} |
| cosplay {n} (subculture centered on dressing as characters) | :: cosplay {n}; cosplay {n} |
| Cossack {n} (member of a population) | :: kosakk {m}; kosakk {m} |
| cost {v} (to incur a charge, a price) | :: koste; koste |
| cost {n} (amount of money spent for a purpose) | :: omkostninger; kostnad {m} |
| cost {n} (negative consequence or loss) | :: kostnad {m}; kostnad {m} |
| costa {n} (rib) SEE: rib | :: |
| Costa Rica {prop} (country) | :: Costa Rica |
| Costa Rican {n} (person from Costa Rica) | :: costaricaner {m}, kostarikaner {m}; costarican {m}, costaricanar {m}, kostarikan {m}, kostarikanar {m} |
| Costa Rican {adj} (pertaining to Costa Rica) | :: costaricansk, kostarikansk; costaricansk, kostarikansk |
| cost-effective {adj} (return of benefit justifying an investment) | :: kostnadseffektiv; kostnadseffektiv |
| cost-efficient {adj} (cost-effective) SEE: cost-effective | :: |
| cost price {n} (cost price) | :: kostpris {m}; kostpris {m} |
| cost saving {n} (reduction in costs) | :: kostnadsbesparelse {m} |
| costume {n} (dress of a particular country, period or people) | :: drakt {m} {f}, klesdrakt {m} {f}; drakt {f}, klesdrakt {f} |
| costume {n} (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) | :: kostyme {n}; kostyme {n} |
| cosy {adj} (affording comfort and warmth) | :: koselig, hyggelig; koseleg |
| cot {n} (bed for children) | :: barneseng, sprinkelseng |
| cot {n} (folding bed) SEE: camp bed | :: |
| cotangent {n} (trigonometric function) | :: cotangens {m} |
| cottage cheese {n} (cheese curd product) | :: hytteost {m} |
| cotton {n} (any plant yielding fiber like that of Gossypium) | :: bomullsplante {m} {f}, bomull {m} {f}; bomullsplante {m} {f} |
| cotton {n} (fiber) | :: bomull {m} {f}; bomull {f} |
| cotton {n} (fabric) | :: bomull {m} {f}; bomull {f} |
| cotton candy {n} (cotton candy) SEE: candy floss | :: |
| cotton swab {n} (a small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod) | :: bomullspinne {m} |
| couch {n} (furniture for seating of more than one person) | :: sofa {m}; sofa {m} |
| couch {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| couch grass {n} (species of grass) | :: kveke |
| couch potato {n} (person) | :: sofagris {m} |
| cough {v} (push air from the lungs) | :: hoste |
| cough {n} (expulsion of air from the lungs) | :: host {n}; host {n} |
| cough {n} (condition) | :: hoste {m}; hoste {m} |
| could I see the menu, please {phrase} (said to ask for a menu) | :: kan jeg får se på menyen, takk? |
| council {n} (committee that leads or governs) | :: råd {n}; råd {n} |
| count {v} (to enumerate or determine number) | :: telle; telja |
| count {v} (to be of significance; to matter) | :: regnes; telje |
| count {n} (the act of counting) | :: opptelling {m} {f}, telling {m} {f}; oppteljing {f}, teljing {f} |
| count {n} (the result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set) | :: opptelling {m} {f}; oppteljing {f} |
| count {n} (ruler of a county (male)) | :: greve {m}; greve {m} |
| countdown {n} (a count backward to the time of some event) | :: nedtelling {m} {f}; nedteljing {f} |
| countenance {n} (face) | :: mine {m} {f} |
| countenance {v} (tolerate, support, sanction) | :: billige, støtte, tolerere |
| counter {n} (table or board on which business is transacted) | :: disk {m}; disk {m} |
| counter-attack {n} (an attack made in response to an attack by the opponents) | :: motangrep {n}; motangrep {n} |
| counterbalance {n} (weight balancing an opposite one) | :: motvekt {m} {f}; motvekt {f} |
| counterbalance {n} (force or influence balancing an opposite one) | :: motvekt {m} {f}; motvekt {f} |
| counterclockwise {adj} (anticlockwise) SEE: anticlockwise | :: |
| counterculture {n} (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) | :: motkultur {m}; motkultur {m} |
| counterpoise {n} (a weight sufficient to balance another) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterpoise {n} (an equal power or force acting in opposition) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterpoise {n} (the relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterpoise {v} (to act against with equal weight; to equal in weight) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterpoise {v} (to act against with equal power; to balance) SEE: counterbalance | :: |
| counterweight {n} (heavy mass reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering of something) | :: motvekt {m} {f}; motvekt {f} |
| countess {n} (wife of a count or earl) | :: grevinne {m} {f}; grevinne {f} |
| counting {n} (act of making a count) | :: opptelling {m} {f}, telling {m} {f}; oppteljing {f}, teljing {f} |
| countless {adj} (too many to count, innumerable) | :: talløs, tallaus, utallig; tallaus |
| count one's blessings {v} (count one's blessings) | :: telle sine velsignelser |
| country {n} (region of land) | :: land {n}; land {n} |
| country {n} (nation state) | :: land {n}; land {n} |
| country {n} (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) | :: land {n}, landsbygd {m} {f}; land {n}, landsbygd {f} |
| country {n} (country music) | :: country; country |
| country {adj} (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) | :: landsens |
| country code {n} (code representing a specific country or area) | :: landkode {m}, landskode {m}; landkode {m}, landskode {m} |
| countryman {n} (somebody from a certain country) | :: landsmann {m}, landsmanninne {m} {f}; landsmann {m}, landsmanninne {f} |
| countryman {n} (somebody from one's own country) | :: landsmann {m}, landsmanninne {m} {f}; landsmann {m}, landsmanninne {f} |
| countryman {n} (country dweller) | :: landboer {m}, landbuer {m}, landbefolkning {m} ; landbu {m}, landbefolkning {m} |
| country of origin {n} (country of origin) | :: opprinnelsesland {n} |
| countryside {n} (a rural area, or the rural part of a larger area) | :: landsbygd {m} {f}, provins {m} |
| countryside {n} (a rural landscape) | :: land {n}, landet {n} |
| county {n} (land ruled by a count or countess) | :: grevskap {n}; grevskap {n} |
| county {n} (administrative region of various countries) | :: fylke {n}, grevskap {n}; fylke {n}, grevskap {n} |
| coup {n} (coup d'état) SEE: coup d'état | :: |
| coup de grâce {n} (final blow) | :: nådestøt {n}, nådeskudd {n} |
| coup d'état {n} (sudden overthrow of a government) | :: statskupp {n}; statskupp {n} |
| couple {n} (two partners) | :: par {m} |
| coupler {n} (anything that couples things together) | :: kobling {m} {f} |
| coupling {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| coupling {n} (device that couples two things together) | :: kobling {m} {f} |
| courage {n} (quality of a confident character) | :: mot {n}, tapperhet {m} |
| courage {n} | :: mot {n} |
| courageous {adj} (brave) SEE: brave | :: |
| Courland {prop} (region in western Latvia) | :: Kurland |
| course {n} (learning program) | :: kurs {n}; kurs {n} |
| course {n} (stage of a meal) | :: rett {m} |
| course {n} (itinerary of a race) | :: rute {f} |
| course {n} (sports: trajectory of a ball etc.) | :: bane {m}, kurs {m} |
| course {n} (nautical: direction of movement of a vessel) | :: kurs {m}; kurs {m} |
| course {n} (intended passage of voyage) | :: kurs {m}; kurs {m} |
| course {n} (masonry: row of bricks) | :: skift {n} |
| course {n} | :: kurs {c}, retning |
| course {n} (racecourse) SEE: racecourse | :: |
| course {n} (golf course) SEE: golf course | :: |
| course {n} (path taken by a flow of water) SEE: watercourse | :: |
| course of action {n} (set of intended actions) | :: fremgangsmåte {m} |
| court {n} (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) | :: hoff {n} |
| court {n} (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) | :: domstol {m}; domstol {m} |
| court {n} (tribunal established for the administration of justice) | :: domstol {c} |
| courteous {adj} (showing regard for others) | :: høflig; høfleg |
| courtesy flag {n} (flag flown by a visiting vessel) | :: gjesteflagg {n}; gjesteflagg {n} |
| court jester {n} (person who amused a medieval court) | :: hoffnarr {m} |
| court of appeal {n} (appellate court) SEE: appellate court | :: |
| court of last resort {n} (final court of appeal) SEE: supreme court | :: |
| court of law {n} (court presided over by a judge) | :: domstol {m}; domstol {m} |
| court of second instance {n} SEE: appellate court | :: |
| courtroom {n} (room where a judge presides) | :: rettssal {m}; rettssal {m} |
| courtyard {n} (unroofed walled area) | :: gårdsplass |
| cousin {n} (nephew or niece of a parent) | :: fetter {m} , kusine {f} , søskenbarn {n} |
| couturier {n} (fashion house) SEE: fashion house | :: |
| covalent {adj} (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) | :: kovalent; kovalent |
| coven {n} (formal group or assembly of witches) | :: hekseforsamling {c}, heksemøte {n}, heksesabbat {m} |
| cover {v} (to conceal or protect) | :: dekke |
| coverage {n} (amount by which covered) | :: dekning {m} {f}, dekke {n}; dekking {f}, dekning {f}, dekke {n} |
| cover charge {n} (amount of money to be paid for entering a bar or restaurant) | :: inngangspenger {m-p}, entré {m} |
| covert {n} (disguise) SEE: disguise | :: |
| covet {v} (to wish for with eagerness) | :: attrå |
| covetous {adj} (Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (especially money); avaricious) | :: gjerrig |
| cow {v} (to intimidate) | :: kue, underkue |
| cow {n} (female domesticated ox or other bovine) | :: ku {f} {m}; ku {f} |
| cow {n} (any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age) | :: ku {f} |
| cow {n} | :: ku {f} |
| cowabunga {interj} (expression of joy) SEE: yes | :: |
| coward {n} (a person who lacks courage) | :: feiging {m}, reddhare {m}; feiging {m}, reddhare {m} |
| cowardice {n} (the lack of courage) | :: feighet {m} {f}; feigskap {m} |
| cowardly {adj} (showing cowardice) | :: feig; feig |
| cowardly {adv} (in the manner of a coward) | :: feig; feig |
| cowbell {n} (bell worn by cows) | :: kubjelle {m} {f}; kubjølle {f} |
| cowbell {n} (musical instrument) | :: kubjelle {m} {f}; kubjølle {f} |
| cowberry {n} (shrub and berry Vaccinium vitis-idaea) SEE: lingonberry | :: |
| cowboy {n} (person who tends cattle) | :: cowboy {m}; cowboy {m} |
| cowboy {n} (man who identifies with cowboy culture) | :: cowboy {m}; cowboy {m} |
| cowboy {n} (a dishonest and incompetent worker) | :: cowboy {m}; cowboy {m} |
| cow elephant {n} (female elephant) | :: elefantku {f}, elefanthunn {f}, hunnelefant {f}; elefantku {f}, elefantho {f}, elefanthoe {f}, hoelefant {f} |
| cower {v} (to crouch in fear) | :: krympe seg |
| cowl {n} (monk's hood or robe) | :: kutte {c}, munkekutte {c}; kutte {f}, munkekutte {f} |
| cowl {n} (covering over engine) | :: cowling {m}, motordeksel {n} |
| cowmilk {n} (cow's milk) SEE: cow's milk | :: |
| cow parsley {n} (a weedy biennial umbellifer) | :: hundekjeks |
| cowper {n} (cooper) SEE: cooper | :: |
| cowrie {n} (any member of the genus Cypraea) | :: kauriskjell; kauri |
| cow's milk {n} (white liquid produced by the mammary glands of a cow) | :: kumelk {m} {f}, kumjølk {f} {m}; kumjølk {f} |
| coxswain {n} (a crew member in a rowing team who gives the rhythm) | :: styrmann {m}; styrmann {m} |
| coyote {n} (canine) | :: prærieulv {m}, coyote {m}; prærieulv {m}, coyote {m} |
| C-pop {n} (Cantopop) SEE: Cantopop | :: |
| C-pop {n} (Mandopop) SEE: Mandopop | :: |
| crab {n} (crustacean) | :: krabbe {m} {f}; krabbe {m} {f} |
| crab louse {n} (insect) | :: flatlus {f} |
| crack {n} (attempt at something) SEE: try | :: |
| cracker {n} (firecracker) SEE: firecracker | :: |
| crackle {n} (a fizzing, popping sound) | :: sprak {n}, spraking {m} {f} |
| crackle {v} (make a fizzing sound) | :: sprake |
| crack of dawn {n} (sunrise) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| crack of dawn {n} (crack of dawn) SEE: daybreak | :: |
| Cracow {prop} (city) | :: Kraków; Kraków |
| cradle {n} (oscillating bed for a baby) | :: vugge {m} {f} |
| cradle {n} (figuratively: place of origin) | :: vugge {m} {f} |
| cradle {n} (figuratively: infancy, or very early life) | :: vugge {m} {f} |
| cradle {n} (rest for the receiver of a telephone) | :: gaffel {m} |
| cradle song {n} (lullaby) SEE: lullaby | :: |
| craft {n} (vehicle designed for navigation) | :: farkost {m}; farkost {m} |
| craft {n} (device; means; art) SEE: device | :: |
| craftiness {n} (skill in deception, slyness) | :: forslagenhet {m} {f}, listighet {m} {f}, sluhet {m} {f} |
| craggy {adj} (characterized by rugged etc. features) | :: forrevet, klippefull |
| cramp {n} (painful contraction of a muscle) | :: krampe {m}; krampe {m} |
| cramp {n} (clamp for carpentry or masonry) SEE: clamp | :: |
| cranberry {n} (shrub) | :: tranebær {n}; tranebær {n} |
| cranberry {n} (berry) | :: tranebær {n}; tranebær {n} |
| crane {n} (bird) | :: trane {m} {f}; trane {f} |
| crane {n} (machinery) | :: kran {m} {f}; kran {f}, krane {m} |
| cranefly {n} (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) | :: stankelbein {n} |
| cranial orbit {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| cranium {n} (skull) SEE: skull | :: |
| crankset {n} | :: krank {m} |
| crankshaft {n} (rotating shaft that drives a crank) | :: veivaksel {m}; veivaksel {m}, veivaksling {m} |
| crash {n} (vehicle accident) | :: krasje, sammenstøt |
| crash course {n} (quick, intense course) | :: lynkurs |
| crass {adj} (coarse; crude; not refined, insensitive) | :: krass; krass |
| crate {n} (box or basket) | :: kasse {m} {f}; kasse {f} |
| crater {n} (astronomy: hemispherical pit) | :: krater {n} |
| crater {n} (geology: opening of a volcano) | :: krater {n} |
| crater {n} (pit left by an explosion) | :: krater {n} |
| Crater {prop} (a constellation) | :: Begeret |
| crater lake {n} (type of lake) | :: kratersjø {m}; kratersjø {m} |
| crawl {v} (to move along the ground) | :: krype |
| crawler {n} (sycophant) SEE: sycophant | :: |
| crazy {adj} (insane, demented) | :: galen, gal, gæren |
| crazy {adj} | :: gal, galen, gæren, sinnsyk, sprø, vanvittig |
| crazy {adv} (very, extremely) | :: sykt, sinnssykt, sjukt, sinnssjukt; sjukt, sinnsssjukt |
| crazy {n} (an insane or eccentric person) | :: galning {m}, gærning {m} |
| cream {n} (oily part of milk) | :: fløte |
| cream {n} (colour) | :: kremfarge |
| cream {n} (the best part) | :: krem {m} |
| cream {n} (product to apply to the skin) | :: krem |
| cream {adj} (colour) | :: fløte farget |
| cream-colored courser {n} (Cursorius cursor) | :: ørkenløper; ørkenløpar |
| creamy {adj} (of food or drink, having the taste or texture of cream) | :: kremete; kremete |
| crease {n} (mark made by folding) | :: fold {m} |
| create {v} (to put into existence) | :: skape |
| creation {n} (something created such as an invention or artwork) | :: kreasjon {m}; kreasjon {m} |
| creation {n} ((Biblical) all which exists) | :: skapning {m} |
| creationary {adj} (of or relating to creation) | :: kreasjonær; kreasjonær |
| creationism {n} (any creationary theory or belief system) | :: kreasjonisme {m}; kreasjonisme {m} |
| creationist {n} (a proponent or supporter of creationism) | :: kreajonist {m}; kreajonist {m} |
| creationist {adj} (of or relating to creationism) | :: kreasjonistisk; kreasjonistisk |
| creationistic {adj} (of or pertaining to creationism) | :: kreasjonistisk; kreasjonistisk |
| creative {adj} (having the ability to create) | :: skapende |
| creative {adj} (original, expressive, and imaginative) | :: oppfinnsom, kreativ |
| creative {n} | :: kreativ |
| creative work {n} (manifestation of creative effort) | :: åndsverk {n}; åndsverk {n} |
| creator {n} (one who creates) | :: skaper {m}, opphavsperson {m}; skapar {m}, opphavsperson {m} |
| creature {n} (living being) | :: skapning {c} |
| credibility {n} (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) | :: troverdighet {m} |
| credible {adj} (believable or plausible) | :: troverdig |
| credit {v} (to add to an account) | :: kreditere |
| credit {n} (privilege of delayed payment) | :: kreditt |
| credit card {n} (card connected to a credit account used to buy goods or services) | :: kredittkort {n}, bankkort {n} |
| credit crunch {n} (period of difficulty in obtaining credit) | :: kredittskvis {m}, kredittilstamming {m} {f} |
| credit where credit's due {phrase} (praise) | :: æres den som æres bør |
| creditworthy {adj} (having an acceptable credit rating) | :: kredittverdig; kredittverdig |
| credulous {adj} (excessively ready to believe things) | :: godtroende |
| Cree {prop} (Algonquian language spoken by this people) | :: cree |
| creed {n} (that which is believed) | :: tro {m} |
| creed {n} (reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents) | :: trosbekjennelse {m} |
| creed {v} (to believe, credit, see also: believe) | :: tro |
| creek {n} (stream of water) | :: bekk, liten elv |
| creep {v} (to move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground) SEE: crawl | :: |
| cremate {v} (incinerate a body) | :: kremere; kremere, kremera |
| cremation {n} (burning) | :: kremasjon {m}; kremasjon {m} |
| crematorium {n} (place where dead bodies are cremated) | :: krematorium {n}; krematorium {n} |
| crematory {n} (crematorium) SEE: crematorium | :: |
| creme de la creme {n} (crème de la crème) SEE: crème de la crème | :: |
| creolistics {n} (study of creoles) | :: kreolistikk {m}; kreolistikk {m} |
| creosote {n} (liquid obtained from wood or tar) | :: kreosot {m}; kreosot {m} |
| crescent {n} (figure of the moon) | :: halvmåne {m} |
| crescent moon {n} (the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter) | :: månesigd {m}, halvmåne {m} |
| crescent spanner {n} (adjustable spanner) SEE: adjustable spanner | :: |
| Cretan {adj} (relating to Crete) | :: kretisk; kretisk |
| Cretan {n} (inhabitant) | :: kreter {m}; kretar {m} |
| Crete {prop} (island) | :: Kreta; Kreta |
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease {n} (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) | :: Creutzfeldt-Jakobs sykdom {c} |
| crevasse {n} (a crack or fissure in a glacier or snow field) | :: bre {m}, isbre {m} |
| crew {n} (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) | :: mannskap {n}, besetning {m} {f} |
| crew {n} (non-officer nautical personnel) | :: (including officers) besetning {m} {f}; (including officers) besetning {m} {f} |
| crew {n} (group of people working on common task) | :: arbeidsgruppe {m} {f}, stab {m} |
| crew {n} | :: mannskap |
| crew cut {n} (a haircut) | :: hockeysveis {m} |
| crib {n} (a child's bed) SEE: cot | :: |
| cricket {n} (insect) | :: siriss {m}; siriss {m} |
| cricket {n} (game) | :: cricket {m} |
| crime {n} (specific act committed in violation of the law) | :: forbrytelse |
| crime {n} (practice or habit of committing crimes) | :: kriminalitet {m} |
| Crimea {prop} (peninsula, see also: Crimean peninsula) | :: Krim; Krim |
| crime against humanity {n} (a large-scale persecution of, or atrocity against a body of people) | :: forbrytelse mot menneskeheten {m} |
| Crimean {prop} (Crimea) SEE: Crimea | :: |
| crime scene {n} (location of a crime) | :: åsted |
| criminal {adj} (being against the law) | :: kriminell; kriminell |
| criminal {adj} (guilty of breaking the law) | :: kriminell; kriminell |
| criminal {adj} (of or relating to crime) | :: kriminell; kriminell |
| criminal {n} (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) | :: kriminell, forbryter {m}; forbrytar {m} |
| criminal code {n} (document which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law) | :: straffelov {m}; straffelov {f} {m} |
| criminal law {n} (area of law) | :: strafferett {m}; strafferett {m} |
| criminal offence {n} (crime) SEE: crime | :: |
| criminological {adj} (of or pertaining to criminology) | :: kriminologisk; kriminologisk |
| criminology {n} (the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour) | :: kriminologi {m}; kriminologi {m} |
| crimson {v} (blush) SEE: blush | :: |
| crimson tide {n} (menstruation) SEE: menstruation | :: |
| cripple {adj} (crippled) | :: krøpling |
| cripple {n} (person who has severe impairment in physical abilities) | :: krøpling |
| crisis {n} (unstable situation in political, social, economic or military affairs) | :: krise |
| crisis {n} | :: krise |
| crispbread {n} (Nordic-style flat dry bread) | :: knekkebrød |
| criterion {n} (standard for comparison and judgment) | :: kriterium {m} |
| criticism {n} (act of criticising) | :: kritikk {m} |
| criticize {v} (to find fault) | :: kritisere |
| criticize {v} (to evaluate) | :: kritisere |
| crème de la crème {n} (best of the best) | :: crème de la crème, kremen av kremen, der oppe |
| croak {n} (a faint, harsh sound made in the throat) | :: hark {n} |
| croak {v} (to make a croak) | :: harke |
| croak {v} (slang: to die) | :: krepere |
| Croat {n} (language) SEE: Croatian | :: |
| Croatia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Kroatia {n}; Kroatia {n} |
| Croatian {adj} (of or pertaining to Croatia) | :: kroatisk; kroatisk |
| Croatian {n} (person of Croatia) | :: kroat {m}; kroat {m} |
| Croatian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: kroatisk {m}; kroatisk {m} |
| Croatian Sheepdog {n} (Croatian Sheepdog) | :: kroatisk gjeterhund {m} |
| crockery {n} (plates, dishes and other eating and serving tableware) | :: servise {n} |
| crocodile {n} (reptile) | :: krokodille {m} {f}; krokodille {m} {f} |
| crocodile tear {n} (display of tears that is forced or false) | :: krokodilletårer {m-p} |
| crocus {n} (plant of genus Crocus) | :: krokus {m}; krokus {m} |
| croft {n} (cave or cavern) SEE: cave | :: |
| croissant {n} (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) | :: croissant {m}; croissant {m} |
| crony {n} (Close friend) | :: kompanjong {m}, kumpan {m}; kompanjong {m}, kumpan {m} |
| cronyism {n} (favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications) | :: nepotisme {m}, kameraderi {n}, klikkvesen {n}; nepotisme {m}, kameraderi {n}, klikkvesen {n}, klikkevesen {n} |
| crook {n} (a criminal who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things) | :: skurk {m} |
| crooked {adj} (having one or more bends or angles) | :: krokete |
| crooner {n} (one who croons) | :: smørsanger {m} |
| crop {n} (part of bird's or animal’s alimentary tract) | :: kro {m}; kro {f} |
| crop milk {n} (“milk” from a bird’s crop) | :: kromelk {m} {f}, kromjølk {m} {f}, duemelk {m} {f}, duemjølk {m} {f}; kromjølk {f}, duemjølk {f} |
| crosier {n} (staff of a bishop or abbot) | :: bispestav; bispestav {m}; bispestav {m} |
| cross {n} (geometrical figure) | :: kryss {n} |
| cross {n} (wooden post with a perpendicular beam, used for crucifixion) | :: kors {n} |
| cross {n} (biology: animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization) | :: krysning {m} {f}; krysning {m} {f} |
| cross {v} (go from one side of something to the other) | :: krysse |
| cross {prep} (across) SEE: across | :: |
| cross- {prefix} (indicating a direction (across)) | :: tverr-; tverr- |
| crossbar {n} (top of the goal structure) | :: tverrligger {m} |
| crossbar {n} (top tube of a bicycle frame) | :: stang {m} {f} |
| crossbeam {n} (a horizontal structural beam; a girder) | :: tverrbjelke {m} |
| cross-border {adj} (taking place across a border) | :: grenseoverskridende |
| crossbow {n} (mechanised weapon based on the bow) | :: armbrøst {m}; armbrøst {m} |
| crossbreed {n} (organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds) SEE: hybrid | :: |
| crossbridge {n} (temporary link) | :: kryssbro {f}, kryssbru {f} |
| cross country {n} (running sport) | :: terrengløp {n}; terrengløp {n}, terrenglaup {n} |
| cross-country skiing {n} (winter sport) | :: langrenn {n} |
| cross-country skiing {n} (leisure activity) | :: langrenn {n} |
| crosscut {n} (shortcut) SEE: shortcut | :: |
| crosshatch {v} (to mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern) | :: skravere |
| crossing {n} (intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross) | :: kryss {n} |
| crossing {n} (voyage across a body of water) | :: overfart {m}; overfart {m} |
| cross-party {adj} (pertaining to two or more political parties) | :: tverrpolitisk; tverrpolitisk |
| cross-reference {n} (a reference to another location in the same source) | :: kryssreferanse |
| cross-reference {v} (provide with cross-reference) | :: kryssreferere, kryssreferanse |
| crossroad {n} (crossroads) SEE: crossroads | :: |
| crossroads {n} (intersection) | :: gatekryss {n}, veikryss {n}, vegkryss {n}; gatekryss {n}, vegkryss {n} |
| cross section {n} (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) | :: tverrsnitt {n} |
| cross section {n} ((mathematics, statistics) representative sample) | :: tverrsnitt {n} |
| cross section {n} ((physics) probability of a particular nuclear reaction) | :: tverrsnitt {n} |
| cross swords {v} (to fight with someone) SEE: duel | :: |
| cross-tie {n} (sleeper) SEE: railroad tie | :: |
| cross vault {n} (structure created by intersection of vaults) SEE: groin vault | :: |
| crosswalk {n} (place where pedestrians can cross a street) | :: gangfelt {n}, fotgjengerovergang {m} |
| crosswind {n} (crosswind) | :: sidevind {m}; sidevind {m} |
| crossword {n} (word puzzle) | :: kryssord |
| crossword puzzle {n} (crossword) SEE: crossword | :: |
| crotch {n} (area where something forks) | :: forgrening {m} {f} |
| crotch {n} (area of a person’s body) | :: skritt {n}, skrev {n} |
| croup {v} (to croak) SEE: croak | :: |
| crow {n} (any bird of the genus Corvus) | :: kråke {f} |
| crow {v} (to make the sound of a rooster) | :: gale |
| crowbar {n} (iron or steel bar used as a lever to manually force things apart) | :: brekkjern {n}, kubein {n} |
| crowberry {n} (the genus Empetrum) | :: krekling |
| crowberry {n} (the species Empetrum nigrum) | :: krekling |
| crowd {n} (group of people) | :: flokk {m}, mengde {m}, folkehav {n}, folkemengde |
| crowd {n} (group of things) | :: haug {m} |
| crowdfunding {n} (pooling of money for a common goal) | :: folkefinansiering |
| crowdsourcing {n} (delegation of a task) | :: crowdsourcing {m} {f} |
| crown {n} (royal headdress) | :: krone {c} |
| crown {n} (representation of such a headdress) | :: krone |
| crown {n} (topmost part of the head) | :: isse {m} |
| crown colony {n} (class of British colony) | :: kronkoloni {m}; kronkoloni {m} |
| crowning {n} (act of crowning) SEE: coronation | :: |
| crown jewels {n} (jewelry) | :: kronjuveler {m-p} |
| crownment {n} (act of crowning) SEE: coronation | :: |
| crown prince {n} (next king) | :: kronprins {m}; kronprins {m} |
| crown prince {n} (next emperor) | :: kronprins {m} |
| crown princess {n} (the heiress apparent to the throne in a monarchy) | :: kronprinsesse {m} {f}; kronprinsesse {f} |
| crucial {adj} (extremely important) | :: avgjørende |
| crucifix {n} (object) | :: krusifiks |
| crucifixion {n} (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross) | :: korsfestelse {m} |
| cruciform {adj} (having the shape of a cross) | :: korsformet |
| crucify {v} (to execute a person by nailing to a crucifix) | :: korsfeste; korsfeste |
| crude {n} (crude oil) SEE: crude oil | :: |
| crude oil {n} (unrefined oil) | :: råolje {m} {f}; råolje {m} {f} |
| cruel {adj} (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) | :: grusom |
| cruelty {n} (indifference to suffering) | :: grusomhet {m} {f} |
| cruelty {n} (positive pleasure in inflicting suffering) | :: grusomhet {m} {f} |
| cruelty {n} (cruel act) | :: grusomhet {m} {f} |
| cruise {n} (sea voyage) | :: cruise {n} |
| cruise missile {n} (winged missile) | :: krysserrakett {m}, kryssermissil {n}; kryssarrakett {m} |
| cruiser {n} (class of warships) | :: krysser {m}; kryssar {m} |
| cruise ship {n} (passenger ship) | :: cruiseskip {n}; cruiseskip {n} |
| crumble {v} (to fall apart) | :: falle i grus |
| crumble {v} (to render into crumbs) | :: smuldre |
| crunchy {adj} (likely to crunch) | :: knasende; krasete, knasande, sprø |
| crusade {n} (military expedition) | :: korstog {n} |
| crusade {n} (grand concerted effort) | :: korstog {n}; krossferd {f}, krosstog {n}, korstog {n} |
| Crusade {n} (campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land) | :: korstog |
| crusader {n} (fighter in the medieval crusades) | :: korsfarer {m} |
| crusader {n} (person engaged in a figurative crusade) | :: korsfarer {m} |
| crush {v} (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) | :: sammenpresse |
| crush {v} (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) | :: finknuse |
| crush {v} (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) | :: sammentrykke |
| crush {v} (to oppress or burden grievously) | :: knuse |
| crush {v} (to overcome completely) | :: knuse |
| crush {v} (to be or become broken down or in) | :: knuse |
| crushed {adj} (pulverised) | :: knust |
| crushing {adj} (that crushes) | :: knusende |
| crust {n} (any solid, hard surface layer) | :: skare {m} |
| crust {n} (outer layer of bread) | :: skorpe {m} {f} |
| crust {n} (outermost layer of a planet) | :: skorpe {m} {f}, jordskorpe {m} {f}; skorpe {f}, jordskorpe {f} |
| crustacean {n} (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) | :: krepsdyr; krepsdyr |
| crutch {n} (crotch) SEE: crotch | :: |
| crutch {n} (device to assist in motion as a cane) | :: krykke {m} {f}; krykke {f}, krykkje {f} |
| crux {n} ((heraldry) cross on a coat of arms) SEE: cross | :: |
| cry {v} (intransitive: to weep) | :: gråte; gråta |
| crying {n} (Action of the verb cry) | :: gråt {m}; gråt {m} |
| cry over spilt milk {v} (to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened) | :: ikke gråt over spilt melk |
| cryovolcano {n} (cryovolcano) | :: isvulkan |
| cryptic crossword {n} (type of crossword) | :: kryptisk kryssord {n}; kryptisk kryssord {n} |
| crypto- {prefix} | :: krypto- |
| cryptocracy {n} (a form of government) | :: kryptokrati {n} |
| crypto-Judaism {n} (crypto-Judaism) | :: kryptojødedom {m}, kryptojudaisme {m}; kryptojødedom {m}, kryptojudaisme {m} |
| cryptovirus {n} (malware) | :: kryptovirus {n}, krypteringsvirus {n} |
| crystal {n} (array of atoms) | :: krystall {m} {n}; krystall {m} {n} |
| crystal {n} (glassware) | :: krystall {m} {n}; krystall {m} {n} |
| crystal {n} ((used attributively)) | :: krystall-; krystall- |
| crystal ball {n} (globe used to foretell the future) | :: spådomskule {m} {f}, krystallkule {m} {f} |
| crystal clear {adj} (completely clear and understood) | :: krystallklar; krystallklar, krystallklår |
| crystal clear {adj} (visually clear) | :: krystallklar; krystallklar, krystallklår |
| crystalline {adj} (relating to crystals) | :: krystallinsk; krystallinsk |
| crystal set {n} (an early kind of radio receiver) | :: krystallapparat {n}, krystallmottaker {m}; krystallapparat {n}, krystallmottakar {m} |
| C-section {n} (Caesarean section) SEE: Caesarean section | :: |
| Côte d'Ivoire {prop} (the Ivory Coast) | :: Elfenbenskysten; Elfenbeinskysten |
| Cuba {prop} (country and largest island in Caribbean) | :: Cuba |
| Cuban {n} (a person from Cuba) | :: cubaner {m}, kubaner {m}; cuban {m}, cubanar {m}, kuban {m}, kubanar {m} |
| Cuban {adj} (of or pertaining to Cuba) | :: cubansk, kubansk; cubansk, kubansk |
| cube {n} (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) | :: kube {m}; kube {m} |
| cubic kilometre {n} (cubic kilometre) | :: kubikkilometer {m}; kubikkilometer {m} |
| cubic meter {n} (cubic metre) SEE: cubic metre | :: |
| cubic metre {n} (unit of volume) | :: kubikkmeter {m}; kubikkmeter {m} |
| cubism {n} (An artistic movement characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes) | :: kubisme {m}; kubisme {m} |
| cuckoo {n} (the bird) | :: gjøk {m}; gauk {m} |
| cuckoo {n} (the sound) | :: ko-ko {n} |
| cuckoo clock {n} (clock) | :: gjøkur {n}; gaukur {n} |
| cucullated {adj} (having a hood) SEE: hooded | :: |
| cucumber {n} (plant) | :: agurk {m}; agurk {m} |
| cucumber {n} (edible fruit) | :: agurk {m}; agurk {m} |
| cud {n} (food chewed for a second time by ruminants) | :: drøv {n} |
| cue {n} (name of the letter Q, q) | :: ku |
| cuff {n} (the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist) | :: mansjett {m}; mansjett {m} |
| cuff {v} (to handcuff) SEE: handcuff | :: |
| cufflink {n} (button used to hold a sleeve cuff together) | :: mansjettknapp {m}; mansjettknapp {m} |
| cuirass {n} (piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle) | :: kyrass {n} |
| cuisine {n} (characteristic style of preparing food) | :: kjøkken {n}; kjøken {n}, kjøkken {n} |
| cuisine {n} (culinary art) SEE: culinary art | :: |
| cul-de-sac {n} (circular area at the end of a dead end street) | :: snuplass {m} |
| cul-de-sac {n} (blind alley) SEE: dead end | :: |
| culinary {adj} (relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking) | :: kulinarisk; kulinarisk |
| culinary art {n} (cuisine) SEE: cuisine | :: |
| culinary art {n} (art of cooking) | :: kokekunst {m}; kokekunst {m} {f} |
| cull {v} (to pick or take someone or something) | :: plukke, plukke ut |
| cull {v} (to select animals from a group and then kill them) | :: avskyte |
| culprit {n} (culprit) | :: synder {m} |
| cult {n} (a sect) | :: kult, sekt; kult |
| cult {n} | :: kult |
| cultivable {adj} (capable of being cultivated) | :: dyrkbar; dyrkbar |
| cultivate {v} (grow plants, notably crops) | :: kultivere, dyrke |
| cultivate {v} (nurture) | :: dyrke |
| cultivate {v} (turn or stir soil in preparation for planting) | :: dyrke |
| cultural {adj} (pertaining to culture) | :: kulturell; kulturell |
| culture {n} (arts, customs and habits) | :: kultur {m} |
| culture {n} (the beliefs, values, behavior and material objects that constitute a people's way of life) | :: kultur {m} |
| culver {n} (Columba palumbus) SEE: wood pigeon | :: |
| cum {n} (slang: semen) | :: sperm {m}, sæd {m} |
| cum {v} (slang: have an orgasm; ejaculate) | :: ejakulere, sæde |
| cumbersome {adj} (not easily managed or handled; awkward) | :: uhåndterlig |
| cumin {n} (plant Cuminum cyminum) | :: karve, spisskarve, spisskummen |
| cumin {n} (its seed used as spice) | :: spisskummen, spisskarve |
| cunning {adj} | :: listig, snedig, slu |
| cunning {n} (skill of being sly or deceitful) | :: snedighet {m} |
| cunt {n} (genitalia) | :: fitte {m} {f}, kuse {m} {f}, mus {m} {f}; fitte {f}, kunte {f}, kuse {f}, mus {f} |
| cunt {n} (unpleasant or objectionable person) | :: fitte {m} {f}; fitte {f} |
| cuntface {n} (Term of abuse) | :: fittetryne {n} |
| cup {n} (drinking vessel) | :: kopp |
| cup {n} (trophy) | :: pokal {m}; pokal {m} |
| cup {n} (contest) | :: cup {m}; cup {m} |
| cup {n} (part of bra) | :: skål {m} {f}; skål {f} |
| cup {n} (suction cup) SEE: suction cup | :: |
| cupbearer {n} (one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served) | :: munnskjenk |
| cupboard {n} (enclosed storage) | :: skap {n} |
| Cup Final {n} (last match in a competition) | :: cupfinale {m}; cupfinale {m} |
| cup of tea {n} (something of interest) | :: greie {f}; greie {f} |
| cur {n} (inferior dog) | :: kjøter {m} |
| curable {adj} (capable of being cured) | :: helbredelig |
| curator {n} (person who manages, administers or organizes a collection) | :: kurator {m}; kurator {m} |
| curatorial {adj} (curatorial) | :: kuratorisk; kuratorisk |
| curd cheese {n} (cottage cheese) SEE: cottage cheese | :: |
| cure {v} (to restore to health) | :: helbrede |
| cure {v} (to bring (a disease) to an end) | :: helbrede |
| curfew {n} (a regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time) | :: portforbud {n}; portforbod {n} |
| curiosity {n} (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore) | :: nysgjerrighet {m} {f} |
| curiosity killed the cat {proverb} (undue curiosity is dangerous) | :: nysgjerrighet drepte katten |
| curious {adj} (tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate, see also: inquisitive) | :: nysgjerrig |
| curium {n} (chemical element) | :: curium |
| curl {n} (lock of curling hair) | :: lokk, kroll |
| curler {n} (cylindrical tube for curling hair) SEE: hair roller | :: |
| curlew sandpiper {n} (Calidris ferruginea) | :: krumnebbsnipe; tundrasnipe |
| curling iron {n} (a heated cylindrical device for curling the hair) | :: krølltang {m} {f} |
| currant {n} (fruit of the genus Ribes) | :: rips {m}, ripsbær {n} |
| currant {n} (bush) | :: ripsbærbusk {c} |
| currency {n} (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) | :: valuta {m}; valuta {m} |
| current {n} | :: strøm {m}; straum {m} |
| current {n} (time rate of flow of electric charge) | :: strøm {m}, strømstyrke {m}; straum {m}, straumstyrke {m} |
| current {adj} (existing or occurring at the moment) | :: aktuell, nåværende, dagsaktuell; aktuell, noverande, dagsaktuell |
| current {adj} (generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment) | :: aktuell, nåværende, gjeldende |
| current account {n} (checking account) | :: brukskonto {m}; brukskonto {m} |
| current affairs {n} (current events) SEE: current events | :: |
| current asset {n} (finance: an organization's fixed assets) | :: omløpsmiddel {n} |
| current events {n} (news items) | :: aktuelle hendelser |
| curriculum {n} (set of courses and coursework) | :: studieordning {m} {f}; studieordning {f} |
| curry {n} (sauce or relish) | :: karri {m}; karri {m} |
| curry {n} (curry powder) SEE: curry powder | :: |
| currycomb {n} (a comb or brush used to groom horses) | :: strigle {m}; strigle {f} |
| currycomb {v} (to groom) | :: strigle; strigla, strigle |
| curry powder {n} (mixture of spices) | :: karri {m}; karri {m} |
| curse {n} (supernatural detriment) | :: forbannelse {m} |
| curse {n} (prayer that harm may befall someone) | :: forbannelse {m}, ed {m} |
| curse {n} (vulgar epithet) | :: ed {m}, banneord {n}; eid {m}, bannord {n} |
| curse {v} (to place a curse upon) | :: forbanne |
| curse word {n} (vulgarity) SEE: swear word | :: |
| cursive {adj} (having successive letters joined together) | :: kursiv |
| cursor {n} (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) | :: merkør |
| cursor {n} (GUI: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) | :: markør {m}; markør {m} |
| curtail {v} (cut short an animal's tail) | :: kupere; kupere |
| curtail {v} (shorten or abridge) | :: forkorte; forkorte |
| curtail {v} (limit or restrict) | :: begrense; avgrense |
| curtain {n} (piece of cloth covering a window) | :: gardin {m} {f} {n}; gardin {f} {n} |
| curtain {n} (piece of cloth in a theater) | :: teppe {n}, forheng {n}; teppe {n}, forheng {n} |
| curtsey {v} (to make a curtsey) | :: neie |
| curvature {n} (the shape of something curved) | :: krumning {m} {f}, kurvatur {m}; kurvatur {m} |
| curvature {n} (mathematics: the extent to which a subspace is curved within a metric space) | :: krumning {m} {f}, kurvatur {m}; kurvatur {m} |
| curve {n} (gentle bend) | :: kurve {m}; kurve {f} |
| curve {n} (curved line) | :: kurve {m}; kurve {f} |
| curve {n} (geometry: one-dimensional figure) | :: kurve {m}; kurve {f} |
| curve {adj} (crooked) SEE: crooked | :: |
| curved {adj} (having a curve or curves) | :: buet, bua; boga |
| curvy {adj} (buxom) SEE: buxom | :: |
| cusk {n} (cod-like fish) | :: brosme {m} {f}; brosme {f} |
| cuss {v} (to use cursing) | :: banne; banna |
| custody {n} (legal right to take care of something or somebody) | :: omsorgsrett {m} ; omsorgsrett {m} |
| custody {n} (temporary possession) | :: varetekt {m} {f}, forvaring {m} {f}; varetekt {f}, forvaring {f} |
| custody {n} (state of being imprisoned or detained) | :: varetekt {m} {f}; varetekt {f} |
| custom {n} (frequent repetition of the same act) | :: bruk {m}, skikk |
| customer {n} (one who purchases or receives a product or service) | :: kunde |
| custom house {n} (official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit) | :: tollbod {m} |
| custom-made {adj} (custom-made) | :: spesiallaget |
| customs {n} (custom house) SEE: custom house | :: |
| customs declaration {n} (statement) | :: tolldeklarasjon {m}; tolldeklarasjon {m} |
| customs value {n} (value of an item for the purposes of customs) | :: tollverdi {m} |
| cut {n} (act of cutting) | :: kutt {n} |
| cut {n} (slab of meat) | :: stykningsdel {m}, stykke {n} |
| cut {n} (haircut) SEE: haircut | :: |
| cut {n} (common workhorse) SEE: gelding | :: |
| cute {adj} (having features mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals) | :: søt |
| cuticle {n} (strip of hardened skin at the base of the finger and toenail) | :: neglebånd {n}, negleband {n}; nagleband {n} |
| cuticula {n} (covering outside epidermis) SEE: cuticle | :: |
| cutlass {n} (machete) SEE: machete | :: |
| cutlass {n} (a short sword with a curved blade) | :: huggert |
| cutler {n} (One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery) | :: knivsmed {m}; knivsmed {m} |
| cutlery {n} (eating and serving utensils) | :: bestikk {n}; bestikk {n} |
| cutlet {n} (meat chop) | :: kotelett {m}; kotelett {m} |
| cut out {v} (refrain from (doing)) | :: kutte ut |
| cut-out {n} (space or hole produced by cutting) | :: utskjæring {m} {f}, utskåret |
| cutter {n} (single-masted sailing ship type) | :: kutter {m}; kutter {m} |
| cutting {n} (leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant) | :: skjæring |
| cutting board {n} (chopping board) SEE: chopping board | :: |
| cuttlefish {n} (any of various squidlike mollusks) | :: blekksprut |
| cut to the chase {v} (to get to the point) | :: komme til poenget |
| cwm {n} (valley head created through glacial erosion) | :: botn {m}; botn {m} |
| cyanide {n} (hydrogen cyanide) SEE: hydrogen cyanide | :: |
| cyanosis {n} (discolouration of the skin) | :: cyanose {m}; cyanose {m} |
| cyberbullying {n} (bullying online) | :: digital mobbing {m} {f}, nettmobbing {m} {f}, internettmobbing {m} {f}; digital mobbing {f}, nettmobbing {f}, internettmobbing {f} |
| cyberspace {n} (world of information) | :: kyberrom {m} |
| Cyclades {prop} (island chain) | :: Kykladene; Kykladane |
| cycle {v} (to ride a cycle) | :: sykle; sykla, sykle |
| cycle {n} (imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens) SEE: celestial sphere | :: |
| cycle lane {n} (part of road designated for cyclists) SEE: bicycle lane | :: |
| cycle path {n} (path segregated for bicycles) SEE: bicycle path | :: |
| cycling {n} (The sport of riding and racing bicycles) | :: sykling {m} {f}; sykling {f} |
| cyclist {n} (person who rides a cycle) | :: syklist {m}; syklist {m} |
| cyclone {n} (rotating system of winds) | :: syklon {m}; syklon {m} |
| cyclone {n} (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) | :: syklon {m}; syklon {m} |
| cyclops {n} (giant of mythology) | :: kyklop {m} |
| cygnet {n} (young of a swan) | :: svaneunge {m}; svaneunge {m} |
| Cygnus {prop} (constellation) | :: Svanen {n}; Svana {f} |
| cylinder {n} (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) | :: tønne {m} {f} |
| cylinder head {n} (part of an internal combustion engine) | :: topplokk {n} |
| cylindrical {adj} (shaped like a cylinder) | :: sylindrisk; sylindrisk |
| cymbal {n} (concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck) | :: bekken {n}, cymbal {m}; bekken {n}, cymbal {m} |
| cymose {adj} (botany: having a flower cluster with stems ending in a flower that opens before those below it) | :: cymøs |
| cynic {n} (A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness) | :: kyniker {m}; kynikar {m} |
| cynic {n} (A person whose outlook is scornfully negative) | :: kyniker {m}; kynikar {m} |
| cynical {adj} (of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness) | :: kynisk; kynisk |
| cynicism {n} (skeptical, scornful or pessimistic attitude) | :: kynisme {m} |
| cynophobia {n} (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) | :: kynofobi {m}; kynofobi {m} |
| cypress {n} (an evergreen coniferous tree) | :: sypress {m} |
| Cypriot {n} (Person from Cyprus) | :: kypriot {m}; kypriot {m} |
| Cypriot {adj} (Of, from or relating to Cyprus) | :: kypriotisk; kypriotisk |
| Cyprus {prop} (country) | :: Kypros {n}; Kypros {n} |
| Cyrillic {adj} (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) | :: kyrillisk |
| cyst {n} (sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ) | :: cyste {m}; cyste {m} |
| Czech {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the country, people, culture or language) | :: tsjekkisk; tsjekkisk |
| Czech {n} (person) | :: tsjekker {m}; tsjekkar {m} |
| Czech {n} (language) | :: tsjekkisk {m}; tsjekkisk {m} |
| Czechia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Tsjekkia; Tsjekkia {n}; Tsjekkia {n} |
| Czechoslovakia {prop} (former country in Central Europe) | :: Tsjekkoslovakia; Tsjekkoslovakia |
| Czecho-Slovakia {prop} (dated form of Czechoslovakia) | :: Tsjekko-Slovakia |
| Czech Republic {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: Den tsjekkiske republikk {m}, Tsjekkia {n}; Den tsjekkiske republikken {m}, Tsjekkia {n} |