| lab coat {n} (coat worn by laboratory workers) | :: labfrakk {m}; labfrakk {m} |
| label {n} (small ticket or sign giving information) | :: etikett; merkelapp {m}; merkelapp {m} |
| label {v} (give a label to in order to categorise) | :: merke |
| label {n} (company selling records) SEE: record label | :: |
| labia {n} (folds of tissue at opening of vulva) | :: kjønnslepper {c-p} |
| labor {n} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| labor {v} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| Labor Day {n} (holiday on May 1st) SEE: May Day | :: |
| labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union | :: |
| labour {n} (work) | :: arbeid {n} |
| labour camp {n} (type of prison) | :: arbeidsleir {m}; arbeidsleir {m} |
| labyrinth {n} (maze) | :: labyrint {m} |
| lace {n} (fabric) | :: knipling {m} |
| lace {v} (fasten with laces) | :: snøre |
| lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| lacing {n} ((tied or threaded) laces) | :: snøring {m} {f}; snøring {f} |
| lack {n} (deficiency, need) | :: mangel {m} |
| lack {v} (be without, need, require) | :: mangle |
| lackey {n} (liveried male servant) | :: lakei {m} |
| lackey {n} (a fawning, servile follower) | :: lakei {m} |
| lacking {n} (absence of something) SEE: lack | :: |
| laconic {adj} (using as few words as possible) | :: lakonisk; lakonisk |
| lacquer {n} (glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating) | :: lakk {m}; lakk {m} |
| lacrosse {n} (the sport) | :: lacrosse |
| lactation {n} (secretion of milk) | :: laktasjon {m}; laktasjon {m} |
| lactation {n} (lactation period) | :: laktasjon {m}; laktasjon {m} |
| lactic acid {n} (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) | :: melkesyre {m} {f}, mjølkesyre {m} {f}; mjølkesyre {f} |
| lactose {n} (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products) | :: laktose {m}, melkesukker; laktose {m}, mjølkesukker |
| lactose intolerance {n} (inability to metabolize lactose) | :: laktoseintoleranse {m}; laktoseintoleranse {m} |
| lacuna {n} (small opening) | :: lakune {m}; lakune {m} {f} |
| lacuna {n} (absent part) | :: lakune {m}; lakune {m} {f} |
| lad {n} (a boy) | :: ladd {m} |
| ladder {n} (climbing tool) | :: stige {m}, leider {m}; stige {m}, leider {m} |
| laden {adj} (weighed down with a load, burdened) | :: nedlastet |
| ladies and gentlemen {n} (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) | :: mine damer og herrer |
| ladies first {proverb} (phrase encouraging gentlemanliness) | :: damene først |
| ladle {n} (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) | :: øse {m} {f}; ause {f} |
| lady {n} (woman of breeding and authority) | :: dame |
| lady {n} (polite term referring a woman) | :: dame |
| ladybird {n} (member of Coccinellidae) | :: marifly, marihøne |
| ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| lady-in-waiting {n} (lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends he as a personal assistant) | :: hoffdame {m} {f}; hoffdame {f} |
| lady's man {n} (man who attracts women and enjoys their company) | :: damenes jens {m} |
| lag {n} ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection) | :: forsinkelse {m}, lagg {m} |
| lagoon {n} (shallow body of water) | :: lagune {m}, strandsjø {m}; lagune {m} {f}, strandsjø {m} |
| lagopode {n} (ptarmigan) SEE: ptarmigan | :: |
| lair {n} (of an animal) | :: hi {n}; hi {n} |
| lake {n} (body of water) | :: innsjø {m}, tjern {n}, vann {n}, ferskvann {n}; innsjø {m}, tjern {n}, tjørn {f}, vatn {n} |
| lake {n} (a kind of coloring agent) | :: fargestoff {n} |
| lakebed {n} (the bottom of a lake) | :: innsjøbunn {m} |
| Lake Erie {prop} (the lake) | :: Eriesjøen; Eriesjøen |
| Lake Ontario {prop} (the lake, see also: Ontario) | :: Ontariosjøen; Ontariosjøen |
| Lalibela {prop} (town in Ethiopia) | :: Lalibela |
| lama {n} (master of Tibetan Buddhism) | :: lama {m}; lama {m} |
| lamb {n} (young sheep) | :: lam {n} |
| lamb {n} (flesh of lamb as food) | :: lammekjøtt {n}; lammekjøt {n}, lammekjøtt {n} |
| lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill | :: |
| lament {n} (expression of grief, suffering, or sadness) | :: sorg {m} |
| lament {v} (express grief) | :: sørge |
| Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Syrgjesongane {m-p}, Klagesangene {f-p}; Klagesongane |
| lamia {n} (monster in mythology) | :: lamia |
| lammergeier {n} (bird) | :: lammegribb |
| lammergeyer {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier | :: |
| lamp {n} (device producing light) | :: lampe {m} {f} |
| lamp {n} (oil device producing light) | :: lampe {m} {f}; lampe {m} {f} |
| lamppost {n} (pole that holds up a light) | :: lyktestolpe |
| lamprey {n} (a fish) | :: niøye {n}, niauge {n}, lamprett {m}; niauga {n}, niauge {n} |
| lampshade {n} (cover over a lamp) | :: lampeskjerm {m}; lampeskjerm {m}; lampeskjerm {m} |
| land {n} (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | :: land {n} |
| land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air) | :: lande |
| land {v} (to bring to land) | :: lande |
| land {v} (to deliver) SEE: deliver | :: |
| -land {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) | :: -land |
| landfill {n} (site at which refuse is buried) | :: fyllplass {m}; fyllplass {m} |
| -landia {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) SEE: -land | :: |
| landing {n} (coming to earth, as of an airplane) | :: landing {m} {f}; landing {f} |
| landing {n} (a place on a shoreline where a boat lands) | :: landgang {m}; landgang {m} |
| landing gear {n} (undercarriage) | :: understell {n}; understell {n} |
| landing stage {n} (platform) | :: brygge {m} {f}, flytebrygge {m} {f}; brygge {f}, bryggje {f}, flytebrygge {f}, flytebryggje {f} |
| landing strip {n} (auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft) | :: landingsstripe {m} {f}; landingsstripe {f} |
| landline {n} (fixed telephone communications cable) | :: fasttelefoni {n}; fasttelefoni {n} |
| landline {n} (telephone connected by such a fixed wire) | :: fasttelefon {m}; fasttelefon {m} |
| landlocked {adj} (surrounded by land) | :: innlands- |
| landlord {n} (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) | :: utleier {m} |
| landlubber {n} (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) | :: landkrabbe {m} {f}; landkrabbe {m} {f} |
| land mine {n} (mine that is placed on land) | :: landmine {c} |
| landowner {n} (a person who owns land) | :: grunneier {m}, jordeier {m} |
| landrail {n} (Crex crex) SEE: corncrake | :: |
| landscape {n} (picture representing a scene) | :: landskapsmaleri {n} ; landskapsmåleri {n} |
| Landsknecht {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) SEE: lansquenet | :: |
| landslide {n} (natural disaster) | :: steinras {n}; jordras {n}, jordskred {n}; jordras {n}, jordskred {n} |
| lane {n} (division of roadway) | :: kjørefelt {n} |
| language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) | :: språk {n}, talemål {n} , tunge {f}, tungemål {n}; språk {n}, talemål {n} , tunge {f}, tungemål {n} |
| language {n} (the ability to communicate using words) | :: taleevne {m} {f}; taleeve {f} |
| language {n} (nonverbal communication) | :: språk {n}; språk {n} |
| language {n} (vocabulary of a particular field) | :: språk {n}, terminologi {m}; språk {n}, terminologi {m} |
| language {n} (particular words used) | :: språk {n}; språk {n} |
| language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) | :: språk {n}, programmeringsspråk {n} |
| language family {n} (set of languages) | :: språkfamilie {m}; språkfamilie {m} |
| lanky {adj} (tall, slim) | :: hengslete, skabelonaktig, slåpen |
| lansquenet {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) | :: landsknekt {m} |
| lantern {n} (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light) | :: lanterne {m} {f}; lanterne {f} |
| lanthanum {n} (metallic element) | :: lantan |
| Lao {n} (person) | :: laot {m}; laot {m} |
| Lao {n} (language) | :: laotisk {m}; laotisk {m} |
| Laocoön {prop} (Trojan or Argonaut) | :: Laokoon; Laokoon |
| Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Laos |
| Laotian {n} (Laotian person) SEE: Lao | :: |
| Laotian {prop} (language) | :: lao {m}, laotisk {m}; lao {m}, laotisk {m} |
| Laotian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos) | :: laotisk; laotisk |
| lap {n} (upper legs of a seated person) | :: fang {n} |
| lap {n} (sports: one circuit around a race track) | :: runde {m}; runde {m} |
| laparoscopy {n} (examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity) | :: laparoskopi {m}; laparoskopi {m} |
| lap dog {n} (small dog suited to resting in its master's lap) | :: skjødehund {m}; skjødehund {m} |
| lapel {n} (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) | :: jakkeslag {n} |
| Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) | :: Sameland, Sápmi; Sameland, Lappland |
| Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland | :: |
| Lapponian Herder {n} (breed of dog) | :: lapsk vallhund {m} |
| laptop {n} (computing: a laptop computer) | :: bærbar datamaskin {m}, bærbar PC {m}, laptop {m}; berbar datamaskin {m} {f}, berbar PC {m} |
| laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop | :: |
| larboard {n} (port) SEE: port | :: |
| larch {n} (a coniferous tree) | :: lerk {m}; lerk {m} |
| lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon | :: |
| lard {n} (fat from the abdomen of a pig) | :: smult {n}; smult {n} |
| larder {n} (cool room used as food storage) | :: spiskammer {n} |
| large {adj} (of greater size, see also: big) | :: stor |
| large intestine {n} (bodily organ) | :: tykktarm {m} |
| largen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge | :: |
| large-scale {adj} (large in amount, scope or extent) | :: storskala; storskala |
| large white {n} (butterfly) | :: stor kålsommerfugl {m} |
| lark {n} (bird) | :: lerke {m} {f}; lerke {f} |
| larkspur {n} (Delphinium) | :: ridderspore {m} |
| LARP {n} (live-action role-play) | :: laiv {m}; laiv {m} |
| Larry {prop} (diminutive of Laurence) | :: Lars, Lasse |
| larva {n} (a stage of growth) | :: larve {m} {f} |
| larva {n} (an animal in such stage of growth, see also: tadpole) | :: larve {m} {f}; larve {m} {f} |
| larynx {n} (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production) | :: strupehode |
| lasagna {n} (flat sheet of pasta) | :: lasagneplate {m} {f}; lasagneplate {f} |
| lasagna {n} (baked dish) | :: lasagne {m}; lasagne {m} |
| lasagne {n} (lasagna) SEE: lasagna | :: |
| lascivious {adj} (wanton) | :: lidderlig, vellystig |
| laser {n} (device producing beam of light) | :: laser {m} |
| laser {n} (laser beam) SEE: laser beam | :: |
| laser {n} (laser printer) SEE: laser printer | :: |
| laser beam {n} (light from a laser) | :: laserstråle {m}; laserstråle {m} |
| laser printer {n} (computer printer) | :: laserskriver {m} |
| lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash | :: |
| last {adj} (final) | :: sist, senest |
| last {adj} (most recent) | :: senest, nyest |
| last {adv} (after everything else) | :: sist |
| last but not least {adv} (An expression to start the last item of a list) | :: sist, men ikke minst; sist, men ikkje minst |
| last but one {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| last in first out {adj} (of a situation where the last to arrive is the first to go) | :: sist inn, først ut; sist inn, først ut, sist inn, fyrst ut |
| lasting {adj} (persisting for an extended period of time) | :: varig |
| Last Judgment {prop} (judgment day) | :: dommedag {m}; dommedag {m} |
| last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname | :: |
| last night {n} (previous evening or night) | :: i natt; i natt |
| last night {adv} (during the night before today) | :: i går kveld |
| last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear) | :: i fjor; i fjor |
| latch-key child {n} (A child who returns to an empty house) | :: nøkkelbarn {n} |
| late {adj} (near the end of a period of time) | :: sein |
| late {adj} (euphemism for dead) | :: som har gått bort, som har gått fra oss; avdød; avdød |
| lately {adv} (recently) SEE: recently | :: |
| Late Middle Ages {prop} (Translations) | :: Senmiddelalderen |
| latent {adj} (existing or present but concealed or inactive) | :: latent |
| later {adv} (more late) | :: senere |
| lateral sclerosis {n} (disease) | :: lateralsklerose {m} |
| lathe {n} (machine tool used to shape a piece of material) | :: dreiebenk {m}; dreiebenk {m} |
| lather {n} (foam of soap and water) | :: skum {n} |
| Latin {adj} (Roman Catholic) SEE: Roman Catholic | :: |
| Latin {adj} (of the language) | :: latinsk; latinsk |
| Latin {adj} (of the script) | :: latinsk; latinsk |
| Latin {adj} (of ancient Rome) | :: romersk; romersk |
| Latin {adj} (of descendants from ancient Romans) | :: romersk; romersk |
| Latin {adj} (of/from Latin America) | :: latinsk; latinsk |
| Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans) | :: latin latinsk |
| Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese) | :: Latin-Amerika; Latin-Amerika |
| Latin American {n} (A native or inhabitant of Latin America) | :: latinamerikaner {m}; latinamerikanar {m} |
| Latin American {adj} (Of or relating to Latin America) | :: latinamerikansk; latinamerikansk |
| latitude {n} (angular distance north or south from the equator) | :: latitude {m}; breddegrad {m}; breiddegrad {m} {f} |
| latitude {n} (imaginary line parallel to the equator) | :: latitude {m}; breddegrad {m}; breiddegrad {m} {f} |
| latitude {n} (freedom from restrictions) | :: handlingsrom {n} |
| latitude {n} (angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic) | :: latitude {m} |
| latrine {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| latter {adj} (relating to or being the second of two items) | :: sistnevnt; sistnemnd |
| latter {adj} (near (or nearer) to the end) | :: sist |
| latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern | :: |
| Latvia {prop} (country) | :: Latvia; Latvia |
| Latvian {adj} (pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language) | :: latvisk; latvisk |
| Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia) | :: latvisk {m}; latvisk {m} |
| Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia) | :: latvier {m}; latviar {m} |
| laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) | :: latter {m}, lått {m} |
| laugh {n} (something that provokes mirth or scorn) | :: vits {m} |
| laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) | :: le, skratte |
| laugh {v} (be or appear cheerful) | :: le |
| laugh {v} (make an object of laughter or ridicule) | :: le |
| laugh {v} (express by, or utter with, laughter) | :: le |
| laughing kookaburra {n} (Dacelo novaeguineae) | :: latterkokaburra |
| laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing) | :: latter |
| launch {v} (cause to move or slide from the land into the water) | :: sjøsette; sjøsetje, sjøsette |
| launching {n} (act by which something is launched) | :: sjøsetting {m} {f}, sjøsetning {m} {f}; sjøsetjing {f}, sjøsetting {f} |
| launder {v} (to disguise the source of) | :: hvitvaske |
| laundress {n} (A woman whose employment is laundering) | :: vaskekone {f} |
| laundry {n} (laundering; washing) | :: klesvask {m} |
| laundry {n} (place or room where laundering is done) | :: vaskerom {n}; vaskeri {n}; vaskeri {n} |
| laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered) | :: skittentøy {n} |
| Laura {prop} (female given name) | :: Laura |
| laurel {n} (Laurus nobilis) | :: laurbær {n} |
| laurel {n} (crown of laurel) | :: laurbærkrans {m} |
| Laurence {prop} (male given name) | :: Lars, Laurits |
| lava {n} (molten rock) | :: lava {m}; lava {m} |
| lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma | :: |
| lava flow {n} (flow of lava) | :: lavastrøm {m}; lavastraum {m} |
| lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink | :: |
| law {n} (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) | :: lov {m} |
| law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed) | :: lov {m} |
| law {n} (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena) | :: lov {m} |
| law {n} (mathematics: statement that is true under specified conditions) | :: lov {m} |
| law {n} (informal: the police) | :: loven |
| law and order {n} (enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions) | :: lov og orden; lov og orden |
| lawbreaker {n} (person who breaks the law) | :: lovbryter {m} |
| law firm {n} (business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law) | :: advokatfirma {n}; advokatfirma {n} |
| lawless {adj} (not governed by the law) | :: lovløs, lovlaus; lovlaus |
| lawless {adj} (not restrained by the law) | :: lovløs, lovlaus; lovlaus |
| lawlessness {n} (lack of law and order) | :: lovløshet {m} {f} |
| lawmaker {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer | :: |
| lawn {n} (ground covered with grass) | :: gressplen {m}, plen {m}; grasplen {m}, plen {m} |
| lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawnmower {n} (a device to cut grass) | :: gressklipper {m}, plenklipper {m}; grasklippar {m}, grasklyppar {m}, plenklippar {m} |
| Law of Jante {prop} (Law of Jante) | :: jantelov {m}; jantelov {m} {f} |
| Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence | :: |
| lawrencium {n} (chemical element) | :: lawrencium |
| lawyer {n} (professional person authorized to practice law) | :: advokat {m}, jurist {m}, sakfører {m} ; advokat {m}, jurist {m}, sakførar {m} |
| laxative {adj} (causing movement of the bowels) | :: avføringsmiddel |
| laxative {n} (substance with a laxative effect) | :: avføringsmiddel {n}, laksativ {n}; avføringsmiddel {n}, laksativ {n} |
| lay {v} (to place something down in a position of rest) | :: legge |
| lay {v} (to leave something somewhere) | :: legge igjen |
| lay {v} (to prepare groundwork, table etc.) | :: legge, dekke |
| lay {v} (to install certain building materials) | :: legge |
| lay {v} (to deposit an egg) | :: legge |
| lay {adj} (non-clergy) | :: leg, leg-, lek, lek-; lek, lek- |
| lay {adj} (non-professional) | :: leg, leg-, lek, lek-; lek, lek- |
| lay {n} (sung poem) | :: kvede {n} |
| lay-by {n} (road-side rest area) | :: rasteplass {m} |
| layer {n} (single thickness of some material covering a surface) | :: lag {n} |
| lay figure {n} (jointed model) SEE: dummy | :: |
| layman {n} (someone who is not an ordained cleric) | :: lekmann {m}; lekmann {m} |
| layman {n} (someone who is not a professional in a given field) | :: lekmann {m}; lekmann {m} |
| Lazarus {prop} (New Testament characters) | :: Lasarus |
| laze {v} (be lazy, waste time) | :: late seg |
| Lazio {prop} (Italian region) | :: Latium; Lazio |
| lazy {adj} (unwilling to work) | :: lat, doven; lat, doven |
| lead {n} (chemical element) | :: bly |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection) | :: føre |
| lead {n} (insulated wire) | :: ledning {m} {f} |
| leader {n} (one having authority) | :: leder {m}, fører {m} |
| leader of the opposition {n} (person in charge of the party in opposition) | :: opposisjonsleder {m}; opposisjonsleiar {m} |
| Leader of the Opposition {n} (leader of the opposition) SEE: leader of the opposition | :: |
| lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive | :: |
| leaf {n} (part of a plant) | :: blad {n}, løv {n} (dead); blad {n}, lauv {n} |
| leaf {n} (anything resembling the leaf of a plant) | :: blad {n} |
| leaf {n} (sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin) | :: folie {m} |
| leaf {n} (sheet of a book) | :: ark {n} |
| leaf {n} (flat section used to extend a table) | :: blad {n} |
| leaf {n} (computing, mathematics: tree node without descendants) | :: løv |
| leaf {n} (tea leaves) SEE: tea leaf | :: |
| leaf spring {n} (leaf spring) | :: bladfjær {m} {f}; bladfjør {m} {f} |
| League of Nations {prop} (international organization) | :: Folkeforbundet; Folkeforbundet |
| league table {n} (tabular display of teams) | :: tabell |
| Leah {prop} (elder daughter of Laban) | :: Lea |
| leak {n} (hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape) | :: lekkasje {m} |
| leak {n} (entrance or escape of a fluid) | :: lekkasje {m} |
| leak {n} | :: en som lekker |
| leak {v} (to allow fluid to escape or enter) | :: lekke, ta inn vann |
| leak {v} (to reveal secret information) | :: lekke |
| lean {v} (to hang outwards) | :: lene; lene |
| lean {v} (to press against) | :: lene; bikke |
| lean {adj} (being slim, not fleshy) | :: slank |
| lean {adj} (of meat, having little fat) | :: mager |
| lean {adj} (having a low proportion of a desired substance) | :: mager |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) | :: Det skjeve tårn i Pisa {n}, Det skjeve tårnet i Pisa {n}; Det skeive tårnet i Pisa {n} |
| lean-to {n} (type of shelter) | :: gapahuk |
| leap {v} | :: sprang, hopp, hoppe |
| leapfrog {n} (game) | :: hoppe bukk |
| leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar) | :: skuddår {n}, skottår {n}; skottår {n}, skotår {n} |
| learn {v} (to acquire knowledge or ability) | :: lære |
| learned {adj} (having much learning) | :: lærd; lærd |
| learning curve {n} (visualization of learning as a function of experience) | :: læringskurve {m}; læringskurve {f} |
| leash {n} (long cord for dogs) | :: leiebånd {n}, kobbel {n}, lenke {m} {f} |
| least {determiner} (the smallest amount of) | :: minst; minst |
| least flycatcher {n} (Empidonax minimus) | :: småempid {?} |
| least weasel {n} (Mustela nivalis) | :: snømus {f} |
| leather {n} (material produced by tanning animal skin) | :: lær {n}; lêr {n} |
| leave {v} (to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting) | :: etterlate |
| leave {v} (to transfer possession after death) | :: etterlate |
| leave {v} (to depart from, end one's connection or affiliation with) | :: forlate |
| leave {v} (to depart (intransitive)) | :: forlate |
| leave {n} (permission to be absent) | :: løyve; permisjon {m}, tillatelse {m}; permisjon {m} |
| leave behind {v} (not live longer than) | :: legge igjen |
| leave behind {v} (leave a trace) | :: legge igjen |
| leaven {n} (any agent used to make dough rise) | :: hevingsmiddel {n} |
| leaven {v} (to cause to rise by fermentation) | :: heve |
| leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave | :: |
| leave out {v} (to leave out or to not include) SEE: omit | :: |
| leave someone in the lurch {v} (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) | :: la i stikken |
| Lebanese {n} (A person from Lebanon) | :: libaneser {m}; libanesar {m} |
| Lebanese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language) | :: libanesisk; libanesisk |
| Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon) | :: Republikken Libanon {m}; Republikken Libanon {m} |
| Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic) | :: Libanon; Libanon |
| lectern {n} (a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service) | :: kateter {n} |
| lectern {n} (a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes) | :: talerstol {m}, podium {n} |
| lecture {n} (a spoken lesson) | :: forelesning {m} {f}, foredrag {n}; førelesing {f}, forelesning {f}, foredrag {n} |
| lecture {v} (to teach) | :: forelese |
| lecture {v} (to berate, to scold) | :: irettesette, skjenne |
| lecture hall {n} (lecture theatre) SEE: lecture theatre | :: |
| lecturer {n} (person who gives lectures) | :: foredragsholder {m}; foredragshaldar {m}, føredragshaldar {m} |
| lecturer {n} (member of university or college) | :: foreleser {m}; forelesar {m}, førelesar {m} |
| lecture theatre {n} (room in a university with many seats and a sloped floor) | :: forelesningssal {m}; forelesningssal {m} |
| LED {n} (light-emitting diode) | :: lysdiode {m}; lysdiode {m}, ljosdiode {m} |
| ledger {n} (collection of accounting entries) | :: reskontro {m} |
| ledger line {n} (notation to inscribe notes outside the musical staffs) | :: hjelpelinje {m} {f}; hjelpelinje {f} |
| leech {n} (annelid) | :: igle {m} {f} |
| leech {n} (person who derives profit from others) | :: blodsuger {m}, parasitt {m}, utsuger {m} |
| leech {n} (aft edge of a triangular sail) | :: lik |
| leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician | :: |
| leek {n} (vegetable) | :: purre, purreløk |
| leeway {n} (degree or amount of freedom or flexibility) | :: slingringsmonn {m} {n} |
| left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north) | :: venstre |
| left {adj} (pertaining to the political left) | :: venstre |
| left {n} (the left side) | :: venstresiden {c} |
| left {n} (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) | :: venstresiden {c} |
| left {v} (remaining) | :: igjen, til overs; igjen, att |
| leftover {n} (something left behind) | :: matrest {m}; matrest {m} |
| leftovers {n} (food remaining after a meal) | :: restemat {m} |
| left wing {n} (politics) | :: venstreside {m} {f}; venstreside {f} |
| left wing {n} (sports) | :: venstreving {m} |
| left wing {n} (ice hockey) | :: venstreving {m} |
| leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) | :: ben {n}, bein {n}; bein |
| leg {n} (portion of the lower appendage from knee to ankle) | :: legg {m}; legg {m} |
| leg {n} (part of garment covering the leg) | :: bein {n} |
| leg {n} (stage of journey) | :: etappe {m} |
| leg {n} (game played in a tournament) | :: spill {n}, kamp {m}, parti {n} |
| leg {n} (side in a triangle) | :: side {c}, sidekant {m} |
| legacy {n} (money or property bequeathed to someone in a will) | :: arv {m}, legat {n} |
| legacy {n} (something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage) | :: arv {m} |
| legacy {adj} (left behind, old or no longer in active use) | :: foreldet |
| legal {adj} (relating to the law or to lawyers) | :: juridisk; juridisk |
| legal age {n} (age of majority) SEE: age of majority | :: |
| legal entity {n} (organisation that the law treats as a legal person) SEE: legal person | :: |
| legality {n} (lawfulness) | :: lovlighet {m} {f} |
| legally {adv} (as permitted by law) | :: juridisk |
| legal person {n} (organization or group of people) | :: juridisk person {m}, rettssubjekt {n}; juridisk person {m} |
| legato {adv} (music: smoothly, in a connected manner) | :: legato |
| legend {n} (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) | :: legende {m}; legende {f} |
| legend {n} (key to the symbols and color codes on a map) | :: symboler {p}, tegnforklaring {m} |
| legendary {adj} (of or pertaining to a legend) | :: legendarisk; legendarisk |
| legibility {n} (property that makes legible or easily readable) | :: leselighet {m} {f} |
| legion {n} (the major unit or division of the Roman army) | :: legion {m}; legion {m} |
| legislation {n} (the act of legislating) | :: lovgivning {m} {f} |
| legislation {n} (law already enacted by legislature) | :: lovgivning {m} {f} |
| legislative {adj} (having the power to make laws) | :: legislativ; lovgivende |
| legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws) | :: lovgiver {m}; lovgivar {m}, lovgjevar {m} |
| legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| legume {n} (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) | :: belgfrukt {m} {f} |
| legwork {n} (Work, especially research, that involves significant walking) | :: fotarbeid {n} |
| legwork {n} (Skillful or vigorous use of the legs) | :: fotarbeid {n} |
| Leipzig {prop} (city in Saxony, Germany) | :: Leipzig |
| leister {n} (spear with barbed prongs for catching fish) | :: lyster {m} {f} |
| leister {v} (to catch (fish) with a leister) | :: lystre |
| leisure {n} (time free) | :: fritid {m} {f}; fritid {f} |
| lek {n} (an aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display) | :: spill {n} ; lek {m} |
| lek {n} (currency of Albania) | :: lek {m} |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: lexeme) SEE: lexeme | :: |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term) | :: lemma, oppslagsord, stikkord |
| lemming {n} (rodent) | :: lemen {n}; lemen {n} |
| lemon {n} (citrus fruit) | :: sitron {m}; sitron {m} |
| lemon {n} (taste) | :: sitronsmak {m} |
| lemonade {n} (still beverage) | :: limonade {m}; limonade {m} |
| lemonade {n} (carbonated beverage) | :: sitronbrus {m}; sitronbrus {m} |
| lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis) | :: hjertensfryd {?}, sitronmelisse {?} |
| lemon juice {n} (the liquid extract of lemon fruit) | :: sitronsaft {m} {f}; sitronsaft {f} |
| lemon squeezer {n} (device used to extract juice from lemons) | :: sitruspresse |
| lemur {n} (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea) | :: lemur {m} |
| lend {v} (to allow to be used temporarily) | :: låne |
| lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| lender {n} (one who lends, especially money) | :: långiver {m} |
| lend itself to {v} (be suitable for) | :: egne seg til |
| length {n} (distance along the longest dimension) | :: lengde {m} {f}; lengd {f}, lengde {f} |
| lengthwise {adv} (adverb: in the long direction) | :: på langs; på langs |
| Leningrad {prop} (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) | :: Leningrad |
| Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) | :: leninisme |
| lens {n} (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) | :: linse {m} {f}, objektiv {n}; linse {f}, objektiv {n} |
| lens {n} (biology: genus of the legume family; its bean) | :: linse {m} {f} |
| lens {n} (anatomy: transparent crystalline structure in the eye) | :: linse {m} {f}; linse {f} |
| Lent {n} (Christian period of penitence before Easter) | :: faste {m}, fastetid {m} {f}, langfaste {m} {f}; langfaste {f} |
| lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle | :: |
| lentil {n} (plant Lens culinaris) | :: linse {m} {f}; linse {f} |
| lentil {n} (seed used as food) | :: linse {m} {f}; linse {f} |
| Leo {prop} (male given name) | :: Leo |
| Leo {prop} (constellation) | :: Løven {m} {f}; Løva {f} |
| Leo {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Løven {m} {f}; Løva {f} |
| Leo {n} (Someone with a Leo star sign) | :: løve |
| Leo Minor {prop} (spring constellation of the northern sky) | :: Den lille løve; Vesle løve |
| leopard {n} (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) | :: leopard {m}; leopard {m} |
| leprosarium {n} (institution or place to quarantine and treat leprous people) | :: leprosarium {n} |
| leprosy {n} (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae) | :: spedalskhet {m}, lepra {m} |
| -leptic {suffix} (of or relating to a condition of seizing) | :: -leptisk |
| lesbian {adj} (of a woman: preferring women partners) | :: lesbisk; lesbisk |
| lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality) | :: lesbisk; lesbisk |
| lesbian {adj} (intended for lesbians) | :: lesbisk; lesbisk |
| lesbian {n} (homosexual woman) | :: lesbe {m} {f}; lesbe {f} |
| Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Lesotho {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Lesotho |
| less {adv} (to a smaller extent or degree) | :: mindre |
| less {determiner} (not as much) | :: mindre |
| less {determiner} (smaller number of) | :: færre |
| less {determiner} | :: mindre |
| less {prep} (not including) | :: minus, fratrukket |
| -less {suffix} (lacking) | :: -løs |
| lessee {n} (one to whom a lease is given) | :: leietager {m}, leietaker {m} |
| lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus) | :: sildemåke {m} {f}, sildemåse {m}; sildemåke {m} {f}, sildemåse {m} |
| lesser panda {n} (Ailurus fulgens) SEE: red panda | :: |
| lesser spotted eagle {n} (Clanga pomarina) | :: småskrikørn |
| lesser spotted woodpecker {n} (Dendrocopoes minor) | :: dvergspett |
| lesser yellowlegs {n} (Tringa flavipes) | :: gulbeinsnipe; gulbeinsnipe |
| lesson {n} (section of learning or teaching) | :: undervisningstime {m}; undervisingstime {m} |
| lesson {n} (learning task assigned to a student) | :: lekse {f} {m}; lekse {f} |
| lesson {n} (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) | :: lærepenge {m}; lærepenge {m} |
| lessor {n} (owner of property that is leased) | :: utleier {m} |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor | :: |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (mediocre) SEE: mediocre | :: |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not satisfactory) SEE: unsatisfactory | :: |
| Lesviot {n} (an inhabitant or a resident Lesvos (Lesbos)) | :: lesver {m}; lesvar {m} |
| let {v} (to allow) | :: la |
| let {v} (to put up for rent) | :: leie ut |
| let go {v} | :: slippe |
| lethargy {n} (pathological state of fatigue) | :: letargi {m} |
| Leto {prop} (mother of Apollo) | :: Leto |
| let's go {phrase} (hortative of go) | :: la oss gå, vi stikker |
| letter {n} (a symbol in an alphabet) | :: bokstav {m}; bokstav {m} |
| letter {n} (written message) | :: brev {n}; brev {n} |
| let the cat out of the bag {v} (to disclose a secret, often inadvertently) | :: slippe katta ut av sekken |
| let there be light {phrase} (let there be light) | :: det bli lys |
| Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca) | :: bladsalat |
| Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| leucism {n} (partial loss of pigmentation) | :: leukisme {m}; leukisme {m} |
| leukemia {n} (cancer of blood forming tissue) | :: leukemi {m} |
| Levant {prop} (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea) | :: Levanten; Levanten |
| Levant sparrowhawk {n} (Accipiter nisus) | :: balkanhauk {m} |
| level {adj} (same height at all places) | :: vatret |
| level {adj} (at the same height as some reference) | :: vatret |
| level {n} (tool) | :: vater {n} |
| level {n} (distance relative to a given reference elevation) | :: nivå {n} |
| level {n} (degree or amount) | :: nivå {n} |
| level {n} (gaming: discrete segment of a game) | :: nivå {n} |
| level {v} (to progress to the next level) | :: gå videre til neste nivå |
| level crossing {n} (at-grade crossing) | :: planovergang {m}; planovergang {m} |
| leveling seat {n} (seats that ensure a representation proportional to votes at the national level) | :: utjevningsmandat {n} |
| lever {n} (rigid piece) | :: vektstang {m} {f}; vektstong {f} |
| lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather | :: |
| leverage {v} (use, exploit, take full advantage of) | :: dra fordel av, profittere på, utnytte |
| Levi {prop} (third son of Jacob) | :: Levi |
| levigate {v} (to belittle) SEE: belittle | :: |
| levitation {n} | :: levitasjon |
| Leviticus {prop} (the book of the Bible and Torah) | :: Tredje Mosebok |
| levity {n} (lack of steadiness) SEE: instability | :: |
| Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis | :: |
| lexeme {n} (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma) | :: leksem {n}; leksem {n} |
| lexicographer {n} (one who writes or compiles a dictionary) | :: leksikograf {m}; leksikograf {m} |
| lexicography {n} (art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries) | :: leksikografi |
| Leyden jar {n} (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity) | :: leidnerflaske {f} {m}, leydnerflaske {f} {m}; leidenflaske {f}, leidenerflaske {f} |
| LGBT {n} (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transexual) | :: LHBT |
| liar {n} (one who tells lies) | :: løgner {m}, løgnhals {m}; lygnar {m}, løgnar {m}, lygnhals {m}, løgnhals {m} |
| libation {n} (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice) | :: drikkofferet |
| liberal {adj} (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.) | :: liberal; liberal |
| liberal {adj} (open to political or social reforms) | :: liberal; liberal |
| liberalism {n} (political movement) | :: liberalisme {m} |
| liberate {v} (to free) | :: frigjøre |
| liberation {n} (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) | :: frigjøring {m} {f} |
| liberator {n} (person who frees or liberates) | :: befrier {m} |
| Liberia {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: Liberia |
| Liberian {n} (A person from Liberia) | :: liberier {m}; liberiar {m} |
| Liberian {adj} (pertaining to Liberia) | :: liberisk; liberisk |
| liberty {n} (condition of being free) | :: frihet {m} |
| liberty cap {n} (Psilocybe semilanceata) | :: fleinsopp {m}, spiss fleinsopp {m}; fleinsopp {m}, spiss fleinsopp {m} |
| Libra {prop} (constellation) | :: Vekten {m}, Vekta {f}; Vekta {f} |
| Libra {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Vekten {m}, Vekta {f}; Vekta {f} |
| Libra {n} (Someone with a Libra star sign) | :: vekt |
| librarian {n} (the manager of a library) | :: bibliotekar {m} |
| librarian {n} (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) | :: bibliotekar {m} |
| library {n} (institution which holds books etc.) | :: bibliotek {n} |
| library {n} | :: bibliotek {n} |
| libre {adj} ((software): with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) | :: fri; fri |
| librettist {n} (person who writes a libretto) | :: librettist {m}; librettist {m} |
| libretto {n} (text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera) | :: libretto {m}; libretto {m} |
| libretto {n} (book containing such a text) | :: libretto {m}; libretto {m} |
| Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa) | :: Libya |
| Libyan {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) | :: libysk; libysk |
| Libyan {n} (person) | :: libyer {m}; libyar {m} |
| licence {n} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| licence {v} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| license {n} (legal document giving official permission to do something) | :: lisens {m}, tillatelse {m} |
| license plate {n} (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle) | :: registreringsskilt {n}, nummerskilt {n} |
| lich {n} (undead being) | :: lik {n} |
| lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer | :: |
| lichen {n} (symbiotic association of algae and fungi) | :: lav {m} {n}; lav {n} |
| lichenometry {n} (geochronologic dating method that uses lichen growth) | :: lichenometri |
| lick {n} (the act of licking) | :: slikk {n}; slikk {n} |
| lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue) | :: slikke, sleike; slikke, sleike, sleikje |
| lickpot {n} (the forefinger, see also: forefinger) | :: slikkepott {m} |
| lick someone's ass {v} (to flatter someone) SEE: brownnose | :: |
| lickspittle {v} (act as a fawning toady) | :: spyttslikker {m} |
| licorice {n} (plant) | :: lakris {m} |
| licorice {n} (confection) | :: lakris {m}; lakris {m} {n} |
| lid {n} (top or cover) | :: lokk |
| lie {v} (be in horizontal position) | :: ligge; liggja, liggje |
| lie {v} (be situated) | :: ligge |
| lie {n} (position of fetus) | :: leie {n} |
| lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) | :: lyge, ljuge, lyve; lyga, ljuga, ljuge |
| lie {n} (intentionally false statement) | :: løgn {m} {f}; løgn {f}, lygn {f} |
| Liechtenstein {prop} (Principality of Liechtenstein) | :: Liechtenstein; Liechtenstein |
| Liechtensteiner {n} (A person from Liechtenstein or of Liechtenstein descent) | :: liechtensteiner {m}; liechtensteinar {m} |
| lie detector {n} (polygraph (informal)) | :: løgndetektor {m}; lygndetektor {m}, løgndetektor {m} |
| lien {n} | :: heftelse |
| lieutenant {n} (lowest commissioned officer rank) | :: løytnant {m}; løytnant {m} |
| lieutenant {adj} (military grade) | :: løytnant {m}; løytnant |
| lie with {v} (to have sex) | :: ligge med; ligge med, liggje med, ligga med, liggja med |
| life {n} (the state of being alive) | :: liv {n}; liv {n} |
| life {n} (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being) | :: liv {n} |
| life {n} (the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual) | :: liv {n} |
| life {n} (a worthwhile existence) | :: liv {n} |
| life {n} (life sentence) | :: livstid {m} |
| life {n} (duration) | :: levetid {m} {f} |
| life-affirming {adj} (appearing to have an optimistic quality) SEE: optimistic | :: |
| lifeboat {n} (a boat to save shipwrecked people) | :: livbåt {m}; livbåt {m} |
| life buoy {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| life cycle {n} (course of stages through which an organism passes) | :: livssyklus {m}; livssyklus {m} |
| life cycle {n} (useful life of a product or system; developmental history of an individual or group) | :: livssyklus {m}; livssyklus {m} |
| life expectancy {n} (the amount of time one is expected to live) | :: forventet levealder {m}; forventa levealder {m} |
| life-giving {adj} (necessary for life) | :: livgivende |
| lifeguard {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard | :: |
| life jacket {n} (An article of protective clothing) | :: redningsvest {m}; redningsvest {m} |
| lifeless {adj} (dead) | :: livløs |
| lifelessly {adv} (lifelessly) | :: livløst |
| lifeline {n} (means or route for transporting indispensable supplies) | :: livslinje {m} {f}; livslinje {f} |
| life preserver {n} (buoyant ring or vest) | :: livbøye {m} , redningsvest {m} ; livbøye {m} {f} , redningsvest {m} |
| life raft {n} (inflatable raft) | :: redningsflåte {m}; redningsflåte {m} |
| life ring {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| lifesaving {adj} (lifesaving) SEE: life-saving | :: |
| life-saving {adj} (preventing death) | :: livreddende |
| life style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| life-style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| lifestyle {n} (style of living) | :: livsstil {m} |
| life-threatening {adj} (used to describe something that endangers life) | :: livstruende; livstruande, livstrugande |
| lift {v} (to raise or rise) | :: løfte, heve |
| lift {v} (to steal) | :: loppe |
| lift {n} (the act of transporting someone in a vehicle) | :: skyss {m}; skyss {m} |
| lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) | :: heis {m}; heis {m} |
| lift {n} (upward force) | :: løft {n} |
| lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief | :: |
| lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula | :: |
| lifter {n} (weightlifter) SEE: weightlifter | :: |
| lifting {n} (weightlifting) SEE: weightlifting | :: |
| liftshaft {n} (shaft for a lift) | :: heissjakt {m} {f}; heisesjakt {f}, heissjakt {f} |
| ligament {n} (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position) | :: leddbånd {n} |
| ligation {n} (act of tying) | :: ligering |
| light {v} (to start (a fire)) | :: tenne |
| light {v} (to illuminate) | :: opplyse |
| light {adj} (having light) | :: lyst, opplyst, belyst |
| light {adj} (pale in colour) | :: lys, blek |
| light {adj} (of low weight) | :: lett |
| light {adj} (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.) | :: lett- |
| light {adj} (of little significance) | :: banal, enkel |
| light {v} (to unload a ship) | :: losse |
| light {n} (electromagnetic waves) | :: lys {n} |
| light {n} (source of illumination) | :: lys {n} |
| light {n} (spiritual illumination) | :: lys {n} |
| light {n} (flame or something used to create fire) | :: flamme {m} |
| light at the end of the tunnel {n} (a better situation after long hardship) | :: lys i enden av tunnelen |
| lightboat {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light bulb {n} (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) | :: lyspære {m} {f}, pære {m} {f}; lyspære {f}, ljospære {f}, pære {f} |
| light buoy {n} (buoy with a light) | :: lysbøye {m}; lysbøye {f} {m} |
| light-emitting diode {n} (rectifying semiconductor device) | :: lysdiode {m}; lysdiode {m}, ljosdiode {m} |
| lighter {n} (a barge) | :: lekter {m}; lekter {m} |
| light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) | :: fyr {n}, fyrtårn {n} |
| lighting {n} (activating lights or igniting a flame) | :: tenning {m} {f}; tenning {f} |
| light intensity {n} (amount of light) | :: lysstyrke {m}; lysstyrke {m} |
| lightning {n} (flash of light) | :: lyn, lynglimt, blink |
| lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly | :: |
| lightning conductor {n} (metallic conductor) SEE: lightning rod | :: |
| lightning fast {adj} (fast as lightning) | :: lynrask; lynrask |
| lightning-quick {adj} (incredibly fast) SEE: lightning fast | :: |
| lightning rod {n} (metallic conductor that protects from lightning) | :: lynavleder {m}; lynavleiar {m} |
| lightning strike {n} (event during an electrical storm) | :: lynnedslag {n}; lynnedslag {n} |
| lightsaber {n} (a fictional type of sword) | :: lyssabel {m} |
| lights, camera, action {phrase} (traditional cue at a beginning of a take) | :: lys, kamera, action! |
| light-sensitive {adj} (affected by or sensitive to light) | :: lysfølsom; lysfølsam |
| lightship {n} (lightship) | :: fyrskip {n}; fyrskip {n} |
| light source {n} (source of illumination) | :: lyskilde {m}, lyskjelde {m} {f}; lyskjelde {f}, ljoskjelde {f} |
| light spectrum {n} (range of colors) SEE: spectrum | :: |
| light switch {n} (switch used to turn the light on or off) | :: lysbryter {m} |
| light-tight {adj} (light-tight) | :: lystett; ljostett, lystett |
| lightvessel {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light wave {n} (wave of light) | :: lysbølge {m} {f}; lysbølge {f} (etc.) |
| lightwave {n} (wave of light) SEE: light wave | :: |
| lightweight {n} (boxer) | :: lettvekt |
| light year {n} (astronomical distance) | :: lysår {n}; lysår {n}, ljosår {n} |
| lignite {n} (coal) | :: brunkull {n}, brunkol {n}; brunkol {n} |
| likable {adj} (having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable) | :: likendes, omgjengelig; likandes, omgjengeleg |
| like {v} (enjoy) | :: like, synes om |
| like {v} (find attractive) | :: like, synes om |
| like {prep} (similar to) | :: lik, som |
| like father, like son {proverb} (a son will have traits similar to his father) | :: som far, så sønn |
| likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| likely {adj} (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring) | :: sannsynlig |
| likely {adj} (displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable) | :: sannsynlig |
| likely {adj} (plausible; within the realm of credibility) | :: sannsynlig |
| likeness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity | :: |
| likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too | :: |
| likewise {adv} (in like manner) | :: likeledes |
| likewise {adv} (the same to you) | :: i like måte |
| lilac {n} (shrub) | :: syrin {m}; syrin {m} |
| Lilian {prop} (female given name) | :: Lillian |
| Liliana {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| Lillian {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| lily {n} (flower in the genus Lilium) | :: lilje {m} {f}; lilje {f} |
| lily of the valley {n} (Convallaria majalis) | :: liljekonvall {m} |
| limb {n} (major appendage of human or animal) | :: lem {m} |
| limber {adj} (flexible) SEE: flexible | :: |
| lime {n} (inorganic material containing calcium) | :: kalk {m}; kalk {m} |
| lime {n} (green citrus fruit) | :: lime {m}; lime {m} |
| limelight {n} (type of stage lighting) | :: kalklys {n}; kalklys {n} |
| limelight {n} (attention or notice) | :: rampelys {n}; rampelys {n} |
| limestone {n} (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) | :: kalkstein {m}; kalkstein {m} |
| limit {n} (boundary) | :: begrensning |
| limitation {n} (act of limiting) | :: begrensning {m} {f} |
| limitation {n} (restriction that limits) | :: begrensning {m} {f}, avgrensing {m} {f}; avgrensing {f} |
| limited {adj} (with certain limits placed upon it) | :: begrenset, begrensa |
| limited company {n} (type of company) | :: aksjeselskap {n}; aksjeselskap {n} |
| limited liability company {n} (type of company) | :: aksjeselskap {n}; aksjeselskap {n} |
| limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine | :: |
| limousine {n} (luxury sedan/saloon car) | :: limousin, limo |
| limp {v} (to walk lamely) | :: halte, hinke |
| limp {n} (gait) | :: haltende gange {n} |
| limp {adj} (flaccid; flabby) | :: slapp {n}, pløsete {n} |
| limp {adj} (lacking stiffness; flimsy) | :: slapp {n}, pløsete {n}, løs {n}, spinkel |
| linchpin {n} (securing pin) | :: sikring {m}, splint {m} |
| lindgrenite {n} (mineral containing copper, hydrogen, molybdenum and oxygen) | :: lindgrenitt {m}; lindgrenitt {m} |
| lindworm {n} (a wingless bipedal dragon) | :: linnorm, lindorm, sjøslanger |
| line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) | :: linje {m} {f}; linje {m} {f} |
| linear {adj} (having the form of a line) | :: lineær |
| linear {adj} (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) | :: lineær |
| linear algebra {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: lineær algebra |
| linen {n} (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) | :: lin {n}, lintøy {n}; lin {n}, lintøy {n} |
| linen {n} (items) | :: lintøy {n}; lintøy {n} |
| linesman {n} (soccer: assistant referee) | :: linjemann {m}; linemann {m}, linjemann {m} |
| linger {v} (to consider or contemplate) | :: dvele |
| lingonberry {n} (shrub) | :: tyttebærlyng {m} |
| lingonberry {n} (berry) | :: tyttebær {n}; tytebær {n} |
| lingua franca {n} (common language) | :: fellesspråk {n}; fellesspråk {n} |
| lingual {adj} (related to language) SEE: linguistic | :: |
| linguist {n} (one who studies linguistics) | :: lingvist {m}, språkforsker {m}, språkviter {m}, språkvitenskapsmann {m}; lingvist {m}, språkforskar {m}, språkvetar {m}, språkvitar {m}, språkvitskapsmann {m} |
| linguistic {adj} (of or relating to language) | :: språklig; språkleg |
| linguistic {adj} (of or relating to linguistics) | :: lingvistisk, språkvitenskapelig |
| linguistics {n} (scientific study of language) | :: lingvistikk {m}; lingvistikk {m} |
| lining {n} (covering for the inside of something) | :: fôr {n} |
| lining {n} (material used for inside covering) | :: fôring {m} {f}; fôring {f} |
| linocut {n} (woodcut in which a block of linoleum is used) | :: linoleumssnitt {n}; linoleumssnitt {n} |
| linseed oil {n} (oil extracted from flax seeds) | :: linolje {m} {f}; linolje {m} {f} |
| lint {n} (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) | :: lo {n} |
| lint {n} (fuzzy fluff) | :: lo {n} |
| lintel {n} (horizontal structural beam) | :: dekkstein {m}, dekning {f}, overdekning {f}, overligger over {m}, vindusbjelke {m} |
| lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo) | :: løve {m} {f}, løvinne {m} {f} ; løve {f}, løvinne {f} |
| lion {n} (heraldic charge) | :: løve {m} {f}; løve {f} |
| lion {n} (famous person) | :: løve {m} |
| lion cub {n} (young lion) | :: løveunge {m}; løveunge {m} |
| lioness {n} (female lion) | :: løvinne {m} {f}; løvinne {f} |
| lionet {n} (lion cub) SEE: lion cub | :: |
| lion's share {n} (the majority; a large or generous portion) | :: brorpart {m} |
| lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) | :: leppe {c} |
| lip {n} (part of body resembling a lip) | :: leppe {c} |
| liposuction {n} (cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction) | :: fettsuging {m} {f} |
| lipread {v} (determine what a person is saying by watching how their lips move) | :: lese på lepper, lese på munn |
| lip service {n} (Empty talk; words absent of action or intention) | :: tomprat, tomt prat |
| lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips) | :: leppestift {m}; leppestift {m}, lepestift {m} |
| lipstick {n} (stick of this make-up) | :: leppestift {m}; leppestift {m}, lepestift {m} |
| lip sync {n} (synchronization of music with lips) | :: leppesynkronisere |
| lip-sync {v} (to move lips in synchronization with sounds) | :: leppesynkronisering |
| liquescent {adj} (liquescent) SEE: melting | :: |
| liquid {n} (substance that is liquid) | :: væske {m} {f}; væske {f} |
| liquid {adj} (fluid; not solid and not gaseous) | :: flytende |
| liquid {adj} ((of an asset) easily sold or disposed of) | :: likvid |
| liquidation {n} (selling a business’s assets) | :: likvidasjon |
| liquor {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: brennevin {n}, sprit {m} |
| liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquor store {n} (liquor store, bottle shop) | :: vinmonopol {n}, pol |
| Lisbon {prop} (capital of Portugal) | :: Lisboa, Lissabon |
| lisp {n} (The habit or an act of lisping.) | :: lesping |
| lisp {v} (to pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly) | :: lespe; lespa |
| list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items) | :: liste {m} {f}; liste {f} |
| list {v} (to create or recite a list) | :: liste; liste |
| listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound) | :: lytte |
| listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) | :: lytte |
| listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) | :: lystre |
| listen {v} (to hear (something)) | :: høre |
| listener {n} (someone who listens) | :: lytter {m}; lyttar {m} |
| listening {n} (act of listening) | :: lytting {m} {f}; lytting {f} |
| list price {n} (retail selling price) | :: listepris {m} |
| litany {n} | :: litani {m} |
| litchi {n} (lychee) SEE: lychee | :: |
| liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre | :: |
| literal {adj} (following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties) | :: ordrett; ordrett |
| literally {adv} (not metaphorically) | :: bokstavelig; bokstaveleg |
| literary {adj} (relating to literature) | :: litterær; litterær |
| literary {adj} (relating to writers, or the profession of literature) | :: litterær; litterær |
| literature {n} (body of all written works) | :: litteratur {m}; litteratur {m} |
| lithium {n} (chemical element) | :: litium; litium |
| lithograph {n} (image produced by lithography) | :: litografi {m}; litografi {m} |
| lithography {n} (printing method) | :: litografi {m}; litografi {m} |
| lithosphere {n} (The outer layer of the Earth) | :: litosfære {m}; litosfære {m} |
| Lithuania {prop} (country) | :: Litauen; Litauen |
| Lithuanian {adj} (referring to Lithuania) | :: litauisk; litauisk |
| Lithuanian {n} (language) | :: litauisk {m}; litauisk {m} |
| Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania) | :: litauer {m}; litauar {m} |
| litre {n} (unit of fluid measure) | :: liter {m}; liter {m} |
| litter {n} (animals born in one birth) | :: kull {n}; kull {n} |
| litter {v} (drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it) | :: forsøple |
| little {adj} (small in size) | :: liten, liten |
| little {adj} (very young) | :: liten |
| little {adj} ((of a sibling) younger) | :: lille- |
| little {adv} (not much) | :: lite; lite |
| little {determiner} (small amount) | :: litt |
| little auk {n} (Alle alle) | :: alkekonge {m} |
| little black dress {n} (woman's short black dress) | :: lille sorte {m} |
| little by little {adv} (a small amount at a time) | :: pø om pø; litt etter litt, litt etter hvert, pø om pø; litt etter litt, litt etter kvart |
| little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand) | :: lillefinger {m}; veslefinger {m} |
| little girl {n} (a female child) | :: småjente {m} {f}, lita / liten jente {m} {f} / pike {m} {f}; småjente {f}, lita jente {f} |
| little gull {n} (gull) | :: dvergmåke |
| little owl {n} (species of owl) | :: kirkeugle |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (a folktale) | :: Rødhette og ulven |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (the main character in this story) | :: Rødhette |
| Little Russia {prop} (a historical area) | :: Lillerussland; Vesle-Russland |
| little stint {n} (Calidris minuta) | :: dvergsnipe |
| little wonder {n} (small wonder) SEE: small wonder | :: |
| liturgic {adj} (liturgical) SEE: liturgical | :: |
| liturgical {adj} (Pertaining to liturgy) | :: liturgisk; liturgisk |
| liturgics {n} (academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy) | :: liturgikk {m}; liturgikk {m} |
| liturgy {n} (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) | :: liturgi {m}; liturgi {m} |
| live {v} (be alive) | :: leve |
| live {v} (have permanent residence) | :: bo |
| live {adj} (electrically charged) | :: strømførende |
| live {adv} (as it happens) | :: direkte, live |
| live and let live {v} (be tolerant) | :: lev og la leve |
| live by the sword, die by the sword {proverb} (one who uses violence can expect a violent response) | :: alle som griper til sverd, skal falle for sverd |
| livelihood {n} (means of supporting oneself) | :: utkomme {n}, livsopphold {n}, levebrød {n}; utkome {f}, livsopphald {n}, levebrød {n} |
| liver {n} (organ of the body) | :: lever {m} {f}; lever {f} |
| liver {n} (organ as food) | :: lever {m} {f}; lever {f} |
| liverwort {n} (bryophyte with a leafy stem) | :: levermose {m} |
| livestock {n} (farm animals) | :: husdyr {n}, fe {n} |
| live under a rock {v} (to be isolated from knowledge of current events) | :: leve under en stein; leve under en stein, leva under en stein |
| living {n} (financial means; a means of maintaining life) | :: levebrød {n}; levebrød {n} |
| living conditions {n} (living conditions) | :: leveforhold {n}, levevilkår {n}; leveforhold {n}, levevilkår {n} |
| living fossil {n} (species believed extinct but later found living) | :: levende fossil {m} {n} |
| living room {n} (room in a private house) | :: stue {m} {f}, oppholdsrom {n}; stue {f}, opphaldsrom {n} |
| living standard {n} (standard of living) SEE: standard of living | :: |
| Livonia {prop} (historical region) | :: Livland {n}; Livland {n} |
| Livonian {prop} (language) | :: livisk |
| lizard {n} (reptile) | :: øgle {m} {f}, firfisle {m} {f}; øgle {f}, firfisle {f} |
| lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
| llama {n} (South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama) | :: lama {m}; lama {m} |
| load {v} (to put a load on or in) | :: laste |
| loader {n} (person or device that loads) | :: laster {m}; lastar {m} |
| loader {n} (tractor with a scoop) | :: hjullaster {m}; hjullastar {m} |
| loading {n} (action of the verb to load) | :: lasting {m} {f}; lasting {f} |
| loan {n} (borrowed sum of money or other property) | :: lån |
| loan shark {n} (money lender; usurer) | :: lånehai {m}, ågerkar {m}, ågerkarl {m}; lånehai {m}, ågerkar {m} |
| loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque | :: |
| loanword {n} (word taken from another language) | :: lånord {n}, fremmedord {n}, importord {n}; låneord {n}, lånord {n}, framandord {n}, importord {n} |
| loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry | :: |
| loathe {v} (to detest, hate, revile) | :: avsky |
| lobscouse {n} (meat dish stewed with vegetables and ship biscuit) | :: lapskaus {m} |
| lobster {n} (crustacean) | :: hummer |
| lobster pot {n} (a trap used to catch lobsters) | :: teine; teine |
| local {adj} (of a nearby location) | :: lokal |
| locality {n} (situation or position of an object) | :: lokalitet {m}; lokalitet {m} |
| locality {n} (neighbourhood) | :: lokalitet {m}; lokalitet {m} |
| localization {n} (act of localizing) | :: lokalisering {f} |
| localization {n} (state of being localized) | :: lokalisering {f} |
| localize {v} (make local) | :: lokalisere |
| location {n} (place) | :: sted {n}, beliggenhet {m} {f}; stad {m} |
| locative {n} (locative case) SEE: locative case | :: |
| locative case {n} (case used to indicate place, or the place where) | :: lokativ |
| lock {n} (something used for fastening) | :: lås {m} {n}; lås {m} {n} |
| lockable {adj} (capable of being locked) | :: låsbar; låsbar |
| lockdown {n} (confinement of people as a security measure) | :: nedleggelse {m} |
| locker {n} (storage compartment) | :: skap {n} |
| locker room {n} (locker room) SEE: changing room | :: |
| locket {n} (chained ornament) | :: medaljong {m} |
| lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| loco {n} (locomotive (short form)) | :: lok {n}; lok {n} |
| locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) | :: lokomotiv {n}; lokomotiv {n} |
| locust {n} (type of grasshopper) | :: gresshoppe {m} |
| lodestar {n} (star used as navigation reference) | :: ledestjerne {f} |
| lodestar {n} (guiding tenet) | :: ledestjerne {f} |
| Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris | :: |
| lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn | :: |
| loess {n} (sediment of eolian origin) | :: løss {m}; løss {m} |
| loft {n} (an attic or similar space) | :: loft {n}; loft {n} |
| loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| log {n} (nautical: device for measuring the speed of a vessel) | :: logg {m}; logg {m} |
| log {n} (logbook) SEE: logbook | :: |
| log {n} (rolled cake) SEE: Swiss roll | :: |
| loganberry {n} (raspberry-blackberry hybrid berry) | :: loganbær {n} |
| logarithm {n} (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number) | :: logaritme {m}; logaritme {m} |
| logbook {n} (nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded) | :: loggbok {m} {f} |
| log drive {n} (transport) | :: tømmerrenne {f} |
| loge {n} (stall) SEE: stall | :: |
| loge {n} (booth) SEE: booth | :: |
| loggerhead {n} (loggerhead duck or Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)) SEE: loggerhead duck | :: |
| loggerhead duck {n} (Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)) | :: Falklandsskovleand |
| logging {n} (cutting trees) | :: tømmerhogst {m}; tømmerhogst {m} |
| logic {n} (method of human thought) | :: logikk {m} |
| logic {n} (mathematical study) | :: logikk {m} |
| logic {n} (formal or informal language) | :: logikk {m} |
| logic {n} (any system of thought, irrespective of its rigor or productiveness) | :: logikk {m} |
| logical {adj} (in agreement with the principles of logic) | :: logisk; logisk |
| logical {adj} (reasonable) | :: logisk; logisk |
| logical {adj} (of or pertaining to logic) | :: logisk; logisk |
| logically {adv} (in a logical manner) | :: logisk; logisk |
| logician {n} (person who studies or teaches logic) | :: logiker {m}; logikar {m} |
| log in {v} (gain access to a computer system) | :: logge på; logga inn |
| login {n} (user's identification) | :: pålogging {m} |
| logion {n} (a saying that is attributed to Jesus but which is not in the Bible) | :: logion {n} |
| logistics {n} (planning and implementing the flow of goods and services) | :: logistikk |
| log off {v} (log out) SEE: log out | :: |
| logomachy {n} (conflict waged only as a battle of words) | :: ordduell {m} |
| log on {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
| log out {v} (to exit an account in a computing system) | :: logge ut |
| -logy {suffix} (branch of learning) | :: -logi {c} |
| loin {n} (part of the body) | :: lende {m} |
| loins {n} (plural form of loin) SEE: loin | :: |
| Lojban {prop} (artificial logical language based on Loglan) | :: lojban |
| Loki {prop} (god of mischief and trickery) | :: Loke; Loke |
| lol {interj} (Used to express laughter) SEE: LOL | :: |
| LOL {interj} (expression of laughter) | :: lol |
| lolly {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
| Lombard {n} (banker or moneylender) SEE: banker | :: |
| Lombardic {adj} (related to the Lombards) | :: lombardisk |
| London {prop} (in the United Kingdom) | :: London; London |
| Londoner {n} (person from or inhabitant of London) | :: londoner {m}; londonar {m} |
| Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner | :: |
| London Underground {prop} (the London underground) | :: Londons undergrunnsbane {m} |
| lone {adj} (having no companion) | :: ensom |
| loneliness {n} (condition of being lonely) | :: ensomhet |
| lonely {adj} (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated) | :: ensom |
| lonely {adj} (of place: desolate) | :: ensom |
| lonely {adj} (solitary) SEE: solitary | :: |
| loner {n} (one who lacks or avoids company) | :: einstøing {m} |
| lonesome {adj} (unhappy due to being alone) | :: ensom {m} |
| long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another) | :: lang |
| long {adj} (having great duration) | :: lang |
| long {v} (to wait, to aspire) | :: lengte |
| long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall | :: |
| long arm of the law {n} (influence or effectiveness of law enforcement) | :: lovens lange arm; lovas lange arm, lovens lange arm |
| long-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | :: langnebbekkasinsnipe |
| longbow {n} (large bow) | :: langbue {m} |
| longe {v} (work a horse in a circle) | :: longere |
| long-eared owl {n} (Asio otus) | :: hornugle |
| long for {v} (to have desire for; to yearn) | :: lengte |
| long-haired {adj} (Having long, uncut hair on the head) | :: langhåret |
| longhouse {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| longing {n} (melancholic desire) | :: lengsel {m}; lengsel {m}, lengsle {f} |
| long jump {n} (athletics field event) | :: lengdehopp {n}; lengdehopp {n} |
| long-legged {adj} (having long legs) | :: langbeint, langbent; langbeina, langbeint |
| longship {n} (type of Viking vessel) | :: langskip {n}; langskip {n} |
| longshoreman {n} (man employed to load and unload ships) | :: havnearbeider {m}, bryggearbeider {m} |
| longstanding {adj} (longstanding) SEE: long-standing | :: |
| long-standing {adj} (having existed for a long time) | :: årelang; årelang |
| long-tailed duck {n} (Clangula hyemalis) | :: havelle {f} |
| long-tailed jaeger {n} (Stercorarius longicaudus) | :: fjelljo |
| long time no hear {interj} (idiomatic: I haven't heard from you for a long time) | :: lenge siden sist |
| long time no see {interj} (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) | :: lenge siden sist |
| long-toed stint {n} (Calidris subminuta) | :: langtåsnipe |
| long wave {n} (radio wave) | :: langbølge {m} {f}; langbylgje {f}, langbølgje {f} |
| Longyearbyen {prop} (settlement) | :: Longyearbyen; Longyearbyen |
| loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| look {v} (to try to see) | :: se, skue; lita |
| look {v} (to appear, to seem) | :: se ut, synes |
| look {v} (give an appearance of being) | :: se etter, søke, leite; leite, leita |
| look {v} (to face) | :: oppsøke |
| look {v} (to expect) | :: se ut |
| look {n} (action of looking) | :: blikk {n}; blikk {n} |
| look {n} (physical appearance) | :: utseende {n} |
| look {n} (facial expression) | :: uttrykk {n} |
| lookalike {n} (person physically resembling another person) | :: dobbeltgjenger {m} |
| look at {v} | :: se |
| look down on {v} (to regard or treat as inferior) | :: se ned på, rakke ned på |
| look for {v} (search; seek) | :: være ute etter; lete, leite, se etter, søke, lete; leite, sjå etter |
| look forward to {v} (anticipate, expect, or wait for) | :: glede seg, se frem til |
| looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
| look like {v} (seem, appear) | :: se ut som om |
| look like {v} (be similar in appearance, resemble) | :: se ut som, ligne, ligne på |
| look out {v} (to look from within to the outside) | :: pass opp |
| lookout {n} (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) | :: utkikk {m}; utkikk {m} |
| lookout {n} (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) | :: utkikk {m}; utkikk {m} |
| looks {n} (appearance) | :: utseende {n} |
| look up {v} (to obtain information about something from a text source) | :: slå opp |
| look up to {v} (To show respect for) | :: se opp til |
| loom {n} (weaving frame) | :: vevstol {m}, vev {m}; vevstol {m}, vev {m} |
| loom {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) SEE: loon | :: |
| loon {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) | :: lom {m} |
| loony {adj} (very silly) SEE: silly | :: |
| loop {n} (ring road) SEE: ring road | :: |
| loophole {n} (slit in a castle wall) | :: skyteskår {n} |
| loophole {n} (method of escape) | :: smutthull {n} |
| loose {adj} (not fixed tightly) | :: løs |
| loose {adj} (not packaged) | :: løs |
| loose {adj} (not fitting tightly) | :: løs, løs; laus |
| loose {adj} (not compact) | :: løs |
| loose {adj} (relaxed) | :: løs |
| loose {adj} (indiscreet) | :: løs |
| loosen {v} (to make less tight) | :: løsne, løse; løyse |
| loot {v} (to steal from) | :: plyndre; plyndre |
| loquacious {adj} (talkative, chatty) | :: plaprende |
| loquacity {n} (talkativeness) | :: snakkesalighet |
| Lord {prop} (God) | :: Herre {m} (Herren {m}); Herre {m} (Herren {m}) |
| Lord {prop} (Jesus) | :: Herre {m} (Herren {m}); Herre {m} (Herren {m}) |
| Lord {n} (British aristocratic title) | :: lord {m}; lord {m} |
| lordosis {n} (excessive backwards curvature of the spine) | :: svaie ryggen |
| Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) | :: Fader vår; Fader vår |
| Lorraine {prop} (region west of Alsace) | :: Lorraine {n}; Lorraine {n} |
| lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck | :: |
| lorry driver {n} (person employed to drive a truck) SEE: truck driver | :: |
| lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) | :: miste |
| lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win) | :: tape |
| lose face {v} (lose respect of others) | :: tape ansikt, miste ansikt; miste andlet, miste ansikt |
| lose it {v} (to lose one's temper) | :: klikke |
| lose one's head {v} (behave irrationally or lose self-control) | :: miste hodet |
| lose one's way {v} (get lost) SEE: get lost | :: |
| lose weight {v} (to become less heavy or obese) | :: gå ned i vekt |
| loss {n} (something destroyed) | :: forlis {n}; forlis {n} |
| loss {n} | :: tap |
| lost {adj} (in an unknown location) | :: tapt |
| lot {n} (that which happens without human design or forethought) | :: skjebne |
| lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lottery {n} (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) | :: lotteri {n}; lotteri {n} |
| lottery {n} (affair of chance) | :: lotteri {n}; lotteri {n} |
| lottery ticket {n} (slip of paper drawn in a lottery) | :: lodd {n} |
| lotus {n} (Nymphaea) SEE: water lily | :: |
| lotus eater {n} | :: lotofager {m}; lotofager {m} |
| loud {adj} (of a sound) | :: høy, høylytt |
| loud {adj} (noisy) | :: høylytt |
| loudly {adv} (in a loud manner) | :: høylytt |
| loudspeaker {n} (transducer) | :: høgtaler {m}, høytaler {m}, høyttaler {m}; høgtalar {m} |
| loudspeaker {n} (encasing) | :: høgtaler {m}, høytaler {m}, høyttaler {m}; høgtalar {m} |
| Lou Gehrig's disease {n} (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) SEE: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | :: |
| Louis {prop} (male given name) | :: Ludvig |
| Louisa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Louise | :: |
| Louise {prop} (feminine form of Louis) | :: Lovise |
| lounge {n} (waiting room) | :: lounge {m} |
| louse {n} (insect) | :: lus {m} {f}; lus {f} |
| love {n} (zero) | :: null |
| love {n} (strong affection) | :: kjærlighet {m}, kjærleik {m}; kjærleik {m}, åst |
| love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart) | :: elskling {m}, kjæreste, min elskede , kjære |
| love {n} | :: kjærlighet {m} |
| love {v} (have a strong affection for) | :: elske |
| love {v} (be strongly inclined towards doing) | :: elske, like |
| love {v} (care about; will good for) | :: elske |
| love {v} ((euphemistic): to have sex with) | :: elske med |
| love affair {n} (adulterous relationship) | :: kjærlighetsaffære {m} |
| lovebird {n} (an affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) | :: turtelduer {m-p} {f-p} (turteldue {m} {f}) |
| love bite {n} (swelling on the skin) | :: sugemerke {n} |
| loved one {n} (very close friend or family member) | :: kjære |
| love handle {n} (protruding area of fat on the side of the body) | :: bilring {m} |
| love interest {n} (romantic relationship) SEE: romance | :: |
| loveless {adj} (without love) | :: kjærlighetsløst |
| love life {n} (individual's amorous life) | :: kjærlighetsliv {n} |
| love of one's life {n} | :: livs kjærlighet {n} |
| lover {n} (one who loves another person) | :: elsker {m} (male), elskerinne {m} {f} (female) |
| lover {n} (sexual partner) | :: elsker {m} (male), elskerinne {m} {f} (female) |
| lover {n} (person who loves something) | :: elsker {m} |
| love rat {n} (adulterer) SEE: adulterer | :: |
| low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground) | :: lav |
| low {n} (area of low pressure) | :: lågtrykksområde {n}; lavtrykk {n}; lågtrykk {n} |
| low {n} (flame) SEE: flame | :: |
| low {v} (moo) SEE: moo | :: |
| low-budget {adj} (Achieved with a relatively small financial outlay) | :: lavbudsjett- |
| lower {adj} (more towards the bottom) | :: nedre; nedre |
| lower arm {n} (section of an arm) SEE: forearm | :: |
| lower chamber {n} (lower house) SEE: lower house | :: |
| lower house {n} (part of a parliament) | :: underhus {n}, annetkammer {n}; underhus {n} |
| lower lip {n} | :: underleppe {c}; underleppe {f} |
| Lower Saxony {prop} (state) | :: Niedersachsen {n} |
| low-fat {adj} (not having a high number of calories from fat) | :: fettfattig |
| Low German {n} (West Germanic language) | :: lavtysk {m}, nedertysk {m}, plattysk {m}, platt-tysk {m}, nedersaksisk {m}; lågtysk {m}, nedertysk {m}, plattysk {m}, platt-tysk {m}, nedersaksisk {m} |
| low-lying {adj} (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas) | :: lavtliggende |
| low-paid {adj} (low-paid) | :: lavlønnet, lavtlønnet |
| Low Saxon {prop} (language) SEE: Low German | :: |
| low season {n} (period of lowest demand) | :: lavsesong {m} |
| low-sulphur {adj} (having a low sulphur content) | :: svovelfattig; svovelfattig |
| low tide {n} (the tide at its lowest level) | :: lavvann {n} |
| loyal {adj} (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) | :: lojal, trofast; lojal, trufast |
| loyalist {n} (a person who is loyal to a cause) | :: lojalist {m}; lojalist {m} |
| loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty | :: |
| loyalty {n} (the state of being loyal; fidelity) | :: lojalitet {m} |
| loyalty {n} (faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation) | :: lojalitet {m} |
| lozenge {n} (medicated sweet) | :: pastill {m}; pastill {m} |
| Læsø {prop} (Danish island) | :: Læsø; Læsø |
| Ltd. {n} | :: AS |
| lubber {n} (inexperienced sailor) SEE: landlubber | :: |
| lube {n} (lubricant) SEE: lubricant | :: |
| lubricant {n} (substance used to reduce friction) | :: smøremiddel {n}; smørjemiddel {n} |
| lubrication {n} (the application of lubricants) | :: smøring {m} {f}; smørjing {f} |
| Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Lucerne {prop} (city) | :: Luzern; Luzern |
| Lucia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lucy | :: |
| Lucian {prop} (sophist of Syrian origin) | :: Lukian |
| luckily {adv} (in a lucky manner) | :: heldigvis, lykkelig; heldigvis |
| lucky {adj} (of people, having good fortune) | :: heldig |
| Lucy {prop} (female given name) | :: Lucia |
| Luddite {n} (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery) | :: ludditt {m} |
| Luddite {n} (one opposing technological change) | :: ludditt {m}, teknologipessimist {m} |
| ludicrous {adj} (idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny) | :: latterlig |
| luge {n} (A racing sled) | :: slede {m} |
| luggage {n} (traveller's containers) | :: bagasje {m} |
| lugger {n} (sailing vessel) | :: lugger {m}; lugger {m} |
| Lugo {prop} (city) | :: Lugo |
| Lugo {prop} (province) | :: Lugo |
| lugubrious {adj} (gloomy) | :: luguber; luguber |
| Luhansk People's Republic {prop} (secessionist state in Luhanshchyna, the Ukraine) | :: Folkerepublikken Lugansk |
| Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Luke {prop} (given name) | :: Lukas |
| Luke {prop} (evangelist) | :: Lukas |
| Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke) | :: Evangeliet etter Lukas , Luk |
| lukewarm {adj} (temperature) | :: lunken |
| lukewarm {adj} (not very enthusiastic) | :: lunken |
| Lule Sami {prop} (language) | :: lulesamisk {c} |
| lullaby {n} (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) | :: vuggesang |
| lumbar puncture {n} (procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid) | :: spinalpunksjon {m}, lumbalpunksjon {m}; spinalpunksjon {m} |
| lumberjack {n} (person who fells trees) | :: tømmerhugger {m} |
| lumbermill {n} (mill for processing lumber) SEE: sawmill | :: |
| luminescence {n} (emission) | :: luminescens {m}; luminescens {m} |
| luminosity {n} (rate at which a star radiates energy) | :: luminositet {m}; luminositet {m} |
| lumpfish {n} (lumpsucker) SEE: lumpsucker | :: |
| lumpsucker {n} (scorpaeniform fish) | :: rognkall, rognkjaeks, rognkjeks |
| lump sum {n} (large one-time payment) | :: engangssum {m} |
| lumpy {adj} (full of lumps) | :: klumpete; klumpete |
| Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon | :: |
| lunacy {n} (state of being mad) | :: galskap {m} |
| lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) | :: måneformørkelse {m}; måneformørking {f}, månemørking {f} |
| lunar phase {n} (any one of the aspects presented by the moon) | :: månefase {m}; månefase {m} |
| lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| lunch {n} (meal around midday) | :: lunsj {m}; lunsj {m} |
| lunchbox {n} (container for transporting meals) | :: matboks {m}; matboks {m} |
| luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch | :: |
| luncheon {n} | :: lunsj {m}, middag {m}, middagsmat {m}; |
| lunch pail {n} (lunchbox) SEE: lunchbox | :: |
| lunchtime {n} (time or hour for lunch) | :: lunsjtid {m} {f}; lunsjtid {f} |
| lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) | :: lunge {m} {f}; lunge {f} |
| lung cancer {n} (cancer of the lung(s)) | :: lungekreft {m}; lungekreft {m} |
| lupin {n} (any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae) | :: lupin {m}; lupin {m} |
| lupine {n} (lupin) SEE: lupin | :: |
| lure {n} (artificial fishing bait) | :: agn {n} |
| Lusatia {prop} (region) | :: Lausitz |
| Lusophone {adj} (of a person, Portuguese-speaking) | :: portugisisktalende |
| Lusophone {adj} (of a place, Portuguese-speaking) | :: portugisiskspråklig, portugisisktalende |
| Lusophone {n} (Portuguese speaker) | :: portugisisktalende {m} |
| lust {n} (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) | :: lyst {m} {f} |
| lute {n} (stringed instrument) | :: lutt {m}; lutt {m} |
| lutefisk {n} (Traditional Nordic dish) | :: lutefisk {m}; lutefisk {m} |
| lutetium {n} (chemical element with atomic number of 71) | :: lutetium |
| Luther {prop} (Martin Luther) | :: Martin Luther; Martin Luther |
| Lutheran {adj} (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church) | :: luthersk; luthersk |
| Lutheran {n} (member of any Christian church identifying with the theology of Martin Luther) | :: lutheraner {m} |
| Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther) | :: lutherdom {m} |
| luxate {v} (to dislocate) | :: luksere |
| Luxembourg {prop} (country) | :: Luxembourg, Luxemburg; Luxembourg {m}, Luxemburg {m}; Luxembourg {m}, Luxemburg {m} |
| Luxembourger {n} (person from Luxembourg) | :: luxemburger {m}, luxembourger {m}; luxemburgar {m}, luxembourgar {m} |
| Luxembourgian {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| Luxembourgish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people) | :: luxemburgsk, luxembourgsk; luxemburgsk, luxembourgsk |
| Luxembourgish {prop} (language of Luxembourg) | :: luxemburgsk {m}, luxembourgsk {m}; luxemburgsk {m}, luxembourgsk {m} |
| Luxemburger {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| luxurious {adj} (being very fine and comfortable) | :: luksuriøs; luksuriøs |
| luxury {n} (very wealthy and comfortable surroundings) | :: luksus {m}; luksus {m} |
| luxury {n} (something desirable but expensive) | :: luksusvare {m} {f}; luksusvare {f} |
| luxury {n} (something very pleasant but not really needed in life) | :: luksusvare {m} {f}; luksusvare {f} |
| luxury good {n} (product or service not considered essential to everyday life) | :: luksusvare {m} {f}; luksusvare {f} |
| -ly {suffix} (used to form adverbs from adjectives) | :: ; |
| lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf | :: |
| lychee {n} (tree) | :: litchi |
| lychee {n} (fruit) | :: litchi |
| Lydia {prop} (biblical woman) | :: Lydia |
| Lydia {prop} (female given name) | :: Lydia |
| lye {n} (caustic alkaline solution) | :: lut {m} {f}; lut {m} {f} |
| lymph {n} (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) | :: lymfe {m}; lymfe {f} |
| lymphoma {n} (malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue) | :: lymfom {n}; lymfom {n} |
| lynx {n} (wild cat) | :: gaupe {m} {f}; gaupe {f} |
| lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| lyric poetry {n} (lyric poetry) | :: lyrikk {m}; lyrikk {m} |
| lyrics {n} (the words to a song) | :: tekst {m} {f} |
| lysergic {adj} (psychedelic) SEE: psychedelic | :: |
| -lysis {suffix} (decomposition or breakdown) | :: -lyse {m}; -lyse {m} |