| mañana {adv} (tomorrow) SEE: tomorrow | :: |
| mañana {adv} (Sometime in the future) | :: en eller annen gang |
| macabre {adj} (ghastly, shocking, terrifying) | :: makaber; makaber |
| macaroni {n} (type of pasta) | :: makaroni |
| macaroon {n} (soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough) | :: makron {m} |
| Macau {prop} (a city just west of Hong Kong) | :: Macao |
| macaw {n} (various parrots) | :: ara {m}, ara papegøye {m} |
| Macedonia {prop} (ancient kingdom) | :: Makedonia |
| Macedonia {prop} (Republic of North Macedonia, see also: Republic of North Macedonia) | :: Makedonia |
| Macedonia {prop} (region of northern Greece) | :: Makedonia |
| Macedonian {adj} (of Macedonia or its people or language) | :: makedonsk; makedonsk |
| Macedonian {n} (person from Macedonia) | :: makedoner {m}, makedonier {m}; makedonar {m}, makedoniar {m} |
| Macedonian {n} (Slavic language of Macedonia) | :: makedonsk {m}; makedonsk {m} |
| Macedonian {n} (language of antiquity) | :: makedonsk {m}; makedonsk {m} |
| machete {n} (a sword-like tool) | :: machete {m}; machete {m} |
| machine {n} (mechanical or electrical device) | :: maskin {m} |
| machine {n} | :: maskin {m} |
| machine {v} (make by machine) | :: maskinere; maskinere, maskinera |
| machine {v} (shape or finish by machinery) | :: maskinere; maskinere, maskinera |
| machine code {n} (machine language) SEE: machine language | :: |
| machine code {n} (machine code) | :: maskinkode {m}; maskinkode {m} |
| machine gun {n} (type of firearm) | :: maskingevær {n}; maskingevær {n} |
| machine language {n} (set of instructions for a computer) | :: maskinkode {m}, maskinspråk {n}; maskinkode {m}, maskinspråk {n} |
| machine translation {n} (act of translating something by means of a machine) | :: maskinoversettelse {m} |
| machine wash {n} (a wash in a machine) | :: maskinvask {m}; maskinvask {m} |
| mackerel {n} (edible fish) | :: makrell |
| macro {n} (an abbreviation of complicated input) | :: makro {m}; makro {m} |
| macrocosm {n} (the universe) SEE: universe | :: |
| macroeconomics {n} (study of the entire economy) | :: makroøkonomi |
| macro lens {n} (lens for close-up photography) | :: makroobjektiv {n}; makroobjektiv {n} |
| macron {n} (short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark) | :: makron {n} |
| macronutrient {n} (macronutrient) | :: makronæringsstoff {n}; makronæringsstoff {n} |
| macroscopic {adj} (visible to the unassisted eye) | :: makroskopisk; makroskopisk |
| mad {adj} (insane (adj.)) | :: gal, sprø |
| mad {adj} (angry) | :: sint, sinna, olm |
| mad {adj} (wanting intensely) | :: gal etter |
| Madagascar {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Madagaskar; Madagaskar |
| madam {n} (polite term of address to a woman) | :: frue {m} {f}; frue {f} |
| madam {n} (woman who manages a brothel) | :: bordellmamma {m}, horemamma {m}; bordellmamma {m}, horemamma {m} |
| madder {n} (plant) | :: krapp |
| Madeira {prop} (island and autonomous region) | :: Madeira; Madeira |
| madeleine {n} (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell) | :: madeleinekake {f} {m} |
| madhouse {n} (insane asylum) | :: galehus {n}; galehus {n}, galnehus {n} |
| madhouse {n} (place resembling an insane asylum) | :: galehus {n}; galehus {n}, galnehus {n} |
| madness {n} | :: galskap |
| Madonna {prop} (Virgin Mary) SEE: Virgin Mary | :: |
| Madrid {prop} (capital of Spain) | :: Madrid |
| madrone {n} (strawberry tree) SEE: strawberry tree | :: |
| maelstrom {n} (large whirlpool) | :: malstrøm {m}; malstraum {m} |
| maelstrom {n} (any violent or turbulent situation) | :: malstrøm, mælstrøm, malstraum |
| mafia {n} (a crime syndicate) | :: mafia |
| magazine {n} (periodical) | :: tidsskrift, magasin |
| Magdalene {prop} (female given name) | :: Magdalena |
| Magdalene {prop} (biblical character) SEE: Mary Magdalene | :: |
| Magellanic penguin {n} (Penguin) | :: Magellanpingvin |
| Maggie {prop} (female given name) | :: Grete {f}, Grethe {f}, Meta {f}, Mette {f} |
| maggot {n} (dipterous insect's larva that eats decomposing organic matter) | :: maddik |
| magic {n} (use of supernatural rituals, forces etc.) | :: magi {m}; magi {m} |
| magic {adj} (Producing extraordinary results; wonderful, amazing) | :: magisk |
| magic carpet {n} (a carpet capable of magical flight) | :: flyvende teppe {n} |
| magician {n} (practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic) | :: magiker {m} |
| magician {n} (spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts) | :: trollmann {m} |
| magician {n} (performer of tricks) | :: tryllekunstner {m}; tryllekunstnar {m} |
| magic wand {n} (wand used to perform magic) | :: tryllestav {m}; tryllestav {m} |
| magic word {n} (word with magical effect) | :: trollformel {m}, hekseformular {m} |
| magistrate {n} (high official Greece / Rome) | :: magistrat {m}; magistrat {m} |
| magma {n} (molten matter) | :: magma {m} {n}; magma {m} {n} |
| Magna Carta {prop} (charter granted by King John to the barons at Runnymede in 1215) | :: Magna Carta |
| Magna Graecia {prop} (Ancient Greek colonies in Italy and Sicily) | :: Magna Graecia |
| magnality {n} (great or wonderful thing) SEE: miracle | :: |
| magnate {n} (Powerful industrialist; captain of industry.) | :: magnat {m}; magnat {m} |
| magnesia {n} (magnesium oxide) | :: magnesia {m}; magnesia {m} |
| magnesium {n} (chemical element) | :: magnesium {m} {n}; magnesium {m} {n} |
| magnet {n} (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) | :: magnet {m} |
| magnetic {adj} (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) | :: magnetisk |
| magnetic {adj} (having the properties a magnet) | :: magnetisk |
| magnetic {adj} (determined by earth's magnetic fields) | :: magnetisk |
| magnetic {adj} (having an extraordinary ability to attract) | :: fengslende, forførisk, lokkende, magnetisk, tiltrekkende |
| magnetic field {n} (a field of magnetic force) | :: magnetfelt {n}; magnetfelt {n} |
| magnetic tape {n} (acrylic tape used for recording data) | :: magnetisk tape |
| magnetism {n} (the property of being magnetic) | :: magnetisme {m} |
| magnification {n} (act of magnifying) | :: forstørrelse {m} |
| magnification {n} (apparent enlargement) | :: forstørrelse {m} |
| magnify {v} (to make larger) | :: forstørre |
| magnifying glass {n} (instrument) | :: lupe {m} {f}, forstørrelsesglass {n}; lupe {f} |
| magnolia {n} (tree) | :: magnolia {m}; magnolia {m} |
| Magnus {prop} (male given name) | :: Magnus |
| magpie {n} (bird of genus Pica) | :: skjære {m} {f}; skjor {f} |
| magpie {n} (Pica pica) | :: skjære {m} {f}; skjor {f} |
| magpie {n} (Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen) | :: plystreskjære {m} {f}; plystreskjor {f} |
| magus {n} (magician, mage) | :: mager {m} |
| magus {n} (Zoroastrian priest or astrologer) | :: mager {m} |
| Magyar {adj} (Hungarian) SEE: Hungarian | :: |
| Mahlon {prop} (biblical character) | :: Maklon |
| mahogany {n} (wood) | :: mahogni {m}; mahogni {m} |
| maid {n} (female servant or cleaner) | :: stuepike {f} |
| maiden {n} (unmarried young female) | :: jomfru {f} |
| maiden {adj} (virgin) SEE: virgin | :: |
| maiden name {n} (married woman's original last name) | :: jentenavne {n}, pikenavn {n}; jentenamn {n} |
| maiden voyage {n} (first trip of a vessel) | :: jomfrutur {m}; jomfrutur {m} |
| mail {n} (postal delivery system) | :: post {m} |
| mailbox {n} (box into which mail is put) | :: postkasse {m} {f}; postkasse {m} {f} |
| mail lady {n} (woman who delivers the post or mail) | :: (kvinnelig) postbud {n} |
| mailman {n} (post office employee) | :: postmann |
| maim {v} (to cause permanent loss of a part of the body) | :: lemleste |
| main {adj} (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.) | :: hoved- |
| main {n} (mainland) SEE: mainland | :: |
| main building {n} (most important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)) | :: hovedbygning {m} {f}; hovudbygning {m} {f} |
| main course {n} (main dish of a meal) | :: hovedrett {m}; hovudrett {m} |
| mainframe {n} (large computer) | :: stormaskin {m} |
| main group {n} (group of elements) | :: hovedgruppe {m} {f} |
| mainland {n} (the main landmass of a country or continent) | :: fastland {n} |
| mainly {adv} (chiefly; for the most part) | :: hovedsakelig, overveiende; hovudsakleg |
| main road {n} (major road in a town, village etc.) | :: hovedvei {m}, hovedveg {m}; hovudveg {m} |
| mainsail {n} (largest sail on a sailing vessel) | :: storseil {n} |
| main street {n} (principal street of a town) | :: hovedgate {m} {f}; hovudgate {f} |
| maintain {v} (to maintain, to consider) SEE: hold | :: |
| maintain {v} (to keep up) | :: opprettholde, bevare, vedlikeholde |
| maintenance {n} (keeping a machine or system in service) | :: vedlikehold {n}; vedlikehald {n} |
| maintenance-free {adj} (not requiring maintenance) | :: vedlikeholdsfri |
| maize {n} (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays) | :: mais {m}; mais {m} |
| majesty {n} (the quality of being impressive and great) | :: storslagenhet {m}, storslåtthet {m} |
| Majesty {pron} (term of address for royalty and imperiality) | :: Majestet {m} |
| major {adj} (of full legal age; having attained majority) | :: myndig |
| major {adj} (music: of a scale that follows the pattern: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone) | :: dur |
| major arcana {n} (Tarot cards) | :: store arkana |
| Majorca {prop} (island) | :: Mallorca {f}; Mallorca {f} |
| majority {n} (more than half) | :: majoritet {m}, flertall {n}; majoritet {m}, fleirtal {n} |
| majority {n} (difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes) | :: majoritet {m}, seiersmargin {m} |
| majority {n} (legal adulthood) | :: myndighetsalder {m} |
| make {v} (to create) | :: lage |
| make {v} (to earn, to gain (money)) | :: tjene |
| make a joke of {v} (make light of) SEE: make light of | :: |
| make a mountain out of a molehill {v} (to treat a problem as greater than it is) | :: gjøre en fjær til fem høns |
| make an effort {v} (to try; to work towards a goal) | :: anstrenge seg, ta i, gjøre sitt beste |
| make ends meet {v} (get by financially) | :: å få endene til å møtes |
| make light of {v} (regard without due seriousness) | :: ta lett på |
| make love {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse, see also: copulate) | :: elske |
| make out {v} (to embrace and kiss passionately) | :: kline |
| make out {v} | :: kline |
| make sense {v} (be coherent) | :: gi mening |
| makeshift {adj} (made to work or suffice) | :: nødløsning, improvisert |
| make up {v} (to constitute) | :: utgjøre |
| make up {v} (to invent, imagine, or concoct) | :: finne på |
| makeup {n} (cosmetics) | :: sminke {m} {f} |
| make up one's mind {v} (to decide, to reach a conclusion) | :: bestemme seg |
| makeup remover {n} (product for removing make-up) | :: sminkefjerner {m} |
| Malachi {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Malakias, Malaki |
| Malachi {prop} (minor prophet) | :: Malakias, Malaki |
| Malachi {prop} (male given name) | :: Malakias, Malaki |
| maladroit {adj} (not adroit; clumsy) | :: klossete, ubehjelpelig |
| malady {n} (a disease, illness, or other health disorder) | :: sykdom {m}, sjukdom {m}; sjukdom {m} |
| Malagasy {n} (person) | :: gasser {m}, madagasser {m}; gassar {m}, madagassar {m} |
| Malagasy {n} (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) | :: gassisk {m}, madagassisk {m}; gassisk {m}, madagassisk {m} |
| Malagasy {adj} (pertaining to Madagascar) | :: gassisk, madagassisk; gassisk, madagassisk |
| malaria {n} (disease) | :: malaria {m}; malaria {m} |
| Malawi {prop} (Republic of Malawi) | :: Malawi |
| Malawian {n} (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) | :: malawier {m}; malawiar {m} |
| Malawian {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) | :: malawisk; malawisk |
| Malay {adj} (of or pertaining to Malaysia) | :: malayisk, malaysisk; malayisk, malaysisk |
| Malay {adj} (in, of or otherwise pertaining to the Malay language) | :: malayisk, malaysisk; malayisk, malaysisk |
| Malay {n} (Malay person) | :: malay {m}; malay {m} |
| Malay {n} (the Malay language) | :: malayisk {m}; malayisk {m} |
| Malayalam {n} (language) | :: malayalam {m}; malayalam {m} |
| Malaysia {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Malaysia; Malaysia |
| Malaysian {prop} (Malay) SEE: Malay | :: |
| Malaysian {adj} (Pertaining to Malaysia) | :: malaysisk; malaysisk |
| Malaysian {n} (a native of Malaysia) | :: malaysier {m}; malaysiar {m} |
| Maldives {prop} (country in South Asia) | :: Maldivene; Maldivane |
| Maldivian {n} (person) | :: maldiver {m}; maldiv {m}, maldivar {m} |
| Maldivian {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language.) | :: maldivisk; maldivisk |
| Maldivian {n} (language) SEE: Dhivehi | :: |
| male {adj} (grammatically masculine) SEE: masculine | :: |
| male {adj} (belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or the gender typically associated with it) | :: mannlig, hann- |
| male {adj} (having an external plug) | :: hann- |
| male {n} (human of masculine sex or gender) | :: mann {m}; mann {m} |
| male {n} (animal of masculine sex) | :: hann {m}, hanndyr {n}; hann {m}, hanne {m}, hanndyr {n} |
| male {n} (plant of masculine sex) | :: hannplante {m} {f}; hannplante {m} {f} |
| maledict {v} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| maledict {v} (berate) SEE: berate | :: |
| malediction {n} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| male-dominated {adj} (where men are in predominance) | :: mannsdominert; mannsdominert |
| malformation {n} (abnormal formation) | :: misdannelse {m} |
| malformed {adj} (not formed correctly) | :: vanskapt, misdannet |
| Mali {prop} (a country in Western Africa) | :: Mali; Mali |
| Malian {n} (A person from Mali or of Malian descent) | :: malier {m}, maliar {m} |
| Malian {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people) | :: malisk; malisk |
| malicious {adj} (Deliberately harmful; spiteful) | :: ondsinnet |
| malignant {adj} (tending to produce death) | :: ondartet, malign; vondarta, malign |
| malkin {n} (cat) SEE: cat | :: |
| mall {n} (enclosed shopping centre) | :: kjøpesenter {n} |
| mallard {n} (a common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos) | :: stokkand |
| malleable {adj} (able to be hammered into thin sheets) | :: bøyelig, fleksibel, smidig |
| malleable {adj} (liable to change) | :: fleksibel, smidig |
| mallet {n} (small maul) | :: klubbe {m} {f}; klubbe {f} |
| mallet {n} (instrument for playing croquet) | :: kølle {f} |
| malleus {n} (the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear) | :: Hammer {m} |
| mallow {n} (any of a group of plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae) | :: kattoster |
| Malmö {prop} (city in Sweden) | :: Malmö {n}, Malmø {n} |
| malnutrition {n} (lack of adequate nourishment) | :: underernæring {m} {f}, feilernæring {m} {f}; underernæring {f} |
| malt {n} (sprouted grain used in brewing) | :: malt {n}; malt {n} |
| malt {v} (to convert grain into malt) | :: malte; malta, malte |
| Malta {prop} (republic) | :: Malta; Malta |
| Malta {prop} (island) | :: Malta; Malta |
| Malta Island {prop} (the largest island of Malta) | :: Malta |
| Maltese {n} (inhabitant of Malta) | :: malteser {m}; maltesar {m} |
| Maltese {n} (language of Malta) | :: maltesisk {m}; maltesisk {m} |
| Maltese {adj} (pertaining to Malta or its language) | :: maltesisk; maltesisk |
| malthouse {n} (plant) | :: malteri |
| maltreatment {n} (cruel or harmful treatment) | :: mishandling {m} {f}; mishandling {f} |
| malware {n} (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) | :: skadelig programvare {f}, skadevare {f} |
| mama {n} (mother) SEE: mother | :: |
| mamma {n} (mother) SEE: mother | :: |
| mammal {n} (animal of the class Mammalia) | :: pattedyr {n}; pattedyr {n} |
| mammalian {n} (any mammal) SEE: mammal | :: |
| mammary gland {n} (milk-secreting gland) | :: melkekjertel {m} |
| mammoth {n} (elephant-like mammal) | :: mammut {m}; mammut {m} |
| man {n} (adult male human) | :: mann {m}; mann {m} |
| man {n} (human) | :: menneske; menneske {n}; menneske {n} |
| man {n} (piece in board games) | :: brikke {m} {f}, sjakkbrikke {m} {f} ; brikke {m}, sjakkbrikke {m} |
| man {v} (to supply with staff or crew) | :: bemanne; bemanne, bemanna |
| man {v} (to take up position in order to operate something) | :: bemanne; bemanne, bemanna |
| Man {prop} (genus Homo) | :: menneske |
| manage {v} (to direct or be in charge) | :: lede |
| manage {v} (to handle or control a situation or job) | :: håndtere, klare |
| manage {v} (to succeed at an attempt) | :: klare |
| manage {v} (to achieve without fuss, or without outside help) | :: klare |
| manageable {adj} (capable of being managed) | :: håndterlig, overkommelig |
| management {n} (administration; the process or practice of managing) | :: ledelse {m}, forvaltning {m} {f}; forvalting {f}, forvaltning {f} |
| manager {n} (person whose job is to manage something) | :: leder {m}, bestyrer {m}, direktør {m} |
| manager {n} (administrator, for a singer or group) | :: manager {m}, impressario {m} |
| managing director {n} (the chief executive of a limited company) | :: administrerende direktør {m}; administrerande direktør {m} |
| man and wife {n} (opposite-sex married couple) SEE: husband and wife | :: |
| manatee {n} (any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae) | :: manat {m}; manat {m} |
| Manchuria {prop} (historical region in Northeast Asia) | :: Mandsjuria |
| Manchurian {adj} (pertaining to Manchuria) | :: mandsjurisk |
| Manchurian {n} (inhabitant of Manchuria) | :: mandsjurier {m}; mandsjuriar {m} |
| mandarin {n} (fruit) SEE: mandarin orange | :: |
| mandarin {n} (tree) SEE: mandarin orange | :: |
| mandarin {n} (mandarin duck) SEE: mandarin duck | :: |
| Mandarin {n} (Standard Mandarin, see also: Chinese) | :: mandarin {m}; mandarin {m}; mandarin {m} |
| mandarin duck {n} (bird) | :: mandarinand |
| mandarin orange {n} (fruit) | :: mandarin |
| mandatory {adj} (obligatory) | :: obligatorisk |
| mandola {n} (musical instrument) | :: mandola; mandola |
| Mandopop {n} (Mandarin pop music) | :: mandopop |
| mandrake {n} (botany) | :: alruner |
| mane {n} (longer hair growth on back of neck of a horse) | :: man {m} |
| mane {n} (longer hair growth around head of male lions) | :: man {m} |
| mane {n} | :: man {m} |
| maneuver {n} (a movement, often one performed with difficulty) | :: manøver {m} |
| maneuver {n} (a large training exercise of military troops) | :: manøver {m} |
| maneuver {n} | :: manøveren |
| maneuver {v} (to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position) | :: manøvrere; manøvrere |
| manganese {n} (chemical element) | :: mangan {n} |
| mangel {n} (sugar beet) | :: sukkerbete {f}, sukkerroe {m} |
| mangel {n} (Mangelwurzal) | :: fôrbete {f}, fôrroe {m} |
| mango {n} (tropical fruit tree Mangifera indica) | :: mangotre {n}; mangotre {n} |
| mango {n} (fruit) | :: mango {m}; mango {m} |
| mangrove {n} (tropical tree or shrub that grows in shallow water) | :: mangrove {m}; mangrove {m} |
| mangrove {n} (habitat) | :: mangrove {m}; mangrove {m} |
| manhole {n} (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) | :: kum {m}, mannhull {n} ; kum {m} |
| manhood {n} (state of being a man as distinguished from a child or a woman.) | :: manndom {m}; manndom {m} |
| manhood {n} (male genitalia) | :: manndom {m}; manndom {m} |
| mania {n} (violent derangement) | :: mani {m}; mani {m} |
| mania {n} (excessive desire) | :: mani {m}; mani {m} |
| -mania {suffix} (indicating a compulsion or obsession) | :: -mani {m} |
| -maniac {suffix} (indicating a person who experiences compulsion) | :: -man {m}; -man {m} |
| manic {adj} (suffering from mania) | :: manisk; manisk |
| manicure {n} (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) | :: manikyr {m}; manikyr {m} |
| manifest {adj} (evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent) | :: manifest, åpenbar |
| manifest {n} (obsolete: public declaration) | :: manifest {n} |
| manifest {v} (to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly) | :: manifestere |
| manifesto {n} (public declaration) | :: manifest {n}; manifest {n} |
| manifold {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| manipulatable {adj} (gullible) SEE: gullible | :: |
| manipulate {v} (influence or manage) | :: manipulere; manipulere |
| man is the measure of all things {phrase} | :: mannesket er målstokken for alle ting |
| Manitoba {prop} (Province in western Canada) | :: Manitoba |
| mankind {n} (human race) | :: menneskehet {m} {f}, menneskeslekt {m} {f}; menneskje {f}, manneætt {f} |
| manly {adj} (having the characteristics of a man) | :: mannlig; mannleg |
| manly {adj} (Having the qualities of a man such as courage) | :: mandig |
| man-made {adj} (created by a human) | :: menneskeskapt; menneskeskapt |
| manna ash {n} (Fraxinus ornis) | :: mannaask; mannaask |
| mannequin {n} (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) | :: mannekeng {m} |
| manor {n} (landed estate) | :: riddergods {n} |
| manor {n} (mansion) | :: herregård {m}, hovedgård {m}; herregard {m} |
| man's best friend {n} (an affectionate term for a dog) | :: menneskets beste venn {m}; menneskets beste ven {m}, menneskets beste venn {m} |
| manslaughter {n} (act of killing unlawfully) | :: uaktsomt drap {n} |
| man's man {n} (a man who is popular among men) | :: mannemann {m} |
| Manson {prop} | :: Mangussen, Magnusen |
| manspreading {n} (practice of men splaying their legs open wide when sitting on public transport) | :: breibeint sitting {m} |
| mantelpiece {n} (shelf) | :: peishylle {m} {f} |
| manticore {n} (mythical creature) | :: manticora |
| mantis {n} (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea) | :: kneler {m} |
| mantis shrimp {n} (stomatopod) | :: sjøkneler {m}; sjøknelar {m} |
| mantle {n} (incandescent gauze in a gas lamp) | :: glødenett {n} |
| mantle {n} (geology: layer of the Earth) | :: mantel {m} |
| manual {n} (handbook or booklet that instructs) | :: håndbok {m} {f}, manual {m}; handbok {f}, manual {m} |
| manual {n} (musical keyboard) | :: manual {m}; manual {m} |
| manual {adj} (performed with the hands) | :: manuell; manuell |
| manufacture {n} (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) | :: fabrikasjon {m}; fabrikasjon {m} |
| manufacturer {n} (one who manufactures) | :: fabrikant {m}, produsent {m}; fabrikant {m}, produsent {m} |
| manul {n} (Otocolobus manul) | :: manul, pallaskatt |
| manure {n} (excrement) | :: møkk {m} {f}, gjødsel; møkk {f} |
| manus {n} (hand) SEE: hand | :: |
| manuscript {n} (book, composition or any other document, written by hand) | :: manuskript {n} |
| manuscript {n} (book, article etc, submitted for reproductive publication) | :: manuskript {n} |
| manwhore {n} (a man who sells his body for money; a male prostitute) | :: gutteprostituert, mannlig prostituert |
| Manx {adj} (relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people) | :: mansk; mansk |
| Manx {n} (a cat of the Manx breed (these are translations of the word alone; for translations of the phrase "Manx cat", see Manx cat)) | :: manx {m}; manx {m} |
| Manx {n} (language) SEE: Manx Gaelic | :: |
| Manx cat {n} (mammal) | :: Manx katt; Manx katt |
| Manx Gaelic {n} (a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man) | :: mansk {m}, manx {m}; mansk {m}, manx {m} |
| manyplies {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| many thanks {interj} (many thanks) | :: tusen takk |
| Maoism {n} (philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong) | :: maoisme |
| Maori {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the Māori) | :: maorisk; maorisk |
| Maori {n} (member of the Maori people of New Zealand) | :: maori {m}; maori {m} |
| Maori {n} (language of the Māori) | :: maori; maori |
| map {n} (visual representation of an area) | :: kart {n}; kart {n} |
| map {v} (to create a visual representation of a territory) | :: kartlegge; kartleggja, kartleggje, kartlegga, kartlegge |
| maple {n} (tree of the Acer genus) | :: lønn {m} {f}; lønn {m} {f} |
| maple leaf {n} (leaf) | :: lønneblad {n}; lønneblad {n}, løneblad {n} |
| maple leaf {n} (symbol) | :: lønneblad {n}; lønneblad {n}, løneblad {n} |
| maple syrup {n} (syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple) | :: lønnesirup {m}; lønnesirup {m} |
| maple tree {n} (tree of genus Acer, see also: maple) | :: lønnetre {n}; lønnetre {n} |
| mapping {n} (process of making maps) | :: kartlegging {m} {f}, kartografi {m} |
| Marathi {n} | :: marathi |
| marathon {n} (road race) | :: maraton {n}, maratonløp {n} |
| marble {n} (crystalline limestone) | :: marmor {m} |
| marble {n} (spherical ball) | :: klinkekule {m} {f} |
| march {n} (formal, rhythmic way of walking) | :: marsj {m} |
| march {n} (political rally or parade) | :: marsj {m} |
| march {n} (song in the genre of music written for marching) | :: marsj {m} |
| march {n} (steady forward movement or progression) | :: gang {m}, forløp {m} |
| march {v} (walk with long, regular strides) | :: marsjere {m} |
| march {v} (go to war; make military advances) | :: rykke frem |
| march {n} (border region) | :: grenseland {n} |
| March {prop} (third month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: mars {m}; mars {m} |
| marchland {n} (borderland) SEE: borderland | :: |
| mare {n} (female horse) | :: hoppe {m} {f}, merr {m} {f}, hunnhest {m}; hoppe {f}, merr {f}, hohest {m} |
| Margaret {prop} (female given name) | :: Margareta, Margrethe |
| margarine {n} (spread) | :: margarin {m}; margarin {m} |
| marginally {adv} (in a marginal manner) | :: marginalt |
| marginal sea {n} (part of ocean) | :: randhav {n}; randhav {n} |
| margin of error {n} (expression of the lack of precision) | :: feilmargin {m}; feilmargin {m} |
| marguerite {n} (oxeye daisy) SEE: oxeye daisy | :: |
| Marianas {prop} (archipelago in Micronesia) | :: Marianene; Marianane |
| Marie {prop} (female given name) SEE: Mary | :: |
| marigold {n} (Calendula) | :: ringblomst {m}; ringblome {m} |
| marina {n} (harbour) | :: marina {m}, båthavn {m} {f}, båthamn {m} {f}; marina {m}, båthamn {f} |
| marinade {v} (marinate) SEE: marinate | :: |
| marinate {v} (soak in marinade) | :: marinere |
| marine {adj} (of or pertaining to the sea) | :: marin; marin |
| marine biology {n} (branch of biology) | :: marinbiologi |
| marine mammal {n} (mammal living in seawater) | :: sjøpattedyr {n}; sjøpattedyr {n} |
| mariner {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| mariner's compass {n} (compass) SEE: compass | :: |
| marionette {n} (string puppet) | :: marionett {m}; marionett {m} |
| marital {adj} (pertaining to marriage) | :: ekteskapelig |
| maritime {adj} (relating to the sea) | :: maritim; maritim |
| Marius {prop} (male given name) | :: Marius |
| mark {n} (indication for reference or measurement) | :: merke {n} |
| mark {n} (academic score) | :: karakter |
| mark {n} (visible impression, blemish, stain) | :: flekk {m} |
| Mark {prop} (male given name) | :: Markus {m} |
| Mark {prop} (the Evangelist) | :: Markus |
| Mark {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Evangeliet etter Markus {n} |
| marker {n} (object to mark location) | :: markør {m}; markør {m} |
| marker {n} (A gene or DNA sequence with a known location) | :: markør {m}; markør {m} |
| marker {n} (marker pen) SEE: marker pen | :: |
| marker pen {n} (pen) | :: tusj |
| market {n} (spacious site for trading) | :: marked {n}, markedsplass {m} |
| market {n} (group of potential customers) | :: marked {n} |
| market {n} (used attributively) | :: markeds- |
| market {n} | :: marked {n}, torv {n} |
| market {v} (to make available and promote) | :: markedsføre |
| market {v} (to sell) SEE: sell | :: |
| marketing {n} (the promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service) | :: markedsføring {m} {f}; marknadsføring {f} |
| marketplace {n} (open area in a town housing a public market) | :: markedsplass {m}; marknadsplass {m} |
| market share {n} (percentage of some market) | :: markedsandel {m} |
| marl {n} (a mixed earthy substance) | :: mergel {m}; mergel {m} |
| marmalade {n} (jam) | :: marmelade {m}, syltetøy {n}; syltetøy |
| marmot {n} (rodent of the genera Marmota) | :: murmeldyr {n} |
| marquess {n} (title of nobility) | :: marki {m}; marki {m} |
| marquis {n} (nobleman) SEE: marquess | :: |
| marriage {n} (state of being married) | :: ekteskap {n}, giftemål {n}, giftermål {n}; ekteskap {n}, giftarmål {n} |
| marriage {n} (wedding) | :: bryllup {n}; bryllaup {n} |
| marriage {n} | :: ekteskap {n} |
| marriage agency {n} (business) | :: ekteskap byrå |
| marriage certificate {n} (document) | :: vigselsattest {m} |
| marriage vow {n} (solemn promise) | :: ekteskapsløfte {n}; ekteskapsløfte {n}, ekteskapslovnad {m} |
| married {adj} (in a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband) | :: gift |
| married couple {n} (two people who are married to each other) | :: ektepar {n}; ektepar {n} |
| marrow {n} (substance inside bones) | :: marg {?} |
| marry {v} (to take a husband or wife) | :: gifte seg (see: gifte seg) |
| marry up {v} (join) SEE: join | :: |
| Mars {prop} (planet) | :: Mars |
| marsh {n} (area of low, wet land) | :: mersk {m}; myr {m} {f}; myr {f} |
| marshal {n} (military officer of the highest rank) | :: marskalk {m} |
| Marshallese {n} (language) | :: marshallesisk {m}; marshallesisk {m} |
| Marshallese {n} (inhabitant) | :: marshalleser {m}; marshallesar {m} |
| Marshallese {adj} (of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language) | :: marshallesisk; marshallesisk |
| Marshall Islands {prop} (Republic of the Marshall Islands) | :: Marshalløyene; Marshalløyane |
| marshmallow {n} (confectionery) | :: marshmallow |
| marsh marigold {n} (plant) | :: bekkeblom, soleihov |
| marsh sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis) | :: damsnipe; damsnipe |
| marsh tit {n} (bird) | :: løvmeis; lauvmeis |
| marsupial {n} (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) | :: pungdyr {n}; pungdyr {n} |
| marten {n} (mammal) | :: mår |
| Martha {prop} (female given name) | :: Marta |
| Martha {prop} (biblical sister of Lazarus and Mary) | :: Marta |
| martial {n} (soldier, warrior) SEE: soldier | :: |
| martial {adj} (of or relating to the planet Mars) SEE: Martian | :: |
| martial {n} (synonym of Martian) SEE: Martian | :: |
| martial art {n} (fighting style) | :: kampsport, kampaktivitet, kampkunst |
| Martian {n} (inhabitant of the planet Mars) | :: marsboer {m}, marsbuer {m}; marsbuar {m}, Mars-buar {m} |
| Martin {prop} (given name) | :: Martin {m}, Morten {m}; Martin {m}, Morten {m} |
| Martina {prop} (female given name) | :: Martine {f} |
| martingale {n} (piece of harness) | :: martingal {m}; martingal {m} |
| martyr {n} (one willing to be killed for religion) | :: martyr {m} |
| martyr {n} (one who sacrifices their life for an important cause) | :: martyr {m} |
| martyr {n} (one who suffers greatly, even involuntarily) | :: martyr {m} |
| martyr {n} | :: martyr {m} |
| martyr {v} (torture) SEE: torture | :: |
| martyr {v} (persecute) SEE: persecute | :: |
| marvel {n} (miracle) SEE: miracle | :: |
| marvel {n} (wonder) SEE: wonder | :: |
| Marxism {n} (philosophy) | :: marxisme {m} |
| Marxism {n} (ideology) | :: marxisme {m} |
| Marxist {adj} (following Marxism) | :: marxistisk; marxistisk |
| Mary {prop} (female given name) | :: Maria |
| Mary {prop} (biblical mother of Jesus) | :: Maria |
| Mary Magdalene {prop} (female disciple of Jesus) | :: Maria Magdalena {f}; Maria Magdalena {f} |
| marzipan {n} (confection of almond paste, sugar and egg white) | :: marsipan {m} |
| mascot {n} (something thought to bring good luck) | :: maskot {m}; maskot {m} |
| mascot {n} (something used to symbolize a sports team or other group) | :: maskot {m}; maskot {m} |
| masculine {adj} (of the male sex; biologically male, not female; manly) | :: maskulin, mandig; maskulin, mandig |
| masculine {adj} (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate) | :: maskulin, mandig; maskulin, mandig |
| masculine {adj} (grammar: being of the masculine class, being inflected in the masculine manner) | :: maskulin; maskulin |
| masdar {n} (verbal noun) SEE: verbal noun | :: |
| mash {n} (a mass of mixed ingredients) | :: mos {m}; grøt {m}, stappe {m} {f}; stappe {f} |
| mash {n} (mashed potatoes) SEE: mashed potatoes | :: |
| mashed potatoes {n} (dish) | :: potetmos {m}, potetstappe {m} {f}; potetmos {m}, potetstappe {f} |
| masjid {n} (mosque) SEE: mosque | :: |
| mask {n} (cover for the face) | :: maske {m} {f}, maska {f}; maske {f} |
| mask {n} (that which disguises) | :: maske {m} {f}, maska {f}; maske {f} |
| masked {adj} (wearing a mask or masks) | :: maskert |
| masochism {n} (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) | :: masokisme {m} |
| mason {n} (Freemason) SEE: Freemason | :: |
| masonry {n} (that which is built by a mason) | :: murverk {n}; murverk {n} |
| masquerade {v} (disguise) SEE: disguise | :: |
| Masr {prop} (Egypt) SEE: Egypt | :: |
| mass {n} (quantity of matter cohering together to make one body) | :: masse {m}; masse {m} |
| mass {n} (physics: quantity of matter which a body contains) | :: masse {m}; masse {m} |
| mass {n} (large body of individuals) | :: masse {m}; masse {m} |
| Mass {n} (Roman Catholic Church: the principal liturgical service) | :: messe {m} {f}; messe {f} |
| massacre {n} (intentional mass killing) | :: massakre |
| massacre {v} (to kill in considerable numbers) | :: massakrere |
| massage {n} (rubbing, kneading, or hitting muscled part of a body) | :: massasje {m}; massasje {m} |
| masseur {n} (a person who performs massage) | :: massør {m}; massør {m} |
| mass flow {n} | :: massestrøm {m} |
| massif {n} (principal mountain mass) | :: massiv {n}; massiv {n} |
| mass media {n} (public communication that reaches a large audience) | :: massemedier {n-p}; massemedium {n-p} |
| mass medium {n} (means of public communication that reaches a large audience) | :: massemedium {n}; massemedium {n} |
| mass murder {n} (successive killing of many people) | :: massemord {n}; massemord {n} |
| mass murderer {n} (someone who commits a mass murder, see also: serial killer) | :: massemorder {m}; massemordar {m} |
| mast {n} (support of a sail) | :: mast {m}; mast {f} |
| mast {n} (the fruit of forest-trees) | :: olden {m} |
| master {n} (someone who has control over something or someone) | :: mester {m}, herre {m} |
| master {n} (owner of an animal or slave) | :: herre {m} |
| master {n} (expert at something) | :: mester {m} |
| master {n} (tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices) | :: mester {m} |
| master {n} (original of a document or of a recording) | :: original {m}, masterkopi {m} |
| master {adj} (main, principal or predominant) | :: hoved- |
| master {adj} (highly skilled) | :: mester- |
| master {adj} (original) | :: original- |
| master {v} (to be a master) | :: lede |
| master {v} (to control) | :: styre |
| master {v} (to learn to a high degree) | :: mestre, beherske |
| masterly {adj} (in the manner of a master) | :: mesterlig |
| master of ceremonies {n} (host at a formal event) | :: konferansier {m} |
| masterpiece {n} (piece of work that has been given much critical praise) | :: mesterverk {n}, mesterstykke {n} |
| masterwork {n} (piece of quality indicative of having been made by a master) SEE: masterpiece | :: |
| masterwort {n} (Aegopodium podagraria) SEE: ground elder | :: |
| mastery {n} (philosopher's stone) SEE: philosopher's stone | :: |
| mastery {n} (act or process of mastering, expertise) | :: mestring {m} {f} |
| masticate {v} (chew) SEE: chew | :: |
| mastitis {n} (inflammation of a breast or udder) | :: mastitt {m}; mastitt {m} |
| masturbate {v} (to masturbate) | :: masturbere; onanere; masturbera, onanera, runka |
| masturbation {n} (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals) | :: onanering |
| mat {n} (foot wiping device or floor covering) | :: matte {m} {f}; matte {f} |
| match {n} (sporting event) | :: kamp {m}, match {m} |
| match {n} (attribute equaling or exceeding) | :: like, likemann {m}, jevnbyrdig |
| match {v} (to agree; to equal) | :: passe sammen, stemme overens |
| match {v} (make a successful pairing) | :: stemme overens |
| match {n} (device to make fire) | :: fyrstikk {m} {f}; fyrstikk {f} |
| matchmaker {n} (someone who finds suitable marriage partners) | :: ekteskapsformidler {m}, giftekniv {m}; ekteskapsformidlar {m}, giftekniv {m} |
| mate {n} (checkmate) SEE: checkmate | :: |
| material {adj} (related to matter) | :: materiell |
| material {adj} (worldly) | :: materiell |
| material {n} (matter) | :: materiale {n} |
| material {n} (text) | :: stoff |
| material {n} (cloth) | :: stoff {n}, tøy {n} |
| maternal aunt {n} (one's mother's sister) | :: tante {m} {f}, moster {m} {f} |
| maternal grandfather {n} (one's mother's father) | :: morfar {m}; morfar {m} |
| maternal grandmother {n} (The mother of one's mother) | :: mormor {m} {f}; mormor {f} |
| mathematical {adj} (of, or relating to mathematics) | :: matematisk; matematisk |
| mathematical {adj} (possible but highly improbable) | :: teoretisk |
| mathematician {n} (expert in mathematics) | :: matematiker {m}; matematikar {m} |
| mathematics {n} (field of study) | :: matematikk {m}; matematikk |
| maths {n} (short form of mathematics) | :: matte {m}; matte {m} |
| Matilda {prop} (female given name, cognates and transliterations) | :: Mathilde |
| matinee {n} (a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the afternoon) | :: matiné {m}, matine {m}; matiné {m}, matine {m} |
| mating season {n} (time of year during which animals mate) | :: brunsttid {m} {f}; brunsttid {f} |
| matriarch {n} (a female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group) | :: matriark {m} {f}; matriark {f} |
| matriarchal {adj} (governed by a matriarch) | :: matriarkal, matriarkalsk; matriarkal, matriarkalsk |
| matriculation {n} (enrollment in a college or university) | :: immatrikulering {f}; immatrikulering {f} |
| matrimonial {adj} (relating to marriage) | :: ekteskapelig |
| matrix {n} (womb) SEE: womb | :: |
| matrix {n} (math: rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms) | :: matrise {m}; matrise {f} |
| matrix {n} (two-dimensional array) | :: matrise {m}; matrise {f} |
| matryoshka {n} (Russian doll) SEE: Russian doll | :: |
| matsutake {n} | :: kransmusserong {m} |
| matter {n} (basic structural component of the universe) | :: stoff {n} |
| matter of course {n} (expected or customary outcome) | :: selvfølge |
| Matthew {prop} (male given name) | :: Mathias |
| Matthew {prop} (biblical disciple) | :: Matteus |
| Matthew {prop} (gospel of Matthew) | :: Evangeliet etter Matteus {n} |
| Matthias {prop} (the Apostle replacing Judas) | :: Mattias |
| Matthias {prop} (male given name) | :: Mathias |
| mattock {n} (agricultural tool) | :: hakke {m} {f} |
| mattress {n} (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep) | :: madrass {m}; madrass {m} |
| mature {adj} (fully developed) | :: voksen, moden |
| maugre {prep} (in spite of) SEE: in spite of | :: |
| maunch {v} (munch) SEE: munch | :: |
| Maundy Thursday {prop} (Thursday before Easter) | :: skjærtorsdag {m}; skjærtorsdag {m} |
| Mauritania {prop} (Islamic Republic of Mauritania) | :: Mauritania; Mauritania |
| Mauritanian {n} (Mauritanian person) | :: mauritanier {m}; mauritaniar {m} |
| Mauritanian {adj} (Mauritanian) | :: mauritansk; mauritansk |
| Mauritian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Mauritius, its people, or their language or culture) | :: mauritisk; mauritisk |
| Mauritian {n} (person from Mauritius or of Mauritian descent) | :: mauritier {m}; mauritiar {m} |
| Mauritius {prop} (country) | :: Mauritius; Mauritius |
| mausoleum {n} (large tomb) | :: mausoleum {n}, mausolé {n}, mausole {n}; mausoleum {n}, mausolé {n}, mausole {n} |
| maxim {n} (moral precept) | :: maksime {m}, leveregel {m}; maksime {m}, leveregel {m} |
| may {v} (have permission to) | :: kan, få, må |
| may {v} (possibly, but not certainly) | :: kan være, also expressed with adv. kanskje |
| may {v} (subjunctive) | :: måtte |
| May {prop} (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: mai {m}; mai {m} |
| maybe {adv} (indicating a lack of certainty) | :: kanskje; kanskje |
| maybe {adv} (as a pro-sentence) | :: kan hende, kanskje det |
| May bug {n} (cockchafer) SEE: cockchafer | :: |
| May Day {n} (workers' holiday) | :: første mai |
| mayfly {n} (insect of order Ephemeroptera) | :: døgnflue {m} {f}; døgnfluge {f} |
| mayonnaise {n} (dressing) | :: majones {m}; majones {m} |
| mayor {n} (leader of a city) | :: borgermester {m}, borgermesterinne {f}, ordfører {m}, ordførerinne {f}; borgarmeister {m}, ordførar {m}, ordførarinne {f} |
| maypole {n} (pole, garlanded with streamers held by people who dance around it to celebrate May Day) | :: maistang, midtsommerstang |
| may the Force be with you {phrase} (wish someone luck) | :: må Kraften være med deg; må Krafta vere med deg |
| Möbius band {n} (Möbius strip) SEE: Möbius strip | :: |
| Möbius strip {n} (one-sided surface) | :: möbius’ bånd {n} |
| mâche {n} (Valerianella locusta) | :: vårsalat |
| me {determiner} (my, see also: ) | :: min |
| me {pron} (myself) SEE: myself | :: |
| me {pron} (direct object of a verb) | :: meg |
| me {pron} (object of a preposition) | :: meg |
| me {pron} (indirect object of a verb) | :: meg |
| me {pron} (reflexive indirect object of a verb) | :: meg |
| me {pron} (complement of the copula) | :: meg, jeg |
| me {pron} (subject of a verb with “and”) | :: jeg |
| me {pron} (subject of a verb without “and”) | :: jeg |
| mead {n} (alcoholic drink) | :: mjød {m}; mjød {m} |
| meadow {n} (field or pasture) | :: eng {m} {f} |
| meadow pipit {n} (bird) | :: Heipiplerke |
| meadowsweet {n} (Filipendula ulmaria) | :: mjødurt |
| meager {adj} (lean) | :: mager |
| meager {adj} (poor, deficient or inferior) | :: mager |
| meagre {n} (Argyrosomus regius) | :: ørnefisk {m} |
| meal {n} (food that is prepared and eaten) | :: måltid {n}; måltid {n} |
| meal ticket {n} (a voucher for food) | :: matbong {m} |
| mean {v} (to convey, indicate) | :: bety |
| meander {n} (winding, crooked or involved course) | :: meander {m}; meander {m} |
| meander {v} (to wind or turn) | :: meandrere |
| meandrous {adj} (winding) SEE: winding | :: |
| meaning {n} (symbolic value of something) | :: mening, betydning |
| meaning {n} (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") | :: mening {m} |
| meaning {n} (definition or connotation of a word) | :: betydning {m}, tyding |
| meaningful {adj} (having meaning, significant) | :: meningsfull, meiningsfull, meningsfylt, meiningsfylt; meiningsfull, meiningsfylt |
| meaningless {adj} (lacking meaning) | :: meningsløs, meiningsløs, meningslaus, meiningslaus; meiningslaus |
| meaninglessly {adv} (in a meaningless manner) | :: meningsløst, meningslaust, meiningsløst, meiningslaust; meiningslaust |
| meaninglessness {n} (state of lacking meaning) | :: meningsløshet {m} {f}; meiningsløyse {f} |
| meaning of life {n} (hypothetical answer to life's ultimate questions) | :: livets mening / meningen med livet |
| means {n} (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose) | :: middel {n}; middel {n} |
| means of transport {n} (mode of transport) SEE: mode of transport | :: |
| meanwhile {adv} (during the time) | :: imens, i mellomtiden; imens, i mellomtida |
| meanwhile {adv} (at the same time but elsewhere) | :: imens |
| measles {n} (acute highly contagious viral disease) | :: meslinger {m-p}; meslingar {m-p} |
| measurable {adj} (able to be measured) | :: målbar; målbar |
| measure {n} (melody) SEE: melody | :: |
| measure {n} (size ascertained by measuring) | :: mål {n} |
| measure {n} (action to achieve some purpose) | :: tiltak {n}; tiltak {n} |
| measure {v} (ascertain the quantity of a unit) | :: måle; måle, mæle |
| measure {n} (dance) SEE: dance | :: |
| measure {n} (moderation, temperance) SEE: moderation | :: |
| measure {n} (math: number which is contained in a given number without remainder) SEE: divisor | :: |
| measure {n} (geology: bed or stratum) SEE: bed | :: |
| measurement {n} (act of measuring) | :: måling |
| measuring tape {n} (tape measure) SEE: tape measure | :: |
| meat {n} (animal flesh used as food) | :: kjøtt {n}; kjøt {n}, kjøtt {n} |
| meat {n} (type of meat) | :: kjøtt {n}; kjøt {n} |
| meat {n} (any sort of flesh) | :: kjøtt {n}; kjøt {n} |
| meat {n} | :: kjøtt {n}; kjøt |
| meatball {n} (meatball) | :: kjøttbolle {m}, kjøttkake {m} {f}; kjøtbolle {m}, kjøttbolle {m}, kjøtkake {f}, kjøttkake {f} |
| meatgrinder {n} (device for cutting meat) | :: kjøttkvern {m} {f} |
| meathead {n} (stupid person) | :: kjøtthue {n} |
| meatloaf {n} (mixture of ground meat) | :: kjøttpudding {m}; kjøtpudding {m} |
| Mecca {prop} (city in Saudi Arabia) | :: Mekka |
| mechanic {n} (skilled worker on machinery) | :: mekaniker {m} |
| mechanical {adj} (physics: related to mechanics) | :: mekanisk |
| mechanical {adj} (done by machine) | :: maskinell; maskinell |
| mechanics {n} (a branch of physics) | :: mekanikk |
| mechanism {n} (mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion) | :: mekanisme {m} |
| medal table {n} | :: medaljefordeling |
| meddle {v} (to have sex) SEE: have sex | :: |
| Mede {n} (inhabitant of Media) | :: meder {m}; medar {m} |
| mediaeval {adj} (medieval) SEE: medieval | :: |
| Median {n} (Mede) SEE: Mede | :: |
| medical certificate {n} (statement from a physician) | :: legemelding {m} |
| medical student {n} (student at a medical school) | :: medisinstudent {m}; medisinstudent {m} |
| medicinal {adj} (tending to cure disease) | :: medisinsk; medisinsk |
| medicine {n} (substance which promotes healing) | :: legemiddel {n}, medikament {n}, medisin {m}, droge {m} ; lækjemiddel {n}, medikament {n}, medicin {m} |
| medicine {n} (field of study) | :: medisin {m} |
| medicine man {n} (shamanistic healer) | :: medisinmann {m}; medisinmann {m} |
| medicine woman {n} (shamanistic healer) | :: medisinkvinne {m} {f}; medisinkvinne {f} |
| medieval {adj} (of or relating to the Middle Ages) | :: middelaldersk, middelalderlig |
| Medieval Latin {prop} (language) | :: middelalderlatin {m} |
| medieval literature {n} (literature of the Middle Ages) | :: middelalderlitteratur |
| mediocre {adj} (having no peculiar or outstanding features) | :: middelmådig |
| meditate {v} | :: meditere |
| Mediterranean {prop} (Mediterranean Sea) SEE: Mediterranean Sea | :: |
| Mediterranean climate {n} (Mediterranean climate) | :: middelhavsklima {n}; middelhavsklima {n} |
| Mediterranean flour moth {n} (type of moth that feeds on grain) | :: melmøll {m} |
| Mediterranean gull {n} (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) | :: svartehavsmåke; svartehavsmåse |
| mediterranean sea {n} (mostly enclosed sea) | :: middelhav {n}; innhav {n} |
| Mediterranean Sea {prop} (sea between Europe and Africa) | :: Middelhavet; Middelhavet |
| medium dry {adj} | :: halvtørr; halvtørr, halvturr |
| medium-sized {adj} (having a medium or intermediate size) | :: mellomstor; mellomstor |
| medium wave {n} (radio wave) | :: mellombølge {m} {f}; mellombylgje {f}, mellombølgje {f} |
| meek {adj} (humble, modest, or self-effacing) | :: blyg |
| meet {v} (encounter by accident) | :: møte; møte |
| meet {v} (see through arrangement) | :: møte; møte |
| meet {v} (gather for a formal discussion) | :: møte; møte |
| meet {v} ((sport) play a match) | :: møte; møte |
| meet {v} (meet face-to-face) | :: møte; møte |
| meeting {n} (gathering for a purpose) | :: møte {n}; møte {n} |
| meeting {n} | :: møte {n}; møte {n}; møte {n}; møte {n} |
| meeting place {n} (place where people arrange to meet) | :: møteplass {m}, møtested {n}; møteplass {m}, møtestad {m} |
| meeting room {n} (room for holding meetings) | :: møterom {n}; møterom {n} |
| meet one's maker {v} (die, pass into the afterlife) | :: møte sin skaper |
| meet up {v} (meet somebody, by arrangement) | :: treffes, møtes |
| mega- {prefix} (very large, great) | :: mega-; mega- |
| megalith {n} (construction) | :: megalitt {m}; megalitt {m} |
| megalithic {adj} (of or pertaining to megaliths) | :: megalittisk; megalittisk |
| megalomania {n} (psychopathological condition) | :: stormannsgalskap {m} |
| megalomania {n} (obsession) | :: stormannsgalskap {m} |
| megalomaniacal {adj} (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania) | :: stormannsgal |
| megaphone {n} (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) | :: megafon {m}; megafon {m} |
| megawatt {n} (one million watts) | :: megawatt {m}; megawatt {m} |
| megawatt-hour {n} (unit of energy) | :: megawattime {m}; megawattime {m} |
| meitnerium {n} (chemical element) | :: meitnerium |
| melancholic {adj} (filled with or affected by melancholy) | :: sørgmodig, melankolsk; sørgmodig, melankolsk |
| melancholy {n} (Sadness or depression) | :: melankoli {m}, tungsinn, svartsyn, vemod {n} |
| melancholy {adj} (affected with sadness or depression) SEE: melancholic | :: |
| Melanesia {prop} (part of Oceania) | :: Melanesia; Melanesia |
| Melanesian {adj} (referring to Melanesia) | :: melanesisk; melanesisk |
| melanism {n} (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) | :: melanisme {m}; melanisme {m} |
| melanoma {n} (type of skin tumor) | :: melanom {n} |
| melissa {n} (plant of genus Melissa) | :: melisse {m}; melisse {m} |
| melodic {adj} (of, relating to, or having melody) | :: melodisk; melodisk |
| melodic {adj} (melodious, tuneful) | :: melodisk; melodisk |
| melodious {adj} (having a pleasant melody) | :: melodiøs, melodisk; melodiøs, melodisk |
| melodrama {n} (romantic drama) | :: melodrama {n}; melodrama {n} |
| melody {n} (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) | :: melodi {m} |
| melon {n} (fruit) | :: melon |
| melongene {n} (eggplant) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| melt {v} (intransitive: (of a solid) to become a liquid) | :: smelte |
| melt {n} (idiot) SEE: idiot | :: |
| melting {n} (process of changing the state of a substance) | :: smelter |
| melting point {n} (temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium) | :: smeltepunkt {n}; smeltepunkt {n} |
| melting pot {n} (place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized) | :: smeltedigel |
| meltwater {n} (water from melting ice or snow) | :: smeltevann {n} |
| member {n} (in set theory) SEE: element | :: |
| member {n} (one who officially belongs to a group) | :: medlem {n}; medlem {m} |
| member {n} (organ, limb) | :: lem {n} |
| member {n} (penis) | :: lem {n} |
| Member of Parliament {n} (representative) | :: stortingsrepresentant {m} , parlamentsmedlem {n}; stortingsrepresentant {m} , parlamentsmedlem {n} |
| membership {n} (fact of being a member) | :: medlemskap {n}; medlemskap {m} {n} |
| membership card {n} (card held by a member) | :: medlemskort {n}; medlemskort {n} |
| member state {n} (state that is a member of a confederation) | :: medlemsland {n}, medlemsstat {m}; medlemsland {n}, medlemsstat {m} |
| membrane {n} (enclosing or separating tissue) | :: membran {m}, hinne {m} {f}; membran {m}, hinne {f} |
| membrane {n} (mechanical part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force) | :: membran {m}, hinne {m} {f}; membran {m}, hinne {f} |
| membrane potential {n} | :: membranpotensial {n} |
| meme {n} (unit of cultural information) | :: mem |
| memento {n} (a keepsake) | :: minne {n} |
| memoir {n} (book describing the personal experiences of an author) | :: memoarer {p}; memoarar {p} |
| memoirs {n} (autobiography) SEE: memoir | :: |
| memorable {adj} (worthy of being remembered) | :: minneverdig, minnerik; minneverdig, minnerik |
| memorial {n} (structure) | :: minnesmerke {n}; minnesmerke {n} |
| memorial service {n} (funeral) SEE: funeral | :: |
| memorize {v} (to commit to memory, to learn by heart) | :: lære utenat,pugge |
| memory {n} (ability to recall) | :: hukommelse {m}, minne {n}; minne {n} |
| memory {n} (RAM or ROM) | :: dataminne {n} |
| memory chip {n} (microchip) | :: minnebrikke {m} {f}; minnebrikke {f} |
| menacing {v} (threatening) | :: truende |
| mendaciousness {n} (mendacity) SEE: mendacity | :: |
| mendacity {n} (fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty) | :: uærlighet {m} |
| mendacity {n} (a deceit, falsehood, or lie) | :: falskhet {m} |
| mendelevium {n} (chemical element) | :: mendelevium |
| menfolk {n} (men collectively) | :: mannfolk {n} {n-p}, på sverdsiden, karfolk {n} {n-p}; mannfolk {n} {n-p}, karfolk {n} {n-p} |
| menfolk {n} (adult male members of a community) | :: mannfolk {n-p} |
| menial {adj} (of or relating to unskilled work) | :: nedrig, lavstatuspreget |
| Meänkieli {prop} (Finnic language spoken in northern Sweden) | :: tornedalsfinsk {m}, meänkieli {m} |
| menopause {n} (ending of menstruation) | :: overgangsalder {m}; overgangsalder {m} |
| menorah {n} (seven-branch candelabrum) | :: menora {m}; menora {m} |
| Mensa {prop} (constellation) | :: Bordet |
| menstrual cycle {n} (recurring cycle) | :: menstruasjonssyklus {m}; menstruasjonssyklus {m} |
| menstruate {v} (to undergo menstruation) | :: menstruere; menstruera, menstruere |
| menstruation {n} (periodic discharging of the menses) | :: menstruasjon |
| mental hospital {n} (facility designed to treat persons with mental disorders) | :: psykiatrisk sykehus {n}, mentalsykehus {n} , galehus {n} ; psykiatrisk sjukehus {n}, mentalsjukehus {n} , asyl {n} , galehus {n} |
| mental illness {n} (property (uncountable)) | :: sinnssykdom {m} |
| mental illness {n} (mental disorder (countable)) | :: sinnssykdom {m} |
| mental institution {n} (psychiatric hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| mentality {n} (mindset) | :: mentalitet {m}; mentalitet {m} |
| menthol {n} (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) | :: mentol {m}; mentol {m} |
| mention {v} (mention) SEE: cover | :: |
| mention {n} (a speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner) | :: omtale {m} |
| mention {v} (make a short reference to something) | :: omtale; nevne; nemne |
| menu {n} (details of the food to be served at a banquet) | :: meny {m}, speisekart {n} |
| menu {n} (printed list of dishes offered in a restaurant) | :: meny {m} |
| menu {n} (list from which the user may select an operation to be performed) | :: meny {m} |
| meow {interj} (cry of a cat) | :: mjau |
| meow {n} (cry of a cat) | :: mjau |
| meow {v} (of a cat, to make its cry) | :: mjaue |
| mercenary {n} (person employed to fight) | :: leiesoldat {m}; leigesoldat {m} |
| merchant {n} (person who traffics in commodities) | :: kjøpmann {m}, farmann {m} ; kjøpmann {m}, farmann {m} |
| merchant {n} (the owner or operator of a retail business) | :: detaljist {m}, detaljhandler {m}, kjøpmann {m}, kjøpmann {m}, handelsmann {m}; detaljist {m}, detaljhandlar {m}, kjøpmann {m}, handelsmann {m} |
| merchant {n} (trading vessel) SEE: cargo ship | :: |
| merchant fleet {n} (fleet of merchant ships) | :: handelsflåte {m}; handelsflåte {m} |
| merchantman {n} (merchant) SEE: merchant | :: |
| merchantman {n} (cargo ship) SEE: cargo ship | :: |
| merchant ship {n} (marine cargo vessel) SEE: cargo ship | :: |
| merciless {adj} (showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless) | :: nådeløs; nådelaus |
| mercury {n} (element) | :: kvikksølv {n}; kvikksølv {n}, kvikksylv {n} |
| Mercury {prop} (planet) | :: Merkur |
| mercy {n} (relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another) | :: barmhjertighet, nåde |
| mercy {n} (forgiveness or compassion) | :: nåde |
| mercy killing {n} (euthanasia) SEE: euthanasia | :: |
| merger {n} (the act or process of merging) | :: sammenslåing {m} {f} |
| mergirl {n} (mermaid) SEE: mermaid | :: |
| meridian {n} (imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface) | :: meridian {m}; meridian {m} |
| meringue {n} (shell) | :: marengs |
| mermaid {n} (mythological woman with a fish's tail) | :: havfrue {m} {f}; havfru {f}, havfrue {f} |
| Merry Andrew {n} (person who clowns publicly) SEE: clown | :: |
| merry Christmas {phrase} (good wishes at Christmas time) | :: god jul |
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year {phrase} (traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year) | :: god jul og godt nytt år |
| merry-go-round {n} (carousel) | :: karusell {m} |
| mesa {n} (flat area of land) | :: platå {n} |
| mesencephalon {n} (midbrain) SEE: midbrain | :: |
| mesentery {n} (the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen) | :: krøs {n}, mesenterium {n}; krøs {n} |
| mesh {n} (structure) | :: nett {n}, garn |
| mesh {n} (opening) | :: maske {m}; maske {f} |
| meson {n} (elementary particle) | :: meson {n}; meson {n} |
| mess {n} (confusion of things) | :: røre |
| mess {n} (church service) SEE: Mass | :: |
| message {n} (communication, concept or information conveyed) | :: budskap {n}, melding {m} {f}; bodskap {n}, melding {f} |
| messenger {n} (one who brings messages) | :: bud {n}, budbringer {m}, budbærer {m}, sendebud {n} |
| Messiah {prop} ((Christianity) Jesus) | :: Messias |
| mess with {v} (to interfere with) | :: søle med |
| mess with {v} (to diss) | :: søle med |
| mess with {v} (to joke with) | :: søle med |
| metabolism {n} (complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells) | :: stoffskifte {n}; stoffskifte {n} |
| metal {n} (atomic element or material made of such atoms) | :: metall {n}; metall {n} |
| metal {n} (certain category of rock music) | :: metal |
| metalhead {n} (one who listens to (is a fan of) heavy metal music) | :: metalhead {m}, hardrocker {m}; metalhead {m}, hardrockar {m} |
| metallic {adj} (related to metal) | :: metallisk; metallisk |
| metallic {adj} (made of metal) | :: metallisk; metallisk |
| metallurgic {adj} (metallurgical) SEE: metallurgical | :: |
| metallurgical {adj} (of or relating to metallurgy) | :: metallurgisk; metallurgisk |
| metallurgy {n} (science of metals) | :: metallurgi {m}; metallurgi {m} |
| metamorphic {adj} (zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis) | :: metamorf; metamorf |
| metamorphic rock {n} (one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth) | :: metamorf bergart |
| metamorphosis {n} (transformation) | :: metamorfose {m}; metamorfose {m} |
| metamorphosis {n} (in biology) | :: metamorfose {m}; metamorfose {m} |
| metaphor {n} (uncountable: figure of speech) | :: metafor {m}; metafor {m} |
| metaphor {n} (countable: word or phrase used in metaphor) | :: metafor {m}; metafor {m} |
| metaphorical {adj} (pertaining to a metaphor) | :: metaforisk; metaforisk |
| metaphysics {n} (branch of philosophy that studies first principles) | :: metafysikk {m}; metafysikk {m} |
| metastasis {n} (transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body) | :: metastase {m}; metastase {m} |
| metempsychosis {n} (Transmigration of the soul) | :: sjelevandring |
| meteor {n} (streak of light) | :: meteor {m} |
| meteorite {n} (remains of a meteor) | :: meteoritt {m} |
| meteorologic {adj} (meteorological) SEE: meteorological | :: |
| meteorological {adj} (relating to meteorology) | :: meteorologisk; meteorologisk |
| meteorologist {n} (person who studies meteorology) | :: meteorolog {m} |
| meteorology {n} (science) | :: meteorologi {m}; meteorologi {m} |
| meteor shower {n} (Meteors seen on Earth for short time period) | :: meteorregn {n} |
| meter {n} (measuring instrument) | :: måler {m} |
| meter {n} (increment of music) | :: takt {m} |
| meter {n} (unit of length) SEE: metre | :: |
| meter {v} (to measure) SEE: measure | :: |
| methanal {n} (formaldehyde) SEE: formaldehyde | :: |
| methane {n} (the compound CH4) | :: metan {n}; metan {n} |
| methanol {n} (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) | :: metanol {m}; metanol {m} |
| methinks {contraction} (it seems to me) | :: det synes meg |
| methionine {n} (amino acid) | :: metionin {m} |
| method {n} (process by which a task is completed) | :: metode {m}; metode {m} |
| methodical {adj} (in an organized manner) | :: metodisk; metodisk |
| methodically {adv} (in a methodical manner) | :: metodisk; metodisk |
| Methodism {n} (Methodist Christian movement founded by John Wesley) | :: metodisme {m} |
| Methodist {n} (a member of the Methodist Church) | :: metodist {m}; metodist {m} |
| methodology {n} (the study of methods used in a field) | :: metodikk {m}; metodikk {m} |
| Methuselah {prop} (Biblical character) | :: Metusalem {m}, Metusjalah {m}; Metusalem {m}, Metusjalah {m} |
| methylated spirit {n} (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) | :: rødsprit {m}; raudsprit {m} |
| meticulous {adj} (characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details) | :: omhyggelig |
| metonymic {adj} (of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object) | :: metonymisk; metonymisk |
| metonymical {adj} (metonymic) SEE: metonymic | :: |
| metonymy {n} (figure of speech) | :: talemåte {m}, metonym {n} |
| metre {n} (unit of length) | :: meter {m}; meter {m} |
| metre gauge {n} (track gauge) | :: meterspor {n}; meterspor {n} |
| metric {adj} (relating to metric system) | :: metrisk; metrisk |
| metric {adj} (relating to musical meter) | :: metrisk; metrisk |
| metrical foot {n} (basic unit of verse) | :: versefot {m} |
| metro {n} (underground railway) SEE: subway | :: |
| metro {n} (train of underground railway) SEE: subway | :: |
| metrology {n} (science of measurement) | :: metrologi {m} |
| metronome {n} (a device used in music) | :: metronom {m}; metronom {m} |
| metropole {n} (city) SEE: metropolis | :: |
| metropolis {n} (colony’s mother city) | :: metropol |
| metropolitan {n} (bishop empowered to oversee other bishops) | :: byregion |
| metropolitan {adj} (pertaining to a metropolis) | :: metropolitt |
| mettle {n} (metal) SEE: metal | :: |
| Meuse {prop} (river) | :: Maas |
| mew {n} (crying sound of a cat) SEE: meow | :: |
| mew {v} (meow) SEE: meow | :: |
| Mexican {n} (person from Mexico or of Mexican descent) | :: mexicaner {m}, meksikaner {m}; mexican {m}, mexicanar {m}, meksikan {m}, meksikanar {m} |
| Mexican {adj} (of or pertaining to Mexico) | :: mexicansk, meksikansk; mexicansk, meksikansk |
| Mexican wolf {n} (rare subspecies of grey wolf) | :: Meksikansk ulv |
| Mexico {prop} (country) | :: Mexico |
| Mexico {prop} (Mexico City) SEE: Mexico City | :: |
| Mexico City {prop} (capital of Mexico) | :: Mexico by; Mexico by |
| mezzanine {n} (a floor under the stage, from which contrivances such as traps are worked) | :: mesanin {m} |
| Mia {prop} (female given name) | :: Mia |
| Miami {prop} (city in Florida, United States) | :: Miami |
| mica {n} (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) | :: glimmer |
| Micah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Mika |
| Micah {prop} (Biblical character: minor prophet and author) | :: Mika |
| Micah {prop} (Biblical character: Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18) | :: Mika |
| Micah {prop} (male given name) | :: Mika |
| Michael {prop} (male given name) | :: Mikael |
| Michael {prop} (archangel) | :: Mikael |
| Mickey Mouse {prop} (Disney character) | :: Mikke Mus |
| microaggression {n} (everyday interaction interpreted as aggression) | :: mikroaggressjon {m}; mikroaggressjon {m} |
| microalga {n} (microscopic photosynthetic protists) | :: mikroalge {m}; mikroalge {m} |
| microbe {n} (microorganism) | :: mikrobe |
| microbiological {adj} (pertaining to microbiology) | :: mikrobiologisk; mikrobiologisk |
| microbiologist {n} (scientist whose speciality is microbiology) | :: mikrobiolog {m}; mikrobiolog {m} |
| microbiology {n} (branch of biology dealing with microorganisms) | :: mikrobiologi {m}; mikrobiologi {m} |
| microclimate {n} (local climate region) | :: mikroklima {n}; mikroklima {n} |
| microcomputer {n} (computer designed around a microprocessor) | :: mikrodatamaskin {m} |
| microcosm {n} (human nature or body as representative of the wider universe) | :: mikrokosmos {n}; mikrokosmos {n} |
| microcosm {n} (smaller system as representative of a larger one) | :: mikrokosmos {n}; mikrokosmos {n} |
| microgram {n} (µg) | :: mikrogram {n}; mikrogram {n} |
| microlight {n} (very light aircraft) | :: mikrofly {n}; mikrofly {n} |
| micrometer {n} (instrument) | :: mikrometer {m} |
| micrometre {n} (micrometer) SEE: micrometer | :: |
| Micronesia {prop} (geographical region) | :: Mikronesia; Mikronesia |
| Micronesia {prop} (country) | :: Mikronesiaføderasjonen |
| Micronesian {n} (A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent) | :: mikronesier {m}; mikronesiar {m} |
| Micronesian {adj} (Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people) | :: mikronesisk; mikronesisk |
| micronutrient {n} (essential mineral or vitamin) | :: mikronæringsstoff {n}; mikronæringsstoff {n} |
| microphone {n} (transducer of sound waves to electricity) | :: mikrofon {m} |
| microprocessor {n} (the entire CPU of a computer on a chip) | :: mikroprosessor {m}; mikroprosessor {m} |
| microscope {n} (an optical instrument) | :: mikroskop {n}; mikroskop {n} |
| microscopic {adj} (relating to microscopes) | :: mikroskopisk; mikroskopisk |
| microscopic {adj} (so small that it can only be seen using a microscope) | :: mikroskopisk; mikroskopisk |
| microscopize {v} (microscope) SEE: microscope | :: |
| microscopy {n} (use of microscopes) | :: mikroskopi {m}; mikroskopi {m} |
| microsecond {n} (unit of time equal to 10−6 seconds) | :: mikrosekund {n}; mikrosekund {n} |
| microtome {n} (special instrument) | :: mikrotom {m}; mikrotom {m} |
| microwave {n} (microwave oven) SEE: microwave oven | :: |
| microwave {n} (electromagnetic wave) | :: mikrobølge {m} {f}; mikrobylgje {f}, mikrobølgje {f} |
| microwave oven {n} (oven using microwave energy) | :: mikrobølgeovn {m}; mikrobølgjeomn {m}, mikrobylgjeomn {m} |
| micturate {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| mid-air {n} (middle of the air) | :: i lufta |
| midbrain {n} (part of brain) | :: mesencephalon |
| midday {n} (12 o'clock during the day) SEE: noon | :: |
| middle {n} (centre, midpoint) | :: midt {m}; midt {m} |
| middle {adj} (located in the middle; in between) | :: midterst |
| middle-aged {adj} (of, or relating to middle age) | :: middelaldrende; middelaldrande |
| Middle Ages {prop} (historical period) | :: middelalder {m}, mellomalder {m}; mellomalder {m} |
| middle class {n} (social and economic class) | :: middelklasse {m} {f}; middelklasse {m} {f} |
| middle ear {n} (cavity in the ear) | :: ambolt {m}, mellomøre {n} |
| Middle Earth {prop} (Earth) SEE: Earth | :: |
| Middle East {prop} (region comprising southwest Asia and northeast Africa) | :: Midtøsten; Midtausten |
| Middle English {prop} (Middle English) | :: mellomengelsk {m}; mellomengelsk {m} |
| middle finger {n} (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) | :: langfinger {m}; langfinger {m} |
| Middle French {n} (Middle French) | :: mellomfransk {m}; mellomfransk {m} |
| Middle High German {adj} (Middle High German) | :: middelhøytysk |
| Middle High German {prop} (Middle High German) | :: middelhøytysk {m}; mellomhøgtysk |
| Middle Low German {prop} (language) | :: middelnedertysk {m} |
| middleman {n} (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) | :: mellommann {m}; mellommann {m} |
| middleman {n} (intermediary) SEE: intermediary | :: |
| middlemost {adj} (nearest to the exact middle) | :: midterst |
| middle name {n} (name between given name and surname) | :: mellomnavn {n}; mellomnamn {n} |
| Middle Norwegian {prop} (Middle Norwegian) | :: mellomnorsk {m}; mellomnorsk {m}, millomnorsk {m} |
| Middle Saxon {prop} (Middle Low German) SEE: Middle Low German | :: |
| midfield {n} (middle of the field) | :: midtbane {m}; midtbane {m} {f} |
| midfielder {n} (player) | :: midtbanespiller {m}, midtbanespeller {m}; midtbanespelar {m} |
| Midgard {prop} (Earth) SEE: Earth | :: |
| mid-life crisis {n} (emotional period of doubt) | :: midtlivskrise {m} {f}; midtlivskrise {m} {f} |
| midmost {adj} (middlemost) SEE: middlemost | :: |
| midnight {n} (12 o'clock) | :: midnatt {m} {f}; midnatt {f} |
| midnight sun {n} (phenomenon occurring when Sun does not set) | :: midnattssol {m} {f}; midnattssol {f} |
| mid-ocean ridge {n} (submarine rise in mid-ocean) | :: midthavsrygg {m}; midthavsrygg {m} |
| midpoint {n} (point equidistant between two extremes) | :: midtpunkt {n}; midtpunkt {n} |
| midpoint {n} (point which divides a line segment) | :: midtpunkt {n}; midtpunkt {n} |
| midsummer {n} (about 21st June) | :: midtsommer {m} |
| midsummer {n} (The middle of summer) | :: midtsommer {m} |
| midway {adv} (halfway) SEE: halfway | :: |
| midwife {n} (person who assists women in childbirth) | :: jordmor {m} {f}; jordmor {f} |
| midwife {n} (person who assists in bringing something about) | :: fødselshjelper {m} |
| mielie {n} (maize) SEE: maize | :: |
| mien {n} (demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer) | :: mine {m} |
| mien {n} (specific facial expression) | :: mine {m} |
| mighty {adj} (very strong, possessing might) | :: mektig |
| migmatite {n} (Intimate mixture of granite and older rock) | :: migmatitt {m}; migmatitt {m} |
| migraine {n} (headache usually affecting only one side of the head) | :: migrene {m}; migrene {m} |
| migrant worker {n} (guest worker) SEE: guest worker | :: |
| migration {n} (moving a place to live to another) | :: migrasjon {m}; migrasjon {m} |
| migration {n} (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) | :: trekk {n}, migrasjon {m}; trekk {n}, migrasjon {m} |
| Migration Period {prop} (mass migration of Germanic people in Europe during the early Middle Ages) | :: folkevandringstiden; folkevandringstida |
| mikado {n} (emperor of Japan) | :: mikado {m}; mikado {m} |
| Milan {prop} (city and capital) | :: Milano {m} |
| milch cow {n} (cash cow) SEE: cash cow | :: |
| milch cow {n} (cow kept for milking) SEE: dairy cow | :: |
| mildness {n} (quality of being mild; gentleness) | :: mildhet {m} {f} |
| Mildred {prop} (female given name) | :: Mildrid |
| mile {n} (measure of length) | :: mil |
| mileage {n} (total distance travelled) | :: kjørelengde {m} {f} |
| mileage {n} (distance travelled on certain amount of fuel) | :: rekkevidde {m} {f}, drivstofforbruk {n}; rekkevidd {f} |
| mileage {n} (allowance for travel expenses per distance travelled) | :: kilometergodtgjørelse {m} {f}; kilometergodtgjering {f} |
| mileage {n} (something worth taking into consideration) | :: poeng {n} |
| milestone {n} (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) | :: milestein {m}, milepæl {m}, milepel {m}, milestolpe {m}; milestein {m}, milepåle {m}, milestolpe |
| milestone {n} (important event) | :: milepæl {m}, milepel {m}, minestolpe {m}, milestein {m}; milestolpe {m}, milepåle {m}, milestein {m} |
| MILF {n} (woman) | :: MILF {m} {f} |
| milieu {n} (person’s social setting or environment) | :: miljø {n} |
| militarism {n} (militarism) | :: militarisme {m}; militarisme {m} |
| military {adj} (characteristic of members of the armed forces) | :: militær |
| military academy {n} (postsecondary officer-prep school) | :: militærakademi {n}; militærakademi {n} |
| military exercise {n} (war game) | :: militærøvelse {m}, militærøving {m} {f}; militærøving {f} |
| military service {n} (service in an army) | :: militærtjeneste {m} |
| militsia {n} (police) SEE: police | :: |
| milk {v} (to express milk from mammal) | :: melke, mjølke; mjølke |
| milk {n} (semen) SEE: semen | :: |
| milk {n} (liquid) | :: melk {m} {f}, mjølk {m} {f}; mjølk {f} |
| milk-cap {n} (mushroom of the genus Lactarius) | :: riske {m} {f}, melkesopp {m} |
| milk chocolate {n} (Chocolate that includes milk powder as one of its ingredients) | :: melkesjokolade {m}, mjølkesjokolade {m}; mjølkesjokolade {m} |
| milk churn {n} (conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk) | :: melkespann {n} |
| milk cow {n} (dairy cow) SEE: dairy cow | :: |
| milk duct {n} (duct that carries breast milk) | :: melkegang {m} |
| milking {n} (the act by which a cow is milked) | :: melking {m} {f} |
| milkmaid {n} (a young woman who milks the cows on a farm) | :: budeie {m} {f}; budeie {f} |
| milk powder {n} (pulverized milk solids) | :: melkepulver {n} |
| milk replacer {n} (liquid nutrition that is given to young animals) | :: melkeerstatning {c}, mjølkeerstatning {c}; mjølkeerstatning {f} |
| milkshake {n} (milk and ice cream beverage) | :: milkshake {m}; milkshake {m} |
| milk substitute {n} (liquid that replaces milk in a diet or recipe) | :: melkeerstatning {c}, mjølkeerstatning {c}; mjølkeerstatning {f} |
| milk tooth {n} (tooth of the first set of teeth) | :: melketann {m} {f}, mjølketann {m} {f}; mjølketann {f} |
| milky {adj} (resembling milk in color or consistency) | :: melkeaktig |
| Milky Way {prop} (galaxy) | :: Melkeveien {m}; Mjølkevegen {m} |
| mill {n} (grinding apparatus) | :: mølle {m} {f}; mylne {f}, mølle {f} |
| mill {n} (building housing a grinding apparatus) | :: mølle {m} {f}; mylne {f}, mølle {f} |
| mill {n} (manufacturing plant) | :: mølle {m} {f}; mylne {f}, mølle {f} |
| mill {n} (building housing a manufacturing plant) | :: mølle {m}, fabrikk {m} |
| mill {n} (establishment that handles a certain type of situation routinely) | :: papirmølle {m} |
| mill {n} (treadmill) SEE: treadmill | :: |
| mille-feuille {n} (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) | :: napoleonskake {m} {f} |
| millennium {n} (thousand-year period) | :: årtusen {n}, millennium {n}, tusenår {n}; millennium {n}, tusenår {n} |
| millennium {n} (Christianity: the 1000 year reign of Christ) | :: millennium |
| miller {n} (person) | :: møller {m}; mylnar {m}, møllar {m} |
| millet {n} (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) | :: hirse {m} |
| milliard {num} (10^9) SEE: billion | :: |
| millibar {n} (non-SI unit of pressure) | :: millibar {m}; millibar {m} |
| milligram {n} (milligram) | :: milligram {n}; milligram {n} |
| milliliter {n} (milliliter) SEE: millilitre | :: |
| millilitre {n} (a unit of volume) | :: milliliter {m}; milliliter {m} |
| millimeter {n} (unit of measure) | :: millimeter {m}; millimeter {m} |
| millimetre {n} (millimeter) SEE: millimeter | :: |
| million {n} (cardinal number) | :: million {m} |
| millionaire {n} (somebody whose wealth is greater than one million) | :: millionær {m}; millionær {m} |
| millionth {n} (one of a million equal parts of a whole) | :: milliondel {m}, milliontedel {m}; milliondel {m}, milliontedel {m} |
| millipede {n} (elongated arthropod) | :: tusenbein {n}, tusenben {n}; tusenbein {n} |
| millisecond {n} (one one-thousandth of a second) | :: millisekund {n} |
| millstone {n} (large round stone used for grinding grain) | :: kvernstein {m}, møllestein {m}; kvernstein {m}, møllestein {m} |
| milquetoast {adj} (meek, timid) SEE: meek | :: |
| milt {n} (the organ spleen) SEE: spleen | :: |
| mimic {n} (imitation) SEE: imitation | :: |
| mimic {v} (to imitate, especially in order to ridicule) | :: herme etter |
| minarchism {n} (government with the least necessary power over its citizens) | :: minarkisme {m}; minarkisme {m} |
| mince {n} (finely chopped meat) | :: kjøttdeig {m}, farse {m}; kjøttdeig {m}, kjøtdeig {m}, farse {m} |
| mince {n} (short precise step) | :: tripping {c} |
| mince {v} (walk in short precise step) | :: trippe |
| mincer {n} (a kitchen utensil used for mincing meat) SEE: meatgrinder | :: |
| mince words {v} (to use euphemisms) | :: ikke ta bladet for munnen |
| mind {n} (ability for rational thought) | :: forstand {m}, intellekt {n} |
| mind {n} (ability to be aware of things) | :: bevissthet {m} |
| mind {n} (ability to remember things) | :: hukommelse {m}, minne {n} |
| mind {n} (ability to focus the thoughts) | :: konsentrasjon {m} |
| mind {n} (somebody that embodies certain mental qualities) | :: tenker {m} |
| mind {n} (judgment, opinion, or view) | :: innstilling {m} |
| mind {n} (desire, inclination, or intention) | :: hensikt {m}, intensjon {m} |
| mind {n} (healthy mental state) | :: forstand {m} |
| mind {n} (philosophy: non-material substance) | :: ånd {m} |
| mind {v} (to pay attention to, take note of) | :: huske, passe på |
| mind {v} (to dislike, object to, have a contrary opinion toward) | :: bry seg om, ha imot, ha noe imot, bry |
| mind {v} (to look after, take care of) | :: passe på |
| mind {v} (to remember) SEE: remember | :: |
| mind control {n} (subverting an individual's control of his or her mind) | :: mind control {m} |
| mindfulness {n} (awareness) SEE: awareness | :: |
| mind one's own business {v} (to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others) | :: passe sine egne saker |
| mine {pron} (that which belongs to me) | :: min {m} |
| mine {n} (excavation from which ore is extracted) | :: gruve {m} {f}; gruve {f} |
| mine {n} (military: exploding device) | :: mine {m} {f} |
| mine {v} (to sow mines in) | :: minelegge |
| mine {v} (to pick one's nose) SEE: pick one's nose | :: |
| minefield {n} (area in which mines have been hidden) | :: minefelt {n}; minefelt {n} |
| miner {n} (person who works in a mine) | :: gruvearbeider {m}; gruvearbeidar {m} |
| mineral {n} (in geology) | :: mineral {n}; mineral {n} |
| mineral {n} (as opposed to animal and vegetable) | :: mineral {m} |
| mineral {n} (in nutrition) | :: mineral {m} |
| mineral {adj} (relating to or containing minerals) | :: mineralsk; mineralsk |
| mineral {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
| mineralogist {n} (expert in mineralogy) | :: mineralog {m}; mineralog {m} |
| mineralogy {n} (the study or science of minerals) | :: mineralogi {m}; mineralogi {m} |
| mineral water {n} (water containing dissolved minerals) | :: mineralvann {n}; mineralvatn {n} |
| minesweeper {n} (vehicle, device or person for the removal of mines) | :: minesveipar |
| mingle-mangle {n} (collection of miscellaneous things) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
| miniature {n} (a model of reduced scale) | :: miniatyr {m}; miniatyr {m} |
| miniature {adj} (smaller than normal) | :: miniatyr-; miniatyr- |
| minibar {n} (small refrigerator in a hotel room) | :: minibar |
| minibus {n} (a small bus) | :: minibuss {m}; minibuss {m} |
| minidress {n} (woman's short dress) | :: minikjole {m}; minikjole {m} |
| minimalism {n} | :: minimalisme |
| minimal pair {n} (Pair of words) | :: minimalt par {n}; minimalt par {n} |
| minimum wage {n} (lowest rate of pay that an employer can legally pay) | :: minstelønn {m} {f}; minstelønn {f}, minsteløn {f} |
| minimus {n} (the fifth digit) SEE: little finger | :: |
| miniskirt {n} (skirt) | :: miniskjørt {n}; miniskjørt {n} |
| minister {n} (politician who heads a ministry) | :: minister {m}; minister {m} |
| ministerium {n} (an association of ministers) | :: ministerium {n} |
| minister without portfolio {n} (minister without permanent area of responsibility) | :: minister uten portefølje {m} |
| ministry {n} (government department) | :: ministerium {n} |
| ministry {n} (complete body of government ministers) | :: Kabinett |
| mink {n} (mammal) | :: mink {m} |
| minke whale {n} (Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis) | :: vågehval {m}; vågekval {m} |
| minnow {n} (a small freshwater fish) | :: ørekyte {m} |
| Minoan {adj} (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) | :: minoisk; minoisk |
| Minorca {prop} (An island of Spain) | :: Menorca {f}; Menorca {f} |
| minority {n} (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) | :: minoritet {m}, mindretall {n}; minoritet {m}, mindretal {n} |
| minority group {n} (group that forms a minority) | :: minoritetsgruppe {m} {f}; minoritetsgruppe {f} |
| minority language {n} (language spoken by a minority) | :: minoritetsspråk {n}; minoritetsspråk {n} |
| minor planet {n} (celestial body) | :: småplanet {m} |
| Minsk {prop} (capital of Belarus) | :: Minsk; Minsk |
| mint {n} (money-producing building or institution) | :: myntverk {n} |
| mint {adj} (of condition, as new) | :: som ny |
| mint {n} (plant) | :: mynte {m} {f}; mynte {f} |
| minuet {n} (dance) | :: menuett {m}; menuett {m} |
| minuet {n} (music accompanying the dance) | :: menuett {m}; menuett {m} |
| minus {n} (minus sign) SEE: minus sign | :: |
| minus {prep} (mathematics: less) | :: minus |
| minus {adj} (negative) | :: negativ |
| minuscule {n} (lower-case letter) | :: minuskel {m}, gemen {m}, liten bokstav {m}; minuskel {m}, gemen {m}, liten bokstav {m} |
| minus sign {n} (symbol used to denote the operation of subtraction and to indicate that a number is negative) | :: minustegn {n}; minusteikn {n} |
| minute {n} (unit of time) | :: minutt {n} |
| minute {n} (short but unspecified period of time) | :: øyeblikk {n} |
| minute {n} (unit of angular measure) | :: minutt {n} |
| minute {n} (record of meeting) | :: protokoll {m} |
| minutes {n} (the official notes kept during a meeting) | :: referat {n}, protokoll {m} |
| miracle {n} (wonderful event attributed to supernatural powers) | :: mirakel {n}, under {n}, underverk {n}, vidunder {n}; mirakel {n}, under {n}, underverk {n}, vedunder {n} |
| miraculous {adj} (by supernatural or uncommon causes) | :: mirakuløs; mirakuløs |
| miraculously {adv} (in a miraculous manner) | :: mirakuløst |
| mirage {n} (an optical phenomenon) | :: luftspeiling {m} |
| mirage {n} (illusion) SEE: illusion | :: |
| Mirandese {prop} (Romance language) | :: mirandesisk |
| Miriam {prop} (sister of Moses and Aaron) | :: Mirjam |
| Miriam {prop} (female given name) | :: Miriam, Mirjam |
| mirror {n} (smooth reflecting surface) | :: speil {n}; spegel {m}, skuggsjå {n} |
| mirror {n} (computing: exact copy of a data set) | :: speil {n}; spegel {m} |
| mirror {v} (of an event, activity, behaviour.. to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) | :: speile |
| mirror-like {adj} (reflecting an image like a mirror) | :: speilblank |
| misanthropic {adj} (hating or disliking mankind) | :: misantropisk |
| misanthropy {n} (hatred or dislike of people or mankind) | :: misantropi {m}; misantropi {m} |
| misappropriate {v} (to embezzle) SEE: embezzle | :: |
| misbegotten {n} (one born out of wedlock) SEE: bastard | :: |
| misbehavior {n} (conduct that is inappropriate) | :: dårlig oppførsel {m} |
| miscarriage {n} (termination of pregnancy) | :: spontan abort {m}, spontanabort {m}; spontan abort {m}, spontanabort {m} |
| miscarriage of justice {n} (error which led to an unjust outcome) | :: justismord |
| miscarry {v} (to abort a foetus) | :: abortere |
| miscegenation {n} (the mixing or blending of race) | :: raseblanding {m} |
| miscellaneous {adj} (consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts) | :: blanda, blandet |
| miscellaneous {adj} (having diverse characteristics) | :: diverse |
| miscellaneous {adj} | :: diverse |
| mischief {n} (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause) | :: ugagn {n}, revestrek {m}, fantestrek {m} |
| miscible {adj} (can be mixed - of liquids) | :: blandbar; blandbar |
| miscomprehend {v} (misunderstand) SEE: misunderstand | :: |
| misconception {n} (a mistaken belief) | :: misoppfatning {m} {f}; misoppfatning {f} |
| misconduct {n} (bad behavior) SEE: misbehavior | :: |
| misconstrue {v} (to interpret erroneously) | :: feiltolke |
| misdeed {n} (something wrong done) | :: misgjerning {m} {f}; misgjerning {f} |
| miser {n} (skinflint or scrooge) | :: gjerrigknark {m} |
| miserable {adj} (in a state of misery) | :: kummerlig |
| misfortunes never come singly {proverb} (bad things come in groups) SEE: it never rains but it pours | :: |
| misinformation {n} (disinformation) SEE: disinformation | :: |
| misinterpret {v} (to interpret wrongly) | :: mistolke, feiltolke; mistolke, feiltolke |
| misinterpretation {n} (instance of misinterpreting) | :: feiltolkning {m} {f} |
| misjudgment {n} | :: feilgrep {n} |
| mislay {v} (to leave something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it) SEE: misplace | :: |
| misleading {adj} (tending to mislead) | :: misvisende |
| mismanagement {n} (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly) | :: vanstyre {n}; vanstyre {n} |
| misogynist {n} (hater of women) | :: kvinnehater {m}, misogyn {m}; kvinnehatar {m}, misogyn {m} |
| misplace {v} (to put something somewhere and then forget its location) | :: forlegge |
| misplace {v} (to apply one's talents inappropriately) | :: misforstå |
| misplaced {adj} (cannot be found) | :: feilplassert; feilplassert |
| miss {v} (to feel the absence of someone or something; to feel the want or need of) | :: savne |
| miss {n} (unmarried woman) | :: frøken |
| miss {n} (Miss) SEE: Miss | :: |
| Miss {n} (title) | :: frøken (frk.) |
| misshapen {adj} (deformed) | :: vanskapt, misdannet |
| missile {n} (self-propelled, guidable projectile) | :: missil |
| missing {adj} (not able to be located) | :: savnet |
| mission {n} (religious evangelism) | :: misjon {m} |
| missionary {n} (person traveling to spread a religion) | :: misjonær {m} |
| missionary {n} (missionary position) SEE: missionary position | :: |
| missionary position {n} (position for sexual intercourse) | :: misjonærstilling {c} |
| mission statement {n} (declaration of the purpose of an organization) | :: formålsparagraf |
| Mississippi {n} (state) | :: Mississippi |
| Mississippi {n} (river) | :: Mississippi {f}; Mississippielva {f} |
| Missouri {prop} (US state) | :: Missouri |
| misspelling {n} (misspelt word) | :: stavefeil {m}; stavefeil {m} |
| missus {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| mist {n} (Water or other liquid finely suspended in air) | :: dis {m}, tåke {m} {f}, skodde {m} {f}; dis {m}, tåke {f}, skodde {f} |
| mist {n} (A layer of fine droplets or particles) | :: tåke {m} {f} |
| mistake {v} (to take one thing for another) | :: misforstå |
| mistake {v} (To make an error) | :: ta feil |
| mistake {n} (an error) | :: feilgrep {n}; feil {m}, tabbe {m}; feil {m} |
| mistaken {adj} (erroneous) SEE: erroneous | :: |
| mistaken {adj} ((with a copula verb, often with about) having an incorrect belief) SEE: be wrong | :: |
| mister {n} (title of adult male) | :: herr |
| mistletoe {n} (any of several hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales) | :: misteltein {m}; misteltein {m} |
| mistreatment {n} (improper treatment) | :: mishandling {m} {f}; mishandling {f} |
| mistress {n} (woman of authority) | :: frue {m} {f}; frue {f} |
| mistress {n} (female teacher) | :: lærerinne {m} {f}, frøken {m} {f}; lærarinne {f}, frøken {f} |
| mistress {n} (woman in extramarital relationship) | :: elskerinne {m} {f}; elskarinne {f} |
| misunderstand {v} (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) | :: misforstå |
| misuse {n} (incorrect, improper or unlawful use) | :: misbruk {m} {n}; misbruk {m} {n} |
| mite {n} (arachnid) | :: mit {m}, midd {m} |
| mitigate {v} (to reduce, lessen, or decrease) | :: lindre, formilde, avbøte |
| mitre {n} (a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries) | :: mitra |
| mitt {n} (mitten) SEE: mitten | :: |
| mitten {n} (type of glove) | :: vott {m}; vott {m} |
| mix {v} (stir two or more substances together) | :: blande, mikse |
| mix {v} (combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate) | :: blande |
| mix {v} (music: combine several tracks) | :: mikse |
| mix {n} (result of mixing two or more substances) | :: blanding {m} {f}, miks {m} {n}; blanding {f}, miks {m} {n} |
| mixed {adj} (having two or more separate aspects) | :: blandet |
| mixed {adj} (Stemming from two or more races or breeds) | :: blandet |
| mixed martial arts {n} (Style of combat sport) | :: mixed martial arts {p} |
| mixer {n} (blender) | :: blander {m}, blandemaskin {m}, mikser {m}; blandar {m}, blandemaskin {m} {f}, miksar {m} |
| mixing bowl {n} (Large bowl used for mixing ingredients) | :: bakebolle {m}; bakebolle {m} |
| Mjollnir {prop} (the hammer of Thor, Thor's hammer Mjollnir) | :: Mjølner {m}; Mjølne {m}, Mjølner {m} |
| moa {n} (extinct bird) | :: moafugl |
| moat {n} (defensive ditch) | :: vollgrav {m} {f}; vollgrav {f} |
| mob {n} (mafia) SEE: mafia | :: |
| mobile {adj} (capable of being moved) | :: bevegelig, mobil |
| mobile {n} (decoration) | :: uro {m} |
| mobile {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| mobile phone {n} (portable telephone) | :: mobiltelefon {m}, mobil {m} |
| mobile telephone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| mobilise {v} (to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war) | :: mobilisere; mobilisere |
| mobilise {v} (to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose) | :: mobilisere; mobilisere |
| mobilize {v} (mobilise) SEE: mobilise | :: |
| moccasin {n} (modern shoe) | :: mokasin {m}, skalle {m} ; mokasin {m}, skalle {m} |
| mock {v} (to mimic) | :: imitere, herme |
| mock {v} (to taunt) | :: herme etter |
| mock exam {n} (an examination where the marks do not count) | :: tentamen |
| mode {n} (in music) | :: modus {m}; modus {m} |
| mode {n} (means of accomplishing something) | :: modus {m}; modus {m} |
| mode {n} (in computing) | :: modus {m}; modus {m} |
| mode {n} (style or fashion) | :: mote |
| mode {n} (grammatical mood) SEE: grammatical mood | :: |
| model aircraft {n} (aircraft made to a smaller scale) | :: modellfly {n}; modellfly {n} |
| model railway {n} (miniature railway) | :: modelljernbane {m} |
| mode of transport {n} (vehicle or system used to transport people or goods) | :: transportmiddel {n}; transportmiddel {n} |
| moderate {adj} (not excessive) | :: laber; laber |
| moderation {n} (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) | :: moderasjon {m}; moderasjon {m} |
| modern {adj} (pertaining to the current time and style) | :: moderne |
| Modern English {prop} (English spoken since the Great Vowel Shift) SEE: New English | :: |
| Modern Greek {n} (Modern Greek) | :: nygresk {m}; nygresk {m} |
| modernism {n} (any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century) | :: modernisme {m}; modernisme {m} |
| modernistic {adj} (modernistic) | :: modernistisk; modernistisk |
| Modern Standard Arabic {prop} (Modern Standard Arabic) | :: Moderne Standard Arabisk {m} |
| modification {n} (act or result of modifying or condition of being modified) | :: modifikasjon {m}, modifisering {m} {f}; modifikasjon {m}, modifisering {f} |
| Mohammad {prop} (male given name) SEE: Muhammad | :: |
| Mohammad {prop} (prophet) SEE: Muhammad | :: |
| Mohawk {n} (hairstyle) | :: hanekam |
| Mohican {n} (hairstyle) SEE: Mohawk | :: |
| moiety {n} (half) SEE: half | :: |
| moisture {n} (a moderate degree of wetness) | :: fuktighet {m} {f} |
| moisturising cream {n} (cream that moisturises the skin) | :: fuktighetskrem {m} |
| moisturizer {n} (moisturising cream) SEE: moisturising cream | :: |
| mojibake {n} (corrupt characters or letters) | :: tegnsalat |
| molasses {n} (thick brownish syrup refined from raw sugar) | :: melasse {m}; melasse {m} |
| mold {n} (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) | :: støpeform {f}; stoypeform {f} |
| Moldavia {prop} (Moldova) SEE: Moldova | :: |
| Moldavian {n} (inhabitant of the Republic of Moldova) | :: moldover {m}; moldovar {m} |
| Moldavian {prop} (language) | :: moldovsk {m}; moldovsk {m} |
| Moldova {prop} (country) | :: Moldova |
| Moldovan {n} (Moldavian) SEE: Moldavian | :: |
| Moldovan {prop} (Moldavian) SEE: Moldavian | :: |
| Moldovan {adj} (Moldavian) SEE: Moldavian | :: |
| mole {n} (dark spot on the skin) | :: føflekk {m} |
| mole {n} (burrowing insectivore) | :: moldvarp {m}, muldvarp {m}; moldvarp {m} |
| mole {n} (internal spy) | :: moldvarp {m}, muldvarp {m}; moldvarp {m} |
| mole {n} (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) | :: molo {m}; molo {m} |
| molecular {adj} (relating to molecules) | :: molekylær; molekylær |
| molecule {n} (group of atoms held together by chemical bonds) | :: molekyl {n}; molekyl {n} |
| molest {v} (to abuse) | :: antaste |
| mollusc {n} (soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca, see also: clam; oyster; mussel) | :: bløtdyr {n} |
| molybdenum {n} (chemical element) | :: molybden {n}; molybden {m} {n} |
| moment {n} (very brief period of time) | :: øyeblikk {n}; augeblikk {n}, augneblikk {n}, augeblink {m}, augneblink {m}, augneblunk {m} |
| moment {n} (moment in time) | :: tidspunkt {n}, øyeblikk {n}; tidspunkt {n}, augeblikk {n}, augeblink {m} |
| moment {n} (moment of force) | :: moment |
| momentarily {adv} (In a momentary manner) | :: momentant; momentant |
| momentarily {adv} (In a moment or very soon) | :: straks, veldig snart, veldig snart, øyeblikkelig, straks, straks |
| moment of truth {n} (deciding instant) | :: sannhetens øyeblikk {m} |
| Monaco {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Monaco |
| Monaco {prop} (capital city) | :: Monaco |
| Mona Lisa {prop} (painting by Leonardo da Vinci) | :: Mona Lisa {f} |
| monarch {n} (ruler) | :: monark {m}; monark {m} |
| monarchic {adj} (of, or relating to monarchy or to be a monarch) | :: monarkisk; monarkisk; monarkisk |
| monarchy {n} (form of government with a hereditary head of state) | :: monarki {n}, kongedømme {n}; monarki {n} |
| monastery {n} (building for monks) | :: kloster {n}; kloster {n} |
| Monastir {prop} (former name of Bitola in Macedonia) | :: Bitola |
| Monday {n} (day of the week) | :: mandag ; måndag |
| Monday {adv} (on Monday) | :: på mandag |
| monetary policy {n} (process) | :: pengepolitikk {m}; pengepolitikk {m} |
| monetary unit {n} (standard unit of currency) | :: myntenhet {m} {f} |
| money {n} (means of exchange and measure of value) | :: penger {p} |
| money {n} (cash) | :: kontanter {p}; penger {p} |
| money box {n} (tin with a slot in the top for depositing coins) SEE: piggy bank | :: |
| money doesn't grow on trees {proverb} (you must work in order to have money) | :: penger vokser ikke på trær |
| money laundering {n} (act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally) | :: hvitvasking {m} {f} |
| money order {n} (a type of cheque) | :: postanvisning {m} |
| money plant {n} (Lunaria annua) SEE: honesty | :: |
| Monégasque {n} (a native or inhabitant of Monaco) | :: monegasker {m}; monegask {m}, monegaskar {m} |
| Monégasque {adj} (of or relating to Monaco or its inhabitants) | :: monegaskisk; monegaskisk |
| Mongol {n} (A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian) SEE: Mongolian | :: |
| Mongol {n} (member of the nomadic people) | :: mongol {m}; mongol {m} |
| Mongolia {prop} (East Asian country) | :: Mongolia |
| Mongolian {adj} (of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures) | :: mongolsk; mongolsk |
| Mongolian {n} (native or inhabitant of Mongolia) | :: mongol {m}; mongol {m} |
| Mongolian {n} (language of Mongolia) | :: mongolsk {m}; mongolsk {m} |
| Mongolian {n} (person of Mongoloid physical type) | :: mongol {m}; mongol {m} |
| Mongolian {adj} (designating or affected with Down syndrome) SEE: Mongol | :: |
| Mongolian People's Republic {prop} (Mongolia) SEE: Mongolia | :: |
| Mongolian spot {n} (congenital birthmark in lower back) | :: mongolsk flekk {m}, mongolflekk {m}, asiaflekk {m} |
| mongoloid {n} (person with Down syndrome) SEE: Mongol | :: |
| mongoose {n} (a small carnivore of the family Herpestidae) | :: mungo {m} |
| mongrel {n} (someone of mixed kind) | :: kjøter {m} ; kjøter {m} |
| Monica {prop} (female given name) | :: Monika |
| Monika {prop} (female given name) SEE: Monica | :: |
| moniker {n} (signature) SEE: signature | :: |
| monitor {n} (computer display) | :: dataskjerm {m}; dataskjerm {m} |
| monitor {n} (class of armored warship) | :: monitor {m}; monitor {m} |
| monitor {v} (watch over, guard) | :: overvåke |
| monk {n} (slang: judge) SEE: judge | :: |
| monk {n} (male member of monastic order) | :: munk {m} |
| monk {n} (slang: loner) SEE: loner | :: |
| monkey {n} (primate) | :: ape {m} {f}, apekatt {m}; ape {m} {f}, apekatt {m} |
| monkey bars {n} (jungle gym) SEE: jungle gym | :: |
| monkey-eating eagle {n} (Philippine eagle) SEE: Philippine eagle | :: |
| monkey-house {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| monkshood {n} (herbs of the genus Aconitum) SEE: aconite | :: |
| monochasium {n} (cyme with one flower on each axis) | :: enarmet kvast, ensidig kvast |
| monochrome {n} (black and white image) | :: monokrom {m}, svarthvittbilde {n} |
| monochrome {adj} (having only one colour) | :: ensfarget |
| monochrome {adj} (of a photograph, representing colours with shades of gray) | :: monokromatisk, svarthvit |
| monocle {n} (a single lens) | :: monokkel {m}; monokkel {m} |
| monocotyledon {n} (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) | :: enfrøbladet plante; enfrøbladinger |
| monoglottism {n} (condition of being able to speak only a single language) SEE: monolingualism | :: |
| monogram {n} (a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark) | :: monogram {n}; monogram {n} |
| monolingual {adj} (only knowing or spoken in one language) | :: ettspråklig |
| monolingualism {n} (condition of being able to speak only a single language) | :: enspråklighet {m} {f}; einspråklegheit {f}, eittspråklegheit {f} |
| monolith {n} (large, single block of stone) | :: monolitt {m}; monolitt {m} |
| monologue {n} (drama: long speech by one person) | :: monolog {m}; monolog {m} |
| monophthong {n} (vowel that has same sound throughout its pronunciation) | :: monoftong {m}; monoftong |
| monophthongization {n} (the process of becoming monophthong) | :: monoftongering {m} {f} |
| monopoly {n} | :: monopol |
| Monopoly {prop} (a board game) | :: Monopol |
| monopsony {n} (market situation in which there is only buyer for a product) | :: monopsoni {m} |
| monorail {n} (a railroad system where the trains run on one rail) | :: énskinnebane {m} |
| monotheistic {adj} (believing in a single god) | :: monoteistisk; monoteistisk |
| monozygotic {adj} (of an identical twin) SEE: identical | :: |
| monsoon {n} (wind) | :: monsun {m}; monsun {m} |
| monsoon season {n} (part of the year when monsoons occur) | :: monsuntid {m} {f}; monsuntid {f} |
| monster {n} (terrifying dangerous creature) | :: monster {n}; uhyre {n}; uhyre {n} |
| monstrosity {n} (Monstrous thing, person or act) | :: uhyrlighet |
| montage {n} (composite work created by assembling other elements) | :: montasje {m}; montasje {m} |
| Montenegrin {adj} (relating to Montenegro) | :: montenegrinsk; montenegrinsk |
| Montenegrin {n} (person from Montenegro) | :: montenegriner {m}; montenegrinar {m} |
| Montenegrin {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: montenegrinsk {m}; montenegrinsk {m} |
| month {n} (period into which a year is divided) | :: måned |
| monthly {adj} (Occurring every month) | :: månedlig; månadleg |
| monthly {adv} (Occurring every month) | :: månedlig; månadleg |
| Montreal {prop} (a city in Quebec) | :: Montréal, Montreal; Montréal, Montreal |
| monument {n} (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons) | :: monument {n}; monument {n} |
| monumental {adj} (large, grand and imposing) | :: monumental; monumental |
| moo {n} (characteristic sound made by a cow or bull) | :: raut {n} |
| moo {v} (to make a lowing sound) | :: raute |
| moo {interj} (sound made by a cow or bull) | :: mø |
| mooch {n} (moocher) SEE: moocher | :: |
| moocher {n} (a person having a tendency to repeatedly ask help of others) | :: snylter {m} |
| mood {n} (mental state) | :: humør {n} |
| mood {n} (bad mood) | :: dårlig humør {n} |
| mood {n} (disposition (see also in the mood)) | :: humør {n} |
| mood {n} (prevalent atmosphere) | :: stemning {m} {f} |
| mood {n} (grammatical mood) SEE: grammatical mood | :: |
| moon {n} (largest natural satellite of planet Earth) | :: månen {m} |
| moon {n} (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) | :: måne {m} |
| moon {n} (month) | :: måned; månad |
| Moon {prop} (sole natural satellite of the Earth) | :: måne {m}; måne {m} |
| moonbeam {n} (moonlight generally) SEE: moonlight | :: |
| moonbounce {n} (bouncing castle) SEE: bouncing castle | :: |
| moon landing {n} (arrival of a spacecraft on the moon) | :: månelanding {m} {f}; månelanding {f} |
| moonlight {n} (light reflected from the moon) | :: måneskinn {n}; måneskin {n} |
| moon rocket {n} (moon-bound rocket-propelled vehicle) | :: månerakett {m}; månerakett {m} |
| moonshine {n} (illicit liquor) | :: hjemmebrent {m}; heimebrent {m} |
| moonshine {n} (shine of the moon) SEE: moonlight | :: |
| moor {n} (region with poor, marshy soil, peat and heath) | :: lynghei |
| moor {v} (to cast anchor or become fastened) | :: legge til, fortøye |
| moor {v} (to fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains) | :: fortøye |
| Moor {n} (a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people) | :: maurer {m}; maurar {m} |
| Moor {n} (a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain) | :: maurer {m}; maurar {m} |
| mooring {n} (place to moor a vessel) | :: fortøyning {m} {f} |
| mooring {n} (act of securing a vessel) | :: fortøyning {m} {f} |
| mooring buoy {n} (buoy where a vessel can moor) | :: fortøyningsbøye {m} |
| Moorish {adj} (of or pertaining to Moors) | :: maurisk; maurisk |
| Moorish {adj} (of or pertaining to architecture of Moors in Spain) | :: maurisk; maurisk |
| moose {n} (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) | :: elg {m} |
| moot {n} (debate) SEE: debate | :: |
| moot {n} (discuss) SEE: discuss | :: |
| mop {n} (implement for washing floors) | :: mopp {m}; mopp {m} |
| mop {v} (to rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop) | :: mopp |
| moped {n} (two-wheeled vehicle) | :: moped {m}; moped {m} |
| moraine {n} (accumulation of rocks and debris) | :: morene {m}; morene {m} |
| moral philosophy {n} (ethics) SEE: ethics | :: |
| moratorium {n} (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) | :: moratorium {n} |
| moratorium {n} (suspension of an ongoing activity) | :: moratorium {n} |
| Moravia {prop} (historical region) | :: Mähren |
| Moravian {adj} (pertaining to the Moravian Church) | :: Brødremenigheten {m} |
| morbid {adj} (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) | :: morbid |
| morbid {adj} (suggesting the horror of death) | :: morbid |
| morbid {adj} (grisly, gruesome) | :: morbid |
| mordacious {adj} (corrosive) SEE: corrosive | :: |
| more {determiner} (comparative of many) | :: flere; fleire |
| more {determiner} (comparative of much) | :: mer; meir |
| more {adv} (comparative of much) | :: mer; meir |
| more {adv} (word to form a comparative) | :: mer; meir |
| more Catholic than the Pope {adj} (adhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practice than is required) | :: mer katolsk enn paven |
| more haste, less speed {proverb} (when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly) | :: hastverk er lastverk; hastverk er lastverk |
| more or less {adv} (approximately) | :: mer eller mindre; meir eller mindre |
| more or less {adv} (almost) | :: mer eller mindre; meir eller mindre |
| morepork {n} (Ninox novaeseelandiae) | :: nattsvermerugle |
| morgue {n} (place for dead people) | :: likhus {n} |
| morgue {n} (haughty attitude) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| moribund {adj} (approaching death) | :: døende |
| morion {n} (type of helmet) | :: morion |
| Mormon {prop} (ancient prophet) | :: Mormon |
| Mormon {n} (member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) | :: mormon {m}; mormon {m} |
| morna {n} (a genre of Cape Verdean music) | :: morna |
| morning {n} (part of the day between dawn and midday) | :: morgen {m}, formiddag {m}; morgon {m}, formiddag {m} |
| morning {n} (the part of the day after midnight and before midday) | :: morgen {m}; morgon {m} |
| morning after {n} (hangover) SEE: hangover | :: |
| morning-after pill {n} (type of contraceptive pill) | :: angrepille {m} {f}; angrepille {f} |
| morning gift {n} (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage) | :: morgengave |
| morning glory {n} (erection present on waking) SEE: morning wood | :: |
| morning sickness {n} (early morning nausea from pregnancy) | :: morgenkvalme {m} |
| morning star {n} (spiked weapon on staff) | :: morgenstjerne {m} {f}; morgonstjerne {f} |
| morning tent {n} (morning erection) SEE: morning wood | :: |
| morning wood {n} (morning erection) | :: morrabrød {n}, morgenbrød {n} |
| Moroccan {n} (person from Morocco) | :: marokkaner {m}; marokkan {m}, marokkanar {m} |
| Moroccan {adj} (pertaining to Morocco) | :: marokkansk; marokkansk |
| Morocco {prop} (country) | :: Marokko |
| moron {n} (idiot) SEE: idiot | :: |
| morphine {n} (crystalline alkaloid) | :: morfin {m} {n}; morfin {m} {n} |
| morphological {adj} (relating to morphology) | :: morfologisk; morfologisk |
| morrow {n} (morning) | :: morgen {m} |
| Morse code {prop} (character code) | :: morsealfabet {n}; morsealfabet {n} |
| mortality {n} (condition of being susceptible to death) | :: dødelighet {m} {f}; dødelegheit {f}, døyelegheit |
| mortality {n} (death rate) | :: dødelighet {m} {f}, dødsrate {m}; dødelegheit {f}, døyelegheit {f}, dødsrate {m} |
| mortar {n} (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) | :: mørtel {m} |
| mortar {n} (short large-bore cannon) | :: bombekaster {m} |
| mortar {n} (vessel used to grind ingredients) | :: morter {m} |
| mortgage {n} (special form of secured loan) | :: hypothek {n} |
| mortician {n} (undertaker) SEE: undertaker | :: |
| mortise-and-tenon joint {n} (joint) | :: tappsammenføyning, hull og tapp |
| mortuary {n} (morgue) SEE: morgue | :: |
| mosaic {n} (artwork) | :: mosaikk {m}; mosaikk {m} |
| Mosaic {adj} (Of or relating to Moses) | :: mosaisk; mosaisk |
| Moscow {prop} (capital city of Russia) | :: Moskva; Moskva |
| Moselle {prop} (river) | :: Mosel; Mosel |
| Moses {prop} (the biblical patriarch) | :: Moses |
| Mosotho {n} (a citizen of Lesotho) | :: lesothoer {m}; lesothoar {m} |
| mosque {n} (a place of worship for Muslims) | :: moské {m}; moské {m} |
| mosquito {n} (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood) | :: mygg {m} |
| moss {n} (bog) SEE: bog | :: |
| moss {n} (plants of the division Bryophyta) | :: mose {m}; mose {m} |
| moss-grown {adj} (old; old-fashioned, out of date) SEE: old | :: |
| moss-grown {adj} (having a covering of growing moss) | :: mosegrodd; mosegrodd |
| most {determiner} (majority of) | :: de fleste; de fleste |
| most {adv} (superlative of many) | :: flest; flest |
| most {adv} (superlative of much) | :: mest; mest |
| most {adv} (forming the superlative) | :: mest; mest |
| most {adv} (highly) | :: høyst, meget, veldig |
| most {adv} (almost) SEE: almost | :: |
| most of all {adv} (to a greater extent than anything else) | :: aller mest; aller mest |
| motel {n} (type of hotel) | :: motell {n} |
| motet {n} (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style) | :: motett {m} |
| moth {n} (insect similar to a butterfly) | :: møll {m} {n}, nattsvermer {m}; møll {m}, nattsvermar {m} |
| mothball {n} (small ball) | :: møllkule {m} {f} |
| mothball {v} (to store something no longer used) | :: legge på is |
| moth-eaten {adj} (containing moth holes) | :: møllspist; mølleten |
| moth-eaten {adj} (old and in poor condition) | :: møllspist; mølleten |
| mother {n} (motherfucker) SEE: motherfucker | :: |
| mother {n} (hysterical passion) SEE: hysteria | :: |
| mother {n} (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant) | :: mor {m} {f}, mamma {m}, moder {m}; mor {f} |
| mother {n} (one’s female parent) | :: mor {m} {f}, mamma {m}, moder {m}; mor {f} |
| motherfucker {n} (generic term of abuse) | :: drittsekk {m}, rasshøl {n}, jævel {m} |
| mother-in-law {n} (spouse’s mother) | :: svigermor {m} {f}; svigermor {f}, vermor {f} |
| motherland {n} (mother country in contrast to its colonies) | :: moderland {n}; moderland {n} |
| motherless {adj} (without a living mother) | :: morløs, morlaus; morlaus |
| motherlessness {n} (state or condition of being motherless) | :: morløyse {f} |
| mother-of-pearl {n} (pearly layer) | :: perlemor {m} {n}; perlemor {n} |
| Mother's Day {n} (a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day) | :: morsdag {m}; morsdag {m} |
| mother ship {n} (vessel that serves a smaller vessel) | :: moderskip {n}; moderskip {n} |
| mother's milk {n} (breast milk) SEE: breast milk | :: |
| mother tongue {n} (one's native tongue) | :: morsmål {n}; morsmål {n} |
| motion picture {n} (movie) SEE: movie | :: |
| motion sickness {n} (nausea or dizziness in a moving vehicle) | :: reisesyke {m} |
| motivate {v} (to encourage) | :: motivere |
| motivation {n} (willingness of action especially in behavior) | :: motivasjon {m}; motivasjon {m} |
| motive {n} | :: motiv {n} |
| motive power depot {n} (motive power depot) SEE: engine shed | :: |
| motorbiker {n} (motorcyclist) SEE: motorcyclist | :: |
| motorboat {n} (boat driven by an engine) | :: motorbåt {m}; motorbåt {m} |
| motorcar {n} (enclosed passenger vehicle powered by engine) SEE: automobile | :: |
| motor caravan {n} (motor home, recreational vehicle) SEE: motor home | :: |
| motorcycle {n} (open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel) | :: motorsykkel {m}; motorsykkel {m} |
| motorcyclist {n} (someone who rides a motorcycle) | :: motorsyklist {m}; motorsyklist {m} |
| motor home {n} (recreational home on wheels) | :: bobil {m} |
| motorist {n} (one who drives a motor vehicle) | :: bilist {m}; bilist {m} |
| motor oil {n} (oil to lubricate an internal-combustion engine) | :: motorolje {m} {f}; motorolje {m} {f} |
| motor ship {n} (ship powered by an internal combustion engine) | :: motorskip {n}; motorskip {n} |
| motor vehicle {n} (any land-based means of transportation) | :: motorkjøretøy {n}, motorvogn {m} {f}; motorkøyretøy {n}, motorvogn {f} |
| motorway {n} (broad highway) | :: motorvei; motorvei; motorveg |
| motto {n} (sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement) | :: motto {n}; motto {n} |
| mouflon {n} (sheep) | :: mufflon |
| mould {n} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {v} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {n} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {v} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mouldwarp {n} (mole) SEE: mole | :: |
| mouldy {adj} (neglected) SEE: neglected | :: |
| mound {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
| mount {n} (mountain) SEE: mountain | :: |
| mount {n} (horse) | :: ridedyr {n}; ridedyr {n} |
| mount {v} (to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride) | :: bestige |
| mount {v} (to attach an object to a support) | :: montere |
| mount {v} (computing: to attach a drive or device) | :: montere |
| mount {v} (to get on top of an animal to mate) | :: bestige |
| mount {v} (to have sexual intercourse with someone) | :: bestige |
| mountain {n} (large mass of earth and rock) | :: fjell {n}, berg {n}; fjell {n}, berg {n} |
| mountain ash {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) SEE: rowan | :: |
| mountain chain {n} (a series of mountain ranges) | :: fjellkjede {m}; fjellkjede {f} |
| mountaineer {n} (one who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure) | :: fjellklatrer {m}; fjellklatrar {m} |
| mountainous {adj} (having many mountains) | :: fjellrik; fjellrik |
| mountain pass {n} (low point) | :: fjellovergang {m}, fjellpass {n}; fjellovergang {m}, fjellpass {n} |
| mountain range {n} (line of mountains) | :: fjellkjede {m}; fjellkjede {f} |
| mountain range {n} (series of mountain lines) | :: fjellkjede {m}; fjellkjede {f} |
| mountainside {n} (slope of mountain) | :: fjellside {m} {f}; fjellside {f} |
| mountaintop {n} (the summit of a mountain) | :: fjelltopp {m}; fjelltopp {m} |
| mouse {n} (rodent of the genus Mus) | :: mus {f} |
| mouse {n} (computing: input device) | :: mus {m} {f}, datamus {m} {f} |
| mousetrap {n} (device for killing mice) | :: musefelle |
| moustache {n} (hair on upper lip) | :: bart {m}, barter {m-p}, mustasje {m}; bart {m}, bartar {m-p}, mustasje {m} |
| mouth {n} (the opening of a creature through which food is ingested) | :: munn {m}, kjeft |
| mouth {n} (the end of a river out of which water flows) | :: munning {m} {f}; munning {m} {f} |
| mouthbrooder {n} (animal that cares of its offspring by holding them in its mouth) | :: munnruger |
| mouthful {n} (amount that will fit in a mouth) | :: munnfull {m} |
| mouthly {adj} (oral) SEE: oral | :: |
| mouth organ {n} (mouth organ) SEE: harmonica | :: |
| mouthpiece {n} (part of a telephone) | :: telefonrør {n} |
| mouthpiece {n} (part of a wind or brass instrument) | :: munnstykke {n}; munnstykke {n} |
| mouthpiece {n} (spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else) | :: talerør {n} , talsmann {m}, talsperson {m} |
| movable {adj} (capable of being moved) | :: flyttbar; flyttbar |
| move {v} (to act; to take action) | :: handle |
| move {v} (to change residence) | :: flytte |
| move {v} (to change the place of a piece) | :: flytte |
| move {v} (to transfer from one space or position to another) | :: flytte |
| move {v} (to arouse the feelings or passions of) | :: røre |
| move {n} (the event of changing one's residence) | :: flytting {m} {f}; flytting {f} |
| move {n} (the act of moving a token on a gameboard) | :: trekk {n} |
| move {n} (the act of moving) SEE: movement | :: |
| move away {v} | :: trekke unna |
| move house {v} (change place of residence) | :: flytte |
| move in {v} | :: flytte inn |
| movement {n} (physical motion) | :: bevegelse {m}, flytting {m} {f}; bevegelse {m}, flytting {f} |
| movement {n} (trend in various fields or social categories) | :: bevegelse |
| movement {n} (music: division of a larger musical composition) | :: sats {m}; sats {m} |
| movie {n} (motion picture) | :: film {m}; film {m} |
| movie {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| movie camera {n} (camera for filming a movie) | :: filmkamera {n}; filmkamera {n} |
| moviehouse {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| moviemaker {n} (a person who makes movies as a profession) SEE: filmmaker | :: |
| movie star {n} (star of the cinema) | :: filmstjerne {m} {f}; filmstjerne {f} |
| movie theater {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| mow {v} (to cut down) | :: slå, skjære, klippe |
| mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| Mozambican {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Mozambique, or the Mozambican people) | :: mosambikisk; mosambikisk |
| Mozarabic {prop} (language) | :: mozarabisk |
| Mr {n} (abbreviation of mister) SEE: Mr. | :: |
| Mr. {n} (abbreviation of mister) | :: herr |
| Mrs {n} (title before woman's name) | :: fru, Fr |
| M-theory {n} (theory that unifies the five superstring theories) | :: M-teori {m} |
| much {determiner} (a large amount of) | :: mye |
| much obliged {interj} (thank you) SEE: thank you | :: |
| much obliged {adj} (grateful) SEE: grateful | :: |
| mucosa {n} (mucous membrane) SEE: mucous membrane | :: |
| mucous membrane {n} (membrane which secretes mucus) | :: slimhinne {m} {f}; slimhinne {f} |
| mucus {n} (slippery secretion) | :: slim {n}; slim {n} |
| mud {n} (mixture of soil and water) | :: søle {f}, gjørme {f}, leire {m} {f} |
| muddy {adj} (turbid) | :: grumsete; grumsete |
| mudflat {n} (flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat) | :: mudderflate {m} {f}; mudderflate {f} |
| mudguard {n} (a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle) | :: skjerm {m} , skvettlapp {m} |
| muff {n} (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) | :: muffe {m} {f}; muffe {f} |
| muffin {n} (individual cake) | :: muffin, muffins {m} |
| muffle {n} (Anything that mutes or deadens sound) | :: demper {m} |
| muffle {n} (A warm piece of clothing for the hands) | :: muffe {m} |
| muffle {v} (To mute or deaden) | :: dempe |
| muffler {n} (part of exhaust pipe) | :: lyddemper {m}, lydpotte {m} {f}, eksospotte {m} {f}; lyddempar {m}, lydpotte {f} |
| muffler {n} (scarf) SEE: scarf | :: |
| mug {n} (large cup) | :: krus |
| Muggle {n} (person who lacks a particular ability or skill) SEE: amateur | :: |
| Muggle {n} (person who has no magical abilities) | :: gomp {m} |
| Muhammad {prop} (the prophet who introduced Islam) | :: Muhammed |
| mulatto {n} (person of mixed black and white descent) | :: mulatt {m}; mulatt {m} |
| mulberry {n} (the fruit) | :: morbær {n} |
| mulct {n} (pecuniary penalty) SEE: fine | :: |
| mule {n} (offspring of male donkey and female horse) | :: muldyr {n}; muldyr {n} |
| mulled wine {n} (wine with spices served hot) | :: gløgg {m}; gløgg {m} |
| mullet {n} (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) | :: multe |
| mullet {n} (hairstyle) | :: hockeysveis {m} |
| multi- {prefix} (pertaining to many) | :: fler-; fleir- |
| multicolor {adj} (multicolored) SEE: multicolored | :: |
| multicolored {adj} (having multiple colors) | :: flerfarget, flerfarga; fleirfarga |
| multicultural {adj} (relating to several different cultures) | :: flerkulturell, multikulturell; fleirkulturell, multikulturell |
| multidisciplinary {adj} (relating to multiple areas of study) | :: tverrvitenskapelig |
| multilingual {adj} (pertaining to multiple languages) | :: flerspråklig; fleirspråkleg |
| multilingual {adj} (able to communicate fluently in multiple languages) | :: flerspråklig; fleirspråkleg |
| multilingualism {n} (ability to speak several languages) | :: flerspråklighet {m} {f}; fleirspråklegheit {f} |
| multimillionaire {n} (person worth many millions) | :: mangemillionær {m}; mangemillionær {m} |
| multiple {adj} (having more than one element, part, component or function) | :: flere; fleire |
| multiple unit {n} (train of self-propelled cars) | :: togsett {n}; togsett {n} |
| multiplication {n} (process) | :: multiplikasjon {m}; multiplikasjon {m} |
| multiplication {n} (calculation) | :: multiplikasjon {m}; multiplikasjon {m} |
| multiplication table {n} (in arithmetic) | :: multiplikasjonstabell {m}; gangetabell {m}; gongetabell {m} |
| multiply {v} (transitive: perform multiplication on (a number)) | :: multiplisere, gange; multiplisere, gange |
| multiply {v} (intransitive: perform multiplication) | :: multiplisere, gange; multiplisere, gange |
| multi-storey {n} (a car park or parking garage with more than one storey) SEE: parking garage | :: |
| mumble {v} (to speak unintelligibly) | :: mumle |
| mumble {n} (quiet vocalization) | :: mumling {m} {f} |
| mumbo jumbo {n} (meaningless speech) | :: vrøvl {n}, vås {n}, tøys {n} |
| mummy {n} (embalmed corpse) | :: mumie {m} |
| mummy {n} (child's term for mother) | :: mamma {m} |
| mumps {n} (contagious disease) | :: kusma |
| munch {v} (to chew) | :: knaske |
| mundane {adj} (worldly) | :: verdslig |
| mundane {adj} (ordinary) | :: alminnelig, repeterende |
| mundane {adj} (tedious) | :: kjedelig |
| Munich {prop} (capital of Bavaria) | :: München {n}; München {n} |
| municipal {adj} (pertaining to city) | :: kommunal, kommune- |
| municipality {n} (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) | :: kommune {m}; kommune {m} |
| munificent {adj} ((of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing) | :: raus, rundhåndet |
| muon {n} (an unstable elementary particle in the lepton family) | :: myon {n} |
| mural {n} (painting on wall) | :: veggmaleri {n}; veggmåleri {n} |
| murder {n} (an act of deliberate killing) | :: mord {n} |
| murder {n} (the crime of deliberate killing) | :: overlagt drap {n} |
| murder {v} (deliberately kill) | :: myrde; myrde |
| murder {v} (defeat decisively) | :: ta knekken på |
| murder {v} (express one’s anger at) | :: drepe |
| murderer {n} (person who commits murder) | :: morder {m}, drapsmann {m}; mordar {m}, drapsmann {m} |
| murderess {n} (woman who commits murder) | :: morderske {m} {f}; morderske {f} |
| murderous {adj} (likely to commit murder, see also: homicidal) | :: morderisk; mordarisk |
| murderous {adj} (very difficult) | :: morderisk; mordarisk |
| murder weapon {n} (weapon used to commit a murder) | :: mordvåpen {n} |
| Murphy's law {prop} (adage which states that if anything can go wrong it will) | :: Loven om tingenes iboende faenskap. |
| murre {n} (seabird of the genus Uria in the auk family) | :: lomvi {m} |
| murrey {n} (mulberry) SEE: mulberry | :: |
| musalla {n} (prayer rug) SEE: prayer rug | :: |
| muscle {n} (contractile tissue) | :: muskel |
| muscleman {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard | :: |
| Muscovite {n} (resident of Moscow) | :: moskovitt {m}; moskovitt {m} |
| Muscovy duck {n} (duck) | :: moskusand {m}, knoppand {m} |
| muscular {adj} (of or relating to muscles) | :: muskulær; muskulær |
| muscular {adj} (having large, well-developed muscles) | :: muskuløs; muskuløs |
| musculature {n} (collection of muscles) | :: muskulatur {m}; muskulatur {m} |
| muse {n} (a source of inspiration) | :: muse |
| museum {n} (building or institution) | :: museum |
| mushroom {n} (fruiting body of a fungus) | :: sopp {m}; sopp {m} |
| mushroom {n} (one who rises suddenly from a low condition in life) SEE: upstart | :: |
| mushroom {n} (champignon) SEE: champignon | :: |
| music {n} (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) | :: musikk {m} |
| music {n} (any pleasing or interesting sounds) | :: musikk {m} |
| music {n} (sheet music) | :: noter {p} |
| music {n} | :: musikk {m} |
| musical {n} (stage performance, show or film) | :: musikal {m}; musikal {m} |
| musical instrument {n} (a device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds) | :: musikkinstrument {n}; musikkinstrument {n} |
| musician {n} (person who performs or writes music) | :: musiker {m}; musikar {m} |
| musicology {n} (study of music) | :: musikkvitenskap {m}; musikkvitskap {m} |
| music theory {n} (field of study dealing with how music works) | :: musikkteori {m}; musikkteori {m} |
| musket {n} (firearm) | :: muskett {m}; muskett {m} |
| musketeer {n} (foot soldier) | :: musketer {m} |
| musk ox {n} (an arctic mammal) | :: moskusoks; moskusfe |
| muskrat {n} (Ondatra zibethicus) | :: bisamrotte |
| Muslim {n} (believer of Islam) | :: muslim {m}; muslim {m} |
| Muslim {adj} (relating to believers of Islam) | :: muslimsk; muslimsk |
| muslin {n} (very different styles of fabric) SEE: fabric | :: |
| musquash {n} (Ondatra zibethicus) SEE: muskrat | :: |
| muss {n} (mess) SEE: mess | :: |
| mussel {n} (any small edible bivalve shellfish, see also: clam; oyster; mollusc) | :: blåskjell |
| must {v} (be required to) | :: måtte |
| must {n} (something mandatory) | :: krav {n}, must {n} |
| must {n} (fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes) | :: most {m}; most {m} |
| mustard {n} (condiment) | :: sennep |
| mustard {adj} (of the colour of mustard) | :: sennepsgul; sennepsgul |
| mustard gas {n} (vesicant gas) | :: sennepsgass |
| muster {v} (to show, exhibit) SEE: show | :: |
| mutation {n} (heritable change in genetic material) | :: mutasjon {m}; mutasjon {m} |
| mute {adj} (not having the power of speech) | :: stum |
| mute {n} (sordine) | :: sordin {m} |
| mute {v} (turn off the sound of) | :: slå av, dempe |
| mute {n} (bird droppings) | :: skitt {m}, dritt {m} |
| mutiny {n} (organized rebellion) | :: mytteri {n}; mytteri {n} |
| mutt {n} (a mongrel dog) | :: kjøter {m} |
| mutt {n} (a term of abuse) | :: tulling {?} |
| mutual {adj} (having the same relationship, each to each other) | :: gjensidig |
| mutual {adj} (reciprocal) | :: gjensidig |
| mutual {adj} (possessed in common) | :: felles |
| mutually {adv} (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) | :: gjensidig |
| mutually {adv} (in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way) | :: gjensidig |
| muzzle {n} (part of animal's head) | :: snute {m} {f}; snute {m} |
| muzzle {n} (open end of a gun) | :: munning {m} {f}; munning {m} {f} |
| muzzle {v} (to apply a muzzle) | :: sette munnkurv på |
| muzzle {v} (to restrain from speaking or acting) | :: gi, få munnkurv |
| my {determiner} (belonging to me) | :: min {m} |
| Myanmar {prop} (Southeast Asian country, see also: Burma) | :: Myanmar, Burma |
| Myanmar {prop} (Burmese) SEE: Burmese | :: |
| my car has broken down {phrase} (my car has broken down) | :: jeg har motorstans |
| mycology {n} (study of fungi) | :: mykologi {m}; mykologi {m} |
| mycorrhiza {n} (symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant) | :: sopprot |
| my name is {phrase} (a way to identify oneself) | :: jeg heter..., mitt navn er... |
| myocardial infarction {n} (heart attack) SEE: heart attack | :: |
| myopia {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: nearsightedness | :: |
| myopic {adj} (unable to see distant objects unaided) | :: nærsynt; nærsynt |
| my pleasure {interj} (a polite reaction to receiving thanks) | :: bare hyggelig, værsågod |
| myrrh {n} (dried sap of the myrrha tree) | :: myrra |
| myrtle {n} (evergreen shrub) | :: myrte |
| myself {pron} (me, reflexive form of me) | :: meg selv |
| mysterious {adj} (difficult to understand) | :: mystiskt , mystiskt ; mystisk; mystisk |
| mysterious {adj} | :: mystisk |
| mystery {n} (something secret or unexplainable) | :: mysterium {n} |
| mystical {adj} (relating to mystics or mysticism) | :: mystisk; mystisk |
| mysticism {n} (beliefs and ideas of mystics) | :: mystikk {m}, mystisisme {m}; mystikk {m}, mystisisme {m} |
| mysticism {n} (doctrine of direct communication of divine truth) | :: mystikk {m}, mystisisme {m}; mystikk {m}, mystisisme {m} |
| mysticism {n} (transcendental union of soul with the divinity) | :: mystikk {m}, mystisisme {m}; mystikk {m}, mystisisme {m} |
| myth {n} (divine story) | :: myte {m}; myte {m} |
| myth {n} (commonly-held but false belief) | :: myte {m}; myte {m} |
| mythical {adj} (existing in myth) | :: mytisk; mytisk |