| n00b {n} (beginner) SEE: newbie | :: |
| n/a {adj} (not applicable) | :: ikke anvendbar |
| NaCl {n} (sodium chloride) SEE: sodium chloride | :: |
| NaCl {n} (table salt) SEE: table salt | :: |
| nacre {n} (pearly substance on the interior of shells) SEE: mother-of-pearl | :: |
| nada {pron} (nothing) SEE: nothing | :: |
| naevus {n} (abnormal area on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| nag {v} (complain about insignificant matters) | :: mase |
| Nahum {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Nahum |
| nail {n} (on fingers and toes) | :: negl {m}; nagl {m} |
| nail {n} (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) | :: spiker {m} |
| nail {v} (employ a nail as a fastener) | :: spikre |
| nail {v} (catch) | :: fange, fakke |
| nail {v} (hit a target effectively with some weapon) | :: treffe |
| nail-biting {adj} (causing nervous anticipation or suspense) | :: neglebitende |
| nail polish {n} (cosmetic lacquer) | :: neglelakk {m}; naglelakk {m} |
| Naissaar {prop} (island in northern Estonia) | :: Naissaar |
| naive {adj} (lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement) | :: enfoldig; naiv, godtroende; naiv |
| naive {adj} ((art) simple, childlike style) | :: naiv; naiv |
| naivety {n} (naïveté) SEE: naïveté | :: |
| naked {adj} (not wearing any clothes) | :: naken |
| naked {adj} (glib, without decoration, put bluntly) | :: naken |
| naked {adj} (unprotected) | :: naken |
| naked eye {n} (unaided eyesight) | :: det blotte øye (the naked eye) |
| nakedhood {n} (nakedness) SEE: nakedness | :: |
| nakedness {n} (state of being naked) | :: nakenhet {m} {f} |
| Nalchik {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Naltsjik |
| namaste {n} (a greeting) | :: namaste |
| namaz {n} (prayer) SEE: prayer | :: |
| name {n} (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing) | :: navn |
| name {n} (reputation, see also: reputation) | :: navn {n}, ry {n} |
| name {v} (to give a name to) | :: kalle, navngi |
| name {v} (to mention, specify) | :: velge |
| name {v} (to identify, define, specify) | :: nevne |
| name {v} (to publicly implicate) | :: navngi |
| name {v} (to designate for a role) | :: utnevne |
| name after {v} (to give someone the same name) | :: oppkalle etter |
| name card {n} (business card) SEE: business card | :: |
| named {adj} (having a name) | :: navngitt |
| name day {n} (feast day of a saint) | :: navnedag; namnedag |
| nameless {adj} (having no name) | :: navnløs |
| namesake {n} (person with the same name as another) | :: navnebror {m} ; navnesøster {m} {f}, ; navne {m}; namne {m}; namnebror {m} ; namnesyster {f}, namnesøster {f} |
| nametag {n} (tag with one's name on it) | :: navnelapp |
| Namibia {prop} (Republic of Namibia) | :: Namibia; Namibia |
| Namibian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Namibia) | :: namibisk; namibisk |
| Namibian {n} (a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent) | :: namibier {m}; namibiar {m} |
| nancy {n} ((derogatory slang) effeminate male homosexual) SEE: fairy | :: |
| nanny {n} (child's nurse) | :: barnepike {m} |
| nanny {n} (female goat) SEE: nanny goat | :: |
| nanny goat {n} (female goat) | :: geit {c}; geit {f} |
| Naomi {prop} (Biblical character) | :: No'omi |
| napa cabbage {n} (type of Chinese cabbage) | :: kinakål {m} |
| nape {n} (back part of the neck) | :: nakke {m} |
| napkin {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| napkin {n} (serviette) | :: serviett {m} |
| Naples {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Napoli {n} |
| nappy {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| narcissist {n} (one who shows extreme love for themselves) | :: narsissist {m}; narsissist {m} |
| narcolepsy {n} (sleeping disorder) | :: narkolepsi |
| narcotic {adj} (related to narcotics) | :: narkotisk; narkotisk |
| narcotic {adj} (sleep inducing) | :: narkotisk; narkotisk |
| Narnia {prop} (a fictional land) | :: Narnia |
| narrate {v} (to relate a story) | :: fortelle |
| narrative {adj} (telling a story) | :: fortellende |
| narrative present {n} (tense) SEE: historical present | :: |
| narrator {n} (in story) | :: forteller {m}; forteljar {m} |
| narrator {n} (in film and television) | :: forteller {m}, stemme {m}; forteljar {m} |
| narrow {adj} (having small width) | :: smal, trang; smal, trong |
| narrow gauge {n} (a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge) | :: smalspor {n}; smalspor {n} |
| narrow-gauge {adj} (narrow gauge (attributive)) | :: smalsporet |
| narrowing {n} (process) | :: innsnevring {m} {f}; innsnevring {f} |
| narrow-minded {adj} (having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas) | :: bornert, innskrenket, trangsynt |
| narrow-minded {adj} (intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced) | :: bornert, innskrenket, trangsynt |
| narrow-mindedness {n} (the state of being narrow-minded) | :: bornerthet {c}, trangsynthet {c} |
| narrow squeak {n} (close shave) SEE: close shave | :: |
| narthex {n} (vestibule leading to the nave) | :: narthex {m} |
| Narva {prop} (City in Estonia) | :: Narva |
| narwhal {n} (Arctic cetacean) | :: narhval {m}; narkval {m} |
| nasal spray {n} (nasal spray) | :: nesespray {m}; nasespray {m} |
| nascent {adj} (emerging; just coming into existence) | :: nyfødt |
| nascent {adj} (in chemistry) | :: nydannet |
| Natalia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Natalie | :: |
| Natalie {prop} (female given name) | :: Natalie |
| Nathanael {prop} (biblical Apostle) | :: Natanael |
| Nathaniel {prop} (cognate of the name) SEE: Nathanael | :: |
| nation {n} (community of people) | :: nasjon {m}; nasjon {m} |
| nation {n} (sovereign state) | :: stat {m}; stat {m} |
| national {adj} (of or having to do with a nation) | :: nasjonal; nasjonal |
| national anthem {n} (official song of a nation or country) | :: nasjonalsang {m}; nasjonalsong {m} |
| national assembly {n} (National Assembly) SEE: National Assembly | :: |
| National Assembly {prop} (national legislature) | :: nasjonalforsamling {m} {f}; nasjonalforsamling {f} |
| national average {n} (term used in comparisons) | :: landsgjennomsnitt {n}; landsgjennomsnitt {n} |
| national costume {n} (clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country) | :: nasjonaldrakt {m} {f}; nasjonaldrakt {f} |
| national day {n} (day marking a country's establishment) | :: nasjonaldag {m}; nasjonaldag {m} |
| national debt {n} (money owed by the government of a nation) | :: statsgjeld {m} {f}; statsgjeld {f} |
| nationalism {n} (idea of supporting one's country and culture) | :: nasjonalisme |
| nationalist {n} (advocate of nationalism) | :: nasjonalist {m}; nasjonalist {m} |
| nationalistic {adj} (of, relating to, or advocating nationalism) SEE: nationalist | :: |
| nationality {n} (membership of a nation or state) | :: nasjonalitet {m} |
| nationality {n} (nationalism) SEE: nationalism | :: |
| national park {n} (national park) | :: nasjonalpark {m}; nasjonalpark {m} |
| national sports team {n} (national sports team) | :: landslag {n}; landslag {n} |
| nation of laws {n} (nation-state subject to rule of law) | :: rettsstat {m} |
| nation-state {n} (nation state or nation-state) | :: nasjonalstat {m}; nasjonalstat {m} |
| native {adj} (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning) | :: innfødt |
| native {adj} (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) | :: hjemmehørende |
| Native American {adj} (of the American Indians) SEE: Indian | :: |
| native-born {adj} (native-born) | :: innfødt |
| native language {n} (one's first language learned in childhood) SEE: mother tongue | :: |
| NATO {prop} (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) | :: NATO |
| natural {adj} (relating to nature) | :: naturlig; naturlig |
| natural {adj} (without additives) | :: naturlig; naturlig |
| natural {adj} (as expected) | :: normal; normal |
| natural {n} (someone with innate ability) | :: naturtalent |
| natural disaster {n} (natural phenomenon) | :: naturkatastrofe {m}; naturkatastrofe {m} |
| natural gas {n} (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) | :: naturgass {m}; naturgass {m} |
| natural history {n} (study of the origins and evolution of all living things) | :: naturhistorie {m} {f}; naturhistorie {f} |
| natural history {n} (study of all natural phenomena) | :: naturhistorie {m} {f}; naturhistorie {f} |
| naturalism {n} (a state of nature; conformity to nature) | :: naturalisme {m}; naturalisme {m} |
| naturalist {n} (person who studies nature or natural history) | :: naturforsker {m}, naturforskerske {f}; naturforskar {m} |
| naturalistic {adj} (of or relating to naturalism) | :: naturalistisk; naturalistisk |
| naturally {adv} (in a natural manner) | :: naturlig |
| naturally {adv} (inherently or by nature) | :: naturlig |
| naturally {adv} (surely) | :: naturligvis, selvfølgelig |
| natural preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| natural reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| natural resource {n} (source of wealth that occurs naturally) | :: naturressurs {m}; naturressurs {m} |
| natural science {n} (science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world) | :: naturvitenskap {m}; naturvitskap {m} |
| natural selection {n} (natural selection) | :: naturlig seleksjon {m}, naturlig utvalg {n}; naturleg seleksjon {m}, naturleg utval {n} |
| nature {n} (the natural world) | :: natur {m} |
| nature {n} (essential characteristics) | :: natur {m} |
| nature {n} (primitive state of being) | :: natur {m} |
| nature {n} (everything related to biological and geographical states) | :: natur {m} |
| nature preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| nature reserve {n} (area managed to conserve natural features) | :: naturreservat {n}; naturreservat {n} |
| nature's scythe {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| naturism {n} (the belief in or practice of going nude or unclad) | :: naturisme; naturisme |
| naturopathy {n} (system of therapy) | :: naturopati {m} |
| naught {pron} (nothing) | :: null {m} |
| naughty {adj} (bad; tending to misbehave or act badly) | :: uskikkelig |
| naughty {adj} (risqué, sexually suggestive) | :: frekk, uforskamma |
| Nauru {prop} (Republic of Nauru) | :: Nauru; Nauru |
| Nauruan {n} (person from Nauru) | :: nauruer {m}; nauruar {m} |
| Nauruan {adj} (pertaining to Nauru) | :: naurisk; naurisk |
| Nauruan {prop} (language of Nauru) | :: naurisk {m}; naurisk {m} |
| nausea {n} (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit) | :: kvalme {m}; kvalme {m} |
| nausea {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| nautical {adj} (relating to ships, shipping, navigation, and seamen) | :: nautisk; nautisk |
| nautical mile {n} (nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres) | :: nautisk mil {m} {f}, sjømil {m} {f}; nautisk mil {f}, sjømil {f} |
| nautilus {n} (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) | :: perlebåt {m}; perlebåt {m} |
| naval base {n} (naval installation) | :: marinebase {m}; marinebase {m} |
| Navarre {prop} (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Navarra; Navarra |
| nave {n} (the middle or body of a church) | :: midtskip {n}; midskip {n}, midtskip {n} |
| nave {n} (hub of a wheel) | :: nav {n}; nav {n} |
| navel {n} (remnant of umbilical cord) | :: navle {m} |
| navel-gazing {n} (contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation) SEE: omphaloskepsis | :: |
| naïveté {n} (lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity) | :: naivitet {m} |
| navigable {adj} (for a body of water: sea, river etc.) | :: farbar, seilbar; farbar |
| navigatable {adj} (navigable) SEE: navigable | :: |
| navigate {v} (travel over water) | :: navigere |
| navigation {n} (canal) SEE: canal | :: |
| navigation {n} (theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship) | :: navigering {m} {f}; navigering {f} |
| navigation light {n} (one of the lights on a ship or aircraft) | :: lanterne {m} {f}; lanterne {f} |
| navy {n} (sea force) | :: marine {m} |
| navy {n} (department) | :: marine {m} |
| navy {n} (navy blue colour) | :: marineblå |
| navy {adj} (having a navy (dark blue) colour, see also: light blue; blue) | :: marineblå; marineblå |
| navy {adj} (belonging to the navy) | :: marine |
| Naypyidaw {prop} (capital of Burma) | :: Naypyidaw |
| Nay Pyi Taw {prop} (Naypyidaw) SEE: Naypyidaw | :: |
| nazi {adj} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi | :: |
| nazi {n} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi | :: |
| Nazi {adj} (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) | :: nasjonalsosialistisk |
| Nazism {prop} (the ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP) | :: nazisme {m} |
| NB {phrase} (nota bene) | :: NB, Notabene |
| neap tide {n} (tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter) | :: nippflo {m} {f} |
| near {adj} (physically close) | :: nær; nær |
| near {adj} (stingy) SEE: stingy | :: |
| near {adv} (nearly) SEE: nearly | :: |
| nearby {adj} (adjacent) | :: nærliggende |
| near-death experience {n} (experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function) | :: nær døden-opplevelse {m} |
| nearly {adv} (almost, but not quite) | :: nesten, bortimot; nesten, bortimot |
| nearsightedness {n} (property of being nearsighted) | :: nærsynthet |
| neat {n} (cattle) SEE: cattle | :: |
| neat {adj} (tidy, free from dirt) | :: ryddig; ryddig |
| nebula {n} (a space cloud) | :: stjernetåke |
| necessarily {adv} (of necessity) | :: nødvendigvis |
| necessary {adj} (needed, required) | :: nødvendig, påkrevd |
| necessity is the mother of innovation {proverb} (necessity is the mother of invention) SEE: necessity is the mother of invention | :: |
| necessity is the mother of invention {proverb} (a person in need will find a way) | :: nød lærer naken kvinne å spinne (need teaches (a) naked woman how to spin) |
| neck {n} (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) | :: hals {m}; hals {m} |
| neck {n} (part of a shirt, dress etc.) | :: hals {m} |
| neck {n} (tapered part of a bottle) | :: hals {m}; hals {m} |
| neck {n} (extension of stringed instrument) | :: hals {m} |
| neck {n} (folklore: shapeshifting water spirit) SEE: nix | :: |
| necklace {n} (jewelry) | :: halsbånd {n}, halskjede {m} {n}; halskjede {f} |
| necklet {n} (necklace) SEE: necklace | :: |
| neckline {n} (line) | :: utringning {m} {f} |
| necktie {n} (strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front) | :: slips {n}; slips {n} |
| necrophilia {n} | :: nekrofil |
| necropolis {n} (cemetery) | :: nekropolis |
| necrosis {n} (localized death of cells or tissue) | :: nekrose {m}; nekrose {m} |
| nectar {n} (drink of the gods) | :: nektar {m}; nektar {m} |
| nectar {n} (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) | :: nektar {m}; nektar {m} |
| need {v} (to have an absolute requirement for) | :: trenge |
| need {v} (to want strongly) | :: trenge |
| needle {n} (implement for sewing etc.) | :: nål {m} {f}, synål {m} {f}, pinne {m}, strikkepinne {m}; nål {f}, synål {f}, pinne {m}, strikkepinn {m}, strikkepinne {m} |
| needle {n} (leaf of conifer) | :: barnål {m} {f}; barnål {f} |
| needless to say {adv} (obviously) | :: selvsagt, selvfølgelig |
| needle valve {n} (valve type) | :: nåleventil {m}; nåleventil {m} |
| needs {adv} (necessarily) SEE: necessarily | :: |
| needy {adj} (in need, poor) | :: trengende |
| ne'er-do-well {n} (good-for-nothing) SEE: good-for-nothing | :: |
| nefarious {adj} (sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics) | :: avskyelig, skjendig |
| negation {n} (act of negating something) | :: nektelse {m} |
| negation {n} (denial or contradiction) | :: nektelse {m}, avvisning {m} |
| negation {n} (negation in logic) | :: negasjon {m} |
| negative {adj} (not positive or neutral) | :: negativ |
| negative {adj} (of electrical charge) | :: negativ |
| neglected {adj} (suffering from neglect) | :: forsømt |
| neglectful {adj} (tending to neglect) | :: forsømmelig, skjødesløs |
| negligence {n} (failure to exercise a standard of care (law)) | :: uaktsomhet {m} {f} |
| negotiate {v} (confer to reach an agreement (intransitive)) | :: forhandle |
| negotiate {v} (arrange a mutual agreement (transitive)) | :: forhandle, drøfte |
| negotiating table {n} (place for negotiations) | :: forhandlingsbord {n}; forhandlingsbord {n} |
| negotiation {n} (process of achieving agreement) | :: forhandling {c} |
| negotiator {n} (One who negotiates) | :: forhandler {m} |
| negro {n} (Negro) SEE: Negro | :: |
| Negro {n} (person with dark skin) | :: neger {m}; neger {m} |
| Nehemiah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Nehemja |
| Nehemiah {prop} (male given name) | :: Nehemja {m} |
| Neiden {prop} (village in Norway) | :: Neiden; Neiden; Neiden |
| neigh {n} (the cry of a horse) | :: knegg, vrinsk |
| neigh {v} ((of a horse) to make its cry) | :: gneggja, kneggja |
| neigh {v} | :: vrinske |
| neighborhood {n} (largely obsolete: quality of being a neighbor) | :: naboskap {n} |
| neighborhood {n} (nearby area) | :: naboskap {n}, strøk; naboskap {n} |
| neighborhood {n} (inhabitants of a residential area) | :: naboer {p} |
| neighborhood {n} (division of a municipality or region) | :: boområder {p} |
| neighborhood {n} | :: omgivelse {m} |
| neighboring {adj} (Situated or living nearby or adjacent to) | :: tilgrensende, tilstøtende; tilgrensande |
| neighbour {n} (a person living on adjacent or nearby land) | :: nabo {m} |
| neighbour {n} (fellow human) | :: neste {m}, medmenneske {n}; neste {m}, medmenneske {n} |
| Nei Mongol {prop} (Inner Mongolia) SEE: Inner Mongolia | :: |
| neither {determiner} (not one of two; not either) | :: ingen av |
| neither {conj} (not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y) | :: hverken, verken X eller Y; korkje X eller Y |
| neither {conj} | :: ei heller |
| neither fish nor fowl {n} (something or someone not easily categorized; something that does not fit in a group or situation) | :: hverken fugl eller fisk |
| nematode {n} (small invertebrate animal) | :: rundorm {m}; rundorm {m}, rundmakk {m}o ku |
| Nemean Lion {prop} (mythical lion of Nemea) | :: Løven fra Nemea, nemeiske Løven |
| nemesis {n} (archenemy) SEE: archenemy | :: |
| nene {n} (Branta sandvicensis) | :: Hawaiigås {m} {f}; Hawaiigås {f} |
| Nenets {prop} (language) | :: nenetsisk |
| neo- {prefix} (new) | :: neo-; neo- |
| neoclassicism {n} (movement) | :: nyklassisisme {m}; nyklassisisme {m} |
| neodymium {n} (chemical element) | :: neodym {n}; neodym {n} |
| Neolithic {adj} (of or relating to the New Stone Age) | :: neolittisk; neolittisk |
| neologism {n} (recently coined word) | :: neologisme {m}, nyord {n}; neologisme {m} |
| neologism {n} (schizophrenic meaningless word) | :: neologisme {m} |
| neon {n} (element) | :: neon {n}; neon {n} |
| neonate {n} (newborn infant) SEE: newborn | :: |
| neo-Nazi {n} (person who believes in a Nazi ideology) | :: nynazist {m}; nynazist {m} |
| neo-Nazism {n} (the ideology held by neo-Nazis) | :: nynazisme {m} |
| neon light {n} (neon light) | :: neonlys {n}; neonlys {n} |
| neophyte {n} (recently introduced plant species) | :: neofytt {m} |
| Nepal {prop} (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal) | :: Nepal; Nepal |
| Nepalese {adj} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {n} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {prop} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepali {adj} (pertaining to Nepal) | :: nepalsk; nepalsk |
| Nepali {n} (person) | :: nepaler {m}; nepalar {m} |
| Nepali {prop} (language) | :: nepalsk {m}, nepali {m}; nepalsk {m}, nepali {m} |
| nephrolith {n} (kidney stone) SEE: kidney stone | :: |
| Neptune {prop} (eighth planet of the solar system) | :: Neptun |
| Neptune {prop} (Roman god of the ocean) | :: Neptun |
| neptunium {n} (chemical element) | :: neptunium {n}; neptunium {n} |
| nerd {n} (intellectual, skillful person, generally introverted) | :: nerd {m}; nerd {m} |
| nerve {n} (bundle of neurons) | :: nerve {m}; nerve {m} |
| nerve {v} (encourage) SEE: encourage | :: |
| nerve cell {n} (cell of the nervous system) | :: nervecelle {m} {f}; nervecelle {f} |
| nerve-racking {adj} (intensely irritating or distressing) | :: nervepirrende; nervepirrande |
| nervosity {n} (nervousness) SEE: nervousness | :: |
| nervousness {n} (state or quality of being nervous) | :: nervøsitet {m}; nervøsitet {m} |
| nervous system {n} (system which coordinates the activity of the body) | :: nervesystem {n}; nervesystem {n} |
| -ness {suffix} (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being...") | :: -het, -skap |
| ness {n} (a promontory; a cape or headland) | :: nes {n} |
| nest {n} (bird-built structure) | :: fuglerede {n}, fuglereir {n}, rede {n}, reir {n}; fuglereir {n}, reir {n} |
| nest {n} (place for depositing eggs) | :: rede {n}, reir {n}; reir {n} |
| net {n} (mesh of string, cord or rope) | :: nett {n} |
| net {n} (interconnecting system) | :: nett |
| net {adj} (remaining after expenses or deductions) | :: netto; netto |
| net {adv} (after expenses or deductions) | :: netto; netto |
| netball {n} (team sport derived from basketball) | :: nettball {m}; nettball {m} |
| Netherlandic {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlandish {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlands {prop} (country in northwestern Europe, see also: Holland) | :: Nederland, Holland |
| Netherlands {adj} (pertaining to the Netherlands) | :: nederlandsk |
| net income {n} (income after tax) | :: nettoinntekt {m} {f}; nettoinntekt {f} |
| nettle {n} (stinging herb of genus Urtica) | :: nesle {m} {f}, brennesle {m} {f}; nesle {f}, brennesle {f} |
| nettle-rash {n} (itchy areas of the skin) SEE: urticaria | :: |
| network {n} (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) | :: nett {n} |
| network {n} (interconnected group or system) | :: nettverk {n} |
| network {n} (directory of people) | :: nettverk {n} |
| network {n} (multiple computers and other devices connected together) | :: nettverk {n} |
| network {n} | :: nettverk |
| neural {adj} (of or relating to the nerves) | :: nevral; nevral |
| neuro- {prefix} (relating to nerves or the nervous system) | :: neuro-, nevro-; neuro-, nevro- |
| neurologist {n} (doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology) | :: neurolog {m}, nevrolog {m}, nervelege {m}; neurolog {m}, nevrolog {m} |
| neuron {n} (a cell of the nervous system) | :: nevron {n}; nevron {n} |
| neuropsychiatry {n} (branch of medicine) | :: nevropsykiatri |
| neuroscience {n} (scientific study of the nervous system) | :: nevrovitenskap {m} |
| neurosurgeon {n} (brain surgeon) | :: nevrokirurg {m}; nevrokirurg {m} |
| neuter {adj} | :: nøytral |
| neuter {n} (the neuter gender (grammar)) | :: intetkjønn {n}, nøytrum {n}; inkjekjønn {n}, nøytrum {n} |
| neuter {n} (grammar: noun of the neuter gender) | :: intetkjønn {n}, intetkjønnsord {n}, nøytrum {n}; inkjekjønn {n}, inkjekjønnsord {n}, nøytrum {n} |
| neutral {adj} (not taking sides in a conflict) | :: nøytral; nøytral |
| neutral {adj} (having no obvious colour) | :: nøytral; nøytral |
| neutral {adj} (physics: possessing no charge) | :: nøytral; nøytral |
| neutral {adj} (chemistry: neither acidic nor alkaline) | :: nøytral; nøytral |
| neutrality {n} (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) | :: nøytralitet {f}; nøytralitet |
| neutralize {v} (to make even, inactive or ineffective) | :: nøytralisere; nøytralisere, nøytralisera |
| neutrino {n} (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge) | :: neutrino {m} |
| neutron {n} (subatomic particle) | :: nøytron {n}; nøytron {m} {n} |
| neutron star {n} (star composed of neutrons) | :: nøytronstjerne {m} {f}; nøytronstjerne {f}, nøytronstjerna {f} |
| never {adv} (at no time) | :: aldri |
| never mind {v} (it is not important) | :: glem det |
| never say never {phrase} (never say never) | :: aldri si aldri; aldri sei aldri |
| nevertheless {adv} (in spite of what preceded) | :: likevel, allikevel, ikke desto mindre, likefullt; likevel |
| nevus {n} (benign lesion on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| new {adj} (recently made or created) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (additional, recently discovered) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (current or later) | :: ny, nåværende |
| new {adj} (distinguishing something established more recently) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (in original condition, pristine) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (refreshed, reinvigorated) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (newborn) | :: nyfødt |
| new {adj} (of recent origin) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (strange, unfamiliar) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (recently arrived or appeared) | :: ny |
| new {adj} (inexperienced, unaccustomed) | :: ny |
| new age {n} (a modern spiritual and religious movement) | :: New Age |
| new age {adj} (Of or relating to the New Age) | :: newage |
| New Age {adj} (Of or relating to the New Age) | :: newage |
| New Age {n} (a modern spiritual and religious movement) | :: New Age |
| newb {n} (newbie) SEE: newbie | :: |
| newbie {n} (new (inexperienced) user or participant) | :: nybegynner, newbie {m} |
| newborn {adj} (reborn) SEE: reborn | :: |
| newborn {adj} (recently born) | :: nyfødt; nyfødd |
| New Caledonia {prop} (overseas territory of France) | :: Ny-Caledonia; Ny-Caledonia |
| New Caledonian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia) | :: kaledonsk; kaledonsk, kaledonisk |
| newcomer {n} (one who has recently arrived in a community) | :: nykommer {m}; nykomar {m} |
| newcomer {n} (new participant in some activity) | :: nykommer {m}; nykomar {m} |
| New Delhi {prop} (capital of India) | :: New Delhi |
| New England {prop} (six states of the United States) | :: New England |
| New English {prop} (form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550) | :: nyengelsk {m}, moderne engelsk {m}; nyengelsk {m}, moderne engelsk {m} |
| newfangled {adj} (modern, unfamiliar or different) | :: nymotens |
| Newfoundland {prop} (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) | :: Newfoundland; Newfoundland |
| New Guinea {prop} (large island) | :: Ny-Guinea; Ny-Guinea |
| New High German {prop} (modern German language) | :: nyhøgtysk {m}, nyhøytysk {m}; nyhøgtysk {m} |
| New Ireland {prop} (island) | :: New Ireland |
| New Jersey {prop} (a northeast state of the United States of America) | :: New Jersey |
| newlywed {adj} (recently married) | :: nygift |
| Newman {prop} (surname meaning "new man") | :: Nyman |
| new moon {n} (phase of moon when in conjunction with sun) | :: nymåne {m}; nymåne {m} |
| New Objectivity {prop} (artistic movement) | :: Den nye saklighet {m} |
| new potato {n} (one of the earliest potatoes of a new crop) | :: nypotet {m}; nypotet {m} {f} |
| news {n} (new information of interest) | :: nyhet {m} {f}; nyheit {f} |
| news {n} (reports of current events) | :: nyheter {m-p} {f-p}; nyheiter {f-p} |
| news agency {n} (organisation that gathers and distributes news) | :: nyhetsbyrå {n}; nyheitsbyrå {n} |
| news anchor {n} (presenter of news broadcasts) | :: nyhetsanker {n} |
| news conference {n} (press conference) SEE: press conference | :: |
| newsfeed {n} (a feed of news content) | :: nyhetsstrøm {m} |
| newsletter {n} (publication) | :: nyhetsbrev {n}; nyheitsbrev {n}, nyhendebrev {n} |
| New South Wales {prop} (one state of Australia) | :: New South Wales |
| New Spain {prop} (historical colony) | :: Ny-Spania {f} |
| newspaper {n} (publication) | :: avis {m} {f}; avis {f} |
| newspaper {n} (paper on which newspapers are printed) | :: avispapir {n} |
| Newspeak {prop} (fictional language) | :: nytale |
| newsprint {n} (inexpensive paper used in newspapers) | :: avispapir {n}; avispapir {n} |
| newsreader {n} (news anchor) SEE: news anchor | :: |
| newsreel {n} (a short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence) | :: filmavis {m} {f}; filmavis {f} |
| newsroom {n} (the office of a news organisation) | :: redaksjon {m} |
| New Stone Age {prop} (Neolithic) SEE: Neolithic | :: |
| New Testament {prop} (second half of the Christian Bible) | :: Nytt testament {n} |
| Newton's second law {prop} (Newton's observation) | :: Newtons andre lov |
| Newton's third law {prop} (Newton's observation) | :: Newtons tredje lov |
| New World Order {prop} (vision for the world) | :: ny verdensorden |
| new year {n} (year following the current year) | :: nyttår {n}, nyår {n}; nyttår {n}, nyår {n} |
| New Year {n} (the first few days of a calendar year) | :: nyttår {n}, nyår {n}; nyttår {n}, nyår {n} |
| New Year {n} (January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following) | :: nyttår {n}, nyår {n}; nyttår {n}, nyår {n} |
| New Year's Day {n} (holiday occurring on January 1st) | :: nyttårsdag {m}, første nyttårsdag {m} {n-p}; nyttårsdag {m} |
| New Year's Eve {prop} (holiday on December 31st) | :: nyttårsaften {m} |
| New York {prop} (city) SEE: New York City | :: |
| New York City {prop} (large city in the USA) | :: New York; New York |
| New Zealand {prop} (country in Oceania) | :: New Zealand, Ny-Zealand; New Zealand, Ny-Zealand |
| New Zealand {prop} (attributive form - relating to New Zealand) | :: newzealandsk, nyzealandsk; newzealandsk, nyzealandsk |
| New Zealander {n} (a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent) | :: newzealender {m}, newzealending {m}, nyzealender {m}, nyzealending {m}; newzealendar {m}, newzealending {m}, nyzealendar {m}, nyzealending {m} |
| next {adj} (following in a sequence) | :: neste |
| next {adj} (being closer to the present location than all other items) | :: neste, nærmest |
| next {adj} (nearest date, time, space or order) | :: neste, følgende |
| next {adv} (In a time, place or sequence closest or following) | :: nærmest |
| next {adv} (On the first subsequent occasion) | :: som neste |
| next {prep} (on the side of) | :: ved siden av, attmed |
| next {n} (the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)) | :: neste {m}, nestemann {m} |
| next {prep} (next to) SEE: next to | :: |
| nextly {adv} (next) SEE: next | :: |
| next of kin {n} (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) | :: nærmeste pårørende {m}; næraste pårørande {m} |
| next of kin {n} (spouse, close friend, close relative) | :: pårørende {m}; pårørande {m} |
| next to {prep} (beside; alongside) | :: ved siden av, hos |
| next to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| nib {n} (tip of a pen) | :: pennesplitt {m}; pennesplitt {m} |
| nib {n} (bill of a bird) | :: nebb {n} {m} |
| Nicaragua {prop} (a country in Central America) | :: Nicaragua; Nicaragua |
| Nicaraguan {adj} (pertaining to Nicaragua) | :: nicaraguansk; nicaraguansk |
| Nicaraguan {n} (person from Nicaragua) | :: nicaraguaner {m}; nicaraguan {m}, nicaraguanar {m} |
| nice {adj} (pleasant) | :: hyggelig, sympatisk |
| nice {adj} (attractive) | :: pen |
| nice {adj} (showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment) | :: fin |
| Nice {prop} (city in France) | :: Nice |
| nice-looking {adj} (attractive) SEE: attractive | :: |
| Nicene Creed {prop} (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) | :: Den nikenske trosbekjennelse {f}; Den nikenske truvedkjenninga {f} |
| nice to meet you {phrase} (pleased to meet you) SEE: pleased to meet you | :: |
| niche {n} (cavity, hollow, or recess) | :: nisje {m} |
| niche {n} (position of opportunity) | :: nisje {m} |
| Nicholas {prop} (male given name) | :: Nils |
| Nicholson {prop} (surname meaning "son of Nicholas") | :: Nilsen |
| nickel {n} (element) | :: nikkel {m} {n}; nikkel {m} {n} |
| nickel-plated {adj} (coated with nickel) | :: forniklet |
| nickname {n} (familiar, invented given name) | :: kallenavn {n}, økenavn {n}, kjælenavn {n}; kallenamn {n}, aukenamn {n}, kjælenamn {n} |
| nickname {n} (byname) | :: tilnavn {n}; tilnamn {n} |
| nicotine {n} (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) | :: nikotin {m} {n}; nikotin {m} {n} |
| nief {n} (fist) SEE: fist | :: |
| nifty {adj} (good, useful) | :: flink, hendig |
| nigella {n} (spice) SEE: black caraway | :: |
| Niger {prop} (country) | :: Niger; Niger |
| Nigeria {prop} (a country in Western Africa) | :: Nigeria |
| Nigerian {n} (person) | :: nigerianer {m}; nigerian {m}, nigerianar {m} |
| Nigerian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) | :: nigeriansk; nigeriansk |
| Nigerien {n} (person) | :: nigerer {m}; nigerar {m} |
| Nigerien {adj} (pertaining to Niger) | :: nigersk; nigersk |
| nigger {n} (Negro person, black person (pejorative)) | :: svarting {m}, sotrør {n}; svarting {m} |
| night {n} (period between sunset and sunrise) | :: natt {f} {m}; natt {f} |
| night {n} (evening or night spent at a particular activity) | :: kveld {m}, aften {m}; kveld {m}, aftan {m} |
| night {n} (night spent away from home) | :: overnatting {m} {f}; overnatting {f} |
| night {n} (quality of sleep obtained during a night) | :: nattesøvn {m}; nattesøvn {m}, nattesvevn {m} |
| night {n} (nightfall) | :: skumring {m} {f}; skumring {f} |
| night {n} (darkness) | :: mørke {n}; mørker {n} |
| nightclothes {n} (clothing worn while sleeping) | :: nattøy {n}; nattøy {n} |
| nightclub {n} (establishment that is open late at night) | :: nattklubb {m}; nattklubb {m} |
| nightdress {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightfall {n} (the close of the day; the coming of night) | :: mørkets frambrudd, skumring {m} |
| nightgown {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) | :: nattkjole {m}; nattkjole {m} |
| nightie {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightingale {n} (bird) | :: sørnattergal {?} |
| nightjar {n} (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae) | :: nattravn {m}; natteramn {m} |
| nightmare {n} (dream) | :: mareritt {n} |
| nightmare {n} (experience) | :: mareritt {n} |
| nightshade {n} (deadly nightshade) SEE: deadly nightshade | :: |
| night shift {n} (period) | :: nattskift {n}; nattskift {n} |
| night shift {n} (group of workers) | :: nattskift {n}; nattskift {n} |
| nightshirt {n} (shirt-like garment) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| night sky {n} (sky seen at night) | :: nattehimmel {m}, natthimmel {m}; nattehimmel {m}, natthimmel {m} |
| nightstand {n} (small table placed at the head side of a bed) | :: nattbord {n} |
| nighttime {n} (hours of darkness) | :: natt {m} {f} |
| night vision {n} (ability to see in the dark) | :: nattsyn {n}; nattsyn {n} {f} |
| night watch {n} (watch kept during the night) | :: nattvakt {m} {f} |
| night watchman {n} (person who guards at night) | :: nattvakt {m} {f} |
| nightwear {n} (nightclothes) SEE: nightclothes | :: |
| nightwork {n} (work carried out at night) | :: nattarbeid {n}; nattarbeid {n} |
| nihilism {n} (view that all endeavours are devoid of objective meaning) | :: nihilisme {m} |
| nihilism {n} (rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, moral principles, legal rules, etc.) | :: nihilisme {m} |
| nihilism {n} (doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life) | :: nihilisme {m}; nihilisme {m} |
| nihilism {n} (alternative letter-case form of Nihilism) SEE: Nihilism | :: |
| Nihilism {prop} (movement that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change) | :: nihilisme {m} |
| Nihongo {n} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| nil {n} (nothing) | :: null; null |
| Nile {prop} (river) | :: Nilen {m}; Nilen {m} |
| nimble {adj} (quick and light in movement or action) | :: kjapp, rask, flink |
| nimble {adj} (quick-witted and alert) | :: rask |
| Nina {prop} (female given name) | :: Nina |
| nincompoop {n} (foolish or silly person) | :: tullebukk {m} |
| nine {num} (cardinal number) | :: ni |
| nine men's morris {n} (board game) | :: mølle {f}; mølle {f} |
| nineteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: nitten |
| nineteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number nineteen, see also: 19th) | :: nittende |
| ninetieth {adj} (ordinal form of ninety) | :: nittiende |
| ninety {num} (90) | :: nitti |
| ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 99) | :: nittini; nittini |
| ninety-seven {num} (97) | :: nittisyv |
| ninety-six {num} (96) | :: nittiseks |
| ninja {n} (person trained in ninjutsu) | :: ninja {m} |
| ninth {adj} (ordinal form of nine, see also: 9th) | :: niende; niande |
| niobium {n} (chemical element) | :: niob {n}; niob {n} |
| nip in the bud {v} (To remove a bud from a plant) | :: knipe |
| nip in the bud {v} (to prevent at an early stage) | :: ta ved roten |
| nipple {n} (projection of mammary gland) | :: brystvorte {m} {f}, patte {m}, nippel {m}; brystvorte {f}, patte {m} {f}, nippel {m} |
| Nippon {prop} (a country in East Asia) SEE: Japan | :: |
| Nipponese {adj} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| Nipponese {prop} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| nit {n} (egg of a louse) | :: gnett |
| nithing {n} (coward, dastard) SEE: coward | :: |
| nithing {adj} (cowardly, dastardly) SEE: cowardly | :: |
| nitpicker {n} (one who nitpicks) | :: kverulant {m} |
| nitpicking {n} (any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors) | :: flisespikkeri {n} |
| nitrate {n} (any salt or ester of nitric acid) | :: nitrat {n}; nitrat {n} |
| nitric acid {n} (HNO3) | :: salpetersyre {m} {f}; salpetersyre {f} |
| nitrogen {n} (chemical element) | :: nitrogen {?}; kvelstoff {?}; nitrogen {?}, kvelstoff {?}, kvæve {?} |
| nitrogen dioxide {n} (the binary compound NO2) | :: nitrogendioksid {n}; nitrogendioksid {n} |
| nitrogen oxide {n} (any oxide of nitrogen) | :: nitrogenoksid {n}; nitrogenoksid {n} |
| nitroglycerine {n} (the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate) | :: nitroglyserol {m}, nitroglyserin {m} {n}; nitroglyserol {m}, nitroglyserin {m} |
| nitro-hydrochloric acid {n} (aqua regia) SEE: aqua regia | :: |
| nitty {adj} (foolish, inane) SEE: foolish | :: |
| nitty {n} (dope fiend, druggie) SEE: drug addict | :: |
| Niue {prop} (island of Niue) | :: Niue; Niue |
| Niuean {prop} (language) | :: niuisk {n}; niuisk {n} |
| Niuean {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Niue) | :: niuisk; niuisk |
| Nivkh {prop} (language) | :: Giljakisk, Nivkhisk |
| nix {n} (colloquial: nothing) | :: niks |
| nix {n} (water spirit) | :: nøkk {m}; nykk {m}, nøkk {m} |
| nixie {n} (water spirit) SEE: nix | :: |
| no {determiner} (not any) | :: ingen; null; null |
| no {determiner} (used to show an activity is forbidden) | :: forbudt |
| no {particle} (used to show disagreement or negation) | :: nei; nei |
| no {n} (a negating expression) | :: nei {n} |
| No. {n} (abbreviation of "number") | :: nr, nº |
| Noah {prop} (biblical character) | :: Noa |
| Noah {prop} (male given name) | :: Noah |
| Noah's ark {prop} (the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis) | :: Noas ark {m} |
| nobelium {n} (chemical element) | :: nobelium |
| Nobel Prize {n} (international prize) | :: nobelpris {m}; nobelpris {m} |
| noble {n} (aristocrat) | :: adelsmann {m}, adelskvinne {m} {f} , adelsdame {m} {f} , aristokrat {m}; adelsmann {m}, adelskvinne {f}, adelsdame {f}, aristokrat {m} |
| noble {adj} (having honorable qualities) | :: edel; edel |
| noble gas {n} (element of group 18 of the periodic table) | :: edelgass {m} |
| nobleman {n} (man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat) | :: adelsmann {m}; adelsmann {m} |
| noble metal {n} (metal resistant to corrosion) | :: edelmetall {n} |
| noble savage {n} | :: den edle ville {m} |
| noblewoman {n} (a woman of noble rank) | :: adelsdame {m} {f}, adelsfrue {m} {f}, adelskvinne {m} {f}; adelsdame {f}, adelsfrue {f}, adelskvinne {f} |
| nobody {pron} (not any person; the logical negation of somebody) SEE: no one | :: |
| nobody {n} (unimportant person) | :: null {n} {m}; null {n} {m} |
| nocebo {n} (pharmacologically inactive substance experienced as harmful) | :: nocebo |
| no comment {phrase} ("official" refusal to relay any further information) | :: ingen kommentar |
| noctule {n} (bat of the genus Nyctalus) | :: storflaggermus {m} {f}; storflaggermus {f} |
| nocturne {n} (a dreamlike or pensive composition) | :: nocturne |
| nod {v} (incline the head up and down) | :: nikke |
| nod {n} (instance of moving one's head) | :: nikk {n} |
| no entry {phrase} (entry is forbidden) | :: innkjørsel forbudt, adgang forbudt |
| no-fly zone {n} (an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly) | :: flyforbudssone {m} {f}; flyforbodssone {f} |
| noise {n} (various sounds, usually unwanted) | :: støy {m}, larm {m}; støy {m}, larm {m} |
| noiseless {adj} (silent) | :: lydløs |
| noiselessly {adv} (in a quiet manner) | :: lydløst |
| noisy {adj} (making a noise) | :: støyende, bråket, bråkete, høylytt; bråkete |
| nomadic {adj} (of or relating to itinerant herdsmen) | :: nomadisk; nomadisk |
| no man's land {n} (place where no one can or should be) | :: ingenmannsland {n}; ingenmannsland {n} |
| no man's land {n} (stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states) | :: ingenmannsland {n}; ingenmannsland {n} |
| no matter what {prep} (whatever) | :: uansett |
| nom de guerre {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nom de plume {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nomenclature {n} (set of names or terms) | :: nomenklatur {m} {n}; nomenklatur {m} |
| nomination {n} (An act or instance of nominating) | :: nominasjon {m}; nominasjon {m} |
| nominative {n} (the nominative case) SEE: nominative case | :: |
| nominative case {n} (case used to indicate the subject) | :: nominativ; nominativ |
| non-aggression principle {n} | :: ikke-aggresjons-prinsippet |
| nonalcoholic {adj} (containing at most trace amounts of alcohol) | :: alkoholfri; alkoholfri |
| nonaligned {adj} (not allied) | :: alliansefri, nøytral |
| nonane {n} (nonane) | :: nonan {n} |
| nonce {n} (a nonce word) SEE: nonce word | :: |
| nonce word {n} (word invented for the occasion) | :: engangsord {n} |
| nonchalance {n} (indifference; carelessness; coolness) | :: nonchalanse {m} |
| noncommissioned officer {n} (non-commissioned officer) SEE: non-commissioned officer | :: |
| non-commissioned officer {n} (person of authority in the military who has not received a commission) | :: underoffiser {m} |
| noncommittal {adj} (tending to avoid commitment) | :: uforpliktende, reservert |
| nonentity {n} (an unimportant or insignificant person) | :: null {n} {m}; null {n} {m} |
| nones {n} (midday) SEE: noon | :: |
| nones {n} (midday meal) SEE: lunch | :: |
| nonetheless {adv} (nevertheless) | :: likevel, allikevel; likevel |
| no news is good news {proverb} (lack of information suggests nothing bad) | :: ingen nyheter er gode nyheter |
| nonfiction {n} (written works intended to give facts) | :: faglitteratur |
| non-governmental organization {n} (organization with no government participation) | :: ikke-statlig organisasjon |
| non-iron {adj} (not needing to be ironed) | :: strykefri; strykefri |
| nonkilling {n} (A precept or worldview) | :: ikkedrap |
| nonlawful {adj} (unlawful) SEE: unlawful | :: |
| nonpolitical {adj} (not political) | :: upolitisk; upolitisk |
| non-smoker {n} (somebody who does not smoke tobacco) | :: ikke-røyker {m}, ikke-røker {m}; ikkje-røykjar {m} |
| nonsymmetric {adj} (asymmetrical) SEE: asymmetrical | :: |
| noob {n} (newbie) | :: noob {m}, nabb {m} |
| noodle {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| noodle {n} (string or strip of pasta) | :: nudel |
| noon {n} (midnight) SEE: midnight | :: |
| noon {n} (midday) | :: non {m} ; middag {m}; middag {m} |
| no one {pron} (not even a single person) | :: ingen; ingen |
| noose {n} (adjustable loop or rope) | :: renneløkke {c}, rennesnare {c}, løkke {f} |
| no pain, no gain {proverb} (discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) | :: den som intet våger, intet vinner |
| no parking {phrase} (no parking) | :: parkering forbudt |
| no problem {interj} (it does not pose a problem) | :: ikke noe problem |
| no problem {interj} (no thanks or apology is necessary) | :: ikke noe problem |
| nor {conj} (nor) | :: eller, heller ikke |
| nordic {adj} (Nordic) SEE: Nordic | :: |
| Nordic {adj} (of or relating to the Nordic countries) | :: nordisk |
| Nordic combined {n} (cross-country skiing and ski jumping) | :: kombinert {m} |
| Nordic countries {n} (the Nordic countries collectively) | :: Norden, nordiske land {n-p}; Norden, Norderlanda {n-p} |
| norm {n} (that which is normal) | :: norm |
| normal {adj} (usual, ordinary) | :: normal, ordinær, vanlig, alminnelig |
| normalcy {n} (state of being normal) | :: normalitet {m} |
| normal distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: normalfordeling {m} |
| normality {n} (state of being normal) | :: normalitet {m} |
| Norman {n} (a person from Normandy) | :: normanner {m}; normannar {m} |
| Norman {adj} (of or pertaining to Normandy and its inhabitants) | :: normannisk; normannisk |
| Normandy {prop} (region of France) | :: Normandie; Normandie |
| Norn {prop} (language) | :: norn {n}; norn {n} |
| Norse {n} (speakers of any North Germanic language) | :: Norrøns {m-p} |
| Norse {prop} (The ancient language spoken by Vikings) | :: norrønt {n} |
| north {n} (compass point) | :: nord |
| north {adj} | :: nord |
| North African {adj} (of or pertaining to North Africa) | :: nordafrikansk; nordafrikansk |
| North America {prop} (continent) | :: Nord-Amerika |
| North American {adj} (relating to North America) | :: nordamerikansk; nordamerikansk |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance) | :: Den nordatlantiske traktats organisasjon {f}; Den nordatlantiske traktat-organisasjonen {f} |
| North Cape {prop} (North Cape (Norway)) | :: Nordkapp |
| North Dakota {prop} (state of the United States of America) | :: Nord-Dakota; Nord-Dakota |
| northeast {n} (compass point) | :: nordøst; nordaust |
| North East England {prop} (official region of England) | :: Nordøst-England; Nordaust-England |
| North East Land {prop} (island) | :: Nordaustlandet |
| northerly {n} (wind blowing from the north) | :: nordavind {m}; nordavind {m} |
| northern bilberry {n} (shrub and berry) SEE: bog bilberry | :: |
| Northern Cyprus {prop} (a de-facto state) | :: Nord-Kypros |
| Northern Europe {prop} (sociopolitical region of Europe) | :: Nord-Europa; Nord-Europa |
| northern fulmar {n} (Fulmar glacialis) | :: havhest |
| northern gannet {n} (Morus bassanus) | :: havsule {m} {f}; havsule {f} |
| northern goshawk {n} (Accipiter gentilis) | :: hønsehauk; hønsehauk |
| Northern Ireland {prop} (Northern Ireland) | :: Nord-Irland |
| Northern Irish {adj} (relating to Northern Ireland) | :: nordirsk; nordirsk |
| northern lights {n} (the aurora of the northern hemisphere) | :: nordlys {n}; nordlys {n}, nordljos {n} |
| Northern Macedonia {prop} (country) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| Northern Marianas {prop} (Northern Marianas) | :: Nord-Marianene; Nord-Marianane |
| northernmost {adj} (farthest north) | :: nordligste; nordlegaste |
| Northern Norway {prop} (area of Norway) | :: Nord-Norge; Nord-Noreg |
| northern raccoon {n} (Procyon lotor) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| Northern Sea Route {prop} (a shipping lane in the Arctic Ocean) | :: Nordøstpassasjen, Nordlige sjørute |
| Northern Territory {prop} (Territory in northern Australia) | :: Nordterritoriet; Nordterritoriet |
| northern wheatear {n} (Oenanthe oenanthe) | :: steinskvett |
| North Frisian {prop} (Frisian language) | :: Nordfrisisk |
| North Korea {prop} (North Korea) | :: Nord-Korea |
| North Korean {n} (person from North Korea) | :: nordkoreaner {m}; nordkorean {m}, nordkoreanar {m} |
| North Korean {adj} (pertaining to North Korea) | :: nordkoreansk; nordkoreansk |
| North Macedonia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Nord-Makedonia; Nord-Makedonia |
| north-northeast {n} (compass point) | :: nord-nordøst |
| north-northwest {n} (compass point) | :: nord-nordvest; nord-nordvest |
| North Pole {prop} (northernmost point on Earth) | :: Nordpolen {m}; Nordpolen {m} |
| North Rhine-Westphalia {prop} (state) | :: Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| North Sea {prop} (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France) | :: Nordsjøen; Nordsjøen |
| northwest {n} (compass point) | :: nordvest; nordvest |
| Northwest Territories {prop} (Territory in northern Canada) | :: Nordvestterritoriene {p}; Nordvestterritoria {p} |
| north wind {n} (wind blowing from the north) | :: nordavind {m}; nordavind {m} |
| Norway {prop} (Scandinavian country) | :: Norge {n}; Noreg {n} |
| Norway lemming {n} (Norway lemming) | :: lemen {n}; lemen {n} |
| Norway maple {n} (Acer platanoides) | :: spisslønn; spisslønn |
| Norway pine {n} (Pinus resinosa) SEE: red pine | :: |
| Norwegian {n} (native of Norway) | :: nordmann {m}; nordmann {m} |
| Norwegian {n} (language of Norway) | :: norsk {m}; norsk {m} |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norway) | :: norsk; norsk |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norwegians) | :: norsk; norsk |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Norwegian language) | :: norsk; norsk |
| Norwegian Bokmål {n} (Bokmål) SEE: Bokmål | :: |
| Norwegian Nynorsk {n} (Nynorsk) SEE: Nynorsk | :: |
| Norwegian Sea {prop} (part of the Atlantic) | :: Norskehavet {n} |
| nose {n} (protuberance on the face) | :: nese {m} {f}; nase {m} |
| nose {n} (snout, nose of an animal) | :: snute {m} {f}, mule {m}, tryne {n}; snute {m}, mule {m}, tryne {n} |
| nose {n} (tip of an object) | :: neseparti {n}; naseparti {n} |
| nose {n} (length of a horse’s nose) | :: mulelengde; mulelengd {f} |
| nose {n} (skill in recognising bouquet) | :: nese {m} {f}; nase {m} |
| noseband {n} (part of a bridle or halter) | :: nesereim {m} |
| nosebleed {n} (haemorrhage from the nose) | :: naseblod {n} |
| nosh {v} (to perform fellatio (on)) SEE: blow | :: |
| nosh {n} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| nosh {v} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| no smoking {phrase} (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes is not permitted) | :: røyking forbudt; røyking forbode |
| nosology {n} (the systematic investigation or classification of disease) | :: nosologi {m} |
| nostalgia {n} (bittersweet yearning for the things of the past) | :: nostalgi {m}; nostalgi {m} |
| nostalgia {n} (longing for home or familiar surroundings) SEE: homesickness | :: |
| nostalgic {adj} (pertaining to nostalgia) | :: nostalgisk; nostalgisk |
| nostril {n} (either of the two orifices located on the nose) | :: nesebor {n} |
| not {adv} (negates meaning of verb) | :: ikke, ei; ikkje, ei |
| not {conj} (And not) | :: ikke; ikkje |
| not {interj} | :: ikke; ikkje |
| notability {n} (quality of being notable) | :: notabilitet {m} |
| notability {n} (notable person or thing) | :: notabilitet {m} |
| note {n} (musical sound) | :: note {m} |
| note {n} (banknote) SEE: banknote | :: |
| notebook {n} (empty book able to be used for notes) | :: skrivebok; notatbok {m} {f}, notisbok {m} {f}; notatbok {f}, notisbok {f} |
| notepad {n} (bound pad of paper) | :: notatblokk {m} {f}; notatblokk {f} {m} |
| notetaking {n} (writing pieces of information) | :: notatskriving {m} {f} |
| not even {adv} (constitutes an emphatic negation) | :: ikke engang, selv ikke |
| not guilty {n} | :: ikke skyldig; ikkje skuldig, ikkje skyldig |
| no thank you {interj} (polite way of saying no) | :: nei takk |
| nothing {pron} (not any thing) | :: ingenting, intet; ingenting, inkje |
| nothing {pron} (something trifling) | :: ingenting |
| nothing but {adv} (nothing but) | :: ikke noe annet enn, intet annet enn, ingenting annet enn |
| nothingness {n} (state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing) | :: ingenting; intet {n} |
| nothing ventured, nothing gained {proverb} (if one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits) SEE: no pain, no gain | :: |
| no through road {n} (cul-de-sac) SEE: cul-de-sac | :: |
| notice {v} (to become aware of) | :: bemerke |
| noticeable {adj} (capable of being seen or noticed) | :: merkbar; merkbar |
| notify {v} ((transitive) to give (someone) notice of (something)) | :: meddele |
| notorious {adj} (known widely and infamously) | :: notorisk; notorisk |
| not to mention {conj} (much less) | :: for ikke å snakke om |
| notwithstanding {adv} (never the less) SEE: nevertheless | :: |
| nougat {n} (a confection of honey and roasted nuts) | :: nougat {m} |
| nought {n} (zero) | :: null {m} {n}; null {m} {n} |
| noughts and crosses {n} (game) SEE: tic-tac-toe | :: |
| noun {n} (grammatical category (narrow sense)) | :: substantiv {n}, navnord {n}; substantiv {n}, namnord {n} |
| noun {n} (grammatical category (broad sense)) | :: nomen {n} |
| noun phrase {n} (phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb) | :: substantivfrase {m}; substantivfrase {f} |
| noun substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| nourishment {n} (something that nourishes; food) | :: ernæring {m} {f} |
| Nova Scotia {prop} (province in eastern Canada) | :: Nova Scotia |
| Novaya Zemlya {prop} (archipelago in Russia) | :: Novaja Semlja, Gåselandet |
| novel {n} (work of prose fiction) | :: roman {m} |
| novelist {n} (author of novels) | :: romanforfatter {m}; romanforfattar {m} |
| November {prop} (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: november {m}; november {m} |
| novice {n} (beginner) | :: nybegynner {m}, novise {m}, novise {f} |
| novice {n} (new member of a religious order) | :: novise {m}, novise {f} |
| Novorossiysk {prop} (city) | :: Novorossijsk |
| now {adv} (at the present time) | :: nå; no, nå |
| now {conj} (since, because) | :: nå som |
| now {n} (the present time) | :: nå {n}, nu {n}; no {n}, nå {n} |
| nowadays {adv} | :: nå til dags; no til dags |
| now and again {adv} (now and then) SEE: now and then | :: |
| now and then {adv} ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) | :: av og til, nå og da |
| Nowheresville {n} (a geographical location that is deemed obscure or unimportant) | :: Gokk |
| no wonder {n} (small wonder) SEE: small wonder | :: |
| no worries {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| nuance {n} (minor distinction) | :: nyanse {m}; nyanse {m} |
| Nubian {n} (inhabitant of ancient Nubia or a person of Nubian descent) | :: nubier; nubiar |
| Nubian {adj} (pertaining to Nubia, its people or its language) | :: nubisk; nubisk |
| nuclear {adj} (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) | :: nukleær |
| nuclear {adj} (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) | :: kjernefysisk; kjernefysisk |
| nuclear {adj} (involving nuclear energy) | :: kjerne-/atom-, kjernekraft/atomkraft; kjernefysisk; kjernefysisk |
| nuclear {adj} (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) | :: kjerne-/atom-; kjernefysisk; kjernefysisk |
| nuclear energy {n} (energy released by a nuclear reaction) | :: kjerneenergi {m}; kjerneenergi {m} |
| nuclear family {n} (a family unit consisting of a father, mother and children) | :: kjernefamilie {m}; kjernefamilie {m} |
| nuclear fission {n} (atom-splitting nuclear reaction) | :: fisjonere, spalte; fisjon {m}; fisjon {m} |
| nuclear force {n} (physics: force that binds protons and neutrons into nucleus) | :: kjernekraft {m} {f}; kjernekraft {f} |
| nuclear fuel {n} (radioactive fuel) | :: kjernebrensel {n}; kjernebrensel {n} |
| nuclear membrane {n} (double lipid bilayer surrounding genetic material in eukaryotic cells) | :: kjernemembran; kjernemembran |
| nuclear physics {n} (branch of physics) | :: kjernefysikk {m}; kjernefysikk {m} |
| nuclear power {n} (power from nuclear reactions) | :: kjernekraft {m} {f}, atomkraft {m} {f}; kjernekraft {f}, atomkraft {f} |
| nuclear reactor {n} (device) | :: atomreaktor {m}, kjernereaktor {m}; kjernereaktor {m}, atomreaktor {m} |
| nuclear war {n} (war fought using nuclear weapons) | :: atomkrig {m}; atomkrig {m} |
| nuclear waste {n} (type of waste) SEE: radioactive waste | :: |
| nuclear weapon {n} (explosive device) | :: atomvåpen {n}, kjernevåpen {n}; atomvåpen {n} |
| nucleolus {n} (part of nucleus of a cell) | :: kromosomar |
| nucleus {n} (core, central part of something) | :: kjerne {m}; kjerne {m} |
| nucleus {n} (physics: massive, positively charged core of an atom) | :: kjerne {m}; kjerne {m} |
| nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) | :: kjerne {m}, cellekjerne {m}; kjerne {m}, cellekjerne {m} |
| nude {adj} (without clothing or other covering) | :: naken |
| nudging {n} (Hinting or influencing) | :: dulting |
| nudist beach {n} (beach where nudity is allowed) | :: nakenstrand {m} {f}; nakenstrand {f} |
| nudity {n} (the state of being without clothing on the body) | :: nakenhet {m} {f} |
| null and void {adj} (invalid, cancelled, unenforceable) | :: død og maktesløs |
| numb {adj} (physically unable to feel) | :: nummen |
| number {n} (abstract entity) | :: antall {n}, tall {n}; tal {n} |
| number {n} (numeral) | :: tall {n}; tal {n} |
| number {n} (mathematics: number) | :: tall {n}; tal {n} |
| number {n} (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence) | :: nummer {n}; nummer {n} |
| number {n} (grammar: state of being singular, dual or plural) | :: numerus {m} |
| numberful {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| number plate {n} (license plate) SEE: license plate | :: |
| Numbers {prop} (fourth book of the Bible) | :: Fjerde Mosebok |
| numbersome {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| numerable {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| numeral {n} (non-word symbol that represents a number) | :: tall {n}; tal {n} |
| numeral {n} (word or symbol representing a number, see also: noun numeral) | :: tall {n}, tallord {n}, numerale {n}; tal {n}, talord {n}, numerale {n} |
| numerator {n} (number or expression written above the line in a fraction) | :: teller {m}; teljar {m} |
| numeric {adj} (of, or relating to numbers) SEE: numerical | :: |
| numerical {adj} (of or pertaining to numbers) | :: numerisk, tallmessig; numerisk |
| numerically {adv} (numerically) | :: tallmessig |
| numerous {adj} (Indefinitely large numerically) | :: tallrik; talrik |
| nun {n} (member of a Christian religious community of women) | :: nonne {m} |
| nuncio {n} (one who bears a message) SEE: messenger | :: |
| nunnery {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| nurse {n} (person trained to provide care for the sick) | :: sykepleier {m}, sykesøster {f}, søster {f}, pleier {m}, pleierske {m}, sykepleierske {m} {f} ; sjukepleiar {m} |
| nurse {n} (wet nurse) SEE: wet nurse | :: |
| nursery {n} (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting) | :: planteskole {m}; planteskole {m}, planteskule {m} |
| nursery rhyme {n} (short poem or song for children) | :: barneregle {m} {f}; barnerim {n}; barnerim {n} |
| nursery school {n} (a school for pre-school children) | :: barnehage {m}; barnehage {m} |
| nursing {n} (caring for patients) | :: sykepleie {m} {f}, sjukepleie {m} {f}; sjukepleie {f} |
| nursing {n} (breastfeeding) SEE: breastfeeding | :: |
| nut {n} (hard-shelled fruit) | :: nøtt {m} {f}; nøtt {f} |
| nut {n} (that fits on a bolt) | :: mutter {m} |
| nut {n} (slang: insane person) | :: galning {m}, gærning {m} |
| nut {n} (slang: the head) | :: nøtt {m} {f}; nøtt {f} |
| nut {n} (slang: testicle) | :: ball {m} |
| nutcracker {n} (implement for cracking nuts) | :: nøtteknekker {m} |
| nutfarm {n} (informal term for lunatic asylum) SEE: madhouse | :: |
| nuthouse {n} (informal term for lunatic asylum) SEE: madhouse | :: |
| nutmeg {n} (seed) | :: muskatnøtt; muskat {m}; muskat {m} |
| nutmeg {n} (soccer/football sense) | :: tunnel {m} |
| nutmeg {v} (soccer/football sense of the verb) | :: slå tunnel på |
| nutrient {n} (substance that provides nourishment) | :: næringsstoff {n}; næringsstoff {n} |
| nutrition {n} (nutrition) | :: ernæring |
| nutritional {adj} (pertaining to nutrition) | :: ernæringsmessig; ernæringsmessig |
| nutritionally {adv} (concerning nutrition) | :: ernæringsmessig; ernæringsmessig |
| nutritious {adj} (providing nutrients) | :: næringsrik; næringsrik |
| nuts {n} (nut) SEE: nut | :: |
| Nuuk {prop} (capital of Greenland) | :: Godthåb |
| nychthemeron {n} (one day and one night) | :: døgn {n} |
| Nygaard {prop} | :: Nygaard |
| Nygard {prop} | :: Nygård |
| nymph {n} (insect larva) | :: nymfe {m} {f}; nymfe {f} |
| nymph {n} (mythology: water, forest or mountain spirit) | :: nymfe {m} {f}; nymfe {f} |
| nymph {n} (young girl who may inspire lust) | :: nymfe {m} {f}; nymfe {f} |
| nymphomania {n} (excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women) | :: nymfomani {m}; nymfomani {m} |
| nymphomaniac {n} (woman with excessive sexual desire) | :: nymfoman {m} |
| nymphomaniac {adj} (of woman: having excessive sexual desire) | :: nymfoman; nymfoman |
| nymphomaniacal {adj} (nymphomaniac) SEE: nymphomaniac | :: |
| Nynorsk {n} (one of the two major Norwegian (written) languages) | :: nynorsk; nynorsk |