| Qatar {prop} (a country in the Middle East) | :: Qatar |
| Qatari {n} (person from Qatar or of Qatari descent) | :: qatarer {m}; qatarar {m} |
| Qatari {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Qatar or the Qatari people) | :: qatarsk; qatarsk |
| Q-tip {n} (type of cotton swab) SEE: cotton swab | :: |
| quack {n} (sound made by a duck) | :: kvakk {?} |
| quack {v} (to make a noise like a duck) | :: kvekke |
| quack {n} (fraudulent or incompetent doctor of medicine) | :: kvakksalver {m}; kvakksalvar {m} |
| quackery {n} (practice) | :: kvakksalveri {n}; kvakksalveri {n} |
| quackgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| quacksalver {n} (one falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills) | :: kvakksalver {m}; kvakksalvar {m} |
| quad {adj} (quadrilateral) SEE: quadrilateral | :: |
| quad {adj} (quadruplet) SEE: quadruplet | :: |
| quadragenarian {n} (one who is quadragenarian) | :: i førtiåra, i førtiårene |
| quadrangle {n} (quadrilateral) SEE: quadrilateral | :: |
| quadrant {n} (section) | :: kvadrant {m} |
| quadrant {n} (region of the Cartesian plane) | :: kvadrant {m} |
| quadrilateral {n} (polygon having four sides) | :: firkant {m}; firkant {m} |
| quadruple {adj} (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) | :: firedobbelt, kvadruppelt |
| quadruple {v} (to multiply by four) | :: firedoble, kvadruple |
| quadruplet {n} (infant born as one of four) | :: firling {m}; firling {m} |
| quaffle {n} (ball used in Quidditch) | :: sluff {m} |
| quagmire {n} (swampy ground) | :: myr {f}, sump {n}, sump {n} |
| quagmire {n} (perilous, mixed up and troubled situation) | :: hengemyr {f}, kvikksand {f} |
| quail {n} (any of several small game birds) | :: vaktel {m} |
| quake {n} (earthquake) SEE: earthquake | :: |
| quakebuttock {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
| Quaker {n} (believer of the Quaker faith) | :: kveker {m}; kvekar {m} |
| qualitative {adj} (of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity) | :: kvalitativ; kvalitativ |
| qualitative {adj} ((chemistry) of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound) | :: kvalitativ; kvalitativ |
| quality {n} (level of excellence) | :: kvalitet |
| quality of life {n} (general well-being of individuals and societies) | :: livskvalitet {m}; livskvalitet {m} |
| quality time {n} (time dedicated to one's children) | :: kvalitetstid {m} {f}; kvalitetstid {f} |
| quantitative {adj} | :: kvantitativ |
| quantitative easing {n} (monetary policy where the central bank creates money electronically) | :: kvantitativ lettelse {m} |
| quantity {n} (fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement) | :: kvantitet {m} |
| quantity {n} (indefinite amount of something) | :: mengde {m}; mengd {f} |
| quantity {n} (specific measured amount) | :: mengde {m}, antall {n}; mengd {f}, tal {n} |
| quantity {n} (considerable measure or amount) | :: mengde {m}, antall {n}; mengd {f}, tal {n} |
| quantum leap {n} (electron's state of change) | :: kvantesprang {n} |
| quantum leap {n} (abrupt change) | :: kvantesprang {n} |
| quantum mechanics {n} (branch of physics) | :: kvantemekanikk {m}; kvantemekanikk {m} |
| quantum theory {n} (quantum mechanics) SEE: quantum mechanics | :: |
| quarantine {n} (sanitary measure isolating infected people) | :: karantene |
| quark {n} (soft creamy cheese) | :: kvarg {m} |
| quarrel {n} (verbal dispute or heated argument) | :: krangel {m} |
| quarrel {v} (to contend, argue strongly, squabble) | :: krangle |
| quarrel {v} (disagree) SEE: disagree | :: |
| quarter {n} (one of four equal parts) | :: firedel {m}, fjerdedel {m}; firedel {m}, fjerdedel {m} |
| quarter {n} (period of three months) | :: kvartal {n}; kvartal {n} |
| quarter {n} (section of a town) | :: bydel, kvarter |
| quarter bottle {n} (piccolo) SEE: piccolo | :: |
| quarter-hour {n} (quarter-hour) SEE: quarter of an hour | :: |
| quarter of an hour {n} (fifteen minutes) | :: kvarter {n}; kvarter {n} |
| quartet {n} (music composition in four parts) | :: kvartett {m}; kvartett {m} |
| quartet {n} (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) | :: kvartett {m}; kvartett {m} |
| quartzite {n} (metamorphic rock) | :: kvartsitt {m}; kvartsitt {m} |
| quasar {n} (An extragalactic object) | :: kvasar {m} |
| quasi {adj} (showing likeness) | :: kvasi- |
| quay {n} (structure for loading and unloading vessels) | :: kai {m} {f}; kai {f} {m} |
| quayside {n} (an area alongside a quay) | :: kaikant {m}; kaikant {m} |
| Quechua {prop} (language) | :: quechua |
| queen {n} (female monarch) | :: dronning {f} |
| queen {n} (wife of a king) | :: dronning |
| queen {n} (chess piece) | :: dronning {f} |
| queen {n} (playing card) | :: dame {c}, dama {f} |
| queen {n} (reproductive female animal in a hive) | :: dronning {f} |
| Queen Anne's lace {n} (Anthriscus sylvestris) SEE: cow parsley | :: |
| queen bee {n} (reproductive female bee) | :: bidronning {m} {f}; bidronning {f}, biedronning {f} |
| Queen Maud Land {prop} (Norwegian Antarctic territory) | :: Dronning Maud Land; Dronning Maud Land |
| queen mother {n} (widowed queen consort whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch) | :: dronningmor {f} |
| queer {adj} (slang: homosexual) | :: skeiv, homse {m}, soper {m} |
| queer {adj} (pertaining to non-normative sexuality) | :: skeiv |
| queer {n} (slang: homosexual) SEE: fag | :: |
| quell {n} (transitive: to take the life of; to kill) SEE: kill | :: |
| quench {v} (to satisfy thirst) | :: slukke |
| quench {v} (to extinguish or put out) | :: slukke |
| quench {v} (to cool rapidly by immersion) | :: bråkjøle |
| Quenya {prop} (constructed language) | :: quenya |
| quern {n} (mill) | :: håndkvern {m} |
| query {n} (question or inquiry) | :: spørsmål {n} |
| quest {n} (journey or effort in pursuit of a goal) | :: søken |
| question {n} (talk; conversation; speech) SEE: talk | :: |
| question {n} (sentence, phrase or word) | :: spørsmål {n}; spørsmål {n} |
| question {v} (raise doubts about) | :: sette spørsmålstegn ved, stille spørsmål ved; setje spørsmålsteikn ved, stille spørsmål ved |
| questionary {n} (questionnaire) SEE: questionnaire | :: |
| question mark {n} (punctuation mark) | :: spørsmålstegn {n} |
| questionnaire {n} (form containing a list of questions) | :: spørreskjema {n}; spørjeskjema {n} |
| question of law {n} (question of law) | :: rettsspørsmål {n}; rettsspørsmål {n} |
| queue {n} (line of people) | :: kø {m}; kø {m} |
| queue {n} (waiting list) | :: kø {m} |
| quick {adj} (moving with speed) | :: rask, kvikk |
| quick {adj} (occurring in a short time) | :: rask, kvikk |
| quick {adj} (lively, witty) | :: kvikk |
| quick {adj} (mentally agile, perceptive) | :: kvikk |
| quick {adj} (alive) | :: frisk og rask |
| quick-drying {adj} (able to dry quickly) | :: hurtigtørkende |
| quickly {adv} (rapidly, fast) | :: fort |
| quicksand {n} (type of sand) | :: kvikksand {m}; kvikksand {m}, kviksand {m} |
| quicksilver {n} (mercury) | :: kvikksølv {n}; kvikksølv {n}, kvikksylv {n} |
| Quidditch {n} (fictitious ball game) | :: rumpeldunk {m} |
| quiet {adj} (with little sound) | :: stille; stille |
| quiet {adj} (having little motion) | :: rolig |
| quiet {adj} (not busy) | :: rolig |
| quiet {adj} (not talking) | :: stille; stille |
| quiet {v} | :: tystne, stilne |
| quiet as a mouse {adj} (very quiet) | :: stille som en mus |
| quill {n} (music: plectrum) SEE: plectrum | :: |
| quill {n} (pen made of feather) | :: fjærpenn {m} |
| quince {n} (fruit) | :: kvede |
| quincunx {n} (coin) SEE: coin | :: |
| quinine {n} (alkaloid used to treat malaria) | :: kinin {m} {n}; kinin {m} {n} |
| quinquangle {n} (pentagon) SEE: pentagon | :: |
| quintessential {adj} (of the nature of a quintessence) | :: ultimat {m} {f} |
| quintet {n} ((music) a composition in five parts) | :: kvintett {m}; kvintett {m} |
| quintet {n} ((music) a group of five musicians) | :: kvintett {m}; kvintett {m} |
| quintet {n} (any group of five) | :: kvintett {m}; kvintett {m} |
| quintuplet {n} (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) | :: femling {m}; femling {m} |
| quirk {n} (idiosyncrasy) | :: innfall |
| quisling {n} (traitor) | :: quisling {m}, landsforræder {m}, landssviker {m}; quisling {m}, landsforrædar {m}, landssvikar {m} |
| quit {adj} (to give up, stop doing something) | :: slutte |
| quitch {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| quite {adv} (to the greatest extent; completely) | :: temmelig |
| quite {adv} (in a fully justified sense; truly) | :: helt |
| quite {adv} (to a moderate extent) | :: ganske |
| quite a few {determiner} (indefinite and somewhat large number) | :: en del |
| quiver {n} (arrow container) | :: kogger |
| quiz {n} (competition in the answering of questions) | :: gjettekonkurranse, spørrelek, kviss; spørjeleik {m}, kviss {m} |
| quondam {adj} (former) | :: forhenværende, tidligere |
| quota {n} (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division) | :: kvote {m}; kvote {m} |
| quota {n} (prescribed number or percentage) | :: kvote {m}; kvote {m} |
| quotation {n} (fragment of a human expression) | :: sitat {n}; sitat {n} |
| quotation mark {n} (quotation marks) SEE: quotation marks | :: |
| quotation marks {n} (Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.) | :: anførselstegn, gåseauge or |
| quote {n} (a statement attributed to someone) | :: sitat {n}; sitat {n} |
| quote {n} (a quotation mark) | :: anførselstegn {n}, hermetegn {n}; hermeteikn {n} |
| quote {v} (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) | :: sitere |
| quotient {n} (number resulting from division) | :: kvotient {m}; kvotient {m} |