| rabbi {n} (Jewish scholar or teacher) | :: rabbiner {m}; rabbin {m}, rabbinar {m} |
| rabbit {n} (mammal) | :: kanin {m} |
| rabies {n} (viral disease) | :: hundegalskap {n}, rabies {m} |
| raccoon {n} (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) | :: vaskebjørn {m} |
| race {n} (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage) | :: rase {m}; rase {m} |
| race {n} (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of common, physical characteristics) | :: rase {m}; rase {m} |
| racecourse {n} ((UK) a racetrack where horse races are run) | :: galoppbane {m}; galoppbane {m} {f} |
| racemose {adj} (botany: having flowers arranged along a single central axis) | :: racemøs |
| racetrack {n} (a course over which races are run) | :: racerbane {m}; racerbane {m} |
| Rachel {prop} (younger daughter of Laban) | :: Rakel |
| racialism {n} (racism) SEE: racism | :: |
| racism {n} (racial prejudice or discrimination) | :: rasisme {m}; rasisme {m} |
| racist {n} (person who believes a particular race is superior to others.) | :: rasist {m} |
| racket {n} (implement) | :: rekkert {m}, racket {m}; rekkert {m}, racket {m} |
| racoon {n} (raccoon) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| rada {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet | :: |
| radar {n} (method of detecting distant objects) | :: radar {m}; radar {m} |
| radar image {n} (image produced using a radar) | :: radarbilde {n} |
| radiation {n} (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface) | :: utstråling {c} |
| radiation {n} (process of radiating waves or particles) | :: stråling {c} |
| radiation {n} (transfer of energy via radiation) | :: stråling {c} |
| radiation {n} (radioactive energy) | :: stråling {c} |
| radiator {n} (device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air) | :: radiator {m}; radiator {m} |
| radiator {n} (finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room) | :: radiator {m}; radiator {m} |
| radical {adj} (favouring fundamental change) | :: radikal; radikal |
| radio {n} (technology) | :: radio {m}; radio {m} |
| radio {n} (receiver) | :: radio {m}; radio {m} |
| radio {n} (transmitter) | :: radio {m}; radio {m} |
| radioactive waste {n} (type of waste) | :: atomavfall {n} ; atomavfall {n} |
| radioactivity {n} (emission of ionizing radiation) | :: radioaktivitet {m}; radioaktivitet {m} |
| radioactivity {n} (radiation emitted) | :: radioaktivitet {m}; radioaktivitet {m} |
| radio-controlled {adj} (controlled remotely using radio signals) | :: radiostyrt; radiostyrt |
| radio drama {n} (acoustic performance) | :: hørespill |
| radiographer {n} (someone who works with radiography) | :: radiograf {m}; radiograf {m} |
| radiologist {n} (practitioner of radiology) | :: radiolog {m}; radiolog {m} |
| radio signal {n} (signal transmitted / received by radio) | :: radiosignal {n}; radiosignal {n} |
| radio station {n} (broadcast station emitting an audio signal) | :: radiostasjon {m}; radiostasjon {m} |
| radio telescope {n} (astronomical device) | :: radioteleskop {n}; radioteleskop {n} |
| radio wave {n} (electromagnetic radiation) | :: radiobølge {m} {f} |
| radish {n} (plant Raphanus sativus var. sativus) | :: reddik {m}; reddik {m} |
| radish {n} (edible root) | :: reddik {m}; reddik {m} |
| radium {n} (chemical element with an atomic number of 88) | :: radium {n}; radium {n} |
| radius {n} (line segment) | :: radius {m}; radius {m} |
| radius {n} (length of this line segment) | :: radius {m}; radius {m} |
| radix {n} (biology: root) SEE: root | :: |
| radix {n} (mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers) | :: grunntall {n}; grunntal {n} |
| radon {n} (chemical element) | :: radon {n} |
| raft {n} (flat, floating structure) | :: flåte {m}; flote {m}, flåte {m} |
| rag {n} (piece of cloth) | :: klut {m}, fille {m} {f}; fille {f} |
| ragbag {n} (collection of miscellaneous things) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
| rag doll {n} (a doll made from cloth and rags) | :: filledukke {m} {f}, filledokke {m} {f}; filledokke {f} |
| rage {n} (a violent anger) | :: raseri {n}; raseri {n} |
| rage {v} (act in an angry manner) | :: rase |
| ragman {n} (collector of refuse) | :: fillepeller {m} |
| Ragnarok {prop} (the final battle in Norse mythology) | :: ragnarok {n} |
| ragpicker {n} (collector of refuse) | :: fillepeller {m} |
| rail {n} (means of transportation) SEE: railway | :: |
| rail {n} (horizontal bar; railing) | :: rekkverk, gelender, rekkverk, gelender |
| rail {n} (metal bar) | :: skinne |
| rail {n} (horizontal piece of wood in a door or window) | :: sprosse (i vindu), slå (for dør) |
| railcar {n} (any railway carriage) SEE: railroad car | :: |
| railing {n} (fence or barrier) | :: rekkverk {n}, gelender {n}; rekkverk {n}, gelender {n} |
| railroad {n} (permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails) SEE: railway | :: |
| railroad {n} (transportation system) SEE: railway | :: |
| railroad car {n} (railroad vehicle) | :: togvogn {m}; togvogn {m} |
| railroad crossing {n} (level crossing) SEE: level crossing | :: |
| railroad station {n} (place where trains stop for passengers) SEE: railway station | :: |
| railroad switch {n} (points) SEE: points | :: |
| railroad tie {n} (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) | :: sville {m} |
| railway {n} (track, consisting of parallel rails) | :: jernbane {m}; jernbane {m} {f}, jarnbane {m} {f} |
| railway {n} (transport system using these rails) | :: jernbane {m}; jarnbane {m} {f}, jernbane {m} {f} |
| railway line {n} (railway track) | :: jernbanelinje {m} {f}; jarnbanelinje {f}, jernbanelinje {f} |
| railway station {n} (place where trains stop) | :: togstasjon {m}, jernbanestasjon {m}; jarnbanestasjon {m}, jernbanestasjon {m} |
| railway track {n} (a pair of parallel tracks for trains) | :: jernbanespor {n}; jarnbanespor {n}, jernbanespor {n} |
| rain {n} (condensed water from a cloud) | :: regn {n}, regnvær {n} |
| rain {n} (any matter falling) | :: regn {n} |
| rain {n} (an instance of particles falling) | :: regn {n} |
| rain {v} (of rain: to fall from the sky) | :: regne |
| rain {v} (to fall in large quantities) | :: regne |
| rain {v} (to issue in large quantities) | :: regne |
| rainbow {n} (multicoloured arch in the sky) | :: regnbue {m}, regnboge {m}; regnboge {m} |
| rainbow flag {n} (rainbow-striped flag used as a symbol of LGBT pride and social movements) | :: regnbogeflagg |
| rainbow trout {n} (Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)) | :: regnbueørret {m}; regnbogeaure {m} |
| rainbow trout {n} | :: orret |
| rain buckets {v} (to rain heavily) SEE: rain cats and dogs | :: |
| rain cats and dogs {v} (to rain very heavily) | :: høljeregne, høljregne, regne sinte kjerringer (rain mad hags); høljeregne, ausregne |
| rain cloud {n} (cloud from which rain is falling) | :: regnsky {m} {f}; regnsky {f} |
| raindrop {n} (droplet of rainwater) | :: regndråpe {m}; regndrope {m} |
| rainfall {n} (amount of rain that falls on a single occasion) | :: nedbør {m} |
| rainforest {n} (type of forest) | :: regnskog {m}, regnskau {m}; regnskog {m} |
| rain pitchforks {v} (rain cats and dogs) SEE: rain cats and dogs | :: |
| rain shower {n} (short period of rain) | :: regnbyge {m} {f}, regnskur {m} {f}; regnskur {f} |
| rainstick {n} (rainstick) | :: regnstav {m}; regnstav {m} |
| rainwater {n} (rainfall) SEE: rainfall | :: |
| rainwater {n} (water sourced from rain) | :: regnvann {n} |
| rainwear {n} (clothing worn as a protection from rain) | :: regntøy {n}; regntøy {n}, regnty {n} |
| rainy {adj} (abounding with rain) | :: regnfull; regnfull |
| rainy season {n} (portion of the year when rainfall amounts are greatest) | :: regntid {m} {f}; regntid {f} |
| raised bog {n} | :: nedbørsmyr, ombrogen myr, ombrotrof myr |
| raisin {n} (dried grape) | :: rosin {m} {f}; rosin {f} |
| raising {n} (recruitment) SEE: recruitment | :: |
| rake {n} (garden tool) | :: rake {m} {f} |
| rally {n} (tennis: sequence of strokes) | :: ballveksling {m} |
| rally {n} (motor racing: event) | :: rally {n}; rally {n} |
| rally {v} (To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion) | :: regruppere (seg) |
| rally {v} (To come into orderly arrangement) | :: samle seg, fylke seg |
| rally {v} (To collect one's vital powers or forces) | :: komme seg, komme til krefter |
| ram {n} (male sheep) | :: vær {m}, saubukk {m}, sauebukk {m}; vêr {m}, saubukk {m}, sauebukk {m} |
| ram {n} (battering ram) SEE: battering ram | :: |
| ramble {n} (stroll) SEE: stroll | :: |
| rambler {n} (recreational walker) SEE: hiker | :: |
| ramshackle {adj} (in disrepair or disorder) | :: falleferdig; falleferdig |
| ramson {n} (ramsons) SEE: ramsons | :: |
| ramsons {n} (Allium ursinum) | :: ramsløk {m} |
| rancid {adj} (rancid) SEE: offensive | :: |
| rancid {adj} (being rank in taste or smell) | :: harsk |
| rand {n} (currency of South Africa) | :: rand {m}; rand {m} |
| Randolph {prop} (male given name) | :: Randolf, Randulf |
| random {adj} (all outcomes being unpredictable) | :: tilfeldig, tilfellelig, tilfelleleg |
| random {adj} (mathematics: of or relating to probability distribution) | :: tilfeldig, tilfellelig, tilfelleleg |
| random {adj} (computing: pseudorandom) | :: tilfeldig, tilfellelig, tilfelleleg |
| random {adj} | :: vilkårlig |
| range {n} (step of a ladder) SEE: rung | :: |
| range {v} (to travel over) SEE: roam | :: |
| range {v} (to separate into parts) SEE: sift | :: |
| range anxiety {n} (fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination) | :: rekkeviddeangst {m} |
| rank {n} (hierarchical level in an organization) | :: rang {m}; rang {m} |
| rank {n} (chess: one of the horizontal lines of squares) | :: rad {f} |
| ransom {n} (money paid for the freeing of a hostage) | :: løsepenger {p} |
| ransomware {n} (malware) | :: utpressingsvare {f}, utpressingsprogramvare {f} |
| rape {n} (act of forcing sexual activity) | :: voldtekt; valdtekt {f} |
| rape {v} (force sexual intercourse) | :: voldta; valdta |
| rape oil {n} (rapeseed oil) SEE: rapeseed oil | :: |
| rapeseed oil {n} (vegetable oil) | :: rapsolje {f}; rapsolje {f} |
| rapid {adj} (Very swift or quick) | :: rask, hurtig |
| rapid {n} (section of river) | :: stryk {n}; stryk {n} |
| raping {n} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| rapist {n} (someone who rapes someone else) | :: voldtektsforbryter {m}, voldtektsmann {m}, voldtektskvinne {f}; valdtektsforbrytar {m}, valdtektsmann {m} |
| rare {adj} (very uncommon) | :: skjelden |
| rareness {n} (property of being rare) | :: sjeldenhet {m} {f}; sjeldanheit {f} |
| rarity {n} (measure of the scarcity of an object) | :: sjeldenhet {m} {f}; sjeldanheit {f} |
| rarity {n} (rare object) | :: sjeldenhet {m} {f}, raritet {m}; sjeldanheit {f}, raritet {m} |
| rash {n} (of skin) | :: utslett {n}; utslett {n} |
| rasp {n} (coarse file) | :: rasp |
| raspberry {n} (plant) | :: bringebærbusk {m}, bringebær {n}; bringebær {n}, bringbær {n} |
| raspberry {n} (fruit) | :: bringebær {n}; bringebær {n}, bringbær {n} |
| raspberry {n} (noise imitative of a fart) | :: prompelyd {m} |
| raspy {adj} (irritable) SEE: irritable | :: |
| rat {n} (rodent) | :: rotte {m} {f}; rotte {f} |
| ratchet {n} | :: sperrehake {m}, sperrehjul {n}, klinkehake {m} |
| rate {n} (speed) SEE: speed | :: |
| rate {n} (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) | :: hyppighet, prosent, tall; rate {m}; rate {m} |
| rate {n} (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) | :: rate {m}; rate {m} |
| rate {v} (berate) SEE: berate | :: |
| ratel {n} (Mellivora capensis) SEE: honey badger | :: |
| rather {adv} (preferably) | :: heller, fortrinnsvis |
| rather {adv} (somewhat, fairly) | :: ganske, nokså, temmelig |
| rather than {conj} (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) | :: heller |
| rather than {prep} (instead of, in preference to) | :: heller enn |
| raticide {n} (rat poison) SEE: rat poison | :: |
| ratio {n} (number representing comparison) | :: forhold {n} |
| rational {n} (rational number) SEE: rational number | :: |
| rationality {n} (quality or state of being rational) | :: rasjonalitet {m}; rasjonalitet {m} |
| rational number {n} (quotient of integers) | :: rasjonalt tall {n} |
| rationing {n} (controlled distribution of scarce resources) | :: rasjonering {m} {f}; rasjonering {f} |
| rat poison {n} (poison for killing rats, etc.) | :: rottegift {m} {f}; rottegift {f} |
| rat race {n} (activity which is hectic, tedious, and congested with participants) | :: rotterace {n}, rotteres |
| rattle {n} (baby’s toy) | :: skrangle, rasle, rangle |
| rattle {n} (death rattle) SEE: death rattle | :: |
| rattler {n} (rattlesnake) SEE: rattlesnake | :: |
| rattlesnake {n} (venomous snake) | :: klapperslange {m} |
| raven {n} (bird) | :: ravn {m} |
| raven {adj} (of the color of the raven; jet-black) | :: ravnsort, ravnsvart |
| ravine {n} (a deep narrow valley) | :: slukt {m}; slukt {f} |
| ravish {v} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| raw {adj} (uncooked) | :: rå |
| raw data {n} (data that have not been analyzed) | :: rådata {m} {n}; rådata {n} |
| rawhide {n} (untanned hide) | :: råskinn |
| raw material {n} (material in its unprocessed, natural state) | :: råmateriale {n}, råmaterial {n}, råstoff {n}; råmateriale {n}, råstoff {n} |
| ray {n} (beam of light or radiation) | :: stråle {m}; stråle {m} |
| ray {n} (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail) | :: rokke {m} {f}; rokke {f} |
| Raymond {prop} (male given name) | :: Raymond |
| ray of light {n} (column of light) | :: lysstråle {m}; lysstråle {m} |
| ray of sunshine {n} (person or thing that brings happiness) | :: solstråle {m}; solstråle {m} |
| razor {n} (shaving knife) | :: barberhøvel |
| razor {n} (shaving instrument) | :: barberhøvel {m}; barberhøvel {m} |
| razorbill {n} (a large black and white auk, Alca torda) | :: alke {m} {f}; alke {f} |
| razor blade {n} (razor blade) | :: barberblad {n}; barberblad {n} |
| razor wire {n} | :: piggtråd {m} |
| re- {prefix} (again) | :: gjen- |
| reach {v} (to arrive at by effort) | :: rekke |
| reach for the sky {interj} (surrender) SEE: hands up | :: |
| reactant {n} (participant at the start of a chemical reaction) | :: reaktant {m}; reaktant {m} {n} |
| reaction {n} (action in response to an event) | :: reaksjon {m}; reaksjon {m} |
| reaction {n} (chemical transformation) | :: reaksjon {m}; reaksjon {m} |
| reactionary {adj} (opposed to change) | :: reaksjonær |
| reactionary {n} (such a person) | :: reaksjonær {m} |
| reaction time {n} (time taken to react) | :: reaksjonstid {m} {f}; reaksjonstid {f} |
| reactive {adj} ((in chemistry) able to react) | :: reaktiv; reaktiv |
| reactivity {n} (relative susceptibility to chemical reaction) | :: reaktivitet {m}; reaktivitet {m} |
| reactor {n} (a device which uses atomic energy to produce heat) | :: reaktor {m}; reaktor {m} |
| read {v} (look at and interpret letters or other information) | :: lese |
| read {v} (speak aloud words or other information that is written) | :: lese |
| read {v} (have the ability to read text or other information) | :: lese |
| read {v} (be able to hear (in a radio communication)) | :: forstå, høre, oppfatte |
| read {v} (make a study of) | :: studere |
| readability {n} (property of being capable of being read; legibility) | :: lesbarhet {m} {f}; lesbarheit {f} |
| readable {adj} (which can be read by a certain device) | :: lesbar; lesbar |
| readable {adj} (enjoyable to read) | :: lesbar, leselig; lesbar, leseleg |
| readableness {n} (readability) SEE: readability | :: |
| reader {n} (person who reads a publication) | :: leser {m}; lesar {m} |
| reader {n} (lecturer) SEE: lecturer | :: |
| reader {n} (proofreader) SEE: proofreader | :: |
| readiness {n} (state or degree of being ready) | :: beredskap {m} {n}; beredskap {m} |
| reading {n} (process of interpreting written language) | :: lesing {m} {f}; lesing {f} |
| reading {n} (event at which material is read aloud) | :: lesning {m} {f} |
| reading {n} (something to read) SEE: reading material | :: |
| reading material {n} (anything produced for reading) | :: lesestoff {n}; lesestoff {n} |
| ready {n} (cash) SEE: cash | :: |
| ready {adj} (prepared for immediate action or use) | :: klar, parat |
| ready {adj} (inclined, apt to happen) | :: beredt, rede |
| ready {adj} | :: klar |
| ready, aim, fire {interj} (sequence of commands) | :: klar, sikt, fyr |
| ready-mixed {adj} (mixed in advance) | :: ferdigblandet; ferdigblanda |
| ready, set, go {phrase} (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go | :: |
| ready, steady, go {phrase} (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go | :: |
| reagent {n} (substance used in chemical reactions) | :: reagens {m} {n}; reagens {m} {n} |
| real {adj} (true, genuine, not merely nominal) | :: virkelig |
| real {adj} | :: ekte |
| real {n} (a unit of currency used in Brazil) | :: real {m}; real {m} |
| real {n} (mathematics: a real number) SEE: real number | :: |
| real {adv} (really) SEE: really | :: |
| real estate {n} (property that cannot easily be moved) | :: fast eiendom |
| realia {n} (real objects or facts) | :: realia {m-p} |
| realism {n} (concern for fact or reality) | :: realisme {m}; realisme {m} |
| reality {n} (state of being actual or real) | :: virkelighet {m} {f} |
| reality {n} (a real entity, event etc.) | :: realitet {m}; realitet {m} |
| reality {n} (entirety of all that is real) | :: virkelighet {m} {f}; røynd {f}, røyndom {m}, verkelegheit {f} |
| really {adv} (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much) | :: veldig |
| realm {n} (sphere or influence) | :: rike |
| real number {n} (limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers) | :: reelt tall {n} |
| real number {n} (floating-point number) SEE: floating-point number | :: |
| realpolitik {n} (pragmatic international government policy) | :: realpolitikk {m} |
| real property {n} (real estate) SEE: real estate | :: |
| realtime {adj} (computer term) | :: sanntids- |
| realtor {n} (dealer in real estate) | :: eiendomsmegler {m} |
| reanalysis {n} (reanalysis) | :: reanalyse {m}; reanalyse {m} |
| reaper {n} (the Grim Reaper) SEE: Grim Reaper | :: |
| reap hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle | :: |
| reaping hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle | :: |
| rear {adj} (being behind, or in the hindmost part) | :: bakre; bakre |
| rear end {n} (back or hindmost part) | :: bakende {m}; bakende {m} |
| rear end {n} (buttocks) | :: bakende {m}; bakende {m} |
| rearguard {n} (the rearmost part of a force) | :: baktropp {m} |
| rearm {v} (to replace or restore the weapons or arms) | :: gjenoppruste |
| rearmament {n} (the process of rearming) | :: gjenopprustning {m} {f}, gjenopprusting {m} {f}, opprustning {m} {f}, opprusting {m} {f}; gjenopprusting {f}, opprusting {f} |
| reason {n} (that which causes: a cause) | :: årsak {m} {f} |
| reason {n} ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | :: fornuft |
| reason {n} | :: grunn |
| reason {v} (to deduce by being rational) | :: resonnere, overveie |
| reason {v} (to converse; to compare opinions) | :: diskutere fornuftig |
| reason {v} (to arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine, debate, discuss) SEE: debate | :: |
| reason {n} (math: ratio, proportion) SEE: ratio | :: |
| reasonable {adj} (just; fair; agreeable to reason) | :: rimelig, fornuftig; rimeleg, fornuftig |
| reasonable {adj} (inexpensive) | :: rimelig; rimeleg |
| reasonable {adj} (satisfactory) | :: fornuftig |
| reasoning {n} (deduction of inferences or interpretations) | :: tankegang {m}; tankegang {m} |
| rebate {n} (A deduction from an amount to be paid; an abatement) | :: rabatt |
| Rebecca {prop} (female given name) | :: Rebekka |
| Rebekah {prop} (sister of Laban and wife to Isaac) | :: Rebekka |
| rebel {n} (person who resists an established authority) | :: opprører {m}, rebell {m}; opprørar {m}, rebell {m} |
| rebellion {n} (armed resistance) | :: opprør {n} |
| rebirth {n} (reincarnation) | :: gjenfødelse {m}, reinkarnasjon {m}; gjenføding {f}, reinkarnasjon {m} |
| reborn {adj} | :: gjenfødt |
| rebuilding {n} (act of building again) | :: gjenoppbygging {m} {f}; gjenoppbygging {f} |
| rebuke {v} (to criticise harshly; to reprove) | :: bestride, bebreide |
| recalcitrant {adj} (marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority) | :: trassig |
| recalcitrant {adj} (hard to deal with or operate) | :: gjenstridig |
| recall {v} (to order the return of (faulty product)) | :: tilbakekalle |
| recall {v} (to recall) SEE: reproduce | :: |
| recapture {n} (act of capturing again) | :: gjenerobring {m} {f} |
| receipt {n} (act of receiving) | :: mottakelse {m}, mottak; mottak |
| receipt {n} (written acknowledgement) | :: kvittering |
| receipt {n} (obsolete: recipe) | :: oppskrift |
| receive {v} (take what is offered, accept from another) | :: få |
| receive {v} (to act as a host for guests) | :: ta imot |
| receiver {n} (person who receives) | :: mottaker {m} |
| receiver {n} (person who accepts stolen goods) | :: heler {m} |
| receiver {n} (electronic device) | :: mottaker {m} |
| recent {adj} (having happened a short while ago) | :: nylig |
| recently {adv} (in the recent past) | :: nylig, i det siste, nettopp; nyleg, i det siste |
| receptacle {n} (container) | :: beholder {m} |
| receptacle {n} (botany: part of flower) | :: blomsterbunn {m} |
| receptacle {n} (electrical: contact device) | :: stikkontakt {m} |
| reception {n} (act of receiving) | :: mottakelse {m} |
| reception {n} (electronics: act or ability to receive signals) | :: mottak {n}; mottak {n} |
| reception {n} (social engagement) | :: resepsjon {m}, mottakelse {m}; resepsjon {m} |
| reception {n} (front desk) | :: resepsjon {m}; resepsjon {m} |
| reception {n} | :: mottak {n} |
| receptionist {n} (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) | :: resepsjonist {m}; resepsjonist {m} |
| receptivity {n} (the state of being receptive) | :: mottakelighet |
| recipe {n} (instructions for making or preparing food dishes) | :: oppskrift {m} {f} |
| reciprocal {adj} (done by each of two people towards the other) | :: gjensidig; gjensidig |
| reciprocal {adj} (done, given, felt, or owed in return) | :: gjensidig; gjensidig |
| reciprocity {n} (the state or quality of being reciprocal) | :: gjensidighet {m} {f} |
| recite {v} (to recite) SEE: say | :: |
| recite {v} (to repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text) | :: resitere; resitere, resitera |
| recite {v} (to deliver a recitation) | :: resitere; resitere, resitera |
| reclaim {v} (to tame or domesticate a wild animal) SEE: tame | :: |
| recliner {n} (hinged chair) | :: liggestol {m}; liggestol {m} |
| recluse {n} (A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit) | :: eremitt {m} |
| recognisable {adj} (recognisable) | :: gjenkjennbar, gjenkjennelig |
| recoil {n} (pushback from a fired firearm) | :: rekyl {m}, tilbakeslag {n}, tilbakestøt {n}, tilbakevirkning {m} |
| recoil {v} (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment) | :: rekylere, spenne tilbake, sprette tilbake, springe tilbake, trekke seg tilbake, gyse tilbake |
| recommendation {n} | :: anbefaling {c}; anbefaling {f} |
| recompense {n} (that which compensates for a harm done) | :: erstatning, vederlag |
| recompense {v} (to give compensation) | :: erstatte, gjengjelde |
| reconcile {v} (to restore a friendly relationship) | :: forsone |
| reconciliation {n} (accounting process) | :: avstemming {m} |
| reconnaissance {n} (act of gathering information) | :: rekognosering {m} {f}; rekognosering {f} |
| reconnoiter {n} (instance of reconnoitering) | :: rekognosere |
| reconquest {n} (act or process of conquering again) | :: gjenerobring {m} {f} |
| reconstruction {n} (something reconstructed or restored) | :: rekonstruksjon {m}; rekonstruksjon {m} |
| record {n} (most extreme known value of some achievement) | :: rekord {m}; rekord {m} |
| record {v} (make an audio or video recording of) | :: spille inn, ta opp |
| record book {n} (book listing achievements) | :: rekordbok {m} {f}; rekordbok {f} |
| recording {n} (reproduction stored in a permanent medium) | :: opptak {n}, tagning {c}; innspilling {m} {f} |
| record label {n} (record company) | :: plateselskap {n} |
| record player {n} (analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records, see also: gramophone) | :: platespiller {m}, platespeller {m}, grammofon {m}; platespelar {m} |
| recovery {n} (act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost) | :: berging {m} {f}; berging {f} |
| recovery vehicle {n} (recovery vehicle) | :: bergingsbil {m}; bergingsbil {m} |
| recreate {v} (create anew) | :: gjenskape |
| recreate {v} (to produce again, to recreate) SEE: reproduce | :: |
| recreation {n} (activity that diverts, amuses or stimulates) | :: rekreasjon |
| recruit {n} (newly enlisted soldier) | :: rekrutt {m}; rekrutt {m} |
| recruit {n} (hired worker) | :: rekrutt {m}; rekrutt {m} |
| recruit {v} (to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees) | :: rekruttere; rekruttera, rekruttere |
| recruit {v} (to supply with new men, as an army) | :: rekruttere; rekruttera, rekruttere |
| recruitment {n} (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) | :: rekruttering {m} {f}; rekruttering {f} |
| rectangle {n} (quadrilateral) | :: rektangel; rektangel |
| rectangular {adj} (having a shape like a rectangle) | :: rektangulær; rektangulær |
| rectangular coordinates {n} (Cartesian coordinates) SEE: Cartesian coordinates | :: |
| rectify {v} (to heal) SEE: heal | :: |
| rectum {n} (terminal part of the large intestine) | :: endetarm {m}; endetarm {m} |
| recumbent {n} (special type of bicycle) | :: liggesykkel |
| recumbent bicycle {n} (recumbent) SEE: recumbent | :: |
| recyclable {adj} (able to be recycled) | :: resirkulerbar |
| recycle bin {n} (container) | :: papirkurv |
| recycling {n} (the practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use) | :: gjenbruk {m}, resirkulering {m} {f} |
| red {n} (colour) | :: rød |
| red {adj} (having red as its colour) | :: rød; raud |
| red {adj} (of hair: orange-brown) | :: rødlig |
| red {adj} (left-wing, socialist or communist) | :: rød |
| redact {v} (to censor, to black out or remove parts of (a document) while releasing the remainder) | :: sladde |
| red as a beetroot {adj} (being the colour of a beetroot) | :: peonrød |
| red beet {n} (beetroot) SEE: beetroot | :: |
| red cabbage {n} (a variety of cabbage having red leaves) | :: rødkål {m} |
| red card {n} (sports: card) | :: rødt kort {n}; raudt kort {n} |
| red carpet {n} (a strip of red carpet laid for a VIP) | :: rød løper (den røde løperen) |
| red clover {n} (Trifolium pratense) | :: rødkløver {m}, raudkløver {m}; raudkløver {m} |
| Red Crescent {prop} (branch of the Red Cross) | :: Røde Halvmåne {m}; Raude halvmåna |
| Red Cross {prop} (Red Cross) | :: Røde Kors {n}; Raudekrossen {m} |
| red cunt hair {n} (small measurement) | :: kusehår {n} |
| red currant {n} (plant) | :: rips {m}, ripsbusk {m}; rips {m}, ripsbusk {m} |
| red currant {n} (fruit) | :: rips {m}, ripsbær {n}; rips {m}, ripsbær {n} |
| red deer {n} (Cervus elaphus) | :: hjort {m}; hjort {m} |
| reddish {adj} (resembling the colour red) | :: rødaktig, rødlig |
| reddish {adj} (quite red; red to a certain extent) | :: rødaktig, rødlig |
| red-eye {n} (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) | :: sørv; sørv |
| red fox {n} (Vulpes vulpes) | :: rødrev {m}; raudrev {m} |
| red-handed {adj} (in the act of wrongdoing) | :: på fersk gjerning |
| redhead {n} (red-haired person) | :: rødtopp {m}; raudtopp {m} |
| red herring {n} (misleading clue) | :: blindspor {n}, feilspor {n} |
| red hot {n} (hot dog) SEE: hot dog | :: |
| red-hot {adj} (Heated to the point that it glows with a visible red color.) | :: rødglødende |
| redirect {v} (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) | :: omadressere |
| redirect {n} (substition of an address for another one) | :: omadressering {m} |
| redirect {n} (redirection) SEE: redirection | :: |
| redirection {n} (setting a new direction) | :: omdirigering |
| red kite {n} (Milvus milvus) | :: glente {m}; glente {m} |
| red letter day {n} (day of special significance) | :: merkedag {m}; merkedag {m} |
| red light {n} (a warning light, especially as a traffic signal) | :: rødt lys {n} |
| red-light district {n} (area of prostitution) | :: bordellkvarter {m} |
| Red List {n} (list of endangered species) | :: rødliste {m} {f}; raudliste {f} |
| red lynx {n} (bobcat) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| red-necked grebe {n} (Podiceps grisegena) | :: gråstrupedykker {m} |
| red-necked phalarope {n} (Phalaropus lobatus) | :: svømmesnipe; symjesnipe |
| red-necked stint {n} (Calidris ruficollis) | :: rødstrupesnipe; raudstrupesnipe |
| red onion {n} (a type of onion with reddish purplish skin) | :: rødløk {m}; raudlauk {m}, raudløk {m} |
| red panda {n} (Ailurus fulgens) | :: rød panda, kattebjørn |
| red phalarope {n} (Phalaropus fulicarius) | :: polarsvømmesnipe; polarsymjesnipe |
| red pine {n} (Pinus resinosa) | :: rødfuru |
| red poppy {n} (Papaver rhoeas) SEE: corn poppy | :: |
| Red Sea {prop} (sea between Africa and Arabia) | :: Rødehavet; Raudehavet |
| Red Square {prop} (Moscow square) | :: Den røde plass; Den raude plassen |
| redstart {n} (ground-feeding bird) | :: raudstjert {m}; raudstjert {m} |
| red-throated diver {n} (loon) | :: smålom {c} |
| reduce {v} (to bring down) | :: redusere |
| reduce {v} (to decrease the liquid in food) | :: redusere |
| reduction {n} (amount or rate by which something is reduced) | :: reduksjon {m} |
| redundancy {n} (state of being redundant) | :: redundans |
| redundant {adj} (superfluous) | :: overflødig |
| redundant {adj} (needlessly wordy) | :: redundant, overflødig |
| red wine {n} (red coloured wine) | :: rødvin {m}; raudvin {m} |
| redwing {n} (Turdus iliacus) | :: rødvingetrost; raudvengtrast |
| reed {n} (grass-like plant) | :: siv {n}, rør {n} |
| reed {n} (music: part of mouthpiece) | :: rør {n} |
| reef {v} (sailing) | :: reve |
| reel {v} (to walk shakily or unsteadily) | :: vakle |
| reelect {v} (to elect for a subsequent time) | :: gjenvelge |
| reelection {n} (the act of being elected after already being elected once) | :: gjenvalg; attval {n} |
| refectory {n} (dining-hall) | :: refektorium {n}; refektorium {n} |
| refer {v} | :: henvise |
| referee {n} (sport: umpire, judge of a game) | :: dommer {m}; dommar {m} |
| reference {n} (reference work) SEE: reference work | :: |
| reference book {n} (book providing factual information) | :: referansebok {m} {f}; referansebok {f} |
| reference book {n} (library: book that may not be borrowed) | :: referansebok {m} {f}; referansebok {f} |
| reference counting {n} (act of making a count) | :: referansetelling {m} {f} |
| reference work {n} (compendium of information) | :: oppslagsverk {n}; oppslagsverk {n} |
| referendum {n} (direct popular vote) | :: folkeavstemning {m} {f}, referendum {n}, uravstemning {m} {f} ; folkerøysting {f}, referendum {n} |
| refined {adj} (cultured, elegant) | :: raffinert |
| reflect {v} (to bend back from a surface) | :: reflektere; reflektere |
| reflect {v} (to mirror, or show the image of something) | :: avspeile, gjenspeile; reflektere, speile; reflektere, spegle |
| reflect {v} (to give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.) | :: reflektere; reflektere |
| reflect {v} (to think seriously; to ponder or consider) | :: reflektere, tenke over; reflektere, tenkje over |
| reflection {n} (act of reflecting; the state of being reflected) | :: refleksjon {m} |
| reflector {n} (something that reflects heat, light or sound) | :: reflektor {m}; reflektor {m} |
| reflector {n} (small reflecting disk on a vehicle) | :: refleksbrikke {m} |
| reflector {n} (safety reflector) SEE: safety reflector | :: |
| reflexive {adj} (in grammar) | :: refleksiv |
| reflexive {n} (reflexive pronoun) SEE: reflexive pronoun | :: |
| reflexive pronoun {n} (a part of speech) | :: refleksiv pronomen |
| reflexology {n} (study of behavior) | :: refleksologi {m} |
| reflexology {n} (form of complementary medicine) | :: refleksologi {m} |
| reform {n} (amendment) | :: reform {m} |
| reformer {n} (one who reforms, or who works for reform) | :: reformator {m}; reformator {m} |
| refrain {v} (to hold back) | :: holde tilbake |
| refrain {v} (to abstain (from)) | :: avstå |
| refrain {v} (to keep oneself from action) | :: avholde seg |
| refrain {n} (burden of song) | :: refreng |
| refreshing {adj} (refreshing) | :: forfriskende, leskende |
| refreshment {n} (A light snack or drink) | :: forfriskning {m} {f}; forfrisking {f} |
| refrigerant {n} (substance undergoing phase change) | :: kjølemedium {n}; kjølemedium {n} |
| refrigerate {v} (freeze) SEE: freeze | :: |
| refrigerate {v} (cool down) SEE: cool down | :: |
| refrigeration {n} (process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it) | :: kjøling {m} {f} |
| refrigeration {n} (process of preserving something by cooling) | :: kjøling {m} {f} |
| refrigeration {n} (cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes) | :: nedkjøling {m} {f} |
| refrigerator {n} (appliance) | :: kjøleskap {n} |
| refuge {n} (place providing safety, protection or shelter) | :: tilflukt {m} {f}; tilflukt {f} |
| refugee {n} (person seeking political asylum) | :: flyktning {m}; flyktning {m} |
| refugee {n} (person seeking economic asylum) | :: flyktning {m}; flyktning {m} |
| refugee {n} (person seeking refuge from natural disaster) | :: flyktning {m}; flyktning {m} |
| refugium {n} (habitat) | :: refugium {n} |
| refurbish {v} (rebuild or replenish) | :: pusse opp |
| refuse {n} (items or material that have been discarded) | :: avfall {n} |
| refuse {v} ((transitive) decline (request, demand)) | :: avslå |
| refute {v} (to prove (something) to be false or incorrect) | :: motbevise |
| regard {n} (concern for another) | :: respekt {m}, aktelse {m} |
| regard {n} (aspect; detail) | :: betraktning {c} |
| regardless of {prep} (without attention to) | :: uansett, uten hensyn til |
| regards {n} (greeting at the end of a letter) | :: hilsen |
| regatta {n} (boat race) | :: regatta {m}; regatta {m} |
| regent {n} (one who rules in place of the monarch) | :: regent {m}; regent {m} |
| regime {n} (form of government) | :: regime {n}; regime {n} |
| regiment {n} (army unit) | :: regiment {n}; regiment {n} |
| Regina {prop} (female given name) | :: Regine {f} |
| regiolect {n} | :: regiolekt {m}; regiolekt {m} {f} |
| region {n} (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) | :: region |
| region {n} (an administrative subdivision) | :: region |
| regional {adj} (pertaining to a specific region) | :: regional; regional |
| register {n} (cash register) SEE: cash register | :: |
| registration {n} (the act of signing up or registering for something) | :: registrering {m} {f}; registrering {f} |
| registration {n} (that which registers or makes something official) | :: registrering {m} {f}; registrering {f} |
| regression {n} (return to a previous state) | :: regresjon {m} |
| regression {n} (statistics: analytic method) | :: regresjon {m} |
| regret {v} (feel sorry about some past thing) | :: beklage, angre; beklaga, beklage, angre |
| regret {v} (to feel sorry about anything) | :: beklage; beklaga, beklage |
| regret {n} (instance of such an emotion) | :: beklagelse {m} ; anger {m} |
| regular {adj} (having a constant pattern) | :: regelmessig |
| regular {adj} (crystallography: isometric) SEE: isometric | :: |
| regular verb {n} (a verb which conjugates regularly) | :: regelmessig verb {n}; regelmessig verb {n} |
| regulate {v} (control) SEE: control | :: |
| regulation {n} (law or administrative rule) | :: regulering {c} |
| rehabilitation {n} (process) | :: rehabilitering {m} {f}; rehabilitering {f} |
| rehearsal {n} (practicing of performance to test or improve it) | :: øvelse {m} {f}, øving {m} {f} |
| Reich {n} (a German empire or nation) | :: rike |
| Reichian {adj} (relating to or influenced by the Austrian psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich) | :: reichiansk |
| Reichian {n} (follower of Reich or his methods) | :: reichianer |
| reification {n} (Consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living) | :: tingliggjøring |
| reify {v} (to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing) | :: tingliggjøre |
| reign {n} (The exercise of sovereign power) | :: maktutøvelse {m} |
| reign {n} (The period during which a monarch rules) | :: regjeringstid {m} {f}; regjeringstid {f} |
| reign {v} (exercise sovereign power) | :: regjere |
| reindeer {n} (Rangifer tarandus) | :: reinsdyr {n}, rein {m}; reinsdyr {n}, rein {m} |
| reinforced concrete {n} (building material) | :: armert betong; armert betong |
| reinforcement {n} (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced) | :: forsterkning {m} {f}; forsterkning {f} |
| reinforcement {n} (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action) | :: forsterkninger {m} {f-p}; forsterkningar {f-p} |
| reinstate {v} (To restore to a former position or rank) | :: gjeninnsette |
| reintroduce {v} (introduce again) | :: gjeninnføre |
| reiterate {v} (to say or do for a second time) | :: gjenta; gjenta, gjentake |
| reiterate {v} (to say or do repeatedly) | :: gjenta; gjenta, gjentake |
| reject {v} (refuse to accept) | :: avslå, avvise |
| rejoice {v} (be happy) | :: fryde seg , være glad |
| rejoice {v} (make happy) | :: glede |
| rejuvenation {n} (the process of rendering young again) | :: rejuvenering {f} |
| relate {v} (to narrate) SEE: narrate | :: |
| relation {n} (way in which two things may be associated) | :: relasjon {m}; relasjon {m} |
| relation {n} (member of one's family) | :: slektning {m}, familiemedlem {m}; slektning {m}, familiemedlem {m} |
| relational {adj} (relative) SEE: relative | :: |
| relationship {n} (connection or association) | :: forhold {n}; tilhøve {n}, samband {n} |
| relationship {n} (romantic or sexual involvement) | :: forhold |
| relative {adj} (conditional; depending on something else) | :: relativ; relativ |
| relative {n} (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption) | :: slektning {m}, frende {m}, frenke {m} {f}, frendekone {m} {f}, pårørende {m} {f}; slektning {m}, frende {m}, frenke {f}, frendekone {f}, pårørande {m} {f} |
| relatively {adv} (proportionally) | :: relativt; relativt |
| relatively {adv} (somewhat) SEE: somewhat | :: |
| relative pronoun {n} (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) | :: relativt pronomen |
| relativistic {adj} (of, or relating to relativity) | :: relativistisk |
| relativistic {adj} (at, or near the speed of light) | :: relativistisk |
| relativistic {adj} (of, or relating to relativism) | :: relativistisk |
| relativity {n} (the state of being relative) | :: relativitet |
| relax {v} (to make something loose) | :: slappe av |
| relaxed {adj} (having an easy-going mood) | :: avslappet |
| relaxed {adj} (free from tension or anxiety, at ease) | :: avslappet |
| relaxing {adj} (allowing one to relax) | :: avslappende |
| relay {n} (electrical actuator) | :: relé {n}; relé {n} |
| relay {n} (athletics discipline) | :: stafett {m}; stafett {m} |
| relay race {n} (sports contest) | :: stafettløp {n}; stafettløp {n}, stafettlaup {n} |
| release {v} (to let go (of)) | :: slippe |
| release {v} (to make available to the public) | :: slippe, gi ut |
| release {v} (to free or liberate) | :: frigi, slippe ut |
| release {v} (to discharge) | :: slippe ut |
| relentless {adj} (unremitting, steady and persistent) | :: nådeløs |
| relevant {adj} (directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic) | :: relevant |
| reliability {n} (quality of being reliable) | :: tilforlatelighet {m} {f}, pålitelighet {m} {f}, reliabilitet {m} {f} |
| reliable {adj} (fit to be relied on) | :: pålitelig, troverdig; påliteleg, truverdig |
| reliance {n} (The act of relying on someone or something; trust) | :: avhengighet {m} {f} |
| reliance {n} (The condition of being reliant or dependent) | :: avhengighet {m} {f} |
| relic {n} (that which remains) | :: levning {m} |
| relic {n} (part of a body or an object of religious significance) | :: relikvie {m}; relikvie {m} |
| relict {n} (in biology, ecology) | :: relikt {n}; relikt {n} |
| relief {n} (removal of stress or discomfort) | :: lettelse {m}, lindring {m} {f}; lindring {f} |
| relief {n} (type of artwork) | :: relieff {n}; relieff {n} |
| relief printing {n} (printing method) | :: høytrykk {n} |
| relieve {v} (military: to free someone from their post) | :: avløse, avløyse; avløyse |
| religion {n} (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death) | :: religion {m}, trosretning {m} {f}; religion {m} |
| religious {adj} (committed to the practice of religion) | :: religiøs |
| relinquish {v} (to give up, abandon) | :: gi opp |
| relinquish {v} (to surrender, yield control or possession) | :: å gi opp |
| relinquishment {n} (act of relinquishing) | :: avståelse {m} |
| relish {n} (pleasing taste) | :: nytelse |
| relish {v} (to taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of) | :: nyte |
| reluctance {n} (unwillingness to do something) | :: motvilje {m}; motvilje {m} |
| reluctant {adj} (not wanting to take some action) | :: motvillig; motvillig, motviljug |
| rely {v} (rest with confidence) | :: lite på |
| remain {v} (to stay behind while others withdraw) | :: forbli |
| remain {n} (That which is left of a being after its life is gone) SEE: remains | :: |
| remainder {n} (what remains after some has been removed) | :: rest {m}; rest {m} |
| remaining {adj} (which remains) | :: gjenstående, gjenværende, resterende; gjenverande |
| remains {n} (remains) SEE: wreck | :: |
| remains {n} (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) | :: levning {m} |
| remains {n} (relic of an ancient building or other structure) | :: rester {p}; restar {p} |
| remains {n} (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) | :: rester {p}; restar {p} |
| remand {n} (sending an accused person back into custody) | :: varetekstfengsling {m} {f}, varetekstarrest {m} |
| remark {n} (act of pointing out; notice or observation) | :: merknad {m}; merknad {m} |
| remark {n} (expression of something noticed) | :: bemerkning {m} {f}, anførsel {m}, merknad {m}; merknad {m} |
| remark {v} (to make a remark or remarks; to comment) | :: bemerke, kommentere |
| remark {v} (to express in words or writing, as observed or noticed) | :: bemerke |
| remarry {v} (To marry a second or subsequent time) | :: gifte seg på nytt |
| rematch {n} (second contest between the same opponents, a return game) | :: omkamp {m}; omkamp {m} |
| remedial {adj} (curative; providing a remedy) | :: bøtende, helbredende, legende |
| remedial {adj} (intended to correct or improve deficient skills) | :: hjelpe- |
| remember {v} (to recall from one's memory) | :: huske |
| reminder {n} (something that reminds) | :: påminnelse {m}, påminning {m} {f}; påminning {f} |
| remit {v} (to postpone) SEE: postpone | :: |
| remnant {n} (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) | :: levning {m} |
| remorse {n} (feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning) | :: anger {m} |
| remote {adj} (at a distance) | :: fjern |
| remote {n} (remote control) | :: fjernkontroll {m} |
| remote control {n} (device used to operate an appliance or mechanical toy from a short distance away) | :: fjernkontroll {m} ; fjernkontroll {m} |
| remote-controlled {adj} (operated by remote control) | :: fjernstyrt |
| removable {adj} (able to be removed) | :: avtagbar, avtakbar; avtakbar |
| remuneration {n} (something given in exchange for goods or services rendered) | :: godtgjøring |
| remuneration {n} (a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument) | :: godtgjøring |
| ren {n} (a kidney) SEE: kidney | :: |
| renaissance {n} (rebirth or revival) | :: renessanse {m}; renessanse {m} |
| renaissance {n} (Renaissance) SEE: Renaissance | :: |
| Renaissance {prop} (14th-century revival) | :: renessansen {m}; renessansen {m} |
| Renaissance {prop} (the period) | :: renessansen {m}; renessansen {m} |
| rename {v} (to give a new name to) | :: omnavne, gi nytt navn |
| Renata {prop} (female given name) | :: Renate |
| rendition {n} (interpretation of a musical score) | :: gjengivelse {m} |
| Renée {prop} (female given name) SEE: Renata | :: |
| renegotiate {v} (to negotiate new terms) | :: reforhandle; reforhandle, reforhandla |
| renegotiation {n} (act of renegotiating) | :: reforhandling {m} {f}; reforhandling {f} |
| renewal {n} (act of renewing) | :: fornyelse {m} |
| rennet {n} (An enzyme) | :: løype {m}; løype {m} |
| rennet stomach {n} (abomasum) SEE: abomasum | :: |
| renounce {v} (give up) | :: forsake, oppgi |
| renounce {v} (decline association with) | :: avsverge, fornekte |
| renounce {v} (abandon, forsake an action) | :: gi avkall, renonsere |
| renounce {v} (surrender a right or trust) | :: frasi, gi avkall, renonsere |
| renovation {n} (act or process of renovating) | :: renovering {m} {f}; renovering {f} |
| renowned {adj} (famous) | :: berømt, vidgjeten |
| rental car {n} (rented car) | :: leiebil {m} |
| renunciation {n} (the act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid) | :: avvisning {m} |
| reopening {n} (act of opening again) | :: gjenåpning {m} {f} |
| rep {n} (reputation) SEE: reputation | :: |
| rep {n} (representative) SEE: representative | :: |
| repair {v} (to restore to good working order) | :: reparere |
| repair {n} (act of repairing something) | :: reparasjon {m}, reparering {f} |
| repairman {n} (man whose job is to repair things) | :: reparatør {m}; reparatør {m} |
| repatriation {n} (the process of returning of a person to their country of origin) | :: hjemsendelse {m}; heimsending {f} |
| repeat {v} (do or say again) | :: gjenta, gjenfortelle |
| repechage {n} (heat for competitors who have lost in a previous round) | :: oppsamlingsheat |
| repellent {adj} (tending or able to repel) | :: avstøtende |
| repellent {adj} (repulsive, inspiring aversion) | :: frastøtende |
| repellent {adj} (resistant or impervious to something) | :: ugjennomtrengelig |
| repellent {n} (substance used to repel animals) | :: insektmiddel {n}, myggmiddel {n} |
| repent {v} (to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do) | :: angre; angre |
| repercussion {n} (consequence, result of action) | :: etterdønning {m} {f} |
| repertoire {n} (list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed) | :: repertoar {n}; repertoar {n} |
| repertoire {n} (set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items) | :: repertoar {n}; repertoar {n} |
| replace {v} (to substitute) | :: erstatte, avløse, avløyse, bytte ut; erstatte, erstatta, avløyse |
| replay {n} (replayed match) | :: omkamp {m}; omkamp {m} |
| replicator {n} (technical device) | :: replikator {m} |
| reply {v} (to give a written or spoken response) | :: svare |
| reply {n} (written or spoken response) | :: svar {n} |
| report {n} (information describing events) | :: rapport {m} |
| repot {v} (change a plant's pot) | :: prikle, ompotte |
| reprehensible {adj} (blameworthy) | :: klanderverdig |
| represent {v} (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) | :: representere |
| representation {n} (that which represents something else) | :: representasjon {m}; representasjon {m} |
| representative {adj} (typical) | :: representativ; representativ |
| representative {n} (one who speaks for another) | :: representant {m} |
| reprimand {n} (a severe, formal or official reproof) | :: refs {m}, reprimande {m} |
| reprimand {v} (to reprove in a formal or official way) | :: refse |
| reprisal {n} (retaliation) | :: represalie {m}; represalie {m} |
| reproach {n} (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) | :: bebreidelse {m} |
| reproach {v} (to criticize or rebuke someone) | :: bebreide, klandre; bebreide |
| reproach {v} (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) | :: håne |
| reproduce {v} (to generate offspring) | :: reprodusere; reprodusere, reprodusera |
| reproduction {n} (the act of reproducing new individuals biologically, see also: procreation) | :: reproduksjon {m}; reproduksjon {m} |
| reproduction {n} (act of making copies) | :: eksemplarfremstilling {m} {f} |
| reproduction {n} (a duplicate) | :: reproduksjon {m}; reproduksjon {m} |
| reproductive organ {n} (organ used in sexual reproduction) SEE: sex organ | :: |
| reptile {n} (a cold-blooded vertebrate) | :: krypdyr {n}, reptil {n}; krypdyr {n}, reptil {n} |
| republic {n} (a type of state) | :: republikk {m}; republikk {m} |
| republic {n} (one of the kinds of parts constituting Russia) | :: republikk {m}, delrepublikk {m}; republikk {m}, delrepublikk {m} |
| republican {adj} (of or belonging to a republic) | :: republikansk; republikansk |
| republican {n} (someone who favors a republic) | :: republikaner {m}; republikanar {m} |
| Republican {adj} (republican) SEE: republican | :: |
| Republican {n} (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) | :: republikaner {m}; republikanar {m} |
| republicanism {n} (republicanism as a form of government) | :: republikanisme {m}; republikanisme {m} |
| Republic of Albania {prop} (Official name of Albania) | :: Republikken Albania |
| Republic of Armenia {prop} (official name of Armenia) | :: Republikken Armenia {m}; Republikken Armenia {m} |
| Republic of Austria {prop} (official name of Austria) | :: Republikken Østerrike {m}; Republikken Austerrike {m} |
| Republic of Azerbaijan {prop} (official name of Azerbaijan) | :: Republikken Aserbajdsjan {m}; Republikken Aserbajdsjan {m} |
| Republic of Belarus {prop} (official name of Belarus) | :: Republikken Hviterussland {m}; Republikken Kviterussland {m} |
| Republic of Bulgaria {prop} (official name of Bulgaria) | :: Republikken Bulgaria {m}; Republikken Bulgaria {m} |
| Republic of China {prop} (state in East Asia) | :: Republikken Kina, Taiwan; Republikken Kina, Taiwan |
| Republic of Croatia {prop} (official name of Croatia) | :: Republikken Kroatia {m}; Republikken Kroatia {m} |
| Republic of Cyprus {prop} (official name of Cyprus) | :: Republikken Kypros {m}; Republikken Kypros {m} |
| Republic of Finland {prop} (official full name of Finland) | :: Republikken Finland {m}; Republikken Finland {m} |
| Republic of Hungary {prop} (former official name of Hungary) | :: Republikken Ungarn {m}; Republikken Ungarn {m} |
| Republic of Iceland {prop} (conventional descriptive name of Iceland) | :: Republikken Island {m}; Republikken Island |
| Republic of India {prop} (official name of India) | :: Republikken India {m} |
| Republic of Indonesia {prop} (official name of Indonesia) | :: Republikken Indonesia {m}; Republikken Indonesia {m} |
| Republic of Iraq {prop} (official name of Iraq) | :: Republikken Irak {m}; Republikken Irak {m} |
| Republic of Ireland {prop} (country) | :: Republikken Irland; Republikken Irland |
| Republic of Korea {prop} (country) | :: Republikken Korea {m} |
| Republic of Latvia {prop} (Official name of Latvia) | :: Republikken Latvia; Republikken Latvia |
| Republic of Lithuania {prop} (Official name of Lithuania) | :: Republikken Litauen; Republikken Litauen |
| Republic of Macedonia {prop} (Republic of Macedonia, see also: Macedonia) | :: Republikken Makedonia; Republikken Makedonia |
| Republic of Malta {prop} (official name of Malta) | :: Republikken Malta {m}; Republikken Malta {m} |
| Republic of North Macedonia {prop} (Republic of North Macedonia, see also: North Macedonia) | :: Republikken Nord-Makedonia; Republikken Nord-Makedonia |
| Republic of Poland {prop} (official name of Poland) | :: Republikken Polen {m}; Republikken Polen {m} |
| Republic of Serbia {prop} (official name of Serbia) | :: Republikken Serbia {m}; Republikken Serbia {m} |
| Republic of Singapore {prop} (official name of Singapore) | :: Republikken Singapore {m}; Republikken Singapore {m} |
| Republic of Slovenia {prop} (official name of Slovenia) | :: Republikken Slovenia {m}; Republikken Slovenia {m} |
| Republic of South Africa {prop} (official name of South Africa) | :: Republikken Sør-Afrika {m}; Republikken Sør-Afrika {m} |
| Republic of the Congo {prop} (country) | :: Republikken Kongo {m} |
| Republic of the Philippines {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Republikken Filippinene {m}; Republikken Filippinane {m} |
| Republic of Turkey {prop} (official name of the country of Turkey) | :: Republikken Tyrkia |
| repulsive {adj} (tending to rouse aversion or to repulse) | :: frastøtende, heslig, ekkel, motbydelig, ufyselig |
| repulsive {adj} (physics: having the capacity to repel) | :: frastøtende |
| reputation {n} (what somebody is known for) | :: omdømme {n}, ettermæle {n}; omdømme {n}, ettermæle {n} |
| request {v} (to express the need or desire for) | :: anmode |
| request {n} (act of requesting) | :: anmodning {m} {f}, oppfordring {m} {f}; oppfordring {f} |
| requiem {n} (mass to honor and remember a dead person) | :: rekviem {n}; rekviem {n} |
| requiem {n} (musical composition composed for such a mass) | :: rekviem {n}; rekviem {n} |
| requiem {n} (piece of music composed to honor a dead person) | :: rekviem {n}; rekviem {n} |
| requiescat in pace {phrase} (may he/she rest in peace) | :: hvil i fred; kvil i fred |
| require {v} (ask) SEE: ask | :: |
| requirement {n} (necessity) | :: krav |
| requirement {n} (something asked) | :: krav |
| requisite {adj} (essential; required) | :: påkrevd |
| reredos {n} (screen or decoration behind the altar in a church) SEE: retable | :: |
| rescue {n} (act of rescuing, saving) | :: berging {m} {f}; berging {f} |
| rescue {n} (liberation) SEE: liberation | :: |
| research {n} (inquiry or examination) | :: forskning {m} {f} |
| research {v} (to examine with continued care) | :: forske |
| researcher {n} (one who researches) | :: forsker {m} |
| research professor {n} | :: forskningsprofessor |
| resemblance {n} (state of resembling) | :: likhet {m} {f} |
| resemblance {n} (that which resembles) | :: likhet {m} {f} |
| resemble {v} (compare) SEE: compare | :: |
| resemble {v} (to be like or similar to something else) | :: likne, minne om |
| resentment {n} (anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.) | :: misnøye |
| reservation {n} (limiting qualification) | :: forbehold |
| reserve {v} (to reserve) SEE: hold | :: |
| reserve {n} (the act of reserving or keeping back; reservation) | :: bestilling {c}, reservering {c}, reservasjon {m} |
| reserve {n} (that which is reserved or kept back, as for future use) | :: reservasjon {m}; reserve {m}; reserve {m} |
| reserve {n} (known unexploited natural resource) | :: reserve {m}; reserve {m} |
| reserve {n} (restraint of freedom in words or actions) | :: reserverthet {m}, tilbakeholdenhet {m} |
| reserve {n} (tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose) | :: reservat {n} |
| reserve {n} (military: body of troops in the rear of an army) | :: reservetropp {m}; reserve {m}; reserve {m} |
| reserve {n} (finance: funds kept on hand) | :: forråd {n}, reservefond {n}; reserve {m}; reserve {m} |
| reserve {n} (sports: reserve player) | :: reserve {m}, reservespiller {m}; reserve {m} |
| reserve {n} | :: reservasjon {m} |
| reserve {v} (to keep back; to retain) | :: holde av, reservere, sette av |
| reserve {v} (to keep in store for future or special use) | :: forbeholde, legge til side |
| reserve {v} (to book in advance) | :: bestille, reservere |
| reserve bank {n} (reserve bank as a central bank) SEE: central bank | :: |
| reserved {adj} (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) | :: reservert; reservert |
| reserved {adj} (set aside for a particular person or purpose) | :: reservert |
| residence {n} (place where one lives) | :: bosted {n}, residens {m}; residens {m} |
| residence {n} (building used as a home) | :: bolig {m} |
| residence permit {n} (right to legally reside in a country) | :: oppholdstillatelse |
| resident {n} (person living at a location or an area) | :: beboer |
| resign {v} (quit a job or position) | :: gå av, si opp |
| resign {v} (to give up) | :: gi opp, resignere |
| resignation {n} (act of resigning) | :: oppsigelse {m} |
| resilience {n} (mental ability) | :: motstandsdyktighet {f} |
| resin {n} (secretion of plants) | :: kvae {m}, harpiks {m}; kvae {f}, kvåe {f}, harpiks {m} |
| resin {n} (viscous liquid of plant origin) | :: kvae {m}; kvae {f}, kvåe {f} |
| resist {v} (to withstand actions or effects of) | :: motstå |
| resistance {n} (act of resisting) | :: motstand {m} |
| resistance {n} (force that tends to oppose motion) | :: motkraft {m} {f} |
| resistance {n} (shortened form of electrical resistance) | :: motstand {m}, resistans {m} |
| resistance {n} (underground organization struggling for liberation) | :: motstandsbevegelse {m} |
| resolute {adj} (firm, unyielding, determined) | :: resolutt; resolutt |
| resolution {n} (formal statement adopted by an assembly) | :: vedtak {n}; beslutning {m} {f} |
| resonance {n} (resonant sound) | :: resonans {m}; resonans {m} |
| resort {v} (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) | :: ty til |
| resource {n} (something that one uses to achieve an objective) | :: ressurs {m}, resurs {m}; ressurs {m}, resurs {m} |
| resourcefulness {n} (the ability to cope with situations) | :: oppfinnsomhet {m} {f} |
| respect {n} (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit) | :: respekt {m}; respekt {m} |
| respect {n} (good opinion, honor, or admiration) | :: respekt {m}; respekt {m} |
| respect {n} (particular aspect of something) | :: måte {m}, aspekt {n}, henseende {?} |
| respective {adj} (referencing two or more things as individuals) | :: respektiv; respektiv |
| respectively {adv} (in a relative manner) | :: henholdsvis; høvesvis |
| respiration {n} (breathing) | :: åndedrett {n} |
| respiratory {adj} (relating to respiration; breathing) | :: respiratorisk, respirasjons-; respiratorisk, respirasjons- |
| respite {n} (brief interval of rest or relief) | :: avveksling {m} {f}, pusterom {n}, pustepause {m} |
| respond {v} (to say in reply, to respond) SEE: return | :: |
| respond {v} (to act in return) | :: reagere, svare |
| responsibility {n} (the state of being responsible) | :: ansvar {n} |
| responsibility {n} (a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible) | :: ansvar {n} |
| responsible {adj} (answerable for an act performed or for its consequences) | :: ansvarlig |
| ressentiment {n} (obsolete: resentment) SEE: resentment | :: |
| rest {n} (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) | :: hvile {m} {f} |
| rest {v} (intransitive: take repose) | :: hvile |
| rest {n} (remainder) | :: rest {m}; rest {m} |
| rest {v} (to remain) SEE: remain | :: |
| restart {n} (act of restarting) | :: omstart {m}; omstart {m} |
| restart {v} (In computing, to reboot) | :: start PC'en på nytt, starte PC'en på nytt |
| restaurant {n} (an eating establishment in which diners are served food) | :: restaurant {m} |
| restaurateur {n} (owner of a restaurant) | :: restauratør {m}; restauratør {m} |
| rest day {n} (day spent resting) | :: hviledag {m} |
| restless {adj} (unable to be still or quiet) | :: rastløs, urolig; rastlaus |
| restlessness {n} (state or condition of being restless) | :: uro {m} {f} |
| rest on one's laurels {v} (rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further) | :: hvile på sine laurbær |
| restoration {n} (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) | :: restaurering {m} {f}; restaurering {f} |
| restricted {adj} (limited within bounds) | :: avgrenset, avgrensa, begrenset |
| restriction {n} (regulation or limitation) | :: restriksjon {m}; restriksjon {m} |
| restrictive {adj} (confining; limiting) | :: restriktiv |
| restructuration {n} (restructuring) SEE: restructuring | :: |
| restructuring {n} (alteration of structure) | :: restrukturering |
| result {n} (that which results) | :: resultat {n}, utfall {n}, følge {m}; resultat {n}, utfall {n} |
| result {n} (fruit, beneficial or tangible effect) | :: resultat {n}, utfall {n} |
| resume {n} (summary) | :: resymé {n}; resymé {n} |
| resurrect {v} (to raise from dead) | :: gjenopplive |
| retable {n} (table or shelf behind an altar) | :: altertavle {m}; altartavle {m} |
| retail {n} (sale of goods directly to the consumer) | :: detaljhandel {m}; detaljhandel {m} |
| retailer {n} (retail sales company or salesman) | :: detaljist {m}; detaljist {m} |
| retail park {n} (type of shopping centre) | :: handelspark {m}; handelspark {m} |
| retain {v} (to keep in possession or use) | :: få, motta |
| retainer {n} (dentistry: device) | :: regulering {m} {f}; regulering {f} |
| retaliation {n} (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) | :: gjengjeldelse {m} |
| retarded {adj} (having mental retardation) | :: tilbakestående |
| retell {v} (to tell again) | :: gjenfortelle |
| retelling {n} (subsequent telling) | :: gjenfortelling {m} {f} |
| reticulum {n} (the second stomach of a ruminant) | :: nettmage |
| retina {n} (thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball) | :: netthinne {m} {f}; netthinne {f} |
| retire {v} (to stop working on a permanent basis) | :: pensjonere; pensjonere |
| retired {adj} (having left employment) | :: avgått |
| retiree {n} (someone who has retired from active working) | :: pensjonist {m} |
| retort {v} (to retort; to throw back) SEE: return | :: |
| retreat {n} (act of pulling back or withdrawing) | :: retrett {m}, tilbaketrekking {m} {f}, tilbaketrekning {m} {f}; retrett {m}, tilbaketrekking {f} |
| retreat {n} (period of meditation, prayer, or study) | :: retrett {m}; retrett {m} |
| retreat {v} (to withdraw military forces) | :: retrettere |
| retreat {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| retreat {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| retreat {n} (to turn back, retreat) SEE: return | :: |
| retroactively {adv} (done after the fact) | :: retroaktivt; retroaktivt |
| retroflex {adj} (of pronunciation in which the tongue underside approaches/touches the palate) | :: sub-apikal prepalatal, sub-apikal palatal |
| retroflex {adj} (of pronunciation in which the tongue tip approaches/touches the back of the alveolar ridge) | :: apikal postalveolar |
| retroflex {adj} (of pronunciation in which the tongue blade approaches/touches the back of the alveolar ridge) | :: laminal postalveolar |
| retroflex {adj} (of any of the retroflex pronunciations) | :: retrofleks |
| retromingent {adj} (cowardly) SEE: cowardly | :: |
| retronym {n} (A new coinage for an old concept) | :: retronym {n}; retronym {n} |
| return {n} (answer) SEE: answer | :: |
| return {v} (to come or go back) | :: returnere, komme tilbake |
| return {v} (to go back in thought, narration, or argument) | :: komme tilbake |
| return {v} (to turn back, retreat) | :: returnere, gjøre vendereis |
| return {v} (to give something back to its original holder or owner) | :: tilbakelevere, returnere |
| return {v} (card games: to play a card as a result of another player's lead) | :: svare med, returnere |
| return {v} (to say in reply; to respond) | :: gjengjelde, returnere |
| return {n} (act of returning) | :: retur {m}; retur {m} |
| return {n} (return ticket) | :: tur-retur {m} |
| return {n} (item that is returned) | :: retur {m}, tilbakeleving {m} {f} |
| return {n} (formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information) | :: resultat {n} |
| return {n} (finance: gain or loss from an investment) | :: avkastning {m} {f}; avkastning {f} |
| return {n} (finance: tax return) | :: selvangivelse {m} |
| return {n} (computing: carriage return character) | :: retur {m}, returtast {m}, vognretur {m} |
| return ticket {n} (a ticket granting permission to travel to a place and back again) | :: tur-retur billett; returbillett {m}; returbillett {m} |
| Reuben {prop} (first son of Jacob) | :: Ruben |
| Reuben {prop} (male given name) | :: Ruben |
| reunification {n} (the unification of something that was previously divided; used especially of a country) | :: gjenforening {m} {f} |
| reunion {n} (reunification) SEE: reunification | :: |
| reusable {adj} (able to be used again) | :: gjenbrukbaar |
| reuse {n} (act of using again or in another place) | :: gjenbruk {m} |
| Reuven {prop} (given name) SEE: Reuben | :: |
| rev {v} (to increase the speed of a motor) | :: ruse |
| revanchism {n} (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) | :: revansjisme {m} |
| revanchist {n} (revanchist, vengeful person) | :: revansjist {m} |
| revanchist {adj} (advocating a policy of revanche) | :: revansjistisk |
| rev counter {n} (rev counter) SEE: tachometer | :: |
| reveal {v} (to uncover) | :: avsløre |
| reveille {n} (the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers) | :: revelje {m} |
| revelation {n} (the act of revealing or disclosing) | :: åpenbaring {m} {f}; openberring {f} |
| revelation {n} (manifestation of divine truth) | :: åpenbaring {m} |
| Revelation {prop} (book of Bible) | :: Johannes' åpenbaring; Johannes' openberring |
| revenant {n} (supernatural being) | :: gjenganger |
| revenge {n} (retaliatory action) | :: hevn |
| revenge porn {n} (explicit media distributed as revenge) | :: hevnporno {m}; hemnporno {m} |
| revenue {n} | :: inntekt |
| reverse {n} (side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse) | :: revers {m}; revers {m} |
| reverse {n} (gear) | :: revers {m}; revers {m} |
| reverse {v} (to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions) | :: rygge |
| reverse dowry {n} (bride price) SEE: bride price | :: |
| reversible {adj} (able to be reversed) | :: reverserbar, reversibel, vendbar; reverserbar, reversibel, vendbar |
| reversible {adj} (clothing that can be worn inside out) | :: vendbar; vendbar |
| review {n} (second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact) | :: anmeldelse {m} |
| Revised Romanization of Korean {prop} (Romanization standard for Korean) | :: Revidert romanisering av koreansk |
| revoke {v} (to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing) | :: oppheve, annullere; tilbakekalle |
| revolt {n} (act of revolting) | :: opprør {n}; opprør {n} |
| revolution {n} (political upheaval) | :: revolusjon {m} |
| revolution {n} (removal and replacement of a government) | :: revolusjon {m} |
| revolution {n} (turning of an object around an axis) | :: rotasjon {m}, omdreining {m} {f}; omdreiing {f} |
| revolutionary {adj} (of or pertaining to a revolution in government) | :: revolusjonær; revolusjonær |
| revolutionary {adj} (something that signifies great change) | :: revolusjonær, revolusjonerende; revolusjonær |
| revolutionary {n} (A revolutionist; a person who revolts) | :: revolusjonær {m}; revolusjonær {m} |
| reward {n} (something of value given in return for an act) | :: belønning |
| reward {v} (recompense) SEE: recompense | :: |
| rewrite {n} (something that has been written again) | :: omskrivning {m} {f} |
| rewrite {v} (write again, differently) | :: omskrive |
| rewrite {v} (write again, without changing) | :: rekonstruere |
| Reykjavik {prop} (capital of Iceland) | :: Reykjavík, Reykjavik |
| rhenium {n} (chemical element) | :: rhenium |
| rheumatic {adj} (referring to rheumatism) | :: reumatisk, revmatisk; reumatisk, revmatisk |
| rheumatoid arthritis {n} (chronic and progressive disease) | :: leddgikt |
| rheumatology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: revmatologi {m}; revmatologi {m} |
| Rhine {prop} (river that flows through Europe) | :: Rhinen; Rhinen |
| Rhineland {prop} (land on both sides of the river Rhine) | :: Rhinland {n} |
| Rhineland-Palatinate {prop} (state) | :: Rheinland-Pfalz |
| rhinoceros {n} (herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)) | :: neshorn {n}; nashorn {n}, nashyrning {m} |
| rhizome {n} (horizontal underground stem of some plants) | :: jordstengel {m}, rhizom {n}, rotstokk {m} |
| Rhodes {prop} (island) | :: Rhodos; Ródos |
| rhodium {n} (chemical element) | :: rhodium {n}; rhodium {n} |
| rhododendron {n} (flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron) | :: rododendron {m}; rododendron {m} |
| rhombus {n} (A parallelogram having all sides of equal length) | :: rombe {m} |
| rhubarb {n} (any plant of the genus Rheum) | :: rabarbra {m}; rabarbra {m} |
| rhyme {n} (word that rhymes with another) | :: rim {n} |
| rhyme {v} (transitive, to rhyme with) | :: rime |
| rhyme {n} (rime) SEE: rime | :: |
| rhythm {n} (variation of strong and weak elements of sounds over time) | :: rytme {m}; rytme {m} |
| rhythm {n} (tempo or speed of a beat, song, or repeated event) | :: rytme {m}, rytmikk {m}; rytme {m}, rytmikk {m} |
| rhythm {n} (rhythm section) SEE: rhythm section | :: |
| rhythmics {n} (study of rhythm) | :: rytmikk {m}; rytmikk {m} |
| rhythm section {n} (section of a band maintaining the rhythm) | :: rytmeseksjonen {f} |
| rib {n} (curved bone) | :: ribbein {n}; ribbein {n} |
| ribbit {n} (the sound made by a frog or toad) SEE: croak | :: |
| ribbit {v} (make the sound of a frog or toad) SEE: croak | :: |
| ribbit {interj} (the sound made by a frog or toad) | :: kvekk |
| ribbon {n} (long, narrow strip of material) | :: bånd {n} |
| rice {n} (plants) | :: ris {m}; ris {m} |
| rice {n} (seeds used as food) | :: ris {m}; ris {m} |
| ricefield {n} (field where rice is grown) SEE: paddy | :: |
| rice paddy {n} (field immersed in water dedicated for the cultivation of rice) SEE: paddy | :: |
| rice pudding {n} (milk pudding made from rice, milk, sugar and nutmeg) | :: risgrøt {m}; risgraut {m} |
| rich {adj} (having wealth) | :: rik; rik |
| Richard {prop} (male given name) | :: Rikard {m}, Richard {m} |
| rickets {n} (disorder of infancy) | :: rakitis {m}, rakitt {m}, engelsk syke {m}, engelsk sjuke {m}; rakitt {m}, engelsk sjuke {f} {m}, engelsk sykje {f} |
| rid {v} (to free from a hindrance or annoyance) | :: kvitte, fri, frigjøre; kvitte |
| riddle {n} (sieve) SEE: sieve | :: |
| riddle {n} (verbal puzzle) | :: gåte {m} {f} |
| ride {v} (to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, bicycle etc.) | :: ri, ride; ri |
| ride {v} (to be transported in a vehicle as a passenger) | :: ri; kjøre; kjøyre |
| ride height {n} (ground clearance) SEE: ground clearance | :: |
| rider {n} (robber) SEE: robber | :: |
| rider {n} (one who rides, see also: cyclist; driver) | :: rytter {m}; ryttar {m} |
| ridge {n} (highest point on a roof) | :: møne {n} |
| ridge {n} (chain of mountains) | :: rygg {m}, åsrygg {m} |
| ridge {n} (chain of hills) | :: rygg {m}, åsrygg {m}; åskam {m}; åskam {m} |
| ridge {n} (elevation on ocean bottom) | :: rygg {m} |
| ridicule {v} (to make fun of someone) | :: latterliggjøre |
| ridiculous {adj} (foolish, absurd) | :: latterlig; latterleg, låtteleg |
| ridiculously {adv} (in a ridiculous manner) | :: latterlig |
| riding crop {n} (horsewhip) | :: ridepisk |
| rifle {n} (firearm with a rifled barrel) | :: rifle {m} {f}; rifle {f} |
| rift {n} (shallow place in a stream) SEE: ford | :: |
| rift {n} (chasm or fissure) | :: rift |
| rift valley {n} (graben) | :: riftdal {m}; riftdal {m} |
| rig {n} (the arrangement of masts etc.) | :: rigg {m}; rigg {m} |
| rig {n} (the special apparatus used for drilling oil wells) | :: rigg {m}; rigg {m} |
| Riga {prop} (capital of Latvia) | :: Riga |
| rigging {n} (tackle of a sailing vessel) | :: rigging {m} {f} |
| right {adj} (straight, not bent) | :: rett; rett |
| right {adj} (geometry: incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.) | :: riktig, rett, korrekt; riktig, rett, korrekt |
| right {adj} (of direction, opposite of left) | :: høyre; høgre |
| right {interj} (checking agreement) | :: ikke sant, sant; ikkje sant, sant |
| right {n} (legal or moral entitlement) | :: rett {m}, riktighet {m} {f}; rett {m}, riktigheit {f} |
| right {n} (right, not left, side) | :: høyre siden {m}, høyre sida {f}; høgre sida {f} |
| right {adj} (all right, not requiring assistance) SEE: all right | :: |
| right angle {n} (angle of 90 degrees) | :: rett vinkel {m} |
| right now {adv} (immediately) SEE: immediately | :: |
| right now {adv} (at this precise moment) | :: akkurat nå; akkurat no |
| right of way {n} (right to proceed first in traffic) | :: forkjørsrett {m} {c} |
| rigid {adj} (stiff) | :: rigid, stiv |
| rigid {adj} (fixed) | :: rigid |
| rigid {adj} (rigorous, unbending) | :: stiv |
| rigid {adj} (uncompromising) | :: rigid |
| rigorous {adj} (showing, causing or favoring rigor) | :: rigorøs; rigorøs |
| rigorous {adj} (severe; intense) | :: rigorøs; rigorøs |
| rigour {n} (a harsh or severe experience) | :: vigor {m} |
| Riksmål {n} (a variety of Norwegian) | :: riksmål {n}; riksmål {n} |
| rim {n} (edge around something) | :: kant {m}, rand {m} {f}; rand {f}, kant {m} |
| rim {n} (wheel rim) | :: felg {m}; felg {m} |
| rime {n} (hoar frost) | :: rim {m} {n}; rim {n} |
| rind {n} (hard outer layer of fruit, cheese) | :: bark {m}, skorpe {c}, svor {m}, skall {f} |
| ring {n} (round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger) | :: ring {m} |
| ring {n} (place where some sports take place) | :: ring {m} |
| ring {n} | :: klang {m} |
| ring {v} ((intr.) to produce a resonant sound) | :: ringe; ringja |
| ring {v} ((tr.) to make something produce a resonant sound) | :: ringe |
| ring {v} (to telephone (someone)) | :: ringe, telefonere; ringja |
| ring {n} (burner (e.g. of a stove)) SEE: burner | :: |
| ring-billed gull {n} (Larus delawarensis) | :: ringnebbmåke; ringnebbmåse |
| ring binder {n} (folder) | :: ringperm; ringperm |
| ring doughnut {n} (ring doughnut, see also: doughnut) | :: smultring {m}; smultring {m} |
| ring down the curtain {v} (stop) SEE: stop | :: |
| ring finger {n} (finger between the middle finger and little finger) | :: ringfinger {m}; ringfinger {m} |
| ringgit {n} (currency) | :: ringgit {m} |
| ringmaster {n} (the person who manages the performers in a circus ring) | :: sirkusdirektør {m} |
| ringneck dove {n} (Streptopelia risoria) | :: latterdue {f} {m} |
| ring road {n} (highway) | :: ringvei {m}; ringvei {m} |
| ring-shaped {adj} (shaped like a ring) | :: ringformet |
| ring spanner {n} (spanner with ring-shaped jaw) | :: ringnøkkel {m} |
| ringtone {n} (sound made by a telephone when ringing) | :: ringetone |
| ring up the curtain {v} (start) SEE: start | :: |
| ring wrench {n} (ring wrench) SEE: ring spanner | :: |
| rinse {v} (to wash something quickly using water and no soap) | :: rense |
| rinse {v} (to remove soap from something using water) | :: skylle |
| rinse {n} (the action of rinsing) | :: rens {m} |
| rinse {n} (hair dye) | :: toning {m} {f} |
| riot {n} (tumultuous disturbance of public peace) | :: opptøyer, opprør {n} |
| riot police {n} (a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds) | :: opprørspoliti {n}; opprørspoliti {n} |
| rip {v} (to fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| rip {n} (tear) SEE: tear | :: |
| rip {v} (to mock) SEE: mock | :: |
| riparian {adj} (of or pertaining to a riverbank) | :: elverelatert |
| ripe {adj} (intoxicated) SEE: intoxicated | :: |
| rip off {v} ((idiom) to charge an exorbitant or unfair rate) | :: flå |
| rise {n} (action of moving upwards) | :: risa {?} |
| rising star {n} (emerging talent) | :: stjerneskudd {n} |
| risk {n} (possible, usually negative, outcome) | :: risiko {m}, risk {m}; risiko {m}, risk {m} |
| risk {n} (likelihood of a negative outcome) | :: risiko {m}, risk {m}; risiko {m}, risk {m} |
| risk {n} (potential (conventionally negative) impact of an event) | :: risiko {m}, risk {m}; risiko {m}, risk {m} |
| risk {v} (to incur risk to something) | :: risikere; risikere |
| risk-free {adj} (safe) | :: farefri |
| risky {adj} (dangerous, involving risks) | :: farefull; farefull |
| risqué {adj} (bordering on the indelicate) | :: vovet, ekvivokk, dristig |
| rite of passage {n} (ceremony to celebrate a transition) | :: overgangsrite {m} |
| ritual {adj} (related to a rite) | :: rituell; rituell |
| ritual {n} (rite) | :: ritual {n}; ritual {n} |
| river {n} (large stream which drains a landmass) | :: flod {m}, elv {m} {f}, å {m} |
| river {n} | :: elv, flod |
| riverbank {n} (sloped side of a river) | :: elvebredd {m} {f}; elvebredd {f}, elvebreidd {f}, elvebreidde {f} |
| river basin {n} (river basin) | :: elvebekken {n}; elvebekken {n} |
| riverboat {n} (watercraft) | :: elvebåt {m}; elvebåt {m} |
| river horse {n} (hippopotamus) SEE: hippopotamus | :: |
| river water {n} (water in or from a river) | :: elvevann {n} |
| rivet {n} (cylindrical mechanical fastener) | :: nagle {m}, klinke, nite |
| Riyadh {prop} (capital of Saudi Arabia) | :: Riyadh {m}; Riyadh {m} |
| riyal {n} (currency) | :: rijal; rijal |
| roach {n} (US: cockroach) SEE: cockroach | :: |
| roach {n} (Rutilus rutilus) | :: mort {m}; mort {m} |
| road {n} (a way for travel) | :: vei {m}, veg {m} |
| road {n} (nautical: partially sheltered waters) SEE: roadstead | :: |
| road accident {n} (accident on the road) | :: trafikkulykke {m} {f}; trafikkulukke {f}, trafikkulykke {f} |
| roadblock {n} (Something that blocks or obstructs a road) | :: veisperring {m} {f}, vegsperring {m} {f}; vegsperring {f} |
| roadbuilding {n} (construction of roads) | :: veibygging {m} {f}, vegbygging {m} {f}; vegbygging {f} |
| road game {n} (athletic contest played in the opposing team's turf) SEE: away game | :: |
| roadless {adj} (lacking roads) | :: veiløs |
| road map {n} (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) | :: veikart {n}, vegkart {n}; vegkart {n} |
| road map {n} (plan of action) | :: veikart {n}, vegkart {n}; vegkart {n} |
| road roller {n} (heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt) | :: vals {m}, valse {m}, veivals {m}; vals {m}, valse {m} |
| road salt {n} (deicing or anti-icing salt) | :: veisalt {n}, vegsalt {n}; vegsalt {n} |
| roadside {n} (area on either side of a road) | :: veikant {m}, vegkant {m}; vegkant {m} |
| road sign {n} (sign for traffic control or driver information) | :: veiskilt {n}, vegskilt {n}, trafikkskilt {n}; vegskilt {n} |
| roadstead {n} (partly-sheltered anchorage outside a harbour) | :: red {m}; red {m}, rei {f} |
| road train {n} (transport concept) | :: vogntog {n}; vogntog {n} |
| roadway {n} (main or central portion of a road used by the vehicles) | :: veibane {m} |
| roam {v} (wander freely) | :: virre rundt |
| roar {v} (of animals, to make a loud deep noise) | :: brøle |
| roar {n} (long, loud, deep shout) | :: brøl {n} |
| roar {n} (cry of the lion) | :: brøl {n} |
| roar {n} (loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine) | :: brøl {n} |
| rob {v} (to steal from, using violence) | :: røve, rane; røve, rane |
| robber {n} (one who robs) | :: raner {m}, røver {m}; ranar {m}, røvar {m} |
| robbery {n} (act or practice of robbing) | :: ran {n}, røveri {n}; ran {n} |
| robbery {n} | :: ran {n} |
| Robert {prop} (given name) | :: Robert |
| robin {n} (Erithacus rubecula) | :: rødstrupe; raudstrupe |
| robinsonade {n} (genre of adventure fiction) | :: robinsonade {m}; robinsonade {m} |
| robot {n} (intelligent mechanical being) | :: robot {m}; robot {m} |
| robot {n} (machine to perform complex tasks) | :: robot {m}; robot {m} |
| robot {n} (traffic light) SEE: traffic light | :: |
| robust {adj} (evincing strength) | :: robust; robust |
| rock {n} (natural mineral aggregate) | :: stein {m}, berg {n}; stein {m}, berg {n} |
| rock {n} (mass of projecting rock) | :: klippe {m} |
| rock {n} (large stone or boulder) | :: kampestein {m} |
| rock {n} (hill or island without vegetation) | :: klippe {m} |
| rock {n} (something strong, stable, and dependable) | :: klippe {m} |
| rock {n} (distinctive composition of minerals) | :: bergart {m} |
| rock {n} (precious stone or gem) | :: edelstein {m} |
| rock {n} (lump of ice) | :: isbit {m} |
| rock {n} (confectionery made from sugar) | :: kandissukker {m} |
| rock {n} (crystallized lump of crack cocaine) | :: crack |
| rock {v} (move gently back and forth) | :: gynge |
| rock {v} (cause to shake or sway violently) | :: riste |
| rock {v} (sway or tilt violently back and forth) | :: gynge |
| rock {v} (disturb the mental or emotional equilibrium) | :: ryste, sjokkere |
| rock band {n} (rock group) SEE: rock group | :: |
| rock dove {n} (Columba livia) | :: klippedue {m} {f}; klippedue {f} |
| rockery {n} (section of a garden made from decorative rocks) | :: steinbed {n}, fjellhage {m}; steinbed {n}, fjellhage {m} |
| rocket {n} (rocket engine) | :: rakett {m} |
| rocket {n} (military: non-guided missile) | :: rakett {m} |
| rocket {n} (vehicle) | :: rakett {m} |
| rocket {n} (rocket-propelled firework, see also: skyrocket) | :: rakett {m} |
| rocket {v} (to accelerate) | :: skyte; skyte |
| rock face {n} (expanse of rock) | :: bergvegg {m}; bergvegg {m} |
| rockfall {n} (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff) | :: steinras {n}; steinras {n} |
| rock garden {n} (rockery) SEE: rockery | :: |
| rock group {n} (musical group specializing in rock music) | :: rockeband {n}; rockeband {n} |
| Rockies {prop} (Rocky Mountains) SEE: Rocky Mountains | :: |
| rocking chair {n} (chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked) | :: gyngestol {m}; gyngestol {m} |
| rocking horse {n} (a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing) | :: gyngehest {m}; gyngehest {m} |
| rock lobster {n} (spiny lobster) SEE: spiny lobster | :: |
| rock music {n} (popular music genre) | :: rockemusikk {m}; rockemusikk {m} |
| rock paper scissors {n} (popular child's game) | :: stein saks papir {?} |
| rock pigeon {n} (rock dove, Columba livia) SEE: rock dove | :: |
| rockslide {n} (type of landslide characterized by falling rocks) | :: steinras {n}; steinras {n} |
| rocky {adj} (full of rocks) | :: steinete; steinete |
| Rocky Mountains {prop} (mountain range) | :: Rocky Mountains |
| rococo {adj} (old-fashioned) SEE: old-fashioned | :: |
| rococo {n} (style of baroque architecture etc.) | :: rokokko {m}; rokokko {m} |
| rococo {adj} (of or relating to the rococo style) | :: rokokko-; rokokko- |
| rod {n} (slang: pistol) SEE: pistol | :: |
| rode {n} (The line from the vessel to its anchor) | :: red |
| rodent {n} (mammal of the order Rodentia) | :: gnager {m}; gnagar {m} |
| roe {n} (roe deer) SEE: roe deer | :: |
| roe {n} (eggs of fish) | :: rogn {m} {f}; rogn {f} |
| roe deer {n} (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus) | :: rådyr {n} |
| roentgenium {n} (chemical element) | :: roentgenium |
| Roger {prop} (male given name) | :: Roar, Roger |
| role {n} (character or part) | :: rolle {m} |
| role {n} (the expected behavior of an individual in a society) | :: rolle {m} |
| role {n} (the function or position of something) | :: rolle {m} |
| role model {n} (a person who serves as an example) | :: forbilde |
| roleplay {n} (roleplaying game) SEE: roleplaying game | :: |
| roleplaying game {n} (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) | :: rollespill {n}; rollespel {n} |
| roll {v} (to be under the influence of MDMA) | :: knipse |
| rollator {n} (walking frame with wheels) | :: rullator {m} |
| roller {n} (slang: police) SEE: cop | :: |
| roller {n} (rotating cylindrical part of a machine) | :: vals {m}, valse; vals {m}, valse |
| roller {n} (hair roller) SEE: hair roller | :: |
| roller blind {n} (blind for a window) | :: rullegardin {m} {f} {n} |
| rollercoaster {n} (amusement ride) | :: berg-og-dal-bane {m}; berg-og-dal-bane {m} {f} |
| roller skate {n} (a boot having small wheels) | :: rulleskøyte {m} {f}; rulleskøyte {f}, rulleskeise {f} |
| rolling paper {n} (paper for rolling cigarettes) | :: rullepapir {n}, sigarettpapir {n}; rullepapir {n}, sigarettpapir {n} |
| rolling pin {n} (food preparation utensil) | :: kjevle {n}; kjevle {n} |
| rolling resistance {n} (force) | :: rullemotstand {m}; rullemotstand {m} |
| rolling stock {n} (railway vehicles collectively) | :: jernbanemateriell {n}, rullende materiell {n}; jernbanemateriell {n}, jarnbanemateriell {n} |
| Rom {n} (a member of the Romani people) | :: sigøyner {m}, sigøynerske {f}; sigøynar {m}, sigøynerske {f} |
| Roma {prop} (the Romani people) | :: Romafolket, Romanifolk |
| romaji {n} (romanization of Japanese) | :: rōmaji {m} |
| Roman {adj} (of or from Rome) | :: romersk; romersk |
| Roman {adj} (of or from the Roman Empire) | :: romersk; romersk |
| Roman {n} (a native or resident of Rome) | :: romer {m}; romar {m} |
| Roman {n} (a native or inhabitant of the Roman Empire) | :: romer {m}; romar {m} |
| Roman Catholic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church) | :: romersk-katolsk; romersk-katolsk |
| Roman Catholic Church {prop} (Catholic Church) | :: Den romersk-katolske kirke {f} |
| romance {n} (intimate relationship, love affair) | :: romanse {m}; romanse {m} |
| romance {n} (story or novel dealing with idealized love) | :: romanse {m}; romanse {m} |
| romance {n} (music: sentimental ballad) | :: romanse {m}; romanse {m} |
| Romance {adj} (of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin) | :: romansk; romansk |
| Romance language {n} (language descended from Latin) | :: romansk språk {n} |
| Roman Empire {prop} (ancient Latin empire) | :: Romerriket {n} ; Romarriket {n} |
| Romani {n} (member of the Roma people) SEE: Rom | :: |
| Romani {n} (nomadic people) SEE: Roma | :: |
| Romania {prop} (South-Eastern European country) | :: Romania |
| Romanian {adj} (of or relating to Romania, its people, or language) | :: rumensk; rumensk |
| Romanian {n} (native of Romania) | :: rumener {m}; rumen {m}, rumenar {m} |
| Romanian {n} (official language of Romania) | :: rumensk {m}; rumensk {m} |
| Roman numeral {n} (numeral represented by letters) | :: romertall {n}; romartal {n} |
| Roman road {n} (road built by the Romans) | :: romervei {m}; romarveg {m} |
| Romans {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Paulus' brev til romarane, Romarbrevet, Romerne |
| Romans {prop} (30th sura of the Qur'an) | :: Romerne {m-p} |
| Romansch {n} (the Romance language) | :: retoromansk |
| romantic {n} (person with romantic character) | :: romantiker {m}; romantikar {m} |
| romantic {n} (person who is behaving romantically) | :: romantiker {m}; romantikar {m} |
| romanticist {n} (advocate or follower of romanticism) | :: romantiker {m}; romantikar {m} |
| Rome {prop} (city) | :: Roma, Rom; Roma |
| Romeo {n} (boyfriend) SEE: boyfriend | :: |
| Romeo {prop} (character in Romeo and Juliet) | :: Romeo {m} |
| Romeo and Juliet {prop} (the tragedy) | :: Romeo og Julie |
| Rome wasn't built in a day {proverb} (it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive) | :: Rom ble ikke bygget på en dag |
| Ronald {prop} (male given name) | :: Ronald |
| roof {n} (the cover at the top of a building) | :: tak {n} |
| roofer {n} (craftsman who lays or repairs roofs) | :: taktekker {m}; taktekkar {m} |
| roofie {n} (slang for flunitrazepam) | :: hypper {m} |
| roof rack {n} (rack attached to the top of a car) | :: takgrind {m} {f}; takgrind {f} |
| roof tile {n} (tile covering a roof) | :: takstein {m}; takstein {m} |
| rook {n} (bird) | :: kornkråke |
| rook {n} (chesspiece) | :: tårn {n}; tårn {n} |
| rookie {adj} (amateur) SEE: amateur | :: |
| room {n} (space) | :: rom {n}, plass {m} |
| room {n} (division in a building) | :: rom {n}, værelse {n} |
| roommate {n} (a person with whom one shares a room) | :: romkamerat {m} |
| room temperature {n} (normal temperature) | :: romtemperatur {m}; romtemperatur {m} |
| rooster {n} (flower) SEE: violet | :: |
| rooster {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) | :: hane {m} |
| root {n} (part of a plant) | :: rot {m} {f}; rot {f} |
| root {n} (of a tooth) | :: rot {m} {f}; rot {f} |
| root {n} (part of a hair under the skin) | :: rot {m} {f}; rot {f} |
| root {n} (primary source) | :: rot {m} {f}; rot {f} |
| root {v} (to turn up or dig with the snout - as pigs) | :: rote |
| root {n} (arithmetic: square root) SEE: square root | :: |
| root {n} (root vegetable) SEE: root vegetable | :: |
| root and branch {adj} (complete, total) | :: gjennomgripende, tvers igjennom |
| root fly {n} (cabbage fly) SEE: cabbage fly | :: |
| root vegetable {n} (edible root) | :: rotfrukt {m} {f}; rotfrukt {f} |
| rope {n} (thick, strong string) | :: tau {n}, rep {n}, reip {n}, tauverk {n}; tau {n}, tog {n}, reip {n}, tauverk {n} |
| rope {n} (a length of this string) | :: tau {n}, rep {n}, reip {n}; tau {n}, tog {n}, reip {n} |
| rope ladder {n} (flexible ladder) | :: taustige {m}; taustige {m} |
| rorqual {n} (whale with long skin folds below mouth) | :: finnhval {m} |
| rosé {n} (wine) | :: rosévin {m}, rosevin {m}; rosévin {m}, rosevin {m} |
| rosary {n} (Catholic prayer beads) | :: rosenkrans {m}; rosenkrans {m} |
| rose {n} (shrub) | :: rose {m} {f}; rose {f} |
| rose {n} (flower) | :: rose {m} {f}; rose {f} |
| rose {n} (colour) | :: rosa; rosa |
| rose fish {n} (Sebastes norvegicus) | :: uer {m}; uer {m} |
| rosehip {n} (the fruit of a rose plant) | :: nype |
| rosemary {n} (shrub) | :: rosmarin {m}; rosmarin {m} |
| Rosetta Stone {prop} (large inscribed stone) | :: Rosettastenen; Rosettasteinen |
| rosette {n} (ornamental imitation of a rose) | :: rosett {m} |
| rosette {n} (architectural ornament) | :: rosett {m} |
| rosin {n} (liquid resin) SEE: resin | :: |
| rosin {n} (solid form of resin) | :: kolofonium {n}; kolofonium {n} |
| Ross's gull {n} (Rhodostethia rosea) | :: rosenmåke; rosenmåse |
| roster {n} (schedule) SEE: schedule | :: |
| rostrum {n} (zoology: beak) SEE: beak | :: |
| rosé wine {n} (pink coloured wine) | :: rosévin {m}, rosevin {m}; rosévin {m}, rosevin {m} |
| rotary {n} (traffic circle) SEE: traffic circle | :: |
| rotate {v} (to spin, turn, or revolve) | :: rotere; rotere |
| rotate {v} (to advance through a sequence; to take turns) | :: rotere; rotere |
| rotor {n} (a rotating part of a mechanical device) | :: rotor {m} |
| rotunda {n} (roundabout) SEE: roundabout | :: |
| rouge {n} (blush) SEE: blush | :: |
| rough {adj} (turbulent) | :: urolig |
| roughage {n} (dietary fibre) SEE: dietary fibre | :: |
| rough-legged buzzard {n} (Buteo lagopus) | :: fjellvåk {m}; fjellvåk {m} |
| roughly {adv} (approximately) SEE: approximately | :: |
| roulette {n} (game of chance) | :: rulett {m}; rulett {m} |
| roulette wheel {n} (wheel used in the game of roulette) | :: ruletthjul {n}; ruletthjul {n} |
| round {adj} (circular or cylindrical) | :: rund |
| round {adj} (spherical) | :: rund |
| round {n} (circular or repetitious route) | :: runde {m}; runde {m} |
| round {n} (individual ammunition shell) | :: skudd {n} |
| round {n} (segment of a sport event) | :: runde {m}; runde {m} |
| round {n} (stage of a sports competition) | :: runde {m}; runde {m} |
| roundabout {n} (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) | :: rundkjøring {m} {f}; rundkøyring {f} |
| rounded {adj} (made into a circle or a sphere) | :: avrundet |
| roundpole fence {n} (fence) | :: skigard |
| Round Table {prop} (King Arthur's table) | :: det runde bord {n} |
| round trip {n} (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) | :: tur-retur; rundtur {m}; rundtur {m} |
| round up {v} (to collect or gather (something) together) | :: samle |
| roundworm {n} (invertebrate of the phylum Nematoda) SEE: nematode | :: |
| route {n} (course or way traveled) | :: rute {m} {f} |
| route {n} | :: rute {m} {f} |
| router {n} (device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet) | :: ruter {m} |
| routine {n} (course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure) | :: rutine {m}; rutine {m} |
| routine {n} (set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically) | :: rutine {m}; rutine {m} |
| routine {adj} (according to established procedure) | :: rutinemessig; rutinemessig |
| routine {adj} (regular; habitual) | :: rutinemessig; rutinemessig |
| routinely {adv} (in a routine manner) | :: rutinemessig; rutinemessig |
| row {v} (transitive:to propel over water using oars) | :: ro; ro |
| rowan {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) | :: rogn {m} {f}; rogn {m} {f}, raun {m} |
| rowboat {n} (small boat that is rowed) | :: robåt {m} |
| rowdy {adj} (rough and disorderly) | :: utagerende |
| rower {n} (person who rows a boat) | :: roer {m} |
| rowhome {n} (house) SEE: rowhouse | :: |
| row house {n} (rowhouse) SEE: rowhouse | :: |
| rowhouse {n} (house) | :: rekkehus |
| rowing {n} (the sport) | :: roing {m} {f}; roing {f} |
| rowing boat {n} (rowboat) SEE: rowboat | :: |
| rowing machine {n} (exercise machine) | :: romaskin {m}; romaskin {m} {f} |
| rowlock {n} (support for an oar) | :: åregaffel {m}, tollegaffel {m}, tollepinne {m} |
| Roxana {prop} (the wife of Alexander the Great) | :: Roxana |
| Roxanne {prop} (female given name) SEE: Roxana | :: |
| royal {adj} (of or relating to a monarch or their family) | :: kongelig; kongeleg |
| royal {n} (nautical: a sail) | :: røyl {m} |
| royal blue {adj} (colour) | :: kongeblå; kongeblå |
| royal family {n} (family of the ruling sovereign of a country or state) | :: kongefamilie {m}, kongehus {n}; kongefamilie {m}, kongehus {n} |
| royalism {n} (advocacy of a king or royal house) | :: rojalisme {m}, kongetroskap {m}, kongetruskap {m}; rojalisme {m}, kongetruskap {m} |
| royalist {n} (supporter of monarchy) | :: rojalist {m}; rojalist {m} |
| Royal Navy {prop} (British navy) | :: Den kongelige marine |
| royalty {n} (payment made to owner of intellectual property) | :: royalty {m}; royalty {m} |
| Roy G. Biv {prop} (mnemonic) | :: roggbif |
| rösti {n} (traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes) | :: rösti {f} |
| rubber {n} (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree) | :: gummi {m}; gummi {m} |
| rubber {n} (synthetic materials with the same properties) | :: kunstgummi {m} |
| rubber {n} (condom) | :: gummi {m}, kondom {m} |
| rubber {n} (water resistant shoe covers) | :: kalosj {m} |
| rubber {n} (tires) | :: dekk {n}, bilgummi {m} |
| rubber {n} (eraser) SEE: eraser | :: |
| rubber band {n} (elastic band) SEE: elastic band | :: |
| rubber duck {n} (toy shaped like a duck) | :: badeand {m} {f} |
| rubberneck {n} (tourist) SEE: tourist | :: |
| rubber stamp {n} (piece of rubber to make an imprint) | :: stempel {n}; stempel {n} |
| rubbish {n} (garbage) SEE: garbage | :: |
| rubbish bag {n} (plastic bag for the disposal of household waste) SEE: garbage bag | :: |
| rubbish bin {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can | :: |
| rubeola {n} (measles) SEE: measles | :: |
| rubidium {n} (element with atomic number 37) | :: rubidium |
| ruble {n} (Russian monetary unit) | :: rubel |
| rub salt in the wound {v} (to make an injury feel worse) | :: strø salt i såret |
| ruby {n} (type of gem) | :: rubin {m} |
| ruby {n} (5½-point type) SEE: agate | :: |
| rudder {n} (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) | :: ror {n}; ror {n} |
| rudder {n} (control surface of an aircraft) | :: ror {n}, haleror {n}, sideror {n} |
| rudderless {adj} (without a rudder, unsteerable, without guidance) | :: uten ror |
| rude {adj} (bad-mannered) | :: uforskammet |
| rude {adj} (obscene, pornographic, offensive) | :: grov |
| rude {adj} (tough, robust) | :: grov |
| rude {adj} (undeveloped, unskilled, basic) | :: rå |
| Rudolph {prop} (male given name) | :: Rudolf |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer {prop} (the red-nosed reindeer) | :: Rudolf er rød på nesen {m}, Reinsdyret Rudolf {m} |
| rue {n} (any of various perennial shrubs) | :: vinrute |
| ruff {n} (circular frill or ruffle on a garment) | :: halsekrus, møllesteinskrage, pipekrage, pipekrave, prestekrage |
| ruff {n} (the bird Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax)) | :: brushane; brushane |
| ruff {v} (play a trump card) SEE: trump | :: |
| rufous-bellied kookaburra {n} (Dacelo gaudichaud) | :: hvitnebbkokaburra; kvitnebbkokaburra |
| rug {n} (wig) SEE: wig | :: |
| Ruhnu {prop} (island in the middle of the Gulf of Riga) | :: Ruhnu |
| ruin {n} (remains of destroyed construction) | :: ruin {m}; ruin {m} |
| ruin {n} (the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed) | :: ruin {m}; ruin {m} |
| ruin {n} (something which leads to serious troubles) | :: ruin {m}; ruin {m} |
| ruin {v} (to ruin) SEE: wreck | :: |
| rule {n} (regulation) | :: regel {m}; regel {m} |
| rule {v} (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over) | :: styre, regjere; styre, regjere |
| rule {n} (straight-edge) SEE: ruler | :: |
| rule of thumb {n} (general guideline rather than a strict rule) | :: tommelfingerregel {m}; tommelfingerregel {m} |
| ruler {n} (measuring or drawing device) | :: linjal {m}; linjal {m} |
| ruler {n} (person who rules or governs) | :: hersker {m}, makthaver {m}; herskar {m}, makthavar {m} |
| rules are made to be broken {proverb} (it is acceptable to break rules) | :: regler er til for å brytes |
| rum {n} (distilled spirit) | :: rom {m}; rom {m} |
| rumba {n} (dance) | :: rumba |
| rumble {n} (low, heavy, continuous sound) | :: rumling {c} |
| rumble {v} (to make a low pitched noise) | :: rumle |
| ruminant {adj} (chewing cud) | :: drøvtyggende; jortande, ørtande |
| ruminant {n} (artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud) | :: drøvtygger {m}; jortar {m}, drøvtyggar {m}, drøvtyggjar {m} |
| ruminate {v} (to chew cud) | :: tygge drøv, drøvtygge; jorte, ørte |
| ruminate {v} (to meditate) | :: tygge på |
| rummage {v} (to search something which contains many items) | :: gjennomsøke |
| rummage {v} (to search something thoroughly and with disregard) | :: endevende |
| rummage {v} (to hastily search for) | :: grovsøke; rote rundt i, omkalfatre |
| rumor {n} (statement or claim from no known reliable source) | :: rykte |
| rump {n} (the buttocks) | :: rumpe {f} |
| rumpus {n} (noise and confusion) | :: rumpus |
| run {v} (to move quickly on two feet) | :: løpe, springe |
| run {v} (of a machine, to be operating normally) | :: gå |
| run {n} (creek) | :: Løpe |
| run {v} (to smuggle illegal goods) SEE: smuggle | :: |
| run amok {v} (run amok) | :: gå amok |
| run a red light {v} (1.To pass through the traffic light when the red light is illuminated) | :: kjøre på rødt lys |
| run away {v} (to flee by running) | :: stikke av |
| run down {v} (to criticise) | :: rakke ned på |
| rundown {adj} (run-down) SEE: run-down | :: |
| run-down {adj} (of a place: decrepit) | :: nedslitt |
| rune {n} (letter or character) | :: rune {m} {f}, runestav {m}, runetegn {n}; rune {f}, runestav {m}, runeteikn {n} |
| rune {n} (Finnish or Scandinavian poem) | :: rune {m} |
| runestone {n} (stone with a runic inscription) | :: runestein {m}, runesten {m}; runestein {m} |
| rung {n} (ladder step) | :: trin |
| run into {v} (intransitive, to collide with) | :: kjøre på en |
| run into {v} (intransitive, to encounter or meet) | :: støte på, treffe; støyte på, treffe |
| runner {n} (deserter) SEE: deserter | :: |
| runner {n} (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace) | :: løper {m}; laupar {m}, løpar {m}, løypar {m}, springar {m} |
| runner {n} (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move) | :: løper {m}; laupar {m}, løpar {m}, løypar {m} |
| runner {n} (strip of fabric used to decorate a table) | :: løper {m}; laupar {m}, løpar {m}, løypar {m} |
| runner {n} (long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area) | :: løper {m}, matte {c}; laupar {m}, løpar {m}, løypar {m}, matte {f} |
| runner {n} (botany: long stolon) | :: utløper {m}; utlaupar {m}, utløpar {m}, utløypar {m} |
| runner {n} (person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers) SEE: lugger | :: |
| runner-up {n} (the person who finishes second) | :: toer {m}; toar {m} |
| running {n} (the action of the verb to run) | :: løping {m} {f} |
| running headline {n} (text printed at the top of every page of a book, newspaper etc) | :: løpetittel {m} |
| running text {n} (body of text) | :: brødtekst |
| running track {n} (track for running events) | :: løpebane {m}; løpebane {m} {f}, laupebane {m} {f} |
| running water {n} (water from taps) | :: rennende vann {n} |
| run over {v} (to drive over, causing injury or death) | :: kjøre over, kjøre ned |
| run someone ragged {v} (to exhaust) SEE: exhaust | :: |
| run-up {n} (the approach run of a highjumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum) | :: tilløp {n}; tilløp {n}, tillaup {n} |
| runway {n} ((aviation) strip for airplanes to land on or take off from) | :: rullebane {m}; rullebane {m} {f} |
| rupee {n} (monetary currency) | :: rupi {m}; rupi {m} |
| rural {adj} (pertaining to non-urban areas) | :: landlig, rural; landleg, rural |
| rush {n} (plant) | :: siv {n}; sev {n}, siv {n} |
| rush {n} (surge, see also: surge) | :: rush {n}; rush {n} |
| rush hour {n} (times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting) | :: rushtid {m} {f}; rushtid {f} |
| Russenorsk {prop} (language) | :: russenorsk, russonorsk |
| Russia {prop} (country in Asia and Europe) | :: Russland; Russland |
| Russian {adj} (of or pertaining to Russia) | :: russisk; russisk |
| Russian {n} (person from Russia) | :: russer {m}; russar {m} |
| Russian {n} (Russian (language)) | :: russisk; russisk |
| Russian Blue {n} (cat breed) | :: russisk blå {m}, Russisk blå {m}; russisk blå {m}, Russisk blå {m} |
| Russian doll {n} (wooden doll) | :: matrjosjka {f}, matruska {f}, matrusjka {f} |
| Russian Federation {prop} (alternative formal name of Russia) | :: Den russiske føderasjon {m}; Den russiske føderasjonen {m} |
| Russian Orthodox Church {prop} (one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian churches) | :: Den russisk-ortodokse kirke {f}; Den russisk-ortodokse kirkja {f} |
| Russian roulette {prop} (deadly game with revolver and random spinning) | :: russisk rulett {m}; russisk rulett {m} |
| Russophobe {n} (one who hates or fears Russian) | :: russofob {m}, russerhater {m}; russofob {m} |
| Russophobic {adj} (Russophobic) | :: russofobisk; russofobisk |
| rust {n} (result of oxidation) | :: rust {m} {f}; rust {f} |
| rust {n} (colour) | :: rustrød; rustraud |
| rust {n} (plant disease) | :: rust {m} {f}; rust {f} |
| rust {v} (to oxidise) | :: ruste |
| rusty {adj} (affected by rust) | :: rusten; rusten, rusta |
| rusty {adj} (lacking recent experience, out of practice) | :: rusten; rusten |
| rutabaga {n} (plant) | :: kålrot {m} {f}; kålrot {f} |
| rutabaga {n} (edible root) | :: kålrot {m} {f}; kålrot {f} |
| Ruth {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Rut |
| Ruth {prop} (female given name) | :: Ruth, Rut |
| ruthenium {n} (chemical element) | :: ruthenium {n}; ruthenium {n} |
| rutherfordium {n} (chemical element) | :: rutherfordium |
| ruthless {adj} (without pity or compassion) | :: hensynsløs, ubarmhjertig |
| rutting season {n} (season for rutting) | :: brunsttid {m} {f}; brunsttid {f} |
| Ruy Lopez {prop} (a common chess opening) | :: spansk åpning {m} |
| Rwanda {prop} (country) | :: Rwanda |
| Rwandan {n} (a person from Rwanda or of Rwandan descent) | :: rwander {m}; rwandar {m}, rwandar {m} |
| Rwandan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Rwanda, the Rwandan people or language) | :: rwandisk; rwandisk |
| rye {n} (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food) | :: rug {m}; rug {m} |
| rye {n} (rye bread) SEE: rye bread | :: |
| rye bread {n} (type of bread) | :: rugbrød {n}; rugbrød {n} |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Poland) SEE: Poland | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (republic) SEE: republic | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (commonwealth) SEE: commonwealth | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Republic of Poland) SEE: Republic of Poland | :: |