| -s {suffix} (regular plurals of nouns) | :: -er; -er |
| Sabbath {n} (Jewish Saturday) | :: sabbat {m}; sabbat {m} |
| Sabbath {n} (Christian Sunday) | :: søndag {m}; sundag {m}, søndag {m} |
| Sabbath {n} (witches' Sabbath) | :: heksesabbat {m}; heksesabbat {m} |
| Sabbath-day {n} (Sabbath day, Sabbath-day, day of the Sabbath) | :: sabbatsdag {m}; sabbatsdag {m} |
| sabbatical {n} (extended period of leave) | :: sabbatsår {n}, hvileår {n}, kvileår {n}; sabbatsår {n}, kvileår {n} |
| saber {v} (sabre) SEE: sabre | :: |
| saber-toothed tiger {n} (sabre-toothed tiger) SEE: sabre-toothed tiger | :: |
| sable {n} (animal) | :: sobel |
| sabotage {n} | :: sabotasje |
| saboteur {n} (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) | :: sabotør {m} |
| sabre {n} (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point) | :: sabel {m} |
| sabre {n} (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre) | :: sabel {m} |
| sabre-toothed tiger {n} (prehistoric cat) | :: sabeltanntiger {m}, sabeltannkatt {m} |
| saccharin {n} (white crystalline powder) | :: sakkarin {m} {n}; sakkarin {m} {n} |
| sack {n} (bag for commodities or items) | :: sekk {m}, pose {m}; sekk {m}, pose {m} |
| sack {n} (informal: dismissal from employment) | :: sparken |
| sack {v} (to plunder) | :: plyndre |
| sack {v} | :: sparke, kicke |
| sackbut {n} (brass instrument) | :: sackbut, barokktrombone; sackbut, barokktrombone |
| sacrament {n} (sacred act or ceremony) | :: sakrament {n}; sakrament {n} |
| sacred {adj} (made holy) | :: hellig |
| sacrifice {v} (to offer as a gift to a deity) | :: ofre |
| sacrifice {v} (to give away something valuable in order to gain something else of value) | :: ofre |
| sacrifice {n} (something offered to a god) | :: ofring {m} {f}; ofring {f} |
| sacrifice {n} (something sacrificed) | :: offer {n} |
| sacrosanct {adj} | :: sakrosankt, fredlyst, hellig og ukrenkelig |
| sad {adj} (feeling sorrow) | :: trist, lei seg |
| sad {adj} | :: trist , rørende |
| Saïda {prop} (port city in Lebanon) SEE: Sidon | :: |
| saddle {n} (seat on an animal) | :: sal {m}, sadel {m}; sal {m} |
| saddle {n} (seat on a bicycle etc) | :: sete {n}, sykkelsete {n}; sete {n}, sykkelsete {n} |
| saddle {v} (to put a saddle on) | :: sale |
| saddlebag {n} (covered pouch) | :: saltaske {f}, sykkelveske {f} |
| saddle point {n} (geometry) | :: sadelpunkt {n} |
| sadly {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately | :: |
| sadness {n} (state/emotion) | :: melankoli {m}; sorg {m} {f}, vemod {n}, tristhet {m} {f}; sorg {f}, vemod {n} |
| sad to say {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately | :: |
| safari {n} (a trip into any undeveloped area) | :: safari {m} |
| safe {adj} (not in danger) | :: sikker, trygg |
| safe {adj} (free from risk) | :: sikker, trygg |
| safe {adj} (providing protection from danger) | :: trygg |
| safe {adj} (properly secured) | :: sikker |
| safe {n} (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping) | :: safe {m} |
| safe and sound {adj} (having come to no harm) | :: helskinnet |
| safe-deposit box {n} (box for holding valuables safe) | :: bankboks {m}; bankboks {m} |
| safeguard {n} (something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense) | :: sikring {m} {f} |
| safeguarding {n} (protection) | :: ivaretakelse {m} |
| safely {adv} (in a safe manner) | :: trygt |
| safe room {n} | :: sikkerhetsrom |
| safety {n} (condition or feeling of being safe) | :: sikkerhet {m} {f}, trygghet {m} {f} |
| safety {n} (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) | :: sikring {m}; sikring {f} |
| safety-conscious {adj} (aware of the need for safety) | :: sikkerhetsbevisst |
| safety glasses {n} (glasses for protecting the eyes) | :: vernebrille {m} {f}; vernebrille {f} |
| safety pin {n} (pin in the form of a clasp) | :: sikkerhetsnål {m} {f} |
| safety pin {n} (pin of a hand grenade) | :: splint {m} |
| safety reflector {n} (type of reflector) | :: refleks {m} |
| safety shoe {n} (shoe with reinforced toecap, see also: steel-toe boot) | :: vernesko {m}; vernesko {m} |
| saffron {n} (plant) | :: safrankrokus {m}; safrankrokus {m} |
| saffron {n} (spice) | :: safran {m}; safran {m} |
| saffron {n} (dye) | :: safran {m}; safran {m} |
| saffron {n} (colour) | :: safran |
| sag {n} (difference in elevation) | :: høydeforskjell {m} |
| sage {adj} (wise) | :: klok, vis |
| sage {n} (wise person) | :: vismann {m} |
| sage {n} (Salvia officinalis) | :: salvie {m}; salvie {m} {f} |
| Sagittarius {prop} (constellation) | :: Skytten |
| Sagittarius {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Skytten {m}; Skytten {m} |
| Sagittarius {n} (Someone with a Sagittarius star sign) | :: skytte {m} |
| Sahara {prop} (desert) | :: Sahara {m}; Sahara {m} |
| said and done {adj} (agreed to and accomplished or finished) | :: sagt og gjort |
| sail {n} (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) | :: seil |
| sail {n} (a trip in a boat) | :: seiltur |
| sail {v} (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) | :: seile |
| sail {v} (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) | :: seile |
| sail {v} (to move briskly) | :: seile |
| sailboat {n} (a boat propelled by a sail) | :: kutter, seilbåt |
| sailing {adj} (travelling by ship) | :: seilende |
| sailing {n} (motion across water) | :: seilas {n}, seiltur {m}, seiling {m} {f} |
| sailing {n} (scheduled voyage) | :: seiling {m} {f} |
| sailing ship {n} (type of ship) | :: seilskip {n}, seglskip {n}, seilskute {m} {f}; seglskip {n} |
| sailing vessel {n} (sailing boat or sailing ship) | :: seilfartøy {n}, seilskute {m} {f}; seglfartøy {n} |
| sailor {n} (worker on a ship, seaman, seawoman) | :: matros {m}, sjømann {m}; matros {m}, sjømann {m} |
| sailor {n} (person who sails as a sport) | :: seiler {m}, segler {m}; seglar {m}, siglar {m} |
| sailplane {n} (sailplane) SEE: glider | :: |
| saint {n} (person proclaimed as saint) | :: helgen {m}, sankt; helgen {m} |
| saint {n} ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) | :: helgen {m}; helgen {m} |
| saint {v} (formally recognize as a saint) | :: kanonisere |
| Saint Andrew's cross {n} (cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars) | :: andreaskors {n}; andreaskors {n}, andreaskross {m} |
| Saint Barbara {prop} (saint) | :: Sankta Barbara {f} |
| Saint George {prop} (Patron saint of England and several other places) | :: Sankt Georg {m}, Sankt Jørgen {m}; den heilage Jørgen {m}, sankt Georg {m} |
| Saint Helena {prop} (island in the Atlantic Ocean) | :: Sankt Helena, St. Helena |
| Saint John's bread {n} (carob) SEE: carob | :: |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis {prop} (a country in the Caribbean) | :: Saint Kitts og Nevis |
| Saint Lucia {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Saint Lucia; Saint Lucia |
| Saint Mary {prop} (the mother of Jesus Christ) | :: Sankt Maria {f}; den heilage Maria {f} |
| Saint Nicholas {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus | :: |
| Saint Nicholas {prop} (4th-century Greek bishop, patron of children and marines) | :: Sankt Nikolas {m}; den heilage Nikolas {m} |
| Saint Petersburg {prop} (city in Russia) | :: St. Petersburg; Sankt Petersburg |
| Saint Valentine's Day {prop} (Saint Valentine's Day) | :: valentinsdag {m}, Sankt Valentins dag {m} |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Saint Vincent og Grenadinene; Saint Vincent og Grenadinane |
| sake {n} | :: skyld {f} |
| sake {n} (Japanese rice wine) | :: sake {m} |
| Sakha {n} (Turkic language) SEE: Yakut | :: |
| sakura {n} (cherry) SEE: cherry | :: |
| sakura {n} (cherry tree) SEE: cherry tree | :: |
| salad {n} (food) | :: salat {m} |
| salad dressing {n} (salad seasoning liquid) | :: dressing |
| salami {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| salami {n} (grand slam) SEE: grand slam | :: |
| salary {n} (fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis) | :: lønn {m} {f} |
| sale {n} (exchange of goods or services for currency or credit) | :: salg {n} |
| sale {n} (sale of goods at reduced prices) | :: salg {n} |
| sale {n} (act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder) | :: auksjon {m} |
| saleable {adj} (suitable for sale) | :: salgbar |
| salesman {n} (man whose job it is to sell things) | :: selger {m} |
| salient {n} (part of a fortification) | :: fremskutt del av front {m} |
| saline {n} (solution) SEE: saline solution | :: |
| saline {adj} (salty) | :: saltholdig; salthaldig |
| salineness {n} (salineness) SEE: salinity | :: |
| saline solution {n} (solution) | :: saltløsning {c} |
| salinity {n} (quality of being saline) | :: saltholdighet {m} {f}, salinitet {m} |
| saliva {n} (liquid secreted into the mouth) | :: spytt {n} |
| salivary gland {n} (Any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically) | :: spyttkjertel {m} |
| sally {n} (willow) SEE: willow | :: |
| salmon {n} (fish) | :: laksfisk {m}, laks {m} |
| salmon river {n} (river frequented by salmon) | :: lakseelv {m} {f}; lakseelv {f} |
| salmon trout {n} (rainbow trout) SEE: rainbow trout | :: |
| salon {n} | :: sal {m} |
| saloon {n} (sedan) SEE: sedan | :: |
| salpinx {n} (Fallopian tube) SEE: Fallopian tube | :: |
| salt {adj} (salty) | :: salt, saltet; salt, salta |
| salt {adj} (saline) | :: saltholdig; salthaldig |
| salt {v} (to add salt to) | :: salte |
| salt {n} (sodium chloride) | :: salt {n}, bordsalt {n} |
| salt {n} (compound of an acid and a base) | :: salt {n} |
| salt {n} (sailor) | :: sjøulk {m} |
| saltbush {n} (plant of the genus Atriplex) | :: melde |
| salt cod {n} (Cod that has been dried and salted) | :: klippfisk {m} |
| saltiness {n} (property of being, or tasting, salty) | :: salthet |
| saltire {n} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross | :: |
| saltpetre {n} (potassium nitrate) SEE: potassium nitrate | :: |
| salt shaker {n} (a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling) | :: saltbøsse {m} {f}; saltbøsse {f}, saltbørse {f} |
| salt water {n} (brine) SEE: brine | :: |
| salt water {n} (any water containing dissolved salt) | :: saltvann {n}, saltvatn {n}; saltvatn {n} |
| salty {adj} | :: salt |
| salty dog {n} (seadog) SEE: seadog | :: |
| salubrious {adj} | :: helsebringende |
| salute {n} | :: hilsen {m}, honnør {m} |
| salute {v} | :: hilse |
| Salvadoran {n} (a person from El Salvador) | :: salvadoraner {m}; salvadoran {m}, salvadoranar {m} |
| Salvadoran {adj} (of or pertaining to El Salvador) | :: salvadoransk; salvadoransk |
| Salvadorian {n} (Salvadoran) SEE: Salvadoran | :: |
| Salvadorian {adj} (Salvadoran) SEE: Salvadoran | :: |
| salvage {n} (the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation) | :: berging {m} {f}; berging {f} |
| salvage {n} | :: berging {f} bergingslønn {f} |
| salvage {v} | :: redde, berge |
| salvation {n} (the process of being saved (religion)) | :: frelse {m} |
| Salvation Army {prop} (Protestant Christian church and international charitable organization) | :: Frelsesarmeen {m}; Frelsesarmeen {m} |
| salve {n} (ointment, cream or balm) | :: salve {m} {f}; salve {m} {f} |
| samarium {n} (chemical element) | :: samarium |
| same {adj} (not different as regards self; identical) | :: samme; same |
| same {adj} (similar, alike) | :: lignende, liknende; liknande |
| same {pron} (the identical thing) | :: samme; same |
| same {pron} (something similar, something of the identical type) | :: samme, lignende, liknende; same, liknande |
| same-sex {adj} (of or relating to homosexual men or women) | :: likekjønnet |
| same-sex marriage {n} (gay marriage) SEE: gay marriage | :: |
| same to you {phrase} (I wish to you what you have just wished to me) | :: i like måte |
| Sami {n} (member of indigenous people of Lapland) | :: same {m} |
| Sami {prop} (any of the languages of the Sami) | :: samisk {m}; samisk {m} |
| Sami {adj} (relating to the Sami people or languages) | :: samisk; samisk |
| Samland {prop} (peninsula which juts into the Baltic) | :: Samland |
| Samoa {prop} (Independent State of Samoa) | :: Samoa; Samoa |
| Samoan {n} (person) | :: samoaner {m}; samoanar {m} |
| Samoan {n} (Samoan language) | :: samoansk {m}; samoansk {m} |
| Samoan {adj} (of or pertaining to Samoa) | :: samoansk; samoansk |
| Samogitia {prop} (Samogitia) | :: Samogitia {f}; Samogitia {f} |
| Samogitian {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the region of Samogitia, or its people) | :: samogitisk |
| Samogitian {prop} (Baltic language spoken in Samogitia) | :: samogitisk |
| samogon {n} (moonshine) SEE: moonshine | :: |
| Samos {prop} | :: Samos |
| Samosata {prop} (city in Commagene) | :: Samosata |
| samovar {n} (metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea) | :: samovar |
| sampan {n} (Chinese boat) | :: sampan {m}; sampan {m} |
| sample {n} (part taken for inspection) | :: prøve {m} , sample {n} , eksempel {n} |
| sample {v} (to take or to test a sample or samples of) | :: ta prøve av |
| Samson {prop} (Israelite judge) | :: Samson |
| Samuel {prop} (male given name) | :: Samuel |
| Samuel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Samuel {m} |
| Samuel {prop} (biblical person) | :: Samuel {m} |
| samurai {n} (feudal Japanese warrior) | :: samurai {m} |
| -san {suffix} (Mrs) SEE: Mrs | :: |
| -san {suffix} (Miss) SEE: Miss | :: |
| sanctify {v} (to make holy) | :: vigsle, helliggjøre |
| sanctify {v} (to purify) | :: rense, tilgi |
| sanctify {v} (to endorse) | :: velsigne |
| sanctimonious {adj} (making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically) | :: skinnhellig; skinheilag |
| sanctimony {n} (a hypocritical form of excessive piety) | :: skinnhellighet {m} {f} |
| sanction {n} (approval, by an authority, that makes something valid) | :: godkjennelse {m}, tillatelse {m} |
| sanction {n} (penalty, coercive measure) | :: sanksjon {m} |
| sanction {n} (stipulation specifying the above) | :: sanksjon {m} |
| sanction {v} (to give authorization or approval to) | :: godkjenne, tillate |
| sanction {v} (to penalize a state, especially for violating international law) | :: sanksjonere, straffe |
| sanctity {n} (holiness) SEE: holiness | :: |
| sanctuary {n} (place of safety or protection) | :: tilflukt {m} {f}, tilfluktssted {n}; tilflukt {f} |
| sanctuary {n} (area set aside for protection) | :: reservat {n} |
| sanctuary {n} (state of being protected) | :: asyl {n}, fristed {n} |
| sand {n} (finely ground rock) | :: sand {m}; sand {m} |
| sand {n} (beach) | :: sandstrand, strand |
| sand {n} (colour) | :: sandfarget |
| sandal {n} (type of footwear) | :: sandal {m}; sandal {m} |
| sandbag {n} (a bag filled with sand) | :: sandsekk {m}; sandsekk {m} |
| sandbank {n} (ridge of sand) | :: sandbanke {m}; sandbanke {m} |
| sandblast {v} (to spray with sand) | :: sandblåse |
| sandblasting {n} (the process) | :: sandblåsing {m} {f}; sandblåsing {f} |
| sandbox {n} | :: sandkasse {m} |
| sand dune {n} (mound of windblown sand) | :: sanddyne {m}; sanddyne {f} |
| sander {n} (machine for sanding) | :: slipemaskin {f} |
| sanding sheet {n} (sheet of sanding paper) | :: slipeark |
| sandpaper {n} (paper coated with abrasive material) | :: sandpapir {n}; sandpapir {n} |
| sandpaper {n} (a sheet) | :: sandpapir {n}, slipeark |
| sandpaper {v} (to polish or grind a surface) | :: slipe |
| sandpit {n} (children's play area) | :: sandkasse {f} |
| sandstone {n} (sand/clay sedimentary rock) | :: sandstein {m}; sandstein {m} |
| sandstorm {n} (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) | :: sandstorm {m}; sandstorm {m} |
| sandwich {n} (snack consisting of two slices of bread) | :: sandwich {m}, smørbrød {n}; sandwich {m}, smørbrød {n} |
| sandy {adj} (containing sand) | :: sandholdig |
| sandy {adj} (sand-coloured) | :: sandfarget |
| sane {adj} (mentally healthy) | :: tilregnelig, fornuftig |
| sangfroid {n} (composure, self-possession or imperturbability) | :: kaldblodig {?}, uberørt {?} |
| sanguine {adj} (warm; ardent) | :: sangvinsk; sangvinsk |
| sanguine {adj} (anticipating the best) | :: optimistisk; sangvinsk; sangvinsk |
| sanitary {adj} (of health) | :: sanitær; sanitær |
| sanitary {adj} (hygienic) | :: hygienisk, sanitær; hygienisk, sanitær |
| sanity {n} | :: tilregnelighet, fornuft {m} |
| San Marino {prop} (Republic of San Marino) | :: San Marino; San Marino |
| San Marino {prop} (capital city) | :: San Marino; San Marino |
| sans {prep} (without) SEE: without | :: |
| Sanskrit {n} (language) | :: sanskrit |
| Santa {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus | :: |
| Santa Claus {prop} (fictional figure) | :: julenissen |
| sap {n} (juice of plant) | :: sevje {m} {f}; sevje {f} |
| sap {n} (slang: saphead) | :: tosk {m} |
| sapphire {n} (gem) | :: safir {m} |
| sapphire {adj} (colour) | :: safirblå |
| Sara {prop} (female given name) SEE: Sarah | :: |
| Sarah {prop} (the wife of Abraham) | :: Sara |
| Sarah {prop} (given name from Hebrew) | :: Sara |
| sarcasm {n} (derision, facetiousness) | :: sarkasme |
| sarcomere {n} (contractile unit in a striated muscle's myofibril) | :: sarkomer {m} |
| sarcophagus {n} (coffin) | :: sarkofag |
| sardine {n} (fish) | :: sardin {m}; sardin {m} |
| Sardinia {prop} (island of Italy) | :: Sardinia; Sardinia |
| Sardinian {prop} (language) | :: sardisk {m} {n} |
| Sardinian {adj} (relating to Sardinia) | :: sardinsk; sardinsk |
| sardonic {adj} (scornfully mocking) | :: bitter; sardonisk |
| Sargasso Sea {prop} (an elongated area in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean) | :: Sargassohavet {m} |
| sarong {n} (garment made of printed cloth wrapped about the waist) | :: sarong {m} |
| Satan {prop} (the Devil) | :: Satan |
| Satanism {n} (devil worship) | :: satanisme {m} |
| Satanism {n} (a religion founded by Anton Szandor LaVey) | :: satanisme {m} |
| satchel {n} (bag or case with one or two shoulder straps) | :: skulderveske, ransel |
| sate {v} (To satisfy; fill up) | :: mette, tilfredsstille |
| satellite {n} (man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body) | :: satelitt |
| satellite dish {n} (parabolic antenna) | :: parabolantenne {m} {f}; parabolantenne {f} |
| satellite phone {n} (mobile telephone that connects to a satellite) | :: satellittelefon {m}; satellittelefon {m} |
| satellite town {n} (self-contained town near a metropolis) | :: drabantby {m}; drabantby {m} |
| satiate {v} | :: tilfredsstille, mette |
| satire {n} (literary technique) | :: satire {m} |
| satiric {adj} (satirical) SEE: satirical | :: |
| satirical {adj} (of or pertaining to satire) | :: satirisk |
| satirist {n} (a person who writes satire) | :: satiriker {m}; satirikar {m} |
| satisfaction {n} | :: tilfredsstillelse {m} , oppreisning |
| satisfactory {adj} (adequate or sufficient) | :: tilfredsstillende, tilstrekkelig, fyllestgjørende, fullgod |
| satisfied {adj} (in a state of satisfaction) | :: tilfreds, fornøyd, mett |
| satisfy {v} (to meet needs, to fulfill) | :: tilfredsstille |
| satisfy {v} (to satisfy) SEE: respond | :: |
| satrap {n} (governor of a Persian province) | :: satrap {m}; satrap {m} |
| saturate {v} (to become penetrated or soaked) | :: gjennomvæte |
| saturate {v} (to cause a substance to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold) | :: mette |
| saturated {adj} (full; unable to hold or contain any more) | :: mettet |
| saturated {adj} (soaked or drenched with moisture) | :: mettet |
| saturated {adj} (of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved) | :: mettet |
| saturated {adj} (chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled) | :: mettet |
| saturation {n} (the act of saturating or the process of being saturated) | :: metning {m} {f} |
| saturation {n} (chemistry: state of a saturated solution) | :: metning {m} {f} |
| saturation {n} (vividness of color) | :: metning {m} {f} |
| saturation {n} (flooding of market) | :: metning {m} {f} |
| saturation point {n} (saturation point) | :: metningspunkt {n} |
| Saturday {n} (day of the week) | :: lørdag {m}; laurdag {m} |
| Saturn {prop} (planet) | :: Saturn {m} |
| Saturn {prop} (god) | :: Saturn {m} |
| saturnine {adj} (of a person: having a tendency to be cold, bitter, gloomy, etc.) | :: blytung, tung |
| sauce {n} (liquid condiment) | :: saus {m}; saus {m} |
| saucepan {n} (deep cooking vessel) | :: kasserolle {m}, gryte {f} |
| saucer {n} (small dish) | :: tefat {n}, asjett {m} ; tefat {n}, asjett {m} |
| saucer {n} (object shaped like a saucer) | :: tallerken {m} |
| saucy {adj} (impertinent or disrespectful) | :: frekk |
| saucy {adj} (impudently bold) | :: frekk |
| saucy {adj} (mildly erotic) | :: dristig |
| Saudi {prop} (Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi Arabia | :: |
| Saudi {n} (person from Saudi Arabia) | :: saudier {m}, saudiaraber {m}; saudiar {m}, saudiarabar {m} |
| Saudi {adj} (pertaining to Saudi Arabia) | :: saudisk, saudiarabisk; saudisk, saudiarabisk |
| Saudi Arabia {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Saudi-Arabia; Saudi-Arabia |
| Saudi Arabian {n} (person from Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi | :: |
| Saudi Arabian {adj} (pertaining to Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi | :: |
| sauerkraut {n} (a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage) | :: surkål {m}; surkål {m} |
| Saul {prop} (first king of Israel) | :: Saul |
| Saul {prop} (original name of Paul) | :: Saulus |
| sauna {n} (sauna room or house) | :: badstue {f} |
| saunter {v} (stroll or walk at a leisurely pace) | :: slentre |
| saunter {n} (a leisurely walk or stroll) | :: spasertur {m} |
| sausage {n} (a food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing) | :: pølse {c} |
| sausage {n} (small, uncooked) | :: pølse {c}, sosiss {m} |
| savage {adj} (wild, not cultivated) | :: vill |
| savage {adj} (barbaric, not civilized) | :: barbarisk |
| savage {adj} (fierce and ferocious) | :: rasende |
| savage {adj} (brutal, vicious or merciless) | :: brutal, grusom |
| savage {n} (uncivilized or feral person) | :: villmann {m} |
| savage {v} (to criticise vehemently) | :: slakte |
| savagery {n} (being savage) | :: brutalitet {m}, villskap {m} |
| savagery {n} (act of cruelty) | :: grusomhet {m} |
| savanna {n} (tropical grassland with scattered trees) | :: savanne {m} |
| save {n} (block that prevents an opponent from scoring) | :: redning |
| save {v} (to help someone to survive, or rescue someone) | :: redde |
| save {v} (to store for future use) | :: spare, lagre |
| save {v} (computing: to write a file to a storage medium) | :: lagre |
| save {v} (to economize) | :: spare |
| save {v} (to accumulate money) | :: spare |
| save {prep} (except, with the exception of) | :: unntatt |
| saving {n} (reduction in cost) | :: økonomisering {c}; besparelse {m} |
| savings bank {n} (financial institution) | :: sparebank {m}; sparebank {m} |
| savior {n} (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) | :: frelser {m}, frelserinne {f}, redningsmann {m}, redningskvinne {m} {f}; frelsar {m}, frelserinne {f}, redningsmann {m}, redningskvinne {f} |
| savour {n} (the specific taste or smell of something) | :: aroma {m}, smak {m}, lukt {c} |
| savour {n} (a distinctive sensation) | :: smak {m}, nytelse {m} |
| savour {v} (to possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality) | :: smake |
| savour {v} (to appreciate, enjoy or relish something) | :: nyte |
| saw {n} (tool) | :: sag {m} {f}; sag {f} |
| saw {v} (cut with a saw) | :: sage |
| sawdust {n} (dust created by sawing) | :: sagmugg {m} {n}; sagflis {m} {f}; sagflis {f} |
| sawmill {n} (machine, building or company) | :: sagbruk {n}, sag {m} {f} |
| Saxon {n} (member of Saxon tribe) | :: sakser {m}; saksar {m} |
| Saxon {n} (native or inhabitant of Saxony) | :: sakser {m}; saksar {m} |
| Saxon {adj} (of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language) | :: saksisk; saksisk |
| Saxony {prop} (state) | :: Sachsen |
| saxophone {n} (a musical instrument of the woodwind family) | :: saksofon {m}; saksofon {m} |
| saxophonist {n} (person who plays or practices with the saxophone) | :: saksofonist {m}; saksofonist {m} |
| say {v} (to pronounce) | :: si, uttale; seia, seie |
| say {v} (to recite) | :: resitere, forrette |
| say {v} (to communicate verbally or in writing) | :: si; seia, seie |
| say {v} (to indicate in a written form) | :: si, opplyse, fortelle om, vise; seia, seie |
| say {v} (to have a common expression) | :: si, det sies |
| say {v} (to say) SEE: tell | :: |
| say goodbye {v} (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) | :: ta adjø, ta avskjed, ta farvel, si adjø |
| sayonara {interj} (goodbye, adieu) SEE: farewell | :: |
| scab {n} (scabies) SEE: scabies | :: |
| scabbard {n} (the sheath of a sword) | :: slire {m} {f}, skjede {m} |
| scabies {n} (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) | :: reveskabb |
| scaffold {n} (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on) | :: stillas {n} |
| scaffold {n} (platform for executions) | :: skafott {n} |
| scaffolder {n} (a person who erects and dismantles scaffolding) | :: stillasbygger {m} |
| scaffolding {n} (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) | :: stillas {n}; stillas {n} |
| scalability {n} (property of being scalable) | :: skalerbarhet |
| scale {n} (sequence for measurement) | :: skala {m}; skala {m} |
| scale {n} (size or scope) | :: skala {m}; skala {m} |
| scale {n} (ratio of distances) | :: skala {m}; skala {m} |
| scale {n} (series of notes) | :: skala {m}; skala {m} |
| scale {n} (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals) | :: skjell {m} {f} {n}; skjel {f} {n} |
| scale {n} (mathematics: base for a numeral system) SEE: radix | :: |
| scale {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder | :: |
| scale {n} (device) SEE: scales | :: |
| scale model {n} (three-dimensional copy or representation of something) | :: skalamodell |
| scales {n} (device for weighing goods for sale) | :: vekt {f} |
| scallion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion | :: |
| scallop {n} (mollusc) | :: musling {m}; musling {m} |
| scalp {n} (part of head where the hair grows) | :: hodebunn {m} |
| scalpel {n} (small straight knife) | :: skalpell {m}; skalpell {m} |
| scaly anteater {n} (pangolin) SEE: pangolin | :: |
| scam {n} (fraudulent deal) | :: bondefangeri |
| Scandinavia {prop} (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) | :: Skandinavia |
| Scandinavia {prop} (Scandinavian Peninsula) SEE: Scandinavian Peninsula | :: |
| Scandinavian {n} (someone from Scandinavia) | :: skandinav {m}; skandinav {m} |
| Scandinavian {adj} (of Scandinavia) | :: skandinavisk |
| Scandinavian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in Northern Europe, see also: Scandinavia) | :: Skandinavia |
| scandium {n} (chemical element) | :: scandium {?} |
| Scania {prop} (region of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula) | :: Skåne {n}; Skåne {n} |
| Scanian {n} (person) | :: skåning {m} |
| Scanian {adj} (of Scania) | :: skånsk |
| Scanian {adj} (of a Scanian, Scanian) | :: skånsk |
| Scanian {prop} (dialect) | :: skånsk {m} |
| scanner {n} (device which scans documents) | :: skanner {m}; skannar {m} |
| scapegoat {n} (a goat imbued with the sins of the people) | :: syndebukk {m} |
| scapegoat {n} (someone punished for someone else's error(s)) | :: syndebukk {m} |
| scapula {n} (large flat bone) SEE: shoulder blade | :: |
| scar {n} (cliff) SEE: cliff | :: |
| scar {n} (permanent mark on the skin) | :: arr {n} |
| scarecrow {n} (an effigy made to scare the birds away) | :: fugleskremsel {n}; fugleskremsel {n}, fugleskremsle {f}, fugleskremme {f} |
| scared {adj} (afraid, frightened) | :: redd, skremt |
| scaredy-cat {n} (a coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared) | :: reddhare {m} |
| scarf {n} (long garment worn around the neck) | :: skjerf {n} |
| scarf {n} (headscarf) SEE: headscarf | :: |
| scarlatina {n} (scarlet fever) SEE: scarlet fever | :: |
| scarlet {n} (colour) | :: skarlagen {n} |
| scarlet {adj} (colour) | :: skarlagenrød. skarlagensrød, skarlagen; skarlaksraud |
| scarlet fever {n} (streptococcal infection) | :: skarlagensfeber {m}; skarlaksfeber {m} |
| scary {adj} (causing, or able to cause, fright) | :: skummelt |
| scatter {v} (to cause to separate) | :: spre; spreie |
| scatter {v} (to disperse) | :: spre; spreie |
| scatter {v} (to distribute loosely) | :: strø |
| scatter {v} (physics: to deflect) | :: spre; spreie |
| scatterbrained {adj} (absent-minded) SEE: absent-minded | :: |
| scavenger {n} (animal feeding on decaying matter) | :: åtseleter {m}; åtseletar {m} |
| scenario {n} (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) | :: scenario {n}; scenario {n} |
| scenario {n} (screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof) | :: scenario {n}; scenario {n} |
| scenario {n} (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) | :: scenario {n}; scenario {n} |
| scene {n} ((theater) the stage) SEE: stage | :: |
| scene {n} (the location of an event that attracts attention) | :: scene {m} {f} |
| scene {n} (landscape, scenery) SEE: scenery | :: |
| scenery {n} (view, natural features, landscape) | :: landskap, scene |
| scenic {adj} (having beautiful scenery) | :: naturskjønn; naturskjønn |
| scenography {n} (design of theatrical sets) | :: scenografi {m}; scenografi {m} |
| scent {n} (distinctive odour or smell) | :: duft |
| scented {adj} (having a pleasant aroma) | :: parfymert; parfymert |
| sceptre {n} (ornamental staff) | :: septer {m} |
| schadenfreude {n} (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune) | :: skadefryd {m}; skadefryd {m} |
| schedule {n} (a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur) | :: timeplan {m} |
| Scheherazade {prop} (female given name) | :: Sjeherasad {f} |
| Scheldt {prop} (river) | :: Schelde; Schelde |
| schema {n} (Formal description of the structure of a database) | :: databaseskjema {n}, skjema {n} |
| schematic {adj} (represented simply) | :: skjematisk; skjematisk |
| schilling {n} (old currency of Austria) | :: schilling {m}; schilling {m} |
| schist {n} (crystalline foliated rock) | :: skifer {m}; skifer {m} |
| schizoid {n} | :: schizoid |
| schizoid personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) | :: schizoid personlighetsforstyrrelse |
| schizophrenia {n} (mental disorder) | :: schizofreni {m}; schizofreni {m} |
| schizophrenic {adj} (of or pertaining to schizophrenia) | :: schizofren; schizofren |
| schizophrenic {adj} (of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia) | :: schizofren; schizofren |
| schnapps {n} (liquor) | :: snaps {m}; snaps {m} |
| scholarship {n} (study allowance) | :: stipend {n}, stipendium {n}; stipend {n} |
| scholar's mate {n} (checkmate which occurs after the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#) | :: skolematten |
| scholastic {n} (philosophy: member of scholasticism) | :: skolastiker {m}; skolastikar {m} |
| school {n} (a group of fish) | :: stim {m}, flokk {m} ; stim {m}, flokk {m} |
| school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning) | :: skole {m}; skule {m}, skole {m} |
| school {n} (a department/institute at a college or university) | :: fakultet {n} |
| school {n} ((collectively) the followers of a particular doctrine) | :: skole {m} |
| school {v} (to educate, teach, or train) | :: skole , skolere , lære opp , utdanne |
| schoolbag {n} (satchel) | :: skoleveske {m} {f}; skoleveske {f}, skuleveske {f} |
| school band {n} (a musical ensemble associated with a school) | :: skolekorps {n} |
| schoolbook {n} (textbook used in school) | :: skolebok {m} {f}; skulebok {f}, skolebok {f} |
| schoolboy {n} (young male student) | :: skolegutt {m} |
| school bus {n} (transport for schoolchildren) | :: skolebuss {m}; skolebuss {m}, skulebuss {m} |
| schoolchild {n} (young person attending school or of an age to attend school) | :: skolebarn {n}; skolebarn {n}, skulebarn {n} |
| schoolgirl {n} (girl attending school) | :: skolejente {m} {f}, skolepike {m} {f}; skolejente {f}, skulejente {f} |
| schoolie {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| schooling {n} (institutional education) | :: skolegang {m}; skolegang {m}, skulegang {m} |
| schoolteacher {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| school trip {n} (journey by schoolchildren) | :: skoletur {m}; skoletur {m}, skuletur {m} |
| schooner {n} (sailing ship) | :: skonnert {m}; skonnert {m} |
| Schrödinger's cat {prop} (thought experiment) | :: Schrödingers katt |
| sciatica {n} (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve) | :: isjias {m}; isjias {m} |
| sciatic nerve {n} (large nerve) | :: isjiasnerve {m}; isjiasnerve {m} |
| science {n} (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method) | :: vitenskap {m}; vitskap {m} |
| science {n} (particular discipline or branch of learning) | :: vitenskap {m}; vitskap {m} |
| science {n} (knowledge gained through study or practice) | :: kunskap {c} |
| scientia potentia est {proverb} (knowledge is power) SEE: knowledge is power | :: |
| scientific {adj} (of or having to do with science) | :: vitenskapelig |
| scientifically {adv} (methodically) SEE: methodically | :: |
| scientificity {n} (quality or state of being scientific) | :: vitenskaplighet {f} {m}; vitskaplegheit {f} |
| scientist {n} (one whose activities make use of the scientific method) | :: forsker {m}, vitenskapsmann {m}, vitenskapskvinne {m} {f}; forskar {m}, vitskapsmann {m}, vitskapskvinne {f} |
| Scientologist {n} (follower of Scientology) | :: scientolog {m}; scientolog {m} |
| scion {n} (descendant) | :: etterkommer {m} |
| scion {n} (heir to a throne) | :: ætling {m} |
| scion {n} ((detached) shoot or twig) | :: podekvist {m}, skudd {n} |
| scissor {v} (to cut using scissors) | :: klippe |
| scissors {n} (tool used for cutting) | :: saks {m} {f}; saks {f} |
| sclerosis {n} (abnormal hardening of body tissues) | :: sklerose {m}; sklerose {m} |
| scold {v} (rebuke) | :: skjenne, skjelle |
| scolding {n} (succession of critical remarks) | :: kjeft {m}, skjennepreken {m} |
| scooter {n} (foot-propelled vehicle) | :: sparkesykkel {m}, sparksykkel {m} |
| scooter {n} (type of small two-wheeled vehicle, see also: motorscooter) | :: scooter {m}, skuter {m}; scooter {m}, skuter {m} |
| -scope {suffix} (suffix to name viewing instruments) | :: -skop {n}; -skop {n} |
| scope {n} (device used in aiming a projectile) SEE: telescopic sight | :: |
| score {v} (to score) SEE: strike | :: |
| score {n} (number of points earned) | :: poengsum {m} |
| score {n} (twenty, see also: twenty) | :: snes {n}; sneis {f} {n}, tjug {n} |
| score {n} (sheet music showing all parts) | :: partitur {n} |
| Scorpio {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Skorpionen {m} |
| Scorpio {prop} (constellation) SEE: Scorpius | :: |
| scorpion {n} (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones) | :: skorpion {m} |
| Scorpius {prop} (astrological sign) SEE: Scorpio | :: |
| Scorpius {prop} (constellation) | :: Skorpionen {m} |
| Scot {n} (a person born in or native to Scotland) | :: skotte {m} |
| Scotch {n} (uncountable: whisky made in Scotland) | :: skotsk whisky {m}; skotsk whisky {m} |
| Scotch crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| Scotch tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| Scotch whisky {n} (alcoholic drink) | :: skotsk whisky {m}; skotsk whisky {m} |
| Scotland {prop} (country in northwest Europe to the north of England) | :: Skottland |
| Scots {n} (Lowland Scots language) | :: skotsk {m}; skotsk {m} |
| Scots {adj} (Scottish) | :: skotsk; skotsk |
| Scots Gaelic {n} (Scottish Gaelic) SEE: Scottish Gaelic | :: |
| Scotsman {n} (a man from Scotland) | :: skotte {m} |
| Scottish {adj} (of a person) | :: skotsk; skotsk |
| Scottish {adj} (of a thing or concept) | :: skotsk; skotsk |
| Scottish English {n} (dialect of English spoken in Scotland) | :: skotsk engelsk {m} |
| Scottish Gaelic {n} (The Gaelic language of Scotland) | :: skotsk-gælisk |
| scour {v} (to clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously) | :: skrubbe, skure |
| scour {v} (to search an area thoroughly) | :: finkjemme |
| scourge {n} (persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble) | :: svøpe {m} |
| scourge {n} (a whip often of leather) | :: svøpe {m} |
| scrambled egg {n} (dish) | :: eggerøre {m} {f}; eggerøre {f} |
| scrap {n} (leftover food) | :: levning {m} |
| scratch {n} (disruption or mark on a surface) | :: risp {n} |
| scratch card {n} (lottery ticket) | :: skrapelodd {n} |
| scrawny {adj} (Thin, malnourished and weak) | :: tynn, radmager, skrinn/skrant, skranglet |
| scream {v} (to make the sound of a scream) | :: skrike, hyle |
| scree {n} (loose stony debris on a slope) | :: ur {m} {f}, talus; ur {f}, steinrøys |
| screech owl {n} (Megascops) | :: lundugle |
| screech owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
| screen {n} (physical divider) | :: skjerm {m}; skjerm {m} |
| screen {n} (viewing area of electronic output device) | :: skjerm {m}; skjerm {m} |
| screen {n} (movie viewing area) | :: skjerm {m}, lerret {n}; skjerm {m}, lerret {n}, lereft {n} |
| screencap {n} (screenshot) SEE: screenshot | :: |
| screen capture {n} (picture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot) | :: skjermskudd {n}, skjermutklipp {n}, skjermutskrift {m} |
| screened cable {n} (cable with incorporated shield) | :: skjermet kabel {m}; skjerma kabel {m} |
| screenplay {n} (script for a movie or a television show) | :: scenario {n}; scenario {n} |
| screen printing {n} (printing method) | :: silketrykk, serigrafi |
| screenshot {n} (image of computer screen output) | :: skjermbilde {n}, skjermdump {m}; skjermbilete {n}, skjermbilde {n} |
| screenwriter {n} (one who writes for the screen) | :: manusforfatter {m}, filmforfatter {m}; manusforfattar {m}, filmforfattar {m} |
| screw {n} (fastener) | :: skrue {m} |
| screw {n} (act of screwing) | :: skruing {m} |
| screw {v} (to connect or assemble pieces using a screw) | :: skru |
| screw cap {n} (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) | :: skrukork {m}; skrukork {m} |
| screwdriver {n} (tool) | :: skrujern {n}, skrutrekker {m}; skrujarn {n}, skrujern {n}, skrutrekkar {m}, skrutrekkjar {m} |
| screwdriver {n} (drink) | :: screwdriver {m}; screwdriver {m} |
| screw thread {n} (helical ridge or groove) | :: gjenge {m} {n}; gjenge {n} |
| scrimmage {n} (practice game) SEE: exhibition game | :: |
| script {n} (procedure or program in computing) | :: skript |
| Scripture {prop} (Bible) SEE: Bible | :: |
| scriptwriter {n} (screenwriter) SEE: screenwriter | :: |
| scrofulous {adj} (morally degenerate; corrupt) SEE: corrupt | :: |
| scroll bar {n} (graphical widget) | :: rullefelt {n} |
| scrotum {n} (the bag of the skin and muscle that contains the testicles) | :: pung {m}, skrotum; pung {m}, skrotum |
| scrub {v} (to rub hard) | :: skrubbe |
| scruff {n} (loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals) | :: nakkeskinn {n}; nakkeskinn {n} |
| scrump {v} (to steal fruit, especially apples, from a garden or orchard) | :: gå på slang/epleslang |
| scruple {n} (hesitation from the difficulty of determining what is right) | :: skruppel {m} |
| scrupulous {adj} (meticulous) | :: skrupuløs, nøye, grundig, omhyggelig |
| scrupulous {adj} (having scruples) | :: skrupuløs, samvittighetsfull |
| scrupulous {adj} (having principles) | :: skrupuløs, prinsippfast |
| scrutinise {v} (scrutinize) SEE: scrutinize | :: |
| scrutinize {v} (to examine with great care) | :: granske |
| scrutiny {n} (intense study) | :: finlesing, granskning {m} {f}; nøye undersøkelse; granskning {f} |
| scuff mark {n} (a mark caused by scuffing) | :: skrapemerke {n} |
| scull {n} (small boat) | :: singelsculler |
| sculptor {n} (a person who sculpts) | :: skulptør {m}; skulptør {m} |
| Sculptor {prop} (constellation) | :: Billedhuggeren; Bilethoggaren, Bildehoggaren |
| sculpture {n} (art of sculpting) | :: skulptur {m}; skulptur {m} |
| sculpture {n} (work of art created by sculpting) | :: skulptur {m}; skulptur {m} |
| scumbag {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| scurrilous {adj} (foul-mouthed) | :: grov, nederdrektig |
| scurrilous {adj} (coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous) | :: plump, vulgær, sladderaktig |
| scurvy {n} (deficiency of vitamin C) | :: skjørbuk {m}; skjørbuk {m} |
| scutch grass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| scythe {n} (farm tool) | :: ljå {m} |
| Scythia {prop} (region of Central Eurasia) | :: Skytia |
| sea {n} (body of water) | :: hav {n}, sjø {m}; hav {n}, sjø {m} |
| seabed {n} (floor or bottom of the sea or ocean) | :: havbunn {m}, sjøbunn; havbotn {m} |
| seabird {n} (any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters) | :: sjøfugl {m}; sjøfugl {m} |
| sea bluebell {n} (Mertensia maritima) | :: østersurt {f}; østersurt {f} |
| seaborgium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 106) | :: seaborgium |
| seadog {n} (sailor accustomed to the sea) | :: sjøbjørn {c} |
| sea eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle | :: |
| seafarer {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| seafaring {adj} (fit to travel on the sea) SEE: seagoing | :: |
| seafaring {adj} (following a life at sea) | :: sjøfarende; sjøfarande |
| seafood {n} (fish, shellfish, seaweed and other edible aquatic life) | :: sjømat |
| seafront {n} (town waterfront) | :: sjøfront {m}; sjøfront {m} |
| seagoing {adj} (made for or used on the high seas) | :: sjøgående, havgående; sjøgåande, havgåande |
| seagrass {n} (grasslike marine plants) | :: sjøgress {n} |
| sea green {adj} (of a bluish green colour) | :: sjøgrønn |
| seagull {n} (bird of the family Laridae) | :: måke {f} {m}, måse {m}; måke {f} {m}, måse {m} |
| sea horse {n} (walrus) SEE: walrus | :: |
| sea ice {n} (frozen seawater) | :: sjøis {m}; sjøis {m} |
| seal {n} (pinniped) | :: sel {m} |
| seal {n} (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) | :: sigill {?} |
| seal {n} (design or insignia associated with organization or official role) | :: segl {?} |
| seal {n} (something designed to prevent leaking) | :: forsegling {m} |
| seal {n} (tight closure) | :: segl {n} |
| sea legs {n} (ability to walk steadily aboard) | :: sjøbein {n}; sjøbein |
| sea lettuce {n} (seaweed of genus Ulva) | :: havsalat {m}; havsalat {m} |
| sea level {n} (nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured) | :: havnivå {n}, sjønivå {n}; havnivå {n}, sjønivå {n} |
| sea lion {n} (member of the Otariidae family) | :: sjøløve {m} {f}; sjøløve {f} |
| seam {n} (folded back and stitched piece of fabric) | :: søm {m}; saum {m} |
| seam {n} (a joint formed by mating two separate sections of a material) | :: sammenføyning {m} {f} |
| seaman {n} (mariner or sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| seamanship {n} (skill and knowledge used in handling a vessel) | :: sjømannskap {m} {n}; sjømannskap {m} {n} |
| seamless {adj} (Having no seams) | :: sømløs; saumlaus |
| sea monster {n} (large, aggressive creature in the sea) | :: sjøuhyre {n}, havmonster {n}; sjøuhyre {n} |
| seamster {n} (person who sews clothes) | :: syer {m}; syar {m} |
| seamstress {n} (a woman who sews clothes professionally) | :: syerske {m} {f}, sydame {m} {f}; syerske {f}, sydame {f} |
| Sea of Japan {prop} (the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia) | :: Japanhavet {n} |
| sea otter {n} (Enhydra lutris) | :: havoter {m}; havoter {m} |
| sea-parrot {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin | :: |
| seaplane {n} (an aircraft) | :: sjøfly {n}; sjøfly {n} |
| seaport {n} (town or harbour for seagoing ships) | :: havneby {m}; hamneby {m} |
| search {v} (to search) SEE: look | :: |
| search {n} (an attempt to find something) | :: leting {m} {f}, søk {n}, søken; søk {n} |
| search {v} (to look throughout (a place) for something) | :: søke, lete |
| search {v} ((followed by "for") to look thoroughly) | :: lete |
| search engine {n} (application that searches for data) | :: søkemotor {m}; søkjemotor {m} |
| searchlight {n} (a light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction) | :: søkelys {n}; søkelys {n} |
| sea salt {n} (salt prepared by evaporating sea water) | :: havsalt {n}, sjøsalt {n}; havsalt {n}, sjøsalt {n} |
| sea serpent {n} (sea monster) | :: sjøorm {m}; sjøorm {m} |
| seashell {n} (shell) | :: skjell |
| seasick {adj} (ill due to the motion of a ship at sea.) | :: sjøsyk, sjøsjuk; sjøsjuk |
| sea-sickness {n} (seasickness) SEE: seasickness | :: |
| seasickness {n} (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) | :: sjøsyke {m}, sjøsjuke {m}; sjøsjuke {m} {f} |
| seaside resort {n} (coastal holiday resort) | :: badeby {m}; badeby {m} |
| season {n} (quarter of a year) | :: årstid {m} {f}, sesong {m} |
| season {n} (part of year with something special) | :: sesong {m}, løpetid {m} {f} |
| season {n} (a group of episodes) | :: sesong {m}; sesong {m} |
| season {v} (to become mature) | :: modnes |
| season {v} (to flavour food) | :: krydre, smaksette |
| season ticket {n} (ticket that is valid for all of the events in a series) | :: sesongkort {n}; sesongkort {n} |
| sea state {n} (sea state) | :: sjøgang {m}; sjøgang {m} |
| seat {n} (place in which to sit) | :: sete |
| seat belt {n} (restraining belt) | :: sikkerthetsbelt {n}; bilbelte {n}, setebelte {n}; bilbelte {n}, setebelte {n} |
| seat of government {n} (the centre of authority to govern) | :: regjeringssete {n}; regjeringssete {n} |
| seat post {n} | :: setepinne {m} |
| sea trout {n} (Salmo trutta morpha trutta) | :: sjøørret {m}, sjøaure {m}; sjøaure {m} |
| sea turtle {n} (any turtle that inhabits oceans) | :: havskilpadde {m} {f}; havskjelpadde {f} |
| sea urchin {n} (any of many marine echinoderms of the class Echinoidea) | :: sjøpiggsvin {n}, sjøpinnsvin {n}, kråkebolle {m}; sjøpiggsvin {n}, kråkebolle {m} |
| seawater {n} (salt water of a sea or ocean) | :: havvann {n}, sjøvann {n}, sjøvatn {n}; havvatn {n}, sjøvatn {n} |
| seaweed {n} (marine plants and algae) | :: tang {m} {n}; tang {m} {n} |
| Sebastian {prop} (given name) | :: Sebastian |
| secession {n} (The act of seceding) | :: løsrivelse {m} |
| second {adj} (second (numeral), see also: 2nd) | :: andre |
| second {adj} (that comes after the first) | :: andre |
| second {n} (manufactured item that fails to meet quality control standards) | :: feilvare {m} |
| second {n} (music: interval between two adjacent notes) | :: sekund {m}; sekund {m} |
| second {n} (one-sixtieth of a minute; SI unit of time) | :: sekund {n} |
| second {n} (unit of angular measure) | :: sekund {n} |
| second {n} (short, indeterminate amount of time) | :: sekund {n}, øyeblikk {n} |
| second {n} (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant) | :: sekundant {m} |
| second {n} (one who agrees in addition) | :: støtte |
| secondary smoking {n} (passive smoking) SEE: passive smoking | :: |
| second-class {adj} (inferior in quality or standing) | :: annenklasses, annenrangs |
| second cousin {n} (grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent) | :: tremenning {m}, nestsyskenbarn {n} |
| second fiddle {n} (music: fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle) | :: annenfiolin {m}, andrefiolin {m} |
| second fiddle {n} (music: person playing second fiddle) | :: annenfiolin {m}, andrefiolin {m} |
| second fiddle {n} (sidekick or subordinate; the role of such a person) | :: annenfiolin {m}, andrefiolin {m} |
| second hand {n} (the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed) | :: sekundviser {m}; sekundvisar {m} |
| second hand {adj} (secondhand) SEE: secondhand | :: |
| secondhand {adj} (not new; previously owned and used by another) | :: brukt, brukt-; brukt, brukt- |
| secondhand {adj} (dealing in such merchandise) | :: brukt-; brukt- |
| secondhand {adj} (indirect, passive) | :: annenhånds, indirekte, passiv, middelbar; indirekte, passiv, annanhands |
| second-hand smoke {n} (smoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in) | :: passiv røyking {m} {f} |
| second language {n} (language spoken other than the mother tongue) | :: andrespråk {n}; andrespråk {n} |
| second last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| second lieutenant {n} (the rank below a lieutenant) | :: fenrik {m}; sekondløytnant {m} |
| second person {n} (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) | :: andre person |
| second-person {adj} (in the second person) | :: andre person |
| second-rate {adj} (of mediocre quality) | :: annenrangs |
| second to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| second to none {n} (heroin) SEE: heroin | :: |
| Second World War {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| secrecy {n} (concealment) | :: hemmelighet {m} {f} |
| secret {n} (knowledge that is hidden) | :: hemmelighet {m} {f}, løyndom {m}; løyndom {m}, hemmelegheit {f} |
| secret {adj} (being or kept hidden.) | :: hemmelig, skjult |
| secretary {n} (person keeping records and handling clerical work) | :: sekretær {m} |
| Secretary of State {n} (government position) | :: utenriksminister {m}; utanriksminister {m} |
| secrete {v} ((transitive) produce by secretion) | :: avsondre |
| secretion {n} (secreted substance) | :: sekret {n}; sekret {n} |
| secretion {n} (act of secreting) | :: utskillelse {m} |
| secretive {adj} (having an inclination to secrecy) | :: hemmelighetsfull |
| sect {n} (religious movement) | :: sekt {m} |
| sectarian {adj} (of, or relating to a sect) | :: sekterisk; sekterisk |
| section {n} (part, piece or subdivision of anything) | :: seksjon {m}; seksjon {m} |
| section {v} (to commit to mental hospital) | :: tvangsinnlegge |
| sectish {adj} (sectarian) SEE: sectarian | :: |
| sector principle {n} (principle in international law) | :: sektorprinsipp {n}; sektorprinsipp {n} |
| secure {adj} (free from attack or danger; protected) | :: sikker |
| secure {adj} (free from the danger of theft; safe) | :: sikker |
| secure {adj} (free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret) | :: sikker |
| secure {adj} (free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid) | :: sikker |
| secure {adj} (Firm and not likely to fail; stable) | :: sikker |
| secure {adj} (Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable) | :: sikker |
| securely {adv} (in a secure manner) | :: sikkert |
| security {n} (condition of not being threatened) | :: sikkerhet {m} {f} |
| security {n} | :: sikkerhet {m}, sikkerhetstjeneste {m}, obligasjon {m}, gjeldsbrev {n} |
| Security Council {prop} (UN Security Council) SEE: UN Security Council | :: |
| security guard {n} (person employed to provided security) | :: sikkerhetsvakt {m} {f}; sikkerheitsvakt {f} |
| sedan {n} (style of automobile) | :: sedan {m} |
| sedentary {adj} (not moving, not migratory) | :: stillesittende |
| sedentary {adj} (not moving much; sitting around) | :: stillesittende, sedat |
| sediment {n} (collection of small particles) | :: sediment {n}; sediment {n} |
| sedimentary {adj} (composed of sediment) | :: sedimentær; sedimentær |
| sedimentary rock {n} (one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth) | :: sedimentær bergart, avsetningsbergarter |
| sedimentation {n} (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) | :: sedimentering {m} {f}; sedimentering {f} |
| Sedna {prop} (planetoid) | :: Sedna |
| see {v} (perceive with the eyes) | :: se; sjå |
| see {v} (understand) | :: skjønne, forstå |
| seed {n} (fertilized grain) | :: frø {n}; frø {n} |
| seedpod {n} (pouch-like form on a plant) SEE: pod | :: |
| seeing-eye dog {n} (seeing-eye dog) SEE: guide dog | :: |
| seek {v} (to try to find) | :: søke, lete |
| seeker {n} (One who seeks) | :: søker |
| seel {v} (To blind) SEE: blind | :: |
| seem {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look | :: |
| seem {v} (to appear) | :: synes |
| seemingly {adv} (apparently) SEE: apparently | :: |
| see off {v} (to defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| see out {v} (to watch an activity develop to a conclusion) | :: anpasse en situasjon, avstemme, se ut |
| see red {v} (to become angry) | :: se rødt |
| seesaw {n} (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle) | :: dumphuske {m} |
| seesaw {v} (to use a seesaw) | :: dumpe |
| seesaw {v} (to fluctuate) | :: svinge |
| see the forest for the trees {v} (to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation) | :: ikke se skogen for bare trær |
| see the light of day {v} (appear; be realised) | :: se dagens lys |
| see-through {adj} (transparent) SEE: transparent | :: |
| segment {n} (math: portion) | :: segment {n}; segment {n} |
| segregate {v} (to separate) | :: segregere, kjønnsdele; segregere, kjønnsdele |
| segregation {n} (setting apart or separation) | :: kjønnsdeling {m} {f}; kjønnsdeling {f} |
| seine {n} (fishing net) | :: not {m} {f}; not {f} |
| seismograph {n} (instrument that detects and records earthquakes) | :: seismograf {m}; seismograf {m} |
| seismologist {n} (person who practices seismology) | :: seismolog {m}; seismolog {m} |
| seismology {n} (the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior) | :: seismologi {m}; seismologi {m} |
| sei whale {n} (whale of the rorqual family) | :: seihval {m} |
| seize {v} (grab) | :: gripe |
| seize {v} (take advantage) | :: gripe |
| seize the day {v} (enjoy the present) | :: gripe dagen |
| seizure {n} (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) | :: inndragning {m} |
| seizure {n} (sudden attack or convulsion) | :: krampe {m} {f}; anfall {n}; anfall {n} |
| seizure {n} (sudden onset of pain or emotion) | :: smerteanfall {n}; smerteåtak |
| sejunct {adj} (separate) SEE: separate | :: |
| seldom {adv} (infrequently, rarely) | :: sjelden; sjeldan |
| selection {n} (process or act of selecting) | :: utvalg {n}, utvelgelse {m}, seleksjon {m}; utval {n}, seleksjon {m} |
| selection {n} (something selected) | :: utvalg {n}; utval {n} |
| selection {n} (variety of items taken from a larger collection) | :: utvalg {n}; utval {n} |
| selective {adj} (of or pertaining to the process of selection) | :: selektiv; selektiv |
| selective breeding {n} (artificial selection) SEE: artificial selection | :: |
| Selena {prop} (female given name) | :: Celine {f}, Celina {f} |
| selenium {n} (chemical element) | :: selen {n} |
| selenology {n} (the study of the moon and several satellites) | :: selenologi {m} |
| self {n} (individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness) | :: selv; sjølv |
| self-adhesive {adj} (adhesive) | :: selvklebende, selvheftende |
| self-awareness {n} (state of being self-aware) | :: selvoppfatning {m} {f} |
| self-confidence {n} (state of being self-confident) | :: selvtillit {m} {f}, sjøltillit {m}; sjølvtillit {m} {f} |
| self-contradictory {adj} (statements that contradict themselves) | :: selvmotsigende |
| self-control {n} (ability to control one's desires and impulses) | :: selvkontroll {m} |
| self-criticism {n} (criticism of oneself) | :: selvkritikk {m} |
| self-determination {n} (political independence of a people) | :: selvbestemmelse {m}, sjølbestemmelse {m} |
| self-disciplined {adj} (having self-discipline) | :: selvdisiplinert |
| self-educated {adj} (having learned without the direction of a teacher) | :: autodidakt {m}, selvlært {m} |
| self-esteem {n} (confidence in one's own worth) | :: selvfølelse {m} |
| self-examination {n} (examination of oneself) | :: egenundersøkelse {m}, selvundersøkelse {m} |
| self-governing {adj} (self-governing, see also: autonomous) | :: selvstyrende |
| self-government {n} (self-government) | :: selvstyre {n} |
| self-harm {n} (deliberate injuring of one's body) | :: selvskading {m} {f} |
| selfie {n} (photographic self-portrait) | :: selfie {m}; selfie {m}, sjølvi |
| self-image {n} (way a person views themself) | :: selvbilde |
| self-importance {n} (exaggerated estimate of one's own importance) | :: selvhøytidelighet {m} {f} |
| self-important {adj} (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) | :: selvhøytidelig |
| self-inflicted {adj} (Inflicted by oneself) | :: selvpåført |
| selfish {adj} (holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) | :: selvisk, egoistisk; sjølvisk, egoistisk |
| selfish {adj} (regard for oneself above others' well-being) | :: selvisk, egoistisk; sjølvisk, egoistisk |
| self-portrait {n} (portrait of the painter who painted it) | :: selvportrett {n}, sjølportrett {n}; sjølvportrett {n} |
| self-propelled {adj} (having its own means of propulsion) | :: selvgående; sjølvgåande |
| self-publish {v} (publish a work independently) | :: selvpublisere |
| self-righteous {adj} (piously self-assured and smugly moralistic) | :: selvrettferdig, fariseisk |
| self-service {n} (the practice of serving oneself) | :: selvbetjent |
| self-sufficient {adj} (able to provide for oneself independently of others) | :: selvberget, selvforsørgende |
| self-taught {adj} (educated by oneself) SEE: self-educated | :: |
| sell {v} (to agree to transfer goods or provide services) | :: selge |
| sell {v} (to be sold) | :: få solgt, bli solgt |
| sellable {adj} (saleable) SEE: saleable | :: |
| sell-by date {n} (final date on which a product can be sold) | :: siste salgsdato {m} |
| seller {n} (someone who sells) | :: selger {m}, selgerinne {m} {f} , forselger {m}; seljar {m}, seljarinne {f} , forseljar {m} |
| sell like hot cakes {v} (sell quickly) | :: selge som varmt hvetebrød |
| sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| Sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| sell short {v} (to underestimate the value of something) SEE: underestimate | :: |
| Selma {prop} (female given name) | :: Selma |
| semantics {n} (science of the meaning of words) | :: semantikk {m} |
| semantics {n} (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) | :: semantikk {m} |
| semantics {n} (individual meanings of words) | :: semantikk {m} |
| semantics {n} | :: semantikk {c} |
| semblance {n} (likeness, similarity) | :: likhet {m} |
| semen {n} (semen (fluid)) SEE: sperm | :: |
| semen {n} (male reproductory fluid) | :: sæd {m} |
| semester {n} (half of school year) | :: semester {n}, termin {m}; semester {n}, termin {m} |
| semi- {prefix} (half (prefix)) | :: halv- |
| semiannual {adj} (half-yearly) | :: halv årlig |
| semi-automatic {adj} (partially automatic) | :: halvautomatisk; halvautomatisk |
| semicircle {n} (half of a circle) | :: halvsirkel {m}; halvsirkel {m} |
| semicolon {n} (punctuation mark ';') | :: semikolon {c} |
| semiconductor {n} (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator) | :: halvleder {m} |
| semiconsonant {n} (semivowel) SEE: semivowel | :: |
| semidesert {n} (semiarid region, approaching desert) | :: halvørken {m}; halvørken {m} |
| seminar {n} (class held for advanced studies) | :: seminar {n}; seminar {n} |
| seminar {n} (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) | :: seminar {n}; seminar {n} |
| semi-official {adj} (having some degree of official authority) | :: offisiøs |
| semiotic {adj} (of or relating to semiotics or to semantics) | :: semiotisk; semiotisk |
| semiotics {n} (study of signs) | :: semiotikk {m}; semiotikk {m} |
| semipalmated sandpiper {n} (Calidris pusilla) | :: sandsnipe |
| semiprofessional {adj} (semiprofessional) SEE: semi-professional | :: |
| semi-professional {adj} (semi-professional (both senses)) | :: halvprofesjonell; halvprofesjonell |
| semitone {n} (interval between adjacent keys) | :: halvtone {m}; halvtone {m} |
| semi-trailer {n} (trailer without a front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end) | :: semitrailer {m}; semitrailer {m} |
| semi-trailer {n} (tractor-trailer or big rig) | :: semitrailer {m}; semitrailer {m} |
| semivowel {n} (sound in speech) | :: halvvokal |
| semla {n} (Swedish pastry eaten on Shrove Tuesday) | :: fastelavnsbolle {m} |
| senate {n} (the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems) | :: senat |
| send {v} (make something go somewhere) | :: sende |
| Seneca {n} (tribe) | :: senecaene |
| Senegal {prop} (Republic of Senegal) | :: Senegal |
| Senegalese {adj} (pertaining to Senegal) | :: senegalesisk; senegalesisk |
| Senegalese {n} (person from Senegal) | :: senegaleser {m}; senegalesar {m} |
| sensation {n} (physical feeling) | :: følelse {m} |
| sensation {n} (widespread excitement) | :: sensasjon {m}; sensasjon {m} |
| sensational {adj} (exceptionally great) | :: sensasjonell; sensasjonell |
| sense {n} (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) | :: sans {m} |
| sense {n} (conscious awareness) | :: sinne |
| sense {n} (sound judgement) | :: fornuft |
| sense {n} (meaning or reason) | :: meining |
| sense {n} (semantics term) | :: tyding, betyding |
| senseless {adj} (lacking meaning or purpose) | :: meningsløs, meiningslaus; meiningslaus |
| sensible {adj} (acting with or showing good judgement) | :: fornuftig; fornuftig |
| sensitive {adj} (responsive to stimuli) | :: følsom |
| sensor {n} (device or organ that detects certain external stimuli) | :: sensor {m}; sensor {m} |
| sensory {adj} (of the senses or sensation) | :: sansemessig, sensorisk; sansemessig, sensorisk |
| sent {v} (past participle of "to send") | :: sendt |
| sentence {n} (decision of a jury) | :: domsslutning {m}, dom {m} |
| sentence {n} (judicial order for punishment, conviction) | :: dom {m} |
| sentence {n} (punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime) | :: straff {m} |
| sentence {n} (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate) | :: setning {c} |
| sentence {v} (declare a sentence on a convicted person) | :: dømme |
| sentient {adj} (conscious or aware) | :: sansende |
| sentimental {adj} (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) | :: sentimental; sentimental |
| sentry-box {n} (booth for a sentry) | :: skilderhus |
| Seoul {prop} (capital of South Korea) | :: Seoul {n} |
| separate {v} (to cause to be separate) | :: skille, avsondre |
| separately {adv} (in a separate manner) | :: særskilt |
| separate the wheat from the chaff {v} (to select only that which is of value) | :: skille klinten fra hveten |
| separation {n} (act of disuniting two or more things) | :: utskillelse |
| separatism {n} (separatism) | :: separatisme |
| separatist {n} (political separatist) | :: separatist {m}; separatist {m} |
| separatistic {adj} | :: separatistisk |
| sepia {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish | :: |
| September {prop} (ninth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: september {m}; september {m} |
| septic {adj} (of or pertaining to sepsis) | :: septisk; septisk |
| septic tank {n} (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) | :: septiktank {m}; septiktank {m} |
| septuagenarian {n} (One who is between the age of 70 and 79) | :: syttiåring {m} |
| Septuagint {prop} (an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek) | :: Septuaginta |
| sequel {n} (a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe) | :: oppfølger {m}; oppfølgar {m} |
| sequence {n} (in mathematics, an ordered list of objects) | :: følge {m} |
| sequent {adj} (that comes after) SEE: subsequent | :: |
| sequester {v} (to separate from all external influence) | :: sekvestrere |
| sequin {n} (sparkling spangle used for decoration of ornate clothing:) | :: paljett {m}, paljetter {p}; paljett {m}, paljettar {p} |
| seraph {n} (highest order of angels) | :: seraf |
| Serb {n} (person of Serb descent, see also: Serbian) | :: serber {m} |
| Serbia {prop} (a country in southeastern Europe) | :: Serbia; Serbia |
| Serbia and Montenegro {prop} (former country on the Balkan Peninsula) | :: Serbia og Montenegro |
| Serbian {n} (person from Serbia, see also: Serb) | :: serber {m}; serbar {m} |
| Serbian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: serbisk {m}; serbisk {m} |
| Serbian {adj} (pertaining to Serbia and Serbians) | :: serbisk; serbisk |
| Serbian {adj} (pertaining to the Serbian language) | :: serbisk |
| Serbian {n} (Serb) SEE: Serb | :: |
| Serbo-Croatian {n} (South Slavic language) | :: serbokroatisk {m} {n}; serbokroatisk {m} |
| Serbo-Croatian {adj} (pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language) | :: serbokroatisk; serbokroatisk |
| serf {n} (semifree peasant) | :: leilending {m}, livegen; leiglending {m}, liveigen |
| serfdom {n} (feudal system) | :: livegenskap |
| sergeant {n} (non-commissioned officer rank) | :: sersjant {m}; sersjant {m} |
| series {n} (a number of things that follow on one after the other) | :: serie {f} |
| series {n} (television or radio program) | :: fjernsynsserie {m}; fjernsynsserie {m} |
| series {n} (in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence) | :: rekke {m} {f} |
| serif {n} (short line in a font) | :: serif |
| serigraphy {n} (printing method) SEE: screen printing | :: |
| serious {adj} (important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play) | :: alvorlig, seriøs |
| seriously {adv} (speech-act) | :: serr, seriøst |
| seriousness {n} (state of being serious) | :: alvor {n}, alvorlighet {m} {f}, seriøsitet {m}; alvor {n}, seriøsitet {m} |
| sermon {n} (religious discourse) | :: preken {m}; preike {f} |
| serous {adj} (containing, secreting, or resembling serum) | :: serøs |
| serpent {n} | :: slange |
| servant {n} (one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation) | :: tjener {m} |
| serve {v} (to work for) | :: tjene |
| serve {v} (to bring food to) | :: servere |
| serve {v} (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) | :: serve, sørve |
| server {n} (computing: a program which provides services to other programs or users) | :: tjener {m} |
| server {n} (computing: a computer dedicated to running server programs) | :: tjenermaskin {m} |
| server {n} | :: tjener {m} |
| Servian {adj} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| Servian {n} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| Servian {prop} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| service {n} (practice of providing services as economic activity) | :: tjeneste; teneste |
| service {n} (state of being subordinate or employed) | :: tjeneste {m}; tenest {m}, teneste {f} |
| service {n} (set of dishes or utensils) | :: servise {n} |
| service {n} (service tree) SEE: service tree | :: |
| serviceberry {n} (plant) | :: blåheggslekta |
| service provider {n} (company providing a service) | :: tjenesteyter {m} |
| service station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| service tree {n} (Sorbus domestica) | :: edelrogn |
| service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) SEE: wild service tree | :: |
| serviette {n} (napkin) SEE: napkin | :: |
| sesame {n} (plant) | :: sesam {m}; sesam {m} |
| sesame {n} (seed) | :: sesam {m}, sesamfrø {n}; sesam {m}, sesamfrø {n} |
| set {v} (to put something down) | :: putte, sette, plassere, stille |
| set {v} (to determine) | :: bestemme, fastlegge |
| set {v} (to adjust) | :: stille, justere |
| set {v} (to arrange with dishes and cutlery) | :: dekke |
| set {v} (to introduce) | :: introdusert |
| set {v} (to locate, to backdrop) | :: sette, plassere |
| set {v} (to compile, to make (a crossword)) | :: sette sammen |
| set {v} (to prepare (a stage or film set)) | :: stille opp |
| set {v} (to solidify) | :: stivne, størkne |
| set {v} (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon) | :: gå ned |
| set {v} (to sit) SEE: sit | :: |
| set {n} (badger’s home) SEE: sett | :: |
| set {n} (plural: set theory) SEE: set theory | :: |
| set aside {v} (separate and reserve for a specific purpose) | :: tilsidesette |
| set aside {v} (declare something invalid) | :: tilsidesette |
| setback {n} (adverse event, obstacle) | :: tilbakeslag {n}; tilbakeslag {n} |
| set forth {v} (to start) SEE: start | :: |
| Seth {prop} (the third son of Adam and Eve) | :: Set |
| set off {v} (To leave; begin a journey or trip) | :: gå av |
| set square {n} (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) | :: vinkelhake {m}; vinkelhake {m} |
| sett {n} (home of a badger) | :: grevlinghi {n} |
| set theory {n} (mathematical theory of sets) | :: mengdelære |
| setting {n} (placement of a control) | :: innstilling {m} {f}; innstilling {f} |
| settle {v} (to fix one's dwelling) | :: bosette |
| settlement {n} (community of people living together) | :: bosetning {m} {f} |
| settlement agreement {n} (agreement) | :: forlik, forliksavtale |
| settler {n} (someone who settles in a new location) | :: nybygger {m}, bosetter {m}; nybyggjar {m} |
| Sevastopol {prop} (city) | :: Sevastopol |
| seven {num} (cardinal number 7) | :: sju, syv |
| seven {n} (the figure seven) | :: sjutall {n}, syvtall {n} |
| seven deadly sins {n} (the cardinal sins) | :: syv dødssynder {p} |
| sevennight {n} (period of seven consecutive days and nights) SEE: week | :: |
| seventeen {num} (cardinal number) | :: sytten |
| seventeenth {adj} (ordinal number, see also: 17th) | :: syttende |
| seventh {adj} (ordinal form of the number seven, see also: 7th) | :: sjuende, syvende; sjuande |
| seventh {n} (musical interval) | :: septim {m}; septim {m} |
| Seventh-day Adventist {n} (member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church) | :: syvendedagsadventist {m}, sjuendedagsadventist {m}; sjuandedagsadventist {m} |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church {prop} (Christian denomination) | :: Syvendedags Adventistkirken {m}; Sjuandedags Adventistkyrkjen {m} |
| seventieth {adj} (ordinal form of the number seventy (70)) | :: syttiende |
| seventy {num} (cardinal number) | :: sytti |
| seventy-nine {num} (79) | :: syttini |
| seventysomething {n} (septuagenarian) SEE: septuagenarian | :: |
| several {determiner} (consisting of a number more than two, but not very many) | :: flere, fler |
| Sevettijärvi {prop} (village in Finland) | :: Sevettijärvi; Sevettijärvi; Sevettijärvi |
| Seville {prop} (city in Andalusia, Spain) | :: Sevilla {f}; Sevilla {f} |
| sew {v} ((transitive) use a needle) | :: sy; sy |
| sew {v} ((intransitive) use a needle) | :: sy; sy |
| sewer {n} (pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage) | :: kloakk {m}; kloakk {m} |
| sewing {n} (action of the verb to sew) | :: sying {m} {f}; sying {f} |
| sewing circle {n} (social meeting of women for sewing and talking) | :: syklubb {m} |
| sewing machine {n} (device) | :: symaskin {m}; symaskin {m} {f} |
| sex {n} (act of sexual intercourse) | :: sex {m}, samleie {n}; sex {m}, samlege {f}, samleie {n} |
| sex {n} (gender (female or male)) | :: kjønn {n} |
| sexagenarian {adj} (in one's seventh decade) | :: sekstiårig, 60-årig; sekstiårig, 60-årig, sekstiårs |
| sexagenarian {n} (a person who is between the ages of 60 and 69) | :: sekstiåring {m}, 60-åring {m}; sekstiåring {m}, 60-åring {m} |
| sex economy {n} | :: seksualøkonomi |
| sexism {n} (gender discrimination or dislike) | :: sexisme {m} |
| sexless {adj} (not having gender) | :: kjønnsløs, kjønnslaus; kjønnslaus |
| sex life {n} (part of a person's life that is directly concerned with sexual activity) | :: sexliv {n}; sexliv {n} |
| sex offender {n} (somebody who has committed a crime of a sexual nature) | :: sexforbryter {m}; seksualforbrytar {m} |
| sexology {n} (study of sex and sexuality) | :: sexologi {m} |
| sex organ {n} (organ used in sexual reproduction) | :: kjønnsorgan {n}; kjønnsorgan {n} |
| sex position {n} (sex position) | :: samleiestilling {c} |
| sext {n} (noon) SEE: noon | :: |
| sextant {n} (navigational instrument) | :: sekstant {m}; sekstant {m} |
| sexton {n} (church official) | :: klokker {m}, sakristan {m}; klokkar {m} |
| sex toy {n} (sex aid) | :: sexleketøy {n} |
| sextuplet {n} (one of six born together) | :: seksling {m}; seksling {m} |
| sexual {adj} (of or relating to having sex) | :: seksuell; seksuell |
| sexual {adj} (of or relating to sexuality) | :: seksuell; seksuell |
| sexual harassment {n} (sexual harassment) | :: seksuell trakassering {m} {f}; seksuell trakassering {f} |
| sexual intercourse {n} (sexual interaction) | :: kjønnslig omgang {m}, samleie {n} |
| sexuality {n} (sexual orientation) SEE: sexual orientation | :: |
| sexuality {n} (that which is characterized or distinguished by sex) | :: seksualitet {m}; seksualitet {m} |
| sexually {adv} (in a sexual manner) | :: seksuelt; seksuelt |
| sexually {adv} (by means of intercourse) | :: seksuelt; seksuelt |
| sexually mature {adj} (able to reproduce) | :: kjønnsmoden; kjønnsmoden, kjønnsmogen |
| sexual orientation {n} (sexual orientation) | :: seksuell orientering {m} {f}; seksuell orientering {f} |
| sexual reproduction {n} (process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms) | :: kjønnet formering, seksuell reproduksjon |
| sexual selection {n} (type of natural selection) | :: seksuell seleksjon {m}, seksuelt utvalg {n}; seksuell seleksjon {m}, seksuelt utval {n} |
| sexy {adj} (having sexual appeal) | :: sexy, kjønnslig, seksuell |
| sexy {adj} (slang: very attractive or appealing) | :: sexy |
| Seychelles {prop} (country in East Africa) | :: Seychellene; Seychellane |
| Seychellois {n} (Someone from the Seychelles of Seychellois descent) | :: seycheller {m} |
| shackle {n} (restraint fit over an appendage) | :: jern {n} |
| shackle {n} (a U-shaped piece of metal) | :: sjakkel {m}; sjakkel {m} |
| shadbush {n} (serviceberry) SEE: serviceberry | :: |
| shade {n} (variety of color) | :: nyanse {m}; nyanse {m} |
| shadow {n} (dark image projected onto a surface) | :: skygge {m} |
| shadow {n} (spirit, ghost) SEE: ghost | :: |
| Shadow Cabinet {n} (a senior group of opposition politicians who shadow the members of the government) | :: skyggekabinett {n}, skyggeregjering {m} {f} |
| shaft {n} (long passage sunk into the earth) | :: sjakt {m} {f}; sjakt {f} |
| shaft {n} (vertical passage housing a lift) | :: sjakt {m} {f}; sjakt {f} |
| shag {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) | :: knulle |
| shag {n} (act of sexual intercourse) | :: knull {n} |
| shah {n} (king of Persia) | :: sjah {m}; sjah {m} |
| shahada {n} (Islamic declaration of belief) | :: sjahádah, shahada, shahada, shahadah |
| shaheed {n} (martyr) SEE: martyr | :: |
| shake {v} (transitive: to cause to move) | :: riste |
| shake {v} (to move one's head from side to side) | :: riste; ryste |
| shake {v} (transitive: to disturb emotionally) | :: ryste |
| shake {v} (intransitive: to shake hands) | :: handhilse; håndhilse |
| shake {v} (intransitive: to dance) | :: shake |
| shake {v} | :: riste |
| shake {n} (beverage made of ice cream and carbonated drink) SEE: float | :: |
| shakedown {n} (extortion) SEE: extortion | :: |
| shake hands {v} (grasp another person's hands) | :: håndhilse, handhilse; handhelsa, handhelse |
| Shakespearean sonnet {n} (type of sonnet) | :: engelsk sonett {m} |
| shale {n} (sedimentary rock) | :: leirskifer {m}, skifer {m}; leirskifer {m}, skifer {m} |
| shale gas {n} (natural gas) | :: skifergass {m}; skifergass {m} |
| shall {v} (indicating the simple future tense) | :: skal |
| shall {v} (indicating determination or obligation) | :: skulle |
| shall {v} (in questions to suggest a possible future action) | :: skulle |
| shallot {n} (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii) | :: sjalottløk {m}; sjalottløk {m}; sjalottlauk {m} |
| shallow {adj} (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) | :: flat, lav, grunn; flat, lav, grunn |
| shallow {adj} (extending not far downward) | :: grunn; grunn |
| shallow {adj} (concerned mainly with superficial matters) | :: overfladisk, overflatisk; overflatisk |
| shallow {adj} (lacking interest or substance) | :: overfladisk, overflatisk; overflatisk |
| shaman {n} (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds) | :: volve {f}; sjaman {m}; sjaman {m}, volve {f} |
| shame {n} (uncomfortable or painful feeling) | :: skam |
| shame {n} (something to regret) | :: synd {m}; synd {f} |
| shameful {adj} (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) | :: skamfull |
| shamelessness {n} (The state or characteristic of being without shame) | :: skamløshet {m} {f} |
| shame on you {interj} (expression of disapproval) | :: skam deg |
| shaming {n} (the activity of shaming) | :: skampåføring {c} |
| shampoo {n} (product for washing the hair or other fibres) | :: sjampo {m} |
| shamrock {n} (any of several small plants, forms of clover) SEE: clover | :: |
| shank {n} (lower part of the leg) | :: legg {m} |
| shape {n} (appearance or outline) | :: form {m} {f} |
| shapeshifter {n} (creature capable of changing its appearance) SEE: shape-shifter | :: |
| shape-shifter {n} (a person who can transform) | :: hamløper {m}; hamløypar {m} |
| shard {n} (piece of glass or pottery) | :: skår {n}; skar {n} |
| share {n} (financial instrument) | :: aksje {m} |
| share {v} (to give) | :: dele |
| share {n} (sharebone) SEE: pubis | :: |
| share {n} (plowshare) SEE: plowshare | :: |
| share capital {n} (part of a company's capital) | :: aksjekapital {m}; aksjekapital {m} |
| shareholder {n} (one who owns shares of stock) | :: aksjonær, aksjeeier |
| sharemarket {n} (stock market) SEE: stock market | :: |
| shareowner {n} (shareholder) SEE: shareholder | :: |
| shari'a {n} (Islamic religious law) | :: sharia |
| shark {n} (fish) | :: hai {m}; hai {m} |
| sharp {adj} (able to cut easily) | :: skarp |
| sharp {adj} (intelligent) | :: skarp, smart |
| sharp {adj} (pointed, able to pierce easily) | :: spiss |
| sharp {adj} (of a note, played a semitone higher than usual) | :: -iss |
| sharp {adj} (intense and sudden (of pain)) | :: skarp |
| sharpen {v} (to make sharp) | :: skjerpe, kvesse, hvesse; skjerpe, kvesse |
| sharpie {n} (felt-tipped marker pen) SEE: felt-tip pen | :: |
| sharply {adv} (in a sharp manner) | :: skarpt |
| sharpness {n} (cutting ability of an edge) | :: skarphet {m} {f} |
| sharpness {n} (of an image) | :: skarphet {m} {f} |
| sharp-shinned hawk {n} (a small hawk) | :: tverrhalehauk {m} |
| sharp-tailed sandpiper {n} (Calidris acuminata) | :: spisshalesnipe |
| shashlik {n} (skewered dish) | :: sjasjlyk |
| shave {v} (to remove hair from) | :: barbere, rake; barbera, raka |
| shave {v} | :: barbere |
| shaver {n} (boy) SEE: boy | :: |
| shaving brush {n} (brush for applying shaving cream) | :: barberkost {m}; barberkost {m} |
| shaving foam {n} (product used for shaving) | :: barberskum {n}; barberskum {n} |
| shawl {n} (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) | :: sjal {n}; sjal {n} |
| shchi {n} (a type of Russian soup) | :: sjtsji |
| she {pron} (person) | :: hun {f} |
| she- {prefix} (the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman) | :: hunn, hun, hunn-, hun-; ho, ho- |
| shea butter {n} (fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree) | :: sheasmør {n} |
| sheaf {n} (mathematical construct) | :: knippe {n} |
| shear {v} (to cut) | :: klippe |
| shear {v} (to remove the fleece from a sheep) | :: klippe |
| shear {v} (to deform because of shearing forces) | :: klippe |
| shear {n} (a cutting tool similar to scissors) | :: bøylesaks {c} |
| shear {n} (the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing) | :: klipp {m} |
| shear {n} (a force that produces a shearing strain) | :: klipp {n} |
| sheatfish {n} (fish of the genus Silurus) | :: gjedde |
| sheath {n} (scabbard) SEE: scabbard | :: |
| sheath {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| sheathe {v} (to put (something) into a sheath) | :: stikke i sliren |
| she-bear {n} (a female bear) | :: binne {f}; bere, binne, hobjørn |
| shebop {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate | :: |
| she-cat {n} (female cat) | :: hunnkatt {m}, hunkatt {m}, katte {f} {m}, kjette {f} {m}; hokatt {f}, katte {f}, kjette {f} |
| shed {v} (to part or divide) | :: skille |
| shed {v} (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) | :: kvitte seg med |
| shed {v} (to pour; to make flow) | :: gyte, utgyte |
| shed {v} (to allow to flow or fall) | :: felle |
| shed {v} (to radiate, cast, give off) | :: kaste |
| shed {n} (temporary structure to shelter something) | :: skur {m} |
| sheep {n} (animal) | :: sau {m}, får {n} |
| sheepdog {n} (dog used for herding sheep) | :: fårehund {c} |
| sheep farmer {n} (farmer who raises sheep) | :: sauebonde {m}; sauebonde {m} |
| sheepherder {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd | :: |
| sheer {adj} (pure) SEE: pure | :: |
| sheer {adj} (very thin or transparent) | :: gjennomskinnelig |
| sheer {adj} (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular) | :: rett, vertikal, bratt |
| sheesh {interj} (An expression of exasperation) | :: jøss, jøsses |
| sheet {n} (sheet of paper) | :: papir; ark {n}, blad {n}; ark {n} |
| sheet {n} (thin bed cloth) SEE: bedsheet | :: |
| sheet metal {n} (Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet) | :: blikk {n}; blekk {n} |
| sheet of paper {n} (piece of loose paper) | :: papirark {n}; papirark {n} |
| sheik {n} (leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe) | :: sjeik {m}; sjeik {m} |
| sheik {n} (Islamic religious clergy) | :: sjeik {m}; sjeik {m} |
| shelf {n} (structure) | :: hylle {m} {f}; hylle {f} |
| shelf life {n} (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) | :: holdbarhet {m} {f}, holdbarhetstid {m} {f} |
| shell {n} (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates) | :: skjell |
| shell {n} (psychological barrier to social interaction) | :: skall {n} |
| shellfish {n} (aquatic food that has a shell) | :: skalldyr {n}; skaldyr {n} |
| shelter {n} (a refuge or other protection) | :: ly |
| sheltered {adj} (protected from wind etc.) | :: beskyttet |
| shelve {v} (to set aside, quit, or halt) | :: skrinlegge, henlegge |
| shepherd {n} (a person who tends sheep) | :: hyrde {m} |
| Sheremetyevo {prop} (airport in Russia) | :: Sjeremetjevo |
| sheriff {n} (all meanings) | :: sheriff {m}, lensmann {m} |
| she-tiger {n} (tigress) SEE: tigress | :: |
| Shetland {prop} (Shetland Islands) SEE: Shetland Islands | :: |
| Shetlander {n} (person from the Shetland Islands) | :: shetlender {m}, shetlending {m}; shetlendar {m}, shetlending {m}, hjaltlending {m} |
| Shetland Islands {prop} (group of islands) | :: Shetlandsøyene; Shetlandsøyane, Shetlandsøyene |
| Shetland pony {n} (small horse) | :: shetlandsponni {m}; shetlandsponni {m} |
| she-wolf {n} (female wolf) | :: ulvinne {m} {f}, hunnulv {m}, vargtik {m} {f}; ulveho {f}, vargtik {f} |
| shield {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| shield {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| shield {n} (armor) | :: skjold {n} |
| shield {n} (anything that protects or defends) | :: skjold, skjerm {m}, vern |
| shield {v} (to protect, to defend) | :: skjerme, verne |
| shield {n} (toilet seat) SEE: toilet seat | :: |
| shielded {adj} (provided with a shield) | :: skjermet |
| shielded {adj} (protected) | :: skjermet |
| shift {n} (type of women's undergarment) SEE: slip | :: |
| shift {n} (change of workers) | :: skift {n}; skift {n} |
| shimmer {v} (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer) | :: skimre, skimra |
| Shimshon {prop} (given name) SEE: Samson | :: |
| shin {n} (front part of the leg below the knee) | :: skinneben {n}, skinnebein, tibia; skinnebein {n}, tibia |
| shinbone {n} (inner bone of the hind limb below the knee) | :: skinneben |
| shine {v} (to emit light) | :: lyse; skinne; skine |
| shine {n} (slang: moonshine) SEE: moonshine | :: |
| shine {n} (sunshine) SEE: sunshine | :: |
| shiner {n} (black eye) SEE: black eye | :: |
| shingles {n} (herpes zoster) | :: helvetesild |
| shiny cowbird {n} (shiny cowbird) | :: silketrupial |
| ship {n} (large water vessel) | :: skip {n}; skip {n} |
| -ship {suffix} (Property or state of being) | :: -skap {m} {n} |
| shipbuilding {n} (construction of ships) | :: skipsbygging {m} {f}; skipsbygging {f} |
| ship in a bottle {n} (ship in a bottle) | :: flaskeskute {m} {f}; flaskeskute {f} |
| shipment {n} (load of goods) | :: forsendelse {m} |
| shipowner {n} (someone who owns a ship) | :: skipseier {m}, reder {m}, skipsreder {m} |
| shipping company {n} (company) | :: rederi {n}; reiarlag {n} |
| shipwreck {n} (A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.) | :: skipsvrak {n}; skipsvrak {n} |
| shipwreck {n} (An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.) | :: skipsvrak {n}; skipsvrak {n} |
| shipyard {n} (place to build and repair ships) | :: verft {n}, skipsverft {n}; verft {n}, skipsverft {n} |
| Shiraz {n} (variety of black grape) | :: Syrah |
| shirk {v} (avoid a duty) | :: skulke, skofte; skulka, skulke |
| shirt {n} (article of clothing) | :: skjorte {m} {f}; skjorte {f} |
| shit {n} | :: dritt {m}, skitt {m}, avføring {m}, bæsj {m}, skit {m}, møkk {c}, ekskrement {n}, lort {m} |
| shit {n} (not anything, nothing) | :: en dritt |
| shit {v} | :: skite, bæsje |
| shit {interj} (expression of worry, failure) | :: faen! |
| shit {interj} (to show surprise) | :: faen |
| shit happens {phrase} (expression of acceptance of misfortune) SEE: such is life | :: |
| shithole {n} (anus) SEE: asshole | :: |
| shithole {n} (unpleasant person) SEE: asshole | :: |
| shits {n} (vulgar slang for diarrhea) | :: diaré {m} |
| shitter {n} (coarse slang for the anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| shitty {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| shitty {adj} (high) SEE: high | :: |
| Shiva {prop} (deity) | :: Shiva; Sjiva, Shiva |
| shiver {v} (to tremble or shake) | :: skjelve |
| Shlomo {prop} (given name) SEE: Solomon | :: |
| Shoah {prop} (the systematic mass murder of 6 million Jews) SEE: Holocaust | :: |
| shoal {n} (group of fish) SEE: school | :: |
| shoal {n} (sandbank) | :: sandbanke {m} |
| shock {n} (something surprising) | :: sjokk {n}; sjokk {n} |
| shock {n} (life-threatening medical emergency) | :: sjokk {n}; sjokk {n} |
| shock absorber {n} (device to absorb shocks) | :: støtdemper {m}, støytdemper {m}; støytdempar {m} |
| shock wave {n} (A powerful compression wave) | :: sjokkbølge {m} {f}; sjokkbølgje {f}, sjokkbylgje {f} |
| shoddy {adj} (of poor quality) | :: slurvet, slurvete (not about objects) |
| shoe {n} (protective covering for the foot) | :: sko {m}; sko {m} |
| shoe {v} (to put horseshoes on a horse) | :: sko; sko |
| shoe {n} (piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse’s foot) SEE: horseshoe | :: |
| shoebill {n} (wading bird) | :: treskonebb {m} {n}; treskonebb {m} {n} |
| shoebox {n} (box in which shoes are sold) | :: skoeske {m} {f}; skoeske {f} |
| shoehorn {n} (tool used to assist the foot) | :: skohorn {n}; skohorn {n} |
| shoelace {n} (for fastening a shoe, see also: lace) | :: skolisse {f} |
| shoemaker {n} (a person who makes shoes) | :: skomaker {m}; skomakar {m} |
| shoe polish {n} (product used to make shoes shine) | :: skokrem {m}; skokrem {m} |
| shoe shop {n} (a shop that sells footwear and related items) | :: skobutikk {m}; skobutikk {m} |
| shoe store {n} (shoe shop) SEE: shoe shop | :: |
| shoestring {n} (the string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| shoe tree {n} (device to preserve the shape of a shoe) | :: skoblokk {m} |
| shoetree {n} (device to preserve the shape of a shoe) SEE: shoe tree | :: |
| shofar {n} (ram’s-horn trumpet) | :: sjofar {m}; sjofár {m} |
| shoo {interj} (go away) | :: trekk unna |
| shoot {v} (to fire a shot) | :: skyte |
| shoot {v} (to fire multiple shots) | :: skyte |
| shoot {v} (to hit with a shot) | :: skyte |
| shoot {n} (emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant) | :: skudd {n}; skot {n}, skott {n} |
| shooting {n} (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) | :: skyting {m} {f}; skyting {f} |
| shooting range {n} (a facility designed for firearms practice) | :: skytebane |
| shooting star {n} (meteor) | :: stjerneskudd {n}, stjerneskott {n} |
| shoot oneself in the foot {v} (to act against one's own interest) | :: skyte seg selv i foten |
| shoot oneself in the foot {v} | :: skyte seg selv i foten |
| shoot one's mouth off {v} (make reckless or exaggerated statements) | :: prate dritt, preike skit |
| shoot the moon {v} (achieve the lowest or highest score possible) | :: storeslem |
| shop {n} (establishment that sells goods) | :: butikk {m}, forretning {m}; butikk {m}; butikk {m} |
| shop {n} (a class taught typically in junior high school, teaching vocational skill) | :: sløyd {m} |
| shop {v} (to visit shops) | :: handle, shoppe |
| shop assistant {n} (shop employee) | :: ekspeditør {m}; ekspeditør {m} |
| shoplifter {n} (one who steals from shops) | :: butikktjuv {m}, butikktyv {m}; butikktjuv {m} |
| shoplifting {n} (action of the verb to shoplift) | :: butikktyveri |
| shopowner {n} (someone who owns a shop) | :: butikkeier {m} |
| shoppe {n} (shop) SEE: shop | :: |
| shopping {n} (activity of buying) | :: shopping {m}, handling {m} |
| shopping {n} (things bought) | :: varer {m-p}, matvarer {m-p} |
| shopping bag {n} (strong bag for carrying purchases) | :: bærepose {m} |
| shopping center {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre | :: |
| shopping centre {n} (large retail outlet) | :: kjøpesenter {n}, butikksenter {n}; kjøpesenter {n}, butikksenter {n} |
| shopping list {n} (list of items that need to be bought) | :: handleliste {m} {f} |
| shopping mall {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre | :: |
| shop window {n} (large window at the front of a shop) | :: butikkvindu {n} |
| shore {n} (land adjoining a large body of water) | :: bredd |
| shoreline {n} (the divide between land and water) | :: strandlinje {m} {f}; strandlinje {f}, strandline {f} |
| short {adj} (having a small distance between ends or edges) | :: kort; kort |
| short {n} (short circuit) SEE: short circuit | :: |
| short {n} (finance: short sale) SEE: short selling | :: |
| short {n} (finance: short seller) SEE: short seller | :: |
| short {n} (short film) SEE: short film | :: |
| shortage {n} (lack or deficiency) | :: mangel {m}, underskudd {n}; mangel {m} |
| short-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus griseus) | :: kortnebbekkasinsnipe |
| short circuit {n} (unintentional connection) | :: kortslutning {m} {f}; kortslutning {f} |
| shortcoming {n} (deficiency) | :: tilkortkommenhet {m} {f}, svakhet {m} {f}, brist {m} |
| shortcut {n} (path) | :: snarvei {m} |
| shortcut {n} (method) | :: snarvei {m} |
| short film {n} (motion picture) | :: kortfilm {m} |
| short form {n} (word formed by removing syllables from another) | :: kortform {m} {f}; kortform {f} |
| short-lived {adj} (not existent for very long) | :: kortlivet; kortliva |
| shortness of breath {n} (dyspnea) | :: åndenød; andenød, andenaud |
| short of {phrase} (except) SEE: except | :: |
| shorts {n} (plural of short) SEE: short | :: |
| shorts {n} (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees) | :: kortbukse {m} {f}, shorts {m}; kortbukse {f}, shorts {m} |
| short sale {n} (sale of a security that one does not own, delivery obligation met by borrowing the security from another owner) SEE: short selling | :: |
| short seller {n} (person or organization that participates in short selling) | :: shortselger {m} |
| short selling {n} (The practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess) | :: shortsalg {n}, shorting {m} {f}, shorthandel {m} |
| short-sighted {adj} (myopic) SEE: myopic | :: |
| short-sightedness {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: nearsightedness | :: |
| short story {n} (work of fiction) | :: novelle {m} {f}; novelle {f} |
| short-tailed weasel {n} (Mustela erminea) SEE: ermine | :: |
| short-toed snake eagle {n} (Circaetus gallicus) | :: slangeørn |
| Shoshone {prop} (Amerind people) | :: shoshone |
| shot {n} (small metal balls used as ammunition) | :: hagl {n} |
| shot across the bow {n} (warning that negative consequences will be faced) | :: skudd for baugen {n}, advarsel {m}; advarsel {m} |
| shotgun {n} (gun) | :: hagle {c} |
| shot put {n} (athletics event) | :: kulestøt {n}; kulestøyt {m} |
| should {v} (expressing obligation) | :: burde |
| should {v} (expressing opinion) | :: burde |
| should {v} (expressing likelihood) | :: burde |
| should {v} (if; in case of) | :: skulle |
| shoulder {n} (joint between arm and torso) | :: skulder {m} {f}; skulder {f}, aksel {f} |
| shoulder bag {n} (bag suspended from the shoulder) | :: skulderveske {m} {f}; skulderveske {f} |
| shoulder blade {n} (bone) | :: skapula {m}; skulderblad {n}; skulderblad {n} |
| shoulder bone {n} (shoulder blade) SEE: shoulder blade | :: |
| shoulder-length {adj} (reaching the shoulders) | :: skulderlang; skulderlang |
| shout {n} (a loud burst of voice) | :: rop {m} |
| shout {v} (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) | :: rope |
| shout {v} (to utter with a shout) | :: rope |
| shout {v} (to enter a text message in upper case) | :: rope |
| shovel {n} (spade) SEE: spade | :: |
| shovel {n} (tool for moving portions of material) | :: skuffe {m} {f}; skuffe {f} |
| shovel {v} (to move materials with a shovel) | :: skuffe, måke (snow); skuffe, moke (snow) |
| show {v} (to display) | :: vise |
| show {v} (to indicate (a fact) to be true) | :: vise |
| show {n} (broadcast program(me)) | :: show {m}, program {m} |
| show {v} (to bestow; confer) SEE: bestow | :: |
| showcase {n} (a setting for displaying something favorably) | :: PR-jippo {n} |
| shower {n} (brief fall of rain) | :: byge {m} {f}, regnbyge {m} {f} |
| shower {n} (device for bathing) | :: dusj {m}; dusj {m} |
| shower {n} (instance of using of this device) | :: dusj {m}; dusj {m} |
| showerhead {n} (perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather) | :: dusjhode {n} |
| show of hands {n} (vote by raising a hand) | :: handsopprekking {m} {f}, handsopprekning {m} {f}, håndsopprekking {m} {f}, håndsopprekning {m} {f}; handsopprekking {f} |
| show one's true colors {v} (to reveal how one really is) | :: vise sin sanne natur, stikke hestehoven fram |
| shred {v} (to cut or tear into narrow pieces or strips) | :: strimle; strimle |
| shredder {n} (machine) | :: makuleringsmaskin {m}; makuleringsmaskin {m} {f} |
| shrew {n} (mouselike animal) | :: spissmus {m} {f}; spissmus {f}, skjerd {m} |
| shrike {n} (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) | :: varsler |
| shrimp {n} (decapod crustacean) | :: reke {m} {f} |
| shrine {n} (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect) | :: skrin, helgenskrin |
| shrink {v} (transitive: to cause something to shrink) | :: krympe |
| shrithe {v} (to go about, roam) SEE: roam | :: |
| shrive {v} (confess) SEE: confess | :: |
| shroom {n} (mushroom) SEE: mushroom | :: |
| shroud {n} (dress for the dead) | :: svøp {n}, likskjorte {m} {f}, liksvøp {n} |
| shroud {n} (mast support) | :: vant {n}; vant {n} |
| Shrove Tuesday {n} (day before the beginning of Lent) | :: fetetirsdag {c}, feitetirsdag {c}, feittirsdag {c}, grautatirsdag {c}, hvitetirsdag {c}; feitetysdag {c}, feittysdag {c} |
| shrub {n} (woody plant) | :: busk {m} |
| shudder {n} | :: skrekkblandet fryd |
| shufti {n} (glance) SEE: glance | :: |
| shun {v} (to avoid) | :: unngå, sky |
| shut {v} ((transitive) to close) | :: stenge |
| shut one's trap {v} (shut up) SEE: shut up | :: |
| shutter {n} (protective panels over windows) | :: skodde {m}, vinduslem {m} |
| shutter {n} (part of a camera) | :: lukker {m}; lukkar {m} |
| shutter speed {n} (time during which the shutter of a camera remains open) | :: lukkertid {m} {f}; lukkartid {f} |
| shuttle {n} (part of a loom) | :: skyttel {m} |
| shuttle {n} (transport service) | :: skytteltrafikk |
| shuttle bus {n} (transport service) | :: skyttelbuss {m}; skyttelbuss {m} |
| shuttlecock {n} (badminton ball) | :: fjærball {m}, høne {m} {f}; fjørball {m}, høne {f} |
| shut up {v} (close (a building) so that no one can enter) | :: låse, låse av, stenge |
| shut up {v} (terminate (a business)) | :: avslutte |
| shut up {v} (enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave) | :: låse inn |
| shut up {v} (intransitive: to stop talking or making noise) | :: ti stille, holde kjeft |
| shut up {v} (imperative: "Shut up!", see also: hold one's tongue) | :: hold kjeft, hold tåta, kjeften, kjeft, hold munn, hold kjeft |
| shut up {v} ("I don't believe it!") | :: det mener du ikke |
| shvitz {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| shy {adj} (reserved) | :: sjenert |
| shylock {v} (to lend at exorbitant rates) | :: ågre; ågre |
| shylock {n} (loan shark) SEE: loan shark | :: |
| Siamese fighting fish {n} (a freshwater fish) | :: siamesisk kampfisk |
| sib {n} (sibling) SEE: sibling | :: |
| sib {n} (kinsman) SEE: kinsman | :: |
| Siberia {prop} (region of Russia) | :: Sibir |
| Siberian {adj} (from, of or pertaining to Siberia) | :: sibirsk; sibirsk |
| Siberian Husky {n} (Siberian Husky dog) | :: sibirsk husky |
| sibilant {n} (phonetics: a hissing sound) | :: hvislelyd {m}, sibilant {m}; kvislelyd {m}, sibilant {m} |
| sibling {n} (person who shares same parents) | :: søsken {n} |
| Sichuan tit {n} (Poecile weigoldicus) | :: kinagranmeis |
| Sicilian {adj} (relating to Sicily or its inhabitants) | :: siciliansk; siciliansk |
| Sicilian {prop} (language) | :: siciliansk {m} |
| Sicilian {n} (person) | :: sicilianer {m}; sicilianar {m} |
| Sicilian {n} (chess opening) SEE: Sicilian Defence | :: |
| Sicilian Defence {prop} (chess opening) | :: siciliansk {m} {f}; siciliansk opning {f} |
| Sicily {prop} (island) | :: Sicilia {f}; Sicilia {f} |
| sick {n} (sick people) | :: syke |
| sick {adj} (ill) SEE: ill | :: |
| sickbed {n} (a bed used by a person who is sick) | :: sykeseng {m} {f}, sjukeseng {m} {f}; sjukeseng {f} |
| sickle {n} (agricultural implement) | :: sigd {m} |
| sick leave {n} (a type of leave from work) | :: sykefravær {n} |
| sick man of Europe {prop} (Ottoman Empire) | :: Europas syke mann |
| sickness {n} (the quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; disease or malady) | :: sykdom {m}, sjukdom {m}; sjukdom {m} |
| side {n} (bounding straight edge of an object) | :: side {m}, kant {m} |
| side {n} (flat surface of an object) | :: side |
| side {n} (left or right half) | :: side |
| side {n} (surface of a sheet of paper) | :: side |
| side {n} (region in a specified position with respect to something) | :: side |
| side {n} (set of opponents in a game) | :: lag {n} |
| side {n} (group having a particular allegiance in a war) | :: side {c} |
| side {n} (television channel) SEE: channel | :: |
| sideboard {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns | :: |
| sideburn {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns | :: |
| sideburns {n} (facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin) | :: kinnskjegg {n} |
| side by side {adv} (literally) | :: side om side, side ved side; side om side, side ved side |
| side cap {n} (military cap) | :: båtlue |
| side effect {n} (unintended consequence of any action) | :: bieffekt {m} |
| side effect {n} (medicine: an adverse effect) | :: bivirkning {m} {f}; biverknad {m} |
| sideline {n} ((sports) side boundary of a playing field) | :: sidelinje {m} {f}; sidelinje {f}, sideline {f} |
| sideproduct {n} (byproduct) SEE: byproduct | :: |
| side street {n} (side street) | :: sidegate {m} {f}; sidegate {f} |
| sidewalk {n} (paved footpath) | :: fortau {n}; fortau {n} |
| sidewalk cafe {n} (an outdoor portion of a restaurant) | :: fortaukafé {m}, fortaukafe {m}, fortauskafé {m}, fortauskafe {m}; fortauskafé {m}, fortauskafe {m} |
| sideways {adv} (towards one side) | :: sidelengs, sideveis; sidelengs |
| siding {n} (side track) | :: sidespor {n}; sidespor {n} |
| Sidon {prop} (city state of Phoenicia) | :: Sidon |
| siege {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| siege {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| siege {n} (military blockade of settlement) | :: beleiring {m} {f}; omleiring {f} |
| siege {v} (besiege) SEE: besiege | :: |
| Sierra Leone {prop} (Republic of Sierra Leone) | :: Sierra Leone |
| Sierra Leonean {adj} (from or of Sierra Leone) | :: sierraleonsk; sierraleonsk |
| Sierra Leonean {n} (someone from Sierra Leone) | :: sierraleoner {m}; sierraleonar {m} |
| siesta {n} (an afternoon nap) | :: siesta {m}, middagshvil {m}, middagskvil {m} {f}; siesta {m}, middagskvil {m}, middagskvild {f} |
| sieve {n} (device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids) | :: sikt {c}, såld {c}, sil {c} |
| sieve {v} | :: sikte, sålde |
| Sif {prop} (wife of Thor) | :: Siv |
| sift {v} (to examine (something) carefully) | :: gjennomgå |
| sifter {n} (tool for sifting) | :: sil {m} |
| sigh {v} (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it) | :: sukke |
| sigh {v} (to make a sound like sighing) | :: sukke |
| sigh {v} (to exhale in sighs) | :: sukke |
| sigh {v} (to express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs) | :: sukke |
| sigh {n} (act of sighing) | :: sukk {n} |
| sight {n} (something worth seeing) | :: severdighet {m} {f}, turistattraksjon {m}; turistattraksjon {m} |
| sight {n} (eyesight) SEE: eyesight | :: |
| sightseeing {n} (tourism) | :: sightseeing {m}; sightseeing {f} |
| sight unseen {adj} (not seen beforehand) | :: usett; usett |
| sigil {n} (seal, signature or signet) | :: segl {n} |
| sign {n} (visible indication) | :: tegn {n}; teikn {n} |
| sign {n} (flat object bearing a message) | :: skilt {n}; skilt {n} |
| sign {n} (math: positive or negative polarity) | :: fortegn {n}; forteikn {n} |
| sign {n} (linguistic unit in sign language) | :: tegn; teikn {n} |
| sign {n} (sign language in general, see also: ) | :: tegnspråk {n}; teiknspråk {n} |
| sign {n} (omen, see also: omen) | :: tegn {n}; teikn {n} |
| sign {n} (meaningful gesture) | :: tegn; teikn {n} |
| sign {n} (any of several specialized non-alphabetic symbols) | :: tegn {n}; teikn {n} |
| sign {v} (to make (a document) official by writing one's signature) | :: skrive under, underskrive; skrive under |
| sign {v} (to write one's signature on a document) | :: signere, skrive under; signere, skrive under |
| sign {v} (to write one's signature somewhere) | :: signere; signere |
| signal {n} (sign made to give notice) | :: signal {n}; signal {n} |
| signal {n} (device to give indication) | :: signal {n}; signal {n} |
| signal {n} (telecommunication: electric or electromagnetic action that conveys information) | :: signal {n}; signal {n} |
| signature {n} (person’s autograph name) | :: underskrift {f}, signatur {m} |
| significantly {adv} (in a significant manner: notably) | :: betydelig, påtagelig, markant |
| significant other {n} (romantic partner, regardless of marital status) | :: signifikant andre {m} {f} |
| significant wave height {n} (measure of wave height) | :: signifikant bølgehøyde {m}; signifikant bølgjehøgd {f} |
| sign in {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
| sign language {n} (sign language) | :: tegnspråk {n}; teiknspråk {n} |
| sign of the cross {n} (gesture) | :: korstegnet {n} |
| signpost {n} (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) | :: retningsskilt {n}; retningsskilt {n} |
| sign up {v} | :: melde på |
| Sigrid {prop} (female given name) | :: Sigrid |
| Sigurd {prop} (the hero of the Volsungasaga) | :: Sigurd |
| Sikh {n} (an adherent of Sikhism) | :: sikh {m}; sikh {m} |
| Sikh {adj} (relating to Sikhism) | :: sikhisk, sikh- ; sikhisk, sikh- |
| silence {n} (lack of any sound) | :: ro {m}, taushet {m}, togn; stillhet {m} {f} |
| silence {v} (to make something silent) | :: roe |
| silence {interj} (be silent) | :: stille!, hysj! |
| silencer {n} (attachment) | :: lyddemper {m}, (vehicles, boats) lydpotte {m} {f}; lyddempar {m}, (vehicles, boats) lydpotte {f} |
| silent {adj} (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet) | :: lydløs |
| silent {adj} (not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent) | :: stum |
| silent {adj} (to refrain from speaking) SEE: be silent | :: |
| silently {adv} (in a silent manner; making no noise) | :: stille; lydløst |
| Silesia {prop} (region) | :: Schlesien {n}; Schlesien {n} |
| silhouette {n} (representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color) | :: silhuett {m}; silhuett {m} |
| silicate {n} (salt or mineral) | :: silikat {n}; silikat {n} |
| silicic acid {n} (any of a range of hydrates of silica) | :: kiselsyre {m} {f} |
| silicon {n} (non-metallic element) | :: silisium {n}; silisium {n} |
| silicone {n} (any of a class of inert compounds of silicon) | :: silikon {n}; silikon {n} |
| silicosis {n} (silica dust pneumoconiosis) | :: silikose {m}; silikose {m} |
| silk {n} (fiber) | :: silke {m}; silke {m} |
| silk {n} (fabric) | :: silke {m}; silke {m} |
| silk-screen printing {n} (screen printing) SEE: screen printing | :: |
| silkworm {n} (caterpillar) | :: silkeorm; silkeorm {m}; silkeorm {m} |
| sill {n} (base of a window) | :: vinduskarm {m} |
| silly {adj} (irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors) | :: tullete, fjollete |
| silly season {n} (period when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting bizarre stories) | :: agurktid; agurktid |
| silo {n} (vertical building for storing grain) | :: silo {m}; silo {m} |
| silovik {n} (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) | :: silovik |
| silt {n} (fine earth deposited by water) | :: silt {m}; silt {m} |
| siltstone {n} (type of rock) | :: siltstein {m}; siltstein {m} |
| silver {n} (metal) | :: sølv {n}; sylv {n}, sølv {n} |
| silver {n} (color/colour) | :: sølv |
| silver {adj} (having a color/colour like silver) | :: sølvfarget |
| silverfish {n} (type of bristletail) | :: sølvkre |
| silver-grey {adj} (colour) | :: sølvgrå; sylvgrå, sølvgrå |
| silver jubilee {n} (celebration of 25th anniversary) | :: sølvjubileum {n} |
| silvern {adj} (made from silver) SEE: silver | :: |
| silver nitrate {n} (silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3) | :: sølvnitrat {n}; sølvnitrat {n} |
| silver paper {n} (aluminium foil) | :: sølvpapir {n}; sølvpapir {n} |
| silversmith {n} (person who makes articles out of silver) | :: sølvsmed {m}; sølvsmed {m}, sylvsmed {m} |
| silverware {n} (anything made from silver) | :: sølvtøy {n}; sylvtøy {n}, sølvtøy {n} |
| silverweed {n} (plant) | :: gåsemure |
| Silvia {prop} (female given name) | :: Sylvia |
| silviculture {n} (forestry) | :: skogbruk {n} |
| similar {adj} (having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable) | :: lignende, liknende; liknande |
| similarity {n} (closeness of appearance) | :: likhet {m} {f} |
| similarness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity | :: |
| simmer {v} ((intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly) | :: trekke |
| simmer {v} ((transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly) | :: trekke |
| Simon {prop} (biblical characters) | :: Simon |
| Simon {prop} (male given name) | :: Simon |
| Simon says {n} (children's game) | :: Kongen befaler |
| simper {v} (To smile in a frivolous manner) | :: glis {f} |
| simple machine {n} (device) | :: enkel maskin {m} |
| simple past {n} (the simple past tense) | :: preteritum {n}; preteritum {n} |
| simpleton {n} (simple-minded naive person lacking common sense) | :: enfoldig {n} |
| simplification {n} (act of simplifying) | :: forenkling {m} {f}; forenkling {f} |
| simplified {adj} (made simpler) | :: forenklet, forenkla; forenkla |
| Simplified Chinese {prop} (Chinese written using simplified characters) | :: forenklet kinesisk {m}, forenkla kinesisk {m}; forenkla kinesisk {m} |
| simplify {v} (to make simpler) | :: forenkle; forenkle, forenkla |
| simplify {v} (to become simpler) | :: forenkles |
| simply {adv} (in a simple manner) | :: rett og slett, ganske enkelt, intet mindre enn; simpelthen |
| simultaneous {adj} (occurring at the same time) | :: samtidig, samstundes |
| simultaneously {adv} (occurring at the same time) | :: samtidig; samstundes |
| sin {n} (violation of religious law) | :: synd; synd |
| sin {v} (to commit a sin) | :: synde |
| since {prep} (from (time)) | :: siden |
| since {conj} (from the time that) | :: siden |
| since {conj} (because) | :: siden, fordi, da |
| sincere {adj} (earnest) | :: oppriktig |
| sine {n} (trigonometric function) | :: sinus {m} |
| sinew {n} (cord or tendon of the body) SEE: tendon | :: |
| sinful {adj} (evil) SEE: evil | :: |
| sinful {adj} (constituting sin) | :: syndig |
| sing {v} (to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice) | :: synge; syngja |
| Singapore {prop} (Republic of Singapore) | :: Singapore |
| Singaporean {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Singapore) | :: singaporsk; singaporsk |
| Singaporean {n} (a person from Singapore) | :: singaporer {m}; singaporar {m} |
| singe {v} (to burn slightly) | :: svi |
| singer {n} (person who sings) | :: sanger {m}; songar {m} |
| singer {n} (female person who sings) | :: sangerinne {f}; songarinne {f} |
| singeress {n} (songstress) SEE: songstress | :: |
| singing voice {n} (quality of voice when singing) | :: sangstemme {m}; songrøyst {f}, songstemme {f} |
| single {n} (45 RPM vinyl record) | :: singel {m}, single {m}, singelplate {m} {f}; singel {m}, single {m}, singelplate {f} |
| single bed {n} (bed for one person) | :: enkeltseng {m} {f} |
| single-celled {adj} (consisting of one cell) SEE: unicellular | :: |
| single-lens reflex {n} (a camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph) | :: speilreflekskamera {n} |
| single mother {n} (a woman raising a child on her own) | :: alenemor {m} {f}; aleinemor {f}, åleinemor {f} |
| single parent {n} (only parent bringing up a child) | :: aleneforelder {m}, aleineforelder {m}; aleineforelder {m}, åleineforelder {m} |
| singles {n} (sports: game between two individuals) | :: singel {m}, single {m}; singel {m}, single {m} |
| singsong {n} (a piece of verse with a simple, song-like rhythm) | :: allsang {m} |
| singsong {n} (an informal gathering at which songs are sung; a singing session) | :: allsang {m} |
| singular {adj} (being only one of larger population) | :: enkelt; einskild, einstaka, enkelt |
| Sinhala {n} (language) SEE: Sinhalese | :: |
| Sinhalese {adj} (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) | :: singalesisk; singalesisk |
| Sinhalese {n} (Sinhalese person) | :: singaleser {m}; singalesar {m} |
| Sinhalese {n} (the language) | :: singalesisk {m}; singalesisk {m} |
| sinicization {n} (process of sinicising) | :: sinifisering |
| sink {v} (descend into liquid, etc) | :: synke |
| sink {v} (cause (ship, etc) to sink) | :: senke |
| sink {n} (basin) | :: vask {m}, vaskekum {m}; vask {m}, vaskekum {m} |
| sink {n} (sinkhole) SEE: sinkhole | :: |
| sinkhole {n} (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) | :: jordfallshull {n}, synkehull {n} |
| Sinosphere {n} (regions in East Asia influenced by Chinese culture) | :: Sinosfæren |
| sinusitis {n} (inflammation) | :: bihulebetennelse {m}, biholebetennelse; bihólebetennelse {m}, biholebetennelse {m} |
| sir {n} (address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | :: herre {m} |
| Sirius {prop} | :: Hundestjernen |
| sirloin {n} (cut of beef) | :: ytrefilet {m} |
| sissy {n} (a timid, unassertive or cowardly person) | :: Pyse |
| sister {n} (woman or girl having the same parents) | :: søster {c}, storesøster , lillesøster |
| sister-in-law {n} (wife's sister) | :: svigerinne {m} {f}; svigerinne {f}, versyster {f}, versøster {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (husband's sister) | :: svigerinne {m} {f}; svigerinne {f}, versyster {f}, versøster {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (brother's wife) | :: svigerinne {m} {f}; svigerinne {f}, versyster {f}, versøster {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (wife's brother's wife) | :: svigerinne {m} {f}; svigerinne {f}, versyster {f}, versøster {f} |
| sister-in-law {n} (husband's brother's wife) | :: svigerinne {m} {f}; svigerinne {f}, versyster {f}, versøster {f} |
| sister ship {n} (ship built to the same design) | :: søsterskip {n}; systerskip {n}, søsterskip {n} |
| sit {v} (of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported) | :: sitte |
| sit {v} (move oneself into such a position) | :: sette seg |
| sit {v} (of an object: occupy a given position permanently) | :: sitte; ligge |
| sit {v} | :: sitte |
| site map {n} (webpage that lists the contents of a website) | :: sideoversikt {m}, sidekart {n} |
| sitting room {n} (living room) SEE: living room | :: |
| situated {adj} (located in a specific place) | :: beliggende |
| situation comedy {n} (episodic comedy television program, see also: sitcom) | :: situasjonskomedie {m}; situasjonskomedie {m} |
| six {num} (cardinal number) | :: seks |
| six-pack {n} (set of six beverage cans) | :: sekspakning {m} {f}; sekspakning {f} {m} |
| sixteen {num} (cardinal number 16) | :: seksten |
| sixteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number sixteen, see also: 16th) | :: sekstende |
| sixth {adj} (ordinal form of the number six, see also: 6th) | :: sjette |
| sixth {n} (one of six equal parts of a whole) | :: seksdel {m}, sjettedel {m}; seksdel {m}, sjettedel {m} |
| sixth {n} (interval) | :: sekst {m}; sekst {m} |
| sixth sense {n} (extrasensory perception) | :: sjette sans {m} |
| sixtieth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number sixty) | :: sekstiende |
| sixty {num} (cardinal number) | :: seksti |
| sixty-five {num} (cardinal number) | :: sekstifem |
| sixty-nine {n} (cardinal number) | :: niogseksti |
| sixty-six {num} (cardinal number) | :: sekstiseks |
| sixtysomething {n} (sexagenarian) SEE: sexagenarian | :: |
| size {n} (dimensions or magnitude of a thing) | :: størrelse {m}; størrelse {m} |
| size {n} (a specific set of dimensions for clothing) | :: størrelse {m}; størrelse {m} |
| Skagerrak {prop} (the Skagerrak) | :: Skagerrak; Skagerrak |
| skald {n} (a Nordic poet of the Viking Age) | :: skald |
| skate {n} (ice skate or roller skate) | :: skøyte {m} {f}; skøyte {f}, skeise {f} |
| skateboard {n} (platform on wheels) | :: rullebrett |
| skater {n} (person who skates) | :: skøyteløper {m} |
| skater {n} (insect) SEE: water strider | :: |
| skating rink {n} (frozen surface for skating) | :: skøytebane {m} |
| skedaddle {v} (move or run away quickly) | :: stikke av, pigge av, stikke |
| skeeter {n} (mosquito) SEE: mosquito | :: |
| skeleton {n} (system that provides support to an organism) | :: skjelett {n}; skjelett {n} |
| skeleton in the closet {n} (shameful secret) SEE: skeleton in the cupboard | :: |
| skeleton in the cupboard {n} (shameful secret) | :: skjelett i skapet {n} |
| skeleton key {n} (key that opens a range of locks) | :: universalnøkkel {m}; universalnykel {m}, universalnøkkel {m} |
| skeptical {adj} (having, or expressing doubt) | :: skeptisk; skeptisk |
| skeptical {adj} (related to skepticism) | :: skeptisk; skeptisk |
| skepticism {n} (general disposition to doubt) | :: skeptisisme |
| skerry {n} (small rocky island) | :: skjær {n}; skjer {n} |
| sketch {n} (quick freehand drawing) | :: skisse |
| sketch {n} (brief musical, dramatic or literary work etc.) | :: sketsj {m}; sketsj {m} |
| sketch {n} (lookout) SEE: lookout | :: |
| sketchlike {adj} (resembling a sketch) | :: skisseaktig; skisseaktig |
| sketchy {adj} (Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement) | :: skisseaktig; skisseaktig |
| sketchy {adj} (Of questionable or doubtful quality) | :: tvilsom |
| skewer {n} (pin used to secure food during cooking) | :: spyd {n}; spyd {n} |
| ski {n} (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) | :: ski {m} {f}; ski {f} |
| ski {v} (to move on skis) | :: gå på ski |
| skier {n} (someone who practices skiing) | :: skiløper {m}, skiløperske {m} {f}, skigåer {m}; skilaupar {m}, skiløpar {m}, skiløypar {m} |
| skiing {n} (sport or activity) | :: skiidrett {m}, skiløping {m} {f}, skigåing {m} {f}; skiidrett {m}, skilauping {f}, skiløping {f}, skigåing {f} |
| skijoring {n} | :: skikjøring |
| ski jump {n} (ramp) | :: hoppbakke {m}; hoppbakke {m} |
| ski jump {n} (course) | :: hoppbakke {m}; hoppbakke {m} |
| ski jumper {n} (someone who competes in ski jumping) | :: skihopper {m}; skihoppar {m} |
| ski jumping {n} (a winter sport) | :: skihopping {m} {f}; skihopping {f} |
| skilful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) SEE: skillful | :: |
| skill {n} (capacity to do something well) | :: dyktighet {m} {f}, evne {m} {f}, ferdighet {m} {f}, talent {n}, dugleik {m}; dugleik {m}, dyktigheit {f}, evne {f}, ferdigheit {f}, talent {n} |
| skillet {n} (pan for frying) | :: stekepanne {m}, steikepanne {m} {f} |
| skillful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) | :: skikket |
| skim {v} (read quickly, skipping some detail) | :: skumlese, skumme |
| skimble-skamble {adj} (confused, chaotic, disorderly) SEE: chaotic | :: |
| skimmed milk {n} (skim milk) SEE: skim milk | :: |
| skim milk {n} (milk with removed cream) | :: skummet melk {m} {f}, skumma melk {m} {f}, skumma mjølk {m} {f}; skumma mjølk {f} |
| skimp {v} (to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp) | :: spinke, knipe |
| skimp {v} (to save; to be parsimonious or stingy) | :: spinke |
| skin {n} (outer protective of the body of a person or animal) | :: hud {m}, skinn {n}, ham {m} |
| skin {n} (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) | :: skinn {n}; skinn {n} |
| skin {n} (rolling paper for cigarettes) | :: sigarettpapir {n}; sigarettpapir {n} |
| skin {n} | :: skinn {n} ; skinn {n} |
| skin {v} (to injure the skin of) | :: skrubbe; skrubbe |
| skin {v} (to remove the skin of) | :: flå; flå |
| skin cancer {n} (malignant growth on the skin) | :: hudkreft {m}; hudkreft {m} |
| skink {n} (lizard) | :: skink {m}; skink {m} |
| skinny-dip {v} (swim in the nude) | :: nakenbade |
| skip {v} (to omit or disregard intermediate items or stages) | :: hoppe over, droppe; utelate; hoppe over, droppe; utelate |
| skip {v} (not to attend) | :: droppe, skulke; droppe, skulke |
| skip {v} (to jump rope) SEE: jump rope | :: |
| skipper {n} (master of a ship) | :: kaptein {m}, skipper {m}; kaptein {m}, skipper {m} |
| skipper {n} (captain of sports team) | :: kaptein {m}; kaptein {m} |
| skip rope {v} (to jump over a rope) SEE: jump rope | :: |
| ski resort {n} (resort for skiers) | :: skisted {n} |
| skirt {n} (clothing) | :: skjørt {n} |
| skirt {n} (part of dress) | :: skjørt {n} |
| skirt {n} | :: skjørt |
| skirt chaser {n} (man who seeks out female companionship) | :: skjørtejeger {m}; skjørtejeger {m} |
| skirting board {n} (panel between floor and interior wall) | :: golvlist {c} |
| ski run {n} (trail or slope for skiing) | :: skiløype {m} {f}; skiløype {f} |
| ski slope {n} (slope for skiing) | :: skibakke {m}; skibakke {m} |
| ski tow {n} (type of ski lift) | :: skitrekk {n}; skitrekk {n} |
| ski track {n} (trail from/for skis) | :: skispor {n}, skiløype {m} {f}; skispor {n}, skiløype {f} |
| skitrack {n} (ski track) SEE: ski track | :: |
| skive {v} (To slack off) | :: skulke; skulke |
| Skolt Sami {prop} (language) | :: skoltesamisk {c} |
| Skopje {prop} (capital of North Macedonia) | :: Skopje |
| Skopje {prop} (North Macedonia) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| skua {n} (predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae) | :: jo {m}; jo {m} |
| skulduggery {n} (devious device or trick) | :: skurkestrek {m}; skurkestrek {m} |
| skull {n} (bones of the head: cranium and mandible) | :: skalle {m}, skolt {m}, haus {m}; hjerneskalle {m}, hodeskalle {m}; hovudskalle {m}, skult {m} |
| skull {n} (death's-head, skull) | :: dødninghode {n}, hodeskalle {m}; daudingskalle {m}, daudinghovud {n} |
| skunk {n} (animal) | :: skunk {m}, stinkdyr {n} |
| sky {n} (atmosphere above a point) | :: himmel {m} |
| sky {n} (specific view, condition) | :: himmel {m} |
| sky {n} (heaven) | :: himmel {m} |
| sky blue {adj} (light blue, see also: dark blue; blue) | :: lyseblå |
| skyclad {adj} (nude) SEE: nude | :: |
| sky-high {adj} (extremely tall) | :: skyhøy, skyhøg; skyhøg |
| sky-high {adj} (excessive, exorbitant) | :: skyhøy, skyhøg; skyhøg |
| skylight {n} (opening in the roof) | :: takvindu {n} |
| skyline {n} (horizon) SEE: horizon | :: |
| skyrocket {n} (pocket) SEE: pocket | :: |
| skyscraper {n} (tall building) | :: skyskraper |
| slab {n} (paving stone) | :: steinhelle {f} |
| slacken {v} (to make less taut) SEE: loosen | :: |
| slag off {v} (to talk insultingly to or about someone or something) | :: slenge dritt til/om |
| slake {v} (To satisfy thirst) | :: slukke tørsten |
| slalom {n} (sports) | :: slalåm {m} |
| slalom {v} (to race in a slalom) | :: kjøre slalåm, stå slalåm |
| slam {v} (to shut with sudden force and noise) | :: slå til |
| slander {n} (false or unsupported spoken malicious statement) | :: bakvaskelse {m} |
| slang {n} (cant) SEE: cant | :: |
| slant {n} (typography: slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| slap {n} (A blow dealt with the open hand) | :: ørefik {m}, en over kjeften |
| slap {v} (to give a slap) | :: fike, slå |
| slapdash {adj} (done hastily) | :: forhasta |
| slash {n} (typography: / symbol) | :: skråstrek {m} |
| slash and burn {n} (technique) | :: bråtebruk |
| slate {n} (rock) | :: skifer {m}, skiferstein {m} |
| slattern {n} (slut) SEE: slut | :: |
| slaty-backed gull {n} (Larus schistisagus) | :: skifermåke; skifermåse |
| slaughter {n} (killing of animals (also kosher and halal rituals)) | :: slakt |
| slaughter {n} (killing of many people) | :: slakt {n} |
| slaughter {v} (to butcher animals, generally for food (also kosher and halal rituals)) | :: slakte |
| slaughter {v} (to massacre people in large numbers) | :: massakrere, slakte |
| slaughter {v} (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) | :: slakte |
| slaughterhouse {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir | :: |
| Slav {n} (a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language) | :: slav |
| slave {n} (person owned by another) | :: slave {m}, slavinne {m} {f}, trell {m}, trellkvinne {m} {f}, trælkvinne {m} {f}; slave {m}, slavinne {f}, træl {m}, trælkvinne {f} |
| slave {n} (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) | :: sexslave {m}, seksualslave {m} |
| slavedealing {n} (slave trade) SEE: slave trade | :: |
| slave labour {n} (work performed by slaves) | :: slavearbeid {n}; slavearbeid {n} |
| slave labour {n} (hard work for meagre pay) | :: slavearbeid {n}; slavearbeid {n} |
| slavery {n} (institution or practice of owning human beings) | :: slaveri {n} |
| slavery {n} | :: slaveri {?} |
| slave trade {n} (traffic in slaves) | :: slavehandel {m}; slavehandel {m} |
| Slavic {adj} (of the Slavs, their culture or languages) | :: slavisk |
| Slavonia {prop} (region of Croatia) | :: Slavonien {n} |
| Slavonian grebe {n} (Podiceps auritus) | :: horndykker {m} |
| Slavonic {adj} (Slavic) SEE: Slavic | :: |
| sled {n} (sledge) SEE: sledge | :: |
| sledge {n} (sledgehammer) SEE: sledgehammer | :: |
| sledge {n} (sleigh or sled) | :: kjelke {m}, slede {m}; kjelke {m}, slede {m} |
| sledgehammer {n} (kind of hammer) | :: slegge {m} {f}; sleggje {f} |
| sleep {v} (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) | :: sove |
| sleep {n} (state of reduced consciousness) | :: søvn {m} |
| sleeper {n} (railroad sleeping car) SEE: sleeping car | :: |
| sleeper {v} (to mark a calf by cutting its ear) SEE: earmark | :: |
| sleeper {n} (railroad tie) SEE: railroad tie | :: |
| sleep in {v} (to sleep late) | :: oversove , sove ut |
| sleepiness {n} (property of being sleepy) | :: tretthet {m} {f}, trøtthet {m} {f}, søvnighet {m} {f} |
| sleeping bag {n} (padded or insulated bag) | :: sovepose {m}; sovepose {m} |
| Sleeping Beauty {prop} (fairy tale) | :: Tornerose |
| Sleeping Beauty {prop} (main character in this story) | :: Tornerose |
| sleeping car {n} (a railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.) | :: sovevogn {m} {f}; sovevogn {f} |
| sleeping pill {n} (a pill having a soporific effect) | :: sovepille {m} {f}, sovetablett {m}; sovepille {f}, sovetablett {m} |
| sleepless {adj} (absence of sleep) | :: søvnløs |
| sleeplessness {n} (property of being sleepless) | :: søvnløshet {m} {f} |
| sleep mode {n} (state of a computer system) | :: dvalemodus {m}; dvalemodus {m} |
| sleep over {v} (to sleep over) | :: natte over {m}, overnatte |
| sleepwalker {n} (somnambulist) SEE: somnambulist | :: |
| sleepwear {n} (nightclothes) SEE: nightclothes | :: |
| sleepy {adj} (feeling the need for sleep) | :: trøtt, døsig, søvnig; trett; søvnug |
| sleepy head {n} (a sleepy person) SEE: sleepyhead | :: |
| sleepyhead {n} (sleepy person) | :: sjusover {m}, syvsover {m}; sjusovar {m} |
| sleet {n} (mixture of rain and snow) | :: sludd {n}; sludd {n} |
| sleet {v} (to be in a state in which sleet is falling) | :: sluddvær {n} |
| sleeve {n} (part of a garment that covers the arm) | :: erme {n}; erm {f}, erme {n} |
| sleeveless {adj} (of a garment, having no sleeves) | :: ermeløs; ermelaus |
| sleigh {adj} (sly) SEE: sly | :: |
| sleigh {n} (vehicle on runners) SEE: sledge | :: |
| sleight of hand {n} (skill) | :: taskenspillerkunst {m}, knep {n}, fingerferdighet {m} {f} |
| slender-billed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus genei) | :: smalnebbmåke; smalnebbmåse |
| sleuth {n} (bloodhound) | :: blodhund {m}; blodhund {m} |
| sleuth {n} (detective) | :: detektiv {m} |
| slice {v} (to cut into slices) | :: å skjære |
| slide {v} (to move in continuous contact with a surface) | :: gli, skli |
| slide {v} (to lose balance) | :: gli, skli |
| slide {v} (to pass along smoothly) | :: gli |
| slide {n} (rubble, earth and stones moving down) | :: ras {n} |
| slide {n} (valve in a trombone) | :: sleide {m} |
| slide fastener {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener | :: |
| sliding door {n} (door) | :: skyvedør {m} {f}; skuvedør {f} skyvedør {f} |
| slim {adj} (slender) | :: slank, tynn |
| slime {n} (mud) | :: slim {n}; slim {n} |
| slimy {adj} (like slime; glutinous) | :: slimet, slimete |
| sling {v} (to throw) | :: slynge |
| slingshot {n} (Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles, see also: sling) | :: sprettert {m}; sprettert {m}; sprettert {m} |
| Slinky {n} (Toy spring) | :: trappetroll {n} |
| slip {n} (nautical: space for a ship to moor) SEE: berth | :: |
| slip {v} (to lose one's traction) | :: skli, gli |
| slip of the pen {n} (mistake in handwriting) | :: skrivefeil {m}; skrivefeil {m} |
| slipper {n} (low shoe usually worn indoors) | :: tøffel {m}; tøffel {m} |
| slippery {adj} (of a surface) | :: glatt; glatt |
| slippery {adj} (evasive; difficult to pin down) | :: glatt; glatt |
| slob {n} (lazy, slovenly person) | :: slask |
| sloe {n} | :: slåpetorn |
| sloe {n} (tree Prunus spinosa) SEE: blackthorn | :: |
| slogan {n} (phrase associated with a product, used in advertising) | :: slagord {n} |
| sloop {n} (single-masted sailboat) | :: slupp {m}; slupp {m} |
| slope {n} (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward) | :: skråning {f}, bakke {m}, oppoverbakke {m}, nedoverbakke {m} |
| slope {n} (degree to which a surface tends upward or downward) | :: stigning {m}, helling {f} |
| slosh {v} (of a liquid, to shift chaotically; to splash noisily) | :: skvalpe, skvulpe, plaske |
| sloth {n} (laziness) | :: latskap {m}, lediggang {m} |
| sloth {n} (mammal) | :: dovendyr {n}; dovendyr {n} |
| slot machine {n} (vending machine) SEE: vending machine | :: |
| slough {n} (muddy or marshy area) | :: myr {m} {f}, gjørmehull {n} |
| Slovak {adj} (of Slovakia or its language) | :: slovakisk; slovakisk |
| Slovak {n} (native of Slovakia) | :: slovak {m}; slovak {m} |
| Slovak {n} (language of Slovakia) | :: slovakisk {m}; slovakisk {m} |
| Slovakia {prop} (Slovakia) | :: Slovakia; Slovakia |
| Slovakian {adj} (of or pertaining to Slovakia) SEE: Slovak | :: |
| Slovakian {n} (a person from Slovakia or of Slovakian descent) SEE: Slovak | :: |
| Slovak Republic {prop} (official name of Slovakia) | :: Den slovakiske republikk {m}; Den slovakiske republikken {m} |
| Slovene {adj} (adjective) | :: slovensk; slovensk |
| Slovene {n} (a person) | :: slovener {m}; sloven {m}, slovenar {m} |
| Slovene {prop} (the language) | :: slovensk {m}; slovensk {m} |
| Slovenia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Slovenia |
| Slovenian {adj} (Slovene) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| Slovenian {n} (language) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| Slovenian {n} (person) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| slow {adj} (not quick in motion) | :: langsom {m} {f}, langsomt {n}, langsomme {p} |
| slowly {adv} (at a slow pace) | :: sakte, langsomt |
| slowness {n} (quality of being slow) | :: langsomhet |
| slowworm {n} (Anguis fragilis) | :: stålorm {m}; stålorm {m} |
| sluff {n} (slough) SEE: slough | :: |
| sluff {v} (slough) SEE: slough | :: |
| sluice {n} (passage for water) | :: sluse {m} {f} |
| slum {n} (dilapidated neighborhood) | :: slum {m} |
| slumber {n} (a very light state of sleep) | :: slumre, dorme |
| slumber {v} (to be inactive or negligent) | :: sløve |
| slurp {v} (eat or drink noisily) | :: slurpe; slurpa |
| Slurpee {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush | :: |
| slush {n} (half-melted snow) | :: slaps {n}; sørpe {m} {f}; sørpe {f} |
| slushie {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush | :: |
| Slush Puppie {n} (slush) SEE: slush | :: |
| slushy {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush | :: |
| slut {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| slut {n} (sexually promiscuous woman) | :: ludder {n}, tøs {f}; slut {m} {f} |
| slutty {adj} (Of or resembling a slut) | :: skjøgete |
| sly {adj} (artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily) | :: slu, sleip |
| sly {adj} (dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble) | :: slu |
| sly {adj} (done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy) | :: slu, listig |
| sly as a fox {adj} (very sly) | :: slu som en rev |
| smack {v} (to strike a child as a form of discipline) SEE: spank | :: |
| smack {n} ((slang) heroin) SEE: horse | :: |
| small {adj} (not large) | :: liten |
| small {adj} (young) | :: liten, ung |
| small {adj} (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) | :: liten; liten |
| small change {n} (a minor or insignificant amount of money) | :: småpenger {p}; småpengar {p} |
| smallest room {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| small game {n} (small hunted animals) | :: småvilt {n}; småvilt {n} |
| smallholding {n} (a piece of land, smaller than a farm) | :: småbruk {n}; småbruk {n} |
| small intestine {n} (upper part of the intestine) | :: tynntarm {m}; tynntarm {m} |
| small of the back {n} (lumbar region of the back) | :: korsrygg {m} |
| smallpox {n} (disease) | :: kopper {m-p}; koppar {m-p} |
| small talk {n} (idle conversation) | :: småprat {m} {n}; småprat {m} {n} |
| small white {n} (Pieris rapae) | :: liten kålsommerfugl {m} |
| small wonder {n} (unsurprising occurrence) | :: ikke så rart (at ...); ikkje så rart (at ...) |
| smarmy {adj} (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating) | :: sleip, sleskete |
| smart {adj} (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books) | :: smart, klok |
| smartphone {n} (electronic handheld device) | :: smarttelefon {m}; smarttelefon {m} |
| smartwatch {n} (wristwatch) | :: smartklokke {m} {f}; smartklokke {f} |
| smarty boots {n} (know-it-all) SEE: know-it-all | :: |
| smell {n} (sensation) | :: lukt {m} {f}; lukt {f} |
| smell {n} (sense of smell) | :: luktesans {m}; luktesans {m} |
| smell {v} (sense with nose) | :: lukte |
| smell {v} (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of") | :: lukte, stinke |
| smell a rat {v} (to sense something suspicious) | :: ane ugler i mosen |
| smelling salt {n} (ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness) | :: luktsalt {n} |
| smell you later {interj} (see you later; goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| smelter {n} (machine used to smelt metal) | :: smelteovn {n} |
| smelter {n} (place where smelting is done) | :: smelteverk {n}; smelteverk {n} |
| smetana {n} (type of soured cream) | :: smetana |
| smew {n} (Mergus albellus) | :: lappfiskand |
| smile {n} (a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice) | :: smil {n} |
| smiley {n} | :: smiley, smilefjes |
| smith {n} (craftsperson who works metal, see also: blacksmith) | :: smed {m}; smed {m} |
| Smith {prop} (surnames derived from the equivalents of “smith”) | :: Smed |
| smithsonite {n} (mineral) | :: smithsonitt, sinkspat |
| smithy {n} (forge) SEE: forge | :: |
| smoke {v} (to inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette) | :: røyke |
| smoke {n} (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material) | :: røyk {m} |
| smoke alarm {n} (smoke detector) SEE: smoke detector | :: |
| smoke detector {n} (device) | :: røykdetektor {m}, røykvarsler {m}; røykdetektor {m}, røykvarslar {m} |
| smoked salmon {n} (edible salmon that is cured by smoking) | :: røkelaks {m} |
| smoker {n} (person who smokes tobacco habitually) | :: røyker {m}, røker {m}; røykjar {m} |
| smoker {n} (apparatus for smoking food) | :: røykeri {n} |
| smokestack {n} (a conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out) SEE: chimney | :: |
| smoking {n} (smoking of tobacco) | :: røyking {m} {f}; røyking {f} |
| smoking jacket {n} (men's jacket to be worn while smoking) | :: røykejakke {m} {f}; røykjejakke {f} |
| smoothly {adv} (in a smooth manner) | :: glatt; glatt |
| smorgasbord {n} (Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes, see also: buffet) | :: kaldtbord {n}, koldtbord {n} |
| smug {adj} (irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied) | :: selvgod |
| smuggle {v} (to import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties) | :: smugle |
| smuggler {n} (One who smuggles things) | :: smugler {m}; smuglar {m} |
| smuggling {n} (an act of something being smuggled) | :: smugling {m} {f}; smugling {f} |
| smurf {n} (fictional character) | :: smurf {m}; smurf {m} |
| smut {n} (soot) SEE: soot | :: |
| Smyrna {prop} (city) | :: Smyrna |
| snack {n} (a light meal) | :: matbit |
| snag {n} (problem or difficulty) | :: ulempe |
| snail {n} (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell) | :: snegl {m}, snile {m}; snigel {m} |
| snail mail {n} (postal mail) | :: sneglepost {m}; sniglepost {m} |
| snail's pace {n} (a very slow pace) | :: sneglefart {m} |
| snake {n} (legless reptile) | :: slange {m}, orm {m} |
| snake {n} (plumbing tool) | :: stakefjær {c} |
| snap election {n} (election called before the regularly scheduled time) | :: nyvalg {n} |
| snare drum {n} (tubular drum) | :: skarptromme {m} {f}; skarptromme {f} |
| sneak {n} (a cheat; con artist; trickster) | :: snik {m} |
| sneak {v} (to creep) | :: snike |
| sneaker {n} (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) | :: joggesko {m} |
| sneaking suspicion {n} (premonition, or hunch; belief based on very little evidence) | :: snikende mistanke |
| sneer {v} (raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | :: hånflire |
| sneeze {v} (expel air as a reflex) | :: nyse |
| snipe {n} (bird of the family Scolopacidae) | :: snipe {m} {f}; snipe {f} |
| snippet {n} (a tiny piece or part) | :: snutt {m} |
| snitch {v} (inform on) | :: sladre |
| snitch {n} (informer, usually one who betrays his group) | :: sladrehank |
| snivel {v} (to breathe heavily through the nose; to sniffle) | :: snufse |
| snivel {v} (to whine or complain, whilst crying) | :: klynke, bære seg, snufse, tute |
| snivel {n} (the act of snivelling) | :: klynk {n}, snufs {n}, grining {c}, tuting {c} |
| snivel {n} (nasal mucus; snot) | :: snørr {f} or {n} |
| Sněžka {prop} (mountain) | :: Sněžka, Śnieżka |
| snog {v} (slang: kiss passionately) | :: kline, rote (mess (around (with)) |
| Snoopy {prop} (pet beagle) | :: Snoopy, Sniff |
| snore {v} (breathe during sleep with harsh noises) | :: snorke |
| snorkel {v} (use a snorkel) | :: snorkle |
| snort {n} (sound made by exhaling roughly through the nose) | :: fnys {n}; fnys {n} |
| snot {n} (mucus) | :: snørr {f} {n} |
| snot {n} (contemptible child) | :: snørrunge {m} |
| snotty {adj} (dirtied with snot) | :: snørret |
| snotty {adj} (ill-tempered, impertinent) | :: snørrhoven, nebbete |
| snout {n} (long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast) | :: tryne {n}; snute {m} {f}; snute {m} |
| snow {n} (precipitation) | :: snø {m}, sne {m}; snø {m} |
| snow {n} (TV noise) | :: snø |
| snow {n} (collective precipitation) | :: snøfall {n} |
| snow {v} (have snow fall from the sky) | :: snø; snøe, snø |
| snowball {n} (ball of snow) | :: snøball {m}; snøball {m} |
| snowball fight {n} (play fight) | :: snøballkrig {m}, snøballkamp {m}; snøballkrig {m}, snøballkamp {m} |
| snowbank {n} (a heap of snow) SEE: snowdrift | :: |
| snowbird {n} (dark-eyed junco) | :: vinterjunko; vinterjunko |
| snow-blind {adj} (blinded by abundance of reflected light) | :: snøblind; snøblind |
| snow blindness {n} (condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays) | :: snøblindhet {m} {f} |
| snowblower {n} (a device for clearing a path or road of snow) | :: snøfreser {m}; snøfresar {m} |
| snowboard {n} (board) | :: snøbrett {n}; snøbrett {n} |
| snowboarder {n} (someone who snowboards) | :: snøbrettkjører {m} |
| snow-capped {adj} (covered with snow at the top) | :: snøkledd, snøkledt; snøkledd |
| snowcat {n} (vehicle) | :: tråkkemaskin {m} {f}; tråkkemaskin {m} {f} |
| snowclad {adj} (covered in snow) | :: snøkledd, snøkledt; snøkledd |
| snow cover {n} (snow cover) | :: snødekke {n}; snødekke {n} |
| snow-covered {adj} (covered with snow) | :: snøkledd, snøkledt; snøkledd |
| snowdrift {n} (bank of snow) | :: snøfonn {m} {f}, snødrive {m} {f}; snøfonn {f}, snødrive {f} |
| snowdrop {n} (plant) | :: snøklokke {m} {f}; snøklokke {f} |
| snowfall {n} (instance of falling of snow) | :: snøfall {n}; snøfall {n} |
| snowflake {n} (crystal) | :: snøfnugg |
| snow fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox | :: |
| snow-free {adj} (not covered by snow) | :: snøfri; snøfri |
| snow globe {n} (decorative object) | :: snøkule {m} |
| snow goose {n} (Chen caerulescens) | :: snøgås {m} {f}; snøgås {f} |
| snow leopard {n} (a large feline mammal, Uncia uncia) | :: snøleopard |
| snowmachine {n} (snowmobile) SEE: snowmobile | :: |
| snowman {n} (figure made of snow) | :: snømann {m}; snømann {m} |
| snowmobile {n} (vehicle) | :: snøscooter {m}, scooter {m}, snøskuter {m}, skuter {m}; snøscooter {m}, scooter {m}, snøskuter {m}, skuter {m} |
| Snow Queen {prop} (fairy tale character with power over snow and ice) | :: Snedronninga {f}, Snedronningen {m}, Snødronninga {f}, Snødronningen {f}; Snedronninga {f}, Snødronninga {f} |
| snow shed {n} (tunnel-like structure protecting roads and railroad tracks from snow) | :: snøoverbygg {n}; snøoverbygg {n} |
| snow shovel {n} (a shovel designed specifically for the shovelling of snow) | :: snømåke {m} {f}, snøskuffe {m} {f}; snømoke {f}, snøskuffe {f} |
| snowstorm {n} (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) | :: snøstorm |
| snowthrower {n} (snowblower) SEE: snowblower | :: |
| snow-white {adj} (as white as snow) | :: snøhvit |
| Snow White {prop} (character from Snow White (Schneewittchen)) | :: Snøhvit; Snøkvit |
| snowy {adj} (snow-covered) SEE: snow-covered | :: |
| snuff {n} (fine-ground tobacco) | :: snus {m}; snus {m} |
| snuff {v} (extinguish candle or oil-lamp) | :: slukke |
| snuffbox {n} (small box) | :: snusdåse {m}; snusdåse {m} |
| snus {n} (type of tobacco snuff) | :: snus {m}; snus {m} |
| so {n} (sol) SEE: sol | :: |
| so {conj} (in order that) | :: så |
| so {adv} (very) | :: så |
| so {adv} (to a particular extent) | :: så |
| so {adv} (in a particular manner) | :: slik |
| soaked {adj} (drenched) | :: gjennomvåt; gjennomvåt |
| soaking wet {adj} (extremely wet) | :: klissvåt, gjennomvåt, søkkvåt; klissvåt, gjennomvåt, søkkvåt |
| soap {n} (soap opera) SEE: soap opera | :: |
| soap {n} (substance) | :: såpe {m} {f}; såpe {f} |
| soap bubble {n} (sphere of soap water) | :: såpeboble {m} {f}; såpeboble {f} |
| soap dish {n} (a container for soap) | :: såpeskål {m} {f} |
| soap opera {n} (television serial) | :: såpeopera {m}; såpeopera {m} |
| sobbing {n} (action of the verb "to sob") | :: snufsing {m} |
| so be it {phrase} (indication of acceptance) | :: sånn er det bare, så får det bare være |
| sober {adj} (not drunk) | :: edru; edru |
| so-called {adj} (so named, but wrongly so) | :: såkalt |
| so-called {adj} (so named) | :: såkalt |
| soccer {n} (game) | :: fotball {m} |
| soccer field {n} (a playing field on which the game of soccer is played) | :: fotballbane {m}; fotballbane {m} {f} |
| Sochi {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Sotsji |
| sociable {adj} (tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial) | :: selskapelig; selskapeleg, selskapleg |
| social {adj} (extroverted or outgoing) | :: sosial |
| social {adj} (relating to society) | :: sosial |
| social {n} (short for social security benefit) | :: sosialen |
| social anxiety {n} (social anxiety disorder) SEE: social anxiety disorder | :: |
| social anxiety disorder {n} (the most common anxiety disorder) | :: sosial angstlidelse, sosial fobi |
| social class {n} (class of people) | :: samfunnsklasse {m} {f}; samfunnsklasse {m} {f} |
| social democracy {n} (moderate left-wing political philosophy) | :: sosialdemokrati {n}; sosialdemokrati {n} |
| social democrat {n} (supporter of social democracy) | :: sosialdemokrat {m}; sosialdemokrat {m} |
| social distancing {n} (practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases) | :: sosial distansering {m} {f}, fysisk distansering {m} {f}, fysisk avstand {m}; sosial distansering {f}, fysisk distansering {f}, fysisk avstand {m} |
| social group {n} (collection of humans or animals) | :: sosialgruppe {m} {f}; sosialgruppe {f} |
| socialism {n} (political philosophy of social and economic equality) | :: sosialisme {m}; sosialisme {m} |
| socialism {n} (group of socialist political philosophies) | :: sosialisme {m}; sosialisme {m} |
| socialism {n} (intermediate phase of social development) | :: sosialisme {m}; sosialisme {m} |
| socialist {adj} (of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism) | :: sosialistisk; sosialistisk |
| socialist {n} (one who practices or advocates socialism) | :: sosialist {m}; sosialist {m} |
| socialistic {adj} (relating to socialism) | :: sosialistisk; sosialistisk |
| Socialist Republic of Vietnam {prop} (official name of Vietnam) | :: Den sosialistiske republikk Vietnam {m}; Den sosialistiske republikken Vietnam {m} |
| social network {n} (a network of personal or business contacts on the Internet) | :: sosialt nettverk {n} |
| social phobia {n} (social anxiety disorder) SEE: social anxiety disorder | :: |
| social psychology {n} (study) | :: sosialpsykologi {m} |
| societal {adj} (societal) | :: samfunnsmessig |
| society {n} (group of people sharing culture) | :: samfunn {n} |
| society {n} (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) | :: forening {m} {f}; foreining {f} |
| Socinian {adj} (pertaining to the Socinians) | :: sociniansk {m} |
| socio- {prefix} (socio-) | :: sosio-; sosio- |
| socioeconomic {adj} (of or pertaining to social and economic factors) SEE: socio-economic | :: |
| socio-economic {adj} (pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors) | :: sosioøkonomisk; sosioøkonomisk |
| sociolect {n} (variant of language used by a social group) | :: sosiolekt {m}; sosiolekt {m} |
| sociolinguistics {n} (the study of social and cultural effects on language) | :: sosiolingvistikk {m}; sosiolingvistikk {m} |
| sociologist {n} (scientist studying the field of sociology) | :: sosiolog {m}; sosiolog {m} |
| sociology {n} (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) | :: sosiologi {m}; sosiologi {m} |
| sock {n} (covering for the foot) | :: sokk {m} |
| sock {n} (sock puppet) SEE: sock puppet | :: |
| socket {n} (mechanical opening) | :: stikkontakt {m}, kontakt {m} |
| sock puppet {n} (simple puppet made from a sock) | :: sokkedukke |
| Socrates {prop} (Greek philosopher) | :: Sokrates |
| Socratic {adj} (characteristic of the philosopher Socrates) | :: sokratisk |
| soda {n} (carbonated water) | :: kullsyreholdig mineralvann {n}, sodavann {n}, soda {n}, selters {m}; kolsyrehaldig mineralvatn {n}, sodavatn {n}, soda {m}, selters {m} |
| soda {n} (sweet, carbonated drink) | :: brus {m}; brus {m} |
| sodium {n} (reactive metal) | :: natrium {n}; natrium {n} |
| sodium benzoate {n} (the sodium salt of benzoic acid) | :: natriumbenzoat |
| sodium chloride {n} (chemical term for table salt; NaCl) | :: natriumklorid {n}; natriumklorid {n} |
| sodium hydroxide {n} (caustic alkali) | :: natriumhydroksid {n}, kaustisk soda, natronlut {m} {f}; natriumhydroksid {n}, kaustisk soda, natronlut {m} {f} |
| sodomy {n} (sex held to be unnatural) | :: sodomi {m}; sodomi {m} |
| sofa {n} (upholstered seat) | :: sofa |
| so far {adv} (until now; previously; yet) | :: hittil, så langt; hittil, så langt |
| so far so good {proverb} (up to this point, all is OK) | :: så langt, så godt; så langt, så godt |
| Sofia {prop} (the capital city of Bulgaria) | :: Sofia; Sofia |
| soft {adj} (foolish) SEE: foolish | :: |
| soft {adj} (giving way under pressure) | :: svak, myk |
| soft {adj} (of a cloth) | :: myk |
| soft {adj} (gentle) | :: forsiktig |
| soft {adj} (of a sound) | :: myk |
| soft {adj} (lacking strength or resolve) | :: svak |
| soft {adj} (of water) | :: bløt |
| soft as silk {adj} (soft like silk) | :: silkemyk, silkemjuk; silkemjuk |
| soft-boiled {adj} (of an egg) | :: bløtkokt, blautkokt; blautkokt |
| softcore pornography {n} (form of pornography where the sexual acts are relatively unexplicit) | :: mykporno {m} |
| soft drink {n} (sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage) | :: brus {m} |
| soften {v} ((transitive) To make something soft or softer) | :: bløtgjøre |
| softener {n} (fabric softener) SEE: fabric softener | :: |
| softhearted {adj} (easily moved to sorrow) | :: bløthjertet |
| soft porn {n} (soft-core pornography) | :: mykporno {m} |
| soft serve {n} (frozen dessert) | :: softis {m} |
| software {n} (encoded computer instructions) | :: programvare {m} {f} |
| Sogdiana {prop} (an ancient Iranian-speaking civilization) | :: Sogdia |
| soil {n} (mixture of sand and organic material) | :: jord {m} {f} |
| soil {n} (mineral or organic material serving as a natural medium for the growth of land plants) | :: jordsmonn {n} |
| soil stack {n} (drain-waste-vent system) | :: soilrør {n} |
| sol {n} (Martian solar day) | :: marsdøgn {n} {n-p} |
| solace {n} (consolation) | :: trøst |
| solace {n} (source of comfort) | :: trøst |
| solar cell {n} (semiconductor device) | :: solcelle {m} {f}; solcelle {f} |
| solar eclipse {n} (when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun) | :: solformørkelse {m}; solformørking {f}, solmørking {f} |
| solar energy {n} (energy from the sun) | :: solenergi {m}; solenergi {m} |
| solar mass {n} (unit) | :: solmasse {m} |
| solar panel {n} (array of connected solar cells) | :: solfanger {m}, solcellepanel {n}; solfangar {m}, solcellepanel {n} |
| solar system {n} (any collection of heavenly bodies orbiting a star) | :: solsystem {n}; solsystem {n} |
| solar system {prop} (Solar System) SEE: Solar System | :: |
| Solar System {prop} (the Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it) | :: solsystem {n}; solsystem {n} |
| solar wind {n} (outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space) | :: solvind {m} |
| solder {n} (any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together) | :: loddemetall {n}, loddetråd; loddemetall {n}, loddetråd {m} |
| solder {v} (to join with solder) | :: lodde; lodde |
| soldering iron {n} (tool) | :: loddebolt {c} |
| soldier {n} (member of an army) | :: soldat {m}, (child soldier) barnesoldat {m}; soldat {m}, (child soldier) barnesoldat {m} |
| sold out {adj} (completely sold) | :: utsolgt |
| sole {adj} (only) | :: eneste |
| sole {adj} (unmarried; widowed) | :: singel, enslig |
| sole {n} (bottom of the foot) | :: såle {m}, fotsåle {m}; sole {m}, fotsole {m} |
| sole {n} (bottom of a shoe or boot) | :: såle {m}; sole {m} |
| sole {n} (fish) | :: sjøtunge {f} |
| sole {v} (put a sole on (a shoe or boot)) | :: såle |
| solely {adv} (exclusively) | :: bare |
| solid {adj} (in the solid state) | :: fast |
| solid {adj} (large, massive) | :: solid, kraftig |
| solid {adj} (lacking holes or hollows) | :: solid, massiv, kompakt |
| solid {adj} (extremely filling) | :: solid |
| solid {adj} (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) | :: solid, kraftig |
| solid {adj} (lacking errors or inconsistencies) | :: solid |
| solid {adj} (typography: written as one word) | :: sammenskriving |
| solidarity {n} (unifying bond between individuals with common goal or enemy) | :: solidaritet {m} |
| solidus {n} (slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| solipsism {n} (theory) | :: solipsisme {m}; solipsisme {m} |
| solitaire {n} (person who lives alone) SEE: solitary | :: |
| solitaire {n} (patience) SEE: patience | :: |
| solitary {adj} (single; individual; sole) | :: ensom |
| solitary sandpiper {n} (Tringa solitaria) | :: eremittsnipe; eremittsnipe |
| solitude {n} (state of being alone) | :: ensomhet {c} |
| soloist {n} (a person who performs a solo) | :: solist {m}; solist {m} |
| Solomon {prop} (king of Israel) | :: Salomo |
| Solomon Islander {n} (Somebody from the Solomon Islands) | :: salomoner {m}; salomonar {m} |
| Solomon Islands {prop} (A country in Melanesia) | :: Salomonøyene |
| so long {interj} (informal: goodbye) | :: ha det |
| so long as {phrase} (as long as) SEE: as long as | :: |
| solstice {n} (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) | :: solverv {n}; solkverv {m} |
| solubility {n} (the condition of being soluble) | :: løselighet {m} {f} |
| solubility {n} ((chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent) | :: løselighet {m} {f} |
| soluble {adj} (able to be dissolved) | :: oppløselig |
| solution {n} (liquid mixture) | :: løsning {m} {f} |
| solution {n} (an act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.) | :: løsning {m} {f}, løysing {m} {f}; løysing {f} |
| solution {n} (answer to a problem (mathematics)) | :: løsning {m} {f}, løysing {m} {f}; løysing {f} |
| solve {v} (to find an answer or solution) | :: løse |
| solved {adj} (having a solution) | :: løst |
| solvent {n} (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) | :: løysemiddel {n}, solvent {m}; løsemiddel {f}, løsningsmiddel {n}; løysingsmiddel {f} {n} |
| Somali {n} (a language) | :: somali {m}, somalisk {m}; somali {m}, somalisk {m} |
| Somali {n} (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) | :: somalier {m}; somaliar {m} |
| Somali {adj} (pertaining to Somalia) | :: somalisk; somalisk |
| Somalia {prop} (country in the Horn of Africa) | :: Somalia; Somalia |
| Somalian {adj} (pertaining to Somalia) SEE: Somali | :: |
| Somalian {n} (someone from Somalia) SEE: Somali | :: |
| somatic {adj} (relating to the body of an organism) | :: somatisk; somatisk |
| sombre tit {n} (Poecile lugubris) | :: balkanmeis |
| some {pron} (certain number) | :: visse {p}; noen; somme {p}, nokon |
| some {pron} (indefinite quantity or number) | :: noen; nokre |
| some {pron} (indefinite amount, part) | :: som {m}, litt |
| some {determiner} (certain proportion of) | :: visse, noen; visse, nokre |
| some {determiner} (unspecified quantity or number of) | :: noen; nokre |
| some {determiner} (unspecified amount of) | :: litt |
| some {determiner} | :: noe (uncountable), noen (countable) |
| some {adv} (approximately, roughly) | :: omtrent |
| somebody {pron} (some unspecified person) | :: noen; einkvan {m}, eikor {f}, nokon |
| someday {adv} (sometime; at some time in the future) | :: en dag, en eller annen dag |
| somehow {adv} (in one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated) | :: eikorleis |
| someone {pron} (some person) | :: noen; nokon, einkvan {m}, eikor {f} |
| somersault {n} (the act of going head over heels) | :: salto {m}, saltomortale {m}; salto {m}, saltomortale {m} |
| something {pron} (unspecified object) | :: noe; noko, eitkvart |
| something {pron} (talent that is hard to pin down) | :: noenting |
| something is rotten in the state of Denmark {phrase} (Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right") | :: det er noe råttent i kongeriket Danmark |
| sometime {adv} (obsolete: sometimes) SEE: sometimes | :: |
| sometime {adv} (at an unstated or indefinite time in the future) | :: en eller annen gang, på et eller annet tidspunkt, før eller senere |
| sometimes {adv} (on certain occasions, but not always) | :: stundom, av og til, tidvis |
| somewhat {pron} (something) SEE: something | :: |
| somewhat {adv} (limited extent) | :: noen lunde |
| somewhere else {adv} (in or at some other place) | :: annensteds, annetsteds; annanstad, annensted |
| somewhere else {adv} (to some other place) | :: annensteds, annetsteds; annanstad |
| sommelier {n} (wine steward / stewardess, wine waiter / waitress) | :: vinkelner {m} |
| somnambulist {n} (a sleepwalker) | :: søvngjenger {m} |
| son {n} (a male person in relation to his parents) | :: sønn {m}; son {m} |
| son {n} | :: sønn {m} |
| sonata {n} (a musical composition for one or a few instruments) | :: sonate {m}; sonate {m} |
| song {n} (music with words) | :: sang {m}; song {m} |
| song {n} (sound of a bird) SEE: birdsong | :: |
| songbird {n} (bird) | :: sangfugl {m}, sanger {m}; songfugl {m} |
| songbook {n} (book) | :: sangbok {m} {f}; songbok {f} |
| Song of Solomon {prop} (book of the Bible) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| Song of Songs {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Høgsongen {m}, Høysangen |
| song sparrow {n} (Melospiza melodia) | :: sangspurv |
| songstress {n} (a female singer) | :: sangerinne {m} {f} |
| songwriter {n} (someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs) | :: låtskriver {m} |
| son-in-law {n} (son-in-law) | :: måg; svigersønn {m}; svigerson {m} |
| sonless {adj} | :: sønnløs |
| sonnet {n} (verse form consisting of fourteen lines) | :: sonett; sonett |
| son of a bitch {n} (objectionable person) | :: drittsekk {m} |
| Son of Man {prop} (Jesus Christ) | :: Menneskesønnen {m} ; Menneskesonen {m} |
| sonorous {adj} (capable of giving out a deep resonant sound) | :: sonor |
| sonorous {adj} (full of sound and rich, as in language or verse) | :: sonor |
| Sonya {prop} (female given name) | :: Sonja |
| soon {adv} (within a short time) | :: snart |
| sooner or later {adv} (set phrase; eventually) | :: før eller senere, før eller seinere, før eller siden; før eller seinare |
| soot {n} (fine black or dull brown particles) | :: sot {m} {f} {n}; sot {f} {n} |
| soothe {v} (to calm or placate) | :: berolige |
| soothsayer {n} (mantis or rearhorse) SEE: mantis | :: |
| sop {n} (gravy) SEE: gravy | :: |
| Sophia {prop} (female given name) | :: Sofia {f}, Sofie {f} |
| sophisticated {adj} (having obtained worldly experience) | :: sofistikert; sofistikert |
| sophisticated {adj} (complicated, especially of technology) | :: sofistikert; sofistikert |
| sophisticated {adj} (appealing to the tastes of an intellectual) | :: sofistikert; sofistikert |
| Sophocles {prop} (Greek dramatic poet) | :: Sofokles {m} |
| soprano {n} (pitch) | :: sopran {m}; sopran {m} |
| soprano {n} (person or instrument) | :: sopran {m}; sopran {m} |
| soprano saxophone {n} (saxophone smaller than alto) | :: sopransaksofon |
| sorb {n} (wild service tree) SEE: wild service tree | :: |
| Sorbian {prop} (language) | :: sorbisk |
| sorbic acid {n} (sorbic acid) | :: sorbinsyre {m} {f}; sorbinsyre {f} |
| sordine {n} (mute for music) | :: sordin {m} |
| sore {adj} (annoyed) SEE: annoyed | :: |
| sorghum {n} (cereal) | :: durra |
| sororal nephew {n} (sister’s son) | :: søstersønn {m}; systerson {m}, søsterson {m} |
| sororal niece {n} (sister’s daughter) | :: søsterdatter {m} {f}; systerdotter {f}, søsterdotter {f} |
| sorrel {n} (plant) | :: engsyre |
| sorrow {n} (unhappiness) | :: sorg {m} {f}; sorg {f} |
| sorry {adj} (regretful for an action or grieved) | :: lei |
| sorry {adj} (poor, regrettable) | :: sørgelig |
| sorry {interj} (expression of regret or sorrow) | :: unnskyld, beklager; unnskyld, orsak |
| sorry {interj} (request to repeat) | :: unnskyld |
| sorry I'm late {phrase} (sorry I'm late) | :: beklager, jeg er sen |
| sort {n} (type) | :: slags, sort {m}; slags {m} {f} {n}, sort {m} |
| sort {v} (arrange in order) | :: sortere |
| sorta {adv} ((colloquially) sort of; quite) | :: på en måte, liksom |
| so-so {adj} (neither good nor bad) | :: passe |
| São Toméan {adj} (Of, or pertaining to, São Tomé and Principe or its peoples) | :: saotomesisk; saotomesisk |
| São Toméan {n} (citizen of São Tomé and Principe or of São Toméan descent) | :: saotomeser {m}; saotomesar {m} |
| São Tomé and Príncipe {prop} (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe) | :: São Tomé og Príncipe; São Tomé og Príncipe |
| so to speak {adv} (in a manner of speaking) | :: mer eller mindre; så å si |
| soufflé {n} (baked dish) | :: sufflé {m}; sufflé {m} |
| soul {n} (the spirit or essence of a person that is often believed to live on after the person's death) | :: sjel {m} {f} |
| soul {n} (soul music) | :: soul {m} |
| soulless {adj} (as if without a soul) | :: sjelløs; sjellaus |
| soul music {n} (music genre) | :: soul {m} |
| sound {adj} (healthy) | :: sunn, frisk |
| sound {adj} (complete, solid, or secure) | :: stødig |
| sound {adj} (UK, slang: good or a good thing) | :: grei |
| sound {n} (sensation perceived by the ear) | :: lyd {m}; lyd {m}, ljod {m} {n} |
| sound {n} (vibration capable of causing this) | :: lyd {m}; lyd {m}, ljod {m} {n} |
| sound {v} (to produce a sound) | :: lyde |
| sound {n} (long narrow inlet) | :: sund {n}; sund {n} |
| sound {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish | :: |
| Sound {prop} (strait that separates Zealand from Scania) | :: Øresund {n} |
| sound barrier {n} (drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound) | :: lydmur {m}; lydmur {m} |
| sound card {n} (a computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds) | :: lydkort |
| sound engineer {n} (one who practices sound engineering) | :: lydmester {m} |
| soundless {adj} (without sound) | :: lydlaus, lydløs; ljodlaus, lydlaus |
| soundlessly {adv} (soundlessly) | :: lydlaust, lydløst; ljodlaust, lydlaust |
| soundlessness {n} (state or condition of being without sound) | :: lydaushet {m} {f}, lydløshet {m} {f}; ljodlausheit {f}, lydlausheit {f} |
| soundly {adv} (in a thorough manner) | :: grundig; grundig |
| soundness {n} (the state or quality of being sound) | :: heilskap {m}, traustleik {m}, rettkomenskap {m}, rettvise {f} |
| soundness {n} (the result or product of being sound) | :: heilskap {m}, traustleik {m}, rettkomenskap {m}, rettvise {f} |
| sound post {n} (wooden rod inside a musical instrument) | :: lydpinne {?}, stemmestokk {m} |
| sound system {n} (electronic system that produces sound) | :: lydanlegg {n}; lydanlegg {n} |
| sound wave {n} (longitudinal wave of pressure transmitted through any plastic material) | :: lydbølge {m} {f}; lydbølgje {f} |
| soup {n} (dish) | :: suppe {m} {f}; suppe {f} |
| souped-up {adj} (drunk, intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| souped-up {adj} (excited) SEE: excited | :: |
| soupçon {n} (suspicion, suggestion) SEE: suspicion | :: |
| sour {adj} (having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste) | :: sur |
| source {n} (spring etc.) | :: utspring {n}; utspring {n} |
| source {n} ((computing) source code) SEE: source code | :: |
| source code {n} (human-readable instructions in a programming language) | :: kildekode {m}; kjeldekode {m} |
| sour cream {n} (cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium) | :: rømme {m}; rømme {m} |
| sourdough {n} (dough) | :: surdeig {m}; surdeig {m} |
| sousaphone {n} (brass instrument) | :: sousafon {m}; sousafon {m} |
| south {n} (compass point) | :: sør, syd; sør |
| South Africa {prop} (country) | :: Sør-Afrika, Republikken Sør-Afrika; Sør-Afrika |
| South African {n} (person) | :: sørafrikaner {m}; sørafrikan {m}, sørafrikanar {m} |
| South African {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) | :: sørafrikansk; sørafrikansk |
| South African English {n} (English dialect of South Africa) | :: sørafrikansk engelsk |
| South America {prop} (continent that is the southern part of the Americas) | :: Sør-Amerika; Sør-Amerika |
| South American {adj} (relating to South America) | :: søramerikansk, sydamerikansk; søramerikansk |
| South American {n} (South American person) | :: søramerikaner {m}; søramerikanar {m} |
| South Asia {prop} (South Asia) | :: Sør-Asia |
| southbound {adj} (travelling south) | :: sørgående |
| South China Sea {prop} (Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines) | :: Sørkinahavet; Sørkinahavet |
| South Dakota {prop} (state of the USA) | :: Sør-Dakota; Syd-Dakota, Sør-Dakota |
| southeast {n} (compass point) | :: sørøst; søraust |
| Southeast Asia {prop} (a subregion of Asia) | :: Sørøst-Asia |
| Southeast Asian {adj} (of Southeast Asia) | :: sørøstasiatisk |
| southeastern {adj} (southeastern) SEE: south-eastern | :: |
| south-eastern {adj} (relating to the south-east) | :: sydøstlig, sørøstlig, sørøstre; søraustre |
| southern {adj} (of the south) | :: søndre |
| southern {adj} (of or pertaining to a southern region) | :: søndre |
| Southern Europe {prop} (Southern Europe) | :: Sør-Europa, Syd-Europa; Sør-Europa |
| Southern European {n} (Southern European person) | :: søreuropeer {m} |
| southern lights {n} (the aurora of the southern hemisphere) | :: sørlys {n} |
| southernmost {adj} (farthest south) | :: sørligste, sydligste |
| Southern Ocean {prop} (the ocean surrounding Antarctica) | :: Sørishavet; Sørishavet |
| Southern Sami {adj} (relating to the Southern Sami people, culture and language) | :: sørsamisk, sydsamisk; sørsamisk |
| Southern Sami {prop} (language) | :: sørsamisk {m}, sydsamisk {m}; sørsamisk {m} |
| southernwood {n} (Artemisia abrotanum) | :: abrodd {m} |
| South Korea {prop} (country in East Asia) | :: Sør-Korea, Republikken Korea |
| South Korean {n} (person from or descended from South Korea) | :: sørkoreaner {m}; sørkorean {m}, sørkoreanar {m} |
| South Korean {adj} (of South Korea) | :: sørkoreansk; sørkoreansk |
| South Ossetia {prop} (South Ossetia) | :: Sør-Ossetia |
| South Pole {prop} (the southernmost point on Earth) | :: Sydpolen {m}; Sørpolen {m} |
| South Sea {prop} (Southern Ocean) SEE: Southern Ocean | :: |
| south-southeast {n} (compass point) | :: sør-sørøst; sør-søraust |
| south-southwest {n} (compass point) | :: sør-sørvest; sør-sørvest |
| South Sudan {prop} (country in Africa) | :: Sør-Sudan |
| South Sudanese {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the country of South Sudan or the South Sudanese people) | :: sørsudansk; sørsudansk |
| South Sudanese {n} (A person from South Sudan or of South Sudanese descent) | :: sørsudaner {m}; sørsudanar {m} |
| Southwark {prop} (borough of London) | :: Sørverk {n} |
| southwest {n} (compass point) | :: sørvest; sørvest |
| southwester {n} (waterproof hat) SEE: sou'wester | :: |
| South Yemen {prop} (country) | :: Sør-Jemen |
| souvenir {n} (item of sentimental value to remember an event or location) | :: suvenir {m}; suvenir {m} |
| sou'wester {n} (waterproof hat) | :: sydvest {m}; sydvest {m} |
| sovereignty {n} (of a nation: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.) | :: suverenitet {m}; suverenitet {m} |
| soviet {n} (council) | :: sovjet {n}; sovjet {n} |
| soviet {adj} (relating to the Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet | :: |
| Soviet {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet | :: |
| Soviet {n} (citizen) | :: sovjeter {m}; sovjetar {m} |
| Soviet republic {n} (republic) | :: sovjetrepublikk {m}; sovjetrepublikk {m} |
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Russia) SEE: Russia | :: |
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet Union | :: |
| Soviet Socialist Republic {prop} (any of the republics belonging to the former Soviet Union, see also: SSR) | :: sovjetrepublikk {m}; sovjetrepublikk {m} |
| Soviet Union {prop} (USSR, see also: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR) | :: Sovjetunionen; Sovjetunionen |
| sow {n} (female pig) | :: purke {f} {m}, sugge {f} {m}, hunngris {m}, hunnsvin {n}; purke {f}, purka {f}, sugge {f}, hogris {m}, hosvin {n} |
| sow {v} (disperse seeds) | :: så |
| so what {interj} (reply of indifference) | :: hva så? |
| soya bean {n} (soybean) SEE: soybean | :: |
| soybean {n} (seed) | :: soyabønne {m} {f}; soyabønne {f} |
| soy milk {n} (beverage made from soybeans) | :: soyamelk {m} {f} |
| space {n} (while) SEE: while | :: |
| space {n} (physical extent in two or three dimensions) | :: rom |
| space {n} (area beyond atmosphere of planets) | :: verdensrom {n}; verdsrom {n} |
| space {n} (bounded or specific physical extent) | :: plass {m}; plass {m} |
| space bar {n} (key) | :: mellomromstast {m}; mellomromstast {m} |
| space probe {n} (unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit) | :: romsonde {m} |
| space programme {n} (programme of space exploration etc.) | :: romprogram {n}; romprogram {n} |
| space-saving {adj} (anything which saves space) | :: plassbesparende |
| spaceship {n} (vehicle that flies through space) | :: romskip {n}; romfartøy {n}; romskip {n}, romfartøy {n} |
| space shuttle {n} (vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly btw Earth and outer space) | :: romferge {m} {f}, romferje {m} {f}; romferje {f} |
| space station {n} (crewed artificial satellite) | :: romstasjon {m}; romstasjon {m} |
| space-time {n} (spacetime) SEE: spacetime | :: |
| spacetime {n} (four dimensional continuum) | :: romtid |
| space travel {n} (travel through space in order to visit and explore other worlds) | :: romfart {m}; romfart {m} |
| spacious {adj} (having much space; roomy) | :: rommelig, romslig |
| spackle {n} (plastic paste for filling cracks and holes) | :: sparkel {m}, sparkelmasse {m} |
| spackle {v} (fill cracks or holes with a spackle) | :: sparkle |
| spade {n} (a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging) | :: spade {m} |
| spade {n} (one of the black suits in a deck of cards) | :: spar {m} |
| spade {n} (a black person) | :: svarting {m} |
| spades {n} (spade) SEE: spade | :: |
| spaghetti {n} (informally: any type of pasta) SEE: pasta | :: |
| spaghetti {n} (pasta) | :: spagetti {m}; spagetti {m} |
| spaghetti western {n} (western film produced in Europe by an Italian company) | :: spaghetti-western {m} |
| Spain {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Spania |
| spallation {n} (physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons) | :: spallasjon {m} |
| spam {n} (unsolicited bulk electronic messages) | :: søppelpost {m} |
| spam {v} (intransitive) | :: sende søppelpost |
| spam {v} (transitive) | :: sende søppelpost |
| span {n} (spread between supports) | :: spennvidde {m} {f}; spennvidd {f}, spennvidde {f} |
| spangled kookaburra {n} (Dacelo tyro) | :: fregnekokaburra |
| Spaniard {n} (somebody from Spain) | :: spanjol {m}, spanier {m}; spanjol {m}, spaniar {m} |
| Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to Spain) | :: spansk; spansk |
| Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain) | :: spansk |
| Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Spanish language) | :: spansk |
| Spanish {prop} (Romance language of Spain and the Americas) | :: spansk {m}; spansk {m} |
| Spanish {n} (people of Spain, collectively) | :: spanjolene {p} |
| Spanish Water Dog {n} (Spanish Water Dog) | :: spansk vannhund |
| spank {v} (to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.) | :: daske |
| spanner {n} (hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts) | :: skiftenøkkel {m}; fastnøkkel {m} |
| spare part {n} (component kept in reserve) | :: reservedel {m}; reservedel {m} |
| spare time {n} (free time) SEE: free time | :: |
| spark {n} (particle of glowing matter) | :: gnist {m}; gneiste {m} |
| spark {n} (burst of electrical discharge) | :: gnist {m}; gneiste {m} |
| spark {n} (figurative: small amount of something, which has the potential to become something greater) | :: gnist {m}; gneiste {m} |
| spark {n} (informal: ship's radio operator) | :: gnist {m} |
| sparkler {n} (hand-held firework) | :: stjerneskudd {n} |
| sparkling {adj} (of an object) | :: glitre |
| sparkling wine {n} (effervescent wine) | :: musserende vin {m}; musserande vin {m} |
| spark plug {n} (part of an internal combustion engine) | :: tennplugg {m}; tennplugg {m} |
| sparrow {n} (bird of the family Passeridae) | :: spurv {m} |
| sparrow {n} | :: spurv, gråspurv {m} |
| sparrow {n} (Passer domesticus) SEE: house sparrow | :: |
| sparrow hawk {n} (Accipiter nisus) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk | :: |
| sparrowhawk {n} (Eurasian sparrowhawk) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk | :: |
| Sparta {prop} (ancient city-state in southern Greece) | :: Sparta |
| Spartacus {prop} (Thracian name) | :: Spartacus |
| spartan {adj} (austere, lacking luxury) | :: spartansk; spartansk |
| Spartan {adj} (spartan) SEE: spartan | :: |
| Spartan {adj} (of Sparta) | :: spartansk; spartansk |
| spasm {n} (contraction of a muscle) | :: krampe {m}, spasme {m}; krampe {m}, spasme {m} |
| spat {n} (covering worn over a shoe) | :: gamasje |
| spatial {adj} (pertaining to space) | :: romlig |
| spatula {n} (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting) | :: stekespade |
| spawn {n} (the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism) | :: togn {m} {f} |
| spawner {n} (female fish) | :: hunnfisk {m}; hofisk {m} |
| speak {v} (to communicate with one's voice using words) | :: snakke |
| speak {v} (to be able to communicate in a language) | :: snakke |
| speaker {n} (loudspeaker) | :: høyttaler {m}, høytaler {m}, høgtaler {m}; høgtalar {m} |
| speaking in tongues {n} (speaking in tongues; glossolalia) | :: tungetale {m}, glossolali {m}; tungetale {m} {f}, glossolali {m} |
| speaking with tongues {n} (speaking in tongues) SEE: speaking in tongues | :: |
| speak in tongues {v} (speak in a language unknown to the speaker) | :: tale i tunger, glossolalere; tale i tunger, glossolalere |
| speak of the devil {phrase} (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) | :: snakke om sola, når man snakker om sola |
| spear {n} (long stick with a sharp tip) | :: spyd {n}; spyd {n}, spjut {n} |
| spear {n} | :: spyd {n} |
| spear carrier {n} (person in a play or movie with a minimal part) SEE: walk-on | :: |
| special {adj} (distinguished by a unique or unusual quality) | :: spesiell, spesial; spesiell, spesial |
| special {adj} (of particular interest or value; certain; dear; beloved; favored) | :: spesiell |
| special interest {n} (special interest) | :: særinteresse {m}; særinteresse {f} |
| specialist {n} (expert) | :: spesialist |
| specialist {n} (physician) | :: spesialist |
| specially {adv} ((proscribed) in particular) SEE: in particular | :: |
| specialty {n} (that in which one specializes) | :: spesialitet |
| species {n} (group of plants or animals having similar appearance) | :: art {m} {f}; art {m} {f} |
| species {n} (rank in a taxonomic classification) | :: art {m} {f}; art {m} {f} |
| speciesism {n} | :: artssjåvinisme {m}, spesiesisme {m}, artsisme {m} |
| species name {n} (species name (binomen)) | :: artsnavn {n}; artsnamn {n} |
| specification {n} (explicit set of requirements) | :: spesifikasjon {m}; spesifikasjon {m} |
| spectacle {n} (optical instrument) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| spectacled bear {n} (Tremarctos ornatus) | :: brillebjørn {m}, andesbjørn {m} |
| spectacles {n} (a pair of lenses set in a frame) | :: brille {m} {f}; brille {f} |
| spectacular {adj} (amazing or worthy of special attention) | :: spektakulær; spektakulær |
| spectator {n} (observer) | :: tilskuer {m}; tilskodar {m} |
| spectro- {prefix} (forming words relating to optical spectra) | :: spektro-; spektro- |
| spectrometer {n} (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) | :: spektrometer {n}; spektrometer {n} |
| spectroscope {n} (optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis) | :: spektroskop {n}; spektroskop {n} |
| spectrum {n} (range of colors) | :: spektrum {n}, spekter {n}; spektrum {n}, spekter {n} |
| speculation {n} (process of thinking or meditation) | :: spekulasjon {m}; spekulasjon {m} |
| speculative {adj} (characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions) | :: spekulativ; spekulativ |
| speculative fiction {n} (class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements) | :: spekulativ fiksjon {m} |
| speech {n} (dialect or language) SEE: dialect | :: |
| speech {n} (vocal communication) | :: tale {m}, stemme {m} |
| speech {n} (an oration, session of speaking) | :: tale {m} |
| speech balloon {n} (speech balloon) SEE: speech bubble | :: |
| speech bubble {n} (rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon) | :: snakkeboble {m} {f}; snakkeboble {f} |
| speechless {adj} (not speaking; not knowing what to say) | :: målløs, mållaus; mållaus |
| speed {n} (rapidity) | :: fart {m} {f}, hastighet {m} {f}; hastigheit {f} |
| speed {n} (rate of motion) | :: hastighet {m} {f}, fart {m} {f}, hurtighet {m} {f}; hastigheit {f} |
| speed {n} (photographic sensitivity to light) | :: hastighet {m} {f} |
| speed {v} (to go fast) | :: råkjøre |
| speed {v} (to exceed speed limit) | :: råkjøre, kjøre over fartsgrensen, flå |
| speedboat {n} (fast boat) | :: speedbåt {m}; speedbåt {m} |
| speed of light {n} (the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum) | :: lyshastighet {m} {f}, lysets hastighet {m} {f}; lysfart {m}, ljosfart {m} |
| speedometer {n} (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) | :: fartsmåler {m}, speedometer {n}; fartsmålar {m}, speedometer {n} |
| speed skating {n} (The sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates) | :: hurtigløp på skøyter |
| spell {n} (magical incantation) | :: trylleformel {m}, formel {m}, besvergelse {m} |
| spell {v} (to compose a word) | :: stave |
| spellbound {adj} (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) | :: trollbundet |
| spelling {n} (manner of spelling of words; correct spelling) | :: stavemåte {m}; stavemåte {m} |
| spelling pronunciation {n} (spelling pronunciation) | :: skriftspråksuttale {m}; skriftspråksuttale {m} {f} |
| spelt {n} (a type of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta) | :: spelt |
| spelunk {n} (cave, cavern, grotto) SEE: cave | :: |
| spend {v} (to consume, to use up (time)) | :: bruke |
| spend {v} | :: bruke, tilbringe (only time) |
| spend {n} (expenditures) | :: lommepenger {p} |
| sperm {n} (semen (fluid)) | :: sperm {m}, sperma {m}, sæd {m} |
| spermatozoon {n} (reproductive cell of the male) | :: spermie {m}, sædcelle {m} {f}; spermie {m} {n}, sædcelle {f} |
| sperm bank {n} (vulgar: vagina) SEE: cunt | :: |
| sperm whale {n} (sperm whale) | :: spermhval {m}, kaskelott {m}; spermkval {m} |
| spew {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| spew {n} (ejaculate) SEE: ejaculate | :: |
| spheral {adj} (spherical) SEE: spherical | :: |
| sphere {n} (mathematics: regular three-dimensional object) | :: sfære {m}, kule {m} {f}; sfære {m}, kule {f} |
| sphere {n} (spherical physical object) | :: sfære {m}, kule {m} {f}; sfære {m}, kule {f} |
| sphere {n} (region in which something or someone is active) | :: sfære {m}; sfære {m} |
| sphere {n} (astronomy: apparent outer limit of space) SEE: celestial sphere | :: |
| sphere of influence {n} (area influenced by something) | :: innflytelsessfære {m} |
| spherical {adj} (shaped like a sphere) | :: sfærisk; sfærisk |
| spherical {adj} (of or relating to a sphere or spheres) | :: sfærisk; sfærisk |
| sphinx {n} (mythology: creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal) | :: sfinks |
| Sphinx {prop} (large monument in Egypt) | :: Sfinksen |
| Sphinx {prop} (Greek mythological creature) | :: sfinks {m} |
| spice {n} (Yorkshire dialect: sweets, candy) SEE: sweet | :: |
| spice {n} (plant matter used to season or flavour food) | :: krydder |
| spice {n} (any variety of spice) | :: krydder {n} |
| spice {v} (to add spice or spices to) | :: krydre |
| spider {n} (arthropod) | :: edderkopp {m}; edderkopp {m} |
| spider hole {n} (hole in the ground) SEE: foxhole | :: |
| spiderweb {n} (net-like construct of a spider) | :: spindelvev {m} {n}, edderkoppnett {n}, kingelvev {m} {n}, edderkoppspinn {n}; spindelvev {m}, edderkoppnett {n}, kingelvev {m}, edderkoppspinn {n} |
| spigot {n} (faucet) SEE: tap | :: |
| spigot {n} (a pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask) | :: svikk {m} |
| spigot {n} (the plug of a faucet or cock) | :: tapp {m}, propp {m} |
| spill one's guts {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| spin {v} (to turn around quickly) | :: spinne |
| spin {v} (to make yarn) | :: spinne |
| spin {v} (to make ball move sideways) | :: spinne |
| spin {v} | :: spinne, dreie, snurre |
| spin {n} (physics: quantum angular momentum) | :: spinn {n} |
| spin {n} (rotation of a ball in motion) | :: spinn |
| spin {n} (flight condition) | :: spinn |
| spinach {n} (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) | :: spinat |
| spinal column {n} (spinal column) SEE: vertebral column | :: |
| spinal cord {n} (thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue) | :: ryggmarg {m}; ryggmerg {m} |
| spindle {n} (dragonfly) SEE: dragonfly | :: |
| spindle {n} (rod in spinning and winding thread) | :: spindel {m} |
| spindle tree {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle | :: |
| spine {n} (backbone) | :: ryggrad {m} {f}, ryggsøyle {m} {f}, virvelsøyle {m} {f}; ryggrad {f}, ryggsøyle {f}, virvelsøyle {f} |
| spine {n} (bound edge of a book) | :: rygg {m} |
| spine {n} (metaphor for courage or assertiveness) | :: ryggrad {m} |
| spine pig {n} (porcupine) SEE: porcupine | :: |
| spinet {n} (short, compact harpsichord) | :: spinett {n} |
| spinnaker {n} (sail) | :: spinnaker {m}; spinnaker {m} |
| spinning top {n} (a toy) | :: snurrebass {m}; snurrebass {m}, snurrebasse {m} |
| spinning wheel {n} (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle) | :: rokk {m}, spinnerokk {m}, spinnrokk {m}, hjulrokk {m} |
| spin-off {n} (offshoot) SEE: offshoot | :: |
| spin-off {n} (by-product) SEE: by-product | :: |
| spiny anteater {n} (common name for echidna) SEE: echidna | :: |
| spiny dogfish {n} (Squalus acanthias) | :: pigghå {m}; pigghå {m} |
| spiny lobster {n} (crustacean of the family Palinuridae) | :: langust {m} |
| spiral {n} (geometry) | :: spiral {m}; spiral {m} |
| spiral staircase {n} (type of staircase) | :: vindeltrapp {m} {f}, spiraltrapp {m} {f}; vindeltrapp {f}, spiraltrapp {f} |
| spire {n} (tapering architectural structure) | :: spir {m}; spir {m} |
| spirit {n} (soul) | :: ånd {m}, sjel {f} |
| spirit {n} (alcohol) | :: sprit {m}; sprit {m} |
| spiritism {n} (Spiritism) SEE: Spiritism | :: |
| Spiritism {prop} (philosophical doctrine) | :: spiritisme |
| spirits {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: sprit |
| spiritual {adj} (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) | :: åndelig, spirituell |
| spirituality {n} (quality or state of being spiritual) | :: åndelighet {m} {f} |
| spit {v} (to dig, to spade) SEE: dig | :: |
| spit {n} (thin rod on which meat is skewered for cooking) | :: spidd {n}; spidd {n} |
| spit {v} (to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.) | :: spytte |
| spit {n} (saliva) | :: spytt {n}; spytt {n} |
| Spitsbergen {prop} (island) | :: Spitsbergen |
| spleen {n} (organ) | :: milt {m}; milt {m} |
| splendid {adj} (illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated) | :: glimrende |
| splendor {n} (magnificent appearance) | :: prakt {m} {f}; prakt {f} |
| splenectomy {n} (surgical removal of the spleen) | :: splenektomi |
| splice {v} (to unite in marriage) SEE: marry | :: |
| splice {n} (junction or joining of ropes) | :: spleis {m} |
| splice {v} (to unite ropes by interweaving the strands) | :: spleise |
| spline {n} (flexible strip) | :: rilinjal {m} |
| spline {n} (smooth mathematical curve) | :: rikurve {m}, rifunksjon {m} |
| spline {n} (teeth on a drive shaft) | :: boss {n} |
| splint {n} (narrow strip of wood) | :: splint {m}, flis {m} {f}; splint {m}, flis {f} |
| split {v} (divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach) SEE: peach | :: |
| splits {n} (manoeuvre, acrobatic feat) | :: spagat |
| spoil {v} (become sour or rancid, to decay) | :: forderve |
| spoiled {adj} ((of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering) | :: bortskjemt |
| spoiler {n} (document, review or comment that discloses) | :: spoiler {m} |
| spoils of war {n} (profits extracted as the result of winning a war) | :: krigsbytte {n}; krigsbytte {n} |
| spoilsport {adj} (someone who puts an end to harmless fun) | :: gledesdreper {m}, festbrems {m} |
| spoilt {adj} (having lost its original value) | :: nedgradert |
| spoilt {adj} (of food: rendered unusable or inedible) | :: utgått, råtten |
| spoilt {adj} (of a child) | :: bortskjemt |
| spoke {n} (part of a wheel) | :: trinn; eike {m} {f}; eike {f} |
| spokesman {n} (one who speaks as the voice of a group of people) | :: talsmann {m}, talskvinne {m} {f}, talsperson {m}; talsmann {m}, talskvinne {f}, talsperson {m} |
| spondyle {n} (joint of the backbone) SEE: vertebra | :: |
| sponge {n} (marine invertebrate) | :: svamp {m} |
| sponge {n} (piece of porous material used for washing) | :: svamp {m} |
| sponge {n} (sponge cake) SEE: sponge cake | :: |
| sponge cake {n} (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) | :: sukkerbrød {n}; sukkerbrød {n} |
| sponsor {n} (One that pays all or part of the cost of an event) | :: sponsor {m}; sponsor {m} |
| spontaneity {n} (the quality of being spontaneous) | :: spontanitet {m}; spontanitet {m} |
| spontaneous {adj} (random) SEE: random | :: |
| spontaneous {adj} (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause) | :: spontan; spontan |
| spontaneous {adj} (sudden, without warning) | :: plutselig; plutseleg |
| spoon {n} (scooped utensil for eating (or serving)) | :: skje {m} {f}, skei {m} {f}; skei {f} |
| sporadically {adv} (In an occasional, infrequent, or irregular manner) | :: sporadisk |
| spore {n} (reproductive particle) | :: spore {m}; spore {m} |
| sport {n} (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) | :: idrett {m}, sport {m}; idrett {m}, sport {m} |
| sporting {adj} (pertaining to sports) | :: idrettslig |
| sportive {adj} (playful, coltish) SEE: playful | :: |
| sports car {n} (automobile designed for high speed) | :: sportsbil {m}; sportsbil {m} |
| sports hall {n} (building or room for indoor sports) | :: idrettshall {m}; idrettshall {m} {f} |
| sportsman {n} (male athlete) | :: idrettsmann {m}; idrettsmann {m} |
| spot {n} (a round or irregular patch of a different color) | :: flekk, prikk |
| spot {n} (stain) | :: flekk |
| spot {n} (pimple, pustule) | :: kvise |
| spot {n} (location or area) | :: sted {n} |
| spot {v} (see, pick out, notice or identify) | :: oppdage, identifisere |
| spot {v} (loan money to somebody) | :: låne |
| spotlight {n} (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage) | :: søkelys {n} |
| spotlight {n} (the center of attention; the highlight or most important part) | :: søkelys {n} |
| spotted dragonet {n} (Callionymus maculatus) | :: flekket fløjfisk, flekket fløyfisk |
| spouse {n} (husband) SEE: husband | :: |
| spouse {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| spouse {n} (person in a marriage or marital relationship) | :: ektefelle {m}, ektemake {m}; ektefelle {m}, ektemake {m} |
| sprachbund {n} (group of languages sharing areal features primarily due to language contact) | :: språkbunt {m} {f}, språkknippe; sprachbund |
| Sprachgefühl {n} (the instinctive or intuitive grasp of a language) | :: språkøre {n}, språkfølelse {m} |
| sprain {n} (act or result of spraining) | :: forstuelse {m} {f}, strekk {m} {n} |
| sprat {n} (any of various small marine fish in the genus Sprattus) | :: brisling {m}; brisling {m} |
| spray {n} (commercial product) | :: spray {m}; spray {m} |
| spray paint {n} (paint applied in the form of a spray) | :: spraymaling {m} {f} |
| spread {v} (to smear, distribute in a thin layer) | :: spre |
| spreader {n} (horizontal spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds) | :: salingshorn |
| spreadsheet {n} (computer simulation) | :: regneark {n} |
| sprig {n} (small shoot or twig) | :: kvist {m}, dusk {m} (of parsely), liten grein {c}, bukett {m} (single part of a cauliflower) |
| sprig {n} (youth) | :: jypling {m}, oppkomling {m}, spire {m} |
| sprig {n} (brad) | :: dykker {m}, dykkert {m}, stift {m}, trådstift {m} |
| spring {n} (season between winter and summer in temperate climates) | :: vår {m} |
| spring {n} (device made of flexible material) | :: fjær {m} {f}; fjør {f} |
| spring {v} (to jump) SEE: jump | :: |
| spring {n} (jump) SEE: jump | :: |
| spring {n} (people sharing the same origin) SEE: race | :: |
| spring {n} (shoot) SEE: shoot | :: |
| spring {n} (cluster of trees) SEE: grove | :: |
| spring {n} (erection of the penis) SEE: erection | :: |
| spring {n} (youth) SEE: youth | :: |
| spring {n} (time of growth, early stages) SEE: beginning | :: |
| spring {n} (spring tide) SEE: spring tide | :: |
| spring {n} (high tide) SEE: high tide | :: |
| spring {n} (elasticity) SEE: elasticity | :: |
| spring balance {n} (a device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring) | :: fjørvekt |
| springboard {n} (platform on springs used in gymnastics) | :: springbrett {n}; springbrett {n} |
| springboard {n} (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) | :: springbrett {n}; springbrett {n} |
| springbok {n} (Antidorcas marsupialis) | :: springbukk {m} |
| spring cleaning {n} (systematic cleaning at the end of winter) | :: vårrengjøring {m} {f}, vårreingjøring {m} {f}; vårreingjering {f} |
| spring equinox {n} (vernal equinox) SEE: vernal equinox | :: |
| springer {n} (springbok) SEE: springbok | :: |
| springlike {adj} (typical of spring) | :: vårlig |
| spring onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) | :: vårløk {m}; vårlauk {m}, vårløk {m} |
| spring tide {n} (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) | :: springflo {m} {f}; springflod {f} |
| sprinkler {n} (irrigation device) | :: spreder {m}; spreiar {m} |
| sprinkler {n} (fire sprinkler) | :: sprinkler {m}; sprinklar {m} |
| sprint {n} (burst of speed or activity) | :: spurt {m}; spurt {m} |
| sprint {v} (To run etc at top speed for a short period) | :: spurte; spurte |
| sprite {n} (the green woodpecker, or yaffle) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
| sprocket {n} (toothed wheel) | :: drev {n}; drev {n} |
| sprout {n} (Brussels sprout) SEE: Brussels sprout | :: |
| spruce {n} (tree from the genus Picea) | :: gran {m} {f}; gran {f} |
| spruce {n} (wood of a spruce) | :: gran {m} {f}; gran {f} |
| spruce {n} (attributive: made of the wood of the spruce) | :: gran {m} {f}; gran {f} |
| spur {n} (implement for prodding a horse) | :: spore {m}; spore {m} |
| spur {n} (anything that inspires or motivates) | :: spore {m}; spore {m} |
| spurdog {n} (spiny dogfish) SEE: spiny dogfish | :: |
| spurious {adj} (false) | :: falsk, uekte |
| spur on {v} (spur) SEE: spur | :: |
| sputnik {n} (a Soviet robotic space satellite) | :: sputnik |
| spy {n} (person who secretly watches) | :: spion {m}; spion {m} |
| spy {v} (to act as a spy) | :: spionere |
| spy {v} (to spot at a distance) | :: få øye på |
| spyglass {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars | :: |
| spying {n} (espionage) SEE: espionage | :: |
| spyware {n} (program) | :: spionprogramvare {?}, spionvare {m} |
| SQL {n} (SQL (Structured Query Language)) | :: SQL {n} |
| squabble {n} (minor fight or argument) | :: kjekling {c}; kjekling {f} |
| squabble {v} (participate in a minor fight or argument) | :: kjekle |
| squacco {n} (Ardeola ralloides) | :: topphegre |
| squad {n} (unit of tactical military personnel or police officers) | :: lag {n}; lag {n} |
| squadron {n} (army: body of cavalry) | :: skvadron {m}; skvadron {m} |
| squadron {n} (navy: detachment of vessels) | :: eskadre {f}; eskadre {f} |
| squadron {n} (air force: tactical unit of at least two flights) | :: skvadron {m}; skvadron {m} |
| squalid {adj} (extremely dirty) | :: skitten |
| squalid {adj} (showing lack of moral standards) | :: skitten, sjofel |
| squall {n} (squall line, multicell line or part of a squall line) SEE: squall line | :: |
| squall line {n} (line of thunderstorms) | :: bygelinje {m} {f} |
| square {n} (type of polygon) | :: kvadrat {n}; kvadrat {n} |
| square {n} (tool) | :: vinkelhake {m}; vinkelhake {m} |
| square {n} (open space in a town) | :: torg {n}, plass {m}; torg {n}, plass {m} |
| square {n} (second power) | :: kvadrat {m}; kvadrat {m} |
| square {n} (the # symbol on a telephone) | :: firkanttast {m}; firkanttast {m} |
| square {adj} (shaped like a square) | :: kvadratisk, firkantet, firkanta; kvadratisk, firkanta |
| square {adj} (forming a right angle) | :: vinkelrett på; vinkelrett på |
| square {adj} (used in the names of units) | :: kvadrat-; kvadrat- |
| square {adj} (socially conventional) | :: firkantet, firkanta; firkanta |
| square {v} (to resolve, see also: resolve) | :: løse; løyse |
| square {v} (math: to multiply by itself) | :: kvadrere; kvadrere |
| square {n} (act quarrelling) SEE: quarrel | :: |
| square {v} (to take opposing sides) SEE: quarrel | :: |
| square bracket {n} (symbol ) | :: hakeparentes {m} |
| square kilometer {n} (square kilometre) SEE: square kilometre | :: |
| square kilometre {n} (standard unit of area) | :: kvadratkilometer {m}; kvadratkilometer {m} |
| square metre {n} (standard unit of area) | :: kvadratmeter {m}; kvadratmeter {m} |
| square root {n} (number) | :: kvadratrot |
| square sail {n} (sail set athwartships in a yard) | :: råseil {n}, råsegl {n}; råsegl {n} |
| squash {n} (the sport) | :: squash {m}, skvåsj {m}; squash {m}, skvåsj {m} |
| squash {n} (plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita) | :: squash {m}, skvåsj {m}; squash {m}, skvåsj {m} |
| squat {n} (position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet) | :: huk |
| squeaky clean {adj} (very clean) | :: gullende ren |
| squeal like a stuck pig {v} (to utter loud squeals) | :: hyle som en stukken gris |
| squeamish {adj} (easily bothered or upset; tending to be nauseous or nervous) | :: pysete |
| squeegee {n} (tool used for cleaning glass) | :: nal {m}; nal {m} |
| squeeze {v} (to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once) | :: trykke, klemme, presse, kveste, knuse |
| squid {n} (sea animal) | :: akkar {m} |
| squiffy {adj} (slightly intoxicated) | :: pussa, småfull, bedugget, brisen |
| squint {v} (to look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight) | :: myse, plire, glire; myse, plire, glire |
| squirm {v} (twist one’s body with snakelike motion) | :: vri seg |
| squirm {v} (twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment) | :: vri seg |
| squirm {v} (to evade a question, an interviewer etc.) | :: vri seg unna |
| squirrel {n} (rodent) | :: ekorn {m} {n}; ekorn {n}, ikorn {n} |
| squirting cucumber {n} (Ecballium elaterium) | :: springagurk {m}, sprøyteagurk {m}, eselagurk {m} |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte {prop} (the administrative capital of Sri Lanka) | :: Kotte |
| Sri Lanka {prop} (a country in South Asia) | :: Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lankan {n} (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) | :: srilanker {m}; srilankar {m} |
| Sri Lankan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) | :: srilankisk; srilankisk |
| st {interj} (expressing a sudden desire for silence) | :: hysj |
| stab {n} (act of stabbing) | :: stikk {n} |
| stab {n} (wound made by stabbing) | :: stikk {n} |
| stab {n} (pain inflicted on a person's feelings) | :: stikk {n} |
| stab {n} (criticism) | :: stikk {n} |
| stab {v} (To pierce or wound with pointed object) | :: stikke |
| stab {v} (To cause a sharp painful sensation) | :: stikke |
| stability {n} (condition of being stable) | :: stabilitet {m}; stabilitet {m} |
| stable {n} (building for animals with hoofs) | :: stall {m} |
| stable {n} (building for horses) | :: stall {m} |
| stable {n} (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) | :: fjøs {n} |
| stable {adj} (relatively unchanging) | :: stabil |
| stable boy {n} (boy or young man who attends in a stable) | :: stallgutt {m} |
| stack {n} (computing: data structure) | :: stakk |
| stadium {n} (venue where sporting events are held) | :: stadion {n}; stadion {n} |
| staff {n} (long, straight, thick rod or stick) | :: stav |
| staff {n} (employees of a business) | :: personale; ansatte |
| stag {n} (social event for a groom) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| stag {n} (adult male deer) | :: hjort, kronhjort |
| stag {n} (one who applies for shares with a view to sell immediately at a premium) | :: emisjonsjobber {m}, oppkjøper {m} |
| stag do {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| stage {n} (in theatre) | :: scene {m} {f}, skueplass {?} |
| stage {v} (to produce on a stage) | :: iscenesette, oppføre, fremføre |
| stage {v} (to demonstrate in a deceptive manner) | :: iscenesette |
| stage fright {n} (state of nervousness about performing) | :: sceneskrekk |
| stagflation {n} (inflation accompanied by stagnant growth) | :: stagflasjon {m}; stagflasjon {m} |
| staging {n} (theater: performance of a play) | :: iscenesettelse {m} |
| stagnation {n} (inactivity) | :: stagnasjon {m}; stagnasjon {m} |
| stag party {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party | :: |
| stain {v} (to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation) | :: sverte |
| stained glass {n} (coloured glass) | :: glassmaleri |
| stainless {n} (stainless steel) SEE: stainless steel | :: |
| stainless steel {n} (corrosion-free alloy) | :: rustfritt stål {n}; rustfritt stål {n} |
| stair {n} (single step) | :: trinn {n} |
| stair {n} (series of steps) | :: trapp {m} {f} |
| staircase {n} (stairway) | :: trapp {m}; trapp {f} |
| stairgate {n} (safety gate) | :: trappegrind {m} {f}; trappegrind {f} |
| stairs {n} (contiguous set of steps) | :: trapp {m} {f} |
| stairwell {n} (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) | :: trappeoppgang {m}; trappeoppgang {m} |
| stake {n} (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) | :: stake {m}, påle {m} |
| stake {n} (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) | :: påle {m} |
| stake {n} (share or interest in a business) | :: aksje {m} |
| stake {n} (wager or pledge) | :: interesse {m}, risiko {m} |
| Stalinism {n} (Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin) | :: stalinisme |
| Stalinist {adj} (of or relating to Stalinism) | :: stalinistisk; stalinistisk |
| Stalinist {n} (a person who accepts the philosophy of Stalinism) | :: stalinist {m}; stalinist {m} |
| stalk {n} (stem or main axis of a plant) | :: stengel {m}; stengel {m} |
| stalk {v} | :: stilk |
| stalker {n} (a person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions) | :: stalker |
| stall {n} (compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed) | :: bås {m}; bås {m} |
| stall {v} (To put (an animal etc) in a stall) | :: sette på stallen; sette på stallen, setje på stallen |
| stall {v} (To fatten) | :: fete opp; fete opp |
| stallion {n} (uncastrated male horse) | :: hingst {m}, grahest {m}, hest {m}, (ukastrert) hannhest {m}; hingst {m}, grahest {m}, hest {m}, (ukastrert) hannhest {m} |
| stallion {n} (male horse kept primarily as a stud) | :: avlshingst {m}, stohingst {m}; avlshingst {m}, alshingst {m}, alehingst {m}, stohingst {m} |
| stallion {n} (very virile, sexually-inclined man) | :: grahest {m}; grahest {m} |
| stamina {n} (power of sustained exertion) | :: utholdenhet {m} {f} |
| stammer {v} (to stutter) | :: stamme; stamma |
| stamp {n} (indentation or imprint made by stamping) | :: stempel {n}; stempel {n} |
| stamp {n} (device for stamping designs) | :: stempel {n}; stempel {n} |
| stamp {n} (postage stamp) SEE: postage stamp | :: |
| stamp collecting {n} (stamp hobby) SEE: philately | :: |
| stamp collector {n} (person who collects stamps) | :: frimerkesamler {m}; frimerkesamlar {m} |
| stance {n} (manner, pose, or posture in which one stands) | :: kroppsholdning {m} |
| stance {n} (opinion or point of view) | :: standpunkt {n} |
| stand {v} (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) | :: stå |
| stand {v} (to rise to one’s feet) | :: reise seg, stå opp |
| stand {v} (to remain motionless) | :: stå, bli stående |
| stand {v} (to undergo; withstand; hold up) | :: motstå |
| stand {v} (to tolerate) | :: motstå, tåle |
| stand {v} (to place in an upright or standing position) | :: reise opp |
| stand {v} | :: stå |
| stand {n} (device to hold something upright or aloft) | :: stativ {n}; stativ {n} |
| stand {n} (small building or booth) | :: stand {m}; stand {m} |
| standard {adj} (falling within an accepted range) | :: standard; standard |
| standard {n} (level of quality) | :: standard {m} |
| standard gauge {n} (track gauge) | :: normalspor {n}, normalsporet; normalspor {n} |
| Standard German {n} (Standard High German language) SEE: High German | :: |
| standard of living {n} (relative measure of quality of life) | :: levestandard {m}; levestandard {m} |
| standard time {n} (synchronized clock time in each graphical locations) | :: normaltid; normaltid |
| stand by {v} (to wait in expectation of some event) | :: være parat, være klar, følge med |
| stand by {v} (to remain loyal or faithful) | :: stå ved, stå fast ved |
| stand by {v} (to be ready to provide assistance) | :: stå bi |
| standing ovation {n} (enthusiastic applause) | :: stående applaus {m}; ståande applaus {m} |
| standings {n} (sports ranking) SEE: league table | :: |
| stand on one's own two feet {v} (idiomatic: to be independent) | :: stå på egne bein, stå på egne ben; stå på eigne føter |
| standpoint {n} (point of view) | :: standpunkt |
| St. Andrew's Cross {prop} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross | :: |
| standstill {n} (complete immobility) | :: stillstand |
| stand-up bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| Stanley knife {n} (utility knife) SEE: utility knife | :: |
| stanza {n} (a unit of a poem) | :: strofe {m}; strofe {f} |
| stapes {n} (bone in the middle ear) | :: stigbøyle {f} |
| staple {n} (U-shaped metal fastener) | :: krampe {m}; krampe {m} |
| stapler {n} (device which binds together paper) | :: stiftemaskin {m} |
| star {n} (luminous celestial body) | :: stjerne {m} {f}; stjerne {f} |
| star {n} (celebrity) | :: kjendis {m}; stjerne {m} {f}; stjerne {f} |
| star {n} (quality rating symbol) | :: stjerne {m} {f}; stjerne {f} |
| star anise {n} (a plant, Illicium verum) | :: stjerneanis |
| starboard {n} (right hand side of a vessel) | :: styrbord; styrbord |
| starch {n} (substance) | :: stivelse {m}; stivelse {m} |
| starch {n} (carbohydrates) | :: stivelse {m} |
| starch {n} (stiff manner) | :: stivhet {m} {f} |
| starch {n} (laundry stiffener) | :: stivelse {m} |
| star cluster {n} (group of stars) | :: stjernehop {m}; stjernehop {m} |
| stardust {n} (particles) | :: stjernestøv {n}; stjernestøv {n} |
| stare {v} (to look fixedly) | :: stirre, glo, glane; stire, glo, glane |
| starfish {n} (various echinoderms) | :: sjøstjerne {c} |
| star fruit {n} (fruit) | :: stjernefrukt |
| stark {adj} (severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather)) | :: sterk |
| starling {n} (bird) | :: stær {m}; stare {m}, star {m} |
| Star of Bethlehem {prop} (star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew) | :: Betlehemsstjernen {m}, Julestjernen {m}; Betlehemsstjerna {m}, julestjerna {m} |
| Star of David {prop} (symbol of Jewish Community and Judaism) | :: Davidsstjerne {m}; Davidsstjerne {m} |
| starring {v} (present participle of "to star") SEE: star | :: |
| star-studded {adj} (with celebrities) | :: stjernespekket |
| star-studded {adj} (with celestial stars) | :: stjernespekket |
| start {n} (sudden involuntary movement) | :: rykk {n} |
| start {n} (beginning point of a race) | :: opphav {n} |
| start {v} (to set in motion) | :: starte |
| start {v} (to begin) | :: begynne |
| starter {n} (person who starts a race) | :: starter {m}; startar {m} |
| starter {n} (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine) | :: startmotor {m}, starter {m}; startmotor {m}, startar {m} |
| starter {n} (first course of a meal) | :: forrett {m}; forrett {m} |
| starter motor {n} (starter motor) SEE: starter | :: |
| starting point {n} (place where a journey starts) | :: utgangspunkt {n}, startsted {n}; utgangspunkt {n} |
| starting point {n} (first steps when commencing an activity) | :: utgangspunkt {n}; utgangspunkt {n} |
| starvation {n} (condition) | :: sult {m}; svolt {m} |
| stat {adv} (Immediately, now) | :: øyeblikkelig, nå |
| state {n} (any sovereign polity) | :: stat {m}; stat {m} |
| state {n} (a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy) | :: stat {m}, delstat {m}; stat {m}, delstat {m} |
| state {n} (a condition) | :: tilstand |
| state capitalism {n} (form of capitalism) | :: statskapitalisme {m} |
| state church {n} (church run by the state) | :: statskirke {m} {f}; statskyrkje {f} |
| statefunction {n} (wavefunction) SEE: wavefunction | :: |
| stateless {adj} ((law) without a state or nationality) | :: statsløs; statslaus |
| statement {n} | :: påstand {m}, ytring {c} |
| State of Israel {prop} (country (official name)) | :: Staten Israel {m}; Staten Israel {m} |
| state of mind {n} (psychological state) | :: sinnstilstand {m}; sinnstilstand {m} |
| state-owned {adj} (owned by the government) | :: statseid, statlig; statleg |
| state religion {n} (religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state) | :: statsreligion {m}; statsreligion {m} |
| statesman {n} (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) | :: statsmann {m}; statsmann {m} |
| state visit {n} (formal visit) | :: statsbesøk {n}; statsbesøk {n} |
| static {adj} (having no motion) | :: statisk; statisk |
| static electricity {n} (electrostatics) SEE: electrostatics | :: |
| station {n} (place where a vehicle may stop) | :: stasjon {m} |
| station {v} (put in place to perform a task) | :: stasjonere |
| stationery {n} (writing materials) | :: papirvarer |
| stationmaster {n} (the person in charge of a railroad station) | :: stasjonsmester {m} |
| station wagon {n} (body style for cars) | :: stasjonsvogn {m} {f}; stasjonsvogn {f} |
| statistical analysis {n} (process) | :: statistisk analyse {m} |
| statistics {n} (mathematical science) | :: statistikk {m}; statistikk {m} |
| statistics {n} (collection of measurements) | :: statistikk {?} |
| statue {n} (three-dimensional work of art) | :: statue {m}; statue {m} |
| statue {n} (portrait) SEE: portrait | :: |
| Statue of Liberty {prop} (large statue in New York harbor) | :: frihetsgudinnen |
| statuette {n} (a small statue) | :: statuett {m}; statuett {m} |
| status {n} (person’s position or standing) | :: status {m} |
| status symbol {n} (visible possession that is a sign of one's personal wealth or social status) | :: statussymbol {n}; statussymbol {n} |
| statute {n} (written law as laid down by the legislature) | :: statutt {m} {n}, vedtekt {m} {f} |
| Stavanger {prop} (city in Norway) | :: Stavanger |
| stave {n} (walking stick) | :: stav {m} |
| stave church {n} (wooden church of a medieval type) | :: stavkirke {m} {f}; stavkyrkje {f} |
| stay {v} (to remain in a particular place) | :: bli, forbli |
| stay {v} (to continue to have a particular quality) | :: bli, forbli |
| stay {n} (residence, sojourn) | :: opphold {n} |
| stay {n} | :: stag |
| stay {n} (corset) SEE: corset | :: |
| stay-at-home {adj} (of a parent not employed) | :: hjemmeværende |
| stay put {v} (to remain in one fixed place) | :: bli, bli rolig, bli der man er, holde seg i ro |
| steadfast {adj} (fixed or unchanging; steady) | :: stødig |
| steadfast {adj} (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving) | :: stødig, traust |
| steak {n} (slice of beef) | :: steik, stek {m}; biff {m}; biff {m} |
| steak {n} (slice of meat of other animals) | :: steik, stek {m} |
| steal {v} (to illegally take possession of) | :: stjele; stele |
| steal {v} (to get or effect surreptitiously or artfully) | :: stjele |
| steal {v} (to draw attention) | :: stjele |
| steal {v} (to move silently) | :: liste seg |
| steal {n} (merchandise available at a very attractive price) | :: kupp {n}; tyverikjøp {n} |
| steam {n} (water vapor) | :: damp {m}; damp {m} |
| steam {n} (steam-powered vehicle) SEE: steamer | :: |
| steamboat {n} (vessel powered by steam) | :: dampbåt {m}, dampskip {n}; dampbåt {m}, dampskip {n} |
| steam boiler {n} (boiler to produce steam) | :: dampkjele {m}; dampkjele {m} |
| steam engine {n} (piston engine driven by steam) | :: dampmaskin {m}; dampmaskin {m} {f} |
| steam engine {n} (steam locomotive) SEE: steam locomotive | :: |
| steamer {n} (steamboat or steamship) | :: dampskip {n}, damper {m}; dampskip {n} |
| steaming {n} (action of steam on something) | :: damping {m} {f}; damping {f} |
| steaming {n} (method of cooking by immersion in steam) | :: damping {m} {f}; damping {f} |
| steaming {adj} (giving off steam) | :: dampende |
| steam locomotive {n} (locomotive powered by steam) | :: damplokomotiv {n}; damplokomotiv {n} |
| steamship {n} (vessel propelled by steam) | :: dampskip {n} |
| steam turbine {n} (system through which steam is passed) | :: dampturbin {m}; dampturbin {m} |
| stearin {n} (the triglyceride of stearic acid) | :: stearin {m}; stearin {m} |
| steatosis {n} (over-retention of lipids) | :: steatose |
| steel {n} (metal produced from iron) | :: stål {n}; stål {n} |
| steel mill {n} (steel mill) SEE: steelworks | :: |
| steel oneself {v} (concentrate in preparation for a rigorous task) | :: stålsette seg |
| steel wool {n} (fine threads of steel) | :: stålull {m} {f}; stålull {f} |
| steelworks {n} (place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped) | :: stålverk {n}; stålverk {n} |
| steep {adj} (expensive) SEE: expensive | :: |
| steep {adj} (near-vertical) | :: bratt |
| steeple {n} (spire) SEE: spire | :: |
| steering {n} (related to controlling direction) | :: styring {m} {f}; styring {f} |
| steering column {n} (column in a vehicle) | :: rattstamme {m}; rattstamme {m} {f} |
| stela {n} (archaeology: an obelisk or upright stone pillar) SEE: stele | :: |
| stele {n} ((archaeology) tall, slender stone monument) | :: stele {m}; stele {m} |
| Steller sea lion {n} (Eumetopias jubatus) | :: stellersjøløve |
| St. Elmo's fire {n} (electrical discharge) | :: Sankt Elms ild |
| stem {n} (botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant) | :: stengel {m}; stengel {m} |
| stem {n} (nautical: forward vertical extension of the keel) | :: framstamn {m} |
| stem {v} (to be caused or derived) | :: forårsake |
| stem cell {n} (primal undifferentiated cell) | :: stamcelle {m} {f}; stamcelle {f} |
| stench {n} (a strong foul smell, a stink) | :: stank {m}; stank {m} |
| stencil {n} (utensil) | :: sjablong {m}; sjablong {m} |
| step- {prefix} (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) | :: ste-; ste- |
| step {n} (pace) | :: skritt {n} |
| step {n} (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder) | :: trin |
| step {n} (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running) | :: skritt {n}, steg {n} |
| stepbrother {n} (son of one's stepfather or stepmother) | :: stebror {m}; stebror {m} |
| step by step {adv} (gradually) | :: trinn for trinn; trinn for trinn |
| stepdaughter {n} (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) | :: stedatter {m} {f}; stedotter {f} |
| step down {v} (to resign from office) | :: fratre |
| stepfather {n} (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) | :: stefar {m}; stefar {m} |
| Stephen {prop} (biblical martyr) | :: Stefanus |
| Stephen {prop} (male given name) | :: Stefan |
| step in {v} (To act) SEE: act | :: |
| step ladder {n} (ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs) | :: gardintrapp {m} {f}; gardintrapp {f} |
| stepmother {n} (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) | :: stemor {m} {f}; stemor {f} |
| steppe {n} (the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia) | :: steppe {m}; steppe {f} |
| stepsister {n} (daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent) | :: stesøster {m} {f}; stesøster {f}, stesyster {f} |
| stepson {n} (son of one's spouse and not of oneself) | :: stesønn {m}; steson {m} |
| stereo {n} (device) | :: stereoanlegg {n}; stereoanlegg {n} |
| sterile {adj} (unable to reproduce) | :: steril; steril |
| sterile {adj} (germless) | :: steril; steril |
| stern {n} (the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel) | :: akterende {m}; akterstavn {m}, hekk {m}; hekk {m} |
| sternpost {n} (timber or bar at the stern of a vessel) | :: bakstevn {m}, bakstavn {m}; bakstamn {m} |
| stethoscope {n} (medical instrument) | :: stetoskop {n}; stetoskop {n} |
| stevedore {n} (dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo) | :: havnearbeider {m}, bryggesjauer {m} |
| steven {n} (command) SEE: command | :: |
| steven {n} (a prayer) SEE: prayer | :: |
| steven {n} (voice) SEE: voice | :: |
| Steven {prop} (male given name) SEE: Stephen | :: |
| stew {n} (dish) | :: stuing {m} {f}; stuing {f} |
| steward {n} (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) | :: stuert {m}; stuert {m} |
| St. George's Day {prop} (saint's day of Saint George) | :: Jørgensdag {m}; Jørgensdagen {m} |
| stick {n} (twig or small branch) | :: kvist {m} |
| stick {n} (long piece of wood) | :: kjepp {m} |
| stick {n} (cane or walking stick) | :: stokk {m} |
| stick {n} (hockey stick) | :: hockeykølle {m} |
| stick {n} (gearstick, stickshift) | :: girspak {m} |
| sticker {n} (adhesive label or decal) | :: klistremerke {n}; klistremerke {n} |
| sticker {n} (price tag) SEE: price tag | :: |
| stick figure {n} (simple line drawing) | :: strekfigur {m} |
| sticking plaster {n} (adhesive bandage) SEE: band-aid | :: |
| stickler {n} (someone who insistently advocates for something) | :: pedant {m}, regelrytter {m} |
| stick note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note | :: |
| stick plaster {n} (sticking plaster) SEE: band-aid | :: |
| sticky note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note | :: |
| sticky tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape | :: |
| stiff {adj} (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible) | :: stiv; stiv |
| stiff {adj} (erect, of a penis) | :: stiv |
| stiffen {v} (to make stiff) | :: stivne |
| stiffen {v} (to become stiff) | :: stivne |
| stiffener {n} (something that stiffens) | :: stivner {m} |
| stiffness {n} (rigidity) | :: stivhet {m} {f} |
| stiffness {n} (muscular tension) | :: stivhet {m} {f} |
| stigmatize {v} (to characterize as disgraceful or ignominious) | :: stigmatisere; stigmatisere |
| stile {n} (steps over or passage through a fence or wall) | :: stente |
| stiletto {n} (awl) SEE: awl | :: |
| still {adj} (not moving, calm) | :: stille |
| still {adv} (up to a time, as in the preceding time) | :: ennå, fremdeles, fortsatt; enno, ennå, framleis |
| still {adv} (to an even greater degree) | :: enda; endå, enda |
| still {adv} (nevertheless) | :: likevel, enda |
| still {n} (a device for distilling liquids) | :: destillasjonsapparat {n} |
| still {v} (to calm down) | :: roe, stille |
| stillbirth {n} (birth of a dead fetus) | :: dødfødsel {m}; dødfødsel {m} |
| stillborn {adj} (dead at birth) | :: dødfødt |
| stillborn {adj} (ignored, without influence, unsuccessful, abortive) | :: dødfødt |
| still life {n} (work of art) | :: stilleben {n}; stilleben {n} |
| still waters run deep {proverb} (a person's calm appearance may be misleading) | :: det stille vann har den dype grunn |
| stilt {n} (walking pole) | :: stylte |
| stilt {n} (pillar) | :: stylte {m}; stylte {f} |
| stilt {n} (crutch) SEE: crutch | :: |
| stilted {adj} (stiff and artificially formal) | :: oppstyltet |
| stilt sandpiper {n} (Calidris himantopus) | :: styltesnipe; styltesnipe |
| stimulation {n} (pushing or goading toward action) | :: stimulering {m} {f}; stimulering {f} |
| stimulation {n} (activity causing excitement or pleasure) | :: stimulering {m} {f}; stimulering {f} |
| sting {n} (bump on skin after having been stung) | :: stikk {n} |
| sting {n} (bite or sting (by an insect)) | :: stikk {n} |
| sting {v} (of an insect: to bite) | :: stikke |
| sting {n} (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack) SEE: stinger | :: |
| stinger {n} (pointed portion of an insect) | :: brodd {m} |
| stinginess {n} (lack of generosity) | :: gjerrighet |
| stingray {n} (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) | :: piggrokke {m} {f} |
| stingy {adj} (unwilling to spend or give) | :: gjerrig |
| stink {n} (strong bad smell) | :: stank {m}; stank {m} |
| stinkhorn {n} (fungus) | :: stanksopp |
| stipulate {v} (to require as a condition of a contract or agreement) | :: stipulere; stipulere |
| stipule {n} (basal appendage) | :: øreblad {n}, stipel; øyreblad {n}, stipel |
| stir {v} (to disturb the relative position of the particles of) | :: røre; røre |
| stir {v} (to agitate the contents of) | :: røre; røre |
| stirrup {n} (stapes) SEE: stapes | :: |
| stirrup {n} (footrest used by riders) | :: stigbøyle {m}; stigbøyel {m} |
| stirrup bone {n} (stapes) SEE: stapes | :: |
| stir up {v} (to cause (trouble etc)) | :: hisse opp, egge til opprør |
| stitch {v} (form stitches in) SEE: sew | :: |
| stitch {v} (agriculture: to form land into ridges) SEE: plough | :: |
| stitch {n} (furrow) SEE: furrow | :: |
| St John's wort {n} (any plant of the genus Hypericum) | :: johannesurt {m} |
| stoat {n} (stoat) SEE: ermine | :: |
| stochastic {adj} (random) | :: stokastisk; stokastisk |
| stock {n} (store of goods for sale) | :: lager {n}; lager {n} |
| stock {n} (supply of anything ready for use) | :: lager {n}; lager {n} |
| stock {n} (finance: capital raised by a company) | :: aksje {m}; aksje {m} |
| stock {n} (part of gun, see also: butt) | :: kolbe {m}; kolbe {m} |
| stock {n} (rolling stock) SEE: rolling stock | :: |
| stockbroker {n} (person who buys and sells shares) | :: aksjemegler {m}, aksjemekler {m}; aksjemeklar {m} |
| stock cube {n} (bouillon cube) SEE: bouillon cube | :: |
| stock dove {n} (stock dove, Columba oenas) | :: skogdue {m} {f}; skogdue {f} |
| stock exchange {n} (building and the associated organization) | :: børs {m}; børs {m} |
| stockfish {n} (cured fish) | :: tørrfisk {m}; tørrfisk {m} |
| stockholder {n} (one who owns stock) SEE: shareholder | :: |
| Stockholm {prop} (capital of Sweden) | :: Stockholm; Stockholm |
| stocking {n} (garment (for translations of "sock", see sock)) | :: strømpe {f} |
| stocking cap {n} (knitted woolen cap) SEE: beanie | :: |
| stock market {n} (market for the trading of company stock) | :: aksjemarked {n} |
| stock market crash {n} (sudden dramatic decline of stock prices) | :: børskrakk {n}; børskrakk {n} |
| stoic {adj} (not affected by pain or distress) | :: stoisk; stoisk |
| stoic {adj} (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) | :: stoisk; stoisk |
| stoichiometry {n} (the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions) | :: støkiometri {m}; støkiometri {m} |
| stoker {n} (person who stokes) | :: fyrbøter {m} |
| stolen {adj} (that has been stolen) | :: stjålen |
| stolperstein {n} (small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism) | :: snublestein {m} |
| stoma {n} (botany: tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf) | :: spalteåpning {m} {f} |
| stomach {n} (digestive organ) | :: mage {m}, magesekk {m}, mavesekk {m}; mage {m}, magesekk {m} |
| stomach {n} (belly) | :: mage {m}, buk {m} |
| stomach {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stomach {n} (figuratively: desire, appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stomach cancer {n} (cancer of the stomach) | :: magekreft {m}; magekreft {m} |
| stompie {n} (cigarette butt) SEE: butt | :: |
| stone {n} (substance) | :: stein {m}, sten {m}; stein {m} |
| stone {n} (small piece of stone) | :: stein {m}, sten {m}; stein {m} |
| stone {n} (gem stone) | :: edelstein {m}, edelsten {m}; edelstein {m} |
| stone {n} (centre of some fruits) | :: stein {m}, sten {m}; stein {m} |
| stone {v} (To pelt with stones) | :: steine |
| stone {adj} (having the appearance of stone) | :: steinaktig |
| Stone Age {prop} (prehistoric period) | :: steinalderen, stenalderen |
| stone circle {n} (prehistoric monument) | :: steinsirkel {m}; steinsirkel {m} |
| stoned {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| stone deaf {adj} (utterly deaf) | :: stokk døv |
| stone fruit {n} (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit) | :: steinfrukt {m} {f}, stenfrukt {m} {f}; steinfrukt {f} |
| stone pine {n} (a species of pine native to southern Europe, Pinus pinea) | :: pinje {m}; pinje {f} |
| stone's throw {n} (short distance) | :: steinkast {n} |
| stone wall {n} (wall made from stone) | :: steinmur {m}, steinvegg {m}, steingjerde {n}; steinmur {m}, steinvegg {m}, steingjerde {n}, steingard {m} |
| stonewall {n} (alternative form of stone wall) SEE: stone wall | :: |
| stonework {n} (made of stone) | :: steinarbeid {n}; steinarbeid {n} |
| stony {adj} (broke) SEE: broke | :: |
| stony {adj} (containing stones) | :: steinete; steinete |
| stool {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| stool {n} (footstool) SEE: footstool | :: |
| stool {n} (a seat) | :: krakk {m}, taburett {m}; krakk {m}, taburett {m} |
| stool {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| stool pigeon {n} (decoy) | :: politispion {m}, angiver {m} |
| stoop {v} (to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward) | :: bukke |
| stop {v} (to cease moving) | :: stoppe; stoppa, stogga |
| stop {n} (place to get on and off mass transport) | :: holdeplass {m}, stoppested {n}; stoppestad {m} |
| stopcock {n} (main shutoff) | :: stoppekran {m} {f}; stoppekran {f} |
| stoplight {n} ((US) a traffic control signal) SEE: traffic light | :: |
| stop sign {n} (traffic sign) | :: stoppskilt {n}; stoppskilt {n} |
| stop the car {phrase} (stop the car) | :: stopp bilen |
| stopwatch {n} (timepiece) | :: stoppeklokke {m} {f}; stoppeklokke {f} |
| storage {n} (place) | :: lager {n} |
| storage {n} (computing) | :: lager {n} |
| store {n} (in computing) SEE: memory | :: |
| store {n} (shop) SEE: shop | :: |
| store {n} (place where items may be kept) | :: lager {n} |
| store {n} (supply held in storage) | :: lager {n}, forråd {m} |
| store {v} (keep (something) while not in use) | :: oppbevare |
| store {v} (computing: write (something) into memory or registers) | :: lagre |
| store {v} (remain in good condition while stored) | :: holde (seg) |
| storeroom {n} (room used for storage) | :: bod {m}, bu {m} {f}, lagerrom {n}; bu {f}, lagerrom {n} |
| storey {n} (floor, level) | :: etasje {m}; etasje {m} |
| stork {n} (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae) | :: stork {m}; stork {m} |
| storm {n} (disturbed state of the atmosphere) | :: storm {m} |
| storm {n} (meteorology: wind scale for very strong wind) | :: storm {m}; storm {m} |
| storm {n} | :: storm |
| storm cellar {n} (underground structure) | :: stormkjeller {m}; stormkjellar {m} |
| storm in a teacup {n} (tempest in a teapot) SEE: tempest in a teapot | :: |
| storm petrel {n} (any of several small seabirds, of the family Hydrobatidae) | :: havsvale |
| storm surge {n} (unusual rise in sea level) | :: stormflo {m} {f}; stormflod {f} |
| Storting {prop} (Norwegian parliament) | :: Stortinget; Stortinget |
| story {n} (lie) SEE: lie | :: |
| story {n} (account of events) | :: historie {m} |
| story {n} (storey) SEE: storey | :: |
| storyteller {n} (person who relates stories to an audience) | :: forteller {m} |
| stove {n} (heater) | :: ovn {m} |
| stove {n} (device for heating food) | :: ovn {m} |
| stow {v} (to put something away in a compact and tidy manner) | :: stue |
| stowage {n} (place) | :: stuing {m} {f}; stuing {f} |
| stowaway {n} (person who hides on a ship, train, etc.) | :: blindpassasjer {m} |
| Stradivarius {n} (stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family) | :: stradivarius {m}; stradivarius {m} |
| straight {adj} (heterosexual) | :: heterofil |
| strain {v} (to separate) | :: sile |
| strait {n} (narrow channel of water) | :: sund, strede {n}, strete, kanal {m}, |
| straitjacket {n} (a jacket-like garment) | :: tvangstrøye {m} {f}; tvangstrøye {f} |
| Strait of Gibraltar {prop} (Strait of Gibraltar) | :: Gibraltarstredet; Gibraltarsundet |
| Strait of Messina {prop} (narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy) | :: Messinastredet {n}; Messinasundet {n} |
| Strait of Sicily {prop} (strait between Sicily and Tunisia) | :: Siciliastredet {n}; Siciliasundet {n} |
| strand {n} (beach) | :: strand {m} |
| strandflat {n} (coastal landform) | :: strandflate; strandflate |
| strange {adj} (not normal) | :: merkelig, sær, rar, selsom |
| strange {adj} (not yet part of one’s experience) | :: ukjent; uvant |
| strange {adj} (in quantum mechanics) | :: sær |
| stranger {n} (outsider or foreigner, see also: foreigner) | :: utlending {m}; utlending {m} |
| strangles {n} (disease of horses) | :: kverke {m} |
| strap {n} (a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like) | :: rem {f} |
| strapless {adj} (without straps) | :: stroppeløs, stroppelaus; stroppelaus |
| stratagem {n} (tactic) | :: list {c}, krigslist {c} |
| strategy {n} (science and art of military command) | :: strategi {m}; strategi {m} |
| strategy {n} (plan of action) | :: strategi {m}; strategi {m} |
| strategy {n} (techniques in politics or business) | :: strategi {m}; strategi {m} |
| Strathclyde {prop} (former local government region in the west of Scotland) | :: Strathclyde |
| Strathclyde {prop} (Kingdom of Strathclyde (AD 450–1093)) | :: Kongedømmet Strathclyde |
| stratification {n} (categorization of people) | :: stratifisering {m} |
| stratosphere {n} (region of the uppermost atmosphere) | :: stratosfære {m}; stratosfære {m} |
| stratospheric {adj} (relating to the stratosphere) | :: stratosfærisk; stratosfærisk |
| straw {n} (dried stalks considered collectively) | :: strå {n}, halm {m}; halm {m} |
| straw {n} (drinking straw) SEE: drinking straw | :: |
| strawberry {n} (fruit) | :: jordbær {n}; jordbær {n} |
| strawberry {n} (plant) | :: jordbærplante {m} |
| strawberry {n} (colour) | :: jordbærfarge |
| strawberry tree {n} (the European plant Arbutus unedo) | :: jordbærtre {m} |
| stream {n} (small river) | :: å {m} {f}, bekk {m}; å {m} {f}, bekk {m} |
| streamlined {adj} (designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines) | :: straumlineforma |
| streamlined {adj} (having been made more simple and straight forward) | :: straumlineforma |
| street {n} (paved part of road in a village or a town) | :: gate {m} {f}; gate {f} |
| street address {n} (address of building) | :: gateadresse {m} {f} |
| street art {n} (visual art created in public space) | :: gatekunst {m}; gatekunst {m} {f} |
| street artist {n} (someone who produces art in public spaces) | :: gatekunstner {m}; gatekunstnar {m} |
| streetcar {n} (tram) SEE: tram | :: |
| streetcleaner {n} (person) SEE: street sweeper | :: |
| street corner {n} (corner of a street) | :: gatehjørne {n}; gatehjørne {n} |
| street lamp {n} (Streetlight) | :: gatelykt {m} {f}; gatelykt {f} |
| streetlight {n} (lamps set along a street) | :: gatebelysning |
| street market {n} (outdoor market) | :: gatemarked {n}; gatemarknad {m} |
| street sign {n} (sign showing the name of a street) | :: gateskilt {n}; gateskilt {n} |
| street sweeper {n} (person employed to sweep streets, etc.) | :: gatefeier {m}; gatefeiar {m} |
| street sweeper {n} (machine used to sweep streets) | :: feiemaskin {m}; feiemaskin {m} {f} |
| strengthening {n} (process by which something is strengthened) | :: forsterkning {m} {f}; forsterkning {f} |
| stress {n} (on a syllable) SEE: accent | :: |
| stress {n} (emotional pressure) | :: stress {n} |
| stressful {adj} (irritating; causing stress) | :: stressende |
| stretch mark {n} (stripes on the surface of the skin) | :: strekkmerke {n}; strekkmerke {n} |
| strew {v} (to distribute objects or pieces of something) | :: strø |
| strict {adj} (severe in discipline) | :: streng |
| strife {n} (violent conflict) | :: strid {m} |
| strike {v} (to delete) | :: stryke |
| strike {v} (to hit) | :: slå, ramme |
| strike {v} (to stop working to achieve better working conditions) | :: streike |
| strike {v} (to impress, seem, appear) | :: slå |
| strike {n} (work stoppage) | :: streik {m} |
| striker {n} (baseball: batter) SEE: batter | :: |
| striker {n} (player on a team of soccer) | :: angriper {m}, spiss {m}; spiss {m}, angripar {m} |
| strike while the iron is hot {v} (act on an opportunity promptly) | :: smi mens jernet er varmt |
| string {n} (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) | :: streng |
| string {n} (computing: sequence of characters) | :: streng {m}; streng {m} |
| string bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass | :: |
| string instrumentalist {n} (string instrumentalist) SEE: string player | :: |
| string player {n} (string instrument player) | :: stryker {m} |
| string quartet {n} (group of four string players) | :: strykekvartett {m}; strykekvartett {m} |
| string quartet {n} (composition for four string players) | :: strykekvartett {m}; strykekvartett {m} |
| string theory {n} (candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles) | :: strengteori; strengeteori |
| string trimmer {n} (garden implement) | :: gresstrimmer {m} |
| strip {n} (long, thin piece of land or material) | :: strimmel {m}, stripe {m} {f}; strimmel {m}, stripe {f} |
| strip {n} (short for landing strip, see also translations for landing strip) | :: stripe {m} {f}; stripe {f} |
| stripe {n} (long straight region of a colour) | :: stripe {f}; stripe {f} |
| striped hyena {n} (Hyaena hyaena) | :: stripehyene {m} |
| stripper {n} (one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner) | :: stripperske {f}; stripper {m}; strippar {m} |
| striptease {n} (arousing act) | :: striptease {m} |
| strive {v} (to try to achieve) | :: streve |
| stroboscope {n} (instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals) | :: stroboskop {n}; stroboskop {n} |
| stroke {n} (blow) | :: slag {n} |
| stroke {n} (single movement with a tool) | :: slag {n} |
| stroke {n} (- golf: single act of striking the ball) | :: slag {n} |
| stroke {n} (- tennis: single act of striking the ball) | :: slag {n} |
| stroke {n} (- rowing: movement of an oar or paddle through water) | :: tak {n} |
| stroke {n} (- act of striking with a weapon) | :: slag {n} |
| stroke {n} (streak made with a brush) | :: strøk {n}; strøk {n} |
| stroke {n} (time when a clock strikes) | :: slag {n} |
| stroke {n} (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted) | :: slag {n}; hjerneslag {n}; hjerneslag {n} |
| stroke {n} (- slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| stroke {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stroke {n} (throb or beat of the heart) SEE: heartbeat | :: |
| stroll {n} (wandering on foot) | :: rusletur {m}, spasertur {m} |
| stroll {v} (wander on foot) | :: rusle, slentre, spasere |
| stroller {n} (seat on wheels used to transport babies) | :: vogn {m} {f}, barnevogn {m} {f} |
| strong {adj} (capable of producing great physical force) | :: sterk |
| strong {adj} (fast moving water) | :: sterk |
| strong {adj} (highly stimulating to the senses) | :: sterk |
| strong {adj} (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor) | :: sterk |
| strong {adj} (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient) | :: sterk |
| strong {adj} (having a high alcoholic content) | :: sterk |
| strong {adj} (grammar: irregular) | :: sterk |
| strong as an ox {adj} (very strong and powerful) | :: sterk som en bjørn, sterk som en okse |
| strongbox {n} (sturdy box with a lock) SEE: safe | :: |
| strontium {n} (chemical element) | :: strontium {n} |
| strophic {adj} (using or containing strophes) | :: strofisk |
| structure {n} (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) | :: struktur {m} |
| strudel {n} (layered pastry) | :: strudel {m} |
| struggle {n} (strife, effort) | :: kamp {m}, dragkamp {m}; kamp {m}, dragkamp {m} |
| struggle {v} (to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight) | :: slåss, kjempe, slite streve |
| strychnine {n} (very toxic, colourless, crystalline alkaloid) | :: stryknin {m}; stryknin {m} |
| stubborn {adj} (refusing to move or change one's opinion) | :: sta, vrangvillig; sta, hardnakket |
| stud {n} (animal breeding place) | :: stutteri {n} |
| student {n} (person who studies a subject) | :: student {m}; student {m} |
| student {n} (person enrolled at a university) | :: student {m}; student {m} |
| student {n} (schoolchild, pupil, person attending school) SEE: schoolchild | :: |
| studio {n} (artist’s or photographer’s workshop) | :: studio {n}, atelier {n}; studio {n}, atelier {n} |
| studio {n} (place where radio or television programs, records or films are made) | :: studio {n}; studio {n} |
| study {v} (to revise/review materials) | :: studere, lære |
| study {v} (to acquire knowledge) | :: studere |
| study {n} (mental effort to acquire knowledge) | :: studium {n}, studie {m}; studium {n}, studie {m} |
| study {n} (room) | :: arbeidsrom {?} |
| study {n} (act of studying or examining) SEE: examination | :: |
| study tour {n} (study trip) | :: studiereise {m} {f}; studiereise {f} |
| stuff {n} (miscellaneous items; things) | :: ting, saker {p} |
| stuff {n} (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object) | :: stoff {n}, materiale {n} |
| stuff {n} (substitution for trivial details) | :: ting, saker |
| stuff {v} (to fill by crowding into) | :: stappe, fylle |
| stuffed animal {n} (soft toy in the form of an animal) | :: bamse {m}, kosedyr {n}, tøydyr {n}; kosedyr {n} |
| stumble across {v} (to come across by accident; to discover by accident) | :: snuble over |
| stumble on {v} (to come across by accident; to discover by accident) | :: snuble over |
| stumble upon {v} (to come across by accident; to discover by accident) | :: snuble over |
| stump {n} (remains of something that has been cut off) | :: stump {m} |
| stun {v} (to incapacitate) | :: svimeslå, lamslå, lamme |
| stunt {n} (dangerous feat) | :: stunt {n}; stunt {n} |
| stunted {adj} (prevented from growing or developing) | :: kortvokst |
| stuntman {n} (one who performs stunts) | :: stuntmann {m}; stuntmann {m} |
| stupid {adj} (lacking in intelligence) | :: dum |
| sturgeon {n} (fish of family Acipenseridae) | :: stør {m} |
| stutter {v} (to speak with spasmodic repetition) SEE: stammer | :: |
| sty {n} (inflammation) SEE: stye | :: |
| sty {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder | :: |
| stye {n} (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid) | :: byggkorn |
| style {n} (sharp stick for writing) SEE: stylus | :: |
| style {n} (gnomon or pin of a sundial) SEE: gnomon | :: |
| style {n} (legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person) | :: tiltaleform {m} |
| style {n} (manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art) | :: stil |
| style {v} (to create a style for someone) | :: stilisere |
| style {v} (to call or give a name or title) | :: tiltale |
| stylist {n} (hairdresser) SEE: hairdresser | :: |
| stylistic {adj} (of or pertaining to style) | :: stilistisk; stilistisk |
| stylus {n} (tool for writing on clay tablets) | :: stylus {m}; stylus {m} |
| stylus {n} (phonograph needle) | :: stift {m}; stift {m} |
| stylus {n} (pen for writing on touch-sensitive screen) | :: pekepenn {m}; peikepenn {m} |
| stylus {n} (tool for writing Braille) | :: pren {m}; pren {m} |
| stymie {v} (to thwart or stump) | :: dekke, sette i en vanskelig stilling; dekkje, setje i ei vanskeleg stilling |
| Styx {prop} (river of the underworld) | :: Styx |
| suave {adj} (charming, confident and elegant) | :: distingvert |
| sub- {prefix} (under, beneath) | :: under-; under- |
| sub- {prefix} (subsidiary, secondary) | :: under-; under- |
| subarctic {adj} (of, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic) | :: subarktisk; subarktisk |
| subcommittee {n} (committee within a committee) | :: underkomité {m}, underkomite {m}; underkomité {m}, underkomite {m} |
| subconsciously {adv} (below the level of conscious awareness) | :: underbevisst |
| subconsciousness {n} (state of being subconscious) | :: underbevissthet {m} {f} |
| subcontinent {n} (large landmass) | :: subkontinent {n}; subkontinent {n} |
| subculture {n} (portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features) | :: subkultur {m}, delkultur {m}; subkultur {m}, delkultur {m} |
| subcutaneous {adj} (pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin) | :: subkutan; subkutan |
| subduction {n} (process of one tectonic plate being pushed beneath another) | :: subduksjon {m}; subduksjon {m} |
| subgroup {n} (group within a larger group) | :: undergruppe {m} {f}; undergruppe {f} |
| subhuman {n} (untermensch) | :: undermenneske {n}; undermenneske {n} |
| subject {adj} (placed under the power of another) | :: underlagt |
| subject {n} (main topic) | :: emne {n}, tema {n} |
| subject {n} (citizen in a monarchy) | :: undersått {m}; undersått {m} |
| subject {n} (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) | :: undersått {m}; undersått {m} |
| subjectivism {n} | :: subjektivisme |
| subjectivity {n} (state of being subjective) | :: subjektivitet {m}; subjektivitet {m} |
| subjugate {v} (to forcibly impose obedience or servitude) | :: underkue, underlegge |
| subjunctive {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| subjunctive mode {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| subjunctive mood {n} (subjunctive mood) | :: konjunktiv {m} |
| submarine {n} (undersea boat) | :: ubåt {m}, undervannsbåt {m}; ubåt {m}, undervassbåt {m} |
| submenu {n} (secondary menu available through another menu) | :: undermeny {m}; undermeny {m} |
| submerged {adj} (underwater) | :: neddykket |
| submersible {adj} (able to be submerged) | :: nedsenkbar |
| subproduct {n} (byproduct) SEE: byproduct | :: |
| subscribe {v} (to sign up to receive a publication) | :: abonnere; abonnere |
| subscribe {v} (to pay for the provision of a service) | :: abonnere; abonere |
| subscribe {v} (to sign as token of consent or attestation) | :: underskrive, undertegne; underskrive, undertegne |
| subscriber {n} (a person who subscribes to a publication or a service) | :: abonnent {m}; abonnent {m} |
| subscript {n} (a type of lettering form) | :: senket skrift |
| subscription {n} (access to a resource for a period of time) | :: abonnement {n}; abonnement {n} |
| subsequent {adj} (following in time) | :: påfølgende |
| subsequently {adv} (subsequently) | :: deretter, senere |
| subsidiary {adj} (auxiliary or supplemental) | :: subsidiær |
| subsistent {adj} (inherent) SEE: inherent | :: |
| subspecies {n} (rank in the classification of organisms) | :: underart {m} {f}; underart {m} {f} |
| substance {n} (physical matter; material, see also: matter) | :: substans {m}, masse {m} |
| substance {n} (essential part) | :: substans {m} |
| substance {n} (material possessions) | :: formue {m} |
| substance {n} (drugs) | :: narkotika; narkotika {n}, stoff {n}, substans {m} |
| substance abuse {n} (overindulgence in a drug) | :: rusmisbruk {m} {n} |
| substantial {adj} | :: vesentlig |
| substantially {adv} (in a strong substantial manner; considerably) | :: i alt vesentligt, vesentligen |
| substantially {adv} (to a great extent; in essence; essentially) | :: i alt vesentligt, vesentligen |
| substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| substitute {v} (to substitute) SEE: replace | :: |
| substitution {n} (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) | :: substitusjon {m}; substitusjon {m} |
| substitution {n} (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) | :: substitusjon {m}; substitusjon {m} |
| substrate {n} (the material or substance on which an enzyme acts) | :: substrat {n}; substrat {n} |
| substratum {n} (a layer that lies underneath another) | :: substrat {n}; substrat {n} |
| subtitle {n} (heading below a title) | :: undertittel {m}; undertittel {m} |
| subtitle {n} (textual versions of the dialog in films) | :: undertekst {m} {f}; undertekst {m} {f} |
| subtract {v} (to remove or reduce) | :: subtrahere, trekke fra |
| subtraction {n} (process) | :: subtraksjon {m}; subtraksjon {m} |
| subtraction {n} (calculation) | :: subtraksjon {m}; subtraksjon {m} |
| subtropical {adj} (further from the equator than the tropical regions) | :: subtropisk; subtropisk |
| suburb {n} (area on the periphery of a city or large town) | :: forstad {m}; forstad {m} |
| subway {n} (underground railway) | :: tunnelbane {m}, T-bane {m}, metro {c}, undergrunnsbane {m}; tunnelbane {m} |
| subway {n} (underground walkway) | :: gangtunnel {m}; gangtunnel {m} |
| subzero {adj} (sub-zero) SEE: sub-zero | :: |
| sub-zero {adj} ((of a temperature) below 0°C) | :: minusgrader {m-p} |
| success {n} (achievement of one's aim or goal) | :: suksess {m}; suksess {m} |
| success {n} (person who achieves his or her goals) | :: suksess {m}; suksess {m} |
| successful {adj} (resulting in success) | :: vellykket; vellukka |
| succession {n} (following in sequence) | :: suksesjon {m}; suksesjon {m} |
| successive {adj} (in a series) | :: suksessiv |
| successor {n} (person or thing that immediately follows another) | :: etterkommer {m}, etterfølger {m}, oppfølger {m}; etterkomar {m}, etterkommar {m}, etterfylgjar {m}, etterfølgar {m}, etterfølgjar {m}, oppfylgjar {m}, oppfølgar {m}, oppfølgjar {m} |
| success story {n} (anecdotal evidence) | :: suksesshistorie {m} {f}; suksesshistorie {f} |
| success story {n} (successful person or thing) | :: suksesshistorie {m} {f}; suksesshistorie {f} |
| succinct {adj} (brief and to the point) | :: konsis |
| such as {prep} (for example) SEE: for example | :: |
| such is life {phrase} (used to express the acceptance of misfortune) | :: sånn er livet |
| suck {v} (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc)) | :: suge |
| suck {v} (colloquial: term of general disparagement) | :: suge |
| suck {n} (sycophant) SEE: sycophant | :: |
| sucrose {n} (a disaccharide) | :: sukrose {m}; sukrose {m} |
| suction {n} (the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another) | :: suging |
| suction cup {n} (cup using suction as an adhesive) | :: sugekopp {m}; sugekopp {m} |
| Sudan {prop} (Republic of Sudan) | :: Sudan; Sudan |
| Sudanese {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language) | :: sudansk; sudansk |
| Sudanese {n} (person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent) | :: sudaner {m}; sudanar {m} |
| sudden {n} (surprise) SEE: surprise | :: |
| suddenly {adv} (happening quickly and with little or no warning) | :: plutselig, med ett |
| Sudetenland {prop} (region in Czechia) | :: Sudetenland {?}, Sudetttyskland {?} |
| sudorific {adj} (in a state of perspiration) SEE: sweaty | :: |
| sue {v} (to file a legal action) | :: saksøke; saksøkje |
| Suez Canal {prop} (canal) | :: Suezkanalen |
| suffer {v} (undergo hardship) | :: lide |
| suffer {v} (feel pain) | :: lide |
| suffer {v} (become worse) | :: forverre; lide |
| suffer from {v} (have a disease or condition) | :: lide |
| suffering {n} (condition) | :: lidelse {m}; liding {f} |
| suffice {v} (be enough, sufficient, adequate) | :: rekke; holde; halde |
| suffix {n} (morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning) | :: suffiks {n}; suffiks {n} |
| suffix {v} (append (something) to the end of something else) | :: suffigere |
| suffragette {n} (female supporter of women's right to vote) | :: suffragette {m} {f}; suffragette {f} |
| suffragist {n} (suffragette) SEE: suffragette | :: |
| sugar {n} (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink) | :: sukker {n} |
| sugar {n} (any of a series of carbohydrates used by organisms to store energy) | :: sukker {n} |
| sugar {n} (generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc) | :: sukker {n} |
| sugar {n} (term of endearment) | :: kjære {m} |
| sugar {n} | :: sukker |
| sugar beet {n} (type of beet) | :: sukkerbete {m} {f}, sukkerroe {m}; sukkerbete {m} {f}, sukkerroe {m} {f} |
| sugar cane {n} (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) | :: sukkerrør {n}; sukkerrøyr {n} |
| sugarcoat {v} (give a falsely pleasant appearance) | :: rosemale |
| sugarfree {adj} (sugar-free) SEE: sugar-free | :: |
| sugar-free {adj} (not containing sugar) | :: sukkerfri; sukkerfri |
| sugar-loaf {n} (conical block of sugar) | :: sukkertopp {m}; sukkertopp {m} |
| Sugarloaf Mountain {prop} (rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro) | :: Sukkertoppen {m}; Sukkertoppen {m} |
| sugar-sweet {adj} (sweet like sugar) | :: sukkersøt; sukkersøt |
| sugary {adj} (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) | :: sukkerholdig |
| suggest {v} (to imply but stop short of saying directly) | :: antyde; antyde |
| suggest {v} (to ask for without demanding) | :: foreslå; foreslå, føreslå |
| suggest {v} (to recommend) | :: foreslå |
| suggestion {n} (something suggested) | :: forslag {n} |
| suicide {n} (instance of killing oneself) | :: selvmord {n} |
| suicide {n} (person who has killed himself/herself, is killing (is attempting/has attempted to kill) himself/herself) | :: selvmord {n}, selvmordsoffer {n} |
| suicide {adj} (to kill oneself intentionally) SEE: commit suicide | :: |
| suicide bomber {n} (one who carries explosives) | :: selvmordsbomber {m}, sjølmordsbomber {m}; sjølvmordsbombar {m} |
| suicide victim {n} (a person who has committed suicide) | :: selvmordsoffer {n} |
| suit {n} (set of clothes) | :: dress {m}, drakt {m} {f}; dress {m} |
| suit {n} (single garment that covers the whole body) | :: drakt {m} {f}; drakt {f} |
| suit {n} (card games: set of cards distinguished by color and emblems) | :: farge {n}; farge {n}, kortfarge {n} |
| suitable {adj} (appropriate to a certain occasion) | :: passende, egnet |
| suitcase {n} (large piece of luggage) | :: koffert {m} |
| suite {n} (retinue or company of attendants) | :: suite {m}; suite {m} |
| suite {n} (group of connected rooms) | :: suite {m}; suite {m} |
| suite {n} (musical form pre-dating the sonata) | :: suite {m}; suite {m} |
| suite {n} (selection of music from a larger work) | :: suite {m}; suite {m} |
| sulfur {n} (element) | :: svovel {m} |
| sulfur mustard {n} (mustard gas) SEE: mustard gas | :: |
| sulk {v} (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) | :: å furte |
| sulky {adj} (gloomy) | :: sur |
| sulky {n} (two-wheeled cart) | :: sulky {m} |
| sullen {adj} (sulky) SEE: sulky | :: |
| sullen {adj} (dismal) | :: muggen, utilfreds, trist |
| sultan {n} (ruler) | :: sultan {m}; sultan {m} |
| sultanate {n} (state ruled by a sultan) | :: sultanat {n}; sultanat {n} |
| sultry {adj} (hot and humid) | :: lummer |
| sum {n} (quantity obtained by addition or aggregation) | :: sum {m}; sum {m} |
| sum {n} (arithmetic problem) | :: sum |
| sum {n} (quantity of money) | :: sum {m} |
| sum {n} (summary) SEE: summary | :: |
| sum {n} (summit) SEE: summit | :: |
| sumac {n} (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.) | :: sumakslekta; sumakslekta |
| Sumerian {prop} (language) | :: sumerisk språk |
| summary {n} (condensed presentation) | :: resumé {n}; oppsummering {m} {f}, sammendrag {n}; oppsummering {f} |
| summer {n} (hottest season) | :: sommer; sommar, sumar |
| summer camp {n} (institution devoted to housing and entertaining children) | :: sommerleir |
| summerlike {adj} (resembling or characteristic of summer.) | :: sommerlig |
| summer solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun) | :: sommersolverv {n}; sumarsolkverv {m}, sommarsolkverv {m} |
| summertime {n} (the period or season of summer) | :: sommertid {m} {f}; sommartid {f} |
| summit {n} (gathering of leaders) | :: toppmøte {n}; toppmøte {n} |
| summon {v} (to ask someone to come) | :: tilkalle |
| sumo {n} (form of wrestling) | :: sumo {m}; sumo {m} |
| sumptuous {adj} (magnificent, luxurious, splendid) | :: overdådig, praktfull, storslagen, kostelig |
| sun {prop} (the star around which the Earth revolves, see also: Sun) | :: sol {m} {f}; sol {f} |
| sun {n} (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) | :: sol |
| Sun {prop} (star) | :: Sol {m} {f}, Solen {m} {f} ; Sola |
| sunbathing {n} (act of lying in the sun) | :: solbading {m} {f}; solbading {f} |
| sunbeam {n} (narrow, intense ray of sunlight) | :: solstråle {m}; solstråle {m} |
| Sunday {n} (day of the week) | :: søndag {m}; søndag {m}, sundag {m} |
| Sunday driver {n} (one who drives slowly) | :: søndagskjører {m} |
| sunderling {adv} (separately) SEE: separately | :: |
| sundew {n} (group of insectivorous plants) | :: soldogg |
| sundial {n} (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) | :: solur {n}; solur {n} |
| sundown {n} (sunset) SEE: sunset | :: |
| sunfish {n} (fish of the family Molidae) | :: månefisk, klumpfisk |
| sunflower {n} (flower) | :: solsikke {n} |
| sunflower seed {n} (seed of a sunflower) | :: solsikkefrø {n} {p}; solsikkefrø {n} {p} |
| sunglasses {n} (tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun) | :: solbriller |
| sunhat {n} (a hat to protect from the sun) | :: solhatt {m}; solhatt {m} |
| sunlight {n} (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) | :: sollys {n}; solljos {n}, sollys {n} |
| sunny side up {adv} (type of fried egg) | :: speileg |
| sun protection factor {n} (an indication of how long a sunscreen remains effective) | :: solfaktor {m}; solfaktor {m} |
| sunray {n} (sunbeam) SEE: sunbeam | :: |
| sunrise {n} (time of day) | :: soloppgang {m}, solrenning {m} {f}; soloppgang {m}, solrenning {f} |
| sunrise {n} (sky changing color) | :: soloppgang {m} |
| sunroof {n} (opening in a vehicle roof) | :: takluke {m} {f}; takluke {f} |
| sunscreen {n} (cream that protects the skin from the sun) | :: solkrem {m}; solkrem {m} |
| sunset {n} (time of day) | :: solnedgang {m} |
| sunshade {n} (something to keep the sun off) | :: solskjerm {m}; solskjerm {m} |
| sunshine {n} (direct rays of the sun) | :: solskinn {n}; solskin {n} |
| sunshine {n} (location on which the sun's rays fall) | :: sol {m}, solskinn {n} |
| sunspot {n} (region on the sun's surface) | :: solflekk {m} |
| suntanned {adj} (having a suntan) SEE: tanned | :: |
| sunup {n} (time of day) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| sunup {n} (change in color of sky) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| super {adj} (better than usual) | :: super |
| supercilious {adj} (showing contemptuous indifference) | :: hovmodig |
| supercilium {n} (arch of hair) SEE: eyebrow | :: |
| superconductive {adj} (exhibiting or relating to superconductivity) | :: superledende |
| superconductor {n} (a substance) | :: superleder {m}, supraleder {m}; superleiar {m}, supraleiar {m} |
| supercontinent {n} (very large continent in the Earth's past) | :: superkontinent {c} |
| superellipse {n} (a type of closed curve) | :: superellipse {m}; superellipse {m} |
| superfluous {adj} (excess of what is sufficient) | :: overflødig; overflødig |
| superglue {n} (very strong glue) | :: superlim {n} |
| superheater {n} (component of boiler system) | :: overheter {m} |
| superionic {adj} | :: superionisk |
| superior {adj} (higher in rank or quality) | :: overlegen; overlegen |
| superiority {n} (the state of being superior) | :: overlegenhet {m} {f} |
| superlative {n} (highest degree of something) | :: superlativ |
| superlative {n} (form of adjective expressing "most") | :: superlativ {m} |
| superlative {n} (adjective used to praise) | :: superlativ {n} |
| superlinear {adj} (describing a function that eventually grows faster than any linear one) | :: superlineær |
| Superman {prop} (a fictional character with superhuman powers) | :: Supermann |
| supermarket {n} (store) | :: supermarked {n}; supermarknad {m} |
| supermodel {n} (famous fashion model) | :: supermodell |
| supernal {adj} (pertaining to heaven or to the sky) | :: hinsides, overjordisk, som kommer fra det høye, guddommelig, himmelsk |
| supernatural {adj} (above nature) | :: overnaturlig; overnaturleg |
| supernova {n} (exploding star) | :: supernova; supernova |
| supernumerary {n} (extra or walk-on in a play or movie) SEE: walk-on | :: |
| superpartner {n} (particle) | :: superpartner {m} |
| superphosphate {n} (fertiliser) | :: superfosfat {n}; superfosfat {n} |
| superpower {n} (sovereign state) | :: supermakt {m} {f}; supermakt {f} |
| superscript {n} (a type of lettering form) | :: hevet skrift |
| supersede {v} (take the place of) | :: avløse |
| supersonic {adj} (greater than the speed of sound) | :: supersonisk; supersonisk |
| superstition {n} (a belief that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way) | :: overtru |
| superstitious {adj} (susceptible to superstitions) | :: overtroisk |
| superstructure {n} (nautical: structure above deck) | :: overbygg {n}, overbygning {m} {f}; overbygg {n}, overbygning {f} |
| supervisor {n} (a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group etc.) | :: oppsynsmann {m}; oppsynsmann {m} |
| supper {n} (food before going to bed) | :: kveldsmat {m}, nattmat {m} |
| supper {n} (dinner at night) | :: aftensmat, kveldsmat {m} |
| supple {adj} (pliant, easy to bend) | :: bøyelig |
| supple {adj} (lithe and agile when moving and bending) | :: smidig |
| supple {adj} (compliant) | :: føyelig, bøyelig |
| supple {v} (to make or become supple) | :: mykne |
| supplement {n} (something added) | :: tillegg, supplement {n}; supplement {n} |
| supplement {n} (extension to a document or publication) | :: supplement {n}; supplement {n} |
| supplement {n} (additional section of a newspaper) | :: supplement {n}; supplement {n} |
| supplement {n} (vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound) | :: tilskudd, supplement {n}; supplement {n} |
| supplementary {adj} (additional) | :: supplerende |
| suppleness {n} (the quality of being supple) | :: smidighet {m} {f} |
| suppletion {n} ((grammar) the use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking) | :: suppletivisme {m}; suppletivisme {m} |
| supply {n} (act of supplying) | :: forsyning {m} {f}; forsyning {f} |
| supply {n} (amount supplied) | :: forsyning {m} {f}; forsyning {f} |
| supply and demand {n} (economic model of pricing) | :: tilbud og etterspørsel |
| supply chain {n} (system of organisations, people, etc.) | :: leverandørkjede {m} {f}; leverandørkjede {f} |
| supply vessel {n} (ship used to transport supplies) | :: forsyningsskip {n}; forsyningsskip {n} |
| support {n} (something which supports) | :: støtte |
| support {n} (financial or other help) | :: bistand; oppslutning {m} {f} ; oppslutning {f} |
| suppose {v} (conclude; believe) | :: anta, formode |
| suppose {v} (theorize; hypothesize) | :: anta, forutsette |
| supposedly {adv} (as a matter of supposition) | :: visstnok, angivelig |
| supreme court {n} (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) | :: høyesterett {m}, høgsterett {m}; høgsterett {m} |
| Supreme Leader {n} (head of state of Iran) | :: Øverste leder |
| sura {n} (chapter of the Qur'an) | :: sura; sura |
| sure {adj} (certain in one's knowledge or belief) | :: sikker |
| surely {adv} (without fail) | :: sikkert |
| surely {adv} (certainly, undoubtedly) | :: sikkert |
| surely {adv} (with confidence) | :: trygt, sikkert |
| surety {n} (certainty) SEE: certainty | :: |
| surface {n} (up-side of a flat object) | :: overflate {f} {m}, dekke {n}; overflate {f}, dekke {n} |
| surface area {n} (total area on surface of figure) | :: overflateareal {n}; overflateareal {n} |
| surface tension {n} (the effect on the surface of a liquid) | :: overflatespenning {m} {f}; overflatespenning {f} |
| surface water {n} (water collecting on the ground or in a body of water) | :: overflatevann {n} |
| surgeon {n} (doctor who performs surgery) | :: kirurg {m} |
| surgeonfish {n} (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) | :: kirurgfisk |
| surgery {n} (procedure involving major incisions) | :: operasjon {m} |
| surgery {n} (medical specialty) | :: kirurgi {m} |
| surgical mask {n} (mask worn to catch bacteria) | :: medisinsk munnbind {n}, munnbind {n} |
| Suriname {prop} (country) | :: Surinam |
| Surinamese {n} (person from Suriname) | :: surinamer {m}; surinamar {m} |
| Surinamese {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Suriname) | :: surinamsk; surinamsk |
| surjective {adj} (of, relating, or being a surjection) | :: surjektiv; surjektiv |
| surmise {v} (to imagine or suspect) | :: formode, gjette |
| surmount {v} (to get over; to overcome) | :: overvinne |
| surname {n} (name that indicates family) | :: navn {n}, etternavn {n}, familienavn {n}, slektsnavn {n}; namn {n}, etternamn {n}, familienamn {n}, slektsnamn {n} |
| surpass {v} (to exceed) | :: overgå; overgå |
| surplus {adj} (being a surplus) | :: overflødig; overflødig |
| surprise {n} (something not expected) | :: overraskelse {m}; overrasking |
| surprise {n} (attributively: that is unexpected) | :: overrasknings- {m}, overraskelses- |
| surprise {n} (feeling that something unexpected has happened) | :: overraskelse {m} |
| surprise {v} (cause (someone) to feel surprise) | :: overraske |
| surprise {v} (do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise) | :: overraske |
| surprise {v} (to take unawares, to come on to something unexpectedly) | :: overrumple, overraske, ta på sengen |
| surprising {adj} (that is or are a surprise) | :: overraskende |
| surprisingly {adv} (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) | :: overraskende |
| surrealism {n} (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) | :: surrealisme |
| surreptitious {adj} (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) | :: skjult, dulgt, fordekt, hemmelig |
| surreptitiously {adv} (in a surreptitious manner) | :: i smug, i skjul, i løyndom |
| surrogacy {n} (surrogate motherhood) | :: surrogati {m}; surrogati {m} |
| surrogate mother {n} (woman who gives birth to a child not her own) | :: surrogatmor {m} {f}; surrogatmor {f} |
| surround {v} (surround, fence in) SEE: enclose | :: |
| surrounding {adj} (which surrounds something) | :: omkringliggende |
| surroundings {n} (area surrounding someone or something) | :: omgivelser {m-p} |
| surströmming {n} (traditional Swedish delicacy made from fermented Baltic herring) | :: surstrømming {m}; surstrømming {m} |
| surveillance {n} (observation of individuals or groups of individuals) | :: oppsikt {m}, overvåking {m} {f}, overvåkning {m} {f} |
| surveillance camera {n} (CCTV camera) | :: overvåkningskamera |
| survey {n} (an examination) | :: undersøkelse {m} |
| survival of the fittest {n} (natural selection) | :: den sterkeste overlever |
| survive {v} (person: continue to live) | :: overleve; overleve |
| survive {v} (object, concept: continue to exist) | :: overleve |
| survive {v} (live longer than) | :: overleve, leve lenger enn |
| survivor {n} (one who survives) | :: overlever {m} |
| Susan {prop} (female given name) | :: Susanne |
| Susanna {prop} (female given name) SEE: Susan | :: |
| Susanna {prop} (biblical character) | :: Susanna |
| sushi {n} (Japanese dish) | :: sushi |
| suspend {v} (To halt temporarily) | :: suspendere |
| suspend {v} (To hang freely) | :: henge |
| suspend {v} (To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event) | :: avbryte |
| suspender {n} (an item used hold up trousers) | :: buksesele {m}; buksesele {m} |
| suspender {n} (item used to hold up stocking) | :: strømpeholder {m} |
| suspenders {n} (trouser supporter) SEE: suspender | :: |
| suspenders {n} (stocking supporter) SEE: garter | :: |
| suspension {n} (vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile) | :: fjæring {m} {f}, hjuloppheng {n}; hjuloppheng {n} |
| suspension bridge {n} (bridge where the deck or roadway is suspended from cables) | :: hengebro {m} {f}, hengebru {m} {f}; hengebru {f}, hengjebru {f} |
| suspicion {n} (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) | :: mistanke {m} |
| suspicion {n} (condition of being suspected) | :: mistanke {m} |
| suspicion {n} (slight indication) | :: mistanke {m} |
| suspicious {adj} (arousing suspicion) | :: suspekt; mistenkelig; mistenkjeleg |
| suspicious {adj} (distrustful) | :: mistenksom; mistenksam |
| suspiciously {adv} (In a manner suggesting suspicion) | :: mistenkelig |
| suspiciously {adv} (to a degree that makes one suspect something) | :: mistenkelig |
| sustain {v} (to maintain something) | :: opprettholde |
| sustainability {n} (ability to sustain something) | :: bærekraft {f} {c}; berekraft {f} |
| sustainability {n} (ecological sense) | :: bærekraft {m} {f} |
| sustainable {adj} (able to be sustained) | :: bærekraftig |
| sustainable {adj} (able to be sustained: environmental term) | :: bærekraftig |
| sutra {n} (a rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy) | :: sutra {m} |
| sutra {n} (a scriptural narrative) | :: sutra {m} |
| Svalbard {prop} (islands north east of Greenland) | :: Svalbard; Svalbard |
| svarabhakti {n} (epenthesis of a vowel) | :: svarabhakti {m}; svarabhakti {m} |
| Swahili {n} (language) | :: swahili {m}; swahili {m} |
| swallow {v} (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) | :: svelge; svelgje |
| swallow {v} (to take in, to consume) | :: sluke; sluke |
| swallow {v} (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) | :: svelge; svelgje |
| swallow {v} (to believe or accept) | :: sluke; sluke |
| swallow {n} (a chasm or abyss) | :: avgrunn {m}, svelg {n}; avgrunn {m}, svelg {n} |
| swallow {n} (amount swallowed) | :: svelg {m}; svelg {m} |
| swallow {n} (bird) | :: svale {m} {f}; svale {f} |
| swamp {n} (type of wetland) | :: sump {m}, myr {m} {f}; sump {m}, myr {f} |
| swan {n} (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus) | :: svane {m} {f}; svane {f} |
| swanling {n} (baby swan, young swan) SEE: cygnet | :: |
| swan song {n} (a final performance) | :: svanesang {m}; svanesong {m} |
| swarm {n} (large number of insects) | :: sverm {m}, bisverm {m}; sverm {m}, bisverm {m} |
| swarthy {adj} (dark) SEE: dark | :: |
| swarthy {adj} (dark-skinned) SEE: dark-skinned | :: |
| swashbuckler {n} (a swordsman or fencer) | :: sabelrasler {m} |
| swashbuckling {adj} (adventurous) | :: sabelraslende, spennende |
| swastika {n} (a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle) | :: hakekors {n}, svastika {m}; hakekors {n}, hakekross {m}, svastika {m} |
| sway {n} (The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon) | :: svai {m} |
| sway {v} (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock) | :: svaie |
| sway {v} (to move or wield with the hand) | :: svinge |
| Swazi {n} (person from Swaziland) | :: swazilender {m}, swazilending {m}; swazilendar {m}, swazilending {m} |
| Swazi {n} (person of Swazi descent) | :: swazi {m}; swazi {m} |
| Swazi {prop} (Bantu language) | :: swati {m}, swazi {m}; swati {m}, swazi {m} |
| Swazi {adj} (pertaining to Swaziland) | :: swazilandsk; swazilandsk |
| Swaziland {prop} (Kingdom of Swaziland, see also: eSwatini) | :: Swaziland; Swaziland |
| swear {v} (to take an oath) | :: sverge; sverja, sverje |
| swear {v} (to curse, to use offensive language) | :: banne, sverge, sverte; banna, banne, sverta, sverte, sverja, sverje |
| swear word {n} (impolite or offensive taboo word) | :: ed {m}, kraftuttrykk {n}; kraftuttrykk {n}, banneord {n}; bannord {n} |
| sweat {n} (fluid that exits the body through pores) | :: svette {m} {f}; sveitte {m} |
| sweat {v} (to emit sweat) | :: svette; sveitte |
| sweater {n} (similar garment worn for warmth) | :: genser {m}; genser {m} |
| sweating {n} (bodily process) | :: transpirasjon; transpirasjon |
| sweat like a pig {v} (sweat profusely) | :: svette som en gris |
| sweatshop {n} (factory) | :: utbyttingsbedrift {m} |
| sweaty {adj} (covered in sweat) | :: svettig |
| swede {n} (turnip) SEE: turnip | :: |
| swede {n} (yellow root of Brassica napus) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| swede {n} (plant) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| Swede {n} (person from Sweden or of Swedish descent) | :: svenske {m}; svenske {m} |
| Sweden {prop} (Scandinavian country) | :: Sverige {n}; Sverige {n} |
| Swedenborgianism {n} (Christian denomination influenced by Swedenborg) | :: swedenborgianisme {m}; swedenborgianisme {m} |
| Swedish {prop} (language) | :: svensk {m}; svensk {m} |
| Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to Sweden) | :: svensk; svensk |
| Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swedish language) | :: svensk; svensk |
| Swedish turnip {n} (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| Swedophone {adj} (Swedish-speaking) | :: svenskspråklig, svensktalende; svensktalande, svenskspråkleg |
| sweep {v} (to clean using a broom or brush) | :: feie |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant taste) | :: søt |
| sweet {adj} (having a taste of sugar) | :: søt |
| sweet {adj} (containing a sweetening ingredient) | :: sukkertilsatt |
| sweet {adj} (of a wine: retaining a portion of sugar) | :: søt |
| sweet {adj} (not having a salty taste) | :: usaltet, fersk |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant smell) | :: søtlig |
| sweet {adj} (not decaying, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale) | :: fersk |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant sound) | :: vakker |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasing disposition) | :: snill, vennlig |
| sweet {adj} (having a helpful disposition) | :: hjelpsom, vennlig |
| sweet {adj} (free from excessive unwanted substances) | :: ren |
| sweet {n} (food eaten for dessert) SEE: dessert | :: |
| sweet {n} (basic taste sensation induced by sugar) SEE: sweetness | :: |
| sweet corn {n} (corn suitable for eating by humans) | :: sukkermais {m}; sukkermais {m} |
| sweet dreams {phrase} (sweet dreams) | :: søte drømmer |
| sweetener {n} (food additive) | :: søtningsmiddel {n}, søtningsstoff {n}, søtstoff {n}; søtstoff {n} |
| sweetheart {n} (darling) SEE: darling | :: |
| sweetie {n} (sweetheart) | :: søtnos |
| sweetmeat {n} (sweet delicacy) | :: søtsaker {p} |
| sweetness {n} (condition of being sweet or sugary) | :: sødme {m}, søthet {m} {f}; søtleik {m} |
| sweet pea {n} (flowering plant) | :: erteblomst {m} |
| sweet pepper {n} (fruit) SEE: bell pepper | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (yam) SEE: yam | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (tuber) | :: søtpotet {m} |
| sweets {n} (confectionery, candy) | :: godteri {n}, snop {n}; godteri {n}, snop {n} |
| sweetwater {n} (fresh water) SEE: fresh water | :: |
| swell {v} (intransitive: to become bigger, especially due to being engorged) | :: svelle, svulme; svelle, svulme |
| swell {n} (series of waves, lasting after the wind has ceased) | :: dønning {m}; dønning {m} |
| swift {n} (bird) | :: seiler {m}; seglar {m} |
| swim {v} (move through water) | :: svømme; symja, symje, svømma |
| swim {n} (act or instance of swimming) | :: svømmetur {m} |
| swim cap {n} (cap worn by swimmers) | :: badehette {m} {f}; badehette {f} |
| swimmer {n} (one who swims) | :: svømmer {m} |
| swimming {n} (human activity of moving oneself through water) | :: svømming {m} {f}; symjing {f} |
| swimming costume {n} (garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| swimming goggles {n} (goggles for protecting the eyes in the water) | :: svømmebrille {m} {f} |
| swimming pool {n} (pool for swimming) | :: svømmebasseng {n}, svømmehall {m}; symjebasseng {n}, svømmebasseng {n}, svømmehall {m} {f}, symjehall {m} {f} |
| swimming pool {n} (indoor facility for swimming) | :: svømmehall |
| swimming trunks {n} (a pair of shorts or briefs worn for swimming or bathing) | :: badebukser {m-p} {f-p}; badebukse {f} |
| swimmist {n} (swimmer) SEE: swimmer | :: |
| swimsuit {n} (garment worn for swimming) | :: badetøy {n}, badedrakt {m} {f} ; badetøy {n}, badedrakt {f} |
| swimsuit {n} (tight-fitting one-piece garment) | :: badedrakt {m} {f}; badedrakt {f} |
| swimwear {n} (clothing for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| swine {n} (pig) SEE: pig | :: |
| swine flu {n} (influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses) | :: svineinfluensa |
| swine influenza {n} (swine flu) SEE: swine flu | :: |
| swing {v} (to ride on a swing) | :: huske, gynge, disse; huske, gynge, disse |
| swing {n} (hanging seat) | :: huske {m} {f}, gynge {m} {f}, disse {m} {f}; huske {f}, gynge {f}, disse {f} |
| swing bridge {n} (movable bridge) | :: svingbro {m} {f}, svingbru {m} {f}; svingbru {f} |
| swing state {n} (A state which may vote Democratic or Republican) | :: vippestat {m}; vippestat {m} |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Switzerland) | :: sveitsisk; sveitsisk |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swiss people) | :: sveitsisk; sveitsisk |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialect(s)) | :: sveitsisk; sveitsisk |
| Swiss {n} (Swiss person) | :: sveitser {m}; sveitsar {m} |
| Swiss chard {n} (chard) SEE: chard | :: |
| Swiss cheese {n} (cheese with holes) | :: sveitserost {m}; sveitserost {m} |
| Swiss Confederation {prop} (Official name of Switzerland) | :: Det sveitsiske edsforbund {n}, Konføderasjonen Sveits {f}; Det sveitsiske eidssambandet {n} |
| Swiss franc {n} (currency of Switzerland) | :: sveitserfranc {m}, sveitsisk franc {m}; sveitserfranc {m} |
| Swiss roll {n} (type of sponge cake roll) | :: rullekake {m} {f}; rullekake {f} |
| switch {n} (device to turn electric current on and off) | :: bryter {m}; brytar {m} |
| switch {n} (movable section of railroad track) | :: pens {m}, sporveksel {m}; pens {m}, sporveksel {m} |
| switch {n} (thin rod used as a whip) | :: prylestokk {m} |
| switch {n} (command line notation) | :: svitsj {m} |
| switch {n} (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines) | :: sentral {m} |
| switchblade {n} (a folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed) | :: springkniv {m} |
| Switzerland {prop} (sovereign country) | :: Sveits |
| swole {adj} (of the penis: erect; of a person: with an erection of the penis) SEE: erect | :: |
| swole {adj} (having large, well-developed muscles) SEE: muscular | :: |
| swollen {adj} (distended) | :: svullen; svullen, svollen |
| sword {n} (weapon) | :: sverd {n}; sverd {n} |
| swordfighting {n} (swordplay) SEE: swordplay | :: |
| swordfish {n} (Xiphias gladius) | :: sverdfisk |
| swordplay {n} (fighting with a sword) | :: sverdkamp |
| sword swallower {n} (person who swallows swords) | :: sverdsluker {m}; sverdslukar {m} |
| sycamore {n} (sycamore maple) SEE: sycamore maple | :: |
| sycamore maple {n} (Acer pseudoplatanus) | :: platanlønn {m} |
| sycophant {n} (one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.) | :: spyttslikker {m}, spyttsleiker |
| syenite {n} (obsolete: granite) SEE: granite | :: |
| syllabary {n} (system) | :: stavelsesskrift {m} {f}; stavingsskrift {f} |
| syllable {n} (unit of speech) | :: stavelse {m}, staving {m} {f}; staving {f} |
| sylvan {adj} (pertaining to the forest, or woodlands) | :: skogkledt {m} |
| symbiogenesis {n} (merging of organisms to form a new organism) | :: symbiogenese |
| symbol {n} (character or glyph) | :: symbol {n}, tegn {n}; symbol {n}, tegn {n} |
| symbol {n} (object meant to represent another) | :: symbol {n}; symbol {n} |
| symbol {n} (summary of a dogmatic statement of faith) | :: symbol {n}; symbol {n} |
| symbolism {n} (representation of a concept) | :: symbolisme {m}; symbolisme {m} |
| symmetric {adj} (symmetrical) SEE: symmetrical | :: |
| symmetrical {adj} (exhibiting symmetry) | :: symmetrisk; symmetrisk |
| symmetry {n} (correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis) | :: symmetri {m}; symmetri {m} |
| sympathy {n} (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another) | :: sympati {m}; sympati {m} |
| symphonic {adj} (characteristic of a symphony) | :: symfonisk; symfonisk |
| symphony {n} (piece of orchestral music) | :: symfoni {m}; symfoni {m} |
| symphony orchestra {n} (large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music) | :: symfoniorkester {n}; symfoniorkester {n} |
| symptom {n} (something that indicates a disease or disorder) | :: symptom {n}; symptom {n} |
| synagogue {n} (Jewish place of worship) | :: synagoge {m}; synagoge {m} {f} |
| sync {v} (synchronize) SEE: synchronize | :: |
| synchromesh {n} (system of synchronized transmission found in modern gearboxes) | :: synkrongir {n} |
| synchromesh {n} (a device which functions like a synchronized transmission) | :: synkronisering {c} |
| synchromesh {adj} (a device which functions like a synchronized transmission) | :: synkronisert |
| synchronize {v} (cause two events to have coordinated timing) | :: synkronisere |
| synchronous {adj} (at the same time) | :: synkron; synkron |
| synclinal {n} (synclinal fold) | :: synklinal; synklinal |
| syncline {n} (concave upward fold) SEE: synclinal | :: |
| syndicate {n} (group of individuals or companies) | :: syndikat {n}; syndikat {n} |
| syndrome {n} (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) | :: syndrom {n}; syndrom {n} |
| synergic {adj} (of or pertaining to synergy) | :: synergisk; synergisk |
| synergy {n} (behavior of a system that cannot be predicted by the behavior of its parts) | :: synergi; synergi {m}; synergi {m} |
| synod {n} (ecclesiastic council or meeting) | :: synode {m}; synode {m} |
| synonym {n} (word with same meaning as another) | :: synonym {n}, liketyding {m}; synonym {n}, liketyding {f} |
| synonymously {adv} (in a synonymous way) | :: synonymt |
| synoptic {adj} (of or relating to a synopsis) | :: synoptisk; synoptisk |
| synoptic {adj} (meteorology: obtained simultaneously over a wide area) | :: synoptisk; synoptisk |
| synoptic {adj} (Christianity: pertaining to the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke) | :: synoptisk; synoptisk |
| syntactic {adj} (of, related to or connected with syntax) | :: syntaktisk; syntaktisk |
| syntactic sugar {n} | :: syntaktisk sukker {n} |
| syntax {n} (set of rules that govern how words are combined) | :: syntaks {m}; syntaks {m} |
| syntax {n} (formal rules of a computer language) | :: syntaks {m}; syntaks {m} |
| syntax {n} (study of the structure of phrases and sentences) | :: syntaks {m}; syntaks {m} |
| syntaxis {n} (syntax) SEE: syntax | :: |
| synthesizer {n} (music: an electronic keyboard instrument) | :: fjøl {m} {f}, |
| synthetic {adj} (artificial, not genuine) | :: syntetisk; syntetisk |
| syphilis {n} (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) | :: syfilis {m}; syfilis {m} |
| Syracuse {prop} (city in New York state) | :: Syracuse; Syracuse |
| Syria {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Syria; Syria |
| Syrian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language) | :: syrisk; syrisk |
| Syrian {n} (a person from Syria or of Syrian descent) | :: syrer {m}; syrar {m} |
| Syrian Arab Republic {prop} (official name of Syria) | :: Den arabiske republikk Syria {m}; Den arabiske republikken Syria {m} |
| syringe {n} (hypodermic syringe) | :: sprøyte {m} {f} |
| syrup {n} (thick liquid that has a high sugar content) | :: sirup {m} |
| system {n} (collection of organized things; whole composed of relationships among its members) | :: system {n}; system {n} |
| systematic {adj} (carried out using a planned, ordered procedure) | :: systematisk; systematisk |
| systematic {adj} (methodical, regular and orderly) | :: systematisk; systematisk |
| systemic circulation {n} (part of blood circulation) | :: store kretsløp {n} |