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Šiauliai {prop} (city in Lithuania) :: Šiauliai
-s {suffix} (regular plurals of nouns) :: -er, -e
Saaremaa {prop} (island and county) :: Øsel [historiographic], Saaremaa
Saarland {prop} (state) :: Saarland
Saba {prop} (island) :: Saba
Sabbath {n} (Jewish Saturday) :: sabbat {c}
Sabbath {n} (Christian Sunday) :: søndag {c}
Sabbath {n} (witches' Sabbath) :: heksesabbat {c}
Sabbath-day {n} (Sabbath day, Sabbath-day, day of the Sabbath) :: sabbatsdag {c}
saber {v} (sabre) SEE: sabre ::
saber-toothed tiger {n} (sabre-toothed tiger) SEE: sabre-toothed tiger ::
Sabina {prop} (female given name) :: Sabina, Sabine
sable {n} (animal) :: zobel {c}
sable {n} (heraldic colour) :: sort
sable {adj} (of black colour on a coat of arms) :: sort
saboteur {n} (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) :: sabotør {c}
sabre {n} (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point) :: sabel {c}
sabre-toothed tiger {n} (prehistoric cat) :: sabelkat {c}
sack {n} (bag for commodities or items) :: sæk {c}, pose {c}
sack {n} (amount that can be put in a sack) :: sækfuld {c}, posefuld {c}
sack {n} (booty obtained by pillage) :: bytte {n} {n-p}, udbytte {n}
sack {n} (informal: dismissal from employment) :: afskedigelse {c}, fyring {c}
sack {v} (to plunder) :: plyndre, ribbe
sack {v} (informal: to remove from a job or position) :: fyre, afskedige, opsige
sackcloth {n} (cloth) :: sækkelærred {n}
sackcloth {n} (figuratively: garment worn as act of penance) :: sæk {c}
sacrament {n} (sacred act or ceremony) :: sakramente {n}
Sacramento {prop} (Sacramento, the capital city of California) :: Sacramento
sacred cow {n} (something which cannot be tampered with) :: hellig ko
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 sacrificed) :: offer {n}
sacrilege {n} (desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred) :: helligbrøde {c}
sacristy {n} (room in a church) :: sakristi {n}
sad {adj} (feeling sorrow) :: trist
sad {adj} (causing sorrow, lamentable) :: sørgelig, trist
saddlemaker {n} (saddler) SEE: saddler ::
saddler {n} (someone who makes and repairs saddles) :: saddelmager {c}, sadelmager {c}
saddlery {n} (the trade or craft of a saddler) :: saddelmageri {n}
saddlery {n} (a place of business of a saddler) :: saddelmagerværksted {n}, saddelmageri {n}
Sadducee {n} (member of an ancient Jewish sect) :: saddukæer {c}
sadism {n} (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) :: sadisme {c}
sadism {n} (sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation, or watching it inflicted) :: sadisme {c}
sadism {n} (deliberate cruelty) :: sadisme {c}
sadist {n} (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others) :: sadist {c}
sadistic {adj} (of a person) :: sadistisk
sadistic personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) :: sadistisk personlighedsforstyrrelse
sadly {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately ::
sadness {n} (state/emotion) :: tristhed {c}, bedrøvelse {c}, sørgmodighed {c}
sad to say {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately ::
saeter {n} (Meadow) :: sæter
saeter {n} (Shed) :: sæterhytte
safe {adj} (not in danger) :: sikker, udenfor fare [no longer in danger]
safe {n} (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping) :: pengeskab {n}, værdiboks {c} [small, notably in a hotel room]
safeguard {n} (something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense) :: beskyttelse {c}, værn {n}
safeguard {v} (to protect, to keep safe) :: beskytte, sikre
safe sex {n} (sexual activity that minize risks) :: sikker sex
safety {n} (condition or feeling of being safe) :: sikkerhed {c}
safety {n} (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) :: sikring {c}
safety pin {n} (pin in the form of a clasp) :: sikkerhedsnål {c}
saffron {n} (plant) :: safran {c} {n}
saga {n} (Old Norse Icelandic prose) :: saga {c}
Sagittarius {prop} (constellation) :: Skytten
Sagittarius {prop} (astrological sign) :: Skytten
Sagittarius {n} (Someone with a Sagittarius star sign) :: skytte {c}
Sahara {prop} (desert) :: Sahara {c}
sail {n} (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) :: sejl {n}
sail {n} (a trip in a boat) :: sejltur {c}
sail {v} (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) :: sejle
sail {v} (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) :: sejle, flyve
sail {v} (to move briskly) :: sejle, komme brusende
sailboat {n} (a boat propelled by a sail) :: kutter, sejlbåd {c}
sailing ship {n} (type of ship) :: sejlskib {n}
sailmaker {n} (occupation) :: sejlmager {c}
sailor {n} (worker on a ship, seaman, seawoman) :: matros {c}, sømand {c}
sailor {n} (person who sails as a sport) :: sejler {c}
sailplane {n} (sailplane) SEE: glider ::
saint {n} (person proclaimed as saint) :: helgen {c}
saint {n} ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) :: helgen {c}
saint {v} (formally recognize as a saint) :: kanonisere
Saint {n} (title given to a saint) :: Sankt
Saint Andrew's cross {n} (cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars) :: andreaskors {n}
Saint Barbara {prop} (saint) :: Sankt Barbara
Saint Bernard {n} (Saint Bernard breed of Dog) :: sankt bernard {c}, Sankt Bernardhund, Skt. Bernardhund
Saint George {prop} (Patron saint of England and several other places) :: Sankt Jørgen
Saint Helena {prop} (island in the Atlantic Ocean) :: Saint Helena
Saint John {prop} (island of the Virgin Islands) :: Sankt Jan
Saint Kitts and Nevis {prop} (a country in the Caribbean) :: Saint Kitts og Nevis
Saint Lucia {prop} (country in the Caribbean) :: Saint Lucia
Saint Mary {prop} (the mother of Jesus Christ) :: Sankt Maria
Saint Nicholas {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus ::
Saint Nicholas {prop} (4th-century Greek bishop, patron of children and marines) :: Sankt Nikolaus
Saint Petersburg {prop} (city in Russia) :: Sankt Petersborg
Saint Pierre and Miquelon {prop} (overseas territory of France) :: Saint Pierre og Miquelon
Saint Valentine's Day {prop} (Saint Valentine's Day) :: valentinsdag, Sankt Valentins dag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines {prop} (country in the Caribbean) :: Saint Vincent og Grenadinerne
sake {n} (cause, interest or account) :: skyld {c}
sake {n} (purpose or end; reason) :: skyld {c}
sake {n} (benefit) :: skyld {c}
sake {n} :: skyld
sake {n} (Japanese rice wine) :: sake {c}
Sakhalin {prop} (island in Russia) :: Sakhalin
sakura {n} (cherry) SEE: cherry ::
salad {n} (food) :: salat
salami {n} (penis) SEE: penis ::
salami {n} (sausage) :: salami {c}
salami tactics {n} (piecemeal removal) :: salamitaktik {c}
salary {n} (fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis) :: løn {c}
sale {n} (exchange of goods or services for currency or credit) :: salg {n}
salesperson {n} (person who sells) :: sælger {c}
sales slip {n} (receipt for a purchase) :: bon {c}, kassebon {c}
salient {adj} (worthy of note) :: bemærkelsesværdig
salient {adj} (prominent) :: prominent
saliva {n} (liquid secreted into the mouth) :: spyt {n}
salivary gland {n} (Any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically) :: spytkirtel {c}
sally {n} (willow) SEE: willow ::
salmon {n} (fish) :: laks
salmon trout {n} (rainbow trout) SEE: rainbow trout ::
salonfähig {adj} (appropriate in polite company) :: salonfähig
salpinx {n} (Fallopian tube) SEE: Fallopian tube ::
salt {adj} (salty) :: salt
salt {adj} (saline) :: saltholdig
salt {v} (to add salt to) :: salte
salt {v} (to include colorful language) :: krydre
salt {n} (sodium chloride) :: salt {n}
salt {n} (compound of an acid and a base) :: salt {n}
salt {n} (sailor) :: søulk {c}
saltbush {n} (plant of the genus Atriplex) :: mælde
salt cod {n} (Cod that has been dried and salted) :: klipfisk {c}
saltire {n} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross ::
Salt Lake City {prop} (capital city of Utah, USA) :: Salt Lake City
saltpetre {n} (sodium nitrate) SEE: sodium nitrate ::
saltpetre {n} (potassium nitrate) SEE: potassium nitrate ::
salt shaker {n} (a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling) :: saltbøsse {c}
salt water {n} (brine) SEE: brine ::
salt water {n} (any water containing dissolved salt) :: saltvand {n}
salute {n} :: honnør {c} [formal, military], hilsen {c} [informal], salut {c} [gun salute]
salute {v} :: give honnør
salvation {n} (the process of being saved (religion)) :: frelse {c}
Salzburg {prop} (city) :: Salzburg
Salzburg {prop} (modern Austrian state) :: Salzburg
Samara {prop} (city in Russia) :: Samara
Samaria {prop} (Both city and part of ancient Palestine) :: Samaria
Samaritan {n} (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) :: samaritaner {c}
Samaritan {adj} (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) :: samaritansk
samarium {n} (chemical element) :: samarium {n}
same {adj} (not different as regards self; identical) :: samme
same {adj} (similar, alike) :: samme
same {pron} (the identical thing) :: samme
same {pron} (something similar, something of the identical type) :: samme
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 lige måde
Sami {n} (member of indigenous people of Lapland) :: same {c}, lap {c}, laplænder {c}
Sami {prop} (any of the languages of the Sami) :: samisk {n}
Samland {prop} (peninsula which juts into the Baltic) :: Samland
Samoa {prop} (Independent State of Samoa) :: Samoa
Samogitia {prop} (Samogitia) :: Samogitien
Samogitian {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the region of Samogitia, or its people) :: samogitisk
Samogitian {n} (a person from Samogitia) :: samogiter {c}
Samogitian {prop} (Baltic language spoken in Samogitia) :: samogitisk
Samosata {prop} (city in Commagene) :: Samosata
samovar {n} (metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea) :: samovar {c}
sample {n} (part taken for inspection) :: prøve {c}, stikprøve {c}
sample {n} (statistics) :: stikprøve {c}
sample {n} (cooking) :: smagsprøve {c}
sample {n} (business) :: prøve {c}, vareprøve {c}
sample {v} (to take or to test a sample or samples of) :: tage en prøve
Samson {prop} (Israelite judge) :: Samson
Samuel {prop} (male given name) :: Samuel
Samuel {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Samuel
Samuel {prop} (biblical person) :: Samuel
samurai {n} (feudal Japanese warrior) :: samurai
-san {suffix} (Mrs) SEE: Mrs ::
-san {suffix} (Miss) SEE: Miss ::
Sana'a {prop} (capital of Yemen) :: Sanaá
sanctimonious {adj} (making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically) :: skinhellig, hyklerisk [hypocritical], farisæisk [pharisaic. Archaic]
sanctimony {n} (a hypocritical form of excessive piety) :: skinhellighed {c}
sanction {n} (penalty, coercive measure) :: sanktion {c}
sand {n} (finely ground rock) :: sand {n}
sand {n} (beach) :: sandstrand, strand
sand {n} (colour) :: sandfarvet
sandal {n} (type of footwear) :: sandal {c}
sandbag {n} (a bag filled with sand) :: sandsæk {c}
sandbank {n} (ridge of sand) :: sandbanke {c}
sandbox {n} (box with sand for children) :: sandkasse {c}
sandbox {n} (computing: isolated program execution area) :: sandkasse {c}
sandbox {n} (wiki sandbox) :: sandkasse {c}
sandcastle {n} (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) :: sandslot {n}
sandman {n} (figure who brings good sleep and dreams) :: Ole Lukøje
sandpaper {n} (paper coated with abrasive material) :: sandpapir {n}
sandstone {n} (sand/clay sedimentary rock) :: sandsten {c}
sandstorm {n} (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) :: sandstorm {c}
sandwich {n} (snack consisting of two slices of bread) :: sandwich, [local] amagermad
sandwich {n} (open sandwich) SEE: open sandwich ::
sandwichman {n} (man who wears a sandwich board) :: sandwichmand {c}
sandy {adj} (covered with sand) :: sandet
sandy {adj} (sand-coloured) :: sandfarvet
San Francisco {prop} (San Francisco, California city) :: San Francisco
sangfroid {n} (composure, self-possession or imperturbability) :: koldblodighed {c}
sangria {n} (Spanish wine drink with fruit, sugar and soda) :: sangria {c}
sanguine {adj} (having a bodily constitution characterised by a preponderance of blood over the other bodily humours) :: sangvinsk
sanitary {adj} (of health) :: sanitær
sanitary {adj} (hygienic) :: sanitær
sanitation {n} :: hygiejne {c}, sanitetsvæsen {c}, sanitet {c}, teknisk hygiejne {c}
San José {prop} (the capital of Costa Rica) :: San José
San José {prop} (A city in California, USA) SEE: San Jose ::
San Jose {prop} (a city in California, USA) :: San Jose
San Marino {prop} (Republic of San Marino) :: San Marino
San Marino {prop} (capital city) :: San Marino
sans {prep} (without) SEE: without ::
San Salvador {prop} (capital of El Salvador) :: San Salvador
Sanskrit {n} (language) :: sanskrit {c}
Santa {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus ::
Santa Claus {prop} (fictional figure) :: julemanden, sankt Nikolaus
Santa Fe {prop} (capital city of New Mexico) :: Santa Fe
Santa's workshop {n} (mythical structure) :: julemandens værksted {n}
Santa's workshop {n} (real-life replica) :: julemandens værksted {n}
Santiago {prop} (city in Chile) :: Santiago, Santiago de Chile
Santiago de Chile {prop} (Santiago) SEE: Santiago ::
Santo Domingo {prop} (the capital city of the Dominican Republic) :: Santo Domingo
sapient {adj} (possessing wisdom and discernment) :: intelligent, vis
sapiosexual {adj} (Sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind.) :: sapioseksuel
sapiosexual {n} (A person who is sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind before appearance.) :: sapioseksuel {c}
sapper {n} (one who saps; combat engineer) :: sappør
sapphire {n} (gem) :: safir {c}
Sappho {prop} (Greek female name) :: Sapfo
Sara {prop} (female given name) SEE: Sarah ::
Sarah {prop} (the wife of Abraham) :: Sara
Sarah {prop} (given name from Hebrew) :: Sara, Sarah
Sarajevo {prop} (city) :: Sarajevo
sarcasm {n} (derision, facetiousness) :: sarkasme {c}
sarcophagus {n} (coffin) :: sarkofag
sardine {n} (fish) :: sardin {c}
Sardinia {prop} (island of Italy) :: Sardinien
Sardinian {prop} (language) :: sardisk {n}
Sardinian {adj} (relating to Sardinia) :: sardisk, sardinsk
Sardinian {n} (person from Sardinia) :: sarder {c}, sardinier {c}
Sarmatia {prop} (ancient region in modern Ukraine, southern Russia and the eastern Balkans) :: Sarmatien
Sarmatian {adj} (of or relating to Sarmatia) :: sarmatisk
Sarmatian {n} (a native or inhabitant of Sarmatia) :: sarmater {c}
sash {n} (decorative length of cloth) :: skærf {n}
Sasha {prop} (female given name) :: Sascha
sassy {adj} (bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy) :: fræk, kæk, kålhøgen
sassy {adj} (lively, vigorous) :: livlig
Satan {prop} (the Devil) :: Satan, Fanden
Satanism {n} (devil worship) :: satanisme
Satanism {n} (a religion founded by Anton Szandor LaVey) :: satanisme
satellite {n} (attendant on an important person) :: drabant {c}
satellite {n} (a body orbiting a larger one) :: satellit {c}, drabant {c}
satellite {n} (man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body) :: satellit {c}
satellite dish {n} (parabolic antenna) :: parabol {c} {n}, parabolantenne {c}
satellite town {n} (self-contained town near a metropolis) :: satellitby {c}, drabantby {c}, planetby {c}
satire {n} (literary technique) :: satire {c}
satiric {adj} (satirical) SEE: satirical ::
satirical {adj} (of or pertaining to satire) :: satirisk
satirist {n} (a person who writes satire) :: satiriker {c}
satisfaction {n} (fulfillment of a need or desire) :: tilfredsstillelse {c}
satisfaction {n} (pleasure obtained by such fulfillment) :: tilfredshed {c}
satisfied {adj} (in a state of satisfaction) :: tilfreds
satisfy {v} (to meet needs, to fulfill) :: tilfredsstille
satisfy {v} (to satisfy) SEE: respond ::
satrap {n} (governor of a Persian province) :: satrap {c}
saturated {adj} (of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved) :: mættet
saturated {adj} (chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled) :: mættet
Saturday {n} (day of the week) :: lørdag
Saturn {prop} (planet) :: Saturn
satyr {n} (Greek mythology) :: satyr {c}
sauce {n} (liquid condiment) :: sovs
saucepan {n} (deep cooking vessel) :: kasserolle {c}
saucer {n} (small dish) :: underkop {c}
saucer {n} (object shaped like a saucer) :: tallerken
Saudi {prop} (Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi Arabia ::
Saudi Arabia {prop} (country in the Middle East) :: Saudi-Arabien
sauerkraut {n} (a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage) :: surkål {c}
Saul {prop} (first king of Israel) :: Saul
Saul {prop} (original name of Paul) :: Saulus
sauna {n} (sauna room or house) :: sauna {c}
sausage {n} (a food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing) :: pølse {c}
Sava {prop} (river) :: Sava
savanna {n} (tropical grassland with scattered trees) :: savanne {c}
save {n} (block that prevents an opponent from scoring) :: redning {c}
save {v} (to help someone to survive, or rescue someone) :: redde
save {v} (computing: to write a file to a storage medium) :: gemme
save {v} (to economize) :: spare
save {v} (to accumulate money) :: opspare
savegame {n} (savefile in a game) :: savegame {n}, gemt spil {n}
saving {n} (reduction in cost) :: besparelse {c}
saving {n} (something that is saved) :: sparepenge {p}
savings bank {n} (financial institution) :: sparekasse {c}
Savoy {prop} (a historical region of western Europe) :: Savoyen {c}, Savojen {c}
Savoy {n} (Savoy cabbage) SEE: Savoy cabbage ::
Savoy cabbage {n} (cultivar of cabbage) :: savojkål {c}
saw {n} (tool) :: sav {c}
saw {v} (cut with a saw) :: save
sawdust {n} (dust created by sawing) :: savsmuld {n} {c}
sawmill {n} (machine, building or company) :: savværk
Saxony {prop} (state) :: Sachsen
saxophone {n} (a musical instrument of the woodwind family) :: saxofon {c}
say {v} (to pronounce) :: sige
say {v} (to communicate verbally or in writing) :: sige, fortælle
say {v} (to indicate in a written form) :: fortælle
say {v} (to say) SEE: tell ::
sayonara {interj} (goodbye, adieu) SEE: farewell ::
say when {v} (imperative to request when the pouring of a drink should stop) :: sige til
sb {pron} (abbreviation of somebody in explanation) :: ngn
scab {n} (incrustation over a wound) :: sårskorpe {c}
scab {n} (scabies) SEE: scabies ::
scab {n} (strikebreaker) SEE: strikebreaker ::
scabbard {n} (the sheath of a sword) :: skede
scabies {n} (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) :: fnat
scaffold {n} (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on) :: stillads {n}
scaffold {n} (platform for executions) :: skafot {n}
scalability {n} (property of being scalable) :: skalerbarhed {c}
scalar {n} (quantity with magnitude) :: skalar {c}
scalar field {n} (mathematical function) :: skalarfelt {n}
scalar product {n} (product of two vectors) :: skalarprodukt {n}, prikprodukt {n}
scale {n} (sequence for measurement) :: skala {c}
scale {n} (ratio of distances) :: størrelsesforhold {n}, målestok {c}
scale {n} (series of notes) :: skala {c}
scale {n} (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals) :: skæl
scale {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder ::
scale {n} (device) SEE: scales ::
scale insect {n} (small parasitic insect of superfamily Coccoidea) :: skjoldlus {c}
scale model {n} (three-dimensional copy or representation of something) :: skalamodel
scales {n} (device for weighing goods for sale) :: vægt {c}
scallion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion ::
scalp {n} (top of the head) :: isse {c}
scalp {n} (part of head where the hair grows) :: hovedskalp {c}
scalp {n} (part of the skin of the head of an enemy kept as a trophy) :: skalp {c}
scalp {n} (victory) :: skalp {c}
scalpel {n} (small straight knife) :: operationskniv, skalpel
scaly anteater {n} (pangolin) SEE: pangolin ::
scam {n} (fraudulent deal) :: bondefanger
scandal {n} (incident that brings disgrace) :: skandale
scandalous {adj} (wrong, immoral, causing a scandal) :: skandaløs
scandalous {adj} (malicious, defamatory) :: skandaløs
Scandinavia {prop} (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) :: Skandinavien
Scandinavia {prop} (Scandinavian Peninsula) SEE: Scandinavian Peninsula ::
Scandinavian {n} (someone from Scandinavia) :: skandinav {c}
Scandinavian {adj} (of Scandinavia) :: skandinavisk
Scandinavian {adj} (of the North Germanic family of languages) :: skandinavisk
Scandinavian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in Northern Europe, see also: Scandinavia) :: Skandinaviske Halvø {c}
scandium {n} (chemical element) :: skandium {?}
Scania {prop} (region of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula) :: Skåne {n}
Scanian {n} (person) :: skåning {c}
Scanian {adj} (of Scania) :: skånsk
Scanian {adj} (of a Scanian, Scanian) :: skånsk
Scanian {prop} (dialect) :: skånsk
scant {adj} (very little) :: meget lidt, knap
scant {adj} (not plentiful, scarcely sufficient) :: mager, knap
scapegoat {n} (a goat imbued with the sins of the people) :: syndebuk {c}
scapegoat {n} (someone punished for someone else's error(s)) :: syndebuk
scapula {n} (large flat bone) SEE: shoulder blade ::
scar {n} (cliff) SEE: cliff ::
scar {n} (permanent mark on the skin) :: ar {n}
scarce {adj} :: knap
scare campaign {n} (effort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something) :: skræmmekampagne {c}
scarecrow {n} (an effigy made to scare the birds away) :: fugleskræmsel {n}
scared {adj} (afraid, frightened) :: bange
scarf {n} (long garment worn around the neck) :: halstørklæde {n}
scarf {n} (headscarf) SEE: headscarf ::
scarlet {n} (colour) :: skarlagen {n}
scary {adj} (causing, or able to cause, fright) :: skræmmende, uhyggelig
scatter {v} (to scatter) SEE: disperse ::
scatterbrained {adj} (absent-minded) SEE: absent-minded ::
scavenger {n} (Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things) :: skralder {c}
scene {n} ((theater) the stage) SEE: stage ::
scene {n} (the location of an event that attracts attention) :: scene {c}
scene {n} :: optrin {?}
sceptre {n} (ornamental staff) :: scepter {c}
schadenfreude {n} (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune) :: skadefryd {c}
Scheldt {prop} (river) :: Schelde
Schengen Area {prop} (group of European countries) :: Schengenområdet {n} [definite form], Schengensamarbejdet {n} [definite form]
schistosomiasis {n} (various diseases) :: schistosomiasis
schizoid {n} :: skizoid
schizoid personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) :: skizoid personlighedsforstyrrelse, skizoid personlighedsstruktur
schizophrenia {n} (mental disorder) :: skizofreni {c}, ungdomssløvsind {n} [obsolete]
schizothymia {n} (temperament) :: skizotymi
schizotypal {adj} (pertaining to or displaying mild signs of schizophrenia) :: skizotypisk, skizotypal
schizotypal personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) :: skizotypal personlighedsforstyrrelse, skizotypal personlighedsstruktur
schizotypy {n} (a continuum of personality characteristics and experiences) :: skizotypi
Schleswig-Holstein {prop} (state) :: Slesvig-Holsten
schlimazel {n} (a chronically unlucky person) :: ulykkesfugl {c}
schnapps {n} (liquor) :: snaps
schnitzel {n} (a meat dish) :: schnitzel {c}
scholarship {n} (study allowance) :: stipendium
scholasticism {n} (school of philosophy) :: skolastik {c}
school {n} (a group of fish) :: stime {c}
school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning) :: skole
school {n} (college or university) :: skole {c}
school {n} (a department/institute at a college or university) :: skole {c}
school {n} ((collectively) the followers of a particular doctrine) :: skole
school age {n} (age at which a child is required to attend school) :: skolealder {c}
schoolbag {n} (satchel) :: skoletaske {c}
schoolboy {n} (young male student) :: skoledreng {c}
school bus {n} (transport for schoolchildren) :: skolebus {c}
schoolchild {n} (young person attending school or of an age to attend school) :: skolebarn {n}, skoleelev {c}
school district {n} (governmental district for public schools) :: skoledistrikt {n}
schoolgirl {n} (girl attending school) :: skolepige {c}
schoolie {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher ::
schoolmate {n} (person who attended school with the subject) :: skolekammerat {c}, medstuderende {c}
schoolteacher {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher ::
school year {n} (academic year of a school) :: skoleår {n}
schooner {n} (sailing ship) :: skonnert {c}
Schrödinger equation {n} (Schrödinger equation) :: Schrödingerligning {c}
Schrödinger's cat {prop} (thought experiment) :: Schrödingers kat {c}
sciatica {n} (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve) :: iskias {c}
science {n} (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method) :: videnskab, videnskabelighed
science {n} (particular discipline or branch of learning) :: videnskab {c}
science {n} (fact of knowing something) :: viden
science {n} (knowledge gained through study or practice) :: viden
scientia potentia est {proverb} (knowledge is power) SEE: knowledge is power ::
scientific {adj} (of or having to do with science) :: videnskabelig
scientific racism {n} (scientific racism) :: racelære {c}
scientist {n} (one whose activities make use of the scientific method) :: videnskabsmand {c}, videnskabskvinde {c}
Scientologist {n} (follower of Scientology) :: scientolog {c}
Scientology {prop} (belief system developed by L. Ron Hubbard) :: scientologi {c}
scimitar {n} (sword with curved blade) :: krumsabel
scissor kick {n} (kick in football) :: saksespark {n}
scissors {n} (tool used for cutting) :: saks {c}
sclerosis {n} (abnormal hardening of body tissues) :: sklerose {c}, sclerose {c} (informal)
scold {v} (rebuke) :: skælde ud
scoop {n} (news learned and reported before anyone else) :: scoop {n}
scooter {n} (foot-propelled vehicle) :: løbehjul
scooter {n} (type of small two-wheeled vehicle, see also: motorscooter) :: scooter
-scope {suffix} (suffix to name viewing instruments) :: -skop {n}
scope {n} (device used in aiming a projectile) SEE: telescopic sight ::
scops owl {n} (Otus scops) :: dværghornugle {c}
scorched earth {n} :: brændte jords taktik {c}
score {v} (to score) SEE: strike ::
score {n} (number of points earned) :: score {c}
score {n} (twenty, see also: twenty) :: snes {c}
score {n} (sheet music showing all parts) :: partitur {n}
score {v} (to cut a groove in a surface) :: ridse
score {v} (to earn points in a game) :: score
score {v} (to obtain drugs or sex) :: score
scores {pron} (many) SEE: many ::
scoria {n} (slag or dross) SEE: slag ::
scoria {n} (volcanic rock) SEE: slag ::
Scorpio {prop} (astrological sign) :: Skorpionen
Scorpio {n} (Someone with a Scorpio star sign) :: skorpion {c}
Scorpio {prop} (constellation) SEE: Scorpius ::
scorpion {n} (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones) :: skorpion {c}
Scorpius {prop} (astrological sign) SEE: Scorpio ::
Scorpius {prop} (constellation) :: Skorpionen
Scot {n} (a person born in or native to Scotland) :: skotte {c}
Scotch crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow ::
Scotch tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape ::
Scotland {prop} (country in northwest Europe to the north of England) :: Skotland
Scots {n} (Lowland Scots language) :: skotsk
Scotsman {n} (a man from Scotland) :: skotte {c}
Scottish {adj} (of a person) :: skotsk
Scottish {adj} (of a thing or concept) :: skotsk
Scottish {n} (the people of Scotland) :: skotterne {p}
scourer {n} (tool used to scour) SEE: scouring pad ::
scourge {n} (persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble) :: svøbe {c}
scourge {n} (a whip often of leather) :: svøbe {c}
scourge {v} (to strike with a scourge) :: plage
scouring pad {n} (pad with sponge-like and abrasive side) :: skuresvamp {c}
scout {n} (member of the scout movement) :: spejder {c}
scout {n} (one who identifies promising talent) :: talentspejder
scrambled egg {n} (dish) :: røræg {n} {c}
scrape {n} (injury) :: hudafskrabning {c}
scratch {v} (to rub a surface with a sharp object) :: klø
scratch {n} (disruption or mark on a surface) :: ridse {c}
scrawny {adj} (Thin, malnourished and weak) :: mager
scream {n} (loud exclamation) :: skrig {n}
scream {v} (to make the sound of a scream) :: skrige
scree {n} (loose stony debris on a slope) :: ur
screech owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl ::
screen {n} (viewing area of electronic output device) :: skærm {c}
screenplay {n} (script for a movie or a television show) :: manuskript {n}
screen printing {n} (printing method) :: serigrafi
screenwriter {n} (one who writes for the screen) :: manusforfatter {c}, filmforfatter {c}
screw {n} (simple machine) :: skrue {c}
screw {n} (fastener) :: skrue
screw {n} (ship’s propeller) :: skrue {c}
screw {n} (act of screwing) :: knald {n}
screw cap {n} (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) :: skruelåg {n}
screwdriver {n} (tool) :: skruetrækker {c}
scrimmage {n} (practice game) SEE: exhibition game ::
script {n} (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) :: manuskript {n}
script {n} (procedure or program in computing) :: script {n}
Scripture {prop} (Bible) SEE: Bible ::
scriptwriter {n} (screenwriter) SEE: screenwriter ::
scrofulous {adj} (morally degenerate; corrupt) SEE: corrupt ::
scroll {n} (roll of paper or parchment) :: skriftrulle {c}
scroll {v} ((Computing) to change one's view of data on a computer's display) :: scrolle
scroll saw {n} (fretsaw with an oscillating blade) :: dekupørsav {c}
scrotum {n} (the bag of the skin and muscle that contains the testicles) :: skrotum [clinic], pung {c}, bollerne {c-p} [slang]
scrub {n} (cancellation) SEE: cancellation ::
scrubbing brush {n} (short brush) :: skrubbebørste {c}
scrum {n} (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) :: klynge
scrum {n} ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) :: klynge
scrummage {n} (rugby formation of all forwards) SEE: scrum ::
scrunch {v} (crumple) :: mase
scrunch {n} (crunching noise) :: knase, mase
scrupulous {adj} (meticulous) :: omhyggelig
scrupulous {adj} (having scruples) :: samvittighedsfuld
scrutinise {v} (scrutinize) SEE: scrutinize ::
scrutinize {v} (to examine with great care) :: granske
sculpin {n} (small fish of the family Cottidae) :: ulk
sculptor {n} (a person who sculpts) :: billedhugger {c}
sculpture {n} (art of sculpting) :: skulptur {c}
sculpture {n} (work of art created by sculpting) :: skulptur {c}
scum {n} (person or persons considered to be reprehensible) :: afskum {n}
scum {v} (remove layer of scum) :: afskumme
scumbag {n} (condom) SEE: condom ::
scupper {n} (nautical: drainage hole) :: lænseport {c}, spygat {n}
scurrilous {adj} (foul-mouthed) :: sjofel, grov
scurrilous {adj} (coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous) :: grov, uanstændig, krænkende
scurvy {n} (deficiency of vitamin C) :: skørbug {c}
scutch grass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass ::
scythe {n} (farm tool) :: le {c}
Scythia {prop} (region of Central Eurasia) :: Skytien {c}
Scythian {n} (an inhabitant of Scythia) :: skyter {c}
sea {n} (body of water) :: hav {n}, {c}
sea anemone {n} (polyp) :: søanemone {c}
seabed {n} (floor or bottom of the sea or ocean) :: havbund {c}
seaborgium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 106) :: seaborgium {n}
sea buckthorn {n} (shrub of the genus Hippophae) :: havtorn {c}
sea eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle ::
seafarer {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor ::
seafarer {n} (one who travels by sea) :: søfarer {c}
seafaring {adj} (fit to travel on the sea) SEE: seagoing ::
seagoing {adj} (made for or used on the high seas) :: havgående, søgående
seagull {n} (bird of the family Laridae) :: måge {c}
sea horse {n} (walrus) SEE: walrus ::
sea horse {n} (fish) :: søhest {c}
seal {n} (pinniped) :: sæl {c}
sea lion {n} (member of the Otariidae family) :: søløve
seam {n} (folded back and stitched piece of fabric) :: søm {c}
seam {n} (suture) :: sutur {c}, søm {c}
seaman {n} (mariner or sailor) SEE: sailor ::
seamstress {n} (a woman who sews clothes professionally) :: syerske
Sea of Azov {prop} (sea) :: Azovske Hav
Sea of Galilee {prop} (lake in northern Israel) :: Genesaret Sø
Sea of Japan {prop} (the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia) :: Japanske Hav {n}
Sea of Marmara {prop} (a deep inland sea in north-western Turkey) :: Marmarahavet
Sea of Okhotsk {prop} (sea) :: Okhotske Hav
sea otter {n} (Enhydra lutris) :: havodder {c}
sea-parrot {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin ::
seaplane {n} (an aircraft) :: vandfly
seapower {n} (naval military power) :: sømagt {c}, flådemagt {c}
sear {v} (To char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument) :: brune [cooking of meat]
search {v} (to search) SEE: look ::
search {n} (an attempt to find something) :: eftersøgning {c}
search {v} (to look throughout (a place) for something) :: søge, lede
search {v} ((followed by "for") to look thoroughly) :: søge, lede
searchable {adj} (capable of being searched) :: søgbar
search engine {n} (application that searches for data) :: søgemaskine {c}
searocket {n} (Cakile) :: strandsennep
sea salt {n} (salt prepared by evaporating sea water) :: havsalt {n}
seashell {n} (shell) :: konkylie
seasick {adj} (ill due to the motion of a ship at sea.) :: søsyg
sea-sickness {n} (seasickness) SEE: seasickness ::
seasickness {n} (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) :: søsyge
season {n} (quarter of a year) :: årstid {c}
season {n} (part of year with something special) :: sæson
season {n} (a group of episodes) :: sæson {c}
seasoning {n} (cooking ingredient) :: krydre, smage til
seat belt {n} (restraining belt) :: sikkerhedssele {c}, sikkerhedsbælte {n}
sea urchin {n} (any of many marine echinoderms of the class Echinoidea) :: søpindsvin {n}
seawater {n} (salt water of a sea or ocean) :: havvand {n}
seaweed {n} (marine plants and algae) :: tang {c}
sea-worthy {adj} (fit for service at sea) :: sødygtig
Sebastian {prop} (given name) :: Sebastian
secant {n} (in geometry) :: sekant {c}
secede {v} (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) :: løsrive (sig)
secession {n} (The act of seceding) :: løsrivelse {c}
secessionist {n} (one who supports secession) :: separatist {c}
second {adj} (second (numeral), see also: 2nd) :: anden, næst-
second {adj} (that comes after the first) :: nummer to, anden
second {adv} (at the second rank) :: anden
second {adv} (after first occurrence) :: anden
second {n} (number two in a series) :: andenplads {c}
second {n} (one that is next in rank) :: næst-
second {n} (place next below first in a race or contest) :: andenplads {c}
second {n} (manufactured item that fails to meet quality control standards) :: sekundavare
second {n} (another chance to achieve what should have been done the first time) :: anden chance {c}, en til chance {c}
second {n} (music: interval between two adjacent notes) :: sekund {c}
second {n} (second gear) :: andet gear {n}
second {n} (baseball: second base) :: anden base {c}
second {v} (to follow in the next place) :: efterfølger {c}
second {n} (one-sixtieth of a minute; SI unit of time) :: sekund {n}
second {n} (unit of angular measure) :: sekund
second {n} (short, indeterminate amount of time) :: sekund, øjeblik
second {v} (to temporarily transfer employment) :: afløse
second {v} (to assist, support, back) :: understøtte, assistere
second {v} (to agree as a second person) :: støtte, sekundere, bakke op
second {n} (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant) :: sekundant {c}
second {n} (one who agrees in addition) :: støtte {c}
secondary {adj} (succeeding first) :: sekundær
second last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate ::
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 ::
secret {n} (knowledge that is hidden) :: hemmelighed {c}
secret {adj} (being or kept hidden.) :: hemmelig
secretariat {n} (the office or department of a government secretary) :: sekretariat {n} [also refers to the head office of political parties and some organizations]
secretary {n} (person keeping records and handling clerical work) :: sekretær {c}
secretary {n} (head of a department of government) :: minister {c}
secretary {n} (leading or managerial position in certain organizations) :: sekretær {c}
secretary {n} (type of desk) :: sekretær {c} [archaic]
secretary {n} (sagittarius serpentarius) :: sekretærfugl {c}
secretion {n} (secreted substance) :: sekret
secretive {adj} (having an inclination to secrecy) :: hemmelighedsfuld
secret police {n} (police operating outside normal boundaries of law) :: hemmeligt politi {n}
secret service {n} (government organization) :: sikkerhedspoliti {n}, hemmelig tjeneste {c}, efterretningstjeneste {c}, sikkerhedstjeneste {c}
sect {n} (religious movement) :: sekt {c}
sectarian {adj} (of, or relating to a sect) :: sekterisk
section {n} (cutting, part cut out) :: afsnit {n}
section {n} (part of a document) :: afsnit {n}
sectish {adj} (sectarian) SEE: sectarian ::
secular {adj} (not specifically religious) :: verdslig, sekulær
secularism {n} (neutrality towards all religions) :: sekularisme {c}
security {n} (condition of not being threatened) :: sikkerhed {c}
security {n} (finance: tradeable financial asset) :: værdipapir {n}
Security Council {prop} (UN Security Council) SEE: UN Security Council ::
security guard {n} (person employed to provided security) :: sikkerhedsvagt {c}
security theater {n} (measures which provide a sense of security without providing security) :: sikkerhedsteater {n}
sedge {n} (any plant of the genus Carex) :: star {c}
sedimentology {n} (study of natural sediments) :: sedimentologi {c}
seduce {v} (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) :: forføre
seduce {v} (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) :: forføre
seduce {v} (to win over or attract someone) :: forføre
seduction {n} (act of seducing) :: forføring {c}
seductress {n} (woman who seduces) :: forførerske
see {v} (perceive with the eyes) :: se
see {v} (understand) :: forstå
see {n} (diocese) :: stift {n}
seed {n} (fertilized grain) :: sæd {c}, 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) :: søge
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 Naples and die {proverb} (since nothing compares to the beauty of Naples, you can die after you've seen it) :: se Neapel og dø
see off {v} (to defeat) SEE: defeat ::
seesaw {n} (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle) :: vippe {c}
see the forest for the trees {v} (to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation) :: ikke se skoven for bare træer
see-through {adj} (transparent) SEE: transparent ::
see ya {interj} (see you) SEE: see you ::
see you {phrase} (see you later) :: vi ses, på gensyn
see you soon {interj} (goodbye) :: vi ses
see you tomorrow {phrase} (see you tomorrow) :: vi ses i morgen
segment {n} (line segment) SEE: line segment ::
segment {n} (circular segment) SEE: circular segment ::
segregation {n} (sociology, see also: apartheid) :: segregation
Seine {prop} (river of northern France) :: Seinen
seismologist {n} (person who practices seismology) :: seismolog {c}
sei whale {n} (whale of the rorqual family) :: sejhval {c}
seize {v} (grab) :: gribe
seize {v} (take advantage) :: gribe
seize {v} (take possession of (by force, law etc)) :: beslaglægge
seizure {n} (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) :: beslaglæggelse {c}
seizure {n} (sudden attack or convulsion) :: anfald {n}
seizure {n} (sudden onset of pain or emotion) :: anfald {n}
seizureless {adj} (without seizures) :: anfaldsfri
Sejm {prop} (the lower house of the Polish parliament) :: sejm {c}
sejunct {adj} (separate) SEE: separate ::
seldom {adv} (infrequently, rarely) :: sjælden
selective breeding {n} (artificial selection) SEE: artificial selection ::
Selena {prop} (female given name) :: Celina {c}
selenium {n} (chemical element) :: selen {n}
self {n} (individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness) :: selv {n}
self-abasement {n} (self-abasement) :: selvfornedrelse {c}
self-actualization {n} (psychological development) :: selvrealisering {c}
self-adhesive {adj} (adhesive) :: selvklæbende
self-centered {adj} (egotistically obsessed with oneself) :: selvoptaget
self-confidence {n} (state of being self-confident) :: selvtillid {c}
self-control {n} (ability to control one's desires and impulses) :: selvkontrol {c}
self-determination {n} (political independence of a people) :: selvbestemmelse {c}
self-educated {adj} (having learned without the direction of a teacher) :: selvlært, autodidakt
self-esteem {n} (confidence in one's own worth) :: selvværd
self-hatred {n} (hatred of oneself) :: selvhad {n}
self-help {n} (bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others) :: selvhjælp {c}
selfie {n} (photographic self-portrait) :: selfie {c}, selvportræt {n}
selfie stick {n} (extendable arm to hold a camera) :: selfiestang {c}
self-ignite {v} (catch fire due to sufficient temperature) :: selvantænde
self-immolation {n} (setting oneself on fire) :: selvafbrænding {c}
self-interest {n} (personal interest) :: egennytte {c}
selfish {adj} (holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) :: selvisk, egoistisk
selfish {adj} (regard for oneself above others' well-being) :: selvisk, egoistisk
self-isolation {n} (isolation from others) :: selvisolation {c}
self-learning {n} (learning done by oneself) :: selvstudium {n}, selvstudie {n}
self-pity {n} (feeling of pity for oneself) :: selvmedlidenhed {c}
self-pollution {n} (obsolete: masturbation) :: selvbesmittelse {c}
self-portrait {n} (portrait of the painter who painted it) :: selvportræt {n}
self-reliance {n} (independence) :: selvstændighed {c}
self-respect {n} (knowledge of one's own worth) :: selvrespekt {c}
self-restraint {n} (self-restraint) :: selvbeherskelse {c}
self-righteous {adj} (piously self-assured and smugly moralistic) :: selvretfærdig
self-righting {adj} (able to right itself) :: selvoprettende
self-rule {n} (rule of a group of people by their own leaders) :: selvstyre {n}
self-satisfied {adj} (satisfied with oneself) :: selvtilfreds
self-storage {n} (business where the customer rents a closed storage space compartment) :: lagerhotel {n}
self-study {n} (study without the aid of a formal education institution) :: selvstudium {n}
self-taught {adj} (educated by oneself) SEE: self-educated ::
selkie {n} (mythological creature) :: sælkvinde {c}
sell {v} (to agree to transfer goods or provide services) :: sælge
sell {v} :: sælge
seller {n} (someone who sells) :: sælger {c}, sælgerinde {f} [female], sælgerske {c} [female], forsælger {c}, forsælgerske {f} [female]
sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape ::
Sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape ::
Selma {prop} (female given name) :: Selma
semantic loan {n} :: betydningslån {n}
semantics {n} (science of the meaning of words) :: semantik {c}
semantics {n} (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) :: semantik {c}, betydningslære {c}
semantics {n} (individual meanings of words) :: semantik {c}
semen {n} (semen (fluid)) SEE: sperm ::
semen {n} (male reproductory fluid) :: sæd
semester {n} (half of school year) :: semester {n}
semi-automatic {adj} (partially automatic) :: halvautomatisk
semicolon {n} (punctuation mark ';') :: semikolon {n}
semiconductor {n} (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator) :: halvleder {c}
semiconsonant {n} (semivowel) SEE: semivowel ::
semidome {n} (architectural element) :: halvkuppel {c}
semifinal {n} (competition) :: semifinale {c}
Semigallia {prop} (A region in southern Latvia) :: Semgallen
semi-identical {adj} (result of two sperm cells entering one embryo) :: enægget med to spermier
semilogarithmically {adv} (in a semilogarithmic manner) :: semilogaritmisk
seminal vesicle {n} (seminal vesicle) :: sædblære {c}
semiotician {n} (linguist specialized in semiotics) :: semiotiker
semiotics {n} (study of signs) :: semiotik {c}
semipalmated sandpiper {n} (Calidris pusilla) :: tyknæbbet dværgryle
semipostal {n} (type of stamp) SEE: semi-postal stamp ::
semi-postal stamp {n} (type of postage stamp) :: velgørenhedsfrimærke
semitone {n} (interval between adjacent keys) :: halvtone {c}
semi-trailer {n} (trailer without a front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end) :: sættevogn {c}
semivowel {n} (sound in speech) :: halvvokal
semla {n} (Swedish pastry eaten on Shrove Tuesday) :: fastelavnsbolle {c}
senate {n} (the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems) :: senat {n}
senator {n} (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) :: senator {c}
send {v} (make something go somewhere) :: sende
sender {n} (someone who sends) :: afsender
Seneca {n} (tribe) :: seneca
Senegal {prop} (Republic of Senegal) :: Senegal
senile {adj} (of, or relating to old age) :: alderdoms-
senile {adj} (exhibiting the deterioration in mind) :: senil
seniority {n} (time) :: anciennitet
sensational {adj} (exceptionally great) :: sensationel, opsigtsvækkende
sense {n} (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) :: sans {c}
sense {n} (conscious awareness) :: fornemmelse
senseless {adj} (bereft of feeling) :: følelsesløs
senseless {adj} (bereft of consciousness) :: bevidstløs
senseless {adj} (lacking meaning or purpose) :: sanseløs
sense organ {n} (an organic sensor) :: sanseorgan {n}
sensible {adj} (acting with or showing good judgement) :: fornuftig
sensitive {adj} (responsive to stimuli) :: følsom
sensitive {adj} (capable of offending) :: sensitiv
sensor {n} (device or organ that detects certain external stimuli) :: føler {c}, sensor {c}
sensual {adj} (inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations) :: sensuel
sent {v} (simple past of "to send") :: sendte
sent {v} (past participle of "to send") :: sendt
sentence {n} (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate) :: sætning {c}
sentencing range {n} (range of allowed punishments for a given crime) :: straframme {c}
sentinel {n} (A sentry or guard) :: skildvagt {c}, vagtpost {c}
sentinel {v} (To watch over something as a guard) :: stå vagt
sentry-box {n} (booth for a sentry) :: skilderhus {n}
Seoul {prop} (capital of South Korea) :: Seoul {n}
separate {v} (to disunite, disconnect) :: adskille
separate {v} (to cause to be separate) :: adskille, afsondre
separate the wheat from the chaff {v} (to select only that which is of value) :: skille klinten fra hveden
separatism {n} (separatism) :: separatisme
separatist {n} (political separatist) :: separatist {c}, løsrivelsestilhænger {c}
sepia {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish ::
September {prop} (ninth month of the Gregorian calendar) :: september {c}
septic {adj} (of or pertaining to sepsis) :: septisk
septicemia {n} (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) :: sepsis {c}
Septuagint {prop} (an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek) :: Septuaginta
septuplet {n} (one of seven babies born at the same birth) :: syvling {c}
sequence {n} (set of things in a set order) :: rækkefølge {c}, sekvens {c}
sequence {n} (series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated) :: tonerække {c}
sequence {n} (poetic, music composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings) :: sekvens {c}
sequence {n} (in mathematics, an ordered list of objects) :: følge {c}
Sequoyah {prop} (Inventor of the syllabary for writing Cherokee) :: Sequoyah
seraph {n} (highest order of angels) :: seraf
Serb {n} (person of Serb descent, see also: Serbian) :: serber
Serbia {prop} (a country in southeastern Europe) :: Serbien
Serbia and Montenegro {prop} (former country on the Balkan Peninsula) :: Serbien og Montenegro
Serbian {n} (person from Serbia, see also: Serb) :: serber
Serbian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) :: serbisk
Serbian {adj} (pertaining to Serbia and Serbians) :: serbisk
Serbian {adj} (pertaining to the Serbian language) :: serbisk
Serbian {n} (Serb) SEE: Serb ::
Serbo-Croatian {n} (South Slavic language) :: serbokroatisk
serendipity {n} (unsought, unintended... and/or learning experience that happens by accident) :: lykketræf
serf {n} (semifree peasant) :: livegen {c}
serfdom {n} (state of being a serf) :: livegenskab {n}
serfdom {n} (feudal system) :: livegenskab {n}
sergeant {n} (non-commissioned officer rank) :: sergent {c}
serial killer {n} (person who commits multiple murders) :: seriemorder {c}
series {n} (a number of things that follow on one after the other) :: serie {?}
series {n} (television or radio program) :: tv-serie {c}
series {n} (in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence) :: række {c}
serigraphy {n} (printing method) SEE: screen printing ::
serious {adj} (important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play) :: alvorlig
seriousness {n} (state of being serious) :: alvor {c}
sermon {n} (religious discourse) :: prædiken {c}
Sermon on the Mount {prop} (public discourse given by Jesus) :: bjergprædiken {c}
serotonin {n} (the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine) :: serotonin
Serpens {prop} (large summer constellation of the northern sky) :: Slangen {c}
serpent {n} (snake) :: slange {c}
serrated {adj} (saw-like) :: tandet
serum {n} (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) :: serum {n}
serum {n} (blood serum containing antibodies) SEE: antiserum ::
servant {n} (one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation) :: tjener {c}
serve {v} (to work for) :: tjene
serve {v} (to be subordinate to) :: tjene
server {n} (computing: a program which provides services to other programs or users) :: server {c}
Servian {adj} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian ::
Servian {n} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian ::
Servian {prop} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian ::
service {n} (service tree) SEE: service tree ::
serviceberry {n} (plant) :: bærmispel
service station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station ::
service tree {n} (Sorbus domestica) :: storfrugtet røn
service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) SEE: wild service tree ::
serviette {n} (napkin) SEE: napkin ::
servitude {n} (the state of being a slave) :: trældom {c}
sesame {n} (plant) :: sesam {c}
sesame {n} (seed) :: sesamfrø {n}, sesam {c}
sesame oil {n} (oil extracted from sesame seeds) :: sesamolie {c}
sessile oak {n} (deciduous tree) :: vintereg
set {v} (to put something down) :: sætte, stille, placere
set {v} (to determine) :: fastsætte
set {v} (to adjust) :: stille, indstille
set {v} (to punch a nail into wood) :: forsænke, indfatte
set {v} (to arrange with dishes and cutlery) :: dække
set {v} (to introduce) :: præsentere (set the scene: lægge op til)
set {v} (to locate, to backdrop) :: placere
set {v} (to compile, to make (a crossword)) :: konstruere
set {v} (to prepare (a stage or film set)) :: opstille
set {v} (to fit (someone) up in a situation) :: stille
set {v} (to arrange type) :: sætte
set {v} (to devise and assign work) :: stille
set {v} (to direct the ball to a teammate for an attack) :: lægge op til
set {v} (to solidify) :: størkne
set {v} (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon) :: gå ned
set {n} (punch for setting nails in wood) :: sætning
set {n} (device for receiving broadcast radio waves; a radio or television) :: anlæg {n}, apparat {n}
set {adj} (ready, prepared) :: klar, færdig
set {adj} (intent, determined) :: fastsat
set {adj} (prearranged) :: fastsat, bestemt, fast
set {adj} (fixed in one’s opinion) :: bestemt
set {adj} (of hair: fixed in a certain style) :: opsat
set {n} (matching collection of similar things, such as a set of tables) :: samling {c}
set {n} (collection of various objects for a particular purpose, such as a set of tools) :: samling {c}
set {n} (object made up several parts, such as a set of steps) :: aggregat {n}, samlesæt {n}
set {n} (set theory: collection of objects) :: mængde {c}
set {n} (group of people, usually meeting socially) :: gruppe {c}
set {n} (scenery for a film or play) :: sætstykke {n}, scenario {n}, dekoration {c}
set {n} (dancing: initial or basic formation of dancers) :: opstilling {c}
set {n} (in tennis) :: sæt {n}
set {n} (volleyball) :: sæt {n}
set {v} (to sit) SEE: sit ::
set {n} (badger’s home) SEE: sett ::
set {n} (plural: set theory) SEE: set theory ::
setback {n} (adverse event, obstacle) :: tilbageslag {n}
set fire {v} (to light using fire) :: sætte ild til
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 af, forløbe
sett {n} (paving stone) :: brosten {c}
set-theoretic difference {n} (set-theoretic difference) SEE: relative complement ::
set theory {n} (mathematical theory of sets) :: mængdelære
settlement {n} ((architecture): gradual sinking of a building) :: sætning {c} [movement], sætningsskade {c} [type of damage]
settlement {n} ((law) resolution) :: forlig {n}
Sevan {prop} (a lake in Armenia) :: Sevansøen
Sevastopol {prop} (city) :: Sevastopol, Sebastopol
seven {num} (cardinal number 7) :: syv
seven {n} (the figure seven) :: syvtal {n}
seven {n} (a card bearing seven pips) :: syver {c}
seven deadly sins {n} (the cardinal sins) :: syv dødssynder {c-p}
seven hundred and fifty {num} (number) :: syvhundrede og halvtres
seven hundred and fifty {n} (the figure 750) :: syvhundrede og halvtres
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) :: syvende
seventieth {adj} (ordinal form of the number seventy (70)) :: halvfjerdsindstyvende
seventy {num} (cardinal number) :: halvfjerds
seventy-one {num} (71) :: enoghalvfjerds
severance {n} (severance payment) SEE: severance pay ::
severance pay {n} (money paid to employee as compensation) :: fratrædelsesgodtgørelse {c}
severance payment {n} (money paid to employee in case of layoff) SEE: severance pay ::
severe {adj} (very bad or intense) :: hård, stærk, voldsom
severe {adj} (strict or harsh) :: streng
Seville {prop} (city in Andalusia, Spain) :: Sevilla
Seville orange {n} (Seville orange) SEE: bitter orange ::
sew {v} ((transitive) use a needle) :: sy
sew {v} ((intransitive) use a needle) :: sy
sewing machine {n} (device) :: symaskine {c}
sex {n} (act of sexual intercourse) :: sex, kønsliv, seksualliv, seksuel omgang, samleje, erotik
sex {n} (gender (female or male)) :: køn
sex {v} (to determine the sex of) :: kønsbestemme
sex {v} (informal: to have sex with) :: bolle, have samleje med, kneppe
sex act {n} (acts of sexual stimulation) :: sexakt {c}, knepning [vulgar]
sexagenarian {adj} (in one's seventh decade) :: sekstiårig, 60-årig
sexagenarian {n} (a person who is between the ages of 60 and 69) :: tresåring {c}, 60-åring {c}
sex appeal {n} (sexual attractiveness) :: sexappeal {c}
sex gland {n} (gland in which sex cells are produced) SEE: gonad ::
sex hair {n} (sex hair) :: bollehår {n}
sexism {n} (gender discrimination or dislike) :: sexisme {c}
sex life {n} (part of a person's life that is directly concerned with sexual activity) :: sexliv {n}
sex offender {n} (somebody who has committed a crime of a sexual nature) :: sexualforbryder {m}, seksualforbryder {m}
sexology {n} (study of sex and sexuality) :: sexologi {c}
sex organ {n} (organ used in sexual reproduction) :: kønsorgan {n}
sex partner {n} (someone that one has sex with) :: sexpartner {c}
sex position {n} (sex position) :: samlejestilling {c}, sexstilling {c}
sext {n} (noon) SEE: noon ::
sextant {n} (navigational instrument) :: sekstant {c}
sextuplet {n} (one of six born together) :: seksling {c}
sexual {adj} (of or relating to having sex) :: seksuel
sexual {adj} (of or relating to the sex of an organism) :: køns-, kønslig
sexual {adj} (of or relating to sexual orientation, identity or preferences) :: seksuel
sexual act {n} (sex act) SEE: sex act ::
sexual intercourse {n} (sexual interaction) :: samleje
sexuality {n} (sexual orientation) SEE: sexual orientation ::
sexually mature {adj} (able to reproduce) :: kønsmoden
sexually transmitted disease {n} (disease contracted through sexual contact) :: seksuelt overført sygdom, kønssygdom {c}
sexual orientation {n} (sexual orientation) :: seksuel orientering {c}
sexual partner {n} (person with whom someone has had sex) SEE: sex partner ::
sexual reproduction {n} (process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms) :: kønnet formering
sex worker {n} (person who supplies sexual services for money) :: sexarbejder
sexy {adj} (having sexual appeal) :: sexet
sexy {adj} (slang: very attractive or appealing) :: sexet
Seychelles {prop} (country in East Africa) :: Seychellerne
shack {n} (crude hut) :: skur, hytte
shack {v} (Live in or with) :: leve sammen med , sove hos
shackle {n} (a U-shaped piece of metal) :: sjækkel {c}
shackles {n} (paired wrist or ankle restraints) :: jern
shadbush {n} (serviceberry) SEE: serviceberry ::
shade {n} (darkness where light is blocked) :: skygge {c}
shadow {n} (dark image projected onto a surface) :: skygge {c}
shadow {v} (to block light or radio transmission) :: skygge
shadow {v} (to secretly track or follow another) :: skygge
shadow {n} (spirit, ghost) SEE: ghost ::
shag {n} (sea bird) :: skarv {m}, topskarv {c} [Phalacrocorax aristotelis]
shah {n} (king of Persia) :: shah {c}
shahada {n} (Islamic declaration of belief) :: shahadah
shake {v} (transitive: to cause to move) :: ryste
shake {v} (transitive: to disturb emotionally) :: ryste, chokere
shake {v} (transitive: to lose, evade) :: ryste af sig
shake {v} (intransitive: to move from side to side) :: rokke
shake {v} (intransitive: to shake hands) :: give hånd på
shake {n} (act of shaking) :: rysten {c}, rusk {n}
shake {n} (milkshake) :: milkshake {c}
shakedown {n} (extortion) SEE: extortion ::
Shakespeare {prop} (English playwright) :: Shakespeare
Shakespearean sonnet {n} (type of sonnet) :: engelske sonet {c}
shallot {n} (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii) :: skalotteløg {n}
shallow {adj} (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) :: flad, lav
shallow {adj} (extending not far downward) :: lav, lavvandet [body of water]
shallow {adj} (concerned mainly with superficial matters) :: overfladisk
shallow {adj} (lacking interest or substance) :: åndsforladt
shaman {n} (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds) :: shaman {c}, vølve {c}
shamanism {n} (range of traditional beliefs) :: shamanisme {c}
shambles {n} (a great mess or clutter) :: rodebutik {c}
shambles {n} (a scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation) :: slagtehus {n}
shambles {n} (a slaughterhouse) :: slagtehus {n}
shame {n} (uncomfortable or painful feeling) :: skam {c}
shame {n} (something to regret) :: skam {c}
shame {v} (to cause to feel shame) :: skamme ud
sham marriage {n} (fake marriage) :: proformaægteskab {n}
shampoo {n} (product for washing the hair or other fibres) :: shampoo {c}
shamrock {n} (any of several small plants, forms of clover) SEE: clover ::
shanghai {v} (to force or trick into joining a ship) :: shanghaje
shape {n} (status or condition) :: form {c}, tilstand {c}
shape {n} (condition of personal health, especially muscular health) :: form {c}
shape {n} (appearance or outline) :: form {c}
shape {n} (figure) :: form {c}
shape {v} (to give something a shape) :: forme
sharbat {n} (sherbet) SEE: sherbet ::
shard {n} (piece of glass or pottery) :: skår {n}
share {n} (portion of something) :: del {c}, andel {c}
share {n} (financial instrument) :: aktie {c}
share {v} (to give) :: dele
share {v} (to have in common) :: dele
share {v} (to divide and distribute) :: dele, uddele
share {n} (sharebone) SEE: pubis ::
shareholder {n} (one who owns shares of stock) :: aktionær {c}, aktieejer {c}
sharemarket {n} (stock market) SEE: stock market ::
shareowner {n} (shareholder) SEE: shareholder ::
shari'a {n} (Islamic religious law) :: sharia, sharialov
shark {n} (fish) :: haj {c}
sharp {adj} (able to cut easily) :: skarp, spids
sharp elbows {n} (a willingness to sacrifice others to advance one's own ambitions) :: rundsave på albuerne
sharpen {v} (to make sharp) :: skærpe
sharpshooter {n} (marksman) :: skarpskytte {c}, finskytte {c} [army]
sharp-tailed sandpiper {n} (Calidris acuminata) :: spidshalet ryle
shave {v} (to remove hair from) :: rage, barbere
shave {v} (to remove hair from one's face) :: barbere sig, rage sig
shave {n} (an instance of shaving) :: barbering {c}
shaver {n} (boy) SEE: boy ::
shaver {n} (electric razor) :: barbermaskine {c}
shawl {n} (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) :: sjal {n}
she {pron} (person) :: hun
she- {prefix} (the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman) :: hun, hun-
sheaf {n} (mathematical construct) :: knippe {n}
sheatfish {n} (fish of the genus Silurus) :: gedde
sheath {n} (scabbard) SEE: scabbard ::
sheath {n} (condom) SEE: condom ::
sheathe {v} (to put (something) into a sheath) :: stikke i skede
shebop {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate ::
she-cat {n} (female cat) :: hunkat {c}
shed {n} (temporary structure to shelter something) :: skur {n}
sheep {n} (animal) :: får {n}
sheepdog {n} (dog used for herding sheep) :: fårehund {c}
sheepherder {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd ::
sheepish {adj} (having the characteristics of a sheep) :: fåret
sheepish {adj} (shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed) :: fåret, flov
sheep liver fluke {n} (parasitic flatworm) :: leverikte
sheer {adj} (pure) SEE: pure ::
sheet {n} (sheet of paper) :: ark {n}, blad {n}
sheet {n} (rope to adjust a sail) :: skøde {n}
sheet {n} (thin bed cloth) SEE: bedsheet ::
sheet bend {n} (knot) :: enkelt flagknob {n}
sheet metal {n} (Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet) :: blik {n}
sheet music {n} (hand-written or printed form of musical notation) :: noder {p}, nodeark {n}, nodeblad {n}, partitur {n}
shelduck {n} (waterfowl) :: gravand {c}
shelf {n} (structure) :: hylde {c}
shell {n} (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates) :: skal {c}, muslingeskal
shell {n} (hard covering of an egg) :: æggeskal {c}
shell {n} (covering of a nut) :: skal {n}
shell {n} (pod) :: bælg {c}
shell {n} (husks of cacao seeds) :: skal {c}
shell {n} (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle) :: skjold {n}
shell {n} (overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering armadillo's body) :: skal {c}
shell {n} (casing of an artillery projectile) :: granathylster {n}
shell {n} (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon) :: granat {c}
shell {n} (any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure) :: skal {c}
shell {n} (computing: general-purpose environment) :: skal {c}
shell company {n} (company without activity created for tax purposes) :: skuffeselskab {n}
shellfish {n} (aquatic food that has a shell) :: skaldyr {n}
shelve {v} (to place on a shelf) :: sættehylden
shelve {v} (to set aside, quit, or halt) :: skrinlægge
shepherd {n} (a person who tends sheep) :: fårehyrde {c}
shepherd {n} (someone who watches over or guides) :: hyrde {c}
sherbet {n} (frozen fruit juice) :: sorbet
Sherlock Holmes {prop} (fictional detective) :: Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes {prop} (person with great powers of deduction) :: Sherlock Holmes {c}
she's unconscious {phrase} (she's unconscious) :: hun er bevidstløs
she-tiger {n} (tigress) SEE: tigress ::
Shetland {prop} (Shetland Islands) SEE: Shetland Islands ::
Shetland Islands {prop} (group of islands) :: Shetlandsøerne {c-p}, Hjaltland [historiographic, very archaic]
she-wolf {n} (female wolf) :: hunulv {c}, ulvinde {c}
Shi'a {n} (follower of Shi'a Islam) :: shia {c}, shiit {c}
shield {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet ::
shield {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse ::
shield {n} (armor) :: skjold {n}
shield {n} (anything that protects or defends) :: skjold, -skjold
shield {v} (to protect, to defend) :: beskytte
shield {n} (toilet seat) SEE: toilet seat ::
shieldmaiden {n} (virgin who had chosen to fight in battle) :: skjoldmø {c}
shift {n} (type of women's undergarment) SEE: slip ::
shiftwork {n} (rotating mode of work) :: turnus {c}
shifty {adj} (Having the appearance of someone dishonest, criminal or unreliable) :: skummel
Shiite {n} (Shi'a) SEE: Shi'a ::
Shimshon {prop} (given name) SEE: Samson ::
shin {n} (front part of the leg below the knee) :: skinneben {n}
shinbone {n} (inner bone of the hind limb below the knee) :: skinneben {n}
shine {v} (to emit light) :: skinne, lyse, stråle
shine {v} (to reflect light) :: glimte
shine {v} (to distinguish oneself) :: glimre, brillere
shine {n} (brightness from a source of light) :: skin {n}
shine {n} (brightness from reflected light) :: glans {c}
shine {n} (excellence in quality or appearance) :: brillans {c}
shine {v} (to polish) :: pudse, polere, blanke
shine {n} (sunshine) SEE: sunshine ::
shiner {n} (black eye) SEE: black eye ::
shingles {n} (herpes zoster) :: helvedesild {c}
ship {n} (large water vessel) :: skib {n}
-ship {suffix} (Property or state of being) :: -skab
shipbuilding {n} (construction of ships) :: skibsbygning {c}, skibsbyggeri {n}
shipowner {n} (someone who owns a ship) :: reder {c}, skibsreder {c}
shipping company {n} (company) :: rederi {n}
shipwrecked {adj} (stranded as a result of a shipwreck) :: skibbrud {c}
shipyard {n} (place to build and repair ships) :: skibsværft {n}
Shiraz {n} (variety of black grape) :: Shiraz, Syrah
shire {n} (former administrative area of Britain; a county) :: grevskab {n}
shirt {n} (article of clothing) :: bluse {c}, skjorte {c}, trøje {c}
shit {n} :: lort {c}
shit {v} :: skide, lave lort
shit {v} (vulgar: to excrete (something) through the anus) :: skide ud
shit {interj} (expression of worry, failure) :: lort!
shit a brick {v} (To react strongly in anger) :: gå amok (walk amok), flippe ud
shit a brick {v} (To react strongly in fear) :: skide i bukserne (shit in the pants)
shit happens {phrase} (expression of acceptance of misfortune) SEE: such is life ::
shithead {n} (stupid or contemptible person) :: skiderik {c}
shithole {n} (anus) SEE: asshole ::
shithole {n} (unpleasant person) SEE: asshole ::
shitstorm {n} (Considerable backlash.) :: shitstorm {c}
shitter {n} (coarse slang for the anus) SEE: anus ::
shitter {n} (coarse slang for toilet, see also: toilet) :: lokum , skidehus [slang]
shitty {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk ::
shitty {adj} (high) SEE: high ::
shiver {v} (to tremble or shake) :: skælve
shiver my timbers {interj} (mild oath stereotypically regarded as being uttered by pirates) :: splitte mine bramsejl (break my topgallant sails)
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) :: revle
shock {n} (something surprising) :: chok {n}
shock {n} (life-threatening medical emergency) :: chok {n}
shock absorber {n} (device to absorb shocks) :: støddæmper {c}
shock wave {n} (A powerful compression wave) :: chokbølge {c}
shoddy {adj} (of poor quality) :: skod
shoe {n} (protective covering for the foot) :: sko {c}
shoe {n} (something resembling a shoe (e.g. brake shoe)) :: sko
shoe {v} (to put horseshoes on a horse) :: sko
shoe {v} (to equip with protection) :: sko, beslå
shoe {n} (piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse’s foot) SEE: horseshoe ::
shoebill {n} (wading bird) :: træskonæb {n}
shoeblack {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner ::
shoehorn {n} (tool used to assist the foot) :: skohorn {n}
shoelace {n} (for fastening a shoe, see also: lace) :: snørebånd {n}
shoemaker {n} (a person who makes shoes) :: skomager {c}
shoeshine boy {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner ::
shoeshine girl {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner ::
shoeshiner {n} (person who shines shoes) :: skopudser {c}
shoe size {n} (size of shoe) :: skostørrelse {c}
shoestring {n} (the string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace) SEE: shoelace ::
shofar {n} (ram’s-horn trumpet) :: shofar {c}
shogun {n} (supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan) :: shogun {c}
shoot {v} (to fire a shot) :: skyde
shooting range {n} (a facility designed for firearms practice) :: skydebane
shooting star {n} (meteor) :: stjerneskud {n}
shoot oneself in the foot {v} (to act against one's own interest) :: skyde sig selv i foden
shop {n} (establishment that sells goods) :: butik
shop {v} (to visit shops) :: handle, shoppe
shop {v} (to digitally edit a picture or photograph) SEE: photoshop ::
shop assistant {n} (shop employee) :: ekspedient {c}, kassedame {c}
shopkeeper {n} (trader who sells goods in a shop) :: butiksejer {c} [shop owner], butikshandlende {c}, handlende {c}, detailhandlende {c}, købmand {c} [grocer]
shoplifting {n} (action of the verb to shoplift) :: butikstyveri
shoppe {n} (shop) SEE: shop ::
shopping center {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre ::
shopping centre {n} (large retail outlet) :: butikscenter {n}
shopping list {n} (list of items that need to be bought) :: indkøbsseddel {c}
shopping mall {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre ::
shop window {n} (large window at the front of a shop) :: butiksvindue {n}
shore {n} (land adjoining a large body of water) :: bred {c}
shore crab {n} (type of crab, Carcinus maenas) :: strandkrabbe {c}
short {adj} (having a small distance between ends or edges) :: kort
short {adj} (of a person, of comparatively small height) :: lav
short {adj} (constituting an abbreviation or shortened form) :: kort
short {v} (transitive: to cause a short circuit) :: kortslutte
short {n} (baseball: shortstop) SEE: shortstop ::
short {n} (short film) SEE: short film ::
short-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus griseus) :: kortnæbbet sneppeklire
shortcut {n} (path) :: genvej {c}
shortcut {n} (method) :: genvej {c}
shortcut {n} (symlink) :: genvej {c}
shortcut {n} (keyboard shortcut) SEE: keyboard shortcut ::
short film {n} (motion picture) :: kortfilm {c}
shortness {n} (The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief) :: korthed {c}
shortness of breath {n} (dyspnea) :: åndenød, vejrtrækningsbesvær
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) :: shorts
short-sighted {adj} (myopic) SEE: myopic ::
short-sightedness {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: nearsightedness ::
shortstop {n} :: kortslutning
short story {n} (work of fiction) :: novelle {c}
short-tailed weasel {n} (Mustela erminea) SEE: ermine ::
short-toed snake eagle {n} (Circaetus gallicus) :: slangeørn {c}
shortwave {adj} (of radio waves) :: kortbølge
shortwave {n} (wave) :: kortbølge {c}
shot {n} (result of launching a projectile) :: skud
shot {n} (launching of a ball or similar object toward a goal) :: skud
shot {n} (heavy iron ball used for the shot put) :: kugle
shot {n} (small metal balls used as ammunition) :: hagl
shotgun {n} (gun) :: haglbøsse {c}
shot put {n} (athletics event) :: kuglestød {n}
should {v} (expressing obligation) :: skulle, burde
should {v} (expressing likelihood) :: skulle
should {v} (if; in case of) :: skulle
shoulder {n} (joint between arm and torso) :: skulder {c}
shoulder {n} (a verge to the side of a road) :: rabat {c}
shoulder blade {n} (bone) :: skulderblad {n}
shoulder bone {n} (shoulder blade) SEE: shoulder blade ::
shoulder-length {adj} (reaching the shoulders) :: skulderlang
shout {n} (a loud burst of voice) :: råb {n}, skrig {n}
shout {v} (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) :: råbe, skrige
shove {v} (push roughly) :: skubbe
shovel {n} (spade) SEE: spade ::
shovel {n} (tool for moving portions of material) :: skovl {c}
shovelful {n} (amount that can be moved with a shovel) :: skovlfuld {c}
show {v} (to display) :: vise
showboat {n} (showoff) SEE: showoff ::
shower {n} (device for bathing) :: bruser, brusebad
shower gel {n} (gel shower soap) :: shower gel {c}
show-off {n} (one who shows off) :: blærerøv [slang]
showoff {n} (person who attempts to demonstrate prowess or ability) :: blærerøv {c}
show of hands {n} (vote by raising a hand) :: håndsoprækning {c}
show trial {n} (trial held for appearance's sake) :: skueproces {c}
shrew {n} (mouselike animal) :: spidsmus {c}
shrew {n} (woman) :: rappenskralde {c}
shrewd {adj} (showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters) :: klog
shrewd {adj} (artful, tricky or cunning) :: [old] fiffig, snu, listig
shrike {n} (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) :: tornskade
shrill {adj} (high-pitched and piercing) :: skinger
shrimp {n} (decapod crustacean) :: reje {c}
shrithe {v} (to creep) SEE: creep ::
shrive {v} (confess) SEE: confess ::
shroom {n} (mushroom) SEE: mushroom ::
shroud {n} (mast support) :: vant
Shrovetide {n} (period of three days) :: fastelavn {c}
Shrove Tuesday {n} (day before the beginning of Lent) :: hvide tirsdag {c}
shrub {n} (woody plant) :: busk {c}
shrug {n} (gesture) :: skuldertræk {n}
shrug {v} (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) :: trække på skuldrene
shuffle {v} (to put in a random order) :: blande
shuffle {v} (to walk without picking up one's feet) :: slentre
shut {v} ((transitive) to close) :: lukke
shut one's trap {v} (shut up) SEE: shut up ::
shuttlecock {n} (badminton ball) :: fjerbold {c}
shut up {v} (close (a building) so that no one can enter) :: låse, låse af
shut up {v} (terminate (a business)) :: lukke
shut up {v} (enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave) :: låse ind
shut up {v} (put (an object) in a secure enclosed place) :: låse ind
shut up {v} (intransitive: to stop talking or making noise) :: holde mund, holde kæft, klappe i, klappe kaje
shut up {v} (imperative: "Shut up!", see also: hold one's tongue) :: hold kæft
shut up {v} ("I don't believe it!") :: det mener du ikke
shvitz {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat ::
shy {adj} (reserved) :: genert
shy {adj} :: [1] sky, [2] genert, [2] undselig, [3] vagtsom
shy {v} (to fling) :: kaste, smide
shy {v} :: vige
shy {n} (act of throwing) :: kast
shylock {n} (loan shark) SEE: loan shark ::
shyness {n} (quality of being shy) :: genert
Siamese {adj} (Thai) :: siamesisk, thailandsk
Siamese {prop} (Thai language) :: thailandsk, siamesisk
Siamese {n} (Siam inhabitant) :: siameser {c}, thailænder {c}
Siamese cat {n} (mammal) :: siameser
sib {n} (sibling) SEE: sibling ::
sib {n} (kinsman) SEE: kinsman ::
Siberia {prop} (region of Russia) :: Sibirien
Siberian Husky {n} (Siberian Husky dog) :: sibirisk husky {c}
sibilant {n} (phonetics: a hissing sound) :: sibilant {c}, hvislelyd {c}
sibling {n} (person who shares same parents) :: bror {c}, søster {c}, søskende {c-p}
Sichuan tit {n} (Poecile weigoldicus) :: songarmejse
Sicilian {adj} (relating to Sicily or its inhabitants) :: siciliansk
Sicilian {prop} (language) :: siciliansk {n}
Sicily {prop} (island) :: Sicilien
sick {adj} (slang: very good, excellent) :: syg
sick {n} (sick people) :: syg {c}, syge {c-p}
sick {adj} (ill) SEE: ill ::
sick and tired {adj} (frustrated and annoyed) SEE: fed up ::
sickbag {n} (bag for catching vomit) :: brækpose {c}
sickbed {n} (a bed used by a person who is sick) :: sygeseng {c}, sygeleje {n} [archaic], hospitalsseng {c} [hospital]
sickle {n} (agricultural implement) :: segl {c}
sick man of Europe {prop} (Ottoman Empire) :: Europas syge mand {c}
sick pay {n} (money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave) :: sygeløn {c}
side {n} (bounding straight edge of an object) :: 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) :: bakkenbarter {p}
sidereal year {n} (orbital period) :: siderisk år
side-straddle hop {n} (jumping jack) SEE: jumping jack ::
sidewalk {n} (paved footpath) :: fortov {n}
sidewalk cafe {n} (an outdoor portion of a restaurant) :: fortovscafé {c}
siege {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet ::
siege {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse ::
siege {n} (military blockade of settlement) :: belejring {c}
siege {v} (besiege) SEE: besiege ::
Sierra Leone {prop} (Republic of Sierra Leone) :: Sierra Leone
sieve {n} (device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids) :: si {c}, sigte {c}
Sif {prop} (wife of Thor) :: Sif
sigh {v} (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it) :: sukke
sigh {n} (act of sighing) :: suk {n}
sight {n} (something worth seeing) :: seværdighed {c}
sight {n} (device used in aiming a firearm) :: sigte {n}
sight {n} (eyesight) SEE: eyesight ::
sigil {n} (seal, signature or signet) :: segl {n}
sign {n} (visible indication) :: tegn {n}
sign {n} (math: positive or negative polarity) :: fortegn {n}
sign {v} (to make (a document) official by writing one's signature) :: underskrive
signal {n} (sign made to give notice) :: signal {n}
signal {n} (device to give indication) :: signal {n}
signal {n} (telecommunication: electric or electromagnetic action that conveys information) :: signal {n}
signature {n} (person’s autograph name) :: underskrift {c}
significant {adj} (having noticeable effect) :: signifikant
significant digit {n} (digit) :: betydende ciffer {n}
sign in {v} (log in) SEE: log in ::
sign language {n} (sign language) :: tegnsprog {n}
sign of the cross {n} (gesture) :: korsets tegn {n}
Sigrid {prop} (female given name) :: Sigrid
Sigurd {prop} (the hero of the Volsungasaga) :: Sigurd
Sikh {n} (an adherent of Sikhism) :: sikh {c}
Sikh {adj} (relating to Sikhism) :: sikhisk, sikh- [with or without a hyphen]
Sikhism {prop} (religion) :: sikhisme {c}
silage {n} (fodder stored in a silo) :: ensilage {c}
Silas {prop} (biblical companion of Paul) :: Silas
Silas {prop} (male given name) :: Silas
silence {n} (lack of any sound) :: tavshed, stilhed
silence is golden {proverb} (proverb) :: tale er sølv, tavshed er guld
silencer {n} (attachment) :: (firearms) lyddæmper {c}, (vehicles) lydpotte {c}
silent {adj} (to refrain from speaking) SEE: be silent ::
silent film {n} (film without sound) :: stumfilm {c}
Silesia {prop} (region) :: Schlesien
Silesian {adj} (of or pertaining to Silesia) :: schlesisk
Silesian {n} (inhabitant of Silesia) :: schlesier {c}
Silesian {prop} (Germanic language or dialect, see also: Silesian German; Lower Silesian) :: schlesisk dialekt
Silesian {prop} (Slavic dialect) :: schlesisk
silhouette {n} (representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color) :: silhuet {c}
silicon {n} (non-metallic element) :: silicium {n}
silicone {n} (any of a class of inert compounds of silicon) :: silikone {c}
silicosis {n} (silica dust pneumoconiosis) :: silikose {c}
silk {n} (fiber) :: silke {c}
silk {n} (fabric) :: silke {c}
Silk Road {prop} (routes used by silk traders across Europe, Asia and northern Africa) :: silkevej {c}
silk-screen printing {n} (screen printing) SEE: screen printing ::
silkworm {n} (caterpillar) :: silkeorm {c}
silly {adj} (foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom) :: dum
silly {adj} (playful, giggly) :: fjollet
silly {adj} (pejorative: simple, not intelligent, unrefined) :: sølle
silly {n} (silly person) :: fjols {n}, tosse {c}
silly goose {n} (silly person) :: dumme gås
silly season {n} (period when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting bizarre stories) :: agurketid {c}
silver {n} (metal) :: sølv {n}
silver {n} (coins) :: sølvmønt
silver {adj} (having a color/colour like silver) :: sølvfarvet
silverfish {n} (type of bristletail) :: sølvfisk {c}, sølvkræ {n}
silver-grey {n} (colour) :: sølvgrå
silver-grey {adj} (colour) :: sølvgrå
silvern {adj} (made from silver) SEE: silver ::
silver nitrate {n} (silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3) :: sølvnitrat {n}
silver paper {n} (aluminium foil) :: sølvpapir {n}
silver screen {n} (cinema screen) :: hvidt lærred {n}
silverware {n} (anything made from silver) :: sølvtøj {n}
silver wedding {n} (anniversary celebration) :: sølvbryllup {n}
silverweed {n} (plant) :: gåsepotentil {c}
silver Y {n} (Autographa gamma) :: gammaugle {c}
Silvia {prop} (female given name) :: Sylvia
Simferopol {prop} (city) :: Simferopol
similar {adj} (having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable) :: lignende
similarity {n} (closeness of appearance) :: lighed {c}
similarness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity ::
simile {n} (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another) :: sammenligning {c}, lignelse {c}
Simon {prop} (biblical characters) :: Simon
Simon {prop} (male given name) :: Simon
Simone {prop} (female given name) :: Simone {c}
simony {n} (act of buying or selling spiritual things) :: simoni
simple {adj} (uncomplicated) :: enkel, simpel
simple fraction {n} (type of fraction) SEE: common fraction ::
simple past {n} (the simple past tense) :: præteritum, datid
simpleton {n} (simple-minded naive person lacking common sense) :: tosse, enfoldig {n}, naiv {c}
simplified {adj} (made simpler) :: forenklet
Simplified Chinese {prop} (Chinese written using simplified characters) :: forenklet kinesisk {n}, simplificeret kinesisk {n}
simplify {v} (to make simpler) :: forenkle
simply connected {adj} (in topology, having its fundamental group a singleton) :: enkeltsammenhængende
simulate {v} (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) :: simulere
simultaneous {adj} (occurring at the same time) :: samtidig
simultaneous interpretation {n} (type of oral translation) :: simultanoversættelse {c}
simultaneous interpreting {n} (simultaneous interpretation) SEE: simultaneous interpretation ::
simultaneously {adv} (occurring at the same time) :: samtidigt
sin {n} (violation of religious law) :: synd
sin {n} (misdeed) :: synder
sin {v} (to commit a sin) :: synde
Sinai {prop} (peninsula) :: Sinai-halvøen
since {prep} (from (time)) :: siden
since {conj} (from the time that) :: siden
sincere {adj} (earnest) :: oprigtig
sine {n} (trigonometric function) :: sinus
sinecure {n} (a position that requires no work but still gives a payment) :: loppetjans {c}, sinecure {c} [very rare]
sine qua non {n} (prerequisite) :: absolut nødvendighed {c}, nødvendig betingelse {c}
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
Singapore {prop} (Republic of Singapore) :: Singapore
Singaporean {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Singapore) :: singaporeansk
Singaporean {n} (a person from Singapore) :: singaporeaner
singer {n} (person who sings) :: sanger {c}
singer {n} (female person who sings) :: sangerinde {c}
singeress {n} (songstress) SEE: songstress ::
singing voice {n} (quality of voice when singing) :: sangstemme {c}
single {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket ::
single bond {n} (single bond) :: enkeltbinding {c}
single-celled {adj} (consisting of one cell) SEE: unicellular ::
single father {n} (a man raising a child on his own) :: alenefar {c}
single mother {n} (a woman raising a child on her own) :: alenemor {c}
single parent {n} (only parent bringing up a child) :: aleneforælder {c}
single room {n} (a hotel room with one single bed) :: enkeltværelse {n}
single ticket {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket ::
singular {adj} (linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse) :: singulær
singular {n} (grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing) :: ental, singularis
sinister {adj} (heraldic "left") :: sinister, heraldisk venstre
sinistromanual {adj} (left-handed) SEE: left-handed ::
sink {n} (basin) :: vask {c}, (kitchen sink) køkkenvask {c}
sinless {adj} (without sin) :: syndeløs, syndefri
sinner {n} (person who has sinned) :: synder {c}
Sinosphere {n} (regions in East Asia influenced by Chinese culture) :: sinosfære {c}
Sint Maarten {prop} (Island) :: Sint Maarten
sip {n} (A small mouthful of drink) :: sip {n}, nip {n}, slurk {c}
sip {v} (to drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time) :: sippe, nippe
sir {n} (address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) :: herre {c}
Sirius {prop} :: Hundestjernen
siskin {n} (small European finch) SEE: Eurasian siskin ::
sissy {n} (a timid, unassertive or cowardly person) :: svækling {c}, skvat {n}
sister {n} (woman or girl having the same parents) :: søster {c}
sister {n} (a nun; a female member of a religious community) :: nonne, søster
sister {n} (senior nurse) :: afdelingssygeplejerske
sister {n} (any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt) :: søster
sister city {n} (city in a relationship of cordiality) :: venskabsby {c}
sister-in-law {n} (wife's sister) :: svigerinde {c}
sister-in-law {n} (husband's sister) :: svigerinde {c}
sister-in-law {n} (brother's wife) :: svigerinde {c}
sit {v} (of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported) :: sidde
sitting room {n} (living room) SEE: living room ::
situation {n} (position vis-à-vis surroundings) :: situation
situation comedy {n} (episodic comedy television program, see also: sitcom) :: situationskomedie {c}
six {num} (cardinal number) :: seks
six {n} (digit) :: sekstal {n}
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) :: sjettedel {c}
sixth sense {n} (extrasensory perception) :: sjette sans
sixtieth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number sixty) :: tressende, tresindstyvende
sixty {num} (cardinal number) :: tres
sixty-eight {num} (cardinal number) :: otteogtres
sixty-nine {n} (cardinal number) :: niogtres
sixty-nine {n} (sex position) :: niogtres, 69'er
sixty-seven {num} (cardinal number) :: syvogtres
sixtysomething {n} (sexagenarian) SEE: sexagenarian ::
sixty-two {num} (cardinal number) :: toogtres
size {n} (dimensions or magnitude of a thing) :: størrelse {c}
size {n} (a specific set of dimensions for clothing) :: størrelse {c}
skald {n} (a Nordic poet of the Viking Age) :: skjald
skate {n} (ice skate or roller skate) :: skøjte {c}
skate {v} (to move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates) :: skøjte
skater {n} (insect) SEE: water strider ::
skeeter {n} (mosquito) SEE: mosquito ::
skein {n} (quantity of yarn) :: fed {n}, dukke {c}
skeleton {n} (system that provides support to an organism) :: skelet {n}
skeptical {adj} (having, or expressing doubt) :: skeptisk
skeptical {adj} (related to skepticism) :: skeptisk
skepticism {n} (general disposition to doubt) :: skepticisme
sketch {v} (to make a basic drawing) :: skitsere
sketch {n} (quick freehand drawing) :: skitse {c}
sketch {n} (lookout) SEE: lookout ::
skew {adj} (neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line) :: skæv
ski {n} (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) :: ski {c}
skier {n} (someone who practices skiing) :: skiløber {c}, skiløberske {c}
skilful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) SEE: skillful ::
skill {n} (capacity to do something well) :: færdighed {c}
skillful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) :: skikket, behændig, dygtig
skim {v} (throw an object so it bounces on water) :: slå smut
skim {v} (ricochet) :: rikochettere
skim {v} (read quickly, skipping some detail) :: skimme
skimble-skamble {n} (gibberish, mumbo-jumbo, nonsense) SEE: nonsense ::
skimble-skamble {adj} (confused, chaotic, disorderly) SEE: chaotic ::
skimmed milk {n} (skim milk) SEE: skim milk ::
skim milk {n} (milk with removed cream) :: skummetmælk {c}, minimælk {c} [milk with approximately 0.5% fat], letmælk {c} [milk with up to 1.5% fat]
skin {n} (outer protective of the body of a person or animal) :: hud {c}
skin {n} (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) :: skind {n}
skin {n} (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) :: skind {n}
skin {n} :: skræl {c}, skind {n}
skin {v} (to injure the skin of) :: skrabe
skin {v} (to remove the skin of) :: flå
skin cancer {n} (malignant growth on the skin) :: hudkræft {c}
skin color {n} (color of human skin) :: hudfarve {c}
skin color {n} (ethnicity) :: hudfarve {c}
skinflint {n} (one who is excessively stingy or cautious with money) :: fedtsyl {c}
skin hunger {n} (touch-craving) :: hudsult {c}
skinny-dip {v} (swim in the nude) :: nøgenbade
skinny dipping {n} (swimming in the nude) :: nøgenbadning
skip {v} (to omit or disregard intermediate items or stages) :: overspringe, springe over
skip {v} (not to attend) :: pjække
skip {v} (to jump rope) SEE: jump rope ::
skipper {n} (master of a ship) :: skipper {c}, skibsfører {c}, kaptajn {c}
skipping rope {n} (rope for play or exercise) :: sjippetov {n}
skip rope {n} (rope used) SEE: skipping rope ::
skip rope {v} (to jump over a rope) SEE: jump rope ::
skirt {n} (clothing) :: nederdel {c}, skørt {n}
skirt {n} (part of dress) :: nederdel {c}
skirt chaser {n} (man who seeks out female companionship) :: skørtejæger
Skopje {prop} (capital of North Macedonia) :: Skopje
Skopje {prop} (North Macedonia) SEE: North Macedonia ::
Skraeling {n} (Skraeling) :: skrælling {c}
skua {n} (predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae) :: kjove {c}
skulduggery {n} (devious device or trick) :: svindelnummer {n}
skull {n} (bones of the head: cranium and mandible) :: kranium {n}, kranie {n}
skull {n} (death's-head, skull) :: dødningehoved {n}
skunk {n} (skunkweed) SEE: marijuana ::
sky {n} (atmosphere above a point) :: himmel
sky {n} (specific view, condition) :: himmel
sky {n} (heaven) :: himmel
sky blue {adj} (light blue, see also: dark blue; blue) :: himmelblå, lyseblå
skyclad {adj} (nude) SEE: nude ::
sky-high {adj} (extremely tall) :: skyhøj, tårnhøj
skylark {n} (small brown passerine bird) :: sanglærke {c}
skylight {n} (opening in the roof) :: tagvindue
skyline {n} (horizon) SEE: horizon ::
skyrocket {n} (pocket) SEE: pocket ::
skyscraper {n} (tall building) :: skyskraber {c}
slacken {v} (to make less taut) SEE: loosen ::
slag {n} (the impurities which result and are separated out when melting a metal or refining it from its ore) :: slagge {c}
slam {v} (to shut with sudden force and noise) :: slå til
slander {n} (false or unsupported spoken malicious statement) :: bagvaskelse
slander {v} (utter a slanderous statement about) :: bagtale
slang {n} (jargon) SEE: jargon ::
slang {n} (unconventional language ) :: slang {c} {n}
slang {n} :: slang {c}
slang {n} (cant) SEE: cant ::
slant {n} (typography: slash) SEE: slash ::
slapdash {adj} (done hastily) :: forhastet
slapdash {adv} (in a hasty or careless manner) :: jasket
slap in the face {n} (slap in the face or on the cheek) :: lussing {c}
slash {n} (swift cut with a blade) :: hug {n}
slash {n} (typography: / symbol) :: skråstreg {c}
slash and burn {n} (technique) :: svedjebrug {n}
slattern {n} (slut) SEE: slut ::
slaty-backed gull {n} (Larus schistisagus) :: skifermåge
slaughter {n} (killing of animals (also kosher and halal rituals)) :: slakt {c}
slaughter {v} (to butcher animals, generally for food (also kosher and halal rituals)) :: slagte
slaughterhouse {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir ::
Slav {n} (a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language) :: slaver {c}
slave {n} (person owned by another) :: slave {c}, slavinde {c}, træl {c}, trælkone {c}
slave {n} (person forced to work for another) :: slave {c}
slave {n} (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) :: slave {c}
slave {n} (device that is controlled by another device) :: slave {c}
slave {v} (to work hard) :: slave
slavedealing {n} (slave trade) SEE: slave trade ::
slave labour {n} (work performed by slaves) :: slavearbejde {n}
slave labour {n} (hard work for meagre pay) :: slavearbejde {n}
slavelike {adj} (resembling a slave) :: trælagtig
slaver {v} (to drool saliva) :: savle
slavery {n} (institution or practice of owning human beings) :: slaveri {n}
slavery {n} (condition of servitude endured by a slave) :: slaveri {n}
slavery {n} (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) :: slaveri {n}
slave trade {n} (traffic in slaves) :: slavehandel {c}
Slavic {adj} (of the Slavs, their culture or languages) :: slavisk
Slavonia {prop} (region of Croatia) :: Slavonien
Slavonian grebe {n} (Podiceps auritus) :: nordisk lappedykker {c}
Slavonic {adj} (Slavic) SEE: Slavic ::
sleazy {adj} (Dishonorable; base; vulgar; raunchy) :: skummel, lyssky
sled {n} (sledge) SEE: sledge ::
sledge {n} (sledgehammer) SEE: sledgehammer ::
sledge {n} (sleigh or sled) :: slæde {c}, kælk
sledgehammer {n} (kind of hammer) :: forhammer {c}
sleep {v} (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) :: sove
sleep {n} (state of reduced consciousness) :: søvn {c}
sleep {n} (substance found in the corner of the eyes (gound), sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep, see also: ) :: søvn {c}
sleep-drunk {adj} (slowed or weakened by recent sleep) :: søvndrukken
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 ::
sleeping bag {n} (padded or insulated bag) :: sovepose {c}
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 {c}
sleep over {v} (to sleep over) :: overnatte
sleepwalk {v} (somnambulate) SEE: somnambulate ::
sleepy {adj} (feeling the need for sleep) :: søvnig, træt
sleepy head {n} (a sleepy person) SEE: sleepyhead ::
sleepyhead {n} (sleepy person) :: syvsover {c}
sleepyhead {n} (ruddy duck) SEE: ruddy duck ::
sleet {n} (mixture of rain and snow) :: slud {n}
sleeve {n} (part of a garment that covers the arm) :: ærme {n}, muffe {c}
sleigh {n} (vehicle on runners) SEE: sledge ::
slender-billed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus genei) :: tyndnæbbet måge {c}
sleuth {n} (bloodhound) :: blodhund {c}
slice {n} (thin, broad piece cut off) :: skive {c}
slide {v} (to cause to move in contact with a surface) :: glide
slide {v} (to move in continuous contact with a surface) :: glide
slide {v} (to lose balance) :: glide, miste balancen
slide {v} (to pass along smoothly) :: rutsche, skride
slide {n} (item of play equipment) :: rutschebane
slide {n} (rubble, earth and stones moving down) :: skred {n}
slide {n} (valve in a trombone) :: ventil
slide {n} (transparent image for projecting) :: lysbillede {n}, dias {n}, presentationsbillede {n}
slide fastener {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener ::
slide rule {n} (analog calculator) :: regnestok {c}
slideshow {n} (presentation) :: presentation {c}
sliding door {n} (door) :: skydedør {c}
slim {adj} (slender) :: slank, tynd
slime {n} (mucilaginous substance or mucus-like substance) :: slim {c} {n}
slimming {adj} (making a person seem or becoming slimmer) :: slankende
sling {v} (to throw) :: slynge
sling {n} (instrument for throwing, see also: slingshot) :: slynge
slip {v} (to lose one's traction) :: glide
slipped disc {n} (protruding vertebral disc) :: diskusprolaps
slipper {n} (low shoe usually worn indoors) :: tøffel
slipper-orchid {n} (lady's slipper) SEE: lady's slipper ::
slippery {adj} (of a surface) :: glat
slippery as an eel {adj} (slippery) :: åleglat
slippery as an eel {adj} (crafty) :: åleglat
slippery jack {n} (mushroom in genus Suillus) :: brungul rørhat
slip road {n} (a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads) :: frakørsel {c} [from motorway to ordinary roads], tilkørsel {c} [from ordinary roads to motorway]
slipstick {n} (slide rule) SEE: slide rule ::
slöjd {n} (system of handicraft-based education started in Finland) :: sløjd {c}
slob {n} (lazy, slovenly person) :: dovenlars {c}, dovendidrik {c}
sloe {n} :: slåen
slog {v} (to walk slowly, encountering resistance) :: ase, okse, traske
slogan {n} (phrase associated with a product, used in advertising) :: slogan
sloop {n} (single-masted sailboat) :: slup
slope {n} (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward) :: skråning {c}
slope {n} (mathematics) :: hældning {c}
slope {v} (to tend steadily upward or downward) :: skråne
sloppy {adj} (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) :: sjusket
slot {n} (broad bolt or bar, crosspiece) :: liste, lamel
slot {n} (narrow depression, perforation, or aperture) :: sprække, revne, rille, kærv
slot {n} (the track of an animal) :: spor
sloth {n} (laziness) :: dovenskab {c}
sloth {n} (mammal) :: dovendyr {n}
slot machine {n} (vending machine) SEE: vending machine ::
slough {n} (the skin shed by a snake or other reptile) :: ham {c}
Slovak {adj} (of Slovakia or its language) :: slovakisk
Slovak {n} (native of Slovakia) :: slovak {c}
Slovak {n} (language of Slovakia) :: slovakisk {n}
Slovakia {prop} (Slovakia) :: Slovakiet
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) :: Slovakiske republik {c}
Slovene {adj} (adjective) :: slovensk
Slovene {n} (a person) :: slovener {c}
Slovene {prop} (the language) :: slovensk
Slovenia {prop} (country in Europe) :: Slovenien
Slovenian {adj} (Slovene) SEE: Slovene ::
Slovenian {n} (language) SEE: Slovene ::
Slovenian {n} (person) SEE: Slovene ::
slow {adj} (not quick in motion) :: langsom
slowly {adv} (at a slow pace) :: langsomt
slow motion {n} (film stretched in time) :: slowmotion {c}
slow news day {n} (day of nothing exciting to report) :: agurketid
sluff {n} (slough) SEE: slough ::
sluff {v} (slough) SEE: slough ::
slug {n} (gastropod) :: snegl {c}, skovsnegl {n}, dræbersnegl {n} [Spanish slug]
slum {n} (dilapidated neighborhood) :: slumkvarter {n-p}, slum {n-p}
slumber {v} (to be in a very light state of sleep) :: slumre
slurp {v} (eat or drink noisily) :: slubre
slut {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute ::
slut {n} (sexually promiscuous woman) :: tøjte {c}, mær {c}, luder {c}
slut {n} (a female dog) :: tæve {c}, tævehund {c}
sly as a fox {adj} (very sly) :: snu som en ræv
smack {n} ((slang) heroin) SEE: horse ::
small {adj} (not large) :: lille, liden
small caps {n} (font variant) :: kapitæler {c-p} {n-p}
smallest room {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
smallholder {n} (a person who owns or runs a smallholding) :: husmand {c}
smallholding {n} (a piece of land, smaller than a farm) :: husmandssted {n}, husmandsbrug {n}
small intestine {n} (upper part of the intestine) :: tyndtarm {c}
smallpox {n} (disease) :: kopper {p}
small white {n} (Pieris rapae) :: lille kålsommerfugl {c}
smaragdine {n} (emerald) SEE: emerald ::
smart {v} (to hurt or sting) :: gøre ondt
smart {adj} (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books) :: smart, klog
smart {adj} (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology)) :: intelligent
smart {adj} (good-looking) :: elegant, flot
smartphone {n} (electronic handheld device) :: smartphone {c}
smartwatch {n} (wristwatch) :: smartur {n}
smarty boots {n} (know-it-all) SEE: know-it-all ::
smashing {adj} (wonderful) :: fed
smear campaign {n} (negative propaganda) :: smædekampagne {c}
smearer {n} (unskillful painter) :: klatmaler {c}
smegma {n} (sebaceous secretion) :: nakkeost {c}, smegma {n}
smell {n} (sensation) :: lugt {c}
smell {n} (sense of smell) :: lugtesans {c}
smell {v} (sense with nose) :: lugte
smell {v} (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of") :: lugte, dufte [pleasant], stinke [unpleasant]
smell-brain {n} (part of brain involved with smelling) :: lugthjernen
smelling salt {n} (ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness) :: lugtesalt {n}
smelly {adj} (having a bad smell) :: ildelugtende
smell you later {interj} (see you later; goodbye) SEE: goodbye ::
smetana {n} (type of soured cream) :: smetana
smile {n} (a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice) :: smil {n}
smile {v} (to have a smile on one's face) :: smile
smiley {n} (representation of a smiling face) :: smiley {c}
smiley {n} (emoticon) SEE: emoticon ::
smith {n} (craftsperson who works metal, see also: blacksmith) :: smed {c}
Smith {prop} (surnames derived from the equivalents of “smith”) :: Smed
Smith {prop} (most common surnames by language) :: Jensen
smithy {n} (forge) SEE: forge ::
smoke {v} (to inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette) :: ryge
smoke {v} (to inhale and exhale tobacco smoke regularly or habitually) :: ryge
smoke {v} (to give off smoke) :: ryge
smoke {v} (to preserve or prepare by treating with smoke) :: røge
smoke {n} (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material) :: røg {c}
smoke {n} (colloquial: cigarette) :: smøg {c}
smoke {n} (colour) :: røgfarve {c}
smoke {n} (military: artificial smoke-like aerosol used on the battlefield) :: røgslør {n}
smoker {n} (person who smokes tobacco habitually) :: ryger {c}
smokeshop {n} (tobacconist's) SEE: tobacconist's ::
smokestack {n} (a conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out) SEE: chimney ::
smoking {n} (smoking of tobacco) :: rygning {c}
smoking room {n} (room designated for smokers) :: rygelokale {n} [room where smoking is allowed], rygeværelse {n} [historical. In clubs, upper class houses and similar.]
Smolensk {prop} (city) :: Smolensk
smooth {adj} (lacking friction, not rough) :: glat
smooth {adj} (mathematics, of a function: Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain) :: glat
smooth {v} (make smooth) :: glatte, udglatte
smorgasbord {n} (Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes, see also: buffet) :: kolde bord {n}
smother {v} (to suffocate) :: kvæle
smotherer {n} (one who smothers) :: kvæler {c}
smug {adj} (irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied) :: selvfed, selvgod
smurf {n} (fictional character) :: smølf {c}
Smyrna {prop} (city) :: Smyrna
snack {n} (a light meal) :: snack {c}
snack {n} (an item of food eaten between meals) :: snack {c}
snail {n} (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell) :: snegl {c} (this can also mean slug, so snail in Danish is more fully snegl med skal)
snail mail {n} (postal mail) :: sneglepost {c}
snail's pace {n} (a very slow pace) :: sneglefart {c}
snake {n} (legless reptile) :: slange {c}
snake {v} (to move in a winding path) :: sno, slange
snake charmer {n} (snake charmer) :: slangetæmmer {c}
snakelike {adj} (resembling a snake) :: slangeagtig
snake oil {n} (fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum) :: kvaksalverprodukt {n}
snakeskin {n} (skin of a snake) :: slangeskind {n}, slangeham {c} [rare]
snapdragon {n} (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum) :: løvemund {c}
snap election {n} (election called before the regularly scheduled time) :: lynvalg {n}, valg i utide {n}
snap fastener {n} (fastening mechanism) :: trykknap {c}
sneak thief {n} (sneak thief) :: snigtyv {c}
sneeze {v} (expel air as a reflex) :: nyse
sneeze {n} (act of sneezing) :: nys {n}
sniper {n} (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position) :: skarpskytte {c} [army, ordinary soldier] finskytte {c} [army, specialist soldier]
sniper {n} (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position) :: snigskytte {c}
snitch {v} (inform on) :: stikke, sladre
snitch {n} (thief) :: tyv, tyveknægt [male]
snitch {n} (informer, usually one who betrays his group) :: stikker [informant], forræder [traitor]
snob {n} (person who seeks to be a member of the upper classes) :: snob {c}
snobby {adj} (characteristic of a snob) :: snobbet
snood {n} (hairnet) SEE: hairnet ::
Snoopy {prop} (pet beagle) :: Nuser
snore {v} (breathe during sleep with harsh noises) :: snorke
snorkel {n} (hollow tube used for breathing underwater) :: snorkel {c}
snorkel {v} (use a snorkel) :: snorkle
snot {n} (mucus) :: snot {n}
snout {n} (long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast) :: tryne {c}
snow {n} (precipitation) :: sne {c}
snow {n} (TV noise) :: sne {c}
snow {n} (cocaine) :: kokain {p}
snow {n} (collective precipitation) :: snefald {n}
snow {v} (have snow fall from the sky) :: sne
snowball {n} (ball of snow) :: snebold {c}
snowball fight {n} (play fight) :: sneboldkamp {c}
snowbank {n} (a heap of snow) SEE: snowdrift ::
snowbird {n} (dark-eyed junco) :: mørkøjet junco {m}
snow-blind {adj} (blinded by abundance of reflected light) :: sneblind
snowblower {n} (a device for clearing a path or road of snow) :: snekanon, sneslynge {c}
snowboot {n} (a water-resistant type of footwear) :: snestøvle {c}
snow bunting {n} (bird) :: snespurv
snow cannon {n} (machine that spurts out snow over pistes) :: snekanon {c}
snowdrift {n} (bank of snow) :: snefane, snedrive
snowdrop {n} (plant) :: vintergæk {c}
snowfall {n} (instance of falling of snow) :: snefald {n}
snowflake {n} (crystal) :: snefnug
snowflake {n} (flower of the genus Leucojum) :: hvidblomme
snowflake {n} (Plectrophenax nivalis) SEE: snow bunting ::
snow globe {n} (decorative object) :: snekugle {c}
snow goose {n} (Chen caerulescens) :: snegås {c}
snowgun {n} (cannon that creates snow) SEE: snow cannon ::
snow leopard {n} (a large feline mammal, Uncia uncia) :: sneleopard
snowmachine {n} (snowmobile) SEE: snowmobile ::
snowman {n} (figure made of snow) :: snemand {c}
snowmobile {n} (vehicle) :: snescooter {c}
snow plow {n} (vehicle) :: sneplov {c}
snow plow {n} (device) :: sneplov {c}
Snow Queen {prop} (fairy tale character with power over snow and ice) :: Sneedronningen {c}, Snedronningen {c}
snowstorm {n} (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) :: snestorm {c}
snowthrower {n} (snowblower) SEE: snowblower ::
Snow White {prop} (character from Snow White (Schneewittchen)) :: Snehvide
snowy owl {n} (large white owl) :: sneugle {c}
snuggle {v} (to lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy) :: putte, ligge tæt
so {conj} (in order that) ::
so {adv} (very) ::
so {adv} (to a particular extent) ::
so {adv} (in a particular manner) :: sådan
so {adv} (slang: very much) ::
so {adj} (true) :: sådan
so {interj} (interjection used to introduce a new topic) ::
so {interj} (short for so what) :: og
soap {n} (soap opera) SEE: soap opera ::
soap {n} (substance) :: sæbe {c}
soap bubble {n} (sphere of soap water) :: sæbeboble {c}
soapery {n} (factory making soap) :: sæbefabrik {c}
soap opera {n} (television serial) :: sæbeopera {c}
soapwort {n} (herb) :: sæbeurt {c}
sober {adj} (not drunk) :: ædru
sober {adj} (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol) :: ædruelig
sober {adj} (moderate) :: sober
so-called {adj} (so named, but wrongly so) :: såkaldt
so-called {adj} (so named) :: såkaldt
soccer {n} (game) :: fodbold {c}
soccer player {n} (one who plays soccer) :: fodboldspiller {c}
Sochi {prop} (city in Russia) :: Sotji
social {adj} (relating to society) :: social
social anxiety {n} (social anxiety disorder) SEE: social anxiety disorder ::
social anxiety disorder {n} (the most common anxiety disorder) :: socialfobi {c}, socialangst {c}
social climber {n} (one who tries to improve his or her social position) :: karrieremager {c}, stræber {c}
social cohesion {n} (maintenance of stability in a society) :: sammenhængskraft {c}
social democracy {n} (moderate left-wing political philosophy) :: socialdemokratisme
social distance {n} (appropriate distance for interactions among acquaintances during epidemics) :: social afstand {c}, social distance {c}
social distancing {n} (practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases) :: social distancering {c}, fysisk distancering {c}, fysisk afstand {c}
social group {n} (collection of humans or animals) :: socialgruppe {c}
socialism {n} (political philosophy of social and economic equality) :: socialisme {c}
socialism {n} (group of socialist political philosophies) :: socialisme {c}
socialism {n} (intermediate phase of social development) :: socialisme {c}
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia {prop} (Yugoslav state that existed from 1943 until 1992) :: Socialistiske Føderative Republik Jugoslavien
socialistic {adj} (relating to socialism) :: socialistisk
Socialist Republic of Vietnam {prop} (official name of Vietnam) :: Den Socialistiske Republik Vietnam {c}
social phobia {n} (social anxiety disorder) SEE: social anxiety disorder ::
societal {adj} (societal) :: samfundsmæssig
society {n} (group of people sharing culture) :: samfund {n}
Socinian {adj} (pertaining to the Socinians) :: sociniansk
sociocritical {adj} (of or relating to social criticism) :: samfundskritisk
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) :: socioøkonomisk
sociolect {n} (variant of language used by a social group) :: sociolekt
sociolinguistics {n} (the study of social and cultural effects on language) :: sociolingvistik
sociology {n} (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) :: sociologi {c}
sock {n} (covering for the foot) :: sok {c}
sock {n} (sock puppet) SEE: sock puppet ::
socket {n} (mechanical opening) :: stikkontakt {c}, stikdåse {c}
sock puppet {n} (simple puppet made from a sock) :: sokkedukke
Socrates {prop} (Greek philosopher) :: Sokrates
Socratic {adj} (characteristic of the philosopher Socrates) :: sokratisk
Socratic method {prop} :: maieutik {c}, majeutik {c}
soda pop {n} (sweetened, carbonated beverage) :: sodavand {n} {c}
soda water {n} (water with carbon dioxide) :: danskvand {n} {c}, mineralvand {n} {c}
sodium {n} (reactive metal) :: natrium {n}
sodium chloride {n} (chemical term for table salt; NaCl) :: natriumchlorid, køkkensalt {n}
sodium nitrate {n} (sodium salt of nitric acid) :: natriumnitrat {c} {n}, salpeter {c} {n}
sofa {n} (upholstered seat) :: sofa
so far {adv} (until now; previously; yet) :: hidtil
so far so good {proverb} (up to this point, all is OK) :: så langt, så godt
Sofia {prop} (the capital city of Bulgaria) :: Sofija, Sofia
soft {adj} (foolish) SEE: foolish ::
soft {adj} (giving way under pressure) :: sagte
softcore pornography {n} (form of pornography where the sexual acts are relatively unexplicit) :: blød porno
soft drink {n} (sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage) :: sodavand, læskedrik {c}
soften {v} ((transitive) To make something soft or softer) :: blødgøre
soften {v} ((transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up)) :: blødgøre
soften {v} ((intransitive) To become soft or softer) :: blødgøres
softener {n} (fabric softener) SEE: fabric softener ::
softly {adv} (not loudly, inaudible) :: blidt
soft porn {n} (soft-core pornography) :: blød porno {c}
soft power {n} (political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.) :: blød magt {c}
software {n} (encoded computer instructions) :: software, programmel
soft water {n} (water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals) :: blødt vand {n}
soil {n} (mixture of sand and organic material) :: jord {c}
soil {n} (mineral or organic material serving as a natural medium for the growth of land plants) :: jord {c}, muldjord {c}
soil {n} (unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth) :: jord {c}
soil {n} (country or territory) :: grund {c}
soil {v} (to make dirty) :: tilsøle, svine til, besudle
sojourn {n} (A short stay somewhere) :: ophold {n}, kort visit {n}
sojourn {n} (A temporary residence) :: opholdssted {n}
sojourn {v} (Stay temporarily) :: opholde sig
solace {n} (consolation) :: trøst
solace {n} (source of comfort) :: trøst
solar eclipse {n} (when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun) :: solformørkelse {c}
solar energy {n} (energy from the sun) :: solenergi {c}
solar mass {n} (unit) :: solmasse {c}
solar system {n} (any collection of heavenly bodies orbiting a star) :: solsystem {n}
solar system {prop} (Solar System) SEE: Solar System ::
Solar System {prop} (the Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it) :: solsystemet
solar thermal collector {n} :: solvarmepanel
solar wind {n} (outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space) :: solvind {c}
solder {n} (any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together) :: loddemetal {n}
solder {v} (to join with solder) :: lodde
soldering iron {n} (tool) :: loddekolbe {c}
soldier {n} (member of an army) :: soldat {c}
sole {adj} (only) :: eneste
sole {n} (fish) :: søtunge {c}
solemn {adj} (sacred) :: højtidelig
solemnity {n} (quality of being solemn) :: højtidelighed {c}
solemnness {n} (solemnity) SEE: solemnity ::
solid {adj} (in the solid state) :: fast
solid {adj} (large, massive) :: solid, massiv
solid {adj} (lacking holes or hollows) :: tæt, kompakt
solid {adj} (extremely filling) :: kompakt, fast
solid {adj} (lacking errors or inconsistencies) :: grundig, grundfæstet
solid {adj} (typography: written as one word) :: [noun] sammenskrivning {c}, samskrivning {c}
solid {n} (chemistry: fundamental state of matter) :: fast stof {n}
solidarity {n} (unifying bond between individuals with common goal or enemy) :: solidaritet {c}
solidarity {n} (psychological or material support) :: solidaritet {c}
solid of revolution {n} (solid produced rotating a two-dimensional curve through 360° about an axis) :: omdrejningslegeme {n}
solidus {n} (slash) SEE: slash ::
solipsism {n} (theory) :: solipsisme {c}
solipsism {n} (self-absorption) :: selvoptagethed {c}
solitaire {n} (patience) SEE: patience ::
solitary sandpiper {n} (Tringa solitaria) :: amerikansk svaleklire
solitude {n} (state of being alone) :: ensomhed {c}
Solomon {prop} (king of Israel) :: Salomo
Solomon Islands {prop} (A country in Melanesia) :: Salomonøerne
solstice {n} (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) :: solhverv {n}
solution {n} (liquid mixture) :: løsning {c}
solution {n} (an act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.) :: løsning {c}
solution {n} (answer to a problem (mathematics)) :: løsning {c}
solvency {n} (ability to pay debts) :: solvens
solvent {n} (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) :: opløsningsmiddel
Somalia {prop} (country in the Horn of Africa) :: Somalia
Somaliland {prop} (unrecognized state) :: Somaliland
some {pron} (indefinite quantity or number) :: nogle
somebody {pron} (some unspecified person) :: nogen
someday {adv} (sometime; at some time in the future) :: en dag
someone {pron} (some person) :: nogen, en eller anden {c}
somersault {n} (the act of going head over heels) :: saltomortale {c}
something {pron} (unspecified object) :: noget, et eller andet {n}
something is rotten in the state of Denmark {phrase} (Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right") :: der er noget råddent i Danmarks rige
something or other {n} (something unspecified or indeterminate) :: et eller andet
somethingth {adj} (somethingth) :: nummer et eller andet
sometime {adv} (obsolete: sometimes) SEE: sometimes ::
sometimes {adv} (on certain occasions, but not always) :: somme tider, af og til, undertiden, stundom, indimellem
somewhat {pron} (something) SEE: something ::
somewhere {adv} (in some place) :: nogensteds, nogetsteds
somewhere else {adv} (in or at some other place) :: andetsteds
somewhither {adv} (to some place) SEE: somewhere ::
somnambulate {v} (to walk while sleeping) :: gå i søvne
somnambulism {n} (sleepwalking) :: søvngængeri {n}
son {n} (a male person in relation to his parents) :: søn {c}
son {n} (an adopted son) :: adoptivsøn
sonata {n} (a musical composition for one or a few instruments) :: sonate {c}
sonatina {n} (piece resembling a sonata but shorter or simpler) :: sonatine {c}
song {n} (music with words) :: sang {c}, vise {c}
song {n} (sound of another animal) :: sang {c}
song {n} (inexpensive deal) :: slik {c}
song {n} (sound of a bird) SEE: birdsong ::
songbird {n} (bird) :: sangfugl {c}
Song of Solomon {prop} (book of the Bible) SEE: Song of Songs ::
Song of Songs {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Højsangen {n}
song sparrow {n} (Melospiza melodia) :: sangspurv
songster {n} (man who sings songs) :: sanger {c}
songstress {n} (a female singer) :: sangerinde {c}
song thrush {n} (song thrush) :: sangdrossel
son-in-law {n} (son-in-law) :: svigersøn {c}
sonless {adj} :: sønløs
sonnet {n} (verse form consisting of fourteen lines) :: sonet
son of a bitch {n} (objectionable person) :: skiderik {c}
Son of Man {prop} (Jesus Christ) :: Menneskesønnen {c} [definite form]
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 siden
soothing {adj} (Giving relief) :: lindrende
soothing {adj} (Freeing from fear or anxiety) :: beroligende
soothsayer {n} (mantis or rearhorse) SEE: mantis ::
sop {n} (gravy) SEE: gravy ::
Sophia {prop} (female given name) :: Sofie
Sophocles {prop} (Greek dramatic poet) :: Sofokles
soporific {n} (sleep inducing agent) :: sovemiddel {n}
sorb {n} (wild service tree) SEE: wild service tree ::
Sorbian {prop} (language) :: Sorbisk
sorcerial {adj} (sorcerial) :: trolddomsmæssig
sore {adj} (causing pain) :: øm
sorghum {n} (cereal) :: durra
sororal nephew {n} (sister’s son) :: søstersøn {c}
sororal niece {n} (sister’s daughter) :: søsterdatter {c}
sorrow {n} (unhappiness) :: sorg {c}, smerte, græmmelse
sorry {adj} (regretful for an action or grieved) :: ked af
sorry {adj} (poor, regrettable) :: sørgelig
sorry {interj} (expression of regret or sorrow) :: undskyld, beklager
sorry {interj} (request to repeat) :: undskyld
sort {n} (type) :: slags {c}, sort {c}
sort {n} (act of sorting) :: sortering {c}
sort {v} (arrange in order) :: sortere
sort {v} (fix a problem) :: løse
sorting {n} (ordering) :: sortering {c}
sorting {n} (categorizing) :: sortering {c}
São Tomé {prop} (capital of São Tomé and Príncipe) :: São Tomé
São Tomé and Príncipe {prop} (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe) :: São Tomé og Príncipe
sought-after {adj} (sought-after) SEE: in demand ::
soul {n} (the spirit or essence of a person that is often believed to live on after the person's death) :: sjæl {c}
soulless {adj} (as if without a soul) :: sjælløs
sound {adj} (healthy) :: sund, rask
sound {adj} (complete, solid, or secure) :: solid, sikker, pålidelig
sound {adj} (UK, slang: good or a good thing) :: fornuftig
sound {n} (sensation perceived by the ear) :: lyd {c}
sound {n} (vibration capable of causing this) :: lyd {c}
sound {v} (to produce a sound) :: lyde
sound {v} (to convey an impression by one's sound) :: lyde
sound {v} (to cause to produce a sound) :: lade lyde
sound {v} :: udtale
sound {n} (long narrow inlet) :: sund {n}
sound {n} (to dive downwards, of a whale) :: dykke (ned)
sound {n} (to probe) :: lodde, sondere, pejle
sound {n} (to test) :: pejle, prøve
sound {n} (a probe) :: sonde {c}
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 {c}
sound barrier {n} (noise-reducing structure) :: støjvold {c}, støjskærm {c}, støjafskærmning {c}
sound card {n} (a computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds) :: lydkort {n}
soundless {adj} (without sound) :: lydløs, støjløs, stille, tyst
soundlessly {adv} (soundlessly) :: lydløst
sound post {n} (wooden rod inside a musical instrument) :: stemmestok {c}
sounds like a plan {phrase} (used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something) :: det lyder som en plan
sound system {n} (electronic system that produces sound) :: lydsystem {n}
sound wave {n} (longitudinal wave of pressure transmitted through any plastic material) :: lydbølge {c}
soup {n} (dish) :: suppe {c}
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
sour {adj} (made rancid by fermentation, etc.) :: sur
sour {adj} (tasting or smelling rancid) :: sur
sour {adj} (peevish or bad-tempered) :: sur
sour {adj} ((of soil) excessively acidic and thus infertile) :: sur
source {n} (person, place or thing) :: kilde {c}, udspring {n}
source {n} (informant) :: kilde {c}
source {n} ((computing) source code) SEE: source code ::
source code {n} (human-readable instructions in a programming language) :: kildekode {c}
source language {n} (language from which a translation is done) :: kildesprog {n}
sour cherry {n} (Prunus cerasus) :: surkirsebær {n}
sour cherry {n} (fruit) :: surkirsebær {n}
sourdough {n} (dough) :: surdej
sourdough {adj} (made from sourdough) :: surdejs-
south {n} (compass point) :: syd
south {adj} (of or pertaining to the south) :: syd, sydlig
south {adv} (towards the south) :: sydover
south {adv} (of wind: from the south) :: syd
South Africa {prop} (country) :: Sydafrika
South African {n} (person) :: sydafrikaner {m}
South African {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) :: sydafrikansk
South African English {n} (English dialect of South Africa) :: sydafrikansk engelsk
South America {prop} (continent that is the southern part of the Americas) :: Sydamerika
South American {adj} (relating to South America) :: sydamerikansk
South Asia {prop} (South Asia) :: Sydasien
South Carolina {prop} (US state) :: South Carolina
South China Sea {prop} (Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines) :: Sydkinesiske Hav
South Dakota {prop} (state of the USA) :: South Dakota
southeast {n} (compass point) :: sydøst
Southeast Asia {prop} (a subregion of Asia) :: Sydøstasien
Southeast Asian {adj} (of Southeast Asia) :: sydøstasiatisk
southern black tit {n} (Melaniparus niger) :: sodmejse
Southern Cross {prop} (constellation) :: Sydkorset
Southern Europe {prop} (Southern Europe) :: Sydeuropa
Southern European {adj} (Southern European) :: sydeuropæer
Southern European {n} (Southern European person) :: sydeuropæer {c}
Southern Ireland {prop} (short-lived autonomous region) :: Sydirland
southern lights {n} (the aurora of the southern hemisphere) :: sydlys {n}
southernmost {adj} (farthest south) :: sydligste
Southern Ocean {prop} (the ocean surrounding Antarctica) :: Sydlige Ishav, Sydhavet
Southern Rhodesia {prop} (former name of what is now Zimbabwe) :: Sydrhodesia
Southern Sami {prop} (language) :: sydsamisk {n}
South Korea {prop} (country in East Asia) :: Sydkorea
South Korean {n} (person from or descended from South Korea) :: sydkoreaner
South Korean {adj} (of South Korea) :: sydkoreansk
South Ossetia {prop} (South Ossetia) :: Sydossetien
South Pole {prop} (the southernmost point on Earth) :: sydpolen {c}
South Sea {prop} (Southern Ocean) SEE: Southern Ocean ::
south-southeast {n} (compass point) :: sydsydøst
south-southwest {n} (compass point) :: sydsydvest
South Sudan {prop} (country in Africa) :: Sydsudan
South Tarawa {prop} (the capital of Kiribati) :: South Tarawa
South Vietnam {prop} (former Asian country) :: Sydvietnam
southward {adv} (towards the south) :: sydover
Southwark {prop} (borough of London) :: Sydværk
southwest {n} (compass point) :: sydvest
southwester {n} (waterproof hat) SEE: sou'wester ::
souvenir {n} (item of sentimental value to remember an event or location) :: souvenir {c}
sou'wester {n} (waterproof hat) :: sydvest {c}
sovereignty {n} (of a nation: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.) :: suverænitet {c}
soviet {n} (council) :: sovjet {c}
soviet {adj} (relating to the Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet ::
Soviet {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet ::
Soviet {adj} (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) :: sovjetisk
Soviet Russia {prop} (Russia) SEE: Russia ::
Soviet Russia {prop} (Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet Union ::
Soviet Russia {prop} (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) SEE: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ::
Soviet Socialist Republic {prop} (any of the republics belonging to the former Soviet Union, see also: SSR) :: sovjetrepublik {c}
Soviet Union {prop} (USSR, see also: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR) :: Sovjetunionen {c}
sow {n} (female pig) :: so {c}
sow {n} (contemptible woman) :: so {c}
so what {interj} (reply of indifference) :: og hvad så?
sow one's wild oats {v} (to spend a period of one's youth behaving irresponsibly) :: løbe hornene af sig
soy {n} (soy beans) :: sojabønne {c}
soy {n} (soy sauce) SEE: soy sauce ::
soybean oil {n} :: sojaolie {c}
soy milk {n} (beverage made from soybeans) :: sojamælk {c}
soy sauce {n} (a condiment and ingredient made from fermented soybeans) :: soja {c}, sojasovs {c}, sojasauce {c}
space {n} (while) SEE: while ::
space {n} (physical extent in two or three dimensions) :: rum
space {n} (area beyond atmosphere of planets) :: rummet
space {n} (bounded or specific physical extent) :: plads
space {n} (gap between written characters, lines etc.) :: mellemrum
space {n} (mathematics: generalized construct or set) :: rum {n}
spaceman {n} (astronaut) :: astronaut {c}, rumfarer {c}, rummand {c}, kosmonaut {c} [if from the USSR or Russia]
space probe {n} (unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit) :: rumsonde {c}
space race {n} (competition between nations in the field of space exploration) :: rumkapløb {n}
Space Race {prop} (competition) :: rumkapløbet
spaceship {n} (vehicle that flies through space) :: rumskib {n}; rumfartøj
space shuttle {n} (vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly btw Earth and outer space) :: rumfærge
Space Shuttle {n} (a space transportation system) :: rumfærge
space station {n} (crewed artificial satellite) :: rumstation {c}
space-time {n} (spacetime) SEE: spacetime ::
spacetime {n} (four dimensional continuum) :: rumtid
spacewalk {n} (activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft) :: rumvandring {c}
spade {n} (a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging) :: spade {c}
spade {n} (one of the black suits in a deck of cards) :: spar {c}
spades {n} (spade) SEE: spade ::
spades {n} (suit of playing cards) :: spar {c}
spaghetti {n} (informally: any type of pasta) SEE: pasta ::
spaghetti western {n} (western film produced in Europe by an Italian company) :: spaghettiwestern {c}
Spain {prop} (country in Europe) :: Spanien
spam {n} (unsolicited bulk electronic messages) :: spam
span {n} (space from thumb to little finger) :: spand {c}
Spaniard {n} (somebody from Spain) :: spanier {c}, spaniol {c} [archaic], spanioler {c} [archaic]
Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to Spain) :: spansk
Spanish {prop} (Romance language of Spain and the Americas) :: spansk
Spanish influenza {n} (influenza pandemic) :: spanske syge
Spanish Water Dog {n} (Spanish Water Dog) :: spansk vandhund {c}
spanner {n} (hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts) :: fastnøgle {c}
spanner barb {n} (fish) :: t-båndsbarbe
spare part {n} (component kept in reserve) :: reservedel {c}
spare the rod and spoil the child {proverb} (if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility) :: den man elsker, tugter man
spare time {n} (free time) SEE: free time ::
spare tire {n} (extra tire) SEE: spare tyre ::
spare tire {n} (fat around midsection) SEE: spare tyre ::
spare tyre {n} (extra tyre) :: reservehjul {n}
spare tyre {n} (fat around midsection) :: bildæk {n}
spare wheel {n} (extra wheel) SEE: spare tyre ::
spark {n} (particle of glowing matter) :: gnist {c}
spark {n} (burst of electrical discharge) :: gnist {c}
spark {n} (figurative: small amount of something, which has the potential to become something greater) :: gnist {c}
sparkler {n} (hand-held firework) :: stjernekaster {c}
sparkling water {n} (a form of carbonated water) SEE: soda water ::
spark plug {n} (part of an internal combustion engine) :: tændrør {n}
sparrow {n} (bird of the family Passeridae) :: spurv {c}
sparrow {n} (Passer domesticus) SEE: house sparrow ::
sparrow hawk {n} (Falco sparverius) SEE: American kestrel ::
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
Spartan {adj} (spartan) SEE: spartan ::
Spartan {n} (citizen of Sparta) :: spartaner {c}
Spartan {adj} (of Sparta) :: spartansk
spasm {n} (contraction of a muscle) :: krampe
spastic {adj} (of, relating to, or affected by spasm) :: krampagtig
spastic {adj} (of or relating to spastic paralysis) :: spastisk
spastic {n} (person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy) :: spastiker {c}
spat {n} (covering worn over a shoe) :: gamache {c}
spatial {adj} (pertaining to space) :: rumlig
spatula {n} (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting) :: palet {c}, paletkniv {c}
spatula {n} (palette knife) :: palet {c}, paletkniv {c}
spatula {n} (thin hand tool for handling chemicals or other materials) :: spatel {c}
spawner {n} (female fish) :: hunfisk {c}
speak {v} (to communicate with one's voice using words) :: tale
speak {v} (to be able to communicate in a language) :: snakke
speakeasy {n} (illegal saloon operated during the Prohibition period) :: smugkro {c}
speaker {n} (one who speaks) :: taler
speaker {n} (loudspeaker) :: højttaler
speaking {adj} (eloquent) SEE: eloquent ::
speak in tongues {v} (speak in a language unknown to the speaker) :: tale i tunger
speak of the devil {phrase} (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) :: når man taler om solen (when you speak of the sun)
spear {n} (long stick with a sharp tip) :: spyd {n}
spearmint {n} (Mentha spicata) :: grøn mynte {c}
spear side {n} (male or paternal branch of a family) :: sværdside {c}
special case {n} (class of phenomena that is a subset of a more general class) :: særtilfælde {n}
special case {n} (theorem or other statement that follows directly from a more general truth) :: særtilfælde {n}
specie {n} (money) :: specie {c}
species {n} (group of plants or animals having similar appearance) :: art {c}
species {n} (rank in a taxonomic classification) :: art {c}
species {n} (the Eucharist after consecration in Catholicism) :: hostie {c} [consecrated bread / wafer]
species {n} :: art {c}
speciesism {n} :: speciesisme {c}, artschauvinisme {c}
specific heat capacity {n} :: specifik varmekapacitet {c}, varmefylde {c}
specimen {n} (example) :: eksemplar {n}
spectacle {n} (optical instrument) SEE: spectacles ::
spectacled {adj} (wearing spectacles) SEE: bespectacled ::
spectacled bear {n} (Tremarctos ornatus) :: brillebjørn {c}
spectacles {n} (a pair of lenses set in a frame) :: briller {c-p}
spectator {n} (observer) :: tilskuer {c}, seer {c}
spectrophotometry {n} (the quantitative analysis of eletromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer) :: spektrofotometri {c}
spectroscope {n} (optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis) :: spektroskop {n}
spectrum {n} (range of colors) :: spektrum {n}, spekter {n}
speculate {v} (to meditate) :: spekulere
speculate {v} (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence) :: gætte
speculate {v} (to make a risky trade) :: spekulere
speech {n} (dialect or language) SEE: dialect ::
speech {n} (an oration, session of speaking) :: tale
speech act {n} (act carried out by speech) :: talehandling {c}
speech balloon {n} (speech balloon) SEE: speech bubble ::
speech bubble {n} (rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon) :: taleboble {c}
speech disorder {n} (malfunction) :: talefejl {c}
speech is silver, silence is golden {proverb} (proverb) :: tale er sølv, tavshed er guld
speechless {adj} (not speaking; not knowing what to say) :: mundlam, målløs
speed {n} (luck, success, prosperity) SEE: luck ::
speed {n} (rapidity) :: hastighed, hurtighed
speed {n} (rate of motion) :: hastighed, fart
speed {v} (to go fast) :: køre hurtigt
speed {v} (to exceed speed limit) :: køre for hurtigt
speedboat {n} (fast boat) :: speedbåd {c}
speed bump {n} (transverse ridge in the road) :: vejbump {n}, fartbump {n}
speed camera {n} (camera to detect speeding vehicles) :: fartkamera {n}, fotovogn {c} [operated by a police officer in a parked van], stærekasse {c} [automatic camera in a permanent location], fartfælde {c} [colloqual], ATK-stander {c} [formal, automatic camera in a permanent location]
speed limit {n} (maximum speed permitted) :: hastighedsbegrænsning
speed of light {n} (the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum) :: lysets hastighed
speed of sound {n} (speed at which sound is propagated) :: lydens hastighed
spell {n} (magical incantation) :: fortryllelse {c}, besværgelse {c}
spell {v} (to write or say the letters that form a word) :: stave
spell {v} (to compose a word) :: stave
spell checker {n} (software application) :: stavekontrol {c}
spelling {n} (a specific spelling of a word) :: stavemåde {c}
spelling pronunciation {n} (spelling pronunciation) :: skriftsprogsudtale {c}
spelt {n} (a type of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta) :: spelt
spelunk {n} (cave, cavern, grotto) SEE: cave ::
spend {v} (to pay out) :: give ud, spendere
spend {v} (to consume, to use up (time)) :: bruge
spendthrift {adj} (improvident, profligate, or wasteful) :: ødsel
sperm {n} (cell) :: sæd {c}
sperm {n} (semen (fluid)) :: sperm
spermatozoon {n} (reproductive cell of the male) :: sædcelle {c}, spermatozo {c}
sperm bank {n} (vulgar: vagina) SEE: cunt ::
sperm whale {n} (sperm whale) :: kaskelot {c}, kaskelothval {c}
spew {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit ::
spew {n} (ejaculate) SEE: ejaculate ::
spheral {adj} (spherical) SEE: spherical ::
sphere {n} (mathematics: regular three-dimensional object) :: sfære {c}, kugle {c}
sphere {n} (spherical physical object) :: kugle
sphere {n} (region in which something or someone is active) :: sfære {c}
sphere {n} (astronomy: apparent outer limit of space) SEE: celestial sphere ::
spherical {adj} (shaped like a sphere) :: sfærisk
spherical {adj} (of or relating to a sphere or spheres) :: sfærisk
sphincter {n} (band of muscle) :: lukkemuskel {c}
sphinx {n} (mythology: creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal) :: sfinks
sphinx {n} (sphincter) SEE: sphincter ::
Sphinx {prop} (large monument in Egypt) :: Sfinksen
Sphinx {prop} (Greek mythological creature) :: sfinks
spice {n} (Yorkshire dialect: sweets, candy) SEE: sweet ::
spice {n} (plant matter used to season or flavour food) :: krydderi
spice {n} (any variety of spice) :: krydderi
spider {n} (arthropod) :: edderkop {c}
spider hole {n} (hole in the ground) SEE: foxhole ::
spiderweb {n} (net-like construct of a spider) :: spindelvæv
Spidey-sense {n} (intuitive feeling, usually of something being dangerous or risky) :: edderkoppesans
spigot {n} (faucet) SEE: tap ::
spike {n} (very large nail) :: spiger, nagle
spike {n} (anything resembling such a nail in shape) :: spids, pig
spike {n} (ear of grain) :: aks {n}
spike {n} (botany: kind of inflorescence) :: aks {n}
spike {n} (informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles) :: pigsko
spike {n} (sharp peak in a graph) :: spids, top
spill {v} (transitive: to drop something so that it spreads out) :: spilde
spill one's guts {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit ::
spinach {n} (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) :: spinat {c}
spinal column {n} (spinal column) SEE: vertebral column ::
spinal cord {n} (thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue) :: rygmarv {c}
spindle {n} (dragonfly) SEE: dragonfly ::
spindle {n} (rod in spinning and winding thread) :: spindel
spindle tree {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle ::
spin doctor {n} (person hired to improve public image) :: spindoktor {c}, særlig rådgiver {c} [official government term]
spine {n} (backbone) :: rygsøjle {c}, rygrad {c}
spine {n} (bound edge of a book) :: ryg {c}
spine {n} (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant) :: pig {c} [of a hedgehog]
spine {n} (metaphor for courage or assertiveness) :: rygrad {c}
spine pig {n} (porcupine) SEE: porcupine ::
spinning top {n} (a toy) :: snurretop {c}
spiny anteater {n} (common name for echidna) SEE: echidna ::
spiny lobster {n} (crustacean of the family Palinuridae) :: languster {c}
spiral {n} (geometry) :: spiral {c}
spire {n} (tapering architectural structure) :: spir {c}
spirit {n} (soul) :: ånd {c}, sjæl {c}
spirit {n} (supernatural being) :: ånd {c}
spirit {n} (enthusiasm) :: liv {n}, mod {n}, kraft {c}
spirit {n} (manner or style) :: ånd {c}
spirit {n} (alcohol) :: spiritus {c}, sprit {c}, alkohol {c}
spirit away {v} (to spirit away) :: trylle væk
spirit duplicator {n} (early copier) :: spritduplikator {c}
spiritism {n} (Spiritism) SEE: Spiritism ::
Spiritism {prop} (philosophical doctrine) :: spiritisme
spirit level {n} (spirit level) :: vaterpas
spirits {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) :: likør {c}, spiritus {c}
spiritual {adj} (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) :: åndelig
spit {v} (to dig, to spade) SEE: dig ::
spit {n} (thin rod on which meat is skewered for cooking) :: spid {n}
spit {n} (generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula) :: tange {c}
spit {v} (to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.) :: spytte
spit {n} (saliva) :: spyt {n}
spite {v} (to treat maliciously) :: mishandle
spite {v} (to be angry at; to hate) :: hade
spiteful {adj} (filled with spite) :: ondsindet, ondskabsfuld
Spitsbergen {prop} (island) :: Spitsbergen, Vestspitsbergen
spittoon {n} (receptacle for spit) :: spyttebakke {c}
splashguard {n} (fixture on a vehicle to prevent splashing on surroundings) :: stænkskærm {c}, stænklap {c} [pliable]
spleen {n} (organ) :: milt {c}
splice {v} (to unite in marriage) SEE: marry ::
split {v} (divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach) SEE: peach ::
Split {prop} (port city in Croatia) :: Split
split pin {n} (metal fastener) :: split {c}
splits {n} (manoeuvre, acrobatic feat) :: spagat
spoil {v} (become sour or rancid, to decay) :: fordærve
spoiled {adj} ((of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering) :: forkælet
spoiler {n} (document, review or comment that discloses) :: spoiler {c}
spoils of war {n} (profits extracted as the result of winning a war) :: krigsbytte {n}
spoilsport {adj} (someone who puts an end to harmless fun) :: lyseslukker {n}
spoke {n} (part of a wheel) :: ege {c}
spokesman {n} (one who speaks as the voice of a group of people) :: talsmand {c}, talskvinde {c}, talsperson {c}
spokesperson {n} (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) :: talsperson {c}
spokeswoman {n} (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) :: talskvinde {c}
spondaic {adj} (having or relating to spondees) :: spondæisk
spondee {n} (word of two syllables) :: spondæ {c}
spondyle {n} (joint of the backbone) SEE: vertebra ::
sponge {n} (piece of porous material used for washing) :: svamp {c}
spontaneity {n} (the quality of being spontaneous) :: spontanitet {c}
spontaneous {adj} (random) SEE: random ::
spool {n} (spindle) :: spole {c}
spoon {n} (scooped utensil for eating (or serving)) :: ske {c}
spoon {v} (to lie together) :: ligge i ske
spoon {n} (measure that will fit into a spoon) SEE: spoonful ::
spoonbill {n} (bird) :: skestork {c}
spoonerism {n} (phrase where sounds are transposed) :: bakke snagvendt {c}
spoonful {n} (amount a spoon will hold) :: skefuld
sporadic {adj} (rare and scattered in occurrence) :: sporadisk
sport {n} (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) :: sport {c}
sports car {n} (automobile designed for high speed) :: sportsvogn {c}
spotted dragonet {n} (Callionymus maculatus) :: plettet fløjfisk
spotted redshank {n} (Tringa erythropus) :: sortklire {c}
spouse {n} (husband) SEE: husband ::
spouse {n} (wife) SEE: wife ::
spouse {n} (person in a marriage or marital relationship) :: ægtefælle {c}, mage {c} [joking]
sprain {v} (to weaken a joint, ligament, or muscle) :: forstuve
sprain {n} (act or result of spraining) :: forstuvning
spray {v} (to project a liquid in a disperse manner) :: spraye, forstøve, oversprøjte
spray {v} (to project many small items dispersively) :: forstøve
spread {v} (to stretch out, expand) :: fordele
spread {v} (to extend, stretch out (limbs etc)) :: sprede
spread {v} (to disperse, scatter) :: sprede, strø
spread {v} (to smear, distribute in a thin layer) :: smøre
spread {v} ((transitive) to disseminate, make known or present) :: sprede, udbrede
spread {v} ((intransitive) to take up a larger area, expand) :: brede sig, sprede sig
spread {n} (act of spreading) :: spredning {c}, udbredelse {c}
spread {n} (piece of material used as a cover) :: opredning {c} [bedspread], opdækning {c} [a spreaded table]
spread {n} (large meal, especially one laid out on a table) :: opdækning {c}, festmåltid {c}
spread {n} (food designed to be spread) :: smørepålæg {n}
spread {n} (numerical difference) :: spændvidde {c}, omfang {n}
spreader {n} (horizontal spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds) :: salingshorn
spring {n} (season between winter and summer in temperate climates) :: forår {n}, vår {c}
spring {n} (water springing from the ground) :: kilde {c}
spring {n} (device made of flexible material) :: fjeder {c}
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} (spring tide) SEE: spring tide ::
spring {n} (high tide) SEE: high tide ::
spring {n} (elasticity) SEE: elasticity ::
springboard {n} (flexible diving board) :: vippe {c}
springboard {n} (platform on springs used in gymnastics) :: springbræt {n}
springboard {n} (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) :: springbræt {n}
Springfield {prop} (Any of several towns) :: Springfield
springlike {adj} (typical of spring) :: forårsagtig
spring onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) :: forårsløg {n}
spring roll {n} (shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake) :: forårsrulle {c}
spring tide {n} (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) :: springflod {c}
spring to life {v} (start to exist) :: springe
springwater {n} (water originating from a spring) :: kildevand {n}
sprinkles {n} (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration) :: krymmel, drys
sprint {v} (To run etc at top speed for a short period) :: sprinte, spæne
sprite {n} (the green woodpecker, or yaffle) SEE: green woodpecker ::
sprocket {n} (toothed wheel) :: tandhjul {n}
sprout {n} (Brussels sprout) SEE: Brussels sprout ::
spruce {n} (tree from the genus Picea) :: gran {c}
spruce {n} (wood of a spruce) :: grantræ, gran, granbrænde [firewood]
spruce {n} (attributive: made of the wood of the spruce) :: gran-
spur {n} (implement for prodding a horse) :: spore {c}
spur {n} (anything that inspires or motivates) :: spore {c}
spur {n} (appendage near the foot) :: spore {c}
spurge {n} (any plant of the genus Euphorbia) :: vortemælk {c}
spur on {v} (spur) SEE: spur ::
sputnik {n} (a Soviet robotic space satellite) :: sputnik
spy {n} (person who secretly watches) :: spion {c}
spy {v} (to act as a spy) :: spionere
spy {v} (to spot at a distance) :: få øje på
spyglass {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars ::
spying {n} (espionage) SEE: espionage ::
spyware {n} (program) :: spionprogram {n}
squacco {n} (Ardeola ralloides) :: tophejre
squadron {n} (army: body of cavalry) :: eskadron {c}
squadron {n} (navy: detachment of vessels) :: eskadre {c}
squadron {n} (air force: tactical unit of at least two flights) :: eskadrille {c}
squalor {n} (squalidness) :: snusk, smuds
square {n} (type of polygon) :: kvadrat {n}
square {n} (open space in a town) :: torv {n}
square {n} (the # symbol on a telephone) :: firkant
square {adj} (shaped like a square) :: kvadratisk
square {adj} (forming a right angle) :: vinkelret på
square {n} (act quarrelling) SEE: quarrel ::
square {v} (to take opposing sides) SEE: quarrel ::
square {adj} (fair) SEE: fair ::
square bracket {n} (symbol [ or ]) :: skarp parentes {c}
square kilometer {n} (square kilometre) SEE: square kilometre ::
square kilometre {n} (standard unit of area) :: kvadratkilometer {c}
square metre {n} (standard unit of area) :: kvadratmeter {c}
square root {n} (number) :: kvadratrod {c}
square sail {n} (sail set athwartships in a yard) :: råsejl {n}
squash player {n} (competitor in the sport of squash) :: squashspiller
squat {v} (to bend at the knees) :: siddehug
squat {v} (to occupy without permission) :: besætte
squeaky wheel gets the grease {proverb} (the person who complains most receives the attention) :: som man spørger får man svar
squeamish {adj} (easily bothered or upset; tending to be nauseous or nervous) :: berøringsangst
squeegee {n} (tool used for cleaning glass) :: svaber
squeeze {v} (to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once) :: trykke, klemme, presse, knuge
squeeze {v} (to fit into a tight place) :: presse, mase, klemme
squeeze {v} (to put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices) :: presse, klemme
squeeze {n} (difficult position) :: klemme {c}
squeeze {n} (hug or other affectionate grasp) :: knus {n}
squeeze {n} (caving: traversal of a narrow passage) :: trangt sted {n}
squid {n} (sea animal) :: blæksprutte {c}
squire {n} (armor-bearer who attended a knight) :: væbner {c}
squire {n} (male follower of a lady) :: kavaler {c}
squirearchy {n} (landowning gentry) :: landadel {c}
squirrel {n} (rodent) :: egern {n}
squirt gun {n} (a toy gun used to shoot water) :: vandpistol {c}
Srebrenica {prop} (Bosnian town) :: Srebrenica
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte {prop} (the administrative capital of Sri Lanka) :: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
Sri Lanka {prop} (a country in South Asia) :: Sri Lanka
S-shaped {adj} (shaped like the letter S) :: S-formet
SSR {n} (abbreviation of Soviet Socialist Republic) :: SSR {c}
s.t. {conj} (such that) :: sådan at
St. {n} (abbreviation of Saint) SEE: St ::
St {n} (abbreviation of Saint) :: Skt.
stab {v} (To pierce or wound with pointed object) :: stikke
stab in the back {n} (Act of betrayal) :: kniv i ryggen
stab in the back {v} (To betray somebody) :: falde i ryggen
stable {n} (building for animals with hoofs) :: stald
stable {v} (put or keep in a stable) :: stalde
stable {adj} (relatively unchanging) :: stabil
stadium {n} (venue where sporting events are held) :: stadion {n}
staff {n} (long, straight, thick rod or stick) :: stav {c}, stang {c}
staff {n} (employees of a business) :: stab {c}, personale {n}
staff {v} (to supply with employees) :: forsyne med personale
stag {n} (social event for a groom) SEE: bachelor party ::
stag-beetle {n} (a large black beetle with a pair of strong mandibles) :: eghjort
stag do {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party ::
stage {n} (phase) :: stadie {n}
stage {n} (in theatre) :: scene {c}, skueplads {?}
stage {n} (a degree of advancement on a journey) :: etape {c}
stage {v} (to produce on a stage) :: opføre
stage {v} (to demonstrate in a deceptive manner) :: iscenesætte
stage fright {n} (state of nervousness about performing) :: sceneskræk {c}, lampefeber {c}
stagflation {n} (inflation accompanied by stagnant growth) :: stagflation
stag party {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party ::
stain {n} (discoloured spot or area) :: plet
stainless {n} (stainless steel) SEE: stainless steel ::
stainless steel {n} (corrosion-free alloy) :: rustfrit stål {n}
stair {n} (series of steps) :: trappe
staircase {n} (stairway) :: trappe {c}
stairs {n} (contiguous set of steps) :: trappe
stairwell {n} (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) :: opgang {c}
stake {n} (share or interest in a business) :: interessent
stalemate {n} (chess term) :: pat
Stalingrad {prop} (former name of Volgograd) :: Stalingrad
Stalinian {adj} (of or relating to Joseph Stalin) :: stalinsk
Stalinism {n} (Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin) :: stalinisme {c}
Stalinist {adj} (of or relating to Stalinism) :: stalinistisk
Stalinist {n} (a person who accepts the philosophy of Stalinism) :: stalinist {c}
stalk {n} (stem or main axis of a plant) :: stængel {c}
stallion {n} (uncastrated male horse) :: hingst {c}, hanhest {c}
stallion {n} (male horse kept primarily as a stud) :: avlshingst {c}
stalwart {adj} (firmly or solidly built) :: robust, håndfast, stovt
stalwart {adj} (courageous) :: tapper
stammer {v} (to stutter) :: stamme
stammering {n} (act of stammering) :: stammen {c}
stamp {n} (act of stamping) :: stampen
stamp {n} (indentation or imprint made by stamping) :: stempel, præg
stamp {n} (device for stamping designs) :: stempel
stamp {n} (any small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, see also: postage stamp) :: stempelmærke
stamp {v} (to step quickly and heavily) :: trampe, stampe
stamp {v} (to move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily) :: trampe, stampe
stamp {v} (to mark by pressing quickly and heavily) :: stanse, udstanse, præge
stamp {v} (to give an official marking to) :: stemple
stamp {v} (to apply postage stamps to) :: frankere, sætte frimærke
stamp {n} (postage stamp) SEE: postage stamp ::
stamp collecting {n} (stamp hobby) SEE: philately ::
stamp collector {n} (person who collects stamps) :: frimærkesamler
stamp hinge {n} (gummed strip of paper for mounting stamps on album) :: frimærkehængsel
stamping ground {n} (place one likes to go) :: hjemmebane
stand {v} (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) :: stå
stand {v} (to rise to one’s feet) :: rejse sig
stand {v} (to remain motionless) :: stå, stå stille
stand {v} (to undergo; withstand; hold up) :: klare, holde til
stand {v} (to tolerate) :: udholde, udstå, klare
stand {v} (to place in an upright or standing position) :: stille, sætte
stand {n} (resolute, unwavering position) :: standpunkt
stand {n} (device to hold something upright or aloft) :: tribune, estrade
stand {n} (platform on which a witness testifies in court) :: vidneskranke
stand {n} (particular grove or other group of trees) :: bevoksning {c}
stand {n} (small building or booth) :: stade, stand
stand {n} (designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait) :: holdeplads
standard {n} (level of quality) :: standard {c}
standard {n} (a flag or ensign) :: standart {c} [small cavalry flag], estandart {c} [small cavalry flag], fane {c} [infantry flag]
standard-bearer {n} (person who carries flag or banner) :: fanebærer {c} [infantry], fændrik {c} [infantry]
standard deviation {n} (statistical measure) :: standardafvigelse {c}
Standard German {n} (Standard High German language) SEE: High German ::
standardista {n} (web developer who is actively involved in the creation, adoption, and/or promotion of Web standards) :: standardista
Standard Model {prop} (theory) :: standardmodel {c}
standard of living {n} (relative measure of quality of life) :: levestandard {c}
standard poodle {n} (a big poodle) :: kongepuddel {c}
standard time {n} (synchronized clock time in each graphical locations) :: normaltid {c}
standby {n} (state of readiness without immediate involvement) :: beredskab
standing ovation {n} (enthusiastic applause) :: stående bifald {n}
stand on one's own two feet {v} (idiomatic: to be independent) :: stå på egne ben
standpoint {n} (point of view) :: standpunkt
St. Andrew's Cross {prop} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross ::
standstill {n} (complete immobility) :: stilstand {m}
stand up {v} (rise from a sitting position) :: rejse sig
stand up {v} (bring something up and set it into a standing position) :: rejse
stand up {v} (to avoid a prearranged meeting) :: brænde af
stand-up bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass ::
stanza {n} (a unit of a poem) :: strofe {c}
staple {n} (wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper) :: hæfteklamme {c}
staple {v} (secure with a staple) :: hæfte
staple gun {n} (device for driving staples) :: hæftepistol {c}
stapler {n} (device which binds together paper) :: hæftemaskine {c}
staple remover {n} (device for removing staples) :: hæfteklammefjerner {c}
star {n} (luminous celestial body) :: stjerne {c}
star {n} ((astronomy) a luminous celestial body) :: stjerne {c}
star {n} (concave polygon) :: stjerne {c}
star {n} (celebrity) :: stjerne {c}, kendt {c}
star {n} (actor) :: stjerne {c}
star {n} (talented or famous person) :: stjerne {c}
star {n} (asterisk) :: stjerne {c}, asterisk {c}
star {n} (quality rating symbol) :: stjerne {c}
star anise {n} (a plant, Illicium verum) :: stjerneanis {c}
starboard {n} (right hand side of a vessel) :: styrbord
starch {n} (substance) :: stivelse
starch {n} (carbohydrates) :: stivelse
stardom {n} (fame or celebrity) :: stjernestatus {c}
stare {v} (to look fixedly) :: glo, stirre
starfish {n} (various echinoderms) :: søstjerne {c}
star fruit {n} (fruit) :: karambol
stark {adj} ((archaic) strong; vigorous; powerful) :: stærk {c}
starling {n} (bird) :: stær {c}
Star of Bethlehem {prop} (star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew) :: julestjernen {c}, betlehemstjernen {c}
Star of David {prop} (symbol of Jewish Community and Judaism) :: Davidsstjerne {c}
starring {v} (present participle of "to star") SEE: star ::
Stars and Stripes {n} (flag of the USA) :: stjernebanner {n} [Archaic]
Star-Spangled Banner {prop} (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) :: stjernebanner {n} [Archaic]
start {n} (beginning of an activity) :: begyndelse {c}
start {v} (to set in motion) :: starte
start {v} (to jerk suddenly in surprise) :: rykke til
start {v} (to awaken suddenly) :: vågne med et sæt
start {v} (to break away, to come loose) :: komme løs, løsrive sig
starter {n} (first course of a meal) :: forret {c}
starter motor {n} (starter motor) SEE: starter ::
starting point {n} (first steps when commencing an activity) :: udgangspunkt {n}
starvation {n} (condition) :: sult {c}, hunger {c}
Star Wars {prop} (Saga) :: Stjernekrigen
state {n} (any sovereign polity) :: stat {c}
state {n} (a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy) :: delstat {c}, stat {c}
state {n} (a condition) :: tilstand {c}
state {v} (declare to be a fact) :: erklære
statecraft {n} (statesmanship) SEE: statesmanship ::
stated {adj} (expressed in a statement) :: udtrykt
statefunction {n} (wavefunction) SEE: wavefunction ::
state funeral {n} (public funeral ceremony) :: statsbegravelse {c}
stateless {adj} ((law) without a state or nationality) :: statsløs
state line {n} (border between any two states in the USA) :: delstatsgrænse {c}
stately {adj} (worthy of respect) :: anselig, prægtig, statelig
statement {n} :: påstand
State of Israel {prop} (country (official name)) :: Staten Israel {c}
state-owned {adj} (owned by the government) :: statsejet, statslig
state religion {n} (religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state) :: statsreligion {c}
state secret {n} (restricted information of national importance) :: statshemmelighed {c}
statesman {n} (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) :: statsmand {c}
statesmanship {n} (craft or skill or being a statesman) :: statsmandskunst {c}, statskunst {c}, regeringskunst {c}
station {n} (place where a vehicle may stop) :: station {c}
station {n} (broadcasting entity) :: tv-station
station {n} (Australia: very large livestock farm) SEE: ranch ::
stationery {n} (writing materials) :: brevpapir {n} [writing paper with a letterhead], skrivepapir {n} [writing paper], kontorartkler {c-p}, skrivesager {c-p}, papirvarer {c-p}
stationmaster {n} (the person in charge of a railroad station) :: stationsmester {c}
statistics {n} (mathematical science) :: statistik {c}
statistics {n} (collection of measurements) :: statistik {?}
statolith {n} (amyloplast involved in graviperception) :: statolit {c}
statue {n} (three-dimensional work of art) :: statue {c}
statue {n} (portrait) SEE: portrait ::
Statue of Liberty {prop} (large statue in New York harbor) :: Frihedsgudinden {c} [Lit: The Goddess of Freedom, definite form.]
status {n} (person’s position or standing) :: anseende {c}, status {c}
status {n} (prestige or high standing) :: anseende {n}
status {n} (situation or state of affairs) :: status, nuværende situtation {c}
status {n} (social networking: function of some instant messaging applications) :: status {c}
status quo {n} (the state of things) :: status quo {c}
status symbol {n} (visible possession that is a sign of one's personal wealth or social status) :: statussymbol {n}
stave church {n} (wooden church of a medieval type) :: stavkirke {c}
Stavropol {prop} (city) :: Stavropol
stay {v} (to remain in a particular place) :: blive
stay {n} (corset) SEE: corset ::
staycation {n} (vacation spent at or close to home) :: staycation {c}
staysail {n} (fore-and-aft rigged sail) :: stangsejl
stød {n} (a phenomenon of most Danish accents) :: stød {n}
steak {n} (slice of beef) :: bøf
steal {v} (to illegally take possession of) :: stjæle
steam {n} (water vapor) :: damp {c}
steam {n} (pressurized water vapor) :: damp {c}
steam {n} (internal energy) :: damp {c}
steam {v} (cooking: to cook with steam) :: dampe
steam {v} (to produce or vent steam) :: dampe
steam {n} (steam-powered vehicle) SEE: steamer ::
steamboat {n} (vessel powered by steam) :: dampskib {n}, damper {c}
steam engine {n} (piston engine driven by steam) :: dampmaskine {c}
steam engine {n} (any steam-driven heat engine) :: dampmaskine {c}
steam engine {n} (steam locomotive) SEE: steam locomotive ::
steamer {n} (steamboat or steamship) :: dampskib {n}
steaming {adj} (giving off steam) :: dampende
steam locomotive {n} (locomotive powered by steam) :: damplokomotiv {n}
steam power {n} (power from steam) :: dampdrift {c}, dampkraft {c}
steamship {n} (vessel propelled by steam) :: dampskib {n}
steam shovel {n} :: dampskovl {c}
steel {n} (metal produced from iron) :: stål {n}
steel mill {n} (steel mill) SEE: steelworks ::
steel wool {n} (fine threads of steel) :: ståluld {c}
steelworks {n} (place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped) :: stålværk {n}
steelyard {n} (steelyard balance) :: bismervægt {c}
steep {adj} (expensive) SEE: expensive ::
steep {adj} (near-vertical) :: stejl
steep {v} (to soak an item in liquid) :: dyppe, dykke
steep {v} (to make tea/coffee) :: trække (tea)
steeple {n} (spire) SEE: spire ::
steer {v} (intransitive: to guide the course) :: styre
steer {v} (transitive: to guide the course of) :: styre
steer {v} (to direct a group of animals) :: styre
steer {v} (to direct the conversation) :: styre
steer {n} (castrated male of cattle) :: stud {m}
steering group {n} (A committee that arranges the schedule of business for a legislative assembly or other organization) :: styringsgruppe
steering wheel {n} (wheel-shaped control) :: rat {n}
stela {n} (archaeology: an obelisk or upright stone pillar) SEE: stele ::
stele {n} ((archaeology) tall, slender stone monument) :: stele {c}
St. Elmo's fire {n} (electrical discharge) :: sanktelmsild
stem {n} (botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant) :: stængel {c}
stem {n} (nautical: forward vertical extension of the keel) :: stævn
stem cell {n} (primal undifferentiated cell) :: stamcelle
stench {n} (a strong foul smell, a stink) :: stank
step- {prefix} (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) :: sted-
step {n} (pace) :: trit {n}
step {n} (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder) :: trin {c}
step {n} (running board) :: trinbræt {n}
step {n} (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running) :: skridt {n}
step {n} (footstep) :: fodspor {n}
step {n} (manner of walking) :: gang {c}
step {n} (proceeding; measure; action; act) :: skridt {n}
Stepanakert {prop} (the capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) :: Stepanakert
stepbrother {n} (son of one's stepfather or stepmother) :: stedbror {c}
stepchild {n} (the child of one's spouse from his or her previous partner) :: stedbarn {n}
stepdaughter {n} (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) :: steddatter {c}
step down {v} (to resign from office) :: træde tilbage
step down {v} (to gradually reduce something) :: nedtrappe
stepfather {n} (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) :: stedfar {c}, bonusfar {c}
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) :: trappestige {c}
stepmother {n} (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) :: stedmor, papmor {c}, bonusmor {c}, plasticmor {c}
steppe {n} (the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia) :: steppe {c}
stepping stone {n} (stone used to cross something) :: trædesten {c}
stepping stone {n} (something used as a way to progress) :: springbræt {n}, trædesten {c}
stepsister {n} (daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent) :: stedsøster {c}
stepson {n} (son of one's spouse and not of oneself) :: stedsøn {c}
stereo {n} (device) :: stereoanlæg {n}
stereotype {n} (conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image) :: stereotyp {c}
stereotype {n} (printing plate) :: kliché {c}, kliche {c}
sterile {adj} (germless) :: steril
sterilizable {adj} (able to be sterilized) :: steriliserbar
sterling silver {n} (silver alloy) :: sterlingsølv {n}
stern {n} (the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel) :: agterstævn {c}, agterende {c}
stethoscope {n} (medical instrument) :: stetoskop {n}
Stettin {prop} (Szczecin) SEE: Szczecin ::
steven {n} (command) SEE: command ::
steven {n} (a prayer) SEE: prayer ::
steven {n} (voice) SEE: voice ::
Steven {prop} (male given name) SEE: Stephen ::
St. George's {prop} (the capital of Grenada) :: Saint George's
sth {pron} (abbreviation of something in explanation) :: ngt
sthg {pron} (sth) SEE: sth ::
stick {n} (twig or small branch) :: pind {c}, kvist {c}
stick {n} (long piece of wood) :: kæp {c}, pind {c}
stick {n} (cylindrical piece (of chalk, wax etc)) :: stav {c}, stok {c}, stang {c}
stick {n} (cane or walking stick) :: stok {c}
stick {n} (hockey stick) :: stav {c}
stick {n} (gearstick, stickshift) :: gearstang {c}
sticker {n} (adhesive label or decal) :: klistermærke {n}
stick note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note ::
stick one's tongue out {v} (to push one's tongue out) :: række tunge
sticky note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note ::
sticky tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape ::
stiffen {v} (to become stiff) :: stivne
stiletto {n} (awl) SEE: awl ::
still {adv} (up to a time, as in the preceding time) :: stadig
stillbirth {n} (birth of a dead fetus) :: dødsfødsel {c}
still life {n} (work of art) :: stilleben {n}
still waters run deep {proverb} (a person's calm appearance may be misleading) :: det stille vand har den dybe grund
stilt {n} (walking pole) :: stylte
stilt {n} (crutch) SEE: crutch ::
stilt sandpiper {n} (Calidris himantopus) :: klireryle
stimulus {n} (anything that may have an impact or influence on a system) :: stimulans {c}
stimulus {n} (in physiology: something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response) :: stimulans {c}
stimulus {n} (in psychology: anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism) :: stimulans {c}
stimulus {n} (anything that induces a person to take action) :: udløsningsimpuls {c}, igangsætter {c}
stingray {n} (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) :: pilrokke
stingy {adj} (unwilling to spend or give) :: fedtet, nærig, smålig, gerrig
stinkhorn {n} (fungus) :: stinksvamp {c}
stirrup {n} (footrest used by riders) :: stigbøjle {c}
stir up {v} (to cause (trouble etc)) :: piske op
stitch {v} (form stitches in) SEE: sew ::
stitch {n} (single pass of the needle in sewing) :: sting {n}
stitch {n} (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage) :: sidesting {n}, sidestik {n}
stitch {n} (single turn of the thread in knitting) :: maske {c}
stitch {n} (local sharp pain) :: stik {n}
stitch {v} (agriculture: to form land into ridges) SEE: plough ::
stitch {n} (furrow) SEE: furrow ::
St. John's {prop} (capital of Antigua and Barbuda) :: Saint John's
stoat {n} (stoat) SEE: ermine ::
stochastic {adj} (random) :: stokastisk
stockbroker {n} (person who buys and sells shares) :: børsmægler {c}
stock cube {n} (bouillon cube) SEE: bouillon cube ::
stock dove {n} (stock dove, Columba oenas) :: huldue {c}
stock exchange {n} (building and the associated organization) :: børs {c}, fondsbørs {c}
stockfish {n} (cured fish) :: tørfisk {c}
stockholder {n} (one who owns stock) SEE: shareholder ::
Stockholm {prop} (capital of Sweden) :: Stockholm
Stockholm syndrome {n} (psychological condition) :: Stokholmsyndrom {n}, Stokholm-syndrom {n}
stocking {n} (garment (for translations of "sock", see sock)) :: strømpe {c}
stocking cap {n} (knitted woolen cap) SEE: beanie ::
stock market {n} (market for the trading of company stock) :: aktiemarked {n}
stocks {n} (base for building a ship) :: bedding {c}, stabel {c}
stoichiometric {adj} (of, or relating to stoichiometry) :: støkiometrisk
stoichiometry {n} (the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions) :: støkiometri {c}
stole {n} (scarf-like garment) :: stola {c}
stolen {adj} (that has been stolen) :: stjålen, stjålet
stolperstein {n} (small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism) :: snublesten {c}
stoma {n} (botany: tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf) :: spalteåbning {c}
stomach {n} (digestive organ) :: mave {c}
stomach {n} (belly) :: bug {c}
stomach {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite ::
stomach {n} (figuratively: desire, appetite) SEE: appetite ::
stomachache {n} (pain in the abdomen) :: mavepine {c}
stomach acid {n} (gastric acid) SEE: gastric acid ::
stompie {n} (cigarette butt) SEE: butt ::
stomping ground {n} (stamping ground) SEE: stamping ground ::
stone {n} (substance) :: sten {c}
stone {n} (small piece of stone) :: sten {c}
stone {n} (gem stone) :: ædelsten {c}
stone {n} (centre of some fruits) :: sten {c}
stone {n} (medical: hard, stone-like deposit) :: sten {c}
stone {n} (piece of hard material used in board games) :: brik {c}
stone {n} (curling stone) :: sten {c}
stone {v} (To pelt with stones) :: stene
stone {v} (to intoxicate, especially with narcotics) :: blive stenet
stone {adj} (constructed of stone) :: sten- , af sten
stone {adj} (having the appearance of stone) :: stenagtig
stone {adv} (absolutely, completely) :: stok (døv), sten død
Stone Age {prop} (prehistoric period) :: stenalder {c}
stoned {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk ::
stoned {adj} (high on drugs) :: høj, skæv, stenet
stone dead {adj} (unquestionably dead) :: stendød
stone fruit {n} (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit) :: stenfrugt {c}
stone pine {n} (a species of pine native to southern Europe, Pinus pinea) :: pinje {c}
stone's throw {n} (short distance) :: stenkast {n}
stoneware {n} (type of pottery) :: stentøj {n}
stony {adj} (broke) SEE: broke ::
stony {adj} (containing stones) :: stenet
stool {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
stool {n} (footstool) SEE: footstool ::
stool {n} (a seat) :: taburet {c}
stool {n} :: afføring {c}
stoop {v} (to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward) :: bukke
stop {v} (to cease moving) :: stoppe, standse
stop {v} (to not continue) :: holde op
stop {n} (place to get on and off mass transport) :: stoppested, holdeplads {c}
stop {n} (consonant sound) SEE: plosive ::
stoplight {n} ((US) a traffic control signal) SEE: traffic light ::
stop the car {phrase} (stop the car) :: stop bilen
stop the presses {v} (imperative) :: stop trykpressen
stopwatch {n} (timepiece) :: stopur {n}
storage {n} (place) :: lager
store {n} (in computing) SEE: memory ::
store {n} (shop) SEE: shop ::
store {v} (computing: write (something) into memory or registers) :: lagre
store {v} (remain in good condition while stored) :: beholde
storey {n} (floor, level) :: etage {c}, sal {n}
stork {n} (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae) :: stork
storm {n} (disturbed state of the atmosphere) :: storm {c}, stormvejr {n}
storm {n} (meteorology: wind scale for very strong wind) :: storm {c}
storm {n} (military: violent assault on a stronghold) :: storm {c}
storm cellar {n} (underground structure) :: stormkælder {c}
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) :: stormsvale {c}
story {n} (lie) SEE: lie ::
story {n} (account of events) :: historie, fortælling {c}, beretning {c}
story {n} (storey) SEE: storey ::
stout {adj} (obstinate) SEE: obstinate ::
stove {n} (device for heating food) :: komfur {n}
stovepipe hat {n} (stovepipe hat) SEE: top hat ::
straight {adj} (not crooked or bent) :: lige [line], ret [line]
straight {adj} (direct, truthful, frank) :: ligefrem
straight {adj} (undiluted) :: ren, ufortyndet
straight {adj} (heterosexual) :: heteroseksuel
straight {n} (heterosexual) SEE: heterosexual ::
straight away {adv} (very soon; immediately) SEE: right away ::
strain {v} (to stretch too far) :: overstrække
strain {v} (to apply a force) :: belaste, trække, trykke
strain {v} (to separate) :: si
strain {n} (act of straining, or the state of being strained) :: pres
S-train {n} (hybrid, rapid urban railway) :: S-tog {c}
strait {n} (narrow channel of water) :: stræde {n}
straitjacket {n} (a jacket-like garment) :: spændetrøje {c}
Strait of Gibraltar {prop} (Strait of Gibraltar) :: Gibraltarstrædet {n} [definitive form]
Strait of Kerch {prop} (strait) :: Kertjstrædet
Strait of Magellan {prop} (Strait of Magellan) :: Magellanstrædet
Strait of Messina {prop} (narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy) :: Messinastrædet {n}
Strait of Otranto {prop} (strait between Italy and Albania) :: Otrantostrædet
strand {n} (beach) :: strand {c}
strange {adj} (not normal) :: underlig, ejendommelig, besynderlig, mærkelig, sær, kuriøs, sælsom, mærkværdig, løjerlig, finurlig
stranger {n} (person whom one does not know) :: fremmed
stranger {n} (outsider or foreigner, see also: foreigner) :: udlænding {c}, fremmed
stranger {n} (newcomer) :: fremmed
strangle {v} (to kill someone by strangulation) :: kvæle
strangler {n} (someone who strangles) :: kvæler {c}
strangles {n} (disease of horses) :: kværke {c}
strap {n} (a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like) :: rem
Strategic Defense Initiative {prop} (Star Wars) SEE: Star Wars ::
stratocracy {n} (military government) :: militærstyre {n}
stratosphere {n} (region of the uppermost atmosphere) :: stratosfære {c}
straw {n} (a dried stalk of a cereal plant) :: halm, strå
straw {n} (dried stalks considered collectively) :: halm {c}, strå {n}
straw {n} (drinking straw) SEE: drinking straw ::
strawberry {n} (fruit) :: jordbær {n}
strawberry {n} (plant) :: jordbær, jordbærplante
strawberry {n} (colour) :: jordbærfarve
strawberry {adj} (flavour) :: jordbær-
strawberry {adj} (colour) :: jordbærfarvet
strawberry tree {n} (the European plant Arbutus unedo) :: jordbærtræ {c}
straw man {n} (person of lesser importance) :: stråmand {c}
straw man {n} (insubstantial or weakly supported concept, idea, endeavor or argument) :: stråmand {c}
stream {n} (small river) :: å {c}, strøm {c}, bæk {c}
streamer {n} (long narrow flag) :: vimpel {c}, fanebånd {n} [military campaign honour]
street {n} (paved part of road in a village or a town) :: gade {n}
streetcar {n} (tram) SEE: tram ::
streetcleaner {n} (person) SEE: street sweeper ::
streetlight {n} (lamps set along a street) :: gadelygte {c}
street map {n} (map showing the streets in a city or district) :: bykort {n}
street sweeper {n} (machine used to sweep streets) :: fejemaskine
strenuous {adj} (having great vigour) :: ivrig
strenuous {adj} (requiring great exertion) :: anstrengende
stress {n} (on a syllable) SEE: accent ::
stress {n} ((physics) internal force across a boundary per area ) :: spænding {c}
stress {n} (emotional pressure) :: stress {n} {c}
stress {v} (to apply emotional pressure to) :: stresse
stress {v} (to emphasise (a point)) :: fremhæve
stressed {adj} (having a stress or accent) :: trykstærk
stretch {v} (lengthen by pulling) :: strække
stretch {v} (lengthen when pulled) :: strække
stretch {v} (pull tight) :: stramme, spænde
stretch {v} (get more than expected from a limited resource) :: strække
stretch {v} (be inaccurate by exaggeration) :: overdrive
stretch {v} (extend one’s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles) :: udstrække
stretcher {n} (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person) :: båre {c}
stretcher {n} (brick laid with the longest side exposed) :: løber {c}
strict {adj} (severe in discipline) :: streng
strike {n} (in bowling) :: strike {c}
strike {n} (work stoppage) :: strejke
strike {n} (physical blow) :: slag {n}
strikebreaker {n} (worker hired to replace a striking worker) :: skruebrækker
striker {n} (baseball: batter) SEE: batter ::
strike up {v} (to start something, e. g. relationship) :: stifte [venskab]
strike while the iron is hot {v} (act on an opportunity promptly) :: smede mens jernet er varmt
string {n} (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) :: streng {c}
string {n} (this structure as a substance) :: streng
string {n} (cohesive substance in the form of a string) :: streng
string {n} (series of items or events) :: serie
string {n} (computing: sequence of characters) :: streng
string {n} (stringed instruments section) :: strygerne
string {v} (put on a string) :: trække på snor
string {v} (put strings on) :: opstrenge, strenge op
string bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass ::
string quartet {n} (group of four string players) :: strygekvartet {n}
string quartet {n} (composition for four string players) :: strygekvartet {n}
string theory {n} (candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles) :: strengteori
strip club {n} (establishment offering striptease or other erotic dancing) :: stripklub
stripe {n} (long straight region of a colour) :: stribe {c}
stripe-breasted tit {n} (Melaniparus fasciiventer) :: albertinemejse
strive {v} (to try to achieve) :: stræbe efter, hige efter
stroboscope {n} (instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals) :: stroboskop {n}
stroke {n} (act of stroking) :: ae
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) :: åretag {n}
stroke {n} (- cricket: shot) :: slag {n}
stroke {n} (- act of striking with a weapon) :: slag {n}
stroke {n} (line drawn with a writing implement) :: streg {c}
stroke {n} (- stroke of a Chinese character) :: strøg {n}
stroke {n} (streak made with a brush) :: strøg {n}
stroke {n} (time when a clock strikes) :: slag {n}, klokkeslag {n}
stroke {n} (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted) :: slagtilfælde {n}, apopleksi [medical]
stroke {n} (- slash) SEE: slash ::
stroke {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite ::
stroller {n} (seat on wheels used to transport babies) :: klapvogn
strong {adj} (capable of producing great physical force) :: stærk
strong {adj} (capable of withstanding great physical force) :: stærk
strong {adj} (determined, unyielding) :: stærk
strong {adj} (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient) :: stærk
strong {adj} (grammar: irregular) :: uregelmæssig
strongbox {n} (sturdy box with a lock) SEE: safe ::
stronghold {n} (place built to withstand attack) :: borg {c}
strong verb {n} (verb type) :: stærkt verbum {n}
strontium {n} (chemical element) :: strontium {n}
strop {n} (strap) :: rem {c}, [razor] strygerem {c}
strop {v} (To sharpen with a strop) :: stryge
strophic {adj} (having each stanza set to the same music) :: strofisk
structure {n} (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) :: struktur {c}
structure {n} (overall form or organization of something) :: struktur {c}
structure {n} ((computing) several pieces of data treated as a unit) :: struktur {c}
structure {v} ((transitive) to give structure to; to arrange) :: strukturere
struggle {n} (strife, effort) :: kamp
struggle {v} (to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight) :: kæmpe
strut {v} (to walk proudly or haughtily) :: stoltsere, spankulere
strut {n} (a support rod) :: stiver
St. Stephen's Day {prop} (Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen) :: anden juledag {c}, 2. juledag {c}
stubborn {adj} (refusing to move or change one's opinion) :: stædig
stubbornness {n} (state of being stubborn) :: stædighed
stud {n} (male animal kept for breeding) :: avlshingst {?} [a horse], avlstyr {?} [a bull]
stud {n} (animal breeding place) :: stutteri {?}
stud {n} (sexually attractive male) :: tyr {?}
stud {n} (small object protruding from something) :: knop {?}, dup {?}
stud {n} (small round earring) :: ørestikke {?}
student {n} (person who studies a subject) :: studerende {c}
student {n} (person enrolled at a university) :: studerende {c}
student {n} (schoolchild, pupil, person attending school) SEE: schoolchild ::
study {v} (to revise/review materials) :: studere, lære
study {v} (to take a course) :: studere, læse
study {v} (to acquire knowledge) :: studere
study {v} (to look at minutely) :: studere, nærstudere, granske
study {n} (mental effort to acquire knowledge) :: studium {n}
study {n} (branch of learning or object that is being studied) :: studie {c}
study {n} (act of studying or examining) SEE: examination ::
study {n} (music: piece for special practice) SEE: etude ::
stuff {n} (word substituted for material of unknown type or name) :: ting {c}
stuff {n} (substitution for trivial details) :: tingest {c}
stuff {v} (to fill by crowding into) :: stoppe, opfylde
stuff {v} (to preserve a dead animal) :: udstoppe
stuffed {adj} (with material) :: udstoppet, fyldt, farseret
stuffed {adj} (with food) :: stopmæt
stuffed animal {n} (soft toy in the form of an animal) :: tøjdyr {n}, krammedyr {n}
stumble {n} (a fall or trip) :: snublen {c}
stumble {n} (an error or blunder) :: fejl {c}, fejltrin {n}
stumble {v} (to trip or fall) :: snuble
stumble {v} (to make a mistake or have trouble) :: fejle, begå fejl
stumble upon {v} (to come across by accident; to discover by accident) :: falde over, støde tilfældigt
stupid {adj} (lacking in intelligence) :: dum
sturgeon {n} (fish of family Acipenseridae) :: stør {c}
stutter {v} (to speak with spasmodic repetition) SEE: stammer ::
stuttering {n} (a speech disorder) :: stammen {c}
sty {n} (inflammation) SEE: stye ::
sty {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder ::
sty {n} (enclosure for swine) :: sti {c}
sty {v} (to rise up) SEE: ascend ::
stye {n} (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid) :: bygkorn
stylist {n} (hairdresser) SEE: hairdresser ::
Styria {prop} (Austrian state) :: Steiermark
Styx {prop} (river of the underworld) :: Styx
sub {n} (subordinate) SEE: subordinate ::
subaltern {n} (subordinate) SEE: subordinate ::
subcult {n} :: subkult {c}
subcutaneous {adj} (pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin) :: subkutan
subdue {v} (to overcome, quieten, bring under control) :: kue, underkue, undertrykke
subdue {v} (to bring (a country) under control by force) :: kue, underkue, underkue
subentry {n} (subordinate entry) :: underpost {c}
subfamily {n} (taxonomic category) :: underfamilie {c}
subgoal {n} (A lesser goal that forms part of a greater goal) :: delmål {n}
subgraph {n} (section of a graph of network) :: delgraf {c}
subhuman {n} (untermensch) :: undermenneske {n}
subject {n} (in grammar) :: grundled {n}, subjekt {n}
subject {n} (main topic) :: emne {n}, tema {n}
subject {n} (particular area of study) :: fag {n}, emne {n}, felt {n}
subject {n} (citizen in a monarchy) :: undersåt {c}
subject {n} (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) :: undersåt {c}
subject {v} (to cause to undergo) :: udsætte for
subject complement {n} (subject complement) :: subjektsprædikat {n}, omsagnsled til grundled
subjective {adj} (based upon subjective feelings or intuition) :: subjektiv
sublease {n} (a lease on something made by someone who already leases it) :: fremleje {c}
sublease {v} (to lease something that is already leased) :: fremleje
sublessee {n} (one to whom a property is subleased) :: fremlejer {c}
subletter {n} (one who sublets) :: fremlejer {c}
sublime {v} (to sublimate) :: sublimere
sublime {adj} (noble and majestic) :: sublim
Sublime Porte {prop} (Ottoman imperial government) :: Den Høje Port {c} [definite form], Porten {c} [definite form]
submanifold {n} (manifold which is a subset of another) :: delmangfoldighed {c}
submarine {adj} (undersea) :: submarin
submarine {n} (undersea boat) :: ubåd {c}
submit {v} (enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.) :: afleve
subordinate {adj} (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) :: underordnet
subordinate {adj} (submissive to or controlled by authority) :: underordnet
subordinate clause {n} (a clause that cannot stand alone) :: ledsætning {c}, bisætning {c}
subpoena {n} (writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony) :: stævning {f}
subscribe {v} (to sign up to receive a publication) :: abonnere
subscription {n} (access to a resource for a period of time) :: abonnement {n}
subset {n} (set whose elements are within another given set) :: delmængde {c}
subsidiary {adj} (auxiliary or supplemental) :: hjælpe-, subsidiær [legal. Used when prosecution seeks conviction based on more than one charge.]
subsidiary {adj} (secondary or subordinate) :: datter-
subsidiary {n} (company owned by a parent company or a holding company) :: datterselskab {n}
subsistent {adj} (inherent) SEE: inherent ::
subspace topology {n} (topology of a subset) :: sportopologi {c}
subspecies {n} (rank in the classification of organisms) :: underart {c}
substance {n} (physical matter; material, see also: matter) :: substans, masse
substance {n} (essential part) :: substans, hovedindhold
substance {n} (material possessions) :: formue
substance abuse {n} (overindulgence in a drug) :: stofmisbrug {n}
substantiate {v} (to authenticate or corroborate) :: belægge
substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun ::
substantivise {v} (convert into or use as a noun) :: substantivere
substitute {v} (to use in place of something else) :: erstatte, substituere
substitute {v} (sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player) :: udskifte
substitute {n} (replacement or stand-in) :: erstatning {c}, substitut {c}, surrogat {n}
substitute {n} (player who is available to replace another) :: udskifter, udskifter {c}
substitute {v} (to substitute) SEE: replace ::
substitutes' bench {n} (the bench on which substitutes sit) :: udskiftningsbænk {c}
substitution {n} (substitute) SEE: substitute ::
subtitle {n} (textual versions of the dialog in films) :: undertekst {c}
subtraction {n} (process) :: subtraktion {c}
subtropical {adj} (further from the equator than the tropical regions) :: subtropisk
subtropics {n} (the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world) :: subtroper {p}
suburb {n} (area on the periphery of a city or large town) :: forstad {c}
subversive {adj} (intending to subvert) :: undergravende
subway {n} (underground railway) :: metro {c}, undergrundsbane {c}, tunnelbane {c}
succade {n} (candied citrus peel) :: sukat {c}
success {n} (achievement of one's aim or goal) :: succes
succession {n} (passing of royal power) :: tronfølge {c} [legal concept], arvefølge {c} [historiographic]
succinct {adj} (brief and to the point) :: koncis
succuba {n} (a female demon or fiend) SEE: succubus ::
succubus {n} (female demon) :: mare {c}
such {determiner} (used to make a comparison with something implied by context) :: sådan
such as {prep} (for example) SEE: for example ::
such is life {phrase} (used to express the acceptance of misfortune) :: sådan er livet, c'est la vie
suck {v} (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc)) :: suge
suck {n} (sycophant) SEE: sycophant ::
sucker {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop ::
suck my cock {phrase} (expression of aggravation) :: sut min pik
suck up {v} (to adulate or flatter excessively) :: fedte for
Sucre {prop} (constitutional capital of Bolivia) :: Sucre
sucrose {n} (a disaccharide) :: sukrose {c}, saccharose {c}
Sudan {prop} (Republic of Sudan) :: Sudan
Sudanese {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language) :: sudanesisk
sudden {n} (surprise) SEE: surprise ::
sudden {adj} (happening quickly and with little or no warning) :: brat, pludselig
suddenly {adv} (happening quickly and with little or no warning) :: pludseligt
Sudetenland {prop} (region in Czechia) :: Sudetenland {?}
sudoku {n} (a puzzle using numbers) :: sudoku {c}
sudorific {adj} (in a state of perspiration) SEE: sweaty ::
sue {v} (to file a legal action) :: lægge sag an, sagsøge, stævne
Suez Canal {prop} (canal) :: Suez-kanalen
suffer {v} (undergo hardship) :: lide
suffer {v} (feel pain) :: lide
suffer from {v} (have a disease or condition) :: lide af, fejle
suffering {n} (condition) :: lidelse {c}
suffice {v} (be enough, sufficient, adequate) :: holde
suffix {n} (morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning) :: suffiks {n}
suffocate {v} ((intransitive) to suffer from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body) :: kvæles
suffocate {v} ((intransitive) to die due to insufficient oxygen supply to the body) :: kvæles
suffocate {v} ((transitive) to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to his body) :: kvæle
suffocate {v} ((transitive) to kill someone by depriving him of a sufficient oxygen intake) :: kvæle
suffocation {n} (asphyxia) :: kvælning {c}
suffragette {n} (female supporter of women's right to vote) :: suffragette {c}
suffragist {n} (suffragette) SEE: suffragette ::
Sufism {n} (Islamic mysticism) :: sufisme {c}
sugar {v} (to add sugar to, to sweeten) :: søde
sugar {v} (to make something seem less unpleasant) :: indsukre
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) :: skat {c}
sugar beet {n} (type of beet) :: sukkerroe {c}
sugar cane {n} (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) :: sukkerrør {n}
sugarfree {adj} (sugar-free) SEE: sugar-free ::
sugar-free {adj} (not containing sugar) :: sukkerfri
sugar high {n} (sugar rush) SEE: sugar rush ::
sugar-loaf {n} (conical block of sugar) :: sukkertop {c}
Sugarloaf Mountain {prop} (rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro) :: Sukkertoppen {c}
sugar rush {n} (hyperactivity caused by sugar) :: sukkerchok {n}
sugar-sweet {adj} (sweet like sugar) :: sukkersød
sugar water {n} (water sweetened with sugar) :: sukkervand {n}
suggest {v} (to recommend) :: forslå
suggestion {n} (something suggested) :: forslag {n}
suggestive {adj} (tending to suggest) :: suggestiv
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) :: selvmorder {c}
suicide {adj} (to kill oneself intentionally) SEE: commit suicide ::
suicide attack {n} (suicide attack) :: selvmordsangreb {n}
suit {n} (set of clothes) :: dragt {c}, jakkesæt {n} [male business suit]
suit {n} (slang: person who wears matching jacket and trousers) :: jakkesæt {n} [literally: business suit]
suit {n} (full set of armour) :: rustning {c}, harnisk {n}
suit {n} (card games: set of cards distinguished by color and emblems) :: kulør {c}
suit {v} (to be suitable or apt for one's image) :: klæde
suit {v} (to be appropriate or apt for) :: klæde
suit {n} (attempt to gain an end by legal process) SEE: lawsuit ::
suit {n} (pursuit, chase) SEE: pursuit ::
suitable {adj} (appropriate to a certain occasion) :: passende, egnet
suitcase {n} (large piece of luggage) :: kuffert {c}
Sukhumi {prop} (capital city) :: Sukhumi
sulfur {n} (element) :: svovl {n} {c}
sulfur {v} (treat with sulfur) :: svovle
sulfuric acid {n} (H2SO4) :: svovlsyre
sulfur mustard {n} (mustard gas) SEE: mustard gas ::
sulfurous acid {n} (the weak acid, H2SO3) :: svovlsyrling {c}
sulk {v} (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) :: surmule
sulky {adj} (gloomy) :: tvær
sullen {adj} (sulky) SEE: sulky ::
sullen {adj} (having a brooding ill temper) :: vrangvillig, mut
sullen {adj} (dismal) :: mørk, dyster
sullen {adj} (sluggish) :: treven
sulphuric acid {n} (sulfuric acid) SEE: sulfuric acid ::
sulphurous acid {n} (sulphurous acid) SEE: sulfurous acid ::
sultan {n} (ruler) :: sultan {c}
sultanate {n} (state ruled by a sultan) :: sultanat {n}
sultry {adj} (hot and humid) :: lummer
sultry {adj} (very hot and dry) :: trykkende
sultry {adj} (sexually enthralling) :: sanselig, sensuel
sum {n} (summary) SEE: summary ::
sum {n} (summit) SEE: summit ::
sumac {n} (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.) :: sumak
Sumerian {adj} (pertaining to Sumer) :: sumerisk
Sumerian {n} (person) :: sumerer {c}
Sumerian {prop} (language) :: sumerisk
summary {n} (condensed presentation) :: resume {n}, resumé {n}
summer {n} (hottest season) :: sommer
summerhouse {n} (house used as vacation home in summer) :: sommerhus {n}
summerhouse {n} (summer residence) :: sommerbolig {c}
summer solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun) :: sommersolhverv {n}
summer time {n} (daylight saving time) SEE: daylight saving time ::
summit {n} (peak, top of mountain) :: top {c}, bjergtop {c}
summit {n} (gathering of leaders) :: topmøde {n}
sun {prop} (the star around which the Earth revolves, see also: Sun) :: sol {c} [almost always in the determinative, "solen"]
sun {n} (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) :: sol
Sun {prop} (star) :: Solen
Sun {n} (Sunday) :: søn
sunbath {n} (period of tanning) :: solbad {n}
sunbathe {v} (to expose one's body to the sun) :: solbade
sunbather {n} (person who basks in the sun to get a tan) :: solbader {c}
Sunday {n} (day of the week) :: søndag {c}
Sunday best {n} (person's finest clothing) :: søndagstøj
Sunday driver {n} (one who drives slowly) :: søndagsbilist {c}
sundew {n} (group of insectivorous plants) :: soldug
sundial {n} (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) :: solur {n}
sundown {n} (sunset) SEE: sunset ::
sunfish {n} (fish of the family Molidae) :: klumpfisk
sunflower {n} (flower) :: solsikke {c}
sunglasses {n} (tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun) :: solbriller
Sunni {n} (follower of the Sunni branch of Islam) :: sunni {c}
Sunnite {n} (Sunni) SEE: Sunni ::
sunny side up {adv} (type of fried egg) :: spejlæg
sunrise {n} (time of day) :: solopgang
sunrise {n} (sky changing color) :: solopgang {c}
sunscreen {n} (cream that protects the skin from the sun) :: solbeskytter {c}
sunset {n} (time of day) :: solnedgang
sunset {n} (final period of life) :: alderens efterår {n}
sunset {v} (phase out) :: udfase
sunset clause {n} (legal provision) :: solnedgangsklausul {c}
sunshine {n} (direct rays of the sun) :: solskin {n}
sunshine {n} (location on which the sun's rays fall) :: solskin {n}
sun shower {n} (rain shower) :: solregn {c}, solskinsregn {c}
sunstroke {n} (heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays) :: solstik
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
supercilium {n} (arch of hair) SEE: eyebrow ::
superconductor {n} (a substance) :: superleder {c}
supercontinent {n} (one of modern landmasses) :: superkontinent {n}
superego {n} (part of the mind) :: overjeg {n}, superego {n}
superficial {adj} (shallow, lacking substance) :: overfladisk
superfluous {adj} (excess of what is sufficient) :: overflødig
superhero {n} (a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers) :: superhelt {m}
superhuman {adj} (beyond what is possible for a human being) :: overmenneskelig
superlative {n} (form of adjective expressing "most") :: superlativ
supermajority {n} (qualified majority) SEE: qualified majority ::
supermarket {n} (store) :: supermarked {n}
supermarket {n} (chain of stores) :: supermarkedskæde {c}
supermodel {n} (famous fashion model) :: supermodel
supermoon {n} (a full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range) :: supermåne {c}
supernatural {adj} (above nature) :: overnaturlig
supernatural {adj} (not of the usual) :: overnaturlig
superorganism {n} (social colony) :: superorganisme {c}
superpower {n} (sovereign state) :: supermagt {c}
superpower {n} (fictional extraordinary ability) :: superkraft {c}
supersaturated {adj} (more concentrated than is normally possible) :: overmættet
superset {n} (set containing all elements of another set) :: overmængde {c}
superstition {n} (a belief that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way) :: overtro
supervillain {n} (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) :: superskurk {c}
supper {n} (food before going to bed) :: aftensmad {c}
supper {n} (dinner at night) :: aftensmad
supper hour {n} (all senses) SEE: dinnertime ::
suppertime {n} (all senses) SEE: dinnertime ::
supply {v} (to provide, make available for use) :: levere, forsyne
supply {v} (to furnish or equip with) :: levere, skaffe, yde, forsyne
supply {v} (to compensate for, make up for a deficiency of) :: afhjælpe, erstatte
supply {v} (to act as a substitute) :: vikariere
supply {n} (act of supplying) :: udbud {n}, udbud {n}
supply {n} (amount supplied) :: forsyning, leverance, lager, forsynings-, føde-
supply {n} (provisions) :: forråd {n}, beholdninger {n-p}
supply {n} (amount of money provided to meet the annual national expenditures) :: finanslov {c}
supply and demand {n} (economic model of pricing) :: udbud og efterspørgsel
supply vessel {n} (ship used to transport supplies) :: forsyningsskib {n}
support {v} (to keep from falling) :: støtte
support {v} (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) :: støtte
support {v} (to help, particularly financially) :: støtte
support {n} (financial or other help) :: støtte
supporter {n} (animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms) :: skjoldholder {c}
suppository {n} (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) :: stikpille {c}
supreme court {n} (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) :: højesteret {c}
Supreme Leader {n} (head of state of Iran) :: religiøse leder {c}
Supreme Soviet {prop} (Soviet parliament) :: Øverste Sovjet {c}
sura {n} (chapter of the Qur'an) :: sura {c}
surcharge {n} (addition of extra charge) :: overpris
surcharge {n} (excessive price) :: overpris
surcharge {n} (philately: overprint) :: overtryk
sure {adj} (certain in one's knowledge or belief) :: sikker
surface {n} (up-side of a flat object) :: overflade {n}
surface-to-air missile {n} (missile) :: jord-til-luft-missil {n}
surface water {n} (water collecting on the ground or in a body of water) :: overfladevand {n}
surgeon {n} (doctor who performs surgery) :: kirurg {c}
surgical {adj} (of or relating to surgery) :: kirurgisk
surgical {adj} (precise or very accurate) :: kirurgisk
surgical mask {n} (mask worn to catch bacteria) :: mundbind {n} [coronavirus prevention covering the nose and mouth]
Suriname {prop} (country) :: Surinam
surjective {adj} (of, relating, or being a surjection) :: surjektiv
surname {n} (name that indicates family) :: efternavn {n}, familienavn {n}, slægtsnavn {n}
surprise {n} (something not expected) :: overraskelse
surprise {n} (attributively: that is unexpected) :: overraskelses-
surprise {n} (feeling that something unexpected has happened) :: overraskelse
surprise {v} (cause (someone) to feel surprise) :: overraske
surprise {v} (do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise) :: overraske
surprised {adj} (caused to feel surprise) :: overrasket
surrealism {n} (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) :: surrealismen
surreptitiously {adv} (in a surreptitious manner) :: hemmeligt
surrogate {n} (substitute) :: substitut {c}, surrogat {n}
surrogate mother {n} (woman who gives birth to a child not her own) :: rugemor {c}
surround {v} (to enclose to prevent escape) :: omringe
surround {v} (surround, fence in) SEE: enclose ::
surrounding {adj} (which surrounds something) :: omkringliggende
surroundings {n} (area surrounding someone or something) :: omgivelse
surströmming {n} (traditional Swedish delicacy made from fermented Baltic herring) :: surströmming {c}
surveil {v} (To keep someone or something under surveillance) :: overvåge
surveillance {n} (observation of individuals or groups of individuals) :: overvågning
survey {n} (an examination of the opinions of a group) :: spørgeundersøgelse {c}
survive {v} (person: continue to live) :: overleve
Susan {prop} (female given name) :: Susanne
Susanna {prop} (female given name) SEE: Susan ::
sushi {n} (Japanese dish) :: sushi
suspect {v} (imagine or suppose to be true, without proof) :: mistænke
suspect {v} (distrust, have doubts about) :: mistro
suspect {v} (believe to be guilty) :: suspekt, mistænke
suspect {v} (have suspicion) :: ha en mistanke
suspect {n} (person suspected of something) :: mistænkt {c}
suspect {adj} (viewed with suspicion) :: mistænkelig
suspender belt {n} (suspender belt) :: hofteholder {c}, strømpeholder {c}
suspension bridge {n} (bridge where the deck or roadway is suspended from cables) :: hængebro
suspicion {n} (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) :: mistanke {c}
suspicious {adj} (arousing suspicion) :: mistænkelig
suspicious {adj} (distrustful) :: mistænksom
suspicious {adj} (expressing suspicion) :: mistænksom
sustain {v} (to maintain something) :: vedholde
sustain {v} (to provide for or nourish something) :: forsørge, underholde
sustainability {n} (ability to sustain something) :: bæredygtighed {c}, holdbarhed {c}
sustainability {n} (ecological sense) :: bæredygtighed {c}
sustainable {adj} (able to be sustained) :: bæredygtig, holdbar
sustainable {adj} (able to be sustained: environmental term) :: bæredygtig
sustained {adj} (held at a certain level) :: vedholdende
Suva {prop} (capital of Fiji) :: Suva
Svalbard {prop} (islands north east of Greenland) :: Svalbard
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands {prop} (two distinct dependencies of Norway) :: Svalbard og Jan Mayen
swallow {v} (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) :: sluge
swallow {n} (bird) :: svale, landsvale
swallowtail {n} (tail of a swallow) :: svalehale {c}
swallowtail {n} (anything of a similar forked shape) :: splitflag {n} [flag with two tails]
swallowtail {n} (butterfly) :: svalehale {c}
swamp {n} (type of wetland) :: mose {c}
swan {n} (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus) :: svane {c}
swan song {n} (a final performance) :: svanesang {c}
swarm {n} (large number of insects) :: sværm {c}
swarm {n} (a mass of people or animals in turmoil) :: sværm {c}
swarthy {adj} (dark) SEE: dark ::
swarthy {adj} (tawny) SEE: tawny ::
swarthy {adj} (dark-skinned) SEE: dark-skinned ::
swastika {n} (a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle) :: svastika, hagekors {n}
Swaziland {prop} (Kingdom of Swaziland, see also: eSwatini) :: Swaziland
swear {v} (to take an oath) :: sværge
swear like a pagan {v} (swear very rudely) SEE: swear like a trooper ::
swear like a sailor {v} (swear very rudely) SEE: swear like a trooper ::
swear like a trooper {v} :: bande som en tyrk (like a Turk)
swear word {n} (impolite or offensive taboo word) :: bandeord {n}, ed {c}, kraftudtryk {n}
sweat {n} (fluid that exits the body through pores) :: sved {c}
sweat {v} (to emit sweat) :: svede
sweater {n} (similar garment worn for warmth) :: sweater {c}
sweaty {adj} (covered in sweat) :: svedig {c}
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) :: svensker {c}
Sweden {prop} (Scandinavian country) :: Sverige {n}
Swedenborgianism {n} (Christian denomination influenced by Swedenborg) :: swedenborgianisme {c}
Swedish {prop} (language) :: svensk {n}
Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to Sweden) :: svensk
Swedish turnip {n} (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) SEE: rutabaga ::
Swedophone {adj} (Swedish-speaking) :: svensksproget, svensktalende
sweep {v} (to clean using a broom or brush) :: feje
sweep {n} (type of throw or takedown martial arts) :: feje benene væk under
sweep {n} (chimney sweep) SEE: chimney sweep ::
sweet {adj} (having a pleasant taste) :: sød
sweet {adj} (having a taste of sugar) :: sød
sweet {adj} (containing a sweetening ingredient) :: sødet, sød
sweet {adj} (of a wine: retaining a portion of sugar) :: sød
sweet {adj} (not having a salty taste) :: usaltet, fersk
sweet {adj} (having a pleasant smell) :: sød, sødlig
sweet {adj} (not decaying, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale) :: frisk
sweet {adj} (having a pleasant sound) :: melodisk, behagelig
sweet {adj} (having a pleasing disposition) :: sød, blid
sweet {adj} (having a helpful disposition) :: venlig
sweet {adj} (free from excessive unwanted substances) :: ren
sweet {adv} (in a sweet manner) :: sødt, let
sweet {n} (sugary confection) :: konfekt, bolsje, slik
sweet {n} (food eaten for dessert) SEE: dessert ::
sweet {n} (sweetheart) SEE: sweetheart ::
sweet {n} (basic taste sensation induced by sugar) SEE: sweetness ::
sweet dreams {phrase} (sweet dreams) :: drøm sødt
sweeten {v} (to make sweet to the taste) :: søde, forsøde
sweetener {n} (food additive) :: sødestof
sweet gum {n} (tree) :: ambratræ {n}
sweetheart {n} (darling) SEE: darling ::
sweetheart {n} (a person very much liked or loved by someone) :: elskede {c}, skat {c}
sweetness {n} (condition of being sweet or sugary) :: sødme {c}
sweetness {n} (pleasant disposition) :: sødme {c}
sweet pepper {n} (fruit) SEE: bell pepper ::
sweet potato {n} (yam) SEE: yam ::
sweet potato {n} (ocarina) SEE: ocarina ::
sweet potato {n} (vine) :: sød kartoffel {c}, sødkartoffel {c}, batat {c} [rare]
sweet potato {n} (tuber) :: sød kartoffel {c}, sødkartoffel {c}, batat {c} [rare]
sweetwater {n} (fresh water) SEE: fresh water ::
sweet woodruff {n} (Asperula odorata) :: skovmærke {c}
swell {v} (intransitive: to become bigger, especially due to being engorged) :: svulme, erigere
swell {n} (series of waves, lasting after the wind has ceased) :: dønning
swift {adj} (fast; quick) :: hurtig
swim {v} (move through water) :: svømme
swim {n} (act or instance of swimming) :: svømmetur {c}
swimming {n} (human activity of moving oneself through water) :: svømning {c}
swimming costume {n} (garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit ::
swimming pool {n} (pool for swimming) :: svømmebassin
swimming pool {n} (indoor facility for swimming) :: svømmehal
swimming trunks {n} (a pair of shorts or briefs worn for swimming or bathing) :: badebukser {p}
swimsuit {n} :: badedragt {c}
swimwear {n} (clothing for swimming) SEE: swimsuit ::
swine {n} (pig) SEE: pig ::
swine {n} (contemptible person) :: svin {n}
swine fever {n} (pathology) :: svinepest {c}
swing {n} (hanging seat) :: gynge
swing state {n} (A state which may vote Democratic or Republican) :: svingstat {c}
swipe {v} (to snatch) :: stjæle
swirl {v} (to twist or whirl) :: hvirvle
swirl {n} (whirling eddy) :: hvirvel {c}
Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Switzerland) :: schweizisk
Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swiss people) :: schweizisk
Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialect(s)) :: schweizisk
Swiss {n} (Swiss person) :: schweizer {c}
Swiss Army knife {n} (type of pocket knife) :: schweizerkniv {c}
Swiss chard {n} (chard) SEE: chard ::
Swiss cheese {n} (cheese with holes) :: schweizerost {c}
Swiss Confederation {prop} (Official name of Switzerland) :: Schweiziske Edsforbund {n}
Swiss franc {n} (currency of Switzerland) :: schweizerfranc {c}, schweizisk franc {c}
Swiss German {n} (Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland) :: schweizertysk
Swiss German {adj} :: schweizertysk
Swiss roll {n} (type of sponge cake roll) :: roulade {c}
switch {n} (device to turn electric current on and off) :: omskifter, afbryder
switchblade {n} (a folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed) :: springkniv {c}
switch off {v} (turn switch to off position) :: slukke
Switzerland {prop} (sovereign country) :: Schweiz, Svejts
swole {adj} (upset) SEE: upset ::
swole {adj} (having large, well-developed muscles) SEE: muscular ::
sword {n} (weapon) :: sværd {c}
swordfighting {n} (swordplay) SEE: swordplay ::
swordfish {n} (Xiphias gladius) :: sværdfisk {c}
sword of Damocles {n} (thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune) :: damoklessværd {n}
swordplay {n} (fighting with a sword) :: sværdkampe
sword swallower {n} (person who swallows swords) :: sabelsluger {c}
swordtail {n} (freshwater fish) :: sværddrager {c}
sycamore {n} (sycamore maple) SEE: sycamore maple ::
sycamore maple {n} (Acer pseudoplatanus) :: ahorn
sycophant {n} (one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.) :: spytslikker {c}, rygklapper {c}, sykofant {c}, hofsnog {c}, øjentjener {c} [obsolete]
sycophantic {adj} (obsequious, flattering, toadying) :: slesk
syenite {n} (obsolete: granite) SEE: granite ::
Syktyvkar {prop} (city in Russia) :: Syktyvkar
syllable {n} (unit of speech) :: stavelse
syllabus {n} (summary of topics) :: studieplan {c}
syllogism {n} (inference from premises) :: syllogisme {c}
Sylt {prop} (German island) :: Sild
symbiosis {n} (relationship of mutual benefit) :: symbiose {c}
symbol {n} (character or glyph) :: symbol {n}, tegn {n}
symbol {n} (object meant to represent another) :: symbol {n}
symbol {v} (symbolize) SEE: symbolize ::
symbolically {adv} (in a symbolic manner) :: symbolsk
symbolize {v} (To be symbolic of; to represent) :: symbolisere
symmetric {adj} (symmetrical) SEE: symmetrical ::
symmetrical {adj} (exhibiting symmetry) :: symmetrisk
symmetry {n} (correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis) :: symmetri {c}
sympathetic nervous system {n} (sympathetic nervous system) :: sympatiske nervesystem
symphonic {adj} (characteristic of a symphony) :: symfonisk
symphony {n} (piece of orchestral music) :: symfoni {c}
symphony orchestra {n} (large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music) :: symfoniorkester {c}
synagogue {n} (Jewish place of worship) :: synagoge {c}
synapse {n} (junction between neurons) :: synapse {c}
sync {v} (synchronize) SEE: synchronize ::
synchronised swimming {n} (swimming event) :: synkronsvømning
synchronize {v} (cause two events to have coordinated timing) :: synkronisere
synchronous {adj} (at the same time) :: synkron
syndicate {n} (group of individuals or companies) :: syndikat {n}
syndrome {n} (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) :: syndrom {n}
synergy {n} (behavior of a system that cannot be predicted by the behavior of its parts) :: synergi {c}
synod {n} (ecclesiastic council or meeting) :: synode {c}
synonym {n} (word with same meaning as another) :: synonym {n}
synopsis {n} (brief summary) :: synopse {c}, synopsis {c}
synthesize {v} (To combine things to produce a new, more complex product) :: syntetisere
synthesize {v} (To be combined producing a new, more complex product) :: syntetisere
synthesize {v} (To produce a substance by chemical synthesis) :: syntetisere
synthesize {v} (To be produced a by chemical synthesis) :: syntetisere
synthesizer {n} (music: an electronic keyboard instrument) :: synthesizer
syphilis {n} (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) :: syfilis {c}
syphilitic {adj} (relating to syphilis) :: syfilitisk
syphilitic {n} (someone who is infected with syphilis) :: syfilitiker
Syracuse {prop} (city in New York state) :: Syracuse
Syria {prop} (country in the Middle East) :: Syrien
Syrian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language) :: syrisk
Syrian {n} (a person from Syria or of Syrian descent) :: syrer {c}
Syrian Arab Republic {prop} (official name of Syria) :: Den Syriske Arabiske Republik {c}
syringe {n} (a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane) :: sprøjte {c}
syringe {n} (hypodermic syringe) :: sprøjte {c}
syrinx {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes ::
syrup {n} (thick liquid that has a high sugar content) :: sirup
system {n} (collection of organized things; whole composed of relationships among its members) :: system {n}
systematic {adj} (carried out using a planned, ordered procedure) :: systematisk
systematic {adj} (methodical, regular and orderly) :: systematisk
systemic {adj} (relating to a system) :: systemisk
systemic circulation {n} (part of blood circulation) :: det systemiske kredsløb {n}, kropskredsløbet {n}
syzygy {n} (astronomical conjunction) :: syzygie {c}
Szczecin {prop} (city in Poland) :: Stettin