| Wadden Sea {prop} (Wadden Sea)
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:: Vadehavet
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| wade {v} (to walk through water or something that impedes progress)
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:: vade
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| wading bird {n} (long-legged bird)
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:: vadefugl {c}
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| wafer {n} (biscuit)
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:: vaffel {c}, [flat cake], vafferør {n}, [rolled cake]
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| wafer {n} (religious token)
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:: oblat {c}
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| waffle {n} (flat pastry)
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:: vaffel {c}
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| waffle iron {n} (a cooking appliance used to make waffles)
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:: vaffeljern {n}
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| wage {n} (money paid to a worker)
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:: løn
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| wage earner {n} (someone who works for wages)
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:: lønmodtager {c}
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| wagtail {n} (various small passerine birds)
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:: vipstjert {c}
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| wail {v}
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:: klage; jamre;
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| wail {n} (loud cry or shriek)
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:: hyl {n}, jammer {c}, klageråb {n}
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| waist {n} (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach)
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:: talje {c}
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| waist {n} (a part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist)
|
:: talje {c}
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| waist {n} (the narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects)
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:: hvepsetalje {c}
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| waistband {n} (band of fabric encircling the waist)
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:: linning
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| waistcoat {n} (a sleeveless, collarless garment)
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:: vest {c}
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| waistline {n} (line around the body at the waist; its measurement)
|
:: talje {c}, taljemål {n}
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| waistline {n} (narrowest part of a garment)
|
:: talje {c}
|
| wait {v} (delay until some event)
|
:: vente
|
| wait {v} (transitive: delay until) SEE: await
|
::
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| waiter {n} (a server in a restaurant or similar)
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:: tjener
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| wait for {v} (await) SEE: await
|
::
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| waiting list {n} (ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service)
|
:: venteliste {c}
|
| waiting room {n} (room)
|
:: venteværelse {n}
|
| waitlist {n} (waiting list) SEE: waiting list
|
::
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| waitress {n} (female waiter)
|
:: servitrice {c}
|
| wake {v} (to stop sleeping)
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:: vågne
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| wake {v} (to make somebody stop sleeping)
|
:: vække
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| wake {n} (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
|
:: kølvand {n}
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| wake up {v} (to (become) awake)
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:: vågn op, vågne
|
| Waldemar {prop} (male given name)
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:: Valdemar
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| waldmeister {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff
|
::
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| Wales {prop} (a constituent nation of the UK)
|
:: Wales
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| walk {v} (to move on the feet)
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:: gå
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| walk {v} (colloquial: to avoid a criminal court case)
|
:: gå fri
|
| walk {v} (to travel a distance by walking)
|
:: gå, vandre [long distances]
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| walk {v} (to take for a walk)
|
:: gå tur med
|
| walk {n} (trip made by walking)
|
:: gåtur {c}, vandretur {c} [a longer distance]
|
| walk {n} (distance walked)
|
:: gåtur {c}, vandretur {c} [a longer distance]
|
| walk {n} (manner of walking)
|
:: gang {c}, gangart {c}
|
| walk {n} (maintained place on which to walk)
|
:: fodsti {c}
|
| walkie-talkie {n} (portable radio)
|
:: walkie-talkie {c}
|
| walking boot {n} (hiking boot) SEE: hiking boot
|
::
|
| walkman {n} (any personal cassette player)
|
:: walkman {c}
|
| walk on eggshells {v} (to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone)
|
:: gå på æggeskaller
|
| walkout {n} (stoppage of work) SEE: strike
|
::
|
| wall {n} (defensive rampart)
|
:: væg {c}
|
| wall {n} (structure built for defense surrounding an area)
|
:: mur {c}
|
| wall {n} (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building)
|
:: væg {c}
|
| wall {n} (butterfly Lasiommata megera)
|
:: vejrandøje {c}
|
| wall {n} (anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure)
|
:: væg {c}
|
| Wallachia {prop} (region in Romania)
|
:: Valakiet
|
| wall chaser {n} (power tool)
|
:: rillefræser {c}, murfræser {c}, fugefræser {c}
|
| wallet {n} (case for keeping money)
|
:: tegnebog {c}, pengepung {c}, pung {c}, portemonnæ {c}
|
| wallflower {n} (any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum)
|
:: hjørneklap {c}
|
| Wallis and Futuna {prop} (an overseas territory of France in Oceania)
|
:: Wallis og Futunaøerne
|
| Wallonia {prop} (a region)
|
:: Vallonien
|
| Walloon {prop} (Romance language)
|
:: vallonsk
|
| Walloon {n} (an inhabitant of Wallonia)
|
:: vallon {c}
|
| wallpaper {n} (decorative paper for walls)
|
:: tapet {n}
|
| walls have ears {proverb} (be careful about what you say)
|
:: væggene har ører
|
| wall socket {n} (electricity power point)
|
:: stikkontakt {c}, kontakt {n}
|
| walnut {n} (tree)
|
:: valnøddetræ {n}, valnød {c}
|
| walnut {n} (nut)
|
:: valnød {c}
|
| walnut {n} (wood)
|
:: valnøddetræ {n}
|
| Walpurgis night {n} (Walpurgis Night)
|
:: Valborgsaften
|
| walrus {n} (large Arctic marine mammal)
|
:: hvalros {c}
|
| waltz {n} (a ballroom dance)
|
:: vals {c}
|
| waltz {n} (piece of music)
|
:: vals {c}
|
| waltz {v} (dance)
|
:: danse vals
|
| wander {v}
|
:: strejfe om
|
| waning moon {n} (moon as it progresses from full moon to a new moon)
|
:: aftagende måne
|
| wanker {n} (person who wanks)
|
:: pikspiller [male], onanist
|
| want {v} (desire)
|
:: ville, kræve
|
| want {n} (desire, wish, longing)
|
:: ønske {n}
|
| want {n} (lack (of))
|
:: brist {c}
|
| want {n} (poverty)
|
:: behov {n}
|
| want ad {n} (type of ad)
|
:: jobannonse {c}
|
| war {n} (conflict involving organized use of arms)
|
:: krig {c}
|
| warbler {n} (bird of the Parulidae family)
|
:: sanger {c}, skovsanger {c}
|
| war chest {n} (fund to finance a war)
|
:: krigskasse {c}
|
| war chest {n} (fund for some specific campaign)
|
:: pengetank {c}, krigskasse {c}
|
| war child {n} (child who has grown up in wartime)
|
:: krigsbarn {n}
|
| war crime {n} (offense for violations of the law of war)
|
:: krigsforbrydelse {c}
|
| war criminal {n} (person guilty of a war crime)
|
:: krigsforbryder {c}
|
| ward {n} (Mormonism: subdivision of church)
|
:: menighed
|
| wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| wardrobe {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse
|
::
|
| wardrobe {n} (movable furniture for storing clothes)
|
:: garderobe {c}, garderobeskab {n}, klædeskab {n}
|
| wardrobe {n} (costume department)
|
:: garderobe {c}
|
| wardrobe {n} (collection of clothing)
|
:: garderobe {c}
|
| wardrobe malfunction {n} ((euphemism) an accidental instance of indecent exposure)
|
:: funktionsfejl i garderoben
|
| warehouse {n} (A place for storing large amounts of products)
|
:: lager {n}
|
| war film {n} (film set in wartime)
|
:: krigsfilm {c}
|
| war game {n}
|
:: krigsspil {c} [general staff exercise], militærøvelse {c} [combat exercise]
|
| warhead {n} (part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition)
|
:: sprænghoved {n}
|
| warlike {adj} (belligerent)
|
:: krigerisk
|
| warlock {n} (male magic-user)
|
:: heksemester {c}, troldkarl {c}, troldmand {c}, magiker {c}
|
| warm {adj} (having a temperature slightly higher than usual)
|
:: varm, lun
|
| warm {adj} (being something that causes warmth)
|
:: varm
|
| warm {adj} (caring, of relation to another person)
|
:: varm
|
| warm {v} (to make or keep warm)
|
:: varme, opvarme, holde varm
|
| warm {v} (to increasingly favour)
|
:: blive interesseret i
|
| war machine {n} (resources)
|
:: krigsmaskine {c}, krigsmaskineri {n}
|
| war memorial {n} (commemorial monument)
|
:: krigsmemorial {c}, krigsmindesmærke {n}
|
| warming up {n} (exercise before an event)
|
:: opvarmning
|
| warmly {adv} (in a manner maintaining warm temperature)
|
:: varmt
|
| warmly {adv} (in a friendly manner)
|
:: varmt
|
| warmonger {n} (one who advocates war)
|
:: krigsopvigler {c} [Nazi slur against Churchill], krigsliderlig
|
| warm-up {n} (The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity)
|
:: opvarmning {c}
|
| warn {v} (to make someone aware of impending danger)
|
:: advare
|
| Warner {prop} (male given name of Germanic origin)
|
:: Verner
|
| warning {n} (instance of warning someone)
|
:: advarsel {c}
|
| warning {n} (something spoken or written that is intended to warn)
|
:: advarsel {c}
|
| warning {interj} (warning of danger in signs)
|
:: advarsel
|
| warning triangle {n} (a triangle used to warn other road users)
|
:: advarselstrekant {c}
|
| war of conquest {n} (war of conquest, see also: war of aggression)
|
:: erobringskrig {c}
|
| warpath {n} (course of action that leads to hostility)
|
:: krigssti {c}
|
| warrant {v} (to justify) SEE: justify
|
::
|
| warrant {v} (to authorize) SEE: authorize
|
::
|
| warranty {n} (legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised)
|
:: garanti {c}
|
| warranty {n} (a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault)
|
:: garanti {c} [if conditions are better than required by law], reklamationsret {c} [lit. "right to complain"; when only the law's minimum requirements are followed, and the customer has the burden of proof.]
|
| warring {adj} (engaged in war; belligerent)
|
:: krigsførende
|
| warrior {n} (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare)
|
:: kriger {c}, stridsmand {c}
|
| Warsaw {prop} (capital city of Poland)
|
:: Warszawa
|
| Warsaw Pact {prop} (military alliance)
|
:: Warszawapagten {c} [definite form]
|
| warship {n} (ship built or armed for naval combat)
|
:: krigsskib {n}
|
| Warsovian {adj} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian
|
::
|
| Warsovian {n} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian
|
::
|
| wart {n} (type of growth occurring on the skin)
|
:: vorte {c}
|
| warthog {n} (a species of wild pig)
|
:: vortesvinet {n}
|
| wartime {n} (period of a war)
|
:: krigstid {c}
|
| war veteran {n} (person who has served in the armed forces during a war)
|
:: krigsveteran {c}
|
| wary {adj} (cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous)
|
:: varsom, forsigtig, på vagt
|
| wasabi {n} (green Japanese condiment)
|
:: wasabi
|
| wash {v} (to clean with water)
|
:: vaske
|
| washable {adj} (capable of being washed without being damaged)
|
:: vaskbar
|
| washbasin {n} (basin used for washing, sink)
|
:: vask {c}
|
| washboard {n} (board to do laundry)
|
:: vaskebræt {n}
|
| washcloth {n} (cloth used to wash)
|
:: vaskeklud {c}
|
| washerwoman {n} (woman who washes other people's laundry)
|
:: vaskekone {c}
|
| washing machine {n} (machine that washes clothes)
|
:: vaskemaskine {c}
|
| washing powder {n} (powder for washing clothes)
|
:: vaskemiddel {n}, vaskepulver {n}
|
| Washington {prop} (name)
|
:: Washington
|
| Washington, D.C. {prop} (federal capital of the United States of America)
|
:: Washington, Washington D.C.
|
| washing-up {n} (washing of dishes etc.)
|
:: opvask {c}
|
| washing-up liquid {n} (liquid soap used to wash dishes)
|
:: opvaskmiddel {n}
|
| wash-leather {n} (leather that has been treated so as to be very absorbent)
|
:: vaskeskind {n}
|
| washproof {adj} (able to be washed without damage or loss)
|
:: vaskeægte
|
| washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| wash up {v} (clean utensils, dishes, etc.) SEE: do the dishes
|
::
|
| wasp {n} (insect)
|
:: hveps {c}, gedehams {c}
|
| waspish {adj} (spiteful or irascible)
|
:: giftig, hvas, skarp
|
| wasp waist {n} (waist like that of a wasp)
|
:: hvepsetalje {c}
|
| waste {n} (useless by-products, garbage)
|
:: affald {n}
|
| waste {n} (waste land, desolate region)
|
:: ødemark
|
| waste {n} (action of wasting, ineffective use)
|
:: spild {n}
|
| wastebasket {n} (wastepaper basket) SEE: wastepaper basket
|
::
|
| wastebasket {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can
|
::
|
| wasted {adj} (not profitably used)
|
:: bortkastet
|
| wasteland {n} (barren and uninteresting place)
|
:: ødemark
|
| waste of time {n} (meaningless or fruitless activity)
|
:: spild af tid {n}
|
| wastepaper basket {n} (small open container for discarded paper)
|
:: affaldskurv {c} [especially in a public outdoors place]
|
| waste pipe {n} (a pipe that carries off liquid waste)
|
:: afløb {n}
|
| waste sorting {n} (separation of waste)
|
:: kildesortering
|
| wastewater {n} (water containing waste products)
|
:: spildevand {n}
|
| watch {n} (portable or wearable timepiece)
|
:: armbåndsur {n}
|
| watch {n} (particular time period)
|
:: vagt
|
| watch {n} (person or group of people who guard)
|
:: vagt
|
| watch {v} (to look at for a period of time)
|
:: se på, holde øje med
|
| watch {v} (to observe)
|
:: iagttage, holde øje med
|
| watch {v} (to attend or guard)
|
:: se efter, holde øje med
|
| watch {v} (to be wary)
|
:: holde øje med, vogte på
|
| watch cap {n} (knitted cap) SEE: beanie
|
::
|
| watchdog {n} (dog) SEE: guard dog
|
::
|
| watcher {n} (guard) SEE: guard
|
::
|
| watchful {adj} (observant, vigilant and aware)
|
:: vågent
|
| watchlist {n} (list for special attention)
|
:: overvågningsliste
|
| watchmaker {n} (person who repairs (and originally made) watches)
|
:: urmager {c}
|
| watchman {n} (guard)
|
:: vagt {c}, nattevagt {c} [night watch], vægter {c} [historical, in market towns]
|
| watchtower {n} (observation tower)
|
:: vakttårn {n}
|
| water {n} (amniotic fluid) SEE: amniotic fluid
|
::
|
| water {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water
|
::
|
| water {v} (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants))
|
:: vande
|
| water {v} (to provide (animals) with water)
|
:: vande
|
| water {v} (colloquial: to urinate)
|
:: vande
|
| water {v} (dilute)
|
:: spæde ud
|
| water {v} (to fill with or secrete water)
|
:: fælde tårer, græde
|
| water {n} (clear liquid H₂O)
|
:: vand
|
| water {n} (spa water)
|
:: spabad
|
| water {n} (urine)
|
:: tis, vand {n}
|
| water balloon {n} (small rubber or latex balloon, filled with water and used as an informal weapon)
|
:: vandballon {c}
|
| waterbased {adj} (based on water)
|
:: vandbaseret
|
| water bear {n} (A member of the phylum Tardigrada)
|
:: bjørnedyr {n}
|
| waterbed {n} (bed with a mattress filled with water)
|
:: vandseng {c}
|
| waterbird {n} (waterfowl)
|
:: søfugl {c}
|
| water buffalo {n} (large ungulate)
|
:: vandbøffel {c}
|
| water caltrop {n} (Trapa bicornis)
|
:: hornnød {c}
|
| water cannon {n} (device shooting water)
|
:: vandkanon {c}
|
| water carrier {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius
|
::
|
| water chestnut {n} (Eleocharis dulcis)
|
:: vandkastanje {c}
|
| water chestnut {n} (water caltrop) SEE: water caltrop
|
::
|
| water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| watercolor {n} (a painting technique) SEE: watercolour
|
::
|
| watercolor {n} (an artwork) SEE: watercolour
|
::
|
| watercolor {n} (any paint used in this method) SEE: watercolour
|
::
|
| watercolor {adj} (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) SEE: watercolour
|
::
|
| watercolour {n} (pigment)
|
:: akvarel {c}, akvarelfarve {c}, vandfarve {c}
|
| watercolour {n} (painting)
|
:: akvarel {c}
|
| watercolour {n} (genre)
|
:: akvarel {c}
|
| water content {n} (amount of water in a substance)
|
:: vandindhold {n}
|
| water-cooled {adj} (cooled by water)
|
:: vandafkølet
|
| watercourse {n} (channel through which water flows)
|
:: løb {n}
|
| watercress {n} (Nasturtium officinale)
|
:: tykskulpet Brøndkarse
|
| water dog {n} (water dog)
|
:: vandhund {c}
|
| waterfall {n} (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)
|
:: vandfald {n}
|
| water gun {n} (toy gun used to shoot water) SEE: squirt gun
|
::
|
| water hemlock {n} (plant in the genus Cicuta) SEE: cowbane
|
::
|
| watering {n} (act of pouring water on something)
|
:: vanding {c}
|
| watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants)
|
:: vandkande {c}
|
| watering pot {n} (watering can) SEE: watering can
|
::
|
| waterless {adj} (lacking water)
|
:: vandløs
|
| water level {n} (level of a body of water)
|
:: vandstand {c}
|
| water level {n} (waterline of a ship)
|
:: dybgående {n}
|
| watermark {n} (translucent design impressed on paper)
|
:: vandmærke {n}
|
| watermelon {n} (plant)
|
:: vandmelon {c}
|
| watermelon {n} (fruit)
|
:: vandmelon {c}
|
| water meter {n} (device for measuring water usage volume)
|
:: vandmåler {c}
|
| watermill {n} (mill powered by water)
|
:: vandmølle {c}
|
| water parsnip {n} (Sium gen. et spp.)
|
:: bredbladet mærke {c}
|
| water pipe {n} (water conduit)
|
:: vandrør {n}
|
| water pistol {n} (toy gun used to shoot water) SEE: squirt gun
|
::
|
| water pollution {n} (water pollution)
|
:: vandforurening {c}
|
| water polo {n} (a water sport)
|
:: vandpolo {c}
|
| water power {n} ((uncountable) power from water)
|
:: vandkraft {c}
|
| water pox {n} (A common childhood disease caused by virus)
|
:: vandkopper
|
| waterproof {adj} (unaffected by water)
|
:: vandfast
|
| waterproof {adj} (made or covered with material that doesn't let water in)
|
:: vandtæt, imprægneret
|
| waterproof {v} (to make waterproof or water-resistant)
|
:: imprægnere
|
| water rail {n} (Rallus aquaticus)
|
:: vandrikse {c}
|
| water's edge {n} (edge of a body of water)
|
:: vandkant {c}
|
| watershed {n} (boundary between adjacent catchment basins)
|
:: vanddeler {c}
|
| watershed {n} (critical point marking a change in course or development)
|
:: vendepunkt {n}
|
| watershed {n} (drainage basin) SEE: drainage basin
|
::
|
| water ski {n} (ski used for water skiing)
|
:: vandski {c}
|
| water ski {v} (ride on water skis)
|
:: stå på vandski
|
| water-soluble {adj} (dissolving easily in water)
|
:: vandopløselig
|
| water strider {n} (any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae)
|
:: skøjteløber {c}, vandløber {c}
|
| water tank {n} (large container used to store water)
|
:: vandtank {c}
|
| water taxi {n} (boat that will transport small groups of passengers for a fee)
|
:: taxibåd {c}
|
| watertight {adj} (tightly made)
|
:: vandtæt
|
| water tower {n} (tank of water)
|
:: vandtårn {n}
|
| water vapor {n} (water in a gaseous state)
|
:: vanddamp {c}
|
| waterway {n} (navigable body of water)
|
:: vandvej {c}
|
| water works {n} (system of supplying water)
|
:: vandværk {n}
|
| waterworks {n} (the water supply system of a town etc., including reservoirs, pumps and pipes)
|
:: vandforsyning {c}
|
| waterworks {n} (any single facility, such as a filtration plant, within such a system)
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:: vandværk {n}
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| waterworks {n} (genitourinary system)
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:: vandladning {c}
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| watery {adj} (tearful) SEE: tearful
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::
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| watt {n} (derived unit of power)
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:: watt {n}
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| waulk {v} (full) SEE: full
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::
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| wave {v} (to move back and forth repeatedly)
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:: vifte, vaje
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| wave {v} (to wave one’s hand)
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:: vinke
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| wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation)
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:: bølge {c}
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| wavefunction {n} (notion in quantum mechanics)
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:: bølgefunktion {c}
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| wavelength {n} (the length of a single cycle of a wave)
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:: bølgelængde {c}
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| wave power {n} (transport and harnessing of energy by ocean surface waves)
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:: bølgeenergi {c}
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| wax {n} (oily, water-resistant substance)
|
:: voks {c}
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| wax {n} (preparation containing wax, used as a polish)
|
:: polervoks {c}
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| wax {v} (apply wax to)
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:: vokse
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| wax {v} (literary: grow)
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:: vokse {c}
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| wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax
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::
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| wax {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax
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::
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| waxing {n} (the action of the verb to wax)
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:: voksning {c}
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| waxing {n} (cosmetic procedure)
|
:: voksning {c}
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| waxing moon {n} (The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon)
|
:: tiltagende måne
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| waxwing {n} (songbird of genus Bombycilla)
|
:: silkehale
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| way {adv} (very) SEE: very
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::
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| way {n} (road, direction, path)
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:: vej {c}
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| way {n} (method or manner)
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:: måde {c}, facon {c}
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| way {adv} (much) SEE: much
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::
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| way {adv} (far) SEE: far
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::
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| waybill {n} (document that lists the final destination (and other details) of each part of a cargo)
|
:: fragtbrev
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| way of life {n} (style of living)
|
:: levevis {c}
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| way out {n} (exit) SEE: exit
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::
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| way too {adv} (all too, much too, to a degree that is very excessive)
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:: alt for
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| WC {n} (abbreviation for water closet)
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:: wc {n}, WC {n}
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| we {pron} (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I))
|
:: vi
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| weak {adj} (lacking in force or ability)
|
:: svag, veg
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| weakening {n} (loss of strength)
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:: svækkelse {c}
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| weaker sex {n} (women regarded collectively)
|
:: det svage køn {n}
|
| weakling {n} (person of weak or even sickly physical constitution)
|
:: svækling {c}
|
| weakling {n}
|
:: svækling {c}
|
| weakness {n} (condition of being weak)
|
:: svaghed {c}
|
| weak verb {n} (Translations)
|
:: svagt verbum {n}
|
| wealth {n} (riches; valuable material possessions)
|
:: rigdom
|
| wealth {n} (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money)
|
:: rigdom, velstand, formue
|
| weapon {n} (instrument of attack or defense in combat)
|
:: våben {n}
|
| weapon of mass destruction {n} (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction)
|
:: masseødelæggelsesvåben
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| wear {v} (to have on (clothes))
|
:: have på
|
| wear and tear {n} (damage or depreciation)
|
:: slitage {c}
|
| weary {adj} (tired, fatigued)
|
:: træt, udkørt
|
| weary {adj} (expressive of fatigue)
|
:: træt
|
| weary {v} (to make weary)
|
:: trætte
|
| weary {v} (to become weary)
|
:: blive træt
|
| weasel {n} (least weasel, Mustela nivalis)
|
:: væsel {c}, brud {c}
|
| weather {n} (state of the atmosphere)
|
:: vejr {n}
|
| weather {n} (nautical: windward side of a ship)
|
:: luv {c}
|
| weather {n} (situation) SEE: situation
|
::
|
| weather balloon {n} (meteorological balloon)
|
:: vejrballon {c}
|
| weathercock {n} (weather vane)
|
:: vejrhane {c}
|
| weather deck {n} (uncovered deck, deck open to weather, uppermost deck)
|
:: overdæk {n}
|
| weather forecast {n} (prediction of future weather)
|
:: vejrudsigt {c}
|
| weather forecasting {n} (science of using meteorology to predict future weather)
|
:: vejrvarsel {c}
|
| weathering {n} (breaking down of rocks)
|
:: forvitring {c}
|
| weatherize {v} (to protect against weather) SEE: weatherproof
|
::
|
| weather map {n} (map showing the analysis of meteorological quantities)
|
:: vejrkort {n}
|
| weatherproof {adj} (Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather)
|
:: vejrbestandig
|
| weather report {n} (translations)
|
:: vejrmelding {c}
|
| weather vane {n} (a device showing the direction of the wind)
|
:: vindfløj {c}, vejrhane {c}
|
| weave {v} (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another)
|
:: væve
|
| weave {v} (to spin a cocoon or a web)
|
:: spinde
|
| weaver {n} (one who weaves)
|
:: væver {c}
|
| weaving {n} (process of making woven material)
|
:: vævning {c}
|
| web {n} (any interconnected set of persons, places, or things)
|
:: net {c}
|
| web {n} (the World Wide Web (also spelled Web))
|
:: web {n}
|
| web {n} (a latticed or woven structure)
|
:: net {n}, væv {c}
|
| web {n} (a fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds)
|
:: svømmehud {c}
|
| web {n} (a continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing)
|
:: bånd
|
| web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb
|
::
|
| web app {n} (web application) SEE: web application
|
::
|
| web application {n} (computer application)
|
:: webapplikation {c}
|
| webbed {adj} (with the digits connected by a thin membrane)
|
:: med svømmehud {c}
|
| web browser {n} (a computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web)
|
:: browser, webbrowser
|
| webcam {n} (video camera viewed over a network)
|
:: webkamera {n}
|
| web colors {n} (complete palette of colors that are displayed on the web and on the computer)
|
:: Web-sikre farver
|
| webfoot {n} (foot)
|
:: svømmefod {c}
|
| weblication {n} (web application) SEE: web application
|
::
|
| weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog
|
::
|
| website {n} (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web)
|
:: websted, hjemmeside, website {n} {c}
|
| wed {v} (to join in matrimony)
|
:: vie
|
| wed {v} (transitive: to take as one's spouse)
|
:: ægte, gifte sig med
|
| wed {v} (intransitive: to take a spouse)
|
:: gifte sig
|
| Wed {n} (abbreviation of Wednesday)
|
:: ons {c}
|
| wedding {n} (marriage ceremony)
|
:: bryllup {n}, vielse {c}
|
| wedding cake {n} (cake used as part of a wedding ceremony)
|
:: bryllupskage {c}
|
| wedding dress {n} (the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony)
|
:: brudekjole {c}
|
| wedding gown {n} (wedding dress) SEE: wedding dress
|
::
|
| wedding march {n} (slow-tempo march played during a wedding)
|
:: bryllupsmarch {c}
|
| wedding ring {n} (a ring symbolizing marriage)
|
:: vielsesring {c}
|
| wedge {n} (simple machine)
|
:: kile {c}
|
| wedgie {n} (prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply)
|
:: olfert {c}
|
| Wednesday {n} (day of the week)
|
:: onsdag {c}
|
| weed {n} (cigar) SEE: cigar
|
::
|
| weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco
|
::
|
| weed {n} (unwanted plant)
|
:: ukrudt
|
| weed {n} (slang: marijuana)
|
:: hash, tjald {n}
|
| weed {n} (duckweed) SEE: duckweed
|
::
|
| week {n} (period of seven days)
|
:: uge {c}
|
| weekday {n} (weekday)
|
:: hverdag {c}, arbejdsdag {c} [work day], almindelig ugedag {c} [uncommon]
|
| weekend {n} (break in the working week)
|
:: weekend {c}
|
| weekly {adv} (once every week)
|
:: ugentlig
|
| weep {v} (to cry, shed tears)
|
:: græde
|
| wee-wee {n}
|
:: tissemand {c} [male], tissekone {c} [female]
|
| Wehrmacht {prop} (German armed forces from 1935 to 1945)
|
:: værnemagt
|
| weigh {v} (to have a certain weight)
|
:: veje
|
| weighing {adj} (weighing)
|
:: vejning
|
| weight {n} (physics: mass) SEE: mass
|
::
|
| weight {n} (force due to gravity)
|
:: vægt {c}, tyngdekraft {c}
|
| weighted average {n} (arithmetic mean of values biased according to agreed weightings) SEE: weighted mean
|
::
|
| weighted mean {n} (average calculated after biasing values)
|
:: vejet gennemsnit
|
| weightless {adj} (which has no weight)
|
:: vægtløs
|
| weightless {adj} (which is not being affected by gravity)
|
:: vægtløs
|
| weightlessness {n} (having zero weight)
|
:: vægtløshed {c}
|
| weightlifter {n} (person who competes for maximum weight lifted)
|
:: vægtløfter {c}
|
| weightlifting {n} (form of exercise)
|
:: vægtløftning
|
| weight loss {n} (reduction of body mass)
|
:: vægttab {n}
|
| weighty {adj} (adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince)
|
:: tungtvejende {c}
|
| weighty {adj} (rigorous; severe; afflictive)
|
:: viktig
|
| Weimar Republic {prop} (Germany between 1919 and 1933)
|
:: Weimarrepublikken
|
| Weinsberg {prop} (town in Germany)
|
:: Weinsberg
|
| weir {n} (adjustable dam)
|
:: overløb {n}
|
| weird {adj} (having an unusually strange character or behaviour)
|
:: mærkelig, besynderlig, ejendommelig
|
| welcome {adj} (whose arrival is a cause of joy)
|
:: velkommen
|
| welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival)
|
:: velkommen
|
| welcome {n} (act of greeting someone's arrival)
|
:: velkomst {c}
|
| welcome {v} (affirm or greet the arrival of someone)
|
:: byde velkommen
|
| weld {n} (herb)
|
:: farve-vau, farvereseda
|
| weld {v} (to join materials (especially metals) by applying heat)
|
:: svejse
|
| welder {n} (one who welds)
|
:: svejser {c}
|
| welder {n} (item of equipment)
|
:: svejseapparat {n}, svejsemaskine {c}
|
| welfare {n} (health, safety, well-being, happiness and prosperity)
|
:: lykke {c}, velfærd {c}
|
| welfare {n} (aid, provided by a government, etc.)
|
:: forsorg {c}
|
| welfare state {n} (social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens)
|
:: velfærdssamfund {n}, velfærdsstat {c}
|
| welfare state {n} (country in which such a system operates)
|
:: velfærdsstat {c}
|
| welfare trap {n} (situation)
|
:: arbejdsløshedsfælde {c}
|
| welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky
|
::
|
| well {adv} (accurately; competently)
|
:: godt
|
| well {adv} (completely; fully)
|
:: vel-, gennem-
|
| well {adv} (to a significant degree)
|
:: vel
|
| well {adj} (in good health)
|
:: frisk
|
| well {interj} (used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations)
|
:: tja, nå, nåja
|
| well {interj} (to acknowledge a statement or situation)
|
:: tja
|
| well {interj} (exclamation of surprise)
|
:: har man set
|
| well {interj} (used in conversation to fill space)
|
:: tja, øh, eh, øhm, ehm
|
| well {n} (hole sunk into the ground)
|
:: brønd {c}
|
| well {n} (spring)
|
:: kilde {c}
|
| well {v} (to issue forth)
|
:: vælde
|
| well {n} (cockpit of a sailing boat) SEE: cockpit
|
::
|
| well begun is half done {proverb} (much depends on the beginning of an endeavour)
|
:: godt begyndt er halvt fuldendt
|
| well-behaved {adj} (having good manners and acting properly)
|
:: velopdragen
|
| well-being {n} (state of health, happiness and/or prosperity)
|
:: velbefindende {n}, velvære {c}
|
| well-brought-up {adj} (having good manners)
|
:: velopdragen
|
| well-built {adj} (well constructed)
|
:: velbygget
|
| well-defined {adj} (accurately and precisely described or specified)
|
:: veldefineret
|
| well-defined {adj} (defined unambiguously)
|
:: veldefineret
|
| well-deserved {adj} (richly deserved)
|
:: velfortjent
|
| well-developed {adj} (well-developed)
|
:: veludviklet
|
| well done {adj} (performed well)
|
:: velgjort
|
| well-educated {adj} (highly educated)
|
:: veluddannet
|
| well-established {adj} (well-known) SEE: well-known
|
::
|
| well-established {adj} (having been established for a long period of time)
|
:: veletableret
|
| well-groomed {adj} (neat and well-dressed)
|
:: nydelig
|
| well, I never {interj} (exclamation of great surprise)
|
:: Nu har jeg aldrig!
|
| well-informed {adj} (furnished with knowledge)
|
:: velinformeret
|
| Wellington {prop} (capital of New Zealand)
|
:: Wellington
|
| Wellington boot {n} (Wellington boot) SEE: Wellington boots
|
::
|
| Wellington boots {n} (waterproof rubber boot)
|
:: gummistøvel {c}, gummistøvler {c-p}
|
| well-kept {adj} (neat, tidy)
|
:: velholdt
|
| well-kept {adj} (well-kept secret)
|
:: velbevaret
|
| well-known {adj} (familiar, widely known)
|
:: velkendt
|
| well-mannered {adj} (having good manners)
|
:: velopdragen
|
| well off {adj} (being in fortunate circumstances)
|
:: velstående
|
| well-ordering {n} (a type of total order)
|
:: velordning {c}
|
| well-paid {adj} (adequately paid)
|
:: velbetalt
|
| well-preserved {adj} (healthy and ageing gracefully)
|
:: velbevaret
|
| well-preserved {adj} (old object in good condition)
|
:: velbevaret
|
| well-read {adj} (well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively)
|
:: belæst
|
| well-spoken {adj} (eloquent and able with regards to speech)
|
:: elokvent {c}
|
| well-used {adj} (well-used)
|
:: velanvendt
|
| wellwater {n} (water taken from a well)
|
:: brøndvand {n}
|
| Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to Wales)
|
:: walisisk
|
| Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to the Welsh language)
|
:: walisisk
|
| Welsh {n} (language)
|
:: walisisk
|
| Welsh {n} (collectively, people of Wales)
|
:: waliserne {c-p} [definite form]
|
| Welshman {n} (native or inhabitant of Wales)
|
:: waliser {c}
|
| Welsh onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion
|
::
|
| Welshwoman {n} (woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales)
|
:: waliser {c}
|
| weltanschauung {n} (worldview) SEE: worldview
|
::
|
| wench {n} ((archaic) girl or young woman)
|
:: tøs {c}
|
| wench {n} ((archaic) promiscuous woman)
|
:: tøjte {c}, ludder {n}, tøs {c}
|
| Wend {n} (Slav) SEE: Slav
|
::
|
| Wend {n} (member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland)
|
:: vender {c}
|
| Wendish {adj} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian
|
::
|
| Wendish {prop} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian
|
::
|
| Wendy house {n} (toy house for children to play in)
|
:: legehus {n}
|
| were- {prefix} (man)
|
:: var-
|
| werebear {n} (shapeshifter)
|
:: varbjørn {c}
|
| werecat {n} (shapeshifter assuming the shape of a cat)
|
:: varkat {c}
|
| werewolf {n} (wolflike human)
|
:: varulv {c}
|
| wergeld {n} (reparative payment)
|
:: mandebøde {c}, mandebod {c}
|
| west {n} (compass point)
|
:: vest
|
| West {prop} (Western world)
|
:: Vesten {n}
|
| West {prop} (Western block, Western Europe)
|
:: Vest {n}
|
| West {prop} (Western Europe, non-Cold War concept)
|
:: Vesteuropa {n}
|
| West Africa {prop} (An area of west Africa, spanning 16 African countries)
|
:: Vestafrika {n}
|
| West African {adj} (relating to West Africa)
|
:: vestafrikansk
|
| West Bank {prop} (territory)
|
:: Vestbredden
|
| West Bengal {prop} (state)
|
:: Vestbengalen
|
| West Berlin {prop} (western Berlin between 1949 and 1990)
|
:: Vestberlin
|
| westerly {adj} (to/from the west)
|
:: vestlig
|
| westerly {n} (wind blowing from the west)
|
:: vestenvind {c}
|
| western {adj} (pertaining to the west)
|
:: vestlig
|
| Western {adj} (of, situated in, or related to the West) SEE: western
|
::
|
| Western Africa {prop} (West Africa) SEE: West Africa
|
::
|
| Western Asia {prop} (the westernmost subregion of Asia)
|
:: Vestasien
|
| western barn owl {n} (Tyto alba furcata)
|
:: slørugle {c}
|
| western cattle egret {n} (Bubulcus ibis)
|
:: kohejre {c}
|
| Western Europe {prop} (Western Europe)
|
:: Vesteuropa {c}
|
| Western European {adj} (Western European)
|
:: vesteuropæisk
|
| Western European {n} (Western European person)
|
:: vesteuropæer {c}
|
| westernmost {adj} (farthest west)
|
:: vestligste
|
| western osprey {n} (Pandion haliaetus) SEE: osprey
|
::
|
| Western Sahara {prop} (a territory in northern Africa)
|
:: Vestsahara
|
| western sandpiper {n} (Calidris mauri)
|
:: alaska-ryle
|
| Western Wall {prop} (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple)
|
:: Grædemuren {c}, Klagemuren {c}, [very rare] Vestmuren {c}
|
| West Flanders {prop} (Belgian province in Flanders)
|
:: Vestflandern
|
| West German {adj} (from or pertaining to West Germany)
|
:: vesttysk
|
| West German {n} (person who comes from or lives in West Germany)
|
:: vesttysker {c}
|
| West Jerusalem {prop} (western sector of Jerusalem)
|
:: Vestjerusalem
|
| Westman Islands {prop} (archipelago off the south coast of Iceland)
|
:: Vestmannaøerne {c-p}
|
| Westminster Abbey {prop} (large Gothic church)
|
:: Westminster Abbey {c}
|
| Westminster Cathedral {prop} (chuerch)
|
:: Westminster Cathedral
|
| west-northwest {n} (compass point)
|
:: vestnordvest
|
| Westrobothnian {adj} (of or relating to Westrobothnia)
|
:: vesterbotnisk
|
| Westrobothnian {prop} (Westrobothnian language)
|
:: vesterbotnisk
|
| west-southwest {n} (compass point)
|
:: vestsydvest
|
| West Virginia {prop} (US state)
|
:: West Virginia
|
| wet {adj} (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)
|
:: våd
|
| wet blanket {n} (someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity)
|
:: lyseslukker {c}
|
| wether {n} (castrated buck goat)
|
:: bede {c}
|
| wether {n} (castrated ram)
|
:: bede {c}
|
| wetland {n} (land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas)
|
:: vådområde
|
| wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child)
|
:: amme {c}
|
| wet season {n} (rainy season) SEE: rainy season
|
::
|
| wetsuit {n} (close fitting, insulating garment)
|
:: våddragt {c}
|
| wet t-shirt competition {n} (event) SEE: wet t-shirt contest
|
::
|
| wet t-shirt contest {n} (contest in which women wear wet t-shirts)
|
:: wet T-shirt-konkurrence {c}
|
| whale {n} (large sea mammal)
|
:: hval {c}
|
| whale oil {n} (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber)
|
:: hvalolje {c}
|
| whaler {n} (person who hunts whales)
|
:: hvalfanger {c}
|
| whaler {n} (vessel for hunting whales)
|
:: hvalfanger {c}, hvalbåd {c}
|
| whale shark {n} (Rhincodon typus)
|
:: hvalhaj {c}
|
| whaling {n} (practice of hunting whales)
|
:: hvalfangst {c}
|
| wharf {n} (man-made landing place)
|
:: kaj {c}
|
| wharf {n}
|
:: brygge {c}
|
| what {pron} (what? (interrogative pronoun))
|
:: hvad
|
| what {adv} (such)
|
:: hvilken {c}, hvilket {n}, hvilke {c-p} {n-p}
|
| what {interj} (part of speech initiating a sentence)
|
:: sikke
|
| what about {adv} (used to make a suggestion)
|
:: hvad med
|
| what about {adv} (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered)
|
:: hvad med
|
| what about {adv} (used to repeat a question)
|
:: hvad med
|
| what a pity {phrase} (used to express regret)
|
:: det er synd
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| what are friends for {interj} (Said by one friend to another in response to an expression of gratitude.)
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:: hvad har man venner til
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| what are you doing {phrase} (what are you doing)
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:: hvad gør du?
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| what a shame {phrase} (used to express regret) SEE: what a pity
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::
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| whatchamacallit {n} (any object the actual name of which the speaker does not know or cannot remember)
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:: dingenot {c}, dimsedut {c}, dippedut {c}
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| whatever {determiner} (no matter which; for any)
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:: uanset
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| whatever {determiner} (anything)
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:: hvad end, alt hvad, hvad som helst
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| whatever {pron} (anything)
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:: hvad som helst, (det er) ligegyldigt
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| what goes around comes around {proverb} (the status returns to its original value)
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:: man ligger som man har redt
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| what goes around comes around {proverb} (actions have consequences)
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:: hvad et menneske sår skal han høste, som man råber i skoven får man svar, man ligger som man reder
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| what is that {phrase} (what is that?)
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:: hvad er det?
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| what is your name {phrase} (what is your name?)
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:: hvad hedder du? [formal], hvad hedder De? [rare, very formal]
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| what languages do you speak {phrase} (what languages do you speak?)
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:: hvilke sprog taler du?
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| what's good {phrase} (what's up) SEE: what's up
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::
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| what's new {phrase} (informal greeting asking what has happened recently)
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:: noget nyt?
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| what's on your mind {phrase} (what is bothering you?)
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:: hvad tænker du på?
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| what's the matter {phrase} (what's wrong?)
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:: hvad sker der
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| what's up {phrase} (How are you?)
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:: hvad så?, hva' så?
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| what's up with {phrase} (used to express disbelief or curiosity)
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:: hvad sker der for
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| what's your phone number {phrase} (what's your phone number?)
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:: hvad er dit nummer
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| what the fuck {phrase} (An intensive form of what)
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:: hvad helvede, hvad fanden, hvad fuck
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| what the hell {phrase} (an intensive form of what)
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:: hvad helvede
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| what the hell {phrase} (why not?)
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:: hvad fanden
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| what time is it {phrase} (what is the time of day?)
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:: hvad er klokken?
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| wheat {n} (grain)
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:: hvede {c}
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| wheat flour {n} (flour from wheat)
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:: hvedemel {n}
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| wheat midge {n} (Mayetiola destructor) SEE: Hessian fly
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::
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| wheat midge {n} (Sitodiplosis mosellana)
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:: orangegul hvedegalmyg {c}
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| wheat weevil {n} (species of weevils)
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:: kornbille {c}
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| wheel {n} (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation)
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:: hjul {n}
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| wheel {n} (steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle) SEE: steering wheel
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::
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| wheelbarrow {n} (small cart)
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:: trillebør {c}
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| wheelchair {n} (chair)
|
:: rullestol {c}, kørestol {c}
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| wheelchair user {n} (person who uses a wheelchair)
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:: rullestolsbruger {c}
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| wheeler-dealer {n} (political or commercial schemer)
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:: krejler {c}
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| wheelhouse {n} (enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated)
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:: styrehus {n}, bro {c}
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| Wheel of Fortune {prop} (television game show)
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:: Lykkehjulet
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| wheelwright {n} (person who builds and repairs wheels)
|
:: hjulmager {c}
|
| wheeze {v} (breathe hard)
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:: hvæse
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| wheeze {n} (piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration)
|
:: hvæs {n}
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| whelk {n} (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae)
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:: konk {c}
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| whelp {n} (young of a mammal)
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:: hvalp {c}
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| when {adv} (at what time, as a direct question)
|
:: hvornår
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| when {conj} (as soon as, at the time that)
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:: når
|
| when {conj} (during the time that)
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:: når
|
| when {conj} (at what time; at which time)
|
:: hvornår
|
| when {conj}
|
:: da
|
| when {pron} (what time; which time)
|
:: hvornår
|
| when {n} (the time)
|
:: hvornår
|
| whence {adv} (from where; from which place or source)
|
:: hvorfra, hvoraf, hveden
|
| whence {conj}
|
:: hvorfra, hvoraf
|
| whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when
|
::
|
| whenever {conj} (at any time that)
|
:: når som helst
|
| whenever {conj} (every time that)
|
:: hver gang
|
| when in Rome {proverb} (adjust to local customs) SEE: when in Rome, do as the Romans do
|
::
|
| when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do)
|
:: skik følge eller land fly, man må hyle med de ulve man er iblandt
|
| when push comes to shove {phrase} (when the pressure is on)
|
:: når det kommer til stykket
|
| when the cat's away the mice will play {proverb} (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances)
|
:: når katten er ude, spiller musene på bordet
|
| where {conj} (at or in which place)
|
:: hvor
|
| where {conj} (to which place or situation)
|
:: hvor
|
| where {conj} (legal: in the situation in which)
|
:: hvor
|
| where {adv} (at what place; to what place; from what place)
|
:: hvor
|
| where {adv} (at or in what place)
|
:: hvor
|
| where {adv} (to what place)
|
:: hvor, hvorhen, hvort [archaic or dialectal]
|
| where {adv} (from what place)
|
:: hvorfra
|
| where {adv} (in what situation)
|
:: hvor
|
| where {pron} (the place in which)
|
:: hvor
|
| where are we {phrase} (where are we)
|
:: hvor er vi?
|
| where are we going {phrase} (where are we going?)
|
:: hvor går vi?
|
| where are you {phrase} (where are you?)
|
:: hvor er du?
|
| where are you from {phrase} (in which country or region were you born or raised)
|
:: hvor er du fra?, hvor kommer du fra?
|
| whereas {conj} (but in contrast; whilst on the contrary…)
|
:: hvorimod
|
| whereas {conj} (it being the case that…)
|
:: eftersom
|
| whereby {adv} (by which)
|
:: hvorved
|
| where can I find a hotel {phrase} (where can I find a hotel)
|
:: hvor kan jeg finde et hotel
|
| where does this bus go {phrase} (where does this bus go)
|
:: hvor kører denne bus hen?
|
| where does this train go {phrase} (where does this train go)
|
:: hvor kører dette tog hen?
|
| where do you live {phrase} (where do you live?)
|
:: hvor bor du?
|
| wherefore {conj} (because of which)
|
:: hvorfor
|
| where is the toilet {phrase} (where is the toilet?)
|
:: hvor er toilettet?
|
| wherenot {n} (wherever) SEE: wherever
|
::
|
| whereof {conj} (of what; of which; of whom)
|
:: hvoraf
|
| whereover {conj} (Over what)
|
:: hvorhos
|
| where there is a will there is a way {proverb} (if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found)
|
:: hvor der er vilje, er der vej
|
| whereupon {conj} (after which)
|
:: hvorefter, hvorpå
|
| whereupon {conj} (upon something)
|
:: hvorpå
|
| wherever {adv} (emphatic form of "where")
|
:: hvor, hvor i alverden
|
| wherever {conj} (in any place, anywhere)
|
:: hvor, hvor end
|
| wherever {conj} (in all places, everywhere)
|
:: hvor
|
| wherever {conj}
|
:: hvor end, hvor som helst, overalt hvor, hvorhen end
|
| where you at {phrase} (where are you) SEE: where are you
|
::
|
| whether {conj} (introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not)
|
:: om
|
| whetstone {n} (stone used to hone tools)
|
:: slibesten {c}
|
| whey {n} (liquid remaining after milk has been curdled)
|
:: valle
|
| which {determiner} ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied)
|
:: hvilken, hvilket, hvilke {c-p} {n-p}
|
| which {determiner} ((relative) the one(s) that)
|
:: som, der hvilken, hvilket, hvilke {c-p} {n-p}
|
| which {pron} ((interrogative) what one or ones)
|
:: hvilken, hvilket, hvad
|
| which {pron} ((relative) who, whom, what)
|
:: hvis
|
| Whig {n} (a member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party)
|
:: whig {c}
|
| while {conj} (during the same time that)
|
:: mens, medens
|
| while {conj} (until) SEE: until
|
::
|
| while loop {n} (section of code)
|
:: while-loop {n}, while-løkke {c}
|
| whimbrel {n} (a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus)
|
:: lille regnspove
|
| whine {n} (a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound)
|
:: hvin {n}
|
| whine {v} (to utter a whine)
|
:: hvine
|
| whip {n} (rod or rope)
|
:: pisk {c}
|
| whip {n} (party policy enforcer)
|
:: indpisker {c}
|
| whip {v} (to hit with a whip)
|
:: piske
|
| whip {v} (by extension, to hit with any flexible object)
|
:: piske
|
| whip {v} (to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion)
|
:: piske
|
| whip {n} (whipped cream) SEE: whipped cream
|
::
|
| whipped cream {n} (thick cream that has had air incorporated into it by rapid beating)
|
:: flødeskum {n}
|
| whirlpool {n} (swirling body of water)
|
:: strømhvirvel {c}
|
| whirlwind {n} (a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air)
|
:: hvirvelvind {c}
|
| whisk {n} (kitchen utensil)
|
:: piskeris {n}
|
| whisk {n} (bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush)
|
:: dusk {c}, visk {c}
|
| whisk {v} (in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream)
|
:: piske
|
| whisker {n} (long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat)
|
:: knurhår
|
| whisker {n} ((colloquial) very small distance between two things)
|
:: hårsbredde
|
| whiskered tern {n} (Chlidonias hybrida)
|
:: Hvidskægget Terne
|
| whiskey {n} (alcoholic drink)
|
:: whisky {c}
|
| whisky {n} (whiskey) SEE: whiskey
|
::
|
| whisper {n} (act of speaking in a quiet voice)
|
:: hvisken {c}
|
| whisper {v} (to talk in a quiet voice)
|
:: hviske
|
| whist {n} (card game)
|
:: whist {c}
|
| whistle {n} (device used to make a whistling sound)
|
:: fløjte {c}
|
| whistle {n} (sound made by whistling)
|
:: fløjt {n}
|
| whistle {n} (sound similar to the sound made by whistling)
|
:: fløjt {n}
|
| whistle {v} (to produce a whistling sound)
|
:: fløjte, hvisle
|
| whistle {v} (to move in such a way as to make a whistling sound)
|
:: hvisle
|
| whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit
|
::
|
| whistle-blower {n} (one who reports a problem or violation to the authorities)
|
:: whistleblower {c}
|
| white {n} (color/colour)
|
:: hvid
|
| white {n} (Caucasian person)
|
:: hvid
|
| white {n} (white wine) SEE: white wine
|
::
|
| white {adj} (bright and colourless)
|
:: hvid
|
| white {adj} (of or relating to Caucasians)
|
:: hvid {c}, lyshudet {c}
|
| white {adj} (board games: deemed to belong to the white set)
|
:: hvid {c}
|
| white ant {n} (white ant) SEE: termite
|
::
|
| whitebeam {n} (any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria)
|
:: akselrøn
|
| white bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear
|
::
|
| white-bearded antshrike {n} (passerine bird)
|
:: stribet Myretornskade
|
| white-billed diver {n} (Gavia adamsii)
|
:: hvidnæbbet lom
|
| white blood cell {n} (cytology: a type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response)
|
:: hvidt blodlegeme {n}, hvid blodcelle {c}, leukocyt {c}
|
| white cabbage {n} (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba)
|
:: hvidkål {c}
|
| white clover {n} (Trifolium repens)
|
:: hvidkløver
|
| white coat {n} (white coat worn in laboratories)
|
:: kittel {c}
|
| white dwarf {n} (white dwarf star)
|
:: hvid dværg
|
| white-eyed gull {n} (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus)
|
:: rødehavs-måge
|
| whitefin dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji
|
::
|
| whitefish {n} (whiting) SEE: whiting
|
::
|
| whitefish {n} (beluga) SEE: beluga
|
::
|
| whitefly {n} (Any of various Aleyrodidae)
|
:: mellus {c}
|
| white-fronted goose {n} (Anser albifrons)
|
:: blisgås {c-p}
|
| white-haired {adj} (having white hair)
|
:: hvidhåret
|
| White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America)
|
:: Det hvide hus {n}
|
| white lie {n} (deliberate untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result)
|
:: hvid løgn {c}
|
| white man {n} (Caucasian) SEE: Caucasian
|
::
|
| white matter {n} (region of the central nervous system)
|
:: hvid substans
|
| whitener {n} (powder added to tea or coffee in place of milk)
|
:: pulverfløde
|
| whiteout {n} (correction fluid) SEE: correction fluid
|
::
|
| white owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl
|
::
|
| white paper {n} (marketing document)
|
:: hvidbog {c}
|
| white paper {n} (EU document)
|
:: hvidbog {c}
|
| white rice {n} (rice with the hull polished off)
|
:: hvide ris {c-p}
|
| white-rumped sandpiper {n} (Calidris fuscicollis)
|
:: hvidrygget ryle
|
| White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian
|
::
|
| white sauce {n} (mayonnaise) SEE: mayonnaise
|
::
|
| White Sea {prop} (a sea to the northwest of Russia)
|
:: Hvidehavet {n} [definite form]
|
| white stork {n} (large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia)
|
:: hvid stork {c}
|
| white-tailed eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla)
|
:: havørn {c}
|
| white wagtail {n} (bird in the wagtail family)
|
:: vipstjert {c}, hvid vipstjert
|
| whitewash {n} (campaign to paper over unfavorable elements.)
|
:: hvidvask {c}
|
| whitewash {v} (paint)
|
:: hvidkalke
|
| whitewash {v} (cover errors)
|
:: hvidvaske
|
| white wedding {n} (wedding routine)
|
:: hvidt bryllup {n}
|
| white whale {n} (a cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) SEE: beluga
|
::
|
| white wine {n} (light coloured wine)
|
:: hvidvin {c}
|
| white-winged tern {n} (Chlidonias leucopterus)
|
:: Hvidvinget Terne
|
| whither {adv} (to which place)
|
:: hvorhen
|
| whiting {n} (fish, Merlangius merlangus)
|
:: hvilling {c}
|
| whitish {adj} (somewhat white)
|
:: hvidlig
|
| Whitsun {n} (Whitsunday)
|
:: pinse
|
| Whitsunday {n} (the Sunday of the feast of Pentecost)
|
:: pinsedag {c}
|
| whiz {n} (urination) SEE: urination
|
::
|
| whiz {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate
|
::
|
| who {pron} (who? (interrogative pronoun))
|
:: hvem
|
| who {pron} (who (relative pronoun))
|
:: som
|
| who cares {phrase} (reply to an unimportant statement) SEE: so what
|
::
|
| whodunit {n} (a crime novel or drama)
|
:: krimi, kriminalroman, kriminalfilm
|
| whoever {pron} (whatever person or persons)
|
:: hvem i alverden, hvem der end, enhver som
|
| whole {adj} (entire)
|
:: hel
|
| whole {n} (something complete)
|
:: hele {n}, helhed {c}
|
| wholehearted {adj} (having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support)
|
:: helhjertet {n}
|
| wholemeal bread {n} (bread)
|
:: fuldkornsbrød {n}
|
| whole number {n} (integer) SEE: integer
|
::
|
| whole number {n} (natural number) SEE: natural number
|
::
|
| wholesale {n} (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants)
|
:: engroshandel {c}, en groshandel {c}, engrosvirksomhed {c}, en grosvirksomhed {c}
|
| wholesale {adj} (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity)
|
:: engros, en gros
|
| wholesale {adv} (in bulk or large quantity)
|
:: engros, en gros
|
| wholesaler {n} (person or company that sells goods wholesale to retailers)
|
:: grossist {c}
|
| wholesome {adj} (promoting good health, and well-being)
|
:: sund, helsebringende
|
| whom {pron} (what person; object of a verb (accusative))
|
:: hvem
|
| whom {pron} (what person or people, object of a preposition (dative))
|
:: hvem
|
| whom {pron} (relative pronoun)
|
:: hvem, hvilken
|
| whooper {n} (whooper swan) SEE: whooper swan
|
::
|
| whooper swan {n} (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus)
|
:: sangsvane
|
| whooping cough {n} (a contagious disease)
|
:: kighoste {c}
|
| whore {n}
|
:: ludder {c}, luder {c}, prostitueret {c}, hore {c}, skøge [dated]; ludder {c}, hore {c}
|
| whore {v} (to prostitute oneself)
|
:: prostituere sig, sælge sin krop
|
| whore {v} (to pimp) SEE: pimp
|
::
|
| whoremaster {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp
|
::
|
| whorl {n} (spindle whorl.)
|
:: tenvægt {c}
|
| whose {determiner} (of whom (interrogative))
|
:: hvis
|
| whose {determiner} (of whom (relative))
|
:: hvis
|
| whose {determiner} (of which (relative))
|
:: hvis
|
| who's who {n} (publication containing biographies of well-known or important people)
|
:: blå bog, Kraks blå bog
|
| wh-question {n} (question introduced by a wh-word)
|
:: hv-spørgsmål {n}
|
| wh-word {n} (interrogative word)
|
:: hv-ord {n}
|
| why {adv} (for what reason)
|
:: hvorfor
|
| why {adv}
|
:: hvorfor
|
| why {n} (the reason)
|
:: derfor
|
| why {interj} (exclamation of surprise)
|
:: hva', hov
|
| why not {adv} (why is that not true)
|
:: hvorfor ikke
|
| why not {adv} (state one has no objection)
|
:: hvorfor ikke
|
| why not {adv} (introduce a proposal)
|
:: hvorfor ikke
|
| wick {n} (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning)
|
:: væge {c}
|
| wicked {adj} (evil or mischevous)
|
:: syndig
|
| wicked {adj} (slang: awesome)
|
:: fedt
|
| wicker {n} (wickerwork) SEE: wickerwork
|
::
|
| wickerwork {n} (things made of wicker)
|
:: fletværk {n}
|
| widdle {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate
|
::
|
| wide {adj} (having a large physical extent from side to side)
|
:: bred, vid
|
| wide-angle lens {n} (short focal length lens)
|
:: vidvinkel {c}, vidvinkelobjektiv {n}
|
| wide awake {adj} (awake and very alert)
|
:: lysvågen
|
| wide open {adj} (open completely)
|
:: vidåben
|
| widow {n} (woman whose spouse has died)
|
:: enke {c}
|
| widow {n} (single line of type carried over to the next page)
|
:: horeunge {c}
|
| widower {n} (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried)
|
:: enkemand {c}
|
| widowhood {n} (The period of being a widow)
|
:: enkestand {c}
|
| widow-maker {n} (something which or someone who takes the lives of men)
|
:: enkemager {c}
|
| width {n} (measurement of something from side to side)
|
:: bredde {c}
|
| wiener {n} (childish word for the penis)
|
:: tissemand {c}
|
| Wiener schnitzel {n} (veal cutlet)
|
:: wienerschnitzel {c}
|
| wife {n} (married woman)
|
:: hustru {c}, kone {c}, frue {c}
|
| wig {n} (head of artificial hair)
|
:: paryk {c}
|
| wigeon {n} (a kind of duck)
|
:: brunnakke {c}, pibeand {c}
|
| wiggle {v} (to move with irregular motions)
|
:: vrikke
|
| wiggle {n} (wiggling movement)
|
:: vrikken {n}
|
| wight {n} (a living creature, a human being)
|
:: væsen {n}, menneske {n}, vætte {c}
|
| wigmaker {n} (person who makes wigs)
|
:: parykmager {c}, parykmagerske {c} [female]
|
| wiki {n} (collaborative website)
|
:: wiki {c}
|
| wikify {v} (to adapt (text) to a wiki, see also: wiki; -ify)
|
:: wikifere
|
| wikiholic {n} (person who devotes lots of time to a wiki-based project)
|
:: wikiholiker, wikiholisme
|
| Wikipedia {prop} (online encyclopedia)
|
:: Wikipedia
|
| Wikipedian {adj} (of or relating to Wikipedia)
|
:: wikipedisk
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| Wiktionarian {n} (A person who contributes to Wiktionary)
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:: Wiktionarist {c}
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| Wiktionary {prop} (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language)
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:: Wikiordbog {c}, Wiktionary
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| wild {adj} (not domesticated or tamed)
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:: vild
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| wild {adj} (raucous, unruly, and savage)
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:: vild
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| wild animal {n} (animal living in a natural, undomesticated state)
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:: vilddyr {n}
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| wild boar {n} (Sus scrofa)
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:: vildsvin {c}
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| wild cat {n} (Felis silvestris) SEE: wildcat
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::
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| wild cat {n} (Lynx rufus) SEE: bobcat
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::
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| wildcat {n}
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:: vildkat
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| wildcat {n} (Felix rufus) SEE: bobcat
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::
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| wildebeest {n} (gnu) SEE: gnu
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::
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| wildfire {n} (Greek fire) SEE: Greek fire
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::
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| wild goose {n} (species of wildlife goose)
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:: grågås
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| wild service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis)
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:: tarmvridrøn
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| wild strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca)
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:: skovjordbær {n} {c}
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| wild turkey {n} (Meleagris gallopavo)
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:: kalkun
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| Wilhelmina {prop} (female form of William)
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:: Vilhelmine
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| will {v} (indicating future action)
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:: vil, skal
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| will {n} (act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition)
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:: vilje {c}
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| will {n} (legal document)
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:: testamente {n}
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| will {v} (To bequeath)
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:: testamentere
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| William {prop} (male given name)
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:: Vilhelm
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| Williams {prop} (surname meaning "son of William")
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:: Vilhelmsen
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| willingness {n} (state of being willing)
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:: villighed
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| will o' the wisp {n} (strange light)
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:: lygtemand {c}
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| willow {n} (tree)
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:: pil {c}, piletræ {n}
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| willow grouse {n} (Lagopus lagopus)
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:: dalrype
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| willow ptarmigan {n} (Lagopus lagopus) SEE: willow grouse
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::
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| willow warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochilus)
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:: løvsanger {c}
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| willpower {n} (strength of will)
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:: viljekraft {c}, viljestyrke {c}
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| willy {n} (The penis)
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:: tissemand
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| wilt {v} (to droop)
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:: visne
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| wily {adj} (sly, cunning)
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:: snu
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| wimp {n} (someone who lacks confidence)
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:: pjok {n}, skvat {n}
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| win {v} (transitive: achieve victory in)
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:: vinde
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| win {v} (obtain (someone) by wooing)
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:: erobre
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| win {v} (intransitive: achieve by winning)
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:: vinde, overvinde, sejre
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| win {n} (individual victory)
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:: seger {c}
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| win {n} (feat, achievement)
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:: triumf, fuldtræf {c}
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| win {n} (gain, profit)
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:: overskud {n}
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| winch {n} (machine)
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:: spil {n}, trækspil {n} [dated]
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| wind {n} (movement of air)
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:: vind {c}, luftstrøm {c}
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| wind {n} (the force developed by the movement of air)
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:: vindkraft
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| wind {n} (flatus)
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:: fjert {c}, prut {c}, vind {c}
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| wind {v} (blow air through (a wind instrument))
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:: blæse
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| wind {v} (to turn coils of something around)
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:: sno, vikle
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| wind {v} (to tighten a clockwork mechanism)
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:: trække op
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| wind back {v} (to wind towards the beginning)
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:: spole tilbage
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| windbag {n} (someone who talks excessively)
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:: sludrechatol {n}, sladdertaske {c}
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| windblown {adj} (windblown, blown by the wind)
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:: vindblæst
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| windbreaker {n} (thin outer coat)
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:: vindjakke
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| windcheater {n} (a heavy weatherproof jacket) SEE: windbreaker
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::
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| wind farm {n} (collection of wind turbines)
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:: vindmøllepark
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| windflower {n} (Anemone nemorosa) SEE: wood anemone
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::
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| wind force {n} (strength of the wind)
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:: vindstyrke {c}
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| wind generator {n} (wind-driven generator)
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:: vindgenerator {c}
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| Windhoek {prop} (capital of Namibia)
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:: Windhoek {n}
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| windhover {n} (common kestrel) SEE: common kestrel
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::
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| wind instrument {n} (type of musical instrument)
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:: blæseinstrument {n}
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| windle {n} (redwing) SEE: redwing
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::
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| windmill {n} (machine)
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:: vindmølle {c}
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| windmill {n} (structure)
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:: vindmølle {c}
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| window {n} (opening for light and air)
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:: vindue {n}, rude {c}
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| window {n} (period of time)
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:: tidsrum {n}, interval {n}
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| window {n} (area on a computer screen)
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:: vindue {n}
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| window {n} (shop window) SEE: shop window
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::
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| window cleaner {n} (person)
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:: vinduespudser {c}
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| window frame {n} (framework around a window)
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:: vinduesramme, vindueskarm {c}
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| windowpane {n} (piece of glass filling a window)
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:: rude {c}
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| windowsill {n} (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame)
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:: vindueskarm {c}
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| windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus
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::
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| windpipe {n} (trachea)
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:: luftrør {n}
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| wind power {n} (power harnessed from the wind)
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:: vindkraft {c}, vindenergi {c}
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| windproof {adj} (providing protection from the wind)
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:: vindtæt
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| windscreen {n} (windshield) SEE: windshield
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::
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| windscreen wiper {n} (a device to clear a windscreen) SEE: windshield wiper
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::
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| windshield {n} (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather)
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:: forrude {c}
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| windshield wiper {n} (device to clear a windshield)
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:: vinduesvisker {c}
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| windsock {n} (tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed)
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:: vindpose {c}
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| wind speed {n} (speed of the wind)
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:: vindhastighet {c}
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| wind tunnel {n} (test facility)
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:: vindtunnel {c}
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| wind turbine {n} (device)
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:: vindmølle {c}
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| wind up {v} (to conclude, complete, or finish)
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:: gøre færdig, lave færdig, afslutte
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| wind up {v} (to tighten by winding or twisting)
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:: stramme op
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| wind up {v} (to dissolve a partnership or corporation and liquidate its assets)
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:: opløse
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| windward {adj} (towards the wind)
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:: luv, luvside, luvart
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| windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart
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::
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| windy {adj} (accompanied by wind)
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:: blæsende {c}
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| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from grapes)
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:: vin {c}
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| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from other fruit or vegetables)
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:: vin {c}
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| wine bottle {n} (bottle for holding wine)
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:: vinflaske {c}
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| wine cellar {n} (underground place for storing wine)
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:: vinkælder
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| wine glass {n} (glass vessel for drinking wine from)
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:: vinglas {n}
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| winegrower {n} (person or company that makes wine)
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:: vinbonde {c}
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| wine list {n} (list of wines available at a restaurant or bar)
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:: vinliste {c}
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| winemaking {n} (the act of making wine)
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:: vinifikation {c}
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| wine rack {n} (set of shelves for wine)
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:: vinreol {c}
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| wing {n} (part of an animal)
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:: vinge {c}
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| wing {n} (part of an aircraft)
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:: vinge {c} (aircraft wing) flyvinge {c}
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| wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly
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::
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| wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw
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::
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| wingless {adj} (lacking wings)
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:: vingeløs, ubevinget
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| wing nut {n} (nut with wing-like projections)
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:: vingemøtrik {c}
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| wingnut {n} (nut with winglike projections) SEE: wing nut
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::
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| wingspan {n} (the distance from left wingtip to right)
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:: vingefang {n}
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| wink {v} (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
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:: blinke
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| winner {n} (one who has won or often wins)
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:: vinder, segerherre {c}
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| winner {n} (point, goal (etc.) which wins a contest)
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:: afgørende mål {n}
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| Winnie the Pooh {prop} (the fictional bear)
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:: Peter Plys
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| winning {adj} (that constitutes a win)
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:: vindende
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| winnings {n} (something won)
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:: gevinst {c}
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| win over {v} (to persuade) SEE: persuade
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::
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| winter {n} (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures)
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:: vinter
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| winter {v} (spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday)
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:: overvintre
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| winter break {n} (time off in winter)
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:: vinterferie {c}
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| winter cherry {n} (bladder cherry) SEE: bladder cherry
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::
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| winter coat {n} (seasonal appearance)
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:: vinterpæls {c}
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| wintergreen {n} (evergreen) SEE: evergreen
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::
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| winter solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun)
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:: vintersolhverv {n}
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| Winter War {prop} (war)
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:: vinterkrigen {c} [definite form]
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| win-win {adj} (of a situation that benefits two parties)
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:: win-win-situation {c}
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| wipe {v} (remove surface substance)
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:: viske, tørre
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| wipe {v} (erase a computer disk)
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:: slette
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| wiper {n} (something designed for wiping)
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:: visker {c}
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| wire {n} (thin thread of metal)
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:: tråd {c}
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| wire {n} (informal: telegraph) SEE: telegraph
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::
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| wire {n} (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) SEE: telegram
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::
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| wire brush {n} (brush with bristles made of wire)
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:: stålbørste {c}
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| wireless {adj} (not having any wires)
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:: trådløs
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| wire rope {n} (strong cable)
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:: wire {c}
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| Wisconsin {prop} (state of the United States of America)
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:: Wisconsin
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| wisdom {n} (element of personal character)
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:: visdom {c}
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| wisdom {n} (piece of wise advice)
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:: visdom {c}
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| wisdom {n} (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
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:: visdom {c}
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| wisdom {n} (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
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:: visdom {c}
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| wisdom {n} (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)
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:: visdom {c}
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| wisdom {n} (ability to know and apply spiritual truths)
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:: visdom {c}
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| wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans)
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:: visdomstand {c}
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| wise {adj} (showing good judgement)
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:: vis
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| -wise {suffix} (in the manner of)
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:: -vis
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| -wise {suffix} (in the matter of, with regard to)
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:: -mæssig
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| wisent {n} (European bison, Bison bonasus)
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:: visent, europæisk bison
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| wish {n} (desire)
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:: ønske
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| wish {v} (to hope for an outcome)
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:: ønske
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| wishable {adj} (desirable) SEE: desirable
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::
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| wishful thinking {n} (illusion that what one would like is true)
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:: ønsketænkning {c}
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| wish list {n} (list of desired things)
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:: ønskeliste {c}
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| wishlist {n} (a list of desired things)
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:: ønskeseddel
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| wishy-washy {adj} (wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support)
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:: vægelsindet
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| wistful {adj} (full of longing)
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:: længselsfuld, vemodig
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| wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence
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::
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| witch {n} (person who uses magic)
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:: heks {c}
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| witch {n} (derogatory: ugly or unpleasant woman)
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:: heks {c}
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| witchcraft {n} (the practice of witches)
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:: hekseri {n}, heksekunst {c}, trolddom {c}
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| witch doctor {n} (person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic)
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:: heksedoktor {c}
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| witchgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass
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::
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| witch-hunt {n} (persecution of persons believed to be using magic)
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:: heksejagt {c}
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| witch-hunt {n} (campaign to punish dissident persons)
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:: heksejagt {c}
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| witch's milk {n} (milk secreted from the breasts of newborn babies)
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:: heksemælk {c}
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| with {prep} (in the company of)
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:: med
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| with a grain of salt {adv} (with common sense and skepticism)
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:: tage med et gran salt
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| with all due respect {prep} (phrase used before disagreeing with someone)
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:: med al respekt
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| with child {prep} (pregnant (euphemistic))
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:: med barn
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| withdrawal {n} (receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them)
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:: udtræk {n}
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| withdrawal {n} (type of metabolic shock)
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:: abstinens {c}
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| withdrawal {n} (act of withdrawing)
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:: tilbagetrækning {c}
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| wither {v} ((intransitive) shrivel, droop, dry up)
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:: visne
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| withholding tax {n} (A withholding, a tax withheld from employees' salary and paid to the government)
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:: kildeskat {c}
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| within {prep} (spatial enclosure)
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:: uden
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| within {prep} (in scope or range of)
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:: inden for
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| without {prep} (not having)
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:: uden, foruden
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| without a doubt {prep} (probably) SEE: probably
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::
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| without exception {prep} (exceptionless)
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:: undtagelsesløst
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| without loss of generality {prep} (without loss of generality)
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:: uden tab af generalitet
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| with respect to {prep} (pertaining to)
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:: med hensyn til, hvad angår
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| withspeak {v} (contradict) SEE: contradict
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::
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| witness {n} (one who has a personal knowledge of something)
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:: vidne {n}
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| witness {n} (someone called to give evidence in a court)
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:: vidne {n}
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| wittiness {n} (the quality of being witty)
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:: vittighed {c}
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| witty {adj} (full of wit)
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:: åndrig
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| wizard {n} (person skilled with magic)
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:: troldmand {c}, troldkvinde {c}, magiker {c}
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| woad {n} (Isatis tinctoria)
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:: vajd
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| wobbler {n} (tantrum) SEE: tantrum
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::
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| wog {n} (an offensive term for a dark-skinned person)
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:: perker {c}
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| wog {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop
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::
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| wok {n} (large round pan)
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:: wok {c}
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| wolf {n} (animal)
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:: ulv {c}
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| wolfberry {n} (Lycium)
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:: bukketorn
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| Wolfgang {prop} (male given name)
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:: Wolfgang
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| wolf in sheep's clothing {n} (someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant)
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:: ulv i fåreklæder {c}
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| wolfram {n} (tungsten) SEE: tungsten
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::
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| wolf spider {n} (any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae)
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:: jagtedderkop {c}
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| wolverine {n} (Gulo gulo)
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:: jærv {c}
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| woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife
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::
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| woman {n} (adult female person)
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:: kvinde {c}
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| womanhater {n} (hater of women) SEE: misogynist
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::
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| womanliness {n} (femininity) SEE: femininity
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::
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| womanly {adj} (having the characteristics of a woman)
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:: kvindelig
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| womb {n} (uterus)
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:: livmoder {c}
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| womb {n} (belly) SEE: belly
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::
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| womenfolk {n} (women collectively)
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:: kvindfolk {n} {n-p}
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| women's studies {n} (academic field)
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:: kvindeforskning {c}
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| wonder {n} (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
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:: vidunder {n}, under {n}, mirakel {n}
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| wonder {n} (something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable)
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:: under {n}, vidunder {n}
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| wonder {n} (someone very talented at something, a genius)
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:: vidunder-
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| wonder {n} (informal: thought)
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:: fundere, spekulere, tænke
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| wonder {v} (to be affected with surprise)
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:: studse, forundre
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| wonder {v} (to ponder about something)
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:: undre, spørge sig
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| wonderful {adj} (excellent, extremely impressive)
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:: vidunderlig
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| wont {n} (habitual way of doing things)
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:: vane
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| woo {v} (to endeavor to gain someone's affection)
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:: kurtisere
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| wood {n} (substance)
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:: træ, ved
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| wood anemone {n} (Anemone nemorosa)
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:: hvid anemone {c}
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| woodblock printing {n} (technique for printing text, images or patterns)
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:: bloktryk
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| woodcock {n} (wading bird in the genus Scolopax)
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:: skovsneppe {c}
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| woodcut {n} (method of printmaking)
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:: xylografi {c}, træsnit {n}
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| woodcutter {n} (lumberjack) SEE: lumberjack
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::
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| wooded {adj} (covered with trees)
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:: skovklædt {c}
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| wooden horse {n} (horse made of wood)
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:: træhest {c}
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| wooden spoon {n} (spoon made from wood)
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:: træske {c}
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| woodie {n} (erection) SEE: erection
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::
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| woodland {n} (land covered with woody vegetation)
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:: træbevoksning
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| woodlouse {n} (any species of suborder Oniscidea)
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:: bænkebider {c}
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| woodpecker {n} (bird in Picinae)
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:: spætte
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| wood pigeon {n} (Columba palumbus)
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:: ringdue {c}
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| woodruff {n} (herb)
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:: skovmærke
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| woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest
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::
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| wood sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis)
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:: tinksmed {c}
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| wood sorrel {n} (a white-flowered woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella)
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:: skovsyre {c}
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| wood sorrel {n} (any of several other species of the genus Oxalis)
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:: surkløver {c}
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| wood strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) SEE: wild strawberry
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::
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| wood warbler {n} (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
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:: skovsanger {c}
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| woodwind {n} (musical instrument)
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:: træblæser
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| woodwind instrument {n} (musical instrument)
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:: træblæser
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| woodwork {n} (wood product)
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:: træarbejde {n}
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| woodwork {n} (working with wood)
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:: træsløjd {c}
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| woodwork {n} (a woodworking shop or factory)
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:: snikkeri {n}
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| woof {n} (sound of a dog)
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:: vov, vuf
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| wool {n} (hair of sheep, etc.)
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:: uld {c}
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| woolen {adj} (made of wool)
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:: ulden
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| woolly hat {n} (beanie) SEE: beanie
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::
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| wop {n} (person of Italian descent)
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:: spaghetti {c}, spaghettiæder {c}, sortsmudsker {c}, fejlfarve {c}
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| word {n} (unit of language)
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:: ord
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| word {v} (to say or write using particular words)
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:: formulere
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| word {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb
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::
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| Word {n} (Creative word of God)
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:: Ordet
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| wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary
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::
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| wordbook {n} (lexicon) SEE: lexicon
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::
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| word for word {adv} (in exactly the same words) SEE: verbatim
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::
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| word-for-word {adj} (Using exactly the same words as were originally used)
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:: ordret
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| word-hoard {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary
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::
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| wording {n} (choice of words)
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:: formulering {c}
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| word of honor {n} (a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith)
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:: æresord {n}
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| word of honour {n} (word of honor) SEE: word of honor
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::
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| word of mouth {n} (verbal means of passing of information)
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:: mund til mund {c}
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| word order {n} (order of syntactic constituents)
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:: ordstilling {c}
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| words {n} (lyrics) SEE: lyrics
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::
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| wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite
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::
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| word-stock {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary
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::
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| work {n} (labour, employment, occupation, job)
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:: arbejde {n}, job {n}
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| work {n} (place where one is employed)
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:: arbejde {n}, arbejdsplads {c}, job {n}
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| work {n} (effort expended on a particular task)
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:: arbejde {n}, job {n}
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| work {n} (result of a particular manner of production)
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:: arbejde {n}
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| work {n} (literary, artistic, or intellectual production)
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:: værk {n}
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| work {n} (measure of energy expended in moving an object)
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:: arbejde {n}
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| work {n} (fortification)
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:: værk {n}, forsvarsværk {n}
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| work {v} (to do a specific task)
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:: arbejde
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| work {v} (effect by gradual degrees (transitive))
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:: bane sig vej, arbejde sig
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| work {v} (embroider with thread)
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:: brodere
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| work {v} (set into action)
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:: betjene, anvende
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| work {v} (cause to ferment)
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:: gære
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| work {v} (exhaust)
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:: udnytte
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| work {v} (shape, form, or improve a material)
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:: bearbejde, forarbejde
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| work {v} (operate in a certain place, area, or specialty.)
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:: drive [e.g. a bar], arbejde [e.g. artist's use of material]
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| work {v} (provoke or excite)
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:: bearbejde
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| work {v} (use or manipulate)
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:: udnytte
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| work {v} (cause to happen)
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:: udvirke, få til at ske
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| work {v} (cause to work)
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:: sætte i arbejde, få til at arbejde
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| work {v} (function correctly)
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:: virke
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| work {v} (influence)
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:: bearbejde
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| work {v} (effect by gradual degrees (intransitive))
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:: arbejde
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| work {v} (move in an agitated manner)
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:: gå
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| work {v} (behave in a certain way when handled.)
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:: virke, fungere
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| workday {n} (day on which work is done)
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:: arbejdsdag {c}
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| workday {n} (part of a day on which work is done)
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:: arbejdsdag {c}
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| worker {n} (person who performs labor)
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:: arbejder
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| worker bee {n} (sterile bee)
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:: arbejdsbi {c}, arbejderbi {c}
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| workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite)
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:: proletarer i alle lande, foren jer!
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| workforce {n} (workers employed by an organization)
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:: arbejdsstyrke {c}
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| workhorse {n} (a horse used primarily for work)
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:: arbejdshest {c}
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| workhorse {n} (anyone that does a lot of work)
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:: arbejdshest {c}
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| working {adj} (functioning)
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:: fungerende
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| working {adj} (in paid employment)
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:: erhvervsaktiv
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| working class {n} (social class doing physical work)
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:: arbejderklasse {c}
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| working conditions {n} (environment in which one works)
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:: arbejdsforhold {n}
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| working day {n} (day of a week in which work is done)
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:: arbejdsdag {c}
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| working environment {n} (environment in which one has to work)
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:: arbejdsmiljø {n}
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| working group {n} (any more or less formal team working for joint purpose)
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:: arbejdsgruppe {c}
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| working life {n} (period spent in employment)
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:: arbejdsliv {n}
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| working pressure {n} (working pressure)
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:: arbejdstryk {n}
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| working time {n} (law: time spent at occupational labor)
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:: arbejdstid {c}
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| working week {n} (range of days of the week) SEE: workweek
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::
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| work-intensive {adj} (labor-intensive) SEE: labor-intensive
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::
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| work life {n} (part of life spent at work)
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:: arbejdsliv {n}
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| workmate {n} (coworker) SEE: coworker
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::
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| work of art {n} (product of the fine arts)
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:: kunstværk {n}
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| workout {n} (an exercise session; a period of physical exercise)
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:: træningspas {n}
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| work permit {n} (authorization to work in a foreign country)
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:: arbejdstilladelse {c}
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| workplace {n} (place where someone works)
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:: arbejdsplads {c}
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| work platform {n} (elevated / elevating platform)
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:: arbejdsplatform {c}
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| workshop {n} (small manufacturing room)
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:: værksted {n}
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| workshy {adj} (disinclined to work)
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:: arbejdssky
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| worksome {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious
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::
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| worktable {n} (table)
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:: arbejdsbord {n}
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| worktop {n} (kitchen work surface)
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:: køkkenbænk {c}
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| work up {v} (To develop) SEE: develop
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::
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| workweek {n} (range of days of the week)
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:: arbejdsuge {c}
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| world {n} (human collective existence)
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:: menneskehed {c}, verden {c}
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| world {n} (the universe)
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:: verden {c}
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| world {n} (the Earth)
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:: verden {c}
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| world {n} (inhabited planet)
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:: verden {c}
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| world {n} (individual or group perspective or social setting)
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:: verden {c}
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| World Bank {prop} (group of five financial organizations)
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:: Verdensbanken
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| world champion {n} (winner of world cup or world championship)
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:: verdensmester {c}
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| world-class {adj} (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
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:: i verdensklasse
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| world cup {n} (event; competition)
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:: verdensmesterskab {n} VM, vm
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| World Exposition {n} (a regular international exposition)
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:: verdensudstilling {c}
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| world-famous {adj} (renowned in many parts of the world)
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:: verdensberømt
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| World Heritage Site {n} (place listed by UNESCO as being of significance)
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:: verdensarv {n}
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| world peace {n} (ideology of universal global understanding and nonviolence)
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:: verdensfred {c}
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| world record {n} (the world's best score or time)
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:: verdensrekord {c}
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| world's oldest profession {n} (euphemism for prostitution)
|
:: verdens ældste erhverv
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| World Trade Organization {prop} (World Trade Organization)
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:: Verdenshandelsorganisation {c}
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| worldview {n} (personal view of the world)
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:: verdensanskuelse {c}, verdenssyn {n}
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| world war {n} (a war involving the major nations of the world)
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:: verdenskrig {c}
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| World War I {prop} (war)
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:: første verdenskrig {c}, 1. verdenskrig {c}
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| World War II {prop} (war from 1939 to 1945)
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:: anden verdenskrig {c}, 2. verdenskrig {c}
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| World War III {prop} (hypothetical world war (World War III))
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:: tredje verdenskrig {c}, 3. verdenskrig {c}
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| World War One {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I
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::
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| World War Two {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II
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::
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| worldwide {adj} (affecting every place in the world)
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:: verdensomspændende, global
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| worldwide {adv} (throughout the world)
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:: globalt
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| World Wide Web {prop} (information space on the Internet)
|
:: webben
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| worm {n} (animal)
|
:: orm {c}
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| worm {n} (self-replicating program)
|
:: orm {c}
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| worm {n} (dragon or mythological serpent)
|
:: orm {c}, drage {c}
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| worm {v} (to make one's way with a crawling motion)
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:: kravle
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| worm {v} (to move with one's body dragging the ground)
|
:: krybe, kravle, åle
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| worm {v} (to get (into) gradually or slowly)
|
:: orme sig
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| worm {v} (to work one's way by artful or devious means)
|
:: orme sig
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| Worms {prop} (a city in Germany)
|
:: Worms
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| wormwood {n} (Artemisia absinthium)
|
:: malurt {c}
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| worn out {adj} (damaged and useless due to hard or continued use)
|
:: udslidt {n}
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| worn out {adj} (exhausted from exertion)
|
:: udkørt, færdig, nedslidt
|
| worn-out {adj} (worn-out) SEE: worn out
|
::
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| worrisome {adj} (causing worry; perturbing or vexing)
|
:: bekymringsfuld
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| worry {v} (be troubled)
|
:: bekymre
|
| worry {v} (disturb the peace of mind of)
|
:: bekymre
|
| worry {n} (strong feeling of anxiety)
|
:: bekymring {c}
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| worry {v} (strangle) SEE: strangle
|
::
|
| worrying {adj} (inducing worry)
|
:: foruroligende
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| worrywart {n} (person who worries excessively)
|
:: sortseer {c}
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| worse {adj} (comparative form of bad)
|
:: værre, dårligere
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| worse {adv} (comparative of badly)
|
:: værre, dårligere
|
| worst {adj} (most inferior)
|
:: værst
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| wort {n} (liquid extract)
|
:: urt
|
| worth {adj} (equal in value to)
|
:: værd
|
| worth {adj} (deserving of)
|
:: værd
|
| worthless {adj} (not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential)
|
:: værdiløs
|
| worth one's while {adj} (important enough to spend time, effort or money on)
|
:: umagen værd
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| wouldn't hurt a fly {v} (is of very gentle nature (idiom))
|
:: ikke gøre en flue fortræd
|
| wouldn't kick someone out of bed {v} (one finds a person sexually attractive)
|
:: skulle ikke løbe mange gange rundt om min seng
|
| wound {n} (injury)
|
:: skade {c}
|
| wound {n} (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided)
|
:: sår {n}
|
| wound {v} (hurt or injure)
|
:: skade, såre
|
| wound {v} (hurt (someone's feelings))
|
:: såre
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| wramp {v} (to sprain part of the body) SEE: sprain
|
::
|
| wrap {v} (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc)
|
:: pakke ind
|
| wrath {n} (great anger)
|
:: vrede
|
| wreak {v} (to cause or inflict causing injury)
|
:: volde
|
| wreath {n} (ornamental circular band)
|
:: krans {c}
|
| wreath {n} (heraldry: support of a crest)
|
:: vulst {c}
|
| wreckage {n} (something wrecked)
|
:: vraggods {n}
|
| wren {n} (bird of family Troglodytidae)
|
:: gærdesmutte {c}
|
| wrench {n} (screw) SEE: screw
|
::
|
| wrench {n} (hand tool)
|
:: skruenøgle, skiftenøgle {c}, svensknøgle {c}
|
| wrest {v} (to seize) SEE: seize
|
::
|
| wrest {v} (to distort, pervert, twist) SEE: distort
|
::
|
| wrestle {v} (to contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw)
|
:: bryde
|
| wrestler {n} (person who wrestles)
|
:: bryder {c}
|
| wrestling {n} (sport)
|
:: bryding
|
| wretch {n} (exile) SEE: exile
|
::
|
| wring {v} (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out)
|
:: vride
|
| wring {v} (to hold tightly and press or twist)
|
:: vride
|
| wrinkle {n} (furrow in a smooth surface)
|
:: krølle
|
| wrinkle {n} (line or crease in the skin)
|
:: rynke {c}
|
| wrinkle {v} (to make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles)
|
:: krølle
|
| wrist {n} (wrist)
|
:: håndled {n}
|
| wristlet {n} (handcuff) SEE: handcuff
|
::
|
| wristwatch {n} (watch worn on the wrist)
|
:: armbåndsur {n}
|
| write {v} (to form letters, etc.)
|
:: skrive
|
| write {v} (to send a letter to)
|
:: skrive
|
| write {v} (to be the author of)
|
:: skrive, digte, forfatte [rare]
|
| write down {v} (to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset)
|
:: nedskrive
|
| writer {n} (person who writes; an author)
|
:: forfatter
|
| writer's cramp {n} (cramp in the writing hand)
|
:: skrivekrampe {c}
|
| writing {n} (written letters or symbols)
|
:: skrift {c}
|
| writing as separate words {n} (writing an expression with spaces)
|
:: særskrivning {c}
|
| Wroclaw {prop} (a city in southwestern Poland)
|
:: Wroclaw, Breslau [pre-1945 period]
|
| wrong {adj} (incorrect)
|
:: forkert
|
| wrong crowd {n} (group of people thought to have a negative influence)
|
:: dårligt selskab {n}
|
| wrong number {n} (A call with a mistake in the number dialled)
|
:: forkert nummer {n}
|
| wrong-way driver {n}
|
:: spøgelsesbilist
|
| wrought iron {n} (form of iron that is not cast)
|
:: smedejern {n}
|
| WRT {prep} (abbreviated forms of prepositions denoting with respect to)
|
:: mht.
|
| WRT {prep} (abbreviated forms of prepositions denoting with regard to)
|
:: mht.
|
| Württembergian {adj} (of or relating to Württemberg)
|
:: württembergsk
|
| WSC {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin
|
::
|
| wuderove {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff
|
::
|
| wunderkind {n} (child prodigy) SEE: child prodigy
|
::
|
| WW1 {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I
|
::
|
| Wymysorys {prop} (A West Germanic language spoken in the Polish town of Wilamowice.)
|
:: vimisørisk {n}
|
| Wyoming {prop} (US state)
|
:: Wyoming
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