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| fable {n} (fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept) | :: [Bokmål] fabel {m}; [Nynorsk] fabel {m} |
| fable {n} (story told to excite wonder) | :: eventyr |
| fable {n} (fiction, untruth, falsehood) | :: [Bokmål] fabel {m} |
| fable {v} (tell of falsely) | :: [Bokmål] fable |
| fabric {n} (framework underlying a structure) | :: [Bokmål] byggesten {m}, struktur {m} |
| fabric {n} (material made of fibers) | :: [Bokmål] tøy {n}, stoff {n} |
| fabric {n} | :: tekstil |
| fabric softener {n} (a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer) | :: [Bokmål] tøymykner {m} |
| fabulous {adj} (very good; wonderful) | :: fabelaktig |
| face {v} (to face) SEE: look | :: |
| face {v} (position oneself towards) | :: rett ut mot, vende seg mot |
| face {v} (deal with, confront) | :: konfrontere |
| face {n} (computing: interface) SEE: interface | :: |
| face {n} (one's complete facial cosmetic application) SEE: makeup | :: |
| face {n} (amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc.) SEE: face value | :: |
| face {n} (front part of head) | :: ansikt {n}, fjes {n}; [Nynorsk] andlet {n} |
| face {n} (facial expression) | :: mine {m} |
| face {n} (public image) | :: anseelse {m} |
| face {n} (surface, especially a front or outer one) | :: side {m} |
| face {n} (geometry: bounding surface of a polyhedron) | :: flate {m}, side {m} |
| face {n} (slang: the mouth) | :: kjeft {m} |
| face {n} (cards: side that shows card's value) | :: [Bokmål] fremside {m} {f} |
| Facebook {prop} (social-networking website) | :: facebook, fjesbok {f} |
| facelift {n} (plastic surgery to the face) | :: [Bokmål] ansiktsløft {n}, ansiktsløfting {m} {f}, ansiktsløftning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ansiktsløfting {f} |
| facelift {n} (improvement of the appearance of something) | :: [Bokmål] ansiktsløft {n}, ansiktsløfting {m} {f}, ansiktsløftning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ansiktsløfting {f} |
| facemask {n} (covering used to protect the face used for diving) | :: [Bokmål] ansiktsmaske {m} {f} |
| facemask {n} (surgical mask) SEE: surgical mask | :: |
| facemask {n} (dust mask) SEE: dust mask | :: |
| face to face {adv} (in person) | :: [Bokmål] ansikt til ansikt, under fire øyne |
| face-to-face {adv} (face to face) SEE: face to face | :: |
| face value {n} (the stated value or amount) | :: [Bokmål] pålydende verdi {m}, valør {m}; [Nynorsk] pålydande verdi {m}, valør {m} |
| facial expression {n} (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) | :: [Bokmål] ansiktsuttrykk {n}; [Nynorsk] andletsuttrykk, ansiktsuttrykk {n} |
| facial hair {n} (hair on the face of a human) | :: [Bokmål] ansiktshår {n}; [Nynorsk] ansiktshår {n} |
| facial mask {n} (application to the face) | :: [Bokmål] ansiktsmaske {m} {f} |
| facilitate {v} (to make easy or easier) | :: [Bokmål] gjøre lettere, forenkle; [Nynorsk] gjere lettare, forenkle, forenkla |
| facility {n} (physical means of doing something) | :: [Bokmål] fasilitet {m}; [Nynorsk] fasilitet {m} |
| facsimile {v} (fax) SEE: fax | :: |
| fact {n} (an honest observation) | :: faktum {n} |
| facticity {n} (state of being in the world without any knowable reason for such existence, or of being in a particular state of affairs which one has no control over) | :: faktisitet |
| faction {n} (group of people) | :: [Bokmål] fraksjon {m}; [Nynorsk] fraksjon {m} |
| factor {n} (integral part) | :: faktor {m} |
| factor {n} (mathematical sense) | :: faktor {m} |
| factor {n} (influence) | :: faktor {m}, årsak {m} |
| factor {v} (to find all factors of a number) | :: faktorisere |
| factorial {n} (mathematical operation or its result) | :: [Bokmål] factorial {n} |
| factorize {v} (create a list of factors) | :: [Bokmål] faktorisere |
| factorize {v} (divide an expression into listing items) | :: [Bokmål] faktorisere |
| factory {n} (manufacturing place) | :: fabrikk {m} |
| factory ship {n} (factory ship) | :: [Bokmål] fabrikkskip {n}, [whaling] hvalkokeri {n}; [Nynorsk] fabrikkskip {n} |
| fact sheet {n} (a printed presentation of data that shows the most important or relevant facts) | :: [Bokmål] faktaark {n}; [Nynorsk] faktaark {n} |
| faculty {n} (scholarly staff at colleges or universities) | :: [Bokmål] fakultet {n}; [Nynorsk] fakultet {n} |
| faculty {n} (division of a university) | :: [Bokmål] fakultet {n}; [Nynorsk] fakultet {n} |
| faculty {n} (ability, skill, or power) | :: [Bokmål] evne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] evne {f} |
| fad {n} (phenomenon) | :: trend {m} |
| fade {v} (to grow weak, lose strength) | :: [Bokmål] svekkes [reflexive], forgå, falme |
| faded {adj} (of colour that has lost its intensity) | :: [Bokmål] falmet |
| fag {n} (homosexual man) | :: soper {m} |
| fag-end {n} (cigarette butt) SEE: butt | :: |
| faggot {n} (male homosexual) SEE: fag | :: |
| fail {v} (be unsuccessful) | :: [Bokmål] mislykkes |
| fail {v} (not achieve a stated goal) | :: [Bokmål] mislykkes |
| fail {v} (be negligent) | :: svikte |
| fail {v} (cease to operate) | :: feile |
| failure {n} (state or condition opposite of success) | :: fiasko {m}, misære {m} |
| failure {n} (termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function) | :: [Bokmål] svikt {m}; [Nynorsk] svikt {m} {f} |
| faint {v} (to lose consciousness) | :: svime av; [Bokmål] besvime |
| faint-hearted {adj} (lacking courage, timid) | :: [Bokmål] forknytt |
| fair-haired {adj} (blond) SEE: blond | :: |
| fairheaded {adj} (blond) SEE: blond | :: |
| fair sex {n} (women) | :: [Bokmål] det smukke kjønn {n} |
| fairway {n} ((nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour) | :: [Bokmål] farvann {n} |
| fair wind {n} (wind in the right direction) | :: [Bokmål] medbør {m} |
| fairy {n} (mythical being) | :: fe |
| fairy floss {n} (fairy floss) SEE: candy floss | :: |
| fairyland {n} (the imaginary land or abode of fairies) | :: eventyrland {n}; [Nynorsk] eventyrland {n} |
| fairy ring {n} (ring of fungi) | :: heksering {m} |
| fairy tale {n} (folktale) | :: [Bokmål] eventyr {n}; [Nynorsk] eventyr {n} |
| faith {n} (feeling that something is true) | :: tro {m} |
| faith {n} (confidence in the intentions or abilities) | :: [Bokmål] tillit {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tillit {m} {f} |
| faithful {adj} (loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause) | :: [Bokmål] trofast; [Nynorsk] trufast |
| faithful {adj} (having faith) | :: troende |
| faithful {adj} (reliable; worthy of trust) | :: [Bokmål] etterrettelig, trofast; [Nynorsk] trufast |
| faithful {adj} (consistent with reality) | :: tro |
| fakir {n} (ascetic mendicant) | :: fakir {m} |
| falcon {n} (bird of the genus Falco) | :: [Bokmål] falk {m}; [Nynorsk] falk {m} |
| falconry {n} (sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey) | :: [Bokmål] falkoneri {m}; [Nynorsk] falkoneri {m} |
| Falkland Islands {prop} (overseas territory of the UK in the South Atlantic) | :: Falklandsøyene |
| fall {n} (season) SEE: autumn | :: |
| fall {n} (act of moving in gas or vacuum under the effect of gravity from a point to a lower point) | :: fall {n} |
| fall {n} (a period of decline before the end) | :: nedgang |
| fall {v} (move to a lower position under the effect of gravity) | :: falle |
| fall {v} (prostrate oneself) | :: kaste seg |
| fallacy {n} (false argument) | :: [Bokmål] tankefeil {m} |
| fall asleep {v} (to pass into sleep) | :: [Bokmål] sovne, falle i søvn |
| fallen {adj} (having dropped by the force of gravity) | :: [Bokmål] fallen; [Nynorsk] fallen |
| fallen {adj} (killed in battle) | :: [Bokmål] fallen; [Nynorsk] fallen |
| fallen {adj} (having lost one's chastity) | :: [Bokmål] fallen; [Nynorsk] fallen |
| fallen {adj} (having collapsed) | :: [Bokmål] fallen; [Nynorsk] fallen |
| fall equinox {n} (autumnal equinox) SEE: autumnal equinox | :: |
| falling star {n} (shooting star) SEE: shooting star | :: |
| fall in love {v} (to come to have feelings of love) | :: forelske |
| fall into place {v} (assume a clear and complete form) | :: [Bokmål] falle på plass |
| Fallopian tube {n} (duct) | :: [Bokmål] eggleder {m} |
| fallout {n} (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) | :: [Bokmål] nedfall {n}; [Nynorsk] nedfall {n} |
| fallout {n} (particles that fall to the ground) | :: [Bokmål] nedfall {n}; [Nynorsk] nedfall {n} |
| fallow {adj} (of land, left unseeded) | :: [Bokmål] brakk; [Nynorsk] brakk |
| fallow deer {n} (Dama dama, a ruminant mammal) | :: dåhjort, dådyr |
| false friend {n} (type of word) | :: [Bokmål] falsk venn {m}; [Nynorsk] falsk ven {m}, falsk venn {m} |
| falsehood {n} (state of being false) | :: [Bokmål] usannhet {m} {f} |
| falsehood {n} (false statement) | :: [Bokmål] løgn {m} |
| falsehood {n} (trait of a person) | :: [Bokmål] falskhet {m} {f} |
| false negative {n} (result of a test that shows as absent something that is present) | :: [Bokmål] falsk negativ {m}, falskt negativt resultat |
| false negative {n} ((statistics) type II error) SEE: type II error | :: |
| falter {v} (To stammer) SEE: stammer | :: |
| fame {n} (state of being famous) | :: [Bokmål] berømthet {m} {f} |
| familial {adj} (inherited) SEE: inherited | :: |
| familiar {adj} (acquainted) | :: [Bokmål] kjent |
| family {n} (immediate family [as a group], e.g. parents and their children) | :: familie {m} |
| family {adj} ((slang) homosexual) | :: skeiv |
| family {n} (family member) SEE: family member | :: |
| family car {n} (car suitable for a family) | :: [Bokmål] familiebil {m}; [Nynorsk] familiebil {m} |
| family member {n} (person belonging to a family) | :: [Bokmål] familiemedlem {n}; [Nynorsk] familiemedlem {m} |
| family name {n} (surname) SEE: surname | :: |
| family tree {n} (family tree) | :: stamtre {n} |
| famine {n} (extreme shortage of food in a region) | :: [Bokmål] hungersnød {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hungersnaud {f}, hungersnød {f} |
| famous {adj} (well known) | :: berømt |
| fan {n} (hand-held device) | :: vifte |
| fan {n} (electrical device) | :: vifte |
| fan {v} (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) | :: vifte |
| fan {n} (admirer) | :: fan {m}; [Bokmål] tilhenger {m}; [Nynorsk] tilhengjar {m} |
| fanatic {n} (one who is zealously enthusiastic) | :: [Bokmål] fanatiker {m}; [Nynorsk] fanatikar {m} |
| fan base {n} (fans of a thing or person taken as a group) | :: fanbase |
| fan blade {n} (rotating blade of a fan) | :: [Bokmål] vifteblad {n}; [Nynorsk] vifteblad {n} |
| fanciful {adj} (imaginative or unreal) | :: [Bokmål] fantasifull; [Nynorsk] fantasifull |
| fan heater {n} (heater with a fan) | :: [Bokmål] vifteovn {m}; [Nynorsk] vifteomn {m} |
| fanny {n} (buttocks) SEE: ass | :: |
| fanny {n} (vulva or vagina) SEE: pussy | :: |
| fanny {n} (Sexual intercourse with a woman) SEE: pussy | :: |
| fanny pack {n} (small pouch worn at the waist) | :: rumpetaske {m} {f} |
| fantasia {n} (form of composition) | :: fantasi {m} |
| fantasise {v} (fantasise) SEE: fantasize | :: |
| fantasize {v} (intransitive: to indulge in fantasy) | :: fantasere |
| fantastic {adj} (wonderful, marvelous, excellent, extraordinarily good) | :: fantastisk |
| fantastical {adj} (fantastic) SEE: fantastic | :: |
| fantastical {adj} (fanciful) SEE: fanciful | :: |
| Fantizi {prop} (Traditional Chinese) SEE: Traditional Chinese | :: |
| faqir {n} (fakir) SEE: fakir | :: |
| far {n} (spelt) SEE: spelt | :: |
| far {adv} ( to, from or over a great distance) | :: langt |
| far {adv} | :: langt |
| far {adj} (remote in space) | :: langt borte, fjern |
| far {adj} (remote in time) | :: fjern |
| farce {n} (style of humor) | :: [Bokmål] farse {m}; [Nynorsk] farse {m} |
| fare {n} (money paid for a transport ticket) | :: billettpris {m} |
| fare {v} (to travel) | :: fare, reise |
| Far East {prop} (East and Southeast Asia, see also: ) | :: Det fjerne østen; [Nynorsk] Det fjerne Austen |
| fare dodger {n} (a person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport) | :: [Bokmål] blindpassasjer (blind passenger) |
| farewell {n} (a wish of happiness at parting) | :: farvel {n} |
| farewell {n} (an act of departure) | :: avskjed {n} |
| farm {n} (a place where agricultural activities take place) | :: [Bokmål] gård {m}, bondegård {m}, gårdsbruk {n}; [Nynorsk] gard {m} |
| farm {v} (to grow a particular crop) | :: dyrke |
| farmer {n} (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) | :: [Bokmål] bonde {m}, gårdbruker {m}, gardbruker {m}; [Nynorsk] bonde {m}, gardbrukar {m} |
| farmhand {n} (farm worker) | :: [Nynorsk] dreng {m}, taus {f} |
| farmhouse {n} (farmer's residence) | :: [Bokmål] våningshus {n}; [Nynorsk] våningshus {n} |
| farming {n} (agriculture) SEE: agriculture | :: |
| farm worker {n} (person who works on, but does not own, a farm) | :: [Bokmål] gårdsarbeider; [Nynorsk] gardsarbeidar |
| farmworker {n} (farmworker) SEE: farm worker | :: |
| Faroe Islander {n} (inhabitant of the Faroe Islands) SEE: Faroese | :: |
| Faroe Islands {prop} (group of islands between Scotland and Iceland) | :: Færøyene; [Nynorsk] Færøyane {f-p} |
| Faroese {adj} (pertaining to the Faroese language, people or Faroe Islands) | :: [Bokmål] færøysk; [Nynorsk] færøysk |
| Faroese {n} (person from the Faroe Islands) | :: [Bokmål] færøying {m}; [Nynorsk] færøying {m} |
| Faroese {n} (language) | :: [Bokmål] færøysk {m}; [Nynorsk] færøysk {m} |
| Faroish {n} (person from the Faroe Islands) SEE: Faroese | :: |
| Faroish {prop} (language) SEE: Faroese | :: |
| Faroish {adj} (pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands) | :: [Bokmål] færøysk; [Nynorsk] færøysk |
| farrier {n} (person who trims and shoes horses' hooves) | :: [Bokmål] hovslager {m}; [Nynorsk] hovslagar {m}, hóvslagar {m} |
| farrow {n} (litter of piglets) | :: [Bokmål] kull {n}, kull grisunger {n}; [Nynorsk] kull {n}, kull grisungar {n} |
| farrow {v} (give birth to (a litter of piglets)) | :: [Bokmål] grise, få grisunger; [Nynorsk] grise, få grisungar |
| Farsi {n} (Persian language) SEE: Persian | :: |
| farsightedness {n} (condition of being unable to focus on near objects) | :: hypermetropi |
| fart {v} (to emit flatulent gases) | :: fise, fjerte, proppe, prompe, slippe en vind |
| fart {n} (an emission of flatulent gases) | :: fis {m}, propp {m}, promp {m}, vind {m}; [Bokmål] fjert {m}; [Nynorsk] fjert {m} |
| fascia {n} (dashboard) SEE: dashboard | :: |
| fascination {n} (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft) | :: fascinasjon, forheksing, fortrylling |
| fascination {n} (the state or condition of being fascinated) | :: fascinert {f}, forhekset, fortryllet |
| fascism {n} (extreme totalitarian political regime) | :: [Bokmål] fascisme {m}, fasisme {m}; [Nynorsk] fascisme {m}, fasisme {m} |
| fascist {adj} (of or relating to fascism) | :: [Bokmål] fascistisk, fasistisk; [Nynorsk] fascistisk, fasistisk |
| fascist {adj} (supporting the principles of fascism) | :: [Bokmål] fascistisk, fasistisk; [Nynorsk] fascistisk, fasistisk |
| fascistic {adj} (fascist) SEE: fascist | :: |
| fascistoid {adj} (fascist) SEE: fascist | :: |
| fashion {n} (current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons) | :: mote {m} |
| fashion {n} (popular trends) | :: mote {m} |
| fashion-conscious {adj} (interested in the latest fashions) | :: [Bokmål] motebevisst; [Nynorsk] motebevisst |
| fashion house {n} (company employed in fashion) | :: [Bokmål] motehus {n}; [Nynorsk] motehus {n} |
| fashion show {n} (event) | :: [Bokmål] moteshow {n}; [Nynorsk] moteshow {n} |
| fast {adj} (firmly or securely fixed in place) | :: fast |
| fast {adj} (moving or capable of moving with great speed) | :: rask, kjapp; [Bokmål] hurtiggående |
| fast {adj} (of sleep: deep or sound) | :: dyp |
| fast {adj} (of a dye: not running or fading) | :: fargeekte |
| fast {adj} (ahead of the correct time or schedule) | :: før, for tidlig |
| fast {adj} (of photographic film: more sensitive to light than average) | :: rask |
| fast {adv} (in a firm or secure manner) | :: fast |
| fast {adv} (of sleeping: deeply or soundly) | :: dypt |
| fast {adv} (with great speed) | :: raskt, kjapt, hurtig |
| fast {v} (to abstain from food) | :: faste |
| fast {n} (train that only calls at some stations) SEE: express | :: |
| fast {n} (fasting) SEE: fasting | :: |
| fasten {v} (to attach or connect in a secure manner) | :: spenne fast; [Bokmål] feste; [Nynorsk] feste |
| fast food {n} (type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly) | :: [Bokmål] hurtigmat {m}; [Nynorsk] snøggmat {m} |
| fasting {n} (act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food) | :: faste {m} |
| fasting {n} (period of time when one abstains from or eats very little food) | :: faste {m} |
| fast-moving {adj} (moving rapidly) | :: [Bokmål] hurtiggående |
| fat {adj} (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body) | :: feit, korpulent |
| fat {n} (specialized animal tissue) | :: [Bokmål] fett {n}; [Nynorsk] feitt {n} |
| fat {n} (refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat) | :: [Bokmål] fettstoff {n}; [Nynorsk] feittstoff {n} |
| fatal {adj} (proceeding from fate) | :: skjebnebestemt |
| fatal {adj} (foreboding death) | :: skjebnesvanger, fatal |
| fatal {adj} (causing death) | :: fatal |
| fat content {n} (amount of fat) | :: [Bokmål] fettinnhold {n}; [Nynorsk] feittinnhald {n} |
| fat dormouse {n} (edible dormouse) SEE: edible dormouse | :: |
| fate {n} (that which predetermines events) | :: [Bokmål] skjebne {m}; [Nynorsk] lagnad {m} |
| fate {n} (inevitable events) | :: [Bokmål] skjebne {m}; [Nynorsk] skjebne {m} |
| fate {n} (destiny) | :: [Bokmål] skjebne {m}; [Nynorsk] skjebne {m} |
| father {n} (male parent) | :: far, pappa, fader |
| father {n} (term of address for a priest) | :: [Bokmål] fader {m}; [Nynorsk] fader {m} |
| father figure {n} (one who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as a father) | :: [Bokmål] farsfigur {m}; [Nynorsk] farsfigur {m} |
| fatherhood {n} (being a father) | :: [Bokmål] farskap {n}; [Nynorsk] farskap {m} {n} |
| father-in-law {n} (one's spouse's father) | :: [Bokmål] svigerfar {m}; [Nynorsk] svigerfar {m}, verfar {m} |
| fatherland {n} (country of one's ancestry) | :: fedreland {n} |
| fatherless {adj} (without a living father) | :: [Bokmål] farløs, farlaus; [Nynorsk] farlaus |
| fatherlessness {n} (state or quality of being fatherless) | :: [Nynorsk] farløyse {f} |
| Father's Day {n} (holiday in celebration of fatherhood) | :: farsdag |
| fathom {n} (unit of length) | :: favn |
| fatigue {n} (weariness) | :: utmattelse {m} |
| fat-soluble {adj} (dissolving easily in fat) | :: [Bokmål] fettløselig |
| fatty acid {n} (acid) | :: [Bokmål] fettsyre {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] feittsyre {f} |
| faucet {n} (tap) SEE: tap | :: |
| fault {n} (mistake or error) | :: skyld {m} {f} |
| fault {n} (geology fracture in rock) | :: forkastning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forkasting {f} |
| fault tolerance {n} | :: [Bokmål] feiltoleranse {m} |
| faun {n} (a mythical creature) | :: faun {m} |
| fauna {n} (animals considered as a group) | :: [Bokmål] fauna {m}; [Nynorsk] fauna {m} |
| faux ami {n} (false friend) SEE: false friend | :: |
| favor {n} (deed in which help is voluntarily provided) | :: [Bokmål] tjeneste {m}; [Nynorsk] tenest, teneste {f} |
| favorable {adj} (favourable) SEE: favourable | :: |
| favour {n} (favor) SEE: favor | :: |
| favour {v} (favor) SEE: favor | :: |
| favourable {adj} (opportune) | :: [Bokmål] gunstig; [Nynorsk] gunstig |
| favourite {adj} (preferred) | :: favoritt, yndlings |
| fax {n} (document transmitted by telephone) | :: [Bokmål] faks {m}, telefaks {m}; [Nynorsk] faks {m}, telefaks {m} |
| fealty {n} (fidelity to one's lord) | :: troskap {m} |
| fealty {n} | :: troskapsed {m} |
| fear {n} (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat) | :: [Bokmål] frykt {f} |
| fear {v} (feel fear about (something)) | :: [Bokmål] frykte |
| fearless {adj} (free from fear) | :: [Bokmål] fryktløs; [Nynorsk] fryktlaus |
| fearlessly {adv} (in a fearless manner) | :: [Bokmål] fryktløst |
| fear of missing out {n} | :: [Bokmål] gåglippavangst {m} |
| feast {n} (large, often ceremonial meal) | :: etegilde {n} |
| feather {n} (branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds) | :: [Bokmål] fjær {m} {f}, fjør {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fjør {f} |
| febrile {adj} (feverish) | :: [Bokmål] febril; [Nynorsk] febril |
| February {prop} (second month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars) | :: [Bokmål] februar {m}; [Nynorsk] februar {m} |
| fecal matter {n} (feces) | :: fekalia {p} |
| feces {n} | :: [Bokmål] avføring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] avføring {f} |
| feckless {adj} (lacking purpose) | :: hjelpeløs, initiativløs |
| feckless {adj} (without skill, ineffective) | :: hjelpeløs, udugelig, ubehjelpelig |
| federal {adj} (pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations) | :: [Bokmål] føderal; [Nynorsk] føderal |
| federal {adj} (pertaining to the national government level) | :: [Bokmål] føderal; [Nynorsk] føderal |
| federal government {n} (general term for a federal government) | :: [Bokmål] føderal regjering {m}, forbundsregjering {m}; [Nynorsk] føderal regjering {m}, forbundsregjering {m} |
| federalist {n} (advocate of federalism) | :: [Bokmål] føderalist {m}; [Nynorsk] føderalist {m} |
| federalist {adj} (of or relating to federalism) | :: [Bokmål] føderalistisk |
| Federal Republic of Germany {prop} (Germany's official name) | :: [Bokmål] Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland {m}; [Nynorsk] Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland {m} |
| Federated States of Micronesia {prop} (official name of Micronesia) | :: [Bokmål] Mikronesiaføderasjonen; [Nynorsk] Mikronesiaføderasjonen |
| federation {n} (array of nations or states) | :: [Bokmål] føderasjon {m}, forbundsstat {m}; [Nynorsk] føderasjon {m}, forbundsstat {m} |
| federative {adj} (federal) SEE: federal | :: |
| fee {n} (monetary payment charged for professional services) | :: [Bokmål] avgift {m}, gebyr {n}, honorar {n}; [Nynorsk] honorar {n} |
| feeble {adj} (deficient in physical strength) | :: svak, blek |
| feeble {adj} (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression) | :: svak, blek |
| feed {v} (to give food to eat) | :: mate; [Bokmål] fôre |
| feed {v} (to eat, see also: eat) | :: leve av |
| feed {v} (to give to a machine for processing) | :: mate |
| feed {n} (encapsulated online content that you can subscribe to with a feed reader) | :: mating {m} |
| feeding bottle {n} (feeding bottle) | :: [Bokmål] tåteflaske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tåteflaske {f} |
| feel {v} (transitive: to sense by touch) | :: føle, kjenne |
| feel {v} (transitive: to experience an emotion or other mental state about) | :: føle |
| feel {v} (transitive: to think or believe) | :: føle |
| feel {v} (intransitive: to search by touching) | :: kjenne etter, føle |
| feel {v} (copulative: to seem) | :: føle |
| feel {n} (quality) | :: [Bokmål] berøring {m} |
| feel {n} (mental impression) | :: [Bokmål] følelse {m} |
| feeler {n} (an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect) | :: [Bokmål] føletråd {m} |
| feeling {adj} (emotionally sensitive) | :: følsom |
| feeling {n} (sensation) | :: [Bokmål] følelse {m}; [Nynorsk] følelse {m} |
| feeling {n} (emotion) | :: [Bokmål] følelse {m}; [Nynorsk] følelse {m} |
| feeling {n} (in plural: emotional state or well-being) | :: [Bokmål] følelser {p}; [Nynorsk] følelsar {p} |
| feeling {n} (in plural: emotional attraction or desire) | :: [Bokmål] følelser {p}; [Nynorsk] følelsar {p} |
| feeling {n} (intuition) | :: [Bokmål] følelse {m}; [Nynorsk] følelse {m} |
| feet of clay {n} (a hidden weak point) | :: [Bokmål] leirføtter {p} |
| Fehmarn Belt {prop} | :: [Nynorsk] Fehmarn Bælt; [Bokmål] Fehmarnbelt; Aftenposten uses Fehmarn Belt and Femern-belt(et) |
| feign {v} (to make a false show) | :: simulere, spille |
| feigned {adj} (being a pretence, false) | :: [Bokmål] påtatt, uekte, falsk |
| feldspar {n} (any of a large group of rock-forming minerals) | :: [Bokmål] feltspat {m}; [Nynorsk] feltspat {m} |
| felicitate {v} (congratulate) SEE: congratulate | :: |
| felicitous {adj} (auspicious, fortunate, lucky) SEE: auspicious | :: |
| felicity {n} (happiness) SEE: happiness | :: |
| feline {n} (cat) SEE: cat | :: |
| Felix {prop} (male given name) | :: Felix |
| fell {n} (animal hide) | :: fell {m} |
| fell {n} (rocky ridge) | :: fjell {n} |
| feller {n} (lumberjack) SEE: lumberjack | :: |
| fellow man {n} (kindred member of humanity) | :: [Bokmål] medmenneske {n}; [Nynorsk] medmenneske {n} |
| fellowship {n} (Company of people that shares the same interest or aim) | :: [Bokmål] fellesskap |
| fellow traveller {n} (one who travels together with another) | :: [Bokmål] medpassasjer {m}; [Nynorsk] medpassasjer {m} |
| felt {n} (cloth made of matted fibres of wool) | :: [Bokmål] filt {m}; [Nynorsk] filt {m} |
| felt {n} (hat made of felt) | :: filthatt {m} |
| felt-tip pen {n} (pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib) | :: tusj {m}, tusjpenn {m} |
| female {adj} (belonging to the sex that typically produces eggs, or the gender typically associated with it) | :: [Bokmål] kvinnelig, hun-, hunn-, hunlig, hunnlig; [Nynorsk] kvinneleg, ho-, holeg |
| female {adj} (having an internal socket) | :: hunn- |
| female {n} (one of the feminine sex or gender) | :: kvinne |
| female {n} (animal of feminine sex) | :: [Bokmål] hunn {m}, hunndyr {n}; [Nynorsk] ho {f}, hoe {f}, hodyr {n} |
| female {n} (plant of feminine sex) | :: [Bokmål] hunnplante {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hoplante {m} {f} |
| feminine {adj} (of the female sex) | :: [Bokmål] feminin; [Nynorsk] feminin |
| feminine {adj} (belonging to females) | :: [Bokmål] feminin; [Nynorsk] feminin |
| feminine {adj} (having the qualities associated with women) | :: [Bokmål] feminin; [Nynorsk] feminin |
| feminine {adj} (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) | :: hunkjønn; [Bokmål] feminin; [Nynorsk] feminin |
| feminine {n} (woman) SEE: woman | :: |
| femininity {n} (femininity) | :: [Bokmål] femininitet {m}; [Nynorsk] femininitet {m} |
| feminism {n} (the social theory or political movement) | :: [Bokmål] feminisme {m}; [Nynorsk] feminisme {m} |
| feminist {adj} (relating to or in accordance with feminism) | :: [Bokmål] feministisk; [Nynorsk] feministisk |
| feminist {n} (advocate of feminism; person who believes in bringing about the equality of men and women) | :: [Bokmål] feminist {m}; [Nynorsk] feminist {m} |
| feminist {n} (member of a feminist political movement) | :: [Bokmål] feminist {m}; [Nynorsk] feminist {m} |
| feministic {adj} (feminist) SEE: feminist | :: |
| femur {n} | :: lårbein {n} |
| femur {n} (thighbone) SEE: thighbone | :: |
| fence {n} (barrier) | :: [Bokmål] gjerde {n}; [Nynorsk] gjerde {n} |
| fence {n} (someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods) | :: [Bokmål] heler {m}; [Nynorsk] helar {m} |
| fencepost {n} (post holding up a fence) | :: [Bokmål] gjerdepåle {m}, gjerdestolpe {m}; [Nynorsk] gjerdepåle {m}, gjerdestolpe {m} |
| fencer {n} (a participant in the sport of fencing) | :: [Bokmål] fekter {m}; [Nynorsk] fektar {m} |
| fencing {n} (sport) | :: [Bokmål] fekting {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fekting {f} |
| fender {n} (nautical term) | :: [Bokmål] fender {m}; [Nynorsk] fender {m} |
| fennec {n} (fox) | :: ørkenrev {m} |
| fennec fox {n} (fox) SEE: fennec | :: |
| Fennoscandia {prop} (geographic area) | :: [Bokmål] Fennoskandia; [Nynorsk] Fennoskandia |
| Fenrir {prop} (mythical wolf) | :: [Bokmål] Fenrisulven {m}; [Nynorsk] Fenrisulven {m} |
| fenugreek {n} (plant and vegetable) | :: [Bokmål] bukkehornkløver {m} |
| fenugreek {n} (spice) | :: bukkehornkløver |
| feral pigeon {n} (pigeon adapted to city life) | :: [Bokmål] tamdue {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tamdue {f} |
| Ferdinand {prop} (male given name) | :: Ferdinand |
| ferment {v} (to react using fermentation) | :: [Bokmål] fermentere, gjære |
| fermentation {n} (anaerobic biochemical reaction) | :: [Bokmål] gjæring {m} {f}, fermentering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] gjæring {f}, fermentering {f} |
| fermion {n} (particle with totally antisymmetric composite quantum states) | :: [Bokmål] fermion {n}; [Nynorsk] fermion {n} |
| fermium {n} (chemical element) | :: fermium |
| fern {n} (plant) | :: [Bokmål] bregne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bregne {m} |
| ferret {n} (the mammal Mustela putorius furo) | :: frett |
| ferric chloride {n} (FeCl3) | :: [Bokmål] jernklorid {n}; [Nynorsk] jernklorid {n} |
| Ferris wheel {n} (ride at a fair consisting of large wheel) | :: pariserhjul {n} |
| ferroalloy {n} (any alloy of iron) | :: [Bokmål] ferrolegering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ferrolegering {f} |
| ferrous {adj} (of or containing iron) | :: jern-, jernholdig |
| ferry {n} (boat) | :: [Bokmål] ferge {m} {f}, ferje {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ferje {f} |
| ferryman {n} (Charon) SEE: Charon | :: |
| fertile {adj} ((of land etc) capable of growing abundant crops) | :: [Bokmål] fruktbar; [Nynorsk] fruktbar |
| fertile {adj} ((biology) capable of reproducing) | :: [Bokmål] fruktbar; [Nynorsk] fruktbar |
| fertility {n} (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) | :: [Bokmål] fruktbarhet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fruktbarheit {f} |
| fertilizer {n} (a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants) | :: [Bokmål] gjødsel {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] gjødsel {f} |
| fertilizer {n} (a chemical compound created to have the same effect.) | :: [Bokmål] kunstgjødsel {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kunstgjødsel {f} |
| fess up {v} (confess) SEE: confess | :: |
| festival {n} (event or community gathering) | :: [Bokmål] festival {m}; [Nynorsk] festival {m} |
| festschrift {n} (collection published as a memorial or tribute to a scholar) | :: festskrift |
| fetch {v} (To retrieve; to bear towards; to get) | :: hente |
| fetch {v} (To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for) | :: [Bokmål] innbringe |
| fetial {n} (member of Roman college of priests) | :: fetial |
| feticide {n} (killing of a fetus) | :: [Bokmål] fosterdrap {n} |
| fetus {n} (fetus) | :: [Bokmål] foster {n}; [Nynorsk] foster {n} |
| feud {n} (A state of long-standing mutual hostility) | :: feide {m} |
| feudal {adj} (of, or relating to feudalism) | :: [Bokmål] føydal; [Nynorsk] føydal |
| feudalism {n} (social system) | :: [Bokmål] føydalisme {m}; [Nynorsk] føydalisme {m} |
| feudalistic {adj} (of feudalism) SEE: feudal | :: |
| fever {n} (higher than normal body temperature) | :: feber {m} |
| fever {n} (usually in combination: any of various diseases) | :: feber {m} |
| fever {n} (state of excitement (of a person or people)) | :: feber {m} |
| feverish {adj} (in the state of having a fever) | :: [Bokmål] febril; [Nynorsk] febril |
| feverish {adj} (filled with excess energy) | :: [Bokmål] [activity] febrilsk; [Nynorsk] [activity] febrilsk |
| few {determiner} (indefinite, usually small number) | :: få, noen |
| few {determiner} (small number) | :: få |
| fewer {determiner} (comparative of few; a smaller number) | :: færre |
| few-flowered sedge {n} (sedge species) | :: sveltstarr |
| fey {adj} (doomed to die) | :: feig |
| Führer {n} (leader exercising the powers of a tyrant) | :: [Bokmål] fører {m}, führer {m} |
| fiancé {n} (man who is engaged to be married) | :: [Bokmål] forlovede {m} |
| fiancé {n} (person engaged to be married) | :: [Bokmål] forlovede {m} |
| fiancée {n} (woman who is engaged to be married) | :: [Bokmål] forlovede {m} |
| fiasco {n} (ludicrous or humiliating situation) | :: fiasko {m} |
| fiat lux {phrase} (let there be light) SEE: let there be light | :: |
| fib {n} (a more or less inconsequential lie) | :: [Bokmål] hvit løgn {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kvit løgn {f}, kvit lygn {f} |
| fiber {n} (fibre) SEE: fibre | :: |
| fiberglass {n} (fibreglass) SEE: fibreglass | :: |
| fibre {n} (single elongated piece of material) | :: [Bokmål] fiber {m}; [Nynorsk] fiber {m} |
| fibre {n} (dietary fibre) SEE: dietary fibre | :: |
| fibreglass {n} (composite material) | :: [Bokmål] glassfiber {m}, fiberglass {n}; [Nynorsk] glasfiber {m}, fiberglas {n} |
| fibre optic {adj} (relating to fibre optics) | :: [Bokmål] fiberoptisk |
| fibre optics {n} (transmission of light through fibres) | :: [Bokmål] fiberoptikk {m} |
| fichu {n} (woman's lightweight triangular scarf) | :: fichu |
| fiction {n} (literary type) | :: [Bokmål] fiksjon {m}, skjønnlitteratur {m}; [Nynorsk] fiksjon {m}, skjønnlitteratur {m} |
| fictionalise {v} (create a fictional version) | :: [Bokmål] fiksjonalisere |
| fictionalize {v} (fictionalize) SEE: fictionalise | :: |
| fictitious {adj} (invented) | :: fiktivt |
| fictive {adj} (fictional, fanciful or invented) | :: fiktiv |
| fiddle {n} (instrument) | :: fele {m} {f} |
| fiddler {n} (one who plays the fiddle) | :: [Bokmål] spellemann {m}, spillemann {m}; [Nynorsk] spelemann {m} |
| fidget {v} (to move around nervously) | :: sprelle |
| field {n} (land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country) | :: [Bokmål] felt {n} |
| field {n} (wide, open space used to grow crops or to hold farm animals) | :: åker {m} [for crops] |
| field {n} (physics: region affected by a particular force) | :: felt {n} |
| field {n} (course of study or domain of knowledge or practice) | :: fagfelt {n}, felt {n} |
| field {n} (in mathematics) | :: kropp {m} |
| field {n} (sports: area reserved for playing a game) | :: bane {m} |
| field {n} (geology: region containing a particular mineral) | :: felt {n} |
| field hospital {n} (medical unit) | :: lasarett |
| field marshal {n} (highest military rank after the commander in chief) | :: feltmarskalk {m} |
| field of view {n} (angular extent of what can be seen) | :: [Bokmål] synsfelt {n}; [Nynorsk] synsfelt {n} |
| field of vision {n} (area that a person, etc., can see without turning the head) | :: [Bokmål] synsfelt {n}; [Nynorsk] synsfelt {n} |
| field poppy {n} (Papaver rhoeas) SEE: corn poppy | :: |
| field ration {n} (prepackaged meal) | :: [Bokmål] feltrasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] feltrasjon {m} |
| fiendish {adj} (sinister, evil) | :: djevelsk |
| fierce {adj} (extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage) | :: voldsom |
| fiery {adj} (having the colour of fire) | :: [Bokmål] brannrød; [Nynorsk] brannraud |
| fiery {adj} (tempestuous or emotionally volatile) | :: [Bokmål] flammende, fyrig; [Nynorsk] fyrig |
| fiery {adj} (spirited or filled with emotion) | :: [Bokmål] ildfull, fyrig; [Nynorsk] fyrig |
| fifteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: femten |
| fifteenth {adj} (ordinal form of number fifteen, see also: 15th) | :: femtende |
| fifth {adj} (Ordinal form of the number 5, see also: 5th) | :: femte |
| fifth {n} (one of five equal parts of a whole) | :: [Bokmål] femdel {m}, femtedel {m}; [Nynorsk] femdel {m}, femtedel {m} |
| fifth {n} (musical interval) | :: [Bokmål] kvint {m}; [Nynorsk] kvint {m} |
| fifth columnist {n} (a member of a fifth column) | :: [Bokmål] femtekolonnist {m} |
| fifth wheel {n} (type of trailer hitch) | :: [Bokmål] svingskive {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] svingskive {f} |
| fifties {n} (The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.) | :: [Bokmål] 1950-tallet {n} |
| fiftieth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number fifty) | :: [Bokmål] femtiende; [Nynorsk] femtiande |
| fifty {num} (cardinal number) | :: femti |
| fifty-five {num} (cardinal number) | :: femtifem |
| fifty-four {num} (cardinal number) | :: førtifire |
| fig {n} (tree or shrub) | :: fikentre {n} |
| fig {n} (fruit) | :: [Bokmål] fiken {m}; [Nynorsk] fiken {m} |
| fight {v} ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict) | :: slåss, kjempe |
| fight {v} (to strive for) | :: kjempe for |
| fight {v} ((transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)) | :: slåss |
| fight {v} ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against) | :: slåss |
| fight {v} (to counteract) | :: bekjempe |
| fight {n} (occasion of fighting) | :: slåsskamp |
| fight {n} (battle) | :: slag |
| fight {n} (physical confrontation) | :: slåsskamp |
| fight {n} (martial arts match) | :: kamp |
| fight {n} (conflict of will, strife) | :: kamp |
| fight {n} (will or ability to fight) | :: stridslyst |
| fighter {n} (aircraft type) | :: [Bokmål] jagerfly {n}, kampfly {n}; [Nynorsk] jagarfly {n}, kampfly {n} |
| fighter {n} (boxer) SEE: boxer | :: |
| fighter aircraft {n} (fighter aircraft) SEE: fighter plane | :: |
| fighter plane {n} (military aircraft) | :: [Bokmål] jagerfly {n}; [Nynorsk] jagarfly {n} |
| fight fire with fire {v} (idiomatic) | :: bekjempe ild med ild |
| fighting game {n} (video game genre) | :: slåssespill |
| fig tree {n} (fig tree) SEE: fig | :: |
| figurative {adj} (metaphorical; not literal) | :: [Bokmål] billedlig; [Nynorsk] biletleg |
| figurative {adj} (art) | :: [Bokmål] figurativ; [Nynorsk] figurativ |
| figure {v} (to think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon) SEE: assume | :: |
| figure eight {n} (figure eight) SEE: figure of eight | :: |
| figurehead {n} (carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship) | :: [Bokmål] gallionsfigur {m}; [Nynorsk] gallionsfigur {m} |
| figurehead {n} (someone in a nominal position of leadership) | :: [Bokmål] gallionsfigur {m}; [Nynorsk] gallionsfigur {m} |
| figure of eight {n} (shape of an eight) | :: [Bokmål] åttetall {n}; [Nynorsk] åttetal {n} |
| figure out {v} (to calculate) SEE: calculate | :: |
| figure out {v} (come to understand) | :: [Bokmål] finne ut |
| figure skating {n} (sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates) | :: kunstløp |
| Fiji {prop} (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) | :: [Bokmål] Fiji; [Nynorsk] Fiji |
| Fijian {n} (a person from Fiji or of Fijian descent) | :: [Bokmål] fijianer {m}; [Nynorsk] fijian {m}, fijianar {m} |
| Fijian {adj} (Pertaining to Fiji, or its language or people) | :: [Bokmål] fijiansk; [Nynorsk] fijiansk |
| Fijian {prop} (language) | :: [Bokmål] fijiansk {m}; [Nynorsk] fijiansk {m} |
| filament {n} (fine thread or wire) | :: [Bokmål] filament {n}; [Nynorsk] filament {n} |
| filament {n} (wire in an incandescent light bulb) | :: [Bokmål] filament {n}; [Nynorsk] filament {n} |
| filbert {n} (shrub) SEE: hazel | :: |
| filbert {n} (hazelnut) SEE: hazelnut | :: |
| file {n} (collection of papers) | :: arkiv {n} |
| file {n} (computer terminology) | :: [Bokmål] fil {m} {f} |
| file {v} (to commit papers) | :: arkivere |
| file {v} (to archive) | :: arkivere |
| file {v} (to store computer data) | :: lagre |
| file {v} (to make a formal request) | :: inngi; [Bokmål] fremme |
| file {n} (chess: vertical line of squares) | :: [Bokmål] linje {f} |
| file {n} (cutting or smoothing tool) | :: [Bokmål] fil {m} {f} |
| file extension {n} (string of characters) | :: [Bokmål] filetternavn {n}, filendelse {m}, filnavnsuffiks {n}; [Nynorsk] filetternavn {n}, filending {f}, filnavnsuffiks {n} |
| file size {n} (length of a file) | :: [Bokmål] filstørrelse {m} |
| filial {adj} (pertaining to a son or daughter) | :: [Bokmål] sønnlig [sonly], datterlig [daughterly]; [Nynorsk] barnleg |
| filibuster {n} (freebooter) | :: fribytter {m} |
| filibuster {n} (long speech given in order to delay progress or the making of a decision) | :: filibuster {m} |
| filigree {n} (a delicate and intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire) | :: [Bokmål] filigran {n}; [Nynorsk] filigran {n} |
| Filipino {n} (the national language of the Philippines) | :: [Bokmål] filippinsk {m}; [Nynorsk] filippinsk {m} |
| Filipino {n} (native or inhabitant of the Philippines) | :: [Bokmål] filippiner {m}; [Nynorsk] filippinar {m} |
| Filipino {adj} (of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people) | :: [Bokmål] filippinsk; [Nynorsk] filippinsk |
| filling {n} (in dentistry) | :: [Bokmål] plombe {m}; [Nynorsk] plombe {m} |
| filling station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| fillip {n} (brief period of time) SEE: jiffy | :: |
| fillip {v} (to strike or tap smartly) SEE: strike | :: |
| fillip {n} (action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap) | :: [Bokmål] knips {n} |
| fillip {v} (to strike or project with a fillip, see also: flick) | :: [Bokmål] knipse |
| fillip {n} (something unimportant) SEE: trifle | :: |
| filly {n} (young female horse) | :: [Bokmål] hoppeføll {n} |
| film {n} (motion picture) SEE: movie | :: |
| film {n} (thin layer) | :: [Bokmål] film {m}; [Nynorsk] film {m} |
| film {n} (photographic film) | :: [Bokmål] film {m}; [Nynorsk] film {m} |
| film director {n} (person) | :: [Bokmål] filmregissør |
| film industry {n} (institutions of filmmaking) | :: [Bokmål] filmindustri {m}; [Nynorsk] filmindustri {m} |
| filmmaker {n} (producer or director of films / movies) | :: [Bokmål] filmskaper {m}, filmmaker {m}; [Nynorsk] filmskapar {m} |
| film speed {n} (attribute of light sensitivity) | :: [Bokmål] filmhastighet {m} {f} |
| film star {n} (movie star) SEE: movie star | :: |
| filter {n} (device for separating impurities from a fluid or other substance) | :: filter {n} |
| filth {n} (dirt) | :: skitt {m} |
| filthy {adj} (covered with filth; very dirty) | :: møkkete; [Bokmål] ureinslig, urenslig; [Nynorsk] ureinsleg |
| filthy {adj} (obscene or offensive) | :: slibrig |
| fin {n} (appendage of a fish) | :: finne {m} |
| fin {n} (appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal) | :: finne {m} |
| fin {n} (aircraft component) | :: finne {m} |
| fin {n} (hairstyle) | :: hanekam |
| fin {n} (device used by divers) | :: svømmeføtter, finner |
| Finagle's law {prop} (Murphy's law) SEE: Murphy's law | :: |
| final {n} (sports: last round in a contest) | :: [Bokmål] finale {m}; [Nynorsk] finale {m} |
| finale {n} (grand end of something, especially a show or a piece of music) | :: [Bokmål] finale {m}; [Nynorsk] finale {m} |
| finally {adv} (ultimately) | :: [Bokmål] til slutt; [Nynorsk] til slutt |
| finance {n} (management of money and other assets) | :: [Bokmål] finanser {m-p} |
| financial {adj} (related to finances) | :: [Bokmål] finansiell; [Nynorsk] finansiell |
| financial crisis {n} (period of economic slowdown) | :: [Bokmål] finanskrise {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] finanskrise {f} {m} |
| financier {n} (person profiting from financial transactions) | :: [Bokmål] finansmann {m}; [Nynorsk] finansmann {m} |
| financing {n} (funding) SEE: funding | :: |
| finback {n} (fin whale) SEE: fin whale | :: |
| finch {n} (any bird of the family Fringillidae) | :: [Bokmål] fink {m}, finke {m}; [Nynorsk] fink {m} |
| find {v} (encounter, locate, discover) | :: finne |
| find {v} (point out) | :: finne |
| find {v} (decide that) | :: finne |
| find {v} (determine, judge) | :: finne |
| find {n} (anything found) | :: funn {n} |
| find {n} (act of finding) | :: funn {n} |
| find {v} (discover) SEE: discover | :: |
| finder {n} (discoverer) SEE: discoverer | :: |
| finders, keepers {proverb} (whoever finds something is allowed to keep it) | :: [Bokmål] finner'n er vinner'n (finneren er vinneren); [Nynorsk] finnaren er vinnaren |
| find oneself {v} (to learn what kind of person one is) | :: [Bokmål] finne seg selv |
| find oneself {v} (to be in a particular state of mind) | :: [Bokmål] befinne seg, føle seg |
| find oneself {v} (to find (something) for oneself) | :: [Bokmål] finne seg |
| find out {v} (to discover) | :: finne ut; [Nynorsk] erfare |
| fine {adj} (of superior quality) | :: flott |
| fine {adj} (of weather: sunny and not raining) | :: fint |
| fine {adj} (being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory) | :: fin, bra |
| fine {adj} (good-looking, attractive) | :: fin, pen |
| fine {adj} (made up of particularly small pieces) | :: fin |
| fine {adv} (expression of agreement) | :: fint, bra |
| fine {n} (payment for breaking the law) | :: bot {m} |
| fine {v} (to issue a fine as punishment) | :: bøtelegge, ilegge bot |
| finger {v} (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) | :: [Bokmål] fingre |
| finger {n} (the breadth of a finger) SEE: digit | :: |
| finger {n} ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) | :: finger {m} |
| finger food {n} (Food that can be eaten with one's hands) | :: [Bokmål] fingermat {m}; [Nynorsk] fingermat {m} |
| finger millet {n} (a plant grown as a cereal) | :: [Nynorsk] korakan |
| fingernail {n} (covering near the tip of finger) | :: [Bokmål] fingernegl {m}, negl {m} |
| fingerprint {n} (the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers) | :: fingeravtrykk {n} |
| fingerprint {n} (the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched) | :: [Bokmål] fingeravtrykk {n}; [Nynorsk] fingeravtrykk {n} |
| fingerprint {n} | :: fingeravtrykk {n} |
| finish {n} (end) | :: avslutning {m} {f}, slutt {m} |
| finish {n} (protective coating) | :: toppstrøk {n}, finish {m} |
| finish {v} (to complete) | :: fullføre, avslutte |
| finish {v} (to come to an end) | :: avslutte |
| finished {adj} (processed or perfected) | :: ferdig |
| finishing move {n} (final blow) | :: nådestøt {n}, nådeskudd {n} |
| finish off {v} (to kill) SEE: kill | :: |
| finite {adj} (having an end or limit) | :: endelig, avsluttet |
| finiteness {n} (the state of being finite) | :: endelighet |
| Finland {prop} (Nordic country) | :: Finland |
| Finn {n} (person from Finland) | :: [Bokmål] finlender {m}, finlending {m}, finne {m}; [Nynorsk] finlendar {m}, finlending {m}, finne {m} |
| Finnic {adj} (Finnish) SEE: Finnish | :: |
| Finnish {adj} (of Finland) | :: [Bokmål] finsk, finlandsk; [Nynorsk] finsk, finlandsk |
| Finnish {adj} (of the Finnish language) | :: [Bokmål] finsk; [Nynorsk] finsk |
| Finnish {n} (language) | :: [Bokmål] finsk {m}; [Nynorsk] finsk {m} |
| Finnmark {prop} (county in Norway) | :: [Bokmål] Finnmark; [Nynorsk] Finnmark |
| Finno-Ugric {adj} (of or relating to Finno-Ugric) | :: [Bokmål] finsk-ugrisk; [Nynorsk] finsk-ugrisk |
| fin whale {n} (Balaenoptera physalus) | :: finnhval {m} |
| Fiordland penguin {n} (penguin) | :: skogpingvin |
| fir {n} (conifer of the genus Abies) | :: [Bokmål] edelgran; [Nynorsk] edelgran |
| fire {v} (to heat pottery, etc.) | :: brenne |
| fire {v} (to terminate the employment of) | :: gi sparken, sparke, avskjedige |
| fire {v} (transitive: to shoot) | :: avfyre |
| fire {v} (intransitive: to shoot) | :: fyre |
| fire {v} (physiology: to cause action potential in a cell) | :: fyre |
| fire {v} (farriery: to cauterize) SEE: cauterize | :: |
| fire {n} (oxidation reaction) | :: [Bokmål] ild {m}; [Nynorsk] eld {m} |
| fire {n} (instance of this chemical reaction) | :: bål {n} [campfire] |
| fire {n} (damaging occurrence of fire) | :: brann {m} |
| fire {n} (alchemy: one of the basic elements) | :: [Bokmål] ild {m}; [Nynorsk] eld {m} |
| fire {n} (heater or stove used in place of real fire) | :: [Bokmål] ovn {m}; [Nynorsk] omn {m} |
| fire {n} (elements to start a fire) | :: fyr {m} |
| fire {n} (in-flight bullets) | :: [Bokmål] ild {m}; [Nynorsk] eld {m} |
| fire alarm {n} (device which warns people of a possible fire) | :: [Bokmål] brannalarm {m}; [Nynorsk] brannalarm {m} |
| fire alarm {n} (sound or other warning made by a fire alarm) | :: brannalarm {m} |
| fire alarm {n} (response to a fire by the fire department) | :: brannutrykning {c} |
| firearm {n} (personal weapon) | :: [Bokmål] skytevåpen {n}; [Nynorsk] skytevåpen {n}, skjotevåpen {n} |
| firebrand {n} (torch or other burning stick) | :: fakkel {m} |
| fire brigade {n} (group within a corporation or industrial site) | :: brannvern {n} |
| fire brigade {n} (organization for preventing and putting out fires) | :: [Bokmål] brannvesen {n}; [Nynorsk] brannstell {n} |
| fire company {n} (an organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires) | :: brannvesen {n} |
| firecracker {n} (a firework) | :: kinaputt {m} |
| fire department {n} (fire department) | :: [Bokmål] brannvesen {n}; [Nynorsk] brannstell {n} |
| fire door {n} (a fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings) | :: [Bokmål] branndør {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] branndør {f} |
| fire engine {n} (fire truck) | :: brannbil {m} |
| fire extinguisher {n} (device for putting out a fire) | :: slokkingsapparat {n}; [Bokmål] brannslukker {m} |
| firefighter {n} (person who puts out fires) | :: [Bokmål] brannkonstabel {m}, brannmann {m}; [Nynorsk] brannkonstabel {m}, brannmann {m} |
| firefly {n} (Lampyridae) | :: [Bokmål] lysbille {m}, ildflue {f} {m}; [Nynorsk] lysbille {f} |
| firefox {n} (red panda) SEE: red panda | :: |
| firehose {n} (thick, high-pressure hose) | :: brannslange {m} |
| fire house {n} (fire station) SEE: fire station | :: |
| firehouse {n} (fire station) SEE: fire station | :: |
| fireman {n} (someone skilled in fighting fire) SEE: firefighter | :: |
| fireman {n} (male skilled in fighting fire) | :: brannmann {m} |
| fireman {n} (person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler) | :: [Bokmål] fyrbøter {m} |
| fireplace {n} (open hearth) | :: grue {c},; [Bokmål] ildsted {n} |
| fireproof {adj} | :: [Bokmål] brannsikker, ildfast; [Nynorsk] brannsikker |
| fire-resistant {adj} | :: [Bokmål] brannsikker, ildfast; [Nynorsk] brannsikker |
| fire station {n} (building for firefighters) | :: [Bokmål] brannstasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] brannstasjon {m} |
| fire truck {n} (fire truck in general) SEE: fire engine | :: |
| firewall {n} (fireproof barrier) | :: [Bokmål] brannmur {m}; [Nynorsk] brannmur {m} |
| firewall {n} (computer software) | :: [Bokmål] brannmur {m}; [Nynorsk] brannmur {m} |
| firewood {n} (wood intended to be burned, typically for heat) | :: ved {m} |
| firework {n} (exploding device) | :: fyrverkeri |
| fireworks {n} (plural of firework) | :: [Bokmål] fyrverkerier {n-p} |
| firmament {n} (vault of the heavens, see also: heavens; sky) | :: [Bokmål] hvelving {m}; [Nynorsk] firmament |
| first {adj} (numeral first, see also: 1st) | :: [Bokmål] første; [Nynorsk] første, fyrste |
| first {adv} (before anything else) | :: [Bokmål] først; [Nynorsk] først, fyrst |
| first aid {n} (basic care) | :: [Bokmål] førstehjelp {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] førstehjelp {f} |
| first and foremost {adv} (primarily; most importantly) | :: [Bokmål] først og fremst; [Nynorsk] først og fremst |
| first class {adj} (belonging to the best group in a system of classification) | :: [Bokmål] førsteklasses; [Nynorsk] fyrsteklasses, førsteklasses |
| first come, first served {proverb} (people will be dealt with in the order they arrive) | :: [Bokmål] den som kommer først til mølla, får først malt |
| first cousin {n} (cousin) SEE: cousin | :: |
| first cousin once removed {n} (child of a first cousin) | :: fetterbarn {n} (child of male first cousin), kusinebarn {n} (child of female first cousin) |
| first day cover {n} (first day cover) | :: [Bokmål] førstedagsbrev {n}; [Nynorsk] førstedagsbrev {n} |
| first-degree murder {n} (premeditated murder) | :: overlagt drap |
| First Lady {n} (the wife of the President of a country) | :: [Bokmål] førstedame {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fyrstedame {f}, førstedame {f} |
| first language {n} (first language, see also: mother tongue) | :: [Bokmål] førstespråk {n}; [Nynorsk] førstespråk {n} |
| first lieutenant {n} (rank in the United States) | :: løytnant {m}; premierløytnant {m} [dated] |
| first light {n} (dawn) SEE: dawn | :: |
| first minister {n} (principal minister of a ruler or state) | :: [Bokmål] førsteminister {m}; [Nynorsk] førsteminister {m} |
| first name {n} (name chosen by parents) | :: fornavn {n} |
| first person {n} (the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement) | :: første person {m} |
| first world problem {n} (frustration or complaint) | :: [Bokmål] i-landsproblem {n}; [Nynorsk] i-landsproblem {n} |
| First World War {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| fiscal {n} (attorney general) SEE: attorney general | :: |
| fish {v} (intransitive: to try to catch fish) | :: fiske |
| fish {n} (vertebrate animal) | :: fisk {m} |
| fishball {n} (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) | :: [Bokmål] fiskeboll |
| fishbone {n} (bone of a fish) | :: fiskebein {n} |
| fishcake {n} (mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried) | :: [Bokmål] fiskekake {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fiskekake {f} |
| Fisher {prop} (Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages) | :: Fisker |
| fisherman {n} (person catching fish) | :: [Bokmål] fisker {m}, fiskerinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fiskar {m}, fiskarinne {f} |
| fishery {n} (fishing) | :: [Bokmål] fiskeri {n}; [Nynorsk] fiskeri {n} |
| fishery {n} (place related to fishing) | :: [Bokmål] fiskeri {n}; [Nynorsk] fiskeri {n} |
| fishery {n} (fishing company) | :: [Bokmål] fiskeri {n}; [Nynorsk] fiskeri {n} |
| fisheye lens {n} (wide-angle lens with extremely wide field of view) | :: [Bokmål] fiskeøyeobjektiv {n}, fisheye-objektiv {n}; [Nynorsk] fiskeaugeobjektiv {n}, fisheye-objektiv {n} |
| fish finger {n} (stick of processed fish) | :: fiskepinne |
| fish food {n} (food for fish) | :: [Bokmål] fiskefor {n}, fiskefôr {n}; [Nynorsk] fiskefor {n}, fiskefôr {n} |
| fishhook {n} (barbed hook for fishing) | :: [Bokmål] angel, fiskekrok; [Nynorsk] ongul, ongel |
| fishing {n} (act or sport of catching fish) | :: fisking {m} {f}; [Bokmål] fiske {n}; [Nynorsk] fiske {n} |
| fishing {n} (business of catching fish) | :: fisking {m} {f}; [Bokmål] fiske {n}, fiskeri {n}; [Nynorsk] fiske {n}, fiskeri {n} |
| fishing boat {n} (boat used for fishing) | :: [Bokmål] fiskebåt {m}, fiskefartøy {n}; [Nynorsk] fiskebåt {m}, fiskefartøy {n} |
| fishing cat {n} (Prionailurus viverrinus) | :: [Bokmål] fiskerkatt {m} |
| fishing hook {n} (fishhook) SEE: fishhook | :: |
| fishing rod {n} (rod used for angling) | :: [Bokmål] fiskestang |
| fishing vessel {n} (fishing vessel) SEE: fishing boat | :: |
| fish ladder {n} (structure to facilitate migration of fish) | :: laksetrapp {m} {f}, fisketrapp {m} {f} |
| fishmeal {n} (ground dried fish) | :: [Bokmål] fiskemel {n} |
| fishmonger {n} (person who sells fish) | :: [Bokmål] fiskehandler {m}; [Nynorsk] fiskehandlar {m} |
| fishmonger {n} (archaic: a pimp) | :: hallik {m} |
| fishmonger {n} (fishmonger's) SEE: fishmonger's | :: |
| fishmonger's {n} (shop that sells fish) | :: fiskebutikk {m}, fiskehandel {m} |
| fish oil {n} (dietary supplement) | :: [Bokmål] fiskeolje {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fiskeolje {m} {f} |
| fish sauce {n} (condiment composed of fermented fish) | :: [Bokmål] fiskesaus {m} |
| fish slice {n} (kitchen utensil) SEE: spatula | :: |
| fish stick {n} (rectangular piece of processed fish) SEE: fish finger | :: |
| fish story {n} (exaggerated or boastful story) | :: [Bokmål] fiskeskrøne {m} {f} |
| fish tank {n} (container designed for holding water and marine life) | :: [Bokmål] fisketank {m}; [Nynorsk] fisketank {m} |
| fishway {n} (fish ladder) SEE: fish ladder | :: |
| fishwife {n} (a woman who sells or works with fish) | :: fiskerkone {m} {f} |
| fishy {n} (little fish) | :: [Bokmål] småfisk |
| fission {n} (process whereby one item splits to become two) | :: spalting; [Bokmål] fisjon {m}; [Nynorsk] fisjon {m} |
| fist {n} (clenched hand) | :: neve {m}, knyttneve {m} |
| fistful {n} (fistful) | :: [Bokmål] neve {m}, håndfull {m} |
| fistula {n} (abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels) | :: [Bokmål] fistel {m}; [Nynorsk] fistel {m} |
| fit {adj} (good-looking (female)) | :: deilig |
| fit {v} (to conform to in size and shape) | :: [Bokmål] passe; [Nynorsk] passe |
| fit {v} (to tailor) | :: [Bokmål] passe; [Nynorsk] passe |
| fit {v} (to have right size and cut, as of clothing) | :: [Bokmål] passe; [Nynorsk] passe |
| fit {n} (degree to which something fits) | :: [Bokmål] passform {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] passform {f} |
| fit {n} (seizure) | :: [Bokmål] anfall {n}; [Nynorsk] anfall {n} |
| fit {v} (adjust) SEE: adjust | :: |
| fit {v} (make ready) SEE: prepare | :: |
| fit as a fiddle {adj} (perfectly fit) | :: [Bokmål] frisk som en fisk; [Nynorsk] frisk som ein fisk |
| fitness {n} (cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique) | :: [Bokmål] egnethet, [dialectal] eignahet {f} {m} |
| five {num} (cardinal number) | :: fem |
| five {n} (digit) | :: [Bokmål] femtall {n} |
| five {n} (banknote) | :: [Bokmål] femmer {m} [also used for the Norwegian 5-krone coin] |
| five {n} (five-minute rest) | :: [Bokmål] femminutter {m} |
| five hundred {num} (cardinal number 500) | :: fem hundre |
| fivescore {n} (hundred) SEE: hundred | :: |
| five thousand {num} (5000) | :: fem tusen |
| fix {v} (to mend or repair) | :: [Bokmål] reparere, fikse, bøte, vøle; [Nynorsk] bøta/bøte, fiksa/fikse, reparera/reparere, vøla/vøle |
| fix {v} (to attach; to affix; to hold in place) | :: feste |
| fix {v} (to prepare) | :: ordne |
| fix {v} (to make a contest, vote, or gamble unfair) | :: fikse |
| fix {v} (to render an animal infertile) | :: gjelde |
| fix {v} (to map (a point or subset) to itself) | :: fiksere |
| fix {v} | :: [Nynorsk] fikse, reparere |
| fix {n} (an instance of fixing) | :: reparasjon {m} |
| fix {n} (a difficult situation or dilemma) | :: dilemma {n}, knipe {c} |
| fix {n} (a single dose of an addictive drug) | :: skudd {n}, fix {m} |
| fizz {n} (carbonated beverage) SEE: soda | :: |
| fizzy drink {n} (fizzy drink) SEE: soda | :: |
| fjeld {n} (Rocky, barren plateau) | :: høyfjell {n} |
| fjord {n} (long, narrow, deep inlet) | :: [Bokmål] fjord {m}; [Nynorsk] fjord {m} |
| fjord horse {n} (fjord horse) | :: [Bokmål] fjordhest {m}, fjording {m}, vestlandshest {m}; [Nynorsk] fjordhest {m}, fjording {m}, vestlandshest {m} |
| flabby {adj} (yielding to the touch) | :: [Bokmål] slaskete |
| flag {n} (piece of cloth or often its representation) | :: flagg {n} |
| flag {n} | :: flagg |
| flag-bearer {n} (one who carries a flag) | :: [Bokmål] flaggbærer {m}; [Nynorsk] flaggberar {m} |
| flagellum {n} (whip) SEE: whip | :: |
| flag of convenience {n} (flag of a chosen country of registration) | :: [Bokmål] bekvemmelighetsflagg {n} |
| flagpole {n} (pole for flags) | :: [Bokmål] flaggstang {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] flaggstong {f} |
| flagship {n} (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) | :: [Bokmål] flaggskip {n}; [Nynorsk] flaggskip {n} |
| flagship {n} (the most important one out of a related group) | :: [Bokmål] flaggskip {n}; [Nynorsk] flaggskip {n} |
| flagstaff {n} (flagpole) SEE: flagpole | :: |
| flame {n} (visible part of fire) | :: [Bokmål] flamme, lue; [Nynorsk] flamme, lue |
| flamethrower {n} (device that projects a flame) | :: flammekaster {m} |
| flamingo {n} (bird) | :: flamingo {m} |
| flammable {adj} (capable of burning, see also: inflammable) | :: brennbar |
| Flanders {prop} | :: Flandern |
| flaneur {n} (one who wanders aimlessly) | :: flanør {m} |
| flange {n} (rib or rim for strengthening) | :: flens {m} |
| flange {n} (slang:vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
| flapjack {n} (pancake) SEE: pancake | :: |
| flare {n} (source of brightly burning light or intense heat) | :: [Bokmål] fakkel {m}; [Nynorsk] fakkel {m} |
| flare {n} (flame from burn-off of waste gas) | :: [Bokmål] fakkel {m}; [Nynorsk] fakkel {m} |
| flash {n} (short for camera flash) | :: [Bokmål] blits {m}; [Nynorsk] blits {m} |
| flashback {n} (a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) | :: [Bokmål] tilbakeblikk {n}; [Nynorsk] tilbakeblikk {n} |
| flash flood {n} (sudden flood) | :: [Bokmål] styrtflom {m} |
| flashlight {n} (battery-powered hand-held light source) | :: [Bokmål] lommelykt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] lommelykt {f} |
| flash point {n} (temperature) | :: antennelsestemperatur {m}, flammepunkt {n} |
| flash point {n} (figuratively; a hotspot) | :: brennpunkt {n}, kritisk punkt {n} |
| flashpoint {n} (lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture) SEE: flash point | :: |
| flashpoint {n} (figuratively; a hotspot) SEE: flash point | :: |
| flask {n} (laboratory glassware) | :: [Bokmål] kolbe {m}; [Nynorsk] kolbe {m} |
| flat {n} (palm of the hand) SEE: palm | :: |
| flat {adj} (having no variations in altitude) | :: flat |
| flat {adj} (of a tyre: deflated) | :: flat |
| flat {adj} (without variations in pitch) | :: monoton |
| flat {adj} (lowered by one semitone) | :: -es |
| flat {adj} (with its carbon dioxide having come out of solution) | :: doven |
| flat {adj} (uninteresting) | :: dødt {n} |
| flat {adj} (unable to generate power) | :: dødt {n} |
| flat {n} (apartment) SEE: apartment | :: |
| flat as a pancake {adj} (extremely flat) | :: [Bokmål] flat som en pannekake; [Nynorsk] flat som ei pannekake |
| flatbed truck {n} (tow truck) SEE: tow truck | :: |
| flat-chested {adj} (having small breasts) | :: [Bokmål] flatbrystet, flatbrysta; [Nynorsk] flatbrysta |
| flatfish {n} (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) | :: flatfisk {m}, flyndrefisk {m} |
| flatmate {n} (a person with whom one shares a flat) | :: [Bokmål] bofrende {m} |
| flatter {v} (to compliment someone) | :: [Bokmål] smigre; [Nynorsk] smigre |
| flattering {adj} (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good) | :: [Bokmål] flatterende |
| flavor {n} (the quality produced by the sensation of taste) | :: smak |
| flaw {n} (crack or breach) | :: [Bokmål] feil {m}, brist {m}, skavank {m} |
| flaw {n} (defect, fault) | :: [Bokmål] feil {m}, brist {m}, brist {m} |
| flax {n} (plant) | :: [Bokmål] lin {n}; [Nynorsk] lin {n} |
| flay {v} (to strip skin off) | :: flå |
| flea {n} (parasitic insect) | :: [Bokmål] loppe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] loppe {f} |
| flea beetle {n} (beetles of tribe Alticini) | :: [Bokmål] jordloppe {m} |
| flea market {n} (an outdoor market selling inexpensive antiques, curios) | :: [Bokmål] loppemarked {n}; [Nynorsk] loppemarknad {m} |
| fleck {n} (lock) SEE: lock | :: |
| fleck {n} (small spot) | :: flekk {m} |
| flee {v} (to run away; to escape) | :: [Bokmål] flykte, rømme; [Nynorsk] flykte, rømme |
| fleet {n} (group of vessels or vehicles) | :: [Bokmål] flåte {m}, [vehicles] vognpark {m}; [Nynorsk] flote {m}, flåte {m}, [vehicles] vognpark {m} |
| fleeting {adj} (passing quickly) | :: [Bokmål] flyktig; [Nynorsk] flyktig |
| Fleming {n} (native or inhabitant of Flanders) | :: [Bokmål] flamlender {m} |
| Flemish {adj} (of or relating to Flanders) | :: [Bokmål] flamsk; [Nynorsk] flamsk |
| flense {v} (To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc) | :: [Bokmål] flense; [Nynorsk] flense |
| flesh {n} (colour) | :: hudfarge |
| fleshy {adj} (having considerable flesh) | :: [Bokmål] kjøttfull; [Nynorsk] kjøtfull, kjøttfull |
| fleur-de-lis {n} (heraldic charge) | :: lilje {m} {f} |
| flex {n} (insulated electrical wiring) | :: [Bokmål] ledning {m} {f} |
| flexibility {n} (quality of being flexible) | :: [Bokmål] fleksibilitet {m}, bøyelighet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fleksibilitet {m} |
| flexible {adj} (easily bent without breaking) | :: fleksibel |
| flexitime {n} (arrangement that allows employees to set their own working hours) | :: [Bokmål] fleksitid {m} {f} |
| flick {n} (film) SEE: film | :: |
| flick {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| flight {n} (act of flying) | :: [Bokmål] flyging {m} {f}, flyvning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] flyging {f} |
| flight {n} (instance of flying) | :: [Bokmål] flyging {m} {f}, flyvning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] flyging {f} |
| flight {n} (journey made by an aircraft) | :: [Bokmål] flyreise {m} {f}, flytur {m}; [Nynorsk] flyreise {f}, flytur {m} |
| flight code {n} (flight number) SEE: flight number | :: |
| flight deck {n} (aircraft cockpit) SEE: cockpit | :: |
| flightless {adj} (unable to fly) | :: [Bokmål] flygeudyktig; [Nynorsk] flygeudyktig |
| flight number {n} (callsign) | :: [Bokmål] rutenummer {n} |
| flimsy {adj} (likely to bend or break under pressure) | :: [Bokmål] spinkel; [Nynorsk] spinkel |
| fling {n} (short sexual relationship) | :: [Bokmål] eventyr {n}, affære {m} |
| flint {n} (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck) | :: flint |
| flippant {adj} (lacking respect) | :: eplekjekk, flåset, flåsete |
| flipper {n} (paddle-like rubber covering for the foot) | :: [Bokmål] svømmefot {m}; [Nynorsk] svømmefot {m}, symjefot {m} |
| flipper {n} (kitchen spatula) SEE: spatula | :: |
| flittermouse {n} (bat) SEE: bat | :: |
| float {n} (buoyant device) | :: [angling float] dupp {m} |
| floating dock {n} (floating dry dock) | :: [Bokmål] flytedokk {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] flytedokk {f} |
| floating-point number {n} (number of the form a x bc) | :: flyttall {n} |
| floating-point number {n} (computing) | :: flyttall {n} |
| floccinaucinihilipilification {n} (act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant) | :: bagatellisering {m} |
| flock {v} (to congregate) | :: flokke |
| floe {n} (a low, flat mass of floating ice) | :: [Bokmål] flak {n}, isflak {n}; [Nynorsk] flak {n}, isflak {n} |
| flog {v} (to sell) SEE: sell | :: |
| flog {v} (to defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| flog {v} (to steal) SEE: steal | :: |
| flood {n} (overflow of water) | :: [Bokmål] flom {m}, oversvømmelse {m}; [Nynorsk] flaum |
| flood {v} (to overflow) | :: oversvømme |
| flooded {adj} (filled with water) | :: [Bokmål] oversvømt |
| flooding {n} (act of flooding) | :: [Bokmål] oversvømmelse {m} |
| floodlight {n} (powerful artificial illumination with a broad beam) | :: [Bokmål] flomlys {n} |
| floodlight {v} (illuminate with floodlights) | :: [Bokmål] flombelyse |
| floodlit {adj} (lit by floodlights) | :: [Bokmål] flombelyst |
| floodplain {n} (a plain formed by the deposition of flooding) | :: [Bokmål] flomslette {m} {f} |
| floof {v} (fluff) SEE: fluff | :: |
| floor {n} (bottom part of a room) | :: gulv {n} |
| floor {n} (storey of a building) SEE: storey | :: |
| floor {n} (dance floor) SEE: dance floor | :: |
| floorball {n} (hockey-like ball game) | :: [Bokmål] innebandy |
| floorboard {n} (any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor) | :: golvplanke {m}, gulvplanke {m} |
| floor plan {n} (diagram) | :: planløsning {m} |
| floor tile {n} (tile for flooring) | :: [Bokmål] gulvflis {m} {f} |
| flop {n} (failure, especially in the entertainment industry) | :: [Bokmål] flopp {m}; [Nynorsk] flopp {m} |
| Flora {prop} (the goddess of flowers) | :: Flora |
| Florida {prop} (US state) | :: [Bokmål] Florida; [Nynorsk] Florida |
| florist's {n} (a shop that sells flowers) | :: [Bokmål] blomsterbutikk {m}; [Nynorsk] blomsterbutikk {m} |
| floss {n} (a thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth) | :: [Bokmål] tanntråd {m}; [Nynorsk] tanntråd {m} |
| flotilla {n} (small fleet) | :: [Bokmål] flotilje {m}; [Nynorsk] flotilje {m} |
| flounce {v} (to make spastic motions) SEE: flounder | :: |
| flounder {n} (any flatfish) SEE: flatfish | :: |
| flounder {n} (Platichthys flesus) | :: skrubbe {c} |
| flour {n} (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) | :: mjøl {n}; [Bokmål] mel {n} |
| flourishing {adj} (growing, thriving) | :: [Bokmål] blomstrende |
| flow {v} (to flow) SEE: run | :: |
| flow {n} (the movement of a fluid) | :: flom {m}, strøm {m} |
| flow {n} (the rising movement of the tide) | :: flo {f} {m} |
| flow {v} (to move as a fluid) | :: flomme, strømme, fløda, fløyma |
| flow {v} (to flow) SEE: stream | :: |
| flower {n} (reproductive structure in angiosperms) | :: [Bokmål] blomst {m}; [Nynorsk] blom {m}, blome {m}, blomster {m} |
| flowerbed {n} (place where flowers are grown) | :: [Bokmål] blomsterbed {n}; [Nynorsk] blomsterbed {n}, blomebed {n} |
| flower garden {n} (garden where flowers are grown for decorative purposes) | :: [Bokmål] blomsterhage {m}; [Nynorsk] blomsterhage {m} |
| flower girl {n} (participant in a wedding procession) | :: [Bokmål] blomsterpike {m} {f} |
| flowering {adj} (of a plant) | :: [Bokmål] blomstrende |
| flowerpot {n} (container in which plants are grown) | :: [Bokmål] blomsterpotte {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] blomepotte {f}, blomsterpotte {f} |
| flowmeter {n} (device for measuring flow) | :: [Bokmål] strømmåler {m}; [Nynorsk] straummålar {m} |
| fluctuate {v} (to vary irregularly; to swing) | :: svinge, fluktuere |
| fluent {adj} (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) | :: flytende |
| fluently {adv} (expressing oneself easily) | :: flytende |
| fluff {n} (light fur etc) | :: [Bokmål] hybelkanin {m}; [Nynorsk] hybelkanin {m} |
| fluid {n} (any state of matter which can flow) | :: [Bokmål] væske {m} {f}, fluid {n}; [Nynorsk] væske {f}, fluid {n} |
| fluid {adj} (of or relating to fluid) | :: [Bokmål] flytende; [Nynorsk] flytande |
| fluid {adj} (in a state of flux; subject to change) | :: [Bokmål] flytende; [Nynorsk] flytande |
| fluid {adj} (moving smoothly) | :: [Bokmål] flytende; [Nynorsk] flytande |
| fluid mechanics {n} (branch of mechanics dealing with fluids) | :: [Bokmål] fluidmekanikk {m}, væskemekanikk {m}; [Nynorsk] fluidmekanikk {m}, væskemekanikk {m} |
| flukey {adj} (lucky) SEE: lucky | :: |
| fluorescent lamp {n} (gas-discharge lamp) | :: lysrør {n}, lysstoffrør {n} |
| fluorine {n} (chemical element) | :: [Bokmål] fluor {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] fluor {m} {n} |
| flush {adj} (smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out) | :: nettopp |
| flush {adj} (wealthy or well off) | :: rik |
| flush toilet {n} (toilet that uses water to remove waste) | :: [Bokmål] toalett {n}, vannklosett {n}, wc {n}; [Nynorsk] toalett {n}, vasskosett {n}, wc {m} {n} |
| flute {n} (woodwind instrument) | :: [Bokmål] fløyte {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fløyte {f} |
| flute {n} (glass) | :: [Bokmål] champagneglass, sjampanjeglass |
| flute {n} (architecture: vertical groove in a pillar) | :: [Bokmål] kanellyre {f}; [Nynorsk] kanellure {f} |
| fluted {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| flutter {v} (to flap or wave quickly) | :: blafre |
| flutter {v} (to flap the wings without flying) | :: [Bokmål] flagre, flakse; [Nynorsk] flakse |
| fluvial {adj} (fluvial) | :: [Bokmål] fluvial; [Nynorsk] fluvial |
| flux {n} (a chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding) | :: Fluks {m} |
| flux {n} (the rate of transfer of energy (electric flux, magnetic flux)) | :: Fluks {m} |
| fly {n} (insect of the order Diptera) | :: [Bokmål] toving {f} {m}, tovinge {m}; [Nynorsk] toveng {m} |
| fly {n} (insect of the family Muscidae) | :: [Bokmål] flue {f} {m}; [Nynorsk] fluge {f} |
| fly {n} (fishing lure) | :: [Bokmål] flue {f} {m}; [Nynorsk] fluge {f} |
| fly {v} (to travel through air) | :: [Bokmål] fly, flyge; [Nynorsk] fly, flyge |
| fly {v} (to flee) | :: fly |
| fly {n} (piece of canvas that covers the opening of a tent) | :: gylf {m} |
| fly {n} (strip that hides the opening of trousers/pants or underpants) | :: glidelås {m}, gylf {m} |
| fly agaric {n} (Amanita muscaria) | :: [Bokmål] rød fluesopp {m} |
| fly ash {n} (residue generated in combustion) | :: [Bokmål] flygeaske {m} {f} |
| flyer {n} (someone who pilots or rides in an airplane) | :: flyveblad, flygeblad, løpeseddel |
| fly fishing {n} (form of angling) | :: [Bokmål] fluefiske {n}; [Nynorsk] flugefiske {n} |
| flying {n} (flying (noun)) SEE: flight | :: |
| flying buttress {n} (buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports) | :: strebebue {m} |
| Flying Dutchman {prop} (mythical ghost ship) | :: [Bokmål] den flygende hollender {m}, Dødsseileren {m} |
| flying fish {n} (tropical marine fish) | :: [Bokmål] flygefisk {m}, flyvefisk {m}; [Nynorsk] flygefisk {m} |
| flying saucer {n} (disc-shaped unidentified flying object) | :: flygende tallerken |
| Flying Spaghetti Monster {prop} (spaghetti deity) | :: Flygende spaghettimonster |
| fly on the wall {n} (quiet, non-participating or unseen observer) | :: [Bokmål] flue på veggen; [Nynorsk] fluge på veggen |
| flywheel {n} (rotating mass) | :: [Bokmål] svinghjul {n}; [Nynorsk] svinghjul {n} |
| foal {n} (young horse) | :: føll {n}, fole {m} |
| foam {n} (substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains) | :: [Bokmål] skum {n}; [Nynorsk] skum {n} |
| foam {n} (foam rubber) | :: [Bokmål] skumgummi {m}; [Nynorsk] skumgummi {m} |
| foam rubber {n} (foam rubber) SEE: foam | :: |
| fob {n} (chain or ribbon) | :: [Bokmål] urkjede {m} |
| focal length {n} (distance) | :: [Bokmål] brennvidde {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] brennvidd {f}, brennvidde {f} |
| focal point {n} ((optics) a focus; a point at which rays of light or other radiation converge) | :: [Bokmål] brennpunkt {n}; [Nynorsk] brennpunkt {n} |
| focus {n} (in optics) | :: [Bokmål] fokus {n}, brennpunkt {n}; [Nynorsk] fokus {n}, brennpunkt {n} |
| focus {n} (concentration of attention) | :: [Bokmål] fokus {n}; [Nynorsk] fokus {n} |
| focus {v} (intransitive: to concentrate one's attention) | :: [Bokmål] fokusere; [Nynorsk] fokusere, fokusera |
| foe {n} (enemy) SEE: enemy | :: |
| foehn {n} (warm dry wind blowing down the northern sides of the Alps) | :: [Bokmål] føn {m}, fønvind {m}; [Nynorsk] føn {m}, fønvind {m} |
| foetus {n} (fetus) SEE: fetus | :: |
| fog {n} (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision) | :: tåke {m} {f}, skodde {m} {f} |
| fog {n} (mist or film clouding a surface) | :: dugg {m} |
| fog {n} (state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion) | :: uklarhet {m} |
| fog {n} (photography: blur on a developed photographic image) | :: uskarphet {m} |
| fog {v} (to become obscured in condensation or water) | :: dugge |
| fog {v} (to cover with or as if with fog) | :: dugge |
| fog {v} (to make confusing or obscure) | :: tåkelegge |
| fog {n} (Scottish: moss) SEE: moss | :: |
| fogbank {n} (bank of fog) | :: [Bokmål] tåkebanke {m}; [Nynorsk] tåkebanke {m} |
| foggy {adj} (obscured by mist or fog) | :: [Bokmål] tåkete, tåket; [Nynorsk] tåkete |
| fog light {n} (one of a pair of lights, mounted at the front of a car) | :: [Bokmål] tåkelys |
| foie gras {n} (fattened liver of geese or ducks) | :: gåselever {m} |
| foil {n} (thin sheet of metal) | :: [Bokmål] folie {m}; [Nynorsk] folie {m} |
| foil {n} (thin aluminium/aluminum or tin used for wrapping food) | :: [Bokmål] folie {m}; [Nynorsk] folie {m} |
| folder {n} (container of computer files) | :: mappe {m} |
| foliage {n} (the leaves of plants) | :: bladverk {n}, løvverk {n} |
| foliated {adj} (geology: of rock) | :: [Bokmål] foliert; [Nynorsk] foliert |
| folk {n} (inhabitants of a region) | :: folk {n}, befolkning {m} {f} |
| folk dance {n} (genre of dance) | :: [Bokmål] folkedans {m}; [Nynorsk] folkedans {m} |
| folk dancer {n} (person who does folk dancing) | :: [Bokmål] folkedanser {m}; [Nynorsk] folkedansar {m} |
| folk dancing {n} (activity) | :: [Bokmål] folkedans {m}; [Nynorsk] folkedans {m} |
| folk etymology {n} (false etymology) | :: [Bokmål] folkeetymologi {m}; [Nynorsk] folkeetymologi {m} |
| folklore {n} (tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population) | :: [Bokmål] folklore |
| folk medicine {n} (traditional medical practices) | :: [Bokmål] folkemedisin {m}; [Nynorsk] folkemedisin {m} |
| folk music {n} (music originating from a specific region) | :: [Bokmål] folkemusikk {m}; [Nynorsk] folkemusikk {m} |
| follow {v} (to go or come after in physical space) | :: følge |
| following {adj} (next in sequence or time) | :: [Bokmål] følgende, påfølgende |
| following {adj} (to be specified) | :: [Bokmål] følgende |
| follow-up {n} (action) | :: [Bokmål] oppfølging {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oppfølging {f} |
| fond {v} (be fond of, like) SEE: like | :: |
| fond {v} (be fond of, have affection for) | :: være glad i |
| food {n} (any substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life) | :: mat {m}, føde {m} {f}, næring {m} {f} |
| food allergy {n} (food allergy) | :: [Bokmål] matallergi {m}, matvareallergi {m}; [Nynorsk] matallergi {m}, matvareallergi {m} |
| food bank {n} (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) | :: [Bokmål] matsentral {m} |
| food poisoning {n} (any food-borne disease) | :: [Bokmål] matforgiftning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] matforgifting {f} |
| foodstuff {n} (material that may be used as food) | :: [Bokmål] næringsmiddel {n}; [Nynorsk] næringsmiddel {n} |
| food web {n} (diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem) | :: næringsvev {m}, næringsnett {n} |
| fool {n} (person with poor judgement or little intelligence) | :: tosk {m}, dust {m}, tulling {m} |
| fool {n} (jester) | :: narr {m} |
| fool {v} (to trick; to make a fool of someone) | :: narre, lure |
| foolish {adj} (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) | :: [Bokmål] tåpelig, dum |
| foolproof {adj} ((device) fail-safe) | :: [Bokmål] idiotsikker; [Nynorsk] idiotsikker |
| foot {n} (part of animal’s body) | :: pote labb |
| foot {n} (part of human body) | :: [Bokmål] fot {m}; [Nynorsk] fot {m} |
| foot {n} (unit of measure) | :: [Bokmål] fot {m}; [Nynorsk] fot {m} |
| foot {v} (kick) | :: sparke |
| foot {v} (pay) | :: betale |
| foot {n} (metrical foot) SEE: metrical foot | :: |
| footage {n} (amount of film that has been used) | :: filmmateriale {n} |
| foot-and-mouth disease {n} (foot-and-mouth disease) | :: munn- og klovsyke |
| football {n} (Association football) | :: fotball {m} |
| football {n} (ball) | :: fotball |
| football {n} (practise of any of these games) | :: fotball |
| football {n} (US game) SEE: American football | :: |
| footballer {n} (one who plays football) | :: [Bokmål] fotballspiller {m}, fotballspeller {m}; [Nynorsk] fotballspelar {m} |
| football pitch {n} (playing field on which the game of football is played) SEE: soccer field | :: |
| football player {n} (footballer) SEE: footballer | :: |
| footbridge {n} (bridge for pedestrians) | :: [Bokmål] gangbro {m} {f}, gangbru {m} {f}, fotgjengerbro {m} {f}, fotgjengerbru {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] gangbru {f}, fotgjengarbru {f} |
| foothold {n} (a solid grip with the feet) | :: [Bokmål] fotfeste {n}; [Nynorsk] fotfeste {n} |
| footnote {n} (comment at the bottom of a printed page) | :: [Bokmål] fotnote {m}; [Nynorsk] fotnote {m} |
| footpath {n} (path for pedestrians) | :: [Bokmål] gangsti {m}, gangvei {m}, gangveg {m}, [pavement] fortau {n}; [Nynorsk] gangstig {m}, gangsti {m}, gangveg {m}, [pavement] fortau {n} |
| footprint {n} (the impression of the foot) | :: [Bokmål] fotspor {n}; [Nynorsk] fotspor {n} |
| footsie {n} (flirting game) | :: [Bokmål] benflørting {m} {f} |
| foot soldier {n} (infantryman) SEE: infantryman | :: |
| footstool {n} (a low stool) | :: [Bokmål] krakk {m}; [Nynorsk] krakk {m} |
| footwear {n} (an item of clothing that is worn on the foot) | :: [Bokmål] fottøy {n}, skotøy {n}; [Nynorsk] fottøy {n}, skotøy {n} |
| for {conj} (because) | :: for, fordi |
| for {prep} (towards) | :: mot, for |
| for {prep} (directed at, intended to belong to) | :: til |
| for {prep} (supporting) | :: for |
| for {prep} (because of) | :: for |
| foraging {n} (the act of searching for food) | :: matauk {m} |
| forbid {v} (to disallow) | :: [Bokmål] forby, nekte; [Nynorsk] forby, forbyde, forbyda, nekte, nekta |
| force {n} (anything that is able to make a big change in person or thing) | :: kraft {m} {f} |
| force {n} (physical quantity) | :: kraft {m} {f} |
| force {n} (group that aims to attack, control, or constrain) | :: styrke {m} |
| force {n} (ability to attack, control, or constrain) | :: styrke {m} |
| force {n} (law: unlawful violence or lawful compulsion) | :: tvang |
| force {v} (compel (someone to do something)) | :: tvinge |
| force {v} (cause to occur, overcoming resistance) | :: påtvinge |
| force {n} (waterfall) SEE: waterfall | :: |
| force of nature {n} (a mighty natural force which is beyond human control) | :: [Bokmål] naturkraft {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] naturkraft {f} |
| ford {n} (crossing) | :: vadeplass {m}, vadested {n} |
| ford {v} (to cross a stream) | :: vade |
| Fordism {n} (Fordism) | :: [Bokmål] fordisme {m}; [Nynorsk] fordisme {m} |
| fore and aft {adv} (lengthwise) | :: [Bokmål] langskips; [Nynorsk] langskips |
| fore-and-aft {adj} (parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern) | :: [Bokmål] langskips; [Nynorsk] langskips |
| forearm {n} (part of the arm) | :: [Bokmål] underarm {m}; [Nynorsk] underarm {m} |
| forecast {v} (estimate future conditions) | :: forutsi, predikere |
| forecastle {n} (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) | :: ruff {m}; [Bokmål] bakk {m}, bakkdekk {n} |
| forefather {n} (ancestor) | :: [Bokmål] forfader {m}, stamfar {m}; [Nynorsk] forfar {m}, [old] forfader {m}, stamfar {m} |
| forefinger {n} (first finger next to the thumb) | :: [Bokmål] pekefinger {m}; [Nynorsk] peikefinger {m} |
| forefoot {n} (either of the front feet of a quadruped) | :: forfot |
| foregoing {adj} (occurring before or in front of something else) | :: foregående, forrige |
| forehead {n} (part of face above eyebrows) | :: [Bokmål] panne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] panne {f} |
| foreign {n} (foreigner) SEE: foreigner | :: |
| foreign {adj} (located outside one's own country or place) | :: [Bokmål] utenlandsk; [Nynorsk] utanlandsk |
| foreign {adj} (originating from or characteristic of a different country) | :: [Bokmål] utenlandsk; [Nynorsk] utanlandsk |
| foreign {adj} (relating to a different nation) | :: [Bokmål] utenlandsk; [Nynorsk] utanlandsk |
| foreign affairs {n} (policy) | :: [Bokmål] utenrikssaker {p} |
| foreign body {n} (unwanted intruding object) | :: [Bokmål] fremmedlegeme {n} |
| foreign-born {adj} (born abroad) | :: [Bokmål] utenlandsfødt, utenlandskfødt |
| foreign country {n} (country of which one is not a citizen) | :: [Bokmål] utland {n}, fremmed land {n}; [Nynorsk] utland {n} |
| foreign debt {n} (aggregate of debt to foreigners) | :: [Bokmål] utenlandsgjeld {m} {f} |
| foreigner {n} (person in a foreign land) | :: [Bokmål] utlending {m}; [Nynorsk] utlending {m} |
| foreign language {n} (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) | :: [Bokmål] fremmedspråk {n} |
| foreign minister {n} (cabinet official) | :: [Bokmål] utenriksminister {m}; [Nynorsk] utanriksminister {m} |
| foreign policy {n} (government's policy) | :: [Bokmål] utenrikspolitikk {m} |
| foreign trade {n} (trade between a country and other countries) | :: [Bokmål] utenlandshandel {m} |
| foreland {n} (headland) SEE: headland | :: |
| foreleg {n} (either of the two legs towards the front of a four-legged animal) | :: [Bokmål] forbein {n}; [Nynorsk] forbein {n}, frambein {n} |
| foreman {n} (leader of a work crew) | :: [Bokmål] formann {m}, arbeidsformann {m}; [Nynorsk] formann {m}, arbeidsformann {m} |
| foreman {n} (member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf) | :: [Bokmål] juryformann {m}; [Nynorsk] juryformann {m} |
| forename {n} (a name that precedes surname) | :: fornavn {n} |
| forenoon {n} (morning) SEE: morning | :: |
| foreperson {n} ((male or female) leader of a work crew) | :: [Bokmål] formann {m}, forkvinne {m} {f}, arbeidsformann {m}, arbeidsforkvinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] formann {m}, forkvinne {f}, arbeidsformann {m}, arbeidsforkvinne {f} |
| foreperson {n} ((male or female) member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf) | :: [Bokmål] juryformann {m}, juryforkvinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] juryformann {m}, juryforkvinne {f} |
| foresee {v} (to anticipate) | :: forutse |
| foreseen {v} (past participle of foresee) | :: forutsett |
| foreskin {n} (prepuce / foreskin) | :: [Bokmål] forhud {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forhud {f} |
| forest {n} (dense collection of trees) | :: skog {m} |
| forested {adj} (covered in forest) | :: [Bokmål] skogkledd, skogdekt; [Nynorsk] skogkledd, skogdekt |
| forester {n} (person practicing forestry) | :: skogvokter {m} |
| forest fire {n} (fire) | :: [Bokmål] skogbrann {m}; [Nynorsk] skogbrann {m} |
| foretaste {n} (taste taken in advance) | :: [Bokmål] forsmak {m}; [Nynorsk] forsmak {m}, føresmak {m} |
| foretell {v} (to predict the future) | :: forutsi |
| for ever {adv} (forever) SEE: forever | :: |
| forever {adv} (for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time) | :: [Bokmål] for alltid; [Nynorsk] for alltid |
| forewoman {n} (female leader of a work crew) | :: [Bokmål] forkvinne {m} {f}, arbeidsforkvinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forkvinne {f}, arbeidsforkvinne {f} |
| forewoman {n} (female foreman of a jury) | :: [Bokmål] juryforkvinne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] juryforkvinne {f} |
| for example {prep} (as an example) | :: for eksempel; [Nynorsk] til dømes |
| forge {n} (furnace or hearth) | :: [Bokmål] esse {m}; [Nynorsk] esse {f} |
| forge {n} (workshop) | :: [Bokmål] smie {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] smie {f} |
| forge {v} (to shape a metal) | :: [Bokmål] smi; [Nynorsk] smi |
| forgery {n} (invention) SEE: invention | :: |
| forgery {n} (the act of forging, fabricating or producing falsely) | :: [Bokmål] falskneri {n}, forfalskning {m} {f}, forfalsking {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] falskneri {n}, forfalsking {f} |
| forgery {n} (that which is forged or counterfeited) | :: [Bokmål] falskneri {n}, forfalskning {m} {f}, forfalsking {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] falskneri {n}, forfalsking {f} |
| forget {v} (to lose remembrance of) | :: [Bokmål] glemme, glømme; [Nynorsk] gløyma |
| forget {v} (to cease remembering) | :: [Bokmål] glemme, glømme; [Nynorsk] gløyma |
| forgetful {adj} (liable to forget) | :: glemsom; [Nynorsk] gløymsk, gløymsam |
| forgetfulness {n} (proneness to let slip from the mind) | :: [Bokmål] glemsomhet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] gløymske {f} |
| forgetfulness {n} (loss of remembrance) | :: [Bokmål] glemsomhet {m} {f} |
| forgetfulness {n} (failure to bear in mind) | :: [Bokmål] forglemmelse {m}; [Nynorsk] forgløyming {f} |
| forget-me-not {n} (plant of the genus Myosotis) | :: [Bokmål] forglemmegei {m}; [Nynorsk] minneblom {m}, forgløymmegei {m} |
| forgivable {adj} (able to be forgiven) | :: [Bokmål] tilgivelig |
| forgive {v} (transitive, to pardon) | :: tilgi, forlate |
| forgiveness {n} (the action of forgiving) | :: [Bokmål] tilgivelse {m} |
| for God's sake {interj} (Exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience) | :: for Guds skyld, Gudskjelov |
| for good measure {prep} (in excess of the required minimum) | :: [Bokmål] for godt måls skyld |
| forgotten {adj} (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) | :: [Bokmål] bortglemt |
| for hours {adv} (taking many hours) | :: [Bokmål] i timevis; [Nynorsk] i timevis |
| for instance {adv} (as an example) SEE: for example | :: |
| fork {n} (pronged tool) | :: [Bokmål] gaffel {m}; [Nynorsk] gaffel {m} |
| fork {n} (eating utensil) | :: [Bokmål] gaffel {m}; [Nynorsk] gaffel {m} |
| fork {n} (intersection) | :: [Bokmål] forgrening {m} {f}, forgreining {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forgreining {f} |
| fork {n} (point where a waterway splits) | :: [Bokmål] forgreining {m} {f}, forgrening {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forgreining {f} |
| fork {n} (tuning fork) SEE: tuning fork | :: |
| fork {n} (forklift) SEE: forklift | :: |
| fork {n} (UK: crotch) SEE: crotch | :: |
| fork {n} (gallows) SEE: gallows | :: |
| forklift {n} (small industrial vehicle) | :: [Bokmål] gaffeltruck {m}, truck {m}; [Nynorsk] gaffeltruck {m}, truck {m} |
| form {n} (document to be filled in) | :: [Bokmål] skjema {n}; [Nynorsk] skjema {n} |
| form {n} (level of pre-collegiate education) SEE: grade | :: |
| formal {adj} (being in accord with established forms) | :: formell |
| formal {adj} (ceremonial) | :: [Bokmål] høytidelig |
| formaldehyde {n} | :: formaldehyd |
| formality {n} (The state of being formal) | :: [Bokmål] formalitet {m}; [Nynorsk] formalitet {m} |
| formality {n} (specific requirement) | :: [Bokmål] formalitet {m}; [Nynorsk] formalitet {m} |
| formation {n} (military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft) | :: formasjon {m} |
| former {adj} (previous) | :: [Bokmål] forhenværende, tidligere; [Nynorsk] førverande, tidlegare |
| former {adj} (first of aforementioned two items) | :: [Bokmål] førstnevnt |
| formerly {adv} (at some time in the past) | :: [Bokmål] tidligere |
| formerly {adv} (previously; once) | :: [Bokmål] tidligere |
| former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia {prop} (provisional designation of the Republic of North Macedonia, see also: Republic of North Macedonia; North Macedonia) | :: [Bokmål] Den tidligere jugoslaviske republikk Makedonia; [Nynorsk] Den tidlegare jugoslaviske republikken Makedonia |
| formic acid {n} (methanoic acid) | :: maursyre {f} |
| formidable {adj} (causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality) | :: formidabel |
| formidable {adj} (difficult to defeat or overcome) | :: formidabel |
| Formosa {prop} (Taiwan) SEE: Taiwan | :: |
| formula {n} (in mathematics) | :: [Bokmål] formel {m}; [Nynorsk] formel {m} |
| formula {n} (in chemistry) | :: [Bokmål] formel {m}; [Nynorsk] formel {m} |
| fornication {n} (sexual intercourse considered illicit) | :: [Bokmål] utukt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] utukt {f} |
| for now {prep} (at the moment; until later) | :: [Bokmål] inntil videre, foreløpig; [Nynorsk] inntil vidare, foreløpig |
| forsake {v} (to abandon) | :: forlate |
| for sale {prep} (being offered for purchase) | :: [Bokmål] til salgs; [Nynorsk] til sals |
| Forster's tern {n} (Sterna forsteri) | :: prærieterne; [Nynorsk] prærieterne |
| fort {n} (fortified defensive structure stationed with troops) | :: [Bokmål] festning {m} {f}, fort {n}; [Nynorsk] festning {f} {m}, fort {n} |
| forthcoming {adj} (approaching or about to take place) | :: [Bokmål] forestående, kommende |
| forthcoming {adj} (available when needed) | :: innkommende |
| forthcomingness {n} (the state or quality of being forthcoming (considerate)) | :: imøtekommenhet {c} |
| fortieth {adj} (ordinal form of forty, see also: 40th) | :: førtinde |
| fortification {n} (that which fortifies) | :: [Bokmål] festningsanlegg {n}; [Nynorsk] festningsanlegg {n} |
| fortified {v} (used as adjective) | :: [Bokmål] befestet |
| fortify {v} (increase the defenses of) | :: [Bokmål] befeste |
| fortnight {n} (period of two weeks) | :: [Bokmål] to uker {p}, fjorten dager {p}; [Nynorsk] to veker {p}, fjorten dagar {p}, fjortendagar {p} |
| fortress {n} (fortified place) | :: [Bokmål] festning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] festning {f} {m} |
| fortunate {adj} | :: heldig |
| fortunately {adv} (in a fortunate manner) | :: [Bokmål] heldigvis; [Nynorsk] heldigvis |
| fortune {n} (good luck) | :: flaks |
| fortune favors the bold {proverb} (luck favors the adventurous) | :: [Bokmål] lykken står den kjekke bi |
| forty {num} (the cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine) | :: førti |
| forty-nine {num} (49) | :: [Bokmål] førtini; [Nynorsk] førtini |
| fortysomething {n} (quadragenarian) SEE: quadragenarian | :: |
| forum {n} (place for discussion) | :: forum {n}, fora {p} |
| forum {n} (gathering for the purpose of discussion) | :: forum, fora {p} |
| forum {n} (form of discussion) | :: forum {n}, fora {p} |
| forum {n} (Internet message board) | :: forum {n}, fora {p} |
| forward {adj} (at the front) | :: fremre |
| forward {adj} (without customary restraint) | :: direkte |
| forward {adj} (expected in the future) | :: framtidig |
| forward {adv} (towards the front) | :: framover |
| forward {adv} (in the usual direction of travel) | :: framover |
| forward {adv} (into the future) | :: framover, heretter |
| forward {v} (send (something received) to a third party) | :: [Bokmål] videresende; [Nynorsk] vidaresende |
| forward {n} (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) | :: [Bokmål] spiss {m}, angriper {m}; [Nynorsk] spiss {m} |
| forward {n} (centre or winger in ice hockey) | :: forward {m} |
| forward {n} (small forward or power forward position) | :: forward {m} |
| forward {n} (front part of a vessel) | :: baug {m} |
| forwarding {n} (The act by which something is forwarded.) | :: [Bokmål] videresending {m} {f} |
| forward slash {n} (slash) SEE: slash | :: |
| fossil {n} (The mineralized remains of an animal or plant) | :: [Bokmål] fossil {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] fossil {n} |
| foster child {n} (child in foster care) | :: pleiebarn {n}; [Bokmål] fosterbarn {n}; [Nynorsk] fosterbarn {n} |
| fosterling {n} (foster child) SEE: foster child | :: |
| foul-mouthed {adj} (of a user of bad language) | :: [Bokmål] rappkjeftet |
| foul one's own nest {v} (to hurt one's own interests, especially to damage the reputation of one's self) | :: [Bokmål] skite i eget reir |
| foul-smelling {adj} (having a bad odour) | :: [Bokmål] illeluktende |
| found {v} (to start an organization) | :: grunnlegge |
| found {v} (to begin building) | :: grunnlegge |
| found {v} (melt) SEE: melt | :: |
| foundation {n} (that upon which anything is founded) | :: fundament |
| foundation {n} (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall) | :: grunnmur |
| foundation {n} (endowed institution or charity) | :: [Bokmål] stiftelse {m}; [Nynorsk] stiftelse {m}, stifting {f} |
| foundation stone {n} (stone laid during construction) | :: [Bokmål] grunnstein {m}; [Nynorsk] grunnstein {m} |
| founder {n} (one who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author) | :: [Bokmål] grunnlegger {m}; [Nynorsk] grunnleggar {m}, grunnleggjar {m} |
| fountain {n} (spring) SEE: spring | :: |
| fountain {n} (artificial water feature) | :: springvann; [Bokmål] fontene {m}; [Nynorsk] fontene {f} |
| fountain of youth {n} (anything reputed to have the power to restore health and vitality) | :: ungdomskilde {m} |
| fountain pen {n} (pen containing a reservoir of ink) | :: [Bokmål] fyllepenn {m}; [Nynorsk] fyllepenn {m} |
| four {num} (the cardinal number 4) | :: fire |
| four by two {n} (Jew) SEE: Jew | :: |
| four-eyes {n} (person who wears spectacles) | :: brilleslange {m} |
| fourhorn sculpin {n} (a species of fish) | :: [Bokmål] hornulke; [Nynorsk] hornulke |
| four-leaf clover {n} (clover with four leaves) | :: [Bokmål] firkløver {m}; [Nynorsk] firkløver {m} |
| four-letter word {n} (swear word) SEE: swear word | :: |
| four-poster {n} (four-poster bed) | :: [Bokmål] himmelseng {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] himmelseng {f} |
| four-stroke engine {n} (type of engine) | :: firetaktsmotor |
| fourteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: fjorten |
| fourth {n} (quarter) SEE: quarter | :: |
| fourth {adj} (ordinal form of the number four, see also: 4th) | :: fjerde |
| fourth {n} (musical interval spanning four degrees of the diatonic scale) | :: [Bokmål] kvart {m}; [Nynorsk] kvart {m} |
| four-wheel drive {n} (transmission system) | :: [Bokmål] firehjulsdrift {m} {f}, firehjulstrekk {n}; [Nynorsk] firehjulsdrift {f} |
| four-wheeler {n} (vehicle with four wheels) | :: firehjulsvogn {c} |
| fowl {n} (bird) SEE: bird | :: |
| fowl {n} (bird of the order Galliformes) | :: fjærfe {n} |
| fox {n} (Vulpes) | :: rev {m} |
| fox {n} (any of the species in the tribe Vulpini) | :: [Bokmål] rev {m}; [Nynorsk] rev {m} |
| foxberry {n} (plant and berry Vaccinium vitis-idaea) SEE: lingonberry | :: |
| foxglove {n} (plant of the genus Digitalis) | :: [Bokmål] revebjelle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] revebjølle {f} |
| foxhole {n} (fox's burrow) | :: [Bokmål] revehi {n}; [Nynorsk] revehi {n} |
| foyer {n} (lobby, corridor, or waiting room) | :: [Bokmål] foajé {m}; [Nynorsk] foajé {m} |
| fractal {n} (self-similar geometric figure) | :: fraktal {m} |
| fractal {n} (figure irregular at all scales) | :: fraktal {m} |
| fractal {adj} (having the form of a fractal) | :: fraktal |
| fraction {n} (part of a whole) | :: andel {m}, brøkdel {m} |
| fraction {n} (arithmetic: ratio) | :: brøk {m}; [Bokmål] brøk {m} |
| fraction {n} (chemistry: component separated by fractionation) | :: [Bokmål] fraksjon {m}; [Nynorsk] fraksjon {m} |
| fracture {n} (act of breaking, or something broken) | :: [Bokmål] fraktur {m}; [Nynorsk] fraktur {m} |
| fragile {adj} (easily broken or destroyed) | :: [Bokmål] skjør; [Nynorsk] skøyr |
| fragment {n} (portion or segment of an object) | :: [Bokmål] fragment {n}, bruddstykke {n}; [Nynorsk] fragment {n} |
| fragrance {n} (pleasant smell or odour) | :: [Bokmål] duft {m}, aroma, godlukt |
| fragrant {adj} (sweet-smelling) | :: [Bokmål] velluktende; [Nynorsk] velluktande |
| frame {v} (add a decorative border to a picture) | :: innramme |
| frame {n} (structural elements of a building or other constructed object) | :: bjelkelag {n}, rammeverk {n}, armatur {m} |
| frame {n} (structure of a person's body) | :: beingrind {m} {f} |
| frame {n} (rigid, generally rectangular mounting) | :: ramme {m} {f} |
| frame {n} (piece of photographic film containing an image) | :: frame {m}, ramme {m} |
| framework {n} (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) | :: [Bokmål] rammeverk {n}; [Nynorsk] rammeverk {n} |
| framework {n} (a basic conceptual structure) | :: [Bokmål] rammeverk {n}; [Nynorsk] rammeverk {n} |
| framework agreement {n} (preliminary agreement) | :: [Bokmål] rammeavtale {m}; [Nynorsk] rammeavtale {m} {f} |
| France {prop} (country) | :: Frankrike |
| Francis {prop} (male given name) | :: Frans |
| francium {n} (chemical element) | :: francium |
| Francoism {prop} (the dictatorship of Francisco Franco in Spain) | :: [Bokmål] francisme |
| frank {adj} (bluntly honest) | :: frank |
| Frank {n} (one of the Franks) | :: [Bokmål] franker {m}; [Nynorsk] frankar {m} |
| Frank {prop} (male given name) | :: Frank |
| frankenword {n} (portmanteau word) SEE: portmanteau word | :: |
| Frankish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Franks) | :: [Bokmål] frankisk; [Nynorsk] frankisk |
| Franklin's gull {n} (Leucophaeus pipixcan) | :: franklinmåke; [Nynorsk] franklinmåse |
| frankly {adv} (in a frank, open or (too) honest manner) | :: [Bokmål] beint fram; [Nynorsk] beintfram |
| frankly {adv} ((sentence adverb) In truth, to tell the truth) | :: [Bokmål] ærlig talt, oppriktig talt; [Nynorsk] ærleg talt |
| frantic {adj} (In a state of panic, worry, frenzy or rush) | :: [Bokmål] [activity] febrilsk; [Nynorsk] [activity] febrilsk |
| fraternal nephew {n} (brother's son) | :: [Bokmål] brorsønn {m}; [Nynorsk] brorson {m} |
| fraternal niece {n} (brother's daughter) | :: [Bokmål] brordatter {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] brordotter {f} |
| fratricide {n} (killing of one's sibling) | :: [Bokmål] brodermord {n}; [Nynorsk] brodermord {n}, brormord {n} |
| fratricide {n} (person who commits this crime) | :: [Bokmål] brodermorder {m}; [Nynorsk] brodermordar {m}, brormordar {m} |
| fraud {n} (an act of deception) | :: bedrageri {n}, svindel {m} |
| fraught {adj} (charged or accompanied with) | :: full |
| fray {v} (to unravel) | :: rakne |
| fray {v} (to cause exhaustion to a person's mental strength) | :: rakne |
| freckle {n} (small pigmentation spot on the skin) | :: [Bokmål] fregne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] frekne {f} |
| freckled {adj} (having freckles) | :: [Bokmål] fregnet, fregnete; [Nynorsk] freknete |
| Frederick {prop} (male given name) | :: [Bokmål] Fredrik {m}; [Nynorsk] Fredrik {m} |
| free {adj} (not imprisoned) | :: fri |
| free {adj} (unconstrained) | :: fri, løs |
| free {adj} (mathematics: unconstrained) | :: fri |
| free {adj} (unobstructed) | :: åpen, fri |
| free {adj} (not in use) | :: ledig |
| free {adj} (without obligations) | :: fri, ledig |
| free {adj} (software: with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) | :: fri |
| free {adj} (without) | :: fri, uten |
| free {adv} (without needing to pay) | :: gratis |
| free {v} (make free) | :: frigjøre, frigi, befri, løslate |
| free {adj} (obtainable without payment) SEE: free of charge | :: |
| -free {suffix} (free from; without) | :: -fri |
| freeboard {n} (nautical - vertical distance from waterline) | :: [Bokmål] fribord {n}; [Nynorsk] fribord {n} |
| freebooter {n} (A pirate, or person who pillages and plunders) | :: fribytter {m} |
| freedom {n} (not being imprisoned or enslaved) | :: fridom {m}; [Bokmål] frihet {m} |
| freedom {n} | :: frihet |
| freedom fighter {n} (fighter) | :: [Bokmål] frihetskjemper {m} |
| freedom fries {n} (french fries) SEE: french fries | :: |
| freedom of movement {n} (the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state) | :: [Bokmål] bevegelsesfrihet {m} {f} |
| freedom of religion {n} (the right to hold any religious beliefs) | :: [Bokmål] religionsfrihet {m} {f} |
| freedom of speech {n} (right to speak without fear of harm) SEE: free speech | :: |
| freedom of the press {n} (right of media to disseminate ideas and opinions) | :: [Bokmål] pressefrihet {m} {f}, trykkefrihet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] prentefridom {m}, trykkefridom {m} |
| freedom to roam {n} (right to access public or privately owned land) | :: allemannsretten |
| free kick {n} (kick played without interference of opposition) | :: [Bokmål] frispark {n}; [Nynorsk] frispark {n} |
| freelance {v} | :: frilans |
| freelancer {n} (who freelances) | :: frilanser |
| freeloader {n} (one who does not contribute or pay appropriately) | :: [Bokmål] gratispassasjer {m} |
| freemason {n} (freemason) SEE: Freemason | :: |
| Freemason {n} (member of the Free and Accepted Masons) | :: [Bokmål] frimurer {m}; [Nynorsk] frimurar {m} |
| freemium {n} | :: [Bokmål] freemium |
| free of charge {adj} (not requiring any payment - adjective) | :: gratis |
| free port {n} (port with relaxed customs) | :: [Bokmål] frihavn {m} {f} |
| free-range {adj} (pertaining to animals that are allowed to roam freely) | :: [Bokmål] frittgående |
| free software {n} (free of charge software) SEE: freeware | :: |
| free speech {n} (right to express an opinion in public) | :: [Bokmål] ytringsfrihet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ytringsfridom {m} |
| free-standing {adj} (free-standing) SEE: freestanding | :: |
| freestanding {adj} (standing or set apart) | :: [Bokmål] frittstående; [Nynorsk] frittståande |
| freestyle {n} (front crawl) | :: fri svømning |
| freethinker {n} (person who has formed their opinions using reason and rational enquiry) | :: [Bokmål] fritenker {m}; [Nynorsk] fritenkar {m}, fritenkjar {m} |
| free time {n} (time that can be spent on one's own activities rather than work) | :: [Bokmål] fritid {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fritid {f} |
| free trade {n} (trade free from government interference) | :: [Bokmål] frihandel {m}; [Nynorsk] frihandel {m} |
| freeware {n} (free of charge software) | :: gratisprogram {n} |
| freeway {n} (road designed for safe high-speed motoring) | :: [Bokmål] motorvei {m}; Nynrosk: motorveg {m} |
| freeze {v} (to become solid due to low temperature) | :: fryse |
| freeze {v} (to lower something's temperature to freezing point) | :: fryse |
| freeze {v} (to become motionless) | :: fryse |
| freezer {n} (part of a refrigerator) | :: fryser |
| freezer {n} (stand-alone appliance) | :: dypfryser |
| freezer burn {n} (desiccation caused by being kept in a freezer too long) | :: [Bokmål] fryser brenne |
| freezing point {n} (temperature) | :: [Bokmål] frysepunkt {n}; [Nynorsk] frysepunkt {n} |
| Freiburg {prop} (a German city) | :: Freiburg |
| freight {v} (to transport goods) | :: frakte |
| freight car {n} (railway car) SEE: goods wagon | :: |
| freighter {n} (vessel used to carry freight) SEE: cargo ship | :: |
| freight train {n} (train used for transportation of freight) SEE: goods train | :: |
| french {v} (to kiss another person) SEE: French kiss | :: |
| french {v} (to kiss) SEE: French kiss | :: |
| French {prop} (principal language of France and other related countries) | :: [Bokmål] fransk {m}; [Nynorsk] fransk {m} |
| French {n} (people of France, collectively) | :: franskmenn {m-p} |
| French {n} | :: [Nynorsk] fransk språk |
| French {adj} (of or relating to France) | :: [Bokmål] fransk; [Nynorsk] fransk |
| French {adj} (of or relating to the French people) | :: [Bokmål] fransk; [Nynorsk] fransk |
| French {adj} (of or relating to the French language) | :: [Bokmål] fransk; [Nynorsk] fransk |
| French bread {n} (a long thin loaf of bread) SEE: baguette | :: |
| french fries {n} (deep fried strips of potato) | :: pommes frites {m} |
| French Guiana {prop} (Department of French Guiana) | :: [Bokmål] Fransk Guyana; [Nynorsk] Fransk Guyana |
| Frenchify {v} | :: [Bokmål] forfranske |
| French kiss {n} (a kiss involving the tongue) | :: [Bokmål] tungekyss {m} {n}, fransk kyss {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] tungekyss {m} {n}, fransk kyss {m} {n} |
| French kiss {v} (to give a French kiss) | :: [Bokmål] kline |
| French letter {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| Frenchman {n} (man of French birth or nationality) | :: [Bokmål] franskmann {m}; [Nynorsk] franskmann {m} |
| French Polynesia {prop} (Overseas territory of France) | :: [Bokmål] Fransk Polynesia; [Nynorsk] Fransk Polynesia |
| French Republic {prop} (country) | :: [Bokmål] Republikken Frankrike {m}; [Nynorsk] Republikken Frankrike {m} |
| French Republican Calendar {prop} (calendar used for twelve years in revolutionary France) | :: [Bokmål] franske revolusjonskalender {m}, franske republikanske kalender {m} |
| French Riviera {prop} (French Riviera) | :: Rivieraen |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands {prop} (overseas territory of France) | :: [Bokmål] De franske sørterritorier {n-p}; [Nynorsk] Dei franske sørterritoria {n-p} |
| French stick {n} (a long thin loaf of bread) SEE: baguette | :: |
| French toast {n} (food prepared by dipping bread into egg batter and frying) | :: arme riddere {m-p} |
| Frenchwoman {n} (a French woman) | :: [Bokmål] franskmann {m}; [Nynorsk] franskmann {m} |
| frenetic {adj} (fast, frantic, harried, or frenzied) | :: frenetisk |
| frequency {n} (rate of occurrence of anything) | :: [Bokmål] hyppighet {m} {f} |
| frequency {n} (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) | :: [Bokmål] hyppighet {m} {f} |
| frequency {n} (number of occurrences divided by time) | :: frekvens {m} |
| frequent {adj} (done or occurring often) | :: hyppig |
| fresco {n} (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) | :: [Bokmål] fresko {m}; [Nynorsk] fresko {m} |
| fresh {adj} (new or clean) | :: fersk |
| fresh {adj} | :: frisk |
| freshman {n} (a person of either sex entering the first year of an institution) | :: første klasse, førstis ( slang ) |
| freshness {n} (freshness) | :: [Bokmål] friskhet {m} {f} |
| fresh water {n} (water with little salt) | :: [Bokmål] ferskvann {n}; [Nynorsk] ferskvatn {n} |
| freshwater {adj} (living in fresh water) | :: [Bokmål] ferskvanns-; [Nynorsk] ferskvass- |
| freshwater {n} (fresh water) SEE: fresh water | :: |
| fret {v} (to bind, tie) SEE: bind | :: |
| fret {v} (to be anxious, to worry) | :: fortvile |
| fret {n} (one of the pieces of metal, etc., across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument) | :: [Bokmål] bånd {n}, tverrbånd {n}; [Nynorsk] band {n}, tverrband {n} |
| Freudian {adj} (relating to or influenced by Sigmund Freud) | :: [Bokmål] freudiansk; [Nynorsk] freudiansk |
| Freudian {adj} (susceptible to analysis in terms of unconscious thoughts or desires) | :: [Bokmål] freudiansk; [Nynorsk] freudiansk |
| Freudian {n} (a follower of Sigmund Freud) | :: freudianer {m} |
| Freya {prop} (Norse goddess of love) | :: Frøya |
| Freya {prop} (female given name) | :: Frøya |
| fricassee {n} (meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy) | :: frikassé {m} |
| fricative {n} (consonant) | :: [Bokmål] frikativ {m}, spirant {m}; [Nynorsk] frikativ {m}, spirant {m} |
| friction {n} (The rubbing of one object or surface against another) | :: [Bokmål] friksjon {m}; [Nynorsk] friksjon {m} |
| friction {n} (A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact) | :: [Bokmål] friksjon {m}; [Nynorsk] friksjon {m} |
| Friday {n} (day of the week) | :: fredag |
| fried egg {n} (egg that has been shallow fried) | :: speilegg {n} |
| friend {n} (person whose company one enjoys) | :: venn {m}, venninne {f} |
| friendless {adj} (without friends) | :: [Bokmål] vennelaus, venneløs; [Nynorsk] venelaus, vennelaus |
| friendlily {adv} (friendly) SEE: friendly | :: |
| friendliness {n} (the quality of being friendly) | :: [Bokmål] vennlighet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] venlegheit {f}, vennlegheit {f}, vennligheit {f} |
| friendly {adj} (approachable, warm) | :: [Bokmål] vennlig; [Nynorsk] venleg, vennleg |
| friendly {adj} (characteristic of friendliness) | :: [Bokmål] vennlig; [Nynorsk] venleg, vennleg |
| friendly {n} | :: vennlig, sympatisk |
| friendly {n} (sports: game) SEE: exhibition game | :: |
| friendly match {n} (exhibition game) SEE: exhibition game | :: |
| friendship {n} ((uncountable) condition of being friends) | :: [Bokmål] vennskap {n}; [Nynorsk] venskap {m} {n}, vennskap {m} {n} |
| friendship {n} ((countable) friendly relationship) | :: [Bokmål] vennskap {n}; [Nynorsk] venskap {m} {n}, vennskap {m} {n} |
| friend with benefits {n} (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) | :: pulevenn {m}, knullekompis {m} |
| Friesland {prop} (province of the Netherlands) | :: Frisland {n} |
| frieze {n} (architecture: space between architrave and cornice) | :: [Bokmål] frise {m} |
| frigate {n} (An obsolete type of sailing warship) | :: [Bokmål] fregatt {m}; [Nynorsk] fregatt {m} |
| frigate {n} (A 19th c. type of warship) | :: [Bokmål] fregatt {m}; [Nynorsk] fregatt {m} |
| frigate {n} (A modern type of warship) | :: [Bokmål] fregatt {m}; [Nynorsk] fregatt {m} |
| frigid {adj} (very cold) | :: iskald |
| frigid {adj} (sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman) | :: frigid [slang] |
| fringe {n} (decorative border) | :: frynse |
| fringe {n} (peripheral part) | :: [Bokmål] ytterkant {m}; [Nynorsk] ytterkant {m} |
| Frisbee {n} (disk) | :: frisbee |
| Frisian {n} (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) | :: [Bokmål] friser {m} |
| Frisian Islands {prop} (archipelago) | :: [Bokmål] De frisiske øyer; [Nynorsk] Dei frisiske øyane |
| frittata {n} (omelette) SEE: omelette | :: |
| frivolous {adj} (silly; especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner) | :: frivol |
| Frodo {prop} (male given name) | :: Frode |
| frog {n} (amphibian) | :: [Bokmål] frosk {m}; [Nynorsk] frosk {m} |
| frogspawn {n} (frogs' eggs) | :: [Bokmål] froskerogn {m} {f} |
| from {prep} (with the source or provenance of or at) | :: fra |
| from {prep} (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) | :: fra |
| from {prep} (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) | :: fra; mot [when used as protection from someone/something] |
| from A to Z {prep} (comprehensively) | :: [Bokmål] fra A til Å |
| from now on {adv} (from now, indefinitely) | :: [Bokmål] fra nå av, fra og med nå |
| from time to time {prep} (occasionally) | :: [Bokmål] fra tid til annen, nå og da, av og til, i ny og ne, iblant, en gang imellom; [Nynorsk] frå tid til annan, nå og då, av og til |
| front {n} (facing side) | :: [Bokmål] front {m}, forside {m} {f}, framside {m} {f}, fremside {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] front {m}, framside {f} |
| front {n} (main entrance side) | :: front {m}, fasade {m} |
| front {n} (meteorology: interface between airmasses) | :: front {m} |
| front {n} (military: area or line of conflict) | :: front {m} |
| front crawl {n} (freestyle) SEE: freestyle | :: |
| front desk {n} (reception) SEE: reception | :: |
| frontier {n} (part of a country that fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region) | :: [Bokmål] landegrense {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] landegrense {f} |
| frontispiece {n} (publishing: title page) SEE: title page | :: |
| front page {n} (initially visible page of a publication) | :: [Bokmål] forside {m} {f}, fremside {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forside {f} |
| frosh {n} (frog) SEE: frog | :: |
| frost {n} (cover of minute ice crystals) | :: [Bokmål] rim {n}, frost {m}; [Nynorsk] frost {m} |
| frost {n} (cold weather that would cause frost) | :: [Bokmål] frost {m}, kulde {m}; [Nynorsk] frost {m} |
| frostproof {adj} (resistant to frost) | :: [Bokmål] frostsikker; [Nynorsk] frostsikker |
| frounce {v} (to crease, wrinkle) SEE: frown | :: |
| frounce {v} (to curl) SEE: curl | :: |
| froward {adj} (Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable) | :: [Bokmål] trassig, egenrådig, ustyrlig, ulydig |
| frown {v} (to look with disfavour or threateningly) | :: [Bokmål] skule |
| frozen {adj} (having undergone freezing) | :: [Bokmål] frossen, frosset, tilfrosset |
| fructose {n} (monosaccharide ketose sugar) | :: fruktose, fruktsukker |
| frugal {adj} (economical, avoiding waste, thrifty) | :: måteholden, frugal; [Bokmål] nøysom, sparsommelig |
| frugality {n} (quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift) | :: [Bokmål] måtehold, sparsommelighet |
| fruit {n} (part of plant) | :: [Bokmål] frukt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] frukt {f} |
| fruit {n} (food) | :: [Bokmål] frukt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] frukt {f} |
| fruit {n} (figuratively: positive end result or reward of labour or effort) | :: [Bokmål] frukt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] frukt {f} |
| fruitful {adj} (favorable to the growth) | :: fruktbar |
| fruitful {adj} (productive, yielding benefits) | :: [Bokmål] fruktbar; [Nynorsk] fruktbar |
| fruitiness {n} (quality of being fruity) | :: [Bokmål] fruktighet {m} {f} |
| fruit juice {n} (juice of fruit) | :: [Bokmål] fruktsaft {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fruktsaft {f} |
| fruitless {adj} (unproductive; useless) | :: [Bokmål] verdiløs, verdilaus; [Nynorsk] verdilaus |
| fruit salad {n} (salad made of fruit) | :: [Bokmål] fruktsalat {m}; [Nynorsk] fruktsalat {m} |
| fruit tree {n} (a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis) | :: [Bokmål] frukttre {n}; [Nynorsk] frukttre {n} |
| fruity {adj} (containing fruit or fruit flavouring) | :: [Bokmål] fruktig; [Nynorsk] fruktig |
| frustrating {adj} (discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty) | :: [Bokmål] frustrerende |
| frustration {n} (feeling of annoyance) | :: [Bokmål] frustrasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] frustrasjon {m} |
| fry {v} (to cook (something) in hot fat or oil) | :: steke |
| fry {n} (young fish) | :: [Bokmål] yngel {m}; [Nynorsk] yngel {m} |
| frying pan {n} (long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food) | :: [Bokmål] stekepanne {m} {f}, steikepanne {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] steikepanne {f}, steikjepanne {f} |
| fuchsia {n} (plant) | :: [Bokmål] fuksia {m}; [Nynorsk] fuksia {m} |
| fuchsia {n} (colour) | :: fuksia |
| fuck {v} (to have sexual intercourse-obscene or vulgar) | :: pule, knulle, jokke |
| fuck {n} (an act of sexual intercourse) | :: knull {n}, ligg {n}, nummer {n} |
| fuck {interj} (expression of dismay or discontent) | :: faen!, helvete! |
| fuckable {adj} (sexually attractive) | :: pulbar |
| fucked {adj} (very drunk) | :: drita, dritings |
| fucking {n} (an act of sexual intercourse) | :: knull {n} |
| fucking {adj} (as an intensifier) | :: jævla |
| fucking {adj} (offensive or worthless) | :: forpult |
| fuck off {v} (go to hell, disappear, screw oneself) | :: dra til helvete |
| fuck off {interj} (go away!) | :: dra til helvete!, drit og dra! |
| fuck you {n} (fuck you) | :: faen ta deg, føkk deg |
| fuel {n} (substance consumed to provide energy) | :: [Bokmål] brennstoff {n}, brensel {n}, drivstoff {n}; [Nynorsk] brennstoff {n}, brensel {n}, drivstoff {n} |
| fuel cell {n} (electrochemical device) | :: [Bokmål] brenselcelle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] brenselcelle {f} |
| fuel gauge {n} (measuring instrument) | :: [Bokmål] drivstoffmåler {m} |
| fuel tank {n} (a container of fuel) | :: [Bokmål] drivstofftank {m}; [Nynorsk] drivstofftank {m} |
| fugitive {n} (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) | :: rømling {m} |
| fugitive {adj} (fleeing or running away) | :: flyktig |
| fugitive {adj} (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) | :: diffus |
| fugitive {adj} (elusive or difficult to retain) | :: diffus |
| fulcrum {n} (support about which a lever pivots) | :: dreiepunkt {n}, dreiningspunkt {n}, hvilepunkt {n}, omdreiningspunkt {n} |
| fulfilment {n} (being fulfilled) | :: [Bokmål] oppfyllelse {m}, oppfylling {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oppfylling {f} |
| full {adj} (containing the maximum possible amount) | :: full |
| full {adj} (complete) | :: fullstendig, komplett |
| full {adj} (total, entire) | :: hel |
| full {adj} (satisfied, in relation to eating) | :: mett |
| full {adj} (of a garment: ample, wide) | :: vid |
| full {n} (phase of the moon) SEE: full moon | :: |
| full-blooded {adj} (of purebred ancestry) | :: [Bokmål] fullblods; [Nynorsk] fullblods |
| full moon {n} (phase of moon when in opposition to sun) | :: [Bokmål] fullmåne {m}; [Nynorsk] fullmåne {m} |
| fullness of time {n} (time which is appropriate for something) | :: [Bokmål] tidens fylde |
| full stop {n} (The punctuation mark “.”) | :: [Bokmål] punktum {n} |
| full-throated {adj} (having ample breasts) SEE: buxom | :: |
| full throttle {n} (a maximum setting on an engine or motor control) | :: full gass, fullt pådrag, fullt gasspådrag, bånn gass, bånn pinne, klampen i bånn |
| full-time {adj} (Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity) | :: heltids |
| full-time {adv} (Spending a full amount of time) | :: [Bokmål] heltid; [Nynorsk] heiltid |
| fulminic acid {n} (HCNO) | :: knallsyre {m} {f} |
| fume {v} (to emit fumes) | :: [Bokmål] ryke; [Nynorsk] ryke |
| fun {n} (enjoyment or amusement) | :: moro |
| fun {n} (playful, often noisy, activity) | :: moro |
| function {n} (what something does or is used for) | :: funksjon {m} |
| function {n} (professional or official position) | :: post {m}, stilling {m} |
| function {n} (official or social occasion) | :: [Bokmål] tilstelling {m} {f}, tilstelning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tilstelling {f} |
| function {n} (relation where one thing is dependent on another) | :: funksjon {m} |
| function {n} (mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs) | :: funksjon {m} |
| function {n} (computing: routine that returns a result) | :: funksjon {m} |
| function {n} (biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part) | :: funksjon {m} |
| functional {adj} (in good working order) | :: [Bokmål] funksjonell; [Nynorsk] funksjonell |
| functional {adj} (useful, serving a purpose) | :: [Bokmål] funksjonell; [Nynorsk] funksjonell |
| functionalism {n} (architecture) | :: [Bokmål] funksjonalisme {m}; [Nynorsk] funksjonalisme {m} |
| functionalist {adj} (relating to functionalism) | :: [Bokmål] funksjonalistisk; [Nynorsk] funksjonalistisk |
| functionality {n} (ability) | :: Bokmal: funksjonalitet {m}; [Nynorsk] funksjonalitet {m} |
| functional requirement {n} (a condition or capability) | :: [Bokmål] funksjonelt krav {n} |
| functional requirement {n} (description of any of the functions of a software system) | :: [Bokmål] kravspekk {m}, kravspesifikasjon {m} |
| functioning {adj} (functional) SEE: functional | :: |
| fund {n} (sum or source of money) | :: [Bokmål] fond {n}; [Nynorsk] fond {n} |
| fundament {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| fundament {n} (foundation) SEE: foundation | :: |
| fundamental {n} (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article) | :: fundamental |
| fundamental {adj} (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation) | :: [Bokmål] fundamental; [Nynorsk] fundamental |
| fundamental particle {n} (elementary particle) SEE: elementary particle | :: |
| funding {n} (money provided as funds) | :: [Bokmål] finansiering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] finansiering {f} |
| funeral {n} (ceremony to honour a deceased person) | :: begravelse {m}, jordfestelse {m} |
| funeral director {n} (undertaker) SEE: undertaker | :: |
| funereal {adj} (relating to a funeral) | :: begravelses- |
| fungus {n} (any member of the kingdom Fungi) | :: sopp |
| funicular {n} (rail transit system) | :: [Bokmål] kabelbane; [Nynorsk] kabelbane |
| funk {n} (spark) SEE: spark | :: |
| funnel {n} (utensil used to guide poured liquids) | :: [Bokmål] trakt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] trakt {f}, trekt {f} |
| funnel {n} (smoke flue, chimney) SEE: chimney | :: |
| funnel chanterelle {n} (Craterellus tubaeformis) | :: [Bokmål] traktkantarell {m} |
| funny {adj} (amusing; comical) | :: artig; [Bokmål] morsom, gøy; [Nynorsk] morosam |
| funny {adj} (strange; unusual) | :: rar, merkelig |
| funny farm {n} (informal term for lunatic asylum) SEE: madhouse | :: |
| fur {n} (hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick) | :: [Bokmål] pels {m}; [Nynorsk] pels {m} |
| fur {n} (pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel) | :: [Bokmål] pelsverk {n}; [Nynorsk] pelsverk {n} |
| fur coat {n} (coat made of animal fur) | :: [Bokmål] pels {m}; [Nynorsk] pels {m} |
| fur farm {n} (farm where fur-bearing animals are raised) | :: [Bokmål] pelsdyrfarm {m}; [Nynorsk] pelsdyrfarm {m} |
| furious {adj} (transported with passion or fury) | :: olm; [Bokmål] rasende |
| furious {adj} (rushing with impetuosity) | :: med voldsom kraft |
| furlough {n} (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) | :: [Bokmål] permittering {m} {f} |
| furlough {v} (to bar (an employee) from working) | :: [Bokmål] permittere |
| furnace {n} (device for heating) SEE: oven | :: |
| furnish {v} (to provide with furniture or other equipment) | :: innrede, møblere |
| furnished {adj} (supplied with furniture) | :: møblert |
| furniture {n} (large movable items) | :: [Bokmål] møbel {p}, møbler {p}; [Nynorsk] møbel {p}, møblar {p} |
| furore {n} (uproar) | :: furore |
| furrier {n} (person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur) | :: buntmaker {m} |
| furrow {v} (to wrinkle) SEE: wrinkle | :: |
| furrow {n} (trench cut in the soil) | :: [Bokmål] fure {m} |
| furrow {n} (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) | :: [Bokmål] fure {m} |
| fursuit {n} (animal outfit in the furry subculture) | :: [Bokmål] fursuit |
| furthermore {adv} (In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information) | :: [Bokmål] videre, dessuten, i tillegg, forøvrig; [Nynorsk] vidare, dessutan |
| fur trade {n} (trade in furs) | :: [Bokmål] pelshandel {m}; [Nynorsk] pelshandel {m} |
| furuncle {n} (boil) SEE: boil | :: |
| fury {n} (extreme anger) | :: [Bokmål] raseri {n}; [Nynorsk] raseri {n} |
| fuse {n} (cord) | :: lunte {c} |
| fuse {n} (device igniting charge) | :: tennsats {m}, fenghette {c} |
| fuse {n} (device preventing overloading of a circuit) | :: [Bokmål] sikring {m}; [Nynorsk] sikring {f} {m} |
| fuselage {n} (main body of aerospace vehicle) | :: [Bokmål] flykropp {m}; [Nynorsk] flykropp {m} |
| fusilli {n} (pasta) | :: [Bokmål] fusilli, pastaskruer {m-p}; [Nynorsk] fusilli, pastaskruar {m-p} |
| fusion {n} (merging of elements into a union) | :: [Bokmål] fusjon {m}; [Nynorsk] fusjon {m} |
| fusion {n} (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) | :: sammensmelting; [Bokmål] fusjon {m}; [Nynorsk] fusjon {m} |
| fuss {n} (excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something) | :: kjas |
| futile {adj} (incapable of producing results) | :: [Bokmål] nytteløs, nyttelaus; [Nynorsk] nyttelaus |
| futtock {n} (curved rib-like timbers) | :: vrbord {m} |
| future {n} (the time ahead) | :: framtid {m} {f} |
| future {n} (something that will happen in moments yet to come) | :: framtid {m} {f} |
| future {adj} (having to do with or occurring in the future) | :: [Bokmål] framtidig, fremtidig, tilkommende; [Nynorsk] framtidig |
| future {n} (grammar) SEE: future tense | :: |
| future tense {n} (time form of a verb) | :: futurum {n} |
| futurism {n} (art movement) | :: futurisme {m} |
| fuzz {n} (cop) SEE: cop | :: |
| fuzz {n} (police) SEE: police | :: |
| fuzzy {adj} (covered with fuzz or loose fibres) | :: [Bokmål] lodden, ullen; [Nynorsk] loden, ullen |
| fuzzy {adj} (vague or imprecise) | :: [Bokmål] ullen, uklar; [Nynorsk] ullen, uklar, uklår |
| fuzzy {adj} (not clear; unfocused) | :: [Bokmål] uklar; [Nynorsk] uklar, uklår |
| FXML {prop} | :: FXML {n} |
| fylfot {n} (swastika) SEE: swastika | :: |
| fynbos {n} (fynbos) | :: fynbos |