| wacky {adj} (zany) SEE: zany
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::
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| Wadden Sea {prop} (Wadden Sea)
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:: [Bokmål] Vadehavet; [Nynorsk] Vadehavet
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| wade {v} (to walk through water or something that impedes progress)
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:: vade, vasse
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| wading bird {n} (long-legged bird)
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:: [Bokmål] vadefugl {m}; [Nynorsk] vadefugl {m}
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| waffle {n} (flat pastry)
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:: [Bokmål] vaffel {m}; [Nynorsk] vaffel {m}
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| waffle iron {n} (a cooking appliance used to make waffles)
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:: [Bokmål] vaffeljern {n}; [Nynorsk] vaffeljarn {n}, vaffeljern {n}
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| wag {v} (to swing from side to side)
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:: logre
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| wag {v} (to not go to school)
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:: skulke
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| wage {n} (money paid to a worker)
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:: [Bokmål] lønn {m} {f}
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| waggon {n} (wagon) SEE: wagon
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::
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| wagon {n} (four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, see also: cart)
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:: vogn {m} {f}
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| wagon {n} (freight car on a railway) SEE: goods wagon
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::
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| wail {v} (to cry out)
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:: jamre
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| waist {n} (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach)
|
:: midje {?}
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| wait {v} (delay until some event)
|
:: [Bokmål] vente; [Nynorsk] venta
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| wait {v} (transitive: delay until) SEE: await
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::
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| waiter {n} (a server in a restaurant or similar)
|
:: [Bokmål] servitør {m}, kelner {m}; [Nynorsk] servitør {m}, kelner {m}
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| waiter {n} (someone who waits)
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:: ventende {m}
|
| wait for {v} (await) SEE: await
|
::
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| waiting {n} (the act of staying or remaining in expectation)
|
:: vente
|
| waiting list {n} (ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service)
|
:: [Bokmål] venteliste {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] venteliste {f}
|
| waiting room {n} (room)
|
:: [Bokmål] venterom {n}; [Nynorsk] venterom {n}
|
| waitlist {n} (waiting list) SEE: waiting list
|
::
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| waitress {n} (female waiter)
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:: [Bokmål] servitrise {f}, serveringsdame {f}, servitør {m}
|
| wake {v} (to make somebody stop sleeping)
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:: vekke
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| wakeful {adj} (restless)
|
:: vaken {m}
|
| wake up {v} (to (become) awake)
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:: våkne; [Bokmål] stå opp; [Nynorsk] vakna
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| wake up {v} (to awaken (someone else))
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:: [Nynorsk] vekkja
|
| wake up on the wrong side of bed {v} (to be irritable) SEE: get up on the wrong side of the bed
|
::
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| Waldemar {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Valdemar
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| Wales {prop} (a constituent nation of the UK)
|
:: Wales
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| walk {v} (to move on the feet)
|
:: gå, spasere
|
| walk {v} (colloquial: to avoid a criminal court case)
|
:: slippe løs
|
| walk {v} (to travel a distance by walking)
|
:: gå, vandre, spasere
|
| walk {v} (to take for a walk)
|
:: gå på tur med, gå ut med hunden [walk the dog]
|
| walk {v} (colloquial: to leave, resign)
|
:: gå
|
| walk {n} (trip made by walking)
|
:: [Bokmål] gåtur {m}, spasertur {m}; [Nynorsk] gåtur {m}, spasertur {m}
|
| walker {n} (walking frame)
|
:: [Bokmål] rullator {m}
|
| walk-on {n} (actor with a small part)
|
:: statist
|
| walk-on {n}
|
:: ekstra
|
| walkout {n} (stoppage of work) SEE: strike
|
::
|
| wall {n} (defensive rampart)
|
:: voll {m}; [Bokmål] vegg {m}
|
| wall {n} (structure built for defense surrounding an area)
|
:: [Bokmål] mur {m}; [Nynorsk] mur {m}
|
| wall {n} (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building)
|
:: [Bokmål] vegg {m}; [Nynorsk] vegg {m}
|
| wall {n} (impediment to free movement)
|
:: forhindring {m}
|
| wall {n} (anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure)
|
:: skillevegg {m}
|
| Wallachia {prop} (region in Romania)
|
:: [Bokmål] Valakia {f}; [Nynorsk] Valakia {f}
|
| wallet {n} (case for keeping money)
|
:: [Bokmål] lommebok {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] lommebok {f}
|
| wallflower {n} (socially awkward person)
|
:: veggpryd {m}
|
| Wallis and Futuna {prop} (an overseas territory of France in Oceania)
|
:: Wallis- og Futunaøyene {f-p}; [Nynorsk] Wallis- og Futunaøyane {f-p}
|
| wallpaper {n} (decorative paper for walls)
|
:: [Bokmål] tapet {n}; [Nynorsk] tapet {n}
|
| wallpaper {n} (computing: image used to cover a desktop)
|
:: [Bokmål] bakgrunn {m}; [Nynorsk] bakgrunn
|
| wall socket {n} (electricity power point)
|
:: stikkontakt {m}, stikk {n}, kontakt {m}; [Bokmål] stikkontakt {m}, stikk {n}, kontakt {m}, vegguttak {n}
|
| walnut {n} (tree)
|
:: [Bokmål] valnøtt {m} {f}, valnøttre {n}, valnøtt-tre {n}; [Nynorsk] valnøtt {f}, valnòttre {n}, valnøttre {n}, valnøtt-tre {n}
|
| walnut {n} (nut)
|
:: [Bokmål] valnøtt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] valnøtt {f}
|
| walnut {n} (wood)
|
:: [Bokmål] valnøtt {m} {f}, valnøttre {n}, valnøtt-tre {n}; [Nynorsk] valnøtt {f}, valnòttre {n}, valnøttre {n}, valnøtt-tre {n}
|
| Walpurgis night {n} (Walpurgis Night)
|
:: [Bokmål] Valborgsnatten {m}, Valborgsnatta {f}; [Nynorsk] Valborgsnatta {f}
|
| walrus {n} (large Arctic marine mammal)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvalross {m}, kvalross {m}; [Nynorsk] kvalross {m}
|
| waltz {n} (a ballroom dance)
|
:: [Bokmål] vals {m}; [Nynorsk] vals {m}
|
| waltz {n} (piece of music)
|
:: [Bokmål] vals {m}; [Nynorsk] vals {m}
|
| wand {n} (hand-held narrow rod)
|
:: stav {m}, vånd {m}
|
| wank {v} (intransitive: to masturbate)
|
:: runke, onanere, masturbere
|
| wank {v} (transitive: to masturbate)
|
:: runke
|
| wank {n} (act of masturbation)
|
:: ronk {m}, runk {m}
|
| wanker {n} (person who wanks)
|
:: runker {m}
|
| wanker {n} (idiot)
|
:: dust {m}, idiot {m}, [archaic] tølper {m}
|
| wannabe {n} (someone who wishes something but lacks the qualifications)
|
:: wannabe {m}
|
| want {v} (desire)
|
:: ville, ønske
|
| want {n} (lack (of))
|
:: mangel
|
| want {n} (poverty)
|
:: behov
|
| want {v} (lack) SEE: lack
|
::
|
| war {n} (conflict involving organized use of arms)
|
:: krig {m}
|
| war {n} (card game)
|
:: krig
|
| war crime {n} (offense for violations of the law of war)
|
:: [Bokmål] krigsforbrytelse {m}
|
| ward {n} (administrative subdivision of cities)
|
:: [Bokmål] [electoral division] valgkrets {m}
|
| ward {n} (Mormonism: subdivision of church)
|
:: menighet
|
| warden {n} (a chief administrative officer of a prison)
|
:: fengselsdirektør {m}
|
| wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| wardrobe {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse
|
::
|
| wardrobe {n} (movable furniture for storing clothes)
|
:: [Bokmål] garderobeskap {n}, klesskap {n}, skåp {n}; [Nynorsk] garderobeskap {n}, klesskap {n}
|
| wardrobe {n} (collection of clothing)
|
:: [Bokmål] garderobe {m}; [Nynorsk] garderobe {m}
|
| wardrobe malfunction {n} ((euphemism) an accidental instance of indecent exposure)
|
:: funksjonsfeil garderobe
|
| ware {n} (product)
|
:: vare
|
| warehouse {n} (A place for storing large amounts of products)
|
:: [Bokmål] lager {n}, varehus {n}; [Nynorsk] lager {n}, varehus {n}
|
| warfare {n}
|
:: krigføring {c}
|
| war film {n} (film set in wartime)
|
:: [Bokmål] krigsfilm {m}; [Nynorsk] krigsfilm {m}
|
| war game {n}
|
:: [Bokmål] militærøvelse {m}, militærøving {c}; [Nynorsk] militærøving {f}
|
| warhead {n} (part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition)
|
:: [Bokmål] stridshode {n}; [Nynorsk] stridshovud {n}
|
| warlike {adj} (belligerent)
|
:: [Bokmål] krigersk; [Nynorsk] krigersk
|
| warm {adj} (having a temperature slightly higher than usual)
|
:: varm
|
| warm {v} (to make or keep warm)
|
:: [Bokmål] varme; [Nynorsk] varme
|
| war machine {n} (resources)
|
:: [Bokmål] krigsmaskin {m}; [Nynorsk] krigsmaskin {m} {f}
|
| warm-blooded {adj} (maintaining constant body temperature) SEE: endothermic
|
::
|
| war memorial {n} (commemorial monument)
|
:: [Bokmål] krigsminnesmerke {n}; [Nynorsk] krigsminnesmerke {n}
|
| warming up {n} (exercise before an event)
|
:: [Bokmål] oppvarming {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oppvarming {f}
|
| warmly {adv} (in a manner maintaining warm temperature)
|
:: [Bokmål] varmt
|
| warmly {adv} (in a friendly manner)
|
:: [Bokmål] varmt
|
| warmonger {n} (one who advocates war)
|
:: [Bokmål] krigshisser {m}; [Nynorsk] krigshissar {m}
|
| warm-up {n} (The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity)
|
:: [Bokmål] oppvarming {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oppvarming {f}
|
| warm-up {n} (Any act of preparation for a performance)
|
:: [Bokmål] oppvarming {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oppvarming {f}
|
| warn {v} (to make someone aware of impending danger)
|
:: advare
|
| warning {n} (instance of warning someone)
|
:: [Bokmål] advarsel {m}; [Nynorsk] åtvaring {f}
|
| war of conquest {n} (war of conquest, see also: war of aggression)
|
:: [Bokmål] erobringskrig {m}; [Nynorsk] erobringskrig {m}
|
| warp {n} (threads running lengthwise)
|
:: renning {m} {f}, varp {n}
|
| warpath {n} (course of action that leads to hostility)
|
:: [Bokmål] krigssti {m}; [Nynorsk] krigssti {m}, krigsstig {m}
|
| warrant {v} (to guarantee)
|
:: garantere, forsikre
|
| warrant {v} (to authorize) SEE: authorize
|
::
|
| warring {adj} (engaged in war; belligerent)
|
:: [Bokmål] krigførende; [Nynorsk] krigførande
|
| warrior {n} (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare)
|
:: [Bokmål] kriger {m}, stridsmann {m}; [Nynorsk] krigar {m}, stridsmann {m}
|
| warrior {n} (person aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity)
|
:: [Bokmål] kriger {m}, stridsmann {m}; [Nynorsk] krigar {m}, stridsmann {m}
|
| Warsaw {prop} (capital city of Poland)
|
:: [Bokmål] Warszawa; [Nynorsk] Warszawa
|
| warship {n} (ship built or armed for naval combat)
|
:: orlogsfartøy {n}; [Bokmål] krigsskip {n}; [Nynorsk] krigsskip {n}
|
| wart {n} (type of growth occurring on the skin)
|
:: [Bokmål] vorte {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vorte {f}
|
| wartime {n} (period of a war)
|
:: [Bokmål] krigstid {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] krigstid {f}
|
| war veteran {n} (person who has served in the armed forces during a war)
|
:: [Bokmål] krigsveteran {m}; [Nynorsk] krigsveteran {m}
|
| wash {v} (to clean with water)
|
:: tvette, vaske
|
| washable {adj} (capable of being washed without being damaged)
|
:: [Bokmål] vaskbar; [Nynorsk] vaskbar
|
| washbasin {n} (basin used for washing, sink)
|
:: [Bokmål] vaskeservant {m}, servant {m}; [Nynorsk] vaskeservant {m}, servant {m}
|
| washboard {n} (board to do laundry)
|
:: [Bokmål] vaskebrett {n}; [Nynorsk] vaskebrett {n}
|
| washbowl {n} (a sink in a bathroom, connected to a supply of water and a drain)
|
:: vaskeservant {m}
|
| washbowl {n} (a basin for washing the face and hands)
|
:: vaskevannsfat {n}
|
| washer {n} (something that washes)
|
:: vaskemaskin {m}, (dishwasher) oppvaskmaskin {m}
|
| washer {n} (person who washes for a living)
|
:: vaskehjelp {m}, vaskekone {m}, vasker {m}
|
| washer {n} (flat disk)
|
:: stoppskive {m}, skive {m}; [Bokmål] skive {m} {f}
|
| washer {n} (face cloth)
|
:: ansiktsklut {m}
|
| washing machine {n} (machine that washes clothes)
|
:: [Bokmål] vaskemaskin {m}; [Nynorsk] vaskemaskin {m} {f}
|
| washing powder {n} (powder for washing clothes)
|
:: [Bokmål] vaskemiddel {n}, vaskepulver {n}; [Nynorsk] vaskemiddel {n}, vaskepulver {n}
|
| Washington {prop} (name)
|
:: [Bokmål] Washington
|
| Washington, D.C. {prop} (federal capital of the United States of America)
|
:: [Bokmål] Washington, D.C. {n}; [Nynorsk] Washington, D.C. {n}
|
| washing-up {n} (washing of dishes etc.)
|
:: [Bokmål] oppvask {m}; [Nynorsk] oppvask {m} {n}
|
| washing-up liquid {n} (liquid soap used to wash dishes)
|
:: [Bokmål] oppvaskmiddel {n}; [Nynorsk] oppvaskmiddel {n}
|
| washpot {n} (type of pot)
|
:: [Bokmål] vaskevannsfat {n}
|
| washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| wash up {v} (clean utensils, dishes, etc.) SEE: do the dishes
|
::
|
| wash with {v} (have an effect on (a person))
|
:: bite på
|
| wasp {n} (insect)
|
:: [Bokmål] veps {m}; [Nynorsk] veps {m}, kvefs {m}
|
| wastebasket {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can
|
::
|
| wasted {adj} (not profitably used)
|
:: [Bokmål] bortkastet; [Nynorsk] bortkasta
|
| watch {n} (portable or wearable timepiece)
|
:: klokke {c}, ur {c}; [Bokmål] armbåndsur
|
| watch {n} (particular time period)
|
:: vakt {c}
|
| watch {n} (person or group of people who guard)
|
:: vakt {c}
|
| watch {n} (period of time on duty)
|
:: vakt {c}
|
| watch {v} (to look at for a period of time)
|
:: observere, passe på, se på
|
| watch {v} (to observe)
|
:: observere, passe på
|
| watch {v} (to attend or guard)
|
:: passe på
|
| watch {v} (to be wary)
|
:: passe på
|
| watch cap {n} (knitted cap) SEE: beanie
|
::
|
| watchdog {n} (dog) SEE: guard dog
|
::
|
| watcher {n} (guard) SEE: guard
|
::
|
| watchful {adj} (observant, vigilant and aware)
|
:: [Bokmål] vaktsom
|
| watchfully {adv} (in a watchful manner)
|
:: [Bokmål] vaktsomt
|
| watchstrap {n} (strap for a wristwatch)
|
:: [Bokmål] klokkereim {m} {f}, klokkerem {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] klokkereim {f}
|
| watchtower {n} (observation tower)
|
:: [Bokmål] vakttårn {n}
|
| water {n} (amniotic fluid) SEE: amniotic fluid
|
::
|
| water {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water
|
::
|
| water {v} (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants))
|
:: [Bokmål] vanne
|
| water {v} (to provide (animals) with water)
|
:: [Bokmål] vanne
|
| water {v} (colloquial: to urinate)
|
:: tisse
|
| water {v} (to fill with or secrete water)
|
:: gråte, felle tårer
|
| water {n} (clear liquid H₂O)
|
:: [Bokmål] vann {n}; [Nynorsk] vatn {n}
|
| water {n} (body of water, or specific part of it)
|
:: vann {m}
|
| water {n} (urine)
|
:: tiss {n}
|
| water {n} (serving of water)
|
:: drikkevann
|
| waterbased {adj} (based on water)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannbasert
|
| water bear {n} (A member of the phylum Tardigrada)
|
:: [Bokmål] bjørnedyr {n}; [Nynorsk] bjørnedyr {n}
|
| waterbed {n} (bed with a mattress filled with water)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannseng {m} {f}
|
| waterbird {n} (waterfowl)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannfugl {m}
|
| water buffalo {n} (large ungulate)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannbøffel {m}, vassbøffel {m}; [Nynorsk] vassbøffel {m}
|
| water cannon {n} (device shooting water)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannkanon {m}
|
| water carrier {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius
|
::
|
| water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| watercolor {n} (a painting technique) SEE: watercolour
|
::
|
| watercolor {n} (an artwork) SEE: watercolour
|
::
|
| watercolor {n} (any paint used in this method) SEE: watercolour
|
::
|
| watercolor {adj} (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) SEE: watercolour
|
::
|
| watercolour {n} (pigment)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannfarge {m}; [Nynorsk] vassfarge {m} {f}
|
| watercolour {n} (painting)
|
:: [Bokmål] akvarell {m}; [Nynorsk] akvarell {m}
|
| water content {n} (amount of water in a substance)
|
:: [Bokmål] vanninnhold {n}
|
| water-cooled {adj} (cooled by water)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannavkjølt, vassavkjølt; [Nynorsk] vassavkjølt
|
| watercourse {n} (channel through which water flows)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannløp {n}, løp {n}
|
| watercress {n} (Nasturtium microphyllum)
|
:: brønnkarse
|
| water cycle {n} (the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation)
|
:: vannets kretsløp {n}
|
| water dog {n} (water dog)
|
:: vannhund
|
| waterfall {n} (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)
|
:: [Bokmål] foss {m}, fossefall {n}, vannfall {n}; [Nynorsk] foss {m}, fossefall {n}, vassfall {n}
|
| waterfall {n} (waterfall-like outpouring)
|
:: foss {m}
|
| watering {n} (act of pouring water on something)
|
:: [Bokmål] vanning {m} {f}, vatning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vatning {f}
|
| watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannkanne {m} {f}
|
| watering pot {n} (watering can) SEE: watering can
|
::
|
| waterless {adj} (lacking water)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannløs
|
| water level {n} (level of a body of water)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannstand {m}
|
| water lily {n} (Any members of Nymphaeaceae)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannlilje {m} {f}, vasslilje {m} {f}, nøkkerose {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vasslilje {f}, nykkerose {f}
|
| watermark {n} (translucent design impressed on paper)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannmerke {n}, vassmerke {n}; [Nynorsk] vassmerke {n}
|
| watermelon {n} (plant)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannmelon {m}, vassmelon {m}; [Nynorsk] vassmelon {m}
|
| watermelon {n} (fruit)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannmelon {m}, vassmelon {m}; [Nynorsk] vassmelon {m}
|
| watermill {n} (mill powered by water)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannmølle {m} {f}
|
| water parsnip {n} (Sium gen. et spp.)
|
:: merke
|
| water pipe {n} (water conduit)
|
:: vannledning {m}, vannpipe {f}; [Bokmål] vannrør {n}
|
| water polo {n} (a water sport)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannpolo {m}
|
| water power {n} ((uncountable) power from water)
|
:: [Bokmål] vannkraft {m} {f}, vasskraft {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vasskraft {f}
|
| water pox {n} (A common childhood disease caused by virus)
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:: [Bokmål] vannkopper; [Nynorsk] vasskoppar
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| waterproof {adj} (unaffected by water)
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:: vanntett [formally]
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| waterproof {adj} (made or covered with material that doesn't let water in)
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:: [Bokmål] vanntett, vasstett; [Nynorsk] vasstett
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| water's edge {n} (edge of a body of water)
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:: [Bokmål] vannkant {m}
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| watershed {n} (boundary between adjacent catchment basins)
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:: [Bokmål] vannskille {n}; [Nynorsk] vasskilje {n}
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| watershed {n} (critical point marking a change in course or development)
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:: [Bokmål] vendepunkt {n}, veiskille {n}, vannskille {n}
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| watershed {n} (drainage basin) SEE: drainage basin
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| water ski {n} (ski used for water skiing)
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:: [Bokmål] vannski {m} {f}
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| water ski {v} (ride on water skis)
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:: [Bokmål] stå på vannski
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| water-soluble {adj} (dissolving easily in water)
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:: [Bokmål] vannløselig; [Nynorsk] vassløyseleg
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| waterspout {n} (tornado that occurs over a body of water)
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:: [Bokmål] skypumpe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] skypumpe {m}
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| water strider {n} (any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae)
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:: vannløpere
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| water table {n} (level underground)
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:: [Bokmål] grunnvannsspeil {n}
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| water tank {n} (large container used to store water)
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:: [Bokmål] vanntank {m}; [Nynorsk] vasstank {m}
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| water taxi {n} (boat that will transport small groups of passengers for a fee)
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:: [Bokmål] taxibåt {m}; [Nynorsk] taksibåt {m}, taxibåt {m}
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| watertight {adj} (tightly made)
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:: [Bokmål] vanntett, vasstett; [Nynorsk] vasstett
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| water tower {n} (tank of water)
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:: [Bokmål] vanntårn {n}, vasstårn {n}; [Nynorsk] vasstårn {n}
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| waterway {n} (navigable body of water)
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:: [Bokmål] vannvei {m}, vassdrag {n}
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| waterworks {n} (any single facility, such as a filtration plant, within such a system)
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:: [Bokmål] vannverk {n}, vassverk {n}; [Nynorsk] vassverk {n}
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| watery {adj} (tearful) SEE: tearful
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::
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| watt {n} (derived unit of power)
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:: [Bokmål] watt {m}; [Nynorsk] watt {m}
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| waulk {v} (full) SEE: full
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::
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| wave {v} (to move back and forth repeatedly)
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:: [Bokmål] vaie; [Nynorsk] vaie
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| wave {v} (to wave one’s hand)
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:: vinke
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| wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation)
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:: [Bokmål] bølge {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bølgje {f}, bylgje {f}, bølge {f}
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| waveform {n} (physics)
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:: bølgeform {m}
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| wavefunction {n} (notion in quantum mechanics)
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:: [Bokmål] bølgefunksjon {m}; [Nynorsk] bølgjefunksjon {m}
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| wavelength {n} (the length of a single cycle of a wave)
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:: [Bokmål] bølgelengde {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bølgjelengd {f}, bylgjelengd {f}, bølgelengd {f}, bølgelengde {f}
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| wax {n} (oily, water-resistant substance)
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:: [Bokmål] voks {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] voks {m} {n}
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| wax {v} (literary: grow)
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:: vokse {n}
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| wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax
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::
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| wax {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax
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::
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| waxing {n} (the action of the verb to wax)
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:: [Bokmål] voksing {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] voksing {f}
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| waxing {n} (cosmetic procedure)
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:: [Bokmål] voksing {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] voksing {f}
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| waxwing {n} (songbird of genus Bombycilla)
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:: sidensvans
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| way {adv} (very) SEE: very
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::
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| way {adv} (far) SEE: far
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::
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| way {n} (road, direction, path)
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:: [Bokmål] vei {m}; [Nynorsk] veg {m}
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| way {n} (method or manner)
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:: måte
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| way {adv} (much) SEE: much
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::
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| way of life {n} (style of living)
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:: [Bokmål] livsform {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] livsform {f}
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| way out {n} (exit) SEE: exit
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::
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| way too {adv}
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:: [Bokmål] veldig, meget ; [Nynorsk] veldig, ovleg
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| we {pron} (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I))
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:: [Bokmål] vi; [Nynorsk] me, vi
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| weak {adj} (lacking in force or ability)
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:: [Bokmål] svak, veik
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| weakening {n} (loss of strength)
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:: [Bokmål] svekkelse {m}
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| weakness {n} (condition of being weak)
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:: [Bokmål] svakhet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] svakheit {f}
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| weakness {n} (special fondness)
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:: [Bokmål] svakhet {m} {f}
|
| wean {v}
|
:: avvenne
|
| weaning {n}
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:: avvenning {c}
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| weapon {n} (instrument of attack or defense in combat)
|
:: [Bokmål] våpen {n}; [Nynorsk] våpen {n}
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| weapon of mass destruction {n} (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction)
|
:: masseøydeleggingsvåpen
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| wear {v} (to have on (clothes))
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:: [Bokmål] bære, ha på seg; [Nynorsk] ha på seg
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| wear {n} (damage)
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:: [Bokmål] slitasje {m}; [Nynorsk] slitasje {m}
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| wear and tear {n} (damage or depreciation)
|
:: [Bokmål] slitasje {m}; [Nynorsk] slitasje {m}
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| weary {adj} (tired, fatigued)
|
:: [Bokmål] trett, trøtt, utkjørt; [Nynorsk] trøytt
|
| weasel {n}
|
:: snømus, vesel
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| weather {n} (state of the atmosphere)
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:: [Bokmål] vær {n}; [Nynorsk] vêr {n}
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| weather balloon {n} (meteorological balloon)
|
:: [Bokmål] værballong {m}; [Nynorsk] vêrballong {m}
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| weatherbound {adj} (held up by bad weather)
|
:: [Bokmål] værfast
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| weathercock {n} (weather vane)
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:: [Nynorsk] vêrhane {m}
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| weathercock {n} (a fickle, inconstant person)
|
:: [Nynorsk] vêrhane {m}
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| weather deck {n} (uncovered deck, deck open to weather, uppermost deck)
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:: [Bokmål] værdekk {n}
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| weather forecast {n} (prediction of future weather)
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:: [Bokmål] værvarsel {n}, værprognose {m}, værmelding {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vêrvarsel {n}, vêrprognose {m}
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| weather forecasting {n} (science of using meteorology to predict future weather)
|
:: [Bokmål] værvarsling {m} {f}
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| weathering {n} (breaking down of rocks)
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:: [Bokmål] forvitring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forvitring {f}
|
| weatherize {v} (to protect against weather) SEE: weatherproof
|
::
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| weather map {n} (map showing the analysis of meteorological quantities)
|
:: [Bokmål] værkart {n}
|
| weatherproof {adj} (Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather)
|
:: [Bokmål] værbestandig
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| weather report {n} (translations)
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:: [Bokmål] værmelding {m} {f}
|
| weather-wise {adv} (regarding the weather)
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:: [Bokmål] værmessig
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| weave {v} (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another)
|
:: veve; [Nynorsk] veva
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| weave {v} (to spin a cocoon or a web)
|
:: veve, spinne
|
| weave {n} (a type or way of weaving)
|
:: vev {m} {f}
|
| weave {v} (to weave)
|
:: kjøre sikksakk, traversere, sno seg gjennom
|
| weaver {n} (one who weaves)
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:: [Bokmål] vever {m}, veverske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vevar {m}, veverske {f}
|
| weaver {n} (bird in the family Ploceidae)
|
:: [Bokmål] vever {m}, veverfugl {m}; [Nynorsk] vevar {m}, vevarfugl {m}
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| weaving {n} (process of making woven material)
|
:: [Bokmål] veving {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] veving {f}
|
| web {n}
|
:: nett {n}, vev {n}
|
| web {v}
|
:: nettverke
|
| web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb
|
::
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| web app {n} (web application) SEE: web application
|
::
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| web application {n} (computer application)
|
:: [Bokmål] webapplikasjon {m}
|
| webbed {adj} (with the digits connected by a thin membrane)
|
:: [Bokmål] [webbed foot] svømmefot; [Nynorsk] [webbed foot] svømmefot, symjefot
|
| web browser {n} (a computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web)
|
:: [Bokmål] nettleser {m}; [Nynorsk] nettlesar {m}
|
| webcam {n} (video camera viewed over a network)
|
:: [Bokmål] nettkamera {n}, webkamera {n}; [Nynorsk] nettkamera {n}, webkamera {n}
|
| weblication {n} (web application) SEE: web application
|
::
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| weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog
|
::
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| website {n} (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web)
|
:: [Bokmål] nettside {m} {f}, hjemmeside {m} {f}, heimeside {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] nettside {f}, heimeside {f}
|
| wed {v} (to join in matrimony)
|
:: vie, ektevie [formal, somewhat dated]
|
| wed {v} (transitive: to take as one's spouse)
|
:: ekte, gifte seg med
|
| wed {v} (intransitive: to take a spouse)
|
:: [Bokmål] gifte seg
|
| Wed {n} (abbreviation of Wednesday)
|
:: [Bokmål] ons; [Nynorsk] ons
|
| wedding {n} (marriage ceremony)
|
:: [Bokmål] bryllup {n}; [Nynorsk] bryllaup {n}
|
| wedding cake {n} (cake used as part of a wedding ceremony)
|
:: [Bokmål] bryllupskake {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bryllaupskake {f}
|
| wedding day {n}
|
:: bryllupsdag {m}
|
| wedding dress {n} (the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony)
|
:: [Bokmål] brudekjole {m}; [Nynorsk] brudekjole {m}, brurkjole {m}, brurekjole {m}
|
| wedding gown {n} (wedding dress) SEE: wedding dress
|
::
|
| wedding ring {n} (a ring symbolizing marriage)
|
:: [Bokmål] giftering {m}; [Nynorsk] giftering {m}
|
| wedgie {n} (prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply)
|
:: truserøsk {m} [wedgie on a woman]
|
| Wednesday {n} (day of the week)
|
:: [Bokmål] onsdag {m}; [Nynorsk] onsdag {m}
|
| wee {n}
|
:: tiss {n}; tisse
|
| weed {n} (cigar) SEE: cigar
|
::
|
| weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco
|
::
|
| weed {n} (unwanted plant)
|
:: ugress {n}
|
| weed {n} (slang: marijuana)
|
:: hasj, pot
|
| weed eater {n} (string trimmer) SEE: string trimmer
|
::
|
| week {n} (period of seven days)
|
:: [Bokmål] uke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] veke {f}, vika {f} [archaic, Høgnorsk]
|
| weekday {n} (weekday)
|
:: [Bokmål] hverdag {m}, virkedag {m}; [Nynorsk] kvardag {m}, vyrkedag {m}, yrkedag {m}
|
| weekend {n} (break in the working week)
|
:: [Bokmål] helg {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] helg {f}
|
| weekly {adj} (happening once a week or every week)
|
:: [Bokmål] ukentlig
|
| weekly {n} (publication that is published once a week)
|
:: [Bokmål] ukeavis {m} {f} [newspaper]; [Nynorsk] vekeavis {f} [newspaper]
|
| weep {v} (to cry, shed tears)
|
:: [Bokmål] gråte
|
| wee-wee {n}
|
:: [Bokmål] tiss {m} [both], guttetiss {m}, tissemann {m} [male], jentetiss {m}, tissekone {f} [female]
|
| weft {n} (horizontal threads)
|
:: veft {m}, innslag {n}, islett {n}
|
| weighing machine {n} (a mechanical device for determing the weight of an object or person)
|
:: vekt {m}
|
| weight {n} (physics: mass) SEE: mass
|
::
|
| weight {n} (force due to gravity)
|
:: [Bokmål] vekt {m} {f}
|
| weightless {adj} (which has no weight)
|
:: [Bokmål] vektløs
|
| weightless {adj} (which is not being affected by gravity)
|
:: [Bokmål] vektløs
|
| weightlessness {n} (having zero weight)
|
:: [Bokmål] vektløshet
|
| weightlifter {n} (person who competes for maximum weight lifted)
|
:: [Bokmål] vektløfter {m}
|
| weightlifting {n} (form of exercise)
|
:: vektløftning
|
| weightlifting {n} (sport in which competitors lift heavy weights)
|
:: [Bokmål] vektløfting {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vektløfting {f}, vektlyfting {f}
|
| weight loss {n} (reduction of body mass)
|
:: [Bokmål] vekttap {n}; [Nynorsk] vekttap {n}
|
| weighty {adj} (heavy)
|
:: [Bokmål] vektig; [Nynorsk] vektig
|
| weighty {adj} (adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince)
|
:: [Bokmål] vektig, tungtveiende; [Nynorsk] vektig
|
| weir {n} (adjustable dam)
|
:: [Bokmål] overløp {n}; [Nynorsk] overløp {n}, overlaup {n}
|
| weird {adj} (having an unusually strange character or behaviour)
|
:: [Bokmål] underlig, merkelig
|
| welcome {adj} (whose arrival is a cause of joy)
|
:: [Bokmål] kjærkommen, velkommen; [Nynorsk] kjærkommen, kjærkomen, velkomen
|
| welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival)
|
:: [Bokmål] velkommen; [Nynorsk] velkomen, velkommen
|
| welcome {n} (act of greeting someone's arrival)
|
:: velkomst {m}
|
| welder {n} (one who welds)
|
:: [Bokmål] sveiser {m}; [Nynorsk] sveisar {m}
|
| welder {n} (item of equipment)
|
:: [Bokmål] sveiseapparat {n}; [Nynorsk] sveiseapparat {n}
|
| welding {n} (action or process of welding)
|
:: sveising {m}
|
| welfare {n} (health, safety, well-being, happiness and prosperity)
|
:: [Bokmål] velferd {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] velferd {f}
|
| welfare state {n} (social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens)
|
:: velferdsstat
|
| welfare state {n} (country in which such a system operates)
|
:: velferdsstat
|
| welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky
|
::
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| well {adv} (accurately; competently)
|
:: bra
|
| well {n} (hole sunk into the ground)
|
:: brønn; [Nynorsk] brunn {m}
|
| well {n} (cockpit of a sailing boat) SEE: cockpit
|
::
|
| well and good {adj} (basically good)
|
:: [Bokmål] vel og bra
|
| well-behaved {adj} (having good manners and acting properly)
|
:: veloppdragen
|
| well-being {n} (state of health, happiness and/or prosperity)
|
:: [Bokmål] velferd {m} {f}, velvære {n}; [Nynorsk] velferd {f}, velvære {n}
|
| well-boat {n} (fishing vessel designed to carry live fish in a tank or well)
|
:: [Bokmål] brønnbåt {m}; [Nynorsk] brønnbåt {m}
|
| well-brought-up {adj} (having good manners)
|
:: veloppdragen
|
| well-built {adj} (well constructed)
|
:: [Bokmål] velbygd, velbygget; [Nynorsk] velbygd
|
| well-built {adj} (well-built physique)
|
:: [Bokmål] velbygd, velbygget; [Nynorsk] velbygd
|
| well-defined {adj} (accurately and precisely described or specified)
|
:: [Bokmål] veldefinert; [Nynorsk] veldefinert
|
| well-deserved {adj} (richly deserved)
|
:: [Bokmål] velfortjent; [Nynorsk] velfortent
|
| well-developed {adj} (well-developed)
|
:: [Bokmål] velutviklet
|
| well done {adj} (performed well)
|
:: [Bokmål] velgjort
|
| well done {adj} (well cooked)
|
:: [Bokmål] godt stekt
|
| well done {interj} (exclamation of praise)
|
:: godt gjort
|
| well-educated {adj} (highly educated)
|
:: [Bokmål] velutdannet; [Nynorsk] velutdanna
|
| well-established {adj} (well-known) SEE: well-known
|
::
|
| well-established {adj} (having been established for a long period of time)
|
:: [Bokmål] veletablert; [Nynorsk] veletablert
|
| well-groomed {adj} (neat and well-dressed)
|
:: nydelig
|
| well-informed {adj} (furnished with knowledge)
|
:: [Bokmål] velinformert; [Nynorsk] velinformert
|
| Wellington boot {n} (Wellington boot) SEE: Wellington boots
|
::
|
| Wellington boots {n} (waterproof rubber boot)
|
:: [Bokmål] gummistøvel {m}, gummistøvler {p}; [Nynorsk] gummistøvel {m}, gummistøvlar {p}
|
| well-kept {adj} (neat, tidy)
|
:: [Bokmål] velholdt
|
| well-known {adj} (familiar, widely known)
|
:: [Bokmål] kjent, velkjent; [Nynorsk] kjend, kjent, velkjend, velkjent
|
| well-made {adj} (properly constructed or manufactured)
|
:: [Bokmål] velgjort
|
| well-mannered {adj} (having good manners)
|
:: beleven, veloppdragen
|
| well off {adj} (being in fortunate circumstances)
|
:: [Bokmål] velstående; [Nynorsk] velståande
|
| well-ordering {n} (a type of total order)
|
:: [Bokmål] velordning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] velordning {f}
|
| well-read {adj} (well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively)
|
:: belest
|
| well-spoken {adj} (eloquent and able with regards to speech)
|
:: [Bokmål] språkmektig {m} {f} {n}, språkmektige {m-p} {f-p} {n-p}
|
| well-used {adj} (well-used)
|
:: [Bokmål] velbrukt; [Nynorsk] velbruka, velbrukt
|
| wellwater {n} (water taken from a well)
|
:: [Bokmål] brønnvann {n}, brønnvatn {n}; [Nynorsk] brønnvatn {n}, brunnvatn {n}
|
| Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to Wales)
|
:: [Bokmål] walisisk; [Nynorsk] walisisk
|
| Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to the Welsh language)
|
:: [Bokmål] walisisk; [Nynorsk] walisisk
|
| Welsh {n} (language)
|
:: [Bokmål] walisisk {m}, velsk {m}, kymrisk {m}; [Nynorsk] walisisk {m}, velsk {m}, kymrisk {m}
|
| Welsh {n} (collectively, people of Wales)
|
:: [Bokmål] walisere {m}; [Nynorsk] walisarar {m}
|
| Welshman {n} (native or inhabitant of Wales)
|
:: [Bokmål] waliser {m}; [Nynorsk] walisar {m}
|
| Welsh onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion
|
::
|
| Welshwoman {n} (woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales)
|
:: [Bokmål] waliser {m}; [Nynorsk] walisar {m}
|
| weltanschauung {n} (worldview) SEE: worldview
|
::
|
| wench {n} ((archaic) girl or young woman)
|
:: jente {f}, tøs {m} {f}; [Bokmål] jente {m} {f}
|
| wench {n} ((archaic) promiscuous woman)
|
:: [Bokmål] tøyte {m} {f}, ludder {n}, tøs {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tøyte {f}
|
| wench {v} (to frequent prostitutes)
|
:: [Bokmål] hore
|
| Wend {n} (Slav) SEE: Slav
|
::
|
| Wend {n} (member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland)
|
:: [Bokmål] vender {m}; [Nynorsk] vender {m}
|
| Wendish {adj} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian
|
::
|
| Wendish {prop} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian
|
::
|
| were- {prefix} (man)
|
:: var-
|
| werewolf {n} (wolflike human)
|
:: varulv {m}
|
| west {n} (compass point)
|
:: [Bokmål] vest; [Nynorsk] vest
|
| west {adj} (towards the west)
|
:: [Bokmål] vestlig, vestre; [Nynorsk] vestleg, vestre
|
| west {adj} (western)
|
:: [Bokmål] vestlig, vestre; [Nynorsk] vestleg, vestre
|
| West {prop} (Western world)
|
:: [Bokmål] Vesten, vesten; [Nynorsk] Vesten, vesten
|
| West Africa {prop} (An area of west Africa, spanning 16 African countries)
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:: [Bokmål] Vest-Afrika; [Nynorsk] Vest-Afrika
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| West African {adj} (relating to West Africa)
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:: [Bokmål] vestafrikansk; [Nynorsk] vestafrikansk
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| West Bank {prop} (territory)
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:: [Bokmål] Vestbredden
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| westerly {n} (wind blowing from the west)
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:: [Bokmål] vestavind {m}; [Nynorsk] vestavind {m}
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| western {adj} (pertaining to the west)
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:: [Bokmål] vestlig, vestre; [Nynorsk] vestleg, vestre
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| western {adj} (blowing from the west)
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:: vestlig
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| western {n} (film or other dramatic work)
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:: western {m}
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| Western {adj} (of, situated in, or related to the West) SEE: western
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::
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| Western Africa {prop} (West Africa) SEE: West Africa
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::
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| Western Asia {prop} (the westernmost subregion of Asia)
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:: Vest-Asia
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| western barn owl {n} (Tyto alba furcata)
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:: tårnugle
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| western capercaillie {n} (Tetrao urogallus)
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:: [Bokmål] storfugl {m}; [Nynorsk] storfugl {m}
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| western cattle egret {n} (Bubulcus ibis)
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:: kuhegre {m}
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| Western Europe {prop} (Western Europe)
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:: [Bokmål] Vest-Europa {n}; [Nynorsk] Vest-Europa {n}
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| Western European {adj} (Western European)
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:: [Bokmål] vesteuropeisk; [Nynorsk] vesteuropeisk
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| westernmost {adj} (farthest west)
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:: [Bokmål] vestligste; [Nynorsk] vestlegaste
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| western osprey {n} (Pandion haliaetus) SEE: osprey
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::
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| Western Sahara {prop} (a territory in northern Africa)
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:: Vest-Sahara
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| western sandpiper {n} (Calidris mauri)
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:: beringsnipe
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| Western Wall {prop} (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple)
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:: Vestmuren {m}, Klagemuren {m}
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| West Indies {prop} (islands of the Caribbean sea)
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:: Karibia
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| Westman Islands {prop} (archipelago off the south coast of Iceland)
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:: [Bokmål] Vestmannøyene {m-p}; [Nynorsk] Vestmannøyane {m-p}
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| Westminster Abbey {prop} (large Gothic church)
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:: Westminster Abbey {n}
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| Westminster Cathedral {prop} (chuerch)
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:: [Bokmål] Westminsterkatedralen {f}; [Nynorsk] Westminsterkatedralen {f}
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| west-northwest {n} (compass point)
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:: [Bokmål] vest-nordvest; [Nynorsk] vest-nordvest
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| westside {n} (western side)
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:: vestkant
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| west-southwest {n} (compass point)
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:: [Bokmål] vest-sørvest; [Nynorsk] vest-sørvest
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| wet {adj} (made of liquid or moisture)
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:: våt, fuktig
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| wet {adj} (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)
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:: våt, bløt
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| wet {adj} (of weather or a time period: rainy, see also: rainy)
|
:: vått; [Bokmål] regnfull; [Nynorsk] regnfull
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| wet behind the ears {adj} (inexperienced, not seasoned)
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:: våt bak ørene
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| wet job {n}
|
:: våtjobb {m}
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| wetland {n} (land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas)
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:: [Bokmål] våtmark {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] våtmark {f}
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| wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child)
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:: amme {m} {f}
|
| wet oneself {v} (lose control of one's bladder)
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:: tisse på seg, tisse seg ut, tisse i buksa
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| wet one's pants {v} (wet oneself) SEE: wet oneself
|
::
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| wet season {n} (rainy season) SEE: rainy season
|
::
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| wetsuit {n} (close fitting, insulating garment)
|
:: [Bokmål] våtdrakt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] våtdrakt {f}
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| whack {v} (to hit, slap or strike)
|
:: drefse
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| whack {v} (to kill)
|
:: kverke, knerte, ekspedere
|
| whale {n} (large sea mammal)
|
:: [Bokmål] hval {m}, kval {m}; [Nynorsk] kval {m}
|
| whale oil {n} (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvalolje {m} {f}
|
| whaler {n} (person who hunts whales)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvalfanger {m}; [Nynorsk] kvalfangar {m}
|
| whaler {n} (vessel for hunting whales)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvalfanger {m}, hvalbåt {m}; [Nynorsk] kvalfangar {m}
|
| whale safari {n} (whale-watching excursion)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvalsafari {m}
|
| whale shark {n} (Rhincodon typus)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvalhai {m}, kvalhai {m}; [Nynorsk] kvalhai {m}
|
| whaling {n} (practice of hunting whales)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvalfangst {m}; [Nynorsk] kvalfangst {m}
|
| wharf {n} (man-made landing place)
|
:: [Bokmål] kai {m} {f}, brygge {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kai {f} {m}, brygge {f}, bryggje {f}
|
| what {pron} (what? (interrogative pronoun))
|
:: [Bokmål] hva; [Nynorsk] kva
|
| what {pron} (relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing that)
|
:: hva
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| what {determiner} (which)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvilken
|
| what {determiner}
|
:: hvilken
|
| what are you doing {phrase} (what are you doing)
|
:: hva gjør du?
|
| whatever {interj} (indicating the speaker does not care what someone says)
|
:: samma det!, [teenage slang] whatever!
|
| what goes around comes around {proverb} (the status returns to its original value)
|
:: man høster som man sår
|
| what goes around comes around {proverb} (actions have consequences)
|
:: man høster som man sår
|
| what if {adv} (used to introduce suggestion)
|
:: hva om
|
| what if {adv} (used to introduce speculation about future)
|
:: hva om
|
| what is that {phrase} (what is that?)
|
:: [Bokmål] hva er det?; [Nynorsk] kva er det?
|
| what is your name {phrase} (what is your name?)
|
:: hva heter du?
|
| what languages do you speak {phrase} (what languages do you speak?)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvilke språk snakker du?
|
| what's good {phrase} (what's up) SEE: what's up
|
::
|
| what's on your mind {phrase} (what is bothering you?)
|
:: hva har du på hjertet?
|
| what's up {phrase} (How are you?)
|
:: [Bokmål] hva skjer?; [Nynorsk] kva skjer?
|
| what the fuck {phrase} (An intensive form of what)
|
:: hva faen, hva i helvete
|
| what the hell {phrase} (an intensive form of what)
|
:: hva i helvete?, hva faen?
|
| what the hell {phrase} (why not?)
|
:: faen heller, søren heller
|
| what time is it {phrase} (what is the time of day?)
|
:: hvor meget er klokken?
|
| wheat {n} (grain)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvete; [Nynorsk] kveite
|
| wheatear {n} (birds of genus Oenanthe)
|
:: [Bokmål] steinskvett {m}
|
| wheat flour {n} (flour from wheat)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvetemel {n}; [Nynorsk] kveitemjøl {n}
|
| wheat midge {n} (Sitodiplosis mosellana)
|
:: [Bokmål] rød hvetegallmygg {m}
|
| wheat weevil {n} (species of weevils)
|
:: [Bokmål] kornsnutebille {m}
|
| wheel {n} (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation)
|
:: [Bokmål] hjul {n}; [Nynorsk] hjul {n}
|
| wheelbarrow {n} (small cart)
|
:: [Bokmål] trillebår {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] trillebår {f}
|
| wheelchair {n} (chair)
|
:: rullestol {m}
|
| wheelchair user {n} (person who uses a wheelchair)
|
:: [Bokmål] rullestolbruker {m}
|
| wheel clamp {n} (a device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven)
|
:: hjulklamp
|
| wheelhouse {n} (enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated)
|
:: [Bokmål] styrehus {n}; [Nynorsk] styrehus {n}, styrhus {n}
|
| when {adv} (at what time, as a direct question)
|
:: når
|
| when {conj} (as soon as, at the time that)
|
:: når
|
| when {conj} (during the time that)
|
:: når
|
| when {conj} (at what time; at which time)
|
:: når
|
| when {conj}
|
:: da
|
| when {pron} (what time; which time)
|
:: når
|
| whence {adv} (from where; from which place or source)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvorfra; [Nynorsk] kvar ifrå, kor ifrå
|
| whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when
|
::
|
| when Hell freezes over {adv} (never)
|
:: når helvetet fryser
|
| when in Rome {proverb} (adjust to local customs) SEE: when in Rome, do as the Romans do
|
::
|
| when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do)
|
:: [Bokmål] Når man er i Rom gjør man som romerne
|
| when push comes to shove {phrase} (when the pressure is on)
|
:: [Bokmål] når det kommer til stykket
|
| when the cat's away the mice will play {proverb} (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances)
|
:: når katten er borte, danser musene på bordet [when the cat’s away, the mice are dancing on the table]
|
| where {conj} (at or in which place)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvor; [Nynorsk] kor, kvar
|
| where {adv} (at what place; to what place; from what place)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvor; [Nynorsk] kor, kvar
|
| where {pron} (the place in which)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvor, der; [Nynorsk] kor, kvar, der
|
| where are we {phrase} (where are we)
|
:: hvor er vi?
|
| where are you {phrase} (where are you?)
|
:: hvor er du?
|
| where are you from {phrase} (in which country or region were you born or raised)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvor kommer du fra?, hvor er du fra?; [Nynorsk] kvar kjem du frå?, kvar er du frå?
|
| whereas {conj} (but in contrast; whilst on the contrary…)
|
:: [Bokmål] mens; [Nynorsk] mens, medan
|
| whereby {adv} (by which)
|
:: hvorved
|
| where do you live {phrase} (where do you live?)
|
:: hvor bor du?
|
| wherefore {conj} (because of which)
|
:: hvorfor; [Nynorsk] korfor, kvifor
|
| where is the toilet {phrase} (where is the toilet?)
|
:: hvor er toalettet?, hvor finner jeg toalettet?
|
| wherenot {n} (wherever) SEE: wherever
|
::
|
| wherever {conj} (in any place, anywhere)
|
:: hvor enn
|
| wherewith {adv} (with which)
|
:: Riksmål: hvormed
|
| where you at {phrase} (where are you) SEE: where are you
|
::
|
| whether {conj} (introducing indirect questions)
|
:: om; [Bokmål] hvorvidt
|
| whether {conj} (if, whether or not)
|
:: [Bokmål] om, hvorvidt; [Nynorsk] om
|
| whether {conj} (introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not)
|
:: [Bokmål] enten; [Nynorsk] anten
|
| whey {n} (liquid remaining after milk has been curdled)
|
:: myse {m}
|
| which {determiner} ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied)
|
:: hvilken, hvilket, hvilke
|
| which {determiner} ((relative) the one(s) that)
|
:: som, hvilken, hvilket, hvilke
|
| which {pron} ((relative) who, whom, what)
|
:: som
|
| while {n} (uncertain duration of time, a period of time)
|
:: stund {m}
|
| while {conj} (during the same time that)
|
:: [Bokmål] mens; [Nynorsk] medan
|
| while {conj} (until) SEE: until
|
::
|
| whimbrel {n} (a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus)
|
:: småspove
|
| whimper {n} (a low intermittent sob)
|
:: klynk {n}
|
| whimper {v} (to cry or sob softly and intermittently)
|
:: klynke
|
| whimsical {adj} (Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing)
|
:: rar, sær
|
| whine {n} (a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound)
|
:: hvin {n}, hyl {n}
|
| whine {v} (to utter a whine)
|
:: hvine, hyle
|
| whine {v} (to complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine)
|
:: sutre, syte, jamre
|
| whip {n} (rod or rope)
|
:: pisk
|
| whip {n} (party policy enforcer)
|
:: [Bokmål] innpisker {m}; [Nynorsk] innpiskar {m}
|
| whipper snipper {n} (string trimmer) SEE: string trimmer
|
::
|
| whipping cream {n} (cream suitable for whipping)
|
:: [Bokmål] kremfløte {m}, kremfløyte {m}; [Nynorsk] kremfløyte {m}
|
| whirl {v} (To rotate, revolve, spin rapidly)
|
:: virvle, snurre
|
| whirlwind {n} (a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air)
|
:: [Bokmål] virvelvind {m}; [Nynorsk] virvelvind {m}, kvervelvind
|
| whirlwind {n} (figuratively: a body of objects or events sweeping violently onward)
|
:: [Bokmål] virvelvind {m}; [Nynorsk] virvelvind {m}, kvervelvind
|
| whisk {n} (quick, light sweeping motion)
|
:: [Bokmål] visp {m}
|
| whisk {n} (kitchen utensil)
|
:: [Bokmål] visp {m}; [Nynorsk] visp {m}
|
| whisk {v} (to move something with quick light sweeping motions)
|
:: [Bokmål] vispe
|
| whisk {v} (in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream)
|
:: [Bokmål] vispe, piske; [Nynorsk] vispe
|
| whiskered tern {n} (Chlidonias hybrida)
|
:: hvitkinnsvartterne; [Nynorsk] kvitkinnsvartterne
|
| whiskey {n} (alcoholic drink)
|
:: whisky {c}
|
| whisky {n} (whiskey) SEE: whiskey
|
::
|
| whisper {n} (act of speaking in a quiet voice)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvisking {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kviskring {f}
|
| whisper {v} (to talk in a quiet voice)
|
:: [Bokmål] hviske; [Nynorsk] kviskre
|
| whistle {n} (device used to make a whistling sound)
|
:: [Bokmål] fløyte {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fløyte {f}
|
| whistle {v} (to produce a whistling sound)
|
:: plystre
|
| whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit
|
::
|
| whistle-blower {n} (one who reports a problem or violation to the authorities)
|
:: fløyteblåser {m}, varsler {m}
|
| whistleblowing {n} (disclosure of wrongdoing)
|
:: fløyteblåsing {f}, varsling {f}
|
| white {n} (color/colour)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvit, kvit; [Nynorsk] kvit
|
| white {n} (albumen)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvite {m}, kvite {m}; [Nynorsk] kvite {m}
|
| white {n} (white wine) SEE: white wine
|
::
|
| white {adj} (bright and colourless)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvit, kvit; [Nynorsk] kvit
|
| white ant {n} (white ant) SEE: termite
|
::
|
| white as a sheet {adj} (pale as if suffering from shock)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvit som et laken; [Nynorsk] kvit som eit laken
|
| white-backed black tit {n} (Melaniparus leuconotus)
|
:: hvitryggmeis
|
| white bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear
|
::
|
| white-browed tit {n} (Poecile superciliosus)
|
:: hvitbrynmeis
|
| white clover {n} (Trifolium repens)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvitkløver {m}; [Nynorsk] kvitkløver {m}
|
| white-eyed gull {n} (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus)
|
:: rødehavsmåke; [Nynorsk] raudehavsmåse
|
| whitefin dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji
|
::
|
| whitefish {n} (whiting) SEE: whiting
|
::
|
| whitefish {n} (beluga) SEE: beluga
|
::
|
| whitefly {n} (Any of various Aleyrodidae)
|
:: [Bokmål] mellus {m}
|
| white fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox
|
::
|
| white-haired {adj} (having white hair)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvithåret, hvithåra, kvithåret, kvithåra; [Nynorsk] kvithåra
|
| white hole {n} (singularity)
|
:: hvitt hull {n}
|
| White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America)
|
:: [Bokmål] Det hvite hus {n}; [Nynorsk] Det kvite hus {n}
|
| White Island {prop} (island)
|
:: Kvitøya
|
| white lie {n} (deliberate untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvit løgn {m}
|
| white lightning {n} (illegally distilled whiskey) SEE: moonshine
|
::
|
| white man {n} (Caucasian) SEE: Caucasian
|
::
|
| white-naped tit {n} (Machlolophus nuchalis)
|
:: hindumeis; [Nynorsk] hindumeis
|
| white owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl
|
::
|
| white paper {n} (marketing document)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvitbok
|
| white paper {n}
|
:: stortingsmelding {f}, stortingsmelding {f}
|
| white pointer {n} (great white shark) SEE: great white shark
|
::
|
| white-rumped sandpiper {n} (Calidris fuscicollis)
|
:: bonapartesnipe
|
| White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian
|
::
|
| white sauce {n} (mayonnaise) SEE: mayonnaise
|
::
|
| White Sea {prop} (a sea to the northwest of Russia)
|
:: Kvitsjøen {m}
|
| white-tailed eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla)
|
:: [Bokmål] havørn {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] havørn {m} {f}
|
| white wagtail {n} (bird in the wagtail family)
|
:: linerle
|
| whitewash {v} (paint)
|
:: hvitkalke
|
| whitewash {v} (cover errors)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvitvaske, kvitvaske; [Nynorsk] kvitvaske
|
| white whale {n} (a cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) SEE: beluga
|
::
|
| white wine {n} (light coloured wine)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvitvin {m}, kvitvin {m}; [Nynorsk] kvitvin {m}
|
| white-winged tern {n} (Chlidonias leucopterus)
|
:: hvitvingesvartterne; [Nynorsk] kvitvengsvartterne
|
| whither {adv} (to which place)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvor, hvor hen; [Nynorsk] kor, kvar
|
| whiting {n} (fish, Merlangius merlangus)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvitting {m}; [Nynorsk] kviting {m}
|
| whitish {adj} (somewhat white)
|
:: [Bokmål] hvitaktig
|
| Whitsun {n} (Whitsunday)
|
:: pinse
|
| whittle {v} (cut or shape wood with a knife)
|
:: spikke
|
| whiz {n} (urination) SEE: urination
|
::
|
| whiz {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate
|
::
|
| who {pron} (who? (interrogative pronoun))
|
:: hvem
|
| whoa {interj} (stop, said to a horse)
|
:: ptro
|
| who cares {phrase} (reply to an unimportant statement) SEE: so what
|
::
|
| whodunit {n} (a crime novel or drama)
|
:: kriminal {c}, krim {c}, kriminalroman {c}, kriminalfilm {c}
|
| who knows {phrase} (rhetorical question: one doesn't know)
|
:: hvem vet?
|
| who knows {phrase} (rhetorical question: anything is possible)
|
:: hvem vet?
|
| whole {adj} (entire)
|
:: hel
|
| whole {adv} (colloquial: in entirety)
|
:: helt
|
| whole {n} (something complete)
|
:: helhet {m}
|
| wholehearted {adj} (having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support)
|
:: [Bokmål] helhjertet; [Nynorsk] heilhjarta
|
| wholemeal bread {n} (bread)
|
:: fullkornbrød {n}
|
| whole milk {n} (milk from which nothing has been removed)
|
:: [Bokmål] helmelk {m} {f}, helmjølk {m} {f}, heilmelk {m} {f}, heilmjølk {m} {f}
|
| whole number {n} (integer) SEE: integer
|
::
|
| wholesale {n} (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants)
|
:: engroshandel {m}
|
| wholesale {adj} (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity)
|
:: en gros {p}
|
| wholesale {adv} (in bulk or large quantity)
|
:: en gros {p}
|
| wholesaler {n} (person or company that sells goods wholesale to retailers)
|
:: [Bokmål] grossist {m}; [Nynorsk] grossist {m}
|
| whole tone {n} (interval of two-twelfths of an octave)
|
:: heltone {m}
|
| whooper {n} (whooper swan) SEE: whooper swan
|
::
|
| whooper swan {n} (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus)
|
:: sangsvane {m} {f}
|
| whooping cough {n} (a contagious disease)
|
:: [Bokmål] kikhoste {m}; [Nynorsk] kikhoste {m}
|
| whore {n}
|
:: [Bokmål] hore {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hore {f}; ludder {n}, tøs {f}; [Bokmål] hore {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hore {f}
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| whore {v} (to pimp) SEE: pimp
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::
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| whoremaster {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp
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::
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| whorish {adj} (resembling a whore)
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:: horete
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| whorl {n} (spindle whorl.)
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:: håndteinsnelle
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| whose {determiner} (of whom (interrogative))
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:: hvem sin, hvems, hvis
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| whose {determiner} (of whom (relative))
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:: hvis
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| whose {determiner} (of which (relative))
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:: hvis
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| who's who {n} (publication containing biographies of well-known or important people)
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:: hvem som er hvem
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| why {adv} (for what reason)
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:: [Bokmål] hvorfor; [Nynorsk] korfor, kvifor
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| why {n} (the reason)
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:: derfor
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| why {interj} (exclamation of surprise)
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:: hvorfor
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| why not {adv} (state one has no objection)
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:: [Bokmål] hvorfor ikke
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| why not {adv} (introduce a proposal)
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:: [Bokmål] hvorfor ikke
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| wick {n} (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning)
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:: [Bokmål] veke {m}
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| wicker {n} (wickerwork) SEE: wickerwork
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::
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| wickerwork {n} (things made of wicker)
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:: [Bokmål] flettverk {n}
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| widdle {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate
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::
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| wide {adj} (having a large physical extent from side to side)
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:: [Bokmål] vid, bred, brei; [Nynorsk] vid, brei
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| wide {adv} (extensively)
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:: vidt, bredt
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| wide {adv} (completely (with awake))
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:: vid
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| wide-angle lens {n} (short focal length lens)
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:: [Bokmål] vidvinkel {m}, vidvinkelobjektiv {n}, vidvinkellinse {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vidvinkel {m}, vidvinkelobjektiv {n}, vidvinkellinse {f}
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| wide awake {adj} (awake and very alert)
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:: [Bokmål] lys våken
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| wide open {adj} (open completely)
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:: [Bokmål] vidåpen
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| widget {n} (component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with)
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:: widget
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| widow {n} (woman whose spouse has died)
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:: [Bokmål] enke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] enkje {f}
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| widower {n} (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried)
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:: [Bokmål] enkemann {m}; [Nynorsk] enkjemann {m}, enkemann {m}
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| width {n} (measurement of something from side to side)
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:: [Bokmål] bredde {m}
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| Wiener schnitzel {n} (veal cutlet)
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:: wiener schnitzel {m}
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| wife {n} (married woman)
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:: [Bokmål] hustru {m} {f}, kone {m} {f}, frue {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hustru {f}, kone {f}, frue {f}
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| wife carrying {n} (Scandinavian sport)
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:: [Bokmål] konebæring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] konebæring {f}
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| wig {n} (head of artificial hair)
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:: [Bokmål] parykk {m}; [Nynorsk] parykk {m}
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| wiggle {v} (to move with irregular motions)
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:: vrikke
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| wiggle {n} (wiggling movement)
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:: vrikk {n}
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| wigmaker {n} (person who makes wigs)
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:: [Bokmål] parykkmaker {m}; [Nynorsk] parykkmakar {m}
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| wiki {n} (collaborative website)
|
:: wiki
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| wikify {v} (to adapt (text) to a wiki, see also: wiki; -ify)
|
:: wikifisere
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| Wikipedia {prop} (online encyclopedia)
|
:: Wikipedia
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| Wikipedian {n} (a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia)
|
:: [Bokmål] wikipedianer {m}; [Nynorsk] wikipedianar {m}
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| Wikipedian {adj} (of or relating to Wikipedia)
|
:: [Bokmål] wikipedisk; [Nynorsk] wikipedisk
|
| Wiktionary {prop} (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language)
|
:: [Bokmål] Wiktionary
|
| wild {adj} (not domesticated or tamed)
|
:: vill
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| wild {adj} (raucous, unruly, and savage)
|
:: vill
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| wild animal {n} (animal living in a natural, undomesticated state)
|
:: [Bokmål] villdyr {n}; [Nynorsk] villdyr {n}
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| wild boar {n} (Sus scrofa)
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:: [Bokmål] villsvin {n}; [Nynorsk] villsvin {n}
|
| wild cat {n} (Felis silvestris) SEE: wildcat
|
::
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| wild cat {n} (Lynx rufus) SEE: bobcat
|
::
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| wildcat {n} (Felis silvestris)
|
:: villkatt {m}
|
| wildcat {n}
|
:: villkatt, skogkatt
|
| wildcat {n} (Felix rufus) SEE: bobcat
|
::
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| wildcat {n} (wildcat strike) SEE: wildcat strike
|
::
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| wildcat strike {n} (labour strike not authorized by the leaders of a trade union)
|
:: [Bokmål] vill streik {m}
|
| wildebeest {n} (gnu) SEE: gnu
|
::
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| wilderness {n} (uncultivated tract of land)
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:: [Bokmål] villnis {n}, villmark {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] villnis {n}, villmark {f}
|
| wildfire {n} (Greek fire) SEE: Greek fire
|
::
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| wild goose {n} (species of wildlife goose)
|
:: grågås
|
| Wild Hunt {n} (folk myth)
|
:: Oskoreia
|
| wildlife reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve
|
::
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| wildlife sanctuary {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve
|
::
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| wild service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis)
|
:: tarmvriasal
|
| wild strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca)
|
:: markjordbær
|
| wild turkey {n} (Meleagris gallopavo)
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:: kalkun
|
| will {v} (indicating future action)
|
:: vil, kommer til å, skal
|
| will {n} (act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition)
|
:: vilje {m}, ønske {n}
|
| will {n} (legal document)
|
:: testament {n}
|
| will {v} (To bequeath)
|
:: testamentere
|
| will {v} (to wish strongly)
|
:: ville
|
| William {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Vilhelm
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| willingness {n} (state of being willing)
|
:: [Bokmål] villighet {m} {f}
|
| will o' the wisp {n} (strange light)
|
:: lyktemann, irrlys, vettelys, alvelys
|
| willow {n} (tree)
|
:: vier {m}, vierslekt {m}, viere {p}
|
| willow grouse {n} (Lagopus lagopus)
|
:: [Bokmål] lirype {f} {m}, skogsrype {f} {m}; [Nynorsk] lirype {f}, skogsrype {f}
|
| willow ptarmigan {n} (Lagopus lagopus) SEE: willow grouse
|
::
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| willow warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochilus)
|
:: løvsanger; [Nynorsk] lauvsongar
|
| willpower {n} (strength of will)
|
:: [Bokmål] viljestyrke {m}; [Nynorsk] viljestyrke {m}
|
| wilt {v} (to droop)
|
:: visne
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| wimp {n} (someone who lacks confidence)
|
:: [Bokmål] pyse {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] pyse {m} {f}
|
| wimple {n} (Cloth used to cover a nun's head)
|
:: [Bokmål] hakelin {n}
|
| wimple {n} (Ripple)
|
:: [Bokmål] rifle {m} {f}
|
| win {v} (transitive: achieve victory in)
|
:: vinne; [Bokmål] vinne
|
| win {v} (obtain (someone) by wooing)
|
:: vinne
|
| win {v} (intransitive: achieve by winning)
|
:: vinne, overvinne
|
| win {n} (individual victory)
|
:: seier {m}
|
| wince {v} (to flinch as if in pain)
|
:: krympe seg
|
| winch {n} (machine)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinsj {m}; [Nynorsk] vinsj {m}
|
| winch {v} (use a winch)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinsje
|
| wind {v} (to introduce by insinuation) SEE: insinuate
|
::
|
| wind {n} (movement of air)
|
:: vind {m}
|
| wind {n} (flatus)
|
:: fjert {m}, fis {m}, promp {m}
|
| windblown {adj} (windblown, blown by the wind)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindblåst
|
| windbreaker {n} (thin outer coat)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindjakke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vindjakke {f}
|
| windcheater {n} (a heavy weatherproof jacket) SEE: windbreaker
|
::
|
| wind chimes {n} (chime made from suspended wooden, metal, etc. tubes, bells and rods that tinkle when moved by the wind)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindspill {n}; [Nynorsk] vindspel {n}
|
| windfall {n} (something that has been blown down by the wind)
|
:: vindfall {n}
|
| windfall {n} (fruit fallen off a tree naturally)
|
:: nedfallsfrukt {m}
|
| windfall {n} (sudden large benefit)
|
:: uventet hell
|
| wind farm {n} (collection of wind turbines)
|
:: vindpark
|
| windflower {n} (Anemone nemorosa) SEE: wood anemone
|
::
|
| wind force {n} (strength of the wind)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindstyrke {m}; [Nynorsk] vindstyrke {m}
|
| wind generator {n} (wind-driven generator)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindgenerator {m}; [Nynorsk] vindgenerator {m}
|
| windhover {n} (common kestrel) SEE: common kestrel
|
::
|
| winding {adj} (twisting, turning or sinuous)
|
:: [Bokmål] svingete; [Nynorsk] svingete
|
| wind instrument {n} (type of musical instrument)
|
:: [Bokmål] blåseinstrument {n}; [Nynorsk] blåseinstrument {n}
|
| windle {n} (redwing) SEE: redwing
|
::
|
| windmeter {n} (an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind) SEE: anemometer
|
::
|
| windmill {n} (machine)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindmølle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vindmølle {f}, vindmylne {f}
|
| windmill {n} (structure)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindmølle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vindmølle {f}, vindmylne {f}
|
| windmill {n} (child's toy)
|
:: vindmølle {m} {f}
|
| window {n} (opening for light and air)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindu {n}; [Nynorsk] vindauge {n}, vindauga {n}
|
| window {n} (period of time)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindu {n}; [Nynorsk] vindauge {n}, vindauge {n}
|
| window {n} (area on a computer screen)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindu {n}; [Nynorsk] vindauge {n}, vindauga {n}
|
| window {n} (shop window) SEE: shop window
|
::
|
| window cleaner {n} (person)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinduspusser {m}
|
| window frame {n} (framework around a window)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinduskarm {m}; [Nynorsk] vindaugskarm {m}
|
| window-seat {n} (seat in window recess)
|
:: vindussete
|
| windowsill {n} (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinduskarm {m}; [Nynorsk] vindaugskarm {m}
|
| windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus
|
::
|
| windpipe {n} (trachea)
|
:: [Bokmål] luftrør {n}; [Nynorsk] luftrøyr {f} {n}
|
| wind power {n} (power harnessed from the wind)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindkraft {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vindkraft {f}
|
| windproof {adj} (providing protection from the wind)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindtett; [Nynorsk] vindtett
|
| windscreen {n} (windshield) SEE: windshield
|
::
|
| windshield {n} (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather)
|
:: frontrute {f}
|
| wind speed {n} (speed of the wind)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindhastighet {m} {f}
|
| wind tunnel {n} (test facility)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindtunnel {m}, vindtunell {m}; [Nynorsk] vindtunnel {m}
|
| wind turbine {n} (device)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindmølle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vindmølle {f}
|
| wind-up {adj} (needing to be wound up in order to function)
|
:: [Bokmål] trekkopp
|
| windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart
|
::
|
| windy {adj} (accompanied by wind)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindfull; [Nynorsk] vindfull
|
| windy {adj} (unsheltered and open to the wind)
|
:: [Bokmål] vindfull; [Nynorsk] vindfull
|
| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from grapes)
|
:: vin
|
| wine bottle {n} (bottle for holding wine)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinflaske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vinflaske {f}
|
| wine cellar {n} (underground place for storing wine)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinkjeller {m}; [Nynorsk] vinkjellar {m}
|
| wine glass {n} (glass vessel for drinking wine from)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinglass {n}; [Nynorsk] vinglas {n}
|
| winegrower {n} (person or company that makes wine)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinbonde {m}; [Nynorsk] vinbonde {m}
|
| winemaking {n} (the act of making wine)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinifikasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] vinifikasjon {m}
|
| wineskin {n} (bag for holding wine)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinsekk {m}
|
| wing {n} (part of an animal)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinge {m}; [Nynorsk] veng {m}
|
| wing {n} (part of an aircraft)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinge {m}; [Nynorsk] veng {m}
|
| wing {n} (extension to a main body)
|
:: [Bokmål] fløy {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fløy {f}
|
| wing {n} (fraction of a political movement)
|
:: [Bokmål] fløy {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fløy {f}
|
| wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly
|
::
|
| wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw
|
::
|
| wing chair {n} (chair)
|
:: ørelappstol {m}
|
| wingless {adj} (lacking wings)
|
:: [Bokmål] vingeløs
|
| wingspan {n} (the distance from left wingtip to right)
|
:: [Bokmål] vingespenn {n}
|
| winner {n} (one who has won or often wins)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinner {m}, seierherre {m}; [Nynorsk] vinnar {m}
|
| Winnie the Pooh {prop} (the fictional bear)
|
:: Ole Brumm
|
| winning {adj} (that constitutes a win)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinnende
|
| winning {adj} (attractive)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinnende
|
| winnings {n} (something won)
|
:: [Bokmål] gevinst {m}; [Nynorsk] gevinst {m}
|
| win over {v} (to persuade) SEE: persuade
|
::
|
| winter {n} (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinter {m}; [Nynorsk] vinter {m}
|
| winter {v} (spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday)
|
:: overvintre
|
| winter {v} (store over winter)
|
:: overvintre
|
| winter break {n} (time off in winter)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinterferie {m}; [Nynorsk] vinterferie {m}
|
| winter coat {n} (seasonal appearance)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinterpels {m}; [Nynorsk] vinterpels {m}
|
| wintergreen {n} (evergreen) SEE: evergreen
|
::
|
| winter solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun)
|
:: [Bokmål] vintersolverv {n}; [Nynorsk] vintersolkverv {m}
|
| wintry {adj} (suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy)
|
:: vinterlig
|
| win-win {adj} (of a situation that benefits two parties)
|
:: [Bokmål] vinn-vinn; [Nynorsk] vinn-vinn
|
| wipe {v} (remove surface substance)
|
:: tørke av, viske; [Nynorsk] turka
|
| wipe {v} (erase a computer disk)
|
:: slette
|
| wiper {n} (something designed for wiping)
|
:: [Bokmål] visker {m}
|
| wire {n} (thin thread of metal)
|
:: [Bokmål] ledning {m} {f}, tråd {m}; [Nynorsk] leidning {f}, tråd {m}
|
| wire {v} (informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system)
|
:: overføre
|
| wire {n} (informal: telegraph) SEE: telegraph
|
::
|
| wire {n} (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) SEE: telegram
|
::
|
| wire brush {n} (brush with bristles made of wire)
|
:: [Bokmål] stålbørste {m}; [Nynorsk] stålbørste {m}
|
| wireless {adj} (not having any wires)
|
:: [Bokmål] trådlaus, trådløs; [Nynorsk] trådlaus
|
| wire netting {n} (hexagonal network of interwoven wire)
|
:: gjerdenetting
|
| wire rope {n} (strong cable)
|
:: [Bokmål] ståltau {n}, vaier {m}; [Nynorsk] ståltau {n}, vaier {m}
|
| wisdom {n} (element of personal character)
|
:: visdom {m}
|
| wisdom {n} (piece of wise advice)
|
:: visdom {m}
|
| wisdom {n} (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
|
:: visdom {m}
|
| wisdom {n} (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
|
:: visdom {m}
|
| wisdom {n} (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)
|
:: visdom {m}
|
| wisdom {n} (ability to know and apply spiritual truths)
|
:: visdom {m}
|
| wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans)
|
:: visdomstann {m}
|
| wise {adj} (showing good judgement)
|
:: vis
|
| -wise {suffix} (in the manner of)
|
:: -vis
|
| wisent {n} (European bison, Bison bonasus)
|
:: visent
|
| wish {n} (desire)
|
:: [Bokmål] ønske {n}
|
| wishable {adj} (desirable) SEE: desirable
|
::
|
| wishful thinking {n} (illusion that what one would like is true)
|
:: [Bokmål] ønsketenkning {m} {f}
|
| wish list {n} (list of desired things)
|
:: [Bokmål] ønskeliste {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ynskeliste {f}, ynskjeliste {f}, ønskeliste {f}, ønskjeliste {f}
|
| wishy-washy {adj} (thin or watery)
|
:: [Bokmål] vassen, tynn
|
| wistful {adj} (full of longing)
|
:: lengselsfull, vemodig
|
| wistful {adj} (sad and thoughtful)
|
:: [Bokmål] vemodig
|
| wit {n} (mind; sanity)
|
:: vett {n}
|
| wit {n} (intellectual ability)
|
:: forstand {m}, intellekt {n}
|
| wit {n} (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
|
:: vidd {n}
|
| wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence
|
::
|
| witch {n} (person who uses magic)
|
:: [Bokmål] heks {f} {m}; [Nynorsk] heks {f}
|
| witch {n} (derogatory: ugly or unpleasant woman)
|
:: [Bokmål] heks {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] heks {f}
|
| witchcraft {n} (the practice of witches)
|
:: heksekunst {m}; [Bokmål] hekseri {n}; [Nynorsk] hekseri {n}
|
| witch doctor {n} (person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic)
|
:: [Bokmål] heksedoktor {m}; [Nynorsk] heksedoktor {m}
|
| witchgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass
|
::
|
| witch-hunt {n} (persecution of persons believed to be using magic)
|
:: heksejakt {m} {f}
|
| witch-hunt {n} (campaign to punish dissident persons)
|
:: heksejakt {m} {f}
|
| witch's milk {n} (milk secreted from the breasts of newborn babies)
|
:: [Bokmål] heksemelk {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] heksemjølk {f}
|
| with {prep} (in the company of)
|
:: [Bokmål] med; [Nynorsk] med
|
| with {prep} (in addition to)
|
:: [Bokmål] med; [Nynorsk] med
|
| with all due respect {prep} (phrase used before disagreeing with someone)
|
:: [Bokmål] med respekt å melde
|
| withdrawal {n} (act of withdrawing)
|
:: [Bokmål] tilbaketrekking {m} {f}, tilbaketrekning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tilbaketrekking {f}
|
| witherite {n} (mineral)
|
:: [Nynorsk] witheritt
|
| within {prep} (spatial enclosure)
|
:: [Bokmål] innenfor, innad
|
| within {prep} (in scope or range of)
|
:: innenfor
|
| within {prep} (before the specified duration ends)
|
:: [Bokmål] innen; [Nynorsk] innan
|
| without {prep} (not having)
|
:: [Bokmål] uten; [Nynorsk] utan
|
| without a doubt {prep} (probably) SEE: probably
|
::
|
| with respect to {prep} (pertaining to)
|
:: [Bokmål] med hensyn til, hva angår, angående
|
| with respect to {prep} (mathematics)
|
:: [Bokmål] med hensyn på
|
| withspeak {v} (contradict) SEE: contradict
|
::
|
| witness {n} (someone called to give evidence in a court)
|
:: vitne {n}
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| witness box {n} (place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom)
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:: [Bokmål] vitneboks {m}; [Nynorsk] vitneboks {m}
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| witness stand {n} (witness stand) SEE: witness box
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::
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| witty {adj} (full of wit)
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:: vittig, åndrik
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| wizard {n} (person skilled with magic)
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:: trollmann
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| wizard {n} (computing: program or script used to simplify complex operations)
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:: assistent {m}
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| wizardry {n} (art of a wizard; sorcery)
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:: trylldom {m}
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| wobbler {n} (tantrum) SEE: tantrum
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::
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| woe {n} (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity)
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:: sorg {m}
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| wolf {n} (animal)
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:: [Bokmål] ulv {m}, varg {m}, gråbein {m} [noa term]; [Nynorsk] ulv {m}, varg {m}, gråbein {m} [noa term]
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| wolf cub {n} (young wolf)
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:: ulvunge {m}
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| wolffish {n} (fish)
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:: [Bokmål] steinbit {m}; [Nynorsk] steinbit {m}
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| Wolfgang {prop} (male given name)
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:: [Bokmål] Wolfgang; [Nynorsk] Wolfgang
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| wolf in sheep's clothing {n} (someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant)
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:: ulv i fåreklær
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| wolfkin {n} (young or small wolf) SEE: wolf cub
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::
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| wolfling {n} (wolf cub) SEE: wolf cub
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::
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| wolfram {n} (tungsten) SEE: tungsten
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::
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| wolfsbane {n} (herbs of the genus Aconitum) SEE: aconite
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::
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| wolf spider {n} (any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae)
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:: [Bokmål] ulvedderkopp {m}; [Nynorsk] ulvedderkop {m}
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| wolf whelp {n} (young, esp. infant, wolf) SEE: wolf cub
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::
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| wollastonite {n} (grey inosilicate mineral)
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:: wollastonitt
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| wolverine {n} (Gulo gulo)
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:: jerv {m}
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| woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife
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::
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| woman {n} (adult female person)
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:: [Bokmål] kvinne {m} {f}, dame {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kvinne {f}, dame {f}
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| womanhater {n} (hater of women) SEE: misogynist
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::
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| womanish {adj} (characteristic of a woman)
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:: kvinnelig
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| womanliness {n} (femininity) SEE: femininity
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::
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| womb {n} (uterus)
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:: [Bokmål] livmor {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] livmor {f}
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| womb {n} (belly) SEE: belly
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::
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| womenfolk {n} (women collectively)
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:: [Bokmål] kvinnfolk {n} {n-p}, på spinnesiden; [Nynorsk] kvinnfolk {n} {n-p}
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| womenfolk {n} (adult female members of a community)
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:: [Bokmål] kvinnfolk {n-p}; [Nynorsk] kvinnfolk {n-p}
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| wonder {n} (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
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:: [Bokmål] under {n}, underverk {n}, vidunder {n}; [Nynorsk] under {n}, underverk {n}
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| wonder {v} (to ponder about something)
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:: undres
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| wonderful {adj} (excellent, extremely impressive)
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:: underfull; [Bokmål] vidunderlig; [Nynorsk] vidunderleg
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| wonderous {adj} (wondrous) SEE: wondrous
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::
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| wondrous {adj} (amazing, inspiring awe)
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:: underfull, vidunderlig
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| wonton {n} (Chinese dumpling)
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:: wonton, wan tan, huntun
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| wood {n} (substance)
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:: tre {n}, treverk {n}, ved
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| wood {n} (wood from a particular species)
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:: treslag {n}, tresort {m}, [less frequently] ved {m}
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| wood {n} (woodland)
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:: [Bokmål] skog {m}; [Nynorsk] skog {m}
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| wood {n} (firewood)
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:: ved {m}
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| wood anemone {n} (Anemone nemorosa)
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:: [Bokmål] hvitveis; [Nynorsk] kvitveis
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| woodcarver {n} (a person who is skilled at woodcarving)
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:: [Bokmål] treskjærer {m}; [Nynorsk] treskjerar {m}
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| woodcock {n} (wading bird in the genus Scolopax)
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:: [Bokmål] rugde {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] rugde {f}
|
| wood cudweed {n} (Gnaphalium sylvaticum)
|
:: skoggråurt
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| woodcut {n} (method of printmaking)
|
:: [Bokmål] tresnitt {n}; [Nynorsk] tresnitt {n}
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| woodcutter {n} (lumberjack) SEE: lumberjack
|
::
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| wooded {adj} (covered with trees)
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:: [Bokmål] skogkledd, skogdekt; [Nynorsk] skogkledd, skogdekt
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| wooden horse {n} (horse made of wood)
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:: [Bokmål] trehest {m}; [Nynorsk] trehest {m}
|
| wooden spoon {n} (spoon made from wood)
|
:: [Bokmål] tresleiv {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tresleiv {f}
|
| wood grouse {n} (Tetrao urogallus) SEE: western capercaillie
|
::
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| woodie {n} (erection) SEE: erection
|
::
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| woodlouse {n} (any species of suborder Oniscidea)
|
:: skrukketroll, kaffebiller, munkelus, tussalus; [Nynorsk] skrukketroll, kaffebiller, munkelus, tusselus
|
| wood mouse {n} (European rodent)
|
:: liten skogmus {c}
|
| wood nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea) SEE: Eurasian nuthatch
|
::
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| woodpecker {n} (bird in Picinae)
|
:: [Bokmål] hakkespett {m}, hakkespette {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hakkespett {m}, hakkespette {f}
|
| wood pigeon {n} (Columba palumbus)
|
:: [Bokmål] ringdue {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ringdue {f}
|
| woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest
|
::
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| wood sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis)
|
:: grønnstilk; [Nynorsk] grønstilk
|
| wood sorrel {n} (a white-flowered woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella)
|
:: [Bokmål] gjøkesyre, kløversyre {f}, siris {m}, skogsyre {f}, syreblad {n}, søtsyre {f}, vaffelhjerte {n} [and more]; [Nynorsk] gauksyre {f}, gaukesyre {f}, gaukegras {n}, gaukvaffel {m}, syreblom {m} [and more]
|
| wood strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) SEE: wild strawberry
|
::
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| woodwind {n} (musical instrument)
|
:: [Bokmål] treblåser {m}, treblåseinstrument {n}; [Nynorsk] treblåsar {m}, treblåseinstrument {n}
|
| woodwind instrument {n} (musical instrument)
|
:: treblåseinstrument
|
| woodwork {n} (wood product)
|
:: [Bokmål] trearbeid {n}; [Nynorsk] trearbeid {n}
|
| woodwork {n} (working with wood)
|
:: [Bokmål] trearbeid {n}; [Nynorsk] trearbeid {n}
|
| woof {n} (set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom)
|
:: veft {m}, innslag {n}, islett {n}
|
| woof {n} (sound of a dog)
|
:: voff, vov
|
| wool {n} (hair of sheep, etc.)
|
:: [Bokmål] ull {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ull {f}
|
| wool {n} (cloth or yarn)
|
:: [Bokmål] ull {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ull {f}
|
| woolen {adj} (made of wool)
|
:: [Bokmål] ullen; [Nynorsk] ullen
|
| woolly hat {n} (beanie) SEE: beanie
|
::
|
| Worcestershire sauce {n} (English condiment)
|
:: worcestersaus
|
| word {n} (unit of language)
|
:: [Bokmål] ord {n}; [Nynorsk] ord {n}
|
| word {n} (computing: fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit)
|
:: ord
|
| word {n} (promise)
|
:: ord, lovnad
|
| word {n} (angry debate; argument)
|
:: krangel
|
| word {n} (the word of God)
|
:: ord
|
| word {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb
|
::
|
| wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary
|
::
|
| wordbook {n} (libretto) SEE: libretto
|
::
|
| word for word {adv} (in exactly the same words) SEE: verbatim
|
::
|
| word-for-word {adj} (Using exactly the same words as were originally used)
|
:: [Bokmål] ordrett; [Nynorsk] ordrett
|
| word-hoard {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary
|
::
|
| wording {n} (choice of words)
|
:: [Bokmål] ordlyd {m}; [Nynorsk] ordlyd {m}
|
| word of honor {n} (a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith)
|
:: [Bokmål] æresord {n}
|
| word of honour {n} (word of honor) SEE: word of honor
|
::
|
| word of mouth {n} (verbal means of passing of information)
|
:: jungeltelegraf {m}
|
| word order {n} (order of syntactic constituents)
|
:: ordstilling
|
| words {n} (lyrics) SEE: lyrics
|
::
|
| wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite
|
::
|
| word-stock {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary
|
::
|
| work {n} (labour, employment, occupation, job)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeid {n}, jobb {m}, verk {n}; [Nynorsk] arbeid {n}, jobb {m}, verk {n}
|
| work {v} (to do a specific task)
|
:: arbeide, jobbe
|
| work {v} (effect by gradual degrees (transitive))
|
:: arbeide
|
| work {v} (function correctly)
|
:: fungere, virke, gå
|
| workbook {n} (book used by a student)
|
:: arbeidsbok
|
| worker {n} (person who performs labor)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeider {m}; [Nynorsk] arbeidar {m}
|
| workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidere i alle land, foren dere!; [Nynorsk] arbeidarar i alle land, samein dykk!
|
| workforce {n} (workers employed by an organization)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidsstyrke {m}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsstyrke {m}
|
| workhorse {n} (a horse used primarily for work)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidshest {m}; [Nynorsk] arbeidshest {m}
|
| workhorse {n} (anyone that does a lot of work)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidshest {m}; [Nynorsk] arbeidshest {m}
|
| working {adj} (in paid employment)
|
:: [Bokmål] yrkesaktiv; [Nynorsk] yrkesaktiv
|
| working class {n} (social class doing physical work)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeiderklasse {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] arbeidarklasse {m} {f}
|
| working conditions {n} (environment in which one works)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidsforhold {n}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsforhold {n}
|
| working day {n} (day of a week in which work is done)
|
:: [Bokmål] hverdag {m}
|
| working environment {n} (environment in which one has to work)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidsmiljø {n}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsmiljø {n}
|
| working group {n} (any more or less formal team working for joint purpose)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidsgruppe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsgruppe {f}
|
| working life {n} (period spent in employment)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidsliv {n}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsliv {n}
|
| working pressure {n} (working pressure)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidstrykk {n}; [Nynorsk] arbeidstrykk {n}
|
| working week {n} (range of days of the week) SEE: workweek
|
::
|
| work life {n} (part of life spent at work)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidsliv {n}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsliv {n}
|
| work of art {n} (product of the fine arts)
|
:: [Bokmål] kunstverk {n}; [Nynorsk] kunstverk {n}
|
| workout {n} (an exercise session; a period of physical exercise)
|
:: treningsøkt
|
| workplace {n} (place where someone works)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidsplass {m}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsplass {m}
|
| work platform {n} (elevated / elevating platform)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidsplattform {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsplattform {f}
|
| workshop {n} (small manufacturing room)
|
:: [Bokmål] verksted {n}
|
| workstation {n} (powerful desktop computer)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidsstasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsstasjon {m}
|
| worktop {n} (kitchen work surface)
|
:: [Bokmål] kjøkkenbenk {m}; [Nynorsk] kjøkenbenk {m}, kjøkkenbenk {m}
|
| workweek {n} (range of days of the week)
|
:: [Bokmål] arbeidsuke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsveke {f}
|
| world {n} (human collective existence)
|
:: [Bokmål] verden {m}, verd {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] verd {f}
|
| world {n} (the Earth)
|
:: [Bokmål] verden {m}, verd {m} {f}, klode {m}; [Nynorsk] verd {f}, klode {m}
|
| world {n} (inhabited planet)
|
:: verden {m}
|
| world {n} (individual or group perspective or social setting)
|
:: verden {m}
|
| World Bank {prop} (group of five financial organizations)
|
:: [Bokmål] Verdensbanken; [Nynorsk] Verdsbanken
|
| world champion {n} (winner of world cup or world championship)
|
:: [Bokmål] verdensmester {m}; [Nynorsk] verdsmeister {m}
|
| world-class {adj} (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
|
:: [Bokmål] i verdensklasse
|
| world cup {n} (event; competition)
|
:: [Bokmål] verdenscup {m}, verdensmesterskap
|
| World Exposition {n} (a regular international exposition)
|
:: Verdensutstilling, Expo
|
| world-famous {adj} (renowned in many parts of the world)
|
:: [Bokmål] verdensberømt, verdenskjent
|
| World Heritage Site {n} (place listed by UNESCO as being of significance)
|
:: [Bokmål] verdensarvsted {n}
|
| worldly {adj} (versed in the ways of the world)
|
:: verdensvant
|
| world record {n} (the world's best score or time)
|
:: [Bokmål] verdensrekord {m}; [Nynorsk] verdsrekord {m}
|
| world's oldest profession {n} (euphemism for prostitution)
|
:: [Bokmål] verdens eldste yrke {n}
|
| World Trade Organization {prop} (World Trade Organization)
|
:: [Bokmål] Verdens handelsorganisasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] Verdshandelsorganisasjonen {m}
|
| worldview {n} (personal view of the world)
|
:: verdensanskuelse {m}
|
| world war {n} (a war involving the major nations of the world)
|
:: [Bokmål] verdenskrig {m}; [Nynorsk] verdskrig {m}
|
| World War I {prop} (war)
|
:: første verdenskrig {m}
|
| World War II {prop} (war from 1939 to 1945)
|
:: [Bokmål] andre verdenskrig {m}; [Nynorsk] andre verdskrigen {m}
|
| World War III {prop} (hypothetical world war (World War III))
|
:: tredje verdenskrig {m}
|
| World War One {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I
|
::
|
| World War Two {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II
|
::
|
| world-weary {adj} (tired of the ways of the world)
|
:: [Bokmål] verdenstrett
|
| World Wide Web {prop} (information space on the Internet)
|
:: [Bokmål] verdensveven; [Nynorsk] verdsveven
|
| worm {n} (animal)
|
:: mark {m}, makk {m}, orm {m}
|
| worm {n} (contemptible being)
|
:: orm {m}
|
| worm {n} (self-replicating program)
|
:: orm {m}
|
| worm {n} (dragon or mythological serpent)
|
:: orm {m}
|
| worm {v} (to move with one's body dragging the ground)
|
:: krype, kravle, åle
|
| wormwood {n} (Artemisia absinthium)
|
:: [Bokmål] malurt {m}; [Nynorsk] malurt {m}
|
| worn out {adj} (damaged and useless due to hard or continued use)
|
:: [Bokmål] utslitt, nedslitt; [Nynorsk] utsliten
|
| worn out {adj} (exhausted from exertion)
|
:: [Bokmål] utslitt, utkjørt, nedslitt; [Nynorsk] utsliten
|
| worn-out {adj} (worn-out) SEE: worn out
|
::
|
| worrisome {adj} (causing worry; perturbing or vexing)
|
:: [Bokmål] bekymringsfull
|
| worrisome {adj} (of a person: inclined to worry)
|
:: [Bokmål] bekymringsfull
|
| worry {v} (be troubled)
|
:: [Bokmål] bekymre
|
| worry {v} (disturb the peace of mind of)
|
:: uroe; [Bokmål] plage
|
| worry {n} (strong feeling of anxiety)
|
:: [Bokmål] bekymring {m} {f}, uro {m}, engstelse {m}
|
| worrying {adj} (inducing worry)
|
:: [Bokmål] foruroligende, alarmerende, bekymringsfull
|
| worrywart {n} (person who worries excessively)
|
:: [Bokmål] svartseer
|
| worse {adj} (comparative form of bad)
|
:: [Bokmål] verre, dårligere; [Nynorsk] verre, dårlegare
|
| worse {adv} (comparative of badly)
|
:: [Bokmål] verre, dårligere; [Nynorsk] verre, dårlegare
|
| worst comes to worst {adv} (if a bad situation develops)
|
:: i verste fall
|
| worsted {n} (yarn made from wool)
|
:: kamgarn {n}
|
| worth {adj} (obsolete: valuable, worthwhile) SEE: worthwhile
|
::
|
| worth {adj} (equal in value to)
|
:: [Bokmål] verd, verdt; [Nynorsk] verd
|
| worth {adj} (deserving of)
|
:: [Bokmål] verd, verdt; [Nynorsk] verd
|
| worthless {adj} (not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential)
|
:: [Bokmål] verdiløs, verdilaus; [Nynorsk] verdilaus, verdlaus
|
| worthwhile {adj} (good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on)
|
:: umaken verd
|
| worthwhile {adj}
|
:: verdifull
|
| would like {v} (intransitive)
|
:: vil gjerne
|
| wound {n} (injury)
|
:: sår {n}, skade {m}
|
| wound {n} (something that offends a person’s feelings)
|
:: sår {n}
|
| wound {n} (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided)
|
:: sår {n}
|
| wound {v} (hurt or injure)
|
:: skade
|
| wound {v} (hurt (someone's feelings))
|
:: såre
|
| wramp {v} (to sprain part of the body) SEE: sprain
|
::
|
| wrapping {n} (material) SEE: packaging
|
::
|
| wrath {n} (great anger)
|
:: vrede {m}, sinne {n}
|
| wrathful {adj} (possessed of great wrath)
|
:: olm
|
| wreath {n} (ornamental circular band)
|
:: [Bokmål] krans {m}; [Nynorsk] krans {m}
|
| wreck {n} (remains)
|
:: vrak {n}
|
| wreckage {n} (something wrecked)
|
:: [Bokmål] vrakgods {n}; [Nynorsk] vrakgods {n}
|
| wrecker {n} (tow truck) SEE: tow truck
|
::
|
| wren {n} (bird of family Troglodytidae)
|
:: gjerdesmett {m}
|
| wrench {n} (screw) SEE: screw
|
::
|
| wrest {v} (to seize) SEE: seize
|
::
|
| wrest {v} (to obtain by pulling or violent force)
|
:: fravriste
|
| wrest {v} (to distort, pervert, twist) SEE: distort
|
::
|
| wrestle {v} (to contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw)
|
:: bryte
|
| wrestler {n} (person who wrestles)
|
:: [Bokmål] bryter {m}; [Nynorsk] brytar {m}
|
| wrestling {n} (sport)
|
:: [Bokmål] bryting {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bryting {f}
|
| wretch {n} (exile) SEE: exile
|
::
|
| wretched {adj} (very miserable)
|
:: [Bokmål] kummerlig
|
| wring {v} (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out)
|
:: [Bokmål] vri; [Nynorsk] vri
|
| wrinkle {n} (line or crease in the skin)
|
:: rynke
|
| wrist {n} (wrist)
|
:: [Bokmål] håndledd {n}; [Nynorsk] handledd {n}
|
| wristlet {n} (handcuff) SEE: handcuff
|
::
|
| wristwatch {n} (watch worn on the wrist)
|
:: [Bokmål] armbåndsur {n}
|
| write {v} (to form letters, etc.)
|
:: skrive
|
| write {v} (to send a letter to)
|
:: skrive
|
| write {v} (to be the author of)
|
:: skrive
|
| write {v} (to be an author)
|
:: skrive
|
| write down {v} (to set something down in writing)
|
:: skrive ned
|
| writer {n} (person who writes; an author)
|
:: forfatter {m}, skribent {m}
|
| writer's block {n} (the temporary inability to write)
|
:: skrivesperre {f}
|
| writer's cramp {n} (cramp in the writing hand)
|
:: [Bokmål] skrivekrampe {m}; [Nynorsk] skrivekrampe {m}
|
| writing {n} (written letters or symbols)
|
:: [Bokmål] skrift {f}; [Nynorsk] skrift {f}
|
| writing as separate words {n} (writing an expression with spaces)
|
:: [Bokmål] særskriving; [Nynorsk] særskriving
|
| written {adj}
|
:: skrevet, skriftlig
|
| Wroclaw {prop} (a city in southwestern Poland)
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:: Wrocław, Breslau [historical, signifying "Breslau"]
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| wrong {adj} (incorrect)
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:: galt, uriktig; [Bokmål] feil; [Nynorsk] feil
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| wrong {adj} (immoral)
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:: galt
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| wrong {adj} (improper)
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:: gal
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| wrong {adj} (not working)
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:: feil
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| wrong {adj} (designed to be worn or placed inward)
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:: vrang
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| wrong {adv}
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:: galt; [Bokmål] feil; [Nynorsk] feil
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| wrought iron {n} (form of iron that is not cast)
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:: [Bokmål] smijern {n}; [Nynorsk] smijarn {n}, smijern {n}
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| WSC {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin
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| wunderkind {n} (highly talented individual who is successful at a young age)
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:: vidunderbarn {n}
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| wunderkind {n} (child prodigy) SEE: child prodigy
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| WW1 {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I
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| Wymysorys {prop} (A West Germanic language spoken in the Polish town of Wilamowice.)
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:: [Bokmål] wymysörisk {m}; [Nynorsk] wymysörisk {m}
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