# translation

lexentry: eng/inbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inbox
trans_list: innboks
sense:
(computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.


lexentry: eng/inbreeding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inbreeding
trans_list: innavl
sense:
(biology) Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related.


lexentry: eng/incense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incense
trans_list: røkelse
sense:
Biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons.


lexentry: eng/incest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incest
trans_list: incest | blodskam
sense:
Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo; in many jurisdictions, close relatives are not allowed to marry, and incest is a crime.


lexentry: eng/inch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inch
trans_list: tomme
sense:
An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.


lexentry: eng/incident__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: incident
trans_list: hendelse
sense:
An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.


lexentry: eng/incisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incisor
trans_list: fortann
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.


lexentry: eng/incompatible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incompatible
trans_list: uforenelig
sense:
Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.


lexentry: eng/incontinence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: incontinence
trans_list: inkontinens
sense:
(urology) The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).


lexentry: eng/incorporate__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: incorporate
trans_list: innlemme
sense:
(US, legal) To include (another clause or guarantee of the US constitution) as a part (of the Fourteenth Amendment, such that the clause binds not only the federal government but also state governments).


lexentry: eng/incubation_period__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incubation period
trans_list: inkubasjonstid
sense:
(epidemiology) The time elapsed between an exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical or radiation, and the appearance of signs and symptoms.


lexentry: eng/incumbent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: incumbent
trans_list: ansvarlig
sense:
Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.


lexentry: eng/incur__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: incur
trans_list: pådra seg
sense:
(transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.


lexentry: eng/indefinite__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: indefinite
trans_list: uklar
sense:
(linguistics) Designating an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things


lexentry: eng/indentation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: indentation
trans_list: innrykk
sense:
(typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.


lexentry: eng/indenture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indenture
trans_list: arbeidskontrakt | lærekontrakt | lærlingekontrakt
sense:
(legal) A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).


lexentry: eng/indenture__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: indenture
trans_list: arbeidskontrakt | lærekontrakt | lærlingekontrakt
sense:
(legal) A contract relating to lending (typically for issuing a bond), a real estate transaction, or a bankruptcy that imposes additional conditions on one or both parties.


lexentry: eng/independence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: independence
trans_list: uavhengighet
sense:
The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.


lexentry: eng/indicator__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: indicator
trans_list: indikator
sense:
(chemistry) Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.


lexentry: eng/indict__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: indict
trans_list: anklage
sense:
(legal) To make a formal accusation or indictment for a crime against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.


lexentry: eng/indictable_offence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indictable offence
trans_list: forbrytelse
sense:
(legal, British, Canadian, Australian, Hong Kong) An offence which can only be tried on an indictment after a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is a prima facie case to answer or by a grand jury, in contrast to a summary offence.


lexentry: eng/indigenous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indigenous
trans_list: stedegen
sense:
In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.


lexentry: eng/indigestion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indigestion
trans_list: fordøyelsesbesvær | fordøyelsesproblemer
sense:
(Pathology) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.


lexentry: eng/indigo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: indigo
trans_list: indigo
sense:
An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.


lexentry: eng/indispensable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indispensable
trans_list: uunnværlig
sense:
(ecclesiastical, obsolete) Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules. [16th–17th c.]


lexentry: eng/individualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: individualism
trans_list: individualisme
sense:
The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.


lexentry: eng/indole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: indole
trans_list: indol
sense:
(organic compound) An organic compound, C8H7N, found in coal tar, and produced in the gut by the bacterial decomposition of tryptophan; it is an aromatic bicyclic heterocycle having a benzene ring fused with a pyrrole ring; indole and its derivatives occur widely in nature and have many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/inductance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inductance
trans_list: induktans
sense:
(physics) The property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field.


lexentry: eng/induction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: induction
trans_list: induksjon
sense:
(embryology) Given a group of cells that emits or displays a substance, the influence of this substance on the fate of a second group of cells.


lexentry: eng/inductive_reasoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inductive reasoning
trans_list: induksjon
sense:
The process of making inferences based upon observed patterns, or simple repetition. Often used in reference to predictions about what will happen or does happen, based upon what has happened.


lexentry: eng/indulgence__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: indulgence
trans_list: toleranse
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.


lexentry: eng/inebriate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inebriate
trans_list: beruse
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.


lexentry: eng/inefficient__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inefficient
trans_list: uproduktiv
sense:
Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or unproductive; effecting little or nothing


lexentry: eng/inequality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inequality
trans_list: ulikhet
sense:
(mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or \leq or > or \geq or \ne, as appropriate.


lexentry: eng/infamous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infamous
trans_list: beryktet
sense:
Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.


lexentry: eng/infant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infant
trans_list: spedbarn
sense:
A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.


lexentry: eng/infanticide__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: infanticide
trans_list: barnedrap
sense:
(law, Canada) The criminal offence of killing of a newborn, committed by its mother while psychologically disturbed by the effects of childbirth or lactation, not regarded as murder.


lexentry: eng/infantry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infantry
trans_list: infanteri
sense:
Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).


lexentry: eng/infantry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: infantry
trans_list: infanteri
sense:
(uncountable) The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops.


lexentry: eng/infantry_fighting_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infantry fighting vehicle
trans_list: stridskjøretøy
sense:
(military) An armoured combat vehicle designed to carry infantry soldiers and provide fire support for them.


lexentry: eng/infect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infect
trans_list: infisiere
sense:
(transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.


lexentry: eng/infect__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: infect
trans_list: smitte
sense:
(transitive) To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion, or to communicate a feeling to others, or a feeling communicating itself to others.


lexentry: eng/inference__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inference
trans_list: konklusjon
sense:
(countable) That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.


lexentry: eng/infestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infestation
trans_list: angrep
sense:
The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.


lexentry: eng/infinitive__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: infinitive
trans_list: infinitiv
sense:
(grammar) A non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form.


lexentry: eng/infinity__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: infinity
trans_list: uendelighet
sense:
(uncountable) A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.


lexentry: eng/infix__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: infix
trans_list: infiks
sense:
(some authors when describing agglutinative languages, otherwise, _, dated) A prefix that is not at the beginning of a word, such as the con- of reconcile, or a suffix that is not at the end of a word, such as the -al of nationality.


lexentry: eng/inflammation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: inflammation
trans_list: betennelse
sense:
(pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.


lexentry: eng/inflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inflation
trans_list: inflasjon
sense:
An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid.


lexentry: eng/inflection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inflection
trans_list: fleksjon
sense:
(grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.


lexentry: eng/inflorescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inflorescence
trans_list: blomsterstand
sense:
(botany) A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.


lexentry: eng/influence__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: influence
trans_list: påvirke
sense:
(transitive) To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.


lexentry: eng/influencer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: influencer
trans_list: influencer
sense:
(social media, marketing) A person who is able to influence consumption, lifestyle, or political preferences of their online audience by creating or engaging social media content, often as a part of a marketing campaign.


lexentry: eng/influenza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: influenza
trans_list: influensa
sense:
(disease) An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.


lexentry: eng/inform__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inform
trans_list: informere
sense:
(transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).


lexentry: eng/informatics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: informatics
trans_list: informatikk
sense:
(computing) A branch of information science and of computer science that focuses on the study of information processing, particularly with respect to systems integration and human interactions with machine and data.


lexentry: eng/information__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: information
trans_list: informasjon
sense:
Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/information_society__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: information society
trans_list: informasjonssamfunn
sense:
(sociology) A society where the creation, distribution, use, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity.


lexentry: eng/information_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: information warfare
trans_list: informasjonskrigføring
sense:
The use and management of information in pursuit of an advantage over an opponent, such as propaganda, disinformation, and gathering assurances that one's own information is accurate.


lexentry: eng/infrared__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: infrared
trans_list: infrarød stråling
sense:
(uncountable) The electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm.


lexentry: eng/ingot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ingot
trans_list: hunnsau
sense:
A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents.


lexentry: eng/ingratiate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ingratiate
trans_list: innynde | smiske
sense:
(reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.


lexentry: eng/ingress__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ingress
trans_list: adgang
sense:
(astronomy) The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.


lexentry: eng/inhale__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inhale
trans_list: lengte
sense:
(transitive) To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.


lexentry: eng/inhaler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inhaler
trans_list: inhalator
sense:
(medicine) A device with a canister holding medicine (either in powder or gas form) which is sprayed and inhaled by the patient, often for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases.


lexentry: eng/inherit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inherit
trans_list: arve
sense:
(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.


lexentry: eng/inheritance_tax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inheritance tax
trans_list: arveavgift
sense:
A tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the beneficiaries of the estate.


lexentry: eng/inhuman__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inhuman
trans_list: inhuman
sense:
Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.


lexentry: eng/initial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: initial
trans_list: i begynnelsen
sense:
Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.


lexentry: eng/initialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: initialism
trans_list: initialord
sense:
(linguistics) A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.


lexentry: eng/injunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: injunction
trans_list: Dekret
sense:
(legal) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.


lexentry: eng/injury_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: injury time
trans_list: overtid
sense:
(sports) Additional time played after each period of a game in order to compensate for stoppages due to player injuries; loosely extended to include time added on to compensate for all types of stoppages, i.e. synonymous with stoppage time.


lexentry: eng/inkling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inkling
trans_list: anelse
sense:
Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.


lexentry: eng/inkwell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inkwell
trans_list: blekkhus
sense:
A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen into it whenever a refill is needed.


lexentry: eng/inland_sea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inland sea
trans_list: innsjø
sense:
(geography) A large but relatively shallow expanse of water within a landmass, sometimes connected to the ocean.


lexentry: eng/inlay__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inlay
trans_list: inkrustere
sense:
(also, figuratively) To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.


lexentry: eng/inner__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inner
trans_list: indre
sense:
Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.


lexentry: eng/inner_city__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inner city
trans_list: sentrum
sense:
(urban studies) The parts of a large city closer to its core, especially older, populous areas of low-income or immigrant families as opposed to centrally located commercial areas.


lexentry: eng/inner_emigration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inner emigration
trans_list: indre emigrasjon
sense:
(derogatory) The choice of some German writers to remain in Nazi Germany despite being opposed to Nazism.


lexentry: eng/inner_product__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inner product
trans_list: indreprodukt
sense:
(linear algebra) A generalization of the dot product for vectors of any dimensionality that may or may not be complex-numbered.


lexentry: eng/inoculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inoculate
trans_list: pode
sense:
(transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease. [from c. 1722]


lexentry: eng/inorganic_chemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inorganic chemistry
trans_list: uorganisk kjemi
sense:
(chemistry) The chemistry of the elements (including carbon), and those compounds that do not contain carbon.


lexentry: eng/inquiry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inquiry
trans_list: etterforskning
sense:
The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.


lexentry: eng/inquiry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inquiry
trans_list: etterforskning
sense:
A search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation; inquest.


lexentry: eng/insect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insect
trans_list: insekt
sense:
An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.


lexentry: eng/insect__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: insect
trans_list: insekt
sense:
(colloquial) Any small arthropod similar to an insect, including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc.


lexentry: eng/inshallah__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inshallah
trans_list: forhåpentlig
sense:
(Islam) Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will.


lexentry: eng/inside-out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: inside-out
trans_list: innsiden ut
sense:
(tennis) Describing cross-court shots made by the unexpected hand, as of a backhand return of a ball struck to the player's forehand.


lexentry: eng/inside__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inside
trans_list: inne | inn | innenfor
sense:
Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.


lexentry: eng/insider_trading__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insider trading
trans_list: innsidehandel
sense:
(business, finance, law) The illegal trading of a public company's stock or other securities based on material, nonpublic information about the company.


lexentry: eng/insight__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: insight
trans_list: oppfatning
sense:
(marketing) Knowledge (usually derived from consumer understanding) that a company applies in order to make a product or brand perform better and be more appealing to customers


lexentry: eng/insolvency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insolvency
trans_list: insolvens
sense:
(finance) The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay their debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business.


lexentry: eng/inspect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inspect
trans_list: behandle
sense:
To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.


lexentry: eng/inspiration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: inspiration
trans_list: inspirasjon
sense:
A supernatural divine influence on the prophets, apostles, or sacred writers, by which they were qualified to communicate moral or religious truth with authority; a supernatural influence which qualifies people to receive and communicate divine truth; also, the truth communicated.


lexentry: eng/inspiration__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: inspiration
trans_list: inspirasjon
sense:
The act or process of an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.


lexentry: eng/installation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: installation
trans_list: installasjon
sense:
Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.


lexentry: eng/installment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: installment
trans_list: bind
sense:
One of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.


lexentry: eng/installment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: installment
trans_list: amortisering
sense:
(banking, finance) One member of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equated (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), payment of which portions are serially exacted at regularly scheduled intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments of installments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual.


lexentry: eng/instance__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: instance
trans_list: instans
sense:
(computing) A specific occurrence of something that is created or instantiated, such as a database, or an object of a class in object-oriented programming. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/instant_coffee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instant coffee
trans_list: pulverkaffe
sense:
A beverage in the form of a powder, granules, or concentrated liquid, made from coffee and able to be quickly reconstituted by adding water.


lexentry: eng/instigation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instigation
trans_list: anstiftelse
sense:
The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.


lexentry: eng/institution__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: institution
trans_list: institutt
sense:
A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.


lexentry: eng/instrumental_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: instrumental case
trans_list: instrumentalis
sense:
(grammar) A noun case used to express means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective. Languages that use the instrumental case include Armenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Georgian, Latvian, Slovene, Polish, Ukrainian, Quechua, Russian, Assamese, Tamil, Turkish and Sanskrit. Extinct languages that used the instrumental case include Old English, Old Saxon and Old High German.


lexentry: eng/insulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: insulate
trans_list: isolere
sense:
To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.


lexentry: eng/insulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: insulation
trans_list: isolator
sense:
(electricity) a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources.


lexentry: eng/insulator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insulator
trans_list: isolator
sense:
A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator).


lexentry: eng/insulator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: insulator
trans_list: isolator
sense:
A non-conductive structure, coating or device that does not transmit sound, heat or electricity (see image)


lexentry: eng/insult__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insult
trans_list: skjelle ut
sense:
(transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/insurance_policy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insurance policy
trans_list: polise
sense:
(insurance) A legal document outlining a particular insurance cover for an insured entity for a given risk.


lexentry: eng/insure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insure
trans_list: love
sense:
(transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.


lexentry: eng/insurrection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: insurrection
trans_list: oppstand
sense:
(uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.


lexentry: eng/integer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integer
trans_list: heltall
sense:
(arithmetic) A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.


lexentry: eng/integral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integral
trans_list: integral
sense:
(mathematics) One of the two fundamental operations of calculus (the other being differentiation), whereby a function's displacement, area, volume, or other qualities arising from the study of infinitesimal change are quantified, usually defined as a limiting process on a sequence of partial sums. Denoted using a long s: ∫, or a variant thereof.


lexentry: eng/integration__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: integration
trans_list: integrasjon
sense:
(biology) In evolution, the process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent; supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in species' development.


lexentry: eng/intellect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intellect
trans_list: intelligens
sense:
(uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.


lexentry: eng/intelligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intelligence
trans_list: intelligens
sense:
(mostly, uncountable) The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.


lexentry: eng/intelligence_agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intelligence agency
trans_list: etterretningstjeneste
sense:
A governmental agency that is tasked with information gathering (known in the context as "intelligence") for purposes of national security and defense.


lexentry: eng/intelligence_quotient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intelligence quotient
trans_list: intelligenskvotient
sense:
A score derived from one of several different standardized tests attempting to measure a person's intelligence relative to that of the general population, with the average usually calibrated to a number around 100.


lexentry: eng/intelligent_design__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intelligent design
trans_list: intelligent design
sense:
The belief that biological life on Earth, or more broadly, the universe as a whole, was created by an intelligent agent (specified or unspecified) rather than being the result of undirected natural processes.


lexentry: eng/intend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intend
trans_list: akte
sense:
(ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon


lexentry: eng/intendment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intendment
trans_list: lov
sense:
(legal) the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation


lexentry: eng/intensive_care_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intensive care unit
trans_list: intensivavdeling
sense:
A part of a hospital into which critically ill patients, in danger of dying, are admitted and closely monitored.


lexentry: eng/interchange__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interchange
trans_list: omkostning
sense:
(countable) A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway.


lexentry: eng/interdict__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: interdict
trans_list: forby
sense:
(transitive, US, military) To impede (an enemy); to interrupt or destroy (enemy communications, supply lines etc). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interest
trans_list: rente
sense:
(uncountable, finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed. [from earlier 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/interest__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interest
trans_list: interessere
sense:
(obsolete, often, _, impersonal) To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.


lexentry: eng/interfix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interfix
trans_list: fugemorfem | interfiks
sense:
(linguistic morphology) An empty morph inserted between two morphemes in the process of word formation, such as English -i- and -o-.


lexentry: eng/interjection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interjection
trans_list: interjeksjon
sense:
(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.


lexentry: eng/interlingual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interlingual
trans_list: tverrspråklig
sense:
(linguistics, translation studies) Spanning multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality.


lexentry: eng/interloper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interloper
trans_list: inntrenger
sense:
One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.


lexentry: eng/intermission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intermission
trans_list: pause
sense:
A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.


lexentry: eng/internal_combustion_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: internal combustion engine
trans_list: forbrenningsmotor
sense:
A heat engine in which intermittent or the continuous burning of a fuel takes place inside a combustion chamber; the resulting pressurized gas acts directly on the engine to do useful work, such as a piston engine, gas turbine, jet engine or rocket.


lexentry: eng/international_organization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: international organization
trans_list: internasjonal organisasjon
sense:
(international law) An organisation established by a treaty or other instrument governed by international law and possessing its own international legal personality.


lexentry: eng/interoperability__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interoperability
trans_list: interoperabilitet
sense:
(military) The capacity for a service, piece of equipment etc., to be operated by different forces or groups.


lexentry: eng/interpellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interpellation
trans_list: interpellasjon
sense:
(politics) The act of interpellating (questioning); the period in which government officials are questioned about and explain an act, a policy or a point raised during a debate.


lexentry: eng/interpolate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interpolate
trans_list: interpolere
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.


lexentry: eng/interpolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interpolation
trans_list: interpolasjon
sense:
(mathematics, science) The process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points.


lexentry: eng/interpret__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interpret
trans_list: tolke
sense:
To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation.


lexentry: eng/interpreter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interpreter
trans_list: tolk
sense:
(computing) A program that converts commands into machine language in real time rather than compiling it in advance. [1954]


lexentry: eng/interpreter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interpreter
trans_list: tolk
sense:
(music, theater) A performer who presents a piece of art in a distinct style, particularly so as to make older works relevant to their audience.


lexentry: eng/interregnum__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interregnum
trans_list: pause
sense:
(by extension) An intermission in any order of succession; any breach of continuity in action or influence.


lexentry: eng/interrupt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interrupt
trans_list: avbryte
sense:
(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.


lexentry: eng/interstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interstice
trans_list: løpe
sense:
A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, such as between cords in a rope, components of a multiconductor electrical cable or atoms in a crystal.


lexentry: eng/interview__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interview
trans_list: intervju
sense:
A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/intestine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intestine
trans_list: tarm
sense:
(anatomy, often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.


lexentry: eng/intestine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intestine
trans_list: tarm
sense:
One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.


lexentry: eng/intimacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intimacy
trans_list: intimitet
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.


lexentry: eng/intimidate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intimidate
trans_list: true
sense:
(transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.


lexentry: eng/intinction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intinction
trans_list: intinksjon
sense:
(Christianity) The act of steeping or soaking the bread (or 'body' of Christ) in the wine (or 'blood' of Christ) so the communicant may receive both aspects of the Eucharist simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/into__Preposition__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: into
trans_list: inn i
sense:
(mathematics) Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".


lexentry: eng/intractable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intractable
trans_list: vanskelig
sense:
(maths) (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.


lexentry: eng/introit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: introit
trans_list: introitus
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, music) A prayer, typically part of a psalm or other portion of the Bible, read or sung at the start of Mass while or immediately after the priest ascends to the altar.


lexentry: eng/intron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intron
trans_list: intron
sense:
(genetics) A portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing and rapidly degraded.


lexentry: eng/intrude__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrude
trans_list: forstyrre
sense:
(intransitive) To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.


lexentry: eng/invasion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invasion
trans_list: invasjon
sense:
A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.


lexentry: eng/inventive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inventive
trans_list: oppfinnsom
sense:
Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.


lexentry: eng/invert__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invert
trans_list: investere
sense:
(transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.


lexentry: eng/investigation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: investigation
trans_list: undersøkelse
sense:
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination


lexentry: eng/investment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: investment
trans_list: investering
sense:
(finance) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.


lexentry: eng/invitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: invitation
trans_list: innbydelse
sense:
(bridge) A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated.


lexentry: eng/invoice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invoice
trans_list: faktura
sense:
A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms.


lexentry: eng/involved__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: involved
trans_list: delaktig
sense:
Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)


lexentry: eng/ion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ion
trans_list: ion
sense:
An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.


lexentry: eng/ionization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionization
trans_list: ionsering
sense:
(chemistry, physics) Any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized.


lexentry: eng/ionize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionize
trans_list: ionisere
sense:
(physical chemistry) To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.


lexentry: eng/ionizing_radiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionizing radiation
trans_list: ioniserende stråling
sense:
(physics) High-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances through which it passes; also includes high-energy particles.


lexentry: eng/ionosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionosphere
trans_list: ionosfære
sense:
The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.


lexentry: eng/iridium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iridium
trans_list: iridium
sense:
(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.


lexentry: eng/iris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iris
trans_list: mækje | sverdlilje
sense:
(botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See w:Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/iris__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: iris
trans_list: regnbuehinne
sense:
(anatomy) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See w:Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/irksome__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irksome
trans_list: ubehagelige
sense:
Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition


lexentry: eng/iron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron
trans_list: jern
sense:
(uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.


lexentry: eng/iron__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron
trans_list: stryke
sense:
(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.


lexentry: eng/ironing_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ironing board
trans_list: strykebrett
sense:
A long board, often covered with fabric and having on legs that are usually collapsible, on which one can iron clothes.


lexentry: eng/irony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irony
trans_list: ironi
sense:
(rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.


lexentry: eng/irony__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: irony
trans_list: ironi
sense:
(informal) Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. [from the 1640s]


lexentry: eng/irradiate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irradiate
trans_list: bestråle
sense:
(often, literary, or, poetic) To make (someone or something) bright by shining light on them or it; to brighten, to illuminate.


lexentry: eng/irrational__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: irrational
trans_list: irrasjonal
sense:
(mathematics, arithmetic, number theory, not comparable) Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.


lexentry: eng/irregular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: irregular
trans_list: irregulær
sense:
(grammar, of a word) not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language


lexentry: eng/irregular__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irregular
trans_list: irregulær
sense:
A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.


lexentry: eng/irresistible_grace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irresistible grace
trans_list: uimotståelig nåde
sense:
(Christianity, theology) A doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, stating that the salvific benefit of Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is extended to those predestined unto salvation, without any possibility of Satan or sin successfully defeating God's election.


lexentry: eng/irresponsibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irresponsibility
trans_list: ansvarsløshet
sense:
The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.


lexentry: eng/irrigation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irrigation
trans_list: irrigasjon
sense:
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.


lexentry: eng/island__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: island
trans_list: øy
sense:
(by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; A peninsula; A half-island.


lexentry: eng/isometric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: isometric
trans_list: isometrisk
sense:
Being or relating to a geometric system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other (especially in crystallography).


lexentry: eng/isometric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: isometric
trans_list: isometrisk
sense:
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same. See also: Wikipedia:isometric exercise


lexentry: eng/isometric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: isometric
trans_list: isometrisk
sense:
(physics, of a thermodynamic process) Taking place at constant volume because of being confined by rigid boundaries.


lexentry: eng/isomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: isomorphism
trans_list: isomorfisme
sense:
(category theory) A morphism which has a two-sided inverse; the composition of the morphism and such an inverse yields either one of two identity morphisms (depending on the order of composition).


lexentry: eng/isomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: isomorphism
trans_list: isomorfisme
sense:
(group algebra) A bijection f such that both f and its inverse f −1 are homomorphisms, that is, structure-preserving mappings.


lexentry: eng/issue__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: issue
trans_list: problem
sense:
(US, originally, _, psychology, usually, in the plural) A psychological or emotional difficulty, (now, _, informal, figurative, _, and, _) any problem or concern considered as a vague and intractable difficulty.


lexentry: eng/issue__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: issue
trans_list: punkt
sense:
(law) A point of law or fact in dispute or question in a legal action presented for resolution by the court.


lexentry: eng/isthmus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isthmus
trans_list: eid
sense:
(landforms) A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.


lexentry: eng/it's_about_time__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it's about time
trans_list: endelig
sense:
(idiomatic, sarcastic) Used to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer has deemed to be long overdue.


lexentry: eng/it's_the_thought_that_counts__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it's the thought that counts
trans_list: det er tanken som teller
sense:
When giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness behind the act is more important than any other consideration.


lexentry: eng/it__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it
trans_list: det
sense:
The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.


lexentry: eng/it__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: it
trans_list: den
sense:
The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.


lexentry: eng/it_figures__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it figures
trans_list: det ante meg
sense:
(idiomatic, North America) Used to indicate that a preceding event or statement by another is an unsurprising accompaniment of known facts and circumstances.


lexentry: eng/it_takes_two_to_tango__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it takes two to tango
trans_list: det trengs 2 til tango
sense:
(idiomatic) Some things need the active cooperation of two parties; blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.


lexentry: eng/italic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: italic
trans_list: kursiv
sense:
(typography, of a typeface or font) Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.


lexentry: eng/itch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: itch
trans_list: kløe
sense:
A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.


lexentry: eng/ithyphallic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ithyphallic
trans_list: bakkantisk
sense:
Of or pertaining to an upward pointing, erect penis; (specifically) of an artistic depiction of a deity or other figure: possessing an erect penis.


lexentry: eng/itself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: itself
trans_list: samme
sense:
(emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate


lexentry: eng/ivory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ivory
trans_list: elfenben | elfenbein
sense:
(uncountable) The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.


lexentry: eng/ivory__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ivory
trans_list: elfenben | elfenbein
sense:
(collective, singular or in plural) The keys of a piano; or, the white keys, as opposed to the black keys (ebonies).


lexentry: eng/ivory_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ivory tower
trans_list: elfenbeinstårn
sense:
(idiomatic) A sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.


lexentry: eng/jack__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jack
trans_list: plugg
sense:
(electronics) A switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to a circuit, network etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/jack__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jack
trans_list: plugg
sense:
A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/jack_of_all_trades__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jack of all trades
trans_list: tusenkunstner
sense:
(idiomatic) One competent in many endeavours, sometimes regarded as not excelling in any of them. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/jackal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jackal
trans_list: sjakal
sense:
Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.


lexentry: eng/jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jacket
trans_list: jakke
sense:
A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.


lexentry: eng/jackhammer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jackhammer
trans_list: trykkluftbor
sense:
A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.


lexentry: eng/jade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jade
trans_list: jade | jadegrønn
sense:
A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.


lexentry: eng/jail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jail
trans_list: fengsel
sense:
A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.


lexentry: eng/jailbait__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jailbait
trans_list: lammekjøtt
sense:
(slang) A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive.


lexentry: eng/jalousie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jalousie
trans_list: sjalusi
sense:
Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.


lexentry: eng/jam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jam
trans_list: syltetøy
sense:
(less common in the, _, US, &, Canada) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.


lexentry: eng/jam_session__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jam session
trans_list: kastrert okse
sense:
(music) An informal gathering of musicians to play music, especially improvised jazz or a similar genre.


lexentry: eng/janissary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: janissary
trans_list: janitsjar
sense:
(historical) An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the Balkans as well as Eastern Europe and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826).


lexentry: eng/janitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: janitor
trans_list: concierge
sense:
(Scotland, Hong Kong) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles.


lexentry: eng/jar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jar
trans_list: krukke
sense:
A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.


lexentry: eng/jasper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jasper
trans_list: jaspis
sense:
An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking conchoidally with a smooth surface.


lexentry: eng/jaundice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jaundice
trans_list: gulsott
sense:
(pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/javelin_throw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: javelin throw
trans_list: spydkast
sense:
(athletics) An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear-like object made of metal, fiberglass and, in some cases, kyshashrek.


lexentry: eng/jaywalker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jaywalker
trans_list: rågjenger
sense:
(US) A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.


lexentry: eng/jazz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jazz
trans_list: jazz
sense:
(music genre) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.


lexentry: eng/jealous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jealous
trans_list: sjalu
sense:
Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/jealous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: jealous
trans_list: misunnelig | sjalu
sense:
Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/jeer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jeer
trans_list: smede
sense:
(intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.


lexentry: eng/jelly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jelly
trans_list: gelé
sense:
(Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.


lexentry: eng/jelly__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jelly
trans_list: syltetøy
sense:
(chiefly, North America) A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin.


lexentry: eng/jellyfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jellyfish
trans_list: manet
sense:
An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.


lexentry: eng/jeremiad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jeremiad
trans_list: jeremiade | klagesang
sense:
A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.


lexentry: eng/jerk__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: jerk
trans_list: drittsekk
sense:
(originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.


lexentry: eng/jerkin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jerkin
trans_list: jakke
sense:
(historical) A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.


lexentry: eng/jet_bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jet bridge
trans_list: finger
sense:
(aviation) An elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane, usually enclosed and used for disembarking and embarking passengers and crew.


lexentry: eng/jet_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jet engine
trans_list: jetmotor
sense:
An engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle.


lexentry: eng/jet_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jet engine
trans_list: jetmotor
sense:
Any engine propelled by expelling a high speed fluid jet (jet propulsion), such as a rocket, turbojet, turbofan, ramjet, etc.


lexentry: eng/jet_ski__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jet ski
trans_list: vannscooter
sense:
A small motorized watercraft with a flattish hull and an upright centre, which a rider sits astride.


lexentry: eng/jetty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jetty
trans_list: pir
sense:
A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.


lexentry: eng/jewel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jewel
trans_list: juvel
sense:
A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.


lexentry: eng/jewellery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jewellery
trans_list: smykke
sense:
Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.


lexentry: eng/jigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jigger
trans_list: finger
sense:
(US) A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce (approx. 30 ml).


lexentry: eng/jigsaw_puzzle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jigsaw puzzle
trans_list: puslespill
sense:
A type of puzzle in which the aim is to reconstruct a picture that has been cut (originally, with a jigsaw) into many small interlocking pieces.


lexentry: eng/jingle_bell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jingle bell
trans_list: bjelle
sense:
A small, hollow, spherical metal bell with a narrow slit opening or small holes, containing a loose ball or rod as a clapper, which is attached to a horse's harness as a signal, or (percussion instrument) used as a musical instrument.


lexentry: eng/jive__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jive
trans_list: danse
sense:
(intransitive, colloquial) To dance, originally to jive or swing music; later, to jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, disco, etc.


lexentry: eng/job__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: job
trans_list: jobb
sense:
(computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).


lexentry: eng/job__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: job
trans_list: slite
sense:
(intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.


lexentry: eng/job_interview__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: job interview
trans_list: jobbintervju
sense:
A formal interview in which a job applicant must answer questions, especially in a professional manner, to determine whether they are suitable for the job applied for.


lexentry: eng/jockstrap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jockstrap
trans_list: skrittbeskytter | susp
sense:
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.


lexentry: eng/jog__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jog
trans_list: bevege
sense:
(transitive) To push slightly; to move or shake with a push or jerk, as to gain the attention of; to jolt.


lexentry: eng/joint-stock_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joint-stock company
trans_list: AS
sense:
(business, finance, legal, UK) A company with transferable ownership interests and limited shareholder liability.


lexentry: eng/joint-stock_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: joint-stock company
trans_list: AS
sense:
(business, finance, legal, US) A company with transferable ownership interests and unlimited shareholder liability.


lexentry: eng/joint__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: joint
trans_list: ledd
sense:
(anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.


lexentry: eng/joist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joist
trans_list: bjelke
sense:
A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.


lexentry: eng/jotun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jotun
trans_list: jette
sense:
(Norse mythology) A member of a race of giants who usually stand in opposition to the Æsir and especially to Thor.


lexentry: eng/joule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joule
trans_list: joule
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Equivalent to one watt of power for a duration of one second. Symbol: J


lexentry: eng/journalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: journalism
trans_list: journalistikk
sense:
The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications, broadcast news media, or printed newspapers or periodicals, for the purpose of informing the audience, relying on a style of writing characteristic for this purpose, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events and (depending on type) either with or without analysis or interpretation.


lexentry: eng/joy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joy
trans_list: glede | fryd
sense:
A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.


lexentry: eng/joystick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joystick
trans_list: joystick
sense:
A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.


lexentry: eng/judge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: judge
trans_list: dommer
sense:
A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.


lexentry: eng/judgement_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: judgement day
trans_list: dommedag
sense:
(Christianity, Islam, Judaism, sometimes, capitalized) The final trial of all humankind, both the living and the dead, by God expected to take place at the end of the world, when each is rewarded or punished according to their merits.


lexentry: eng/judgment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: judgment
trans_list: dømekraft
sense:
The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely.


lexentry: eng/judgment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: judgment
trans_list: dømekraft
sense:
(legal) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.


lexentry: eng/jug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jug
trans_list: kanne
sense:
A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.


lexentry: eng/juggle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juggle
trans_list: sjonglere
sense:
To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.


lexentry: eng/jukebox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jukebox
trans_list: jukeboks
sense:
A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939]


lexentry: eng/jump__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: jump
trans_list: hopp | sprang
sense:
(mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.


lexentry: eng/jump_rope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jump rope
trans_list: hoppetau
sense:
(uncountable) (also jump-roping, jumping rope) The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants.


lexentry: eng/jump_the_queue__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jump the queue
trans_list: snike
sense:
To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.


lexentry: eng/jumping_jack__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: jumping jack
trans_list: sprellemann
sense:
(dated) A toy figure of a person with jointed limbs that can be made to appear to dance or jump by pulling an attached string.


lexentry: eng/jungle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jungle
trans_list: jungel
sense:
A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.


lexentry: eng/juniper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juniper
trans_list: einer
sense:
Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.


lexentry: eng/junk_food__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: junk food
trans_list: usunnmat | søppelmat
sense:
(informal) Food with little or no nutritional value; alternatively, food that supplies a large amount of nutrients but also excess calories, excess sugar or starch, and so on.


lexentry: eng/junk_mail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: junk mail
trans_list: søppelpost
sense:
(post) Any mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited and typically sent in bulk; especially mail of a commercial nature such as advertising circulars and form letters.


lexentry: eng/juridical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juridical
trans_list: juridisk
sense:
Pertaining to the law or rule of law, legal; judicial, related to the administration of justice (as to jurisprudence, or to the function of a judge or court).


lexentry: eng/juridical_act__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juridical act
trans_list: rettshandel
sense:
(civil, _, law, Louisiana, Philippines) Any conduct by a person intended to create, modify, transfer, preserve, or extinguish a right, obligation, or legal relationship.


lexentry: eng/juristic_act__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juristic act
trans_list: rettshandel
sense:
(civil, _, law, South Africa) Any conduct by a person intended to create, modify, transfer, preserve, or extinguish a right, obligation, or legal relationship.


lexentry: eng/jury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jury
trans_list: jury
sense:
(law) A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.


lexentry: eng/jute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jute
trans_list: jute
sense:
The coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.


lexentry: eng/kabuki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kabuki
trans_list: kabuki
sense:
(often, capitalized) A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.


lexentry: eng/kachelofen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kachelofen
trans_list: kakkelovn
sense:
A German type of ceramic tile stove or cocklestove which captures heat from periodic burning of fuel such as wood and radiates it over a long period to heat a living space.


lexentry: eng/kakuro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kakuro
trans_list: kakuro
sense:
(games) A type of number puzzle, similar to a crossword but with numbers. Each "clue" is the sum of the digits to be placed in its group of squares, and no digit can be repeated within a group.


lexentry: eng/kale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kale
trans_list: grønnkål
sense:
An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)


lexentry: eng/kaleidoscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kaleidoscope
trans_list: kaleidoskop
sense:
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen. [from 1817]


lexentry: eng/kangaroo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kangaroo
trans_list: kenguru
sense:
A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/karaoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: karaoke
trans_list: karaoke
sense:
(uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.


lexentry: eng/karate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: karate
trans_list: karate
sense:
An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.


lexentry: eng/karst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: karst
trans_list: karstlandskap
sense:
(geology) A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.


lexentry: eng/katakana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: katakana
trans_list: katakana
sense:
(uncountable) A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.


lexentry: eng/kayak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kayak
trans_list: kajakk
sense:
A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck


lexentry: eng/kebab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kebab
trans_list: kebab
sense:
(British) A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.


lexentry: eng/keel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keel
trans_list: kjøl
sense:
(nautical) A rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.


lexentry: eng/keel_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keel over
trans_list: hvelve
sense:
(intransitive, nautical, also, _, figuratively) Of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize or turn turtle.


lexentry: eng/keelhaul__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keelhaul
trans_list: kjølhale
sense:
(transitive, nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries.


lexentry: eng/keen__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keen
trans_list: dristig
sense:
(chiefly, Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.


lexentry: eng/keeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: keeper
trans_list: fangevokter
sense:
A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.


lexentry: eng/keepsake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keepsake
trans_list: minne
sense:
An object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.


lexentry: eng/kelvin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kelvin
trans_list: kelvin
sense:
In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. The unit symbol is "K".


lexentry: eng/kenning__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kenning
trans_list: kenning
sense:
(poetry) A metaphorical compound or phrase, used especially in Germanic poetry (Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.


lexentry: eng/keratoconus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keratoconus
trans_list: keratokonus
sense:
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve.


lexentry: eng/kerb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kerb
trans_list: fortauskant
sense:
(British, AU, NZ) The raised edge between the pavement and the roadway, typically made of concrete though originally consisting of a line of kerbstones.


lexentry: eng/kerfuffle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kerfuffle
trans_list: opprør
sense:
(chiefly, Commonwealth, informal) A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/kernel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kernel
trans_list: kjerne
sense:
(botany) The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed.


lexentry: eng/kernel__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: kernel
trans_list: kjerne
sense:
(computing) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.


lexentry: eng/kernel__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: kernel
trans_list: kjerne
sense:
(mathematics, algebra, loosely, of a morphism f between algebraic structures) The set of elements of the domain of f which are mapped to an identity element.


lexentry: eng/kerosene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kerosene
trans_list: parafin
sense:
A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.


lexentry: eng/ketch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ketch
trans_list: ketsj
sense:
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.


lexentry: eng/ketchup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ketchup
trans_list: ketchup
sense:
(uncountable, chiefly, US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”).


lexentry: eng/ketone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ketone
trans_list: keton
sense:
(organic compound) A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.


lexentry: eng/kettlebell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kettlebell
trans_list: vektkule
sense:
A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.


lexentry: eng/kettledrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kettledrum
trans_list: pauke
sense:
(musical instruments) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: key
trans_list: tast
sense:
(computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: key
trans_list: nøkkel | tast
sense:
In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: key
trans_list: nøkkel
sense:
In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: key
trans_list: nøkkel
sense:
(cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: key
trans_list: nøkkel
sense:
(databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: key
trans_list: nøkkel
sense:
(biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.


lexentry: eng/key_fob__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: key fob
trans_list: bilnøkkel
sense:
An active wireless electronic device that controls access to buildings or vehicles, such as a remote control for a car door lock.


lexentry: eng/keyboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keyboard
trans_list: tastatur
sense:
(computing, etc.) A set of keys laid out in a grid-like pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer etc.


lexentry: eng/keyboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keyboard
trans_list: tastatur
sense:
(music) A component of many instruments, including the piano, organ, and harpsichord, consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.


lexentry: eng/keyboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: keyboard
trans_list: tastatur
sense:
(music) An electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played.


lexentry: eng/keyboard_shortcut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keyboard shortcut
trans_list: hurtigtast
sense:
(computing) A key, or more usually a combination of keys, on the keyboard of a personal computer that activates a specific, predefined function.


lexentry: eng/keycard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keycard
trans_list: pass
sense:
A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.


lexentry: eng/keyhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keyhole
trans_list: nøkkelhull
sense:
Any small opening resembling the hole for a key in shape or function; especially, one that gives a vista of, or access to, a space beyond.


lexentry: eng/keyword__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keyword
trans_list: nøkkelord
sense:
(information science) Any word#Noun used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.


lexentry: eng/khagan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khagan
trans_list: khagan
sense:
(historical) A khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (the holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.


lexentry: eng/khat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khat
trans_list: khat
sense:
A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.


lexentry: eng/khedive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khedive
trans_list: khediv
sense:
The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805–1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey.


lexentry: eng/kibbutz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kibbutz
trans_list: kibbutz
sense:
A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.


lexentry: eng/kick_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: kick off
trans_list: mangle
sense:
(intransitive, UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight; to behave aggressively.


lexentry: eng/kickback__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kickback
trans_list: bestikke
sense:
(countable, informal) A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction; especially, a kind of quid pro quo in which if you (an insider) secretly help me (an outsider) win the bid for the contract then I will secretly send you a portion of the contract value; thus, a kind of bribe.


lexentry: eng/kickback__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kickback
trans_list: rekyl
sense:
(uncountable, firearms, machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.


lexentry: eng/kicksled__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kicksled
trans_list: spark
sense:
A type of small sled consisting of a handlebar mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners. The driver stands on the runners and kicks the sled forward with one foot. In front of the handlebar there's often a seat for a passenger.


lexentry: eng/kidnap__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kidnap
trans_list: kidnappe
sense:
(transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/kill_time__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kill time
trans_list: slå ihjel tid
sense:
(informal, intransitive) To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities.


lexentry: eng/kiln__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiln
trans_list: ovn
sense:
An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.


lexentry: eng/kilo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kilo
trans_list: kilo
sense:
(international standards) alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.


lexentry: eng/kilogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilogram
trans_list: kilogram
sense:
In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg


lexentry: eng/kilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilt
trans_list: kilt
sense:
A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/kilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: kilt
trans_list: kilt
sense:
A variety of non-bifurcated garments made for men and loosely resembling a Scottish kilt, but most often made from different fabrics and not always with tartan plaid designs.


lexentry: eng/kimono__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kimono
trans_list: kimono
sense:
A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions.


lexentry: eng/kindergarten__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kindergarten
trans_list: barnehage
sense:
(North America, Australia) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]


lexentry: eng/kinematics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kinematics
trans_list: kinematikk
sense:
(physics) The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.


lexentry: eng/kinetic_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kinetic energy
trans_list: bevegelsesenergi | kinetisk energi
sense:
(physics) The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal (nonrelativistically) to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed.


lexentry: eng/king__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: king
trans_list: konge
sense:
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.


lexentry: eng/king__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: king
trans_list: konge
sense:
(card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.


lexentry: eng/king__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: king
trans_list: konge
sense:
(chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.


lexentry: eng/king_cobra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: king cobra
trans_list: kongekobra
sense:
A large venomous snake found in East Asia (Ophiophagus hannah), the longest venomous snake in the world.


lexentry: eng/kingdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kingdom
trans_list: kongerike
sense:
(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).


lexentry: eng/kingpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kingpin
trans_list: akse
sense:
(transportation) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.


lexentry: eng/kingpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kingpin
trans_list: akse
sense:
(transportation) The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck.


lexentry: eng/kingpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kingpin
trans_list: akse
sense:
(informal) The most important person in a usually evil undertaking or organization, often a druglord.


lexentry: eng/kingpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: kingpin
trans_list: akse
sense:
(ten-pin, _, bowling) The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.


lexentry: eng/kinky__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kinky
trans_list: kinky
sense:
(informal) Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices.


lexentry: eng/kiosk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiosk
trans_list: kiosk
sense:
A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.


lexentry: eng/kip__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kip
trans_list: sove
sense:
(informal, chiefly, UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.


lexentry: eng/kiss__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiss
trans_list: kysse
sense:
(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.


lexentry: eng/kiss__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kiss
trans_list: kysse
sense:
(reciprocal) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.


lexentry: eng/kit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kit
trans_list: korg
sense:
A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight.


lexentry: eng/kit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: kit
trans_list: lek
sense:
Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.


lexentry: eng/kitchen_sink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitchen sink
trans_list: vask
sense:
A sink in a kitchen used for washing crockery, cutlery, utensils, food, etc., and disposing of waste.


lexentry: eng/kite__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: kite
trans_list: drake
sense:
(geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.


lexentry: eng/kite__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: kite
trans_list: drake
sense:
(sailing, dated) In a square-rigged ship: originally a sail positioned above a topsail; later a lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding sail or a jib topsail.


lexentry: eng/kitsch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitsch
trans_list: kitsch
sense:
Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.


lexentry: eng/kiwi_fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiwi fruit
trans_list: kiwi
sense:
A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark green (or in the case of the kiwi fruit gold, yellow) flesh with fine black seeds, almost always varieties of Actinidia deliciosa.


lexentry: eng/klaxon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: klaxon
trans_list: horn
sense:
A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century. [from 1908]


lexentry: eng/klepht__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: klepht
trans_list: tyv
sense:
(historical) An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/kleptomania__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kleptomania
trans_list: kleptomani
sense:
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.


lexentry: eng/knead__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knead
trans_list: kna
sense:
(transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.


lexentry: eng/knee-high__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knee-high
trans_list: knestrømpe
sense:
(US, usually, in the plural) A sock or stocking that reaches to the knees; chiefly, women's nylon stockings that end slightly above the knee and are supported by garter belts.


lexentry: eng/knee-jerk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knee-jerk
trans_list: knerefleks | patellarefleks
sense:
A sudden reflexive movement of the leg below the knee, as a reaction to a tap to the tendon just below the patella (kneecap).


lexentry: eng/knee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knee
trans_list: kne
sense:
(anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.


lexentry: eng/knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knife
trans_list: kniv
sense:
A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.


lexentry: eng/knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: knife
trans_list: kniv
sense:
A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.


lexentry: eng/knight__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: knight
trans_list: springer | hest
sense:
(chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.


lexentry: eng/knit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knit
trans_list: strikke
sense:
(ambitransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.


lexentry: eng/knit__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: knit
trans_list: strikke
sense:
(ambitransitive) To create a stitch by pulling the working yarn through an existing stitch from back to front.


lexentry: eng/knock__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: knock
trans_list: slå | dunke | støte
sense:
(transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.


lexentry: eng/knock_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knock down
trans_list: slå ned
sense:
(transitive) To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.


lexentry: eng/knock_on_wood__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knock on wood
trans_list: banke i bordet
sense:
(idiomatic, US, Philippines) To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.


lexentry: eng/knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knot
trans_list: knute | knop
sense:
A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.


lexentry: eng/knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: knot
trans_list: knop
sense:
(aviation) A unit of indicated airspeed, calibrated airspeed, or equivalent airspeed, which varies in its relation to the unit of speed so as to compensate for the effects of different ambient atmospheric conditions on aircraft performance.


lexentry: eng/knout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knout
trans_list: pisk
sense:
A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.


lexentry: eng/know__Verb__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: know
trans_list: forstå
sense:
(transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.


lexentry: eng/know_of__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: know of
trans_list: kjenne til
sense:
(transitive) To be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point.


lexentry: eng/knowledge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knowledge
trans_list: kunnskap
sense:
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/knowledge_is_power__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knowledge is power
trans_list: kunnskap/informasjon er makt
sense:
Scientia potentia est; with knowledge and/or education, one's potential or ability to succeed in the pursuit of one's objectives will certainly increase.


lexentry: eng/koala__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: koala
trans_list: koala
sense:
A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.


lexentry: eng/komboskini__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: komboskini
trans_list: komboskini
sense:
(Christianity) A rope of usually 33, 50 or 100 knots, used in meditative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic tradition, to count one's recitations of the Jesus Prayer.


lexentry: eng/konjac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: konjac
trans_list: konjakk
sense:
Any of various food products made from the plant, including a flour and a gelatin, used to make noodles and candies, and as a food supplement for weight reduction.


lexentry: eng/korfball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: korfball
trans_list: kurvball
sense:
(uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from the Netherlands, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.


lexentry: eng/krone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: krone
trans_list: krone
sense:
The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.


lexentry: eng/krypton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: krypton
trans_list: krypton
sense:
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/kugel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kugel
trans_list: ball
sense:
A traditional savoury or sweet Jewish dish consisting of a baked pudding of pasta, potatoes, or rice, with vegetables, or raisins and spices.


lexentry: eng/kulak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kulak
trans_list: øre
sense:
(historical) A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers.


lexentry: eng/kurta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kurta
trans_list: kurta
sense:
A traditional article of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, consisting of a loose, collarless, long-sleeved, knee-length shirt worn by both men and women.


lexentry: eng/lab_rat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lab rat
trans_list: forsøkskanin
sense:
(idiomatic) A person or group used as the subject of an experiment or test, especially unwillingly or unwittingly.


lexentry: eng/label__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: label
trans_list: merke
sense:
(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.


lexentry: eng/labium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labium
trans_list: kjønnsleppe
sense:
(anatomy, usually, in the plural) A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.


lexentry: eng/labor_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labor market
trans_list: arbeidsmarked
sense:
(economics) The market consisting of the supply of unemployed workers in relation to the demand for them.


lexentry: eng/labour__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: labour
trans_list: arbeid
sense:
(uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.


lexentry: eng/labyrinth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labyrinth
trans_list: labyrint
sense:
A structure similar to a maze, but containing only one path with no branches, as distinguished from a maze which contains multiple branching paths


lexentry: eng/labyrinth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: labyrinth
trans_list: labyrint
sense:
(anatomy) A complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance, consisting of bony cavities (the bony labyrinth) filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes (the membranous labyrinth).


lexentry: eng/lac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lac
trans_list: lakk
sense:
A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.


lexentry: eng/lace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lace
trans_list: knipling
sense:
(uncountable) A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. Wp


lexentry: eng/lack_of_sleep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lack of sleep
trans_list: søvnløshet
sense:
The condition of not having slept enough at any given time without any specification of cause. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/lackluster__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lackluster
trans_list: kjedelig
sense:
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.


lexentry: eng/lacquer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacquer
trans_list: lakk
sense:
A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.


lexentry: eng/lacrosse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrosse
trans_list: lacrosse
sense:
(sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.


lexentry: eng/lactic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lactic acid
trans_list: melkesyre
sense:
(carboxylic acid) 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid (CH3CHOHCO2H), a syrupy liquid, soluble in water; found in milk, wine and many fruits; used as a food additive and in many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/lactose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lactose
trans_list: laktose
sense:
(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.


lexentry: eng/lacuna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lacuna
trans_list: lakune
sense:
An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar.


lexentry: eng/ladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ladder
trans_list: stige
sense:
A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).


lexentry: eng/ladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ladder
trans_list: stige
sense:
(game of go) A sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.


lexentry: eng/ladies'_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ladies' room
trans_list: dametoalett
sense:
(historical) A waiting room in a railway station or other public building intended exclusively for women and usually including a separate women's lavatory.


lexentry: eng/lady__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: lady
trans_list: dame
sense:
A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.


lexentry: eng/ladybird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ladybird
trans_list: marihøne | marifly
sense:
Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.


lexentry: eng/lair__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lair
trans_list: hi
sense:
(figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.


lexentry: eng/lake__Noun__4
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lake
trans_list: fargestoff
sense:
In the composition of colors for use in products intended for human consumption, made by extending on a substratum of alumina, a salt prepared from one of the certified water-soluble straight colors.


lexentry: eng/lambada__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lambada
trans_list: lambada
sense:
(preceded by definite article) A fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching.


lexentry: eng/lamia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lamia
trans_list: lamia
sense:
(Greek mythology) A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.


lexentry: eng/lampoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lampoon
trans_list: satire
sense:
A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.


lexentry: eng/lamprey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lamprey
trans_list: niøyer
sense:
Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.


lexentry: eng/lampshade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lampshade
trans_list: lampeskjerm
sense:
A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.


lexentry: eng/land__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: land
trans_list: land
sense:
In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.


lexentry: eng/landline__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: landline
trans_list: fasttelefon
sense:
(by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile.


lexentry: eng/landscape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landscape
trans_list: landskap
sense:
A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.


lexentry: eng/landslide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landslide
trans_list: steinras
sense:
A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.


lexentry: eng/language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language
trans_list: språk | talemål
sense:
(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.


lexentry: eng/language__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: language
trans_list: språk
sense:
(uncountable) A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.


lexentry: eng/language__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: language
trans_list: språk
sense:
(countable, uncountable, figurative) The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does.


lexentry: eng/languid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: languid
trans_list: sløv
sense:
Of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless, spiritless, unenthusiastic.


lexentry: eng/languish__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: languish
trans_list: vansmekte
sense:
(intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/lansquenet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lansquenet
trans_list: landsknekt
sense:
(countable, historical) Any of a class of German mercenaries of the 15th and 16th centuries, most of whom were pikemen and foot soldiers.


lexentry: eng/lantern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lantern
trans_list: lanterne | lykt
sense:
A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.


lexentry: eng/lanthanide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanthanide
trans_list: lantanoid
sense:
(chemistry) Any of the 15 rare earth elements from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic table; because their outermost orbitals are not filled, they have very similar chemistry; below them are the actinides.


lexentry: eng/lanthanum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanthanum
trans_list: lantan
sense:
(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air.


lexentry: eng/lap_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lap dog
trans_list: skjødehund
sense:
A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.


lexentry: eng/lapel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lapel
trans_list: jakkeslag
sense:
Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.


lexentry: eng/lapwing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lapwing
trans_list: vipe
sense:
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.


lexentry: eng/larceny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: larceny
trans_list: tjuveri
sense:
(legal, uncountable) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently. [from mid-15th c.]


lexentry: eng/larkspur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: larkspur
trans_list: ridderspore
sense:
A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida


lexentry: eng/larva__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: larva
trans_list: larve
sense:
(figurative) A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.


lexentry: eng/larynx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: larynx
trans_list: strupehode
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production.


lexentry: eng/lasagna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lasagna
trans_list: lasagne
sense:
An Italian baked dish comprising layers of such pasta with various ingredients (usually a meat ragù (chiefly Bolognese), a fish ragù or a vegetarian/vegetable ragù with bechamel sauce).


lexentry: eng/laser_printer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laser printer
trans_list: laserskriver
sense:
(computer hardware) A computer printer that uses a laser beam to produce an image on a rotating drum before transferring it to the paper.


lexentry: eng/lassie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lassie
trans_list: jente
sense:
(chiefly, Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbria) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.


lexentry: eng/last_but_not_least__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last but not least
trans_list: sist, men ikke minst
sense:
An expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.


lexentry: eng/last_night__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last night
trans_list: i går kveld
sense:
during the previous day’s nighttime; during the night before today (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/last_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last word
trans_list: krone
sense:
(idiomatic, often preceded by the and followed by in) The finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects.


lexentry: eng/latch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: latch
trans_list: rigel
sense:
A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.


lexentry: eng/latchkey_kid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: latchkey kid
trans_list: nøkkelbarn
sense:
(informal) A schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.


lexentry: eng/late__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: late
trans_list: som har gått bort | som har gått fra oss
sense:
(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)


lexentry: eng/late_capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: late capitalism
trans_list: senkapitalisme
sense:
The most recent or current form of capitalism, especially as characterized by monopoly, globalization, exploitation, and excess.


lexentry: eng/later__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: later
trans_list: senere
sense:
(Manglish, Singlish) What if (something problematic or unanticipated happens); if not (something undesirable will happen).


lexentry: eng/lath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lath
trans_list: lekt
sense:
A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.


lexentry: eng/lathe__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lathe
trans_list: dreiebenk
sense:
(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.


lexentry: eng/latitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: latitude
trans_list: breddegrad
sense:
(geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.


lexentry: eng/latitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: latitude
trans_list: breddegrad
sense:
(geography) An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.


lexentry: eng/latrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: latrine
trans_list: latrine
sense:
(India, otherwise, _, military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.


lexentry: eng/latte__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: latte
trans_list: caffè latte
sense:
A similar drink, where the espresso is replaced with some other flavoring ingredient such as chai, maté or matcha (green tea).


lexentry: eng/lattermath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lattermath
trans_list: følge
sense:
(literally) The latter (i.e. second) mowing, a second crop of grass grown after the first was harvested


lexentry: eng/lattice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lattice
trans_list: gitter
sense:
A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.


lexentry: eng/lattice__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lattice
trans_list: gitter
sense:
(crystallography) A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.


lexentry: eng/laugh__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laugh
trans_list: le | skratte
sense:
(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.


lexentry: eng/laugh__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: laugh
trans_list: le
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively, obsolete) To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.


lexentry: eng/laugh__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: laugh
trans_list: le
sense:
(intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.


lexentry: eng/laughing_kookaburra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laughing kookaburra
trans_list: latterkokaburra
sense:
A kookaburra of species Dacelo novaeguineae, native to eastern Australia and famed for its loud laugh-like call.


lexentry: eng/laughter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: laughter
trans_list: latter
sense:
A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.


lexentry: eng/launch__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: launch
trans_list: sjøsette
sense:
(transitive) To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.


lexentry: eng/launcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: launcher
trans_list: granatkaster
sense:
One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.


lexentry: eng/laundry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: laundry
trans_list: klesvask | vaskerom
sense:
A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.


lexentry: eng/laundry_basket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laundry basket
trans_list: skittentøykorg
sense:
A container, often made of plastic, for holding and transporting clothing and household textiles, especially before and after being laundered.


lexentry: eng/laurel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laurel
trans_list: laurbær
sense:
Laurus nobilis, an evergreen shrub having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.


lexentry: eng/lava__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lava
trans_list: lava
sense:
The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law
trans_list: lov
sense:
(usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: law
trans_list: lov
sense:
A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: law
trans_list: lov
sense:
Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)


lexentry: eng/lawnmower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lawnmower
trans_list: grasklipper
sense:
A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.


lexentry: eng/lawsuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lawsuit
trans_list: grunn
sense:
(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.


lexentry: eng/lawyer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lawyer
trans_list: advokat
sense:
A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.


lexentry: eng/lay_judge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lay judge
trans_list: domsmann
sense:
A lay person who acts as (or is) a judge, or who assists a (professional) judge, in a court proceeding (especially in jurisdictions which do not use juries).


lexentry: eng/lay_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lay off
trans_list: fjerne
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, US, idiom) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.


lexentry: eng/layoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: layoff
trans_list: oppsigelse
sense:
(chiefly, US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).


lexentry: eng/layout__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: layout
trans_list: bykart
sense:
(engineering) A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead
trans_list: bly
sense:
(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: lead
trans_list: føre
sense:
(uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 13
written_rep: lead
trans_list: føre
sense:
In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 21
written_rep: lead
trans_list: føre
sense:
(US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead
trans_list: føre
sense:
To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of, to lead a pupil; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.


lexentry: eng/leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: leaf
trans_list: blad | løv
sense:
(publishing, bookbinding, advertising) A sheet of a book, magazine, etc. (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).


lexentry: eng/leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: leaf
trans_list: blad | løv
sense:
(programming, x86) A particular value of the EAX register when a program runs the CPUID instruction; each leaf represents a different category of information returned about the processor.


lexentry: eng/league_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: league table
trans_list: tabell
sense:
(sports) A tabular display of the teams in some league in order of win percentage or points awarded, often also including number of matches played, won, lost, and drawn, goal difference, etc.


lexentry: eng/lean-to__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lean-to
trans_list: gapahuk
sense:
A shelter with a sloped roof; also a building with a similar construction attached to the side of a building as an extension.


lexentry: eng/leap_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leap day
trans_list: skuddag
sense:
An extra day intercalated into a year, especially the day intercalated into the Julian calendar every fourth year and into the Gregorian calendar every fourth year excepting centuries not divisible by 400, usually reckoned as February 29th.


lexentry: eng/leap_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leap year
trans_list: skuddår | skotår | skottår
sense:
A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendar with an intercalary day added to February (in the Gregorian calendar, February 29), used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.


lexentry: eng/leapfrog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leapfrog
trans_list: hoppe bukk
sense:
(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.


lexentry: eng/lease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lease
trans_list: leie
sense:
(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.


lexentry: eng/least_common_multiple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: least common multiple
trans_list: minste felles multiplum
sense:
(number theory) The smallest positive integer which is divisible by (equivalently, is an integer multiple of) each of a specified finite set of integers.


lexentry: eng/least_flycatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: least flycatcher
trans_list: småempid
sense:
A small insect-eating passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, and the smallest member of the genus Empidonax, native to North America.


lexentry: eng/least_weasel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: least weasel
trans_list: brud
sense:
The common weasel, little weasel, or simply weasel (Mustela nivalis), the smallest member of the weasel genus Mustela, native to Eurasia, North America, and North Africa.


lexentry: eng/leather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leather
trans_list: lær
sense:
A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.


lexentry: eng/leave__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leave
trans_list: etterlate
sense:
(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.


lexentry: eng/leave_someone_in_the_lurch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leave someone in the lurch
trans_list: la i stikken
sense:
(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.


lexentry: eng/lectern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lectern
trans_list: talerstol
sense:
A stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service.


lexentry: eng/lecturer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lecturer
trans_list: foreleser
sense:
A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader; docent; lector.


lexentry: eng/lede__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lede
trans_list: ingress
sense:
(chiefly, US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article; the lead or lead-in. [from mid 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/leek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leek
trans_list: purre | purreløk
sense:
A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.


lexentry: eng/left-handed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: left-handed
trans_list: kjevhendt
sense:
(occult, of magic) Performed with the intention of doing harm or in transgression against convention or taboo; following the left-hand path


lexentry: eng/left__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: left
trans_list: venstre
sense:
Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←


lexentry: eng/leg__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: leg
trans_list: bein | side | sidekant
sense:
(cricket, attributive) Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.


lexentry: eng/legal_person__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legal person
trans_list: juridisk person
sense:
(legal) An aggregate of people, legal entity, or body corporate who have (some of) the legal rights and responsibilities of a natural person under the law.


lexentry: eng/legalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legalize
trans_list: berettige
sense:
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.


lexentry: eng/legwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legwork
trans_list: fotarbeid
sense:
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.


lexentry: eng/leister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leister
trans_list: lyster
sense:
(fishing) A spear armed with three or more barbed prongs for catching fish, particularly salmon. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/lemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lemma
trans_list: adgang
sense:
(psycholinguistics) The theoretical abstract conceptual form of a word, representing a specific meaning, before the creation of a specific phonological form as the sounds of a lexeme, which may find representation in a specific written form as a dictionary or lexicographic word.


lexentry: eng/lemniscate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lemniscate
trans_list: lemniskate
sense:
(mathematics) Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves.


lexentry: eng/lemon_balm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemon balm
trans_list: hjertensfryd | sitronmelisse
sense:
A perennial herb, of species Melissa officinalis, of southern Europe; used as a flavouring in ice cream etc.


lexentry: eng/lemon_juice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemon juice
trans_list: sitronsaft
sense:
The liquid extract of lemon fruit, notably sour and often condensed, as used especially in food preparation.


lexentry: eng/lemon_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemon shark
trans_list: sitronhai
sense:
A shark of species Negaprion brevirostris, growing up to 10 feet long and found along the Atlantic coast of North and South America.


lexentry: eng/lemonade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemonade
trans_list: limonade
sense:
(US, Canada, India, Philippines) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.


lexentry: eng/lemonade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lemonade
trans_list: limonade
sense:
(UK, AU, NZ) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.


lexentry: eng/lemongrass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemongrass
trans_list: sitrongress
sense:
One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance.


lexentry: eng/lemur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemur
trans_list: lemur
sense:
(colloquial) Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.


lexentry: eng/lend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lend
trans_list: låne
sense:
(transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.


lexentry: eng/lender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lender
trans_list: långiver
sense:
One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.


lexentry: eng/lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lens
trans_list: linse
sense:
(optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.


lexentry: eng/lentil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lentil
trans_list: linse
sense:
Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.


lexentry: eng/leonine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leonine
trans_list: løve
sense:
(pathology) Of a facies: resembling those of a lion as a result of some disease, especially a form of leprosy which causes leontiasis; also, of leprosy: causing a lionlike facies.


lexentry: eng/leopard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leopard
trans_list: leopard
sense:
Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess).


lexentry: eng/leopardsbane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leopardsbane
trans_list: smågullkurv
sense:
Any of various plants, including Arnica montana, Senecio doronicum, Paris quadrifolia, and species of genus Doronicum.


lexentry: eng/leprosy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leprosy
trans_list: spedalskhet | lepra
sense:
(disease, medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.


lexentry: eng/leptin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leptin
trans_list: leptin
sense:
(hormone) A protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism.


lexentry: eng/lepton__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lepton
trans_list: lepton
sense:
(particle physics) An elementary particle that has a spin of 1/2 (i.e., is a fermion) and does not interact via the strong nuclear force; examples include the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon.


lexentry: eng/lesion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lesion
trans_list: lesjon
sense:
(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.


lexentry: eng/let's__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let's
trans_list: gi
sense:
Used to form the cohortative of verbs, equivalent of the first-person plural imperative in some other languages.


lexentry: eng/let_alone__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let alone
trans_list: enn si
sense:
(idiomatic, negative polarity item) Much less; to say nothing of; used after one negative clause to introduce another, usually broader and more important clause, whose negation is implied by the negation of the first. However either of these instances mentioned can be applied with the use of let alone.


lexentry: eng/let_in_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let in on
trans_list: gi beskjed til noen
sense:
(ditransitive) To disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information.


lexentry: eng/lethargy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lethargy
trans_list: letargi
sense:
A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/letter_carrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter carrier
trans_list: postbud
sense:
An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes.


lexentry: eng/letterbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letterbox
trans_list: postkasse
sense:
A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/leukemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leukemia
trans_list: leukemi
sense:
(oncology, pathology) Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.


lexentry: eng/level_crossing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: level crossing
trans_list: planovergang
sense:
(chiefly, British) An at-grade crossing between a railway line and an ordinary road, with rails and road at the same level.


lexentry: eng/leverage__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leverage
trans_list: dra fordel av | profittere | utnytte
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, US, slang, business) To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).


lexentry: eng/levity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: levity
trans_list: lettsindighet
sense:
Lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; lack of appropriate seriousness; inclination to make a joke of serious matters.


lexentry: eng/lexical_category__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexical category
trans_list: ordklasse
sense:
(linguistics) A linguistic category of words (or more precisely lexical items), generally defined by the syntactic or morphological behaviour of the lexical item in question, such as nouns or verbs.


lexentry: eng/lexicography__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lexicography
trans_list: leksikografi
sense:
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.


lexentry: eng/liability__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: liability
trans_list: ulempe
sense:
A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.


lexentry: eng/liability_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liability insurance
trans_list: ansvarsforsikring
sense:
Any insurance against a potential loss due to the insured's liability for injury or damage to others.


lexentry: eng/libation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libation
trans_list: drikkofferet
sense:
The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.


lexentry: eng/libel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libel
trans_list: baktalelse
sense:
(countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.


lexentry: eng/liberal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: liberal
trans_list: liberal
sense:
(politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.


lexentry: eng/liberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: liberalism
trans_list: liberalisme
sense:
(politics) Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed.


lexentry: eng/liberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: liberalism
trans_list: liberalisme
sense:
(economics) An economic ideology in favour of laissez faire and the free market (related to economic liberalism).


lexentry: eng/libertarianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libertarianism
trans_list: libertarianisme
sense:
(economics, philosophy, politics) A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty.


lexentry: eng/libertine__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libertine
trans_list: rus
sense:
Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.


lexentry: eng/libido__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libido
trans_list: libido
sense:
(psychology) Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.


lexentry: eng/library__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: library
trans_list: bibliotek
sense:
An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.


lexentry: eng/libre__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libre
trans_list: fri
sense:
(software) With very few limitations on distribution or the right to access the source code to create improved versions, but not necessarily free of charge. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/license__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: license
trans_list: lisens
sense:
Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).


lexentry: eng/license_plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: license plate
trans_list: nummerskilt
sense:
An identifying tag, usually made of metal, bearing a sequence of letters or numbers identifying the vehicle, and placed at the rear and, often, also at the front of a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/lich__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lich
trans_list: lik
sense:
(fantasy, RPG) A reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.


lexentry: eng/lichen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lichen
trans_list: lav
sense:
Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.


lexentry: eng/lichenometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lichenometry
trans_list: lichenometri
sense:
(archaeology, paleontology, geomorphology) A geomorphic method of geochronologic dating that uses lichen growth to determine the age of exposed rock.


lexentry: eng/lickspittle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lickspittle
trans_list: spyttslikker
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).


lexentry: eng/licorice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: licorice
trans_list: lakris
sense:
(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant
trans_list: løytnant
sense:
A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant
trans_list: løytnant
sense:
(military) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_colonel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lieutenant colonel
trans_list: oberstløytnant
sense:
An English-language term used as a general categorization for military officer ranks that are the equivalent of lieutenant colonel, the relative rank level is found in most countries.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life
trans_list: liv
sense:
(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: life
trans_list: liv
sense:
The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.


lexentry: eng/life_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life jacket
trans_list: flytevest
sense:
an article of protective clothing that is designed to keep the wearer's head floating above the surface of the water.


lexentry: eng/life_raft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life raft
trans_list: livbåt
sense:
A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea.


lexentry: eng/life_stance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life stance
trans_list: livssyn
sense:
The relation that one has with what he or she accepts as being of ultimate importance, the presuppositions and theory of this, and the commitments and practice of working it out in living.


lexentry: eng/lifeboat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lifeboat
trans_list: livbåt
sense:
(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).


lexentry: eng/lifeguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lifeguard
trans_list: livredder
sense:
A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.


lexentry: eng/lift__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lift
trans_list: heis
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, puristic, _, elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.


lexentry: eng/ligation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ligation
trans_list: ligering
sense:
(surgery) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating.


lexentry: eng/ligature__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ligature
trans_list: band
sense:
(countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct.


lexentry: eng/light-emitting_diode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light-emitting diode
trans_list: lysdiode
sense:
(physics) A rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light.


lexentry: eng/light__Adjective__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: light
trans_list: lett
sense:
(nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.


lexentry: eng/light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light
trans_list: lys
sense:
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light.


lexentry: eng/light__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: light
trans_list: tenne
sense:
(transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.


lexentry: eng/light_bulb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light bulb
trans_list: lyspære
sense:
An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.


lexentry: eng/light_pollution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light pollution
trans_list: lysforurensning
sense:
An excess of artificial light, especially near urban areas, reducing visibility of stars, etc. in the night sky.


lexentry: eng/light_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light year
trans_list: lysår
sense:
(astronomy) A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (1016 metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances.


lexentry: eng/lighter__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lighter
trans_list: lekter
sense:
A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).


lexentry: eng/lightning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning
trans_list: lyn | blink | lynglimt
sense:
A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.


lexentry: eng/lightning_rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning rod
trans_list: lynavleder
sense:
A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground to protect the building from damage by lightning.


lexentry: eng/lightning_strike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning strike
trans_list: lyn
sense:
A lightning bolt, stroke of lightning, one of the events during an electrical storm when lightning strikes (an object on) the ground or an aircraft in flight.


lexentry: eng/lights,_camera,_action__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lights, camera, action
trans_list: lys, kamera, action!
sense:
(cinematography) The traditional cue to the members of a (silent) film crew at the beginning of a take.


lexentry: eng/lightship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightship
trans_list: fyrskip
sense:
(nautical) A ship riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable.


lexentry: eng/lightweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightweight
trans_list: lettvekt
sense:
(combat, _, sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.


lexentry: eng/lightweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lightweight
trans_list: lettvekt
sense:
(rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.


lexentry: eng/lightweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lightweight
trans_list: lettvekt
sense:
(weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.


lexentry: eng/like_turkeys_voting_for_Christmas__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: like turkeys voting for Christmas
trans_list: skyte seg i foten
sense:
(Britain, simile, humorous, of an action) Self-defeating; serving to bring about a situation detrimental to the performer of the action. [from 1977]


lexentry: eng/likelihood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: likelihood
trans_list: sannsynlighet
sense:
The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.


lexentry: eng/liken__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liken
trans_list: jamføre
sense:
Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.


lexentry: eng/lily__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lily
trans_list: lilje
sense:
Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.


lexentry: eng/lime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lime
trans_list: kalk
sense:
(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).


lexentry: eng/limerence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limerence
trans_list: forelskelse
sense:
(psychology) An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/limestone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limestone
trans_list: kalkstein
sense:
An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.


lexentry: eng/limit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: limit
trans_list: grenseverdi
sense:
(mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).


lexentry: eng/limit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limit
trans_list: begrense
sense:
(transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.


lexentry: eng/limited_atonement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited atonement
trans_list: begrenset soning
sense:
(Christianity, theology) A doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is limited in scope to those who are predestined unto salvation, which is conferred only to believers.


lexentry: eng/limited_partnership__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited partnership
trans_list: kommandittselskap
sense:
(legal) A form of partnership including limited partners whose potential liability is limited to their investment.


lexentry: eng/limnology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limnology
trans_list: limnologi
sense:
(ecology) The science concerning the biological, physical and geological properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds.


lexentry: eng/limonene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limonene
trans_list: limonen
sense:
(organic compound) A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance


lexentry: eng/limousine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: limousine
trans_list: limo | limousin
sense:
A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/limpet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: limpet
trans_list: vedlegg
sense:
(British) Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.


lexentry: eng/linchpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linchpin
trans_list: sikring | splint
sense:
A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line
trans_list: linje
sense:
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: line
trans_list: linje
sense:
The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.


lexentry: eng/line_of_business__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line of business
trans_list: grein
sense:
A product or a set of related products that serve a particular customer transaction or business need.


lexentry: eng/lineage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lineage
trans_list: kjønn
sense:
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.


lexentry: eng/linear_algebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linear algebra
trans_list: lineær algebra
sense:
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics that deals with vectors, vector spaces, linear transformations and systems of linear equations.


lexentry: eng/liner__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: liner
trans_list: forstoff
sense:
A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.


lexentry: eng/linger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linger
trans_list: somle
sense:
(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.


lexentry: eng/linger__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: linger
trans_list: analysere
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.


lexentry: eng/lingua_franca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lingua franca
trans_list: språk
sense:
A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: link
trans_list: geledd
sense:
(kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: link
trans_list: lenke
sense:
(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: link
trans_list: geledd
sense:
(chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.


lexentry: eng/linked_list__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linked list
trans_list: liste
sense:
(computer science) A simple linear data structure, each of whose nodes includes a pointer to the next (and sometimes previous) node in the list, enabling traversal of the structure in at least one direction from any starting point.


lexentry: eng/linnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linnet
trans_list: tornirisk
sense:
A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina, syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.


lexentry: eng/linseed_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linseed oil
trans_list: linolje
sense:
An oil, extracted from flax seeds (and usually then boiled), used as a drying agent in paints, varnishes, etc.


lexentry: eng/lintel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lintel
trans_list: dekkstein | dekning | overdekning | overligger over | vindusbjelke
sense:
(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.


lexentry: eng/lion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lion
trans_list: løve
sense:
(in particular) A male lion, as opposed to a lioness, which is characterized by having a flowing shaggy mane and taking little part in hunting, which can be done cooperatively.


lexentry: eng/lip-sync__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lip-sync
trans_list: leppesynkronisering
sense:
(music, singing, transitive) To move the lips in synchronization with sounds (generally recorded) so it appears they are the source of the sounds.


lexentry: eng/lip_sync__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lip sync
trans_list: leppesynkronisere
sense:
(music, singing) The synchronization of prerecorded audio signals and movement of the lips such that there is no lack of simultaneity between them.


lexentry: eng/lipid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lipid
trans_list: lipid
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.


lexentry: eng/liquid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid
trans_list: flytende
sense:
(physical chemistry) Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.


lexentry: eng/liquid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid
trans_list: væske
sense:
(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.


lexentry: eng/liquid_crystal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid crystal
trans_list: flytende krystaller
sense:
(chemistry, physics) A phase of matter similar to a liquid, in which the molecules are arranged regularly in one or two dimensions.


lexentry: eng/liquor__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: liquor
trans_list: brennevin
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: list
trans_list: liste
sense:
A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself. [from 1600]


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: list
trans_list: liste
sense:
(computing, programming) A codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the Lisp programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items.


lexentry: eng/listen__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listen
trans_list: lytte
sense:
(intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.


lexentry: eng/listenership__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listenership
trans_list: tilhører
sense:
The audience that listens to a certain form or genre of audio material (specifically (Internet, radio) , an audio broadcast such as a radio program or a podcast).


lexentry: eng/literary_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literary science
trans_list: litteraturvitenskap
sense:
In many European countries, all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature, including history of literature, literary criticism, comparative literature, and literary theory.


lexentry: eng/literature__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: literature
trans_list: litteratur
sense:
(usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.


lexentry: eng/lithium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium
trans_list: litium
sense:
(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3. It is a soft, silvery metal.


lexentry: eng/lithosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithosphere
trans_list: litosfære
sense:
(geology) The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth; divided into twelve major plates.


lexentry: eng/litmus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litmus
trans_list: lakmus
sense:
(uncountable) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litter
trans_list: halm
sense:
(uncountable) Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. [1325]


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: litter
trans_list: avfall
sense:
(countable) A mobile bed or couch transported upon or suspended from poles placed over human shoulders or animal backs. [1330s]


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: litter
trans_list: avfall
sense:
(medical, countable) Synonym of stretcher, such a vehicle used for transporting the sick and injured, inclusive of designs carried in the hand.


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: litter
trans_list: kull
sense:
(countable) The whole group of live young born at the same time, typically in reference to mammals or (figurative, pejorative) unpleasant people or objects. [1486]


lexentry: eng/little_boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: little boy
trans_list: gutt
sense:
(AU, NZ) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties, also known as a cocktail sausage or a cheerio.


lexentry: eng/little_bustard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little bustard
trans_list: dvergtrappe
sense:
Tetrax tetrax, a migratory bird of the family Otididae (bustards) found in parts of Europe and Central Asia


lexentry: eng/little_egret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little egret
trans_list: silkehegre
sense:
A species of egret, Egretta garzetta, family Ardeidae, widely distributed throughout the Old World, the Caribbean, and Eastern North America.


lexentry: eng/little_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little penguin
trans_list: dvergpingvin
sense:
The smallest species of penguin, Eudyptula minor, found in New Zealand, southern Australia, and the Chatham Islands.


lexentry: eng/liturgy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liturgy
trans_list: liturgi
sense:
A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.


lexentry: eng/live_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live action
trans_list: spillefilm
sense:
(often used attributively) Filmed video, as opposed to video produced by animation or by computer graphics.


lexentry: eng/live_and_let_live__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live and let live
trans_list: lev og la leve
sense:
(idiomatic) To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.


lexentry: eng/live_by_the_sword,_die_by_the_sword__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live by the sword, die by the sword
trans_list: alle som griper til sverd, skal falle for sverd
sense:
One who uses violence can expect a violent response; it is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.


lexentry: eng/livelihood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: livelihood
trans_list: levebrød
sense:
A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/liver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liver
trans_list: lever
sense:
(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.


lexentry: eng/liverwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liverwort
trans_list: levermose
sense:
A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.


lexentry: eng/livery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: livery
trans_list: livré
sense:
Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.


lexentry: eng/living_thing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: living thing
trans_list: levende vesen
sense:
An entity such as an animal, a plant, a fungus or a microorganism; something that lives, as opposed to being non-living or dead.


lexentry: eng/lizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lizard
trans_list: øgle | firfisle
sense:
Any reptile of the suborder Lacertilia, usually having four legs, external ear openings, movable eyelids and a long slender body and tail.


lexentry: eng/llama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: llama
trans_list: llama
sense:
A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.


lexentry: eng/loader__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: loader
trans_list: hjullaster
sense:
A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader, etc.


lexentry: eng/loam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loam
trans_list: muld
sense:
(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.


lexentry: eng/loan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loan
trans_list: lån
sense:
(law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).


lexentry: eng/lobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobe
trans_list: øyreflipp
sense:
Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/lobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lobe
trans_list: lapp
sense:
(anatomy) A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/lobster_pot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobster pot
trans_list: teine
sense:
A trap used to catch lobsters, resembling a crate with a small opening that a lobster can enter but has trouble exiting.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: local
trans_list: lokal
sense:
(group theory, of a property of a finite group) Detectable from the behavior of the normalizers of the nontrivial p-subgroups.


lexentry: eng/local_anesthetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: local anesthetic
trans_list: bedøvelsesmiddel
sense:
(medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.


lexentry: eng/local_train__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: local train
trans_list: regiontog
sense:
(rail) A train (either the service or the train itself) making stops at all stations along its route.


lexentry: eng/locale__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: locale
trans_list: språk
sense:
(computing) The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.


lexentry: eng/localization__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: localization
trans_list: lokalisering
sense:
(algebra) A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal.


lexentry: eng/locative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: locative case
trans_list: lokativ
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein; corresponding roughly to the English prepositions "in", "on", "at", and "by".


lexentry: eng/lock__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lock
trans_list: sluse
sense:
A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.


lexentry: eng/lock__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: lock
trans_list: lås | sluse
sense:
A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.


lexentry: eng/lockdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lockdown
trans_list: nedstengning
sense:
The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.


lexentry: eng/locker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: locker
trans_list: skap
sense:
A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers.


lexentry: eng/locum_tenens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: locum tenens
trans_list: representant
sense:
A professional person (such as a doctor or clergyman) who temporarily fulfills the duties of another.


lexentry: eng/locust__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: locust
trans_list: gresshoppe
sense:
Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; locust tree. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/log__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: log
trans_list: logg
sense:
(nautical) A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.


lexentry: eng/log_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: log in
trans_list: logge inn
sense:
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password.


lexentry: eng/log_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: log out
trans_list: logge ut
sense:
(computing) To exit a user account in a computer system, so that one is not recognized until signing in again.


lexentry: eng/logarithm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logarithm
trans_list: logaritme
sense:
(mathematics) For a number x, the exponent by which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain the power x. Written \log_b x. For example, \log_{10} 1000 = 3 because 10^3 = 1000 and \log_2 16 = 4 because 2^4 = 16.


lexentry: eng/logbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logbook
trans_list: loggbok
sense:
(nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.


lexentry: eng/loggerhead_duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loggerhead duck
trans_list: Falklandsskovleand
sense:
Tachyeres brachypterus, a shellfish-eating duck of the Falkland Islands; a poor diver, incapable of true flight.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logikk
sense:
(uncountable) A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logikk
sense:
(uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logikk
sense:
(countable, mathematics) A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logikk
sense:
(countable) Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logikk
sense:
(countable, sociology) A system of thought or collection of rhetoric, especially one associated with a social practice.


lexentry: eng/logic_gate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logic gate
trans_list: logiske porter
sense:
A physical device, typically electronic, which computes a Boolean logical output (0 or 1) from Boolean input or inputs according to the rules of some logical operator.


lexentry: eng/login__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: login
trans_list: brukernavn
sense:
(computing) Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.


lexentry: eng/logion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: logion
trans_list: logion
sense:
(specifically, Christianity) A saying that is attributed to Jesus in ancient or reconstructed texts that was (originally) handed down without narrative context.


lexentry: eng/logistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: logistics
trans_list: logistikk
sense:
(military) The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.


lexentry: eng/loin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loin
trans_list: lende
sense:
The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.


lexentry: eng/loitering_munition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loitering munition
trans_list: biende prosjektil
sense:
(military, weaponry) A munition, often a UAV, that waits passively around the target area and attacks only once a target is located.


lexentry: eng/loll__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loll
trans_list: henge
sense:
(intransitive) To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion. [from 1610s]


lexentry: eng/lone_wolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lone wolf
trans_list: einstøing
sense:
(metaphorically) A person who avoids the company of others; a loner; an independent or solitary person.


lexentry: eng/long-eared_owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long-eared owl
trans_list: hornugle
sense:
Asio otus, a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. Long eared owls are partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of their range.


lexentry: eng/long-legged_buzzard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long-legged buzzard
trans_list: ørnvåk
sense:
Buteo rufinus, a bird of prey in the Buteo genus, resident or breeding from North Africa to central Asia.


lexentry: eng/long-tailed_tit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long-tailed tit
trans_list: stjertmeis
sense:
Any of many subspecies of small passerine birds with long tails, Aegithalos caudatus, found throughout Europe and Asia


lexentry: eng/long_jump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long jump
trans_list: lengdehopp
sense:
An athletics field event where competitors attempt to jump as far as possible, after taking a run-up; a jump such as one performed in such an event.


lexentry: eng/long_weekend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long weekend
trans_list: langhelg
sense:
A weekend extended by one or more days off falling on a day or days immediately preceding or following it.


lexentry: eng/longbow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: longbow
trans_list: bue
sense:
A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.


lexentry: eng/longitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: longitude
trans_list: lengde
sense:
(geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.


lexentry: eng/look_up_to__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: look up to
trans_list: se opp til
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.


lexentry: eng/loom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loom
trans_list: vevstol
sense:
A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.


lexentry: eng/loon__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loon
trans_list: lom
sense:
(US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.


lexentry: eng/loop__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: loop
trans_list: sløyfe
sense:
(programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.


lexentry: eng/loophole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loophole
trans_list: skyteskår
sense:
(historical) A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light.


lexentry: eng/loophole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loophole
trans_list: smutthull
sense:
(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.


lexentry: eng/loosestrife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loosestrife
trans_list: lysing
sense:
Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are not closely related.


lexentry: eng/loot__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loot
trans_list: plyndre
sense:
(transitive) Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.


lexentry: eng/lop__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lop
trans_list: kviste
sense:
(transitive, usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.


lexentry: eng/lord__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lord
trans_list: herr
sense:
One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)


lexentry: eng/lord__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lord
trans_list: herske
sense:
(transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.


lexentry: eng/lore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lore
trans_list: kunde
sense:
All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.


lexentry: eng/lore__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lore
trans_list: eventyr
sense:
(chiefly, _, fandom) The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe.


lexentry: eng/lory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lory
trans_list: lori
sense:
Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.


lexentry: eng/lose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lose
trans_list: miste
sense:
(transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).


lexentry: eng/lost_and_found__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lost and found
trans_list: hittegodskontor
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners.


lexentry: eng/lotus_position__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lotus position
trans_list: lotusstilling
sense:
A cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg; a meditative position in Hinduism and Buddhism, also used in yoga and sexual intercourse.


lexentry: eng/loudspeaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: loudspeaker
trans_list: høgtaler
sense:
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.


lexentry: eng/louver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: louver
trans_list: sjalusi
sense:
(chiefly, _, in plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/lovage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lovage
trans_list: løpstikke
sense:
A perennial Mediterranean herb, of species Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery.


lexentry: eng/love__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love
trans_list: elske
sense:
(usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/love__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: love
trans_list: elske
sense:
(usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive) To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/love_handle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love handle
trans_list: bilring
sense:
(colloquial, euphemistic, mostly, in the plural) A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.


lexentry: eng/lovebird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lovebird
trans_list: turteldue
sense:
Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.


lexentry: eng/loved_one__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loved one
trans_list: kjære
sense:
A very close friend or family member for whom a person has feelings of endearment, one of someone's close ones; sometimes: next of kin (for example on hospital admission form).


lexentry: eng/lover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lover
trans_list: elsker
sense:
One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.


lexentry: eng/lovingkindness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lovingkindness
trans_list: godheit
sense:
(uncountable) Kindness or mercy which is based on, or arises from, love; (countable) an act of such kindness or mercy.


lexentry: eng/low__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: low
trans_list: lav
sense:
(phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.


lexentry: eng/low_cost_carrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: low cost carrier
trans_list: lavprisflyselskap
sense:
(aviation, travel) An airline that sells very inexpensive tickets but which does not provide (or charges for) typical services like meals or the carriage of baggage.


lexentry: eng/lower__Verb__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: lower
trans_list: innskrenke
sense:
(computing, transitive) To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.


lexentry: eng/lower_back__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lower back
trans_list: korsrygg
sense:
The region of the back above the waist, also known as the lumbar region; the area surrounding the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/lower_class__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lower class
trans_list: underklasse
sense:
A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status.


lexentry: eng/lower_jaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lower jaw
trans_list: underkjeve
sense:
Specifically, the bone therein; the mandible of humans and other vertebrates that, with the cranium, composes the skull.


lexentry: eng/lowest_common_denominator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lowest common denominator
trans_list: minste felles nevner
sense:
(mathematics) The smallest positive integer which is a multiple of every denominator of several fractions.


lexentry: eng/lowest_common_denominator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lowest common denominator
trans_list: minste felles nevner
sense:
(figuratively) The simplest or base shared interest or characteristic among a group or collection of people etc.


lexentry: eng/lowlife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lowlife
trans_list: skurk
sense:
(derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.


lexentry: eng/lox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lox
trans_list: laks
sense:
(US) Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.


lexentry: eng/ludicrous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ludicrous
trans_list: absurd
sense:
Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.


lexentry: eng/luge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luge
trans_list: slede
sense:
(countable) A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.


lexentry: eng/lugworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lugworm
trans_list: fjæremark
sense:
especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.


lexentry: eng/lumbago__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumbago
trans_list: lumbago
sense:
(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.


lexentry: eng/lumbar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumbar
trans_list: kryss
sense:
Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/lumber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumber
trans_list: tre
sense:
(North America) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/lumen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumen
trans_list: lumen
sense:
(physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.


lexentry: eng/luminary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luminary
trans_list: ljos
sense:
One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light.


lexentry: eng/luminescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luminescence
trans_list: luminescens
sense:
(physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.


lexentry: eng/luminous_intensity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luminous intensity
trans_list: lysstyrke
sense:
(physics) A measure of the power emitted by a source of light; equal to the flux density per solid angle.


lexentry: eng/lump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lump
trans_list: dott
sense:
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.


lexentry: eng/lump_sum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lump sum
trans_list: engangssum
sense:
A relatively large single payment of money often paid and received instead of, or in addition to, a sequence of smaller payments.


lexentry: eng/lunar_calendar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lunar calendar
trans_list: månekalender
sense:
A calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon, as opposed to the revolution of the earth around the sun; a calendar of the lunar year.


lexentry: eng/lunar_phase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lunar phase
trans_list: månefase
sense:
(astronomy) Any of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon#Noun as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).


lexentry: eng/lupus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lupus
trans_list: ulv
sense:
(pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.


lexentry: eng/lur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lur
trans_list: lur
sense:
(musical instruments, historical) A long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.


lexentry: eng/lustrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lustrum
trans_list: lysekrone
sense:
(historical) A lustration: a ceremonial purification of the people of Rome performed every five years after the census. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/lute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lute
trans_list: lutt
sense:
A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.


lexentry: eng/lutetium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lutetium
trans_list: lutetium
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.


lexentry: eng/lux__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lux
trans_list: lux
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx


lexentry: eng/lymph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lymph
trans_list: lymfe
sense:
(physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.


lexentry: eng/lymph_node__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lymph node
trans_list: lymfeknute
sense:
(anatomy, immunology) Each of the small oval bodies of the lymphatic system, distributed along the lymphatic vessels, that are clustered in the armpits, groin, neck, chest and abdomen. They act as filters, with an internal honeycomb of connective tissue filled with lymphocytes and macrophages that collect and destroy bacteria, viruses and foreign matter from lymph. When the body is fighting an infection, these lymphocytes multiply rapidly and produce a characteristic swelling of the lymph nodes.


lexentry: eng/lynch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lynch
trans_list: lynsje
sense:
(transitive) To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.


lexentry: eng/lyre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lyre
trans_list: lyre
sense:
(string instrument) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.


lexentry: eng/macaroni__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macaroni
trans_list: makaroni
sense:
(uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/macaroni_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macaroni penguin
trans_list: gulltoppingvin
sense:
A species of penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, with distinctive yellow and black plumes on the top of their heads.


lexentry: eng/macaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macaw
trans_list: ara | ara papegøye
sense:
Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.


lexentry: eng/machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine
trans_list: maskin
sense:
A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.


lexentry: eng/machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: machine
trans_list: maskin
sense:
(historical) A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.


lexentry: eng/machine_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine gun
trans_list: maskingevær
sense:
A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.


lexentry: eng/machine_translation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine translation
trans_list: maskinoversettelse
sense:
(translation studies) The act of translating something from one language to another by means of a machine, especially a computer.


lexentry: eng/mackerel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mackerel
trans_list: makrell
sense:
Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,


lexentry: eng/macroeconomics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macroeconomics
trans_list: makroøkonomi
sense:
The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.


lexentry: eng/macron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macron
trans_list: makron
sense:
(orthography) A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mad__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: mad
trans_list: gal etter
sense:
(slang, chiefly, _, New York, AAVE) Intensifier, signifying abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.


lexentry: eng/magazine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magazine
trans_list: magasin
sense:
A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.


lexentry: eng/magazine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: magazine
trans_list: magasin
sense:
A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.


lexentry: eng/maggot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maggot
trans_list: fluelarve
sense:
A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/magic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magic
trans_list: magi
sense:
The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/magistrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magistrate
trans_list: dommer
sense:
(legal) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.


lexentry: eng/magma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magma
trans_list: magma
sense:
(geology) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.


lexentry: eng/magma__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: magma
trans_list: magma
sense:
(mathematics) A basic algebraic structure consisting of a set equipped with a single binary operation.


lexentry: eng/magnesium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnesium
trans_list: magnesium
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic field
trans_list: magnetfelt
sense:
(physics) A condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic tape
trans_list: magnetisk tape
sense:
A type of (usually) acrylic tape with a fine coating of magnetically sensitive material on one side, used for recording audio and other data.


lexentry: eng/magnitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: magnitude
trans_list: modul
sense:
(astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.


lexentry: eng/mahjong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mahjong
trans_list: mahjong
sense:
A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.


lexentry: eng/mail__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mail
trans_list: post
sense:
(chiefly, _, US, uncountable) The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person. [from 19thc.]


lexentry: eng/mail__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: mail
trans_list: post
sense:
(uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20thc.]


lexentry: eng/mailman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mailman
trans_list: postbud
sense:
(North America) someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes


lexentry: eng/main_sequence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: main sequence
trans_list: hovudserien
sense:
(star) A major grouping of stars represented on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram by a nearly uniform band of increasing luminosity with increasing surface temperature.


lexentry: eng/mainframe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mainframe
trans_list: stormaskin
sense:
(computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital.


lexentry: eng/mains__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mains
trans_list: strømnett
sense:
(chiefly, British) The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a network or grid.


lexentry: eng/mainstream__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mainstream
trans_list: daglig
sense:
Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.


lexentry: eng/major__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: major
trans_list: dur
sense:
Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. (of an interval)


lexentry: eng/major_scale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: major scale
trans_list: durskala
sense:
(music) One of the diatonic scales; a group of notes or musical pitches in a particular pattern, used to make melodies. The pattern for a major scale is: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone.


lexentry: eng/majordomo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: majordomo
trans_list: bøtler
sense:
The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.


lexentry: eng/majority__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: majority
trans_list: majoritet | seiersmargin
sense:
In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.


lexentry: eng/majority_decision__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: majority decision
trans_list: flertallsavgjørelse
sense:
A decision that gains the acceptance of the majority of voters in a decision-making body, such as a parliament, municipal council or shareholders' meeting.


lexentry: eng/make__Verb__1
sense_num: 30
written_rep: make
trans_list: lage | tjene
sense:
(obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.


lexentry: eng/make_a_mountain_out_of_a_molehill__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make a mountain out of a molehill
trans_list: gjøre en fjær til fem høns
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.


lexentry: eng/make_amends__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make amends
trans_list: godtgjøre
sense:
(idiomatic) To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.


lexentry: eng/make_it__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make it
trans_list: hinne
sense:
To succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, going somewhere, attending an event, arriving in time for something, adding to one's schedule or itinerary, or in getting where one wants to be in one's life or career, which sometimes means becoming or wanting to become successful (succeed in a big way) or famous.


lexentry: eng/make_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make over
trans_list: opp
sense:
(idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them.


lexentry: eng/make_sure__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: make sure
trans_list: sikre
sense:
To make oneself certain (of something, or that something is the case); to verify, to ascertain. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/makeup__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: makeup
trans_list: sminke
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.


lexentry: eng/malachite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malachite
trans_list: malakitt
sense:
(mineral) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2; one of the principal ores of copper.


lexentry: eng/malapropism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malapropism
trans_list: tabbe
sense:
(uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.


lexentry: eng/malaria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malaria
trans_list: malaria
sense:
(disease) A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.


lexentry: eng/male__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: male
trans_list: mannlig
sense:
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/male__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: male
trans_list: hann-
sense:
(of bacteria) Having the F factor; able to impart DNA into another bacterium which does not have the F factor (a female).


lexentry: eng/malic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malic acid
trans_list: eplesyre
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A colorless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, hydroxy-malonic acid, found in wine, apples, and other fruit; it is converted to lactic acid by malolactic fermentation.


lexentry: eng/mallard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mallard
trans_list: stokkand
sense:
Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.


lexentry: eng/malleable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malleable
trans_list: bøyelig | fleksibel | smidig
sense:
Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.


lexentry: eng/mallow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mallow
trans_list: mauve
sense:
Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.


lexentry: eng/maltose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maltose
trans_list: maltose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; it is an isomer of trehalose


lexentry: eng/mammography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mammography
trans_list: mammografi
sense:
(medicine) X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.


lexentry: eng/mammoth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mammoth
trans_list: mammut
sense:
Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/mammy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mammy
trans_list: mamma
sense:
(US, historical, often pejorative) In the southern United States, a black nanny employed to look after white children; or in the antebellum South, a female slave who was close to the household and looked after the children.


lexentry: eng/man-eater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man-eater
trans_list: menneskeeter
sense:
An animal that attacks and kills humans for food, such as certain tigers or sharks; any animal that consumes human flesh.


lexentry: eng/man-of-war__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: man-of-war
trans_list: krigsskip
sense:
(military, watercraft, chiefly, historical) A powerful armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails; a warship.


lexentry: eng/man__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: man
trans_list: mann
sense:
A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.


lexentry: eng/management__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: management
trans_list: styre
sense:
(uncountable) Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.


lexentry: eng/manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manager
trans_list: leder
sense:
(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.


lexentry: eng/manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: manager
trans_list: administrator
sense:
(software) A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.


lexentry: eng/mandarin_duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandarin duck
trans_list: mandarinand
sense:
A colorful perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.


lexentry: eng/mandarin_orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandarin orange
trans_list: mandarin
sense:
A small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with oblate fruits smaller than the (so-named) sweet oranges.


lexentry: eng/mandarin_orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandarin orange
trans_list: mandarin
sense:
The fruit of this tree; in loose, informal usage, the term may include other similar citrus fruits such as Citrus unshiu (satsuma or mikan).


lexentry: eng/mandate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandate
trans_list: påbud
sense:
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.


lexentry: eng/mandate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandate
trans_list: berettige
sense:
To (officially) require someone to do something or act in a certain way, to give them the authority to do so; to command.


lexentry: eng/mandola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandola
trans_list: mandola
sense:
(musical instruments) A stringed musical instrument resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.


lexentry: eng/mandolin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandolin
trans_list: mandolin
sense:
(string instrument) A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.


lexentry: eng/mandrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandrake
trans_list: alruner
sense:
Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal or aphrodisiac properties; the root of these plants often resembles the shape of a small person, hence occasioning various mythic, magical, or occult uses.


lexentry: eng/mandrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandrake
trans_list: alruner
sense:
A root of a mandrake plant that resembled human form, especially one kept or used for magic or occult purposes.


lexentry: eng/mandrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandrel
trans_list: torn
sense:
A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.


lexentry: eng/mandrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandrel
trans_list: torn
sense:
A tool or component of a tool that guides, grips or clamps something, such as a workpiece to be machined, a machining tool or a part while it is moved.


lexentry: eng/manga__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: manga
trans_list: erme
sense:
(countable, loosely, sometimes, proscribed) Any comic in such a style, regardless of the country of origin.


lexentry: eng/manganese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manganese
trans_list: mangan
sense:
(uncountable) A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production.


lexentry: eng/manifest__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manifest
trans_list: manifestere
sense:
(transitive) To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.


lexentry: eng/manifold__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: manifold
trans_list: mangfoldighet
sense:
(mathematics) A Hausdorff topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space \mathbb{R}^n.


lexentry: eng/manioc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manioc
trans_list: maniok
sense:
(countable, uncountable) The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which cassava and tapioca are prepared.


lexentry: eng/mannequin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mannequin
trans_list: mannekeng
sense:
A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery.


lexentry: eng/manner_of_articulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manner of articulation
trans_list: artikulasjonsmåte
sense:
(phonetics, of a consonant) The configuration and interaction of the articulators (speech organs such as the tongue, lips, and palate) when making a speech sound.


lexentry: eng/mannerism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mannerism
trans_list: manierismen
sense:
A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual.


lexentry: eng/manometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manometer
trans_list: manometer
sense:
An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.


lexentry: eng/manslaughter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: manslaughter
trans_list: drap
sense:
(law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.


lexentry: eng/manta_ray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manta ray
trans_list: dyne
sense:
Any of several very large pelagic rays formerly of the genus Manta, now placed in genus Mobula, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head.


lexentry: eng/manticore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manticore
trans_list: manticora
sense:
(Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.


lexentry: eng/mantis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mantis
trans_list: kneler
sense:
Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.


lexentry: eng/manure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manure
trans_list: møkk
sense:
Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.


lexentry: eng/manuscript__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manuscript
trans_list: manuskript
sense:
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.


lexentry: eng/manuscript__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: manuscript
trans_list: manuskript
sense:
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.


lexentry: eng/many_a__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: many a
trans_list: mang en
sense:
Being one of a large number, each one of many; belonging to an aggregate or category, considered singly as one of a kind.


lexentry: eng/map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: map
trans_list: kart
sense:
A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.


lexentry: eng/marble__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marble
trans_list: klinkekule
sense:
(uncountable, games) A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/marcasite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marcasite
trans_list: markasitt
sense:
(mineral) The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS2, occurring as yellow crystals. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/march__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: march
trans_list: grenseland
sense:
(now, _, archaic, historical, often plural) A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.


lexentry: eng/margarine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: margarine
trans_list: margarin
sense:
A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.


lexentry: eng/margin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: margin
trans_list: marg
sense:
(typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.


lexentry: eng/marginal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marginal
trans_list: laber
sense:
(politics, chiefly, UK, Australia, NZ, of a constituency) Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election.


lexentry: eng/marginal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marginal
trans_list: fattig
sense:
Of a value, or having a characteristic that is of a value, that is close to being unacceptable or leading to exclusion from a group or category.


lexentry: eng/marginalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marginalize
trans_list: fremmedgjøring
sense:
(transitive) To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.


lexentry: eng/marinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marinate
trans_list: marinere
sense:
(ergative) To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.


lexentry: eng/marine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marine
trans_list: marin
sense:
Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.


lexentry: eng/marine_corps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marine corps
trans_list: marine
sense:
A military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.


lexentry: eng/marine_mammal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marine mammal
trans_list: sjøpattedyr
sense:
A mammal which lives partly or wholly in the ocean, or at least is heavily dependent on the ocean for its lifestyle; such as cetaceans, sirenians, seals, the sea otter or the polar bear.


lexentry: eng/marital_status__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marital status
trans_list: sivilstand
sense:
One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.


lexentry: eng/mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mark
trans_list: karakter
sense:
A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mark__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mark
trans_list: mynt
sense:
(historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.


lexentry: eng/mark__Verb__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: mark
trans_list: rette
sense:
(Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).


lexentry: eng/market_economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market economy
trans_list: markedsøkonomi
sense:
An economy in which goods and services are exchanged in a market, as opposed to a state-controlled economy.


lexentry: eng/marketing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marketing
trans_list: markedsføring
sense:
(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.


lexentry: eng/markhor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: markhor
trans_list: markhoor
sense:
A large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros, having huge flattened spiral horns, found in the western Himalayas.


lexentry: eng/marl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marl
trans_list: mergel
sense:
A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.


lexentry: eng/marlin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marlin
trans_list: nål
sense:
Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.


lexentry: eng/marmot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marmot
trans_list: murmeldyr
sense:
Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.


lexentry: eng/maroon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maroon
trans_list: brun
sense:
An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/marriage_agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marriage agency
trans_list: ekteskap byrå
sense:
A business that endeavors to introduce men and women for the purpose of marriage, dating or penpals.


lexentry: eng/marry__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marry
trans_list: gifte
sense:
(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/marry__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: marry
trans_list: vie
sense:
(transitive) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/marshal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marshal
trans_list: feltmarskalk
sense:
A military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the former Soviet Union; equivalent to a general of the army in the United States. See also field marshal.


lexentry: eng/marsupial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marsupial
trans_list: pungdyr
sense:
Any member of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.


lexentry: eng/martial_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martial art
trans_list: kampsport | kampaktivitet | kampkunst
sense:
Any of several fighting styles which contain systematized methods of training for combat, both armed and unarmed; often practiced as a sport, e.g. boxing, karate, judo, silat, wrestling, or Muay Thai.


lexentry: eng/martial_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martial law
trans_list: unntakstilstand
sense:
Rule by military authorities, especially when imposed on a civilian population in time of war or other crisis, or in an occupied territory.


lexentry: eng/martin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martin
trans_list: låvesvale
sense:
Many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.


lexentry: eng/martyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martyr
trans_list: martyr
sense:
One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom.


lexentry: eng/martyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: martyr
trans_list: martyr
sense:
(by extension) One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.


lexentry: eng/martyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: martyr
trans_list: martyr
sense:
(with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.


lexentry: eng/mash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mash
trans_list: mos
sense:
(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.


lexentry: eng/mashed_potatoes__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mashed potatoes
trans_list: potetmos
sense:
(uncountable, or, in the plural) A dish consisting of potatoes that have been boiled, mashed to a pulpy consistency, and mixed with such ingredients as butter or milk.


lexentry: eng/mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass
trans_list: masse
sense:
(physics) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.


lexentry: eng/mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass
trans_list: masse
sense:
A quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.


lexentry: eng/mass_extinction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass extinction
trans_list: masseutryddelse
sense:
(evolutionary theory, geology) A sharp decrease in the total number of species in a relatively short period of time; specifically, a loss of ∼75% of all species on the planet over a geologically interval of less than 3 million years, as a result of a mass extinction event.


lexentry: eng/massacre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massacre
trans_list: massakre
sense:
The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.


lexentry: eng/massacre__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massacre
trans_list: massakrere
sense:
(transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.)


lexentry: eng/massage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massage
trans_list: massasje
sense:
The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.


lexentry: eng/mast__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mast
trans_list: olden
sense:
The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/master__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: master
trans_list: beherske | lede | mestre | styre
sense:
(transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.


lexentry: eng/mastermind__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mastermind
trans_list: hjerne
sense:
(idiomatic) A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.


lexentry: eng/masterpiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masterpiece
trans_list: mesterstykke | mesterverk
sense:
A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.


lexentry: eng/mastodon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mastodon
trans_list: mastodont
sense:
Extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus †Mammut that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differs from elephants and mammoths in the form of the molar teeth.


lexentry: eng/masturbate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masturbate
trans_list: masturbere
sense:
(intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm.


lexentry: eng/mat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mat
trans_list: matte
sense:
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.


lexentry: eng/match__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: match
trans_list: fyrstikk
sense:
A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.


lexentry: eng/mate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mate
trans_list: venn
sense:
(colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) A friend, usually of the same sex.


lexentry: eng/material__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: material
trans_list: materiell
sense:
(logic) Of or relating to the matter of reasoning, as distinguished from the form of it, especially empirical.


lexentry: eng/material__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: material
trans_list: materiell
sense:
Relating to or concerned with what is purely physical rather than intellectual or spiritual, especially excessively so; materialistic.


lexentry: eng/materialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: materialism
trans_list: materialisme
sense:
Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.


lexentry: eng/maternal_grandfather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maternal grandfather
trans_list: bestefar
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal,‎ grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/maternal_grandmother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maternal grandmother
trans_list: mormor
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal,‎ grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/mathematics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mathematics
trans_list: matematikk
sense:
An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.


lexentry: eng/mathematics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mathematics
trans_list: matematikk
sense:
A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels.


lexentry: eng/matjes_herring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matjes herring
trans_list: matjessild
sense:
Young filleted herring that has been matured for a short time in brine and prepared traditionally with vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices.


lexentry: eng/matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: matrix
trans_list: matrise
sense:
(mathematics) A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory.


lexentry: eng/matte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matte
trans_list: generalnøkkel
sense:
(arts, photography) A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.


lexentry: eng/matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matter
trans_list: betydning
sense:
(philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.


lexentry: eng/matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: matter
trans_list: stoff
sense:
An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic.


lexentry: eng/matter__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: matter
trans_list: spille en rolle
sense:
(transitive, in negative constructions, now, England, _, regional, Caribbean) To care about, to mind; to find important. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mattress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mattress
trans_list: madrass
sense:
A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.


lexentry: eng/maven__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maven
trans_list: ekspert
sense:
(chiefly, US) An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.


lexentry: eng/maw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maw
trans_list: kjeft
sense:
The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.


lexentry: eng/maxilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maxilla
trans_list: overkjeve
sense:
(skeleton) Either of the two bones that lie with one on each side of the upper jaw lateral to the premaxilla and that in higher vertebrates bear most of the teeth.


lexentry: eng/may__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: may
trans_list: få | kan | må
sense:
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/maybe__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maybe
trans_list: kanskje
sense:
(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).


lexentry: eng/mayfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mayfly
trans_list: døgnflue
sense:
Any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.


lexentry: eng/mayoralty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mayoralty
trans_list: rådhus
sense:
The office of a mayor, or the tenure during which a particular mayor holds office, where the time span may encompass one term or multiple terms.


lexentry: eng/maze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maze
trans_list: labyrint
sense:
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.


lexentry: eng/me__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: me
trans_list: jeg
sense:
(nonstandard, not with a conjunction) As the subject of a verb. Sometimes used to indicate or imitate limited English fluency.


lexentry: eng/meadow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meadow
trans_list: eng
sense:
A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay.


lexentry: eng/meal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meal
trans_list: måltid
sense:
(countable) Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).


lexentry: eng/meaning_of_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meaning of life
trans_list: livets mening | meningen med livet
sense:
(philosophy, religion) A hypothetical answer to all of life's ultimate questions; the purpose or raison d'être of human life.


lexentry: eng/measles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: measles
trans_list: meslinger
sense:
(disease) An acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes.


lexentry: eng/measure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: measure
trans_list: mål
sense:
The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/measure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: measure
trans_list: måle
sense:
To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.


lexentry: eng/measuring_spoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: measuring spoon
trans_list: mål
sense:
A kitchen utensil used primarily to measure small volumes of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients.


lexentry: eng/mechanic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mechanic
trans_list: mekaniker
sense:
Someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mechanical_pencil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mechanical pencil
trans_list: mekanisk blyant
sense:
(North America) A pencil with a replaceable and mechanically extendable lead that wears away with use, designed to provide lines of constant thickness without requiring sharpening, and typically featuring a small eraser at the end opposite the tip.


lexentry: eng/media_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: media studies
trans_list: medievitenskap
sense:
Academic discipline that deals with the content, history, meaning and effects of various media, in particular mass media.


lexentry: eng/median__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: median
trans_list: median
sense:
(statistics) A number separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, population, or probability distribution. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mediate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mediate
trans_list: formidle
sense:
(intransitive) To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement.


lexentry: eng/medical_certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medical certificate
trans_list: legemelding
sense:
A statement from a physician or other health care provider that attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient.


lexentry: eng/medical_doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medical doctor
trans_list: dokter
sense:
A physician; a person who holds a doctoral degree or first professional degree in medicine, and practices in that profession.


lexentry: eng/medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medicine
trans_list: medisin
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.


lexentry: eng/mediterranean_sea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mediterranean sea
trans_list: middelhav
sense:
(oceanography) A mostly enclosed sea that has limited exchange of deep water with outer oceans, and where the water circulation is dominated by salinity and temperature differences rather than winds.


lexentry: eng/medium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medium
trans_list: midt
sense:
The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.


lexentry: eng/medium__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: medium
trans_list: en halv
sense:
(microbiology) A nutrient substance, commonly a solution or solid, for the growth of cells in vitro.


lexentry: eng/medusa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medusa
trans_list: gople
sense:
(zoology) A jellyfish; specifically, a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians, consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/meerkat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meerkat
trans_list: surikat
sense:
Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.


lexentry: eng/meet__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: meet
trans_list: treffe
sense:
To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.


lexentry: eng/megalomania__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megalomania
trans_list: stormannsgalskap
sense:
A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.


lexentry: eng/megrim__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megrim
trans_list: hane
sense:
A flatfish of the genus Lepidorhombus native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean; specifically, a Cornish sole, sail-fluke, witch or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis).


lexentry: eng/meibomian_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meibomian gland
trans_list: meibomsk kjertel
sense:
(ophthalmology, anatomy) A sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.


lexentry: eng/melancholic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melancholic
trans_list: melankolsk
sense:
Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.


lexentry: eng/melanoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melanoma
trans_list: melanom
sense:
(oncology, disease) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.


lexentry: eng/melee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melee
trans_list: håndgemeng
sense:
(especially, military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.


lexentry: eng/melt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melt
trans_list: smelte
sense:
(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.


lexentry: eng/melt__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: melt
trans_list: smelte
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.


lexentry: eng/meltdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meltdown
trans_list: kjernefysisk nedsmelting
sense:
Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping.


lexentry: eng/melting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melting
trans_list: smelter
sense:
The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.


lexentry: eng/melting_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melting point
trans_list: smeltepunkt
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium; it is relatively insensitive to changes in pressure.


lexentry: eng/melting_pot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: melting pot
trans_list: smeltedigel
sense:
(figurative) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.


lexentry: eng/member_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: member state
trans_list: medlemsland
sense:
A sovereign state which is a member of an international organisation or some kind of confederation of other such states.


lexentry: eng/membership_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: membership card
trans_list: medlemskort
sense:
A small card issued to and held by a member of a club, society or other organisation, verifying the member's membership for a given period.


lexentry: eng/membrane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: membrane
trans_list: membran
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.


lexentry: eng/membrane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: membrane
trans_list: membran
sense:
A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.


lexentry: eng/meme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meme
trans_list: mem
sense:
(originally) Any unit of (originally cultural) information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.


lexentry: eng/memoir__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: memoir
trans_list: hukommelse
sense:
A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject.


lexentry: eng/memorial__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: memorial
trans_list: minnesmerke
sense:
(legal) A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: memory
trans_list: hukommelse | minne
sense:
(uncountable) The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.


lexentry: eng/memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: memory
trans_list: hukommelse | minne
sense:
(computing) The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).


lexentry: eng/menagerie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menagerie
trans_list: dyrehage
sense:
A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.


lexentry: eng/mend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mend
trans_list: lappe
sense:
(archaic) To increase the quality of (someone or something); to better, to improve on; also, to produce something better than (something else).


lexentry: eng/meningitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meningitis
trans_list: hjernehinnebetennelse
sense:
(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.


lexentry: eng/menses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menses
trans_list: menstruasjon
sense:
The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of cellular tissue from the uterus out through the vagina, which occurs roughly every month in uninseminated women; menstrual flow.


lexentry: eng/menstruation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menstruation
trans_list: menstruasjon
sense:
The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.


lexentry: eng/mental__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mental
trans_list: pneumatiker
sense:
(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.


lexentry: eng/mental_calculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mental calculation
trans_list: hoderegning
sense:
Arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator.


lexentry: eng/mental_hospital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mental hospital
trans_list: psykiatrisk sykehus | mentalsykehus | galehus
sense:
A hospital facility designed to treat persons with serious mental disorders, as opposed to disorders of the body.


lexentry: eng/menu__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: menu
trans_list: meny
sense:
A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital.


lexentry: eng/menu__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: menu
trans_list: meny
sense:
(computing, gaming) A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface


lexentry: eng/mercantilism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mercantilism
trans_list: merkantilisme
sense:
(historical, economics) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism.


lexentry: eng/mercenary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mercenary
trans_list: leiesoldat
sense:
A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.


lexentry: eng/merchandise__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: merchandise
trans_list: handle
sense:
(intransitive) To engage in in-store promotion of the sale of goods, as by display and arrangement of goods.


lexentry: eng/merchandising__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merchandising
trans_list: markedsføring
sense:
(originally, US) The promotion of goods for sale in a store, especially through advertising, attractive displays, discounts, etc.; also (generally) , the promotion of any goods or services for sale.


lexentry: eng/mercury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mercury
trans_list: kvikksølv
sense:
(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mere__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mere
trans_list: bar
sense:
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/meridian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meridian
trans_list: meridian
sense:
(also, geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/meringue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meringue
trans_list: marengs
sense:
A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned.


lexentry: eng/merlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merlon
trans_list: tann
sense:
(architectural element, military, historical) Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.


lexentry: eng/merry-go-round__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merry-go-round
trans_list: karusell
sense:
A carousel; a pleasure ride, typically found at fairs and amusement parks, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which various seats are fixed, frequently shaped like horses or other animals.


lexentry: eng/mesentery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesentery
trans_list: mesenterium
sense:
(anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.


lexentry: eng/mesh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesh
trans_list: garn | nett
sense:
A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.


lexentry: eng/mesmerize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesmerize
trans_list: trollbinde
sense:
To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.


lexentry: eng/meson__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meson
trans_list: meson
sense:
(now specifically, particle) An elementary particle that is composed of a quark and an antiquark, such as a kaon or pion. (Mesons composed of rarer quarks are much heavier.)


lexentry: eng/mess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mess
trans_list: røre
sense:
A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding.


lexentry: eng/messiah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: messiah
trans_list: messias
sense:
(Abrahamism) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.


lexentry: eng/metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metal
trans_list: metall
sense:
Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.


lexentry: eng/metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: metal
trans_list: metall
sense:
(music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drumbeats and distorted guitars.


lexentry: eng/metalanguage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metalanguage
trans_list: metaspråk
sense:
(linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.


lexentry: eng/metallurgy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metallurgy
trans_list: metallurgi
sense:
The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.


lexentry: eng/metamorphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: metamorphic
trans_list: metamorf
sense:
(geology) Pertaining to metamorphism; having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/metamorphic_rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metamorphic rock
trans_list: metamorf bergart
sense:
(geology) one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface


lexentry: eng/metaphor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metaphor
trans_list: metafor
sense:
(uncountable, figure of speech) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word or phrase.


lexentry: eng/metastasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: metastasis
trans_list: metastase
sense:
(medicine) The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers.


lexentry: eng/metaverse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metaverse
trans_list: metavers
sense:
(science fiction, Internet, computing) A hypothetical future (counterpart or continuation of the) Internet, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space.


lexentry: eng/mete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mete
trans_list: måle
sense:
(transitive, usually with “out”) To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).


lexentry: eng/meteor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meteor
trans_list: meteor
sense:
A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/meteor_shower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meteor shower
trans_list: meteorregn | meteorsverm
sense:
(astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when many meteors are seen on Earth during a short period of time.


lexentry: eng/meteoroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meteoroid
trans_list: meteoritt
sense:
(astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere


lexentry: eng/meteorology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meteorology
trans_list: meteorologi
sense:
The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.


lexentry: eng/methane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methane
trans_list: metan
sense:
(organic compound, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.


lexentry: eng/methionine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methionine
trans_list: metionin
sense:
(amino acid, organic compound) A lipotropic, sulphur-containing essential amino acid, C5H11NO2S, found in most protein.


lexentry: eng/method__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: method
trans_list: metode
sense:
(countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).


lexentry: eng/methodology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: methodology
trans_list: metodikk
sense:
(loosely) A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.


lexentry: eng/methylated_spirit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methylated spirit
trans_list: rødsprit
sense:
(Commonwealth) Ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent, and usually free of taxes on alcohol; denatured alcohol.


lexentry: eng/methylphenidate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methylphenidate
trans_list: metylfenidat
sense:
(medicine) A stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, better known by the trade name Ritalin


lexentry: eng/metre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metre
trans_list: meter
sense:
The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+47⁄127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.


lexentry: eng/metronome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metronome
trans_list: metronom
sense:
(music) A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used to mark time by means of regular ticks at adjustable intervals; an electronic equivalent that emits flashes.


lexentry: eng/metropolis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: metropolis
trans_list: metropol
sense:
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.


lexentry: eng/mica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mica
trans_list: glimmer
sense:
(mineral) Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.


lexentry: eng/microbiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microbiology
trans_list: mikrobiologi
sense:
(biology) The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.


lexentry: eng/microcomputer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microcomputer
trans_list: mikrodatamaskin
sense:
(computer hardware, now, primarily, historical) A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.


lexentry: eng/microcosm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microcosm
trans_list: mikrokosmos
sense:
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/microcosm__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: microcosm
trans_list: mikrokosmos
sense:
(ecology) A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/microeconomics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microeconomics
trans_list: mikroøkonomi
sense:
(economics) The field of economics that deals with small-scale economic activities such as those of an individual or company.


lexentry: eng/microgram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microgram
trans_list: mikrogram
sense:
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10−6 grams. Symbol: μg A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams.


lexentry: eng/micrometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micrometer
trans_list: mikrometer
sense:
A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.


lexentry: eng/microorganism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microorganism
trans_list: mikroorganisme
sense:
(microbiology) An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.


lexentry: eng/microphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microphone
trans_list: mikrofon
sense:
A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.


lexentry: eng/microraion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microraion
trans_list: boligområde
sense:
A residential complex in a current or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union; a microdistrict.


lexentry: eng/microsecond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microsecond
trans_list: mikrosekund
sense:
(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10−6 seconds. Symbol: μs It is commonly represented with symbol µs.


lexentry: eng/mid-life_crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mid-life crisis
trans_list: midtlivskrise
sense:
(psychology) An emotional period of doubt and anxiety sometimes experienced by middle-aged people who realize that their life is already half over.


lexentry: eng/midbrain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midbrain
trans_list: mesencephalon
sense:
(neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).


lexentry: eng/middle_ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: middle ear
trans_list: ambolt | mellomøre
sense:
(anatomy) The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.


lexentry: eng/midge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midge
trans_list: mygg | knott
sense:
Any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera.


lexentry: eng/midget__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midget
trans_list: dverg
sense:
(sometimes, derogatory) A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/midriff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midriff
trans_list: buk
sense:
(anatomy) The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.


lexentry: eng/midst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midst
trans_list: midt
sense:
(often, literary) A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.


lexentry: eng/midwife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midwife
trans_list: jordmor
sense:
(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.


lexentry: eng/mien__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mien
trans_list: oppsyn
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.


lexentry: eng/migraine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: migraine
trans_list: migrene
sense:
(pathology) A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.


lexentry: eng/migrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: migrate
trans_list: migrere
sense:
(intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.


lexentry: eng/migration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: migration
trans_list: migrasjon
sense:
Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.


lexentry: eng/migratory_bird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: migratory bird
trans_list: trekkfugl
sense:
A bird that moves from one area of the world to another according to the season, usually from north to south and vice versa.


lexentry: eng/mil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mil
trans_list: stripe
sense:
An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1⁄6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also 1⁄6000 and 1⁄6300 are used in other countries.


lexentry: eng/mildew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mildew
trans_list: hussopp
sense:
(plant disease) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.


lexentry: eng/mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mile
trans_list: mil
sense:
Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.


lexentry: eng/mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: mile
trans_list: mil
sense:
Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese mile or Arabic mile.


lexentry: eng/milestone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milestone
trans_list: milepæl
sense:
A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.


lexentry: eng/milestone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: milestone
trans_list: milepæl
sense:
(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.


lexentry: eng/militarism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: militarism
trans_list: militarisme
sense:
An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.


lexentry: eng/military__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: military
trans_list: militær
sense:
(North America) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).


lexentry: eng/military_exercise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: military exercise
trans_list: militærøvelse
sense:
A large-scale activity involving military forces from multiple countries or commands, designed to demonstrate the level of alliance between those forces and their ability to coordinate, as a signal to potential military adversaries.


lexentry: eng/military_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: military service
trans_list: verneplikt
sense:
Service in an army or other military organisation, whether as a chosen job (volunteering) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription).


lexentry: eng/militia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: militia
trans_list: milits
sense:
An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.


lexentry: eng/milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: milk
trans_list: melk | mjølk
sense:
(uncountable, by extension) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, or soy beans.


lexentry: eng/milk_skin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milk skin
trans_list: rømme
sense:
A sticky film of protein that forms on top of dairy milk and foods containing dairy milk (such as hot chocolate and some soups).


lexentry: eng/milkshake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milkshake
trans_list: milkshake
sense:
A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.


lexentry: eng/milkshake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: milkshake
trans_list: milkshake
sense:
(New England, Australia, New Zealand) A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.


lexentry: eng/milkwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milkwort
trans_list: blåfjær
sense:
Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.


lexentry: eng/mill__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mill
trans_list: mølle | fabrikk
sense:
The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.


lexentry: eng/mill__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: mill
trans_list: papirmølle
sense:
(figurative, usually, derogatory) An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality. (The notion of churning out massive amounts indiscriminately underlies the figurative metaphor.)


lexentry: eng/mille-feuille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mille-feuille
trans_list: napoleonskake
sense:
A type of pastry made of several layers of puff pastry usually filled with cream or custard, and topped with icing or sugar.


lexentry: eng/millennial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: millennial
trans_list: tusenårig
sense:
(by extension, originally, US, demography) Often capitalized: of or relating to, or characteristic of, people born in the last two decades of the 20th century from around the early 1980s to the mid 1990s (with 1996 births cited as the last Millennial year), and who reached adulthood early in the third millennium C.E.


lexentry: eng/millennial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: millennial
trans_list: tusenårig
sense:
(Christianity) Synonym of millenarian (“pertaining to the belief in an impending period of one thousand years of peace and righteousness associated with the Second Coming of Christ and his reign on earth”).


lexentry: eng/millennium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: millennium
trans_list: millennium
sense:
(Christianity) The period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (according to Millenarianist interpretations).


lexentry: eng/millet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millet
trans_list: hirse
sense:
Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.


lexentry: eng/millilitre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millilitre
trans_list: milliliter
sense:
(British spelling) A unit of measure of capacity, equal to one thousandth of a litre. Symbol: mL or ml.


lexentry: eng/millipede__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millipede
trans_list: tusenbein
sense:
Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments. [from 1601]


lexentry: eng/milquetoast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milquetoast
trans_list: svekling | veiking
sense:
(originally, US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.


lexentry: eng/mina__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mina
trans_list: bergverk
sense:
(historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. [From 15th C.]


lexentry: eng/mina__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mina
trans_list: bergverk
sense:
(historical) A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent, approximately 400-700 grams. [From 16th C.]


lexentry: eng/minaret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minaret
trans_list: minaret
sense:
The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).


lexentry: eng/mind__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: mind
trans_list: bry | bry seg om | ha imot | ha noe imot | huske | passe på
sense:
(chiefly, in the imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mind_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mind control
trans_list: mind control
sense:
The subversion of a person’s control of his or her mind (thinking, behavior, emotions or decisions), especially by means of psychological tactics.


lexentry: eng/mind_one's_own_business__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mind one's own business
trans_list: passe sine egne saker
sense:
(idiomatic) To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.


lexentry: eng/mine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mine
trans_list: gruve | bergverk
sense:
An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.


lexentry: eng/mine__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mine
trans_list: gruve | mine
sense:
(military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.


lexentry: eng/mine__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: mine
trans_list: minelegge
sense:
To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.


lexentry: eng/minefield__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: minefield
trans_list: minefelt
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) A matter or situation presenting multiple risks, dangers, complications or difficulties.


lexentry: eng/mineral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mineral
trans_list: mineral
sense:
(geology) Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.


lexentry: eng/mineral_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mineral water
trans_list: mineralvann
sense:
Water from a spring that naturally contains dissolved minerals, often treated in any of several ways (filtering, aerating etc) and bottled; used either therapeutically or by preference, as a beverage, bath, or food ingredient.


lexentry: eng/minesweeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minesweeper
trans_list: minesveipar
sense:
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).


lexentry: eng/mingle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mingle
trans_list: blande
sense:
(transitive) To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.


lexentry: eng/minimal_pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minimal pair
trans_list: minimalt par
sense:
(phonology) A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme.


lexentry: eng/minimize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: minimize
trans_list: gjemme
sense:
(computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.


lexentry: eng/mining__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mining
trans_list: utvinning
sense:
(cryptocurrency) Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof of work.


lexentry: eng/ministerium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ministerium
trans_list: ministerium
sense:
An association of ministers from various religious groups who come together to work for a specific purpose, such as meeting the socioeconomic needs of a community.


lexentry: eng/ministry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ministry
trans_list: ministerium
sense:
Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity


lexentry: eng/ministry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ministry
trans_list: ministerium
sense:
The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)


lexentry: eng/miniver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miniver
trans_list: røyskatt
sense:
A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.


lexentry: eng/mink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mink
trans_list: mink
sense:
(plural mink or minks) Any semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neogale vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).


lexentry: eng/minke_whale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minke whale
trans_list: nordleg vågekval
sense:
Either of two baleen whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata and Balaenoptera bonaerensis, found in coastal waters.


lexentry: eng/minor__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minor
trans_list: gruvearbeider
sense:
(music) Incorporating a minor third interval above the (in scales) tonic or (in chords) root note, (also, _, figurative) tending to produce a dark, discordant, sad, or pensive effect.


lexentry: eng/minor__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minor
trans_list: blek
sense:
Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:


lexentry: eng/minor__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: minor
trans_list: liten
sense:
(Scots law, obsolete) An adolescent, a person above the legal age of puberty but below the age of majority.


lexentry: eng/minuet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: minuet
trans_list: menuett
sense:
(music) A complete short musical composition inspired by and conforming to many formal characteristics of the traditional musical accompaniment to the dance of same name.


lexentry: eng/minus__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minus
trans_list: minus
sense:
(mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/minute_of_angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minute of angle
trans_list: bueminutt
sense:
An angle, one sixtieth (1/60th) of a degree, used by gunners as a measurement of accuracy. One minute of angle is roughly equal to 1 inch at 100 yards distance.


lexentry: eng/mirabelle_plum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mirabelle plum
trans_list: kirsebærplomme
sense:
The sweet, edible drupaceous fruit of the mirabelle prune tree, a cultivar of the plum tree of the subspecies Prunus domestica subsp. syriaca, often used in pies, wines, and brandy


lexentry: eng/miracle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miracle
trans_list: mirakel
sense:
An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.


lexentry: eng/miraculous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miraculous
trans_list: mirakuløs
sense:
By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.


lexentry: eng/mirage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mirage
trans_list: luftspeiling
sense:
An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.


lexentry: eng/mirror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mirror
trans_list: speil
sense:
A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.


lexentry: eng/misanthropic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misanthropic
trans_list: misantropisk
sense:
Having a negative view of mankind. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.


lexentry: eng/miscarriage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: miscarriage
trans_list: abort
sense:
(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/miscarriage_of_justice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miscarriage of justice
trans_list: justismord
sense:
(law) An error at a trial which led to an unjust outcome, such as the conviction of a person for a crime they did not commit.


lexentry: eng/miscegenation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miscegenation
trans_list: raseblanding
sense:
(chiefly, US) The mixing or blending of race in marriage or breeding, interracial marriage. [from 1863]


lexentry: eng/mischief__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: mischief
trans_list: kjeltring
sense:
(archaic, countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.


lexentry: eng/misdeed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misdeed
trans_list: udåd
sense:
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.


lexentry: eng/misdemeanor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misdemeanor
trans_list: lovovertredelse
sense:
(law, criminology, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.


lexentry: eng/miso__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miso
trans_list: miso
sense:
A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.


lexentry: eng/miss__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: miss
trans_list: savne
sense:
(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.


lexentry: eng/missile__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: missile
trans_list: missil
sense:
(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/mission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mission
trans_list: oppdrag
sense:
(countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.


lexentry: eng/missionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: missionary
trans_list: misjonær
sense:
(religion) A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).


lexentry: eng/mistletoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mistletoe
trans_list: misteltein
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum).


lexentry: eng/mistletoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mistletoe
trans_list: misteltein
sense:
(uncountable) A sprig of one such plant used as a Christmas decoration, associated with the custom that a man may kiss any woman standing beneath it.


lexentry: eng/misunderstanding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misunderstanding
trans_list: misforståelse
sense:
A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.


lexentry: eng/mitigate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitigate
trans_list: døyve
sense:
(transitive, of problems or flaws) To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.


lexentry: eng/mitre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitre
trans_list: mitra
sense:
A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.


lexentry: eng/mitre_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitre box
trans_list: gjærekasse | gjæringskasse | gjærkasse
sense:
A wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts, usually 45° and 90° mitre cuts. The mitre boxes are made of wood or plastic.


lexentry: eng/mitre_saw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitre saw
trans_list: gjærsag
sense:
A power saw that is a bench circular saw that is used to make accurate crosscuts and miters in a workpiece by positioning a mounted blade onto a board, that can be positioned at a variety of angles.


lexentry: eng/mitten__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitten
trans_list: vott
sense:
A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.


lexentry: eng/mixed_martial_arts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mixed martial arts
trans_list: mixed martial arts
sense:
(sports, martial arts) A style of combat sport allowing a wide range of combat techniques such as striking and grappling.


lexentry: eng/mixer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mixer
trans_list: mikser
sense:
A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.


lexentry: eng/mixing_console__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mixing console
trans_list: miksebord
sense:
(sound engineering) An electronic device to combine and route audio signals from many sources to various destinations.


lexentry: eng/moa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moa
trans_list: moafugl
sense:
Any of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mob__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: mob
trans_list: flokk
sense:
(Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.


lexentry: eng/mobile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mobile
trans_list: uro
sense:
(sculpture) A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other.


lexentry: eng/moccasin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moccasin
trans_list: mokasin
sense:
A traditional Native North American shoe, usually without a heel or sole, made of a piece of deerskin or other soft leather turned up at the edges which are either stitched together at the top of the shoe, or sewn to a vamp (a piece covering the top of the foot). [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/moccasin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: moccasin
trans_list: mokasin
sense:
A modern shoe with either a low or no heel resembling a traditional Native American moccasin in that the leather forming the sides of the shoe is stitched at the top.


lexentry: eng/mock-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mock-up
trans_list: eksempel
sense:
A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, or other purposes.


lexentry: eng/mockumentary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mockumentary
trans_list: fiktiv dokumentarfilm
sense:
(film genre) A film or television programme presented as if it were a documentary but that is not factual and often a parody or satire.


lexentry: eng/mod__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mod
trans_list: mot
sense:
(video games) An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.


lexentry: eng/modem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modem
trans_list: modem
sense:
(computing) A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line.


lexentry: eng/modesty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modesty
trans_list: beskjedenhet
sense:
The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.


lexentry: eng/modifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: modifier
trans_list: attributt
sense:
(grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)


lexentry: eng/module__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: module
trans_list: modul
sense:
A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.


lexentry: eng/module__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: module
trans_list: modul
sense:
(algebra, ring theory) An abelian group equipped with the operation of multiplication by an element of a ring (or another of certain algebraic objects), representing a generalisation of the concept of vector space with scalar multiplication.


lexentry: eng/molasses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molasses
trans_list: melasse
sense:
A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (North America) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.


lexentry: eng/mold__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mold
trans_list: mugg
sense:
A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.


lexentry: eng/molding__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: molding
trans_list: band
sense:
(architecture) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.


lexentry: eng/mole__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mole
trans_list: moldvarp | muldvarp
sense:
(espionage) An internal spy, a person who involves themself with an enemy organisation, especially an intelligence or governmental organisation, to determine and betray its secrets from within.


lexentry: eng/mole__Noun__5
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mole
trans_list: mol
sense:
(chemistry, physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains exactly 6.02214076×1023 elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.). Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. [from 1897]


lexentry: eng/molecular_formula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molecular formula
trans_list: kjemisk formel
sense:
(chemistry) A notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in one molecule of a substance.


lexentry: eng/molecule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molecule
trans_list: molekyl
sense:
(chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.


lexentry: eng/mollusc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mollusc
trans_list: bløtdyr
sense:
A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.


lexentry: eng/molybdenite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molybdenite
trans_list: molybdenglans
sense:
(mineral) A mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS2, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.


lexentry: eng/molybdenum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molybdenum
trans_list: molybden
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.


lexentry: eng/moment__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: moment
trans_list: øyeblikk
sense:
(historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.


lexentry: eng/momentum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: momentum
trans_list: fart
sense:
(physics) Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity, or the vector sum of the products of its masses and velocities.


lexentry: eng/monarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monarchy
trans_list: monarki | kongedømme
sense:
A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).


lexentry: eng/monetarism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monetarism
trans_list: monetarisme
sense:
(economics) The political doctrine that a nation's economy can be controlled by regulating the money supply.


lexentry: eng/money__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: money
trans_list: penger
sense:
A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).


lexentry: eng/money__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: money
trans_list: kontanter
sense:
Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks, credit cards, or credit more generally.


lexentry: eng/money_laundering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: money laundering
trans_list: hvitvasking
sense:
The act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money, especially money that has been obtained illegally. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/money_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: money order
trans_list: postanvisning
sense:
(banking, finance) A directive to pay a prespecified amount of money from prepaid funds, making it a more trusted method of payment than a check.


lexentry: eng/mongoloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mongoloid
trans_list: asiatisk
sense:
(anthropology, dated) A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, the Americas, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia (and sometimes eastern Fennoscandia) – as well as their descendants in other parts of the world.


lexentry: eng/mongoose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mongoose
trans_list: mungo
sense:
Any of several species of generalist predatory carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.


lexentry: eng/monitoring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monitoring
trans_list: overvåkning
sense:
The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.


lexentry: eng/monkfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monkfish
trans_list: breiflabb
sense:
Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.


lexentry: eng/monocotyledon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monocotyledon
trans_list: enfrøbladet plante
sense:
(botany) Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots), thereby belonging to the taxonomic monocots, formerly variously known as Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, or Liliopsida, a class in the angiosperms (Angiospermae), the flowering plants.


lexentry: eng/monograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monograph
trans_list: monografi
sense:
A scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects, usually written by one person.


lexentry: eng/monolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monolith
trans_list: monolitt
sense:
(also, attributively) A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times.


lexentry: eng/monologue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monologue
trans_list: enetale
sense:
(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.


lexentry: eng/monophthong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monophthong
trans_list: monoftong
sense:
A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").


lexentry: eng/monopoly__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monopoly
trans_list: monopol
sense:
An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession.


lexentry: eng/monstrance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monstrance
trans_list: omsorgsrett
sense:
(Christianity) An ornamental, often precious receptacle, either open or with a transparent cover, in which the sacramental bread (consecrated host) is placed for Eucharistic adoration.


lexentry: eng/montage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: montage
trans_list: montering
sense:
(countable) A composite work, particularly an artwork, created by assembling or putting together other elements such as pieces of music, pictures, texts, videos, etc. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/moocher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moocher
trans_list: snylter
sense:
(mostly, pejorative) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.


lexentry: eng/moon_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moon bag
trans_list: banan
sense:
A small pouch attached to a belt that is worn on the outside of clothing around the waist and used for holding small personal items.


lexentry: eng/mooncake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mooncake
trans_list: månekake
sense:
A rich, dense Chinese pastry traditionally filled with lotus seed paste and nowadays with a variety of other fillings, usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar; early September to early October). [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/moor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moor
trans_list: lynghei
sense:
An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (Compare bog, peatland, marsh, swamp, fen.)


lexentry: eng/moorhen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moorhen
trans_list: sivhøne
sense:
Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.


lexentry: eng/moose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moose
trans_list: elg
sense:
The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.


lexentry: eng/moot__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moot
trans_list: omstridt
sense:
(current in, _, UK, rare, _, in the, _) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.


lexentry: eng/moped__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moped
trans_list: moped
sense:
A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.


lexentry: eng/mora__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mora
trans_list: mora
sense:
(phonology) A unit of syllable weight used in phonology, by which stress, foot structure, or timing of utterance is determined in some languages (e.g. Japanese).


lexentry: eng/morality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morality
trans_list: etikk
sense:
(uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.


lexentry: eng/morbid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: morbid
trans_list: morbid
sense:
(by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. [from 1770s]


lexentry: eng/morel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morel
trans_list: morkel
sense:
A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.


lexentry: eng/morepork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morepork
trans_list: nattsvermerugle
sense:
(chiefly, New Zealand) The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/morgue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: morgue
trans_list: likhus
sense:
A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.


lexentry: eng/morion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morion
trans_list: morion
sense:
(historical) A kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bevor. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/morning__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: morning
trans_list: morgen
sense:
(obsolete) That part of the day from dawn until the main meal (typically in late afternoon). [18th–19th c.]


lexentry: eng/morning_gift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morning gift
trans_list: morgengave | morgongåve
sense:
A gift traditionally given in some (especially Germanic) cultures by the husband to his wife on the first morning after they were married.


lexentry: eng/moron__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: moron
trans_list: mongolsk
sense:
(psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.


lexentry: eng/moron__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: moron
trans_list: mongolsk
sense:
(philosophy) A hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true.


lexentry: eng/morpheme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morpheme
trans_list: morfem
sense:
(linguistic morphology) The smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning. It may be a letter, a syllable, or otherwise.


lexentry: eng/morphine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morphine
trans_list: morfin
sense:
(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.


lexentry: eng/morphology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morphology
trans_list: morfologi
sense:
(linguistics) The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).


lexentry: eng/morphology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morphology
trans_list: morfologi
sense:
(uncountable) A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:


lexentry: eng/mortality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mortality
trans_list: dødelighet
sense:
The number of deaths; and, usually and especially, the number of deaths per time unit (usually per year), expressed as a rate.


lexentry: eng/mortar__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mortar
trans_list: bombekaster | morter
sense:
(countable, military) A relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob explosive shells at very steep trajectories. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/mortgage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortgage
trans_list: hypothek
sense:
(legal) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm land. The assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower. Once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered.


lexentry: eng/mortify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortify
trans_list: kvele
sense:
(transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mosaic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosaic
trans_list: mosaikk
sense:
A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.


lexentry: eng/mosaic__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mosaic
trans_list: mosaikk
sense:
(genetics) An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.


lexentry: eng/mosquito__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosquito
trans_list: mygg
sense:
A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.


lexentry: eng/mosquito_net__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosquito net
trans_list: myggnett
sense:
A fine net, placed around a bed, in a window opening, etc., to provide protection against mosquitoes and other insects, and the diseases carried by them.


lexentry: eng/moss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moss
trans_list: mose
sense:
Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).


lexentry: eng/motel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motel
trans_list: motell
sense:
(also, _, attributive) A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms whose entrances are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to parked automobiles.


lexentry: eng/moth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moth
trans_list: møll
sense:
Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.


lexentry: eng/mothball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mothball
trans_list: møllkule
sense:
(usually, in plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (typically naphthalene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage.


lexentry: eng/mother-in-law's_tongue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mother-in-law's tongue
trans_list: svigermorstunge
sense:
A plant with narrow, leathery, pointed leaves, of species Dracaena trifasciata (syn. Sansevieria trifasciata), often grown as a houseplant for its distinctive foliage and its tolerance of low light. The leaves are also the source of a tough fiber used for rope.


lexentry: eng/mother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mother
trans_list: mor | moder | mamma
sense:
A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).


lexentry: eng/mother_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mother ship
trans_list: flaggskip
sense:
A vessel, aircraft or spacecraft that serves or carries a smaller vessel or vessels that operate independently from it.


lexentry: eng/motile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: motile
trans_list: bevegelig
sense:
(physiology) In organs: having the power to move their contents, or to change their shape or tension by writhing or contracting as required by their particular physiological functions.


lexentry: eng/motor_home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motor home
trans_list: bobil
sense:
A type of recreational vehicle, a self-propelled structure built on a truck or bus chassis containing living accommodations.


lexentry: eng/motor_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motor ship
trans_list: motorskip
sense:
(watercraft) A seagoing vessel powered by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel. Compare with steamship.


lexentry: eng/motor_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motor vehicle
trans_list: motorkjøretøy
sense:
Any land-based means of transportation in the form of a machine that operates primarily through a motor to provide power to rotate the tires.


lexentry: eng/motorcycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motorcycle
trans_list: motorsykkel
sense:
An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.


lexentry: eng/motorway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motorway
trans_list: motorvei
sense:
(UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Queensland, New South Wales) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.


lexentry: eng/mouflon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mouflon
trans_list: mufflon
sense:
A species of wild sheep, Ovis orientalis musimon, syn. Ovis aries musimon, endemic to Sardinia and Corsica. [from c. 1770]


lexentry: eng/moult__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moult
trans_list: skifte ham
sense:
(intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.


lexentry: eng/mound__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mound
trans_list: veskemedpus
sense:
A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.


lexentry: eng/mount__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mount
trans_list: montere | bestige
sense:
(obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.


lexentry: eng/mount__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: mount
trans_list: montere
sense:
(transitive, computing) To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.


lexentry: eng/mountain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountain
trans_list: fjell | berg
sense:
(countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/mountain_climber__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mountain climber
trans_list: fjellklatrer
sense:
An exercise starting in a plank position with hands and possibly feet wider than the shoulders where the knees are adducted to the head or elbows alternatingly without lifting the braced hip.


lexentry: eng/mountain_reindeer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountain reindeer
trans_list: rein
sense:
A subspecies of reindeer, found wild in southern Norway and Kola peninsula in Russia; Rangifer tarandus tarandus. A semi-domesticated variant is widely herded by the Sami in northern Scandinavia.


lexentry: eng/mountainous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountainous
trans_list: fjellrik
sense:
Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.


lexentry: eng/mouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mouse
trans_list: mus
sense:
(computing) (plural mice or mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.


lexentry: eng/mouth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mouth
trans_list: munn
sense:
The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.


lexentry: eng/mouthbrooder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mouthbrooder
trans_list: munnruger
sense:
(zoology) Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its mouth for extended periods of time.


lexentry: eng/move__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: move
trans_list: trekk
sense:
(board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.


lexentry: eng/movement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: movement
trans_list: bevegelse
sense:
A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.


lexentry: eng/movie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: movie
trans_list: film
sense:
(chiefly, North America, AU, NZ) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.


lexentry: eng/mozzarella__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mozzarella
trans_list: mozzarella
sense:
Soft Italian or Italian-style cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.


lexentry: eng/mpox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mpox
trans_list: apekopper
sense:
(disease) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.


lexentry: eng/mucous_membrane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mucous membrane
trans_list: slimhinne
sense:
(anatomy) A membrane which secretes mucus. It forms the lining of various body passages that communicate with the air, such as the respiratory, genitourinary, and alimentary tracts including the mouth, nasal passages, vagina, and urethra.


lexentry: eng/muffle__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: muffle
trans_list: dempe
sense:
(transitive, dated) To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.


lexentry: eng/mug_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mug shot
trans_list: portrett
sense:
(law enforcement) A photograph of a person's face, especially one taken by the police during an arrest.


lexentry: eng/mulatto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mulatto
trans_list: mulatt
sense:
(historical, now, sometimes, pejorative) A person of mixed black and white descent, especially a person with one black and one white parent or two mulatto parents.


lexentry: eng/mullet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mullet
trans_list: multe
sense:
A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (red mullets or goatfish).


lexentry: eng/mullion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mullion
trans_list: vinduspost
sense:
(architectural element) A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.


lexentry: eng/multiple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiple
trans_list: multiplum
sense:
(mathematics) A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number.


lexentry: eng/multiplication_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiplication table
trans_list: multiplikasjonstabell
sense:
(arithmetic) A table showing the products of each of the integers from 1 to 10 (or, especially formerly, 12) with each of the integers from 1 to 10 (or 12).


lexentry: eng/mummy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mummy
trans_list: mumie
sense:
(countable, by extension) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/mumps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mumps
trans_list: kusma
sense:
(pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.


lexentry: eng/munge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: munge
trans_list: beskadige
sense:
(transitive, computing, informal) To transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner, as for example when data wrangling requires nonsystemic or nonsystematic edits.


lexentry: eng/municipal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: municipal
trans_list: kommunal | kommune-
sense:
Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).


lexentry: eng/municipality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: municipality
trans_list: kommune
sense:
A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.


lexentry: eng/muon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muon
trans_list: myon
sense:
(physics) An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 207 times greater.


lexentry: eng/murder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: murder
trans_list: mord
sense:
(uncountable, legal, in jurisdictions which use the felony murder rule) The act of committing or abetting a crime that results in the killing of a person, regardless of intent, and even if the committer or abettor is not the one who killed the person: felony murder.


lexentry: eng/murder__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: murder
trans_list: drepe
sense:
(figuratively, colloquial, hyperbolic) To kick someone's ass or chew someone out (used to express one’s anger at somebody).


lexentry: eng/murine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: murine
trans_list: mus
sense:
More generally, of, pertaining to, or characteristic of any rodent up to the taxonomic rank of Muroidea, most often with reference to mice and rats of the subfamily Murinae.


lexentry: eng/murmur__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: murmur
trans_list: ånde
sense:
(cardiology, medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces a noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.


lexentry: eng/muscle_dysmorphia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscle dysmorphia
trans_list: dysmorfofobi
sense:
(bodybuilding, psychology) A disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with the idea that they are not muscular enough.


lexentry: eng/muscovite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscovite
trans_list: muskovitt
sense:
(mineral) A pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2; used as an electrical insulator etc.


lexentry: eng/muscular_dystrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscular dystrophy
trans_list: muskeldystrofi
sense:
(pathology) A group of genetic diseases which cause progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musette
trans_list: sekkepipe
sense:
(by extension) A pastoral air or tune that has a drone imitating such an instrument; also, a dance performed to this music. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musette
trans_list: sekkepipe
sense:
(historical) An organ stop using reed pipes with cone-shaped resonators, found in organs in France in the 17th and 18th centuries. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musette
trans_list: sekkepipe
sense:
(historical) Any of various small bagpipes having a soft sound, especially with a bellows, which were popular in France in the 17th and early 18th century. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musette
trans_list: sekkepipe
sense:
A small oboe without a cap for its reed, which evolved from the chanter or pipe of bagpipes; a piccolo oboe. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: musette
trans_list: ryggsekk
sense:
(chiefly, US, originally, military) In full musette bag: a small bag or knapsack with a shoulder strap, formerly used by soldiers, and now (cycling) chiefly by cyclists to hold food and beverages or other items. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/museum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: museum
trans_list: museum
sense:
A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.


lexentry: eng/mush__Noun__5
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mush
trans_list: onkel
sense:
(British, slang, primarily, Southern England) (American, slang, primarily, Nonantum) A form of address, normally to a man.


lexentry: eng/music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: music
trans_list: musikk
sense:
A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.


lexentry: eng/music_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: music box
trans_list: spilledåse
sense:
A box that generates or plays music, particularly one using mechanical means rather than electronic, generally using a cylinder or disk containing the music.


lexentry: eng/music_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: music theory
trans_list: musikkteori
sense:
The field of study dealing with how music works, typically examining the language and notation of music, the patterns and structures in composers' techniques, and so on.


lexentry: eng/musical__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musical
trans_list: musikal
sense:
A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.


lexentry: eng/musical_bow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musical bow
trans_list: ark
sense:
(musical instrument) A simple musical instrument consisting of a string supported by a flexible wooden bearer.


lexentry: eng/musician__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musician
trans_list: musiker
sense:
A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.


lexentry: eng/musicology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musicology
trans_list: musikkvitenskap
sense:
(music) The scholarly or scientific study of music, as in historical research, music theory, or the physical nature of sound.


lexentry: eng/musk_ox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musk ox
trans_list: moskus
sense:
An Arctic mammal, Ovibos moschatus of the Caprinae subfamily of the family Bovidae, having a thick coat and long curved horns.


lexentry: eng/musket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musket
trans_list: muskett
sense:
A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.


lexentry: eng/must__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: must
trans_list: måtte
sense:
To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.


lexentry: eng/mustard_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mustard gas
trans_list: sennepsgass
sense:
A highly cytotoxic vesicant, C4H8Cl2S, used in World War I that is known to cause skin burns, blisters, inflammation, edema, and potentially other respiratory effects.


lexentry: eng/mustelid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mustelid
trans_list: mår
sense:
Any carnivorous mammal of the diverse weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, otters, martens, mink and wolverines.


lexentry: eng/mute__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: mute
trans_list: sordin
sense:
(music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/mute_swan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mute swan
trans_list: knoppsvane
sense:
A species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip, native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere as an ornamental waterbird.


lexentry: eng/mutiny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutiny
trans_list: mytteri
sense:
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.


lexentry: eng/mutualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutualism
trans_list: mutualisme
sense:
(ecology) Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.


lexentry: eng/muzzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: muzzle
trans_list: få | gi | munnkurv | på | sette
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.


lexentry: eng/muzzleloader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muzzleloader
trans_list: munningsladevåpen
sense:
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the end that discharges the projectile (the muzzle).


lexentry: eng/my_Lord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: my Lord
trans_list: herre
sense:
(UK) Used in direct address to peers of the realm, usually now excluding dukes and the Lords Spiritual.


lexentry: eng/mycorrhiza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mycorrhiza
trans_list: mykorrhiza
sense:
(ecology, botany, mycology) A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/myrrh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: myrrh
trans_list: myrra
sense:
A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.


lexentry: eng/myself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: myself
trans_list: meg selv
sense:
(proscribed) Me, as the object of a verb or preposition without a reflexive trigger. Sometimes used for intensifying the pronoun of oneself. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/mystery_play__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mystery play
trans_list: mysterium
sense:
(performing arts) A medieval dramatic performance depicting events from Christian scriptures, especially events from the life of Jesus Christ.


lexentry: eng/myth__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: myth
trans_list: myte
sense:
A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.


lexentry: eng/mythology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mythology
trans_list: mytologi
sense:
(countable, _, and, _, uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.


lexentry: eng/mythos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mythos
trans_list: myte
sense:
Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale).


lexentry: eng/mythos__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mythos
trans_list: myte
sense:
A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology.


lexentry: eng/mâche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mâche
trans_list: vårsalat
sense:
Valerianella locusta, a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae often cultivated as a salad green or herb.


lexentry: eng/na-na_na-na_boo-boo__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: na-na na-na boo-boo
trans_list: ædda bædda
sense:
(North America, idiomatic, colloquial, childish, pejorative, taunt, often) A taunt or putdown, typically used to indicate that the speaker believes he or she has beaten the listener in a competition or is better in some other way or in a general sense; or an expression of satisfaction that the listener has received some supposedly deserved minor punishment or misfortune (that is to say, schadenfreude). [c. mid 20th century?]


lexentry: eng/nacelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nacelle
trans_list: gondol
sense:
A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house, originally, an engine, and now also cargo or crew.


lexentry: eng/naff__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naff
trans_list: harry
sense:
(Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial, Polari) Bad; tasteless, poorly thought out, not workable.


lexentry: eng/nag__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nag
trans_list: mase
sense:
(ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.


lexentry: eng/nail__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: nail
trans_list: spiker
sense:
A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.


lexentry: eng/name__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: name
trans_list: kalle | navngi
sense:
(transitive, Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.


lexentry: eng/napa_cabbage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: napa cabbage
trans_list: kinakål
sense:
A species of Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, commonly used as an ingredient in East-Asian cuisines.


lexentry: eng/napalm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: napalm
trans_list: napalm
sense:
A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas. [from 1942]


lexentry: eng/napkin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: napkin
trans_list: serviett
sense:
A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.


lexentry: eng/narcissus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narcissus
trans_list: narsiss
sense:
Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil


lexentry: eng/narcolepsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narcolepsy
trans_list: narkolepsi
sense:
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.


lexentry: eng/narcotic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narcotic
trans_list: dop
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.


lexentry: eng/narrow__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narrow
trans_list: smal
sense:
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.


lexentry: eng/narwhal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: narwhal
trans_list: narhval
sense:
Monodon monoceros, an Arctic cetacean that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed canine tooth that projects forward.


lexentry: eng/nasal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nasal
trans_list: nasal
sense:
(phonetics) Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.


lexentry: eng/nascent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: nascent
trans_list: nydannet
sense:
(chemistry) Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.


lexentry: eng/nation-state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nation-state
trans_list: nasjonalstat
sense:
(politics) A political entity (a state) associated with a common national identity (historically, culturally, or ethnically; as with a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.


lexentry: eng/nation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nation
trans_list: nasjon
sense:
(collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.


lexentry: eng/nation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nation
trans_list: nasjon
sense:
(chiefly, historical) An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.


lexentry: eng/national__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national
trans_list: nasjonal
sense:
Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/national_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national day
trans_list: nasjonaldag
sense:
A day marking a country's establishment as a sovereign entity, typically a celebration of its independence, revolution or former ruler.


lexentry: eng/national_park__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national park
trans_list: nasjonalpark
sense:
An area of land that is not built upon, but reserved by the national government for conservation of nature and usually also for recreational use.


lexentry: eng/national_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: national service
trans_list: verneplikt
sense:
Service, especially compulsory service, either in military service or in non-military service, on behalf of one's nation.


lexentry: eng/nationalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nationalism
trans_list: nasjonalisme
sense:
A more extreme form of patriotism; the idea of a more extreme support for one's country, people or culture.


lexentry: eng/nationality__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nationality
trans_list: nasjonalitet
sense:
National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/nationalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: nationalize
trans_list: sosialisere
sense:
(archaic) To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.


lexentry: eng/nativity_scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nativity scene
trans_list: julekrybbe
sense:
(Christianity) A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account.


lexentry: eng/natural__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural
trans_list: naturlig
sense:
Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/natural__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural
trans_list: naturlig
sense:
Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/natural_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural gas
trans_list: naturgass
sense:
A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel.


lexentry: eng/natural_logarithm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural logarithm
trans_list: naturlig logaritme
sense:
(mathematics) The logarithm in base e: either the function that given x returns y such that ey = x, or the value of y given by the function.


lexentry: eng/natural_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural science
trans_list: naturvitenskap
sense:
Any science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world: physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and so on.


lexentry: eng/natural_selection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: natural selection
trans_list: naturlig seleksjon | naturlig utvalg
sense:
(evolutionary theory) A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.


lexentry: eng/nature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nature
trans_list: natur
sense:
(uncountable, often, _, capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.


lexentry: eng/nature__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nature
trans_list: natur
sense:
The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.


lexentry: eng/naturism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: naturism
trans_list: naturisme
sense:
The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons.


lexentry: eng/nausea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nausea
trans_list: kvalme
sense:
A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.


lexentry: eng/nautical_mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nautical mile
trans_list: nautisk mil
sense:
A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).


lexentry: eng/nave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nave
trans_list: skip
sense:
(architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.


lexentry: eng/navel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navel
trans_list: navle
sense:
(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.


lexentry: eng/navigable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigable
trans_list: farbar
sense:
(of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.


lexentry: eng/navigate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigate
trans_list: navigere
sense:
(transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.


lexentry: eng/navigation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: navigation
trans_list: navigering
sense:
(uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.


lexentry: eng/nay__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nay
trans_list: nei
sense:
(archaic, otherwise, jocular) Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/near-death_experience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: near-death experience
trans_list: nær døden-opplevelse
sense:
A sensation of detachment from one's body, the presence of a tunnel of light, the apparent viewing of one's own body from on high, and similar manifestations, experienced by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function.


lexentry: eng/neat__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neat
trans_list: høyre
sense:
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.


lexentry: eng/neat__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: neat
trans_list: ren
sense:
(chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.


lexentry: eng/nebula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nebula
trans_list: stjernetåke
sense:
(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).


lexentry: eng/necessary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necessary
trans_list: nødvendig
sense:
Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.


lexentry: eng/necessitate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necessitate
trans_list: behøve
sense:
(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/necklace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necklace
trans_list: halsbånd
sense:
(jewelry) An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.


lexentry: eng/neckline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neckline
trans_list: utringning
sense:
The line formed by the edge of an article of clothing that surrounds the neck, especially as seen at the front.


lexentry: eng/necropsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: necropsy
trans_list: nekropsi
sense:
(medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/needle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: needle
trans_list: nål
sense:
A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.


lexentry: eng/nefarious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nefarious
trans_list: ond
sense:
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.


lexentry: eng/negligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: negligence
trans_list: uaktsomhet
sense:
(legal, uncountable) The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation.


lexentry: eng/neighborhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: neighborhood
trans_list: naboskap
sense:
(chiefly, obsolete) The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity.


lexentry: eng/neighbour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neighbour
trans_list: nabo
sense:
A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.


lexentry: eng/neo-Nazi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neo-Nazi
trans_list: nynazist
sense:
An adherent of neo-Nazism, any of various (far right, authoritarian, or bigoted) post-World War II Nazi ideologies.


lexentry: eng/neoclassicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neoclassicism
trans_list: nyklassisisme
sense:
Any of several movements in the arts, architecture, literature and music that revived forms from earlier centuries.


lexentry: eng/neodymium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neodymium
trans_list: neodym
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.


lexentry: eng/neologism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neologism
trans_list: neologisme | nyord
sense:
(linguistics, lexicography, countable) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.


lexentry: eng/neologism__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: neologism
trans_list: neologisme
sense:
(psychiatry) The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.


lexentry: eng/nephew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nephew
trans_list: nevø
sense:
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).


lexentry: eng/nepotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nepotism
trans_list: nepotisme
sense:
The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.


lexentry: eng/nerdy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nerdy
trans_list: underlig
sense:
(colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest) Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds.


lexentry: eng/nerve_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nerve gas
trans_list: nervegass
sense:
A toxic chemical compound and banned weapon of mass destruction which, when inhaled or ingested, impairs nervous system functions, typically causing extreme physical distress and death by asphyxiation.


lexentry: eng/nervous_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nervous system
trans_list: nervesystem
sense:
An organ system whose principal constituent is nervous tissue that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.


lexentry: eng/net__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: net
trans_list: nett
sense:
A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.


lexentry: eng/network__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: network
trans_list: nett
sense:
(literal) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.


lexentry: eng/network_neutrality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: network neutrality
trans_list: nettnøytralitet
sense:
(networking) A principle proposed for user-access networks participating in the Internet that advocates no restrictions by ISPs or government on the content, sites, platforms, equipment, and modes of communication over the network.


lexentry: eng/neural_network__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neural network
trans_list: nervesystem
sense:
(ML) A real or virtual computer system designed to emulate the brain in its ability to "learn" to assess imprecise data.


lexentry: eng/neurology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurology
trans_list: nevrologi
sense:
The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.


lexentry: eng/neuron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neuron
trans_list: nevron
sense:
(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.


lexentry: eng/neurosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurosis
trans_list: nevrose
sense:
(pathology) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society.


lexentry: eng/neurotoxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neurotoxin
trans_list: nervegift
sense:
(neuroscience, toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: neuter
trans_list: nøytral
sense:
(grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: neuter
trans_list: intetkjønn
sense:
(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neuter
trans_list: kastrere
sense:
(transitive) To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.


lexentry: eng/neutral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: neutral
trans_list: nøytral
sense:
(physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.


lexentry: eng/neutrality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutrality
trans_list: nøytralitet
sense:
The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.


lexentry: eng/neutrino__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutrino
trans_list: neutrino
sense:
An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.


lexentry: eng/neutron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutron
trans_list: nøytron
sense:
(particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.


lexentry: eng/neutron_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: neutron star
trans_list: nøytronstjerne
sense:
(star) A degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.


lexentry: eng/never_mind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: never mind
trans_list: glem det
sense:
(hortative) It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said.


lexentry: eng/new__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: new
trans_list: ny
sense:
Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.


lexentry: eng/new_age__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: new age
trans_list: New Age
sense:
(often, capitalized) A modern spiritual and religious movement, covering a wide variety of alternative spiritual and philosophical ideas, that developed towards the end of the 20th century.


lexentry: eng/new_potato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: new potato
trans_list: nypotet
sense:
A potato harvested before fully developed for its tender, less starchy texture and more delicate flavor.


lexentry: eng/newbie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: newbie
trans_list: nybegynner | newbie
sense:
(Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.


lexentry: eng/newfangled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newfangled
trans_list: nymotens
sense:
(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) New and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.


lexentry: eng/newsletter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newsletter
trans_list: nyhetsbrev
sense:
A periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic or geared toward a limited audience.


lexentry: eng/newspaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: newspaper
trans_list: avispapir
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.


lexentry: eng/newspeak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newspeak
trans_list: nytale
sense:
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.


lexentry: eng/newsreel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newsreel
trans_list: filmavis
sense:
(countable) A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.


lexentry: eng/newt__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: newt
trans_list: havmann
sense:
(by extension, informal, transitive) To (usually temporarily) expel a user from a MUD or similar system


lexentry: eng/newton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: newton
trans_list: newton
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N.


lexentry: eng/next_of_kin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: next of kin
trans_list: pårørende
sense:
Close friend, spouse, or partner (for example on a hospital admission form), one of someone's close ones.


lexentry: eng/niacin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niacin
trans_list: niacin
sense:
(carboxylic acid, vitamin) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.


lexentry: eng/nibble__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nibble
trans_list: småspise
sense:
Chiefly followed by at, away, or on: to take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites; to eat (at frequent intervals) with small, quick bites.


lexentry: eng/nibling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nibling
trans_list: nevø
sense:
(originally, chiefly, anthropology, often, in the plural) Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece. [from 1951]


lexentry: eng/niche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niche
trans_list: nisje
sense:
(architectural element) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.


lexentry: eng/nickname__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nickname
trans_list: kallenavn
sense:
A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.


lexentry: eng/niddy-noddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niddy-noddy
trans_list: hespetre
sense:
A tool used to make skeins from yarn, consisting of a central bar with crossbars at each end, offset from each other by 90°.


lexentry: eng/niece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niece
trans_list: niese
sense:
A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").


lexentry: eng/nigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nigger
trans_list: neger
sense:
(offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar, see usage notes) A black person; a person of black African descent.


lexentry: eng/night__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: night
trans_list: natt | mørke
sense:
(legal, countable) A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.


lexentry: eng/night_owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: night owl
trans_list: natteravn
sense:
(idiomatic) One who goes to bed late, or stays up late at night or in the early hours of the morning.


lexentry: eng/nightcap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightcap
trans_list: nattlue
sense:
(headwear) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread. [From 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightclub__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightclub
trans_list: diskotek
sense:
A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.


lexentry: eng/nightingale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightingale
trans_list: sørnattergal
sense:
A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.


lexentry: eng/nightjar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightjar
trans_list: natteramn
sense:
Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds, of the family Caprimulgidae from the order Caprimulgiformes, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.


lexentry: eng/nightmare__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nightmare
trans_list: mareritt
sense:
(figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightmare__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: nightmare
trans_list: mareritt
sense:
(now, chiefly, historical) A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; Sleep paralysis. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightstand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nightstand
trans_list: nattbord
sense:
(US) A small table or cabinet, usually with two drawers one above the other or one drawer and a lower shelf, placed beside the head of a bed.


lexentry: eng/nihilism__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: nihilism
trans_list: nihilisme
sense:
(countable, uncountable, philosophy) A doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; in particular, the view that nothing in the world actually exists.


lexentry: eng/nine_hundred__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nine hundred
trans_list: ni hundre
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after eight hundred ninety-nine and before nine hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 900. Ordinal: nine-hundredth.


lexentry: eng/nine_men's_morris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nine men's morris
trans_list: kvern
sense:
An ancient strategic board game for two players, each having nine pieces, and in which forming a row of three of one's own pieces earns the removal of one of the other player's pieces.


lexentry: eng/nineteen__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nineteen
trans_list: nitten
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".


lexentry: eng/nineteenth_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nineteenth hole
trans_list: hull | nittende
sense:
(golf) A pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course; equivalent to après-ski.


lexentry: eng/ninety__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ninety
trans_list: nitti
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.


lexentry: eng/ninja__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ninja
trans_list: ninja
sense:
(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.


lexentry: eng/ninth__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ninth
trans_list: nidel
sense:
(music) The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth).


lexentry: eng/niobium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: niobium
trans_list: niob
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.


lexentry: eng/nipple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nipple
trans_list: brystvorte
sense:
(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nirvana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nirvana
trans_list: nirvana
sense:
(Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.


lexentry: eng/nitric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitric acid
trans_list: salpetersyre
sense:
(inorganic compound) A transparent, colorless to pale yellow, fuming corrosive liquid, HNO3; a highly reactive oxidizing agent used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and rocket fuels and in a wide variety of industrial processes; once called aqua fortis.


lexentry: eng/nitric_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitric oxide
trans_list: nitrogenmonoksid
sense:
(chemistry) the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.


lexentry: eng/nitrogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nitrogen
trans_list: nitrogen
sense:
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.


lexentry: eng/no-brainer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no-brainer
trans_list: bevis
sense:
(informal) An easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task, etc.; something requiring little or no thought.


lexentry: eng/no_pain,_no_gain__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: no pain, no gain
trans_list: den som intet våger, intet vinner
sense:
One must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort in order to achieve worthwhile goals.


lexentry: eng/noble__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble
trans_list: ryddig
sense:
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.


lexentry: eng/noble__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: noble
trans_list: adelig
sense:
Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.


lexentry: eng/noble_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble gas
trans_list: edelgass
sense:
(chemistry) Any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being monatomic, usually inert (with very limited exceptions), and gaseous at familiar temperatures.


lexentry: eng/noble_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble metal
trans_list: edelmetall
sense:
(inorganic chemistry, alchemy) A metal resistant to corrosion, oxidizing and tarnishing, such as gold or platinum.


lexentry: eng/noble_savage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noble savage
trans_list: den edle ville
sense:
(literature) A stock character embodying the concept of an idealized indigene or outsider who has not been corrupted by civilization and therefore symbolizes humanity's innate goodness.


lexentry: eng/nocebo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nocebo
trans_list: nocebo
sense:
(pharmacology, also, _, attributive) A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive. [from 1961]


lexentry: eng/node__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: node
trans_list: knute
sense:
(astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.


lexentry: eng/noise__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: noise
trans_list: brus
sense:
(technology) Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.


lexentry: eng/noisy_miner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noisy miner
trans_list: skravlehonningeter
sense:
A grey honeyeater, Manorina melanocephala, that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.


lexentry: eng/nomad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nomad
trans_list: nomadisk
sense:
(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.


lexentry: eng/nominal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nominal
trans_list: fornavn
sense:
(grammar) A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives. (Depending on the language, it may comprise nouns, adjectives, possibly numerals, pronouns, and participles.)


lexentry: eng/nominalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nominalism
trans_list: nominalisme
sense:
(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.


lexentry: eng/nominalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nominalization
trans_list: substantivering
sense:
(linguistics, countable) A noun derived from an adjective, verb, etc., often (in English) by adding a suffix such as -ity, -tion or -ism.


lexentry: eng/nominee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nominee
trans_list: kandidat
sense:
A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.


lexentry: eng/non-binary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: non-binary
trans_list: ikke-binær
sense:
Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer.


lexentry: eng/non-commissioned_officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-commissioned officer
trans_list: underoffiser
sense:
A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word.


lexentry: eng/non-governmental_organization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: non-governmental organization
trans_list: ikke-statlig organisasjon
sense:
A legally constituted non-commercial organization (created by natural or legal persons) with no direct control, participation or representation of a state or government, whose funding, however, may be largely public (which creates the possibility of indirect control).


lexentry: eng/nonane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonane
trans_list: nonan
sense:
(organic compound) Any of very many isomeric alkanes, of the general formula C9H20, having nine carbon atoms.


lexentry: eng/nonfiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonfiction
trans_list: faglitteratur
sense:
Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.


lexentry: eng/nonkilling__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nonkilling
trans_list: ikkedrap
sense:
(countable) An action or occurrence other than a direct killing (but possibly having a similar effect).


lexentry: eng/nonmetal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonmetal
trans_list: ikke-metall
sense:
(chemistry) An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.


lexentry: eng/nonviolence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nonviolence
trans_list: ikke-vold
sense:
A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.


lexentry: eng/noob__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noob
trans_list: nabb | noob
sense:
(Internet slang, chiefly, derogatory) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.


lexentry: eng/noodle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noodle
trans_list: nudler
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/nook_and_cranny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nook and cranny
trans_list: hjørne
sense:
(idiomatic, with "any" or "every") A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access.


lexentry: eng/noose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noose
trans_list: løkke | renneløkke | rennesnare
sense:
An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.


lexentry: eng/nor__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nor
trans_list: eller | heller ikke
sense:
A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true.


lexentry: eng/normal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: normal
trans_list: normal | ordinær | vanlig | alminnelig
sense:
(set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) Which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology.


lexentry: eng/normal_distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: normal distribution
trans_list: normalfordeling
sense:
(statistics) Any of a family of continuous probability distributions such that the probability density function is the Gaussian function


lexentry: eng/north__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: north
trans_list: nord
sense:
The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.


lexentry: eng/north__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: north
trans_list: nord
sense:
(physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).


lexentry: eng/north_by_west__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: north by west
trans_list: nord til vest
sense:
The compass point halfway between north and north-northwest, specifically 348.75°, abbreviated as NbW.


lexentry: eng/northeast_by_east__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northeast by east
trans_list: nordøst til øst
sense:
The compass point halfway between northeast and east-northeast, specifically 56.25°, abbreviated as NEbE.


lexentry: eng/northeast_by_north__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northeast by north
trans_list: nordøst til nord
sense:
The compass point halfway between northeast and north-northeast, specifically 33.75°, abbreviated as NEbN.


lexentry: eng/northern_firmoss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern firmoss
trans_list: lusegress
sense:
A firmoss of species Huperzia selago of temperate and boreal environments in the Northern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/northern_shoveler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northern shoveler
trans_list: skjeand
sense:
Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata, a duck breeding in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America.


lexentry: eng/northwest_by_north__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northwest by north
trans_list: nordvest til nord
sense:
The compass point halfway between northwest and north-northwest, specifically 326.25°, abbreviated as NWbN.


lexentry: eng/northwest_by_west__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: northwest by west
trans_list: nordvest til vest
sense:
The compass point halfway between northwest and west-northwest, specifically 303.75°, abbreviated as NWbW.


lexentry: eng/nosebag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nosebag
trans_list: sekkepipe
sense:
A sack or bag for feeding a horse, mule, ox or similar animal, generally on the move or away from the home stable or paddock. Designed to be attached to harness and slipped over the animal's nose to permit feeding while eliminating spillage; designs vary.


lexentry: eng/nosebleed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nosebleed
trans_list: neseblod
sense:
haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity)


lexentry: eng/nosebleed_section__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nosebleed section
trans_list: paradis
sense:
(North American) The seats high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at a theater or stadium, usually cheaper and with a poorer view than other seats.


lexentry: eng/nosegay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nosegay
trans_list: bukett
sense:
A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/nostril__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nostril
trans_list: nesebor
sense:
Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.


lexentry: eng/not_at_all__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: not at all
trans_list: ingen årsak
sense:
(idiomatic) Used similarly to you're welcome, as a conventional reply to an expression of gratitude.


lexentry: eng/not_to_mention__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: not to mention
trans_list: for ikke å snakke om
sense:
(idiomatic) An apophasis used by a speaker to introduce, despite claiming not to address, a given point of discussion.


lexentry: eng/notary__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: notary
trans_list: notar
sense:
(legal, Canada, US) A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.


lexentry: eng/notary_public__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: notary public
trans_list: notar
sense:
(law) An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/notation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: notation
trans_list: betegnelse
sense:
(uncountable) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.


lexentry: eng/notation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: notation
trans_list: betegnelse
sense:
(uncountable) A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.


lexentry: eng/note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: note
trans_list: note
sense:
A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.


lexentry: eng/note__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: note
trans_list: note
sense:
A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.


lexentry: eng/notebook__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: notebook
trans_list: notisbok
sense:
(computing, sometimes, attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.


lexentry: eng/nothingburger__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nothingburger
trans_list: fillesak
sense:
Something of less importance than its treatment suggests; also, something which is bland or unremarkable in appearance or impact.


lexentry: eng/notice__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: notice
trans_list: oppsigelse
sense:
(chiefly, uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.


lexentry: eng/noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noun
trans_list: substantiv
sense:
(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.


lexentry: eng/noun_phrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: noun phrase
trans_list: substantivfrase
sense:
(grammar) A phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.


lexentry: eng/nourish__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nourish
trans_list: mate
sense:
(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.


lexentry: eng/nourish_a_viper_in_one's_bosom__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nourish a viper in one's bosom
trans_list: nære en slange ved sitt bryst
sense:
(idiom) To do acts of kindness that will be met with ingratitude and will cause one harm in the end.


lexentry: eng/nozzle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nozzle
trans_list: munnstykke
sense:
A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.


lexentry: eng/nubile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nubile
trans_list: alder
sense:
Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/nuclear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nuclear
trans_list: nukleær
sense:
Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nuclear_chemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear chemistry
trans_list: kjernekjemi
sense:
(chemistry) The application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics, including the discovery of naturally occurring and synthetic radioactive elements and the results of nuclear fission.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear fission
trans_list: fisjonere | spalte
sense:
(nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear fusion
trans_list: kjernefysisk fusjon
sense:
(nuclear physics) The combining of the nuclei of atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bombs explode.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_reactor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear reactor
trans_list: kjernereaktor
sense:
(physics) Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_winter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuclear winter
trans_list: atomvinter
sense:
A predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground.


lexentry: eng/nucleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nucleic acid
trans_list: nukleinsyre
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell


lexentry: eng/nucleophile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nucleophile
trans_list: nukleofil
sense:
(chemistry) A compound or functional group that is attractive to centres of positive charge, and donates electrons, especially donating an electron pair to an electrophile to form a bond.


lexentry: eng/nucleus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: nucleus
trans_list: kjerne
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.


lexentry: eng/nucleus__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: nucleus
trans_list: kjerne
sense:
(cytology) A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells which contains genetic material.


lexentry: eng/nude__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nude
trans_list: naken
sense:
(not comparable) Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.


lexentry: eng/nude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nude
trans_list: ny
sense:
A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.


lexentry: eng/nudism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nudism
trans_list: nudisme
sense:
The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.


lexentry: eng/nudity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nudity
trans_list: nakenhet
sense:
(uncountable) The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.


lexentry: eng/nudiustertian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nudiustertian
trans_list: i forgårs
sense:
(rare, obsolete, modern uses probably, _, humorous) Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.


lexentry: eng/number__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: number
trans_list: tall | tal
sense:
(countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.


lexentry: eng/number__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: number
trans_list: tall
sense:
(Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.


lexentry: eng/numeral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: numeral
trans_list: tal
sense:
A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.


lexentry: eng/numeral__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: numeral
trans_list: tal | tallord
sense:
(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.


lexentry: eng/nuncheon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuncheon
trans_list: mellommåltid
sense:
(now, _, dialectal, archaic) A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nursery
trans_list: barnehage
sense:
(UK, chiefly British) An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nursery
trans_list: julekrybbe
sense:
(agriculture, zoology) A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nursery
trans_list: planteskole
sense:
(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.


lexentry: eng/nursery_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nursery school
trans_list: barnehage
sense:
(, Canada, British) An educational institution for small children (normally around 3 to 5 years old, who not yet have begun primary school).


lexentry: eng/nursing_home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nursing home
trans_list: aldersheim
sense:
A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nut
trans_list: nøtt
sense:
(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: nut
trans_list: mutter
sense:
(hardware) A piece of hardware, typically metal and typically hexagonal or square in shape, with a hole through it having internal screw threads, intended to be screwed onto a threaded bolt or other threaded shaft.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: nut
trans_list: mutter
sense:
(climbing) A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)


lexentry: eng/nuthatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nuthatch
trans_list: spettmeis
sense:
Any of various small passerine birds from the genus Sitta, found throughout the northern hemisphere and noted for their unusual proclivity for climbing down trees head first.


lexentry: eng/nutrient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: nutrient
trans_list: næringsstoff
sense:
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.


lexentry: eng/o'clock__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: o'clock
trans_list: ett
sense:
(modifying a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral, i.e., at the hour.


lexentry: eng/oak__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: oak
trans_list: eik
sense:
Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.


lexentry: eng/oakleaf_hydrangea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oakleaf hydrangea
trans_list: eikebladhortensia
sense:
A type of deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States, often cultivated as an ornamental plant, of species Hydrangea quercifolia.


lexentry: eng/oakum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oakum
trans_list: drevgarn
sense:
Fibres chiefly obtained by untwisting old rope, which are used to caulk or pack gaps between boards of wooden ships and joints in masonry and plumbing, and sometimes for dressing wounds.


lexentry: eng/oar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oar
trans_list: åre
sense:
A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.


lexentry: eng/oarlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oarlock
trans_list: åregaffel
sense:
(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.


lexentry: eng/oath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oath
trans_list: ed
sense:
A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.


lexentry: eng/obeisance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obeisance
trans_list: bukk
sense:
Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.


lexentry: eng/obelisk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obelisk
trans_list: obelisk
sense:
(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/obese__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obese
trans_list: korpulent
sense:
Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.


lexentry: eng/obituary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obituary
trans_list: nekrolog | dødsannonse
sense:
A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete) , the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.


lexentry: eng/object-oriented__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: object-oriented
trans_list: orientert
sense:
(programming) Using entities called objects that can process data and exchange messages with other objects.


lexentry: eng/object_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: object language
trans_list: objektspråk
sense:
(lexicography) the language of the headwords in a dictionary (in a French-to-English translation dictionary, French is the object language)


lexentry: eng/objection__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: objection
trans_list: innvending
sense:
A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).


lexentry: eng/objective__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: objective
trans_list: objektiv
sense:
The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.


lexentry: eng/obligation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: obligation
trans_list: plikt
sense:
A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.


lexentry: eng/oblige__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oblige
trans_list: tvinge
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).


lexentry: eng/oblique_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oblique case
trans_list: oblik kasus
sense:
(grammar) Any noun case except the nominative case (and sometimes the vocative case), where the noun is the object of a verb or the object of a preposition.


lexentry: eng/oblivion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oblivion
trans_list: glemsel
sense:
The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.


lexentry: eng/oblong__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: oblong
trans_list: avlang
sense:
(bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.


lexentry: eng/oboe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oboe
trans_list: obo
sense:
(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.


lexentry: eng/observatory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: observatory
trans_list: observatorium
sense:
A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.


lexentry: eng/observe__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: observe
trans_list: iaktta
sense:
(transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).


lexentry: eng/obsession__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: obsession
trans_list: besettelse
sense:
An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.


lexentry: eng/obsolete__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obsolete
trans_list: foreldet
sense:
(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).


lexentry: eng/obstacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obstacle
trans_list: hinder
sense:
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively


lexentry: eng/obstinate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obstinate
trans_list: sta
sense:
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.


lexentry: eng/obtuse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obtuse
trans_list: stump
sense:
(geometry, specifically, of an, angle) Larger than one, and smaller than two right angles, or more than 90° and less than 180°.


lexentry: eng/obviate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: obviate
trans_list: lage
sense:
(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.


lexentry: eng/ocarina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ocarina
trans_list: okarina
sense:
(musical instruments) A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.


lexentry: eng/occasion__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: occasion
trans_list: foranledning
sense:
An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/occident__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occident
trans_list: vest
sense:
The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.


lexentry: eng/occipital_lobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occipital lobe
trans_list: bakhodelapp
sense:
(anatomy) One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head.


lexentry: eng/occluded_front__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occluded front
trans_list: okklusjon
sense:
(meteorology) A front that occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front at the surface and a temperature contrast exists between the advancing and retreating cold air masses.


lexentry: eng/occultation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occultation
trans_list: okkultasjon
sense:
(astronomy) An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.


lexentry: eng/occupation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: occupation
trans_list: fag
sense:
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.


lexentry: eng/occupation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: occupation
trans_list: okkupasjon
sense:
(geopolitics, military) The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.


lexentry: eng/ocean_sunfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ocean sunfish
trans_list: månefisk | klumpfisk
sense:
A large, heavy species of bony fish, Mola mola, native to tropical and temperate waters around the world.


lexentry: eng/ocelot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ocelot
trans_list: ozelot
sense:
An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.


lexentry: eng/octane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octane
trans_list: oktan
sense:
(organic compound) Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C8H18) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.


lexentry: eng/octodontid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: octodontid
trans_list: buskrotte
sense:
(zoology) Any of the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the common degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species


lexentry: eng/ode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ode
trans_list: ode
sense:
A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.


lexentry: eng/oeuvre__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oeuvre
trans_list: forfatterskap
sense:
(uncountable, collective) A substantial or complete corpus of works produced by a artist, composer, or writer.


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: of
trans_list: av
sense:
Introducing an epithet that indicates a birthplace, residence, dominion, or other place associated with the individual.


lexentry: eng/of_one's_own_accord__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: of one's own accord
trans_list: på eget initiativ
sense:
On one's (or its) own initiative; under one's (or its) own power, without being commanded or controlled.


lexentry: eng/office_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: office chair
trans_list: kontorstol
sense:
A chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is generally comfortable and adjustable and can swivel 360 degrees and has wheels.


lexentry: eng/office_hours__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: office hours
trans_list: arbeidstid
sense:
A pre-arranged time when a person whose occupation frequently takes them away from their office during working hours is available in their office to answer questions or provide assistance without the requirement for an appointment.


lexentry: eng/officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: officer
trans_list: offiser
sense:
One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.


lexentry: eng/official_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: official language
trans_list: offisielt språk
sense:
A language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use.


lexentry: eng/offset_printing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: offset printing
trans_list: offsettrykk
sense:
Printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface.


lexentry: eng/offshore__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: offshore
trans_list: forskyve
sense:
(transitive) To move industrial production from one region to another or from one country to another, in order to seek lower business costs, such as labor.


lexentry: eng/ogle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ogle
trans_list: gløtte
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.


lexentry: eng/ogonek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ogonek
trans_list: kvist
sense:
(orthography) A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų.


lexentry: eng/oh_my_God__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oh my God
trans_list: herre gud | Herregud
sense:
(potentially, _, offensive) An expression of anger, frustration, excitement, shock, awe, dismay, etc.


lexentry: eng/ohm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ohm
trans_list: ohm
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω


lexentry: eng/oil_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil cake
trans_list: taskekrabbe
sense:
The solid residue remaining after any oilseed has been pressed to remove the vegetable oil; it is used, with other ingredients, as animal food.


lexentry: eng/oil_lamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil lamp
trans_list: oljelampe
sense:
A simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a liquid fuel source, especially lamp oil.


lexentry: eng/oil_paint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil paint
trans_list: oljemaling
sense:
A paint in which the colours or pigments are suspended in an oil-based carrier such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air.


lexentry: eng/oil_platform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil platform
trans_list: boreplattform
sense:
A large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and then produce oil and natural gas in the ocean.


lexentry: eng/oil_rig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil rig
trans_list: borerigg
sense:
A rig, consisting of platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products like natural gas.


lexentry: eng/oil_shale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil shale
trans_list: oljeskifer
sense:
A sedimentary rock containing kerogen from which petroleum-like shale oil can be produced by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution.


lexentry: eng/oil_spot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oil spot
trans_list: oljeflekk
sense:
A soiled spot on clothing, a tablecloth, etc., where some oil was absorbed; a similar spot on a driveway, puddle, etc., where some oil is lying.


lexentry: eng/oilcan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oilcan
trans_list: smørekanne
sense:
A container with a long spout, for holding oil and delivering it in drops or small quantities for lubrication.


lexentry: eng/ointment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ointment
trans_list: salve
sense:
(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.


lexentry: eng/okapi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: okapi
trans_list: okapi
sense:
A large ruminant mammal, of species Okapia johnstoni, found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck, a reddish-brown coat, and zebra-like stripes on its hindquarters. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/old_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: old man
trans_list: gammel
sense:
(slang, military) A unit's commanding officer, or the commander of a naval vessel, irrespective of age.


lexentry: eng/old_wives'_tale__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: old wives' tale
trans_list: kjerringsnakk
sense:
A rumour, myth or superstition; something which is almost certainly untrue, despite acceptance by many.


lexentry: eng/older_brother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: older brother
trans_list: storebror
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/older_sister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: older sister
trans_list: storesøster
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ sister. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/oleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oleic acid
trans_list: oljesyre
sense:
(fatty acid) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.


lexentry: eng/oligarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oligarchy
trans_list: oligarki
sense:
A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.


lexentry: eng/oligomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oligomer
trans_list: oligomer
sense:
(chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.


lexentry: eng/olive-backed_pipit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: olive-backed pipit
trans_list: sibirpiplerke
sense:
Anthus hodgsoni, passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus) genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia


lexentry: eng/olive_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: olive oil
trans_list: olivenolje
sense:
A vegetable oil, pressed from olives, and used in cooking and as a salad dressing; it is high in unsaturated fatty acids.


