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| labia {n} (folds of tissue at opening of vulva) | :: skamlæber {c-p} |
| Labor Day {n} (holiday on May 1st) SEE: May Day | :: |
| laborer {n} (One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly) | :: arbejder {c}, arbejdsmand {c}, landarbejder {c} |
| labor-intensive {adj} (requiring a great deal of work) | :: arbejdsintensiv, arbejdskraftintensiv |
| laborious {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
| labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union | :: |
| labour {n} (work) | :: arbejde {n} |
| Labrador {prop} (Dog breed) | :: labrador |
| lace {n} (fabric) | :: knipling {c} |
| lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe or garment) | :: snørrebånd {n} [for shoes] |
| lace {v} (fasten with laces) | :: snørre {c} |
| lackey {n} (liveried male servant) | :: lakaj {c} |
| lackey {n} (a fawning, servile follower) | :: lakaj {c} |
| Laconia {prop} (region in the southern Peloponnese) | :: Lakonien |
| laconic {adj} (using as few words as possible) | :: lakonisk, kortfattet |
| lacquer {n} (glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating) | :: lak {c} |
| lacquer {v} (to apply a lacquer to something) | :: lakere |
| lacrosse {n} (the sport) | :: lacrosse |
| lactose {n} (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products) | :: laktose, mælkesukker |
| lactose intolerance {n} (inability to metabolize lactose) | :: laktoseintolerans |
| ladder {n} (climbing tool) | :: stige {c} |
| ladies and gentlemen {n} (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) | :: mine damer og herrer |
| ladle {n} (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) | :: øse {c} |
| ladle {n} (container used in a foundry to transport and pour out molten metal) | :: støbeske |
| Ladoga {prop} (a lake in Russia) | :: Ladoga |
| lady {n} (woman of breeding and authority) | :: dame {c} |
| lady {n} (polite term referring a woman) | :: dame {c} |
| ladybird {n} (member of Coccinellidae) | :: mariehøne {c} |
| ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| lady's mantle {n} (a herb) | :: løvefod {c} |
| lagoon {n} (shallow body of water) | :: lagune {c}, strandsø {c} |
| lagopode {n} (ptarmigan) SEE: ptarmigan | :: |
| lahar {n} (volcanic mudflow) | :: lahar |
| Lahti {prop} (city of Finland) | :: Lahti |
| lake {n} (body of water) | :: sø {c} |
| Lake Constance {prop} (Lake) | :: Bodensøen |
| Lake Erie {prop} (the lake) | :: Lake Erie |
| Lake Huron {prop} (the lake) | :: Lake Huron |
| Lake Ladoga {prop} (Ladoga) SEE: Ladoga | :: |
| Lake Malar {prop} (third-largest lake in Sweden) | :: Mälaren |
| Lake Michigan {prop} (one of the five Great Lakes) | :: Lake Michigan |
| Lake Michigan-Huron {prop} (one of the Great Lakes) | :: Lake Michigan-Huron |
| Lake Mälaren {prop} (third-largest lake in Sweden) | :: Mälaren |
| Lake Ontario {prop} (the lake) | :: Lake Ontario |
| lakeshore {n} (the shore of a lake) | :: søbred {c} |
| lamb {n} (young sheep) | :: lam {n} |
| lame {adj} (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs) | :: lam |
| lame {adj} (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant) | :: lamt |
| lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill | :: |
| lamentably {adv} (regrettably) SEE: regrettably | :: |
| Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Klagesangene {f-p} |
| lammergeier {n} (bird) | :: lammegrib {c} |
| lammergeyer {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier | :: |
| lamp {n} (device producing light) | :: lampe {c} |
| lamp {n} (oil device producing light) | :: lampe {c}, olielampe {c} |
| lamppost {n} (pole that holds up a light) | :: lygtepæl {c}, gadelygte {c} |
| lampshade {n} (cover over a lamp) | :: lampeskærm {c} |
| lance {n} (weapon of war) | :: lanse {c} |
| land {n} (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | :: land {n} |
| land {n} (country or region) | :: land {c} |
| land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air) | :: lande |
| land {v} (to bring to land) | :: lande |
| land {v} (to deliver) SEE: deliver | :: |
| -land {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) | :: -land |
| Landeshauptmann {n} (title of the head of government of an Austrian state or of specific Italian provinces) | :: delstatsformand {c} |
| landgrave {n} (renderings of Landgraf) | :: landgreve {c} |
| landgraviate {n} (countship of a landgrave) | :: landgrevskab {n} |
| landgravine {n} (wife of a landgrave) | :: landgrevinde {c} |
| -landia {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) SEE: -land | :: |
| landlocked {adj} (surrounded by land) | :: indlands- |
| landlouper {n} (vagabond) SEE: vagabond | :: |
| landlubber {n} (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) | :: landkrabbe {c} |
| land mine {n} (mine that is placed on land) | :: landmine {c} |
| Land of the Rising Sun {prop} (Japan) | :: Opgående sols land {n} |
| landscape {n} (portion of land or territory) | :: landskab {n} |
| landscape {n} (picture representing a scene) | :: landskab {n} |
| landscape {n} (pictorial aspect of a country) | :: landskab {n} |
| Landsknecht {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) SEE: lansquenet | :: |
| landslide {n} (natural disaster) | :: bjergskred {n}, jordskred {n} |
| language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) | :: sprog {n}, mål, tunge {c} |
| language {n} (the ability to communicate using words) | :: sprogbeherskelse |
| language {n} (nonverbal communication) | :: sprog {n} |
| language {n} (vocabulary of a particular field) | :: sprog {n}, terminologi |
| language {n} (particular words used) | :: sprog {n}, ordvalg |
| language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) | :: sprog {n} |
| language code {n} (a standard identifier of a language) | :: sprogkode {c} |
| language family {n} (set of languages) | :: sprogfamilie {c} |
| languish {v} (to lose strength and become weak) | :: trættes |
| lansquenet {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) | :: landsknægt {c} |
| lantern {n} (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light) | :: lanterne |
| lanthanum {n} (metallic element) | :: lanthan |
| Laocoön {prop} (The Trojan and the Argonaut) | :: Laokoon |
| Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Laos |
| lap {n} (upper legs of a seated person) | :: skød {n} |
| lapel {n} (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a suit) | :: jakkerevers |
| Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) | :: Lapland |
| Lappeenranta {prop} (city of Finland) | :: Lappeenranta |
| Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland | :: |
| Laptev Sea {prop} (part of the Arctic Ocean) | :: Laptevhavet |
| laptop {n} (computing: a laptop computer) | :: bærbar computer {c} |
| laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop | :: |
| lapwing {n} (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) | :: vibe {c} |
| larboard {n} (port) SEE: port | :: |
| larch {n} (a coniferous tree) | :: lærk {c}, lærketræ {n} |
| lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon | :: |
| lark {n} (bird) | :: lærke {c} |
| larynx {n} (the organ) | :: strubehoved {n} |
| lasagna {n} (baked dish) | :: lasagne {c} |
| laser {n} (device producing beam of light) | :: laser {c} |
| laser {n} (laser printer) SEE: laser printer | :: |
| laser printer {n} (computer printer) | :: laserprinter {c} |
| lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash | :: |
| lash {n} (thong of a whip) | :: piskesnert {c} |
| lash {n} (stroke with a whip) | :: piskeslag {n} |
| last {adj} (final) | :: sidste, sidst |
| last {adj} (most recent) | :: senest |
| last {n} (tool) | :: læst {c} |
| last but not least {adv} (An expression to start the last item of a list) | :: sidst, men ikke mindst |
| last but one {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname | :: |
| last night {adv} (during the night before today) | :: i aftes |
| last year {adv} (year before this one) | :: sidste år, i fjor |
| latch-key child {n} (A child who returns to an empty house) | :: nøglebarn {n} |
| late {adj} (near the end of a period of time) | :: sen |
| late {adj} (euphemism for dead) | :: salig |
| late {adv} (proximate in time) | :: sen |
| latent {adj} (existing or present but concealed or inactive) | :: latent |
| later {adv} (more late) | :: senere |
| later {adv} (afterward in time) | :: senere |
| latex {n} (milky sap) | :: latex {c}, saft {c} |
| Latin {adj} (Roman Catholic) SEE: Roman Catholic | :: |
| Latin {adj} (of the language) | :: latinsk |
| Latin {adj} (of the script) | :: latinsk |
| Latin {adj} (of ancient Rome) | :: romersk, latinsk |
| Latin {adj} (of Latium) | :: latinsk |
| Latin {adj} (of descendants from ancient Romans) | :: romersk, latinsk |
| Latin {adj} (of/from Latin America) | :: latinamerikansk |
| Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans) | :: latin |
| Latin {n} (person native to ancient Rome or its Empire) | :: romer |
| Latin {n} (person who is descended from the ancient Romans) | :: latiner |
| Latin alphabet {n} (the 26-letter alphabet) | :: latinske alfabet {n} |
| Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese) | :: Latinamerika |
| latrine {n} (a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench, see also: toilet; outhouse) | :: latrin {c} {n} |
| latte {n} (caffè latte) | :: caffe latte |
| Latvia {prop} (country) | :: Letland |
| Latvian {adj} (pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language) | :: lettisk, [rare] letlandsk |
| Latvian {prop} (Baltic language of Latvia) | :: lettisk |
| Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia) | :: lette |
| Latvian SSR {prop} (Soviet republic) | :: Lettiske SSR, Lettiske Socialistiske Sovjetrepublik |
| Lauenburg {prop} (city in Schleswig-Holstein) | :: Lauenborg |
| laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) | :: latter {c} |
| laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) | :: le, grine |
| laugh {v} (be or appear cheerful) | :: smile, grine |
| laugh {v} (make an object of laughter or ridicule) | :: le ad, gøre sig lystig over |
| laugh {v} (affect or influence by means of laughter) | :: grine |
| laugh {v} (express by, or utter with, laughter) | :: grine |
| laughable {adj} (fitted to exite laughter) | :: latterlig, komisk |
| laugh one's head off {v} (laugh uproariously) | :: grine sig ihjel |
| laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing) | :: latter {c} |
| laughter {n} (movement of the muscles of the laughing face) | :: grin {n} |
| launch {v} (cause to move or slide from the land into the water) | :: søsætte |
| launching {n} (act by which something is launched) | :: [nautical] søsætning {c} |
| launder {n} (washerwoman) SEE: washerwoman | :: |
| launderette {n} (place with facilities for washing that public may use) | :: møntvaskeri |
| laundromat {n} (launderette) SEE: launderette | :: |
| laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered) | :: vasketøj {n} |
| Laura {prop} (female given name) | :: Laura |
| Laurasia {prop} (supercontinent) | :: Laurasien |
| laurel {n} (evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus) | :: laurbær {n} {c} |
| laurel {n} (crown of laurel) | :: laurbærkrans {c} |
| Laurel and Hardy {prop} (Laurel and Hardy) | :: Gøg og Gokke |
| Laurence {prop} (male given name) | :: Lars |
| lava {n} (melted rock) | :: lava {c} |
| lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma | :: |
| lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink | :: |
| lavender {n} (plant) | :: lavendel {c} |
| lavender {n} (colour) | :: lavendel {c} |
| LaVeyan Satanism {prop} (the religion of the Church of Satan) | :: LaVey satanisme |
| law {n} (body of rules from the legislative authority) | :: lov {c} |
| law {n} (body of rules and standards to be applied by courts) | :: ret {c}, lov {c} |
| law {n} (written or understood rule) | :: lov {c} |
| law {n} (observed physical behavior) | :: lov {c} |
| law {n} (statement that is true under specified conditions) | :: lov {c} |
| law {n} (slang: the police) | :: loven {c} [definite form] |
| lawless {adj} (not governed by the law) | :: lovløs |
| lawless {adj} (not restrained by the law) | :: lovløs |
| lawlessness {n} (a lack of law and order) | :: lovløshed {c}, retsløshed {c} |
| lawmaker {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer | :: |
| lawn {n} (ground covered with grass) | :: græsplæne {c}, plæne {c} |
| lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) | :: plæneklipper |
| lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawnmower {n} (a device to cut grass) | :: græsslåmaskine {c}, plæneklipper {c} |
| law of conservation of energy {n} (total energy remains constant) | :: energibevarelse {c} |
| Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence | :: |
| lawrencium {n} (chemical element) | :: lawrencium |
| lawsuit {n} (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) | :: retssag {c} |
| lawyer {n} (professional person authorized to practice law) | :: advokat {c}, sagfører {c} |
| lay {v} (to place something down in a position of rest) | :: lægge |
| lay {adj} (non-professional) | :: læg, læg- |
| lay {adj} (non-clergy) | :: læg, læg- |
| Lazarus {prop} (New Testament characters) | :: Lazarus |
| laziness {n} (quality of being lazy) | :: dovenskab {c} |
| Lazio {prop} (Italian region) | :: Lazio |
| lazy {adj} (unwilling to work) | :: doven, lad |
| lcm {initialism} (initialism for least common multiple) | :: mfm |
| lead {n} (chemical element) | :: bly {n} |
| leader {n} (one having authority) | :: leder {c} |
| leader of the opposition {n} (person in charge of the party in opposition) | :: oppositionsleder {c} |
| Leader of the Opposition {n} (leader of the opposition) SEE: leader of the opposition | :: |
| leaf {n} (part of a plant) | :: blad {n}, løv {n} |
| League of Nations {prop} (International organization) | :: Folkeforbund {n} |
| Leah {prop} (elder daughter of Laban) | :: Lea |
| leak {v} (to allow fluid to escape or enter) | :: lække |
| leak {v} (to reveal secret information) | :: lække |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) | :: Det skæve tårn i Pisa {n} |
| leap {v} (to jump) | :: springe, hoppe |
| leap {n} (the act of leaping) | :: spring {n}, hop {n} |
| leap {n} (significant move forward) | :: spring {n}, hop {n} |
| leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar) | :: skudår {n} |
| learn {v} (to acquire knowledge or ability) | :: lære |
| learn {v} (to attend educational activity) | :: lære |
| learn {v} (to be studying) | :: lære, studere |
| learn {v} (to come to know; to become informed of; to find out) | :: erfare |
| leash {n} (long cord for dogs) | :: hundesnor |
| least common multiple {n} (in math) | :: mindste fælles multiplum |
| least weasel {n} (Mustela nivalis) | :: brud |
| leather {n} (material produced by tanning animal skin) | :: læder {n} |
| leather {adj} (made of leather) | :: læder- |
| leave {v} (To cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting) | :: efterlade |
| leave {v} (To transfer possession after death) | :: efterlade |
| leave {v} (To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit) | :: aflevere |
| leave {v} (To transfer responsibility or attention) | :: overlade |
| leave {v} (To depart from, end one's connection or affiliation with) | :: forlade |
| leave {v} (To end one's membership in) | :: forlade |
| leave {v} (To depart (intransitive)) | :: gå |
| leave {n} (permission to be absent) | :: tilladelse, permission |
| leave {n} (absence from work) | :: frihed, orlov |
| leave {n} (departure) | :: afsked |
| leave me alone {phrase} (stop talking to me) | :: lad mig være i fred |
| leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave | :: |
| leave out {v} (to leave out or to not include) SEE: omit | :: |
| Lebanese {n} (A person from Lebanon) | :: libaneser {c} |
| Lebanese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language) | :: libanesisk |
| Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic) | :: Libanon |
| lecture {n} (a spoken lesson) | :: forelæsning {c} |
| lecture {v} (to teach) | :: forelæse |
| LED {n} (light-emitting diode) | :: lysdiode {c} |
| leech {n} (annelid) | :: blodigle {c}, igler {p} |
| leek {n} (vegetable) | :: porre {c} |
| Lefkosia {prop} (capital of Northern Cyprus) | :: Lefkousia |
| left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north) | :: venstre |
| left {adj} (pertaining to the political left) | :: venstre, venstreorienteret |
| left {adv} (on the left side) | :: til venstre, på venstre hånd |
| left {adv} (towards the left side) | :: til venstre |
| left {n} (the left side) | :: venstre |
| left {n} (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) | :: venstrefløjen |
| left {v} (remaining) | :: tilbage |
| left-handed {n} (preferring the left hand over the right) | :: kejthåndet, venstrehåndet |
| leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) | :: ben |
| leg {n} (part of garment covering the leg) | :: ben |
| leg {n} (stage of journey) | :: etape |
| leg {n} (game played in a tournament) | :: runde |
| legal {adj} (relating to the law or to lawyers) | :: juridisk, retslig |
| legal {adj} (allowed or prescribed by law) | :: lovlig, legal |
| legal age {n} (age of majority) SEE: age of majority | :: |
| legalise {v} (make legal) | :: legalisere |
| legalize {v} (legalise) SEE: legalise | :: |
| legally {adv} (as permitted by law) | :: lovligt |
| legally {adv} (from a legal perspective) | :: lovmæssigt |
| legal studies {n} (study of theories and philosophies related to law) SEE: jurisprudence | :: |
| legend {n} (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) | :: legende {c} |
| legible {adj} (being clear enough to be read, readable, particularly for handwriting) | :: læselig, læsbar |
| legislate {v} (to pass laws) | :: lovgive |
| legislative {adj} (Making or having the power to make laws) | :: lovgivende |
| legislative branch {n} (branch of government) | :: lovgivende magt {c} |
| legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws) | :: lovgiver {c} |
| legislature {n} (governmental body) | :: lovgivende forsamling {c} |
| legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| legwork {n} (Work, especially research, that involves significant walking) | :: benarbejde {n} |
| legwork {n} (Skillful or vigorous use of the legs) | :: benarbejde {n} |
| Le Havre {prop} (city) | :: Le Havre |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term) | :: lemma, opslagsord, stikord |
| lemmatize {v} (to convert an inflected form into a lemma) | :: lemmatisere |
| lemon {n} (citrus fruit) | :: citron {c} |
| lemon {adj} (having the colour/color of lemons) | :: citrongul |
| lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis) | :: citron-melisse, hjertensfryd, melisse |
| lemon juice {n} (the liquid extract of lemon fruit) | :: citronsaft {c} |
| Lena {prop} (female given name) | :: Lene |
| lend {v} (to allow to be used temporarily) | :: låne (ud) |
| lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| length {n} (distance from end to end) | :: længde {c} |
| Leningrad {prop} (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) | :: Leningrad |
| Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) | :: leninisme {c} |
| lens {n} (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) | :: linse {c} |
| lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle | :: |
| lentil {n} (plant Lens culinaris) | :: linse {c} |
| lentil {n} (seed used as food) | :: linse {c} |
| Leo {prop} (male given name) | :: Leo |
| Leo {prop} (constellation) | :: Løven |
| Leo {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Løven {c} |
| Leo {n} (Someone with a Leo star sign) | :: løve {c} |
| Leonard {prop} (male given name) | :: Lennart |
| leonine {adj} (of or like a lion) | :: løve- |
| leopard {n} (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) | :: leopard {c} |
| leper {n} (person who has leprosy) | :: spedalsk |
| leprosy {n} (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae) | :: spedalskhed {c} |
| leprous {adj} (relating to leprosy) | :: spedalsk |
| lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to female homosexuality) | :: lesbisk |
| lesbian {n} (female homosexual) | :: lesbisk {c} |
| Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lesbianism {n} (Female homosexuality) | :: lesbianisme {c} |
| lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lesion {n} (a wound or an injury) | :: læsion {c} |
| Lesotho {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Lesotho |
| -less {suffix} (lacking) | :: -løs |
| lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus) | :: sildemåge {c} |
| lesser panda {n} (Ailurus fulgens) SEE: red panda | :: |
| Lesser Poland {prop} (a historical region of Poland) | :: Lillepolen |
| lesser spotted woodpecker {n} (Picoides minor) | :: dværgspætte |
| lesson {n} (section of learning or teaching) | :: lektie {c} |
| let {v} (to allow) | :: tillade, lade |
| let alone {conj} (to say nothing of) | :: endnu mindre, endsige, end mindre |
| let go {v} (to no longer hold on) | :: slippe, give slip på |
| let go {v} (dismiss from employment) | :: lade gå |
| Leto {prop} (mother of Apollo) | :: Leto |
| let's {v} (let us; forming first-person plural imperative) | :: lad os |
| let's go {interj} (hortative of go) | :: lad os gå |
| letter {n} (letter of the alphabet) | :: bogstav {n} {c} |
| letter {n} (written message) | :: brev {n} |
| letter bomb {n} (explosive device) | :: brevbombe |
| letterbox {n} (collection point for mail) | :: postkasse {c} |
| letterbox {n} (delivery point for mail) | :: postkasse {c} |
| letter carrier {n} (post office employee) | :: brevbærer {c} |
| let the cat out of the bag {v} (to disclose a secret, often inadvertently) | :: slippe katten ud af sækken |
| let there be light {phrase} (let there be light) | :: der blive Lys |
| Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {prop} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca) | :: salat |
| leucine {n} (essential amino acid; C6H13NO2) | :: leucin |
| leukemia {n} (cancer of blood forming tissue) | :: leukæmi {c} |
| Levant {prop} (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea) | :: Levanten |
| level {adj} (same height at all places) | :: jævn, plan, vandret |
| level {adj} (at the same height as some reference) | :: i vater med |
| level {adj} (being unvaried) | :: jævn, ensformig |
| level {adj} (being sensible) | :: nøgtern, sindig |
| level {n} (tool) | :: vaterpas {n}, nivelleringsinstrument {n} |
| level {n} (distance relative to a given reference elevation) | :: niveau {n}, højde {c} |
| level {n} (degree or amount) | :: niveau {n} |
| level {n} (gaming: discrete segment of a game) | :: niveau {n} |
| level {n} (gaming: numeric value for a character's experience and power) | :: niveau {n} |
| level {n} (floor of a building) | :: etage {c}, plan {c}, sal {c} |
| level {v} (to adjust so as to make level) | :: nivellere, jævne |
| level {v} (to destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze) | :: planere |
| level crossing {n} (at-grade crossing) | :: jernbaneoverskæring {c} |
| leveling seat {n} (seats that ensure a representation proportional to votes at the national level) | :: tillægsmandat {n} |
| lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather | :: |
| leveret {n} (a young hare) | :: killing {c}, harekilling {c} |
| Levi {prop} (third son of Jacob) | :: Levi |
| levin {n} (lightning) | :: lynglimt {n} |
| levitation {n} (raising of something without apparent physical cause) | :: levitation {c} |
| Leviticus {prop} (the book of the Bible and Torah) | :: Tredje Mosebog |
| Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis | :: |
| lexical {adj} (of a language's vocabulary) | :: leksikal |
| lexical {adj} (of a dictionary) | :: leksikal |
| lexicalize {v} (to convert to a single lexical unit) | :: leksikalisere |
| lexicography {n} (art or craft of writing dictionaries) | :: leksikografi |
| lexicon {n} (vocabulary of a language) | :: leksikon {n} |
| lexicon {n} (dictionary of lexemes) | :: leksikon {n} |
| Leyden jar {n} (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity) | :: leydnerflaske {c}, Leydens flaske {c} |
| LGBT {initialism} (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transexual) | :: LGBT |
| liana {n} (climbing woody vine) | :: lian {c} |
| liar {n} (one who tells lies) | :: løgner |
| libation {n} (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice) | :: drikoffer |
| libel {n} (defamatory false written statement) | :: injurie {c}, ærekrænkelse {c}, æresfornærmelse {c}, bagvaskelse {c} |
| libel {n} (act or crime) | :: injurie {c}, ærekrænkelse {c}, æresfornærmelse {c}, bagvaskelse {c} |
| libel {v} (to defame someone) | :: bagtale, bagvaske |
| liberalism {n} (a political movement) | :: liberalisme |
| liberate {v} (to free) | :: befri, frigøre |
| Liberia {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: Liberia |
| libertarianism {n} (political philosophy) | :: libertarianisme {c} |
| liberty {n} (condition of being free) | :: frihed {c} |
| libidinous {adj} (having lustful desires) | :: liderlig |
| Libra {prop} (constellation) | :: Vægten |
| Libra {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Vægten |
| Libra {n} (Someone with a Libra star sign) | :: vægt {c} |
| librarian {n} (the manager of a library) | :: bibliotekar {c} |
| librarian {n} (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) | :: bibliotekar {c} |
| library {n} (institution which holds books etc.) | :: bibliotek {n} |
| library {n} (collection of books) | :: bibliotek {n} |
| library {n} (collection of subprograms) | :: bibliotek {n} |
| Libreville {prop} (capital of Gabon) | :: Libreville |
| Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa) | :: Libyen |
| Libyan {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) | :: libysk |
| Libyan {n} (person) | :: libyer {c} |
| license plate {n} (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle) | :: nummerplade {c} |
| licentious {adj} (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) | :: hæmningsløs, utøjlet, tøjlesløs |
| licentious {adj} (disregard for accepted rules) | :: oprørsk, egenrådig |
| lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer | :: |
| lichen {n} (symbiotic association of fungi and algae) | :: lav {n} |
| lick {v} (to stroke with a tongue) | :: slikke |
| lick one's wounds {v} (withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat) | :: slikke sine sår |
| lickpot {n} (the forefinger) | :: slikkepot {c} |
| lickspittle {v} (a fawning toady) | :: spytslikker {c} |
| licorice {n} (plant) | :: lakrids |
| licorice {n} (confection) | :: lakrids {n} {c} |
| lid {n} (top or cover) | :: låg |
| lie {v} (be in horizontal position) | :: ligge |
| lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) | :: lyve |
| lie {n} (intentionally false statement) | :: løgn |
| Liechtenstein {prop} (Principality of Liechtenstein) | :: Liechtenstein |
| Lie group {n} (analytic group that is also a smooth manifold) | :: Liegruppe {c} |
| Liepāja {prop} (city in Latvia) | :: Liepāja |
| lieutenant {n} (lowest commissioned officer rank) | :: løjtnant {c} |
| life {n} (the state of being alive) | :: liv {n} |
| life {n} (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being) | :: liv {n} |
| life {n} (the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual) | :: liv {n} |
| life {n} (the world in general, existence) | :: liv {n} |
| life {n} (a worthwhile existence) | :: liv {n} |
| life {n} (something inherently part of a person's existence) | :: liv {n} |
| life {n} (life sentence) | :: livstid {c} |
| life {n} (duration) | :: levetid |
| life after death {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| life assurance {n} (insurance policy) SEE: life insurance | :: |
| life cycle {n} (course of stages through which an organism passes) | :: livscyklus |
| life force {n} (life force) | :: livskraft {c} |
| lifeguard {n} (attendant) | :: redningssvømmer {c}, livredder {c} |
| lifeguard {n} (lifesaver) | :: livredder {c} |
| lifeguard {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard | :: |
| life insurance {n} (form of insurance) | :: livsforsikring {c} |
| life raft {n} (inflatable raft) | :: redningsflåde {c} |
| life style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| life-style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| lifestyle {n} (style of living) | :: livsstil {c} |
| life-threatening {adj} (used to describe something that endangers life) | :: livstruende |
| lift {v} (to raise or rise) | :: løfte, hæve, ophæve (ban, embargo etc.) |
| lift {v} (to steal) | :: stjæle |
| lift {n} (the act of transporting someone in a vehicle) | :: lift {n}, kørelejlighed {c} |
| lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) | :: elevator {c} |
| lift {n} (upward force) | :: løft {n} |
| lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief | :: |
| lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula | :: |
| ligature {n} (typography: character that combines multiple letters) | :: ligatur |
| liger {n} (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) | :: liger {c} |
| light {n} (electromagnetic waves) | :: lys {n} |
| light {n} (source of illumination) | :: lys {n}, lyskilde {n} |
| light {n} (spiritual illumination) | :: lys {n} |
| light {n} (flame or something used to create fire) | :: flamme {n} |
| light {v} (to start (a fire)) | :: antænde, tænde |
| light {v} (to illuminate) | :: belyse, oplyse |
| light {adj} (having light) | :: lys, belyst, oplyst |
| light {adj} (pale in colour) | :: lys, bleg |
| light {adj} (coffee: served with extra milk or cream) | :: med mælk, med fløde, med melk |
| light {adj} (of low weight) | :: let |
| light {adj} (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.) | :: kalorielet |
| light {adj} (of little significance) | :: banal, triviel |
| light bulb {n} (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) | :: pære |
| light-emitting diode {n} (a rectifying semiconductor device) | :: lysdiode {c} |
| lighter {n} (fire making device) | :: cigarettænder {c} |
| light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) | :: fyr {n}, fyrtårn {n} |
| lightning {n} (flash of light) | :: lyn {n}, lynglimt {n} |
| lightning {n} (discharge) | :: lyn {n}, lynnedslag {n} |
| lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly | :: |
| lightning fast {adv} (extremely quickly) SEE: quick as a flash | :: |
| lightning fast {adj} (fast as lightning) | :: lynhurtig |
| lightning-quick {adj} (incredibly fast) SEE: lightning fast | :: |
| lightsaber {n} (a fictional type of sword) | :: lyssværd {n} |
| lights, camera, action {phrase} (tradicional cue at a beginning of a take) | :: lys, kamera, action! |
| lightspeed {n} (the speed of light) | :: lysets hastighed |
| lighttight {adj} (lighttight) | :: lystæt |
| light year {n} (astronomical distance) | :: lysår |
| lignite {n} (coal) | :: brunkul {n} |
| Ligurian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Liguria) | :: ligurisk |
| like {v} (enjoy) | :: kan lide, synes om |
| like {adj} (similar) | :: som |
| likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| likely {adj} (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring) | :: sandsynlig |
| likely {adj} (promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome) | :: sandsynlig |
| likeness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity | :: |
| like that {prep} (in a particular manner) | :: sådan |
| likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too | :: |
| likewise {adv} (in like manner) | :: ligeledes |
| likewise {adv} (the same to you) | :: i lige måde |
| lilac {n} (shrub) | :: syren {c} |
| lilac {n} (flower) | :: syren |
| Lilian {prop} (female given name) | :: Lilian, Lillian |
| Liliana {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| Lillian {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| Lilongwe {prop} (capital of Malawi) | :: Lilongwe |
| lily {n} (flower in the genus Lilium) | :: lilje {c} |
| Lima {prop} (the capital of Peru) | :: Lima |
| limb {n} (major appendage of human or animal) | :: lem {n} |
| limber {adj} (flexible) SEE: flexible | :: |
| Limburgian {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgic {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgish {prop} (the Germanic language) | :: limburgsk |
| lime {n} | :: kalk |
| lime {n} (green citrus fruit) | :: lime |
| limerence {n} (state of mind) | :: forelskelse |
| limestone {n} (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) | :: kalksten |
| limit {n} (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges) | :: grænseværdi {c} |
| limitation {n} (restriction that limits) | :: begrænsning |
| limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine | :: |
| Limousin {prop} (region) | :: Limousin |
| limousine {n} (luxury sedan/saloon car) | :: limousine |
| limpet {n} (a small mollusc) | :: albueskæl {n} |
| linchpin {n} (central cohesive source of stability and security) | :: krumtap {c}, hjørnesten {c} |
| Lincoln {prop} (a city, a surname) | :: Lincoln |
| Lincoln {n} (automobile) | :: Lincoln |
| lindworm {n} (a wingless bipedal dragon) | :: lindorm, søslange |
| lindwyrm {n} (a wingless bipedal dragon) | :: lindorm, søslange |
| line {n} (rope, cord, or string) | :: line {c} |
| line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) | :: linje {c} |
| linear {adj} (having the form of a line) | :: lige, lineær |
| linear {adj} (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) | :: lineær |
| linear space {n} (vector space) SEE: vector space | :: |
| linen {n} (Thread or cloth made from flax fiber) | :: hør {c} |
| line segment {n} (part of a line) | :: linjestykke {n} |
| lingonberry {n} (shrub) | :: tyttebær {c} |
| lingonberry {n} (berry) | :: tyttebær {n} |
| lingua franca {n} (common language) | :: fællessprog {n}, lingua franca {n} |
| lingual {adj} (related to language) SEE: linguistic | :: |
| linguist {n} (one who studies linguistics) | :: lingvist {c} |
| linguistic {adj} (Relating to language) | :: sproglig |
| linguistic {adj} (Relating to linguistics) | :: lingvistisk, sprogvidenskabelig |
| linguistics {n} (scientific study of language) | :: lingvistik {c}, sprogvidenskab {c} |
| link {n} (connection) | :: forbindelse {c} |
| link {n} (element of a chain) | :: led |
| link {n} (computing: connection between busses or systems) | :: link, forbindelse |
| link {n} (computing: hyperlink) | :: link |
| link {v} (connect things) | :: forbinde, kæde, sammenkæde |
| linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link | :: |
| linseed {n} (seed of the flax plant) | :: hørfrø {n} |
| lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo) | :: løve, løvinde {f} |
| lioness {n} (female lion) | :: hunløve {c}, løvinde {c} |
| lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) | :: læbe {c} |
| lip balm {n} (substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth) | :: læbepomade {c} |
| lipid {n} (organic compound) | :: lipid {n} |
| lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips) | :: læbestift {c} |
| lipstick {n} (stick of this make-up) | :: læbestift {c} |
| liqueur {n} (a flavored alcoholic beverage) | :: likør {c} |
| liquid {n} (substance that is liquid) | :: væske {c} |
| liquid {adj} (fluid; not solid and not gaseous) | :: flydende |
| liquidity {n} (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) | :: likviditet {c} |
| liquidizer {n} (a machine to chop or puree food) | :: blender |
| liquor {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: likør {c}, spiritus {c} |
| liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice | :: |
| Lisbon {prop} (capital of Portugal) | :: Lissabon |
| lisp {n} (The habit or an act of lisping.) | :: læspen |
| list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items) | :: liste {c} |
| list {v} (to create or recite a list) | :: liste |
| listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound) | :: lytte |
| listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) | :: lytte, høre efter |
| listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) | :: høre efter |
| lit {adj} (Lighted) | :: tændt |
| litchi {n} (lychee) SEE: lychee | :: |
| liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre | :: |
| literal {adj} (exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation) | :: bogstavelig |
| literally {adv} (not metaphorically) | :: bogstavelig talt |
| literary {adj} (relating to literature) | :: litterær |
| literary {adj} (relating to writers, or the profession of literature) | :: litterær |
| literary science {n} (all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature) | :: litteraturvidenskab, litteraturforskning |
| literature {n} (body of all written works) | :: litteratur {c} |
| lithium {n} (chemical element) | :: lithium |
| lithograph {n} (noun) | :: litografi {n} |
| lithography {n} (printing method) | :: litografi {n} |
| lithosphere {n} (The outer layer of the Earth) | :: lithosfære {c} |
| Lithuania {prop} (country) | :: Litauen |
| Lithuania Minor {prop} (Lithuania Minor) | :: Lille Litauen, Preussisk Litauen |
| Lithuanian {adj} (referring to Lithuania) | :: litauisk |
| Lithuanian {prop} (language) | :: litauisk |
| Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania) | :: litauer |
| Lithuanian SSR {prop} (Soviet republic) | :: Litauiske SSR, Litauiske Socialistiske Sovjetrepublik |
| litre {n} (unit of fluid measure) | :: liter {c} |
| litter {n} (animals born in one birth) | :: kuld {n} |
| little {adj} (small in size) | :: lille, [with plural noun] små |
| little {adj} ((of a sibling) younger) | :: lille |
| little auk {n} (Alle alle) | :: søkonge {c} |
| little brother {n} | :: lillebror {c}, lillebroder {c} |
| little by little {adv} (a small amount at a time) | :: lidt efter lidt, peu à peu |
| little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand) | :: lillefinger |
| little green man {n} (humorous: space alien, Martian, see also: alien) | :: små grønne mænd {c-p} |
| little owl {n} (species of owl) | :: kirkeugle |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (a folktale) | :: Rødhætte |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (the main character in this story) | :: Rødhætte |
| Little Russia {prop} (a historical area) | :: Lillerusland |
| little sister {n} | :: lillesøster {c} |
| liturgic {adj} (liturgical) SEE: liturgical | :: |
| liturgical {adj} (Pertaining to liturgy) | :: liturgisk |
| liturgy {n} (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) | :: liturgi {c} |
| livable {adj} (suitable for living in) | :: [endurable] til at leve med, [inhabitable] beboelig |
| live {v} (be alive) | :: leve |
| live {v} (have permanent residence) | :: bo |
| live {v} (survive, persevere, continue) | :: overleve |
| live {adj} ((broadcasting) Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) | :: direkte |
| livelihood {n} (means of supporting oneself) | :: levebrød {n} |
| liver {n} (organ of the body) | :: lever {c} |
| livid {adj} (pallid) SEE: pallid | :: |
| livid {adj} (very angry, furious) | :: rasende |
| living room {n} (room in a private house) | :: stue {c} |
| living standard {n} (standard of living) SEE: standard of living | :: |
| Livonia {prop} (historical region) | :: Livland |
| Livonian {prop} (language) | :: livisk {n} |
| Livonian {n} (person) | :: liver {c} |
| Livonian {adj} (pertaining to Livonia or Livonians) | :: livisk |
| lizard {n} (reptile) | :: firben {n}, øgle {c} |
| lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
| Ljubljana {prop} (Capital city of Slovenia) | :: Ljubljana |
| load {v} (to fill with munition) | :: lade |
| loader {n} (tractor with a scoop) | :: gummiged {c}, gummihjulslæsser {c} |
| loam {n} (type of soil) | :: ler {n} |
| loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque | :: |
| loanword {n} (word taken from another language) | :: fremmedord {n} [loan that retains its native spelling], låneord {n} |
| loathe {v} (hate, detest, revile) | :: afsky |
| lobby {n} (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) | :: lobby {c} |
| lobby {n} (group of people who try to lobby) | :: lobby {c} |
| lobby {v} (To attempt to influence) | :: lobbye |
| lobbyist {n} (A person who for remuneration reattempts to persuade politicians) | :: lobbyist {c} |
| lobe {n} (division of the brain) | :: lap {c}, hjernelap {c} |
| lobscouse {n} (meat dish stewed with vegetables and ship biscuit) | :: labskovs {c}, skipperlabskovs {c} |
| lobster {n} (crustacean) | :: hummer {c} |
| local {adj} (of a nearby location) | :: lokal |
| localize {v} (make local) | :: lokalisere |
| locative {n} (locative case) SEE: locative case | :: |
| locative case {n} (case used to indicate place, or the place where) | :: lokativ |
| Loch Ness {prop} (lake in the Great Glen of Scotland) | :: Loch Ness |
| Loch Ness monster {prop} (hypothetical creature) | :: Loch Ness-uhyre {n} |
| lock {n} (something used for fastening) | :: lås {c} |
| lock {n} (length of hair) | :: lok |
| locker room {n} (locker room) SEE: changing room | :: |
| lockout {n} (opposite of a strike) | :: lockout {c} |
| locksmith {n} (one who practices locksmithing) | :: låsesmed |
| lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) | :: lokomotiv |
| locust {n} (type of grasshopper) | :: vandregræshoppe {c} |
| lodestar {n} (star used as navigation reference) | :: ledestjerne {c} |
| lodestar {n} (guiding tenet) | :: ledestjerne {c} |
| Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris | :: |
| lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn | :: |
| lodge {n} | :: loge |
| loess {n} (sediment of eolian origin) | :: løss |
| loft {n} (an attic or similar space) | :: loft {n} |
| loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| log {n} (very dumb person) SEE: blockhead | :: |
| log {n} (rolled cake) SEE: Swiss roll | :: |
| logarithm {n} (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number) | :: logaritme {c} |
| log in {v} (gain access to a computer system) | :: logge ind, logge på |
| login {n} (user's identification) | :: log-in {n} |
| login {n} (logging in) | :: log-in {n} |
| logion {n} (a saying that is attributed to Jesus but which is not in the Bible) | :: logion {n} |
| logistics {n} (planning and implementing the flow of goods and services) | :: logistik |
| logistics {n} (military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation) | :: logistik, forsyningstropper |
| log off {v} (log out) SEE: log out | :: |
| log on {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
| log out {v} (to exit an account in a computing system) | :: logge af, logge ud |
| -logy {suffix} (branch of learning) | :: -logi {c} |
| loincloth {n} (garment) | :: lændeklæde {n} |
| Loire {prop} (river) | :: Loire |
| Loki {prop} (god of mischief and trickery) | :: Loke |
| Lolland {prop} (Danish island) | :: Lolland {n} |
| lollipop {n} (confectionery on a stick) | :: slikkepind {c}, slikpind {c} |
| lolly {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
| lolly {n} (confection) SEE: confection | :: |
| lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| Lomé {prop} (capital of Togo) | :: Lomé |
| London {prop} (in the United Kingdom) | :: London |
| London {prop} (in Canada) | :: London |
| Londoner {n} (person from or inhabitant of London) | :: londoner {c} |
| Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner | :: |
| loneliness {n} (condition of being lonely) | :: ensomhed {c} |
| lonely {adj} (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated) | :: ensom |
| long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another) | :: lang |
| long {adj} (having great duration) | :: lang |
| long {adv} (long duration) | :: længe |
| long {v} (to wait, to aspire) | :: længes |
| long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall | :: |
| long absent, soon forgotten {proverb} (love fades away when people are distant) | :: ude af øje, ude af sind |
| long arm of the law {n} (influence or effectiveness of law enforcement) | :: lovens lange arm |
| longbow {n} (large bow) | :: langbue {c} |
| longcase clock {n} (grandfather clock) SEE: grandfather clock | :: |
| long-eared owl {n} (Asio otus) | :: skovhornugle |
| longitude {n} (imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole) | :: længdegrad {c}, meridian {c} |
| longitudinal wave {n} (type of wave) | :: længdebølge {c} |
| long jump {n} (athletics field event) | :: længdespring {n} |
| long jumper {n} (athlete) | :: længdespringer {c} |
| long live {v} (prosper) | :: længe leve |
| longship {n} | :: langskib {n} |
| long-suffering {adj} (having endured discomfort) | :: langmodig |
| long time no see {interj} (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) | :: længe siden |
| Longyearbyen {prop} (settlement) | :: Longyearbyen |
| loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| look {v} (to try to see) | :: kikke, se |
| look {v} (to appear, to seem) | :: se ud, synes, virke |
| look {v} (to search) | :: kikke efter, se efter |
| look back {v} (to look behind oneself) | :: se tilbage, kigge tilbage |
| look back {v} (to reminisce about the past) | :: se tilbage på |
| look for {v} (search; seek) | :: søge |
| look forward to {v} (anticipate, expect, or wait for) | :: glæde sig til, se frem til |
| looking glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
| lookout {n} (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) | :: udkig, udkigspost, udkigspunkt |
| lookout {n} (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) | :: udkig, udkigsmand, vagtpost |
| look up {v} (to obtain information about something from a text source) | :: slå op |
| loom {n} (weaving frame) | :: væv {c} |
| loom {n} (bird of order Gaviformes) SEE: loon | :: |
| loon {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) | :: lom {c} |
| loo roll {n} (toilet roll) SEE: toilet roll | :: |
| loosen {v} (to make less tight) | :: løsne |
| lord {n} (property owner) | :: herre {c}, godsejer {c} |
| lord {n} (aristocrat) | :: lensherre {c}, hersker {c}, lord |
| lord {v} (to lord over) | :: spille herre |
| Lord {prop} (God) | :: Herre {c} (Herren {c}) |
| Lord {prop} (Jesus) | :: Herre {c} (Herren {c}) |
| Lord {n} (British aristocratic title) | :: lord |
| lord protector {n} | :: rigsforstander {c} |
| Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) | :: fadervor {n} |
| Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction {n} (Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction) | :: længdeforkortelse {c} |
| Lorraine {prop} (region east of Alsace) | :: Lorraine [French region], Lothringen [German region] |
| lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck | :: |
| lorry driver {n} (person employed to drive a truck) SEE: truck driver | :: |
| Los Angeles {prop} (largest city in California) | :: Los Angeles |
| lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) | :: tabe, miste |
| lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win) | :: tabe |
| lose {v} (shed (weight)) | :: tabe |
| lost {adj} (unable to find one's way) | :: vildfaren, faret vild |
| lost {adj} (in an unknown location) | :: forsvundet |
| lot {n} (distinct portion or plot of land) | :: grundstykke {n} |
| lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lotus nut {n} (lotus seed) SEE: lotus seed | :: |
| lotus seed {n} (seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo) | :: lotusfrø {n} |
| loud {adj} (of a sound) | :: høj |
| loudspeaker {n} (transducer) | :: højtaler |
| loudspeaker {n} (encasing) | :: højtaler |
| Louis {prop} (male given name) | :: Ludvig |
| Louisa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Louise | :: |
| louis d'or {n} (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) | :: louis d'or {c} |
| Louise {prop} (feminine form of Louis) | :: Louise |
| Louisiana {prop} (US state) | :: Louisiana |
| louse {n} (insect) | :: lus {c} |
| Louvre {prop} (an art museum in France) | :: Louvre |
| love {n} (strong affection) | :: kærlighed {c} |
| love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart) | :: skat, søde, elskede, kæreste {c} |
| love {n} | :: kærlighed {c}, romantik {c} |
| love {v} (have a strong affection for) | :: elske |
| love {v} (care about; will good for) | :: elske |
| love {v} ((euphemistic): to have sex with) | :: elske, elske med |
| love {n} (zero) | :: nul |
| loveless {adj} (without love) | :: kærlighedsløs |
| lovely {adj} (Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.) | :: dejlig |
| lover {n} (sexual partner) | :: elsker {c}, elskerinde {c} |
| love rat {n} (adulterer) SEE: adulterer | :: |
| low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground) | :: lav |
| low {adj} (small in height) | :: lav |
| low {adj} (depressed, sad) | :: nede |
| low {adj} (not high in amount or quantity) | :: lav |
| low {n} (flame) SEE: flame | :: |
| low {v} (moo) SEE: moo | :: |
| Lower Austria {prop} (the northeasternmost state of Austria) | :: Niederösterreich |
| Lower Saxony {prop} (state) | :: Nedersaksen, Niedersachsen |
| lowest common denominator {n} (smallest multiple of several denominators) | :: laveste fællesnævner {c} |
| lowest common denominator {n} (most simple shared interest) | :: laveste fællesnævner {c} |
| Low German {prop} (West Germanic language) | :: nedertysk, plattysk |
| lowland {n} (area which is lower than surroundings) | :: lavland {n} |
| Low Saxon {prop} (language or language group) | :: nedersaksisk |
| low tide {n} (the tide at its lowest level) | :: ebbe |
| loyal {adj} (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) | :: loyal |
| loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty | :: |
| loyalty {n} (the state of being loyal; fidelity) | :: loyalitet {c} |
| loyalty {n} (faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation) | :: loyalitet {c} |
| L-shaped {adj} (shaped like the letter L) | :: L-formet |
| Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Lucia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lucy | :: |
| Lucian {prop} (sophist of Syrian origin) | :: Lukian |
| luck {n} (something that happens to someone by chance) | :: held {n} |
| luckily {adv} (in a lucky manner) | :: lykkeligt |
| lucky {adj} (of people, having good fortune) | :: heldig |
| lucky {adj} (being good by chance) | :: heldig |
| Lucy {prop} (female given name) | :: Lucia |
| Ludo {n} (board game) | :: ludo |
| Lugansk {prop} (Luhansk) SEE: Luhansk | :: |
| luggage {n} (traveller's containers) | :: bagage {c} |
| lugsail {n} (sail) | :: luggersejl {n} |
| Luhansk {prop} (city) | :: Luhansk, Lugansk |
| Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Luke {prop} (given name) | :: Lukas |
| Luke {prop} (evangelist) | :: Lukas |
| Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke) | :: Lukasevangeliet {n} [definitive form] |
| lukewarm {adj} (temperature) | :: lunken |
| Lule Sami {prop} (language) | :: lulesamisk |
| lullaby {n} (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) | :: godnatsang |
| lumberjack {n} (person who fells trees) | :: skovhugger {c} |
| lumbermill {n} (mill for processing lumber) SEE: sawmill | :: |
| lumpfish {n} (lumpsucker) SEE: lumpsucker | :: |
| lumpsucker {n} (scorpaeniform fish) | :: almindelig stenbider, kulso, kvabso, stenbider |
| Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon | :: |
| lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) | :: måneformørkelse {c} |
| lunar phase {n} (any one of the aspects presented by the moon) | :: månefase {c} |
| lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| lunch {n} (meal around midday) | :: frokost {c} |
| lunch {v} (to eat lunch) | :: spise, spise frokost |
| luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch | :: |
| lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) | :: lunge {c} |
| lure {n} (tempting or attractive object) | :: lokkemiddel {n}, lokkemad {c} |
| lure {n} (artificial fishing bait) | :: blink {n} {c} |
| lure {v} (to entice) | :: lokke |
| lurker {n} (someone who lurks) | :: lurer |
| Lusaka {prop} (capital of Zambia) | :: Lusaka |
| lust {n} (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) | :: begær {n}, lyst {c}, liderlighed {c} |
| lust {v} (strongly desire) | :: tørste efter, begære |
| lust {v} (crave sexual contact) | :: føle begær, begære |
| lustrous {adj} (having a glow or lustre) | :: glansfuld |
| lute {n} (stringed instrument) | :: lut {c} |
| lutefisk {n} (Traditional Nordic dish) | :: ludfisk {c}, ludefisk {c} |
| lutetium {n} (chemical element with atomic number of 71) | :: lutetium |
| Lutheran {adj} (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church) | :: lutheransk, luthersk |
| Lutheran {n} (member of any Christian church identifying with the theology of Martin Luther) | :: lutheraner {c} |
| Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther) | :: lutheranisme {c} |
| Lutsk {prop} (city) | :: Lutsk |
| Luxembourg {prop} (country) | :: Luxembourg |
| Lviv {prop} (Lviv) | :: Lviv |
| -ly {suffix} (turns nouns to adjectives with the sense "similar to") | :: -lig, -agtig |
| -ly {suffix} (used to form adverbs from adjectives) | :: -t |
| lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf | :: |
| lychee {n} (tree) | :: litchi {c} |
| lychee {n} (fruit) | :: litchi {c}, kærlighedsfrugt {c} |
| Lycia {prop} (ancient region) | :: Lykien |
| Lydia {prop} (historical region) | :: Lydien |
| Lydia {prop} (biblical woman) | :: Lydia |
| Lydia {prop} (female given name) | :: Lydia |
| lye {n} (caustic alkaline solution) | :: lud {c} |
| Lyme disease {n} (infection by bacteria of the genus Borrelia) | :: Borrelia |
| lymph {n} (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) | :: lymfe {c} |
| lynx {n} (wild cat) | :: los |
| Lyons {prop} (a city in France) | :: Lyon |
| lyre {n} (stringed musical instrument) | :: lyre {c} |
| lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| lyrics {n} (the words to a song) | :: sangtekst {m} |
| lysosome {n} (digestive organelle) | :: lysosom {n} |