| Rabat {prop} (capital of Morocco) | :: Rabat |
| rabbi {n} (Jewish scholar or teacher) | :: rabbiner {c} |
| rabbit {n} (mammal) | :: kanin {c} |
| rabies {n} (viral disease) | :: hundegalskab {c}, rabies {c} |
| raccoon {n} (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) | :: vaskebjørn {c} |
| raccoon dog {n} (Nyctereutes procyonoides) | :: mårhund {c} |
| race {n} (contest) | :: løb {n} |
| race {n} (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage) | :: race {c} |
| race {n} (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of common, physical characteristics) | :: race {c} |
| race {n} (one of the categories from the many subcategorizations of the human species) | :: race {c} |
| race {n} (a population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; informal for subspecies) | :: race {c} |
| race {n} (a breed or strain of domesticated animal) | :: race {c} |
| racecourse {n} ((UK) a racetrack where horse races are run) | :: væddeløbsbane |
| raceme {n} (type of inflorescence) | :: klase, blomsterklase |
| racemose {adj} (botany: having flowers arranged along a single central axis) | :: klaseagtig, racemøs |
| Rachel {prop} (younger daughter of Laban) | :: Rakel |
| Rachel {prop} (female given name) | :: Rakel |
| racialism {n} (racism) SEE: racism | :: |
| racism {n} (racial prejudice or discrimination) | :: racisme {c} |
| racist {n} (person who believes a particular race is superior to others.) | :: racist {c} |
| racist {adj} (relating to racism) | :: racistisk |
| racket {n} (implement) | :: ketsjer {c} |
| racoon {n} (raccoon) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| racquet {n} (an implement with a handle used to hit a ball) | :: ketsjer {c} |
| rada {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet | :: |
| radiation {n} (transfer of energy via radiation) | :: varmestråling {c} |
| radiation {n} | :: stråling |
| radical {n} | :: radikal |
| radio {n} (technology) | :: radiofoni, radio |
| radio {n} (receiver) | :: radio {c} |
| radioactive {adj} (exhibiting radioactivity) | :: radioaktiv |
| radioactive decay {n} (physical process) | :: radioaktivt henfald {n} |
| radioactive fallout {n} (material from a radioactive plume) | :: radioaktivt nedfald |
| radioactive waste {n} (type of waste) | :: atomaffald, radioaktivt affald |
| radioactivity {n} (emission of ionizing radiation) | :: radioaktivitet {c} |
| radiology {n} (the use of radiation in diagnosis) | :: radiologi {c} |
| radio silence {n} (period of time when all radio transmissions cease) | :: radiotavshed {c} |
| radio telescope {n} (astronomical device) | :: radioteleskop {n} |
| radish {n} (plant Raphanus sativus var. sativus) | :: ræddike |
| radish {n} (edible root) | :: radise {m} {c} |
| radius {n} (line segment) | :: radius |
| radix {n} (biology: root) SEE: root | :: |
| radon {n} (chemical element) | :: radon {n} |
| raffle {n} (drawing) | :: tombola {c} |
| raft {n} (flat, floating structure) | :: flåde {c} |
| rag {n} (piece of cloth) | :: klud {c} |
| rag doll {n} (a doll made from cloth and rags) | :: kludedukke {c} |
| rage {n} (a violent anger) | :: raseri {n}, galskab {c} |
| rage {v} (act in an angry manner) | :: rase |
| Ragnarok {prop} (the final battle in Norse mythology) | :: ragnarok |
| ragout {n} (stew of meat and vegetables mixed together) | :: ragout {c} |
| Ragusa {prop} (Dubrovnik) SEE: Dubrovnik | :: |
| raid {n} (attack for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering) | :: razzia {c} |
| rail {n} (means of transportation) SEE: railway | :: |
| rail {n} (metal bar) | :: skinne |
| railcar {n} (any railway carriage) SEE: railroad car | :: |
| railing {n} (fence or barrier) | :: rækværk {n} |
| railroad {n} (permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails) SEE: railway | :: |
| railroad {n} (transportation system) SEE: railway | :: |
| railroad car {n} (railroad vehicle) | :: togvogn {c}, jernbanevogn {c} |
| railroad crossing {n} (level crossing) SEE: level crossing | :: |
| railroad station {n} (place where trains stop for passengers) SEE: railway station | :: |
| railroad tie {n} (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) | :: svelle {c} |
| railway {n} (track, consisting of parallel rails) | :: jernbane {c} |
| railway {n} (transport system using these rails) | :: jernbane {c} |
| railway station {n} (place where trains stop) | :: jernbanestation, togstation |
| railway station {n} (an urban terminal for a number of trains) | :: banegård {c} |
| rain {n} (condensed water from a cloud) | :: regn |
| rain {v} (of rain: to fall from the sky) | :: regne |
| rainbow {n} (multicoloured arch in the sky) | :: regnbue {c} |
| rainbow flag {n} (rainbow-striped flag used as a symbol of LGBT pride and social movements) | :: regnbueflag {n} |
| rainbow trout {n} (Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)) | :: regnbueørred {c} |
| raindrop {n} (droplet of rainwater) | :: regndråbe {c} |
| rainforest {n} (type of forest) | :: regnskov {c} |
| rainwater {n} (water sourced from rain) | :: regnvand {n} |
| rainy season {n} (portion of the year when rainfall amounts are greatest) | :: regntid {c} |
| raise {n} (increase in wages) | :: lønforhøjelse {c} |
| raised bog {n} | :: højmose |
| raisin {n} (dried grape) | :: rosin {c} |
| raisin bread {n} (raisin bread) | :: rosinbrød |
| rake {n} (garden tool) | :: rive {c} |
| rake {n} (person who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct) | :: fusentast |
| Rakvere {prop} (Town in Estonia) | :: Rakvere |
| rally {n} (demonstration) SEE: demonstration | :: |
| Ralph {prop} (male given name) | :: Ralf |
| ram {n} (male sheep) | :: vædder {m} |
| ram {n} (piston powered by hydraulic pressure) | :: stempel, stødslæde |
| ram {n} (battering ram) SEE: battering ram | :: |
| Ramadan {prop} (holy ninth month of Islamic lunar calendar) | :: ramadan {c} |
| ramble {v} (wander) SEE: wander | :: |
| rampart {n} (defensive ridge of earth) | :: volden |
| ramrod {n} (device used with early firearms) | :: ladestok {c} |
| ramson {n} (ramsons) SEE: ramsons | :: |
| ramsons {n} (Allium ursinum) | :: ramsløg {c} {n} |
| ranch {n} (large plot of land) | :: ranch {c} |
| rancher {n} (person who operates a ranch) | :: rancher {c} |
| rancid {adj} (rancid) SEE: offensive | :: |
| rancid {adj} (being rank in taste or smell) | :: harsk |
| rand {n} (currency of South Africa) | :: rand {c} |
| random {adj} (all outcomes being unpredictable) | :: tilfældig |
| random {adj} (apropos of nothing) | :: overflødig, ligegyldig |
| range {n} (step of a ladder) SEE: rung | :: |
| range {n} (math: set of values of a function) | :: værdimængde {c} |
| Rangoon {prop} (Yangon) SEE: Yangon | :: |
| rank {n} (hierarchical level in an organization) | :: rang |
| rank {n} (chess: one of the horizontal lines of squares) | :: række {c} |
| ransom {n} (money paid for the freeing of a hostage) | :: løsesum |
| rape {n} (act of forcing sexual activity) | :: voldtægt {c} |
| rape {v} (force sexual intercourse) | :: voldtage |
| rape {v} (cause damage, destruction to a countryside, nature etc) | :: smadre, skænde |
| rape oil {n} (rapeseed oil) SEE: rapeseed oil | :: |
| rapeseed oil {n} (vegetable oil) | :: rapsolie {c} |
| raping {n} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| rapist {n} (someone who rapes someone else) | :: voldtægtsmand {c}, voldtægtskvinde {c} |
| raptor {n} (bird of prey) SEE: bird of prey | :: |
| rare {adj} (very uncommon) | :: sjælden |
| rare {adj} (cooked very lightly) | :: rød |
| rarity {n} (measure of the scarcity of an object) | :: sjældenhed {c} |
| rarity {n} (rare object) | :: sjældenhed {c}, raritet {c} |
| rash {adj} (hasty) | :: forhastet, uoverlagt |
| rasp {n} (coarse file) | :: rasp |
| raspberry {n} (plant) | :: hindbær {c} |
| raspberry {n} (fruit) | :: hindbær {n} |
| rat {n} (rodent) | :: rotte {c} |
| rate {n} (speed) SEE: speed | :: |
| rate equation {n} (rate equation) | :: hastighedsudtryk {n} |
| ratel {n} (Mellivora capensis) SEE: honey badger | :: |
| rather {adv} (preferably) | :: hellere |
| rather {adv} (on the contrary) | :: tværtimod |
| rather {adv} (more precisely) | :: snarere |
| rather {adv} (somewhat, fairly) | :: noget |
| ratify {v} (give formal consent to) | :: ratificere |
| rational {adj} (reasonable; not absurd) | :: rationel |
| rational {n} (rational number) SEE: rational number | :: |
| rationality {n} (quality or state of being rational) | :: rationalitet {c} |
| rational number {n} (quotient of integers) | :: rationelt tal {n} |
| rat king {n} (conglomeration of rats with tails joined) | :: rottekonge {c} |
| rat race {n} (activity which is hectic, tedious, and congested with participants) | :: rotteræs {n} |
| rattle {n} (baby’s toy) | :: rangle, rasle |
| rattler {n} (rattlesnake) SEE: rattlesnake | :: |
| rattlesnake {n} (venomous snake) | :: klapperslange |
| Rauma {prop} (Finnish city) | :: Rauma |
| ravage {v} (to devastate or destroy something) | :: ødelægge |
| ravage {v} (to pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something) | :: plyndre |
| ravage {v} (to wreak destruction) | :: ødelægge |
| ravage {n} (grievous damage or havoc) | :: ødelæggelse {c} |
| ravage {n} (depredation or devastation) | :: ødelæggelse {c} |
| raven {n} (bird) | :: ravn {c} |
| ravine {n} (a deep narrow valley) | :: ravine {c} |
| ravish {v} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| raw {adj} (uncooked) | :: rå |
| raw data {n} (data that have not been analyzed) | :: rådata |
| raw material {n} (material in its unprocessed, natural state) | :: råstof {n} |
| ray {n} (beam of light or radiation) | :: stråle {c} |
| ray {n} (mathematics: line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point) | :: stråle {c} |
| ray {n} (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail) | :: rokke |
| raze {v} (to demolish) | :: rasere |
| razor {n} (shaving knife) | :: kniv, barberkniv, skraber {c} |
| razor {n} (shaving instrument) | :: barberhøvl {c}, skraber {c} |
| razorbill {n} (a large black and white auk, Alca torda) | :: alk {c} |
| re {prep} (regarding) | :: angående , hvad angår |
| re {n} (the second note in solfège) | :: re {c} |
| re- {prefix} (again) | :: gen- |
| reaccept {v} (to accept again) | :: acceptere igen, modtage igen |
| reach {v} (to obtain by stretching forth, to extend so as to touch) | :: nå |
| reach {v} (to arrive at by effort) | :: nå, nå frem til |
| reach for the sky {interj} (surrender) SEE: hands up | :: |
| reaction {n} (action in response to an event) | :: reaktion {c} |
| reaction {n} (chemical transformation) | :: reaktion {c} |
| reaction rate constant {n} (reaction rate constant) | :: hastighedskonstant {c} |
| reactive {adj} ((in chemistry) able to react) | :: reaktiv, reaktionsdygtig |
| read {v} (look at and interpret letters or other information) | :: læse |
| read {v} (speak aloud words or other information that is written) | :: læse |
| readable {adj} (legible) SEE: legible | :: |
| reader {n} (person who reads a publication) | :: læser {c} |
| reader {n} (proofreader) SEE: proofreader | :: |
| reading {n} (process of interpreting written language) | :: læsning {c} |
| reading {n} (value indicated by a measuring device) | :: aflæsning {c} |
| reading {n} (event at which material is read aloud) | :: forelæsning {c} |
| reading {n} (interpretation) | :: fortolkning {c} |
| reading {n} (something to read) SEE: reading material | :: |
| Reading {prop} (the town) | :: Reading |
| reading comprehension {n} (reading comprehension) | :: læseforståelse |
| reading glasses {n} (spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia) | :: læsebriller |
| reading material {n} (anything produced for reading) | :: læsestof {n} |
| reading room {n} (space set aside for reading) | :: læsesal {c} |
| ready {n} (cash) SEE: cash | :: |
| ready meal {n} (prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater) | :: færdigret {c} |
| ready, set, go {phrase} (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go | :: |
| ready, steady, go {phrase} (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go | :: |
| real {adj} (true, genuine, not merely nominal) | :: ægte, virkelig |
| real {n} (mathematics: a real number) SEE: real number | :: |
| real estate {n} (property that cannot easily be moved) | :: fast ejendom {c} |
| realism {n} (concern for fact or reality) | :: realismen |
| realist {n} (one who sees things as they are) | :: realist {c} |
| realist {n} (advocate of artistic realism) | :: realist {c} |
| realistic {adj} (expressed or represented as being accurate) | :: realistisk |
| realistic {adj} (relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were) | :: realistisk |
| reality {n} (state of being actual or real) | :: virkelighed {c} |
| reality {n} (a real entity, event etc.) | :: realitet {c} |
| reality {n} (entirety of all that is real) | :: virkelighed {c} |
| reality {n} (an individual observer's subjective perception) | :: virkelighed {c} |
| reality check {n} (wake-up call) | :: realitetscheck {n} |
| realize {v} (to make real) | :: realisere, virkeliggøre, gennemføre |
| realize {v} (to become aware of) | :: indse |
| realm {n} (sphere or influence) | :: sfære {c} |
| realm {n} (territory or state) | :: rige {n} |
| real number {n} (limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers) | :: reelt tal {n} |
| real part {n} (of complex number) | :: reel del {c} |
| realpolitik {n} (pragmatic international government policy) | :: realpolitik {c} |
| real property {n} (real estate) SEE: real estate | :: |
| realtor {n} (dealer in real estate) | :: ejendomsmægler {c} |
| reaper {n} (the Grim Reaper) SEE: Grim Reaper | :: |
| reap hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle | :: |
| reaping hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle | :: |
| rear {n} (the back or hindmost part) | :: bagdel |
| rear window {n} (window at the back of a car) | :: bagrude {c} |
| reason {n} (that which causes: a cause) | :: årsag {c} |
| reason {n} ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | :: fornuft |
| reason {n} | :: grund |
| reason {v} (to deduce by being rational) | :: ræsonnere, overveje |
| reason {v} (to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | :: slutte |
| reason {v} (to arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine, debate, discuss) SEE: debate | :: |
| reassess {v} (assess again) SEE: re-evaluate | :: |
| reassure {v} (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) | :: berolige |
| Rebecca {prop} (female given name) | :: Rebecca |
| Rebekah {prop} (sister of Laban and wife to Isaac) | :: Rebecca |
| rebel {n} (person who resists an established authority) | :: rebel {c}, oprører {c} |
| rebel {v} (to resist or become defiant towards) | :: rebel |
| rebellion {n} (armed resistance) | :: oprør {n} |
| rebirth {n} (reincarnation) | :: genfødsel {c}, reinkarnation {c} |
| rebound {n} (recoil of an object bouncing off another) | :: tilbagestuds {n} |
| rebound {v} (To bound or spring back from a force) | :: studse |
| rebroadcast {v} (broadcast again) | :: genudsende |
| rebuke {v} (to criticise harshly; to reprove) | :: bebrejde |
| rebus {n} (puzzle) | :: rebus |
| recalcitrant {adj} (hard to deal with or operate) | :: genstridig, stædig |
| receipt {n} (written acknowledgement) | :: kvittering {c}, bon {c} [receipt from a cash registry] |
| receive {v} (take what is offered, accept from another) | :: få |
| Received Pronunciation {prop} (form of English pronunciation) | :: Dronningens engelsk, korrekt engelsk, højengelsk, britisk engelsk |
| receiver {n} (person who receives) | :: modtager {c} |
| receiver {n} (person who accepts stolen goods) | :: hæler {c} |
| receiver {n} (electronic device) | :: modtager {c} |
| receiver {n} (electronic device that receives and converts signal) | :: modtager {c} |
| receiver {n} (telephone handset) | :: telefonrør {n} |
| recent {adj} (having happened a short while ago) | :: frisk, nylig |
| reception {n} (act of receiving) | :: modtagelse {c} |
| reception {n} (electronics: act or ability to receive signals) | :: modtagning {c} |
| reception {n} (social engagement) | :: reception {c} |
| reception {n} (reaction) | :: modtagelse {c} |
| reception {n} (front desk) | :: reception {c} |
| receptive {adj} (capable of receiving something) | :: modtagelig |
| receptive {adj} (ready to receive new ideas or concepts) | :: modtagelig |
| receptivity {n} (the state of being receptive) | :: modtagelighed |
| recessive {adj} (in genetics) | :: recessiv |
| rechargeable {adj} (able to be recharged) | :: genopladelig |
| recidivist {n} (one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits) | :: recidivist {c} |
| recipe {n} (instructions for making or preparing food dishes) | :: recept {c}, opskrift {c} |
| recipient {n} (one who receives) | :: modtager {c} |
| reciprocal {adj} (done by each of two people towards the other) | :: reciprok |
| recirculate {v} (to circulate again) | :: recirkulere |
| recirculation {n} (act or process of recirculating) | :: recirkulation {c} |
| recitation {n} (act of reciting) | :: recitation {c} |
| recite {v} (to recite) SEE: say | :: |
| recite {v} (to repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text) | :: recitere |
| reckless {adj} (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash) | :: skødesløs, ubetænksom |
| reckless {adj} (indifferent to danger or the consequences) | :: letsindig |
| reclaim {v} (to recycle) SEE: recycle | :: |
| reclaim {v} (to tame or domesticate a wild animal) SEE: tame | :: |
| recognition {n} (the act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized) | :: genkendelse {c} |
| recognition {n} (acceptance as valid or true) | :: erkendelse {c} |
| recognition {n} (official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country) | :: anerkendelse {c} |
| recognition {n} (honour, favorable note, or attention) | :: anerkendelse {c} |
| recognize {v} (to match in memory; to know from a previous encounter) | :: genkende |
| recognize {v} (to acknowledge the existence or legality of) | :: anerkende |
| recognize {v} (to realize or discover the nature of something) | :: erkende |
| recognized {adj} (notable, distinguished, honored) | :: anerkendt |
| recoil {n} (pushback from a fired firearm) | :: rekyl {c} |
| recoil {v} (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment) | :: trække sig tilbage |
| recollect {v} (to recall past events) | :: erindre |
| recommend {v} (to commend to the favorable notice of another) | :: anbefale |
| recommendation {n} (act of recommending) | :: anbefaling {c} |
| recommendation {n} (that which is recommended) | :: anbefaling {c} |
| reconciliation {n} (reestablishment of friendly relations) | :: forsoning |
| record {n} (information put into a lasting physical medium) | :: optegnelse, dokument |
| record {n} (phonograph record) | :: plade, grammofonplade |
| record {n} (computing: set of data relating to a single individual or item) | :: post |
| record {n} (most extreme known value of some achievement) | :: rekord {c} |
| record {v} (make a record of) | :: optegne, registrere |
| record {v} (make an audio or video recording of) | :: optage, indspille |
| record {v} (give legal status to by making an official public record) | :: bevidne, markere |
| record {v} ((intransitive) make audio or video recording) | :: indspille |
| record chart {n} (Ranking of music by popularity) | :: Hitliste |
| recorder {n} (musical instrument) | :: blokfløjte |
| record player {n} (analogue electronic device for playing gramophone records, see also: gramophone) | :: pladespiller {c} |
| recreation {n} (activity that diverts, amuses or stimulates) | :: rekreation |
| recruit {n} | :: rekrut |
| recruit {v} (to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees) | :: hverve, rekruttere |
| rectangle {n} (quadrilateral) | :: rektangel |
| rectangular {adj} (having a shape like a rectangle) | :: rektangulær |
| rectum {n} (terminal part of the large intestine) | :: endetarm {c} |
| recumbent {n} (special type of bicycle) | :: liggecykel |
| recumbent bicycle {n} (recumbent) SEE: recumbent | :: |
| recurrence relation {n} (recurrence relation) | :: rekursionsligning {c} |
| recycle {v} (to break down and reuse component materials) | :: genbruge, genanvende |
| recycle {v} (to reuse as a whole) | :: genbruge |
| recycling {n} (the practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use) | :: genbrug {n} {c}, genanvendelse {c} |
| red {n} (colour) | :: rød |
| red {adj} (having red as its colour) | :: rød |
| redact {v} (to censor, to black out or remove parts of (a document) while releasing the remainder) | :: overstrege |
| red admiral {n} (butterfly) | :: admiral {c} |
| Red Army man {n} (the lowest military rank of the Red Army) | :: rødarmist |
| red bandfish {n} (Cepola macrophthalma) | :: rød båndfisk {c} |
| red beet {n} (beetroot) SEE: beetroot | :: |
| red blood cell {n} (haemoglobin-carrying blood cell in vertebrates) | :: rød blodcelle {c}, rødt blodlegeme {n}, erytrocyt {c} |
| red-breasted merganser {n} (Mergus serrator) | :: toppet skallesluger {c} |
| red cabbage {n} (a variety of cabbage having red leaves) | :: rødkål {c} |
| red card {n} (sports: card) | :: rødt kort {n} |
| red carpet {n} (a strip of red carpet laid for a VIP) | :: røde løber |
| Red Crescent {prop} (branch of the Red Cross) | :: Røde Halvmåne {c} |
| Red Cross {prop} (Red Cross) | :: Røde Kors {n} |
| red currant {n} (fruit) | :: ribs {n} |
| red deer {n} (Cervus elaphus) | :: kronhjort {c} |
| red fox {n} (Vulpes vulpes) | :: ræv {c} |
| red-haired {adj} (having red hair) SEE: redheaded | :: |
| red-handed {adj} (in the act of wrongdoing) | :: på fersk gerning |
| redheaded {adj} (having red hair) | :: rødhåret |
| red herring {n} (misleading clue) | :: falsk spor {n} |
| red hot {n} (hot dog) SEE: hot dog | :: |
| red kite {n} (Milvus milvus) | :: rød glente {c} |
| red-legged partridge {n} (red-legged partridge) | :: rødhøne {c} |
| red line {n} (a boundary or limit which should not be crossed) | :: rød linje {c} |
| red lynx {n} (bobcat) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| red meat {n} (meat) | :: rødt kød {n} |
| red-necked phalarope {n} (Phalaropus lobatus) | :: odinshane |
| red-necked stint {n} (Calidris ruficollis) | :: rødhalset ryle |
| red onion {n} (a type of onion with reddish purplish skin) | :: rødløg {c} |
| redox {n} (chemical reaction) | :: redoxproces {c}, redoxreaktion {c} |
| red panda {n} (Ailurus fulgens) | :: rød panda {c}, lille panda {c}, kattebjørn {c} |
| red phalarope {n} (Phalaropus fulicarius) | :: thorshane |
| red scarf {n} (young pioneer) SEE: young pioneer | :: |
| Red Sea {prop} (sea between Africa and Arabia) | :: Røde Hav |
| redshift {n} (change in wavelength) | :: rødforskydning |
| Red Square {prop} (Moscow square) | :: Den Røde Plads |
| redstart {n} (ground-feeding bird) | :: rødstjert {c} |
| red-throated diver {n} (loon) | :: rødstrubet lom {c} |
| redundant {adj} (superfluous) | :: overflødig |
| red wine {n} (red coloured wine) | :: rødvin {c} |
| redwing {n} (Turdus iliacus) | :: vindrossel |
| reed {n} (grass-like plant) | :: siv, rør {n} |
| reed {n} | :: siv |
| reefer {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| reel {n} (dance, music) | :: reel {c} |
| reel {n} (spool) | :: tromle {c}, rulle {c}, hjul {n}, trisse {c} |
| reel {n} (machine for winding yarns) | :: rulle {c} |
| reel {n} (compilation of film) | :: rulle {c} |
| reel {v} (to spin or revolve repeatedly) | :: rulle, spole, vinde |
| reel {v} (to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else) | :: rulle |
| reel {v} (to walk shakily or unsteadily) | :: vakle, rave, slingre |
| reel {v} ((reel back) to back off or step away unsteadily and quickly) | :: vakle |
| reelect {v} (to elect for a subsequent time) | :: genvælge |
| reelection {n} (the act of being elected after already being elected once) | :: genvalg {n} |
| re-evaluate {v} (evaluate again) | :: genvurdere |
| refectory {n} (dining-hall) | :: refektorium {n} |
| refer {v} (to direct to a source for help or information) | :: henvise |
| refer {v} (to allude to (grammar term)) | :: henvise, referere |
| referee {n} (sport: umpire, judge of a game) | :: dommer {c} |
| referee {v} (to act as a referee) | :: dømme |
| reference {n} (reference work) SEE: reference work | :: |
| reference work {n} (compendium of information) | :: opslagsværk {n} |
| referendum {n} (direct popular vote) | :: folkeafstemning {c} |
| referent {n} (that which a term denotes) | :: referent {c} |
| referral {n} (act or process of transferring) | :: henvisning {c} |
| refine {v} (to reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy) | :: raffinere, rense |
| refine {v} (to purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish) | :: forbedre, forfine |
| refined {adj} (cultured, elegant) | :: raffineret, elegant, forfinet |
| refinement {n} (high-class style; cultivation) | :: raffinement {n} |
| refinement {n} (fine or subtle distinction) | :: raffinement {n} |
| refining {n} (process) SEE: refinement | :: |
| reflect {v} (to bend back from a surface) | :: reflektere |
| reflect {v} (to mirror, or show the image of something) | :: reflektere, spejle |
| reflect {v} (to think seriously; to ponder or consider) | :: reflektere, tænke over |
| reflection {n} (act of reflecting; the state of being reflected) | :: afspejling {c}, refleksion {c} |
| reflection {n} (careful thought or consideration) | :: refleksion {c} |
| reflexive {n} (reflexive pronoun) SEE: reflexive pronoun | :: |
| reflexive pronoun {n} (a part of speech) | :: refleksiv pronomen |
| reform {n} (amendment) | :: reform {c} |
| refract {v} (to refract) SEE: disperse | :: |
| refraction {n} (bending of any wave) | :: brydning {c}, refraktion {c} |
| refractive index {n} (ratio of the speed of light in vacuum to another medium) | :: brydningsindeks {n} |
| refrain {n} (burden of song) | :: refræn {n} |
| refrigerate {v} (freeze) SEE: freeze | :: |
| refrigerator {n} (appliance) | :: køleskab {n} |
| refuck {v} (to fuck again (vulgar)) | :: kneppe igen |
| refuge {n} (place providing safety, protection or shelter) | :: tilflugtssted {n} |
| refuge {n} (refuge island) SEE: refuge island | :: |
| refugee {n} (person seeking political asylum) | :: flygtning |
| refugee {n} (person seeking economic asylum) | :: flygtning {c} |
| refugee {n} (person seeking refuge from natural disaster) | :: flygtning {c} |
| refuge island {n} (raised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street) | :: trafikø {c} |
| refund {v} (to return (money) to (someone)) | :: refundere |
| refuse {n} (items or material that have been discarded) | :: affald {n} |
| refuse {v} ((transitive) decline (request, demand)) | :: afslå |
| regarding {prep} (concerning) | :: vedrørende |
| regards {n} (greeting at the end of a letter) | :: hilsen |
| regency {n} (system of government) | :: regentskab {n} |
| regent {n} (one who rules in place of the monarch) | :: regent |
| regicide {n} (one who kills a king) | :: kongemorder {c} |
| regime {n} (form of government) | :: regime |
| regime change {n} (overthrow of a government) | :: regimeskifte {n} |
| regiment {n} (army unit) | :: regiment {n} |
| Regina {prop} (female given name) | :: Regine |
| regiolect {n} | :: regiolekt {c} |
| region {n} (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) | :: region {c} |
| region {n} (an administrative subdivision) | :: region |
| register {n} (linguistics: style of a language used in a particular context) | :: register {n} |
| register {n} (cash register) SEE: cash register | :: |
| registration {n} (the act of signing up or registering for something) | :: registrering {c} |
| regret {v} (feel sorry about some past thing) | :: angre, fortryde |
| regret {v} (to feel sorry about anything) | :: beklage |
| regret {n} (instance of such an emotion) | :: beklagelse {c} [general]; anger {c} [remorse] |
| regrettably {adv} (in a manner inspiring or deserving regret) | :: beklageligvis, desværre |
| regular {adj} (having a constant pattern) | :: regelmæssig |
| regular {adj} (demonstrating consistent set of rules) | :: regelmæssig |
| regular {adj} (happening at constant intervals) | :: fast, regelmæssig |
| regular {adj} (grammar) | :: regelmæssig |
| regular {adj} (having expected characteristics) | :: almindelig, normal |
| regulate {v} (control) SEE: control | :: |
| regulation {n} (EU: self-effecting legislative act) | :: forordning {c} |
| Reich {n} (a German empire or nation) | :: rige {n} |
| Reichstag {prop} (the lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945) | :: Rigsdag {c} [parliament], Rigsdagsbygning {c} [building in Berlin] |
| reign {n} (The period during which a monarch rules) | :: regeringstid {c} |
| Reims {prop} (city) | :: Reims |
| reincarnation {n} (rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form) | :: reinkarnation {c} |
| reindeer {n} (Rangifer tarandus) | :: ren {c}, rensdyr {n} |
| reinforced concrete {n} (building material) | :: armeret beton, jernbeton {c} |
| reinforcement {n} (act or state of reinforcing or being reinforced) | :: forstærkning {c} |
| reinforcement {n} (in plural: additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action) | :: forstærkning {c} |
| reinforcement {n} (behavioral psychology: process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated) | :: forstærkning {c} |
| reinterpret {v} (to interpret again) | :: omfortolke |
| reinterpretation {n} (a new interpretation) | :: omfortolkning {c} |
| reinterpretation {n} (the act of reinterpreting) | :: omfortolkning {c} |
| reinvent the wheel {v} (do work unnecessarily) | :: opfinde den dybe tallerken [literally: invent the deep [soup] bowl] |
| reject {v} (refuse to accept) | :: afvise |
| rejoice {v} (be happy) | :: juble |
| rejuvenation {n} (the process of rendering young again) | :: foryngelse {c} |
| relate {v} (to narrate) SEE: narrate | :: |
| related {adj} (standing in relation or connection) | :: relaterede |
| related {adj} (being a relative of) | :: beslægtet, i familie |
| relation {n} (way in which two things may be associated) | :: forhold {n}, relation {c} |
| relation {n} (member of one's family) | :: slægtning {c}, familiemedlem {n} |
| relational {adj} (relative) SEE: relative | :: |
| relationship {n} (connection or association) | :: forhold {n} |
| relationship {n} (kinship) | :: slægtskab {n} |
| relationship {n} (romantic or sexual involvement) | :: forhold {n} |
| relative {adj} (conditional; depending on something else) | :: relativ |
| relative {n} (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption) | :: pårørende {c}, beslægtet, frænde {c}, frænke {c} |
| relative complement {n} (set of elements contained in one set but not another) | :: mængdedifferens {c} |
| relative frequency {n} (relative frequency) | :: frekvens {c} |
| relatively {adv} (proportionally) | :: relativt, forholdsvis |
| relative permittivity {n} (relative permittivity) | :: relativ permittivitet {c} |
| relative pronoun {n} (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) | :: relativpronomen {n}, relativt pronomen, henførende stedord {n} |
| relativistic {adj} (of, or relating to relativity) | :: relativistisk |
| relax {v} (to calm down) | :: falde til ro, slappe af |
| release {n} (event of setting free) | :: frislippende {n} |
| release {n} (software: distribution of a computer software product) | :: version, udgave |
| release {n} (product made recently available) | :: udgave |
| reliable {adj} (fit to be relied on) | :: pålidelig |
| relief {n} (removal of stress or discomfort) | :: lettelse {c} |
| relief {n} (feeling associated with removal of stress or discomfort) | :: lettelse {c} |
| relief {n} (type of artwork) | :: relief {c} |
| relief printing {n} (printing method) | :: bogtryk {n}, højtryk {n} |
| relieve {v} (to ease from mental distress) | :: lette |
| religion {n} (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death) | :: religion {c} |
| religious {adj} (concerning religion) | :: religiøs |
| religious {adj} (committed to the practice of religion) | :: religiøs |
| religious {adj} (highly dedicated) | :: religiøs |
| religious {n} (member of religious order) | :: religiøs person {c} |
| relish {n} (pleasing taste) | :: nydelse {c} |
| relish {v} (to taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of) | :: nyde |
| reluctance {n} (unwillingness to do something) | :: utilbøjelighed {c} |
| remain {n} (That which is left; relic; remainder) | :: rest {c} |
| remain {v} (to stay behind while others withdraw) | :: blive, forblive |
| remainder {n} (mathematics: amount left over after repeatedly subtracting the divisor) | :: rest {c} |
| remainder {n} | :: rest {c} |
| remaining {adj} (which remains) | :: resterende, tilbageværende |
| remand {v} | :: varetægtsfængsle |
| remark {n} (act of pointing out; notice or observation) | :: påpegning {c}, observation {c}, bemærkning {c} |
| remark {n} (expression of something noticed) | :: bemærkning {c} |
| remark {n} | :: bemærkning |
| remark {v} (to make a remark or remarks; to comment) | :: bemærke, sige |
| remark {v} (to express in words or writing, as observed or noticed) | :: bemærke |
| remarkable {adj} (worthy of being remarked) | :: bemærkelsesværdig |
| rematch {n} (second contest between the same opponents, a return game) | :: omkamp {c} |
| remedy {v} (To provide or serve as a remedy for) | :: afhjælpe |
| remember {v} (to recall from one's memory) | :: huske, erindre |
| remember {v} ((obsolete) to remind) SEE: remind | :: |
| remind {v} (Cause one to experience a memory; bring to a person's notice) | :: påminde |
| reminder {n} (something that reminds) | :: påmindelse {c} |
| remit {v} (to postpone) SEE: postpone | :: |
| remnant {n} (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) | :: rest {c} |
| remorse {n} (feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning) | :: skyldfølelse {c}, anger |
| remote control {n} (device used to operate an appliance or mechanical toy from a short distance away) | :: fjernbetjening {c} |
| remoulade {n} (condiment) | :: remoulade {c}, remulade {c} |
| remove {v} (to take away) | :: fjerne |
| remove {v} (to murder someone) | :: eliminere |
| remove {v} (to discard, set aside) | :: forkaste |
| remove {v} (to change one's residence) | :: flytte |
| ren {n} (a kidney) SEE: kidney | :: |
| renaissance {n} (rebirth or revival) | :: renæssance {c} |
| rendezvous {n} (meeting or date) | :: rendezvous {n} |
| rendezvous {n} (agreement to meet) | :: rendezvous {n} |
| renegade {n} (outlaw or rebel) | :: lovløs, rebel {c} |
| rennet {n} (An enzyme) | :: osteløbe {c} |
| rennet stomach {n} (abomasum) SEE: abomasum | :: |
| renounce {v} (make renunciation) | :: give afkald |
| rent {n} (payment made by a tenant) | :: leje {c}, husleje {c} |
| rent {n} (payment made for the use of equipment or a service) | :: leje {c} |
| rent {v} (to occupy premises in exchange for rent) | :: leje |
| rent {v} (to grant occupation in return for rent) | :: leje ud |
| rent {n} (a tear or rip) | :: ridse {c} |
| rent {n} (a division or schism between two things.) | :: skisma {n} |
| rep {n} (reputation) SEE: reputation | :: |
| rep {n} (representative) SEE: representative | :: |
| rep {n} (repetition) SEE: repetition | :: |
| repair {v} (to restore to good working order) | :: reparere |
| repair {n} (act of repairing something) | :: reparation {c} |
| repatriation {n} (the process of returning of a person to their country of origin) | :: hjemsendelse {c}, repatriering {c} |
| repay {v} (pay back) SEE: pay back | :: |
| repeat {v} (do or say again) | :: gentage |
| repeatable {adj} (able to be repeated) | :: der kan gentages |
| repeated {adj} (said or done again) | :: gentaget |
| repeatedly {adv} (done several times) | :: gentagne gange |
| repechage {n} (heat for competitors who have lost in a previous round) | :: opsamlingsheat |
| repentant {adj} (feeling sorrow for wrongdoing) | :: angrende |
| repercussion {n} (consequence, result of action) | :: efterfølge {c} |
| repetition {n} (act or an instance of repeating or being repeated) | :: gentagelse {c} |
| replace {v} (to substitute) | :: erstatte |
| replacement {n} (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) | :: udskiftning {c} [sports], erstatning {c}, substitut {c} |
| replacement {n} (act of replacing) | :: udskiftning {c} |
| reply {v} (to give a written or spoken response) | :: svare, besvare |
| reply {v} (to act or gesture in response) | :: svare, genmæle |
| reply {n} (written or spoken response) | :: svar {n}, besvarelse {c} |
| reply {n} (something given in reply) | :: svar {n} |
| report {v} (to relate details of) | :: rapportere |
| report {v} (to notify formally) | :: advisere, underrette |
| report {n} (information describing events) | :: rapport {c} |
| reportedly {adv} (according to reports or rumors) | :: angiveligt |
| reported speech {n} (a form of speech used to express what another has said) | :: indirekte tale {c} |
| reporter {n} (journalist) | :: journalist {c} |
| represent {v} (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) | :: repræsentere |
| representative {n} (one who speaks for another) | :: repræsentant {n} |
| reprimand {n} (a severe, formal or official reproof) | :: næse {c}, reprimande {c} |
| reprimand {v} (to reprove in a formal or official way) | :: bestraffe, tilrettevise, give næse |
| reprise {n} (repetition) SEE: repetition | :: |
| reproach {n} (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) | :: bebrejdelse {c} |
| reproach {v} (to criticize or rebuke someone) | :: bebrejde |
| reproduction {n} (a duplicate) | :: reproduktion |
| reproductive organ {n} (organ used in sexual reproduction) SEE: sex organ | :: |
| reptile {n} (a cold-blooded vertebrate) | :: krybdyr {n}, reptil {n} |
| republic {n} (a type of state) | :: republik {c} |
| republican {adj} (of or belonging to a republic) | :: republikansk |
| Republican {adj} (republican) SEE: republican | :: |
| republicanism {n} (republicanism as a form of government) | :: republikanisme {c} |
| Republic of Albania {prop} (Official name of Albania) | :: Republikken Albanien |
| Republic of Angola {prop} (official name of Angola) | :: Republikken Angola |
| Republic of Armenia {prop} (official name of Armenia) | :: Republikken Armenien {c} |
| Republic of Austria {prop} (official name of Austria) | :: Republikken Østrig {c} |
| Republic of Azerbaijan {prop} (official name of Azerbaijan) | :: Republikken Aserbajdsjan {c} |
| Republic of Belarus {prop} (official name of Belarus) | :: Republikken Hviderusland {c} |
| Republic of Botswana {prop} (official name of Botswana) | :: Republikken Botswana |
| Republic of Bulgaria {prop} (official name of Bulgaria) | :: Republikken Bulgarien {c} |
| Republic of Burundi {prop} (official name of Burundi) | :: Republikken Burundi |
| Republic of China {prop} (state in East Asia) | :: Republikken Kina,Taiwan |
| Republic of Croatia {prop} (official name of Croatia) | :: Republikken Kroatien {c} |
| Republic of Côte d'Ivoire {prop} (official name of Côte d'Ivoire) | :: Republikken Elfenbenskysten |
| Republic of Cuba {prop} (official name of Cuba) | :: Republikken Cuba |
| Republic of Cyprus {prop} (official name of Cyprus) | :: Republikken Cypern {c} |
| Republic of Equatorial Guinea {prop} (official name of Equatorial Guinea) | :: Republikken Ækvatorialguinea |
| Republic of Estonia {prop} (official name of Estonia) | :: Republikken Estland {c} |
| Republic of Finland {prop} (official full name of Finland) | :: Republikken Finland |
| Republic of Guinea {prop} (official name of Guinea) | :: Republikken Guinea |
| Republic of Hungary {prop} (former official name of Hungary) | :: Republikken Ungarn {c} |
| Republic of Iceland {prop} (conventional descriptive name of Iceland) | :: Republikken Island {c} |
| Republic of India {prop} (official name of India) | :: Republikken Indien {c} |
| Republic of Indonesia {prop} (official name of Indonesia) | :: Republikken Indonesien {c} |
| Republic of Iraq {prop} (official name of Iraq) | :: Republikken Irak {c} |
| Republic of Ireland {prop} (country) | :: Republikken Irland |
| Republic of Korea {prop} (country) | :: Republikken Korea {c} |
| Republic of Latvia {prop} (Official name of Latvia) | :: Republikken Letland {c} |
| Republic of Lithuania {prop} (Official name of Lithuania) | :: Republikken Litauen {c} |
| Republic of Malawi {prop} (official name of Malawi) | :: Republikken Malawi |
| Republic of Malta {prop} (official name of Malta) | :: Republikken Malta {c} |
| Republic of Niger {prop} (official name of Niger) | :: Republikken Niger |
| Republic of North Macedonia {prop} (Republic of North Macedonia, see also: North Macedonia) | :: Republikken Nordmakedonien {c} |
| Republic of Poland {prop} (official name of Poland) | :: Republikken Polen {c} |
| Republic of Serbia {prop} (official name of Serbia) | :: Republikken Serbien {c} |
| Republic of Seychelles {prop} (official name of Seychelles) | :: Republikken Seychellerne |
| Republic of Singapore {prop} (official name of Singapore) | :: Republikken Singapore {c} |
| Republic of Slovenia {prop} (official name of Slovenia) | :: Republikken Slovenien {c} |
| Republic of South Africa {prop} (official name of South Africa) | :: Republikken Sydafrika {c} |
| Republic of The Gambia {prop} (official name of Gambia) | :: Republikken Gambia |
| Republic of the Philippines {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Republikken Filippinerne {c} |
| Republic of the Sudan {prop} (official name of Sudan) | :: Republikken Sudan |
| Republic of Turkey {prop} (official name of the country of Turkey) | :: Republikken Tyrkiet |
| Republic of Uganda {prop} (official name of Uganda) | :: Republikken Uganda |
| Republic of Zambia {prop} (official name of Zambia) | :: Republikken Zambia |
| Republic of Zimbabwe {prop} (official name of Zimbabwe) | :: Republikken Zimbabwe |
| repulsion {n} (the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled) | :: afvikling |
| reputation {n} (what somebody is known for) | :: anseelse |
| request {v} (to express the need or desire for) | :: anmode |
| request {v} (to ask somebody to do something) | :: anmode, henstille [formal] |
| request {n} (formal message requesting something) | :: ansøgning |
| request {n} (condition of being sought after) | :: efterspørgsel {c} |
| requiem {n} (mass to honor and remember a dead person) | :: rekviem {n} |
| requiem {n} (musical composition composed for such a mass) | :: rekviem {n} |
| requiem {n} (piece of music composed to honor a dead person) | :: rekviem {n} |
| require {v} (ask) SEE: ask | :: |
| requirement {n} (something asked) | :: krav |
| requisition {v} (to demand something) | :: rekvirere |
| reread {v} (to read again) | :: genlæse |
| reredos {n} (screen or decoration behind the altar in a church) SEE: retable | :: |
| rescue {n} (liberation) SEE: liberation | :: |
| research {n} (inquiry or examination) | :: forskning {c} |
| research professor {n} | :: forskningsprofessor |
| resemblance {n} (state of resembling) | :: lighed {c} |
| resemblance {n} (that which resembles) | :: lighed {c} |
| resemblance {n} (comparison) | :: sammenligning |
| resemblance {n} (probability) | :: sandsynlighed |
| resemble {v} (compare) SEE: compare | :: |
| resemble {v} (to be like or similar to something else) | :: ligne, minde om |
| reservation {n} (act of withholding) | :: reservation {c} |
| reservation {n} (limiting qualification) | :: forbehold {n} |
| reservation {n} (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) | :: reservation |
| reserve {v} (to reserve) SEE: hold | :: |
| reserve {n} (that which is reserved or kept back, as for future use) | :: reserve |
| reserve {v} (to keep in store for future or special use) | :: forbeholde, lægge til side |
| reserve {v} (to book in advance) | :: bestille , reservere |
| reserve bank {n} (reserve bank as a central bank) SEE: central bank | :: |
| reserved {adj} (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) | :: reserveret |
| reserved {adj} (set aside for a particular person or purpose) | :: reserveret |
| residence {n} (place where one lives) | :: bopæl {c} |
| residence {n} (building used as a home) | :: bopæl {c} |
| residence permit {n} (right to legally reside in a country) | :: opholdstilladelse {c} |
| residency {n} (condition of being a resident of a particular place) | :: ophold {n} |
| residency {n} (home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies) | :: bosæde {n} |
| resident {n} (person living at a location or an area) | :: bosiddende |
| residual sum of squares {n} (residual sum of squares) | :: residualkvadratsum {c} |
| resignation {n} (act of resigning) | :: fratræden |
| resign oneself {v} (give up) | :: resignere, affinde sig med, finde sig i, slå sig til tåls |
| resilient {adj} (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough) | :: modstandsdygtig |
| resin {n} (secretion of plants) | :: harpiks {c} |
| resistance {n} (act of resisting) | :: modstand {c} |
| resistance {n} (force that tends to oppose motion) | :: modstand {c} |
| resistance {n} (shortened form of electrical resistance) | :: modstand {c}, resistans {c} |
| resistance {n} (underground organization struggling for liberation) | :: modstandsbevægelse {c} |
| resistivity {n} (capacity of resistance to electricity) | :: resistivitet {c} |
| resistor {n} (one who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army) | :: modstandsmand {c} [World War II] |
| resistor {n} (an electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it) | :: modstand {c}, resistor {c} |
| resolution {n} (formal statement adopted by an assembly) | :: beslutning |
| resource {n} (something that one uses to achieve an objective) | :: resurse {c}, ressource {c} |
| resource {n} (personal capacity) | :: resurse {c}, ressource {c} |
| respect {n} (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit) | :: respekt {c} |
| respect {n} (particular aspect of something) | :: henseende {n} |
| respectability {n} (quality of being respectable) | :: respektabelhed {c} |
| respectable {adj} (deserving respect) | :: respektabel |
| respective {adj} (referencing two or more things as individuals) | :: respektive |
| respectively {adv} (in a relative manner) | :: henholdsvis |
| respirator {n} (device to allow breathing) | :: respirator {c} |
| respiratory system {n} (system of organs) | :: åndedrætssystem {n} |
| resplendent {adj} (shiny and colourful, and thus pleasing to the eye) | :: strålende |
| respond {v} (to say in reply, to respond) SEE: return | :: |
| respond {v} (to say something in return) | :: svare |
| respond {v} (to act in return) | :: reagere , svare |
| respond {v} (to correspond) | :: korrespondere |
| respondent {n} (person replying to a questionnaire) | :: svarperson {c} |
| responsibility {n} (the state of being responsible) | :: ansvar {n} |
| responsibility {n} (a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible) | :: ansvar {n} |
| responsible {adj} (answerable for an act performed or for its consequences) | :: ansvarlig |
| responsible {adj} (able to answer reasonably for one's conduct) | :: ansvarsbevidst, ansvarlig |
| responsible {adj} (involving a degree of personal accountability) | :: ansvarsfuld |
| responsible {adj} (being a primary cause or agent of some event or action) | :: ansvarlig |
| responsible {adj} (able to be trusted) | :: ansvarsbevidst, pålidelig |
| rest {n} (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) | :: hvile {c} |
| rest {n} (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) | :: ro |
| rest {n} (repose afforded by death) | :: hvile {c} |
| rest {v} (intransitive: take repose) | :: hvile |
| rest {v} (to remain) SEE: remain | :: |
| restaurant {n} (an eating establishment in which diners are served food) | :: restaurant {c} |
| restaurateur {n} (owner of a restaurant) | :: restauratør {c} |
| rest energy {n} (rest energy) | :: hvileenergi {c} |
| restless {adj} (not allowing or affording rest) | :: hvileløs, urolig |
| restless {adj} (unable to be still or quiet) | :: rastløs, urolig |
| restless {adj} (deprived of rest or sleep) | :: hvileløs |
| restlessness {n} (state or condition of being restless) | :: rastløshed {c} |
| rest mass {n} (mass of a body when it is not moving) | :: hvilemasse {c} |
| rest on one's laurels {v} (rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further) | :: hvile på sine laurbær |
| restrict {v} (to restrain within bounds) | :: begrænse |
| restricted {adj} (limited within bounds) | :: afgrænset, begrænset |
| restrictive {adj} (confining; limiting) | :: restriktive |
| result {n} (that which results) | :: resultat {n}, udfald |
| retable {n} (table or shelf behind an altar) | :: altertavle {c} |
| retail {n} (sale of goods directly to the consumer) | :: detailhandel {c}, detailsalg {n} |
| retaliation {n} (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) | :: gengældelse {c} |
| retarded {adj} (having mental retardation) | :: retarderet, udviklingshæmmet |
| retch {v} (to make an effort to vomit) | :: gylpe |
| reticulum {n} (the second stomach of a ruminant) | :: netmave {c} |
| retina {n} (thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball) | :: nethinde {c} |
| retort {v} (to retort; to throw back) SEE: return | :: |
| retort {n} (sharp or witty reply) | :: replik {c} |
| retort {n} (flask used for distillation) | :: retort {c}, destillerkolbe {c} |
| retreat {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| retreat {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| retreat {n} (to turn back, retreat) SEE: return | :: |
| retribution {n} (punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance) | :: gengældelse {c}, straf {c} |
| retroactive {adj} (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions) | :: tilbagevirkende, retroaktiv |
| retrograde amnesia {n} (loss of memories from the period leading up to the amnesic episode) | :: retrograd amnesi |
| retronym {n} (A new coinage for an old concept) | :: retronym {n} |
| return {n} (answer) SEE: answer | :: |
| return {v} (to come or go back) | :: gå tilbage, vende tilbage, returnere |
| return {v} (to go back in thought, narration, or argument) | :: komme tilbage til, vende tilbage til, tilbagevende |
| return {v} (to turn back, retreat) | :: falde tilbage [military ], retræte [military], returnere , gå tilbage , vende om |
| return {v} (to turn (something) round) | :: vende, vende om |
| return {v} (to give something back to its original holder or owner) | :: returnere, give tilbage |
| return {v} (to say in reply; to respond) | :: svare |
| return {v} (to retort; to throw back) | :: give tilbage, give igen , gengælde |
| return {v} (to report, or bring back and make known) | :: rapportere |
| return {n} (act of returning) | :: tilbagevænding {c}, retur {c} |
| return {n} (return ticket) | :: returbillet {c} |
| return {n} (item that is returned) | :: retur {c} |
| return {n} (formal report, set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information) | :: resultat {n} |
| return {n} (finance: gain or loss from an investment) | :: afkast {n} |
| return {n} (finance: tax return) | :: selvangivelse {c} |
| return {n} (computing: carriage return character) | :: retur {c} |
| return {v} (to take something back to a retailer for a refund) SEE: take back | :: |
| return {v} (to put something back where it had been) SEE: put back | :: |
| return ticket {n} (a ticket granting permission to travel to a place and back again) | :: returbillet {c} |
| Reuben {prop} (first son of Jacob) | :: Ruben |
| Reuben {prop} (male given name) | :: Ruben |
| reunification {n} (the unification of something that was previously divided; used especially of a country) | :: genforening {c}, reunion {c} [French campaigns by Louis XIV] |
| reunion {n} (the process or act) | :: genforening {c} |
| reunion {n} (planned event) | :: genforening {c} |
| reunion {n} (reunification) SEE: reunification | :: |
| reuptake {n} (reabsorption of neurotransmitter by neuron) | :: neuronale genoptagelse |
| reuse {n} (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) | :: genanvendelse {c}, genbrug {n} {c} |
| reuse {v} (to use again) | :: genanvende, genbruge |
| Reuven {prop} (given name) SEE: Reuben | :: |
| revanche {n} (revenge or retaliation) | :: revanche {c} |
| revanchism {n} (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) | :: revanchisme {c} |
| revanchist {n} (revanchist, vengeful person) | :: revanchist {c} |
| revanchist {adj} (advocating a policy of revanche) | :: revanchistisk |
| rev counter {n} (rev counter) SEE: tachometer | :: |
| reveal {v} (to uncover) | :: afsløre |
| reveille {n} (the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers) | :: reveille {c} |
| revelation {n} (the act of revealing or disclosing) | :: åbenbaring {c} |
| Revelation {prop} (book of Bible) | :: Johannes' Åbenbaring |
| revelry {n} (joyful merry-making) | :: lyst |
| revenant {n} (supernatural being) | :: genganger {c} |
| revenge {n} (retaliatory action) | :: hævn {c} |
| revenge {v} (to take one's revenge on someone) | :: hævne |
| revenge {v} (to take revenge for an action) | :: hævne |
| revenge porn {n} (explicit media distributed as revenge) | :: hævnporno {c} |
| revenue {n} (all income for some treasury by taxation e.a.) | :: skatteindtægt {c} |
| revenue {n} (turnover, total sales) | :: indtægt {c} |
| revers {n} (lapel, reversed) | :: revers |
| reverse dowry {n} (bride price) SEE: bride price | :: |
| review {n} (account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work) | :: anmeldelse {c} |
| reviewer {n} (critic) | :: recensent {c} |
| revise {v} (to review, alter and amend, especially of written material) | :: revidere |
| revise {v} (to look over again) | :: repetere |
| revoke {v} (to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing) | :: tilbagekalde |
| revolt {n} (act of revolting) | :: oprør {n}, opstand {c} |
| revolution {n} (political upheaval) | :: revolution {c} |
| revolutionary {adj} (of or pertaining to a revolution in government) | :: revolutionær |
| revolutionize {v} (to radically or significantly change, as in a revolution) | :: revolutionere |
| revue {n} (form of theatrical; any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs) | :: revy {c} |
| reward {n} (something of value given in return for an act) | :: belønning |
| rewind {v} (wind back) SEE: wind back | :: |
| Rexism {prop} (a fascist movement in Belgium) | :: rexisme {c} |
| Reykjavik {prop} (capital of Iceland) | :: Reykjavik |
| Rügen {prop} (Germany’s largest island) | :: Rygen |
| rhagade {n} (linear scars or fissures found around the mouth) | :: rhagade |
| rhenium {n} (chemical element) | :: rhenium {n} |
| rhesus {n} (Macaca mulatta) SEE: rhesus macaque | :: |
| rhesus macaque {n} (Macaca mulatta) | :: rhesusabe {c} |
| rhesus monkey {n} (rhesus macaque) | :: rhesusabe {c} |
| rhetoric {n} (art of using language for persuasion) | :: retorik, velformuleret |
| rhetoric {n} (meaningless language) | :: retorik, kancellistil |
| rhetorical {adj} (part of or similar to rhetoric) | :: retorisk |
| rheumatoid arthritis {n} (chronic and progressive disease) | :: leddegigt |
| rheumatology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: reumatologi {c} |
| Rhine {prop} (river that flows through Europe) | :: Rhinen |
| Rhineland {prop} (land on both sides of the river Rhine) | :: Rhinland {n} |
| Rhineland-Palatinate {prop} (state) | :: Rheinland-Pfalz |
| rhinencephalon {n} (smell-brain) SEE: smell-brain | :: |
| rhinoceros {n} (herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)) | :: næsehorn {n} |
| rhizosphere {n} (soil region influenced by plant roots) | :: rhizosfære |
| Rhode Island {prop} (a state of the United States of America) | :: Rhode Island |
| Rhodes {prop} (island) | :: Rhodos |
| Rhodesia {prop} (historical name of Zimbabwe) | :: Rhodesia |
| Rhodesia {prop} (the area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia) | :: Rhodesia |
| Rhodesian {adj} (from Rhodesia) | :: rhodesisk |
| Rhodesian {n} (Someone from Rhodesia) | :: rhodesier {c} |
| rhodium {n} (chemical element) | :: rhodium {n} |
| rhododendron {n} (flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron) | :: rododendron {c} |
| rhombus {n} (A parallelogram having all sides of equal length) | :: rombe {c}, rhombe {c} |
| rhubarb {n} (any plant of the genus Rheum) | :: rabarber {c} |
| rhyme {n} (word that rhymes with another) | :: rim {n} |
| rhythm {n} (variation of strong and weak elements of sounds over time) | :: rytme |
| rhythm {n} (tempo or speed of a beat, song, or repeated event) | :: rytme {c} |
| rhythm {n} (flow, repetition or regularity) | :: mønster {n} |
| rhythm {n} (rhythm section) SEE: rhythm section | :: |
| rhythm section {n} (section of a band maintaining the rhythm) | :: rytmesektion |
| rib {n} (curved bone) | :: ribben {c} |
| ribbit {n} (the sound made by a frog or toad) SEE: croak | :: |
| ribbit {v} (make the sound of a frog or toad) SEE: croak | :: |
| ribbit {interj} (the sound made by a frog or toad) | :: kvæk |
| ribbon {n} (long, narrow strip of material) | :: bånd {n} |
| rice {n} (plants) | :: ris {n} |
| rice {n} (seeds used as food) | :: ris {c} |
| rice cooker {n} (kitchen appliance designed to cook rice) | :: riskoger {c} |
| ricefield {n} (field where rice is grown) SEE: paddy | :: |
| rice paddy {n} (field immersed in water dedicated for the cultivation of rice) SEE: paddy | :: |
| rice pudding {n} (milk pudding made from rice, milk, sugar and nutmeg) | :: risengrød {c} |
| rice wine {n} (alcoholic drink brewed from rice) | :: risvin {c} |
| rich {adj} (having wealth) | :: rig |
| Richard {prop} (male given name) | :: Richard {m}, Rikard {m} |
| Richmond {prop} (capital of Virginia) | :: Richmond |
| rickets {n} (disorder of infancy) | :: rakitis {c}, engelsk syge {c} |
| rickshaw {n} (two-wheeled carriage) | :: rickshaw {c} |
| riddle {n} (sieve) SEE: sieve | :: |
| riddle {n} (verbal puzzle) | :: gåde {c} |
| ride {v} (to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, bicycle etc.) | :: [horse] ride, [bicycle] køre |
| ride {v} (to be transported in a vehicle as a passenger) | :: køre |
| ride {n} (instance of riding) | :: ridt {n} |
| rider {n} (robber) SEE: robber | :: |
| ridicule {v} (to make fun of someone) | :: latterliggøre, gøre nar af |
| ridicule {n} (derision) | :: latterliggørelse {c} |
| ridiculous {adj} (foolish, absurd) | :: latterlig |
| ridiculousness {n} (characteristic of being ridiculous) | :: latterlighed {c}, grinagtighed {c} |
| rifle {n} (firearm with a rifled barrel) | :: riffel {c} |
| rift {n} (shallow place in a stream) SEE: ford | :: |
| rift {n} (chasm or fissure) | :: rift |
| Riga {prop} (capital of Latvia) | :: Riga |
| right {adj} (straight, not bent) | :: ret, lige |
| right {adj} (of an angle, 90 degrees) | :: ret, retvinklet |
| right {adj} (geometry: incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.) | :: rigtig, korrekt |
| right {adj} (of direction, opposite of left) | :: højre |
| right {adj} (politics: conservative) | :: konservativ, højre- |
| right {interj} (checking agreement) | :: ikke, ikke sandt |
| right {n} (legal or moral entitlement) | :: ret, rettighed |
| right {n} (right, not left, side) | :: højre side |
| right {n} (right-wing politicians and parties) | :: højre |
| right {v} (to correct) | :: rette, korrigere |
| right {v} (to set upright) | :: rette |
| right {adj} (all right, not requiring assistance) SEE: all right | :: |
| right angle {n} (angle of 90 degrees) | :: ret vinkel {c} |
| right away {adv} (very soon; immediately) | :: straks |
| right-handed {n} (of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.) | :: højrehåndet |
| rightist {n} (supporter of the political right) | :: højreorienteret {c} |
| right now {adv} (immediately) SEE: immediately | :: |
| right now {adv} (at this precise moment) | :: lige nu |
| right of way {n} (right to proceed first in traffic) | :: forkørselsret |
| rightsholder {n} (a person or organization that owns the legal rights to something) | :: rettighedshaver {c} |
| rigorous {adj} (severe; intense) | :: intens |
| Rijeka {prop} (coastal city in Croatia) | :: Rijeka {c} |
| rim {n} (edge around something) | :: rand, indfatning (for any shape), fælg (only for wheels) |
| ring {n} (round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger) | :: ring {c} |
| ring {v} (to telephone (someone)) | :: ringe |
| ring-billed gull {n} (Larus delawarensis) | :: ringnæbbet måge |
| ring binder {n} (folder) | :: ringbind {n} |
| ring down the curtain {v} (stop) SEE: stop | :: |
| ring finger {n} (finger between the middle finger and little finger) | :: ringfinger |
| ringmaster {n} (the person who manages the performers in a circus ring) | :: sprechstallmeister {c} |
| ring up the curtain {v} (start) SEE: start | :: |
| rinse {v} (to wash something quickly using water and no soap) | :: skylle, spule |
| riot {n} (tumultuous disturbance of public peace) | :: optøjer, oprør {n} |
| rip {v} (to fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| rip {n} (tear) SEE: tear | :: |
| ripe {adj} | :: moden |
| ripe {adj} (intoxicated) SEE: intoxicated | :: |
| rise {n} (pay rise) SEE: pay rise | :: |
| risk {n} (possible, usually negative, outcome) | :: risiko {c} |
| risk {n} (likelihood of a negative outcome) | :: risiko {c} |
| risk {n} (potential (conventionally negative) impact of an event) | :: risiko {c} |
| risk {v} (to incur risk to something) | :: risikere |
| risk {v} (to incur risk of something) | :: risikere |
| risk {v} (to incur risk by something) | :: risikere |
| rite {n} (ritual) | :: ritus {c}, rite {c} |
| rite of passage {n} (ceremony to celebrate a transition) | :: overgangsrite {c} |
| ritual {n} (rite) | :: ritual {n} |
| rivalry {n} (competition) | :: rivalisering {c}, rivalitet {c} |
| river {n} (large stream which drains a landmass) | :: flod {c}, å {c} |
| river {n} (any large flow of a liquid) | :: flod {c} |
| river horse {n} (hippopotamus) SEE: hippopotamus | :: |
| rix-dollar {n} (A rix-dollar) | :: rigsdaler |
| Riyadh {prop} (capital of Saudi Arabia) | :: Riyadh {c} |
| röntgen {n} (unit of exposure to ionizing radiation) | :: røntgen {c} |
| roach {n} (US: cockroach) SEE: cockroach | :: |
| road {n} (a way for travel) | :: gade {c}, vej {c} |
| road map {n} (a map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation) | :: vejkort {n} |
| roadside bomb {n} (explosive device) | :: vejsidebombe {c} |
| road trip {n} (recreational or impromptu excursion) | :: roadtrip {n} |
| road user {n} (road user) | :: trafikant {c} |
| roar {v} (of animals, to make a loud deep noise) | :: brøle |
| roar {n} (long, loud, deep shout) | :: brøl {n} |
| roar {n} (cry of the lion) | :: brøl {n} |
| roar {n} (deep cry of the bull) | :: brøl {n} |
| roar {n} (loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine) | :: brøl {n} |
| rob {v} (to steal from, using violence) | :: røve |
| rob {v} (to deprive of) | :: bestjæle, berøve |
| rob {v} (to burgle) | :: stjæle, tyvstjæle |
| rob {v} (to commit robbery) | :: begå røveri, røve |
| robber {n} (one who robs) | :: røver {c} |
| robbery {n} (act or practice of robbing) | :: røveri {n} |
| robbery {n} (attempt of taking the property of another by threat) | :: røveriforsøg {n} |
| robe {n} (long, loose outer garment) | :: kåbe {c} |
| Robert {prop} (given name) | :: Robert |
| Robeson Channel {prop} (strait) | :: Robeson kanal |
| robin {n} (Erithacus rubecula) | :: rødhals |
| robin {n} (Turdus migratorius) | :: vandredrossel {c} |
| robinsonade {n} (genre of adventure fiction) | :: robinsonade {c} |
| robot {n} (intelligent mechanical being) | :: robot |
| robot {n} (machine to perform complex tasks) | :: robot {c} |
| robot {n} (traffic light) SEE: traffic light | :: |
| robovac {n} (robotic vacuum cleaner) | :: robotstøvsuger {c} |
| rob Peter to pay Paul {v} (to use resources producing no net gain) | :: give med den ene hånd og tage med den anden, tage fra den ene og give til den anden |
| rock {n} (natural mineral aggregate) | :: sten {c} |
| rock {n} (mass of projecting rock) | :: klippe {c} |
| rock {n} (large stone or boulder) | :: kampesten {c}, stenblok {n} |
| rock {n} (hill or island without vegetation) | :: klippe {c} |
| rock {n} (something strong, stable, and dependable) | :: klippe {c} |
| rock {n} (distinctive composition of minerals) | :: bjergart {c} |
| rock {n} (precious stone or gem) | :: ædelsten {c} [generally] |
| rock {n} (lump of ice) | :: isklump {c} |
| rock {n} (confectionery made from sugar) | :: bolsje {n} |
| rock {n} (crystallized lump of crack cocaine) | :: crack {n} |
| rock {v} (move gently back and forth) | :: gynge, vugge [baby] |
| rock {v} (cause to shake or sway violently) | :: ryste |
| rock {v} (sway or tilt violently back and forth) | :: gynge, krænge [vehicle] |
| rock {v} (disturb the mental or emotional equilibrium) | :: chokere |
| rock {n} (act of rocking) | :: gyngning {c}, vuggende {c} |
| rock {n} (style of music) | :: rock {c}, rock'n'roll {c} |
| rock {v} (to play, perform, or enjoy rock music) | :: spille rock |
| rock {v} (slang: to be very favourable or skilful) | :: ferm |
| rock crystal {n} (clear quartz) | :: bjergkrystal |
| rock dove {n} (Columba livia) | :: klippedue {c} |
| rocket {n} (rocket engine) | :: raket {c} |
| rocket {n} (arugula) SEE: arugula | :: |
| rocket launcher {n} (device for launching a missile) | :: raketkaster |
| rocket salad {n} (rocket, arugula) SEE: arugula | :: |
| rocket science {n} (anything overly complex (idiomatic)) | :: raketvidenskab {c} |
| Rockies {prop} (Rocky Mountains) SEE: Rocky Mountains | :: |
| rocking chair {n} (chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked) | :: gyngestol {c} |
| rocking horse {n} (a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing) | :: gyngehest {c} |
| rock lobster {n} (spiny lobster) SEE: spiny lobster | :: |
| rockmelon {n} (Cucumis melo reticulatus) SEE: cantaloupe | :: |
| rock paper scissors {n} (popular child's game) | :: sten, saks, papir |
| rock pigeon {n} (rock dove, Columba livia) SEE: rock dove | :: |
| Rocky Mountains {prop} (mountain range) | :: Rocky Mountains |
| rococo {adj} (old-fashioned) SEE: old-fashioned | :: |
| rococo {n} (style of baroque architecture etc.) | :: rokoko {c} |
| rococo {adj} (of or relating to the rococo style) | :: rokoko- |
| rod {n} (straight round stick, shaft, or bar) | :: stang |
| rod {n} (fishing rod or pole) | :: stang |
| rod {n} (stick or bundle used for punishment) | :: stav, spanskrør, ris |
| rod {n} (connector, part of a machine) | :: stang |
| rod {n} (microbiology: rod shaped microorganism) | :: stavbakterie |
| rod {n} (slang: pistol) SEE: pistol | :: |
| rodent {n} (mammal of the order Rodentia) | :: gnaver {c} |
| roe {n} (roe deer) SEE: roe deer | :: |
| roe {n} (eggs of fish) | :: rogn {c} |
| roe deer {n} (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus) | :: rådyr |
| rogue {n} (a scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person) | :: skurk, sjover, slambert, slubbert, slyngel |
| rogue {n} (a vagrant) | :: vagabond, landevejsridder, landstryger, stodder |
| role {n} (character or part) | :: rolle |
| role conflict {n} (conflict) | :: rollekonflikt |
| role model {n} (a person who serves as an example) | :: forbillede {n}, rollemodel {c} |
| roleplay {n} (roleplaying game) SEE: roleplaying game | :: |
| roleplaying game {n} (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) | :: rollespil {n} |
| roll call {n} (reading of a list of names and responses) | :: appel {c} |
| roller {n} (slang: police) SEE: cop | :: |
| rollercoaster {n} (amusement ride) | :: rutschebane |
| roller shutter {n} (shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together) | :: jalousi |
| rolling paper {n} (paper for rolling cigarettes) | :: cigaretpapir {c} |
| roll up one's sleeves {v} (roll one's sleeves up) | :: smøge ærmerne op |
| roll up one's sleeves {v} (prepare to work) | :: smøge ærmerne op |
| roly-poly {n} (toy that rights itself when pushed over) | :: tumling |
| Rom {n} (a member of the Romani people) | :: roma {c}, romani {c}; sigøjner |
| Rom {prop} (language) SEE: Romani | :: |
| Rom {adj} (Romani) SEE: Romani | :: |
| Roma {prop} (the Romani macrolanguage) SEE: Romani | :: |
| Roma {n} (member of the Roma/Romani people) SEE: Romani | :: |
| Roma {adj} (Romani) SEE: Romani | :: |
| Roma {prop} (the Romani people) | :: roma {c}, romani {c} |
| Roman {adj} (of or from Rome) | :: Romer, romersk |
| Roman {adj} (of or from the Roman Empire) | :: romersk |
| Roman alphabet {n} (Latin alphabet) SEE: Latin alphabet | :: |
| Roman candle {n} (a type of firework) | :: romerlys {n} |
| Roman Catholic {adj} | :: romersk katolsk |
| Roman Catholic {n} (person) | :: romersk katolik |
| Roman Catholic Church {prop} (Catholic Church) | :: romersk-katolske kirke {c} |
| Romance {adj} (of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin) | :: romansk |
| Roman Empire {prop} (ancient Latin empire) | :: Romerriget {n} [definite form] |
| Romani {n} (member of the Roma people) SEE: Rom | :: |
| Romani {prop} (language) | :: romani {n} |
| Romani {n} (nomadic people) SEE: Roma | :: |
| Romania {prop} (South-Eastern European country) | :: Rumænien |
| Romanian {adj} (of or relating to Romania, its people, or language) | :: rumænsk |
| Romanian {n} (native of Romania) | :: rumæner {c} |
| Romanian {n} (official language of Romania) | :: rumænsk |
| Romanization {n} (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) | :: transskription |
| Roman nose {n} (aquiline nose) SEE: aquiline nose | :: |
| Roman numeral {n} (numeral represented by letters) | :: romertal {n} |
| Roman numerals {n} (system of numerals) | :: romertal {n} |
| Roman road {n} (road built by the Romans) | :: romervej {c} |
| Romans {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Romerbrevet {n} [definite form] |
| Romans {prop} (30th sura of the Qur'an) | :: Romerne {n-p} |
| Romansch {n} (the Romance language) | :: rætoromansk |
| romantic {adj} (fantastic, idealistic) | :: romantisk |
| romantic {adj} (powerfully sentimental, evocative) | :: romantisk |
| romantic {adj} (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) | :: romantisk |
| romantic {n} (person with romantic character) | :: romantiker {c} |
| romantic {n} (person who is behaving romantically) | :: romantiker {c} |
| romanticist {n} (advocate or follower of romanticism) | :: romantiker {c} |
| Rome {prop} (city) | :: Rom |
| Rome {prop} (empire) | :: Romerriget, Det Romerske Kejserrige |
| Romeo {n} (boyfriend) SEE: boyfriend | :: |
| Rome wasn't built in a day {proverb} (it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive) | :: Rom blev ikke bygget på en dag |
| Ronald {prop} (male given name) | :: Ronald |
| rondel {n} (long thin medieval dagger) | :: rondeldolk {c} |
| roof {n} (the cover at the top of a building) | :: tag {n} |
| Roof of the World {prop} (the high mountainous regions in Asia) | :: Verdens Tag {n}, verdens tag {n} |
| rook {n} (bird) | :: råge {c} |
| rook {n} (chesspiece) | :: tårn {n} |
| rookie {adj} (amateur) SEE: amateur | :: |
| room {n} (space) | :: rum {n} |
| room {n} (division in a building) | :: rum {n} |
| room {n} (one's bedroom) | :: soveværelse {c}, værelse |
| room {n} | :: værelse |
| rooster {n} (flower) SEE: violet | :: |
| rooster {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) | :: hane {c}, kok {c} |
| rooster {n} (informant) SEE: informant | :: |
| root {n} (part of a plant) | :: rod {c} |
| root {n} (of a tooth) | :: rod {c} |
| root {n} (primary source) | :: rod {c} |
| root {n} (arithmetic: number or expression which when raised to a power gives the specified number or expression) | :: rod {n} |
| root {n} (analysis: zero of a function) | :: rod {c} |
| root {n} (graph theory: node in a tree that has no parent) | :: rod {c} |
| root {v} (to turn up or dig with the snout - as pigs) | :: rode |
| root {n} (arithmetic: square root) SEE: square root | :: |
| root {n} (root vegetable) SEE: root vegetable | :: |
| root fly {n} (cabbage fly) SEE: cabbage fly | :: |
| root vegetable {n} (edible root) | :: rodfrugt {c} |
| rope {n} (thick, strong string) | :: tov {n} |
| rorqual {n} (whale with long skin folds below mouth) | :: finhval {c} |
| rosé {n} (wine) | :: rose {c}, rosé {c} |
| Rosa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Rose | :: |
| Rosamund {prop} (female given name) | :: Rosamond {f} |
| rosary {n} (Catholic prayer beads) | :: rosenkrans {c} |
| rosary {n} (devotion) | :: rosenkrans {c} |
| rose {n} (flower) | :: rose {c} |
| Rose {prop} (female given name) | :: Rosa |
| roseate tern {n} (tern, Sterna dougallii) | :: Rosenterne |
| Roseau {prop} (capital of Dominica) | :: Roseau |
| rose-colored glasses {n} (overly optimistic perception of something) | :: rose bril {c} |
| rose garden {n} (garden planted in roses) | :: rosenhave {c} |
| rosehip {n} (the fruit of a rose plant) | :: hyben {n} |
| rosemary {n} (shrub) | :: rosmarin {c} |
| rose petal {n} (petal of a rose flower) | :: rosenblad {n} |
| rose quartz {n} (pinkish to reddish-colored quartz) | :: rosakvarts {c} |
| Rosetta Stone {prop} (large inscribed stone) | :: Rosettastenen |
| rosewater {n} (a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water) | :: rosenvand {n} |
| rosin {n} (liquid resin) SEE: resin | :: |
| rosin {n} (solid form of resin) | :: kolofonium {n} |
| Ross's gull {n} (Rhodostethia rosea) | :: rosenmåge {c} |
| Rostov {prop} (Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl oblast, Russia) | :: Rostov |
| Rostov {prop} (Rostov oblast, Russia) | :: Rostov oblast |
| Rostov-na-Donu {prop} (a city in Russia) SEE: Rostov-on-Don | :: |
| Rostov-on-Don {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: Rostov ved Don, Rostov-na-Donu |
| rostrum {n} (zoology: beak) SEE: beak | :: |
| rosé wine {n} (pink coloured wine) | :: rosé {c}, rosevin {c}, rosévin {c} |
| rot {v} ((intransitive) to suffer decomposition) | :: rådne |
| rotary {n} (traffic circle) SEE: traffic circle | :: |
| rotation curve {n} (a plot of the orbital velocity of solar systems with respect to the center of its galaxy, as a function of the distance between the two) | :: rotationskurve {c} |
| rotten {adj} (decayed, gone bad) | :: rådden |
| rotula {n} (kneecap) SEE: kneecap | :: |
| rotunda {n} (roundabout) SEE: roundabout | :: |
| rouge {n} (blush) SEE: blush | :: |
| roughage {n} (dietary fibre) SEE: dietary fibre | :: |
| rough-legged buzzard {n} (Buteo lagopus) | :: fjeldvåge {c} |
| roughly {adv} (approximately) SEE: approximately | :: |
| roundabout {n} (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) | :: rundkørsel |
| roundabout {n} (fairground carousel) | :: karrusel |
| roundabout {n} (detour) | :: omkørsel |
| roundhouse kick {n} | :: cirkelspark |
| roundoff {n} (roundoff, a gymnastics move) | :: araberspring {n}, rondat {c} |
| Round Table {prop} (King Arthur's table) | :: det runde bord {n} |
| roundworm {n} (invertebrate of the phylum Nematoda) SEE: nematode | :: |
| route {n} (course or way traveled) | :: rute {c} |
| router {n} (device that directs packets of information) | :: router {c} |
| router {n} (device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet) | :: router {c} |
| row {n} (line of objects) | :: række {c}, rad {c} |
| row {n} (in a table) | :: række {c} |
| row {v} (transitive:to propel over water using oars) | :: ro |
| row {v} (intransitive: to propel a boat or other craft over water using oars) | :: ro |
| row {n} (noisy argument) | :: spektakel {n}, tumult {c}, optøjer {p} {n}, ballade {c}, strid {c}, skænderi {n}, slagsmål {n} |
| row {n} (continual loud noise) | :: spektakel {n}, ballade {c} |
| row {v} (intransitive: to argue noisily) | :: skændes, skælde ud |
| rowan {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) | :: almindelig røn {c}, røn {c}, rønnebærtræ {n} |
| rowan {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Sorbus) | :: røn {c} |
| rowanberry {n} (fruits of the rowan) | :: rønnebær |
| rowboat {n} (small boat that is rowed) | :: robåd {c} |
| rowing {n} (action of the verb "to row") | :: ro |
| rowing {n} (the sport) | :: roning {c} |
| rowing boat {n} (rowboat) SEE: rowboat | :: |
| Roxana {prop} (the wife of Alexander the Great) | :: Roxana |
| Roxanne {prop} (female given name) SEE: Roxana | :: |
| royal {adj} (of or relating to a monarch or their family) | :: royal, kongelig |
| royal blue {n} (colour) | :: kongeblå |
| royal blue {adj} (colour) | :: kongeblå |
| royal family {n} (family of the ruling sovereign of a country or state) | :: kongehus {n}, kongelig familie {c} |
| royalism {n} (advocacy of a king or royal house) | :: royalisme {c} |
| royalist {n} (supporter of monarchy) | :: royalist {c} |
| Royal Navy {prop} (British navy) | :: Kongelige Flåde |
| royal poinciana {n} (flamboyant) SEE: flamboyant | :: |
| rösti {n} (traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes) | :: rösti {c} |
| RSVP {v} (initialism meaning reply please) | :: s.u. |
| rub {v} (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area) | :: gnide, gnugge |
| rub {v} (to rub something against (a second thing)) | :: skrabe |
| rub {v} (to be rubbed against something) | :: gnave [about shoes] |
| rub {v} (to spread a substance thinly over; to smear) | :: smørre |
| rub {v} (to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse) | :: pudse, polere |
| rub {v} | :: gnide ; skave |
| rubber {n} (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree) | :: gummi {n} {c} |
| rubber {n} (eraser) SEE: eraser | :: |
| rubber band {n} (elastic band) SEE: elastic band | :: |
| rubberneck {n} (tourist) SEE: tourist | :: |
| rubbery {adj} (relating to or resembling rubber) | :: gummiagtig |
| rubbish {n} (garbage) SEE: garbage | :: |
| rubbish {n} (nonsense) | :: vrøvl |
| rubbish bag {n} (plastic bag for the disposal of household waste) SEE: garbage bag | :: |
| rubbish bin {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can | :: |
| rubella {n} (disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract) | :: røde hunde |
| rubeola {n} (measles) SEE: measles | :: |
| rubidium {n} (element with atomic number 37) | :: rubidium {n} |
| ruble {n} (Russian monetary unit) | :: rubel |
| ruby {n} (type of gem) | :: rubin {c} |
| ruby {n} (5½-point type) SEE: agate | :: |
| rudder {n} (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) | :: ror {n} |
| rudder {n} (control surface of an aircraft) | :: ror {n}, haleror {n}, sideror {n} |
| ruddy {adj} (reddish) | :: rødlig |
| ruddy duck {n} (Oxyura jamaicensis) | :: amerikansk skarveand {c} |
| ruddy shelduck {n} (duck) | :: rustand {c} |
| ruddy turnstone {n} (Arenaria interpres) | :: stenvender |
| rude {adj} (bad-mannered) | :: uhøflig, uforskammet |
| rude {adj} (obscene, pornographic, offensive) | :: vulgær, sjofel, fræk, grov |
| rudimentary {adj} (basic; minimal) | :: elementær, simpel, fundamental, basal, simpel |
| rudimentary {adj} | :: rudimentær |
| Rudolph {prop} (male given name) | :: Rolf |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer {prop} (the red-nosed reindeer) | :: Rudolf med den røde tud |
| rue {n} (any of various perennial shrubs) | :: rude |
| ruff {n} (circular frill or ruffle on a garment) | :: pibekrave {c}, præstekrave {c} [when worn by a priest in the Church of Denmark] |
| ruff {n} (the bird Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax)) | :: brushane |
| ruff {v} (play a trump card) SEE: trump | :: |
| ruffled {adj} (having ruffles) | :: kruset |
| rug {n} (wig) SEE: wig | :: |
| rug {n} (partial floor covering) | :: måtte {c}, tæppe {n} |
| Ruhnu {prop} (island in the middle of the Gulf of Riga) | :: Runø |
| ruin {n} (remains of destroyed construction) | :: ruin |
| ruin {v} (to cause the economical ruin of) | :: ruinere |
| ruin {v} (to destroy) | :: ødelægge |
| Ruism {n} (Confucianism) SEE: Confucianism | :: |
| rule {n} (regulation) | :: regel {c} |
| rule {n} (straight-edge) SEE: ruler | :: |
| rule of thumb {n} (general guideline rather than a strict rule) | :: tommelfingerregel {c} |
| ruler {n} (measuring or drawing device) | :: lineal |
| ruler {n} (person who rules or governs) | :: hersker |
| ruler {n} (a female person who rules or governs) | :: herskerinde {c} |
| rum {n} (distilled spirit) | :: rom {c} |
| Rumelia {prop} (territories of the Ottoman Empire in Europe) | :: Rumelien {c} |
| rumen {n} (first stomach of ruminants) | :: vom {c} |
| ruminant {adj} (chewing cud) | :: drøvtyggende |
| ruminant {n} (artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud) | :: drøvtygger {c} |
| ruminate {v} (to chew cud) | :: drøvtygge, tygge drøv |
| rummy {n} (card game) | :: rommy {n} |
| rumor {n} (statement or claim from no known reliable source) | :: rygte {n}, forlydende {n} |
| run {v} (to move quickly on two feet) | :: løbe |
| run {v} (to flow) | :: løbe, [about tears, poetic] trille, rulle |
| run {v} (to be a candidate in an election) | :: stille op |
| run {n} (the act of running) | :: løb {n} |
| run {n} (the route taken while running) | :: rute {c} |
| run aground {v} (to be immobilized by shallow water) | :: strande |
| run amok {v} (run amok) | :: gå amok |
| run away with {v} (to overwhelm) SEE: overwhelm | :: |
| rune {n} (letter or character) | :: rune {c} |
| runestone {n} (stone with a runic inscription) | :: runesten {c} |
| rung {n} (ladder step) | :: tremme |
| run in the family {v} (to be observed in several generations) | :: ligge til familjen |
| Réunion {prop} (Overseas department of France) | :: Réunion |
| runner {n} (deserter) SEE: deserter | :: |
| runner {n} (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace) | :: løber {c} |
| runner {n} (strip of fabric used to decorate a table) | :: løber {c} |
| runner {n} (long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area) | :: løber {c} |
| runner-up {n} (the person who finishes second) | :: toer {c} |
| run over {v} (to drive over, causing injury or death) | :: køre over |
| run someone ragged {v} (to exhaust) SEE: exhaust | :: |
| runway {n} ((aviation) strip for airplanes to land on or take off from) | :: landingsbane {c} |
| rural {adj} (pertaining to non-urban areas) | :: tyndtbefolket, rural |
| rush {n} (plant) | :: siv {n} |
| rush hour {n} (times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting) | :: myldretid {c} |
| rusk {n} (light, soft bread, often toasted or crisped in an oven) | :: tvebak, krydder, skorpe |
| Russia {prop} (country in Asia and Europe) | :: Rusland |
| Russian {adj} (of or pertaining to Russia) | :: russisk |
| Russian {n} (person from Russia) | :: russer {c} |
| Russian {n} (ethnic Russian) | :: russer {c} |
| Russian {n} (Russian (language)) | :: russisk {n} |
| Russian Blue {n} (cat breed) | :: Russian Blue {c} |
| Russian doll {n} (wooden doll) | :: matrjosjka {c}, babusjka {c}, russisk dukke {c} |
| Russian Empire {prop} (state) | :: Russiske Rige {n} [Russian Realm], Russiske kejserrige {n} [Imperial Russia] |
| Russian Federation {prop} (alternative formal name of Russia) | :: Den Russiske Føderation |
| Russian Orthodox Church {prop} (one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian churches) | :: Den russisk-ortodokse kirke {c} |
| Russian oven {n} (a type of oven) | :: masseovn, russisk masseovn, finske masseovn |
| Russian salad {n} (Olivier salad) SEE: Olivier salad | :: |
| Russian SFSR {prop} (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) | :: Russiske SFSR {c}, Russiske Socialistiske Føderative Sovjetrepublik {c} |
| Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic {prop} (official name for modern day Russia before the collapse of the Soviet Union) | :: Russiske Socialistiske Føderative Sovjetrepublik {c} |
| Russo- {prefix} (relating to Russia or Russian) | :: russo- |
| Russophobe {n} (one who hates or fears Russian) | :: russofob {c} |
| Russophobia {n} (the fear of Russia or Russian) | :: russofobi {c} |
| Russophobic {adj} (Russophobic) | :: russofobisk |
| rust {n} (result of oxidation) | :: rust {c} |
| rusty {adj} (affected by rust) | :: rusten |
| rusty {adj} (of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown) | :: rustfarvet, rustrød [reddish] |
| rusty {adj} (lacking recent experience, out of practice) | :: rusten |
| rut {n} (sexual desire or oestrus) | :: brunst {c} |
| rut {n} (fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling) | :: vane {n}, trummerum {n} |
| rutabaga {n} (plant) | :: kålroe |
| rutabaga {n} (edible root) | :: kålroe |
| Ruth {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ruth |
| Ruth {prop} (female given name) | :: Ruth |
| ruthenium {n} (chemical element) | :: ruthenium {n} |
| rutherfordium {n} (chemical element) | :: rutherfordium {n} |
| ruthless {adj} (without pity or compassion) | :: skånselløs, skånselsløs |
| Rwanda {prop} (country) | :: Rwanda |
| Ryazan {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Rjasan |
| rye {n} (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food) | :: rug {c} |
| rye {n} (rye bread) SEE: rye bread | :: |
| rye bread {n} (type of bread) | :: rugbrød {n} |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Poland) SEE: Poland | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (republic) SEE: republic | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Republic of Poland) SEE: Republic of Poland | :: |
| Rēzekne {prop} (city in Latvia) | :: Rēzekne |
