Norsk | Engelsk |
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(Bokmål) utsette, ajournere verb | postpone [postponed, postponing, postpones](to delay or put off an event) |
(Bokmål) utsette problemet verb | |
(Bokmål) videokassett noun {m} | videocassette [videocassettes](cassette containing recorded videotape) |
(Nynorsk) baksete noun {n} | back seat [back seats](seat) |
(Nynorsk) bite i graset verb | bite the dust(to die) |
(Nynorsk) bortsett frå preposition | apart from(except for) |
(Nynorsk) brannstifting, eldspåsetjing noun {m}, mordbrann {m} | arson(crime of setting a fire) |
(Nynorsk) dekkje, setje i ei vanskeleg stilling verb | stymie [stymied, stymieing, stymies](to thwart or stump) |
(Nynorsk) febernedsetjande, feberstillande adjective | antipyretic(that reduces fever) |
(Nynorsk) graset er alltid grønare på den andre sida phrase | the grass is always greener on the other side(others' circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality often are not.) |
(Nynorsk) grumsete adjective | cloudy [cloudier, cloudiest](not transparent; not clear) muddy [muddier, muddiest](of water or some other liquid: containing mud or (by extension) other sediment in suspension, see also: cloudy; turbid) |
(Nynorsk) grunnsetning noun {f}, dogme {n}, PlrinSiPlPl {n} | tenet [tenets](an opinion, belief or principle) |
(Nynorsk) i det store og heile, stort sett adverb | by and large(mostly, generally; with few exceptions) |
(Nynorsk) i førarsetet phrase | in the driver's seat(in control) |
(Nynorsk) isete adjective | icy [icier, iciest](pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice) |
(Nynorsk) kassett noun {m} | cassette [cassettes](small flat case containing magnetic tape) |
(Nynorsk) katapultsete noun {n} | ejection seat(seat in an aircraft which can be ejected from the cockpit) |
(Nynorsk) korsett noun {n} | corset [corsets](woman's garment) |
(Nynorsk) krasete, knasande, sprø adjective | crunchy [crunchier, crunchiest](likely to crunch) |
(Nynorsk) leddsetning noun {f}, ledSetning {f} | subordinate clause(a clause that cannot stand alone) |
(Nynorsk) massetettleik noun {m}, denSitet {m} | density [densities](physics: amount of matter contained by a given volume) |
(Nynorsk) nedsetjande adjective | derogatory(tending to lessen the value of) disparaging(insulting) pejorative(disparaging, belittling or derogatory) |
(Nynorsk) okkupasjon, hærsetjing noun {m} | occupation [occupations](control of a country or region by a hostile army) |
(Nynorsk) omsetja verb | translate [translated, translating, translates](to change spoken words or written text from one language to another) |
(Nynorsk) omsetjar noun {m}, omSettar {m} | translator [translators](someone who translates) |
(Nynorsk) omsetjing noun {f}, omSetting {f} | translation [translations](act of translating between languages) |
(Nynorsk) omsetjingslån noun {n} | calque(word formed by word-for-word translation of a word in another language) |
(Nynorsk) Overhuset proper noun {n} | House of Lords(upper chamber of UK parliament) |
(Nynorsk) regjeringssete noun {n} | seat of government(the centre of authority to govern) |
(Nynorsk) Rosettasteinen proper noun | Rosetta Stone(large inscribed stone) |
(Nynorsk) samansetjing noun {f}, SamanSetning {f}, SamanSetting {f}, SamanSett ord {n}, komPloSitum {n} | compound word(word composed of others) |
(Nynorsk) samansett tal noun {n} | composite number(number that is the product of two natural numbers other than itself and 1) |
(Nynorsk) sete noun {n}, SykkelSete {n} | saddle [saddles](immovable seat of a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle) |
(Nynorsk) setel noun {m}, PlengeSetel {m} | banknote(paper currency) |
(Nynorsk) setje pris på verb | appreciate [appreciated, appreciating, appreciates](to be grateful for something) |
(Nynorsk) setje spørsmålsteikn ved, stille spørsmål ved verb | question [questioned, questioning, questions](raise doubts about) |
(Nynorsk) sette på stallen, setje på stallen verb | stall [stalled, stalling, stalls](to put (an animal etc) in a stall) |