Learn essential Danish vocabulary with real-world examples. These common words form the foundation of everyday Danish communication.
#1901
fiskeri
fishing
Fiskeri er ikke lige min kop te.
Fishing just isn't my line.
#1901
fiskeri
Fishing
Fiskeri er ikke lige min kop te.
Fishing just isn't my line.
#1902
overvågning
surveillance
Overvågning er frihed.
Surveillance is liberty.
#1903
smage
taste
Spaghettisovsen ville smage bedre hvis du tilsatte nogle løg.
The spaghetti sauce would taste better if you added some onions.
#1904
stjerne
star
Der var ikke en stjerne at se den nat.
Not a star was to be seen that night.
#1905
tekst
text
Det er ikke mig der har oversat denne tekst.
It wasn't me who translated this text.
#1906
dejlig
lovely
Sikke en dejlig kjole!
What a lovely dress!
#1906
dejlig
nice
Det er virkelig en dejlig dag i dag.
It is truly a nice day today.
#1906
dejlig
wonderful
Sikke en dejlig aften!
What a wonderful night!
#1907
hemmelighed
secret
Hun kan aldrig holde på en hemmelighed.
She can never keep a secret.
#1907
hemmelighed
secretly
Sami prøvede i hemmelighed at dræbe sin datter.
Sami was secretly trying to kill his daughter.
#1908
rolig
calm
I en sådan situation er det bedst at forblive rolig.
In this kind of the situation, it is preferable to remain calm.
#1909
formel
formula
Den kemiske formel for vand er H₂O.
The chemical formula for water is H₂O.
#1910
udenlandsk
foreign
Han har en udenlandsk bil.
He has a foreign car.
#1911
anelse
clue
Jeg har ingen anelse om hvem han er.
I don't have a clue who he is.
#1912
bløde
soft
Hendes læber var bløde.
Her lips were soft.
#1913
indeholde
contain
Kan indeholde nødder.
May contain nuts.
#1913
indeholde
hold
Dette glas kan indeholde to liter varmt vand.
This jar can hold two liters of hot water.
#1914
ovre
over
Sommeren er ovre.
The summer is over.
#1915
tysklands
Germany's
Det er Tysklands højeste bjerg.
It's Germany's highest mountain.
#1915
tysklands
Germany
Tysklands deling blev betragtet som en given ting indtil 1989.
The division of Germany was considered a given until 1989.
#1916
billige
cheap
Turene til øerne er ikke billige.
The trips to the islands are not cheap.
#1917
tilstedeværelse
presence
Hans tilstedeværelse bragte hele landsbyen i fare.
His presence endangered the entire village.
#1918
ære
honour
Ægypterne byggede dette tempel til ære for farao Ramses den Anden.
The Egyptians built this temple to honour the Pharaoh Ramses II.
#1919
betragtning
consideration
Jeg har taget alt i betragtning.
I've taken everything into consideration.
#1920
funktion
function
Bremsens funktion er at stoppe bilen.
The function of the brake is to stop the car.
#1920
funktion
feature
Det frarådes at bruge denne funktion.
This feature is deprecated. We advise you not to use it.
#1921
glip
miss
Jeg ønsker virkelig ikke at gå glip af det.
I really don't want to miss that.
#1922
kørekortet
driving licence
Tom fik frataget kørekortet på grund af spirituskørsel.
Tom had his driving licence taken away for drink-driving.
#1922
kørekortet
license
Hvis ikke jeg dumper, kan jeg tage kørekortet i år.
If I don't fail, then I can get my driving license this year.
#1923
ligeså
as
Tom kan ikke gøre det her ligeså godt som jeg kan.
Tom can't do this as well as I can.
#1924
nævne
mention
Jeg glemte at nævne det.
I forgot to mention it.
#1925
munk
monk
Jeg er en munk.
I am a monk.
#1926
betragter
consider
Sami betragter ikke engang sig selv som youtuber.
Sami doesn't even consider himself as a YouTuber.
#1926
betragter
regard
I Europa betragter man punktlighed som en selvfølge.
In Europe, people regard punctuality as a matter of course.
#1927
fattige
poor
Vi var fattige, men vi var lykkelige.
We were poor, but we were happy.
#1928
slud
sleet
Der var slud.
There was sleet.
#1929
dam
pond
Hver vinter kommer der mange trækfugle til denne dam.
Many migratory birds come to this pond every year in winter.
#1929
dam
checkers
Dam er skakspillets moder – og en værdig moder.
Checkers is the mother of chess – and a worthy mother.
#1929
dam
draughts
Dam spilles på det samme bræt som skak.
Draughts is played on the same board as chess.
#1930
beskrive
describe
Kan du beskrive forskellen mellem sort te og grøn te, for mig?
Can you describe to me the difference between black tea and green tea?
#1931
passion
passion
Kunst er min passion.
Art is my passion.
#1932
rene
clean
Mor bemærkede at mine fødder ikke var rene.
Mother noted that my feet were not clean.
#1932
rene
pure
Kritik af den rene fornuft er den tyske filosof Immanuel Kants hovedværk.
Critique of Pure Reason is German philosopher Immanuel Kant's chief literary work.
#1933
stuen
living room
Tom slukkede lyset i stuen og gik op i sit soveværelse.
Tom turned off the living room light and went upstairs to his bedroom.
#1933
stuen
room
Da jeg ved et uheld kom til at stå på kattens hale, hvæsede hun ad mig og løb ud af stuen.
When I accidentally stood on the cat's tail, she hissed at me and raced out of the room.
#1934
ring
ring
Hun har lovet at give mig en ring.
She's promised to give me a ring.
#1934
ring
call
Ring til politiet!
Call the police!
#1935
beregnet
intended
Dette site indeholder seksuelt eksplicit materiale og er kun beregnet for voksne.
This site contains sexually explicit material and is intended for adults only.
#1936
gåtur
walk
Han sagde at han tager en gåtur hver dag.
He said that he takes a walk every day.
#1937
lyse
bright
Har du andre lyse ideer?
Do you have any other bright ideas?
#1938
søster
sister
Min søster er en berømt sangerinde.
My sister is a famous singer.
#1939
arm
arm
Jeg kan ikke løfte min højre arm.
I can't lift my right arm.
#1940
mørkt
dark
Jeg nåede frem til landsbyen før det blev mørkt.
I reached the village before dark.
#1941
tyveri
theft
Han er skyldig i tyveri.
He is guilty of theft.
#1942
chikane
harassment
Det her er chikane.
This is harassment.
#1943
dronning
Queen
Heksenes dronning er død.
The queen of the witches is dead.
#1943
dronning
queen
Heksenes dronning er død.
The queen of the witches is dead.
#1944
eksamen
exam
Du må bruge en ordbog ved denne eksamen.
You can use a dictionary for this exam.
#1944
eksamen
examination
Hun dumpede eksamen, og jeg blev meget skuffet.
She failed the examination and I was greatly disappointed.
#1945
forstand
sense
I både bogstavelig og billedlig forstand er et æsel mere hårdfør end en hest.
In both the literal and figurative sense a donkey is hardier than a horse.
#1946
sandt
true
Det kan ikke være sandt.
That can't be true.
#1947
springe
jump
Jeg er bange for at springe over grøften.
I am afraid to jump over the ditch.
#1948
temmelig
pretty
De var temmelig trætte efter at have arbejdet hele dagen.
They were pretty tired after having worked all day.
#1948
temmelig
fairly
Tom taler fransk temmelig godt.
Tom speaks French fairly well.
#1948
temmelig
quite
Din pande er temmelig varm. Jeg tror du har feber.
Your forehead is quite hot. I think you have a fever.
#1949
uenig
disagree
Jeg er uenig med dig.
I disagree with you.
#1950
værelse
room
Hvis værelse er dette?
Whose room is this?
#1951
enhed
unit
Et individ er den mindste enhed i samfundet.
An individual is the smallest unit of the society.
#1951
enhed
device
Internettet kan bringe den samlede menneskelige viden til en ung pige i en fjern landsby på én enkelt håndholdt enhed.
The Internet can deliver the entirety of human knowledge to a young girl in a remote village on a single hand-held device.
#1952
fremfor
rather than
De fleste mennesker baserer deres politiske position på følelser fremfor beviser.
Most people base their political positions on feelings rather than evidence.
#1953
stjæle
steal
Jeg ville hellere sulte ihjel end stjæle.
I would rather starve to death than steal.
#1954
sønnen
son
Er sønnen god?
Is the son good?
#1954
sønnen
the son
Er sønnen god?
Is the son good?
#1955
utilfreds
dissatisfied
Han er altid utilfreds.
He's always dissatisfied.
#1955
utilfreds
displeased
Hvis du ikke har betalt fordi du er utilfreds med noget vi har gjort, vil du så fortælle os hvad det er?
If you have not paid because you are displeased with something we have done, would you tell us what it is?
#1956
vedvarende
renewable
Tyskland og Norge tog torsdag officielt et undersøisk elkabel mellem de to lande i brug i et projekt, der understøtter Europas bestræbelser på at skifte fra fossile brændstoffer til vedvarende energi.
Germany and Norway on Thursday officially launched an undersea power cable between the two countries in a project that aids Europe’s effort to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
#1957
union
Union
Storbritannien har stemt for at forlade den Europæiske Union.
Great Britain has voted to leave the European Union.
#1957
union
union
Storbritannien har stemt for at forlade den Europæiske Union.
Great Britain has voted to leave the European Union.
#1958
chok
shock
Det var et stort chok for mig.
It was a great shock to me.
#1959
hyggelig
cozy
Denne kaffebar er hyggelig.
This coffee shop is cozy.
#1959
hyggelig
nice
Alt i alt så var det en hyggelig fest.
All in all, this was a nice party.
#1960
snarere
rather
Børn efterligner deres venner snarere end deres forældre.
Children imitate their friends rather than their parents.
#1960
snarere
Rather
Børn efterligner deres venner snarere end deres forældre.
Children imitate their friends rather than their parents.
#1961
tværtimod
On the contrary
Krig bringer ikke fred, tværtimod bringer den smerte og sorg på begge sider.
War doesn't bring peace; on the contrary, it brings pains and grief on both sides.
#1961
tværtimod
contrary
Krig bringer ikke fred, tværtimod bringer den smerte og sorg på begge sider.
War doesn't bring peace; on the contrary, it brings pains and grief on both sides.
#1962
blæsende
windy
Det er lidt blæsende i dag.
It's a little windy today.
#1963
forhenværende
former
Abdelaziz Bouteflika er Algeriets forhenværende præsident.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika is the former president of Algeria.
#1964
generalsekretær
Secretary General
Tom er FN's nye generalsekretær.
Tom is the new secretary general of the United Nations.
#1965
landskab
landscape
Flygtningekrisen kan vende op og ned på det politiske landskab i Tyskland.
The refugee crisis could shake up the political landscape in Germany.
#1965
landskab
scenery
Vi kørte for hurtigt til at kunne nyde det smukke landskab.
We drove too fast to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
#1966
øer
islands
Der ligger øer i havet.
There are islands in the sea.
#1967
male
paint
Lad os male byen rød.
Let's paint the town red.
#1967
male
painting
Leonardo da Vinci begyndte på at male Mona Lisa i 1503.
Leonardo da Vinci began painting Mona Lisa in 1503.
#1968
overbevisende
persuasive
Mary var meget overbevisende, var hun ikk'?
Mary was very persuasive, wasn't she?
#1969
passager
passenger
Ziri forventede ikke en passager.
Ziri wasn't expecting a passenger.
#1970
tyk
thick
Isen er tyk nok til at man kan gå på den.
The ice is thick enough to walk on.
#1971
hal
hall
Denne hal rummer 2000 personer.
This hall holds 2,000 people.
#1972
krydser
crosses
Tom krydser jernbanesporene hver morgen på sin vej til arbejde.
Tom crosses the railroad tracks every morning on his way to work.
#1973
patient
patient
Tom er ikke længere patient her.
Tom is no longer a patient here.
#1974
sjælden
rare
Skønhed som hendes er sjælden.
Beauty such as hers is rare.
#1975
garanti
guarantee
På dette tv-apparat er der to års garanti.
This TV set has a two year guarantee.
#1976
skift
change
Skift undertøj hver dag.
Change underwear daily.
#1977
etnisk
ethnic
I etnisk iransk mad kan du finde mange produkter der er lavet af mælk.
In ethnic Iranian foods, you can see many products which are made of milk.
#1977
etnisk
ethnically
Hvor forventer houthierne at de jøder, de har etnisk udrenset, skal tage hen?
Where do the Houthis expect the Jews they ethnically cleansed to go?
#1978
knust
crushed
Vi har knust vore fjender.
We crushed our enemies.
#1979
seksuel
sexual
I rummet var der meget seksuel energi mellem Sami og præstens kone.
There was much sexual energy in the room between Sami and the pastor's wife.
#1980
irak
Iraq
Først Frankrig, så Irak.
First France, then Iraq.
#1981
afbrudt
interrupted
Mødet blev afbrudt.
The meeting was interrupted.
#1981
afbrudt
aborted
Projektet blev afbrudt.
The project was aborted.
#1982
bevidsthed
consciousness
Tom er ved at komme til bevidsthed.
Tom is regaining consciousness.
#1983
glemme
forget
Jeg skrev hendes adresse ned for ikke at glemme den.
I wrote down her address so as not to forget it.
#1984
udskiftning
replacing
Dit tastatur trænger til udskiftning.
Your keyboard needs replacing.
#1985
britisk
British
For få dage siden flyttede min veninde Sophie fra Edmonton, Alberta til Victoria, Britisk Columbia.
A few days ago, my girlfriend Sophie moved from Edmonton, Alberta to Victoria, British Columbia.
#1986
guide
guide
Tom er guide.
Tom is a guide.
#1987
røre
touch
En bjørn vil ikke røre et lig.
A bear will not touch a dead body.
#1987
røre
stir
Han glemte at røre i grøden, så den brændte på.
He forgot to stir the porridge, so it became scorched.
#1988
sms
text
Tom forsøgte at sende en sms til Mary.
Tom tried to text Mary.
#1989
søvn
sleep
Sluk lyset. Jeg kan ikke falde i søvn.
Switch off the light. I can't get to sleep.
#1989
søvn
asleep
Endelig faldt babyen i søvn.
At last, the baby fell asleep.
#1990
statsborger
citizen
Jeg er algerisk statsborger.
I'm an Algerian citizen.
#1991
los
Los
Da hun var i Los Angeles havde hun mindst seks forskellige jobs.
When she was in Los Angeles, she had at least six different jobs.
#1992
bekræfte
confirm
Jeg kan bekræfte at Tom taler sandt.
I can confirm that Tom is telling the truth.
#1993
elskede
loved
Jeg giftede mig ikke med hende fordi jeg elskede hende.
I didn't marry her because I loved her.
#1994
hændelse
incident
Jeg vil altid huske denne hændelse.
I'll remember this incident forever.
#1995
konklusion
conclusion
Det tog os tre timer at komme til denne konklusion.
It took us three hours to come to this conclusion.
#1995
konklusion
Conclusion
Det tog os tre timer at komme til denne konklusion.
It took us three hours to come to this conclusion.
#1996
landsby
village
En dag kom mændene til hans landsby.
One day the men got to his village.
#1997
ordre
order
Det er en direkte ordre.
That's a direct order.
#1998
tydeligvis
Obviously
Tom er tydeligvis en god lærer.
Tom is obviously a good teacher.
#1998
tydeligvis
clearly
Washington rubricerer tydeligvis Kina som en fjende.
Washington clearly labels China as an enemy.
#1998
tydeligvis
obviously
Tom er tydeligvis en god lærer.
Tom is obviously a good teacher.
#1999
temperatur
temperature
Sygeplejersken tog hans temperatur.
The nurse took his temperature.
#2000
bruxelles
Brussels
Jeg tager oftere til Bruxelles end til Paris.
I more often go to Brussels than Paris.
#2000
bruxelles
brussels
Jeg tager oftere til Bruxelles end til Paris.
I more often go to Brussels than Paris.
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