Build your Danish vocabulary with these fundamental words. Each word comes with practical examples to help you understand usage in context.
#2301
binde
tie
Hun hjalp ham med at binde sit slips.
She helped him tie his tie.
#2302
golf
Golf
Robert havde for travlt, han blev nødt til at afslå en invitation til at spille golf.
Robert was so busy he had to turn down an invitation to play golf.
#2302
golf
Gulf
Den Persiske Golf er beliggende mellem Iran (Persien) og Den Arabiske Halvø.
The Persian Gulf is located between Iran (Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula.
#2303
ilt
oxygen
Træer afgiver ilt og optager kultveilte.
Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.
#2304
korruption
corruption
Algeriet skal bekæmpe korruption.
Algeria needs to fight corruption.
#2305
mobil
mobile
Jeg mistede min mobil.
I lost my mobile phone.
#2306
opdagelse
discovery
Tom har gjort en interessant opdagelse.
Tom has made an interesting discovery.
#2307
ringen
ring
Hun fandt ringen som hun havde tabt under rejsen.
She found the ring that she had lost during the journey.
#2308
synd
sin
Tom mener at gambling er en synd.
Tom thinks that gambling is a sin.
#2309
tænde
turn
Det er ved at blive mørkt. Vær sød at tænde lyset for mig.
It's getting dark. Please turn the light on for me.
#2310
forenede
united
Jones blev født i De Forenede Stater.
Jones was born in the United States.
#2310
forenede
United
Jones blev født i De Forenede Stater.
Jones was born in the United States.
#2311
overvægt
overweight
Denne kuffert har en overvægt på fire kilogram.
This bag is 4 kilograms overweight.
#2312
skyerne
clouds
Skyerne bliver mørkere.
The clouds are getting darker.
#2313
tælle
count
Det barn kan tælle til tyve.
That child can count to twenty.
#2314
ånd
spirit
Alle mennesker er født frie og lige i værdighed og rettigheder. De er udstyret med fornuft og samvittighed, og de bør handle mod hverandre i en broderskabets ånd.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
#2315
fisker
fishes
Næsten hver dag går han hen til floden og fisker.
Almost every day he goes to the river and fishes.
#2316
komplet
complete
Jeg gjorde mig komplet til grin.
I made a complete fool of myself.
#2317
larm
noise
Jeg kan ikke holde den larm ud længere.
I can't put up with that noise any longer.
#2317
larm
bustle
Jeg savner bylivets travlhed og larm.
I miss the hustle and bustle of city life.
#2318
parlament
Parliament
Han er medlem af det algeriske parlament.
He's a member of the Algerian parliament.
#2319
skala
scale
Mary er en meget smuk kvinde. På en skala fra ét til ti er hun en ellever.
Mary is a very beautiful woman. On a scale of one to ten, she's an eleven.
#2320
fornuftig
reasonable
Jeg er sikker på at der findes en helt fornuftig forklaring.
I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation.
#2321
kul
coal
Hvis man afbrænder brændstoffer som kul, olie og gas, vil de afgive forskellige luftarter.
If we burn fuels such as coal, oil and gas, they give off various gases.
#2321
kul
charcoal
Kul, trækul, koks og petrokoks bruges som brændsler.
Coal, charcoal, coal coke and petroleum coke are used as fuels.
#2321
kul
carbon
Det er kul eller sod.
It's carbon or soot.
#2322
kong
kong
Hans fly til Hong Kong afgår kl. 14:00.
His plane leaves for Hong Kong at 2:00 p.m.
#2322
kong
king
Profeten Zepehaniah var tip-oldesøn af kong Hezekiah.
The prophet Zephaniah was the great-great-grandson of King Hezekiah.
#2323
ekstrem
extremely
Den er ekstrem dyr.
It's extremely expensive.
#2324
håret
hair
Du har en fjer i håret.
You have a feather in your hair.
#2325
livsstil
lifestyle
Du skal ændre din livsstil.
You need to change your lifestyle.
#2326
lækkert
delicious
Dette brød er meget lækkert.
This bread is very delicious.
#2327
ok
ok
Alt er o.k.
Everything is OK.
#2328
pointe
point
Det er faktisk en god pointe.
That's actually a good point.
#2329
taske
bag
Nogen har efterladt en taske på bænken.
Someone has left a bag on the bench.
#2330
harald
Harald
En 13-årig dreng har opdaget en skat, der måske har tilhørt den legendariske danske konge Harald Blåtand.
A 13-year-old boy has discovered a treasure which may have belonged to the legendary Danish king Harald Bluetooth.
#2330
harald
harald
En 13-årig dreng har opdaget en skat, der måske har tilhørt den legendariske danske konge Harald Blåtand.
A 13-year-old boy has discovered a treasure which may have belonged to the legendary Danish king Harald Bluetooth.
#2331
benet
leg
Jeg brækkede benet.
I broke my leg.
#2332
chokolade
chocolate
Tooghalvtreds procent af britiske kvinder foretrækker chokolade frem for sex.
Fifty-two per cent of British women prefer chocolate to sex.
#2333
dykker
diver
Tom er dykker.
Tom is a diver.
#2333
dykker
diving
Mågerne dykker ned i havet.
Seagulls are diving into the sea.
#2333
dykker
dives
Når den litterære tysker dykker ned i en sætning, er det det sidste du kommer til at se til ham indtil han dukker op på den anden side af sit Atlanterhav med udsagnsordet i munden.
Whenever the literary German dives into a sentence, that is the last you are going to see of him till he emerges on the other side of his Atlantic with his verb in his mouth.
#2334
fastsat
set
Kautionen blev fastsat til tredive tusind dollars.
Bail was set at thirty thousand dollars.
#2334
fastsat
fixed
De har endnu ikke fastsat datoen for deres bryllup.
They haven't fixed a date for their wedding yet.
#2335
førstehjælp
first aid
Jeg har brug for førstehjælp.
I need first aid.
#2335
førstehjælp
aid
Jeg har brug for førstehjælp.
I need first aid.
#2336
panik
panic
Du behøver ikke at gå i panik.
You don't need to panic.
#2337
toilet
toilet
Brug det andet toilet.
Use the other toilet.
#2337
toilet
lavatory
Tom blev taget i at ryge på flyets toilet.
Tom got caught smoking in the airplane lavatory.
#2338
elbil
electric car
Han kører i en elbil.
He drives an electric car.
#2339
fattigdom
poverty
Etniske minoriteter kæmper mod fordomme, fattigdom og undertrykkelse.
Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.
#2339
fattigdom
Poverty
Etniske minoriteter kæmper mod fordomme, fattigdom og undertrykkelse.
Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.
#2340
fyre
guys
Hun er tiltrukket af asiatiske fyre.
She's attracted to Asian guys.
#2340
fyre
fire
Lad være med at fyre hende.
Don't fire her.
#2341
iværksætter
entrepreneur
Jeg er iværksætter.
I am an entrepreneur.
#2342
prognose
projection
Lige om lidt kommer den første prognose.
The first projection is coming up in a minute.
#2343
spansk
Spanish
De taler spansk i Mexico.
They speak Spanish in Mexico.
#2344
tilføje
add
Kan du tilføje mig?
Could you add me?
#2345
udskifte
Replace
Jeg er nødt til at udskifte det lysstofrør.
I must replace that fluorescent lamp.
#2345
udskifte
replace
Jeg er nødt til at udskifte det lysstofrør.
I must replace that fluorescent lamp.
#2346
velkendt
well known
Hun er velkendt i både Indien og Kina.
She is well known in both India and China.
#2347
biskop
bishop
Den nye biskop blev indsat med megen pomp og pragt.
The new bishop was installed with much pomp and circumstance.
#2348
garage
garage
Der er nogen i vores garage.
Someone's in our garage.
#2349
strande
beaches
Lad os holde vores strande rene.
Let's keep our beaches clean.
#2350
hovedpine
headache
Jeg har hovedpine.
I have a headache.
#2351
katastrofe
disaster
Dette er opskriften på en katastrofe.
This is a recipe for disaster.
#2352
kok
cook
Tom er en god kok.
Tom is a good cook.
#2352
kok
chef
Vi har en meget god kok.
We have a very good chef.
#2353
vedligeholdelse
maintenance
Vores server vil være offline den 20. oktober på grund af planlagt vedligeholdelse.
Our server will be offline on October 20th for scheduled maintenance.
#2354
guitar
guitar
Lad ham spille på din guitar.
Let him play your guitar.
#2355
mund
Mouth
Jeg vil holde min mund lukket.
I'll keep my mouth shut.
#2355
mund
mouth
Jeg vil holde min mund lukket.
I'll keep my mouth shut.
#2356
spiritus
liquor
Han stank af spiritus.
He reeked of liquor.
#2357
teenager
teenager
Tom er endnu ikke teenager.
Tom isn't a teenager yet.
#2358
hjort
deer
Stop! Der er en hjort på vejen.
Stop! There's a deer on the road.
#2359
spar
spades
Jeg har spar es.
I have the ace of spades.
#2360
fjern
distant
I morgen kommer en fjern fætter.
Tomorrow a distant cousin is coming.
#2360
fjern
remote
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.
#2361
hjul
wheels
En bil har fire hjul.
An automobile has four wheels.
#2362
kartofler
potatoes
Nogle lærere skræller kartofler medens de underviser.
Some teachers peel potatoes while teaching.
#2363
læsning
reading
Efterår er en god årstid for læsning.
Fall is a good season for reading.
#2364
maling
paint
Huset kunne have godt af en gang maling.
The house could do with a lick of paint.
#2365
rasende
furious
Min mor var rasende.
My mother was furious.
#2365
rasende
furiously
Farveløse grønne ideer sover rasende.
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
#2366
sandhed
truth
De fleste mennesker ønsker kun at høre deres egen sandhed.
Most people only want to hear their own truth.
#2367
udforske
explore
Han kan lide at udforske underjordiske huler.
He likes to explore underground caves.
#2368
kloster
convent
Mary boede et par måneder i et kloster.
Mary lived in a convent for a few months.
#2369
ambitiøs
ambitious
Jeg er meget ambitiøs.
I'm very ambitious.
#2370
gult
yellow
Æblet er rødt og gult.
The apple is red and yellow.
#2371
hvile
rest
Jeg vil bare hvile.
I just want to rest.
#2372
mindreårig
minor
Hvis du spørger en matematiker om han er voksen eller mindreårig, så bliv ikke overrasket hvis han svarer "ja".
If you ask a mathematician if he is an adult or a minor, don't be surprised if he answers "yes".
#2373
sjæl
soul
Hvad er en ven? En sjæl der bor i to kroppe.
What is a friend? A soul that lives in two bodies.
#2374
synspunkt
point of view
Fra et praktisk synspunkt er der mange mangler i hans plan.
From the practical point of view, there are many shortcomings in his plan.
#2374
synspunkt
View
Fra et praktisk synspunkt er der mange mangler i hans plan.
From the practical point of view, there are many shortcomings in his plan.
#2375
tilbagevendende
recurring
Har du nogensinde haft en tilbagevendende drøm?
Did you ever have a recurring dream?
#2376
tårer
tears
Tårer løb ned ad hendes kinder.
Tears were rolling down her cheek.
#2377
uafhængig
independent
I 2014 kan Skotland blive en uafhængig stat.
In 2014 Scotland may become an independent state.
#2378
jack
jack
Jack er en af mine venner.
Jack is one of my friends.
#2379
kanal
channel
Den Engelske Kanal skiller England og Frankrig.
The English Channel separates England and France.
#2380
malmø
Malmö
En to meter lang levende krokodille er blevet fundet i et drivhus i en have i Sveriges tredje største by - Malmø.
A two-meter-long live crocodile has been found in a garden greenhouse in Sweden's third largest city, Malmö.
#2381
mellemøsten
Middle East
Mellemøsten kaldes stadig for en krudttønde.
The Middle East is still called a powder keg.
#2382
bed
pray
Bed for os til Gud.
Pray for us to God.
#2382
bed
ask
Bed ham om at deltage i mødet.
Ask him to attend the meeting.
#2383
kunstnerisk
artistic
Enhver har ret til beskyttelse af de moralske og materielle interesser, der hidrører fra en hvilken som helst videnskabelig, litterær eller kunstnerisk frembringelse, som vedkommende har skabt.
Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.
#2384
overbevisning
belief
Det er min overbevisning at hun aldrig har fortalt en løgn.
My belief is that she has never told a lie.
#2385
overflade
surface
Tre fjerdedele af Jordens overflade er vand.
Three-fourths of the earth's surface is water.
#2386
politimand
policeman
Der står en politimand udenfor.
There's a policeman outside.
#2386
politimand
cop
Du ligner en politimand.
You look like a cop.
#2387
skeptisk
skeptical
Tom er stadig skeptisk.
Tom is still skeptical.
#2388
tidsrum
span
Et årti er et tidsrum på ti år.
A decade is a span of ten years.
#2389
tjekker
check
Jeg tjekker ud klokken otte.
I'm going to check out at eight.
#2390
undtagen
except
Alle undtagen Tom og Mary er her allerede.
Everyone except Tom and Mary are already here.
#2391
figur
figure
Hun har en flot figur.
She has a nice figure.
#2392
fods
foot
Jeg går til skolen til fods.
I go to school on foot.
#2393
forsiden
front page
Der er et billede af Tom på forsiden af dagens avis.
Tom's picture is on the front page of today's newspaper.
#2393
forsiden
front
Der er et billede af Tom på forsiden af dagens avis.
Tom's picture is on the front page of today's newspaper.
#2394
fyr
guy
Den fyr har en skrue løs!
That guy has a screw loose!
#2394
fyr
fellow
Den gamle fyr er lige så sund og stærk som en eg.
The old fellow is as healthy and as strong as an oak.
#2395
glat
smooth
Søens vand er glat som et spejl.
The lake's water is as smooth as a mirror.
#2395
glat
smoothly
Alt gik glat.
Everything went smoothly.
#2395
glat
slippery
Vejen er glat. Kør langsomt!
The road is slippery. Drive slowly.
#2396
herre
gentleman
Hvem er den herre, han taler med?
Who is that gentleman to whom he is speaking?
#2396
herre
master
Han fandt sin herre.
He found his master.
#2397
kram
hug
Alle har brug for et stort kram.
Everyone needs a big hug.
#2398
kunden
customer
Kunden har altid ret.
The customer is always right.
#2399
maleri
painting
Dette maleri af Rembrandt er et mesterværk.
This painting by Rembrandt is a masterpiece.
#2400
nedad
downwards
Ziri fortsatte nedad.
Ziri continued downwards.
#2400
nedad
down
Tom ligger med ansigtet nedad i sengen.
Tom is lying face down on the bed.
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