Build your Danish vocabulary with these fundamental words. Each word comes with practical examples to help you understand usage in context.
#2701
høste
reap
Hvem vil høste fordelene af lavere oliepriser?
Who will reap the benefits from lower oil prices?
#2702
kerne
kernel
Legenden har en kerne af sandhed i sig.
The legend has a kernel of truth in it.
#2703
mursten
brick
Skorstenen er lavet af mursten.
The chimney is made of brick.
#2703
mursten
bricks
Vi laver mursten.
We make bricks.
#2704
storby
big city
Jeg foretrækker at gå, frem for at køre, i en storby som Tokyo.
I prefer walking to driving in a big city like Tokyo.
#2705
svageste
weakest
Det svageste led i kæden er også det stærkeste. Det kan bryde kæden.
The weakest link in the chain is also the strongest. It can break the chain.
#2706
sætning
sentence
Gentag hver sætning efter mig.
Repeat each sentence after me.
#2706
sætning
phrase
"Bedre død end rød" var en populær sætning under "Den Kolde Krig".
"Better dead than red" was a popular phrase during the "Cold War".
#2707
big
big
Velkommen til big business.
Welcome to big business.
#2708
dokument
document
Jeg vil gerne have dig til at oversætte dette dokument til fransk.
I'd like you to translate this document into French.
#2709
gennemsnitlig
average
Tom er gennemsnitlig.
Tom is average.
#2710
hjemmelavet
homemade
Den er hjemmelavet.
It's homemade.
#2711
ingeniør
engineer
Han ernærede sig som ingeniør.
He earned his living as an engineer.
#2712
internet
Internet
Jeg bruger internet på badeværelset.
I use the internet in the bathroom.
#2713
moralsk
moral
Det er personer uden nogen moralsk bevidsthed.
They are persons with no moral conscience.
#2713
moralsk
morally
Er det moralsk forkert at spise kød?
Is it morally wrong to eat meat?
#2714
naturgas
natural gas
Ukraine kom igennem vinteren takket være dets egen naturgas.
Ukraine got through the winter on its own natural gas.
#2715
rotter
rats
Jeg spiser levende rotter.
I eat live rats.
#2716
smile
smile
Jeg elsker at se dig smile.
I love to see you smile.
#2717
byg
Barley
Kan du skelne byg fra hvede ved første blik?
Can you tell barley from wheat at first sight?
#2717
byg
barley
Kan du skelne byg fra hvede ved første blik?
Can you tell barley from wheat at first sight?
#2718
bøje
buoy
Jagten sejlede rundt om en bøje.
The yacht sailed around a buoy.
#2719
atlet
athlete
Jeg er ikke en atlet.
I am not an athlete.
#2720
brun
brown
Hunden er brun, lille og tynd.
The dog is brown, small and thin.
#2720
brun
Brown
Hunden er brun, lille og tynd.
The dog is brown, small and thin.
#2721
dags
nowadays
Nu til dags foretrækker flere og flere mennesker livet på landet frem for bylivet.
Nowadays more and more people prefer country life to city life.
#2722
drone
drone
Tom ønsker at købe en drone.
Tom wants to buy a drone.
#2723
fiskene
the fish
Det er sikkert at spise fiskene.
It's safe to eat the fish.
#2723
fiskene
fish
Det er sikkert at spise fiskene.
It's safe to eat the fish.
#2724
hektisk
hectic
Tom har haft en hektisk uge.
Tom had a hectic week.
#2725
mord
murder
Til min overraskelse blev antropologen anklaget for mord.
To my surprise, the anthropologist was accused of murder.
#2726
pizza
pizza
Jeg holder meget af pizza.
I like pizza very much.
#2727
vinke
wave
Mange venner kom for at vinke farvel til mig.
A lot of friends came to wave goodbye to me.
#2728
dødt
dead
Latin er et dødt sprog.
Latin is a dead language.
#2729
klog
clever
Han lignede ikke en klog dreng.
He didn't look like a clever boy.
#2729
klog
wise
Han har ry for at være meget klog.
He has a reputation for being very wise.
#2730
klæder
clothes
Jeg har coole klæder og coole solbriller på.
I wear cool clothes and cool sunglasses.
#2731
langsom
slow
De viste scenen i langsom gengivelse.
They showed the scene in slow motion.
#2732
mode
fashion
Miniskørter er gået af mode.
Miniskirts have gone out of fashion.
#2733
oversvømmet
flooded
Markedet blev oversvømmet af udenlandske varer.
The market was flooded with foreign goods.
#2734
plast
plastic
Denne stol er lavet af plast.
This chair is made of plastic.
#2735
sympati
sympathy
Spar mig for din sympati.
I don't want your sympathy.
#2735
sympati
liking
Marys mor fattede sympati for Tom fra det øjeblik hun mødte ham.
Mary's mother took a liking to Tom the moment she met him.
#2736
venlig
friendly
Hotelreceptionisten var vrissen og overhovedet ikke venlig.
The receptionist at the hotel was surly and not at all friendly.
#2736
venlig
kind
Vores lærer er ikke altid venlig over for os.
Our teacher is not always kind to us.
#2737
værdighed
dignity
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.
#2738
beruset
drunk
Han blev meget beruset.
He got very drunk.
#2738
beruset
intoxicated
Marys samlever blev arresteret for at køre i beruset tilstand.
Mary's common-law husband was arrested for driving while intoxicated.
#2739
forbinde
link
Politiassistent Dan Anderson kunne ikke forbinde Linda til forbrydelsen.
Lieutenant Dan Anderson couldn't link Linda to the crime.
#2740
kokke
cooks
For mange kokke fordærver maden.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
#2741
logisk
logical
Er der en logisk forklaring?
Is there a logical explanation?
#2742
pil
arrow
William Tell skød en pil efter æblet på hans søns hoved.
William Tell shot an arrow at the apple on his son's head.
#2743
rygning
smoking
Rygning er strengt forbudt.
Smoking is strictly prohibited.
#2744
skabet
closet
Tom tog en gammel skotøjsæske frem fra skabet og åbnede den.
Tom pulled out an old shoebox from his closet and opened it.
#2745
spild
waste
Spild ikke dine penge ved at købe ting du ikke har brug for.
Don't waste your money by buying things you don't need.
#2746
støjende
noisy
Klassen var støjende i dag.
The class were noisy today.
#2747
kosovo
Kosovo
Pristina er hovedstaden i Kosovo.
Pristina is the capital of Kosovo.
#2747
kosovo
kosovo
Pristina er hovedstaden i Kosovo.
Pristina is the capital of Kosovo.
#2748
derhen
there
Jeg bad ham tage derhen i morgen.
I asked him to go there tomorrow.
#2749
indlysende
obvious
Det er indlysende for alle at han er forelsket.
It's obvious to everyone that he is in love.
#2749
indlysende
evident
Det er indlysende at du fortalte en løgn.
It's evident that you told a lie.
#2750
jern
iron
Jern er hårdere end guld.
Iron is harder than gold.
#2751
koma
coma
Tom ligger i koma.
Tom is in a coma.
#2752
mønster
pattern
Der må være et mønster.
There must be a pattern.
#2753
reklame
advertising
Reklame har også spillet en vigtig rolle i at gøre appelsinjuice til en morgendrik.
Advertising also played a key role in orange juice becoming a morning beverage.
#2754
spildt
wasted
Jeg har spildt en masse tid.
I've wasted a lot of time.
#2754
spildt
spilled
Jeg har spildt kaffe på din dug.
I spilled coffee on your tablecloth.
#2755
damaskus
Damascus
Damaskus ligger i Syrien.
Damascus is located in Syria.
#2755
damaskus
damascus
Damaskus ligger i Syrien.
Damascus is located in Syria.
#2756
detaljeret
detailed
Du skal sende et detaljeret CV til [e-mailadresse].
Send us your detailed CV at [e-mail].
#2756
detaljeret
detail
Han forklarede detaljeret, hvad han havde set.
He explained in detail what he had seen.
#2757
dronningens
the queen's
Dronningens krone var lavet af guld.
The Queen's crown was made of gold.
#2758
ed
oath
Lægen brød den hippokratiske ed.
The doctor broke the Hippocratic Oath.
#2759
enkel
simple
Min metode er overraskende enkel, men effekten er stor.
My method is surprisingly simple, but the impact is big.
#2760
forgænger
predecessor
Denne kandidat er væsentligt bedre end sin forgænger.
This candidate is significantly better compared to his predecessor.
#2761
graviditet
pregnancy
Kondomer mindsker i høj grad chancerne for graviditet.
Condoms greatly reduce the chances of pregnancy.
#2761
graviditet
Pregnancy
Kondomer mindsker i høj grad chancerne for graviditet.
Condoms greatly reduce the chances of pregnancy.
#2762
jordskælv
earthquake
Der var et stort jordskælv i går nat.
There was a big earthquake last night.
#2763
kødet
the meat
Han er så ærlig som en kat når kødet er uden for rækkevidde.
He is as honest as a cat when the meat is out of reach.
#2763
kødet
meat
Han er så ærlig som en kat når kødet er uden for rækkevidde.
He is as honest as a cat when the meat is out of reach.
#2764
personlighed
personality
Tom har en tilbagelænet personlighed.
Tom has a laid-back personality.
#2765
skæv
stoned
Tom er skæv.
Tom's stoned.
#2766
balancen
balance
Jeg forsøger at genvinde balancen.
I'm trying to regain my balance.
#2767
havets
sea
Denne by ligger 1600 meter over havets overflade.
This city is 1,600 meters above sea level.
#2768
omstændighed
fact
Denne omstændighed beviser hans uskyld.
This fact proves his innocence.
#2769
up
up
Computeren er up to date.
The computer is up to date.
#2770
vedligeholde
maintain
Laserprintere er generelt billigere at vedligeholde end inkjetprintere.
Laser printers are generally less expensive to maintain than ink jet printers.
#2771
budapest
Budapest
Donau flyder gennem Wien og Budapest.
The Danube flows through Vienna and Budapest.
#2771
budapest
budapest
Donau flyder gennem Wien og Budapest.
The Danube flows through Vienna and Budapest.
#2772
bevæbnet
armed
De er bevæbnet.
They're armed.
#2773
efterfølger
successor
Jeg har allerede valgt min efterfølger.
I've already picked my successor.
#2774
hatten
hat
Jeg tager hatten af for dig!
I take my hat off to you!
#2774
hatten
hats
Hatten af for at Tom har taget et standpunkt.
Hats off to Tom for taking a stand.
#2775
komponist
composer
"Liszt", den ungarske komponist Franz Liszts efternavn, betyder "mel" på ungarsk.
"Liszt", the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt's family name, means "flour" in Hungarian.
#2776
retfærdighed
justice
Befolkningen kræver social retfærdighed.
The country demands social justice.
#2777
skuffe
drawer
Tom har en skuffe fuld af USB-kabler.
Tom has a drawer full of USB cables.
#2777
skuffe
disappoint
Jeg vil ikke skuffe mine venner.
I don't want to disappoint my friends.
#2778
marokko
morocco
Marokko hedder "Al-Maghrib" på arabisk.
Morocco is called "Al-Maghrib" in Arabic.
#2778
marokko
Morocco
Marokko hedder "Al-Maghrib" på arabisk.
Morocco is called "Al-Maghrib" in Arabic.
#2779
besvær
difficulty
Han klatrede op i træet uden besvær.
He climbed the tree without difficulty.
#2779
besvær
trouble
Tom havde besvær med at skrælle æblet med sin lommekniv.
Tom had trouble peeling the apple with his pocket knife.
#2780
diabetes
diabetes
Tom har diabetes.
Tom has diabetes.
#2781
digter
poet
Allen er digter.
Allen is a poet.
#2782
forvirring
confusion
Deres forvirring er forståelig.
Their confusion is understandable.
#2783
kølig
cool
Det ser ud til at det også vil blive en kølig sommer i år.
It seems that it will also be a cool summer this year.
#2784
slem
bad
Du har været en slem hund.
You've been a bad dog.
#2785
ulige
odd
1, 3 og 5 er ulige tal.
One, three, and five are odd numbers.
#2786
vante
mitten
Den lille dreng mistede en vante da han legede i sneen.
The little boy lost a mitten playing in the snow.
#2787
væsen
being
Det er et levende væsen, så selvfølgelig skider det.
It's a living being, so of course it shits.
#2788
rock
rock
Japanske unge kan godt lide rock og jazz.
Japanese young people like rock and jazz.
#2789
aktivist
activist
Mary er en aktivist.
Mary is an activist.
#2790
appellere
appeal
Advokaten besluttede at appellere sagen.
The lawyer decided to appeal the case.
#2791
farfar
grandfather
Min fars far er min farfar.
My father's father is my grandfather.
#2792
fredelig
peaceful
Det sovjetiske folk er ikke bange for fredelig konkurrence med kapitalismen.
The Soviet people are not afraid of peaceful competition with capitalism.
#2793
kopi
copy
Din søn er næsten en kopi af din far.
Your son is almost the copy of your father.
#2794
kvælstof
nitrogen
Økologisk hønsemøg er rigt på kvælstof.
Organic chicken manure is high in nitrogen.
#2795
kæledyr
pets
Han har ingen kæledyr.
He doesn't have any pets.
#2796
putte
put
Vær så venlig at putte dette i mikroovnen.
Please put this in the microwave oven.
#2797
regime
regime
For blot to år siden ville tanken om et fascistisk regime, der førte en blodig krig mod fiktive nazister i Europa, have virket absurd.
Only two years ago, the idea of a Fascist regime waging a bloody war on imaginary Nazis in Europe would have seemed absurd.
#2798
sofa
sofa
Hun lå med lukkede øjne på en sofa.
She lay on a sofa with her eyes closed.
#2799
succesfuld
successful
Min virksomhed er succesfuld.
My company is successful.
#2800
tragedie
tragedy
Mine tanker og bønner er med alle dem, der blev ramt af denne forfærdelige tragedie.
My thoughts and prayers are with all those who were affected by this terrible tragedy.
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