AD

First part short for anno from Latin annō, ablative of annus (“year; time”), from Proto-Italic *atnos (“year”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, from *h₂et- (“to go”).
Last part short for Domini from Latin Dominī, genitive singular of Dominus (“The Lord”), of dominus (“lord, master of a house”), from Proto-Italic *domanos, from Proto-Indo-European *domh₂nos (“subduing”), from *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”).

[AD] kan også bety noe annet enn Angel Devious, det kan bety Anno Domini

[AD] can also mean something other than Angel Devious, it can mean Anno Domini

anno Domini
anno Domini#Norwegian_Bokmål

initialism of anno Domini (“Anno Domini”)


anno Domini

First part anno from Latin annō, ablative of annus (“year; time”), from Proto-Italic *atnos (“year”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, from *h₂et- (“to go”).
Last part Domini from Latin Dominī, genitive singular of Dominus (“The Lord”), of dominus (“lord, master of a house”), from Proto-Italic *domanos, from Proto-Indo-European *domh₂nos (“subduing”), from *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”).

anno Domini (the current date era beginning approximately 2000 years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the assumed birth of Jesus Christ.)


god jul

[ɡuʷː jʉʷːl]


dd

Abbreviation of du da?, directly translated as "you then?".

jeg bare chiller, dd?

(Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of du da? (“and you? what about you?”)


gratulerer med dagen

Literally, “congratulations with the day”.

lit

Norwegian national day
w:Norwegian Constitution Day

often said on other occasions, like the Norwegian national day or New Year's Eve


det var en gang

Literally "there was once", or, even more literally: "it was one time".


vær så snill

From vær (“be”, imperative of være) + så (“so”) + snill (“kind”).

compound

imperative of <i class="Latn mention" lang="sv">være</i>


snakker du engelsk

do you speak English
do you speak English


jeg er forelsket i deg

I'm in love with you
I'm in love with you


morra di

(slang) your mom, your mother, your mum, yo momma


jeg gossa meg

Jeg gossa meg!

(slang) Expression of gloating over someone else's misfortune.


det er lett å være etterpåklok

wise after the event
wise after the event

hindsight is 20/20; it's easy to be wise after the event


ikke bare bare

Det er ikke bare bare å leve fattig.

(idiomatic) Not so/that easy; literally "not simply simply".


snakke i munnen på hverandre

Slutt å snakke i munnen på hverandre! Jeg hører ingenting!

Stop talking over each other! I can't hear anything!

To talk at the same time so that neither is heard, to talk over each other


tusen takk

many thanks (thank you (in a very polite way)). Literally a thousand (“tusen”) thanks (“takk”).


kan du snakke engelsk?

do you speak English? can you speak English?


en liten fugl hvisket meg i øret

a little bird told me
a little bird told me


slå noe i hartkorn med noe

From Danish, based on the historical taxation system based on grains whereby some cereals were approved whereas some weren't. The phrase alludes to some grains being considered equal to others when in reality they aren't.

De andre demonstrantene var lite glade over å bli slått i hartkorn med den lille, voldelige gruppen av nynazister.

The other demonstrators were not very happy about being equated with the small but violent group of neo-Nazis.

To equate something with something with which it does not belong.

Compare apples and oranges
compare apples and oranges


d.e.

abbreviation of det er (“that is”): i.e.


e.l.

abbreviation of eller lignende (“or similar”)

abbreviation of eller liknende (“or the like”)


god bedring

get well soon (literally: good convalescence)


ha noe under topplokket

The phrase is based on the figurative sense of topplokket (“the cylinder head”), literally meaning "to have something under the cylinder head".

have something in one's head, i.e. have brains; intelligence


la tvilen komme tiltalte til gode

From legal parlance in connection with criminal proceedings: la (“let”) tvilen (“the doubt”) komme (“come”) tiltalte (“the defendant”) til gode (“(to the) benefit (of)”).

benefit of the doubt
benefit of the doubt

(law) give the defendant the benefit of the doubt

(figuratively) give someone the benefit of the doubt


med vennlig hilsen

Compare to Swedish med vänliga hälsningar and Danish med venlig hilsen.

Gi meg beskjed så snart som mulig.
Med vennlig hilsen,
Kristine

Let me know as soon as possible.
With friendly greetings,
Kristine

A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended by his or her name.


hverken fugl eller fisk

head

hverken fugl eller fisk (neither fowl nor fish)

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl


f.Kr.

abbreviation of før Kristus (“before Christ”) or før Kristi fødsel (“before Christ's birth”): BC


osv.

og så videre
og så videre#Norwegian_Bokmål

abbreviation of og så videre (“and so on”)


død som en sild

(simile) dead as a doornail, dead as a dodo (unquestionably dead)


tror du på Gud

do you believe in God
do you believe in God


så å si

Similar to Danish så at sige, Norwegian Nynorsk så å seia and Swedish så att säga

så og si (alternative common misspelling)


ta tyren ved hornene

take the bull by the horns
take the bull by the horns


lettere sagt enn gjort

Å skape tillit er lettere sagt enn gjort.

Building trust is easier said than done.

easier said than done
easier said than done


i tide

in time (at or before the time assigned)


i det hele tatt

Ute på havet var det stille, og knapt dønninger i det hele tatt.

Out on the sea it was calm, and hardly any swell at all.


i skrivende stund

at the time of writing
at the time of writing


det er gresk for meg

it's all Greek to me
it's all Greek to me


på frifot

at large, on the loose (not in captivity)


holde tunga rett i munnen

holde tungen rett i munnen (alternative)

Tone holder tungen rett i munnen når det gjelder som mest

Tone keeps her cool when it really counts the most

nu gjaldt det at holde tungen ret i munden og ikke la sig mærke med nogenting

1892, Jonas Lie, Trold. Ny Samling, page 124:

now it was a matter of keeping your cool and not noticing anything

det gjaldt å holde tunga rett i munnen og ikke overse noe i iveren etter å gå løs på nye sider av saken

it was important to keep your tongue straight in your mouth and not overlook anything in the eagerness to get started on new sides of the issue

to keep one's cool; concentrate intensely in order to not to make any mistakes


male seg inn i et hjørne

paint oneself into a corner
paint oneself into a corner


midt i blinken

Den skjorta er midt i blinken for Tor.

Å reise til Bodø er midt i blinken for min familie.

A trip to Bodø is perfect for my family.

(idiomatic) something suits a person or an occasion very well


i sted

Det sa jeg jo til deg i sted at mitt navn er Bjørn.

I told you that my name is Bjørn a little while ago.


gå til sengs med fienden

sleep with the enemy
sleep with the enemy


til døden skiller oss ad

till death do us part
till death do us part


i siste liten

From the definite singular of lit (from Old Norse lítr), which is only used in this phrase.


i ellevte time

i den ellevte timen (alternative Nynorsk also)

at the eleventh hour
at the eleventh hour


kaste perler for svin

cast pearls before swine
cast pearls before swine


à poeng med

/ɑː puˈɛŋ meː/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «à poeng med».ogg

à + poeng + med, first part from French à (“to”), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French a (“to”), from Latin ad (“to”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to”).
Middle part from French point (“point”), from Middle French poinct (“point”), from Old French point (“dot”), from Latin punctum (“point”), neuter form of pūnctus (“pricked, marked, stung, troubled”), perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”), from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to prick”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“punch”).
Last part from Danish med (“with”), from Old Norse með (“with”), from Proto-Germanic *midi (“with”), from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂, from *me (“with”).

Frigg kan komme à poeng med Lyn i kveld

Frigg can get the same score as Lyn tonight


a poeng med

/ɑː puˈɛŋ meː/

a + poeng + med, first part from French à (“to”), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French a (“to”), from Latin ad (“to”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to”).
Middle part from French point (“point”), from Middle French poinct (“point”), from Old French point (“dot”), from Latin punctum (“point”), neuter form of pūnctus (“pricked, marked, stung, troubled”), perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”), from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to prick”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“punch”).
Last part from Danish med (“with”), from Old Norse með (“with”), from Proto-Germanic *midi (“with”), from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂, from *me (“with”).

à poeng med
à poeng med#Norwegian_Bokmål


fra A til B

Possibly from the common practice of labelling points using letters of the alphabet, and then referring to motion from one point to another as “from A to B”, and so on.

i distriktene … der de som skal fra A til B, mangler alternative transportmidler som t-bane og tog

in the districts… where those going from A to B lack alternative means of transport such as the metro and trains

from A to B, (from one point to the next; from the beginning of a trip to the end.)

Jeg er blitt så glemsk – husker ikke fra A til B

I have become so forgetful - can't remember A to B

(colloquial) signifying a short (time) distance


fra A til Å

/ˈfrɑː ɑː tɪl oː/

Possibly from the common practice of labelling points using letters of the alphabet, and then referring to motion from one point to another as “from A to Z” (Å is the final letter of the Norwegian alphabet), and so on.

han ramser opp sløydsalens inventarliste fra a til å

1997, Pål Gerhard Olsen, Manndomsprøven:

he lists the workshop's inventory list from a to z

statsbudsjettet fra A til Å

Bangkok fra A til Å

through the whole alphabet, in an alphabetical order

Jeg leser aldri avisen fra A til Å

det blir stadig kostbarere å følge en mote fra A til Å

it is becoming increasingly expensive to follow a fashion from A to Z

[oversikt over] Brasil-VM fra A til Å

[overview of] Brazil World Cup from A to Z

from beginning to end; in a complete manner, from A to Z


/ən ˈkʋɪnːə ˈʉːtn̩ manː æːr sɔm ən fɪsk ˈʉːtn̩ sʏkːəl/

nb-en kvinne uten mann er som en fisk uten sykkel.ogg

en kvin ne ut en mann er som en fisk ut en syk kel

From English a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle, a well-known feminist slogan coined in 1970 by the Australian filmmaker, social activist, and writer Irina Dunn (born 1948); according to her recollection, adapted from the phrase “A man needs God like a fish needs a bicycle” which she read in a philosophical text. The original phrase appears to be “A man without faith is like a fish without a bicycle”, coined by Charles S. Harris in 1955 and published in a 1958 article in the Swarthmore Phoenix. The phrase is often erroneously attributed to the American feminist journalist and social political activist Gloria Steinem (born 1934), but she disclaimed this in a letter to Time magazine published on 16 September 2000.

der

(figuratively, humorous, simile) a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle (a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life without a man)


holde tungen rett i munnen

holde tunga rett i munnen#Norwegian_Bokmål

alternative form of holde tunga rett i munnen


jeg er norsk

/ˈjæɪ̯ æːɾ nɔʂk/

/ˈjæɪ̯ æːɾ nɔʁsk/

I am Norwegian (Indicates that the speaker is Norwegian; from Norway)


a.D.

First part short for anno from Latin annō, ablative of annus (“year; time”), from Proto-Italic *atnos (“year”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, from *h₂et- (“to go”).
Last part short for Domini from Latin Dominī, genitive singular of Dominus (“The Lord”), of dominus (“lord, master of a house”), from Proto-Italic *domanos, from Proto-Indo-European *domh₂nos (“subduing”), from *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”).


i sleng

i samme slengen
i samme slengen#Norwegian_Bokmål


i samme slengen

Jeg skulle bare ha en kaffe, men jeg var sulten og tok en bolle i samme slengen.

I was only getting coffee, but I was hungry and got a sweet roll while I was at it.


bob-bob

Probably from a Christmas TV-show called The Julekalender.

bob bob (alternative)
bob, bob (alternative)
bobb bobb (alternative)
båbb båbb (alternative)

Det er litt sånn bob-bob egentlig

It is actually not so good, but not so bad

(colloquial) more or less OK; not so good, but not so bad


spiker i kista

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk spikar i kista and Swedish spik i kistan.

Folk vil huske oss som spiker’n oppi kista si

People will remember us as the nail in their coffin

nail in one's coffin
nail in one's coffin


det løpet er kjørt

that ship has sailed
that ship has sailed

that ship has sailed (literally: that race is over)


ikke sant

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk ikkje sant, Danish ikke sandt, Swedish inte sant. Same construction as Russian не правда ли? (ne pravda li?).

m+

не правда ли?

(used as a tag question) right?, isn't it so?