English-Danish translations for vocabulary

• ordforråd
  Det tilhører normalt venstrefløjens ordforråd. It generally belongs to the vocabulary of the left.
  Disse ord er desuden blevet en del af det palæstinensiske ordforråd. Those words, moreover, have become part of the Palestinian vocabulary.
  Efter min opfattelse kan vi på den måde helt bandlyse ordet arbejdsløshed fra vores ordforråd. In my view, this is a way of banishing the term 'unemployment' from our vocabulary.

Definition of vocabulary

• A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning
• The stock of words used in a particular field
• The words of a language collectively
• A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques

Examples

• My Russian vocabulary is very limited.
• The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.
• The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.

Related words

• vocabulary word
• vocabulary test
• vocabulary book
• controlled vocabulary
• active vocabulary
• passive vocabulary
• basic vocabulary