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slagskip slik

ssllaaggs|smkiapl sb battleship. ~skygge sb shadow, (generasjon) age, generation; kommende ~er coming
sb fight; komme i ~ get into a fight, generations, slekte vb: han ~ r pa moren he takes after
slagtilfelle se slag 5. his mother, slektledd sb generation, slektning sb
slak adj (svakt buet/skranende) gentle, slight; en ~ relation, relative; er hun en ~ av deg? is she a relative of
skraning a gentle slope. yours? fe rn ~ distant relation; mere ~er near rela­
slakk adj, sb slack, slakke vb (~ pa) slacken, tions. slektskap sb relationship, slektstavle sb
slakne vb become slack; slacken. genealogical table.
slakt sb (slaktet dyr) carcass, carcase; ale oppfe til slem I adj 1 (uoppdragen) naughty; (grusom, ond)
~ raise beef cattle, slakte vb kill, slaughter; ~ gjakal- bad, cruel; v<ere ~ mot be cruel to; treat badly; 2 (ille,
ven kill the fatted calf. slakte|fe sb beef cattle. ~hus ubehagelig) bad; en ~ hoste a bad cough; han er ~ til a
slaughter-house, abattoir, slakter sb butcher, slak- overdrive he is given to exaggerating; II sb (i kortspill)
terbutikk butcher’s (shop), slakteri = slaktehus. slam.
slalam sb slalom, slendrian sb carelessness, nonchalance; gammel ~
ssllaammpsbsbm(usdlu,boboezret), scamp, scallywag, oldsjloegntgroetv. b 1 (hive) fling, hurl; han slengtejakken sin
slang sb slang; bruke ~ talk slang, over en stol he flung his coat upon a chair; hun slengte
slange sb 1 (orm) snake; en gift~ a poisonous seg (ned) pa sofaen she flung herself on the sofa; 2
snake; 2 (gummi~) tube; 3 (hage~ etc) hose. slange|- (henge og dingle) dangle, swing; flop; 3 (slentre, ga og
agurk sb (snake) cucumber. ~klemme sb hose ~) idle, loaf; han gar bare her og ~r hele dagen he is
clamp/clip. ~los adj tubeless. ~menneske sb con­ idling about all day; 4 (uttrykk) ligge og ~ lie about;
tortionist. ~ en noe i ansiktet fling something in someone’s teeth,
slank adj slender, slim, slanke vb: ~ seg slim, slesnlegnktyrsesvsbb:sasulenntgeer,enstertol~l. blow someone a kiss,
reduce; dgl ofte diet, slankhet sb slimness, slender­
ness. slep sb 1 (pa kjole) train; 2 (slit og strev) drudgery;
slant sb 1 (mynt) copper, smallcoin; 2 (bunnskvett) 3 ha/ta pa ~ have/take in tow. slepe vb 1 (hale,
heeltap. trekke) drag; han kunne knapt ~ seg av sted he could
slapp adj 1 (motsatt av stram) slack; 2 (nedfor, hardly drag himself along; 2 (buksere) tow, tug; skipet
uopplagt) limp, listless; (giddeles) slack; 3 (om disi- ble slept inn the ship was towed in. slepe|bat, ~ dam­
plin, moral etc) lax. slappe vb: ~ av relax; du ma Ure a per sb tug. slepende adj I (om gange) shuffling; 2
f~ellaovwy;ocuismsyu, sstislseya,rnslatopprehleatx,sbsllaopopsefinseksss,bslsapciknneelessss; (om stemme) drawling. slepe|not sb drag-net. ~tau
tow-line.
weakness. sleppe se slippe. slepphendt adj butter-fingered,
slaps sb slush, slapsefere sb (pa vei) slushy roads; slesk adj fawning, oily, sleske vb: ~ for fawn on.
(i skileype) slushy snow, slapset(e) adj slushy. slett I adj 1 (flat, plan) even, level; (glatt) smooth;
slaraffen|land sb land of milk and honey. ~liv sb: 2 (darlig) bad; ~ selskap bad company; du slette tid!
leve et ~ lead a life in idleness and luxury, oh, my! my goodness! II adv 1 (forsterkende ved nek-
slarke vb wobble, telse) at all; whatever; ~ ikke not at all; ~ ikkeforbauset
slarve vb gossip, tattle, not at all surprised; ~ ikke noe nothing at all/what-
slask sb scamp, scallywag. ever; ~ ingen none at all/whatever; 2 rett og ~ down­
slasket(e) adj 1 (slapp) flabby, limp; 2 (slapsete) right; det er rett og ~ legn it is a downright lie; han var
slusslhayv.e sb slave; romeme holdt ~ r the Romans kept retst loegtt~e uIfosrbsk(aflmamtteltahned)wpalsadino;wpnari~gehnt rude.
slaves, slavejarbeid sb slave work. ~binde vb en­ in the plain; II
vb 1 (glatte, jevne) level (out); smooth; 2 (annullere,
slave. ~handel sb slavetrade. ~ handler sb slave- stryke) erase; wipe out; data isar delete, sletteland sb
-dealer. slaver sb (folkeslag) Slav, slaveri sb slavery, level country; plains.
slavinne sb (female) slave; slave-girl, slave-woman. slibrig adj (uanstendig) obscene, smutty; indecent,
slavisk adj A (neye) slavish; ~ etterligning slavish imi­ slibrighet sb obscenity.
tation; B (omfolk og sprak) Slavonic, Slavic. slik adj, adv, pron 1 such; like this/that; ~ er det
slede sb sledge; US sled, sleigh; kjere med ~ go that is the way it is; that is the way things are; det er
sledging/sleighing. ikke ~ a,forsta at I do not mean to say that; du ma gjere
slegge sb sledge, sledge-hammer; (til sleggekast) det ~ you must do it like this; enten resultatet blir ~
hammer. slegge|kast sb throwing the hammer. tiler ~ no matter what the result may be; er det ~ slik
~kaster sb hammer-thrower. sleid slide, aforsta at...? do you mean (to say) that...? noe ~ t som
sleip adj slippery;fg oily, shifty, sly. 500 pund a matter of five hundred pounds; snakk ikke
sleiv sb ladle; hun este opp suppen med ~ she ladled ~ / don’t speak like that! skulle du ha sett ~t! did you
out the soup. ever! (skulle du ha sett) ~ t toys! what nonsense! ved en
slekt sb 1 family; ~ og venner friends and relatives; ~ anledning on such an occasion; 2 ~ at in such a way
hvordan er han i ~ med deg? how is he related to you? 2 that; so that; du ma ordne det ~ atjeg kan reise i dag you

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slikk slurve

must arrange matters in such a way that I can leave slit sb 1 (hardt arbeid) drudgery, grind; det daglige
today; 3 ~ som as, like; det kan ikke gjeres ~ som du ~et the daily grind; 2 = slitasje sb wear; teppet viser
tror it can’t be done the way you think; hun ensket ikke tegn pa ~ the carpet shows signs of wear, slite vb 1
a vare ~ som moren she did not want to be like her (hale, rive) pull, tear; ~ i pull at; 2 (~ ned/ut) wear; ~
mother;jeg vilgjere det ~ du hargjort det I want to do it ut wear out; jeg har slitt hull i/pa sokkene mine I have
as syloikukdisdb ilti.ck; en ~ og (en) ingenting next to nothing; worn my socks into holes; 3 (arbeide hardt) toil; work
hun kjepte detfor en ~ og en ingenting she bought it for a hard; drudge; han slet seg i hjel he worked himself to
song, slikke vb lick; hunden ~ t handen min the dog death, sliten adj tired, weary; exhausted, sliter sb
licked my hand, slikkepott sb 1 (pekefinger) fore­ drudge; hard worker, slitesterk adj durable, slitsom
finger; 2 (kjekkenredskap) dough-scraper; baker’s adj tiring; hard, strenuous.
scraper, slikkeri(er) sb koll sweets; US candy.
slokke vb 1 (om levende ild/lys) put out; brannen ble
slim sb slime; (fra slimhinner ister) mucus; (i nese og raskt slokt the fire was quickly put out; hun slokte lyset
hals) phlegm, slim aktig adj mucous, slimy, sli- she put out the candle; 2 (om elektrisk lys) switch off;
met(e) adj slimy, slim hinne sb mucous membrane. han slokte lyset i spisestuen he switched off the light in
the dining-room; 3 ~ tersten quench the thirst,
slinger sb: ikke noe ~ i valsen no nonsense, slingre slokne vb go out; ilden/lyset ~ t the fire/light went out.
vb (om hjul etc) wobble; (om skip) roll; (om kjeretoy)
rock, sway; (rave, sjangle) lurch, reel, slingring sb s lo tt^ palace; (opprinnelig befestet castle,
wobble, wobbling; rolling; rocking, swaying; reel, slu adj (Ustig) cunning, sly; crafty,
reeling; lurch, lurching, slingringsm onn sb margin slubbert sb scamp,
(for variations). sludd sb sleet, sludde vb sleet,
sludder sb (vrevl) nonsense; de snakket en masse ~
slintre sb shred (of meat). they talked a lot of nonsense, sludre vb 1 (vrevle) talk
slipe vb 1 (gjere skarp) grind, sharpen; han slipte nonsense; 2 (skravle) chat; have a chat,
kniven he ground/sharpened the knife; 2 (~ til) grind; sluffe sb sledge; US sled, sleigh,
~ en linse grind a lens; 3 (polere, pusse) polish; ~ mar- sluk sb 1 (avgrunn) abyss; 2 (kloakk~) drain,
mor polish marble; 4 ~ edelsteiner, glass etc) cut; slepet gully; 3 (fiske~) spoon (bait); spinner, sluke vb swal­
krystall cut glass, sliperi sb (tre~) pulp mill, slipe- low; (fort&re) devour, gobble; hun slukte ham med
stein sb grindstone. eynene she devoured him with her eyes, slukhals sb
slipp sb A (bat~) slipway, slip; B (seddel, talong) glutton.
slip (of paper); check; C: gi ~ pa give up; let go. slukkeret adj crestfallen,
slippe vb 1 (lafalle, ~ ned) drop;forsyninger ble slup- slukt sb gorge, ravine; US canyon,
pet ned medfallskjerm supplies were dropped by para­ slukvoren adj gluttonous.
chute; hauken slapp byttet (sitt) the hawk dropped its slum sb slum. slum |distrikt, -kvarter sb slum
prey; 2 (~ taket) let go (one’s hold); slipp meg! let me area/district.
go! han slapp tauet he let go (his hold of) the rope; 3 slum m er j/6 slumber; (lur) nap.
(~ unna) be let off; escape; de slapp straff they escaped slum p sb 1 (tilfeldighet) accident, chance; (sam-
punishment; guttene slapp lekse the boys were let off mentreff) coincidence; det var en ren ~ at vi mettes our
their homework; 4 (uttrykk) ~ av syne: hun ham meeting was quite accidental; det er rene ~en om det gar
aldri av syne she never lets him out of her sight; ~ for- godtfor oss eller ikke it is a toss-up whether we succeed
bi a) (la passere) let by; let pass; vaktposten slapp ikke or not; 2 (ganske stor mengde) a nice lot; quite a lot; en
noen forbi the sentry let no one pass; b) (komme seg god ~ penger a handsome sum of money; 3 (siste rest)
fworibthi) ogente’bsy;ligfee;t psausrtv; i~vef;ra~: ~ufsrkaadddetfmraed ldiveett eessccaappee remainder, rest; 4 (uttrykk) pa ~ at random; han gjer
unhurt; ~ fri a) (leslate) let go; release; set free; b) alt arbeidet pa ~ he does all his work by rule of
(bli leslatt) be let ofT; c) (komme seg unna) escape; ~ thumb; jegfyrte av et skuddpa ~ I fired a shot at ran­
inn a) (gi adgang) admit; let in; de ville ikke slippe meg dom; la slumpen ra leave it to chance; let chance
inn they would not let me in; b) (fa adgang) be admit­ decide, slum pe vb 1 (gjere pa slump) do at random; 2
ted; get in; bare medlemmer ble sluppet inn only mem­ (hende tilfeldig) happen (by chance); ~ til a happen
bers were admitted; ~ les se ~ fri; ~ opp (ta slutt) to; de ~t til a metes i Bergen they happened to meet in
give/run out; ~ oppfor run out/short of; vi slapp opp Bergen; det kan jo ~ (til) at vi metes igjen it may hap­
for bensin we ran out of petrol; ~ unna escape; get pen that we meet again. slum pe|hell sb stroke of
away/off; ~ unna med ned og neppe have a narrow luck. ~ treff sb chance; (sammentreff) coincidence.
escape; ~ ut a) (sette fr i etc) let out; release; b) stosmluanchk.en adj (mager) lean; en ~ mave an empty
(komme seg les etc) be released; get out; ~ katten ut av slunt(r)e vb: ~ unna shirk one’s duty,
sekken let the cat out of the bag. slurk sb gulp; en ~ konjakk a drop of brandy; han
slips sb (neck)tie. svelget det i en ~ he swallowed it at one gulp,
slire sb scabbard, sheath; stikke kniven i ~en slurpe vb slurp.
sheathe the knife, slirekniv sb sheath-knife. slurv sb carelessness, negligence, slurve vb scamp

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slurvefeil sl£

one’s work, slurvefeil sb slip; (skrivefeil) slip of the slese vb: ~ bort, ~ med squander, waste, sleseri sb
pen. slurvet(e) adj careless, negligent. waste.
slov adj 1 (ikke skarp) blunt; (ism fig) dull; en ~
sluse sb 1 (for skip) lock; 2 (til vannstandregulering) kniv a blunt knife; et ~ / blikk a dull glance; 2 (alders~,
sluice. apatisk) apathe tic, gaga. stsulp0ovr|h. e t sb bluntness; fig
apathy, stupor. ~ sinn sb
slusk sb 1 (anleggsarbeider) navvy; 2 (lasaron) sloyd sb woodwork; ism US carpentry; (metall~)
bum, tramp. metal-work. ~laerer sb woodwork master/teacher.
sloyfe I sb 1 (bundet ~) bow; ban knyttet/knyttet opp
slutning I (av~) end(ing), finish; 2 (konklusjon) en ~ he tied/untied a bow; 2 (buktet linje) loop; II vb
conclusion; komme til en ~ arrive at (come to, reach) 1 (utelate) leave out; 2 (avskaffe) discontinue; spor-
a conclusion; trekke en ~ draw a conclusion; con­ vognslinjen ble ~ t the tramline was discontinued.
clude; trekkeforhastede ~erjum p to conclusions, slutt sla sb bolt, latch; ban slo ~en for doren he bolted/
sb 1 (ende) end, finish; (bokl) close; en verdig ~ pa et latched the door; ban slo ~en fra doran he unbolted/
strevsomt liv a fitting close of a strenuous life; etter unlatched the door.
motets ~ after/when the meeting was over; 2 (mate noe sla vb 1 (~ hardt) knock; ban slo hodet i/mot veggen
slutter pa) ending; lykkelig ~ happy ending; 3 (ut- he knocked his head against the wall; 2 (ism om
trykk) bli ~ pa come to an end; det ble ~ paferien the enkelt slag) hit, strike; hun slo ham i hodet she hit/
holidays came to an end; fa ~ pa pur. an end to; vi ma struck him on the head; hvem slo detforste slag? who
fa ~ pa denne tapelige oppferselen we must put an end to struck the first blow? klokken slo to the clock struck
this foolish behaviour; i ~ en at the end; i ~en av two; 3 (ism om gjentatte slag) beat; ~ takten beat time;
maneden/aret at the end of the month/the year; m ot hjertet ~ r the heart beats; hun slo gutten she beat the
~ en toward the end; mot ~en av kampen toward the boy; 3 (beseire) beat, defeat; ingen ~r henne i svomming
end of the match; pa ~ en at the end; pa ~en av brevet noone beats her at swimming; var hm er aldri blitt
at the end of the letter; ta ~ end; come to an end; til slatt our army has never been defeated; 4 (gjore inn-
~ finally; at last; in the end; (som avslutning) in con­ trykk pa) strike; det slo meg at it struck me that; 5
clusion; vaere ~ be at an end; vi kom ikkefor motet var (meie) mow; de slo gresset they mowed the lawn; 6
~ we did not arrive till the meeting was at an end. (belle) pour; ban slo vann ifatet he poured water into
slutte vb 1 (avslutte) end, finish; close; ~ skolen leave the basin; 7 (uttrykk) ~ an (bli populm) become
school; motet klokken atte the meeting ended at popular; be a hit/a success; get across; ~ an med/pa
eight o’clock; 2 (dra slutning) conclude; jeg ~ r av det pick up with; ~ an tonen strike the keynote; ~ av (skru
du sier at... I conclude from what you say that...; 3 av) switch/turn off; (om lys ogsa) put out; (om pris)
(innga) conclude; ~ en avtale conclude an agreement; reduce; knock off; (omfart) reduce, slacken, ~ avfa t­
~ fred make peace; de ~t vennskap they made friends. ten (ogsa) slow down; ~ av en handel strike a bargain; ~
4in)(;utdtery~kkt )(=~ amvseludttecto)nmcleuddae sy(negned,nafsinjoinsahl)sabnygen(wthitehy, av en prat have a chat; ~ feil fail; be a failure; go
finished by singing the National Anthem; de ~t med wrong; come to little/nothing; ~ fra seg defend one­
nasjonalsangen they finished with the National self; put up a fight; ~ fra seg tanken pa dismiss the
Anthem; ban med a si at... he ended/concluded by thought of; ~ frem pa hint, suggest; drop/give a hint;
saying that ...; ~ opp om rally round; alle medlemme- she hinted/suggested that I should go and see her
ne opp om partilederen all the members rallied round father; ~ i: ~ i en spiker drive/hammer in a nail/a nail
the party leader; ringen er ~t the ring is closed; ~ seg in; ~ i hjel kill; ~ i stykker break, smash; ~ igjennom
sam m en unite; ~ seg til a) (bli medlem av etc) join; (om person) be successful; make a name for oneself;
hun ~t seg til de liberale she joined the Librals; b) (si (om bok, melodi etc) catch on; make a hit; (om ide)
seg enig) agree; jeg ~ r meg belt til dette I entirely agree prevail; ~ inn pa go in for; take up; ~ ned knock
in this; c) (dra en slutning) conclude; ~ som end as; down; (om lyn) strike; ~ ned et opprer beat/put down a
hun sluttet som forkvinne she finished her chair- revolt; ~ nedprisene cut down/reduce the prices; ~ ned
womanship. slutt|kam p sb (i sport) final. ~ resultat pa. pounce on; crack/swoop down on; politiet slo ned
sb final result. ~ sp u rt sb final spurt. pa smugleme the police cracked down the smugglers;
~ om (forandre seg) change; vmet bar slatt om the
slyng sb loop, winding; ~ pa. linjen crossed wires, weather has changed; ~ om seg lay about one; ~ om
slynge I sb sling; II vb 1 (kaste) fling, hurl, throw; seg med penger spend lavishly; ~ opp (plakat etc) post
2 ~ seg twine, wind; efeyen seg om treet the ivy (put, stick) up; (bryteforlovelse) break off an engage­
twined round the tree; veien ~ r seg nedover bakken the ment; hun slo opp med ham (ogsa) she jilted him; ~ opp
road winds down the hill, et ord (i ordboken) look up a word (in the dictionary);
slyngel sb scoundrel. ~ opp i en ordbok consult a dictionary; ~ opp pa side 72
slyngel|aktig adj rascally. ~ alder sb the teens. open the book at page 72; ~ en plate tell a fib; fib; ~
~strek sb dirty trick, pa (lys, radio, vann) turn/switch on; (antyde) se ~
slyngning sb winding. frempa; ~ paflukt put to flight; rout; ~ stort pa live on a
slyng|plante sb climber, twiner. ~rose sb climb­
ing rose; rambler.
slor sb veil, sloret adj (om stemme) husky.

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slàbrok smug

grand scale; live in style; ~ sammen (noe sammert- crack; ~ igjen deren bang/slam the door; han smelte
leggbart) fold up; (forene) combine, unite; ~ til hit; med svepen he cracked his whip; skjelle og ~ storm and
(akseptere) han slo til med en gang he accepted like a rage.
shot; he jum ped at the chance at once; (om spadom)
come true; ~ til ridder knight; ~ tilbake (drive tilbake) smell|feit adj obese; very fat. ~kyss sb smack;
drive back; fight off; repel, repulse; ~ ut (temme ut) smacking kiss.
tip/pour out; (i boksing) knock out; ~ ut av tankene put
out of one’s head; 8 (refleksive uttrykk) ~ seg be hurt; smelte vb 1 melt; ~ om melt down; smer melted
hurt oneself; (om trematerialer etc) warp; bordplaten butter; 2 (om metaller) ~tjem molten iron; ~ sammen
har slatt seg the table-top has warped; ~ seg frem 3fig fuse; ~ sammen med merge into; be merged with.
fight one’s way; rise in the world; ~ seg igjennom smelte|ovn sb melting furnace. ~punkt sb melting-
make ends meet; pull through; (mil ogsa) cut -point. ~varme sb melting heat.
through; ~ seg i hjel be killed; ~ seg ned settle; de
slo seg ned i Hamar they settled in Hamar; ~ seg opp smergel sb emery. smergel|papir sb emery-
se ~ segfrem; ~ seg pa take to; han slo segpaJlasken he -paper. ~skive sb emery-wheel.
hit the bottle/took to drink(ing); se ellers ~ inn pa; ~
seg sammen combine, unite; merge; de slo seg sam­ smerte I sb 1 (fysisk ~) pain; bodily pain; har han
men for a danne et nytt selskap they united to form a ~r? is he in pain?jeg hadde ikke store ~ r I did not feel
new company. much pain; 2 (lidelse) suffering; 3 (sorg) grief, sor­
slabrok sb dressing-gown. row; II vb 1 (gjere fysisk vondt) ache; be painful; 2
slaende adj: en ~ likhet a striking likeness; et ~ be- (bedreve) grieve, pain; det ~t meg à here henne si det it
vis a convincing proof, slamaskin sb mower; grieved me to hear her say that. smerte|fri adj pain­
mowing-machine. less. ~full adj painful, smertelig adj painful, sad; et
slass fight; de begynte a ~ they started a fight; hun- ~ tap a painful loss, smertestillende adj: ~ middel
dene sloss om et bein the dogs fought over a bone, pain-killer; analgesic, anodyne.
slasskjempe sb rowdy.
slatt sb A (melodi) air, melody; B = slottonn sb smette vb slip; hun smatt unna she slipped away,
haymaking. smi vb forge; ~ mensjemet er varmt strike while the
smadre vb bust, smash (up). iron is hot; make hay while the sun shines.
smak sb taste; darlig ~ bad taste; vond ~ unpleas­ smidig adj 1 (beyelig) supple; 2 (ikke stiv eller
ant taste; det fa it ikke i hennes ~ it was not to her striks) elastic; ~ regler elastic rules.
taste; etter min ~ to my taste, smake vb taste; ~ pa smie sb forge, smithy. smie|avl sb forge hearth,
taste; sample, try; det ~ r surt it tastes sour; it has a -b elg sb forge bellows.
sour taste, smakebit sb sample, taste. smak|full adj smiger sb flattery, smigre vb flatter; han felte seg
tasteful; in good taste. ~l»s adj tasteless; in bad taste. ~t ved inbydelsen hennes he felt flattered by her invita­
~mla0tstehreot sb bad taste; tastelessness, smakssak sb tion.
f taste. smijern sb wrought iron.
smal adj narrow; en ~ gate a narrow street; en ~ sak smil sb smile; et bredt ~ a broad smile, smile vb
an easy matter. smal|hans sb poverty, want. smile; han smilte over hele ansiktet he was all smiles hun
~skuldret adj narrow-houldered. ~sporet adj nar­ smilte til gutten she smiled at the boy; lykken smilte til
row-gauge; fig narrow-minded, ham fortune smiled on him. smile|bând sb: trekke pà
smaragd sb emerald. ~bàndet smile. ~hul! sb dimple.
smart adj 1 (fiks) smart; en ~ halt a smart hat; 2 sminke sb make-up. sminke vb make up; paint;
(lur, slu ogsa) clever, smarthetj/» smartness, hun ~ t seg she rouged/made up her face; sterkt ~t
smaske vb smack (one’s lips), heavily made up.
smatte vb smack (one’s lips). sssmmmiiittsetkesebI:vsbhb:vei~nrff~oecrotfigoaswnm;nu~loenne.hvsaemrrysipsprkaeedrtdti(cseel)eg,atdhjefainwfnecintigo,n
smed sb smith; (grov~) blacksmith; passe pa som en has spread; II vb 1 vt infect; sesteren ~t ham med meslin-
~ keep a sharp look-out. gene his sister infected him with the measles; 2 vi (via
smede|dikt, ~skrift sb lampoon, libel, luftveiene) be infectious; (ved berering og ofte dgl) be
smekk sb A (bukse~) fly; B (lite smell) click, contagious; (især fig) be catching; 3 malingen av
smack, snap; sla tofiuer i en/ett ~ kill two birds with the paint comes off. smitte|bærer sb carrier (of infec­
one stone, smekke A sb bib; B vb click; han med tion). ~fare sb danger of infection. ~fri adj non-
tungen he clicked his tongue;jVg igjen deren I clicked -infectious. ~kilde sb source of infection, smittende
the door (to); lasen ~ t igjen the lock clicked shut, adj fig catching. smitte|spreder se ~bœrer. ~stoff sb
smekker adj slender, slim, infectious matter; virus, smittsom adj (via luftveiene)
smekkfull adj chock-full, infectious; (ved berering og ofte dgl) contagious, catch­
smekklas latch, spring-lock. ing; (isærfig) catching.
smell sb crack; piske~ crack of a whip, smelle vb smoking sb dinner-jacket; US tuxedo; dgl tux.
-stasmll.okk sb (pà tâteflaske) nipple; (finger~) finger-
smug sb alley, lane; i ~ secretly.

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smugle sneglefart

smugle vb smuggle; hurt ~ t ut et brev she smuggled mer. ~regn(e) sb, vb drizzle. ~rolling sb toddler.
a letter out. smugler sb smuggler. smugler|bande ~rutet(e) adj (om stofj) pin-checked. ~skjenne vb
sb gang of smugglers. ~bat sb smuggling boat. grumble. ~skaren adj narrow-minded. ~snakke vb
~gods sb koll smuggled goods; contraband, smug- chat. ~spise vb nibble. ~stein sb pebble. ~sutre vb
ling sb smuggling. whimper. ~ting sb trifle.
smukk adj: det ~e kjenn the fair sex. smatt adv, sb: ~ om senn little by little; gradually; ~
smul adj calm; i ~tfarvann in calm waters, stell poor conditions; begynne ~ start on a small scale;
smuldre vb crumble; ~nde steiner crumbling det begynte sa~ a regne it began raining a little; det gar
stones. ~ med arbeidet the work is making slow headway; det
smule sb bit; (brad*) crumb, ser ~ ut prospects are poor; det var ~ med/om mat food
smult sb lard. was scarce; med stort og ~ including everything; selge i
smuraing sb grease, lubricant, ~ sell (by) retail; sa ~ a little; little by little, smatteri
smuss sb dirt; (sterkere) filth. smuss|avis, ~blad sb small matter, trifle.
sb gutter/mudraking paper. ~litteratur sb porno­ smavilt sb koll small game,
graphy. snabel sb trunk,
smutt sb: kaste ~ play at ducks and drakes, snadde sb pipe.
smutte se smette. smutthull sb hideout, hiding- snadre vb (som and) quack; (skravle) chatter, jab ­
-place;Jzg loophole. ber.
smyge vb 1 (krype, sno seg) crawl, slip; 2 (liste seg) snakk sb 1 (prat) chat, talk; jeg kom i ~ med dem I
steal; de smeg (seg) unna they stole away. got into talk with them; 2 (vrevl) nonsense; det er noe
smykke 1 sb piece of jewellery; ~ r jewellery, ~ ! it is all nonsense! 3 (folke~, sladder) gossip; lest ~
jewels; 2 vb decorate; salen var ~ t medjlagg the hall gossip, snakke vb 1 chat, talk; ~ (om)forretninger (etc)
was decorated with flags, smykkeskrin sb jewel box/ talk business (etc); du ~r Jor mye you talk too much;
case. han ~ r alltid om varet he always talks about/of the
smer sb butter; jammen sa jeg ~ ! my foot! smeij- weather; ikke gaferjegfa r ~ t med deg! don’t go before
blid adj smirking. ~blomst sb buttercup. ~brnd sb I have had a talk with you! 2 (uttrykk) for ikke a ~ om
« open sandwich (NB: sandwich er i engelsktalende let alone; ~ over seg rave; be delirious. snakke|salig
land oftest brodskiver, halve rundstykker etc lagt adj talkative, garrulous. ~ t0y sb: ha ~teyet i orden
mot hverandre med palegg imellom. Bread and butter have the gift of the gab.
= brod og smor). smere vb 1 (med olje) oil; hun snappe vb 1 snatch; hun etter varet she gasped
smurte sykkelen sin she oiled her bicycle; 2 (medfett, og for breath; tyven ~ t vesken hennes the thief snatched her
Jig: bestikke) grease; 3 (overstryke) smear; 4 (~ smer bag; 2 ~ opp (f.eks. meddelelse) intercept; (fa fa tt i)
pa) butter; ~ smer pa bredet butter the bread; ~ smer- get hold of.
bred make sandwiches. ssbml0urber|ikcaatninnge sb oil can. snar adj quick, swift,
~kopp sb oil cup. ~olje oil. smereri snare sb snare.
sb (med mating) daub; (i skrift) scribbling, smering snarere adv 1 (fortere) sooner; 2 (i heyere grad)
sb lubrication, oiling; (ogsaJig) greasing. rather; den er ~ grenn enn bid it is green rather than
sma adj, sb (jf liten, smatt) begynne i det ~ start in a blue, snarest adv (sa snart som mulig) as soon as pos­
small way; de ~ the little ones;Jor ~ sko tight shoes. sible; send brevet ~ mulig! send the letter as soon as
sma|bam sb koll (spedbarn) babies; (dgl: ~unger) possible! som ~ just for a moment. snar|radig adj
kids. ~borger sb lower middle class person; petit resourceful. ~radighet sb resourcefulness. ~sint adj
bourgeois. ~borgerlig adj (petit) bourgeois. ~bruk quick-tempered.
sb small farm. ~bruker sb small-holder. ~by sb snart adv 1 (om kort tid) soon, shortly; presently;
small town. ~fe sb sheep and goats. ~folk sb 1 det er ~ over it will soon be over; sa ~ som mulig as soon
(barn) little ones; 2 = ~karsfolk. ~fryse vb shiver. as possible; 2 (kort etter) soon (after); shortly after;
~gutt sb little/small boy; lad, laddie, ^jobber sb Jl presently; 3 (nesten) almost, nearly; Jor ~ ti dr siden
odd jobs. ~kjekle vb bicker. ~koke vb simmer. nearly ten years ago; 4 aldri sa ~ hadde hun sagt det,fer
~kryp sb small fry. ~kupert adj: ~kupert landskap hun angret pa det no sooner had she said it/she had no
undulating country. ~karsfolk people of humble sooner said it than she regretted it. snar|tur sb short-
means. ~ le vb chuckle. -flying visit; trip. ~vei sb short cut. ^vending sb: i
smalig adj 1 (gjerrig) mean, stingy; 2 (smaskaren) en ~ vending in a jiffy.
narrow-minded; 3 (alt/or neyeregnende) fussy, petti­ snau adj 1 (knapp) scant, scanty; ~ vekt scant
fogging. smalighet sb meanness, stingyness; narrow- weight; ~ kost scanty fare; en ~ maned less than a
-mindedness; pettifogging. month; 2 (bar) bare; 3 (skallet) bald. snau|hugge vb
sma|l0pe vb trot. ~~1p10iykde adj modest. ~penger sb clear-cut; clear-fell. ~hugst sb clearing. ~klippe vb
koll (small) change. sb little/small girl; lass, crop. ~klippet adj close-cropped.
lassie. ~plukk sb koll trifles. ~ prate vb chat. ~prat- snavl sb: hold snavla! hold your tongue!
(ing) sb small talk. ~pussig adj droll. ~putre sb sim­ snegl sb snail, slug, sneglejfart sb a snail’s pace.

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sneglehus sndling

~hus sb snail shell, snegle seg vr crawl, creep; move ~dde hodet og sa pa meg she turned her head and
at sanseniasibl’:sppaac~e.aslant, askew. wloeosnknteudbbaalcetkm).veb; vi ~dde (oggikk tilbake) we turned (and
snelcker sb 1 (m§bel~) cabinet-maker, furniture- stumble, trip; jeg ~t over en stein I
-maker; 2 (bygnings~) joiner; (ofte) carpenter, stumbled/tripped over a stone.
snelcre vb do carpentering; do joiner’s work, snue sb cold (in the head); hanJikk ~ he caught a
snelle sb reel, cold in the head.
snerk sb skin. snufs sb sniff, sniffle, snufse sniff, snuffle,
snerpe sb prude, snerperi sb prudery, prudish­ snurpe vb: ~ (= sy) sammen sew up; ~ sammen mun-
ness. snerpet(e) adj prim, prudish, nen purse the lips, snurpenot sb (purse) seine; seine
snerre vb growl, snarl. net.
snert sb flick, flip; lash; Jig sarcasm, snerte vb snu rre vb spin, whirl, snurrebass sb top.
flick, flip. snurrig adj droll, odd, queer,
snes sb score; et halvt ~ mennesker about a dozen snu rt A adj nettled, offended; B sb: ikke se ~en av
people, snesevis adv by the score; (in) scores; ~ av not get a glimpse of.
gangen scores of times. snus sb snuff; fa ~en i get wind of. snuse vb 1
snev sb 1 (antydning) touch; det var en ~ av ironi i (lukte, sniffe) sniff; hunden ~te pa kleeme hennes the dog
stemmen bans there was a touch of irony in his words; 2 sniffed at her clothes; 2 (lete, spionere) nose about/
(lukt) odour. around; ~ opp ferret out; hunt out/up; han liker a ~ i
snever adj (trang) narrow; i en ~ vending at a andre folks saker he likes to nose into other people’s
pinch, sneverhet sb narrowness; (trangsynthet) nar­ affairs; 3 (ta snus) snuff. snus|fornuft sb matter-of-
row-mindedness. sneversynt adj narrow-minded. -factness, stolidity. ~ fornuftig adj prosy, matter-of-
snik sb sneak, snike vb steal; (lumskt) sneak; han -fact. ~hane sb snooper.
snek seg opp trappen he stole upstairs;jeg snek meg vekk snusket(e) adj shabby; dingy, drab; (om person)
I sneaked away. mean.
snikksnakk sb nonsense. snute sb muzzle, nose.
snik|m ord sb assassination. ~ m ord er sb assassin. snylte vb: ~ pa be a parasite on; (om mennesker
~m yrde vb assassinate. ~ skytter sb sniper. ogsa) sponge on. snylte|dyr sb parasite. ~ gjest sb
snill adj kind, good; ~ mot kind to; veersa ~ please, parasite. ~plante sb parasite, snylter sb parasite,
snipp sb 1 (til skjorte) collar; 2 (flik) corner, end. snyta adv: ~ full drunk/tight as a lord,
snippkjole sb dress coat. snyte vb 1 (bedra) cheat; take in; han snot i kortspill
snirkel sb flourish, snirklet(e) adj flourishy. he cheated at cards; hun snot megforpengene mine she
snitt sb 1 (kutt) cut; et ~ ijmgeren a cut in the fin­ cheated me out of my money; 2 ~ seg (pusse nesen)
ger; et raskt ~ med kniven a quick cut of the knife; 2 blow one’s nose, snyteri sb cheating, swindle; det er
(tilskjeering) cut; siste ~ latest cut; 3 (hakk) notch; 4 noe ~ it is a swindle.
han sa sitt ~ til a slippe vekk he saw his chance to get sno 1 sb snow; 2 vb snow. sn0|ball sb snowball; de
away, snitte vb cut. kbalisntedt. ~~btlhineydhtehrteswb snsnoowwbblainllds.ne~s-sb. !~ibndre asbdjglsancoiewr-.
besann,itstnebifatenrnseessbmFerrbernocdh. sbneiatntf;lahtaeriscboctubte. an; kidney
sno A 1 biting wind; 2 vb blow cold; B ^ 1 ~ briiler sb snow goggles. ~ drev sb drifting snow.
~ drive sb snowdrift. ~fall sb snow-fall. ~fille,
(tvinne) twine, twist; efgyen ~dde seg om treet the ivy ~ fnugg sb snowflake. ~fokk sb drifting snow.
twined round the tree; slangen ~dde seg om beinet mitt ~ fonn sb snowdrift, ^firescr sb rotary snow cutter,
the snake twisted round my leg; 2 (bukte seg) wind; ssnnealfftoeyvkbessnbordtr.ifting snow. ~grense sb snow line.
veien ~ r seg oppover bakken the road winds up the hill.
snobb sb snob; (laps) dandy, fop; US dude, ~hvit adj snow-white. ~ kjettinger sb Jl snow/non-
snobbe vb: ~ seg show ofT. snobberi sb snobbery, -skid chains. ~m aking sb snowclearing, snow
dandyism, snobbet(e) adj snobbish; dandified, fop­ -shovelling. ~ plog sb snowplough.
pish. snare 1 sb cord, string; (fiske~) line; 2 vb lace
snodig adj old, queer; droll; funny, (up); han snerte/snerte opp skoene sine he laced (up)/
snok sb grass snake, unlaced his shoes.
snop sb koll sweets. snarr sb snot, snarret(e) adj snotty,
snor sb (tynn ~) string; (tykkere gardin~) cord; snajskred sb snowslide, avalanche. ~skuffe sb
trekke i ~en (pa W.C.) pull the chain. snowshovel. ~ slaps sb slush. ~ storm sb snow
snorke vb snore, snorking sb snoring, snore, storm; blizzard.
snorrett adj straight as an arrow, snavle vb speak through one’s nose,
snu vb turn; ~ opp nedpa turn upside down; ~ seg snavaer sb snow, snowfall; snowy weather,
turn; de ~dde seg mot/til venstfe they turned to the left snal adj (rar) droll, odd, queer, snaling sb charac­
han ~dde ryggen til meg he turned his back on me; hun ter.

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sober sorti

sober adj sober; (omperson ogsa) sober-minded, has just arrived; 2 (om ting) which; dette huset, ~ er
soda sb 1 (washing) soda; 2 (~vann) soda-water, over hundre dr gammelt, er... this house, which is over a
sodd sb (suppe) broth, hundred years old, is ...; II (i nedv relativsetninger) 1
sofa sb sofa, sofapute sb sofa cushion, that; (ompersoner, iser som subjekt ogsa) who; den enes-
sogn sb parish, sogneprest sb rector, vicar; dgl te mannen ~ kan gjere det the only man that/who can
parson; (katolsk) parish priest; (i Skottland) minister, do it; brevet som kom i gar the letter that came yester­
soignert ¿ft// neat, trim; well-groomed, day; 2 (nar ~ ikke er subjekt, kan det, som pa norsk, sley-
sokk sb sock, sokkeholder sb suspender; US gar­ fes) den mannen (~) hun snakket om the man she was
ter. talking about; de bekene (~) hun har lest the books she
sokkel sb pedestal, plinth; base, has read; (M EN) de samme bekene ~ jeg har lest the
sokkelest sb: pa. ~en in one’s stocking(ed) feet, same books that I have read; 3 (uttrykk) den ~ (om
ssookl nsbesvubn:.~soeltt|beraddrasgb/sswune-ebpaftohr.. ~badolje sb sun­ personer) he/she who; (ubestemt) whoever; de ~
those who/that; det ~ that which; what; det (~) han
tan oil. ~brent adj sunburnt. ~briller sb sun­ sa what he said.
glasses. ~brun adj tanned, somle vb dawdle; ~ bort a) (edsle) dawdle away;
solbaer sb black currant, waste; han ~t bort alle pengene sine he wasted all his
sold sb (fanning) pay. money; b) (forlegge) mislay; jeg har ~ t bort brillene
soldat sb soldier; menig ~ private (soldier); da jeg mine igjen I have mislaid my spectacles again; c)
var ~ when I was in the army; de lekte ~er they played (miste) manage to lose; hun bort den nyeparaplyen sin
at soldiers. she managed to lose her new um brella. tseomadlje|bda0wttde,­
sole vb: ~ seg sun oneself; bask in the sun. sole- ~kopp sb da wdler, slowcoach, somle
glad sb sunset, soleie sb buttercup, soleklar adj ling, slow.
obvious; as clear as daylight; var ~e rett our unques­ sommepron some; ~ tider sometimes,
tionable right. sol|form 0rk else sb solar eclipse; sommel sb dawdling.
eclipse of the sun. sommer sb summer; ~en 1990 (in) the summer of
solid adj 1 (sikker, ekonomisk palitelig) solid; en ~ 1990; enfin~a. fine summer; (nd) i ~ this summer; i
bygning a solid building; et ~ firma a solid firm; 2 Jjor sist ~ last summer; neste ~, til ~en next sum­
(palitelig) reliable, steady; 3 (forstandig) sound; han mer; om ~en during/in (the) summer, sommeijdag
har ~e grunnerfor a gjere det he has sound reasons for sb summer/summer’s day. ~ferie sb summer holi­
doing so. solidarisk adj, adv: opptre ~ med make days. ~fugl sb butterfly. ~solverv sb summer sol­
common cause with, solidaritet sb solidarity, stice. ~tid sb (om arstiden) summertime; summer-
ssoolli|lsitvsbsbsosulonistto. p. ~lys 1 adj sunny; 2 sb sunlight. -time; (omforskjevet ~tid) summer time.
sondere vb: ~ terrenget reconnoitre;^ see how the
~nedgang sb sunset. land lies.
solo 1 adv alone; by oneself; 2 sb solo. sondre vb distinguish.
sol|oppgang sb sunrise. ~rik adj sunny. ~sikke sb sone A sb (distrikt, omrade) zone; B vb (bete for)
sunflower. ~skinn sb sunshine. ~skinnsdag sb atone (for); expiate; ~ en straffserve a sentence,
sunny day. ~stikk sb sunstroke. ~strale sb sunbeam. sonett sb sonnet.
~ur sb sundial. son ing i^ I (~ av synd) atonement, expiation; 2 (~
solvent adj solvent, av straff) serving (of a sentence).
solverv sb solstice. sope vb sweep, sopelime sb besom, broom,
som A konj 1 (nar ~ innleder bisetning) as; hun ble sopp sb 1 fungus; 2 a) (om spiselig ~ isar) mush­
snillere etter (hvert) ~ hun ble eldre she became kinder room; b) (om giftig toadstool; 3 (hus~) dry rot.
as she grew older; 2 (nar ~ ikke innleder bisetning) a) Sopran sb (stemme) soprano.
(slik ~) like; du oppferer deg ~ en tosk you behave like sorg sb 1 grief, sorrow; ~ overfarens ded grief for
a fool; b) (i egenskap av) as; han kom ~ en venn avfami- her/his father’s death; til min store ~ to my great sor­
lien he came as a friend of the family; c) (stundom over- row; 2 (beklagelse/sorg over noe mistet ogsa) regret; hun
settes ~ ikke) han dede ~ tigger he died a beggar; 3 (ut- felte stor ~ over a ha mistet sin venn she felt great regret
tiykk) ~ oftest generally, usually; ~ om as if; de be- at having lost her friend; med ~ with great regret; 3
handlet henne ~ om hun skulle vert deres egen datter they (sergedrakt) mourning; de bar ~ they were in/wore
treated her as if she was their own daughter; B rel mourning. sorg|fri adj carefree; (ekonomisk ~fri)
pron I (i unedv relativsetninger) 1 (om personer) a) (som comfortable. ~full adj sorrowful. s~la1g0)Skaidnjdc,arseofrrte; ea. lle
subjekt) who; Martin, ~ kom i gar, har... M artin, who sort A adj se svart; B sb (art,
came yesterday, has...; b) (som objekt og omsynsledd) ~erfrukt all sorts of fruits, sortere vb sort; den saken
who(m); Jenny, ~ jeg bad om hjelp, sier... Jenny, ~r under en annen avdeling that matter belongs under
who(m) I asked for help, says ...; c) (etter preposisjon) another department; han sorterte fra de darlige he
whom; broren hennes, ~ jeg snakket om i gar, er nettopp sorted out the bad ones.
kommet her brother, about whom I spoke yesterday, sorti sb exit; gjere (sin) ~ make one’s exit.

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sosial spekulasjon

sosial adj social. sosial|dem okrat sb social demo­ bank sb savings bank. ~bosse sb savings-box,
crat. ~ dem okrati sb social democracy. ~dem okra- money-box. ~ gris sb piggy bank. ~kniv sb: bruke
tisk adj social democratic. ~ isere vb nationalize, ~kniven apply the axe. ~ penger sb koll savings.
socialize, ~ iserin g sb nationalization, socialization.
~ism e sb Socialism. ~ ist sb Socialist. ~istisk adj spark sb 1 (spenn) kick; hanfikk et ~ he got kicked;
Socialistic. ~ k u rato r sb social worker; welfare offi­ jeg gav ham et ~ I kicked him; 2 (fig)fa ~en be fired/
cer. ~ om sorg sb social services. ~ trygd sb social sacked; get the sack; 3 se ~stBtting. sparke vb kick\jeg
security. ~p0okliotincaolm sb econom ist. s~ie0tkeot n om i sb eco­ ~ t etter ballen I kicked at the ball; jeg ~ t til ballen I
nomics; economy, so sb society. kicked the ball, sparkebukse sb rompers.
sosio|log sb sociologist. ~logi sb sociology. ~logisk
adj sociological. sparkel sb 1 (om stoffet) stopper, surfacer; 2 (om
sot sb soot, sote vb soot, sotet(e) adj sooty, redskapet) palette-knife, putty-knife. sparkle vb stop
sove vb sleep; be asleep; de sov lenge they slept late; (up).
ban la seg til a ~ he went to sleep; hurt sov tungt she
was fast asleep; jeg sov darlig i natt I slept badly last sparkstetting sb « kick (push, tread) sledge,
night; jig ~r darlig (til stadighet) I am a bad sleeper; sparsom adj, adv: ~ plantevekst a spare vegetation;
sov godt! sleep well! sove|hjerte sb: ha et godt ~ be a det er medfrukt i dr fruit is scarce this year; han er ~
sound sleeper. ~ m id del sb sleeping medicine; med ros he is sparing of praise, sparsom het se spar-
soporific. ~ pille sb sleeping pill. ~ plass sb sleeping sommelighet. sparsom m elig adj economical, thrifty;
accomodation; berth. ~pose sb sleeping-bag. ~sal sb han er ~ med brenselet he economizes on the fuel, spar-
dormitory. ~sofa sb sofa-bed, studio couch. ~syke som m elighet sb economy, thrift.
sb sleeping sickness. ~tablett sb sleeping pill. ~vogn spartaner sb Spartan, spartansk adj Spartan,
sb sleeping car; sleeper. ~vaerelse sb bedroom, spasere vb walk; de gikk ut for a ~ they went out
sovne vb fall asleep. for a walk; de var ute og spaserte they were out walking;
soya sb soya. soya|bonne sb soya bean; US soy­ they were out for a walk. spaser|sko sb walking-
bean. ~olje sb soya oil; US soybean oil. -shoes. ~stokk sb walking-stick. ~ tu r sb walk; de
spa vb spade, spade sb spade, gwiaklkk/.tok (seg) en lang ~tur they went for/took a long
spagat sb: ga ned i ~en do the splits, spe A sb: v<ere til spott og ~ for be the laughing­
spagetti sb spagetti. stock of; B vb (tynne ut) dilute, thin.
spak A adj meek, submissive; mild; B sb (handtak sped adj delicate, tender; slender; fra hans/hennes
etc) lever; (gir~) gear lever; (ifly) control column; dgl ~este barndom from his/her early childhood; from his/
stick, spakne vb become more amenable; calm/dgl her infancy.
pipe down; (om vind etc) drop, subside. spedalsk 1 adj leprous; 2 sb leper, spedalskhet sb
spalte I sb I (sprekk) cleft, crack; 2 (i avis etc) leprosy.
column, spalte vb cleave, spaltist sb columnist, spedbarn sb baby, infant.
spandabel adj generous, open-handed, spedisjon sb forwarding (of goods), spediter sb
spandere vb (bruke, rive i) spend; ~ (noe) pa (en) forwarding agent.
stand (somebody something); treat (somebody to speedom eter sb speedometer,
something); nykommeren tilbed a ~ en drink pa oss the -oustp;ediede~ tvbett1er(fhieonlddeenutthkeikyk)wewreatcohn; tbhee olnootkh-eoultoofko-r
newcomer offered to stand us a drink; han spanderte en the enemy; vi ~t etter et tegn we watched for a sign; 2
god middag pa seg selv he treated himself to a good (v<ere pa speiding) scout, reconnoitre, speider sb
dinner. scout; (~gutt) boy scout; (~pike) girl guide, speider-
spankulere sb strut. leir sb scout camp; jamboree.
spann sb A (bette etc) bucket; B (av trekkdyr) team; speil sb looking-glass, mirror; glass; hun sd seg i
(om to ogsa) pair; et hunde~ a dog team; C (tidsrom) ~et she looked at herself in the glass/mirror, speil|-
span. bilde sb reflection; image. ~blank adj glassy, shiny;
spanskrer sb cane, bright, speile vb mirror, reflect; ~ egg fry eggs; ~ seg
spant sb rib. look (at oneself) in the mirror; trceme speilte seg i van-
spar sb (i kortspill) spade; ~dame queen of spades; net the trees were reflected in the water. speil|egg sb
~ess ace of spades. fried egg. ~glass sb plate-glass. ~ glassrute sb plate-
spare vb 1 (legge til side) save; ~ (sammen) for a -glass window. ~glatt adj slippery.
kjepe noe save up to buy something; vi sparte 500 pund speke|sild sb salt herring. ~skinke sb cured ham.
til sommerferien we saved £500 for our summer holi­ spekk sb blubber, lard, spekke vb lard; fig ogsa
days; 2 (v&re sparsommelig med) economize; vi ma ~ interlard; kjett larded meat; en ~t lommebok a well-
pa brenselet we must economize on the fuel; 3 (skane) -lined wallet; talen hans var ~ t medfremmedord (uten-
spare; ~ meg! ~ livet mitt! spare me! spare my life! de landske ord) his speech was (inter)larded with foreign
~ r seg ikke they don’t spare themselves; det ~r ossfor words.
en masse biyderi it will save us a lot of trouble, sparej- spektrum sb spectrum.
spekulant sb speculator, spekulasjon sb specula­

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spekulativ spinnemaskin

tion, spekulativ adj speculative, spekulere vb 1 gravity, spesifikasjon sb specification, spesifisere
(is&r om forretninger) speculate; 2 (grunne, overveie) vb specify, spesifisert adj specified.
meditate; think of; ~ pa wonder; jeg ~ r pa hvem som spetakkel sb 1 (brak) noise; ungene holdt et svare ~
gjorde det I wonder who did it;jeg ~ r pad kjepe bil I am the children/kids made a great noise; 2 (slagsmal)
thinking of buying a car. riot, row; de laget ~ they kicked up a row.
spene sb teat. spett sb bar, crowbar,
spenn sb 1 (spark) kick; 2 (pa bro etc) span; 3 sta i spidd sb spit, spidde vb spit,
~ (vare stram) be strained; be under tension; (om sky- spiker sb nail; hun traff~en pa hodet she hit the nail
tevapen) be cocked; be at full cock, spenne I sb on the head; sla i en ~ drive/hammer in a nail, spi-
(belte~ etc) buckle; II vb 1 (sparke) kick; 2 (stramme, kerjhode sb nail head. ~slag sb nailing strip.
spile ut) stretch; de spente (opp) et tau mellom to stolper spikk sb prank, trick; gjere en et ~ play a trick on
they stretched a rope between two posts; 3 (uttrykk) somebody.
~ en bue bend/draw a bow; ~ buen for heyt aim too spikke vb whittle,
high; overreach oneself; ~ en bestfor en vogn harness/ spikre vb nail; ~ fast nail down,
hitch a horse to a carriage/waggon; ~ hanen (pa skyte- spile 1 sb (tre~) lath; (paraply~) rib; 2 vb: ~ ut
vapen) cock; ~ musklene contract/tense the muscles; ~ stretch, distend; ~ opp eynene open one’s eyes wide.
ens nysgjerrighet raise somebody’s curiosity; ~ ens opp- spill sb A (edsling) loss, waste; ~ av tid loss/waste
merksomhet engross somebody’s attention; ~ over span; of time; ga til ~e go/run to waste; B 1 (det a spille)
fig cover; ~ over et vidt omrdde cover a wide field; ~ pa play; 2 (det som spilles) game; ~ets regler the rules of
(seg) buckle/strap on; ~ pa pinebenken put on the rack, the game; hun vant spillet she won the game; 3 (ut-
spennende adj 1 exciting; en ~ bokJfilm an exciting trykk) de hadde enfinger med i ~et they had something
book/film; et ~ /= eventyrlig) liv an adventurous/ to do with it; han satte livet pa ~ he risked his life; hun
exciting life; 2 (gressende ~) thrilling; en ~ historie a er ute av ~et he is out of the running; sta pa ~ be at
thriller; 3 (full av spenning og engstelse) anxious; en ~ stake, spille ^ A 1 (miste, sole) lose, spill; spilt meye
tid an anxious time, spenning sb 1 tension; ~en i en lost/wasted effort(s); han spilte suppe pa kl&me sine he
jjar the tension of a spring; ~en mellom de to landene the spilt/spilled soup on his clothes; 2 (edsle bort) waste;
tension between the two countries; oke ~en increase det er ingen tid a ~ there is noe time to be lost/to lose;
the tension; 2 (spent interesse, usikkerhet) suspense; de han spilte bade tid og penger pa det he wasted both his
ventet i stor ~ pa legens uttalelse they waited in great time and his money on it; B 1 (om lek og musikk)
suspense for the doctor’s opinion; 3 (engstelse) play; ~ om penger play for money; ~ pa (et bestemt in­
anxiety; 4 (~ og opphisselse) excitement; 5 (elektrisk ~) strument) play on; ~ ut (i kort) lead; han spilte en sonate
vdioglstpoagenene.’sstsihpgeeeanlsdnji|nke.lra~asfvtiticd,sbdspeerlsianbsgtsiypc;iatenyn.;f~i~gtgraaaknnggseeb,a: ssctaporpi~ent.gayk jheeg pkloamyemderaaslodnriattail; ahu~n ~PrefeirolGinynsthIe sphlaaylls ntehveevrioplliany;
Peer Gynt; vi spilte kort we played cards; 2 (~ hasard)
step, spenstighet sb elasticity, springiness. gamble; han spilte bort alle pengene sine he gambled
spent adj 1 (strammet) tense, tight; stretched; 2 away all his money; 3 (late som) pretend to be; han
(anstrengt) tense; en ~ situasjon a tense situation; hun spilte dum he pretended to be stupid. spille|laerer,
lyttet ~ she listened intently; 3 (ivrig, nysgjerrig) ~laererinne sb music teacher. ~mann sb fiddler,
anxious, curious; han er ~ pa resultatet he is anxious to musician, spiller sb player; (hasard~) gambler, spil-
know the result. le|rom sb: de haddefritt ~rom they had a free hand; vi
sperre vb 1 (blokkere) block (up); bilene veien the gav demfritt ~rom we gave them a free hand. ~time
cars blocked the road; deren var ~ t the door was sb music lesson.
blocked up; 2 (stenge) close; veien er ~ t for trafikk the spillfekteri sb make-believe; humbug, pretence,
road is closed to traffic; 3 ~ inne lock/shut up; (ifeng- spillopper sbflixxu, mischief, pranks; lage ~ make
sel) imprison; fangen ble ~ t inne the prisoner was fun; play pranks/tricks, spilloppmaker sb mischief;
locked up; han ~t irynene opp he opened his eyes wide. den gutten er en ordentlig ~ that boy is a regular mis­
sperre|ballong sb barrage balloon. ~ild sb barrage, chief.
sperring sb obstruction; (vei~) road block. spiltau sb stall,
spesialisere vb specialize, spesialisering sb spe­ spinat sb spinach.
cializing. spesialist sb specialist, spesialitet sb spe­ spindel sb spindle, spindelvev sb cobweb; spi­
ciality, specialty. spesial|kunnskap sb specialist der’s web.
knowledge. ~omrade sb special field. ~utdannelse spinke vb: ~ og spare pinch and scrape/screw,
sb special training, spesiell adj special; en ~ gunst/tje- spinkel adj slight, thin; en ~ skikkelse a slight
neste a special favour, spesielt adv 1 s p e c i a l ly ; gikk figure.
dit ~ for a treffe ham I went there specially to see him; spinn sb 1 web; edderkopp~ spider’s web; et ~ av
2 (ister) especially; dette er et vanlig ordx ~ i engelsk dag- legner a web of lies; 2 g a i~ get into a spin\fiyet gikk i
ligtale this is a very common word, especially in col­ ~ the plane got into a spin, spinne vb spin; ~ silke
loquial English, spesifikk adj specific; ~ vekt specific spin silk, spinnemaskin sb spinning machine, spin-

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spinneri spraglet(e)

neri sb spinning mill, spinning sb: vinningen gar opp splitt sb slit, splitte vb 1 (spre) disperse, scatter;
i~en the expenses absorb the profits. folkemassen ble ~ t avpolitiet the crowd was dispersed/
scattered by the police; 2 (kleyve) split; partiet ble ~ t i
spion sb spy; ogsa agent, spionasje sb espionage, grupper the party split up into groups, splittelse sb 1
spionere sb spy. (oppdeling) disruption, split-up; 2 (uenighet) discord;
disunion, division.
spir sb spire; ~et pa kirken the spire of the church,
ssppiirraelssbbsshpoiroatl,. sprout; Jig germ; ~en til en plan the splitter adv: ~ gal stark, staring mad; ~ naken
germ of a plan, spire vb sprout. stark naked.
spiritism e sb spiritualism, spiritist sb spiritualist,
spiritistisk adj spiritualistic, spirituell adj brilliant, splittet adj divided; (delt) split up. splittflagg sb
witty, spirituosa sb Jl spirits; liquor, spiritus sb swallow-tailed flag, splittnagle sb split pin/rivet.
alcsophiorlr,esvpiipripts.sb 1 (litenfyr) manikin; 2 (spradebasse)
dusdpei,sfeope.at; (ofte) have (a meal etc); ~ aftens/kvelds- spole sb (tilfilm, gam etc) spool; (gam~ ogsa) bob­
mat have supper; ~ frokost breakfast; have breakfast; bin; (smalfilmmll ism) reel, spole vb spool, wind;
~ lunch lunch; have lunch(eon); ~ middag dine; have reel.
dinner; de spiste kylling til middag they had chicken
for dinner;jeg spiste et egg tilfrokost I had an egg with spolere vb ruin, spoil,
my breakfast; vi alltid hjemme we always have our spolorm sb roundworm,
meals at home. spise|bestikk sb koll cutlery. ~ bord spon chip; (hevel~) shavings; (fil~) filings,
sb dining-table. ~ frikvarter sb lunch interval. spontan adj spontaneous, spontant adv sponta­
~kjnkken sb kitchen-dining-room. spiselig adj 1 neously; han gjorde det ~ he did it spontaneously,
(ikke g iftig) edible; en ~ sopp an edible mushroom; 2 spontanitet sb spontaneity.
(som det gar an a spise) eatable; denne maten er knapt ~ spor sb 1 fotspor) footprint(s), track(s); hunfulgte
this food is hardly eatable. spise|rer sb gullet, i morens (i sin mors) ~ she followed in her mother’s
(o)esophagus. ~sal sb dining-hall. ~seddel sb footprints; ~et var lett afelge the track was easy to fol­
menu. ~skje sb table-spoon. ~ stue sb dining-room. low; 2 (hjul~) rut, wheel-track; 3 (jernbane~) track;
~ tid sb mealtime. ~vogn sb diner, dining-car; buf- det toget gar pa et annet ~ that train runs on the other
fet-/restaurant car. spiskam m er sb larder; (ogsa til track; 4 (merker etter noe) mark, trace; ansiktet hennes
servise) pantry. bar ~ av lidelser her face bore/showed marks/traces of
spiss I adj 1 pointed, sharp; en ~ blyant a sharp sufferings; ethvert ~ avforbrytelsen varfjemet every trace
pencil; en ~ nese a pointed nose; 2 (om vinkel) acute; of the crime had been removed; 5 (nekkel til mysteri-
II sb (ytterste ende) point, tip; end; sette (en) ~ pa add um etc) clue; politiet er/star uten ~ the police are with­
relish to; sette pa ~en push to extremes; sta/veere i ~en out a clue; 6 ikke ~ (ingenting) nothing at all; (slett
for noe be at the head of something. spiss|borger sb ikke) not a bit; not at all; han er ikke det ~ intelligent he
Gphoitlhisitcin/peo. in~tebdoargrcehr,lisgpisasdej vbphpiloiisntitn, es.ha~rpbeune; hasbn is not at all intelligent; ikke det ~ overrasket not a bit
~t erer he pricked up his ears, spissfindig adj hair­ surprised.
splitting, quibbling; nice, subtle, spissfindighet sb sporadisk adj sporadic.
quibble; nicety, subtlety. spiss|m us sb shrew, spore I sb spur; (pa bregne) spore; (fig: ansporing)
shrew-mouse. ~ ro t sb: lope ~rot run the gauntlet, incentive, stimulus; en ~ til arbeid an incentive/a
spjeld sb damper, register. stimulus to work; II vb 1 (fele, merke) feel, notice;
spjelke vb put in splints; den brukne armen ble ~t detect; 2 (~ en hest) spur; (fig: anspore) spur on. spo-
the broken arm was put in splints, renstreks adv 1 (straks) at once; immediately; 2 (med
spjaere vb rend, rip, tear. stor hast) post-haste. spor|hund sb 1 tracker dog; 2
spjake vb: ~ seg ut rig oneself out; utspjaket (all) (ogsafig) sleuth(-hound). ~ lost adv without leaving a
dolled up. trace; deforsvant ~lest they disappeared completely.
spleis sb (~ av tauverk) splice, spleise 1 (skjete tau- angspliongrt. s~bfisspkoerrt(ssb). aSnegloegr.sa~ifdorrertte.tnspinogrtss|bfisskpeorstbs
verk) splice; 2 (dele utgifter etc) pool; go Dutch; 3 shop, ^journ alist sb sporting journalist; sports re­
(dgl: gifte) match, marry. spleise|fest, ~lag sb p-cohrateirr.. ~vogn sb (bil) roadster; (barnevogn) push-
Dutch treat. sporvidde sb (pajernbane) gauge,
splid sb discord, dissension, quarrel; han skapte ~ i sporvogn se trikk.
familien he caused discord in the family. spotsk adj (spottende) derisive; (ertende) mocking;
splint sb 1 (flis etc) chip, splinter; 2 (granat~) (hanlig) scofhng, sneering, spott sb mockery, ridi­
fragment/splinter (of a shell), cule; derision; (spottende bemerkning) sarcastic
splinter adv: ~ ny brand new. remark, spotte vb mock; ~ overjeer/mock at; deride,
splintre vb shatter, smash. spottefugl sb mocker, scoffer, spottende adj mock­
ing, derisive, spotter sb mocker, scoffer.
sprade 1 sb dandy, fop; 2 vb show off; strut, swag­
ger. spradebasse sb dahdy, fop.
spraglet(e) adj motley, mottled; gaudy.

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sprake spokeri

sspprraakneg vsbbc1rac(kholep.p) jum p, leap; bound; fig jump; sjakk) knight. spring|flo^ spring tide. ~madrass sb
(tanke~ etc) sudden transition; 2 (lep) run; sette pa ~ spring mattress. ~marsj sb run; i ~ at the double.
start running. ~vann sb 1 (fontene) fountain; 2 (innlagt vann) run­
sprayflaske sb atomizer; spray bottle, ning water.
spre vb 1 (fordele jevnt) spread; 2 (fordele ujevnt,
drive bort) scatter; ~ seg scatter, spread; de ble spredt sprinkel|kasse sb crate. ~verk sb lattice, trellis,
for alle vinder they were scattered to the four winds; sprinkler.^Jl 1 (gitter) bars; 2 (~anlegg) sprinkler.
vinden spredte skyene the wind scattered the clouds,
spredning sb scattering, spreading; (i statistikk) dis­ sprit sb spirit, alcohol; (om brennevin iscer) liquor.
persion. spredt adj, adv 1 scattered; (~ og fatallig) sprit|apparat sb spirit-heater/-stove. ~lampe sb
sparse; ~ befolket sparsely populated; ~e byger scat­ spirit-lamp.
tered showers.
sspprreekkkadsbj f1it,(vbirgisotr)ocursa;cbkr;isdke.l var en ~ i koppen there sprosse sb 1 (vannrett list) crossbar; 2 (stigetrinn)
was alcrack in the cup; 2 (revne) fissure; (iJjell, mur) rung.
crevice; (i isbre) crevasse; 3 (smal apning) chink; vin­
den blaste inn gjennom ~ene i veggen the wind blew sprudle vb bubble; gush, well; ~ av godt humor
through the chinks in the wall, sprekke vb 1 (sla bubble over with high spirits; ~nde vidd sparkling wit.
sprekker) crack; 2 (sprenges) burst, sprekkeferdig
adj: ~ av bursting with. sprut sb gush, spurt; (tynn strale) squirt, sprute vb
sprelle vb 1 (med armer og bein) kick about; fling (strale frem) gush, spurt; (i tynn strale) squirt;
one’s arms and legs about; (ogsd) kick and struggle; (skvette) splash.
2 (i vannet) splash; 3 (om fisk) flop, sprellemann sb
jumping jack, sprelsk adj 1 (livlig) frisky, lively; 2 spre adj (skjer) brittle; (om mat) crisp; (gal) crazy,
(vilter) unruly. sprayt sb 1 (sprut) splash; (sje~) spray; 2 (vrevl)
spreng sb: arbeide pa ~ work feverishly/ nonsense, rubbish, sprayte I ^ 1 (injeksjons~ etc)
furiously/at high pressure; lese pa ~ cram, sprenge syringe; 2 (innsproytning, ~stikk) hypodermic, injec­
vb 1 (fa til a briste/sprekke) burst; ~ lenkene sine burst tion; (iscer dgl) shot\fa en ~ get a shot/an injection; 3
one’s bonds; 2 (apne med makt) break (burst, bust) (brann~) fire-engine; II vb spray, sprinkle; ~ plenen
open; politiet sprengte deren the police broke the door; med ugressmiddel sprinkle the lawn with weed killer;
3 (~ i luften) blow up; de sprengte broen (i luften) they frukttrarne ble the fruit-trees were sprayed, spray-
blew up the bridge; 4 Jjell etc) blast; det ble sprengt te|lakkere vb spray, spray-paint. ~narkoman sb
en tunnel gjennom Jjellet a tunnel was blasted through needleman. «-pistol sb spray gun.
the mountain; 5 (overanstrenge) overstrain; 6 (overbe- sprak sb language. sprak|bruk sb usage. ~feil sb
folke etc) overcrowd; universitetene er sprengt the uni­ grammatical error. ~kunnskaper sbJl knowledge of
versities are overcrowded, sprengstoff sb koll explo­ m(foesrlpeoiugdrniv)sbslbainnsgtpouanraragoteiwos,,n.sspp~urvaritvkeelnihgsakauadkpj slsbibnsglpiunairgsrtuoiicws.thicsapsw,rka.k|-
sbiovsuepsn.rceet, t spsbret(hteopvpb) spy vb vomit; ~ ut reyk belch forth smoke,
jump; bound, start; (om ball) spyd sb spear; (til spydkast) javelin,
1 (hoppe) jum p, leap; (om ball) spydig adj sarcastic, spydighet sb sarcasm.
bounce, bound; 2 (om trcer) come into leaf; 3 ~ opp spyd|kast sb throwing the javelin, «-kaster ¿¿jave­
rip/slit open; (~ opp sommer) unstitch, spretten adj lin thrower.
frisky, sprettert sb slingshot, catapult, spyflue sb bluebottle,
sprike vb (sta ut) stand out; ~ med spread, spyle vb flush; (~ medslange) hose,
springbrett sb spring-board;^ stepping-stone; et spytt sb saliva, spittle, spytte vb spit, spytteklyse
~ til suksess a stepping-stone to success, springe vb 1 sb clot of spittle. spytt|kjertel sb salivary gland.
(hoppe) jum p, leap; spring; hun sprang i vannet she ~slikker sb bootlicker, lickspittle; toady. ~slikkeri
jum ped into the water;jVg sprang oppfra plassenJstolen sb toadyism.
min I sprang (up) from my seat; 2 a) (fare) jump; b) spek sb joke, jest; (i handling ofte) practical joke;
(lope) run; 3 (revne, sprekke) burst; (ga i stykker) det er ikke/ingen ~ it is no joke; it is no joking matter;
break; kjelen/vannreret sprang the boiler/waterpipe duforstar ikke ~ you can’t take a joke; hun sa detfor/pa
burst; 4 (uttrykk) ~ (= stikke) frem jut out; project; ~ she said it for a joke, spake vb A (drive spek) joke,
~ i luften blow up; skipet sprang i luften the ship blew jest; de spekte med henne they joked with her; han
up; ~ i aynene: det ~ r en i eynene it hits you in the eye; spekte med saken he joked about the matter; he made
~ ut (om treer) burst/come into leaf; (om blomster) a joke of the matter; hun er ikke a ~ med she is not to
open; come out; (om knopper) burst, open, sprmgen- be trifled with; B vb (ga igjen) ~ pa et sted haunt a
de adj (usammenhengende) disconnected, desultory, place; det ~ r pd slottet the castle is haunted; et hus der
rambling; det ~ punkt the salient point, springer sb (i det ~ r a haunted house, spekefugl sb wag. speke|-
full adjjocular, playful. ~fullhet ¿¿jocularity, spa-
kelse sb 1 (gjenferd) ghost; tror du pd ~r? do you be­
lieve in ghosts? 2 (noe nifst/skremmende) spectre; kri-
gens ~ the spectre of war. spakelses|aktig adj
spooky, weird. ~ historic sb ghost story. ~hus sb
haunted house, spakeri sb ghosts.

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sperre stank

sperre vb ask, inquire; (stille spersmal) ask ques­ stagnasjon sb stagnation, stagnere vb stagnate;
tions; (stille spersmal til ogsa) put questions to; (~ ut) be stagnant.
interrogate, question; ingen sper ham/om hans mening stahet adj obstinact, stubbornness; restiveness,
nobody asks him/his opinion; ~ etter: hun spurte etter stake A sb (stang) pole; (pal) stake; (lyse~)
M r S. she asked for M r S; jeg spurte etter token hos candlestick; B vb (^ en bâtfrem) pole, punt,
bokhandleren I inquired for the book at the booksel­ stakitt sb paling; (jem~) railing,
ler’s; ~ om : de spurte om vi hadde settJilmen they asked stakk sb 1 (skjert) skirt; 2 (hey~ etc) rick, stack; de
if/whether we had seen the film; ban spurte meg om satte heyet i ~ they stacked the hay.
prisen he asked me the price; sper du meg om min stakkar sb poor creature (fellow, man, woman
mening? do you ask my opinion? sperrejkonkur- etc); enynkelig (elendig, ussel etc) ~ a wretch, stak-
ranse sb quiz. ~lyst sb curiosity, inquisitiveness. kars adj poor, wretched; ~ deg poor you; den ~ gutten
~lysten adj curious, inquisitive. ~pronomen sb the wretched boy.
interrogative pronoun. ~setning sb interrogative stakkato sb staccato,
sentence. ~skjema sb questionnaire. ~time sb (i par- stakkândet adj breathless; out of breath,
lamentet) Question Time, sporsmal sb question; et ~ stall sb stable.
om liv eller ded a matter of life or death; et ~ ompenger a stam adj vœre ~ be a stammerer,
question of money; et ledende ~ a leading question; stamfar sb ancestor, progenitor.
hun stilte meg et ~ she asked me a question; she put a stamgjest.il> regular (customer),
question to me. spersmalstegn sb question mark, stamme A sb 1 (tre~) stem, trunk; 2 (folke~)
spett sb: ikke det ~ not a bit; not the slightest, tribe, Juda ~ the tribe ofJudah; 3 (ord~) root, stem;
spa vb predict (the future); prophesy; hun ~dde ham B vb (ned~ fra) be descended from; menneskenefra
she told him his fortune; hun ~dde ham en stralende apene? are men descended from apes? C vb (tale hak-
fremtid she predicted him a glorious future; mennesket kete) stammer, stutter; han he is a stammerer.
~r, Gud rar man proposes, God disposes. spa|dom sb stamp sb A (balje, kar) tub; B (pantelânerforret-
prosptaheasdyj. ~kone, ~mann sb fortune-teller. ning) pawn shop, sBtam1 pveb A sb: stà i ~ be at a dead­
obstinate, stubborn; (om hest) restive; jig lock/a standstill; (gâ tungt, tràkke) stamp,
restive. tramp; ~ medfoten stamp one’s foot; de kom ~nde they
stab sb staff; hun herer (med) til ~en she is one of the came tramping; 2 (om skip) pitch; C vb (pantsette)
staff. pawn.
stabbe vb trudge, toddle, stabbur sb ~ store­ stamtavle sb 1 (<ett) pedigree; 2 (skrevet) genea­
hosutsaeb. eis sb: en gammel ~ an old fogey, logical table, stamtre sb pedigree; genealogical tree.
stand sb 1 (samfunnsklasse) class, rank; hist estate;
stabel sb 1 pile, stack; en ~ (med) mynter/beker a pile han giftet seg med en pike fra sin egen ~ he married a
olafucnocihnesd/b, osotakbs;el2avslkeippnetinggikskb av ~en the ship was girl of his own class; rikets stender the estates of the
launching, launch. realm; 2 (tilstand) condition, state; i brukbar ~ in
stabil adj stable, constant; (om person) steady; ~e working order; i god ~ in good condition; 3 (uttrykk)
priser stable prices; ~ temperatur constant tempera­ holde — stand firm; stand one’s ground; fâ i ~
turset.asbtlaebvibli:se~reopvpb pstialebi(luizpe),; ssttaabckil;ijteegt s~btstoapbpilvietyde.n I saertrtaenig~e; tbirlinengaabbleoutto;;speettnegien~e (reparere) mend, repair;
satte ham i ~ til à reise
stasctkaeddfethsteewvobocdo. nfirm, affirm, stadfestelse sb con­ ~uteanrlarandnsgeth;evæmroenie~y ebneaibnleodrdheirm/intoggooodabrreopaadir;; sutetelleavi
fsitramsnttaaltydi;oign2. ~ tsitlainndcaapradble of; unable to.
a(dujavb1ru(ttu,fovreadnvdaerrelnidge)) constant; adv con­ sb standard, standardises vb
continuous, steady; standardize.
adv continually; ~ bedre/verre better and better/worse standhaftig adj firm, steadfast, standhaftighet sb
and worse; det blir ~ vanskeligere it is becoming in­ firmstnaensdsp, sutneakdtfassbtn1ess(s.ynsmâte) standpoint; point of
creasingly difficult; 3 (hyppig gjentatt) continual, re­
peated; adv continually; det hender ~ (vekk) it continu­ view; 2 (nivà) level; (kunnskapsnivà) standard; 3
ally happens; 4 (enna) still; han er ~ sykmeldt he is still (holdning) attitude; ta ~ til make up one’s mind
reported sick, stadighet sb steadiness; til ~ con­ about.
stantly. standrett sb court-martial,
ssttaaddiiuonmssbbsstatadgiue;mp.a et tidlig ~ at an early stage. standsforskjell sb difference ofstation/rank,
stang sb 1 (stake) pole; (metall~ især) bar; (fiske~)
stafett|lep sb relay race. ~pinne sb baton, rod; (flagg~) staff; (~ pà herresykkel) top tube; pà halv
staffasje sb decor, ornamentsjl. ~ at halfmast.
staffeli sb easel. stange vb butt; (spidde, ~ til blods) gore.
stagge vb 1 (berolige) soothe; 2 (legge demper pa) stang|fiske sb angling. ~fisker sb angler,
check, curb. stank sb stench.

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stankelbein steinhelle

stankelbein sb cranefly; daddy-long-legs, status sb 1 (tilstand) state of affairs; 2 (i regnskap)
stans sb (avbrytelse, opphold) break, pause; halt; balance-sheet; gjere opp ~ make out/draw up the
(stopp) stop, cessation, stanse vb stop; vognen ~ t the balance-sheet, statussym bol sb status symbol.
carriage stopped, stanse vb (presse ut) punch, stamp,
stansem askin sb punching/stamping machine. statutt sb regulation, statute; (foreningsstatutter
stappe I sb (pure) mash; II vb cram, stuff stapp- ogsa) rules, statuttm essig adj statutory,
full adj chock-full; crammed full.
start sb start; en god ~ i livet a good start in life, staude sb perennial,
startbane sb (pâJiyplass) runway, starte vb start; mo- staur sb pole.
toren ~ r ikke/vil ikke ~ the engine won’t start. start|- staut adj burly, strapping; stalwart,
grop sb starting hole. ~ k lar sb ready to start. stav sb (stokk) stick; (ski~) stick; US pole; (stang,
~ sku dd sb starting shot, ~ strek sb starting line/ ~ til stavsprang) pole; falle i ~er be lost in thought,
mark. stave vb spell; hvordan ~s dette ordet? how do you spell
stas sb (pynt) finery; (prakt) pomp; det er bare til ~ this word? det ~s med to e-er it is spelled with to e’s;
that is only for show; han gjorde ~ pâ henne he made han har ~ t det gait he has misspelt it\jeg har ~ t det rik-
much of her; hele ~en the whole lot. stase vb: ~ opp tig I have spelled it correctly, stavefeil sb mistake in
dress up; rig out. staselig adj stately; fine, hand­ spelling, stavelse sb syllable; et ord med/pa to stavelser
some. a word of two syllables.
stasjon sb station; jembane~ railway station; over stav|hopp se ~ sprang.
alle ~er (radio) from all stations, stasjonere sb sta­ stavnsfc (for~) stem; (bak~) stern.
tion. stasjonsm ester sb station-master, stasjons- stavns|bundet adj adscript; bound to the soil.
vogn sb estate car; US station wagon, stasjonæ r adj ~band sb adscription.
stationary, stavre vb dodder.
stat sb state. stavsprang sb pole-vault, pole-jump.,
statelig adj stately, portly, stebarn sb stepchild.
statisk adj static. sted 1 place, spot; alle ~er everywhere; alle andre
statist sb (i jilm) extra; (teater) walker-on, super­ ~er (in) all other places; et annet ~ another place;
numerary. ingen ~er nowhere; ingen andre ~er nowhere else; 2
Statistiker sb statistician, statistikk sb statistics; ~ (uttrykk) a\ de drog av ~ they set off (left, started
over dedsjall statistics of deaths, statistisk adj statisti­ etc);jeg ma av ~ I must be off; finne ~ take place;
cal. bryllupet fant sted i kirken the wedding took place in
ssttaattisv|asdbvsotkanadt , srbackp;ub(floicto~preotcs)ectruiptoord; . US district the church; i ~ et for instead of\jeg kommer i ~et for
attorney. ~ auto risert adj chartered; US certified; ham I come instead of him; pa ~ et on the spot; pa det
~autorisert revisor chartered accountant; US certified ~est tiendtahtattepr lsabcest;etpild~auegphrteesre. nt,
public accountant. ~ baner sb koll national railways; sted|bunden adj attached to a locality. ~ egen adj
State railways. ~ bidrag sb government grant. ~bor- local; (om sykdom) endemic. ~feste vb localize. ~for-
ger sb citizen. ~ borgerlig adj civic, civil. ~ borger- treder sb deputy, substitute.
skap sb citizenship. ~ forfatning sb constitution. stedig adj, adv obstinate(ly), stubborn(ly); (neds)
~funksjonæ r sb civil servant. ~ gjeld sb national pigheaded, stedighet sb obstinacy, stubbornness,
debt. ~kapitalism e sb state capitalism. ~kassen sb stedlig adj local,
the public purse. ~ kirke sb established (national, stedsadverb sb adverb of place,
State) church. ~ k u p p sb coup d’état. ~ los adj state­ stedsans sb sense (dgl bump) of locality,
less. ~ lan sb government loan. ~ m ann sb statesman, stedsnavn sb place-name.
^m in ister sb prime minister; premier. ~obligasjon stedt adj,pp: ille ~ in a bad way; in great trouble,
sb government bond. ~ overhode sb head of State. stefar sb stepfather.
~ re tt sb constitutional law. ~ rettslig adj constitu­ steil adj (bratt) steep, abrupt; (fig: sta, stivnakket)
tional. ~ râ d sb 1 (regjeringsmedlem) Cabinet minis­ obstinate, stubborn.
ter; (...minister) Secretary of State for... 2 (regjerings- steile vb 1 (om hest) rear; 2 (fig: bli forbleffet) be
mote) Cabinet meeting. ~ sekretæ r sb « Parliamen­ staggered; han ~t da han herte prisen he was staggered
tary Under-Secretary (of State); Permanent Secre­ to hear what it cost; 3 (fig: bli forarget) bridle (up);
tary. ~ sje f head of State. ~ skatt sb tax. ~stotte sb hun ~ t over/ved bemerkningen hans she bridled at his
State aid. ~tjenestem ann Government official; (i remark.
administrasjonen) civil servant, stein sb stone; (kampe~) boulder rock; (liten, rund
stattholder sb governor, ~) pebble; de kastet (med) ~ etter hunden they threw
statue sb monument, statue, stones at the dog. stein|alder vb Stone Age; eldre ~
statuere vb: ~ et eksempel set a warning example, the Paleolithic age; yngre ~ the Neolithic age. ~bed
statuett sb statuette. sb rockery; rock garden. ~ b ru d d sb (stone) quarry,
steine vb stone, steinet(e) adj stony. stein|frukt sb
202 stone fruit. ~ gjerde sb stone fence/wall. ~ helle sb

steinhugger stige

flat stone; (til hellelegging) flag, flagstone. ~ hugger (post)stemplet London the letter was postmarked Lon­
sb stone cutter. ~kast sb stone’s throw. ~kull sb coal. don; hans oppfersel ~r ham som en tarveligfyr his man­
~ras sb rockslide. ~rnys sb heap of stones. ~skred ners stamp him as a cad.
sb rockslide. ~tey sb crockery, pottery; earthenware; stemt adj: veere ~ for be/feel inclined to; be in
stoneware. ~ull sb rock wool. ~ur sb (ved foten av favour of; veere vennlig ~ be in a friendly mood,
jjell) scree. steng sb (avJisk) catch, seineful.
stenge vb 1 (lose) lock; ~ (med sla) bolt; (med tverr-
stek sb (stekt kjett) roast; (om en hel stek) joint, stang) bar; ~ inne lock up; ~ ute shut out; 2 (lukke)
steke vb 1 (i ovn) bake; (om kjett) roast; stekt kylling close; butikkene er stengt sendag the shops are closed
roasted chicken; 2 (~ i panne) fry; stektjisk fried fish; on Sundays; denne veien er stengt for tungtrafikk this
3 (grille) grill; 4 (om solen) beat down; ~nde sol road is closed to heavy motor traffic,
scorching sun; ~nde varmt baking hot. steke|ovn sb stengel sb stem; (stilk) stalk,
ovesnte. l~l psban1n(edestbafrsyteinllge)-pcahno.r~esr,iswtosrbk;grdiedtirdoang,liggreil~l. i stengetid sb closing time; etter ~ after hours,
huset og pa garden the daily housework and the chores stengsel sb bar, barrier.
on the farm; 2 (pleie) care, nursing; 3 (ettersyn) care, stenk sb (antydning) dash, touch,
maintenance; 4 (redskaper, utstyr) gear, things; 5 stenograf sb shorthand writer, stenografere vb
(skjelett, skrog) framework, stelle vb (pleie) nurse; take down in shorthand, stenografi sb shorthand,
(rekte) tend; ~ i hagen work/potter about in the gar­ stenogram sb shorthand note.
den; ~ i huset keep house; work in the house; ~ (i hu­ stensil sb stencil, stensilere vb stencil, duplicate,
set) for do for; han ~ r seg selv he does his own house­ steppe A sb (gresslette) steppe; B vb (danse step) do
work; hun holder pa a ~ seg she is making herself tapdancing. stepping sb tap-dancing.
ready, stellebord sb dressing table; (for spedbam, stereo adj, sb stereo. stereo|anlegg sb stereo (out­
kombinert med badekar) bathinette. fit, radio). ~fonisk adj stereo(phonic). ~metri sb
stereometry. ~skop sb stereoscope. ~typ adj stereo­
stemme I sb 1 (rest) voice; med hey ~ in a loud typed.
voice; 2 (~ i musikk) part; hvilken ~ synger du? what steril adj sterile, sterilisering sb sterilization, ste-
part do you take? 3 (ved avstemning) vote; II vb 1 (~ rilisere vb sterilize, sterilitet sb sterility.
overens) agree; regnskapet ~ r the accounts agree/tally; sterk adj strong; (om lyd) loud; (holdbar) solid;
2 (~ et instrument) tune; ~ et piano tune a piano; 3 (~ durable, lasting; ~ fart high speed; ~ frost heavy
ved valg) vote; 4 (uttrykk) ~ for vote for; de som ~rfor, frost; ~ kulde severe cold, sterkstrem sb power cur­
rekker handen i veeret those in favour will raise their rent. sterkt adv (kraftig) strongly; (som lyder heyt)
hands; ~ imot vote against; de som ~ r imot those loudly; (i svart hey grad) greatly, hard, heavily,
against; ~ med agree/tally with; ~ r din liste med min? highly; (very) much; ~ interessert greatly interested;
does your list tally with mine? det ~ r med hva hun har jeg er ~ i tvil om det I am very much in doubt about it.
sagt it agrees with what she has said; ~ over vote on; sstt*e?t|so0snknopsbsbstsetpesthoons. c~ospees,ter sb stepsister,
~ pa vote for; vi har alltid stemt pa Arbeiderpartiet we stett sb stem,
have always voted Labour, stemmeberettiget adj stevn se stavn.
qualified to vote. stemme|band sb vocal chord. stevne I sb (sammenkomst) rally; (idretts~) meet­
~ gaffel sb tuning fork. ~rett sb franchise, suffrage; ing; sports festival; et politisk ~ a political rally; II vb
vote; right of voting; alminnelig ~rett universal suf­ 1 (innkalle) summon; ~ for retten take to court; sue; 2
frage. ~rettsalder sb voting age. ~seddel sb voting ~ mot head for. stevnem 0(taeirs)bhroesntdesesz,vouz, date,
slip; ballot paper. ~tall sb number of votes. ~um e sb stewardess sb (pafly)
(valgume) ballot box. sti sb (gang~) path, foot-path; (i ubebodd terreng)
track.
stemming sb 1 (sinnstilstand) mood, temper; han er stift sb (liten spiker) brad, nail; (med Jlatt hode)
i (en) munter/bedrevet ~ he is in a gay/sad mood/tem- tack; (tegne~) (drawing-)pin; (grammofon~) needle;
per; 2 (~ blantfolk, i en situasjon etc) atmosphere; ~en (til blyant) lead, stifle vb A (feste med stift) nail, pin,
er rolig ogfredfylt the atmosphere is calm and peace­ tack; (med stiftemaskin) staple; B (grunnlegge, oppret-
ful; hey ~ high spirits. stemnings|betont adj emo­ te) establish, found; ~ gjeld contract/incur a debt
tional, sentimental. ~full adj lyrical, poetic. ~men- (debts); det ble stiftetfred peace was made; firmaet ble
neske sb impulsive/temperamental person. i 1906 the firm was established in 1906; han ~ t
familie he married and had a family, stiftemaskin sb
ste|moderlig adj, adv: bli ~ behandlet be left out in stapler, stapling-machine. stifter sb (grunnlegger)
the cold; not get a fair deal. ~mor sb stepmother. founder.
~morsblomst sb pansy. stig|brett sb running b o1a(rbde.ve~gbe0seygleopspbosvteirr)rurips,e;
stige I sb ladder; II vb go
stempel sb 1 (til a stemple med) stamp; 2 (~av- up; reyken steg rett opp/til veers the smoke rose/went
trykk) mark, stamp; (post~) postmark; sette sitt ~ pd
leave one’s mark on; 3 (~ i dampmaskin etc) piston.
stempel|avgift sb stamp duty. ~merke sb stamp.
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straight up; 2 (tilta, vokse) rise, grow; elven kar steget sbpoerdrsemt ahlessheet ptuhet avaqsueesotnionthetotmabel;e;b)hu~nssetgil:tehvmoergdaent
the river has risen; lenningene steg med ti prosent wages ~r de seg til dette? what is their attitude to this? ~
rose by ten per cent; S (bli dyrere) go up; rise; 4 (ut- (seg) opp line up; soldatene stilte (seg) opp the sol­
tiykk) ~ av get off. stigning sb 1 (bevegelse oppover) diers lined up; ~ ut display, exhibit; 2 (~ inn) adjust,
rising, rise; 2 (i pris) rise; en~ i hveteprisen a rise in/of set; (om radio) tune in; ~ inn tenningen set/time the
the price ofwheat; 3 (pd vei) gradient, rise; climb. ignition; hun stilte klokken sin etter tidssignalet she set
stikk I adv dead, directly; ~ imot directly against; her watch by the time-signal; jeg stilte inn radioen pd
II sb 1 (med ~ende redskap etc) (lite ~) prick; et nale~ a England I tuned in (the radio) on England; 3 (til-
pinprick; (av dolk eller kniv) stab, thrust; (insekt~) freds~) satisfy; ~ sulten satisfy one’s hunger; 4 (lin-
bite, sting; (~ende smerte) stab of pain; 2 (i kortspill) dre) relieve, soothe, stilleben sb still life. Stillehavet
trick; 3 holde ~ hold good, stikke I sb (flis) splinter; the Pacific (Ocean). stille|sittende adj sedentary.
(pinne) stick; kaste pd stikka pitch and toss; II vb 1 (~ ~stáende adj stationary; (fig og om vann etc) stag­
med kniv, ndl etc) stick; 2 (stete med kniv) stab, thrust; 3 nant. stillferdig adj quiet, gentle; pd sin ~e mate in
(om lopper, mygg) bite; 4 (om bie, veps) sting; 5 (~ med his/her etc quiet/gentle way. stillhet sb 1 quiet, still­
ball i ballek) hit; 6 (putte) put; ban stakk handen i lom- ness; c^lm; nattens ~ the quiet of the night; 2 (taus-
men he put his hand in his pocket; 7 (uttrykk) ~ av het) silence; andeles ~ breathless silence; 3 i ~
run away; make off; ~ dypt (om skip) draw much quietly, privately; (i taushet) silently; (i hemmelighet)
water; fig be deep-seated; ~ frem project; jut out; ~ secretly.
segfrem make oneself conspicuous; push oneself for­
ward; ~ i: det stikker i a t ... it is b e c a u s e ;^ vet ikke stílling 1 (mate noe er anbraktpa) position; sitte i en
hva det stikker i I don’t know why; ~ innom drop/ ubekvem ~ sit in an uncomfortable position; 2 (yrke)
pop in; ~ opp project; stick out/up; en gren stakk opp occupation; (om heyere embete) post, position; (iseer
av vannet a branch stuck up out of the water; ~ ut: ~ om beskjednere ~) place, situation; job; (ledig
ut enjembane peg out/stake a railway line, vacancy; en kvinne i ledende ~ a woman in a leading/
stikkelsbaer sb gooseberry. prominent position; jeg seker ~ I am looking for a
stikken sb: la noen i ~ leave somebody in the lurch, job; oppgi navn, adresse og ~ give one’s name, address
stikkhevert sb pipette, stikkontakt sb socket; (i and occupation; overordnet/selvstendig ~ responsible
veggen) wall socket; det er ~er i alle rommene there are post; 3 (situasjon) position, situation; ~en var hdples
points in all the rooms. stikk|ord sb 1 (pd teater) cue; the situation was hopeless; hun befant seg i en vanske-
2 (oppslagsord etc) entry, headword. ~ p ille sb sup­ lig ~ she was in a difficult position; 4 (holdning) atti­
pository; (fig: spydighet) sneer, taunt. ~ pro ve sb ran­ tude; bans ~ til kunsten his attitude to art. stillings-
d~osma g ssabmhpalnindg-s;aswp.ot~ cvhaepcekn/tesbst.po~irnetendn ewesbapsounb,d rain . krisgtisllb|sttraenncdh swbasrftaarned.still, stagnation. ~tiende adj
stikling sb cutting. implied, tacit; ~ overenskomst implied/tacit agree­
stil sb 1 (stiloppgave) paper; (med oppgitt emne is&r) ment. stilne vb abate; calm/die down.
essay; (med selvvalgt emne) free composition; (norsk ~
somfag) Norwegian composition; (om enkelt ~oppgave) stil|oppgave sb subject for composition. ~sans sb
Norwegian essay; lareren gav oss en lett ~ the teacher sense of style.
set us an easy paper; 2 (kunstnerisk etc ~) style; gotisk
~ Gothic style; 3 (uttrykk) noe i den ~ something on stilt adj, pp: darlig/godt ~ badly/well off; hun er
those lines; i stor ~ o n a large scale, stilart sb style, bedre ~ enn de andre she is better off than the others,
stile vb (henvende) address; hun brevet til meg she
addressed the letter to me. stilebok sb exercise book, stiltre vb: ~ seg steal; tip-toe.
stilett sb stiletto. # stim sb (av fisk) shoal; (folkestimmel) crowd,
stilfull adj stylish; elegant; in good taste, stilig adj throng, stim e vb crowd, flock, stim le vb (~ sammen)
elegant, smart, stylish, stilisere vb stylize, stilist sb crowd, flock, throng, stim m el sb crowd, throng,
stylist, stilistikk sb stylistics. stim ulans sb stimulant, stim ulere vb stimulate,
stilk sb (pd blomst, plante) stalk, stem, sting sb stitch; (om smerte~ ogsd) stabbing pain.
still se stille, adj. stink|bom be sb stink bomb. ~ d y r sb skunk,
stillas sb scaffold(ing); de satte opp et ~ they put up stinke vb stink.
a scaffold. stinn adj 1 (fullstappet) replete; dgl lousy; han er ~
stille I adj 1 (uten bevegelse) quiet; calm, still; de la/ av penger he is lousy with money; 2 (tykk) hulking,
stod ~ they lay/stood still; ~ vann bar dypest grunn still obese.
waters run deep; 2 (uten stay) quiet, silent; alt er ~ na stipend sb grant, scholarship, stipendiat sb 1
everything is quiet now; de tidde ~ they were silent; 3 scholarship holder/recipient; 2 (universitets~) fellow,
(uten uro/opphisselse) peaceful, quiet; II vb 1 a) (plas- stipendium = stipend.
sere) place, put, set; de stilte bordet ved vinduet they stiple vb stipple.
placed the table near the window; ban stilte vasen pd stipulere vb: ~ prisen fix the price,
stirre vb stare; (ogsd poet) gaze; han rettfremfor
seg he stared straight in front of him; hun ~ t pd meg
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stiv adj 1 (ubtryelig) rigid, stiff; ~ av kulde stiff/ est day of my life; et~syn a grand spectacle, stolthet
numb with cold; ~ snipp stiff/starched collar; et ~ t sb pride; (forfengelighet) arrogance, haughtiness.
bein a stiff leg; 2 (formell, reservert) formal, stiff; 3 stopp sb A (stans) stop, stoppage; si ~ call a halt;
(streng, uelastisk) rigid, strict; ~ pris stiff price; ~e rég­ B (i pute etc) padding, stuffing, stoppe vb A (holde
ler rigid/strict rules; 4 (uttrykk) ~ av skrekk paralysed opp, stanse) leave off; stop; ban ~ t plutselig/brastoppet he
with terror; ~ kuling high wind; en ~ klokketime a full stopped short; jeg motoren I stopped the engine; B
hour by the clock, stivbeint adj jig inelastic, rigid, 1 (fylle, stappe) fill; (~ mebler) upholster; ~ ut stuff;
stive vb (~ skjorter etc) starch; ~ seg opp brace oneself, han ~t pipen (sin) he filled his pipe; 2 (lukke, tette
stivelse sb 1 (til stiving) starch; 2 (i kjemi) amyl, sti- igjen) fill up; stop; 3 strempe etc) darn, mend, stop-
veskjorte sb dress shirt, boiled shirt. stiv|frossen peklokke sb stop watch. stoppe|gam sb (ullgarn)
adj frozen stiff. ~het sb 1 rigidity, stiffness; 2 (formell- mending wool; (bomullsgarn) mending cotton. ~nal
het, reserverthet) formality, stiffness; reserve. sb darning-needle, stoppeplikt sb obligation to stop,
~stkivrname pvbe 1ssbtiffteenta; nguest. ~nakket adj stiff-necked, stopper sb: sette en ~ for put an end/a stop to. stop-
stiff; (om gelé, sement etc) set. pe|signal sb halt/stop signal. ~sted sb stop, stop­
stiv|siim sb obstinacy, stubbornness. ~sinnet adj p in g ^ (av stremper) darning, mending.
obssttijnealete,vbstsutbebalo;rnno. en bar stjâlet pengene mine some­ stor adj I (om sterrelse, isar om noe somforundrer og
imponerer) big; et ~ t bus a big house; (nei,) for en ~
body has stolen my money. hund what a big dog; 2 (om sterrelse, mer nekternt)
stjerne sb star. stjerae|banneret sb (USAs nasjo- large; en ~ bil/hage a large car/garden; 3 (om ikke-
naljlagg) the Star-Spangled Banner. ~bilde sb con­ romlig sterrelse, nekternt) great, large; en ~ forskjell a
stellation. ~himmel sb starry sky. ~klar adj starry. great difference; et ~ t antall a large number; med ~
~skudd sb shooting star, glede/talmodighet with great pleasure/patience; 4 (om
stjert sb (bird’s) tail. egenskaper, og beundrende om andelig storhet etc) great;
stjâlen adj, pp: et stjàlent eyekast a stealthy/covert en ~ forfaiter a great author;jeg er en ~ beundrer av hen­
glance. nes dikt I am a great admirer of her poems; 5 (hey)
stoff sb 1 (fys) matter, substance; et hardt ~ a hard tall, high; bli ~ (dvs bli voksen) grow up; han bar vokst
substance; 2 (tey) cloth, fabric; (woven) material; seg ~ he has grown tall; 6 (uttrykk) ~t sett generally
stuff; ~et (som) kjolen hennes var laget/sydd av the stuff speaking; on the whole; du ~e verden! good gracious!
her dress was made of; ullstoffer woollen fabrics; 3 med ~e bokstaver with capital letters; (med ~ skrift)
(materiale) material; ~ til en bok material for a book; with big letters\fere det ~e ord lay down the law; i det
~ til ettertanke food for thought; ban bar godt ~ i seg he ~e og hele in general; on the whole; ikke ~ t annet/bedre
has got the right stuff in him; 4 (narkotika) dope, enn little more/little better than; vare ~ pa det be
junk, stoffskifte sb metabolism, stoffskiftesykdom stuck-up; put on airs, stoijaktig adj haughty, proud;
sb metabolic disorder. overbearing. ~artet adj grand; excellent, splendid;
stoiker sb stoic, stoisisme sb stoicism, stoisk adj han er en ~artet fyr he is a grand fellow. ~bonde sb
stoic. large farmer. ~dad sb feat (of valour etc); glorious
stokk A adv: ~ blind totally blind; ~ dev deaf as a deed; great achievement,
post; ~ konservativ die-hard, true-blue; B sb 1 (tem- stores sb net curtain.
mer~) log; 2 (spaser~) cane, stick; ban gâr med (dvs stor|eter sb glutton. ~fe sb cattle. ~folk sb great
stesstttteoorklskesgbe tvibl e(nk)or~tshtoekwk)aslkhsufwfliet.h a stick, tpiedopslbe;hedygdl abyi;gwdaigyss, storhet ssbtogrrienadtnuesstsr, i sstborlharegtes--
chair; falle mellom to ~cr fall between two -scsatloerikndsbussttroyr,k. of glory,

stools; stikke under ~ conceal; hold back,
ssttoollae sb stole. storm sb 1 (sterk vind) gale; det bret ut ~/en ~ bret ut
vb: ~ pâ trust; depend/rely on; (regne med) a gale set in; liten ~ strong gale; fu ll ~ whole gale; 2
count on; de er ikke til à ~ pà they are not to be trus­ (uveer, med regn, sne, torden etc) storm; 3fig storm; ~ i
ted; du kan ikke ~ pâ at de erpresise you cannot rely on et vannglass a storm in a tea-cup; en ~ av bifall a
their being punctual; bun stolte pâ ham she relied on storm of applause; ta med ~ take/carry by storm;
him; she trusted him; jeg ~r pà din hjelp I count on ~en pa byen the storming of the town.
your help; kan jeg ~ pâ det? can I depend/rely on stor|magasin sb (department) store(s). ~makt sb
that? man kan ~ pà hva ban sier one/you can depend on Great Power.
what he says, stormangrep sb assault, storm.
stolpe sb post. stor|mann sb magnate; US tycoon. ~mannsgal
stolpre vb hobble along; plod one’s way. adj megalomaniac. ~mannsgalskap sb megalo­
stolt adj 1 proud; ~ av/ooer proud ofJeg er ~ over à mania. ~masket adj wide-meshed.
kalle deg min verm I am proud to call you my friend; 2 storme vb 1 (blase sterkt) blow heavily; storm; 2
(forfengelig, hoven) arrogant, haughty; proud; 3 (prek- (fare, styrte) dash, rush; de ~ t ut they dashed/rushed
Hg) grand, proud; den ~cste dagen i mitt liv the proud­ out; 3 (ta med storm) storm; de besluttet a ~ fortet they

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decided to storm the fort; 4 (forsere) rush; folkemeng- sb beach. ~drakt sb beach costume, strande vb 1
den ~ t sperringen the crowd rushed the barrier, stor­ (om skip) be stranded; 2 (om person) be shipwrecked;
mende adj 1 (om havet, varet) stormy; et ~ hav a 3 fig fail, miscarry; det pa hennes motstand it failed
stormy sea; 2 (fig ogsa) tumultuous; ~ bifall tumul­ owing to her opposition; foretaket the enterprise
tuous applause; a storm of applause; det gjorde ~ lykke failed; planen ~ t the scheme miscarried, strandhugg
it was a tremendous success; (om teaterstykke) it sb raid, stranding sb (medforlis) wreck; (ofte) loss.
brought down the house; et ~ mete a stormy/tumul- strand|kant sb beach; water’s edge. ~linje sb sea­
tuous meeting. storm|full adj stormy. ~kast sb viol­ board, shoreline.
ent gust of wind. ~lykt sb hurricane-lamp, hurri- strantet(e) adj spindly.
cane-lantern. ~skritt sb: med ~ by leaps and gissktraadtjesgtrsabtesgtirca.tegist, strategi sb strategy, strate-
bounds. ~varsel sb gale warning. ~vaer sb stormy
weather. stratosfaere sb stratosphere.
stor|parten sb the greater/main part; the majority. strebe vb strive; ~ etter are strive after honour,
~politikk sb high/international politics. ~rengjo- streber sb climber, careerist.
ring sb house cleaning. ~rutet(e) adj large- strede sb 1 (sund) strait(s); ved Dover the Straits
-chequered. ~sinn sb generosity, magnanimity. of Dover; 2 (smal gate) lane; narrow street; gater og ~ r
~sinnet adj generous, magnanimous; large-minded. highways and byways.
~slatt adj grand, magnificent. ~snutet adj streif sb 1 (glimt) gleam, ray; et ~ av sol(skinn) a
arrogant, haughty. ~stilt adj large-scale; se ogsa gleam/ray of sunshine; 2 (lett berering) brush, graze,
~slatt. strives vb enjoy oneself tremendously/very streife vb 1 (berere lett) touch lightly; just touch; tan-
much. ~tromme sb: sla pa ~trommen bang the big ken ~ t meg the idea just crossed my mind; 2 (omtale
drum. ~vask sb wash, washing; de hadde ~vask they flyktig) touch (lightly) on; 3 (~ med blikket) glance at;
had their wash(ing)-day. ~verk sb great achieve­ 4 ~ om(kring) roam; (planlest) wander; ~ gatelangs
ment. ~vilt sb big game. ~oyd adj wide-eyed. roamed/wander about in the streets. streif|skudd sb
stotre vb stammer, stutter. grazing shot. ~sar sb graze. ~tog sb raid.
strabaser sb fl hardships; de greide strabasene uten streik sb strike; ulovlig ~ unofficial strike, streike
klage they bore the hardships without complaint. vb 1 (nedlegge arbeidet) gsotroenikset|rbikrey;te2r (ha nedlagt ar-
strsatbraafsfi0ssbad1j fatiguing. beidet) be on strike. sb blackleg,
punishment; de fikk sin ~ they were strike-breaker. ~kasse sb strike fund. ~trusel sb
punished; han slapp ~ he escaped punishment; he strike threat. ~vakt sb picket. ~varsel sb strike
was let off; til ~ as a punishment; 2 (dom) sentence; notice.
en streng ~ a severe sentence; han sonet en ~ he served strek sb 1 line; (isar i skrift) stroke;fin ~ thin line;
a sentence, straffjansvar sb: det medferer ~ansvar it is han trakk en ~ he drew a line; sette ~ over et ord cross
an offence. ~arbeid sb penal servitude. ~bar adj out a word; 2 (stripe) streak; 3 (pek, pafunn) trick; det
punishable, straffe vb punish. straffe|anstalt sb var en stygg ~ it was a nasty/dirty trick; 4 (uttrykk) ga
penitentiary, prison. ~avskrift sb lines. ~kast sb over ~en go too far; overstep the mark; en ~ i regningen
penalty throw. ~lov sb penal code. ~porto sb sur­ a fly in the ointment; sette ~ (i debatt) close the
charge. ~preken sb lecture. ~sak sb criminal case. debate, streke vb (sette streker) draw lines; (linjere)
~spark sb penalty kick. ~(spark)felt sb penalty rule; ~ under underline.
area. ~trusel sb threat of punishment. straff|fange strekk sb: i ett ~ at a stretch, strekke vb 1 stretch;
sb convict. ~skyldig adj culpable, guilty. ~utmalin- ~ pa beina stretch one’s legs; 2 (uttrykk) ~ seg ( = bre
gen sb (the fixing of) the sentence. seg, na/rekke utover) stretch; ~ seg langt go to a great
strak adj straight. length; ~ seg over (om omra.de og tid) cover; spread
straks adv 1 (omgaende, eyeblikkelig) at once; over; denne perioden strakte seg overfiere hundre dr this
immediately, straight away; directly; ~ etter immedi­ period covered several hundred years; orkenen ~ r seg
ately after; han gjorde det ~ he did it at once/im­ sa langt oyet kan se the desert stretches as far as the eye
m ed ia te ly ;^ gjettet det ~ I guessed it straight away; can see; ~ til be enough; bredet strakk ikke til there
2 (snart) presently. was not enough bread, strekning sb 1 (stykke vei)
stram adj 1 (stramt utspent) tight; hyssingen erfor ~ stretch; en ~ pa ti kilometer a stretch of ten kilometres;
the string is too tight; 2 (med ~ holdning) erect, 2 (distanse) distance, way.
upright; en ~ holdning an upright/erect carriage; 3 . streng adj 1 (bestemt, strikt) strict; ~e larere strict
(streng) severe, strict; A (om lukt, smak) acrid, rank, teachers; 2 (hard) hard, severe; ~ kulde hard frost; ~
stramme vb (gjere stram) tighten; ~ seg opp (gjere seg strsatfrfesenvgeresbpu(nbiuseh~m, efinotl.inS~e)ogsstarinstgre, ngstt.rengeinstru-
stram) square one’s shoulders; (ta seg sammen) pull
oneself together; han ~ t beltet he tightened his belt, ment sb stringed instrument.
stramtsittende adj tight; tight-fitting. strengheti^ strictness; hardness, severity, strengt
strand sb beach; (sand~) (sea)shore; bama lekte pa. adv strictly, hard, severely; ~ forbudt strictly forbid­
~en the children played on the beach, strandjbredd den/prohibited; ~ mdvendig absolutely necessary; ~

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tatt strictly speaking; straffe ~ punish severely. him by the throat; sette en kniven pa ~n give some­
strev sb 1 (slit) labour, toil; 2 (biy) trouble; han sbbodcryouanp. u~lttaimkastbumstr.asntgrluehpoel|dh;otdae~stbaklapraynsexi.ze~bhyosthtee

hadde mye ~ med â ... he had a lot of trouble to ...
streve vb (slite) drudge, toil; work hard, strevsom throat.
adj (arbeidsom) industrious, strevsomhet sb indus­ ssttrruutttsesbvbosbtrriiscthle.; burst; be nearly bursting; bulge;
try.
stri vb (bale, slite) struggle, toil; work hard; ~ mot ~ av sunnhet be bursting with health, struttende adj
be contrary to; be against; det ~r mot fomuften it is buxom, healthy.
against reason; det ~r mot loven/mine intéresser it is con­ stry sb tow; narre (en) opp i ~ pull somebody’s leg;
trary to the law/my interests; det ~ r mot reglene it is take somebody in.
against the rules. Se ogsâ strides, stri(d) adj 1 (hard, stryk sb 1 (ved eksamen etc) failure; 2 (i elv) rapid;
ubeyelig) obstinate, stubborn; 2 a) (om strem) swift; chute, race; 3 (juling) beating, thrashing, stryke vb 1
b) (om vind) stiff; 3 (slitsom) hard, strenuous; en ~ dag (~ med handen etc) stroke; han strek seg over skjegget he
a strenuous day; en ~ jobb a hard job; 4 (strittende) stroked his beard; 2 (med ~jern) iron; vil dujeg skal ~
bristly, hard, rough; hâr bristly hair, strid sb skjorten din? do you want me to iron your shirt? 3
(kamp, splid) dispute, quarrel; conflict; (uenighet) (slette, ~ ut) cross/cut out; strike off; cancel; ~ over
controversy; en ~ om lenninger a dispute about wages; delete; cross out; ~ ut (med svamp etc) wipe out; gjelden
et ~ens eple an apple of discord; a bone of contention; var ble streket our debt was cancelled; hun strek en set-
handle i ~ med loven act in defiance of the law; han kom ning she crossed/cut out a sentence; navnet hans ble
i ~ med sin bror he quarrelled with his brother; vi là i streket av listen his name was struck off the list; 4
~ med dem we had a dispute/quarrel with them, (fare, styrte) rush; ~ av garde dash off; ~ sin vei beat it;
stridbar (trettekjær) aggressive, quarrelsome; (kri- disappear; han strek pa dor he rushed out of the room;
gersk) combative, stride = stri. stridende, de ~ par­ 5 (~ til eksamen) fail; US flunk; hun strek til eksamen
ler the contending parties, strides vb (trette) quarrel; she failed/flunked in the examination; l&reren strek
(disputere) argue, dispute, stridig adj headstrong, henne the teacher failed/flunked her; 6 (uttrykk) ~
obstinate, stridighet sb conflict, controversy; dis­ med (do) die; lose one’s life; ti personer strek med i
pute. stri(d)|regn sb heavy rain. ~regne vb rain ulykken ten persons lost their lives in the accident;
heavily, pour down. strids|dyktig adj fit for military (bli totalskadd) be destroyed/lost; alle bekene mine
service. ~hanske sb gauntlet. ~krefter sbjl (armed/ strek med i brannen all my books were destroyed in the
military) forces. ~lysten adj eager to fight. ~mann fire; alle pengene strek med all the money was lost; ~
sb warrior. ~punkt sb point in dispute; (point of) med/mot harene rub the right/wrong way. stryke|-
issue. ~sp0rsmal sb controversial question; (matter brett sb ironing-board. ~ instrument sb string in­
at) issue. ~vant adj seasoned, veteran; ~vante soldater ssttrruymkeenntd.e~jaedrj:n sb iron. ~kvartett sb string quartet,
seasoned soldiers. ~vogn sb tank; hist chariot. ~0ks ~ avsetning rapid sale; det gar ~ it
sb battle axe; begrave ~eksen bury the hatchet, goes swimmingly; i ~ fart at a flashing speed, stryke-
strie sb sacking. orkester sb adv string band, stryker sb (i orkester)
strikki^ (gummi~) rubber band; elastic (band), string player; ~ne the strings, strykkarakter sb fail
strikke A sb (galgereip) halter, rope; B vb (~ f.eks. mark.
stremper) knit; har begynt à ~ I have taken up knit­ stryknin sb strychnine.
ctianrgd.igsatrni.kk~ep|ginanrne sb kknniittttiinngg--wneoeodll/ey.ar~nt.e~yjasbkkkenistb­ strn vb sprinkle, strew; ~ sand pa (fig) rubber-
ting. sb -stamp; han ~dde sand pa gulvet he sprinkled/strewed
striks adj strict. ssaanndd.on the floor; he sprinkled/strewed the floor with
strime sb stripe, strimet(e) adj striped, strok sb 1 (~ med bue, penn, pensel) stroke; 2 (lag,
strimmel sb ribbon, strip; slip, sjikt) et ~ maling a coat of paint; 3 (egn, omrade) part,
stringent adj stringent, cogent, neighbourhood.
stripe sb (regelmessig) stripe; (mer tilfeldig) streak; stroken adj: en ~ spiseskje a level spoonful,
(strimmel) strip; en ~ land a strip of land, stripet(e) strom sb 1 current; hun svemte mot ~men she swam
adjstsrtriitpteedv;bst(roemakbeuds,t,sthrâera)kyb.ristle; ~ imot resist; hàret against the current; skru/sla av ~men switch off the
current; skru/sla pa ~men switch on the current; 2
~tpà hodet hans the hair bristled on his head, stritten­ (noe som stremmer) stream; en ~ av blod, en blod~ a
de adj bristly, erect, stream of blood; en ~ av mennesker og biler a stream of
strofe sb (vers) stanza, people and motor-cars; regnet fa it i ~mer the rain
stropp sb strap, poured down; regnetfa it i stride ~mer the rain fell in
struktur sb structure, torrents, stromlinjet adj streamlined, stromme vb
struma sb goitre, struma, flow, run, stream; pour; (komme i stort antall) crowd,
strunk adj erect, upright. flock\folk ~ t til landsbyen people flocked to the village;
strupe sb throat; bun grep ham i~ n she seized/took lyset ~met inn the light was streaming in; regnet ~ r ned

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the rain is pouring down; turister ~ r inn/tilfra alle kan- near, stundim ellom adv now and then; occasionally,
ter tourists pour in from all quarters, strem ning sb stundom adv at times; now and then; sometimes.
tendency, trend; en ~ i tiden a tendency of the period;
litterare ~er literary trends. stup sb 1 (det à stupe under boding) dive; 2 (bratt
strom pe sb stocking. str r0msbp e|bukse(r) sb tights. bergvegg) precipice. stup|bom ber sb dive bomber.
~ band sb garter, ^holde suspender belt; US ~ bratt adj precipitous, stupe vb 1 (falle forover) fall
garter belt. ~ lest sb: pa ~lesten in one’s stockings; in headlong; pitch; 2 (~ under boding) dive; 3 ~ krâke
one’s stocking(ed) feet. turn a somersault, stupebrett sb diving board,
whsitrrlp0omo|ls.tyrke sb amperage. ~ hvirvel sb eddy,
stra sb straw; (om gresstra etc ogsa) blade (of grass, stupid adj stupid, stupiditet sb stupidity,
wheat etc); komme heytpa ~ rise in the world; trekke ~ stur adj depressed, downcast; out of sorts, sture vb
draw lots; trekke det korteste ~ get the worst of it; trekke I (om mennesker) be dejected (depressed, out of
det lengste ~ have the best of it. sorts); 2 (om dyr og planter) droop; not thrive, sturen
strale I 1 (lys~) beam; ray (of light); en lyskas- = stur.
ter~ a searchlight beam; 2 (vann~) jet; (tynn stusse vb A (klippe) trim\jegfikk ~ t hàret I had my
squirt; II vb 1 (skinne) beam, shine; ansiktet hennes hair trimmed; B (undres) be astonished/startled;
stralte av tilfredshet her face shone with happiness; wonder; ~ over/ved be astonished/startled at; wonder
hun stralte av tilfredshet she beamed with satisfaction; at.
2 (glitre) sparkle, straleglans sb radiance, stralende stusslig adj cheerless, lonesome,
adj 1 beaming, radiant; 2 (glitrende) sparkling; 3 stut sb bull.
(herlig, storartet) brilliant; glorious, splendid, stra- stutt adj short, stuttvoksen adj undersized,
le|skade sb radiation damage. ~ varm e sb radiant stygg adj I (om utseende) ugly; et stygt dyr an ugly
heat, straling sb radiation, stralingsfare sb danger animal/beast; 2 (lei, ubehagelig) bad, nasty, ugly;
of radio-activity. stygt vær nasty/ugly weather; det ser stygt ut it looks
stra|m ann sbfig dummy, puppet; US stooge. ~tak bad; en ~ ulykke a bad accident; en ~ (u)vane a bad
sb thatched roof. habit; 3 (slem) mean, naughty; det var stygt av ham it
stubb sb (stump) stub, stubbe sb stump, was mean of him. styggvaer sb foul weather.
student sb (university) student; undergraduate, stykk: pr ~ se stykke I 3. stykke I 1 (bite, del)
studere vb 1 study; ~ til lege study medicine; 2 (grub- piece; bit, part; ~ for ~ bit by bit; piece by piece; et ~
le, spekulere) ~ pa puzzle over; speculate about, stu- kake, et kake~ a piece of cake; han gikk et ~ (av veien) til
derfkam m er, ~vaerelse sb study, studie sb 1 (ut- fots he went part of the way by foot; 2 (skive) slice; et
kast) study; 2 (kort avhandling) essay. Se ogsa studi- ~ bred, et bred~ a slice of bread; 3 (om antall) noen ~ r
um. studie|plan sb syllabus. ~ sirkel sb study circle, some; a few; et par ~ r one or two; a couple; de koster to
studio sb studio, studium sb study. peuacnhd; (4for()~~it atvhies)y pcioesctet;w(oshpoorut)ndaratipcileec; e5/tw(sokupeospuinlld)
stue sb 1 (rom) room, sitting-room; 2 (lite hus) play; 6 (regne~) problem, sum; 7 (avstand) distance;
cabin, cottage. stue|arrest sb house arrest. ~ gris sb et godt ~ a considerable distance; han bor et lite ~ her-
stay-at-home. ~laerd sb: en ~lard a bookish person. fra he lives a short distance from here; 8 (uttrykk) gâ i
~pike sb housemaid, parlourmaid. ~ plante sb ~ r go to pieces; break; vasen gikk i ~ r the vase went
indoor plant. to pieces; komm e til ~t: da det kom til when it
stuert sb steward. came to the point; nâr det kommer til when all is
stuing sb I (~ med kjett, poteter etc) stew; 2 (grenn- said and done; rive i ~ r tear (to pieces); hun rev bre­
sak~) creamed vegetables. vet i ~ r she tore the letter to piecesjjVg har revet i ~ r
stum adj 1 (som ikke kan snakke) mute, dumb; 2 jakken min I have torn my coat; slâ i ~ r break, smash;
(malles, ordles av overraskelse etc) mute, speechless; ~ han slo i ~r glasset he broke/smashed the glass; være i
beundring mute admiration; ~ forbleffelse speechless ~ r be broken/out of order; leken er i ~ r the toy is
amazement; 3 (om bokstaver som ikke uttales) mute, broken; maskinen er i ~r the machine is out of order;
silent, stum film sb silent film, stum het dumbness, II vb: ~ opp divide; split up; ~ ut parcel out. stykke-
mutness. stum m ende adj: ~ merke utter darkness. vis adv 1 by the piece; piece by piece; 2 (etappevis) ~
stum p A adj 1 (butt, uskarp) blun, dull; 2 en ~ vin- mâtte vi gâ til fots parts of the way we had to walk,
kel an obtuse angle; B sb (stubb) stub, stump; bit; stykkgods sb parcels; (pà bât) general cargo.
redde ~ene save something out of the wreck; sla i ~er stylte sb stilt; gâ pà ~r walk on stilts,
og stykker smash to pieces, stum pe vb (~ fieks sigarett) sty m p e r^ (stakkar) poor devil,
crush out. stum pnese sb stub nose. styr sb: gâ over ~ fail; come to nothing\forlovelsen
stund sb 1 (tidspunkt) hour, moment; en lykkelig ~ gikk over ~ the engagement was broken; holde ~ pâ
a happy hour/moment; 2 (tidsrom) while; i en kort ~ (holde i temme) keep in check; control; (mestre) mas­
for a short while, stunde vb 1 (lengte) ~ etter long/ ter, manage; lett à holde ~ pà easy to manage; moren
yearn for; 2 (li) det ~ r til jul Christmas is drawing (harts) kan ikke holde ~ pà ham his mother cannot
manage him; sette over ~ squander, styrbar adj
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government, rule; ~ og stell affairs, management; de- csth0aprancitnegr. sb: en mann av bans ~ a man of his cast of
mokratisk ~ (sett) democratic government; stafor ~ og
stell be at the head of affairs; under norsk ~ under Nor­ sssttt00oripjkseneslebsbvtbupnhlnuaygr..den; (om blod) clot, coagulate; (om
wegian rule; 2 (i aksjeselskap, forening etc) board,
committee; de er begge med/sitter begge i ~ t they are
both on the board/on the committee; 3 (pa sykkel etc) gelé og sement) set.
handlebars; II vb 1 (dirigere i bestemt reining) steer; ~ (omst0horyrdee)atdajlle(kro; m(tpemamveslitgors)tobr)igbgiegr,, larger; greater;
mot head for; skipet styrte mot kysten the ship was head­ large; de ~ bama
ing for the coast; 2 (regjere, sta i spissen for) govern, the older children; ikke noe ~ not much; nothing
rule; be at the head of; kongen styrte landet the king much; uten ~ vanskelighet without much difficulty.
governed/ruled the country; 3 (administrere) adminis­ swt0hartreslizsee sb size; (omfang) extent; hvilken ~ er det?
ter, manage; ~ huset manage the household; 4 ~ seg is it? parkens ~ the extent of the park; stei-
restrain oneself. styre|form sb system of government. nen varpâ ~ med et egg the stone was the size ofan egg.
~formann sb chairman, leader. Se ogsa forkvinne, s~tp0arrrteelnsessborthdeengresbatemr agnitude, size. st0rste|delen,
formann. styrelse sb 1 en Guds ~ an act of Provi­ part.
dence; 2 gram prepositional, styremedlem sb com­ knisvt0itsær) 1 (dytt) p ush; (med stikkvàpen) thrust; (med
mittee member; executive member, styrer sb gover­ stab; (i biljard) stroke; gi ~ et til be the
nor, leader, master; (skole~) headmaster, head- cause of; give rise to; rette et ~ mot make a thrust at; 2
teacher; US principal, styresett = ~form. styre(s)- elektrisk ~ electric shock; 3 (vind~) gust, puff; (~ i
maktene sb fl the authorities, styring sb control, floyte/trompet etc) blast; 4 (om de ~ livet gir) blow, shock.
leadership; miste ~en lose control, styringsverk sb stht0rutest;vb~ 1 (dytte, puffe) push, shove; (med stikkvàpen)
administration, government. kule put the shot; ~ mot hit; (sterkere) crash
styrke I sb 1 strength; force, power; (hcer~, militar against; ~ pâ (dvs finne, mote, se tilfeldig) come
~) force; de allierte ~r the allied forces; 2 (om optiske across,jeg har aldri stott pâ det ordet I have never come
linser) power; II vb 1 (gi kraft og mot) fortify, refresh; across that word; ~ sammen collide; run into each
hunfolte seg ~ t she felt refreshed; 2 forsterke) fortify, other; der stien ~r sammen med veien where the foot-
strengthen; det ~ t deres stilling it strengthened their -path joins the ~roabedm; e2rknfoinrgruaenrmofef)enosfifveendre. msta0rtke;nmdee-
position. styrke|grad sb strength. ~middel sb tonic. adj offensive; en
~psrt0yrvme sabntnrisabl of strength. gpbeoutfwf~edre.rseshdto0;ctkt~inAgp.eapdsptje,0rtp|gfparon(uagnvedrstospblee)pbpu1emr;(pkne2ur.stf)o~rpgnuærotruemnedstb,,
mate, officer; (i robat) coxswain,
styrte vb 1 (falle ned) fall/tumble down; fall to the
ground; (omfly) cra.s>\\\flyet ~ t brennende ned the plane krenket) offended; (meget ~) shocked; bli ~ over noe be
crashed in flames; 2 fare, ruse) dash, rush, tear; offended/shocked at something; han blir lett ~ he is
hurry; hunden ~ t los pa dem the dog rushed at them; 3 easily offended; B adv (stadig) always, constantly.
(berove makten) overthrow; regjeringen ble ~ t the st0ttann y/uusk.
government was overthrown. styrt|hjelm sb crash- soyslet0) tptiellIars;b3I ((hnjoeelps)omsusptoptoterrt;)jseugpmpoârht;a2difnri~ttstIâmenudset
-helmet. ~regn sb heavy downpour. ~regne vb come
down in buckets; pour down. have your support; til ~ for in support of; II vb 1 sup­
staer sb A fugl) starling; B (oyesykdom) gronn ~ port; partiet ble ~t av presteskapet the party was sup­
glaucoma; gra ~ cataract. ported by the clergy; 2 ~ seg lean; ~ seg mot lean
ste A adj fast, palitelig) steady; B sb (bat~) lan­ against; ~ seg pâ lsebansupopn.ortsitn0gtteb|aankdsajogne. sb relief
ding-place. stohet sb steadiness. action. ~bandasje ~punkt
stasrtt0lekdk. sb shock; jeg flkk en ~ I got a shock; I was sb point of support; (mil etc) stronghold.
startled; gsitv0ekakestavbrt.(skremme) startle; (bli skremt) be st0tvis adj by fits and starts; jerkily, spasmodi­
cally; (om vind) in gusts.
achste0; lBAsbad(jsesteorr)e and stiff; jeg er ~ i beina my legs stov sb dust; torke ~ av moblene dust the furniture.
sum mer dairy; summer moun tain st0ve vb: det ~r dust is blowing; sittinisgdbursutsyh. ,st0ve|-
pasture. klut sb duster. ~kost sb duster; du
hansstt~00tnnaanvdssbmsbegrarteiodah,ner.eglsireto0fa.nnnede stovel sb boot; et par stovler a pair of boots.
vb groan; (~ svakt) moan; sdtu0svte. t~(ep)laadgjedsubstdyu. sstt0nvu|ifsnauncgeg., ~grann sb speck
in/with pain. of ~skv sb cloud of
osut0ldp;edevbsto1pte(ienmebtraolnl)sesctaastut,e found; (~ i form ogsa) dust. ~suge vb vacuum-clean. ~suger sb vacuum
m they cast a bronze sta­ cleaner.
tue; sitte som stopt fit like a glove; 2 (i belong) con­ nteorsi.sty0~.yfsrstbi0yna|odfiijsltene,orsitssboelye(eissrv.abd~miopalekatceg)eannosoibsiesnef,oiliststeeor;ynseutnaisdtaiecncafeidl.­j
crete. sstb0pcea|sgtodirsons.b koll castings; cast-iron goods.
~jem ~sstk0pjeersib:sb ~ ma sse sb (av metall) molten
metal. foundry. (sftig0)p e|sand sb moulding ~skjerm sb noise baffle. ~svak adj muffled.
sand. i ~skjeen in the melting pot. stoyt sb: ta ~en bear the brunt; take the blow; ta

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ssetegt.en ~ (dvs en drink) take a drink/a swig. Se ellers
adj substantival.
sta I sb: ga i ~ come/grind to a standstill; stop subtil adj subtle, subtilitet sb subtlety,
(short); II vb 1 stand; hun kunne knapt ~ (pa, beina) she subtrahere vb subtract, subtraksjon sb subtrac­
could hardly stand (on her two legs);jeg bar ~tt her i
hele dag I have been standing here all day; 2 (befinne tion.
seg, vtere) be, stand; det stod et stort treforan huset a big subtropisk adj subtropical,
tree stood in front of the house; there was a big tree in sufiiks sb suffix.
front of the house; han ~ r ikke pa, listen he is not on the sufilere vb prompt, sufflnr, sufflese sb prompter,
list; 3 (~ og ... + et annet vb) be + -ing;jeg stod og sa pa. sug sb suction; et ~ av smerte a gnawing pain, suge
bametoget I was looking at the children’s parade; 4
(~ skrevet) det ~ r i avisen it says in the paper; hva ~ r det vb suck; han sugde saften av en appelsin he sucked an
pa det skiltet? what does it say on that signboard? 5 orange, sugen adj: ~ pa en rtyk dying/pining for a
(veere stanset, uvirksom etc) klokken min ~ r my watch smoke. suge|pum pe sb suction pump. ~ rn r sb (drik-
has stopped; maskinene ~r om sendagene the machines kestra) straw.
are idle on Sundays; 6 (om slag) be fought; det stod et
slag a battle was fought; 7 (til eksamen) pass; 8 (ut- suggerere vb hypnotize, suggestibel adj suggest­
tiykk) ~ frem (stikkefrem) jut/stick out; project, pro­ ible. suggestion sb hypnotic suggestion,
trude; (berette/tilsta etc apent) come forward; ~ i: hun
har mye a ~ i (med) she is very busy; ~ igjen be left; suite sb suite,
remain; bli ~ende igjen be left (behind); ~ og falle sujett sb subject, theme,
m ed: det ~ r ogfaller med deg it all depends on you; det sukat sb candied peel.
~ r ogfaller med varet it turns on the weather; ~ opp sukk sb sigh; for han fikk ~ for seg before he could
(reise seg) get/stand up; rise; (~ opp av sengen) get up; say Jack Robinson; han trakk et lettelsens ~ he
rise; (som regel) sta sent/tidlig opp be a late/early riser; breathed a sigh of relief, sukke vb sigh.
~ oppfra de dede rise from the dead; ~ pa: radioen ~r sukker sb sugar, sukkeijbete se ~roe. ~ bit sb
pa the radio is on; er det noe som ~r pa? is anything the lump of sugar; ~biter (ogsa) cube/lump sugar.
matter? ~ pa egne bein stand on one’s own feet; ~ til: ~b0sse sb sugar castor. ~ ert sb sugar pea. ~ klype sb
hvordan ~ r det til? how are you? la det ~ til chance it; sugar tongs (fl); en ~klype a pair of sugar tongs.
det slipset ~r ikke til skjorten din that tie does not go ~lake sb syrup. ~ roe sb sugar-beet. ~ ro r sb sugar-
(very well) with/does not match your shirt, staende -cane. ~skal sb sugar-basin. ~syk adj diabetic. ~sy-
aodnj:theet s~puurttoryfktkhea mseotm/steonctk, phrase; pa ~ fot offhand; ke sb diabetes. ~tang se ~klype. ~toy sb koll sweets;
US candy, sukre vb sugar, sweeten,
stahei sb ado, fuss. suksess sb success, suksessiv adj successive,
stkksb (brak) noise, din. sulam itt sb: hele ~en the whole lot.
ssttaakkearvabk(tberraskbe)pmasask, e noise, sulfapreparat sb sulpha/ US sulfa drug,
stal sb steel; rustfritt ~ stainless steel, husmu.ll sb (vuggesang etc) lullaby, sulle vb croon,
stalam pe sb standard lamp. suit sb hunger; de var medtatt av ~ they were weak
blisntda-l|wQoaremr .sb~ ssteetetle svpbr:in~g. s~egosrtmeelsbonselosewlf-.w~ortmra;dUsbS with hunger.
(steel) wire. ~ tradgjerde sb wire fence. ~ ull sb steel ssuuiltteanvbsbstsaurvltea;nb. e starving; ~ i hjel starve to death;
wool. ~vaier sb steel wire. ~ verk sb steel mill. die of starvation; ~ ut starve out. sulte|fore vb under­
staplass sb standing place/room; det er fem ~er feed. ~ grense sb starvation line. ~kost sb starvation
there is standing room for five; du kan fa (en) ~ her diet. ~ lonn sb starvation wages, sulten adj hungry.
you can stand here. sulte|streik sb hunger-strike. ~streike vb go on a
subb sb (rusk og task) refuse, waste, subbe vb (ga hunger strike.
slepende) shuffle. sum sb sum; en stor ~ a large sum. sum m arisk adj
subjekt sb subject, subjektiv adj subjective, sub- summary.
jektivitet sb subjectivity. sum m e vb buzz, hum. sum m e seg vb collect one­
sublim sb sublime, sublim ere vb sublimate, self.
subsidier sbfl subsidies, subsidiere vb subsidize, sum m ere vb: ~ opp/sammen sum up.
subsidiaer adj subsidiary, subsidiaert adv alterna­ sum m etone sb dialling tone,
tively. sum p sb swamp, sum paktig adj swampy,
subskribent sb subscriber, subskribere vb sub­ sund sb (strede) sound, strait(s).
scribe; ~ pa subscribe for. subskripsjon sb subscrip­ sunn adj 1 (ikke syk) healthy; barna ser ~e ut the
tion. children look healthy; 2 (sunnhetsgagnlig) healthy,
substantiv sb noun, substantive, substantivisk wholesome; ~ mat wholesome food; et sunt klima a
healthy climate; melk hevdes a vare sunt for barn milk
210 is said to be good for children; 3 (som tyder pa sunn­
het) healthy; en ~ appetitt a healthy appetite; 4 (for-
nuftig, riktig) sound; ~ fomuft common sense; et sunt
prinsipp a sound principle, sunnhet sb health, sunn-

sunnhetsfarlig sverd

hets|farlig, ~skadelig unhealthy. ~pleie sb hygi­ svak adj 1 weak; (svart ~ ogynkelig) feeble; ~ puls
ene. feeble pulse; et ~ t forsek a feeble attempt; 2 (knapt
sup sb (slurk) swig; (liten ~) nip, sip. supe vb merkbar) faint; en ~ lyd a faint noise; et ~ t hap a faint
imbibe, suck. hope, svakelig adv delicate, weak; (kronisk syk) in­
supe sb (festmaltid) banquet, valid; han har alltid veert ~ his health has always been
super adj grand, rattling, delicate, svakhet sb feebleness, weakness; (svakt
supere vb dine out. punkt) weakness; weak point; ha en ~ for have a weak­
superlativ sb the superlative, nweesaskf-osri.gshvteadk,|spturr0bmlinsdb.low-power current. ~synt adj
supermarked sb supermarket,
ssuuppperesosbnissokupad; j supersonic, sval adj cool; en ~ vind a cool wind,
(kjett~ ogsa) broth; koke ~ pa noe svale sb swallow, svalestup sb swallow dive,
make soup from something. svalhet sb coolness.
suppedas sb: hele ~en the whole caboodle, svamp sb sponge; drikke som en ~ drink like a fish.
suppleant sb deputy, substitute, supplement sb svampet(e) adj spongy.
supplement, supplere vb supplement; ~ hverandre svane sb swan. svane|hals sb swan’s neck. ~sang
complement each other, suppleringsvalg sb by- sb swan song.
-election. svanger adj pregnant, svangerskap sb preg­
sur adj 1 acid, sour; ~ lukt/smak sour smell/taste; et nancy.
~ t eple a sour apple; melken ble ~ the milk turned/ svans sb tail.
became sour; 2 (gretten) sour, surly; et ~ t ansikt a sour svar sb answer, reply; gi/komme med et ~ give an
face; sette opp weteathaenr;sikbtitleooi kdesto~uer;e3ple(ustwtraylklokw) ~/ vter answer; make a reply; ha ~ pa rede hand never be at a
cold and wet a bit­ loss for an answer; som ~ pa ditt brev in reply to your
ter pill; ban gjorde livet ~ t for henne he led her a dog’s letter; til ~ in reply; vi imeteser Deres ~ we are looking
life, surhet sb acidity, sourness, forward to hearing from you/to receiving your
ssuurrk|mleelvkb gsburcguler.dled milk. ~mule vb mope, sulk, answer, svare A adj: et ~ strev a tough job; B ^ 1
answer, reply; han svarte at han ikke visste noe om det he
susruarervsbbtu1rn(~/beencdoe me sour. answered/replied that he did not know anything
lyd) buzz, hum; et ~ av stemmer a about it; hun svarte ikke pa brevet mitt she did not
buzz of voices; 2 (ugreie) jeg gar helt ~ i det I get it all ansver my letter/did not reply to my letter; hva svarte
mixed up. surre vb A (om lyd) 1 buzz, drone; hum; 2 du til det? what did you reply to that? 2 ~ til (vcere til-
(tulle, teyse) talk nonsense; B (binde/vikle med tau etc) svarende) correspond to; ~ til en beskrivelse answer to a
lash, wind. description; ~ til hensikten answer the purpose.
ist.susurrrreeaalilsimstiesksbadsjusrurerareliaslmis,tics.urrealist sb surreal­ svart adj black; ~ kaffe black coffee; ~ pa hvitt in
black and white; gaten var ~ av mennesker the street
surret(e) adj muddleheaded, was black wsbiththpeeoBpllaec.ksvDaerateth|b. 0~rslissbteblvabckblmacakrkliestt..
surringi/» (med tau etc) lashing, roping, ~dauden
surrogat sb substitute. ~haret adj black-haired. ~kledd adj (dressed) in
surset adjfig subacid; et ~t smil a subacid smile, black. ~male vb (ogsa fig) paint in black. ~seer sb
sus sb (~ende lyd) whisper, whistling; ~ for erene pessimist. ~smusket adj swarthy. ~syn sb pessi­
buzzing (in one’s ears); ~ i bladverkJgrener rustling (in mism. ~trost sb blackbird.
the leaves), suse vb 1 (om lyd) whistle; (mer dempet) sveis sb hair fashion;^ ~ pa fix up.
whisper, sigh; kulene suste om erene pa oss the bullets sveise vb weld, sveiseapparat sb welder; welding
whistled about our ears; la humla ~ let things drift/ apparatus.
slide; 2 (fare av sted) rush; i ~ende fart at full/top sveisen adj smart, stylish.
speed, suset(e) adj (omtdket) confused, muddled, sveiser sb A (fjeskar) dairyman; B (metall~)
suspekt adj (mistenkelig) suspicious, welder.
suspendere vb suspend, suspensjon sb suspen­ sveiv sb crank, sveive sb crank (up); turn,
sion. svekke vb impair, weaken; helsen hans er ~ t his
sutre vb whimper, whine. health has been impaired; sykdommen har ~ t ham his/
sutte vb suck; ~ pafingrene suck one’s fingers. the illness has weakened him. svekkelse sb impair­
suvenir sb souvenir. ment, weakening, svekling sb weakling.
suveren adj sovereign; en ~ stat a sovereign state, svelg sb (del av halsen) throat; (avgrunn) gulf,
suverenitet sb sovereignty, svelge sb swallow; ~ graten choke back one’s tears,
svaber sb mop, swab, svelle vb swell.
svada sb claptrap; hot air. svelte vb starve. Se for ovrig suite, suite-.
svai adj (smekker og smidig) lissom, willowy; ~ i svenn sb (handverks~) journeyman,
ryggen sway-backed, svaie vb sway, swing; trame ~ t i svepe sb whip. Se ogsa svepe.
vinden the trees swayed in the wind. sverd sb sword.

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sverge vb 1 swear; jeg ~ r (pa) atjeg vil gjere det I svindel sb humbug, swindle, svindle vb swindle,
swear to do it/that I will do it;jeg kan ikke ~ pa det I svindler sb swindler.
cannot swear to it; 2 (banne) curse, swear; banne og ~ svine vb: ~ til dirty, soil; make dirty. svine|hel-
curse and swear. dig adj (very) lucky; du er ~heldig you are a lucky
sverm sb swarm; (om mennesker ogsa) crowd; en devil. ~kjett sb pork. ~kotelett sb pork chop. ~laer
mygg- a swarm of gnats, sverme vb 1 swarm; (om sb pigskin, svineri sb filth, filthiness; det er noe ~ it is
mennesker ogsa) crowd; folk ~ t om stedet people a nuisance, svinestek sb roast pork.
swarmed/crowded about the place; 2 ~ for have a sving sb 1 (dreining, forandring av retning) turn; en
passion for; (dgl) have a crush on; alle pikene for skarp ~ til venstre a sharp turn to the left; 2 (pa vei)
dteenacnhyeer,lasrvereernmaellrithseb (gfiorrlselshkaeldse)a pcarsussihono;n(gtjheensntaenwd bend, curve; turning; 3 (uttrykk) fa ~ pa put snap
for ~) flame; (religiest ~) fanaticism, svermerisk adj into; ginger up; ifu ll ~ in full swing; komme i ~ get
romantic; (fanatisk) fanatical. started; get into one’s stride; sette i ~ start, svinge vb
sverte 1 sb blacking; 2 vb blacken, 1 (dreie,forandre retning) swing; (om kjeretoy etc og vei
svett adj perspiring, sweaty, svette 1 sb perspira­ iseer) turn; bun svingte om hjemet she turned the cor­
ptieorns;pdirgaltisown;eaht;e bwanasvainr baadsewteiat~; 2hevbwapserbspatihree;ddignl ner; veien svingte til heyre the road turned to the right;
2 (veive, vinke) swing, wave; ban svingte med batten he
swung his hat; apekatten svingte segfra gren til gren the
sweat; ban begynte a ~ he got into a sweat; jeg ~r pa monkey swung from branch to branch; 3 (variere)
hensdveenevemyvbha1ndflsoaatr,e sweaty. fluctuate; ~ mellom hap ogfortvilelse fluctuate between
hang, hover; (~ heyt oppe) soar; hope and despair, svinget(e) adj winding; full of
(om glidefly) glide; en make svevde over baten a gull curves, svingning sb 1 oscilliation, swing; 2 (drei­
hung/hovered over the boat; 2 (v<ere, befinne seg) be; ning, sving) turn; en ~ til venstre a turn to the left; 3
~ ifare (for sitt liv) be in danger (of one’s life). sveve|- (variasjon) fluctuation; ~er i temperaturen fluctuations
fly etc se glidefly etc. svevende adj 1 floating, hover­ of temperature, svingom sb dgl hop; ta seg en ~
ings;v2i v(ubs1ikk(berre)nunne)cesrintagien,, vague. shake a leg; foot it. svingjstang sb (horizontal) bar.
scorch; (iscer om mat) burn; ~stol sb swivel chair.
2 (smerte) smart, sting; rayken sved (meg) i eynene the svinn sb loss, waste; ~ i vekt loss of weight, svinne
smoke made my eyes smart; 3 de fikk ~ for det they vb dwindle (away); vanish; vart hap svant (hen) our
had to pay for it. svidd adj (om mat, smak, lukt) hope dwindled away.
burnt; (om bar, klter) singed; ~ (havre)gret burnt por­ ssvviinnsske vabd:j f~iltohmyk;r(inuganbsutesntldeiga)bsomutu,tty,
sr-ibinds-gslveiasi.wtges.erv-r~ii|endf-oaslbatrtwepela.rdin~rsbe,msdstobianrufggl;shbpttoaermrrte-ooinngtth-s~le-airwn-pi-an.lia-n~lwafaw.an.srdv~ssibSugf0effarenitrnnhinengsreb-. svint adj quick, swift,
sdoencs-eviinivk-ela,swbs.vdiekceefiut,lltraedajcfhrearuyd;uflreanutd, ,trsevcihkeerovubs;be(btroakyl), svipptur sb flying trip/visit.
svir sb carousing; drikk og ~ drinking and carous­
ing. svire vb booze, carouse, svirebror sb drinking
companion, svirelag sb drinking bout.

svirre vb whirr; (ogsafig) buzz; ryktene ~ t rumours
persfvidikiotussb. 1 (fjarende motstand) elasticity, resilience; buzzed.
sviske sb prune.
2 (brist) flaw, weakness; en ~ i bans karakter a flaw in svive vb (ga rundt) revolve, rotate, turn,
his character; 3 (mangel, uteblivelse) failure; en ~ i til- svoger sb brother-in-law. svogerskap sb rela­
ferslene a failure of supplies, svikte vb 1 (la i stikken) tionship by marriage,
betray; desert, fail; bun ~ t meg i nedens stund she failed svolk sb switch, stick,
me in the hour of need; om alt annet skulle ~ if every­ s v o r^ (fieske~) rind.
thing else should fail; 2 (om evner, organer etc) fail; mo-< svovel sb sulphur, svovelsyre sb sulphuric acid,
tet/stemmen bans ~t his courage/voice failed him; 3 svulme vb swell; hjertet bans ~t av stolthet his heart
(skuffe) be a disappointment; fail, sviktende adj fail­ swelled with pride.
ing; ~ helse failing health; med aldri ~ iver with unfail­ svulst sb tumour, svulstig adj bombastic, svuls-
ing zeal; pa ~ grunnlag on an unsound basis, tighet sb bombast.
sville sb (jembane~) sleeper. svunnen adj: i en ~ tidJi svunne tider in times past,
svime 1 sb: sla i ~ knock out; 2 vb: ~ av faint, svi- svaer adj 1 big, huge; en ~ erret a big trout; en ~ las-
mesla vb knock out. svimle vb: det ~r for meg I feel tebil a huge lorry; 2 (fig: vanskelig) hard, severe,
dizzy; ~nde heyde dizzy height; ~nde priser enormous great, svaert adv 1 extremely, very; ~ mye very much;
prices, svimmel adj dizzy, giddy, svimmelhet sb ~ rik extremely rich; 2 (stundom) greatly, highly,
dizziness, giddiness. much; ~ overrasket greatly/highly/much astonished;
svin sb fig swine; kaste perler for ~ throw pearls de er ~ like they are much alike. svaer|vekt sb heavy­
before swine. Se for ovrig gris. svinaktig adj (skrekke- weight. ~vekter sb (svaring) giant.
lig) awfully; det gjer ~ vondt it hurts awfully. svem sb: (legge) pa ~ (start) swimming, svemme

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vb swim; vi svemte over elven we swam across the river. (bicycle) ride; (kort tur) spin; (lengre tur) bicycle tour.
svom m e|basseng sb swimming-pool. —belte sb —veske sb pannier, sykle vb cycle; ride a bicycle; dgl
swimming-belt. —blaere sb swimming bladder. bike, syklist sb cyclist,
—dyktig adj able to swim. —fot sb (pafugl) webbed
foot; web-foot; (pa froskemanndrakt) flipper; frog­ syklon sb cyclone,
m an’s foot. —fugl web-footed bird. —hall sb swim­ syklubb sb sewing circle.
ming-bath. —hu d sb web; med ~hud webbed, svem* sykm elde vb report sick; —seg report oneself sick,
m er sb s—wtiamkmsber.(swsvim0mmminge)|stsatrdoikoen. sb swimming sykne vb: —hen waste away,
stadium. -tu r sb swim. syl sb awl.
—undervisning sb swimming instruction; swim- sylinder sb cylinder, sy lin d risk a^' cylindrical,
ming-lesson. sylte 1 sb (grise~, hode~) head cheese; 2 vb 1 (~
svepe sb (forbannelse, plage) scourge; krig er en — bar, frukt) preserve; (lage ~tey) make jam ; 2 (— i
for menneskeheten war is a scourge for mankind. J f eddik) pickle; ~de agurker pickled cucumber. sylte|-
svepe. labber sbjl (boiled) pig trotters. —tny sb jam . —tny-
sy vb sew; —en kjole (isar) make a dress; —i en knapp glass, —tnykrukke sbjam jar.
sew on a button; — igjen sew up. sydam e sb dress­ sym askin sb sewing-machine,
maker. symbol sb symbol, sym bolikk sb symbolism,
syd adj, sb south; —for byen (to the) south of the sym bolisere vb symbolize, sym bolsk adj symbolic.
town; fra —from the south; i — in the south; mot — sym foni sb symphony, sym foniorkester sb
south, southward; vende mot —face south. Syden the symphony orchestra.
South; (i Europa) the Mediterranean countries. syd|- sym m etri sb symmetry, sym m etrisk adj symmet­
fra adv from the south. —fru kter sbjl tropical fruits; rical.
(sitrusfrukter) citrus fruits. —gaende adj southbound. sym pati sb sympathy\fele ~ for (ha medfelelse med)
—kyst sb south(ern) coast. —landsk adj southern, feel sympathy for; (like, vtere stemt for) feel attracted
—lending sb southerner, sydlig adj southern; (om by; like; ~er og antipatier likes and dislikes; du har min
vind ogsa) southerly, sydligst adj southernmost, syd- ~ you have my sympathies, sym patisere vb: ~ med
over adv south, southward(s); towards the south. (ha medfelelse med) sympathize with, sym patisk adj
Sydpolen the South Pole. syd|pa adv in the south; lik(e)able, pleasant, sym patistreik sb sympathy
down south. —side sb south(ern) side. Sydstatene (i strike.
USA) the Southern States; the South. syd|vest adj, sym ptom sb symptom, sym ptom atisk adj symp­
sb south-west; (hodeplagg) sou’wester. —0st adj, sb tomatic.
south-east. syn sb 1 (synsevne, -sans) (eye)sight; hun mistet ~et
syerske sb seamstress, sempstress; (kjole~) dress­ she lost her (eye)sight; 2 (noe en ser) sight; (bare) ~et
maker. av det gjor meg syk the mere sight of it makes me sick; et
syfilis adj syphilis. sergelig ~ a sad sight; 3 (indre ~) vision; 4 (dnde~,
syk adj 1 (som predikatsord) ill; (US ogsa) sick; bli spekelse) apparition; 5 (mening) view(s); hva er Deres
— become/get ill; be taken/fall ill; ligge — be ill in ~ pa saken? what are your views on the matter? 6 (ut-
bed; v&re alvorlig —be seriously/very ill; 2 (foran sb) trykk) vi mistet dem av ~e we lost sight of them; for
sick; ~e mennesker sick people; den ~e the sick person; ~ s skyld for the sake of appearance; jeg sa det rett
3 (om legemsdeler og organer) diseased, disordered, opp i ~et pa ham I told him so in/to his face; komme
sykdom sb 1 (det a vere syk) illness; det bar vart en god toiulst~yoenfasaiggpohpgte;eavrs;ebdcsoy~mneaetgaoinvguaseitg.thhte/isni(gthot)ovf.iew; ute av ~e
del —i vinter there has been a good deal of illness this synd sb 1 sin; bega en ~ commit a sin; de skal ikke
winter; 2 (om bestemt, isar alvorlig ~) disease; en al­ fa de i ~en they won’t get away with it; 2 (uttrykk) det
vorlig —a serious disease; 3 (om lettere —J complaint; er ~ (dvs ergerlig) at it is a pity that; det er ~ pa dem I
forkjelelse er en vanlig — a cold is a common com­ am sorry for them; det er ~ a si at... it would be wrong
plaint. syke|bil sb ambulance. —hus sb hospital. to say that... synde vb sin; commit a sin. synde|>
—leie sb sickbed, sykelig adj 1 (tilbeyelig til sykdom) bukk sb scapegoat. ~ fallet sb the fall of man. -fu ll
sickly; et —bam a sickly child; 2 (abnorm, overdreven) adj sinful, synder sb I f —mot Gud) sinner; 2 (en som
morbid; — nysgjerrighet morbid curiosity. syke|pen- har gjort noe gait) culprit, offender; hvem er ~en? who
ger sb sickness benefit. ~ perm isjon sb sick leave. is the culprit? synderegister sb list ofone’s sins.
—pleie sb nursing. —pleier sb nurse; (om mann) male synderlig adj: ikke —not (very) much; very little;
nurse. —pleierske sb (utdannet ~) trained nurse; (pa uten —vanskelighet without much difficulty.
sykehus) hospital nurse. J f ~pleier. —sal sb ward. syndflod sb flood; (Syndjhden i Bibelen) the Flood,
—snster se ~pleier. —trygd sb health insurance. syndig adj sinful. synds|bekjennelse sb confession
sykkel sb bicycle; dgl bike. sykkel|dekk sb bicycle (ofssyinnes):.a—vf-o,rltailt-elssee ssybna6b.solution; remission of sins,
tyre. —lykt sb bicycle lamp. —lnp sb bicycle race. synes vb 1 (mene) think; —synd pa pity; hva —du?
—pum pe sb bicycle pump. ~slange sb bicycle
(inner) tube. —styre sb handlebars (jl). —tu r sb

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what do you think? hva ~ du om talen hans? what do spesielt. saerling sb eccentric; (person med underlige
you think of his speech? 2 (forekomme, se ut/virke som) ideer) crank. sseijmerke 1 sb characteristic; distinc­
appear, seem; det som ~ lettfor deg, er vanskeligfor meg tive feature; 2 vb characterize; be characteristic of.
what seems easy to you is difficult for me; jeg syntes ~ rpertetgsbsbprdiivsitliengceti,vsesesrtsamadpv. ~preget adj distinctive.
jeg herte noe I seemed to hear something; 3 (like) like; ~ particularly, specially. J f
jeg ~ ikke noe om det I do not like it. sarlig 3. saerskilt 1 adj individual, separate; 2 adv in­
dividually, separately; han nevnte henne ~ he men­
synge vb sing; ~ ut speak out/up. tioned her separately, saer¡stilling sb: sta i en ~ be a
synke vb sink; bygningen sank sammen the building special case; stand in a class by oneself. ~syn sb rare
fell in; han sank om/sammen he collapsed; skipet sank thing.
thesyshnilpigsaandkj /vwiseinbtled;o~wnfo. r alle visible to everybody; sadme sb sweetness.
huset ble ~ the house became visible/came in sight/ sake vb 1 (lete, se seg om) look for; ~ arbeid look for
into view. a job; hvem seker De? who(m) do you want to see? 2
synonym adj synonymous, synonym sb syno­ (forseke a oppna etc) endeavour, try; han sokte a hjelpe
nym. oss he tried to help us; 3 (sende seknad) apply for; hun
syns|bedrag sb optical delusion. ~felt sb field of sekte stillingen she applied for the post; 4 (uttrykk) ~
vvkiireseiwots.n,s~bsoyrhngosarkinzoansdb.j ~collraigniarvjneoyosabfnsltii,gnsehet/ocvofinsvidiossiniog.nh.~tep~dum. nsakytetnsss|bb- holyjpesplplysbsanpi(nlpyglseykrafmsotrearka)esssieinsatqracunhicrlieieg;sh;~t;~lhegareandceosreniespkuollatidtiavetidscoe~,cltysosark;the~e-
point of view. ~rand sb horizon. ~sans sb sight. police are keeping an eye on him. saker sb 1 (anso-
~vidde sb: utenfor ~vidde out of sight. ~vinkel sb fig ker) applicant; 2 (pa kamera etc) viewfinder.
angle, aspect; point of view; se det under alle ~vinkler trascaek; kvaAniasdhvi:nbtoli ~theboaritre;dBisasbpp1ea(frowrdiytphnoiuntg)lehaovlilnogwa,
consider it from every angle/from all sides/from all daesptraersts,iosna;k2ke(ry1kskb) sstianrkte; rd;et2gavbv et ~ i henne she gave
posinytnstoafkvsieswb .syntax. (senke, synke) sink.
syntese sb synthesis, syntetisk adj synthetic. sakk|full adj brimfull, chockfull, crammed. ~laste
synal sb sewing-needle. vb load to sinking-point. ~rik adj rolling in money.
sypress sb cypress. ~vat adj drenched, soaked.
syre sb (kjemisk vteske) acid. saknad sb application. saknads|frist sb closing
syrin sb lilac. date for applications. ~skjema sb application form,
syrlig adj acidulous, sourish; (ogsafig) subacid; et saknedag sb weekday.
~ sssmyy|issllaaeksveubrb:sab~cJi?dmsesedmwbiilneeg.btuhsiyngws.it~h;skbreindosibngw,osrkybsosexl. sb (soskaekren) ianpgpslibca1nt(sa,v skaukndsmeraeltcs)bcaucsttioomn,, spuaittr,osnaakgtea; d2j
occupation. syssel|sette vb employ; vare ~satt med be (unaturlig) far-fetched; out-of-the-way.
occupied with, ^setting sb employment. sal sb mess, dirt; Jo fiere kokker,jo mer ~ too many
system sb system, systematisk adj systematic, cooks spoil the broth, sale 1 sb mud, slush; 2 vb
syte (klage) complain; (klynke) whimper, whine, (spille vteske) slop, spill; han selte souspa duken he spilt
sytrad sb sewing cotton/thread, sytoy sb needle­ gravy on the tablecloth;jeg solte maling utover hele gul-
work. vet I slopped paint all over the floor; ~ til, ~ ut soil,
saed sb 1 (sakom) seed; 2 (sadvaske) semen, sperm, dirty; ~ bort, ~ vekk waste, squander; ~ ikke bort tiden
saer adj eccentric, odd; (underlig) peculiar, queer; din! do not waste your time! hun selte vekk pengene sine
(gretten) cross; (umedgjorlig) difficult, saerdeles adv she squandered her money. sale|gris sb mudlark.
most, very; highly; ~ tilfredsstillende highly satisfac­ ~kake sb mud-pie. ~pytt sb puddle. ~skvett sb
tory. saerdeleshet sb: i ~ in particular. saeijdrag sb splash of mud. salet(e) adj muddy, dirty,
individuality. ~egen adj peculiar; (underlig ogsa) salibat sb celibacy,
odd, strange. saer|eie sb separate estate. ~interesse salje sb brooch.
sb special interest; (gruppes ~) sectional interest. salv sb silver. salv|bryllup sb silver wedding.
~kjenne = ~merke 1. ~klasse sb 1 (hjelpeklasse pa ~beger sb silver cup. ~mynt sb silver coin. ~papir
skole) special class; 2 (klasse for seg) hun star i en sb tinfoil; silver paper. ~penger sbfi silver (money).
~klasse she is in a class by herself, saerlig adj 1 par­ ~korlel vsilsvbers.ilver fox. ~smed sb silversmith. ~tay sb
ticular, special; av ~ interesse of particular interest; 2 s a m ^ sewing; (sammensying) seam,
(steregen) peculiar; 3 adv particularly, specially; (ferst sammelig adj (anstendig) decent; proper, seemly,
ogfremst) especially; et ~ vanskelig problem a particu­ sammelighet sb decency, propriety, samme seg vb
larly difficult problem; hun liker landet, ~ om varen she be becoming/proper/seemly; det ~r seg ikkefor en dame
likes the country, especially in spring; 4 (uttrykk) i ~ it is unbecoming in a lady; det ~ r seg ikkefor oss it is
grad particularly; ikke ~ not particularly; not very; not proper/seemly for us.
han danser ikke ~ godt he does not dance very well. J f sandag sb Sunday; forrige ~ last Sunday; om ~en

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(hver ~) s om Sundays. ssc0hnodola.g s |a v is sb Sunday vennlig a hjelpe meg will you be so kind as to help me; 3
pape r. ~ kole sb Sunday (ved sammenligning) ~ ... som as ... as; han gjorde det ~
sen der adv: ~ og sammen to bits (pieces, atoms), godt (som) han kunne he did it as well as he could; ikke
senderknust adjfig broken-hearted, ~ ... som not so/as ... as; hun er ikke ~ gammel som bes-
sen dre adj southern, temoren din she is not as old as your grandmother; 4
sen n sb son. (om tid: da, deretter) then; drikk et glass varm melk og
senna|for prep southward of; (to the) south of. ga ~ til sengs drink a glass of warm milk and then go
~ fra adv from the south. ~ vind sb south/southerly to bed; 5 (derfor) so; det var sent, ~ vi gikk hjem it was
wind. late, so we went home; 6 (etter imperativ + lefte) and;
sen nedatter sb granddaughter, hent boken, ~ skaljeg lese en historiefor degf fetch me the
sen nenom prep (to the) south of. book and I will read you a story! 7 (imperativ + ros)
sennesenn sb grandson. that’s, there’s; hent boken, ~ er du snill gutt/pike fetch
seppel sb refuse, rubbish; junk; US garbage, junk. me the book that’s/there’s a good boy/girl! 8 (ut­
seppel|bil sb dustcart; US garbage truck. ~ brett sb trykk) ~ godt som: ~ godt som alle practically every­
dustpan, ~bette, ~ d u n k sb dustbin; refuse bin. body; ~ godt som avgjort as good as settled; ~ naer
~dynge sb junk/refuse (US garbage) heap. ~kasse som except; with the exception of; ~ som ~ so - so;
sb dustbin; US garbage can. ~ k jerer sb dustman. ~ vel som as well as; both - and; og ~ videre and so
~ku rv sb litter bin. ~ sjakt sb rubbish chute, s te m ­ on; sa vidt: ~ vidtjeg vet as far as I know; det var ~
m ing sb refuse collection and disposal, vidtjeg kjente henne igjen I only just recognized her; ~ a
ser etc se syd etc. si as it were; so to speak; II konj so that; in order
serge 1 (fele sorg) grieve; de ~ t over sinfars ded the that; ga tidlig, ~ du far god plass go early so that/in
grieved at (for, over) the death of their father; han order that you will get a good seat; han tok av seg sko-
dypt he grieved deeply; 2 (fele eller vise sorg ved deds- ene, ~ jeg ikke skulle here ham he took off his shoes, so
fall) mourn; de ~ t over tapet av vennen they mourned that I shouldn’t hear him; hun arbeidet hardt ~ hun
the loss of their friend; hun ~ t over sin manns ded she skulle vinne prisen she worked hard so that she might
mourned over the death of her husband; 3 ~ for win the prize.
(skaffe) provide; (ta seg av) provide for; take care of; ~
for bama provide for/look after the children; vi kan ~ sSivb (~ korn etc) sow.
for oss selv we can look after/take care of ourselves; ~ sadan se slik.
for at det blir gjort see that it is done, sergekledd adj safrem t konj provided that; providing,
(dressed) in mourning, sergelig adj 1 (bedrevelig, be- sagar adv (til og med) even; in fact,
klagelig) sad; ~e nyheter sad news; et ~ tap a sad loss; 2 sakalt adj so-called,
(ynkelig) poor, wretched, sergem arsj sb funeral sakorn sb seed-corn,
march, sergm odig adj sad, melancholy, said sb riddle.
serpe sb slush, sludge. sale 1 sb (fot~, ~ pa sko) sole; 2 vb sole,
sesken sb koll brothers and sisters; (i lovsprak etc) saledes adv thus; like that/this; (in) that/this way.
siblings. sesken|barn sb cousin. ~flokk sb family (of Se for ovrig slik.
brothers and sisters). ssaammaesnkninasdbvs(oswaninngel-img)acinhdineee,d; det er ~ ~ helt sant
sester sb sister, sesteijdatter sb niece; sister’s thastanisnquseitselitkr.ue, indeed,
daughter. ~ sen n sb nephew; sister’s son. sapass adv: ~ somfemten dr about fifteen years; ~
set adj sweet; ~saker, ~e saker sweets; (adv) blomste- gammel at... so old that...
ne duftet sett the flowers smelt sweet; hun smilte sett sape 1 sb soap; 2 vb: ~ inn lather. sape|boble sb
she smiled sweetly, setlig adj sweetish. soap-bubble. ~kopp sb soap dish. ~ pu lver sb soap
sevn sb sleep; han grat seg i ~ he cried himself to powder. ~skum sb lather. ~stykke sb cake of soap.
sleep; hun gikk i ~e she walked in her sleep; jeg fa it i ~vann sb soapy water.
~ I fell asleep, sevnjdrukken adj drowsy; heavy with sar 1 adj sore;jeg er ~ i halsen I have a sore throat;
sleep. ~dyssende adj soporific. ~ gjenger sb sleep­ 2 sb wound; (fienge, kutt) cut; (brann~) burn;
walker, somnambulist. ~ gjengeraktig adj somnam­ (skrubb~) graze; (stikk~) stab (wound); (betent
bulistic. sevnig adj sleepy, sevnighet sb sleepiness. kronisk ~) sore; et apent ~ an open wound, sarjbar adj
sevn|les adj sleepless. ~ leshet sb sleeplessness, vulnerable. ~barhet sb vulnerability. ~ beint adj
insomnia. footsore, sare vb 1 (tilfeye sar) wound; soldaten ble
seyle sb column, pillar. the soldier was wounded; 2 (krenke) hurt, wound; det
sa I adv 1 (sv<ert) so; (is<er i nektende uttrykk) very; ~t meg dypt it hurt me deeply, sarende adj hurting,
de var ~ trette they were so tired Jeg synger ikke ~ godt wounding.
I do not sing very well; 2 (foran felgesetning eller adj sate sb haycock.
+ infinitiv) so; hun var ~ trett at hun matte legge seg she sa vidt adv barely; only just. Se ogsa vidt.
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t (bokstaven) t. dealt with the matter herself; ~ seg sammen pull
ta vb 1 take; ~ det med ro, ~ det rolig take it easy; ~ oneself ~totgiel th(beerg;yn~ne)tebleegfionn, esntarta;n~swseerg the (tele)-
(en) drosje/toget take a taxi/the train; ~ en (spaser)tur phone; til: hva ~r
take a walk; ~ (seg)ferie take a holiday; det ~rJem mi- du deg til for tiden? what are you doing with yourself
nutter it takes five minutes; hvem bar ~tt pennen min? these days? ~ seg ut: (~ seg godt ut) look fine; make a
who has taken my pen? legen tok temperaturen min the good show; (~ seg helt ut i konkurranse) go all out. ~ til
doctor took my temperature; 2 (uttrykk) ~ av (omfly) seg (adoptere) adopt,
take off; (ga ned i vekt) lose weight; reduce;jeg har ~tt tabbe sb blunder,
avfem kilo I have reduced five kilos; ~ av seg take off; tabell sb table,
hun tok av seg hanskene (sine) she took off her gloves; ~ tablett sb tablet,
avskjed (sifarvel) take leave; ban tok avskjed med sine tabla sb tableau,
venner he took leave of his friends; (trekke seg tilbake tabu sb taboo,
fra stilling) retire; hun tok avskjed da hun var 65 she tabulator sb tab, tabulator,
retired when she was 65; ~ eksamen pass an exam­ taburett sb stool,
ination; ~ etter (rekke handen etter) reach for; (etter- ttaaffafettl adj perplexed, puzzled,
ligne) imitate, mimic; copy; ~ fatt set to work; ~ feil sb table; heve ~et end the meal,
be mistaken; make a mistake; (ha urett) be wrong; du tafs sb tuft, wisp, tafset(e) adj (om har) dishev­
~rfeil you are wrong; ~ for (forlangefor) charge for; elled.
hvor meget ~r De for denne hatten? how much do you tagg sb spike, point, tagget(e) adj spiked, thorny,
charge for this hat? (mistafor) take for; hva ~r De meg tagl sb horsehair.
for? what do you take me for? jeg tok hennefor hennes tak A sb 1 (grep) hold; grasp, grip;fd ~ i get hold
sester I took her for her sister; ~ for gitt take for of; (fig: begripe) grasp, understand; slippe ~et i let go
granted; ~ for seg av maten do justice to the food; ~ one’s hold of; 2 (are~, svemme*) stroke; de rodde med
fra hverandre take to pieces; (demontere) dismantle; ~ lange ~ they pulled long strokes; B (pa hus: utvendig)
frem take out; ~ i (anstrenge seg) exert oneself; make roof; (innvendig) ceiling.
an effort; ~ igjen (sette seg til motverge) fight back; ltteohratsyna; okkBuk!yso^jbaut;Ah~a(s(n!oskpm(sissfosslvm)\ aprsopviadanerttt,ipsltaabomuofdomth)ree;!ysttpeahsek,arksnpeekrlle)y(apsoyaeue!sg, ,evtvhitliehrD)asnaeakmnhstea/­
(svare igjen) answer back; (innhente) catch up with;
(innhente og kjere forbi) overtake; ~ igjen det forsemte
make up for lost time; ~ imot (om gjester) receive,
welcome; de tok imot oss med apne armer they received ftae?ttjate?~j!ado~ !yohuavweanytousohmaed teyao?uryetse,a?pleyaesse,! thhaarnkDse/
us with open arms; (om innbydelse, tilbud) accept; vi
~r imot innbydelsenJtilbudet we accept the invitation/the thank you! mange ~ / (many) thanks! thank you (very
offer; ~ inn (~ inn arbeidskraft) take on,formannen tok much)! nei ~ no, thanks/thank you! pa forhand ~
inn fem arbeidere til the foreman took on five more thanking you in advance,
workers; (~ inn pa haottetllh)epnuetwuph;ovtielt;ok~ininnpnapadegt aniyne takkammer sb attic, garret.
hotellet we put up takke vb thank; du har bare deg selv a ~ for det you
upon; ~ med (dit en kommer) bring; hvorfor tok du ikke have only yourself to thank for that; han ~ t hennefor
med din venn? why did you not bring your friend? (dit hjelpen he thanked her for her help; ha a ~ for be
en drar) take with one;jeg tok dem med til Paris I took indebted to; owe; ikke noe a ~ for don’t mention it; not
them with me to Paris; ~ opp: ~ opp en sak take up a at all; vi ble reddet vare hennes mot we were saved
matter; ~ ille opp resent; take amiss; hun tok hans thanks to her courage. takke|brev sb letter of thanks.
bemerkning ille ~ she resented his remark; ~ pa (rare ~kort sb printed/written acknowledgement. ~skriv
ved) touch; ~ pa (kreftene) tell on; anstrengelsen tok pa sb letter of thanks. ~tale sb speech of thanks.
the strain was telling on her/him etc; ~ pa ordet: ~ takket(e) adj indented, jagged, notched; (om horn)
henne pa ordet take her at her word; ~ pa seg put on; branched.
han tok pa seg jakken he put on his coat; ~ pa vei takknemlig adj grateful; (mot Gud, skjebnen etc)
carry on; hun tok skrekkelig pa vei she carried on ter­ thankful; ~ mot Gud thankful to God; hun var ~ over at
ribly; ~ seg av take care of; look after; see to; hvem det ikke var verre she was thankful that it was not
skal ~ seg av bama mensjeg borte? who will look after worsc\jeg er (ham) ~ fordi han hjalp meg I am grateful
the children while I am away?jeg skal ~ meg av det I to him for having helped me/for his help, takknem­
shall take care of it/see to it; (~ seg av en sak) attend lighet sb 1 gratitude; han viste sin ~ he showed his
to; deal with; hun tok seg av saken selv she attended to/ gratitude; 2 (mot Gud, skjebnen etc) thankfulness; de-

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res —fordi de var reddet their thankfulness for safety, numerical, -o r d sb numeral. —rik adj numerous,
takksigelse sb thanksgiving, —skive sb dial, —verdi sb numerical value,
takle vb tackle,
takrenne sb gutter. talongj^ (i sjekkhefte etc) counterfoil; US stub,
taksam eter sb taximeter, taksere vb appraise, talsm ann sb advocate, spokesman; gjere seg til —
estimate, value, taksering appraisal, assessment, for advocate.
valuation. tam adj 1 (ikke vill) tame; 2 (temmet) domestic;
tak|skjegg sb eavesfi. —sperre sb rafter, ~duer domestic pigeons.
takst sb rate; (pa buss, trikk etc) fare; full/halv — tam p sb (tauende) rope end; ~en brenner! (lek) you
full/half rate; tilfast —at fixed rate, are getting warm!
takstein sb tile. tam pongi^ plug, tampon,
takt sb 1 time; holde ~en keep time; (under marsj tandem sb tandem (bicycle),
etc) keep step; i —in time; ro i —keep stroke; valse~ tander adj delicate, frail.
waltz time; 2 (mellom to taktstreker) bar; en pause pa to tang sb A (knipe~) pincers fi] (ild~, rerlegger~ etc)
~er a rest of two bars; spille noen (fa) ~er av nasjonal- tongsfi] en —a pair of pincers/tongs; B (sjegress) sea­
sangen play a few bars of the national anthem; 3 (fin- weed.
felelse) tact, tactfulness; mangel pa — want of tact; tange sb (land~) tongue (of land),
med — tactfully. takt|fast adj rhytmic(al), measured, tangent sb 1 (i matematikk) tangent; 2 (pa piano
- fu ll adj tactful, discreet. etc) key; hvite og svarte ~er white and black keys, tan-
taktiker sb tactician, taktikk sb tactics, taktisk adj gentjbord sb keyboard, —instrum ent sb keyboard
tactical. instrument, tangere vb touch; be tangent to; — en
ttaakctt;|l0ens adj tactless. —loshet sb tactlessness; want rekord touch a record,
of — a piece of tactlessness, —slag sb beat. tango sb tango.
—stokk sb baton. tank sb (beholder, stridsvogn) tank. tank|bil sb
tak|vindu sb skylight. —vaerelse sb attic, garret, tanker; tank lorry, —bat sb tanker.
tale 1 sb speech; den mannen det er —om the man in tanke sb 1 thought; ha hoye —r om think much of;
question; det kan det ikke v&re —om that is out of the hun satt i dype —r she was sitting deep in thought; jVg
question; hun holdt en stor(artet) — she made a great fait i —r I became lost in thought; 2 (ide, innfall)
speech; 2 vb (holde tale) speak; make a speech; han idea; —n er/var a... the idea is/was to...; den —nfait meg
talte i en time, og han talte godt he spoke for an hour, inn/streifet meg,jeg kompa den ~n it struck me/occurred
and he spoke well. J f snakke. tale|feil sb impediment to me.]jeg har mine egne —r om det I have my own ideas
of speech; speech defect. —ferdighet 1 (veltalenhet) about that. tanke|eksperim ent sb: som et ~eksperi-
eloquence; 2 (i sprak) fluency, —film sb soundfilm. ment for the sake of argument, —full adj thoughtful,
—fot sb: komme/vcere pa ~fot med get/be on speaking —gang sb (tenkemate) way of thinking. —leser sb
terms with. —frihet sb freedom of speech. —gaver sb mind/thought reader. —lesning sb mind/thought
fi: ha gode ~gaver be a fluent speaker; have the gift of reading. —los adj thoughtless, —loshet sb thought­
the gab. —m ate sb (tomme ord) empty phrases; mere lessness. —overforing sb telepathy. —strek sb dash.
words, talende sb: den — the speaker; de — the —vekkende adj thought-provoking; suggestive.
speakers. tank|fart sb tanker shipping, —skip sb tanker.
talent sb talent, gift; hun har —for mating she has a —vogn sb tanker; tank lorry.
talent for painting, talentjfull adj talented, gifted. tann sb tooth; bite tennene sammen clench one’s
—los adj untalented. —loshet sb want of talent. teeth; felle tenner shed one’s (milk) teeth; foie en pa
taleorgan sb speech organ, taler sb 1 speaker; jeg tennene sound som ebody;^ blodpa —taste blood;yH
er ingen — I am not much of a speaker; 2 (talerbega- tenner cut one’s teeth; hun hakket tenner her teeth were
velse) orator; Churchill var en stor —Churchill was a chattering; skjeere tenner gnash/grind one’s teeth; ten­
great orator, talerstol sb platform, rostrum. tale|ror nene mine lop i vann my mouth watered. tann|be-
sb speaking-tube;^ mouthpiece; den avisen er Arbei- handling sb dental treatment. —byll sb gumboil.
derpartiets ~wr that paper is the mouthpiece of the —borste sb tooth-brush, —felling sb shedding of
Labour Party, -s p ra k sb spoken language; detengelske (milk) teeth. —gard sb row of teeth. —hjul sb cog­
—spoken English. —trengt adj garrulous, talkative, wheel, gear, -k jo tt sb gum. -k re m sb tooth-paste,
talg sb tallow; (nyre~) suet, —lege sb dentist, —pasta = —krem. —pine sb tooth­
talje sb (block and) tackle, ache. —regulering sb orthodontics, —rate sb tooth
talkum sb talc(um) powder. decay; (dental) caries. —verk sb toothache,
tall sb number; (talltegn) figure; —ene talerfor seg tante sb aunt.
selv the figures speak for themselves. tap sb loss; tide sv&re/tunge — suffer heavy losses;
tallerken sb plate; dyp —soup-plate; en —suppe a selge med —sell at a loss, tape vb lose; de tapte slaget
plateful of soup\flygende —flying saucer. they lost the battle; han tapte pengene sine he lost his
tallos adj countless, innumerable. tall|m essig adj lmosoenre.y; brevene gikk tapt the letters were lost, taper sb

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tapet sb wallpaper; bringe pa ~et bring up; intro­ -book. ~ brett sb drawing-board. ~film sb (anima­
duce; veere pa tapetet be under discussion, tapetsere ted) cartoon. ~laerer sb drawing/art master, tegner
vb paper, tapetserer sb paperhanger. sb 1 (pa arkitekt- eller ingenierkontor) draughtsman; 2
tapp sb 1 (plugg, tre~) tenon; 2 (spuns) bung, (kunstner) black-and-white artist; 3 (vittighetstegner)
tappe vb (~ ut) draw, tap; (~ i) run; ~ vann i et spann cartoonist. tegne|sal sb classroom for drawing.
run water into a pail. ~ serie sb comic strip; strip cartoon. ~ stift sb draw­
tapp er adj brave, tapperhet sb bravery, valour, ing-pin. ~tim e sb drawing lesson, tegning sb draw­
tare sb sea tangle. ing; (arbeids~ ogsa) plan; en ~ av et tre a drawing of a
tariff sb tariff, tariffavtale sb wage agreement, tree; en ~ til en bygning a plan of a building, tegnset-
tarm sb (mennesketarmer) intestines; dgl bowels; ning sb punctuation,
(dgl og ister om dyretarmer) guts.
tarvelig adj 1 (enkel, neysom) modest, plain, simp­ teig sb strip of field.
le; 2 (darlig, ringe) cheap, poor; 3 (simpel) common, teine sb fish pot; (hummer~) lobster pot.
low, mean; det var ~ av ham it was mean of him. teint sb complexion, colour.
taske sb (veske) bag. taskenspiller sb conjurer, te|kanne sb tea-pot. ~kjele sb tea-kettle. ~kjok-
illusionist. ken sb kitchenette.
tasle, tasse vb shuffle; (rasle) rustle, tekke vb (legge tak pa) roof; med stra) thatch; et
tast sb key. tastatur sb keyboard, stratekt hus a thatched house.
tater sb gipsy. tekkelig adj decent, nice, proper,
tatovere vb tattoo, tatovering sb tattoo, tekniker sb technician, teknikk sb 1 (fremgangs-
tau sb rope. tau|bane sb aerial cableway. ~ bat sb mate) technique; method; vi matte Ure enny ~ we had
tug, tugboat; towboat. taue vb tow. to learn a new technique; 2 (praktisk dyktighet) skill,
taus sb silent, taushet sb 1 silence; de lyttet i dyp ~ technique; 3 (~ som fag) engineering, teknisk adj
they listened in deep silence; 2 (hemmeligholdelse) technical, teknologi sb technology, teknologisk adj
secrecy, silence. taush esetscr|le0cfyt.e sb prom ise o f secrecy. technological.
~ plikt sb professional tekst sb text; (billed~) caption; (film~) subtitles;
tau|stige sb rope-ladder, ^trek kin g sb tug of war. (sang~, vise~). tekste write a text for; (film) subtitle.
~verk sb koll cordage, ropes. tekstil sb textile. tekstil|arbeider sb textile
tavle sb 1 (skole~) black-board; 2 (sikrings~) fuse worker. ~fabrikk sb textile factory, mill. ~ industri
box. sb textile industry.
taxi sb cab, taxi. teksting sb (avfilm etc) subtitles; subtitling,
te sb tea; en kopp ~ a cup of tea; dgl a cuppa, tekst-tv sb teletext.
teater sb 1 (om bygningen, institusjonen) theatre; US tele sb: det er ~ ijorden the ground is frozen/frost-
theater; vi var ofte i ~et we often went to a theatre; 2 bound.
(om scenen, dvs scenekunsten) stage; hun gikk til ~et (dvs telefaks sb telefax.
til scenen) she went on the stage. teater|billett sb the­ telefon sb telephone; dgl phone; det er ~ til deg you
atre ticket. ~ direk to r sb theatre manager. ~ fore- are wanted on the phone;jeg fortalte ham det i ~en I
stilling sb theatrical performance. ~gal adj stage- told him over/on the telephone, telefonere vb tele­
-struck. ~ gjenger sb play-goer, theatre-goer. ~kik- pphhoonnee;d dhgel rp/rhaonnge; hjeegr uteple.fotneelretefo(nti|la)ppheanrnaet Isb(tetelele)-­
kert sb opera-glasses Jl. ~ kritiker sb dramatic critic. pphhoonnee; (a(ppupbalriact)u sc)a.ll~baouxt;o mU Sa tpsabycopihno-noep.er~abteeds ktejeled­
~ m aler sb scene painter. ~ plakat sb playbill. ~pub- sb telephone message. ~ forbindelse sb telephone
likum sb koll play-goers. ~ sal, ~ salong sb auditor­ connection. ~katalog sb telephone directory. ~kiosk
ium. ~stykke sb play, teatralsk adj theatrical. sb (public) call box. ~ n u m m e r i (tele)phone num­
te|blad sb tea leaf. ~boks sb tea caddy, ber. ~ oppringing sb telephone) call. ~sam tale sb
teddybjern sb teddy bear. call; telephone conversation. ~ sen tral sb (telephone)
teft sb scent\fa ~en av get wind of; ha fin ~ have a exchange. ~stolpe sb telephone pole. ~ svarer sb
good nose. answering machine.
tegl|stein sb tile. ~ v e rk ^ brick-field, telegraf sb telegraph, telegrafere vb telegraph,
tegn sb 1 sign; et godt ~ a good sign; gjere ~ til wire; (over hav) cable, telegrafisk adj telegraphic; ~
(noen) make a sign to (somebody); pa et gitt ~ at/on a svar reply by cable/wire; telegraphic reply, telegra-
given sign; som ~ pa in token of; 2 (skille~) (punctua­ fist sb telegraphist; telegraph/wireless operator, tele-
tion) mark; sette ~ punctuate, tegne vb 1 draw; hun graf|stasjon sb telegraph station. ~ stolpe sb tele­
~ t etportrett av ham she drew a portrait of him; 2 ~ seg graph pole, telegram sb telegram, wire; (over hav)
(for et bestemt belep etc) put down one’s name (for a cable; (radio~) radiogram; wireless message, tele-
certain amount of money etc); 3 det ~ r til a bli gram |adresse sb telegraphic address. ~ blankett sb
varmt/en varm dag it promises to be a hot day. tegne|- telegram form. ~byra sb news agency.
bestikk sb drawing-set. ~blokk sb drawing-pad. telehiv(ning) sb frost heaving.
~blyant sb drawing-pencil. ~blokk, ~bok sb sketch-

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telekommunikasjon sb telecommunication, som engave the book is intended as a present.
teleks sb telex. tenne 1 light; de tente opp (i ovnen) they lighted/lit
tele|linse, ~objektiv sb telephoto lens; teleobjec­ a fire; han tentefyrpa huset he set fire to the house;jeg
tive. ~pati sb telepathy. ~patisk adj telepathic. tente en fyrstikk I struck a match; 2 (elektrisk lys)
~skop sb telescope. ~skopisk adj telescopic. ~vi- switch/turn on. tenner sb (sigarett~) lighter, tenn-
sjon sb television. hette sb percussion cap. tenning sb ignition,
telle vb count; ~ penger count one’s money; ~ til ti tennis sb tennis, tennisbane sb tennis-court.
count (up) to ten. telleapparat sb turnstile counter, tenn|plugg sb spark(ing) plug. ~sats sb 1 percus­
teller sb (i brek) numerator. sion cap; 2 (pafyrstikk) matchhead.
telt sb tent; reise/sla opp et ~ pitch/put up a tent; ta tenor sb (stemme) tenor, tenorstemme sb tenor
ned ~et strike the tent, teltduk sb tent canvas, telte voice.
vb 1 (sla opp telt) pitch/set up a tent; 2 (bo i telt) tentamen sb rehearsal examination,
-cgarmopu.ndte. lt~|lpeliur gsbg camp of pteengt.s.~~stpalnags s ssbb camping- tenaring sb teenager.
sb tent tent pole. teolog sb theologian, teologi sb theology, teolo-
~tur sb: dra pa ~tur go camping. gisk adj theological.
tema sb theme, tematisk adj thematic, teoretisk adj theoretic(al). teori sb theory; i ~en in
temme vb tame; (gjore til husdyr) domesticate, theory; theoretically.
temmelig adv (iscer om noe negativt) rather; (iseer tepp e^i 1 (gulv~) carpet; (mindre ~) rug; 2 (ull~,
om noe positivt) fairly, somewhat; quite; dgl pretty; ~ isar til seng) blanket; 3 (vegg~) (piece of) tapestry; 4
dum rather stupid; ~ oppvakt fairly bright, (scene~) curtain; ~t gar opp the curtain rises, teppe-
tempel sb temple. banker sb carpet beater.
temperament sb temperament; en kvinne med ~ a terapeut sb therapist, terapeutisk adj therapeu­
woman of temperament, temperamentsfull adj tic. terapi sb therapeutics,
spirited, temperamental. terge vb tease, provoke,
temperatur sb temperature, temperere vb tem­ termin sb term, terminologi sb terminology,
per; den tempererte sone the temperate zone. termometer sb thermometer, termos, termos-
tempo sb speed; pace, rate; i (et) rolig ~ at a quiet flaske sb thermos flask, termostat sb thermostat.
pace. ternet(e) adj chequered, check, terning sb cube;
tendens sb tendency, trend; han bar en ~ til tung- (til spill) die; de spilte ~ they threw dice. terning|-
sinn he has a tendency to melancholy; prisene bar kast sb throw of the dice. ~spill sb game of dice,
fremdeles (en) stigende ~ the trend of prices is still terpe vb cram, grind,
upwards, tendensios adj tendentious, bias(s)ed. terpentin sb turpentine,
tendere vb tend; ~ mot tend towards. terrasse sb terrace.
tenke vb 1 think; ~ (deg om) for du svarer think terreng sb country, ground; bakkete/flatt ~ hilly/
before you answer; er dyr i stand til a ~ are animals flat ground; tape/vinne ~ lose/gain ground. terreng|-
amthbeilneakntootof;thjweingrkith?ea/r2hatev(hneaktbteailesnhkertnihvseiinkekt)ninmbgoekoafonmw; ridnitetitennIgdia,ntpbelonaodnk;/ lroupntteenrrsebrrrii.encrrsosbsbstu-tecrroereuinenr.t,ry race. ~loper sb cross-country
about it; 3 (forestille seg) fancy, imagine, think; tenk
bare! imagine! just fancy/think! tenk hva som kunne ha territorial|farvann sb territorial waters. ~grense
hendtjust imagine/think what might have happened; sb limit of tienrrNitoorrwiaelgwiaantetresr,rifteorrryi.torium sb territory;
4 (uttrykk) ~ etter consider; la meg ~ etter let me con­ pci norsk ~
sider; ~ over think ovzr,jeg skal ~ over det I’ll consi­ terror sb terror, terrorisere vb terrorize, terro-
der it/think it over; ~ pa think about/of; hva ~rdu pa? triisskmaedjs:b~tevrirroksroismmhe, t terrorist sb terrorist, terroris-
what are you thinking about/of? ~ seg (anta) sup­ terrorist activities; en ~ handling
pose; la oss ~ oss at han har rett let us suppose he is an act of terrorism,
right; ~ seg om consider, reflect, think; hun tenkte seg terskel sb threshold,
om et eyeblikk she considered for a moment;jeg ma ha terte sb tart,
tid til a ~ meg om I must have time to think; uten a ~ terylene sb terylene.
seg om without thinking; ~ seg til imagine, guess; det te|servise sb tea-set, tea-service. ~sil sb tea-
er lett a ~ seg til virkningen it is easy to imagine the -strainer. ~skje sb tea-spoon; en ~skje sukker a tea-
effect; ~ ut think out; design, devise; invent; hun tenk­ -spoonful ofsugar.
te ut en ny metode she devised a new method; ~ ved tess adj: ikke noe ~ no good; ikke stort ~ not much
seg selv think to oneself, tenkelig adj imaginable, good.
conceivable, tenkemate sb way of thinking, tenker testament(e) sb 1 will, testament; han opprettet ~
sb thinker, tenkesett = tenkemate. tenkning sb think­ he made his/a will; ved ~ by will; 2 (i Bibelen) Det
iinmga,gtihnoauryg;hte,nt~enklinsjoemanadijmtahgoiungahrytfulli,net;enbkokteandje,rp~p gamle/nye ~ the Old/New Testament, testamenta-
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vb bequeath; leave (by will); hun testamenterte meg tidlig adj, adv early; i morgen ~ tomorrow morn­
5000 pund she bequeathed/left me £5000. testator sb ing. tidligere adj, adv I (motsatt senere) earlier;
testator, testim onium sb testimonial. pasken faller ~ i dr Easter is earlier this year; ~ bodde
vi i London we used to live in London; 2 (forutgaende)
tet sb: ga i ~en lead the way; ta ~en take the lead, previous; ved en ~ anledning on a previous occasion; 3
tett adj, adv 1 (ruer) close; ~ bak close behind; ~ (forhenv&rende) former; var ~ direkter our former m an­
sammen close together; ~ ved close by; rykk ~ere sam- ager. tidligst adj, adv earliest; ~ kl. 8 at 8 o’clock at
men! come closer together! 2 (motsatt lett eller spredt) thetiedasr|laiedsvt;ehrbennsebs ~aedvbeamrbdoomf hteimr eea. rl~ieasltdcehrildshbooadg.e.
dense, thick; ~ befolket densely populated; ~ take ~avsnitt sb period. ~begrenset adj limited (in
heavy (dense, thick) fog; en ~ skog a dense wood; 3 time). ~ bisetning sb temporal clause. ~ fordriv sb
(motsatt utett) tight; taket er ikke ~ the roof is not pastime; som ~fordriv to pass the time. ~ frist sb time
watertight; 4 holde ~ keep one’s tongue; keep a limit. ~ innstilt adj: ~innstilt bombe time bomb.
secret; keep mum. tette vb make tight; tighten; (~ ~ konjunksjon sb conjunction of time, —m essig adj
igjen) clog; (~ igjen en lekkasje) stop, tetthet sb density, modern; up to date. ~nok adv in time; det er ~nok i
tightness; closeness. tett|pakket adj tightly packed; overmorgen the day after tomorrow will be all right.
(av mennesker) crowded. ~ sittende adj tight-fitting. ~ n ed sb: v<ere i ~ned be pressed for time. ~ p u n k t sb
~skrevet adj closely written. ~vokst adj squarely moment, time. ~regning sb chronology. ~ rom sb
built; stocky. period. ~ skrift sb periodical,
tev sb (stank) stench, stink.
tevarm erj/> (tea) cosy, tidtaker sb timekeeper.
tevle vb compete, tevling sb competition, tie vb be/keep silent; be quiet; (slutte a snakke)
tevogn sb tea trolly/wagon. become silent; stop talking; ti stille! be silent!
tid sb 1 time; (tidspunkt ogsa) moment, hour; (tids- tiende sb (avgift) tithe.
alder ogsa) age; (i grammatikk) tense; ~en er kort time tiger sb tiger. tiger|sprang sb tiger leap. ~ un ge sb
is short; ~ erpenger time is money; den ~ , den sorg it is tiger cub.
no good looking ahead for trouble; ddrlige ~er hard/ tigge vb beg; ~ fra dor til dor, gafra dor til dor og ~
bad times; en times ~ an hour’s time; an hour or so; beg from door to door; ~ om mat beg for food; ~ penger
Jra ~ til annen from time to time; fra uminnelige ~er av begged money from, tigger sb beggar, tiggeri sb
from time immemorial; folge med ~en keep up/move begging, tiggerm unk sb mendicant friar,
with the times; keep abreast of the times; bar du ~ et tikam p sb decathlon,
eyeblikk? can you spare me a moment? hape pa bedre tikke vb tick; klokken ~r the clock ticks,
~er hope for better times; i ~er som disse in times like ontciel mI oardev; b1an(fyitktekrelingekroep)pateno~thheer,hamdoaren;otehnergacnugp o~f
the present; i lang ~ for a long time; for long; i rett(e) tea; hun gav meg ti pund ~ she gave me another ten
~ in time; i den senere ~ of late;jeg bar ikke ~ (til det) I pounds; 2 (uttrykk) av og ~ now and then; some­
have no time for that; I can’t spare the time; neste dr times; ~ og m ed (endog) even, too;jeg lante ham ~ og
pa denne ~en this time next year; om et ars ~ in a year med mine egne beker I even lent him my own books;
or so; pa den ~en at that time; pa samme ~ at the same (medregnet) ~ og med torsdag till Thursday inclusive;
time; pa ubestemt ~ for an indefinite/unspecified fra mandag ~ og med torsdag (ogsa) from Monday
period; siden den ~ since then; ta ~en (ved konkurranser) through Thursday; II konj till, until; vent her ~ jeg
time; 2 (andre uttrykk) alle ~ ers sjanse the chance of kommer wait here until I come; III prep I (om retning)
a lifetime; det var alle ~ers! we had a topping time! it to; dra/reise ~ London go to London; fra Oslo til Lille-
was smashing/splendid! (be)nytte ~en make the hammer from Oslo to Lillehammer; holde til heyre
most of/make good use of one’s time; for ~ en at keep to the right; 2 (om bestemmelsested ved vb som
present; for the time being; forut for sin ~ ahead/in depart, leave, start osv) for; han reiste ~ India he left for
advance of one’s time/age; fordrive ~ en pass the India; 3 (om ankomst) at; (til land og store byer) in; hun
time; for i ~ en formerly; narjeg far ~ when I get the kom ~ Dover/~ stasjonen she arrived at Dover/at the
time/can spare the time; gi seg (god) ~ take one’s station; jeg kom ~ Paris/~ Frankrike I arrived in
time; god ~ plenty of time; gode ~er times of prosper­ France/in London; vedsin ankomst ~ byenJ~ London on
ity; i ~ e in time; m ed ~ en in time; om kort ~ her (his etc) arrival at the town/in London; 4 (om
shortly, soon; det er pa ~ e it is about time; it is high tid: inntil) till, until; vent ~ neste sommer! wait till next
time; som m e ~ e r sometimes; til alle ~ er at all summer! 5 (etter from) till, to; fra tirsdag ~ fredag
times; til alle degnets ~er at all hours; alt til sin ~ all from Tuesday to Friday; fra morgen ~ kveld from
in good time! one thing at a time! til sine ~er at times; morning till night; 6 (om tidspunkt) at; next; for; de
sometimes; vinne ~ gain time; prove a vinne ~ play kommer ~ paske they will arrive at Easter; han kommer
for time. ~ sommeren he will arrive next summer; motet ble ar-
tidende sb news, tidings, rangert ~ klokken to the meeting was arranged for 2
tidevann sb tide. o’clock; 7 (bestemt ~) for; ~ bruk i kjokkenet for use in
tid|feste vb date. ~ ko rt se tidsfordriv. ~krevende
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the kitchen; her er et brev ~ deg here is a letter for you; til leave it to chance; ved et ~ by chance; vifikk se
8 (ved tilhorighet) o(, fiaren ~ guttene the father of the det ved et ~ we happened to be there.
boys; nokkelen ~ rommet the key of the door. tilflukt sb refuge; han sokte ~ i kjelleren he took
refuge in the cellar. tilflukts|rom sb air-raid shelter.
tilbake adv 1 back, behind; jeg fikk ~ boken min I ~sted sb refuge, retreat.
~gosthmeyhabdoo£k5blaecftk.;ti2lb(atikl eo|vbeerst)alleeftv;bhpunayhabdadcekf.e~mbpeutnad- tilfreds adj satisfied; (fornoyd) contented; (bare
ling sb repayment. ~blikk sb retrospect, review. som predikatsord) content; de var ~ med arbeidet mitt
~fall sb relapse. ~gang sb decline. ~holden adj re­ they were satisfied with my work; et ~ smil a conten­
served; (beskjeden) modest. ~kalle vb call back; ted smile;7>£ er ~ med dette I am content with this, til-
recall; (ta tilbake) take back; withdraw. ~kom st sb fredshet sb satisfaction; (folelse av ~) content­
return; ved hans ~komst at his return; etter hans ~komst m ent); det vakte ~ it gave satisfaction, tilfredsstilie
on his return. ~legge vb cover; et ~lagt stadium a vb satisfy; ingenting ~r ham nothing satisfies him. til-
thing of the past. ~ reise sb return journey. ~ skritt sb fredsstillende adj satisfactory, tilfredsstillelse sb
step backward(s). ~ slag sb reaction, setback. ~sta- satisfaction.
ende adj backward. ~ tog sb retreat. ~trekning sb tilfersel sb (forsyning) supply.
withdrawal, retreat. ~ trokket adj retired. ~ tu r sb re­ addtielfd0ythea vb 1 (foye til) add; hun tilfoyde at... she
turn trip; way back. ~ vei sb way back. t ...; 2 (volde) cause; han tilfoyde meg stor
skade he caused me great damage, tilfoyelse sb addi­
tilbe vb adore; (ogsà religiosi: dyrke) worship; de til- tion.
bad solen they worshipped the sun; han tilbad sin mor tilgi forgive, pardon; han tilgav sine fiender he for­
he adored/worshipped his mother, tilbedelse sb gave his enemies, tilgivelig adj pardonable, tilgi-
adoration, worship, tilbeder sb admirer; (religiosi) velse sb forgiveness, pardon; han bad henne om ~ he
worshipper. asked her forgiveness/pardon; hanfikk ~ he was par­
doned.
tilbeh er sb koll accessories. tilgjengelig adj accessible; ~ for publikum open to
til|berede vb prepare, make; (om mat ogsa) cook. the public.
~beredelse sb preparation. tilgjort adj affected.
tilblivelse sb coming into existence; making, ori­ tilgodehavende sb outstanding account/debt(s);
gin. amount due to one; mitt ~ the amount due to me; the
tilbringe vb spend, pass; hun tilbrakte natten med à balance in my favour.
lese she spent the night reading. tilhenger sb 1 av person) follower; (~ av sak)
tilbud sb offer; han aksepterte ~et he accepted the supporter; vare (en) ~ av believe in; 2 (tilhengervogn)
ofTer; hun fikk ~ om en stilling she was offered a job/ trailer.
post, tilby vb offer; de tilbod meg skyss they offered me tilhold, tilholdssted sb haunt, resort,
a lift; hun tilbod seg à gjore det she offered to do it; vi tilhere vb belong to; huset ~r min gamle tante the
tilbod vàr hjelp we offered our help, house belongs to my old aunt, tilhorer sb listener,
tilbygg sb extension. hearer; ~ne (ogsa) the audience; blant ~ne among the
~ htielnbsyenrltiilgpaadyjdduuee,repgraorpdetro;.~ aktelse due respect; ta audience.
tilbeyelig adj disposed, inclined; ~ til (ogsa) tilintetlgjere vb annihilate, destroy; alt ble ~gjort
given/liable to; jeg er ~ til à tro det I am inclined to everything was destroyed. ~ gjorelse sb destruction,
believe it. tilbeyelighet sb disposition, inclination; tilje sb floorboard,
tendency; han fulgte sine ~er he followed his incli­ tiljuble vb cheer.
nations. tilkalle vb send for; ~ hjelp call in assistance/help;
tíldele vb allot, award, tildeling sb allotment, (en) lege/politiet ble tilkalt a doctor was/the police
award. were sent for.
tilegne vb: ~ seg possess oneselfof; take possession tilkjem pe seg vb win; ~ ~ seieren carry off the vic­
of; (isarom kunnskaper etc) acquire. tory.
tilfalle vb: ~ noen fall on somebody’s lot. tilkjenne vb award; hun ble tilkjent erstatning she
tilfeldig adj 1 chance, fortuitous; accidental, was awarded damages.
casual; et ~ mote a chance/fortuitous meeting; rent ~ tilkjennegi vb (gi uttrykk for) make known;
(adv) (quite) accidentally; 2 (leilighetsvis) occasional, declare.
tilfeldighet sb chance, fortuity; accident; det var en tilknytning sb connection; i ~ til in connection
ren ~ it was a mere chance; ved en ~ by a mere with.
chance; quite accidentally, tilfeldigvis adv acciden­ tilkom m e vb: det ~ r ikke oss á domme it is not for us
tally; by accident/chance; (ofte omskrives med) hap­ to judge; han fikk det som tilkom ham he got what he
pen to; jeg sà ham ~ I happened to see him. tilfelle was entitled to/had a right to. tilkom m ende adj:
sb 1 case, instance; i deJleste ~ r in most cases; i ~ de hans/hennes ~ his/her future wife/husband.
skulle komme in case (that) they should come; 2 tíllate vb allow, permit; let; reyking er ikke tillatt her
(skjebne) chance; la ~ t ràde let chance decide; overlate

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smoking is not allowed/permitted here; De at jeg no notice of; (pa krenkende mate) slight; hun felte seg
reyker? do you mind if I smoke? tillat meg a hjelpe Dem ~satt she felt slighted. ~settelse sb disregard, neg­
(meget hejlig) please, allow/will you allow me to help lect.
you; vi ~ r oss a meddele (meget stivt iforretningsbrev) we
beg to inform, tillatelse sb permission; hurt bad om ~ tilsig sb inflow, influx.
til a ga she asked permission to go/to leave; med Deres tilsiktet adj deliberate, intended, intentional; det
~ with your permission; viJikk ~ til a ga we were al­ var ikke ~ it was unintentional.
lowed/permitted to go/leave. tilskadekommen adj: de tilskadekomne the injured
tillegg sb addition; (supplement) supplement; persons.
(leanstillegg) rise; increase of salary; US raise; i ~ til tilskudd sb contribution, grant, subsidy,
in addition to. tillegge vb: ~ stor betydning attach tilskuer sb onlooker, spectator; (tilfeldig ~) by­
great importance to. tilleggs|bevilgning sb addi­ stander; ~ne (i teater etc) the audience; (pa idrettsstev-
tional grant. ~porto sb surcharge. ne) the crowd.
tillempe vb: ~ etter/til adapt to. tillemp(n)ing sb tilskynde vb prompt, urge, tilskyndelse sb incite­
adaptation. ment, instigation.
tillike adv also, too; besides; as well; ~ med to­ tilslutning sb 1 (forbindelse) connection; i ~ til in
getthilelritwsibthc.onfidence, trust; faith; jeg har/narer ingen connection with; 2 (samtykke) consent; de gav sin ~
~ til dem I have no confidence/faith in them;j>£ har ~ they gave their consent; 3 (bifall) approval, response;
til ham I have faith in him; I trust him\jeg har mistet din plan har min ~ your plan has my approval; appel-
~en til henne I have lost confidence/faith in her. til- lenfikk stor ~ the appeal met with great response; 4
litsjfull adj 1 (mot mennesker) trusting, trustful; 2 (fremmete) attendance.
(med hensyn tilfremtiden) confident; full of confidence; tilslere vb 1 (dekke med sler) veil; orientalske kvinner
f~agkfvoirnennien,g:~kmluabnblned, er^)psehrosponsteswbarrde.p~revseernvtatsibveh;o (i ~r ofte ansiktet Oriental women often veil their faces;
n­ 2 (forseke a skjule) conceal, hide, veil.
orary office. ~votum sb vote of confidence, tillitvek- tilsnikelse sb deliberate misrepresentation,
kende adj: v<ere~ inspire confidence, tilspisset adj: en ~ situasjon a critical/tense situa­
tillokkende adj attractive, tion.
tillyse vb: ~ et mete announce a meeting. tilstand sb condition; state (of things).
tillxTtadj acquired; (stundom) artificial, tilstede|vaerelse sb presence; din ~varelse er nedven-
tillep sb 1 (usikker begynnelse) ~ til uro signs of dig your presence is requested. ~vaerende adj
unrest; et ~ til smil the ghost of a smile; 2 (til hopp) present; de ~ those present; en ~ a person (who is/
starting run; 3 (bielv) tributary, was) present.
tilmalt adj allotted. tilstelning sb arrangement; (festlig ~) entertain­
tilnavn^ epithet; (oppnavn) nickname, ment.
tilnaermelser sb jl approaches, overtures; gjere ~ tilstoppe se tette (igjen).
til (en dame) make advances to; make passes at. til- tilstrebe vb aim at; strive for.
naermelsesvis adv: ikke ~ not nearly; far from, til- tilstrekkelig adj enough, sufficient; det er ~ (med)
naermet adj approximate; ~ riktig approximately mat there is food enough; (som adv) ~ stor large suffi­
correct. ciently large;
til overs se overs. tilstremning sb influx; det var stor ~ av skuelystne
tilpasning sb adaptation, adjustment, there was a great influx of sightseers; det var stor ~ til
til pass adv: det e r ~ ~ til deg! serves you right! forestillingen the play drew crowded audiences.
tilpasse vb: ~ seg nyeforhold adapt/adjust (oneself) theanmtidln|esotea0dItjehaovdbpjaehcaennpotpt,heainndgjtoohi;najiesnggh;haa~ppspteeertnedeneddteitkrookmehiahmda.rjo~~inssittne0tg-t
to new conditions. room(s).
til|regnelig adj sane. ~regnelighet sb sanity, til|sta vb (bekjenne) confess; han ~stodfor meg at han
tilreisende sb visitor. ... he confessed to me that he ... ~staelse sb confes­
tilrette|legge vb arrange, prepare. ~vise vb repri­ sion.
mand, rebuke. ~visning sb reprimand. tilsvarende adj corresponding.
tilrop sb cry, shout; (bifalls~) cheering; (hanlig ~) til|syn sb supervision; fere/ha ~syn med look after;
jeer, taunt. be in charge of; under ~syn av under the supervision
tilra(de) vb advise, recommend, tilradelig adj of. ~synekomst sb appearance. ~synelatende adj
advisable; ikke ~ inadvisable, tilrading sb recom­ seeming; (adv) apparently, seemingly; han var ~syne-
mendation; (innstilling ogsd) proposal, latende erlig he was seemingly loyal; he seemed to be
ttiillsseetvnbin(hga tilsyn med) look after; inspect, loyal.
sb admixture; (~ av krydder etc) season­ til|ta vb increase; grow larger (better, worse etc).
ing. tilsette vb 1 (sette til) add; 2 (ansette) appoint, ~tagende increasing. ~ tak sb 1 (foretagende) enter­
dlsidejsette vb (ikke ense) disregard, ignore; take prise, undertaking; treffe ~tak take steps/measures; 2

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(anstrengelse, initiativ) effort; det er sánt ~tak á begynne tine vb thaw, melt.
med leksene it is such an effort to set about the home­ ting sb A (gjenstand etc) thing; (ogsa) object;
work. ~takslyst sb drive, initiative; enterprise. ingen~ (intet) nothing; kopper, skaler og andre ~ cups,
til|tale I sb 1 (henvendelse, ord som rettes til en) add­ saucers and other things/objects; vi har andre ~ (an-
ress; gi svar pá ~tale give tit for tat; 2 (jur: anklage) net) a gjere we have other things to do; B 1forsamling,
charge, prosecution; reise ~tale mot bring a charge mete = parliament; hist moot; 2jur assizes,
against; indict; II vb 1 (henvende seg til) address; tinge vb (bestille) book, order,
speak to; du má aldri glemme á ~tale ham (som) doktor tingest sb little thing; small object,
you must never forget to address him Doctor; han tingreise sb circuit.
kom bort og ~talte meg pá gaten he came up and spoke tinn sb (om metallet) tin; (om ting av tinn) pewter,
to me in the street; 2 (jur: anklage) charge, prosecute; tinnfolie sb tinfoil,
den ~talte the accused; hun ble ~talt for mord she was tinning sb temple.
charged with murder; 3 (behage) be attractive to; tipp sb A (pa lastebil etc) tipping/US dumping
please; det ~taler meg I like it. ~talebenk sb dock; sitte gear; lastebil med ~ tipper; tip(ping) lorry; US dum p­
pá ~talebenken stand trial. ~talebeslutning sb indict­ ing) truck; B ~ topp first-rate; tiptop, tippe vb A 1
~mteanlet.p~utnakltein/>decoaudnjt attractive, engaging, lik(e)able. (~ over, velte) topple; 2 (temme) tip; B 1 (gjette) tip; ~
(of indictment), vinneren tip the winner; 2 (~ i tippeselskap) do the
tiltenke vb intend/mean for. pools. tippe|kupong sb pools coupon. ~ premie sb
tiljtre vb: ~tre et embete take up an appointment/a pools prize, tipper sb pools punter, tippeselskap sb
post; (om statsrád etc) take office; (om president ogsa) betting-pool. tipping sb doing the pools; vinne i ~
be inaugurated. ~tredelse sb: ~tredelse av et embete win the pools; vinne femti pund i ~ win £50 on the
accession to an office; presidentens ~tredelse the in­ pools.
auguration of the President. tippolde|far sb great-great-grandfather. ~forel-
til|trekke vb attract; ~trekke seg oppmerksomheten dre sb great-great-grandparents. ~mor sb great-
attract attention. ~trekkende adj attractive; hun har -great-grandmother.
et ~trekkende vesen she has attractive manners. ~trek- tippvogn sb tipcart.
ning sb attraction; eve ~trekning pá noen attract some­ tips sb tip, tip-off; (drikkepenger) tip.
body; have an attraction on somebody. ~treknings- tirre vb irritate, provoke, tease,
kraft attractive force, power of attraction. tirsdag sb Tuesday\forrige ~ last Tuesday; om ~en
tiltro 1 sb confidence, faith, trust; ha ~ til have (hver ~) on Tuesdays,
confidence/faith in; trust; 2 vb: det ~rjeg dem sá gjerne tiske vb whisper,
I would not put it past them. tispe sb bitch.
tiltvinge vb: ~ seg adgang til et hus force an tiss sb pee, wee-wee. tisse vb pee, wee-wee.
entrance/one’s way into a house. tistel sb thistle.
til|vant adj: ~vanteforestillinger conventional ideas, titt A adv often; B sb: ta en ~ pa take a look at. titte
tilveiebringe vb provide, procure, vb peep; ~ frem peep out.
ttiillvveeknsntinsbginscbrehaasbe,itguraotwiotnh;. (til narkotika) addic­ metdit~teenl sb title; ~en pa en bok the title of a book; en bok
«Teater» a book entitled «Teater». tittel|blad
tion. sb title page. ~innehaver sb title holder. ~kamp sb
tilvirke vb make, manufacture, produce, tilvirk- championship/title match. ~rolle sb title part/role,
ning¿¿> making, manufacture, production. titulere vb: ~ (som) address as.
tilvaerelse sb existence, life; kampen for the tivoli sb amusement park; fun fair.
struggle for life/existence. ti|ar sb decade. ~arig, ~ars adj I (om alder) ten-
tíme sb 1 hour; en tid an hour or so; for en ~ -year-old; of ten (years); ~ars fedselsdag tenth birth­
saindehnoaunr;h2ou(runadgeor;viisenninhgesl~~) floesrsaonfu; lhluhnotuork; toimmeerni~ruisn- dyaeyar;s.en ~ars pike a girl of ten; 2 (om varighet) of ten
sisk she took lessons in Russian; i ~n during the les­ ttijaafasdsvbhtmuf,t,wwelils;pw; etaenl,gylees,.tafset(e) adj dishevelled,
son; 3 (avtalt appointment; tannlegen gav meg ~
okl’ocklokecnk.tititmhee|dbeentatilsitnggasvbe pmayemanenatpbpyotihnetmheonutr.fo~rbe10- tangled.
tjene vb 1 (gjere tjeneste) serve; en kasse tjente som
talt adj paid by the hour. ~glass sb hourglass. bord a box served as a table; han tjente hos en kjepmann
~plan, ~tabell sb timetable. ~seddel sb time sheet. he was in the service of a grocer;jeg hadde tjent dem vel
~skriver sb timekeeper. i over tretti dr I had served them well for over thirty
tind sb 1 (fijell~) peak, summit; 2 (~ pá redskap) years; 2 ~ penger earn/make money; hun tjente enfor-
tine; (pá g a ffel) prong, tindebestiger sb moun­ mue/mange penger she made a fortune/a lot of money;
taineer. 3 (uttrykk) ~ pa profit by; make a profit by/on; ~ til;
tindre sb sparkle; ~nde stjemer sparkling/twinkling hva skal det ~ til what is the good of that? det ~ r ikke
stars; eynene hans ~ t avfryd his eyes sparkled with joy. til noe it is of no use. tjener sb servant, tjeneste sb 1

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service; han var i vár ~ ifern dr he was in our service on the goods; hey/lav ~ heavy/low duty; vi matte betale
for five years; kanjeg vme til ~? can I be of service to ~ pa vinen we had to pay duty on the wine. toll|avgift
you? 2 (post) duty; politimannen hadde ~ fra kl. 8 til kl. sb customs duty. ~beskyttelse sb protective duties.
16 the policeman was on duty from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; ~betjent sb customs officer. ~bod sb custom-house.
3 (uttrykk) den ene ~n er den annen verd one good turn tollejgang sb oarlock, rowlock. ~kniv sb sheath
deserves another; gjere noen en ~ do somebody a knife. ~ pinne sb thole, thole-pin.
favour; vil du gjere meg den ~ á hente boken? will you be toller sb customs officer; (i Bibelen) publican,
so kind as to fetch me the book? tjeneste|folk sb koll tolljfri adj duty-free; (som predikatsord ogsa) exempt
servants. ~gj0re vb serve. ~ gu tt sb farm-hand. from/free of duty. ~ grense sb customs frontier.
~ iver sb zeal. ~ jente sb maid (servant). ~ villig adj ~ krig sb tariff wall/barrier. ~ pliktig adj dutiable.
helpful, obliging. ~villighet sb helpfulness, ob­ ~ sats sb rate of duty; tariff rate. ~ union sb customs
ligingness. union. ~vesenet sb the Customs. ~ visitasjon sb
customs examination.
tjenlig adj serviceable, useful, tom adj empty; ~e lefter empty promises; leiligheten
tjern sb tarn; small lake, star ~ the flat is empty/vacant,
tjor sb tether, tjore vb tether, tom at sb tomato.
tjukka sb fatty, tjukken sb fatty; (ism US) fatso. to m |fla sikdelesbruenmnpitnyg;bogtatlep;a7.? ~0£.Midleem; prtuiens.id~lge;a ng
Se for ovrig tykk. sb idling; be
tjuv|perm sb absence without (official) leave. ticking over. ~gods sb koll empties. ~ h en d t adj
~ start sb false start. ~ starte vb beat/jump the gun; empty-handed. ~ het sb emptiness.
make a false start. ~ tren e vb train in secret. Se for tom m e sb inch. Se for ovrig midtsidene.
ovrig tyv etc. tom m elfinger sb thumb. Tom m eliten Tom
tjaere sb tar. tjaere|bre vb tar. ~ b ren n er sb tar Thumb, tom m eltott sb thumb,
maker. ~ p app sb tarred roofing felt. tom m estokk sb folding rule,
to 1 sb: det er godt ~ i dem there is good stuff in rom rom sb gap, void.
them; 2 tallord two; ~ ganger twice; ~ eller tre ganger a tom set(e) adj half-witted, tom sing sb half-wit.
couple of times; two or three times; »'-tre dager a to m t^ site; US lot.
couple of days; two or three days; begge ~ both (of tone I sb 1 (enkelt note) note; enfalsk ~ a false
them); de ~ the two of them; dere ~ you two; the two note; 2 (melodi) melody, tune; 2 (»'fall) tone (of
of you. voice); intonation; (om ~ heyde) pitch; ~n i brevet var
toalett sb toilet, lavatory; offentlig ~ public con­ dyster the tone of the letter was gloomy; 4 (oppfersel)
venience; (US ism) rest room(s). toalett|bord sb det er ikke god —it is not good form; II vb 1 (klinge)
dtorielsesti-ntagb-ltea.ble~.e~tupia psibr sbtotioleilte-ctapsaep. er~.k~osmakmeor dsbe tosib­ sound; 2 (vise) »' flagg show one’s (true) colours; 3
let requisites. ~ speil sb toilet mirror. ~ sápe sb toilet (farge»') tone, toneangivende adj leading; setting
soap. the fashion; de ~angivende the leading people. tone|-
tobakk sb tobacco. tobakks|forretning sb tobac­ art sb key. ~ fall sb tone (of voice); intonation; (ak-
conist’s (shop), ^ h a n d le r sb tobacconist. ~ pipe sb sent) accent, tonles adj toneless.
(tobacco) pipe. ~ royk sb tobacco smoke, tonn sb ton; et ~ kull a ton of coal; et skip pa 5000 ~
toddi sb toddy. a ship of 5,000 tons. Se for ovrig om mal og vekt pa
toer sb two; (i kortstokk, pá teming) deuce, to- midtsidene. tonnasje sb tonnage,
etasjes adj two-storeyed; ~ buss double-decker, tonsur sb tonsure.
tofte sb thwart. topograii sb topography, topografisk adj topo­
tog sb 1 (jembane~) train; ~ til Bergen trains for graphic.
Bergen; han reiste med/tok ~et he went by train/took topp sb 1 top; (fig ogfjell~ ogsa) summit; fra ~ til
the train; pá ~et in/on the train; 2 (opp~) parade, ta from top to toe; pa »'en av sin karriere at the summit
procession; gá i ~ parade; join a march; 3 (felt~) of one’s fame; 2fig: det er »'en! that’s the limit! toppe
campaign; Napoleons ~ til Russland Napoleon’s Rus­ vb top; ~ listen top the list; ~ seg (kulminere) culmi­
sian campaign. tog|bytte sb change of trains. ~for- nate; reach its summit; (om belger) comb, crest.
bindelse sb train service. ~ reise sb journey by train. topp|fart sb maximum/top speed. ~figur sb figure­
~ ra te sb railway timetable. head. ~form sb top form. ~gasje sb maximum
tokt¿¿ 1 (mil) mission; 2 (sj§~) cruise, salary. ~klasse sb top class; (om varer) top grade.
toleranse sb tolerance, permissiveness, tolerant ~kvalitet sb top quality. a~dlj0:n(nens)e ~»m'gaasljtef.re~kmkh0ett ethseb
adj tolerant, permissive, tolerere vb tolerate. summit meeting. ~malt
tolk sb interpreter; han var ~ for meg he was inter­ height of impudence. ~prestasjon sb top perform­
preter to me. tolke vb interpret, translate; explain, ance. ~pris sb top price. ~punkt sb summit; (i geo-
tolkning sb interpretation. metri) vertex. ~vinkel sb vertical angle.
toll sb 1 (avgift) duty; 2 (import~) customs; (~av- torden sb thunder; (tordenvm) thunderstorm;
gift) customs duty; de la ~ pá varene they put a duty (buldring) thunder, roar, tordenjbrak sb clap/peal of

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thunder. ~r0st sb thunderous voice. ~skrall se sterk ~ heavy traffic, trafikkere vb traffick; en sterkt
~brak. ~sky sb thundercloud. ~tale sb thundering trajikkert jembanelinje a heavily trafficked line;' sterkt
speech. ~vaer sb thunderstorm; det ble/var ~ there trajikkert busy; carrying a great deal of traffic; (om
was a thunderstorm, gate ogsa) crowded. trafikk|flyger sb airline pilot.
tordivel sb dung beetle. ~~-fkyornssbtatrbaefflicsbligtrhatf.fi~c kpnoulitceepmuannk. t~s-bkotrrakffiscbcternatfrfeic.
tordne vb thunder; det ~ r og lyner it is thundering jam (block, hold-up). ~ -kultur sb road manners/
and lightening; kanonene begynte a ~ the guns began sense. ~lys sb traffic light. ~politi sb traffic police.
to thunder/roar. ~ regler sb fl traffic regulations; trafikkreglene ~ the
tore vb dare; (vage ogsa) venture; de ter ikke gjere Highway Code. ~ regulering sb regulation of traffic.
det they dare not do it; han ter ikke komme he dare not ~sam m enbrudd sb traffic breakdown. ~ signal sb
come/does not dare to come; hun torde ikke svare she traffic signal. ~sikkerhet sb road safety. ~ skilt sb
dared not answer/did not dare (to) answer; jeg har road sign. ~stans se ~kork, ~ sammenbrudd. ~ tetthet
aldri tortforstyrre henne I (have) never dared (to) dis­ sb traffic density. ~ uhell sb traffic/road accident.
turb her, jeg ter pasta I venture to say; terjeg sperre? ~ulykke sb road/traffic accident. ~vett sb road
may I ask? sense. ~0y sb traffic island; street refuge. ~ are sb ar­
torg sb 1 (firkantet) square; (rundt ofte) circus; 2 tery; arterial road.
(salgs~) market(place); pa ~et in the market(place).
torg|bod sb market stall. ~ dag sb market day. ~ hall tragedie sb tragedy. tragi|kom edie sb tragi-
sb market hall. ~kone sb market woman. ~ p ris sb -comedy. ~kom isk adj tragi-comic. tragisk adj tra­
market price. gic.
torn sb thorn; ingen roser uten ~er no roses without
a thorn, tornejbusk sb wild rose bush. ~ full adj trailer se vogntog 2. trailersjafor sb (long dis­
thorny. ~krone sb crown of thorns. T om erose the tance) lorry driver.
Sleeping Beauty, tom et(e) adj thorny.
torpedere vb torpedo, torpedo sb torpedo, torpe- trakt sb 1 (egn, strek) region, tract; 2 (til veesker)
do|bat sb torpedo boat. ~ jager sb destroyer. funnel.
torsdag sb Thursday; forrige ~ last Thursday; om
~en (hver ~) on Thursdays. traktat sb (overenskomst) treaty; de sluttet en ~ they
torsk sb cod, cod-fish. torske|fiske sb cod fishing. entered into/made a treaty. traktat|brudd sb breach
~ lever sb cod liver. ~ levertran sb cod-liver oil. of a/the treaty. ~m essig adj according to a/the
~rogn sb cod roe. treaty; ~ forpliktelse treaty obligation. ~ stridig adj
tort sb: erstatningfor ~ og svie damages in tort, tor- contrary to the terms of a/the treaty.
tu r sb torture; han ble underkastet ~ he was put to the
torture, tortu rere vb torture, tortu rist sb torturer. trakte vb A (Jiltrere) filter, percolate; ~ kaffe perco­
tortur|kam m er sb torture chamber. ~redskap sb in­ late coffee; B: ~ etter aspire to. traktekaffe sb perco­
strument of torture. lator coffee, traktem ent sb entertainment; et godt ~ a
torv sb (myr~) peat; (gress~) turf, torve sb piece of good entertainment, traktepose sb filtering bag.
turf. ttroaaktgeoroed vdbi:nn~ern.oen med en god middag treat somebody
toseter sb two-seater; liten ~ roadster,
tosk sb fool, tosket(e) adj foolish, silly, traktor sb tractor. traktorf0rer sb tractor driver,
totakts adj: ~ motor two-stroke engine, trail sb melody, tune, tralle vb hum, sing,
toial adj total; (adv) totally, completely; det var ~t tra ile d trolley; (bagasje~) (platform) truck,
mislykket it was a complete failure; it failed com­ trait sb: ga i (den) samme ~en run in a groove/rut.
pletely. total|avhold sb teetotalism; total abstinence. tram sb steps.
~ avholdsm ann sb teetotaller; total abstainer. ~for- tram p sb stamp, tramp, tram pe vb stamp, tramp;
bud sb total prohibition. ~ forlis sb total loss. ~inn- ~ tied trample; bli ned be trampled to death; han ~t
trykk sb general impression, totalisator sb totaliz­ medjettene he stamped his feet; ~ opp trappen stamp
ator. totalizer adj totalitarian. ~om kostninger sbfl upstairs.
total cost(s). ~skade 1 sb total loss; 2 vb damage tram pfart sb tramp trade,
irreparably; destroy (totally). ~ verdi sb aggregate tran sb (medisin~) cod-liver oil.
value. ~sb0dteulfet;gjgaerels/reyksbe to tal/utter destruction; ruin. trance sb trance.
tott i ~ene pa hverandre come to trane sb crane, tranedans sb: en spurv i ~ a spar­
blows; vcere i ~enepa hverandre be at loggerheads. row among hawks; a dwarf among giants.
to|arig, ~ ars adj (to dr gammel) two-year-old; (som trang A adj 1 (snever) narrow; en ~ gate a narrow
varer to dr) two-year; todrig plante biennial. street; 2 (stram) tight; 3 (om levekdr) difficult, hard;
tradisjon sb tradition, tradisjonell adj tradi­ tider hard times; A 1 (lyst) desirc\jegfeler ingen ~
tional. til a si noe 1 feel no desire/I do not warn to say any­
trafikant sb road-user, driver, trafikk sb traffic; thing; jegfeler ~ til a si I want to say; 2 (behov) need;
3 (ned) want, need, trangsyn sb narrow-mindedness,
narrowness, trangsynt adj narrow-minded,
transaksjon sb transaction,
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transistor sb transistor, the room; hun tradte ut av regjeringen she resigned
transitiv adj transitive. from the Cabinet; parlamentet ~r sammen i morgen Par­
transitt sb transit. transitt|gods sb transit goods. liament meets tomorrow.
~handel sb transit trade.
transkribere vb transcribe, transkripsjon sb tre|bein sb wooden leg. ~bevokst adj wooded,
transcription. tredemelle sb treadmill.
translater sb translator. tredje third; den ~ mai the third of May; May the
transparent 1 adj transparent; 2 sb (transparent) third; den ~ sterste byen the third largest town;for det
banner. ~ third(ly); in the third place. tre(dje)del sb third; to
transplantasjon sb transplantation, ~er two thirds. tredje|gradsforher sb the third de­
transport sb transport, transportabel adj 1 (bær- gree. ~ standen sb the third estate, tredobbelt adj
bar) portable; 2 (fiyttbar) movable. transport|arbei- threefold, treenighet Trinity, treer sb three.
der sb transport worker. ~byra sb transport agency. treff sb 1 (mete) meeting; 2 (slumpe~) accident,
~bând sb belt conveyer; conveyer belt, transportere chance; ved et ~ by accident/chance, treffe vb 1
vb transport, carry. transport|fly sb transport plane; (ramme) hit; kulen traff ham i beinet the bullet hit him
freighter. ~ formidling sb forwarding of goods. in the leg; 2 (mete) meet; (~ ved et tilfelle ogsa) come
~forsikring sb transport insurance. ~middel sb across; de traff hverandre i Paris they met in Paris; jeg
means of transport. har aldri truffet dem I have never met them; 3 (finne)
trapes sb 1 (geometriskfigur) trapezium; 2 (i turn) find; vi traff ingen hjemme we found nobody at home;
trapeze. 4 (foreta) make; det er vanskelig ä ~ et valg it is difficult
trapp sb 1 staircase, stairs; ned ~en downstairs; opp to make a choice; han traff sine siste forberedelser he
~en upstairs; vedfoten av ~en at the foot of the stairs; made his last preparations; 5 ~ seg happen; det traff
vx mette dem i ~en we met them on the stairs; 2 (især seg sä at han kom til London it so happened that he
utvendig steps; (utenfor gateder) doorstep(s); han came to London, treffende adj 1 (om bemerkning)
stod pà ~en til huset sitt he stood on the steps of his apt; en ~ bemerkning an apt remark; 2 (om likhet) strik­
house. trappe|avsats sb landing. ~gang sb staircase. ing. treffetid sb office hours, treffsikker adj accu­
~gelender sb banisters. ~oppgang sb staircase. rate. treffsikkerhet sb accuracy, trefning sb skir­
~trinn sb step. mish, engagement.
trase sb (Jille) rag, shred. treforedlingsindustri sb wood-processing indus­
trasé sb track. try; wood products industry.
traske vb plod, trudge. treg adj slack, slow; indolent, sluggish; (ism fys)
trass 1 prep (jf trass 1) in spite of; though; ~ alt in inert, treghet sb slowness, sluggishness; indolence,
spite of all/everything; 2 sb (jf tross 2) defiance, spite; sclhutttuttgrrrrrrgeeeeeci|hh||hskkg.hujauaunsnsllevstsssebssssybb;wks(twobkrioisoeamdowlnedfgsonyebloneshtd).rofei~licunonkysoeecarr.lb.nteio~,taxeg..trae~dnjkstierriksabnegtiumsblabre.wr oliondee,n
obstinacy, stubbornness; ~ i in spite of; ~ i alt in trekk sb 1 (rykk) pull; et ~ i snoren a pull at the
spite of everything; ~ i at hun sa det in spite of the fact cord; 2 (ansikts~) feature; rene ~ clear-cut features; 3
that she said so; though she said so; ~ i hva de sier in (karakter~) trait; de viktigste ~ene i karakteren hans the
spite of what they say; pâ ~ in defiance/spite, trass- chief traits in his character; 4 (episode, hendelse) epi­
alder sb difficult/obstinate age. trasse vb (jf trosse) sode; ~ fra barndommen hennes episodes from her child­
defy; bid defiance to; ~ foreldrene sine defy one’s par­ hood; 5 (i sjakk) move; 6 (mebel~ etc) cover; 7 (luft-
seingtsh.ettrsabsdseigfiaandcje,deofbisatnint;acoyb,sstitnuabtbeo, rnstnuebsbso, rn, tras- drag) draught; sitt ikke i ~en! do not sit in the
trau sb trough. draught! 8 (uttrykk) i ett ~ without a stop; without
traust adj steady; solid; sturdy, stopping; i store ~ in broad outline; to uker i ~ two
trav sb trot; (travsport) trotting; i ~ at a trot; i raskt weeks on end; tre ganger i ~ three times running,
~ at a brisk trot; rent/urent ~ regular/irregular trot, trekkdyr sb beast of draught, trekke vb 1 draw, pull;
travbane sb trotting track, trave vb trot; ~ av sled trot ~ seg tilbake retire; han trakk henne i häret he pulled
along. her hair; hun lot teen ~ i fern minutter she let the tea
travel adj, adv busy; en ~ dag a busy day; fà/ha det draw for five minutes; 2 (uttrykk) det ~r there is a
~t med à arbeide (etc) get/be busy with working (etc); draught; det ~ r opp til regn it looks like rain; han trakk
han hadde det svært ~t (dvs hadde mye â gjere) he was klokken he wound up the watch; hun trakk pä skuldrene
very busy; hun hadde det svært ~t (dvs hadde liten tid) she shrugged (her shoulders). trekk|fugl sb bird of
she was in a hurry, travelhet sb busyness, bustle; passage; migratory bird. ~full adj draughty. ~hund
(ratsrtaievse~r)sbhu(hreryst.) trotter, travlep sb trotting race, sb sledge/US sled dog. ~kraft sb pulling power; trac­
tre A sb I tree; trærne i skogen the trees in the wood; tive force. ~papir sb blotting paper, ^piaster sb
2 (~virke, ved) wood; huset er av ~ the house is made
of wood; B vb (jf trâ) step, tread; ~ fremJtilbake step
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p ia ste r;^ attraction, draw. ~spill sb accordion. trettekjaer adj quarrelsome.
treklang sb triad, treklover sb trefoil; Jig trio, treull sb wood wool; US ogsa excelsior.
triutrmekvinrainteg. sb 1 drawing; 2 (i kroppen) spasm, trev sb loft.
trevarefabrikk sb woodworking factory, trevarer
Jtiwnnitecrh~(einngs)t;ed(?i awnhseikntedtooegssat)heticd;r3aw(itlaoktteerpi)ladcrea?wt;renkar- sb koll woodware; articles of wood; wooden articles.
tre|verk sb woodwork. ~virke sb wood.
ningsliste sb list of prizes, trevl sb 1 (i plante, muskel) fibre; 2 (av tey) thread;
trekull sb charcoal, 3 (file) rag. trevle vb: ~ opp shred, (un)ravel; trevles/
trelast sb timber; US lumber, trevle seg opp fray, (un)ravel,
trell sb slave. ~trterlell|bleinvdb eslavvbe, enslave. ~dom sb triangel sb triangle.
slavery, bondage. tribune sb stand; (med tak og sitteplasser) grand­
tremasse sb wood pulp, stand.
tremenning sb second cousin, tributt sb tribute.
tremme sb bar. tremmeverk sb trellis, trigonometri sb trigonometry, trigonometrisk
trene vb practise, train; ~ til en kamp train for a adj trigonometric(al).
match; jeg ~ r i lep I practise running, trener sb trikk v/>(knep) trick.
trainer; (idretts~) coach, trenere vb delay, retard. trik k i^ (sporvogn) tram(car); US streetcar, trikke
trenge vb A (presse, trykke) press, push; drive; vb go by tram; take the tram.
force; ~ (seg) frem advance; push forward; ~ igjen- trikot sb tights; (ogsa, iser US) bodystocking,
nom push one’s way through; penetrate; (bli godtatt) pantihose. trikotasje sb knitwear, trikotasjeforret-
prevail; be accepted; ~ (seg) inn (i) force one’s way ning sb hosier’s; knitwear shop.
in(to); (invadere) invade; ~ opp: ~ opp i et hjeme drive trill adv: det gikk ~ rundtfor meg I was all at sea. v
into a corner; ~ (seg) pa push forward; ~ sammen trille A sb (i musikk, sang) trill; (om fugletriller)
compress; ~ seg sammen crowd/press together; ~ til- warble; sla trill, warble; 1 (rulle) roll; ~ ball
bake drive back; B (believe, ~ til) need; require, broalrl a ball (along the ~grpoiukneds)b; 2 (kjere) wheel. trille|-
want; ~ hardt/sart (til) need/want badly; barn mye sb wheelbarrow. pram pusher,
sevn children want plenty of sleep;jeg ~r et par nye sko trilling sb triplet,
I need a pair of new shoes; maskinen ~r smering the trillrund adj round as a ball,
machine requires oiling, trengende adj needy, poor, trilogi sb trilogy.
trengsel sb 1 (av folk) crowd, throng; det var ~ om trim sb trim; vare i ~ be in trim, trimme vb trim,
ham people crowded round him; 2 (motgang) adver­ trine vb step, tread.
sity; hardships, troubles. trinn sb 1 (fot~, skritt) step; vi herte ~ utenfor we
trening sb training; (trenervirksomhet) coaching, heard steps outside; 2 (trappe~) step; en trapp med
treningsdrakt sb track/training suit, tolv ~ a staircase of twelve steps; 3 (stige~) rung; det
treske sb thresh, nederste ~et pa stigen the lowest rung of the ladder; 4
treskel sb treshold. u(faigl,: ssutcacdeiussmiv)es.tage, trinnvis adj step by step; grad­
treskeverk sb threshing machine.
tre|skjaerer sb wood carver. ~sko sb wooden shoe; trinse sb 1 (lite hjul) castor; 2 (til heising) pulley; 3
clog. ~sliperi sb pulp mill. ~sloyd sb woodwork. (pa skistav) stick disc/disk,
~snitt sb woodcut. ~ sprit sb wood alcohol, trio sb trio.
tresse sb braid. witthripimppsabtiternipc,et,rippe vb trip; ~ av utalmodighet fidget
ttrreesstteagmsbmheo^p,trsutenpk, (ofa tree); bole,
and jump; triple jum p, trise sb waitress.
tttrrreeetssnttujeebmvbbeebrsebscasotdmuj:me ~p(gk(eootnf, jaagkrtokrewteh))r, etiere-sdt,artrbertatnaddyj, tired, trist adj 1 (bedrevet, sergelig) sad; en ~ historie a sad
affair; nei, sa ~ / what a pity! 2 (dyster, forstemmende)
dismal, dreary, gloomy; ~e utsikter dismal/gloomy
weary; (utmattet av) tired from/with; et ~ smil a tired prospects, tristhet sb sadness; dreariness, gloom,
smile; han blefort ~ he soon got tired; hun var ~ etter tritt sb: holde ~ med keep pace with; keep up with,
reisen she was tired from the journey; jeg er ~ av histo- triumf sb triumph, triumfator sb triumphator.
riene hans I am tired of his stories. triumfere vb triumph, triumferende adj trium­
trette A sb 1 sb (krangel) quarrel; argument, dis­ phant.
pute; avgjere/bilegge en ~ settle a dispute; 2 vb triumvirat sb triumvirate,
(krangle) quarrel; de ~ t om ingenting they quarrelled trive vb grasp, seize, snatch.
over trifles; B vb (gjere trett) tire; det lange foredraget trivelig adj 1 (frodig, rund) plump, round; well-
~t forsamlingen the long lecture tired the audience, -fed, (bare om kvinner) buxom; 2 (hyggelig) pleasant;
trettende adj 1 tiring, wearisome; (kjedelig) boring, cosy; inviting, trives vb 1 (befinne seg vel) be/feel
tretthet sb fatigue, tiredness; (heytideligere) weari­ happy; 2 (utvikle seg, vokse) thrive; barn ~ medgod mat
ness. ogfrisk luft children thrive on good food and fresh air.

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triviell adj (kjedelig) boring, dull; (fortersket) com­ ~frihet^£ religious liberty/freedom.
monplace. troskap sb faithfulness, fidelity; loyalty; hans ~ mot
sine overordnede his loyalty to his superiors; hennes ~ mot
trivsel sb prosperity; (velv&re) well-being, sine venner her faithfulness/fidelity to her friends, tro-
tro A adj se trofast; B sb (kar, trau) trough; C I sb 1 skaps|ed sb oath of allegiance. ~ l0fte sb vow of fi­
(religies ~) belief, faith; ~ pa Gud belief in God; den delity.
kristne ~ the Christian faith; 2 (tillit) faith, trust; i troskyldig adj simple-minded; artless, ingenuous;
god ~ in good faith; 3 (overbevisning, antakelse) belief; (tillitsfull) unsuspicious, troskyldighet sb simple-
jeg var i den ~ at du var reist I thought you had left; II -mindedness, artlessness; unsuspiciousness.
vb 1 (~ i religiesforstand) believe; ~rdu pa Gud? do you tross 1 prep (jf trass i) in spite of; though; ~ alt in
believe in God? 2 (ha tillit til) believe, trust;jeg ~ rpa spite of all/everything; 2 sb (jf trass) defiance, spite;
den mannen I believe in/trust that man. 3 (anta, mene) obstinacy, stubbornness; i ~ in defiance/spite; pa ~
think; jeg ~dde hun var ded I thought she was dead; 4 av, til ~ for in spite of; til ~ for at hun sa det in spite of
(fele seg sikker pa) believe;jeg ~ r hva han sier I believe the fact that she said so; though she said so; til ~ for
what he says, trofast adj faithful, loyal; en ~ venn a hva de sier in spite of what they say.
faithful friend, trolig adj 1 (sannsynlig) likely; det er ~ tros|sak sb matter of faith. ~sam finm sb religious
nok it is very likely; 2 (til a tro) credible. community; (stundom) denomination.
troll sb (i eventyr) ogre, monster. troll|binde vb trosse A vb Q f trasse) defy; bid defiance to; ~ fa ­
cast a spell (up)on; spellbind. ~dom sb witchcraft, re(r) defy danger; ~ sine foreldre defy one’s parents;
sorcery; magic, ~ kjerring sb sorceress, witch. deren ~ t alle forsek pa a apne den the door defied all
~m ann sb sorcerer. attempts to open it. trossig adj (jf trassig) defiant;
trolleybuss sb trolley bus. obstinate, stubborn; B sb (grovt tau) hawser, trossig-
trolos adj faithless; (forrtedersk) treacherous, tro- het sb (jf trassighet) defiance; obstinacy, stubborn­
leshet sb faithlessness, treachery, ness.
trom le vb roll. trost sb thrush.
trom m e sb drum; han slo pa ~ he beat/played the troverdig adj 1 (trolig) credible; 2 (sannsynlig)
drum, trom m e vb drum; beat/play the drum; han ~ t credible, likely; en ~ historie a credible/likely story; 3
pa bordet medfingrene he drummed on the table with (til a stole pa) reliable, trustworthy; en ~ person a
his fingers, trom m ehinne sb eardrum. trustworthy person; et ~ vitne a reliable witness; 4
trom m el sb 1 (hage~, vei~ etc) roller; 2 (hjul, syUn­ (sannferdig) truthful, troverdighet sb credibility, re­
der) drum; 3 (terke~) spin dryer, trom m elbrem s sb liability.
drum brake; expanding brake. trubadur sb minstrel, troubadour,
trom m e|slager sb drummer. ~stikke sb drum ­ true vb threaten; han ~ t med a drepe meg he
stictrko. m pet sb trumpet; han spilte ~ he played the threatened to kill me. truende adj 1 threatening,
trumpet, trom peter se trompetist. trom petfanfare sb menacing; ~ utsikter menacing prospects; 2 (overhen-
flourish of trumpets, trom petist sb trumpeter, trom - gende) imminent; ~ fare imminent danger; 3 (illevars-
pettrsotent|asrbvtirnugmpsbethbeliarstto. the throne. ~bestigelse sb lende) ominous.
accession (to the throne), trone sb throne; hun besteg/ truffet adj, pp: fele seg ~ find that the cap fits;
kom pa tronen i 1962 she came to the Throne in 1962. stand abashed.
trone vb sit enthroned; sit in state; throne. tron|fra- tru m f sb trump; spar er ~ spades are trumps,
sigelse sb abdication. ~folge sb (order of) succes­ trum fe vb trump; play trump; ~ igjennom force
sion. ~ folger sb successor (to the Throne). ~him - through, trum fjess sb ace of trumps. ~ kort sb trump
m el sb canopy. ~kandidat, ~ pretend ent sb pre­ card.
tender (to the Throne). ~ raner, ~ rov er sb usurper. tru p p sb company, troupe; en skuespiller~ a
~stol sb throne. ~ tale sb speech from the Throne. troupe/company of actors,
trope|hjelm sb sun-helmet. ~klim a sb tropical cli­ truser sb briefs.
mate. ~ lu ft sb tropical air. tropene sbjl the tropics. trussel sb threat, menace; en ~ motfreden i Europa a
trope|regn sb tropical rain. ~sykdom sb tropical menace to the peace of Europe; hans ~ om a gjere det
disease, tropisk adj tropical. his threat to do it. trusselbrev sb threatening letter.
tropp sb troop; (bare om soldater) detachment; i trust sb trust. trust|dannelse sb trust formation.
sluttet ~ in a body, troppe vb: ~ opp show/turn up. ~ kontroll sb regulation of trusts,
troppe|revy sb parade, review. ~ sty rker sb jl (mili­ tru t sb: sette ~ pout,
tary) forces; troops, tro p p sferer sb (for guttespeidere) truten adj swollen, trutne vb swell,
scoutmaster; (forjentespeidere) captain. tru tt adv: arbeide ~ work persistently/assiduously,
tros|artikkel sb article of faith. ~bekjennelse sb trygd sb insurance, trygde vb insure. trygde|av-
creed. ~ felle sb co-religionist; politisk ~felle fellow gift sb (insurance) contribution. ~kasse sb Health
partisan. ~fellesskap sb community of religion. Insurance Office. ~prem ie, se ~avgift.
trygg adj I (omfelelsen av trygghet) securt\fele seg
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~ feel secure; 2 (sikker motfare) safe; v<ere ~ be safe; 3 spool (of thread).
(rolig) easy; ~ til sinns easy in one’s mind; en ~ sevn a trákk sb (~ing) trampling; et stadig ~ a continuous
sound sleep, trygge vb make safe; secure, trygghet coming and going, trákke vb (trampe) trample; ~ en
sb 1 safety, security; 2 (tillit) confidence, trygghets- pa tame tread/step on his/her corns\jeg har omkring
felelse sb feeling of security. i hele dag I have been on my feet all day.
trákle vb baste, tack, trákletrád sb tacking thread,
trygle vb beg, entreat, implore; de oss om ikke a trál sb trawl, trále vb trawl, tráler sb trawler,
straffe dem they begged/entreated/implored us not to trátt adv: det gar ~ it is slow going,
punish them. tsar sb czar.
tube sb tube; en ~ (med) tannkrem a tube of tooth­
trykk A sb 1 (press) pressure; handle under ~ act paste.
under pressure; 2 (vekt) stress; dette ordet har ~et pa tuberkulose sb tuberculosis, tuberkulus adj tu­
siste stavelse in this word the stress falls/is on the last berculous.
syllable; B (om boktrykk) print; pa ~ in print, trykke tue hillock, mound; (maur~) ant-hill; liten ~ kan
vb A 1 (presse) a) press; han trykte pa knappen he velte stort lass little strokes fell great oaks.
pressed a button; b) ~ noen i hdnden shake hands with tufs I adj: jeg er/feler meg (sá) ~ I am out of sorts;
somebody; (hjerteligere) press somebody’s hand; 2 II sb 1 (hdr~) tuft; 2 (pusling) manikin; 3 (dott, god-
(dytte, skyve) push; hun ble trykt opp mot veggen she was fjott) fool, weakling, tufset(e) adj dishevelled,
pushed up against the wall; 3 (klemme) pinch; skoen tuft sb site.
~r the shoe pinches; 4 (plage, tynge) lie heavy on; B tukle vb: ~ med fumble with,
tukt sb 1 discipline; 2 (straff) chastisement,
beker etc) print. punishment, tukte vb chastise; punish (severely); (~
trykkefrihet adj freedom of the press, trykkende med slag) castigate, tukthus sb prison; gaol, jail; (om
adj 1 (om varet) oppressive, close; ~ varme oppressive straffen) imprisonment with hard labour, tukthus-
heat; 2 (pinlig) awkward, uneasy; ~ taushet awkward/ fange r/? convict,
uneasy silence, trykkeri sb printing-house; printing- tulipán sb tulip.
-office. trykket adj depressed, oppressed; ~ av situa- tull sb 1 (noe sammentullet) bundle; 2 (toys) non­
sjonen he was ill at ease; ~ stemning gloomy atmo­ sense. tulle A sb baby(girl); B vb 1 ~ innfsammen
sphere. trykkfeil sb misprint, trykknapp sb 1 (til a wrap up; 2 (teyse) talk nonsense; 3 ~ seg bort get lost.
knappe med) snap, snap-fastener; 2 (til a trykke pa) tulle|bukk, ~kopp sb fool, twaddler, tullet(e) adj
push-button, trykkoker sb pressure cooker. trykk|- crazy, tulling sb fool, half-wit. tullprat sb nonsense.
saker sb koll printed matter. ~sverte sb printer’s tumle vb 1 (sjangle, vakle) tumble; han inn he
ink. trykning sb printing; boken er under ~ the book is tumbled/came tumbling in; 2 (boltre seg) gambol; de
being printed/is in the press. omkring pa plenen they gambolled on the lawn; 3 ~
trylie vb conjure. trylle|kraft sb magic power. med struggle with, tumleplass sb playground.
~kunst sb conjuring trick. ~kunstner sb conjurer, tummel sb 1 (brak, oppstyr) bustle; 2 (forvirring)
trylleri sb magic, witchcraft. trylle|slag sb: som ved turmoil.
et ~ as if by magic. ~stav sb magic wand. tumult 1 (larm, tummel) tumult; confused noise;
tryne sb snout; ~tpa engris the snout of a pig. uproar; 2 (oppstand) riot; 3 (slagsmal) scuffle,
ttrrsaeelvjb^: (~foerntynkakletthhrueda)dcaalnluees,dle, tun sb yard,
tre vb step, tread. Se for ovrig tre og tra. tundra sb tundra.
trust sb comfort, consolation; en darlig ~ a poor tung adj 1 heavy; en tung byrde/plikt/sevn a heavy
consolation; til ~ gavjeg ham en liten gave as a consola­ burden/duty/sleep; 2 (besvarlig) difficult, hard;
tion I gave him a small present, treste vb comfort;jeg arbeid hard work; det har vart en ~ tidfor dem it has
~t det hulkende bamet I comforted the sobbing child, been a difficult time for them; 3 (sorgelig) hard, sad;
trestesles adj 1 (utrestelig) disconsolate, inconsol­ en ~ skjebne a hard fate.
able; 2 (trist) bleak, dreary; et ~ landskap a bleak/ tunge sb tongue; han rakte ~ til heme he put out his
dreary countryside; 3 (hdples) hopeless; en ~ situasjon tongue at her. tunge|bánd sb fraenum, frenum; vare
a hopeless situation. godt skaretfor ~et have the gift of the gab. ~ferdighet
ttrro0tynees,btr(0utntdeetrc*)sevetrset;tnuel,l~trewttoeotcl.en vest, sb glibness, volubility. ~mál sb language. ~spiss sb
tra A adj (harsk) rancid; B vb (jf tre B og trakke) tip of the tongue. ~tale sb gift of the tongues.
step, tread; ~ noen pa tame step/tread on somebody’s nestsunogf |hhe0arrtinagd.j hard of hearing. ~h i0nrdtuhsettrys.b hard­
corns; han tro/tradde pa en stein he stepped/trod on a ~ind ustri sb heavy ~lynt
stone; hun tro/tradde feil she stumbled/took a false adj melancholy. ~nem adj dull, slow. ~pustet adj
step, trabil sb pedal car. short-winded. ~sindig adj melancholy. ~sinn sb
trad sb thread; (metall~) wire; en tykk/tynn ~ a melancholy, sadness, tungtveiende adj weighty; ~
thick/thin thread; han mistet ~en i talen sin he lost the grunner weighty reasons. tung|vekt sb heavyweight.
thread of his speech; trekke i ~ene pull (the) wires, ~vinn, ~vint adj cumbersome, clumsy.
tradjlus adj wireless. ~snelle sb (cotton) reel; US

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tunnel sb tunnel, tunnelbane sb tube; under­ tve|egget adj double-edged. ~kamp sb duel;
ground (railway); tube; US subway, single combat.
tverke sb: komme pa ~ for be inconvenient to.
tupere vb backcomb, tverr adj 1 (gretten) cross, sullen; 2 (vrang) stub­
tupp sb tip. born, unwilling, tverrhet sb sulkiness, surliness;
tur sb 1 (spaser~) walk; de gikk en ~ they went for a (vranghet) ~csonnittrtarsibnecsrso,stsv-seencjtiloigng; eir~ssbni(titfointbsaelclmtioanl).
walk; 2 (utflukt) excursion; med niste) picnic; 3 crossbar.
(reise) journey, trip; (til sjes) voyage; 4 (bil~) drive; ~stanse vb stop dead/short. ~sum sb sum of the
(lengre ~) tour, trip; vi kjerte en ~ we went for a drive; digits, tvers adv: ~ igjennom straight/right through;
5 (sykkel~) ride; (lengre ~) cycling tour\jeg syklet en ~ over right/straight across; pa ~ crosswise; pa kryss
~ I went for a (bicycle) ride; 6 (~ til a gjere noe) turn; og ~ in all directions, tvert 1 adv: ~ imot/om on the
etter ~ by turns; in turn; ventepa ~ wait one’s turn, contrary; 2 (prep) contrary to; contrary to my expec­
turban sb turban, tations.
turbin sb turbine, tvetydig adj 1 (dobbelttydig) ambiguous; 2 (uan-
ture vb booze, stendig) suggestive, tvetydighet sb ambiguity; (uan-
turgjenger sb hiker. stendighet) double entendre,
turisme sb tourism, turist sb tourist. turist|byra tvi! interj phew!
sb travel/tourist agency. ~sesong sb tourist season. tvil sb doubt; det er ingen ~ om at de er reist there is
~trafikki^ tourism; tourist trade/traffic, no doubt that they have left; ingen ~ om det no doubt
turkis adj, sb turquoise. about it; i ~ in doubt; uten ~ without doubt, tvile vb
turn sb gymnastics, turnapparat sb gym appar­ doubt; jeg ~r pa hennes arlighet I doubt her honesty;
atus. turne vb do gymnastics. jeg ~r pa om han er sterk nok I doubt if he is strong
turne sb tour; pa ~ on tour; truppen erpa ~ i provin- enough, tvilende adj 1 (somfeler tvil) doubting; (som
sen the company is touring the provinces, rommer eller gir uttiykkfor tvil) doubtful; et ~ tone/all a
turner sb gymnast. doubtful tone, tviler sb doubter.
tumere vb (dra pa ~) tour, tumering sb tourna­ tvilling sb twin. tvilling|bror sb twin brother.
ment. turn|forening sb gymnastics club. ~hall ~par sb pair of twins. ~vogn sb twin pram.
sb gymnasium, tvil|radig adj in doubt; in two minds. ~som adj
turnips sb turnip, doubtful;^Wm/ ~som very doubtful, tvilstilfelle sb: i
turnsko sb gym shoe, ~ in case ofdoubt.
tur-retur-billett sb return ticket, tvinge vb force, compel; han tvang seg til a smile he
turteldue sb turtle-dove. fnoorcoende hciamnsceolfmtopeslmmilee;toindgoenit.kaSne ~ogmsaegtvtuinl gaegnj.etrveidne-t
tusen tailord a thousand; mange ~ mennesker many gende adj compelling; ~ nedvendig urgent,
thousand people; thousands of people; Tusen og en ttvviisntnsebvAb twine, twist, wind.
natt Arabian Nights. tusen|fryd sb daisy. ~kunst- (bomulls~) cotton waste; B (strid) con­
ner sb 1 (altmuligmann) Jack of all trades; 2 (trylle- flict, dispute. tviste|mal sb dispute. ~punkt sb point
kunstner) conjurer. ~vis adv in thousands; by the at issue; point in dispute, tvistighet sb dispute.
thousand. tusen|ar sb millenium. ~arig adj a thou­ tvungen adj 1 (pliktig, pabudt) compulsory; ~ ver-
sand years old. ~arsrike sb millenium. neplikt compulsory military service; (ogsa) conscrip­
tusj sb Indian ink. tion; national service; 2 (patvunget) enforced; 3 (una-
tusle vb (pusle) potter; (om lyd) rustle, tuslet(e) adj turlig) forced; en ~ latter a. forced laugh,
small and weak, tusling sb weakling. tvaere ut vb drag out.
tusmerk adj dim, dusky, tusmerke sb dusk, twi­ ty til vb 1 (gripe til) fall back on; resort to; have
light. recourse to; 2 (soke tilflukt hos) take refuge with.
tusset(e) adj crazy. tyde vb (tolke) interpret; ~ pa indicate, suggest, ty-
tust sb (har~) wisp (of hair), tuste vb (floke) delig 1 adj clear, distinct; evident; det er ~ nok that is
tangle, tustet(e) adj dishevelled. clear enough; en ~ forestilling om a clear idea of; 2 adv
tut sb A (pa kanne etc) spout; B (ul) howl; (av clearly, distinctly; here/snakke ~ hear/speak dis­
dampfleyte etc) hoot, tute vb 1 (ule) howl; 2 (om bil- tinctly; jeg husker ~ at I distinctly remember that;
hom, sirene, ugle etc) hoot; han ~ t med hornet he hooted; skrive ~ write clearly, tydelighet med all (enskelig) ~
3 (grate) cry. so as to leave no room for doubt, tydeligvis adv
tu tti^ (kremmerhus) cornet. clearly, evidently, obviously, evidently,
tvang sb compulsion; han brukte/evde ~ mot dem he tyfus sb typhoid fever.
used force/compulsion against them; under ~ under tygge vb chew; ~ maten godt chew one’s food well;
compulsion, tvangfri adj (uformell) informal. ~ pa chew at. tyggegummi sb chewing-gum.
tvangs|arbeid sb hard labour. ~auksjon sb forced tykk adj thick; (om person ogsa) fat, stout; plump;
sale. ~forestilling se ~tanke. ~situasjon sb situa­ en ~ bok/vegg a thick book/wall; han ble ~ he got fat;
tion that leaves no choice; (ofte) emergency. ~tanke
sb obsession. ~tr0ye sb strait-jacket.

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he grew stout, tykkelse sb thickness, tykkfallen adj ~lunne. ~stokk sb log. ~velte se ~lunne. temre vb
plump, tykksak sb fatty, tub. tykktarm sb large put up; make.
intestine; colon, tykne vb thicken, tykning sb tenne sb barrel, cask. t0nne|b and sb hoop. ~ sta v
thicket. sb barrel stave.
tttyyylllflletsbsvbbtud(lohleze.lelne), pour; ~ i seg gulp/pour down, dt0ryrt0korenkIesssebblf;ddrrhyouiunngg~h;tt;hdeIenIgvveabteo1pklpe(ebtmliile/g~j(osirnehea)tnovgned) up to dry.
dry; ~ seg
varmen she
tyne vb 1 (plage) torment; 2 (drepe) kill. dried her wet clothes before the fire; 2 (torke av) wipe;
tyngd(e) sb 1 (tunghet) heaviness; 2 (vekt) weight. han blodet av ansiktet he wiped the blood off his face;
tyngde|kraft sb (force of) gravity; gravitation. hun ~t seg om/under nesen she wiped her nose; jeg ~t
~punkt sb centre of gravity, tynge vb be heavy; (av) fottene pa matten I wiped my feet on the mat; 3 ~
weigh down; weigh heavy/heavily; (fig ogsa) oppress; opp wipe/mop inugp.stta0nrdk.e|plass sb drying place/yard.
av sorg weighed down with sorrow, tyngsel sb 1 ~stativ sb dry
(byrde) burden; 2 (nedstemthet) dejection, depression. stoamottk00mrmehknislscebotsultblruidnr(e.nh;;at~0lesnr~unh)teatsrucvdrabnr~:f;o~au(htti.oonudnge(~hg)ajohtbeil;akdhesaycnsa)troftk.ursnin
tynn adj 1 thin; (slank) slender, slim; en ~ gren a ~ he
thin branch; 2 (om drikk etc: motsatt sterk) weak; ~ in; ~
kaffe weak cofTee. tynne vb thin; ~ ut thin out. tynn|-
kledd adj lightly/thinly dressed, '-slitt adj worn tortt0kirlim1a adj dry; (regnfattig) arid; ~ ved dry wood;
thin. ~tarm sb small intestine. dry/arid climate; tort veer dry weather; ha
type sb type; menn av bans ~ men of his type, ty- sitt pa det ~e be on the safe side; 2 adv (tort) dryly;
pisk adj typical; det er ~ forhenne it it typical of her; en svare tort answer dryly. itc0er. r~|dleogkgkesbvbddryradino;cfkig. ~fisk
~ engelskmann a typical Englishman. sb stockfish. ~is sb dry make
typograf sb typographer, printer, typografisk adj dry. ~lendt adj dry. ~melk sb dried milk; milk
typographical). powder. ~skodd adj dry-shod. t0rrvittig adj: veere ~
tyrtaynrnayn,ntsybratynrnainste;r(ei dvebt stymraanisneiezre) ;bu(illyd,ettysrmaannisieesrb) have a dry sense of humour.
t0rst 1 adj thirsty; man blir ~ av det it makes one
bully, tyrannisk adj tyrannical. thirsty; 2 sb thirst; han slokket ~en he quenched/satis­
tyre|fekter sb bullfighter. ~fekting sb bull­ fied his thirst; vi led alle av ~ we all suffered from
fighting. thirst. td0er~s/teett1ersbol=thetoyrsw12e;re2tvhbirs(vteienrge torst) be thirsty;
tyss! interj hush! tysse vb hush; ~ pa ask to be thirst; for beer.
quiet; cry hush to. tyst adj hushed, silent, tyste vb ttttt0000wysvvaasdsebsdbrbl(senlboroI.sntahts0(kaektwvnlieges.eterk().veit)nc0nalvoedet)jhstveiablsrl;ytt,a,2lhnkuos(nnssostyeon.nfsfse)incscaell.o. tth0,v
inform, squeal, tyster sb informer, squealer, ekopp
tyte vb (sive) ooze, seep, sb fabric;
tyttebaer sb mountain cranberry,
tyv sb tthyiveef;|ba(inndnberusdbds~ga) ngburogflatrh, ietvyevsa. kt~iggoaddsj
thievish. (woven) material; stuff; en ~bit a piece of material/
sb koll stolen goods, tyveri sb theft. tyv|perm, fabric/cloth.
~start(e), ~trene se tjuv-. lat0sytiec vb stretch; draw out; ~ seg stretch. t0yelig adj
taere vb 1 (om rust etc) corrode; 2 (uttrykk) ~ paka- e ;^ flexible.
pitalen eat into one’s capital; ~ pa kreftene sap/tax t0yle 1 sb (tomme) rein; gi frie ~r give the rein(s)
one’s strength; ~s hen waste away, taering sb (tuberku- to; han slapp ~ne he dropped/let go the rein(s); holde i
lose) consumption. strarhme toyler keep a tight rein on; 2 vb bridle, curb.
tttooedfvfdbeetvhlbaswb(:o;mi~kkmoepoeptnotrh~)awcnho,ut ga;jobtatoerntittlea,v sted the boat td0isysloel^ult0es; adj (ubehersket) unrestrained; (utsvevende)
~ lidenskap unrestrained passion; de levde et
~t liv they led a dissolute life. t0ylesl0shet sb lack of
chugged along. restraint; dissoluteness.
teffel sb slipper; veere under ~en be henpecked, tef- bott0tey,s sb onpopnsesbnstew. atd0dylseer. vb talk nonsen sseil.lyt,0ynsoen|-­
felhelt sb henpecked husband. ~k t0yset(e) adj
telper sb boor, tolperaktig adj boorish, sensical.
temme A sb (styrereim) rein; holde i ~ keep in t0yte sb tart, hussy.
check; B vb (motsatt avfylle) empty; han tomtefiasken ta sb toe; de gikk/listet seg pa ~ they walked on tip­
he emptied the bottle; salen tomtes the hall emptied. toe; han tradte henne pa teerne he trod on her toes/fig
temmer sb timber, temmeijfleter sb floater, rafts­ corns (jf tra B ); lettpa ~ light-footed.
man. fleting sb floating, rafting. ~flate sb raft. take sb fog; (takedis) mist, haze. take|banke sb fog
~hugger sb lumberjack, woodcutter. ~hugst sb fel­ bank. ~legge vbfig obscure; ~leggefakta/kjensgjemin-
ling, woodcutting. ~hytte sb log cabin. ~lunne sb gene obscure the facts. ~lur sb fog-horn, taket(e) adj
pile of timber. ~mann sb carpenter. ~menn sb: ha foggy; (lettere) misty; (diset) hazy; fig hazy; ~ veer
~menn be hungover; have a hangover. ~stabel se foggy/misty weather.

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tal sb: gi ~ be patient; sla seg til (med) resign
dighetsprove sb trial of one’s patience, talsom adj
oneself (to); be content with, tale sb 1 (holde ut) bear, tolerant, talsom het sb tolerance.
suffer; endure; he suffered hardships without com­
plaining; jeg ~ r ikke (kan ikke ~) den fyren I cannot tape sb fool, tapelig adj 1 a) (dum) foolish, silly;
bear that fellow; smerten var nesten mer enn hun kunne ~ stupid; han var sa ~ at han lep sin vei he was foolish
the pain was almost more than she could bear/ enough to run away; b) (som adv) foolishly, stupidly;
endure; 2 (ikke ta skade av) stand; ~ r du denne kulden? han oppferte seg ~ (ogsa) he made a fool of himself; 2
can you stand this cold? 3 (finne seg i) put up with; vi (meningsles) absurd, tapelighet sb foolishness, silli­
matte ~ mye we had to put up with a good deal; 4 (om ness; stupidity.
mat etc) jeg ~ r ikke kaffe coffee does not agree with
me. tar sb drop; ta (seg) en ~ over torsten have a drop too
much, tare sb tear; jeg fk k ~r i gynene my eyes filled
talelig, talig adj (ikke verst) passable; so-so. with tears.
talm od se talmodighet. talm odig adj, adv patient;
en ~ sykepleier a patient nurse; ban bar sin sykdom ~ he tarn sb tower; (mindre ~) turret; (kirke~, spir)
bore his illness patiently, talm odighet sb patience; steeple; (~ isjakk) rook, castle,
hun mistet ~en med bamet she lost patience with the
child; min ~ erforbi my patience is at an end. talmo- tarne vb: ~ seg opp rise, tower,
taspiss sb tip of the toe; pa ~ene on tiptoe.
tate|flaske sb feeding bottle. ~sm okk sb (rubber)
nipple; (narresmokk) comforter.

u

u (bokstaven) u. hetserklaering sb declaration of independence, uav-
uaktet 1 konj (al)though; 2 prep in spite of. uakt- hentet adj (om postsending etc) unclaimed, uavkortet
som adj negligent; drap negligent homicide, uakt- adj unabridged, uavlatelig adj (stadig) constant,
som het sb negligence; grov ~ gross negligence. continual, uavsettelig adj irremovable, uavvende-
ualm innelig adj uncommon, unusual; excep­ lig adj inescapable, inevitable.
ltiiogunaaadln.jfe1k(tuegtjeanddjruivnemligo)veirdr,efuuntacbolnec;e2rne(udl,asutealnigg)riiprree-­ unushbaavleann,se usbbarimmbhajlearntcige, uadbjarbmeerrtcialedsjs,unsphitailveesds;,
proachable. uanm eldt adj unannounced, uanselig ccrruueellt,y.ubarm hertighet mercilessness, pitilessness;
adj (ubetydelig) insignificant, uansett adv, prep irres­
pective of; without regard to; ~ hva som hender no m at­ ubearbeidet adj raw, crude, ubebodd adj unin­
ter what may happen, uanstendig adj 1 (upassende) habited; (om hus ogsa) unoccupied, ubeboelig adj
improper; 2 (usemmelig) indecent, uanstendighet sb uninhabitable, ubedt adj unbidden, uninvited; han
impropriety; indecency; (slibrighet) obscenity, uan- kom ~ he came uninvited, ubegavet adj unintelli­
strengt adj effortless, uansvarlig adj irresponsible, guebnetg. ruipbeelgirgenasdej tinacdoj mbopurenhdelensssi,bluen, liumbietehda,g insbfindities,­
uansvarlighet sb irresponsibility, uantakelig adj like, distaste, ubehagelig adj 1 (utiltalende, uvenniig)
unacceptable. disagreeable, unpleasant; de var mot meg they were
uappetittelig adj unappetizing; (motbydelig) dis­ unpleasant to me; 2 (ubekvem) uncomfortable, ube-
gusting, repulsive. hagelighet sb unpleasantness; ~er trouble; jeg jikk
uatskillelig adj inseparable; ~e venner inseparable ~erfor det I got into trouble over it. ubehersket adj:
friends. bli ~ lose one’s self-control; han er sa ~ he has no self-
uavbrutt adj 1 (uten avbrytelse) continuous; (uopp- -control. ubehjelpelig adj awkward, clumsy, ube-
herlig) incessant; (som adv) incessantly; han snakker ~ hjelpelighet sb awkwardness, clumsiness, ubehov-
om seg selv he speaks incessantly about himself; vi ar- let adj boorish, rude, unmannered. ubekvem adj
beidet ~ i 6 timer we worked for six hours without a uncomfortable, ubekym ret adj unconcerned; han er
break; 2 (stadig gjentatt) continual, uavgjort adj ~ forfremtiden he is unconcerned about/for the future;
undecided, unsettled; ~ kamp draw, tie; de spilte ~ 2-2 he does not worry about the future, ubeleilig adj
they drew 2-2; kampen endte ~ the game ended in a inconvenient, ubem erket adj unnoticed, unob­
draw, uavhengig adj independent; ~ av independent se rv e d ;/^ en ~ tilvarelse live in obscurity, ubem er-
of; en ~ stat an independent state, uavhengighet sb kethet sb obscurity, ubendig adj indomitable,
independence; (stundom) autonomy, uavhengig- uncontrollable, uberegnelig adj unpredictable; en ~

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faktor (ogsa) a dark horse, uberegnelighet sb capri­ ueffent adj: ikke sa ~ not (half) bad. uegennytte
sb disinterestedness, unselfishness, uegennyttig adj
cuiboeursneerstsa.duj b1eurnettotiugcehteda,djviurngjiuns.tified, unwarranted. disinterested, unselfish, uegnet adj unsuited; ~ til
unfit for. uekte adj 1 (kunstig) artificial; imitation,
ubeseiret adj unconquered, undefeated, ubesin- sham; 2 (om falsum) false, spurious; 3 (unaturlig)
dig adj hasty, rash, ubesindighet sb rashness, ube- affected, artificial; 4 ~ bam illegitimate child, uende-
skjeden adj immoderate; (frekk iseer) immodest, lig adj, adv 1 infinite; ~ liten infinitely small; 2 (over-
ubeskrivelig adj indescribable; adv indescribably; ~ ordentlig stor ogsa) immense; 3 (endeles) endless,
komisk indescribably comic, ubeskyttet adj unpro­ unending; 4 i det uendelige indefinitely, for ever; end­
tected, unsheltered, ubeslektet adj unrelated, ube- lessly. uendelighet sb infinity, endlessness, uendret
sluttsom adj irresolute, ubestem m elig adj: ~ alder adj unchanged, unaltered, uengasjert adj uncom­
uncertain/indeterminate age; en ~ felelse a vague/ mitted, uninvolved; disinterested, uenig adj: bli/veere
undefinable feeling, ubestem t adj 1 indefinite; ~ ~ disagree; det erjeg ~ med deg i 1 disagree with you
artikkel/pronomen indefinite article/pronoun; pa ~ tid on that point; selv gode venner blir/er av og til ~e even
indefinitely; 2 (ubesluttsom) undecided, irresolute, good friends sometimes disagree; to ~e brodre two
ubestikkelig adj incorruptible, ubestikkelighet sb brothers who cannot agree, uenighet sb disagree­
incorruptibility, ubestridelig adj incontestable, ment; (strid ogsa) quarrel, uensartet adj heterogen­
unquestionable, ubestridt adj unchallenged, ube- eous. uensartethet sb heterogeneity, uerfaren adj
svart adj unanswered, ubesorgelig adj (om postsen­ inexperienced, uerfarenhet sb inexperience, uer-
ding etc) undeliverable, ubesorget adj undelivered, stattelig adj irreplaceable, irretrievable; (fig ogsa)
ubetalelig adj invaluable; (ogsa fig) priceless, ube- irreparable.
tenksom adj 1 (uten omtanke) thoughtless; 2 (hensyns-
les) inconsiderate; 3 (overilt) rash, ubetenksom het ufaglaert adj unskilled; ~ arbeidskraft unskilled
sb thoughtlessness; rashness, ubetinget adj 1 (uforbe- labour, ufarbar adj impassable, ufarlig adj harm ­
holden) unqualified, implicit; ~ lydighet implicit less; safe, ufattelig adj incomprehensible, inconceiv­
obedience; ~ ros unqualified praise; 2 (absolutt) abso­ able. ufeilbar(lig) adj infallible; (om middel ogsa)
lute; en ~ nedvendighet an absolute necessity, ubety- unfailing, uferdig adj unfinished; fig incomplete;
delig adj insignificant, inconsiderable; unimportant; crude, rough, uff! interj oh! ugh! uffe seg vb com­
en ~ by an insignificant town; et ~ antall an incon­ plain, groan, ufin adj tactless; coarse, rude; vulgar,
siderable number, ubetydelighet sb trifle, ubevege- ufinhet sb tactlessness; coarseness, rudeness; bad
lig adj 1 (om ting som ikke kan rore seg ellerflyttes) im­ taste, uflaks sb bad/rotten luck, uflidd adj messy,
movable; 2 (om ting som i eyeblikket ikke beveger seg) unkempt.
motionless, immovable, ubevisst adj unconscious,
ubevoktet adj unguarded; i et ~ eyeblikk in an un­ uforanderlig adj unchangeable; unalterable; con­
guarded moment. stant, invariable, uforanderlighet sb unalterable­
ness; invariability, uforandret adj unchanged, unal­
ublid adj harsh, rough; unkind; en ~ skjebne a tered. uforbederlig adj incorrigible, uforbeholden
hard/unkind fate, ublodig adj bloodless, ublu adj: ~ adj unqualified, unreserved, uforberedt adj unpre­
pris exorbitant price, ubotelig adj: ~ skade irrepar­ pared. ufordelaktig adj disadvantageous, unfavour­
able damage, ubrukbar, ubrukelig adj useless; unfit able; (om handel) unprofitable; en ~ stilling an unfa­
for use; unserviceable; gjere ~ render useless, ubrutt vourable position; gjore seg ~ bemerket attract (unfa­
adj unbroken, intact, ubuden adj: en ~ gjest an unin­ vourable) attention, ufordervet adj uncorrupted,
vited guest; an intruder, ub ennhorlig adj implac­ unspoiled, ufordragelig adj intolerable, unbearable,
able, inexorable, ubat sb submarine. ufordragelighet sb intolerableness, ufordeyd adj
undigested, ufordayelig adj indigestible, uforen(e)-
udannet adj 1 (kunnskapslos) uneducated; 2 (uopp- lig adj incompatible, inconsistent; irreconcilable,
dragen) rude; ill-bred, ill-mannered, udefinerbar adj fuefrodrefat laskdjetfeaadrjleussn,adinutlrteepriadte, du;fgoernfeurindee,thpeutres,buffeoarr-­
indefinable, udekket adj 1 uncovered; (i fotball etc) lessness, intrepidity, uforgjengelig adj imperish­
unmarked; 2 (ubetalt) unpaid, udelelig adj indivis­ able; everlasting; (udedelig) immortal, undying,
ible. udelt adj undivided; (hel) entire, udem okra- uforgjengelighet sb imperishableness; (udedelighet)
tisk adj undemocratic, udiplom atisk adj undiplo­ immortality, uforglem m elig adj unforgettable,
matic. ud isiplinert adj undisciplined, udiskutabel uforholdsm essig adj, adv disproportionate (ly).
adj indisputable, udram atisk adj undramatic. uforklarlig adj inexplicable, uforkortet adj un­
ud rey adj uneconomical, udugelig adj incapable, abridged. uforlikt adj: veere ~ disagree, differ.
incompetent; ~ til unfit for. udugelighet sb incapa­
bility, incompetence, udyktig adj incompetent, uform elig adj formless, shapeless, uform elighet
udyktighet sb incompetence, ud yr sb (om menneske) sb shapelessness, uform ell adj informal, uform ins-
brute, monster, udyrkbar adj uncultivable. udyrket ket adj undiminished; (usvekket) unabated, ufornuft
adj uncultivated, ud edeligadj immortal, undying; ~ sb foolishness, folly; unreasonableness, uforauftig
ry immortal/undying fame, udedelighet sb im­ adj foolish; unreasonable, unwise, uforpliktende adj
mortality. udad sb atrocity, misdeed.
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uforrettet ukevis

non-committal, uforrettet adj: med ~ sak without in disfavour with the general; 2 (skade) prejudice; til
uhafovirnsgikaticgcoamdjpli(sshomed one’s object; without success, ~ fo rsissotsetre,reungtountshteigpraedjjuduincfeavoofutrhaeble(h, eur,gyhlisd,igthaedirj
ikke passer seg, ser seg for etc) etc)
gicsrfuaaasu(nouoeattbddffaycgondrjjlooeeadselreurriail.uern,ssnetn)e)thjdksudidelnosueeyifuiinneugnsfoflnseettosddrsuasna;ariast,sprdssdsdo,bcpij(jkaujbnersrduafelkuiedleujmofmejinc,e,ogntruiddp,uamrschineeesnttofessduiarkoeemvlettefnexatruersoshpssdcvmr,e)brterubeirasetgmsuvdaciiehamnbe,kalebesadslritunpbltegedyi,endgl,ljmaa,emauihiducsnudmpufesajnegjnoa;ftbprr;wuitoriuimuhtnsls(firedieubsoifpsptdneeltbyueneui,,nte,cizkdeldtncu,izelf,tuegcelonflinea,ufouoakgodutasfdlfri,io;tobidroujsinmsjloihrrtseuntss,)us(oai,nsvuentslnouuytdentaprrldteafnfreirleooleasrclsantihedcsarresdtgb---;;t-,,,j eiunsgtvuyya.hlliudeddhi,geevhrlobleiitrdges; bdaederiknjllivdagairsleaihdd~oijtniydenescctu,laruarehb eliend,veuarlhliideg/lhndueigltl saabdnjddi1svh(osoiodnm,­
ukvikelhaklleegylekhllkiasegrbt))h1ubenballfdaom;dretelundunc~saket;geb)ee, tguuy~nnhnleauellcspdkeiieygac,vebuiasondfsaubbdcavecdgeuislnnusfnfcouiknrl;t;gu2;2n3a(ut(eil(kyblkykee-,-
kaa(sebcj)cleeila,decleiicgnni)ted,xeupnuneth;idnehihmeainnbmti,vteeautdrh,auidtluedjfheouetrnnahesdatijkm~tipsmhmeepreeamdrsts,eiiatgulw,naruiedtnhsjbt/rhuiaaanisdnssueeaiddtn;,­
uuudulwvhliiccizinoiao-hghhegeesshsuu)tyudiimatrrnjra;,gnmdstetaddebeugi;2iljtsosprneay2mkseauucr1b.tytsnossom(.bua,ewimma(nldnoulhdsueaojfu1isjhtevorfhrntpsarforuvorsy)i(harlitnfslgtkaisnerteiircglhglbeitrteruihygyeehnl,n,aee,d;,hag1du,dcs,sreeu3ujkhthe)atlhdejhiyyud(enossoduj,uuhrlebam,fpbllmhyhugl)i.eiuiiguogrdmhngsnihguiailmokabipeodeghamudhlonr,,)bdejsjrlepiej,o,aeihdsmttemrnrosiekiu;dsmoionsrhlncebrnree2poiidmeassafstom;fytrsdtdo(rlie,tijajtilfouurnrttodar;unehisgujrsdu,is,o3t,tndju,,nbureienuhs1uums(unsntutnytdeshhaersmb(cgm,eunuesyyeai;;necnathegrfnhentiiblanddgnenlsiosgtliitgiegdyheceasers)--,,,,,,­-­-­
cuunmfosretasneecnes; /e~xepeonmssetse.ndiughfeoterrv/uatrgeifntedreunafdovrese(uevnencteirt)­
kadquursupueiii-bnmenmrdtonuelneffgegegjruuemnuleaiepa~;tnniunluxedreffgekg;edrtrnfkupncarteaeesiafifhaeneattlrg(snlegr,vblal.escs,d;ecltnelsduteaoijiesautea:.cnnoj,itnur;fvdsdrgavndohesseiduulj(lfiuabarn,yltheradenftoirlifhe;)tun,,nui~bdyuamaems(ulcauofdsesbbbultmoeidnbfvrekfilonlfrsns:mjeilbererelobvnesgctui,istais)vhpogamdmnsdrrtkuiluaigi,luarmiliireetneeknmdlgsdflrbfutialefnjauheho,ee,sgida,febenil,,fn)em~jebsreniueuuiatluoucruisshaifmnpgtfkdthnfmssofedreayaalubi,erideejerasdt,nigdlises,ldbgbvjndiltasis,nttnesusauabgif,iddrsonsstlsersryfjielibkeraiaetrltusrnimieguitnnbdiraigniofdnfnthas(dljldbpuigeniokesi,xkietltiea,lreamlmyeieigeclsteridnvlnd;kgdbfolnhjspeseufey,)lsobntnieayenscnt.i;tdmdrbiestniewttlatn.ivaiasirlsvispotasivatamlcesiaol.ebmzpnrbkao,,ib,;lyt,eeullnuyiilio,euustsnfendu;(n.it,fcnnrszume;cftehfatffuairougrnreenihviereiafemlleiedaygneriedl~fflln-)-i;-,,tt­­­j­
ende) unheard of; det er ~ a t... it is unheard of th a t...;
2uiutuishnnntnnetac(chuacysoeenahoilnrdnmgaiectgeldiemolbnyseinlkota,nteadkidng,ufbeejieihulomfsediauaher,n,srrnraeei,tdnndsuuditdtsneautittatscdriehhlpblojereiaulnlgemnitstu,hagerdnbageugaid)lutdeidrinmse;cuijbhpntnuueoeteuhdinnatfnlet,qwriiawaegdukidr,ieeduee,ls;ldilautdmiiydgudohi,njeonieemcataydssudbiestoimmjlim.getdspeb1t,eeaaleuliglriigdpmsigtemoampbmoaaaeleddetd~r-­j,,jj
adj unmarried, single; ~ mann (ogsa) bachelor; han er
~unuiroggrheumjjveeegoinsijmscienkanuoobtdnimmlgemri,ffavaeodrerrjrulllioiiigegggpdjhea/aqsenadiutkdnjejjgs,eilbrneuriem/ngaifemjupebltrpinaaagbrcncahltoeciecm,taliaodcubsrja.ilgbkejl,tieerinngreuekhcsnaeoswlt,gloesnbrulikizgogaajpbbeaallneecd-,.j­ vious, insusceptible, proof; ~ forfomuft impervious to
srimecaemspotuinbn;iel~,ityufo;imr iromotstmainkusneuilstiycg,ehpetutibislnbenitsmokprfelearntvtkeioeryut;sn2aeds(jsi,muminnusrnue)­­
sauiumtbnirnsiipcnotrtetleeeurgdretne,essa/asutbbeanlsdnero,,etlsuutaturiedisi;cjnot~enluedftrnraitikhneeatpteldiourjgewnhsureteenirns.titgnrs,iscubutlueaidnitinenmldtiteb;parekreer(eetsgyllsnei;egka~rbtoimlgisaaatayddk),tjj
ity. ugjennomtrengelig adj impenetrable, imper­
-amvdbioioluuseuedgg.rse,j.lueeemgdrns,jabeeloreoulafiwatdgrcjla;taugoddnerje,w;timmicelrrlipiismnuocggsrelsle,eyiarb,unliretge,,mjluuieomcrsgentpjaneirnnastthgctlfyetsri,rmcieuaaabigdsnljjeens.iornmnshbieonsegmpviisiltsb-­­
duneenlsucisnoj;gevveruornneudeagq.dhujna1elsusdn,ies2vtreiinbn;uerqtoiuouangl,hit;yu2,jeu(vujnloihkr)deetutnsbeaqd1uj aeull;ne~kevfuoennr-­­
cublehigscuisuie,dgfderbeu,erlnseiwfsgwoehisuenbendgtdkw. eisuelbdlege,drli.,meusuupgegigutertrdtaeyueds,nlsjinu|gfdnrerogteawopdadnjedlejirdni,mgeu~rspposmio,uoninuud;dsgd,dleuiessunlslni;sskgtbebodshadb.selyer1,­­ sel~(bihagvvruietwakshrddeeeajaed,dskg.vba)l:ydwwvi ee~(wemevkekia;esdgkoaflamoyyzr..iewn~uneekl)e0e.kn|sp~nt.ieddnsabignge(awrsewbsebekedwlkyae)yoewkr olsayfog.aetlsuhl,oekuwekw|abenelnecaketd-;.
disfavour, displeasure; han var i ~ hos generalen he was

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uoukutjekonjfenanelnllierglehicgeotgansdbijt:ioufonnr,raeucnokdgrjeentnizttailabdl~ej;ucgnhjkoanrneogwe~dn,dbiuesgnyufoainsmde,/­ wseonoutuuuu;lnllllfvtyvyds<rk.daelsrak~|ebfsier~imbo.wsdl~amobeirluostfi.ttc1nndougaairalsedcddvoc,jjseb,ibudd|efliyeswltsbon,rsoaktoul;mukfnlycldaatsuendrrbtabicinvg.eepeir,hao.cehuleketltnys.odbdtf~idgweilnsyooald~bdvjeedstdsh.biiees~noruechbleeith.rdasaibs­­
deimlnieauur~rdlk;idglm~yaee,arsdotetmjarudbgrajlibvaiepm1dlis;ceet(lrued3usrisnesi,(fguabi)trmyyrdehiaelpanilrzaiogyru)a;nscukhb2rnalrouob(wruloremnneddmi,vneageissnskt;dee)iers,ttcibunlikolcdultea;dnay4v-,
(vag) hazy, vague; 5 (vanskelig a forsta) obscure; 6 abneeancacnidaecnct;id2en(tm; ehranomomfaktotemndveed~e)n ~ he was 3kil(luehdeliln)
disaster;
-(hfoeravdirerdet;)7 confused; (om pasient) udkellairrihoeust ,sbldigihmt-­ ubbealyednklkuhecelkri;gmmaidsisjffo1orrtuutunnnheea;;p4pdye(tm; heotatg~ravnliagvr)taanhdeuvnnenrehssaitp~yp,ytthrlaoiftue;bhjleaegs,
ryke ~ med fall out with,
ness, haziness; indistinctness; obscurity; vagueness;
conufkulseiodne.lig adj unbecoming, uklok adj imprudent, fsvpmuuaaruuuoeaiclinlnttrlkailrycoeyuuhspurriken.smaml~cldeyreeukpnteaiuaallaspsnesybovinstlkatygkvbttlyat;eelsk,lnsrkiaibye,aieUgntdkrn;ud,dsr)jSuesaeeljutuiymwdtslrnchurj|kuauaIarsbaeecdnecnklkolyutawticeacpleacsaeduimeanala2hdgrhbs.isics.deegaidklatte~denuivury.ta;n,eo;tfmnip-sduudushauphteasdotgtraos,3kojaowgatlpbosdfejcnnploastvceenbu(rtys1adriaudasnd.udlohea(od;aeljnpe~edebn/mdnuluefjtttidetoortntrinsoies.talsurhg.sodfrotgmaot)ameueudnid~lepdnlc;ivl.jdltpf,ysae;eeotuyts~dnunae~2rn.ts.ednl~sbbufpywitpiogenh(,rkramshretloo.ctraeeoyeuuffircnagninenn~istrdeudtkatngahtfiteebtdeosaean~laadprssed,ttin)bb,-,,­ttj v
lukuduusuiwenannekikkocrlgwuubluvartmoihlrulbgaieraesaersltllhgaeaeenbtiitd,efkg(clsgshieyjttabsbuo,o).abe:okwldwsulsarudbebjl~ntlcros,,kokci;1kfnhyaionuondosoddnbgnrkvefkjworg,tdoasiiramaonlkiuodmuiprgglinlkianlelstlgpibearqt;ksa.oieldibbkuidelcne~,gliajtketinkltys,m,ipuoauef,auiunurpnledalikstkrceudjgnkutuhouk,tciidelulnareriltecldaiuct,eilnktjvondkoiecwsm;eitfvdenkreoi,,pavitenrgdliddaueonanjusde:tdlkoeeajrkjgrnl,;~buoiarulgeunuonuresprwctkn,ve,esuacaouelkrldraiunttekigtj;putrktriarrvceyuueocaaaanndnneddlrl---e,,,j­j­
i ~ be uin-ldainsdo rdsee ru/otvuikt loinfgosrldaenrd;. 2ul(uatsetealvighuamdojr)bolaumt of odd glove; 2 sb (uleilighet, umak) pains, trouble; er det
sorts, e­ ~n verdt? is it worth while? han gjorde seg ~ med arbeidet
less, irreproachable; (som adv) ~ antrukket/kledd sfuhbeteomomurrnetmi~on.doaaugskthlm)ete0.peraatlondiionjungksmeu/sangterkdrpodejeauadiisbtnnebltptleersbaadoirocn,umvtstauee;br,m3lmaehavd,ibnosj:undw~nsitgmuoesnrreaka,cgn;doutajmahmgkuuemeennanmupbgnnaljaeoieincn;rsladskyst.e,ietvulseeiebfg.g­­
imuumlleeaicvluibglahetoeovlybt, dressed,
hinocwoln. venience, trouble, uleilighet sb
inconvenience, tro u b le ;^ haperjeg ikke kommer til ~
uI lheomppeeI am not intruding; vcere til ~ give trouble,
sb drawback, disadvantage, inconvenience, adj 1 (grusom) inhuman; ~ grusomhet inhuman cru­
uunlegnaidntly,adujlersueglgigeda, djro1ug(hv,anuskleelnigkealilgese)adijllelgainbklye,, sheuulnetpynt;eosrt2bhicui(enmoavsbaealrntemi.aebenufifnlmoietrsyetks,te,tlueigulm)imgeseutatrpedketjerhaliindugsjmautaaindanjsb;ali~etmu,erpauaetnmrescdtere;etpnttuegimelbillesgeet--,r
luhiangnrhedeawtdrasibtbilneig;l;leeng2ib~(iilkikthyea;nvdeusrnkdrrieafat dlaeasnbe)leilunlneegsresiba, dleua/bluilndere,elauidgleasbaelde-j
insuulfifkeraabdljeu, ninlitkoele, radbiflfee.rent, ulike adj unequal, un­ teduemfetitdsydreerlbuanrsaatdujra1teimd mfaettdyiaatcei;dsi.~ merhet av skogen
in the immediate vicinity of the wood; 2 (impulsiv)
eteivqgeunaa;ld~jsturtunaglblgaollead.nduc/uelindke,ev|uealnritkenhtueamtdbjsbehresdt;eisresonigm~einleakaorimutysp., a~nveukn-­ eismitvteperun/fleessrisv,eism,pmsopneotdanintaaetneitelyyo,uuasf,mteuird/mbdeiedflodbreea,lrbt uaarmdhvie:ntunmsebildigidmelpabduajrl:­t
differ­
ence; (mangel pa likestilling) inequality; sosial ~ fuirrmeamttmigis~hakeettujeerrteniid,nneaerullmiiefgrnooaadmbdeljnetuhirnmiegmtehiatssidt,majukmuamnberolmiepd,oeeurnnimeaasl/isdos;jtuue(tfnliigrgoi)pfaeidmm;j:(imfni~gdae),­
swmbolouacuuuuofnillllaflklmoollleeevgisrntenb.il.siev~gy~kwqbatusaoasrrtadodmn0rljlj.0iy,otiimyellu~ull.eloslspdgblgkeeeaiwcrjlne,,asolrbuoa.fndllwljseabnowwovofwlueeoolsnl,lto,eulsnetl.noocuvksllciilnag|ggrhfa.;ert~n(sitsbes&bpirlplweeUogoaSsllb);­
oitumulndrmmi-tfyooa.trsiahvuliaiomttyneo,eddd;u;ehmrebnloltier~a~alsdfokgj reotanudootj uroietmfaosmfoaf snofhrawaisolhh,nia;outnem(,vgeaourmtm,imvuoeemrlrdatual glaissdgb)j
udaimdumjmpyoibmns.sdpibiuoglmsesi0abdbtloejl;emrhitneingra.eodnrj;tuiunmugnnfuudelrreingri~hshaefegotder.,shbuuemnmnimeaatepenloeloisntgshdiiben1igliaatyddis,jj
ityu, lutnimlawatfuumlnessbs. ultimatum; stille et ~ give an ulti­
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immense; enormous, huge; tremendous; 2 adv s~sln~l~soouuuekklwwbbbaljusmmeejgeueerrniigsjttcnab;a.vslwbebtagisso.iuvssv~nnbp~eueok,spbkrnaioedjjsn-sljoruua.;ettlppe;ecde~,tpple;bskrrssaeoennbrussveooebspkatp,itjelsoeua;pfbttnptgoji.apaucsubrtonrs~~eoadu,kkvltaoboa,eostwjvs;iyusetojeeelcp(uinrretprprs;iu).eorpgoelbn~aisvsen,rtbksehdtg.lre(.arlodyos~usfiu~wlsnkrebtkeeeghu.mfrnj)eeu~e;ilsvbsskbse(bseejeosdierkodttnhrnhsystioebb-.-..
immensely; enormously; tremendously; ~ rik tre­ ~hviqoeeulrunaueinntkrnyed.e.ed~~nr~elllaerlesgglebpie)ggnpbgbeoahleodetsttjvbotibism(ln:moigwn~esfrlepheekraegreideglloiit;epg.r.,s(t~etoreglalerthsu)geunrecbd.unde~rruialleoaed,ugjg)ssei,ungnbofrhejdoureduigot,narsdst;betrh;saiahnncnefogeeneert;.r­­
mendously rich. (oftest med kritiserende undertone) peculiar;/or en ~ ting
unatur sb unnaturalness, unaturlig adj 1 (striden- agjere! what a peculiar thing to do!
de mot naturen) unnatural; det er ~ ikke ä veere glad i os~nlmoianmowoluentesanievdrelddeilspsfesaea.toroard|f~lts.fjieilog~cbi.fvegeortl~eh.rosdbnmew~ndamiosebentordtaedauonardntmdedhjej:a.esrvn~~udbv.mbb.l~i:uog~alnrgoild~edvefnoiefsnrdrrisdaessmynbteemekird;nodusset(oeibnu.vgmecvnrieosk~,suutnbinmbng-ucado)umobermdmnrdslionikymnnmuiaonilstsrligbe.,­­
bama sine it is unnatural not to love one’s children; 2 s~erceopnrdeasreyn; taevrt~adbjetyudnndinegrroefprseesceonntdeadr.y ~irmeptnorintagncseb.
(affektert, kunstig) affected; 3 (tvungen) forced, una- information; de fikk ~retning om farens ded they were
turulnigdheertAsepurenpat1uru.nder; ~ sengen under the bed; bam informed of their father’s death; they learned/re­
~ fern är children under five years of age; han harfemti c~ceoreiuvtrnetid.n~girnoemftotraemt.v.a.btbiionenfoinramfob;romdueet edrthgtheoaidrtt..~.fra~etthrteeetrt’ttshsebdye«aartehlo;wwfeealrl
menn ~ seg he has fifty men under him; 2 (lavere enn s~swimsbnbhieseegfgijdrosraoetira.g~midisn~sn~jekkasfdssultoaauk;qdrgdrmujdvej0ai.esrsetdhb,tu~mlobessstbwbmthkoe~arzcapraitkzereviltyttdnteeht,ee.ieetcfv.tiohbo~cp~maiisrcsttsi.ilk,skagaso~tsnjelfon.saitvp.erlnb~atr;g~esgehuks1snanisbuddbdv(dveebaeederersmssgscutkbsa;banbirnpeuUtdusze.nlenSzdudf~dlp.ieeuepcsmr~rneikssttsdi;elrdaeewniggetfrtae-)t.;­
etc) below; ~ overflaten below the surface; det er ~ min embezzle; 2 (holde tilbake opplysninger etc) suppress,
verdighet it is below my dignity; en kaptein er/star ~ en intuerncdeeprt.st adj lowest, bottom; han la bekene mine ~
general i rang a captain is below a genral in rank; tem- shbceilou)prnelau;dcneediedjemsrmtspeeyhlalalbissonibozgke.cs.h~aasst~sttirshsete.rke~bekostntvteoibnlmlgsu.bnedshebralnindueln,idne(grulsninbdine(agrv,­
peraturer ~ null temperatures below zero; 3 (om tid) ~~(uSsnt0d0ketetre)slvscbeoriesnbxga;msuiepnmpe;oprhta(;fsoir(zstiiknleg,s.ege~rrlasignts0kttrete)engevexbnpdelso)urper,peloireretf..­
during; ~ sitt opphold i Bergen during her (his, their) search; jeg ~sekte bildet I examined the picture; legen
stay in Bergen; B sb (mirakel) wonder, miracle; det er ~~exssep0klktoeeralpstiaeosnies;bnt(eevnixteatnmhsekinaapdteoilocignto;~r s(egekrxeaalnsmes)kinnreiendsge,atrhucethfo;rpseakntnireiunnegtr).-
et ~ it is a wonder; hun tror pa ~ she believes in mir­ smpmthbaeieprttnethee.ere~s~.s.uet~nk~idtestsleaesoretlsktiaesgsvbblnspesesaduusp.bkbirh~joeeenmtcaietddm.aei~ninscgtjel,aoogdssnnveurebssboteivmxtbflaaeesmc.tiitgm-~infntiea.rnstyd~;iokitnnnekoggewoncfveoabtdmnhdee1­
acles.
under|agent sb sub-agent. ~ansikt sb lower part
of the face. ~arm sb forearm. ~avdeling sb subdiv­
ision. ~balanse sb deficit. ~betale vb underpay.
~betaling sb underpayment. ~bevisst adj subcon­
scious. ~bevissthet sb subconsciousness; the sub­
conscious. ~bitt sb underhung/U S undershot jaw.
~~bbuukksesre)rtrsubnkpsa;nstsh,orut nudnedrpearpnatsn;tsu/unnddeerwrweeaar;r; (korte
(iscer
US) (under)shorts; (lange ~bukser) long underpants/
underwear; (dame~ ogsa) knickers; (tmser) briefs;
(iscer US) panties. ~by vb underbid, undercut;
undersell. ~bygge vb substantiate, support. ~danig
adj submissive, subservient; (ydmyk) humble.
~danighet sb submissiveness, subservience,
^prdeirneekrtsebrssubb-«conatsrsaicsttoarn.t/~deempuateyridnigrescbtourn. d~eernnotruer-­
ishment; (pga feilaktig kosthold) malnutrition.
~emaert adj undernourished. ~etasje sb basement.
~forsta vb imply. ~fundig adj 1 (skjelmsk) roguish;
2 (spissfindig) subtle. ~gang sb 1 (under gate etc) sub­
way; 2 (edeleggelse) destruction, ruin, fall; Romerrikets
~~ grthaevefavlbl oufndtehremRinoem. a~ngrEamvnpiinreg;sv3irk(fsoorlmis)heltosssb.
subversive activity. ~gnnmsbane sb underground
(railway); tube; US subway. ~handle vb (forhandle)
negotiate, ^handling sb negotiation; de innledet ~er
med fienden they entered into negotiations with the
enemy. ~hold sb maintenance, support. ~holde vb
1 (forserge) support; hun mä ~ holde sine gamle foreldre
she has to support her old parents; 2 (more) enter­
tain, amuse; tryllekunstneren ~holdt selskapet the con­
jurer entertained the company. ~holdende adj
entertaining, amusing. ~holdning sb entertain­
ment. ~holdningsmusikk sb light music. ~holds-
bidrag alimony, maintenance.
Underhuset the House ofCommons.
undeijhänden adj privately. ~jordisk adj under­
ground. ~kant sb: i ~kant av hvajeg hadde ventet rather
less than I had expected. ~kaste vb: ~ seg (gi etter)

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jkt~a~tru(((ehhehoodenctvseeigmjvldntseyssioidoeaokenrsprr)uvnte,wguspan,,Uuprerodseespphtb-reryusobprvl)rsdrebblrdoudias.ejoeadennsussnvt~edustg.tte.fievbhiaoio~llrctedobefnwivi~puaotr;ethekekeetrnnoerieuid,.tsgop)ts/.phhss~bpyaosuht;rtde.uoebo~wov2prsjr:yv.~oustps(ian~bgbrvuosenadianbtennsnretndk;sevyreus;te.,e~rwknbirkstgd~mkdretau~e;yieeettigkv)rarr~khhwadiUeotsetnscjrl.bepbslySgiaeepksu(e~r;nrktn.oyelsevuasdrVnsur~nveeaseebudrn.srrtdmhaddwsente~nebver)efaentnasinrroishwhsktgiytepuniailshtkrgeepbesyyttneb-v;.t;.­­ dtiirbnzeeeeetsul.uiudsnnusnbubiinisfaquooiprufnnyraoeim,nv,rlaumeeucgrsnnsebiaiitaitvteoeu,yetenn;ur.sisfbnbs~obuisurgvnbmuneenisu,nrftinosuoiuiedrnnvsmelb,eilrfirtuutesoaynnedr,v.iijmvesuuudoenennrn~risiiketvaevuletaevrmdgbrssvsehafi:naelsgy,bilnu|s:ausgsttrun,veavadi'n~'rvii-nedemedgaseriirtsnddsai~gb--t­
theuunnniaveardsivty1. away, off; langt ~ far away/off; 2 (av
veien) out of the way;fa ~ get out of the way; clear
away; (om arbeid etc) get done; finish; gjemme/stikke ~
hide/put away; ga ~ get out of the way; (om varer) be
~veurnkdtheeijvSiesveenvbWtoenacdhe;rsboafnth~eviWseorrkldla.ssen i spansk he s(forlodm; )s.elul;nnkao|mbamkeke(ssebg)dfsoliwppnehil~l sleospcea.pe~/ggjeot rtawadajy,
tteaakcehs e stheR ucslsaisasn .in~ vSipsanniinshg; bun ~viser i russisk she pp:uanrnbdeirdaet er ~gjort the work is finished.
instruction, tuition; les­ vb 1 deprive of; withhold from; 2 ~ seg
sons; (om ~ man gir ogsa) teaching; (~ man far ogsa) evaudnen, eshvibrk:;d~et seg oppmerksomheten escape notice.
education, training; bun fikk/tok ~visning i norsk she er deg vel unt you are welcome (to it);
took lessons in Norwegian; jeg gir ~ visaing i engelsk I jegu~nrnhjagmjebldanes hell I am glad for his success.
teach English; (privat) I give lessons in English; vb pay; ~ for pay/suffer for;jeg fik k ~
snp^etauteepninnmanaarcdudragccetienkhhe.Snurdiiimcvinnnn~esiadggsefetilteniejurnrlqvcurmemvteuuci.s.ssaatrb~nbitl~sdoeiibvnfGtenrGiiguicrmBaeBearlilddtn.aeDuineSocs~egvsrnebapbwiumcstnla.riaieoegremgs~ttnutsemamsoaomnrbldnteydieanu.neeaftgontricele.fdmoshrsbefiiStu.neriEtemnglta~dsle;dtatkaeuisestcmcobevrhfae,mvoaitmerniitdopsimgouEnuneenncitduman,adaunnngtueedcidrssnotearhe|rtdnSadivoaeotciedseslrinb--,/­,­ for min pnryysginjegr.rig~hgeta I had to pay/was made to suffer
for my vb 1 (med vilje) avoid; ban ~ r meg
he avoids me; bun unngikk a bli sett she avoided being
seen; jeg kan ikke ~ a gjere det I cannot avoid/help
doing it; 2 (slippefra) escape; du var heldig som unn­
gikk faren you were lucky to escape the danger; 3 (~
pd en smart qmuaetes)tioenv.ad~ek; obmanm eunvnbgiekskcasppee.rs~mlaaletet he
evaded the vb
fs~ftaoahsiiyultel,hnenlodeeingsm/r|osse.imakst;~dcyiujt~slteedeb.atdean~ssvitshenbtefomgutemtlxes,decbovusarbhsbeyesilr;ti.et.ealufi~i,enn~svrn;seeesbes,lkicaeyrgunelldhsesuec!;enukt(neonsl.smaobbrtmambbeagaatssjnielhhrbff~euualdlrcnnegoeetjmssohssree.,t
estuimndatree, undervaluation. wonder; det ~r meg a
vb astonish, surprise,
se deg her I am astonished/surprised to see you here;
jsoemugrp~Irriwsmeoedngdaoetvrehriifbs.aaunnsnxedinergtisynt,eglusesnbIdwraesotsonnvdbiesrwh/amomnednaets,r;tosjeungrips~hriespdea/,
noe gait etc) I am sorry! so sorry! (nar man star i begrep
med a gjere noe) excuse me! (fomarmet) pardon me!
wouunnndedekru.tlealtigsbabduvdwgeitrhigoaurt. a doubt; certainly; det er ~ jegfinner det vanskelig a ~ oppferselen bans I find it hard
to excuse his conduct; unnskyld atjeg kommerfor sent!
e~xsckuyseldnmiengfosrb coming late! excuse my being late!
en sutonrgriasidkjoy, omuenng..;. it is certainly a great risk, but... 1 (det a be omforlatelse) apology; hun
en ~ mann a young man; en ~ pike a bad om ~skyldning she made an apology; she apolo­
ggiirrll;/m(eanng.anusnkged~opmikes)ba 1yo(uunnggdgoimrls;asldoemr,~-taisd)a young gized; jeg bad om ~skyldning fordi jeg kom for sent I
youth; appreoutlneoxngt|i;szeleindpdpaefrolirvgb~beesaicnpagopoe.rlae~txesc;luas2ev.b:(p~assklaudsde)g excuse,
(tidlig ~ ogsa) adolescence; i hennes (sin) ferste ~ in decline,
her early youth; in her adolescence; 2 (ungt menneske)
youth; en ~ pd atten dr; a youth of eighteen; et halvt refuunsen;|etaxcvubseexocneepste;lfm. ake an exception o f ; ^ ~ r din
dyhldteiuoeegls.lutiiannts~hdbqk/j~utyryhmeoioenmeuutrty;tihhonyhffuouauanullllni;gfnteegssapetsoe.~fsdofbuopeunzlnjteuedglvneooderofo.nyktm~iohlyeuhesote|hvfudrosinebl;rlgleiab,nlrgarqgueynu,endteesgusnbrbdncysoygeybnmo.dsjuou~mtmv~hseekmhnlotioihgellseee--­
emnor~Ir,enxacrep~ts/mexackeepat nfoer.xc~etpatgioennosfeyuonunrtamtto. th~etra;knsabr
exception; et ~ fra regelen an exception to the rule;j>g
kan ikke gjere noe ~ for deg I can make no exception
ofsotuarttyeeoxoucf;eempmteidoern~g.e~anvctaywk. iet~hltsaethtteseperuxenpcneetpaxtkico.enp~tto;af;k(eustttteeinrlsu~tabnewsdtietmhsb­t
sb u«nsgeecosbnd1ar(ybasmch)oochl;ilUd;S «jun ior high school.
(ister US) kid; (neds) brat;
(fl ogsa) young ones; 2 (dyre~) young one; (~ av bjem, pron) but; ~ hvis/om unless.
rev, ulv) cub; et dyr med (sine) unger an animal with its uhennan|vsiwkeerneddeevaadsjiveevlays.iv~ev; *adrve evasively; ban svarte
youunnggk(oanressb).bachelor. ~ vb 1 do/go without;
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ikke bruke) spare; jeg hat ingen tid a ~ I have no time unheeded, unnoticed; disregarded, upaklagelig adj
to spare, ~vaerlig adj dispensable. irreproachable; (entirely) satisfactory; (som adv) ar-
beidet var ~ utfert the work was satisfactorily done,
unorm al adj abnormal, unote sb bad habit, uny- upalitelig adj unreliable, upalitelighet sb unre­
ansert adj indiscriminate, over-simplified, unytte liability. upatalt adj unchallenged; la noe ga ~ (ogsa)
sb: til ~ useless(ly); of no purpose; (fafengt) in vain, overlook something, upavirkelig adj 1 (ufolsom)
unyttig adj useless, unodig 1 adj needless; ~ slesing insensitive; 2 (uaffisert, urokkelig) impassive, stolid,
needless waste; 2 adv needlessly; ikke plag ham ~ do upavirket adj unaffected, unmoved.
not trouble him needlessly, unodvendig adj un­
necessary, needless, unodvendighet sb needless­ ut sb A (stein~) scree; B (klokke) watch; (sterre ~)
ness. unoyaktig adj inaccurate, unoyaktighet sb clock.
inaccuracy, unade sb disgrace;^//* i ~ fall into dis­
grace. unadig adj ungracious; som adv: han tok det ~ uran sb uranium, uranm ile sb uranium pile,
opp he took it ill. uransakelig adj inscrutable.
uravstem ning sb ballot; foreta ~ blant medlemmene
uoffisiell adj inofficial; informal, ballot the members.
uom gjengelig adv: ~ nedvendig absolutely neces­ urealistisk adj unrealistic, u redd adj fearless,
sary. uom tvistelig adv incontestable, indisputable. intrepid, undaunted, uredelig adj dishonest, unfair,
uoppdragen adj ill-mannered, rude, uoppdra- uredelighet sb dishonesty, unfairness, uregelm es-
genhet sb bad manners, uoppdyrket adj unculti­ sig adj irregular; ~ puls irregular pulse; han levde ~ he
vated, untilled, uoppgjort adj unsettled, uopphol- led an irregular life, uregelm essighet sb irregu­
delig adv without delay, up pho rlig adj incessant; larity. uregjerlig adj unruly; intractable, unmanage­
adv incessantly; det regnet ~ it rained incessantly, able; bli ~ get out of hand, ureglem entert adj non-
uoppklart adj unsolved, unexplained, uopplagt adj -regulation; (dgl ogsa) not according to the book.
indisposed; not in form, uoppm erksom adj inatten­ uren adj dirty, unclean; (ogsa jig) impure, uren-
tive. uoppm erksom het sb inattention, uoppnaelig het sb impurity, urenslig adj uncleanly, urenslighet
adj unattainable, uopprettelig adj irreparable, sb uncleanliness.
uoppriktig adj insincere, uoppriktighet sb insince­ urett sb wrong, injustice; ~ mot noen injustice to
rity. uoppsigelig adj 1 (om person i arbeidsforhold) ir­ somebody; den ~ jeg har lidd the wrongs I have suf­
removable; 2 (om Ian etc) irredeemable; 3 (om kon- fered; du gjer ~ i a sende dem bort you are wrong in
trakt etc) non-terminable. uoppslitelig adj inex­ sending them away; han hadde ~ he was wrong; hun
haustible; ~ energi inexhaustible/untiring energy; gjorde sin bror ~ she did her brother an injustice; jeg
~ godt humor unfailing good humour. handlet ~ I did wrong, urettferdig adj unfair, unjust;
uorden sb disorder, uo rdentlig adj disorderly; han var ~ mot meg he was unfair/unjust to me. urett-
(uryddig) untidy; (sjusket) slovenly, uordentlighet sb ferdighet sb injustice; hun begikk en ~ mot meg she did
disorderliness, untidiness, uorganisert adj unorga­ me an injustice, urettm essig adj anlawful. urett-
nized; (om ~ arbeider ogsa) non-union, uorganisk adj m essighet sb unlawfulness,
inorganic, uortodoks adj unorthodox. uriaspost sb post ofdanger.
uoverensstem m else sb 1 (uenighet) disagree­ u ridd erlig adj unchivalrous. uriktig adj (gal)
ment; 2 (avvik) discrepancy, uoverkom m elig adj incorrect, wrong, uriktighet sb incorrectness, wrong,
insurmountable; impossible, impracticable, uover- urim elig adj 1 (meningslos) absurd; 2 (vanskelig a
kom m elighet sb impossibility, uoverlagt adj omgas etc) unreasonable; en ~ person an unreasonable
umpremeditated; rash, uoversettelig adj untrans­ person; et ~ krav an unreasonable claim, urim elig-
latable. uoversiktlig adj: en ~ sving a blind curve, het sb absurdity, unreasonableness,
uoverskuelig adj: ~e felger incalculable conse­ u rin sb urine, urinere vb urinate,
quences; i ~ fremtid for an indefinite period, uover- urinnbyggere sbjl aborigines,
stigelig adj insurmountable uo vertruffet adj unri­ urinp rev e sb urine specimen,
valled, unsurpassed, uoverveid adj ill-considered, uijkasse sb clock case. ~kjede sb watch chain.
rash, uovervinnelig adj invincible, uovervinnelig- ~m aker sb watch-maker, clock-maker.
het sb invincibility. u rne sb urn; (valg~) ballot box.
uparlam entarisk adj unparliamentary, upartisk uro sb 1 unrest; (engstelse) anxiety, uneasiness;
adj impartial, upartiskhet sb impartiality, upassen- alarm; (opphisselse) excitement; det vakte stor ~ it
de adj improper, unbecoming, unseemly, upatrio- caused great anxiety; hun felte ~ for det she was al­
tisk adj unpatriotic, upersonlig adj impersonal, armed/anxious about it; min ~ for ham my anxiety for
upolitisk adj unpolitical, upopulaer adj unpopular, him; 2 se uroligheter. uroe vb disturb, trouble, uro-
upraktisk adj 1 unpractical; en ~ metode/person an elem ent sb disturbing element/factor.
unpractical method/person; 2 (om ting) awkward; ~ urokkelig adj firm, steadfast; inflexible, urokket
redskap awkward tools, up rio ritert adj unsecured, adj unmoved, unshaken; firm.
up rivilegert adj unprivileged, uproduktiv adj urolig adj 1 (hvileles) restless; en ~ natt a restless
unproductive, up rev d adj untried, upaaktet adj night; 2 (vimsete) fidgety; et ~ bam a fidgety child; 3

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(engstelig) troubled; hun var ~ fordi han ble/var sd lenge damaged. uskadelig adj harmless, innocuous, uska-
borte she was troubled about his long absence; 4 (be- deliglgjere vb render harmless; bomben ble ~gjort the
kymringsfull, vanskelig) troubled: ~e tider troubled bomb was rendered harmless, uskikk sb bad habit/
times; 5 (brakete) noisy; 6 (uttrykk) ~ hav rough sea; custom, uskikkelig adj naughty, uskikkelighet sb
v<ere ~ (i kroppen) fidget; (i sinnet) worry; be uneasy; naughtiness, uskikket adj unfit, unsuited; unquali­
jeg er ~ for fremtiden I am uneasy about the future, fied. uskyld sb innocence, uskyldig adj innocent;
uroligheter sb Ji disturbances, tumults; troubles; fomeyelser innocent amusements; et ~ bam an inno­
unrest; ~ blant arbeideme labour troubles; indre ~ cent child; \lan er ~ iforbrytelsen he is innocent of the
domestic unrest, uro stifter sb rioter, trouble-maker; crime, uskyldighet se uskyld. uskylds|hvit, ~ ren
(politisk) (political) firebrand, urovekkende adj dis­ adj lily-white; pure and innocent.
quieting.
usling sb scoundrel, wretch; cad, heel, uslitelig
urp rem iere sb first performance; (om film) first adj everlasting, indestructible; longwearing. usm ak
showing. sb disagreeable taste, usm akelig adj unsavoury,
usm inket adj without make-up; unpainted; den
urskive sb dial; face of a clock/watch, usminkede sannhet the plain (naked, unvarnished)
urskog sb virgin/primeval forest, truth, uspesifisert adj unspecified, uspiselig adj 1
u rt sb herb, urtete sb herb-tea. (som kan ikke spises) inedible; 2 (som er darlig tillaget)
urtid sb prehistoric times. uneatable, inedible, usp urt adj unasked, ussel adj 1
ur|verk sb works of a clock/watch; (fjeermotor) (elendig) miserable, wretched; (som adv: ~t) miser­
clock-work; som et ~verk like clock-work. ~ viser sb ably, wretchedly; 2 (sjofel) low, mean; base; en ~
hand ofclock/watch. handling a low/base/mean action, usselhet sb misery,
uryddig adj untidy, messy; fig confused, urerlig wretchedness, meanness.
adj motionless; han la (satt, stod) ~ he did not stir,
u ro rt adj untouched; (isar fig: uberert) intact, urad ustabil adj unstable, ustadig adj changeable,
sb 1 ane ~ smell a rat; suspect mischief; 2 det er ~ it is inconstant; unstable, unsteady; ~ var changeable
impossible. weather; en ~ karakter an unstable character, usta-
usagt pp: det skal v<ere ~ I cannot say/tell; it/that dighet sb inconstancy, instability, ustand i ~ out
is an open question, usaklig sb biassed; not objec­ of order, ustanselig adj (stadig gjentatt) continual;
tive. usam m enhengende adj disconnected, incoher­ (uavbrutt) ceaseless, continuous; (uoppherlig) con­
ent. usam m ensatt adj simple, uncompounded, stant, incessant, continual, steady. J f uavbrutt. ustelt
usann adj untrue, usannferd ig adj untruthful, adj unkempt, untidy, ustem t adj 1 (om spraklyd)
usannhet adj untruth; falsehood, lie. usannsynlig unvoiced, voiceless; 2 (om musikkinstrument) un­
adj, adv improbable, unlikely; det er slett ikke ~ at han tuned. ustraffet adj unpunished; gjere noe ~ do
kommer it is not at all unlikely that he will come; en ~ something with impunity; hun var tidligere ~ she was
historic an improbable story; heyst ~ most unlikely, a first offender, ustyrlig adj unruly, intractable,
usannsynlighet sb improbability, unlikelihood. ustyrlighet sb unruliness, intractability, ustyrtelig
usedelig adj immoral, usedelighet sb immorality, 1 adj: en ~ mengde a prodigious amount/number; 2
usedvanlig 1 adj (uvanlig) extraordinary; uncom­ adv enormously, incredibly, usta adj unstable, un­
mon, unusual; intet ~ nothing unusual; 2 adv extra­ steady. ustohet sb instability, unsteadiness.
ordinarily; uncommonly, unusually, uselgelig adj
unmarketable, unsaleable, uselskapelig adj unsoci­ usukret adj unsweetened, usu nn adj unhealthy,
able. uselskapelighet sb unsociability, uselvisk adj unwholesome; ~ mat unwholesome food; et ~ arbeid
unselfish, uselviskhet sb unselfishness, uselvsten- an unhealthy occupation, usu rp ato r sb usurper,
dig adj 1 (om person) dependent (on others); weak; 2 usurpere vb usurp, usvekket adj unimpaired; un­
(om arbeid) unoriginal, uselvstendighet sb depend­ abated, unflagging; undiminished; ~ energi undi-
ence (on others); weakness, usett adj unseen. minshed energy; ~ interesse unabated/unflagging
usigelig adj unspeakable, unutterable; adv is&r interest; ~ syn unimpaired vision, usvikelig adj
unspeakably, usikker adj 1 (forbundet medfare) inse­ unfailing, unfaltering, usym patisk adj not l ik e ­
cure, unsafe; en ~ stilling an unsafe position; 2 (ikke able; unpleasant, unattractive; jeg synes de er ~e I do
til a stole pa) uncertain, unreliable; en ~ hukommelse not like them, usynlig adj invisible, usynlighet sb
an uncertain/unreliable memory; 3 (tvilende, tvilsom) invisibility, usom m elig adj improper, indecent,
doubtful; jeg var ~ pa resultatet I was doubtful usem m elighet sb impropriety, indecency, usarlig
about/of the outcome; resultatet er ~ t the result is adj invulnerable, u sarlig h eti^ invulnerability.
doubtful; 4 (uste) unsteady, usikkerhet sb insecur­
ity, uncertainty; doubt; unsteadiness, usikkerhets- ut adv out; han lep ~ he ran out; hun leste ~ boken
m om ent sb uncertain factor, usivilisert sb uncivil­ she read the book through; vil ~ I want to go/get
ized, savage, usjen ert adj (uforstyrret) undisturbed. out; in av det ene eret og ~ av det andre in at one ear out
uskadd adj unharmed, unhurt; uninjured; safe; at the other; ~ fra ditt synspunkt from your point of
(om person ofte) safe and sound; (om ting ogsa) un­ view; kjenne ~ og inn know inside out; know the ins
and outs (of)\jeg vet verken ~ eller inn I am at a loss
what to do; I am quite at sea; ~ m ed det! out with it!

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