a 2 à 3 pund 2 or 3 pounds; 90 à 100 from 90 to 100; 6 frakker à £10 6 coats at £10 each; 3 kasser à 20 flasker 3 cases of 20 bottles; 6 stykker à 50 yards 6 pcs. of 50 yds. each; 12 kasser à 100 esker à 5s. pr. eske 12 cases of 100 boxes at 5s. a (per) box ab ~ (fra) fabrikk ex (from, loco) factory; ~ lager ex warehouse abandonerje abandon -t et ~ skip a derelict aber et ~ a drawback, a difficulty abnorm abnormal -itet abnormity -t ~ lavt abnormally low abonn lenient subscription; ~s\pris subscription ratefs] -ere ~ på (tidsskrift) subscribe to, avis, ogs. take [in] absolutt adj. absolute, adv. -ly; ~ ikke certainly (definitely) not, by no means; ~ nødvendig absolutely necessary; jeg er ~ sikker på at I am positively certain that absorberje absorb -ing absorption -ende et ~ stoff an absorbent abstrakt abstract absurd absurd -itet absurdity acetyl acetyl -en acetylene ad prep, (fur.) re = in the matter of addlere add [up] -isjon addition adgang 1 tillatt el. forbudt admittance; ~ forbudt no admittance 2 lett el. vanskelig, rett til å benytte el. undersøke access 3 gunstige betingelser for facilities (fl.) 4 høve el. retl til permission, right, authority 5 mot billett o.l. admission; få ~ til be admitted (gain admittance) to; obtain access to; gi ~ til admit to, give admittance (admission) to; fig. admit (permit) of, f.e. it does not admit of doubt; ha ~ til have access to, rett have permission (the right) to, myndighet have authority to; ~ til råstoff access to raw material. Eks. I was refused admittance to the office. We are not allowed in the factory. Norway offers facilities for every kind of winter sport adgangs I berettiget være ~ til have the right of entry (admission) to -kort admission card -tid hours of admission -tillatelse admission adjutant adjutant, høyere offisers aide-de-camp (fr.) adlyde obey; ikke ~ disobey administrasjon administration, av firma management; dårlig ~ mismanagement, bad management; sette en bank under ~ place a bank under public administration administrasjons I bo estate in the hands of the Official Receiver (of a trustee) -styre kan oversettes administration committee -utgifter management expenses administrativ administrative, executive -or administrator administrer |e manage, administer; ~ retten preside over the court; the court is presided over by . . . -ende ~ direktør managing director admiral admiral -itet the Admiralty adressat breumottager addressee, vare — consignee adresse address, bestemmelsessted destination, f.e. leave me your address; to what a. shall I forward your letters? oppgi en ~ give an a.; jeg har fått oppgitt Deres ~ av I owe (I am indebted for) your a. to; feil (ufullstendig) — the wrong (an incomplete) a. -bok (-kalender) directory -forandring change of a. -kommisjon a. commission adressere address, om varer consign. Please address all letters to: Care of (c/o) Poste Restante, York Adriaterhavet the Adriatic [Sea] advar|e warn, formane caution; ~ mot warn against; ~ mot å gjøre warn against doing; ~ om w. of; ~ ham om at w. him that -ende warning, admonitory advarsel warning, formaning caution, admonition; ta ~ av take w. by; rette en ~ til address a w. to. I let him off with a caution advis advice, fl. -s; ~ om a. of; Deres brev med ~ om your letter advising; ifølge ~ as advised, as per advice; med eller uten ~ with or without advice -brev letter of advice -ere advise, give advice of; ~ Dem om advise you of advokat barrister, Skottland advocate, Am. attorney; saksøkerens (saksøktes) ~ counsel for the plaintiff (defendant) -honorar barrister’s fee aeroldrom osv. se fly affeksjonsverdi sentimental value affisere affect affære affair; en ubehagelig — an unpleasant a.; en lei ~ f.e. a bad business; ta ~ take action Afrika Africa afrikansk African aften evening, høytid eve; i ~ this evening, tonight; i går aftes last night, yesterday evening; i morgen ~ tomorrow night; fra tidlig om morgenen til sent på ~en from early in the morning till late at night; om —en in the evening -antrekk evening dress -kursus gå på ~ attend (take) an evening course -nummer blad e. edition agent agent; han er — he is an a.; jeg har etablert meg som ~ I have established as an a.; ~ for et firma the agent (representative) of a firm (a firm’s a.), for et land for (in) a country, for en vare for an article -forening agents’ association -provisjon agent’s commission agentur agency; —et for dette firma the a. for this firm, this firm’s a.; opprette et ~ establish an a. They have offered me the agency for their motor cars in Norway -firma firm of agents; ~ Vik & Co. Messrs V. & Co., Agents -forretning agency business; drive ~ carry on an a. business, work (carry on business) as an agent aggresjsiv aggressive -sjon aggression; —s\politikk policv of aggression agio agio -konto a. account -tasje stock-jobbing, agiotage -tor stock-jobber agitasjon agitation -ere ~ for agitate for agn bait; sette — på bait [the hook]; gå på ~et swallow the bait agronom agronomist, agricultural-college graduate