bakben 17 bearbeidelse rear axle -ben han har satt seg på ~a he is obstinate; he has jibbed bakelitt bakelite bakelpuher baking powder -r baker; ~mester master baker; ~ozrm oven bak|erst hindmost -evje backwater; forhandlingene var kommet inn i en ~ negotiations had reached a deadlock -grunu background; ~en for the b. ol; holde seg i ~ keep in the b.; tre i ~ be thrown into the b., recede into the b., be eclipsed by; det må ses på ~ av it must be viewed (seen) against the background of (viewed in the light of, seen in association with) -hjul hind wheel -hånd ha noe i ~en have something in reserve (smtg. to fall back (upon) B-India Further India bakk sjov, forecastle-head bakke 1 s. satt på bar ~ f.e. he is in financial straits (is on the rocks) 2 v. mask, reverse; ~ ut back out bakllys rear light -om behind -over backwards -siden au myntstykke the reverse; på ~n av, f.e. at the back of the building, on the back of a letter, on the reverse of a sheet ark- medaljen har sin ~ there is another side to the picture -tale slander -talelse slander -talersk slanderous -tanke ulterior motive, the idea at the back of one’s mind bakteriler bacteria -olog bacteriologist -ologi bacteriology bakvendt the wrong way about, topsyturvy, urimelig preposterous -het a state of confusion, a muddle, topsyturvydom, urimelighet preposterousness balanse ogs. i regnsk. balance; holde (miste) —n keep (lose) one’s b.; bringe ut av ~ throw out of equilibrium -arm lever -konto balance account -re v. balance; regnskapet ~r med £... the accounts balance at £ . . . Balkan the Balkans ballast ballast; gå i ~ sail in b.; la i ~ take in b., to ballast -penger ballastage -tank b. tank balle bale, f.e. a bale of cotton; hoy i ~r baled hay; pakke i ~r to bale, pack in bales ballong balloon, stor flaske demijohn, til syre o. I. carboy baltisk Baltic bambus bamboo -rør b. cane banan(er) banana(s); en bunt ~ a bunch of b.; -båt banana carrier banal commonplace, trite -itet a trite remark, a commonplace, a platitude bane 1 s. livsvei career, fotball ~ ground, tennis court, sykkel track; golf, veddeløp course; bryte en ~ break a path; bryte seg nye ~r break fresh ground; bringe på ~ f.e. bring a matter forward, raise a question, broach a subject, f.e. he raised the question of increasing the capital; no such question has yet been mooted 2 v. ~ seg vei break a path, force (make) one’s way; ~ veien for clear (pave) the way for -brytende et ~ arbeid pioneer (path-breaking) work; være ~ f.e. this work breaks fresh ground -bryter pioneer. He has taken the lead in this enterprise -legeme, permanent way, am. road-bed -strekning stretch (section) of railway bange være ~ for (frykte) be afraid of, engstelig for be anxious about; jeg er ~ for at I fear (am afraid) that; ~ for å afraid to bank bank; papirene ligger i ~en the documents are at the b. (are with my bankers); pengene står i ~en the money is in (at) the b.; sette i ~en to bank, pay into the b.; ta ut av ~en withdraw from the b. -aksje banking share -anvisning bank (banker’s) draft, cheque; ~ på £ b. draft for £ -avregning oppgave fra banks tatement, klarering clearing; ~s]kontor bankers’ clearing house -bok pass-book -bokholder bank accountant -boks safe -diskonto bank rate -filial branch bank -forbindelse min ~ er my bankers are -forretninger banking business -ier banker -innskudd bank deposit -konto banking account, bokf. balance at bank -krakk bank failure (crash) -kretser banking circles -krise banking crisis -lån bank loan (advance) -obligasjon bank debenture -o|brev registered [and insured] letter, am. money letter -politikk banking policy -politisk pertaining to banking policy -provisjon banker’s commission -regnskaper bank accounts -sjef bank manager -system banking system -tid banking hours -vesen banking [system], banking interests -virksomhet banking business; drive — carry on the business of banking (banking operations) banke sand~ sandbank bankett banquet -sal banqueting room bannlys|e forvise banish -ing banishment bar adj. f.e. bare feet, a naked light barber hairdresser, barber -blad razor blade -hovel safety razor -kniv razor -kost shaving-brush -såpe shaving-soap barde baleen, whalebone -hval whalebone whale(s) bare only, sterk, merely, f.e. he is a mere child; I merely said that . . .; there is but one answer to that question; hvis De ~ vil if only you will bark bark; mellom ~en og veden between the devil and the deep sea -e v. aubarke bark, garve tan barkass(e) launch barmhjertig merciful, compassionate -het mercy, compassion; ha ~ med have mercy on; ~s\gjerning act of mercy barn child, fl. children; brent ~ skyr ilden a burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten twice shy -aktig childish, puerile -dom childhood, tidligst infancy. This industry is still in (is hardly yet out of) its infancy; is still in its infantile stages barne I bidrag family allowance -forsorg child care -hage nursery school, -konfeksjon children’s wear -lammelse infantile paralysis, poliomyelitis -lek fig. child’s play -sjukdom en industris ~ the ills of adolescence, ogs. teething trouble(s) barometer barometer; det beste ~ for verdenshandelen the best b. (gauge) of world trade barre av sølv, gull ingot, bar; av rujern pig barselspenger maternity benefit barsk harsh, stern; et ~t klima a severe (inclement) climate barskog conifer wood (forest) bas arbeids— ganger base kjem. base, mil. base basere ~ pci base (build, found) on basille bacillus, fl. bacilli basis basis, fl. bases, mil. base; på ~ av on the basis of; på bred ~ on a broad basis, f.e. the business of the company is broadly based basseng reservoir bast bast -tau coir-rope batist batiste, cambric haug sjøv. bow(s); på babords ~ on the port bow banta monolith bauxitt bauxite he ask, innstendig beg, bønnfalle entreat, til Gud pray; ~ for (gå i forbønn for) intercede for; ~ om, f.e. I ask your advice, ask for payment; the samples you asked for cannot he sent; we will do as you ask; anmode om, f.e. I request your help; ~ om en tjeneste (gunst) ask (solicit) a favour of a p.; jeg ~r (vil ~) Dem [om å], f.e. I would ask you to remit the amount, innstendig I beg of you not to run any risk; vi ber om et snarlig svar will you please reply as soon as possible, formelt we request the favour of a reply at your earliest convenience; han ~r om at varene må sendes he asks that the goods may be sent; han ^r om at (formelt) f.e. he desires that you should see him at once; jeg ~r om lov til å I ask (request) permission to; I request to be allowed to; beløpet ~s sendt i bankanvisning will you kindly (please) remit the amount by bank draft beIarbeide ~ råstoff treat (work up), underkaste en prosess to process, f.e. to process leather, smijern work, forme i maskin to machine, et marked work (cover) a market; canvass customers; søke å påvirke en p. work upon, try to persuade; ~ et vitenskapelig materiale work out scientific material; ~ til, f.e. wool is converted into cloth -arbeidelse saken er under ~ the matter (case) is being pre 2 — Guy: Norsk-Engelsk ordbok.