betenkningstid 26 betryggende uten ~ unhesitatingly, without a scruple, f.e. we say unhesitatingly that. . he did so without a moment’s hesitation, ikke ta i ~ å not to hesitate (scruple) to, f.e. I have no hesitation in declaring that...; I should have no scruples about doing so (should not scruple to do so) 2 sakkyndig erklæring opinion, innberetning report; komitéens ~, ogs. the finding(s) of the committee; avgi ~ om (over) give an opinion (submit a report) on betenk|ningstid 1 time for consideration; en dags ~ a day to think the matter over in. We will give (allow) you time to consider our proposal 2 jur. stay of execution; forlange ~ apply (ask) for a stay of execution (action) [pending appeal] -som omtenksom thoughtful, considerate -somhet thoughtfulness, considerateness -t han var blitt ~ he was undecided; he had begun to waver in his intention betenn|e inflame -else inflammation heltids i ~ in [good] time -timelig i ~ lid in good time. Your help was well timed (was most opportune). Kindly advise me in due time; give me due notice, tilbørlig, på sin plass seasonable, f.e. the advice was good, but hardly seasonable -timelighet seasonableness betinge 1 disse varer —r gode priser these articles fetch (command) good prices 2 er —t av (avhenger av, forutsetter): dette tilbud er —t av at De sender oss ordren innen en uke fra dato this offer is made subject to receipt of your order within a week from date; dette blir —t av this is (remains) contingent upon. The acceptance of these terms is conditional on (is subject to, is contingent upon) the approval of our directors. Success presupposes both ability and training 3 refl. ~ .seg' stipulate for, forbeholde seg reserve [to oneself]; jeg må ~ meg 3 % provisjon I must stipulate for 3 % commission; ~ seg rett til å reserve [to oneself] the right to, se betinget adj. betingelse 1 avtalte vilkår, ofte kutymemessige terms (alltid fl.) f.e. terms of payment, terms of delivery; våre vanlige —r our usual terms [are 2% discount for payment within seven days]; oppgi Deres ~r state your terms; vi har antatt ordren på de oppgitte —r we have accepted the order on the terms stated; på vanlige —r on the usual terms; på følgende ~r on the following terms 2 forutsetning for en avtale, kontraktsforhold o. 1. condition(s), som en betinger seg stipulation; bestemmelse i kontrakt provision(s), terms; avtalte —r conditions (terms) agreed upon; ifølge salgs—ne according to the conditions of sale; ifølge denne kontrakts —r according to the terms (provisions) of this contract (agreement); på visse ~r on certain conditions; på én ~ on one condition; på ~ av at on condition that, on the understanding that. We are handing you this order on the understanding that we get the same quality. We quote this price subject to receipt of your order within seven days from date. ~n (avtalen) var at the understanding (condition) was that; stille en ~ to stipulate, make (impose) a condition; han stiller visse —r he makes certain conditions (stipulations); han stiller som ~ at he stipulates (makes it a condition) that; hans eneste ~ er at his only stipulation is that . . . 3 krevet egenskap a) hos person: kvalifikasjon qualification; han har de beste —r for å he is eminently qualified to. He has every qualification (is well qualified) for such a post h) hos ting requirement(s), requisite(s); oppfylle alle —r for satisfy all the requirements for. Bergen possesses all the requisites for a great fishing centre, muligheter for facilities for. Norway has (offers) facilities for every kind of winter sport. Norway has excellent natural facilities for the development of the shipping trade. We have excellent facilities for exporting paper 4 være en ~ (forutsetning) for be a pre-condition for, be a pre-requisite to (of), en absolutt ~ for be a sine qua non of; ~n for at norsk skipsfart skal kunne leve er den at, f.e. if the Norwegian shipping industry is to exist it is essential that. A good supply of cheap coal is the first requisite of successful operations. Se forutsetning betingelsesliøs unconditional, adv. -ly -vis adj. conditional betinget adj. 1 ~ aksept qualified acceptance; ~ ros qualified praise; et ~ løfte a conditional promise. A conditional acceptance of these terms 2 ~ dom a suspended (probationary) sentence; a suspended judg[e]ment of two years; han fikk ~ dom, ogs. he was bound over under the Probation of Offenders Act betjen|e f.e. serve (attend to) a customer, operate (serve) a machine; ~ seg av make use of, employ -ing hotell ~ hotel staff, abstr. service, oppvartning attendance, av maskin operation, serving betonje framheve stress, lay stress on, emphasize; han —et at he emphasized (stressed the fact) that -et preget; politisk —te årsaker causes of a political tinge; følelses ~ sentimental; inflasjons ~ f.e. marked by an inflationary sentiment betong concrete, armert ferro-concrete å støpe i ~ to concrete -blander c. mixer betrakt|e se på (ut fra et visst standpunkt) look at, consider, regard, view, f.e. I wish you could regard the matter from my point of view; I look at (view) the matter from another angle; ~ som (anse for) consider, regard as. You may consider the order cancelled. Please regard this signature as my own -elig adj. betydelig considerable, adv. -ably. Prices are considerably (are a good deal) higher betraktning 1 a) komme i — : de firmaer som kan komme i ~ f.e. ved plasering av kontrakt o. I. the only likely (eligible) firms, the firms that count (that are qualified to undertake such a contract); jeg anmoder om å komme i ~ (i søknad) I beg to offer myself as a candidate for... I hope my application may receive your favourable consideration b) la i ~ take into account (consideration), take account of, allow for, make allowance for; reflektere på f.e. et tilbud consider (entertain) an offer. Allowance must be made for (account must be taken of) the low prices now ruling, vi må ta i — at we must take account of the fact that; når vi tar i ~ at when we consider that, when regard is had to the fact that e) alt talt i ~ all things (everything) considered, taking it all round, taking all things into consideration, considering it from every point of view; sette ut av ~ leave out of account. We can rule out that possibility d) i ~ av considering, having regard to, in view of; i ~ av at seeing (considering) that, having regard to the fact that 2 det å fordype seg i contemplation, reflection; anstille —er over reflect upon -s|måte view betro 1 om oppdrag, oppgave entrust; — ham en oppgave entrust a task to him, entrust him with a task; vi har —dd ham ledelsen av we have entrusted to him (entrusted him with, have placed in his hands) the management of. He has been charged with ' an important mission (oppdrag) 2 fortelle: ~ ham mine bekymringer confide my troubles to him; ~ seg til confide in, take a p. into one’s confidence -trodd adj. en [meget] ~ stilling a position of [great] trust; en ~ tjener a trusted servant; ~e midler funds (money, property) in trust; trust funds be|trygge secure, safeguard, ensure the safety of; våre interesser er —t our interests are safeguarded (well secured). This will safeguard our position -tryggelse security, safeguard; en ~ a safeguard; til ~ for forbrukerne har staten to safeguard the in!erests of (as a safeguard for) consumers the Government has . . . -tryggende fullt tilstrekkelig adequate, tilfredsstillende satisfactory, sikker safe, secure; en — følelse a feeling (sense) of security; ~ sikkerhet adequate security; en ~ behandling av matvarer a satisfactory" handling of foodstuffs;