betvile 27 bibeholde denne ordning er ikke ~ this arrangement does not offer adequate security; et ~ middel mot a safe and certain remedy against; det er ~ å vite at it is reassuring (comforting) to know that betvile doubt, question be|ty 1 om ord, tegn o. I. mean, denote, indicate, f.e. this word means . . . this sign denotes (indicates). What do the initials G. B. stand for? 2 gi uttrykk for, betegne signify, represent. Statements of that kind signify (represent) very little to me; they mean nothing to me; dette —r at jeg må this means that 1 must 3 ha verdi, spille en rolle: det har ikke noe å ~ it is of no consequence, it does not count (matter); det har lite å ~ it is of little consequence, it does not count for much, it counts for little (nothing); ha meget å ~ f.e. quality counts for a great deal; hvis ens egen erfaring har noe d ~ if one’s own experience goes for anything; ~ for mean to. Your friendship means a great deal to me -tyde la forstå give a p. to understand, intimate to a p. betydelig 1 om ting considerable, adv. -ably; utstrakt extensive; et ~ beløp a considerable (substantial) amount; et ~ større beløp a considerably larger amount; prisene har steget i ~ grad prices have risen considerably 2 om person: en ~ forfatter an author of repute, a distinguished a.; en ~ statsmann a statesman of [considerable] repute betydning 1 av ord o. I. meaning, sense, f.e. the meaning of this word; it can be used in another sense; in this sense of the word; i ordets sanne ~ in the true sense of the word; in the proper sense of the term; i ~ av in the sense of; legge en annen ~ i place another construction on. My remark was unfairly construed 2 viktighet, vekt, verd importance, significance; uten — of no importance, unimportant, insignificant; er ikke uten ~ is not without significance; spørsmålet er uten ~ the question is of no consequence (account); disse forandringer er ikke av noen større ~ these changes are not of any great moment (significance); av mindre (stor, større) ~ of minor (major) importance; av den aller største ~ of paramount (vital, supreme) importance, f.e. a vitally important (all-important) question, a momentous decision; det er av — al it is important that; dette er av den største ~ for at alt skal gå for seg på en normal måte f.e. this is of vital importance in ensuring that everything proceeds normally; det er av stor ~ for kvaliteten at vi bruker førsteklasses olje, f.e. the employment of first-class oil is an important factor in quality; dette fikk stor ~ for den industrielle utvikling, f.e. this played an important part in (this greatly influenced) industrial expansion; det har sin ~ it is of importance; ha — for, f.e. the matter is of great (no, not much, little) importance to me; it means a great deal to me; det vil ha sin ~ d it will be of importance to betydningslfull av stor viktighet most important, of great consequence; megetsigende significant; en ~ uttalelse a significant statement. This fact is of exceptional significance -løs unimportant, insignificant beundr|e admire; feel admiration for -er admirer; en ~ av an admirer of -et admired; be the admiration of -ing admiration; vekke ~ excitea.; ~ for a. for -ings|verdig admirable, worthy of admiration; på en ~ måte admirably, in admirable fashion bevarfe holde vedlike conserve, keep in good condition; beskytte mot å ta skade preserve. Creosote preserves timber. ~ mot protect (save) from; ~ for save from; — fred preserve the peace; ~ taushet keep silent; ~ hvalbestanden conserve the stock of whales -else (-ing) conservation; the preservation of peace. The valuables are in good keeping -ingslmiddel preservative -t en godt — hemmelighet a closely guarded secret bevege 1 egtl. move, røre stir; ~ seg (flytte på seg) move, røre seg stir; prisene ~r seg oppover (nedover) prices are moving upward (downward); they have an upward trend. Sterling continues its upward trend 2 om sinnsbevegelse f.e. he was deeply moved (stirred); et —t år for a stirring year for 3 forma persuade, induce, prevail on; han lot seg ~ til å he was persuaded to. We trust that the high quality of our products will induce you to place a trial order -lig en ~ aksel a movable axle; — kapital liquid capital; lett — mobile, fig. excitable, susceptible -lighet movability; mobility; excitability, susceptibility bevegelse 1 del å bevege fseg] movement, mek. motion; i ~ in motion, moving; setle i ~ set in motion, start, set going; sette seg i ~ (begynne å virke) make a move, begin to act, take action; sette himmel og jord i ~ leave no stone unturned 2 liv og rørelse stir, excitement, uro commotion. The news made a great stir (caused great excitement, caused a great sensation) 3 sinnsbevegelse agitation, excitement 4 bestrebelse, tendens f.e. a religious movement; a peace movement is being set on foot; an upward (downward) movement (trend) of prices -s|frihet freedom of movement beveggrunn inducement, incentive, motiv motive bever beaver -rotte musk-rat, musquash bevilg |e grant, ved avstemning vote. Parliament voted large sums; ~ til et formål grant (vote) for a purpose -ning grant bevilling licence; ha ~ hold a I.; gi ~ grant a 1.; løse ~ take out a 1.; søke ~ apply for a 1.; sakføreren ble fratatt sin ~ the solicitor was struck off the rolls -s|haver licensee bevirke cause, bring about, induce; dette —t at prisene fait this caused prices to fall, this brought about a fall in prices; dette har —t at fortjenesten er blitt mindre, f.e. this has resulted in smaller profits; the result of this is that profits are smaller bevis 1 proof, evidence, fl. proofs; skaffe ~ for furnish proof (evidence) of; gi et ~ for give a proof of; føre ~ for riktigheten av demonstrate (furnish a proof of) the truth of; ~ på proof of; et ~ på at han har a proof that he has, a p. of his having; til ~ på in proof of 2 jur. evidence; oppta ~ take evidence; avgjørende ~ conclusive proof (evidence); fellende ~ damning evidence; tiltale ble frafalt på grunn av —ets stilling the charge was withdrawn on account of insufficient evidence; føre — produce evidence -byrde burden (onus) of proof; —n påhviler påtalemyndigheten the burden of proof is upon the prosecution -føring the calling of evidence; —en finner sted evidence is called; når —en er slutt after the close of the evidence -kjede chain of evidence -midler proofs -opptaking taking of evidence bevisle prove; ~ riktigheten av denne påstand prove (show, demonstrate) the truth of this assertion -lig provable; demonstrable, adv. -ably bevisst conscious; være seg noe ~ be conscious of -het consciousness; tape —en lose c.; i —en om conscious (aware) of; i —en om al conscious (aware) that, in the knowledge that; ha den fulle ~ om be fully conscious (aware) of -løs unconscious, insensible -løshet unconsciousness, insensibility bevitn|e stadfeste certify, testify to, attest; jeg kan — at I can certify that; herved —s at this is to certify that. We hereby certify that these goods are of British manufacture. The teacher testifies to the boy’s honesty. I have attested (witnessed) his signature -else certificate, attestation bevoktle guard, watch -nings|fartøy guard-ship -ningsItjeneste guard duty bevæpnle arm -et armed -ning armament, det å bevæpne arming beære honour; — med honour with bi adv. legge ~ heave to; stå en ~ aid, assist biarbeid by-employment bi(e) bee -avl bee-keeping -kube beehive -voks bee’s wax bibehold retention; med — av full lønn retaining full wages (salary) -e retain