bibliotek 28 blankofullmakt bibliotek library -ar librarian bibringe ~ ham en forestilling give him an idea, convey an idea to him bi|dra 1 egtl. contribute; ~ med et beløp c. an amount; ~ til en innsamling c. (subscribe) to a fund 2 fig. ~ til make for, contribute to, conduce (be conducive) to. This will make for the success of the enterprise. These conditions conduce to better trade. These measures will help to ruin trade. han har ~tt silt til he has contributed his share to; dette ~dro i hoy grad til å forbedre stillingen this did a great deal to (went far to, contributed largely to) improve the position, went a long way towards improving. He has had much to do with making the sales so popular bidrag contribution, tegnet subscription, stats ~ subsidy, forsorg o. I. allowance; et ~ pd a subscription, etc. of; yte ~ til contribute (subscribe) to, subvenere subsidize -sjpliktig liable to contribute -s(yter contributor, subscriber bl I erverv by-employment, a side-line, a secondary occupation -fag subsidiary subject bifall samtykke, anerkjennelse approval, begeistring applause; vinne ~ meet (gain) approval, give satisfaction. The statement was received with general approbation bi|falle godkjenne approve [of], samtykke i consent to, agree to; bli ~falt av be approved by, have the approval of bi|fortjeneste extra income (earnings); skaffe seg en ~ ved å add to one’s income by -hensyn a secondary consideration -industri secondary (subsidiary) industry -inntekt perquisite -interesse subsidiary (secondary) interest bil car, se automobil drosje taxi; -bransje motor trade -dekk [motor-car] tyre cover -e v. to motor -forhandler motor-car dealer -ing motoring -ist motorist -ring tyre, tire -selger motor salesman billag innlegg i brev enclosure, regnings ~ voucher, f bok appendix, supplement, i overenskomst, traktat schedule. All accounts must be accompanied by vouchers -legge forlike f.e. adjust a difference, settle a dispute (a strike) -leggelse av konflikt the settlement (adjustment) of a dispute billed I e picture. Conditions do not present a very bright p.; et ~ på a p. of, f.e. these figures show a true p. of the country’s trade; danne seg et riktig ~ av situasjonen form a true p. of (a correct idea of, a clear view of) the situation. These figures are not the true reflection of the state or the market -hugger sculptor; —arbeid sculpture -lig figurative(ly), metaphorically), in a figurative sense -ramme picture frame billett jernbane ~ railway ticket, kort brev note; ta ~ til book for; ~ merket 766 i ekspedisjonen f.e. Write Box 766, The Times -kontor (-luke) booking-office (window, wicket) teater box-office billig 1 pris ~ cheap; ~e tesorter low-priced teas; en god men ~ vin a good but inexpensive wine; ~ transport, ogs. low-cost transportation; ~ elektrisitet low-cost e.; få det for en ~ pris get it cheap; maskinen er ~ i drift the engine is economical; it has a low running cost; det faller —ere it comes cheaper; selle ~ sell cheap; selle —ere (underselle i konkurranse) undersell a competitor, to cut prices; gjøre —ere (få ned kostnader) to cheapen, the cheapening of the cost of production; the telephone service must be cheapened; slippe ~ get off cheaply 2 rimelig, berettiget fair, reasonable, just; el — forlangende a fair (reasonable) demand -salg bargain sale billig |e bifalle approve [of], assent to, f.e. I do not approve [of] (I disapprove of) your conduct -else approval, assent; hans ~ av planen his approval of (assent to) the scheme -het pris ~ cheapness, rimelighet fairness, reasonableness, justice bind på bok binding; et verk i fem ~ a work in five volumes bind|e 1 feste tie, bind; sammen bind (fasten) together, forene unite, cement, kjem. combine; ~ kapital tie (lock) up capital [in an undertaking]; de bundne millioner the locked-up millions 2 forplikte bind, pledge, f.e. we are bound (tied) by this contract; ~ seg bind (pledge) oneself. We cannot commit ourselves to any definite policy. ~ seg til d bind oneself to, tie oneself down to; ~ seg ved kontrakt til å bind oneself by contract to; ~ an med et problem tackle a problem; ~ inn en bok bind a book. The book is bound in leather -ende f.e. a firm (binding) offer, a binding agreement. This offer is not binding (it is without engagement), være ~ for be binding on, f.e. this agreement is binding on both parties -evne binding capacity (power), adhesive capacity -ledd [connecting] link -strek hyphen; —s[amerika-ner hyphenated American, f.e. Norwegian-American binders paper fastener, klype clip bindsåle insole binæring subordinate (auxiliary) industry; en ~ til jordbruk an industry ancillary to agriculture biolkjetni bio-chemistry -log biologist -logi biology biperson dependant bilprodukt by-product, subsidiary (residual) product -rolle subordinate part -sak (-ting) matter of secondary importance -stilling side-line bisamrotte musk-rat, skinn musquash Biskayabukta The Bay of Biscay bismak subflavour bi|stand aid, assistance; yle ~ give (lend) assistance; rettskyndig ~ legal aid (advice) -stå assist, aid; ~ med å gjøre assist in doing smtg. bit|e bite; ~ i seg swallow; ~ seg fast i seize hold of; ~ fra seg (svare) retort; ~ i gresset bite the dust; ~ tennene sammen clench one’s teeth; ~ på kroken swallow the bait; ~ i del sure eple swallow the bitter pill -ende fig. caustic, f.e. a c. remark bitter bitter, besk acrid; svelge den bitre pille swallow the bitter pill -het bitterness, fig. ogs. acerbity; an embittered feeling -mandel bitter almond bjelke beam, stor balk, av jern girder -lag tier of beams bjørk birch -e|tre birch bjørn bear -eltjeneste a disservice, an ill turn blad avis [news]paper, se avis, av tre, bok leaf, fl. leaves; av kniv, sag, propell, gras blade; et ærerikt ~ i landets historie a glorious page in the history of the country; kan vende seg the tables may turn; ta —el fra mannen speak one’s mind. I shall not mince my words -dannelse foliation -folk newsmen -gull gold-leaf -tinn tin-foil -tobakk leaf-tobacco blaff et ~ av optimisme a flash of optimism blamlasje en slem ~ an awkward blunder, a faux pas (fr.) -ere han har —ert seg he has committed (made a fool of) himself; made a faux pas, sterk. he has brought discredit on himself blandle røre sammen mix, om kvalitetsblanding av te, tobakk o. I. blend, legere alloy; ~ seg opp i, f.e. you should not meddle with such things; he is always interfering in other people’s affairs; ~ sammen mix, forveksle mix up, confuse. You are confusing two different things -er mixer bland|et mixed, av forskjellig innhold miscellaneous, f.e. mixed biscuits; a miscellaneous collection of goods; en ~ kommisjon a mixed commission; med —ede følelser with mixed (mingled) feelings blanding mekanisk mixture, kjem, compound; av te o. I. blend, legering alloy -slforhold composition, proportion of parts. The mixture is one part cement and three of sand blank klar, skinnende bright, ubeskrevet blank; om tran pale, metall bright metal, blikkeske a plain tin, mots, decorated; et —t avslag a blank (flat) refusal; det ble —t avvist, f.e. lie refused point blank to, he blankly refused to; la stå ~ leave open (in blank) -ett a blank [form]; utfylle en ~ fill up (in) a form blanko in ~ in blank -endossement blank endorsement, e. in b. -fullmakt b. power of attorney.