drivende 41 dyptgående 7 tette caulk 8 med adv. el. prep, a) ~ fram (med kraft) propel, fig. drive forward, impel, urge on b) ~ i land drift ashore; ~ priser i været force (press, run) prices up e) han drev det igjennom he carried (gained) his point; ~ lovforslaget igjennom carry (push) the bill through d) ~ inn en fordring recover a debt, enforce payment of a claim (account) e) ~ med å be engaged in, make a business of f) ~ omkostningene ned press (force) costs down g) ~ opp (opparbeide) work up, forbedre improve h) ~ tilbake drive back, repel i) ~ det vidt, f.e. he has achieved great things; ~ noe for vidt push things too far; han drev det så vidt at he went so far as to, he went to the length of (-ing) driv|ende være den ~ kraft be the driving force (the prime mover). He is the prime mover in this scheme; he is behind the business -er båt drifter -fjær ogs. fig. mainspring, person prime mover, motiv prime motive -garn drift-net; '—fisker (båt) drifter -flods flotsam, som er drevet i land jetsam -hjul driving-wheel -hus hothouse -is drift-ice -kraft motive power, fig. prime mover, driving force. Advertising is the driving force of industry -rem driving-belt -remskive driving pulley -tømmer drift (floating) timber -verdig en ~ gruve a payable mine, the mine is workable; gull i —e mengder gold in paying quantities drogeriler drugs -handler druggist drops f.e. acid drops, chocolate drops; sukkertøy sweets -fabrikk f.e. confection factory, am. candy factory drosje cab -hil taxicab -sjåfør taxi-driver drue(r) grape(s) -sukker grape-sugar drukkenskap drunkenness druklne vt. drown, vi. be drowned. Three persons were drowned. He drowned himself. ~ i arbeid be immersed in (overwhelmed el. inundated with) work -ning drowning; '—s\ulykke drowning fatality dryg se drøy droftle discuss, talk over. We shall talk the matter over with him We cannot go into all this now. — saken nærmere discuss the matter in further detail; ~ til ende thrash the matter out -else discussion, særl. politisk talk(s); ta opp et spørsmål til ~ enter into discussions on a question. We shall take up the question with the manufacturers. This matter will come up for discussion at tomorrow’s meeting drøm dream. He has realized all his dreams, -me v. ~ om dream of. I should not dream of doing such a thing drøy, dryg 1 i bruk economical [in use]. Money goes a long way in that country. A krone does not go so far as it used to before the war. The fish is close and firm, so that a little goes a long way. This bread goes so far. er —ere enn is more economical than. This cheese goes a great deal further pound for pound. 2 i omfang bulky 3 en ~ pris a stiff price; et —t arbeid a tough job, a stiff piece of work; en ~ påstand a bold assertion; ~e sannheter home (hard) truths; det er for ~t, f.e. that is beyond a joke; it is going too far drøye v. 1 vare, trekke ut drag on; det ~t en stund for han betalte it was some time before he paid 2 forhale, oppsette delay; han —d med betalingen he delayed (put off) payment; — med å gjøre noe delay (put off, postpone) doing smtg. 3 ~ på noe (~ ut) make it last out (last longer), make it go far, spin it out dråpe drop; det er som en ~ i havet that is a drop in the ocean dubiøs ~e debitorer (fordringer) doubtful debts dublejre double -tt duplicate due pigeon; symbolsk dove, brev ~ carrier-pigeon duft fragrance, perfume, aroma duge han ~r ikke til, f.e. he is not much good as a salesman -lig dyktig capable, efficient, competent, kvalifisert qualified; drapelig substantial; ~ til fit (qualified) for -lighet fitness, capability, efficiency, competence. I doubt his competence for such a post. Se dyktighet duk bord ~ table-cloth, tråd ~ wire gauze, seil ~ canvas, sailcloth dukke v. dykke dive; nye vansker ~r opp fresh difficulties crop up; han ~t opp i Paris he turned up in P. dum uklok foolish, silly, lite intelligent stupid. It w«s a silly (foolish) thing to do. det var ~t av meg å it was unwise (foolish) of me to -dristig foolhardy, rash -dristighet foolhardiness, rashness -het foolishness, stupidity; gjør en ~ make a blunder. He committed a blunder in refusing to receive the deputation dumpe ~ varer på et marked dump goods on a market; til eksamen fail [in an examination] dun down -lerret wax cambric, down-proof[ed] cambric -teppe down quilt dunk kagge keg, av blikk tin, drum dunkel fig. dark, obscure, vague. The outlook is as obscure as ever, en ~ erindring om a dim (faint) recollection of -het obscurity dunnasje dunnage dupere dupe, bluff, hoodwink; det kommer meget an på å ~ it is largely a game of bluff dupllikat duplicate -iikator duplicator -lisere duplicate -lisering duplication -lo utstede in •— make out in duplicate durkdreven cunning, crafty dus være ~ med en be on Christian-name terms with one; bli ~ med en, ogs. drop surnames. How easily one gets to Christian names with Americans dusin dozen (doz.) f.e. 5 dozen knives; he bought three dozen bottles of wine; many (several) dozens of bottles; half a dozen, a half-dozen. Pack the bottles in dozens, pr. ~ a (per) dozen -kram Brummagem, catchpenny goods -vis selle ~ sell by the dozen dusj shower-bath. The sudden drop in prices came as a cold douche duskregn drizzle -e to drizzle dusør finnelønn reward dvs. = det vil si that is [to say], fork. i.e. (lat. id est) dverg dwarf -aktig dwarfish dy ~ seg for å refrain (forbear) from. I cotdd not forbear from expressing an opinion dybde depth; lodde —n sound, fig. fathom, sound the depths of; i en ~ av at the depth of; på store —r at great depths -bombe depth charge -måler bathometer -forhold depth(s) of water dyd virtue. Patience is a virtue, gjøre en ~ av nødvendighet make a virtue of necessity -ig virtuous dykker diver -apparat diving apparatus -drakt diving suit -klokke diving bell -undersøkelse examination (inspection) by diver dyktig godt kvalifisert capable, competent, efficient; med evner able, f.e. an able writer, om ferdighet skilful, øvet, erfaren skilled, f.e. a skilled watchmaker; kyndig f.e. i språk proficient; en ~ prestasjon an able performance; en ~ gjennomført retrett a skilfully (cleverly) executed retreat; han er ~ til å spille he is a clever player. He is good at golf, good at languages -gjore ~ seg for en stilling qualify for a post -het capability, competence, efficiency; ability; skill; proficiency -siattest certificate of competency, for kyndighet i språk proficiency dynajmikk dynamics -misk dynamic -mitt dynamite -mo dynamo dynge s. heap, mass; v. ~ seg opp accumulate dyp deep, om inntrykk a deep (profound) impression; beklage '—t deeply regret; han var ~t beveget he was deeply (profoundly) moved; gjore —ere deepen; ~t lastet deeply laden -frosset deep--frozen -sindig om ytring o. I. profound -sindighet tankedybde depth of thought dyptlføit deep-felt, heartfelt -gående s., om skip