flette 58 fløyadj utant were wounded; i de ~e tilfelle in most cases; ~ mulig as many as possible; de ~e tror at most people think that flette v. plait, braid; ~ inn weave in; ~ i hverandre (sammen) interweave, interlace; s. plait flid industry, diligence, iherdighet assiduity; gjøre seg ~ med take pains with; ved ~ by diligence. He succeeded by dint of hard work flikkie patch; ~ på (sammen) patch up -verk patchwork flimre glimmer flink åndelig egenskap clever, competent, able, lærenem quick to learn; om ferdighet skilful, skilled, efficient (se dyktig), han er ~ i språk he is good at (proficient in) languages; ~ i regning quick (good) at figures. He has a good head for figures. ikke ~, f.e. he is a poor hand (mots. a good hand) at drawing flis en tre ~ a splinter, en hogge ~ a chip, se spon flise plate: stein ~ tile, glasert glazed tile(s) -belagt tiled -legge tile flisespikker hair-splitter, quibbler -i hair-splitting, quibbling flittig diligent, industrious, iherdig assiduous, adv. -ly. He is a hard worker, gjøre ~ bruk av make diligent use of flo flood -strøm floodtide; ~ og fjære flood and ebb fled oversvømmelse flood; stor elv river -arm branch [of a river] -bølge tidal wave -munning estuary floke 1 s. tangle, forvikling tangle, complication, state of confusion; i ~ in a tangle; løse en ~ unravel a tangle, find a way out of the tangle. We must try to disentangle the difficult position 2 v. tangle, complicate; ~ seg sammen become tangled. These things are inextricably twisted together -t tangled, complicated. The present tangled position must be straightened flokk kveg a herd of cattle, sau ~ a flock of sheep, fugle ~ a flock of birds, ulve ~ a pack of wolves; i ~ og følge in a body; følge ~en follow (go with) the crowd; løfte i ~ pull together, combine our efforts flokk]silke floss silk -ull flock [wool] flom flood, vår^ spring floods, ord — flood of words. The river is in flood (in spate); en ~ av bestillinger a flood (rush, spate) of orders; en — av skjellsord a torrent of abuse; stor ~ heavy flood(s) -belysning flood lighting (lights) -belyst flood-lit -løp spillway -skade damage caused by floods flomme elven ~t over the river overflowed its banks; ~ inn rush in. There was an inrush of w-ater. det —r med, f.e. we are inundated with correspond ence. There is a spate (flood) of legislation flor tøy crape florlere flourish, thrive, prosper -isant ~e tider flourishing (prosperous) times, a period of pros perity floss lo nap -hatt top-hat, silk hat flotasjon flotation -slanlegg f. plant flotilje flotilla -leder f. leader flott 1 med flotte vaner, f.e. he is extravagant, lives extravagantly; he spends money lavishly; he is a man of expensive habits 2 imponerende: et ~ syn a grand sight; en ~ prestasjon a fine (splendid) performance. He finished up in fine style 3 lite overveiet: en ~ uttalelse a sweeping statement; ~e løfter reckless promises 4 flytende afloat; bringe ~ refloat, pull [the ship] off; holde — keep afloat; komme ~ be refloated -e v. ~ seg be extravagant (lavish); han ~r seg med pels he sports a fur coat (dt.) -het extravagance, lavishness -ør pà fly float flue fly; slå to ~r i ett smekk kill two birds with one stone -fanger fly-catcher -fiske fly-fishing -fisker fly-fisher fluor fluorine flukt 1 fra fangenskap escape, det å løpe sin vei flight; vill ~ rout, disorderly flight (retreat), panikkartet stampede; ta ~en fly, flee; slå på ~ put to flight; rout, stampede, kapital — flight of capital; —en fra franken the flight from the Franc 2 det å flyge flight 3 i ~ med flush with, in line with, f.e. the windows are flush with the wall; i ~ med hans tidligere framstilling in line with his previous statement -forsok attempt to escape, dash for liberty fluktu|asjon fluctuation -ere fluctuate. Sterling fluctuated widely flussljern ingot-iron -spat fluor-spar -syre hydrofluoric acid fly s. 1 [aero]plane, am. airplane, koll. aircraft, rute — air-liner; sende med ~ send by air 2 v. fly. He flew (has flown) across the Atlantic -alarm air-raid warning -angrep air raid -basis air base -blad leaflet -båt flying-boat -dekk flying-off deck -dyktighet flying efficiency -fabrikk aircraft factory -felt airfield -fotografi bilde air photograph -hamn airport -motor aero-engine; firemotors ~ four-engined plane -plass airdrome, aerodrome -post air mail; med ~ by air mail -rute vei airway, air-route, befordringstjeneste an air service; drive en ~ operate an air service -selskap aviation company -skrift pamphlet -tur flying trip, flight, luftreise air voyage -ulykke air disaster -vesen aviation -våpen air force; Marinens ~ the Fleet Air Arm flyger airman, aviator, air pilot -sertifikat air pilot’s certificate flyging flying, flygesaken aviation flykte run away, fly, flee, fra fangenskap escape. The troops fled in disorder. ~ for flee (escape) from flyktig 1 forbigående transient, passing, f.e. a transient success, a passing thought, a fleeting impression. This matter is worth a fugitive notice 2 lite inngående: et ~ blikk på a hasty (cursory) glance at; lese ~ igjennom glance at, go hastily through, glance one’s eye over, give a cursory glance at. I will just run over (through) these papers 3 som lett fordamper volatile; ~e oljer volatile oils flyktning alm. fugitive, politisk a political refugee flyndre fisk flounder, koll, flatfish, konge ~ plaice, sand ~ sole flyte 1 renne flow; det vil ~ blod, f.e. blood will flow (there will be bloodshed) before this affair is settled; i vår tid da alt —r in our time when everything is in a state of flux; ~ av (fig.) result (accrue) from, f.e. the advantages resulting (accruing) from this arrangement. The many advantages flowing from a sound system of currency. ~ med melk og honning flow with milk and honey; ~ over overflow; det var dette sorn brakte begeret til å ~ over that was the last straw’; ~ sammen (om vannløp o. I.) meet, fig. merge; ~ sammen med merge, be merged with 2 ikke synke float; ~ opp rise to the surface 3 ~ med (av): det fløt papirer og bøker på bordet the table was littered with paper . . . flyte|brygge floating stage -dokk f. dock -evne buoyancy -kran f. crane flytende 1 ikke i fast form fluid, liquid. Oil is liquid and fluid. Gas is fluid, but not liquid. ~ brensel liquid fuel; ~ føde liquid food, fluid diet; ~ stoffer liquids, fluids; gjøre ~ liquefy 2 uten fasthet (fig.) fluid. The opinions of the young are fluid. Trade is in a state of flux 3 ikke synke afloat; ~ kokeri floating factory, factory ship; holde ~ keep afloat, bear (buoy) up; holde seg ~ keep afloat 4 om uttrykksmåte fluent; tale ~ speak fluently (with fluency) 5 om kapital floating capital; den ~ gjeld the floating debt flytning det å flytte removal, forhaling shifting flyttbar movable, portable; som kan fjernes removable -het portability; removability flytte move, fjerne remove, forhale shift, skifte bolig- remove, move -byrå firm of [furniture-] removers -folk removers -vogn removal van fløte s. cream; skumme —n skim the cream -aktig creamy -farge cream fløy av bygning, hær, flygevåpen wing -adjutant aide-de-camp