fløyel 59 foranstående fløyel veivet, bomulls ~ velveteen -s|aktig velvety -slstoffer velvetings fløyting 'ømmer—, se tømmer flå v. flay, skin, fig. fleece, flay, swindle. He has been fleeced of all he possesses, -eri extortion flåsleri flippancy -et en ~ bemerkning a flippant remark flåte 1 tømmer ~ timber raft, rednings ~ raft 2 fiske ~ fishing fleet, handels ~ mercantile marine, dampskips ~ steamship fleet, koffardi^ fleet of merchantmen; en hval — a fleet of whalers 3 Marinen the Navy; hjemme— the Home Fleet -basis naval base -havn naval port -politikk naval policy f. m. forrige måned ultimo, ult., f.e. the 3rd ult. Se måned fnugg støv ~ speck of dust, snø — snowflake; ikke et (det) ~ av, f.e. there is not a shred of evidence; not a scintilla (vestige) of truth in the report. He is not a whit better than others fob f.o.b., F.O.B. (free on board) fold 1 på tøy, papir fold, legg pleat, merke etter fold crease; komme i sine gamle (de vante) —er igjen get back into the old groove 2 utbytte: gi ire ~ yield threefold folde v. ~ sammen fold; ~ opp (ut) unfold -r trykksak folder foie foal, hankj. colt, hunkj. filly folio 1 bokformat folio, skrivepapir foolscap 2 bankv. -konto current account; innskudd på ~ deposits at call, demand deposits folk mennesker people (bare entail), undert. folk, f.e. rich (poor! folk; nasjon nation, people, fl. peoples; besetning crew, hands; arbeidere workers, workpeople, hands; det norske — the Norwegian people (nation); ~ flest the majority of people; vi har for få ~ we are short-handed; fabrikker som har for få — undermanned factories -et the nation, the .people; —ets røst public opinion, the voice of the people (nation) folke|avstemning plebiscite, referendum. A plebiscite will be held on the question of. . . -bank people’s bank -bevegelse poptdar movement, av hele folket national m. -fattig et ~ land a sparsely populated country -fest national festival, an occasion of public rejoicing -fiende public enemy -fiendsk hostile (inimical) to the people -forbundet The League of Nations -forsikring national insurance -helse public health -høgskole People’s High School, Senior Primary School -karakter national character -lig nasjonal national, passer for folkets brede lag popular -mangel arbeidskraft labour shortage -mengde masse crowd, innbyggere population -mening public opinion, the popular voice -opplysning popular education (enlightenment); —en står høyt the standard of general education is high -parti People’s Party -register national register -rett international law, law of nations -rettslig based on (established by) international law; ~ sett in point of international law -rik populous -sak national affair, popular cause -skikk veloppdragenhet good manners (fl.), mannerliness -skole primary school, am. grade school -snakk gossip, ondsinnet slanderous gossip -tall population -telling national census, f.e. to take a census; —s\liste census paper -tett densely populated -trygd National [Health] Insurance -utgave popular (cheap) edition -valgt ~e representanter publicly elected representatives -ånd national spirit fond 1 et ~ a fund, reserve — reserve fund; avsette til et ~ place (allocate) to a fund 2 fonds verdipapirer securities, stocks [and shares], statsobligasjoner government bonds -hors Stock Exchange -marked stock-market -mekler stock [and share] broker -skatt tax on reserve fund fonn snowfield for til dyr fodder, kraft — feeding-stuff(s) -mangel shortage of fodder -mel cattle meal -stoffer cattle foods, feeding stuffs får til klær lining, silke — silk lining -stoffer linings for prep, trinn — trinn stage by stage; varer — £30 thirty pounds’ (£30) worth of goods; stoffet kan være like godt ~ det the material need not be any worse for that; jeg kan ikke gjøre noe ~ det I cannot help it. It is not my fault, jeg kan ikke gjøre — at han er I cannot help his being; it is not my fault that he is . . .; denne påstand har meget ~ seg there is a strong case for such a claim. This idea has much to recommend it. det er en sak ~ seg that is a thing apart; i en klasse ~ seg in a class apart; denne maskin må pakkes ~ seg this machine must be packed separately (in a separate case); det er bra nok i og ~ seg it is good enough in its way, but. . . for adv. en ~ vanskelig oppgave too difficult a (a too difficult) task. He is too old a naan for this post. fra ~ til akter from stem to stern; ~ og imot for and against, pro and con. We argued the matter pro and con. grunnene ~ og imot the pros and cons [of the matter]; det kan sies meget ~ og imot there is a great deal to be said on both sides for konj. ~ å to, in order to. for at, se forat foraksel front axle forakt contempt; gjenstand for ~ an object of contempt; med ~ for in contempt of; nære — for feel contempt for, despise -e v. despise, hold in contempt; som ikke er å — which is not to be despised -elig som fortjener forakt comtemptible, despicable; som viser forakt comtemptuous; tale ~ om speak contemptuously of foran 1 prep. — fabrikken before (in front of) the factory; dette mà gå ~ alle andre hensyn this must precede (take precedence of) all other considerations; han er langt ~ sine konkurrenter he is far ahead of his competitors; vi er ~ alle andre we lead the field. We have a difficult time ahead of us 2 adv. han gikk ~ he went first, forte an he took the lead; holde seg ~ keep the lead; komme ~ gain the lead, get ahead of all others foranderlig som forandrer seg changeable, variable; som kan forandres changeable, alterable forandre 1 bytte, få noe nytt change. I have changed my address, name, opinion; del ville ikke ha —t saken om it would have made no difference if...; ~ seg change 2 forandre delvis, lage om alter, tillempe modify, f.e. alter a building, the ship alters its course; modify a system; det —r saken that alters the case 3 gjøre om til convert into forandring (jfr. forandre) 1 change; en ~ til det bedre a change for the better; til en ~ for (by way of) a change; gjennomgå en ~ undergo a change 2 alteration, modification; gjøre (forefa) —er, f.e. we are making certain changes in our staff; make alterations (to my house, in my plans); rett til ~ av disse priser forbeholdes these prices are subject to alteration 3 conversion å avvikelse fra det normale variation, f.e. variation of temperature 5 mots, ensformighet variety; ~ fryder variety is the spice of life 6 noe nytt innovation, novelty forankre anchor -ing anchoring foranledige occasion, cause, give rise to, føre til lead to foranledning occasion, cause; på ~ skal jeg meddele at I am requested to state that . . .; på — av at the request (instance) of, at the suggestion of; uten minste — for no reason whatever; ved minste ~ on the slightest provocation forannevnt f.e. the matter alread mentioned, already referred to, the foregoing statement foranstaltle få i stand arrange; besørge cause to be done, take measures for -ning arrangement, measure, sikkerhets — precautionary measure, skritt step; treffe —er, f.e. take steps (measures) to meet this contingency; make provision against a food shortage; på min ~ by my directions; bare en halv ~ only a half-measure foranstående the above, the foregoing, f.e. the above remarks