forholde 65 forkorte 4 omstendighet, sammenheng, tilstand, vilkår, stilling: særlig i flertall circumstances, things, facts, conditions, affairs. Things are getting worse and worse. ~ef er det at the fact of the matter is that; dette er det virkelige ~ f.e. that is the real truth of the matter; del stemmer ikke med det virkelige ~ it is not in accordance with facts; et — en fester seg ved, f.e. a noticeable feature is; de lokale ~ local conditions; —ene i Norge the conditions prevailing in Norway; the state of affairs (of trade, business) in this country; —ene i dag present-day conditions; som —ene nå er (ligger an) as things are [at present], as matters now stand; in the present state of affairs; in the present circumstances; under existing conditions; sd snart —ene tillater det as soon as circumstances permit; etter norske ~ as things are with us (are in this country), by Norwegian standards; bedømt etter norske ~ [judged] by Norwegian standards; innrette seg etter —ene adapt oneself to circumstances; under disse ~ in'"these Conditions; under de nåværende ~ as things are at present, in present circumstances; with things as they are, in the present condition of affairs; under liknende ~ in similar circumstances; under ellers like ~ other things being equal; vær —ene (markeds arbeids ~) weather (market, working) conditions 5 oppførsel conduct, karakter [General] Good Conduct forholde unndra withhold; ~ seg: opptre behave, conduct oneself; handle, gå fram act. proceed. How am I to act (proceed) in this matter? What course am I to follow? det —r seg riktig al it is a fact that; når det —er seg slik when that is the case; hvordan —r det seg med dette what are the facts? What is the real truth of the matter? 8 —r seg til 4 som 12 til 6 8 is to 4 as 12 to 6 forholds Imessig adj. proportional, symmetrical; min —e andel i my proportion (proportionate share) of -messighet proportionality -ordre instructions, directions -regel measure, precaution; ta de nødvendige —regler take the necessary measures (precautions, steps); ta (treffe) —regler mot provide against, take precautions against; vi må ty til strenge —regler we must resort to severe measures -vis adj. en — andel a proportionate' share; adv. comparatively, relativt relatively forhyrle engage, sign on. We have signed on (shipped) a fresh crew. ~ seg sign on, ship, f.e. sign on for a voyage, ship as carpenter -ing engagement, se hyre forhør politi— examination by the police, i forhørsretten magisterial inquiry; preliminary inquiry before a magistrate; la i — examine; rettslig — vil bli opptatt, f.e. an official inquiry will be held; holde — over tiltalte examine the accused -e v. examine. He has been examined (interrogated) by the police. ~ seg inquire, make inquiries; — seg orn inquire (make inquiries) about; ~ seg om [hvorvidt] inquire whether forhors|dommer [examining] magistrate -rett f.e. magistrate’s court, examining court, court of summary jurisdiction forhoyle i om priser raise, put up, advance; ~ prisen med 10 % advance the price [by] 10%; øke increase; ~ kapitalen increase the capital 2 påbygge heighten, raise 3 gjøre sterkere, større (fig.) enhance, heighten; ~ verdien av enhance the value of; — virkningen av enhance (heighten) the effect of; til —ede priser at advanced prices -else advance; heightening; enhancement forhånd på — beforehand, in advance; vi takker Dem på ~ f.e. we thank you in advance for any information you may give us. I thank you in anticipation of an early reply. Thanking you in anticipation, we are . . . With our best thanks beforehand, we are . . .; jeg vil nevne straks på — I will mention at the outset; det var gitt på — it was a foregone conclusion rhånden ha — have at hand, have available; være — be on hand (available); nær forestående at hand, near, be approaching -værende til disposisjon available, rådende existing forhånds Idiskusjon preliminary discussions -melding prior notice -salg av billetter advance bookings forhånle scoff at, insult, outrage -else insult, outrage; en ~ mot an insult to forhåpentlig f.e. it is to be hoped that he will succeed. Prices have, it is hoped, touched the lowest. De vil — you will, I hope; som — vil which, it is hoped, will forhåpning hope, expectation; han gjør seg store —er he hopes for (expects) great things. He is very sanguine, alle hans —er er blitt gjort til skamme all his hopes have been falsified; disse —er er ikke blitt oppfylt (innfridd) these hopes have not been realized (fulfilled); vi er blitt skuffet i disse —er these hopes have been disappointed; nære —er om entertain hopes of; vekke —er hos excite the hopes of; det knytter seg store —er til great hopes are entertained of. We hope these mines will fulfil the high hopes entertained of them forhåpningsfull hopeful, sanguine; vi ser —t på situasjonen we take a hopeful (sanguine) view of the situation foring 1 beskyttende lag lining, av Ire casing 2 av dijr feeding; det en forer med feed, fodder forkalkle calcify -ing calcification; åre — hardening of the arteries, arterio-sclerosis forkant front; i — av in front of forkast|e ~ et tilbud reject (turn down) an offer; ~ et forslag turn down (reject) a proposal, i forsamling reject (defeat) a motion. The motion was rejected by 130 votes to 40. — et lovforslag throw out (reject, defeat) a bill, en anke dismiss an appeal -elig objectionable, improper -else rejection; dismissal forkjemper champion, advocate; være ~ for be a champion (advocate) of; gjøre seg til — for en sak champion a cause forkjærlighet ha — for have a preference for. There is a marked predilection for bright silks. Our customers show a preference for dark shades forkjært gal wrong, bakvendt topsyturvy; gripe en sak —t an set about something (tackle a matter) in the wrong way forkjøp komme ham i —et forestall (anticipate) him. We have stolen a march on our competitors forkjøpsrett refusal, option, jur. right of pre-emption; benytte sin — f.e. exercise the option [to purchase]; vi har fått — til oljen we have been given the [first] refusal of the oil forklar|e explain, angi grunn account for. We cannot account for this difference. — bort explain away; ~ for explain to; dette kan —s ved al skipet var . . . this may be accounted for by the fact that the ship was...; — seg explain, rettferdiggjørelse explain oneself; vi kan ikke forklare oss hvorfor De we are at a loss to understand why you . . . We cannot account for your having . . . det —er seg selv it explains itself; that is self-explanatory -ende explanatory forklaring explanation, vitne— evidence; avgi — make a statement; oppta — hold an inquiry; til ~ in (by way of) explanation; ~ på explanation of; som ~ på in e. of; delte gir — på at pundet står så svakt this explains how it is that Sterling is so weak forklarlig explainable; av lett —e grunner for obvious reasons forkle s. apron, v. disguise -doing disguise forkleinle belittle, disparage -ende disparaging -else disparagement, discredit; til — for to the disparagement of; to his discredit; uten — for without detracting from the merits of forkludre muddle, bungle. You have bungled (made a mess of) the whole business forkortle ord abbreviate, om tid shorten, cut short, om bøker o. I. abridge; —et oversettelse abridged translation; —et arbeidstid short time. Many mills 5 — Guy: Norsk-Engelsk ordbok.