forminskelse 67 forretning crease) the number of; i ~et målestokk on a reduced scale -else reduction, diminution, decrease; en ~ på a reduction of 10% formod | e suppose, presume -entlig presumably, probably; I suppose. He knows, presumably, what is best for him -ning supposition, conjecture; mot ~ against (contrary to) expectation; hvis mitt forslag, mot all ikke blir vedtatt in the unlikely event of my proposal not being agreed to _ formue formuesmasse estate, property; meget stor verdi fortune; bankens ~ the assets (resources) of the bank; han har ~ he has private means, he is well off; han har en — på he is worth £ . . .; han etterlot seg en stor ~ he left a large fortune; tjene en ~ på make a fortune out of formuende wealthy, well off. He is a man of means formues [fellesskap community of goods, common property -forhold means, financial standing (status) -masse estate, property -skatt f.e. general property tax, tax on real and personal property. NB! i Engl, er property tax en skatt på inntekt av formuesposter formullar form -lore formulate, word; ~ en kontrakt formulate a contract -lering formulation, wording formynder guardian -skap guardianship formorkle darken, obscure, eclipse -else eclipse formå evne, greie be able to do, be capable of doing; bevege, få til induce, prevail on, persuade formål aim. object, purpose; selskapets ~ er d bygge the object of the company is to build . . .; the company has for its object the construction of . . .; som ~ for as the object of; ~et med the aim (object) of; tjene et ~ serve a purpose. It would serve no useful purpose (end) to take such action. The book has fulfilled its purpose, til et ~ for a purpose; som har til ~ « forebygge which has for its object (aim) the prevention of, which aims at preventing -s|tjenlig serviceable, suitable for the purpose; heldig expedient, appropriate fornavn Christian name fornedrie degrade, debase -else degradation, debasement fornekt|e ikke vedkjenne seg renounce, deny; ~ seg deny oneself -else renunciation, denial fornem distinguished, of distinction, of position fornemlme feel, sense, be sensible of -melse feeling, sensation; inntrykk impression fornikjle nickel, nickel-plate -ling nickelling, nickel--plating fornorske norwegianize fornuft reason; sunn — common sense; bringe ham til ~ bring him to his senses; bruke sin ~ use one’s common sense; ta imot — listen to reason; tale ~ talk sense -ig reasonable, rational, sensible; et ~ menneske a sensible person, a rational being; intet ~ menneske ville no-one in his senses would; være så ~ å have the good sense to -messig rational -stridig irrational, contrary to reason fornye renew; ~ et angrep renew an attack; om gjenstand renovate: gjenta repeat, renew; om veksel, kontrakt renew a bill, a contract; utskifte, ombytte replace; som kan ~s renewable; replaceable; elter ~et overveielse on reconsidering the matter; la under ~et overveielse reconsider -else renewal, renovation; repetition; replacement fornjelsesidato date of renewal -fond renewals fund -kostnader [cost of] renewals -veksel renewed bill fornærm>e offend, give offence; sterk, insult; den ~ede the insulted party; fur. complainant, plaintiff; foie seg ~et over take offence at. I resented his remarks. I am deeply offended by his conduct. ~et på offended with -elig offensive, insulting; ta en bemerkning ~ opp take offence at a remark -else offence, insult; ~ mot insult to fornøden necessary -het necessity fornøyd tilfreds pleased, satisfied; har fått nok av, ikke ønsker mer content; glad pleased, delighted; ~ med pleased (satisfied) with. We hope you will be better pleased with this shipment, vi er i enhver henseende ~ med ham he gives every satisfaction. The last parcel gives every satisfaction; ~ over pleased at; ~ ved å pleased to fornøyelig amusing, delightful. We spent an enjoyable evening fornøyelse pleasure, moro amusement; med ~ with pleasure; jeg har den ~ å sende Dem min prisliste I have (take) pleasure in handing you my price-list ; det er meg en stor ~ d it gives me great pleasure to; det skal være oss en ~ å we shall be pleased (delighted) to, it will give us great pleasure to -s|avdeling amusement park forord preface forordine decree, ordain; foreskrive prescribe -ning decree, ordinance; utstede en ~ issue a decree forover forward; full fart ~ full speed ahead forpakt[e ~ en gård rent (take a lease of) a farm, take it on lease; ~ bort lease (rent) to a p. -er lessee, tenant, f.e. a tenant farmer forpaktnings|avgift rent -kontrakt lease -tid term of lease forpeste poison, infect forpigg forepeak forplant|e propagate, reproduce; ~ seg breed, propagate; om lyd travel, be transmitted, om varme spread -ning propagation; transmission forpliktle bind, engage; være ~et til be bound (obliged) to, be under an obligation to; ikke være ~et til be under no obligation to; være rettslig ~et til be legally bound to; føle seg ~et til feel obliged (bound) to; ha.n har ~et seg til å he has engaged (bound) himself to. We cannot commit ourselves to any definite policy -else engagement, obligation, undertaking; betalingsplikt, gjeldspost engagement, liability. This bank has heavy commitments, våre ~r overfor disse kunder our obligations to these customers; ha ~ til å be under an obligation to; inngå ~r enter into engagements; oppfylle ~r meet engagements (liabilities). Our customers are slow in meeting their obligations. Engagements are met promptly. These obligations must be honoured (discharged), ta på seg ~r undertake engagements; unnlate å oppfylle en ~ fail to carry out an obligation; to default. These banks have defaulted on their foreign commitments -ende ~ for binding on forpost outpost -fektning [outpost] skirmish forpurrle frustrate, foil -ing frustration forrang precedence, priority; ha ~en framfor take precedence (priority) of forregne han har ~t seg he has made a miscalculation, made a mistake in his reckoning forrentle betale rente av pay interest on. The bank allows no interest on these deposits, å ~ med 3 % interest to be paid at the rate of 3%; bedriften ^r så vidt anleggskapitalen the company’s profits barely suffice to meet the interest on the invested capital; ~ seg return (yield) interest; ~ seg med 3 % bear interest at the rate of 3 %; ~ seg godt give a good return; yield (return) a good interest -ning ~ ao payment of interest on forresten hva det øvrige 'angår for the rest; ellers, for øvrig otherwise; i andre henseender in other respects, på andre måter in other ways, foruten besides; utover det som for er nevnt it remains to be said; however forretning 1 kjøp og salg business bare entall, en enkelt handel a transaction. We have had several transactions with the firm. This is our first transaction with them, mange ~er many transactions, a great deal of business; det var en fin ~ that was a good stroke of business, a favourable (profitable) transaction; gjøre en dårlig ~ make a bad bargain; løpende ~er current business; drive ~ carry on business, to trade; gjøre ~er med et firma do (transact) business with a f., have dealings with; gjøre ~er i, f.e. we do a big (extensive, good) business in oils; slutte en ~ close (conclude) a transaction, effect a purchase (a sale); fore til ~er lead to business; reise til London i ~er go to L. on business 2 foretagende,