gest 81 gjenforene {jest gesture; en dramatisk ~ a dramatic gesture gevekst utvekst excrescence gevinst profit, i lotteri prize; ~ og tap profit and loss -taing profit-taking gevær rifle, hagl ~ shot-gun gi 1 give, ute, frembringe yield, produce; jeg skulle ~ mye for å vite I should very much like to know; jeg ^r ikke mye for (verdsette lite) I do not think much of; ~ tapt give up 2 med adv. el. prep. ~ av seg yield, produce; ~ etter (svikte) give way, bøye seg for give way, yield; ~ etter for give way (yield) to, fig. ogs. submit to; ~ etter for trykket yield to pressure; ikke ~ en noe etter i, f.e. I yield to none in my admiration for him; ~ fra seg part with, give up. Be sure not to part with the Bill of Lading until the amount is paid. ~ opp give up; ~ opp kampen abandon (give up) the struggle, innrømme sitt nederlag throw up the sponge; ~ ut penger spend money; — penger ut til spend money on 3 ref I. ~ seg (gi etter) give in, yield; den første begeistring har ~tt seg the first enthusiasm has spent itself (has subsided); han ga seg ikke med det he did not let things rest there, he did not rest satisfied with that; han vil ikke ~ seg på det he will not give way on this point; ~ seg over surrender, cease resistance, miste håp despond, despair; ~ seg ut for å være pass oneself off as, give (hold) oneself out to be, profess (pretend, claim) to be Gibraltarstredet the Strait of Gibraltar gift s. poison, slange ~ venom -gass p. gas -ig poisonous, fig. venomous, virulent. The venomous tone of this newspaper -ighet virulence gift ekteskap married; bli ~ marry, be married; ~ med married to -e v. ~ seg marry, get married; ~ seg med marry -efferdig marriageable -er|mål marriage gigantisk gigantic gikt rheumatism -feber rheumatic fever gips gypsum, tekn. plaster of Paris -avtrykk plaster cast -e v. plaster, med. dress in plaster of Paris girere endossere endorse, overføre transfer giro endossement endorsement, overførsel transfer -bank clearing (transfer) bank -konto current (cheque) account gissel hostage given (gitt) en ~ sak a certainty, a matter of course; anse det for ~ take it for granted. You may take it from me that...; resultatet var ~ på forhånd the result was inevitable (was never in doubt); det er ikke ~ at it does not follow that; det er ikke enhver ~ å it is not given to everyone to giver giver, donor, blod ~ blood donor gjedde fisk pike gjeld debt; fast ~ funded (permanent) debt; være i ~ be in d. The company is heavily in debt; it owes large sums; i bunnløs ~ over head and ears in debt; sette seg i ~ run into d.; stifle ~ contract a d. (debts); stå i ~ til be in d. to, ogs. fig. be indebted to. I am indebted to him for many services -bunden encumbered with d. -fri free from (out of) d., eiendom unencumbered property 'gjelde være i kraft, være bestemmende, f.e. our offer holds good until Friday. This ticket is available for one month. The agreement runs for two years. This letter of credit is available till December 31st. These statistics cover (are for, relate to) the first six months of 19 . .; bestemmelser som ^r for salget av regulations governing the sale of; loven ~r ikke lenger the Act is no longer in force; om regel this rule no longer applies (is no longer applicable); dette prinsipp ~r fremdeles this principle still holds good. My offer still stands. My promise still holds, for disse priser ~r de vanlige vilkår these prices are subject to the usual terms; her —r ingen persons anseelse this (rule, etc.) applies without respect of persons. Se gjeldende ’gjelde dreie seg om, angå, sikte mot: dette ~r, f.e. the same applies to Norway. These remarks apply to all our goods. This price must be applicable to Fry & Co. only. This increase does not concern orders already received, dette ~r i særlig grad, f.e. this is particularly the case with exports; de beløp som denne betaling ~r the sum to which this payment refers; når det ~r import in the case of imports; når det ~r små beløp if (when) it is a question of small amounts; det ^r om alle markeder at it is true of all markets that. This is true also of our export trade, vi er meget konservative når det ~r kaffe we are very conservative in the matter of coffee; bemerkningen ~r ikke Deres firma the remark does not apply to your firm; it concerns (is aimed at) us ’gjelde 1 det kommer an på, det er om å gjøre: det ~r å øke produksjonen the point (thing) is to increase output. It is a question of acting instantly or not at all. det ^r for oss å it is up to us (is our business, is incumbent on us) to act without delay. It is essential for us to get our money in as soon as possible, hva det især ~r er å the great thing is to; det ~r først og fremst å, f.e. the first and most essential thing is to produce more food; her ~r det å ha mot here all depends on courage, the point is to have courage; her ~r det å komme først it is a case of being there first; for oss må det ~ d it must be our concern to; for ham gjaldt det å the question with him was to 2 settes på spill, det er spørsmål om: det ~r livet it is a matter of life and death; det gjaldt hans stilling his position was at stake, he was risking his position; det ~r store interesser important interests are involved. The contract involves an enormous sum. når det ~r (i nødsfall) in an emergency, tvang when one is hard put to it ‘gjelde om verdi, ansees for, gå for: denne mynten ~r ikke lenger this coin is no longer current; han —r for å være he passes for (is looked upon as being) gjeldende 1 kraft: bli ~ come into force, take effect; de ~ bestemmelser the regulations in force; 2 bestående, herskende: de ~ synsmåter the prevailing views; til ~ kurs at the current (prevailing) rate [of exchange]; til — pris, f.e. at the price ruling (current) in England; de ~ lover the existing laws 3 gjøre han gjør ~ at he asserts (claims) that, som argument he argues that, som undskyldning, til forsvar he pleads that; gjøre et krav ~ put forward (press) a claim; han har gjort ~ den oppfatning at he has maintained the view that; gjøre sin innflytelse ~ på (hos) exert one’s influence on, bring influence to bear on 4 gjøre seg ~ (om forhold) make itself (its influence) felt. Greater optimism was in evidence (was making itself evident). Several different factors come into play. His work is at last beginning to tell, om person, f.e. British firms are not so much in evidence in this market. Our competitors are beginning to assert themselves gjelds|avdrag (se avdrag) -beheftet encumbered with debt -bevis written acknowledg[e]ment of debt, an IOU (= I owe you), egenveksel promissory note, obligasjon bond, debenture -byrde burden of debt -krav claim [for debt] -inndrivelse recovery of a debt (debts), debt recovery -post debit item -stiftelse contraction of debt -tynget burdened with debt gjemlme skjule hide, conceal; forvare keep; ~ for ' hide from -sel leke ~ play hide-and-seek gjenlanskaffelse(r) replacement(s); ~s\pris cost of replacement, replacement cost -besøk return visit gjen(drive refute, disprove; han ^drev alle motpartens påstander he refuted all the arguments (statements) of his opponent -drivelig refutable -drivelse refutation -erobre f.e. recover (win back) lost markets; ~ det tapte terreng recover lost ground (the ground lost) -forene re-unite 6 — Guy: Norsk-Engelsk ordbok.