gradasjon 86 gripe in a large (great) measure, to a high degree (extent); f.e. a highly satisfactory result, a grossly exaggerated report; den høyeste ~ av effektivitet the highest degree (pitch, standard) of efficiency; i høyeste ~ most, exceedingly, in the highest degree. The result was eminently satisfactory. i sjelden ~ to an exceptional degree. He is singularly well fitted for this position, i særlig ~ to an unusual degree, exceptionally, exceedingly, particularly; i utpreget ~ f.e. shipping is pre--eminently a world trade; i stigende ~ more and more, to an increasing extent, increasingly; i stadig ~ grad to a constantly (an ever) increasing extent; i større eller mindre ~ in greater or less degree (measure); ikke i noen større ~ not to any great extent; i ikke liten ~ in no slight degree; dette skyldes i ikke liten ~ ogs. this is due in no small part (to no small extent) to; til en viss ~ in some measure, to some (a certain) extent, up to a point 3 rang rank, grade. A captain is of lower rank than a major; he is one grade higher than . . . gradlasjon gradation, gradinndeling graduation -ere etter kvalitet osv. grade, inndele i grader graduate -cring grading; graduation -s|forskjell difference in degree. The difference is only one of degree -uerc graduate -vis adj. gradual, adv. gradually, by degrees grafisk graphic; en ~ fremstilling a graph, a chart, a graphic representation grafitt graphite, plumbago grakse liver rests gram gramme, gram grammatikalsk grammatical; skrive ~ write grammatically -ikk grammar -isk grammatical grammofon I plate gramophone record -stift needle gran fir, spruce, spruce-fir, Norway spruce; han-delsv. whitewood -planker white deals -skog spruce forest granat krigsv. shell, hand ~ hand-grenade -harpun grenade harpoon -ihl shell fire granitt granite -brudd g. quarry -grus g. chippings grann particle, atom granskle inquire into, investigate; ~ regnskaper scrutinize accounts. We must sift the question to the bottom -ing inquiry, investigation; scrutiny; vitensk. research, investigation. These proposals have been submitted to the most searching scrutiny by the committee. A close study of these figures will show . . . ~s\komité committee of inquiry, investigating committee -er se forsker granullasjon granulation -lere granulate grassere herje rage, gå i svang be rife (rampant) gratliale gratuity, bonus bonus -is adj. free, gratis, gratuitous; adv. gratis, gratuitously. A free sample. Entrance is free (gratis), sende — send free [of charge, of cost] gratu lasjon congratulation(s), f.e. a congratulatory letter, a letter of congratulation; frembære sine ~er offer (tender) one’s congratulations. Please accept (I take the opportunity of offering you) my hearty (heartiest, sincere) congratulations on your success. I thank you for your kind congratulations -lere congratulate, f.e. I c. you; ~ med c. on. I c. you on your good fortune. I complimented him on his speech. ~ med dagen (fødselsdag) many happy returns [of the day, of your birthday] grave dig -maskin excavator, steam navvy grav|ere engrave -ering engraving -ør engraver graverende alvorlig grave, serious; ~ omstendig- heter aggravating circumstances gravid pregnant -itet pregnancy grei lett easy, klar, tydelig clear, plain; reell straight, ærlig, oppriktig straightforward; ekspeditt expeditious; ikke ~ (vrien) difficult, awkward; han er ikke ~ he is not easy to deal with; det er ikke ~-tt it is no easy matter greie s. 1 orden, skikk: få ~ i papirene (fig.) get one’s affairs straight; det var ikke ~ på noen ting everything was in a tangle (in disorder el. confusion); dette er fine ~r (neds.) this is a pretty kettle of fish 2 ha ~ på noe know all about smtg.; få ~ på find out, get to know about; han er ikke god å få ~ på, f.e. I cannot make him out. I am unable to make head or tail of the matter 3 -r redskaper gear, tackle greie v. 1 bringe i orden: ~ med arrange; — opp put matters straight. We must straighten out the tangle 2 klare, makte manage; ~ en situasjon cope (deal) with a situation; ~ å manage (contrive) to; ~ seg manage, så vidt scrape through. We shall pull through (get along) somehow. ~ seg med do (get along) with. We can do with three tons. ~ seg uten do (manage) without. We cannot get along without money, det ~r seg så vidt it is going to be a close thing Grekenland Greece greker Greek gresk Greek. ark. Grecian; det greske folk the Greeks grell ~e farger garish (loud, gaudy) colours; i den —este motsetning til in glaring contrast with; stikke grelt av mot contrast strongly with gren branch, avdeling branch, department, section -e v. ~ ut branch, ramify grend hamlet, cluster of houses (farms) grense s. 1 land ~ frontier, border, by ~ town boundary; naturlig ~ natural boundary; tremils~ the three-mile limit 2 punkt, grad, mål limit, pris ~ price limit; nå er ~n nådd that is the limit; we must draw the line here; ensteds må ~n trekkes the line must be drawn somewhere; trekke en fast ~ draw a hard and fast line, en sharp ~ a sharp (clearly defined) line; innenfor mulighetens ~ within the bounds of possibility; innenfor rimelige —r within reasonable limits. I am willing to help you, within limits. Prices must be kept within a reasonable compass (be confined within reasonable limits); innenfor snevre ~r within narrow limits. Prices moved within narrow range, over alle —r beyond all bounds; vi kan ikke gå over (overskride) denne ~ we cannot exceed (go beyond) this limit, gå for vidt, f.e. you have overstepped the mark; på (ved) —n geog. on (at) the frontier (border); ligge på ~n av (ogs. fig.) border on (upon), be little short of; det er ingen ~ for there are no limits to. His greed knows no limits, sette ~ for set a limit (limits) to; trekke ~n for delimit, define the limits of grense v. ~ til (støte opp til) border [on], nærme seg sterkt til border (verge) on; mistanker som ~r til visshet suspicions amounting to certainty. The shortage of food borders on famine grenselland borderland -linje boundary line, line of demarcation -løs boundless, excessive, limitless -stat border state -strøk frontier (border) districts -tilfelle border-line case -verdi limit value grep grasp, grip; ha et fast ~ på have a good grip on gress gras grass; bite i ~et bite the dust; tjene penger som ~ make a mint of money grev|e earl, count -skap county; ~s|rdd c. council grevling badger gribb vulture gripe 1 grasp, seize, catch; som med en klo grip, clutch; fig. grip, thrill, impress. This question has gripped the nation. The story moved me profoundly, ankeret ~r the anchor grips; ~ en anledning take (seize) an opportunity; — en tanke seize on (take up) an idea 2 med adv. el. prep. a) ~ saken an set to work, tackle the problem, approach the task; ~ saken an på den rette måten go the right way to work, tackle the problem from the right angle; ~ gait an, f.e. these negotiations have been mishandled b) — etter catch at, f.e. a drowning man will catch at a straw e) ~ ham i noe catch him at smtg. I caught him [in the act of] stealing. I detected him in a dishonest act d) ~ inn intervene, forstyrrende interfere. The Government has intervened in the dispute. ~ inn i (mek.) gear