kante 113 kilde a case on edge; på alle ~er on all sides, on every hand; på —en au (fig.) on the verge of; komme på ~ med have a misunderstanding with, be at cross-purposes with; være på ~ med, ogs. be on bad terms with; til alle —er in al] directions kante v. ~ med edge (border) with -t angular -stein kerb[stone] kantre overturn, skip capsize. The boat was overturned by heavy seas kao|s chaos. Things are in a muddle. We must bring order out of chaos -tisk chaotic kapalbel ~ til å gjøre capable of doing -sitet yteevne, romevne capacity, dyktighet ability; en ~ på dette område an authority on this subject, an expert in this field kapers caper(s) kapital capital; ~ og renter principal and interest; død —, fast ~, flytende ~ dead, fixed, floating c.; skaffe (reise) ny ~ raise fresh capital; frigjøre ~ release c.; -er funds kapital [anbringelse investment [of capital]; en god (sikker) ~ a good (safe) investment -behov capital requirements -dannelse formation (creation) of new c. -flukt flight of c. -isere capitalize -isering capitalization -ist capitalist -istisk capitalistic -knapphet shortage of c. -konto c. account -nedsettelse reduction of c. -plasering c. investment -sterk financially strong, f.e. a company with a strong financial backing kapitel chapter kapitu|lasjon capitulation -lore ~ til capitulate (give in, surrender) to kapiak primage kapp planke ~ ends -e v. cut -sag crosscut saw kappe s. plagg uten ermer cloak, regnslag cape, gummiert frakk waterproof, mackintosh; brukt som verdighetstegn gown; ta det på sin ~, f.e. shoulder the responsibility; take the responsibility (blame) on oneself. He shouldered his son’s debts, bære —n på begge skuldrer be a double-dealer kappelyst competitive spirit, spirit of rivalry (emulation) kappes ~ med vie (compete) with; ~ om compete for kappestrid competition, rivalry kapp lop race; et ~ med tiden a race against time -lope race -rustning armament race -seilas yacht race (racing) Kappstaden Cape Town kapslel flaske ~ capsule, ur ~ watch-case -le capsule; ~ inn incapsulate kaptein captain, skips ~ captain, på dokumenter master kar beholder vessel, stort vat; bru ~ pier; blod — blood-vessel karakter kjennetegn character, quality; preg mark, stamp; sinn, natur character, disposition; eksamens —; tall ~ mark(s), am. grade, bokstav ~ rating; grade. He got high marks in English. som har ~ av having the character of -fast of firm character -fasthet firmness of c. -løs person lacking in c. -styrke strength of c., grit -svakhet weakness of c. -trekk trait, feature, characteristic, distinctive mark. The chief traits in the American character are generosity and energy -utvikling development of c. karakteris [ere characterize, typify; ~ som describe as; er —ert ved is characterized by -tikk characteristic; det er en trefjende ~ that hits off the case exactly -tisk characteristic; ~ for c. of; det —tiske ved the distinctive feature of karamell caramel karantene quarantine, f.e. put (keep) a ship in q., a quarantined ship -bestemmelser q. regulations karat carat, f.e. 18 carat kar[bid carbide -bolsyre carbolic acid -bonpapir carbon paper -borundum carborundum karburator carburetter (-tor) kardemomme cardamom karde v. card -maskin carding machine kardialgi heartburn kardinal cardinal -fell c. fault -punktet the c. point karikatur ~ av a caricature of karmin carmine karmosin crimson -rod crimson red karosseri body karriere career; gjøre ~ do well, get on in the world kart ~ over: land ~ map of, sjø ~ chart of -legge map, vitensk. chart kartell cartel; danne ~ form a cartel kartong papp ~ cardboard, en (liten) — a carton, større a cardboard (grovere: pasteboard) container -eske cardboard box kartotek card index -system c. i. system karve plante caraway -frø c. seed karve v. cut, shred kaskoforsikring skip hull insurance, insurance on hull; bil motor-car insurance [accidental damage] kassabel useless, worthless, om maskin o. I ready for the scrap-heap kassalapparat cash register -beholdning cash in hand -bok cash book -konto c. account -kontor c. office -kreditt c. credit -manko c. deficit -rabatt c. discount, discount for c. -saldo c. balance kasse 1 (se kassa) 2 pengemidler funds 3 pakk—: mindre box, større, sterkere case; a packing case, sprinkel — crate; en ~ sigarer a box of cigars ~bord box- (case-) boards, box shooks -fabrikk case-board factory kasser|e 1 ~ inn penger collect, encash 2 som ubrukelig scrap, discard, f.e. scrap machinery, discard old methods. The meat was condemned. —te varer discards -er cashier, forenings ~ treasurer kasseroll(e) saucepan kast gi seg i ~ med, f.e. set out to do smtg., tackle (grapple with) a problem; sette alt inn på et ~ risk all in one throw kastanje chestnut; rake —ne av ilden be the cat’s-paw for a p. -brun chestnut kaste throw, anker, nett cast anchor, cast a net; som ubrukelig cast off, discard; — lasten overbord, f.e. jettison the deck cargo, throw overboard; ~ lys over, f.e. this throws an interesting light on; ~ meg i ansiktet fling in my face; ~ av seg (fortjeneste) yield; ~ bort throw away, tid lose time, penger waste money. Do not waste time on this customer. ~ fram et spørsmål raise a question, bring a matter up (forward); ~ seg over attack, fling oneself upon, fig. devote oneself to; ~ et blikk på noe glance one’s eye over, take a glance at; ~ tilbake (angrep) repulse an attack; ~ et blikk tilbake take a look back, view in retrospect, take a retrospect view of; ~ ut throw out, eject, leieboer eject a tenant; ~ ut i elendighet plunge into misery -ball fig. shuttlecock -byge squall katalog catalogue, am. catalog; ~ over c. of; vår siste ~ our latest c. -isere catalogue -pris list (listed, catalogue) price katarr catarrh katastrof|al catastrophic -e catastrophe kategori! category; henføre noe under en ~ bring under a c. -isk categorical, adv. -ly katt cat; kjøpe —en i sekken buy a pig in a poke kattun calico, cotton print -trykker calico printer kausjon stille ~ for find (furnish, give) security for -ere ~ for become (stand) security for -ist surety, guarantor -s|forsikring fidelity guarantee insurance kautsjuk caoutchouc, Indiarubber kaviar caviare kemner omtr. town treasurer [and chief rate-collector] keramikk ceramic ware kikkert binoculars (fl.), field-glasses, teater ~ opera--glasses, lang ~ telescope kilde ogs. fig. source, hjemmelsmann informant, authority; vi erfarer fra pålitelig ~ we learn from a reliable source; we have it on good authority that . . .; min ~ for disse opplysninger the source of my information, my authority for the statement, my informant; være en ~ til be a source of 8 — Guy: Norsk-Engelsk ordbok.