klima 116 kolonialvarehandler klim(a climate -aks climax -atisk climatic klinge 1 s. gå ham hardt på ~n press him hard; krysse ~r med cross swords with 2 v. lyde sound, ring, f.e. that sounds better; it rings true (false) klin ikk clinic -isk clinical klinke v. rivet -r riveter klippe v. clip, cut; ~ opp cut up klippefast as firm as a rock; ~e prinsipper bedrock principles klippfisk klippfish, salted and dried cod klisjé [printing] block, frase stereotype phrase klislset sticky -ter paste -tre v. paste klo claw; med nebb og klør, f.e. we will fight this competition tooth and nail; få i sine klør get into one’s clutches kloakk sewer -ledning sewage main -vann sewage klode globe klodrian bungler, blunderer klok(t) forstandig wise, judicious, i handling wise, prudent; forretningsmann shrewd, astute; an intelligent child; a sagacious animal; et —t skritt a well-advised action (mots.: ill-advised); tilrådelig advisable; jeg er ennå like ~ I am just as wise as I was; as much in the dark as ever; jeg kan ikke bli ~ på det I can make nothing out of It; make neither head nor tail of it; om person I cannot make him out; det ~este han kunne gjøre the wisest (most sensible) thing he could do; De gjør ~t i å, f-.e. you are wise (you are acting wisely) in selling now. You were wise not to go. You would do well to accept his offer. You would be well advised to sell without delay -skap wisdom, judiciousness, prudence, shrewdness; astuteness; sagacity; av ~s|hensyn from motives of prudence klokke nr clock som ringer bell -formet bell-shaped -stoperi bell-foundry klor kjem, chlorine -al chloral -at chlorate -id chloride -kalk chloride of lime -oform chloroform -syre chloric acid kloss person bungler -et clumsy -ethet clumsiness klubb club, f.e. golf club -lokaler c. premises klump lump; ~e seg lump kluss ubehageligheter trouble -e ~ med tinker with klut cloth; sette alle —er til clap (crowd) on all sail klype s. clip klær clothes, mat og ~ food and clothing kløft cleft; skille gulf; utvide —en mellom widen the gulf (gap) between kløkt skarpsindighet shrewdness; oppfinnsomhet ingenuity -ig shrewd; ingenious kløver clover -blad clover leaf knapp 1 s. button, skjorte ~ stud 2 adj. ~e forsyninger short (small, scanty) supplies; tiden er ~ time is short (limited); —t med, f.e. I am short of money, we are short of (are pressed for) time; fruit is scarce knappe v. 1 ~ igjen button 2 ~ av på cut [down], curtail, reduce -nål pin knapphet ~ på, f.e. shortage (scarcity) of raw material; tightness (stringency) of money; det er fremdeles ~ på kull coal is still (continues to be) scarce; coal is still in short supply knapt adv. scarcely, hardly; ~ nok barely knas slå i ~ smash, shiver, smash to shivers kne bøye ~ for bend the knee to; tvinge ham i ~ bring him to his knees; han er kommet på knærne he is on his last legs (is a broken man) -bukser knickerbockers, knickers; lange, vide plus-fours -sette adopt, anerkjenne recognize knebiel gag -le gag; ~ pressen muzzle the press knekk sprekk crack; denne industri har fått en ~ this industry has had a blow (a serious shock) -e v. crack, break, snap; ~ over fracture; en hard nøtt å ~ a hard nut to crack, a difficult problem to solve; ~ sammen collapse -ejbrod crispbread knep fiff knack, lur handlemåte dodge, trick knepen påholdende stingy, close-fisted; et —t flertall a narrow majority knickers, nikkers sports ~ plus-fours knipe 1 s., i ~ in a fix (an awkward situation), komme i — get into a fix (a dilemma); jeg er kommet i en slem ~ I have got myself into a bad fix; redde seg ut av en ~ get out of a perplexing situation, etc. 2 v. når det ~r in an emergency, at a pinch; ~ på be sparing of -tak vanskelig situasjon: i et ~ in an emergency; krafttak a strong pull -tang pincers (fl.) knipling lace knirke fig. det —r things are not working smoothly -fri, gå ~tt work smoothly. Everything went off without a hitch kniv knife, fl. knives; krig på —en war to the knife; konkurranse på —n cut-throat competition; sette ham —en for strupen (fig.) give him an ultimatum -blad knife-blade -skaft knife-handle -skarp ~ konkurranse very keen (razor-sharp) competition -smed cutler knop knot. The ship makes (does) 15 knots knopp bud; ~e seg bud -ing budding knugende oppressive; ~ skatter grinding taxation. A crushing financial burden knus|e slå i stykker break, smash; pulverisere crush; slå ned motstand break (beat down) opposition -ende slag, nederlag a crushing blow, defeat -verk crusher, crushing-mill knusle ~ med be niggardly, stingy with -ri stinginess knute knot; vanskelig problem a knotty problem; det er —n! that is just the knotty point; det kom en ~ på tråden there was a hitch; løse en ~ untie a knot; solve a problem; hugge —n over cut the knot; den gordiske ~ the Gordian knot -punkt jernbane junction; fig. centre [of] knytt|e fig. ~ en forbindelse establish (form) a connection (enter into relations) with; ~ på ny re-establish; ~ betingelser til attach conditions to; ~ forventninger til entertain hopes of; ~ sammen unite, join (link) together; ~ til (i fast forbindelse) attach to; være —t til, f.e. he has been connected with (in [close] touch with, associated with) this industry for forty years; ~ seg til (er forbundet med), f.e. great interest attaches to the report. This question is closely (intimately) bound up with other problems -neve [clenched] fist koalisjon coalition kobbe seal -fangst sealing -kjott seal meat kobolt cobalt -hlàtt c. blue koehenille cochineal kode code; i -skrift in code telegram code telegram kodisill codicil koffert trunk, hånd ~ suit-case kokain cocaine koke boil -bok cookery book -kunsten the culinary art -plate electric cooker -punkt på —et at boiling point -ri flytende ~ factory ship, floating factory kokk cook. Too many cooks spoil the broth kokos|rnel copra meal -nøtt coconut -olje coconut oil koksalt common salt koks coke -sorter cokes kol se kail kold I brann gangrene -klaret tran non-freezing cod-diver oil -krem cold cream kolje haddock kollegia colleague -ial som hører til et kollegium collegial, kameratslig fraternal; han er lite ~ f.e. he is not very loyal (considerate) towards his colleagues kolleksjon collection kollektiv collective -avtale c. agreement -forhandlinger c. bargaining -sikkerhet c. security -t collectively kolli package(s) -antall number of packages kolli|dere ~ med collide with, fig. clash with. Your interests clash with ours -sjon collision —s\skott collision bulkhead koloni colony kolonialvare|r groceries, colonial produce -bransjen the grocery trade -handler grocer