lenger 128 levere 2 så ~ a) hvis bare: if only, so (as) long as; foreløpig for the present, temporarily; all den stund so long as; ieg skal beholde brevet så ~ I shall keep the letter, f.e. for the present (until you need it, until I hear further from you, etc.); vi må låne så ~ we must borrow the while (till then, for the present); så ~ De vil as long as you please; så ~ de! fins håp while there is hope, while any hope is left; så ~ jeg kan huske ever since I can remember; hvis De kan vente så ~ if you can wait so long (that time); så ~ det skal være for any length of time b) med trykk-sterkt „så”: jeg kan ikke vente så ~ I cannot wait so long as that (as long as all that, all that time, for such a length of time) lenger 1 komp. av „lenge”: jeg kan (vil) ikke vente ~ I cannot wait any longer, I will wait no longer; han arbeider ikke her ~ he no longer works here, he is not working here any longer. This order is for goods we no longer stock. He no longer requires such goods, ikke ~ siden enn i går only (as recently as) yesterday 2 komp. av „langt” farther (further), fig. further; jeg kan ikke gå ~ I can go (walk) no farther; om, f.e. pris I can go no further than that; I cannot go beyond that price lengre forholdsvis lang: et ~ brev a long letter, temmelig lang rather long, longish, for lang lengthy; i ~ tid (bekreftende) for some considerable time, nektende, not for any length of time, i betingelses-setn. for any length of time, f.e. if I am to wait for any length of time; et ~ opphold a prolonged stay lengst 1 superl. av „lenge” adv.: for ~ a long time ago; ~ mulig as long as possible; i det ~e as long as possible; i høyden, f.e. it will take three weeks at the longest (at most) 2 superl. av „langt”: ~ mulig as far as possible, f.e. we shall try to oblige you as far as in any way possible lengles ~ etter long for; ~ etter å long to -se! longing lens pumpe ~ pump dry; jeg er ~ for tobakk I have run out of tobacco lense s. tømmer ~ timber boom lensmann politi, omtr. district police superintendent lep[p]e lip. This question is on all lips today -stift lip-stick lerret lin~ linen [cloth], bomulls ~ calico, laken ~ sheeting, sekke~ sackcloth, sacking, seilduk canvas, maler ~ canvas; et langt ~ å bleike a long tough job -sekk canvas bag lese read, studere study, learn; ~ feil read wrong, misread; ~ igjennom read through, peruse -lig tydelig legible, readable; en ~ håndskrift a legible hand. He writes a legible hand -plan curriculum, time-table -stoff reading matter -verdig readable, worth reading lest s. last. Let the cobbler stick to his last lete ~ etter look (search) for; et stoff av denne kvalitet skal man ~ lenge etter a material of this quality will be hard to find lett 1 adj. ikke tung light, ikke vanskelig easy, ikke sterk mild, f.e. a mild tobacco; ikke streng mild, f.e. a mild punishment; ubetydelig slight; adv. lightly, easily, slightly; det faller ~ it comes easy; gjøre det ~ere for make things easier for, facilitate matters for; det er ikke så ~ it is not so easy, not an easy matter; med trykksterkt „så” it is not as (so) easy as all that; De vil da ~ere kunne it will then be easier for you to; ~ere sagt enn gjort easier said than done; man vil ~ forstå at it will readily be understood that; likeså ~ som, f.e. he speaks French as easily as he speaks English; gå ~ over pass lightly over; av ~ forklarlige grunner for obvious reasons; en ~ forklarlig misforståelse a misunderstanding that can easily be accounted for 2 ha ~ for: ha ~ for språk f.e. languages come easy to him; he has great facility in learning languages; ha ~ for å (er tilbøyelig til å) be apt to. Iron is apt to rust. Such promises are apt to be broken. Difficulties are apt to occur; vi har ~ for å tro at we are prone to believe that lett]antennelig highly inflammable -bedervelig ~e varer perishable goods, perishables -bygd lightly built -fattelig intelligible, easily understood -fengelig highly inflammable -flytende thin, tekn. highly liquid, skrivemåte fluent -fordøjelig easily digestible -kjennelig easily recognizable -kjøpt cheap -oppløselig easily soluble -selgelig f.e. this cloth is a good seller; it sells readily; it finds a ready sale -sindig frivolous, uvøren reckless; ~e planer reckless (extravagant) schemes -sin-dighet frivolity; recklessness; en ~ a thoughtless (sterk, reckless) act -troende credulous -troenhet credulity -vekt light-weight -vint enkel simple, bekvem handy, practical lette 1 gjøre mindre tung lighten, ease, f.e. ease a burden; gjøre mindre vanskelig facilitate; lindre ease, alleviate, relieve; ~ try(relieve) the pressure, spenningen ease the tension; kjenne seg ~t feel relieved; ~ på kontrollen relax control. Price controls have been relaxed 2 ~ ankeret weigh anchor, om skip, ogs. get under way, om fly take off 3 om tåke lift lettelse (jfr. lette 1) lightening, easing; facilitation; relief, alleviation; skatte ~ tax relief; midler til ~ av facilities; et ~ns sukk a sigh of relief; til ~ for for the relief, etc. of lettler av Latvia Latvian -isk Latvian letthet mots, tyngde lightness, mots, vanske ease, facility; med ~ with ease, easily; med den største ~ with the greatest ease Levanten the Levant leve live, være i live be alive. He is living from hand to mouth. ~ av live on. He cannot live on his salary. He has very little to live on. noe å ~ for something to live for; ~ høyt (flott) live high, be extravagant. He is a great spender. — over evne live beyond one’s means -brød means of livelihood, utkomme living. I cannot get (make) a living out of the business, som et ~ for a living, as a means of livelihood; ~s\politikker professional politician -dyktig capable of surviving; en ~ industri a viable (vital) industry -dyktighet fitness to survive, the vitality (viability) of an industry -kår conditions of life, living conditions -måte habits (mode) of life -standard standard of life (living) -tid en maskins ~ the [working] life (period of activity, length of service) of a machine. Our shoes will outlast more expensive ones, lang ~ long life, longevity; det hadde, en kort (lang) ~ it was short-lived (long-lived) -vei means of livelihood levelig om kår livable, utholdelig endurable leven bråk racket, noise; holde ~ make (kick up) a racket levende living, i live alive; ~ fisk (kveg) live fish (cattle); ~ vekt live weight, om kveg weight on the hoof; fig. f.e. a lively description an intense interest, a strong impression, a strong desire, a keen sense of duty -gjøre give concrete form to, embody lever liver, fl. -s -holdighet fiskens ~ the size of the livers -tran liver oil leverandør supplier, contractor; av matvarer caterer, i stor målestokk purveyor; ~ til staten government contractor(s); contractor to, matvarer o. I. purveyor to. This firm purveys for the Navy leveranse levering delivery, bestemt ved kontrakt contract; ~r til staten Government contracts; vi har halt ~n i mange år we have had this contract for many years; overta ~ av contract to supply, take the contract for, undertake the delivery of; vi er avhengig av —r fra we are dependent on supplies (deliveries) from -dyktig fully equipped to supply goods as required. This industry can meet every requirement leverfe 1 avlevere, utlevere deliver, skaffe fram til kjøperen deliver, give (make, effect) delivery. We are in a position to effect delivery in less than a fortnight 2 om evnen til å det å være leveringsdyktig, forsyne med supply. We can