lønnsregulering 135 låsegjenge of wages (pay) -regulering wage adjustments, adjustment of wages -revisjon tariff revision -sak en ~ a wage question, a question of wages -sats wage rate, rate of pay -spørsmål wages question; det er el ~ (det kommer an på lønnen) f.e. it is a question of salary, etc. -stigning rise in wages, wage-rise -stopp wage-freezing, the pegging of wages, innføre ~ impose a wage--freeze, put a ceiling on wages, put a ban on wage-increases, to peg wages; gjennomføringen av ~ the imposition of wage ceilings -stopp-politikk, f.e. the Government’s wage-pegging policy -strid wages dispute (conflict) -tager wage-earner, koll. wage and salary earners, salaried men (officials) and wage-earners, employees -tariff wagefs] tariff -tillegg extra pay, bonus bonus, dyrtidstillegg cost-of-living bonus, (se -forhøyelse, -pålegg) -trekk deduction from wages, f.e. for taxes -tvist wages dispute -vilkår rate[s] of pay, remuneration -øking en ~ a wage increase lønnsom f.e. a profitable (paying, remunerative) business, a profit-earning industry, a lucrative position; a payable business, mine, etc.; lite ~ unprofitable, unremunerative; gjøre ~ make smtg. pay; det er ikke ~t å it does not pay to -het profitableness, profitability,remunerativeness; en forretnings ~ f.e. the earning (profit-earning) power (capacity) of this company; the profitability of this bus service; ~s|grense margin of payability (profitableness) løp sport race, hurtig ~ sprint; om elv course, lei, led fairway, channel; fig. course; gi fritt ~ give free play (full scope) to; i det lange ~et in the lohg run; i tidens ~ in process (in the course) of time, in due course; i årets ~ in the course of the year; i ~et av, f.e. in the course of (some time) next week, within a week or two; i ~et av uken during the week. I shall see you some time within a week; i ~et av de nærmeste uker within the next few weeks løpe run, ha en bestemt tendens trend. The contract has two more years to run. ~ heldig av pass off well; ~ uheldig av be (prove) a failure (fiasco); ~ fra ansvar shirk responsibility; klager ~r inn complaints are coming in; ~ opp (fig.) run (mount) up; ~ opp i store tall run into big figures; ~ ut (fig.) run out, expire -bane career -dager days of grace -gutt errand boy -ild bre seg som en ~ spread like wildfire -kran travelling crane -nummer serial number -teppe runner -tid for veksel, obligasjon currency, for lån the term of a loan, for leiekontrakt the currency of a lease løpende det ~ år the current year; pr. ~ fot per foot run; om aksepter outstanding acceptances, bånd endless belt, conveyor, forpliktelser running engagements, forretninger routine (current) business, gjeld floating (running) debt, kreditt running (open) credit, polise floating policy, regning current account, remburs unexpired credit, utgifter running expenses løper sport runner, hurtig ~ sprinter; teppe runner lørdag Saturday, se onsdag løs 1 loose, slapp slack, flyttbar portable, som kan tas av detachable; om last bulk cargo. Some goods are shipped in bulk. Is the wheat to be shipped in bulk or in bags? et ~t overslag a rough (approximate) estimate; gi et ~t overslag, ogs. estimate roughly 2 om rykter loose rumours, snakk loose talk, løjler vague promises 3 adv. loosely, etc., f.e. the goods were loosely packed 4 selge i ~ vekt sell by weight, sell unpacketed; rive seg ~ break away; gå ~ på et problem tackle a problem; gå like ~ på saken come straight to the point løslarbeid casual work -blad ~ system loose-leaf system -fart sjøv. tramp trade -gi release -givelse release -gjenger vagrant -gjengeri vagrancy -gjøre release -late release; ~ mot kausjon release on bail -munnet han er ~ he talks too much, he is a tattler -revet detached, disconnected, f.e. detached pieces of information -rive ~ seg fra break away from -øre personal property (estate) løse 1 løse opp loose[n], untie, unfasten, slappe loosen; ~ en knute loose a knot; slippe løs release 2 ~ en gåte solve a riddle; et problem, vanske solve a problem, a difficulty; ~ en floke unravel the tangle 3 — av, se avløse. ~ fra en forpliktelse release (discharge) from an obligation. We should be extremely grateful if you would release us from the contract. ~ fra et løfte release from a promise; ~ inn, se innløse. ~ [seg] opp (i væske) dissolve; ~ ut en kompanjong buy out a partner, varer på tollbu take out, clear, get goods released, (se utløse) -penger ransom løselig 1 overfladisk superficial, perfunctory, hastig cursory; kaste et ~ blikk på give a cursory glance at; etter ~ skjønn at a rough estimate; adv. cursorily, roughly estimated 2 oppløselig soluble, f.e. soluble in water, som kan løses solvable, f.e. a solvable problem løsen kamprop watchword; dagens ~ the order of the day løsne vi. og vt. loosen; ~ sitt grep på loosen (relax) one’s grip on; en skrue var ~t a screw had loosened (had worked loose) løsning av et problem the solution of a problem; ~en på the solution of; finne ~en på. find a solution to. This policy offers no solution to the unemployment problem løvtrær deciduous (am. hardwood) trees løy om vind slack, light -e v. abate, fall. The wind lulled; there was a lull [in the wind] løype trail; brøyte (gå opp) ~ break the trail løytnant lieutenant lån loan, mot sikkerhet loan on security, an advance; ~ og andre kreditter (bankv.) loans and advances Banks make advances to business firms, et ~ på £ ... a loan of; formidle (ordne) et ~ negotiate a loan; legge ut et ~ issue; innfri et ~ redeem, unnlate å innfri default on a loan. These nations have defaulted on their external loans, ta opp et ~ raise; yte ~ make (grant) -giver lender -søker applicant for a loan -tager borrower låne ~ av borrow from; ~ til lend to, mot sikkerhet advance, lend on security; ~ ut lend -andragende application for a loan -bevis obligasjon debenture -emisjon loan issue -fond loans fund -kapital loan capital -kasse building society, loan bank -midler borrowed capital (money) lås lock; gå i ~ be arranged (settled), come off satisfactorily, be carried through låse lock; ~ fast, f.e. lock (tie) up capital; ~ opp unlock -beslag lock furniture -gjenge ward