madrass 136 mane M madrass mattress, fjær~ spring mattress magasin forretning store(s), stor ~ department[al] stores, lager warehouse; tidsskrift magazine mage stomach, om dens funksjon digestion; treg ~ a sluggish digestion -saft the gastric juices -sàr gastric ulcer magenta magenta -rødt magenta mager om kjøtt lean, jord poor soil, fortjeneste lean (poor, meagre) profits; sju ~re dr seven lean years -het leanness, poorness, meagreness magjiker magician -isk magic magistrat magistrate magnat magnate magnesila magnesia -um magnesium magnet magnet -isere magnetize -isk magnetic -isme magnetism -itt magnetite mahogni mahogany mai May, se januar mais maize, Indian corn, am. corn -gryn hulled maize -kolbe corn-cob major major, general ~ major-general majoritet majority; være i ~ be in the m.; en ~ på a m. of. We have (hold) the m. He was elected by a large (mots, narrow) m., by a m. of 90. for-. slaget oppnådde ikke ~ there was not a m. for the motion -s|beslutning majority resolution mak i ro og ~ leisurely, at one’s leisure makaber macabre makadam f.e. a macadam road -isere macadamize makaroni macaroni make en av et par fellow; ikke ~ f.e. the shoes are not a pair; like match, equal; være ^n til to match; levere ~n til, f.e. can you match this sample? fins ikke ~n til, f.e. this quality cannot be matched; ~n til ham his match; har De sett ~n did you ever see the like of it? jeg har ikke opplevet ~n I never saw the like of it -los har ikke sin like matchless, unequalled, unexampled makelig komfortabel comfortable, om person easy--going; være ~ anlagt be of an easy-going disposition; ta det ~ take things easy. He took his time over the job makk mark maggot, i ost cheesemite; full av ~ maggoty makkverk scamped work makrell mackerel -stim shoal of mackerel -størje tunny maksimal maximum, highest; ~f 6% a maximum of, 6 % as the m. -belastning m. permissible load, m. weight -pris m. price, ved prisstopp ceiling p. -ytelse m. efficiency (output) maksime maxim maksimum maximum; det er ~ that is the m.; jeg kan gi ~ £30 I can give £30 as the maximum (at most) maksimums- maximum, se maksimal makt 1 kraft, evne: eksemplets ~ the force of example; lovens ~ the power of the law; ha det i sin ~ « have it in one’s power to; alt hva det står i min ~ all in my power; det står ikke i min ~ it is not in (is out of) my power; så vidt det star i min ~ as far as lies in my power; ha ~ til have the power to; stå ved ~ (være gyldig) be valid, i kraft be in force, gjelde hold good, stand. These regulations still stand 2 tvang, void force; bruke ~ use (employ) force; sette ~ bak ord back up one’s word by force; ha ham i sin ~ have him in one’s power; ha ~ over en have a hold on one; ingen ~ på jorden no power on earth; med ~ by force 3 autoritet, rådighet: ha ~en hold power; komme til —en come into power, om politisk parti come into office; få i sin ~ gain control over; ha ~ over have control over, to control, direct 4 suveren stat power; stormaktene the Great Powers 5 vesen: force; overnaturlige —er supernatural forces maktlanvendelse the use (employment) of force -balanse balance of power -begjær greed for power, a lust for p. -bud despotic command -forhold relative power (strength) -havere those in power -middel an instrument of power, the means of enforcing one’s will; økonomiske —midler, f.e. economic means of enforcement -misbruk abuse of power -politikk the policy of the strong arm, power politics -påliggende presserende urgent, viktig all-important, essential, imperative; det er ~ at it is imperative (of the greatest importance) that -påliqgenhet urgency, importance, imperativeness -språk dictatorial language -stilling powerful (dominating) position -syk ambitious of power makte klare manage; ~ et verv be equal to a task, se klare maktesløs powerless, ugyldig void; kjennes død og — å være declare null and void; stå ~ be powerless -het powerlessness makullatur waste paper, typ. spoilage -ere discard as waste malakitt malachite Malakka Malacca m-ror M. cane mal|e 1 knuse grind, ~t kaffe ground coffee; ~ til grind into; den som kommer først til møllen, får først —t first come, first served 2 med farger paint; ~ i olje paint in oils; ~ fanden på veggen conjure up ghosts -ende en ~ skildring a graphic account -ing sloffet paint maler håndverker house painter, painter and decorator; kunst — painter -farger paints -kost paint-brush maleri painting -samling collection of paintings -sk picturesque malje eyelet; hekter og ~r hooks and eyes malm erts ore -forekomst ore deposit -førende ore-bearing -rik rich in ore -utvinning ore extraction -åre vein of ore malplasert misplaced, out of place, ill-timed, umotivert uncalled for malt malt -bygg malting barley -e v. malt -ekstrakt malt extract maltraktere maltreat malurt wormwood -beger tømme et ~ drain the cup of bitterness man pron. = en 1 den talende (tiltalte) regnes med we, you, f.e. we (you) do not like to be told the same thing over and over again 2 om folk i alminnelighet one, they, f.e. one might do worse than make one’s home in California; in those days they did not use machines 3 ofte passiv-uttrgkk, f.e. in those days machines were not used; ~ sier at, f.e. it is said that the firm is (the firm is said to be) in difficulties; ~ fant at it was found that; ~ tror at it is thought (believed) that; ~ lot meg forstå at I was given to understand that; som ~ ser as will be seen 4 andre former: ~ kan ikke vite there is no knowing; når ~ betenker at considering that 5 i skriv fra institusjon el. myndighet: — tillater seg å, f.e. we beg to, fra vedkommendes sekretær, f.e. I have been instructed to inform you; I have been directed by the Board to . . . mandag Monday, se eks. under onsdag manjdant oppdragsgiver principal, klient client -dat oppdrag commission, task; fullmakt authority, warrant, folkeretts. mandate mandel almond -formet almond-shaped -olje a. oil mane tilskynde: ~ en til noe urge (prompt) one to, advare warn, admonish; det -r til forsiktighet it