r mekling 140 mengde mekling mediation, conciliation, voldgift arbitration; frivillig (tvungen) ~ i arbeidstvister voluntary (compulsory) arbitration in labour disputes; ~en er brutt negotiations have been broken off meklingsforslag proposed basis of negotiation, etc., mediator’s proposal -forsøk attempt at mediation. All attempts at mediation by a third party were rejected -mann mediator, voldgiftsmann arbitrator, (se riks-, krets-) -nemnd conciliation committee -rolle the part of mediator -råd board (council) of conciliation, mediation (conciliation) board meksikan I er Mexican -sk Mexican mektig 1 som har kraft, evne powerful, innflytelsesrik influential; ~e venner powerful (influential) friends; være et språk ~ to master a language, have a good command of 2 virkekraftig potent; en ~ faktor a potent factor 3 veldig, storslagen mighty, grand, majestic 4 om malmgang thick, rich, extensive mel, mjøl siktet flour, sammalt meal, grovt ~ meal; ha rent ~ i posen have clean hands in the matter, have nothing to hide, have a clear conscience -holdig farinaceous -midd mite -mølle flourmill melankol|i melancholy -sk melancholy melasse molasses meld|e 1 gi melding (beskjed) om report, se meddele. angi, f.e. report him to the police; ~ fra report, let one know; ~ fordringer notify claims; det ~es at it is reported that; savnet reported missing 2 ~ seg come forward, for en report to, hos report to. No-one came forward to claim the money. Volunteers have already come forward in large numbers. ~ seg inn register, enrol, i forening apply for membership; ~ seg til arbeid (tjeneste) report for work (duty); ~ seg til (som ansøker) apply for; det bar ~t seg mange ansøkere there are many applicants, frivillige volunteers; ~ seg ut [au] withdraw [from], give notice of withdrawal, som medlem resign [from]. He has withdrawn his son from school. 3 ~ seg (om forhold, tilstand): vansker ~er seg difficulties present themselves (crop up, arise); et spørsmål ~er seg a question arises (suggests itself); når behovet ~er seg when the need arises. Winter has set in earlier than usual. A trade recovery will not be long in making its appearance melde|brev [letter of] advice -plikt til å sende inn oppgaver obligation to submit reports; inn-registrering compulsory registration; han ble løslatt mot ~ f.e. he was released on the condition that he be placed under police supervision -pliktig om sykdom o. I. notifiable -seddel advice note, for postpakker dispatch note mele ~ sin egen kake feather one’s nest, line one’s pocket -t mealy melert mixed; brun~ marl, brown mixture; grà~ mixed grey; grå og svart pepper-and-salt. Se grà melding opplysning information alltid entall; en ~ an advice, a communication; beretning a report, budskap, a message, varsel notice, notification; offentlig kunngjøring an official announcement (notice); avgi ~ give (hand in, submit) a report; det er innløpet ~ om god fangst good catches are reported; news of good catches has come in (has been received); ~ om en skipsulykke news (a report) of a shipping disaster; gi ~ om at advise (inform, notify) one that, report to one that; Deres ~ om at your information, etc. [to the effect] that; jeg har mottatt ~ om at varene er solgt I have been advised that the goods are sold; I have been advised of the sale of . . . We have received a notification from our bankers. I have received a communication from my Norwegian friends, vi venter nærmere ~ fra Dem we await your further news. Se meddelelse melis castor sugar melk, mjølk milk -aktig milky, lacteal melke s. hos fisk milt melke|avkasting milk yield -dyr milking animal, milker, dairy cows -forsyning milk supply -kondensering milk-condensing; ~s|fabrikk milk con- densary -leverandør m. supplier -pulver milk powder mellom om to between, om flere among, between, blant among; prisene varierer — 6s. og 13s. prices range (vary) from ... to . . .; det blir ~ oss let us keep this strictly between ourselves; ~ oss sagt between you and me Mellom-Amerika Central America m-brun medium brown -dekk middle deck -dekks 'tween-deck -Europa Central Europe m-farge intermediate colour -folkelig international; ~ handelssamkvem commercial intercourse between the nations -grå medium grey -handel intermediate trade -havn intermediate port -komst intervention, mekling mediation -kvalitet medium quality -lag intermediate layer, for å utfylle filling piece, ved bytte: i ~ into the bargain -lande make an intermediate landing; uten ~ f.e. make a non-stop flight -ledd intermediate link, formidler intermediary; det manglende ~ the missing link -liggende sted intermediate, tid intervening, intermediate; ~ stasjon intermediate station mellom|mann forretnv. middleman, formidler intermediary; ved ~ through an intermediary (an intermediate agent) -produkt intermediate product -regning account; gjøre opp sin ~ med square (settle) accounts with -rom skillende rom intervening space, tids ~ interval, typog. space; med korte ~ at short intervals; med to timers ~ at intervals of .two hours -skole en teknisk ~ a technical institute -spill interlude -stadium intermediate stage -standpunkt intermediary standpoint -stasjon intermediate station -statlig i samme land interstate, mellom landene inter--governmental -stor of medium (average, middling) size, middle-sized -størrelse medium size -såle middle sole -tid interval, interim, intervening space of time; i ~en in the meantime, in the interval, imens meanwhile -ting en ~ something between, a compromise between, blandingsprodukt a hybrid between -trinn intermediate stage -værende forretnip account, tvist dispute; gjøre opp et ~ med settle an account with, hevn pay off (settle) old scores. We must make up our differences. I have some old scores to settle with him melon melon menior|andum memorandum (memo.) -ial journa men konj. but; ~ så er han også but then he is; ~ det må likevel finnes en løsning but still (but even so) there must be some solution; men . . . likevel, f.e. but we shall do our best el. we shall do our best, however (NB! but og however brukes ikke sammen) men|e 1 ville ha sagt mean, f.e. I do not understand what you mean; I mean what I say; hva ~r De med det what do you [exactly] mean by that? 2 være tenkt (bestemt) til be meant (intended) for; være ~t å skulle være be meant (intended) to be 3 ha i sinne (til hensikt) mean, intend, f.e. 1 mean (intend, have the intention) to spend my holidays abroad; jeg ~te ikke noe galt I intended no harm 4 være av den mening consider, tro think; jeg ~r at I consider (am of opinion) that; hva ~r De om, f.e. what do you thiirk of (what is your opinion of) this firm? I hold such a thing to be impossible. en ~r at the opinion is that 5 d ~ det alvorlig to be in earnest; ~ det godt mean well, have the best of intentions mened jur. perjury, false swearing under oath -er perjurer mengde 1 antall number, kvantum quantity, volum volume, uann~ volume of water; i små ~r in small quantities; råstoffer i tilstrekkelige ~r raw materials in sufficient quantities. The total volume of world trade. The amount of business done 2 stort antall: en ~ a great many, a large number of, large numbers of; stort kvantum a great quantity (amount) of; en ~ forskjellige a great variety of, overflod an abundance of; og en ~ andre artikler, ogs. and a host of other articles; i rikelig ~ in