menig 141 merkverdighet abundance, in plenty 3 —n av (det store flertall av) the great majority of menig mil. private; de —e the rank and file -het community, forsamling congregation -mann layman mening 1 oppfatning, skjønn opinion, syn view (se syn), den alminnelige ~ the general opinion, den offentlige ~ public opinion; være av en annen ~ think differently, take a different view of smtg.; være av den bestemte ~ at be strongly of opinion that; ha samme ~ som be of the same opinion as; jeg er av den ~ at I think that, I am of [the] opinion that, I consider (hold the view) that; jeg har sagt min ~ I have said what I think (have given my opinion); si sin ~ rett ut speak one’s mind; det er delte —er om, f.e. opinions differ on the question; opinions differ as to what should be done; det kan være delte —er om det punktet (spørsmålet) ogs. that is a moot point (question); etter min ~ to my mind, as I see it, in my opinion (view); uttale en ~ om (en sak) express an opinion on (about, as to), express one’s views on; express an opinion as to who is right; ha en god ~ om en person, have a high opinion of, think well (highly) of 2 fornuft, rimelighet sense; dette gir ikke noen ~ it does not make sense; det er ikke noen ~ i there is no sense in; det er ikke noen — i at han skal bli her there is no sense in his staying here; å få ~ i to make sense of 3 hensikt intention; det var —en a^it-was intended that: det var —en å it was intended to; det var "Vike min ~ d fornærme ham I did not mean to offend him; I had no intention of offending him; gjøre noe i en god ~ do smtg. with good intentions. The criticism was well intentioned. gjøre alt i den beste — act with the best intention (the best of intentions), act (do smtg.) for the best; oppta i den beste ~ put the best construction on; hva er ~en med dette what is the object (idea) of this? —en med å bygge the object of building 4 betydning: legge en god (dårlig) ~ i ord (oppførsel) put a good (bad) construction on words (conduct) menings [berettiget competent to judge -forskjell [a wide] difference (divergence) of opinion -løs uforståelig meaningless, devoid of meaning; urimelig absurd, f.e. prices are absurdly high; det er —t å gjøre det there is no sense in doing so; det —e i the absurdity of -loshet absurdity -strid a conflict of opinion -uttalelse an expression of opinion -utveksling an exchange (interchange) of opinion (views) menneske ~t (som art) man entall, uten artikkel, f.e. Man is mortal; et ~ a human being, individ person; et godt ~ a good man (woman); -r people, mange ~ many people menneske I alder generation -fode human food; utjenlig til ~ not fit (unfit) for consumption -heten mankind, humanity; forbrytelser mot ~ crimes against humanity -kjenner a judge of character (of human nature) -kjennskap knowledge of human nature (of men). Such work calls for a keen insight into character -lig som hører til mennesket human, human humane -liv human life, flere several lives; med stort tap av ~ at great loss of life; det gikk mange ~ tapt many lives were lost -makt human power -mengde crowd, f.e. there were large crowds in the streets -rettigheter human rights -tap loss of life -vrak a hdman wreck mens konj. while, whilst; ~ [derimot] whereas, while, while on the other hand mental mental; hans —e tilstand his mental state -hygiene mental hygiene -itet mentality mer 1 adj., subst.; har De — av have you any more of? jeg må ha ~ I must have some more; ikke et ord ~ not another word; en grunn ~ an additional reason; ~ eller mindre more or less; i ~ eller mindre grad in a greater or less degree; ~ og — more and more, i stadig stigende grad to a constantly (an ever) increasing extent (degree); det biir ~ og ~ vanskelig it is becoming increasingly (more and more) difficult; så meget ~ som the more so as; ~ enn more than, f.e. more than (above) 30%, upwards of 50 years; utover beyond, in excess of; ~ enn nok more than enough, enough and to spare; ~ enn noe annet more than anything else, above all; ikke ~ enn (bare) no more than, høyst not more than 2 adv. ~ kjent better (more widely) known; aldri ~ never again, never more; så meget ~ beklagelig som the more regrettable because mercerisere mercerize mer| forbruk additional consumption -fortjeneste increased (excess) profit -frakt additional (extra) freight -innførsel an import surplus -inntekt additional (extra) income, increased earnings (receipts), increase in receipts -smak å gi (ha) ~ to whet the appetite -utgift additional (increased) expenditure -verdi increased value, sosialøk. surplus value mergle! marl -le marl meritter iron, exploits merkantil commercial, mercantile; være —t utdannet have a business (commercial) education (training) -isme mercantilism -systemet the mercantile system merkbar(t) 1 adj. f.e. a marked difference, a marked (noticeable) improvement, noticeable progress, an improvement is discernible (perceptible), an appreciable shortage of raw material 2 adv. f.e. the tendency of the market was noticeably firmer; there is appreciably greater activity; the position is markedly worse merke s. 1 mark, på varesending marks, vare ~ (kvalitets ~) brand; fabrikat make, bil ~ f.e. this make of car; brenne ~ brand, øre ~ earmark; stempel stamp; forenings ~ badge; sjø — seamark, land ~ landmark; sette et ~ i margen make a mark in the margin; etter alle —r å dømme from the look of things; hvis ikke alle —r slår feil unless all the indications play us false; ~ elter trace (sign) of; bære — etter bear signs of; sette — etter seg leave its (one’s) mark, f.e. the crisis has left its mark on the timber trade; å brenne — i to brand; som er et ~ på which is a sign (indication) of, which is characteristic of; sette ~ på mark, etikettere label 2 legge ~ til notice, observe; merke seg note, gi akt på pay attention to; legge særlig — til take particular note (notice) of; det er verd å legge ~ til it is worth noting, it is noteworthy (a noteworthy fact) merke v. 1 sette merke på mark, med tall number, med seddel docket, label, ticket, med prislapp price; brenne — brand, „øremerke” (fig.) earmark; med forbokstaver initial; ~ av tick off; ~ med mark with; ~ med rødt mark in red 2 bli var observe, perceive; føle feel, om hensikt see, notice; ~ seg note, take note of, f.e. we have noted your remarks about payment; verd å ~ noteworthy, notable, remarkable merkelblekk marking-ink -dag red-letter day -lapp label, pris ~ price ticket, brukt på varelager docket -pel landmark, f.e. a landmark in the history of . . . -varer branded articles -àr memorable year merkelig merkverdig remarkable, notable, note-worthy; påfallende curious, strange, singular, odd; ~ nok curiously (oddly) enough; det —e ved saken er at the curious part of the matter is that, the remarkable thing about it is that merkuad remark, ofte kritisk observation, comment; meningsuttalelse comment. The accounts do not call for any special comment, —er om remarks about, f.e. your remarks about packing have been carefully noted; gjøre —er over remark on, comment on (upon), make observations on. I have one or two observations to make on your conduct merksam se oppmerksom merkverdig remarkable, notable, påfallende, underlig curious, strange, odd -het f.e. remarkable thing, a curious fact