mindretall 143 misforhold 3 mots, lengre shorter, less 4 mots, større smaller; ~ i størrelse smaller in size; et nummer ~ a size smaller 5 mots, større greater; i ~ grad in a less degree; i større eller ~ grad in greater or less degree (measure) 6 forsterket positiv: en ~ butikk a small (small--sized, smallish) shop; av ~ betydning of little (of minor) importance; ~ forandringer minor changes 7 i ringere grad: i en ~ god forfatning in a not very good (a none too good) condition; ~ tilfredsstillende not very satisfactory; ~ kjente metaller lesser known metals mindre]tall være i ~ be in the minority -verdig inferior, om malm low-grade ore -verdighets-kompleks inferiority complex -årig en ~ a minor; han er ~ ogs. he is under age; ~e for-' brytere juvenile offenders mine 1 ansiktsuttrykk expression, look; gjøre (holde) gode ~r til slett spill put a good (bold) face on the matter; make the best of a bad business; gi seg ~ av å være pretend to be, give the appearance (make a show) of being; gjøre ~ til å make as if one would 2 spreng ~ mine; la —n springe spring the mine; gå på en ~ strike a mine 3 gruve mine -bor mining drill -felt mine-field -legge mine -legger mine-layer -renser mine-sweeper -sprenge mine, f.e. the ship was mined and sank in five minutes -tømmer gruve ~ pitwood mineral mineral -og mineralogist -olje mineral oil -rik rich in minerals -rikdom mineral wealth -sk mineral -vann mineral water(s) minere sprenge bort blast, to blast out the rock, carry out blasting operations miniatyr i ~ in miniature minimal minimum, forsvinnende Uten exceedingly small, negligible -lønn minimum wage -pris minimum price -t as a minimum; vi må ~t regne med et utlegg på £ . . . we must reckon with an outlay of £ . . . as a minimum minimum minimum; det må være et ~ that must be the minimum (the least); ~ et år one year at least (as a minimum); redusere lønninger til et ~ reduce wages to a minimum; redusere risikoen til et ~, ogs. minimize the risk minimums I grense minimum limit -krav m. demand (claim) -pris m. price minister minister, statsråd cabinet minister, sendemann minister -iell ministerial -ium ministry, government -krise cabinet (ministerial) crisis mink mink mink|e vi., bli mindre, avta diminish, lessen, fall off, decrease; salget har ~t sales have fallen off -ing diminution, falling off, decrease; i verdi depreciation of value, shrinkage in values. Se minske minne s. 1 erindring memory; gå meg av — escape (slip) my memory; med dette i friskt — with this fresh in my mind; i manns ~ in living memory, within memory; til ~ om in commemoration of 2 minnesmerke memorial, minnetegn memento, levning relic, reminder; et ~ om a memento of; til ~ om in memory of minne v. remind; ~ en om remind one of; ~ en på remind one of; ~ meg på at remind me that; vil ~s som, f.e. this year will go down in history as . . . minne|dag memorial day -fest commemorative festival -fond memorial fund -gave memento, souvenir -tale ~ over memorial address (commemoration speech) on -verdig memorable, noteworthy. This date will always be memorable in our financial annals. This year will be memorable for . . . -år memorable year minnes|gudstjeneste memorial service -merke memorial minnelig amicable; en ~ ordning an a. settlement (adjustment); treffe en ~ avgjørelse make an a. arrangement (settlement); make a compromise -het i ~ amicably; ordne tvisten i ~ settle the dispute amicably (in an amicable way) minoritet minority; være i ~ be in the minority -s I beskyttelse protection of minorities (of a minority) -sidiktatur minority dictatorship minskle vt. innskrenke reduce; det sterkt —ede forbruk the greatly reduced consumption -ing ~ av reduction in (of). Se minke minst 1 mots, mest least a) dette rom har ~ sol this room has the least sun; det vil koste ~ £5 it will cost at least £5 (£5 at [the] least, at the very least); prisen må forhøyes [zned] ~ 5% prices must be put up [by] at least 5%; prisene er ~ 3% lavere prices are quite 3% lower; — likså godt som quite as good as. This quality is every bit as good, vi har ~ å gjøre om sommeren we are least busy in summer (in the summer season); det var det som gledet meg ~ that is what pleased me least; når en ~ venter det when one least expects it; og aller ~ (grad) and least of all; ~ av alt least of all; gjøre ~ mulig do as little as possible; med det — mulige bry with a minimum of inconvenience, with the least possible trouble; utgiftene må bringes ned til det ~ mulige expenditure must be reduced to the utmost minimum; i det ~e (iallfall) at least; ikke det ~e (ikke noe) not the least, siett ikke not in the least, not at all; sist men ikke ~ last but not least b) ikke mindre enn: det må være ~ tre direktører there must be not less than three directors e) ikke minst = kanskje mest: ikke ~ viktig er not the least important is; ikke ~ fordi and not least (and not the less) because. Andre eks. A difficult year for all industries, and not least of all (and especially) for the coal industry. Trade is bad, and nowhere more than in oversea markets. This development is being watched, and by none more than the coal industry. Such transactions are difficult, and never more so than when . . . 2 mots, størst a) konk., det ~e beløp the smallest (least, lowest) amount b) mest ubetydelig, ringeste; ikke den ~e risiko not the slightest (remotest) risk; ikke den —e utsikt til ä få not the slightest (remotest) prospect of getting 3 den minste av to (komp. på engelsk) f.e. the smaller of the two engines; det ~e av to onder the lesser of two evils minste lønn minimum wage -lønnssats minimum wage rates -pris minimum price minus mots, pluss minus, i regning f.e. 5 — 2=3 (NBI ikke 4-, som i Eng. er divis jonstegn); fratrukket less f.e. the price is £10 less 3%; betaling pr. 30 dager 4- 2 % payment in 30 days less 2 per cent [discount]; ~ fem grader five degrees below zero, five degrees of frost minutiøs minute; en ~ beskrivelse a minute description minutt minute; i ~et, f.e. 100 words a minute; på —et to the minute; hvert tiende ~ every ten minutes; en fem-minuttlig rute a five-minute service miraklel miracle; gjøre —ler do (perform) miracles -uløs miraculous misbilligle disapprove [of]; ~ ens oppførsel disapprove [of] one’s conduct. He regards your conduct with disfavour, ta avstand fra deprecate, f.e. we strongly deprecate such an action -else disapproval; uttale sin ~ av noe express one’s disapproval of, deprecate -ende disapproving, adv. -ly; tale ~ om speak in deprecatory terms of; ~ bemerkninger deprecatory remarks mis bruk utilbørlig bruk av makt o. I. abuse of power, etc., feilaktig bruk av, f.e. misuse of a machine, av fullmakt wrongful (illegitimate) use of -bruke v. abuse; misuse, put to an improper (a wrong) use. He has abused his power (his position). He has taken undue advantage of my kindness -dannet vanskapt deformed mis|erabel miserable, wretched, ynkelig pitiable -ere pitiable state of affairs, distress misforhold uriktig [innbyrdes] forhold disproportion; mangel på overensstemmelse incongruity, ogs. i flertall these incongruities; om alder, rang dis-