modernisere 145 moteartikler /.e. an up-to-date factory, the factory is up to date; it is built on the most modern lines; fullt ~ quite up to date 2 om moter fashionable moderniserie modernize, bring up to date -ing modernization. The work of modernization will be completed in the autumn modifi kasjon lemping modification, innskrenking qualification -sere modify; qualify modist milliner, modiste (fr.) modne ripen, fig. mature molbo|ene the wise (mad) men of Gotham -aktig Gothamite, foolish moldvarp mole -arbeid underground work -skinn moleskin molekyl molecule -ar- molecular molo breakwater, mole molte frukt cloudberry molybden molybdenum -glans molybdenite, molybdenum glance -gruve molybdenite mine -malm molybdenum ore, molybdenite moment mek. fys. moment, omstendighet factor; bestanddel element, component; enkelthet item, feature, f.e. that is a very important item in all business; et forstyrrende ~ a disturbing factor momentan(t) momentary (adv. -arily), instantaneous monetær monetary' monn alle ~er drar every little helps; i rikt ~ in full measure; ta sin ~ igjen recoup oneself, get one’s own back -e v. forslå: det ~er lite it is of little avail; it does not help very much; it is of little use monopdl monopoly; ha ~ på en vare have a (the) m. of (for); have the sole right of selling, etc., på et marked have the m. in (on) a market; slats ~ government (state) m. -artet monopolistic -haver monopolist -isere monopolize -tendens monopolizing tendency monoton monotonous, adv. -ly -i monotony monltere om maskin o. I. erect, mount, set (put) up, installere install, sette sammen, f.e. assemble parts of a machine -tering erection, installation; assemblage; på ~s|stedet at the place of erection (installation) -tre show-case, på utstilling stand -tør av maskin fitter, erector, flyv, mechanic; som setter sammen assembler monument monument -al monumental mor mother; bli en ~ for be a m. to; ~ til the m. of; be for sin syke ~ (omtr.) have an axe to grind -far [maternal] grandfather -mor grandmother moral sedelig norm moral, fl. -s; fo. 'dnings commercial morality, f.e. a high standard of c. m. Standards of international morality have been low in recent years, kamp ~ morale -isere moralize -itet morality moralsk moral, adv. -ly, etisk ethical; ~ sett from a (the) moral point of view, morally speaking morarente interest on overdue accounts moratorium moratorium. A banking m. has been declared mord murder; begå et ~ commit a murder -erisk murderous -sak m. case more v. amuse; det ~t meg å se I was amused to see; — seg enjoy oneself; ~ seg med å amuse oneself by (-ing); ~ seg over be amused at morfin morphia, morphine -ist morphia addict, morphinomaniac morgen 1 morning; han kom lørdag ~ he came on Saturday m.; i ~ tomorrow; i ~ eller i overmorgen tomorrow or the day after; tidlig om (på) ~en early (first thing) in the morning; om ~en torsdag den 3. on the morning of Thursday the 3rd -kjole dressing gown -utgave morning edition 2 morges i ~ this morning; i går — yesterday morning moro amusement, fun; til stor ~ for to the great amusement of; det er ikke bare ~ f.e. life is not all beer and skittles morsom fornøyelig amusing, underholdende entertaining, interessant interesting, hyggelig enjoyable; vi hadde det ~t we enjoyed ourselves. We spent an enjoyable time (day, etc.). We spent a most enjoyable evening -het vits joke mortifi|kasjon annulment -sere annul, erklære død og maktesløs declare null and void Moskva Moscow ’mot s. courage; være ved godt ~ be of good cheer; ha sine meningers — have the courage of one’s convictions (opinions); fatte nytt ~ pluck up fresh courage; tape ~et lose heart, feel discouraged; ta ~et fra dishearten, discourage; sette ~ i put fresh heart into, infuse courage into; holde ~et oppe keep up one’s courage; ha ~ til å have the courage (pluck) to; ta ~ til seg pluck up courage ’mot prep. adv. 1 henimot, i retning av towards, in the direction of; gå ~ bedre tider move towards better times; ~ slutten av året towards the end of the year 2 om motstand, mots. ,,med”. ~ vinden against the wind; arbeide ~ en plan work against (oppose, be opposed to) a scheme; om fare: forsikre ~ insure against; enten med oss eller ~ oss either with us or against us 3 på tross av, i strid med: handle ~ (stikk imot) min instruks act against (contrary to) my instructions; ~ mitt ønske against (counter to, in opposition to) my wishes 4 overfor to; snill ~ kind to; oppmerksom ~ attentive to; hensynsfull ~ considerate towards; hans oppførsel ~ meg his behaviour towards me 5 sammenliknet med, i forhold til [as] against, as compared with, in comparison with, f.e. the profits are £ . . ., against (as compared with) £ . . . for the preceding year; det er en god pris ~ den vi fikk i fjor it is a good price compared with that we got last year; dette er ikke noe — hva, f.e. this is nothing to what it might have been. He is quite rich to what he once was. seks stemmer ~ to six votes to two; i fotball three goals to one G til vederlag for: betaling ~ dokumentene payment against (on delivery of) documents; bare — betaling av only upon payment of; ~ 5% provisjon on the basis of a 5 per cent commission; ~ at De befaler on payment of. on condition that you pay, in consideration of your paying; ~ at De godskriver meg against (in consideration of) your crediting me; i bytte ~ in exchange (return) for. We shall be glad if you will hand all documents over to customers in exchange for their cheques 7 under forutsetning av, med forbehold av: ~ telegrafsvar, f.e. this offer is subject to cable reply. We offer these goods subject to immediate reply 8 jur., i sport versus (fork, v.), f.e. Brown v. Smith, Arsenal v. Manchester City mot|aksjon counteraction -angrep counter-attack motarbeide v. work against, work counter to; bekjempe oppose, resist, combat; ~ ens egne interesser go (act) counter to one’s own interests; ~ virkningen av counteract the effect of; med mottrekk counter a move; prøve å hemme discourage, seek to thwart (check, restrain). This move on the part of our competitors must be countered. Such business methods should be discouraged motlbeskyldning counter accusation -bevegelse counter movement -bevis proof to the contrary, counter evidence -bevise disprove, refute, som lar seg ~ disprovable -bud counter offer -bydelig offensive, repugnant, utekkelig disgusting. A most objectionable firm to do business with -bydelighet repugnance, disgust -bør få (ha, møte) ~ meet with opposition (a reverse, a set-back) mote fashion, mode; siste ~ the latest fashion. This is the latest [thing] in hats, følge ~n be in the fashion; komme på ~ come into f. (into vogue); være på ~ be in f. (in vogue). Shorts are now the vogue for tennis, del er høyeste — it is all the f. (vogue); gå av ~ go out of f.; angi ~n set the f. mote I artikler milliners’ supplies; de nyeste ~ the 10 — Guy: Norsk-Engelsk ordbok.