mottagelsesbevis 147 myrderi it had (it met with) a good (favourable) reception; han fikk en kjølig ~ he was given a cool reception. Our friends received a warm (cold, good, enthusiastic) welcome -s| bevis receipt -s|komité reception committee mottager 1 vare ~ consignee (mots, consignor), i shipping receiver (mots, shipper) 2 av brev, gave o. I. recipient -apparat radio receiver motftrekk counter move; gjøre et ~ make a counter [move]. We are countering this competition. trekk og ~ move and counter move -trykk counter pressure mot|veie counterbalance -vekt jig. counterweight, offset; være (danne) en ~ mot to offset, balance, compensate for -verge sette seg til ~ make (offer) resistance, put up a fight mot|vilje ~ mot distaste for, dislike to (of, for), sterk, antipathy against, aversion to a p. -villig reluctant, adv. -ly; han hadde ~ gitt sitt samtykke he had reluctantly given his consent. He grudgingly raised my salary; he did so with great reluctance -villighet reluctance -vind headwind, ogs. fig. contrary (adverse) wind mot|virke motarbeide work against, counteract, nøytralisere neutralize, hindre obstruct. We must do what we can to counter this competition; to counteract the effects of this propaganda -virkende ~ krefter counteractive forces -virkning counteraction -ytelse gjentjeneste service in return, vederlag consideration, compensation mudderapparat dredger mud I re grave dredge -ringsarbeid dredging work (operations) muffe rørdel socket, joint -kopling sleeve joint -rør socket pipe mugg sopp mould -en mouldy mugne v. mould mugg tøy silesia, koll. silesians muld mould -jord top-soil, mould -varp se mold muldyr mule mule ~ og klovsyke foot and mouth disease mulig 1 possible; gjørlig, gjennomførlig practicable, feasible; all — hjelp every possible help; gjøre alt ~ for å do everything possible to, make every effort to. No stone is being left unturned to solve this mystery, om ~ if possible; så snart (tidlig) som ~ as soon (early) as possible; mest (minst) ~ as much (as little) as possible; snarest (tidligst) ~ at the earliest possible moment; i størst ~ utstrekning to the greatest possible extent; det minst ~e the minimum [of]; det høyst (størst) ~e the maximum [of]; gjøre det ~ for oss å enable us to, make it possible for us to; det er oss ikke ~ å we are unable to, it is not possible for us to 2 tenkelig possible, conceivable, imaginable; han snakket om alt ~ he talked of this, that, and the other; det er ~ at vi må we may [possibly] have to; det er godt — at it is quite possible (conceivable) that; det er meget ~ at han vet he very possibly (he very likely) knows 3 eventuell: ~e kjøpere potential buyers; det ~e resultat the possible result; ~ tap any loss there may be, any loss that may arise. Se eventuell muligens perhaps, possibly muliggjøre make (render) possible, permit of; lette facilitate; den nye metode vil ~ flere besparelser the new method will permit of further economies being effected mulighet 1 det å være mulig possibility, å være gjennomførlig practicability; sjanse chance, utsikt prospect: innenfor ~ens grenser within the range of possibility; hvis det fins noen ~ skal jeg ... I will ... if I possibly can (if I can by any possible means); ingen annen ~ no alternative, se utvei, for den ~ at det kan være on the chance of there being; innse ~en av realize the possibility of; ~ for possibility of; all ~ for every possibility (prospect) of. I cannot see any possibility (chance, prospect) of our securing the contract; det er en svak ~ for at han vil nekte there is just a possibility that he will refuse; ikke noen — for å no possibility of (-ing) 2 utviklingsmuligheter possibilities, potentialities, f.e. these markets have great possibilities (potentialities); they have potentialities for great development 3 eventualitet: regne med noe som en ~ reckon with this eventuality (contingency) 4 gode betingelser facilities, f.e. excellent facilities for winter sport mulkt fine, penalty; ilegge en ~ impose a fine on a p., to fine a p.; han ble ilagt en stor — he was heavily fined; under en dags ~ av under a daily penalty of -ere v. fine multiIpleks multiplex -plikand multiplicand -plika-sjon multiplication -plikator multiplier -plisere multiply; ~ med multiply by munn fra hånd til ~ from hand to mouth; ta ~en for full (overdrive) exaggerate. I do not think I am overstating the case when I say . . .; ta bladet fra ~en speak one’s mind; ~ og klovsyke foot and mouth disease munne v. ~ ut i (om elv) flow into, ende med end in munn|kurv muzzle; sette ~ på muzzle -stykke mouthpiece, tekn. nozzle; sigarett med (uten) ~ a tipped (plain, untipped) cigarette munter merry, gay, animert hilarious, glad cheerful; være i ~ stemning be in a merry mood -het merriment, gaiety, hilarity; hans uttalelse vakte stor ~ his statement caused a great deal of mirth (fun, laughter) muntlig en ~ avtale a verbal agreement; en ~ forklaring a verbal explanation; ~ eksamen an oral (viva voce) examination; ~e forhandlinger oral proceedings mur wall, toll ~ tariff wall (barrier) -arbeid brickwork -bygning brick building -er bricklayer -mester master bricklayer -stein brick; ~s\f arget brick red -verk brickwork, masonry mure v. ~ igjen wall (brick) up museum museum musikk music -akademi academy of m. -handler m. seller -instrument musical instrument muskat nutmeg musselin muslin musserje sparkle, effervesce -ende sparkling, effervescent; ~ viner sparkling wines, mots, still wines mutasjon mutation mutingsbrev mutseddel licence to work a claim, mining-concession permit; utta ~ file a claim mutter møtrik nut myalgi myalgia mye se meget myk mots, hard soft, bøyelig pliable, flexible; smidig supple; ~t lær soft leather -e v. ~ opp soften, make pliable -het softness; pliancy, pliability, flexibility myllder swarm -dre swarm myndig 1 om alder: være ~ be of age; full ~ of full age; bli ~ come of age, attain one’s majority 2 mektig commanding, overlegen masterful, overbearing 3 om ord authoritative myndighet 1 makt authority, power; opptre med ~ act with authority; tale med ~ speak with a.; ha ~ over have a. over: ha ~ til å have a. to; gjøre sin ~ gjeldende make one’s a. felt; den lovgivende — the legislature; ha lovgivende ~ have legislative power 2 fl. -er authorities; de lokale ~ the Local Authorities; loll ~ Customs [Authorities]; henvende seg Hl de rette ~ apply to the competent authorities -s|alder majority. He will reach his majority next month -slmisbruk abuse of authority myndling ward mynt coin; i norsk ~ in Norwegian currency; betale ham igjen med samme ~ pay him back in his own coin, retaliate in kind; slå politisk ~ på make political capital out of -enhet monetary unit -falskner counterfeiter -fot monetary standard -system coinage, monetary system mynte coin; ~f og umynlet gull gold coin and bullion; være —t på (fig.) be meant (intended) for, be levelled at myr bog, sump swamp myrde murder -ri massacre