nyutnevnt 154 nødvendig that the New Year may prove a successful one (a happy and prosperous one for you) Svar: We thank you for (we greatly appreciate) your kind (good) wishes for the New Year, which we heartily reciprocate nyutnevnt newly appointed nær 1 adj. en ~ venn a near (close) friend; et ~t kjennskap til a close knowledge of; stå i ~ forbindelse med be in close connection (be closely connected) with; i ~ framtid in the near future, at an early date, very shortly 2 adv. sted near, close to; nesten nearly, grad nearly, closely; — forestående near at hand; ~ og fjern far and near; ligge sted be situated close to (near by); temmelig ~ det samme pretty much (very nearly) the same [thing]; alle på to så nær som all but (all except) two; stå en meget ~ be closely connected (associated) with; [ikke] på langt ~: ikke nær sä, f.e. this quantity is not nearly enough; the quality is not nearly (is nothing like) so good; he is not nearly so popular as before; grunnen ligger ~ the reason is obvious (is not far to seek); det ligger ~ å anta, f.e. the thought (question, etc.) naturally suggests itself that; this naturally leads one to infer that; ta seg ~ av noe take smtg. to heart; ~ ved: nesten nearly, close upon; være ~ ved å be on the point of (-ing) -beslektet closely related nær|e 1 fø feed, nourish, support 2 ~ en følelse: frykt, håp, mistanke entertain fear, hope, suspicion ogs. foster (cherish) hope(s); ~ frykt for entertain fear(s) for -ende nourishing, nutritious nærjgående påtrengende aggressive -het det å være nær nearness; område neighbourhood; i ~en av near (close) to, in the neighbourhood (vicinity) of næring føde food, nourishment; næringsvei industry, trade; sette tæring etter ~ cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth; gi ~ til: mistanke incite suspicion, rykte lend support to a rumour næringsdrift industry, handed trade, commercial activity -drivende (fl.) industrialists, traders, business people -gren industrial branch -liv(et) commercial and industrial life, economic life, industry, trade -middel foodstuff, article of food; nærings- og nytelsesmidler (i statistikk) foods, drinks, tobacco, etc. -politikk industrial policy -rik nutritious -sorger financial worry -vei industry, trade, business, Norges viktigste ~er the chief (principal) industries of Norway -verdi food (nutritive) value -vett ha ~ have an eye for the main chance, have the acquisitive instinct nærliggende sted adjacent, neighbouring; fig. obvious; av ~ grunner for obvious reasons nærme ~ seg: el sted to near, draw near to, approach; tid, tilstand draw near, approach; forestår is impending, is at hand. Christmas is drawing near (approaching). Winter is drawing on. He is getting on for seventy. Conditions are approaching the normal, det —r seg slutten it is drawing to a close (end). The work is nearing (approaching) completion, beløpet —r seg £, . . the amount approaches (approximates to) . . nærmere adj. adv. 1 mer nær nearer, closer; ~ byen nearer (closer to) [the] town 2 nøyaktigere, mer detaljert further, f.e. I cannot give you any further information; skrive ~ write further; beskrive ~ describe in greater detail (more precisely); drøfte ~ discuss in further detail; foreta ~ undersøkelser: av gjenstand make a closer examination of, examine more closely; av sak look closer (more closely) into the matter, make further inquiries into; ~ opplysninger om et firma further (more exact) information (particulars) about a firm; vi venter å høre ~ fra Dem, f.e. we await your further news; De skal høre ~ fra oss i morgen we shall write you further (more fully) tomorrow; en ~ angitt tid a certain specified time; eller, ~ bestemt or, more precisely; etter ~ avtale, f.e. we shall pay you a commission to be agreed upon; inntil De får ~ beskjed until further notice, until you receive further instructions; etter styrets ~ bestemmelse as the Board may determine; gå ~ inn på en sak go into details, deal more fully with the subject; tenke ~ over consider further, give it further consideration nærmest(e) I a) adj. mest nær; hans ~ venner his nearest (closest, most intimate) friends; den ~ omegn the immediate neighbourhood; de ~ dagene the next few days; i den ~ framtid in the very near (the immediate) future b) vesentligst: hans ~ mål his immediate object e) subst., det ~e, f.e. this is the nearest we have to your sample; this shade is the best match we can offer 2 adv. a) mest nær nearest; ~ etter next to; en interesse som ligger ~ a more immediate interest; enhver er seg selv ~ charity begins at home b) i særlig grad especially, more particularly; grunnen er ~ den at, f.e. the reason is primarily that e) snarest, heist if anything; rather than otherwise; han er ~ sosialist if anything he is a socialist -følgende next, immediately following nær|sagt almost, very nearly. It is well-nigh impossible -stående f.e. an intimate friend -trafikk suburban (local) traffic -synt ~e metoder short--sighted methods -tagenfde] [highly] sensitive -vær presence; i ~ av in the presence of -værende til stede present; de ~ those present; ~ utgave the present edition; for ~ for (at) the moment, for the present nø[de] tvinge compel, force, overtale press, urge nod want, distress; Ude ~ suffer want; ~ bryter lover necessity knows no law; ~ lærer naken kvinne å spinne necessity is the mother of invention ; av ~ from necessity; gjøre noe i ytterste ~ do smtg. in the last resort; være i ~ be in distress; med ~ og neppe unngå, f.e. we had a hairbreadth escape, we narrowly escaped ruin (being ruined), it was only with the greatest difficulty we were able to . .; til ~: så vidt scarcely, only just, with great difficulty nod anker sheet-anchor -bremse emergency brake -havn søke ~ put into a port (harbour) of refuge -hjelp emergency (stop-gap) aid; som ~ as a makeshift (a temporary expedient, a stop-gap) nødig jeg gjør det ~ I do not like to do it; I do so reluctantly (with the greatest reluctance); jeg vil(le) ~ gripe til slike forholdsregler I am (should be) reluctant to resort to such measures. We feel most unwilling (we are loath) to take such a step. I should not like anyone to hear of this nød lande foreta en '-landing make a forced (an emergency) landing -lidende distressed, in distress; ~ distrikter distressed areas -løgn white lie -middel makeshift, stop-gap, emergency measure -ordning provisional (emergency) arrangement -rop cry of distress -s|adressaten the referee in case of need -sladresse address in case of need -sage vi ser oss —t til å we are obliged (find ourselves compelled) to; we are under the necessity of (-ing) -s|arbeid relief work -s|fall i ~ in case of need, in case of [urgent] necessity; i ytterste ~ as a last resort, in the last emergency -s!foranstaltning emergency measure -signal signal of distress (SOS) -s|tilstand distressed state nødt vi er ~ til å we are obliged (compelled) to; vi hadde vært ~ til å we should have been obliged to; si ikke mer enn De er ~ til do not say more than you can help; de har sett seg ~ til å they have found themselves compelled to nøditvungen (-et) forced, enforced, compelled by necessity, under compulsion -utgang emergency exit nødvendig 1 adj. necessary, sterk, essential det som trengs i et el. annet øyemed requisite; det er ~ å være forsiktig one needs to be careful; det er ikke ~ å there is no need (necessity) to; det er vel neppe ~ å si I need hardly say. Needless to say, he kept his promise, er det — at han skal komme need he come; does he need to come; is it necessary that he should come? There is no need (necessity) for him to do so. It is necessary to tell him (that he should be told); det er høyst