omtaksere 158 oppføre page -svøp circumlocution; si noe uten ~ f.e. put a thing baldly, say it in plain terms. I will be quite explicit about the matter. Don’t beat about the bush -syn omsikt forethought; med ~ på with regard to; se hensyn om|taksere revalue -takst revaluation omtal le 1 s. hedrende ~ honourable mention; kjenne av ~ know from report; gi høve til meget ~ cause much comment 2 v. mention; make mention of; — nærmere make further reference to; det ~/e spørsmål the question referred to omltanke omsikt forethought, consideration, overveielse thought, consideration. I thank you for your kind consideration -tenksom considerate omtrent cirka about, roughly, approximately, something like, på det nærmeste practically; eller så ~ or thereabouts; han gjør ~ som han vil he does pretty much as he likes -lig adj. approximate, (adv. -ly); tallene er bare —e the figures are only approximate. The cost will be roughly (about, approximately) £50. angi ~ f.e. state approximately what quantity you require. Could you give us some idea of the number you will require? omltvistelig contestable, debatable -tvistet se omstridt om|valg re-election -vei roundabout way -velte omstyrte overturn, forandre radikalt revolutionize -veltning revolution; an industrial upheaval -vende om tro o. I. convert; ~ ham til mine synsmåter bring him round to my opinion (view); ~ seg reform -vendt motsatt: i ~ orden in inverted order; i ~ forhold til in inverse ratio (proportion) to; i virkeligheten er forholdet ~ actually, the reverse is the case; it is the other way round; og ~ and conversely, and vice versa; fra Oslo til Hull og ~ from O. to H. and vice versa -verdenen the outside world, the world around us -vurdere revalue -vurdering revaluation, re-appraisal ond 1 a) skadelig, ønske om å skade: gjøre i ~ hensikt do with evil intent; ha et —t øye til, f.e. be ill-disposed towards a person b) dårlig: ha ~ samvittighet have a bad conscience, se vondt. 2 subst., ta det —e med det gode take the bad with the good, take the bitter with the sweet; med det —e eller med det gode by fair means or foul; av to -er velger man det minste of two evils choose the less; et sosialt ~ a social evil; fjerne et ~ remove an evil -skap malice, spite; av ~ out of malice. He has done this to spite me. —s\full malicious, spiteful. He is a mischief-maker onkel uncle onsdag Wednesday; han kom ~ den 5. he came on Wednesday the 5th; jeg kommer ~ (førstkommende} I am coming next W. (on W. next); neste, ikke førstkommende on W. week; forrige ~ last W., W. last; på —en on Wednesdays opal opal -aktig opalescent operlasjon i alle belyd. operation; —s\felt field of operation -ere operate, carry out an operation; bli —ert be operated on; la seg — undergo an operation, be operated on opp ~ imot close upon; ~ og ned up and down; fangster på ~ til catches of up to oppladgående f.e. rising prices, an upward movement -agitere work up -arbeide f.e. work up (build up, develop) a trade (sales); open up new markets, forbedre improve opplbevare ta vare på take care of, keep, keep in safe custody; innlevere til —bevaring deposit for safe custody. I commit these papers to your custody -blande mix, spe dilute; er —t med has an admixture of -blanding dilution -blomstre fig. rise [to prosperity], flourish -blomstrende flourishing -blomstring prosperity, rise, development -blussing flare-up -brakt opphisset indignant, sterk, exasperated -bringe om skip capture, seize -brukt om penger spent, beholdning exhausted -by ~ alt for å use every effort to, exert oneself to the utmost to -byggende ~ arbeid constructive work -hyggelig løftende edifying -bygging ~ av a build-up (the building up) of oppldage f.e. find (detect) a mistake, discover a new country; gjennomskue find out -dagelse detection, discovery -dikte invent, trump up; en —t historie a trumped-up story, a fabrication, an invention oppldra bring up, utdanne educate, øve opp train -drag et ~ a commission; i et hemmelig ~ on a secret mission; få i ~ d, f.e. I have been commissioned to, have been charged with the task of (-ing). I am instructed (have been directed) by my firm to . . . etter ~ av, f.e. on the instruction of my firm, I am . . .; gi en i — a commission (instruct) one to; etter ~ og for regning av by order and for account of -dragelse bringing up, utdannelse education, moralsk training; det å være oppdragen breeding, good manners -dragelses-educational -dragende educative -drags | brev [letter of] instructions -dragslgiver principal, klient client -drette breed, raise -dretter breeder -drive skaffe til veie obtain, procure; ikke til å ~ not obtainable (procurable), not to be had; høyt —drevne priser inflated prices -dynging accumulation -elske fig. foster, encourage oppe ikke lukket open; eksporten holder seg godt ~ exports are being well maintained; det spørsmålet som nå er — (til behandling) the question that is now up (for discussion); stå midt ~ i (fig.) be in the midst (thick) of; prisen var — i prices stood at oppfange ~ trådløs signal pick up (intercept) a wireless signal oppfatning det å begripe understanding, comprehension; tydning interpretation; forestilling conception, idea; feil ~ misconception; anskuelse view [of], outlook [on]; ha ensidig — have one--sided views, be narrow-minded; min ~ er den at I hold the view that; etter min ~ in my view; etter vår tids ~ according to present-day ideas; være sen i —en be slow in the uptake oppfatte (jfr. oppfatning) understand, comprehend; interpret; conceive; ~ meningen, f.e. I did not quite grasp the meaning; slik —t jeg hans forslag that is how I understood (that is what I made out of) his proposal; ~ gait misapprehend, misunderstand oppfinn|e invent; ~ en ny metode invent (devise) a new method [of -ing] -else invention, nyhet innovation -er inventor -som inventive, som lett finner råd ingenious, resourceful -somhet inventiveness; ingenuity, resource opplfiske —fisket mengde the quantity caught (landed). The total catch (haul) is . . -flamme inflame oppfordre request, invite, sterk, urge, call upon; ~ til kritikk invite criticism. We are urged to economize in every way. føle seg —t til feel a call to; stillingen —r til den største forsiktighet the position calls for extreme caution oppfordring request, invitation, appeal; grunn occasion; følge —en answer the call, respond to the appeal; etter ~ av at the request (instance) of; på — on request; rette en — til publikum make an appeal to (to appeal to) the public oppifylle f.e. et ønske meet (comply with) a wish, løfte fulfil a promise, bønn grant a recpiest, plikt perform a duty, forpliktelser meet one’s engagements (obligations, liabilities); krav comply with a demand, betingelser comply with (fulfil) conditions, forventningene fulfil (come up to) expectations, kontrakt carry out (perform, implement) a contract; få sitt ønske —fylt have one’s wish granted, realize one’s hopes -fyllelse — av fulfilment; performance; realization of; gå i ~ be fulfilled, spådom come true. These hopes have been fulfilled (fully realized). Our wishes (hopes, plans) have not materialized. These expectations have been realized opp I føre 1 bygge build, reise erect, raise, hurtig run up 2 teat, perform, produce 3 skrive opp note, put down; på regning charge in the account; —ført i fakturaen (prislisten) invoiced, listed, charged in the invoice, stated on your invoice,