presedens 171 prisnedsettelse presedens precedent; det fins ingen ~ for there is no precedent for presenning tarpaulin presentlabel presentable -asjon det å fremstille introduction, av veksel presentment (presentation) of a bill; ved ~ on presentation (presentment), when presented -ere ~ for introduce to, ved hoffet present, ~ en veksel til betaling present a bill to a person for payment; han ~erte seg som he introduced himself as preserver^ preserve -ings|middel preservative president president, ordforer, dirigent chairman -ere preside [over a meeting], take the chair. Mr. B. took the chair [at the meeting], he was in the chair presis nøyaktig precise, exact; punktlig punctual; komme ~ be punctual; klokken 9 ~ f.e. we shall start at 9 o’clock sharp -ere uttrykke presist define precisely, pointere stress, emphasize -jon precision; ~s\arbeid precision work preskriber|e bar; ~t gjeld statute-barred debt. Some debts are statute-barred (become barred) after three years preskripsjon se foreldelse press pressure; øve ~ på press, put pressure on, bring pressure to bear on -luft compressed air presse s. apparat, maskin press; aviser o. I., press; dags~ the daily press; ha en god ~ have a good press; boken er under ~n the book is in the press presse v. press, klemme squeeze, tvinge force; — oljen av oliven press oil out of the olive; bli hardt ~t av be hard pressed by; ~ ham hardt press him hard; ~ prisene ned force [the] prices down; ~ (trenge) på press forward, drive opp farten press on, push forward, for å få betaling press for payment; ~ sammen compress; ~ ut av (fig.) extort from a p. presselbyrå news agency -frihet liberty (freedom) of the press -kampanje press campaign -meddelelse press report -uttalelse press opinion presserende pressing, urgent. I have pressing business. This is a matter of great urgency. det kan ikke være så ~ it cannot be so urgent as all that prest|asjon performance, dåd feat, achievement -ere greie å manage, utføre perform, effect; oppvise produce, offer; hua kan han ~ what is he capable of [doing]? prestisje prestige -sak a question of prestige -tap loss of prestige pretenlsiøs pretentious -sjon pretension preven|sjon mot svangerskap contraception -tiv adj. preventive; ~e midler contraceptives prikk 1 dot, flekk spot; et blått slips med røde ~er a blue tie with red spots; sette ~en over i’en dot one’s i’s, fig. add the finishing touch; vite noe på en ~ know to a T, know exactly; til punkt og ~e exactly, to a T, to a nicety. I shall carry out your instructions to the letter 2 sport penalty point -et en ~ linje a dotted line -fri sport free of penalty points prest i den eng. kirke clergyman, katolsk priest, pastor minister prim I a first-class, first-rate, prime, excellent; ~ kvalitet best, superior, first-rate, utsøkt choice (select) quality -veksel first of exchange -o ~ mai early [in] May -us apparat spirit-stove, primus; ~ motor the prime mover prinsiplal sjef principal, head; arbeidsherre employer; adj. principal -alt adv. in the first instance (mots, subsidiært alternatively) -iell founded on principle, vesentlig fundamental; en ~ molstander av an opponent on principle of -lelt adv. on (in point of, as a matter of) principle prinsipp principle; av ~ on principle; etter moderne ~er, f.e. the bridge is built on the most modem principles. The business is conducted on modem lines, ha for ~ d make it a principle to; t ~et er vi enige we agree in principle; det er i ~ det samme it is essentially the same; en mann med ~er a man of principle, uten ~er unprincipled; holde fast ved sine ~er stick (hold fast) to one’s principles prinsipplfast strong-principled -fasthet firmness of principle -les unprincipled -leshet lack of principle -rytter stickler for principle -sak a matter (question) of principle prioritert en ~ fordring a preferential claim; ~e fordringshavere secured creditors; være ~ have (take) priority prioritet fortrinsretl priority, om rang precedence; panterett i fast eiendom mortgage: første (annen) ~ first (second) mortgage; ha ~ fremfor have priority over, have precedence of; gi ~ give priority to prioritetsjaksje preference share -haver mortgagee -krav priority claim, i konkursbo secured debts -rett priority, precedence pris 1 det noe koster price, figure; sats rate, forlangt betaling charge; en høy (lav, moderat, rimelig, fast) ~ a high (low, moderate, reasonable, fixed) price; en så høy ~ so high a (such a high) price (figure); Deres aller laveste — your very best (very lowest, closest, rock-bottom) p.; ~ene faller prices fall (are falling, are declining); ~ene stiger prices are rising (advancing); etter (til) en ~ av at the p. of; selle til nedsatt ~ sell at a reduction; ~en på en vare the price of an article; forhøye ~en på raise (advance, put up) the p. of; sette ned ~en på reduce (put down) the p. of; stå høyt i ~ be dear (expensive), fetch (command) a high p., fig. be at a premium; stå lavt i ~ be cheap, be down in price, fig. be at a discount 2 for enhver ~ at all costs; no matter what the cost may be; ikke for noen ~ not at any price, not for all the world, not on any account, on (under) no consideration 3 sette ~ på (fig.) appreciate, value. I greatly a. your kindness. I shall always value your friendship. I set a high value upon your advice, jeg setter ~ på at De gjør det I a. your doing so;. sette ~ på å få, f.e. we should a. (welcome, be-grateful for, be glad to receive) further information; we shall (should) a. it if you will (would) give us . .; any further information would be [greatly] appreciated. An early settlement of this account would be appreciated. Samples would be particularly welcome, jeg ville sette stor ~ på om De kunne gjøre det I should greatly a. your doing so (a. it if you would do so); sette liten (ingen) ~ på set little (no) store by 4 premie prize; få første ~ be awarded the first prize prislavslag allowance; forlange et ~ claim an a.; innrømme et ~ f.e. we are willing to make you an a. of 10% -bestemmelser price regulations -beregning calculation of price[s] -belønne award a prize to -belønning prize -bevegelse movement of prices -billig cheap, low-priced -billighet cheapness -direktoratet Price Control Office (Directorate) prise 1 skrive prisen på to price. This,article is priced at £5 2 lov~ praise; ~ høyt (i høye toner) be loud in one’s praises of; ~ seg lykkelig over å ha consider oneself very fortunate in having; congratulate oneself on having pris |fall fall (drop) in prices, decline in (of) p-s; plutselig og sterkt fall a sharp drop in, sterk, a slump in -forhøyelse advance in (of) p-s (in the p. of an article) -forskjell difference in p. -fradrag godtgjørelse allowance, nedsettelse reduction prislgi overlate til sin skjebne abandon to one’s fate; være ~gitt be at the mercy of -grense price limit pris I indeks index of p-s -kontroll p. control; ~ bestemmelser p. c. regulations; oppheve ~ f.e. the p. c. on fish has been lifted -krig price[-cutting] war -kurant p. current -lapp (-merke) p. ticket (tag) -liste price list; ~ over p. 1. of, f.e. we are enclosing a copy of our latest p. 1.; oppført i ~n med 6s. listed at 6s. -loven the Price Control Act, the Price of Goods Act -medalje prize medal -messig with regard to p., in point of p. -nedsettelse