skjær 202 skole skjær 1 i sjøen rock, skerry; blindt ~ sunken rock 2 det å skjære cut 3 lys gleam, fargetone tinge skjær adj. ren pure, fig. pure, sheer; det er det rene og ~e bedrageri it is fraud pure and simple; den ~e galskap rank (sheer) madness skjær |e 1 cut, i skiver slice, med forskjærkniv carve; om linjer cut, intersect, midt over bisect. Two lines intersect; one line intersects another 2 ~ av cut away (off); ~ bort cut away, om det overflødige prune away, f.e., ogs. fig. we must cut out (prune away) all the dead wood; — igjennom cut through, om lyd pierce; ~ ned cut down, om priser o. I. cut [down] (reduce) prices. Government expenditure must be pruned. ~ opp cut up; (i tre o. I.) carve, cut; fra vei o. I. swerve. The car swerved from the road, -ende om farge gaudy, glaring, loud; ~ kontrast glaring contrast -redskaper edge tools, cutlery -ing jernbane cutting -ings|punkt [point of] intersection skjærgård belt (fringe) of skerries, skerryguard skjærtorsdag Maundy Thursday fikke fridag i Eng.) skjonn s. 1 forstand, dømmekraft judg[e]ment, fint discernment; ha ~ på understand, have an understanding of, be a judge of 2 dom judg[e]ment, mening opinion; vurdering estimate, estimation; praktisk ~ rule of thumb, to work by rule of thumb; ta et løst ~ make a rough estimate; det beror på et ~ it is a matter of opinion (of individual judgment); danne seg et riktig ~ om form a true estimate of; etter et løst ~ at a rough estimate; etter mitt ~ in my opinion (view, estimation, judgment); etter beste ~ to the best of one's judgment (understanding); anslå etter et ~ estimate roughly (by rule of thumb); handle etter ~ f.e. use one’s own discretion (judgment) in the matter; jeg overlater det til Deres ~ I leave the matter to your discretion; you must exercise your own discretion 3 uvillig fagmanns erklæring expert opinion, expert’s report 4 jur. a) fastsettelse av beløp o. 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[official] assessment, valuation, sjøv. survey b) personer experts, assessors; avgi — deliver an opinion (report), kjennelse a finding; oppnevne et ~ appoint [a committee of] experts; holde (oppta) rettslig ~ f.e. hold an official survey; ~ over survey, etc. of skjønn adj. beautiful; de ~e kunstner the Fine Arts; i den ^este orden in perfect order skjønne v. forstå understand, see; så vidt jeg ~r as far as I can see (make out, judge); de som ~r seg best på saken those best qualified to judge; jeg ~r meg ikke på ham I cannot make him out; ~ seg på noe be a [good] judge of -r heste ~ a good judge of horses, vin~ a connoisseur in (of) wine skjønnhet beauty -s|konkurranse beauty contest -s[lære aesthetics -s|middel beauty aid, cosmetic -sipleie beauty treatment -s|råd beautifying association -s|salong beauty parlour -s|sans sense of beauty -s| verdi aesthetic value skjønnlitteratur belles-lettres (fr.), [purely] literary works, fiction -skrift calligraphy skjønns|avgjørelse f.e. expert’s report (opinion, finding) -forretning official survey, takst valuation, estimate -mann expert jur. assessor, forsikr, assessor, sjøv. surveyor, assessor; voldgiftsmann arbitrator -messig 1 adj., omtrentlig approximate, rough; en ~ beregning a rough estimate 2 adv. approximately, roughly, at a rough estimate -sak matter of judgment (opinion). That is a matter of personal opinion -takst official valuation (appraisement) skjønnsom discriminating, discerning; ~me røykere discriminating smokers; et ~t utvalg a judicious selection -het discrimination, discernment; judiciousness; velge med ~ f.e. choose with fine discrimination, choose judiciously skjønt konj. 1 though; ~ det kan høres latterlig [ut,] er det dog sant [although it may sound absurd, [yet] it is true 2 mens, f.e. while this is true of some, it is not true of all skjør adj. sprø brittle; ømtålig fragile -het brittleness; fragility skjørbuk scurvy skjørt skirt -elregimente petticoat government skjøt sammenføyning joint, forbindelse connection skjøt fang lap; sitte i lykkens ~ sit in the lap of Fortune; legge hendene i ~et fold one’s arms; hvem vet hva framtiden bærer i sitt ~ who knows what the future may hold in store? skjøte s. [deed of] conveyance; v. convey skjøte v. join, forlenge lengthen; ~ inn et nytt stykke ' let in; ~ på lengthen skjøtesløs careless, negligent; om arbeid slipshod, slovenly; uvøren reckless, likegyldig nonchalant; en ~ behandling av varer careless handling of goods; varene er blitt ~t behandlet underveis the goods have been carelessly (roughly) handled in transit; ~ med careless with, med sitt utseende careless (negligent) of one’s appearance -het carelessness, negligence; slovenliness; nonchalance; en ~ an act (instance) of negligence skjøtsel care, tilsyn attention, forvaltning management; av jorden cultivation, culture skjøtte (jfr. skjøtsel) look after, attend to, mind; manage; cultivate; la forretningen ~ seg selv leave the business to take care of (look after) itself; han ~r ikke sin forretning he neglects his business skli slide, om hjul skid. The car skidded on the wet road -sikker non-skid sko s. shoe, danse ~ pump; a pair of shoes (pumps); vite hvor ~en trykker know where the shoe pinches; over en lav i fleng wholesale, i overflødighet galore sko v. shoe, om hjul rim; forsøke å ~ seg try to line one’s purse sko[besparer shoe protector -fabrikk shoe factory -krem shoe polish -lest shoe last -lisse shoe-lace -maker shoemaker -smørelse dubbinfg] -sverte blacking -tøy boots and shoes, footwear skodde mist, dis haze, tykk fog. A mist is less thick than fog and not so light as haze skoft skofting absenteeism -e v. absent oneself (stay away) from work; en som ~er absentee, som er arbeidssky slacker, shirker skog forest, mindre wood, koll. woods; ikke se ~en for bare trær lose sight of (not see) the wood for the trees. They were too close to the trees to see the forest, love en gull og grønne —er promise one riches and marble halls; ~ på rot standing timber skog I bar treeless, woodless -bestand stand [of timber], stock, koll. the woods and forests -bevokset wooded, timbered -bruk forestry -bruks-hoyskole college of forestry -bygd woody district -direktør Director of Forestry, Eng. Forestry Commissioner -drift forestry, forest management -eier forest owner -elerforening forest owners’ association -fattig poorly wooded -fornyelse restocking, afforestation -forvalter superintendent of forests -grense timber-line -kontor forestry office -kultur silviculture, forestry -lov Eng. Forestry Act -lovgiving forestry legislation -planteskole forest nursery -produkter forestry products -rik well-wooded -rype willow grouse -sfarbeider woodsman, forester, tømmerhogger lumberman -selskap f.e. The Norwegian Forestry Society -skole school of forestry -strekning forest tract -styre forestry commission -vernlov Forestry Act -vesen forestry, institusjon Forestry Department, Eng. Forestry Commission -økonomi forestry economy skole school, folke ~ primary s., am. grade s., fort-settelses ~ continuation s., forberedelses ~ preparatory s., høyere ~ secondary s.; ~n slutter ved sankthans school breaks up at midsummer; på ~n at school; gå på ~ go to school, frekventere attend school; gå ut av —n leave school; sladre av ~ tell tales out of school; ta ham i ~ reprimand him, take him to task; i livets harde ~ in the hard school of experience