skum 205 skyldes to send them; han spurte meg om han ~ skrive he asked me if he should write 2 etter uttrykk for: forlange demand, ønske wish, desire; foreslå suggest, propose (i konjunktivform) f.e. he demanded that 1 should pay at once. It was his wish that no-one should work on Sundays. He suggested that the price [should] be reduced 3 i hensikts- (følge ~)setn. might el. should: for at han ikke ~ tro at so that (in order that) he might (should) not think that; for at båten ikke ~ synke so that the boat might (should) not sink. I telegraphed so that you might have the news in good time B uttrykkes ved infinitiv i engelsk 1 etter en del spørrende ord: who, what, which, where, when, how, whether (should kan også brukes her): jeg visste ikke hva jeg ~ gjøre I did not know what to do (what I should do); han sa hva jeg ~ gjøre he told me what to do. We showed him how to do it. I did not know whether to go or stay 2 i indirekte spørsmål a) om ønske: jeg spurte ham når jeg ~ komme tilbake I asked him when I was to return (when he wanted me to return). I asked him what I was to do with the samples b ) hensikt: jeg spurte ham når han ~ reiste I asked him when he was going to leave (when he was leaving) 3 = måtte: han sa at jeg ~ sende kassene straks he said that I was to send the cases at once (passiv: that they were to be sent); han gav ordre om at varene ~ sendes he gave instructions for the goods to be sent. The captain ordered (commanded) the boats to be lowered (ordered that they should be lowered) 4 etter visse verber som uttrykker: ønske, befale (subjekt + skulle = objekt + infinitiv i engelsk): jeg ville ikke at De ~ tro al I did not want you to think that; han ville at vi ~ he wished (wanted) us to; jeg sa han — vente noen dager I told him to wait a few days 5 konjunktiv: hvis jeg ~ gi så lang kreditt f.e. if I were to give such long credit to all my customers I should soon be bankrupt (if you were to, if he were to); selv om jeg ~ even if I were to skum såpe — lather, fråde froth, sjø foam, spume; øl froth, head; av kokende væske scum -aktig frothy, foamy -slokker foam-extinguisher skum|le ~ om (over) make ill-natured (veiled) remarks about, cast aspersions on, put a slur on a person -lende ill-natured, insinuative, disparaging -leri an ill-natured remark (comment), insinuation, innuendo skumfme om såpe lather, sjø o. I. foam, øl froth; ~ av raseri foam at the mouth; ~ melk skim milk; ~ av skim off -mende foaming -met ~ melk skimmed milk skum|mel mørk og dyster dismal, gloomy; truende, fiendtlig sinister f.e. a sinister-looking person; nære ~le hensikter have sinister (evil) intentions, have designs on (against) a p., ~Ze transaksjoner dubious transactions (operations); operations of a dubious character skur bygning shed, regn~ shower [of rain]; skuronn [corn (grain)] harvest mellom slåtten og ~en between the hay time and harvest -last sawn wood [goods] -tresker combine harvester skure v. skrubbe scour, skrape scrape; la det — let things slide; „la skure” politikk the policy of drift skurk scoundrel, villain; en rendyrket ~ an unmitigated scoundrel -aktig scoundrelly, villainous -e|strek rascally (scurvy) trick skurr|e v. jar, grate -ende jarring, en ~ tone a jarring note skussmål character, testimonial; han ga gutten et utmerket ~ he gave the boy an excellent character, he spoke very highly of him skute craft, vessel; små ~(r) small craft skvett|e splash, stenke sprinkle, i tynn stråle squirt; som å ~ vann på gåsa like water off a duck’s back -skjenn mudguard sky s. cloud; heve til ~ene praise (laud) to the skies; sveve oppe i ~ene be (have one’s head) in the clouds sky v. holde seg bort fra avoid, shun; av engstelse o. I. shrink from; ikke ~ noe offer (fare) shrink from no sacrifice (danger), møye spare no pains, utgift spare no expense; ikke ~ noe middel stick at nothing. They would stick at nothing to carry out their plan sky adj. shy, arbeids ~ work-shy skylbrudd cloud-burst -et cloudy -fri cloudless -høy sky-high -lapp gå med ~er be (run) in blinkers -pumpe waterspout skygge s. mots, lys shade, slag ~ shadow; hatte ~ brim, lue ~ peak; anstrøk, snev shade; lys og ~ light and shade; tjue grader i —n twenty degrees in the shade; det var ikke ~ av tvil there was not a shade (shadow) of doubt; være en ~ av seg selv, f.e. he is only the shadow of his former self; gripe etter en ~ catch at shadows; kaste en mørk ~ (sine ~r) over cast a shadow over; kaste ~ over (på) en person cast a reflection upon his motives (honesty, character); sette (stille) i ~n (fig.) throw (put) into the shade, dwarf, obscure. This question dwarfs all other considerations. tre i ~n be thrown into the shade, recede into the background; tre i ~n for: bit stilt i ~n av be obscured (dwarfed) by skygge [regjering sham (shadow) government -side shady side, fig. ogs. dark (seamy) side; mangel drawback skyld 1 brøde guilt 2 a) daddel blame; det er hans ~ it is his fault, he is to blame. It is my fault that the goods arrived so late. I am to blame for the delay. det er ikke min ~ ogs. it is no fault of mine; it is none of my doing; han har den største ~ he is the most to blame; være uten — be blameless, innocent b) bære ~en for bear the blame for. take the responsibility for; få ~en for get [all] the blame for, be blamed for; gi en ~en for lay the blame on (upon) one for;‘blame one for; ha ~en for be to blame for; den lange tørken har ~en for den usle avlingen the long drought is the cause of the poor yield (the poor yield is due to the long drought) c) være ~ i be to blame (be responsible) for; De er selv ~ i you have [nobody but] yourself to blame for; De er selv ~ i at it is your own fault that; være uten ~ i, f.e. it is not his fault, he is not to blame for; he cannot be held responsib'e for d) legge (kaste) r^en [oner] på lay the blame for smtg. on a person; ta ~en på seg for take the blame upon oneself for e) frita for ~ exculpate 3 for den saks ~ for that matter, for the matter of that; for Deres ~ for your sake; for gammelt vennskaps ~ for the sake of our old friendship; for Guds ~ for God’s sake; for sikkerhets ~ for safety[’s] sake; for ordens ~ as a matter of regularity; for the sake of regularity; for en forms ~ for form’s sake; for familiens ~ for the sake of one’s family; for en gangs ~ for [this] once. I am right for once 4 gjeld debt, indebtedness skyld[bevisst guilty, som har ~følelse be conscious of one’s guilt skyld|e v. 1 ~ penger owe money, be in debt; ~ en penger owe a p. money, owe money to a p. 2 ha å takke for owe, be indebted to; jeg ~r Dem stor takk I owe you my best thanks. I am greatly (deeply) indebted to you. We owe a great deal to our parents. We owe to Newton (we are indebted to N. for) the principles of gravitation 3 plikt: ~ en respekt owe respect to one; jeg ~r Dem en forklaring I owe you an explanation; jeg ~r Dem å forklare I owe it to you (it is my duty, I feel it to be my duty) to explain; jeg ~r Dem at I owe it to you that 4 skyldes to be due (owing) to; det ~ en forglem