slør 209 smijern slør au stoff veil; lette på ~et lift the veil sløs I e ~ med penger (tid) waste money (time); ~ bort waste, squander -eri waste, squandering, extravagance; dette ~ med penger this waste of money sløv ikke skarp blunt; dorsk dull, apatisk apathetic; han er gammel og ~ he is in his dotage -e u. f.e. en kniu to blunt; svekke dull -het bluntness, dullness; apathy sløyd tre ~ woodwork, metall ~ metalwork sløye om fisk gut -t gutted sløyfe s. løkke loop, silke ~ silk bow sløyfe v. utelate leave (cut) out, omit, hoppe over skip; ~ et tog withdraw, take a train out of service, for en enkelt gang cancel a train; avskaffe discontinue, do away with; vi har ~t uvesentlige detaljer we have cut out unimportant details ’slå 1 strike, treffe hit, beseire beat, defeat, get the better of; ~ et slag for strike a blow for; bli ~tt: i konkurranse be worsted, be beaten; ~ en rekord beat a record; ~ hull i knock a hole in; ~ i stykker break, smash; ~ alarm sound the alarm 2 ref I. ~ seg'.- om treverk warp; det slo meg at it struck me that 2slå med adv. el. prep. 1 ~ an: gjøre lykke become (prove) popular, be a success, please popular taste, meet with great favour, take the fancy of the public. His last novel was (made) a great hit. This fashion has caught on. That design will never take. ~ an hos become popular, etc. with 2 ~ av: på prisen reduce (make a reduction in) the price, reduce one’s terms. He knocked £2 off the bill. ~ av på sine fordringer modify (reduce) one’s demands; ~ det av tankene put it out of one’s mind; ~ av (på) lyset o. I. switch off (on) the electric light; ~ av marken beat off the field, to worst, get the better of 3 ~ etter: i bok o. I. consult (refer to, look smtg. up in) a book 4 ~ fast: påvise establish, konstatere ascertain; bevitne, uttale record, se fastslå 5 ~ feil: fig. fail, end in (meet with) failure; høsten har ~tt feil the harvest is a failure; våre beregninger slo feil we calculated wrongly, we made a miscalculation 6 ~ fra seg: forsvare seg put up a fight, defend oneself; ~ slike tanker fra seg dismiss such thoughts [from one’s mind] 7 ~ seg fram make (fight) one’s way [in the world], get on 8 ~ igjen strike back, retaliate; ~ hardt igjen fight (hit) back hard 9 ~ igjennom: fig. win through, score a success, be successful, make a name 10 ~ inn på: noe nytt strike a new path, break new ground, launch out into a new line, strike out a line for oneself. The company has branched out into a new line of business 11 ~ ned: prisen put down (cut, reduce) the price, motstand beat down opposition; om lynet strike; ~ ned på (gå løs på) attack, plutselig swoop down on; ~ seg ned settle [down] 12 — om: skifte om change, turn. He has shifted his ground. He has altered his tactics. ~ om til, f.e. the wind shifted (veered round) to the west; ~ om til pent vær change to fine (fair) [weather] 13 ~ opp: åpne open; ~ opp med en (forlovelse) break off an engagement; om oppslag put up (post [up]) a notice; begivenheten ble ~tt stort opp the event was front-page (headline) news; ~ seg opp: fig. make a name, prosper, rise in the world 14 — overende knock down 15 ~ på: med bryter switch on; ~ på (antyde) hint, suggest; ~ på at hint (suggest) that; han har ~tt seg på politikk he has taken up politics 16 ~ .sammen: forene unite, combine, til felles bruk pool; blande mix, om det mindre ensartete lump together. The small banks were merged into one large organization; they have been con solidated. These two firms have been amalgamated. We have pooled our resources (our interests). ~ seg sammen unite, combine, join; ~ seg sammen med unite (combine) with, i kamp, f.e. we must join forces with other firms 17 ~ til: godta, f.e. om tilbud close with (accept) an offer; ~ hardt til strike hard, take severe measures; dette beløp —r ikke til this amount is not enough, it will not suffice; spådommen har ~tt til the prophecy has come true; beregningen har —If til the estimate has proved (worked out) right; fisket har —It bra til the fishery has given good results (has turned out well) 18 ~ tilbake: angrep repel (beat off) an attack 19 ~ under seg: fig gain control of, monopolize 20 ~ ut: i konkurranse beat, defeat. We have worsted (distanced, outstripped) our competitors. ~ ut i lys lue burst into flame slående striking, overbevisende convincing, avgjørende conclusive; en ~ likhet a striking likeness (resemblance); et — eksempel på a striking example of; et ~ bevis på a convincing proof of; på en ~ måte strikingly; et lite ~ argument an inconclusive argument slåmaskin mower, mowing machine slåss fight; ~ med fight with; ~ med et problem wrestle (grapple) with a problem; ~ mot overmakten fight against [heavy] odds; ~ om fight about, for å oppnå fight for smadlder slå i ~ smash, shatter -re smash, shatter smak taste, flavour, fig. taste; ~en er forskjellig tastes differ, every man to his taste; ha en god ~ have a good taste; om — og behag kan man ikke disputere there is no accounting for taste[s]; etter min ~ to my taste; noe for enhver ~ something to suit every taste; eller noe i den ~ or something like that (smtg. in that direction (style), om uttalelse or smtg. to that effect; falle i ens ~ be to one’s taste, take one’s fancy. It is quite to my taste. It is not to my liking, få en ~ av get a taste of; ~ for a taste (liking) for; få ~ for acquire a taste for, take a liking to; få ~ på taste smake taste; det —r søtt it tastes sweet; det skal ~ å få fri, f.e. I shall enjoy a holiday; denne forandring —r meg ikke I do not relish this change; ~ av taste of, fig. savour (smack) of. The whole thing smacks of humbug. ~ på taste, for å prøve sample, overveie turn over in one’s mind smak|elig palatable -full tasteful, attractive, elegant stylish. The tasteful appearance of this packing. His behaviour was in good taste -løs tasteless, insipid, fig. tasteless, f.e. tasteless decorations. His remark was in very bad taste -løshet fig. bad taste, lack (want) of taste -siprøve sample, taste -s|sak matter (question) of taste smal narrow, spinkel slender; en ~ sak a small matter, a trifle -sporet narrow-gauge smaragd emerald -grønn emerald green smart i alle betyd, smart, om person, ogs. clever -het smartness; cleverness smed smith, grov ~ blacksmith, gull — goldsmith; være sin egen lykkes ~ be the master of one’s fate smedeskrift libel, libellous pamphlet smekk I full cram-full -lås latch smelte vl. og vi. melt, om malm o. I. smelt; ~ sammen: med sterk varme fuse, om farger o. I. blend, skrumpe inn dwindle away -digel crucible, fig. melting pot -hytte smelting works -ovn smelting--furnace, mas ~ blast-furnace -punkt melting point -t f.e. melted butter, molten steel smergel emery -lerret e. cloth -skive e. wheel smerte s. pain, fig. pain, grief; v. to pain, grieve; -fri painless -full painful -lig painful; et — tap a grievous loss smi v. ogs. fig. forge; ~ mens jernet er varmt strike while the iron is hot; make hay- while the sun shines -bar forgeable, malleable -dd forged -e s. forge, smithy -gods forgings -jern wrought iron 14 — Guy: Norsk-Engelsk ordbok.