smidig 210 snart smidig bøyelig flexible, pliable; et ~ system a flexible (adaptable) system -het flexibility, pliancy; adaptability. He has not adaptability enough smilger flattery -gre flatter; ~ for flatter; ~ seg inn hos ingratiate oneself with; ~ seg med at flatter oneself that; ~ seg med å ha gjort noe flatter oneself [up]on having done smtg.; føle seg ~f ved, f.e. I feel greatly flattered by your invitation -grende et ~ tilbud a flattering offer. He spoke in flattering (complimentary) terms of your work. He was complimentary about your work, lite ~ hardly flattering, not very complimentary -grer flatterer smil smile -e smile; ~ av smile at; lykken ^te til ham Fortune smiled upon him smiske ~ for try to ingratiate oneself with, sterk. kowtow to, fawn on smitt|e 1 s. infeksjon infection, kontakt ~ contagion 2 v. om sykdom give (communicate) the infection; bli -d catch the infection; bli ~f av en sykdom be infected with a disease, fig. be contaminated by; eksemplet ~r example is infectious (contagious); dette har ~t over på this has infected 3 om farger: ~ av come (rub) off -som ogs. fig. catching, infectious, contagious smoking jakke dinner jacket, am tuxedo smug i ~ secretly -brenning illicit distilling -brenneri illicit distillery -handel illicit trade. The illicit sale of drugs smug |le smuggle -gods contraband [goods] -ler smuggler, contrabandist -fartøy contrabandist -ling smuggling, contraband trade smukk vakker pretty, om veer fine (fair) weather; et smukt resultat a respectable (very fine, handsome) result; si ~e ting say flattering things, pay handsome compliments smul f.e. smooth water, a calm sea smuldre vi. crumble; ~ bort crumble; vt. pulverisere pulverize smule s. brød —r bread crumbs, grann bit, scrap, particle; en ~ av a little, a bit (a trifle) of; en ~ bedre slightly (a trifle, a shade) better smult lard, kunst ~ compound lard smurning smørem iddel lubricant, det å smøre lubrication, vogn ~ grease, sko ~ dubbin; ski ~ grease, voks wax; bestikkelse trimmings. There are sometimes trimmings attached to government contracts smurt greased; det gikk som det var ~ it went on swimmingly smuss dirt, sterk, filth, søle mud; kaste ~ på fling dirt (mud) at -ig dirty, soiled; sterk, filthy, foul, gemen obscene -konkurranse unfair (underhand) competition -litteratur obscene literature -omslag til bok dust-jacket, dust-cover -presse gutter press smutthull ogs. fig. loop-hole. He has found a loophole in the law smykke 1 s. prydelse ornament, juvel jewel 2 v. dekorere decorate, ornament; ~ seg med (dt.) sport. He sports a diamond ring -skrin casket smør butter smøre med smør butter, med olje oil, lubricate; med fett grease, om lær dub; kline smear, daub; bestikke grease a person’s hand (palm), bribe, tip; ~ for tykt på (fig.) exaggerate, overdo; ~ seg: ta seg godt betalt charge heavily; ~ seg med tålmodighet possess one’s soul in patience. Se ogs. smurt -kanne oiler, oil-can smor|else her ~ dubbin, vogn ~ grease, salve salve, ointment -e|middel tekn. lubricant -e|olje lubricating oil -er greaser -ing se smurning, smørelse små small; i så ~ mengder in such small quantities; ringe little, diminutive; ~ midler slender means; de ~ timer the small hours; begynne i det ~ start on a small scale (in a small way); det er ~tt med fortjeneste, f.e. we are making only poor (meagre) profits; det er ~tt med bestillinger, f.e. orders are few and far between; selge i —tt sell by retail; i ~tt som i stort, f.e. in matters great and small. Se ogs. smått småIartikler small-wares -bruk small-holding -bruker small-holder -by small (country) town -bylaktig provincial -fallen f.e. the apples run small -fisk koll. small fry -handler small tradesman (shopkeeper) -industri small-scale industry -kornet small-grained -kull smalls smålig knegen mean, stingy, trangsynt narrowminded, small-minded; ~e hensyn petty considerations; om politikk a cheese-paring policy -het meanness, stinginess; small-mindedness smålpenger [small] change -rutet tøy small-check -skole infant-school -ting bagatell(er) trifle(s) -torsk codling -tyverier petty thefts smått adv. sitte ~ i det be badly off, be in straitened circumstances; langsomt slowly; jeg begynner så ~ å I am gradually beginning to; det går ~ med arbeidet, f.e. the work is proceeding slowly, little progress is being made, the rate of progress is slow; det ser ~ ut med betalingen, f.e. we seem to stand a poor chance of getting our money småtteri(er) trifle(s); det er ikke '—er som biir smuglet inn, f.e. the quantities smuggled in are by no means small, no small quantities are smuggled in snadd ringsel ringed seal snakk prat talk, sladder talk, gossip; vrøvl nonsense, tomt ~ bunkum. There is too much talk and not enough work, oppholde en med ~ put one off with talk; komme i ~ med get into conversation with; det er ~ om å gjøre noe there is some talk of doing smtg. snakke talk; ~ fag talk shop; ~ forretninger talk business; ~ fornuft talk sense; ~ en til fornuft bring a person to his senses; ~ en rundt talk one round (over); det er lett å ~ talk is cheap; ~ en fra noe, f.e. talk a person out of a foolish plan, persuade him to give it up; ~ med talk to (with); ~ et ord med have a word with; ~ om talk about (of). I shall speak to him about the matter. We can talk the matter over. ikke noe å ~ om nothing worth mentioning, nothing to speak of, bare bagateller a mere trifle; ~ til (tiltale) speak to, advare talk to, warn; ~ en til rette reprove; ~ ut (si sin mening) speak out (up), speak one’s mind -salig garrulous, loquacious snar adj. quick, hurtig, ogs. swift; ~ til å quick to, f.e. quick to learn (to understand) snarere adv. heller rather, nærmest if anything. The colour seems green rather than blue. This is a political rather than a financial question. They have increased rather than diminished their stocks; they have, if anything, increased their stocks. Orderliness is not the result of law; rather it is the cause of it. jeg tror ~ at I am more inclined to think that snarest adv. send varene ~ send the goods as soon (as early, as speedily) as possible, vi venter svar fra Dem ~ mulig, f.e. we look forward to receiving your reply (we would ask you to reply) at your [very] earliest convenience snarlig adj. Deres ~e svar imøtesees (jeg imøteser Deres —e svar) I look forward to an early reply; vi ønsker en ~ avgjørelse av saken, f.e. we want this matter settled as speedily as possible, ogs. at the earliest possible moment snarrådig resourceful -het resourcefulness, presence of mind snart 1 om ikke lenge soon, shortly, before long, presently; meget ~ very soon, very shortly, before very long; skipet kommer ~ the ship will soon be here (will be here presently); jeg håper å høre fra Dem ~ I hope to hear from you soon. I look forward to an early reply [from you]. I look forward to receiving your early reply. vi håper ~ å motta en ny ordre fra Dem we hope to receive your (we trust that we may be favoured with) further orders in the near future (at an early date). We hope we may soon receive your further orders, han håper ~ å kunne he hopes soon to be able to; er De ~ ferdig (med noe) have you nearly finished? det er ~ (lett) gjort it is easily done; kom så ~ som mulig come as soon