snartur 211 som (quickly) as possible; jeg vil be Dem remittere beløpet så ~ som mulig I would ask you to remit the amount at your earliest convenience. Send the goods as early as possible, det er nå ~ to år siden it is nearly (it will soon be) two years since 2 så ~ jeg jikk Deres brev as soon as (immediately) I received your letter; så ~ jeg har fått tratten directly (immediately) I receive the draft 3 snart varmt — kaldt now hot, now cold; snart fått er ~ gått lightly come, lightly go 4 ~ sagt umulig well-nigh impossible snar|tur flying visit; reise en ~ til pay a flying visit to, run over to -vei short cut snau bar bare, naked, sparsom bare, scanty; en ~ måned scarcely a month; klippe ~ cut close (short); —It regnet at a low estimate; beretningen var i ~este laget the report was of the shortest, dt. was on the short side; ~ii nok barely enough snedig slu cunning, crafty -het cunning, craftiness snegle v. ~ seg fram crawl along, go at a crawl -fart med ~ at a snail’s pace snekker joiner, møbel ~ cabinet-maker, bygnings ~ carpenter -arbeid joinery, carpentry -mester master joiner -verksted joiner’s shop, større joinery works snelle til sytråd o. I. reel, på maskin bobbin, spool; på fiskestang reel snes score; et (tre) ~ egg a score (three score) of eggs -vis i ~ by the score snev svak antydning', en ~ av a suggestion (touch) of snev|er trang narrow; i en — vending in an emergency; innenfor ~re grenser within narrow limits; tatt i —rere forstand in the more restricted sense [of the word] -het narrowness, trangsynthet narrowmindedness -syn narrow-mindedness, narrowness of view snibel dress-coat snik|e sneak; ~ seg inn creep into. A mistake has crept into the account -ende, en ~ sykdom an insidious disease; en ~ mistanke a lurking suspicion -er sneak -mord assassination -morder assassin -myrde assassinate snill good, vennlig kind; vil De være så ~ å [will you] please (kindly); det er ~lt av Dem å it is [very] good of you to. It is extremely good of you to take so much trouble; ~ mot kind to -het kindness, goodness snipp om halsen collar; ~ og slips collar and tie -kjole dress-coat snitt det å skjære cut, kir. incision, tre ~ wood-cut, tilskjæring cut, knep knack, høve chance, opportunity; se sitt ~ til å see one’s chance to snobb snob -eri snobbery, snobbishness -et snobbish snor rep cord, fiske ~ line, gull ~ gold lace (braid); som perler på en ~ like beads (pearls) on a string; trekke i ~en pull the cord; trekke i ~ene (fig.) pull the strings (wires) -rett [as] straight as an arrow snu turn, ~ seg turn, change. The wind has changed. begynne å ~ seg, f.e. trade is on the turn; strømmen har ~dd seg (ogs. fig.) the tide has turned. Trade has taken a turn [for the better, for the worse]. ~ og vri seg twist and turn; ~ om: revidere revise, legge kursen om change one’s course, vende om turn back; ~ opp ned på noe reverse, turn upside down, fig. upset; ~ på noe turn, reverse; ~ ryggen til turn one’s back on snub |le stumble; ~ over stumble over, uventet stumble on (across) -lende, grunnen ligger — nær the reason is not far to seek (is obvious) snurpenot purse-net snnrrepiperier kruseduller frills, fig. ogs. pedantic formalities snus snuff; få ~en i scent out -e for å undersøke pry, dt. snoop; ~ i, f.e. pry into other people’s affairs -hane Paul Pry, snooper snylte ~ på ens venner sponge on one’s friends -dyr osv. parasite -gjest sponger -r sponger, hanger-on snyte bedra cheat, trick, dupe. I have been taken in. ~ for skatt evade taxation -r cheat, swindler, skatte ~ tax-dodger sno s. snow -bar snowless -blind snow-blind -blind-het snow-blindness -lire snow-field -briller snow--goggles -fall snowfall -fonn snow-drift -grense snow-line -kjetting skid-chain, non-skid chain -losning [spring] thaw -plog snow-plough -skred avalanche -sokker snow-boots, over-boots -storm snowstorm -vær snowy weather sno v. snow; bli ~dd inne be snowed in, om tog o. I., ogs. be snow-bound; ~ ned snow under (up) snøffel insolent rascal snore 1 s. fiske ~ fishing-line -fiske line-fishing -sko laced shoes 2 v. lace; ~ opp unlace; — seg sammen draw in, tighten soaré soirée sobel sable -skinn sable soda soda -vann soda-water sogn parish -prest vicar -e v. ~ til belong to, be attached to; ~ under be subordinate to, be under the authority (control) of soignert trim, neat, om herre well groomed soiabonne soya-bean -mel soya-bean meal sokk halvstrømpe sock, handelsv. half-hose (fl.) -e[holder suspender, garter sokne dregge drag, bunnskrape sweep sol sun; en plass i ~en a place in the sun; det er intet nytt under ~en there is nothing new under the sun; skifte ~ og vind like, f.e. give both parties a fair field, be fair to both parties -brent sunburnt, brunet tanned -brille sun-glasses, goggles -bær black currant -formørkelse solar eclipse -hverv, sommer ~ summer solstice -los sunless -sikke sunflower; ~frø s. seed -tørket sun-dried solaveksel sole bill [of exchange], egenveksel promissory note soldat soldier -ed military oath soleklar perfectly plain, obvious, as clear as noonday, as plain as a pikestaff solid massiv, kompakt solid, substantial, stor og tung massive, varig, f.e. a strong (good-wearing) cloth, om egenskaper o. I., f.e. a man of solid (sound, sterling) character; utdannelse a sound education; om firma sound, solid, safe, of sound financial position, firmly (well) established; om person well-to-do, substantial; pålitelig trustworthy, reliable. Andre eks. strong • (solid, substantial) packing; a solid (substantial) meal, a solid foundation, a substantially built house. The case is strongly made solidarlisk 1 jur. være ~ ansvarlig be jointly responsible (liable) 2 stå ~ guarantee jointly and severally; opptre ~ stand solidly together; erklære seg — med declare one’s solidarity with -itet solidarity soliditet økonomisk financial stability, soundness, om person, ogs. respectability, pålitelighet reliability, trustworthiness solusjon solution solivens solvency -vent solvent ‘som rel. pron. 1 om person: that el. who, om ting: that el. which; men i unødvendige rel.setninger bare who om personer og which om ting. Ten Frenchmen, who formed the crew, were drowned. We have given a letter of introduction to Mr S. Lee, who is our agent in Spain. The cargo, which was valuable, was lost. I am sending you ten tons, which is all I have left, send varene med d/s ,,Britt”, som går fra Hull . . ship the goods by s/s „Britt”, leaving Hull (which leaves Hull) . . (Merk tegnsetningen!) 2 en bruker heist that etter bestemmende ord som the, no, all, some, any, much, little, only, ogs. etter it is, it was, etc. It was the strike that caused all the trouble 3 som i norsk kan det rel. pron. i en nødvendig rel.setning sløyfes hvis det ikke er subjekt. The firm [that] you mention (the firm mentioned) has already paid 4 den (de) som: den — leser dette anybody reading this; de kunder ~ har betalt the customers that have paid, mer formelt those customers who have paid; de sekker ~ er