spartansk 213 spille thrift, economy; —sgr unner; av ~ for reasons of economy spartansk adj. Spartan spe v. — opp thin, dilute; ~ på (til) add, bidra, ogs. contribute spe adj. om alder tender, vekst slender, svak feeble, ■weak; ~de forsøk feeble attempt(s) -barn baby, infant; ~s\dødelighel infantile mortality spedisjon forwarding (dispatch) [of goods] -s(firma [firm of] forwarding agents, f.e. Messrs L. Fry & Co., Forwarding Agents -«(omkostninger forwarding charges speditør forwarding agent, sjøv., ogs. shipping agent speide v. ~ etter nye markeder search (be on the look-out) for fresh markets -r scout -r| bevegelsen the Scout movement speil ogs. fig. mirror -e v. (Jig.) reflect, mirror; ~ seg i (fig.) be reflected (mirrored) in -bilde reflection -blank glassy -glass i handel plate--glass; et ~ vindu a plate-glass window speke v. cure -sild pickled herring -skinke smoked ham spekk hval ~ blubber -e v. ~ en hval flense a whale; ~e med (fig.) lard (interlard) with, f.e. his speech was larded with technical terms. The situation bristles with difficulties -kniv flensing-knife speku|lant speculator, jobber, i aksjer o. I., ogs. speculative investor, krigs ~ [war] profiteer -hus jerry-built house -lasjon speculation; en ~ a speculation (venture); ~ i speculation in; kjøpe på ~ buy on speculation, as a s.; krigs — [war] profiteering spekulasjons (forretning speculative business (transactions) -kjøp speculative purchases, buying on speculation -øyemed i ~ for speculative purposes spekulerje 1 jobbe speculate;’ ~ i speculate in 2 fundere speculate, reflect, meditate; — over puzzle over, speculate upon (as to); ~ på: overveie reflect upon, ha i sinne contemplate; ~ på å gjøre noe contemplate doing smtg. -ing fundering speculation, conjecture, f.e. there has been much conjecture in market circles spenn i bro o. I. span -e s. på rem buckle, clasp spenne v. 1 stramme: tau o. I. tighten a rope; med spenne clasp, buckle; strekke stretch, strain, f.e. the rope was strained to breaking-point; anspenne strain; ~ buen for høyt aim too high, overshoot the mark. You are overdoing it. ~ våre krefter til det ytterste strain every nerve; ~ livremmen inn tighten (pull in) our bells; ~ om (fig.) cover, embrace; ~ over cover; ~ over et stort område cover (range over) a wide field. Uis invention covers a wide field of scientific research 2 sparke kick -sko buckled shoes spennende fig. thrilling, exciting, f.e. thrilling news; en ~ opplevelse an exciting experience; en ~ bok, film o. I. a thriller spenning 1 elektr. tension, uttrykt i volt voltage; høy ~ high tension (voltage); mek. stress, strekk ~ tensile stress, trykk — compressive stress; tillatt ~ permissible stress 2 fig. spent forhold tension, f.e. political tension, opphisselse excitement, engstelig uro suspense, anxiety, forventning eager expectation; gå i stadig ~ be in a continual state of tension, etc.; holde en i ~ keep one in suspense (in a state of tension, expectancy, etc.) -s|måler voltmeter spennlkraft expansive (elastic) force -vidde span spenstig elastic, fjærende springy, resilient, fig. av sinn buoyant -het elasticity, resilience; buoyancy spent 1 adj. stram tight, tense, om tau, ogs. taut; fig. tense, engstelig anxious, opphisset excited; ~e nerver high-strung nerves; i ~ forventning in tense expectancy, engstelig in anxious expectation, ivrig in eager expectation; ~ interesse intense interest; med — oppmerksomhet intently; stå på en ~ fol med, f.e. relations between us are strained; we are on bad terms with; et ~ forhold til strained relations with; vi er kommet i et ~ forhold til, f.e. relations between us have become strained; være ~ på utfallet, f.e. we are anxiously (eagerly) awaiting the result; ~ på å vile anxious to learn (hear); vi er ~ på om det vil lykkes ham, f.e. we are anxious to see whether he will succeed; 2 adv. vi venter ~ på resultatet we are anxiously (eagerly) awaiting the result spermasett (hval sperm whale -olje sperm oil sperre om vei block, f.e. the roads were blocked by the heavy snowfall; en gate close a street to traffic; en konto block an account; aktiva freeze assets; ~ alle tilførsler cut off all supplies; ~ veien for bar (obstruct) the way to; ~ innløpet til, f.e. block the entrance to a harbour -ballong barrage balloon -gods bulky goods -ild barrage -t ~ skrift spaced-out type (letters); ~ konto blocked (mots, free) account sperring barring, blocking; en hindring an obstruction, gate ~ a barrier speseri(er) spice(s) spesial særskilt special -artikkel speciality -fag special subject -isere specialize, particularize; ~ seg i specialize in -isering specialization -ist specialist, tilkalt sakkyndig expert -itet speciality; gjøre det til sin ~ specialize in; vi handler med . . som ~ we make a speciality of supplying. . -kunnskap specialized knowledge -offerte a special offer of (quotation for) -utdannelse specialized training spesilell 1 adj. special, particular; en — anledning a special occasion; bestemt specific; ~ ordre om å specific orders to 2 -elt adv. særskilt specially; især, særlig especially, [more] particularly; bestemt specifically; lage ~ make specially [for the purpose]; dette punkt ble nevnt ~ this (that) point was particularly mentioned spesijfikasjon ~ over specification of -fikk specific; ~ toll specific duty; ~ vekt specific gravity -fisere specify, particularize, i poster itemize, f.e. please specify (particularize) your payments; en —t nota an itemized account spetakkel bråk racket, row, uproar spett jern — crowbar spettejflyndre plaice -t speckled, spotted spik’er nail; treffe —en på hodet hit the right nail on the head -re v. nail -verk nail-works spile på paraply o. I. rib ’spill sløsing waste, tap loss; ~ av penger (krefter) waste of money (energy); gå til ~ go (run) to waste, be wasted ’spill 1 det å leke, spille play; form for spill, parti game, f.e. tennis is a game; a game of tennis; hasard ~ gambling; farge ~ play of colours; det å opptre acting, playing; høyt ~ high play; spille et høyt ~ play high, play for high stakes; ærlig (uærlig) ~ fair (foul) play; ikke drive ærlig ~ play foul. He is not playing the game 2 drive sitt ~ carry on ins game, f.e. he is up to his old pranks; følge —ets regler, ogs. fig. play the game, play fair; gi fritt ~ give free play to, give free scope; ha fritt ~ have a free hand (free scope), do as one pleases; ha en finger med i —et have a hand in the game, have a finger in the pie; oppgi —et quit the game, back out, throw up one’s cards; tape (vinne) —et lose (win) the game 3 sette på ~ stake, hazard, bringe i fare risk, jeopardize; stå på ~ be at stake, f.e. there are vital issues at stake; sette en ut av —et (fig.) bowl one out, put one out of action; være ute av —et be played out, i konkurranse be out of the running; —et er ute the game is up; ved et — av tilfeldigheter by a freak of chance, by a singular coincidence spiljle v. 1 ødsle bort waste, forspille lose, f.e. you are wasting your time; there is no time to lose (to be lost); det var —t umake it was labour lost (thrown away) 2 søle spill, f.e. it’s no good crying over spilt milk 3 om idrett, musikk, kort o. 1. play, gi som rolle play, act; ~ høyt play high, gamble; ~ med alle kort på bordet play open and above-board; ~ første fiolin play first fiddle; ~ den forurettede act the part of the injured man; ~ en rolle, se rolle. ~ sine kort godt (dårlig)