spillekort 214 spredning play one’s cards well (badly) 4 ~ bort gamble away; ~ for galleriet play to the gallery; andre momenter har ~t inn other factors have played their part; dette hensyn ~te sterkt inn i debatten this consideration entered largely into the debate; ~ om penger play for money; ~ ut lead, have the lead; ~ ut en trumf play one’s trump-card; ~ en ut mot en annen play off one against another spille|kort playing-card(s) -rom play, scope, latitude; gi fritt ~ give free play (scope) to, allow full rein; ha fritt ~ for have free scope for spillfekteri dissimulation, knep jugglery, humbug spinat spinach spindel spindle -vev cobweb, fin gossamer, f.e. a dress as thin and light as gossamer spinke ~ og spare pinch, enforce strict economy spinkel spe slender, Uten small, tynn thin spinn|e spin; ~ silke på, f.e. derive profit from -maskin spinning-machine (-jenny) -r spinner, f.e. cotton-spinner -ri spinning mill -stoffer spinning materials -ing vinningen går opp i ~en, f.e. the expenses absorb the profits spion spy -asje espionage -ere spy spiral spiral -fjær spiral (coil) spring -formet spiral spire s. 1 skogbr. spar 2 kime germ, sprout spire v. germinate, sprout -kraft germinating power spiritluosa spirits, spirituous liquors -us sprit spirit; kamfer ~ spirits of camphor; ^holdig spirituous spise eat; ~ frokost breakfast; ~ middag dine; ~ en av med put one off with; ~ opp (fig.) absorb, swallow up -bord dinner-table -epie dessert (eating) apple -fett edible (mots, non-edible) fat(s) -lig eatable, fit to eat, som kan spises edible -rom dining-room -seddel bill of fare, meny menu -skje table-spoon; en ~ tran a tablespoonful of cod-liver oil -stell dinner-service (-set) -vogn restaurant car, dining-car spiss s. 1 point, finger ~ o. Z. tip; penne ~ nib, fig. head; ~ene innen organisasjonen the heads (leading members) of the organization; gå i ~en lead the way, take the lead, gå (sette seg) i ~en for head, put oneself at the head of, ogs. fig. be the prime mover [in the matter], om foretagende o. I., ogs. pioneer, f.e. Norway pioneered (took the lead in) the whaling industry; stå i ~en for be at the head of, head; saken kom på ~en the affair came to a head; sette saken på ~en bring things to a head (climax); push (drive) a thing (things, affairs) to extremes 2 gjøre pikant: sette en ~ på give relish to, fig. ogs. add (give) [a] zest to, give an additional flavour to, gjøre mer spennende lend a touch of excitement to spiss adj. pointed, skarp sharp, om vinkel acute -artikkel leder leading article, kort ~ leaderette -findig subtle, sophistical, hårkløversk hair--splitting -findighet subtlety, sophistry, hårkløveri hair-splitting; en — a subtle point -rot løpe ~ run the gauntlet -vinkel acute angle splid discord, dissension, f.e. national dissension; vekke ~ cause dissension -aktig divided [among themselves], at variance splint stykke splinter -fri ~tt glass safety glass -sikker splinter-proof splinter ~ ny brand-new splintre splinter, shiver splitt split, rent, opening -flagg swallow-tail[ed flag] splitte .spre disperse, scatter; kløve split; skille at divide, disunite; et ~t folk a disunited people splittelse fig. split, division, disunity, f.e. a Socialist split; a cleavage within the party; ~ i leiren a split in the camp -s| politikk a policy of disruption spole 1 s. spool, mindre bobbin, reel; elekt. coil 2 v. spool, reel, coil spolere spoil spon (alle koll.) hogge ~ chips, høvel ~ shavings, fil ~ filings, metall ~ clippings, tak ~ shingles -kurv chip basket -tak shingle roof spontan adj. spontaneous -itet spontaneity spor 1 jernbane ~ line, track, rails; hjul~ track(s), dype rut; ski ~ ski track(s); dobbelt ~ doubb track, enkelt ~ single t., normal ~ standarc gauge, smal ~ narrow gauge; a narrow-gaugi railway; kjøre av ~et run off the rails, be derailed følge i hans — follow in his footsteps; følge krigens ~ follow in the track (wake) of war fortsette i samme ~ continue in the same groove komme igjen i det gamle ~ settle down in the ok groove; komme ut av det gamle ~ get out of th, old rut 2 (fig.) merke mark, rest trace, fnugg vestige finne (vise) ~ av find (show) traces of; ikke det -(minste) f.e. the pay is none too high; ikke det -bedre not a whit better; it is no better than i should be; ikke ~ av not a trace (vestige) of ikke ~ av tvil not the slightest doubt; ikke de minste ~ av tvil not the faintest [shadow of a doubt. He showed not a spark of interest, utei ~ av grunn without a vestige of cause; seth sine ~ i leave its (their) mark (traces) on; make its influence felt 3 dyre~, i etterforsking o. I. track, teft scent som hjelper til å finne en løsning clue, f.e. finger -prints are clues; bringe (føre, sette) en på ~e put one on the track (scent); sette på feil ~ pu on the wrong track (on a false scent); kommt på ~ etter trace, get on the track of, f.e. we canno trace the goods to which you refer; være på ~ etter be on the track of. We are on the scent o an important discovery. ~ etter traces of sporadisk sporadic, adv. -ally spore s. spur; tjene (vinne) sine ~r win one’s spurs fig. drivfjær: være en ~ til be a spur (incitement stimulus) to; en ~ til flid a stimulus to industry spore v. 1 etterspore trace, track; ~ opp trace fig. ogs. hunt out, discover 2 merke, fornemmt observe, perceive; det har vært litt framgang å — some progress has been perceptible (observable) det ~s en bedring an improvement is perceptibk 3 anspore spur [on], stimulate, incite; ~ en ti incite one to sporlløs forsvinne ~t disappear (vanish) withoui leaving a trace -skifter pointsman -vei tramway ~s\linje tram-line -veksel points -vidde [railway gauge -vogn tram[-car], am. street-car sportel (-ler) gebyr fee(s), official (legal) charges biinntekt(er) perquisite(s) -takst scale of fees sports J artikler sports goods, sporting and athletk goods -bruk klær til ~ clothes for sports weai -drakt sports costume -dress sports suit -fisk< angling, f.e. tunfisk game-fishing -fisker anglei -jakke sports jacket -klær sports clothing, sport: wear -messig sportsmanlike -stevne [athletic sports [meeting] -utstyr sports outfit spotsk mocking, derisive spott hån scorn, derision; gjøre seg til ~ og spe foi become the laughing-stock of -e v. scoff (sneer at, deride; det ~r enhver beskrivelse it baffle: description -pris få det til ~ get it ridiculouslj cheap (dirt-cheap); selge til ~ sell at an absurdlj low price spraglet små ~ speckled, sZor ~ mottled, variegated grå~ (tøy) pepper-and-salt sprang s. leap, jump, f.e. a big jump in exports gjøre et ~ i mørket take a leap in the dark; våg< ~et take the plunge; et stort ~ framover a greal leap forward; i store ~ (fig.) by leaps and bounds med et ~ at a single bound, f.e. prices leapt al one (at a single) bound from . . to . .; stå på ~e til å be on the point of (-ing) spre v. spread, om rykter circulate rumours; ferier arbeidstid stagger holidays (hours of work) arbeidskraft deploy labour; lys diffuse light opplysning spread (disseminate) knowledge; sykdom spread disease; splitte, oppløse scatter disperse, fordrive dispel; ~ for alle vinder scattei to the four winds; ~ seg spread; scatter; disperse spred|er spreader -ning spreading; diffusion; dispersion, etc. f.e. the circulation of rumours; th< staggering of holidays; the deployment of laboui