stå 225 svar be behindhand with (be backward in) deliveries; tilbake ~r den kjensgjerning at the fact remains that; ~ tilbake for be behind, fall short of, dårligere enn be inferior to; ikke ~ tilbake for: kunne måle seg med, f.e. our cars are (rank) second to none (are equal to the best) in the world; we have a reputation second to none; we yield to none in the excellence of our organization 20 ~ under (underordnet} be subordinate to, be under the authority (control) of 21 ~ ute: beløp som ~r ute outstanding accounts. We cannot allow these accounts to stand over indefinitely, varene har ~tt ute [i regnvær] the goods have been left (standing) out [in the rain]; have been lying in the open [air] 22 ~ ved: et løfte stand by el. to (stick to, abide by, adhere to). We must abide by our word. I am determined to stand by what I have done. ~ ved et tilbud hold an offer open (firm); abide by an offer; ikke ~ ved, f.e. repudiate a contract; ~ ved sine meninger adhere (stick) to one’s opinions; ~ ved makt, se makt 3stå refl. ~ seg bedre do better, økonomisk, ogs. be better off; ~ seg i konkurransen hold one’s own, stand one’s ground; ~ seg imot hold one’s own with, stand against, be a match for, mot skade o. I. be proof against; ~ seg godt med (hos) be well in with, stand well with, f.e. he stands well with his employers; ~ seg på å være gain by being. It will pay you to be patient with him. man ~r seg best på å it pays to; it is the better plan to stående f.e. a standing army, stagnant water; et ~ uttrykk a stock (hackneyed) phrase; det ~ emne the main" (prevailing) topic [of conversation]; på ~ fol f.e. do something out of hand; answer a question off-hand; bli ~: i en stilling retain (continue in) office; bli ~ ubetalt remain unpaid, f.e. we cannot allow this amount to stand over indefinitely; bli ~ ved (fig.): ikke gjøre mer, f.e. leave things as they are, ikke forandre hold on to the old state of things, bestemme seg for decide on, decide in favour of stålhei bråk fuss, stir, trouble; mye ~ for ingenting much ado about nothing -lampe floor-lamp stål steel; nerver av ~ nerves of steel; bløtt ~ mild (soft) steel; herdet ~ hardened s., støpe ~ cast s. -blank [as] bright as s. -grå steel- (iron-) grey -industri the s. industry -pansret s.-plated -plate s. plate -sette to steel; ~satt mot steeled against -tan steel wire (rope, tykk cable) -trosse wire hawser -varer steelware entail, steel goods -verk steel-works subjekt subject -iv subjective, f.e. to see a thing subjectively -ivitet subjectivity subsidjie a subsidy; gi ~ til, ogs. to subsidize -iere to subsidize -ierinjj subsidization -iaer subsidiary; et ~t forslag an alternative proposal; jeg foreslår ~t at I propose alternatively that sub|skribere subscribe; ~ på subscribe to -skripsjon subscription -stans substance -stantiv gram, noun -stituere substitute -stitusjon substitution -trahere subtract -venere subsidize -vensjon subsidy, subvention, State aid suge suck, trekke draw; ~ til seg absorb, suck up; ~ ut (se utsuge) -pumpe suction pump -rør suction pipe -ventil suction valve ‘suggerere suggest sukat candied peel sukker sugar; raffinade lump (cube, loaf) s., farin granulated (castor) s., roe~ beet-s., rør ~ cane-s. sylte ~ preserving-s. -holdig containing s., sac-chariferous -raffineri s.-refinery -roe s.-beet -rør s.-cane -sjuke diabetes -topp s.-loaf -toy sweets, sweetmeats (fl.) sukre sweeten, sugar, f.e. sweetened canned milk suksess success; gjøre stor ~ be (score) a great s. -iv ~ levering delivery by instalments; levere ~t deliver by instalments. Do you wish me to deliver the tobacco all in one lot or by instalments? Delivery in monthly lots of 30 tons spread over three months sul|fat sulphate -masse s. pulp -fid sulphide -fitt sulphite suit hunger -e v. starve, hunger; ~ ihjel die of hunger, starve to death -en hungry -ende starving sulte|fore underfeed -foret underfed -lønn starvation (sweated) wages; arbeide for ~ to sweat -streik'' hunger strike sum sum, beløp ogs. amount, tilsammen total, sluff ~ sum total, the aggregate; hele ~men the sum total, the total amount; en stor ~ a large (big) sum (amount); en rund ~ a round sum; i rund ~ in round figures; i en ~ (samlet) in the aggregate -marisk summary, adv. -arily; ~ oppstilling summary -mere ~ sammen sum (add) up sund s. sound, strait(s) sunn adj. healthy, f.e. a healthy child (climate), a sound body, wholesome food; gagnlig salutary; fornuft common (sound) sense, politikk a sound policy, omdømme [a] sound judg[e]ment -het helse health, del å være sunn healthiness sunnhets|attest certificate of health, health certificate -inspektør medical officer of health -kommisjon Board of Health -pleie hygiene -skadelig om forhold insanitary, unhealthy; som direkte skader injurious (detrimental) to health -tilstand state of health, om de sanitære forhold sanitary conditions -vesen public health authorities. Se helse- superfosfat superphosphate supplelant deputy, substitute, i styre deputy member -ment supplement; danne ~ til be supplemental to -mentær supplementary -re supplement, add to, help out; om varebeholdning o. I., ogs. complete, replenish, fill up again; danne et tillegg til be supplemental to; ~ seg, f.e. a committee with powers to add to their numbers -rings|ordre supplementary order -rings |valg- by-election sur sour, syrlig acid, bitter bitter, kjem. acetous; bile i del ~e eple swallow the bitter pill; ~f fortjente penger hard-earned money; gjøre ham livet ~t make his life not worth living, embitter his life -mjølk sour milk -sild pickled herring -stoff oxygen -søt bitter-sweet surrogat a substitute, nødmiddel a stop-gap; ~ for a s. for sus leve i ~ og dus lead a wild (fast) life suspen|dere suspend [from office], deprive temporarily of office -sjon suspension suvenir souvenir suverlén supreme, eneveldig sovereign -enitet sovereignty svada ordflom volubility, verbiage, dt. hot air svak weak, ubetydelig, ringe faint, slight, feeble; en ~ farge a pale (faint) colour; forsøk a faint (feeble) attempt; mistanke a faint (slight, vàgue) suspicion; punkt a weak point, feil a flaw; erindring a dim recollection; hans ~e side his failing (foible); bli ~ weaken, get weak; være ~ for have a weakness for, be fond of; i et ~t øyeblikk in a moment of weakness -strøm minimum current svakhet weakness, f.e. we all have our little weaknesses (failings); om lyd, farge o. I. faintness; alderdoms ~ infirmity; en ~ for a weakness (partiality) for; en ~ hos a weakness (weak point) in -s|tegn sign of weakness svamp sponge -aktig spongy svang s. gå i ~ be rife (prevalent, rampant), f.e. rumour is once more rife -er pregnant; ~ med (fig.) pregnant (fraught) with, f.e. a year fraught with difficult problems svar s. 1 answer, reply; direkte ~ på spørsmål, forespørsel answer; ogs. på påstand, beskyldning reply; skarpt ~ retort; gjenklang, elterkommelse av bønn, krav response, f.e. your reply is not an answer to my question; such a reply is no answer at all; my letter brought no response; et bekreftende (benektende) ~ an affirmative (negative) answer, ogs. an acceptance (a refusal); ~ betalt reply prepaid (R.P.); ~ utbes, se utbes. 2 få ~ receive an answer (a reply); gi el ~ give an answer, make 15 — Guy: Norsk-Engelsk ordbok.