søkelys 229 så this quarrel is of your own seeking; årsaken til . . må ~es i the cause of . . must be sought in 2 se seg om etter, ønske: jeg ~r post I want (am seeking, am looking out for, am on the look-out for) a post. I am seeking a post as clerk. I am looking out for a good agency, vi ~r agenter we want agents; agenter ~es agents wanted 3 ~ en post: ansøke om apply for a post 4 oppsøke call on 5 med prep. el. adv. a) ~ seg bort try to get away, om embetsmann apply for transfer (to be transferred) b) ~ etter: lete seek (look) for, search for, make a search for, try to find, ogs. he is wanted (sought for) by the police e) ~ hjelp hos apply for help to d) stimene ~r inn mot land the shoals make for coast[al] waters e) ~ [om]: ansøke f.e. apply for advice (help), apply for (make el. put in an application for) a post; be inntrengende om, f.e. solicit help G ~ å try (seek, endeavour) to, attempt to; dette system er ~t innført an attempt has been made to introduce this system 7 jar. sue; ~ erstatning sue for damages søke|lys searchlight, teater spotlight; rette ~ på throw (focus) the spotlight on -r searcher, på apparat finder søknad application; sende inn ~ om apply for, make an application for; send (put in) a written application; ~s\fristen utløper den 31. mai applications must be sent in not later than May 31 -s|skjema application form søkning det å søke search; på møte o. 1. attendance; det er bra ~ til foredragene the lectures are well attended, there is a large attendance at the lectures; til forretning, hotell custom, patronage, f.e. he has a wide circle of customers (he is well patronized). We trust you will favour us with your patronage. We should very much like to have your custom søksmål [law]suit, action; anlegge — (sak) mot to sue, bring an action against søkt om hotell o. I. patronized; om uttrykk far-fetched; kunstig artificial sol smuss dirt, vanstyre mismanagement søle 1 s. dirt, mud, snøslaps slush 2 v. skitne til soil, dirty; ~ tiden bort waste (dawdle away) time, f.e. you are dawdling away your time sølv silver -aktig silvery -arbeid silverwork -bryllup s. wedding -erts s. ore -gehalt s. content, percentage of s. -holdig argentiferous -medalje s. medal -papir s. paper, tin-foil -plett electro-plate -pokal s. cup sølvrev silver-fox -avl s.-fox breeding (farming); ~s\lag s.-fox breeders’ association -gård s.-fox farm -oppdretter s.-fox rearer (breeder) -skinn s.-fox skin(s), pels fur(s) sølvlsmed silversmith; ~arbeid silversmith’s work -toy table silver -varer silver-ware søm det å sy sewing, sammensying seam, fuge joint, nat seam; hestesko ~ horseshoe-nail(s); uten ~ seamless; treffe ~met på hodet hit the nail on the head, hit the mark, hit home. That hits off the case exactly, gå etter i ~mene examine more closely, overhale overhaul sømmelig adj. anstendig decent, passende proper -het decency; propriety; ~s\ følelse sense of decency søn|dag Sunday ~ og helligdager Sundays and holidays. Se eks. under onsdag sønder adv. ~ og sammen all to bits (pieces) -bryte break to pieces, crush, shatter sondre adj. southfern] sonn son -e|sonn grandson -e|sonnsonn great--grandson sønna (sønnen) adv. -for south of -fra from the south søppel garbage -brett dust-pan -kasse dust-bin sør south; ~ for [to the] south of; ~ fra from the south S-afrika South Africa -afrikansk South-African S-landet Southern Norway, the South of N. -lig southern, southerly -over southward -vest south-west. Se syd sørge 1 grieve, i anledning av dødsfall mourn; ~ over, f.e. mourn the loss (grieve at el. for el. over the loss) of a friend; ikke noe å ~ over nothing to worry about 2 ~ for: a) skaffe, bringe til veie provide, furnish, make provision for. You must provide the necessary material. ~ for mat til provide food for, cater for; ~ for seg og sine provide for oneself and family; ~ for seg selv look out (shift) for oneself; det var ikke ~t for skipsrom no provision had been made for shiproom b) ordne [zned], ta seg av arrange, provide for, attend to. I will arrange (see to, attend to) the chartering. ~ for betaling av provide for the payment of; ~ for at det biir gjort have it done, see (take care) that it is done, arrange for it to be done; ~ for at varene blir sendt arrange for the goods to be sent, provide for the shipment of; ~ for å take care to sørge I budskap et ~ ill tidings -drakt mourning -flor mourning-band -høytidelighet obituary ceremony -kledd dressed in mourning -klær mourning -marsj funeral march sørglelig 1 adj. bedrøvelig sad, lamentable, deplorable; tragisk tragic, ynkelig miserable, pitiful; en ~ historie a sad (tragic) story; et ~ resultat a lamentable result; i en ~ grad sadly; det er ~ at it is deplorable (to be deplored) that; it is a great pity that; det er det ~e that is the sad part of it. The pity of it is that . . 2 adv. sadly, lamentably; ~ små lamentably small -modig sorrowful søsken brothers and sisters søster sister -datter niece -fartøy sister (twin) ship -selskap sister company -sonn nephew søt sweet -aktig sweetish -laden mawkish -ladenhet mawkishness søte' v. sweeten -middel sweetening [substance] søvn sleep -ig sleepy, drowsy -løs sleepless -loshet sleeplessness, insomnia; Ude av ~ suffer from insomnia søyle column, pillar så v. ogs. fig. sow, f.e. to sow the seeds of hatred; ~ vind og høste storm sow the wind and reap the whirlwind; som man ~r . . as a man sows, so shall he reap: strø ut (fig.) disseminate -korn seed-corn (-grain) -maskin seed-drill ’så adv. 1 tid, rekkefølge: ~ spurte han meg he then (after that he) asked me; ~ er det betalingen then there is the question of payment; og ~ skal jeg and [then] I shall 2 måte: som De behandler meg, ~ skal jeg . . as you treat me, so shall I treat you; ~ går det når that is what happens when . . 3 grad a) trykksvakt: det er ikke — lett it is not so easy (not an easy matter); hvis De kan vente ~ lenge if you can wait so long (wait that time); tre ganger ~ mye three times as much b) trykk-sterkt: det er ikke ~ lett it is not so easy as all that; vi kan ikke vente ~ lenge we cannot wait all that time (wait as long as that); vi kan ikke betale ~ mye we cannot pay as much as that (pay that price); ~ mye kan sies this much is certain, this much may be said; det er ikke ~ mye å gjøre i et hus there is not all that work to be done . . e) i den grad: fabrikken ble ~ skadd at the factory was so much (so badly) damaged that el. was damaged to such an extent that (to that degree that); eksplosjonen var ~ kraftig at, ogs. such (so great) was the force of the explosion that; skaden er ikke ~ stor at det blir nødvendig å, ogs. the damage is not such (not so great) as to necessitate 4 så . . som: sammenligning as . . as; nektelse (grad) not so . . as, trykksvakt, ogs. not as . . as, f.e. it is not so hot today as it was yesterday; French is not so (as) easy as English; ~ godt som (nesten) all but, next to, så å si, ogs. as good as; det er ~ godt som avgjort it is all but settled; ~ meget mer som, f.e. this affair is the more regrettable because I; it is regrettable, the more so as I . ~ nær som (se nær) ~ vel som (se vel) 5 foran adj., en ~ høg pris so high a price, such a