talefeil 232 tapet sideration prompts us to; det ^r til fordel for it says much (speaks well) for; det ~r for seg selv it speaks for itself; it tells its own tale; f.e. these letters speak for themselves; the other items are self-explanatory b) ~ imot speak against, oppose; det ~r imot it tells (militates) against; fremføre mye som —r imot make out a strong case against e) ~ med speak to, sjeldnere with; han ønsker å ~ med Dem he wishes to see you (to have a word with you) d) ~ om speak of (about), drøfte discuss, talk over, om emne speak on; man ^r ikke om annet it is the talk of the town (country); it is the one topic of conversation; det ~r om (upers.) it tells (speaks) of; ikke noe å ~ om nothing to speak of, nothing worth mentioning; ikke noen skade å ~ om no damage to speak of; very little damage; for ikke å ~ om not to mention; to say nothing of; ikke å ~ om at let alone the fact that; han ~r om å, f.e. he talks about selling the business e) det ~r til hans fordel it tells in his favour (to his advantage) f)'~ ut: si sin mening speak out (up), speak one’s mind; jeg lot ham ut I let him have his say. Se ogs. talt tale[feil defect of speech -ferdighet fluency [of speech] -film talking film -flom torrent of words (oratory) -frihet free speech, freedom (liberty) of speech -gaver the gift of speech, dt. the gift of the gab -kunst oratory, the art of public speaking -måte bare ~r mere words; smukke (fomme) ~r fair words -rør speaking-tube, fig. mouthpiece -språket the spoken language, colloquial 1. -trengt loquacious, garrulous talende fig. eloquent, telling; det er et ~ bevis for it is eloquent of, a striking proof of, it speaks volumes for, it supplies strong evidence of taler [public] speaker -stol rostrum, platform talent talent, [natural] gift; ha for have a gift (talent) for -er abilities -full gifted, talented -las untalented talg tallow, nyre ~ suet -lys [tallow] candle taljeblokk pulley-block talk talc -pulver talcum -um talcum tall number, ~tegn figure, beløp figure; verdi, innhold value; like (ulike) ~ even (odd) numbers; fire i ~ four in number; uttrykke med ~ f.e. the sum is expressed in words and also in figures. These reductions are not easy to quantify, holde ~ på keep [a] count of -angivelse figure stated, statistikk statistics -forhold ratio -kolonne column of figures -løs countless, innumerable -messig adj. numerical, adv. -ly, in numbers; være ~ underlegen be [heavily] outnumbered, overlegen be superior in numbers -ord numeral -revisjon check -rik numerous; være ~ere enn outnumber -verdi numerical value tallerken plate talong counterfoil talsmann advocate, ordfører spokesman, f.e. Mr. S. was the Government spokesman on that occasion; gjøre seg til ~ for noe advocate (be the advocate of) smtg. talt se oppriktig osv. tam tame, fig. tame, mild -het tameness -rein tame reindeer tamp ~en brenner (fig.) f.e. we are getting very near the mark; det er her ~en brenner this is the gist of the issue (the crux of the question) tander delicate -het delicacy tang ild ~ tongs, knipe ~ pincers, nebbe ~ pliers, pinsett tweezers, kirurgisk forceps (alle fl.); en ~ f.e. a pair of tongs, the tongs tang plante seaweed -aske kelp tanjgent tangent, på skrivemaskin o. I. key -gere fig. touch upon -geringsIpunkt point of contact tank beholder tank -båt tanker -vogn jernbane tank-car tanke 1 a) thought, idé idea, innskytelse impulse, f.e. my first impulse was to . ., forslag suggestion, hensikt intention, idea; antagelse supposition; ofre det en ~ give it a thought; min ~ var å my idea was to . .; få en ~ f.e. an idea (thought) occurred to me; en slik ~ har aldri fait meg inn such a thought never entered my head b) bringe ham på andre ~r get him to change his mind; bringe ham pd den ~ put the idea into his head, suggest the idea to him e) komme på andre ~r change one’s mind, men jeg kom på . . but I thought better of it; jeg kom på den ~ at the thought struck me that; hvem var det som kom pd den ~ d who conceived the idea of (-ing)? 2 med prep, a) ~n med denne reise er d the idea of this journey is to; our object in making this journey is to; han har naturligvis en ~ med det of course he has a plan in this; he knows what he is doing; ha ~ne med seg have your wits about you b) ha høye (ringe) ~r om have a high (poor) opinion of; ha høye ~r om seg selv have a high opinion of oneself; oppgi enhver ~ om å give up (relinquish) every thought of (-ing) c) bare ~n pd the mere idea of; med ~ (henblikk) pd with a view (eye) to; det var ikke ~ på fortjeneste there was no thought of any profit 3 anstrøk, snev; en — bedre (lavere) a shade better (lower); fargen er en ~ for mørk the colour is a thought (shade) too dark; en av a trace (touch, suspicion) of tanke|arbeid mental work -eksperiment la oss gjøre et ~ og anta let us suppose for the sake of argument that . . -full thoughtful -gang train (line) of thought -løs thoughtless -løshet thoughtlessness -strek dash -vekkende thought-compelling (-provoking) tann tooth, fl. teeth, på hjul cog, tooth; vise tenner show one’s teeth, show fight; holde ~ for tunge keep one’s own counsel; få blod på ~ taste blood; bite tennene sammen clench one’s teeth -behandling dental treatment -børste tooth-brush -hjul cog--wheel -lege dentist -legehøyskole dental college, college of dentistry -pasta tooth-paste, faguttrykk dentifrice -pleie dental care (hygiene) -pulver tooth-powder -tekniker dental mechanic -trykk mek. gear pressure -verk toothache tante aunt tantiéme a share in (percentage of, participation in) profits, bonus bonus; til personale gratuities to staff tap loss, dødsfall loss, av familiemedlem bereavement; ~ og gevinst gain and loss, gains and losses; regnskapsv. profit and loss; bære et ~ bear a loss; bringe [meg stort] ~ f.e. I have lost heavily on this transaction; it has involved heavy losses. This transaction is a dead loss to us. I am £200 out of pocket, dekke et ~ cover (meet) a loss, godtgjøre, erstatte make good (repair) a loss; Ude [følelig, stort] ~ sustain a [heavy] loss. We have had heavy losses (have lost heavily). Our troops have suffered heavy losses. We have sustained a great (suffered a grievous) loss in (by) the death of our partner. We all sympathize with you in your bereavement, pådra seg ~ incur a loss; selle med ~ sell at a loss; selle med stort ~ sell at a sacrifice; forretningen går med — the business is being run at a loss; ~ av loss of; ~et av the loss of; et ~ pd £20 a loss of £20 -bringende en ~ bedrift a losing (unremunerative, unprofitable) concern; ~ priser unremunerative (uneconomic) prices. Prices were forced down to uneconomic levels. Se ogs. taps- tap|e 1 lose. We are £100 out of pocket (to the bad). There is not a moment to lose. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain from such co-operation, betrakte som ~t give up for lost; gd ~t be lost; gi ~t give in (up); denne ordre er ~t for oss we have lost this order; ~ av syne lose sight of; ~ pd lose on (by); ~ ved lose by 2 ~ seg: om kvalitetsforringelse deteriorate, om farge fade, lose its colour; tøyet ~r seg ikke ved bruk, f.e. the cloth retains its freshness in wear -ende den ~ part the loser tapet papir wall-paper, vevet tapestry; bringe på ~et bring up [for discussion]; være pd ~et be on the