vennskapelig 274 verdiforringelse friendship’s sake -elig friendly, amicable; stå på ~ fot med be on friendly terms with; et ~ oppgjør an amicable settlement; ordne en sak på ~ måte arrange (settle) a matter amicably -elighet friendliness vennskaps|band bond (tie) of friendship, f.e. the bonds of friendship that unite us -bevis mark (token, proof) of friendship venstre left; på ~ side on the left-hand side; gå til ~ turn to the left; til ~ for to the left of -mann Leftist, Eng. Liberal -orientert with leftist (radical) sympathies -parti Norge the Left party, Eng. the Liberal (ytterst Radical Left, the extreme Left) party; the Liberals, the Radicals 'vente vi. 1 wait; kan De ~ et par uker can you wait a week or two? vi kan ikke ~ lenger we cannot wait any longer; hvis De kan ~ så lenge (trykksvakt „så") if your can wait so long (that time); vi kan ikke ~ så lenge (trykksterkt „så”) we cannot wait all that time; det blir ikke lenge å ~ we shall not have long to wait; denne sak kan ~ that matter can wait, it can be left over 2 la oppholde keep waiting. You must not keep this customer waiting. I regret having kept you waiting so long for payment, svaret lar ~ på seg the answer is long in coming; it is long delayed (long overdue). We hope that a decision will not be long delayed. The opportunity was not long wanting 3 ~ med: ~ med en sak leave a matter over, let it stand over. Will you kindly defer the matter till his arrival? ~ med betaling delay (put off, postpone) payment; ~ med å gjøre noe defer, delay, etc. doing something; De bør ikke ~ med å sende inn Deres bestillinger you should not defer (delay) placing your orders. Delay buying as long as possible. ~ med å uttale seg, f.e. reserve comment. I reserve my judgement 4 ~ på wait for. We have been waiting for this raw material since May. Our customers are waiting for their goods, store problemer ~r på sin løsning great problems still remain to be solved (are yet to be solved); vi ~r på at ordren skal bli bekreftet we are waiting for the order to be confirmed (waiting for you to confirm the order); han går og ~r på en anledning he is waiting his opportunity 5 ~ til: vent til jeg skriver wait till I reply; jeg skal ~ til jeg får Deres svar I shall wait for your reply 2vente vt. 1 a) ha forventning om, tro sikkert at expect; vi ~r [d få] svar i morgen we expect an answer tomorrow; når kan vi ~ levering when may we expect delivery? jeg ~r å være tilbake I expect to be back (expect that I shall be back) on Monday; ~ ham tilbake expect him back; vi ~r å kunne we expect to be able to; man har ~t en bedring an improvement has been looked for (expected); skipet ~s til Bergen i morgen the ship is expected to arrive at R. tomorrow; om ruteskip, tog o. I. the boat is due [to arrive] (is due in) b) vente = forlange, forutsette: De kan ikke ~ at han skal hjelpe Dem you cannot expect him to help you; De kan vel ikke vente at jeg skal etterkomme et slikt forlangende you can hardly expect me to comply with such a demand. I expect (require) you to have the goods ready (expect the goods to be ready) by Friday. I look to you to see that such a thing does not happen again, det var for meget å ~ that was too much to be expected; De ~r for meget av ham you expect too much from him 2 imøtese; vi ~r Deres svar så snart som mulig we await your early reply; we look forward to [receiving] your reply 3 refl. ~ seg noe expect smtg.; som man kunne ~ seg as might have been expected; ~ seg meget av have great expectations of; det ~r ham en overraskelse there is a surprise in store for him 'vente s. i ~ expected, om skip due; ordrer som vi har i ~ orders we have in prospect ventejig adj. to be expected; som ~ var as was to be (as might have been) expected; adv. probably, very likely -tid period (interval) of waiting ventil luft~ ventilator, sikkerhets ~ [safety] valve, i skipsside porthole -asjon ventilation -ere ogs. fig. ventilate 'verd s. en tings indre ~ intrinsic value, worth, penge ~ ogs. value, fortjeneste merit; et arbeid av høyt ~ a work of great merit; tillegge stort ~ attach great value to; det får stå ved sitt ~ it may go for what it is worth; prøver uten ~[f| samples of no value. Se verdi 2verd adj. worth; det er pengene ~t it is worth the value; it is value for money; for det det er ~t, f.e. I pass the news on to you for what it is worth; hans løfter er ikke meget ~ his promises do not count for much; count for little (nothing); det er ~t å legge merke til [af] it is worth noting (worthy of note, noteworthy) [that]; det er ikke ~t at De nevner det it would be as well to keep it quiet, you had better not mention it; det er ikke noe ~t it is worthless (worth nothing), it is not worth a straw; ~ å ha (se) worth having (seeing), det er et forsøk ~t it is worth trying; det er ikke ~t å fortsette dette arbeid it is not worth while continuing (to continue) this work; er all ære ~ is very creditable, is worthy of all praise, is a credit to him; umaken ~t, se umake, verdig verden hele ~ the whole world, alle mennesker, f.e. all the world (everybody) knows that; i hele ~ all over the world; ikke for alt i ~ not for the world, not on any account, on no consideration; hva i all ~ mener De what on earth (in the world) do you mean? hvem i all ~ who in the world? hvordan i all ~ f.e. how' on earth do you do it? slik går det for seg her i ~ that is the way of the world; slå seg fram i ~ make one’s way in the world; ute i ~ abroad; ~ over (over hele ~) throughout the world; dette produktet er kjent ~ over this product has [gained] a world-wide reputation; bringe ut av ~ (fig.) f.e. dispose of the question; settle it once and for all. Let us get done with it. We consider the matter closed. ~s gang the way of the world; uten noen ~s grunn for no earthly reason verdens- oftest world- -artikkel world article -begivenhet world event -berømmelse wide-world fame -berømt world-famous, renowned throughout the world, of world-wide fame -brann world conflagration -del part of the world, continent -firma world-famous firm, firm of world-wide reputation -fred world peace -handel world trade_ -hav ocean, på alle ~ on the seven seas~^Eerre-~ dømme world supremacy (domination) -husholdning world economy -kjent of world-wide reputation; known all over the world -krig world war; den annen ~ the Second World War, World War II -krise world crisis -makt world-power -marked the worldf’s] market, the markets of the world -mester(skap) world’s champion(ship) -omseiling circumnavigation of (voyage round) the globe -omspennende world-wide, world--embracing -politikk world politics -pris the world’s price -rekord world[’s] record -ry nyte ~ enjoy a world-wide reputation -språk universal language -tonnasje world tonnage -utstilling world exhibition, world’s fair verdi value, indre ~ intrinsic value, worth; ha stor ~ be of great value; det har Ulen ~ for meg it is of little value to me; etter ~en according to value; falle i ~ fall (go down, decrease) in value, depreciate, f.e. these shares have depreciated (declined in value); stige i ~ appreciate, increase (rise) in value; til sin fulle ~ at its full value; varer til en ~ av goods to the value of £300; £50 worth (fifty pounds’ worth) of goods verdi I angivelse declaration (statement) of value -ansettelse valuation -brev registered [and [-insured]-] {+in- sured]+} letter, am. money letter -fall (-minsking, -nedgang) depreciation, fall (decline) in value -forringelse depreciation; undergå en ~ depreciate