øde 283 ønske øde adj. waste, forlatt desolate -land spendthrift, squanderer øde Ilegge skade damage; legemlig hurt, alvorlig [seriously] injure; tilintetgjøre destroy, ruin, wreck; rasere demolish; herje devastate, lay waste; om utseende: skamfere, skjemme, spolere spoil; om frimerke, plakat o. 1. deface; økonomisk: om liv, rykte, framtid ruin, bring to ruin, forarme, utarme impoverish; forhåpninger o. 1. blight, shatter, ved sykdom blight; sløse bort waste, squander. Eks. The machine was damaged in transit; it was rendered useless by rough handling. The house was destroyed (wrecked) by fire, innvendig was gutted by fire. The train was wrecked. Our holidays were spoilt (spoiled) by bad weather. These colours will spoil the appearance of the tins. The fruit will spoil if kept too long. Speculators have ruined the market. He was ruined by his own extravagance; ruin prices, ruin a good reputation. He has wasted (squandered) a big fortune. A life blighted by illness -lagt adj. f.e. a ruined market, a devastated district, blighted (shattered) hopes ødeleggelse(r) destruction, ruin bare entallsord: herjing devastation, havoc. The destruction of capital; the ruin of a business; stormen har anrettet store ~ the gale has worked (wrought) great havoc (ruin); ~ på destruction to ødeleggende destructive, ruinous; om konkurranse ruinous (wasteful, cut-throat) competition; en ~ virkning a destructive effect. The war'had a devastating effect on trade. ~ for destructive to ødsel extravagant, wasteful, thriftless, rundhåndet lavish, overflødig profuse. He is a man of expensive habits; ~ med lavish of, profuse in (of); med ~ hånd with a lavish hand, lavishly -het extravagance, wastefulness, lavishness ødsle ~ bort waste, squander, spend extravagantly; ~ med be wasteful with, be lavish of øk|e vt. og vi. increase; dette har — t våre vansker this has increased (added to) our difficulties; ~ ens inntekter augment one’s income; ~ farten på accelerate, increase the speed of; ~ produksjonen increase production, step up output; ~ verdien av enhance the value of; ~ gleden enhance the pleasure; ~ med 10 % increase [by] 10%; ~ til det dobbelte (tredobbelte) to double (treble) -ende increasing; de stadig ~ fordringer, f.e. the constantly (ever) increasing demands of our customers -t increased, etc., ytterligere added øking (jfr. øke) increase, growth, augmentation; acceleration; enhancement; en ~ i antallet av an increase (a growth) in the number of; en ~ på 10 % an increase of. ., a 10 % increase; til ~ av for the increase, etc. of økonom economist økonomi læren economics, political economy; en persons ~ f.e. his financial position, his money affairs; han har en solid ~ his financial position is sound; sparsommelighet economy, i husholdning domestic economy -minister i Eng. Minister [of State] for Economic Affairs -sere v. economize, cut down expenses -sjef financial manager økonomisk 1 a) economic, f.e. politikk economic policy, historie economic history; landets ^e liv the e. life of the nation; sakens ~e side the economics of the question; i ~ henseende economically, financially, in an economic respect; ~ sett [considered] economically, from an economic point of view (standpoint); politisk-økonomiske spørsmål politico-economic questions; et ~rettslig spørsmål an economico-legal question b) om det finansielle financial; ~ støtte financial support, bekymringer financial worry (anxieties), vansker financial straits (difficulties, embarrassment). The country is in great f. straits. The firm is in serious f. embarrassment, hans ~e stilling his f. standing (status); han er ~ uavhengig he is financially independent, he is in a position of financial independence; støtte ~ support financially, give financial aid (support) 2 sparsommelig economical; denne motor er ~ i drift this engine is a great cost saver, it is an economical engine; leve ~ live economically; av ~e grunner for reasons of economy øks axe, spare ~ the economy axe. We must apply the axe of economy økse|hode axe head -komitéen the [economy] axe committee -skaft axe handle (shaft) øl beer, ogs. ale, lyst ~ pale ale -avgift til staten excise duty on beer -brygger brewer -bryggeri brewery -fat beer cask, fat med ~ cask of beer -rett ha ~ hold a beer licence, be licensed to sell beer -skum froth -sorter beers øm tender, sore; et ~t punkt (sted) a sore point, a tender spot; treffe en på det ~me sted touch one on the raw; en — samvittighet a tender conscience -het soreness, fig. tenderness ømfintlig ~ for sensitive to -het sensitiveness ømhjertet tender-hearted ømtålig 1 som lett tar skade fragile, f.e. fragile goods. Fragile glass is easily broken by rough handling. lett bedervelig perishable goods, ogs. perishables; skjør brittle; et ~ emne a sore (tender) subject, kilden a delicate subject (point, question) 2 følsom sensitive -het fragility, brittleness; delicacy; sensitiveness ønske s. 1 wish, desire 2 etterkomme et ~ f.e. I shall do my best to meet your wishes. We cannot comply (fall in) with your wishes. It is impossible to satisfy all their desires, oppfylle el ~ meet (comply with) a wish; få sitt ~ oppfylt, f.e. you shall have your wish; he got his wish. We cannot grant your wish. He has realized his hopes, uttale et ~ express a wish. He expressed a strong desire to accompany us 3 a) etter ~ as desired, as one desires; etter Deres ~ skal vi as desired we shall, in accordance (in compliance) with your wish[es] we shall; være elter mitt ~ be to my liking; være etter Deres ~ f.e. we hope the goods will give satisfaction; etter eget ~ at one’s own desire, on one’s own initiative, frivillig of one’s own free will, voluntarily; han forlot vårt firma etter eget ~ he left our employ of his own accord, etc. b) ifølge Deres ~ in accordance (in compliance) with your wishes e) med alle gode —r with every good wish; med de beste ~r for et godt nytiår with best wishes for a happy New Year d) mot mitt ~ against (contrary to) my wishes. He did so in opposition to the wishes of his parents 4 ~ om a wish (desire) for; nære ~ om å have a desire to, sterk, be anxious to; uttale — om at express the wish that; hans ~ om ikke å his unwillingness (reluctance) to ønske v. 1 a) wish, sterk, desire. I wish you a happy New Year. I wish I were you. He said that he desired (very much wished) to go. jeg ~r Dem alt godt you have my best wishes. I hope things will go well with you. I wish you well, det er å ~ at it is to be wished (hoped) that; jeg skulle ~ at han ville I [do] wish he would b) hvis De —r det (skulle De så ~, hvis De så