akseptnektelse 9 alle acceptance; -nektelse, refusal to accept. aksje s share, koll stock; ha -r i, have (hold) shares in; tegne -r, subscribe shares; -bank, joint-stock bank; -kapital, share capital; -mekler, stockbroker; -selskap, joint-stock company; -utbytte, dividend. akt s: ta seg i —, be cautious (careful); ta seg i — for, beware of; ta seg i — for å bli, beware of being, be careful not to be. akte v (ha til hensikt à) mean (intend) to; (vise aktelse for) esteem; han er høyt -t, he is highly esteemed. aktelse s esteem, respect; nyte —, be respected, be held in [high] esteem, enjoy a good reputation; ha — for, to esteem, respect. akter|dekk s after deck; -luke, aft hatch. akterut av astern; ligge — for sin tid, be behind the times; bli -seilt i konkurransen, be left behind, fall behind. We are no longer holding our position in that market. aktiv a active; — deltager, active (working) partner; -itet, activity. aktiva s assets; — og passiva, assets and liabilities; -siden, the assetfs] side [of an account]. aktpå|givende a (merksam) attentive, (påpasselig) watchful, vigilant; -givenhet s attention; vigilance. aktsom a (forsiktig) careful; -het, care; mangel på —, want of due care. aktu|ell at et -elt spørsmål, a question cf immediate importance (of current interest); bli -elt, become urgent (important): et -elt tilfelle, a case in point. aktverdig a respectable, reputable. He is a man of reputable character; -het s respectability. akutt a acute; en — mangel på råstoff, an acute shortage of raw material. alarm s: blind —, a false alarm; -erende, alarming, aldeles av: — gait, entirely wrong; — nødvendig, absolutely necessary; — riktig, quite (perfectly) right; — umulig, quite (altogether) impossible; — ikke, not at all; — som, just like; — som om, just as if. alder s age; i en — av, at the age of; i min —, at my age; i en høy (tidlig) —, at a great (an early) age; i sin beste —, in his prime; på min —, of my age; -dom, old age. aldri av never; — såsnart .. før, no sooner .. than; nesten —, hardly ever, very seldom; sjelden eller —, seldom or never, hardly ever. alene a alone; ikke — fordi, not only (merely) because; ene og —, merely, solely; ene og — for å, merely to. alfabet s alphabet; -isk: ordne —, arrange alphabetically (in alphabetical order); -isk fortegnelse over, an alphabetical list of. alkohol s alcohol; -fri, nonalcoholic; -holdig, alcoholic; {+-holdig, alco- holic;+} -svak, of low alcoholic strength. all: — mulighet for, every possibility of. alle: — deler av, every part