avveksling 22 bakgrunn — møte med, arrange to meet, make an appointment with; til -t tid, at the time fixed (appointed); — vilkår, arrange terms, agree on (upon) terms; (betinge seg, stipulere) stipulate; dette var ikke -t i kontrakten, this was not stipulated in the contract; som -t, as arranged, as agreed upon; hvis ikke noe annet er -t, unless otherwise agreed upon. avveksling s (forandring) change; til en —, for a change. avvente v await; jeg -r Deres nærmere (snarlige) forholdsordre, I await your further(early) instructions, avventende a: kjøperne forholder seg —, buyers are reserved; innta en — holdning, adopt a waiting attitude. avverge v avert ( at blow); — et angrep, ward off an attack. avvik|e v: — fra, (være forskjellig fra) differ (vary) from, (fra en kurs, en regel) deviate from a course, a rule; -else s difference; deviation; gjøre en — fra denne regel, deviate from this rule. avvik|le v: — et bo, wind up an estate; (gjeld) settle (liquidate) a debt; et firma -r, a firm goes into liquidation; affæren er ennå ikke helt -t, the affair is not yet quite settled; -ling s winding up; settlement, liquidation; et firma under —, a firm in liquidation. avvisle v: en person, put him off; — en klage, dismiss a complaint; — et krav, repudiate a claim; — et tilbud, turn down (reject) an offer; — en beskyldning, repudiate an accusation; — et angrep, repel an attack; han -te tanken om, he waived the idea of. avvisende a: et — svar fkort, uhøflig) a curt reply, (avslag) a refusal, (ikke oppmuntrende) a discouraging reply; svare —( nekte), refuse, answer in the negative; han stiller seg — til planen, he declines to consider the plan, he is not in sympathy with the scheme; han stiller seg ikke — til, he is not unsympathetic to. B babord, port; til —, to port, bad s 1 bath; ta et varmt —, take a hot bath; sol-, sun-bath; 2 (i sjøen) a bathe. bade v(i sjøen) bathe; -bukse, bathing-drawers pl; -drakt, bathing-costume; -kar, bath, bathtub; -kåpe, bathrobe; -rom, bathroom. bagasje s luggage, baggage, bagatell s trifle; en ren —, a mere trifle; -messig a trifling. baisse s a fall (drop) in prices (quotations), (sterkere) a slump. bak av: stå —(støtte), back [up], support, be behind. bake v bake; -pulver, baking powder. baker s baker; -mester, master baker; -ovn, oven. bakgrunn s background; -en for, the background of;