bearbeide 24 befordre De ba meg, har jeg ..., as requested, I have . ..; 2 — om, ask for; de prøver som De ba om, the samples you asked for; vi -r om et snarlig svar, will you please reply as soon as possible; han -r om at vårene må sendes, he asks that the goods may be sent; jeg -r om at sjekken må bli sendt (sjekken -s sendt), will you kindly (please) remit the cheque.; jeg -r om lov til å, I ask (request) permission to; 3 han har -dt meg om råd, he has asked my advice; — om en tjeneste, ask a favour of a person, bearbeide v: — råstoff, treat (work up) raw material; — et marked, work (cover) a market. bebreid|e v reproach; — ham hans oppførsel, reproach him with his conduct; vi har ingenting å — oss, we have nothing to reproach ourselves with; -else, reproach; -ende, reproachful. bedding s slip; på -en, on the slip. beder|velig a: lett -e varer, perishable goods; -vet, damaged, spoilt; frukten var —, the fruit had gone bad; — frukt, unsound fruit, bedra v (snyte) cheat, (ved svik) defraud, swindle; (narre) deceive; — for, cheat (swindle) out of; -ger, cheat, swindler; -geri, fraud, swindle; -gersk, fraudulent. bedre a better; bli —, improve, get better; — enn, better than. His goods are superior to (are of better quality than) ours; en forandring til det —, a change for the better; så meget —, so much the better. bedre v (forbedre) improve, better; — seg, improve, grow better. bedrift s (bruk, verk) factory, works, concern; industri-, manufacturing concern, industrial undertaking; -s|-stans, stoppage. bedring s improvement; være i —, be improving (recovering); det er inntrådt en —, there is a change for the better; til — av, for the improvement of; tegn til —, a sign (signs) of improvement. bedrøve v; det -r meg å høre, I am grieved (extremely sorry) to hear; -lig, (trist) sad, (beklagelig) deplorable; det er meget — at, it is most unfortunate that, it is deeply to be deplored that. bedømme v 1 judge, (dømme om) judge [of]; — feilaktig, misjudge; De kan selv —, you may judge for yourself; — etter, judge from; 2 (gi en vurdering av): — situasjonen, appraise the situation. bedømmelse s judg[e]ment, (vurdering) appraisement. befal s officers; — og mannskap, officers and crew. befal|e v order, command; -ing s order, command. befatning s: ha — med, have to do with. befatte v: — seg med, (en sak) concern oneself with, have to do with, (med forretninger) engage in. befordr|e v (sende) forward, transportere) carry, con-